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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has been selected for participation in the US Department of Defence (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) program. This new partnership enables the DoD and its IT leaders to access world-class resources, gain industry-leading guidance, and receive transformative insights and invaluable consultation from experts with extensive experience. The agreement also includes McLean & Company, a division of Info-Tech known for its exceptional HR research and advisory services, and MyPolicies, the firm's provider of robust online policy management and administration software.
The DoD ESI is an official DoD initiative sponsored by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO). The initiative is designed to streamline procurement and optimize cost efficiency in the acquisition of commercial software, IT hardware, and services. Through its joint team of experts, ESI consolidates requirements and establishes agreements with IT providers, resulting in a unified contracting and vendor management strategy across the entire department.
"We are honored to have been selected to provide services as a member of the US Department of Defense's Enterprise Software Initiative. This partnership affirms our commitment to providing world-class IT research and advisory services to the public sector," says Ron Gumbert, senior managing partner at Info-Tech. "There is a shared vision to foster a technology-enabled, efficient future for the DoD, driving strategic change and transforming challenges into opportunities."
Info-Tech's public sector executive services and research team comprises highly experienced industry experts focused on supporting government clients to address mission-critical, technology-enabled initiatives.
"Our recent expansion into Arlington, Virginia, signifies our dedication to being an integral part of the IT ecosystem in the US, and this collaboration with the US Department of Defense's Enterprise Software Initiative further solidifies that commitment," adds Gumbert. "Our Arlington office stands ready to serve as a strategic hub for our work with the DoD and other Federal agencies, providing unparalleled research and advisory services. This pivotal development marks a new chapter in our mission to drive impactful digital transformation within the defense sector and beyond."
To learn more about Info-Tech's public sector research and its benefits, visit the firm's dedicated Public Sector Research Center.
About Info-Tech Research Group
Info-Tech Research Group is one of the world's leading information technology research and advisory firms, proudly serving over 30,000 IT professionals. The company produces unbiased and highly relevant research to help CIOs and IT leaders make strategic, timely, and well-informed decisions. For 25 years, Info-Tech has partnered closely with IT teams to provide them with everything they need, from actionable tools to analyst guidance, ensuring they deliver measurable results for their organizations.
Media professionals can register for unrestricted access to research across IT, HR, and software and over 200 IT and industry analysts through the firm's Media Insiders program. To gain access, contact pr@infotech.com.
For more about Info-Tech Research Group and to download the latest research across a variety of industries, visit infotech.com and connect via LinkedIn and Twitter.
About the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative
The DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (DoD ESI) is a joint initiative to maximize DoD buying power and take advantage of the significant cost savings and management efficiencies that result from acquiring and managing commercially available software on a DoD-wide basis. Additional information about the DoD ESI can be located at www.esi.mil.
DoD ESI procedures are explained in DFARS 208.74 and DoD CIO Guidance and Policy memorandum No. 12-8430 dated July 26, 2000.
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China vs. England: Women’s World Cup Group D Odds, Stats and Live Stream - August 1
In each team's third matchup in Group D play at the 2023 Women's World Cup, England (6 points) and China (3 points) square off on Tuesday, August 1 at 7:00 AM ET.
China is +658 to win and take all three points, while England is -233 to do the same. The odds of a draw are +334. Sportsbooks have set 2.5 goals as the over/under for this game.
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England vs. China Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
- Time: 7:00 AM ET
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Venue: Coopers Stadium
- TV Channel: FOX US,Fox Sports 1
- Total: 2.5
- England Moneyline: -233
- China Moneyline: +658
England vs. China World Cup Betting Insights
- These two teams are scoring 1.5 goals per game between them, 1.0 fewer than this match's over/under.
- Opponents of these two teams combine to average 0.5 goals per game, 2.0 fewer than this game's total.
- England has been listed as a moneyline favorite only two other times so far this tournament, and went 2-0-0 in those games.
- England has played as a moneyline favorite of -233 or shorter in only one game this tournament, which they won.
- China lost the only game it has played as an underdog this tournament.
- China has not entered a game this tournament with longer moneyline odds than +658.
England World Cup Stats
China World Cup Stats
- Wang Shuang has tallied one goal for China in Women's World Cup (two games).
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England vs. China Recent Performance
- England was 9-3-0 in 2022 versus teams playing in the 2023 Women's World Cup, scoring 36 goals and conceding seven. This year, its record is 5-1-1 against fellow World Cup squads (nine goals scored, four allowed).
- England took on Denmark in its last match and earned a win 1-0. The victorious England side took 11 shots, outshooting by four.
- England got its lone goal from James in that match versus .
- China was 3-2-0 in 2022 versus teams participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup, with a goal differential of +3. This year, its record is 1-2-3 against fellow World Cup squads (-6 goal differential).
- On July 28 in its most recent match, China bested Haiti 1-0. China outshot Haiti nine to six.
- Shuang notched the only goal for China (on one shot) in the match.
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- Learners can enroll for these Microsoft Certifications with any of the existing programs offered by Great Learning in Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
- The Microsoft Certification aligned learning paths will be delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers.
- Great Learning programs are designed to help learners advance their skills in Microsoft technologies and Azure focused careers and complete the corresponding Microsoft Certification exams.
SEATTLE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Learning, a leading global edtech company for higher education and professional training is collaborating with Microsoft to offer their learners various Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI learning paths aligned to Microsoft Certifications. These 6-week online programs are designed and developed by Microsoft and delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers. The programs are relevant for young graduates and working professionals aspiring to build careers in high-demand domains such as Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
The relevance of Azure in today's technology landscape cannot be overstated. As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, Azure has emerged as a leading cloud infrastructure platform, providing a wide range of services and solutions to meet diverse business needs. Organizations that use Azure gain scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency, enabling them to accelerate innovation and drive digital transformation. The rapid adoption of Azure has created a significant demand for professionals skilled in Azure technologies. These skilling programs aligned to Azure certifications are designed for professionals aspiring to build a career in Cloud Computing and wanting to gain technical skills in Azure-based solutions.
As part of this relationship, Great Learning will initially deliver three Microsoft Certification aligned skilling programs, with plans to expand the offering to include seven more programs throughout the year. Launching immediately are the Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, (as a bolt on with the Great Learning Cloud Computing program) and Power BI Data Analyst programs. The Microsoft Azure Administrator certification is relevant for mid-level professionals in the IT and cloud domain and will provide them with a comprehensive understanding of Azure infrastructure and management tools. Power BI Data Analyst, is designed for young graduates who want to kick-start their career in Data Analytics.
Sharing his views about the collaboration, Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning said, "We are thrilled to join forces with Microsoft to provide our learners with access to world-class training aligned to Microsoft Certifications. Microsoft Azure is a prominent cloud infrastructure platform, revolutionizing the way businesses operate. However, there is a noticeable dearth of professionals equipped with the necessary skills to effectively leverage the capabilities of Azure. This collaboration will enable professionals at various stages of their careers to get these highly relevant skills and stay ahead in today's competitive job market."
Geoffrey Hirsch, Microsoft Senior Director, Worldwide Learning said, "Great Learning's expertise in professional training aligns to our goal to enable individuals to enhance their skill sets and pursue rewarding careers in the technology industry. We are pleased about this collaboration and the opportunity to offer specialized technical skilling through Great Learning that helps individuals prepare for Microsoft Certifications."
These certification-aligned programs will be delivered in a unique way under this collaboration. Learners will learn the Microsoft certified content over six weeks with weekly mentorship sessions with Great Learning's expert mentors. They will also have a dedicated program manager to assist and address any challenges faced during the course of the programs. Through this journey, they will also receive exam focused simulations and mock tests to prepare them for the certification exam. Upon completion of the program, learners will also obtain certification vouchers to cover the cost of the corresponding certification exam fee.
Great Learning is a leading global ed-tech company for professional training and higher education. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant, hands-on learning programs across various business, technology and interdisciplinary domains driving the digital economy. These programs are developed and offered in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford Graduate School of Business, MIT Professional Education, The University of Texas at Austin, National University of Singapore, Wharton Online, The University of Arizona, Deakin University, IIT-Roorkee, IIIT-Hyderabad & Delhi, and Great Lakes Institute of Management. Great Learning is able to leverage the highly qualified, world-class faculty at these universities together with its vast network of 6200+ industry expert mentors to deliver an unmatched learning experience for over 8.2 million learners from over 170+ countries around the world.
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China vs. England: Women’s World Cup Group D Odds, Stats and Live Stream - August 1
In each team's third matchup in Group D play at the 2023 Women's World Cup, England (6 points) and China (3 points) square off on Tuesday, August 1 at 7:00 AM ET.
China is +658 to win and take all three points, while England is -233 to do the same. The odds of a draw are +334. Sportsbooks have set 2.5 goals as the over/under for this game.
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England vs. China Game Info
- Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
- Time: 7:00 AM ET
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Venue: Coopers Stadium
- TV Channel: FOX US,Fox Sports 1
- Total: 2.5
- England Moneyline: -233
- China Moneyline: +658
England vs. China World Cup Betting Insights
- These two teams are scoring 1.5 goals per game between them, 1.0 fewer than this match's over/under.
- Opponents of these two teams combine to average 0.5 goals per game, 2.0 fewer than this game's total.
- England has been listed as a moneyline favorite only two other times so far this tournament, and went 2-0-0 in those games.
- England has played as a moneyline favorite of -233 or shorter in only one game this tournament, which they won.
- China lost the only game it has played as an underdog this tournament.
- China has not entered a game this tournament with longer moneyline odds than +658.
England World Cup Stats
China World Cup Stats
- Wang Shuang has tallied one goal for China in Women's World Cup (two games).
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England vs. China Recent Performance
- England was 9-3-0 in 2022 versus teams playing in the 2023 Women's World Cup, scoring 36 goals and conceding seven. This year, its record is 5-1-1 against fellow World Cup squads (nine goals scored, four allowed).
- England took on Denmark in its last match and earned a win 1-0. The victorious England side took 11 shots, outshooting by four.
- England got its lone goal from James in that match versus .
- China was 3-2-0 in 2022 versus teams participating in the 2023 Women's World Cup, with a goal differential of +3. This year, its record is 1-2-3 against fellow World Cup squads (-6 goal differential).
- On July 28 in its most recent match, China bested Haiti 1-0. China outshot Haiti nine to six.
- Shuang notched the only goal for China (on one shot) in the match.
England Roster
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(KRON) — Accused killer Nima Momeni is due back in court on Monday morning for a preliminary hearing, and he will have a new attorney by his side.
Momeni faces murder charges in the stabbing death of Cash App founder Bob Lee. He previously pleaded not guilty to the charges last month.
Not long after, Momeni’s previous attorney stepped down from the case citing a conflict of interest. Momeni hired a celebrity defense attorney named Saam Zangeneh to take over the case.
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(Our Auto Expert) – The 2024 Ford Mustang Dark Horse is here to redefine the legacy of the world’s best-selling sports car. As the latest addition to the Mustang family, this remarkable vehicle marks a new chapter in its 59-year history. With its powerful engine, cutting-edge technology, and captivating design, the Mustang Dark Horse is set to wow both existing fans and a new generation of sports car enthusiasts.
The Mustang Dark Horse boasts the first new Mustang performance series title in 21 years. It is also the most powerful non-Shelby edition ever created, thanks to its unique 5.0-liter Coyote V8 engine that churns out an impressive 500 horsepower. However, the Dark Horse is not just about raw horsepower; it is a vehicle designed for both street and track use.
Equipped with available carbon fiber wheels from Carbon Revolution and the Handling Package, the Mustang Dark Horse is the most track-capable 5.0-liter V8 street-legal Mustang ever produced. Its performance is further enhanced by the specially designed blue ember metallic paint, adding exclusivity to this exceptional vehicle.
The Mustang Dark Horse exudes a menacing presence with its bold shadow graphic surrounding the darkened LED headlamps, lower side skirts, rear fixed rear wing, new race-inspired diffuser, and darkened quad exhaust tips. Its design is a testament to the Mustang’s storied motorsports history, combining aggression and elegance in one stunning package.
This powerhouse of a car comes equipped with a full suite of next-gen technology specifically designed to enhance performance. The standard MagneRide shocks, capable of monitoring wheel and tire movement 1,000 times per second, ensure an unparalleled driving experience. The Mustang Dark Horse is not just a pretty face; it’s a technologically advanced beast.
For those who prefer manual control, the Mustang Dark Horse comes standard with a unique six-speed TREMEC manual transmission and a special Mustang Dark Horse transmission oil cooler to keep the stallion cool under pressure. Alternatively, there is the option to choose Ford’s advanced 10-speed automatic transmission for seamless gear changes.
The Mustang Dark Horse is not just a car; it’s a symbol of Mustang’s storied motorsports history. With its unique design, powerful engine, and advanced technology, it is set to make history itself. This street and track performance Mustang is sure to be a fan favorite for years to come.
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England vs. China: Live Stream, TV Channel & Game Info - August 1
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 8:46 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
England will play China in Adelaide, Australia, in the last round of group-stage games at the 2023 Women's World Cup, on August 1 at 7:00 AM ET.
This matchup will be available on FOX US,Fox Sports 1.
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How to Watch England vs. China
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 1, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 AM ET
- TV Channel: FOX US,Fox Sports 1
- Location: Adelaide, Australia
- Venue: Coopers Stadium
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England Group Stage Schedule
England's Recent Performance
- England picked up a victory in its last match 1-0 over Denmark on July 28. was outshot in the matchup, 11 to seven.
- England was led by Lauren James, who netted her side's goal versus .
- James' Women's World Cup statline through two appearances for England includes one goal.
- Rachel Daly has no goals, but has one assist for England in Women's World Cup action.
- In two Women's World Cup matchups, Georgia Stanway has one goal.
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England's 2023 Women's World Cup Roster
- Mary Earps #1
- Lucy Bronze #2
- Niamh Charles #3
- Keira Walsh #4
- Alex Greenwood #5
- Millie Bright #6
- Lauren James #7
- Georgia Stanway #8
- Rachel Daly #9
- Ella Toone #10
- Lauren Hemp #11
- Jordan Nobbs #12
- Hannah Hampton #13
- Lotte Wubben-Moy #14
- Esme Morgan #15
- Jessica Carter #16
- Laura Coombs #17
- Chloe Kelly #18
- Bethany England #19
- Katie Zelem #20
- Ellie Roebuck #21
- Katie Robinson #22
- Alessia Russo #23
China Group Stage Schedule
China's Recent Performance
- In its most recent action on July 28, China claimed a 1-0 victory over Haiti. China outshot Haiti nine to six.
- Wang Shuang scored the lone goal for China on one shot.
- In two Women's World Cup matches for China, Shuang has one goal (16th in the 2023 Women's World Cup).
China's 2023 Women's World Cup Roster
- Zhu Yu #1
- Mengwen Li #2
- Jiaxing Dou #3
- LinLin Wang #4
- Wu Haiyan #5
- Xin Zhang #6
- Wang Shuang #7
- Yao Wei #8
- Mengyu Shen #9
- Zhang Rui #10
- Wang Shanshan #11
- Xu Huan #12
- Lina Yang #13
- Lou Jiahui #14
- Qiaozhu Chen #15
- Lingwei Yao #16
- Wu Cheng Shu #17
- Jiali Tang #18
- Linyan Zhang #19
- Yuyi Xiao #20
- Gu Yasha #21
- Hongyan Pan #22
- Chen Gao #23
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TAMPA, Fla. and WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC ("HealthEdge") and United Western Group ("United Western") announced today that in partnership with Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC ("A-CAP"), they have completed a recapitalization of Veridian Healthcare, LLC ("Veridian" or the "Company"), a leading outsourced manufacturer of private label and branded in-home diagnostic, pain care management, and personal care products.
Veridian, which was founded in 2009 and is based in Gurnee, IL, has distinguished itself as a preeminent distributor of home health and diagnostic products for leading national and regional chain stores, pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors, and e-commerce businesses. The Company's custom private labeling capabilities, robust overseas procurement knowledge and relationships, purchase volumes, and well-established supplier relationships enable Veridian to deliver highly competitive pricing and unmatched service across its wide breadth of product categories. Furthermore, the Company's end-to-end procurement solutions adeptly manage quality testing, compliance, shipping, warehousing, and other logistical intricacies, relieving customers of these administrative burdens. These differentiators underpin Veridian's long-term success and impressive growth rate.
Veridian's products are sold into the large and growing retail in-home diagnostic and pain care management consumer end markets. These categories have demonstrated strong historical growth which is expected to continue due to multiple market tailwinds. These include the COVID-19 impact on increased monitoring of consumers' health at home, a growing interest in personal care, an increasing prevalence of chronic disease states, and an aging US population.
Veridian's Founder and President Steve Bisulca retained a meaningful ownership position in the Company and will continue in his role as Veridian's President. Concurrent with the recapitalization, United Western operating partners Robert Friedberg and John Aldridge will also undertake key C-suite roles at Veridian. Mr. Friedberg will serve as Chief Executive Officer with vast experience leading healthcare delivery platforms, including hospitals, health systems, physician practices, and ancillary services ranging from $50M to $1.3B in revenue. Mr. Aldridge will serve as Chief Digital Health Officer, expanding Veridian's capabilities and client base in the digital health sector through deep experience in remote patient monitoring and healthcare IT.
Jacob Atkinson, Managing Partner of United Western Group, commented, "We are privileged to partner with the Veridian Healthcare management team, HealthEdge, and A-CAP to expand Veridian's capabilities into digital healthcare through the development of remote patient monitoring, kitting, and telehealth programs. Veridian is highly regarded for its expansive SKU portfolio, strong supply chain, and logistical support. They have proven themselves to be an industry leader with a strong management team and an exceptional employee-centric culture."
Scott Heberlein, Partner with HealthEdge added, "We are excited to add Veridian and its talented team as the second platform investment in our fourth fund. The Company, its market position, historical growth, and future potential represent many of the attractive attributes we seek with our investments. We believe the addition of United Western's experienced operators, Robert and John, will help drive Veridian into new, growing markets, and provide key healthcare constituents with cost effective solutions for monitoring patients in the home, ultimately driving superior outcomes."
Holland & Knight LLP served as lead legal counsel to United Western Group. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP served as legal counsel to HealthEdge. William Blair and Company, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC. Dentons US, LLP served as legal advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC.
ABOUT VERIDIAN HEALTHCARE
Veridian Healthcare is a nationally recognized distributor of in-home diagnostics and pain relief products. Since its establishment in 2009, Veridian has consistently provided innovative products to the growing healthcare market, focusing on brand development and strategic partnerships while expanding its blue-chip wholesale and retail customer portfolio. Veridian offers over 50 years of combined management and sales experience, providing competitively priced and high-quality products designed to meet the standards of today's healthcare professionals.
For more information on Veridian, visit www.VeridianHealthcare.com.
ABOUT UNITED WESTERN GROUP
United Western Group is a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. that partners with managers and entrepreneurs to invest in strategically viable, market-leading companies across a wide range of industries. United Western employs a collaborative value creation model through aggressive organic and inorganic growth strategies. United Western seeks investment targets in North American companies with $10 to $200 million in revenue.
For more information on United Western Group, visit www.UnitedWestern.com.
ABOUT HEALTHEDGE
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC is an operating-oriented private equity firm founded in 2005 that focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry. HealthEdge seeks to achieve superior returns by investing in businesses that benefit from the knowledge, experience, and network of relationships of its partners. HealthEdge's partners have more than 100 years of combined operating experience in healthcare as CEOs and investors.
For more information on HealthEdge, visit www.HealthEdgePartners.com.
ABOUT A-CAP
Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC is a premier risk solution and service provider to policyholders, insurers, and capital partners. A-CAP owns multiple businesses within the insurance company vertical, including primary carriers, reinsurance vehicles, an investment adviser, and a marketing organization. Additionally, A-CAP offers both debt and equity investment opportunities in businesses meeting desired return profiles and mitigating downside risks. With a diverse and successful management team, A-CAP excels across the insurance, reinsurance, and investment sectors.
For more information on ACAP, visit www.ACAP.com.
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The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren’t related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released Monday.
The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’s findings come as the White House pushes Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its expiration at the end of this year. U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats.
But spy agencies also end up capturing the communications of U.S. citizens and businesses, and a series of intelligence mistakes at the FBI has fanned bipartisan criticism of the bureau that has strongly colored the debate over renewing the law.
The advisory board says the FBI made “inappropriate use” at times of Section 702 information. Those include queries for a U.S. senator and state senator’s names without properly limiting the search, looking for someone believed to have been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and doing large queries of names of protesters following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
“Unfortunately, complacency, a lack of proper procedures, and the sheer volume of Section 702 activity led to FBI’s inappropriate use of Section 702 authorities, specifically U.S. person queries,” the board said in its report. “U.S. person queries” generally mean searches for U.S. citizens and businesses.
The board recommends the FBI no longer search the data when it is seeking evidence of a crime not related to national security. Currently, the FBI conducts fewer than two dozen such searches a year, a senior administration official told reporters Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
The White House has not decided whether it will accept the recommendation but is studying the board’s work and report, the official said.
The board’s report largely lines up with the White House’s positions on other changes being debated in Congress. The board opposed requiring the FBI to obtain a warrant before it searches Section 702 data, saying that change would be impractical. It also says the FBI needs to maintain access to foreign spy collection because unlike other intelligence agencies, it has law enforcement authorities inside the U.S. and can warn Americans that they are being targeted by foreign spies or criminals.
Already, both Republicans and Democrats have called for broader changes affecting the FBI, including a handful of lawmakers in both parties who want to require warrants for any search.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., sharply questioned Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen in June about how it searches Section 702 data and signaled he would push for new protections.
“I don’t think you’ve effectively made the case that there shouldn’t be a warrant requirement, whether or not it is constitutionally required, for a U.S. person search that is crime only,” he said.
Many in the GOP, meanwhile, are furious about the FBI’s investigations of former President Donald Trump and mistakes found by the Justice Department inspector general and other reviewers.
In a statement, the FBI said the report highlighted “how crucial” foreign intelligence was to the bureau’s mission.
“We agree that Section 702 should be reauthorized in a manner that does not diminish its effectiveness, as well as reassures the public of its importance and our ability to adhere rigorously to all relevant rules,” the bureau’s statement said.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WIVB) — Bills fans (and players) got an encouraging sight Monday morning at training camp — Damar Hamlin in pads.
This is the first time the safety, who’s entering his third year with the NFL, was spotted in pads since the late-season Cincinnati game this past January where the then-24-year-old collapsed on the field as a result of cardiac arrest.
Miraculously, that frightening night was not the end of Hamlin’s career. In fact, he was fully cleared to return to football just months later, following the end of the 2022 season.
Hamlin was intent on returning to the sport all along. Bills general manager Brandon Beane said in April that he was taking part in the team’s offseason workout program, which is voluntary. Back at practice in May, sans helmet, Hamlin took part in individual drills and stretching.
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(AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.
After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow shut down operations on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal, following the layoffs of hundreds of nonunion employees on Friday.
In an announcement early Monday, the Teamsters said that the union received legal notice confirming Yellow was ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy.
“Today’s news is unfortunate but not surprising. Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government,” Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry.”
The Associated Press reached out to Yellow for comment on Monday. No bankruptcy filings had gone live as of the early morning.
The bankruptcy reports have renewed attention around Yellow’s ongoing negotiations with unionized workers, a $700 million pandemic-era loan from the government and other bills the trucker has racked up over time. Yellow, formerly known as YRC Worldwide Inc., is one of the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carriers. The company’s reported closure puts 30,000 jobs at risk. | https://www.kron4.com/news/yellow-corp-transportation-company-headed-for-bankruptcy/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:32 | 1 | https://www.kron4.com/news/yellow-corp-transportation-company-headed-for-bankruptcy/ |
17-month-old girl dies, mom arrested in sexual assault case, police say
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT/Gray news) - A 17-month-old child has died following a sexual assault case, police said.
The incident started Friday night when the girl was taken to Middlesboro ARH Hospital with severe injuries.
Because of the extent of her injuries, she was flown out to Children’s Hospital in Knoxville.
Police said the medical staff tried to stabilize the toddler, but the child died Sunday night.
Following her death, Middlesboro Police started investigating who was responsible for the incident that caused the death of the little girl.
That same night, police interviewed the mother, Erica Lawson, 21, of Mount Vernon, who police said was eventually arrested in connection with the case.
She is charged with manslaughter, failure to report child abuse, criminal abuse and wanton endangerment.
Police said they expect to make another arrest in this case soon.
Lawson was taken to the Bell County Detention Center.
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Local program aims to teach community members how to contribute in preventing and reducing violence
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) -As populations increase, violence can also spike. A local program is teaching the FM community how they can contribute to minimizing violence.
Green Dot, which is a prevention program aimed at reducing violence in the local community. The program is hosting its first bystander intervention training Monday. In the training, community members learn tools and skills to help intervene in situations of violence, in hopes of preventing escalation.
The program does this by following its three D’s approach: direct, distract, and delegate.
”Direct is doing something yourself, approaching the situation, confronting it, and getting involved as you feel you are comfortable doing. Distract is where you can distract the person from the situation whether it’s by creating a diversion. It could be spilling a drink. There’s delegate, where you can get someone else involved. Maybe it’s a friend who is more comfortable, it could be calling the police,” said Anna St. Amant, a Green Dot prevention educator.
The bystander training is at 3 p.m. at the Elevate meeting space at 210 Broadway. You can sign up by sending a direct message on the Green Dot Facebook page or emailing greendot@raccfm.com.
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- BDT & MSD Partners to acquire stake from BC Partners in IMA Group
- Investment to accelerate IMA's growth as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry
- IMA Group EBITDA grew 70% during the course of its partnership with BC Partners
BOLOGNA, Italy, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMA Group ("IMA" or "the Company"), a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines, today announced that BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to make a minority investment in the Company through its affiliated funds. BDT & MSD Partners will acquire its position from BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, among other investors. The Vacchi family remains the majority owner of IMA.
Founded in 1961, IMA's offering includes automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as solutions for the automation of industrial processes. The Company is present in more than 80 countries and operates 53 production facilities, enabling it to serve a strong blue-chip customer base across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA has an installed base of approximately 60,000 machines and currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. In 2022, the Company had approximately €2 billion in revenue.
"This investment from BDT & MSD Partners will enable IMA to start a new phase of growth and position us to play a leadership role in the transition to sustainable packaging materials. Our customers are focused on minimizing their environmental impact, and we are committed to providing a new generation of reliable and innovative packaging solutions," said Alberto Vacchi, Chairman and CEO of IMA. "We believe BDT & MSD's long-term view and deep expertise in supporting family enterprises makes it an ideal partner to help us reach these goals and accelerate global growth, including in the U.S. market."
Alberto Vacchi continued, "BC Partners has been a true strategic partner, providing thought leadership through its sector insights and owner-operator mindset helping us execute on our vision. BC Partners supported us in delisting IMA during the turbulent period of the Covid pandemic, enhancing our global leadership position, and ultimately assisting us in selecting the right investment partner for our next chapter of growth."
"Guided by the Vacchi family over the past six decades, IMA has distinguished itself as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry," said Byron Trott, Chairman & Co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners. "IMA has demonstrated an exceptional track record of success, and we believe it is well positioned for the significant opportunities ahead in the industry. This investment is emblematic of our flagship strategy of providing long-term, aligned capital to family business owners and founders to help them achieve their objectives."
"IMA has a strong network of blue-chip clients and a longstanding, highly experienced management team whose stewardship and sharp focus on innovation and sustainable operations have cemented the Company's reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader," said Mariafrancesca Carli, Managing Director at BDT & MSD Partners. "We are thrilled to partner with Alberto, the Vacchi family, and the entire IMA team to support the Company's continued growth."
"Our investment in IMA demonstrates our unique ability to be the partner of choice for entrepreneurs and management teams, leveraging the strength of our sector expertise and operational value add. With our support, IMA has increased its focus on R&D, expanded its employee base, positioned itself as a mission-critical partner to its customers, and generated significant growth and investment returns. It was important for us to help the Vacchi family find the right partner for the next stage of their growth, and we are confident that BDT & MSD is well positioned to do this. We are grateful to Alberto Vacchi and the whole IMA Group management team for their partnership," said Stefano Ferraresi, Partner at BC Partners.
BC Partners partnered with the Vacchi family to take the Company private from the Milan stock exchange in 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic. Over the course of BC Partners' co-ownership, IMA executed five bolt-on acquisitions, developed new product lines and a world-leading automation division, increased investment in R&D by 30%, and strengthened its supply chain. These initiatives have helped deliver strong financial performance, with sales and EBITDA growth of over 50% and 70%, respectively, since the delisting of the Company. IMA is well positioned to continue its strong growth, achieving record backlog in orders and underpinned by attractive financing terms arranged by BC Partners.
IMA is committed to supporting the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals through its operations, including adopting initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its production processes. Among them are IMA NoP (No-Plastic Program), which aims to introduce eco-sustainable materials across the Company's supply chain, and IMA Low (Low-Impact Program), which seeks to reduce the Company's waste, minimize energy and water consumption, and more.
The transaction is expected to close in late 2023, subject to the timing of customary regulatory approvals. The transaction was conceived, originated, and led by IMA's management team and by Poggi & Associati as lead financial advisor. Mediobanca and BofA Securities also acted as financial advisor to the Company in the context of the transaction. JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided financial advice to BC Partners. White & Case and FRM acted, respectively, as legal and tax advisors to IMA Group and Chiomenti as legal advisors to BDT & MSD Partners. Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisors to BC Partners.
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About IMA Group
Founded in 1961, IMA Group is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as in the automation of industrial processes. Over more than 60 years, IMA has built a reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader delivering innovative solutions and products to customers around the world. In 2022, IMA had approximately €2 billion in revenue, with more than 86% from exports, and it currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. IMA has approximately 6,900 employees and is present in more than 80 countries, supported by a 30-branch network offering sale and post-sale services across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA is committed to using its position to advance sustainability goals. For more information, visit https://ima.it/en/.
About BDT & MSD Partners
BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors. The firm is distinguished by its decades of experience advising at the intersection of founders, families, and businesses, as well as by its differentiated capital base and culture of aligned investing. Its funds are managed by its affiliated investment advisers, BDT Capital Partners and MSD Partners. For more information, visit www.bdtmsd.com.
About BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading investment firm with over €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role for over three decades in developing the European buy-out market. Today BC Partners integrated transatlantic investment teams work from offices in Europe and North America and are aligned across our four core sectors: TMT, Healthcare, Services & Industrials, and Consumer. Since its foundation, BC Partners has completed over 127 private equity investments in companies with a total enterprise value of over €160 billion and is currently investing its eleventh private equity buyout fund. For more information, visit https://www.bcpartners.com/
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E: mariaantonia.mantovani@ima.it
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Sara Evans / Matthew Glasser
T: (312) 529-6548 / (312) 385-2883
E: communications@bdtmsd.com
BC Partners
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President Biden will tout his administration’s work to combat climate change in a trip out West, which has faced scorching — and in some cases, record-breaking — temperatures this month.
In a trip next week to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, Biden is expected to discuss Democrats’ climate, tax and health care bill and the ways in which it bolstered climate-friendly energy and U.S. manufacturing.
Later, on Aug. 16, Biden will host a White House event to celebrate the Inflation Reduction Act.
The southwestern U.S. has faced a sweltering heat wave over the past several weeks, with Phoenix seeing 31 days in a row of temperatures above 110 degrees.
Last week, Biden gave a speech about climate change, which exacerbates heat waves and other extreme weather events, and said he would take actions aimed at protecting workers from the hazardous heat.
The upcoming White House moves are part of broader efforts to promote that bill and other legislation the administration has passed.
This week, Vice President Harris and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will visit Wisconsin to talk about broadband investments that were part of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will visit Oregon to discuss grants aimed at addressing wildfires and to Washington state to talk about climate-related investments in Agriculture. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and White House climate adviser Ali Zaidi will visit Puerto Rico to engage on issues related to grid resilience. And Interior Secretary Deb Haaland will go to California to talk about Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds for water recycling.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Illinois to talk about clean energy investments and Houston for a ribbon cutting for a port. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra will visit Las Vegas, Nevada and Oregon to talk about efforts to lower health care costs. | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/biden-to-tout-climate-investments-in-trip-to-sweltering-west/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:38 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/biden-to-tout-climate-investments-in-trip-to-sweltering-west/ |
The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren’t related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released Monday.
The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’s findings come as the White House pushes Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its expiration at the end of this year. U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats.
But spy agencies also end up capturing the communications of U.S. citizens and businesses, and a series of intelligence mistakes at the FBI has fanned bipartisan criticism of the bureau that has strongly colored the debate over renewing the law.
The advisory board says the FBI made “inappropriate use” at times of Section 702 information. Those include queries for a U.S. senator and state senator’s names without properly limiting the search, looking for someone believed to have been at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and doing large queries of names of protesters following the 2020 death of George Floyd.
“Unfortunately, complacency, a lack of proper procedures, and the sheer volume of Section 702 activity led to FBI’s inappropriate use of Section 702 authorities, specifically U.S. person queries,” the board said in its report. “U.S. person queries” generally mean searches for U.S. citizens and businesses.
The board recommends the FBI no longer search the data when it is seeking evidence of a crime not related to national security. Currently, the FBI conducts fewer than two dozen such searches a year, a senior administration official told reporters Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
The White House has not decided whether it will accept the recommendation but is studying the board’s work and report, the official said.
The board’s report largely lines up with the White House’s positions on other changes being debated in Congress. The board opposed requiring the FBI to obtain a warrant before it searches Section 702 data, saying that change would be impractical. It also says the FBI needs to maintain access to foreign spy collection because unlike other intelligence agencies, it has law enforcement authorities inside the U.S. and can warn Americans that they are being targeted by foreign spies or criminals.
Already, both Republicans and Democrats have called for broader changes affecting the FBI, including a handful of lawmakers in both parties who want to require warrants for any search.
Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., sharply questioned Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen in June about how it searches Section 702 data and signaled he would push for new protections.
“I don’t think you’ve effectively made the case that there shouldn’t be a warrant requirement, whether or not it is constitutionally required, for a U.S. person search that is crime only,” he said.
Many in the GOP, meanwhile, are furious about the FBI’s investigations of former President Donald Trump and mistakes found by the Justice Department inspector general and other reviewers.
In a statement, the FBI said the report highlighted “how crucial” foreign intelligence was to the bureau’s mission.
“We agree that Section 702 should be reauthorized in a manner that does not diminish its effectiveness, as well as reassures the public of its importance and our ability to adhere rigorously to all relevant rules,” the bureau’s statement said.
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Man charged with DUI after vehicle crashes into parked trailer
Fargo Police say they received a report of a crash in the 800 block of 7th Street S around 2:45 a.m. Monday.
Published: Jul. 31, 2023 at 9:46 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Fargo man is now charged with driving under the influence after his vehicle crashed into a parked trailer.
Fargo Police say they received a report of a crash in the 800 block of 7th Street S around 2:45 a.m. Monday.
