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Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan launches new campaign to combat racism
Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan was targeted by bigots almost as soon as he arrived in Australia.
As he was starting his new life here with his family in the 1980s, Mr Tan's wife was told to "go home" while she was out for a meal with their kids.
Mr Tan was refused a train ticket by a conductor.
"That was the two weeks I was first in Australia as a student, where the conductor… refused to sell to me until I said the word 'please'," he told the ABC in an interview to mark the launch of a new national anti-racism campaign today.
The Malaysian-born lawyer ran into similar attitudes when he moved into the public sector, first as the Victorian Multicultural Commissioner then national Race Discrimination Commissioner.
"Even when I got into government… you have these situations where officers within government would adopt different attitudes, would say things like, 'I don't know what you do in the Chinese community, but this is what we do in government,'" he said.
Over the years, racism has become more subtle, Mr Tan said.
"A person of a different background might feel a sense that they can't get ahead," he said.
"Many non-European Australians have come forward and told us stories and said, 'We can't get ahead, the system is stacked against me, I just don't know what to do, it's like we can't find a place'.
"What we are and who we are is not appreciated."
The latest census data showed more than half of Australia's residents (51.5 per cent) reported being either born overseas or having an overseas-born parent.
Nearly 28 per cent of the Australian population speak a language other than English at home.
Racism. It stops with me
Mr Tan says the new campaign focuses on institutional and interpersonal racism.
"It's time we seriously addressed racism in this country," he told the ABC.
"We know racism prevents all Australians from living in a fair and just and equal society."
The campaign asks Australians who do not have lived experience of racism to reflect on its causes and impacts, and to do more to address it.
"Many of us are often unaware of racial and cultural biases, whether in ourselves or in society — but these biases have significant impacts on racial equity," Mr Tan said.
"This campaign is also to highlight and bring awareness that racism not only exists in the interpersonal level, but also exists in the systemic level.
"We see this in areas such as employment, justice, education and health, among others."
'Be part of the solution'
Sydney TV journalist Antoinette Lattouf is disappointed with the media diversity on our screens.
Throughout her career, she has found workplace racism to be rampant.
"I've had lots of covert jokes about my ethnic group. If crimes happened in Western Sydney, little so-called jokes about, 'what have your cousins gotten up to now'," she told the ABC.
"And other times I have been told I'm one of the 'good ones' [of my race]."
The insults and discrimination have led to her questioning whether she wants to keep working in the media, an institution she describes as perpetuating "both overt and covert discrimination".
"Part of the reason I have continued to stay working in it is because I'm determined to be part of the solution," she said.
She has even written a book — How to Lose Friends and Influence White People — to help others from diverse backgrounds survive in tough workplaces.
As a child of refugee parents from Lebanon, she entered journalism because of the media response to the September 11 attacks in the US.
"I saw the media reporting on Arabs and Muslims and the enormous impact that had on our communities," Lattouf said.
Years on, she has seen how that "same sort of hysteria" has focused on other communities.
"Depending on what's in the news agenda, or what's happening geopolitically, the spotlight can be on Chinese Australians, or it can be on the so-called African gangs of Melbourne," she told the ABC.
Lattouf also co-founded the organisation Media Diversity Australia, and she believes problems are deeply rooted in the industry.
"It's a blinding example of structural racism, because who are the gatekeepers of stories, who are the gatekeepers of power, they continue to be white and overwhelmingly male," she said.
"[It's] why our television looks so white and continues to be so white, even though small amounts of progress has been made — because it is a prime example of structural racism."
Racism in the media and entertainment industries
Recently, the ABC's news director Justin Stevens apologised after a report found some Indigenous and culturally diverse staff experienced racism in the workplace.
"No-one should ever feel that they don't belong at the ABC because of their cultural background," Mr Stevens said in an email.
In 2020, SBS managing director James Taylor respond to criticism of workplace culture of bullying and racism, which was raised by former Indigenous staff.
Many diverse communities have asked for changes.
The Australian Muslim community has called for increased representation in the media to provide "more opportunities for the broader community to learn about and engage with Australian Muslims", according to a report conducted by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Chinese Australian actor Yang Li has worked in the film and TV industry for nearly three decades.
He is also worried about the lack of representation of the real Australia on our screens.
"I feel it's a bit too harsh to call it racism, it's better to be described as racial contempt. The film industry seems [to] not give a damn about [Asians]," he said.
"It's not just about Asians only, but all minorities."
Yang said actors like him have been pigeonholed into characters with clear Asian labelling.
"I've been in Australia for so long and looking back, I haven't played many positive roles, but gangsters and villains," he told the ABC.
He hopes culturally-diverse actors can become an integral part of the film industry.
On- and off-field racism
Jamie Pi came to Australia as a child in the early 1990s.
He fell in love with Aussie Rules and has become an AFL and AFLW players' agent.
But, an incident when he was 15 years old has scarred him.
After an on-field fight with another footballer due to a racist slur, he was summoned to the tribunal.
"I remembered clearly, the tribunal manager told me if I still want to continue with Aussie Rules football, I have to accept people may be racist towards me. As a teenager, I was very angry, thinking, 'Why do I have to deal with racism just because I love football?'"
He said despite efforts to stamp out racism on and off the field, it remained in the game but was more subtle and had also shifted to faceless people on social media.
"The most important thing is to protect the victims," he said.
"Being trolled online is very difficult to deal with, which I have personally experienced, as the attack is on your most basic personal identity, such as your ethnic background and the colour of your skin.
Problems in the sport persist at the elite level too, with the Collingwood Football Club revealing systemic racism in its organisation, following an independent review last year .
The review described Collingwood's history with racism as "distinct and egregious", with the club's leadership, "particularly its board", needing to drive structural change while reference was made to claims of racism across the AFL more generally.
Lack of positive role models
The Race Discrimination Commission has looked at institutional and systematic racism, and found 14 areas of concern.
According to the Commission's figures, Asian Australians account for only 3.1 per cent of partners in law firms, 1.6 per cent of barristers and 0.8 per cent of the judiciary.
Tuanh Nguyen is a corporate law specialist and a PWC consult on diversity and inclusion.
She was also a former president of the Asian Australian Lawyers Association.
Ms Nguyen said racist stereotypes had big impacts on career progression for people from diverse backgrounds.
"There is the unconscious bias and the stereotypes that Asian Australians are great workers, but they're not… really natural leaders, or they're not natural networkers," she said.
"When it comes to performance reviews, or talent acquisition decisions, or promotion decisions, those unconscious biases, and institutional barriers, they come into play to really create greater hurdles for Asian Australians and those from diverse cultural backgrounds.
"The reality is subtle acts of exclusion is also acts of racism. It can have a really profound impact on those from diverse cultural backgrounds." | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-12/racism-it-stops-with-me-race-discrimination-chin-tan/101225550 | 2022-07-11T19:54:50Z | https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-07-12/racism-it-stops-with-me-race-discrimination-chin-tan/101225550 | true |
A judge declared many of Minnesota’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional on Monday, including the state’s mandatory 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion.
Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan also struck down Minnesota’s requirements that only physicians can perform abortions and that abortions after the first trimester must be performed in hospitals. His order took effect immediately, meaning the limits can’t be enforced.
Gilligan ruled in a lawsuit by Gender Justice and other abortion rights supporters, which argued successfully that the restrictions were unconstitutional under a landmark 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court ruling known as Doe v. Gomez, which held that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The judge called that case “significant and historic” and said it’s unaffected by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision.
“These abortion laws violate the right to privacy because they infringe upon the fundamental right under the Minnesota Constitution to access abortion care and do not withstand strict scrutiny,” Gilligan wrote.
Physicians were required at the start of the 24-hour waiting period to provide information to the patient about the risks of the procedure, the probable gestational age of the fetus, the risks of carrying the pregnancy to term, and fetal pain. The laws also required disclosure about welfare benefits that might be available for prenatal care, childbirth and neonatal care, and that the father would be liable for child support.
Opponents of abortion rights condemned the decision. Speaking to reporters, Republican attorney general candidate Jim Schultz called on Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison to appeal the ruling and accused him of doing too little to defend the laws, which were adopted by the Legislature.
While Ellison is an abortion rights supporter, he acknowledged previously that his office had an obligation to defend the restrictions.
“My team and I are reviewing the 140-page decision and are beginning to consult with our clients about any next steps,” the attorney general said in a statement. “It’s clear Judge Gilligan, who has had this case for three years, has put much thought into this decision that he clearly did not take lightly.”
The state’s largest anti-abortion group, Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life, also condemned the ruling.
“The laws challenged in this case are common sense measures that support and empower pregnant women,” MCCL said in a statement. “Today’s ruling striking them down is extreme and without a foundation in the Minnesota Constitution. It blocks Minnesotans from enacting reasonable protections for unborn children and their mothers.”
But groups behind the lawsuit said the ruling will benefit patients from other states that have already banned or are expected to restrict access to abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision and are now expected to come to Minnesota.
“With abortion bans in half the country set to take effect in the coming weeks and months, it is more important than ever to leverage protections in state constitutions like Minnesota’s,” Amanda Allen, senior counsel and director at the Lawyering Project, said in a statement. “Minnesota has the chance to be a safe place for people amidst this national public health crisis.” | https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/11/judge-strikes-down-many-of-minnesotas-abortion-restrictions/ | 2022-07-11T19:55:55Z | https://www.twincities.com/2022/07/11/judge-strikes-down-many-of-minnesotas-abortion-restrictions/ | false |
SD Voices for Peace to host 2nd Cohort of Courage Youth Advocates Program
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota Voices for Peace is hosting its second Cohort of Courage Youth Advocates Program in August.
CoC Youth Advocates gives youth in the black, indigenous, and people of color communities from SD high schools and universities a chance to come together and understand and implement strategies for social change. The program is scheduled to take place from Aug. 1-11, with applications for the program due on July 25.
On Aug. 5, there will be dedicated time from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for participants to learn about how media can have an impact on social justice and social change. The meeting will take place in the social hall of Mt. Zion Synagogue on the corner of 14th and Duluth.
On Aug. 11 at the public forum, participants will present on topics that they were passionate about and propose solutions to local problems such as healthy foods in schools, public transportation in Sioux Falls, and discrimination in public schools. The public forum will be held at the Downtown Library in Sioux Falls.
Lasting impact of CoC
Several cohort members have now come together to host a podcast IN THE KNOW, according to the SDVFP website. The program has seen success, as 2021 Cohort members remain committed to the social change work they developed during the program.
Click here to see the Advocacy Grand Rounds - Bystander to Upstander Training from Jan. 2022.
Click here to watch last year’s public forum.
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The largest U.S. reservoir has shrunken to a record low amid a punishing drought and the demands of 40 million people in seven states who are sucking the Colorado River dry. The megadrought in the U.S. West has been worsened by climate change. Wildfire season has become longer and blazes more intense, scorching temperatures have broken records and lakes are shriveling.
PHOTOS: Withering drought shows Lake Mead boat graveyard
Receding waters of Lake Mead National Recreation Area have revealed the skeletal remains of two people along with countless desiccated fish and what has become a graveyard of forgotten and stranded watercraft.
Houseboats, sailboats and motorboats have been beached, creating a surreal scene in an otherwise rugged desert landscape. A buoy that once marked a no-boat-zone sits in the dirt, not a drop of water anywhere in view. Even a sunken World War II-era craft that once surveyed the lake has emerged from the ebbing waters.
Nature did not create this still water paradise for fishing, camping and kayaking. The mighty Colorado River that divides Nevada from Arizona once flowed beneath the walls of Black Canyon until the Hoover Dam was erected in 1935 for irrigation, flood control and hydropower.
The reservoir is now below 30 percent of capacity. Its level has dropped 170 feet (52 meters) since reaching a high-water mark in 1983, leaving a bright white line of mineral deposits on the brown canyon walls that looms over passing motor boats as high as a 15-story building.
Most of the boat ramps have been gated and marina docks moved into deeper waters. A sign that marks the water level in 2002 inconceivably stands above a road that descends to boat slips in the distance.
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The dropping water levels have consequences not only for the cities that depend on the future source of water but for boaters who have to navigate shallow waters and avoid islands and sandbars that lurk below the surface before emerging.
Craig Miller was motoring around on his houseboat last month when the engine died and he floated to shore. Within days, the knee deep water where his boat came to a rest was gone.
"It's amazing how fast the water went down," Miller said. "I was landlocked."
He bought pumps and tried to dredge the sand around the boat to create a channel to the water, but couldn't stay ahead of the receding waters. A tow from shallow waters, originally estimated at $4,000, ballooned to a $20,000 salvage job when he became marooned.
Miller spent three weeks on the beached boat, spending much of it soaking in the water to stay cool in the triple-digit heat. The day before he was told by park rangers that he had to get the boat off the sand, Dave Sparks, a social media personality known as Heavy D, who had seen a video about Miller's plight, showed up with a crew to pull the boat from the shore and tow it to a marina.
Others have flocked to the dried lake bed for selfies in the haunting landscape or against the backdrop of what looks like a colossal ring around a bathtub.
The dried lake bottom looks like shattered glass, the cracks expanding in the hot sun and mud fading from brown to beige.
A small school of dead fish have been propped on their tails and arranged in a circle.
As the sun sets to the West over Las Vegas, the light illuminates the translucent hollowed-out body and empty eye socket of one fish. Its mouth is open as if it is trying to breathe.
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SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Fifty newly identified victims were honored and reburied Monday in Bosnia as thousands gathered to commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust.
Twenty-seven years after they were brutally murdered, the remains of 47 men and three teenage boys were laid to rest at a memorial cemetery at the entrance to Srebrenica, joining more than 6,600 other massacre victims already reburied there.
Idriz Mustafic attended the collective funeral to bury the partial remains of his son, Salim. He was 16 when he was killed in Srebrenica in July 1995 while trying to flee the town as it was overrun by Bosnian Serb forces in the closing months of Bosnia’s 1992-95 war.
“My older son, Enis, was also killed. We buried him in 2005. Now I am burying Salim,” Mustafic said.
“(Forensic experts) have not found his skull, (but) my wife got cancer and had to undergo surgery, we just couldn’t wait any longer to bury the bones that we found, to at least know where their graves are,” he added.
The Srebrenica killings were the bloody crescendo of Bosnia’s war, which came after the breakup of Yugoslavia unleashed nationalistic passions and territorial ambitions that set Bosnian Serbs against the country’s two other main ethnic factions — Croats and Bosniaks.
In July 1995, Bosnian Serbs overran a U.N.-protected safe haven in Srebrenica. They separated at least 8,000 Bosniak men and boys from their wives, mothers and sisters, chased them through woods around the eastern town and slaughtered them.
The perpetrators then plowed their victims’ bodies into hastily made mass graves, which they later dug up with bulldozers, scattering the remains among other burial sites to hide the evidence of their war crimes. During the process, the half-decomposed remains were ripped apart. Body parts are still being found in mass graves around Srebrenica and are being put together and identified through painstaking DNA analysis.
When the remains are identified, they are returned to their relatives and reburied in the memorial center and cemetery just outside Srebrenica each July 11 — the anniversary of the day the killings began in 1995.
Mana Ademovic, who lost her husband and many other male relatives in the massacre, was among those attending Monday’s commemoration ceremonies in Srebrenica. Ademovic found her husband’s partial remains and reburied him years ago but said she “must be in Srebrenica every July 11.”
“It is easier when you have a grave to visit, no matter how many bones are buried inside,” she said, while sitting among the graves at the vast and still-expanding memorial cemetery, hugging her husband’s white marble headstone.
In the last two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only a relatively small number of survivors were allowed to attend the annual commemoration service and collective funeral of the victims in Srebrenica. But with restrictions lifted, tens of thousands attended Monday, including many diplomats and dignitaries.
Addressing the commemoration ceremony ahead of the funeral, the Dutch Defense Minister Kajsa Ollongren apologized to the Srebrenica survivors for the Dutch peacekeepers’ failure to prevent the 1995 massacre.
“The international community failed to offer adequate protection to the people of Srebrenica and, as part of that community, the Dutch government shares responsibility for the situation in which that failure occurred and for this we offer our deepest apologies,” Ollongren said.
The Srebrenica killings were the only event of the Bosnian war to be legally defined as genocide. The war itself left over 100,000 dead. In all, a special U.N. war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague and courts in the Balkans have sentenced close to 50 Bosnian Serb wartime officials — including their war time leader Radovan Karadzic and his military commander, Ratko Mladic — to more than 700 years in prison for the Srebrenica killings.
However, despite the irrefutable evidence of what happened, most Serb leaders in Bosnia and neighboring Serbia continue to downplay or even deny the Srebrenica massacre and celebrate Karadzic and Mladic as heroes.
Menachem Rosensaft, the general counsel of the World Jewish Congress, also addressed the mourners Monday. He said the commemoration of the Srebrenica massacre was of “momentous significance for all who care about international human rights, for all who have a conscience.”
Rosensaft said it was “critical” for the international community to formally commemorate the Srebrenica genocide every July 11 “not just out of respect for its victims, but as a public countermeasure to the repeated efforts to deny this genocide.” | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/thousands-gather-to-mark-srebrenica-massacre-bury-victims/ | 2022-07-11T19:59:14Z | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/thousands-gather-to-mark-srebrenica-massacre-bury-victims/ | true |
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – One man has been charged after violence erupted during a funeral Saturday in Shreveport, Louisiana, for the victim of a shooting.
It happened just before noon at Peaceful Rest Baptist Church during services for 24-year-old Orlando Puryear, Jr., who was fatally shot July 4 in southwest Shreveport.
Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says Puryear’s 52-year-old uncle, Endrick Butler, started a fight.
“I noticed the guy up in the second balcony up there, and he was standing over a guy,” said a woman who witnessed the brawl. “I didn’t know what they were doing. And then all of a sudden, I saw him choke this young man and then he pushed the young man down in the chair and started pounding on him.”
The witness says the brawl lasted close to six minutes.
“When I fell down to the ground, I was crying and I just went into prayer,” she recalled. “About three, four other guys ran up and jumped over chairs; then they all started beating on this person, and they started throwing chairs.”
She says it happened right after the eulogy.
“Pastor Jones made an announcement at church that we would not be going to the cemetery today.”
The church was then evacuated.
“We was shocked. It’s like, we didn’t know which way to go. We was just in shock that this had even happened.”
Butler was arrested for disturbing the peace, as police say the victim did not want to press charges.
Caddo deputies responded to Saturday’s brawl because they were there to provide security for Puryear’s funeral.
Puryear was one of four people shot on July 4 in a rolling shootout between two cars. The remaining three victims were expected to recover. No arrests have been made, but Shreveport police say the shooting remains under investigation. | https://phl17.com/nmw/brawl-erupts-during-funeral-i-just-went-into-prayer/ | 2022-07-11T19:59:58Z | https://phl17.com/nmw/brawl-erupts-during-funeral-i-just-went-into-prayer/ | false |
WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge in Utah was deciding Monday whether to allow a trigger-law ban on abortion to take effect while a Minnesota judge declared most of that state's restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, as the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade are being sorted out nationwide.
In Michigan, a campaign turned in a record-breaking number of signatures so voters can be asked on the November ballot whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Last month's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that found that the right to abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution. The issue reverted to the states, setting off new court battles and ballot initiatives as many states act to curtail or ban abortions.
Utah is among more than a dozen states with trigger laws designed to limit abortion upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Utah law bans nearly all abortions, except for in cases of rape, incest or when maternal health is threatened. A Republican-appointed judge blocked its enforcement for 14 days after the state's branch of Planned Parenthood sued.
Planned Parenthood argues the law violates the Utah Constitution’s equal protection and right to privacy provisions. Utah’s attorneys argue that state abortion bans pre-dating Roe span to when the state constitution was drafted and accuse Planned Parenthood of trying to “interrupt and ultimately override the Legislature’s judgment.”
The judge's temporary restraining order expired Monday. District Court Judge Andrew Stone is now deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction, which would let Planned Parenthood clinics continue to provide abortion care until the court rules on the constitutional questions.
Since the case began, another Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks took effect.
The judge in Minnesota declared most of the state's restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, including a 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan also struck down requirements that only physicians can perform abortions and that abortions after the first trimester must be performed in hospitals. His order took effect immediately, meaning the limits can’t be enforced.
Gender Justice and other abortion rights supporters argued that the restrictions were unconstitutional under a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court holding that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The judge called that case “significant and historic” and said it’s unaffected by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
“These abortion laws violate the right to privacy because they infringe upon the fundamental right under the Minnesota Constitution to access abortion care and do not withstand strict scrutiny,” Gilligan wrote.
Opponents of abortion rights condemned the decision. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said the laws challenged in the case are “common sense measures that support and empower pregnant women” and striking them down blocks residents from “enacting reasonable protections for unborn children and their mothers.” A Republican attorney general candidate called on the Democratic attorney general to appeal.
Alongside lawsuits to challenge bans, abortion rights supporters are trying to add ballot questions to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions.
More than 750,000 signatures were turned in by the campaign in Michigan on Monday — close to double the number needed. The Democratic governor and attorney general in the battleground state have both made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns.
“The number of signatures showed that here in Michigan we trust women. We trust people. We trust doctors, not politicians, to make decisions about our body, our pregnancy and parenthood,” Reproductive Freedom for All spokesperson Shanay Watson-Whittaker said during a news conference in Lansing.
The signatures still must be verified and validated. A judge has temporarily blocked a 1931 Michigan law that would make abortion a felony except when “necessary to preserve the life of such woman.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the law is invalid under the due process and equal protection clauses of the state constitution. The injunction, which stems from a Planned Parenthood lawsuit, could be revoked at any time.
Last week, backers of a last-minute effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Arizona Constitution failed to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. In California, voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their constitution. Democrats who control the government in California fear the state’s abortion laws could be vulnerable to legal challenges.
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McDermott reported from Providence, Rhode Island, and Karnowski reported from St. Paul, Minnesota. Associated Press/Report for America writer Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Michigan contributed to this report. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Judges-rule-on-state-abortion-restrictions-shape-17297736.php | 2022-07-11T20:04:38Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Judges-rule-on-state-abortion-restrictions-shape-17297736.php | false |
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a 'red' alert for Kolhapur, Palghar, Nashik, Pune, and Ratnagiri districts for heavy rains till July 14.
The weather department also issued an orange alert for Mumbai for the next 3 days. Moreover, as many as 83 people have died in rain-related incidents in Maharashtra between June 1 and July 10, the state disaster management authority said in a report on Monday.
Several parts of the state, including Mumbai and its adjoining areas, witnessed heavy rainfall during the same period. Heavy rains continued to lash Nashik district on Monday, causing a rise in water levels of several rivers and submerging many temples located on the bed of the Godavari river, officials said.
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The General Assembly sent the approved budget to Cooper on July 1, and state law states that Cooper has 10 days sign it, veto it or do nothing and it becomes law.
The budget includes raises for teachers and millions in funding for economic development projects that would bring thousands of jobs to the state.
It sets aside more than $30 million for school safety equipment and training that includes funding for more School Resource Officers. It also adds to the state's rainy day fund.
Cooper released this statement after signing the budget bill:
"Today, I signed the state budget (HB 103) that includes critical investments in education, economic development, transportation and the state workforce. This budget does not include Medicaid Expansion, but the leadership in both the House and Senate now support it and both chambers have passed it. Negotiations are occurring now and we are closer than ever to agreement on Medicaid Expansion, therefore a veto of this budget would be counterproductive."
Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Tim Moore released this joint statement about Gov. Cooper signing the revised state budget into law:
"The General Assembly passed the 2022 budget with strong bipartisan support, and we are pleased Gov. Cooper signed this responsible spending plan into law. Moving forward, we are committed to working together to improve healthcare access and expand Medicaid, while providing the necessary safeguards to preserve the state's fiscal strength. Active negotiations are occurring now toward that end."
One major thing the budget does not address is Medicaid expansion in the state. while both chambers of the General Assembly agreed that Medicaid expansion should happen they could not agree on a path forward to be included in this year's budget. Cooper has said for years that expanding Medicaid and getting more citizens insurance coverage is a top priority of his.
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Gov. Cooper did sign a new bill that that keeps the state's burgeoning hemp industry operating lawfully.
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS
Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A weekend of political chaos in Sri Lanka stretched into Monday, with opposition leaders yet to agree on replacements for embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his prime minister whose residences remain occupied by protesters angered over the country’s economic collapse.
Crowds of demonstrators overran Rajapaksa’s home, his seaside office and the official residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Saturday and demanded they step down in the most dramatic day of the three-month crisis. Leaders of two opposition parties held talks Monday but could not agree on their choices for president and prime minister.
Corruption and mismanagement has left the island nation laden with debt, unable to pay for imports of food, fuel, medicine and other necessities, causing widespread shortages and despair among its 22 million people. The country is seeking help from neighboring India and China and from the International Monetary Fund.
Rajapaksa has said he will step down on Wednesday, according to the speaker of parliament. The protesters have vowed to stay until the resignations are official.
In a video statement Monday, the first since the weekend protests, Wickremesinghe reiterated he will stay on until a new government is in place because he wants to work within the constitution.
“A government has to function according to the law. I am here to protect the constitution and through it fulfill the people’s demands,” Wickremesinghe said.. “What we need today is an all-party government and we will take steps to establish that.”
The president hasn’t been seen or heard publicly since Saturday and his location is unknown. But his office said Sunday that he ordered the immediate distribution of a cooking gas consignment to the public, suggesting that he was still at work.
Months of demonstrations have all but dismantled the Rajapaksa political dynasty, which has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades.
Wickremesinghe also explained the sequence of events that led to the burning of his private residence on Saturday. He said the protesters gathered around his house after a lawmaker, in what Wickremesinghe said was an inaccurate tweet, stated he had refused to resign at a meeting of parliamentary party leaders.
Police charged with batons and fired tear gas, he said, adding: “The last option was to shoot. We did not shoot but they came and burnt the house.”
A group of nine Cabinet ministers said Monday they will quit immediately to make way for an all-party government, outgoing Justice Minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe said. Wickremesinghe’s office said another group that met with him decided to stay on until a new government is formed.
The talks by opposition party leaders to form an alternative unity government is an urgent requirement of a bankrupt nation to continue discussions with the IMF.
Lawmaker Udaya Gammanpila said the main opposition United People’s Front and lawmakers who have defected Rajapaksa’s ruling coalition have agreed to work together. Main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and Dullas Alahapperuma, who was a minister under Rajapaksa, have been proposed to take over as president and prime minister and had been asked to decide on how to share the positions before a meeting with the parliamentary speaker Monday, but they did not reach an agreement.
“We can’t be in an anarchical condition. We have to somehow reach a consensus today,” Gammanpila said.
Opposition parties also are concerned about military leaders making statements on public security in the absence of a civil administration.
Lawmakers discussed Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Shavendra Silva’s statement over the weekend urging public cooperation to maintain law and order, said Kavinda Makalanda, spokesperson for Premadasa.
“A civil administration is the need, not the military, in a democratic country,” Makalanda said.
If opposition parties fail to form a government by the time Rajapaksa resigns, Wickremesinghe as prime minister will become acting president under the constitution. In line with the protesters’ demands, however, opposition parties don’t want him even as acting president.
They said that Wickremesinghe should promptly resign and allow Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to be acting president — the next in line under the constitution. The Bar Association of Sri Lanka, the country’s main lawyers’ body, has also endorsed that position.
Rajapaksa appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister in May to try to resolve the shortages and start economic recovery. But delays in restoring even basic supplies has turned public anger against him, with protesters accusing him of protecting the president.
When Wickremesinghe took over as prime minister to salvage the economy, he said it would take at least a year to complete the initial steps needed for a full recovery.
Wickremesinghe had been part of crucial talks with the IMF for a bailout program and with the World Food Program to prepare for a predicted food crisis. The government must submit a plan on debt sustainability to the IMF in August before reaching an agreement.
Sri Lanka is relying on aid from India and other nations until it is able to secure a deal in its negotiations with the IMF. Wickremesinghe said recently the talks were complex because Sri Lanka is now bankrupt.
Sri Lanka announced in April it was suspending repayment of foreign loans due to a foreign currency shortage. Its total foreign debt amounts to $51 billion, of which it must repay $28 billion by the end of 2027.
In describing the burning of his residence Saturday, Wickremesinghe said he lost what he called “my biggest treasure” — his library of 2,500 books, including those written during the Portuguese and Dutch colonial period from the 16th and 19th centuries. He said there were old books written on Buddhism, those signed by leaders like former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, historical paintings and Buddhist artifacts, which he had planned donating to his old school and a university after his death.
He said he also lost all of his collection of paintings except for one.
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NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 16.5%
COMPARABLE NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 12.8%
MEMBERSHIP BASE ACHIEVED RECORD LEVEL
STRONG RENEWAL RATE OF 88.9%
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter of 2022, which ended on May 31, 2022.
"For the third quarter of this fiscal year, our net merchandise sales grew to almost $1 billion. Our comparable net merchandise sales increased 12.8% over last year, even after taking into account a negative currency impact of 2.2%. Once again, our Membership base set a new record, with a base of over 1.75 million accounts. We also opened our 50th club in Portmore, Jamaica during the quarter.
"However, like many other retailers, we have not been spared the impact of global supply chain disruption and abrupt shifts in consumer demands. Our hardlines and other non-foods categories are characterized by a higher penetration of imported items that tend to correlate with discretionary spending. Due to long lead times on many of these items, commitments are made many months, if not about a year, in advance.
"Many months ago, we made strategic investments in inventory with the goal of remaining in-stock and capturing higher sales. Since then, the environment has been characterized by global supply chain disruption, including Asia port closures due to COVID, container shortages, higher freight and fuel costs, inflation, and sharp changes in consumer demands. This has disrupted the cadence and flow of that inventory, and inflation has influenced consumer behavior by shifting the demand away from discretionary and toward more essential items. As a result, we have been experiencing excess inventory, primarily in the area of hardlines.
"We have taken decisive action, and continue to do so, to swiftly sell through excess inventory and quickly rebalance our inventory mix. As a result, we have experienced higher than normal markdowns. Our plan is to handle this quickly and efficiently in order to be well-positioned for the holiday season. Although it is likely we will see some margin pressure in the fourth quarter, we believe it will be far less than the third quarter. We see this as a point in time. We have gained many new important insights. We expect soon to return to our healthy, historical margin structures.
"While dealing with short-term challenges with inventory, we are making good progress on initiatives intended to support our plans for medium and long-term growth. The team remains focused on our plan to drive growth through expansion of our global real estate footprint, by increasing the value of the membership, and by driving incremental sales through PriceSmart.com and through the creation of additional technology capabilities."
Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 increased 15.1% to $1.03 billion compared to $895.3 million in the comparable period of the prior year. For the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, net merchandise sales increased 16.5% to $999.0 million from $857.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales negatively by $19.1 million, or 2.3%, versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company had 50 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2022 compared to 47 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2021.
Comparable net merchandise sales for the 47 warehouse clubs that have been open for greater than 13 ½ calendar months increased 12.8% for the 13-week period ended May 29, 2022 compared to the comparable period of the prior year. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales negatively by $18.6 million or 2.2% versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company recorded operating income during the fiscal third quarter of $33.8 million compared to operating income of $36.0 million in the prior year period. Net income attributable to PriceSmart was $19.3 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 as compared to $22.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
PriceSmart has purchased land and plans to open its third warehouse club in El Salvador, located in the city of San Miguel, approximately 100 miles east of the capital city San Salvador. The small format club will be built on a five acre property located in the Hacienda San Andrés area and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2023. In addition, we have begun construction of a smaller format warehouse club in the affluent El Poblado area of Medellín, Colombia. We expect to open this warehouse club, which will be our second club in Medellín and the Company's tenth warehouse club in Colombia, in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, we will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (855) 209-8211 toll free or (412) 317-5214 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart, Inc. call. A digital replay will be available through July 19, 2022, following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, or (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering replay passcode 6291871.
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (nine in Colombia; eight in Costa Rica; seven in Panama; five in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, four in Trinidad; three in Honduras; two each in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open a warehouse club in San Miguel, El Salvador in the spring of 2023 and a warehouse club in Medellín, Colombia in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, the Company will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related factors and challenges, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact Michael L. McCleary, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.
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ASP officials said that 57-year-old Kristy Marie Taylor was found dead in the driveway of her home in the 3000 block of Farmwood Road Saturday just before 6 p.m. Officials also noted that Taylor was an employee at the local county sheriff’s office.
Special agents said her body was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Lab to determine the cause, manner of death and to possibly indicate when she was shot.
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The digital marketing company won the award for its campaign for NY&Co, an American workwear retail brand for women
JERSEY CITY, N.J., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iQuanti, the data and AI-led digital marketing company, won the "Best Social Media Campaign" award at the Global Agency Awards 2022. iQuanti was among ten companies nominated as finalists in the category. The award came for a campaign iQuanti designed and executed for its client NY&Co, an American workwear retailer for women.
"Our focus is on using data and AI in driving superior performance in digital marketing," said Vish Sastry Rachakonda, CEO, iQuanti. "This award is a testament to iQuantians' dedication to driving great results for our clients."
Kyle Lee, VP, Digital Solutions, who led the iQuanti team for NY&Co and the work on this campaign, spoke about the win, "The award recognizes the unique and innovative thinking the iQuanti team demonstrated to exceed our client's goals. The team adapted to new consumer behavior and ways of thinking during a very crucial holiday period."
