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The is imposing a winter ban on all lithium-ion-powered micromobility devices, including e-bikes and e-scooters, from its transit system, effective immediately. The ban, which will run from Nov. 15 to April 15 each year, does not include electric wheelchairs or other mobility devices used by people with disabilities. “Fundamentally, this is a safety issue first,” TTC board member Julie Osborne said at Tuesday’s meeting. “Until we find out more information that changes the information we got the last time about the dire consequences of a single (fire) ... We are going to be risking life and limb.” TTC staff first because of . Toronto Fire Services told the board at the time that while it is unpredictable when the batteries could explode, fires from a lithium ion battery are volatile and can’t be put out with a fire extinguisher. A fire on board a Line 1 subway car on New Year’s Eve . The ban is restricted to the cold weather months because fluctuating temperatures can cause condensation and lithium plating, which increases the likelihood of short circuits and fires. TTC staff also said exposure to certain road conditions, such as salt or de-icing compounds during winter, further heightens these risks. It’s unclear how the transit agency will ensure compliance with the ban beyond an education campaign about the new policy. “We still haven’t decided who is going to be enforcing the ban,” TTC chair Jamaal Myers told the board on Tuesday. “I know we already have trouble enforcing the (existing) e-bike ban during rush hour, so this will be another layer on top of that.” In a 6 to 4 vote on Tuesday, board members also voted to have TTC staff work with the city and Toronto Parking Authority, food delivery companies, as well as labour unions to look at whether it was possible to have more secure e-bike storage, battery charging and exchange facilities near transit stations. The board also asked TTC staff to work with Toronto Fire to monitor the “evolution” of lithium-ion batteries technology and safety considerations in order to “assess future compatibility with public transit.” Tuesday’s move follows a low-income individuals, marginalized groups and gig workers with limited transportation options. , Shakira Naraine, the transit agency’s chief people and culture officer, suggested the TTC impose “specific restrictions”— similar to but allow those with batteries displaying a UL or CE safety certification. A proposed motion similar to this was voted down by the board on Tuesday, along with a motion to reduce the length of the ban. Myers said despite the ban, these devices likely “aren’t going anywhere” and “rather than simply trying to wish the problem away, I think we should start working with businesses and other city departments to (both) mitigate the risk and create an environment where people feel like they can still use their bikes in a safe manner.”
RNS System to be featured in over 70 scientific presentations and posters Pre-book a demonstration in the NeuroPace Tech Suite to see the latest innovations of the RNS System which simplify the treatment experience for physicians and patients NeuroPace's Booth #2119 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- December 4, 2024 - NeuroPace, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPCE), a medical device company focused on transforming the lives of people living with epilepsy, today announced that the Company will have a substantial presence at the 2024 American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES 2024). The event is being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from December 6 - 10, 2024. "The AES annual meeting is a significant event for NeuroPace and our RNS System. I am excited to announce that the NeuroPace team has put together a strong presence at AES featuring new clinical data on the RNS System, development of AI tools to analyze the intracranial EEG data obtained by the device, product demonstrations and therapy programming workshops during this year's meeting,” said Martha Morrell, MD, Chief Medical Officer. "Physicians and other attendees will have an opportunity to learn about recent scientific discoveries from data obtained on the RNS System, the latest technology enhancements and to hear how fellow epileptologists, neurosurgeons and other care providers are utilizing this life-changing therapy in their practices.” The RNS System will be featured at booth #2119, where NeuroPace will highlight the proven outcomes of responsive neuromodulation, including 82% seizure reduction at three years and improved quality of life across all domains without the chronic side effects associated with other neuromodulation therapies such as depression, anxiety, memory impairment, sleep disruption and voice alterations. 1- 6* The NeuroPace team will be available in the NeuroPace booth to provide demonstrations, and in the Tech Suite to gather clinician input on next generation technologies. Customers are invited to schedule an appointment to join one of the RNS System demonstrations. More information is available on the Company's website: https://www.neuropace.com/december-conference-2024-epilepsy/ Presentation & Event Details: The Company is sponsoring several panels and networking events during AES. In addition to the following events, NeuroPace is hosting an investigator meeting to review status and progress of key clinical studies including the Nautilus clinical trial and the RNS Post Approval Study. Fellows Networking Reception: Title: Doing Well by Doing Good - Practical tips for building a responsive neuromodulation clinic and achieving professional success post-fellowship Featured Speakers: Fonda