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Glasgow Times
7 hours ago
- Business
- Glasgow Times
Glasgow hotel manager recognised at Acorn Awards 2025
David Morgan, the assistant conference and events manager at voco Grand Central in Glasgow, has been celebrated as one of the UK's youngest rising stars at this year's Acorn Awards. The awards, run by The Caterer, acknowledge 30 of the country's most promising hospitality professionals under 30 for their innovation, dedication, and influence in the industry. Since joining in 2021, David has become a vital part of the voco Grand Central team, earning admiration from both colleagues and guests for his work ethic and attentive leadership. Read more: UK restaurant chain's first Glasgow venue edges closer to opening (Image: Supplied) David said: "This is an unexpected honour and a real career highlight that I am delighted to be able to celebrate. "I feel incredibly lucky to be recognised alongside such talented individuals within the hospitality industry." David's connection to the historic hotel runs deep. His nana worked in the same building over 45 years ago, and he is now proudly following in her footsteps, all while studying for a hospitality management degree at Glasgow Caledonian University. David said: "It's also especially meaningful to be following in the footsteps of Katie Moran, our operations director here at voco Grand Central - and to honour my Nana, who worked in F&B in this very building over 45 years ago, just like me! "I hope she would be proud." Marcello Ventisei, general manager at voco Grand Central, said: "David exemplifies everything we stand for at voco – professionalism, passion and potential. "We're all incredibly proud of him. "From day one, he's brought energy and excellence to our team, and we're thrilled to see that recognised nationally." Read more: Glasgow housing association secures more than £500k for tenants Katie Moran, operations director and fellow Acorn Award alumna, said: "Having won an Acorn myself, I know how much this means - and David's very deserving of this accolade. "He's a rising star in every sense and brings such heart and drive to our hotel. "The future is bright for him, and this is only the beginning." Since 1986, the Acorn Awards have been a marker of success for young talent in the hospitality industry, with previous winners including Gordon Ramsay and Jason Atherton. David now joins this prestigious alumni list — proudly representing Glasgow on a national stage.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Acorn, Provider of Monitoring and Controls for Backup Power Generators, to Participate in Investor Summit Virtual Microcap Conference, on June 11th
WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / Acorn Energy, Inc. (OTCQB:ACFN), a provider of remote monitoring and control solutions for backup power generators, gas pipelines and air compressors, will participate in investor meetings at the Q2 Investor Summit Virtual conference, on Wednesday, June 11th. To arrange a meeting with CEO Jan Loeb, please contact [email protected]. Date/Time: Wednesday, June 11th; available for meetings (by appointment) ACFN Information: About the Investor Summit The Investor Summit is an exclusive, independent conference dedicated to connecting microcap companies with qualified investors looking for compelling investment opportunities. It is an opportunity to be introduced to and speak with management at some of the most attractive small companies, learn from various subject matter experts, and see what your peers are doing in this market. This quarter's event is focused on MicroCap companies who are undervalued and have a catalyst. About Acorn ( )and OmniMetrixTM ( ) Acorn Energy, Inc. owns a 99% equity stake in OmniMetrix, a pioneer and leader in Internet of Things (IoT) wireless remote monitoring and control solutions for stand-by power generators, gas pipelines, air compressors and other industrial equipment. OmniMetrix serves tens of thousands of commercial and residential customers, including over 25 Fortune/Global 500 companies, supporting cell towers, manufacturing plants, medical facilities, data centers, retail stores, public transportation systems, energy distribution and federal, state and municipal government facilities and residential backup generators. OmniMetrix's proven, cost-effective solutions make critical systems more reliable and also enable automated 'demand response' electric grid support via enrolled backup generators. Follow us X: @Acorn_IR and @OmniMetrix StockTwits: @Acorn_Energy Investor Relations Contacts Catalyst IR William Jones, 267-987-2082 David Collins, 212-924-9800 [email protected] Conference Contact Fred Rockwell [email protected] or [email protected] Investor Summit Group SOURCE: Acorn Energy, Inc. press release
Time Magazine
a day ago
- Business
- Time Magazine
The Best TV Shows of 2025 So Far
