Cameron Yoe Oglesby Up 1 Spot In Latest Football Rankings Waco Tribune-Herald
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The Cameron Yoemen advanced one spot this week in the statewide rankings produced by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.
A loss by Class 3A Division I No. 2 Mount Vernon to No. 8 Winnsboro moved everyone up in the classification after the Tigers fell out of the top 10. Now ranked No. 9, the Yoemen (4-2, 2-0 district), who entered the top 10 last week after a 48-44 win over defending state champion Lorena, travel to McGregor (1-6, 0-3) this week before renewing the Battle of the Bell Oct. 21 at home against rival Rockdale (1-1, 2-4).
In Class 1A Division II, Oglesby stayed undefeated with its fourth straight mercy-rule victory and advanced to No. 4 after Richland Springs saw its remarkable win streak end last week with a loss to then-No. 3 Cherokee, dropping the Coyotes from No. 2 to 5. Richland Springs had won 81 straight district games, dating back to 2001, and hadn’t lost at home since 2013.
Elsewhere in Central Texas, the only other movement in the rankings came from Bremond (5-1, 1-0) after the Tigers slid to No. 10 from No. 8 following a 41-30 road loss to rival No. 5 Chilton (6-0, 0-1) to open district play. Bremond will play at Granger next week, and Chilton will travel to Bartlett.
No. 2 China Spring (6-1, 1-0) heads to Bellmead this week to renew its rivalry with La Vega (4-3, 1-0) before getting defending state champion Stephenville (6-0, 0-0) at home for a clash of title-holders on Oct. 21.
No. 3 Crawford (6-0, 3-0) will travel to Moody this Friday. The Bearcats (3-3, 1-2), an improved squad coming off a three-point loss to Bosqueville last week, are battling to make the playoffs in District 8-2A Division I.
No. 1 Mart (7-0, 3-0) has the week off in its seven-team district before hosting Wortham (6-1, 3-0) next week in what’s likely to be the de facto championship game in District 10-2A Division II.
In Class 1A Division I, No. 1 Abbott (7-0, 1-0) eased past rival Aquilla last week and takes a breather this week in its five-team loop. No. 4 Jonesboro (6-1, 1-0) travels to Santa Anna (3-3, 1-0).
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com’s high school rankings after Week 7, distributed by The Associated Press.
CLASS 6A
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Galena Park North Shore (6-0) W: Humble Summer Creek, 34-27 1
2 Austin Westlake (6-0) W: Austin Anderson, 66-17 2
3 Duncanville (5-0) W: Waxahachie, 24-7 4
4 Southlake Carroll (6-0) W: Keller, 38-35 3
5 Katy (7-0) W: Katy Paetow, 54-0 5
6 Denton Guyer (6-0) Idle 6
7 Humble Atascocita (5-1) W: Beaumont United, 38-0 7
8 Cibolo Steele (6-0) W: New Braunfels, 42-24 8
9 Allen (5-1) Idle 9
10 Arlington Martin (5-1) Idle 10
11 DeSoto (5-1) W: Mansfield Legacy, 56-7 11
12 Spring Westfield (5-1) W: Aldine Nimitz, 63-20 14
13 Alvin Shadow Creek (6-0) W: Alief Elsik, 62-7 15
14 Dallas Highland Park (6-0) W: Richardson Berkner, 38-17 12
15 SA Northside Brennan (5-1) W: SA Northside Warren, 33-30 13
16 Dripping Springs (6-0) W: Austin Akins, 67-6 16
17 Austin Vandegrift (5-1) W: Round Rock McNeil, 57-0 17
18 Prosper (5-1) Idle 18
19 Round Rock (6-0) W: Manor, 17-7 19
20 Rockwall (6-1) W: Royse City, 50-24 20
21 Klein Collins (6-0) W: Tomball Memorial, 61-49 22
22 Trophy Club Nelson (6-0) W: Haltom, 65-7 23
23 North Crowley (6-0) W: Saginaw Boswell, 21-17 24
24 New Caney (6-0) W: Conroe, 50-28 NR
25 Humble Summer Creek (3-3) L: Galena Park North Shore, 34-27 25
Dropped out: No. 21 Klein Cain
CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Longview (6-0) W: Forney, 46-7 1
2 Mansfield Timberview (6-0) Idle 2
3 College Station (5-1) W: Cedar Park, 17-0 4
4 Port Arthur Memorial (6-0) W: La Porte, 54-34 5
5 Aledo (5-2) W: FW South Hills, 68-0 6
6 Burleson Centennial (6-0) W: Denton Ryan, 23-16 NR
7 Frisco Reedy (7-0) W: Frisco Lebanon Trail, 55-29 7
8 Lancaster (4-2) W: Tyler, 55-9 9
9 Amarillo Tascosa (6-1) W: Lubbock Monterey, 21-10 8
10 Richmond Foster (6-1) W: Fort Bend Kempner, 45-0 10
Dropped out: No. 3 Denton Ryan
CLASS 5A DIVISION II
School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Argyle (6-0) W: Lake Dallas, 30-14 1
2 Fort Bend Marshall (5-1) W: Texas City, 40-0 3
3 Liberty Hill (6-1) W: SA Veterans Memorial, 56-49 2
4 Texarkana Texas (5-1) Idle 4
5 Grapevine (5-1) W: FW Polytechnic, 70-0 5
6 Midlothian Heritage (5-1) W: Mansfield Summit, 44-20 6
7 Montgomery Lake Creek (7-0) W: Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated, 67-0 7
8 WF Rider (4-2) W: Abilene Cooper, 51-21 8
9 SA Alamo Heights (5-1) W: SA Jefferson, 56-6 9
10 Dallas South Oak Cliff (4-3) W: Dallas Kimball, 56-0 10
Dropped out: None
CLASS 4A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Stephenville (6-0) Idle 1
2 China Spring (6-1) W: Alvarado, 59-17 2
3 CC Calallen (7-0) W: La Feria, 71-20 3
4 Boerne (6-0) W: Uvalde, 62-7 4
5 Anna (6-0) W: Mabank, 40-0 5
6 Celina (5-1) W: North Dallas, 73-0 6
7 Lumberton (5-1) W: Splendora, 52-10 7
8 Kaufman (5-1) W: Paris, 34-14 8
9 Canyon (6-0) Idle 9
10 Kilgore (5-2) W: Lindale, 49-35 NR
Dropped out: No. 10 Lindale
CLASS 4A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Carthage (7-0) W: Canton, 49-0 1
2 Gilmer (5-0) W: Texarkana Pleasant Grove, 35-14 2
3 Cuero (5-1) W: Giddings, 56-2 4
4 Silsbee (6-0) Idle 5
5 Bellville (7-0) W: Brookshire Royal, 48-3 6
6 Wimberley (6-0) W: Jarrell, 73-14 7
7 Texarkana Pleasant Grove (4-2) L: Gilmer, 35-14 3
8 WF Hirschi (4-1) vs Graham:, Suspended 8
9 Glen Rose (5-1) W: Venus, 69-0 9
10 Aubrey (5-2) W: Van Alstyne, 35-14 10
Dropped out: None
CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Franklin (6-0) Idle 1
2 Columbus (7-0) W: Hallettsville, 35-13 3
3 Grandview (5-1) W: Dallas Gateway, 73-14 4
4 Bushland (7-0) W: Muleshoe, 34-0 6
5 Malakoff (6-1) W: Teague, 32-18 5
6 Breckenridge (6-0) W: Iowa Park, 42-0 7
7 Winnsboro (7-0) W: Mount Vernon, 28-14 8
8 Llano (7-0) W: Universal City Randolph, 21-14 9
9 Cameron Yoe (4-2) W: Little River Academy, 48-13 10
10 Brock (2-4) Idle NR
Dropped out: No. 2 Mount Vernon
CLASS 3A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Gunter (5-0) W: Bells, 24-14 1
2 Holliday (6-0) W: Valley View, 55-0 2
3 Newton (6-1) W: Hemphill, 34-0 3
4 Canadian (4-2) W: Childress, 62-28 5
5 Bells (4-2) L: Gunter, 24-14 4
6 New London West Rusk (4-2) W: Winona, 63-0 6
7 Poth (5-1) W: South SA West Campus, 77-0 7
8 Palmer (6-0) W: Scurry-Rosser, 28-7 8
9 Lexington (6-0) W: Florence, 61-0 9
10 Wall (5-1) W: San Angelo Grape Creek, 68-0 10
Dropped out: None
CLASS 2A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Timpson (6-0) Idle 1
2 Hawley (6-0) W: Colorado City, 61-7 2
3 Crawford (6-0) W: Marlin, 33-21 3
4 Shiner (6-1) W: Three Rivers, 67-7 4
5 Refugio (6-1) W: Skidmore-Tynan 60-0 5
6 Stratford (6-0) W: Farwell, 40-7 7
7 Tolar (6-0) W: Coleman, 16-6 9
8 Cisco (6-1) W: Olney, 34-15 8
9 Centerville (4-2) W: Saratoga West Hardin, 46-14 10
10 Coleman (5-2) L: Tolar, 16-6 6
Dropped out: None
CLASS 2A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Mart (7-0) W: Frost, 56-0 1
2 Burton (6-0) W: Louise, 54-7 2
3 Wellington (5-1) W: Shamrock, 36-0 3
4 Wink (6-0) W: Eldorado, 49-7 4
5 Chilton (6-0) W: Bremond, 41-30 5
6 Price Carlisle (6-0) W: Tenaha 48-0 6
7 Santo (6-0) W: Chico, 40-6 7
8 Albany (4-2) W Miles, 49-18 9
9 Granger (5-1) W: Iola, 38-0 10
10 Bremond (5-1) L: Chilton, 41-30 8
Dropped out: None
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Abbott (7-0) W: Aquilla, 48-0 1
2 Westbrook (5-1) W: Highland, 50-0 2
3 May (6-0) W: Evant, 60-0 3
4 Jonesboro (6-1) W: Lometa, 57-8 4
5 Rankin (6-1) W: Ackerly Sands, 56-8 5
6 Happy (5-1) W: McLean, 58-6 6
7 Garden City (6-1) W: Lenorah Grady, 70-20 7
8 Mertzon Irion County (5-0) Idle 8
9 Gordon (6-0) W: Gorman, 60-14 9
10 Medina (7-0) W: Prairie Lea, 46-0 10
Dropped out: None
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Benjamin (6-0) W: Paducah, 66-19 1
2 Cherokee (6-0) W: Richland Springs, 78-47 3
3 Balmorhea (5-1) Idle 4
4 Oglesby (7-0) W: Bronte, 66-20 5
5 Richland Springs (4-1) L: Cherokee, 78-47 2
6 Loraine (6-1) W: O’Donnell, 50-42 6
7 Sanderson (6-0) W: Sierra Blanca, 52-44 7
8 Whitharral (6-1) W: Hart, 54-8 8
9 Rising Star (6-1) W: Trent, 76-0 10
10 Silverton (5-2) W: Lefors, 63-13 NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Paducah
PRIVATE SCHOOLS — 11-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Dallas Parish Episcopal (5-1) W: Dallas Bishop Lynch, 44-0 1
2 Austin Regents (6-0) W: Brownsville St. Joseph, 38-28 2
3 Houston St. Thomas (6-0) W: SA Central Catholic, 35-18 3
4 Episcopal School of Dallas (6-0) Idle 4
5 Argyle Liberty Christian (6-1) W: FW Christian, 44-34 NR
Dropped out: No. 5 FW Christian
PRIVATE SCHOOLS — SIX-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 7 Prv rank
1 Conroe Covenant (7-0) W: Houston St. Francis, forfeit 1
2 Pasadena First Baptist (6-0) W: Houston Westbury Christian, 69-12 2
3 Lucas Christian (7-0) W: Plano Coram Deo, 54-16 3
4 Baytown Christian (6-0) Idle 4
5 FW Covenant Classical (5-1) W: Midland Trinity, 58-8 5
Dropped out: None
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How You Can Get Paid To Visit A Part Of Italy By Train Vancouver Is Awesome
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One area is also known as the ‘little Venice’ of Italy.
Italy is a bucket list destination for many Canadian travellers — but they typically don’t enjoy fighting crowds or forking out big bucks to stay in accommodations in its most popular cities.
While tourist meccas like Rome, Florence, and Venice are typically more expensive, thrifty tourists can save even more money by visiting a less frequented region of the country.
Located in northeastern Italy, the picturesque Friuli Venezia Giulia borders Austria, Slovenia, and the Adriatic Sea. A part of the region is known as the “little Venice” of Italy because of its canals, while other areas are coveted for their breathtaking alpine vistas.
The local Italian tourism board, PromoTurismoFVG, will reimburse travellers for the cost of transportation from anywhere in the country to the region until May 31, 2023, as part of an initiative to drive sustainable travel.
Visitors must book a package holiday that includes the train ticket as well as an overnight stay in any of the following cities and towns: Grado, Lignano Sabbiadoro, Udine or Trieste.
How to book the Italy experience
Travellers may only book their vacation through a travel agency called Travel One Tour Operator to take advantage of the promotion.
Tickets must arrive and/or depart from the following railway stations: Latisana-Lignano-Bibione, Cervignano-Aquileia-Grado, Trieste Airport, or Trieste Centrale, Udine station.
The promotional package also includes the FVGcard: a card that offers discounts and free admission to many attractions, including guided tours and free access to museums, castles, and churches.
The FVGcard is also the Passport of the Strada del Vino e dei Sapori (The Route of Wine and Flavours), which includes three free tastings with two glasses of wine.
