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A POLITICAL slugfest has started in Maharashtra after Gujarat walked away with a mega Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor project that Maharashtra was counting on.
However, the fact is that Foxconn has struggled to get its investments off the ground in Maharashtra.
On August 8, 2015, the then BJP-Shiv Sena government headed by Devendra Fadnavis had first announced plans by Taiwanese electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn to invest in Maharashtra. This investment was to be of the scale of $2 billion, and an MoU was inked between the Fadnavis government and Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou for setting up a mobile production facility in Navi Mumbai, followed by a major plant at Talegaon.
The investment was later scaled up to $5 billion (Rs 35,000 crore), making it one of the biggest foreign direct investments in Maharashtra, with employment generation capacity of 50,000.
However, between then and 2019, when the Fadnavis government lost power, the project failed to make a head start, finding it difficult to meet Foxconn’s demands. These included more land at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, and matching of manufacturing costs with China.
On both these, the Union government’s intervention was necessary, but despite the BJP being in power at Centre too, the problems could not be solved.
Highly placed sources in the BJP said, “To facilitate a solution, Union Minister for Shipping Nitin Gadkari’s help was sought. He held a series of meetings with Foxconn officials.”
However, there was no success. “It was given to understand that around 4 acres of land was required at JNPT. Later, this rose to several hundred acres,” a source said.
In 2016, Maharashtra signed a separate agreement with Indian conglomerate Twinstar Display Technologies Vedanta Group Co. As per state Industry Department records, this followed a policy introduced by the state to promote investment by semiconductor equipment firms, which manufacture chips needed for electronic devices.
The deal remained on paper.
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, the Foxconn project did not feature in the BJP poll manifesto or election campaign. Outgoing Industries Minister Subhash Desai went so far as to admit: “The Foxconn project was not heading anywhere.”
After Vedanta and Foxconn set up a joint venture and evinced interest to enter India again, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in power in Maharashtra by then resumed talks with them in February-March 2022. Subhash Desai, who was the Industries Ministry in this government too, said on Wednesday, “Maharashtra was the frontrunner for the Rs 1.5 lakh crore semiconductor and display fabrication plant. It was almost in the final stages. I wonder how Gujarat bagged the deal.”
As per the deal with Gujarat, the Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture will make the same investment for a similar unit in the state, and create one lakh job opportunities.
Fadnavis sought to pass the blame to the MVA government, suggesting that Foxconn decided to pull out over developments during the latter’s two-and-a-half year tenure. “We took a lot of initiatives to get Foxconn to Maharashtra. An MoU was signed, with the company promising an investment of $5 billion… But then the MVA was voted to power. They should have ensured it stayed in Maharashtra.”
CM Eknath Shinde said the MVA government had been unable to give a positive response to the company on incentives and facilities.
But while nobody in the ruling BJP-Shinde Sena expressed their unhappiness openly, given that the BJP is also in power in Gujarat, off the record they admitted that “a project of such magnitude could not have been moved without central leadership’s consent” – and that the timing, ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections, could not be coincidental.
Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray attacked the BJP-Shinde Sena government, claiming that after the Vedanta-Foxconn project, Maharashtra was set to lose a bulk drug project proposed at Raigad. NCP MP Supriya Sule regretted “the huge loss to economy and employment” for Maharashtra.
At the same time, the coalition too has a lot to answer for. Subhash Desai, who oversaw the signing of the Foxconn deal under the 2014-2019 Fadnavis government, said on January 6, 2020, when he was part of the MVA: “Foxconn’s investment commitment in Maharashtra is not happening. It will not happen in the future as well.” Multiple factors seem to have come in the way, Desai said, including Foxconn’s internal problems. He stressed that the state government was ready to accommodate all their concerns.
Four months later, in May 2020, Desai reopened talks with Foxconn during a Davos visit. While he exuded optimism, the designated company official hinted at a problem, saying: “We will just have to get a nod from the Centre.”
On Wednesday, Desai said: “There is no ambiguity that Maharashtra was the chosen destination of Foxconn from day one. Apart from Maharashtra, the other two contenders were Telengana and Karnataka… Where did Gujarat come into the picture?… Was it done as an afterthought to force Foxconn’s exit from Maharashtra?”
With heat building up, the new Industries Minister, Uday Samant, said Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured CM Shinde that it would get a similar project as the Foxconn-Vedanta one to Maharashtra.
Adding that they would undertake a review as to what went wrong that the company took its project to Gujarat, he said: “We are committed to bringing industries to the state.” | https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/maharashtra-lost-project-foxconn-plans-never-got-off-ground-8151105/ | 2022-09-14T13:09:40 | en | 0.973658 |
A new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reportedly reveals former President Trump told aides following the 2020 presidential election that he would remain in the White House after President Biden’s inauguration.
Haberman wrote that Trump seemed to recognize he had lost to Biden immediately following the election, but his mood later changed, according to CNN.
“I’m just not going to leave,” Haberman writes Trump told one aide, the network reported.
“We’re never leaving. How can you leave when you won an election?” Trump reportedly told another.
Haberman’s book, titled “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” will be released early next month.
The New York Times reporter, who previously worked for Politico, the New York Post and New York Daily News, gained a reputation during the Trump presidency for repeatedly breaking scoops on the administration.
Haberman writes in her new book that Trump in the immediate aftermath of the election asked advisers to tell him what went wrong, telling one adviser “we did our best,” CNN reported, adding that he also told junior press aides, “I thought we had it.”
But later, Trump reportedly began expressing his intention to not leave the White House in January 2021 upon the start of Biden’s term as Trump’s team began attempts to overturn the election.
“Why should I leave if they stole it from me?” Trump asked during a conversation with Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, CNN reported.
The Hill has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for comment.
Trump and his allies’ actions following the 2020 election have come under scrutiny through multiple investigations.
A House select committee is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and is expected to hold an additional public hearing later this month. A separate Justice Department probe is also examining the attack.
In Georgia, an Atlanta-area district attorney is investigating whether Trump and his allies unlawfully attempted to overturn the election in the state. Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney who helped lead the post-election efforts, said he is a target of the probe.
Trump has indicated he is also mulling a third bid for the White House in 2024. He has said he has made up his mind if he will run, but Trump has yet to make a formal campaign announcement. | https://www.news10.com/hill-politics/trump-insisted-he-would-stay-in-white-house-after-loss-book/ | 2022-09-14T13:09:41 | en | 0.979586 |
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The landmark DMT and psilocybin-like prodrug, psilacetin, patch formulations are designed for patient comfort and useability. The patch design could provide a non-invasive and dose-controlled method of treatment for substance use disorders, PTSD and depression
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Psilera Inc. ("Psilera"), a biopharmaceutical company optimizing next-generation mental health treatments, announces the patent approval of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and psilacetin (4-AcO-DMT and psilocybin-like prodrug) transdermal patch formulations. Transdermal application allows patients to dose topically while receiving treatment through the surface of their skin, overcoming the need for intravenous needles and episodic oral dosing. This patient-first approach may solve many of the current industry pitfalls, such as length of treatment time, lack of take-home treatment options, and insurance reimbursement.
"This patent allowance from the U.S. Patent Attorney's Office marks a flagship milestone for Psilera and the broader mental health industry," said Dr. Chris Witowski, Co-Founder and CEO of Psilera. "We expect several patent issuances for Psilera's new chemical entity library, formulations, and methods of use and treatment over the coming months."
Psilera is actively discussing potential patent out-licensing and partnership opportunities with parties interested in working together for first-in-human clinical trials. Currently, Psilera has projects with leading industry, governmental, and academic institutions to study the safety and therapeutic effects of DMT and psilacetin administered in sub-hallucinogenic dosages.
Psilera leverages a world-class scientific and pharmaceutical team that reexamines and repurposes psychotropic natural products into effective and accessible patient-centric treatments. Their drug discovery process combines novel syntheses with the proprietary Psilera Third Eye™ computing platform to optimize next-generation neurological drugs at the atomic level.
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Bangladesh have revealed their squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Former skipper Mahmud Ullah has been ousted from the Bangladesh squad for the T20 World Cup 2022.
Shakib Al Hasan will lead the side and Bangladesh have made certain changes in the squad as they had a terrible outing in the Asia Cup.
Players like Parvez Hossain Emon, Anamul Haque, Mahedi Hasan, and Mohammad Naim, who played in the Asia Cup squad, will not go to Australia. The Tigers will miss their middle-order batter Mushfiqur Rahim, who took retirement from the format just after the Asia Cup.
Big name missing from Bangladesh’s squad for the ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup 2022 ⬇️
— ICC (@ICC) September 14, 2022
Bangladesh have included Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Hasan Mahmud and Najmul Hossain Shanto, in the final 15. Soumya Sarkar and Shoriful Islam are in the standby list along with Rishad Hossain and Shak Mahedi Hasan.
Squad: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Afif Hossain, Mossadek Hossain, Litton Das, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Mustafizur Rahman, Saifuddin, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Hasan Mahmud, Najmul Hossain, Nasum Ahmed.
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Former President Trump is fighting a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow its review of classified materials taken from Mar-a-Lago to continue, with Trump’s legal team arguing the investigation “at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control.”
The filing continues to assert the former president has broad power to control his records even after he leaves office, even the classified records that the Justice Department argued Trump can have no possible claim to, and thus do not require review by a third-party special master.
In the filing, Trump’s legal team pushed back against the idea that there was any possible damage from the mishandling of records.
“There is no indication any purported ‘classified records’ were disclosed to anyone. Indeed, it appears such ‘classified records,’ along with the other seized materials, were principally located in storage boxes in a locked room at Mar-a-Lago, a secure, controlled access compound utilized regularly to conduct the official business of the United States during the Trump Presidency, which to this day is monitored by the United States Secret Service,” they wrote.
The response from Trump’s team came after the Justice Department last Thursday indicated it planned to appeal a federal district court judge’s ruling green-lighting a special master, also asking her to approve a partial stay that would exclude some 300 classified records from their review.
“The classification markings establish on the face of the documents that they are government records, not Plaintiff’s personal records,” the DOJ wrote.
“And for several reasons, no potential assertion of executive privilege could justify restricting the executive branch’s review and use of the classified records at issue here.”
But Trump’s team claimed Monday that classification status matters little within the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and that Trump’s document issues should be sorted with the National Archives, or NARA.
“Of course, classified or declassified, the documents remain either presidential records or personal records under the PRA,” they wrote.
“At best, the government might ultimately be able to establish certain presidential records should be returned to NARA. What is clear regarding all of the seized materials is that they belong with either President Trump … or with NARA, but not with the Department of Justice.”
The brief also seeks to undercut the heart of the Justice Department’s argument that its criminal investigation is “inextricably intertwined” with a separate intelligence community review of the documents led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that the judge allowed to continue.
The FBI is part of the intelligence community and would be the agency responsible for investigating any mishandling of intelligence that the review uncovers, DOJ said.
Though in a Friday night filing the Trump legal team said a special master should be afforded three months to complete a review of the documents, in its latest brief to the court it said the investigation could withstand a “brief pause.”
It also alleges the ODNI damage assessment into potential fallout from the mishandling of the records is a way to further DOJ’s criminal investigation.
“The government contends that the FBI and ODNI, and their personnel, are so inseparable they are incapable of having agents outside the criminal case participate in the ODNI-led investigation. This convenient, and belated, claim by the Government relative to enjoining the criminal team’s access to these documents only arises because the FBI concedes the intelligence community review is actually just another facet of its criminal investigation,” Trump’s legal team wrote.
The filing is the closest Trump’s legal team has gotten to repeating claims by the former president that he declassified the information found in his home – but they stop short of actually doing so.
The brief spends a few pages noting that presidents have the power to declassify documents but never say that Trump actually did so.
“The government’s stance assumes that if a document has a classification marking, it remains classified irrespective of any actions taken during President Trump’s term in office,” Trump’s legal team wrote.
“There is no legitimate contention that the chief executive’s declassification of documents requires approval of bureaucratic components of the executive branch. Yet, the government apparently contends that President Trump, who had full authority to declassify documents, ‘willfully’ retained classified information in violation of the law,” they added.
In an earlier round of filings, the DOJ noted that in the months of discussions Trump’s legal team never raised the prospect that the former president had declassified the intelligence material at his home, nor had they offered any explanation for why he had roughly 10,000 government records stored there.
A response brief from Trump’s team the next day was silent on those matters.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Retail for the People (RFTP), a retail consulting firm, based in Florida, announced today they have joined IWD's Strategic Partners Network. IWD is the leading end-to-end merchandising technology platform that allows brands to efficiently and quickly execute their in-store merchandising operations, improve the consumer experience, and considerably increase sales.
Retail for the People is pleased to offer IWD's technology solutions to retailers in North America. Including a new offering, a 2D visual merchandising platform at an introductory, grow with you price-point. This new offering is ideal for brands with one or more store locations, and/or one or more wholesale accounts.
Lantz Starratt, Co-Founder at Retail for the People, said: "Visual merchandising is a critical part of the business, on both the retail and wholesale side, so we are excited to offer a solution to help both emerging and established brands improve their sales, efficiencies, and competitive advantage with IWD's incredible retail technology."
Merchandising is critical to provide the best shopping experience and to help a retailer stand out from the crowd. However, most brands and retailers lose time on using unsuitable tools like Powerpoint, Excel, and Indesign. Previously, visual merchandising software was expensive and unadapted for small businesses needs. Now, thanks to IWD, visual merchandising technology is no longer just reserved for the very large, global brands; rather, IWD has created an easy-to-use offering for brands at various price points based on the use case, SKUs, number of users, and overall need. Now, brands of all sizes can have the necessary tools to be competitive in the modern brick-and-mortar retail landscape.
IWD's Retail Technology Platform provides a collaborative solution for brands to create visual merchandising recommendations, efficiently execute their in-store brand strategy, improve customer experience, and considerably increase the sales cycle.
To learn more, visit www.iwd.io
Retail for the People® is a leading full-service retail consultancy for fashion and lifestyle brands that deliver unparalleled retail experiences. Retailers and properties from over ten countries globally trust Retail for the People to help them navigate their business competencies from Store Activations to Point-of-Sale/E-Commerce implementation, Visual Merchandising, CRM, and Business Advisory. Both DTC and brick-and-mortar retailers look to Retail for the People as strategic consulting partners to create purpose-driven retail environments that keep shoppers engaged.
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Naresh Kumar, who famously mentored a young Leander Paes as India’s Davis Cup captain, has passed away.
He was 93. He is survived by his wife Sunita, son Arjun, and two daughters — Gita and Preah.
“He was suffering from age-related issues since last week. I was told that his chance of survival was not very good. I’ve lost a great mentor,” Jaidip Mukerjea, who made his Davis Cup debut under the Kumar’s captaincy, told PTI.
Born on December 22, 1928 in Lahore in the undivided India, Kumar began his journey with tennis at the Asian Championships in 1949 before ruling the Indian tennis along with Ramanathan Krishnan for close to a decade in the 1950s.
His Davis Cup journey started in 1952 and went on to captain the side.
Three years later his biggest career high came when he made the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1955 before losing to the eventual champion and American No. 1 Tony Trabert.
As an amateur, Naresh Kumar has played a record number of 101 Wimbledon matches.
He won five singles titles in his career — Irish Championships (1952 and 1953), Welsh Championships (1952), Essex Championships at Frinton-on-Sea (1957) and his title at the Wengen tournament in Switzerland the next year.
He played his final tournament at the Asian Championships in 1969.
In 1990, Kumar as a non-playing Indian captain played a key role in including a 16-year-old Leander Paes in the Davis Cup team in their match against Japan and the rest, as they say, is history.
Naresh Kumar, clad in white trousers and T-shirts, was a calming influence during some great Davis Cup years.
An emotional Kumar ambling towards Leander Paes to hug him after his iconic fifth rubber win against France in Davis Cup quarter-final in Frejus (France) while Atul Premanarayan calling the moment for Doordarshan, would remain a fond memory for all tennis lovers.
A recipient of Arjuna Award, Naresh Kumar became the first tennis coach to receive Dronacharya Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.
“The best teachers teach from the heart and not from the book — Sir Naresh Kumar was my first Davis Cup captain and his wisdom has been the beacon of light in my journey,” Paes had said after his ‘Uncle Naresh’ got the Dronacharya.
“A guru, a mentor and a confidante, he gave me the wings to fly and stoked my passion to play for our country. I have come a long way in 30 years yet what my Guru, Naresh Kumar taught me has stayed with me through my journey.
“I am fortunate to witness him getting the Lifetime Dronacharya Award for his contribution to India.” Mukerjea recalled how he started his tennis career looking up to him at the Calcutta South Club.
“He was already a top player when I started playing tennis at the age of 12-13. Premjjit Lal and I looked up to Naresh in our formative years.” “Whenever we came back from Tours, he has helped us a lot in our formative years. I made my debut under him against Thailand in 1960.
“It was Naresh and myself as (Ramanathan) Krishnan was down with chicken pox. He helped me a lot with my game. Later on we became very good friends.” A true gentleman to the core and always neatly-dressed, Naresh Kumar was also a well-known sports commentator-cum-columnist, successful businessman, tropical aquarium fish breeder, art collector, horse racing aficionado.
He was also very close to former chairman and managing director of Tata Steel Russi Mody who died here in 2014.
“Apart from being a tennis player, he was also a very good tennis writer, a commentator before the days of TV,” Mukerjea recalled.
“I vividly remember, he was not in the team in 1956 when India played Australia in in the Davis Cup final in Melbourne. He did a commentary in Hindi and English,” he added. | https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/former-davis-cup-captain-and-leander-paes-mentor-naresh-kumar-passes-away-8151148/ | 2022-09-14T13:09:52 | en | 0.988768 |
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — We have reached the turning point of the week! It should be a downhill ride from here, with Meteorologist Jill Szwed predicting “good mood weather” into the weekend.
Today’s five things to know include a man arrested after a woman was found dead in Gloversville, a Bennington woman kidnapped on a drug ransom, and a shots fired incident in Albany.
1. Man in custody after woman found dead in Gloversville
A woman was found dead, and a man is in custody after police conducted a welfare check in Gloversville Tuesday morning.
2. Pair allegedly kidnap Bennington woman on drug ransom
A Massachusetts pair is behind bars after they allegedly kidnapped a Bennington woman Monday over a drug debt. Maurice Edwards, 31, of Springfield, and Jacquelyn L. Valdez, 30, of Northampton, were jailed on charges of kidnapping, unlawful trespass into an occupied dwelling, trafficking fentanyl, and possession of cocaine.
3. Albany PD investigate shots fired on New Hope Terrace
Albany Police responded to a shots fired incident in the city at about 8:10 p.m. Tuesday. A spokesman for the agency said the incident took place in the area of New Hope Terrace.
4. Albany Med to pay over $100K to former nurses
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a second agreement with Albany Med Health System. This comes after The AG’s Office found that Albany Med forced former nurses to pay fees they weren’t required to after resignation or termination.
5. Virtual court appearance to determine Schoharie limo trial date
The court appearance for the operator of the limousine company involved in the 2018 Schoharie limousine crash will be held virtually on Wednesday. | https://www.news10.com/news/local-news/5-things-to-know-this-wednesday-september-14/ | 2022-09-14T13:09:53 | en | 0.949131 |
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Leading upcycled fruit snack brand delights with new sweet and salty combination
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Move over pumpkin spice, RIND® Snacks' latest innovation, Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps, will have you savoring summer and going cocoa-nuts! Made with four simple ingredients—dried coconut, coconut sugar, dark cocoa powder and a hint of sea salt—RIND's newest addition is a salty, sweet and irresistible snack combo.
"Our new Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps embody all the qualities consumers crave in a snack: sweet, salty, simple and sustainable," said Matt Weiss, RIND® founder & CEO. "It represents our first foray into clean and wholesome seasonings and it's the first in our line of single-serve snack bags, making RIND® an even more convenient and 'a-peel-ing' option for on-the-go snacking."
With Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps, RIND® retains the fruit's nutrient-rich inner husk, then dusts them with real dark cocoa and a hint of sea salt for a treat that snackers can feel good about finishing. High in fiber—7g per serving—as well as heart-healthy fats, these crave-able crisps are amazing straight from the bag, dynamite out of the freezer and highly versatile as a topper to almost any dish. This delectable, nutrition-rich snack is also naturally low in carbs and added sugar, making them a great option for keto-friendly diets and leaving snackers satisfied and energized.