Survive till '25. This was the watchword for Hollywood last year, repeated like a mantra at all levels of the industry, from studio execs to below-the-line crew members. But the strikes of 2023 that delayed releases slated for 2024 were never the only ills plaguing the entertainment sector. So it isn't surprising that the reality within the business hasn't quite lived up to the slogan. Still, the outlook for viewers has genuinely improved since this time last year, when beloved shows were just going back into production. Now, they've returned. The highlights of 2025 so far have included long-awaited new seasons of prestige TV phenomena like Severance and The White Lotus. Even more heartening has been the profusion of wonderful new shows, from star-studded slam dunks The Studio, The Pitt, and Dying for Sex to the surprise smash Adolescence. Adolescence (Netflix) Adolescence is, in many ways, this year's Baby Reindeer: a sleeper-hit British Netflix miniseries that started an overdue, international conversation about masculinity and its discontents. But rather than a semi-autobiographical—and intensely personal—black comedy like creator-star Richard Gadd 's Reindeer, Adolescence is a harrowing drama about the effects of incel culture and the misogynistic manosphere on kids who can't even imagine growing up without social media. In just four episodes that unfold not just in real time, but also as elegantly executed single shots, co-creators Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne relate the tragedy of a 13-year-old boy, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), arrested for the murder of a female classmate. That he did kill her is established early on; the question is, why? The standout hour puts Jamie in conversation with a psychologist (Erin Doherty) who gradually untangles the mess of influences that turned a seemingly normal middle schooler violent. Cooper, Doherty, and Graham, who plays Jamie's guilt-stricken father, are all phenomenal. It's no surprise, either, to see the team behind this show kind of taking over TV in 2025. Already this year, Thorne has released two other moving social dramas in the U.S., Toxic Town on Netflix and Best Interests on Acorn. Graham and Doherty, meanwhile, can be seen in Hulu's Victorian crime series A Thousand Blows. Dying for Sex (FX) If it wasn't based on a true story turned podcast, the premise of Dying for Sex might sound so far-fetched as to be offensive. Diagnosed with terminal cancer at 40, Molly (Michelle Williams) dumps her condescending husband (Jay Duplass), recruits her chaotic best friend (Jenny Slate) as her caretaker, and embarks upon a sexual odyssey to compensate for a lifetime of trauma and repression. Specifically, while undergoing invasive treatments, she exerts control over her circumstances by exploring domination. From consensual crotch-kicking to hospice hallucinations, Dying for Sex never encounters a there where it's too timid to go. And it's almost never less than believable, thanks to its grounding in an ordinary person's extraordinary last days; Williams and Slate's electric portrayal of a bond that is the most important relationship in both women's lives; and the balance co-creators Kim Rosenstock and Liz Meriwether strike between humor, heat, and brutal honesty about the universal experience that is death. Forever (Netflix) Judy Blume 's Forever, with its frank depictions of teen sex and detailed account of a visit to Planned Parenthood, has been in the cross-hairs of uptight adults since its publication in 1975. But Blume's empathetic yet clear-eyed portrait of first love became a YA classic anyway. Now creator Mara Brock Akil has updated it for a tech-saturated 21st century, in a remarkable adaptation that resituates what its white, suburban story among Black teens in L.A. The central couple, Lovie Simone's ambitious, working-class Keisha and Justin, a wealthy but lost prep schooler played by Michael Cooper Jr., feel more vivid and specific than the original characters. In a choice that ensures the show resonates with viewers of all ages, Forever also spends time with their wise, loving, inevitably imperfect parents. What Brock Akil and her phenomenal cast preserve from the novel are its most timeless themes—the ecstasy of new romance, the unpredictable nature of youth, the expanded perspective that can only come from experience. Mo (Netflix) In 2022, when Netflix unveiled the first season of Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef 's comedy series based on Amer's experiences as a Palestinian refugee in Texas, Oct. 7 was just another date. But by the time Mo returned for its second season, this past January, the massacre Hamas committed on Israeli soil on that day in 2023 had catalyzed a war that has decimated Gaza. As one of vanishingly few Palestinian American voices in Hollywood, Amer might have devoted what would, unfortunately, be his show's final season