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TikTok loves this disabled veteran and his viral recipes

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Aaron Hale is co-founder of Extra Ordinary Delights (E.O.D.), a confectionary shop with an inspiring backstory.

Hale is a blind military veteran who uses a cochlear implant to hear. He began cooking as a way to deal with his personal setbacks and now drops delightful recipes on TikTok.

Some of his best tutorials include his viral pumpkin pie and how he makes steaks while “cooking without looking.”

Hale was an explosive ordinance disposal (EOD) technician in the military until 2011 when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off and left him blind. But Hale didn’t consider this much of a setback, as he went on to run marathons, go solo white water kayaking and climb mountains. Then in 2015, a rare case of bacterial meningitis took his ability to hear too.

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With his wife, McKayla Hale, at his side, he opted to get cochlear implants to regain his hearing. But the process required multiple surgeries and would take several months — so Hale started to cook to pass the time.

“It gave me that distraction to help me take the focus off the pain that was going on, physical and otherwise. I had something to look forward to,” Hale said.

While experimenting in the kitchen, Hale created E.O.D.’s specialty fudge. Now the couple sells their chocolate treats — like mint alps, strawberry white fudge and glazed pecan caramel — to people all over the country.

“It wasn’t until we started making fudge that I really saw him light up,” McKayla said. “Once we started getting orders, he was excited to be in the kitchen with a mission to accomplish and a product to give to others.”

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2012-2019 Table 81: Mexican Motorcycle Rental Market Share Breakdown by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 REST OF LATIN AMERICA Table 82: Rest of Latin America Motorcycle Rental Market Estimates and Projections in US$ by Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 83: Motorcycle Rental Market in Rest of Latin America by Segment: A Historic Review in US$ for 2012-2019 Table 84: Rest of Latin America Motorcycle Rental Market Share Breakdown by Segment: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 MIDDLE EAST Table 85: The Middle East Motorcycle Rental Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 86: Motorcycle Rental Market in the Middle East by Region/Country in US$: 2012-2019 Table 87: The Middle East Motorcycle Rental Market Share Breakdown by Region/Country: 2012, 2020, and 2027 Table 88: The Middle East Motorcycle Rental Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ by Segment: 2020 to 2027 Table 89: The Middle East Motorcycle Rental Historic Market by Segment in US$: 2012-2019 Table 90: Motorcycle Rental 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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in. The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated. (a) Purchases and sales Class of relevant securityPurchase/sale Number of securitiesPrice per unit0.1p ordinaryPurchase370,000GBP 0.3480 (b) Cash-settled derivative transactions Class of relevant securityProduct descriptione.g. CFDNature of dealinge.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short positionNumber of reference securitiesPrice per unit (c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Class of relevant securityProduct description e.g. call optionWriting, purchasing, selling, varying etc.Number of securities to which option relatesExercise price per unitTypee.g. American, European etc.Expiry dateOption money paid/ received per unit (ii) Exercise Class of relevant securityProduct descriptione.g. call optionExercising/ exercised againstNumber of securitiesExercise price per unit (d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) Class of relevant securityNature of dealinge.g. subscription, conversionDetailsPrice per unit (if applicable) 4. OTHER INFORMATION (a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” (b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none” (c) Attachments Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?NODate of disclosure:26/01/2021Contact name:James GangeTelephone number:212 446 4029 Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129. The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

  • Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP : Form 8.3 - Willis Towers Watson PLC

    Ap19FORM 8.3 IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 8.3 OF THE IRISH TAKEOVER PANEL ACT, 1997, TAKEOVER RULES, 2013 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1)Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP Company dealt inWillis Towers Watson PLCClass of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)US$0.000304635 ordinary sharesDate of dealing2021-01-25 INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3) LongShort Number (%)Number (%)(1) Relevant securities2,142,7411.66220.000.00(2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total2,142,7411.66220.000.00 Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security:LongShort Number (%)Number (%)(1) Relevant securities (2) Derivatives (other than options) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell Total Ap20 DEALINGS (Note 4) Purchases and sales Purchase/sale Number of relevant securities Price per unit (Note 5)Sale1,840USD 208.9830Sale10,000USD 209.0000Sale5,000USD 209.5487Sale5,000USD 209.7534Sale7USD 209.7500 Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions) Product name,e.g. CFDNature of transaction(Note 6)Number of relevant securities(Note 7)Price per unit(Note 5) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name,e.g. call optionWriting, selling, purchasing, varying etc.Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)Exercise priceType, e.g. American, European etc.Expiry dateOption money paid/received per unit (Note 5) Exercising Product name,e.g. call optionNumber of securitiesExercise price per unit (Note 5) Other dealings (including transactions in respect of new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction(Note 8)DetailsPrice per unit(if applicable) (Note 5) Ap212. OTHER INFORMATION Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated. Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO Date of disclosure2021-01-26Contact nameJames GangeTelephone number212 446 4029If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)