Authorities say 27-year-old Dylan Zimmermann, of Fargo, was the only person in the car at the time of the crash. He is charged with DUI.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A midday shooting on Riverside Drive in Richmond is under investigation by police.
Officers were called to the 2100 block of Riverside Drive for the report of a person shot just before 1 p.m. on Friday, July 28. Upon arrival, police found a man who had been shot.
The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police ask for anyone with information on this shooting to call Detective M. Ahnstrom at 804-646-3913. | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/richmond-police-investigate-midday-riverside-drive-shooting/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:43 | 0 | https://www.wric.com/news/crime/richmond-police-investigate-midday-riverside-drive-shooting/ |
A super PAC that works to help Democrats get elected to the House is calling on them to promote the economy and the party’s successes as Congress goes on recess for the next month.
House Majority PAC said in a memo to congressional Democrats on Monday that the party must emphasize its accomplishments at the national and local level heading into the 2024 election. The memo said the PAC conducted research showing Democrats “dramatically” improve their position when they are proactive in speaking about the economy.
“Go on offense, and build the contrast with the MAGA House Republicans immediately,” it states.
The memo, which was first reported by Politico, references several key legislative accomplishments of the Biden administration, including the bipartisan infrastructure package, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.
The chips legislation provided billions of dollars in incentives for manufacturers to build domestic semiconductor plants, while the Inflation Reduction Act made significant investments in climate programs, allowed Medicare to negotiate on some drug prices and raised taxes on large corporations, among other initiatives.
The memo also states that “month after month” has shown President Biden’s “Bidenomics” economic policy is working.
The push to highlight economic issues comes as Biden’s approval rating, especially on the economy, remains underwater. A CNBC All-America Economic Survey earlier this month found that 37 percent of Americans approved of Biden’s handling of the economy, compared to 58 percent who disapproved.
The PAC said Democrats need to point to continued job growth that dropped the unemployment rate to 3.6 percent last month and declining inflation as evidence of the party’s success.
The memo also urges Democrats to target Republicans as “extremist” and threatening economic progress. It said they should note the battle over raising the debt ceiling in the spring and the potential government shutdown in September if Congress does not pass the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the government.
The PAC also called on Democrats to go on offense over abortion, pointing to the annual defense bill the Republican-controlled House passed that would prohibit the Department of Defense from reimbursing service members who travel to receive an abortion. | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/top-house-democratic-pac-urging-members-to-lean-into-economy/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:44 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/hill-politics/top-house-democratic-pac-urging-members-to-lean-into-economy/ |
PATERSON, N.J., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Glacier Fresh, a leading provider of innovative water filtration solutions, has developed and launched one of the most advanced gravity filters in the market, rivalling the mainstream kitchen filter products. Does 30% higher flow rate, antibacterial silver ion technology and industry-leading 90% fluorine removal with half the market price sounds interesting? Then read on!
Experience the epitome of clean water with the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter. Glacier Fresh not only uses the most high quality and sustainable activated carbons from coconut shells, but also developed a breakthrough technology to safely combine silver-ions with activated carbons to to safeguard your drinking water. This new filter inhibits bacteria growth and prevents mildew formation. This ensures not only clean and refreshing water but also peace of mind regarding your family's health.
Unlike other gravity filters on the market that typically have 2 carbon and 2 optional fluorine filters, Glacier Fresh has taken filtration to the next level. With an increased filter capacity of 3+3, the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter offers an unmatched advantage. This upgrade not only contributes to a remarkable 30% higher flow rate and better filtration performance but also sets it apart in fluoride removal. While other filters can only remove 30%-40% of fluoride, the Glacier Fresh gravity water filter excels with industry-leading 90% fluoride removal. To fill 2.25 gallons, it now takes approximately 23 minutes, a significant improvement compared to the market standard of 1-2 hours.
Its stylish 304 stainless steel housing ensures durability while adding a touch of elegance to your kitchen. The product also comes with a visible water level meter, that you can easily see it without opening the product. All these improvements you may thing may come at a steep cost? But no! Because of Glacier Fresh's strong product development background, and commitment to offer affordability, it offers the best possible price for this new gravity filter.
Since 2015, Glacier Fresh has been dedicated to making healthy drinking water accessible to everyone. Trusted by families worldwide, Glacier Fresh is renowned for its advanced technology and high-quality filtration ingredients. Glacier Fresh's commitment to excellence is evident in its state-of-the-art production facility, boasting over 30 patents. Through continuous research and development, Glacier Fresh pioneers innovative water filtration solutions.Their products, including the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter, are certified by IAPMO, NSF/ANSI 42, and 53, guaranteeing the highest quality and safety.
Driven by the vision of becoming the top hydration brand in the USA, Glacier Fresh offers a comprehensive product line, including refrigerator water filters, ice makers, RV/Marine filters, Soda makers, and water pitcher filters. With an independent e-commerce platform and a strong social media presence, Glacier Fresh continues to grow rapidly, making a mark in the market.
Discover the pure innovation of the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter. With its durable construction, ultimate filtration, and innovative technology, this gravity filter provides clean and pure water for your everyday needs. Join Glacier Fresh in their mission to create a healthier world by experiencing the difference in water filtration.
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Mother of 8 found dead in plastic storage box
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - An Ohio woman’s remains were found in a plastic storage box nearly a year after she disappeared, WOIO reports.
The remains of 41-year-old Tyresha Little, a mother of eight, were discovered behind an abandoned home in Cleveland.
A tip to police led them to the backyard of the home on July 20.
Family and friends, including five of Little’s children, gathered outside of the abandoned home to pay tribute to her life.
“My daughter, she was a very, very loving heart. She would give you the shirt off of her back. She did have a drug background, but she had been clean for two years,” her mother said.
Little’s oldest daughter said her mother was her best friend.
“If anything, she loved her kids. There was nothing else that came before her kids,” she said.
Little’s daughter said she was hurt by what she said a Cleveland police detective told her when her mother was first reported missing.
“The very first thing they told me is, ‘She’s probably just off somewhere getting high, on a binge’ and kept asking if it was normal. I kept repeating, ‘No, no,’” she said.
Little’s family is determined to find out what happened to her since her disappearance on Aug. 30, 2022.
A group of at least 30 people released balloons into the sky chanting, “We love you, We’ll see you on the other side. Justice for Tyresha.”
WOIO reached out to the City of Cleveland regarding the family’s concerns suggesting that not every missing person’s case is treated equally. The detective on the case said it was special to him and that he has worked on it for nearly a year. He also said every missing person’s case is important, and he will continue to work tirelessly to get answers for Little’s family, including how and when the Cleveland mother died.
A $2,500 reward is still available through Crime Stoppers for anyone who provides a tip that could help determine how Little died by calling 1-800-25-CRIME. Callers can remain anonymous.
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Mother of 8 found dead in plastic storage box
CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - An Ohio woman’s remains were found in a plastic storage box nearly a year after she disappeared, WOIO reports.
The remains of 41-year-old Tyresha Little, a mother of eight, were discovered behind an abandoned home in Cleveland.
A tip to police led them to the backyard of the home on July 20.
Family and friends, including five of Little’s children, gathered outside of the abandoned home to pay tribute to her life.
“My daughter, she was a very, very loving heart. She would give you the shirt off of her back. She did have a drug background, but she had been clean for two years,” her mother said.
Little’s oldest daughter said her mother was her best friend.
“If anything, she loved her kids. There was nothing else that came before her kids,” she said.
Little’s daughter said she was hurt by what she said a Cleveland police detective told her when her mother was first reported missing.
“The very first thing they told me is, ‘She’s probably just off somewhere getting high, on a binge’ and kept asking if it was normal. I kept repeating, ‘No, no,’” she said.
Little’s family is determined to find out what happened to her since her disappearance on Aug. 30, 2022.
A group of at least 30 people released balloons into the sky chanting, “We love you, We’ll see you on the other side. Justice for Tyresha.”
WOIO reached out to the City of Cleveland regarding the family’s concerns suggesting that not every missing person’s case is treated equally. The detective on the case said it was special to him and that he has worked on it for nearly a year. He also said every missing person’s case is important, and he will continue to work tirelessly to get answers for Little’s family, including how and when the Cleveland mother died.
A $2,500 reward is still available through Crime Stoppers for anyone who provides a tip that could help determine how Little died by calling 1-800-25-CRIME. Callers can remain anonymous.
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POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A deadly Powhatan County crash is being investigated by Virginia State Police.
State Police responded to Old Buckingham Road in Powhatan for the report of a single-vehicle crash at 12:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 29.
After investigating, police report Debra Easter, 61, of Powhatan, was driving east on Old Buckingham Road when she ran off the road and hit a tree. Police said she was not wearing a seatbelt and died from her injuries at the scene.
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WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) — Watertown EMS crews conducted a rescue on the Black River Sunday night.
On July 30, around 8:45 p.m., Watertown City Fire units were called to the Black River. This was after Watertown Police witnessed a subject jump off the Pearl Street Bridge in Watertown into the River, according to a press release from Fire Department Chief Ronald Wareham.
Police advised fire units that the subject was being swept downstream, but firefighters and police located the victim on the north bank of the river clinging to branches along the shore, Chief Wareham said in the press release.
These responders then successfully made contact with the victim and pulled them to shore.
However, Chief Wareham said that as the responders were gaining access to the riverbank, other fire units launched a Swift Water Rescue Boat from Factory Park.
Due to the extreme terrain on the shore and the victim’s physical condition, the victim was transported on the boat to Factory Park for EMS treatment.
The victim was then transported to Samaritan Medical Center by Guilfoyle Ambulance Service. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/woman-rescued-from-the-black-river-in-watertown/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:50 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/woman-rescued-from-the-black-river-in-watertown/ |
Things To Know Monday, July 31
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If you missed a few of the most important headlines and need to play catch up, no worries. WLBT has gathered some of the top stories from our website to get you up to speed.
1. Man faces multiple charges after 14-year-old missing Byram girl found in Jackson
A man has been taken into custody and faces multiple charges after a missing Byram teenager was found Saturday in Jackson. An Endangered/Missing Child Alert was issued for the 14-year-old, with MBI saying she was last seen getting into a tan 2001 Ford Explorer Trac early Saturday morning. Authorities say officers were able to locate the Ford in the city limits of Jackson and that the teen was found “shortly after.” She was taken to UMMC for evaluation. Jermaine Bradley II, 20, of Byram, was taken into custody and faces multiple charges. He has been charged with three counts of sexual battery and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor
2. First Alert Weather Day for Excessive Heat
Kicking off the work week with a First Alert Weather Day for dangerous heat. Heat advisories and excessive heat warnings have been issued for all of central and southern MS. Highs will reach right around 100 degrees again today, with no relief in sight as we continue through the work week. Heat indices will range from 100-115 degrees today through the end of the week. The good news is there will be a few scattered showers and storms each day, helping to cool people off a little bit earlier in the day. Not much relief comes overnight though, as lows remain in the mid and upper 70s.
3. Woman found guilty of threatening to kill federal judge in Mississippi
A Mississippi woman has been found guilty of threatening to kill a federal judge last fall. Jurors on Wednesday convicted Candra Clark, 41, of Ridgeland, of sending two threats-filled emails to U.S. Magistrate Judge Roy Percy, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. She faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. U.S. District Judge Carlton W. Reeves set sentencing for Oct. 23. The first profanity-laced email, sent at 1:34 a.m. Monday, Sept. 26, asked Percy to meet her in public “where I can just end you and the problems you (expletive) cause!” She signed her name to the email. In the second email, sent just before dawn, Clark accused the judge of abusing his power and threatened to charge him with treason.
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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Sharon Hodgson, Dean, Ivey Business School, along with students from the Women in Asset Management Program at Ivey Business School, joined Karin Adams, Vice President, Talent and Total Rewards, TMX Group, to celebrate the Women in Asset Management Program and to open the market.
The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada's leading provider of relevant, innovative and comprehensive business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping graduates with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle the leadership challenges in today's complex business world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto and Hong Kong.
The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with eight other Canadian asset managers to empower women to join the field of asset management.
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Wayward dachshund returns home after days on the run
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WJAR) - It is not uncommon for dogs to run away, but that doesn’t make it any easier for their worried owners.
So when the owners of a lost Massachusetts dog asked their community for help, their neighbors stepped up.
What started out as a nightmare for Dorothy and Glenn Haskell has turned into a happy ending.
“It was an absolute dream,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Positioned peacefully in her arms now, this 14-month-old daredevil dachshund named Chelsea is back home safe and sound after being on the run literally for almost four days.
“Knowing your dog is on Route 95, it’s a nightmare,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Last Sunday, Chelsea was playing with her sister Coco in their backyard when she escaped through a small hole in the fence.
They tried to get her, but she took off.
Glenn Haskell had been out for a jog. “Veered off my run and went after her, you know, but she went into the woods and gone,” he said.
From there, they posted on social media.
“(Neighbors were) coming out their doors, they were hiking through the woods. They were leaving their lights on. They were leaving water out,” Dorothy Haskell said.
They were pleading to the public to help find her as day turned to night.
“This is not going to, it’s not going to end well between her and a fox or a raccoon,” Glenn Haskell said.
The next morning, they made flyers, stuffing them in mailboxes all over. Then that night, a call came in.
“A woman is yelling, ‘Your dachshund, I know she’s up on Route 295. There’s a driver pulled over on the side of the road,’” Dorothy Haskell said.
That same driver called state police. They all tried to grab her, following her across an on ramp.
“And across three lanes of Route 95,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Spooked, the dog went back into the woods.
On Tuesday, Dorothy Haskell went back out there desperately with police, realizing there was a river nearby.
“To the officer and I said, ‘I think it’s time to call it.’ And suddenly he yelled, ‘Oh my God, she’s right there in the bushes,’” she said.
Chelsea ran back to the median and onto the highway again. Drivers began to pull over. One woman stopped traffic, but Chelsea kept going.
Having exhausted nearly all resources, the Haskells got help from Missing Dogs of Massachusetts, a volunteer-run group that help owners get their dogs back.
“A trap in our side yard. And she had me put out dirty laundry…” Dorothy Haskell said.
Just after midnight Wednesday, prayers for the pooch were answered.
“Dogs in Massachusetts, the woman called me, and she said, ‘She’s in the trap. Go out and get her.’ Because they had a camera,” Dorothy Haskell said.
The Haskells are so happy to have Chelsea back home and can’t thank the community enough for caring.
“It definitely restored your faith in humanity,” Dorothy Haskell said.
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PYEONGTAEK, South Korea (AP) — The dogs bark and stare as Kim Jong-kil approaches the rusty cages housing the large, short-haired animals he sells for their meat. Kim opens a door and pets one dog’s neck and chest.
Kim says he’s proud of the dog meat farm that has supported his family for 27 years but is upset over growing attempts by politicians and activists to outlaw the business, which he is turning over to his children.
“It’s more than just feeling bad. I absolutely oppose these moves, and we’ll mobilize all our means to resist it,” Kim, 57, said in an interview at his farm in Pyeongtaek city, just south of Seoul.
Dog meat consumption is a centuries-old practice on the Korean Peninsula and has long been viewed as a source of stamina on hot summer days. It’s neither explicitly banned nor legalized in South Korea, but more and more people want it prohibited. There’s increasing public awareness of animal rights and worries about South Korea’s international image.
The anti-dog meat campaign recently received a big boost when the country’s first lady expressed her support for a ban and two lawmakers submitted bills to eliminate the dog meat trade.
“Foreigners think South Korea is a cultural powerhouse. But the more K-culture increases its international standing, the bigger shock foreigners experience over our dog meat consumption,” said Han Jeoungae, an opposition lawmaker who submitted legislation to outlaw the dog meat industry last month.
Prospects for passage of an anti-dog meat law are unclear because of protests by farmers, restaurant owners and others involved in the dog meat industry. Surveys suggest that one in three South Koreans opposes such a ban, though most people don’t eat dog meat anymore.
Dogs are also eaten in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, North Korea and some African countries, including Ghana, Cameroon, Congo and Nigeria.
Earlier this month, Indonesian authorities announced the end of dog and cat slaughter at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi following a yearslong campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market in Indonesia to go dog and cat meat-free, according to the anti-animal cruelty group Humane Society International.
South Korea’s dog meat industry receives more international attention because of its reputation as a wealthy, ultra-modern democracy. It is also the only nation with industrial-scale farms. Most farms in South Korea have more than 500 dogs, according to a dog farmers’ association.
During a recent visit, Kim’s farm, one of the country’s largest with 7,000 dogs, appeared relatively clean but there was a strong stench in some areas. All dogs are kept in elevated cages and are fed with food waste and ground chicken. They are rarely released for exercise and typically are sold for meat one year after they are born.
Kim said two of his children, age 29 and 31, are running the farm with him, and that business has been going pretty well. He said the dogs bred for their meat are different from pets, an idea opposed by activists.
It’s difficult now to find dog meat restaurants in Seoul’s bustling downtown, though many still exit in the countryside.
“I only earn one-third of the money I used to make. Young people don’t come here. Only ailing old people come for lunch,” said Yoon Chu-wol, 77, the owner of a dog meat restaurant in Seoul’s Kyungdong traditional market. “I tell my elderly customers to come and eat my food more frequently before it’s banned.”
Farmers also face growing scrutiny from officials and increasingly negative public opinion. They complain that officials visit them repeatedly in response to complaints filed by activists and citizens over alleged animal abuse and other wrongdoing. Kim said more than 90 such petitions were filed against his farm during a recent four-month span.
Son Won Hak, general secretary of the dog farmers’ association, said many farms have collapsed in recent years because of falling dog meat prices and weaker demand. He thinks that’s a result of activist campaigns and unfair media reports focusing on farms with inferior conditions. Some observers, however, say consumption of dog meat was already declining, with younger people staying away from it.
“Quite honestly, I’d like to quit my job (as a farmer) tomorrow. We can’t confidently tell our children that we’re raising dogs,” Son said. “When my friends called me, they said ‘Hey, are you still running a dog meat farm? Isn’t it illegal?’”
The number of farms across South Korea has dropped by half from a few years ago to about 3,000 to 4,000, and about 700,000 to 1 million dogs are slaughtered each year, a decline from several million 10 to 20 years ago, according to the dog farmers’ association. Some activists argue that the farmers’ estimates are an exaggeration meant to show their industry is too big to destroy.
In late 2021, South Korea launched a government-civilian task force to consider outlawing dog meat at the suggestion of then-President Moon Jae-in, a pet lover. The committee, whose members include farmers and animal rights activists, has met more than 20 times but hasn’t reached any agreement, apparently because of disputes over compensation issues.
Agriculture officials refused to disclose the discussions in the closed-door meetings. They said the government wants to end dog meat consumption based on a public consensus.
In April, first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of current President Yoon Suk Yeol, said in a meeting with activists that she hopes for an end to dog meat consumption. Famers responded with rallies and formal complaints against Kim for allegedly hurting their livelihoods.
Han, the lawmaker, said she “highly positively appraises” influential figures speaking out against dog meat consumption.
Han said her bill offers support programs for farmers who agree to close their farms. They would be entitled to money to dismantle their facilities, vocational training, employment assistance and other benefits, she said.
Ju Yeongbong, an official of the farmers’ association, said farmers want to continue for about 20 more years until older people, their main customers, die, allowing the industry to naturally disappear. Observers say most farmers are also in their 60s to 70s.
Borami Seo, a director of the South Korea office of the Humane Society International, said she opposes the continued killing of millions of dogs for such a prolonged period. “Letting this silent cruelty to (dogs) be committed in South Korea doesn’t make sense,” Seo said.
“(Dog meat consumption) is too anachronistic, has elements of cruelty to animals and hinders our national growth,” said Cheon JinKyung, head of Korea Animal Rights Advocates in Seoul. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/eat-my-food-dog-meat-farmers-in-s-korea-resist-push-to-ban-industry/ | 2023-07-31T15:24:56 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/eat-my-food-dog-meat-farmers-in-s-korea-resist-push-to-ban-industry/ |
Wayward dachshund returns home after days on the run
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (WJAR) - It is not uncommon for dogs to run away, but that doesn’t make it any easier for their worried owners.
So when the owners of a lost Massachusetts dog asked their community for help, their neighbors stepped up.
What started out as a nightmare for Dorothy and Glenn Haskell has turned into a happy ending.
“It was an absolute dream,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Positioned peacefully in her arms now, this 14-month-old daredevil dachshund named Chelsea is back home safe and sound after being on the run literally for almost four days.
“Knowing your dog is on Route 95, it’s a nightmare,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Last Sunday, Chelsea was playing with her sister Coco in their backyard when she escaped through a small hole in the fence.
They tried to get her, but she took off.
Glenn Haskell had been out for a jog. “Veered off my run and went after her, you know, but she went into the woods and gone,” he said.
From there, they posted on social media.
“(Neighbors were) coming out their doors, they were hiking through the woods. They were leaving their lights on. They were leaving water out,” Dorothy Haskell said.
They were pleading to the public to help find her as day turned to night.
“This is not going to, it’s not going to end well between her and a fox or a raccoon,” Glenn Haskell said.
The next morning, they made flyers, stuffing them in mailboxes all over. Then that night, a call came in.
“A woman is yelling, ‘Your dachshund, I know she’s up on Route 295. There’s a driver pulled over on the side of the road,’” Dorothy Haskell said.
That same driver called state police. They all tried to grab her, following her across an on ramp.
“And across three lanes of Route 95,” Dorothy Haskell said.
Spooked, the dog went back into the woods.
On Tuesday, Dorothy Haskell went back out there desperately with police, realizing there was a river nearby.
“To the officer and I said, ‘I think it’s time to call it.’ And suddenly he yelled, ‘Oh my God, she’s right there in the bushes,’” she said.
Chelsea ran back to the median and onto the highway again. Drivers began to pull over. One woman stopped traffic, but Chelsea kept going.
Having exhausted nearly all resources, the Haskells got help from Missing Dogs of Massachusetts, a volunteer-run group that help owners get their dogs back.
“A trap in our side yard. And she had me put out dirty laundry…” Dorothy Haskell said.
Just after midnight Wednesday, prayers for the pooch were answered.
“Dogs in Massachusetts, the woman called me, and she said, ‘She’s in the trap. Go out and get her.’ Because they had a camera,” Dorothy Haskell said.
The Haskells are so happy to have Chelsea back home and can’t thank the community enough for caring.
“It definitely restored your faith in humanity,” Dorothy Haskell said.
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The giveaway of an original digital badge designed by Yusuke Kozaki, a Japan leading character designer, has just begun.
SINGAPORE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AnotherBall (CEO: Captain), providing virtual entertainment experiences for a new era, today launched their new project "SAI by IZUMO" in collaboration with some of the top artists in the Japanese anime and game industries. This project has begun with the first giveaway of non-transferable digital badges, illustrated by Yusuke Kozaki.
IZUMO, launched in February 2023, is a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3 with the mission to build a sustainable place where everyone can live as they want to be. IZUMO offers the avatar assets of its symbolic character, "Ailis," to the public free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. With this, IZUMO continues to support all creators to maximize their potential creativities with emerging technologies.
The project "SAI by IZUMO," is a challenge to expand the possibilities of expression through emerging technologies with leading Japanese artists in the entertainment industry. The artists illustrated "Ailis" using their own unique style and expression, and IZUMO offers it as an original digital badge.
This collaboration project features six incredible artists: Yusuke Kozaki, a prolific illustrator, manga creator, and character designer who has worked on the character design for the AR game Pokémon GO; Aoi Yuki, a Japanese voice actress who won the Best Voice Actress Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards in 2012; KEI, a character designer known for a virtual character Hatsune Miku series; Ryu Nakayama, an animation director of Chainsaw Man; Shingo Adachi, an animator, character designer, and director known for numerous notable works such as the Japanese original anime TV series Lycoris Recoil and the Sword Art Online series; Naoki Saito, an illustrator, and YouTuber, known for his work in Pokémon Card Game and Duel Masters.
The exclusive illustrations drawn by each artist will be issued as digital badges using "Soul Bound Token (SBT)" technology, which makes it a non-transferable digital asset. The badges will be permanently owned and serve as proof of support for each artist.
Overview of "SAI by IZUMO"
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
◼️ Introduction of the great artists:
Yusuke Kozaki
Character designer, illustrator, and manga artist. Yusuke Kozaki has designed and illustrated characters for a number of popular gaming titles, including Fire Emblem, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon: Sword & Shield.
Aoi Yuki
Voice actress. Aoi Yuki voiced the roles of Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Iris in Pokémon: Best Wishes!, Hibiki Tachibana in Senki Zesshō Symphogear, and Maomao in Yakuya no Hitorigoto. She is also in charge of the YUKI×AOI Chimera Project, from planning to drafting and character design.
KEI
Illustrator. KEI has designed many characters for the Vocaloid series such as Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len, and Megurine Luka. He also created the character design for the VTuber Mirai Akari.
Ryu Nakayama
Animator and animation director. Ryu Nakayama is best known for directing Chainsaw Man. He has worked as a director and storyboarding for Jujutsu Kaisen and original drawings for the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. He was also a key animator for Yattarman Night and a main animator for Macross Delta.
Shingo Adachi
Animator, character designer, and animation director. The anime Lycoris Recoil is an original work by Shingo Adachi, who composed and directed the series. He has also worked on Working!!, Sword Art Online (as a character designer and animation supervisor), POMPO: THE CINEPHILE (as a character designer) and so on
Naoki Saito
YouTuber and illustrator. Naoki Saito is in charge of illustrations for Pokémon and Pokémon Trading Card Game. He shares the illustration techniques cultivated as a professional illustrator on YouTube. He also has a deep understanding of NFTs and is involved in the creation and sale of original NFTs.
◼️The distribution order of digital badges:
Part 1 Yusuke Kozaki July 28 (Fri) ~ August 3 (Thu)
Part 2 Aoi Yuki early August
Part 3 KEI Mid-August
Part 4 Ryu Nakayama mid-August
Part 5 Shingo Adachi late August
Part 6 Naoki Saito early September
About AnotherBall
AnotherBall is a venture company founded in May 2022, led by Captain, CEO, and Ramen, CTO. The management members are serial entrepreneurs who in the past launched "mamari," the information-hub website for families, and the multinational VTuber agency called "PRISM Project." The company's current focus is on IZUMO, a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3, with a mission "Live as you want to be." AnotherBall raised 2.2M USD in its angel round from renowned investors in May 2023.
Furthermore, Anotherball is currently hiring. If you're interested in the new era of the virtual entertainment business, please visit the careers page listed below.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
Careers: https://bit.ly/IZUMO-Recruitment
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Full Brain Solution Sets New Industry Standard in Stroke Care
NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aidoc, a pioneering force in clinical AI, announced today the launch of its revolutionary Full Brain Solution. This new solution will significantly expand the anatomy analyzed by AI to identify suspected strokes, allowing for identification and care coordination of patients with medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) as well as posterior and anterior large vessel occlusions (LVOs).
The Full Brain Solution represents a significant advancement in medical technology aiding patient care, being the first and only AI technology to identify suspected posterior and anterior LVOs and MeVOs. The prevalence of the newly covered conditions, posterior LVO and MeVO, is significant. 795,000 strokes take place each year in the United States, of which, 87% are ischemic strokes. Approximately 25-40% of ischemic strokes are MeVOs and 24-46% of all ischemic strokes are LVOs. 20-25% of LVOs are posterior.1,2,3,4
The addition of posterior LVO and MeVO enables approximately twice as many patients to receive faster access to life-saving therapy with AI-powered care coordination.1,2,3,4
"AI has shown remarkable success in enhancing workflow for patients with anterior LVOs, nearly halving the time to treatment. However, this is just the beginning. With Aidoc's Full Brain Solution, we can now broaden these advancements to benefit a significantly larger patient population, leading to improved care and ultimately better patient outcomes," shared Dr. Brian Mason, Associate Professor NeuroEndovascular Surgery at University of Illinois Champaign, one of the leading AI-healthcare experts in the country.
Extending beyond acute ischemic stroke, the Full Brain Solution employs diverse artificial intelligence technologies such as image-based identification and natural language processing to identify and orchestrate care for patients suffering from intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, and brain aneurysms, making it the most complete neurovascular AI solution.
Aidoc's Full Brain Solution is delivered through the company's proprietary operating system (aiOS™) that enables organizations to reliably deploy AI solutions in high volumes and overcome the challenges associated with legacy IT systems and separate physician workflows. The aiOS™ seamlessly integrates with existing IT infrastructure, enabling the scale needed to realize the full potential of AI in healthcare. Aidoc's aiOS™ is also the only platform integrated into electronic health records (EHR).
"AI continues to drive significant gains and contributions in addressing the challenges health systems are facing," stated Elad Walach, CEO, Aidoc. "Our groundbreaking Full Brain Solution is propelling AI into new and needed territories and proving impact to facilities by cutting the time to treatment nearly in half for twice as many patients. Our vision is to continue pushing boundaries, transforming the lives of a significantly larger patient population, elevating the standard of care, and driving remarkable improvements in patient outcomes."
Aidoc's Full Brain Solution will be showcased during the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California from July 31 to August 4. If interested in seeing a demonstration register here.
About Aidoc
Aidoc is a pioneering force in clinical AI. We focus on aiding and empowering healthcare teams to optimize patient treatment, which results in improved economic value and clinical outcomes. Our clinically proven AI solutions eliminate silos, increase efficiencies and improve outcomes by delivering critical information when and where care teams need it leading to immediate collective action. Built on Aidoc's proprietary aiOS™, we analyze and aggregate medical data to enable care teams to operationalize the unexpected and work seamlessly with a continued focus on the patient. Used in more than 1,000 medical centers worldwide, Aidoc has the most FDA clearances (13) in clinical AI and its AI-based solutions cover 75 percent of patient populations, enabling physicians to make informed decisions based on real-time data. Aidoc AI is always on, running in the background to change the foreground. Visit Aidoc.com to see how we are connecting all points of care with always on AI.
- https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm
- https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.028956
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6584910
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170115/#:~:text=Approximately%2020%E2%80%9325%25%20of%20all,mistaken%20for%20more%20benign%20entities.
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HIALEAH, Fla. (WFLA) — A federal judge in Florida has thrown out a multi-million dollar lawsuit involving microwavable mac and cheese.
The $5 million lawsuit claimed the Kraft Heinz Food Company misled the public about the time it takes to prepare Velveeta microwavable mac and cheese cups.
According to court records, a West Palm Beach-based law firm filed the lawsuit on behalf of a woman from Hialeah, Florida, on Nov. 18.
The lawsuit alleged that the Kraft Heinz Food Company violated federal law by saying the mac and cheese cups take 3½ minutes to prepare, arguing that the time limit does not include the time it takes to remove the lid, add water and stir in the cheese sauce.
The lawsuit had claimed Amanda Ramirez bought the product for a “premium price” of $10.99 “between October and November 2022, among other times.” However, it did not say how long it actually took Ramirez to prepare the mac and cheese.
The suit described Ramirez as someone who “looks to bold statements of value when quickly selecting groceries”, and “like many consumers who seek to stretch their money as far as possible when buying groceries.”
Despite the arguments, a Miami district judge threw out the lawsuit. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/florida-judge-tosses-5-million-lawsuit-over-microwavable-mac-and-cheese/ | 2023-07-31T15:25:02 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/florida-judge-tosses-5-million-lawsuit-over-microwavable-mac-and-cheese/ |
Full Brain Solution Sets New Industry Standard in Stroke Care
NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aidoc, a pioneering force in clinical AI, announced today the launch of its revolutionary Full Brain Solution. This new solution will significantly expand the anatomy analyzed by AI to identify suspected strokes, allowing for identification and care coordination of patients with medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs) as well as posterior and anterior large vessel occlusions (LVOs).
The Full Brain Solution represents a significant advancement in medical technology aiding patient care, being the first and only AI technology to identify suspected posterior and anterior LVOs and MeVOs. The prevalence of the newly covered conditions, posterior LVO and MeVO, is significant. 795,000 strokes take place each year in the United States, of which, 87% are ischemic strokes. Approximately 25-40% of ischemic strokes are MeVOs and 24-46% of all ischemic strokes are LVOs. 20-25% of LVOs are posterior.1,2,3,4
The addition of posterior LVO and MeVO enables approximately twice as many patients to receive faster access to life-saving therapy with AI-powered care coordination.1,2,3,4
"AI has shown remarkable success in enhancing workflow for patients with anterior LVOs, nearly halving the time to treatment. However, this is just the beginning. With Aidoc's Full Brain Solution, we can now broaden these advancements to benefit a significantly larger patient population, leading to improved care and ultimately better patient outcomes," shared Dr. Brian Mason, Associate Professor NeuroEndovascular Surgery at University of Illinois Champaign, one of the leading AI-healthcare experts in the country.
Extending beyond acute ischemic stroke, the Full Brain Solution employs diverse artificial intelligence technologies such as image-based identification and natural language processing to identify and orchestrate care for patients suffering from intracerebral hemorrhage, subdural hemorrhage, and brain aneurysms, making it the most complete neurovascular AI solution.
Aidoc's Full Brain Solution is delivered through the company's proprietary operating system (aiOS™) that enables organizations to reliably deploy AI solutions in high volumes and overcome the challenges associated with legacy IT systems and separate physician workflows. The aiOS™ seamlessly integrates with existing IT infrastructure, enabling the scale needed to realize the full potential of AI in healthcare. Aidoc's aiOS™ is also the only platform integrated into electronic health records (EHR).
"AI continues to drive significant gains and contributions in addressing the challenges health systems are facing," stated Elad Walach, CEO, Aidoc. "Our groundbreaking Full Brain Solution is propelling AI into new and needed territories and proving impact to facilities by cutting the time to treatment nearly in half for twice as many patients. Our vision is to continue pushing boundaries, transforming the lives of a significantly larger patient population, elevating the standard of care, and driving remarkable improvements in patient outcomes."
Aidoc's Full Brain Solution will be showcased during the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) Annual Meeting in San Diego, California from July 31 to August 4. If interested in seeing a demonstration register here.
About Aidoc
Aidoc is a pioneering force in clinical AI. We focus on aiding and empowering healthcare teams to optimize patient treatment, which results in improved economic value and clinical outcomes. Our clinically proven AI solutions eliminate silos, increase efficiencies and improve outcomes by delivering critical information when and where care teams need it leading to immediate collective action. Built on Aidoc's proprietary aiOS™, we analyze and aggregate medical data to enable care teams to operationalize the unexpected and work seamlessly with a continued focus on the patient. Used in more than 1,000 medical centers worldwide, Aidoc has the most FDA clearances (13) in clinical AI and its AI-based solutions cover 75 percent of patient populations, enabling physicians to make informed decisions based on real-time data. Aidoc AI is always on, running in the background to change the foreground. Visit Aidoc.com to see how we are connecting all points of care with always on AI.
- https://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm
- https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.028956
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6584910
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6170115/#:~:text=Approximately%2020%E2%80%9325%25%20of%20all,mistaken%20for%20more%20benign%20entities.
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Survey: Nearly one third would talk to robots if feeling lonely and almost half would share their medical history with AI
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than a year since the launch of the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, Americans are embracing AI-based care as they age. One third of Americans and over half (58%) of millennials believe AI and robotics will provide their future in-home long-term care.
