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Oceania Innovates With The Implementation Of A $500m Sustainability-Linked Loan | Scoop News – Scoop

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Wednesday, 29 June 2022, 10:26 amPress Release: Oceania Group

Oceania has implemented a $500 million five-yeardebt-facility, its first sustainability-linked loan. Thismeans that over two thirds of Oceanias debt-funding isnow tied to ambitious environmental and socialsustainability goals.

The funding will go towardsdelivering Oceanias business growth strategy, enablingOceania to accelerate its development pipeline and grow thebusiness through organic and inorganic opportunities, at thesame time as enhancing the resident experience and buildingits people capability.

Oceanias business strategyis underpinned by a commitment to sustainability, usingmeasures and goals to benchmark environmental, social andgovernance (ESG) aspects. The five-year loan will commitOceania to certain year-on-year targets to qualify for theloan interest discount, and penalty interest can be incurredif targets are not met.

Asustainability-linked loan is an important step inOceanias sustainability journey and it is encouraging tohave wellbeing and resident experience as the hallmark ofour social metric, said CEO Brent Pattison.

Oceaniais striving for excellence in both clinical best practiceand resident wellbeing. This loan encourages us to go evenfurther with our model of care excellence and help us toachieve our ambition of being the leader in the delivery ofresident-centred retirement and aged care living in NewZealand.

As evidence of climate change becomesmore apparent, we must take responsibility and implementinitiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We arecommitted to reducing our controllable emissions throughongoing measurement, an emissions reduction plan and workingtowards becoming science-based target verified, headded.

Oceanias CFO Kathryn Waugh said linking theloan to sustainability goals and measures is testament toOceanias commitment to sustainable growth.

Weknow that ESG is important to our people, our residents andour stakeholders. We wanted to link our borrowings to oursustainability vision and commitments so we can drive ourperformance even further and with greaterambition.

ANZ is the sole mandated lead arrangerand sustainability coordinator for Oceaniasloan.

ANZ Head of Sustainable Finance Dean Spicer,congratulated Oceania on linking its borrowings toenvironmental and social goals.

The KPIs willprovide a roadmap for sustainable investment, while alsoproviding a financial incentive to hit targets. Weredelighted to be on this journey with Oceania as they strivefor even greater sustainability in their operations, hesaid.

The establishment of a meaningful measurementof care residents wellbeing is an important developmentfor the sector. Social impact is challenging to quantify,and by including this holistic assessment of social,physical and psychological wellbeing, Oceania is furtherencouraged to support improvements in residentexperience, he added.

Accountancy firm Ernst &Young provided limited assurance over the KPIs and loansustainability performance targets against internationallyrecognised Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles.

TheLenders to the syndicated facility included ANZ, ASB andICBC.

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Dedication and training pays off for Rotorua athletes at Oceania Area Championships – New Zealand Herald

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Hannah Gapes giving her all on the track at the Oceania Area Championships. Photo / Supplied

Dedication and training came to fruition for two Lake City Athletic Club athletes at the Oceania Area Championships.

The championships were held in Mackay, Queensland recently.

Rotorua's Lisa Adams, Paralympic F37 shot putter and F38 discus thrower, won the open para shot put with a throw of 14.45m.

Lisa said she was both excited and nervous on competition day, which is her norm.

She said she should have been happier with her result, but that is because as an athlete you are always wanting more.

"It was cool, of course you want to do well."

Lisa said she liked the Oceania Area Championships because Oceania is our region, and it is one of the few times you get to compete with and see athletes from the smaller neighbouring nations.

"At the last Oceania Area Championships in Townsville 2019, there were three to four para athletes doing shot put and this year there was eight of us, so it's growing which is really cool."

She says the next big focus is the World Championships in Paris next year, but since it is more than a year she will probably use a closer competition as something to work towards.

Lisa says at the Oceania Area Championships there were also wellbeing workshops and seminars held every day for athletes, para athletes, coaches, officials.

"It was awesome to be able to attend them and to listen and learn. It was pretty cool that was put on by Oceanias."

Rotorua runner Hannah Gapes said leading up to Oceanias she was on a pre-tour with the New Zealand team, where she competed in a 3000m invitational at the Gold Coast, placing second, and a 1500m Mackay invitational which she won.

"Coping with the heat was challenging, but I was really happy with my 1500m race. I had some really great workouts leading into the event as well."

For Oceanias, she competed in the 3000m and placed second.

"I wasn't overly happy with how I performed, but I gained a lot of experience, and it was a great opportunity to race alongside Australia's top U20 middle distance runner."