There are several round-trip tickets available from Vancouver to Venice for just over $900 CAD including all taxes and fees. However, you may want to start your European adventure elsewhere. Keep in mind that plane tickets within Europe are inexpensive, so if you fly into another city, such as Amsterdam, you can also take a cheap flight or a train ride to Italy.
GOP-Led Tennessee Ballot Proposal To Test Labor Interest 69News WFMZ-TV
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As unions see new hope from organizing U.S. businesses ranging from Starbucks storefronts to an Amazon warehouse, Republican-led Tennessee will officially take its voters’ temperature on an organized labor issue in November.
Lawmakers there have offered up a ballot amendment that asks voters whether to change the state constitution to add Tennessee’s existing law that bans a company and a union from contracts that require workers to pay dues to the union representing them. Proponents, including business interests and Republican politicians, call the prohibitions “right-to-work” law. Unions oppose the change and the right-to-work label.
Tennessee has had such a law on the books since 1947, and the ballot amendment’s outcome wouldn’t change how the existing law works. It would simply become harder to eliminate it going forward.
The amendment’s wording won’t be as straightforward as some other ballot initiatives, including an anti-abortion proposal that failed in Kansas earlier this year. That gives proponents and opponents more power over characterizing Tennessee’s proposed change.
The long road to insert it into the Tennessee Constitution began in 2020, largely predating the recent national groundswell of interest in unions. Backers of the amendment have cited concerns about attempts by congressional Democrats to pass a labor bill that would bar such laws nationwide. It has passed the House but not the Senate. They also have raised concerns that Democratic-run states could try to unwind so-called right-to-work laws.
The amendment will offer a rare snapshot this November of voter sentiment on a flashpoint in the debate between union and business interests, even if the election’s outcome won’t change much. Democratic-led Illinois has proposed a labor-favored amendment, asking voters to etch collective bargaining rights into the state constitution.
Business groups have described Tennessee’s current requirements as a crucial economic development tool to entice business to move or expand, and the state’s Republican political leadership supports the amendment. Unions believe these laws are aimed at crippling their efforts to organize and fight for better compensation and conditions by siphoning off funding from workers. Under federal law, unions must represent all eligible workers in a union-represented workplace unit even if they aren’t dues-paying members.
“I think if it were not successful, or even if it was a close vote, it would be actually pretty stunning,” said John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University. “It would suggest that, yeah, there is this sort of national, more pro-union, pro-labor sentiment than is reflected in terms of political establishment in a lot of states in the South.”
Currently, 27 states have laws like Tennessee’s; nine have them in their constitutions.
But recent results have been mixed when voters weigh in. Virginia voters rejected a similar constitutional change in 2016, while Missouri voters effectively vetoed a right-to-work law in 2018. Alabama voters approved its constitutional change in 2016.
Interest in organized labor has been galvanized for several reasons, Logan said: high favorability among younger workers; workers who faced difficult conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic; and workforce shortfalls that have empowered workers.
Even so, Tennessee poses a formidable challenge.
Some Tennessee GOP politicians, including Lee, have even previously waded in against individual union campaigns at employers, including the failed 2019 vote at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.
“What we’re doing right now in Tennessee is working. Right-to-work is common sense. And with federal efforts to repeal it nationwide, it’s time for Tennesseans to speak up,” Lee said in a TV ad.
Predictably, unions see things differently.
“Corporate CEOs see workers at places like Amazon and Starbucks rising up around the country and so they want to put these anti-worker laws in the constitution to make them almost impossible to change in the future,” Wes Trotterchaud, a Teamster from East Tennessee, said in a news release from the No on 1 Committee.
They also see reasons for hope in Tennessee.
For one, a massive Ford plant and corresponding electric vehicle battery plant by SK Innovation are heading to West Tennessee. Politicians, Ford officials and union leaders say it’ll be up to the workers whether to organize, but Michigan-based Ford has deep roots with organized labor.
Even though some Republicans pushed to bar a simpler route to a successful union vote at the new complex — or at least at companies similarly receiving state incentives — those efforts failed. Ford has avoided taking sides on Tennessee’s proposed amendment.
The smaller-scale union pushes seen nationally also have drawn attention in Tennessee. Among them — about a half-dozen Starbucks coffee shops have organized, including in Memphis and Knoxville.
Union membership has lagged behind in Tennessee, at only about half the national average of 10.3% of the workforce in 2021. But while the national percentage decreased from 2020 to 2021, Tennessee’s share grew from 4.4% to 5.2%.
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Meet The Team: Breast Cancer Outreach Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
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The colors of fall aren’t just orange, red, brown and gold; pink is prominent in October as we acknowledge Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
To underscore the importance of education about breast cancer risks, and why mammograms are crucial for early detection of breast cancer, representatives from the Office of Community Outreach & Engagement from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are out in the community all year.
“We have one of the highest mortality rates in New York State when it comes to breast cancer in African American women,” says Beverly Johnson, a health referral specialist at Roswell Park. We find Black and Brown women are being diagnosed at earlier ages.” They’re also more likely to be diagnosed with a more aggressive type of breast cancer and for their cancer to be found at a more advanced state.”
Breast cancer rates for all women are higher in Western New York than anywhere else in New York State and higher than the national average; the mortality rate from breast cancer is also higher in Western New York than the state or national average. White women have a slightly higher rate of being diagnosed with breast cancer compared to Black and Hispanic/Latinx women, but Black women have a higher mortality rate (29.5 out of 100,000 women) than white women (19.9 per 100,000) or Hispanic/Latinx (10.2 per 100,000).
The importance of education
Johnson has been working in patient education on Roswell Park’s behalf for more than 10 years now, starting out as a volunteer with the Witness Project, a community outreach effort specifically designed to provide cancer information to minority communities. She joined the staff at Roswell Park almost 10 years ago and now serves as an educator on breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancer in addition to tobacco treatment and smoking cessation efforts.
“I go out and try to educate and navigate women to come to Roswell Park for mammograms. Breast cancer is the main topic. I give presentations at churches and community centers; I go door-to-door, I go to events. I like talking to people and helping them.”
She’s also happy to take questions from people privately, both during these outings and in her off-hours. “Sometimes people come up and ask me questions that they don’t want to say to the crowd. They’ll say they’ve found a lump and don’t know what to do. I also show them how to do breast self-exams and we talk about the importance of knowing their family history.”
A person with a family history of cancer is generally at a higher risk for developing it themselves, but not everyone knows their family history and, in the past, it was taboo to talk about someone’s cancer diagnosis, she says. Unfortunately, men might not realize they, too, can develop breast cancer, but Johnson says she has one male breast cancer survivor who will sometimes accompany her to talk with groups.
Through her efforts, Johnson is helping to make sure people understand the importance of their family history when it comes to knowing their risk of developing cancer, including breast and prostate cancers. A subject that once was taboo or not considered “nice” to talk about can help save lives if discussed openly and without fear.
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Reaching into the community to provide health information
Roswell Park has resumed outreach efforts in community centers, churches and other in-person gatherings, conducting about 10 meetings a month, a number that doubles during October to increase awareness about breast cancer and mammograms, says Nikia Clark, Senior Community Outreach and Engagement Manager for Roswell Park. “We’re handing out information and having conversations with people about a number of different topics. We like to assess their knowledge base about what they know about a certain cancer and then give them more information, and if they’re eligible for screening, we’ll help them navigate that process.”
Last year, Roswell Park performed close to 8,500 mammograms, a total that the hospital seeks to expand every year. In total 11% of the mammograms conducted at Roswell Park were for Black or Hispanic/Latinx women. More than 100 community outreach and screening events for breast cancer were hosted by Roswell Park last year, with 40% of participants identifying as Black or Hispanic/Latinx.
Clark adds that it’s important for people to do all that they can to lower their cancer risk.
“Getting screened and lowering obesity rates and smoking rates are where we need to start. I know that this is much easier said than done, so we have educational programs focused on healthy living and services like patient navigation available at Roswell Park to help you.”
Sports World Reacts To Surprising Randy Johnson News The Spun
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19 Jul 2001: Pitcher Randy Johnson #51 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throwing the ball during the game against the San Diego Padres at Qualcomm Park in San Diego, California. The Diamondbacks defeated the Padres 3-0.Mandatory Credit: Jeff Gross /Allsport
Even though Randy Johnson’s MLB career has been over for a while, the Hall of Fame pitcher isn’t staying away from sports.
On Wednesday, a photo of Johnson working as a photographer at an NFL game is going viral.
“Learned today that Randy Johnson is now a professional photographer (??) and shoots NFL games (???),” tweeted Business Insider’s Sophie Kleeman, who shared the picture.
The 6-foot-11 Johnson shooting games on an NFL sideline is a surprising sight, but also something that a lot of people seem to be very happy about.
“I love this. Life doesn’t end when your time as an athlete ends. Go start a new life and dominate,” tweeted former NFL player Jay Richardson.
“I tried to profile Randy in 2019 about his photography career because he also takes pics at rock concerts (like Iron Maiden),” said FOX Sports’ Charlotte Wilder. “He didn’t want to talk but here’s his amazing logo.”
Johnson’s photography logo features a dead bird, an ode to his famous fastball which killed a poor flying creature during spring training many years ago.
Overall, the reactions to this Johnson news have been overwhelmingly positive.
You can view all of Randy Johnson’s photography work here.
Meta Chief Marne Levine Says Metaverse Will Be game Changer For Women Fortune
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Meta announced on Tuesday that its metaverse avatars will have legs, but it remains uncertain if that will also be true for the company’s $70 billion bet on a virtual world. Meta’s decision to go all-in on the Metaverse has caused its stock price to tank and led to ridicule from many quarters—but that hasn’t dampened the enthusiasm of chief business officer Marne Levine, who predicts the technology will especially benefit one segment of the population.
“It’s particularly going to be a game changer for women,” Levine said at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women conference in an interview with Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell. “Because it levels up the technology, it also levels the playing field.”
Levine’s observation on gender parity concluded a big day for the company. At Tuesday’s flagship Meta Connect event, the company described its plans for getting its metaverse into the mainstream. For now, those plans include a $1,499.99 Meta Quest Pro VR headset (available for purchase October 25) and a partnership with Microsoft that will let users attend Teams meetings as a cowboy hat-donning avatar. And the event’s big reveal: a fall sweater-clad Mark Zuckerberg avatar showed off his new knees (“Seriously, legs are hard!” he exclaimed).
In her talk with Shontell, Levine explained that Meta’s metaverse will benefit women inadvertently; studies show women prefer remote jobs, and Meta’s metaverse technology would make remote labor feel less remote. She said simulative technology like eye contact, sidebar conversations and whiteboarding during avatar-led meetings would make remote workers feel like they’re in “actual meetings.”
As the metaverse and virtual reality are relatively new technologies, there are no large-scale studies that show whether these emerging technologies will be positive or detrimental to women. That said, anecdotal evidence is not all positive—when Meta first opened its metaverse, one user reported being groped by a stranger. Now Meta has “community guides” meandering around the metaverse to answer questions and enforce the code of conduct that bans things like sexual assault.
Many speculate Meta is pushing metaverse as a result of Apple’s privacy changes that have driven up the costs of acquiring customers by Instagram and Facebook ads. Levine acknowledged this: “Apple made a bunch of changes on their platform, and it changed the way businesses big and small are able to find new customers.” She said her main goal is helping these businesses generate profitability, though did not tie this objective to marketing in the metaverse.
Levine worked in government and tech before jumping to Meta in 2010. After graduating from Harvard Business School in 2005, Levine worked in the U.S. Department of the Treasury followed by years as chief of staff for Harvard President Larry Summers’ and at the National Economic Council before starting as Facebook’s first-ever vice president for global public policy in 2010. She moved up the company to serve as Instagram’s COO. In June 2021, she landed in her current role as Meta Chief Business Officer, overseeing all revenue generating initiatives (read: everything).
Levine also responded to Meta’s sinking stock, corporate morale around hiring freezes and the media’s skepticism around its $70 billion investment into virtual reality. “People at Meta–they genuinely have this mindset, which is that things are going to change and evolve,” said Levine. “If you’re not comfortable with that, it’s probably not the right place for you.”
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Ed Harding Brought Haunt To Halloween The Opinion Tribune
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When I think of the late Ed Harding, who passed away last January, several things come to mind, most notably his outgoing and friendly demeanor, generosity, outstanding photography skills and last but not least, his love of Halloween.
For nearly four decades Ed was our community’s Mr. Halloween – the guy who put the haunt into the season by turning his garage into “Harding’s House Of Horrors,” a haunted house that attracted children and adults from across the community who were looking for a good scare. Ed didn’t charge an admission to go through his haunt, but he did accept free-will offerings that were donated to a local cause or organization, usually the Glenwood Booster Club.
During an interview I conducted with Ed about this time last year, he talked about the history of his haunted house and how much it had grown over a nearly 40-year period.
“It started with a talking pumpkin,” he said. “We had a lot of fun with that. The trick-or-treaters were talking to it. So, the next year, I thought, ‘Well, I’ll do a little display instead of just a talking pumpkin.’”
That “ little display” evolved and grew over the years and eventually became an all-out haunted house featuring not only the ghouls, ghosts, goblins and creepy characters you’d expect to encounter at a haunt, but also some high-tech gadgets and creatures Ed created and installed himself. Last year, he added an awesome smoke-blowing dinosaur dragon. Harding’s House of Horror’s was a traditional Halloween stop for many Glenwood children and families through the years.