According to the annual Nationwide Retirement Institute Long-Term Care survey, conducted in partnership with LIMRA in May 2023, this survey of 1,439 U.S. adults aged 24 or over found that younger generations were particularly apt to embrace the technology.
Among the key findings:
- Daily functions: More than one in three (35%) Americans would accept help from a robot for activities such as toileting, dressing and transferring. This rises to 52% among millennials and declines with older generations (23% for boomers and 36% for Gen Xers).
- Companionship: Nearly the same amount (32%) say they would talk to robots/AI if they are feeling lonely. This increases to about half (52%) of millennials.
- Physical safety: Almost seven out of ten (68%) Americans would use AI to alert family/friends if they were to experience a fall or physical danger (63% boomers, 70% Gen X, 72% millennials).
- Medical history: Nearly half (48%) of Americans say they would share their medical history with AI to help support their care needs. This figure increases to 65% for millennials.
In response to the increasing acceptance and adoption of AI-based care, Nationwide is testing eldercare robots in homes of select policyholders with mobility issues. The goal of this trial is to assess if the robots increase the potential for policyholders to age in their home and remain independent.
"It is difficult for many families to find quality care for their loved ones. We are considering AI and robotics as potential solutions for this and are identifying if eldercare robots could become credible, compelling examples of extraordinary care for our members," said Holly Snyder, president of Nationwide's Life Insurance business. "As we continue to see advancements in AI and an uptick in consumer adoption, AI and robotics could permanently change how people receive their long-term care and provide them with more opportunity to safely remain independent for longer."
Many adults mistakenly believe they have long-term care coverage
The survey reveals that 18% of adults report that they currently own long-term care insurance, including 27% of millennials. However, industry data shows only 3.1% of Americans have purchased long-term care insurance and most of those are older consumers.*
More than half (51%) who mistakenly thought they owned long-term care insurance confused it with long-term disability insurance. Almost a third (30%) confused it with health insurance.
In conjunction with the survey, Nationwide conducted focus groups made up of four different demographics: baby boomers, Gen Xers, millennials and those who believe they had long-term care coverage. Unsurprisingly, these sessions revealed that like survey respondents, focus group participants also often mistakenly confused long-term care insurance with their long-term disability insurance or health insurance. Neither of these cover long-term care expenses.
"Many Americans – mostly millennials – mistakenly believe they have long-term care coverage, usually in their company's benefit package, when in fact they do not," said Snyder. "Though this misconception is understandable, it puts them at danger of discovering that they don't have coverage much later on when they really need it."
Americans have concerns about how to manage aging
Though many Americans don't own long-term care policies, they do have very real concerns about how to manage the aging process and its associated costs.
For example:
- Nearly half of respondents (49%) are worried they'll become a burden to their family as they age
- Almost a third (28%) say they would rather die than live in a nursing home
- More than a quarter (26%) believe paying for long-term care will diminish their children's inheritance
"Too many Americans are missing crucial planning steps to make sure they're set up for success as they age," said Snyder. "The first step is to understand what's important to you and your family. From there, we recommend talking to a financial professional to help build a plan."
Financial professionals need to bring up long-term care planning
While more than half (51%) say it is important that a financial professional discuss long-term care costs with them, fewer than one in five adults (18%) say they have actually discussed long-term planning with their financial professional. In fact, more than one in four adults (27%) across all age groups have not discussed long-term care costs with anyone. The good news is 30% say they would discuss long-term care costs with a financial professional in the future.
"Financial professionals need to be proactive in helping families plan for important long-term care issues, including how to pay for it," Snyder added. "Even if a client believes they are covered, we suggest probing them with some follow-up questions to be sure they are, in fact, protected. If not, financial professionals have an important role in helping them put together a plan of action."
To encourage discussions around long-term care costs in retirement, Nationwide's Health Care/LTC Cost Assessment tool uses proprietary health risk analysis and updated actuarial cost data to provide a meaningful, personalized cost estimate to help financial professionals and clients plan for future medical and long-term care expenses.
To learn more about the importance of long-term care planning, visit www.nationwide.com/LTCbasics. Financial professionals can learn more in this blog and at www.nationwidefinancial.com/LTC.
Methodology
The 2023 Nationwide Retirement Institute/NCOA Long-term Care survey was conducted online within the United States between adults aged 25 and over by LIMRA on behalf of The Nationwide Retirement Institute. Survey participants were drawn from a nationwide consumer panel and data collection occurred between 4/25/2023 and 5/12/2023. The sample was weighted by race/ethnicity and income and included quotas for age and gender to approximate U.S. general population representation.
About Nationwide
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities, mutual funds and ETFs; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; and pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com. Follow the firm on Facebook and Twitter.
*"Do Consumer Really Understand Long-Term Care Insurance". LIMRA.com. 11/15/2022.
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HAZLET, N.J. (WPIX) – A New Jersey family is suing a movie theater chain after the mother and her son, who has autism, were thrown out.
Their offense? The mother took her son into the women’s restroom when he needed to go to the bathroom.
“All this time, it was humiliating and scary for my son,” Christine Gallinaro, of Holmdel, told WPIX.
It was supposed to be a fun trip to the movies for Gallinaro and her 15-year-old son, John.
Gallinaro‘s husband wasn’t with them, so when John, who is nonverbal, had to go to the bathroom, she took him into the ladies’ room at Cinemark‘s Hazlet 12. There was no family restroom.
Gallinaro said no one in the ladies’ room complained. She said many understood that her son has special needs and needed an adult to help him. But the theater manager let her and her son know she disapproved.
“I asked her if there was a problem. I explained that he was disabled, and she said a grown man should not be in this bathroom,” Gallinaro said.
Gallinaro said the manager called security and then the police to eject them from the movie theater. On the cellphone video, Gallinaro said it was clear to her that the security and police were sympathetic to her plight.
The Gallinaros filed a lawsuit last week against the movie theater chain.
“What happened that day was unlawful, wrong, and bizarre,” said Austin Tobin, the Gallinaro family’s lawyer.
“Since this happened and has been made public, there has been an overwhelming response of support, particularly from mothers of disabled children,” Gallinaro said.
A few days after the June 16 incident, Gallinaro said the movie theater regional manager reached out to offer a refund, but the mother said the humiliation was too great.
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A Blackbaud Partner, Momentum, is Helping Blackbaud Customers Create More Impact with AI
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced a strategic investment in Momentum, a leading AI-focused Blackbaud partner, graduate of Blackbaud's Social Good Startup tech accelerator program, and winner of Blackbaud's 2022 startup showcase.
Blackbaud recently unveiled a major new wave of its Intelligence for Good® strategy, with a commitment to increase the availability of AI-enabled partner solutions in the Blackbaud Marketplace. This investment in Momentum is one way the company is accelerating product delivery and focusing on the creation of AI capabilities embedded in Blackbaud solutions. With Momentum's integration with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®, Blackbaud customers can optimize their fundraising and stewardship processes.
"A tremendous opportunity exists for social impact organizations to use AI to address key operational and financial challenges," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "Blackbaud is actively investing in organic analytics and AI capabilities, and partnering with leading AI companies such as Momentum, to enable our customers to reach donors at a scale never seen before."
Momentum, founded by behavioral scientists from Duke's Center for Advanced Hindsight, launched the first version of its solution in 2019. Key to Momentum's success is a focus on the use of AI to create fundraising tools that build lasting relationships between high impact charities and their donors.
In its current release, the Momentum platform connects donor portfolios with automation and generative AI capabilities to deliver personalized first-draft communications and outreach recommendations directly to a fundraiser's email inbox. Customers using Momentum thus far have experienced a 400% increase in the number of personalized touchpoints their fundraisers could produce and an average of $60,000 per month in increased donations.
Momentum originally joined the Blackbaud ecosystem through participation in the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program, where the company was connected to Blackbaud experts and fast-tracked into Blackbaud's partner program.
According to Nick Fitz, founder and CEO of Momentum, "Blackbaud's tech accelerator has been a pleasure to be a part of. With their help, we've refined our AI capabilities and integrated core infrastructure. We're working directly with fundraisers—helping people build more meaningful relationships with less psychological burden—and we're excited to learn from the leader in the space. This investment, and guidance from Blackbaud, will help us better serve the people powering the social good sector."
As Blackbaud continues to enhance its AI offerings, partners are a key piece of the company's strategy to grow the ecosystem around its leading solutions and services for social impact organizations. Learn more about Blackbaud's Intelligence for Good approach here and read more about the Blackbaud Partner Network here.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
About Momentum
Momentum is an innovative AI and behavioral science company helping people build more meaningful relationships. Founded in 2019, our technology streamlines fundraising processes through thoughtful workflow automation and artificial intelligence, enabling fundraisers to focus on relationship-building rather than administrative tasks. Through our suite of products, Momentum has powered impactful campaigns, driving effectiveness and warmth in philanthropy. Our commitment to enhancing fundraising practices has made us a trusted partner for organizations around the world. For more about how Momentum is serving the sector, visit www.givemomentum.com.
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Betr Picks is now available to play in the Betr Fantasy & Sportsbook iOS app for real money in 24 jurisdictions, including California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, which represent the majority of the U.S. adult population
Betr, the Official and Exclusive Sports Betting and Fantasy Partner for Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, will also feature a special Paul vs. Diaz free-to-play picks game, which will offer users a chance to win their share of up to $1M in prizes
MIAMI, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Betr Holdings, Inc. ("Betr" or the "Company"), today announced the launch of Betr Picks, a pick 'em style fantasy game to complement its existing real money and free-to-play online sports betting (OSB) product, Betr Sportsbook. The simple and intuitive real money fantasy pick 'em experience allows users to select "More" or "Less" from a wide array of player projections to build a lineup with as few as 2 and up to a total of 8 players. Users have the potential to win up to 100x their initial entry if they get 8 picks correct. Betr Picks is now available in 24 jurisdictions* (including California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, and North Carolina) which collectively represent over half of the U.S. adult population, and the Company is planning to further expand its fantasy reach to at least 30 total jurisdictions by the end of 2023. The Betr Fantasy & Sportsbook app is currently available on iOS with plans to launch on Android soon. This launch marks the first time that sportsbook and fantasy will operate within a single app.
Fantasy sports is the latest extension of Betr's real money gaming business, which already has an established OSB business with live operations in Ohio and Massachusetts and plans to launch OSB in Virginia in the coming weeks and additional jurisdictions in the months ahead. Betr Picks offers a differentiated pick 'em experience, including the ability to pick up to 8 players, higher payout multiples (up to 100x), and no pushes. Betr's signature focus on simple and intuitive product design, along with its bespoke integrations with Betr Media, will further distinguish the Betr Picks experience from the broader fantasy sports gaming market. To celebrate the launch of Betr Picks, Betr, the Official and Exclusive Sports Betting and Fantasy Partner for Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, will feature a special Paul vs. Diaz free-to-play picks game, which will offer users a chance to win their share of up to $1M in prizes. The game is available now until August 5th when the first bout of Most Valuable Promotions and Real Fight Inc.'s Paul vs. Diaz pay-per-view begins live on DAZN and ESPN+ in the U.S.
Betr Picks represents the first time Betr Gaming is able to more fully capitalize on the nationwide media audience and brand of Betr Media. As the fastest growing sports betting media brand in the United States, Betr Media has already surpassed 1.5 billion impressions on social media less than a year after launch. Betr Media is focused predominantly on original and short-form content, which the Company believes will be the primary form of sports media consumption for the 21-34-year-old male demographic outside of consuming live sporting events themselves. Betr Media will also be launching the @betrpicks sub-brand on social media, giving fans a more targeted community-driven vertical for fantasy and picks content. The channel will be led by rising social media star Derek Sullivan (aka BetrDerek) with consistent appearances from Betr's robust talent network such as Jake Paul, Marco Piemonte, Haley and Hanna Cavinder, Bo Nickal, Handshake Bets and more.
The launch comes shortly after Betr announced the acquisition of the Chameleon platform from FansUnite (TSX: FANS), which enabled Betr to enhance and accelerate its product roadmap. The Chameleon acquisition allows the company to develop its upcoming V1 OSB product, which will feature sportsbook capabilities including pre-match and in-play core markets, parlays, same game parlays, futures, props, and other bet types, along with over 20 additional sports. The Company's current OSB product, which it refers to internally as V0, is a beta product that will continue to operate in Ohio, Massachusetts, and soon Virginia until V1 launches in H1 2024.
"We are thrilled to expand the Betr Gaming business by introducing our real money fantasy sports vertical with the launch of Betr Picks," said Joey Levy, Founder and CEO of Betr. "Betr Picks allows us to acquire and engage real money gaming users across the United States, enabling Betr Gaming to more fully capitalize on the nationwide presence of Betr Media for the first time, all while providing a complimentary pre-match experience to our in-play focused OSB product. We believe Betr Picks already features a strong core user experience relative to existing pick 'em products, and we have several material enhancements that will be released over the coming weeks and months including more sports, game modes, media integrations, deposit and withdrawal capabilities, and more."
Betr's proactive industry leadership in safe and responsible play will continue with Betr Picks, which also features the same Responsible Gaming-focused tenets the Company has rolled out for its OSB product, including a 21+ age requirement to play, a ban on credit card deposits for all users, and restrictions on the monthly deposit amounts for young consumers aged 21-25 years old. Betr Picks is backed by legal opinions from both nationwide and state-specific experts in the gaming space and is only available in jurisdictions where fantasy gaming has been legalized by statute or is permitted via case law and/or legal precedent.
*Betr Picks is available in California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon, Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, Kansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Rhode Island, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, Washington D.C., Vermont, and Wyoming.
About Betr
Founded in 2022 by Joey Levy and Jake Paul, Betr is a leading sports betting and sports media company through Betr Gaming and Betr Media, respectively. Betr Gaming is an online sports betting and gaming business focused on a unique product experience with a simplified user experience that is catered to the casual sports fan, enabling Betr to capture more of the underpenetrated online gaming addressable market. Betr Gaming began with a microbetting-only online sports betting (OSB) product, allowing users to bet on individual plays and events – such as pass or rush on the next play in football or the outcome of the next pitch in baseball, and is expanding its OSB product offering to include additional markets with full sportsbook capabilities, as well as planning to expand into other real money gaming verticals. Betr Media is the fastest growing sports betting media brand in the United States that has grown to over 1.5 million followers, 1.5 billion impressions, and 77 million engagements across its social channels since publicly launching in August 2022. Betr is creating a unique flywheel by investing in content creators to drive brand awareness and affinity, which drives more audience and engagement with the Betr brand, allowing Betr to monetize its user base through a suite of gaming products which then enables further investment in content and brand affinity.
For more information on Betr, visit betr.app or follow @betr on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter. To learn more about responsible play, please visit betr.app/responsibility.
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Kia Soul EV tops the list for the second consecutive year
LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of electric vehicles (EVs) available on the marketplace continues to grow and the cost of insuring an EV is a burgeoning factor for consumers. According to industry reports, the number of currently available and soon-to-launch EV models is increasing from 27 as of January '21 to 53 early this year. Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY), a leading auto insurer in California and provider of auto insurance in 10 other states, has put together a list of the most affordable new EVs to help consumers save them money on insurance.
Mercury's research and development team examined 2023 model year electric vehicles available at car dealerships today to compile the list1.
"EVs are growing on consumers and many are considering one as their next vehicle," said Mercury Insurance Director of Product Management R&D Chong Gao. "One of the most important aspects of ownership that needs to be considered is the cost of insuring an EV. This cost can make up a significant portion of owning one and Mercury provides an EV discount in most of the states it operates in."
Mercury is proud to offer a discount on EVs in 10 of the 11 states it offers personal auto insurance.
The list of 2023 electric vehicles, beginning with the most affordable make and model to insure is:
- Kia Soul EV
- Nissan Leaf
- Ford F-150 Lightning
- Hyundai IONIQ
- Volvo C40 Recharge
- Volvo XC40 Recharge
- Mazda MX-30
- Chevrolet Bolt EV
- Volkswagen ID.4
- (a tie at 10th) Audi Q4 E-Tron, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Kia EV6, Mercedes EQB and Polestar 2
About Mercury Insurance
Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) is a multiple-line insurance carrier predominantly offering personal auto, homeowners and renters insurance through a network of independent agents in Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia, as well as auto insurance in Florida. Mercury writes other lines of insurance in various states, including commercial, business owners and business auto, landlord, home-sharing, ride-hailing and mechanical protection insurance.
Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance dollar by pairing ultracompetitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned "A" ratings from A.M. Best and Fitch, as well as "Best Auto Insurance Company" designations from Forbes and Insure.com. For more information visit www.MercuryInsurance.com or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
1 Mercury Insurance developed the list based on full coverage premium (BI, PD, COMP, COLL, MP, UMBI and UMPD) for a hypothetical California driver with average factors for each rating element.
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A Blackbaud Partner, Momentum, is Helping Blackbaud Customers Create More Impact with AI
CHARLESTON, S.C., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the leading provider of software for powering social impact, today announced a strategic investment in Momentum, a leading AI-focused Blackbaud partner, graduate of Blackbaud's Social Good Startup tech accelerator program, and winner of Blackbaud's 2022 startup showcase.
Blackbaud recently unveiled a major new wave of its Intelligence for Good® strategy, with a commitment to increase the availability of AI-enabled partner solutions in the Blackbaud Marketplace. This investment in Momentum is one way the company is accelerating product delivery and focusing on the creation of AI capabilities embedded in Blackbaud solutions. With Momentum's integration with Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®, Blackbaud customers can optimize their fundraising and stewardship processes.
"A tremendous opportunity exists for social impact organizations to use AI to address key operational and financial challenges," said Mike Gianoni, president and CEO, Blackbaud. "Blackbaud is actively investing in organic analytics and AI capabilities, and partnering with leading AI companies such as Momentum, to enable our customers to reach donors at a scale never seen before."
Momentum, founded by behavioral scientists from Duke's Center for Advanced Hindsight, launched the first version of its solution in 2019. Key to Momentum's success is a focus on the use of AI to create fundraising tools that build lasting relationships between high impact charities and their donors.
In its current release, the Momentum platform connects donor portfolios with automation and generative AI capabilities to deliver personalized first-draft communications and outreach recommendations directly to a fundraiser's email inbox. Customers using Momentum thus far have experienced a 400% increase in the number of personalized touchpoints their fundraisers could produce and an average of $60,000 per month in increased donations.
Momentum originally joined the Blackbaud ecosystem through participation in the Blackbaud Social Good Startup Program, where the company was connected to Blackbaud experts and fast-tracked into Blackbaud's partner program.
According to Nick Fitz, founder and CEO of Momentum, "Blackbaud's tech accelerator has been a pleasure to be a part of. With their help, we've refined our AI capabilities and integrated core infrastructure. We're working directly with fundraisers—helping people build more meaningful relationships with less psychological burden—and we're excited to learn from the leader in the space. This investment, and guidance from Blackbaud, will help us better serve the people powering the social good sector."
As Blackbaud continues to enhance its AI offerings, partners are a key piece of the company's strategy to grow the ecosystem around its leading solutions and services for social impact organizations. Learn more about Blackbaud's Intelligence for Good approach here and read more about the Blackbaud Partner Network here.
About Blackbaud
Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB) is the leading software provider exclusively dedicated to powering social impact. Serving the nonprofit and education sectors, companies committed to social responsibility and individual change makers, Blackbaud's essential software is built to accelerate impact in fundraising, nonprofit financial management, digital giving, grantmaking, corporate social responsibility and education management. With millions of users and over $100 billion raised, granted or managed through Blackbaud platforms every year, Blackbaud's solutions are unleashing the potential of the people and organizations who change the world. Blackbaud has been named to Newsweek's list of America's Most Responsible Companies, Quartz's list of Best Companies for Remote Workers, and Forbes' list of America's Best Employers. A remote-first company, Blackbaud has operations in the United States, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica and the United Kingdom, supporting users in 100+ countries. Learn more at www.blackbaud.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.
About Momentum
Momentum is an innovative AI and behavioral science company helping people build more meaningful relationships. Founded in 2019, our technology streamlines fundraising processes through thoughtful workflow automation and artificial intelligence, enabling fundraisers to focus on relationship-building rather than administrative tasks. Through our suite of products, Momentum has powered impactful campaigns, driving effectiveness and warmth in philanthropy. Our commitment to enhancing fundraising practices has made us a trusted partner for organizations around the world. For more about how Momentum is serving the sector, visit www.givemomentum.com.
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CLEVELAND, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Celloram Inc., a dynamic biotech startup based in Cleveland, Ohio and developing novel medicines for cancer and immune disorders, announced today a groundbreaking licensing agreement with French biotech GENFIT SA to advance Celloram's first-in-class inflammasome inhibitor, CLM-022. The agreement grants GENFIT exclusive global rights to develop CLM-022 in liver disease indications.
"This exclusive licensing agreement with GENFIT aims to expand our inflammasome inhibitor platform into liver disease indications for the first time," said Tej Pareek, Ph.D., Celloram CEO. "We believe that GENFIT has the potential to rapidly advance the development of this class of inhibitors, ultimately bringing therapies and hope to a large population of patients who desperately need life-saving treatments. We are thrilled to work alongside GENFIT, a leading biopharmaceutical company, to bring this potential life-saving treatment to patients worldwide."
As part of this agreement, GENFIT will not only add to its arsenal of drug candidates for liver disease, but also gain access to Celloram's scientists and medicinal chemistry expertise to help synthesize and validate CLM-022 as GENFIT advances on its goal to secure an IND for future clinical trials.
In recognition of this transformative collaboration, Celloram Inc. is eligible to receive up to €160 million in clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments, which will further fuel its mission to deliver cutting-edge solutions for critical medical challenges. Celloram co-founders, Dr. John Letterio and Dr. Seong-Jin Kim, jointly stated, "Our vision at Celloram Inc. has always been driven by a passion for revolutionizing patient care by creating safer, more effective therapies. With this licensing agreement, we are one step closer to realizing Celloram's vision and we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with GENFIT."
About Liver Disease
Liver disease is a progressive deterioration of liver functions lasting more than six months, involving synthesis of clotting factors, detoxification, and bile excretion. The process entails inflammation, destruction, and regeneration of liver parenchyma, often leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Etiologies are diverse, encompassing toxins, prolonged alcohol abuse, infections, autoimmune diseases, and genetic/metabolic disorders. The global liver disease treatment market size is predicted to be worth 25.8.3 billion USD by 2028 from 14.1 billion USD in 2023 to grow at a CAGR of 11.72% in forecasted period. Increasing cases of acute and chronic liver diseases, including liver cancer, are driving the demand for advanced liver disease diagnostics and treatments.
About Celloram Inc.
Celloram Inc. is a forward-thinking biotech startup based in Cleveland, Ohio, driven by the vision to harness innovative science and revolutionize patient care. Their experienced leadership team, including co-founders Dr. John Letterio and Dr. Seong-Jin Kim, CEO Dr. Tej Kumar Pareek, VP and chief scientific Program Directors Dr. Seunghwan Lim and Dr. Liraz Levi are committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions to unmet medical needs.
Celloram Inc. is also gearing up to open its Series A funding round in the coming months, offering an opportunity for visionary investors to join forces in the pursuit of transformative innovations. This funding will further catapult Celloram Inc.'s pioneering research and development efforts, taking their pipelines to new heights.
About GENFIT.
GENFIT is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with rare and severe liver diseases characterized by high unmet medical needs. GENFIT is a pioneer in liver disease research and development with a rich history and strong scientific heritage spanning more than two decades. Thanks to its expertise in bringing early-stage assets with high potential to late development and pre-commercialization stages, today GENFIT boasts a growing and diversified pipeline of innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions. Its R&D pipeline covers acute on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), hepatic encephalopathy (HE), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), urea cycle disorders (UCD), organic acidemias (OA) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Beyond therapeutics, GENFIT's pipeline also includes a diagnostic franchise focused on NASH and ACLF. GENFIT has facilities in Lille and Paris (France), Zurich (Switzerland) and Cambridge, MA (USA).
Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Celloram Inc. and GENFIT's potential collaboration and the development of CLM-022. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Open House Worldwide architecture festival, a network of nearly 60 non-profit organizations hosting festivals and dialogue about architecture, design and cities across the globe, is set to debut March 1-2, 2024 in the Miami and Miami Beach area. Dedicated to honoring and sharing the iconic history of architecture and design on Miami Beach, the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority (MBVCA) is working in partnership with The Miami Center for Architecture and Design (MCAD), the lead of Open House Miami, the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB), and a host of additional community organizations. The official announcement of the first-ever installment of Open House Miami was recently made during a VIP reception at the Historic Hampton House, a perfect example of preserved architecture, design and cultural history.
"As an internationally-recognized event, we are proud to be part of a team that will welcome Open House to the market for the first time, providing an opportunity for new and returning visitors to access Miami Beach's iconic art deco buildings and signature, architectural landmarks," says Grisette Marcos, Executive Director of the MBVCA. "This marquee experience will join a collection of annual events activated on Miami Beach that positively benefit our city's hotels, restaurants and local businesses."
From New York to Seoul, Buenos Aires to Maputo, San Diego to Miami, Open House Worldwide is dedicated to making cities more open, accessible, and equitable. The network now spans 52 festivals, 29 countries, and 6 continents. The three-day festival will give attendees access to workshops and behind-the-scenes building tours, as well as give them opportunities to meet some of Miami and Miami Beach's world-renowned architects.
"At the heart of what makes a destination a great place to visit, is that it first has to be a great place to live, work and play," said GMCVB President & CEO David Whitaker. "Open House will provide visitors and our residents alike, a first-time peek behind the scenes of iconic buildings and venues that were not only instrumental in our history but instrumental in building and defining our brand. A true sense of place begins with the places that shape and reflect our spirit and our heritage, both yesterday and today."
Open House Miami will be only the fourth city in the U.S., following New York, San Diego, and Chicago, of what has become a worldwide movement to open cities and engage citizens in conversations about how to shape the future of where they live and celebrate historic design and architecture. Complimentary direct access to experience a collection of buildings throughout Miami and Miami Beach will provide opportunities for visitors, local and community members to connect, learn, discuss and debate amongst experts and themselves.
"MCAD looks forward to bringing this event to Miami and Miami Beach which, we believe, will add a new component to our city's place in the world as an architecture enthusiast's destination," added MCAD's Executive Vice President Cheryl Jacobs.
In anticipation of Open House Miami in 2024, travelers and locals can begin to discover signature architecture and hidden gems on Miami Beach through the newly-launched EXP Miami Beach Tours App, now available for download via Apple and Google.
For more information about Open House Miami, please visit https://www.openhousemia.org/.
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The FICO® Decisions Award 2023 recipient increases loan readiness rates among the underserved - like first time homebuyers, low-to-moderate-income, and minority borrowers.
NAPLES, Fla., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Fintech SaaS platform CredEvolv cemented its status as a socially committed innovator, with its recently received FICO Decisions Award in the category of Financial Inclusion. This is a global award, given to only 15 companies across 10 categories each year.
While traditional credit repair organizations prioritize quick fix solutions and tradeline disputes, CredEvolv's platform prioritizes consumer education and credit well-being, which drives sustainable credit score improvements and credit confidence among consumers.
Mission-aligned lenders who connect their clients through the platform are also able to "do well by doing good," achieving greater pull-through in closed loans while doing well by their consumer base.
CredEvolv connects low-credit and credit-declined consumers with HUD-certified and nonprofit credit counseling agencies via its platform - resulting in a significant increase in the number of consumers who can achieve loan readiness in a short period of time.
"Since inception in 2021, we've shown we can 10x the number of consumers who actually obtain a mortgage within 12 months of a credit decline, versus those who try to DIY their credit fixes," Jeff Walker, CredEvolv's CEO, said.
"Additionally, our nonprofit counselor partners - who work on our platform, using our integrated tools like FICO Score Open Access and Freddie Mac HomeCoachSM - are able to achieve results that, quite simply, for-profit companies, quick-score models, and AI can't achieve. That extra hand-holding provided by a compliant, nonprofit counselor makes a big difference."
CredEvolv partners with mission-aligned lenders who want to increase loan readiness rates among their borrowers who would otherwise fall out of their pipeline. By connecting their clients to CredEvolv - and through that connection to a nonprofit credit counselor - lenders see increased pull-through in their pipelines.
CredEvolv consumers achieve mortgage readiness in an average of 3 to 5 months - and sometimes sooner.
About CredEvolv
CredEvolv breaks down the barriers to credit equity and guides individuals seeking improved credit on a journey to sustainable, lifelong credit well-being. CredEvolv's proprietary credit and debt management education platform allows lenders to transform consumers in need of credit education and remediation into qualified applicants and lifelong customers by connecting them with HUD-certified & nonprofit credit counselors.
For more information, visit CredEvolv.com.
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(The Hill) — The Department of Education released a beta website on Monday for the Biden administration’s new income-driven student loan repayment plan, known as the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan.
“A beta version of the updated [Income-Driven Repayment (IDR)] application is now available and includes the option to enroll in the new SAVE Plan – the most affordable repayment plan yet,” the department said on the site.
Previously, the administration had numerous IDR options for borrowers, which advocates have said led to a confusing system for borrowers.
The new SAVE plan will replace the Revised Pay As You Earn Repayment (REPAYE) plan, one of the most widely used out of the four IDR options available to borrowers. The other three IDR plans will be phased out by the department or limited in the future.
The SAVE plan will make three significant changes this year compared to the REPAYE option. The first raises the income exemption from 150 percent above the poverty line to 225 percent, meaning a single person earning less than $32,800 would have $0 monthly payments under the plan.
The plan also won’t allow unpaid interest to grow if a person is making their monthly student loan payments. Lastly, spousal income for borrowers who are married and file separately will not be included.
The website – first reported by CNN — shows a demo of the application process, where some information such as tax returns can be automatically inserted due to information the government has on file for a borrower.
“We will be able to show borrowers their exact monthly payment amount and give them the ability to choose the most affordable repayment plan for them,” one official told CNN.
Officials told the network the full website launch will happen in August after the department has time to assess the site’s performance during the beta launch. Those who apply for SAVE during the beta period will not have to reapply after the full launch.
Those on the previous REPAYE IDR plan will be automatically enrolled in the new plan and do not need to use the launched application.
The Hill has reached out to the Department of Education for comment on the beta launch.
Other aspects of the SAVE program will be implemented next year such as payments getting reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent of income above 225 percent of the poverty line for undergraduate loans.
The SAVE plan, touted as the most generous IDR plan by the administration, is expected to cost between $150 billion to $350 billion a year, according to varying estimates.
The launch of the SAVE plan comes two months before borrowers end their three-year-long pause on student loan payments and begin President Joe Biden’s “on-ramp” repayment system.
Under the system, interest will still accrue, but borrowers will not be penalized in other ways such as credit score ratings for not paying their student loan payments up until Sept. 2024. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/new-income-driven-student-loan-repayment-plan-available-to-borrowers/ | 2023-07-31T15:25:26 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/new-income-driven-student-loan-repayment-plan-available-to-borrowers/ |
MVA6853 is the First Extractor Adoptable for Diesel Fuel or Gasoline
LANSDALE, Pa. , July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its evolution of fluid extractors, Mityvac, part of the SKF Group, has launched the MVA6853. The new Mityvac MVA6853 is a fuel/fluid extractor and priming kit that can quickly and cleanly extract, prime or dispense diesel fuel, kerosine or gasoline.
This easy-to-use manual syringe tool comes with five different adapters for both diesel fuel or gasoline to aid in prime, flush or maintenance needs. The MVA6853 has the capacity to manage 1.5 liters of fluid and its integrated valve system is designed specifically for diesel and gasoline without eroding the gaskets. The compact, streamlined design allows easy access into tight spaces under the hood or in areas of limited access.
The kit is designed with fuel capable seals and an integrated valve in cap to prevent spills and leaks. The hose and seals are also simple to replace if needed. The tool is easy to clean and compatible with other Mityvac fuel system connectors.
This all makes the new handheld Mityvac MVA6853 the perfect solution for flushing and priming fuel lines, priming fuel filters and quickly emptying tanks.
To learn more, visit www.skf.com/mityvac.
About SKF
SKF is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions that help industries become more competitive and sustainable. By making products lighter, more efficient, longer lasting and repairable, we help our customers improve their rotating equipment performance and reduce their environmental impact. Our offering around the rotating shaft includes bearings, seals, lubrication management, condition monitoring, and services. Founded in 1907, SKF is represented in approximately 129 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2022 were SEK 96,933 million and the number of employees was 42,641. www.skf.com® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.
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- Learners can enroll for these Microsoft Certifications with any of the existing programs offered by Great Learning in Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
- The Microsoft Certification aligned learning paths will be delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers.
- Great Learning programs are designed to help learners advance their skills in Microsoft technologies and Azure focused careers and complete the corresponding Microsoft Certification exams.
SEATTLE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Learning, a leading global edtech company for higher education and professional training is collaborating with Microsoft to offer their learners various Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI learning paths aligned to Microsoft Certifications. These 6-week online programs are designed and developed by Microsoft and delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers. The programs are relevant for young graduates and working professionals aspiring to build careers in high-demand domains such as Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
The relevance of Azure in today's technology landscape cannot be overstated. As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, Azure has emerged as a leading cloud infrastructure platform, providing a wide range of services and solutions to meet diverse business needs. Organizations that use Azure gain scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency, enabling them to accelerate innovation and drive digital transformation. The rapid adoption of Azure has created a significant demand for professionals skilled in Azure technologies. These skilling programs aligned to Azure certifications are designed for professionals aspiring to build a career in Cloud Computing and wanting to gain technical skills in Azure-based solutions.
As part of this relationship, Great Learning will initially deliver three Microsoft Certification aligned skilling programs, with plans to expand the offering to include seven more programs throughout the year. Launching immediately are the Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, (as a bolt on with the Great Learning Cloud Computing program) and Power BI Data Analyst programs. The Microsoft Azure Administrator certification is relevant for mid-level professionals in the IT and cloud domain and will provide them with a comprehensive understanding of Azure infrastructure and management tools. Power BI Data Analyst, is designed for young graduates who want to kick-start their career in Data Analytics.
Sharing his views about the collaboration, Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning said, "We are thrilled to join forces with Microsoft to provide our learners with access to world-class training aligned to Microsoft Certifications. Microsoft Azure is a prominent cloud infrastructure platform, revolutionizing the way businesses operate. However, there is a noticeable dearth of professionals equipped with the necessary skills to effectively leverage the capabilities of Azure. This collaboration will enable professionals at various stages of their careers to get these highly relevant skills and stay ahead in today's competitive job market."
Geoffrey Hirsch, Microsoft Senior Director, Worldwide Learning said, "Great Learning's expertise in professional training aligns to our goal to enable individuals to enhance their skill sets and pursue rewarding careers in the technology industry. We are pleased about this collaboration and the opportunity to offer specialized technical skilling through Great Learning that helps individuals prepare for Microsoft Certifications."
