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ALLIANCE A new car wash expects to open in the city by the end of the year.
ModWash plans to build a 4,600-sqaure-foot, single-conveyor car wash on the vacant parcel between Aaron's and Sherwin-Williams on West State Street.
The "modern" car wash would be able to clean up to five cars at a time and complete a wash every two minutes, said Michael Vale of Morris Knowles and Associates, the project's civil engineer.
The facility would also have vacuum stations that customers could use for free with the purchase of a car wash.
The Planning Commission on Wednesday gave conditional approval for the project.
Sara Williams of ModWash said in an email that the company plans to open its Alliance location in December.
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ModWash is an eco-friendly car wash company that operates 37 car washes throughout the U.S. The company has been expanding recently and has 186 locations in development, according to its website.
A number of ModWash locations are planned for Northeast Ohio, including in Canton, Akron, Tallmadge and Salem. The company has a car wash already open in Kent.
The company has a focus on sustainability, according to its website. Each car wash uses less than 30 gallons of water and the chemicals incorporated in the process are biodegradable.
ModWash reuses the majority of its water and has a system to collect water that is not reused and dirt that has accumulated, which is then redirected to a facility where it is refined to be used for fertilizer and potting soil.
Customers can purchase a membership or single wash.
Alliance is home to several car washes, including Super Wash, B.J.'s Car Wash and Roy's Car Wash and Lube.
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | [
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Hattiesburg-Laurel Airport to offer flights to Chicago
Lici Beveridge
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Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport soon will begin offering daily flights to Chicago in a new arrangement with American Airlines.
The flights to O'Hare International Airport will begin June 2. Booking flights for the Chicago destination begins Monday. The change will mean the airport will have only one daily flight to Dallas instead of two.
Although there will be fewer flights to Dallas each week, airport director Tom Heanue said there will be added weekend service with both flights departing daily.
"Although we are losing our frequency to DFW, picking up another option for our travelers is helpful for those wanting to travel to the Midwest or eastern destinations," he said.
The change was prompted by a national shortage of available aircraft and pilots affecting the airport's current carrier, ExpressJet, Heanue said. Its parent company, Skywest, wanted to find a way to continue air service in the Pine Belt, an Essential Air Service market.
"We have very good service with American right now, with nonstop to Dallas-Fort Worth at the noonday flight," Heanue said.
American Airlines continues Hattiesburg-Laurel service
Skywest agreed to take over the flights for ExpressJet, but because it has no gates in Dallas, the company said it would begin bringing the 50-seat airplanes out of Chicago. The Chicago flights can help north- and east-bound passengers avoid having to go west to Dallas to reach their destinations.
"That's pretty exciting news for a small community like ours," Heanue said. "There's probably only three in America our size that has dual-hub service.
"This will give us a little more opportunity."
The new flights could help improve tourism and bring in more revenue for the Hub City, said Rick Taylor, executive director of Hattiesburg Convention and Tourism commissions.
"These paths create new travel options for our regional tourism economy," he said. "Hattiesburg welcomes new visitors from both of these U.S. locations with a host of leisure offerings. We also believe these new routes will inspire previous visitors to return to our great community."
The addition of an American Airlines flight to Chicago has the potential to bring new jobs to the Pine Belt, Forrest County Board of Supervisors President David Hogan said.
American's decision to add another route to the airport shows the confidence the airline has in the area's growth.
"In 2016 the Pine Belt led the state in job growth and we believe the Hattiesburg-Laurel Airport and American Airlines helped in that growth," Hogan said. "It opens not only travel opportunities for Pine Belt residents, but it also opens up more business opportunities."
Heanue said the airport also may be able to hold another TSA pre-check registration event at the airport after the success of the December one. The airport was set up to handle around 250 applicants through the government agency, and ended up with around 270.
"We had a great turnout," he said. "If it's possible, we're going to try and do that again."
Hattiesburg-Laurel airport sees increase in passengers
Flights in and out of the Pine Belt airport are on an upswing as well, with more than 16,000 total boardings in both 2015 and 2016, up from 7,848 in 2014. The airport had seen total boardings in 2010-12 reach more than 20,000 each year, peaking at 29,455 in 2011, but those numbers fell sharply in 2013-14.
Heanue said while the number of boardings is unpredictable, he hopes the Chicago flights will encourage more travelers to book locally. He said the nonstop between Hattiesburg and Dallas will no longer be offered to accommodate the Chicago flight, but travelers will be able to book either destination seven days a week.
"I'm hoping if the market picks up, we can pick up more flights (to Chicago)," he said.
If you go
To book flights, visit aa.com
Daily flights, beginning June 2 are as follows:
Departures
Hattiesburg-Meridian-Dallas departs at 8:50 a.m., arriving in Dallas at 11:40 a.m.
Hattiesburg-Meridian-Chicago departs at 2:35 p.m., arriving in Chicago at 5:45 p.m.
Arrivals
Dallas-Hattiesburg-Meridian departs at 12:40 p.m., arriving in Hattiesburg at 2:10 p.m.
Chicago-Meridian-Hattiesburg departs 6:20 p.m., arriving in Hattiesburg at 9:30 p.m.
For more information about the airport, visit | [
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Weekly Policy Update: Zimmer Biomet Spine Hosts Congressman Ed Perlmutter at Westminster Facility
By: Colorado BioScience Association Date: 09/13/2019
At the end of August, Congressman Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) visited Zimmer Biomet Spine in Westminster to tour the medical education training facilities, biomechanics labs, and manufacturing area. Following the tour, the Congressman joined Zimmer Biomet staff for a discussion about products and markets, legislative priorities, and other issues of common interest.
It was a great opportunity for the team at Zimmer Biomet Spine to educate Congressman Perlmutter about their business and have a meaningful dialogue about how Congress can further support the innovative work they do.
As a community, its critical that we share our perspectives with policymakers and urge them to support and promote policies that will help the bioscience sector continue to thrive in Colorado.
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Vitaly Design
- a men's jewellery company characterized by strong lines and new-age designs - is launching their much anticipated Clocks & Colours collection at an invite-only party tomorrow (November 8). As a well-versed brand, it's only natural for them to throw an after-partyto said launch party, complete with DJs and photographers at Levack Block(88 Ossington Ave). Peruse the new collection of single and two-finger rings (also available online
here
) over drinks and fun times from 11 pm until 2 am.
Next Wednesday (November 14) is the return of the fabulous annual Frocktail Party- a night of style featuring a designer dress auction with all the proceeds going to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Don't miss your chance to score donated dresses by Greta Constantine or custom suits from Garrison Bespoke Get your tickets onlinefor $65, or at the door for $75.
SALES
PHT Limited
- one of the companies that designs womenswear for Anthropologie Saks and Lord & Taylor- is hosting its first-ever two-day sample saleon the fourth floor of 176 John Street. Up to 75% off merchandise means some items are marked as low as $10! They'll be open today (November 7) from noon until 7 pm, and tomorrow (November 8) from 3 pm until 7 pm.
It's that time of year again - a time where British fashion enthusiasts rejoice over
's three-day-long sample sale From tomorrow (November 8) until Saturday (November 10), visit their new location at 87 Wingold Avenue to get fall/winter clothing and accessories by Fred Perry Oliver Spencer Filson and more at up to 70% off.
Photo by Andrew Szeto courtesy of Raised by Wolves
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The research describes the development of Bexson Biomedical's novel technology designed to optimize the pH and osmolality of drug solutions for subcutaneous delivery. This breakthrough will allow for administration of many other small-molecule drugs through the subcutaneous tissue just under the skin.
"We are just starting to understand how far reaching this repurposing technology may be."
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Bexson's lead formulation involves ketamine, which blocks the NMDA receptor, a fundamental unit in pain signaling. Ketamine is already delivered by doctors in management of severe pain through intravenous infusion, but healthcare providers are limited by current formulations, thus reducing access and increasing the procedural cost of care. This new formulation is designed to pair with a small, wearable pump device to provide patients and providers with a convenient, non-opioid treatment for chronic and acute pain management.
Bexson researchers have also confirmed their formulation technique can be applied to additional drug molecules in need of innovation or repurposing, including many psychedelics and empathogens. Subcutaneous delivery via wearable devices and dose-metered pen-injectors can innovate delivery of psychedelic and non-psychedelic medications.
"We believe our technology will solve many of the challenges facing psychedelic medicine," said
Jeffrey Becker
, MD, Bexson's Chief Scientific Officer. "This peer-reviewed publication also points towards the novel properties of our psychedelic formulations, which can offer reliability, convenience, rapid dosing attunement and reduction in GI side-effects. We are thrilled with the results we're seeing."
"It has been gratifying to establish a new approach to subcutaneous formulations that can allow fine tuning to tissues without compromising on potency," said
Jason Wallach
, PhD, Bexson's lead medicinal chemistry consultant. "We are also successfully applying this novel strategy to a wide variety of existing medications and scaffolds, and are just starting to understand how far reaching this repurposing technology may be."
Bexson Biomedical, Inc
. is a research stage company developing BB106, a ketamine therapy for pain management and mental health disorders. Pain following surgery is a
$12 billion
market and a leading cause of opioid abuse and addiction. The Company is also applying their proprietary delivery platform to several psychedelic and non-psychedelic compounds. Visit at: | [
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Feeding America's CEO on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in Her Career: Being Someone Else Was Not Working'
"Having come from the world of Compton to the world of Google and Silicon Valley for several years, it allows me the unique opportunity to build bridges in the way that others may not be able to."
He first shared his story in a company email that ended up going viral. Then, in 2018, he shared his experiences in a Buzzfeed videocalled "My Unlikely Path To Becoming The 1% At Google," which has racked up 5.3 million views. He also wrote an article with Google's public relations team, he said, for Huffington Post called "Google Would Never Hire a Person Like Me," explaining how his environment and self-doubt almost kept him from applying for a job at Google.
"I was getting emails from people in and outside of the company that I'd never met," Mays said, adding that he was humbled by the response.
Anthony Mays
Mays, a full-time engineer at Google, was a key voice for company diversity in tech. Now, he wants to use what he's learned to increase representation.
Many told Mays he inspired them and made them feel seen and heard, he said. Google recruiters told him his coaching work helped get diverse applicants in the door and succeed during interviews, he said.
But becoming a key voice for DEI also came with setbacks: He had to juggle DEI work with being a full-time software engineer and says he sacrificed promotions due to the time spent on those initiatives.
Mays said he also experienced imposter syndrome.
"People were telling me I'm doing well, but I'm also keenly aware that in some people's minds, I'm the diversity hire," he said of is feelings early on. "So, early on, there was this sneaking suspicion that I have that I'm being treated differently because I'm a Black man working in tech. "
Part of the motivation for continuing his work, he explained, was "survivors' guilt," Mays said.
"I had a number of friends who were shot and killed when they were 18 and 19 years old," he said. "When you see that kind of tragedy and be so close to it, you start asking what made me so different that I deserved to escape and they didn't?"
But most of the motivation, he said, came from his faith and hope for equity among underrepresented workers. He said he feels a responsibility and passion for giving people a chance at more opportunities.
Mays, whose authentic communication and candor draw people, says he tries to be honest when asked what it's like to be a Black man at Google.
"I talk about how I had a good experience, but there are no guarantees, and I want us to be honest about that," he said. "There are people who've had horrible experiences, and I want to remind people that as much as I've enjoyed being at Google, things might go differently for you."
He also acknowledges the challenges he sees companies face when trying to implement new programs dedicated to diversity and inclusion. At Google, he said, he saw impactful diversity and inclusion programs that were either put on hold or changed in different direction.
"I don't know many companies who are working harder than Google to effect change; however, one of the problems I've seen is the sustained commitment in any given direction," Mays said. "What tends to happen is you have a program that works well for a year or two and then inexplicably goes into another direction or there's a shuffle or a reorg and it can be hard to see things through for the sustained long term."
'The real moonshot'
As the years went on, Mays found his personal brand deviating from Google's, he said.
"Google's an advertising company that organizes information of the world, and my focus during my time there was helping with that as a software engineer that's what I was hired to do," he said. "But, I began to find my interest more in organizing information for the underrepresented in tech who struggled to find resources and information on how to navigate tech as an industry."
In late 2021, Mays says he saw a window of opportunity to do DEI work full-time after watching the labor market tighten, record resignations and tech job-seekers looking for better financial security and work-life flexibility amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Seeing the need and the response to my own story over these past few years, it became well 'ok, now I want to do this more than just on my off-time," Mays said. "I came to the realization that now really is the time and as the pandemic begins to loosen its hold."
Mays' last day was in mid-February, and in less than a week, he used his savings to launch Morgan Latimer Consulting which is named after African American inventors Garrett A. Morgan and Lewis H. Latimer.
Mays has two main goals: to help underrepresented people get jobs in tech if they want them and to help companies understand how to get and keep those workers.
Anthony Mays
An influential software engineer within Google, Anthony Mays left the company after eight years to pursue his own diversity and inclusion consulting firm.
Working with companies, Mays has had to explain the business importance of DEI, which studies have for years shown improves business outcomes and product development.
"There are people who see this as just a PR problem that these aren't real issues," Mays says.
Silicon Valley has been slow to progress in keeping employees of color, placing most of the focus on recruiting.
"They can attract people all day long, but they're still not supporting them enough to stay, as you can see in the numbers and in people's experiences," Mays said.
Mays says part of his conversations involves getting real with companies about how minority talent views them. In particular, there's a sizable lack of trust.
"Most companies either don't know or don't understand why there is a lack of trust, they usually just see the side effects like lack of participation," he said. "We have this expectation that if we throw money at this, we'll have progress, but it's more complicated than that."
He says firms sometimes overlook existing mechanisms that could help the problem, such as organization, support systems, and mentorship.
"It's important for me to help these companies understand why those things are happening and to provide some guidance on how to resolve them," he says. "The FAANG companies in particular oftentimes often feel like they want to reinvent the wheel but oftentimes, they shouldn't."
Mays gave an example of Inroads a nonprofit organization that creates pathways to careers for underrepresented students. It helped him secure his job in tech, but still doesn't get support or recognition.
He also plans to help companies think about how their performance reviews are inclusive, he said. Expectations and action items need to be clear for workers, he added.
"It's not enough for a company leader to have an initiative with DEI focus," said Jason King, senior associate director of corporate relations at the University of California, Irvine. "It takes solid structure and game plan because once you ta | [
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AusNet said it has 500 workers in the field trying to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. A spokeswoman said the company was working on 363 construction projects to restore power to households and businesses that remain disconnected.
These are complex construction jobs that generally take a full days work for crews but only restore power to a small amount of customers, she said.
On Monday, the Australian Defence Force joined the Country Fire Authority and State Emergency Service recovery efforts in the Dandenong Ranges, Gippsland, Ballarat and Hepburn regions.
The majority have been stationed in the hardest-hit Dandenong Ranges, where navy, army and airforce personnel are handing out generators to residents without power.
AusNet said the power is unlikely to be restored for all customers before July 10.
Increasingly, Australias defence forces are being called upon to help with domestic responses.
ADF Lieutenant-Colonel Scott DRozario said some personnel had supported communities in the wake of the bushfires, during COVID-19 and now with clean-up after the storms.
Its an ongoing support task that defence, especially a lot of the reserve members we have, they really want to work with and support the community, he said.
Peter Green at Kalorama football oval on Monday. A centre has been set up at the playing field to support locals affected by the recent storm.
Credit:
Joe Armao
An emergency services volunteer, who wasnt authorised to speak publicly, spoke of the heartbreaking scenes involving elderly residents emerging from their damaged homes after having lived without heating or cooking facilities for more than a week.
A lot of them are too proud to ask for help, she said. Its only when we knock on the doors that were finding some of these people.
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Temperatures dropped to three degrees on Sunday night.
With thousands still without power, communities are banding together.
At the football oval in Kalorama, a small band of residents set up a community hub the day after the storms hit for people who remain without electricity and, often, food.
Inside the community hall is a free supermarket, containing donated produce, canned goods, essentials like toilet paper and feminine hygiene products, childrens toys, and even donated new boots and socks.
Outside, a fire pit has been a space for hundreds of visitors to gather, to share stories and offers of help, and a listening ear or hug.
For the past two nights, a local jazz band has come down after dark to keep spirits up.
Messages of support sprayed on fallen trees at Kalorama football oval.
Credit:
Joe Armao
Local resident Peter Green, who has barely slept in 11 days, said the community response had been overwhelming.
On Thursday last week we had 2800 people come through, he said.
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Today, this is the quietest its been, probably because its a beautiful day and people were actually chainsawing. Its like that Julie Andrews saying: the hills are alive with the sound of chainsaws.
So Ill say some humour is getting us through.
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Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight Top Ways to Lose Weight
Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight
Delving into the weight loss journey can be a great deal of job, and many times you will not recognize where to start. You can attempt your best to follow a regular and also get your body used to it, yet everyone is various and you need to locate a routine that works ideal for you. There are a great deal of ways that you can establish yourself up for a successful weight-loss trip and also I am mosting likely to offer you some tips on exactly how you can make your dream weight management trip a truth.
Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight
>>Simple 2-Step Ritual That 100% Guarantees Shocking Daily Weight Loss<<
To have a successful weight management trip, you are going to require framework, a regular, and also not only a healthy and balanced body, however a healthy and balanced mind. Fortunately for you, you are going to discover every one of the most crucial details that you need to know when trying to slim down. We are mosting likely to discuss beginning or readjusting your diet regimen, what you need to and should not be consuming, different supplements, workout routines, as well as rest timetables. Without additional introduction, allows get involved in the handy suggestions.
Food with Nutritional worth that will certainly help you reduce weight.
You need to make sure that your diet plan gets on the right course when you are attempting to lose weight. Even if you do not recognize it, the important things you are consuming could be avoiding you from losing the weight that you want to lose. Take a look whatsoever of these foods that have fantastic nutritional value and are thought about pleasant to those who are attempting to drop weight.
Entire eggs
Environment-friendlies of any kind, yet the leafier, the far better
Fish, salmon specifically (though, you can likewise eat tuna).
Broccoli, Cabbage, and other veggies in that household.
Poultry for meat, but lean beef is additionally friendly.
Beans of any kind as long as they are low on carbohydrates and sodium.
Since we have discussed the foods that you ought to have in your diet plan, lets discuss why you should be consuming these foods particularly. Every food has its very own perks and advantages, but these are the very best for weight-loss, right here is why.
Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight
Eggs might be viewed as a poor food to digest when trying to lose weight because if you consume way too many, you are mosting likely to get a lot of poor cholesterol. However if you split up the intake of eggs to every other day, or every couple of days, you will certainly get a lot of good advantages. Eggs are really meeting and also if you eat a few eggs, you will find yourself wanting much less food for the following day due to the fact that the egg satisfied your bodys day-to-day dietary needs.
Eco-friendlies are terrific for weight management because they are short on calories, full on fiber, and can provide you all-natural vitamins. There isnt much of a downfall when including more greens to your diet regimen.
Salmon, tuna, and other types of fish are good for you due to the fact that they are high in protein. When you are attempting to drop weight, you desire much less fatty foods and also even more foods that are going to aid you get muscle mass. Healthy protein will keep your body happy and also healthy and balanced, and the because the fish does not have much fat, if any type of at all, you will not gain weight from eating it.
For the veggies in the broccoli family members, they are high in fiber. Most vegetables are high in fiber, yet these likewise have high healthy protein matters. A great deal of individuals will go to broccoli, cauliflower, and also cabbage when trying to loosened weight since it teems with fiber and also healthy protein. It additionally provides more range when planning for meals.
Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight
Lean beef and Hen are additionally high in protein, which may appear like a motif when speaking about meals however this is since protein is great for fat burning. You could have checked out somewhere that beef isnt great for fat burning, yet it carries the same concepts as chicken, plus the advantage of offering you iron, as well as can be really useful when trying to reduce weight. A incentive is that these meats will certainly maintain all of the excellent fats in your body as you go on this journey, offering you energy to continue your daily regimen.
And beans, whether they are black eyed peas, baked beans, pinto beans, or whichever bean you favor, they are healthy and balanced for you. They teem with fiber, can keep you full, and have healthy protein and also iron. If you arent consuming sufficient meat, or if you do not like meat, you can switch them for beans and also get the very same results.
Now lets speak about some supplements you can take that will aid you during this journey.
Pyridoxine.
Biotin.
Please bear in mind to do your very own study when it pertains to nutritional supplements and vitamins. I can detail the most recommended vitamins, however you need to always talk to your physician prior to taking something that you are unsure about. The vitamins and supplements provided above contain vitamin B, in addition to various other vitamins. Thinking about exactly how easy it is to obtain iron, vitamin C, and vitamin D in foods as well as beverages, these are here for weight loss as well as to offer you your day-to-day dose of vitamin B.
Lets carry on to the working out part of this journey.
Exercising is just one of one of the most integral parts of a weight loss trip. You can not change up your diet as well as expect to shed the weight without doing a little bit of a exercise here and there.
The very best way to obtain a solid exercise routine is to discover a personal trainer, though not every person can pay for one, and some people do not have the moment to deal with one. There are other means you can get into a routine, yet you need to recognize which workouts function the best for you.
To begin, try working out with a video clip online. There are a great deal of complimentary videos you can discover on YouTube or various other websites that urge healthy and balanced way of lives. The secret to having a terrific routine is to not push on your own promptly. You need to start slow-moving. Workout for concerning 30 minutes on your very first day, this is so you dont get sore and you can return tomorrow as well as do even more.
Protein Allowance For Women Over 60 To Lose Weight
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Sep23,2019at5:54PM
KITTERY, Maine A 1985 graduate of Traip Academy, Trent Edwards managed a $79 billion federal budget, was deployed to Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, and recently retired as a U.S. Air Force brigadier general.
While he plans for his next professional chapter, as senior vice president for the Montgomery, Alabama Chamber of Commerce, and has traveled around the world, Edwards' ties to his hometown of Kittery, Maine, remain strong. His parents, Kelvin and Royaline Edwards still live in Kittery, and he thinks he still holds Traip's long-jump record. While visiting Kittery last week, one of Edwards' first stops was the Town Pizza restaurant, which he wanted to share with his 12-year-old son Dylan.
"It's the best," he said.
His father is a retired Portsmouth Naval Shipyard engineer and his mother was a teacher at the now-closed Pease Air Force base, and the Wentworth and Dondero schools in Portsmouth.
Edwards' wife Vanessa is a Portsmouth High School graduate and lawyer and her mother, Jarvis Williamson, still lives in Portsmouth. Her father was a KC-135 crew chief and, Edwards said, he had "a crush on Vanessa since I was 5" and both were parishioners at Portsmouth's New Hope Baptist Church.
When a retirement ceremony was held for Edwards in Washington D.C. Sept. 6, New Hope Minister Sylvester Dye and his wife Althea were there, as were Edwards' longtime Kittery friend Tom Scontras and his mother Sophia.
"This area will never leave my heart," he said Monday.
Edwards said his childhood dream was to be an Olympian and his Traip track coach, the late Onil Roy, "had all the confidence in the world for me." After graduating high school, he went to North Carolina A&T on a track scholarship and said he chose the college because, "it was a historically black college and university and that was important because I grew up in Maine and I wanted to balance my identity."
One Christmas break, he said, he was pressing 420 pounds on a squat rack when he "popped" his knee, lost the track scholarship and his dream of being in the Olympics. He said his father recommended he try the college ROTC program, so he took the advice and, "It led me to where I am today."
Thirty years ago Edwards commissioned in the Air Force, was trained to be a comptroller and rose through the ranks until attaining the rank of brigadier general in May 2015. There are more than 325,000 members of the Air Force and just 142 one-star generals like himself.
Promotions, he said, are "based on performance, what you've done and your ability to do more."
Edwards was charged with leading a staff of 57 budget professionals, planning and directing baseline and overseas contingency budgets, overseeing the finances for 79 Air Force installations and payroll for all Air Force personnel.
His call sign is "Money."
As an accounting and finance officer, and wing commander, Edwards said he worked closely with Congress to fight for funding, make cases for specific requests and to maintain relationships.
During his deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Edwards was charged with setting up a process to determine if prisoners were "designated enemy combatants" which was often disputed. Some were found to be cooks and drivers, he said, others were found to be enemy combatants.
In Iraq, Edwards was embedded with the Army's Tenth Special Forces, "the special ops guys," who convoyed across the country to "get them money so they could do their job." He said the 3-month tour gave him perspective, as well as credibility with the team on the ground and Congress on The Hill.
He was deployed to Afghanistan for a year, helping the Afghan National Army and police become self-sustaining. Train and assist, he explained, so they can do missions on their own.
As he was promoted from lieutenant to captain, then major, lieutenant colonel and colonel before becoming brigadier general, Edwards said, he received congratulations from back home and returned signed photos in appreciation.
He starts his new job Nov. 1, an outgrowth of his time as wing commander at Maxwell Air Force Base. While there, he said, he worked with the mayor of Montgomery on public-private partnerships and he's been asked to continue that work, this time as a civilian for the Chamber of Commerce.
"It's pretty exciting," he said about the new job, while he also works as a mentor for the Tiger Woods Foundation.
Edwards is simultaneously planning to develop a company based on his experience as a speaker on the topic of unconscious bias, leadership and organizational development.
"It has been an honor and privilege to serve my country for the last 30 years," he said. "I have met some incredible people along the way and I am grateful to so many who helped me in my life and Air Force journey."
He also offered some advice.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Physical therapy leader
PHOENIX
Rehabilitation & Health Services, Inc. has completed its transition to a new brand identity as Phoenix Physical Therapy to align with the company's core service offerings, it was announced today by
Chris Ciatto
Phoenix Physical Therapy President and Chief Executive Officer.
Since 1997,
Phoenix
has provided physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services in community-based outpatient clinics. The company operates more than 115 local clinics across 11 states.
"
Phoenix
was founded by physical therapists committed to building an organization that would provide the best possible patient experience while also creating a company culture that physical therapists would seek to join," said Ciatto. "Our focus remains to hire highly skilled clinicians and provide them autonomy to deliver quality patient care."
"With the support of Audax, our private equity firm,
Phoenix
has focused on thoughtfully expanding our geographic footprint through a comprehensive acquisition and de novo clinic strategy," said
David Angelo
the company's Chief Operating Officer. "Our new brand builds on the company's experience with a refreshed and energized look and feel to represent the company we are today. While the company has grown, our commitment to being local has not changed. We welcome community-based physical therapy practices seeking a partner with similar values and a passion for providing quality patient care to consider joining the
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By Chad Hayes, Chief Technology Officer and Director of E-Recycling, Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction Co.
Reducing the amount of e-waste generated globally and managing its disposal have become major concerns of special interest groups, industry and governments alike, and yet many individuals fail to see the impact these issues have on them.
E-waste brings the same environmental problems as waste that is traditionally incinerated, dumped at sea or buried in landfills such as pollution, habitat destruction and the loss of resources. It also brings additional concerns:
Environment E-waste contains a long list of chemicals that are harmful to people and the environment.
Resources E-waste contains precious metals like gold and platinum, as well as elements like cobalt and neodymium. There is a finite supply of these resources and its dwindling rapidly.
Human rights E-waste is often illegally exported to countries that dont have applicable laws. Once stripped of valuable materials, the remainder is left to pollute the land, air and water of local citizens.
Data security Computing equipment makes up a large portion of the total e-waste produced. The data storage devices inside often contain sensitive information that can have significant detrimental effects when in the wrong hands.
Why do special interest groups, industry and governments care about e-waste?
For special interest groups, issues pertaining directly to them are always top-of-mind. Their activism serves as the catalyst for governments to take legislative action. Since organizations have a vested interest in the resulting laws, they prepare in advance for complying with the new regulations. The challenge then becomes convincing private citizens to comply with these laws and best practices.
