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Australia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?Atlanta, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands to Announce Fiscal 2025 First-Quarter Results on January 9, 2025 Atlanta, December 3, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) (the "Company”) today announced that it is planning to release its fiscal 2025 first-quarter results on Thursday, January 9, 2025 at 6:00 a.m. (EST), followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m. (EST). Neil Ashe, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands will lead the call. The webcast, earnings release, and supplemental presentation can be accessed via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.investors.acuitybrands.com on Thursday, January 9, 2025. The online replay will remain available for a limited time following the call. A replay of the call will also be posted to the Investor Relations site two hours after the completion of the conference call and will be archived on the website. To learn more about Acuity Brands, please visit the Company's website . About Acuity Brands Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light, and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting and Lighting Controls (ABL) and the Intelligent Spaces Group (ISG), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people's lives. We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and location-aware applications. We achieve customer-focused efficiencies that allow us to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals. Acuity Brands, Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The Company is powered by more than 12,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at www.acuitybrands.com # # # # # Investor Contact: Charlotte McLaughlin Vice President, Investor Relations (404) 853-1456 [email protected] Media Contact: April Appling Vice President, Corporate Communications & Events [email protected]
Jeremy Clarkson has backpedalled on his previous comments about why he bought his farm, saying he thought it would be a “better PR story if I said I bought it to avoid paying tax”. The TV presenter and journalist defied doctors’ orders by joining thousands of farmers in London on Tuesday to protest against agricultural inheritance tax changes. The 64-year-old, who fronts Prime Video’s Clarkson’s Farm, which documents the trials of farming on his land in Oxfordshire, wrote in a post on the Top Gear website in 2010: “I have bought a farm. There are many sensible reasons for this: Land is a better investment than any bank can offer. The government doesn’t get any of my money when I die. And the price of the food that I grow can only go up.” Clarkson also told the Times in 2021 that avoiding inheritance tax was “the critical thing” in his decision to buy land. Addressing the claim in a new interview with The Times, the former Top Gear presenter said: “I never did admit why I really bought it.” The fan of game bird shooting added: “I wanted to have a shoot – I was very naive. I just thought it would be a better PR story if I said I bought it to avoid paying tax.” Clarkson was among the thousands who took to the streets this week to protest over the changes in the recent Budget to impose inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million and he addressed the crowds at the march in central London. He told the newspaper he is not happy to be the public face of the movement, saying: “It should be led by farmers.” The presenter said he does not consider himself a farmer because there are “so many basic jobs” which he cannot do, but he feels his role is to “report on farming”. Earlier this month, it was confirmed Clarkson’s Farm, which has attracted huge attention to his Diddly Squat farm shop, had been renewed for a fifth series. Asked whether the issue behind the tax protest is that rural poverty is hidden, Clarkson agreed and said his programme was not helping to address the situation. “One of the problems we have on the show is we’re not showing the poverty either, because obviously on Diddly Squat there isn’t any poverty”, he said. “But trust me, there is absolute poverty. I’m surrounded by farmers. I’m not going out for dinner with James Dyson. “It’s people with 200 acres, 400 acres. Way past Rachel Reeves’s threshold. They are f*****.” The newspaper columnist also presents Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? on ITV. The Grand Tour, his motoring show with former Top Gear colleagues Richard Hammond and James May, ended in September. Discussing whether he might move into politics, Clarkson said: “I’d be a terrible political leader, hopeless. “I’m a journalist at heart, I prefer throwing rocks at people than having them thrown at me.” However, he said he would be “100% behind any escalation” after the farmers’ march. Clarkson revealed last month he had undergone a heart procedure to have stents fitted after experiencing a “sudden deterioration” in his health which brought on symptoms of being “clammy”, a “tightness” in his chest and “pins and needles” in his left arm. He said in a Sunday Times column that one of his arteries was “completely blocked and the second of three was heading that way” and doctors said he was perhaps “days away” from becoming very ill. Asked if he is thinking about retiring, the Doncaster-born celebrity said: “Probably not. It depends when you die, I always think. “You’d be surprised, us Northerners are made of strong stuff.”