Chan, MD, Epileptologist, Neurology Consultants of Dallas, and Deepa Panjeti-Moore, DO, MPH, Epileptologist, Neurology Consultants of Dallas Date/Time: Friday, December 6, 2024, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. ET Location: JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE, Atrium 2, 3 rd Floor Product Theater: Title: New Frontiers in Responsive Neuromodulation Date/Time: Sunday, December 8, 2024, from 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. ET Location: Product Theater, Exhibit Hall, Orange County Convention Center Title: Updates from the RNS System IGE and LGS Trials Speaker: Martha Morrell, MD, Chief Medical Officer, NeuroPace Title: Chronic Intracranial EEG Recordings from the Thalamus in IGE and LGS Speaker: Katie Bullinger, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology, Emory University School of Medicine Title: What can AI do for you? Speaker: Vikram Rao, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Neurology, UC San Francisco About NeuroPace, Inc. Based in Mountain View, Calif., NeuroPace is a medical device company focused on transforming the lives of people living with epilepsy by reducing or eliminating the occurrence of debilitating seizures. Its novel and differentiated RNS System is the first and only commercially available, brain-responsive platform that delivers personalized, real-time treatment at the seizure source. This platform can drive a better standard of care for patients living with drug-resistant epilepsy and has the potential to offer a more personalized solution and improved outcomes to the large population of patients suffering from other brain disorders. Investor Contact: Jeremy Feffer Managing Director LifeSci Advisors [email protected]Saskatchewan fall legislative sitting ends with barbs after civility promise
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Hong Kong, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Click Holdings Limited (“Click Holdings” or “we” or “us”, NASDAQ: CLIK) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), a human resources solutions provider based in Hong Kong, announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2024. In the first half of 2024, total revenue increased by approximately 14.3% We achieved steady growth over the past six months and continued to consolidate its market position in the human resources solutions sector. In the first half of 2024, the Company achieved total revenue of approximately $3.2 million. In the first half of 2024, net income increased by approximately 25.0% We have realized an improvement in our gross profit margin within our business. During the first half of 2024, the Company reported a net income of approximately $0.5 million, marking a notable increase of approximately 25.0% compared to that of approximately $0.4 million for the same period in 2023. Updates on principal sectors Professional solution services: This sector contributed approximately 31.7% of the Company’s total revenue, amounting to approximately $1.0 million. The services provided by us include (i) the secondment of senior executives such as chief financial officers and company secretaries to perform compliance, financial reporting and financial management functions for customers; (ii) the provision of accounting and audit professionals to perform audit work under the instruction of Certified Public Accountant firms; and (iii) the provision of corporate finance experts to assist in drafting of documents including circulars, announcements and others for Hong Kong listed companies and listing documents for private companies planning to go public. Nursing solution services: This sector generated approximately $0.7 million in revenue, representing approximately 21.3% of the Company’s total revenue. We provide human resources solutions to social service organizations and nursing homes by matching both temporary and permanent vacancies with candidates in our extensive talent pool. Logistics and other solution services: This sector brought in approximately $1.5 million in revenue, representing approximately 47.0% of the Company’s total revenue. We provide human resources solutions by matching workers such as packaging staff and movers from our talent pool with both temporary and permanent vacancies offered by our customers. The strong growth in revenue from this sector of approximately 72.6% reflected the rapid expansion of this sector during the six months ended June 30, 2024 in particular the additional demand for placement of works from a major customer starting in April 2024. Outlook Amid a challenging but promising market environment in Hong Kong, we will continue to focus on enhancing service quality and fulfillment capabilities to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers. Furthermore, we will actively pursue fresh business prospects to extend its market presence. Moving forward, our management holds a positive outlook on the long-term potential of the Company. About Click Holdings Limited We are a human resources solutions provider, specializing in offering comprehensive human resources solutions in three principal sectors, namely (i) professional solution services, (ii) nursing solution services, and (iii) logistics and other solution services. We are primarily focused on talent sourcing and the provision of temporary and permanent personnel to customers. Our primary market is in Hong Kong and our diverse clientele includes accounting and professional firms, Hong Kong listed companies, nursing homes, individual patients, logistics companies and warehouses. For more information on the Company and its filings, which are available for review at www.sec.gov . Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements in this announcement are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events that the Company believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results and encourages investors to review other factors that may affect its future results in the Company’s registration statement and other filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov . For enquiry, please contact: Click Holdings Limited Unit 709, 7/F., Ocean Centre 5 Canton Road Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong Email: admin@clickholdings.com.hk Phone: +852 2691 8200CHICAGO (AP) — Sam Darnold threw for 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up Parker Romo's game-ending 29-yard field goal , and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted the Chicago Bears 30-27 on Sunday after giving up 11 points in the final 22 seconds of regulation. Darnold threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Addison caught eight passes for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown, and T.J. Hockenson had 114 yards receiving for the Vikings (9-2), who remained one game behind Detroit in the rugged NFC North. Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears (4-7), who lost their fifth straight and fell to 5-18 in one-possession games under coach Matt Eberflus, who is 14-31 in 2 1/2 seasons. Minnesota appeared to have the game in hand, leading 27-16 with 1:56 left after Romo kicked a 26-yard field goal. But the Bears weren’t finished. Deandre Carter made up for a muffed punt that led to a touchdown in the third quarter with a 55-yard kickoff return to the 40. Williams took it from there, capping an eight-play drive with a 1-yard touchdown pass to Keenan Allen. A 2-point conversion pass to DJ Moore made it 27-24 with 22 seconds remaining. The Bears recovered the onside kick and Williams hit Moore over the middle for a 27-yard gain to the 30 before spiking the ball. Cairo Santos made a 48-yard field goal as time expired. Chicago won the coin toss, but Williams was sacked for a 12-yard loss on second down, leading to a three-and-out. The Vikings took over at the 21, and Darnold led a 10-play drive, overcoming a sack and two penalties. Darnold connected with Hockenson for a 29-yard completion that put the ball on the 9. He took a knee and then Romo nailed the winner. Darnold surpassed his previous season high of 19 touchdown passes with a 2-yarder to Addison on the first play of the second quarter, and he made it 14-7 with a 5-yard score to Jalen Nailor late in the first half. He completed 22 of 34 passes. Aaron Jones ran for 106 yards and a score for the VIkings. Williams was 32 of 47 with a 103.1 passer rating in his second straight solid performance since Thomas Brown replaced the fired Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator. Moore caught seven passes for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Allen added 86 yards receiving and the late TD. Vikings: LB Ivan Pace Jr. (hamstring) and LT Cam Robinson (foot) left in the first quarter. ... Darnold missed two plays after he was hit by Gervon Dexter Sr. on a pass play with about 6 1/2 minutes. Vikings: Host Arizona next Sunday. Bears: Visit Detroit on Thanksgiving. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Muhammad Aurangzeb has directed the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) to expedite its inquiries and investigations into cartelization and collusion practices. The Minister assured CCP of government’s complete support and resolve to discipline markets, promote best practices and foster competition. The Federal Minister visited the CCP head office Tuesday to receive a comprehensive briefing on the Commission’s performance. Chairman CCP, Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu, briefed the Minister on ongoing inquiries, provided details of significant cases pending in courts, and outlined recent initiatives to strengthen the CCP. The briefing was attended by CCP members Saeed Nawaz, Salman Amin and, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, along with senior management. Fighting cartelism: CCP brings enforcement, policy actions under focus Senator Aurangzeb expressed his appreciation for the Commission’s efforts but stressed the importance of adopting modern technologies and data analytics, to monitor and detect cartelization and collusion. He assured CCP of the government’s full support, including budgetary provisions to digitalize the Commission’s operations and implement international benchmarking practices to strengthen its capabilities. “The government is determined to discipline the markets and stop illegal practices at any cost. The Commission has the full backing of the government, and we expect the ongoing inquiries to be completed swiftly. However, it is crucial that the due process is followed, and there is no harassment,” the Minister stated. Dr Sidhu apprised the Minister that there was a backlog of 567 cases involving penalties worth Rs 74 billion. Over the past year, the Commission has made significant progress by recovering Rs 100 million in penalties and resolving 73 cases in courts. He also provided details of the number of pending cases, with around 200 in the Supreme Court, 179 in the Competition Appellate Tribunal, and 146 in various high courts. A key development was the establishment of the Market Intelligence Unit (MIU), which has already identified over 150 instances of anti-competitive practices by using advanced data collection and analysis techniques. Dr Kabir also highlighted CCP’s research reports on market competitiveness in sectors such as insurance, aviation, road construction, and power. The Minister commended the reports, urging government departments