to current events. Instead, he confined the story of his alter ego Mo Najjar's family to the months leading up to Oct. 7, opening with a Mexican detour that connected Mo's predicament to that of all immigrants, continuing through the Najjars' Kafkaesque quest for citizenship, and concluding with the their picturesque but by no means carefree visit to a homeland they hadn't seen in decades. By turns hilarious, horrifying, and sublime, Mo broadens horizons by eschewing polemic in favor of conversation. The Pitt (Max) Arriving at a fallow moment on the calendar, propelled by a wave of nostalgia for '90s network television, The Pitt hooked viewers with the promise of ER star Noah Wyle's return to the emergency room, in a new medical drama conceived by that show's producers. That was hardly all the series had to offer, though. An hour-by-hour chronicle of a single shift at a busy Pittsburgh trauma center, the first season surveyed the dire state of public health in America, earning praise from the medical community by highlighting challenges hospital workers routinely face that are rarely represented in TV's many inferior doctor shows. It gave us wonderful characters, from Wyle as a hypercompetent attending physician who is quietly suffering to Taylor Dearden as an empathetic young resident, in a singular performance that resonated with neurodivergent viewers. At its most ambitious, The Pitt pressed its stethoscope to the heart of a nation that, in its many crises, resembles nothing so much as an overcrowded emergency room. The Rehearsal (HBO) Shakespeare may have popularized the idea that life is a performance, but comedian-auteur Nathan Fielder has pushed it to an extreme in The Rehearsal, a reality comedy premised on the assumption that any human pursuit can be improved through practice. While the show's first season rearranged brains with Fielder's increasingly introspective attempt to help a woman rehearse for motherhood, Season 2 has focused on the creator's own, weirdly timely obsession with aviation safety. The big idea—one less mind-exploding than its predecessor but equally engaging—is that open communication between a plane's captain and first officer would prevent crashes. But the digressions, from a psychological profile of hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger to Fielder's brilliant response to censorship, are at least as funny and fruitful. I won't spoil the finale for those who've yet to see it; suffice to say the season sticks the landing. Severance (Apple TV+) The three-year interval between the first and second seasons of Severance, accompanied by reports of a writing and production process plagued by ' panic ' over fans' high expectations, didn't seem to bode well for Apple's hit sci-fi thriller. But creator Dan Erickson, director-executive producer Ben Stiller, and their note-perfect cast managed to overcome those anxieties in a new batch of episodes that rivaled Season 1 without repeating it. Set amid employees of a dystopian megacorp called Lumon who've had their consciousnesses consensually 'severed'—creating one 'innie' self for work and one off-the-clock 'outie'—originally presented as a melancholy satire of office culture. This season, however, deepened the show's philosophical undertones, using the love triangle that formed between protagonist Mark (Adam Scott), his innie's soulmate Helly (Britt Lower), and his outie's long-lost wife (Dichen Lachman), as well as the romantic lives of supporting characters, to raise fascinating questions about the nature of selfhood. The Studio (Apple TV+) The year's best new comedy is Seth Rogen's all-star sendup of the film industry ca. 2025, a business beset by AI anxiety, labor unrest, and a pandemic-related cinema apocalypse, whose only formula for success seems to be convincing high-minded auteurs to make movies tied to brands beloved by children. The Studio, which casts Rogen as a well-meaning but deeply insecure executive who's suddenly promoted to studio head, isn't exactly a revolutionary idea. In fact, it pays homage to predecessors like Robert Altman 's The Player. What the show brings to the genre—and what makes each kinetic half-hour of its first season so much fun to watch—is a fierce love of movies that comes through in, for example, an extended homage to Chinatown and such stylistic flexes as a single-shot episode devoted to filming a single-shot scene. A cast that includes Catherine O'Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, and a mess of A-list guest stars appearing as themselves (Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Steve Buscemi, Greta Lee, Ron Howard, Anthony Mackie, Olivia Wilde, etc. etc. ) doesn't hurt, either. The White Lotus (HBO) In its long-awaited third season, Mike White's murderous high-end tourism satire was bigger, crazier—and, ultimately, more divisive than ever before. Some complained about the slow pace or