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CBC
10 hours ago
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- CBC
Get ready to rock at London Music Week
A group of dedicated music lovers in London are gearing up to celebrate talent this week with two award shows and seven days of live concerts and events. The 23rd Forest City Music Week kicks off Saturday and runs until the following Sunday. Here's a look at what's available: Kick off party on Dundas Place London Music week starts at 2 p.m. Saturday on Dundas Place when the road will be blocked and the music starts. There will be a beer garden to toast some of London's brightest musical stars. The afternoon bill includes Saveria, Pot is Drugs, Tyrone Traher, and Betamaxx. Award shows: Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 There will be two award shows this year. The first on Sunday June 1 to honour London's jazz and classical musicians. Catch that show at the Aeolian Hall starting at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation and there are performances by a dozen artists including, Denise Pelley, The Voices of Broadway Show Choir, Vintera String Quartet and Seth McNall Sextet. On June 8, head to the London Music Hall for the culminating award show. The show starts at 7 p.m. and again, admission is by donation. If you can only make one music week event, this is a good one to catch. In addition to the awards there will be live performances, including by four-time Juno award winning rapper Choclair. 'Live after 5' The London Music Awards teamed up with business associations across the city to bring music to restaurants. Catch the new "Live after 5" events on Wednesday, June 4 at the following eateries and bars: Old South Village Pub Idlewyld Inn Fitzrays Richmond Tavern Chuck's Roadhouse on Richmond Street Crossings Pub Anderson's Brewery Eastside Bar and Grill Chucks Roadhouse on Clarke Road. Hip hop and R&B showcase If you're still hungry for more music on Wednesday night, the Hip Hop and R&B showcase starts at 8 p.m. at Palasad Social Bowl on Adelaide Street. There's a free show hosted by IM'PERETIV and Jux Cain featuring DJ Mean Joe Tunes, Lprime, Thesis Sahib and Soft Eyez and more. Women rock! On Thursday June 5, you can check out Women of London Music at Palasad Social Bowl on Adelaide Street. This free show starts at 7 p.m. with performances by Leanne Mayer with Tracey Frank, Justine Chantale, Kristen Renée, and Lelê. Battle of The High School Bands This is a great show to hear from tomorrow's local music makers. The annual Battle of The High School Bands starts at 7 p.m. at The Marconi Club on Clarke Road. Admission is 10 dollars for students and 15 dollars for adults. Latin street party On Friday June 6 it's time to take it back to the streets with the Latin Street Party. Check out the vibrant, high-energy sounds form some of London's Latin musicians on Dundas Place. This show starts at 6 p.m. Gathering on The Green London's largest and oldest community festival in Wortley Village will feature performances to support London Music week. The gathering starts at 10 a.m. on June 7. Stop by to check out performance from: Swagger, Amanda Keeles, For The Record and children's entertainer Saidat. For the gearheads Also on Saturday, June 7, the Soundcheck for Success event lays out the newest and coolest for musicians. This year the curious can get their hands on some gear at Long & McQuade in London's South end at their Meg Drive location. Long & McQuade staff will be on hand to answer questions and fit you with the instrument of your dreams. Admission is free.