Julie Lee, VP, Digital Marketing, NY&Co, added, "iQuanti takes risks and keeps testing. The team helped us execute and deliver positive results focused on prospecting new customers."
Founded in 2008, iQuanti offers a unique blend of channel management services, strategic consulting expertise, and proprietary product offerings to help optimize performance marketing for global brands. It ignites powerful and predictable digital marketing performance with an approach rooted in data science and deep vertical knowledge. iQuanti uses innovative, industry-leading digital programs and solutions for niche verticals like banking and financial services, and retail and e-commerce.
With 500+ employees across New York, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Mexico City, London, Toronto, Bangalore, and Singapore, iQuanti has also been recognized in the inaugural 'AdWeek 100: Fastest Growing Agencies' and the Fast 50 Asian American Business List. It has been featured 7 times in the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.
For more information, visit iQuanti.com
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HIGHLAND PARK — One week after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade that left seven dead, the Chicago suburb of Highland Park held a moment of silence Monday morning to mark the exact time police say the first shot was fired.
More than 100 people gathered and hugged each other in a downtown plaza for a tribute that began at 10:14 a.m. and lasted longer than the planned two minutes. Churches in the community along Lake Michigan north of Chicago tolled their bells seven times.
The event was held not far from the building where a gunman fired dozens of shots from the roof along the parade route. A huge memorial of flowers along with chairs holding photographs of the seven victims is now there.
The tribute came a day after restaurants and small shops in the business district where the shooting occurred and had been blocked off with crime scene tape since the shooting reopened.
Robert E. Crimo III, 21, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder and, according to prosecutors, will face several counts of attempted murder and other charges. More than 30 people were wounded in the attack. Authorities have said that Crimo, of neighboring Highwood, legally purchased five weapons and planned the attack for weeks.
Police records paint the picture of a turbulent home life for alleged sniper in the Highland Park mass shooting that left seven people dead and more than 30 injured.
Three young people are dead and seven others were sent to the hospital in a shooting at what appeared to be a holiday block party in Northwest Indiana, officials said.
Police say the suspect in the Highland Park shooting that left at least six people dead and at least 30 injured has been taken into custody. Developing story:
The suspected shooter, who was arrested late Monday, used a high-powered rifle "similar to an AR-15" to spray bullets from atop a commercial building into a crowd, authorities said.
Something as simple as drinking tap water is exposing millions of Illinoisans to toxic chemicals that build up in human blood, cause cancer and other diseases and take years to leave the body.
Lisa Holder White, a Decatur native, will be installed as the Illinois Supreme Court's newest member on Thursday — the first Black woman to serve on the state's highest court. Get to know her:
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The Back Nine is back after having a week off for the holiday and a great one it was. The relaxing is over because we have the final major this week and SEC Media Days next week. It’s on.
10. Well, you could not turn on any sports radio shows this weekend without more speculation about realignment. I think a lot of people are going to get really ticked off if nothing else happens for a while and that’s the thing – there may be schools in a hurry to find a new home but that doesn’t mean it will happen quickly. And yet, who knows? The first two major steps happened in the past year and were bombshells. If you are waiting for a bombshell, is it still a bombshell?
11. Everyone is waiting in Notre Dame to be the next shoe that drops, but the Irish could well do nothing and like it. The truth is that the only moves that would make any sense for the Domers would be to go to the Big 10 or SEC. There are people talking about Notre Dame saving the ACC. Why? How does that help Notre Dame? And all of these people talking about how the SEC might work behind the scenes to move some ACC teams to the SEC don’t understand economics. ESPN is about to start a new deal with the SEC and already has the ACC locked up until infinity. Does anybody believe ESPN wants to pay more for teams it already has under contract?
12. Remember that it was during SEC Media Days a year ago that the big Texas-Oklahoma story broke and it’s just about that time. Big 12 Media Days starts Thursday and SEC Monday. I wonder how Texas and Oklahoma are received these days since they not only left the Big 12 on an island but also took the life rafts.
13. I know this – I am ready for some football. Maybe it’s my old age, but I just want to watch some games that matter. I love my Braves, but individual baseball games are one of 162. I need those weekends where you have multiple games all weekend and then Sunday NFL games. You can only play so much golf. We were reduced to binge watching an old show this weekend (“The West Wing”). This is usually the time of the year I go back and watch games from the previous seasons in football and basketball. That’s not happening. They were hard enough to watch live.
14. Speaking of Florida football, Billy Napier continues to make his presence felt in the state of Florida. All but two of Florida’s commitments are from the state and he made it a priority. Yeah, I get it that Miami and Tennessee are kicking butt, too. The key for Napier is to be a top 10 class this year and then have a big 2024 in recruiting. Three years in, NIL settling down, new building in place. There will be no excuses.
15. I did enjoy watching the Scottish Open Sunday and can’t wait to watch the British Open this week. There could be some Sunday morning mimosas involved. I nailed my pick for the last major so let’s see if I can go 2-for-2 to finish out the major season. I think Rory is too distracted, Tiger is too old, my man Billy struggles in majors (one top 10 ever) and Jordan is too erratic. So, I am going with Cameron Smith to break through. If you bet on this call, you can thank me later.
16. Hey, Mets. The Braves are still in the room. In fact, they are 1.5 games out of first. I know you have some pitchers coming back. Bring it.
17. I did want to talk about Florida picking Sean Kelley to be the new voice of the Gators. You know how I feel about my partner Jeff Cardozo, and I was rooting for him. But UF went with practical experience and that’s their prerogative. Looking forward to meeting him soon and offering any help, especially when it comes to former games and players. I plan to give him a copy of Game of My Life as soon as the new edition with updated chapters comes out. You can be on the lookout for it, too, in the next month or so.
18. Listened to a lot of music over the last two weeks and it helped me come up with this playlist (although I am starting to wonder if I am distracting myself on the golf course):
* “Crash” by The Primitives.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1y7NGqfZteg
* “Mine Forever” by Lord Huron.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOz3VJD4L0o
* And for an oldie in honor of his birthday weekend, “Photograph” by Ringo Starr (co-written by George Harrison).
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Former Journey singer Steve Augeri has released a new single titled “Bated Breath,” a track from his forthcoming solo album, Seven Ways ‘Til Sunday.
The heartfelt ballad is available now via digital platforms, while a lyric video for the song has premiered on Augeri’s official YouTube channel.
Augeri, who sang with Journey from 1998 to 2006, co-wrote the music for “Bated Breath” with Craig Pullman and Adam Holland, while the lyrics were co-written with Susan Piazza.
“[W]e knew we were onto something very special because the goal for me was to have the lyrics match or surpass what I felt we had achieved musically,” Steve says about the writing of “Bated Breath.” “Dare I say it, but Susan added the ‘woman’s touch’ and another important perspective to the narrative elevating the song to a whole ‘nother level that would have been unattainable without her input.”
He adds, “I had those all important goosebumps because in my experience writing with the likes of [Journey’s] Jon Cain and Neal Schon, that any less than our very best was no longer good enough. You had to reach for the Moon.”
Seven Ways ‘Til Sunday is due out later this summer. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Augeri said of the record, “I put together an album that I’m super psyched about. More than anything ever, I feel like I’ve found my voice. I don’t think I’ll get the comparisons to Steve Perry. As wonderful a compliment as that is, I feel like I finally found something that sounds like me both writing-wise and performance-wise.”
“Bated Breath” is the second advance track that’s been released from Seven Ways ‘Til Sunday following “If You Want,” which arrived in February.
Meanwhile, check out Steve’s tour schedule at SteveAugeri.com.
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Callaway has initiated a long-term plan to integrate technology from Foresight Sports — a Vista Outdoor company — throughout its global network of brands, including Topgolf and Toptracer.
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foresight Sports, the leading developer of professional-grade launch monitors and a Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) brand, has become the official launch monitor partner of Callaway Golf and Topgolf Entertainment Group.
Strengthening an already long-established relationship between the two companies, the newly announced official partnership will further extend the use of Foresight Sports' launch monitor technology throughout Callaway Golf's Tour and sales channels, as well as accelerate the pace of availability throughout Topgolf Entertainment Group, which includes Topgolf owned and operated golf entertainment venues and Toptracer's global portfolio of partner's range and golf course properties.
"Golf is being played by more people, in more places and with more technology than ever," said Vishak Sankaran, President, Outdoor Accessories and Golf, Vista Outdoor. "This partnership between Foresight Sports and Callaway and Topgolf brings together industry leaders that jointly will enable more people to experience and enjoy the competitive and entertainment value golf provides. We are thrilled that Foresight Sports, in conjunction with Callaway and Topgolf, is now poised to provide data-driven golf tools to a wider audience, further establishing itself as golf's preeminent launch monitor technology provider. This partnership will not only help the sport capture new participants and continue unprecedented momentum for on- and off-course play, but also leverage partnerships that simplify the consumer ecosystem for golfing technology."
According to Foresight Sports' Director of Sales, Rick Cuellar, the new partnership offers immediate benefits for Callaway's global community of players.
"Anyone following the current trends in the industry understands that golf has become a massively data-driven sport," Cuellar said. "From watching the pros on Tour to hitting shots on the home range to playing a round on a golf simulator, everyone wants to know their performance numbers. Callaway Golf has partnered with Foresight Sports because, when it comes to club and ball launch performance analysis, they recognize that our technology delivers shot data with the highest level of quality, accuracy, and reliability. Combining this with Toptracer's industry-leading ball flight performance analysis delivers unmatched data to the golfer."
Callaway Golf will immediately begin incorporating Foresight's Tour-dominating GCQuad launch monitor and all-new GC3 personal launch monitor into its Topgolf facilities, including select venues and Toptracer-equipped ranges. The partnership will also provide attractive benefits to Toptracer Range owners – which alone commands a presence in over 600 locations globally and is growing fast. Both launch monitors deliver industry-leading ball and club performance data, and their small form factors combined with calibration-free setup equate to the perfect data-delivery solution from the outdoor range to the indoor simulator.
Ben Sharpe, Global President of Toptracer, considers the new partnership a perfectly timed intersection of technology and opportunity.
"One of the key opportunities inherent in this agreement is integrating Foresight into Toptracer locations with a singular objective – to provide more data," Sharpe said. "This partnership combines Toptracer's most accurate ball flight technology with Foresight's most accurate club and launch data technology. The justification for this is simple – we know the marriage of our two technology platforms and data will produce an experience that is greater than the sum of its parts."
For more information on Foresight Sports' game-changing launch monitors, golf simulators and performance and entertainment software, visit the company's website at foresightsports.com.
About Foresight Sports
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Foresight Sports develops the most advanced and most trusted performance analysis solutions in the golf industry. Outdoors or indoors, from cutting-edge launch monitors and software to the ultimate virtual golf experience, Foresight Sports is your total technology solution.
About Toptracer
Toptracer, an innovative technology from Topgolf Entertainment Group, is the most-used and most-trusted advanced ball-tracing technology. The first of its kind to be introduced to the game of golf, Toptracer has revolutionized the way viewers experience the game at select Topgolf venues, at driving ranges and while watching major golf tournaments. Today, Toptracer technology powers over 600 Toptracer Range driving ranges in 31 countries. Learn more at toptracer.com.
About Vista Outdoor Inc.
Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) is the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products. We serve a broad and diverse range of consumers around the globe, including outdoor enthusiasts, golfers, cyclists, backyard grillers, campers, hunters, recreational shooters, athletes, as well as law enforcement and military professionals. Our reporting segments, Outdoor Products and Sporting Products, provide these consumers with a wide range of performance-driven, high-quality and innovative outdoor and sporting products. Our operating model leverages shared resources across brands to achieve levels of excellence and performance that would be out of reach for any one brand on its own. Brands include Remington Ammunition, Bushnell, CamelBak, Bushnell Golf, Foresight Sports, Fiber Energy Products, Bell Helmets, Camp Chef, Giro, QuietKat, Stone Glacier, Federal Ammunition and more. Vista Outdoor products are sold at leading retailers and distributors across North America and worldwide. For news and information, visit our website at www.vistaoutdoor.com.
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WASHINGTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) released a new economic report highlighting how America's pig farmers are significant contributors to the United States' agricultural and overall economy. The report highlights pork industry value chain contributions and growth over the past five years.
"This report underscores how the pork industry is an important pillar to the U.S. economy and the positive ripple effect it has on many other important sectors in the American supply chain," said Holly Cook, NPPC staff economist. "From farm to fork, the combined economic contribution from hog production and pork processing supports more than 600,000 American jobs and generates $178 billion of direct, indirect and induced sales that equate to $57 billion in value-added GDP."
Key takeaways in the report include:
- The pork industry supports 613,823 direct and indirect jobs in the United States.
- In 2021, more than 66,000 pig farms sold more than 140 million hogs worth over $28 billion in gross cash receipts. And the number of U.S. pig farms has grown since 2012.
- Farming and processing sectors are responsible for supporting more than $35 billion in personal income and boosts economic activity in related services such as trucking, grain elevators, insurance and other rural-based businesses.
- In 2021, approximately 25% of U.S. pork was exported abroad, which equates to 7 billion pounds of pork valued at $8 billion. In addition, exports added more than $62 per head in value to each pig marketed in 2021.
- The pork industry generates significant economic activity through its purchase of inputs. Feed inputs, such as corn and soybean meal, account for an estimated 56% of total U.S. production costs.
"It's vital to share this economic snapshot as America's pork producers continue to engage with regulators and policymakers, food companies and others to convey how our businesses directly and indirectly impact the larger economy," said Terry Wolters, NPPC president and owner of Stoney Creek Farms in Pipestone, Minnesota. "As a producer, this analysis makes me proud to see the impact I have being part of the thriving U.S. pork industry."
In addition to the national report, NPPC released 22 state-level economic reports. These reports highlight how the pork industry contributes at a grassroots level and shows the breadth of the industry producing affordable, safe and nutritious pork for consumers here and abroad.
View more pork industry economic data at NPPC.org/The-Pork-Industry.
NPPC is the global voice for the U.S. pork industry, protecting the livelihoods of America's 66,000 pork producers who abide by ethical principles in caring for their animals; in protecting the environment and public health; and in providing safe, wholesome, nutritious pork products to consumers worldwide. For more information, visit www.nppc.org.
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The new movie Minions: The Rise of Gru has been a hit at the box office. It has also sparked an absurd internet trend that has teens dressing to the nines to see it theaters.
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As part of the book giant's "best offer of 2022," Millionaire's Club members save 22% on their entire online purchase, now through Wednesday.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Books-A-Million launches a special, limited time online-only sales event exclusively for members of their award-winning Millionaire's Club.
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Rage Against the Machine reunites with a potent message: ‘Abort the Supreme Court’
The members of Rage Against the Machine have always carried a message with their music. In 2022, they have plenty to be mad about, and after an 11-year break from performing together, they didn’t hold back over the weekend.
During their pandemic-delayed return to the stage Saturday night, the rap-rock band was typically abrasive, performing its high-octane catalog to more than 30,000 people at Wisconsin’s Alpine Valley Music Theatre.
Per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the band members hardly talked between songs, but that didn’t mean they weren’t vocal. Instead they screened images of real-world violence, including an El Paso police car engulfed with flames, along with messages related to the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe vs. Wade.
Thirty years ago, Rock for Choice brought together Nirvana, Hole, L7 and Bikini Kill in support of abortion rights. And it all started in L.A.
“Forced birth in a country that is the only wealthy country in the world without any guaranteed paid parental leave at the national level,” an onscreen message read. “Forced birth in a country where Black birth-givers experience maternal mortality two to three times higher than that of white birth-givers. Forced birth in a country where gun violence is the number one cause of death among children and teenagers.”
“Abort the Supreme Court,” the next screen read in all caps.
Rage Against the Machine previously announced its displeasure with the Roe vs. Wade ruling when it came down on June 24. In a black-and-white message posted to the group’s Instagram, they announced their charity concerts at Alpine Valley and Chicago’s United Center had raised $475,000, all of which would be donated to reproductive-rights organizations in those states.
Rage Against the Machine co-founder Tom Morello has teamed with the Bloody Beetroots, Shea Diamond and Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds for “Stand Up.”
“We are disgusted by the repeal of Roe V. Wade and the devastating impact it will have on tens of millions of people,” the band’s Instagram post read. “Over half of the country (26 states) is likely to ban or seriously restrict abortion very soon, if not immediately, which will have a disproportionate impact on poor, working class and undocumented BIPOC communities.”
“Like the many women who have organized sophisticated railroads of resistance to challenge these attacks on our collective reproductive freedom, we must continue to resist,” the statement continued.
Rage Against the Machine last performed at 2011’s L.A. Rising festival, staged at the Los Angeles Coliseum. In 2019, they announced the Public Service Announcement Tour for the spring of 2020, which was pushed back to 2021 and then delayed until 2022 because of the pandemic.
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Biden is building on the Abraham Accords, part of Trump’s legacy in the Middle East
President Biden travels to Israel and Saudi Arabia next week — his first trip to the Middle East since entering the White House.
And while the president has been eager to criticize a range of his predecessor’s policies, he is fully embracing one key pillar of Donald Trump’s Middle East policy — the Abraham Accords. Those deals were brokered by the Trump White House in 2020 to normalize relations between Israel and a number of Arab countries, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Morocco.
It was a huge rupture from recent history in which Arab nations had made it clear they would not negotiate with Israel until Palestinians received an independent state of their own. In other words, the Arab-Israeli conflict was tied to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and one could not be resolved without the other.
But the Abraham Accords disconnected the two issues, and that framework has been embraced by the Biden White House.
Biden sees the agreements as a tool for promoting stability in the region
Biden has focused his foreign policy on countering China and Russia, and rebuilding alliances in Europe. When it comes to the Middle East, experts say Biden’s goals are pragmatic. He has not articulated grand schemes to broker an Israeli-Palestinian deal, but instead wants to see a stable, secure Middle East that does not erupt into violence. His team sees the Abraham Accords as a tool that can promote stability.
In that vein, the Biden White House is not only embracing the accords, but also trying to build on them. The president and his team often speak about “integrating” Israel into the Middle East — a region that has long viewed Israel as an unfriendly interloper in the neighborhood.
“Part of the purpose — the trip to the Middle East — is to deepen Israel’s integration into the region, which I think we’re going to be able to do – which is good for peace, and good for Israeli security,” Biden said recently in response to a question about his upcoming trip. “And that’s why Israel leaders have come out so strongly for my going to Saudi.”
The outcomes from this trip are expected to be modest
Biden plans to travel directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia: significant because the countries currently do not allow direct flights between one another. And Biden’s trip could lead to some incremental movement in Saudi Arabia’s relationship with Israel, such as allowing Israeli commercial planes to fly over Saudi Arabia.
But given the current domestic politics in both Israel and Saudi Arabia, foreign policy experts are not predicting the two countries will normalize relations in the near future.
“Why I have very modest expectations for Israeli-Saudi rapprochement [is] cause the Israelis are not in a position to give anything on Palestinians or anything else to the Saudis to make it more palatable,” said Jon Alterman, a former State Department official, now with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, during a preview of the trip for reporters.
Still, experts say these baby steps could eventually lead to a possible roadmap for normalization some day in the future.
A senior Israeli official told reporters last week that getting Saudi Arabia to inch toward normalization would be a “game changer in the region.”
“Getting Saudi Arabia to advance, if incrementally, towards normalization with Israel is important in the context of pushing back against the radical forces in the Middle East, pushing back against Iran,” the official said.
Even in the heat of the election, Biden praised the accords
Trump unveiled the Abraham Accords in September 2020, during the heat of the presidential election campaign.
“After decades of division and conflict, we mark the dawn of a new Middle East,” Trump promised as he welcomed officials from Israel, Bahrain and the UAE to the White House to sign the deal.
“These agreements prove that the nations of the region are breaking free from the failed approaches of the past,” Trump said.
The accords were the first deal any Arab country had signed with Israel in 26 years. Until that day, the countries did not have any official economic or personal relationship with Israel.
At the time, then-candidate Joe Biden was taking every opportunity he could to point out how he would govern differently than Trump.
But in this case, he was quick to praise the accords. In a statement that day, Biden said he welcomed the news and would “build on these steps” if he won the election.
There is one big difference in Biden’s approach to the accords
Once in the White House, Biden’s White House did not initially focus on the accords. But in late March, at a summit in Israel, Secretary of State Antony Blinken made it clear where the administration stood.
“We are fully committed to expanding cooperation through the Abraham Accords, and building on the remarkable progress that Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates as well as Morocco have made in such a short period of time,” Blinken said.
“Simply put, normalization is becoming the new normal in this region,” he said.
But Blinken also underscored how Biden’s approach would be different from the way Trump handled diplomatic relations in the region.
“We have to be clear that these regional peace agreements are not a substitute for progress between Palestinians and Israelis,” Blinken said.
That distinction showed the Biden administration recognizes that “normalization between Arab states and Israel can’t come at the expense of the Palestinians,” said Khaled Elgindy, a former adviser to Palestinian leadership and now at the Middle East Institute.
Elgindy said Trump and then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had used the accords to “marginalize the Palestinians, to weaken them, to take away leverage, to sort of force them to the negotiating table.”
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: sticking point, or separate issue?
Elgindy said he is still skeptical that the Arab-Israeli conflict can be kept separate from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Others disagree.
Since the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, had issued an ultimatum: they would normalize relations with Israel only in return for an independent Palestinian state, Israeli withdrawal from territory captured in 1967, and a resolution for Palestinian refugees.
But with the Abraham Accords, that consensus collapsed. Arab countries showed they were willing to bypass the Palestinian issue, which was a fundamental shift in the region.
“We changed the paradigm and we said: ‘Alright: let’s do business with Israel, and hopefully once we have more Arab voices, more influence, more seats on the table, we can have more of an influence on Israel as we talk about the two-state solution,'” said Yousef al-Otaiba, the UAE ambassador to the United States, who was intimately involved in negotiating his country’s deal.
But in Washington, there is broad agreement that the accords are worth pursuing. In the first 48 hours after the UAE-Israel deal was announced, al-Otaiba said he spoke with 24 members of Congress – about half Republican, half Democrat.
“The question I got from every single one of the 24 is, ‘What country’s next?'” he said.
Biden may take a less transactional approach to the accords
UAE Ambassador Al-Otaiba credited top Trump officials — including the former president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — for getting the deal done. “I think we had the right people in the right places at the right time,” he said. “All of my engagement was with the U.S. administration — I did everything through the United States.”
He said it’s plausible to expand on the accords with a new Democratic administration, but “it’s just going to be a different method, different style, different technique.”
Trump used a lot of tactics that Biden probably would not, according to Aaron David Miller, who’s worked as a Middle East negotiator under both Republican and Democratic administrations.
For example, Trump announced on Twitter during his waning days in the White House that the United States would side with Morocco over a long-disputed territory in north Africa. It was a decision related to Morocco signing on to the accords.
“I doubt whether any Democratic administration would have given away sovereignty over the Western Sahara in exchange for an upgrade in relationship between Israel and Morocco,” said Miller, now at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
“That’s Trump’s transactional style.”
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BEIJING, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuwei Films (Holdings) Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: FFHL) ("Fuwei Films" or the "Company"), a manufacturer and distributor of high-quality BOPET plastic films in China, today announced that the Company will conduct a one-time comprehensive maintenance program, which includes replacing some of the machine parts in the second production line (DMT production line) starting from July 12, 2022. The second production line has been operating without a pause for a substantial time, making this decision necessary. The estimated downtime for the maintenance will be 15 days.
Mr. Lei Yan, Chairman and CEO of Fuwei Films, commented, "The maintenance is to ensure the second production line is in good working order and functioning properly so that we can continue to improve and better meet customers' needs for the products."
About Fuwei Films
Fuwei Films conducts its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Fuwei Films (Shandong) Co., Ltd. ("Shandong Fuwei"). Shandong Fuwei develops, manufactures, and distributes high-quality plastic films using the biaxial-oriented stretch technique, otherwise known as BOPET film (biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate). Fuwei's BOPET film is widely used for packaging food, medicine, cosmetics, tobacco, and alcohol, as well as in the imaging, electronics, and magnetic products industries.
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This press release contains information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is subject to risks. Risk factors that could contribute to such differences include those matters more fully disclosed in the Company's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which, among other things, include negative impacts of the determination of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board ("PCAOB") is currently unable to inspect our auditor in relation to their audit work and the potential that our ordinary shares will be prohibited from trading in the United States under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act ("HFCAA") in 2024 if the PCAOB is unable to inspect or fully investigate auditors located in China, or 2023 if proposed changes to the law are enacted, the significant oversupply of BOPET films resulting from the rapid growth of the Chinese BOPET industry capacity, changes in the international market and trade barriers, especially the uncertainty of the antidumping investigation and imposition of an anti-dumping duty on imports of the BOPET films originating from the People's Republic of China ("China") conducted by certain countries; uncertainty around coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the effects of government and other measures seeking to contain its spread, potential delisting of our ordinary shares under the Holding Foreign Company Affordable Act if the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect our auditors located in China, uncertainty around U.S.-China trade war and its effect on the Company's operation, fluctuations of the RMB exchange rate, and our ability to obtain adequate financing for our planned capital expenditure requirements; uncertainty as to our ability to continuously develop new BOPET film products and keep up with changes in BOPET film technology; risks associated with possible defects and errors in our products; uncertainty as to our ability to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights; uncertainty as to our ability to attract and retain qualified executives and personnel; and uncertainty in acquiring raw materials on time and on acceptable terms, particularly in view of the volatility in the prices of petroleum products in recent years. The forward-looking information provided herein represents the Company's estimates as of the date of the press release, and subsequent events and developments may cause the Company's estimates to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation to update the forward-looking information in the future. Therefore, this forward-looking information should not be relied upon as representing the Company's estimates of its future financial performance as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. The actual results of our operations may differ materially from the information contained in the forward-looking statements due to the risk factors.
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FREMONT, Calif. and WESTBURY, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius"), the leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, announced today that Justin Mirro will join the Amprius board of directors upon completion of Amprius' business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Kensington") (NYSE: KCAC.U), which is expected in the second half of 2022.
Mirro brings over 25 years of experience in sourcing, structuring, financing, and closing complex transactions in the automotive-related sector to the Amprius board. He currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV and the president of investment firm Kensington Capital Partners. Mirro previously served on the board of directors of QuantumScape and Cooper-Standard Holdings.
Dr. Kang Sun, CEO of Amprius, commented: "We are thrilled that Justin Mirro will be joining our board of directors. His deep expertise in operations and financing, and his experience creating significant shareholder value for companies focused on electric mobility, will be an invaluable asset for Amprius as we continue to execute on our commercialization strategy and work to make our silicon nanowire anode batteries a mainstream technology."
Justin Mirro, Chairman and CEO of Kensington, added: "I am excited to join the board of Amprius at this critical time in the company's history. Amprius' market-leading battery technology is enabling the advancement of electric mobility and has already been validated by numerous customers. I look forward to working with Kang and the other directors to support the Amprius team as the company expands its manufacturing capabilities to meet the robust demand for its leading-edge batteries."
About Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries producing the industry's highest energy density cells. The company's corporate headquarters is in Fremont, California where it maintains an R&D lab and a pilot manufacturing facility for the fabrication of silicon nanowire anodes and cells.
For additional information, please visit amprius.com.
About Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE: KCAC.U) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with a business in the automotive and automotive-related sector. Kensington's management team of Justin Mirro, Dieter Zetsche, Bob Remenar, Simon Boag and Dan Huber is supported by a board of independent directors including Tom LaSorda, Nicole Nason, Anders Pettersson, Mitch Quain, Don Runkle, and Matt Simoncini.
Kensington's units, subunits and warrants are currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "KCAC.U," "KCA.U," and "KCAC.WS," respectively. Each "KCAC.U" unit contains one subunit and 1 warrant. Each "KCA.U" subunit contains one share of Kensington common stock and 1 warrant. A holder of the subunit will only be able to retain the 1 warrant underlying the subunit if the holder elects not to redeem the subunit in connection with the Business Combination. The subunits will not separate into shares of common stock and warrants until the consummation of the Business Combination.
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This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Kensington and Amprius. A full description of the terms of the transaction is provided in the registration statement on form S-4, dated June 21, 2022 (File No. 333-265740) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the SEC by Kensington. The Registration Statement includes a prospectus with respect to the combined company's securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and a preliminary proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of Kensington to vote on the Proposed Business Combination. Kensington also plans to file other documents and relevant materials with the SEC regarding the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement will be mailed to the shareholders of Kensington as of the record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMPRIUS AND KENSINGTON ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND RELEVANT MATERIALS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THER ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Amprius and Kensington once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street got back to slumping Monday to kick off a week full of updates about how bad inflation is and how corporate profits are handling it.
The S&P 500 fell 1.2% and gave up the majority of its gains from the prior week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 2.3%.
Stocks of smaller companies were some of the biggest losers, with the Russell 2000 index down 2.1%, as worries about a possible recession continue to dog markets. The highest inflation in four decades is pushing the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates, which puts the clamps on the economy and pushes downward on all kinds of investments.
Parts of the economy are slowing already, though the still-hot jobs market remains a notable exception.
COVID also continues to drag on the global economy. An outbreak of infections is forcing casinos in the Asian gambling center of Macao to shut for at least a week. That sent Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands down more than 6% apiece for some of the larger losses in the S&P 500.
Twitter lost even more, 11.3%, in the first trading after billionaire Elon Musk said he wants out of his deal to buy the social media platform for $44 billion. Twitter said it will take Musk to court to uphold the agreement.
Other big technology companies were also particularly weak. It’s a continuation of this year’s trend, where rising rates most hurt the investments that soared highest earlier in the pandemic.
The struggles pulled the Nasdaq down 262.71 points to close at 11,372.60. The S&P 500 dropped 44.95 to 3,854.43, and the Dow dipped 164.31 to 31,173.84.
In the bond market, a warning signal continued to flash about a possible recession. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slid to 2.98% from 3.09% late Friday as investors moved dollars into investments seen as holding up better in a downturn. It remains below the two-year Treasury yield, which fell to 3.07%.
Such a thing doesn’t occur often, and some investors see it as a sign that a recession may hit in the next year or two. Other warning signals in the bond market that some see as more reliable, which focus on shorter-term yields, still aren’t flashing. But they also are showing less optimism.
Regardless of whether a recession is imminent, investors likely need to brace for much more volatile markets than they’ve become accustomed to over the last 40 years, strategists at BlackRock said Monday.
For decades, an era of “Great Moderation” smoothed out swings in economic growth and inflation and rewarded investors for “buying the dip” whenever prices dropped. Now, with production constraints driving inflation higher, heavy debt levels weighing on economies and “the hyper-politicization of everything” affecting policy decisions, BlackRock strategists say they’re expecting more volatility and shorter time periods between recessions.
“The Goldilocks option is now off the table,” where stocks and bonds can rise in concert, said Wei Li, global chief investment strategist at BlackRock Investment Institute.
The BlackRock strategists say they prefer stocks over bonds for the long term, but that they’re nevertheless shying away from stocks for the next six to 12 months. One reason is that profit margins for companies are at risk of falling from their historically high levels.
Companies this week are set to begin reporting how their profits fared during the spring. Big banks and other financial companies dominate the early part of the schedule, with JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley set for Thursday. BlackRock, Citigroup and Wells Fargo are among those reporting on Friday.
Expectations for second-quarter results seem to be low. Analysts are forecasting 4.3% growth for companies across the S&P 500, which would be the weakest since the end of 2020, according to FactSet.
Even if companies end up reporting better results than expected, which is usually the case, analysts say the heavier focus will be on what CEOs say about their profit trends for later in the year.
The roughly 19% drop for the S&P 500 this year has been due entirely to rising interest rates and changes in how much investors are willing to pay for each $1 of a company’s profit. So far, expectations for corporate profits have not come down much. If they do, that could lead to another leg downward for stocks.
Many on Wall Street expect those expectations to come down.
The recent rise of the U.S. dollar against other currencies adds another challenge to companies already contending with high inflation and potentially weakening demandaccording to Michael Wilson, equity strategist at Morgan Stanley.
One euro is worth close to $1 now, down 15% from a year earlier, for example. That means sales made in euros may be worth fewer dollars than before.
“The main point for equity investors is that this dollar strength is just another reason to think earnings revisions are coming down over the next few earnings seasons,” Wilson wrote in a report.
Beyond earnings updates, reports this week on inflation will likely dominate trading. On Wednesday, economists expect a report to show that inflation at the consumer level accelerated again last month, up to 8.8% from 8.6% in May.
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LONDON (AP) — Monty Norman, a British composer who wrote the theme tune for the James Bond films, has died. He was 94.
A statement posted Monday on Norman’s official website said: “It is with sadness we share the news that Monty Norman died on 11th July 2022 after a short illness.”
Born Monty Noserovitch to Jewish parents in the East End of London in 1928, Norman got his first guitar when he was 16. He performed with big bands and in a variety double act with comedian Benny Hill before writing songs for early British rockers Cliff Richard and Tommy Steele and composing for stage musicals including “Make Me an Offer,” “Expresso Bongo,” “Songbook” and “Poppy.”
Norman was hired by producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli to compose a theme for the first James Bond film, “Dr. No,” released in 1962.
