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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Meghalaya CM Sangma inaugurates Meghalaya's first Centrifuged Latex unit in East Garo Hills
Guwahati: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma inaugurated the state's first Centrifuged Latex Unit in Koksi Nengsat, East Garo Hills. Designed to benefit 3,000 rubber growers , the Rs 18.8 crore modern facility processes natural rubber latex into high-quality centrifuged latex, catering to industries such as dipped goods and adhesives. This unit is managed and implemented by Sr Rose, founder of Mendipathar Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MMCS) and is funded by the State Government through Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA) with an amount of Rs 18.8 Crore. Explore courses from Top Institutes in Please select course: Select a Course Category Others PGDM Digital Marketing Public Policy MBA MCA Management Cybersecurity Finance others Operations Management Technology Data Science CXO Artificial Intelligence Leadership Design Thinking Product Management Degree Data Analytics Project Management Data Science Healthcare Skills you'll gain: Duration: 28 Weeks MICA CERT-MICA SBMPR Async India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 16 Weeks Indian School of Business CERT-ISB Transforming HR with Analytics & AI India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 7 Months S P Jain Institute of Management and Research CERT-SPJIMR Exec Cert Prog in AI for Biz India Starts on undefined Get Details Skills you'll gain: Duration: 9 months IIM Lucknow SEPO - IIML CHRO India Starts on undefined Get Details Sangma commended all departments and individuals involved in the programme, emphasizing that the initiative would bring significant changes to the lives of people in Garo Hills and Meghalaya. He stated, 'Our state government has worked tirelessly since 2018 to improve farmers' livelihoods and overcome various challenges. We have launched several programs and schemes, such as Focus, Focus+, and CM Farm+, to benefit our farmers.' He highlighted that both the Prime Minister and state governments are in alignment to double farmers' incomes and transform their livelihoods. 'To achieve our target of a $10 billion economy, we need to improve livelihoods and opportunities for our farmers,' he noted. Chief Minister highlighted several initiatives, noting that the Cooperative Society in Tikrikilla was supported to establish a factory producing Nokma Icecream, benefiting over a thousand farmers. He also mentioned the establishment of a Jackfruit Processing Unit in Rongara and a Mushroom Processing Unit by Sister Rose in Mendipathar. Encouraging entrepreneurship, he invited individuals to set up finished rubber product factories, as raw materials are readily available in Meghalaya. He urged youths to seize these opportunities, stating, 'We need to encourage youth to take up entrepreneurship. Through CM Elevate, we are supporting business ventures and promoting entrepreneurship in the state'. During the event, the Chief Minister also laid the foundation for Meghalaya's first fruit dehydration unit . The project, costing Rs 23 Crore will be completed by November next year and will have a processing capacity of 7,400 MT fruits annually. The project will benefit over 5,000 farmers through assured procurement and improved price realization, reduce post-harvest losses, and generate employment opportunities.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Young mum guilty of manslaughter as six-month-old baby thrown from car crash
Morgan Kiely, then 19, had been drinking at Clacton beach in Essex with a friend - her six-month-old Harry was tragically killed after being thrown from his car seat following a crash later that day A young mum has been convicted of manslaughter after her six-month-old baby was thrown from a car because he wasn't properly strapped into his seat. Morgan Kiely, who was 19 at the time, had been drinking at Clacton beach in Essex with a friend and her young son Harry on July 13, 2022. But as the friend drove away, the car rolled over and ended up on its roof - and Harry was ejected from his seat through an open window. He tragically died later that night from "unsurvivable" injuries including a skull fracture. Morgan Kiely, now 22, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence today at Chelmsford Crown Court. She received a two-year suspended prison sentence after the jury deliberated for about five hours over two days. Kiely opted not to testify at her trial and a key witness stated it was "highly likely" the straps of Harry's seat hadn't been fastened. Chelmsford Crown Court heard Kiely was the passenger in a Ford Focus owned by her friend Stevie Steel when the accident occurred. Harry was seated in a rear seat behind his mother. Steel, from Crayford, Kent, has previously confessed to causing death by careless driving while over the drink drive limit. Kiely and Steel met up around 3pm and purchased three bottles of Prosecco en route to the beach in Clacton with Harry. They spent several hours on the beach and were briefly joined by Mitchell Bassett, Steel's ex-partner. Mr Bassett had kindly offered to drive them from the beach after learning about their plans to continue their evening's drinking. Judge Robert Jay stated: "Alarm bells should have been ringing in your head at that point. You knew how much Stevie had drunk. You could and should have taken up Mitchell's offer. A