RIND® Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps is the latest addition to the brand's ever-growing portfolio of delicious and sustainable, better-for-you snacks. The new crisps are currently available in 3.5 oz. multi-pack options at rindsnacks.com, and will be rolling out in 1.4 oz. snack bags at select CVS stores nationwide beginning in October, with additional retailers including Wegmans launching this fall. Like all RIND® products, Dark Cocoa Sea Salt Coconut Crisps retain as much of the natural fruit as possible, continuing the brand's commitment to divert over one million pounds of food waste this year.
About RIND®
RIND® is a line of functional and sustainable whole-fruit snacks that encourage consumers to 'Keep it Real & Eat the Peel.' Launched in 2018, RIND® is the result of a multigenerational family focus on delicious, all-natural foods that sustain personal and planetary health. By gently dehydrating whole fruit with its nutrient-rich skins intact, RIND® is packed with fiber and vitamins and helps fight food waste by using upcycled produce that would otherwise be discarded. RIND® products are non-GMO Verified, Kosher, naturally vegan and gluten free. For more info, visit rindsnacks.com or follow @rindsnacks on social.
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India Legends vs West Indies Legends, Road Safety World Series Live Updates: Having won their opening encounters, India Legends will take on West Indies Legends in match number six of the Road Safety World Series 2022 on Wednesday at Green Park Stadium, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. West Indies Legends will be bolstered with the arrival of their skipper Brian Lara ahead of the big game.
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IND Legends vs WI Legends: Catch all the live action here.
Stuart Binny was the man of the moment when he scored 82 not out to guide Indian Legends to 217/4 in 20 overs against the South Africa Legends in their first match.
Legendary performance on debut from Stuart Binny as he guides @India__Legends to a winning total!
— Road Safety World Series (@RSWorldSeries) September 10, 2022
The first man of the match of this season! 💙😍#Roadsafetyworldseries #RSWS #Legends #legendsareback #Roadsafetyawareness #sachintendulkar #yehjunghailegendary #playerofthematch pic.twitter.com/z5QTqRMOBZ
Perkins finishes with a six! 💥
— Road Safety World Series (@RSWorldSeries) September 11, 2022
🌴West Indies Legends wins & gets two points in their bag of #RSWSSeason2 🔥#RoadSafetyWorldSeries #RSWS #BANLvsWIL #YehJungHaiLegendary pic.twitter.com/uDMtKm9Pr7
India Legends Squad: Naman Ojha(w), Sachin Tendulkar(c), Suresh Raina, Stuart Binny, Yuvraj Singh, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Manpreet Gony, Munaf Patel, Rahul Sharma, Pragyan Ojha, Harbhajan Singh, S Badrinath, Rajesh Pawar, Vinay Kumar, Abhimanyu Mithun
West Indies Legends Squad: Dwayne Smith(c), Dave Mohammed, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Danza Hyatt, William Perkins(w), Sulieman Benn, Devendra Bishoo, Marlon Black, Krishmar Santokie, Daren Powell
It's time to turn back the clock once again as two of the greatest batting icons of our generation locks horns with Sachin Tendulkar's India Legends taking on the Brian Lara's West Indies Legends. Both teams are coming off victories in their last match, with India Legends defeating South Africa Legends by 61 runs while West Indies Legends beat Bangladesh Legends by 6 wickets
The friendly rivalry is back tonight as two of the greatest of all time take the field again! 😍
— Road Safety World Series (@RSWorldSeries) September 14, 2022
WATCH live action today, 7:30 PM onwards only on @Colors_Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits, @justvoot, Jio, and Sports18 Khel. 📺💙#RSWS #RoadSafetyWorldSeries #ro #Cricket pic.twitter.com/Lo0d9WkHpg | https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/ind-legends-vs-wi-legends-road-safety-world-series-6th-match-live-updates-its-sachin-vs-lara-today-8151036/ | 2022-09-14T13:09:58 | en | 0.822416 |
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Leading document generation and e-signature provider expands leadership team to support and accelerate customer success and rapid growth
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S-Docs, the leading 100% native Salesforce document generation and e-signature solution, is thrilled to announce Brian Stimpfl as its next CEO. An experienced senior executive, Brian will succeed Dan Pejanovic as CEO. Dan will continue as Founder, Chairman of the Board of S-Docs and an integral member of the senior leadership team.
"Brian is the perfect fit to ensure our success as we move into the next stage of our rapid growth," said Dan Pejanovic. "S-Docs has achieved double digit growth every year since our founding and is positioned for even greater innovation and revenue creation going forward. Brian has the experience and leadership to enhance our customer experience and accelerate our growth globally and into new markets."
Brian comes with an extensive background leading strategy, product, technology, sales and marketing teams to achieve scale and rapid growth in competitive markets. He has previously held senior roles at TD Ameritrade, ActiFi, Scottrade and most recently Prudential Financial.
"I am very excited to add my experience to an exceptional team of professionals to help lead the way in achieving both our short and long-term goals," Brian stated. "We have a unique opportunity to build on a very successful solution set for our customers and continue an impressive growth trajectory."
Brian Stimpfl is based in New York and assumes his duties as CEO immediately.
S-Docs is the leading 100% native document generation and e-signature solution available on the Salesforce AppExchange. S-Docs allows users to securely generate and e-sign business documents like quotes, invoices, and contracts without ever sending customer data outside of Salesforce. Founded in 2010, the application is now the first choice for major enterprise clients globally for their digital document needs. Clients from around the globe have rated S-Docs with hundreds of 5-star reviews, securing a spot in the top 1% of all apps on the Salesforce AppExchange.
The company is privately held with headquarters in New York and offices in Ann Arbor. Learn more at sdocs.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @Sdocs.
*Use of the term Salesforce are the trademarks of Salesforce.com, Inc.
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James Webb Space Telescope captured this image of the Orion nebula young stars cocooned by disks of gas and dust. The image is actually a composite of several filters which represent emissions from ionised gas, hydrocarbons, molecular gas, dust and scattered starlight. It was released by the PDSRs4ALL international team of astronomers.
The most prominent feature of the image is the Orion Bar, which is the dense wall of gas and dust that goes from the top left of the image to its bottom right. At the top right of the image is the Trapezium Cluster, a group of young stars that are very hot and massive. The ultraviolet radiation emitted by this cluster creates a hot ionised environment that is slowly eroding the Orion bar away.
The Orion bar offers an environment that shields the molecules and dust within it but the stellar energy from the stars is sculpting a region that is rich with filaments, globules and young stars. In fact, the entire image is scattered with filaments of different shapes and sizes. The inset image below shows filaments that are rich in hydrocarbon molecules and molecular hydrogen.
Another interesting feature is the young star with a disk inside its cocoon towards the top-left of the image. These planet-forming disks are being dissipated due to the strong radiation field of the stars in the nearby Trapezium filter, creating a cocoon of dust and gas around them. Almost 180 such “illuminated photoevaporating disks” have been discovered in the Orion Nebula and this one, called HST-10, is the largest known. The inset image has the orbit of Neptune shown in scale for comparison.
θ2 Orionis A, the brightest star in this image, can be seen towards the centre of the bottom part of the image. It is a star that is just bright enough to be seen with the naked eye from dark locations on Earth. The red glow in the immediate surroundings of θ2 Orionis A is caused by the star’s light reflecting off dust grains. | https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/james-webb-space-telescope-orion-nebula-8151012/ | 2022-09-14T13:10:04 | en | 0.945534 |
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The Stakes Are High, as 68% of People Reported that a Great Corporate Gift Would Make Them More Likely to Stay with Their Current Employer
LONDON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WeGift, the industry leader in digital payouts and rewards, today shared the findings of a consumer survey about corporate gifting and recognition. It's fun! There's a lot of good stuff in here. We'll get there. But, tl;dr, buy them gift cards. 80% of respondents reported that they would be happy to receive gift cards, easily beating even cash, which clocked in at 68%.
A representative sample of 554 United States residents was asked a number of questions about their experiences with corporate gifts and incentives. 450 respondents, 81% of those surveyed, have received a corporate gift, although it may not always have felt like a gift. The results paint the picture of employers trying - although not always succeeding - to recognize their employees and thank them for their service.
Of course, gift giving is tricky for anyone, and even harder when an organization has to select a single gift for many recipients. No surprise then, that:
- Only 38% of respondents "regularly use" the corporate merchandise they received. A brazen 5% were able to regift the items.
- Plants are well received! And then abandoned. 83% of respondents either "liked" or "loved" the plants they received as gifts. Sadly, 21% of respondents report that the plant is no longer alive.
- Branded clothing seems like a great way to reward employees while showing off the logo. Unfortunately for 11% of respondents, that clothing didn't fit.
- Finally, edible gifts may be the riskiest of all. While 79% of respondents ate and liked the food they received, a whopping 31% of respondents reported being allergic. That may be the gift that keeps on giving.
While gifts may seem like a fun bonus, they really matter, and employees pay attention. 41% of respondents reported that a great corporate gift would make them much more likely to stay with their current employer, while only 32% reported that it would have no impact on their tenure. With such a tight labor market, employers should make delighting their employees with a great gift a priority or risk seeing increased turnover.
"This research shows what we've known for a long time at WeGift; the right gifts truly have an impact on employee satisfaction and productivity," said Nat Salvione, vice president of sales at WeGift. "Employers mean well, but gift giving is difficult for anyone, and even more so when one gift is intended to make dozens, hundreds or even thousands of employees happy. Gift cards are an incredible gift because they give employees choice, and they then choose something joyful and memorable."
In fact, gift cards came out on top in this survey as well. When asked to select which gifts they would "be happy to receive," gift cards were the runaway winner at 80%. Cash (68%), food (51%), branded merchandise or clothing (48%) and a plant (37%) completed the top 5.
This survey reflects national trends. The National Retail Federation has found that gift cards have been the most-requested holiday gift for 15 years in a row.
To join WeGift - whether as a customer, prospective employee or to be added to the reward catalog - please visit https://www.wegift.io.
About WeGift
Sending disbursements, incentives, and non-cash payouts is manual, expensive, time-consuming, and error prone. WeGift changes this by removing friction from the payouts process, so businesses can instantly transfer value to build relationships with the people they care about. Operating in more than 30 countries and dozens of languages and currencies, WeGift's digital payouts platform and open API solution is directly integrated into every brand on its platform, offering corporate buyers the only true global network with direct access to more than 1,300 brands. Habito, Perkbox, Seated, Sodexo, Vodafone, and Vouchercodes all rely on WeGift to digitally engage their audiences.
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Train journeys give one an opportunity to take in beautiful scenery. Japan railways, which pass through some of the most scenic landscapes of the country, take the experience of sightseeing one step ahead as they change the speed of and illumination within the trains to help passengers appreciate the views more deeply.
Japan’s Eizan Electric Train routinely passes through a lane of 280 Japanese maple trees (known as Maple-leaf tunnel) located near a mountain valley in northern Kyoto. To make sure that commuters are able to bask in the beauty of the maple trees, the train switches off its internal lights and starts moving at a slower pace.
The ‘Maple-leaf tunnel’ gives the best view in the autumn season, which lasts from mid-September to early December, when the maple trees are full of red and yellow leaves.
This is stunning!
To allow riders to better view autumn leaves, the driver of this Eizan Electric Railway train on the Kurama Line switches off the lights so passengers can better view this “Maple Tunnel” outside #Kyoto.
Another reason to love #Japan‘s rail culture. pic.twitter.com/EKM6mcqM76
— Taras Grescoe 🚇 (@grescoe) September 13, 2022
How wonderful! Great appreciation of beauty and nature! It is such a pleasant integration of appreciating your environment. ❤️❤️💖
— Di& Lu (@DianeLu10) September 13, 2022
Something like this in Midtown would be absolutely stunning. 🚊🍁🍂
I wish we had more public transit via subway or streetcar in this community.
— Justice Horn (@JusticeHorn_) September 14, 2022
This somehow reminded me of the train ride scene of Spirited Away.
— Amir Kalajdzini (@AmirKalajdzini) September 14, 2022
How jaded am I. My first thought, oh great, now someone’s going to try to steal my bag or grope me or both.
— irregularly irregular 🇮🇪🌷🇳🇱 (@arrivalofspring) September 14, 2022
I experienced it and thought it was a malfunction, at first. It was stunningly beautiful.
— Arcistoteles (@pascaltacular) September 14, 2022
As a woman, I immediately freaked out. You are living in a fantasy world if you think this is safe. Nice trees!
— Sarah Groh (@sarahgrohmusic) September 14, 2022
it’s almost like maybe transportation could be an enjoyable part of life that enables us to be present with our community and our surroundings, rather than something we grunt our way through as quickly as possible 🥹 🥹 🥹
— Lily Linke (@foot_notes_pod) September 13, 2022
“You get onto a train and start reading a book. Some time passes and you notice that the lights got turned off. When you look up from your book, you see a beautiful view of the sweet oranges and yellows of the maples”
— rwbryan (@rwbryan2) September 14, 2022
A video of the rail view of the ‘Maple-leaf tunnel’ is going viral after it was posted on Twitter by Taras Grescoe (@grescoe) Tuesday.
Commenting on the undated video, a Twitter user wrote: “it’s almost like maybe transportation could be an enjoyable part of life that enables us to be present with our community and our surroundings, rather than something we grunt our way through as quickly as possible 🥹🥹🥹”.
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Being on the battlefront is an emotional roller coaster not only for soldiers, but for their loved ones as well. In a heart-warming video, a Ukrainian defender is seen meeting his mother after the liberation of Kozacha Lopan in Kharkiv from Russian forces. The woman’s joy and relief result in an outpouring of words as she greets her son.
The video was shared by the ambassador of Ukraine to Estonia, Mariana Betsa, on Twitter Wednesday. As the clip begins, the woman is seen rushing to hug her son even before his vehicle comes to a halt. As soon as he steps out, his mother comes over and embraces him. Tears well up in her eyes as she converses with her son. “Tears of joy. Ukrainian defender meets his mother after liberation of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region,” says the caption of the video.
Watch the video below:
Tears of joy. Ukrainian defender meets his mother after liberation of Kozacha Lopan in the Kharkiv region #StopRussia #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/ok5qGtNNqD
— Mariana Betsa (@Mariana_Betsa) September 14, 2022
According to The Telegraph, the man was Vyacheslav Zadorenko, mayor of Derhachi district. “Mum, I missed you so much,” he told his mother as she replied, “I was waiting for you to come,” the British news portal reported.
“Of all the footage from liberated towns we’ve seen in the past few days, this is the best one!” said a Twitter user, reacting to the video. “A Mother’s Love……Nothing stronger in this world!! I am SO happy for them to be reunited!” said another. “I have zero clue what that wonderful lady is saying and it stil brought tears to my eyes!!! Slava,” posted one user, as another said, “This is the kind of story the world needs right now.”
“Her little shriek at the beginning gets me every time. I hope someone compiles all these liberation videos into a full length movie. They are pure joy,” read another comment.
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SlimFast Brings Intermittent Fasting Product Line and Resources to the Masses
SlimFast encourages intermittent fasters to choose smart, simple and tasty options that will support them throughout their fasting journey
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While it's reported that more than 12 million U.S. households practice intermittent fasting1, limited products and resources have been available to support the intermittent fasting approach. Enter SlimFast, a leading global weight management brand, that announced today the first-ever nationally distributed intermittent fasting product line*. Designed to help people feel confident and supported throughout their fasting journey, the collection offers products fit for various lifestyles and fasting goals. With a range of protein shake mixes, hydrating electrolyte drink mixes and complete meal bars – each product can support specific phases, whether it's to help curb hunger, provide nutrients or to provide energy and flavor to the fasting cycle.
"SlimFast is a brand that brings over 40 years of experience in the field of weight management, and we not only have a pulse on the evolving needs of consumers – we are committed to providing a variety of offerings that deliver on need states, taste and accessibility," said Sarah Lombard, senior brand director at SlimFast. "We saw a need for nationally distributed, accessible products that offer solutions to help people before, during and after their fast. These new products will meet people exactly where they are and give them simple, smart and satisfying solutions to successfully practice intermittent fasting."
SlimFast's philosophy of real simple, real tasty, real results comes to life through the offerings in the new intermittent fasting line, which is full of craveable flavors, and several options designed to address specific stages of the eating and fasting zones.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Snack Shake Mix*
Fuel up before your fast or as a filling treat in your eating zone
Available in decadent Double Chocolate Cake and Vanilla Cupcake flavors, these delicious shakes are packed with 15g of slow-digesting protein2 and 6 grams of fiber. Formulated with hunger control in mind, these shake mixes can be enjoyed when preparing to fast to help curb hunger — or any time during the allocated eating zone.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Energizing Hydration Supplement Drink Mix*
Enjoy anytime during your eating or fasting zone.
- Introducing a tasty beverage alternative to black coffee, water or tea, these fruity drink mixes come in Berry Lemonade and Fruit Punch flavors. Each drink mix3 has zero sugar, one gram of carbs and combines hydrating electrolytes and 100 mg of caffeine from natural sources to help support energy and focus without breaking your fast.
SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Complete Meal Bars*
Strategically break your fast and power the eating cycle
- With two delicious flavors, Chocolate Nut Crunch and Vanilla Almond Crunch, these complete meal bars are packed with nutrition, making them a smart and satisfying way to break the fasting cycle. These convenient and great-tasting complete meal bars are crafted with 15 grams of protein, 10 grams of fiber and 24 vitamins and minerals.
"One of the well understood benefits of intermittent fasting is that it can assist in helping individuals consume less calories, yet there are few options on the market to actually help consumers stay committed to their fasting zones," said Maryann Walsh, registered dietitian and SlimFast consultant. "These new offerings from SlimFast bring consumers easy-to-use, delicious options that support them during their eating and fasting zones, so they can successfully achieve their milestones and feel confident they have the tools to properly practice intermittent fasting."
The new intermittent fasting line can easily complement the SlimFast Plan or be enjoyed alongside a do-it-yourself weight management approach. In addition to setting people up for success through the new offerings, the brand also provides tools such as a supportive community on Facebook, resources online and even an intermittent fasting timer in the SlimFast app.
The SlimFast Intermittent Fasting Protein Shake Mix comes in a 10-serving canister for $16.49, the Energizing Hydration Supplement Drink Mix comes in a 12-count box for $9.99 and the Complete Meal Bars come in 5-count boxes for $9.99. All products are available for purchase online at Walmart.com, SlimFast.com and in-store at Walmart locations nationwide.
For more information on the new SlimFast intermittent fasting product line, as well as other SlimFast products and store locations, please visit slimfast.com.
Part of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, SlimFast was founded to help people achieve their weight loss goals safely, reliably and with ease. Since 1977, the SlimFast plan has helped millions of people around the world lose and manage their weight. The creator of the meal-replacement shake category, SlimFast now features a full assortment of delicious ready-to-drink and shake mixes, snacks and meal replacement bars. SlimFast products can be found in specialty and mass retail stores nationwide and most online retailers. For more information, visit slimfast.com or manage your weight your way through the SlimFast Together App, available on Apple and Google Play. Follow the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest.
Glanbia Performance Nutrition (GPN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Glanbia (ISE/LSE: GLAPF), a global nutrition company. GPN's mission is to inspire people everywhere to achieve their performance and healthy lifestyle goals through their leading health and wellness brands including Optimum Nutrition®, SlimFast®, think!®, Isopure®, Amazing Grass® and BSN®, among others. Revenues for GPN in 2021 were approximately $1.4 billion. Visit glanbiaperformancenutrition.com or glanbia.com to learn more. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
1 Source: IPSOS Intermittent Fasting Deep Dive (Weight Managers) November 2021 S4
2 Relative to whey protein
3 When consumed with at least 16.9 fl oz water
*Not a low calorie food. See nutrition facts for sugar, calorie, and saturated fat content. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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The link will be active from today, i.e, September 14 to September 20. Candidates who have qualified the prelims will now appear for the mains examination. IBPS will soon release the individual marks scored by the candidates. (Express Photo)
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—New role further develops company's strategic growth across identity and credit solutions —
TEMECULA, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDIQ, an industry leader in identity theft protection and credit monitoring, has named Surya Pochareddy to the role of executive vice president, head of M&A and strategy. In this new role, Pochareddy is responsible for spearheading company mergers and acquisitions (M&A), including supporting expansion through market development, target identification, strategic positioning and risk assessment.
Pochareddy joined the IDIQ leadership team earlier this year and has already helped lead the company's growth with its newly-acquired Resident-Link brand for rental payment reporting and its Credit & Debt brand for credit education. He brings broad financial services industry experience alongside capital markets and acquisitions expertise.