In addition to staging his haunted house, Ed also established a Halloween photo booth for youngsters who were trick or treating around Glenwood’s Town Square during Square Crow Days. Although there will be no haunted house in Ed’s garage this year, the photo booth tradition will live on at Square Crow Days and the entire event on Saturday, Oct. 22 (9 – 11 a.m.) is being dedicated in his honor. The photo booth will be outside City Hall.
“This year, with the blessing of the family, we would like to dedicate the Square Crow Days in honor of Ed. It seems perfectly fitting,” Square Crow Days organizer Emily Prickett said in a recent post on the Friends of Ed Harding Facebook page.
The promotional flyer for Square Crow Days says, “We are honored to dedicate this year’s Square Crow Days celebration to Mr. Ed Harding. He loved our community, photography and all things spooky. We always looked forward to him capturing the best moments from this event.”
Indeed he did. In fact, Ed captured the best moments from every event he photographed – spooky, athletic or otherwise.
Crypto Prices Are Higher Ahead Of Key Inflation Data Bitcoin Holds At $19000 CNBC
Crypto Prices Are Higher Ahead Of Key Inflation Data, Bitcoin Holds At $19,000 – CNBC https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/crypto-prices-are-higher-ahead-of-key-inflation-data-bitcoin-holds-at-19000-cnbc/
Ether has hugely outperformed bitcoin since both cryptocurrencies formed a bottom in June 2022. Ether’s superior gains have come as investors anticipate a major upgrade to the ethereum blockchain called “the merge.”
Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images
Cryptocurrencies were slightly higher on Wednesday after investors shrugged off a higher-than-expected inflation report in anticipation of another key inflation indicator due to come out on Thursday.
The price of bitcoin edged higher by about 0.4% and was trading at $19,072.00, while ether rose 0.6% to $1,290.73.
The September producer price index, a gauge of final-demand wholesale prices, came in higher than expected, suggesting to investors that the Federal Reserve is likely to continue aggressively hiking rates until inflation comes down.
Crypto and equities investors alike are looking forward to Thursday’s consumer price index report.
Defiance ETFs CEO and chief investment officer Sylvia Jablonski called the PPI report a “benign” reading that investors are neither overly disappointed nor overly excited about. Bitcoin and ether have traded in a narrow range for about a month, with bitcoin “stuck” in the $19,000 level, and their moves have been largely macro led as the crypto industry quietly builds new narratives for the next bull run.
“Until we get past tomorrow’s CPI read and this earnings season, and get more color from the Fed, crypto and equities will stay in this trading range and a lot of the investor funds that typically go into the market will remain on the sidelines,” she told CNBC.
“There is a sense that we’re closer to the bottom than not, but there also isn’t this urgency to get in from a lot of investors because of the short-term uncertainty,” she added. “Until then, crypto and any kind of growth assets remain in purgatory.”
Biden Downplays Risk Of Major U.S. Recession Amid IMF Warning The Washington Post
Biden Downplays Risk Of Major U.S. Recession Amid IMF Warning – The Washington Post https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/biden-downplays-risk-of-major-u-s-recession-amid-imf-warning-the-washington-post/
As banks and international financial organizations warned of the possibility of a global recession, President Biden said he does not foresee one in the United States, but he acknowledged the prospect of a minor downturn.
“I don’t think there will be a recession,” Biden told CNN’s Jake Tapper in an interview that aired Tuesday. “If it is, it will be a very slight recession,” he added. “Look, it’s possible. I don’t anticipate it.”
Biden’s take came as the International Monetary Fund, a global lender, downgraded its outlook for the world economy and warned of “storm clouds” gathering — among them “persistent” inflation, the fallout from the Ukraine war and a slowdown in China’s property market impacting the global economy.
The chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, also told CNBC this week that the United States is likely to tip into recession “six to nine months from now,” despite at the moment “actually still doing well.” He added: “This is serious stuff.”
A recession is technically defined as two quarters, or six months, of negative economic growth. However, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of U.S. recessions, looks for other signs such as “significant” and widespread declines across the economy, including in the employment rate, consumer spending and other factors.
Biden, however, said financial experts often throw around predictions. “Every six months they say this,” he said, but it “hadn’t happened yet.”
“We’re in a better position than any other major country in the world — economically and politically,” he continued. “We still have real problems,” he added, but he said recent legislation such as the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act has accomplished a lot.
As international head winds continue to weigh on the world economy, the 190-member IMF forecast that global growth would slow from 6 percent in 2021 to 3.2 percent in 2022 and 2.7 percent in 2023 — the weakest growth since 2001, it said Tuesday, except for the global financial crisis and the acute phase of the coronavirus pandemic.
“The three largest economies, the United States, China and the euro area, will continue to stall,” Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF’s chief economist, told reporters. “In short, the worst is yet to come, and for many people, 2023 will feel like a recession.”
Gourinchas said that countries accounting for a third of world output are expected to “contract” this year or next. In the United States, he tweeted, rising interest rates could slow growth to 1 percent in 2023 down from 1.6 percent this year.
Globally, he wrote, “inflation remains the most immediate threat to current and future prosperity by squeezing real incomes & undermining macro stability.” He urged central banks around the world to “keep a steady hand with monetary policy firmly focused on taming inflation.”
This morning, I presented our analysis of the global economy. Russia’s war in Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis & slowdown in China are the primary reasons we are downgrading growth to 3.2% in 2022 & 2.7% in 2023. https://t.co/rV7PnlIg55 (1/5) pic.twitter.com/XZLSWB5jq6
— Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (@pogourinchas) October 11, 2022
Biden said he knows that families are worried about the rising cost of energy and medications and are looking for “breathing room,” with the economy set to be a major focus of the upcoming midterm elections.
White press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that the president’s comments in Tuesday’s interview did not mark a change in outlook.
“We take this unique global economic moment very seriously,” Jean-Pierre said. “And the president wants the American people to know that because of America’s resilience and because of the president’s economic plan that we have seen throughout the [past] 20 months, we are in a stronger position than any other country to navigate these global challenges that we’re seeing in front of us.”
U.S. job growth slowed again in September, a sign that the labor market may be cooling from its red-hot peak earlier this year, even though it remains an area of strength for a U.S. economy bracing for a downturn. The Federal Reserve has also hiked interest rates five times since March, moving at an aggressive pace to curb inflation and balance the economy. Nevertheless, some financial experts warn that a recession and financial pain are in store for American families and businesses.
As the war in Ukraine rumbles into its eighth month, the decision by a coalition of oil-producing nations led by Russia and Saudi Arabia last week to slash oil production by 2 million barrels per day, in a rebuke to Biden, has also deepened fears of a global recession. The White House said Tuesday that Biden is reevaluating the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia following the OPEC Plus announcement.
Marelli Showcases Advanced Technologies At International Suppliers Fair (IZB) In Germany PR Newswire
Marelli Showcases Advanced Technologies At International Suppliers Fair (IZB), In Germany – PR Newswire https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/marelli-showcases-advanced-technologies-at-international-suppliers-fair-izb-in-germany-pr-newswire/
WOLFSBURG, Germany, /PRNewswire/ — Marelli is presenting its latest innovations in key technology areas at the IZB International Suppliers Fair (Internationale Zuliefererbörse), from 11th to 13th October 2022 at Allerpark area, in Wolfsburg, Germany. At the company’s booth – located in Hall 1, stand 1224 – Marelli showcases a selection of its cutting-edge technologies, aimed at helping its customers and partners shape the evolution of mobility, following the theme “Driving what’s next“.
Marelli’s booth at IZB International Suppliers Fair (Internationale Zuliefererbörse), in Wolfsburg, Germany (PRNewsfoto/Marelli)
Having established itself as Europe’s leading trade fair for the automotive supplier sector, IZB presents the latest trends across the industry, representing the entire automotive value chain.
Innovation in electrification and beyond, with technology flow-down from motorsport
Among the solutions that Marelli is presenting, a first focus is on technology to enable total energy management of the vehicle, through a complete, modular and scalable offer to control, manage and optimize the energy balance in electric vehicles. The company displays its e-axle system, integrating electric motors, inverter including software, and gearbox, and its range of high-performance Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter solutions for power electronics, ensuring greater efficiency with reduced size and weight, for increased driving range.
These solutions are derived from the extensive expertise of Marelli Motorsport in the rapid introduction of innovative technologies, such as Silicon Carbide and Gallium Nitride (GaN), which is key in enabling a technological flow-down from racing to series production applications. On the motorsport side, Marelli’s booth at IZB features SiC and GaN technologies to maximise power density and efficiency, that can ensure significantly more compact solutions, without impacting performance, a balance that is of paramount importance in racing vehicles and beyond.
Simplification, enhanced performance for vehicles of the future
In response to evolving vehicle architectures, Marelli also shows its Multi Domain / Zonal Controller for propulsion and vehicle management for all vehicles, hybrid and electric included. This brings together the simplification achieved by using multi-domain controllers (in place of multiple ECUs), and a revolutionary zonal orientated approach, combining the domain controllers for dynamics, transmission and propulsion control, torque coordination management, energy management, thermal management, diagnosis and safety into one module. Specifically, in HEVs and EVs, the system interfaces with the inverter to manage the e-motors, enhancing the efficiency and performance of e-powertrain systems.
Aesthetics meets functionality in next-generation electronics, interiors and lighting
Marelli presents advanced solutions for electronics, including its Horizon Head Up Display. Based on Segments/Matrix LCD or Full RGB TFT, this technology projects the information for navigation, telltales and indicators close to the windshield bottom edge, allowing objects in the driver’s blind spot to be easily recognized. It ensures good visibility through high-contrast images, with a distinctive appearance and competitive cost.
To meet OEM vehicle personalization needs, Marelli showcases seamlessly integrated displays that allow custom shapes to be created by combining two or more standard TFT modules, providing a wide display effect in all operational modes, excellent optical performance and energy savings of up to 60% compared to traditional solutions. The system shown at IZB is driven by an integrated Cockpit Domain Control Unit, which consolidates Electronic Control Units in a unique Controller, for higher performance, cost optimization and a unified experience.
Marelli’s technologies for Smart Cabin combine interior design styling options, innovative user experience and cutting-edge electronics solutions. Marelli presents its haptic dashboard – based on vibration feedback instead of physical buttons – and broad collection of decorative materials, which can be integrated to develop a variety of decorative, informative, and interactive solutions.
Still coupling design and functionality are Marelli’s solutions for automotive lighting and sensing technologies, such as illuminated front panels, which are expected to become a growing trend in the future. The system allows for safety, communication and branding functionalities in a single panel, integrating lighting systems, sensors for Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems and Autonomous Driving. The smart panels have the possibility to display or project messages and customised illuminated elements, with animation diversification enabled by software. The company also presents radar and LiDAR integration in headlamps, offering a stylish combination of illuminated surfaces and sensing functions, ensuring benefits for customers in terms of processes, safety and design.
Other technologies showcased by the company include solutions for emissions reduction, integrating competences from after-treatment and powertrain systems. In this area, Marelli displays the innovative gasoline Burner System solution for Catalyst fast warm-up. Further solutions in this field include the Compact Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) valve with advanced DC motor control, as well as high-performance, lightweight Heat Energy Recovery System with smart in-house design.
Finally, Marelli’s booth at IZB features some of the company’s most advanced suspension technologies, such as the rear axle carrier for electric engine with hydroformed tubes developed for a premium German OEM, representing the first technical application for Marelli suspensions in the full electric vehicle market. Thanks to a specific production process and a careful design, with an optimized stiffness of the frame, the solution ensures several benefits, including better vehicle handling and high acoustic and vibrational damping.
About Marelli
Marelli is one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector. With a strong and established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence, our mission is to transform the future of mobility through working with customers and partners to create a safer, greener, and better-connected world. With around 50,000 employees worldwide, the Marelli footprint includes 170 facilities and R&D centres across Asia, the Americas, Europe, and Africa, generating revenues of 1,380 billion JPY (10.6 billion EUR) in 2021.
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Cherokees Mustangs To Clash With Region 4-5A Title On Line The Daily Post-Athenian
Cherokees, Mustangs To Clash With Region 4-5A Title On Line – The Daily Post-Athenian https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/cherokees-mustangs-to-clash-with-region-4-5a-title-on-line-the-daily-post-athenian/
McMinn County’s Caden Hester (16) runs past Sweetwater defenders last Thursday. The Cherokees host Walker Valley 7:30 p.m. Friday at Cherokee Stadium, with the Region 4-5A championship on the line for both teams.
Gabriel Garcia | The Daily Post-Athenian | File Photo
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74 Best Prime Day Travel Accessories & Must-Have Travel Gear Condé Nast Traveler
74 Best Prime Day Travel Accessories & Must-Have Travel Gear – Condé Nast Traveler https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/74-best-prime-day-travel-accessories-must-have-travel-gear-conde-nast-traveler/
Sifting through the endless maze that is Amazon to find the best Prime Day sales can be tricky—which is why we’ve been doing the work for you, culling down the myriad deals to the ones most relevant to travelers. We made dedicated guides of the best tech items, shoes, and outdoor gear that are discounted in this week’s Amazon Early Access Sale. But below, you’ll find the top hits across the board—a little bit of everything from some of the most popular categories. Keep checking back, as we’ll continue to update this page with more stellar deals for the duration of Amazon Prime Day 2022—which runs from October 11 to 12, and is timed to give shoppers a head start on holiday shopping. For more information on the sale itself, and a running list of our specific shopping guides, head here.
Know what you’re looking for? Jump straight to the section you’re shopping below.