Why should individuals care about e-waste?
As the world continues to get smaller, a regional issue can quickly develop into a global issue with far-reaching effects. This is especially true with e-waste:
Environmental issues are more acutely felt as larger areas encounter tainted air, water and food.
Rare resources will only become scarcer and costlier to acquire.
Human rights violations will continue. Thankfully, the global economy provides new opportunities to enforce international law.
Data security is a major concern as we become more connected. Certified data destruction soon will be a necessity, but are there enough providers to do the job?
What can I do to reduce e-waste?
The three keys to addressing e-waste are education, influence and action. Look for opportunities to make
an impact at a grassroots level:
1. Education Share your knowledge with others.
2. Influence Model behavior that is conducive to solving e-waste problems.
3. Action Take simple actions that make a huge difference.
Buy only EPEAT registered products.
Boycott companies that turn a blind eye to human rights violations.
Vote for lawmakers who embrace e-waste management.
Help develop e-waste policies in your organization.
Patronize your local e-recycling company.
The question isnt if e-waste reduction and management will happen, its when. As our world becomes more polluted, natural resources dwindle, more people suffer social injustice and lives are ruined by data breaches, change will become a necessity.
If youre ready to make a difference in your world, check out SEDDs website and blog for ways you can help solve e-waste issues in your family, organization and community.
About the Author
Chief Technology Officer and
Director of E-recycling, Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction Co.
Chad Hayes is the chief technology officer and director of e-recycling at Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction. He joined Sadoff Iron and Metal in 2015, and oversees the strategic planning and implementation of IT. With his extensive 20-plus years of IT and business leadership experience and a passion for data security, he was the perfect choice to establish, build and lead the Sadoff E-Recycling & Data Destruction Company, a company of Sadoff Iron and Metal. He can be reached at hayesc@sadoff.com
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Carpet and upholstery cleaning business Chem-Dry is seeking to add 75 franchises across the United States and Canada this year.
A release does not note the markets the Nashville-based company is targeting. The effort will follow a 2021 during which Chem-Dry exceeded its expansion goal with 72 signed agreements and 65 openings.
Having begun operations in 1977 and with a network of 1,800 franchises, Chem-Dry serves more than 11,000 homes and businesses per day in 55 countries.
Ed Quinlan
Courtesy of Chem-Dry
Many of our franchisees are labeling 2021 as their best year yet," Ed Quinlan, Chem-Dry president, said in the release. "The past year and a half has shown us just how much our customers are looking for home service capabilities from someone who is local, who they can trust in providing consistent and high-quality services. We look forward to another year of growth as we help our franchisees strengthen their community relationships and continue to build on their tremendous success."
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Waterton CEO David Schwartz (left) and Pathway to Living CEO Jerome Finis with the Pathway to Living facility in Oak Hill (Credit: Pathway to Living)
Real estate investment firm Waterton bought a majority stake in Pathway to Living, a Chicago-based senior living operator with 29 facilities totaling more than 2,600 units.
In 2015, Waterton bought a 50 percent share and half the seats on the board of Pathway to Living, Waterton CEO David Schwartz told The Real Deal. The Chicago-based investor last month paid an undisclosed sum to boost its share to 80 percent.
In the four years Waterton has shared ownership of the housing operator, it helped finance the development or acquisition of nine new facilities, including its
$33.8 million
pickup of the Grandbrier in northwest suburban Prospect Heights last year.
Pathway has another three residences in its development pipeline, including one each in suburban La Grange and Westmont. The third is planned in the Philadelphia area, marking the first step in an East Coast expansion push Waterton will help power.
Pathway to Living offers a mix of independent-living, assisted-living and memory-care facilities, with an average resident age of 83. The companys expansion will put it in prime position to catch a wave of Baby Boomers, the oldest of whom are now in their early 70s, Schwartz said.
We wanted to be well situated for that massive demographic bulge thats coming in the next 10 years, Schwartz said. Demand is going to be so strong, its unlikely well even be able to develop enough senior living facilities to accommodate that demographic.
The majority shareholder will line up one-off investments for each new facility but anticipates creating a larger investment vehicle to allow backers to buy into the senior living space as Pathways expands its reach beyond the Midwest, Schwartz said.
Waterton specializes in apartment management, with more than 60 properties across 15 states combining for about $4.8 billion in total assets. Its portfolio lists eight Chicago | [
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covering medical cannabis cultivation, processingand provisioning in Michigan, rolled out its North Cannabis Company brand Thursday.
What Happened
TheNorth Cannabis Company brand will include only products made and distributed in Michigan, the company said.
Green Peak Innovations has already shipped flower, pre-rolls, wax and shatter under the new brand name, sales director Sunni Marsden said in a statement.
Ten provisioning centers in Michigan have already committed to carry the new brand, including Ann Arbor's Exclusive Provisioning Center and Om of Medicine;Bay City's Elite Wellness and Nature's Medicine;Flint's Common Citizen and Michigan Organic Solutions; Lansing's Homegrown;Pinconning's High Quality Provisioning Center;Bangor's Green Door;and Roger City's Meds Caf.
Why It's Important
Green Peak Innovations has the potential to become one of the largest cannabis companies in Michigan.
The company is headquartered in Windsor Township.
In March, the company
completed an oversubscribed mezzanine debt round
, raising more than $30 million that it plans to use on expanding its Windsor Township facility.
Michiganis in the process of legalizing recreational cannabis after the move was approved by voters in November.
State officials arein the process of drafting rules for the adult-use market and expect to present them next month.
What's Next
Marsden said Green Peak will begin shipping other products such as vapes, chewsand gummies in the coming weeks.
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July 30, 2021
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Homethrive, a high-touch/high-tech digital coaching platform for personalized and curated aging and eldercare support, today announced it is partnering with the Alvin Independent School District (ISD) in
Brazoria County, TX.
Through this partnership, Homethrive will offer personalized support, information, navigation, resources, and community experience to Alvin ISD employees, and the aging loved ones for whom they care, to improve outcomes for aging adults living at home, as well as the working loved ones who support them.
"Our teachers and administrative support team work hard for our community and growing student population," said,
Donnie Marek
, executive director of risk management, Alvin ISD. "Many of our team members have immense responsibilities outside of work and we are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to support them. Through Homethrive, they have access to trusted resources and experts who can help them navigate milestones and better support their aging loved ones."
According to a survey from
Harvard Business School
, the U.S. is in the midst of a hidden caregiver crisis that impacts companies and employees alike. Without adequate caregiving support for employees, organizations incur millions of dollars of hidden costs through employee turnover and substantial productivity costs. The survey notes, "Surveys of U.S. employer and employee attitudes about caregiving reveal that there is a gross misalignment between what companies currently provide and what employees need."
"One in five Americans is a caregiver [according to AARP's 2020 Caregiving in the U.S.]. An increasing number of organizations, like Alvin ISD, are acknowledging the impact caregiving can have on their employees' wellbeing and how it impacts their jobs," said
Dave Jacobs
, Co-CEO of Homethrive. "We built Homethrive to help older adults live healthier and independently at home for as long as possible and to reduce the work, worry, and stress that family members (unpaid caregivers) face while trying to balance their career with their family obligations. We are excited for the opportunity to support Alvin ISD employees who are caring for aging loved ones while managing a full workload."
About Alvin Independent School District
Alvin ISD is a large suburban school district south of
Houston, TX
, that covers 252 square miles in northern
Brazoria County
. Alvin ISD serves the communities of
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for the latest on real estate technology from Inmans expert Craig Rowe.
Flipsnack is software for creating and publishing interactive presentations and digital marketing materials.
Platforms: Browser
Ideal for: All agents, teams, brokers and marketing staff
Top selling points:
Upload PDFs or create from scratch
Multiple forms of content input
Ease of sharing, publishing
In-brochure offer form
Top concern
Theres a lot of capability here, and the everyday agent will want to take some time to use its many training tools and resources to fully leverage the software. Its not hard, but it offers a lot.
What you should know
Flipsnack
is powerfully automated digital publishing software that the real estate industry can use to create listing presentations, property brochures, office branding catalogs, general branding assets you name it. It leverages a flipbook concept, similar to Studeo its closest competitor in the space. (
Agent Images Access
, Canva and LucidPressare also category-adjacent.)
Flipsnack is a very cool, inspired marketing investment any brokerage serious about standing out should consider. Theres almost nothing it cant create to make you look professional, tech-savvy and brand-forward. Theres a reason, well, many reasons, its used by a wide array of notable media companies.
Users can browse any number of included templates or upload an existing, static PDF doc to update and make interactive, an ideal option for those big brokerages who provide customizable materials.
One use case: If youve already published a luxury listing lookbook, Flipbook can insert dynamic tags, such as links to community websites, company videos or individual agent websites from each listing image, among other features. Use it to make boring cool.
Think of a flipbook as a way to unite your various forms of published media, giving audiences a central launch-point from which to explore all of your content.
And, because you can use custom domains and fully white-label documents published in Flipsnack, it can become a firms primary marketing application something up and coming independents should look into as a way to level the competition against fat-budgeted nationals.
Logos, colors, branding elements and fonts are all right there to insert and toggle through, and a flipbook can handle video, scrollable map inserts, image-selection carousels over video and Matterport digital twins.
Relative to fonts, experienced designers who relish the use of typography will dig Flipsnacks font selection menus. They present in large example fields, displaying each version available for fast perusal and selection.
Teams can take solace in Flipsnacks single sign-on (SSO) capability, as well as its ability to let you work in a controlled, permission-based environment, even when the account is under a higher level. Management settings can be set to the individual listing, and data imports from regional listing providers and MLS feeds are available, too. It also supports RESOs web standards API. Theres an image and document library for quick access to project needs.
Flipsnack comes with e-commerce plugins to insert buy buttons and shopping experiences. Agents can use this for make offer buttons and with the right backend partners code, facilitate earnest money deposits. Flipsnack is actively working on its own solution for this.
As with all online marketing solutions worth their weight in ones and zeros, Flipsnack provides all kinds of metrics to gauge how well your projects are performing. It gets quite granular, allowing marketers to know devices used to view, what buttons received the most action, what pages were read for how long and from where they were opened, among other analytics.
If fully embraced, Flipsnack can make a real estate office look sharply modern and cooler than competitors.
In a time when agents allow their online presence to be buried under a menagerie of random brokerage pages, old domains and vexing, elongated office names, collateral published by Flipsnack can give leads a discernible source to find out who you are, who you work for and what you can do for them.
Or, keep publishing canned blog posts; because everyone needs to know how to organize a closet. Eye-roll.
Have a technology product you would like to discuss?
Email Craig Rowe
Craig C. Rowe started in commercial real estate at the dawn of the dot-com boom, helping an array of commercial real estate companies fortify their online presence and analyze internal software decisions. He now helps agents with technology decisions and marketing through reviewing software and tech for Inman.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Tataa Biocenter AB, a leading European provider of molecular analysis services with ISO 17025 accreditation, is launching Olink EXPLORE 3072 proteome profiling service. This new platform offers exceedingly high performance with unprecedented throughput based on Illumina sequencing technology.
"
is the perfect complement to our already optimized genomics and transcriptomics offerings and will be imperative in our services supporting the pharmaceutical industry," said
Mikael Kubista
, founder and CEO of Tataa Biocenter. "We already offer workflow optimization and validation including multiomics, and with this new platform, our capacity dramatically increases."
Olink's technology - Proximity Extension Assay (PEA) - uses pairs of antibodies with DNA tags that prime PCR when bound to the targeted protein. With Olink EXPLORE 3072, next-generation sequencing is used to quantify each of 3072 protein targets.
Tataa Biocenter
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Benchling
and high data security. Customers from across the world approach Tataa, particularly for execution of more challenging projects that may require the unique expertise and platforms available at the company.
"In heart failure, my area of interest, it is very common that we don't know for sure how drugs work. Biomarker research, optimally using proteomics, such as research enabled by Olink EXPLORE 3072, when applied to clinical trial blood samples and with appropriate use of sophisticated data science, may help unravel the mechanisms of action (MOA) of therapies. In the HOMAGE trial, I was amazed by being able to describe the multiple MOAs of the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist spironolactone, mostly known, so far, only from animal experimental data. Examining the MOAs of drugs in the clinical setting is among the major advances allowed by proteomics", said professor Faiez Zannad, previous head Head of the Centre d'Investigation Clinique Pierre Drouin Inserm, coordinator of the Heart OMics in AGEing (
HOMAGE)
project, which outsourced proteomics analyses to Tataa Biocenter.
Tataa Biocenter will also use the Olink EXPLORE for proteome analysis in the European Union funded projects "identifying molecular mechanisms of pain related disorders" ( | [
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Netflix orders Meghan Markle kids animation series, marking second Archewell show
By Mark Layton
2 hours ago
Meghan Markle & Prince Harry
Netflix has commissioned a new animated childrens series from Archewell Productions, the company set up by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Pearl (working title) has been created and executive produced by Markle and will follow the adventures of a 12-year-old girl, who is inspired by a variety of influential women from history.
David Furnish (Gnomeo & Juliet), Carolyn Soper (Tangled), Liz Garbus (Ill Be Gone In The Dark) and Dan Cogan (Icarus) will also executive produce, as will Amanda Rynda (The Louse House), who will serve as showrunner.
Pearl marks the first animated series from Archewell Productions, which signed a multi-year deal with Netflix after the British royals
launched the then-unnamed prodco
in September last year.
The first project under that deal is Heart Of Invictus a docuseries about the Invictus Games, created in partnership with The Invictus Games Foundation.
Like many girls her age, our heroine Pearl is on a journey of self-discovery as she tries to overcome lifes daily challenges, said Markle.
Im thrilled that Archewell Productions, partnered with the powerhouse platform of Netflix, and these incredible producers, will together bring you this new animated series, which celebrates extraordinary women throughout history. David Furnish and I have been eager to bring this special series to light, and I am delighted we are able to announce it today.
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Along With The Gods
and its sequel, has provided an update on the next two planned chapters in the fantasy action drama franchise, as well as his potential first co-production with Hollywood.
Speaking at the 2019 International Film Festival & Awards Macao (IFFAM), the director discussed Prodigal, a U.S.-Korea co-production that he announced in 2017 would be produced by his company Dexter Studios, its first Hollywood film.
The project was set to be co-produced with POW! Entertainment, the American outfit run by Marvel Comics icon Stan Lee who died last year at the age of 95. Mr Kim said that, following Lees death, the film had become complicated.
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Now Stan Lee has passed away and the situation is complicated. Many producers are involved and chain of title and others. So my company thinks that extending my involvement would not be beneficial. For the current status, I took my hands off from this. Thats about it, the director commented in a translated session.
Reports back in 2017 disclosed Prodigal would focus on paternal love. The Korean filmmaker said he had explored that topic in the two pictures he has directed since the 2017 fantasy action box office smash Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds, which grossed more than $100m in Korea, and its 2018 sequel Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days, which took north of $90m in its home market.
The first film is a tribute to my mother, the second is a tribute to my father, he explained.
The filmmaker also updated on a further two previously mooted sequels in the Along The Gods franchise, saying he was hoping to finish the series and that he would shoot them back-to-back, as was the case with the first two films. The pics are based on an online comic, and Mr Kim said he would have to be loyal to the original source material.
Mr Kim also teased that his next project will be sci-fi action drama The Moon, about a spaceship that gets stranded on the dark side of the moon. He is hoping to shoot next year.
Mr Kim is also the founder of Dexter Studios, the Korean production company that is seen as a VFX pioneer in the region. Next up from Dexter is Ashfall (Mount Paektu), the big-budget disaster movie about a volcano eruption on the Korean peninsula. The company is also in talks with several U.S. partners about potential films and TV project collaborations.
In the Macao session, the filmmaker walked the audience through the VFX process behind films such as his 2013 comedy Mr. Go, which follows a gorilla that becomes a Korean baseball star.
Quizzed by an audience member about whether his focus on VFX could come at the detriment to actors, the director insisted that the two operate together seamlessly.
VFX is not replacing real actors, it is supplementing them. We rely to an extent on the special effects but it doesnt affect the performances of actors on site, they still discuss with the director and do what they want to do, he commented.
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Do what you love. Retirement does not mean retiring your mind and body and self-care regime. In fact, it should be the total opposite. When it comes to retirement and working hard for so many years and planning to be able to finally take that break, that time should be relished. Take it easy, plan what is next, but stay the course even after you may have retired from your profession. Optimizing mental wellness is a daily practice and like anything good it comes and goes and what you put in you are sure to get out. Retry. Reinspire. Strive for progress and be aware that we are all always under construction. Keep it simple.
As a part of my series about the 5 Things Anyone Can Do To Optimize Their Mental Wellness I had the pleasure of interviewing Griff Conti
Griff Conti is the Owner/Managing Partner in the parent Frannys Franchise, Inc. company and Owner/Operator of Frannys Farmacy Westport, Connecticut location. In 2018, Conti was named Recruiter of the Year by Bradsby Group, a nationally recognized, employee-owned, boutique recruiting firm based in Denver, where Conti developed and launched their Cannabis division and lead a team of eight to become the fastest growing division of the company. Conti is well-versed in the science behind the cannabis plant and is on a mission to educate consumers about the life-changing potential of cannabis that has been wrongly stigmatized and misunderstood for the last generation.
Thank you so much for doing this with us! Our readers would love to get to know you a bit better. Can you share with us the backstory about what brought you to your specific career path?
The path I took with my career derives from my passion for connecting people. I always stayed close to spheres of influencers and wanted to be in the center and have that vantage point. Fortunately, I naturally fell into recruiting where I was able to have access to all of these things. On top of that, I like to stay on the cutting edge and see what is most forward thinking and innovative, and where there is real potential to make impact. Recruiting in finance and having regulated industry experience lead me to recurring in oil and gas.
With that said, I got to a place in my life where self-care was most important. Understanding the skills and rules of mediation lead me to cannabis which lead me to being as grounded as I could be. Since then, Ive immersed myself into becoming a connector for the industry by bringing in the right professionals into the right positions to help create as big an impact as possible.
Can you share the most interesting story that happened to you since you started your career?
As a delegate for the World Cannabis Congress in 2019, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, I was joined by more than 600 of the worlds leading scientists, researchers, policy makers and industry experts for an exclusive invite only education and discovery conference. Being surrounded by some of the most knowledgeable researchers and scientists in this space made an incredible impression on me, and from that moment I knew this was an industry I wanted to be a part of and contribute to.
Can you share a story with us about the most humorous mistake you made when you were first starting? What lesson or take-away did you learn from that?
Expect the unexpected. The cannabis industry is much broader than what may appear from a social media and celebrity point of view. Theres so much more industry emerging from different areas than what social media makes it look like.
When I first got started in cannabis, my team and I were at MJBizCon, where I was scheduled to be meeting with an executive. Of course, we ended up being late and this was our first entrance to MJBizCon, one of the most respected industry expos. The funny part about this is that I got locked inside of a parking deck, and couldnt get out. We were literally stuck. Fortunately, throughout all of this, the gentleman I was scheduled to meet with was such a good sport about it, and was such a down-to-earth person about it. Its humorous to look back on. This served as a good indication of the cannabis industry. It also showed me the type of people that make up the industry. To add more context, this was when we had zero clients, and he ended up being our first client. Funny how things work out.
None of us are able to achieve success without some help along the way. Is there a particular person who you are grateful towards who helped get you to where you are? Can you share a story about that?
My first mentor and boss who against his better judgement let me move out to Colorado. I was recruiting in-house at the time. After I moved out and saw there was another side of recruitment it led me to working with Bradsby group. In a nutshell, that move changed my life. To this day, Im super grateful for my first boss, mentor, and good friend that I keep in close contact with.
What advice would you suggest to your colleagues in your industry to thrive and avoid burnout?
Look at the long play. I always share this with my team. This industry isnt going away. Any company that doesnt see that their people are its greatest asset will lose at the end of the day. Take care of your people. Its important to stay the course and its a long journey. Today is just another day in that. Make one connection each day that will hopefully change someones life in a positive way.
What advice would you give to other leaders about how to create a fantastic work culture?
Culture is a word that is easily misinterpreted and misrepresented. For me, I always see this in whether its in recruiting or running the Frannys Farmacy Westport hemp-wellness destination, what matters most is transparency and thought leadership that is being transferred to its team, and companies that are willing to take some risk around IP in order to promote transparency.
Trust in your leadership, management, and staff. Its critical to have a safe culture during a time where things are so unconventional, especially in cannabis. Having a strong culture can act as a saving grace for a company and its people. It leaves a positive impact on people and an entire industry.
Ok thank you for all that. Now lets move to the main focus of our interview. Mental health is often looked at in binary terms; those who are healthy and those who have mental illness. The truth, however, is that mental wellness is a huge spectrum. Even those who are mentally healthy can still improve their mental wellness. From your experience or research, what are five steps that each of us can take to improve or optimize our mental wellness. Can you please share a story or example for each.
Mental Health is ever changing and none of us have arrived, completely. I continue to struggle with daily anxiety and the pressure to produce and succeed. We are all in control of ourselves, our peace, and it all begins with awareness. I have come to know all of the tools to create a life of peace and harmony, and while we can know as much as we can, | [
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Blue Water Vaccines, a privately held company, will complete its fund-raising of $15 million to support the flu vaccine program, after agreeing with the University of Oxford, without disclosing terms of the agreement, providing Blue Water Vaccines the option to exclusively license a novel and potentially revolutionary universal influenza vaccine.
Developed by scientists at Oxford University and published in Nature Communications in 2018, the vaccine protects against all influenza strains by targeting parts of the virus that induce a protective immune response but are also limited in variability. The technology has the potential of providing life-long immunity against flu.
Sunetra Gupta
, Professor of Theoretical Epidemiology at the University of Oxford, said:
About 10 years ago, we predicted that regions of the virus that were limited in variability would drive the evolution of influenza. Using mathematical models, we showed that these regions would cycle between a limited number of conformations in time, in tandem with the development of immunity within the human population. Due to their limited variability and the ease with which immunity can be built up against them, such regions make ideal vaccine targets.
Influenza is a major respiratory pathogen. It is estimated that there are over almost 500,000 deaths a year caused by influenza. The current influenza vaccines have serious shortcomings since it has to be administered yearly and typically provides protection to only 50% of the individuals who receive it.
Joseph Hernandez
, Executive Chairman of Blue Water Vaccines, said:
This paradigm shifting technology has the potential to save the lives of millions of patients around the world who fall victim to influenza infections. We look forward to working and supporting the amazing team at Oxford to bring this technology to patients around the world.
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Tantus Technologies Wins EPA Contract for Agile Development, O&M, and User Support
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June 29, 2020
/PRNewswire/ -- Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) is excited to announce its latest contract award for Agile Development, Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and User Support at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Within the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS), Tantus will help improve several of EPA's highly visible and mission-critical information systems. These systems support EPA's regulatory mission with millions of data sets, calculations, and reports that determine compliance with important federal legislation.
"We're looking forward to supporting the EPA. This work touches valuable environmental information like the Air Quality Index and aligns to Tantus' mission to make 'Our World, Better,'" says Tantus CEO,
Buck Keswani
. Tantus' work under this contract will help gather, store, host, and maintain information needed by the public, the media, and other federal agencies (and their applications) to better understand and protect the environment.
About Tantus Technologies, Inc.
Tantus provides technology and business solutions to solve the federal government's health, financial, and transportation challenges. The company brings nearly two decades of experience collaborating with government to make "Our World, Better," delivering solutions that span Artificial Intelligence, Agile, Human Centered Design, DevOps, Strategy Realization, Program/Project Management, and Cyber Security. Recognized by The Washington Post as a "Top Workplace" two years in a row, Tantus realizes its core value of "Do the Right Thing" with a robust community service program focused on improving the lives of children and young women diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening medical conditions.
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Today sees the return of the weekly Marvel Unlimited exclusive Infinity digital comics series X-Men Unlimited. And sees Fabian Nicieza return to bother the Juggernaut and his co-creation, Deadpool, with artist Matthew Horak by way of Krakoa! And it seems that The Juggernaut is now part of his own super-team
I like it, Juggernaut! So who are these ne'er-do-wells?
We have Quicksand
We have Primus
And we have D-Cel. Maybe they ,may have another recruit along the way?
Rubber Maid. As long as she's unstoppable, she could be part and parcel.
And everyone likes Deadpool's new armour. Even Deadpool
X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #13
Published: December 06, 2021
An all-new story arc in the X-Men anthology series starts here! Deadpool and Juggernaut star in "Paradise Lost" by Fabian Nicieza and Matthew Horak! The mouthy merc is involved in a prison break which results in him getting punched in the face. By Juggernaut.
Marvel Comics has announceda new line of original digital comic booksdesigned for the medium and distributed through Marvel Unlimited, the company's all-you-can-read subscription comics service. Which is also getting overhauled today with a new logo, an updated app, a more streamlined Netflix-style design, improved search, bulk subscribe, creator and character tags, unlimited download, Marvel Insider loyalty program now integrated, and the like. "Infinity Comics" is a new line of exclusive comics that have been specifically designed for the vertical form factor of a modern smartphone, with scrolling panels that fill the entire width of a phone or tablet screen. And not to be confused with their former line of Infinite Comics, which weredecampi comics, digital comics that saw changes dropped on top of previous panels before moving to the next. Bleeding Cool may decide to call them Mar-Vertical Comics for less confusion, as they follow the vertical drop reading pattern established by Webtoons.Infinity Comicswill not include any licensing deals with no external editorial control as you may find in DC's current digital first line. The comics are 100% created by the editors and creators who also create the print books Marvel is launching with the following seven Infinity Comics series available today, with plans for over a hundred issues by the end of the year, exclusive to Marvel Unlimited subscribers
Jonathan HickmanandDeclan Shalvey'sX-Men Unlimited Weekly #1 and #2
Skottie YoungandDax Gordine's return ofGiant-Size Little Marvels #1 and 2
It's Jeff,featuring Jeff The Landshark byKelly ThompsonandGurihiru#1 and #2
Shang-Chifour issues series, done in one, byAlyssa WongandNathan Stockman
Black Widow: Easter Egg Huntone-shot byMark Russell, Ann MaulinaandIrma Kniivila
Amazing Fantasy PreludebyKaare Andrews.
Captain Americaseries byJay EdidinandNico Leon | [
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Thursday, February 20th 2020 at 7:02pm UTC
PHOENIX(
BUSINESS WIRE
) Six bioscience companies creating innovative solutions to improve regenerative medicine, spinal surgery, sleep health, medical payments, the food supply, and even ear cleaning have been selected for the 2020 Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program.
The Arizona-based firms will each receive $30,000 in funding support through a nonprofit partner, a personalized plan to help advance the company, and connections with the states bioscience and policy leaders.
The
Flinn Foundation
has competitively selected 40 bioscience firms in Arizona since 2014 to participate in the program, providing nearly $1.2 million in funding support. The program was established to foster entrepreneurship and help bioscience founders develop their early-stage companies into successful and sustainable businesses in Arizona.
The 2020 program winners, including four from the Phoenix area and two from Tucson, are:
Additive Implants
Phoenix
Additive Implants has created an FDA-approved, 3D-printed titanium alloy SureMAX Cervical Spacer System for use in back and neck surgery. The cervical spacer offers a roughened porous surface with several unique features on the superior, inferior, and lateral aspects of the implant, designed to effectively engage bone on the vertebral endplates. These features combine to provide an ideal environment for fusion while also helping to resist rotational forces throughout the healing process.
GenetiRate
Tucson
GenetiRate aims to improve the food supply through natural-selection technology that measures metabolic rates to identify animals that are genetically superior for growth, including fish, mollusks, and crustaceans. GenetiRate uses its proprietary diagnostic assay and sorter to test various aquatic eggs, embryos, hatchlings, and tissues to select aquatic species with greater growth potential and feed efficiency.