Pochareddy was previously a member of the financials investment banking team at UBS, executing on M&A and capital raising projects for leading financial technology, insurance and bank clients. In 2019, he became a private equity investor with Corsair, one of the longest-standing private equity firms focused on business and financial services.
Corsair acquired a majority stake of IDIQ in 2020. Pochareddy took on his new role with IDIQ in January 2022.
"This is an exciting time in the industry, marked by a continued shift to digital, and with it an ever-increasing need for cyber and financial protection and education," Pochareddy said. "IDIQ is well-positioned to capture opportunity in the space, and I am looking forward to working directly with the team to execute on growth initiatives, including acquisitions."
Scott Hermann, CEO of IDIQ, said Pochareddy's background and expertise make him an excellent addition to the company.
"Surya's expansive industry background, knowledge and skills will help us continue to build up our company and allow us to continue to expand our products and offerings," Hermann said.
Pochareddy joins IDIQ during a period of expeditious growth as the company has been officially recognized as one of the fastest-growing companies in America, earning three consecutive spots on the prestigious Inc. 5000 List that has also featured Microsoft, Patagonia, Intuit and Under Armour as previous list honorees.
Recently, IDIQ has hired a number of identity theft protection, cybersecurity and credit industry veterans. New leadership team hires include Beth Cheeseman Kearney as general counsel and chief compliance officer; John Bauer as chief revenue officer; Patrick Glennon as chief technology officer; and Bryan Sullivan as chief financial officer.
In the past year, the company has hired more than 125 employees to meet the increased consumer demand for identity and credit protection and education.
IDIQ® is recognized as one of the fastest-growing industry leaders in identity theft protection and credit report monitoring. With the flagship IdentityIQ® and MyScoreIQ® brands, the company delivers credit report information, education and protection that benefits consumers and businesses. The company features 100% U.S.-based customer service and support. For more information, visit www.IDIQ.com.
Kristin Austin
Public Relations, IDIQ
951.397.7595
[email protected]
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Vendors are deploying growth strategies such as price, quality, innovation, reputation, brand identity, and distribution to compete in the market
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the key vendors operating in the telematics market in insurance industry is Agero inc. The company offers telematic solutions that make handling a vehicle breakdown or accident easy. It is also involved in engaging a curated network of background-checked service providers covering every zip code in the US. The market also has the presence of a few other major players, such as Aplicom Ltd., Aviva Plc, AXA Group, Masternaut Ltd., and Mercedes Benz Group AG, Meta System S.p.A.
The telematics market share in the insurance industry is fragmented, characterized by the presence of a few large, medium, and small-scale vendors. The rivalry among vendors is intense, which poses a risk to their operations. High product differentiation among vendors further intensifies the competition in the market. Small vendors will find it difficult to compete with large vendors based on quality, technology, and price. Moreover, global vendors are expected to increase their market share by acquiring regional or local players
Key strategies used by vendors to overcome the above challenges have been identified by Technavio. Vendors compete based on parameters such as price, quality, innovation, reputation, brand identity, and distribution. To thrive in such a competitive environment, it becomes imperative for vendors to differentiate their product offerings through a clear and unique value proposition.
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The size of the telematics market share in the insurance industry is expected to grow by USD 3.96 billion from 2021 to 2026. In addition, the growth momentum of the market will accelerate at a CAGR of 19.36% during the forecast period.
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Vendors in the telematics market share in the insurance industry can take advantage of a few factors that will work in their favor. One of these factors include cost savings due to the adoption of telematics-enabled UBI. With the help of UBI, insurers can create risk profiles based on real-time driving behavior tracked by onboard units (OBU) for individual customers. Factors such as low insurance premium amount and high awareness about the risks of unsafe driving behavior encourage consumers to upgrade their vehicles with UBI.
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Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary
- 1.1 Market overview
- Exhibit 01: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
- Exhibit 02: Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
- Exhibit 03: Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
- Exhibit 04: Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
- Exhibit 05: Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Deployment
- Exhibit 06: Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 07: Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
- Exhibit 08: Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
2 Market Landscape
- 2.1 Market ecosystem
- Exhibit 09: Parent market
- Exhibit 10: Market Characteristics
3 Market Sizing
- 3.1 Market definition
- Exhibit 11: Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
- 3.2 Market segment analysis
- Exhibit 12: Market segments
- 3.3 Market size 2021
- 3.4 Market outlook: Forecast for 2021-2026
- Exhibit 13: Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 14: Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 15: Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 16: Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
4 Five Forces Analysis
- 4.1 Five forces summary
- Exhibit 17: Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2021 and 2026
- 4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
- Exhibit 18: Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2021 and 2026
- 4.3 Bargaining power of suppliers
- Exhibit 19: Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.4 Threat of new entrants
- Exhibit 20: Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.5 Threat of substitutes
- Exhibit 21: Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.6 Threat of rivalry
- Exhibit 22: Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2021 and 2026
- 4.7 Market condition
- Exhibit 23: Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2021 and 2026
5 Market Segmentation by Deployment
- 5.1 Market segments
- Exhibit 24: Chart on Deployment - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 25: Data Table on Deployment - Market share 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.2 Comparison by Deployment
- Exhibit 26: Chart on Comparison by Deployment
- Exhibit 27: Data Table on Comparison by Deployment
- 5.3 On-premise - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 28: Chart on On-premise - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 29: Data Table on On-premise - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 30: Chart on On-premise - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 31: Data Table on On-premise - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.4 Cloud - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 32: Chart on Cloud - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 33: Data Table on Cloud - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 34: Chart on Cloud - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 35: Data Table on Cloud - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 5.5 Market opportunity by Deployment
- Exhibit 36: Market opportunity by Deployment ($ million)
6 Customer Landscape
- 6.1 Customer landscape overview
- Exhibit 37: Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
7 Geographic Landscape
- 7.1 Geographic segmentation
- Exhibit 38: Chart on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 39: Data Table on Market share by geography 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.2 Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 40: Chart on Geographic comparison
- Exhibit 41: Data Table on Geographic comparison
- 7.3 North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 42: Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 43: Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 44: Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 45: Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.4 APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 46: Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 47: Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 48: Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 49: Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.5 Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 50: Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 51: Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 52: Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 53: Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.6 South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 54: Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 55: Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 56: Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 57: Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.7 Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 58: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 59: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 60: Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 61: Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.8 US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 62: Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 63: Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 64: Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 65: Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.9 China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 66: Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 67: Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 68: Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 69: Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.10 Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 70: Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 71: Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 72: Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 73: Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.11 Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 74: Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 75: Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 76: Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 77: Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.12 UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026
- Exhibit 78: Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 79: Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2021-2026 ($ million)
- Exhibit 80: Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- Exhibit 81: Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2021-2026 (%)
- 7.13 Market opportunity by geography
- Exhibit 82: Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
8 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
- 8.1 Market drivers
- 8.2 Market challenges
- 8.3 Impact of drivers and challenges
- Exhibit 83: Impact of drivers and challenges in 2021 and 2026
- 8.4 Market trends
9 Vendor Landscape
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Vendor landscape
- Exhibit 84: Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
- 9.3 Landscape disruption
- Exhibit 85: Overview on factors of disruption
- 9.4 Industry risks
- Exhibit 86: Impact of key risks on business
10 Vendor Analysis
- 10.1 Vendors covered
- Exhibit 87: Vendors covered
- 10.2 Market positioning of vendors
- Exhibit 88: Matrix on vendor position and classification
- 10.3 Agero Inc.
- Exhibit 89: Agero Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 90: Agero Inc. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 91: Agero Inc. - Key offerings
- 10.4 Masternaut Ltd.
- Exhibit 92: Masternaut Ltd. - Overview
- Exhibit 93: Masternaut Ltd. - Product / Service
- Exhibit 94: Masternaut Ltd. - Key offerings
- 10.5 Mercedes Benz Group AG
- Exhibit 95: Mercedes Benz Group AG - Overview
- Exhibit 96: Mercedes Benz Group AG - Business segments
- Exhibit 97: Mercedes Benz Group AG - Key offerings
- Exhibit 98: Mercedes Benz Group AG - Segment focus
- 10.6 Meta System S.p.A
- Exhibit 99: Meta System S.p.A - Overview
- Exhibit 100: Meta System S.p.A - Product / Service
- Exhibit 101: Meta System S.p.A - Key offerings
- 10.7 Octo Group S.p.A
- Exhibit 102: Octo Group S.p.A - Overview
- Exhibit 103: Octo Group S.p.A - Product / Service
- Exhibit 104: Octo Group S.p.A - Key offerings
- 10.8 Sierra Wireless Inc.
- Exhibit 105: Sierra Wireless Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 106: Sierra Wireless Inc. - Business segments
- Exhibit 107: Sierra Wireless Inc. - Key offerings
- Exhibit 108: Sierra Wireless Inc. - Segment focus
- 10.9 TomTom International BV
- Exhibit 109: TomTom International BV - Overview
- Exhibit 110: TomTom International BV - Business segments
- Exhibit 111: TomTom International BV - Key offerings
- Exhibit 112: TomTom International BV - Segment focus
- 10.10 Trak Global Group
- Exhibit 113: Trak Global Group - Overview
- Exhibit 114: Trak Global Group - Product / Service
- Exhibit 115: Trak Global Group - Key news
- Exhibit 116: Trak Global Group - Key offerings
- 10.11 Trimble Inc.
- Exhibit 117: Trimble Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 118: Trimble Inc. - Business segments
- Exhibit 119: Trimble Inc. - Key offerings
- Exhibit 120: Trimble Inc. - Segment focus
- 10.12 Verizon Communications Inc.
- Exhibit 121: Verizon Communications Inc. - Overview
- Exhibit 122: Verizon Communications Inc. - Business segments
- Exhibit 123: Verizon Communications Inc. - Key offerings
- Exhibit 124: Verizon Communications Inc. - Segment focus
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Scope of the report
- 11.2 Inclusions and exclusions checklist
- Exhibit 125: Inclusions checklist
- Exhibit 126: Exclusions checklist
- 11.3 Currency conversion rates for US$
- Exhibit 127: Currency conversion rates for US$
- 11.4 Research methodology
- Exhibit 128: Research methodology
- Exhibit 129: Validation techniques employed for market sizing
- Exhibit 130: Information sources
- 11.5 List of abbreviations
- Exhibit 131: List of abbreviations
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This role-playing adventure from Bandai Namco is coming to Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PlayStation.
Originally released on GameCube, the mythical Tales of Symphonia will come to life with a new remastering that has been presented in the last Nintendo Direct, where we have been able to see a trailer and also discover its launch window, set at early 2023.
Tales of Symphonia Remastered adapts the original GC game to the new times, which at the time was also adapted to PlayStation 2, although seen in the presentation, it seems that the fair improvements have been made to make it look good more resolution without altering the GameCube classic much more.
“Our goal with Tales of Symphonia Remastered is to introduce this long-awaited chapter in the series to the entire a new generation of gamers“, Bandai Namco has reported. “Our goal is to offer an experience that is faithful to the original and at the same time attractive to a whole new audience of gamers with improvements that update the graphics and add improvements to the gameplay”, adds the person in charge of the brand in America, Summer Nguyen.
Interestingly, in the past Bandai Namco has already released an HD collection on PC and PlayStation 3 with Tales of Symphonia and its sequel. In the trailer we can see the in-game scenes, as well as the animation sequences that narrate the story of one of the episodes of the Tales of saga most loved by fans of the series.
More about: Tales of Symphonia, Tales of Symphony Remastered and Bandai Namco. | https://thenewstrace.com/tales-of-symphonia-the-classic-gamecube-jrpg-announces-its-return-with-trailer-and-platforms/253192/ | 2022-09-14T13:10:36 | en | 0.957909 |
The Calphalon® Brand Introduces Its Next Generation of Nonstick Cookware That is Really Flipping Good
New MineralShield™ and AquaShield™ nonstick technologies create a seamless cooking experience
ATLANTA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Calphalon® brand, a leader in premium cookware and part of the Newell Brands global portfolio of brands, is reimagining nonstick with new MineralShield™ and AquaShield™ nonstick technologies, designed to elevate the cooking experience, provide exceptional performance and deliver endless possibilities. These new nonstick technologies allow consumers to feel confident about cooking, flipping and serving even the most delicate and sticky foods with ease.
"The Calphalon brand is dedicated to providing precision and quality, and it is our top priority to make sure our consumers have the best possible cooking experience," said Kris Malkoski, Business Unit CEO, Writing and Food at Newell Brands. "When your eggs, chicken or shrimp stick to the bottom of the pan, it not only ruins the meal, but it also ruins the moment. This next generation of Calphalon nonstick cookware delivers remarkable food release over and over, performing better and longer than previous collections."
MineralShield nonstick technology, now available across the Calphalon Premier™ collection, is made from some of the Earth's hardest minerals and is five times more durable than before (vs. the previous generation of Calphalon Classic™ Nonstick). The new MineralShield nonstick technology is also metal-utensil-safe with long-lasting, 3-layer nonstick interior and is compatible with most stovetops including gas, electric and glass. AquaShield nonstick technology, now available across the Calphalon Classic and Select by Calphalon® collections, is made with water-based nonstick that keeps pans performing like new 40% longer (vs. previous generations of Calphalon Classic and Select by Calphalon Nonstick). Both nonstick technologies are oven-safe (Premier and Classic up to 450°F and Select by Calphalon up to 400°F) so you can easily go from stovetop to oven and are dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
To show how Really Flipping Good the new generation of nonstick is, the Calphalon brand has developed the top steps to follow to achieve the perfect flip, every time. Because the Calphalon brand knows there is nothing more satisfying than the motion of flipping your sizzling pan sans spatula.
To master the perfect flip, first you need the right tools. With MineralShield and AquaShield nonstick technology in hand, the perfect flip can be boiled down to four simple steps:
- Start the heat: Place your Calphalon nonstick pan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes before starting to cook – food flips best when a pan is properly preheated.
- Build the momentum: Once your food has cooked on the first side, lift the pan from the stove and use your wrist to move the pan in a circular motion to build momentum.
- The push: Hold the pan at a slightly downward angle with your elbow tucked in and push your arm forward so the food starts to move toward the far end of the pan.
- The flip: With a quick flick of the wrist in a circular motion, smoothly launch the food into the air and then pull the pan back to prepare for a smooth, gentle landing.
The upgraded nonstick technology is available across Calphalon Premier, Calphalon Classic and Select by Calphalon Cookware collections, including single fry pans, specialty cookware items and various set sizes. The Calphalon Premier Hard-Anodized 11-Piece Cookware Set with MineralShield Nonstick Technology retails for $479.99, the Calphalon Classic Hard-Anodized 10-Piece Cookware Set with AquaShield Nonstick Technology for $239.99, and the Select by Calphalon Hard Anodized 10-Piece Cookware Set with AquaShield Nonstick Technology for $227.99. Products are available online at Calphalon.com and various retailers including Bed Bath & Beyond, Amazon, Williams Sonoma, Target, Macy's and Kohls.
For more information and to find out more about the new nonstick technology, visit Calphalon.com.
About Calphalon
The Calphalon® brand is a leading manufacturer of professional quality cookware, cutlery, and bakeware, for the home chef. Based in Atlanta, GA, the Calphalon brand is a part of Newell Brands' global portfolio.
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Newell Brands (NASDAQ: NWL) is a leading global consumer goods company with a strong portfolio of well-known brands, including Rubbermaid, FoodSaver, Calphalon, Sistema, Sharpie, Paper Mate, Dymo, EXPO, Elmer's, Yankee Candle, Graco, NUK, Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Spontex, Coleman, Campingaz, Oster, Sunbeam and Mr. Coffee. Newell Brands' beloved, planet friendly brands enhance and brighten consumers lives at home and outside by creating moments of joy, building confidence and providing peace of mind.
This press release and additional information about Newell Brands are available on the company's website, https://www.newellbrands.com/.
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Yakuza 8 now apparently titled Like a Dragon 8, will be released in 2024 and unexpectedly will feature the return of the hero of the original saga, Kazuma Kiryu.
announced during the relay from developer RGG Studio, the game will also see the return of the Yakuza characters: Like a Dragon, Ichiban Kasuga, Koichi Adachi and Yu Nanba. We’ve seen a teaser trailer showing Kasuga and Kiryu (who sports a new gray haircut) strolling through the fictional Kamurocho.
Here you can see the presentation trailer:
On stage, the game’s producer and two voice actors appeared to talk about the game, commenting that this will be the story of both characters, who will lead a group. It seems that it is an RPG again, in the vein of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The team has also said that it will be “the biggest game to date” for the franchise.
As to the reason why Kiryu returns, the team said that the theme of the game is about “the man with the whole weight of the past on his back, and the man with the whole weight of the future on his back”. We will have an explanation about Kiryu’s return in the also announced spin-off, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, which will arrive in 2023.
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The Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles Welcomes Alex DeCarvalho as General Manager
DeCarvalho makes the transition from the East Coast back to his California roots, bringing 25 years of hotel management experience
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles - one of the most architecturally stunning and historic hotels in the U.S. - is pleased to welcome Alex DeCarvalho as the new General Manager. This change goes into effect as of August 2022, as the hotel is approaching its 100-year anniversary.
"It is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of managing a place with such an iconic history that exemplifies the true Hollywood style that many places have lost throughout the years," said Alex DeCarvalho. "My focus as General Manager will be to revamp the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles while preserving and celebrating it as a piece of history for the city of Los Angeles while still offering best in class service and accommodations to guests."
Alex DeCarvalho is a commercially focused professional with an extensive experience of over 25 years in the premium hotels and leisure industry in Europe and The Americas. DeCarvalho covered numerous roles within Hilton Hotels Worldwide before transitioning to the Intercontinental Hotels Group, a British-based multinational hotels company with a portfolio of almost 5,000 hotels across the world, where he served as the General Manager. DeCarvalho developed strategic direction plans to meet customer requirements and drive performance and future growth. In 2011, DeCarvalho took his vast skillset to Champneys Health Resorts, where he served as the Group Managing Director and developed and drove the commercial strategy for the business, re-structured the senior management team and the crucial secured bank loan refinancing. DeCarvalho then found his home in 2015 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in Europe, part of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, before returning to the US in July of 2017 to take over as VP of Sales & Marketing for North America with Millennium Hotels. After five years of experience working with the Millennium Group, DeCarvalho decided to return to his California roots and take his management experience to the iconic Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles.
The culmination of DeCarvalho's background in the premium hotels and leisure industry makes him the ideal individual for the General Manager of the Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles. Not only is he already ingrained in the Millennium group, but his prior experience ensures that the hotel's unique history will be honored while also reaching new heights. DeCarvalho has the tools to both adapt and stay true to the hotel's historical roots by embracing the ambiance of classic Hollywood in a revamped and modern way.
The historic Millennium Biltmore Hotel has been a legendary Los Angeles landmark since 1923. With exquisite Spanish-Italian Renaissance architecture, including stunning hand-painted ceilings, its rich history is most noted for its connection with the Oscars - the founding banquet for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was held in the Crystal Ballroom in 1927, where the original "Oscar" statuette was sketched on a Biltmore napkin, and eight Academy Awards banquets were held in the Biltmore Bowl during the '30s and '40s. For more information, visit https://www.millenniumhotels.com/en/los-angeles/millennium-biltmore-hotel-los-angeles/ or follow them on Instagram or Facebook.
Soon to be celebrating its 100-year anniversary – and having recently added the 'Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument' accolade to its mantle – Millennium Biltmore Los Angeles is the grand dame of downtown and this district's most historic hotel. The beaux-arts institution has impressed guests and locals since the glory days of Old Hollywood, capable of entertaining a galaxy of stars, dignitaries and presidents from around the world. Having played host to a golden-era prohibition nightclub, numerous Academy Awards ceremonies, and feature film sets throughout the years – you'll wish these gilt walls and painted ceilings could talk. The three ornate towers stretch above the ballrooms below, giving guests a view of the stunning Pershing Square. And with the booming arts and cultural scene of downtown Los Angeles just outside, you can easily explore and discover the true spirit of Tinseltown. Take your pick from their variety of restaurants and bars, or take a cooling dip in the indoor pool that still features the original brass railings and ornate blue tiling from the Roaring Twenties. It's time to visit LA in true Hollywood style. To learn more, visit http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles/
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Established by major music recording labels, the MPTF distributed 120 scholarships to benefit aspiring professional musicians and children of professional musicians
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A scholarship program utilizing assets of the recording industry's Music Performance Trust Fund has granted more than $165,000 to 120 students.