TechCrunch
a day ago
- Business
- TechCrunch
Trump administration to claw back $3.7B in clean energy and manufacturing awards
The Department of Energy announced today that it would be clawing back $3.7 billion worth of awards made under the Biden administration for clean energy and manufacturing. Large corporations and growing startups were caught up in the decision. Energy secretary Chris Wrights said the moves were 'due diligence' on the part of the Trump administration. His statement did not cite specific reasons why the projects were canceled, but pointed to a memorandum he issued on May 15, which suggests that the department may attempt to use its audit powers to rescind the awards. In total, 24 projects are affected by the move, including ones being developed by oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil, food manufacturer Kraft Heinz, industrial heat startup Skyven, cement and alumina startup Brimstone, and cement startup Sublime Systems. Here's a sampling of some of the awards in jeopardy: American Cast Iron Pipe Company (metal manufacturing): $75 million Brimstone Energy (low-carbon materials): $189 million Calpine's Baytown Energy Center (natural gas power plant): $270 million Calpine's Sutter Energy Center (natural gas power plant): $270 million Eastman Chemical Company's Longview Plant (molecular plastic recycling): $375 million Exxon Mobil's Baytown Olefins Plant (chemical plant): $331.9 million Skyven Technologies (heat pump steam generation): $15.3 million Sublime Systems (low carbon cement): $86.9 million Sublime told TechCrunch that it was caught off guard. 'Sublime was surprised and disappointed to receive the news about the termination of our Industrial Demonstrations Program award, given the clear progress we've made in scaling our American-invented technology, partnering with some of the Western World's largest cement producers, and generating a bankable customer base,' spokesperson Rob Kreis said via email. The startup is evaluating its options to continue scaling up its operations. Brimstone is hopeful things that things could be resolved with the DOE. Techcrunch event Save now through June 4 for TechCrunch Sessions: AI Save $300 on your ticket to TC Sessions: AI—and get 50% off a second. Hear from leaders at OpenAI, Anthropic, Khosla Ventures, and more during a full day of expert insights, hands-on workshops, and high-impact networking. These low-rate deals disappear when the doors open on June 5. Exhibit at TechCrunch Sessions: AI Secure your spot at TC Sessions: AI and show 1,200+ decision-makers what you've built — without the big spend. Available through May 9 or while tables last. Berkeley, CA | REGISTER NOW 'Given our project's strong alignment with President Trump's priority to increase U.S. production of critical minerals, we believe this was a misunderstanding. Brimstone's Rock Refinery represents the only economically viable way to produce the critical mineral alumina in the U.S. from U.S.-mined rocks,' Brimstone spokesperson Liza Darwin told TechCrunch via email. 'As the first U.S.-based alumina plant in a generation, our project — which would also make portland cement —would clear a 'mine-to-metal' path for U.S. aluminum production, fortifying the U.S. critical mineral supply chain and creating thousands of jobs,' she added.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Celebrating Excellence in Senior Care: Carlton Senior Living Honors 2024 'Best of the Best' Award Winners
Pleasanton, CA May 30, 2025 --( )-- Carlton Senior Living, a leading provider of senior care services in Northern California, hosted its prestigious annual 'Best of the Best' awards celebration on May 1 at The Club at Castlewood in Pleasanton, California. The event honored the 2024 award recipients—exceptional team members across all 11 Carlton communities who go above and beyond in providing extraordinary care and service to residents and their families. This year's celebration was especially meaningful as Carlton Senior Living marks its 40th anniversary. Since 1985, our family-founded, family-focused approach has been grounded in exceptional care, engaging activities, and a compassionate team. Built on the Carlton Commitments—Love, Honor, and Provide—our unique culture continues to set us apart. For four decades, we've proudly served seniors and their families, helping them live full, meaningful lives through personalized care and vibrant community living. The 'Best of the Best' awards reflect the incredible impact of those who choose careers in senior care and embody the values of empathy, dedication, and connection every day. Since 2016, the awards have recognized standout employees in each of the 32 unique positions across every shift within Carlton