He drew on a piece he had written for a proposed musical adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s “A House for Mr. Biswas,” shifting the key riff from sitar to electric guitar. The result — twangy, propulsive, menacing — has been used in all 25 Bond thrillers.
Producers hired composer John Barry to rearrange the theme, and Barry was widely assumed to have written it — to Norman’s chagrin. Barry, who died in 2011, went on to compose scores for almost a dozen Bond films, including “Goldfinger” and “You Only Live Twice.”
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NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 16.5%
COMPARABLE NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 12.8%
MEMBERSHIP BASE ACHIEVED RECORD LEVEL
STRONG RENEWAL RATE OF 88.9%
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter of 2022, which ended on May 31, 2022.
"For the third quarter of this fiscal year, our net merchandise sales grew to almost $1 billion. Our comparable net merchandise sales increased 12.8% over last year, even after taking into account a negative currency impact of 2.2%. Once again, our Membership base set a new record, with a base of over 1.75 million accounts. We also opened our 50th club in Portmore, Jamaica during the quarter.
"However, like many other retailers, we have not been spared the impact of global supply chain disruption and abrupt shifts in consumer demands. Our hardlines and other non-foods categories are characterized by a higher penetration of imported items that tend to correlate with discretionary spending. Due to long lead times on many of these items, commitments are made many months, if not about a year, in advance.
"Many months ago, we made strategic investments in inventory with the goal of remaining in-stock and capturing higher sales. Since then, the environment has been characterized by global supply chain disruption, including Asia port closures due to COVID, container shortages, higher freight and fuel costs, inflation, and sharp changes in consumer demands. This has disrupted the cadence and flow of that inventory, and inflation has influenced consumer behavior by shifting the demand away from discretionary and toward more essential items. As a result, we have been experiencing excess inventory, primarily in the area of hardlines.
"We have taken decisive action, and continue to do so, to swiftly sell through excess inventory and quickly rebalance our inventory mix. As a result, we have experienced higher than normal markdowns. Our plan is to handle this quickly and efficiently in order to be well-positioned for the holiday season. Although it is likely we will see some margin pressure in the fourth quarter, we believe it will be far less than the third quarter. We see this as a point in time. We have gained many new important insights. We expect soon to return to our healthy, historical margin structures.
"While dealing with short-term challenges with inventory, we are making good progress on initiatives intended to support our plans for medium and long-term growth. The team remains focused on our plan to drive growth through expansion of our global real estate footprint, by increasing the value of the membership, and by driving incremental sales through PriceSmart.com and through the creation of additional technology capabilities."
Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 increased 15.1% to $1.03 billion compared to $895.3 million in the comparable period of the prior year. For the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, net merchandise sales increased 16.5% to $999.0 million from $857.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales negatively by $19.1 million, or 2.3%, versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company had 50 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2022 compared to 47 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2021.
Comparable net merchandise sales for the 47 warehouse clubs that have been open for greater than 13 ½ calendar months increased 12.8% for the 13-week period ended May 29, 2022 compared to the comparable period of the prior year. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales negatively by $18.6 million or 2.2% versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company recorded operating income during the fiscal third quarter of $33.8 million compared to operating income of $36.0 million in the prior year period. Net income attributable to PriceSmart was $19.3 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 as compared to $22.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
PriceSmart has purchased land and plans to open its third warehouse club in El Salvador, located in the city of San Miguel, approximately 100 miles east of the capital city San Salvador. The small format club will be built on a five acre property located in the Hacienda San Andrés area and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2023. In addition, we have begun construction of a smaller format warehouse club in the affluent El Poblado area of Medellín, Colombia. We expect to open this warehouse club, which will be our second club in Medellín and the Company's tenth warehouse club in Colombia, in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, we will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (855) 209-8211 toll free or (412) 317-5214 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart, Inc. call. A digital replay will be available through July 19, 2022, following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, or (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering replay passcode 6291871.
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (nine in Colombia; eight in Costa Rica; seven in Panama; five in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, four in Trinidad; three in Honduras; two each in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open a warehouse club in San Miguel, El Salvador in the spring of 2023 and a warehouse club in Medellín, Colombia in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, the Company will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related factors and challenges, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact Michael L. McCleary, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.
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WAPATO, Wash., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, announced today that BioSpectra® 100 SC is now listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) for organic use in the U.S.
The announcement comes six years after the introduction of the product when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR) approved the product for postharvest applications.
BioSpectra received its OMRI Listed® seal after completing the rigorous certification process and requirements set forth for organic crop production use.
BioSpectra is the latest biorational fungicide to be organically certified for postharvest applications. It provides a broad-spectrum decay control against several major fungal postharvest diseases across various crops and has shown better disease control compared to other organic alternatives.
This highly effective, natural decay control agent has received an exemption from tolerance (MRL) for current agricultural applications in the U.S and it has shown no resistance development over the past decades of use in food.
"As the world's needs continue to evolve, effective biological solutions will play a key role in protecting the quality and marketability of fresh produce. We are proud to continue to bring innovative sustainable solutions to our customers and the fruit packing industry, something that we strive for every day," said Jorge Gotuzzo, Senior Director of Marketing.
This natamycin-based fungicide is the result of the fermentation process of naturally occurring soil micro-organisms and provides a new mode of action, inhibiting pathogen growth.
About Pace International LLC
Pace International LLC is a subsidiary of Valent BioSciences LLC, a Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. business. Pace collaborates with growers, packers and agricultural organizations to develop innovative solutions to enhance, protect, and preserve fruit and vegetable quality and freshness. Pace is the leading global provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies, equipment and technical services to maximize efficiencies in packing operations and increase the freshness and value of harvested crops. For more information, visit the company's website at paceint.com.
About Valent Biosciences LLC
Headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, Valent BioSciences LLC is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Valent BioSciences is the worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of biorational products, with sales in 95 countries around the world. Valent BioSciences is an ISO 9001 Certified Company. For additional information, visit the company's website at valentbiosciences.com.
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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: ASPN) today announced that Don Young, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Ricardo Rodriguez, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, expect to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, during a conference call scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The Company expects to release financial results for the second quarter on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, after the market close.
Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 844-200-6205 (domestic) or +1 929-526-1599 (international) and referencing conference ID 750795 a few minutes before 8:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 28, 2022. In addition, the conference call and any accompanying slide presentation will be available live as a listen-only webcast hosted on the Investors section of Aspen's website, at www.aerogel.com.
A replay of the webcast will be posted on the Investors section of the Aspen Aerogels website at www.aerogel.com, where it will remain available for approximately one year after the conference call.
About Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin® products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. Aspen Battery Materials, the Company's carbon aerogel initiative, seeks to increase the performance of lithium-ion battery cells to enable EV manufacturers to extend the driving range and reduce the cost of EVs. Aspen's Spaceloft® products provide building owners with industry-leading energy efficiency and fire safety. The Company's Cryogel® and Pyrogel® products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform™ into additional high-value markets. Headquartered in Northborough, Mass., Aspen manufactures its products at its East Providence, R.I. facilities. For more information, please visit www.aerogel.com.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations said Monday it expects the world’s population to reach 8 billion on Nov. 15th this year and it projects that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
The report, released on World Population Day, said global population growth fell below 1% in 2020 and is growing at its slowest rate since 1950.
According to the latest U.N. projections, the world’s population could grow to around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and a peak of around 10.4 billion people during the 2080s. It is projected to remain at that level until 2100.
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called 2022 a “milestone year” with “the birth of the Earth’s eight billionth inhabitant.”
The report, World Population Prospects 2022, put the population at 7.942 billion and forecast it will reach 8 billion on November 15th.
“This is an occasion to celebrate our diversity, recognize our common humanity, and marvel at advancements in health that have extended lifespans and dramatically reduced maternal and child mortality rates,” Guterres said in a statement. “At the same time, it is a reminder of our shared responsibility to care for our planet and a moment to reflect on where we still fall short of our commitments to one another.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/un-expects-worlds-population-to-reach-8-billion-on-nov-15/ | 2022-07-11T20:44:01Z | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/un-expects-worlds-population-to-reach-8-billion-on-nov-15/ | false |
TOKYO (AP) — The Unification Church acknowledged Monday that the mother of the man accused of assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a member, but that an investigation is ongoing into media speculation that her donations may have angered her son and led to the killing.
Police have said the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, told investigators he wanted to kill Abe because of his rumored connection to an organization he resented, which police did not identify. Japanese media reports said it was a religious group, and cited large donations by his mother and his anger over her subsequent bankruptcy as a possible motive.
Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Unification Church’s Japan branch, acknowledged at a news conference that she was a member, but declined to comment on the specifics of her donations, saying a police investigation is underway. Speaking in generalities, he confirmed some people had made generous donations, but stressed none was forced.
The church is also known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, founded in South Korea by the late Sun Myung Moon.
Tanaka brushed off the media reports as speculation, stressing the motive was still unclear.
“Trying to understand how such hatred may have possibly led to the killing is totally perplexing,” Tanaka said.
Abe was not a church member, but may have spoken at some events held by affiliated groups, Tanaka said.
Abe was fatally shot last Friday in Nara in western Japan while campaigning for Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Video and photos taken by people in the crowd show the suspect pulling out a homemade gun. Two smoke-filled blasts were fired. Abe collapsed and was later declared dead at a hospital.
“This is something that should never have happened, and I feel a deep outrage,” Tanaka said, bowing deeply. “My heart aches that Japan has lost a loved and respected leader.”
Such bows are part of Japanese protocol to express condolences and do not necessarily signify admission of guilt.
Tanaka said Yamagami’s mother joined the church in the late 1990s and has been participating in church events about once a month lately. There were years in between during which she did not come at all, he said.
Although the church has had scandals related to donations, compliance measures were set up in 2009, and there have not been any major troubles since then, Tanaka said.
“The amount of donations is up to each individual,” he said. “We are grateful to those who give large donations, but nothing is required.”
The news conference started with Tanaka bowing in a solemn moment of prayer. “As a religious leader, I take this extremely seriously,” Tanaka said of Abe’s assassination.
Japanese media reports say Yamagami’s mother declared bankruptcy in 2002, but Tanaka said records dating back 20 years couldn’t be confirmed and that details were unknown.
Yamagami is under custody and not available for comment.
The Unification Church has been embroiled in controversies over the years. Since its founding in 1954, Moon built a business empire with hundreds of ventures in more than a half dozen countries, from hospitals and universities to newspapers and a ballet troupe.
The controversial practices include mass arranged weddings, often pairing followers from different countries, aimed at building a multicultural religious world.
In Japan, famous actresses have joined the church, while politicians courted friendly ties because of the church’s influence. The Japan branch was founded in 1959. Church spokesperson Ahn Ho-yeul said the church has 300,000 believers in Japan and 150,000-200,000 in South Korea.
The church’s beliefs are based on the idea that love in marriage and family is what God wants for world peace and harmony.
The majority of Japanese people adhere to a mix of Shinto and Buddhism.
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HOUSTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Talos Energy Inc. (NYSE: TALO) ("Talos" or the "Company") today announced that Robin Fielder will participate in a one-on-one fireside chat with Jeff Robertson of Water Tower Research. The fireside chat will be broadcast live on July 13, 2022 at 10:00 AM Central Time and will focus on the Company's carbon capture and sequestration business, Talos Low Carbon Solutions. The session is expected to run for approximately 30-60 minutes and is open to all individuals who register.
Investors who are interested in listening may register through Water Tower Research using the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qOvuO9aSQESASBrEX0GT4Q.
ABOUT TALOS ENERGY
Talos Energy (NYSE: TALO) is a technically driven independent exploration and production company focused on safely and efficiently maximizing long-term value through its operations, currently in the United States and offshore Mexico, both upstream through oil and gas exploration and production and downstream through the development of future carbon capture and storage opportunities. As one of the Gulf of Mexico's largest public independent producers, we leverage decades of technical and offshore operational expertise towards the acquisition, exploration and development of assets in key geological trends that are present in many offshore basins around the world. With a focus on environmental stewardship, we are also utilizing our expertise to explore opportunities to reduce industrial emissions through our carbon capture and storage initiatives along the U.S. Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico. For more information, visit www.talosenergy.com.
TALOS ENERGY INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT
Sergio Maiworm
+1.713.328.3008
investor@talosenergy.com
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Daily One-Hour Court Series Launches in 95 Percent of U.S. Broadcast Syndication Markets and on Allen Media's Television Network JusticeCentral.TV
LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media Group (AMG) television division proudly announces nationwide clearance for the Fall 2022 launch of its 68th and newest HD television series WE THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE LAUREN LAKE. This new court series is a daily/strip one-hour block of programming for Fall 2022 available to broadcast television stations, as well as global platforms, cable networks, and digital distribution. Over the past 13 years, AMG has launched seven court series, making it the largest owner/producer/distributor of television court programming in the world.
WE THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE LAUREN LAKE has secured clearances with group-owned television stations including: FOX O&Os, CBS O&Os, Nexstar, Tegna, Weigel, Mission, Sinclair, Lockwood, Gray, Entravision, Hearst, Scripps, Corridor, Circle City Broadcasting, Block, Allen Media Broadcasting, Graham, COX Media Group, American Spirit, Bahakel, Sunbeam, and the CW 100+.
In addition to broadcast syndication television stations and station groups, all AMG's court programming is carried on AMG's television network JusticeCentral.TV, which is available in over 50 million U.S. homes and is carried on Comcast, DirecTV, Cox, ATT U-Verse, Mediacom, Verizon FiOS, DISH, Altice, Charter/Spectrum, and other major cable carriers nationwide and globally.
The initial AMG court series, AMERICA'S COURT WITH JUDGE ROSS, premiered in Fall 2010, and just began its thirteenth year of production. The additional AMG court series, also currently in production, are: JUSTICE FOR ALL WITH JUDGE CRISTINA PEREZ, JUSTICE WITH JUDGE MABLEAN, SUPREME JUSTICE WITH JUDGE KAREN, and THE VERDICT WITH JUDGE HATCHETT. These series are all currently carried in more than 95 percent of U.S. broadcast television markets, and on network and digital platforms globally.
Television viewers know sharp-witted lawyer and legal analyst Judge Lauren Lake from her previous nationally-syndicated television show, the MGM Television Emmy® Award-winning series, LAUREN LAKE'S PATERNITY COURT, where Judge Lake helped litigants resolve paternity-related legal issues.
"We at Allen Media Group are beyond elated to add WE THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE LAUREN LAKE to our already stellar portfolio of court shows," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. "Emmy® Award-winning Judge Lauren Lake is an outstanding and charismatic television host. We are extremely confident that our newest court series with Judge Lake will be very successful for years to come as she joins our outstanding roster of talent, including Judge Kevin Ross, Judge Mablean Ephriam, Judge Christina Perez, Judge Karen Mills-Francis, and Judge Glenda Hatchett."
"I am very excited about WE THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE LAUREN LAKE and I'm thrilled to be working with Byron Allen," said Judge Lake. "Byron's creative vision and commitment to creating high-quality television programs and networks is unparalleled in this industry. I am enthusiastic and highly confident that we will deliver another first-class television court series."
WE THE PEOPLE WITH JUDGE LAUREN LAKE is produced and distributed by AMG.
Chairman and CEO Byron Allen founded Allen Media Group in 1993. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it has offices in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Charleston, SC. Allen Media Group owns 27 ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX network affiliate broadcast television stations in 21 U.S. markets and twelve 24-hour HD television networks serving nearly 220 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL, THE WEATHER CHANNEL EN ESPAÑOL, PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV, ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICECENTRAL.TV, THEGRIO.TV, THIS TV, and PATTRN. Allen Media Group also owns the streaming platforms HBCU GO, SPORTS.TV, THE GRIO, THE WEATHER CHANNEL STREAMING APP and LOCAL NOW--the free-streaming AVOD service powered by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, which delivers real-time, hyper-local news, weather, traffic, sports, and lifestyle information. Allen Media Group also produces, distributes, and sells advertising for 68 television programs, making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast television stations. Allen Media Group International Television continues to extend its corporate branding and content around the globe. It currently has active license agreements and programming in South Africa, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada and New Zealand. With a library of over 5,000 hours of owned content across multiple genres, Allen Media Group provides video content to broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile devices, and multimedia digital. Our mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers, online users, and Fortune 500 advertising partners.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is a full-service, theatrical motion picture distribution company specializing in wide release commercial content. ESMP released 2017's highest-grossing independent movie, the shark thriller 47 METERS DOWN, which grossed over $44.3 million. In 2018, ESMP also released the critically-acclaimed and commercially successful Western HOSTILES, the historic mystery-thriller CHAPPAQUIDDICK and the sequel to 47 METERS DOWN, 47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED. The digital distribution unit of Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, digital and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films.
In 2016, Allen Media Group purchased The Grio, a highly-rated digital video-centric news community platform devoted to providing African-Americans with compelling stories and perspectives currently underrepresented in existing national news outlets. The Grio features aggregated and original video packages, news articles and opinion pieces on topics that include breaking news, politics, health, business and entertainment. Originally launched in 2009, the platform was then purchased by NBC News in 2010. The digital platform remains focused on curating exciting digital content and currently has more than 100 million annual visitors.
For more information, visit:
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Réseau Allégé Québec's proposes to bring to Shawinigan 15 years of experience in energy technology and storage that solves critical, unmet grid-scale electric battery storage and related systems manufacturing in North America
The project plans to build a first-in-class facility in the field of grid storage systems manufacturing and advanced development
During the construction phase, the project will contribute to the creation of hundreds of jobs in the construction and engineering sector
In its operational phase, the project will generate numerous high-tech manufacturing jobs in Shawinigan and surrounding areas
VILLE DE SHAWINIGAN, QC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ville de Shawinigan, located in Canada's Québec Province, has agreed to sell land to Réseau Allégé Québec Inc. (RAQ, and d/b/a Lightening Grid Quebec) pursuant to a purchase offer dated May 16, 2022, for the purpose of building a first-in-class technical center and advanced grid storage battery cells and systems manufacturing facility. Preliminary preparation work is underway at the location for site inspection, clearance, and design.
"We are very pleased to welcome Réseau Allégé Québec to the large-scale Alice-Asselin industrial park site. This project fits perfectly into our niche of economic development in transportation electrification and electric batteries. The city stands out for its dynamism and its ability to bring together major players in this field, starting with research centers and many innovative companies. This morning's announcement confirms the importance of Shawinigan within the future innovation zone of the Energy Transition Valley," said Michel Angers, Mayor of Shawinigan.
At scale, RAQ plans to create hundreds of direct jobs and many more indirect jobs. The high-value products and services RAQ will provide will serve critical energy, environmental, and security infrastructure needs.
"RAQ will make serving as a strong citizen in the Shawinigan community a priority. This will include creating high-skilled jobs, excellent training, local university collaboration, and globally competitive wages," said Michael Epstein, CEO of Réseau Allégé Québec. "We determined that the community of Shawinigan is an ideal location and is the optimal site of our extensive investment, plans, and exciting future."
The high-value products and services of RAQ will not only support the needs of Canada but also more broadly become an export engine to the United States and European Union.
"With Réseau Allégé Québec's future facilities in Shawinigan, we are gaining not only a player in our battery industry, but more importantly, new expertise in energy storage. Attracting players from around the world, the energy transition ecosystem that we are building will transform the region's economy in the coming years," said Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development.
"I am thrilled that Réseau Allégé Québec is coming to Shawinigan. This is excellent news as this means many new jobs will be created in our region. The arrival of companies in the battery sector confirms our status as the Energy City of the 21st century," said Marie-Louise Tardif, MNA for Laviolette–Saint-Maurice.
RBC Capital Markets and Société Générale are advisors to RAQ.
"RBC Capital Markets is proud to work with Réseau Allégé Québec and Lightergy to help make this important investment a reality," said Robert Nicholson, Head of Renewables and Energy Transition, Canadian Power, Utilities, and Infrastructure, RBC Capital Markets. "RBC is committed to providing the advice and solutions our clients need to advance clean technology and green infrastructure in support of a more sustainable future. As one of North America's premier investment banks, we are uniquely positioned to provide the advice, knowledge, and support to help organizations around the world achieve their sustainability goals while setting ambitious targets of our own."
William Turlington, Head of Mining, Metals and Industries Finance, Americas for Société Générale, said, "As advisor, we see securing the land for the RAQ facility in Shawinigan as an important milestone in delivering the much needed grid-scale electric battery storage manufacturing capacity. We will continue to work with Lightergy and RAQ to bring Quebec's green offering to the North American market."
Société Générale has been at the forefront of sustainable finance for over 20 years and has embedded positive impact solutions across all of its advisory, financing and investment activities. Société Générale was recently named "Bank of the Year for Sustainability" by the International Financing Review (IFR) for its leading role in financing the energy transition.
ABOUT VILLE DE SHAWINIGAN
Located in Mauricie, 90 minutes from Montreal and Quebec, the City of Shawinigan has nearly 51,000 citizens spread over an area of 800 square-kilometers. Bordered by the majestic Saint-Maurice River, Shawinigan is a crossroads where countless opportunities for economic success and an enviable living environment for families and outdoor enthusiasts meet. It is a city that builds success!
ABOUT RÉSEAU ALLÉGÉ QUÉBEC
Réseau Allégé Québec, a subsidiary of Compact Power, Inc. d/b/a Lightergy™, brings 15 years of advanced energy storage technology expertise and breakthrough power solutions including energy management systems, cells, modules, and battery systems. Lightergy has a strong history of collaboration with Hydro-Québec beginning in 2007. The company has amassed a portfolio of intellectual property comprising over 60 patents and patents pending as well as established its products in the niche, high-margin defense, emergency services, and critical infrastructure markets. http://www.lighteninggridqc.com
François St-Onge
Ville de Shawinigan
819 536-7200 | information@shawinigan.ca
Mathieu St-Amand
Cabinet du Ministre de l'Économie et de l'Innovation
418 691-5650 - 1 866 680-1884 - www.economie.gouv.qc.ca
Charles Nicolas
Réseau Allégé Québec / Lightening Grid Quebec
214-557-5454 - charles@leveecommunications.com
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DENVER, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SM Energy Company (the "Company") (NYSE: SM) today announces that it expects to release its second quarter 2022 financial and operating results after market on August 3, 2022. See schedule below:
August 3, 2022 – After market close, the Company plans to issue its second quarter 2022 financial and operating results, which will include an earnings release, a pre-recorded webcast discussing the second quarter 2022 financial and operating results, and an associated presentation, all of which will be posted to the Company's website at ir.sm-energy.com.
August 4, 2022 – Please join SM Energy management at 8:00 a.m. Mountain time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time for the second quarter 2022 financial and operating results Q&A session. This discussion will be accessible via webcast (available live and for replay) on the Company's website at ir.sm-energy.com or by telephone. To join the live conference call, please register at the link below for dial-in information.
- Live Conference Call Registration: https://conferencingportals.com/event/pAjDSntN
- Replay (conference ID 11299) - Domestic toll free/International: 800-770-2030/647-362-9199
The call replay will be available approximately one hour after the call and until August 18, 2022.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
SM Energy Company is an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and NGLs in the state of Texas. SM Energy routinely posts important information about the Company on its website. For more information about SM Energy, please visit its website at www.sm-energy.com.
SM ENERGY INVESTOR CONTACTS
Jennifer Martin Samuels, jsamuels@sm-energy.com, 303-864-2507
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, July 12, 2022
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HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
128 PM PDT Mon Jul 11 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures 100 to 105 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. In
Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon.
* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM PDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The daytime temperatures in tandem with
warm lows on Tuesday night, mid and upper 60s, will prompt a
high heat risk for those who are heat sensitive and without
effective cooling and/or adequate hydration.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out
of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young
children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When
possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or
evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat
stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when
possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent
rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone
overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location.
Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures 99 to 102 expected.
* WHERE...In Washington, Yakima Valley and Foothills of the Blue
Mountains of Washington. In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern
Blue Mountains of Oregon.
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Forklift driver charged with manslaughter
A forklift driver has been charged with manslaughter after an investigation into a fatal workplace incident in Sydney's west last year.
Emergency services were called on February 1, 2021, to a St Marys business following reports a man had been pinned between a truck and forklift.
The 40-year-old man died at the scene.
NSW Police have issued a 59-year-old man with a court attendance notice for the offence of manslaughter.
Police will allege in court the man was operating the forklift prior to the incident.
He will appear at Penrith Local Court on Tuesday.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 11, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
253 PM CDT Mon Jul 11 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Caldwell, northeastern Hays, south central Travis and west central
Bastrop Counties through 345 PM CDT...
At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Barton Creek, or near Tanglewood Forest, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and up to half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Austin, Buda, Lockhart, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest, Austin
Bergstrom Int Airport, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Mustang Ridge,
Niederwald, Bear Creek, Barton Creek, Shady Hollow, Onion Creek,
Cedar Creek, Manchaca, Sunset Valley, San Leanna, Hays and Creedmoor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3022 9800 3035 9785 3009 9747 2990 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 314DEG 20KT 3024 9787
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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CLARKSBURG, WV (WBOY) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Huntington District on Monday issued a reminder that cliff jumping and diving at the lakes it manages — including a major tourism destination in West Virginia — is not allowed.
The Huntington District manages the following bodies of water in West Virginia:
- Alum Creek
- Deer Creek
- Delaware Lake
- Dillon Lake
- Beech Fork
- Bluestone Lake
- Burnsville Lake
- East Lynn Lake
- R.D. Bailey Lake
- Summersville Lake
- Sutton Lake
And the following lakes in Kentucky:
- Dewey
- Fishtrap
- Grayson
- Paintsville
- Yatesville
And the following lakes in Ohio:
- North Branch of Kokosing
- Paint Creek Lake
As well as John W. Flannagan Lake in Virginia.
The Corps of Engineers said several recent water-related accidents and fatalities prompted its warning, and the agency called cliff diving a “reckless and dangerous activity with the potential to cause serious injury and death.”
The agency said in all of its recreational areas, entering lakes from a height greater than one’s own height is prohibited, as well as diving, jumping or swinging from trees, bridges or other structures.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge in Utah was deciding Monday whether to allow a trigger-law ban on abortion to take effect while a Minnesota judge declared most of that state's restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, as the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade are being sorted out nationwide.
In Michigan, a campaign turned in a record-breaking number of signatures so voters can be asked on the November ballot whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Last month's Dobbs v. Jackson ruling overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that found that the right to abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution. The issue reverted to the states, setting off new court battles and ballot initiatives as many states act to curtail or ban abortions.
Utah is among more than a dozen states with trigger laws designed to limit abortion upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Utah law bans nearly all abortions, except for in cases of rape, incest or when maternal health is threatened. A Republican-appointed judge blocked its enforcement for 14 days after the state's branch of Planned Parenthood sued.
Planned Parenthood argues the law violates the Utah Constitution’s equal protection and right to privacy provisions. Utah’s attorneys argue that state abortion bans pre-dating Roe span to when the state constitution was drafted and accuse Planned Parenthood of trying to “interrupt and ultimately override the Legislature’s judgment.”
The judge's temporary restraining order expired Monday. District Court Judge Andrew Stone is now deciding whether to grant a preliminary injunction, which would let Planned Parenthood clinics continue to provide abortion care until the court rules on the constitutional questions.
Since the case began, another Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks took effect.
The judge in Minnesota declared most of the state's restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, including a 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan also struck down requirements that only physicians can perform abortions and that abortions after the first trimester must be performed in hospitals. His order took effect immediately, meaning the limits can’t be enforced.
Gender Justice and other abortion rights supporters argued that the restrictions were unconstitutional under a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court holding that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The judge called that case “significant and historic” and said it’s unaffected by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
“These abortion laws violate the right to privacy because they infringe upon the fundamental right under the Minnesota Constitution to access abortion care and do not withstand strict scrutiny,” Gilligan wrote.
Opponents of abortion rights condemned the decision. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said the laws challenged in the case are “common sense measures that support and empower pregnant women” and striking them down blocks residents from “enacting reasonable protections for unborn children and their mothers.” A Republican attorney general candidate called on the Democratic attorney general to appeal.
Alongside lawsuits to challenge bans, abortion rights supporters are trying to add ballot questions to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions.
More than 750,000 signatures were turned in by the campaign in Michigan on Monday — close to double the number needed. The Democratic governor and attorney general in the battleground state have both made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns.
“The number of signatures showed that here in Michigan we trust women. We trust people. We trust doctors, not politicians, to make decisions about our body, our pregnancy and parenthood,” Reproductive Freedom for All spokesperson Shanay Watson-Whittaker said during a news conference in Lansing.
The signatures still must be verified and validated. A judge has temporarily blocked a 1931 Michigan law that would make abortion a felony except when “necessary to preserve the life of such woman.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the law is invalid under the due process and equal protection clauses of the state constitution. The injunction, which stems from a Planned Parenthood lawsuit, could be revoked at any time.
Last week, backers of a last-minute effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Arizona Constitution failed to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. In California, voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their constitution. Democrats who control the government in California fear the state’s abortion laws could be vulnerable to legal challenges.
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FREMONT, Calif. and WESTBURY, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius"), the leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, announced today that Justin Mirro will join the Amprius board of directors upon completion of Amprius' business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Kensington") (NYSE: KCAC.U), which is expected in the second half of 2022.
Mirro brings over 25 years of experience in sourcing, structuring, financing, and closing complex transactions in the automotive-related sector to the Amprius board. He currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV and the president of investment firm Kensington Capital Partners. Mirro previously served on the board of directors of QuantumScape and Cooper-Standard Holdings.
Dr. Kang Sun, CEO of Amprius, commented: "We are thrilled that Justin Mirro will be joining our board of directors. His deep expertise in operations and financing, and his experience creating significant shareholder value for companies focused on electric mobility, will be an invaluable asset for Amprius as we continue to execute on our commercialization strategy and work to make our silicon nanowire anode batteries a mainstream technology."
Justin Mirro, Chairman and CEO of Kensington, added: "I am excited to join the board of Amprius at this critical time in the company's history. Amprius' market-leading battery technology is enabling the advancement of electric mobility and has already been validated by numerous customers. I look forward to working with Kang and the other directors to support the Amprius team as the company expands its manufacturing capabilities to meet the robust demand for its leading-edge batteries."
About Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries producing the industry's highest energy density cells. The company's corporate headquarters is in Fremont, California where it maintains an R&D lab and a pilot manufacturing facility for the fabrication of silicon nanowire anodes and cells.
For additional information, please visit amprius.com.
About Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE: KCAC.U) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with a business in the automotive and automotive-related sector. Kensington's management team of Justin Mirro, Dieter Zetsche, Bob Remenar, Simon Boag and Dan Huber is supported by a board of independent directors including Tom LaSorda, Nicole Nason, Anders Pettersson, Mitch Quain, Don Runkle, and Matt Simoncini.
Kensington's units, subunits and warrants are currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "KCAC.U," "KCA.U," and "KCAC.WS," respectively. Each "KCAC.U" unit contains one subunit and 1 warrant. Each "KCA.U" subunit contains one share of Kensington common stock and 1 warrant. A holder of the subunit will only be able to retain the 1 warrant underlying the subunit if the holder elects not to redeem the subunit in connection with the Business Combination. The subunits will not separate into shares of common stock and warrants until the consummation of the Business Combination.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, each as amended, including Kensington's or Amprius' or their management teams' expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek" or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business combination between Amprius and Kensington (the "Proposed Business Combination") and the expansion of Amprius' manufacturing capabilities. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Amprius' and Kensington's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied upon by any investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Amprius and Kensington. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the Proposed Business Combination, including the risk that any regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Proposed Business Combination or that the approval of the equity holders of Amprius or Kensington is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination; risks related to the rollout of Amprius' business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Amprius' business; supply shortages in the materials necessary for the production of Amprius' products; the termination of government clean energy and electric vehicle incentives or the reduction in government spending on vehicles powered by battery technology; delays in construction and operation of production facilities; the amount of redemption requests made by Kensington's public equity holders; and the ability of Kensington or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the Proposed Business Combination or in the future. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in Kensington's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Kensington's final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022 and the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Amprius or Kensington presently know or that Amprius and Kensington currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Amprius' and Kensington's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Amprius and Kensington anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Amprius' and Kensington's assessments to change. However, while Amprius and Kensington may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Amprius and Kensington specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Amprius' or Kensington's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Neither Amprius, Kensington, nor any of their respective affiliates have any obligation to update this press release other than as required by law.
Important Information and Where to Find It
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Kensington and Amprius. A full description of the terms of the transaction is provided in the registration statement on form S-4, dated June 21, 2022 (File No. 333-265740) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the SEC by Kensington. The Registration Statement includes a prospectus with respect to the combined company's securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and a preliminary proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of Kensington to vote on the Proposed Business Combination. Kensington also plans to file other documents and relevant materials with the SEC regarding the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement will be mailed to the shareholders of Kensington as of the record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMPRIUS AND KENSINGTON ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND RELEVANT MATERIALS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THER ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Amprius and Kensington once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
Participants in the Solicitation
Kensington and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Kensington in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. Amprius and its officers and directors may also be deemed participants in such solicitation. Security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Kensington's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Kensington's final prospectus filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, which will become available after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, and other relevant materials filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Business Combination when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Kensington's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different from those of Kensington's shareholders generally, is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
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Investors
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HOUSTON, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weatherford International plc (NASDAQ: WFRD) ("Weatherford" or the "Company") today announced it intends to use cash on hand to redeem $50 million principal amount of its 11.0% senior notes due December 1, 2024 on August 10, 2022 (the "Unsecured Notes").