mother should not agree to travel with a drunk driver." The court was informed that Steel became distracted while driving and collided with a parked car on Cherry Tree Avenue. The Focus, which was adhering to the 30mph speed limit, rolled over and ended up on its roof. The two women were left dangling upside down by their seatbelts, while six-month-old Harry was ejected from the car through an open window. Judge Jay commented: "This was not an accident that was likely to happen. Maybe 99 times out of 100 the car would not have rolled over at this sort of speed and Harry would have survived." Harry sustained a catastrophic skull fracture. Members of the public, including a retired paediatric nurse, rushed to assist. Harry received treatment at the scene for over an hour before being hurried to hospital where medical staff continued their efforts to save him. He passed away around 9pm. During the trial, the jury examined a 999 call from the scene, bodycam footage from an officer, testimony from an expert witness explaining the workings of the child car seat, and evidence provided by Mr Bassett. Judge Jay addressed Kiely: "Harry's safety was your responsibility. It should have been your primary concern that day." The judge stated that her negligent behaviour on that day was a lapse in her otherwise good care of Harry. "I think that it is obvious to everyone in this courtroom that you were a very good mother to Harry in all respects, and that this was a singleton failure," the judge expressed. The court was informed that Kiely, 22, from Ryde Avenue, Clacton, had left her job as a carer and now has a four-month-old baby. Benjamin Summers, defending, read out statements to the court describing Kiely as a "devoted and loving mother" to Harry, who was "deeply caring". The court learned she had taken Harry on trips to Liverpool and Scotland during his short life to visit relatives, and had recently returned to work as a carer. Earlier in the trial, the jury heard from an expert witness about the child car seat and how it is designed to function. The witness suggested it was highly unlikely but not impossible that the straps of the seat had been secured in the car. Mr Summers stated: "Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful error, it was, but, we say, not making her grossly negligent at the time. We argue it is not as simple as saying the failure to secure a child in a car seat, full stop, is enough."
Miami Herald
22-07-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Focus Universal Set to Launch Customer Testing for Revolutionary One-Click SEC Reporting Software
ONTARIO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2025 / Focus Universal Inc. (NASDAQ:FCUV) ("Focus" or the "Company"), a provider of patented hardware and software design technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, and SEC Financial Reporting proprietary AI-Driven Automation Software, is pleased to announce that Focus is scheduled begin customer testing of their fully automated SEC financial reporting software on August 30, 2025. The Company also plans to launch a technology roadshow to showcase this groundbreaking platform. Interested clients, partners, corporate filers, and investors are welcome to contact Focus Universal directly at info@ or ir@ for meetings and product demonstrations. SEC financial reporting is traditionally a complex, costly, and time-consuming process. It includes: Preparing consolidated financial statements,Drafting SEC reports using various office software and / or burdensome company-wide systems,Converting those documents into fully SEC-compliant files, andAutomated embedding of tags as required for regulatory filing. For large organizations, this process can take thousands of person days. For small public companies, the entire process may take several weeks. Delays in filing can result in SEC reviews, enforcement actions, and significant penalties. Currently, several companies offer semi-automated solutions that address only part of the tagging process as part of the entire process. Focus Universal, by contrast, has developed a fully automated, end-to-end solution powered by both automation and Variegated AI, whereby Focus believes the technology enables the computer to conduct the activities for which the computer is designed and optimal and allows the human to remain within the decision loop and center upon what the human excels. With a single click, Focus' software can: Retrieve financial statements from accounting platforms,Reformat data into spreadsheets for consolidated financial reporting,Automatically generate consolidated financials,Populate the word-processed version of SEC filings,Convert the documents to SEC-compliant versions via formatting, andAutomated embedding accurate requisite tags into the HTML file - with very limited manual input. Built-in validation, including self-consistency and compliance checks, ensures accuracy and eliminates human error. Essentially, Focus believes what once took weeks of manual work can now be completed in minutes. "I'm extremely proud of what our team has achieved. We sincerely believe this milestone represents a new era for SEC financial reporting," said Desheng Wang, CEO of Focus Universal. "Unlike other companies offering partial automation, our solution provides a true one-click process from raw accounting data all the way to a complete SEC filing. After years of development, we believe we've solved the final challenge - full automated processing including the final