The MPTF's Music's Future scholarship revives an initiative from the 1990s that supports aspiring professional musicians studying at the post-secondary level. The 30 recipients attend colleges and universities in geographically diverse areas, including:
- Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA
- Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, MB
- Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL
- Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
- Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
- Towson University, Towson, MD
- University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
"Music's Future scholarships will open doors for students studying music performance, education, therapy, and conducting," said Dan Beck, MPTF Trustee.
Students wrote about themselves and their futures in music:
- "I want to teach students how to express themselves through music and show them music is something deeper than playing notes on a page."
- "I come from a Mexican immigrant family so I'm the first in my family to graduate from college and, more specifically, music school."
- "We are all students in this world, constantly learning. What's important is that we learn as much as we can and share it with younger generations."
- "As an African American.... I feel as if it's my job to help make change."
A complete list of Music's Future 2022 scholarship recipients can be viewed here: https://musicpf.org/home/musicsfuturescholars/
More than 90 students whose parents are members of the American Federation of Musicians received the MPTF's Music Family scholarships to pursue higher education and become leaders in their chosen fields. More than 33% are studying for music-related careers. The MPTF established this scholarship fund in June 2020 to encourage AF-M member families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Music benefits cultures and communities," continued Beck. "We are pleased to help more young people learn, play, teach, and express themselves through music – and to encourage us all to make and appreciate music."
About the MPTF: The recording industry's Music Performance Trust Fund is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit public service organization whose mission is to support admission-free, live events performed by professional musicians throughout the United States and Canada. We seek to enrich the lives of the public, young and old, through music, and to contribute to the public's knowledge and appreciation of music. We also seek to make music and music education an exciting experience, and to expand it to every child's life experience. The MPTF was established more than 70 years ago by recording companies including Sony Music, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group. Interested parties may contact Hepburn-Beaty at [email protected] or visit www.musicpf.org.
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ActiveFence Will Now Provide Insights and Technological Acumen to Help Trust & Safety Teams – At Companies of All Sizes – With Scalability and Industry Best Practices
NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ActiveFence, the leading Trust & Safety tech platform in identifying online harm, confirmed today a partnership with the Trust & Safety Professional Association (TSPA) to provide expertise and technological acumen to Trust & Safety teams at companies so they can better protect users from online harm.
TSPA – who works with companies such as Google, Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok – supports the global community of professionals who develop and enforce principles and policies that define acceptable online behavior and content.
As part of this partnership, ActiveFence will provide resources and expertise to enable Trust & Safety teams to be more agile, scalable, and efficient.
ActiveFence's unique and cutting-edge skillset will add immense value to Trust & Safety teams across industries – like social media, streaming, and gaming – tasked with protecting users across multiple formats (imagery, audio, video, and text) and abuse areas including fraud, disinformation, terrorism, extremism, hate speech, child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and more.
"With more online threats than ever before, Trust & Safety teams play a crucial role in protecting users and making the internet a safer and more inclusive place," said Inbal Goldberger, VP Trust & Safety at ActiveFence. "TSPA has created the gold standard for what it means to be a Trust & Safety professional, and we look forward to working together and sharing our expertise in Trust & Safety best practices, contextual content moderation, and artificial intelligence to help scale Trust & Safety teams for every company, regardless of size."
"Online harms are evolving rapidly, and trust & safety professionals must be equipped to evolve along with them and meet those threats head-on," said Charlotte Willner, Executive Director at TSPA. "We're delighted to be welcoming the Trust & Safety professionals at ActiveFence to TSPA and look forward to incorporating their experiences and expertise into our community of practice."
TSPA will host the inaugural TrustCon in Palo Alto, California, later this month, convening Trust & Safety teams from leading companies for this inaugural event. At TrustCon, ActiveFence will share research and insights with the aim of creating a safer internet. VP Trust & Safety Goldberger will present strategies for how online platforms can protect users from malicious actors.
ActiveFence
ActiveFence is the leading tool stack for Trust & Safety teams. By relying on ActiveFence's end-to-end solution, Trust & Safety teams can keep users safe from the widest spectrum of online harms, unwanted content, and malicious behavior, including child safety, disinformation, fraud, hate speech, terror, nudity, and more.
Using cutting-edge AI and subject-matter experts to continuously collect, analyze, and contextualize data, ActiveFence ensures that customers are always two steps ahead of bad actors. As a result, Trust & Safety teams can be proactive and provide maximum protection to users across a multitude of abuse areas, in 95+ languages.
Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors like CRV and Norwest, ActiveFence has raised $100M to date; employs 300+ people worldwide; and has contributed to the online safety of billions of users worldwide.
TSPA
TSPA is a non-partisan membership association that supports the global community of professionals who develop and enforce principles and policies that define acceptable behavior and content online.
Contact: Inbal Naveh Safir, [email protected], 510-612-9943
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With 30% of respondents indicating their organizations are suffering from an inability to assess risk across suppliers, many are investing in new strategies to minimize the frequency and impact of disruption
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Research from Ivalua, a leading global spend management cloud provider, has revealed that almost two-thirds (64%) of surveyed procurement decision-makers say their organizations ensuring supply continuity has increased in priority since the pandemic, with another two-thirds stating that they now collaborate more closely with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. Yet despite the availability of new platforms and analytics tools, supply chain risk management strategies remain in their infancy post-pandemic.
The "Supply Continuity - A Visual Spotlight" study, based on research conducted by Forrester Consulting and commissioned by Ivalua, highlights that key challenges remain for organizations aiming to ensure supply continuity, with 30% of respondents saying they suffer from an inability to effectively assess the overall risk across suppliers. In addition, 26% of respondents agree their organizations lack adequate systems for defining and triggering a response to supply chain disruption, while a quarter (25%) have an inability to effectively assess the risk of individual suppliers.
The study also found that suppliers will be vital for successfully ensuring supply continuity. Almost seven-in-ten (68%) of organizations view suppliers as a source of differentiation, while 66% now collaborate with suppliers to increase supply chain resilience. Over half (51%) of organizations plan to collaborate with more suppliers in the future – this is the number one planned change in supplier strategy for the next two years.
"As global risk factors evolve, organizations could leave themselves unprepared, creating unnecessary disruptions that are largely predictable — and in many cases avoidable," comments Alex Saric, smart procurement expert at Ivalua. "Black Swan events are expected to come at shrinking intervals, so organizations must think about where disruption will come from and how it will affect global supply chains. But to address this, organizations must learn to collaborate more effectively and build a strong foundation with suppliers to ensure supply chain continuity."
The study identified a new approach to supplier management being taken by organizations post-pandemic. Three-quarters (75%) of respondents say their organizations now include suppliers in medium-term planning and 73% jointly define improvement plans with suppliers and monitor progress. To minimize the frequency and impact of disruption, respondents say their organizations are also implementing automated risk monitoring solutions to proactively notify of risk events (56%), increasing inventory levels (54%), and rationalizing their supplier base to better monitor and engage fewer suppliers (48%).
"Procurement and supplier management have become a central part of supporting strategic priorities for organizations – whether it's helping to mitigate disruption or improving ESG metrics," added Saric. "Effective supplier management will be agile enough to identify disruption and the impact it will have on suppliers and take action. But this can only be achieved by investing in processes and systems that enable organizations to collaborate with suppliers and monitor progress, and gain rich visibility into every aspect of their supply chain."
About the research
The study was conducted by Forrester Consulting in March 2022 on behalf of Ivalua. It is based on a survey of 462 procurement decision makers at companies with 1,000 or more employees in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
To download the Ivalua "Supply Continuity - A Visual Spotlight" study, please visit: https://info.ivalua.com/hubfs/Ivalua-Forrester-Supply-Continuity-1.pdf
About Ivalua
Ivalua is a leading provider of cloud-based Spend Management solutions. Our complete, unified platform empowers organizations to effectively manage all categories of spend and all suppliers, increasing profitability, lowering risk and improving employee productivity. Trusted by hundreds of the world's most admired brands and public sector leaders and recognized as a leader by Gartner and other analysts. Learn more at www.ivalua.com.
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Just one day after August’s disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a separate inflation report indicated that wholesale price increases are showing signs of improvement.
The Producer Price Index, which tracks average changes in the prices paid to producers of goods and services, rose by 8.7% in the 12 months ended in August.
Prices fell by 0.1% in the month from July to August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.
Economists expected year-over-year PPI to rise by 8.8% and to fall by 0.1% from July, according to Refinitiv estimates.
Since PPI captures price changes happening further upstream, the report is considered by some to be a leading indicator for broader inflationary trends and what consumers could potentially see at the store level.
Stripping out the more volatile components of food and energy, core PPI increased 0.2% from July and is up by 8.1% for the 12 months ending in August.
Tuesday’s hot CPI report showed annual price inflation hit 8.3% in August. While that was a tick down from July’s 8.5%, the data also showed that core CPI, which strips out volatile gas and food prices, rose at twice the projected rate, dashing hopes that inflation has hit its peak.
America has been battling decades-high inflation in recent months, with the Federal Reserve implementing a series of historic rate hikes in an attempt to slow the economy and discourage further spending.
In the meantime, consumers are paying hundreds of dollars more each month as prices for food, shelter and health care surge.
This week’s two key inflation reports will provide crucial context for Fed policymakers, who meet next week to determine the scope of the central bank’s next rate hike. Tuesday’s CPI report has already pushed some analysts to call for a 100-basis-point increase, up from recent expectations of a third-straight 75 basis points.
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The diagnostic services provider projects DermAI may decrease turnaround time for melanoma cases by 30-40%
GENEVA and PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unilabs, a leading diagnostic services provider, and Proscia®, a leading provider of digital and computational pathology solutions, today announced that the diagnostic group has chosen Proscia's DermAI®* to advance its aspiration of becoming the most digitally-driven diagnostic group – enabling better decisions for a healthier tomorrow. The artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled technology will first be deployed in Sweden and then rolled out across other countries where Unilabs serves patients.
"The era of computational pathology is here," said Dr Christian Rebhan, Chief Medical and Operations Officer at Unilabs. "We are designing our diagnostic processes around AI because getting better, faster results to our patients can help to improve outcomes. Our team has seen the power of DermAI's potential and looks forward to adopting it."
Unilabs and Proscia established a strategic partnership in March 2021 to study the potential impact of DermAI on the laboratory's high-throughput pathology operations. Based on this evaluation, Unilabs projects a potential decrease in turnaround time of 30% to 40% for cases of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, compared to its current workflow. This added efficiency, if realised, could enable patients to start treatment sooner, helping to improve outcomes.
Millions of skin biopsies are taken annually, each of which may display one of hundreds of diagnoses. Cases must often be re-routed to the right specialist, resulting in inefficiencies for the laboratory and delays for the patient. Proscia's DermAI is designed to automatically classify H&E stained dermatopathology slides and highlights the promise of computational pathology in driving critical productivity gains. The performance of the technology was demonstrated in one of pathology's most comprehensive studies to date.
"We are excited to expand our relationship with Unilabs," said David West, Proscia's CEO. "Its commitment to innovation for both its pathologists and its patients is second to none, and we look forward to seeing the impact that DermAI can make."
*DermAI is available for research use only.
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Unilabs is one of Europe's leading diagnostics companies, offering a complete range of laboratory, pathology, and imaging services to patients across four continents. A leading digital champion covering the full diagnostic spectrum, Unilabs' +14,200 people save lives every day.
Unilabs invests heavily in technology, equipment, and people – using digital technologies in its state-of-the-art laboratories and imaging institutes to improve the lives of close to 100 million people every year. For more information, visit https://unilabs.com/.
Proscia is a software company that is accelerating pathology's digital transformation to change the way we understand diseases like cancer. Its Concentriq digital pathology platform and powerful AI applications are advancing the 150-year-old standard of research and diagnosis towards a data-driven discipline, unlocking new insights that accelerate discovery, improve patient outcomes, and fulfill the promise of precision care. Leading diagnostic laboratories and 10 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies rely on Proscia's software each day. For more information, visit proscia.com.
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“The Handmaid’s Tale” would appear to be returning at an auspicious time, as the overturning of Roe v. Wade has thrust Margaret Atwood’s dystopian vision into the spotlight. But the arc of this fifth season is ill-suited to the moment, more narrowly focused on the bond of hatred between June and Serena, at the expense of almost everything else.
The brutal, cathartic fate of Commander Waterford (Joseph Fiennes), as orchestrated by June (Elisabeth Moss) at the close of the fourth season, left its mark on Serena (Yvonne Strahovski), his widow and partner in the crimes of Gilead.
Yet even in a patriarchal society, Serena is not without the political skills of a survivor. And while she escaped Gilead, June remains unable to let go of her simmering anger (nobody does stares of intense rage like Moss), drawing her back again and again.
While shedding old grievances would surely be the practical move, that’s simply not in her, much to the chagrin of her husband, Luke (O-T Fagbenle). The season thus becomes a sort of prolonged battle of titans, even with the characters separated, offering splendid showcases for Moss and Strahovski as well as an extended rumination on the sacrifices associated with motherhood.
With Moss again wearing multiple hats as star, producer and occasional director, “Handmaid’s Tale” seldom fails to deliver stark or shocking moments. At the same time, the latest season (based on watching eight of its 10 episodes) feels even more guilty of indulging in chapters that play like filler and at best inch the story forward.
Having announced that the sixth season will be the last, the series should benefit from the opportunity to build toward an end game, one that almost nobody could accuse of being premature.
The macro story does explore the relationship of Gilead to the larger world, and uncomfortable questions about what its neighbors will tolerate in the pragmatic pursuit of political accommodation. There are also other less-developed subplots, among them Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd), and what the burdens of a conscience might look like; Nick (Max Minghella), still pining for June as he seeks to chart his own path; and Bradley Whitford’s Commander Lawrence, whose belief in the goal of quietly reforming Gilead from within has become a central tension on that larger level.
Fundamentally, though, “The Handmaid’s Tale” has labored to match the searing urgency and striking imagery (all those crimson cloaks, which even showed up at a Supreme Court protest) that made its Emmy-winning first season memorable in a way that practically leapt off the screen.
The Hulu series obviously hasn’t lost any of its relevance, and indeed, some of its themes resonate in a more pointed manner. Yet while this season continues the grinding march toward the end of June’s story, it reinforces a sense that despite the promise of a conclusion that lies ahead, the show’s best days are behind it.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unique Logistics International, Inc. (OTCMKTS: UNQL) ("Unique" or the "Company"), a global logistics and freight forwarding company, today announced results for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2022.
- Revenue increased 173% year over year
- Adjusted EBITDA increased 94% year over year.
CEO Sunandan Ray commented on these results, "2022 was a pivotal year in the evolution of Unique Logistics since the acquisition of our operating subsidiaries in May 2020. Our focus has been on consolidating operations, continuing to build out our management team, and growing revenue by adding strategic corporate accounts."
"We are proud to present our second year consolidated financial results and believe we continue to prove the promise we knew was there when we first embarked on this endeavor. We are confident that our efforts to execute for our customers, build management expertise and evolve our ownership structure will result in a company that is poised to accelerate into the future."
Mr. Ray stated, "For the fiscal year 2023 we are cautious, but optimistic about the Company's growth prospects. We believe the customer base will continue to grow strongly and management will seek to improve profitability and increase EBITDA by building on the value additions in our service as well as operational efficiency. The Company will be focused on completing the acquisitions previously announced."
Unique Logistics International, Inc. (OTC Markets: UNQL) through its wholly owned operating subsidiaries, is a global logistics and freight forwarding company providing a range of international logistics services that enable its customers to outsource to the Company sections of their supply chain process. The services provided are seamlessly managed by its network of trained employees and integrated information systems. We enable our customers to share data regarding their international vendors and purchase orders with us, execute the flow of goods and information under their operating instructions, provide visibility to the flow of goods from factory to distribution center or store and when required, update their inventory records.
For more information on UNQL and its businesses, please visit www.unique-usa.com.
The Company believes that EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) is useful to investors because it is commonly used in the cloud communications industry to evaluate companies on the basis of operating performance and leverage. Adjusted EBITDA provides an adjusted view of EBITDA that takes into account certain significant non-recurring transactions, if any, such as impairment losses and expenses associated with pending acquisitions, which vary significantly between periods and are not recurring in nature, as well as certain recurring non-cash charges such as changes in fair value of the Company's derivative liabilities and stock-based compensation. The Company also believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with a measure of the Company's operational and financial progress that corresponds with the measurements used by management as a basis for allocating resources and making other operating decisions.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent cash flows for the periods presented, nor have they been presented as an alternative to operating income or as an indicator of operating performance and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). In accordance with SEC Regulation G, the non-GAAP measurements in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measurement, which can be viewed under the heading "Reconciliation of Net Income (loss) from Operations to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA" in the financial tables included in this press release.
This press release includes express or implied statements that are not historical facts and are considered forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance and may contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial information or state other forward-looking information. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the following words: "may," "will," "could," "would," "should," "expect," "intend," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "project," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements such as the growth in revenues, along with the statements under the heading Business Outlook are reasonable, these statements relate to future events or our future operational or financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, actual results may differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements and will be affected by a variety of risks and factors that are beyond our control, including, without limitation, statements about our future financial performance, including our revenue, cash flows, costs of revenue and operating expenses; our anticipated growth; our predictions about our industry; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and our ability to attract, retain and cross-sell to clients. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2022. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update, and expressly disclaim the obligation to update, any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.
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A North American leading city builder further demonstrates its commitment to enhancing neighbourhoods across the GTA with the introduction of a new collection of housing development projects
TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Vandyk Properties, a North American leading city builder in real estate development and investments, unveils today The Legacy CollectionTM. Paying homage to the company's roots and commitment to constant evolution, The Legacy Collection consists of carefully curated communities, with a mix of townhomes, semi-detached, and single-family homes with design-forward thinking and life-inspiring interiors in prime GTA locations. Three projects under this collection are anticipated to be unveiled this fall through 2023, further supporting the company's commitment to creating interconnected, family oriented, sustainable and forward-thinking communities.
"Vandyk Properties' roots are in creating ground-related premium communities; it's where we began," says John Vandyk, President & CEO of Vandyk Properties. "Our Legacy Collection pays respect to just that - our beginnings and an exciting development offering that we're bringing back with the goal of re-inspiring neighbourhoods across the GTA."
The Legacy Collection offers new housing opportunities to a growing GTA population. All developments within this collection are optimally situated and located in already established neighbourhoods, allowing the opportunity for families to set their roots by investing in a community for years to come. The first project within the collection, The Ravine is set to be unveiled in Mississauga this fall, a residential development located in the picturesque neighbourhood of Meadowvale Village.
The Ravine is a community comprised of 37 luxury detached homes, on permit-ready freehold lots backing onto Fletcher's Creek. The detached homes will feature up to five bedrooms and up to 4,000 square feet of living space as well as finished ground level spaces with separate entrances offering flexibility to a variety of families lifestyles. This exclusive enclave community will be located south of Derry Road West, between McLaughlin Road and Hurontario Street, in the highly desirable Meadowvale Village Neighborhood. This affluent residential community will be in close proximity to prime amenities, including excellent academic schools, modern conveniences and major highways and roads.
Having already established a track record of success in being one of the best-in-class real estate operators in North America, Vandyk Properties seeks to continue to be a leader within the category of residential property development.
For further information about The Ravine, register for updates and launch details at www.vandyk.com/theravine.
If you would like to be notified about future communities under The Legacy CollectionTM register at www.vandyk.com/legacycollection.
Vandyk Properties is a privately owned real estate development and investment management company with over 40 years of expertise in the North American real estate property sector. As real estate development experts, Vandyk is committed to creating sustainable neighbourhoods, comprehensively considering each project as a reinvestment within the community. As an investment management company, the company's diversified real estate operations are focussed on strategic growth; building long-term relationships with investors while carefully curating a first-class real estate portfolio representing $1 billion in completed value creation and $4.5 billion in owned assets under development.
For more information about Vandyk Properties, visit vandyk.com
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DUBLIN, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Vietnam Embedded Finance Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - 50+ KPIs on Embedded Lending, Insurance, Payment, and Wealth Segments - Q1 2022 Update" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Vietnam's Embedded Finance industry is expected to grow by 66.3% on annual basis to reach US$336.4 million in 2022.
The embedded finance industry is expected to grow steadily over the forecast period, recording a CAGR of 40.5% during 2022-2029. The embedded finance revenues in the country will increase from US$336.4 million in 2022 to reach US$2,188.4 million by 2029.