the vaguely sketched Thai characters; others got the ick from that excruciating incest subplot. Fair enough. Even I wasn't fully satisfied with the finale, which erred toward predictability in some places and was riddled with holes in others. And yet! White's interrogation of how Eastern spirituality is instrumentalized by soul-sick Westerners succeeded in its wildest provocations. Also, I still can't think of another show that so thrillingly builds tension and explodes pieties purely through piercing dialogue exchanged by ideally cast actors. (This season's MVP list was long: Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sam Rockwell in an iconic surprise guest arc, returning favorite Natasha Rothwell.) Nor, in a post- Succession world, can I name a show that's more fun to pick apart on a weekly basis. So, is The White Lotus really past its prime? As a poet once said: Piper, NO! Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (PBS) It's probably an indictment on all of us—Hollywood, critics, the viewing public—that one of the greatest actors in the English-speaking world (Mark Rylance) can reprise his riveting portrayal of a singular statesman (Thomas Cromwell) in the long-awaited sequel to a masterly adaptation (Wolf Hall) of the late Hilary Mantel 's marvel of historical fiction… and we're too busy praising The Last of Us to notice. But I'm not here to scold. Rather, take this as a reminder that it's not too late to dive into the excellent The Mirror and the Light, which revisits the Cromwell saga as the once-ascendant advisor to Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) discovers that he, too, is vulnerable to the tyrant's whims. Unshowy direction brings language and performances to the forefront, as Rylance's increasingly lonely, doleful tactician keeps reliving the day he delivered Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy) to her death and is haunted by the ghost of his mentor, Cardinal Wolsey (Jonathan Pryce). Though set in the 16th century, the series' bleak observations about elitism, integrity, and the consequences when flawed people wield absolute power feel remarkably timely.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Huge £100million beachfront attraction with indoor forests and treehouses forced to delay opening date
THE Eden Project in Morecambe has been pushed back by two years with an even later opening date, The 5 The original opening date has been delayed by two years already Credit: 5 Designs reveal treehouses and huge walkways Credit: Eden Project With changes still being made on the design details, Eden Project According to the Despite the delay, an updated report has said that "work has been progressing". There will also be a big meeting on June 4 to discuss the Eden Project with Lancaster City Council's budget and performance panel. Read More on UK Attractions The Eden Project Morecambe was first given official government approval back in March 2023. It also secured £50million in Levelling Up funding to allow work to commence on the £100million project . The project was originally named , and the hope was that it would have the same success as the Eden Project , which opened in 2001. Plans for the site are very impressive, showing three huge egg-shaped structures looking over the bay. Most read in News Travel Other images of the potential site reveal walkways linking treehouses, as well as other wooden structures. Once completed, the new Eden Project will be home to a "hyper-real forest" with large installations and immersive theatre. The new £130million Eden Project attraction set to open in the UK 5 The new Eden Project will look over the coast of Morecambe Bay Credit: Grimshaw Architects The plans also reveal a "Bay Glade" with a well-being landscape and a Natural Observatory for research and education. There will also be an exhibition area and meeting point for guests named the Bay Hall. The attraction will also have children's play areas, restaurants, cafes and a gift shop. The Eden Project website states: " "Eden Project 5 Inside will be a hyper-real forest and immersive theatre Credit: Eden Project The site in Morecambe isn't the only one set to open in the UK, there's plans to build another Eden Project in Dundee. The Eden Project Dundee was also expected to open in 2026, but has been pushed back to 2030. The attraction is set to be built along the River Tay and attract as many as 500,000 tourists a year. Another The Eden Project Foyle in Northern Ireland is costing an estimated £67million and is set to have the biggest undercover play area in Europe. The main attraction will be the Acorn, a "performance area and play space" connected by walkway, with the entire site being the largest undercover play area in Europe. This includes zip wires, rope bridges, slides, floating boardwalks and paths on the roof that both adults and children can walk along. Here's more on And a 5 The opening of the Eden Project in Morecambe Bay has been pushed back to 2028 Credit: Eden Project International