to leverage CCP’s findings to drive sectoral reforms. Senator Aurangzeb also assured Dr Kabir Sidhu of his support in requesting the Chief Justice of Pakistan to help expedite the resolution of competition-related cases. He also mentioned that he would approach the Federal Minister for Law and Justice for the early appointment of the Chairman and members for the Competition Appellate Tribunal (CAT). The Minister further advised the CCP to engage the best legal professionals to pursue its cases and suggested establishing service legal agreements (SLAs) with agencies like the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to ensure the timely forensic examination of evidence collected during raids. “The performance of the Competition Commission has been commendable, but there is always room for improvement. The goal is to make CCP more effective in its mission to curb market abuse and ensure fair competition,” the Finance Minister concluded. Copyright Business Recorder, 2024UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson was shot and killed on Wednesday morning in what police said was a “brazen, targeted attack” outside a Manhattan hotel where the health insurer was holding an investor conference. The 50-year-old executive was shot at about 6.45am as he walked alone to the New York Hilton Midtown from a nearby hotel, police said. The gunman appeared to be “lying in wait for several minutes” before approaching Mr Thompson from behind and opening fire, New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. Police have not yet established a motive. “Many people passed the suspect, but he appeared to wait for his intended target,” Ms Tisch said, adding that the shooting “does not appear to be a random act of violence”. Mr Thompson was struck at least once in the back and once in the calf, Ms Tisch said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The suspect, dressed in a hooded sweatshirt and carrying a grey backpack, then fled on foot down an alleyway before pedalling an e-bike into Central Park a few blocks away. The shooter was at large, sparking a search that included police drones, helicopters and dogs. “We are deeply saddened and shocked at the passing of our dear friend and colleague Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,” the insurer’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, said in a statement. “Brian was a highly respected colleague and friend to all who worked with him,” the company said. “We are working closely with the New York Police Department and ask for your patience and understanding during this difficult time.” Police issued a poster showing a surveillance image of the suspect pointing what appeared to be a gun and another image that appeared to show the same person on a bicycle. Police offered a reward of up to 10,000 US dollars (£7,860) for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The killing shook a part of New York City that is normally quiet at that hour, happening about four blocks from where tens of thousands of people are set to gather on Wednesday night for the annual Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree lighting. Mr Thompson’s wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News that the executive told her “there were some people that had been threatening him”. She said she did not have details, but suggested they may have involved issues with insurance coverage. UnitedHealthcare is the insurance arm of the health care giant UnitedHealth Group. The group was holding its annual meeting with investors to update Wall Street on the company’s direction and expectations for the coming year. The company ended the conference early in the wake of Mr Thompson’s death. “I’m afraid that we – some of you may know we’re dealing with a very serious medical situation with one of our team members,” a company official told attendees, according to a transcript. “And as a result, I’m afraid we’re going to have to bring to a close the event today. I’m sure you’ll understand.” Mr Thompson, a father of two sons, had been with the company since 2004 and served as chief executive for more than three years. UnitedHealthcare is the largest provider of Medicare Advantage plans in the US and manages health insurance coverage for employers and state-and federally funded Medicaid programmes. Minnesota governor Tim Walz posted on the social platform X that the state is “sending our prayers to Brian’s family and the UnitedHealthcare team”. “This is horrifying news and a terrible loss for the business and health care community in Minnesota,” the Democrat wrote.None
Zack Snyder doesn’t seem to be all that worried about AI disrupting the filmmaking world, bringing scores of novices to the fold. At WIRED’s The Big Interview event in San Francisco on Tuesday, the director told managing editor Hemal Jhaveri that “every single person has a pretty good movie camera on their phone and yet we don’t have—right this second, anyway—millions of awesome movies being uploaded out of peoples’ pockets.” The Big Interview For the first time, WIRED’s iconic series came to life on stage with a series of unforgettable, in-depth live conversations. Check out more highlights here . That doesn’t mean he thinks Hollywood creatives can avoid AI altogether. “Educating yourself and understanding what it can and can’t do is important right now, especially where it exists in image-making and storytelling,” Snyder said. “You have to understand what it is and what it’s not capable of, and you have to be able to use it as a tool as opposed to standing on the sidelines with your hands on your hips.” While Snyder says he still sometimes questions the “why” of AI filmmaking, asking what the point of using