Girish Saligram, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "I am extremely proud of the progress we have made to strengthen our operating profile as we continue on our journey to realize sustainable profitability and free cash flow generation. This repayment demonstrates our commitment to continue improving our capital structure from our operating results."
Forward Looking Statements
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About Weatherford
Weatherford is a leading global energy services company. Operating in approximately 75 countries, the Company answers the challenges of the energy industry with its global talent network of approximately 17,000 team members and approximately 350 operating locations, including manufacturing, research and development, service, and training facilities.
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DeWalt impact drivers
DeWalt is one of the most trusted brands in power tools. Their products are American-made and the go-to choice for professional contractors and consumers alike. When it comes to impact drivers, they make some of the best.
If you’re comparing a few of their models but are confused about what the various specifications mean and which one to pick, this guide will clear everything up for you. Our favorite model is the DeWalt 20V MAX XR. It features an efficient brushless motor and offers three-speed settings for precision work.
Impact drivers vs. drills
Impact drivers may look like standard drills, but they incorporate a hammering action that makes them superior for driving fasteners into stubborn materials. While you can certainly use a regular drill to drive a long screw into a piece of wood without drilling a pilot hole first, it is often a bit of a struggle to get the initial penetration. If you are driving a lot of fasteners into wood or another dense material, you’ll quickly drain the battery as well.
Impact drivers have more torque than standard drills, and they combine this with the hammering action mentioned above, which dramatically improves penetration. This not only makes your work easier but the driver’s as well, resulting in longer battery life.
What to consider when choosing a DeWalt impact driver
Power
For the most part, DeWalt only sells cordless impact drivers, so you’ll have to consider the battery voltage and amp-hours when selecting a model.
You can choose between 12, 18, and 20-volt options. 12-volt tools are best for light-duty work, while 18 and 20-volt drivers are better suited to heavy-duty tasks. 12-volt models are often slightly lighter and more affordable. However, they are less versatile. You’ll never run into a situation where an 18 or 20-volt model can’t do the job of the 12-volt driver, but you cannot say the opposite.
When it comes to how long the battery will last, amp hours are the most critical specification. The higher the amp hours, written as Ah, the longer the battery will last.
Torque
The torque of an impact driver refers to its twisting force. It may be written in inch-pounds or foot-pounds. 1 foot-pound is equal to 12 inch-pounds. If two drills have the specifications written in different units, you can either divide or multiply one of them by 12 to get an accurate comparison. The higher the inch/pounds or foot/pounds, the more torque a tool has and the better it can drive fasteners into hard and dense materials.
Speed settings
DeWalt impact drivers come in single and three-speed options, though this is a bit misleading as even single-speed models feature a variable speed trigger. That being said, having a model that allows you to choose a maximum RPM setting minimizes the chances of drilling too hard and too fast into delicate materials.
Impacts per minute
The impacts per minute, sometimes written as blows per minute, is another specification you will see on DeWalt impact drivers. This will vary with speed and is less important of a consideration than power, torque and speed when determining how well an impact driver will handle tasks.
Size and weight
Most DeWalt impact drivers are lightweight and compact, making them easy to handle and get into tight spaces. If you are using your driver for extended periods, though, every ounce matters, so you may want to factor both size and weight into your decision.
LEDs
Many DeWalt impact drivers feature LEDs that illuminate your work area. This can be very helpful when working in dim locations where it may be difficult to see what you are doing. They will automatically turn on when you squeeze the trigger and stay on for an additional 20 seconds after releasing it.
How much can you expect to spend on a DeWalt impact driver
Despite being a top name in the game, DeWalt tools are still quite affordable. 12-volt impact driver kits that include a battery and charger or bare-tool 18- and 20-volt models are available for as little as $100. 18 and 20-volt kits start around $200 and increase in price depending on how many batteries and other accessories are included.
DeWalt impact driver FAQs
What is the difference between an impact driver and a hammer drill?
A. Impact drivers apply rotational impacts, while hammer drills apply forward impacts. This makes the former better for driving fasteners and the latter better for creating holes in masonry.
Are brushless motors better?
A. Brushless motors are more efficient than brushed motors. This makes them a better choice for cordless tools, where efficiency translates to longer battery life.
What is the best DeWalt impact driver?
Top DeWalt impact driver
What you need to know: Both powerful and lightweight, the 20V MAX XR is an ideal choice for contractors and home DIYers alike.
What you’ll love: It features three-speed settings and is equipped with bright LEDs to illuminate your work area.
What you should consider: The high price may put it out of reach for some people.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top DeWALT impact driver for the money
What you need to know: This budget-friendly option features a brushless motor for efficient operation and can handle most light-duty tasks around the house.
What you’ll love: It offers 52% more torque yet is 19% shorter than the previous iteration.
What you should consider: Some consumers report receiving faulty batteries.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: The ATOMIC is DeWalt’s most compact 20V impact driver, making it the best option for those often working in tight spaces.
What you’ll love: Thanks to an illuminated ring and a belt hook, it is convenient to carry and use.
What you should consider: It has slightly less torque than the MAX XR.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The trial for a man accused of stabbing his roommate to death in Boulder began Monday with jury selection.
Robert Hicks, 31, is charged with first-degree murder after deliberation in the death of Curtis Stringe, 34, of Boulder. Hicks is also facing one misdemeanor count of third-degree assault.
Hicks pleaded not guilty in August and is set for an eight-day trial in front of Boulder District Judge Norma Sierra.
First-degree murder carries a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole.
According to an affidavit, Hicks called police to the 900 block of East Moorehead Circle at 8:55 p.m. Feb. 14 and said Stringe was not breathing and was bleeding from the stomach.
When officers arrived on scene, they found Stringe unconscious and face down in a bedroom with stab wounds to his stomach and leg. He was transported to Boulder Community Health’s Foothills Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Doctors said Stringe had nine stab wounds in his abdomen and one in his thigh, according to the affidavit.
Police earlier in the day had responded to the same address after Hicks and Stringe were seen fighting. Police said Stringe had a fresh black eye that was swollen shut and dry blood around his nose, mouth, and head, while Hicks had superficial wounds on his knuckles. Both men declined to speak to police at the time.
According to the affidavit, a witness told police the men were roommates and may have been fighting over rent money.
When police took Hicks into custody, officers noted he was covered in blood. He declined to talk to police after he was taken into custody. But according to the affidavit, body camera footage of the initial response recorded Hicks saying, “I should have known not to (expletive) call 911,” and “He fell onto something sharp.”
Hicks said he was “nonviolent” and said that he and Stringe had a good night together, but then later stated that they had gone to the bar together and Stringe had “punched the (expletive) out of me.”
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox lost every one of their first eight series against AL East opponents this season. In the ninth, a four-game set against the first-place Yankees, they opened with back-to-back losses and trailed by two runs in the 10th inning of Game 3.
That’s when things turned around.
One night after rallying to win in extra innings, Boston scored nine unanswered runs on Sunday to come back from a four-run deficit and beat New York 11-6. The split improved the Red Sox to 0-8-1 in series against AL East teams — not great, but a boost as they head into the All-Star break with series against the Rays and Yankees..
“I don’t think anyone would have bet that we would have split it after the first two. You’re definitely lying if you say that,” said shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who was added to the AL roster for the All-Star Game earlier Sunday.
“Especially how the first two games went,” he said, alluding to the 12-5 loss on Friday in which outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. pitched the ninth. “It’s nice to give the fans something to come back to the ballpark and look forward to.”
Jeter Downs’ bases-loaded blooper against Aroldis Chapman dropped in off DJ LeMahieu’s glove to break a sixth-inning tie, and the Red Sox rallied from a 6-2 deficit to win on Sunday night. Boston scored one in the third, three in the fifth to tie it, one in the sixth to take the lead and four insurance runs in the seventh.
It was the second straight comeback sparked by Downs, a 23-year-old rookie named after former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter who was supposed to start in Triple-A on Saturday but was scratched so he could head to Fenway Park.
“We play in a tough division, and we’ve been getting beat in the division and we know that,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “But we feel like we can play with anybody.”
J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer to make it 6-all in the fifth, and Franchy Cordero and Christian Vazquez also homered.
Giancarlo Stanton and Matt Carpenter homered for the Yankees, who scored two runs off Boston starter Nick Pivetta in each of the first three innings to open a 6-2 lead.
Vazquez hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third, then doubled home a run in the fifth; Martinez hit the next pitch out to right-center to tie it 6-all. Chapman (0-3), who returned from the Injured List earlier this month, loaded the bases in the sixth on a single and two walks.
Downs pinch hit for Jarren Duran and blooped one toward center field. LeMahieu went back on it from second base and Aaron Hicks came in from center, but the ball glanced off LeMahieu’s glove and fell in.
Trevor Story scored from third to make it 7-6 but Rob Refsnyder, who held up at first, was forced out at second.
“Everybody talks about the bullpen, how great they are, and we saw the window there,” said Cora, who used two pinch hitters in the inning against Chapman. “We have to go for it there.”
Boston added four more in the seventh, loading the bases on an error, a walk and a single before Story doubled high off the Green Monster in left-center to clear the bases. Albert Abreu replaced Miguel Castro and committed a throwing error on Cordero’s bunt, allowing Story to score from second and make it 10-6.
Chapman was charged with one run on one hit and two walks, striking out two in one inning. Hirokazu Sawamura (1-1) struck out two in two innings for Boston, which is in second place in the AL East — but 14 games behind the Yankees.
“At the end of the day, they’re going to look at who has the most wins, not the one who has the most wins against the division,” Bogaerts said. “So that’s the only way you get to the playoffs now.”
BOONE BOOTED
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected by plate umpire Tripp Gibson in the middle of the seventh. Boone came out to argue, animatedly, after Sawamura struck out Stanton looking to end the top half of the inning.
STARS
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, closer Clay Holmes, catcher Jose Trevino and left-hander Nestor Cortes were added to the AL roster for the All-Star Game on Sunday. They join starters Aaron Judge and Stanton.
The Red Sox have two players headed to Dodger Stadium for the game on July 19: Bogaerts was added as a reserve, and third baseman Rafael Devers was elected as a starter.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: New York starter Jameson Taillon took a hard chopper from Vazquez off his right hip in the first inning, recovered and made the play at first. Taillon remained in the game.
Red Sox: Devers missed the last two games of the series with back pain. … RHP Nathan Eovaldi pitched three-plus innings for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on a rehab assignment, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out four. He has been on the injured list since June 12 with lower back inflammation.
UP NEXT:
Yankees: After taking Monday off, host Cincinnati for the start of a three-game series Tuesday. Cole (8-2) will face Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-2).
Red Sox: Rookie RHP Brayan Bello (0-1) makes his second career start when he faces the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Later today, the world should see something remarkable: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.
The picture will come from NASA's new, $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope. NASA had planned to release it tomorrow as part of a collection of the first scientific results, but apparently the image is so dramatic that the White House has determined that President Biden should be the one to reveal it to the world.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most sophisticated observatory ever launched. It left Earth last December. In late January, it reached its celestial parking place a million miles away from the planet. Since then, engineers have been checking out the instruments, aligning the mirrors and letting the telescope cool down so its instruments will work properly.
"Webb was built to find the first generation of galaxies that formed after the big bang," says Jane Rigby, operations project scientist for the telescope. "That is the core science goal it was built to do."
Before declaring the telescope open for business mission managers wanted to make what they call early release observations. These are intended to show that the telescope works, and as Rigby says, "are intended to be jaw-droppingly beautiful, powerful both visually and scientifically."
In addition to the image containing the earliest galaxies ever seen, NASA will also release images of a stellar nursery where stars form called the Carina Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, and a group of galaxies discovered in 1787 called Stephan's Quintet. There will also be an analysis of the light coming from a giant planet orbiting outside our solar system with the prosaic name WASP-96b. Those additional images are expected to come out on Tuesday morning.
Looking Back To The Beginning
Webb is designed to gather and analyze infrared light, which is at longer wavelengths than can be seen by the human eye. That will allow it to capture light from the earliest galaxies, which appear in the infrared.
Those early galaxies are far away — more than 13 billion light years — and as powerful as the Webb telescope is, they may just look like faint smudges. But those smudges will help astronomers understand more about how the universe as we know it came to be.
One of the astronomers who will be conducting the search for those earliest galaxies is Caitlin Casey, an astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin.
She says one way to look for these faint galaxies is to point the telescope at the same patch of sky for a hundred hours or more, and let the light from these distant objects trickle in. The Hubble space telescope showed this so-called deep field approach could identify lots of previously unseen galaxies.
But where Hubble was able to see ten thousand galaxies in a deep field, with Webb, "we're going to have a million galaxies," Casey says.
Beyond finding new galaxies, Casey wants to understand the large structure of the universe, what the universe would look like if you could step back and get a birds eye view of it.
"If you zoom all the way out, the entire universe looks like, you know, something like the interior of a sponge where there are these like little filaments and voids," Casey says. "So what we really want to capture is that structure."
Much More To See
But that's just the beginning. The breadth of science Webb can be used for is staggering. For example, Megan Mansfield, a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona, will be using Webb to study the atmospheres of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
In particular, she wants to know about their atmospheres — "what they're made of, what their temperature is." That will tell her a lot about the planet itself, and whether it might be capable of sustaining life.
Anna Nierenberg of the University of California, Merced, leads a team that has cooked up a clever way to use the new telescope to try to understand the fundamental nature of dark matter, that invisible stuff that makes up a quarter of the universe. "You simply can't do that with any other instrument," she says. "If everything works it will be a big deal."
And as with any scientific instrument with new capabilities, no one really knows what secrets the Webb telescope will reveal about the universe we live in.
NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce contributed to this report.
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Shinzo Abe, former Japanese prime minister who was killed July 11, championed for more robust defense and security policies. With current world events, those ideas are increasingly important in Japan.
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Going back to the first of June, the rain deficit for Indianapolis is now more than four and half inches below average. Moderate drought has developed over most of the state crops are show signs of the excessive dryness.
A cold front will move this way overnight and bring much-needed rain to the state. There is a slight risk for severe storms mainly north of I-70. Storms will develop after 9pm and heavy rain, gusty winds and hail are likely from 10pm through 3am. The strongest storms will affect the northern half of the state and a half-inch to an inch and a half of rain will soak the state overnight.
Sunshine will return Tuesday and the humidity will be lower behind the front. Another cold front will move across Indiana Wednesday. This system will have less moisture to deal with, so we’ll only see a slight chance for rain as the front passes. The second cold front will reinforce the drier air and keep temperatures and the humidity comfortable for the rest of the week.
We’ll have another long stretch of dry weather this week. We’ll stay dry Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a chance for scattered thunderstorms Sunday.
Our summer has started very dry and drought has spread across the state.
Heavy rain is likely between 10pm and 3am tonight.
Strong storms will bring an in or so of rain overnight.
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The coastal marshlands of North Carolina take on a mythic quality in Delia Owens’ “Where the Crawdads Sing.” They are where the protagonist, Kya, grows up alone after her family leaves. They are also both the source of her artistic inspiration and her social isolation from the people in the nearby town of Barkley Cove.
“Marsh is not a swamp,” Owens’ book begins. “Marsh is a space of light, where grass grows in water, and water flows into the sky. Slow-moving creeks wander, carrying the orb of the sun with them to the sea, and long-legged birds lift with unexpected grace-as though not built to fly-against the roar of a thousand snow geese.”
It is a character as important as any in the book, and the filmmakers behind the big screen adaptation, which opens in theaters nationwide Friday, were not going to take any chances recreating that environment on a soundstage. They too would take to the marsh — oppressive heat, swarming bugs, looming alligators, unpredictable weather, flash floods, lightning storms and all — to bring the story to life. New Orleans plays coastal North Carolina in the film.
Reese Witherspoon and producer Elizabeth Gabler (“Life of Pi,” “Hidden Figures”) were both early champions of “Where the Crawdads Sing,” which became an unlikely publishing phenomenon, with over 12 million copies sold and a record-breaking 191 weeks on the bestseller list. They set out to make a feature film and enlisted Oscar-nominated “Beasts of the Southern Wild” screenwriter Lucy Alibar to take a stab at adapting the lyrical novel, which is at turns a romance, a coming-of-age tale, a courtroom drama, a mystery and a celebration of the natural world.
Director Olivia Newman had already decided she had to avoid the book when she heard there was an adaptation in the works. She wanted to preemptively spare herself the heartbreak of not getting to direct it herself. Then her agent told her that they were still searching for a director. She read it in two days, put a pitch together, and with an image of Terence Malick’s “The New World” in her head, she landed the dream job.
“We really wanted it to feel timeless,” Newman said. “Even though the book is really grounded in a specific time and place in American history that was so important for us to capture authentically, the story of “the marsh girl” also felt to me like a bit of folklore.”
The story follows “the marsh girl” Kya from age 6, when her mother leaves suddenly and her siblings and father go soon after, to her teen years through adulthood, capturing her evolution as an artist and several romances. Her freedom and future are put into jeopardy when one of her suitors is found dead and she’s assumed to be the cause. Daisy Edgar-Jones, the English actor who broke out as Marianne in “Normal People,” was cast to play Kya.
“I feel very lucky that I’ve been able to play women that are real and complicated,” Edgar-Jones said. “Kya and Marianne aren’t just one thing. They are both vulnerable and kind people, but they’re also incredibly spiky at times and flawed in many ways as well.”
Edgar-Jones immersed herself in Kya’s world which required her to adopt a mid-century Carolina accent, learn how to navigate a boat through the marsh and often be barefoot outdoors, which was mostly fine save for the red ants everywhere. Upon arriving in New Orleans, she found herself transported by the environment and its natural beauty and wildness. One of her fondest memories, she said, was the first time she saw the shack that production built in a nearby state park for Kya’s house.
“It felt like it was really lifted from my imagination,” Edgar-Jones said.
Filming was scheduled to catch the spring greenery before the rains came. They planned to shoot exteriors in May and interiors in June, but nature had other plans. A record May rainfall had the production constantly having to rearrange, sometimes on the spot, when there were sudden lightning storms. There were also unique challenges in shooting a good portion of the film on water, which had the entire production — from actors and cameras to props and port-a-potties — on small boats in the marsh.
“It was stressful at times,” said Taylor John Smith, who plays Kya’s friend and first love Tate. “But being out in the humidity when the air is super thick and hearing the cicadas and the frogs croaking and seeing snakes and gators come up next to you in the middle of a scene? It was great that we were able to play around in that environment.”
Newman said she has a bit of PTSD from the experience, from chasing the daylight to running from storms. And it felt like a cruel trick when after the rains, they had five days of gorgeous weather but couldn’t film anything they needed to because of all the flooding.
“It was very challenging...But at the same time, there was absolutely no way to tell the story without being right there in the environment. It’s as beautiful as it is because we shot on location and dealt with the elements and captured that landscape exactly as it is,” Newman said. “We wanted to lean into the natural beauty of her world, of the marsh, of the swamps and really highlight how beautiful that landscape is without touching it, using natural light and just picking the right time of day to shoot.”
The team spent nine months editing the film and everyone is excited about finally releasing it to the world on the big screen. Newman was heartened to know that Sony Pictures always intended for it to be a theatrical release, which is more and more of a rarity from major studios focused on franchises, tentpoles and superheroes — especially in the summer months.
“I think there’s a real thirst for these kinds of big dramas, romances and suspense movies,” Newman said. “We need more stories like this, and we need more movies like this in the theater."
“I think that there’s a lot to take away from a character like Kya,” she continued. "I think we’ve all felt underestimated. We’ve all felt sort of ostracized for different reasons. She gives us a bit of hope that we’re stronger than we think. This is a time when women especially need to be reassured.”
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The cases of four men facing drug charges after a 1,400-pill bust in May have taken different directions.
Police arrested Terry Rogers, 38, address unknown; Lorenzo White, 42, of St. Paul, Minnesota; Antawon Baker, 37, of Chicago; and John Richmond, 43, of St. Cloud, Minnesota, after finding 1,393 fentanyl pills, an ounce of crack cocaine, and smaller amounts of ecstasy and cocaine, in two Bismarck hotel rooms, according to an affidavit. Police also found seven cellphones, $2,039 in cash, and digital scales in the rooms, the affidavit states. Fentanyl pills are sold for $40 to $60 per pill, officials said.
Rogers, Baker and Richmond were charged with possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, a felony that carries a possible 10-year prison sentence. White was charged with felonies for possession of ecstasy and possession of cocaine. Each of those charges is punishable by up to five years in prison upon conviction.
Richmond pleaded not guilty at his Friday arraignment. South Central District Judge Cynthia Feland set a Sept. 27 trial date.
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Feland dismissed the charges against Baker, saying there was not enough evidence to move his case to trial.
State authorities have dismissed charges against White. A federal indictment charges him with drug conspiracy, and possession of ecstasy, cocaine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute, court records show. His trial date is Sept. 26.
A preliminary hearing for Rogers is Sept. 25.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with “hundreds” of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said it was unclear whether Iran had already provided any of the unmanned systems to Russia, but said the U.S. has “information” that indicates Iran is preparing to train Russian forces to use them as soon as this month.
“Our information indicates that the Iranian government is preparing to provide Russia with up to several hundred UAVs, including weapons-capable UAVs on an expedited timeline," he told reporters Monday.
Sullivan said it was proof the Russia's overwhelming bombardments in Ukraine, which have led it to consolidate gains in the country's east in recent weeks, was "coming at a cost to the sustainment of its own weapons."
Sullivan's revelation comes on the eve of President Joe Biden's trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, where Iran's nuclear program and malign activities in the region will be a key subject of discussion. Sullivan noted that Iran has provided similar unmanned aerial vehicles to Yemen's Houthi rebels to attack Saudi Arabia before a ceasefire was reached earlier this year. | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/White-House-Iran-set-to-deliver-armed-drones-to-17297857.php | 2022-07-11T21:04:30Z | https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/White-House-Iran-set-to-deliver-armed-drones-to-17297857.php | false |
The Pittsburgh Steelers have run out of Heinz. And they’re not running to the store to grab more.
The Steelers announced Monday that the organization has ended its longtime partnership with the formerly Pittsburgh-based food company, which had served as the title sponsor for the NFL franchise’s home stadium on the city’s North Shore since it opened in 2001.
The 68,400-seat venue will be known as Acrisure Stadium after the Steelers reached a 15-year sponsorship agreement with the Michigan-based financial tech company. Financial details were not disclosed.
“Acrisure provided us with an opportunity to ensure our stadium continues to be a valuable asset for our fans as well as keeping up with the market value of NFL stadiums,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement.
Heinz initially signed a 20-year sponsorship agreement with the Steelers that was scheduled to end after the 2020 season. The two sides came to terms on a one-year extension that ran through 2021 but Heinz opted not to pursue a new deal.
Sports Business Journal reported in 2019 that Heinz’s time as the stadium’s sponsor was running out, primarily because the company — which dates back to Western Pennsylvania in the late 1860s — was acquired by Kraft in 2015 and moved most of its business offices to Chicago.
The Steelers moved from Three Rivers Stadium to Heinz Field in time for the 2001 season. The venue next to the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers also serves as the home of the University of Pittsburgh football team. | https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-heinz-field-new-name-20220711-lv6uotgfbbh3lhx7iqyoyvtyvi-story.html | 2022-07-11T21:04:59Z | https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-spt-heinz-field-new-name-20220711-lv6uotgfbbh3lhx7iqyoyvtyvi-story.html | false |
Veterans' Access to Public and Private Sector Benefits Are Streamlined with ID.me While Safeguarding Private, Sensitive Information
MCLEAN, Va., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ID.me, the secure digital identity network, today announced a new milestone of around 12.5 million users from the military community. These users have used ID.me's login, which makes digital identities reusable, 253 million times to access benefits from government, non-profits, and private organizations.
"As a Veteran, I found it shocking that Veterans were often showing their DD-214, and with it their SSN, to a stranger to get military benefits like a free appetizer on Veterans Day," said Blake Hall, an Army Veteran and ID.me's Co-Founder and CEO. "Before ID.me, identity verification for veterans was a fragmented, time-consuming process that increased the risk of identity theft. Today, ID.me improves the customer experience for millions of military family members who wish to access services and benefits while enhancing their privacy, too."
ID.me puts military family members in full control of their information with the ability to seamlessly login to hundreds of organizations, including:
- Veterans Affairs: Since 2016, ID.me has provided a secure and portable login that enables Veterans to access services and benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
- AccessVA: ID.me enables veterans, family members, service members, business partners, and VA employees and contractors to access a variety of VA services.
- VFW: ID.me allows veterans to access Veteran Service Organizations like Veterans of Foreign Wars.
- Vet Tix: ID.me allows members of the military and their families to prove their military service to Vet Tix, a non-profit organization that allows veterans to access free tickets from organizations and members of the public who donate those tickets.
- Institute for Veterans & Military Families: ID.me allows veteran and military family business owners to register their business with Syracuse University's Institute for Veterans & Military Families (IVMF), which offers a Boots to Business program.
- Shift.org: ID.me empowers military users to verify at Shift, a veteran-founded organization that helps current and former members find professional career paths.
- Fanatics: ID.me allows veterans and military to access offers from Fanatics, an ecommerce platform used by most of the professional sports leagues in America.
- Waves of Honor: ID.me empowers veterans and active duty military to claim free and/or heavily discounted tickets to theme parks across the country.
- ID.me Shop: ID.me allows members of the military and their families to find and access offers from hundreds of organizations that utilize ID.me to honor service in a secure manner.
- Arts in Armed Forces: ID.me grants users access to exclusive AITAF event discounts for military members and their families.
- National Veteran-Owned Business Association (NaVOBA): ID.me powers military verification required to create an account and gain access to benefits only made available through NaVOBA.
- VetsinTech: ID.me grants veterans access to various programs to assist with education, employment, and entrepreneurship.
ID.me earned funding from the government to improve privacy and the customer experience for military families in 2013 when the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the United States Department of Commerce, awarded ID.me a cooperative agreement to enable "members of the military community and their families, First Responders, and students to access exclusive benefits and services online both securely and efficiently without having to share sensitive information with the brands directly."
Nine years after winning the grant from NIST, ID.me continues to enhance customer experience for members of the military, veterans, and their families.
To learn more, visit https://insights.id.me/article/government/one-login-to-serve-veterans-throughout-their-digital-life-government-non-profits-and-the-private-sector/.
The ID.me secure digital identity network includes partnerships in 30 states, 10 federal agencies, and over 500 name-brand retailers. The company provides identity proofing, authentication and group affiliation verification for organizations across sectors. The company's technology meets the federal standards for consumer authentication and is approved as a NIST 800-63-3 IAL2 / AAL2 conformant credential service provider by the Kantara Initiative. ID.me's Identity Gateway also maintains a Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate Authority to Operate (ATO). ID.me strives towards its mission of "No Identity Left Behind" to enable all people to have secure access to services. To learn more, visit https://www.ID.me
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Encore: Climate change is threatening thousands of years of winemaking in Turkey By Peter Kenyon Published July 11, 2022 at 1:18 PM PDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Climate change is posing challenges to vineyards in Turkey, endangering the future of an ancient industry. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.kcbx.org/2022-07-11/encore-climate-change-is-threatening-thousands-of-years-of-winemaking-in-turkey | 2022-07-11T21:14:05Z | https://www.kcbx.org/2022-07-11/encore-climate-change-is-threatening-thousands-of-years-of-winemaking-in-turkey | true |
FREMONT, Calif. and WESTBURY, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius"), the leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, announced today that Justin Mirro will join the Amprius board of directors upon completion of Amprius' business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Kensington") (NYSE: KCAC.U), which is expected in the second half of 2022.
Mirro brings over 25 years of experience in sourcing, structuring, financing, and closing complex transactions in the automotive-related sector to the Amprius board. He currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV and the president of investment firm Kensington Capital Partners. Mirro previously served on the board of directors of QuantumScape and Cooper-Standard Holdings.
Dr. Kang Sun, CEO of Amprius, commented: "We are thrilled that Justin Mirro will be joining our board of directors. His deep expertise in operations and financing, and his experience creating significant shareholder value for companies focused on electric mobility, will be an invaluable asset for Amprius as we continue to execute on our commercialization strategy and work to make our silicon nanowire anode batteries a mainstream technology."
Justin Mirro, Chairman and CEO of Kensington, added: "I am excited to join the board of Amprius at this critical time in the company's history. Amprius' market-leading battery technology is enabling the advancement of electric mobility and has already been validated by numerous customers. I look forward to working with Kang and the other directors to support the Amprius team as the company expands its manufacturing capabilities to meet the robust demand for its leading-edge batteries."
About Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries producing the industry's highest energy density cells. The company's corporate headquarters is in Fremont, California where it maintains an R&D lab and a pilot manufacturing facility for the fabrication of silicon nanowire anodes and cells.
For additional information, please visit amprius.com.
About Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE: KCAC.U) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with a business in the automotive and automotive-related sector. Kensington's management team of Justin Mirro, Dieter Zetsche, Bob Remenar, Simon Boag and Dan Huber is supported by a board of independent directors including Tom LaSorda, Nicole Nason, Anders Pettersson, Mitch Quain, Don Runkle, and Matt Simoncini.
Kensington's units, subunits and warrants are currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "KCAC.U," "KCA.U," and "KCAC.WS," respectively. Each "KCAC.U" unit contains one subunit and 1 warrant. Each "KCA.U" subunit contains one share of Kensington common stock and 1 warrant. A holder of the subunit will only be able to retain the 1 warrant underlying the subunit if the holder elects not to redeem the subunit in connection with the Business Combination. The subunits will not separate into shares of common stock and warrants until the consummation of the Business Combination.
For additional information, please visit autospac.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, each as amended, including Kensington's or Amprius' or their management teams' expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "estimate," "plan," "project," "forecast," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "seek" or other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proposed business combination between Amprius and Kensington (the "Proposed Business Combination") and the expansion of Amprius' manufacturing capabilities. These statements are based on various assumptions, whether or not identified in this press release, and on the current expectations of Amprius' and Kensington's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied upon by any investors as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of Amprius and Kensington. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political and legal conditions; the inability of the parties to successfully or timely consummate the Proposed Business Combination, including the risk that any regulatory approvals are not obtained, are delayed or are subject to unanticipated conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the Proposed Business Combination or that the approval of the equity holders of Amprius or Kensington is not obtained; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Proposed Business Combination; risks related to the rollout of Amprius' business and the timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Amprius' business; supply shortages in the materials necessary for the production of Amprius' products; the termination of government clean energy and electric vehicle incentives or the reduction in government spending on vehicles powered by battery technology; delays in construction and operation of production facilities; the amount of redemption requests made by Kensington's public equity holders; and the ability of Kensington or the combined company to issue equity or equity-linked securities in connection with the Proposed Business Combination or in the future. Additional information concerning these and other factors that may impact the operations and projections discussed herein can be found in Kensington's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Kensington's final prospectus for its initial public offering filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022 and the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that neither Amprius or Kensington presently know or that Amprius and Kensington currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Amprius' and Kensington's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Amprius and Kensington anticipate that subsequent events and developments will cause Amprius' and Kensington's assessments to change. However, while Amprius and Kensington may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Amprius and Kensington specifically disclaim any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Amprius' or Kensington's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements. Neither Amprius, Kensington, nor any of their respective affiliates have any obligation to update this press release other than as required by law.
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This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Kensington and Amprius. A full description of the terms of the transaction is provided in the registration statement on form S-4, dated June 21, 2022 (File No. 333-265740) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the SEC by Kensington. The Registration Statement includes a prospectus with respect to the combined company's securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and a preliminary proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of Kensington to vote on the Proposed Business Combination. Kensington also plans to file other documents and relevant materials with the SEC regarding the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement will be mailed to the shareholders of Kensington as of the record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMPRIUS AND KENSINGTON ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND RELEVANT MATERIALS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THER ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Amprius and Kensington once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
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Kensington and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Kensington in connection with the Proposed Business Combination. Amprius and its officers and directors may also be deemed participants in such solicitation. Security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Kensington's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading Kensington's final prospectus filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, which will become available after the Registration Statement has been declared effective by the SEC, and other relevant materials filed with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Business Combination when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Kensington's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different from those of Kensington's shareholders generally, is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement.
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LONDON (AP) — London’s Heathrow Airport apologized Monday to passengers whose travels were disrupted by staff shortages and warned it may ask airlines to cut more flights from their summer schedules to reduce the strain if the chaos persists.
Heathrow, Britain’s busiest airport, said service levels have been unacceptable at times in recent weeks, with long lines for security, delays helping passengers with reduced mobility, and luggage going missing or arriving late.
“We want to apologize to any passengers who have been affected by this,” the airport said in a monthly traffic update.
Booming demand for summer travel after two years of COVID-19 travel restrictions have swamped airlines and airports in Europe, which have been left shorthanded after laying off many pilots, cabin crew, check-in staff, ground crew and baggage handlers.
At Heathrow, unclaimed luggage has piled up in arrivals because of a technical glitch in the baggage system.
Compounding the problem, Heathrow said the punctuality of arriving flights is “very low” because of delays at other airports and airspace congestion across Europe.