edgarization and XBRL tagging." According to recent industry analysis, the Financial Reporting Software Market was valued at US $13.9 billion in 2022 and is projected to grow to US $36.6 billion by 2030, at a CAGR of 12.8%. The surge is driven by the increasing complexity of financial data, the high cost of compliance, and the need for scalable, efficient, and intelligent reporting tools. Focus believes this innovation does not replace the SEC-required review process but removes much of the labor-intensive, manual work, dramatically cutting preparation and revision time for public companies. As mentioned, Focus Universal cordially invites investors, industry experts, and public companies to explore potential collaborations or schedule a live demonstration during the upcoming roadshow. About Focus Universal:Focus Universal Inc. is a provider of patented hardware and software design technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G. The company has developed five disruptive patented technology platforms with 26 patents and patents pending in various phases and eight trademarks pending in various phases to solve the major problems facing hardware and software design and production within the industry today. These technologies combined to have the potential to reduce costs, product development timelines and energy usage while increasing range, speed, efficiency, and security. Focus currently trades on the Nasdaq Markets. Forward-Looking Statements:Statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and prospects, as well as any other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: the uncertainties related to market conditions and the completion of the public offering on the anticipated terms or at all, and other factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of the preliminary prospectus filed with the SEC. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date hereof and Focus Universal specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise. For company inquiries, please contact:Investor Relations626-272-3883ir@ SOURCE: Focus Universal Inc.
UPI
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Caitriona Balfe, Fiona Shaw, more join 'Sense and Sensibility' remake
1 of 5 | Caitriona Balfe, seen at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif., has joined the cast of "Sense & Sensibility." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo July 21 (UPI) -- Focus Features announced additional cast for its new Sense and Sensibility film on Monday. Outlander's Caitriona Balfe, Killing Eve's Fiona Shaw, Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum and Bodhi Rae Breathnach have joined the cast. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles star as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood in the Jane Austen adaptation. Focus announced the film in June and it is in production in Britain. Diana Reid wrote the adaptation, with Georgia Oakley as director. The Austen novel that inspired the film follows the Dashwoods, a widow and her three daughters, who are left poor by Mr. Dashwood's elder children. A 1995 film adaptation won an Oscar for Emma Thompson's screenplay adaptation. It was nominated for Best Picture, Thompson and Kate Winslet's performances, cinematography, costume design and musical score. Ang Lee directed that film. Focus re-released its 2005 Pride and Prejudice film earlier this year.
The Irish Sun
18-07-2025
- Automotive
- The Irish Sun
Britain's most popular car to RETURN after being axed two years ago – but not as you remember it
BRITAIN'S most popular car is set to make a huge return two years after being axed. However, it will not come back exactly as you may remember it. Advertisement 5 Ford may be considering reviving the Fiesta Credit: AFP 5 It is rumoured the Ford Focus could also return, just after the model has been discontinued Credit: Getty Ford discontinued The final car rolled off the production line on July 7th that same year after However, according to a report by Automobilwoche, the company is eyeing up a The outlet also reports that Ford could also plan to revive the Focus after Advertisement READ MORE ON FORD Currently, the Ford Explorer and Capri models are underpinned by Volkswagen's MEB platform. It is thought this might be used to build the revived Fiesta and Focus models. Ford has not yet outright confirmed that the Fiesta or the Focus is making a return. Christoph Herr is the head of the Ford Service Organisation (FCSD) for Advertisement Most read in Motors Exclusive Exclusive He has seemingly signalled that potential models could be brought in as replacements for the old but in new forms. He has told dealers in Europe that the leadership of the brand has improved investments for potential new electric and hybrid models. Ford is forced to immediately shut down factories and halt car production as CEO admits 'day to day' struggle for brand He explained: "[Ford will] invest in several vehicles, some of them together with partners and also with different forms of propulsion, including hybrids and fully electric vehicles." According to another report by , European dealers are hoping to find a replacement for the Ford Focus. Advertisement 5 The last Fiesta rolled off the production line in July 2023 Credit: Getty - Contributor 5 A spokesperson from Europe have signalled that the leadership has approved investment in electric and hybrid models Credit: Getty 5 European dealers are reportedly looking for replacements of the models Credit: Getty