Gapes said she had a 10-week training block for this event, specifically designed by her coach Jason Cameron.

"Typically this included a combination of easy longer runs and higher speed shorter runs.

"These were done on trails, road and for the speed work I travelled to Tauranga to their all-weather track."

She hadn't competed at the Oceania Area Championships before.

"This was the first time representing New Zealand as Covid has cancelled events that I had previously been selected for," she said.

"It was such an amazing experience to be surrounded by like-minded people with similar goals, and it was great to make friendships with people outside my event.

Gapes said she really enjoyed being able to train and get to know others for the two-and-a-half weeks she was there.

"It was a lot of fun. To finally be able to wear the white and black New Zealand uniform was another step to realising my dream and a huge privilege."

Looking ahead, Gapes is planning on doing a 3000m time trial on the track in Nelson this weekend where she hoped to reach her time-based goal.

Then she would jump straight into cross country training.

"The North Islands are coming up in three weeks, and the NZ U20 Cross Country Championships in July, both held at my favourite cross country course - Taup's Spa Park.

"National cross country will be my final race in New Zealand for the season.

"I will take a small break then head over to the States to commence study and the American cross country session with the North Carolina State University [Wolfpack] women's team."

She thanked Mikro Charitable Trust and Lake City Athletics for their support.

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Toua honoured to be inducted – POST-COURIER

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June 28, 2022

BY DAVID SUSUVE

Team PNG set another impressive medal record finishing on top of the 2022 Mini Pacific Games Medal tally.

PNG won 33 gold, 28 silver and 19 bronze and there were some personal records and achievements set by the athletes and weightlifting queen Dika Toua was one of those athletes who once again bagged a handful including an award.

She was honored be inducted into the International Weightlifting Federation Hall of Fame.

Toua was again at her best winning three gold medals in the 49 kg weight class of the 2022 Pacific Mini Games in the Northern Marianas.

The 38-year-old Toua said she has been competing in the sport of weightlifting for more than 20 years and it was an honour to be inducted.

Toua, who first competed in the 1999 South Pacific Games hosted by Guam, also won her 13th title in the Oceania Weightlifting Championships which coincided with the 2022 Pacific Mini Games.

I am grateful and thank you to the Lord for rewarding me with this award.

Im sure my achievement will go on to inspire many young women out there to pursue their dreams in sports, says Toua who also won gold in the Oceania Weightlifting Championships.

Apart from the medals and award, Toua (pictured) was also awarded the Games top female athlete.

She said it was emotional because it brought back great memories of her career, which has eventually paid off.

She said the Mini Games will help her prepare for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, London next month.

She said the Mini Games have brought up the standard in the Pacific because the accommodation is brilliant.

Toua thanked her sponsor Trukai Industries, the PNG Olympic Committee and Paul Coffa in supporting her over the years.

My achievement wouldnt be possible if it wasnt without the support of these people which Im grateful for.

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Lebanon Ranked As The Angriest Country In The World – The961

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Lebanon ranked as the country with the angriest people in the world according to a Gallup Global Emotions report.

Between the years 2021 and 2022, this report included data from over 100 countries, in which 1000 people from each, who are above 15 years old, were part of this survey.

The survey asked those people about their experience with anger for the precedent day.

The survey found that almost 49% of those who participated from Lebanon did meet the criteria, meaning they have experienced some sort of rage the day earlier.

As per that, Lebanon came in first place followed by Turkey (48%) and Armenia (46%).

Amidst the continuous socio-economic crisis and the drastic currency collapse, these results could only be expected in such devastating conditions.

Most people in Lebanon today cant afford the minimum needed to provide for their families, pay for their health care or medical treatment, cope with the skyrocketing prices and the dollarization of education, and have full access to their savings in banks, to name the most relevant.

Their frustrations have been only increasing at the ongoing idleness of the ruling body to tackle the crises and implement the much-needed reforms.

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BY Vince MuseweECONOMICS is really about human development. If it is failing to achieve that, it means that its policies are inappropriate and must naturally be changed.

For many years, we have seen and heard multiple narratives on our economic conditions that have depended on who is articulating that narrative. On the one side, we have politicians who have tended to interpret the economy based on their political motives and what they seek to believe.

We then have the business sector and academics who, on the other hand, have also taken a binary view on things. There are those who fear to say things as they are and support the political narrative, while others seem to be very objective. This has resulted in a diluted narrative which depends on who one wants to listen to and where ones interests are vested in.

Ultimately, we have failed to have one collective, honest and objective narrative of our economic conditions as experienced by the majority.