Growth in technology adoption in the country's insurance sector supported the embedded insurance market. Market players are pioneering AI technologies and digitization for sales and distribution activities and strategizing to seize the opportunities prevailing in the industry.
The government of Vietnam has established a program with a vision to transform Vietnam into a digital country. The program includes the plans and objectives to be achieved by the year 2025. The Vietnam government's development efforts for the country's digital transformation are expected to fuel the embedded insurance market in the forthcoming years.
Insurtechs are raising funds to expand their product portfolio in the Vietnamese embedded insurance industry. In 2020, Papaya Insurtech, a Vietnam-based insurtech company, raised pre-seed money and is now looking forward to raising US$1 million.
The company is planning to invest funding into automation and digitization technologies. As per the publisher's analysis, the growth in funding activities by insurtech players in Vietnam is expected to rope in technological advancements in the sector, consequently supporting the development of the embedded insurance market.
Like other embedded finance offerings, embedded lending is relatively new in Vietnam. The unregulated market is also allowing market players to enter the market without difficulty. The young and digital-savvy population, low rates of formal financial inclusion, and strong smartphone and Internet penetration have made the country a point of attention among foreign fintech players
In September 2021, Indonesia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) start-up Kredivo entered into a partnership with Vietnam-based family investment office Phoenix Holdings. Kredivio is planning to capitalize on Phoenix Holding's existing client base and expand its foothold in the Vietnamese embedded lending market.
Furthermore, conventional financial institutions are also launching BNPL lending options to provide a seamless customer experience to customers.
In October 2021, Vietnam-based Lotte Finance launched the BNPL service to improve the online buying experience of Vietnamese customers.
Like other embedded finance offerings, embedded payment is relatively new in Vietnam. However, the unregulated market also allows new entrants to enter the market without difficulty, resulting in the growing attention of embedded payment providers towards the country.
This report provides a detailed data centric analysis of market opportunity across 50+ segments in embedded finance industry covering lending, insurance, payment, and wealth sectors.
Scope
Vietnam Embedded Finance Market Size and Forecast
Vietnam Embedded Lending Market Size and Forecast
Embedded Lending by Consumer Segments, 2020 - 2029
- Business Lending
- Retail Lending
Embedded Lending by B2B Sectors, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Lending in Retail & Consumer Goods
- Embedded Lending in IT & Software Services
- Embedded Lending in Media, Entertainment & Leisure
- Embedded Lending in Manufacturing & Distribution
- Embedded Lending in Real Estate
- Embedded Lending in Other
Embedded Lending by B2C Sectors, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Lending in Retail Shopping
- Embedded Lending in Home Improvement
- Embedded Lending in Leisure & Entertainment
- Embedded Lending in Healthcare and Wellness
- Embedded Lending in Other
Vietnam Embedded Insurance Market Size and Forecast
Embedded Insurance by Industry, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Insurance in Consumer Products
- Embedded Insurance in Travel & Hospitality
- Embedded Insurance in Automotive
- Embedded Insurance in Healthcare
- Embedded Insurance in Real Estate
- Embedded Insurance in Transport & Logistics
- Embedded Insurance in Others
Embedded Insurance by Insurance Type, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Insurance in Life Segment
- Embedded Insurance in Non-Life Segment
Embedded Insurance by Type of Offering, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Insurance in Product Segment
- Embedded Insurance in Service Segment
Vietnam Embedded Payment Market Size and Forecast
Embedded Payment by Consumer Segments, 2020 - 2029
- B2B
- B2C
Embedded Payment by End-Use Sector, 2020 - 2029
- Embedded Payment in Retail & Consumer Goods
- Embedded Payment in Digital Products & Services
- Embedded Payment in Utility Bill Payment
- Embedded Payment in Travel & Hospitality
- Embedded Payment in Leisure & Entertainment
- Embedded Payment in Health & Wellness
- Embedded Payment in Office Supplies & Equipment
- Embedded Payment in Other
Vietnam Embedded Wealth Management Market Size and Forecast
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Teams with Béné, becoming one the first hotel companies to offer a portfolio-wide, mobile tipping platform
PARSIPPANY, N.J., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world's largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,000 hotels across more than 95 countries, today unveiled a new, portfolio-wide, mobile tipping solution for its U.S. and Canadian franchisees, making it one of the first major hotel companies to do so.
Developed and managed by Béné, a leader in cashless tipping, the platform enables guests to easily tip hotel team members digitally via their preferred mobile device and is now available for adoption by Wyndham franchisees across all brands. It comes as a growing number of consumers adopt and show preference for digital payments, which according to consulting firm McKinsey, 82% of Americans are now using.
"The pandemic dramatically accelerated guest demand for digital payment solutions and that trend will only continue in the coming years," said Scott Strickland, chief information officer, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. "Having previously empowered our franchisees to accept digital, contactless payment for stays at their hotels, the next logical step was to find a solution that allows guests to recognize housekeepers, wait staff and other frontline team members in a similar fashion. This platform does exactly that and at virtually no cost to franchisees."
Once a hotel opts-in and is setup on the Béné platform, guests can easily recognize the team member of their choice by scanning a QR code during their stay and choosing how much they would like to tip. QR codes are unique to each team member and tips are deposited daily either directly into their individual bank accounts or into the property's account to be distributed with regular payroll. The platform accepts multiple forms of payment, including credit card, Apple Pay® and Google Pay™. Similar to other digital payment services, platform costs are covered by guests via a small transaction fee, leaving franchisees responsible only for basic marketing materials, which they can either order directly from Béné at a minimal cost or create themselves.
Added Strickland, "The beauty of this solution is its simplicity and how easy it is for our franchisees to allow their guests to make the switch from cash to digital. There's no app to download and no software to install. It's entirely web-based, which means so long as guests have a phone and an internet connection, they're able to tip and show their appreciation."
Wyndham's push for mobile tipping comes amid the Company's broader celebrations supporting International Housekeepers & Environmental Services Week, a global initiative sponsored by The Indoor Environmental Healthcare and Hospitality Association (IHEA), dedicated to recognizing the efforts of housekeepers and custodial staff members. Held every year during the second full week of September, Wyndham leadership, along with its franchisees, are spending the week celebrating housekeepers at hotels around globe, making in-person visits while giving away an array of awards and prizes, including millions of Wyndham Rewards points.
"At the heart of every great hotel is a great team of housekeepers," said Scott LePage, president, Americas, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. "This week is all about celebrating them and all that they do for both guests as well as our industry. While we invite everyone to join us in showing their thanks this week, our greater hope is that through initiatives like mobile tipping, we can empower guests by making it easier for them to show their appreciation with every stay, no matter the time of year."
Mobile tipping is the latest initiative as part of Wyndham Hotels & Resorts ongoing, multi-year, digital transformation. Over the past three years, the Company has significantly invested in new technology to enhance the guest experience while delivering best-in-class resources and enhanced operational efficiencies for its franchisees. Earlier this year, it launched Road Trip Planner, an innovative new tool allowing travelers to seamlessly plot, plan and book their ideal road trip via Wyndham's award-winning mobile app and more recently, debuted RevIQ, a next-generation, cloud-based, mobile-first revenue management system designed to help franchisees optimize their revenue strategies and grow market share.
About Wyndham Hotels & Resorts
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts ( NYSE: WH) is the world's largest hotel franchising company by the number of properties, with approximately 9,000 hotels across over 95 countries on six continents. Through its network of approximately 819,000 rooms appealing to the everyday traveler, Wyndham commands a leading presence in the economy and midscale segments of the lodging industry. The Company operates a portfolio of 23 hotel brands, including Super 8®, Days Inn®, Ramada®, Microtel®, La Quinta®, Baymont®, Wingate®, AmericInn®, Hawthorn Suites®, Trademark Collection® and Wyndham®. The Company's award-winning Wyndham Rewards® loyalty program offers over 95 million enrolled members the opportunity to redeem points at thousands of hotels, vacation club resorts and vacation rentals globally. For more information, visit www.wyndhamhotels.com.
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(CNN) — The death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has led to astonishing scenes in the UK.
Over the past few days, the accession of King Charles III has taken place and the Queen's coffin has traveled through the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh, before being flown into London and brought to Buckingham Palace for a private ceremony.
On Wednesday, the coffin will be transported to Westminster Hall, where it will lie until the state funeral -- the first to be held in the UK since the death of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 -- on Monday.
The UK is currently in a period of national mourning, which is to last until the end of the day of the funeral, and well-wishers from around the world have been flocking to the capital in order to witness these historic events up close.
In fact, on the day of the Queen's death, travel app Hopper reported a 49% spike in flight searches from the US to London compared to the previous day.
Visitor surge
Hundreds of people lay tributes to the Queen outside Buckingham Palace in London, on Saturday, September 10.
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"We are expecting an increasing number of international visitors to travel to the UK, in particular London, in the coming days to not only mourn the passing of Her Majesty the Queen but also celebrate her life," Joss Croft, CEO of tourism trade association UKinbound, tells CNN Travel. Shortly after the news was announced, Rachel Shoemaker from Louisa White Travel, a boutique tour operator specializing in tailor-made travel to Britain, received several requests from people wishing to travel to London, while some travelers who were already in the UK at the time were keen to extend their trip.
"The Queen had an extraordinary ability to inspire people all around the world and there are many Americans, myself included, who feel a particular connection to her and want to pay their respects," explains Shoemaker.
But while some tourists have made, or are making, last-minute travel arrangements, there are many others who just happen to be arriving for their pre-planned trips during a totally unprecedented time.
Those arriving last minute will likely struggle to find a hotel room, particularly if they're planning to stay in London.
Many hotels in the capital are now fully booked, while room rates have tripled in some cases, as visitors descend on the city in the hope of either seeing the Queen's coffin at the Palace of Westminster between Wednesday and Monday and/or being amongst the many mourners lining the streets on Monday, which has been declared a public holiday.
Mourners were already beginning to form queues to view the coffin on Tuesday.
"London is pretty well full over the coming days, with many hotels closing off online bookings so they can manage availability and prices manually for foreign delegations," Paul Charles, founder of travel PR agency The PC Agency and a commentator on the travel and tourism industry, tweeted earlier this week.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge, which operates close to 80 hotels in the UK capital, has reported a surge in bookings, with a spokesperson commenting that staff are "gearing up for a busy period in the lead-up to the Queen's state funeral," before noting that its hotels in central London and Windsor "are literally sold out."
Witnessing history
Mourners stand outside the gates of Windsor Castle in the UK following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 12, 2022.
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Justin Allen, from Illinois, who has visited London several times in the past, is thrilled that his pre-planned trip to the UK capital with partner Matthew Anastasia has coincided with these historic events.
"It's made the trip even more historical for my partner who has never been out of America," Allen tells CNN Travel over email.
"For his [Anastasia's] first trip to Europe, he gets to experience so much more than just a regular London getaway."
The pair were among those lining the streets to watch King Charles III's motorcade emerge after he was formally proclaimed the UK's new monarch on Saturday morning, and Allen says that being in the city during this particular moment in time has been incredibly special.
"The city has been bustling even more with so many people coming in," he adds. "I have never seen this amount of people on the streets in all of the times I have come to London in the last 18 years."
Unsurprisingly, one of the busiest sections at present is the area around Buckingham Palace, which has become one of the main focal points for people paying their requests to the Queen, while a memorial flower garden has been set up in nearby Green Park.
Several roads surrounding the area are currently closed to traffic, and Monday will bring about even more closures.
Sharron Stone, from Toronto, was enjoying a Baltic cruise with her husband that happened to dock in London on Friday, a day after the Queen's passing.
"After we checked into our hotel we walked to Buckingham Palace," she says. "We didn't need directions, we just followed the crowd.
"Many of the hundreds of people walking with us clasped bouquets of flowers. All of the people around us were polite and friendly, as were the police who lined the road as we got closer to the palace.
"It was clear that people were heading to the palace because they wanted to be a part of this world-changing event."
'World-changing event'
US tourists Matthew Anastasia (left) and
Justin Allen are glad that their pre-planned trip to London has coincided with these historic events.
Justin Allen
While Stone has already flown home, Allen and Anastasia are still in the capital, and hope to view the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall on Sunday, provided they "can wait out the crowds."
And there certainly will be crowds. Network Rail, Transport for London and industry body the Rail Delivery Group have gone as far as to release a joint statement advising those planning to use public transport during this time to plan their journey in advance due to "unprecedented travel demand in the capital."
"We expect large crowds, which can pose risks to public safety. Those who do travel are asked to follow any instructions given to them by stewards and the police."
Some level of flight disruption is also expected, particularly at Heathrow Airport, over the coming days.
When contacted for comment, a spokesperson for Heathrow Airport confirmed that some flights on Wednesday would be disrupted to ensure silence over central London during the ceremonial procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
"Passengers will be notified by their airlines directly of any changes to flights," reads a statement provided to CNN.
"We anticipate further changes to the Heathrow operation on Monday September 19, when Her Majesty's funeral is due to take place, and will communicate those in more detail over coming days.
"We apologize for the disruption these changes cause, as we work to limit the impact on the upcoming events."
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People view flowers and tributes outside Windsor Castle on September 12, 2022.
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While tourists such as Stone and Allen are relatively pleased to have ended up in the UK during this time, others will have a slightly different view, particularly if their plans are heavily affected.
"After postponing my trip to England several times, I finally got here," says a traveler named Rebecca from Florida, who's currently visiting the UK. "The next day the Queen passes away.
"All the roads around Buckingham Palace were closed. Couldn't visit any of the planned venues."
As most of the events are taking place in the capital, tourists staying outside of London are unlikely to be impacted by the crowds.
However, business closures are pretty unavoidable, particularly on the day of the funeral, regardless of where you happen to be located.
Several major supermarkets and shops will close on Monday, some for the whole day, others for part of the day.
Travelers who've pre-booked restaurant and theater tickets for Monday are advised to check ahead, as many are temporarily closing.
The National Theatre in London is shutting its doors on Monday, and evening performances of popular productions such as "Hamilton" at Victoria Palace Theatre and "Mamma Mia!" at the Novello Theatre have been called off.
The majority of major UK cinema chains won't be open for business on the day of the funeral either, although some, including Vue and Curzon, will be open for one screening -- a free broadcast of the funeral.
Meanwhile, popular royal estates and attractions such as the State Rooms, the Royal Mews and The Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, have been closed since last Friday, and will not reopen for the duration of the mourning period.
The state funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey, which means the famous church, which is also a popular attraction, will be closed to tourists until September 21.
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Tourists have been flocking to London over the past few days, and many more are expected to arrive in time for the state funeral on September 19.
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Madeleine Fournier, from Puerto Rico, is scheduled to arrive in London on September 15 for a trip with a group of friends to attend ABBA Voyage, a virtual concert residency by iconic Swedish group ABBA at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
"We are a group of 32, so we have hotels, tours, restaurants, bus to/from concert etc.," she explains of the visit, which had been almost a year in the making.
So far, aside from a pre-booked restaurant reservation on Monday, none of their plans have been hugely affected.
But like many other travelers due to arrive in the UK, Fournier is wary that things might change, and has been contacting her hotel, as well as some of the companies the group has made bookings with, to make sure that everything is still going ahead.
Meanwhile, Cindy Martin, from Texas, is due to fly from Budapest to London on Sunday, after wrapping up a Danube River cruise, and is looking forward to being able to "experience some of the events surrounding the Queen's passing that we could never have planned on when we booked this trip months and months ago."
Martin, who has a room booked at the Doubletree By Hilton London, Hyde Park, says the rate had tripled when she visited the hotel website on Saturday. Like many hotels in the central London area, it's now fully booked on Sunday evening, the night before the funeral.
"[We're] hoping against hope that our British Airways flight from Budapest will be able to land at Heathrow on time on Sunday (not held up by dignitaries landing) and we can get to the hotel," says Martin.
"Since Monday is a national holiday, we won't be able to visit any museums or do much sightseeing, as planned, but [we're] hoping to witness a bit of history in exchange."
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Zippin Introduces Zippin Lane, a New Concept Enabling Concessionaires and Retailers to Get a Checkout-free Store Up and Running Within a Week
Over 20 Zippin Lanes have already launched, with nine opening in time for the 2022 NFL season, including Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, and Nissan Stadium, Nashville
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zippin, a leading provider of checkout-free technology, is continuing its momentum with the introduction of Zippin Lane, a new turnkey solution that enables retailers and concessionaires to deploy checkout-free stores in under a week. More than 20 Zippin Lanes have already opened this year, including nine locations at major NFL venues in the last month: Nashville's Nissan Stadium is now home to five Zippin Lanes, while Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas has unveiled four new stores.
The introduction of Zippin Lane to Zippin's product line-up is the latest step in the company's mission to accelerate the adoption of checkout-free commerce. Zippin is dedicated to meeting the needs of today's operators and partners who want to provide the latest technology and innovation to their customers while operating in a challenging labor market The company offers a variety of flexible approaches including retrofits, new store construction, and now Zippin Lane.
"The frictionless retail economy is gaining momentum as shoppers, fans and travelers demand easier, faster, and more convenient ways to get things done," said Krishna Motukui, Zippin co-founder and CEO. "We see a big opportunity to maximize underused space in numerous locations from narrow concourses in venues and airports, to high-traffic walkways on college campuses. Zippin Lane is our answer to the surging demand to quickly deploy frictionless retail experiences."
With the advent of Zippin Lane, concessionaires and operators can immediately benefit from the following:
- Faster time to market: Checkout-free is now easier and quicker for retailers to deploy. A store can be up and running in one week once the site is ready.
- Delight guests and fans: With time spent in-store typically as quick as 40 seconds, stadium owners can be assured that their guests are back in their seats in the blink of an eye.
- Optimize real estate: At an average of 240 square feet, site owners can easily transform underutilized or empty concourse spaces into highly profitable stores.
- Maximize sales: The ease and speed of shopping encourages purchases; while the improvements in inventory management and increased throughput enable a big increase in SKUs offered.
Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, is already experiencing strong ROI, including:
- 66% increase in speed of service
- 45% increase in sales for the same space (a traditional stand) when compared to last year
- >30% increase in the number of product SKUs offered
"Las Vegas is a global destination for sports and entertainment," said Sandra Douglass Morgan, President of the Las Vegas Raiders. "Deploying these four Zippin Lanes with our partner, Levy, for the start of the NFL season was a large segment of our commitment to constantly improve the fan experience at Allegiant Stadium. The innovative design allows our guests to enjoy the benefits of frictionless shopping, while we experience increased throughput for every event."
Building and sustaining a vibrant partner ecosystem is core to Zippin's ability to deploy checkout-free retail at scale. Leaders like Aramark, Levy, and Mastercard have partnered with Zippin and are reaping the benefits from operational and revenue improvements at major venues like the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC, and Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.
At Zippin we believe this is evidence of an ever-growing frictionless economy, fueled by technology that gives people an inherently 'human' way to do their daily tasks and chores, such as shopping (enter, take what you need and leave), adding items to a calendar (speaking to your phone or computer), and in the future, driving (self-driving cars). Read more about the frictionless economy in our new white paper: The Frictionless Economy and Its Positive Impact on Retail.
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God Save the King has been played by a military band outside London's Buckingham Palace, as the Queen's procession from the palace to Westminster Hall approaches.
The procession will begin at 2:22 p.m. (9:22 a.m. ET).
By Rob Picheta and Ed Upright, CNN
God Save the King has been played by a military band outside London's Buckingham Palace, as the Queen's procession from the palace to Westminster Hall approaches.
The procession will begin at 2:22 p.m. (9:22 a.m. ET).
From CNN's Eve Brennan
Members of the British public and people from around the world have been queuing outside Buckingham Palace to watch the procession which will soon accompany the Queen’s coffin to Westminster Hall.
David, a 75-year-old military veteran, camped overnight to pay respects. “The least I can do after serving in the armed forces for her … is to go and say goodbye,” he told CNN.
Sheila traveled from Yorkshire, northern England, to pay her respects and said she took the news of the monarch’s death badly.
“It’s weird, it’s like you know her. I didn’t know her, but I’ve known her my whole life… and now she’s gone,” she said.
From CNN's Sharon Braithwaite
All ceremonial viewing areas in central London are now full, the city's government tweeted.
It also requested the public to head to screening areas in Hyde Park to “watch the procession for the Lying-in-state on large screens.”
The gun carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery is moving into position in the Quadrangle of Buckingham Palace, ahead of the procession that will move the late monarch's coffin to Westminster Hall.