Humabiologics
Phoenix
Humabiologics provides a stable supply of high-quality, human-derived biomaterials for tissue engineering, research, and regenerative medicine. The company, dedicated to bridging the gap between researchers and the gift of donated human tissues, partners with academic and industry institutions to develop biomaterials to address debilitating diseases and improve the quality of life for patients.
Resonea
Scottsdale
Resonea is the developer of DROWZLE, an FDA-approved proprietary software and analytical algorithm system for sleep-health guidance deployed on consumer smartphones, including medical-grade screening, detecting, monitoring, and measuring outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea. Resonea has also developed the DROWZLE Sleep Health Program and the online Sleep Well/Live Well sleep-improvement program.
RexPay
Phoenix
RexPay provides an innovative solution to the medical-billing industry through an app where patients can understand, manage, and pay their medical bills and check insurance coverage all in one place. By making it easier for patients to pay, RexPay helps health-care providers by reducing delayed and defaulted payments, improving patient satisfaction, and reducing operating costs.
SafKan
Tucson
SafKan has developed the first automated ear-cleaning device for clinical use, the OtoSet, for the more than 600 million people worldwide with excess or impacted earwax. The OtoSets pulsed irrigation and continuous suction automatically breaks down and removes excess earwax in 35 seconds.
These Arizona startup founders and researchers are taking their impressive cutting-edge ideas and growing them into businesses that will make Arizonans lives better, said Tammy McLeod, Flinn Foundation president and CEO. The foundation is proud to offer a program that benefits not only these six firms, but Arizonas entire bioscience ecosystem.
The program benefits include a professionally developed, yearlong plan specific to the needs of each participating company. The firms also receive a one-year membership to
Arizonas Bioscience Roadmap Steering Committee
, joining about 100 science, health care, business, academic, and policy leaders who guide Arizonas Bioscience Roadmap, the long-term strategic plan leading Arizona toward becoming a national leader in select areas of the biosciences.
The selected firms must be engaged in the commercialization of bioscience research and biotechnology and/or the sale of products in the areas of medical devices and equipment; drugs, pharmaceuticals and diagnostics; agricultural feedstock and chemicals; research, testing and medical labs; or bioscience-related distributionthe industry categories recognized together as the biosciences in | [
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Glazer Capital LLC trimmed its holdings in Edoc Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ADOC) by 41.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 103,816 shares of the companys stock after selling 72,569 shares during the quarter. Glazer Capital LLC owned 0.88% of Edoc Acquisition worth $1,043,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Yakira Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Edoc Acquisition by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Yakira Capital Management Inc. now owns 394,321 shares of the companys stock worth $3,967,000 after acquiring an additional 2,293 shares during the last quarter. Radcliffe Capital Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Edoc Acquisition by 12.2% in the 1st quarter. Radcliffe Capital Management L.P. now owns 126,897 shares of the companys stock worth $1,267,000 after acquiring an additional 13,749 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Edoc Acquisition by 7.5% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 260,491 shares of the companys stock worth $2,626,000 after acquiring an additional 18,100 shares during the last quarter. Peddock Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 1st quarter worth approximately $191,000. Finally, Wolverine Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 1st quarter worth approximately $257,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 65.12% of the companys stock.
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Balhousie chairman Tony Banks.
Perth-based Balhousie Care Group is planning to make a 6 million investment in its facilities after strong financial results.
Balhousie saw a turnover increase last year despite the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic.
It is almost exactly 30 years since company founder Tony Banks bought his first care home in Kirriemuir
Now, Balhousie is one of Scotlands largest care groups, with 26 homes providing care to more than 900 residents.
Newly filed accounts for Balhousie Holdings Limitedshow turnover rose to 34.7m for the year ending September 30 2020. This compares to sales of 34m in 2019. Pre-tax profits remained steady at 3.2m.
Covid-19 costs weigh on profits
Chief executive Jill Kerr said the increase in sales came despite lower occupancy with staff costs impacting on margin.
She said: The pandemic has been challenging to the entire care sector, impacting occupancy, staff recruitment and retention and the daily life in each care home.
The directors are immensely proud of the staff teams who continue to care for our residents in these challenging times.
Balhousie chief executive Jill Kerr.
The company has achieved a 2% increase in turnover from 2019, despite lower occupancy.
Recruitment retention of staff remain critical to the delivery of quality care and the care sector as a whole is experiencing challenging attracting talent.
These challenges have resulted in additional costs associated with staffing, which have reduced margins during 2020.
In March Balhousie said costs associated with Covid-19 had been more than 500,000.
Staff challenges
The firm described the stress and anxietyfelt by employees as more than 40 residents, all with underlying health conditions, died from Covid-19.
Balhousie said its strict safety measures meant its Covid infection rate was below the national average.
Balhousie Monkbarns Care Home, Arbroath.
The decision to lock down the homes to non-essential visitors early, combined with rigorous infection control procedures, has resulted in 38% of our facilities having confirmed cases, lower than the average across the sector, Ms Kerr said.
It piloted rapid response tests as a method of early detection of the virus among staff. This facilitated in-home visitation to start again.
Balhousie investment plans
The care group is now planning to spend 6m improving its facilities.
Ms Kerr said: Caring for our residents and staff has never been more important. Thats why we have invested heavily in making our homes even more safe and secure.
This solid financial performance gives us the platform we need to continue to invest in our facilities.
Plans are in place for 6m investment in extensions and refurbishments for our Wheatlands care home in Bonnybridge and Moyness care home in Broughty Ferry, as well as plans to develop new facilities across Perthshire, Dundee, Angus and in Stirlingshire.
Balhousie won an 800,000 tax battle with HMRCin April relating to its purchase of Huntly Care Home in 2013.
The chief executive said 2020 will be remembered as one of the most challenging in Balhousies 30 year history.
She praised staff for their efforts throughout the pandemic.
The threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on us as a business and as people, she said.
We are immensely grateful and proud of the exceptional care our staff have shown and continue to show to our residents.
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- Staff Writer
November 24, 2021, 01:37pm EST
Last week, Naborforce a Richmond, Virginia-based startup aimed at helping seniors age in place, expanded operations into Charlotte.
The startup was founded in 2018 by Paige Wilsonto connect aging adults to a network of "Nabors" for social engagement and on-demand support with errands, transportation and help around the house. She said the expansion into the Charlotte region is the startup's biggest push yet outside of Richmond.
"It gets easier in every successive market as were continuing to learn and grow," she said. "From the time we launched, no one has questioned the demand for this, so its really a matter of execution. Charlotte being larger than Richmond, I think itll be a very good market for us."
The startup launched a new service offering last month that will help employers better support workers who are assisting with the care of an older family member.
That program, called Naborforce for Laborforce, will provide resources and backup eldercare benefits designed to help employees balance work and caregiving, while boosting productivity and reducing turnover, Wilson said.
Two Richmond institutions have already adopted the program, and Wilson said the Naborforce team is already working on securing companies in the Queen City.
"Were in discussions with a very large financial institution in Charlotte," she said. "Theyve been very public about (the need) and did a study themselves on why this is important."
In addition to Richmond and Charlotte, Naborforce services are available in Charlottesville, Virginia; Bethesda, Maryland; and the Raleigh-Durham region. The startup raised a $2 million seed round in June, led by Nashville, Tennessee-based Claritas Capital Partners.
The Naborforce team went from three employees to 11 over the last 12 months, and as it continues to grow, Wilson said she plans to begin looking outside the current coverage area.
"For now, were kind of sticking close to home ... but I expect that pretty quickly into next year well move out of the mid-Atlantic region," she said. "We wanted to make sure we could continue to prove out our model so we could execute well."
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An Oswestry-based company which pioneers fire protection products is bolstering its lifesaving business mission by supporting Midlands Air Ambulance Charity.
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Neal Hooper, Aicos managing director, has recently joined the board of trustees at the charity.
However, the firms support of the pre-hospital emergency service has not stopped there with a wide range of employee engagement initiatives being undertaken by Aicos staff members.
Firstly, all employees of Aico, and sister company, Homelink, have been gifted membership to the charitys well-established lifesaving lottery scheme, giving them a weekly chance to win 1,000.
This also means the total sum raised in weekly lottery membership will fund two air ambulance missions per year.
Neal is also taking part in the MAAC Moguls campaign, a Dragons Den-style challenge, which will engage young people across the Midlands with the lifesaving work of the pre-hospital emergency service, by testing their fundraising and entrepreneurial skills.
Matthew Small, finance director for Aico also took part in the charitys recent jail or bail event which saw him receive punishments and spend the night in a cell at Shrewsbury prison for petty office crimes.
With the support of the whole Aico team, Matthew raised in excess of 2,600, funding one of the charitys air ambulance missions.
Neal said: We are all committed to giving back to the community and we actively seek to support good causes wherever possible. As well as having the privilege of recently becoming a trustee for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, supporting the service with its strategic goals, I am also passionate about supporting its daily critically-important missions.
Pam Hodgetts, corporate partnerships manager for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, added: Aico truly is in the business of saving lives. We are excited to have the team on-board as corporate partners and look forward to supporting the whole team through our mutually beneficial partnership.
It is thanks to the generosity of local people and companies like Neal and Aico that we are able to make our daily missions possible. | [
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Updated on: Friday, March 11, 2022, 09:39 AM IST
Prabha Narasimhan to join Colgate-Palmolive India as MD and CEO
The present Managing Director and CEO Ram Raghavan is promoted to the global Enterprise Oral Care role for parent firm Colgate-Palmolive./Representative image |
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Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd on Thursday announced to appoint former HUL Executive Director Prabha Narasimhan as its Managing Director and CEO.
The present Managing Director and CEO Ram Raghavan is promoted to the global Enterprise Oral Care role for parent firm Colgate-Palmolive.
Narasimhan until recently led Hindustan Unilever Limited's Home Care Category as Executive Director. She also served as a member of the HUL Leadership Team.
The change in the leadership would be effective from September 1, 2022, subject to Board approval, said a statement from Colgate-Palmolive India.
While Raghavan, who has been promoted to president, Enterprise Oral Care, Colgate Palmolive Company, will be based at its headquarters in New York. This would be effective from April 16, 2022, it added.
''Enterprise Oral Care will be responsible for the stewardship of our global oral care brands, including the Colgate brand, which is found in more homes than any other brand in the world,'' it said.
Narasimhan, an IIM Bangalore alumnus, has nearly 25 years of rich and varied experience across Customer Development, Consumer Marketing and Innovation across geographies and multiple categories, including Home Care, Foods, Personal & Skin care. During the transition, the current executive team will oversee the day to day operations with guidance and close supervision of CP India Chairman Mukul Deoras.
Commenting on the development, Deoras said, ''I would like to thank Ram for his strategic leadership to CP India business, especially during a tough and challenging environment.'' ''He led the business through severe competitive pressures and delivered record-high net sales, margins and profit for the organisation. We wish him all the very best in his new role at Colgate. I am also delighted to welcome Narasimhan as the leader of the CP India business. Narasimhan has a successful track record of strong performance across categories,'' he said.
Narasimhan's appointment is subject to approval by the Board of Directors at its forthcoming meeting, Deoras added. The company manufactures and markets oral care products under the Colgate brand and has a specialised range of personal care products under the Palmolive brand.
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Get Ready For The World Premiere Of The Twenty-Sided Tavern
Get Ready For The World Premiere Of The Twenty-Sided Tavern
March 19, 2022
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
, is an experiential entertainment event that will have its World Premiere on Friday, April 15, at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Operas famously unique Greer Cabaret (719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA) where they will push the margins of audience participation and advance the opportunities of the live experience as we know it today.
Over 29 million Americans attend the theatre, annually, another 173 million play video games.
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
is an experiential phenomenon that has been created, written and designed specifically for all 202,000,000 of them.
Using Gamiotics, a ground-breaking software designed for audience interaction,
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
is theatre of the audience, by the audience and for the audience.
There were eleven developmental performances. The audience reaction was built exponentially until the final performance when they would have blown the roof off the tiny theatre if it hadnt been attached to the floor of the Gristedes.
The grocery store employees were not ready for the seismic reaction. No one was.
Created by David Andrew Laws, Sarah Reynolds and David Carpenter and written by David Andrew Laws with the production design by Caite Hevner and the props and costumes design by Katie Mcgeorge. The game design is by Sarah Reynolds
Nick OLeary is directing Alex Abney, Aubrey Lace Taylor, DAGL, Eryn Barnes, Jack Corcoran, Madelyn Murphy, Mateo Ervin, R. Alex Murray, Sarah Reynolds, Travis Klemm and Yordy Rosso, a cast that has been gifted with the acting assignment of their careers.
The audience chooses the characters.
The audience chooses the paths those characters will travel.
The audience chooses the outcome of their journeys.
The audience chooses the ending of the tale.
From their phones.
The evenings heroes begin in a tavern, down on their luck and hungry for a new journey. Adventure strikes when they are summoned to the nearby town of Crochanvale to help oversee the mysterious Ritual of the Crystal Cauldron. The success of the ritual will ensure the safety of the region for the next 99 years, but there are those would rather see the world fall into chaos. The heroes, and the audience, must solve riddles, overcome physical challenges, and interact with a whole host of outlandish NPCs (Nonplayer Characters) in order to gather the necessary ingredients. But who they meet, where they succeed, and how accurately they complete the ritual will determine a unique ending to the audience-driven story and fate of the very land in which they live, EVERY NIGHT.
Inspired by the world created by Dungeons and Dragons, this is a High Fantasy Interactive Quest driven and controlled by Twenty-First Century gaming enthusiasts let loose in the one place that can handle them, a famous theatre in Pittsburgh.
The show is produced by Session Zero LLC a partnership between David Andrew Laws, Sarah Reynolds and David Carpenter/Gamiotics, the creative brain trust behind this remarkable show.
Nick OLeary is a New York based theatermaker and director of performance and live events. As a creator of interactive experiences, his practice bridges immersive theater, games, and interactive performance. Nick is a founding board member of the Playable Theatre non-profit and is a producing company member with Dacha Theatre in Seattle, WA. Born and raised in New England, he has developed new work with The American Repertory Theater (MA), Actors Theatre of Louisville (KY), Guerilla Opera (MA), The Flea Theater (NY), The Museum of the Moving Image (NY), The 24 Hour Plays (NY), Dacha Theatre (WA), Sinking Ship Creations (NY) and as a guest artist at Dartmouth College (NH).
David Carpenter is the CEO of Gamiotics, Inc., a live entertainment software company that enables real time communication between audience and content and is powering the next generation of immersive and experiential entertainment. Gamiotics mission is to deliver authentic experiences through audience agency. He is a twenty-year veteran of the entertainment industry and a Tony nominated producer. He is currently a managing partner in the new interactive experience, The Twenty-Sided Tavern. Bringing a D&D style RPG game into live entertainment space using Gamiotics technology to power the audience engagement, this exciting new project will premiere in 2022. In 2019 he was the lead producer of the Broadway run of Slavas Snow Show (NY Times Critics Pick). He helmed the off-Broadway record breaking the comedy Puffs which ran for three years in New York and is in the top ten most licensed shows in the US. He produced Puffs in Australia for two years with a record-breaking engagement in Melbourne before touring to Sydney and Brisbane. He was also the Executive Producer of Puffs: Filmed Live Off-Broadway which debuted on screen nationwide with Fathom Events and now can be viewed on any streaming platform. He is also the licensor and publisher of the play. A former Dreamworks Theatricals executive overseeing sales operations for Shrek The Musical, he got his start many years ago at the renowned theatrical office The Dodgers. He is a graduate of Bucknell University and has lectured on producing at Columbia University, Bucknell University, The University of New Mexico and the University of Florida at Gainesville.
David Andrew Laws, a.k.a. DAGL, is the co-creator and resident Gamemaster of
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
. He has spent the past four years professionally running tabletop role-playing games like D&D for first time adults, veteran players, and adventurers as young as six years old. His writing has been performed all over the country, as well as internationally, and he was part of the writing team for Seize the Shows award-winning interactive experience Saving Wonderland. As an actor, he has surpassed 300 performances as Macbeth in the off-Broadway hit
Drunk Shakespeare
Sarah Reynolds is the co-creator and resident Tavern Keeper of
The Twenty-Sided Tavern
. She is a multidisciplinary artist, manager, and facilitator whose work has been seen on Broadway (
Slavas Snowshow, Oklahoma!
Puffs, Rock of Ages, Get On Your Knees
), Internationally (Toronto Next Stage Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival), and on Tour (
Cruel Intentions, The Stand In
with the American Czech Theatre). She has been designing gameplay experiences in performance spaces for over a decade and has worked with Gamiotics for over 3 years, providing extensive development and game design integration on over 25 productions, brand activations, and client experiences. She holds a graduate degree from NYU Steinhardt.
Caite Hevner is a theatrical designer based in NYC. Her designs have been seen on Broadway, off-Broadway, across the United States, and internationally. Caite is a proud member of USA829, where she serves as co-chair of the Respectful Workplace Committee and of the Accountability Taskforce, and has served on Broadwa | [
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PHT stock
opened at $9.34 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.60. Pioneer High Income Trust has a 52 week low of $5.04 and a 52 week high of $9.50.
The company also recently disclosed a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0725 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 17th. This represents a $0.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 9.31%.
Pioneer High Income Trust Company Profile
Pioneer High Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in below-investment-grade bonds, high-yield corporate bonds, and convertible securities. It seeks to invest in bonds that are rated BBB- or lower by Standard and Poor's or a similar national rating service.
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Cypherium to provide interface for EVM blockchains and CBDCs says founder
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December 30, 2021, 7:00 AM
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Cypherium recently announced it has enabled support both for an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) as well as the Ethereum Networks primary coding language, Solidity.
This enterprise-focused blockchain platform, which facilitates interoperability between blockchains and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), said it wants to enable regular users to access EVM-based projects following lower gas fees and faster block production.
Coin Rivet spoke to Cypheriums founder, Sky Guo, who explained the Ethereum Virtual Machine, or EVM, as a decentralised computer that manages the deployment and execution of smart contracts and decentralised apps (dApps) on the Ethereum network.
Developers utilise this decentralised computation engine to make applications accessible from literally any internet-powered device on the planet, he said.
Since the heavy lifting is done in the EVM, no matter how powerful an individuals computer or mobile phone is, the user experience stays essentially the same.
Guo also elaborated EVM is one of the most reliable and widely-used platforms for building and running smart contracts
By integrating the EVM, Cypherium opens its doors to the wider smart contract and blockchain developer communities.
Moreover, he added, many public blockchains will also adopt the EVM.
With full EVM compatibility, Cypherium is able to provide interoperability for all EVM blockchains, including Ethereum, Avalanche, and Binance Smart Chain, he noted.
Talking about the main difference between traditional cryptocurrencies and CBDCs, Guo reiterated traditional cryptocurrencies are generally built on permissionless blockchains.
Many, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, dont have a central entity that operates them and instead, the network is maintained by a globally distributed network of public nodes who vote on protocol upgrades proposed by a collective of developers.
CBDCs are, on the other hand, based on similar blockchain technology but are allowed, closed source, and run in a centralised manner.
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All parts of the system are wholly controlled by a central entity typically the central banks.
Growing its ecosystem with Solidity
Guo also stressed the importance of the Solidity integration.
Solidity is the de facto standard smart contract programming language, and it has the biggest developer community, rich documentation and tools, and an ecosystem of apps.
By supporting Solidity and EVM, Cypherium will invite more smart contract developers and foster its ecosystems growth, Guo asserted.
He explained that this is important for two reasons.
First, it allows for the smooth transition of existing smart contracts onto Cypherium.
As mentioned, this will enable protocols on Ethereum or other EVM-compatible chains to develop on Cypheriums faster and more efficient blockchain infrastructure.
And second, we wanted developers who were already familiar with Solidity to feel at home on Cypherium.
They dont have to learn anything new; they can simply get to creating and enjoy the benefits of enhanced throughput.
Guo also commented the company is currently working with several government bodies, including central banks and law enforcement agencies, to create a new framework for regulated blockchains.
By bringing order into the space, we will end the Wild West of crypto and make it a better, safer place for fintech innovation, as well as increase user confidence, he concluded.
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) DeFacto brings the retailing concept of the future to Turkey
Poised to become a world brand in accessible fashion, DeFacto pioneers digitalization of the retail and ready wear sector with its smart store concept. The company broke new ground and brought to life the smart store concept in the fashion field at Akasya Mall. Thanks to smart screens, users will be able to examine digital copies of all products within a minute and purchase any outfit immediately.
DeFacto, a leading brand in Turkeys ready wear sector, ushered a new era in the retailing field. Setting off with an eye to pioneer the digitalization of the retail and ready wear sector, the company broke new ground in Turkey with its newly opened store at Akasya Mall, Istanbul. In the smartest fashion store visitors will have a quick, easy and comfortable experience, thanks to robot sales consultants and digital smart mirrors.
All options are on the screen at the same time
At DeFacto Digital Smart Store, robots will greet shoppers, and direct them on how to use the system. Thanks to smart mirrors at changing rooms, users will easily be able to examine any product they would like to buy. They will be able to see different size and color options and have a digital shopping experience in this way.
Moreover, the smart store will not have any cash desk. Customers will be able to purchase products by paying via automatic check-out or through kiosks. They will be able to purchase products from their preferred address within one day without paying shipment fees and carrying bags. Additionally, they will also be able to get them from another DeFacto store one hour later. The store will be completely paperless, thus natural resources will also be preserved.
We lead the digital transformation in the sector
DeFacto CEO Ihsan Ates said in his statement about the smart store concept that local software underpins the digital transformation journey of the company. Emphasizing that they founded a technology company soon after DeFacto itself was founded, Ate? said | [
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Bullish South Harz Potash Limited (ASX:SHP) insiders filled their treasuries with AU$743k worth of stock over last year
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November 25, 2021, 2:26 AM
2 min read
It is usually uneventful when a single insider buys stock. However, When quite a few insiders buy shares, as it happened in South Harz Potash Limited's (
ASX:SHP
) case, it's fantastic news for shareholders.
While we would never suggest that investors should base their decisions solely on what the directors of a company have been doing, we do think it is perfectly logical to keep tabs on what insiders are doing.
View our latest analysis for South Harz Potash
South Harz Potash Insider Transactions Over The Last Year
The Non-Independent Non-Executive Director Rory Luff made the biggest insider purchase in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for AU$503k worth of shares at a price of AU$0.045 each. Although we like to see insider buying, we note that this large purchase was at significantly below the recent price of AU$0.14. Because it occurred at a lower valuation, it doesn't tell us much about whether insiders might find today's price attractive.
In the last twelve months South Harz Potash insiders were buying shares, but not selling. You can see a visual depiction of insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last 12 months, below. If you click on the chart, you can see all the individual transactions, including the share price, individual, and the date!
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South Harz Potash is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free
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Insider Ownership
For a common shareholder, it is worth checking how many shares are held by company insiders. Usually, the higher the insider ownership, the more likely it is that insiders will be incentivised to build the company for the long term. It appears that South Harz Potash insiders own 16% of the company, worth about AU$10m. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.
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So What Does This Data Suggest About South Harz Potash Insiders?
It doesn't really mean much that no insider has traded South Harz Potash shares in the last quarter. But insiders have shown more of an appetite for the stock, over the last year. Insiders do have a stake in South Harz Potash and their transactions don't cause us concern. In addition to knowing about insider transactions going on, it's beneficial to identify the risks facing South Harz Potash. Be aware that South Harz Potash is showing 5 warning signs in our investment analysis and 3 of those are significant...
But note: South Harz Potash may not be the best stock to buy. So take a peek at this free
list of interesting companies with high ROE and low debt.
For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions, but not derivative transactions.
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/PRNewswire/ -- Green Peak Innovations (GPI),
Michigan's
leading vertically integrated cannabis operator, today provided an update regarding the company's COVID-19 response, second quarter performance and plans for rapid growth.
Jeff Radway
, CEO and Co-Founder stated, "Our performance during these extraordinary times confirms the underlying strength of the organization in our ability to remain focused, flexible and agile throughout this uniquely challenging operating environment."
Jolly Edibles
Two Joints
Two Joints
"Our team has worked tirelessly to support the growing demand from our patients and customers while maintaining an unwavering commitment to safeguard the health of our customers and employees. I am both incredibly proud and inspired by the way our employees have rallied in their support of one another and the organization. Their resolve has put us in a position to emerge from this period of uncertainty stronger than ever."
"While the COVID-19 pandemic remains a fluid situation, our entire team is dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of our employees, maintaining the quality and integrity of our products and inspiring people everywhere to feel better, live better and do better."
COVID-19 Response
GPI has remained fully operational throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as cannabis cultivators, processors and retailers were deemed "essential" by the state of
Michigan
. The company immediately implemented best-in-class cleaning and safety measures to preserve the health of employees and customers while instituting a 20% gratitude pay increase for all front-line employees in cultivation, operations and retail. Meanwhile, employees at headquarters have been afforded the ability to work from home.
Additionally, the company's Skymint-branded retail stores led the way in providing curbside pickup in accordance with guidelines provided by the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency. Despite a substantial shift in operational logistics, GPI successfully implemented exclusive online ordering for curbside pickup resulting in a seamless transition to a safe, convenient and uninterrupted brand experience for our customers.
New Stores, New Brands, New Customers
During the pandemic, GPI opened three new Skymint retail stores, with two located in
Lansing
and a third in
Traverse City
. These new locations opened successfully for curbside pickup and anticipate welcoming guests into brand new sales floors when conditions are deemed to be safe for both customers and employees. With these additions, GPI now operates nine Skymint-branded retail stores in
Michigan
with at least three more locations planned to open before the end of 2020. The company has an additional ten stores in development and expects to have at least 25 stores open or in development by year end.
In May, GPI introduced two new brands to its product portfolio. The company launched its Jolly Edibles line in partnership with Short's Brewing Company, with three flavors inspired by the brewery's most iconic beverages. The company also introduced a value-oriented flower product line in Two Joints with a portion of every product sale going to the Last Prisoner Project in support of the organization's clemency efforts.
As part of its objective to provide
Michigan
consumers with the highest quality cannabis products, GPI's wholesale operations have made significant progress. Over the last year, the company has added over 165 clients out of a total addressable market of roughly 200 accounts, with 50 of those clients added in just the past two months. With additional cultivation and processing capacity expected later this year and plans to launch additional brands to support the expanded output, the company anticipates further ramping its share of shelf and leadership position in
Michigan's
wholesale market.
Second Quarter Performance
During the second quarter, the company grew net sales by approximately 50% sequentially with broad-based strength driven by both the retail and wholesale operations. Additionally, the company continues to generate solid operating profit margins as well as positive operating cash flow.
"Our strong second quarter results were driven by the focus, commitment and perseverance of our team members and the successful execution of our strategies," added Radway. "With retail, wholesale and production teams all exceeding internal targets in June, we are beginning to hit on all cylinders. As we enter the second half of the year, we expect to build on our financial momentum with significant sales and profit growth. With additional cultivation and processing capacity poised to come online later this year, we fully expect this momentum to continue, and potentially accelerate, heading into 2021."
About Green Peak Innovations
Green Peak Innovations is
Michigan's
leading vertically integrated cannabis company and the state's largest medical and recreational license holder. With two state-of-the-art indoor grow facilities, the company cultivates, processes, markets and distributes a full range of branded cannabis products, including Skymint, North Cannabis, Jolly, Two Joints and St. Jade. Green Peak Innovations products can be found at the company's Skymint retail stores and retailers around
Michigan
through a robust wholesale network.