This failure has led to misinformed policy mis-steps and the lack of a united popular drive to make the necessary political and economic changes so that we may begin to experience sustainable socio-economic development.

Granted, our economy has become a complex economy which is dynamic and in constant flux. As a result, policy predictability is now a thing of the past and this is made so because we now have a highly informalised economic ecosystem.

Added to this is the fact that we have multiple economic agents each seeking to maximise profits, be it cartels, retailers, currency speculators, miners, middlemen and all sorts, including State agents and enterprises.

We have a mishmash of competing interests, all geared for short-term gain at the expense of long-term economic development.

The politics around our economy have not made things better. There is this persistent false narrative that we continually have detractors who are keen on sabotaging government, which continually blames exogenous factors for what are, in fact, man-made economic problems which we have contributed to.

Unfortunately, what this does is to remove the responsibility from government of changing its economic approach and paradigm.

The statement that there is no economic crisis does little to create confidence and the urgency for the need to revisit the thinking around restructuring or reforming an economy that is no longer sufficient to meet the needs and aspirations of many.

Transforming any economy is not easy. It is a process and not an event.

However, it requires clarity of purpose from leadership and a clear strategy and implementation framework which must be continually monitored and evaluated.

It also requires a buy-in from all economic agents and stakeholders and the politics becomes important. At this juncture, it appears to me that government is in one corner with its own narrative and priorities, while everyone else just has to make the best of it.

There is, therefore, an inherent conflict of intentions and interests within and without and this has resulted in what we have an economy where fundamentals are indicating progress, but is dominated by informality, lack of stability and general dysfunctionality.

The first issue we need to be honest about is the government and political leaderships sincerity and commitment to change things for the better.

Government can certainly do better to continually demonstrate its unshakable commitment to make lives better for all citizens. Key to this will be ensuring inclusivity in economic opportunities for all and dealing with corruption.

Second, there is no unity of purpose among economic agents, there is no overwhelming obligation to do good and develop our country. This includes those who may be foreign investors. Each one is doing what they can get away with to make as much profit as possible by any means possible. This has added to increasing levels of corruption and an increase in illicit economic activities.

Money has become a national god, while talent and virtue offer no advancement.

Third, there is too much of a prescriptive nature in our governance at the expense of collaboration and consultation.

This has led to policy mistakes which continue to cost us. There is no respect that those outside certain political circles might know better through experience and better knowledge.

This continues to cost us as we implement policies which do not have the benefit of hindsight or better alternatives.

Fourth, we do not respect talent and skills, nor do we honour the living for their contributions to our society in any field whether it be business, sports entertainment and academia, among many others. Societies develop and do better through the recognition and acknowledgement of raw talent.

There are many Zimbabweans out there who are exceptionally gifted to contribute to the growth and development of our society, but we ignore them. We are jealous and we fear that their brilliance may outshine ours. That is sad, indeed, and limits our potential as a country.

In my opinion, these are some of the areas we need to look at and improve so that we can have all hands on deck.

The issue of price stability is a critical economic fundamental which is experienced by everyone regardless of their political or economic status or interests.

The inflationary pressures being faced in our economy have a serious impact on both business and individuals.

Business cannot plan ahead and individuals are getting poorer by the day. That is a recipe for disaster that everyone needs to accept.

Where its not for the increased diaspora remittances which topped US$2 billon last year, we would definitely be seeing widespread urban poverty and a catastrophic collapse of aggregate demand.

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Extending Medicaid to New Mothers Would Show Mississippi’s Commitment to Life and Families – Mississippi Free Press

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Emily*, 25, and her husband, Rick, are expecting their first child in a few weeks, after having lost previous pregnancies. But rather than this being the most exciting time in their lives, the Forrest County couple is stressed and scared because Emily is unable to receive prenatal care. She recently was let go of her job, losing the familys health insurance.

While eligible for Medicaid, Emily hasnt received approval, yet, meaning she hasnt had the blood tests, ultrasounds, and medical appointments that are a routine standard of care for pregnant women and their unborn babies. Even if she gets approval in these final weeks, Mississippi will cut Emily off from Medicaid 60 days after she gives birth, leaving this new mother without health care.

Unfortunately, Emilys story is that of too many mothers in our state. With about 60% of pregnant women in Mississippi on Medicaid, this 60-day cutoff leaves new mothers without health care at the time theyand their infantsneed it most. This is becoming a matter of life and death. Twice the number of women in Mississippi die following pregnancy than the national average. And its even worse for Black women, who are three times more likely to experience a pregnancy-related death than White women.