Editor favorites
Travel accessories
Tech essentials
Beauty and skincare
Clothing
Shoes
Luggage and bags
This article has been updated with new information since its original publish date.
Editor favorites
While we’ve separately rounded up the travel gear Condé Nast Traveler editors are shopping this week, we’ve also spotted items we already use and love on sale during Prime Day. Below, a handful of tried-and-true products our editors vouch for, available to you at a discount through the end of the day.
iWalk small portable charger
“This mini portable charger is so compact that it even fits in my smallest handbag and only takes up about as much room as my AirPod case or favorite lipstick. I also keep it in my jacket pocket if I’m going on a hike or long bike ride.” –Meaghan Kenny, associate commerce editor
Revlon One-Step Volumizer PLUS 2.0 hair dryer and hot air brush
“If you don’t want to splurge on the Dyson Airwrap but still want a styling tool that gives you a salon-worthy blowout, the Revlon Volumizer 2.0 is for you. It’s easy to use, thanks to its slimmed down handle, has various heat settings, and features a detachable head—which makes it easier to pack in a weekender bag.” —M.K.
Acemining Store portable door lock
“Any time I’m traveling alone, I bring this for extra security and peace of mind.” —Paris Wilson, commerce producer
Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask
“This is one of my favorite finds of all time for keeping my lips hydrated through the colder months.” —M.K.
Hyperice Hypervolt Go 2
“This has been a game changer for soothing sore muscles quickly. I can’t wait to pack it on my next destination half marathon, so I’m not spending the rest of the day horizontal in my Airbnb.” —Madison Flager, senior commerce editor
imPRESS press-on manicure
“I have never had any nails chip when using imPress. And maybe the best part? I can apply a full manicure in five minutes–including shaping and filing.” —Lara Kramer, global associate director of audience development
AeroPress coffee maker
Ever since I worked at a third-wave coffee shop in college, I’ve been a total coffee freak. No matter where in the world I am, I need a good brew to start my day on the right note. With an aeropress, a super portable tube-like contraction I can stash in my suitcase, I’m guaranteed a quality cup of coffee in a pinch, even if I’m staying in a city or hotel that lacks it. —Alex Erdekian, travel bookings editor
Stojo collapsible travel cup
Stojo’s clever design (it collapses to just over two inches and weighs a mere four ounces when empty) makes it so much easier to throw into my bag every day—for coffees and smoothies, and when dry, for snacks, berries, even goodies from the farmers market. It’s perfect for caffeine fixes on long road trips. —Arati Menon, global digital director
Travel accessories
Small, practical items abound during Prime Day, whether you’re in need of a new reusable water bottle, road trip essentials, or something to gift the new parents in your life. For those gearing up for fall weddings (or the endless photos taken during family holiday gatherings), the ever-popular Crest Whitestrips are on sale once again.
Persol Po0714 Aviator sunglasses
Wild One Everyday carrier
Repel windproof travel umbrella
FridaBaby 2-in-1 portable sound machine
Líllé Complete Baby Carrier
CamelBak MultiBev water bottle and travel cup
Ray-Ban Rb2140 Original Wayfarer sunglasses
Tech essentials
Electronics are always among the top-selling products on Prime Day, and are often where you can find some of the steepest discounts. We are happy to see some tried-and-true favorites on sale again this year, including earphones like the AirPods Pro, JBL Bluetooth speakers, and waterproof phone cases ideal for beach trips. Looking for a good gifting option? Nixplay’s digital photo frame lets travelers keep all their best vacation photos on rotation year-round.
2021 Apple 10.2-inch iPad
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Portable Bluetooth Speaker
JBL GO2 waterproof ultra-portable Bluetooth speaker
Sennheiser Momentum True wireless 2 bluetooth earbuds
Sony LinkBuds Truly wireless earbud headphones
Anker PowerCore 20,000mAh Portable Charger
Otterbox Commuter Series Case for Galaxy S22
LifeProof FRĒ Series Waterproof Case for iPhone 13
Bose QuietComfort 45 noise canceling headphones
Bose Noise Canceling 700 Over-Ear headphones
Nixplay smart digital photo frame
Find more Prime Day tech deals here.
Beauty and skincare
Another exciting category we’ve been perusing? Premium beauty. Facial tools from Foreo are once again on sale, as are Laneige’s beloved lip masks and balms. Keep skin hydrated throughout the winter with Elemis’ Pro-Collagen Marine Cream and Aquaphor’s Lip Repair balm.
Elemis Pro-Collagen Marine Cream
Lanolips 101 Ointment Multipurpose Superbalm
Mario Badescu Facial Spray two-pack
Foreo Luna Mini 2 Sonic facial cleansing brush
Rrwin 4-in-1 travel dispenser
Aquaphor Lip Repair multipack
Clothing
If your travel wardrobe is in need of a refresh, there are plenty of fall and winter fashion deals to take advantage of, starting with puffer coats from Orolay (the brand behind “The Amazon Coat” of 2017). The Drop, Amazon’s designed-by-influencers line, has plenty of on-sale items, too, including cozy, made-for-travel joggers and cardigans.
Adidas men’s Terrex Multi Rain.rdy two-layer rain jacket
Pendleton men’s Shetland crew neck sweater
Calvin Klein women’s Premium Performance Moisture Wicking medium impact sports bra
Alo Yoga Vapor high-waist leggings
Orolay women’s oversized puffer coat
Orolay men’s thickened down coat
True & Co women’s True Body triangle lace racerback bra
The Drop women’s Grace rib cuff jogger
The Drop women’s Andrea oversized denim jacket
The Drop Mirabelle cozy cardigan
Amazon Essentials button-down shirt
Calvin Klein cotton 7-pack boxer brief
Find more Prime Day clothing deals here.
Shoes
A comfortable pair of shoes is a packing list non-negotiable, and the best Amazon Prime Day deals include styles from tried-and-true brands like New Balance, Under Armour, and Adidas. Other great finds: hiking boots from Columbia, business trip-friendly mules, and trendy retro Reeboks.
Bogs men’s Tillamook Bay Camo slip on waterproof insulated shoe
New Balance men’s 608 V5 Casual Comfort cross trainer
Reebok men’s Nano X2 cross trainer
The Drop Saviah chunky Chelsea boot
New Balance women’s FuelCore Nergize V1 sneaker
Find more Prime Day shoe deals here.
Luggage and bags
Last but certainly not least, take a gander through the luggage and travel gear sale section. You’ll find discounts on Samsonite luggage (like the Winfield 2 checked bag and Freeform expandable carry-on), Adidas’ duffel bags, Fossil backpacks, and more.
Adidas Graphic duffel bag
The Drop Diana top handle crossbody bag
Samsonite Hers n Hers luggage set
Samsonite Winfield 2 hardside expandable luggage set
American Tourister Disney hardside luggage two-piece set
Thule Subterra 25L backpack
American Tourister Apex DLX Spinner
U.S. Traveler Rio Rugged carry-on luggage set
Bagsmart hanging toiletry bag
Alameda Store compression packing cube set (set of three)
Cheruty anti-theft casual shoulder bag
Ruvalino Diaper bag backpack
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European Markets Close Lower As Investors Look Ahead To U.S. Inflation Data CNBC
European Markets Close Lower As Investors Look Ahead To U.S. Inflation Data – CNBC https://dentoncountynewsonline.com/european-markets-close-lower-as-investors-look-ahead-to-u-s-inflation-data-cnbc/
European markets closed lower on Wednesday, with global growth concerns dominating sentiment and investors looking ahead to Thursday’s inflation data out of the U.S.
The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended down 0.1%, having bounced either side of the flatline throughout the session. Retail dropped 1.9% to lead losses, while banks were down 1%.
On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for next year to 2.7%. The prediction is 0.2 percentage points lower than its July forecast, and suggests that 2023 will feel like a recession for millions around the world.
European markets closed lower on Tuesday. All major bourses and the majority of sectors ended the trading session in the red. The region’s markets have suffered consecutive losing days as volatility continues to rattle sentiment.
The Bank of England intervened again to restore order to U.K. markets on Tuesday, with volatility in long-dated government bonds posing what it called a “material risk to U.K. financial stability.”
Uncertainty in the bond market persisted on Wednesday as the U.K.’s gilt market sell-off spilled over into continental Europe.
BoE buys record 2.38 billion pounds of gilts at reverse auction
The Bank of England accepted all 2.3754 billion pounds ($2.63 billion) of long-dated conventional gilts which it was offered at its reverse auction, a record sum as the temporary purchase programme approaches its end.
The volume of gilts the BoE bought was the highest at any daily reverse auction since the programme started on Sept. 28, although the total sum offered was well below the 5 billion pounds which the BoE said it was prepared to buy.
Earlier on Wednesday the BoE said it bought 1.9798 billion pounds of index-linked gilts.
— Reuters
Stocks on the move: Chr. Hansen up 13%, Philips down 9%
Shares of Danish bioscience company Chr. Hansen jumped more than 13% by mid-afternoon, after a robust quarterly earnings report and promising outlook.
At the bottom of the Stoxx 600, Philips shares slumped more than 9% after the Dutch health tech firm issued a third-quarter profit warning and highlighted a 1.3 million euro ($1.26 billion) charge for its embattled sleep and respiratory care business.
– Elliot Smith
UK gilt market chaos rattles euro zone bonds
The turmoil in U.K. gilt markets spilled over into the euro zone on Wednesday, with euro zone government bond yields rising sharply after the Bank of England confirmed the end of its emergency bond-buying program on Friday.
The 10-year German bund yield was up 8 basis points to 2.3880% during afternoon trade in Europe, having earlier notched its highest point in more than a decade, while Italian 10-year BTP yields also jumped. Yields move inversely to prices.
U.K. 30-year gilt yields were up by around 16 basis points at 4.963% while the 10-year yield was up by more than 9 basis points at 4.533%.
– Elliot Smith
The Bank of England needs to keep the gilt market operating properly, says economist
Samy Chaar of Lombard Odier says “it’s very easy to say that pension funds have to get their act together,” but they would need a functioning gilt market with liquidity to do so.
Stocks on the move: Chr. Hansen up 11%, Philips down 11%
Shares of Danish bioscience company Chr. Hansen jumped more than 11% in early trade after a robust quarterly earnings report and promising outlook.
At the bottom of the Stoxx 600, Philips shares slumped more than 11% after the Dutch health tech firm issued a third-quarter profit warning and highlighted a 1.3 million euro ($1.26 billion) charge for its embattled sleep and respiratory care business.
– Elliot Smith
British pound whipsaws after mixed messages from the Bank of England
UK economy shrinks by 0.3% in August
U.K. GDP contracted by 0.3% month-on-month in August, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday, below expectations for stagnation from a Reuters poll of economists.
The fall in activity was driven partly by manufacturing weakness and maintenance work on North Sea oil and gas facilities, the ONS said, while both production and services activity fell.
July GDP growth was revised down to 0.1% from a previous estimate of 0.2%.
“While this figure is not what the country wants to see, it won’t make much of a difference to the path we are already on. The Bank of England (BoE) will continue to increase its base rate at it battles to tame runaway inflation,” said Marcus Brookes, chief investment officer at Quilter Investors.
“The BoE continues to face the incredibly difficult task of guiding the country through this uncertain period where it finds itself in a rock and a hard place by raising rates to meet inflation but embarking on a gilt buying operation to help steady the markets following the turmoil precipitated by the mini budget.”
– Elliot Smith
CNBC Pro: It’s too early to buy the dip, investor says, naming 8 stocks to buy when the time is right
One fund manager is cautioning against buying the dip, despite a 25% decline in the S&P 500 this year.
Instead, investors should be repositioning toward stocks sensitive to interest rates, John Ricciardi, head of asset allocation and a fund manager at Deuterium Capital, said.
He names three stocks in the consumer staples sectors, three in utilities, and two in materials for investors to scoop up when the time is right.
CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Ganesh Rao
U.S. economy is doing well amid economic uncertainty, says Treasury Secretary Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. is “doing very well” amid global economic uncertainty.
Although the U.S. economy has slowed after a strong recovery, jobs reports indicate a resilient economy, she said in an interview Tuesday with CNBC’s Sara Eisen.
She also acknowledged that inflation is too high and that lowering it is a priority for the Biden administration, and emphasized the importance of maintaining a healthy labor market while doing so.
— Chelsey Cox, Tanaya Macheel
Tue, Oct 11 202211:07 AM EDT
IMF cuts global growth forecast for next year
CNBC Pro: This stock is a better bet than even U.S. Treasurys, fund manager says
Nick Griffin, chief investment officer at Munro Partners, is so bullish on one stock, he says it’s a better bet than U.S. Treasurys.
“It’s cheaper than a U.S. Treasury. It grows faster than the U.S. Treasury, and it’s probably got a better balance sheet than the U.S. Treasury. So from our point of view, it’s a fairly safe place to [put your] cash,” he said. Short-term U.S. Treasurys have surged in popularity among investors of late as yields pop.
CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.
— Weizhen Tan
Wed, Aug 17 202212:29 AM EDT
European markets: Here are the opening calls
European markets are heading for a lower open on Wednesday with global growth concerns dominating sentiment and investors looking ahead to Thursday’s inflation data out of the U.S.
The U.K.’s FTSE index is expected to open 22 points lower at 6,867, the German DAX down 56 points at 12,148, France’s CAC down 27 points at 5,799 and Italy’s FTSE MIB down 127 points at 20,511, according to data from IG.
On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for next year to 2.7%. The prediction is 0.2 percentage points lower than its July forecast, and suggests that 2023 will feel like a recession for millions around the world.