Huge crowds are present outside Buckingham Palace and along the route, with the sun emerging over London ahead of the journey.
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McDonald’s announced it will shut its restaurants in the United Kingdom on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral next Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences after Queen Elizabeth II died, but he has no plans to attend her funeral, according to the Kremlin.
“President [Putin] has sent a telegram of condolences. From the very beginning, the president had no other plans to participate in memorial or other events,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said said during a regular conference call with journalists.
His comments come in response to reports that Putin will not be invited to the Queen's funeral.
When asked last Friday if Putin was planning to attend her funeral in person, Peskov had said it was "not being considered.”
A senior UK government source told CNN on Tuesday the full list of invitations had not been finalized but Putin will not be invited to the funeral because of his invasion of Ukraine. Officials from Belarus and Myanmar had also been ruled out, the source added.
In condolences to King Charles III expressed on the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Putin said last Thursday, “For many decades, Elizabeth II rightfully enjoyed the love and respect of her subjects, as well as authority on the world stage.”
From CNN’s Arnaud Siad
Around five million people followed the route of the Royal Air Force flight carrying Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin from Edinburgh to the RAF Northolt airbase on Tuesday, making it the most tracked flight in history, according to the website Flightradar24 on Wednesday.
More than 4.79 million people watched on the flight tracking site and app with another 296,000 watching on a YouTube live stream, the website said.
It added that within the first minute of the aircraft’s transponder activating, six million people attempted to click on the flight carrying the Queen.
Flightradar24 said the Queen’s record “will likely remain at the top for a long while.”
According to Flightradar24, the previous record was when 2.2m people followed a flight carrying US speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan last month.
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London Fashion Week, which starts on Thursday, has rearranged its schedule to move catwalk shows from the day of the Queen Elizabeth's funeral and cancelled all parties that day.
The Queen’s funeral is set to take place on Monday.
“No shows or events will take place on Monday 19th September,” a statement from the British Fashion Council – London Fashion Week’s organizers – read on Wednesday.
“As a business-to-business event London Fashion Week will continue while observing Royal Protocol and the event will be dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with our own moments of respect,” it said.
“Having spoken to designers and industry members, we as an industry want to unite as a creative and business community to celebrate Her Majesty's legacy and commitment to creativity and design,” the statement continued.
“There will be a celebration of London Fashion Week in October which will include City Wide Celebration as well as parties and events that have been rescheduled (exact date tbc) with designer shows and presentations celebrated during this period,” it read.
In February 2018, Queen Elizabeth II attended British designer Richard Quinn’s runway show alongside Dame Anna Wintour.
Quinn was the first recipient of The Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, according to Buckingham Palace.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday describing her as “a legend” during her annual State of the Union address.
Speaking at the European Parliament in Strasbourg Von der Leyen said the Queen was "a legend" who "spoke not only to the heart of her nation, but the soul of the whole world."
"She was a constant in the turbulent and transforming events in the last 70 years, stoic and steadfast in her service, but more than anything she always found the right words for every moment in time. From the calls she made to war evacuees in 1940, to her historic address during the pandemic," Von der Leyen said.
"And when I think of the situation we are in today her words at the height of the pandemic still resonate with me. She said 'We will succeed and that success will belong to every one of us.' She always reminded us that our future was built on new ideas and founded in our oldest values," the EU chief added. | https://www.cnn.com/uk/live-news/queen-elizabeth-westminster-news-intl/index.html | 2022-09-14T13:11:41 | en | 0.965341 |
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Runners entering the public ballot for next year’s London Marathon will have the option to register as non-binary for the first time.
There will be three gender options - male, female and non-binary - available to choose from when the 2023 application window opens on October 1, a day before this year’s event takes place.
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After following in the footsteps of the Boston Marathon's decision earlier this week, London's inclusion of the new category means five out of the six biggest marathons in the world now give runners the chance to enter as non-binary.
Event director Hugh Brasher is excited by the news, saying, “This is a significant step forward for the TCS London Marathon as we continue our journey to make our event truly inclusive.
"We know there is still much more to be done, but changes such as this demonstrate our commitment to making the TCS London Marathon an event that is for everyone," he said.
In 2023, the London Marathon will take place on April 23, as it returns to its traditional slot in the calendar for the first time in four years.
For the second year in a row, the 2022 edition sees the race run in October, with the men’s elite field featuring Mo Farah.
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Rory McIlroy is the hot favourite for the Italian Open and has the price to match ahead ot the event at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club.
McIlroy has been chalked up at 7/2, and not since the days of peak Tiger Woods has a golfer been priced up around that mark.
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Last month, he came from six shots back on the final day to beat world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler to win the Tour Championship, and last week he was repelled by one shot by Shane Lowry at the BMW PGA Championship.
As good as McIlroy is, the price makes zero appeal. He may put on a clinic and win by 10 shots, but it would not feel like an opportunity missed were he to do that.
The biggest factor that counts against McIlroy is that it is his course debut.
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Yes he is in Rome to win, and he has his eyes on the Race To Dubai and world No. 1 spot, but is also in the country to cast an eye over what is next year's Ryder Cup venue.
It is a spectator-friendly layout, with lots of elevation changes and many holes in bowls where fans will be peering down on the action.
It is also a course that, being kind, was not universally well-received when the revamped layout was opened for business at the Italian Open in 2021.
Nicolai Hojgaard probably has fond memories after making off with the prize, but there were grumbles from a number of players on the fact nine holes are effectively blind shots to elevated greens.
And it will be interesting to see if any remedial work has been done to the seventh green, which one pro who wished to remain anonymous likened it to crazy golf.
McIlroy could make mincemeat of the track, but the odds are too skinny and we will seek value elsewhere.
Eddie Pepperell spoke positively about the course after finishing in a tie for 46th a year ago.
Eddie Pepperell hits a tee shot at the Cazoo Open at Celtic Manor Resort on August 04, 2022 in Newport, Wales
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To say the Englishman was struggling for form 12 months ago would be an understatement. He completely lost his game for a couple of years, but has looked much improved in recent months.
Since missing the cut at the Irish Open in July, his third on the spin, Pepperell has been knocking on the door.
Tied 11th at the Cazoo Classic, second at the Hero Open, tied 20th at the Cazoo Open, tied eighth at the Czech Masters, tied 18th at Made In Himmerland and tied 32nd at the BMW PGA Championship is an impressive run of form.
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He shot 65 in the opening round last year, when he was at a low point in his career, and back in form and with a positive mindset, Pepperell looks excellent value at 50/1.
We’ll throw a second dart at the board in the shape of Min Woo Lee. He’s arguably not even the best golfer in his household, as he tends to point out himself, as his sister is two-time major champion Minjee Lee.
It would not be a surprise were Min Woo Lee to win a major at some stage in his career. He is 24, has time on his side and possesses bundles of talent.
He is a two-time winner on the DP World Tour and also holds a share of the course record at Marco Simone.
Lee’s form has been steady rather than spectacular this season, but he carded a 62 in the second round at Wentworth last week to suggest his game is not far off and at 40/1 he is another appealing each-way prospect.
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An environmentalist group has responded after its campaign to stop the installation of a Costa Coffee machine in a North Devon supermarket. Plastic Free North Devon launched the campaign to prevent the installation at Tesco, Braunton last week, claiming that it would have a damaging effect on local business and undermine community efforts to reduce plastic waste.
In addition to Plastic Free North Devon, the plan was also opposed members of the North Devon World Surfing Reserve and local café 51 Degrees North.
On September 8, two days after the campaign launched, Tesco announced it would no longer be installing the machine after feedback from the community. A spokesperson from Tesco said: “Our Costa Express machines are always a popular addition in our stores but having listened to the views of the wider community at Braunton, we’ve reviewed our plans and won’t be installing a machine in this Superstore.”
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Claire Moodie, CEO Plastic Free North Devon, said: “This is amazing news and something we didn't expect so soon. Our small coastal village challenged the decision of two huge multi-national corporations - and won!
"We hope that this decision will also serve to inspire and empower other communities to stand up for what they believe in.
"Thank you to all the local businesses and community members who supported this campaign and we look forward to continuing to work with you to support local business, improve our environment, and support sustainable behaviour change - watch this space.”
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A museum to preserve San Antonio’s Black history may soon be housed in the Kress-Grant building — known for its role in desegregating downtown lunch counters during the Civil Rights movement.
The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum secured a $5 million matching grant as part of the 2023 Bexar County budget to help start a museum on Houston Street downtown.
The five-year-old museum organization needs to raise $20 million to purchase the building, which once housed one of seven downtown lunch counters that peacefully desegregated in 1960.
Funding for the project comes out of just over $10 million in capital projects requested by commissioners to support SAAACAM, as well as the Briscoe Western Art Museum, the Mexican American Civil Rights Institute and other educational and cultural organizations, neighborhoods and nonprofits.
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Deborah Omowale Jarmon, CEO of SAAACAM, said the organization still has to raise $15 million for the project. The group hopes to use funds from the National Endowment for Humanities, Houston Street Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, foundations and other private sources.
As the budget was approved Tuesday, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff singled out the SAAACAM project as one of many “exciting things” in the spending plan.
“The step forward on having a real African American museum is a huge step for this community. They have now a small operation at La Villita, and this would be the first start of trying to really do something meaningful that really tracks the history of the African American community here and the great leaders that have come out of it,” Wolff said.
In a written proposal to commissioners, SAAACAM leaders said the project will ensure the desegregation of downtown lunch counters, which briefly put San Antonio in a national spotlight, “lives on forever in the history of America, San Antonio and the Civil Rights movement of that era.”
The renovated, adjoining structures in the 300 block of Houston Street are owned by GrayStreet Partners/CBRE and were recently put up for sale. SAAACAM plans to provide additional renovations and designate about half of the 120,000-square-foot building for lease as office space and for other revenue-generating uses.
Trinity University history professor Carey Latimore advanced the concept in 2019 of creating a civil rights institute in the Kress Building because of its ties to the Civil Rights movement. Latimore, who was involved in several history projects downtown, including improvements to the Alamo and San Pedro Creek, was later diagnosed with cancer. He died July 26 at age 46.
Our Lady of the Lake University and the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions are research partners with SAAACAM.
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“Partnering with OLLU expands our reach to collect, preserve and share the African Mexican heritage of the San Antonio region,” the group said in its proposal. “The partnership with AITSCM will help us grow the African Indigenous narrative starting with the arrival of enslaved African Estavanico to the region with the Spanish in 1529.”
Estavanico was a scout and an interpreter who helped Indigenous bands communicate with members of early Spanish expeditions in Texas.
SAAACAM has a 715-square-foot exhibit venue at 218 S. Presa St. in the southwest corner of the La Villita historic arts village and leases 2,800 square feet of office space at the Witte Museum. But the organization says it can’t remain self-sustaining by leasing space. It plans to use revenue from the Kress-Grant building to provide free access to the museum’s main exhibition galleries and most of its programming.
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A Texas Ranger’s suspension over the botched police response to the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School apparently has affected the outcome of another homicide case in Uvalde — the 2019killing of boxer John Duane VanMeter.
The expected absence of Texas Ranger Christopher Kindell, a potential witness, from the trial led to a lesser sentence for a teen who admitted that, when he was 12, he fatally shot VanMeter, 24, according to witnesses and sources familiar with what transpired in court Tuesday.
As a jury was being selected in Real County on Tuesday for what was expected to be a 10-day trial, District Attorney Christina Mitchell Busbee and defense lawyer Leigh Cutter hammered out a plea deal.
Sources, who asked for anonymity because the defendant is a juvenile, said the teenager — now 16 — agreed to serve six years for pleading guilty to capital murder. He may get credit for nearly four years in jail awaiting trial.
The plea agreement was lower than the 10-year deal Busbee previously had offered — which the defense rejected — and less than the 40-year maximum he could have faced.
The absence of Kindell likely would have weakened the state’s case against the teen at trial.
Relatives of VanMeter gave victim impact statements on Tuesday, and a visiting judge sentenced the teen. Under the deal, the teenager will stay in juvenile custody until the age of 19, and then be transferred to the adult system. He gets credit for the more than three years awaiting trial, which was reset several times.
“The Texas Ranger who was on the case got suspended over the (Robb) mass shooting, so they pleaded it down,” one source explained after watching the proceedings.“The family (of VanMeter) was not happy about it. They’re very unhappy with the plea agreement.”
Busbee declined to comment on the matter afterward, saying, “We cannot discuss juvenile cases.”
Cutter did not respond to a message seeking comment. Attempts to reach VanMeter’s family were unsuccessful.
Kindell is one of two state police officers suspended as part of the Texas Department of Public Safety’s internal investigation over the police response to the massacre — in which officers from various agencies waited more than an hour before confronting and killing the gunman.
DPS Director Steven McCraw had largely laid blame for the bad response at the feet of local police, particularly then-Uvalde school district police Chief Pedro “Pete” Arredondo, who was fired last month.
Under increasing public and political pressure to take responsibility for his own agency’s response, McCraw announced last week that five DPS officers had been referred to the state’s inspector general. Two of them were suspended.
This week, McCraw said two more officers had been referred to the inspector general over the response.
Kindell, assigned to Uvalde, was an investigator on the VanMeter case, according to DPS staff records and court documents.
The teen was arrested in early 2019 and charged with capital murder. VanMeter was shot in the head in January 2019 at his girlfriend’s home in Uvalde. Police said it was a home invasion robbery; witnesses said the suspect, who fled the residence, wore all black clothing with a black bandanna across his face.
Under Texas law, children under 14 cannot be tried as adults for first-degree felonies, so the boy was charged as a juvenile. He initially faced up to 40 years behind bars, but prosecutors offered him 10 years of incarceration, which he rejected, those familiar with the case said.
At the time, VanMeter’s trainer, David Hernandez, who runs Tree City Boxing Club in Uvalde, described the boxer as a man with a “heart of gold and an amazing spirit.”
He had been boxing since he was 2 years old growing up in Anaheim, Calif. — a passion that he shared with his father, Hernandez said.
About a year after VanMeter and his family moved to Uvalde, he joined Tree City at age 15.
Known as “The California Kid,” VanMeter had a professional boxing record of 2-4. He needed one more win to land a Texas title fight in his up-and-coming career, Hernandez said.
Police and residents upset by the murder questioned where the boy got the gun.
Firearms have become a flash point in Uvalde — in the wake of the Robb Elementary rampage and last week’s violence at Memorial Park, in which two people were hospitalized in what police said was a gang-related shooting.
The VanMeter case was moved to Real County, which is part of Busbee’s 38th Judicial District, to get it away from Uvalde County, where it had received national media attention.
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TikTok may be the platform of choice for catchy videos, but anyone using it to learn about COVID-19, climate change or Russia's invasion of Ukraine is likely to encounter misleading information, according to a research report published Wednesday.
Researchers at NewsGuard searched for content about prominent news topics on TikTok and say they found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos automatically suggested by the platform contained misinformation.
Searches for information about “mRNA vaccine," for instance, yielded five videos (out of the first 10) that contained misinformation, including baseless claims that the COVID-19 vaccine causes “permanent damage in children's critical organs.”
Researchers looking for information about abortion, the 2020 election, the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, climate change or Russia's invasion of Ukraine on TikTok found similarly misleading videos scattered among more accurate clips.
The amount of misinformation — and the ease with which it can be found — is especially troubling given TikTok's popularity with young people, according to Steven Brill, founder of NewsGuard, a firm that monitors misinformation.
TikTok is the second most popular domain in the world, according to online performance and security company Cloudflare, exceeded only by Google.
Brill questioned whether ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, is doing enough to stop misinformation or whether it deliberately allows misinformation to proliferate as a way to sow confusion in the U.S. and other Western democracies.
“It's either incompetence or it's something worse,” Brill told The Associated Press.
TikTok released a statement in response to NewsGuard's report noting that its community guidelines prohibit harmful misinformation and that it works to promote authoritative content about important topics like COVID-19.
“We do not allow harmful misinformation, including medical misinformation, and we will remove it from the platform,” the company said.
TikTok has taken other steps that it says are intended to direct users to trustworthy sources. This year, for example, the company created an election center to help U.S. voters find voting places or information about candidates.
The platform removed more than 102 million videos that violated its rules in the first quarter of 2022. Yet only a tiny percentage of those ran afoul of TikTok's rules against misinformation.
Researchers found that TikTok's own search tool seems designed to steer users to false claims in some cases. When researchers typed the words “COVID vaccine" into the search tool, for instance, the tool suggested searches on key words including “COVID vaccine exposed" and "COVID vaccine injury."
When the same search was run on Google, however, that search engine suggested searches relating to more accurate information about vaccine clinics, the different types of vaccines and booster shots.
TikTok's rise in popularity has caught the attention of state officials and federal lawmakers, some of whom have expressed concerns about its data privacy and security.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on social media's impact on the nation's security. TikTok's chief operating officer, Vanessa Pappas, is set to testify alongside representatives from YouTube, Twitter and Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook.
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As the Senate prepared to move on a bill that would protect same-sex marriage, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) on Monday pushed back against GOP objections that it is unnecessary.
Some Republicans have said the Respect for Marriage Act, which would make marriage a constitutional right regardless of a couple’s sex, race, ethnicity or national origin, is moot because the U.S. Supreme Court has already protected marriage equality.
“The same court that overturned Roe vs. Wade puts in jeopardy a number of other Supreme Court cases: the case that affirmed same-sex marriage, the case that affirmed interracial marriage,” Baldwin, the lead Democratic negotiator for the new bill, said on CNN.
Lawmakers sprung to action after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, in his opinion on the court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, argued that the justices should also reconsider cases like Obergefell v. Hodges, which secured same-sex marriage as a constitutional right, and Griswold v. Connecticut, which gave married couples the right to access contraceptives.
Millions of U.S. couples, Baldwin said, “are legitimately concerned about the legitimacy of their marriage.”
Democrats are still working to secure 10 GOP votes to ensure the bill can overcome a Republican filibuster. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a sponsor of the bill, is a “yes” vote, along with Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio). Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) previously told reporters that he “probably will” vote for the bill.
Negotiators are considering an amendment to address GOP concerns about creating legal problems for religious groups, which could expand Republican support for the bill.
Baldwin said that, before the amendment, she had “five [Republicans] on the record and three more soft, not-quite-on-the-record” in her push toward the needed 10 votes.
Her fellow Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (R) initially indicated he’d support the proposal but later backtracked and dismissed the bill as “just Democrats opening up a wound that doesn’t need to be opened up.”
The Respect for Marriage Act would formally repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which narrowly defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman — legislation that remains in place despite being negated in part by the Supreme Court.
Repealing the outdated legislation would be a strong and “very affirming statement” from Congress, Baldwin said.
“We often think, when we say the word marriage, of the wedding rights, but with a marriage certificate comes very important rights and responsibilities that people rely on, say, hospital visits and, you know, all sorts of things that are really important. So this is timely right now.”
Baldwin said Johnson has “gone back and forth quite a bit on this issue” and added that she hopes he’ll revert back to supporting the bill after seeing the new amendment.
“This is a real issue to millions of couples across the United States. This is not being done for political purposes. We have, already, a nice bipartisan group working very hard to pass it,” Baldwin said.
The House passed its Respect for Marriage Act 267-157 in July, with 47 Republicans joining all Democrats voting in favor.
The bill could pass the Senate this month, and Baldwin says she expects the Senate to vote on it next week.
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Don Bolduc, a retired Army brigadier general, won the Republican primary for Senate in New Hampshire in Tuesday’s election, NBC and ABC News projected.
It’s a result some in the GOP fear could tip November’s general election to Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan.
Bolduc holds a wide variety of extreme beliefs: He wants to eliminate both the FBI and the Department of Education, has backed former President Donald Trump’s lies about the election and called GOP Gov. Chris Sununu a “Chinese Communist sympathizer.”
Establishment Republicans, fearing he would weaken their chances against Hassan, unsuccessfully rushed to defeat him in recent weeks, spending millions on ads attacking him as a weak candidate and boosting New Hampshire Senate President Chuck Morse, his main competition in the race.
Trump did not endorse either candidate in the race.
In a tweet early Wednesday, Morse said he called Bolduc to concede.
The moderate and low-key Hassan’s popularity in New Hampshire is middling, and Republicans insist even Bolduc could potentially defeat her. The late date of the state’s primary also means Hassan has limited time to define the Republican as an extremist.
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President Biden on Monday will announce the director of a new agency focused on biomedical innovation and sign an executive order on biotechnologies as part of an update on his administration’s efforts to cure cancer.