But it doesnt have to be this way. At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we want every child to thrive. That begins with a healthy start in life and ensuring their caregivers also have access to the resources they need, like postpartum care. Many lawmakers agree. Every other state in the Deep South has extended or is in the process of extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum, recognizing that healthy babies need healthy mothers.

Mississippi lawmakers have the opportunity to protect an entire generation of mothers and children. With more than 80% of maternal health issues arising between two months and a year postpartum, and 37% of maternal deaths occurring more than six weeks after childbirth, Medicaid extension would help all Mississippis children have a healthy start to life by ensuring care for their mothers. And extending Medicaid to new mothers for a year would only cost the state $6 million in the first year.

But theres a greater opportunityand a moral imperativeto do right by our children and families. Many expectant and new mothers only qualify for Medicaid after becoming pregnant, leaving a gap of health coverage for our working poor. Mississippi is one of 12 states that has not taken advantage of federal guidelines allowing Medicaid coverage for people with incomes one-third above the poverty line, cutting off eligibility for a family of three with a monthly income of $476. This means that the working poor earn too much to qualify for Medicaid in Mississippi but cannot afford other health coverage.

Expanding general Medicaid eligibility would provide 230,000 Mississippians with health coverage. It would enable more pregnant women in our state who have pre-existing conditions to get the care required to ensure their baby is born safe and healthy. Mississippi has the nations highest infant mortality and preterm birth rates. Valuing life means ensuring that our children, families and communities can thrive.

Make no mistakeexpanding Medicaid can save lives. But the economic benefits also make it a no-brainer. Business leaders in Mississippi say that expanding Medicaid makes economic sense for the state, reducing state costs by $1.2 billion over five years. It would improve the lives of workers and their families, as more than 60% of people who would be eligible are in a family with at least one worker. Healthier workers mean a healthier Economy.

Expanding Medicaid would create 20,000 new jobs and $14 billion in new economic activity statewide. Medicaid expansion would also ensure continuing medical care in rural areas, where hospitals are closing or in danger of closing because not enough patients are eligible for Medicaid. In 2019, hospitals in the state spent $600 million on uncompensated care. Expanded Medicaid means more preventive and routine healthcare, creating a healthier populace and easing the burdens on emergency rooms.

Mississippi would also gain $1 billion a year in federal funds, as our state receives the highest level of federal Medicaid matching funds of any state in the country. Lets stop leaving billions of dollars on the table.

At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we want every child and family to thrive, especially here in Mississippi, a priority place for our investments. After the U.S. Supreme Courts ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Womens Health Organization, Mississippi lawmakers can affirmatively demonstrate their commitment to valuing life and protecting families like Emilys and that of the working poor. The safety, lives and livelihood of women and their families are in the balance. Its time for Mississippi to act.

*Emilys name has been changed to protect her identity and that of her family.

Editors note: The W.K. Kellogg Foundation has provided funding to the Mississippi Free Press, which did not influence publication of this opinion piece.

This MFP Voices essay does not necessarily represent the views of the Mississippi Free Press, its staff or board members. To submit an essay for the MFP Voices section, send up to 1,200 words and factcheck information to [emailprotected] We welcome a wide variety of viewpoints.

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Moneta Announces Appointments of VP Technical Services & Geology, VP Projects, and Director of Field Operations – Yahoo Finance

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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - June 28, 2022) - Moneta Gold Inc. (TSX: ME) (OTCQX: MEAUF) (XETRA: MOP) ("Moneta" or the "Corporation") is pleased to announce the appointments of key project delivery team members as it advances the preliminary economic assessment ("PEA") study for its 100% owned Tower Gold project ("Project"), located 100 kilometres ("km") east of Timmins, Ontario. The Project hosts consolidated mineral resources of 4.3 million ("M") ounces ("oz") indicated gold ("Au") and 7.5 Moz inferred Au (see May 11, 2022 press release), positioning Moneta as one of the top advanced gold exploration companies in Canada.

Jason Dankowski - Vice President Technical Services & Geology

Mr. Dankowski has over 15 years of experience at major mining companies, focusing on delivery, integration, optimization, and risk mitigation. Most recently, with Appian Capital Advisory, Mr. Dankowski steered and supported the exploration, geology, and mine planning initiatives, and led technical and financial due diligence on potential investment opportunities worldwide. Prior to Appian, Mr. Dankowski was at Nevada Gold Mines, the Barrick Gold Corporation ("Barrick") and Newmont Corporation ("Newmont") joint venture, as Mineral Resources Manager at the Phoenix Mine, leading the team in ore control, geological modelling, resource and reserve estimation, mine-to-mill reconciliation, strategic mine planning, and near-mine exploration. Before this, Mr. Dankowski was Resource Geology and Growth Lead for De Beers, where he managed the exploration program, resulting in new discoveries and mine life extension at the Gahcho Ku Mine.