European markets closed lower on Tuesday with all major bourses and the majority of sectors ending the trading session in the red. The region’s markets have suffered consecutive losing days as volatility continues to rattle sentiment.
The Bank of England intervened again to restore order to U.K. markets on Tuesday, with volatility in long-dated government bonds posing what it called a “material risk to U.K. financial stability.”
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BOYNTON BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES, October 12, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Air duct cleaning is needed for all West Palm Beach residents to help improve the air quality in any household or business. With the high humidity levels in South Florida, it is not uncommon for mold and mildew to begin to form within ducts and around the vents leading throughout a home. Add that to typical air contaminants such as pet dander and dust, and vents regularly acquire dust, debris, and other allergens that can cause decreased health. Living with such symptoms is not necessary. Clean Quality Air offers fast and efficient air duct cleaning in West Palm Beach and surrounding areas.
Although West Palm Beach residents are used to the high humidity days and nights along the Atlantic coast, the climate is also perfect for mold and bacterial growth to form in AC vents. With recent severe storms and many areas losing electricity, mold and bacteria have more time to grow and accumulate within ducts. From Boynton Beach to Lake Worth, many residents struggling with breathing symptoms do not understand that their AC vents and ducts may be to blame.
While most homes have central air conditioning units, many homeowners and renters do not understand why an air duct cleaning service is necessary. Air ducts are the conduit to move cold air from the AC unit of a home or business throughout the establishment. While air conditioning units frequently run throughout the hot days and nights, there are most definitely times when they are off. As the moisture in the vents warms, bacteria begin to grow. This bacterial growth paired with dust and dander, can cause residents to struggle with allergies or asthma symptoms. Clean Quality Air is a top provider of air duct cleaning services in and around Palm Beach County.
The average summer climate of West Palm Beach is between 89 and 90 degrees. With such high temperatures, having a working HVAC unit in South Florida is not only a luxury but also a necessity for many Palm Beach residents. Waiting for air conditioning repair services can take longer than most residents can afford. Getting air ducts cleaned is a great way to prevent HVAC wear and tear, as it keeps pathways free from debris, allowing air to move more freely and with less wear on an AC system. Vent and Duct Cleaning is more than just vacuuming out the ducts and vents. This process requires a high-powered duct brush to ensure the HVAC system is not blowing contaminated air and spreading dust mites throughout a home or business. Air vents are also wiped down to remove any mold or bacteria growth.
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West Palm Beach, FL, residents need good indoor air quality to prevent asthma and allergy symptoms from flaring up. Dust, smoke, pet dander, and other contaminants can trigger allergy symptoms and asthma. Air duct cleaning services rid vents of such contaminants, allowing the air coming through to be as fresh and clean as possible. Here are some things residents can do to improve their air quality between air duct cleaning services:
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Residents should dust and vacuum regularly to prevent hair and dander from entering HVAC ducts. Pet dander has been known to trigger allergy symptoms and can cause asthma to worsen when not cleaned frequently.
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Clean Quality Air understands that ceiling vents can exceed 14 feet in some South Florida homes, but it is important to wipe vent covers when changing air filters. It happens in almost all homes and businesses that the vents themselves or the edges of the vents will begin to have a layer of mold or discoloration. Once it has been noticed, this must be wiped off and should be serviced as soon as possible. Wiping the vents is part of the vent cleaning service from
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Change Filters Often-
Monthly filter changes are often required depending on the filters used in the home. Change air filters often, especially if outdoor air quality is compromised, such as in the case of natural wildfires and if the AC unit breaks and is off for a few days. Having effective filters helps with maintaining vents that are free from excessive buildup.
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Make sure the home or business is free from insects and rodents. These pests can leave fecal matter and debris in the vents, increasing bacteria and dust while decreasing air quality. Not only can bacteria build up around the waste material, but excessive dirt, debris, and buildup can interfere with the HVAC’s ability to easily push air through the system, causing the AC unit to work harder and circulating contaminated air throughout a home or business.
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Clean Quality Air is available to all communities in West Palm Beach. The business will travel as far north as Port Saint Lucie and is active throughout the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County. The team has been servicing air ducts for many years and also offers dryer vent cleaning services to improve the energy efficiency of all areas of a home’s ventilation systems. Customer satisfaction is high, and the team often offers same-day or next-day service at a fair price.
As West Palm Beach has grown, so has the need for air duct cleaning services. West Palm Beach residents deserve clean ducts and healthier air to keep allergies and asthma at bay. Some health issues cannot be controlled, but when it comes to breathing conditions and allergies, doing what can be done to help maintain clean ducts helps residents stay healthy.
Clean Quality Air knows that health is a significant concern for many individuals and is offering same-day or next-day services to all residents, especially those moving into new homes or rentals. Proactively cleaning vents is a fantastic way to ensure bacteria, dander, dust, and insect debris are not pushed throughout a home, reducing health concerns and allergies. Outdoor air quality is uncontrollable, but indoor air quality is a choice for most West Palm Beach residents.
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ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Blues, along with broadcast partners Bally Sports Midwest and 101 ESPN, announced today the team’s broadcast schedule for the 2022-23 season.
Bally Sports Midwest will televise 69 regular-season games in its 26th season as the home of the Blues. The remaining 13 Blues games will air as part of the NHL’s national TV package. Regular-season coverage starts Saturday (Oct. 15) at 6 p.m. with an extended one-hour pregame show leading into the 7 p.m. season opener at Enterprise Center.
Bally Sports Midwest is widely available on cable providers such as Spectrum (Channel 824) as well as satellite and streaming TV providers throughout the region. Blues programming also streams live on the Bally Sports app and BallySports.com for fans who sign in with their pay-TV login and password. For channel numbers and additional information on how to watch the Blues this season, please visit stlouisblues.com/watch or BallySports.com.
In addition, there’s a new option to watch Blues hockey: Bally Sports+. The new stand-alone streaming service launched Sept. 26. For more information or to sign up for Bally Sports+, visit BallySportsPlus.com.
The Bally Sports Midwest broadcast team will continue to feature John Kelly as the play-by-play announcer and Darren Pang as lead analyst. When Pang fulfills national TV responsibilities, former Blues defenseman Jamie Rivers will fill in as analyst alongside Kelly. Hall-of-Famer Bernie Federko and Rivers will serve as analysts on the Blues Live pregame and postgame shows as well as intermission reports.
Blues local TV ratings have ranked in the top five among U.S. NHL teams each of the last nine seasons, including No. 2 in 2021-22, according to Nielsen Media Research.
In its fourth season as the Blues radio partner, 101 ESPN will broadcast every game on the radio, 101espn.com and the 101 mobile app, or one of the Blues’ 17 affiliates throughout Missouri, Southern Illinois and Paducah, Kentucky.
Chris Kerber and Joey Vitale will return to call the action on 101 ESPN.
Each game on 101 ESPN will feature a one-hour pregame show as well as extended postgame shows with great guests and analysts to breakdown Blues games, as well as big news from around the NHL.
As the Blues’ Flagship station, 101 ESPN produces 17 regularly-scheduled weekly segments featuring call-ins from Head Coach Craig Berube on The Fast Lane and Robert Thomas on The Opening Drive, “The Blues Booth” with a Blues broadcaster every weekday morning at 8:15, and Rivers and 105.7 The Point’s Donny Fandango bring fans the “Last Minute Blues Podcast” twice a week while “Blues Rewind” will air once a week at 6 p.m. on 101 ESPN.
Fans will also hear additional weekly Blues content throughout the Hubbard family on KSHE, The Point, The Arch & WIL.
Upland Achieves The Platform Moment For The Metaverse And Web3 EIN News
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It is official! In Q3/2002 Upland.me, Inc. has delivered 3rd party developer tools, car racing (Alpha), and metaventures (player-owned and operated shops).
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA, October 12, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — It is official! In Q3/2002 Upland.me, Inc. (Upland) has delivered 3rd party developer tools, car racing (Alpha), and metaventures (player-owned and operated shops), expanding its leading market position in the metaverse space. It is available via the web, iOS, and Android and is currently live in 20 US cities, Rio de Janeiro and Porto (Portugal) and can be played from anywhere in the world.
What is Upland?
Upland started as a “property trading game” (think Monopoly) developed on the blockchain and evolved today into a platform where creators, developers, entrepreneurs, and brands launch their own experiences and applications (think “iOS” for the metaverse).
It is one of the largest blockchain-based metaverses mapped to the real world with over 300k “landowners” with various game engagement points and surging up to 150K daily active users. Essential to Upland’s value proposition is to provide tools and features for the “entrepreneurial metaverse” where players can create and run their metaventures, like selling “outdoor decor”, collectibles, virtual cars, and other creations.
Upland is a strong proponent of the open metaverse and has developed an NFT gateway that allows users to import and export NFTs from and to other blockchains, such as virtual cars, digital art, avatars and more. To date, they have sold over Four Million NFTs.
How it all started?
Upland is a globally distributed organization. Its headquarters are in Silicon Valley, founded in 2018 by three serial entrepreneurs. Dirk Lueth is also the author of the Amazon bestseller book “Navigating the Metaverse“; initiator and co-founder of the Open Metaverse Alliance for Web3 http://oma3.org/, and his two partners, Mani Honigstein and Idan Zuckerman.
Started as a small venture, Upland is now 130-member strong and includes its R&D teams located in Eastern Europe and South America. Other team members are also from across Europe and the US. Partnerships for Upland include Tilia, NFLPA, FC Porto, Hyperloop, and others. In a recent interview with Funding & Disrupting, the Co-Founder Lueth shares how the rapid growth of Upland surprised him. He tells how Upland was challenged with the young technology of blockchain and to manage the growth of its platform when it initially began to soar. However, with time and constant effort, Upland is keeping pace with its growth.
Some Investor Talk
Upland’s main investor is C3 Venture Capital (“C3”), a venture capital company focused on managing early-stage venture funds which invest in exceptional technology companies worldwide. C3’s mission is, among other things, to accelerate growth, development and especially the adoption of blockchain technology.
Funding by C3 Venture Capital
Towards this mission, C3 manages the C3 VC Fund, which Blocks funds partly. One offers developers and entrepreneurs the funding they need to create community-driven businesses leveraging crypto and blockchain. C3 VC Fund focuses on early and growth-stage technology companies. C3 primarily focuses on businesses using US Blockchain technology.
C3 is managed by C3 Management GmbH, operates worldwide, and is in Frankfurt, Germany. They are currently in the process of raising their second investment fund with limited availability remaining.
Overall Outlook
The investment of C3 in the emerging technology of Upland is a partnership to be seen. These two companies are currently at the top of their game, and this funding is yielding even better results. C3 funded Upland, which uses US Blockchain during an early stage. In an interview, the Managing Partner of C3, Stefan, told how Upland did not even have enough documents for verification, but Upland’s strong business idea convinced investors of their product.
Upland is launching its third-party developer portal with an innovative idea, critical mindsets, and an ever-evolving team. This portal will allow users to explore Upland’s features like never before. We are waiting for more information and updates about the same.
For more information about Upland’s metaverse platform moment for the metaverse and web3 please contact Dirk Lueth at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dirklueth/
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Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale includes so many discounts on wildly popular products. That includes everything from Fall Prime Day AirPods deals to Shark vacuums on sale for Fall Prime Day and more. If you want something super popular to give as a gift or for your kids, we’ve got just the thing. Amazon is offering some outstanding Prime Day deals on galaxy star projectors.
For those unaware, these little gadgets have gone mega-viral on TikTok and elsewhere. They’re so cool, and several models from the #1 brand are on sale at all-time low prices. Deals start at just $20.99 for the beloved BlissLights Sky Lite!
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If you somehow haven’t seen a galaxy star projector in action, prepare to be wowed.
In a nutshell, devices like the BlissLights Sky Lite beam a gorgeous array of stars and nebulae onto the walls and ceiling in any room. Kids love using them as night lights. Adults love using them… err… around 4:20 some days.
The bottom line is that galaxy star projectors are awesome, which is why they’ve gone viral on social media. Here’s a TikTok that shows one in action:
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Crypto Ecosystem Becomes More Developed Thus Less Decentralized: Morgan Stanley Seeking Alpha
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Morgan Stanley analyst Sheena Shah argued Wednesday that the cryptocurrency ecosystem is becoming more centralized, though the underlying blockchains remain decentralized.
That’s partly because the “reliance of the running of a large portion of the blockchain on a single or small group of cloud service providers becomes a non-negligible risk to consider,” Shah wrote in a note to clients.
For instance, 65% of ethereum’s (ETH-USD) nodes are hosted by a cloud provider, with Amazon Web Services accounting for half of them, the note said. And problems could emerge if service providers decide to censor certain participants or crypto products, or if there are lengthy server outages.
“The crypto ecosystem has evolved over recent years with many applications, code, services and companies feeding into the underlying decentralized blockchains, which we would argue is causing parts of the broader crypto ecosystem to become less decentralised and more dependent on individual services,” Shah explained.
As part of ether’s (ETH-USD) centralization issue, 60% of the blockchain’s validators are managed by just four companies, Shah pointed out. Note that since ether’s transition to Proof-of-Stake from Proof-of-Work in mid-September, transactions have been approved by validators, canceling out the need for miners as part of the software update.
Another reason why the crypto world is becoming less decentralized is because the ecosystem has developed crypto-focused, regulation-friendly products that attract users, hence it’s “starting to look more like the centralised banking world,” the note said. TradFi is simultaneously rolling out crypto products to offer services such as custody for their clients. The Bank of New York Mellon (BK), for example, recently allowed some of its U.S.-based clients to hold and transfer bitcoin (BTC-USD) and ether (ETH-USD).