These certification-aligned programs will be delivered in a unique way under this collaboration. Learners will learn the Microsoft certified content over six weeks with weekly mentorship sessions with Great Learning's expert mentors. They will also have a dedicated program manager to assist and address any challenges faced during the course of the programs. Through this journey, they will also receive exam focused simulations and mock tests to prepare them for the certification exam. Upon completion of the program, learners will also obtain certification vouchers to cover the cost of the corresponding certification exam fee.
Great Learning is a leading global ed-tech company for professional training and higher education. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant, hands-on learning programs across various business, technology and interdisciplinary domains driving the digital economy. These programs are developed and offered in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford Graduate School of Business, MIT Professional Education, The University of Texas at Austin, National University of Singapore, Wharton Online, The University of Arizona, Deakin University, IIT-Roorkee, IIIT-Hyderabad & Delhi, and Great Lakes Institute of Management. Great Learning is able to leverage the highly qualified, world-class faculty at these universities together with its vast network of 6200+ industry expert mentors to deliver an unmatched learning experience for over 8.2 million learners from over 170+ countries around the world.
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CLEVELAND, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Celloram Inc., a dynamic biotech startup based in Cleveland, Ohio and developing novel medicines for cancer and immune disorders, announced today a groundbreaking licensing agreement with French biotech GENFIT SA to advance Celloram's first-in-class inflammasome inhibitor, CLM-022. The agreement grants GENFIT exclusive global rights to develop CLM-022 in liver disease indications.
"This exclusive licensing agreement with GENFIT aims to expand our inflammasome inhibitor platform into liver disease indications for the first time," said Tej Pareek, Ph.D., Celloram CEO. "We believe that GENFIT has the potential to rapidly advance the development of this class of inhibitors, ultimately bringing therapies and hope to a large population of patients who desperately need life-saving treatments. We are thrilled to work alongside GENFIT, a leading biopharmaceutical company, to bring this potential life-saving treatment to patients worldwide."
As part of this agreement, GENFIT will not only add to its arsenal of drug candidates for liver disease, but also gain access to Celloram's scientists and medicinal chemistry expertise to help synthesize and validate CLM-022 as GENFIT advances on its goal to secure an IND for future clinical trials.
In recognition of this transformative collaboration, Celloram Inc. is eligible to receive up to €160 million in clinical, regulatory, and commercial milestone payments, which will further fuel its mission to deliver cutting-edge solutions for critical medical challenges. Celloram co-founders, Dr. John Letterio and Dr. Seong-Jin Kim, jointly stated, "Our vision at Celloram Inc. has always been driven by a passion for revolutionizing patient care by creating safer, more effective therapies. With this licensing agreement, we are one step closer to realizing Celloram's vision and we are grateful for the opportunity to partner with GENFIT."
About Liver Disease
Liver disease is a progressive deterioration of liver functions lasting more than six months, involving synthesis of clotting factors, detoxification, and bile excretion. The process entails inflammation, destruction, and regeneration of liver parenchyma, often leading to fibrosis and cirrhosis. Etiologies are diverse, encompassing toxins, prolonged alcohol abuse, infections, autoimmune diseases, and genetic/metabolic disorders. The global liver disease treatment market size is predicted to be worth 25.8.3 billion USD by 2028 from 14.1 billion USD in 2023 to grow at a CAGR of 11.72% in forecasted period. Increasing cases of acute and chronic liver diseases, including liver cancer, are driving the demand for advanced liver disease diagnostics and treatments.
About Celloram Inc.
Celloram Inc. is a forward-thinking biotech startup based in Cleveland, Ohio, driven by the vision to harness innovative science and revolutionize patient care. Their experienced leadership team, including co-founders Dr. John Letterio and Dr. Seong-Jin Kim, CEO Dr. Tej Kumar Pareek, VP and chief scientific Program Directors Dr. Seunghwan Lim and Dr. Liraz Levi are committed to delivering cutting-edge solutions to unmet medical needs.
Celloram Inc. is also gearing up to open its Series A funding round in the coming months, offering an opportunity for visionary investors to join forces in the pursuit of transformative innovations. This funding will further catapult Celloram Inc.'s pioneering research and development efforts, taking their pipelines to new heights.
About GENFIT.
GENFIT is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the lives of patients with rare and severe liver diseases characterized by high unmet medical needs. GENFIT is a pioneer in liver disease research and development with a rich history and strong scientific heritage spanning more than two decades. Thanks to its expertise in bringing early-stage assets with high potential to late development and pre-commercialization stages, today GENFIT boasts a growing and diversified pipeline of innovative therapeutic and diagnostic solutions. Its R&D pipeline covers acute on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), hepatic encephalopathy (HE), cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), urea cycle disorders (UCD), organic acidemias (OA) and primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). Beyond therapeutics, GENFIT's pipeline also includes a diagnostic franchise focused on NASH and ACLF. GENFIT has facilities in Lille and Paris (France), Zurich (Switzerland) and Cambridge, MA (USA).
Disclaimer: This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding Celloram Inc. and GENFIT's potential collaboration and the development of CLM-022. These statements are based on current expectations and assumptions and involve inherent risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.
Note to Editors: This press release is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer or solicitation to buy or sell securities or engage in any other transaction. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — This year Whitney Houston would have turned 60, and a special celebration to raise money for a good cause is being planned for her birthday.
Houston’s estate, Sony and Primary Wave Music will host the second annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love on Aug. 9, which will benefit the late singer’s foundation aimed at helping young people.
Houston’s close friends BeBe Winans and Kim Burrell will perform at the gala at Atlanta’s St. Regis Hotel, as will Whitney’s brother, Gary, who toured with her for three decades.
“When I turned 50, Whitney gave me two celebrations — one in Ireland and one in London. I always tell everyone now that one of them was for her,” says Pat Houston, Whitney Houston’s sister-in-law and the executor of her estate. Houston died in February 2012 at age 48. “This year is Whitney at 60 — we’re all looking forward to being a part of the power of love in that room.”
Founded by the singer in 1989, the Whitney Houston Foundation for Children aims to empower youth, by providing resources to unhoused children, giving out college scholarships, and raising funds for charities like the Children’s Defense Fund and St. Jude Children’s Research.
A charity auction will raise money for the foundation.
“We’re going to auction off a beautiful lavender dress Dolly Parton wore when she sang ‘I Will Always Love You’ at Country Music Television’s ‘100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music’ special in 2004,” says Pat Houston. “This dress is particularly special because it’s lavender, and lavender is Whitney’s favorite color.”
The song, originally written by Parton, was recorded by Houston and became one of her great, everlasting hits. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it diamond early last year, which means the track has sold and streamed 10 million equivalent units in the United States. It became her first diamond single and made Houston the third woman to ever achieve diamond status with both a single and an album, following Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift.
Clive Davis will serve as honorary chairman. Recording Academy President Harvey Mason jr. is scheduled to attend. Also expected are Gamma’s Larry Jackson and Whitney Houston’s musical director Rickey Minor.
“I always tell people, Whitney is the star,” Pat Houston said. “Everybody in that room is royalty, but she’s loyalty — and she’s still showing that.” | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/whitney-at-60-houston-estate-announces-2nd-annual-gala/ | 2023-07-31T15:25:32 | 1 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/whitney-at-60-houston-estate-announces-2nd-annual-gala/ |
TAMPA, Fla. and WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC ("HealthEdge") and United Western Group ("United Western") announced today that in partnership with Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC ("A-CAP"), they have completed a recapitalization of Veridian Healthcare, LLC ("Veridian" or the "Company"), a leading outsourced manufacturer of private label and branded in-home diagnostic, pain care management, and personal care products.
Veridian, which was founded in 2009 and is based in Gurnee, IL, has distinguished itself as a preeminent distributor of home health and diagnostic products for leading national and regional chain stores, pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors, and e-commerce businesses. The Company's custom private labeling capabilities, robust overseas procurement knowledge and relationships, purchase volumes, and well-established supplier relationships enable Veridian to deliver highly competitive pricing and unmatched service across its wide breadth of product categories. Furthermore, the Company's end-to-end procurement solutions adeptly manage quality testing, compliance, shipping, warehousing, and other logistical intricacies, relieving customers of these administrative burdens. These differentiators underpin Veridian's long-term success and impressive growth rate.
Veridian's products are sold into the large and growing retail in-home diagnostic and pain care management consumer end markets. These categories have demonstrated strong historical growth which is expected to continue due to multiple market tailwinds. These include the COVID-19 impact on increased monitoring of consumers' health at home, a growing interest in personal care, an increasing prevalence of chronic disease states, and an aging US population.
Veridian's Founder and President Steve Bisulca retained a meaningful ownership position in the Company and will continue in his role as Veridian's President. Concurrent with the recapitalization, United Western operating partners Robert Friedberg and John Aldridge will also undertake key C-suite roles at Veridian. Mr. Friedberg will serve as Chief Executive Officer with vast experience leading healthcare delivery platforms, including hospitals, health systems, physician practices, and ancillary services ranging from $50M to $1.3B in revenue. Mr. Aldridge will serve as Chief Digital Health Officer, expanding Veridian's capabilities and client base in the digital health sector through deep experience in remote patient monitoring and healthcare IT.
Jacob Atkinson, Managing Partner of United Western Group, commented, "We are privileged to partner with the Veridian Healthcare management team, HealthEdge, and A-CAP to expand Veridian's capabilities into digital healthcare through the development of remote patient monitoring, kitting, and telehealth programs. Veridian is highly regarded for its expansive SKU portfolio, strong supply chain, and logistical support. They have proven themselves to be an industry leader with a strong management team and an exceptional employee-centric culture."
Scott Heberlein, Partner with HealthEdge added, "We are excited to add Veridian and its talented team as the second platform investment in our fourth fund. The Company, its market position, historical growth, and future potential represent many of the attractive attributes we seek with our investments. We believe the addition of United Western's experienced operators, Robert and John, will help drive Veridian into new, growing markets, and provide key healthcare constituents with cost effective solutions for monitoring patients in the home, ultimately driving superior outcomes."
Holland & Knight LLP served as lead legal counsel to United Western Group. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP served as legal counsel to HealthEdge. William Blair and Company, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC. Dentons US, LLP served as legal advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC.
ABOUT VERIDIAN HEALTHCARE
Veridian Healthcare is a nationally recognized distributor of in-home diagnostics and pain relief products. Since its establishment in 2009, Veridian has consistently provided innovative products to the growing healthcare market, focusing on brand development and strategic partnerships while expanding its blue-chip wholesale and retail customer portfolio. Veridian offers over 50 years of combined management and sales experience, providing competitively priced and high-quality products designed to meet the standards of today's healthcare professionals.
For more information on Veridian, visit www.VeridianHealthcare.com.
ABOUT UNITED WESTERN GROUP
United Western Group is a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. that partners with managers and entrepreneurs to invest in strategically viable, market-leading companies across a wide range of industries. United Western employs a collaborative value creation model through aggressive organic and inorganic growth strategies. United Western seeks investment targets in North American companies with $10 to $200 million in revenue.
For more information on United Western Group, visit www.UnitedWestern.com.
ABOUT HEALTHEDGE
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC is an operating-oriented private equity firm founded in 2005 that focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry. HealthEdge seeks to achieve superior returns by investing in businesses that benefit from the knowledge, experience, and network of relationships of its partners. HealthEdge's partners have more than 100 years of combined operating experience in healthcare as CEOs and investors.
For more information on HealthEdge, visit www.HealthEdgePartners.com.
ABOUT A-CAP
Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC is a premier risk solution and service provider to policyholders, insurers, and capital partners. A-CAP owns multiple businesses within the insurance company vertical, including primary carriers, reinsurance vehicles, an investment adviser, and a marketing organization. Additionally, A-CAP offers both debt and equity investment opportunities in businesses meeting desired return profiles and mitigating downside risks. With a diverse and successful management team, A-CAP excels across the insurance, reinsurance, and investment sectors.
For more information on ACAP, visit www.ACAP.com.
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Two Icons at the Heart of Pop Culture and Celebrations Come Together for a Stella-r Campaign of Sips and Sweetness this Summer
LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Life is a collection of small moments and America's #1 imported wine, Stella Rosa® Wines, is proud to announce another exciting milestone: a collaborative campaign of two industry powerhouses. According to a recent study, celebrating positive life events increases perceived social support. Stella Rosa and country music star, Lainey Wilson, are on a mission to spread positive vibes by inspiring consumers to gather, raise a glass, and #stellabrate every moment. Stella Rosa proudly offers 30+ wines in its portfolio, a glass for every occasion on the good 'ole journey.
Stella Rosa® Wines recently released the 'Moments Made Sweeter' campaign featuring Lainey Wilson. The campaign emphasizes celebrating the journey, not just the destination. Stella Rosa® was there to celebrate with Lainey Wilson when she set off on her first solo headlining tour, won Female Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, and of course, raised a glass on National Wine Day.
Stella Rosa Wines' impact on pop culture today is undeniable - from trendy cocktail recipes to new innovations like canned wines, spicy flavors, non-alcoholic wine and more, Gen Z and Millennials are embracing the moments to #stellabrate.
Stella Rosa Wines' nostalgic yet ever-evolving presence is what initially attracted Wilson to team up with the brand, but it was Stella Rosa Wines' commitment to supporting her journey, and that of other women in music, that gave her endorsement deeper meaning for both Stella Rosa and Lainey Wilson fans.
"Whether I'm at home or on the road, I'm always dreaming up new ways to express myself through more than just my music," said Wilson "There are so many small moments along this crazy journey that have helped build my story, which is why I love to savor them, and Stella Rosa makes them that much sweeter."
Whether she's entertaining at home or on the road, Lainey Wilson is a proud fan of Stella Rosa's various collections, including but not limited to:
- Stella Rosa Semi-Sparkling and Fully-Sparkling Wines
- Stella Rosa Non-Alcoholic Wines
- Stella Rosa Single-Serving Canned Wines
"Everyone has a story to tell, a reason to celebrate, or a tradition to keep alive and our hope is that Stella Rosa Wines can be there to make those moments sweeter," says Stella Rosa® Wines President, Steve Riboli. "Lainey Wilson is the ultimate example of perseverance and authenticity. She is comfortable in her journey, and we hope that can serve as an inspiration to other Stella Rosa fans."
To learn more about the 'Moments Made Sweeter' campaign, visit our Stella Rosa website. For the official commercial, watch here. Follow Stella Rosa Wines on Instagram at @StellaRosa for the latest happenings.
More about Stella Rosa Wines
Stella Rosa® is a selection of semi-sweet, semi-sparkling Italian wines, evolving with the spirit of the times when it comes to wine trends and popular culture. Among its impressive achievements are a 10x Impact Magazine Hot Brand award and its position as the #1 imported wine in America. Most recently, Stella Rosa® curated a collection of hand-crafted premium and fruit-flavored Brandy made from high-quality grapes grown in Northern Italy. Stella Rosa® is created by Riboli Family Wines, a Los Angeles-based establishment founded in 1917. For more information, visit www.stellarosawines.com.
Instagram: @StellaRosa
Twitter: @StellaRosaWines
More about Lainey Wilson
As the leading female winner at the 2023 ACM awards, Billboard Women in Music's "Rulebreaker", CMA's 2022 Female Vocalist and New Artist of the Year, Lainey Wilson has made a name for herself as one of music's most buzzed-about new artists. Her critically acclaimed album, "Bell Bottom Country," has amassed over 430 million streams and continues to reach new heights across charts and with hits like "Heart Like A Truck" and "Watermelon Moonshine". Most recently, she made her acting debut on the hit series "Yellowstone", where she showcased other hits off her recent album. For more information visit www.laineywilson.com.
Instagram:@laineywilsonmusic
Twitter: @laineywilson
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Daniela Garrido, Communications Director for Stella Rosa Wines: dgarrido@riboliwines.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — Trucking company Yellow Corp. has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports.
After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing for bankruptcy emerged last week — as the Nashville, Tennessee-based trucker saw customers leave in large numbers. Yellow shut down operations on Sunday, according to the Wall Street Journal, following the layoffs of hundreds of nonunion employees on Friday.
In an announcement early Monday, the Teamsters said that the union received legal notice confirming Yellow was ceasing operations and filing for bankruptcy.
“Today’s news is unfortunate but not surprising. Yellow has historically proven that it could not manage itself despite billions of dollars in worker concessions and hundreds of millions in bailout funding from the federal government,” Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien said in a statement. “This is a sad day for workers and the American freight industry.”
The Associated Press reached out to Yellow for comment on Monday. No bankruptcy filings had gone live as of the early morning.
The bankruptcy reports have renewed attention around Yellow’s ongoing negotiations with unionized workers, a $700 million pandemic-era loan from the government and other bills the trucker has racked up over time. Yellow, formerly known as YRC Worldwide Inc., is one of the nation’s largest less-than-truckload carriers. The company’s reported closure puts 30,000 jobs at risk.
Here’s what you need to know.
WHAT WOULD BANKRUPTCY MEAN FOR YELLOW?
According to Satish Jindel, president of transportation and logistics firm SJ Consulting, Yellow handled an average of 49,000 shipments per day in 2022. Last week, he estimated that number was down to between 10,000 and 15,000 daily shipments.
With customers leaving — as well reports of Yellow stopping freight pickups last week — bankruptcy would “be the end of Yellow,” Jindel told The Associated Press, noting increased risk for liquidation.
“The likelihood of them surviving and remaining solvent diminishes really by the day,” added Bruce Chan, a research director at investment banking firm Stifel.
Yellow declined to comment when contacted by The Associated Press on Friday. In a Wednesday statement to The Journal, the company said it was continuing “to prepare for a range of contingencies.” On Thursday, Yellow said it was in talks with multiple parties about selling its third-party logistics organization.
Even if Yellow was able to sell its logistics firm, it would “not generate a sufficient amount of cash to keep them operational on any sort of permanent basis,” Chan said. “Without a major equity injection, it would be very difficult for them to survive.”
HOW MUCH DEBT DOES YELLOW HAVE?
As of late March, Yellow had an outstanding debt of about $1.5 billion. Of that, $729.2 million was owed to the federal government.
In 2020, under the Trump administration, the Treasury Department granted the company a $700 million pandemic-era loan on national security grounds. Last month, a congressional probe concluded that the Treasury and Defense Departments “made missteps” in this decision — and noted that Yellow’s “precarious financial position at the time of the loan, and continued struggles, expose taxpayers to a significant risk of loss.”
The government loan is due in September 2024. As of March, Yellow had made $54.8 million in interest payments and repaid just $230 million of the principal owed, according to government documents.
Yellow’s current finances and prospect of bankruptcy “is probably two decades in the making,” Chan said, pointing to poor management and strategic decisions dating back to the early 2000s. “At this point, after each party has bailed them out so many times, there is a limited appetite to do that anymore.”
In May, Yellow reported a loss of $54.6 million, a decline of $1.06 per share, for its first quarter of 2023. Operating revenue was about $1.16 billion in the period.
A Wednesday investors note from financial service firm Stephens estimated that Yellow could be burning between $9 million and $10 million each day. Using a liquidity disclosure from earlier this month, Yellow had roughly $100 million in cash at the end of June, the note added — estimating that the company has been burning through increasing amounts of money through July.
“It is reasonable to believe that the Company could breach its $35 mil. liquidity requirement at any moment,” Stephens analyst Jack Atkins and associate Grant Smith wrote.
DID THE COMPANY JUST AVERT A STRIKE?
Last week’s reports of bankruptcy preparations arrived just days after a strike from the Teamsters, which represents Yellow’s 22,000 unionized workers, was averted.
A series of heated exchanges have built up between the Teamsters and Yellow, who sued the union in June after alleging it was “unjustifiably blocking” restructuring plans needed for the company’s survival. The Teamsters called the litigation “baseless” — with O’Brien pointing to Yellow’s “decades of gross mismanagement,” which included exhausting the $700 million federal loan.
On July 23, a pension fund agreed to extend health benefits for workers at two Yellow Corp. operating companies, averting a strike — and giving Yellow “30 days to pay its bills,” notably $50 million that Yellow failed to pay the Central States Health and Welfare Fund on July 15, the union said. While the strike didn’t occur, talks of a walkout may have caused some Yellow customers to pull back, Chan said.
“The financial struggles of Yellow are not related to the union and the contracts,” Jindel said, pointing to management’s responsibility around its services and prices. He added the union wages from Yellow are “lower than any competitor.”
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YELLOW WENT UNDER?
As Yellow customers take their shipments to other carriers, like FedEx or ABF Freight, prices will go up.
Yellow’s prices have historically been the cheapest compared to other carriers, Jindel said. “That’s why they obviously were not making money,” he added. “And while there is capacity with the other LTL carriers to handle the diversions from Yellow, it will come at a high price for (current shippers and customers) of Yellow.”
Chan adds that we’re in an interesting time for the LTL marketplace — noting that, if Yellow liquidates, “the freight would find a home” with other carriers, which may not have been true in recent years.
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Presentation about how AI makes malvertising more powerful - video on-demand
NEW YORK, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Confiant, the anti-malvertising leader for the ad tech industry, announces the on-demand availability of its AdMonsters Ops presentation AI + Malvertising = ? The presentation examines how AI makes malvertising increasingly more troublesome for advertisers and the ad tech ecosystem.
Watch the video now (https://hubs.la/Q01XXq2l0)
Because of its reach and impact, AI has become virtually impossible to ignore in every industry, and is becoming increasingly troublesome in the ad tech sector because threat actors use it to enhance their malware, phishing, and scams.
In this session Jerome Dangu, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, Confiant, and Louis-David Mangin, CEO and Co-Founder, Confiant discuss the AI revolution, how AI is affecting ad tech, what to look out for, and how to keep users safe.
Confiant, the cybersecurity leader in detecting and stopping Malvertising attacks, has built hundreds of integrations directly into the web's ad tech infrastructure. Confiant has unparalleled visibility to the malware, scams, and fraud serving through ads today. This presentation from their founders exposes how AI is already being used to exploit the ad tech marketplace.
About Confiant
Confiant is the cybersecurity leader in detecting and stopping Malvertising attacks. Having built hundreds of integrations directly into the web's ad tech infrastructure, Confiant has unparalleled visibility to the malware, scams, and fraud serving through ads today. Leveraging our security expertise, we deliver complete control over ads to publishers and ad platforms, also remediating quality issues, privacy violations, and mis-categorized ads. In publishing the industry's leading ad quality benchmark report and mapping the threat actors that use ads-as-an-attack-vector at Matrix.Confiant.com, Confiant is leading the charge in protecting users from criminals hijacking the ad tech supply chain. Trusted by customers like Microsoft, Paramount, and Magnite, we celebrate our 10th anniversary this year.
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- BDT & MSD Partners to acquire stake from BC Partners in IMA Group
- Investment to accelerate IMA's growth as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry
- IMA Group EBITDA grew 70% during the course of its partnership with BC Partners
BOLOGNA, Italy, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMA Group ("IMA" or "the Company"), a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines, today announced that BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to make a minority investment in the Company through its affiliated funds. BDT & MSD Partners will acquire its position from BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, among other investors. The Vacchi family remains the majority owner of IMA.
Founded in 1961, IMA's offering includes automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as solutions for the automation of industrial processes. The Company is present in more than 80 countries and operates 53 production facilities, enabling it to serve a strong blue-chip customer base across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA has an installed base of approximately 60,000 machines and currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. In 2022, the Company had approximately €2 billion in revenue.
"This investment from BDT & MSD Partners will enable IMA to start a new phase of growth and position us to play a leadership role in the transition to sustainable packaging materials. Our customers are focused on minimizing their environmental impact, and we are committed to providing a new generation of reliable and innovative packaging solutions," said Alberto Vacchi, Chairman and CEO of IMA. "We believe BDT & MSD's long-term view and deep expertise in supporting family enterprises makes it an ideal partner to help us reach these goals and accelerate global growth, including in the U.S. market."
Alberto Vacchi continued, "BC Partners has been a true strategic partner, providing thought leadership through its sector insights and owner-operator mindset helping us execute on our vision. BC Partners supported us in delisting IMA during the turbulent period of the Covid pandemic, enhancing our global leadership position, and ultimately assisting us in selecting the right investment partner for our next chapter of growth."
"Guided by the Vacchi family over the past six decades, IMA has distinguished itself as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry," said Byron Trott, Chairman & Co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners. "IMA has demonstrated an exceptional track record of success, and we believe it is well positioned for the significant opportunities ahead in the industry. This investment is emblematic of our flagship strategy of providing long-term, aligned capital to family business owners and founders to help them achieve their objectives."
"IMA has a strong network of blue-chip clients and a longstanding, highly experienced management team whose stewardship and sharp focus on innovation and sustainable operations have cemented the Company's reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader," said Mariafrancesca Carli, Managing Director at BDT & MSD Partners. "We are thrilled to partner with Alberto, the Vacchi family, and the entire IMA team to support the Company's continued growth."
"Our investment in IMA demonstrates our unique ability to be the partner of choice for entrepreneurs and management teams, leveraging the strength of our sector expertise and operational value add. With our support, IMA has increased its focus on R&D, expanded its employee base, positioned itself as a mission-critical partner to its customers, and generated significant growth and investment returns. It was important for us to help the Vacchi family find the right partner for the next stage of their growth, and we are confident that BDT & MSD is well positioned to do this. We are grateful to Alberto Vacchi and the whole IMA Group management team for their partnership," said Stefano Ferraresi, Partner at BC Partners.
BC Partners partnered with the Vacchi family to take the Company private from the Milan stock exchange in 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic. Over the course of BC Partners' co-ownership, IMA executed five bolt-on acquisitions, developed new product lines and a world-leading automation division, increased investment in R&D by 30%, and strengthened its supply chain. These initiatives have helped deliver strong financial performance, with sales and EBITDA growth of over 50% and 70%, respectively, since the delisting of the Company. IMA is well positioned to continue its strong growth, achieving record backlog in orders and underpinned by attractive financing terms arranged by BC Partners.
IMA is committed to supporting the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals through its operations, including adopting initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its production processes. Among them are IMA NoP (No-Plastic Program), which aims to introduce eco-sustainable materials across the Company's supply chain, and IMA Low (Low-Impact Program), which seeks to reduce the Company's waste, minimize energy and water consumption, and more.
The transaction is expected to close in late 2023, subject to the timing of customary regulatory approvals. The transaction was conceived, originated, and led by IMA's management team and by Poggi & Associati as lead financial advisor. Mediobanca and BofA Securities also acted as financial advisor to the Company in the context of the transaction. JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided financial advice to BC Partners. White & Case and FRM acted, respectively, as legal and tax advisors to IMA Group and Chiomenti as legal advisors to BDT & MSD Partners. Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisors to BC Partners.
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About IMA Group
Founded in 1961, IMA Group is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as in the automation of industrial processes. Over more than 60 years, IMA has built a reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader delivering innovative solutions and products to customers around the world. In 2022, IMA had approximately €2 billion in revenue, with more than 86% from exports, and it currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. IMA has approximately 6,900 employees and is present in more than 80 countries, supported by a 30-branch network offering sale and post-sale services across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA is committed to using its position to advance sustainability goals. For more information, visit https://ima.it/en/.
About BDT & MSD Partners
BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors. The firm is distinguished by its decades of experience advising at the intersection of founders, families, and businesses, as well as by its differentiated capital base and culture of aligned investing. Its funds are managed by its affiliated investment advisers, BDT Capital Partners and MSD Partners. For more information, visit www.bdtmsd.com.
About BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading investment firm with over €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role for over three decades in developing the European buy-out market. Today BC Partners integrated transatlantic investment teams work from offices in Europe and North America and are aligned across our four core sectors: TMT, Healthcare, Services & Industrials, and Consumer. Since its foundation, BC Partners has completed over 127 private equity investments in companies with a total enterprise value of over €160 billion and is currently investing its eleventh private equity buyout fund. For more information, visit https://www.bcpartners.com/
Media Contacts
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Andrea Baldani, IR Manager
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Maria Antonia Mantovani, Press Office
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BDT & MSD Partners
Sara Evans / Matthew Glasser
T: (312) 529-6548 / (312) 385-2883
E: communications@bdtmsd.com
BC Partners
Simren Priestley, Head of Communications
T: +44 20 7009 4722
E: simren.priestley@bcpartner.com
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Nicklaus Children's Hospital recognized with award for exceptional and innovative performance
MIAMI, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Emergency Department has been selected as a recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association's (ENA) 2023 Lantern Award for demonstrating exceptional innovation in leadership, practice, education, advocacy and research performance.
The Lantern Award showcases the Emergency Department's (ED) accomplishments in incorporating evidence-based practice and innovation into emergency care. As part of the application, EDs are encouraged to share stories that highlight a commitment to care of patients, as well as the well-being of nursing staff. The award serves as a visible symbol of an organization's commitment to quality, safety and a healthy work environment.
"The Lantern Award truly shines a light on the excellence of our Emergency Department," said Peter Kevin Cruz, Director of Emergency Services. "It is emblematic of the excellence and commitment of our team to ensuring we offer the best possible pediatric emergency care."
Nicklaus Children's Hospital's Lantern Award will be on display in the Emergency Department. As a recipient, the hospital will be recognized in upcoming ENA publications, on the ENA website and during Emergency Nursing 2023, the association's annual conference in San Diego Sept. 21-23.
For more information on this year's Lantern Award recipients, visit the Emergency Nurses Association website.
About Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children's Hospital is South Florida's only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately 850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 309-bed hospital, known as Miami Children's Hospital from 1983 through 2014, is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession's most prestigious institutional honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.
About the Emergency Nurses Association
The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines and guides emergency health care public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available at www.ena.org.
For more information:
Rachel Bixby
305-898-9165
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The FICO® Decisions Award 2023 recipient increases loan readiness rates among the underserved - like first time homebuyers, low-to-moderate-income, and minority borrowers.
NAPLES, Fla., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Credit Fintech SaaS platform CredEvolv cemented its status as a socially committed innovator, with its recently received FICO Decisions Award in the category of Financial Inclusion. This is a global award, given to only 15 companies across 10 categories each year.
While traditional credit repair organizations prioritize quick fix solutions and tradeline disputes, CredEvolv's platform prioritizes consumer education and credit well-being, which drives sustainable credit score improvements and credit confidence among consumers.
Mission-aligned lenders who connect their clients through the platform are also able to "do well by doing good," achieving greater pull-through in closed loans while doing well by their consumer base.
CredEvolv connects low-credit and credit-declined consumers with HUD-certified and nonprofit credit counseling agencies via its platform - resulting in a significant increase in the number of consumers who can achieve loan readiness in a short period of time.
"Since inception in 2021, we've shown we can 10x the number of consumers who actually obtain a mortgage within 12 months of a credit decline, versus those who try to DIY their credit fixes," Jeff Walker, CredEvolv's CEO, said.
"Additionally, our nonprofit counselor partners - who work on our platform, using our integrated tools like FICO Score Open Access and Freddie Mac HomeCoachSM - are able to achieve results that, quite simply, for-profit companies, quick-score models, and AI can't achieve. That extra hand-holding provided by a compliant, nonprofit counselor makes a big difference."
CredEvolv partners with mission-aligned lenders who want to increase loan readiness rates among their borrowers who would otherwise fall out of their pipeline. By connecting their clients to CredEvolv - and through that connection to a nonprofit credit counselor - lenders see increased pull-through in their pipelines.
CredEvolv consumers achieve mortgage readiness in an average of 3 to 5 months - and sometimes sooner.
About CredEvolv
CredEvolv breaks down the barriers to credit equity and guides individuals seeking improved credit on a journey to sustainable, lifelong credit well-being. CredEvolv's proprietary credit and debt management education platform allows lenders to transform consumers in need of credit education and remediation into qualified applicants and lifelong customers by connecting them with HUD-certified & nonprofit credit counselors.
For more information, visit CredEvolv.com.
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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Sharon Hodgson, Dean, Ivey Business School, along with students from the Women in Asset Management Program at Ivey Business School, joined Karin Adams, Vice President, Talent and Total Rewards, TMX Group, to celebrate the Women in Asset Management Program and to open the market.
The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada's leading provider of relevant, innovative and comprehensive business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping graduates with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle the leadership challenges in today's complex business world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto and Hong Kong.
The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with eight other Canadian asset managers to empower women to join the field of asset management.
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Pep Boys further expands its footprint in the Raleigh market as it celebrates its 14th location and pledges its support to the community.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pep Boys, a leading U.S. automotive service provider, will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Raleigh at the Triangle Town Center tomorrow, August 1, 2023. The 7320 Old Wake Forest Rd Raleigh, NC 27616 location will join 13 other locations in the Raleigh market. Customers can expect a full range of automotive maintenance and repair services at this newest location.
Pep Boys will celebrate this monumental opening with residents and special guests at 11am. As a testament to the Company's commitment to its community, Pep Boys will be presenting a donation to two local non-profit organizations, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of North Carolina and the Haven House Society.
"Pep Boys takes pride in extending our automotive service experience to an even larger customer base in Raleigh," said Scott Collette, Pep Boys CEO. "Our team of technicians and service advisors are looking forward to connecting with the local community and providing quality car care to its drivers."
The Raleigh location provides both individual customers and the area's fast-growing fleets with preventative maintenance, tire installations and both routine and major repairs performed by certified technicians. In addition to being equipped with the latest technology to handle today's complex vehicles, Pep Boys offers every driver a Courtesy Vehicle Inspection as well as an entirely digital customer experience from online appointment booking to service tracking and mobile pay.
Pep Boys also offers a broad range of opportunities and career paths for today's auto service technician. With a commitment to supporting technical education and training and development, a Pep Boys auto service technician can pursue several different career paths. For more information on a career with Pep Boys, visit www.careers.pepboys.com.
About Pep Boys
Founded in 1921 by military veterans, generations of drivers have counted on Pep Boys ASE-certified Pros to care for their cars. With a national network of Service and Tire Centers, millions of vehicles and fleets pass through Pep Boys bays each year. Our commitment to being the one our communities count on is demonstrated through our exceptional customer experience and technical expertise. For more information, visit www.pepboys.com/corporate.
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Reimagined Ship Sets Sail in Marseille With Updated Spaces and Exceptional Experiences
MIAMI, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Crystal officially relaunches under the new guardianship of A&K Travel Group, as Crystal Serenity sets sail following a multi-million-dollar refurbishment. Departing on its inaugural voyage today from Marseille, the cruise line's largest vessel accommodates 740 guests and is the first of two ships returning to service this summer.
With an industry-leading space-to-guest ratio (1 to 93.1 cu. ft.) and nearly one staff member per guest, Crystal Serenity fosters endless opportunities for inspiration and enrichment, complemented by unparalleled service. Larger, redesigned suites, award-winning specialty dining restaurants and restorative public spaces further expose passengers to heightened experiences enroute to the world's most sought-after destinations around the world.
"Crystal has been recognized for decades for exceptional experiences and we are excited to welcome guests back onboard for its new gilded era," said A&K Travel Group CEO, Cristina Levis. "In just one year, we've been able to revitalize the ships, a feat nearly unheard of in our industry. It is an honor to be signaling this new chapter better than ever and right on schedule, all while retaining 80% of Crystal's beloved crew on board."