Mr. Dankowski is a registered Professional Geologist with an Executive MBA from the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Geological Sciences from the University of Manitoba, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Geostatistics from the University of Alberta.

Mr. Dankowski will be primarily responsible for establishing and implementing the exploration and technical assessment strategy, and in collaboration with the VP Projects, the mine design and development strategy. Additional responsibilities include preparing and updating NI 43-101 technical reporting, including resource estimates, and mining and development plans.

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Gerry Rogers - VP Projects

Mr. Rogers has over 35 years of experience in international mine development, operations, and contract mining with both underground and surface projects. Mr. Rogers was part of the operating team that built the Eskay Creek Mine in Northern British Columbia, Cliffs Mine in the goldfields of Western Australia, and multiple mines in Africa. Moreover, Mr. Rogers has operated over four major mines as the General Manager with a notable focus on safety, unit cost, technology, and volume deliverables. Most recently, Mr. Rogers was Underground Operations Manager at Kinross Gold's Chirano Gold Mines, responsible for operating four underground gold mines and developing two new gold mines.

Mr. Rogers holds a BSc Geological Engineering Degree from the University of Manitoba and is presently a registered Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers of Ontario.

Mr. Rogers will be primarily responsible for completion of progressive studies, including the PEA, pre-feasibility study ("PFS"), and bankable feasibility study ("BFS"), to bring the Tower Gold project into production.

Stephen McGinn - Director of Field Operations

Mr. McGinn has over 30 years of experience in the field of human resources and health & safety management. Mr. McGinn has worked as VP Human Resources and Health & Safety at Labrador Iron Mines, was VP of Operations of Kivalliq Marine Transportation Services and held senior roles with Dumas Contracting, KLG, and Black and McDonald.

Mr. McGinn holds an Executive Master's Degree in Human Resources Management (MHRM) from York University, Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Law & Sociology) from Laurentian University, and a Law and Security Administration diploma from Cambrian College.

Mr. McGinn will be primarily responsible in the implementation of Moneta's Human Resources and Health & Safety programs and managing the logistical support of the operations. Mr. McGinn will also be responsible for ensuring compliant implemented programs are to Best Industry Standard Practice.

Gary Connor, Moneta's CEO commented, "With over 80 years of combined industry experience, we are very excited to welcome Jason, Gerry, and Stephen to Moneta, further strengthening our project delivery team, as we continue to de-risk Tower Gold and bring it a step closer towards production. We look forward to delivering the PEA which we are currently working on."

About Moneta

Moneta is a Canadian based gold exploration company focussed on advancing its 100% wholly owned Tower Gold project, which currently hosts a gold mineral resource estimate of 4.3 Moz indicated and 7.5 Moz inferred. The Corporation's 2022 drill program is primarily designed to infill and upgrade the resource categories of the mineral resources. An updated PEA study encompassing the entire Tower Gold project is planned to be completed in H2, 2022. Moneta is committed to creating shareholder value through the strategic allocation of capital and a focus on the current resource expansion drilling program, while conducting all business activities in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:Gary V. O'Connor, CEO416-357-3319

Linda Armstrong, Investor Relations647-456-9223

The Company's public documents may be accessed at http://www.sedar.com. For further information on the Company, please visit our website at http://www.monetagold.com or email us at info@monetagold.com.

This news release includes certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, collectively "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are frequently identified by such words as "may", "will", "plan", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "intend" and similar words referring to future events and results. Forward-looking statements include but are not limited to information with respect to the future performance of the business, its operations and financial performance and condition such as the Corporation's drilling program and the timing and results thereof and the timing of the Corporation's PEA. Forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties including without limitation the impact of COVID-19 related disruptions in relation to the Corporation's business operations including upon its employees, suppliers, facilities and other stakeholders; uncertainties and risk that have arisen and may arise in relation to travel, and other financial market and social impacts from COVID-19 and responses to COVID 19 and the ability of the Corporation to finance and carry out its anticipated goals and objectives. International conflicts and other geopolitical risks, including war, military action, terrorism, trade and financial sanctions, which have historically led to, and may in the future lead to, uncertainty or volatility in global commodity and financial markets and supply chains; the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the widespread international condemnation has had a significant destabilizing effect on world commodity prices, supply chains, inflation risk, and global economies more broadly, may adversely affect the Corporation's business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Forward-looking statements are based on the current opinions and expectations of management. All forward-looking information is inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, including the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development, fluctuating commodity prices, competitive risks and the availability of financing, as described in more detail in our recent securities filings available at http://www.sedar.com. Actual events or results may differ materially from those projected in the forward looking-statements and we caution against placing undue reliance thereon. We assume no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements.