communities. From care partners and chefs to executive directors and overnight supervisors, the awards shine a spotlight on the team members whose passion and service define the heart of Carlton. Carlton President, Dave Coluzzi presented awards to each of the 2024 honorees and shared: 'Every day, our team members show up with heart, purpose, and a commitment to enriching the lives of our residents. The 'Best of the Best' celebration is about more than recognition—it's about honoring the incredible people who make Carlton feel like home. We applaud not just their achievements, but the culture of kindness and excellence they inspire across all of our communities.' Congratulations to our 2024 Best of the Best Winners: Amy Tet | Sales Assistant | Davis Luz Gutierrez | Care Partner Assisted Living AM Shift | Davis Armando Ruelas | Care Partner Memory Care PM Shift | Davis Teresa Garcia | Memory Care Overnight Supervisor | Davis Diana Castillo Yanez | Medication Technician | Davis Jess Beck | Resident Liaison | Davis Aylin Barajas | Executive Assistant | Downtown Pleasant Hill Imee Nungay | Care Manager | Downtown Pleasant Hill Rosario Caragay | Care Partner Assisted Living PM Shift | Downtown Pleasant Hill Amy Miller | Director of First Impressions | Downtown Pleasant Hill Anthony Jones Sr | Director of Memory Care | Downtown Pleasant Hill Alan Atkins | Dishwasher | Downtown Pleasant Hill Yamile Gonzalez | Memory Care Activities Assistant | Downtown Pleasant Hill Brenda Garcia | Housekeeping | Elk Grove Gurleen Kaur | Medication Manager | Elk Grove Dron Kumar | Maintenance Manager | Fremont Reyna Lopez | Wait Staff | Fremont Marites Manalastas | Care Partner Memory Care AM Shift | Memory Care of Contra Costa Monica Saelee | Dining Room Manager | Orangevale Anali Grove | Director of Resident Services | Orangevale Jon Platz | Chef | Pleasant Hill Kristine Fernandez | Evening Supervisor | Pleasant Hill Lakshmendra 'Mr. Laksh' Narayan | Maintenance Assistant | Sacramento Craig Owen | Driver | Sacramento Sheila Gulle | Memory Care Activity Manager | Sacramento Kasie Wimmer | Executive Director | Sacramento Louis Bynoe | Cook | Sacramento Campus Tigist Haile | Nurse | Sacramento Campus Gianni Amari | Sales Director | Sacramento Campus Ma Victoria Flancia | Assisted Living Overnight Supervisor | San Jose Jair Rivera | Assisted Living Activities Assistant | San Jose Issai Herrera | Assisted Living Activity Manager | San Jose Watch the heartwarming nomination videos here: About Carlton Senior Living: Since 1985, Carlton has been a trusted provider of senior care services, dedicated to enriching the lives of older adults through exceptional person-centered care. With communities throughout Northern California, Carlton offers Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care, ensuring a comfortable and supportive environment for seniors to thrive. Learn more at Contact Information: Carlton Senior Living Denee Coleman 800-227-5866 Contact via Email Read the full story here: Celebrating Excellence in Senior Care: Carlton Senior Living Honors 2024 'Best of the Best' Award Winners Press Release Distributed by
New York Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Row Z's end of season special: Gianni Infantino takes on Cristiano Ronaldo for the humility award
Welcome to Row Z, The Athletic's weekly column that shines a light on the bonkers side of the game. From clubs to managers, players to organisations, every Friday throughout the 2024-25 season we have brought you the absurdities, the greed, the contradictions, the preposterousness and the oddities of the sport we all love. We'll end on a high (low) note today with the Row Z 2024-25 Season Awards. Good luck Gianni, we're all rooting for you… Honourable mention: Al Nassr When a YouTuber named Abu Omar dared to do an innocent impression of supervillain Lionel Messi at the home of Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr gave a calm and measured response. 'What happened yesterday inside the dressing room in terms of individual (irresponsible) actions is unacceptable by some people who do not appreciate the value of the party they represent, nor the place and entity that left it.' Runner-up: Chelsea If they weren't selling the women's team to themselves to help balance the books, or being busy compiling the most expensive football squad of all time so they could win a trophy having been pitted against part-timers and farmers, Chelsea were making a firm stand on racism. July 2024: Midfielder Enzo Fernandez was filmed singing an offensive song about France's black players, who included Wesley Fofana, after winning the Copa America with Argentina. Advertisement Fofana called it 'uninhibited racism'. He later accepted an apology from his