Heathrow said it started recruiting in November in anticipation of this summer’s recovery in travel demand and expects security staffing will be back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of July. It also has reopened Terminal 4 to give passengers more space.
U.K. airlines have been slashing their summer flight schedules after authorities ordered them to ensure they can operate without disruption over the summer. British Airways has cut 11% of its flights between April and October to avoid canceling flights on the day of departure.
Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye said the airport will review the airlines’ proposed cuts “and will ask them to take further action if necessary.”
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Man charged in 1982 killing of girl who was walking to kindergarten class
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 4:51 PM EDT|Updated: 25 minutes ago
(AP) - A 70-year-old Nevada man has been charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in California after detectives solved the case using DNA evidence.
Robert John Lanoue, of Reno, Nevada, was charged last week in the killing of Anne Pham and was due in court Monday in Washoe County for a hearing about his extradition to Monterey County in California.
Pham disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class at Highland Elementary School in Seaside, California, on Jan. 21, 1982. Her body was found two days later in the former Fort Ord.
It was not immediately known if Lanoue has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
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Judges rule on state abortion restrictions, shape Roe impact
By SAM METZ, JENNIFER McDERMOTT and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah judge granted a request from Planned Parenthood to delay implementing the state’s trigger law banning most abortions, keeping them legal up to 18 weeks until the court rules on the ban’s constitutionality.
With the ruling, Utah maintains its position among a group of states where abortion rights are in legal limbo amid lawsuits challenging bans on state constitutional grounds.
“This law selects a single view of abortion and imposes it on everyone,” Judge Andrew Stone said, arguing that Planned Parenthood’s arguments merited further consideration.
The decision comes two weeks after Stone put a temporary hold on the law which bans abortions with exceptions for rape, incest or maternal health.
The implications of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade are being sorted out nationwide.
A Minnesota judge declared most of that state’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional. In Michigan, a campaign turned in a record-breaking number of signatures so voters can be asked on the November ballot whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution.
Last month’s Dobbs v. Jackson ruling overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that found that the right to abortion was protected by the U.S. Constitution. The issue reverted to the states, setting off new court battles and ballot initiatives as many states act to curtail or ban abortions.
Utah is among more than a dozen states with trigger laws designed to limit abortion upon the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The Utah law bans nearly all abortions, except for in cases of rape, incest or when maternal health is threatened. A Republican-appointed judge blocked its enforcement for 14 days after the state’s branch of Planned Parenthood sued.
Planned Parenthood argues the law violates the Utah Constitution’s equal protection and right to privacy provisions. Utah’s attorneys argue that state abortion bans pre-dating Roe span to when the state constitution was drafted and accuse Planned Parenthood of trying to “interrupt and ultimately override the Legislature’s judgment.”
The judge granted a preliminary injunction, which would let Planned Parenthood clinics continue to provide abortion care until the court rules on the constitutional questions.
Since the case began, another Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks took effect.
The judge in Minnesota declared most of the state’s restrictions on abortion unconstitutional, including a 24-hour waiting period and a requirement that both parents be notified before a minor can get an abortion. Ramsey County District Judge Thomas Gilligan also struck down requirements that only physicians can perform abortions and that abortions after the first trimester must be performed in hospitals. His order took effect immediately, meaning the limits can’t be enforced.
Gender Justice and other abortion rights supporters argued that the restrictions were unconstitutional under a 1995 Minnesota Supreme Court holding that the state constitution protects abortion rights. The judge called that case “significant and historic” and said it’s unaffected by the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
“These abortion laws violate the right to privacy because they infringe upon the fundamental right under the Minnesota Constitution to access abortion care and do not withstand strict scrutiny,” Gilligan wrote.
Opponents of abortion rights condemned the decision. Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life said the laws challenged in the case are “common sense measures that support and empower pregnant women” and striking them down blocks residents from “enacting reasonable protections for unborn children and their mothers.” A Republican attorney general candidate called on the Democratic attorney general to appeal.
Alongside lawsuits to challenge bans, abortion rights supporters are trying to add ballot questions to enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions.
More than 750,000 signatures were turned in by the campaign in Michigan on Monday — close to double the number needed. The Democratic governor and attorney general in the battleground state have both made abortion rights a centerpiece of their reelection campaigns.
“The number of signatures showed that here in Michigan we trust women. We trust people. We trust doctors, not politicians, to make decisions about our body, our pregnancy and parenthood,” Reproductive Freedom for All spokesperson Shanay Watson-Whittaker said during a news conference in Lansing.
The signatures still must be verified and validated. A judge has temporarily blocked a 1931 Michigan law that would make abortion a felony except when “necessary to preserve the life of such woman.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the law is invalid under the due process and equal protection clauses of the state constitution. The injunction, which stems from a Planned Parenthood lawsuit, could be revoked at any time.
Last week, backers of a last-minute effort to enshrine abortion rights in the Arizona Constitution failed to collect enough signatures to make the November ballot. In California, voters will decide in November whether to guarantee the right to an abortion in their constitution. Democrats who control the government in California fear the state’s abortion laws could be vulnerable to legal challenges.
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TORONTO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Franco-Nevada today announced it will report its second quarter 2022 results as follows:
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July, United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) made big moves with increases on almost every Share Certificate tier level. The biggest increase was to the 5-Year Certificate with a whopping jump of 1.2 basis points sending the rate soaring to 2.28% APY*. These rate moves by the Credit Union catapulted USSFCU to having rates 40% higher than the national average.
2.28% APY* – 5-Year Certificate /IRA/ROTH
2.02% APY* – 4-Year Certificate /IRA/ROTH
1.77% APY* – 3-Year Certificate /IRA/ROTH
1.51% APY* – 2-Year Certificate /IRA/ROTH
1.26% APY* – 1-Year Certificate /IRA/ROTH
A similar increase was made on the Bump Certificate, which saw the biggest jump on the 5-Year with another 1.2 basis points increase, launching the 5-Year Bump Certificate ($60k+) to 2.17% APY. With rates consistently on the rise, this may be the best option to lock in now and bump up once the rates peak.
2.17% APY* – 5-Year Bump Certificate/IRA/ROTH
1.92 % APY* – 4-Year Bump Certificate/IRA/ROTH
1.66% APY* – 3-Year Bump Certificate/IRA/ROTH
Increases were also made to all Money Market tier levels. Click here to see all tiers levels and to view all USSFCU rates.
A share Certificate is a credit union's version of a certificate of deposit or CD. Certificates typically have much higher yields than savings or money market account, but they require an investment timeframe anywhere from a matter of months to years. Certificates are also seen as a safer way to invest than the stock marketing since you can never lose you initial investment and you lock your rate for a period of time.** Much like a bank's CD, a share certificate is federally insured up to $250,000 by the NCUA. Now that you know what a share certificate is, here is a great article with investment strategies for share certificates and CDs.
Established in 1935 and headquartered in Alexandria, USSFCU is a $1.4 billion financial institution serving over 45,000 members around the world. A Best of Bauer financial institution for the past 25 years, USSFCU has a track record of stability, security and service. Offering rates 40% higher than the national average, USSFCU is committed to giving back to its members.***
USSFCU membership is open through a contribution to the US Capitol Historical Society (USCHS) or by joining the American Consumer Council – Virginia Chapter (VACC). Membership is also open to employees of The United States Senate, The United States Supreme Court, The Government Accountability Office, US Capitol Police and over 100 additional Select Employer Groups. Learn more at ussfcu.org/joinus
*APY=Annual Percentage Yield. Yield and Dividend rates as of July 1, 2022 and subject to change. APY shown for Share and Bump Certificates based on $60k+ & Jumbo tier levels. Early withdrawal penalties may apply. See Fee Schedule for more details. https://www.ussfcu.org/resources/fee-schedule/transactional-fees-charges.html
** Must maintain a certain level of account activity in order to avoid dormancy and possible escheatment of funds. Early withdrawal penalties may apply.
***Data source (07/07/2022): DepositAccounts.com https://www.depositaccounts.com/banks/united-states-senate-cu.html#rates
Membership eligibility required. Federally insured by NCUA.
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Amazon Prime Day will be happening July 12-13 this year, with sales from both big brands and small businesses across every category. While you can expect to see deals on more than 2 million products, if you don’t have an Amazon Prime account or simply don’t see what you need on sale, some competing retailers will also be having sales on the same day.
One company offering deals is Target, with its Target Deal Days returning for a fourth year. Running July 11-13 (one day before Prime Day), Target says this year’s sale is bigger than ever and includes deals across every category, including food and beverage, electronics, beauty, home, apparel and toys. The sale also includes deals on Target-exclusive owned brands like Good & Gather, Heyday, Threshold and A New Day, as well as top national brands like Apple and Disney.
One big difference between Target Deal Days and Prime Day is that you do not need a membership to shop Target’s sales. Simply head to their website or download the app and you can begin shopping. You can also use Target’s free contactless order pickup and drive up services, or use Shipt and have your items delivered to your home in just a few hours.
Take a look at a few of the deals you’ll find at Target now through July 13.
PowerXL 5qt Single Basket Air Fryer ($60)
You’ll save 50% (or $60) on this PowerXL 5qt Single Basket Air Fryer. The air fryer allows you to cook with little or no oil, which can reduce calories by as much as 70% compared to deep-fried food. It includes a digital control panel with easy-to-use time and temperature controls, an easy-load basket and has an automatic shut-off so you don’t need to worry about forgetting it’s plugged in.
With more than 1,500 reviews, the air fryer has an average rating of 4.4 stars out of 5, with customers saying it has a good design and is easy to use and clean. One customer who gave it a full 5 stars wrote that it is the best kitchen appliance since the microwave.
“This revolutionizes my cooking. I use it 6 days out of 7 for cooking chicken and turkey tenders, seafood, chicken wings, fries,” they wrote. “I don’t use my oven for anything but baking anymore. I just love that I don’t need to cook with oil. Oils have gotten so expensive that this thing will pay for itself soon.”
Acer 11.6-Inch Chromebook Laptop ($90)
Regularly priced at $180, you’ll save 50% on this Acer 11.6-inch Chromebook laptop, now priced at $90. Weighing just 2.34 pounds, the laptop would be ideal for college students or anyone who travels for work and needs to take their laptop on the go.
With an Intel Celeron processor, it also has two USB ports, Intel Gigabit WiFi and up to 10 hours of battery life. The laptop also includes access to millions of apps from the Google Play Store, including Microsoft Office.
Apple AirPods True Wireless Bluetooth Headphones ($100)
You’ll save $30 on these Apple AirPods. The second generation AirPods come with a carrying case and have a comfortable fit. They’re easy to set up with any of your Apple devices, and the charging case provides more than 24 hours of battery life. You can even share audio between two sets of AirPods on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV.
With more than 9,000 reviews, customers give the AirPods an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, with 87% of reviewers giving them a full 5 stars. One customer wrote that the sound quality is great and charging the AirPods in the case is “super easy.”
“I decided to try AirPods, and they have changed my life! I love using these,” they wrote. “These actually stay in my ears, and I don’t have to worry about a chord. I highly recommend these AirPods.”
KitchenAid Professional 5-Quart Stand Mixer ($280)
Some of the most hotly anticipated discounts around Prime Day and similar deal days are in the kitchen and home department. Regularly priced at $450, you’ll save $170 on this KitchenAid 5-quart stand mixer, now priced at $280. The mixer comes with a 5-quart stainless steel bowl, which can mix up nine dozen cookies in a single batch. It has 10 speeds so you can easily go from a gradual stir to a brisk whip.
The mixer comes with a flat beater, dough hook and 6-wire whip. The mixer is available in multiple eye-catching colors, including silver, red, black and ice blue, which is a light teal color.
Dyson V8 Motorhead Origin Cordless Stick Vacuum ($330)
You’ll save $100 on this Dyson V8 cordless stick vacuum, regularly priced at $430. The vacuum is lightweight at less than 6 pounds, but offers strong suction for everyday cleaning.
With up to 40 minutes of run time, it can clean carpets and hard floors, and you can use it as a handheld device for cleaning cars, stairs and upholstery. It comes with a wall dock for easy charging and storage, as well as a tool with a wide nozzle and brush for quick switching between cleaning and dusting.
Instant Pot 6-Quart Pressure Cooker Bundle ($70)
Instant Pots are always a huge Prime Day seller, so it’s no surprise that Target is marking them down, too. This Instant Pot 6-quart pressure cooker bundle is priced at $70, a savings of $60 from the regular price of $130.
The Instant Pot bundle includes an extra sealing ring, silicone egg rack and a steam rack, along with the 6-quart pressure cooker. The 9-in-1 Instant Pot replaces nine kitchen appliances and acts as a pressure cooker, slow cooker, rice cooker, yogurt maker, steamer, sauté pan, sous vide, sterilizer and food warmer. It has 15 customizable programs for making soups, rice, yogurt, desserts and more.
Dartwood Deep Tissue Mini Massage Gun ($50)
This Dartwood mini massage gun is nearly 60% off, priced at just $50 (a savings of $70). The massager works out knots in sore muscles, providing pain relief and increasing blood flow to reduce inflammation. The massager comes with four massage heads: a soft head, flat head, bullet head and U-shaped head.
With more than 100 reviews, the massage gun has a nearly perfect average rating of 4.9 stars out of 5. Customers say it is great quality and a great value, with 95% of reviewers giving it a full 5 stars. One customer wrote that it is a must-have for gym bags.
“Simply order this and pack it in your gym bag if you regularly visit the gym,” they wrote. “Powerful enough to complete the task but tiny enough to carry anywhere, this item is the ideal balance of size and power.”
Element 65-Inch 4K UHD Roku TV ($380)
Regularly priced at $630, you’ll save $250, or 40%, on this Element 65-inch 4K UHD Roku TV. The TV has a built-in Roku platform, though it also works with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple AirPlay and Apple HomeKit.
With the Roku remote, you can customize your home screen so that your favorite streaming channels, Blu-ray player, gaming console and more are all easily accessible. You could even download the Roku mobile app on your phone and use that as a remote control.
Cuisinart AirFryer Toaster Oven ($100)
You’ll save nearly 60% (or $130) on this Cuisinart AirFryer toaster oven, regularly priced at $230. The air fryer toaster oven has seven functions including air fry, convection bake, convection broil, bake, broil, warm and toast.
The device has an adjustable thermostat and a 60-minute timer, and it’s large enough to air fry up to 3 pounds of food, toast six slices of bread, bake a 4-pound chicken or cook a 12-inch pizza. The air fryer toaster oven also comes with an oven rack, baking pan and air fryer basket.
Calipso 26-Inch Square Wood-Burning Fire Pit ($77)
Regularly priced at $110, this Calipso 26-inch square fire pit is now $77. The wood-burning fire pit is made of steel and features a fire bowl that’s 10 inches deep with vents on the bottom to allow air to circulate, which makes the fire last longer. The mesh cover and panels keep sparks from flying out, and the included poker allows you to easily tend to the fire.
Measuring 26 inches by 26 inches, the fire pit weighs 22 pounds, so it can be moved around to different areas in your yard.
You can see all of the deals for Target’s Deal Days by visiting the website. And if you don’t see what you want on sale at Target, Kohl’s is also having a sale now through July 13.
Happy shopping!
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — They stood on the 18th tee at St. Andrews, a foursome that collectively has won 43 major championships spanning nearly six decades.
Tiger Woods isn’t big on ceremonial golf. There are exceptions, and a British Open at the home of golf that celebrates the R&A’s champions would be one of them.
He played with four-time major champion Rory McIlroy and six-time major champion Lee Trevino, who won his two claret jugs a few years before Woods was born. Along for the ride was Jack Nicklaus, the gold standard when it comes to majors with his 18 titles.
Nicklaus didn’t bring his clubs to St. Andrews. He returned to become an honorary citizen.
Nicklaus was there to greet most of the champions on the first tee of the four-hole exhibition around the loop on the Old Course (holes 1, 2 17 and 18), and he couldn’t help but join up with the last group at the end — Woods, Trevino, McIlroy and Georgia Hall, an R&A ambassador and winner of the Women’s British Amateur and Women’s British Open.
Trevino was holding court because that’s what Trevino does.
“Let me show you Jack putting,” he said, and then he went through the motions, staring intently at the imaginary line, crouching over the ball and giving it a whack.
“Greatest putter ever,” Trevino said.
“You left something out,” Nicklaus said, and then he raised his left arm, his signature move when he holed the most important putts. He did that on the 17th green when he won the 1986 Masters at age 46 and on the 18th in St. Andrews in 2005 when his final putt in the last of his 166 majors was a birdie.
Trevino then moved on to the wedge, never a strength of Nicklaus because the Golden Bear rarely missed the green. Trevino purposely chunked the wedge into the turf, which made him nervous when he realized he took a fat divot out of the 18th tee. He forgot where they were.
Woods turned around howling with laughter.
“This was Jack on the ninth at Merion,” Trevino said, referring to their playoff for the U.S. Open in 1971 that Trevino won. Nicklaus playfully protested, only for Trevino to say, “You laid the sod over the ball!”
“These guys weren’t even born then,” Nicklaus said.
“I know. That’s why I’m telling them,” Trevino said, and there were smiles all round.
Only at St. Andrews.
“The Celebration of Champions” is a treat, held only at the home of golf and not even every year. It was first done in 2000 for the millennial. It was repeated in 2010 for the 150-year anniversary of the Open, except that nasty weather canceled the occasion. So they finished it off in 2015. Woods played that year with Tom Weiskopf, Mark O’Meara and Nick Price.
McIlroy famously missed that year after injuring his knee while playing soccer.
He wouldn’t have missed this one for the world.
“It’s unbelievable,” McIlroy said. “Playing St. Andrews, past champion, playing with my hero. If you had told 10-year-old Rory you’d be part of something like this, I wouldn’t have believed you. It was really, really cool. Really special.”
With so much star power, the question had to be asked: Which was the hero?
McIlroy laughed. Given his age (33), it was Woods, and always has been. After a charity pro-am a week ago in the west of Ireland, Woods and McIlroy played an unannounced practice round at Ballybunion, a huge treat for the storied Irish club.
“And Jack has become close to me as well, just from living at the Bear’s Club, practicing there,” McIlroy said. “For me not getting to do this in 2015, it’s nice to be able to part of it.”
This was different from the other two. The R&A invited its champions, and not all of them had won the silver claret jug.
There were 25 former British Open champions that spanned Gary Player (1959) to Collin Morikawa (2021). It included Hall, Laura Davies and defending Women’s British Open champion Anna Nordqvist, amateur winners from the championship the R&A helps organize, such as Keita Nakajima (Asia-Pacific Amateur), the No. 1 player in amateur golf.
Also included were three players from the disabled golf competitions, such as Kipp Popert, who has cerebral palsy and last month became the first golfer with a disability to play in the British Amateur at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
The 150th Open starts Thursday. This wasn’t a bad warmup act.
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Man charged in 1982 killing of girl who was walking to kindergarten class
Published: Jul. 11, 2022 at 3:51 PM CDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
(AP) - A 70-year-old Nevada man has been charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in California after detectives solved the case using DNA evidence.
Robert John Lanoue, of Reno, Nevada, was charged last week in the killing of Anne Pham and was due in court Monday in Washoe County for a hearing about his extradition to Monterey County in California.
Pham disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class at Highland Elementary School in Seaside, California, on Jan. 21, 1982. Her body was found two days later in the former Fort Ord.
It was not immediately known if Lanoue has an attorney who can speak on his behalf.
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Calls for West Australians to get fourth COVID jab as 'complacency' sets in ahead of predicted winter surge
By Nicolas PerpitchThere is a concerning level of complacency among West Australians towards a fourth COVID-19 vaccination as previous boosters wane and the state braces for another significant wave of the virus, the Pharmacy Guild of Australia warns.
Key points:
- West Australians aged 30 and over can now get their fourth COVID jab
- A pharmacist has warned people have become complacent about vaccination
- The BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants are considered more contagious
The peak body, which represents 550 pharmacies across WA, said it was particularly important for the one in five people across the state who had not yet received their third vaccination to protect themselves and their loved ones.
WA Health recommends all adults aged 50 and older now receive a fourth dose, although it is not mandated, and a winter booster was also available from yesterday for people aged between 30 and 49.
The recommended gap between a recent COVID-19 infection or previous booster dose and a fourth shot has now also been cut from four to three months.
But in a sign of growing concern, the Health Department yesterday slashed the period during which someone who had contracted the virus was considered immune and not a close contact.
Based on advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, WA Health has updated its guidelines to show reinfection can occur from four weeks after recovering from the virus, rather than 12 weeks.
That means anyone who starts showing symptoms 28 days after recovering from COVID-19 must again get tested and isolate.
It also means the definition of a close contact has changed.
Previously, anyone who had caught COVID-19 could not be classified a close contact for 12 weeks after, but that too has been cut to 28 days.
The dramatic change in rules and definitions was brought on by the growing dominance of the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants in the WA community.
"BA.4 and BA.5 are making up an increasing percentage of our cases, rising to more than 60 per cent of cases in the last week," Chief Health Officer Andy Robertson said.
"This means that people who have had COVID-19 should again get tested and isolate if they have symptoms more than 28 days after recovering from COVID-19."
WA Health considerers the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants more contagious than earlier variants because they can more easily infect people who have previously been infected.
Dr Robertson last week warned West Australians to expect another "significant wave" of COVID-19 infections, probably above 10,000 a day, within the next six weeks.
Pharmacy Guild of Australia WA President Andrew Ngeow said first and second dose rates in WA were over 99 per cent, but people needed to keep going.
"What we're seeing out there is a level of complacency," Mr Ngeow said.
"And my message is complacency will not win this war. This is not over.
"We're seeing the case numbers more recently increase for COVID and unless we make the right steps now and get vaccinated, we just don't know what the future looks like yet. We have to go out and do this.
"For a lot of people who had their third dose, depending on when they got it done, we're probably seeing a waning of its coverage.
"The recommendation from ATAGI is you get it done three to four months after your third dose. If you're eligible for that, I urge everybody to get it done."
Jenny Stallard was among the people trickling into the Claremont Showgrounds vaccination clinic for their fourth shot on Monday.
"I still think it's worthwhile, you don't know what's going to happen," Ms Stallard said.
"I've got a husband that's got heart problems, and I've got a father that's got cancer so I do quite a bit of caring for my father, so I really don't want to catch it."
Mark Taylor said he had been waiting for the winter booster to arrive.
"I don't want to get ill and it seems there's no reason to doubt that this is one way of not getting ill," Mr Taylor said.
Shane Rogers, a lecturer in psychology at Edith Cowan University, attributed vaccine complacency to previous experience of COVID-19.
"For many people, they've gotten through it fine," Dr Rogers said.
"Therefore, it can reduce their level of stress or concern around it. They're perhaps not as scared of the virus as perhaps they once were, which can perhaps reduce their motivation for continuing on with boosters."
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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: ASPN) today announced that Don Young, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Ricardo Rodriguez, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, expect to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, during a conference call scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The Company expects to release financial results for the second quarter on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, after the market close.
Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 844-200-6205 (domestic) or +1 929-526-1599 (international) and referencing conference ID 750795 a few minutes before 8:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 28, 2022. In addition, the conference call and any accompanying slide presentation will be available live as a listen-only webcast hosted on the Investors section of Aspen's website, at www.aerogel.com.
A replay of the webcast will be posted on the Investors section of the Aspen Aerogels website at www.aerogel.com, where it will remain available for approximately one year after the conference call.
About Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin® products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. Aspen Battery Materials, the Company's carbon aerogel initiative, seeks to increase the performance of lithium-ion battery cells to enable EV manufacturers to extend the driving range and reduce the cost of EVs. Aspen's Spaceloft® products provide building owners with industry-leading energy efficiency and fire safety. The Company's Cryogel® and Pyrogel® products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform™ into additional high-value markets. Headquartered in Northborough, Mass., Aspen manufactures its products at its East Providence, R.I. facilities. For more information, please visit www.aerogel.com.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brookdale Senior Living Inc. (NYSE: BKD) reported today its consolidated occupancy for June 2022.
- Increased sequential weighted average occupancy by 60 bps and month end occupancy by 40 bps.
- Second quarter year over year weighted average occupancy increased 410 bps.
- Highest second quarter sequential weighted average occupancy growth in more than ten years.
Brookdale Senior Living Inc. is the nation's premier operator of senior living communities. The Company is committed to its mission of enriching the lives of the people it serves with compassion, respect, excellence and integrity. The Company operates independent living, assisted living, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities. Through its comprehensive network, Brookdale helps to provide seniors with care and services in an environment that feels like home. The Company's expertise in healthcare, hospitality and real estate provides residents with opportunities to improve wellness, pursue passions and stay connected with friends and loved ones. Brookdale operates and manages 674 communities in 41 states as of June 30, 2022, with the ability to serve more than 60,000 residents. Brookdale's stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BKD. For more information, visit brookdale.com or connect with Brookdale on Facebook or Twitter.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Twitter slid more than 9% in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the company and the social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court to uphold the agreement.
Twitter is now preparing to sue Musk in Delaware where the company is incorporated. While the outcome is uncertain, both sides are preparing for a long court battle.
Musk alleged Friday that Twitter has failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts on its service. However, Twitter said last month that it was making available to Musk a ” fire hose ” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets when he raised the issue again after announcing that he would buy the social media platform.
Twitter has said for years in regulatory filings that it believes about 5% of the accounts on the platform are fake. But on Monday Musk continued to taunt the company, using Twitter, over what he has described as a lack of data. In addition, Musk is also alleging that Twitter broke the acquisition agreement when it fired two top managers and laid off a third of its talent-acquisition team.
Musk agreed to a $1 billion breakup fee as part of the buyout agreement, although it appears Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal and the company are settling in for a legal fight to force the sale.
“For Twitter this fiasco is a nightmare scenario,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, who follows the company, wrote Monday. He said the result would be “an Everest-like uphill climb for Parag & Co.” given concerns over employee morale and retention, advertiser concerns and other challenges.
The sell-off in Twitter shares pushed the share price below $34, far from the $54.20 that Musk agreed to pay for the company. That suggests Wall Street has very serious doubts that the deal will go forward.
Many experts in the legal and business sectors believe Twitter likely has a stronger case.
Morningstar analyst Ali Mogharabi noted that Twitter has described its estimate of fake and spam accounts for years in regulatory filings while explicitly noting that the number might not be accurate given the use of data samples and interpretation.
Given current market conditions, Mogharabi said, Twitter may also have a solid argument that the layoffs and firings of the past weeks represent “an ordinary course of business.”
“Many technology firms have begun to control costs by reducing headcount and/or delaying adding employees,” he said. “The resignations of Twitter employees cannot with certainty be attributed to any change in how Twitter has operated since Musk’s offer was accepted by the board and shareholders.”
Tech industry analysts say Musk’s interlude leaves behind a more vulnerable company with demoralized employees.
“With Musk officially walking away from the deal, we think business prospects and stock valuation are in a precarious situation,” wrote CFRA Analyst Angelo Zino. “(Twitter) will now need to go at it as a standalone company and contend with an uncertain advertising market, a damaged employee base, and concerns about the status of fake accounts/strategic direction.”
The uncertainty surrounding who will run Twitter, Mogharabi said, could lead wary advertisers to curtail their spending on the platform.
But the drama surrounding the deal, he added, will also likely attract new users to the platform and increase engagement, particularly given the upcoming midterm elections. That, he said, could convince advertisers to cut a bit less. In the long run, he said, “we think Twitter will remain one of the top five social media platforms for advertisers.” ___
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Callaway has initiated a long-term plan to integrate technology from Foresight Sports — a Vista Outdoor company — throughout its global network of brands, including Topgolf and Toptracer.
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foresight Sports, the leading developer of professional-grade launch monitors and a Vista Outdoor Inc. (NYSE: VSTO) brand, has become the official launch monitor partner of Callaway Golf and Topgolf Entertainment Group.
Strengthening an already long-established relationship between the two companies, the newly announced official partnership will further extend the use of Foresight Sports' launch monitor technology throughout Callaway Golf's Tour and sales channels, as well as accelerate the pace of availability throughout Topgolf Entertainment Group, which includes Topgolf owned and operated golf entertainment venues and Toptracer's global portfolio of partner's range and golf course properties.
"Golf is being played by more people, in more places and with more technology than ever," said Vishak Sankaran, President, Outdoor Accessories and Golf, Vista Outdoor. "This partnership between Foresight Sports and Callaway and Topgolf brings together industry leaders that jointly will enable more people to experience and enjoy the competitive and entertainment value golf provides. We are thrilled that Foresight Sports, in conjunction with Callaway and Topgolf, is now poised to provide data-driven golf tools to a wider audience, further establishing itself as golf's preeminent launch monitor technology provider. This partnership will not only help the sport capture new participants and continue unprecedented momentum for on- and off-course play, but also leverage partnerships that simplify the consumer ecosystem for golfing technology."
According to Foresight Sports' Director of Sales, Rick Cuellar, the new partnership offers immediate benefits for Callaway's global community of players.
"Anyone following the current trends in the industry understands that golf has become a massively data-driven sport," Cuellar said. "From watching the pros on Tour to hitting shots on the home range to playing a round on a golf simulator, everyone wants to know their performance numbers. Callaway Golf has partnered with Foresight Sports because, when it comes to club and ball launch performance analysis, they recognize that our technology delivers shot data with the highest level of quality, accuracy, and reliability. Combining this with Toptracer's industry-leading ball flight performance analysis delivers unmatched data to the golfer."
Callaway Golf will immediately begin incorporating Foresight's Tour-dominating GCQuad launch monitor and all-new GC3 personal launch monitor into its Topgolf facilities, including select venues and Toptracer-equipped ranges. The partnership will also provide attractive benefits to Toptracer Range owners – which alone commands a presence in over 600 locations globally and is growing fast. Both launch monitors deliver industry-leading ball and club performance data, and their small form factors combined with calibration-free setup equate to the perfect data-delivery solution from the outdoor range to the indoor simulator.
Ben Sharpe, Global President of Toptracer, considers the new partnership a perfectly timed intersection of technology and opportunity.
"One of the key opportunities inherent in this agreement is integrating Foresight into Toptracer locations with a singular objective – to provide more data," Sharpe said. "This partnership combines Toptracer's most accurate ball flight technology with Foresight's most accurate club and launch data technology. The justification for this is simple – we know the marriage of our two technology platforms and data will produce an experience that is greater than the sum of its parts."
For more information on Foresight Sports' game-changing launch monitors, golf simulators and performance and entertainment software, visit the company's website at foresightsports.com.
About Foresight Sports
Headquartered in San Diego, California, Foresight Sports develops the most advanced and most trusted performance analysis solutions in the golf industry. Outdoors or indoors, from cutting-edge launch monitors and software to the ultimate virtual golf experience, Foresight Sports is your total technology solution.
About Toptracer
Toptracer, an innovative technology from Topgolf Entertainment Group, is the most-used and most-trusted advanced ball-tracing technology. The first of its kind to be introduced to the game of golf, Toptracer has revolutionized the way viewers experience the game at select Topgolf venues, at driving ranges and while watching major golf tournaments. Today, Toptracer technology powers over 600 Toptracer Range driving ranges in 31 countries. Learn more at toptracer.com.
About Vista Outdoor Inc.
Vista Outdoor (NYSE: VSTO) is the parent company of more than three dozen renowned brands that design, manufacture and market sporting and outdoor products. We serve a broad and diverse range of consumers around the globe, including outdoor enthusiasts, golfers, cyclists, backyard grillers, campers, hunters, recreational shooters, athletes, as well as law enforcement and military professionals. Our reporting segments, Outdoor Products and Sporting Products, provide these consumers with a wide range of performance-driven, high-quality and innovative outdoor and sporting products. Our operating model leverages shared resources across brands to achieve levels of excellence and performance that would be out of reach for any one brand on its own. Brands include Remington Ammunition, Bushnell, CamelBak, Bushnell Golf, Foresight Sports, Fiber Energy Products, Bell Helmets, Camp Chef, Giro, QuietKat, Stone Glacier, Federal Ammunition and more. Vista Outdoor products are sold at leading retailers and distributors across North America and worldwide. For news and information, visit our website at www.vistaoutdoor.com.
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Charlotte, VT — A firework in the appearance of a grenade was located in a bird house near a path maintained for railroad service vehicles in the area of Ferry Road. The Vermont Rail System reported it to Vermont State Police, and train traffic was suspended for about two hours.
Troopers located the bird house and it was found that the object did not contain the fusing system of a hand grenade and was identified as the remains of a consumer-grade firework. The firework appeared to be expended.
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IMAX Corporation (NYSE: IMAX) today announced it will hold a quarterly conference call to discuss its second-quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, July 28th, at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time.
This call is being webcast and can be accessed at investors.imax.com. To access the call via telephone, interested parties in the US and Canada should dial 888-220-8451 approximately 5 to 10 minutes before the call begins. Other international callers should dial 647-484-0475. The conference code for the call is 7250150. A replay of the call will be available via webcast at investors.imax.com or via telephone by dialing 888-203-1112 (US and Canada), or 647-436-0148 (international). The conference code for the telephone replay is 7250150.
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture, and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you've never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX theaters to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, and, as such, IMAX's network is among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of March 31, 2022, there were 1,690 IMAX theater systems (1,606 commercial multiplexes, 12 commercial destinations, 72 institutional) operating in 87 countries and territories. Shares of IMAX China Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code "1970."