To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/129299

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The global bone & joint health supplements market is estimated to be valued at USD 11.7 billion in 2022. It is projected to reach USD 17.6 billion…

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during the forecast period. Rising incomes have prompted households to increase their budgets and spend more on health and nutrition in addition to necessities such as food. Nutrition bars, in addition to protein supplements, are gaining popularity, particularly in urban areas.

New York, June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Bone & Joint Health Supplements Market by Type, Distribution Channels, Form, Target Consumers and Region - Global Forecast to 2027" - https://www.reportlinker.com/p06288924/?utm_source=GNW According to experts, food/sport supplements are becoming more popular, particularly vegetarians, increasingly feel the need to meet their protein requirements in order to stay healthy.

North America is projected to witness the growth of 7.9% during the forecast period.The bone & joint health supplements market in North America is growing at a CAGR of 7.9% due to the rising awareness related to health trends, the popularity of bone & joint health supplements is witnessing a surge in the region. Insufficient exercise, low vitamin D levels, and inadequate calcium are becoming more widely recognized in modern life. Vitamin D deficiency affects around 70% of children in the United States. Adults have been shown to have a similar level of vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D is found in oily fish such as salmon and swordfish, as well as smaller amounts in tuna and other seafood. Vitamin D is difficult to obtain in sufficient amounts through diet alone. Along with that, insufficient exercise, low vitamin D levels, and inadequate calcium are becoming more widely recognized in modern life. Vitamin D deficiency affects around 70% of children in the United States. Adults have been shown to have a similar level of vitamin D deficiency. More than three-quarters of Americans take nutritional supplements each year, a clear trend that demonstrates the importance of supplementation in their overall health and wellness routines.

The elderly people segment dominated the bone & joint health supplements market by target consumers. It is estimated at USD 5,410.2 million in 2022.It is projected that the elderly people segment by target consumers will witness the highest growth during the forecast period, owing to the increasing aging populations associated with it.Aging gracefully, adopting a healthy lifestyle, staying active are some of the key goals of the majority of the aging population.

As one ages, it becomes a challenge to get the right amount of vitamins and minerals for the body.Fortunately, consumption of bone and joint health supplement fills the gap for such deficiencies.

Many older adults in the United States take one or more bone and joint supplements either as a pill or drink.Popular supplements include some nutrients that are under consumed among older adults, including calcium and vitamins D and calcium.

Among all other vitamins, vitamin D has been consumed at a higher rate. In older adults, vitamin D helps to support skeletal health by building and protecting bones.

Other distributions channels is fastest growing segment. It is projected to grow at 9.2% during forecast period.Others distribution channels includes speciality food stores, convenience stores, direct-to-consumer, fitness institutes, and E-commerce.Many companies and retailers offer online services to facilitate consumers in terms of placing an order as well as delivering the same.

Several one-stop shops are present on the web in easing the purchasing process of the consumers.These online retails also offer a variety of options for a particular bone and joint health supplement product at discounted rates than traditional retail prices to attract more customers.

Since the last decade, the increased frequency of online shopping had created opportunities to enhance the product sales of leading online players as well as for regional domestic e-retailers, such as Wheafree in India and Healthy Supplies Ltd. in the UK.

Break-up of Primaries: By Value chain side: Supply side-59%, Demand side-41% By Designation: CXOs- 31%, Managers- 24%, Executives 45% By Region: Europe - 29%, Asia Pacific 32%, North America - 24%, RoW 15%

Leading players profiled in this report: Bayer AG(Germany) Procter & Gamble (US) Amway (US) Basf SE (Germany) Archer Daniels Midland (US) Reckitt Benckiser (UK) Pfizer (US) Vita Life Sciences Ltd (Australia) Arazo Nutrition (US) Natures Sunshine Products, Inc (US) (France) Glanbia Plc (Ireland) Vitawin(India) Nutramax Laboratories Consumer Care, Inc(US) Simply Supplements(UK) Love Life Supplements(UK) Now Foods(US) Bellavita Healthcare Pvt Ltd(India) Vitaco(New Zealand) Nutravita(UK) Life Extension(US) Pure Encapsulations, LLC (US) Herbs Nutriproducts Pvt. Ltd. (India) Millennium Herbal Care (India)

Research Coverage:The report segments the bone & joint health supplements market on the basis of type, distribution channel, form, target consumer and region. In terms of insights, this report has focused on various levels of analysesthe competitive landscape, end-use analysis, and company profiles, which together comprise and discuss views on the emerging & high-growth segments of the global starter cultures, high-growth regions, countries, government initiatives, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges.