As purveyors of premium-crafted cannabis, we've developed a portfolio of the finest cannabis brands available for daily wellness, healing or just getting high on life. Green Peak Innovations inspires people everywhere to feel better, live better and do better.
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Freedom Mortgage settles federal bias case
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A Mount Laurel-based mortgage firm will pay $104,000 to settle claims it discriminated against loan applicants with disabilities.
Freedom Mortgage Corp. will pay between $1,000 and $5,000 to 69 mortgage applicants for allegedly requiring them to provide documentation regarding their disability, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said Wednesday.
HUD officials alleged the company's actions violated the Fair Housing Act, which outlaws discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings or other housing-related transactions based on disability and other factors.
"Applicants who are otherwise qualified for a home loan may not have additional requirements placed on them because of a disability," said Gustavo Velasquez, HUD's Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.
He said Freedom Mortgage "is making a commitment to comply with its obligation to treat persons with disabilities the same way they treat those not disabled."
Freedom Mortgage admitted no wrongdoing under the settlement.
"Freedom Mortgage denies that it has discriminated against any loan applicant on the basis of disability," said company spokeswoman Audrey Shapiro. She also said the firm's "underwriting processes are designed to facilitate opportunities to lend to applicants whose income consists of or includes disability income."
The settlement resolved a complaint initiated by HUD in 2013. It alleged Freedom Mortgage required applicants with disabilities to provide doctor's notes or letters from the Social Security Administration showing disability income would continue for three years.
In one case, HUD said, a loan applicant provided medical documentation of his disability plus a Department of Labor work document and a benefits statement showing regular disability payments since 2009. Nonetheless, Freedom Mortgage required proof that his income would continue for at least three years.
HUD officials also said Freedom Mortgage has amended its underwriting guidelines to abolish disability-related, income verification requirements. The firm also will require its employees attend Fair Housing Act training this month. | [
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Jan. 12, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- ENT Partners, LLC is a leading network of Ear, Nose, Throat & Sleep providers. Closing out 2020 in a strong position, ENT Partners announced its strategic acquisitions of Specialty Care Institute and Maryland ENT Center.
Specialty Care Institute (SCI) is recognized as a regional leader in ENT medical and surgical services. From sinus and snoring to sleep apnea, allergies and hearing, SCI's comprehensive offerings provide the Chicagoland community with high quality, state of the art care. Specialty Care Institute consists of three locations, two board-certified otolaryngologists, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon and two audiologists.
Specialty Care Institute Medical Director,
Aijaz Alvi
, MD, said, "This partnership equips us with the management resources and capital investment power we need to lead within our market and maintain our independence. It also allows us to navigate the economic demands required for scalability to ensure future years' success."
With three locations in the
Baltimore, Maryland
area, Maryland ENT specializes in nasal and sinus disorders, cosmetic surgery of the nose, snoring and sleep apnea, voice and swallowing disorders, hearing and equilibrium disorders, pediatric ENT diseases and head and neck tumors.
The provider team at Maryland ENT includes three board-certified otolaryngologists: Dr. Alan Shikani, Dr.
Abraham Gol
and Dr. Pat Tana. Dr. Shikani is the Founder and Medical Director of the Maryland ENT Center. He is the Chief of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at MedStar Union Memorial, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and LifeBridge Sinai Hospital in
Baltimore
.
"Partnering with ENT Partners, LLC is an exciting next step for our practice," said Alan Shikani, MD. "Together, we will be in an even stronger position to provide top-tier, specialized ENT care for our patients."
"We are thrilled to welcome Specialty Care Institute and Maryland ENT Center to the ENT Partners family," said ENT Partners CEO,
Jim Feinstein
. "The ASC (ambulatory surgery center) and fellowship programs that Maryland ENT offers are key factors that will accelerate our growth plans for the
Baltimore
region. The SCI partnership offers comprehensive alignment from clinical service and quality assurance to strategic geographic locations that further expand our footprint in the
Chicago
market to the western suburbs. Our goal is simple: we want to become the leading consortium of comprehensive ENT providers and related ancillary services."
To learn more about Specialty Care Institute, visit www.specialtycareinstitute.com To learn more about Maryland ENT Center, visit www.marylandent.com
About ENT Partners
ENT Partners, LLC is dedicated to the private practice ENT physician and their teams, through a flexible partnership model. The cornerstone of ENT Partners' values is to provide unwavering attention to patient satisfaction, understanding that will positively impact employee engagement. Elevated employee engagement will translate to physician satisfaction and positive culture, ultimately creating practice growth through the fundamentals of word of mouth referrals and new patient volume. Currently, SCI and Maryland ENT joins Chicago ENT and Arlington ENT within the ENT Partners portfolio. To learn more about ENT Partners, LLC, visit www.entpartners.com | [
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) announced that Italian start-up Yndetech has added its 700
th
customer in just three years, producing high quality dental implants and other dental devices on its four ProX
DMP 100 3D metal printers.
Yndetech, which was founded in 2015, acquired its first ProX DMP 100 shortly after it opened its doors in June of that year.
(PRNewsfoto/3D Systems)...
"My partner,
Francesco Grande
, and I realized that the quality of the pieces we were seeing from the DMP 100 was absolutely outstanding. We shared these results with the dental technicians in the area and the feedback was very positive," said Emidio Cennerilli, president and CEO, Yndetech.
Based on this initial input, Yndetech acquired a second ProX
DMP 100 soon afterwards. The quality and throughput of the 3D printers enabled Yndetech to provide its customers - predominantly dental technicians - with 24-hour turnaround service. In the next two years the company added two more ProX DMP 100 systems to keep up with growing demand. "Today we are printing a complete portfolio of dental devices with this laser melting technology using 3D Systems' cobalt-chrome material, including bridges, abutments, and implant bars," explained Emidio. "Cobalt-chrome has many advantages for dental applications such as biocompatibility, high wear resistance, easy to polish, chrome makes it more resistant to corrosion, and the very smooth surface finish makes it difficult for bacteria to attach to it."
Yndetech is supported on-site by 3D Systems' channel partner 3DZ
Italy
. 3DZ provides deep application expertise together with technical support for all of Yndetech's ProX DMP 100 systems, while ensuring that materials are delivered on time to maintain high customer satisfaction.
The 3D Systems Workflow Supports 24-Hour Turnaround
Yndetech has developed a 24-hour turnaround service based on the reliability of the ProX DMP 100. Dental technicians upload their dental CAD files to the Yndetech site or send them via email by
3:00pm
. Using 3D Systems' Phenix dental software, the Yndetech operator nests the various devices for printing on the ProX DMP 100's plate. Within three hours, the files are ready to print overnight. The next morning, the parts undergo post-processing and are sent to customers by courier by
5:00pm
. Fifty to sixty dental devices are produced this way each day. "Since I first became acquainted with Yndetech and their 3D Systems laser melting solution, I could no longer work without them. Compared to the other types of manufacturing processes and other milling centers, Yndetech has allowed me to produce dental elements with very high quality and precision - making my job easier and more accurate at the same time," said
Graziano Bruni
, Laboratorio Odontotecnico Bruni & Pellanera. "The cobalt-chrome implants with the easilyremoved, thin support structures are my favorite, and competitively priced for the truly excellent quality we receive."
ISO Certifications - Another Reason to Smile
As a result of the Yndetech's superior quality and processes, the company is certified for ISO 9001 and also ISO 13485 to manufacture medical and dental parts according to strict customer and regulatory requirements.
"This level of certification is important to Yndetech's customers to give them the peace of mind that they are receiving the level of quality and service they expect for dental implants," said Emidio. "The quality of the parts in terms of the surface finish is the reason we were able to build this business so quickly. Another important factor is the price/performance ratio of the materials, which is quite attractive. The reaction from the Italian market has been so strong, now we are looking to expand our business to other countries."
"We are pleased to see a young company like Yndetech succeed so rapidly in a competitive environment where absolute accuracy and predictability are expected," said
Wayne Davey
, General Manager, EMEA &
India
, 3D Systems. "Their success confirms the quality of our complete digital dentistry solutions, which include software, plastic and metal materials, 3D printers and on demand manufacturing supported by the dedication and experience of our local channel partner 3DZ.We encourage all dental labs, clinics and service providers to compare the quality and precision of our regulatory-approved solutions for the complete range of dental applications."
Yndetech will be displaying examples of its 3D printed dental implants at Expodental 2018 Rimini, Stand 7, Pavilion A3,
May 17 | [
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Global Medical Response EMS Week celebrations focus on the frontline
Global Medical Response Press Release |
November 4, 2020
Estimated reading time
4 minutes, 15 seconds.
Global Medical Response (GMR) honored frontline caregivers and support teams during an October EMS Week celebration. EMS Week is traditionally held in May to honor EMS professionals. Due to the companys COVID-19 FEMA deployments in New York and New Jersey and because of local restrictions on gatherings, GMR decided to hold EMS Week recognitions and celebrations in October.
In 2020 GMR pilots and support teams played a significant role in responding to COVID-19, one of the worst wildfire seasons in the Northwest, and a historic hurricane season on the Gulf Coast. GMR Photo
This year has been historic in so many ways, and GMR teams deserve to be commended, recognized and celebrated, said Randy Owen, GMR Chief Executive Officer. Our caregivers and support teams have played a significant role in responding to COVID-19, and that alone would have made for an unprecedented year. Add to that the worst wildfire season in the Northwest and a historic hurricane season in the Gulf Coast, and you have multiple reasons to celebrate the people who provide care to patients in need. Owen said the companys 38,000 team members, including 30,000 frontline care givers and thousands of support teams, have never wavered in the companys mission to provide care to the world at a moments notice.
GMR capped off EMS Week with nearly 30,000 GMR caregivers receiving recognition bonuses for the incredible work theyve done all year. The per-employee bonus averaged $500. Owen added that the GMR Board of Directors unanimously supported the recognition bonuses. Despite the challenges of a pandemic and natural disasters, GMR frontline caregivers EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, communicators, nurses and pilots continue to provide care to 4,000 communities across the United States, when they need it most, he said.
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Caring for the caregiver during the pandemic has been no small task, and GMR was at the forefront early on. In March, the company created an Emerging Infectious Diseases website for all GMR employees. The website is regularly updated with information about Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), decontamination and disinfecting procedures, clinical care, and pay practices for eligible employees affected by COVID-19. GMR also implemented the GMR Childcare Stipend for essential GMR team members in need of assistance because of school and daycare closings.
The company developed a Medical Assessment Screening Tool (MAST) for employees and contracted providers initially deployed to New York City and New Jersey to help with 911 calls as COVID-19 surged in the Northeast. The tool, which walks symptomatic employees through a series of questions to determine contact or exposure and recommends the employees next course of action, is still in use by all GMR air, ground and fire operations and administrative support teams. MAST is part of the companys SafeRestart program which also includes a 24/7 Nurse Navigation Line for GMR teams a human connection for employees to check on them daily during isolation.
GMR Chief Operating Officer Ted Van Horne said the companys National Command Center (NATCOM) has been activated for 160 days during 2020. During a typical year, its more like 45 days, he said. We received requests for help from communities starting in February, and we continue helping them today. I am so proud of every member of our GMR team. | [
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Este Medical Group
The skin and hair care industry has always been a tough ground for most companies. This is because there are tons of industry-leading companies that are battling to take care of the needs of their clients. While some companies are fully committed to formulating amazing care products, other skin & hair specialistsare relying on various advanced procedures to proffer different skin and hair care solutions. Consequently, every company has to go the extra mile to continue satisfying the needs of its numerous clients.
To cater to the needs of the clients, Este Medical Group has been work all around the cloth to revolutionize the industry. The company has been instrumental in revolutionizing cosmetic and health care services around the globe. Backed by the power of technology and science, this international skin and hair company focuses on bringing great improvement to the industry. Resultantly, it does not only provide top-of-the-range treatments, but it also collaborates with other industry leaders to help various individuals.
Using all-encompassing skin and hair care solutions to help different clients
The goal of this organization is to use the best procedures available to improve the skin and hair condition of the patients. This ensures that the clients can get their confidence back without much hassle. Each treatment is customer-centric. In other words, it is based on identifying the needs of the clients and providing high-quality solutions that dont cost them an arm and a leg.
Led by Sam Cinkir, Este Medical Group has built a team that serves as the go-to organization that you can count on to deal with all kinds of hair and skin issues. A few of the skin problems that the company deals with include smile lines, acne, dull skin, facial wrinkles, scars, milia, frown lines, age spots, large pores, discolouration, sun damage, dry skin, blackheads, whiteheads, polycystic ovary syndrome, crooked nose, pebble chin, etc.
With over 25 years of experience in working with numerous clients, Este Medical Group has become one of the best in managing several skin treatments. You can count on this group for procedures such as fungus treatment, chemical peel, melanostop peel, laser tattoo removal, spider vein removal, micro-needling, skin assessments, pixel laser resurfacing, facial laser hair removal, and so on.
All these procedures are possible due to the state-of-the-art technology that Este Medical Group uses in delivering its services. The company has invested lots of money into the procurement of several technologically advanced tools that guarantee seamless delivery of healthcare services. World-class equipment is found in each clinic of Este Medical Group in different locations around the world.
A robust team of seasoned professionals
An important factor behind the immense revolution of the skin and hair care industry by Este Medical Group is its team. This team comprises more than 300 professionals with a vast wealth of experience that spans several years. Consequently, they are professionals who understand everything it takes to give the clients the best services they need.
The team of well-versed professionals at Este Medical Group includes directors, consultants, therapists, stylists, assistants, and receptionists. All these experts work together to ensure the timely delivery of skin and hair care services to all clients regardless of their needs.
As an important part of the process to revolutionize the industry, this company has clinics across different locations in the UK including London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sutton Coldfield, Manchester, Nottingham, and Glasgow. Even outside of the UK, Este Medical Group has different clinics in Milan (Italy), Bucharest (Romania), Istanbul (Turkey), and Dhaka (Bangladesh). Each facility has a safe and clinical environment that further emphasizes the companys commitment to the safety of the clients.
Apart from delivering quality skin and hair treatments, these experts also understand the importance of amazing customer services. As a result of this, the professionals are courteous and always willing to go the extra mile to satisfy the varying needs of the patients.
Without a doubt, Este Medical Group is fully dedicated to working 24/7 to help each client. Whether you are spending only 1 or need medical assistance that costs over 10,000, this group is always ready to treat you like a VIP because it believes that a customer is a king. Hence, Este Medical Group is here to welcome everyone.
Appreciating the patronage of each client
While committed to bringing dynamic improvements to the skin and hair care industry, Este Medical Group appreciates the effort of each client. The company understands that its success as a team depends on the exceptional reviews and referrals provided by the clients. Therefore, the management and staff of the group feel privileged to be able to work assist individuals from all walks of life in varying capacities.
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Some might think the cosmetic, skin, and hair care industries would have taken a massive hit from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, thanks to all the Zoom meetings and working from home, people are having to sit in front of their computer screens all the time, which is taking a toll on their face and skin. This, in turn, is making more and more people interested in cosmetic treatments. Este Medical Group is a reputable company that is leveraging this situation by offering cosmetic treatments to people all over the world.
Este Medical Group offers a wide range of cosmetic services carried out by industry professionals. Their clinics treat over 200 people per day, seven days a week. Some of their most popular treatments include laser hair regrowth, hair transplants, skin pigmentation, and hair removal. The company was first formed in 2015 by Founder and Director Sam Cinkir with its roots in Turkey, and their first clinic in the U.K. was opened in Birmingham. They now have locations throughout the U.K. in London, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, and Sutton Coldfield, as well as international locations in Glasgow, Istanbul, Romania, Milan, and Bangladesh. All of the procedures in the U.K. clinics are non-invasive, with surgeries taking place at their Turkey location. We opened three new locations during the lockdown, Cinkir said. It was risky, but we wanted to use this as a business opportunity. Since we didnt have as many things to worry about on a day-to-day business, we focused on long-term development.
Este Medical Group is on track to grow even more in the days ahead. Cinkir and his company want to open clinics in a minimum of 30 cities and towns across the U.K. and eventually build a hospital for surgical needs. Its definitely ambitious, but Im passionate about bringing safe and affordable skin and hair treatment to people. We love to see and hear about our patients amazing results.
If looking at your face during your work Zoom meetings has you down, consider visiting one of Este Medical Groups clinics or taking an online consultation. Theyll make sure you look your best for the post-pandemic world.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration wants to consolidate multiple contracts for managed care of dental services for Medicaid recipients into one contract, potentially shaking up the delivery of oral health care for the state's poorest residents.
The proposed 2023 budget blueprint Whitmer submitted Wednesday to the Legislature calls for a single contract for three different types of benefits: Medicaid-funded dental services through the Healthy Kids Dental program, the dental benefit of the Healthy Michigan Plan for low-income adults and traditional fee-for-service dental care for adults.
Whitmer's budget proposal for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services also calls for raising the fee-for-service reimbursement rates for providers by $247.6 million annual to get more dentists to accept the lowest-paying Medicaid patients.
MDHHS Director Elizabeth Hertel said her department wants a single procurement for managed care of dental services, but that doesn't mean it will be awarded to a single company.
"Having a single contract allows for easier management of the beneficiaries and being able to have a network that's adequate across the state," Hertel told Crain's.
The nearly more than 980,000 low-income adults enrolled in the state's Medicaid program, Healthy Michigan Plan, who get dental benefits through HMP's managed care insurers, such as Health Alliance Plan of Michigan, McLaren Health Plan and Priority Health.
Those health insurers typically subcontract management of Healthy Michigan's dental benefits to Delta Dental, DentaQuest, DenteMax or another PPO, said Dominick Pallone, executive director of the Michigan Association of Health Plans.
MAHP supports raising reimbursement rates for dentists, but has "concerns" about breaking off a portion of its members' managed care contracts in the Healthy Michigan Plan, Pallone said.
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"For the Healthy Michigan Plan, we've got that built into our rates," Pallone said. "... If you're going to pull a member's dental benefit out of an integrated benefit and assign it to a different managed care entity, I don't know how you could assume savings."
The Whitmer administration's proposed increase in fee-for-service provider rates for dentists would cost the state's general fund $69.8 million, while drawing down $177.8 million in matching federal funds, according to the State Budget Office.
Hertel declined to say how much MDHHS spends annually for dental services through all of its Medicaid programs.
"We don't generally share what dollar number we're looking at prior to doing a procurement," Hertel told Crain's. "We like to see what people come in at instead of giving them a target."
By consolidating all Medicaid dental services under one contract, Hertel said, it could eliminate gaps in provider networks.
Currently, children in the Healthy Kids Dental program may get service from one dentist who doesn't accept their mother in the traditional Medicaid fee-for-service program or the Healthy Michigan managed care program, Hertel said.
"Which is why it's important in this proposal (that) not only are we pulling these together into one managed care contract, but we're also looking to increase the reimbursement rates for dental," Hertel said.
"The goal here really is to increase access to dental services," Hertel said. "Do I think it will save money? I think in the long run it could save money (by ensuring) adults who currently aren't receiving dental care receive the dental care that they need to avoid more acute or serious issues."
The contract consolidation move comes four years after the state health department broke up the Healthy Kids Dental contract that Delta Dental of Michigan Inc. had held since its inception in 2000.
Since 2018, Delta Dental has shared the contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, which has used Boston-based DentaQuest as a subcontractor to perform most of the work managing dental benefits for low-income children.
That contract survived a court challenge by a third dental benefits managed care firm, Fort Lauderdale-based MCNA Insurance Co. Inc., which alleged Blue Cross acted as a "shell vendor" to win a share of the Medicaid business for children's dental care.
Delta Dental's Healthy Kids Dental contract is valued at $912 million for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30; Blue Cross' contract is valued at $612.7 million, according to the contracts.
Okemos-based Delta Dental currently serves 795,000 children in the Healthy Kids Dental program and 191,000 adults through four health plans under the Healthy Michigan Plan, said Rick Lantz, vice president and chief lobbyist for Dental Dental.
Delta Dental supports the health department's proposed consolidation of all Medicaid dental benefits under one procurement because the current system is bifurcated, leading to different oral health outcomes for the same population of low-income adults, Lantz said.
"This has the potential to dramatically improve access to care for Michigan's low-income adults. Delta Dental's position is that it's vital that we make this investment as dental disease left untreated can cause severe pain, infection and diminished overall health."
Adults enrolled in Medicaid health insurance programs often struggle to access dental care, Lantz said.
"And because of this, they often show up in hospital emergency departments because their dental pain or infection is so severe that they can't tolerate it anymore," Lantz said. "... We believe it's time to apply the successes of Healthy Kids Dental to that adult program to ensure that our state's most vulnerable adults can receive the dental care that they need."
A representative for Blue Cross did not respond to questions seeking comment about the proposed Medicaid dental contract changes.
There are 1.1 million children in the Healthy Kids Dental program, according to MDHHS.
If the proposal is approved by the Legislature, MDHHS would put out a request for proposals for a new Medicaid dental managed care contract after the 2023 fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, Hertel said.
Hertel didn't rule out having multiple health plans manage a single contract for Medicaid dental services.
"It could be, but we haven't begun establishing anything about the procurement yet and what we're actually looking for and what we're asking people to meet," Hertel said. "But the important thing is it's pulling all of these populations into one contract, one procurement process instead of having separate ones."
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Big Bud: Cresco announced it will acquired Columbia Care for $2.1 billion to form one of the largest cannabis companies in the country.
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resco Labs, the Illinois-based cannabis producer, will acquire New York-based Columbia Care for $2 billion in an all-stock transaction.
If the deal is completed, Cresco will become one of the countrys largest cannabis producers and retailers with over 100 dispensaries across 18 states.
We couldnt be more excited, says Charlie Bachtell, CEO of Cresco. Its a unique opportunity to create industry leadership; it's a very important time with some sort of federal regulatory reform, we think, on the horizon.
Marijuana is still illegal on the federal level but 37 states have some sort of regulated market, with 18 allowing adult-use sales. Last year, legal sales totaled $26 billion in the U.S. and by 2030 the legal market will grow to around $65 billion, according to Cowen.
Nicholas Vita, the co-founder and CEO of Columbia Care, will join Crescos board but Bachtell is expected to lead the company.
Reuters first reported late Tuesday that the two companies were nearing an agreement.
The deal will have hurdles, including divesting a number of dispensaries and a few licenses in states where the two companies overlap, like Arizona, Florida, Illinois Massachusetts, New York, and Ohio. New York, where medical marijuana is legal and the states adult-use market is in the process of launching, is projected to be a $4.2 billion market within five years. Its a great opportunity where we do have overlapthey are incredibly valuable states that that people want to be in, so there's a good market for divestment, says Bachtell.
Columbia Care will expand Crescos presence to states like long-standing cannabis markets like California and Colorado, as well as states like New Jersey and Virginia, which have both passed adult-use but havent launched sales yet. We have the material markets of today, but [Columbia Care] has the markets of tomorrow, Bachtell says.
Under the terms of the deal, Cresco will acquire all the issued and outstanding Columbia Care shares. Columbia Care shareholders will receive 0.5579 of a Cresco Labs share for each Columbia Care share, which represents a 16% premium based on the closing price Columbia Care and 19% premium of Cresco Labs shares. Columbia Care shareholders will hold approximately 35% of Cresco Labs.
Since our founding, our mission has been to deliver the best outcome for our stakeholders, Vita said in a statement. In an evolving industry, the opportunities to better achieve our mission through consolidation led us to this historic moment.
Both companies are publicly listed in Canada due to the U.S. federal ban on cannabis. Columbia Care and Cresco have seen their stock prices crater 50% over the last year, but they are not alonethe entire industry has had difficulty keeping stock prices up as the U.S. government has not made meaningful progress in cannabis reform during the Biden administration.
The combined company will have the second-largest retail footprint in the industry after Trulieve. (Cresco has 49 dispensaries and Columbia has 99.)
The new company will also diversify the number of states in which the bulk of Crescos revenue comes from. Right now, 80% of its revenue is derived from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. If the deal closes, those states will only make up 50% of the companys revenue, with states like Colorado and Florida and New Jersey climbing up the list.
We focus on cannabis like the consumer packaged good that it is, and having access to 70% of the addressable market is how we turn our brand portfolio into the Miller High Life, Coca-Cola and Johnnie Walker Blue Label of cannabis, says Bachtell.
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The Q4FY22 looks promising, said Nrupesh Shah, executive director of Symphony, on Thursday, adding that input cost increase is largely done except fuel cost.
The Q4FY22 looks promising, said Nrupesh Shah, executive director of Symphony, on Thursday, adding that input cost increase is largely done except fuel cost.
The electronics company reported earnings for the December 31, 2021-ended quarter. The earnings were better than estimates even if it reported a weak set of numbers.
In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Shah said, Q4 seems to be promising and unlike last two summers, this time the third wave (COVID-19) has come in January and hopefully it should not be any more disturbing.
On input cost pressure, he said, There has been a major pressure of input cost increase and on top of it also the logistic cost, but it seems that input cost price hike is almost done except fuel price increase.
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We wish to keep a very competitive price but at right time maybe in March-April or later, we are there to take a price increase, said Shah.
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Talking about orders, Shah said, We are sitting on a large number of confirmed orders from the United States; there has been some spillover and that export is taking place in the current month.
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Water is life in the West, and the key to economic growth and quality of life in Colorado!
Theres no question that big problems exist, and creative and thoughtful solutions are whats needed to reduce water usage, especially as the Front Range population continues to grow and water becomes an even more precious resource.
You may have seen several references in publications such as Colorado Politics and The Denver Gazette which stated that Dominion Water and Sanitation District (Dominion), and more specifically, Sterling Ranch is a likely recipient of water from a proposed Renewable Water Resources project in the San Luis Valley. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Dominion, the water district we lead with a diverse, talented staff, in partnership with the Sterling Ranch Community Authority Board, designed a water system and implemented water demand management to be sustainable from the beginning of this thriving new community.
The CAB developed and has successfully implemented a water demand management strategy that dramatically reduced the water its residents use to less than 30 percent of what Douglas County requires of new development.
Dominion, which serves the CAB, existing communities on declining wells and potential future customers in the greater northwest region of Douglas County, has already acquired all the renewable water needed for the planned Sterling Ranch Community at its full buildout. This has been accomplished through renewable water owned on the South Platte River and working collaboratively with Denver Water, Aurora Water, and the South Metro WISE Authority to establish formal agreements. All these purchases and contracts were in place before a single home was built in Sterling Ranch. For these reasons, and many more, Dominion, Sterling Ranch, and the CAB, do not need, the San Luis Valley water.
Dominion is leading the way in solving the Northwest Douglas County regions water and wastewater challenges. To this extent Dominion, the Town of Castle Rock, and Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority have submitted a proposal to receive federal funds for a regional wastewater and water solution along the Highway 85 Corridor. This proposal will solve regional water quality issues, provide wastewater transmission services, and supply municipal water to stranded communities who rely on declining and low-quality groundwater.
Dominion has already built an extremely robust water supply portfolio capable of supporting Sterling Ranchs full build-out for its maximum density which includes:
Renewable water through the WISE Partnership:
Renewable water on the South Platte River
Return flows delivered via the South Platte River
Groundwater as a back-up for drought conditions
Rainwater harvesting (the only District or Water Utility legally allowed to implement utility scale rainwater harvesting)
Storage in Chatfield Reservoir
Aquifer storage and recovery to replenish the aquifer from withdrawals during drought
The CAB has implemented demand management by:
Requiring every homes landscape design to be reviewed and approved for water conservation prior to installation
Dual water metering for indoor and outdoor usage and assigning a higher rate to outdoor usage
Requiring every home to use an irrigation system with evo-transpiration data and is manufactured by a local Colorado company: Rachio
Worked with the Denver Botanic Gardens to develop a landscape palette for residents
Most importantly water demand management is being embraced by the public and the residents of Sterling Ranch. To this extent, Sterling Ranch has had the highest number of home sales for a Master Planned Community in the Denver market for two years in a row, and in 2021 was ranked as one of the top planned communities in the United States according to the National John Burns Report.