IMAX®, IMAX® Dome, IMAX® 3D, IMAX® 3D Dome, Experience It In IMAX®, The IMAX Experience®, An IMAX Experience®, An IMAX 3D Experience®, IMAX DMR®, DMR®, IMAX nXos® and Films to the Fullest®, are trademarks and trade names of the Company or its subsidiaries that are registered or otherwise protected under laws of various jurisdictions. More information about the Company can be found at www.imax.com. You may also connect with IMAX on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/imax), Facebook (www.facebook.com/imax), Twitter (www.twitter.com/imax) and YouTube (www.youtube.com/imaxmovies).
This press release contains forward looking statements that are based on IMAX management's assumptions and existing information and involve certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in IMAX's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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What is the best bread slicer?
Whether it’s breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, a fresh slice of bread goes perfectly with nearly any meal. Getting that uniform slice is not the easiest task to accomplish, especially if the bread is homemade.
Bread slicers should be easy to use and allow you to slice bread in a variety of thicknesses. The top pick is Kitchen Seven Bamboo Bread Slicer With Crumb Tray. This quality item has a fold-flat design for easy storage. To learn more about the features you’ll find in a quality bread slicer, keep reading.
What to know before you buy a bread slicer
How a bread slicer works
For the purpose of this article, we will be focusing on manual bread slicers. Interestingly, these units don’t actually slice bread — this is done by you. Instead, they serve as a guide so you know where to place your knife before cutting each piece to get slices of uniform size. Ultimately, to get the most out of a manual bread slicer, it takes a little bit of practice and some skill with a bread knife.
Loaves of bread are not all the same size
From baguettes to boules, bread is baked in a variety of shapes and sizes. If you plan on slicing your homemade bread, be certain the slicer you’re considering will accommodate the bread you make. If you’re purchasing your bread at a bakery, you’ll need to purchase loaves that fit comfortably in the slicer you already own.
What to look for in a quality bread slicer
Slice thickness
Most bread slicers are manufactured so you have a few options when it comes to the thickness of your slice. In single-slice models, you adjust the bread slicer before using it so all slices are of uniform thickness.
In other models, some parts of the slicer have narrow spacing while others have wider spacing. In these types of bread slicers, you need to be aware of where the spacing changes and adjust accordingly to have uniform slices on the whole loaf of bread.
Included knife
Often, when you purchase a bread slicer, you’ll also get a knife. The best models have a built-in storage spot for that knife so it’s always where you need it to be.
Crumb tray
When you slice bread, you make crumbs. If you’d like to keep your work area neat and clean, look for a bread slicer that has a tray beneath the cutting area to catch the crumbs.
Materials
For the most part, bread slicers are made out of either plastic or wood.
Plastic: While plastic bread slicers are more affordable and easier to clean than their wooden counterparts, they’re not as durable. Consequently, a plastic bread slicer may need to be replaced sooner than a wooden model, so its overall value may be diminished. Additionally, plastic bread slicers are more prone to slipping during use, so it’s important to purchase a model that has non-slip feet or pads on the bottom.
Wood: Wooden bread slicers are more durable than plastic bread slicers, especially when manufactured using hardwood. They’re better equipped to survive an errant knife stroke. On the downside, wooden models are more expensive and require greater care when cleaning, since it’s not advisable to get wood wet.
Ease of storage
It’s rare to find a bread slicer that doesn’t fold flat or disassemble so it can be stored flat, which makes most models easy to store.
How much you can expect to spend on a bread slicer
If you’re watching your budget, you can get a plastic bread slicer for less than $20. A quality wooden model, on the other hand, costs $20-$40.
Bread slicer FAQ
What’s the best type of knife for cutting fresh bread?
A. When cutting fresh bread, you need a long knife with a serrated edge. This type of knife can saw through the bread without applying much downward pressure, which could squish the loaf. For an even cleaner cut, consider using an electric knife.
I’m using a serrated knife, but I’m still not getting a good, smooth slice. Do you have any tips?
A. First, don’t push down, let the serrated edge gradually saw through the bread. Second, watch the angle of the knife from above to make sure it stays perpendicular to the bread. Lastly, use the full length of the knife when sawing.
I can’t seem to cut through the bottom crust. Is something wrong with my bread slicer?
A. No. If anything, it’s your knife. If you’re having a hard time cutting through the bottom layer of crust, consider purchasing a serrated knife that has a slight curve to it so it’s easier to get to that bottom crust.
What’s the best bread slicer to buy?
Top bread slicer
Kitchen Seven Bamboo Bread Slicer With Crumb Tray
What you need to know: This attractive bamboo bread slicer allows you to easily cut a loaf of bread into uniform slices of three different sizes.
What you’ll love: The unit features a designated spot for the knife, while the large crumb tray ensures you won’t have a mess when you’re done. When it’s time to put the bread slicer away, it folds flat for convenient storage.
What you should consider: The included knife is a little short for this device.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bread slicer for the money
Eon Concepts Bread, Toast and Bagel Slicer
What you need to know: The compact, space-saving design of this bread slicer makes it a good choice for small kitchens.
What you’ll love: Simple operation bolstered by an affordable price makes this a desirable unit for any family. Because of its design, it allows you to slice bread in five different thicknesses.
What you should consider: This model is best for smaller loaves of bread.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Kitchen Naturals Premium Bamboo Foldable Bread Slicer
What you need to know: If you’re a sandwich connoisseur, this premium bread slicer is the perfect tool for turning a loaf of homemade artisan bread into uniform slices.
What you’ll love: This model features a thicker slice designed for making French toast. It comes with convenient extras including a bamboo butter spreader, a storage bag and a guide book.
What you should consider: This bread slicer is a higher-priced option.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What are the best office deals on Prime Day?
If you want to revamp your office, Prime Day is the perfect time to stock up on everything you need. Whether your office is at home, in a company building or a local coffee shop, Amazon is offering deals on the tools you use to get work done. There are sales on things like laptops, rolling chairs, desk organizers, office supplies and more. The deals have already started, and Prime members can find items that have been dropped to less than half the usual price.
What is Prime Day?
Amazon Prime offers a yearly special to its members called Prime Day. This event is a two-day sale occurring sometime in the summer, and this year it is from July 12-13. Prime Day is more than just these 48 hours though — prices have already begun to drop to 20%, 40% and even 50% off. These are teaser deals to encourage membership leading up to Prime Day. If you don’t already have a membership, Amazon offers a 30-day trial for free that can be canceled at any time.
What kinds of office deals can I find on Prime Day?
Prime Day offers deals for all types of workspace needs whether you are looking for a few small things or if you are reimagining your office entirely. There are deals listed on high-quality, brand-name items including electronics and office supplies. These specials extend to innovative items like lamps that charge your phone and beyond. The sales have already started and only get better as Prime Day gets closer.
Furniture deals
A comfortable, engaging office can increase your productivity when you sit down to work. You should have a supportive chair and enough light and space to get everything done. If you need to adjust your home office to make it more work friendly, this is the ideal time to get yourself a new chair, lamp or desk.
Best office chair deal
This is a rolling office chair with lumbar support, swivel and armrests. It is easy to assemble and comes in a standard black or seven other colors.
Sold by Amazon
Best desk deal
OFM ESS Collection Two-Drawer Office Desk
This is an affordable driftwood style home office desk with a modern look, complete with two drawers for storage. It is supported by steel legs for maximum floor space and a sturdy design.
Sold by Amazon
Best lamp deal
TW Lighting LED Desk Lamp with USB Port
This is the ideal desk lamp for your home office with three levels of light and an adjustable neck. It can be turned on and the brightness adjusted with just a tap.
Sold by Amazon
Technology deals
Technology is an essential and often expensive part of building your home office. Get the best deals by taking advantage of Prime Day sales on everything from laptops to personal keyboard and mouse combos. Headphones and other devices are also on sale so you can get into flow whether your office is at home or in a public space.
Best laptop deal
These Chromebooks are light and compact, making it easy to work from home or be on the go. It has an 11.6-inch high-definition screen with 32 gigabytes of storage.
Sold by Amazon
Best keyboard and mouse deal
Topmate Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Ultra Slim Combo
This wireless set is connected using a USB port in your laptop to make typing more comfortable. It has a stable 2.4G connection and includes batteries along with a keyboard cover.
Sold by Amazon
Best headphones deal
Tozo NC2 Hybrid Noise-Canceling Earbuds
These Bluetooth headphones are waterproof and have ear-in detection. The earbuds charge in a storage box and when removed, they automatically pair with your device.
Sold by Amazon
Office organization deals
You get more things done in less time by evaluating your organizational skills. Productivity can be increased with a quality workboard or planner to better schedule yourself and track your ideas. Another way you can do this is by clearing the clutter physically with a desk organizer to keep your office supplies where you can find them.
Best workboard deal
U Brands Glass Dry-Erase Board
This dry-erase board is ideal for the office and comes in sizes ranging from 23 inches by 35 inches to 47 inches by 96 inches. It is made from tempered glass that is easy to erase and won’t stain.
Sold by Amazon
Best planner deal
Maalbok Planner July 2022-June 2023
This is a decorative year planner with a monthly calendar and weekly calendar options to plan your days out point by point. It has two sider tabs, straps to keep it closed and a back pocket to store notes.
Sold by Amazon
Best clock deal
This clock keeps you on track with its calendar feature and portable compact design. It includes an alarm clock with a snooze option and a fold-up panel cover to reduce scratches.
Sold by Amazon
Best desk organizer deal
This organizer has a spot for notebooks, sticky notes, pens, paper and more. It has a compact design to let you have maximum space at your desk while storing everything you need for the day.
Sold by Amazon
Deals on office supplies
Smaller items like pens, sticky notes and dry erase markers are also on sale for Prime Day. You can stock up for your whole office for a fraction of the price. There are top-of-the-line brands you can rely on such as Sharpie and Expo to ensure you’ll always have something to write with.
Best pen pack deal
These high-quality gel pens come in a pack of 12 and come in black, blue and red. The pens have a medium point and a rubber grip for readable, comfortable writing.
Sold by Amazon
Best sticky note deal
These sticky notes have tabs on the end to make getting back to them that much easier. The set comes with 60 ruled notes in assorted highlighted neon colors including blue and purple.
Sold by Amazon
Best dry-erase marker deal
Expo Low-Odor Dry-Erase Markers
This is a set of eight assorted colors of dry-erase markers. The markers are precise and consistent as they are fine-tipped and anti-skip.
Sold by Amazon
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LONDON (AP) — Former Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone will be charged with fraud by false representation following a government investigation into his overseas assets, British prosecutors said Monday.
Chief Crown Prosecutor Andrew Penhale said after reviewing evidence from the tax office, authorities have authorized a charge against Ecclestone over his failure to declare overseas assets worth more than 400 million pounds ($477 million).
Simon York, of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, said the announcement followed a “complex and worldwide” investigation into the 91-year-old businessman’s finances.
“The criminal charge relates to projected tax liabilities arising from more than 400 million pounds of offshore assets which were concealed from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs,” he said.
“Our message is clear — no one is beyond our reach,” York added.
The case is expected to be heard at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London on Aug. 22.
Ecclestone headed Formula One racing and controlled the sport for for four decades from the 1970s to 2017, when he stepped down as chief executive and Liberty Media took over the series.
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ROCHESTER, Minn. – A Lime scooter was among the items recovered from the Zumbro River during the annual cleanup in downtown Rochester.
The Rochester Downtown Alliance had staff members and its Clean and Safe Ambassador team pulling debris from the River on July 1.
The group pulled, collected, and recycled the following items during this year’s clean-up:
• Eleven bags worth of litter
• One Lime scooter
• A storm drain grate
• Sporting equipment like tennis and golf balls
• Many Styrofoam containers
• Countless plastic grocery bags
• One construction cone
• Three large pieces of rebar
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ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Abrams is calling for another round of payments to Georgia taxpayers, suggesting incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp should use federal COVID-19 relief money to act now.
Abrams' call, made at a Saturday campaign event, dovetails with her argument that Georgia has enough money to expand Medicaid coverage to all adults, increase pay to teachers and state law enforcement officers, and not increase taxes.
“We know that there are resources available in Georgia to do what’s right for all of Georgians," Abrams told reporters after an event in the Atlanta suburb of McDonough.
She noted that the state had just ended a fiscal year where it could run a surplus in the neighborhood of $5 billion and that another $2.4 billion in federal COVID-19 relief that Kemp can spend without legislative approval has arrived in state bank accounts.
Abrams called for payments of $500 to married couples who file their income taxes jointly, $375 for single people who have dependents and $250 for single people without dependents. That's the same structure as a state income tax rebate paid this spring that Kemp championed and Republican lawmakers approved.
But married couples making more than $250,000 a year would not get Abrams' planned rebates, unlike this spring's payments. She said that's because Republicans have been too generous toward Georgia's top earners, including in a separate income tax cut and restructuring that Kemp signed earlier this year that takes effect next year.
“Under the last tax cut, $500 million went to 50,000 Georgians -- the rest of Georgia split the difference – and we cannot do this again," Abrams said. "Georgia needs to stop giving money away to millionaires and make sure we’re putting money in the pockets of our families and that we’re solving the problems of the future.”
Abrams urged Kemp to make the payments immediately using the federal COVID-19 money.
“He needs to call Joe Biden and see if he can get permission to do it,” Abrams said. "I will. I’ll call and I’ll ask right now. Because we’ve to give immediate help to our people.”
Kemp campaign spokesperson Tate Mitchell mocked Abrams for trying to one-up the governor's ideas, including her calls to extend a suspension of the state gas tax through Dec. 31 and to further increase teacher salaries. Like the additional payments, both echo top Kemp initiatives.
“To this point in the campaign, Stacey Abrams' proposals have amounted to pie-in-the-sky hackery, tax hikes in poor disguise, pro-criminal policies or copycat proposals modeled after Gov. Kemp's successful record of putting Georgians first and fulfilling his promises,” Mitchell said.
Mitchell said that Kemp will consult with state legislative leaders to decide what to do with what could be more than $7 billion in surplus funds, including money left over from the previous year's surplus, as well as the COVID-19 money, but “won't be asking for Joe Biden's permission.”
Abrams argues that Georgia should also be willing to spend a small fraction of the state surplus to expand the state-federal Medicaid health insurance program to all adults, presenting proposals that she says shows Georgia's surplus is so big that spending it that way be a sustainable course of action even if the state had a sharp recession.
Republicans have been loath to spend any surplus money on continuing obligations, and Kemp has set very low spending limits on state revenue even though Georgia could run another multibillion-dollar surplus in the budget year that began July 1 if revenues only stay level.
Both Abrams and Kemp say that tax relief is a way they can help Georgians deal with inflation, even though economists say pumping more money into the economy is likely to further drive inflation. Kemp's campaign argues that voters should reject Abrams and other Democrats if they are unhappy with inflation, laying blame at the feet of President Joe Biden.
Abrams, on the other hand, is trying to label Kemp as a hypocrite for being perfectly happy to take credit for handing out billions in federal COVID-19 relief while criticizing Biden. She and other Democrats argue their party should get credit for the Republican's ability to shower goodies on businesses, local governments and internet projects, since all eight of Georgia's congressional Republicans voted against Biden's American Rescue Plan. The two Democratic senators that Georgians elected in 2021 — Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff — provided key votes for the package.
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LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an effort by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a special grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of two sexual assaults.
The school board says the special grand jury empaneled by Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is politically motivated and illegally usurps the mandate in the Virginia constitution giving local school boards authority over educational affairs.
Miyares argues that the special grand jury...
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LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge on Monday rejected an effort by the Loudoun County School Board to shut down a special grand jury investigating the school system’s handling of two sexual assaults.
The school board says the special grand jury empaneled by Republican Attorney General Jason Miyares is politically motivated and illegally usurps the mandate in the Virginia constitution giving local school boards authority over educational affairs.
Miyares argues that the special grand jury he empaneled is needed to uncover why the school system allowed a boy who had been accused of sexually assaulting a girl in one high school to transfer to another high school, where he was convicted of sexually assaulting a second girl.
Miyares launched the grand jury after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, on his first day in office, issued an executive order requesting an investigation by the attorney general’s office.
Both Youngkin and Miyares had criticized the Loudoun County board in their successful 2021 political campaigns. They argued the board was not forthcoming in how it handled the case as it revised its guidelines over policies governing transgender students. The assaults attracted national attention in part because the boy — who was convicted of the assaults in juvenile court — was wearing a skirt when he committed at least one of the attacks.
At a hearing Monday in Loudoun County Circuit Court, Judge James Plowman — who previously served as the county’s elected Republican commonwealth’s attorney — said the school board essentially lacks standing to try to halt the work of the grand jury. He noted that even if the grand jury issues a report critical of the school system’s policies, the school board is under no obligation to respond to the report or change its policies.
Steven Popps, a deputy attorney general in Miyares’ office, said the school board is making assumptions about the work of the grand jury without all the facts.
“The school board does not get to decide the scope of the grand jury investigation,” he said. “The school board is not above the law.”
In a written statement, Miyares called Plowman’s decision “a win for parents and students across the Commonwealth.”
Theo Stamos, the special counsel overseeing the special grand jury, declined comment after Monday’s hearing.
A Loudoun County Public Schools spokesperson did not immediately respond to a question about whether the school system plans to appeal. In court, though, the school board’s lawyer, Steven Webster, said one rationale for seeking the injunction to block the grand jury’s work was because it provided an avenue to appeal Plowman’s ruling.
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WFO AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 11, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
253 PM CDT Mon Jul 11 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Caldwell, northeastern Hays, south central Travis and west central
Bastrop Counties through 345 PM CDT...
At 253 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Barton Creek, or near Tanglewood Forest, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and up to half inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Austin, Buda, Lockhart, Dripping Springs, Tanglewood Forest, Austin
Bergstrom Int Airport, West Lake Hills, Rollingwood, Mustang Ridge,
Niederwald, Bear Creek, Barton Creek, Shady Hollow, Onion Creek,
Cedar Creek, Manchaca, Sunset Valley, San Leanna, Hays and Creedmoor.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 3022 9800 3035 9785 3009 9747 2990 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 314DEG 20KT 3024 9787
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden welcomed a crowd to the White House lawn Monday to showcase a new law meant to reduce gun violence, celebrating “real progress” after years of inaction. But he also lamented the country remains “awash in weapons of war” — with the 16-day-old law already overshadowed by yet another horrific mass shooting.
The bill, passed after recent gun rampages in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, incrementally toughens requirements for young people buying guns, denies firearms to more domestic abusers and helps local authorities temporarily take weapons from people judged to be dangerous.
But the “celebration” Monday morning came a week after a gunman in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people at an Independence Day parade, a stark reminder of the limitations of the new law in addressing the American phenomenon of mass gun violence. And it comes as Democratic governors have taken up the mantle of offering outrage in the face of gun violence.
Biden hosted hundreds of guests on the South Lawn, including a bipartisan group of lawmakers who crafted and supported the legislation, state and local officials — including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering — and the families of victims of both mass shootings and everyday gun violence.
“Because of your work, your advocacy, your courage, lives will be saved today and tomorrow because of this,” Biden said.
“We will not save every life from the epidemic of gun violence,” he added, “But if this law had been in place years ago, even this last year, lives would have been saved.”
Still, Biden said, “we’re living in a country awash in weapons of war.” He repeated his call on Congress to pass a federal ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammunition magazines — or at minimum to require more stringent background checks and training before purchases.
He also said Congress should pass legislation to hold gun owners legally accountable if their weapons are improperly stored and are used to commit violence. He noted that he owns four shotguns and said he keeps them secured at his home.
“We can’t just stand by,” Biden said. ” With rights come responsibilities. If you own a weapon, you have a responsibility to secure it and keep it under lock and key.”
Biden on Saturday invited Americans to share with him via text — a new White House communications strategy — their stories of how they’ve been affected by gun violence, tweeting that “I’m hosting a celebration of the passage of the Safer Communities Act.” He told some of their stories on Monday — of people traumatized by shootings and kids left orphaned.
The new law is the the most impactful firearms-violence measure Congress has approved since enacting a now-expired assault weapons ban in 1993. Yet gun control advocates — and even White House officials — say it’s premature to declare victory.
“There’s simply not much to celebrate here,” said Igor Volsky, director of the private group Guns Down America.
“It’s historic, but it’s also the very bare minimum of what Congress should do,” Volsky said. “And as we were reminded by the shooting on July 4, and there’s so many other gun deaths that have occurred since then, the crisis of of gun violence is just far more urgent.”
Volsky’s group, along with other advocacy groups, was holding a news conference on Monday outside the White House calling on Biden to create an office at the White House to address gun violence with a greater sense of urgency.
Biden has left gun control policy to his Domestic Policy Council, rather than establishing a dedicated office like the one he opened to address climate change or the gender policy council he started to promote reproductive health access.
“We have a president who really hasn’t met the moment, who has chosen to act as a bystander on this issue,” Volsky said. “For some reason the administration absolutely refuses to have a senior official who can drive this issue across government.”
During his remarks Monday, Biden was heckled by Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Biden briefly paused his speech and asked Oliver, who was shouting, to sit down, before adding “Let him talk, let him talk,” as he was escorted out of the event.
The president signed the bipartisan gun bill into law on June 25, calling it “a historic achievement” at the time.
On Monday, Biden said the law’s passage should be a call for further action.
“Will we match thoughts and prayers with action?” Biden asked. “I say yes. And that’s what we’re doing here today.”
On Friday, Biden responded to the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by taking note of how the shooting had shocked people in Japan. The country has a strikingly low incidence of gun violence compared to the U.S., which has experienced thousands of gun deaths already this year.
Most of the new law’s $13 billion in spending would be used for bolstering mental health programs and for schools, which have been targeted by shooters in Newtown, Connecticut, and Parkland. The law was the product of weeks of closed-door negotiations by a bipartisan group of senators who emerged with a compromise.
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PHOENIX, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA), a global leader in zero-emissions transportation and infrastructure solutions, today announced it will report its second quarter ended June 30, 2022, financial results on Thursday, August 4, 2022. On that day, Nikola's management will hold a conference call and webcast at 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT) to review and discuss the company's business and outlook.
To augment Nikola's engagement with its shareholders and strengthen communication with investors, Nikola will utilize a Q&A platform developed by Say Technologies to allow retail and institutional investors to submit and upvote questions.
Verified retail and institutional shareholders will be able to submit and upvote questions. Management will address a selection of the questions relating to Nikola's business and financial results on the earnings call. The platform will open on July 25 at 8 a.m. ET (5 a.m. PT) and close on August 2 at 11:59 p.m. ET (8:59 p.m. PT). To submit questions, please visit https://app.saytechnologies.com/nikola-2022-q2.
What: Date of Nikola Q2 2022 Financial Results and Q&A Webcast
When: Thursday, August 4, 2022
Time: 9:30 a.m. ET (6:30 a.m. PT)
Webcast: https://nikolamotor.com/investors/news?active=events (live and replay)
An archived webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investor Relations section of the company's website https://nikolamotor.com/investors/news?active=events.
ABOUT NIKOLA CORPORATION:
Nikola Corporation is globally transforming the transportation industry. As a designer and manufacturer of zero-emission battery-electric and hydrogen-electric vehicles, electric vehicle drivetrains, vehicle components, energy storage systems, and hydrogen station infrastructure, Nikola is driven to revolutionize the economic and environmental impact of commerce as we know it today. Founded in 2015, Nikola Corporation is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit www.nikolamotor.com or Twitter @nikolamotor.
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NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 16.5%
COMPARABLE NET MERCHANDISE SALES GREW 12.8%
MEMBERSHIP BASE ACHIEVED RECORD LEVEL
STRONG RENEWAL RATE OF 88.9%
SAN DIEGO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT), operator of 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory, today announced results for the fiscal third quarter of 2022, which ended on May 31, 2022.
"For the third quarter of this fiscal year, our net merchandise sales grew to almost $1 billion. Our comparable net merchandise sales increased 12.8% over last year, even after taking into account a negative currency impact of 2.2%. Once again, our Membership base set a new record, with a base of over 1.75 million accounts. We also opened our 50th club in Portmore, Jamaica during the quarter.
"However, like many other retailers, we have not been spared the impact of global supply chain disruption and abrupt shifts in consumer demands. Our hardlines and other non-foods categories are characterized by a higher penetration of imported items that tend to correlate with discretionary spending. Due to long lead times on many of these items, commitments are made many months, if not about a year, in advance.
"Many months ago, we made strategic investments in inventory with the goal of remaining in-stock and capturing higher sales. Since then, the environment has been characterized by global supply chain disruption, including Asia port closures due to COVID, container shortages, higher freight and fuel costs, inflation, and sharp changes in consumer demands. This has disrupted the cadence and flow of that inventory, and inflation has influenced consumer behavior by shifting the demand away from discretionary and toward more essential items. As a result, we have been experiencing excess inventory, primarily in the area of hardlines.
"We have taken decisive action, and continue to do so, to swiftly sell through excess inventory and quickly rebalance our inventory mix. As a result, we have experienced higher than normal markdowns. Our plan is to handle this quickly and efficiently in order to be well-positioned for the holiday season. Although it is likely we will see some margin pressure in the fourth quarter, we believe it will be far less than the third quarter. We see this as a point in time. We have gained many new important insights. We expect soon to return to our healthy, historical margin structures.
"While dealing with short-term challenges with inventory, we are making good progress on initiatives intended to support our plans for medium and long-term growth. The team remains focused on our plan to drive growth through expansion of our global real estate footprint, by increasing the value of the membership, and by driving incremental sales through PriceSmart.com and through the creation of additional technology capabilities."
Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 increased 15.1% to $1.03 billion compared to $895.3 million in the comparable period of the prior year. For the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, net merchandise sales increased 16.5% to $999.0 million from $857.5 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted net merchandise sales negatively by $19.1 million, or 2.3%, versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company had 50 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2022 compared to 47 warehouse clubs in operation as of May 31, 2021.
Comparable net merchandise sales for the 47 warehouse clubs that have been open for greater than 13 ½ calendar months increased 12.8% for the 13-week period ended May 29, 2022 compared to the comparable period of the prior year. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations impacted comparable net merchandise sales negatively by $18.6 million or 2.2% versus the same period in the prior year.
The Company recorded operating income during the fiscal third quarter of $33.8 million compared to operating income of $36.0 million in the prior year period. Net income attributable to PriceSmart was $19.3 million, or $0.62 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2022 as compared to $22.5 million, or $0.73 per diluted share, in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
PriceSmart has purchased land and plans to open its third warehouse club in El Salvador, located in the city of San Miguel, approximately 100 miles east of the capital city San Salvador. The small format club will be built on a five acre property located in the Hacienda San Andrés area and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2023. In addition, we have begun construction of a smaller format warehouse club in the affluent El Poblado area of Medellín, Colombia. We expect to open this warehouse club, which will be our second club in Medellín and the Company's tenth warehouse club in Colombia, in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, we will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
PriceSmart management will host a conference call at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time (9:00 a.m. Pacific time) on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, to discuss the financial results. Individuals interested in participating in the conference call may do so by dialing (855) 209-8211 toll free or (412) 317-5214 for international callers and asking to join the PriceSmart, Inc. call. A digital replay will be available through July 19, 2022, following the conclusion of the call by dialing (877) 344-7529 for domestic callers, or (412) 317-0088 for international callers, and entering replay passcode 6291871.
PriceSmart, headquartered in San Diego, owns and operates U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs in Latin America and the Caribbean, selling high quality merchandise and services at low prices to PriceSmart Members. PriceSmart operates 50 warehouse clubs in 12 countries and one U.S. territory (nine in Colombia; eight in Costa Rica; seven in Panama; five in the Dominican Republic and Guatemala, four in Trinidad; three in Honduras; two each in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Jamaica; and one each in Aruba, Barbados and the United States Virgin Islands). In addition, the Company plans to open a warehouse club in San Miguel, El Salvador in the spring of 2023 and a warehouse club in Medellín, Colombia in the summer of 2023. Once these two new clubs are open, the Company will operate 52 warehouse clubs.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning PriceSmart, Inc.'s ("PriceSmart", the "Company" or "we") anticipated future revenues and earnings, adequacy of future cash flows, omni-channel initiatives, proposed warehouse club openings, the Company's performance relative to competitors and related matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements containing the words "expect," "believe," "will," "may," "should," "project," "estimate," "anticipated," "scheduled," "intend," and like expressions, and the negative thereof. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to: various political, economic and compliance risks associated with our international operations, adverse changes in economic conditions in our markets, natural disasters, volatility in currency exchange rates and illiquidity of certain local currencies in our markets, competition, consumer and small business spending patterns, political instability, increased costs associated with the integration of online commerce with our traditional business, whether the Company can successfully execute strategic initiatives, our reliance on third party service providers, including those who support transaction and payment processing, data security and other technology services, cybersecurity breaches that could cause disruptions in our systems or jeopardize the security of Member or business information, cost increases from product and service providers, interruption of supply chains, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) related factors and challenges, exposure to product liability claims and product recalls, recoverability of moneys owed to PriceSmart from governments, and other important factors discussed in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in other filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date that they are made, and the Company does not undertake to update them, except as required by law.
For further information, please contact Michael L. McCleary, EVP, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (858) 404-8826 or send an email to ir@pricesmart.com.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Jack Nicklaus posed atop the Swilcan Bridge, birdied the last hole he ever played in a major championship and had no intention of ever returning to St. Andrews, not wanting anything to dilute from such a powerful ending to an incomparable career.
That was 17 years ago. And those plans changed when St. Andrews wanted to make Nicklaus an honorary citizen on occasion of the 150th British Open. The only other Americans given that distinction were Bobby Jones and Benjamin Franklin.
It was the first time Nicklaus has been to the Old Course without golf clubs, and his appreciation only seemed to deepen.
“When I came here in 1964, I couldn’t believe that St Andrews was a golf course that would still test golfers of that time,” he said Monday. “It still tests the golfers at this time. It’s a magical golf course. … And to believe the game of golf essentially started here, it just absolutely is mind-boggling to me that it still stands up to the golfers of today.”
That’s still to be determined.
The Old Course always feels a little older when it’s crusty and firm, yellow and wispy, when the quality of a shot isn’t measure until it hits the ground and starts bouncing along.
But without much wind in the forecast, and with the increasing talent of today’s game, few courses are more vulnerable to low scoring. The par is 72 with only two par 5s, one on each nine. But there are a few par 4s reachable from the tee without strong wind.
U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick was a junior tournament winner at St. Andrews. Most recently his experience has been at the Dunhill Links Championship on the European tour in early October when the sky is gray and heavy and the turf is soft and green.
“I think with it being firm and par 4s more gettable, it could be a low one as well, weather permitting,” Fitzpatrick said.
Tiger Woods was back on the Old Course on Monday morning for nine holes, keeping up with an unusually busy schedule given the state of his battered right leg. He walked the course with a wedge and putter on Saturday into night and played 18 holes on Sunday. Woods also had the “Celebration of Champions,” a four-hole loop with other R&A champions through the years.
He is a two-time champion at St. Andrews, aware this might be the last time the 46-year-old plays an Open at the home of golf, at least at a high level. He first played in 1995 as an amateur.
So many others are getting to the course. That includes Collin Morikawa, who won in his first test of true links last year at Royal St. George’s.
“Most courses by the second time I see it, I feel like I have a good grasp,” Morikawa said. “This course takes a little extra learning and memorization because there are so many blind shots and you’re aiming at so many towers, it just kind of meshes into one. There are so many greens that are double greens and big greens that you forget the little slopes, but that’s what you can’t do.”
There are seven double greens. The 18th hole is a par 4 that players can reach off the tee. The 17th hole requires a tee shot over the corner of a hotel and has a road behind it.
It’s been that way forever, or seems that way.
Morikawa was most mystified by the 351-yard 12th hole, short but deceptive because of four bunkers hidden from the tee.
“I have no idea what to do,” Morikawa said. “I don’t know what I’m going to do. I could tell you 15 different ways to play it, and all could be wrong.”
The Old Course isn’t the only thing new to Morikawa. He had his first experience of Open ceremony when he handed back the silver claret jug to Martin Slumbers, the chief executive of the R&A. It wasn’t anything he found particularly enjoyable. Champions get a replica. They have to return the real thing.
“I woke up this morning and looked at it. The replica is beautiful, but it’s not the same. It really isn’t. It will never be,” Morikawa said. “But I don’t want to dwell on the past. I always look forward to what’s next. Maybe, hopefully, just giving it back kind of frees me up and allows me just to focus on winning this week.”
What kind of score will that take? It depends on the weather, another links tradition. It’s why John Daly would win in a playoff at St. Andrews after finishing at 6-under par, and why Woods could win the next time at 18-under par.
Nicklaus devotes most of his time to golf course design, and he has been railing against technology, particularly the golf ball, for allowing the game to get out of hand.
He still believes the Old Course can hold its own. And if there is a record score this week?
“So what? That’s sort of the way I look at it,” Nicklaus said. “They’re shooting low now compared to what they shot 100 years ago. But times change and golfers get better, equipment gets better, conditions get better.
“But I don’t think it really makes a whole lot of difference, frankly,” he said. “It’s St Andrews and it is what it is, and it will produce a good champion. It always has.”