Biden will travel to Boston on the 60th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy’s “Moonshot” speech at Rice University, where Kennedy outlined his goal for the United States to land a man on the moon.
The president will provide an update on his administration’s “Cancer Moonshot,” an initiative he relaunched in February with the goal to cut the cancer death rate in half over the next 25 years and improve the lives of caregivers and cancer survivors.
Biden on Monday will announce the appointment of Renee Wegrzyn as the inaugural director of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, an agency created in March focused on developing biomedical technologies to improve health outcomes.
The president will also sign an executive order launching a national biotechnology and biomanufacturing initiative. The order will bolster research and aim to solidify supply chains so that biotechnologies used in the fight against cancer are developed and produced in the U.S., according to a White House fact sheet.
“This initiative is rooted in the principles of equity, ethics, safety, and security that will help benefit all Americans and the global community, and maintain United States technological leadership and economic competitiveness,” the White House said.
Biden will also give an update on the progress of his “Cancer Cabinet,” a group of advisers and administration officials tasked with securing funding and developing treatments for cancer.
The president will highlight recent developments like the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act by Democrats in Congress, which includes provisions to lower prescription drug costs, some of which are used to treat certain forms of cancer.
He will also note the launch of a National Cancer Institute study aimed at identifying blood tests that can detect one or more cancers with the goal of earlier detection in cancer patients.
Before the speech on Monday, Biden will make remarks on the investments in the bipartisan infrastructure law in Boston.
The cause of ending cancer has been personal for Biden, whose son, Beau Biden, died of brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46. The president has talked about ending cancer throughout his campaign and presidency, saying it would be a priority for him. He has also framed it as a bipartisan effort, meeting with members of both parties at the White House last year to discuss the effort. | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/biden-to-sign-order-boosting-biotech-as-part-of-cancer-moonshot-update/ | 2022-09-14T13:13:59 | en | 0.961496 |
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Despite currently being embroiled in the year’s most drama-laden movie release, Harry Styles is turning his attention to more pressing matters — American democracy — and inviting two voter registration drive participants to his annual “Harryween” concert.
Fans can enter Styles’ sweepstakes by checking their voter registration status through HeadCount, a nonprofit promoting turnout in the 2022 midterm elections. This year’s Harryween show on Oct. 31 will be held at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, according to Rolling Stone.
The British superstar has thrown extravagant Harryween celebrations before — he performed a sold-out show at Madison Square Garden last year while dressed as Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz.” This year, however, appears to be the first time Styles is using the fest to engage politically.
“In 2020, 78% of the people that HeadCount registered turned out to vote, so we know these artist partnerships are effective,” HeadCount co-founder and executive director Andy Bernstein told Billboard. “Having the support of individuals like Harry Styles has a tremendous impact.”
Winning the Harryween sweepstakes comes with two floor tickets to the show, travel accommodations, and various merchandise — including a poster signed by Styles.
Previous HeadCount partners include Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion and Billie Eilish, though none appear to love Halloween as much as Styles. He went to the MTV VMA’s as a topless Miley Cyrus in 2013 and dressed up as Elton John in 2019, according to The Cut.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Saturday said it would deactivate a West Texas border patrol account that retweeted far-right posts from Stephen Miller, who was a key architect of former President Trump’s immigration policy as a senior White House adviser.
CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said the retweeted content was removed and the Office of Professional Responsibility was investigating the situation.
“Totally unacceptable and disappointing that any CBP Twitter account was used to R/T offensive, unauthorized content,” Magnus tweeted. “This must not happen again.”
The CBP Twitter account retweeted two posts from Miller over the weekend, according to screenshots shared on Twitter, including one in which Miller ranted against perceived criminals.
“Violent criminals lay waste to our communities undisturbed while the immense power of the state is arrayed against those whose only crime is dissent,” Miller wrote. “The law has been turned from a shield to protect the innocent into a sword to conquer them.”
In another post retweeted by CBP West Texas, Miller took aim at the media, saying its “greatest power is its ability to frame what is a dire national crisis (eg “cops are racist” summer ’20) and what is not.”
“Biden’s eradication of our border means we are no longer a Republic – he’s ended nearly 250 years of constitutional government. The media is silent,” Miller tweeted.
The immigration policies Miller helped shape under Trump were criticized as being blatantly racist and based on fear-mongering. He reportedly helped craft Trump’s travel ban, which targeted Muslim countries; the 450-mile long steel bollard wall on the Mexican border; and the family separation policy.
A separate statement from CBP, shared by Magnus on Saturday, said the retweets of the CBP West Texas account do not reflect the agency’s views on immigration.
“The tweets do not reflect the values of this administration and our work to rebuild a humane, orderly, and secure immigration system,” the statement reads.
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A 39-year-old Russian energy executive was found dead after reportedly falling off his boat near Vladivostok over the weekend, adding to a string of mysterious deaths associated with the country’s energy industry.
Ivan Pechorin, the managing director of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, is the ninth Russian businessperson to die by suicide or in mysterious circumstances since January, and is among six deaths affiliated with the country’s energy sector, according to CNN.
Pechorin reportedly fell off his boat close to Russky Island near Cape Ignatiev, the British Metro newspaper reported, citing Russian daily Komsomolskaya Pravda.
“Ivan’s death is an irreparable loss for friends and colleagues, a great loss for the corporation. We offer our sincere condolences to family and friends,” the company said in a statement, according to the English translation.
Pechorin attended the Eastern Economic Forum headlined by Russian President Vladimir Putin last week, where he was listed as a panelist and moderator for two discussions around strengthening aviation accessibility and airport infrastructure in the Far East and Arctic.
Pechorin’s company was tasked with developing the Arctic, a vast source of gas and oil for Russia, according to British newspaper Mirror.
Pechorin’s boss, CEO Igor Nosov, 43, died suddenly in February after a stroke, Mirror reported.
Another Russian executive, Ravil Maganov, who chaired Russia’s second-largest oil company Lukoil, died after falling out a window at Central Clinical Hospital in Moscow earlier this month, The Guardian reported, citing the Interfax news agency. Lukoil said Maganov died “following a severe illness.”
Lukoil previously criticized Putin’s war in Ukraine, and in March called for an end to the conflict.
“We strongly support a lasting ceasefire and a settlement of problems through serious negotiations and diplomacy,” the company’s board said in a statement a week after Putin invaded Ukraine.
Former Lukoil executive Alexander Subbotin was found dead at the house of a shaman in May, Newsweek reported, citing Russian local media.
Other Russian executives who have died in recent months include Sergey Protosenya, who worked for Russian energy company Novatek; Vladislav Avaev, the former vice president of bank Gazprombank; and Alexander Tyulyakov, Gazprom’s deputy general director of the Unified Settlement Center for Corporate Security, according to Newsweek.
Meanwhile, Ukraine’s president visited the recaptured city of Izyum on Wednesday as his country’s counteroffensive in northeastern Ukraine continues routing Russian troops, according to The Associated Press.
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Simmering tensions among congressional Democrats are rising to the surface as the party looks to secure a few more legislative victories in the final two-month sprint to the midterm elections.
Both chambers have jam-packed agendas as they enter the final policy-making month before the November midterm elections.
The House, which reconvenes on Tuesday, will not be in session in October so that lawmakers can head home to campaign — leaving little time for legislating.
The Senate, which reassembled last week, is scheduled to be in session for part of next month, though it is unlikely they will use the extra days in Washington.
At the top of the agenda is legislation to prevent a government shutdown on Oct. 1.
Funding the government itself isn’t splitting liberal and centrist Democrats, but there are likely to be divisions over how to get a bill through Congress.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) wants to include language in a stopgap government funding measure on permitting reform to make good on a deal he and other party leaders made with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to secure his support for passage of last month’s Inflation Reduction Act.
But liberals in the House and in the Senate — including Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) — oppose the reforms.
“I rise this morning to express my strong opposition to the so-called side deal that the fossil fuel industry is pushing to make it easier for them to pollute the environment and destroy our planet,” Sanders said on the Senate floor last week.
The permitting reform legislation is expected to expedite the development of fossil fuel and other energy products by setting maximum timelines for environmental reviews, among other things.
Schumer promised Manchin that permitting reform would pass in exchange for his support of the multi-billion dollar climate, taxes and health care bill. Manchin’s backing was essential in helping Democrats secure enough support in the 50-50 Senate to trigger Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie-breaking vote.
Sanders called the permitting reform legislation “a huge giveaway to the fossil fuel industry,” and argued that the measure would sabotage Biden’s goal of halving carbon emissions by the year 2030.
“Really, at a time when climate change is threatening the very existence of our planet, why would anybody be talking about substantially increasing carbon emissions and expanding fossil fuel production in the United States?” the Vermont Independent asked.
The resistance does not end in the Senate.
More than House 70 Democrats penned a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Friday asking that the permitting reform legislation be omitted from the continuing resolution — a push against the side deal struck between Manchin and Schumer.
“The inclusion of these provisions in a continuing resolution, or any other must-pass legislation, would silence the voices of frontline and environmental justice communities by insulating them from scrutiny,” the lawmakers, led by Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.), wrote.
If Schumer goes through with his plan and tacks permitting reform onto the continuing resolution, and if that stopgap passes through the Senate, progressives in the House would be faced with a tough decision: vote “no” and potentially trigger a government shutdown, or ignore misgivings about the legislation and vote “yes.”
Schumer could, however, play one more hand that would effectively force his colleagues on the left to support the measure despite their doubts: add a bill protecting marriage equality on the federal level to the continuing resolution.
But the majority leader and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), a sponsor of the marriage equality bill, have both said they prefer to hold a separate vote on the legislation.
Tensions between liberals and centrists will also likely bubble up over other agenda items.
Centrist House Democrats are expected to push hard for a vote on policing legislation that has been delayed twice because of disagreements with House liberals.
Pelosi punted a vote on the public safety bills last month, writing in a letter to colleagues that “conversations continue on finding consensus for a robust public safety package.”
Liberals had opposed increases for police funding across the country given the outcry over violence by police against minority communities.
But centrists running in tough races against the backdrop of Republicans decrying rising crime rates want to pass legislation that would provide more money for police.
The policing legislation was supposed to move in July with a bill to ban assault weapons, but Democratic leaders decided to separate the two measures to leave more time for consensus building.
But it’s far from clear that progress is being made.
As the negotiations over policing bills continue, moderates — especially Democrats facing difficult reelection races in November, known as “Frontliners” — are pushing for a vote to cinch a victory they can tout during the final weeks of campaigning.
“President Biden said best in his State of the Union address: the answer is not to defund the police. The answer is to fund the police with the resources and training they need to protect our communities,” one Frontliner told The Hill, speaking anonymously to talk about a sensitive topic.
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Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant appeared to help former NFL quarterback Brett Favre obtain federal welfare money for a new volleyball center at the University of Southern Mississippi, according to texts entered in the state’s civil suit over the alleged scheme.
The texts, first reported by Mississippi Today’s Anna Wolfe on Tuesday, appear to show how Bryant, the state’s Republican governor from 2012 to 2020, “guided” the former Green Bay Packers quarterback on the funding proposal for the center.
The messages reportedly reveal that Bryant, Favre and other officials worked to direct “at least $5 million” of money intended for the state’s poorest residents toward the center instead.
Favre also received $1.1 million of welfare funds in 2017 and 2018 for “motivational speeches” he never made and was asked by the state auditor to give the money back with interest, NBC News reported earlier this month.
The texts were filed by an attorney who represents Nancy New, a nonprofit founder who pleaded guilty to 13 felony counts earlier this year for her role in the scandal.
Mississippi has the highest poverty rate among states, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Favre scored nearly $140 million during his two-decade NFL career and has received endorsement deals from several companies including Nike, Wrangler, Mastercard and Hyundai.
“Just left Brett Favre, can we help him with his project. We should meet soon to see how I can make sure we keep your projects on course,” Bryant texted New in July 2019.
Favre ― who played for the university as a quarterback and whose daughter played volleyball there ― has denied discussing the volleyball center with Bryant in the past.
His attorney Bud Holmes denied to Mississippi Today that Favre knew the funding was coming from welfare money.
Bryant did not discuss his text message communication in his statement to Mississippi Today, and has previously denied involvement in the alleged scheme.
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday warned that gas prices may spike again this winter.
Yellen told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” that gas prices could rise due to the European Union largely halting Russian oil purchases this winter and banning provision of services that allow Russia to ship oil by tanker.
“It is possible that that could cause a spike in oil prices,” Yellen said.
But Yellen noted a western price cap proposal was designed to balance curbing Russian oil revenues helping fund its war in Ukraine, while maintaining some access to Russian oil to “hold down global oil prices.”
“So I believe this is something that can be essential,” she said. “And it’s something that we’re trying to put in place to avoid a future spike in oil prices.”
The Group of Seven nations, which includes the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom, agreed to a price cap on Russian oil earlier this month. The nations did not say exactly what the cap would be yet.
The move is designed to restrict Russian oil sales above a certain price. And if Russia moves to sell to friendlier nations, such as China or India, it will likely face higher service costs and competition from countries selling less expensive product.
Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, has threatened not to sell to countries that participate in the oil cap, which could further exacerbate a rise in global oil prices.
Moscow has also effectively shut down a major gas pipeline to European nations, claiming it needs repairs, which could further shake up the world’s energy sector.
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“I cannot wait to get to the beach and look at all the penises,” squealed my daughter, Claire, from the back seat of the car.
She was 4, and we were on our way to a nude beach. I had discussed with her (and my three other daughters) what behaviors were acceptable at the naked beach, and they knew staring was frowned upon. But I also always encouraged them to be respectfully curious about bodies.
Having shame-free conversations about sexuality was the norm in our family.
I was a practicing midwife for five years, so coming home at 6 a.m. from an all-night delivery to talk about pubic hair and placentas was completely normal. Why we get cellulite, what the clitoris is, and whether or not you can feel yourself ovulate were typical dinner table topics in our house. I can’t even remember if I ever had “the sex talk” with my kids. Talking sex and babies was like chatting about the weather and raincoats in our house.
I also homeschooled my children. And because of my job, this meant that sexuality and sexual health were baked into our days. A homeschooling day for my kids might have included coloring anatomically correct vulvas, creating a uterus and fallopian tubes out of modeling clay, or playing “Pagers,” a game where my kids pretended to be “on call” waiting for a client to go into labor. Oh, the groans I would hear from the living room as someone pretended to give birth!
It didn’t seem like a huge leap to go to a naked beach.
I had been going to nude beaches myself since I first discovered them at the age of 16, when I snuck away from my parents on a family vacation in Hawaii. I loved the freedom of being naked in the waves, and I couldn’t believe how confident I felt.
So when I decided to pack my four daughters, ages 11, 9, 6 and 4, into our Acura MDX for a road trip across British Columbia for summer vacation, we planned a clothing-optional pitstop at a beach along the way. I told the girls it was just like a regular beach, with the only difference being that some people took their clothes off, and they were excited to go.
I had another important reason for wanting to take my daughters there: I hoped it would help immunize them from the cultural idea that women’s bodies exist for men’s viewing pleasure.
Scantily clad women’s bodies are on display in every aspect of pop culture. And that imagery is harmful not because it shows too much skin, but because all that skin looks the same: skinny, white and young.
The mainstream media gives women a dangerously narrow definition of what is beautiful. I was much more terrified that my children would internalize an unrealistic image of women’s bodies from a Grand Theft Auto commercial than I was of them seeing a 60-year-old woman’s bare breasts at the beach. I wanted to expose my daughters to all types of bodies, at all ages and stages.
When we reached our destination, I parked the car, and we began to unload backpacks, snacks, umbrellas and all the usual beach gear. My kids ran ahead as I trudged down the staircase, lugging all our goods. As I reached the bottom, I saw all four of my girls standing on the staircase platform with their mouths agape. People really were naked!
The beach was packed on this hot summer day. There were couples, families with young children making sandcastles, and groups of friends scattered in the sand. Some people were playing Frisbee or bocce, others were enjoying the warm waters, and many were simply sunbathing. It was a perfectly normal beach experience, sans clothing.
So many people think nudity means sex. Well, I have taken care of thousands of women’s very naked bodies as a midwife, and I guarantee, it wasn’t sexual, ever. Neither is the nude beach.
Nude beaches are about body positivity. And most people at naked beaches are trying to undo the harmful cultural stereotypes they were indoctrinated with. So, when children are there, adults are enthusiastic gatekeepers of their healthy sexuality and safety. The innocence, honesty and normalcy of bodies is celebrated on a naked beach, and most people are very welcoming to children.
“Let’s go,” I encouraged. We found a space in the sand, popped up the umbrella and laid down our beach blankets. There is never any pressure to be naked on the beach; it’s completely optional. They all opted to keep their swimsuits on as they played on the beach. I stripped naked, happy for the freedom to enjoy the beach without a soggy sandbox in my bikini bottoms.
I should point out that every naked beach has its own “vibe.” Some are more adult-oriented. But the beach we raised our girls on is extremely family friendly ― there are always many children, of all ages, on the beach every day.
Aside from fears about the experience being sexualized, one of the top questions I get asked is about safety at a nude beach. But guess what? Clothing-optional beaches are generally safer for children, because the respect for the rules and other’s boundaries are more strictly enforced.
Nudists are pretty tolerant. But they aren’t hedonistic sex freaks either. There are unwritten rules at the naked beach: no sex, no masturbation, no photos, no drones, and most importantly, the safety of children. I have witnessed people escorted off nude beaches for inappropriate behavior with a firm discussion of what might happen if they come back. I’ve seen people demand that others delete photos off their phone. I have never seen any of that happen on a clothed beach, despite the fact that there is just as much (if not more) creepy behavior there.
Another drawback to clothed beaches: There is a lot of peacocking. If you don’t fit within the narrow spectrum of “beauty,” the subtle implication is that you should sit down and cover up. The message is: “Your body is not welcome here.”
Believe me, being naked is a great equalizer. Nobody is 100% perfect.
At the naked beach, my children saw elderly bodies, overweight bodies, and bodies of people who have disabilities, all of which are good and valuable bodies, despite being rarely represented in our culture. My kids loved their first experience at the naked beach. They were comfortable, confident, and it really demystified nudity.
After that first visit, we spent every summer on a magical island on the west coast of Canada visiting the naked beach. My children are now grown. Each of my girls has had their own relationship with nudity over the years. Sometimes they went completely naked, other times they stayed clothed, honoring their personal comfort as they moved through life stages like puberty, pregnancy and postpartum.
When I shared with them that I was going to write this article, they were so supportive. They were excited to share with others that you can have a weird midwife mama and spend your childhood roaming on a naked beach and grow up to be wildly in love with your body.
These days, all three of our amazing sons-in-law also come to the naked beach with us. It’s not weird or gross or uncomfortable. They weren’t raised on naked beaches, but my daughters chose well ― good men don’t objectify women.
Two of my daughters enjoyed the bliss of floating, naked and nine months pregnant, in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. They later sat in the shade, nursing their babies and proud of the accomplishments of their bodies. Even I don’t know if I would have had the confidence to be publicly naked at six weeks postpartum!
I raised four empowered, confident daughters who today experience the freedom, joy and pleasure of feeling comfortable in their bodies, both on the beach and off.
I still get a little side-eye when I tell people that I raised my girls on a naked beach. I know this is something that makes people feel uncomfortable. But the trade-off of raising confident women who embody that rare gift of feeling comfortable in their own skin is worth any judgments people might have about my parenting.
Nadine Robinson is a holistic women’s health and relationships expert. She lives in Canada, but spends her summers at an island home where she frolics on the naked beach. You can find her at www.nadinerobinson.com.
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Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, the first woman to clinch a major-party nomination for president, on Sunday responded to skepticism from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that a woman could hold the nation’s highest office.
“I think that a woman will become our president at some point,” Clinton said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“I certainly understand all of the obstacles you have to overcome to get there. But I continue to tell young women and girls that if they feel motivated to pursue political office, they should do so, with their eyes wide open about how hard it is.”
In an interview with GQ earlier this month, Ocasio-Cortez — herself an oft-cited name as a potential future presidential candidate — said her experience as a congresswoman showed her “how deeply and unconsciously, as well as consciously, so many people in this country hate women.”
Misogyny, Ocasio-Cortez said, “transcends political ideology,” and the patriarchy permeates all parties.
The second-term congresswoman talked about hearing from girls who say they want to see her as president, saying, “I admit to sometimes believing that I live in a country that would never let that happen.”