Lets be very clear, water is a severe challenge in our state. One that can only be solved by myriad proactive efforts led by experts to simultaneously develop robust and reusable water systems while also stretching every drop as far as it can take us.
We believe that Dominion, CAB, and Sterling Ranch have done this, and we look forward to continuing to lead the way in water sustainability along the Front Range.
Brock Smethills is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dominion Water and Sanitation District. Andrea Cole is the districts general manager.
Brock Smethills is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dominion Water and Sanitation District. Andrea Cole is the districts general manager. | [
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, she practiced as a general dentist in
Tennessee
for three years. Knowing she has a heart for pediatric patients, she returned to the Dental College of
Georgia
to complete a residency in Pediatric Dentistry. Dr. Hanafi is board-certified by the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and is a member of the American Dental Association and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.
Thrilled to be a part of the community in
Columbia
, Dr. Hanafi welcomes the opportunity to help build healthy dental habits that young patients will carry with them throughout life. She says, "Going to the dentist should be exciting and rewarding. It's all about giving kids a positive experience."
Beyond these announcements, a few things set Children's Dental Columbia apart from other dental practices. Parents with special needs patients will appreciate that the dental team is trained and experienced in handling children of all ages in this population. Children's Dental Columbia is skilled at understanding the needs of the individual child and creating personalized, effective treatment plans.
A child's early dental appointments set the tone for their future oral health, which is why Children's Dental Columbia allows parents to accompany their children to appointments - and not just in the waiting room. This dental team understands that a parent's comfort is just as important as a child's during a pediatric dental visit so they do not keep the two separate. This approach has proven to work well for both the family and the dental team.
Furthermore, when it comes to creating a positive experience, the practice also offers in-house oral and IV sedation, which is beneficial to many pediatric patients who require complex or in-depth dental procedures.
Everyone at Children's Dental Columbia looks forward to treating the young patients in the community - and COVID-19 policies are in place to ensure the safety of all.
About Children's Dental Columbia
Children's Dental Columbia provides pediatric dentistry services to residents in and around the
Columbia, TN
area. The office specializes in dentistry for infants, children, teenagers, and those with special needs.
The dental team offers a comprehensive list of services, including:
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Nomad case for Pixel 3
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Basso Capital Management L.P. acquired a new position in Edoc Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:ADOC) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannelreports. The institutional investor acquired 250,089 shares of the companys stock, valued at approximately $2,561,000. Basso Capital Management L.P. owned approximately 0.07% of Edoc Acquisition at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ADOC. Periscope Capital Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,681,000. Cowen Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,024,000. Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 4th quarter worth approximately $205,000. Finally, Panagora Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Edoc Acquisition in the 4th quarter worth approximately $124,000.
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$425 million lead gift to U of O launches Ballmer Institute for Childrens Behavioral Health
University of Oregon
Former Concordia University campus in Portland to serve as its EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) TheUniversity of Oregonon Tuesday officially launchedThe Ballmer Institute for Childrens Behavioral Health, a bold new approach to addressing the behavioral and mental health care needs of Oregons children. The Portland-based institute is made possible by a lead gift of more than $425 million from Connie and Steve Ballmer, co-founders of
Ballmer Group Philanthropy
.
The institute establishes a new national model for behavioral and mental health care by uniting the UOs top-ranked research programs, Oregon public schools and families, and community support groups in the creation and delivery of intervention and treatment programs that can be part of the daily lives of K-12 students. The UO will propose a new degree program and launch a certificate program to empower a new workforce eager to meet childrens needs within schools and organizations.
Connie and Steve Ballmer, who have already provided exceptional support and inspiration for childrens behavioral health, are now empowering the university to make immediate and lasting positive impacts on childrens behavioral and mental health, said Michael H. Schill, University of Oregon president and professor of law. A bold effort is needed to address the behavioral and mental health needs of our youth. This gift is monumental. It enables UO researchers and experts to build on a collective vision to develop innovative and scalable programs, and to address the need for a sustainable workforce that can work directly with our children.
The commitment of more than $425 million allows the UO to chart a new path for higher education.As a public research university, it is always important to reflect our broad role within the state and beyond, said Patrick Phillips, UO provost and senior vice president. We naturally celebrate our core mission of education and research, but here we have an unprecedented opportunity to build upon these strengths to have an incredible impact on the world.
The Ballmers, through Ballmer Group Philanthropy, have a legacy of building partnerships that support our youth. Right now, the need for behavioral health services across our country is at critical levels, and there is an opportunity to strengthen and enhance the behavioral health system so that it is set up to address every childs needs - now and in the future, said Connie Ballmer, who earned a bachelors degree at the University of Oregon and served on its Board of Trustees from 2014 to 2021. Steve and I are excited to help bring to life this institute, which can help strengthen talent and build partnerships to create long-lasting impact for Oregons kids and families.
The Ballmer Institute will be based in Portland, the epicenter of Oregons crisis, andwill partner with K-12 schools statewide beginning withPortland Public Schools. Portland Superintendent Guadalupe Guerrero said he believes this type of collaboration has tremendous implications for both young people and educators.
The global pandemic has only amplified the mental and behavioral health needs of students here in Portland and across the country, said Guerrero. School districts are often ill-capacitated to adequately address these barriers to learning. We have a responsibility to find innovative ways to support the holistic needs of our students and are excited for our groundbreaking partnership with the Ballmer Institute.
Governor Kate Brown also endorses and supports this novel approach. Oregon must take action to address the behavioral and mental health crisis that we are facing in communities across the entire state, Brown said. I am so pleased the Legislature has made a significant investment in resources, support and services. However, we need a workforce. And thats where the Ballmer Institute steps up.
TheBallmer Institute for Childrens Behavioral Health at the University of Oregonwill be the first of its kind and the most comprehensive effort undertaken by a U.S. university and its partners, creating a new model of care. Through the institute, the UO will:
Develop a new level of behavioral health practitioners through new undergraduate degree and certificate programs. The new degree program is subject to state approval.
Deliver science-based early detection, prevention, and treatment strategies directly into the lives of children and their families.
Accelerate the discovery and dissemination of new technologies and research informed by clinical context.
Provide scholarships through a $100 million endowment to graduate a new, diverse and culturally rich workforce prepared to work directly with those in need.
Early goals call for the Ballmer Institute to graduate annually, from the proposed bachelors degree program, at least 200 behavioral health practitioners prepared to bring their passion and unique skill set into Oregons public schools.The University of Oregon will also offer a certificate program for mid-career students to prepare and empower as many graduates as possible with community-based skills that can make an immediate and lasting impact.
Initial plans also call for more than 20 new faculty members who will collaborate continually to inform, strengthen, and expand the body of research in the field of childrens behavioral and mental health. While training students, the faculty members will also develop innovative programs and refine approaches in the education community.
The unique approach calls for enhanced public-private partnerships in which researchers will work in coordination with school districts behavioral health professionals, local agencies, prevention and digital behavioral health startups, and healthcare providers to deliver behavioral health wellness interventions into the daily lives of children.
In the coming days, the University of OregonBoard of Trustees is expected to review a purchase agreement for the former Concordia University campus in northeast Portland, which will be home to the new institute.
About Ballmer Group
Ballmer Group is committed to improving economic mobility. We invest in organizations that work to reduce and eliminate systemic barriers to opportunity, combat structural racism, and provide direct services to help kids and families succeed. We focus on multiple issues, areas, and systems that can impact economic mobility, such as early learning, K-12 education, college and career pathways, housing, health, and criminal justice. Ballmer Group is both a national and regional funder we have a presence and invest deeply in southeast Michigan, Washington state, and Los Angeles County. Ballmer Group was co-founded by philanthropist Connie Ballmer and her husband Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, founder of USAFacts, and chairman of the Los Angeles Clippers. Twitter:@BallmerGroup.
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March 30 2021, 7.52am
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The BioDundee International Conference will return as a free online event in May after being cancelled last year.
The conference aims to build the life sciences and healthcare sectors in Dundee.
for the one-day event on May 12.
This years theme is Life Sciences and Healthcare: Key Sectors for Economic Recovery.
Packed programme of six sessions
The day will split into six sessions all featuring a panel of some of the most prominent members of the life sciences community in Scotland.
The audience at the BioDundee conference when the event was last held in 2019.
There will also be international participants.
The sessions are:
The UK landscape for life sciences and healthcare: funding and legislation
Driving health technologies in the new environment
Animal health, agri-tech and aquaculture (AAA): strengths and opportunities in Scotland
The pharmaceutical supply chain
20 years on: reflecting and looking to the future
What do the next 20 years hold for the life sciences and healthcare sectors?
Innovation central to health improvement
The conference, being held for the 20
th
time this year, will also feature a virtual exhibition and networking area.
It will be delivered by DC Thomson & Co Ltd for the first time this year and is held in association with
AMICULUM
and Medtronic
Mark Cook, director of government affairs at Medtronic, said: Innovation in life sciences is central to the improvement of health and wellbeing in Scotland, as well as being integral to our economy.
Mark Cook, director of government affairs at Medtronic.
Medtronic is proud to be continuing as the main sponsor of BioDundee in its anniversary year.
We are excited this conference will be accessible to even more people as a free virtual event.
Dr Richard Allcorn, AMICULUM co-founder, said: The BioDundee conference is a fantastic opportunity for thought leaders and organizations in life sciences, healthcare and associated sectors to come together.
AMICULUM is delighted to support this years virtual conference for the 20th anniversary celebrations.
What is BioDundee?
Founded in 1997, BioDundee puts partnership working at the fore.
Its purpose is to build the strength of the life sciences and healthcare sectors through networking, knowledge and skills development.
It hopes to promote and position Dundee as a centre of world class life science and healthcare activity.
People can register for the event at
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Meghan Markle is teaming up with company Archewell Productions to make a new animated show for Netflix. The show will center on the adventures of a young girl.
The working title of the show is
Pearl
, and it was announced by Archewell Productions. The former
Suits
actress shares Archewell Productions with her husband Prince Harry. The show will draw inspiration from influential women from throughout history, according to The Mirror.
Aside from Meghan, filmmakers Dan Cogan and Liz Garbus, Carolyn Soper, and Elton Johns husband David Furnish will serve as executive producers of the show. In April this year, Meghan and Harry divulged details about their first Netflix show, which was a docuseries about Harrys Invictus Games.
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Harry is a patron of the Invictus Games Foundation. He is also expected to make an appearance in the show and act as the series executive producer.
Since the very first Invictus Games back in 2014, we knew that each competitor would contribute in their own exceptional way to a mosaic of resilience, determination, and resolve. Harry said at the time.
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This series will give communities around the world a window into the moving and uplifting stories of these competitors on their path to the Netherlands next year.
As Archewell Productions first series with Netflix, in partnership with the Invictus Games Foundation, I couldnt be more excited for the journey ahead or prouder of the Invictus community for continuously inspiring global healing, human potential and continued service.
Details about the new show are still few and far between. However, The Mirror suggests that it will be similar to Meghans recent childrens book The Bench. The book became a New York Times bestseller. | [
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The 24th edition of the China Beauty Expo (CBE) was held in Shanghai, hosting more than 3,000 companies and 140,000 visitors from all over the world, to witness cutting-edge developments in cosmetics and beauty care products.
As one of the companies proud to have exhibited in the three-day event, Asterasys showcased its growingly popular Liftera-V and other medical devices designed for effective skin and body care procedures. As part of its carefully formulated skincare line, Dr. Seolreim, Asterasys also displayed to its visitors the Revitalizing Cica Care Control Cream, a solution that calms and moisturizes sensitive skin, and the Perfect Balance Lotion, formulated with triple hyaluronic acid. Both products, along with other solutions by Dr. Seolreim, can be purchased at clinics and beauty shops
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AUSTRALIAs largest pilates franchise has launched a new studio in Brisbanes southside with plans to kickstart a new growth phase in Queensland.
KX Pilates opened its new venture in Carina on Saturday which will be the 11th company studio while there are another 70 franchises across Australia, 10 in China and one on Indonesia.
Aaron Smith, 38, who founded the company in 2010 in Melbourne, said they have been in Queensland for about six years and Carina will be their sixth studio.
Our focus is a big push for more growth up in Queensland, he said.
When we want to grow a state we will open a corporate studio first to really get that buzz and vibe and show prospective franchisees that were putting our money where or mouth is.
Mr Smith started his career as a personal trainer in Melbourne before heading overseas in the early 2000s in search of the latest fitness innovations.
In London he came across a dynamic style of pilates which he ended up bringing back to Australia with his own twist a combination of traditional pilates with the strengthening and toning aspects of circuit training.
In February 2020 KX pilates celebrated 10 years in business and was on track for $25m annual turnover pre Covid.
However, revenues plunged during lockdown when he was forced to close all studios sparking a pivot to adapt the KX experience from in-studio to an online offer, accessed through an app, including on-demand workouts and live classes with trainers.
KX pilates founder Aaron Smith. PICTURE: Julian Kingma
Mr Smith, who with his wife and three children recently moved to the Sunshine Coast, stepped down as CEO more than three years ago to focus on overall brand strategy, innovation, and international expansion.
We plan to have up to 150 studios over the next three to five years, he said.
People are still a bit iffy about training but we hope in a couple of months things will get back to more normality.
Mr Smith said the franchise model was a natural fit for fitness businesses and all franchisees were either trainers or clients
The franchise model works because the natural evolution of a trainer. They want their own businesses at the end of the day, he said.
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June 17, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Blue Water Vaccines (BWV), Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has engaged the services of former Congressman
Theodore Scott Yoho
, as the Head of Business Development and veteran vaccine manufacturing specialist
Andrew D. Skibo
as Global Head of Biologics Operations. Mr. Yoho brings with him over 28 years of practice experience, including 8 years of serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and will facilitate the process of bringing Blue Water Vaccines' many different biological products to the market, as soon as possible. Mr. Skibo's over 4 decades of experience in leading manufacturing operations and process development will guide the company to efficiently expand its vaccine pipeline.
"We are incredibly fortunate to have Andy and Ted join our team," said
Joseph Hernandez
, Chairman and CEO of Blue Water Vaccines. "Their experience will help Blue Water Vaccines navigate the processes from preclinical vaccine development to clinical testing, and finally enabling BWV's vaccine candidates to be market-ready."
"Blue Water Vaccines is developing crucial vaccines to combat critical infections that affect millions, including Streptococcus pneumoniae," said
Andy Skibo
, Global Head of Biologics Operations, at Blue Water Vaccines. "I am looking forward to guiding this company in attaining their manufacturing goals and bring their vaccines to the clinic."
"I'm excited to partner up with a dynamic company like Blue Water Vaccines under the leadership of Mr.
Joe Hernandez
," said
Ted S. Yoho
, Head of Business Development at Blue Water Vaccines. "The success of the company's vaccine products will improve health conditions and improve the lives of millions of people around the globe."
Mr. Skibo, a veteran of the pharmaceutical industry, is experienced in capital project development. He began his career in biologics operations at Genentech in 1982 and was involved in the development of the first large scale, mammalian cell culture processes that are still in use today. Later he worked at Amgen, his own business, and several large international engineering firms including
Foster Wheeler
, where he served as President of their Life Sciences Division. Prior to retiring in
April 2019
, Mr. Skibo served for 11 years as MedImmune's EVP of Operations and Astra Zeneca's Head of Global Biologics Operations. The latter role included responsibilities for AZ's biologics and vaccine franchises, including LAIV FluMist/FluEnz. He has served as Chairman of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, and Chairman of the Global Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Leadership Forum. He earned his bachelor's in Chemistry, and master's in Chemical Engineering, from
MIT
Mr. Yoho earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from the
University of Florida
, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the
University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
.
Blue Water Vaccines is developing a universal influenza vaccine that could potentially provide lifelong protection from influenza, including pandemic strains like the 1918 pandemic and 2009 swine flu. Scientists from the
University of Oxford
identified epitopes of limited variability in the head domain of the haemagglutinin protein. These epitopes are targeted naturally by the immune system and vaccination studies have shown that regions of influenza viruses that circulated in 2006 and 1977 were able to protect against infection with an influenza virus that last circulated in 1934.
About Blue Water Vaccines
Blue Water Vaccines, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformational vaccines to address significant health challenges globally. Headquartered in
Cincinnati, OH
, the company holds the rights to proprietary technology developed at the
University of Oxford
and St. Jude Children's Hospital. Blue Water Vaccines is developing a Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) vaccine candidate, designed to specifically prevent middle ear infections, known as Acute Otitis Media (AOM), in children. The live-attenuated vaccine candidate has been shown to effectively prevent colonization of pneumococcus bacteria in the middle ear of chinchillas regardless of serotype. AOM accounts for approximately 20 million physician visits each year in
the United States
. Globally, AOM caused by pneumococcus accounts for approximately 300 million cases annually. For more information, visit www.bluewatervaccines.com
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Calidi Biotherapeutics and Edoc Acquisition Corp. Agree to Merge and Create a Publicly Listed, ...
Edoc Acquisition Corp. - (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)
Feb 2, 2022
57 min ago
-Total gross proceeds from transaction expected to be approximately $117 million prior to redemptions, combining $25 million PIPE and up to $92 million held in Edoc trust account-
-Anticipated cash resources will fund Calidis NeuroNova and SuperNova development programs through multiple clinical milestones-
-Business combination expected to be completed in second quarter of 2022-
LA JOLLA, CALIF. and Victor, NY, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc.(Calidi or the Company), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that is pioneering the development of cell-based delivery of oncolytic viruses, and Edoc Acquisition Corp. (Edoc) (NASDAQ: ADOC), a blank check company organized to acquire or merge with one or more businesses, have entered into a definitive merger agreement. Upon closing the transaction, anticipated to occur in the second quarter of 2022, the combined company will be named Calidi Biotherapeutics, Inc. and led by Allan Camaisa, CEO and Chairman of the Board. In addition, the combined companys common stock intends to list on the Nasdaq Capital Market.
We are excited about combining with Edoc to advance our mission of delivering life-saving oncolytic virus therapies with the potential to revolutionize patient care, said Mr. Camaisa. This business combination positions us well as we enter the next phase of our growth, delivering on the promise of our NeuroNova (NNV) and SuperNova (SNV) platforms, to surpass the deficiencies of the first generation oncolytic viruses existing in the marketplace. Furthermore, it will allow us to leverage Edocs extensive 400+ physician network across many disciplines.
Calidis innovative stem cell-based delivery platforms are being developed to overcome the immune systems ability to eliminate oncolytic viruses, potentially allowing oncolytic viral therapy to be successful, said Dr. Kevin Chen, Chairman and CEO of Edoc. We aim to invest in people and companies that can change the healthcare landscape, and we believe that Calidis technology is differentiated and has the potential to transform cancer therapy.
The transaction includes gross proceeds of up to $92 million in trust at Edoc (less any redemptions by existing Edoc shareholders) and a concurrent $25 million PIPE from institutional investors.
Additionally, Edoc entered into backstop arrangements with certain institutional investors for the purchase of up to 2.2 million shares of Edoc Class A ordinary shares in connection with Edocs shareholder meeting to approve the business combination as well as Edocs February 9, 2022 shareholder meeting to approve an extension of time to complete its business combination, with the actual amount dependent upon the amount of cash available after each such shareholder meeting after any redemptions.
Net proceeds from the transaction are expected to provide Calidi with capital to advance its pipeline through multiple clinical milestones, such as:
NNV1 Phase 2 initiation: allogeneic neural stem cells loaded with an oncolytic adenovirus for the treatment of newly diagnosed glioblastoma.
NNV2 Phase 1 initiation: allogeneic neural stem cells loaded with an oncolytic adenovirus for the treatment of recurrent glioblastoma.
SNV1 Phase 1 initiation: allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSC) loaded with an oncolytic vaccinia virus for the treatment of advanced metastatic solid tumors.
Support expansion of Calidis stem cell-based delivery platforms into additional indications
Key Transaction Terms
Upon closing of the business combination (the Business Combination), and assuming no redemptions of shares of Edoc by its public shareholders, Calidi would be expected to have cash and cash equivalents, prior to transaction expenses, of approximately $117 million (less any redemptions and transaction expenses) and a pro forma enterprise valuation of $449 million.
The boards of directors of Calidi and Edoc unanimously approved the proposed transaction, which is anticipated to close in the second quarter of 2022. The closing of the transaction is subject to the approval of Edoc shareholders, regulatory approval and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other customary closing conditions.
A Current Report on Form 8-K, filed by Edoc with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), will provide additional information about the proposed business combination, related financings and backstop arrangements, and will be available on the SECs website at
. In addition, Edoc intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4 with the SEC, including a proxy statement/prospectus, and will file other documents regarding the proposed transaction with the SEC.
Advisors
H.C. Wainwright & Co. served as financial advisor to Calidi. Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP acted as legal counsel to Calidi. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP acted as legal counsel to Edoc, and I-Bankers Securities, Inc. as financial advisor to Edoc.
About Calidi Biotherapeutics
Calidi Biotherapeutics is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company with proprietary technology that is revolutionizing the effective delivery and potentiation of oncolytic viruses for targeted therapy against difficult-to-treat cancers. Calidi Biotherapeutics is advancing a potent allogeneic stem cell and oncolytic virus combination for use in multiple oncology indications. Calidis off-the-shelf, universal cell-based delivery platforms are designed to protect, amplify, and potentiate oncolytic viruses currently in development leading to enhanced efficacy and improved patient safety. Calidi Biotherapeutics is headquartered in La Jolla, California. For more information, please visit calidibio.com
About Edoc Acquisition Corp.
Edoc Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company organized for the purpose of effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, recapitalization, reorganization, or other similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company is sponsored by an extensive network of physician entrepreneurs across 30+ medical specialties in leading medical institutions and is led by Kevin Chen, Chief Executive Officer of Edoc.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Terms such as anticipates, believe, continue, could, estimate, expect, intends, may, might, plan, possible, potential, predicts, project, should, would as well as similar terms, are forward-looking in nature. The forward-looking statements contained in this discussion are based on the Calidis current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Calidi will b | [
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With businesses like Oraclemoving in, Nashville is scrambling to fill all the new tech jobs before outsiders do. Reporter Damon Mitchell joins
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to talk about the coming wave and whose responsibility it is to get a workforce up to speed.
Plus, Jama Mohamed, a technical resident at HCA Healthcare, shares how he decided to pivot careers mid-stream, go through a 6-month training program, and land a tech job the very next month.
Even though he sorted out his own education, he says, I do think that it is on companies to train their workforce.
I think so often the risk of education falls on the worker, and that paradigm has to shift, he says. It cannot be this way where we expect workers to become flight ready, out of the box.'
Mohamed says thats simply not sustainable.
I do think that the employer should have more skin in the game, he says. Schools should have more skin in the game and it shouldnt be all on the student to figure everything out.
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The street sign welcoming drivers to Dinosaur.
Amber Delay / Craig Press
Understanding how EMS works in Dinosaur and what that unique community needs is an essential part of the conversation to determine the future of EMS. But it is definitely a complex piece of the overall puzzle.
Dinosaur is located in far-western Moffat County, 3 miles from the Utah border and 90 miles from Craig. Dinosaur is home to approximately 340 residents within the town limits, and more live in surrounding communities in the furthest corner of Northwest Colorado.
When someone in Dinosaur or surrounding areas in the county needs emergency medical services, the ambulance and response team is sent from Vernal, Utah, which is a 45-minute drive one way. The drive time alone from Vernal to Dinosaur puts patients outside of the golden-hour, which is often referred to in emergency responder training as the hour of time from the initial trauma until the patient gets access to critical care.
Getting care within the golden hour is understood by emergency professionals to lead to better health outcomes and can often mean the difference between life and death.
We have an aging population in Dinosaur, and weve had several new families move into Dinosaur. But considering the overall population, we have members of the community who would like to see the call times cut down, said Nichole Becker, who is representing the town of Dinosaur on the Moffat County EMS committee.
One local Dinosaur resident, Jay Kaufman, is a veteran who lives alone and has medical needs that have required emergency services five times in the last year alone. Kaufman has personally experienced all of the barriers that residents face in getting timely emergency care in our rural and remote areas.
One issue that increases the response times, explained Max Becker from the Dinosaur Marshals Office who is also Nicholes husband is that when someone in Dinosaur calls 9-1-1, it can either be routed to Rio Blanco, Moffat County or Vernals dispatch, depending on which cell tower the call goes through. Landlines will automatically go to Moffat County dispatch, who will then need to contact Vernal dispatch in order to send an ambulance.
Its all just pieces that end up chinking away at the time. Its not anything that anyone is doing wrong, its just the position that we are in. And its a unique position to Moffat County, because no one else has that. Thats what we want to fix, Nichole said.
Around the first of the year, Kaufman had a medical emergency in which the long call time became life threatening. Because of the unreliability of being able to connect with the appropriate dispatch, Kaufman called upon another local resident, Joe, for assistance. Joe, who declined to share his last name for this story, had to sit and wait for an hour and a half while Kaufmans oxygen levels slowly dropped.
None of us are certified to administer oxygen, so we just have to sit and wait, Joe said.
Kaufman has had other experiences where he was transported by EMS to Vernal and needed to be transported back within 16 hours of his release for more extensive care. On another occasion his oxygen was critically low and, though EMS services arrived within 45 minutes, the responders were not carrying enough oxygen to administer to Kaufman.
Rather than calling 9-1-1 when there is an emergency, Kaufman utilizes a make-shift system that has developed within the small community based more on desperation than efficiency.
This is really a community where we just have everyones cell phone number to get in touch with each other, Nichole Becker said.
When Kaufman has a medical emergency, he will call Joe, who will call the Marshals Office and the fire chief, and they all will go and help with what they can until someone else arrives. Joe said he has the direct line for Moffat County Communications programmed in his phone for when Kaufman needs help. He calls dispatch directly to try and save time.
Kaufman is not the only local resident who is in this position. There is a local woman who was having medical issues and was calling the Marshals and Fire Chief every other day for assistance until EMS services arrived, residents said.
Thats a testament to how long the community has been without and has just adapted to being without. And I will say that this community, if someone needs something, someone is going to step up and provide it. But that doesnt make it right, Becker said.
There is a minimum of a 45-minute wait for EMS services to respond out of Vernal, but there are other other variables that increase the call time and limit access for rural residents. EMS services prioritize calls based on the nature of the call and available EMS response teams.
Gold Cross is doing everything they can for us, and we cannot thank them enough for everything theyve done for us. But 45 minutes is a long time when you only have that golden-hour of response time, Becker said.
If there are other calls in front of a call from Dinosaur, it increases the call response time. And if there are two critical calls at once, EMS will prioritize the one that is closer, because responders would be able to get them to treatment within the golden hour window.
For cardiac calls where Gold Cross determines the ambulance response time is too long, which Kaufman experienced earlier this year, a helicopter will be dispatched to transport the patient to Salt Lake instead. A helicopter transport costs $87,000, an extreme expense for local residents, especially those on a fixed income.
Gold Cross also covers a huge service area which includes five counties across the state of Utah. The EMS company also recently added Daggett County to their service area, which covers Red Fleet and Flaming Gorge in Northeast Utah.
Gold Cross has been providing EMS services to Dinosaur and the Northwestern reaches of Moffat County since 2013. Dinosaur mayor Richard Blakely, who was born and raised in Dinosaur, was mayor at the time of Gold Cross taking over EMS services in the region. The agreement didnt happen without effort.