By identifying their politics so closely with current culture wars like abortion and LGBTQ issues, Republicans today—whether moderate or MAGA, party leaders or firebrand activists—seek to reinforce what many consider a truism in American politics: Being a devout Christian is synonymous with being a conservative, and that Christian faith drives conservatism. Therein lies one of the major problems for those of us who care about the role of faith in American culture. And it’s why former President ’s legacy should inspire reflection and action, particularly following his death today . As a person of faith, I have been horrified to watch Christianity’s fall from grace in mainstream America today. Having mentioned my church in passing to a group of peers, I was once recently met with surprise—surprise that I’m a practicing Christian because, I “seem like a nice person.” I’m no Biblical scholar, but I’m pretty sure that if people conflate your religion with being a terrible human being you’re probably doing it wrong. Yet in recent years that has arguably become the face of mainstream Christianity, and any Christian who cares about the future of our faith should be deeply concerned. According to Pew Research, the number of Americans identifying as Christians has been on a decline for years. Fifty years ago 90% of Americans identified as Christians. that number was just over 60%. It’s worth noting that there has been a rapid 12% decline in . Furthermore, the number of Americans identifying as agnostic or atheist has risen from 17% to 26% since 2009. , Nicholas Kristof quoted the authors of the book as saying, “More people have left the church in the last 25 years than all the new people who became Christians from the First Great Awakening, Second Great Awakening and Billy Graham crusades combined.” I certainly don’t believe every American needs to identify as Christian. The founding of our country is intrinsically linked to religious freedom. What does concern me is the number of people fleeing organized religion because they view it as a source of harm. Seeing the way faith has been wielded as a political weapon for much of the last few years speaks to that. Then came along and made things even messier. Despite his many wives, affairs, and on-the-record advocacy of sexual assault, Trump somehow became the Christian Right’s flag-bearer. Make it make sense, as the kids say. Now, if Christianity is synonymous with perfection, I wouldn’t be allowed in a church myself. But it is supposed to embody striving for certain qualities in your daily life, among them kindness, generosity of spirit, certain standards of morality and the accountability that comes with that, along with honesty, forgiveness and love. Jimmy Carter tried so hard to live up to these standards during his time in the public eye that he was often mocked. During a notorious interview with for example, Carter’s that he had lusted after other women, and considered it a form of adultery, was shocking—but seems downright quaint now. (He and his wife Rosalynn were the longest wedded First Couple, enjoying 77 years of marriage.) Of course, in the same way plenty of Republicans play up their faith when they are trying to win the GOP nomination, plenty of Democrats never set foot in a Black church unless it’s an election year. By comparison, Carter regularly taught Sunday School in his hometown of Plains, Georgia, until his declining health made it impossible for him to continue doing so. Unlike other former politicians who chase fame and wealth, he found his calling in carpentry—just like a certain Christian leader—and spent decades building homes for the less fortunate with Habitat for Humanity. Carter was followed into the White House by , who though known for being an early supporter of gay rights and abortion access as governor of California, became a conservative icon thanks to his alliance with the Christian Right. A narrative took hold then that continues to dominate politics: proud Christians are conservatives. ’s shameless behavior and lack of contrition during the Lewinsky scandal, seemed to reinforce this, but it was also during that era that the hypocrisy of so many Christian conservatives came into full view. Many conservative Clinton critics carried similar baggage themselves. (Did I mention ?) In my documentary , evangelical leaders explained that abortion was essentially most important political issue, trumping all the others. (Personally, I have a hard time interpreting my faith as being one in which we should celebrate a 13-year-old rape survivor being forced to give birth because politicians calling themselves Christians she should.) But let’s say they were right and that justified their support of Trump in 2016. How do they explain their loyalty to him —and while , who is by all accounts a far more devout man than Trump, is at a conservative Christian event because he actually adhered to the standards of his faith on January 6, 2021. It was a diverse coalition of clergy, including Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Christian pastors and priests of all races who led the Civil Rights Movement here in America. I think it is time for Christians who do not identify with the Donald Trumps of the world to take back our faith, and champion candidates—of all parties—who uphold the standards or our faith instead of those just saying that they do. Because just think of how much better our world would be if our leaders walked the walk like Jimmy Carter did so beautifully, instead of just talking the talk.
MSSC Scheme: Good news! Women are getting 7.50% interest on their deposits hereSince July 2023, Ukraine's port infrastructure has suffered significant damage due to Russian drone and missile attacks, as revealed by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In total, 321 infrastructural facilities have been impacted, raising critical concerns about the region's stability and security. Additionally, 20 civilian ships from various nations have experienced damage, further escalating tensions between the involved countries. (With inputs from agencies.)
Father Christmas hits the roof... with an AI guide to every UK home - and it's set to be released to everyone By MATTHEW BARBOUR Published: 18:33 EST, 20 December 2024 | Updated: 18:47 EST, 20 December 2024 e-mail View comments It can't be easy delivering millions of presents to millions of homes from a flying sleigh when all you can see is an endless succession of roofs. But Santa's job may be a little easier this year thanks to AI technology developed by Ordnance Survey just in time for Christmas . The map-maker has created ' machine learning tool' software to provide detailed information on the UK's 40million rooftops. Clearly, this will be vital to help Father Christmas find a suitably flat and stable surface to land his sleigh on – although it does have other practical applications. The technology can identify almost every feature of every roof in the land – from its aspect to its pitch, size – and even the material it is made from. The data is only available to Santa Claus at the moment, but it's due to be released in March for use by local authorities and commercial organisations. John Kimmance, chief customer officer at Ordnance Survey, said he hoped 'Santa will give the technology a proper test for the first time this Christmas Eve'. He added: 'We have a huge amount of data from aerial and satellite images, along with hundreds of surveyors on the ground, and this AI machine learning tool helps collate all that data together to accurately predict what any building's roof is like – without having to climb on top or individually assess each one. The AI map-maker has created ' machine learning tool' software to provide detailed information on the UK's 40million rooftops Santa's job may be a little easier this year thanks to AI technology developed by Ordnance Survey just in time for Christmas (file image) 'We knew emergency services, local authorities, insurance companies, logistics companies all wanted to know what was on top of buildings, and with the help of cutting-edge AI, knew we could help. 'We've been using the AI product since August and it's incredibly accurate. We're sure it'll have a huge range of applications. One is hitting net zero targets – seeing if roofs are suitable for solar panels. 'It identifies if a roof is made from tile, slate, stone, thatched, metal, glass, polycarbonate, has a waterproof membrane, the slope it has – basically, a way of seeing what it could be used for... and, of course, if its suitable for Santa to land his sleigh.' Share or comment on this article: Father Christmas hits the roof... with an AI guide to every UK home - and it's set to be released to everyone e-mail Add comment