Clinton, who won the popular vote against then-Republican candidate Donald Trump in 2016 but lost the electoral college count, acknowledged Ocasio-Cortez’s concerns, but said it was still worth fighting to get a woman winning the White House.
“I think it’s sad that we have so many people who seem to either resent or oppose women in the public arena, whether it’s politics and government or the media or anything else. That’s something we have to keep standing up against and speaking out against,” Clinton said.
“Unfortunately, social media, with all of its misogyny, has made it more difficult, but we can’t be bullied into silence or giving up on our own dreams. We have to continue to pursue them and encourage others to do the same.”
Clinton, who became former President Obama’s secretary of state after losing to him in the 2008 Democratic primary for president, has been open about a number of her own battles with misogyny and sexism.
She revealed last week that she started wearing her now-mainstay pantsuits after press circulated “suggestive” photographs shot up the then-First Lady’s skirt.
On tour with daughter Chelsea to promote their women-focused docu-series “Gutsy,” Clinton also said last week that she won’t run again for president.
“But I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that we have a president who respects our democracy and the rule of law and upholds our institutions,” Clinton told CBS News. | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/hillary-clinton-disputes-ocasio-cortez-notion-that-us-cant-elect-a-woman-president/ | 2022-09-14T13:14:24 | en | 0.975009 |
An armed Donald Trump supporter who told cops he wanted to restore the “President King of the United States” was arrested at a Dairy Queen in Pennsylvania, where he said he wanted to kill Democrats and liberals, WTAJ-TV reported.
Jan Stawovy, 61, was arrested without a struggle on multiple felony charges, according to police in Delmont. Several people were inside the fast food restaurant at the time.
Stawovy, wearing a yellow safety vest and rainbow wig, was armed with a loaded .40-caliber pistol when officers arrived Saturday to investigate a motorist’s report of an erratic driver pulling into the Dairy Queen, police said. He declared he was “undercover with Pennsylvania State Police working on a major drug sting,” according to WPXI-TV.
Stawovy yelled profanities at officers and called himself a prophet who will “kill all the Democrats because Trump was still president.” He claimed he was “working to restore Trump to President King of the United States,” according to police.
A Dairy Queen manager reportedly told police Stawovy visited the eatery earlier and placed $120 on the counter as a tip for “non-Democrats.”
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The House panel investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol is set to revive the public portion of its probe this month, eyeing at least two more hearings in the coming weeks to highlight former President Trump’s role in the deadly rampage.
Publicly, the inquiry into the Jan. 6 attack has been overshadowed in recent weeks by the FBI’s extraordinary seizure of thousands of government documents, including those alleged to be highly sensitive, from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Florida last month — part of a separate Justice Department investigation into Trump’s potential mishandling of federal records.
But behind the scenes, the Jan. 6 select committee has spent Congress’s long summer recess plugging away, interviewing a number of new witnesses while seeking the cooperation of several more, including such prominent GOP figures as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Ga.), former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Vice President Mike Pence.
The work has continued against the backdrop not only of the legal battle surrounding the FBI search, but of Vice Chairwoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) losing her primary battle against a Trump-backed candidate. Despite Cheney’s loss, many Democrats think the focus in the headlines on Trump is helping their party ahead of the midterms.
As the House returns to Washington this week, the panel is promising to air its new findings in at least one public hearing this month, with another perhaps to follow in October — a schedule that would put Trump and his GOP supporters on the defensive heading into November’s midterm elections.
The exact timing of the hearings, as well as the witness list, remain works in progress, according to members of the committee. But a central focus of the investigation throughout August was the wide-ranging effort by a long list of Trump supporters — some of them on Capitol Hill — to install slates of fake electors in certain battleground states where Trump has claimed, falsely, that he prevailed over President Biden. Gingrich, the committee has found, was a part of that effort.
“Former House Speaker Gingrich appears to have been involved in some of the planning around the counterfeit electors scheme, and efforts to substitute a fraudulent process for the actual process,” a member of the select committee said in an interview.
Another member of the committee, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), said Gingrich’s campaign to keep Trump in the White House did not stop even after Congress voted to certify Biden’s victory in the aftermath of the failed insurrection.
“We also have information about his efforts to get the election overturned, even after the riot on the 6th,” Lofgren told CNN earlier this month.
Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), the chairman of the select committee, delivered a letter to Gingrich this month seeking his “voluntary cooperation.” The request cited Gingrich’s communications with several top Trump advisers — including Meadows, Jared Kushner and Jason Miller — about methods to reverse the election outcome and suggested Gingrich may have been in direct touch with Trump on the subject.
Snippets of Gingrich’s emails obtained by the panel reveal he had suggested line edits for a post-election TV ad in Georgia, where Trump was defeated, promoting conspiracy theories around voter fraud. The message, Gingrich advised, should include reference to a “call to action.”
“The goal is to arouse the country’s anger,” Gingrich wrote to Kushner and Miller, adding that viewers “will then bring pressure on legislators and governors.”
“These advertising efforts were not designed to encourage voting for a particular candidate,” Thompson wrote to Gingrich. “Instead, these efforts attempted to cast doubt on the outcome of the election after voting had already taken place.”
The Sept. 1 letter was a clear sign that the committee’s investigation is far from over, while raising new questions about what remaining figures could be implicated as its work continues.
Meadows, it was already known, is one of them. While Trump’s former chief of staff had delivered thousands of text messages to investigators last year, he has refused to speak with the panel, even under subpoena. The House held Meadows in contempt of Congress last year, but the Justice Department declined to bring charges. The standoff remains under litigation.
Some members of the select committee are also interested in speaking with Ginni Thomas, a conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who had sought to overturn the 2020 election and solicited the help of several well-placed figures, including Meadows and John Eastman, a conservative lawyer who had drafted the dubious legal reasoning on which the “stop the steal” effort relied.
“Speaking as one member and only as one member, I would say she has a relevant testimony to render, and she should come forward and give it,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), another member of the select committee, said earlier this month in an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation” program.
“I don’t want to overstate her role — we’ve talked to more than 1,000 people,” Raskin continued. “But we’d like to hear from Gingrich and we’d like to hear from her, too.”
Still another figure of interest is Tony Ornato, a former Secret Service agent who doubled as Trump’s deputy chief of staff. Ornato has already spoken with investigators, but they want him back to clarify discrepancies in testimony surrounding Trump’s alleged clash with his security detail on the day of the Capitol attack.
“We do want to talk to him again,” Lofgren told CNN. “There are a lot of things that just don’t add up, to me, on what the Secret Service has said and the material that we’re getting.”
Also largely unexplored by the committee are Trump’s actions in the window between the Capitol attack of Jan. 6 and Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20 — a time period during which Trump’s own Cabinet members were considering invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
The committee has hinted at that effort in clips shown of a conversation with Trump’s Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia — who penned a memo urging Trump to stop questioning the election results — as well as in a letter to Fox News host Sean Hannity.
“You appear also to have detailed knowledge regarding President Trump’s state of mind in the days following the January 6th attack. For example, you appear to have had a discussion with President Trump on January 10th that may have raised a number of specific concerns about his possible actions in the days before the January 20th inaugural,” the committee wrote to the popular pundit.
The committee has also suggested it could imminently release a report on the National Guard’s hours-long delay in getting to the Capitol to defuse the violence on Jan. 6.
But time is running short.
With Democrats expected to lose control of the House in the midterms, the panel will have to wrap up its investigation before year’s end, or Republicans will pull the plug on it. With that in mind, the panel is expected to issue an interim report on its findings before November’s elections, with its final report to follow later in the year.
“When the final report is released, the committee is dissolved,” Lofgren said earlier this summer. “And so, so long as information continues to come in, we want to avoid that result. We don’t want to prematurely cut off witnesses who want to be heard.” | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/jan-6-panel-set-to-reemerge-with-eye-on-newt-gingrich/ | 2022-09-14T13:14:31 | en | 0.976214 |
Stephen Curry says Americans should treat President Trump — and his potential 2024 White House bid — as a serious “threat.”
“Take Trump seriously? Of course,” the Golden State Warriors star and NBA Finals MVP told Rolling Stone magazine for a cover story published Monday for its October issue.
“Most of his rhetoric — before he was president, during his last four years, and even now, if he tries to run again — has a tone of divisiveness that doesn’t have a place in our country,” he said.
“As serious and as loud as the threat is of him or whoever else is running for office,” Curry, 34, continued, “there’s a similar urgency and a loudness that’s necessary on the other side.”
It’s not the first time that Curry has spoken out against the 45th president. After Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank called the then-commander in chief an “asset” to the country in a 2017 interview, Curry told the San Jose Mercury News, “I agree with that description, if you remove the ‘et’ from asset.”
That same year, Curry said he didn’t want his team to make a traditional stop at the White House to celebrate their NBA championship title. Following Curry’s remarks, Trump tweeted that the White House invitation had been “withdrawn.”
Curry, a board member of When We All Vote, Michelle Obama’s voter registration and engagement organization, opened up about his activism to Rolling Stone.
“You’re growing and evolving on the same page as these national, politicized conversations, but it doesn’t have to be sides,” he said.
“What I try to do is be real, but also activate conversation that is sometimes uncomfortable,” the NBA All-Star said.
“The current events of the Trump era, I don’t wake up and say, ‘I wanna go at that conversation,’” Curry told the magazine.
“Some of this stuff falls on your doorstep and people want a perspective or comment, and sometimes you cough that up unsolicited.”
Curry said that while he didn’t regret not speaking out more in 2016 when the NBA weighed moving its All-Star game from North Carolina in protest of a controversial law requiring that transgender people use the bathroom corresponding to their biological sex, he could’ve “been a lot stronger” on the issue.
“We get attacked as athletes sometimes when you don’t want to say something — ‘I need to get more educated,’ there’s all these lines that people use,” Curry said.
“It kind of seems like you’re soft or like you’re equivocating or avoiding whatever the situation is.”
Curry also revealed that former President Obama — a frequent golfing partner and well-known basketball fanatic — once scolded him for repeating on a 2018 podcast a conspiracy theory that questioned whether astronauts really landed on the moon.
Following the podcast interview, Curry recalled, “I got an email. It was a pretty stern, direct one from President Obama.”
After telling him that humans did step foot on the moon, Curry said Obama instructed him, “You’ve got to do something about this.”
Following Obama’s advice, Curry hosted an Instagram Live discussion with an astronaut for his more than 45 million followers, and auctioned off a pair of custom-made space-themed sneakers, with proceeds going to STEM education programs.
Curry said back in June, after clenching his fourth NBA championship and telling the cameras, “What are they gonna say now?” he received a congratulatory call from Obama.
The ex-president suggested tweaking the boast slightly, telling Curry, “What the f— are they gonna say now?” | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/stephen-curry-says-trump-should-be-treated-as-serious-threat/ | 2022-09-14T13:14:37 | en | 0.967449 |
A new book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman reportedly reveals former President Trump told aides following the 2020 presidential election that he would remain in the White House after President Biden’s inauguration.
Haberman wrote that Trump seemed to recognize he had lost to Biden immediately following the election, but his mood later changed, according to CNN.
“I’m just not going to leave,” Haberman writes Trump told one aide, the network reported.
“We’re never leaving. How can you leave when you won an election?” Trump reportedly told another.
Haberman’s book, titled “Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America,” will be released early next month.
The New York Times reporter, who previously worked for Politico, the New York Post and New York Daily News, gained a reputation during the Trump presidency for repeatedly breaking scoops on the administration.
Haberman writes in her new book that Trump in the immediate aftermath of the election asked advisers to tell him what went wrong, telling one adviser “we did our best,” CNN reported, adding that he also told junior press aides, “I thought we had it.”
But later, Trump reportedly began expressing his intention to not leave the White House in January 2021 upon the start of Biden’s term as Trump’s team began attempts to overturn the election.
“Why should I leave if they stole it from me?” Trump asked during a conversation with Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel, CNN reported.
The Hill has reached out to a Trump spokesperson for comment.
Trump and his allies’ actions following the 2020 election have come under scrutiny through multiple investigations.
A House select committee is investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack and is expected to hold an additional public hearing later this month. A separate Justice Department probe is also examining the attack.
In Georgia, an Atlanta-area district attorney is investigating whether Trump and his allies unlawfully attempted to overturn the election in the state. Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s personal attorney who helped lead the post-election efforts, said he is a target of the probe.
Trump has indicated he is also mulling a third bid for the White House in 2024. He has said he has made up his mind if he will run, but Trump has yet to make a formal campaign announcement. | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/trump-insisted-he-would-stay-in-white-house-after-loss-book/ | 2022-09-14T13:14:43 | en | 0.979586 |
Former President Trump is fighting a request from the Department of Justice (DOJ) to allow its review of classified materials taken from Mar-a-Lago to continue, with Trump’s legal team arguing the investigation “at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control.”
The filing continues to assert the former president has broad power to control his records even after he leaves office, even the classified records that the Justice Department argued Trump can have no possible claim to, and thus do not require review by a third-party special master.
In the filing, Trump’s legal team pushed back against the idea that there was any possible damage from the mishandling of records.
“There is no indication any purported ‘classified records’ were disclosed to anyone. Indeed, it appears such ‘classified records,’ along with the other seized materials, were principally located in storage boxes in a locked room at Mar-a-Lago, a secure, controlled access compound utilized regularly to conduct the official business of the United States during the Trump Presidency, which to this day is monitored by the United States Secret Service,” they wrote.
The response from Trump’s team came after the Justice Department last Thursday indicated it planned to appeal a federal district court judge’s ruling green-lighting a special master, also asking her to approve a partial stay that would exclude some 300 classified records from their review.
“The classification markings establish on the face of the documents that they are government records, not Plaintiff’s personal records,” the DOJ wrote.
“And for several reasons, no potential assertion of executive privilege could justify restricting the executive branch’s review and use of the classified records at issue here.”
But Trump’s team claimed Monday that classification status matters little within the Presidential Records Act (PRA) and that Trump’s document issues should be sorted with the National Archives, or NARA.
“Of course, classified or declassified, the documents remain either presidential records or personal records under the PRA,” they wrote.
“At best, the government might ultimately be able to establish certain presidential records should be returned to NARA. What is clear regarding all of the seized materials is that they belong with either President Trump … or with NARA, but not with the Department of Justice.”
The brief also seeks to undercut the heart of the Justice Department’s argument that its criminal investigation is “inextricably intertwined” with a separate intelligence community review of the documents led by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) that the judge allowed to continue.
The FBI is part of the intelligence community and would be the agency responsible for investigating any mishandling of intelligence that the review uncovers, DOJ said.
Though in a Friday night filing the Trump legal team said a special master should be afforded three months to complete a review of the documents, in its latest brief to the court it said the investigation could withstand a “brief pause.”
It also alleges the ODNI damage assessment into potential fallout from the mishandling of the records is a way to further DOJ’s criminal investigation.
“The government contends that the FBI and ODNI, and their personnel, are so inseparable they are incapable of having agents outside the criminal case participate in the ODNI-led investigation. This convenient, and belated, claim by the Government relative to enjoining the criminal team’s access to these documents only arises because the FBI concedes the intelligence community review is actually just another facet of its criminal investigation,” Trump’s legal team wrote.
The filing is the closest Trump’s legal team has gotten to repeating claims by the former president that he declassified the information found in his home – but they stop short of actually doing so.
The brief spends a few pages noting that presidents have the power to declassify documents but never say that Trump actually did so.
“The government’s stance assumes that if a document has a classification marking, it remains classified irrespective of any actions taken during President Trump’s term in office,” Trump’s legal team wrote.
“There is no legitimate contention that the chief executive’s declassification of documents requires approval of bureaucratic components of the executive branch. Yet, the government apparently contends that President Trump, who had full authority to declassify documents, ‘willfully’ retained classified information in violation of the law,” they added.
In an earlier round of filings, the DOJ noted that in the months of discussions Trump’s legal team never raised the prospect that the former president had declassified the intelligence material at his home, nor had they offered any explanation for why he had roughly 10,000 government records stored there.
A response brief from Trump’s team the next day was silent on those matters.
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NEW YORK — The Emmy Awards hit a new low in viewership on Monday night, with its estimated audience of 5.9 million people even smaller than the COVID-19-disrupted ceremony two years ago.
The Nielsen company said the ceremony honoring television's best work, where “Ted Lasso” was named best comedy and “Succession” best drama, was down from the 7.4 million people who watched in 2021.
Usually shown on a Sunday night, the Emmys were shifted to Monday to make way for NBC's first “Sunday Night Football” game the night before. It couldn't escape football, however, since it competed against a tight “Monday Night Football” game.
The Emmys were hosted by Kenan Thompson of “Saturday Night Live.”
The previous low point for the Emmys, with 6.1 million people, came with a drastically downsized show because of the pandemic in 2020.
While football had its impact, Emmys ratings have been on a steady slide since the awards began to be dominated by shows on cable and streaming services. With so many more television programs being offered, there are fewer that draw the big audiences that were routine in the days when broadcast television dominated.
The last time the Emmys exceeded 10 million viewers was 2018, when it reached an audience of 10.2 million. The Emmys had 21.8 million viewers in 2000, a level it will probably never reach again. | https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/entertainment-news/emmy-awards-viewers/507-ade327dc-4ae5-40b8-a412-7f04d103989e | 2022-09-14T13:14:52 | en | 0.979898 |
The Biden administration next month will place new restrictions on U.S. shipments of semiconductor chips and chipmaking equipment to China, according to Reuters.
The Commerce Department will formalize new rules prohibiting the shipment of chipmaking equipment to Chinese factories that produce advanced semiconductors, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
U.S. companies seeking to export the equipment must obtain a Commerce Department license.
Three U.S. companies — KLA Corp., Lam Research Corp., and Applied Materials Inc. — already operate under the restrictions as directed by the Commerce Department.
The Hill has reached out to the Commerce Department for comment.
Semiconductor chips power most electrical systems and machines, from appliances to computers, vehicles and modern weapons.
Over the summer, the U.S. passed the Chips and Science Act, seeking to increase America’s competitive with China in the semiconductor industry with $50 billion in funding for the industry.
Last month, as tensions soared between the U.S. and China over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)’s visit to Taiwan, the U.S. began restricting the export of high-end graphics computer chips to Russia, China and Hong Kong.
Chipmaking company Nvidia, based in California, said the U.S. began requiring a license to export chips that are better than or equal to its A100 graphics card to those three countries. A similar restriction was reportedly applied to the company Advanced Micro Devices.
According to Reuters, the Commerce Department will formalize the licensing rule for exporting the highly advanced semiconductor chips next month.
China has demanded the U.S. drop the requirement, which affects data centers, artificial intelligence systems and other equipment that requires highly advanced chips.
The U.S. was once responsible for producing 37 percent of global semiconductor chips, but is now responsible for just 12 percent of production, according to the White House.
The Commerce Department announced last week it was planning to spend about $28 billion of the newly approved funding for grants, subsidies and loans to boost domestic production of key computer chips. | https://fox4kc.com/hill-politics/us-to-ramp-up-restrictions-on-semiconductor-exports-to-china-report/ | 2022-09-14T13:14:56 | en | 0.950684 |
HOUSTON — Students will return to Heights High School today after a scary situation Tuesday.
Authorities from Harris County Precinct 1 and the Houston Police Department flooded campus with their response to reports of an active shooter, but it was all a hoax.
Now emergency dispatch audio from Precinct 1 gives a new perspective on how the incident went down from the minutes after the shooting hoax was called in, as well as the law enforcement response.
"Last information, second floor, room 213...an English classroom, 10 students were shot," can be heard clearly in the recording. Dispatchers then relayed the details and raced toward Heights High School as officers received detailed descriptions of not one, but two active shooters.
"Our suspects are a Hispanic male wearing a white shirt and a black jacket, black pants," dispatchers said. "I also have a white male wearing a black shirt, green jacket and blue pants. Unknown their exact location at this time. They have rifles."
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As officers arrived, things weren't as they seemed. They went floor to floor in the school clearing rooms but found no shooters and no victims.
Six U.S. Marshals arrived on the north side of the school, according to the dispatchers. Officers in plain clothes also arrived at the same time.
Now Houston Police promise to track down whoever made the fake 911 call. It was one of several calls across the state, including in Waco, that prompted similar responses in Texas on Tuesday. | https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/texas/heights-high-school-shooting-scare/285-545cdfce-a4af-4360-92cf-ccdb75c17b41 | 2022-09-14T13:14:58 | en | 0.983832 |
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