Prior to 2013, EMS services had been provided out of Rangely, though that only lasted for a short time. Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County just 20 miles south of Dinosaur. There is one small hospital in Rangely that, over the years, has been decreasing the level of services that it provides.
Blakely said there was a contract in place previously between Rangely Hospital and the Moffat County Commissioners for Rangely to provide EMS services to Dinosaur. At the time the contract was valued at $15,000 per year, an expense which was shared between Moffat County and the Artesia Fire District with the help of a grant.
When the contract was up for renewal, Rangely increased the amount of the contract to $20,000, which was over budget for Artesia Fire District. The Town of Dinosaur attempted to take over responsibility for the contract, and the entities met for negotiations but never reached an agreement.
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Updated Oct. 17
Krista Postai
Krista Postai, President and CEO of Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, said they expanding services.
Mercy Hospital announced in October 2018 that they would be closing December 2018.
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd.
CHC/SEK then assumed responsibilities, securing physicians and staff to provide a clinic to the community at the Mercy Hospital site, 401 Woodland Hills Blvd.
The CHC/SEK is currently planning to build a new facility on the Horton Street side of the former Mercy Hospital site.
CHC/SEK will be building a facility on Horton, just west of the former Mercy Hospital building.
We have selected an architect for our new Fort Scott clinic, Postai said. Its Zingre and Associates from Ft. Scott and we are in the midst of designing the new facility.
We only have a two-year lease for our current space which Mercy clearly indicated is not renewable, Postai said. We knew from the beginning that we would have to build a new clinic, which weve shared publically to the various groups weve talked with, including the city and county. To help make our startup affordable in Ft. Scott and give us time to plan, Mercy discounted the rent amount for us and everyone in there, which is greatly appreciated.
Overhead (electricity, gas, etc.) is extremely expensive in the existing space, as is ongoing maintenance on the building, Postai said. So there is no way we could assume the financial burden of a 177,000 sq. ft. building that is only being minimally utilized. Others who have evaluated ownership of the building came to the same conclusion. We know Mercy recognizes that and have evaluated options including demolition although, to my knowledge, no final decision has been reached.
CHC/SEK is planning on expanding its services to include dental care, mental health care, a womens center, more accessible pharmacy, etc. which cant be accomplished in the existing space we now occupy without a major investment in renovation in a building with a uncertain future, Postai said. Our model of care also supports integration of services. For example, children coming in for their well child check may also have a visit with the dentist or someone struggling to manage their diabetes may meet with a therapist or a patient educator as part of their medical visit. Numerous support staff also coordinate care or work with special populations (e.g. expectant mothers) which requires space within the clinic. So, were working with our Ft. Scott staff to determine what they want and need in a new building built specifically to support our one-stop approach or, as our vision says, Healthcare The Way It Should Be.'
In addition, CHC/SEK also will assume responsibility of Mercys clinic in Columbus in January 2020, Postai said.
We will be combining our existing Columbus clinic with Mercys clinic, Postai said. Mercy will continue to manage the hospital in Columbus which is owned by the city.
Postai said CHC/SEK is also extending its reach into Oklahoma.
CHC/SEK was one of 77 health centers in the U.S. to receive grants to open new health centers and we will be doing so in Miami and Wyandotte, Oklahoma, she said. Our center in Miami is currently operated by Mercy who asked us if we would assume responsibility and we agreed to do so. The one in Wyandotte is in a school and will primarily serve the students, their families and school staff. We will have the clinics open before the end of the year.
The organization is also working to secure future doctors for the area, and former Mercy Hospital CEO Reta Baker was selected to administer the program to do just that.
Reta Baker is now CHC/SEKs Vice President of Clinical Education, with the office located in Pittsburg.
We also are working with the University of Kansas School of Medicine to establish a family practice residency program in southeast Kansas, Postai said. To provide administrative oversight of this program and all of our clinical education students is Reta Baker, former hospital CEO in Ft. Scott. She has been named VP/Clinical Education and her office is located in CHC/SEKs system office in Pittsburg.
With all the outreach activity of CHC/SEK, We are nearing 500 full-time employees, Postai said.
Here is the list of CHS/SEK outreach from Krista Postai:
Crawford County: Our main clinic in Pittsburg plus a dental-only clinic downtown and we just opened a school-based health center in Pittsburg High School. A mobile medical van goes daily to the middle school and elementary schools. We also have the clinic in Arma.
Cherokee County we have a clinic in Baxter Springs and Columbus.
Bourbon County we have Walk-in Care and the main Ft. Scott clinic.
Linn County we have clinics in Mound City and Pleasanton.
Labette County we have a clinic in Parsons.
Montgomery County we have a clinic in Independence and three in Coffeyville a main clinic, one in the elementary school and one in the middle/high school.
Allen County we have a clinic in Iola.
We will be opening two clinics in Ottawa County, OK in December one in Miami and one in the Wyandotte Schools.
We also employ nurses in multiple schools, as well as behavioral health specialists throughout the region.
CHCSEK offices are located at 3011 N. Michigan, Pittsburg, KS 66762. The phone number is 620-235-1867.
The CHC/SEK Clinic in Fort Scotts number is 223-8040.
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Rescale
, a high-performance computing cloud vendor has unveiled new features aimed at improving support for containers across cloud services and specialized architectures. The new offerings should simplify developments of advanced scientific and engineering applications for digital twinsand cutting-edge scientific research.
Containers are one of the fastest-growing sectors in the IT sector. Containers help lower the barriers in moving applications from on-premises to cloud infrastructure or between clouds. Gartner predictsthat this year, more than 75% of global organizations will be running containerized applications in production, up from less than 30% in 2020.
However, enterprises tend to face more challenges in moving high-performance computing(HPC) workloads to containerized infrastructure. HPC use cases bring additional requirements on security and parallel processing. Rescales special sauce includes bundles of HPC-specific apps and the dependencies required to execute on the best possible architecture.
Simplifying the engineer experience
Rescale provides a user-intuitive interface for engineers and scientists to securely deploy and scale containerized workloads on any architecture from a multi-cloud infrastructure catalog. The company is now expanding support for HPC use cases around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads. With containers, engineers and scientists can pull published containers from their registry of choice and move forward with their research without thinking too much about the infrastructure.
Containers come in handy for deploying specialized tools, such as an Nvidia solver specialized for their architecture or home-grown engineering applications. With Rescale, users can pull published containers from their registry of choice and move forward with their research without overthinking the infrastructure. Rescale automates the entire workflow to run these applications and provides easy collaboration for users to share jobs or data while providing IT/HPC organizations security and financial and architectural controls.
This helps simplify the architectural decisions required to build the proper infrastructure around each application the user wants to run. The company also has unique intelligence on the full set of cloud provider architectures. This includes how each architecture performs against different applications at various scales, the maturity and available capacity of these architectures across geographies and cloud provider regions. This could range from a workload for AI/ML, computational fluid dynamics and computational chemistry. This has helped enterprises such as nuclear fusion reactors (Commonwealth Fusion Systems) and commercial spacecraft (Firefly Aerospace).
Refactoring for cloud services
Adam McKenzie, CTO and founder of Rescale, told VentureBeat Rescale has focused on two significant factors for refactoring existing HPC workloads and tools to run on microservices in cloud infrastructure.
First, a lift and shift approach does not work for many HPC applications owing to challenges with data gravity, network bandwidth and complex infrastructure setup. Rescale refactors these components into a software-as-a-service offering. Rescale maintains any software an engineer runs from the catalog. Companies can also bring their software and publish it to the catalog and Rescale optimizes the architecture for various platforms.
Second, Rescale keeps track of cloud offerings, pricing and performance changes across cloud providers. This helps ensure each application uses the best architecture, runs in the best regions and pays for the right service level.
McKenzie said, This built-for-the-cloud approach is reminiscent of how Snowflake reimagined what a users data warehouse experience should be in the cloud. What Snowflake did with the data warehouse, Rescale is doing with the accelerated computing stack.
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Spire is one of the largest natural gas utilities in the country, serving customers in three states.
The company is likely to be able to produce a very solid total return for investors over the next few years as it embarks on its capital investment plan.
The future of natural gas utilities is likely much stronger than believed, with electrification unlikely to pose a significant threat.
Spire has a reasonably strong balance sheet and appears able to maintain its dividend at the current level.
The stock looks a bit overvalued compared to its peers.
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Spire Inc. (
SR
) is one of the largest natural gas utilities in the United States, serving customers in three states throughout the central part of the United States. The utility sector, in general, tends to be very appreciated by more conservative investors such as retirees due to the companies stable cash flows and relatively high dividend yields. Spire is certainly no exception to this as the companys 4.03% current yield is significantly more appealing than many other things in the market. Admittedly, electric utilities have gotten much more attention than natural gas ones lately due to the general perception that electric utilities have a much stronger future ahead of them. Natural gas certainly should not be discounted though and the current market belief has resulted in natural gas utilities having more attractive valuations than electric ones. As such, Spire certainly might be worth looking at and considering for your portfolio.
About Spire Inc.
As stated in the introduction, Spire Inc. is a regulated natural gas utility serving customers across the states of Alabama, Mississippi, and Missouri. The company also has midstream operations in Texas and Wyoming but since about 90% of its profits come from the utility businesses, we should consider it a utility:
Spire Investor Presentation
The biggest reason why utilities tend to be popular investments among retirees and other risk-averse investors is that they provide products that most people consider to be necessities for our modern way of life. As such, people will typically prioritize paying their utility bills ahead of other more discretionary expenses during times when money gets tight. We can see this general stability by looking at the companys operating cash flows over time. Here they are:
Seeking Alpha
(all figures in millions of US dollars)
One thing that we can see in the most recent year is that the company saw its operating cash flow decline substantially from what it had in the previous two years. This may seem to disprove the statement that Spire enjoys overall stable cash flow but this is not necessarily the case. The year-over-year decline that we see was caused primarily by a steep decline in accounts receivable, which could have been caused by any number of things. The company unfortunately does not go into any real detail in its quarterly filing. In the trailing twelve-month period, Spire states that the decline was caused by the company incurring various overhead costs due to the actions of regulators, particularly in Mississippi. The company expects that it will ultimately be reimbursed for these costs by the state government but it is uncertain when those funds will arrive. Overall though, the statement of general stability over time does hold true.
With that said, it is important to keep in mind that natural gas utilities do tend to see their operating cash flows vary quite a bit from quarter to quarter. This is driven by the primary use of natural gas. After all, natural gas is mostly used as a fuel for heating so it will be mostly consumed during the winter months when people are using it to heat their homes or businesses. As they will then pay their bills at this time, the company will usually have much higher cash flows during the winter than during the summer so it is critical to look at the companys full-year numbers and merely its quarterly figures.
Another defining characteristic of utilities like Spire is that they typically deliver slow but steady earnings growth over time. This is because these companies are constantly investing in growing their rate base. The rate base is the value of the companys assets upon which the company is allowed by regulators to earn a specified rate of return. As this rate of return is a percentage, any increase in the rate base allows the company to raise its prices in order to earn that specified rate of return. The usual way that a utility increases its rate base is by investing money into upgrading, modernizing, and possibly even expanding its utility-grade infrastructure. Spire intends to do exactly this as the company plans to invest approximately $3.1 billion into growing its rate base over the 2022 to 2026 period:
Spire Investor Presentation
This capital investment plan can be expected to grow the companys earnings per share at a 7% to 8% rate over the projection period. When we combine this with Spires 4.03% dividend yield, investors are potentially looking at an 11% to 12% average total return annually, which is certainly not bad for a generally conservative investment.
Unfortunately, natural gas utilities can have somewhat spotty earnings growth. We can see this by looking at Spires latest earnings resultsin which the company delivered earnings per share of $1.01 compared to $1.65 in the prior-year quarter. The biggest reason for this also comes from the primary use of natural gas being space heating. This results in the weather playing a significant role in the companys performance. After all, the colder the weather the more natural gas that people have to consume to heat their homes and businesses. This does tend to balance out over the long term though and thus while the company may see some year-to-year fluctuations, the long-term trajectory should be overall positive.
One of the areas in which Spire is investing is various sustainability initiatives. This may be somewhat surprising as natural gas is a fossil fuel and is thus not often included as a sustainable power source. After all, a natural gas utility cannot use the sun or wind to obtain its product. There are, however, other things that it can do to reduce the carbon intensity of its business, and Spire is pursuing some of these options as a part of its ambitions to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. One of the most obvious things that it can do is replace old distribution pipelines with new modern ones. This serves two purposes. The first of these is that modern pipelines and other equipment have fewer leaks and thus have fewer carbon and methane emissions caused by gas slowly leaking through joints. The reduction of leaks serves a second purpose and that is with less gas leaking out of the pipes, more of it ultimately reaches the end consumer and helps to pro | [
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Although in his early 50s, Julian Andriesz says he's much younger, claiming a biological age of just 30 for his well-functioning organs such as brain, heart and liver.
A consultation with Dr Suthee Rujivanichkul, director of Verita Health MahaNakhon. Verita Health
"You can have Botox and filler injections to look younger on the outside. What's more important is what is happening inside, as your organs are getting older. We look inside-out and focus on what's happening in our cells, in disease prevention and reversal," said the founder and CEO of Verita Healthcare Group.
Andriesz monitors cellular ageing markers such as telomere length, DNA stability, inflammation and other epigenetic information through the Verita Index Biological Age test, an advanced age-screening developed in collaboration with gerontology scientists and microbiologists at the University of Vienna in Austria.
Julian Andriesz, founder and CEO of Verita Healthcare Group.
Available at the recently opened Verita Health MahaNakhon, the non-invasive screening allows comparing the ageing markers against a representative database to benchmark biological age against chronological age, and monitor biological-age reversal.
The Singapore-based Verita Healthcare Group also operates in Europe, Australia and other countries in Southeast Asia, where its anti-ageing and health enhancement centres specialise in personalised regenerative treatments prescribed by an experienced international network of medical doctors and advisers.
Headed by its director, Dr Suthee Rujivanichkul, Verita Health MahaNakhon runs under a membership programme whose clients receive a variety of benefits, such as free screenings, access to breakthrough products, quarterly individual reviews by the international medical board and participation in health forums and workshops. The patient-centred approach addresses the whole person rather than an isolated set of symptoms.
"The irony is that 3,000 years ago, ancient medicine treated the whole person. We kind of got lost, and today we have doctors specialising in different organs. But the body doesn't work like that -- it works as a whole, requiring a holistic approach," said Andriesz.
"Our international team of doctors can achieve more in giving clients a new customised approach to disease prevention and biological-age reversal by combining the best and latest technologies and treatments from around the world."
The London-born Andriesz moved to Asia when he was 24. The entrepreneur shifted his focus to the healthcare sector after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. For six years, she suffered from cancer and from conventional medicine's chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. Still, the cancer returned and then spread.
The Verita Index of Biological Age compares cellular ageing markers, in order to benchmark 'biological age' against 'chronological age'.
"The doctors did their best according to what they were trained to do, but I felt there must be a better way," he recalled. "So I started doing more research on cancer, and realised how scientists and doctors around the world use other techniques that are simple things to improve quality of life and actually help put cancer in remission."
Unfortunately, he couldn't help his mother, but the research had him establishing Verita Life, whose integrative cancer treatments saved his father, afflicted with liver and lung cancer.
"Doctors diagnosed him in the terminal stage," he said. "But after the integrated treatments, the cancer went in complete remission. For me it came full circle, my mother was an inspiration who helped my father, who is now 87."
Despite his genetic predisposition, Andriesz counteracts the risk by leading a healthy lifestyle and boosting his immune system, which can naturally detect and destroy cancer cells.
"Bad lifestyle and environmental circumstances, such as from stress, urban toxins and poor nutrition can lead to a tipping point, and the cancer can win the battle," he explained. "Instead of poisoning and cutting out the cancer, our approach creates a better environment in getting the immune system working. This includes the use of diet, supplements, psychology and hyperthermia to beat the cancer."
The Verita Life clinic opened in Bangkok in 2014, whereas Verita Health MahaNakhon is the latest business expansion catering to the increasing ageing population. Its next-generation medicine aims to change the old paradigms of how people experience growing old.
"People can live longer with quality of life. By reducing the biological age, people can also live younger," he said. "Unfortunately, at the moment it comes with a price, and not everyone can afford these luxuries. But in 10 years' time, a lot of what we're doing at Verita Health MahaNakhon will become mainstream."
Verita Health MahaNakhon is located on the 3rd floor of MahaNakhon Cube. For information, call 02-115-7553.
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Hudson Regional Hospital is providing free breast exams at its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Month event.
The clinical breast exam and education event will take place on Sun, Oct. 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Women who require further diagnostics can make mammography appointments with an onsite scheduler following their screenings.
Patients are encouraged to make appointments for their clinic breast exam at HRHBreastCancerAwareness.eventbrite.com.
Hudson Regional Hospital will host a virtual panel with experts and survivors about current breast cancer detection, treatment, and personal experiences on its Facebook page from 12 to 1 p.m. at Facebook.com/HudsonRegionalHospital.
For more information about Hudson Regional Hospitals upcoming community events, call 201-392-3397.
To sign up for a free breast cancer screening, visit HRHBreastCancerAwareness.event.com and to hear the virtual panel sign onto Facebook.com/HudsonRegionalHospital.
For updates on this and other stories, check www.hudsonreporter.com and follow us on Twitter @hudson_reporter. Daniel Israel can be reached at disrael@hudsonreporter.com.
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Within the framework of the RETOS 2017 partnership programme, the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (MICINN) has awarded funding for the
Discovery of agrochemicals to improve drought tolerance in crop plants
project, led by GalChimia, S.A. Its main objective is to develop a new generation of compounds that can activate drought tolerance in crop plants. To this end, the project is being supported by the Institute for Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMCP), the Rocasolano Institute of Physical Chemistry (IQFR) and the BioFarma and Nanobiomol groups of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
The project has a budget of 572,999.89, and was funded by the RETOS-COLABORACIN 2017 subprogramme, and co-funded with Structural Funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and by the Spanish State Research Agency (AEI), with the objective of promoting technological development, innovation and quality research.
Cebreiro, s/n - 15823
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01.12.22
The New Must-Have Hotel Amenity: A Pilates Studio With a View
Luxury hotels, from Londons Nobu Portman Square to COMO Parrot Cay, are incorporating the fitness practice into their programming.
by Mary Holland
A fitness pavilion at COMO Parrot Cay in Turks and Caicos. Courtesy of COMO Hotels.
When my alarm went off at 7 A.M., following a jet lag-induced sleepless night at Londons Nobu Portman Square hotel, I was not pleased. Unwillingly, I tumbled out of bed, climbed into workout leggings, slid my feet into my slippers and took the elevator down the spa floor. It was a Monday morningmy second day in London after flying in from New Yorkand for some reason I thought it would be a good idea to book a 7:30am Pilates class at the hotels studio; as a Pilates fan, an in-hotel reformer studio sounded like a dream.
Accessible from the street (for locals) or via elevator (for guests), the wood-clad studio, lined with ten slick black reformers, has a number of morning and evening classes from classic to more energetic power flow. Not only is it a great way to help kick jet lag, but its an opportunity to do some pelvic curls with new instructors, as well as Pilates enthusiasts from the neighborhood.
The pilates studio at the Nobu Portman Hotel in London is open to guests and locals alike.
Courtesy of Nobu Hotels.
Perhaps fueled by at-home mat workouts or a need for more breath work during a stressful time, Pilates has become increasingly popular. Hotels are catching on, offering everything from basic mat classes under canopies of trees to advanced reformer sessions in polished, kitted-out studios.
The decision to put a Pilates studio in was a natural fit, considering it is getting a lot more spotlight as a way to train the body from a 360 perspective, says Marsha Lindsay, the creative director of Nobu Pilates. People are prioritizing correct movement and overall longevity much more [since the pandemic]. And Pilates focuses on training your muscles in a functional way, Not only has she noticed the guests Pilates appreciation post long-haul flight, but how people are increasingly craving breath-focused exercises.
A pavilion among the treetops at BodyHoliday in St. Lucia is used for both yoga and pilates mat classes.
Courtesy of BodyHoliday
A travelers decision to stay at a certain hotel, or even to book a certain destination, can often come down to its fitness offerings: Does the gym have a Peloton bike? Is the pool long enough to do laps? Is there a yoga studio nearby? Pilates is no exception.
It comes as no surprise that COMO hotels, a brand known for its wellness programming, would launch group mat and private reformer classes at its Parrot Cay private island property in Turks & Caicos. Lisa Manser, COMO Shambalas group wellness director, has seen an increase in demand for the workout, partly due to the fact that theres a growing variety of methods. Theres a significant rise in Pilates instructors who practice other modalitiesphysiotherapists, massage therapists and Personal trainersthat Pilates can enhance. Better still, the hotel has a 90 minute head-to-toe Pilates alignment session, a curated experience that includes a full body alignment screening and session with an expert, as well as a takeaway body chart with tailored exercises to do at home. (We also recommend a post-pilates dip in the glimmering Caribbean sea.)
A few islands away, on the balmy island of St. Lucia, BodyHoliday offers group glasses on the hotels Zen Deck, set high up amongst the trees, that all guests can attend as part of the all-inclusive room rate. Pilates allows for guests of all skill-sets to be included, as the exercises can be easily modified, says Andrew Barnard, Managing Director of Sunswept Resorts, which manages the property.
At COMO, alignment sessions are offered, complete with a menu of exercises to continue once youre back at home.
Courtesy of COMO Hotels
Some places are even teaming up with local experts to help ramp up their programming. Las Ventanas al Paraso, a Rosewood Resort in Los Cabos, began working with Modu Seye, owner of Moduvated, a local health and lifestyle company in 2019. She leads mat and reformer classes as well as different fusion classes including Yogalates, Barre mixed with Pilates and Suspension Pilates. Its an integrative experience that connects mind, body and soul, which travelers today are looking for, says Seye.
Further south, Flor Blanca, located along the wild Pacific Coast in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, also has an oceanfront Pilates studio with every piece of Pilates equipment you can imagine, from springboards to towers, spine correctors and chairs. Its run by a bevy of highly trained instructors offering private and group classes, as well as osteopaths and physiotherapists specializing in therapeutic sessions. This is a Pilates oasis at its best.
At CIVANA Wellness Resort & Spa in the Sonoran Desert, the schedule is packed with yoga, meditation and traditional Pilates mat classes. Pilates is seeing a resurgence in popularity, because of its accessibility. Every body type can benefit from and adapt the practice to their particular needs, says Amanda Grant, CIVANAs chief program and partnership officer. With the mat format in particular, it helps that it can be done anywhere.
But, like yoga, people arent just incorporating Pilates into their hotel routines, theyre traveling for it too. Shanti-Som in Malaga, Spain, has retreats where travelers can spend between three and ten days doing unlimited spinal twists and teasers. The retreat also includes carefully-planned meals, body scrubs, massages and meditation.
Even after my rude awakening, my hour-long power class at Nobu Pilates was positively day-changing. I walked in feeling like a zombie and left ready to tackle a schedule full of meetings. Presumably, Im not the only guest who feels this way. According to Nobu, they've seen positive responses from other guestsperhaps part of the reason why theyll be launching more studios at their other hotels. Expanding the concept and launching wellness retreats is in the pipeline, says Lindsay. Its only the beginning of the journey. | [
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www.amiculum.biz
) is a leading independent global healthcare communications and consulting business, with teams based in New Zealand, China, Singapore, UAE, Switzerland, UK and USA. It comprises an integrated cluster of branded agencies and specialisms, encompassing medical communications, healthcare learning, clinical and commercial consultancy, market access, rare diseases, genomic medicine, digital engagement and advocacy.
Following the successful launch and implementation of our business-wide learning and development initiative, the AMICULUM Curriculum, we are looking for an experienced learning and development specialist to help manage and grow the programme. Curriculum offers a space for experts across our agencies and specialisms to share their collective knowledge, experience and skills. It provides a rich, 'real-world' learning environment with credible and relevant resources. As well as offering formal training courses for the development of specific roles, Curriculum recognizes the importance of informal learning in the learning journey and integrates opportunities/channels for this.
The successful candidate will have responsibility for the development of training for inexperienced team members, as well as promoting the continuing professional development for more experienced colleagues who can contribute as coaches and specialists. The programme will cover a broad range of topics from technical subjects to management and leadership.
Key responsibilities:
Ongoing review and development of an entry scheme and global learning programme for both graduate/postgraduate and existing colleagues, across a broad range of topics
Continuous professional development support for more experienced team members (both as students and trainers/subject matter experts)
Establishing and maintaining close working relationships with global teams
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Location: Warwick and Hereford
Job Type: Permanent Full Time
Occupational Health Staffing are looking to recruit a Registered General Nurse to work for our client covering sites in Warwick and Hereford. This is a full time permanent role where the successful applicant will work 37.5 hours per week, 7.5 hours per day between 9am and 5.30pm.
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Clocking in at under 10 minutes, this is the worlds shortest international commercial flight
Nicola Chilton, CNN
Theres no in-flight service. No business class cabin. No sipping Champagne, choosing beef or chicken, or watching a movie. At just eight minutes from takeoff to landing, theres no time for any of that.
There are shorter flights the hop from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotlands Orkney Islands clocks in at just 90 seconds but the flight between the Caribbean islands of Anguilla and Sint Maarten is currently the worlds shortest international commercial flight.
So whats it like?
Connecting two holiday islands
Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory just 16 miles (25.7 kilometers) long and 3.5 miles (5.6 kilometers) wide, is a flat, dry, limestone island fringed by 33 white sand beaches.
Its a favorite of celebrities looking for a low-key place where they can be blissfully left alone. No one bats an eyelid here if they see LeBron James jumping from a rock in Little Bay or Justin Bieber singing Sorry on stage with local crooner Bankie Banx.
Its neighbor, Saint Martin, sits just 4.5 miles (7.2 kilometers) to the south at its closest point. Split in two, the northern part of the island is an overseas collectivity of France, while the southern part, named Sint Maarten, is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten has become a tourist attraction in its own right with airliners flying low over the beach to land on the island, and taking off again to equally dramatic effect. Search YouTube and youll find multiple videos of tourists attempting to stand at the end of the runway in the face of fierce jet blasts as planes take off.
Despite clear warnings about the dangers of extreme bodily harm and death, many tourists continue to come here for the ultimate holiday brag, with people regularly getting knocked over, belongings blown out to sea and one woman being killed in July 2017
The flight from the airport to Anguilla isnt going to give anyone the feeling of careening into the sea, though. The twin engines of the Anguilla Air Services Britten-Norman Islanders operate at a much more sedate speed.
An important link
Captain Carl Avery Thomas is owner of Anguilla Air Services the only airline offering scheduled flights on the route between Sint Maarten and Anguilla and one of the companys five pilots. He said maintaining air links is hugely important for a small island like Anguilla.
Relying heavily on tourism, most Anguillian families have at least one member working in the industry, and this short flight is crucial.
You cannot promote a five-star destination like Anguilla without an airport, he says. If the only way to get to this island is by boat, I dont think it would be good for our product.
Regular ferries between Saint Martin and Anguilla were suspended during the pandemic but have since resumed. Most tourists arrive on the island by speed boat from Sint Maarten, having already taken one or often two flights to get this far.
On a good day, its a beautiful trip that takes around 25 minutes by speed boat, but when the sea is rough, its a bumpy ride. And Thomas believes that many of visitors dont want to be knocked about on a boat on the rough sea on the final leg of their journey.
While the majority of passengers on the air route have typically been tourists, the pandemic has seen more Anguillians choose to fly, with special fares for locals available. With fewer touchpoints compared with the boat no minibus transfers between airport and pier, fewer people coming into contact with your luggage it has become a smoother, and in some respects, more socially distanced option.