Scotsman
21-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Acorn: Scotland's carbon capture project in doubt as Labour minister to 'bid' Rachel Reeves for funds
A UK minister has admitted having to 'bid' for funding from the Chancellor to finally get Scotland's carbon capture project up and running. Sign up to our Politics newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... A Scottish Labour minister has raised fears the long-delayed Acorn carbon capture project could be further held up after admitting he is having to 'bid' with Chancellor Rachel Reeves to get the investment over the line. UK energy minister Michael Shanks stressed his department is having to lobby Ms Reeves to sign off funding for the crucial project, insisting it would be a 'significant sum of public money" for the Treasury to part with. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad A new dawn: Plans for carbon capture and storage are at an advanced phase for VPI, where the intention is to be the anchor emitter for the Viking CCS project. The Chancellor is poised to determine whether to finally fund the Acorn project at her spending review next month. The decision comes amid reports her team is mulling potential cuts after MPs warned the 'high risk' policy should be re-evaluated to ensure it is 'affordable for taxpayers and consumers'. The key details of the Acorn project The Acorn project, which would be based near Peterhead, has been in the pipeline for years and would allow fossil fuels to continue to be burnt without, in theory, releasing harmful carbon emissions. The project is seen as key to scaling up the low-carbon hydrogen sector in Scotland and future plans for Grangemouth, but the technology has not yet been demonstrated at commercial scale. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband. PIC: Justin Tallis/PA Wire Speaking in front of Holyrood's economy and fair work committee on Wednesday, Mr Shanks insisted the UK government was 'supportive of the Acorn project' and refuted claims Ms Reeves was 'going cold' on funding. He said: 'The Secretary for State has been really clear in Parliament that we see it as a crucial part of how we deliver our decarbonisation journey for Scottish industry and energy. It's a really important investment proposition.' Energy Minister Michael Shanks with Cerulean Winds' alliance partners on a tour of the Port of Ardersier near Inverness hearing about the Aspen floating windfarm which will create over 1,000 jobs. | Contributed The minister, however, admitted his department is having to lobby the Chancellor to approve funding for the project to get up and running. He said: 'It is obviously a significant sum of public money and it's right that it's for the spending review to make that decision. Our sense of it is that it is a serious part of our spending review bid and it will be considered alongside everything else in the next few weeks and announced to Parliament in the usual way.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Minister pressed over Grangemouth Mr Shanks was pressed by SNP MSP for Falkirk East Michelle Thomson over Petroineos' closure of the Grangemouth oil refinery and who was responsible. READ MORE: North Sea leaders and energy workers urge Keir Starmer to scrap oil and gas windfall tax Ms Thomson said: 'I can tell you both categorically both my anger and my significant disappointment at what has happened. And all of us in politics need to play our part in taking accountability and responsibility for this situation - for the people that work there and the people in the town and for Scotland. 'I feel I've done everything I can, but I take responsibility and accountability for that because I'm an elected politician. Do you?' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Mr Shanks claimed the previous Conservative UK government had refused past attempts from the SNP Scottish Government for Project Willow, the blueprint for future industries to be developed at Grangemouth, to be drawn up years ago. He also told MSPs that Grangemouth had been allocated more time and staff from UK ministers and officials in finding solutions to the refinery closing and future plans 'than any other issue that we have faced as a government in the last nine months'. Minister on regrets Mr Shanks pointed to UK energy secretary Ed Miliband 'having more meetings on this than anything else' and himself 'meeting almost every single week on this question'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad He said: 'We could not turn around what has been a long-standing issue at that refinery in nine months. 'It's not a political answer about passing responsibility. It's a reality that years ago, we knew that the situation at Grangemouth was precarious and the previous government did nothing about that.