team-mate and said he 'did not understand' what he was singing, with Fernandez making a sizeable donation to an anti-discrimination charity that Chelsea then match-funded. Fernandez also apologised in public with a post on social media. August 2024: Chelsea handed Fernandez the captain's armband. Winner: Manchester United What a season they've had! Some highlights… Sacking sporting director Dan Ashworth five months after spending £2.5million ($3.4m) to lure him from Newcastle. Sacking head coach Eric ten Hag and his staff (which cost them £10.4m) a few months after bankrolling Ten Hag's summer transfer spending to the tune of around £200m. And then spending another £11m hiring Ruben Amorim and his six coaching staff. No wonder they had to double some ticket prices for older people and kids, what with a leaky roof to fix as well. It's been a hell of a run for INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who took over a football club sixth in the Premier League and have currently rooted them in 15th. At least the women's team reached the FA Cup final, not that Sir Jim was able to attend for the second season in a row, having earlier turfed the team out of their own training ground building and told them to use portacabins. Then there were hundreds of redundancies, the cancelling of free lunches and Christmas parties, the organisation of a barbecue to celebrate winning the Europa League (which didn't go too well). Oh, and they designed a new stadium that looks like a circus tent. It's important to remember the INEOS mantra at times like these: 'Best in class.' 'Morale will be driven by success on the pitch,' Ratcliffe predicted in December. 'We want people here who are either happy or unhappy on a Monday morning depending on what happened at the weekend.' How's that going? Well, United were last seen throwing their goalkeeper up for a corner in stoppage time during a 1-0 defeat to ASEAN All-Stars. Club morale might need checking on. Runner-up: Cristiano Ronaldo During a discussion about who the greatest footballer of all time might be, Ronaldo's response was unequivocal. 'I believe so, sincerely,' he said, when naming who he think is the best player to ever kick a ball in the history of the sport. 'I've never seen anyone better… I say it from the heart,' he added, before calling the individual concerned, 'the most complete player that's ever existed, in my opinion'. Advertisement Who was he talking about? Pele? Diego Maradona? To be honest, there's no need for a punchline — you know the answer. Winner: Gianni Infantino But the winner has to be our Gianni, the man who has been the driving force behind the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. The tournament promises to be a roaring success – Robbie Williams is going to sing at it and he said it's going to be 'massive'. The tournament will determine once and for all who is the best club team in the whole world. Well, except it won't feature the current best team in England (Liverpool), because they're not invited. Neither are the second-best team in England (Arsenal). Or the current best team in Spain (Barcelona). Or in Italy (Napoli), come to think of it. Anyway, Austria's third-best team (Red Bull Salzburg) will definitely be there, as will Inter Miami, despite them having never won the MLS Cup. Ronaldo might be crowbarred into the competition too, as Gianni told a lad on YouTube last week. So, all told, if you want a ticket for the final, £1,795 to sit in the lower bowl feels like decent value. Anyway, seeing as Gianni has planned it all, it's only fair that his name is engraved on the FIFA Club World Cup trophy (not once, but twice), including a line which says the tournament was inspired by him. We can't wait. Honourable mention: Jhon Duran, who posted a West Ham 'Irons' emoji on Instagram when being linked with a move from Aston Villa to the London Stadium in the summer, then flirted with Bayern Munich after scoring against them by calling them 'the club of my dreams', then signed a new contract with Villa and then fell in love with Al Nassr for a reported 320,000 reasons every week. Winner: Jurgen Klopp to Red Bull. 'I'm a football romantic,' Jurgen Klopp told Marca in 2017. 