the technology would be if you just want to shoot footage of someone sitting in a chair in a living room, for instance, he also acknowledges the technology’s potential to make some shots more accessible. “AI doesn’t care if a house is on fire or if it’s on Mars or whether it’s underwater,” he told Jhaveri. “All the things that might cost a filmmaker a lot of money to shoot are, to the AI, no different.” Snyder says he’s especially intrigued by the idea of an AI that could understand a movie or filmmaker’s aesthetic core, like if he was able to shoot an actor’s performance and then sync it up with a production designer-created world of sets in some sort of “aesthetic bank.” If an AI could understand what he truly wants—the “motes of dust,” a backlight, overall set design—rather than just convey its interpretation of what it thinks he’s asking, then, he thinks, “the concept is pretty awesome.” As a director who’s made a number of movies, superhero and otherwise, with a massive range of VFX, Snyder says he’s no stranger to “a very virtual world when it comes to filmmaking.” Still, he says, he’s always seen artistic performance at the front of what we eventually see on screen. Everything that’s not an actor is just “context,” he says. “My favorite movies are the ones where I can feel the director’s hand. I want that human point of view to be moving me in a narrative way through a story in a way I wouldn’t have thought of or couldn’t imagine what would happen next,” Snyder says. “As audiences, that’s what we pay for and that’s what we hunger for. How we get to that very human thing, though ... well, that could change.” How audiences see movies could also change, Snyder says, acknowledging that streamers like Netflix have become an absolute juggernaut in the cinematic world. Movies and shows he’s made for the platform have been seen by millions more eyes than might have seen them in the theater, he asserts, and even films classified as “blockbusters” have and will undoubtedly draw a bigger audience if they’re on a bigger streaming service than they would at the box office. As a director, Snyder says, as long as he’s aware that he’s making something that’s exclusively for streaming, then he’s up for the challenge. “It feels rude to say that I’m not an artist if my movie isn’t in the theater,” he told Jhaveri. “If you’re the streamer, you’re paying for the movie, and if you say, ‘This is our format and 250 million people are going to look at it on their phones, probably’ at the very beginning of our conversation, then I have to know that’s the reality. And if that’s the case, then I should be fine with everything that happens afterwards.”
ISLAMABAD: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman, Tuesday, while slamming the government for slowing down internet services and putting other restrictions on the internet has said that the JI has started a national programme to provide information technology (IT) education to one million youth within next few years under the “Bano Qabil project” of Alkhidmat Foundation. Speaking at the Youth Empowerment Seminar here, he emphasised that the people of Pakistan require uninterrupted internet access. He described the government’s tactics as unbearable, adding that JI would resist these measures. Rehman criticised the government’s approach, stating that instead of fostering growth in the field of IT, it has resorted to using firewalls to control internet access. He argued that this was not only depriving the youth of employment opportunities but also leading to increasing frustration and desperation. He said that new Bano Qabil Centers will also be established in Rawalpindi, following Karachi and Lahore. He was speaking at the Youth Empowerment Session organised by Alkhidmat Foundation on the occasion of International Volunteer Day at Pak-China Center. He congratulated Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan for serving in almost eight major sectors and continuing its mission through projects like earthquake and flood relief, healthcare, education and training of orphans, housing, scholarships, and the BanoQabil program. He praised Alkhidmat Foundation’s efforts in providing thousands of orphaned and destitute children with free education, training, and housing, particularly through its premier educational institutions like Aghosh, which cater to the educational needs of underprivileged children. Vice Ameer Mian Muhammad Aslam, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Punjab North Dr Tariq Saleem, and Alkhidmat Foundation President Dr Rizwan were also present on the occasion. Hafiz Naeem emphasised on provision of employment and development opportunities to the youth in the IT sector and called for ensuring uninterrupted internet facility to the citizens and said that there must be ethical guidelines for the use of technology. He said that the Constitution obliges the state to provide free and quality education to all citizens. However, he said that 25 million children in the country are still deprived of education. Naeem emphasised implementing a uniform curriculum and education system. He stressed the need of implementing the economic system of Islam in the country as the interest-based capitalist system deprives people of equal opportunities and concentrates wealth in a few hands. He reaffirmed JI’s commitment to strive for an Islamic economic system in line with the spirit of the Constitution of Pakistan. Naeem emphasised implementation of Urdu as the national and official language as mandated by the Constitution and upheld by the Supreme Court, calling for all government correspondence, education, and judicial proceedings to be conducted in Urdu. Copyright Business Recorder, 2024