But perhaps the biggest advantage of taking the flight is that the views are captivating from start to finish. This is as much a scenic flight as it is an important connection between two islands.
Up and away
Taking off from Princess Juliana International Airport in Sint Maarten, the aircraft never flies higher than 1,000 feet, with views of turquoise Caribbean waters, the long curves of sandy beaches and luxurious private villas and resorts.
It doesnt take long to get off the ground. The plane takes off to the east over Simpson Bay Lagoon, before banking to the left, crossing over the French side of the island and the narrow strip of land along Rue de Sandy Ground, heading north to make the short hop across to Anguilla.
Crossing over the south coast, home to shallow bays with names such as Auntie Dol, LockRum and Pelican, the plane swoops low over scrubby ground around Blowing Point, the islands main but tiny port for boats from Saint Martin.
From there, its just a couple more minutes over the salt ponds of Sandy Ground, famous for its long strip of sand and beach bars such as Elvis and Johnnos, and low over the road until the wheels touch down at Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport, just eight minutes after departing Sint Maarten.
Beyond tourism, Thomas aircraft play another key role that is vital in supporting this traditionally boating and fishing community.
We provide search and rescue services free of charge to the state, he says. Whenever a fishing boat goes missing, Thomas and his team take to the air.
Weve always done it, ever since I started the company, he continues. Its a joy when were on a search and rescue mission and we find someone.
The aircraft are also involved in medical transportation flights and evacuations, being the only entity on the island outside of the hospital with a ventilator. During Covid, we offer it to the hospital in case its needed, says Thomas.
Taking to the skies
Anguilla may be dotted with some of the Caribbeans top luxury hotels and exclusive private villas, but this is not a wealthy island.
Coming from a poor family that lived in a valley at the foot of the runway, Thomas worked his way through flight training in the US Virgin Islands to cover his fees, never having flown before heading to school.
That was the first time Id ever sat in an airplane. It was a Britten-Norman Islander, made on the Isle of Wight in the UK, says Thomas. I was the passenger pushed all the way into the back, but it was OK I was on an airplane!
After graduating flight school in 1988, he returned home to Anguilla.
A lot of my friends went on to fly big jets, but I said, No, Im coming home. I just felt that I could help my country. From 1988 up to now, Im still here and, man, I enjoy it, he says.
While aviation in Anguilla may still be small, with a focus on interisland hops, charters and private jet traffic, more young Anguillians are moving into the industry, including Thomas own children.
I have a boy and a girl, and theyre both in flight school in Florida. I never encouraged them to fly, I never took them with me, because I wanted them to choose a career of their own, but both of them are going to be pilots, he says. I hope they can continue the legacy.
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Aegis Living, with its joint venture partner Blue Moon Capital Partners, acquired 10 assisted living and memory care communities from Healthpeak Properties (NYSE: PEAK) for about $350 million. Aegis currently operates the communities and will continue to do so going forward.
The deal, totaling 702 units, is the largest in Aegis 24-year history and continues a shift toward owning its properties outright, President Kris Engskov told Senior Housing News.
The Bellevue, Washington-based operator now owns 23 of its 32 communities, and has a pipeline of eight communities under development, with three set to open later this year.
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The transaction also moves Healthpeak closer to its goal of disposing of most of its senior housing operating portfolio (SHOP) and triple-net senior housing assets.
The Denver-based health care real estate investment trust (REIT) announced plans last November to sell up to $4 billionin SHOP and triple-net properties, and restructure its blended portfolio to focus on continuing care retirement communities, life science and medical office buildings.
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The occupancy rate across the 10 communities is in the high 80% range, Aegis confirmed in an email to SHN.
Discussions of a potential sale lasted around six months, and Aegis knew that it had the right partner to pull off the deal in Blue Moon, a Boston-based private equity firm which entered a joint venture agreement with Aegis in December 2018
We have very aligned goals around how we want to operate and how we want to invest in communities over time, Engskov said.
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Blue Moon Co-Founder and Managing Partner Kathryn Sweeney praised Aegis for its innovative approach even in the midst of the pandemic. Given its presence in the Seattle market, Aegis was one of the first senior living providers to confront Covid-19, and it has pursueda variety of initiatives in response, including establishing a coronavirus advisory council and introducing outdoor living rooms for visitation.
Their energy, passion, and skill have met the Covid-19 challenges presented this past year for the benefit of residents, families, staff and investors, Sweeney said in a press release issued Tuesday. We are excited to partner with Aegis and support their initiatives in the years ahead.
Aegis aims to acquire more of its properties that are currently under lease, although Engskov allowed that the operator will not own all of its properties outright.
The 10 properties being acquired all have been well maintained, and there is no need for immediate substantial CapEx improvements, according to Engskov. In the short term, the companys focus is on maintaining the safety of its residents as the coronavirus pandemic persists, and vaccinating all staff and residents. The operator is making progress on that, and Engskov believes that owning more of its properties will allow it to strengthen its commitment to residents, as the owner-operator model eliminates risk of friction or competing priorities between stakeholders.
Furthermore, he believes that Covid-19 has shown that senior living is part of the overall health care continuum, and Aegis wants the flexibility to contribute to positive resident outcomes in a post-pandemic landscape.
There are so many more things that we can access now to make us even better at what we do, he said. That is exciting to us, because were going to be able to attract a lot more people to the industry because of the mission.
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Brace Orthopaedic launches its first UK specialist Fitting Centre
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Brace Orthopaedic is delighted to announce an exciting new partnership with Sprint Physiotherapy to offer a first specialist Fitting Centre in the UK of our innovative range of orthopaedic braces and supports.
Sprint Physiotherapy is an established boutique physiotherapy and sports injury clinic located in Kensington, London. They offer specialist expertise in diagnosing musculoskeletal disorders and injuries and treating them through manual and rehabilitative therapy.
The collaboration with Sprint Physiotherapy starts with specialist fitting of our Jack PCL knee brace, a product that offers unrivalled rehabilitative treatment for posterior cruciate ligament injuries.
The Jack PCL knee brace is a truly unique and outstanding product, commented Clive Mitchell, Managing Director of Brace Orthopaedic. Patient outcomes with this brace are excellent and now that its so widely known and trusted by orthopaedic knee surgeons and leading sports physiotherapists, our sales are increasing rapidly.
With higher demand from knee surgeons for the Jack PCL in London, it was vital to find a partner who could deliver a consistently professional fitting service.
Im really pleased to have been able to find such an ideal partner Sprint Physiotherapy shares our ethos for innovation and the highest standards of customer care. Their team of highly qualified clinicians will help us deliver a local specialist fitting service and professional rehabilitation management thats second to none, added Clive.
Anj Periyasamy, Clinic Director of Sprint Physiotherapy said: We are always looking to work with the latest medical equipment, technology and treatment methods to speed up recovery after injury. We have worked with many knee braces over the years but we have fallen in love with the Jack PCL it is a truly innovative product.
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M2P Fintech which calls itself a financial infrastructure company, on Thursday announced a USD 56 million (about Rs 409.7 crore) fundraise led by New York-based private equity fund InsightPartners.
Japan's MUFGInnovation Partners and existing investors Tiger Globaland Better Capitalalso participated in the funding round, a statement said, adding that the company has now raised USD 100 million in a year.
The proceeds generated by the Chennai-based company will be deployed for building technology and team, and also accelerate its plans to expand globally.
The company, which also counts on BEENEXT Flourish Ventures Omidyar Network
India
, 8i Ventures and the DMI Group'sinvestment vehicle Sparkle Fundas its other investors, is an API (Application Programming Interface) infrastructure company that enables businesses of any scale to embed financial products in their customer journeys.
Currently, it serves 500 fintechs and dozens of banks in 20 markets in Asiaand North Africa. It's co-founder and chief executive Madhusudanan Rsaid the pandemic has accelerated the shift from in-person to digital consumption, forcing businesses across the globe to move from brick-and-mortar to digital channels and in turn created an urgency for businesses to adopt API platforms.
M2P is India's leading FinTechinfrastructure-as-a-service company they knit together the broadest set of banking and fintech relationships in the market and have built powerful products, Insight's managing director NikhilSachdev said. Top startups in Indiaalready work with M2P.For financial institutions like MUFG M2P unlocks new partnerships possibilities and provides tested technology for scaling digital offerings efficiently, MUFG | [
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August 10, 2021
From vitamins to minerals to weight loss pills, consumers have thousands of dietary supplements to choose from.
But what if you could find a formula made just for you?
Enter
, a Nashville-based precision health startup. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to look at individual DNA, blood, and lifestyle test results, Rootine creates a hyper-customized daily micronutrient formula.
And it seems to be taking off.
In addition to gaining celebrity clients like Carolina Panthers player Brian Burns, Rootine has landed $3 million in seed funding.
The future of health is data-driven and personalized, said Rachel Soper Sanders co-founder and CEO.
The raise boasts an eclectic mix of investors, including Novogenia GMBH, DSM Venturing, Duro VC, Launch TN Impact Fund, Cleo Capital and 20-plus angels including founders, executives, and clinicians from Havenly, Eterneva, Facebook, SoFI, Notion and Eight Sleep, among others.
Sanders said around 50% of participants are from underrepresented investor communities including women, people of color and the Latinx community.
The funds will be used towards investing in product and software development and expanding its team, which is currently at eight full-time employees.
We are actively hiring specifically in engineering and customer experience, Soper said.
Booming business
The global dietary supplements market size is expected to reach $272 billion by 2028, according to a recent report
The pandemic has only helped fuel this growth, with the increasing demand for immunity-boosting supplements, including vitamins, minerals, and several herbs, it said.
Back in 2018, Sanders, a Harvard Business School grad who previously worked in product and strategy at naviHealth, founded Rootine alongside Daniel Wallerstorfer a molecular biologist and geneticist based out of Manchester, England.
They had met through a mutual mentor at Techstars, a global platform for investment and innovation, and the professional sparks flew, Sanders recalled.
We both knew that nutrition was a key part of optimizing how we felt and performed every day, but when we looked at the solutions available at the time, we were unimpressed with the status quo, so we did something about it.
From his lab in Manchester, Wallerstorfer built the foundation for their precision nutrition technology and a micronutrient product.
The result of our unique scientist/CEO partnership is Rootine.
Even before the pandemic, they started building a remote-first workplace with headquarters in Nashville.
Nashville is the center of healthcare in the United States, has a great startup community that is growing fast, tons of entertainment, and the cost of living is more affordable than many cities on the coasts, Sanders said. For logistical reasons, the central location also makes a lot of sense to service the US market.
Going forward, Sanders said the company will continue operating remote-first but will have a physical location in Nashville as a home base post-pandemic for in-person events and collaboration both for the Rootine team and our member community.
We are entering a new era of human performance, Sanders said. Finally, there is a health stack for the empowered consumer and Rootine is an essential contributor.
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The Windsor Township-based medical marijuana manufacturer is looking to expand
To open 19 provisioning centers in Michigan branded as Skymint
CEO says oversubscribed debt round means investors "excited about our business strategy
Skymint
Windsor Township-based Green Peak Innovations LLC has introduced a new brand, Skymint, for its medical marijuana provisioning centers.
A mid-Michigan medical cannabis manufacturer plans to open 19 retail centers in Michigan and has raised more than $30 million in an oversubscribed debt round.
Green Peak Innovations LLC would open the first store, branded as Skymint, in the next several months and the rest within two years, according to a news release.
It also plans to expand and possibly double its 60,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Windsor Township, southwest of Lansing.
"This is an important step for Green Peak Innovations as Michigan's largest holder of vertical medical marijuana licenses," CEO Jeff Radway said in the release. "Significant demand resulted in exceeding our planned funding goal in record time. Clearly our investors are excited about our business strategy ..."
Radway said Green Peak aims to grow in Michigan and then use its model in other states.
Canaccord Genuity and Beacon Securities were co-lead agents in the mezzanine funding round.
Green Peak was one of the first companies to get pre-approved for integrated medical cannabis manufacturing and distribution in the state.
Companies and the Michigan government are
. As of January, Michigan had let 70 medical pot businesses reopen as it works to get a new regulatory system off the ground.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is also
reshaping the state's medical marijuana licensing
, abolishing the current board and folding its functions into a new agency as she targets "inefficiencies."
At the same time, the state is working on a regulatory scheme that would clear the way for retail sales of recreational marijuana, which residents voted to legalize last November.
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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has offloaded its VeriScan facial recognition system to Pangiam
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The VeriScan platform was originally developed by the airport's in-house technology department and is now in use at Dulles and Dallas-Fort Worth airports in the U.S.
Pangiam was formed in 2020 as a result of combining the Linkware and AE Industrial Partners companies - the latter being a private equity backer with interests in aviation, aerospace and other industry sectors.
VeriScan works by deploying facial recognition technology at airport gates and other passenger areas, allowing carriers and airport facilities to identify customers for boarding and check-in processes.
The technology has processed 1.3 million passengers since it debuted in 2018.
Pangiam CEO Kevin McAleenan says: "VeriScan's cost effective, easy to implement cloud application makes it accessible to all airports and airlines, and we expect to see increased adoption of this technology this year as travel resumes globally."
Carriers using the technology at the two airports include Emirates, Etihad, JetBlue, Air France, SAS, Cathay Pacific, Virgin Atlantic, United, Aer Lingus and Lufthansa. | [
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The three winners will get access to Airtels digital innovation labs and partner ecosystem to deploy their innovations at scale.
237 Indian startups working on solutions for 5G, IoT, cloud communications, digital ads, and digital entertainment took part in the challenge.
Bharti Airtel
("Airtel"), India's premier communications solutions provider, today announced the winners of the 'Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge', which was organised in partnership with Invest India.
The Challenge invited entries from Indian startups working on innovative solutions across 5G, IoT, cloud communications, digital advertising, and digital entertainment. Over 237 technology startups from across India participated in the challenge, underscoring the strong response the challenge received from homegrown startups.
Nuronics Labs, a provider of real-time intelligence using composite AI on audio files, text files, and images was declared the winner of the challenge. Enthu.Ai, which makes voice data searchable using speech AI, and Chimes Radio, India's first podcast platform for kids, offers educational & entertaining content that encourages creativity and curiosity in them, came second and third, respectively.
The three winners of the competition will get access to Airtel's Digital Innovation Lab and an opportunity to be a part of the Airtel Start-up Accelerator Program. The Program invests in early-stage start-ups engaged in developing solutions based on new-age technologies which also complements Airtel's Digital vision across segments.
Adarsh Nair, CEO of Airtel Digital, said, "We are thrilled to see the incredible response to the challenge and the innovation that was showcased. It's heartening to see how India's startup ecosystem is thriving. We welcome the winners to Airtel's digital ecosystem and thank everyone who participated and wish them the very best for the future."
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Headquartered in India, Airtelis a global communications solutions provider with over 480 Mn customers in 16 countries across South Asia and Africa. The company ranks amongst the top three mobile operators globally and its networks cover over two billion people. Airtel is India's largest integrated communications solutions provider and the second-largest mobile operator in Africa. Airtel's retail portfolio includes high speed 4G/4.5G mobile broadband, Airtel Xstream Fiber that promises speeds up to 1 Gbps with convergence across linear and on-demand entertainment, streaming services spanning music and video, digital payments and financial services. For enterprise customers, Airtel offers a gamut of solutions that includes secure connectivity, cloud and data centre services, cyber security, IoT, Ad Tech and cloudbased communication. | [
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/PRNewswire/ -- ModifyHealth, together with Monash University,
Australia
, announce a partnership that will seek to raise further awareness in the US of the FODMAP diet protocol and the Monash University FODMAP Diet App, which have helped millions of people manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The partnership will increase engagement with US consumers and healthcare providers, and expand awareness of the latest research and developments of the FODMAP diet protocol.
Monash University x ModifyHealth
Developed by Monash University, the FODMAP diet protocol and corresponding App assist in the management of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with IBS. Monash research has shown
IBS symptoms
improve in over 75 percent of people who undertake the FODMAP diet, with research groups from all over the world demonstrating similar results. Because of this, a FODMAP diet protocol is now a recommended therapy for people diagnosed with IBS by the American College of Gastroenterology.
To assist individuals looking to benefit from the FODMAP diet protocol, Monash University developed the FODMAP Diet App. Now one of the top paid medical apps, it provides users access to extensive educational information, food guides, a symptom diary, the option to create a shopping list and low FODMAP recipes. Recognizing there are nuances for each country, the partnership is unique in that it will involve an exploratory phase that may inform future App updates or developments tailored for the US market.
"We are passionate about ensuring positive outcomes by helping IBS patients properly follow a FODMAP diet protocol," says GB Pratt, Founder & CEO of ModifyHealth. "We were proud to be the first prepared meal delivery service to earn Monash University's Low FODMAP Certification and are honored to support their efforts to improve the lives of those with IBS. This partnership is the latest step in our mission to change lives by making food as medicine simple, effective and enjoyable for providers and patients."
Recommended by physicians and dietitians, ModifyHealth's home-delivered meals, dietitian support, and digital health solutions deliver evidenced-based treatments for digestive conditions such as IBS, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO), celiac disease, and chronic conditions including fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.
"We are dedicated to supporting dietitians, and other health professionals to treat people with IBS. We are excited to partner with ModifyHealth to help in our continued efforts to innovate and evolve FODMAP therapy in the US," said Dr.
Peter Gibson
, Professor of Gastroenterology at Monash University.
"Monash University developed the FODMAP diet and is the world leader in FODMAP testing and research. ModifyHealth brought FODMAP meal delivery to all parts of
the United States
. The partnership of these FODMAP pioneers will make additional resources available for IBS and FODMAP awareness and educationit's a great day for patients," says Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN, LD, leading FODMAP expert.
Monash University will continue providing Low FODMAP certification of products, recipes and foods separately and independently from this partnership.
About Monash University
Monash University is
Australia's
largest university with more than 80,000 students. In the 60 years since its foundation, it has developed a reputation for world-leading high-impact research, quality teaching, and inspiring innovation.
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Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer High Income Trust (NYSE:PHT) by 6.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 440,515 shares of the closed-end funds stock after acquiring an additional 27,313 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLCs holdings in Pioneer High Income Trust were worth $4,128,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of PHT. Guggenheim Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Pioneer High Income Trust by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 294,069 shares of the closed-end funds stock valued at $2,623,000 after buying an additional 17,173 shares in the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its position in Pioneer High Income Trust by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 92,727 shares of the closed-end funds stock worth $869,000 after buying an additional 2,379 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Pioneer High Income Trust by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 33,273 shares of the closed-end funds stock worth $297,000 after buying an additional 3,807 shares during the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC purchased a new position in Pioneer High Income Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $186,000. Finally, TFG Advisers LLC raised its position in Pioneer High Income Trust by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. TFG Advisers LLC now owns 19,156 shares of the closed-end funds stock worth $179,000 after buying an additional 1,127 shares during the last quarter.
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Shares of NYSE:PHTtraded down $0.03 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $9.97. 200 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 85,083. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $9.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.09. Pioneer High Income Trust has a 52-week low of $6.64 and a 52-week high of $10.01.
The firm also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.072 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 18th. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.67%.
Pioneer High Income Trust Company Profile
Pioneer High Income Trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Pioneer Investment Management, Inc It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in below-investment-grade bonds, high-yield corporate bonds, and convertible securities. It seeks to invest in bonds that are rated BBB- or lower by Standard and Poor's or a similar national rating service.
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KALAMAZOO, MI -- Spring has unofficially arrived in Kalamazoo, as beer enthusiasts flock to Bells Eccentric Caf and the 2022 release of the brewerys popular Oberon Ale begins to flow.
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Dozens gathered near downtown Kalamazoo as Bells Eccentric Caf opened their doors at 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, to celebrate Oberon Day.
Patrons were encouraged to wear their favorite Hawaiian or beach shirt to celebrate this years Reach for the Sun theme. Patrons were able to enjoy being served Oberon from a bar constructed out of founder Larry Bells old sailboat, docked in the caf's beer garden Monday.
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This is the 30th seasonal tapping of the popular seasonal wheat ale, which will begin appearing at bars and stores across the state and country this week. People are encouraged to use the Bells beer finder to find where Oberon is currently on shelves or on tap.
This year marks the first Oberon Day since Bell sold the company last fall. The sale, to Australian-based beverage company Lion, closed on Dec. 31 and launched a partnership between Bells and Colorado-based craft favorite New Belgium Brewing.
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Mednax Announces Intent to Sell its Radiology Solutions
Company intends to return to original name, Pediatrix Medical Group, and to refocus as dedicated pediatrics and obstetrics organization
June 5, 2020 Mednax, a leading health solutions partner specializing in prenatal, neonatal, pediatric and radiology services, announced a number of steps it is taking as part of its aggressive transformational activity to position the company for long-term, sustainable growth.
The company confirmed that it has been reviewing strategic alternatives for its radiology medical group, Mednax Radiology Solutions Prior to the onset of the COVID-19pandemic, Mednax had been in advanced discussions to divest this organization and plans to move forward with a divestiture, when market conditions are appropriate. Mednax intends to apply the proceeds from a sale of Mednax Radiology Solutions toward debt reduction.
As part of the Companys 2020 financial expectations that Mednaxprovided prior to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mednax Radiology Solutions was expected to contribute approximately $550 million and $90 million in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, to the companys operating results for the year. In accordance with GAAP accounting, operating results for Mednax Radiology Solutions will continue to be reported as part of Mednaxs continuing operations at this time.
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(CBSA) today launched the new issue of its annual magazine,
BioScience Colorado: Collaborative by Nature
, at the 2019 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia.
The 2019-2020 magazine highlights Colorados reputation for collaboration, profiles companies focused on engaging patients in the product design and development process, and details the successes of the state-supported Advanced Industries grant program.
Colorados life science ecosystem stands apart because of our commitment to solving business challenges together, said
Jennifer Jones Paton
, CBSA CEO.
Our member companies, academic and research institutions, and partners collaborate to improve the lives of patients here in Colorado and around the world. We titled our new BioScience Colorado magazine
Collaborative by Nature
because of the close working relationships in our ecosystem.
BioScience Colorado 2019-2020: Collaborative by Nature
provides comprehensive data on the states life science industry, with detailed information on topics of interest, including:
Advanced Industry Grants
Since inception, the state-funded Advanced Industries Grant program has awarded 413 grants to life science companies, creating 773 direct jobs, 79 new companies and $551.7 million in follow-on grants and investments.
Financing
Colorado life science companies raised $1 billion in 2018. The magazine breaks down investments by company name and deal type.
Medical Device Approvals
In 2018, 219 medical devices and diagnostics developed by Colorado companies received 510(K) approval from the FDA, and 5 achieved a PMA designation. In-vitro diagnostics, cardiovascular, and orthopedics were the largest categories of medical devices in approved or investigational status.
Pharmaceutical Trials by Therapy Area
Colorado pharmaceutical companies participated in 1,140 clinical trials in 2018. Top drugs and trials by therapy area included oncology, central nervous system and infectious disease.
The annual magazine provides new insights on the breakthroughs happening here and in- | [
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On July 27, 2021, Byondis, a Netherlands-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and Glycotope, a Germany-based biotechnology company specializing in antibodies that target tumor-specific-carrying carbohydrate structures, have entered into a platform access agreement to discover and develop antibodies that target specific tumor-associated protein/carbohydrate combined glyco-epitopes (GlycoTargets).
Under the agreement, Byondis has gained exclusive rights to evaluate and develop antibodies against selected novel GlycoTargets and has the option to in-license these antibodies for development as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Financial terms were not disclosed.
Glycosylation is strongly altered in cancer cells, which reflects the drastic changes in tumor metabolism. This alteration, in turn, results in new, highly tumor-specific GlycoTargets. Specific antibodies against these GlycoTargets might be highly cancer specific and have the potential to target a broad range of oncology indications, the companies stated in a press release.
Formulating the antibodies into ADCs can improve their cell-killing capability. But while earlier generation ADCs improved targeting and cell-killing, they were unstable in the bloodstream, which led to premature release of the cytotoxic payload that impacted healthy tissue and narrowed the therapeutic window. Byondiss next generation ADCs are designed to be highly stable in circulation and carry an intricate, inactivated, and potent cytotoxic drug that rapidly self-destructs if prematurely released, thus limiting damage to healthy tissue and improving the therapeutic window, according to a Byondis press release.
Selective tumor targeting is key to maximiz[ing] the potential of our linker-drug platforms to generate effective ADCs with low systemic toxicity. The antibodies generated by Glycotope are designed to deliver very high tumor selectivity. We are excited to join forces and align our highly complementary technologies to provide effective and safe ADCs for the benefit of cancer patients, said Byondis Chief Scientific Officer Wim Dokter in the press release.
This agreement with Byondis highlights the potential of our GlycoTarget discovery and technology platform, said Henner Kollenberg, managing director of Glycotope, in the press release. GlycoTargets are a unique class of highly tumor-specific antigens that offer reduced on-target/off-tumor toxicities. We believe that combining antibodies against these GlycoTargets with Byondis linker-drug platform has great potential to produce novel treatments for people suffering from diseases for which no adequate medical treatment option has been found so far.
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Abbott CEO touts future of biowearables in first-ever healthcare company keynote at CES
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) Chairman & CEO Robert B. Ford highlighted what the future holds as he presented the first healthcare keynote ever at CES. Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022 event, Ford headlined the Human-Powered Health: Unlocking the Possibility of You event, announcing that Abbott is developing a new category of biowearables called Lingo. Get []
Ring Precision Components, New Vision Industries and Dieco combine into The Producto Group
Culper Capital Partners announced that it acquired Ring Precision Components, New Vision Industries and Dieco. As a result of the acquisition of the Ring Precision, New Vision and Dieco, Culper has formed its first control platform, the Producto Group, according to a news release. Ring Precision and Dieco were sold as part of a corporate []
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VitalPath acquires Modern Catheter Technologies
VitalPath announced today that it acquired catheter delivery system developer Modern Catheter Technologies. The Roseville, Minnesota-based company said in a news release that the acquisition builds upon its acquisition of VitalDyne in March 2021. Maplewood, Minnesota-based ModernCaths microcatheter expertise brings added strength to VitalPaths services in the neurovascular, coronary and peripheral market segments, the company []
MedAcuity appoints new COO, VP of engineering
MedAcuity announced today that it appointed Karl Pessinis as its COO and promoted Tony Carter to VP of engineering. Pessinis joins Westford, Massachusetts-based MedAcuity having most recently served as managing director at All Covered (Konica Minolta Technology Services), responsible for New England. His experience ranges across other technology services leadership roles as he has also []
Design patents can provide extra protection for medical robots
Filing design patents can protect a medical robots overall aesthetic and the software user interface. Roman Fayerberg, Todd C. Basile and David J. Dykeman, Greenberg Traurig Medical robotics companies often emphasize utility patents when building strategic patent portfolios, given the complex nature of robotics technology. However, dont overlook design patents, which provide another layer of []
The pandemic tested Medtronics mettle: Its CFO explains how
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TPG Capital makes majority investment in Confluent Medical Technologies
Confluent Medical Technologies announced today that TPG Capital agreed to make a majority investment in the company. TPG Capital joins Amerpand Capital Partners, an existing investor that will retain a substantial minority interest in Confluent, according to a news release. Scottsdale, Arizona-based Confluent partners OEMs to support the design, development and manufacturing of life-saving implants, []
Abbott sees the delivery system as a differentiator for its TAVR
A top Abbott executive explains how the companys FlexNav delivery system could make the Portico TAVR competitive. Abbott is aiming to claw away market share from transcatheter aortic valve replacement pioneers Edwards Lifesciences and Medtronic. The Abbott Park, Illinoisbased medtech company in September announced FDA approval of its Portico with FlexNav TAVR system, more than []
Withings plans launch for Body Scan smart scale platform
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) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $1.31 by ($0.17). The firm had revenue of $555.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $548.70 million. Spire had a net margin of 10.29% and a return on equity of 10.13%. The businesss quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.42 earnings per share.