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Opinion: Missouri Right to Life is Wrong on its Choice – The Missouri Times

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Missouri is a solid pro-life state. Over time, legislation has been passed and restrictions implemented which have shut down facilities and made abortion rare, if not illegal, in our state.

I believe most people understand abortion is taking the life of a child and it is wrong. From the Senate side of the General Assembly I can tell you that Republicans will support strong abortion restriction as evidenced by passing the Heartbeat Bill a few years ago; one of the most restrictive in the nation. Missouri Republican state senators support life.

Two years ago a fight erupted in the Missouri senate over the extension of the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, which is a tax levied on hospitals and nursing homes, among others, and is used to draw down about $2 billion. The issue started when an amendment was attached to the proposed extension which was intended to defund Planned Parenthood. Myself, and many Senators, feel that we have already defunded Planned Parenthood to the extent possible. Put simply, there were two opposing opinions on whether that measure would be constitutional by rules implemented and monitored by the Biden administration.

After hours of lecturing and posturing by the amendment sponsor, the advice that Republican Senators received was if this pro-life amendment was attached to the FRA it might be viewed as non responsive to rules for the federal money discussed before, and that money could be clawed back by the federal government. This could mean money already obligated to nursing homes, sheltered workshops, and the like could be withdrawn. Most of these facilities are already operating on a very restricted budget and they are serving a vulnerable population that doesnt have alternative options.

This put Senators between a rock and a hard place. The amendment was introduced and while I voted for it, the measure failed. I believe this was because Senators were unwilling to risk vulnerable populations and had not seen any legal interpretation which would protect them. Hours later the FRA was extended, and I voted for it. MRL apparently wanted that extension to be voted down thus jeopardizing our nursing homes, sheltered workshops, etc. I didnt feel it would be very pro-life for me to endanger Missourians dependent on this federal money. I believe life at any age should be protected.

Missouri Right to Life has decided not to endorse many of the sitting Senators over this issue, myself included. That is their right to endorse who they choose. Yet I feel they have exceeded their mission and have now alienated a large segment of the Missouri Senate. The two issues you can generally count on full support of from me are the protection of life and guns. The explanation MRL gives includes this statement, We refused to accept we need a permission slip from the Biden administration to protect babies within our own state borders and with our own tax money. My response to that would be the current administration does what they want, when they want, and their political goals trump everything else. We see this on a daily basis, and punishing Senators for understanding this and being cognizant of it does not strengthen your cause. In fact, it weakens it, especially when the endorsements dont reflect the pro-life votes of legislators.

Moreover, every single Senator that MRL is not endorsing committed to staying up all night and, if necessary, using the uncommon motion of moving the Previous Question to pass the Heartbeat Bill back in 2019. This is labeled the Nuclear Option and is used in only the most extreme cases. That seems pretty pro-life to me.

State Senator Cindy OLaughlin was sworn into office on Jan. 9, 2019, to serve the residents of Northeast Missouris 18th Senatorial District.

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P-3: The Plane The U.S. Navy Dreamed Up to Sink Russian Submarines – 19FortyFive

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Today, we are back in a world where the U.S. Navy is once again worried about Russian submarines and what they could do to assets on the water and on land. The good news we have tools like the P-8 Orion to deal with such threats. There was during the Cold War the P-3 Orion, which had a similar mission: Anti-submarine warfare capability, or ASW, is one of the U.S. Navys top priorities. After all, adversary submarines such as theRussian Typhoon classand Red ChinasType-093A Shang-II Classpose arguably the deadliest threat toAmerican carriers. To counter the threat of silent submersible stalkers, the Navy continues to use an aerial platform that has served faithfully for over 50 years: the Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion.

Still Going Strong

Though the P-3 Orion is slowly but surely beingreplacedby theBoeing P-8 Poseidonfor ASW work, the transition is far from complete. The older Orion unlike other famous Cold War-era Navy warplanes such as theF-14 Tomcat, A-6 Intruder, and A-7 Corsair IIhas definitely not been retired yet. The P-3 iscurrently being usedby two Navy Reserve patrol squadrons, VP-62 and VP-69. It also lives on as a land-based multi-intelligence reconnaissance variant, the EP-3E Aries II.

