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RTÉ News
39 minutes ago
- Politics
- RTÉ News
TUI members accept senior cycle redevelopment measures
Members of the Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) have voted by a margin of 73% to 27% to accept negotiated implementation measures for senior cycle redevelopment. The union's executive committee had recommended acceptance, stating that it believed the measures were the best that could be achieved through negotiation. Announcing the outcome, the union said the ballot was on the acceptability of the implementation measures and not the actual curriculum, "which the Minister has the power to prescribe under the Education Act and which other stakeholders have no veto over". TUI President David Waters said, notwithstanding the vote, members continued to have concerns. '"We have specific concerns about the system capacity for the roll-out of the science subjects in schools that have been chronically under-resourced, the potential risks to assessment posed by AI and the additional resourcing required to ensure that no students, particularly those in DEIS settings, are put at a disadvantage by any of the changes. "It is now imperative that these and any other arising issues are urgently addressed", Mr Waters said.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Only On: Sheriff T.K. Waters weighs in on arrests during Jacksonville City Council meeting
Only on Action News Jax, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters weighed in on the arrest of three people during Tuesday night's City Council meeting. Video shows Jacksonville Sheriff's officers pulling protester Conor Cauley over a seat and taking him into custody during the meeting. The agency claims he refused to leave council chambers when ordered and put his hands on an officer. Two others, Leah Grady and Teagan Belloit, were also arrested and charged with resisting without violence. Cauley was charged with resisting with violence, a felony, and slapped with a misdemeanor weapons charge after JSO claimed to have found a knife on him. During his first appearance, though, a judge found no probable cause for the resisting with violence charge after reviewing video of the incident. Jacksonville mayor: Small 'credit card' knife found on 1 of 3 arrested during City Council meeting 'We had community members who were peacefully engaging and civil engaging with the public meeting who were completely, unjustly attacked and brutalized by the police,' Ryan Delaney with the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network said. Delaney and other supports waited outside the jail all night in solidarity with the three who were arrested. He argued the arrests were politically motivated. 'This is political repression. This is the state that we live in right now. Especially people who want to speak out about Palestine. We are constantly being attacked by the state for speaking out for the human rights of Palestinian people,' Delaney said. 'We are constantly being attacked by the state for speaking out for the human rights of Palestinian people.' But Waters argued that's not the case. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] He pointed to the fact that others were removed from council chambers without incident that same night. 'You try to be as patient as you can, but in situations like that, especially when there's a lot of people around. You know, sometimes these situations, when you have one group saying no, it causes, it gets almost like it causes everyone else to start uprising a bit. To avoid that from happening, you take care of the issue,' Waters said. 'You take care of it quickly, as efficiently as possible, as safely as possible and you get out. And everyone left there without any injury.' And while supporters of the three suspects want to see all the charges they're facing dropped, Waters told Action News Jax he wants to see prosecutions move forward, to discourage others from disrupting council meetings moving forward. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] 'If you continue to signal that it's going to be a slap on the wrist, you're not going to do anything about it, all it does is make people want to continue to do those things and show that they're going to be disruptive when they want to be disruptive,' Waters said. 'And I'm sure, whoever that judge is, I don't know who it is, if that's the case they would not allow someone to act out in their courtroom.' While the judge did not find probable cause for Cauley's resisting arrest with violence charge, she set his bond at $1,503 for the weapons charge. Belloit was released without bond on her charge of resisting without violence. Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Knife allegedly brought into Jacksonville City Council meeting prompts security changes
A knife allegedly brought into Jacksonville City Council chambers during Tuesday night's council meeting is raising security concerns. The man accused of bringing it in, Conor Cauley, is charged with a second-degree misdemeanor. His attorney argued during his first appearance, that the knife is a pocket knife, and therefore not considered a weapon under state law, but Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters disagrees. 'A knife that can stick someone and cause major damage to them is a weapon, and I think most people agree with that. I think the people watching and listening would agree with that,' Waters said. While people can legally carry concealed weapons into city hall, state law prohibits weapons from being carried into city council meetings. Because of that distinction in state law, additional security measures are in place to screen people before entering City Council meetings. How the knife allegedly made it past those measures is unclear, but city officials are already looking into potential security changes. 'I believe it would be prudent to sit down with JSO and see if we need to make any adjustments so we can keep our citizens of Jacksonville safe,' Council President Randy White (R-District 12) said in a statement sent to Action News Jax. Waters noted JSO only provides security inside council chambers. [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] 'We're gonna make sure our city council leaders are safe at all times,' Waters said. The screening of attendees is conducted outside the chambers by First Coast Security. 