SA contributor The Digital Trend believes ether is the No. 1 commodity to hold for the next 10 years.
Services Food Boost U.S. Producer Prices; Some Relief Could Be On The Way Reuters.com
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Producer price index increases 0.4% in September
PPI excluding food, energy, trade rises 0.4%
Producer prices up 8.5% year-on-year; core PPI gains 5.6%
WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in September, but underlying goods prices posted their weakest reading in nearly 2-1/2 years as supply chains improved further, offering some hope in the battle against inflation.
The report from the Labor Department on Wednesday also suggested that producers could be struggling to pass on higher prices, with a measure of changes in margins received by wholesalers and retailers barely rising last month. Prices for intermediate goods and services also increased moderately.
“Inflation is all about pass-through costs at the lower level of production, so this report counts as some relief for beleaguered consumers who face runaway inflation on the goods sitting on store shelves,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS in New York.
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“The Fed’s war on inflation hasn’t been won yet, but at least the costs of goods at the producer level have stopped rising at a rate that looked out of control earlier this year.”
The producer price index for final demand rebounded 0.4% last month. Data for August was revised lower to show the PPI falling 0.2% instead of dipping 0.1% as previously reported. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the PPI rising 0.2%.
A 0.4% rise in the price of services accounted for two-thirds of the increase in the PPI in September. Services climbed 0.3% in August. More than a quarter of the rise in September was driven by a 6.4% surge in hotel and motel accommodation prices.
There were also increases in the costs of food and alcohol retailing, portfolio management, machinery and vehicle wholesaling, oil and gas well drilling services as well as hospital inpatient care. But prices for long-distance freight fell, as did fuels and lubricants retailing and consumer loans.
Prices for transportation and warehousing services slipped 0.2%, falling for a third straight month and also benefiting from the loosening of bottlenecks in supply chains. Margins for final demand trade services edged up 0.1%.
Goods prices increased 0.4% after declining 1.1% in August. A 1.2% jump in the price of food accounted for 60% of the increase in goods. Food prices were boosted by a 15.7% surge in the cost of fresh and dry vegetables. There were also increases in the prices for pork and chicken eggs.
Energy prices rose 0.7%, driven by diesel fuel, residential natural gas and home heating oil. But wholesale gasoline prices fell 2.0%. Excluding food and energy, goods prices were unchanged. This was the weakest reading for the so-called core goods since May 2020, and followed a 0.2% gain in August.
Core goods rose 7.5% in the 12 months through September, slowing from an 8.1% increase in August.
Annual core goods prices have been decelerating since peaking at 10.2% in April. Prices for processed intermediate goods ticked up 0.1%, while services rose 0.3%.
“The prospect for disinflation in the goods sector in coming months remains intact,” said Sarah House, a senior economist at Wells Fargo in Charlotte, North Carolina. “And further back in the pipeline, price growth for intermediate goods and services continues to trend lower and corroborate our view that the worst of inflation is likely over, even if price growth is likely to remain elevated for a while yet.”
Stocks on Wall Street edged up. The dollar was steady against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury prices rose.
SUPPLY CHAINS EASING
In the 12 months through September, the PPI increased 8.5% after advancing 8.7% in August, reflecting the improvement in supply chains as well as a retreat in commodity prices from the highs seen in the spring.
But oil prices have likely bottomed following last week’s decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies to cut crude production. Russia’s war against Ukraine poses an upside risk to commodity prices.
Data on Thursday is likely to show consumer prices picking up in September, according to a Reuters survey of economists, paving the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by 75 basis points next month for the fourth time this year.
Financial markets have almost priced in a rate hike of three-quarters of a percentage point at the U.S. central bank’s Nov. 1-2 policy meeting, according to CME’s FedWatch Tool. The Fed has since March raised its policy rate from near zero to the current range of 3.00% to 3.25%.
Excluding the volatile food, energy and trade services components, producer prices also rose 0.4% in September.
The core PPI increased 0.2% in August. In the 12 months through September, the core PPI rose 5.6% after a similar gain in August. Inflation by all measures is running well above the Fed’s 2% target.
“Improvements in supply chains have cooled core goods prices, but price pressures everywhere else are a reminder that supply chain healing is insufficient to bring down overall price inflation,” said Will Compernolle a senior economist at FHN Financial in New York.
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Analysis | Responsible Social Media Council Looks To Bridge Divides On Tech The Washington Post
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‘Responsible social media’ council looks to bridge divides on tech
Public officials in Washington for years have sparred along partisan lines over whether social media platforms take down too much or too little hate speech and misinformation.
A council launching this week aims to sidestep those disputes by proposing reforms that tackle issues of bipartisan concern, including children’s safety and national security.
The newly minted Council for Responsible Social Media, set up by the nonpartisan nonprofit Issue One, features a wide-ranging and influential lineup of former U.S. lawmakers and federal officials, advocates, scholars, industry leaders and whistleblowers.
They include former Democratic House majority leader Dick Gephardt, former defense secretary and White House chief of staff Leon Panetta, former Jan. 6 House select committee adviser and Republican congressman Denver Riggleman, former Google ethicist and Center for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris and Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.
“This is not a think tank. This is an action tank,” Gephardt told The Technology 202. “We want to see results.”
The group is staking out three initial areas of focus: how social media platforms may adversely affect children’s mental health, how they can be weaponized by foreign adversaries to the detriment of U.S. national security and how they may exacerbate societal divisions.
“The core goal of the commission is to really show that there are bipartisan paths forward … that involve having companies have to actually talk about what is their role in society,” Haugen said in an interview.
Haugen said the council can move the debate around social media accountability forward by focusing on areas of “common ground,” like concerns around algorithmic amplification, transparency and platform design choices.
Haugen said proposals the council might explore include giving users, particularly children, the option to “reset algorithms” so they do not keep wandering down the same risky “rabbit holes.”
By focusing on systemic issues, she said, the group might be able to help build support for ideas that sidestep thorny speech debates.
The council has received roughly $250,000 in funding collectively from the Omidyar Network, the Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust and the Wend Collective, according to Issue One spokesperson Cory Combs. Combs said the council has not received direct funding from any tech companies. Some of the members, including Gephardt and Panetta, have ties to firms that have represented industry giants.
The Omidyar Network, a philanthropic venture launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, has pushed for greater regulation of the tech giants. The Newton and Rochelle Becker Charitable Trust is a foundation that describes itself as a “support organization” for Jewish communities. The Wend Collective is a philanthropic group launched by Walmart magnate James Walton.
The council may also rally around legislation that already has bipartisan support, such as recent Senate bills on kids’ online safety and platform transparency, Haugen said.
One of those proposals, the Kids Online Safety Act, would give parents greater control over their children’s online activity and require that platforms give kids the option to opt out of algorithmic recommendations and other potentially harmful features. The other, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, would force companies to turn over data about their services to researchers, or face fresh liability threats if they don’t.
Both proposals have bipartisan support, and the children’s safety bill advanced out of committee in the Senate with broad backing. But neither has a counterpart in the House, and the latter hasn’t been formally introduced, signaling they may both still face a long path to passage.
The council is also poised to shine a brighter spotlight on how U.S. companies may be playing into the hands of foreign adversaries — scrutiny that has largely focused on TikTok, owned by Beijing-based tech giant ByteDance.
The council includes a slew of national security heavyweights, including former defense secretary Chuck Hagel, former CIA director Porter Goss and former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director Chris Krebs.
Haugen said one concept the group may explore is requiring “consistent reporting” by companies about how much they are investing to counter foreign influence operations.
The group is launching ahead of a summit in Washington on Thursday, where it plans to lay out a “plan of action for the months and years ahead,” according to a release.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash shares drop after Biden administration announces gig worker rule
The new proposal would require gig firms to consider workers as employees when they’re “economically dependent” on the company, Rachel Lerman reports. The share prices of Uber, Lyft and DoorDash slid on the news.
Uber said the Labor Department listened to drivers, and argued that drivers prefer the “flexibility” of being independent contractors. Lyft said it would return gig firms to similar rules from the Obama administration, which “did not result in reclassification of drivers.”
The AFL-CIO and Gig Workers Rising praised the proposed rule, but some critics said it didn’t go far enough.
Officials at federal regulators invested in tech stocks
More than 1 in 5 top federal officials disclosed investments in firms that were lobbying their agencies, the Wall Street Journal’s Rebecca Ballhaus, Brody Mullins, Chad Day, John West, Joe Palazzolo and James V. Grimaldi report.
“While the government was ramping up scrutiny of big technology companies, more than 1,800 federal officials reported owning or trading” stock in Amazon, Apple, Facebook or Google, they write. “More than five dozen officials at five agencies, including the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department, reported trading stock in companies shortly before their departments announced enforcement actions, such as charges and settlements, against those companies.”
Some agencies waived rules when the investments caused a conflict. In most cases that the Wall Street Journal identified, ethics officials said employees complied with ethics rules, which have some exceptions allowing officials to hold stock in firms that conflict with their agencies’ work.
Meta pitches the metaverse to corporate America with its new VR headset
The company’s new $1,500 virtual-reality headset will be integrated with ubiquitous Microsoft products, but it’s not clear if that’ll be enough to sway firms to Meta over Apple and TikTok parent ByteDance, which offer or are expected to release their own technology, Naomi Nix reports. Meta has significantly invested in chief executive Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of the metaverse as a place where virtual-reality experiences transform people’s lives.
“The biggest impediment to Meta’s plans doesn’t have an easy fix: The technology required to accomplish some of Meta’s biggest ambitions for its VR devices is, by its own admission, still years away,” Naomi writes. “Even if Meta manages to continue elbowing out its headset competitors, there is no guarantee that most people will want to don the headsets and spend their lives in a virtual world.”
Avatars in the Meta metaverse will soon have legs. Our colleague Naomi Nix:
Meta announces legs in the metaverse feels like the highlight, tbh
— Naomi Nix (@NaomiNixWrites) October 11, 2022
Editor Dan Skellington:
Reporter Alex Barinka:
I am here in the metaverse, still virtually legless, watching Zuckerberg announce legs.
— Alex Barinka (@alexbarinka) October 11, 2022
Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb (R) discuss the Chips and Science Act at a Washington Post Live event Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
The Atlantic Council hosts an event on a new transatlantic data privacy framework Monday at 10 a.m.
That’s all for today — thank you so much for joining us! Make sure to tell others to subscribe to The Technology 202 here. Get in touch with tips, feedback or greetings on Twitter or email.
Nuclear Attack: New York 1 Of The Worst Places To Live In America Hudson Valley Post
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Fears of a nuclear attack are unfortunately growing and it turns out New York State is not a good place to live.
Recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted nuclear weapons might be used to defend Russia. Following those comments, the United States warned Russia of “disastrous consequences” if Russia uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Fears of Nuclear Attack Grow
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President Joe Biden said Russia’s threats showed a “reckless disregard” for the Nuclear Treaty.
“For the first time since the Cuban Missile Crisis, we have a direct threat of the use of a nuclear weapon if, in fact, things continue down the path they are going,” President Joe Biden said late week in New York. “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.”
Worst Places To Live In America If There Is A Nuclear Attack
24/7 Wall Street looking into the “Worst Places to Be If There’s a Nuclear Attack on America.” Unforuanlty the New York and the Tri-state area was named the second worst place to live in regards to a nuclear attack.
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“The U.S.’s largest metro economy and the most densely populated metro area, New York City is a highly likely civilian target. Home to Wall Street, the city was already the target of several terrorist attacks, including the 9/11 attacks that crippled the city for days. The New York Stock Exchange closed for four days, its longest shutdown since 1933. Perhaps as a result, the city is far more prepared than most. Still, evacuating from Manhattan has proven to be very difficult,” the website states about New York.
The Washington D.C. area was ranked the worst place to live in the event of a nuclear attack. 24/7 Wall Street ranked 15 cities. New York City ranked the second worst in terms of evacuation while population density ranked first.
A nuclear attack in New York could result in over 1.7 billion deaths and about 3.2 million injuries, according to 24/7.
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The United States seems to be preparing for a nuclear event. Last week, the U.S. government purchased an anti-radiation drug. On Oct. 4, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed officials purchased a drug that can be used in “radiological and nuclear emergencies.”
The United States is spending $290 million on a drug called Nplate. The drug is approved to treat blood cell injuries that accompany acute radiation syndrome in adult and pediatric patients, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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New York Issues Tips To Prepare For ‘Nuclear Attack’
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In July, New York emergency officials Empire State residents to be prepared for a nuclear attack.
At the time, New York officials did not say why they decided to release nuclear attack tips.
Officials outlined three key steps New Yorkers should know in the event of a nuclear attack. Those tips are below:
New York Issues Tips To Prepare For Nuclear Attack
Gypsy Moth ‘Accidentally’ Released Causing ‘Nightmares’ in New York
After 10 to 15 years a gypsy moth that was once “accidentally” released has returned and is causing “nightmares” in New York.
LOOK: Here Are the 25 Best Places to Live in New York State
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in New York using data from Niche. Niche ranks places to live based on a variety of factors including cost of living, schools, health care, recreation, and weather. Cities, suburbs, and towns were included. Listings and images are from realtor.com.
On the list, there’s a robust mix of offerings from great schools and nightlife to high walkability and public parks. Some areas have enjoyed rapid growth thanks to new businesses moving to the area, while others offer glimpses into area history with well-preserved architecture and museums. Keep reading to see if your hometown made the list.