Itineraries
After the first voyage from Marseille to Lisbon, Crystal Serenity will sail towards Northern Europe unearthing the most alluring locales including, UK, Ireland, and Iceland. The ship then travels to the Americas offering experiences as north as Canada to as south as Cartagena, Colombia, before beginning the 2024 World Cruise. Sailing from San Diego or Miami over the course of 125 nights, this highly anticipated voyage visits 29 countries and 62 breathtaking destinations and iconic landscapes.
Suites & Guest Rooms
Crystal enlisted leading cruise ship architectural firm, GEM, to guide the redesign of select guestrooms and suites. Accommodations feature neutral tones and high-end fixtures, complemented by subtle hues of pastel colors that resonate with the color of the ocean. Elevated details, contemporary craftsmanship, and artisanal finishes embody modern refinement, while the spacious layouts maximize in-room relaxation.
As part of the ship's refurbishments, there are two new guest room categories – the Jr. Crystal Penthouse Suite and Single Guest Room with Ocean View – that serve as an option for solo travelers without the worry of paying additional single supplements. These new categories will also increase the availability of the popular Sapphire Suite category.
- Single Guest Room with Ocean View: Cozy bedroom (up to 215 sq ft) redesigned in 2023, with welcoming and comfortable detailing, butler service, and ocean views.
- Sapphire Veranda Suite: Spacious suite (up to 430 sq ft) with living area, elegant finishings and private veranda, accompanied by attentive butler service. Sapphire suites are available to book in new and classic design.
- Junior Crystal Penthouse Suite: Redesigned in 2023, this large suite (up to 645 sq ft) includes spacious rooms with separate dining and living areas looking onto a private veranda, also accompanied by attentive butler service.
Dining
With eleven distinct dining options, including 24-hour in-suite dining service, guests have access to unparalleled culinary experiences:
- Umi Uma: The return of legendary Master Chef Nobuyuki (Nobu) Matsuhisa's Umi Uma – the only Nobu dining concept at sea where guests can enjoy award-winning, innovative Japanese-Peruvian cuisine.
- Osteria D'Ovidio: Fine Italian cuisine, featuring original menus and dishes created by talented Crystal chefs.
- Waterside Restaurant: Crystal's main dining room features open seating for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- The Bistro: A modern café and coffee bar with light snacks such as fresh pastries, bagels and fruit in the morning and a selection of international cheeses, pâtés, prosciutto, smoked salmon, and dessert delicacies throughout the afternoon.
- Trident Grill: Set poolside, Trident Grill features classic delights like burgers, melts, salads and more.
- Scoops Ice Cream Bar: Crystal's sumptuous desert bar features authentic Italian gelato with fresh toppings, frozen yogurt, homemade cookies and more.
- The Vintage Room: Offers intimate guided pairings and dinners highlighting the vast selection of wines in the ship's onboard cellar.
- Tastes Kitchen & Bar: Globally inspired cuisine and casual "family style" dining experience, Tastes offers tapas-style cuisine for guests to enjoy on their own or with newfound friends.
- Marketplace: A buffet style dining wrapped in floor to ceiling windows and a chic open air dining area.
Wellness
Crystal's new spa concept, Aurōra, is set to be the most serene wellness destination at sea with a new design boasting light-bright neutral colors, an illuminated fiber optic starlight ceiling, organic materials and a natural salt crystal and silk brushed slate stone. The extensive treatment offerings include more signature facials, massage treatments and a full-service Salon. Highlights include:
- The Aurōra LED and Cryo Facial Experience that instantly plumps and tones the skin.
- Biotec 2.0 The Ultimate Facial designed to reveal a youthful appearance after just one treatment.
- The Aurōra Stone Signature Massage which incorporates hot stones for relaxed muscle.
Furthermore, Crystal recently announced the appointment of Dalila Roglieri as Head Nutritionist for the brand, rounding out the holistic wellness experience for guests.
Crystal Serenity's sister ship Crystal Symphony is currently undergoing renovations and will resume service for its inaugural voyage in Athens on Sept. 1.
Book a Crystal itinerary by contacting your travel advisor, visiting https://www.crystalcruises.com/grand-journeys or calling 1-800-446-6620.
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About Crystal
For more than three decades Crystal has been synonymous with exceptional, award-winning voyages. In 2022 A&K Travel Group acquired the Crystal brand and its two vessels, Crystal Serenity and Crystal Symphony, ushering in a new era of Exceptional at Sea. The globally renowned cruise line offers discerning travelers' industry-leading, authentic, and enriching experiences both onshore and at sea. Crystal's pioneering partnership with Abercrombie & Kent provides guests with unparalleled access to the most sought-after experiences, destinations, and the latest cultural makers around the world. The reimagined ships will boast larger, updated suites with artisanal finishes, new cutting-edge wellness offerings, spectacular entertainment, and complimentary world-class dining - including the return of UMI UMA - the only dining experience by Michelin-Star Chef Master Chef Nobuyuki (Nobu) at sea. With a legacy of unrivaled service and commitment to sophistication and elegance at every touchpoint, once on-board passengers feel as if they are perfectly at home.
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The giveaway of an original digital badge designed by Yusuke Kozaki, a Japan leading character designer, has just begun.
SINGAPORE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AnotherBall (CEO: Captain), providing virtual entertainment experiences for a new era, today launched their new project "SAI by IZUMO" in collaboration with some of the top artists in the Japanese anime and game industries. This project has begun with the first giveaway of non-transferable digital badges, illustrated by Yusuke Kozaki.
IZUMO, launched in February 2023, is a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3 with the mission to build a sustainable place where everyone can live as they want to be. IZUMO offers the avatar assets of its symbolic character, "Ailis," to the public free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. With this, IZUMO continues to support all creators to maximize their potential creativities with emerging technologies.
The project "SAI by IZUMO," is a challenge to expand the possibilities of expression through emerging technologies with leading Japanese artists in the entertainment industry. The artists illustrated "Ailis" using their own unique style and expression, and IZUMO offers it as an original digital badge.
This collaboration project features six incredible artists: Yusuke Kozaki, a prolific illustrator, manga creator, and character designer who has worked on the character design for the AR game Pokémon GO; Aoi Yuki, a Japanese voice actress who won the Best Voice Actress Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards in 2012; KEI, a character designer known for a virtual character Hatsune Miku series; Ryu Nakayama, an animation director of Chainsaw Man; Shingo Adachi, an animator, character designer, and director known for numerous notable works such as the Japanese original anime TV series Lycoris Recoil and the Sword Art Online series; Naoki Saito, an illustrator, and YouTuber, known for his work in Pokémon Card Game and Duel Masters.
The exclusive illustrations drawn by each artist will be issued as digital badges using "Soul Bound Token (SBT)" technology, which makes it a non-transferable digital asset. The badges will be permanently owned and serve as proof of support for each artist.
Overview of "SAI by IZUMO"
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
◼️ Introduction of the great artists:
Yusuke Kozaki
Character designer, illustrator, and manga artist. Yusuke Kozaki has designed and illustrated characters for a number of popular gaming titles, including Fire Emblem, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon: Sword & Shield.
Aoi Yuki
Voice actress. Aoi Yuki voiced the roles of Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Iris in Pokémon: Best Wishes!, Hibiki Tachibana in Senki Zesshō Symphogear, and Maomao in Yakuya no Hitorigoto. She is also in charge of the YUKI×AOI Chimera Project, from planning to drafting and character design.
KEI
Illustrator. KEI has designed many characters for the Vocaloid series such as Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len, and Megurine Luka. He also created the character design for the VTuber Mirai Akari.
Ryu Nakayama
Animator and animation director. Ryu Nakayama is best known for directing Chainsaw Man. He has worked as a director and storyboarding for Jujutsu Kaisen and original drawings for the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. He was also a key animator for Yattarman Night and a main animator for Macross Delta.
Shingo Adachi
Animator, character designer, and animation director. The anime Lycoris Recoil is an original work by Shingo Adachi, who composed and directed the series. He has also worked on Working!!, Sword Art Online (as a character designer and animation supervisor), POMPO: THE CINEPHILE (as a character designer) and so on
Naoki Saito
YouTuber and illustrator. Naoki Saito is in charge of illustrations for Pokémon and Pokémon Trading Card Game. He shares the illustration techniques cultivated as a professional illustrator on YouTube. He also has a deep understanding of NFTs and is involved in the creation and sale of original NFTs.
◼️The distribution order of digital badges:
Part 1 Yusuke Kozaki July 28 (Fri) ~ August 3 (Thu)
Part 2 Aoi Yuki early August
Part 3 KEI Mid-August
Part 4 Ryu Nakayama mid-August
Part 5 Shingo Adachi late August
Part 6 Naoki Saito early September
About AnotherBall
AnotherBall is a venture company founded in May 2022, led by Captain, CEO, and Ramen, CTO. The management members are serial entrepreneurs who in the past launched "mamari," the information-hub website for families, and the multinational VTuber agency called "PRISM Project." The company's current focus is on IZUMO, a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3, with a mission "Live as you want to be." AnotherBall raised 2.2M USD in its angel round from renowned investors in May 2023.
Furthermore, Anotherball is currently hiring. If you're interested in the new era of the virtual entertainment business, please visit the careers page listed below.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
Careers: https://bit.ly/IZUMO-Recruitment
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RESTON, Va., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the White House released the National Cyber Workforce & Education Strategy. Peraton applauds this step forward in developing a robust cyber workforce as the company, government partners, and key stakeholders work in concert to protect our nation's most critical assets.
"Over the past six years, Peraton has been a leading force in the education, recruitment, and development of cyber professionals across our nation through university partnerships, like the CybHER program," said Matt McQueen, chief communications and engagement officer, Peraton. "These strategic investments are approaching maturity at time when national security is faced with a zenith of challenges."
Peraton's commitment to advancing the nation's cyber strategy is unwavering – from the company's involvement in the National Cyber Workforce & Education Summit and subsequent strategy development to leveraging its independent research and development portfolio to provide innovative solutions to ever-evolving threats.
"We look forward to working with the federal government, industry partners, academia, and other stakeholders to close the workforce gap and maintain the United States' dominance in cybersecurity," said Scott Cooper, vice president, Strategic Advocacy, Peraton.
About Peraton
Peraton is a national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies that protect our nation and allies from threats across the digital and physical domains. Peraton supports every branch of the US Armed Forces, and we serve as a valued partner to essential government agencies who sustain our way of life. Every day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're safeguarding your peace of mind.
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Luxury resort connects guests with Hawaii's vibrant culture through an array of added complimentary activities set for September 1 – November 17, 2023
WAILEA, Hawaii, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As travelers look ahead to the upcoming fall season, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea invites resort guests to immerse themselves in the newly launched 'Getaway' experience from September 1 – November 17, 2023.
Designed for those seeking meaningful ways to connect to the tropical destination and its extraordinary culture, Four Seasons Resort Maui's Getaway experience features a variety of complimentary activities available daily. From new activities like a Poi Pounding Workshop and a round-robin Pickleball Power Hour to tried-and-true seasonal experiences like evening Hawaiian Star Stories and a Poke Pop-Up party, there is something for every kind of traveler.
"We are excited to reintroduce our Getaway experiential programming that provides guests with an authentic connection to the destination and culture," says General Manager Ben Shank. "With a variety of new activities, as well as a few guest favorites, we're certain these experiences will provide lifelong memories."
The robust Getaway schedule, which includes complimentary experiences from cultural to culinary to wellness to environmental, is offered in addition to the Resort's always full calendar of activities, allowing travelers of all interests and ages a personalized island getaway at Maui's premier luxury resort destination.
2023 GETAWAY EXPERIENCE:
Puka Perri Pop-Up Jewelry Bar
Meet one of Maui's favorite jewelry designers, Puka Perri, who will handcraft a design that is uniquely for you, using ocean treasures like Maui-picked puka shells and hand-selected pearls with earth elements like gold and diamonds.
Hawaiian Star Stories
Talk story with famed navigator Kala Babayan Tanaka as she recounts the history of Polynesian wayfinders who used the stars, wind, and swells to journey to the Hawaiian Islands.
Poke Pop-Up
Sample different variations of one of Hawaii's most beloved dishes: poke. Paired with Maui Brewing Co.'s handcrafted beer, this not-to-be-missed pop-up featuring the Resort's talented culinary team is a guest favorite.
Boot Camp
Start the day with a freestyle cardio and strength class that incorporates intervals, circuits, drills, weights, core, and functional moves.
Art of Botanical Block Printing
Drawing inspiration from the island's natural beauty, design a botanical stamp and print stationery with fine art block artist Susanna Cromwell.
Wine Tasting
Learn how your palate works and discover new wines in a tasting experience led by Resort Wine Director Aaron Wood-Synderman.
Coral Reefs 101
Learn about the delicate ocean ecosystem and how to restore and protect it through an onshore class and a snorkel experience led by the experts from Maui Undersea Adventures.
Pickleball Power Hour
Join a round-robin power hour of pickleball with other guests. This easy-to-play game is open to all levels and will begin with a short lesson.
Sunrise Photo Walk
Join award-winning fine art landscape photographer Scott Reither for an interactive 90-minute photo workshop along the picturesque Wailea Beach path.
Poi Pounders Workshop
Sample Hawaii's famous staple food, poi, in an interactive poi pounding demonstration that highlights kalo (taro), a "canoe plant" first brought to Hawaii by Polynesians wayfinders.
Available throughout the Getaway experience, the Resort also looks forward to welcoming the nationally acclaimed mezcal brand Dos Hombres to its sunny shores for guests, visitors, and residents to experience the 'Dos Hombres Cocina' pop-up from August 25 – December 2, 2023. Diners and visitors to the Resort will be able to enjoy a unique culinary journey for the senses set in the lush tropical gardens of the Fountain View Lawn. The Oaxacan-inspired menu will utilize the freshest local Hawaiian-grown ingredients effortlessly paired with inspired Dos Hombres craft cocktails.
To make reservations to experience a Getaway at Four Seasons Resort Maui, guests can reserve directly via the Concierge team at concierge.maui@fourseasons.com or call (808) 874-8000.
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Survey: Nearly one third would talk to robots if feeling lonely and almost half would share their medical history with AI
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than a year since the launch of the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT, Americans are embracing AI-based care as they age. One third of Americans and over half (58%) of millennials believe AI and robotics will provide their future in-home long-term care.
According to the annual Nationwide Retirement Institute Long-Term Care survey, conducted in partnership with LIMRA in May 2023, this survey of 1,439 U.S. adults aged 24 or over found that younger generations were particularly apt to embrace the technology.
Among the key findings:
- Daily functions: More than one in three (35%) Americans would accept help from a robot for activities such as toileting, dressing and transferring. This rises to 52% among millennials and declines with older generations (23% for boomers and 36% for Gen Xers).
- Companionship: Nearly the same amount (32%) say they would talk to robots/AI if they are feeling lonely. This increases to about half (52%) of millennials.
- Physical safety: Almost seven out of ten (68%) Americans would use AI to alert family/friends if they were to experience a fall or physical danger (63% boomers, 70% Gen X, 72% millennials).
- Medical history: Nearly half (48%) of Americans say they would share their medical history with AI to help support their care needs. This figure increases to 65% for millennials.
In response to the increasing acceptance and adoption of AI-based care, Nationwide is testing eldercare robots in homes of select policyholders with mobility issues. The goal of this trial is to assess if the robots increase the potential for policyholders to age in their home and remain independent.
"It is difficult for many families to find quality care for their loved ones. We are considering AI and robotics as potential solutions for this and are identifying if eldercare robots could become credible, compelling examples of extraordinary care for our members," said Holly Snyder, president of Nationwide's Life Insurance business. "As we continue to see advancements in AI and an uptick in consumer adoption, AI and robotics could permanently change how people receive their long-term care and provide them with more opportunity to safely remain independent for longer."
Many adults mistakenly believe they have long-term care coverage
The survey reveals that 18% of adults report that they currently own long-term care insurance, including 27% of millennials. However, industry data shows only 3.1% of Americans have purchased long-term care insurance and most of those are older consumers.*
More than half (51%) who mistakenly thought they owned long-term care insurance confused it with long-term disability insurance. Almost a third (30%) confused it with health insurance.
In conjunction with the survey, Nationwide conducted focus groups made up of four different demographics: baby boomers, Gen Xers, millennials and those who believe they had long-term care coverage. Unsurprisingly, these sessions revealed that like survey respondents, focus group participants also often mistakenly confused long-term care insurance with their long-term disability insurance or health insurance. Neither of these cover long-term care expenses.
"Many Americans – mostly millennials – mistakenly believe they have long-term care coverage, usually in their company's benefit package, when in fact they do not," said Snyder. "Though this misconception is understandable, it puts them at danger of discovering that they don't have coverage much later on when they really need it."
Americans have concerns about how to manage aging
Though many Americans don't own long-term care policies, they do have very real concerns about how to manage the aging process and its associated costs.
For example:
- Nearly half of respondents (49%) are worried they'll become a burden to their family as they age
- Almost a third (28%) say they would rather die than live in a nursing home
- More than a quarter (26%) believe paying for long-term care will diminish their children's inheritance
"Too many Americans are missing crucial planning steps to make sure they're set up for success as they age," said Snyder. "The first step is to understand what's important to you and your family. From there, we recommend talking to a financial professional to help build a plan."
Financial professionals need to bring up long-term care planning
While more than half (51%) say it is important that a financial professional discuss long-term care costs with them, fewer than one in five adults (18%) say they have actually discussed long-term planning with their financial professional. In fact, more than one in four adults (27%) across all age groups have not discussed long-term care costs with anyone. The good news is 30% say they would discuss long-term care costs with a financial professional in the future.
"Financial professionals need to be proactive in helping families plan for important long-term care issues, including how to pay for it," Snyder added. "Even if a client believes they are covered, we suggest probing them with some follow-up questions to be sure they are, in fact, protected. If not, financial professionals have an important role in helping them put together a plan of action."
To encourage discussions around long-term care costs in retirement, Nationwide's Health Care/LTC Cost Assessment tool uses proprietary health risk analysis and updated actuarial cost data to provide a meaningful, personalized cost estimate to help financial professionals and clients plan for future medical and long-term care expenses.
To learn more about the importance of long-term care planning, visit www.nationwide.com/LTCbasics. Financial professionals can learn more in this blog and at www.nationwidefinancial.com/LTC.
Methodology
The 2023 Nationwide Retirement Institute/NCOA Long-term Care survey was conducted online within the United States between adults aged 25 and over by LIMRA on behalf of The Nationwide Retirement Institute. Survey participants were drawn from a nationwide consumer panel and data collection occurred between 4/25/2023 and 5/12/2023. The sample was weighted by race/ethnicity and income and included quotas for age and gender to approximate U.S. general population representation.
About Nationwide
Nationwide, a Fortune 100 company based in Columbus, Ohio, is one of the largest and strongest diversified insurance and financial services organizations in the United States. Nationwide is rated A+ by both A.M. Best and Standard & Poor's. An industry leader in driving customer-focused innovation, Nationwide provides a full range of insurance and financial services products including auto, business, homeowners, farm and life insurance; public and private sector retirement plans, annuities, mutual funds and ETFs; excess & surplus, specialty and surety; and pet, motorcycle and boat insurance. For more information, visit www.nationwide.com. Follow the firm on Facebook and Twitter.
*"Do Consumer Really Understand Long-Term Care Insurance". LIMRA.com. 11/15/2022.
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WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC), the domestic hardwood industry's consumer promotion initiative, recently launched its new Build Your World™ advertising campaign to promote Real American Hardwood® flooring, cabinetry, furniture, and millwork. In partnership with Magnolia Network, the integrated, digital campaign will run through January 29, 2024.
"An advertising campaign on this scale is a first for the American hardwood industry," says Michael Martin, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). "For decades, misinformation has spread and the industry has seen market share slip away to alternative products that offer the wood look, without any of the benefits of real wood. Through the Build Your World campaign, our industry is showing how Real American Hardwood products offer unmatched aesthetics, natural durability, and lasting value—as well as why they are healthier for our homes and environment. And Magnolia Network is the perfect partner to share these stories."
Developed by CANVAS United, the campaign relates the authenticity and attributes of Real American Hardwood products to the uniqueness and lifestyles of consumers. Five different vignettes capture the spirit of individuality in real-life settings, encouraging consumers to envision how they can build their world with hardwood.
"As long-time partners to the RAHC, we're excited to see the Build Your World campaign launch. We're particularly proud of this campaign's capacity to highlight both the emotional and rational benefits of hardwood," said Mark Lainas, president of CANVAS United. "Leveraging entertaining yet poignant storytelling in the creative will feel relatable to consumers across the country, and allows us to showcase not just the beauty of American hardwoods, but the lasting value of the products."
The ad campaign will run on the Magnolia Network channel, as well as on Magnolia and discovery+ digital streaming platforms. Magnolia Network is available through cable and satellite providers; Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV services; and Magnolia, HGTV, discovery+, and Max streaming apps. The campaign also includes digital and social media components.
To learn more about the Build Your World campaign and Real American Hardwood products, visit realamericanhardwood.com/build-your-world.
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- Learners can enroll for these Microsoft Certifications with any of the existing programs offered by Great Learning in Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
- The Microsoft Certification aligned learning paths will be delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers.
- Great Learning programs are designed to help learners advance their skills in Microsoft technologies and Azure focused careers and complete the corresponding Microsoft Certification exams.
SEATTLE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Learning, a leading global edtech company for higher education and professional training is collaborating with Microsoft to offer their learners various Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Power BI learning paths aligned to Microsoft Certifications. These 6-week online programs are designed and developed by Microsoft and delivered by Great Learning faculty and Microsoft Certified Trainers. The programs are relevant for young graduates and working professionals aspiring to build careers in high-demand domains such as Cloud Computing, Data Science and Data Engineering.
The relevance of Azure in today's technology landscape cannot be overstated. As businesses increasingly migrate to the cloud, Azure has emerged as a leading cloud infrastructure platform, providing a wide range of services and solutions to meet diverse business needs. Organizations that use Azure gain scalability, agility, and cost-efficiency, enabling them to accelerate innovation and drive digital transformation. The rapid adoption of Azure has created a significant demand for professionals skilled in Azure technologies. These skilling programs aligned to Azure certifications are designed for professionals aspiring to build a career in Cloud Computing and wanting to gain technical skills in Azure-based solutions.
As part of this relationship, Great Learning will initially deliver three Microsoft Certification aligned skilling programs, with plans to expand the offering to include seven more programs throughout the year. Launching immediately are the Azure Fundamentals, Azure Administrator, (as a bolt on with the Great Learning Cloud Computing program) and Power BI Data Analyst programs. The Microsoft Azure Administrator certification is relevant for mid-level professionals in the IT and cloud domain and will provide them with a comprehensive understanding of Azure infrastructure and management tools. Power BI Data Analyst, is designed for young graduates who want to kick-start their career in Data Analytics.
Sharing his views about the collaboration, Mohan Lakhamraju, Founder & CEO, Great Learning said, "We are thrilled to join forces with Microsoft to provide our learners with access to world-class training aligned to Microsoft Certifications. Microsoft Azure is a prominent cloud infrastructure platform, revolutionizing the way businesses operate. However, there is a noticeable dearth of professionals equipped with the necessary skills to effectively leverage the capabilities of Azure. This collaboration will enable professionals at various stages of their careers to get these highly relevant skills and stay ahead in today's competitive job market."
Geoffrey Hirsch, Microsoft Senior Director, Worldwide Learning said, "Great Learning's expertise in professional training aligns to our goal to enable individuals to enhance their skill sets and pursue rewarding careers in the technology industry. We are pleased about this collaboration and the opportunity to offer specialized technical skilling through Great Learning that helps individuals prepare for Microsoft Certifications."
These certification-aligned programs will be delivered in a unique way under this collaboration. Learners will learn the Microsoft certified content over six weeks with weekly mentorship sessions with Great Learning's expert mentors. They will also have a dedicated program manager to assist and address any challenges faced during the course of the programs. Through this journey, they will also receive exam focused simulations and mock tests to prepare them for the certification exam. Upon completion of the program, learners will also obtain certification vouchers to cover the cost of the corresponding certification exam fee.
Great Learning is a leading global ed-tech company for professional training and higher education. It offers comprehensive, industry-relevant, hands-on learning programs across various business, technology and interdisciplinary domains driving the digital economy. These programs are developed and offered in collaboration with the world's foremost academic institutions like Stanford Graduate School of Business, MIT Professional Education, The University of Texas at Austin, National University of Singapore, Wharton Online, The University of Arizona, Deakin University, IIT-Roorkee, IIIT-Hyderabad & Delhi, and Great Lakes Institute of Management. Great Learning is able to leverage the highly qualified, world-class faculty at these universities together with its vast network of 6200+ industry expert mentors to deliver an unmatched learning experience for over 8.2 million learners from over 170+ countries around the world.
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MVA6853 is the First Extractor Adoptable for Diesel Fuel or Gasoline
LANSDALE, Pa. , July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its evolution of fluid extractors, Mityvac, part of the SKF Group, has launched the MVA6853. The new Mityvac MVA6853 is a fuel/fluid extractor and priming kit that can quickly and cleanly extract, prime or dispense diesel fuel, kerosine or gasoline.
This easy-to-use manual syringe tool comes with five different adapters for both diesel fuel or gasoline to aid in prime, flush or maintenance needs. The MVA6853 has the capacity to manage 1.5 liters of fluid and its integrated valve system is designed specifically for diesel and gasoline without eroding the gaskets. The compact, streamlined design allows easy access into tight spaces under the hood or in areas of limited access.
The kit is designed with fuel capable seals and an integrated valve in cap to prevent spills and leaks. The hose and seals are also simple to replace if needed. The tool is easy to clean and compatible with other Mityvac fuel system connectors.
This all makes the new handheld Mityvac MVA6853 the perfect solution for flushing and priming fuel lines, priming fuel filters and quickly emptying tanks.
To learn more, visit www.skf.com/mityvac.
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SKF is a world-leading provider of innovative solutions that help industries become more competitive and sustainable. By making products lighter, more efficient, longer lasting and repairable, we help our customers improve their rotating equipment performance and reduce their environmental impact. Our offering around the rotating shaft includes bearings, seals, lubrication management, condition monitoring, and services. Founded in 1907, SKF is represented in approximately 129 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2022 were SEK 96,933 million and the number of employees was 42,641. www.skf.com® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpha Motor Corporation (Alpha), a leading innovator in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, proudly presents the world premiere of its groundbreaking Wolf electric truck driving prototype. This innovative vehicle represents a significant milestone in Alpha's commitment to providing sustainable and accessible electric mobility solutions to consumers worldwide.
Accelerating Towards Mass Production:
Alpha's highly anticipated test drive event for the Wolf electric truck proved to be an overwhelming success, leaving attendees in awe of the vehicle's exceptional performance, and driving experience. Held at a picturesque location in California, the event highlighted the prowess of the Wolf electric truck, solidifying its position as a game-changer in the electric vehicle industry.
The success of the Wolf electric truck test drive event is a resounding confirmation that Alpha has confidence in its strides toward production development. The test drive reaffirmed that Alpha is aligned to deliver an exceptional electric vehicle. Building upon this momentum, Alpha is expediting its efforts to produce more test vehicles, accelerating the pursuit of mass production.
In every step, Alpha is committed to efficiently navigating the production process, ensuring that the Wolf electric truck becomes available for customers worldwide, and propelling the world towards a sustainable and electrifying future.
Exceptional Driving Experience:
During the test drive, participants witnessed firsthand the unmatched driving capabilities of the Wolf electric truck. From the moment they took the wheel, it became evident that this electric truck was designed to deliver more than just efficient transportation—it provided an exhilarating and seamless ride.
The precision-engineered electric powertrain of the Wolf truck exhibited remarkable acceleration, delivering instant torque and swift response to driver inputs.
Cruising through cities or venturing off-road, the Wolf impressed the drivers with its versatility and agility alongside smooth handling and stability.
Intuitive Design and Comfort:
Beyond its performance, the Wolf electric truck's interior captivated test drivers with its cabin comfort features and thoughtful details. The spacious cabin, designed to accommodate up to two passengers, ensured ample legroom and headspace for an enjoyable ride. Ergonomic controls and an intuitive infotainment system also provided a seamless and user-friendly experience inside the Wolf.
Safety is paramount at Alpha, and the Wolf electric truck is projected to satisfy expectations in this category. The Wolf truck is planned to be equipped with advanced safety features and innovative driver-assistance technologies to instill confidence in drivers. Created to inspire trust equally through busy traffic and challenging terrains, the Wolf provides a sense of security and joy in every ride.
Sleek and Powerful Operation:
The Wolf electric truck's powerfully sleek operation was one of its most notable qualities. The absence of typical engine noise astounded the participants and added to the peacefulness and tranquility of the drive. The electric powertrain's steady propulsion makes the Wolf perfect for both long distance and urban commutes, with the strikingly peaceful driving experience.
Engineering Excellence:
The Wolf electric truck is a result of Alpha's relentless dedication to engineering excellence and innovation. The prototype boasts a robust and utilitarian design, combining a sturdy body-on-frame construction with lightweight materials for enhanced efficiency and durability. Alpha's team of skilled engineers are in continuous development of the Wolf truck to equip the vehicle with optimal performance and safety standards.
Vehicle Specifications:
The Wolf electric truck exudes a commanding presence within a compact package: 4828mm (190in) long, 1900mm (75in) wide, and 1768mm (69in) tall. Catering to the diverse needs of modern drivers, the Wolf truck features a spacious and comfortable interior, accommodating two passengers in the base model and up to five passengers in the Superwolf truck. The Wolf truck was created for both personal and commercial use. Equipped with a cutting-edge electric powertrain performing remarkable acceleration and towing capabilities, the Wolf truck is a fun-to-drive electric vehicle that comes ready to take on everyday adventures.
Performance Specifications:
Alpha's engineering shines in the Wolf electric truck, incorporating a multitude of benefits to ensure that the vehicle's exhilarating performance results in an incredibly enjoyable ride. The Wolf truck's state-of-the-art electric drivetrain provides exceptional performance figures. Estimated top speed of 125 mph and a range target of up to 300+ miles on a single charge, it ensures a seamless and long-lasting driving experience. Additionally, the electric truck incorporates fast-charging technology, allowing users to recharge the battery quickly and efficiently.
Beyond the independent suspension system and integration of shock absorbers, the Wolf's low center of gravity, achieved through skillful battery placement, enhances its handling and responsiveness, making every turn a thrilling experience. The instant torque delivery of the electric powertrain ensures swift acceleration, allowing the Wolf to effortlessly surge forward, delivering a sense of power and excitement to the drivers. Moreover, the regenerative braking system not only maximizes energy efficiency but also delivers a smooth and controlled deceleration.
Additionally, the thoughtful cabin insulation minimizes external noise, creating a serene and whisper-quiet atmosphere inside the vehicle for the comfort of all passengers. From the engineering drawing board to real-world performance, the Wolf electric truck fuses innovative technology and passionate engineering, delivering an electric vehicle experience that is as fun as it is thrilling. Whether it's an urban drive or a rugged off-road adventure, the Wolf electric truck brings excitement to sustainability through its effortless driving experience, , setting a new standard for the future of electric mobility.
Efficient Production Plan:
Alpha is committed to manufacturing in the US and expediting the production process of the Wolf electric truck to meet the ever-growing demand for sustainable transportation. The company's highly streamlined production plan and strategic partnerships with leading suppliers ensure a swift and efficient assembly process, reducing waiting times for customers eager to own the Wolf truck.
Alpha's commitment to efficient car manufacturing is founded on several key pillars that streamline the production process. Firstly, the company employs state-of-the-art automation and robotics at various stages of assembly, optimizing precision and reducing production time.
Secondly, Alpha has established strategic partnerships with leading suppliers for a seamless and timely supply chain, minimizing delays and disruptions.
Thirdly, a modular approach to vehicle design enables easy integration of standardized components, simplifying production and reducing complexities. Additionally, Alpha emphasizes continuous process optimization, leveraging data-driven insights to identify bottlenecks and implement refinements for enhanced efficiency.
Lastly, a highly skilled and experienced workforce collaborates seamlessly to maintain the highest quality standards and ensure that each vehicle undergoes rigorous testing. By combining these elements, Alpha will be poised to efficiently manufacture cars, enabling the company to deliver innovative electric vehicles to the market with speed and precision, meeting the growing demand for sustainable mobility.
Market Accessibility:
Alpha believes in the democratization of electric vehicles, and the Wolf electric truck is no exception. With an affordable price point and various financing options, Alpha aims to make EV ownership accessible to a broader audience. The company's dedication to accessibility is driven by its vision of creating a sustainable future for all, one electric vehicle at a time.
Alpha's commitment to efficiently managing its capital expenditure (capex) is rooted in its differentiated operations, which go beyond the traditional automotive value chain. By leveraging innovative manufacturing techniques, strategic partnerships, and modular vehicle design, Alpha optimizes production costs while maintaining high-quality standards. The company's emphasis on automation and streamlined processes ensures cost-effective assembly, minimizing unnecessary expenses.
Furthermore, Alpha's direct-to-consumer sales model eliminates the need for intermediaries, allowing the company to offer competitive pricing and enhance market accessibility. This customer-centric approach gathers valuable insights directly from buyers, allowing Alpha to swiftly improve production and market demand alignment.
Embracing a dynamic and adaptable business model that emphasizes efficiency and accessibility, Alphas will continue to expand its market reach, making electric vehicles more attainable and appealing to a broader audience.
Sales Strategy and Timeline:
Alpha plans to continue accepting pre-orders for the Wolf electric truck following its world premiere. Customers can join the waitlist for their Wolf truck through Alpha's official website. The company plans to roll out a comprehensive online platform which will simplify the ordering process and revolutionize the car buying experience.
Alphas will adopt a direct-to-consumer sales model to offer its electric vehicles in North America. Through its user-friendly website, customers can easily browse Alpha's electric vehicle lineup, access transparent pricing and financing options, and configure their vehicles according to their preferences. The website will facilitate a seamless and hassle-free online ordering process, allowing customers to place pre-orders for their desired electric vehicle models.
Additionally, Alphas plans to establish its own branded showrooms in key locations across North America, inviting potential buyers to experience the Wolf electric truck and other models firsthand. This direct sales approach empowers Alpha to build stronger relationships with its customers, understand their needs better, and offer personalized support, ensuring a delightful and engaging purchasing journey from start to finish.
Target Market:
Over the years of its operation, Alphas has meticulously conducted consumer research to understand the evolving landscape of the electric vehicle market. This investment to connect with customer needs has subsequently validated a strong demand for the Wolf electric truck, which has surged to over 11,000 preorder indications to date.
The Wolf's design, blending modern aesthetics with practicality, resonates deeply with electric vehicle buyers, making it a standout choice in the market. Alphas' target market encompasses a diverse range of eco-conscious consumers, adventure enthusiasts, and businesses seeking sustainable transportation solutions.
The company's market advantage lies in its unique ability to combine customer-centric product development with engineering excellence, allowing it to create electric vehicles that not only meet the demands of the market but also exceed expectations.