'Moving forward, we have directed First Coast Security to train their officers on this style of concealed weapon, and to conduct extra inspections of all personal items going into the Council Chambers,' Mayor Donna Deegan said in an emailed statement. [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Waters expressed relief in the fact Tuesday night's incident didn't result in anyone being injured. 'Knife wounds, those things are very, very dangerous. So, I know the mayor is going to look at it and she's going to address that with her folks over there at City Hall to make sure that they do everything they can to make sure that doesn't happen again,' Waters said. In addition to screening people's personal items when entering council meetings, the mayor also said a full security review of City Hall is being conducted, 'including potential equipment upgrades, staffing changes, and vendor options - as we get closer to the current security vendor contract expiring in September 2025.' Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Why Waters (WAT) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term
For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals. Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term. For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time. Milford, MA-based, Waters Corp. is an analytical instrument manufacturer and offers practical and sustainable products for laboratory-dependent organizations. Moreover, Waters provides analytical workflow solutions based on mass spectrometry (MS), liquid chromatography (LC) and thermal analysis technologies. WAT boasts a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 8.7% year-over-year for 2025, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 5.1%. Four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $12.89 per share. WAT boasts an average earnings surprise of 4%. Looking at cash flow, Waters is expected to report cash flow growth of 4.1% this year; WAT has generated cash flow growth of 4.6% over the past three to five years. Investors should take the time to consider WAT for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores. Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Waters Corporation (WAT) : Free Stock Analysis Report This article originally published on Zacks Investment Research ( Zacks Investment Research Sign in to access your portfolio
Associated Press
2 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Waters Introduces BioResolve Protein A Affinity Columns to Accelerate Antibody Titer Measurement, Enhancing Process Agility and Batch Quality
News Summary MILFORD, Mass., May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) today announced the launch of the BioResolve™ Protein A Affinity Columns with MaxPeak™ Premier Technology, providing precise titer measurements. This launch marks the first set of affinity chromatography columns that Waters has brought to market, in a groundbreaking move as the Company continues to release new products that solve unmet needs in large molecule separations. The new columns enable earlier access to results in upstream bioprocessing, faster method optimization in downstream development for biologics, and a new level of agility in the discovery, optimization, and manufacturing of antibody-based drug products. 'Today's launch of the BioResolve Protein A Affinity Columns will help to bring lifesaving therapies to patients, faster. One of the main bottlenecks in the development of biotherapeutics like monoclonal antibodies is the time required to identify and optimize a suitable cell line for antibody production,' said Dr. Udit Batra, President and Chief Executive Officer, Waters Corporation. 'We have solved for this by designing a novel, highly efficient particle with an immobilized Protein A surface, and combined this with MaxPeak Premier Hardware, resulting in the most sensitive protein A column on the market.' The BioResolve Protein A Affinity Columns have been designed to provide up to 7x improvements in sensitivity compared to the market leader. The novel, non-porous 3.5 μm particles allow accurate quantitation of antibody titers at lower concentrations and with less sample. In addition, the columns have been designed to couple with size exclusion chromatography columns to measure titer concentrations and aggregate analysis in a single run on any LC system. 'The new column will enhance our ability to support our clients in developing new medicines,' said Arnaud Delobel, R&D and Innovation Director, Quality Assistance. 'It simplifies two-dimensional workflows for simultaneous titer and aggregate analysis, and can be readily integrated into new LC/MS setups to analyze in-process antibody samples without prior purification. By streamlining workflows and enabling simultaneous assessment of multiple critical quality attributes, it helps cut project turnaround times and ultimately supports faster time to market for biologics.' This innovation furthers the Company's commitment to enhancing the analytical toolbox for biomolecule characterization, allowing scientists to speed up the development of safe, efficacious, and accessible biotherapeutics. The columns are available in 2.1 x 20 mm and 3.9 x 5 mm formats and are available to order now. Additional Resources: See application notes and specifications at ABOUT: Waters Corporation (NYSE:WAT) is a global leader in analytical instruments, separations technologies, and software, serving the life, materials, food, and environmental sciences for over 65 years. Our Company helps ensure the efficacy of medicines, the safety of food and the purity of water, and the quality and sustainability of products used every day. In over 100 countries, our 7,600+ passionate employees collaborate with customers in laboratories, manufacturing sites, and hospitals to accelerate the benefits of pioneering science. Waters, BioResolve, and MaxPeak are trademarks of Waters Technologies Corporation. Contact: Molly Gluck Head of External Communications Waters Corporation [email protected] Mobile: +1.617.833.8166 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Waters Corporation