Disney Raises Prices On Tickets Genie Plus Line-Cutting Service The Washington Post
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When Disney launched its new tool that lets visitors avoid long lines for rides last year, fans griped that they were being forced to pay for a perk they once got free.
Now, most visitors will have to pay even more for the privilege. Cue a new round of complaints about “money grubbing” and “nickel and diming.”
“Every time this happens, fans go online to vow that they won’t return to Disney again,” Robert Niles, editor of Theme Park Insider, said in an email. “And maybe they don’t, but plenty of other visitors do keep coming to the parks, allowing Disney to keep bringing in more and more revenue. I expect this price increase to result in the same.”
Disney’s parks in Florida and California rolled out new prices on Tuesday for the Genie Plus service, which allows guests toavoid lengthy waits. How much will the cost go up? That depends where you’re going, which day you’re visiting and — in California — when you buy the add-on.
At Walt Disney World in Florida, the world’s busiest theme park complex, the price used to be $15 regardless of the day. For October, the cost will vary between $15 and $22, depending on how busy the four parks are on a particular day. After this month? No one is saying.
Admission has been based on demand for several years, with the slowest days priced at $109 for a one-day, one-park ticket and busier dates climbing to $159; those prices did not change in Florida. That means a family buying tickets for a visit in the slow season in late August can expect to pay far less than someone visiting during the popular winter holidays.
The company encourages guests to check the My Disney Experience app on the day of their visit, which is the only time Florida guests can purchase Genie Plus. That means park goers there won’t know how much they’ll need to spend until they’re on vacation — though steeper admission on busy days could be a hint that the service will also be on the pricier end.
Disney charges for faster access to a handful of its most popular rides separately from Genie Plus; those “individual Lightning Lanes” were already priced variably. Deadline reported that the price range to skip the lines of some of those attractions would expand to include higher fees on busier days.
The change is meant to “continue managing strong demand,” Walt Disney World said.
I opened up a question box on my Instagram stories to see how people were feeling about today’s Disney Parks updates.
With hundreds of replies so far, the words I’m seeing repeated most are
Stressed, Exhausted, Frustrated, Anxious, Annoyed, Complicated, Tired and Overwhelmed.
— carlye wisel (@carlyewisel) October 11, 2022
At Disneyland Resort in California, the cost of Genie Plus now starts at $25, according to its website. That’s up from $20. The Los Angeles Times reported that the price will be $25 when purchased with a ticket or package in advance but variable when visitors buy it after entering the park.
Disneyland also increased the price of admission on its busiest days to $179. The L.A. Times said the highest-priced ticket was previously $164; the paper reported that a two-day ticket that used to cost $255 is now $285.
“I’m not surprised by these price increases,” Len Testa, president of the theme-park trip-planning site Touring Plans and co-author of the Unofficial Guides to Walt Disney World and Disneyland, said in an email. “Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s comments on the last earnings call and subsequent investor meetings were pretty clear: they’re going to increase prices until demand falls off.”
Disney parks, experiences and products reported $7.4 billion in revenue for the quarter that ended July 2, a 70 percent improvement from the previous year. It was $7.2 billion in the first fiscal quarter, when Chapek said the company’s domestic parks and resorts “achieved all-time revenue and operating income records despite the omicron surge.”
During an earnings call in August, Chapek said about half of the people who visit the parks “buy up” to the product. And last month, Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney parks, experiences and products, said at a conference that Genie Plus was “doing phenomenally well” and selling more than executives expected.
He said that in surveys of guests who have bought the product, as well as those who have shelled out for a separate line-skipping option for the highest-demand rides, 70 percent say they will make the purchase again.
“So we know we’re on to something with this,” he said. “It was a change to the system. So there’s going to be some reaction to it, which we would expect. But we know when a guest does buy it, they’re getting what they paid for, and they’re feeling really good about it.”
But Leslie Harvey, founder of the site Trips With Tykes and co-founder of the Disneyland with Kids Facebook group, said some fans are frustrated because they are having to spend more for an experience that they feel is not worth the higher price. On a recent trip, she said she had “never seen so many animatronics broken on rides.”
75% of the people complaining about Genie+ today, will pay for Genie+ at peak pricing… and because of that, Disney will continue to increase the price. Call it a money grab if you want, but, don’t forget that you’re enabling it.
— The #1 Disney Dude (@1DisneyDude) October 11, 2022
“People are always upset any time there’s a Disneyland price increase,” she said.
She added: “Some people really do feel priced out.”
Testa said Disney observers noted years ago that the company “had essentially abandoned the middle class,” targeting instead the top-earning 1 percent to 20 percent of American households.
“I think the big concern Disney’s going to face next is that at those premium prices, consumers are going to expect a premium experience,” he said in his email. “And we’ve started to see families say things like, ‘For the kind of prices Disney’s charging to see their replica of St. Mark’s Square in EPCOT, I can bring my whole family to the real Italy for a week.’ So I think that’s the new big concern for them.”
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman Received The Chairman Of The Year Award From Italys Leading Business News Channel Le Fonti GlobeNewswire
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October 12, 2022 10:09 ET | Source: Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları
Şişecam, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, was honored with the Chairman of the Year (Chairman Dell’Anno) award at the Le Fonti Awards. This prestigious awards platform is organized by Le Fonti, a leading business news broadcasting company in Italy, an important gateway to Western Europe for Şişecam. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, Şişecam Chairman and Executive Member of the Board, received the award at a ceremony held in Milan, Italy on October 6th.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman stated: “Şişecam has been conducting business operations in Italy since 2005 with its value-added investments in different areas. Italy is a special country with great strategic importance for us. We are steadily moving forward on our journey to create value with our sustainability-oriented practices and development-based approach that includes all our stakeholders. We would like to thank Le Fonti TV, a leading broadcasting company in Italy, for this special award that crowns Şişecam’s global achievements and makes us very proud.”
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Oct. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Şişecam, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, is a standout with its worldwide footprint and exemplary practices. In recognition of its inclusive, excellence-oriented, and sustainable activities, Şişecam received an award at the Le Fonti Awards. The Chairman of the Year (Chairman Dell’Anno) award was granted by an awards platform organized by Le Fonti, a leading economic and business news broadcaster in Italy. The Le Fonti Awards recognize outstanding organizations and their leaders who demonstrate corporate excellence in business innovation, leadership, technological achievement, and employee engagement. Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, Şişecam’s Chairman and Executive Member of the Board, was presented the Chairman of the Year award.
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman, stated: “Şişecam, a global player in the glass and chemicals industries, ranks in the top five globally in its core business areas. In our pursuit of sustainable value-creating growth and global excellence, we conduct manufacturing operations in 14 countries on four continents at 45 facilities with 24,000 employees. We are focused on investing and growing further to become one of the world’s top three players in our core business areas. Şişecam is committed to creating sustainable value in every geography where it operates. To ensure our ongoing success, we focus on achieving excellence across all our business operations and processes while effectively managing our robust and agile global organization. At Şişecam, we believe that healthy growth is only possible with an inclusive approach that supports the development of our entire ecosystem. With this perspective, we are implementing innovative projects and initiatives to improve the environment, society, and life in every territory where we operate.”
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kırman stated that Italy, where Şişecam engages in chromium, flat glass, and refractories production, is an important gateway to Western Europe. He continued: “We are expanding our business activities in Italy, which started in 2005, with new investments. Currently, we employ 550 people in the country and Şişecam is the largest Turkish investor in Italy. We are also the leading manufacturer of flat glass in the country. Şişecam contributes to Italy’s economy with its value-added products, employment opportunities, and exports. We are pleased that the significant value we add to the country’s economy is recognized and appreciated. In 2019, I was honored with the with the honor of “Cavaliere” of the Order of the Star of Italy, bestowed by the President of the Italian Republic. This distinction was a source of tremendous pride for me. Today, I am very pleased once again to receive such a meaningful award from Le Fonti TV. I would like to thank for this special award. I sincerely believe that Şişecam’s strong cooperation with Italy will continue and contribute to our ongoing global success story.”
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Longer Healthy Lives More Likely In Countries With Strong Health Inclusivity Says Worldfirst Global Stud PharmiWeb.com
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Longer, healthy lives more likely in countries with strong health inclusivity says worldfirst global study
• First global benchmark for measuring countries’ health inclusivity
• Inaugural Index places UK top, followed by Australia, France, Germany, Sweden
• Highest scoring countries empower people and communities with education, tools and services to help them take control of their own health
• Countries’ wealth and health expenditure do not guarantee greater health inclusivity
11 October, 2022: People living in countries which successfully prioritise ‘health inclusivity’ – whether policies, systems and cultures give everyone in society the chance to optimise their health – are more likely to live healthy lives for longer. That’s according to a world-first global study, published today.
Commissioned by Haleon, a global leader in consumer health, and devised by researchers at Economist Impact, the inaugural Health Inclusivity Index (HII) benchmarks 40 countries on the presence, coverage and effectiveness of inclusive healthcare systems, processes and policies.
The Index finds that the United Kingdom has the most inclusive approach to healthcare at a national policy and programme level, closely followed by Australia, France, Germany and Sweden. Other countries in the top ten include South Korea, Canada, Israel, Thailand and Switzerland.
The lowest scoring countries for health inclusivity are India, Honduras, Egypt, Algeria and Bangladesh.
The Index demonstrates the levers governments, policymakers and others can use to address health inequity and promote inclusion, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised people and communities. As the Index measures health inclusivity inputs rather than disparities in outcomes, in some countries, people’s perceived experiences may reveal a gap between policy and practice.
According to the Index, countries’ wealth and health expenditure do not guarantee greater inclusivity in health. While universal health coverage is necessary, it is not sufficient to ensure inclusivity.
Countries with the highest overall scores equip individuals and communities with the tools they need to take control of their own health. Eight of the top 10 ranking countries achieved their highest scores for the metric of ‘People and Community Empowerment’, where the presence of initiatives like health literacy programmes and community outreach enable people to proactively manage their own health.
Brian McNamara, Chief Executive Officer, Haleon, said:
“Everyone should have the opportunity to live in good health, but millions of people continue to face barriers. The inaugural Health Inclusivity Index highlights the barriers which lead to the vulnerable and marginalised being held back from and less included in opportunities for better everyday health.”
“Raising awareness and creating a global benchmark are vital first steps in addressing health inequity, but this is just the start. We are also collaborating with industry, government, academia and other healthcare stakeholders to improve health inclusivity. This work is part of our commitment to empower millions of people a year to be more included in opportunities for better everyday health, empowering 50 million a year by 2025.”
Nine of the 12 countries ranking highest for health inclusivity also score highest for healthy life expectancy. This suggests an inclusionary approach to healthcare may lead to people spending a greater proportion of their lives in good health.
For policymakers, this finding highlights the critical role health inclusivity has to play. Many countries are facing a spiralling challenge of health not keeping pace with increases in life expectancy. Consequently, people are living in poor health for a longer proportion of their lives, impacting personal wellbeing and piling more pressure on overburdened healthcare systems.
Half of all countries studied lacked a strategy, policy or action plan to promote oral health. With a number of diseases and health conditions associated with poor oral health, the Index recommends that oral health assistance is actively included within universal health coverage systems, as seen in Brazil, for example.
David Napier, Professor of Medical Anthropology at University College London and one of the principal advisors to the Economist Impact’s Global Health Inclusivity Index, said:
”The Index rightly recognises the fact that health is largely made or lost outside the formal health sector. It brings together critically important data in domains whose importance has been largely undervalued because that data is hard to get. I believe that the indicators on People and Community Empowerment will emerge as the most important part of the Index. It is here that even cash-strapped countries can make progress, for empowering individuals and communities to manage their own health provides people with options that they may not otherwise have thought of or considered feasible.”
David Humphreys, Global Practice Leader, Health Policy, Economist Impact, added:
“We’re delighted to work with Haleon to launch the first of its kind Health Inclusivity Index. Motivated by the heightened attention from the pandemic around equity in health, the tool aims to support policy makers and advocates in identifying what levers countries can pull to both improve and make more equitable health outcomes.
“The Index is ambitious in scope – linking concepts such as the social determinants of health, health in all policies, universal health coverage, cultural competency, personal agency and community empowerment. We look forward to expanding the breadth and reach of the index over the coming years, and also leveraging the output to drive and measure meaningful change.”
The full global findings of the Health Inclusivity Index can be found here.
Rangers Vs. Liverpool Odds Picks How To Watch Live Stream: Oct. 12 2022 UEFA Champions League Predictions CBS Sports
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A critical match in the UEFA Champions League gets underway on Wednesday as Rangers F.C. hosts Liverpool on Paramount+. The Scottish side has been very good in league play but has struggled mightily in the Champions League, going winless over three matches. Quite the opposite is happening for Liverpool, who sit in second place in Group A and 10th in the English Premier League after going winless in three straight league games. You can see what happens when you stream the match now on Paramount+.
Kickoff from Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland is set for 3 p.m. ET. The latest Rangers vs. Liverpool odds from Caesars Sportsbook list Liverpool as the -235 favorite on the 90-minute money line, with Rangers as the +625 underdog. A draw is priced at +370, and the over/under for goals is set at 2.5. Wednesday’s match will be streamed live on Paramount+ with their must-have Premium plan.