SR has been the topic of several recent research reports. Guggenheim cut shares of Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $71.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Thursday, January 20th. Bank of America cut shares of Spire from a neutral rating to an underperform rating and dropped their price target for the company from $63.00 to $58.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 23rd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Spire from $68.00 to $65.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 18th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Spire from $78.00 to $67.00 and set an equal weight rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 22nd. Finally, Mizuho cut shares of Spire from a buy rating to a neutral rating and set a $68.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, January 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the companys stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Spire currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $71.78.
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the fourth quarter valued at about $33,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Spire by 114.3% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 555 shares of the utilities providers stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 296 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the third quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Missouri Trust & Investment Co purchased a new position in shares of Spire during the fourth quarter valued at about $52,000. 81.86% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of SR opened at $66.35 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 0.83 and a quick ratio of 0.64. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $65.77 and a 200-day moving average of $64.34. The company has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 15.32, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.31. Spire has a one year low of $59.60 and a one year high of $77.95.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 11th will be paid a $0.685 dividend. This represents a $2.74 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 10th. Spires dividend payout ratio is presently 63.28%.
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filled with CR-7 to the bees as they exit the hives. My initial article, An Early Stage Commercial Ag-Tech Disruptor; Bee Vectoring Technologies describes how the BVT system works and the company's initial commercialization steps. This article will provide an update on the investment thesis and focuses on the recent developments that will significantly impact BVT's revenue stream. The company is just entering its third growing season but has taken giant steps to scale by:
widening the applicability of its product
increasing products offered
Territorial expansion and adding new crops
Investment thesis
There are many companies involved in bees for agricultural purposes. Looking at the websites for companies like Beeflow, BiobestBioBee, Koppert, and Aggrovio,you may think that these companies are competitors for Bee Vectoring Technologies. Remarkably, BVT partners or collaborates with all of these companies and just about every company involved in bee agriculture because no one else offers a regulatory approved, organic crop protector and fertilizer. Farmers have utilized bees for pollinating crops such as blueberries and strawberries for 9,000 years BVT is using these same bees to fertilize and provide disease and bug protection for crops.
Despite the great strides that BVT has made in penetrating its targeted market, the stock price hasn't changed much since my original article in September last year. Growth stocks have been under pressuredue to rising interest rates. My investment thesis remains intact as the company remains on track with its commercial rollout. I expect the stock price to gain traction as the company becomes better known from the expected partnerships with the world's largest agricultural companies and continued revenue growth as the company enters its third growing season. Key potential drivers include:
widening the applicability of its product
increasing products offered
expanding its territory and adding new crops
Widening the applicability of its product
BVT recently announcedthat after a year of testing, the application of CR-7 on soybean crops results in significant crop yield increase and reduction of disease. These results open up opportunities for BVT to collaborate with the agricultural industry giants in soybean farming. Consider that there are about 200,000 acres of blueberriesand nearly 400,000 acres of strawberries while there are 320,000,000 acres of soybeansin the world to put this development into perspective.
The press release stated that eight companies are already involved in testing programs with CR-7, with one company conducting its independent testing. In addition, BVT is seeking to license the technology, which would bring in high margin revenue.
BVT announced a memorandum of understandingwith BioSafe Systems where both companies will explore ways to collaborate using each other's products. BioSafe is predominantly involved with ground and seed spraying. Formal agreements with BioSafe will expose BVT to a brand new market opportunity with a U.S. $9 billion TAM.
Increasing products offered
Vectorite is designed so that different products can be stacked and delivered to crops by bees along with CR-7. In addition, the company has been conducting pilot testing with four companies since 2020 to add third-party solutions to its offerings menu. The first of these companies to reach an agreement with BVT, Biogard, has grantedthe company exclusive rights to sell their biological fungicide in Europe.
CR-7 is pending and two years away from registration in Europe. The Biogard agreement allows BVT entry into the E.U. market through sales of an already registered product. BVT is continuing to work with the three remaining companies with the interest of developing additional crop products to be bundled for bee delivery.
Territorial Expansion
The territorial expansion has three different components:
U.S. expansion
Entering new territories through partnerships
Entering new territories through registration
U.S. expansion
BVT received EPA regulatory approvalfor its technology in September 2019. In 2020 BVT began commercial activity serving blueberry and strawberry farmers in Georgia and Florida Florida's strawberry farmers could not compete with imported strawberries, and many filed for bankruptcy.Farmers tend to start with a small percentage of their farm acreage to compare the use of BVT with their everyday operations. BVT has retained 100% of its original blueberry farmers in Georgia who have now generally added their entire acreage to BVT, while BVT has been adding new customers in the same territory.
Every U.S. state recognizes EPA registration except California, which requires its own registration process. Testing is required in each state because growing conditions vary. Completing each territory's registration requirements and testing process is another layer on BVT's moat for potential competitors to surmount. In 2021, BVT began serving blueberry farms in Michiganand New Jerseyand blueberry and caneberry farmsin Washington and Oregon.BVT gained California regulatory approvalfor its technology in December 2020, obtaining access to the majority of farm acreage in the U.S. Within months of California registration, BVT initiated testingfor blueberries, strawberries, caneberries, and almonds. Revenue from the new states and new crops should begin in 2023. The company also has ongoing testsfor cranberries in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Washington, and Wisconsin and testing sunflowers in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Idaho.
Entering new territories through partnerships
BVT has established local partners in Morocco, Turkey, South Africa, and Israel. These partners will foot the bill for registration in their respective countries in exchange for exclusive or preferential rights to BVT's technology within their respective territories. Only the Morocco partner has begun testing while the other partners are still in evaluation mode. Agriculture is the top industryof Morocco due to a long growing season.
Entering new territories through registration
BVT is pursuing registration in Switzerland, Mexico, Canada, the European Union, and Peru. The Swiss process should be completed in 2022 at the latest. In addition, BVT has been in discussion with two go-to-marketcompanies to pursue Swiss revenue this year and has established operations in Switzerlandwith an R&D center, office space, and land leased to a local farmer for demonstrations.
Registration in Mexico, Canada, and the E.U. is expected to be completed by 2024 should the company raise sufficient capital to cover the costs. BVT has begun conducting testing in Mexico and is entering the E.U. market through partnerships.
Financial and expectations
There are about 117,000 shares. The company reported $1.7 million in cash and $782K in debt as of Dec. 31, 2021. The market cap is about $29K. BVT reported about $300K revenues for fiscal 2021, growing at about 80% over the prior year. P/S ratio is about 65X. Valuation ratios tend to be | [
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How will things be transported 30 years from now?
By
Tea Grbic
, September 16, 2019
The answer may lie in the inventions from the students participating in the Future Transport project, which Greencarrier is a partner to for the third consecutive year.
The answer may lie in the inventions from the students participating in the Future Transport project, which Greencarrier is a partner to for the third consecutive year.
The Future Transport project is initiated by
Universeum
, the largest Science Center in the Nordic Countries, and carried out each year in collaboration with a number of partners from business and academy. In the project students in grade 7 and 8 compete against each other and develop ideas for how to move and transport goods in a more sustainable way in the future.
To be more exact, create a transport solution for the year 2049!
We hope that we can create an interest for the transport and logistics sector among young people, its such a great industry and we need the creativity and talent of these young people in the future! We hope that some of them will find great new innovations for sustainable future transport solutions, and then come to join the industry in the future.
The Future Day
The finale of the Future Transport project is an event called
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Childrens Choice Pediatric Dental Care, a portfolio company of Amulet Capital Partners LP, has named Stan Andrakowicz as CEO. Recently, he was president and CEO for Familia Dental. California-based Childrens Choice is a dental services provider focused on delivering care to children, infants, adolescents and those with special needs.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. & GREENWICH, Conn.(BUSINESS WIRE)Childrens Choice Pediatric Dental Care (Childrens Choice) today announced that Stan Andrakowicz has been appointed Chief Executive Officer. A portfolio company of Amulet Capital Partners, LP (Amulet Capital), Childrens Choice is a California-based dental services provider focused on delivering care to children, infants, adolescents and those with special needs.
Mr. Andrakowicz succeeds Dr. Jeff Saladin, Founder and current CEO of Childrens Choice. Dr. Saladin will leave Childrens Choice after 12 years to head the newly formed Innovation Business, an organization independently capitalized and resourced by Amulet Capital and Dr. Saladin, solely focused on leveraging technology-enabled services to drive innovation in dental care delivery.
Mr. Andrakowicz has more than 25 years of executive leadership experience in both the healthcare and dental industries. Most recently, he was President and Chief Executive Officer for Familia Dental, a privately held dental service organization. Prior to Familia, he held various senior roles at Smile Brands Group, Inc. including as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Smile Brands, Mr. Andrakowicz spent seven years at UnitedHealth Group, first as Senior Vice President of Dental Product Solutions, leading product development and market strategies nationally, then as Senior Vice President of Managed Care Dental Products. Prior to joining UnitedHealth Group, he spent several years at Western Dental serving as Executive Vice President of Operations.
After a comprehensive search process, we are pleased to have found such a strong executive to assume leadership of Childrens Choice, said Jay Rose, Managing Partner of Amulet. Stan is a dental industry veteran with experience in program administration, strategic planning and tactical implementation. His strong operational track record will also be tremendously valuable to Childrens Choices efforts to expand in the pediatric dental space.
Mr. Rose added, Dr. Saladin is a true visionary in the dental field and we thank him for his immeasurable contributions to Childrens Choice. We are thrilled he will be heading up the Innovation Business and are excited to continue our partnership with him in this new endeavor.
Mr. Andrakowicz commented, I am excited to join Childrens Choice and to work with our talented team of practitioners to provide pediatric patients with access to the highest quality dental care. Considerable opportunities for growth lie ahead for us, as we seek to transform oral health care for our communities, and I am I looking forward to expanding our services and positively impacting even more lives.
About Amulet Capital Partners, LP
Amulet Capital Partners, LP is a middle-market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, focused exclusively on the healthcare sector. Amulet seeks to achieve long-term capital appreciation through privately negotiated investments in companies. Amulet Capital Partners focuses on those segments it believes have the most attractive long-term fundamentals with a target investment size generally between $25 million to $150 million. Amulet Capital Partners investment team has approximately 40 years of private equity experience. For additional information, please visit www.amuletcapital.com.
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In our eighth episode, host Simran Kaur Malhotra speaks with Alan Hart, the business owner of the Frannys Farmacy branch in Athens, GA. Bringing a tech background, degree in agriculture, and expertise in the biochemistry of cannabis, Hart explains the difference between cannabis-based terms, why cannabis is useful in healthcare, and the discrimination that exists behind cannabis use. Together, Simran and Hart discuss the benefits of cannabis, stigmas associated with the use, and how the business works. | [
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Olympus Corporation today announced the addition of the Alpha light sheet microscope to its Life Sciences line of high-quality and high-performance optics products. This announcement is the result of a new partnership with PhaseView, an advanced 3D microscopy and scientific imaging company based out of Paris, France. Combining Olympus BX43 upright frame and optics with PhaseViews advanced multiview selective plane illumination technology, the Alpha is a cost-effective light microscopy solution. This collaboration between Olympus and PhaseView aims to facilitate the distribution of the Alpha light sheet system in the Americas.
Advantages of Light Sheet (LS)
The Alpha from PhaseView complements Olympus imaging product line and wide array of leading-edge microscopy technologies. The Alpha light sheet microscope (LSM) system provides high temporal and spatial resolution of both fixed and live biological samples for 3D imaging. The optional Smart 3D scanning technology allows for fast z-stacking and perturbation-free acquisition at 75 images/second. Unlike traditional confocal technologies, which experience a drop in brightness with increasing depth, light sheet offers a greater depth of field over the entire field of view. Owing in part to its dual illumination units, the Alpha can provide greater subcellular resolution without compromising the speed or excitation efficiency.
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The U.S premiere of "Andares" by Mexican theater company Makuyeika: Colectivo Teatral will run Oct. 23-27 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
(Makuyeika: Colectivo Teatral)
Destinos, the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival will return this fall for a third year (Sept. 19-Oct. 27). The six-week festival is Chicagos annual citywide celebration featuring the Latino experience from the United States and various Latin American countries.
Produced by the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance (CLATA), artists and companies from Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Chile, Puerto Rico and Mexico will perform in marquee theaters like Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman Theater, Steppenwolf and at the National Museum of Mexican Art.
International theater companies and artists include Makuyeika: Colectivo Teatral from Mexico, which will present Andares. Also, the Chilean director and puppet artist Aline Kuppenheim will collaborate with Guillermo Calderon on Feos and Once Once Producciones will produce Mexican actress and dramaturg Conchi Lens La Tia Mariela.
The lineup will also include local Latino institutions including Aguijn Theater Company, Repertorio Latino Theater Company, Teatro Vista, UrbanTheater Company and Water People Theater. Chicago-based playwrights Miranda Gonzlez and Ulises Rangel will pen world premieres. Multiple Midwestern, North American and world premieres will be staged throughout Destinos.
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Aegis Living CEO Dwayne Clark
Aegis Living and senior housing private equity investor Blue Moon Capital Partners entered a second joint venture Tuesday with the acquisition of 10 communities across California, Washington and Nevada from real estate investment trust Healthpeak Properties.
As the largest deal in Aegis Livings 24-year history, the acquisition includes more than $350 million in senior living real estate and supports the companys shifting strategy to owning its communities and growing rapidly over the next 10 years, Aegis said in a statement. The transaction also advances Healthpeaks goal of unloading much of its senior housing operator portfolioand triple-net lease assets.
The 702-unit portfolio consists of assisted living and memory care apartments, all in urban, high-barrier-to-entry markets with attractive demographics and limited existing supply. Aegis Living previously operated these communities under a lease. With Tuesdays announcement, Aegis now has ownership in more than 70% of its 32 communities.
At a time when we are seeing many operators and traditional senior living investors leave the market, we are leaning in, Aegis Living President Kris Engskov said in a statement. The challenges presented by COVID-19 have made clear just how critical senior care is and will increasingly become. We have learned a great deal during the pandemic and look forward to putting many of those lessons to work to keep even more seniors safer, happier, more purpose-driven and more engaged than ever as we continue to grow.
In 2018, Aegis Living and Blue Moon established its first joint ventureagreement that included the acquisition of three Class A assisted living and memory care properties in Bellevue and Kirkland, WA, and Aptos, CA.
The 10 properties in this second joint venture include:
Aegis Living Callahan House in Shoreline, WA
Aegis Living Shoreline in Shoreline, WA
Aegis Living Kirkland in Kirkland, WA
Aegis Living Las Vegas in Las Vegas
Aegis Living Dana Point in Dana Point, CA
Aegis Gardens Fremont in Fremont, CA
Aegis Living Granada Hills in Granada Hills, CA
Aegis Living San Francisco in San Francisco
Aegis Living Pleasant Hill in Pleasant Hill, CA
Aegis Living Ventura in Ventura, CA
The Bellevue, WA-based operator also has eight additional communities in development.
The future of the senior living industry has never been stronger and those with a robust owner-operator presence will be best positioned to meet the growing demands for high-quality senior assisted living and memory care, Dwayne Clark Aegis Living founder, CEO and chairman said in a statement. We are just getting started on our plans to double in size by 2030.
Even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, favorable senior demographics, combined with a significant supply decline begun last year, has allowed Blue Moon to remain confident in the seniors housing industry, and in Aegis Living in particular, Kathryn Sweeney, co-founder and managing partner at Blue Moon, told the McKnights Business Daily.
We firmly believe occupancies and rents will improve, creating profit streams surpassing pre-pandemic levels, she said. As a high-quality operator, Aegis Living is positioned to capture increased market share as their attention to resident needs, medical relationships and innovative culture are demonstrated in each of the markets where they operate.
PGIM Real Estate also help arrange a $222 million Fannie Mae credit facility on behalf of the partnership for the portfolio.
In addition to the best-in-class sponsorship, the portfolio has a long and proven track record of high performance and the assets are located in supply constrained, geographically diverse markets, noted Trace Wilson, executive director at PGIM Real Estate who originated the loan on the firms behalf.
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Feb. 22, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Wugen Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel, universal allogeneic off-the-shelf cell therapies, today announced the appointment of
Jan Davidson M.D
., Ph.D., as the company's Chief Medical Officer (CMO). A leader in oncology research and development, Dr. Davidson has a firsthand understanding of successful design and implementation of oncology clinical trials and expansive immuno-oncology research experience across a variety of cancers. In his CMO position at Wugen, he will be steering the company's global clinical initiatives targeting solid and liquid tumors.
"Jan will be an invaluable asset
to Wugen
as we continue to develop and expand our clinical footprint. His experience in oncology clinical trials and seeing them through to successful execution will provide critical support in advancing Wugen's candidates through the clinic," said
John McKearn
, Ph.D., CEO of Wugen. "Jan will be guiding the team to achieve the ultimate goal of creating effective therapies for cancer patients."
Dr. Davidson adds, "I look forward to advancing Wugen's novel cell therapy platform through clinical testing, and anticipate bringing our transformative Memory NK and T cell programs into tangible clinical treatments, with the goal of addressing the unmet needs of patients suffering from difficult-to-treat solid and hematologic malignancies."
In his most recent most role as Senior Director for Clinical Research at Macrogenics, Dr. Davidson oversaw the company's translational and clinical research efforts. Prior to MacroGenics, Dr. Davidson conducted clinical research at the National Heart and Lung Institute at National Institutes of Health (NIH) where he investigated NK cell ontogeny and subtypes. Dr. Davidson was the attending physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center's Murth Cancer Center before joining the biotech industry. His substantial research and medical career saw him in senior positions at NHLBI Bone Marrow Transplant Service, Center for Human Immunology and the National Cancer Institute of the NIH, Montefiore Medical Center and
The Rockefeller University
Hospital among others. He is a physician-scientist with numerous research grants and awards under his name. Dr. Davidson received his MBBS and his Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine from the University College London, University of
London
in the UK.
About Wugen
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RIYADH: Electric vehicle charging network provider Infinity-E is in talks with the Egyptian government over plans to roll out 6,000 charging stations across the country.
The company is negotiating with the Ministry of Public Enterprise Sector over the 450 million Egyptian pounds ($28.5 million) scheme, Daily News Egypt reported, citing Shams Al-Din Abdel Ghaffar, the managing director of the EV sector at Infinity-E.
The goal is to establish 120 EV charging stations at a cost of85 million Egyptian pounds by next December, with a further 50 developed by next June.
Infinity-E is waiting for approval from the Electricity Utility and Consumer Protection Regulatory Agency to attain a license to sell electricity from its owned stations, Al Ghaffar explained.
This comes as the firm currently provides electricity for cars at no charge despite the fact that it purchases this electricity from the government for massive amounts.
Founded in 2018, Infinity-E has dedicated a total of 300 million Egyptian pounds to EV charging stations since its establishment. | [
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Hannaford is recalling select ready-to-eat chicken breast meal kits after Taylor Farms informed the company that the products may contain known allergens of wheat and soy that are not mentioned on the product labels.
The chicken breast meal kits produced from March 19 to March 22, 2022 include the 11.55 oz. plastic containers of “Hannaford freshly made meal chicken breast” with the sell by dates of 03/26/22 through 03/29/22, and has a lot code of TFNE078, TFNE079, TFNE080, and TFNE081. There is also an establishment number, P-46638 inside the USDA mark of inspection.
All of the affected products have been removed from store shelves.
Hannaford Director of Community Relations and External Communications Eric Blom tells us that there have been no injuries or illnesses reported and that any customer who purchased an impacted product may return it to the store for a full refund. | [
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Rootine
Courtesy of Rootine
Co-founders of Rootine Vitamins Rachel Soper Sanders and Daniel Wallerstorfer, have launched an innovative way to get people to take vitamins more efficiently. Thecompany uses your genetics, lifestyle, and blood levels to create a truly customized vitamin routine. Sanders andWallerstorfer had their own personal experiences leading them to therealizationthat one-size-fits-all multivitamins are missing the key data sources that would make them truly personalized for optimized benefits. After receiving her MBA from Harvard Business School to focus on the health and wellness space, Sanders constantly questioned the viability of the vitamin industry. "Before Rootine, I was skeptical of vitamins. I often wondered why it made sense for me to take the same vitamin as everyone else or how a company could know what I needed based on a simple lifestyle quiz? Standard multivitamins are built for the "average person", filled with standard dosages and often have unnecessary fillers or unhealthy ingredients," says Sanders.
Co-founder of Rootine, Rachel Sanders.
Courtesy of Rootine
In addition to being free of additional fillers, unnatural ingredients or other irritants - Rootine was developed by a team of genetic experts and supplement technicians who spent eight years perfecting the science behind keeping you healthy. With
claimingthat vitamins do not do much to improve your health and can even hinder it, Sanders explains how Rootine is different from any other Vitamin company on the market.
Yola Robert: How has Rootine differentiated itself from other vitamin companies out there?
Rachel Sanders: There are three key ways we have differentiated ourselves:
1. Personalization
Standard multivitamins are built for the "average" person filled with the same nutrients and dosages across the board. Even companies offering levels of customization only go so far - a lifestyle quiz is simply not enough to determine the nutrients that you need. To truly capture a person's needs you need to look at all of the areas where people differ - genetics, lifestyle, and blood nutrient levels - and combine that data in an intelligent way.
Rootine
is the only vitamin that incorporates your DNA, lifestyle factors (like diet), and blood levels and then creates a 100% custom-dosed daily vitamin for each customer. Because "one-size-fits-all" actually fits no one.
2. Science, Research, and Data
Rootine
s co-founder, Dr. Daniel Wallerstorfer is a leading genetic scientist and has over a decade of experience building personalized health and wellness products.Our proprietary algorithm and microbead technology were built from the ground up by a team of leading scientists, medical experts, and supplement specialists.
Rootine
has also partnered with Europes leading genetics and nutrients lab for all lab testing and vitamin production - ensuring the highest quality at every step.
Our advanced technology and team of experts comes together to help customers learn more about their body and what nutrients work best for them through the in-depth nutrient report available on each customer's dashboard.
3. Microbeads Do It Better
Unlike traditional vitamins,
Rootine
drops the capsules and pills. This ensures the best quality product and optimal delivery for vitamins and minerals in the form of slow-release microbeads. Our plant-based cellulose microbeads contain primarily natural & 100% vegetarian ingredients. No more large horse pills you see everywhere else. The innovative slow-release microbeads deliver a customized dosage of vitamins into your bloodstream throughout the day, which is how your body naturally likes to absorb nutrients - in the same way, it would from food. To take the vitamins all you have to do is swallow the microbead packet with water, or get creative and stir them into your yogurt or sprinkle them on any meal.
Robert:
Why is it important to take DNA into consideration whenchoosingvitamins?
Sanders:
On average, if you take 20 different nutrients, one will be harmful, two will have no effect and the rest will be incorrectly dosed. DNA plays a large role in determining which nutrients are the harmful ones and which are helpful.
For example, certain individuals with a genetic variation on the HFE gene, taking extra iron supplements can be similar to poisoning your body over time and may even lead to death Another example is when an individual with a genetic variation on theNQO1 gene, Co-Enzyme Q10 could be completely useless because their bodies cannot activate the nutrient
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New $5M loan program will help small businesses in Jackson
Published: Mar. 26, 2022, 11:00 a.m.
The exterior at Lean Rocket Lab, 133 W. Michigan Ave. in Jackson, on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
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Chloe Miller | cmiller@mlive.com
JACKSON, MI Jacksons Lean Rocket Lab and American 1 Credit Union are joining in a $5-million loan program to help small businesses.
It all started with a conversation between Lean Rocket Lab Co-Founders Ken Seneff and Brandon Marken and American 1 Credit Union President/CEO Martha Fuerstenau about how to help Jackson business owners. The result -- their partnership in a five-year fund called Lean Rocket LOCAL -- will help businesses gain access to capital, officials said.
The partnership with LRL allows us to take a step into small business lending while upholding our mission to create financial wellness in the communities we serve, Fuerstenau said. We look forward to working with small businesses in this community.
Lean Rocket Lab launched LOCAL with a focus on providing the same services and support it offers in its emerging tech startup programs to Jacksons neighborhood-based businesses, officials said.
LOCAL, powered by American 1 Credit Union, is a six-week boot camp program, followed by several months of mentorship and pitch preparation for 10 selected businesses. Through an application process, each chosen business can unlock milestone-based grants and consideration for additional funding through the new American 1 loan fund, officials said.
When American 1 and LRL started collaborating on Lean Rocket LOCAL, the goal was to launch a lending resource as part of the overall program, specifically for early-stage neighborhood businesses that struggle to get bank loans, officials said.
LOCAL applications are open until 5 p.m. Friday, April 8, and are available on the LRL website Applicants will then be vetted and required to pitch in front of the LOCAL Advisory Committee, which will select the top 10 businesses as part of the 2022 LOCAL Fellows Program, officials said.
Having been part of a similar program in Dallas, I am excited to see this program support and build up small business owners who often dont have the means to bring their dream business to life, said Christie Myers, Lean Rocket LOCAL director.
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The funding, expected to close by September, also saw participation from Endiya Partners and Tanglin Venture Partners
Sugar.fit helps users monitor their glucose levels, provides health consultations, personalised care meals, and stress relief & exercise plans
Currently operating in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, the company plans to use the funds to expand to 10 more cities
Bengaluru-based healthtech startup Sugar.fit that helps users manage and reverse diabetes, is slated to raise $10 Mn in a seed round led by Cult.fit (formerly, Cure.fit). Endiya Partners and Tanglin Venture Partners will also participate in the round, which is expected to close by September.
Founded by Madan Somasundaram and Shivtosh Kumar, the platform was in stealth mode for nine months until June 2021. It is currently operational in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, eyeing an ARR of $1 Mn in the current quarter. The funding will help the startup expand to 10 cities over the next few months.
Sugar.fit helps users monitor their glucose levels, provides health consultations, personalized care meals, and stress relief & exercise plans. Somasundaram states, 90% of our users are seeing a significant drop in their blood sugar levels along with a drastic reduction in medication and weight and are on track for diabetes reversal. Our customers have rated the product 3.9 on a scale of 4 and we are seeing referrals from word-of-mouth every day.
Hrithik Roshan-backed Cult.fit
will support the Sugar.fit team with its fitness and wellness content, access to its consumer base in the country, and network of doctors and coaches.
Founded by Myntra cofounder Mukesh Bansal and former Flipkart executive Ankit Nagori in 2016, Cult.fit uses an online-offline model to offer physical fitness, mental fitness (Mind.fit), nutrition (Eat.fit), with a primary care vertical (Care.fit). It had also acquired connected fitness startup, TREAD to tap into the fitness hardware segment.
While Sugar.fit is not a direct brand under Cult.fit, the company will leverage the healthtech startups customer base to help them solve Type 2 diabetes problems and symptoms.
A report states that around 77 Mn people in India suffered from diabetes in 2019 and another 80 Mn are pre-diabetic. It is a leading cause of several fatal health complications which requires people to continuously monitor and regulate their sugar levels. There is increasing evidence that with proper medical and lifestyle interventions, diabetes can be prevented, managed better and even reversed.
Some major players in the health, fitness and wellness space are startups such as Stratfit, Growfitter, Fitnapp, and HealthifyMe, HealWell24 and Malaika Arora-backed SARVA Yoga.
In the diabetes diagnosis and prevention segment, Sugar.fit directly competes with Pharmeasy-backed BeatO. The healthtech recently raised almost $6 Mn and claims to have 500,000 app installs overall and 300,000 subscribers, with 25,000 such paying members joining every month.
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