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(iSeeCars) — A car’s color can help or hurt its resale value, according to a recent analysis by iSeeCars.com. After comparing prices of more than 650,000 recently sold three-year-old used cars, iSeeCars determined the average three-year vehicle depreciation rate by car color.
“A vehicle’s color is among the primary considerations after shoppers have decided on a make and model,” said iSeeCars Executive Analyst Karl Brauer. “With depreciation being the largest cost of vehicle ownership, consumers should carefully consider their color choice–especially if they plan on selling their vehicle.”
Vehicle Depreciation by Car Color
Bold colors tend to hold their color best, while common colors depreciate at a rate close to average.
Overall, yellow is the vehicle color that holds its value best, depreciating 70 percent less than the average vehicle. “Yellow is among the least popular car colors with the lowest vehicle share and is commonly a color for sports cars and other low-volume vehicles that hold their value relatively well,” said Brauer. “Because yellow vehicles are so novel in the secondhand marketplace, people are willing to pay a premium for them.”
Orange ranks second as the color that holds its value best. “Like yellow, orange comprises a small overall share of vehicles and is most often found on low-volume sports and muscle cars,” said Brauer. “Orange is such a novel color that it is often the choice for popular special edition vehicles, like the 30th edition Mazda MX-5 Miata and the 2023 Toyota GR86 Special Edition, which are typically limited production vehicles.”
The paint colors with the highest depreciation—gold and brown—also have low market share, but depreciate far worse than average. “Rarity alone does not equal value. If a color doesn’t resonate with enough used car shoppers it will hurt resale value, even if it’s uncommon,” said Brauer.
White, black, gray, and silver, are the most popular car colors and depreciate at a rate close to average. “Many consumers choose these grayscale colors not because they like them, but because they assume everyone else does,” said Brauer. “Because these are the most common colors they aren’t in short supply, and choosing these colors won’t help or hurt resale value much.”
Beige, a relatively uncommon car color, also depreciates at a rate close to average, while four jewel tones – purple, red, green, and blue – hold their value better than average. “Although the term ‘beige’ has become synonymous with boring, it encompasses a spectrum of hues from off-white to a light brown and stands out in a parking lot while still being a neutral color,” said Brauer. “Red, green, and blue fare slightly better than average because they are slightly more novel than grayscale colors and allow drivers to stand out without having to choose a flashy, obscure color.”
Car Color Depreciation by Vehicle Segment:
Because car color depreciation varies by vehicle type, iSeeCars analyzed the depreciation of each car color within the major vehicle segments.
SUV Depreciation by Color
When examining the SUV segment, iSeeCars found that the color that holds its value best is yellow, while brown depreciates the most.
Similar to the overall list of colors across all vehicle types, flashy, uncommon colors are the lowest-depreciating colors for SUVs, with yellow SUVs actually appreciating in value after three years and orange and green having the lowest depreciation. “The Jeep Wrangler and the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited comprise the vast majority of mainstream yellow SUVs and these popular vehicles have been selling at prices above MSRP, even after three years of use,” said Brauer. “Similarly, the Subaru Crosstrek, which holds its value exceptionally well, comprises a large share of orange SUVs while the value-retaining Subaru Forester accounts for a large share of green SUVs.”
Pickup Truck Depreciation by Color
For pickup trucks, beige retains value the best while green depreciates the most.
All pickup truck colors depreciate less than the average vehicle given the popularity of trucks, and beige is the color with the lowest depreciation. “Toyota introduced a ‘quicksand’ beige hue which was exclusive to its TRD Pro off-road editions in 2016 before becoming available on all of its pickups in 2017,” said Brauer. “Toyotas represent the vast majority of available beige pickups and their stellar value retention help beige trucks maintain their value.”
The next lowest-depreciating pickup truck color is orange. “Orange tends to hold its value well across all segments because it is a novel color,” said Brauer. “In the case of the Ford Ranger, shoppers are willing to pay extra for the paint color as it costs an additional $595.”
Sedan Depreciation by Color
Purple holds its value the best in the sedan segment, while black is the highest-depreciating.
For sedans, purple is the lowest-depreciating color followed by red. “This again proves that even in a relatively conservative vehicle segment there’s enough demand for flashier colors to give purple and red an advantage in resale value,” said Brauer. “Purple is one of the least common colors in the sedan segment, and the popular Dodge Charger contributes to the favorable resale value of purple sedans.”
Convertible Depreciation by Color
For convertibles, bright colors retain the most value while neutral colors depreciate the most.
Yellow is the lowest-depreciating color for convertibles, a category that holds its value relatively well due to its low production volumes. “Within this category yellow is the best color for retained value, likely because it’s common for Porsche models and the Chevrolet Corvette, which all hold their value well,” said Brauer.
Conversely, the common grayscale colors have the highest depreciation within the convertible segment. “People who buy sports cars want to stand out, which makes more common colors less appealing,” said Brauer.
Coupe Depreciation by Color
The coupe segment is largely made up of sports cars and muscle cars, which contribute to lower-than-average depreciation for the vehicle category.
As a segment, coupes across all colors hold their value better than the average vehicle. “Coupes are most often purchased rather than leased because they attract car enthusiasts who want to keep them,” said Brauer. “As a result, the supply is low and the demand is high for used versions, with all colors depreciating less than the average vehicle.”
Orange, which is a common color for sports cars and muscle cars, is the lowest-depreciating color for coupes “Classic American sports cars that hold their value well including the Chevrolet Camaro, Ford Mustang, and Chevrolet Corvettecomprise the majority of the overall share of orange coupes,” said Brauer. “
Minivan Depreciation by Color
In the minivan category, green is the lowest depreciating color, while red depreciates the most.
Minivans as a whole depreciate more than the average vehicle. Green is the lowest-depreciating color for the segment. “Minivans are a sensible vehicle choice, so purchasing a less-common color can make it a more exciting purchase,” said Brauer.
When selecting a vehicle, it’s important for consumers to understand that color choice is more than just a cosmetic decision. “A car’s color affects its value, which is especially important for drivers who plan on turning in their vehicle after a few years,” said Brauer. “While bolder or less common hues may seem like they would hurt a car’s resale value, there are many instances where the opposite is true.”
Methodology
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 650 thousand used model year 2019 cars sold between August 2021 and May 2022. The MSRP of each car was adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars, and then compared to the average list prices of the used cars. Data were aggregated by car color and body style.
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Matt Fitzpatrick is learning to love the Old Course again as he gets set to be named in glamour group for the 150th Open... the US Open champion is 'not proud' of his record at his home major but is eager to contend this week
- Matt Fitzpatrick won a junior title the first time he played at St Andrews
- He will be announced in a glamour group for the first round of the 150th Open
- Fitzpatrick made encouraging start to life as major champion at Scottish Open
- US open winner continued impressive consistency over the last eight months
The first time Matt Fitzpatrick played at St Andrews, he was literally watched by a man, a woman, and their dog. Today, as the game’s newest major champion, he will be announced in one of the glamour groups for the first round of the 150th Open on Thursday.
Back in the mists of time it was just his mum, dad and the family pet who cheered him on as he came through 36 holes of qualifying followed by four matches to win a junior title.
‘I reached the final again the following year to continue my early love affair with St Andrews but it’s been all downhill here ever since,’ said the 27-year-old, cheerfully.
Matt Fitzpatrick will be announced in one of the glamour groups for the first round of the 150th Open
Fitzpatrick has been at his best on difficult courses, so his liking for the Old Course waned
Fitzpatrick has always been at his best on difficult courses, so it is hardly surprising that his liking for the Old Course waned as he played it each year in the Dunhill Links pro-am, where the flags are largely placed in the middle of the greens.
Will it suit him any more this year, given his first Open at St Andrews will be played in positively balmy conditions? ‘I always feel that when it’s hard it becomes much harder for everyone else, that’s how I look at it,’ he said. ‘If it’s still and calm I don’t particularly enjoy that, but let’s see what the week brings.’
It is hardly surprising that Fitzpatrick wants to stay positive. He is keen to rekindle the love that he felt when he first set eyes on the course. ‘I was blown away back then, it was the Old Course and I was desperate to keep winning matches because it would mean another round,’ he recalled.
Fitzpatrick made an encouraging start to life as a major champion at the Scottish Open
‘But my personal favourites have always been parkland courses like Brookline, Augusta and Harbour Town, and so I grew out of links courses, if you like.
‘Now it’s the 150th Open, I’m the US Open champion and I’m keen to improve on my record in my home major. I love the area and I really want to keep my form going and enjoy the week.’
Fitzpatrick made an encouraging start to life as a major champion at the Scottish Open last week, finishing joint sixth. It continued his impressive consistency over the last eight months, with 10 top 10s in his last 16 starts.
As he intimated, it is at great odds with his Open record, with a modest 20th placing at Royal Portrush in 2019 his best in six appearances. ‘It’s nothing to be proud of, that’s for sure,’ he said. ‘I think a lot of that has to do with the fact I don’t think I’m as good a player in the wind since I started playing in America. We’re working on it.’
Fitzpatrick said before the Scottish that he considered the ideal preparation for a major was to play well the week before, but not that well. ‘Yes, I ticked the boxes in that regard,’ he said, smiling.
‘I’ll be honest, I was a bit apprehensive before the start because it is so different to the parkland golf that we have been playing all year in the States. I walked off happy on Sunday. It was nice to see that I’ve still got it, if you like.’
It continued his impressive consistency over the last eight months, with ten top tens in 16
Fitzpatrick is such a grounded individual, it is hard to imagine life changing too much despite his newly-elevated status.
‘It’s funny, when you are on the outside looking in and you are seeing major winners doing all these press conferences, you’re thinking, “I want some of that,”’ he said.
‘Then, when it happens, it becomes, “Oh, that’s quite a lot.” But it is all good so far. It definitely is going to take some getting used to and I’m sure it will feel even more that way during this event.
‘I’m looking forward to feeling the love of the crowd.’
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FREMONT, Calif. and WESTBURY, N.Y., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amprius Technologies, Inc. ("Amprius"), the leader in lithium-ion batteries with its Silicon Nanowire Anode Platform, announced today that Justin Mirro will join the Amprius board of directors upon completion of Amprius' business combination with Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV ("Kensington") (NYSE: KCAC.U), which is expected in the second half of 2022.
Mirro brings over 25 years of experience in sourcing, structuring, financing, and closing complex transactions in the automotive-related sector to the Amprius board. He currently serves as the chairman and CEO of Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV and the president of investment firm Kensington Capital Partners. Mirro previously served on the board of directors of QuantumScape and Cooper-Standard Holdings.
Dr. Kang Sun, CEO of Amprius, commented: "We are thrilled that Justin Mirro will be joining our board of directors. His deep expertise in operations and financing, and his experience creating significant shareholder value for companies focused on electric mobility, will be an invaluable asset for Amprius as we continue to execute on our commercialization strategy and work to make our silicon nanowire anode batteries a mainstream technology."
Justin Mirro, Chairman and CEO of Kensington, added: "I am excited to join the board of Amprius at this critical time in the company's history. Amprius' market-leading battery technology is enabling the advancement of electric mobility and has already been validated by numerous customers. I look forward to working with Kang and the other directors to support the Amprius team as the company expands its manufacturing capabilities to meet the robust demand for its leading-edge batteries."
About Amprius Technologies, Inc.
Amprius Technologies, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-energy and high-power lithium-ion batteries producing the industry's highest energy density cells. The company's corporate headquarters is in Fremont, California where it maintains an R&D lab and a pilot manufacturing facility for the fabrication of silicon nanowire anodes and cells.
For additional information, please visit amprius.com.
About Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV
Kensington Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (NYSE: KCAC.U) is a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock purchase or similar business combination with a business in the automotive and automotive-related sector. Kensington's management team of Justin Mirro, Dieter Zetsche, Bob Remenar, Simon Boag and Dan Huber is supported by a board of independent directors including Tom LaSorda, Nicole Nason, Anders Pettersson, Mitch Quain, Don Runkle, and Matt Simoncini.
Kensington's units, subunits and warrants are currently trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols "KCAC.U," "KCA.U," and "KCAC.WS," respectively. Each "KCAC.U" unit contains one subunit and 1 warrant. Each "KCA.U" subunit contains one share of Kensington common stock and 1 warrant. A holder of the subunit will only be able to retain the 1 warrant underlying the subunit if the holder elects not to redeem the subunit in connection with the Business Combination. The subunits will not separate into shares of common stock and warrants until the consummation of the Business Combination.
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This communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving Kensington and Amprius. A full description of the terms of the transaction is provided in the registration statement on form S-4, dated June 21, 2022 (File No. 333-265740) (the "Registration Statement"), filed with the SEC by Kensington. The Registration Statement includes a prospectus with respect to the combined company's securities to be issued in connection with the Proposed Business Combination and a preliminary proxy statement with respect to the shareholder meeting of Kensington to vote on the Proposed Business Combination. Kensington also plans to file other documents and relevant materials with the SEC regarding the Proposed Business Combination. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement will be mailed to the shareholders of Kensington as of the record date to be established for voting on the Proposed Business Combination. SECURITY HOLDERS OF AMPRIUS AND KENSINGTON ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND RELEVANT MATERIALS RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THER ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. Shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents containing important information about Amprius and Kensington once such documents are filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. The information contained on, or that may be accessed through the websites referenced in this press release is not incorporated by reference into, and is not a part of, this press release.
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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: ASPN) today announced that Don Young, President & Chief Executive Officer, and Ricardo Rodriguez, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, expect to discuss the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, during a conference call scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The Company expects to release financial results for the second quarter on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, after the market close.
Shareholders and other interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 844-200-6205 (domestic) or +1 929-526-1599 (international) and referencing conference ID 750795 a few minutes before 8:30 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 28, 2022. In addition, the conference call and any accompanying slide presentation will be available live as a listen-only webcast hosted on the Investors section of Aspen's website, at www.aerogel.com.
A replay of the webcast will be posted on the Investors section of the Aspen Aerogels website at www.aerogel.com, where it will remain available for approximately one year after the conference call.
About Aspen Aerogels, Inc.
Aspen is a technology leader in sustainability and electrification solutions. The Company's aerogel technology enables its customers and partners to achieve their own objectives around the global megatrends of resource efficiency, e-mobility and clean energy. Aspen's PyroThin® products enable solutions to thermal runaway challenges within the electric vehicle ("EV") market. Aspen Battery Materials, the Company's carbon aerogel initiative, seeks to increase the performance of lithium-ion battery cells to enable EV manufacturers to extend the driving range and reduce the cost of EVs. Aspen's Spaceloft® products provide building owners with industry-leading energy efficiency and fire safety. The Company's Cryogel® and Pyrogel® products are valued by the world's largest energy infrastructure companies. Aspen's strategy is to partner with world-class industry leaders to leverage its Aerogel Technology Platform™ into additional high-value markets. Headquartered in Northborough, Mass., Aspen manufactures its products at its East Providence, R.I. facilities. For more information, please visit www.aerogel.com.
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LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, announces that it is investigating claims on behalf of investors of NIO Inc. ("NIO" or "the Company") (NYSE: NIO) for violations of the securities laws.
The investigation focuses on whether the Company issued false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose information pertinent to investors. NIO is the subject of a report published by Grizzly Research on June 28, 2022, alleging that the Company was inflating its revenue and profits by using an unconsolidated related party, Wuhan Weineng Battery Asset Co. The Company announced on July 11, 2022, that it was forming a committee of independent advisors to assist an internal investigation into the allegations, including representatives of a law firm and forensic accounting firm. Based on this news, shares of NIO fell by 9% in intraday trading.
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Education Doesn't Work 2.0
a comprehensive argument that education cannot close academic gaps
This is the first (and may prove to be only) time that I have updated a previous post to improve it. I am doing so because the basic observation outlined here is core to my view of education and society and I was dissatisfied with the first attempt. The original post will remain up for posterity.
A depressing-to-some Tweet that’s part of a much larger genre:
Click through to the tweet and you’ll see in the thread that learning to play an instrument, learning a second language, and playing sports have no cognitive or educational advantages either. (The professor behind the thread rightly notes that these things are good in and of themselves, which I’ve been sure to stress in the past myself.) Because of fundamental difficulties in researching education, correlation is constantly mistaken for cause - that is, students who are strong or weak in educational metrics will also non-randomly be associated with things we might want to study as causative, such as learning to play chess. When we get high-quality randomized research, we very often see results like the above, that the association is not causative and that the variable has no effect. I have been saying this for ten years, and it’s a dominant theme of my first book: in education research, if you just keep betting on the null, you’ll never go broke. Put more simply and sadly, nothing in education works.
The brute reality is that most kids slot themselves into academic ability bands early in life and stay there throughout schooling. We have a certain natural level of performance, gravitate towards it early on, and are likely to remain in that band relative to peers until our education ends. There is some room for wiggle, and in large populations there are always outliers. But in thousands of years of education humanity has discovered no replicable and reliable means of taking kids from one educational percentile and raising them up into another. Mobility of individual students in quantitative academic metrics relative to their peers over time is far lower than popularly believed. The children identified as the smart kids early in elementary school will, with surprising regularity, maintain that position throughout schooling. Do some kids transcend (or fall from) their early positions? Sure. But the system as a whole is quite static. Most everybody stays in about the same place relative to peers over academic careers. The consequences of this are immense, as it is this relative position, not learning itself, which is rewarded economically and socially in our society.
This phenomenon is relevant to the question of genetic influence on intelligence, but this post is not about that. The evidence of such influence appears strong to me, and opposition to it seems to rely on a kind of Cartesian dualism. However, one need not believe in genetic influence on academic outcomes to recognize the phenomenon I’m describing today. Entirely separate from the debate about genetic influences on academic performance, we cannot dismiss the summative reality of limited educational plasticity and its potentially immense social repercussions. What I’m here to argue today is not about a genetic influence on academic outcomes. I’m here to argue that regardless of the reasons why, most students stay in the same relative academic performance band throughout life, defying all manner of life changes and schooling and policy interventions. We need to work to provide an accounting of this fact, and we need to do so without falling into endorsing a naïve environmentalism that is demonstrably false. And people in education and politics, particularly those who insist education will save us, need to start acknowledging this simple reality. Without communal acceptance that there is such a thing as an individual’s natural level of ability, we cannot have sensible educational policy.
Kids do learn at school. You send your kid, he can’t sing the alphabet song, a few days later he’s driving you nuts with it. Sixteen-year-olds learn to drive. We handily acquire skills that didn’t even exist ten years ago. Concerns about the Black-white academic performance gap can sometimes obscure the fact that Black children today handily outperform Black children from decades past. Everyone has been getting smarter all the time for at least a hundred years or so. So how can I deny that education works?
The issue is that these are all markers of absolute learning. People don’t know something, or don’t know how to do something, and then they take lessons, and then they know it or can do it. From algebra to gymnastics to motorcycle maintenance to guitar, you can grow in your cognitive and practical abilities. The rate that you grow will differ from that of others, and most people will admit that there are different natural limits on various learned abilities between individuals; a seasoned piano teacher will tell you that anyone can learn some tunes, but also that most people have natural limits on their learning that prevent them from being as good as the masters. So too with academics: the fact that growth in absolute learning is common does not undermine the observation that some learners will always outperform others in relative terms. Everybody can learn. The trouble is that people think that they care most about this absolute learning when what they actually care about, and what the system cares about, is relative learning - performance in a spectrum or hierarchy of ability that shows skills in comparison to those of other people.
If Harvard (or Caltech or whoever) selected an incoming freshman class, and then aliens came to earth and abducted every one of them, Harvard would just reach into their bag of valedictorians and admit the next rung of students on their list. Those students would presumably have meaningfully lower ability in absolute terms compared to their abducted peers, if Harvard’s selection process is at all effective. But they’d be the best relative to who was left. Correspondingly, would that reduced level of absolute learning mean that they wouldn’t receive the advantage that a Harvard degree confers in the labor market? Of course not. They would still be perceived as the cream of the crop relative to labor market peers. You sell your academic credentials in a market; their value is a function of their supply and their demand. We know that the college wage premium is to a large degree a simple function of the ratio between the number of jobs that require a college degree and the number of applicants who have one. The absolute learning represented by that degree is not the relevant criterion. The relevant criterion is the position of the student in the hierarchy, their relative performance.
I mentioned above that Black students, even Black students from low socioeconomic status (SES), have been improving steadily in absolute terms over time. What a Black third grader (or any third grader) can do today is head and shoulders above what one could do 30 years ago. But we still obsess over the racial achievement gap. Why? Because it’s relative performance that results in college acceptance and labor market improvements, not absolute, and white kids have been learning this whole time too, so the absolute gains of Black students don’t result in sufficient relative gains. When parents read their child’s state standardized test score results, are they doing so alongside a copy of the test or a detailed description of what the specific tested content was? No, because they don’t care. They care about how their kid performed compared to the other kids. When teenagers obsess over their SAT scores, they’re not motivated by their ability to answer reading comprehension questions correctly. They’re motivated by the fact that their SAT score percentile will have a meaningful impact on where they go to school, and how much they will eventually earn. This is the prioritization of the relative over the absolute, and it is foundational to our education system and our labor market.
Of course, changes to relative learning for any individual or subgroup require changes in absolute learning somewhere - you learn more or less than peers in an absolute sense and thus your relative position improves or declines. But it’s essential to understand that, for example, the pharmacy school graduates who emerged into a world where they suddenly had vastly more labor market competition didn’t know less than those who had the good fortune to graduate a decade earlier. They probably knew more. But that absolute learning was not relevant from a career perspective; their relative position next to thousands of other new graduates was.
Unfortunately, much of the educational discourse in our media fails to reflect this distinction. More unfortunately, while we can reliably prompt absolute learning gains in our students, we cannot reliably change their relative placement in the distribution, as I will demonstrate at length. Individual students appear to have some level of intrinsic ability that follows them throughout their academic lives, from kindergarten to college. I will rush to point out that this argument does not assert that the racial achievement gap is inherent. As I have argued repeatedly, it is perfectly consistent and in fact quite sensible to believe that the observed academic differences between individuals are partly because of intrinsic differences, whether genetic or not, while the differences between certain groups such as genders or races are purely environmental. See the jumping contest analogy here for a simple explanation. That is in fact what I believe - that within-group variation (differences between any individual kids, including within the same race) has an intrinsic component while the between-group variation between races is environmental.
While my great preference would be to use the term “educational mobility” to refer to the phenomenon I’m describing (the movement of any given student within an academic distribution or hierarchy), that term already belongs to the relationship between a child’s educational outcomes and that of their parents, or intergenerational mobility. (Which is, as a generic statement, rather low.) Of course, there is a relationship: low intergenerational mobility suggests lower movement in the peer hierarchy as well as in comparison to parents. If students are moving around a lot relative to peers, they must be moving relative to static parent outcomes. Regardless, I’ll try to avoid using the term “educational mobility” in this essay to limit confusion, unless I am specifically referring to intergenerational mobility.
We can express the static nature of relative educational outcomes quantitatively, in a variety of ways. The simplest is to observe that by far the most consistently effective predictor of future academic performance is prior performance. This paper summarizes the reality simply:
The present study shows that individual differences in educational achievement are highly stable across the years of compulsory schooling from primary through secondary school. Children who do well at the beginning of primary school also tend to do well at the end of compulsory education for much the same reasons.
This is the finding of all such research. At essentially any point along a given student’s educational journey you can take their outcomes relative to peers and enjoy strong predictive ability about their performance at later stages. (Past performance predicts future performance so well that it seems most education researchers don’t seem to think of it as a predictor at all.) If you’d like to go short-term, student performance in third grade predicts student performance in fifth grade very well, as you would imagine. If you prefer long-term, academic skills assessed the summer after kindergarten offer useful predictive information about academic outcomes throughout K-12 schooling and even into college. Similarly, third-grade reading group, a very coarsely gradated predictor, provides useful information about how well a student will be doing at the end of high school. The kids in the top reading group at age 8 are probably going to college. The kids in the bottom reading group probably aren’t. This offends people’s sense of freedom and justice, but it is the reality in which we live.
There’s even evidence that as students age the stability of their relative performance grows over time. In reading comprehension specifically, for example, “the strength of the relation between Reading Comprehension from grade to grade tended to increase over time.”
The persistence of relative academic performance is remarkable. Standardized test scores collected at the age of thirteen are strong predictors of not just future high school and college educational performance but adult outcomes like academic career milestones and economic position, even after adjusting for parental income:
If you’re a college administrator, what is the best predictor of how your incoming freshman class will perform as college seniors on a standardized test of college learning? Their performance on the SAT as high school seniors, of course. What else? Here’s an elegant visual to demonstrate how all students can grow in absolute terms while staying in place in relative terms:
The distance between the blue and red regression lines represents absolute learning, how the students at the average college have improved over the course of their college careers in an absolute sense. The relationship between the variables, the tight grouping and angle of the data pattern shows that the relationship between the mean SAT score your students got near the end of high school and the mean Collegiate Learning Assessment score your students got near the end of college is quite strong. Similar relationships have been observed with other tests such as ETS’s Proficiency Profile. If your admissions process screened out weaker students coming in, your reward was stronger students going out. Obviously! Were individual student outcomes as elastic as people in the policy and politics world assume, you wouldn’t predict this kind of relationship. Students would go to different colleges and the supposedly-dominant environmental variables would overwhelm prior advantage and create very different relative performance outcomes. But that simply doesn’t happen. What, you think Harvard is going to risk its reputation on something as illusory and intangible as “school quality”? There's an endowment to grow!
If you’re an administrator at a college that’s not selective, you can take heart in the fact that even though your student body is likely on the lefthand side of the plot due to low incoming SAT scores, you can move your institutional average northwards over the course of a class’s career by producing absolute learning gains. Your students will leave knowing more than they did when they came in. But what you probably can’t do - what there’s simply no reason to believe you can do, really - is teach your students so well that they catch the student bodies of the schools on the right half of the plot. Because those students not only started out ahead, they’re learning at college too, inconveniently. There is no evidentiary basis for the conventional wisdom that schooling can change the performance of students relative to their peers, with any consistency at anything like scale - and it’s change at scale that would be required to “fix our education system.” Wonks should perhaps ask themselves why they believe otherwise.
For decades, researchers have tried to solve this conundrum, but there is little to show for it, and in fact as research methods have become more sophisticated the picture has only gotten more pessimistic. Consider this large meta-analysis of techniques attempting to help low-SES students succeed.
The dots are the mean weighted effect sizes of a given intervention. (Weighted by sample size, that is.) The red lines are the error bars, which help to tell you if the observed effect is statistically significant. If the red line crosses the vertical dotted line, we can’t say with statistical confidence that the effect is greater than zero - which means that of fourteen major studied interventions only six have statistically meaningful effects at all, and of those three are less than .2 of a standard deviation, which means they have limited practical effects. (Should we be funding small group tutoring? Yes!) You’ll get a better picture of how often education research fails to identify any meaningful effects from interventions by looking at a similar graph of the means and error bars of individual studies:
Some will argue that these plots are misleading and perhaps undersell the value of various interventions. But there’s no question that in study after study, for decade after decade, researchers have found that interventions presumed to have causal influence on educational outcomes simply don’t. Almost everything is clustered right around zero. Most things we try in education simply don’t do anything. This is reality. Bet on the null.
This has led to years and years of agonizing and wondering why. We’re swimming in examples of supposedly transformative educational ventures, most prominently in the realm of educational technology. (No coincidentally the site of a lot of profiteering.) Why have vast expenditures devoted to classroom technology so often had disappointing results? Why does randomly distributing computers for children to use at home make so little educational difference? There are many, many other cases where interventions that seem intuitively powerful turn out to have no or little effect in the real world. If you believe the standard liberal story of children as undifferentiated academic masses whose outcomes could be easily improved with a little want-to and ingenuity, this is perplexing. If you listen to research, experience, and common sense, you’d recognize that it’s precisely what you’d expect in a world where everyone is not equal in academic potential.
You might say “but most studies measure absolute learning, not relative.” But consistent absolute learning for the academically disadvantaged is the only tool through which relative changes could be achieved at scale, right? The poorly-performing students need to make absolute academic gains that the higher-performing students don’t. The problem is that if you found such a tool - if any of this worked - it would be hard to imagine that parents of high-performing kids would accept not allowing their children to take advantage of it too. (If you want to close the Black-white achievement gap, the most reliable way would be to outlaw white students from going to school for several generations.)
Consider the neoliberal obsession with school quality, expressed in support for vouchers and charter schools. If the environment dictated everything, then school quality would be immensely consequential. If school quality is a real, stable, and meaningful property, and the environmentalists are right about educational outcomes, then switching schools should have a dramatic effect on how a student performs in the classroom. But what parents typically find is that their child slots into the distribution just about where they were at the old school. The research record provides a great deal of evidence in this direction too.
Winning a lottery to attend a supposedly better school in Chicago makes no difference for educational outcomes. In New York? Makes no difference. What determines college completion rates, high school quality? No, that makes no difference; what matters is “pre-entry ability.” How about private vs. public schools? Corrected for underlying demographic differences, it makes no difference. (Private school voucher programs have tended to yield disastrous research results.) Parents in many cities are obsessive about getting their kids into competitive exam high schools, but when you adjust for differences in ability, attending them makes no difference. The kids who just missed the cut score and the kids who just beat it have very similar underlying ability and so it should not surprise us in the least that they have very similar outcomes, despite going to very different schools. (The perception that these schools matter is based on exactly the same bad logic that Harvard benefits from.) Similarly, highly sought-after government schools in Kenya make no difference. Winning the lottery to choose your middle school in China? Makes no difference. What about the highly-touted charter school advantage? I have argued that it’s in effect a shell game of nonrandom “random” lotteries here, and even if we take the research record at face value we’re still looking at small effect sizes, especially given all the hype.
All of this confirms anecdotal experiences. Did kids you know go from failures to whiz kids when they moved to a different state, a drastic change in environment? Does sending a kid to private school solve all of that kid’s educational problems? Do Montessori principles ensure that even severely struggling children can succeed? No, of course not. Because they’re the same kids. Why doesn’t this simple wisdom penetrate policy and politics?
Teacher quality perhaps exists but likely exerts far less influence than generally believed. There is no such entity as “school quality.” The concept is an illusion. There is the underlying ability of the students in a school that produces metrics that we then pretend say something of meaning about the school itself. That’s it.
Consider common complaints about screening effects - that is, that policies like public school districting cause educational inequality by keeping students out of better schools. These arguments typically confuse cause and effect. Zoning doesn’t make kids perform poorly by keeping them out of the best schools. Zoning creates the impression of the “best schools” by keeping out the kids destined to perform poorly. Look at France. Late last century France ended conscription for young men so that more of them could attend college. Given France’s historical problems with persistent unemployment, the government hoped this would have economic benefits. Academic high-achievers had already been able to secure a release from such duty to attend college, but other young men were compelled into service. The result of ending the practice based on a specific birthdate was a sudden influx of students into higher education and a kind of natural experiment thanks to the cutpoint. A population of men who would have spent years in the military instead spent them going to school. But it not only made no difference in terms of wages or employment, it made almost no difference in the number of people graduating from higher education. Conscription had been screening out the marginal students from attending higher education, true. But removing the screen didn’t make those students any less marginal. At a vast scale, in one of the wealthiest and most developed countries on earth, giving more students the opportunity to attend higher education where they were previously screened out simply made no difference.
Meanwhile constantly cited explanatory mechanisms, like class size, aren’t really explanatory at all. Calls for smaller class sizes are ubiquitous because they’re one of the few interventions endorsed by both neoliberal ed reformers and the teacher unions who are their enemies. But while quantitative effects of class size have been a research obsession for at least 40 years, there’s no real consensus on what exactly works, for which students, in which contexts. Claims of a small class size advantage routinely carry extensive lists of provisos, such as saying that it’s necessary for physical classroom space to not shrink along with number of students, the kind of requirement that makes implementing these efforts at scale a policy nightmare. And I would argue the research is discouraging anyway.
The famous Tennessee Project STAR study from the mid-80s helped set the national conventional wisdom that class size has a major impact on student performance. But the STAR study 1) only placed students aged 5 to 8 in smaller classes, particularly troublesome because environmental impacts on academic outcomes of children tend to fade over time, 2) was conducted in a state that was a significant negative outlier in all manner of educational metrics, undermining our confidence that its results could be generalized, and 3) has met with consistent skepticism about its randomization processes. And were the findings really so positive? Teacher-quality advocates Steven Rishkin and Eric Hanushek pointed out in 2006 that only 40 of the 79 small-size kindergarten classes outperformed the regular classes at all. A ten-year follow-up, again represented as a victory for small class sizes, found a significant increase in passing the state standardized language arts test for 8th-grade students who had attended small classes - statistically significant, that is. The advantage of those who had attended small classes earlier compared to those who had not was 52.9% to 49.1%. I will leave it to you to decide if that is practically meaningful. Either way, we’re left to figure out whether these results are large, consistent, and scalable enough to be worth the enormous additional expenditures this type of intervention would require at the national level.
It’s also perfectly easy to find studies that find that class size advantages are not remotely efficient given the associated expense or which find no meaningful small class size advantage at all. In 1995 Karen Akerhielm found performance boosts from reducing class sizes… by 10 students, a decrease with a financially massive cost at scale… of 5%… and only in history and science. In 2000 Stanford’s Caroline Hoxby found no statistically meaningful effect at all. Sathish Kumar does me a solid by providing a scatterplot in his 2019 study on student performance predictors:
Nor is there consistency between different studied groups; for example, at the university level, class size effects vary wildly depending on which students you’re looking at.