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How to watch Liverpool vs. Rangers
Rangers vs. Liverpool date: Wednesday, Oct. 12
Rangers vs. Liverpool time: 3 p.m. ET
Rangers vs. Liverpool live stream: Paramount+
UEFA Champions League picks for Rangers vs. Liverpool
Before you tune in to Wednesday’s match, you need to see the UEFA Champions League picks from soccer insider Brandt Sutton. Sutton, a former collegiate soccer player, has been SportsLine’s top soccer editor for more than five years. He has followed soccer closely for much longer and factors in managerial tactics, projected lineups and past performances to make the most-informed decisions possible, keeping his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe. Sutton also has been on a roll with his best bets, going 130-95-1 on his soccer best bets in 2022, returning more than $2,000 for $100 bettors.
For Rangers vs. Liverpool, Sutton is picking both teams to score for a -130 payout. The lopsided nature of how Rangers are playing in domestic play as opposed to Champions League play makes this a very interesting match to predict. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men have kept a clean sheet in their last two Scottish Premiership matches, but have yet to score a goal in three Champions League games. Rangers managed only two shots on target against Liverpool last week at Anfield.
That being said, the expert notes that Rangers have scored two or more goals in eight of their last nine games at home, which could set them up nicely against an injury-riddled Liverpool club coming off of a disappointing Premier League loss to Arsenal on Sunday.
“I feel a bit crazy backing both teams to score in Wednesday’s match after Rangers managed just two shots on target at Anfield, but Liverpool have conceded at least one goal in eight of their 11 matches this season,” Sutton told SportsLine. “Given the buzz of the home crowd, I expect both teams to find the back of the net on Wednesday.”
How to watch, live stream UEFA Champions League on Paramount+
Now that you know what to pick, get ready to watch the UEFA Champions League. Visit Paramount+ now to see UEFA Champions League action, your live local CBS sporting events, some of the world’s top soccer matchups and much more.
Mark Zuckerberg Sets Expectations For His New $1500 Metaverse Gadget At Rock Bottom CNBC
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Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., demonstrates the Meta Quest Pro during the virtual Meta Connect event in New York, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022.
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Critics and tech pundits weren’t the only people disillusioned by Meta‘s new $1,500 virtual reality headset. Mark Zuckerberg himself was too.
In an interview published Tuesday with The Verge, Zuckerberg said VR, the technology he bet his entire $340 billion company on a year ago, is entering “the trough of disillusionment.” That’s a term folks in the tech industry like to use when excitement around a new technology drastically wanes.
His comments effectively place expectations for the success of the new Meta Quest Pro, which goes on sale Oct. 25, at next to zero. At the same time, Zuckerberg reiterated his belief that the metaverse will be the next iteration of computing after the smartphone — it’s just going to take a long time. Specifically, he told The Verge “it’s not going to be until later this decade” when metaverse gadgets like the Quest Pro will be “fully mature.”
But Meta isn’t selling headsets later this decade. It’s selling them now, and expecting technologists and software developers to invent compelling reasons to buy one.
That was the biggest takeaway from Meta’s event Tuesday — not the hardware and what it can do, but the lack of compelling software and use cases to make you feel like you need to run out and buy one. If this was supposed to be Meta’s “iPhone moment,” it failed to deliver.
And keep in mind, this is all happening as Meta’s primary business through the Facebook and Instagram apps, face crushing headwinds. Users are leaving Facebook. Reels, Meta’s TikTok competitor, has struggled to make money from ads amid poor engagement, as The Wall Street Journal reported last week. Apple’s recent privacy updates made it more difficult for Meta to target ads to iPhone users. The stock is down a whopping 60% so far this year.
Meanwhile, Meta is losing at least $10 billion a year trying to force the metaverse into existence as Zuckerberg himself warns of waning interest in the concept.
Yes, it’s possible Zuckerberg will be proven right at the end of the decade or some time in the 2030s. But it’s 2022, and the company has plenty of contemporary issues to manage before then.
In a note to Meta investors Wednesday morning, Needham analysts praised Zuckerberg’s risky ambition for the metaverse, but also noted the importance of assessing where the business is today.
“Our job is to make stock calls,” the Needham analysts said, later adding, “We admire Mark Zuckerberg’s commitment to a vision in the face of overwhelming odds. Meta is willing to make big bets that may change the world for 2 billion consumers, or create an epic fail.”
WATCH: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveils $1,500 mixed reality headset, the Meta Quest Pro
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Why DraftKings Stock Was a Losing Bet Today
For any sports team at any level, the recognition of looming defeat is a bitter feeling that can be tough to face. In an interview with Bloomberg published this morning, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins essentially admitted that one of the two propositions to legalize online sports betting will fail. Last week, TV station KQED in Northern California quoted a survey by the University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Governmental Studies revealing that only 27% of respondents said they would vote yes on Proposition 27.
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3 No-Brainer Stocks to Buy Right Now for Less Than $30
After three rough quarters for the stock market, investors are hoping for some better news as 2022 nears the finish line. Like many stocks in 2022, e-commerce infrastructure provider Shopify (NYSE: SHOP) saw a steep fall from grace. Specifically, Shopify’s management overestimated its post-pandemic growth projections.
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Why These Passive Income Dividend Stock Machines Soared Tuesday
The stock market had a mixed performance on Tuesday, trading higher for parts of the day but finishing with new closing lows for the year for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) managed to hold onto some modest gains, but they were quite a bit smaller than they’d been earlier in the afternoon. High-growth tech stocks once again found themselves in the crosshairs of bearish investors on Tuesday, extending losses from earlier in the year amid ongoing concerns about inflation.
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Cameco Stock Tumbles on Agreement to Buy Stake in Nuclear Services Company Westinghouse Electric
Cameco stock was tumbling after agreeing, along with Brookfield Renewable Partners to acquire Westinghouse Electric. The companies will be forming a strategic partnership to acquire Westinghouse, the nuclear services business. Brookfield Renewable (BEP), along with its institutional partners, will own a 51% interest in Westinghouse, and uranium miner Cameco (CCJ) will own 49%.
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Novavax Prototype COVID-19 Vaccine Data Support Homologous and Heterologous Boosting and Suggest Benefit Against Variants
Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today presented data from the Phase 3 PREVENT-19 trial and Study 307 (Lot Consistency) at the World Vaccine Congress Europe 2022. PREVENT-19 data in both adults aged 18 and older and adolescents aged 12 through 17 showed the prototype Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (NVX-CoV2373) achieved its pre-specified immunologic endpoint. Study 307 (Lot Consis
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Employee Who Stole $2.8m From Company To Buy Crypto Gets 5-Year Jail Term Cryptonews
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A South Korean company employee whole stole over $2.8 million worth of his firm’s money to buy crypto has been handed a five-year prison sentence.
Yonhap reported that the criminal branch of the District Court in the city of Daegu found the employee – who was not named for legal reasons – guilty of charges of embezzling funds from the company (also unnamed). The firm produces devices for the medical industry, and the convicted employee was identified as male and in his 30s. The man was described as a manager who worked in the firm’s accountancy department.
The court heard that the employee embezzled funds on 57 separate occasions, making for a total of just over $2.8 million. On one occasion, the man transferred $21,000 to his wife’s account to pay off a debt.
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The man appears to have been in charge of managing employee payrolls and enjoyed “freedom” in making use of the company’s accounts. The court heard that the man had used the funds to invest in “cryptocurrencies, as well as stocks.”
But the court also heard that the man appears to have made some had gone questionable crypto buying choices with his stolen loot – as he had also filed for bankruptcy.
Police stepped in to arrest the man in March this year after the firm began to suspect that something was amiss – and relayed their suspicions to the local police station.
Officers investigated and found evidence that the man had begun embezzling company money for at least 12 months.
The presiding judge was quoted as stating that the man had since “paid back” some of the money he stole and “showed remorse” for his actions. But the court added that the man should serve five years behind bars due to the “nature of the crimes” he had committed – and the fact that he had abused the trust of his employer and colleagues.
Last month, a court in Seoul also sentenced a crypto fraudster who tricked victims out of some $1.7 million worth of bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and fiat to five years in jail.
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In response to higher inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised the effective Federal Funds interest rate from 0.08% in January 2022 to 3.08% at the end of September 2022. A key question is how much more will it raise rates? An examination of US interest rates and inflation since 1962 suggests the answer depends on whether higher current inflation is being caused by temporary or more permanent factors. The 10-year Treasury Bond market believes current inflation is mostly temporary. If this view is correct, history suggests Federal Reserve rate increases are close to the end. But, markets are not always right. If current higher inflation mostly reflects more permanent factors, more rate increases are likely in the coming years. The data used in this article are from the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Interest Rates: The Federal Reserve has direct control over the Federal Funds rate. Its impact on other interest rates is indirect and depends on the relationship between the other interest rate and the Federal funds rate. The 10-year US Treasury bond rate, an indicator of borrowing cost for the Federal government, and Moody’s seasoned Aaa Corporate Bond index, an indicator of borrowing cost for high quality corporations, closely follow the Federal Funds rate (see Figure 1). Since 1962, which is when information on 10-year US Treasury bond rates are first reported in FRED; correlation with the Federal Funds rate is +0.92 and +0.88, respectively (+1.0 is perfect correlation). In summary, the Federal Reserve’s impact on these two important US interest rates is considerable.
Over 1962-2021, the 10-year Treasury Bond and Moody’s Aaa Corporate index rate have respectively averaged 1.1 and 2.1 percentage points higher than the Federal Funds rate (6.0% and 7.0% vs. 4.9%). During September 2022, the differences were 0.9 and 1.5 percentage points, respectively, or somewhat less than the average historical difference.
Inflation and Interest Rates: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) implicit price deflator index is considered the most complete measure of prices in an economy. The annual average Federal Funds rate and US inflation rate as measured by the 12-month change in the GDP deflator index track each other (see Figure 2). Their correlation is +0.70.
Over 1962-2021, the Federal Funds rate averaged 1.6 percentage points higher than GDP deflator inflation (4.9% vs. 3.3%). However, during the second quarter of 2022 or latest available data on the GDP deflator; GDP deflator inflation exceeded the Federal Funds rate by 6.8 percentage points (7.6% vs. 0.8%) after exceeding the Federal Funds rate by 4.1 percentage points in 2021. Prior to 2021, 3.4 percentage points in 1975 was the most that GDP deflator inflation had exceeded the Federal Funds rate. The differences since 2020 underscore how far inflation got ahead of the Federal Funds rate.
Actual and Expected Inflation: FRED publishes a market estimate of expected average inflation over the next 10 years. It is derived from the 10-year Treasury constant maturity bond and 10-year Treasury inflation-indexed constant maturity bond. It was first published in 2003. Over 2003-2021, 10-year inflation expectation averaged 2.0%, the same as GDP deflator inflation. During the second quarter of 2022, the expected 10-year inflation was 2.7%, or less than 1.0 percentage point above its 2003-2021 average. In contrast, GDP deflator inflation was 7.6%. A significant wedge exists between current and expected inflation.
Summary Observations
Market expectation of 10-year inflation has diverged substantially from current inflation.
Market expectation of 10-year inflation is not much higher than its average expectation of 10-year inflation over 2003-2021, implying the market believes most current inflation is temporary.
If we assume the market’s expectation of inflation is accurate, adding the average difference of 1.6% between the Federal Funds rate and GDP deflator inflation over 1962-2021 (GDP deflator inflation is available more years than expected market inflation) to the market’s 2.4% expected 10-year inflation during September 2022 implies a Federal Funds rate of 4.0%. The Federal Funds rate at the end of September was 3.1%, suggesting interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve are close to the end.
Using the historical relationships since 1962, a Federal Funds rate of 4.0% implies a 10-year US Treasury Bond rate of 5.1% and a Moody’s Aaa Corporate index rate of 6.1%.
Assuming expected market inflation is accurate, the Federal Reserve’s increase in interest rates during 2022 can be viewed as reestablishing the relationships between interest rates and inflation that have existed during much of the 21st Century.
Economics generally accepts that markets are a good, maybe the best, economic forecasting instrument, but markets are not perfect forecasters. To illustrate the implication of this point, assume the 10 year inflation rate is 5%. This rate is close to the average of the latest GDP deflator inflation (7.6%) and market expected 10-year inflation (2.4%). It also means that approximately half of current higher inflation relative to average 21st Century inflation reflects more permanent factors.
Adding the 1.6% average difference between the Federal Funds rate and GDP deflator inflation implies a Federal Fund rate of 6.6%, more than twice the current 3.1% Federal Funds rate. In other words, the Federal Reserve would currently be only about halfway through its campaign to control inflation. Using the historical relationships since 1962, a Federal Funds rate of 6.6% implies a 10-year US Treasury Bond rate of 7.7% and a Moody’s Aaa Corporate index rate of 8.7%.
The large difference between current and market expected inflation raises a warning flag. Since markets are not always accurate forecasters and since economic behavior and debt levels tend to adjust slowly, prudent financial management suggests it is wise to create contingent plans if today’s interest rates are low, not high.
The warning flag applies to farms. Assuming nothing else changes initially, higher interest rates mean lower farm income (farmdoc daily, March 21, 2022) and lower farmland prices (farmdoc daily, March 23, 2022), especially since farm debt has more than doubled over the post-1990 period of declining and largely low interest rates.
References
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. 2022, October 1. Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED). https://fred.stlouisfed.org
Zulauf, C., G. Schnitkey, K. Swanson and N. Paulson. “Land Price-to-Rent Ratio and Interest Rates.” farmdoc daily (12):38, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 23, 2022.
Zulauf, C., B. Zwilling, G. Schnitkey, N. Paulson and K. Swanson. “Role of US Farm Interest Expense in Farm Production Expenses.” farmdoc daily (12):36, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 21, 2022.