By staying ahead of industry trends and continuously improving its offerings based on customer feedback, Alphas has solidified its position as a trailblazer in the electric vehicle industry, reshaping the future of sustainable mobility.
Delivering the Future:
Alpha is dedicated to delivering an unparalleled customer experience from pre-order to delivery. The company is seeking to establish a robust logistics network to ensure efficient and timely deliveries to customers worldwide. Alpha's commitment to environmental responsibility extends to its delivery process, with a focus on minimizing carbon emissions and employing sustainable transport methods whenever possible.
"Alpha is excited to unveil the Wolf electric truck driving prototype, a testament to our relentless pursuit of innovation and sustainability. By combining engineering excellence with a customer-centric approach, we aim to accelerate the transition to electric mobility and make sustainable transportation accessible to all," said Alpha Motor Corporation.
Motion Driven by Heart:
At the core of Alpha's philosophy lies the belief that every aspect of mobility should be driven by the heart. This vision embodies the company's commitment to create not just innovative electric vehicles, but to infuse them with passion, compassion, and a deep understanding of human needs and aspirations.
"Motion Driven by Heart" encapsulates Alpha's dedication to more than just engineering and performance. It reflects the company's ethos of putting people and the planet first, fostering a strong emotional connection between drivers and their electric vehicles. The Wolf electric truck is not merely a means of transportation; it is an extension of one's values, lifestyle, and desire to make a positive impact on the environment.
Alpha envisions a future where electric vehicles empower individuals and communities to embrace sustainable living without compromising on performance or style. By providing access to affordable, dependable, and stylish electric vehicles, the company aims to create a global movement towards a cleaner, greener, and more interconnected world.
"We believe that electric vehicles should not only be technologically advanced but should also resonate with the hearts of our customers. Our 'Motion Driven by Heart' philosophy guides every decision we make, from design and engineering to production and customer experience," said Alpha Motor Corporation.
Alpha's unwavering commitment to environmental stewardship and social responsibility is evident in its actives collaborations with various environmental initiatives, aiming to reduce its carbon footprint and contribute positively to its communities.
As Alpha moves forward with speed and efficiency to bring the Wolf electric truck to the market, the company's vision of "Motion Driven by Heart" remains firmly embedded in its DNA. Through this vision, Alpha strives to inspire the world to embrace electric mobility with enthusiasm, compassion, and a shared commitment to a brighter, sustainable future.
About Alpha Motor Corporation
Alpha Motor Corporation (Alpha) is an award-winning American automobile company focused on manufacturing mobility solutions that Move Humanity®. We innovate sustainable transportation for the wellness of people and our environment by implementing advanced automotive technologies and disruptive industrial practices. Based in Irvine, California, Alpha is committed to creating the kinds of electric vehicles we believe the world has always wanted to see but that have not existed – until now.
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Eagles fans are seeing kelly green. Here’s everything we know about how to get the classic jerseys and when the team will wear them.
Jeffrey Lurie, who did away with the kelly green jerseys in 1996, said he's excited to bring them back. Fans are excited to get their hands on the jerseys, too. Here's everything we know.
Eagles fans have long awaited the return of the kelly green jersey color, and the day is finally here. Those who lined up early to snag the first batch of the reissued were celebrating the nostalgic hue’s return (some with matching Jell-O shots).
The kelly green uniforms were iconic (even Princess Diana wore the team colors), and Eagles players had worn them for most of the franchise’s existence. Shortly after Jeffrey Lurie purchased the team, he did away with the kelly green in 1996, saying he wanted to reflect the regime change and chose a more modern style, still with winged helmets, but with a new palette: midnight green.
Here’s all of coverage on the return of the Eagles’ kelly green jerseys, including where to buy them and when you’ll see them on the field.
Where to buy kelly green jerseys
Kelly green merchandise went on sale Monday at all three Eagles Pro Shop locations: Lincoln Financial Field; Cherry Hill, N.J.; Lancaster, Pa.
The jerseys retail for $130 and $175, with the more expensive being Gameday Special versions only available with Jalen Hurts, AJ Brown, or Jason Kelce’s names.
When will the Eagles debut the kelly green jerseys on the field?
Fans will have to wait until October to see the classic jerseys on game day. The team plans to debut them on Oct. 22, when they host the Miami Dolphins, team sources said. They’ll wear them again on Nov. 26 at home against the Buffalo Bills. The team’s cheerleaders will also be sporting kelly green.
Rumors of the return of kelly green began in 2021 when the NFL ditched an old rule put in place in 2013 that prevented teams from using multiple helmets during the season. Soon after, the team said it was excited to bring back the kelly green, but that it wasn’t likely until at least 2023. Lurie began to tease the official return of kelly green last March, and fans have been waiting ever since — until now.
What do people think of the kelly green jerseys?
Former Inquirer sports reporter Dave Caldwell called the return of the kelly green jerseys a “touchdown.” And although the Eagles discontinued the kelly green shortly after Lurie became the team’s owner, Lurie said he’s “super excited” to bring the iconic color back.
When the change was announced, Peter Capolino, the former owner of Mitchell & Ness, told The Inquirer: “I think everybody’s had enough of the deep dark green.”
Seth Joyner, who joined the team in 1986, said “It’s about time.”
Read more on what Eagles greats think of the return of kelly green.
The history of the Eagles kelly green
The Eagles have worn more than a few different versions of the lighter shade of green over the years, which was a staple of their uniform from 1936-1995, before the team introduced the current midnight green threads.
There have been iterations with white pants and solid jerseys — as well as leather helmets — and others with silver pants and various different jersey options. There are also pants that come with and without the stripe running down the side, depending on the color (and the year). There’s the silver and white heavily-striped sleeves that Ron Jaworski and Co. wore under Dick Vermeil in the ‘70s and early ‘80s. And there are even different helmet options — white with a green wing, green with a white wing, green with a silver wing, and even green with a silver wing outlined in white.
Take a look at some of the different varieties over the years.
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Country music star announces reenlistment in Army Reserve: 'I can offer more'
Craig Morgan, 59, is rejoining the military after 20 years: 'The greatest leaders are servants'
Country music star Craig Morgan, 59, has announced he will reenlist in the military nearly 20 years after his initial service ended.
The "International Harvester" singer broke the news on Saturday at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, where he was sworn into the U.S. Army Reserve on stage.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan shared that one of his main goals in rejoining is to promote military recruitment.
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"Recruiting is at an all-time low," he said.
"It has never in the history of our military been as low as it is right now."
Morgan revealed how he wants to show the public, especially younger people and professionals, that it’s possible to serve the United States while maintaining other careers and lifestyles.
"Like me as a touring artist, I'll still be able to live my life and tour and do all the things that I do," he said.
"I'll still be able to do that while serving my country at the same time… as a reservist."
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"But I also want to encourage this younger generation that the Army offers you something you cannot get in any other occupation," he went on.
"You're going to receive training that you cannot receive in the civilian populace. And I think it sets you up for nothing but success for the rest of your life."
Morgan's reinvolvement in the armed forces started with a conversation with Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., at a military event.
"[Sen. Blackburn] said, ‘You do a whole lot for the military. Is there anything we can do for you?’" Morgan recalled.
"I said, ‘You know what? I had 17-½ years [in the military]. I'd love to be able to finish my 20-year commitment."
As a self-described "never quit kind of guy," Morgan did not deny the opportunity when Sen. Blackburn and her team approached him about reenlisting.
"I’m a little older than most people joining these days, but… I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that I'm going to be able to do more than what they ask of me," he said.
"I want to encourage this younger generation that the Army offers you something you cannot get in any other occupation."
Sen. Blackburn wrote in a comment sent to Fox News Digital, "It has been such an honor to work alongside Craig on his return to the U.S. Army Reserve."
She went on, "Craig has long been a champion of our military, with his support spanning his previous active-duty service and an accomplished career in music."
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She also said, "His dedication to serving our country exemplifies the very best of the volunteer spirit, and I know his story will be an inspiration to Americans considering the call to serve."
The Army’s resurrection of its "Be All You Can Be" campaign also compelled the veteran to rejoin, Morgan shared.
"The objective of attempting to be all you can be, do all you can do, achieve all you can achieve, was something I learned in the military," he said.
"I think it was instilled in me as a child through my parents, but the military really enhanced that thought process of just being all you can be."
"And when you're doing that, you're not only benefiting yourself and your family… but you're also enhancing and benefiting the community, and quite honestly, the world at large," Morgan added.
Morgan served for 17 years in the U.S. Army and the Army Reserve, from 1985 to 2004, part of the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions as a staff sergeant and fire support specialist.
While he is already the recipient of the Army’s Outstanding Civilian Service Medal and the USO Merit Award, he described how rejoining the forces made him feel "like an 18-year-old kid" again.
"I think it felt even more rewarding now than it did the first time," he said.
"My excitement is so much greater now than it was then because I feel like I have so much more knowledge, I have so much more experience, therefore I can, in turn, offer more to the military."
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In returning to his military roots, Morgan will carry out his duties as a staff sergeant and warrant officer candidate while releasing new music and embarking on his "God, Family and Country" tour this fall.
"I've been a believer that actions speak louder than words," he said.
"I'm going to work with the military in whatever way they deem necessary because I am now in the Army… I will adhere to the orders that that my leaders tell me."
One of Morgan's main goals in serving is to "encourage other people to serve," he said.
"We are the greatest nation in the world, and we can only become greater by people within this country being willing to serve one another," he said.
"The greatest leaders are servants… I'm one of the lucky guys in the world."
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Expressing gratitude for his "wonderful, supportive family," Morgan said he gets to do the things he loves most, "being a soldier and entertaining people."
Added Morgan, "My hopes are that when I am done and by the time I get that 20-year letter that says I've served my country for 20 years, we will have seen an increase in people going in, so I can feel that I truly did have an impact on the thought process of the people in this nation and their desire to serve it." | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/country-music-star-announces-reenlistment-army-reserve-can-offer-more | 2023-07-31T15:26:08 | 0 | https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/country-music-star-announces-reenlistment-army-reserve-can-offer-more |
Cape and Islands District Attorney Rob Galibois is officially joining hands with California and Texas officials who have asked US Attorney General Merrick B. Garland to help investigate Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s scheme to transport immigrants to Martha’s Vineyard “by means of fraud, deceit, and/or inveiglement.”
In a letter to the justice department Monday — less than 48 hours after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was met in Cape Cod with public protest during a day of fundraising — Galibois said because of the “interstate transportation of these migrants, this alleged scheme remains available for federal prosecution.”
“Therefore, I stand behind and support a request made to you on July 6… to open federal criminal and civil investigations into these incidents,” Galibois wrote.
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In September, DeSantis — who has since launched a bid for president and attended two campaign events last weekend in New England — sent two planeloads of migrants from Texas to the Vineyard in what was widely considered a surprise political stunt. Last month, a similar set of flights landed in Sacramento, with the DeSantis administration also ultimately taking credit.
In July, a Texas sheriff and California officials asked the US Department of Justice to investigate the transport of migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard and Sacramento in the past nine months as part of DeSantis’s migrant “relocation” program.
In his letter, Galibois said he plans to begin his own investigation by reviewing the interviews conducted by first responders shortly after the migrants deplaned on Martha’s Vineyard. Galibois asked federal law enforcement for help obtaining “certified translations and transcriptions of these interviews.”
“These interviews, coupled with other obtained evidence, would provide crucial support for my initial assessment as to whether further investigation is warranted,” he wrote. “As elected law enforcement and public officials from California to Texas have noted, it is unconscionable to use people as political props by persuading them to travel to another state based on false or deceptive representations.”
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DeSantis is already facing a federal suit from September brought by Massachusetts group Lawyers for Civil Rights. However, the group’s executive director Iván Espinoza-Madrigal said there is room for law enforcement at the county, state, and federal level to further investigate.
“In rounding up the migrants, putting them on planes and shipping them to Martha’s Vineyard, a panoply of civil and criminal regulations have been violated,” he said, adding that the attorney general and Department of Justice have both been “noticeably quiet” on their response to the issue.
Attorney General Andrea Campbell told the Globe Friday that her office will continue to work in partnership with federal, state, and local officials “to hold accountable those who violate the rights of our residents and visitors.” A spokesperson confirmed that her office has already met with Galibois to discuss the migrant crisis.
While Galibois has the authority to bring criminal charges against DeSantis and his administration, attorneys say both Attorney General Andrea Campbell and the Department of Justice also have the authority to investigate the Florida politician for both civil and criminal violations.
“As an issue that crosses state lines, the radar should turn on for the Department of Justice,” immigration attorney Giselle Rodriguez told the Globe, adding that the potential criminal charges are also severe enough to warrant the state attorney general’s involvement.
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Charges could range from civil offenses, such as interfering with the federal immigration process, to human trafficking or kidnapping, which carry a criminal penalty.
“DeSantis’s conduct is despicable and it has certainly been unlawful,” Sophia Hall, an attorney with Lawyers for Civil Rights, told the Globe. “Other government actors should be watching to ensure that this is properly investigated and addressed, both criminally and civilly, to ensure [his message] is not a message we send to our country.”
Samantha J. Gross of Globe staff contributed to this report.
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Will the USWNT top Group E after Tuesday’s matches? Here’s what the odds say.
The USWNT would have clinched Group E with a win over the Netherlands. Now, they need to run it up vs. Portugal to top the group, and they could even be eliminated with a loss.
This probably wasn’t how the U.S. women’s soccer team envisioned its standing in Group E on the eve of the final day of group-stage matches.
Being on top of the group after two matches is surely no surprise, but likely needing to run up the score on Portugal to win the group, and even staring down the remote possibility of being eliminated? Where was that on the bingo card?
Let’s not make this sound too extreme, though.
The USWNT faces Portugal at 3 a.m. ET Tuesday in Auckland, New Zealand. They are big favorites to win the game. And, still, they are slight favorites to be atop the Group E standings when the final whistles sound inside Eden Park and over in Dunedin, where the Netherlands will likely be finishing off a victory over Vietnam.
» READ MORE: Andi Sullivan knows the USWNT needs to run up the score vs. Portugal in their World Cup group stage finale
Here’s a look at Group E odds ahead of Tuesday’s final day of group matches.
Odds are courtesy of FanDuel, current at the time of publishing and subject to change.
World Cup odds: To win Group E
USA: -115
Netherlands: +100
Portugal: +10000 (100/1)
That the Netherlands is even money to win the group despite trailing the U.S. on goal differential by two says enough about where things stand.
The path for the U.S. is pretty clear: beat or draw Portugal and you’re through to the knockout stage. But to win the group, the USWNT needs to beat Portugal and have that margin of victory not be trumped by two or more goals by the Netherlands’ margin over Vietnam.
The Oranje are very likely to march to a convincing win over Vietnam Tuesday. A big win could make up the goal differential deficit and have the USWNT wishing it ran it up in the opener vs. Vietnam (they won, 3-0).
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The worst-case scenario for the U.S., of course, is losing to Portugal. None of the goal differential talk really matters if Portugal pulls off the improbable.
How improbable?
USA vs. Portugal odds
Three-way money line: USA -450; Portugal +1100; Draw +500
Total: 2.5 goals (Over -138; Under +100)
Tie no bet (get your stake back if it’s a draw): USA -2200; Portugal +900
Crazier things have happened, of course. But this one would rank pretty high up there on the list of stunners.
The U.S. is the two-time reigning champion, and entered the tournament as a big favorite to win Group E while also being the favorite to win the whole tournament.
“Obviously, if we would have won [the] last game, we would have clinched the group and been through already, but whatever,” Megan Rapinoe said.
“I mean, this is the tournament — this is what it means, this is the pressure of being the No. 1 team in a World Cup, but this is just the pressure in general of being at the World Cup.”
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Biden has 'restored the integrity' of Justice Department, House Democrat tells ABC
Many conservatives feel the DOJ has been weaponized under Biden
Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., insisted Sunday that President Biden has "restored the integrity of Department of Justice," despite the DOJ facing heat from conservatives for a plethora of issues as many feel it has been weaponized.
ABC News' Jonathan Karl noted that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has said a pardon for Hunter Biden is off the table, but that President Biden himself hasn’t publicly ruled it out, before asking if a pardon for his son would be a mistake.
"Yes, and I don’t think there’s any chance that President Biden is going to do that, unlike his predecessor, who pardoned all his friends and anyone who had any access to him," Goldman said on "This Week."
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"President Biden has restored the integrity of Department of Justice, and I think you see that in this case where he kept on — and Merrick Garland kept on a Trump-appointed attorney to investigate the president’s son," Goldman continued. "If there is not an indication of the independence of the Department of Justice beyond that, I don’t know what we can look for."
Many critics on the right feel Biden has weaponized the DOJ, however, as the country's federal agencies continue to generate fierce debate. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said he believes the Department of Justice is trying to obstruct the GOP’s investigation of the president's son.
"The lengths to which the Biden legal team has gone to try to intimidate our witnesses, to coordinate with the Department of Justice and to certainly coordinate with the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee to encourage people not to cooperate with our investigation, to encourage banks not to turn over bank records, to encourage Treasury not to let us have access to those suspicious activity reports, it's very troubling. And I believe that… this is another violation of the law. This is obstruction of justice," Comer said on "Sunday Morning Futures."
Goldman’s claim came less than three weeks after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy penned a Fox News Digital opinion piece which claimed "evidence continues to mount that the Biden Justice Department enforces the law unequally by tilting the scales to favor friends and family while unleashing the FBI and prosecutors on President Biden’s political opponent."
Former President Trump has also scolded the DOJ as "abuse" and feels he is targeted for being atop the 2024 GOP presidential primary field.
"It's election interference at the highest level," Trump told Fox News Digital last week, just after he learned of the latest indictment against him. "They’re harassing my company, they’re harassing my family and by far, least importantly of all, they’re harassing me."
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., took aim Thursday at the "forces within Biden's DOJ" that he said seek to protect the president and his family, suggesting there may be individuals within the Justice Department that have been "suppressing" certain information.
"The only explanation for the sweetheart deal is forces within Biden’s DOJ protecting his family. We’ve seen it time and time again – DOJ weaponized to hunt Republicans and protect Democrats. It’s un-American and when I’m president we’re going to clean house and start over," Scott said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "It shouldn’t take years for evidence and information on Hunter Biden’s transactions from drugs to guns to contracts to come to light unless there are forces within Biden’s DOJ suppressing that information."
TRUMP REACTS TO 'ABUSE' BY DOJ: 'THIS IS WHAT YOU GET' FOR LEADING THE POLLS
Scott continued, "We cannot continue to see the biased weaponization of the DOJ against political opponents, pro-life activists, and parents who want a better education for their kids, while simultaneously protecting Democrats."
HUNTER BIDEN'S REJECTED PLEA DEAL PUTS JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IN HOT SEAT
Mike Howell, director of the Oversight Project at the Heritage Foundation, said that "something is rotten in the state of Delaware, and the judge sniffed it out today." Paul Kamenar, counsel for the National Legal and Policy Center, said it's absurd that a multi-year Justice Department investigation ultimately resulted in misdemeanor charges.
"It's outrageous that after a five-year investigation of Hunter Biden, and the recent IRS whistleblowers' sworn testimony of a Justice Department coverup and obstruction, the best that the prosecutor can come up with is a couple misdemeanor charges and recommend probation as a slap on the wrist," Kamenar told Fox News Digital.
"Thankfully, Judge Norieka rejected the plea deal as we urged, but it remains to be seen if a new deal is agreed to," Kamenar added.
Fox News’ Andrew Mark Miller, Joe Schoffstall, Kyle Morris and Brook Singman contributed to this report.
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A Christian school in New Hampshire that taught Alix Dorsainvil, a 31-year-old nurse living in Haiti who was kidnapped with her child near the Caribbean nation’s capital last week, on Monday issued a call to prayer for her safe return.
“Please pray for Alix Dorsainvil (maiden name: Alix Comeau),” said Cornerstone Christian Academy, which offers instruction in pre-K through Grade 8 in Ossipee, N.H., in a statement posted Monday morning to Facebook. “Alix is from Wakefield, and is a graduate of Cornerstone Christian Academy.”
The school said Dorsainvil is “serving as a nurse in Haiti, and was kidnapped last week along with her daughter. Pray that God would keep her safe, be with her through this trial, and deliver her from her captors.”
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El Roi Haiti Outreach International has said that Dorsainvil, a New Hampshire native, is the wife of the organization’s director, Sandro Dorsainvil.
She was kidnapped with their child from the nonprofit’s campus near Port-au-Prince “while serving in our community ministry,” the group said in a statement posted to its website.
“Alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person who considers Haiti her home and the Haitian people her friends and family,” the statement continued. “Alix has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering as she loves and serves the people of Haiti in the name of Jesus.”
Attempts to reach the group, the US State Department, and the National Police of Haiti for further comment weren’t immediately successful Monday morning.
The State Department on Friday confirmed it was “aware of reports of the kidnapping of two US citizens in Haiti.”
“We are in regular contact with Haitian authorities and will continue to work with them and our US government interagency partners,” a department spokesperson said. “We have nothing further to share at this time.”
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US officials said kidnappings are “widespread” in Haiti, a nation that has spiraled into turmoil and gang violence since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and a devastating earthquake the following month.
Officials said kidnapping victims “regularly include US citizens” and local police “generally lack the resources to respond effectively to serious criminal incidents.”
The State Department on Thursday issued a “do not travel” advisory for Haiti and ordered all nonemergency government employees and their families to leave the country, citing widespread gang violence and attacks targeting US travelers.
US citizens were urged to evacuate “as soon as possible by commercial or other privately available transportation options.”
“The US government is extremely limited in its ability to provide emergency services to US citizens in Haiti,” the US embassy said in an alert Thursday.
Embassy workers had been under orders since last Sunday to remain at the embassy or residential compounds due to “gang activity and incidents of gunfire,” according to security alerts posted on the embassy’s website.
Officials said kidnappings often involve ransom negotiations, and families have paid thousands of dollars to get their family members back.
“Kidnappers may use sophisticated planning or take advantage of unplanned opportunities, and even convoys have been attacked,” officials said in the embassy’s alert.
The National Human Rights Defense Network warned of a surge in kidnappings and killings in Haiti two weeks ago, reporting that at least 40 people had been abducted and 75 killed from May 1 to July 12.
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On Saturday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters at a news conference in Australia that the Biden administration has a “very deep concern for the situation” in Haiti, “particularly with regard to the violence and the activities of the gangs.”
The UN Security Council this month called for an international security force to strengthen law enforcement in Haiti.
Alix Dorsainvil is listed on El Roi Haiti’s website as the organization’s community health nurse. Beneath the listing is a picture of Alix and Sandro Dorsainvil smiling with their arms around each other, alongside a video where Alix talks about her work with the organization.
“My name is Alix. I’m a nurse from New Hampshire, but now I live in Haiti,” she says in the video. “Sandro invited me to come to the school to do some nursing for some of the kids. He said that was a big need they had.”
Alix Dorsainvil graduated with a degree in nursing from Regis College in Weston in 2014, the school confirmed Sunday.
The school’s president, Antoinette Hays, said in an interview that Regis has held programs in Haiti since 2007 and that she wasn’t surprised that a former student would be interested in working there. Hays said several faculty members remember Dorsainvil, and that everyone there is “praying for her and her child.”
“She’s compassionate, very bright — she cared a lot about people,” Hays said. “She certainly chose the right profession for herself.”
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She said the college would be working this week to possibly hold a vigil and create a support network for anyone who needs it.
“We’re absolutely devastated,” Hays said.
Sean Cotter of the Globe Staff contributed to this report. Material from the Washington Post was used in this report. This story will be updated when more information is released.
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TAMPA, Fla. and WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC ("HealthEdge") and United Western Group ("United Western") announced today that in partnership with Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC ("A-CAP"), they have completed a recapitalization of Veridian Healthcare, LLC ("Veridian" or the "Company"), a leading outsourced manufacturer of private label and branded in-home diagnostic, pain care management, and personal care products.
Veridian, which was founded in 2009 and is based in Gurnee, IL, has distinguished itself as a preeminent distributor of home health and diagnostic products for leading national and regional chain stores, pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors, and e-commerce businesses. The Company's custom private labeling capabilities, robust overseas procurement knowledge and relationships, purchase volumes, and well-established supplier relationships enable Veridian to deliver highly competitive pricing and unmatched service across its wide breadth of product categories. Furthermore, the Company's end-to-end procurement solutions adeptly manage quality testing, compliance, shipping, warehousing, and other logistical intricacies, relieving customers of these administrative burdens. These differentiators underpin Veridian's long-term success and impressive growth rate.
Veridian's products are sold into the large and growing retail in-home diagnostic and pain care management consumer end markets. These categories have demonstrated strong historical growth which is expected to continue due to multiple market tailwinds. These include the COVID-19 impact on increased monitoring of consumers' health at home, a growing interest in personal care, an increasing prevalence of chronic disease states, and an aging US population.
Veridian's Founder and President Steve Bisulca retained a meaningful ownership position in the Company and will continue in his role as Veridian's President. Concurrent with the recapitalization, United Western operating partners Robert Friedberg and John Aldridge will also undertake key C-suite roles at Veridian. Mr. Friedberg will serve as Chief Executive Officer with vast experience leading healthcare delivery platforms, including hospitals, health systems, physician practices, and ancillary services ranging from $50M to $1.3B in revenue. Mr. Aldridge will serve as Chief Digital Health Officer, expanding Veridian's capabilities and client base in the digital health sector through deep experience in remote patient monitoring and healthcare IT.
Jacob Atkinson, Managing Partner of United Western Group, commented, "We are privileged to partner with the Veridian Healthcare management team, HealthEdge, and A-CAP to expand Veridian's capabilities into digital healthcare through the development of remote patient monitoring, kitting, and telehealth programs. Veridian is highly regarded for its expansive SKU portfolio, strong supply chain, and logistical support. They have proven themselves to be an industry leader with a strong management team and an exceptional employee-centric culture."
Scott Heberlein, Partner with HealthEdge added, "We are excited to add Veridian and its talented team as the second platform investment in our fourth fund. The Company, its market position, historical growth, and future potential represent many of the attractive attributes we seek with our investments. We believe the addition of United Western's experienced operators, Robert and John, will help drive Veridian into new, growing markets, and provide key healthcare constituents with cost effective solutions for monitoring patients in the home, ultimately driving superior outcomes."
Holland & Knight LLP served as lead legal counsel to United Western Group. Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP served as legal counsel to HealthEdge. William Blair and Company, LLC served as exclusive financial advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC. Dentons US, LLP served as legal advisor to Veridian Healthcare, LLC.
ABOUT VERIDIAN HEALTHCARE
Veridian Healthcare is a nationally recognized distributor of in-home diagnostics and pain relief products. Since its establishment in 2009, Veridian has consistently provided innovative products to the growing healthcare market, focusing on brand development and strategic partnerships while expanding its blue-chip wholesale and retail customer portfolio. Veridian offers over 50 years of combined management and sales experience, providing competitively priced and high-quality products designed to meet the standards of today's healthcare professionals.
For more information on Veridian, visit www.VeridianHealthcare.com.
ABOUT UNITED WESTERN GROUP
United Western Group is a private equity firm based in Washington, D.C. that partners with managers and entrepreneurs to invest in strategically viable, market-leading companies across a wide range of industries. United Western employs a collaborative value creation model through aggressive organic and inorganic growth strategies. United Western seeks investment targets in North American companies with $10 to $200 million in revenue.
For more information on United Western Group, visit www.UnitedWestern.com.
ABOUT HEALTHEDGE
HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC is an operating-oriented private equity firm founded in 2005 that focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry. HealthEdge seeks to achieve superior returns by investing in businesses that benefit from the knowledge, experience, and network of relationships of its partners. HealthEdge's partners have more than 100 years of combined operating experience in healthcare as CEOs and investors.
For more information on HealthEdge, visit www.HealthEdgePartners.com.
ABOUT A-CAP
Advantage Capital Holdings, LLC is a premier risk solution and service provider to policyholders, insurers, and capital partners. A-CAP owns multiple businesses within the insurance company vertical, including primary carriers, reinsurance vehicles, an investment adviser, and a marketing organization. Additionally, A-CAP offers both debt and equity investment opportunities in businesses meeting desired return profiles and mitigating downside risks. With a diverse and successful management team, A-CAP excels across the insurance, reinsurance, and investment sectors.
For more information on ACAP, visit www.ACAP.com.
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Late-inning blown leads by the Rockies and Blue Jays top bad beats from the past week in sports
Plus WNBA backdoor action between the Chicago Sky and title-favorite Las Vegas Aces
The long six-month wait for the return of football has come: the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets will kick off preseason in the Hall of Fame game on Thursday, meaning the NFL is officially back.
Before we get ahead of ourselves, though, the baseball schedule is hitting its pivotal point as two months of the regular season remain, along with a month and a half of the WNBA regular season left as well.
As action for both leagues heats up with the postseason around the corner, late-inning blown leads and backdoor covers will only continue to break the hearts of bettors across the sports landscape. Here’s a look at the worst betting beats from the past week.
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Bad beat: Blue Jays, Twins blow late leads on same day
The Toronto Blue Jays (+125 ML) and Minnesota Twins (-121 ML) each held a four-run late-inning lead on Tuesday. Both had a 99% chance to cover before disaster struck.
Earlier in the night, the Twins, with starting pitcher Pablo Lopez striking down eight batters and allowing just two runs, held a 6-2 lead heading into the eighth before things quickly fell apart from their bullpen. The Mariners scored four runs, capped off by a Julio Rodriguez two-run homer to tie the game. Seattle scored three more runs in the top of the ninth to win it 9-7.
Out on the west coast, the Blue Jays we well on their way to closing out their game after scoring three runs in the top of the ninth to extend their lead to 7-3. With reliever Erik Swanson on for the save, the Dodgers rallied, tying the game on an infield single that scored two runs. Los Angeles ended the game on a double from James Outman to win 8-7 in the 10th.
» READ MORE: Lionel Messi’s dramatic goal causes one of the worst bad beats in sports betting over the last week
Bad beat: Rockies blow leads on back-to-back days against Nationals
It doesn’t get much worse than losing two games in a row in a similar fashion.
The Rockies, after winning the series opener on Monday, blew multi-run leads on Tuesday and Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. As small underdogs in both games, Colorado squandered a 5-2 lead on Tuesday in the eighth, capped off by Nationals first baseman Joey Meneses’ three-run go-ahead homer to give Washington a 6-5 win.
The next day, with the Rockies (+125 ML) up 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, with a 98% chance of covering, blew a late lead again, with the Nationals rallying for a walk-off win as CJ Abrams’ single capped off a four-run inning in their 5-4 win.
» READ MORE: Kahleah Copper scores a new career high of 37 points in WNBA game
Bad beat: Aces give up backdoor cover in first half, late in fourth
The Las Vegas Aces are well primed to win their second straight WNBA title, with by far the best record in the WNBA (23-2) and the overwhelming favorite to win it all, but they aren’t immune to bad beats.
The Chicago Sky entered their game against the Aces on Tuesday as 14.5-point underdogs, 8.5 point underdogs on the first half line, led by North Philly native Kahleah Copper. Coincidentally, it was Copper, who not only kept the Sky afloat all game with a career high 37-points, but also helped Chicago backdoor Las Vegas on the betting line.
With the Aces leading by 10 with less than 40 seconds left in the first half, Copper took a missed Jackie Young layup and turned it into a three-pointer, cutting Las Vegas’ lead to seven. Chelsea Gray missed a jumper with one second left, allowing the Sky to cover the first-half line (+7.5).
Then, late in the game, with the Aces ballooning their lead to 16 points with less than 90 seconds left, Copper finished off her career-high outburst with an layup, plus the foul to convert a three-point play, and a Marina Mabrey three-pointer cut the lead to 10 with a minute remaining. The Aces added just two more points and won 107-95, failing to cover their 14.5-point spread. | https://www.inquirer.com/sports/sports-betting-bad-beats-mlb-rockies-blue-jays-twins-wnba-aces-20230731.html | 2023-07-31T15:26:12 | 0 | https://www.inquirer.com/sports/sports-betting-bad-beats-mlb-rockies-blue-jays-twins-wnba-aces-20230731.html |
Two Icons at the Heart of Pop Culture and Celebrations Come Together for a Stella-r Campaign of Sips and Sweetness this Summer
LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Life is a collection of small moments and America's #1 imported wine, Stella Rosa® Wines, is proud to announce another exciting milestone: a collaborative campaign of two industry powerhouses. According to a recent study, celebrating positive life events increases perceived social support. Stella Rosa and country music star, Lainey Wilson, are on a mission to spread positive vibes by inspiring consumers to gather, raise a glass, and #stellabrate every moment. Stella Rosa proudly offers 30+ wines in its portfolio, a glass for every occasion on the good 'ole journey.
Stella Rosa® Wines recently released the 'Moments Made Sweeter' campaign featuring Lainey Wilson. The campaign emphasizes celebrating the journey, not just the destination. Stella Rosa® was there to celebrate with Lainey Wilson when she set off on her first solo headlining tour, won Female Artist of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards, and of course, raised a glass on National Wine Day.
Stella Rosa Wines' impact on pop culture today is undeniable - from trendy cocktail recipes to new innovations like canned wines, spicy flavors, non-alcoholic wine and more, Gen Z and Millennials are embracing the moments to #stellabrate.
Stella Rosa Wines' nostalgic yet ever-evolving presence is what initially attracted Wilson to team up with the brand, but it was Stella Rosa Wines' commitment to supporting her journey, and that of other women in music, that gave her endorsement deeper meaning for both Stella Rosa and Lainey Wilson fans.
"Whether I'm at home or on the road, I'm always dreaming up new ways to express myself through more than just my music," said Wilson "There are so many small moments along this crazy journey that have helped build my story, which is why I love to savor them, and Stella Rosa makes them that much sweeter."
Whether she's entertaining at home or on the road, Lainey Wilson is a proud fan of Stella Rosa's various collections, including but not limited to:
- Stella Rosa Semi-Sparkling and Fully-Sparkling Wines
- Stella Rosa Non-Alcoholic Wines
- Stella Rosa Single-Serving Canned Wines
"Everyone has a story to tell, a reason to celebrate, or a tradition to keep alive and our hope is that Stella Rosa Wines can be there to make those moments sweeter," says Stella Rosa® Wines President, Steve Riboli. "Lainey Wilson is the ultimate example of perseverance and authenticity. She is comfortable in her journey, and we hope that can serve as an inspiration to other Stella Rosa fans."
To learn more about the 'Moments Made Sweeter' campaign, visit our Stella Rosa website. For the official commercial, watch here. Follow Stella Rosa Wines on Instagram at @StellaRosa for the latest happenings.
More about Stella Rosa Wines
Stella Rosa® is a selection of semi-sweet, semi-sparkling Italian wines, evolving with the spirit of the times when it comes to wine trends and popular culture. Among its impressive achievements are a 10x Impact Magazine Hot Brand award and its position as the #1 imported wine in America. Most recently, Stella Rosa® curated a collection of hand-crafted premium and fruit-flavored Brandy made from high-quality grapes grown in Northern Italy. Stella Rosa® is created by Riboli Family Wines, a Los Angeles-based establishment founded in 1917. For more information, visit www.stellarosawines.com.