Again, if environment matters most or is all that matters, we would absolutely expect a major and consistent effect from class size. If intrinsic ability predominates we wouldn’t. Where is the evidence pointing? The constant churn of new conventional wisdom about this topic over the decades is not encouraging. Should we have smaller class sizes? I believe you can make a strong argument for that, yes. But the argument is that we should have smaller class sizes for the comfort of students and parents and superior working conditions for teachers, not because of uncertain benefits in quantitative metrics.
How about peer effects, the influence of learning alongside higher or lower performing students? Like class size, this factor is often cited as having a causative impact on education, but the evidence is slight. A large study looking at exam schools in New York and Boston - that is, selective public high schools in large urban districts - found that even though enrolling in these institutions dramatically increased the average academic performance of peers (thanks to the screening process to get in), the impact on relative performance was essentially nil. This was true in terms of test metrics like the PSAT, SAT, and AP Scores, and in terms of college outcomes after graduation. A study among students transitioning from the primary school level to the secondary school level in England, where dramatic changes occur in peer-group composition, found a significant but very small effect from peer group in quantitative indicators. Like, really small. It just doesn’t appear to matter.
The lack of class size and peer effects are just two of many dogs that don’t bark, intuitive explanations of academic outcomes that don’t actually work out. Another is grit, or a student’s capacity for perseverance in the face of challenge, which an 88-sample, ~65,000 subject meta-analysis finds is vastly less important than sometimes suggested in the media. (There’s an awful lot more grit skepticism out there if you’d care to look, and it’s not even clear if grit can be learned.) If you want your child to succeed in school and you can choose to give them more grit or a higher IQ you’d go with IQ 100 times out of 100. “Smaller classes give teachers more time to devote attention to individual students and thus improve performance,” “peers matter for how much a child learns,” and “it’s academically important to have perseverance and work ethic” are deeply intuitive stories about education that may be true in a broader sense. But the notion that they will reliably improve quantitative educational metrics is demonstrably false. Why? Because they’re premised on the notion that the relative outcomes of individual students are deeply malleable.
Nor does pre-K, the most commonly cited cure-all for educational inequality, seem to have much effect, although as you’d imagine the topic is very contentious. There’s been a lot of positive findings in this space that have then been challenged or walked back. For example, the well-known Campbell et al Science article looking at the health improvements (and knock-on effects) from early child care programs found robust gains, and this was reported all over the place. Unfortunately, this finding was severely undermined by the immense attrition of the sample (40% of males!), a problem that could not have been identified in the original paper because the information necessary to know literally wasn’t published there. To me, it screams of optimism bias in this type of research. I’m not accusing anyone of deliberate research fraud. I am saying that people who research pre-K programs tend to have a great deal of personal investment in their efficacy, and this unconscious bias inevitably colors the research. And it’s not like what’s actually in the research record is so great anyway. In fact, it’s gotten worse over time. Duncan and Magnuson, 2013:
(Why would the reported effects of pre-K programs shrink over time this way? Because we got better at doing studies.)
We have very recent evidence in this regard in the form of a paper in the journal Developmental Psychology. It’s a pre-K study that has many virtues, including a large n, genuine random assignment, and a longitudinal component, and it says kids who were assigned to the pre-K condition actually did worse than kids who were not. This paper is particularly discouraging for advocates, who tend to say that pre-K has non-academic benefits when academic results are discouraging, as it also shows pre-K students as having worse attendance and disciplinary outcomes. Afterschool programs? Sadly, no. Pretty unambiguous returns from several large-n studies performed fairly recently.
Education is of course a highly political issue, and one of the most common arguments in this domain is that educational differences are the product of socioeconomic status, that socioeconomic status is causative of academic performance, that these static student outcomes are the product of America’s high-income inequality and relatively high child poverty. Unfortunately, liberals tend to vastly overstate the impact of socioeconomic status on educational metrics. Yes, a generic SES effect exists in K-12, but it varies widely from context to context, and it does not have anything like the explanatory power some liberals assign to it, given that they speak as though it explains essentially all of the variation. Nor do dramatic changes in a family’s wealth seem to have much measurable impact on the outcomes of individual children within those families.
College attendance is undoubtedly influenced by SES, but it’s unclear how much of this is through the educational mechanism itself. Claims that the SATs merely replicate the income distribution float around social media constantly, but it’s very easy to produce a correlation coefficient that shows the relationship between the variables of SES and SAT score. And a ~150,000 score sample shows an r-squared of .0625 - that is, less than 7% of the variation in SAT scores is explainable via family income. Is that number meaningful? Sure. It’s not nothing. But it means that the large majority of the variance is not explainable by SES. Meanwhile, the most regularly cited reason that better SES would raise SAT scores, test prep, does not have a strong evidentiary basis in the research record. I regularly encounter pushback on this issue, but the data seems fairly clear to me: Powers & Rock 1999, Briggs 2001, McGahie et al 2004, Griffin el al 2008…. All show little or no effect on the outcomes of standardized tests from coaching. The story liberals want to tell about the SAT and similar tests is a mirage.
It’s also common to speak imprecisely about differences in the SES status of families vs the expenditures of the schools that serve those families, and assumptions about which schools have greater financial resources are frequently incorrect. (For the record, high-poverty and high-racial minority schools actually receive significantly more per-pupil than whiter and more affluent schools, but there is a lot of complication there.) Peer and neighborhood effects are frequently endorsed as explanatory, but they don’t tell us much of what we want to know. An analysis considering segregation, neighborhood effects, and the SES of schoolmates still left 90% of the racial achievement gap unexplained, suggesting that these factors have limited salience for any population of students.
I have largely avoided using IQ as a metric in this piece, as IQ is dismissed by many. But IQ is, if nothing else, highly correlated (by social science standards) with school performance, and it’s worth mentioning the following study because it considers perhaps the most radical environmental intervention we can imagine, adoption. In 2015 Eric Turkheimer looked at pairs of Swedish siblings who were raised in different home environments to determine the influence of parent education (a strong proxy for income as well) on IQ.
Turkheimer argues that this demonstrates a strong effect from being reared by parents with significantly greater education. But the chart can be a little misleading if you don’t apprehend the scale of the Y-axis. The difference between 0 step-ups and the largest step-up is 7 points of IQ. 7 points is not nothing, and is consistent with a belief is that there is some environmental impacts on academic and cognitive outcomes. But 7 points is less than one-half of a standard deviation in IQ. Moreover, consider what it means that the massive environmental difference of being raised in different families can only muster that much effect, and that of course placing students into an entirely different familial environment is not a remotely practical means of fixing things. Meanwhile, the Wilson effect suggests that the importance of the family environment on cognitive outcomes fades over the course of childhood.
The left further claims that a robust social democratic state could ameliorate these problems and create educational equality. But as I’ve discussed in the past, Denmark’s vastly more redistributive social state, far lower poverty, and lower socioeconomic inequality than the United States do not result in any greater intergenerational educational mobility at all. It’s true that intergenerational mobility is not the same as the type of movement in relative measures I’m talking about, but as I suggested above since parent and child are correlated in educational outcomes for both any individual student and their peers a lack of movement in intergenerational mobility would suggest a lack of movement compared to peers also. And the bigger question looms: if everything Denmark is doing to influence the environment of its citizens has such little impact on their educational outcomes, what more could we realistically do?
Is my claim here that environmental factors don’t contribute at all to educational outcomes? No. There are consistent and demonstrable impacts from various influences that might be considered environmental. For example, premature and low birth weight babies frequently go on to struggle academically as older children. The negative cognitive effects of lead have perhaps been somewhat overstated but are nonetheless real. Access to legal marijuana does negatively impact the academic performance of college students, though by less than a tenth of a standard deviation. There are of course others, and the aggregate of many small environmental influences can be meaningful. I’ve said many times that I believe the racial achievement gap is likely the product of the profoundly different environments Black children live in on average, and these environmental changes are far more complex and multivariate than the SES differences that do not adequately explain the achievement gap. The problem is that it’s far harder for policy to change a vast number of tiny influences than to change one big influence. Nor is there any guarantee that any given environmental influence can be changed. As neonatal medicine becomes more advanced we will have more surviving preemies, not fewer; we could do a massive lead cleanup, but the political barriers are significant for debatable gain; we are deciding as a culture that the costs of criminalizing marijuana are higher than the benefits of doing so; etc. Environmental does not necessarily mean malleable!
And, yes, to repeat myself, absolute learning can happen. Formal education in and of itself does have durable and real improvements to intelligence. (The child care function of public schooling has also been transformative and progressive.) Doesn’t that disprove the point of this piece? Look at learning loss from Covid. Doesn’t that prove education works? Not in the sense I mean, no. Again, the question is not whether schooling helps individuals gain absolute knowledge or skills, but whether it can close relative gaps. If school works generically well across ability levels, it can’t. Formal education has real benefits. The trouble is that most everybody goes to school and enjoys those benefits, so the power of schooling to establish durable changes in relative position on the ability spectrum is limited. (And lower-performing people self-select out of higher education, which accelerates their being left behind.) Compulsory education is a double-edged sword if you’re interested in shaking up who’s on top and who’s on the bottom. As I suggested above, if you were really maniacally focused on closing relative gaps, you’d just prevent the higher achievers from attending school at all.
All of this suggests that there is something innate or inherent to academic ability. (Which again does not necessarily imply that this factor is genetic.) Many will reply to this essay by saying that just because something is innate does not mean that it is unchangeable. This is true, and I haven’t and wouldn’t say educational outcomes are permanently immutable. The question is, what can we do from the perspective of the system that would work to “fix our schools,” to achieve the (remarkably vague) education-driven social outcomes politicians and policy types want? How would we close the gaps?
The kind of intervention we would need has to
Have a meaningful influence on academic outcomes where so many others have failed
Be reliable, replicable, and scalable to a vast degree
Cost little enough that the administration of this intervention is economically and politically feasible
Somehow apply only to the students who are struggling or any subset thereof, and not to the students who are already flourishing, or else allow for us to prevent the parents of flourishing students from accessing this intervention for their own kids, lest we merely advance the whole student population forward but preserve the current relative distribution that determines professional and monetary rewards under meritocracy.
Simple.
I quote James Heckman, the same James Heckman who co-authored the Denmark paper and the problematic pre-K health outcomes paper. Ten years ago he wrote
Gaps arise early and persist. Schools do little to budge these gaps even though the [perceived -ed.] quality of schooling attended varies greatly across social classes…. Gaps in test scores classified by social and economic status of the family emerge at early ages, before schooling starts, and they persist. Similar gaps emerge and persist in indices of soft skills classified by social and economic status. Again, schooling does little to widen or narrow these gaps.
I would argue that, in the years since, the evidence that academic hierarchies are essentially static has only grown.
I will not attempt to spell out the political and policy repercussions of this reality here. The Cult of Smart is a book-length version of this argument that includes long sections describing both more practical educational reforms and broader society-level changes that could better protect those who are on the bottom of the academic performance spectrum. You may disagree with some or all of those proposals as you like. But they are an honest attempt to wrestle with a basic reality of education and society that politicians and wonks are not allowed to address plainly because of misguided fears about the consequences of this thinking. The evidence is clear: immense efforts in educational interventions have utterly failed to close performance gaps, and vast expenditures in education have failed to close socioeconomic gaps. It’s time to try dramatically different approaches, and it’s time to demand that people in the policy world accept reality.
Education is a good in and of itself, but the impact of education on the economy will always be most salient in political debates. By some metrics, the fastest-growing occupation in America is not programmer or microbiologist but home health aid. The job doesn’t require a college education. The median wage is $27,000 a year. Our system’s message to all of those people who will spend their days helping keep our elderly alive for poverty wages is, well, hey. Should have done better in school. Maybe the first step in doing better for them is recognizing that most of them never had a choice. But if you’re really dead set on education as the key to improving the economic fortunes of the disadvantaged, and you don’t think we can or should redistribute our way to a more just and equal society, and you’re fixated on moving kids from the bottom of the academic performance spectrum to the top, what can we do? What works?
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Wheaton Precious Metals™ Corp. will release its 2022 Second quarter results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, after market close.
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Dr. Atul Gawande began a challenging new job this year. The surgeon, former New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of books like Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, is now the head of global health for the U.S. Agency for International Development, which provides foreign and humanitarian aid around the world.
So far it's been quite a daunting year.
The pandemic has of course continued and cases are now surging in many countries. Then there's the worldwide monkeypox outbreak, the potential global repercussions of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, and other health crises that have arisen in the wake of the pandemic.
Gawande spoke to NPR about the agency's top health priorities in low-income countries. Here are highlights from the interview.
An African proverb is his guide:
I've learned to internalize an African proverb: "If you want to go fast, go alone; but if you want to go far, go together."
Getting everybody together across all of our agencies in the government and with Congress and our different political parties, plus getting agreements with other countries around the world — it's just slow. It's a lot of time on the phone, a lot of time pulling people together. That's the work.
The U.S. is working to up vaccination rates in lower income countries:
Lower-income countries have fragile health systems. They don't have a lot of staff. They don't necessarily have the cold chain and the refrigerators in place [to keep COVID vaccines cool]. We have helped a set of countries get some of the refrigerators into place in rural areas and we have been able to shore up surge staffing for vaccination campaign events. We have been doing that from the moment that the Biden administration came into place.
But U.S. resources are a problem when it comes to these efforts so that's a new challenge:
Just as those countries are getting the resources and supplies, we are in a place where Congress is no longer supporting resources for us to continue to enable that surge in vaccination.
One is bringing home the message — on Capitol Hill and to people like you — that COVID is a disease that hasn't gone away and won't for some years to come. Second, variants come out of these places that don't have adequate vaccination and control of these diseases. Third, our economic damage comes from supply chains that reach everywhere around the world.
The number of deaths in the world depends on us being supportive of getting the whole world to stop the pandemic.
Monkeypox is a similar challenge to COVID:
You can stop the human-to-human transmission by testing for the illness, notifying contacts and isolating until the pox rash goes away. But the capacity to drive out these basic precautions haven't been supported in the lower-income parts of the world.
The existing monkeypox vaccine could help:
The U.S. is now giving money to manufacturers to drive up supply. We are ordering enough vaccine to get it to people at risk or people who are exposed [to monkeypox in the U.S.]. And that's it. Access to those kinds of capabilities is always the last to get to the lowest-income parts of the world.
The pandemic has drawn attention away from other health issues:
In the two years of pandemic, COVID-19 has created an increase in deaths that has resulted in the first global reduction in life expectancy in a century.
Only a minority of those deaths have come directly from COVID. Instead, [deaths have come from COVID's] effects on the health system with health-care workers out and health-care needs being diverted to COVID — but then also the economic impacts that COVID has driven. Supply chain [issues have created] food shortages and caused malnutrition to skyrocket.
Add to that climate events like heat waves, cyclones and hurricanes, and then war that has further cut food supplies. And you have a situation where total death rates in the world have gone up more than 20%.
We need to ramp up the global health care workforce:
[We need] to recognize that all of our work — whether it's COVID vaccinations, being able to detect if there's a monkeypox outbreak, making sure that the acutely malnourished are getting emergency food, that malaria is being treated — goes through primary health care.
The primary health care workforce is the single most important place that we are seeking to make investments. The president has made a request for $1 billion for a health worker initiative in the next budget to support low-income countries. When the health system is fragile, when it's subject to all these kinds of health shocks, this is the critical workforce that can pivot to the most important needs. This is the group that can address future outbreaks, current COVID needs and is the infrastructure for addressing our overall drop in life expectancy.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the overturn of Roe v. Wade will not change USAID's work:
The Biden administration's commitment on sexual and reproductive health and rights is not changing one iota around the world. It is absolutely critical that we continue to move our work forward in those domains.
USAID will continue to protect human rights:
However, the ruling has raised concerns for people around the world — about whether rights for gay, lesbian and transsexual people will be curtailed; whether people's rights and access to contraceptives and family planning will be affected.
There is enormous fear that this is only the first step in a process that's taking away people's privacy rights and sexual and reproductive health rights. And so we are working to make it clear around the world that we will champion the needs of everybody to have adequate reproductive health needs met — and that their rights as human beings are continuing to be protected as well.
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Later today, the world should see something remarkable: an image of some of the first galaxies to form in the universe.
The picture will come from NASA's new, $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope. NASA had planned to release it tomorrow as part of a collection of the first scientific results, but apparently the image is so dramatic that the White House has determined that President Biden should be the one to reveal it to the world.
The James Webb Space Telescope is the most sophisticated observatory ever launched. It left Earth last December. In late January, it reached its celestial parking place a million miles away from the planet. Since then, engineers have been checking out the instruments, aligning the mirrors and letting the telescope cool down so its instruments will work properly.
"Webb was built to find the first generation of galaxies that formed after the big bang," says Jane Rigby, operations project scientist for the telescope. "That is the core science goal it was built to do."
Before declaring the telescope open for business mission managers wanted to make what they call early release observations. These are intended to show that the telescope works, and as Rigby says, "are intended to be jaw-droppingly beautiful, powerful both visually and scientifically."
In addition to the image containing the earliest galaxies ever seen, NASA will also release images of a stellar nursery where stars form called the Carina Nebula, the Southern Ring Nebula, and a group of galaxies discovered in 1787 called Stephan's Quintet. There will also be an analysis of the light coming from a giant planet orbiting outside our solar system with the prosaic name WASP-96b. Those additional images are expected to come out on Tuesday morning.
Looking Back To The Beginning
Webb is designed to gather and analyze infrared light, which is at longer wavelengths than can be seen by the human eye. That will allow it to capture light from the earliest galaxies, which appear in the infrared.
Those early galaxies are far away — more than 13 billion light years — and as powerful as the Webb telescope is, they may just look like faint smudges. But those smudges will help astronomers understand more about how the universe as we know it came to be.
One of the astronomers who will be conducting the search for those earliest galaxies is Caitlin Casey, an astronomer at the University of Texas at Austin.
She says one way to look for these faint galaxies is to point the telescope at the same patch of sky for a hundred hours or more, and let the light from these distant objects trickle in. The Hubble space telescope showed this so-called deep field approach could identify lots of previously unseen galaxies.
But where Hubble was able to see ten thousand galaxies in a deep field, with Webb, "we're going to have a million galaxies," Casey says.
Beyond finding new galaxies, Casey wants to understand the large structure of the universe, what the universe would look like if you could step back and get a birds eye view of it.
"If you zoom all the way out, the entire universe looks like, you know, something like the interior of a sponge where there are these like little filaments and voids," Casey says. "So what we really want to capture is that structure."
Much More To See
But that's just the beginning. The breadth of science Webb can be used for is staggering. For example, Megan Mansfield, a NASA Sagan Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona, will be using Webb to study the atmospheres of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system.
In particular, she wants to know about their atmospheres — "what they're made of, what their temperature is." That will tell her a lot about the planet itself, and whether it might be capable of sustaining life.
Anna Nierenberg of the University of California, Merced, leads a team that has cooked up a clever way to use the new telescope to try to understand the fundamental nature of dark matter, that invisible stuff that makes up a quarter of the universe. "You simply can't do that with any other instrument," she says. "If everything works it will be a big deal."
And as with any scientific instrument with new capabilities, no one really knows what secrets the Webb telescope will reveal about the universe we live in.
NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce contributed to this report.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ:SPWR) will discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results on Tuesday, August 2 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. The conference call can be accessed live by registering at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI8045a492c8dd47d6be8faf25537fcfbd.
The results are scheduled to be released at 8:05 a.m. ET. The live audio webcast and supplemental financial information will be available on SunPower's investor website at http://investors.sunpower.com/events.cfm.
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SunPower is a leading solar and energy services provider in North America. SunPower offers the only solar + storage solution designed and warranted by one company that gives customers control over electricity consumption and resiliency during power outages while providing cost savings. For more information, visit www.sunpower.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) invites interested parties to participate in its second quarter 2022 earnings conference call, occurring on Friday, August 5, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific time / 4:00 p.m. BST. During the call, company executives will discuss Ritchie Bros.' earning results and answer questions from analysts and institutional investors. The Company's second quarter 2022 earnings results will be released after NYSE and TSX markets close the day prior, on August 4, 2022.
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Please note that there will be presentation slides accompanying the earnings call. The slides will be displayed live on the webcast, and will be available to download via the webcast player or at https://investor.ritchiebros.com/events-and-presentations the morning of the call.
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Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks, and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Kruse Energy. The Company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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Drilling Highlights:
- TARQ4D – 0.32% copper equivalent over 218 metres from surface
- TARQ10D – 0.18% copper equivalent over 72 metres from 72 metres down hole
VANCOUVER, BC, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV: LR) (OTCQX: LUMIF) (the "Company" or "Luminex") would like to provide an update on its Tarqui project, where BHP Group Limited ("BHP") has completed its Phase 2 drill program that commenced in late 2021, pursuant to a July 2019 earn-in and joint venture agreement. BHP completed the current drill program in June 2022 and has received assays from seven of ten holes. Drilling at the project has now totaled 6,862 metres, over thirteen drill holes between the Phase 1 and Phase 2 programs.
BHP has formally notified Luminex that it will not be continuing with the earn-in at Tarqui and will begin the process of transitioning the operatorship back to Luminex, with expected completion in Q4 2022. Luminex will review all of the project data and work completed to date and evaluate next steps for the Tarqui project.
Prior to drilling, BHP conducted surface geological mapping and rock chip and soil sampling comprised of 1,015 samples and 2,815 samples respectively. Additionally, the company contracted Geotech to conduct a helicopter borne survey with a VTEM (Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic) system comprising 349 line kilometres over the property.
Drilling targeted two large (>2 square kilometre) copper-molybdenum anomalies (illustrated in Figure 1) with coincident conductive and magnetic response. At these two target areas, mineralization is related to diorite and granodiorite porphyry stocks hosted within the Jurassic Zamora batholith, which in turn intrudes Cretaceous Sedimentary rocks. At both, mineralization is associated with potassic alteration and outboard propylitic alteration that is overprinted by intermediate sulphidation zinc-lead-silver veins. Drilling within the two copper soil anomalies consistently intersected reportable copper-molybdenum intervals, that are provided in Table 1, with drill hole locations illustrated in Figure 1.
Table 1. Drill results from Tarqui Hole TARQ4D to TARQ10D.
Note: Intervals in the reported holes are calculated using a cut-off of 0.10% Cu with maximum internal dilution of eight continuous metres. Sampling is done in consistent, continuous 2-metre intervals. Equivalent values were calculated using copper equivalent values were calculated using the following prices: a gold price of US$1,600 per ounce, a copper price of US$3.00 per pound, a molybdenum price of US$8.00 per pound and a silver price of US$20.00 per ounce. No allowances have been made for recovery losses that may occur should mining eventually result.
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About Luminex Resources
Luminex Resources Corp. (TSXV:LR, OTCQX:LUMIF) is a Vancouver, Canada based precious and base metals exploration and development company focused on gold and copper projects in Ecuador. Luminex's inferred and indicated mineral resources are located at the Condor Gold-Copper project in Zamora-Chinchipe Province, southeast Ecuador. Luminex also holds a large and highly prospective land package in Ecuador, including the Pegasus and Orquideas projects, which are being co-developed with Anglo American and JOGMEC respectively.
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HBCU players at NBA summer league seeking opportunities
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Najee Garvin played at three different colleges, the last being an HBCU. Being on an NBA court and wearing the NBA logo sometimes didn´t seem realistic.
He dealt with adversity after being arrested on an assault charge that was ultimately dropped. He went nearly two full years without playing a game. Garvin even became a cook at Chili´s to pay the bills.
On Monday, he wore that NBA logo after all.
Garvin was one of 28 players invited to the inaugural HBCU Showcase at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. With a few dozen scouts in the stands, and four former NBA players - all of them now at historically Black colleges and universities - doing the coaching, Garvin ran through drills and played in scrimmages, getting an audition like no other in his career.
"A job," Garvin said, when asked what would make the day a success for him. "I´m just authentic. A job. Nowadays, it´s hard to get a job. You´ve got to be put in the right place, around the right people, who know the right stuff."
The NBA is hoping that it put that combination of right place, right people and right stuff together - with this showcase the latest way the league hopes to give HBCU players opportunities.
Najee Garvin shoots around Jeremy Combs during a basketball game at an HBCU Showcase at the NBA summer league Monday, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
There´s only one player from an HBCU school currently in the NBA, that being Robert Covington of the Los Angeles Clippers. No HBCU player has been drafted in a decade. Of the 30 rosters for teams in Las Vegas, only five featured an HBCU alum.
"I´m a visionary," said Mo Williams, the former NBA guard who now coaches at Jackson State. "We have a lot of talent at the HBCU level that don´t get those invites to the NBA Combine, to Portsmouth, the G League Combine now, to things like that. We feel like those kids are talented enough to be professional athletes. This is a start."
HBCU football players haven't been left out of the spotlight. Some got the opportunity to showcase their talents in early February when the NFL hosted its first HBCU combine during Senior Bowl workouts.
The NBA has made strides for basketball players in recent years to address areas where it feels changes were needed. There are a record 15 Black coaches in the NBA right now, eight of those hires coming in the last year or so.
The 2021 NBA All-Star Game generated at least $3 million for HBCUs through donations to scholarship funds - and the exposure those schools got during the game was worth even more. The league has started a paid fellowship program that places HBCU students in jobs with the league office and with NBA and WNBA teams. And this past season, All-Star weekend included a game between Howard and Morgan State.
And now, the attention turns to individual players.
"The showcase is a chance for us to continue creating opportunity for the world´s best talent," said Morgan Cato, an NBA vice president who is about to become an assistant general manager with the Phoenix Suns. "There´s a perception of HBCU programs not necessarily being able to turn out talent. But all of our investments from the league office are about creating opportunity, creating access, and letting great players really have the opportunity to be seen by teams."
Many NBA players have spoken out in the last couple years about the need to help HBCU programs and improve the college experience for those players.
But there´s also a clear belief that if a player is good enough to play in the NBA -- whether that player is at a Power 5 school, or overseas, or at a low-major school -- someone from the league will find them.
"One thing that is undeniable is this is the best league in the world," said Portland guard Damian Lillard, who played his college ball at Weber State and was still a lottery pick. "We want HBCUs to get more recognition. We want them to have better funding, better facilities and resources. It could be a lot better. I think that´s what has to happen."
The showcase lasted a few hours and was basically an NBA practice: Williams, Bethune-Cookman coach Reggie Theus, Fisk coach Kenny Anderson and LeMoyne-Owen coach Bonzi Wells broke the groups into four teams, and after some drills, the players went through scrimmages.
It´s still a longshot that any of the 28 makes the NBA. But Monday might have been a step in the right direction toward getting another HBCU player to the league.
"Why hasn´t it happened? Let´s call a spade a spade: They´re not looking," Anderson said. "The kids are not getting looked at."
Wells said he has yet to see a pro scout at any of his team´s home games. But he presses on, insisting that he must keep trying to do his part to raise the HBCU profile at both the college and pro level, much in the same way that Deion Sanders has done with football at Jackson State.
"If we don´t do this, who will?" Wells said. "Who will? This is a blessing for us to be coaches. It´s tough for former NBA players to get jobs, and be head coaches. This is a blessing for us to have the platform that we have."
There might be a G League opportunity for some of these players; that was the path Covington took on his way to the NBA after going undrafted. Playing internationally is another option. Former Prairie View A&M player Jawaun Daniels said he´d even listen if the Harlem Globetrotters came calling.
"My mind is always open to everything," Daniels said.
All 28 of the players are dreamers. And maybe Monday got them one step closer to where they want to ultimately be.
"Today is the opportunity of a lifetime," said Garvin, who played at Charlotte, Nicholls State and Hampton. "No matter where, no matter what level, it´s all about getting a job. We´ve all been overlooked, all at the bottom of the pole, and today reminds us that we can still find our way to the top."
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Jawaun Daniels, left, drives against Tobi Ewousho in a game at an HBCU Showcase at the NBA summer league Monday, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Jawaun Daniels, left, shoots in a game at an HBCU Showcase at the NBA summer league Monday, July 11, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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MANITOWOC, Wis. (WFRV) – A number of one-way streets in the City of Manitowoc will be changing around quite a bit in the next few weeks.
Pavement marking work is scheduled to begin on Monday and will be affecting 8th, 10th, and 11th Street. Those three streets will be converted from one-way to two-way traffic.
The first phase of the project will be on the east side of the 8th Street corridor and on the west side of the 10th/11th Street corridor.
Officials with the City of Manitowoc are reminding residents that there will be periodic lane closures at most of the intersections.
Phase II will consist of pavement markings on the west side of the 8th Street corridor and the east side of the 10th/11th Street corridor. During Phase II, it is anticipated that Washington Street to Waldo Boulevard will be closed for the entire project.
The entire project is expected to be completed in around 3 weeks.
For more information about the project, click here. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/number-of-one-way-streets-being-converted-to-two-ways-in-city-of-manitowoc/ | 2022-07-11T22:17:43Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/number-of-one-way-streets-being-converted-to-two-ways-in-city-of-manitowoc/ | true |
Knife & Spoon Awarded Prestigious MICHELIN Star and Primo Recognized on MICHELIN Recommended List in Florida's Inaugural MICHELIN Guide
ORLANDO, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grande Lakes Orlando is thrilled to celebrate the awarding of its restaurant Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando with a coveted MICHELIN Star, as well as the recognition of its restaurant Primo at JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes on the 2022 MICHELIN Recommended list. The esteemed accolades came as part of an invite-only ceremony that took place at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes on June 9, where the very first MICHELIN Guide Miami, Orlando and Tampa guide was unveiled.
"We are extremely honored to not only serve as the host for this inaugural guide launch but to also have two of our distinguished restaurants be awarded with coveted MICHELIN distinctions," said Jon McGavin, Area General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes. "This is a proud day for the Knife & Spoon and Primo teams and both hotels, and a major step in showcasing the region's culinary excellence. We are excited to build on these prestigious recognitions."
A signature steak and seafood restaurant conceived and led by award-winning Chef John Tesar, Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes was hailed as one of the most highly anticipated restaurant openings of the year by Vogue and The Daily Meal upon its debut in 2020. Under the helm of Chef de Cuisine Gerald Sombright, the restaurant offers an exceptional dining experience, showcasing the finest cuts of dry-aged meats balanced with the area's freshest seafood and ingredients.
At Primo, featuring menus crafted by award-winning Chef Melissa Kelly, guests can discover fine Italian dining and Mediterranean-inspired organic cuisine. Guided by the talents of Chef de Cuisine Eric Petrie, Primo shines brightly with its fresh ingredients produced on-site at the Primo Organic Garden as the restaurant mirrors Chef Kelly's philosophy adopted at the Rockland, Maine location of nothing is wasted – everything has a place.
These new recognitions of Knife & Spoon and Primo are a further testament to the world-class dining experiences that are presented at Grande Lakes Orlando. Across the 500-acre luxury resort complex and its two hotels, Grande Lakes Orlando showcases 12 acclaimed dining venues and serves as a culinary destination in its own right.
"We wish to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the teams at Knife & Spoon, Primo, The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes and JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes for these well-deserved recognitions," said Chris Gabaldon, Senior Vice President, Luxury Brands, Marriott International. "The culinary and beverage programming at the hotels and their acclaimed restaurants is a shining example of the outstanding dining environments our properties cultivate for guests to create lasting memories and we are proud of the dedication and commitment to excellence our Ladies and Gentlemen in Orlando have displayed."
Visit the MICHELIN Guide website, or download the free app for iOS and Android, to view the inspectors' comments about Knife & Spoon and Primo, as well as other restaurants in the selection.For more information and to book reservations, please visit www.grandelakes.com.
Hidden in the heart of Orlando, Grande Lakes Orlando sits on 500 lush acres at the headwaters of the Florida Everglades. The resort features a 582-room Ritz-Carlton, 1,010-room JW Marriott hotel, the 40,000-square-foot Ritz-Carlton spa as well as three picture-perfect pools. The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Tennis Club, which hosts the PNC Championship, includes an 18-hole Greg Norman-designed championship golf course. A dozen celebrated dining venues throughout include Knife & Spoon, a steak and seafood restaurant led by award-winning chef John Tesar, and Primo, Mediterranean/Italian fare by Melissa Kelly, a leader in the farm-to-fork movement and the only female chef to win James Beard Foundation American Express Best Chef Northeast Award two times. Grande Lakes Orlando restaurants source fresh ingredients from Whisper Creek Farm, an on-property 18,000-square-foot working farm, as well as on-site apiaries. The resort features a wide array of additional activities: kayaking, eco-tours on Shingle Creek, falconry, mountain biking and fishing school. Conference and meeting attendees have their pick of meeting space options located across 150,000 square feet plus more than 100,000 square feet of outdoor space. Grande Lakes is located 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport, five minutes from the Orange County Convention Center and minutes from the major theme parks.
Follow Grande Lakes Orlando @grandelakesorlando on Instagram and grandelakesorlando on Facebook. Also, The Ritz-Carlton and JW Marriott on Twitter @RC_Orlando and @JW_Orlando, Instagram @ritzcarltonorlando and @jwmorlando and Facebook ritzcarltonorlando and jwmarriottorlando. For more information, visit www.grandelakes.com.
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