And thats without even counting the 16 foreign countries that still fly the Orion.

The P-3 was based on a commercial airliner, theLockheed L-188 Electra, that was first flown in 1957. This is somewhat akin to how the E-3 Sentry AWACS plane was based on the commercial Boeing 707. The militarized Orion variant made her maiden flight in November 1959 and officially entered service in August 1962a mere two months before the Cuban Missile Crisis. Thus, in 2012, the P-3 joined the pantheon of military aircraft that the U.S. has used for 50-plus years, joining the B-52, the KC-135, the C-130, and the U-2.

The key distinguishing feature of the P-3 that you wont see on the civilian L-188 is the Magnetic Anomaly Detectionboom at the tail end of the fuselage. This feature makes the P-3s submarine-hunting mission feasible in the first place. Needless to say, the Cold War never went hot, so the Orion never got to put its sub-killing potential to the test in the real world. But that doesnt mean the Orion didnt get battle-tested.

P-3 Orions over Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Balkans

Indeed, it was during 2002sOperation Anacondain Afghanistan that the P-3 pulled off what is arguably its most remarkable wartime feat. As noted by the official Lockheed Martin website, During a key battle in the Shah-e-Kot Valley, P-3 crews scouted the rugged valleys below and radioed in movement of enemy vehicles, allowing Special Operations Forces soldiers on the ground to set up strategic ambushes and save countless lives. Not bad for a fifty-year-old sea-searching aircraft design on duty in the middle of the desert.

Rewind 11 years to 1991s Operation Desert Storm: It was here that the P-3 first showed its potential as a land surveillance aircraft, monitoring Iraqi troop activities and providing battle-damage assessments on the ground. The introduction of new long-range video cameras for use over the skies of Bosnia allowed these planes to provide real-time combat intelligence for NATO commanders, a tactical advantage that proved equally useful duringOperation Deliberate Forcein 1995.

The P-3 Orion: A Versatile Plane

One characteristic shared by all the planes that have reached a half-century of service is versatility, and the P-3 Orion is no exception in this regard. Beside the military applications weve already covered, this old warbird has also proven adaptable for civilian law enforcement, namely anti-narcotics smuggling and anti-illegal immigration missions. It is flown by the intrepid aircrews of the Air and Marine Operations component of one of my former employers, theU.S. Customs & Border Protection. The CBP dubs its P-3 variant the Long Range Tracker.

Like its fellow 50-somethings, the P-3 hasnt failed to keep up with technological advances. To quote the Lockheed Martin folks one more time, The P-3 MLU[Mid-Liffe Upgrade] Program is the answer to maintaining effectiveness and reliability in a critical global economy. It consists of a life extension kit replacing the aircraft outer wings, center wing lower section and horizontal stabilizer with new production components.

MLU removes all current P-3 airframe flight restrictions and provides 15,000 additional flight hours, greatly enhancing capability leveraged with cost-effectiveness. The design replaces all fatigue-life-limiting structures on the aircraft with enhanced-design components and new improved corrosion-resistant materials that will greatly reduce the cost of ownership over the aircrafts remaining service life. This is an affordable solution that Lockheed Martin has proven can be installed in 11 months.

Specifications/General Characteristics

Primary Function:Anti-Submarine warfare and Anti-Surface Warfare

Contractor:Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Company

Propulsion:Four Allison T-56-A-14 turboprop engines (4,600 hp each)

Length:116.7 feet (35.57 meters)

Height:33.7 feet (10.27 meters)

Wingspan:99.6 feet (30.38 meters)

Weight:Maximum takeoff, 139,760 pounds (63,394 kilograms)

Airspeed:411 knots; Cruise, 328 knots

Ceiling:28,300 feet (8,626 meters)

Range:2,380 nautical mile radius; for three hours on station at 1,500 feet, 1,346 nautical miles

Crew:Three pilots, two naval flight officers (NFOs), two flight engineers, three sensor operators and one in-flight technician

Armament:AGM-84 Harpoon, AGM-84K SLAM-ER, AGM-65F Maverick missiles, Mk46/50/54 torpedoes, rockets, mines and depth bombs

Christian D. Orr is a former Air Force officer, Federal law enforcement officer, and private military contractor (with assignments worked in Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kosovo, Japan, Germany, and the Pentagon). Chris holds a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and an M.A. in Intelligence Studies (concentration in Terrorism Studies) from American Military University (AMU). He has also been published inThe Daily TorchandThe Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security.

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