Instagram: @StellaRosa
Twitter: @StellaRosaWines
More about Lainey Wilson
As the leading female winner at the 2023 ACM awards, Billboard Women in Music's "Rulebreaker", CMA's 2022 Female Vocalist and New Artist of the Year, Lainey Wilson has made a name for herself as one of music's most buzzed-about new artists. Her critically acclaimed album, "Bell Bottom Country," has amassed over 430 million streams and continues to reach new heights across charts and with hits like "Heart Like A Truck" and "Watermelon Moonshine". Most recently, she made her acting debut on the hit series "Yellowstone", where she showcased other hits off her recent album. For more information visit www.laineywilson.com.
Instagram:@laineywilsonmusic
Twitter: @laineywilson
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'Biden's DOJ henchmen' tried to intimidate Hunter's ex-associate before testimony: Nancy Mace
Department of Justice asked Devon Archer to surrender to prison ahead of congressional testimony
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., argued President Biden's Department of Justice tried to "intimate" Hunter Biden's former business associate Devon Archer before his congressional testimony on Monday. Mace joined "America's Newsroom" to discuss why she believes the department took action to intimidate Archer just days before speaking with the House Oversight Committee on the Biden family's business dealings.
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NANCY MACE: We should get information to corroborate documents we've seen, whether it's suspicious activity reports, bank records, etc., but also… the big question is the million-dollar question is whether or not Joe Biden was in the room by phone or in person and any of his involvement in any of these deals that we're seeing. And we've seen evidence of corruption and money laundering and bribery. Was Joe Biden in the room when these things were taking place? And that's what we want to figure out today. The other thing I want to say about this letter, this explosive letter, that came out on Saturday, this is the Biden's DOJ henchmen saying basically to Devon Archer, sure, you can do this interview with the Oversight Committee on Monday, but we're going to intimidate the witness before you do that. And I was just shocked when that letter came out on Saturday. I hope that Devon Archer will get in the room and tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, and that that interview will be released to the American people as soon as possible.
At least five House Republicans have called on lawmakers — who are currently enjoying a legislative recess — to return to Capitol Hill after the Department of Justice asked Hunter Biden's business partner Devon Archer to surrender to prison. The request came over the weekend before Archer was scheduled to testify to Congress Monday on the Biden family, Hunter's business dealings and the alleged role of his father, President Biden, in securing these deals.
Reps. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla.; Mike Johnson, R-La.; Chip Roy, R-Texas; Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo.; and Dan Bishop, R-N.C., each said on social media Sunday that lawmakers should return to Washington, D.C. for an emergency hearing to discuss potential DOJ interference in the congressional investigation into President Biden and Hunter Biden.
"The DOJ is now actively committing the crime of obstructing a congressional investigation," Gaetz wrote. "If Devon Archer isn't in the witness chair Monday, we better haul every SOB at the DOJ before congress EVERY DAY to make them pay for this."
Gaetz said that if Archer is not in the witness chair for his testimony on Monday, Attorney General Merrick Garland will be called to testify.
In another post, Gaetz said the DOJ's request for Archer's surrender is "all because Hunter's problems and Joe’s problems merge with the testimony of Devon Archer."
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sent a letter to Archer on Saturday requesting he surrender to prison concerning his 2018 felony convictions for his role in a conspiracy to defraud a Native American tribe. He was sentenced in 2022 to one year behind bars, but the sentence has been repeatedly postponed over a series of appeals.
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The Red Sox continue their road trip on the West Coast with a three-game series at Seattle in a matchup of two of the better-performing teams over the last 30 days.
Despite losing their last two games in San Francisco, the Red Sox have the best record in the majors for the month of July, 15-7. The Mariners are 16-9 this month. They return home after completing a six-game road trip in which they took two of three games at both Minnesota and Arizona.
Both teams have climbed into contention for the postseason. The Sox are 2½ games behind the Blue Jays and Astros, who are tied for the final two spots in the wild-card standings. The Mariners are 4½ back.
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Lineups
RED SOX (56-49): TBA
Pitching: RHP Nick Pivetta (7-5, 4.11 ERA)
MARINERS (54-51): TBA
Pitching: RHP George Kirby (9-8, 3.49 ERA)
Time: 9:40 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Kirby: Triston Casas 0-3, Rafael Devers 4-8, Jarren Duran 1-3, Pablo Reyes 1-3, Justin Turner 1-3, Alex Verdugo 3-9, Connor Wong 0-3
Mariners vs. Pivetta: J.P. Crawford 0-3, Ty France 3-7, Teoscar Hernández 3-21, Dylan Moore 0-2, Tom Murphy 1-2, Cal Raleigh 1-2, Julio Rodríguez 0-3, Eugenio Suárez 2-8, Taylor Trammell 1-4, Kolten Wong 3-8
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 14-5-1 in series play when they win the first game. They are 20-13-2 in series play overall.
Notes: Pivetta is scheduled to make his first start since beating the Mariners, 9-4, May 16 after allowing four runs on six hits in 5⅓ innings, with four walks and six strikeouts. Since moving to the bullpen, Pivetta has a 1.98 ERA, holding batters to a .128 average. He pitched five scoreless innings of relief Tuesday in a 7-1 victory over Atlanta, allowing three hits and one walk, and striking out five. … Kirby is 1-1 with a 4.86 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox. That includes a 10-1 victory May 15 at Fenway Park in which he allowed one run on eight hits in 6⅔ innings, with one walk and six strikeouts.
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Five-Star Weekend Getaway Featuring Culinary Luminaries Michael Mina, Min Kim, Adam Sobel, Philip Tessier, and Brad Kilgore.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Robb Report, the world's leading authority in luxury lifestyle, announces the return of its annual exclusive gastronomical retreat, Culinary Masters, debuting in a new location, the Four Seasons Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on September 28-October 1, 2023. The five-star weekend getaway will feature Chef Brad Kilgore, Internationally Renowned Chef and Culinary Director at Verge at The Concours Club; Chef Min Kim, Executive Chef, Mizumi at Wynn Las Vegas; Chef Michael Mina, James Beard Award-Winning Chef & Restaurateur; Chef Adam Sobel, Chef & Partner of MINA Group; and Chef Philip Tessier, Michelin-Star Chef and Partner of PRESS.
Guests will join these world-renowned chefs for an unforgettable weekend of incredible meals and expertly paired wines, along with engaging panel discussions, an exciting cooking class competition and thrilling mountain adventures including scenic hikes at 9,000 feet, horseback riding, white water rafting, and more.
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- BDT & MSD Partners to acquire stake from BC Partners in IMA Group
- Investment to accelerate IMA's growth as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry
- IMA Group EBITDA grew 70% during the course of its partnership with BC Partners
BOLOGNA, Italy, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IMA Group ("IMA" or "the Company"), a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines, today announced that BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to make a minority investment in the Company through its affiliated funds. BDT & MSD Partners will acquire its position from BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, among other investors. The Vacchi family remains the majority owner of IMA.
Founded in 1961, IMA's offering includes automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as solutions for the automation of industrial processes. The Company is present in more than 80 countries and operates 53 production facilities, enabling it to serve a strong blue-chip customer base across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA has an installed base of approximately 60,000 machines and currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. In 2022, the Company had approximately €2 billion in revenue.
"This investment from BDT & MSD Partners will enable IMA to start a new phase of growth and position us to play a leadership role in the transition to sustainable packaging materials. Our customers are focused on minimizing their environmental impact, and we are committed to providing a new generation of reliable and innovative packaging solutions," said Alberto Vacchi, Chairman and CEO of IMA. "We believe BDT & MSD's long-term view and deep expertise in supporting family enterprises makes it an ideal partner to help us reach these goals and accelerate global growth, including in the U.S. market."
Alberto Vacchi continued, "BC Partners has been a true strategic partner, providing thought leadership through its sector insights and owner-operator mindset helping us execute on our vision. BC Partners supported us in delisting IMA during the turbulent period of the Covid pandemic, enhancing our global leadership position, and ultimately assisting us in selecting the right investment partner for our next chapter of growth."
"Guided by the Vacchi family over the past six decades, IMA has distinguished itself as a leader in the global processing and packaging machinery industry," said Byron Trott, Chairman & Co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners. "IMA has demonstrated an exceptional track record of success, and we believe it is well positioned for the significant opportunities ahead in the industry. This investment is emblematic of our flagship strategy of providing long-term, aligned capital to family business owners and founders to help them achieve their objectives."
"IMA has a strong network of blue-chip clients and a longstanding, highly experienced management team whose stewardship and sharp focus on innovation and sustainable operations have cemented the Company's reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader," said Mariafrancesca Carli, Managing Director at BDT & MSD Partners. "We are thrilled to partner with Alberto, the Vacchi family, and the entire IMA team to support the Company's continued growth."
"Our investment in IMA demonstrates our unique ability to be the partner of choice for entrepreneurs and management teams, leveraging the strength of our sector expertise and operational value add. With our support, IMA has increased its focus on R&D, expanded its employee base, positioned itself as a mission-critical partner to its customers, and generated significant growth and investment returns. It was important for us to help the Vacchi family find the right partner for the next stage of their growth, and we are confident that BDT & MSD is well positioned to do this. We are grateful to Alberto Vacchi and the whole IMA Group management team for their partnership," said Stefano Ferraresi, Partner at BC Partners.
BC Partners partnered with the Vacchi family to take the Company private from the Milan stock exchange in 2020 during the height of the Covid pandemic. Over the course of BC Partners' co-ownership, IMA executed five bolt-on acquisitions, developed new product lines and a world-leading automation division, increased investment in R&D by 30%, and strengthened its supply chain. These initiatives have helped deliver strong financial performance, with sales and EBITDA growth of over 50% and 70%, respectively, since the delisting of the Company. IMA is well positioned to continue its strong growth, achieving record backlog in orders and underpinned by attractive financing terms arranged by BC Partners.
IMA is committed to supporting the U.N.'s 17 Sustainable Development Goals through its operations, including adopting initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its production processes. Among them are IMA NoP (No-Plastic Program), which aims to introduce eco-sustainable materials across the Company's supply chain, and IMA Low (Low-Impact Program), which seeks to reduce the Company's waste, minimize energy and water consumption, and more.
The transaction is expected to close in late 2023, subject to the timing of customary regulatory approvals. The transaction was conceived, originated, and led by IMA's management team and by Poggi & Associati as lead financial advisor. Mediobanca and BofA Securities also acted as financial advisor to the Company in the context of the transaction. JPMorgan Chase & Co. provided financial advice to BC Partners. White & Case and FRM acted, respectively, as legal and tax advisors to IMA Group and Chiomenti as legal advisors to BDT & MSD Partners. Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal advisors to BC Partners.
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About IMA Group
Founded in 1961, IMA Group is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, cosmetics, tea, coffee, other food products, and e-mobility solutions, as well as in the automation of industrial processes. Over more than 60 years, IMA has built a reputation as a trusted partner and technological leader delivering innovative solutions and products to customers around the world. In 2022, IMA had approximately €2 billion in revenue, with more than 86% from exports, and it currently holds more than 3,000 patents and patent applications. IMA has approximately 6,900 employees and is present in more than 80 countries, supported by a 30-branch network offering sale and post-sale services across Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle East. IMA is committed to using its position to advance sustainability goals. For more information, visit https://ima.it/en/.
About BDT & MSD Partners
BDT & MSD Partners is a merchant bank with an advisory and investment platform built to serve the distinct needs of business owners and strategic, long-term investors. The firm is distinguished by its decades of experience advising at the intersection of founders, families, and businesses, as well as by its differentiated capital base and culture of aligned investing. Its funds are managed by its affiliated investment advisers, BDT Capital Partners and MSD Partners. For more information, visit www.bdtmsd.com.
About BC Partners
BC Partners is a leading investment firm with over €40 billion in assets under management across private equity, private debt, and real estate strategies. Established in 1986, BC Partners has played an active role for over three decades in developing the European buy-out market. Today BC Partners integrated transatlantic investment teams work from offices in Europe and North America and are aligned across our four core sectors: TMT, Healthcare, Services & Industrials, and Consumer. Since its foundation, BC Partners has completed over 127 private equity investments in companies with a total enterprise value of over €160 billion and is currently investing its eleventh private equity buyout fund. For more information, visit https://www.bcpartners.com/
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Sara Evans / Matthew Glasser
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Simren Priestley, Head of Communications
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Family attorney blasts cops' 'absurd' theory about woman's 2010 death in area of Gilgo Beach murders
Police ruled Shannan Gilbert's death accidental, have found no connection to suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann
John Ray, attorney for the family of late New Jersey woman Shannan Gilbert, says homicide detectives have "no evidence" to support their belief that her death resulted from a drug-induced drowning as her family continues to believe she was murdered.
"The police concluded that Shannon had drowned before they had located her remains. They did not know where she was. So the theory was absurd," Ray said Monday on "Fox & Friends First."
Some have speculated that Rex Heuermann, the prime suspect in a series of Gilgo Beach murders, could be behind Shannan Gilbert's death. However, Ray says no connections have been made between the two just yet.
"That doesn't mean there won't be, but we don't say that," he said later in the segment.
News of Heuermann's arrest earlier this month brought new attention to the case, prompting the family to question whether Gilbert's death was accidental.
Ray told hosts Todd Piro and Carley Shimkus that evidence exists showing Gilbert had called 911 and shouted, "They’re trying to kill me" during one of the calls.
"She fled. She was screaming as somebody accosted her outside of the home… where she had been, and she knocked on doors looking for help. There's not a scintilla of evidence that Shannan Gilbert ever went into the marsh where she is said to have drowned. None whatsoever. And the body where it was found was face up laying with its head on a bush. So it's impossible for that to have occurred."
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Ray accused police of changing their story to write off her death as a "tragic, unknown accident."
"These are homicide detectives who say this, who are completely ensconced in evidence, and they have no evidence whatsoever of what they're claiming. That is unheard of."
Police went public with three previously withheld 911 calls last year, one in which Gilbert can be heard repeatedly saying, "There's someone after me." She placed the call at 4:51 a.m. on May 1, 2010, with little detail to support her exact location aside from at a house in Long Island near Jones Beach.
She asked dispatchers, "Can you trace where I am?" The dispatcher replied that they couldn't. In the background, a man identified as Joseph Brewer told Gilbert it was "time to go."
Authorities said she refused to get in the car with Michael Pak, her driver, and fled the scene instead, knocking on doors in the area in hopes of finding help. All the while, she claimed someone was chasing her. At around the 17-minute mark of the 23-minute phone call, she began screaming.
The 24-year-old escort's disappearance and death brought to light a mystery enshrouding a series of Gilgo Beach murders, though investigators have doubted whether her death resulted from homicide.
Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden, whose expertise Ray noted to supplement his own on-air Monday, said physical signs from a private autopsy they performed on Gilbert's body showed that her hyoid bone – a bone in her throat – had been fractured.
"When the hyoid bone is fractured, that means you've been strangled," he explained.
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The Cape Cod Baseball League has earned the distinction of being the nation’s premier collegiate summer league, but it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to get the most talented college prospects to travel across the canal to spend their summers playing in the 10-team wooden-bat league.
There is an ongoing power struggle between the Cape League and USA Baseball, the sport’s national governing body.
Each summer, USA Baseball fields a Collegiate National Team comprised of many players Cape League teams have already signed to summer contracts. When USA Baseball announces its invites, Cape League managers are left scrambling to retool their rosters.
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“USA Baseball has all of the power and we’re just secondary,” said Cotuit manager Mike Roberts. “The process is what it is. They get the selection of guys and very few come back and play in the Cape after USA. If you have a USA guy on your roster, you’re probably never going to see them.”
Roberts witnessed the battle for ballplayers as head coach at the University of North Carolina from 1978 until 1998, and once he returned to the Cape in 2000 to manage Wareham — a team he managed in 1984 — before Cotuit hired him in 2004.
He also watched his son, Brian, a former All-Star second baseman who played for the Orioles and Yankees, suit up for the USA CNT in the summer of 1997 after his freshman season at North Carolina. The next summer, he opted to play on the Cape for Chatham.
“To me, you have to look at USA 20 years ago, plus what it is now,” Roberts said. “Twenty years ago, it was playing the Cuban National Team. You were playing big-league competition. You’re no longer playing big-league competition.
“This is the best amateur competition in the world, right here.”
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The makeup of the USA CNT has evolved over the years. In June 1975, the team played Japan seven times in an eight-day span. A similar model was followed until the mid-’80s when USA began playing in the World Cup. In 1987, the USA CNT played in a Red, White & Blue Tour, then fielded a team to play in the Pan American Games in August and the Intercontinental Cup in October.
The Red, White & Blue Tour continued throug the early 2000s. Regardless of the format, USA Baseball has never struggled to field teams of college stars destined for the big leagues, including Frank Thomas, Tino Martinez, Dustin Pedroia, and Jason Varitek.
Although top prospects have turned down the opportunity to play for the USA CNT, the most famous example is former Red Sox reliever Andrew Miller, who opted to return to Chatham after Baseball America named him the Cape’s top Major League prospect following a dominant 2004 summer after his freshman year at North Carolina.
“I don’t think I technically got an invite the second summer [in 2005], I just told them I wasn’t going,” Miller said.
The retired lefty said his decision to return to Chatham wasn’t particularly difficult. After not being invited to the USA CNT in 2004 and having such an enjoyable experience pitching on the Cape, Miller knew that he could rejoin Chatham and bolster his draft stock with another successful summer.
“One of my concerns was going to Team USA and getting put in the bullpen and throwing three or four innings in Taiwan or wherever they played,” Miller said. “I’m sure the experience would’ve been great, but my goal for that summer was to solidify my draft stock and who I was as a pitcher.
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“Not to trash other towns, but I feel like I ended up in the best town in Chatham with the best host family and the best coach. I fell in love with it. I pitched well and had a great time — it was as good of a college summer as anyone could have.”
The USA CNT routinely left the country up until 2019. When the pandemic limited traveling, USA Baseball launched a Stars vs. Stripes Series that featured prospects playing against each other.
“We couldn’t do an international tour, so we played each other,” USA CNT general manager Eric Campbell said. “We brought it back in ‘22 as a trial vehicle, and then as we looked at ‘23 we decided we’re going to keep the Stars vs. Stripes model at least for 2023.”
The issue with building two teams is it increased the number of prospects who were invited by USA. This summer, 56 players were invited, with the final roster being trimmed to 26. They went on to play against Chinese Taipei and Japan in friendly series.
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“Obviously it’s a great accomplishment for the kids getting to represent your country,” said Scott Landers, manager of Bourne. “If it didn’t affect us, the more the better. I don’t know if it’s the right thing for all those guys for summer ball to get better. It hurts us as a league, for sure. We had six guys on Team USA, and we’re not going to get them.”
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While most of the USA CNT cuts decided to shut down for the remainder of summer, a small number who appeared in the Stars vs. Stripes Series have come to the Cape.
“It was a really fun experience,” said Austin Gordon, a righthanded pitcher for Brewster from Clemson University. “I got to share that with my [Clemson] teammate Cam Cannarella and we had a really good week at the trials, things just didn’t go our way.
“But the experience was one of a kind. I don’t think I’ll ever experience anything like that, being around guys from all over the country competing for our country — it was a pretty cool thing.”
Ethan Anderson, a switch-hitting catcher/first baseman from the University of Virginia, said he wanted to honor his commitment to Harwich and experience the Cape League firsthand.
“It’s another thing to say, ‘Hey, I went to the Cape and got to experience it,’ ” Anderson said. “I don’t know if this is my last time playing summer ball or not.”
In addition to the increased list of invites, the biggest gripe Cape League managers have with USA Baseball is when the rosters are announced.
“We’ve literally had guys on their way up here that called to say they’ve been selected by USA. That’s how late it is,” said Tom Holliday, who resigned as Chatham’s manager on July 11 for health reasons.
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Campbell didn’t dispute that the selection committee, which is made up of college coaches and former players, moves slowly.
“We take baby steps,” he said. “I agree with that.”
Although Holliday said USA Baseball recommended players not return to the Cape at the completion of the CNT circuit, Campbell said he encourages players to do both.
“I think players make a huge mistake by not doing both, and I tell them that,” Campbell said. “Their coaches don’t always think that’s my place to tell them that, but that’s my opinion and I’m going to tell players that when they come through our program.”
Andrew Lang, the Cape League’s first-year president, said the pool of players being selected by USA shouldn’t surprise Cape League managers.
“There are some surprises here and there, but I want the Cape League to go after the best college baseball players in the country,” Lang said. “That means you’re going to be going after some of the same players that USA is going after. As long as you understand that going into it, you can prepare for it.”
Lang’s dream is to have USA Baseball hold its Stars vs. Stripes Series on the Cape, with Cape League players making up one of the two teams.
“At least then it gets everybody up to the Cape to experience it and we have a much better chance of getting a kid to come back to the Cape after USA,” he said. “If they don’t come up and they don’t play in the different stadiums and see the environment and how great it is, then they’re never going to come up. If we could get them up here, then maybe they’d make that decision.”
Lang said the Cape League and USA Baseball work in the same universe and must figure out a way to work together.
That’s all the Cape managers want.
“Why can’t there be a truce?” Holliday asked. “This is about player development. This isn’t about the ego of saying ‘my situation is more important than yours.’ This isn’t about USA Baseball is more important than Cape Cod. There needs to be a summit. It needs to be ‘Let’s get together and let’s talk about this and let’s do it for the kids.’ And that’s nowhere in sight.” | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/01/sports/cape-cod-baseball-league-once-again-hit-by-curveballs-thrown-by-usa-baseball/ | 2023-07-31T15:26:18 | 0 | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/01/sports/cape-cod-baseball-league-once-again-hit-by-curveballs-thrown-by-usa-baseball/ |
Pep Boys further expands its footprint in the Raleigh market as it celebrates its 14th location and pledges its support to the community.
PHILADELPHIA, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pep Boys, a leading U.S. automotive service provider, will celebrate the grand opening of its newest location in Raleigh at the Triangle Town Center tomorrow, August 1, 2023. The 7320 Old Wake Forest Rd Raleigh, NC 27616 location will join 13 other locations in the Raleigh market. Customers can expect a full range of automotive maintenance and repair services at this newest location.
Pep Boys will celebrate this monumental opening with residents and special guests at 11am. As a testament to the Company's commitment to its community, Pep Boys will be presenting a donation to two local non-profit organizations, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of North Carolina and the Haven House Society.
"Pep Boys takes pride in extending our automotive service experience to an even larger customer base in Raleigh," said Scott Collette, Pep Boys CEO. "Our team of technicians and service advisors are looking forward to connecting with the local community and providing quality car care to its drivers."
The Raleigh location provides both individual customers and the area's fast-growing fleets with preventative maintenance, tire installations and both routine and major repairs performed by certified technicians. In addition to being equipped with the latest technology to handle today's complex vehicles, Pep Boys offers every driver a Courtesy Vehicle Inspection as well as an entirely digital customer experience from online appointment booking to service tracking and mobile pay.
Pep Boys also offers a broad range of opportunities and career paths for today's auto service technician. With a commitment to supporting technical education and training and development, a Pep Boys auto service technician can pursue several different career paths. For more information on a career with Pep Boys, visit www.careers.pepboys.com.
About Pep Boys
Founded in 1921 by military veterans, generations of drivers have counted on Pep Boys ASE-certified Pros to care for their cars. With a national network of Service and Tire Centers, millions of vehicles and fleets pass through Pep Boys bays each year. Our commitment to being the one our communities count on is demonstrated through our exceptional customer experience and technical expertise. For more information, visit www.pepboys.com/corporate.
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The recreational and tourism benefits of south Mississippi’s location on the Gulf of Mexico have long been recognized.
More recently, thoughts have turned to capitalizing on this location for the emerging blue economy.
The Gulf Blue initiative is leading the way with its motto, Big Ideas Out of the Blue. It’s managed by the University of Southern Mississippi’s Research Foundation and housed in the historic Gulf & Ship Island Railroad Building in downtown Gulfport.
It sits at the center of the Gulfport Blue Economy Innovation District, which includes Gulf Blue, the Port of Gulfport, the Mississippi Aquarium, the USM Marine Research Center and the Roger Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise.
Other nearby existing investments in coastal Mississippi include Stennis Space Center, the USM Gulf Park campus, Point Cadet, the USM Gulf Coast Research Laboratory and the Port of Pascagoula.
The Gulf Blue building, dating to the turn of the 19th century, has been beautifully renovated under the direction of Jerrilyn Neumaier, project management coordinator with the research foundation. Blue economy entrepreneurs and startups can find a home here with available office space and everything needed to conduct business. There is also an extensive mentor network and many networking opportunities with the community and existing industries.
“We’re here to support and recruit ocean blue technology,” Neumaier said. “We started as a small team right before the pandemic, then did a lot during the lockdown. For years, USM has been working on getting the infrastructure created to support blue technology.”
Now that initiative is fully underway, and Neumaier says visiting businesspeople from foreign countries are blown away when they come here.
“They’re very impressed that we have a climate that allows research equipment to be put into the water year-round; it’s not too cold in the winter for their testing. We also have deep and shallow testing ranges, which they tell us is unusual,” she said.
Natalie Guess, innovation and entrepreneurship program manager with USM, works directly with visiting groups.
According to Guess: “They see the Gulf as our greatest asset.”
She explains that blue tech companies have a substantial potential for impact.
“Over the next decade, the World Bank projects the blue economy to grow to $3 trillion annually,” she said.
Specifically, Gulf Blue is looking for startups that work within six categories defined by the resources and assets of the Gulf Coast ecosystem. Those are uncrewed maritime systems, smart ports, precision maritime aquaculture, data analytics for ocean and coastal resilience, ocean-friendly plastics, and sea and space systems.
Examples of startups accepted into the program are diverse, and several are female-owned. Blue Ocean Gear from California manufactures intelligent tracking buoys. SeaTrac from Massachusetts manufactures, sells and rents multi-purpose solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles for real-time data collection. BeeX from Singapore builds advanced underwater vehicles and software tools. Seatrec from California also manufactures tracking buoys. Marauder Robotics from Georgia builds remote network platforms that collect data and automate underwater tasks done by divers.
Noting that blue companies are important for creating industries for the next generation, Guess said today’s students understand robotics and the blue economy.
Indicating the global reach of the program’s inaugural applicants, 12 different countries were represented among the 48 applicants. Visiting in July were delegations from Germany and Japan and the Mandela Fellows, an elite business group from all over Africa.
South Mississippi and its place in the blue economy are becoming known around the world.
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Teresa Lancaster, who was featured in The Keepers documentary on Netflix,
is an attorney and sex abuse survivor turned advocate for victims of abuse
BALTIMORE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. today announced that the leading Maryland medical malpractice, personal injury and civil litigation law firm has secured nationally recognized advocate for sexual abuse victims, Teresa Lancaster, as a client of the firm.
Lancaster, a sex abuse victim who was featured in the Netflix documentary, The Keepers, will be represented by the firm and will also serve as a well-respected spokesperson for the thousands of other sex abuse victims across Maryland.
"We are honored to have our firm chosen to represent such a powerful advocate and voice in the fight against sexual abuse in all its forms across Maryland and the entire country," said Jonathan Schochor, Founding Partner and Chairman of Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. "Teresa Lancaster has bravely shared her powerful story as a survivor overcoming sexual abuse and has proven to be a compassionate, articulate and impactful spokesperson for all fellow victims fighting for justice. We look forward to working together to share her message and to help bring closure for her and all other sex abuse victims that have had the courage to come forward."
Teresa Lancaster is an attorney and vocal advocate for victims of sexual abuse. She is known for her story being featured in The Keepers, the seven-part documentary on Netflix, which examines decades old sexual abuse cases in Maryland within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Lancaster was the second sexual assault victim to come forward against the Archdiocese of Baltimore for sexual abuse she suffered from a priest while a student at Archbishop Keough High School in the 1970s.
Later in life, Lancaster received her bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and worked as a social work intern at the Baltimore Public Defender's Office in the Juvenile Division where she advocated for juvenile offenders. She later graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and dedicated herself to representing survivors of child sexual abuse seeking justice. As an advocate, Lancaster also worked for years to help pass the bill in the Maryland General Assembly to eliminate the statute of limitations to file lawsuits against alleged sexual abusers across the state.
On April 11, 2023, the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 was passed to eliminate the statute of limitations for adult survivors of sexual abuse to bring forth civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers. The new law will take effect on October 1, 2023.
About Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. has been fighting for patients' rights as a leading medical malpractice law firm since 1984. Additionally, the firm is a recognized leader in sexual abuse cases as well as class action and mass tort litigation. Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. has offices in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Its lawyers are licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and they have been specially admitted on a case-by-case basis by courts in Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, West Virginia and other states. On special motion and with approval of courts elsewhere, the firm's lawyers are available to participate in cases throughout the United States. To learn more, visit: sfspa.com.
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PATERSON, N.J., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Glacier Fresh, a leading provider of innovative water filtration solutions, has developed and launched one of the most advanced gravity filters in the market, rivalling the mainstream kitchen filter products. Does 30% higher flow rate, antibacterial silver ion technology and industry-leading 90% fluorine removal with half the market price sounds interesting? Then read on!
Experience the epitome of clean water with the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter. Glacier Fresh not only uses the most high quality and sustainable activated carbons from coconut shells, but also developed a breakthrough technology to safely combine silver-ions with activated carbons to to safeguard your drinking water. This new filter inhibits bacteria growth and prevents mildew formation. This ensures not only clean and refreshing water but also peace of mind regarding your family's health.
Unlike other gravity filters on the market that typically have 2 carbon and 2 optional fluorine filters, Glacier Fresh has taken filtration to the next level. With an increased filter capacity of 3+3, the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter offers an unmatched advantage. This upgrade not only contributes to a remarkable 30% higher flow rate and better filtration performance but also sets it apart in fluoride removal. While other filters can only remove 30%-40% of fluoride, the Glacier Fresh gravity water filter excels with industry-leading 90% fluoride removal. To fill 2.25 gallons, it now takes approximately 23 minutes, a significant improvement compared to the market standard of 1-2 hours.
Its stylish 304 stainless steel housing ensures durability while adding a touch of elegance to your kitchen. The product also comes with a visible water level meter, that you can easily see it without opening the product. All these improvements you may thing may come at a steep cost? But no! Because of Glacier Fresh's strong product development background, and commitment to offer affordability, it offers the best possible price for this new gravity filter.
Since 2015, Glacier Fresh has been dedicated to making healthy drinking water accessible to everyone. Trusted by families worldwide, Glacier Fresh is renowned for its advanced technology and high-quality filtration ingredients. Glacier Fresh's commitment to excellence is evident in its state-of-the-art production facility, boasting over 30 patents. Through continuous research and development, Glacier Fresh pioneers innovative water filtration solutions.Their products, including the GlacierFresh Gravity Water Filter, are certified by IAPMO, NSF/ANSI 42, and 53, guaranteeing the highest quality and safety.
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China using TikTok as ‘indoctrination machine’ against America’s youth, GOP senator warns
TikTok is 'one of the greatest threats to Americans’ health, privacy, and safety,' Sen Jim Risch says
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho, is asking the Federal Trade Commission to reveal what steps it is taking to protect young social media users from both TikTok’s controversial data policies and the app’s ability to promote Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda.
Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to FTC Chair Lina Khan Monday, when he called the Beijing-backed social platform "the perfect storm for concern" when it comes to its effect on American children.
"China’s control of TikTok poses one of the greatest threats to Americans’ health, privacy, and safety. Our kids and grandkids are particularly vulnerable to falling under the manipulation of the Chinese Communist Party by consuming content featuring self-harm, eating disorders, and videos encouraging them to seek harmful gender transition procedures," Risch told Fox News Digital.
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He outlined a series of questions for Khan and urged her "prompt response" by no later than Oct. 30. He asked how the FTC is protecting the data of minors and shielding them from video trends that have led to dangerous health effects for kids, and he wants information on how her agency is monitoring and preventing "the development of algorithms that directly promote CCP propaganda."
TikTok’s parent company Bytedance is headquartered in Beijing and has been accused of allowing itself to be used as a tool of the CCP. While executives for TikTok have repeatedly sworn under oath that the data of U.S. users is stored outside of China, a Forbes report revealed in June that some information was hosted within its borders.
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"While almost every company collects various types of data, TikTok’s substantial size and the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to seize and exploit this data at any time creates the perfect storm for concern," Risch wrote in his letter.
The app has more than 150 million U.S. users, according to a TikTok press release, just under half the country’s population.
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"TikTok is built like an indoctrination machine and its user base is comprised of one of the most impressionable and vulnerable populations: children," Risch said. "The nature of TikTok’s application and its content are tailor-made to appeal to younger generations."
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A report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate released last year found that TikTok’s algorithms promoted harmful fad diets and content idealizing suicide, among other problematic topics.
"The company censors topics viewed by the CCP as politically sensitive, denying U.S. citizens access to full information," Risch wrote. "Even more worrisome, Bytedance employees in China and CCP officials have access to TikTok’s data, as we know from multiple whistleblowers." | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-tiktok-indoctrination-machine-americas-youth-gop-senator-warns | 2023-07-31T15:26:24 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-tiktok-indoctrination-machine-americas-youth-gop-senator-warns |
RESTON, Va., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the White House released the National Cyber Workforce & Education Strategy. Peraton applauds this step forward in developing a robust cyber workforce as the company, government partners, and key stakeholders work in concert to protect our nation's most critical assets.
"Over the past six years, Peraton has been a leading force in the education, recruitment, and development of cyber professionals across our nation through university partnerships, like the CybHER program," said Matt McQueen, chief communications and engagement officer, Peraton. "These strategic investments are approaching maturity at time when national security is faced with a zenith of challenges."
Peraton's commitment to advancing the nation's cyber strategy is unwavering – from the company's involvement in the National Cyber Workforce & Education Summit and subsequent strategy development to leveraging its independent research and development portfolio to provide innovative solutions to ever-evolving threats.
"We look forward to working with the federal government, industry partners, academia, and other stakeholders to close the workforce gap and maintain the United States' dominance in cybersecurity," said Scott Cooper, vice president, Strategic Advocacy, Peraton.
About Peraton
Peraton is a national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies that protect our nation and allies from threats across the digital and physical domains. Peraton supports every branch of the US Armed Forces, and we serve as a valued partner to essential government agencies who sustain our way of life. Every day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're safeguarding your peace of mind.
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OXFORD — Bobby Wood was married with a baby in his final year of law school at the University of Mississippi when then-law professor Robert Khayat happened to stop by the store where he worked one Saturday.
"He called me in on Monday morning to ask about me working," said Wood, of Corinth. "My wife and I were both working full time then to make ends meet. Dr. Khayat asked me how much financial aid I would need to not work my final semester."
Wood received $500, thanks to the support of Khayat and his fellow law school faculty members and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 1975. He had earned his bachelor's degree in liberal arts in 1972 at Ole Miss.