'I like tradition in football and all that stuff.' All that stuff. Winner: UR Cristiano If you're lucky enough to be one of Ronaldo's 75 million subscribers (sorry, siuuuubscribers… this is genuinely a thing) on YouTube you'll have enjoyed the following videos (again, these are genuine titles): The highlight, though, was undoubtedly an interview with his old mate Rio Ferdinand, during which Ronaldo referred to himself in the third person on no fewer than 10 occasions. During an intense Frost/Nixon-esque grilling about how great Ronaldo is, the subject turned to the thorny issue of Saudi Arabia and its 'issues'. Would Ronaldo use the opportunity to highlight horrendous acts of violence and oppression taking place in his new favourite country? Let's find out… Ronaldo: 'It was very easy for me (to decide to move to Saudi). We can speak about religion or the weather, but no country is perfect.' Advertisement Ferdinand: 'It's interesting what you said that no country is perfect. That's exactly what I was thinking when I saw you go (in 2022)… a lot of the western world are pointing the finger saying negative stuff, I'm like: 'Are we that good?' Everyone has problems but it's about facing the problems and taking a step forward.' Ronaldo: 'For me, all the countries have their issues, it's normal.' They're just normal men. Anyway, to be fair to Ronaldo it was probably for the best that he held back on any negativity given that, according to Amnesty International, people who are critical of the regime are imprisoned and even sentenced to death. Siuuuuuuu! Thomas Tuchel was appointed as England manager and the Daily Mail and Danny Mills took it well. 'A DARK DAY FOR ENGLAND' screamed the Mail, while adding: 'Now we have a gun for hire who owes us nothing and will pass through our game with a huge cheque and no connection to the fans or players. 'We are the laughing stock of the world game.' Meanwhile, Mills just said what we were all thinking: 'Often we see him in a hoodie and a cap on the sidelines, will that be his managerial stance as England manager? That's not really something we're used to, it's always a suit, effectively, and looking very, very smart.' Hull City sacked Tim Walter with the club third bottom of the Championship, which seemed fair enough, but the timeline of events was truly glorious. 6.37pm on Tuesday: Hull's owner, Acun Ilicali, said live on BBC Radio Humberside before the home match against Sheffield Wednesday: 'I would never put the blame on Tim. I'll put the blame on me too.' And the key question: 'If you were to lose tonight, would Tim still be in a job?' Ilicali: 'Yes, he will be in the job. If we lose tonight, he's going to be in the job.' Advertisement 9.39pm: Final score, Hull City 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday. 5pm on Wednesday: He sacked Walter. It was the final year at Goodison Park and Everton wanted fans to share their memories of the grand old place on social media. However, at the time, the team were heading for yet another relegation scrap and, well… — Mr Robot (@bittertoffee) September 1, 2024 — 𝗣𝗘𝗗 (@PED7) September 1, 2024 Still, all's well that ends well… Turns out me and flares dont mix too well — James (@Jab0702) May 19, 2025 When Chris Smalling was playing for Manchester United or Roma, he tended to tweet pretty generic pictures of himself from matches he'd played in. Then he went to the Saudi Pro League and was just so impressed by the future of urban living that he had to tell everyone about it. 'Can you tweet something like…' THE LINE A cognitive city stretching across 170 kilometers, from the mountains of NEOM across desert valleys to the Red Sea. A mirrored architectural masterpiece towering 500 meters above sea level, but a land-saving 200 meters wide. Unique solar and wind advantages for 100%… — Chris Smalling (@ChrisSmalling) September 22, 2024 And finally…. Even the pros get it wrong from time to time… 🫣😂#EFL | #SkyBetLeagueTwo — Sky Bet League Two (@SkyBetLeagueTwo) November 17, 2024
Entrepreneur
a day ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Nominate Now: The 2025 Leaders in Fintech Awards Are Calling for the Brightest Innovators
Entrepreneur Middle East will host the fifth edition of the Leaders in Fintech Awards on June 23, 2025, at the prestigious Habtoor Palace Dubai. You're reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. As a celebration of the MENA region's vibrant fintech ecosystem, Entrepreneur Middle East will host the fifth edition of the Leaders in Fintech Awards on June 23, 2025, at the prestigious Habtoor Palace Dubai. This exclusive, invitation-only gala will gather the most influential figures in the industry to spotlight the individuals and organizations driving innovation and shaping the future of financial technology across the region. Staged under the banner of Entrepreneur Middle East—the definitive voice of the region's startup and innovation landscape—the event promises an evening of recognition, networking, and celebration. Nominations for each of the Leaders in Fintech Awards can be submitted through the official website linked here, which also lists all of the necessary guidelines for the process. Don't miss your chance to shine—submit your nomination today and be recognized among the region's fintech elite.