"Our school faculty had a great interest in students, and Bobby is an example of how we were able to help," said Khayat, UM chancellor emeritus. "We were always grateful when we had the chance to do the right thing for people."
The support allowed Wood to increase his grade-point average that final semester, setting him on a path toward a successful law career in the firm he opened in his hometown, Wood & Carlton Attorneys at Law.
"I had been getting maybe four hours of sleep at night after being in school then working full time, but that last semester was wonderful," Wood said. "I was able to participate more and be awake for class."
To pay tribute to the support he received as a law student, in 2016, Wood established the Bobby Wood Clinical Programs Student Award Fund, awarding $500 each to full-time students who excel in the fieldwork component of a clinical course. Recently, he decided to increase his support with a $60,000 gift to the Law School Clinical Programs Fund — a gift he hopes will enrich the experiential education of current and future law students.
"Law students know more theory, but the practicality is what the clinical programs provide for them," Wood said. "The programs are much needed and make all the difference in the world."
The clinical programs teach essential practice skills and professional responsibility through a reflective clinical practice that provides quality representation to underserved clients. Clinics include the George C. Cochran Innocence Project, Child Advocacy Clinic, Housing Clinic and Transactional Law.
"Our clinics are designed to help Ole Miss law students gain real-world experience, understand ethical obligations and develop a commitment to furthering broad access to the legal system," said Tucker Carrington, UM associate dean for clinical programs and director of the Innocence Project. "Support like Bobby's is vital to continuing the mission of our clinics, and I am confident that this financial support will be transformative for our students and positively impact future clients for years to come."
Austin Miller, a third-year student from Frisco, Texas, chose to attend the School of Law to participate in the clinical programs, which were instrumental in his decision to work in public interest law.
"It's been an incredible and invaluable experience," said Miller, who served at the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center and with the Pro-Bono Initiative. "Sitting down and doing the work through the programs taught me more than my two years of classroom work leading up to it.
"It means so much to know that my fellow students and I are going to be prepared when we leave law school to know the initial steps to take to continue helping others. Being able to meet with clients and know that I can help get huge issues in their lives taken care of has been amazing."
Wood hopes others will support the clinical programs, especially after hearing about Miller's experience there.
"People aren't able to represent themselves as much now since there's been a shift to written communications, which is why the clinical programs are vital," Wood said. "Students with clinical programs experience are better prepared to serve the public and to serve them confidently. It's wonderful to see them have a heart and compassion for their clients."
The Bobby Wood Clinical Programs Student Award Fund is open to support from businesses and individuals. Gifts can be made by sending a check, with the fund's name noted on the memo line, to the University of Mississippi Foundation, 406 University Ave., Oxford, MS 38655, or by giving online at give.olemiss.edu.
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LINCOLN, Neb., July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sophie Norman joined Assurity Life Insurance Company as its new Senior Director of Assurity Ventures Inc (AVI). Norman will focus on recruiting and developing new non-traditional distribution partners for Assurity through Assurity Ventures, the company's business arm dedicated to building relationships with insurtech and fintech startups to harness new methods of interacting with prospective customers.
"Sophie brings significant insurance experience and is strategic in her approach, with an eye on long-term growth," said Todd Reimers, Assurity's Senior Vice President and Chief Distribution Officer. "We welcome Sophie to Assurity and look forward to accomplishing great things together."
Norman comes to Assurity with a background as an independent broker, agency manager and a benefits strategist. She brings industry expertise as a Director of Operations at a well-respected actuarial firm, has launched technology platforms for her clients and is an experienced public speaker. Norman studied Business and Finance at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she earned her bachelor's degree. She enjoys spending time with her family.
About Assurity: As a mutual organization, Assurity was founded on the simple concept of people coming together to support each other in moments of need. We help people through difficult times by providing affordable insurance protection that's easy to understand and buy. We all share in the future we create, and we believe in using our business as a force for good.
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Congress looks to ban US funding for Wuhan and other Chinese, Russian labs: 'not another penny'
Sen Joni Ernst's bill would end taxpayer funding to at least 27 labs in China still eligible to receive US dollars
EXCLUSIVE - Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa wants Congress to end funding for animal experiments to the Wuhan lab and 27 other labs in China that are still eligible to receive taxpayer funding for research.
On Friday, Ernst and her colleagues in Congress – Reps. Lisa McClain, R-Mich., and Don Davis, D-N.C. -- introduced a bicameral bill, the Accountability in Foreign Animal Research (AFAR) Act of 2023, which aims to prevent the use of federal funds for research involving vertebrate animals in nations labeled as "foreign adversaries" by the federal government.
Last year, Health and Human Service (HHS) suspended federal funding and proposed debarment to the Wuhan Institute of Virology – the suspected site of an experiment gone wrong which led to origination of the COVID-19 virus.
However, that halt has not made this permanent. Additionally, Ernst revealed there are currently 27 institutions located in China that are still eligible to receive U.S. taxpayer dollars to conduct animal experiments by the National Institute of Health (NIH).
"We successfully pulled the plug on U.S. taxpayer funding to China’s Wuhan Institute and Russia’s labs—for now. The AFAR Act will guarantee not another penny will be spent subsidizing crazy and dangerous experiments, like putting cats on a treadmill or enhancing bat coronaviruses in Russia and China ever again," Ernst said in a statement.
In January, Ernst announced that an investigation she requested from HHS Office of Inspector General revealed that EcoHealth Alliance, a non-governmental pandemic research group, had received over $40 million in funding from the U.S. government since 2020. At least $2 million was funneled by the group to the Wuhan lab to conduct coronavirus-related experiments, Ernst learned.
Last month, Ernst revealed that $1.3 billion U.S. tax dollars have funded projects in Russia and China since 2017, based on research and analysis conducted in conjunction with Open the Books.
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"We know what happened when we funded research labs in Wuhan, and it’s time we stop this dangerous funding once and for all." McClain said.
Justin Goodman, senior vice president at the government watchdog group White Coat Waste Project, praised the legislation saying, "Shipping taxpayer dollars to animal testing labs run by our foreign adversaries is a recipe for disaster. Over 70% of taxpayers—Republicans and Democrats alike—oppose this reckless spending."
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The AFAR Act would prevent the secretary of HHS, acting through the director of NIH, from conducting or supporting research on vertebrate animals in foreign countries that the federal government has labeled "foreign adversaries."
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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Sharon Hodgson, Dean, Ivey Business School, along with students from the Women in Asset Management Program at Ivey Business School, joined Karin Adams, Vice President, Talent and Total Rewards, TMX Group, to celebrate the Women in Asset Management Program and to open the market.
The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada's leading provider of relevant, innovative and comprehensive business education. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provides the best classroom experience, equipping graduates with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle the leadership challenges in today's complex business world. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs, as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto and Hong Kong.
The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with eight other Canadian asset managers to empower women to join the field of asset management.
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WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Real American Hardwood Coalition (RAHC), the domestic hardwood industry's consumer promotion initiative, recently launched its new Build Your World™ advertising campaign to promote Real American Hardwood® flooring, cabinetry, furniture, and millwork. In partnership with Magnolia Network, the integrated, digital campaign will run through January 29, 2024.
"An advertising campaign on this scale is a first for the American hardwood industry," says Michael Martin, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). "For decades, misinformation has spread and the industry has seen market share slip away to alternative products that offer the wood look, without any of the benefits of real wood. Through the Build Your World campaign, our industry is showing how Real American Hardwood products offer unmatched aesthetics, natural durability, and lasting value—as well as why they are healthier for our homes and environment. And Magnolia Network is the perfect partner to share these stories."
Developed by CANVAS United, the campaign relates the authenticity and attributes of Real American Hardwood products to the uniqueness and lifestyles of consumers. Five different vignettes capture the spirit of individuality in real-life settings, encouraging consumers to envision how they can build their world with hardwood.
"As long-time partners to the RAHC, we're excited to see the Build Your World campaign launch. We're particularly proud of this campaign's capacity to highlight both the emotional and rational benefits of hardwood," said Mark Lainas, president of CANVAS United. "Leveraging entertaining yet poignant storytelling in the creative will feel relatable to consumers across the country, and allows us to showcase not just the beauty of American hardwoods, but the lasting value of the products."
The ad campaign will run on the Magnolia Network channel, as well as on Magnolia and discovery+ digital streaming platforms. Magnolia Network is available through cable and satellite providers; Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV services; and Magnolia, HGTV, discovery+, and Max streaming apps. The campaign also includes digital and social media components.
To learn more about the Build Your World campaign and Real American Hardwood products, visit realamericanhardwood.com/build-your-world.
Editor's Notes: Photography is available upon request. Real American Hardwood is a registered trademark and Build Your World is a trademark of the Real American Hardwood Coalition.
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The Nissan Foundation has named the Two Mississippi Museums a 2023 grant recipient.
The $50,000 grant will help fund field trips during the upcoming school year, defraying costs for admission, travel and on-site lunches for students.
“We are grateful to the Nissan Foundation for their continued support of our field trip program,” said Katie Blount, director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. “Schoolchildren are our most important audience. The foundation’s generosity has helped thousands of students experience this state-of-the-art museum complex.”
The Nissan Foundation is awarding a total of $1.2 million in grants to 39 nonprofit organizations for its 2023 grant cycle. The nonprofit recipients are in Atlanta, central Mississippi, Dallas and Fort Worth, middle Tennessee, New York City, southeast Michigan and southern California, all locations where Nissan has an operational presence.
“It’s an honor to award the Two Mississippi Museums a grant for the work they are doing to promote, share and sustain cultural awareness and understanding in communities throughout our world,” said Chandra Vasser, president of the Nissan Foundation and Nissan’s first chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
The Nissan Foundation was created in 1992 in response to the three weeks of violent civil unrest that occurred near Nissan sales and marketing operations in southern California following the Rodney King trial verdict.
Museum hours are 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. The Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum are located at 222 North St. in Jackson.
To reserve or learn more about field trips to the Two Mississippi Museums, contact Stephanie King at sking@mdah.ms.gov.
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TORONTO, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Global IT research and advisory firm Info-Tech Research Group has been selected for participation in the US Department of Defence (DoD) Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI) program. This new partnership enables the DoD and its IT leaders to access world-class resources, gain industry-leading guidance, and receive transformative insights and invaluable consultation from experts with extensive experience. The agreement also includes McLean & Company, a division of Info-Tech known for its exceptional HR research and advisory services, and MyPolicies, the firm's provider of robust online policy management and administration software.
The DoD ESI is an official DoD initiative sponsored by the DoD Chief Information Officer (CIO). The initiative is designed to streamline procurement and optimize cost efficiency in the acquisition of commercial software, IT hardware, and services. Through its joint team of experts, ESI consolidates requirements and establishes agreements with IT providers, resulting in a unified contracting and vendor management strategy across the entire department.
"We are honored to have been selected to provide services as a member of the US Department of Defense's Enterprise Software Initiative. This partnership affirms our commitment to providing world-class IT research and advisory services to the public sector," says Ron Gumbert, senior managing partner at Info-Tech. "There is a shared vision to foster a technology-enabled, efficient future for the DoD, driving strategic change and transforming challenges into opportunities."
Info-Tech's public sector executive services and research team comprises highly experienced industry experts focused on supporting government clients to address mission-critical, technology-enabled initiatives.
"Our recent expansion into Arlington, Virginia, signifies our dedication to being an integral part of the IT ecosystem in the US, and this collaboration with the US Department of Defense's Enterprise Software Initiative further solidifies that commitment," adds Gumbert. "Our Arlington office stands ready to serve as a strategic hub for our work with the DoD and other Federal agencies, providing unparalleled research and advisory services. This pivotal development marks a new chapter in our mission to drive impactful digital transformation within the defense sector and beyond."
To learn more about Info-Tech's public sector research and its benefits, visit the firm's dedicated Public Sector Research Center.
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About the DoD Enterprise Software Initiative
The DoD Enterprise Software Initiative (DoD ESI) is a joint initiative to maximize DoD buying power and take advantage of the significant cost savings and management efficiencies that result from acquiring and managing commercially available software on a DoD-wide basis. Additional information about the DoD ESI can be located at www.esi.mil.
DoD ESI procedures are explained in DFARS 208.74 and DoD CIO Guidance and Policy memorandum No. 12-8430 dated July 26, 2000.
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Devon Archer, Hunter Biden's former business partner, ignores questions while entering House hearing
Devon Archer all smiles ahead of testimony on Biden family business dealings
Devon Archer, Hunter Biden’s longtime friend and fellow Burisma board member, ignored questions from reporters while entering Monday's congressional hearing, where he is expected to testify against the Biden family.
Archer smiled as he was peppered with several questions upon entering the O'Neill House Office Building, where he is expected to give closed-door testimony to the House Oversight Committee on President Biden's involvement with Hunter Biden's business deals, including that he sat in on over two dozen business calls with his son as vice president.
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee invited Archer to testify, as he was sentenced last year to one year in prison for his role in a $60 million bond fraud involving various clients.
BIDEN'S NARRATIVE ON NEVER DISCUSSING BUSINESS DEALS WITH HUNTER CONTINUES TO CRUMBLE
At least three previously planned depositions were canceled by Archer for personal reasons.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York on Saturday wrote to U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams, requesting her to schedule a date for Archer to report to prison. However, a DOJ letter says Archer's counsel argued it was "premature" to set a sentencing date, citing Archer mulling over further appeals.
Archer was sentenced in 2022 to one year behind bars, but the sentence has been repeatedly postponed over a series of appeals.
Miranda Devine, a New York Post columnist and Fox News contributor, reported last week that Archer, who co-founded Hunter’s now-dissolved investment firm Rosemont Seneca Partners, is expected to tell committee members that Hunter Biden would routinely introduce his father to foreign business partners and prospective investors.
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The giveaway of an original digital badge designed by Yusuke Kozaki, a Japan leading character designer, has just begun.
SINGAPORE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AnotherBall (CEO: Captain), providing virtual entertainment experiences for a new era, today launched their new project "SAI by IZUMO" in collaboration with some of the top artists in the Japanese anime and game industries. This project has begun with the first giveaway of non-transferable digital badges, illustrated by Yusuke Kozaki.
IZUMO, launched in February 2023, is a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3 with the mission to build a sustainable place where everyone can live as they want to be. IZUMO offers the avatar assets of its symbolic character, "Ailis," to the public free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use. With this, IZUMO continues to support all creators to maximize their potential creativities with emerging technologies.
The project "SAI by IZUMO," is a challenge to expand the possibilities of expression through emerging technologies with leading Japanese artists in the entertainment industry. The artists illustrated "Ailis" using their own unique style and expression, and IZUMO offers it as an original digital badge.
This collaboration project features six incredible artists: Yusuke Kozaki, a prolific illustrator, manga creator, and character designer who has worked on the character design for the AR game Pokémon GO; Aoi Yuki, a Japanese voice actress who won the Best Voice Actress Award at the 6th Seiyu Awards in 2012; KEI, a character designer known for a virtual character Hatsune Miku series; Ryu Nakayama, an animation director of Chainsaw Man; Shingo Adachi, an animator, character designer, and director known for numerous notable works such as the Japanese original anime TV series Lycoris Recoil and the Sword Art Online series; Naoki Saito, an illustrator, and YouTuber, known for his work in Pokémon Card Game and Duel Masters.
The exclusive illustrations drawn by each artist will be issued as digital badges using "Soul Bound Token (SBT)" technology, which makes it a non-transferable digital asset. The badges will be permanently owned and serve as proof of support for each artist.
Overview of "SAI by IZUMO"
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
◼️ Introduction of the great artists:
Yusuke Kozaki
Character designer, illustrator, and manga artist. Yusuke Kozaki has designed and illustrated characters for a number of popular gaming titles, including Fire Emblem, Pokémon GO, and Pokémon: Sword & Shield.
Aoi Yuki
Voice actress. Aoi Yuki voiced the roles of Madoka Kaname in Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Iris in Pokémon: Best Wishes!, Hibiki Tachibana in Senki Zesshō Symphogear, and Maomao in Yakuya no Hitorigoto. She is also in charge of the YUKI×AOI Chimera Project, from planning to drafting and character design.
KEI
Illustrator. KEI has designed many characters for the Vocaloid series such as Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len, and Megurine Luka. He also created the character design for the VTuber Mirai Akari.
Ryu Nakayama
Animator and animation director. Ryu Nakayama is best known for directing Chainsaw Man. He has worked as a director and storyboarding for Jujutsu Kaisen and original drawings for the movie Jujutsu Kaisen 0. He was also a key animator for Yattarman Night and a main animator for Macross Delta.
Shingo Adachi
Animator, character designer, and animation director. The anime Lycoris Recoil is an original work by Shingo Adachi, who composed and directed the series. He has also worked on Working!!, Sword Art Online (as a character designer and animation supervisor), POMPO: THE CINEPHILE (as a character designer) and so on
Naoki Saito
YouTuber and illustrator. Naoki Saito is in charge of illustrations for Pokémon and Pokémon Trading Card Game. He shares the illustration techniques cultivated as a professional illustrator on YouTube. He also has a deep understanding of NFTs and is involved in the creation and sale of original NFTs.
◼️The distribution order of digital badges:
Part 1 Yusuke Kozaki July 28 (Fri) ~ August 3 (Thu)
Part 2 Aoi Yuki early August
Part 3 KEI Mid-August
Part 4 Ryu Nakayama mid-August
Part 5 Shingo Adachi late August
Part 6 Naoki Saito early September
About AnotherBall
AnotherBall is a venture company founded in May 2022, led by Captain, CEO, and Ramen, CTO. The management members are serial entrepreneurs who in the past launched "mamari," the information-hub website for families, and the multinational VTuber agency called "PRISM Project." The company's current focus is on IZUMO, a VTuber project in the age of AI and Web3, with a mission "Live as you want to be." AnotherBall raised 2.2M USD in its angel round from renowned investors in May 2023.
Furthermore, Anotherball is currently hiring. If you're interested in the new era of the virtual entertainment business, please visit the careers page listed below.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IZUMOofficial
Official website: https://sai.izumo.com
Discord: https://discord.gg/izumo
Careers: https://bit.ly/IZUMO-Recruitment
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Three University of Mississippi alumni families are kicking off a new nonprofit to limit social media exposure for children and teens — Old School Parents Raising Engaged Youth, or Osprey — with a Tuesday, Aug. 1 event at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts in Oxford.
Led by Erin and Ben Napier, Catherine and Taylor Sledge, and Ashley Creekmore and Hu Meena, the nonprofit focuses on decreasing screentime for youth across the nation.
More than 95% of teenagers and 40% of children ages 8-12 are active on social media, according to a recent advisory from the U.S. Office of Health and Human Services' Office of the Surgeon General. The same advisory noted that 46% of youth surveyed said social media had a negative impact on their body image, and 64% have been exposed to hate content on the internet.
"We feel like if we're going to change the culture around teenagers and tech use, it has to begin in lower elementary," said Erin Napier, a Laurel designer, entrepreneur and television star. "We, as our kids were being born, said, 'I don't want them to be so glued to this world that's not even real — social media.' We want our kids to have real experiences."
The kickoff event will include a panel of professionals discussing the dangers of exposing young children to social media.
Tickets, which are $5 for the 7 p.m. panel, are available for purchase.
Panelists include Adriana Stacey, a board-certified psychiatrist who researches how tablets, smartphones and video games affect mental health; David Polson, a special agent with the U.S. Secret Service who is a part of the Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program; the Napiers, hosts of HGTV's "Home Town"; and Meena, CEO of C Spire, with his wife, Creekmore.
The Sledges will moderate the panel.
"I hope that they learn from some eye-opening facts," Erin Napier said. "The things happening with tech are happening more quickly than parents can keep up with."
The Center for Community Engagement partnered with Osprey to bring the program to campus, said Castel Sweet, UM director of community engagement. The Inn at Ole Miss and the Ole Miss Alumni Association are also sponsoring the event.
"The mission of the Center for Community Engagement includes partnering in community-led endeavors to strengthen communities while advancing the research, learning and service mission of the university," Sweet said. "We appreciate the leadership of the Napier, Sledge and Meena families and look forward to seeing how the ripples from these conversations might inform research, enhance learning or create service opportunities available to faculty, staff, students and community members."
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Teresa Lancaster, who was featured in The Keepers documentary on Netflix,
is an attorney and sex abuse survivor turned advocate for victims of abuse
BALTIMORE, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. today announced that the leading Maryland medical malpractice, personal injury and civil litigation law firm has secured nationally recognized advocate for sexual abuse victims, Teresa Lancaster, as a client of the firm.
Lancaster, a sex abuse victim who was featured in the Netflix documentary, The Keepers, will be represented by the firm and will also serve as a well-respected spokesperson for the thousands of other sex abuse victims across Maryland.
"We are honored to have our firm chosen to represent such a powerful advocate and voice in the fight against sexual abuse in all its forms across Maryland and the entire country," said Jonathan Schochor, Founding Partner and Chairman of Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. "Teresa Lancaster has bravely shared her powerful story as a survivor overcoming sexual abuse and has proven to be a compassionate, articulate and impactful spokesperson for all fellow victims fighting for justice. We look forward to working together to share her message and to help bring closure for her and all other sex abuse victims that have had the courage to come forward."
Teresa Lancaster is an attorney and vocal advocate for victims of sexual abuse. She is known for her story being featured in The Keepers, the seven-part documentary on Netflix, which examines decades old sexual abuse cases in Maryland within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Lancaster was the second sexual assault victim to come forward against the Archdiocese of Baltimore for sexual abuse she suffered from a priest while a student at Archbishop Keough High School in the 1970s.
Later in life, Lancaster received her bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and worked as a social work intern at the Baltimore Public Defender's Office in the Juvenile Division where she advocated for juvenile offenders. She later graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and dedicated herself to representing survivors of child sexual abuse seeking justice. As an advocate, Lancaster also worked for years to help pass the bill in the Maryland General Assembly to eliminate the statute of limitations to file lawsuits against alleged sexual abusers across the state.
On April 11, 2023, the Maryland Child Victims Act of 2023 was passed to eliminate the statute of limitations for adult survivors of sexual abuse to bring forth civil lawsuits against their alleged abusers. The new law will take effect on October 1, 2023.
About Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A.
Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. has been fighting for patients' rights as a leading medical malpractice law firm since 1984. Additionally, the firm is a recognized leader in sexual abuse cases as well as class action and mass tort litigation. Schochor, Staton, Goldberg and Cardea, P.A. has offices in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Its lawyers are licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and they have been specially admitted on a case-by-case basis by courts in Florida, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, North Carolina, West Virginia and other states. On special motion and with approval of courts elsewhere, the firm's lawyers are available to participate in cases throughout the United States. To learn more, visit: sfspa.com.
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LOS ANGELES, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Zefr's third-party brand suitability verification solution for Instagram Feed is now available. This AI-powered measurement solution provides marketers with even more transparency into their Meta campaigns, measuring GARM brand safety and suitability across both Instagram and Facebook Feed placements.
Additionally, the verification solution will now be available in more global territories, supporting advertisers in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese speaking countries. Advertisers will have full access to their Instagram Feed measurement via their Atrium dashboard, which provides full transparency across platforms including Meta, TikTok and YouTube.
Meta recently announced new inventory filters for Facebook and Instagram Feeds that are now rolling out to advertisers in these additional global markets. Both the added inventory filters and expanded third-party brand suitability verification developments underscore Zefr and Meta's ongoing commitment to critical innovation within the industry, powered by AI technology that deepens advertiser transparency and brand suitability controls.
"Earlier this year we began rolling out our third party brand suitability verification solution with Zefr for Facebook Feed as a part of the launch of our AI-powered brand suitability controls. We are excited to expand this offering to Instagram Feed, offering businesses another solution to help meet their brand safety and suitability needs. In addition to English and Spanish, our brand suitability verification solution is also being expanded to four additional languages and testing for third party brand suitability verification for Reels will begin in August. We look forward to sharing more expansion offerings for the brand suitability verification solution in the coming months." Samantha Stetson, Vice President, Client Council and Industry Trade Relations.
"We're excited to announce our AI-powered, third-party brand suitability verification for Instagram Feed. This innovation marks another important step forward in the industry, providing brands with transparency into their adjacencies across both Facebook & Instagram Feed. Our continued collaboration with Meta, expanded global coverage, and commitment to transparency mapped to the GARM standards enables more responsible media investment for advertisers worldwide," said Rich Raddon, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Zefr.
For more detail on Zefr's brand suitability verification product for Meta, please visit www.zefr.com/atrium, or reach out to measurement@zefr.com.
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The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is currently underway. Started on June 1st and ends November 30th. That doesn’t necessarily mean we can’t have tropical systems form outside of the season and there’s been numerous examples of that. August through October is the most active timeframe for hurricanes. In this write up, we’ll focus on notable August storms that have occurred in the Atlantic basin.
Why is August through October the most conducive for hurricane activity in the Atlantic?
Well one key factor is the warm waters are at their warmest during this timeframe. Another factor is weaker wind shear. Wind shear is detrimental to tropical system formation. Wind shear is a change in wind direction and wind speed. Tropical cyclones are vertically stacked which means strong wind shear that knock off the thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical system. The 3rd factor and often overlooked is dry air. Dry, dusty air is more prominent during June through July due to big dust plumes that roll off the coast of West Africa. As the season goes on, this dry air is forced north of the coast of West Africa allowing any tropical wave feature that roll off the western coast of Africa to have a more favorable environment.
Notable Atlantic Hurricanes in August:
The 1856 Last Island Hurricane: This hurricane hit Last Island, Louisiana as a 150mph gusts to 170mph, category 4 with a pressure of 934mbar. It caused greater than 300 fatalities and substantial damage. It is possible that it achieved category 5 intensity. It is tied with Hurricanes Laura (2020) and Ida (2021) as the strongest on record to hit Louisiana.
The 1881 Georgia Hurricane: This hurricane was only a category 2 with winds of 105mph, gusts to 125mph, with a pressure of 970mbar. It hit Savannah, Georgia (a rare feat) and led to 700 fatalities. It ranks 10 in the Top 10 deadliest U.S. hurricanes on record.
The 1886 Indianola Hurricane: This hurricane hit the small town of Indianola, Texas as a 150mph, gusts to 170mph, category 4 with a pressure of 925mbar. It caused greater than 70 fatalities and up to $200,000 in damages. It ranks 8 in the Top 10 most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the U.S. on record.
The 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane: This hurricane hit near Savannah, Georgia as a 120mph, gusts to 140mph, category 3 with a pressure of 954mbar. It caused up to 2,000 fatalities and $1 million in damages. It ranks 7 in the Top 10 Deadliest U.S. hurricanes on record.
The 1899 San Ciriaco Hurricane: This hurricane was a 150mph, gusts to 170mph, category 4 with a pressure of 930mbar. It made several landfalls including near Hatteras, North Carolina. All in all, it led to 3,855 fatalities and $20 million in damages. It is 10 in the Top 10 Deadliest Atlantic Hurricanes on record. This hurricane also holds the record for longest lasting Atlantic hurricane with a duration of 4 weeks and the 3rd longest lived tropical cyclone globally on record.
The 1915 Galveston Hurricane: This hurricane hit Galveston, Texas as a 145mph, gusts to 165mph, category 4 with a pressure of 940mbar. It caused 405 fatalities and up to $30 million in damages. It ranks 4 in the Top 10 costliest U.S. hurricanes.
The 1932 Freeport Hurricane: This hurricane hit Freeport, Texas as a 150mph, gusts to 170mph, category 4 with a pressure of 935mbar. It caused 40 fatalities and up to $7.5 million in damages. It ranks 9 in the Top 10 strongest U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones on record.
Category 5 Hurricane Camille (1969): Had winds of 175mph, gusts to 195mph, with a pressure of 900mbar. Made landfall at Bay St. Louis, MS. It led to 259 fatalities and $1.42 billion in damages. It ranks 3 in the Top 10 Most severe landfalling U.S. hurricanes on record and ranks 2 in the Top 10 strongest U.S. hurricane landfalls by both pressure as well as wind speed. It is just one of 4 category 5 hurricanes to hit the U.S. coastline. It caused 24 foot storm surge along the MS Gulf Coast causing catastrophic damage. In addition, Camille forced the MS River to flow backwards for a river-distance of 125 miles and it backed up for an additional 120 miles north of Baton Rouge. Camille caused devastating flooding in Virginia and led to mudslides that led to 153 fatalities. The floods washed out 133 bridges in Nelson County, Virginia alone. The 2-day max rainfall total was 27 inches, but some estimate that the total was over 40 inches within a 2 day period.
Category 5 Hurricane Allen (1980): Had winds of 190mph, gusts to 210mph, with a pressure of 899mbar. Made landfall near Port Isabel, Texas. It led to 269 fatalities and $1.57 billion in damages. It is the only known Atlantic hurricane to achieve winds of 190mph and achieve category 5 intensity 3 separate times. It ranks 5 in the Top 10 most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Category 5 Hurricane Andrew (1992): Had winds of 175mph, gusts to 195mph, with a pressure of 922mbar. Made landfall near Homestead, Florida. It led to 65 fatalities and up to $27.3 billion in damages. It ranks 7 in the Top 10 most intense landfalling tropical cyclones in the U.S. on record, 9 in the Top 10 costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes on record, and 5 in the Top 10 strongest U.S. landfalling hurricanes on record.
Category 4 Hurricane Charley (2004): Had winds of 150mph, gusts to 170mph, with a pressure of 941mbar. Made landfall near Cayo Costa, Florida. It led to 35 fatalities and up to $16.9 billion in damages. It ranks 9 in the Top 10 strongest U.S. landfalling hurricanes on record.
Category 5 Hurricane Katrina (2005): Had winds of 175mph, gusts to 195mph, with a pressure of 902mbar. It led to 1,392 fatalities and up to $125 billion in damages. Katrina is tied with Harvey (2017) as the costliest hurricane on record in the Top 10 costliest U.S. Atlantic hurricanes on record. It is the 4th most intense Atlantic hurricane on record to make landfall on the U.S. coastline. Katrina caused a 28 foot storm surge.
Category 4 Hurricane Harvey (2017): Had winds of 130mph, gusts to 150mph, with a pressure of 937mbar. Made landfall near Rockport, Texas. Led to 107 fatalities and up to $125 billion in damages. Harvey became the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the United States with a max rainfall amount of 60.58 inches in Nederland, Texas occurring just within a period of 4 days.
Category 5 Hurricane Dorian (2019): Had winds of 185mph, gusts to 205mph, with a pressure of 910mbar. Made landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas. Led to 84 fatalities and up to greater than $5.1 billion in damages. Dorian is the 5th most intense landfalling Atlantic hurricane on record, the strongest hurricane on record to affect the Bahamas, tied with the 1935 Labor Day hurricane for highest sustained winds at landfall, strongest Atlantic hurricane by wind speed since Wilma (2005), and Dorian produced category 5 sustained winds on both Grand Abaco Island/Grand Bahama Island for a record 22 consecutive hours.
Category 4 Hurricane Laura (2020): Had winds of 150mph, gusts to 170mph, with a pressure of 937mbar. Made landfall near Cameron, Louisiana. Led to 81 fatalities and greater than $23.3 billion in damages. It is the 9th strongest U.S. landfalling hurricane on record. It’s tied with both the 1856 Last Island Hurricane and Hurricane Ida (2021).
Category 4 Hurricane Ida (2021): Had winds of 150mph, gusts to 170mph, with a pressure of 929mbar. Led to 107 fatalities and up to $75.3 billion in damages. Made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana. It’s the 9th strongest U.S. landfalling hurricane on record and the 2nd most damaging hurricane on record for Louisiana (only behind Katrina).
Other notable August tropical cyclones (globally):
Eastern Pacific:
Category 5 Hurricane Lane (2018): Had winds of 160mph, gusts to 180mph, with a pressure of 926mbar. Led to 1 fatality and up to $250 million in damages. It affected Hawaii and caused 58 inches of rain at Kahuna Falls in Akaka Falls State Park. This made Lane the wettest tropical cyclone on record for the state of Hawaii.
Western Pacific:
Category 5 Super Typhoon Joan (1959): Had winds of 195mph, gusts to 215mph, with a pressure of 885mbar. It made landfall in Taiwan. Led to 41 fatalities and greater than $3 million in damages.
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Pentagon insists US weapons will stay in Ukraine as Zelenskyy eyes attacks in Russian territory
The Pentagon reemphasized its pledge to keep its weapons in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that the war in his country is "returning to the territory of Russia" — a claim the Pentagon insisted to Fox News Digital will not include the use of U.S. weapons.
"Gradually, the war is returning to the territory of Russia — to its symbolic center and military bases, and this is an inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process," Zelenskyy said. "Ukraine is getting stronger."
The comments came after Russian officials said earlier Sunday it downed Ukrainian drones over Moscow.
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However, while Ukraine has its sights set on taking on Russia in Russian territory, the Pentagon has repeatedly stated that its weapons given to Ukraine will not be used outside Ukraine. Maj. Charlie Dietz, a spokesman for the Department of Defense, reemphasized this position Monday in response to Zelenskyy's comments.
"It has been clearly communicated by the U.S. at all levels that the weapons provided are not to be used across Ukraine’s borders," Dietz told Fox News Digital. "In the past, when we have asked the Ukrainians to offer the U.S. explicit assurances, they've stuck by those assurances, so we should give the Ukrainians the benefit of the doubt."
"The DOD will continue to observe how the Ukrainians use the provided assistance," he added. "They will be reporting their usage back to us, and so we can always make judgments later if we feel like those assurances are not being met. But we are confident that the Ukrainians will be true to their word."
The U.S. has gradually increased its supply of weapons given to Ukraine since the inception of the war with Russia in 2022. This includes drones, tanks, mortars, ships, air missile systems, air defense systems, ammunition and a plan for F-16s fighter jets.
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Former intelligence officer Rebekah Koffler said the Pentagon has no feasible control over whether Ukraine uses these weapons in its push into Russian territory.
"The Pentagon’s statement contradicts reality and President Zelenskyy’s own statement from yesterday, in which he proudly announced that war is coming back to Russia — Zelenskyy even justified Ukraine’s strikes on Russia proper, which President Biden at least in the initial stages of the conflict promised to avoid," Koffler told Fox News Digital. "Does Joe Biden seriously think that Putin is just going to sit and wait till Ukraine strikes the Kremlin or Russian Military of Defense? It’s foolish and dangerous to think that way."
Ukraine initiated a significant counteroffensive in June to regain control over regions that Russia took early in the war, but officials have declined to release information on its progress. Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged this counteroffensive effort from Ukraine in July and insisted his troops have been successful in their defense.
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The Russian military in May captured at least two American Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected trucks withing their territory, according to photos confirmed by The New York Times. The military equipment was reportedly used by pro-Ukraine proxy forces.
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Koffler warned that a counteroffensive push into Russian territory could escalate the conflict "into a large-scale war" and "may very well even spiral out of control, resulting in Russia using nuclear weapons."
"Just because Ukraine gave us so called ‘assurances’ to the Pentagon, doesn’t mean it will happen that way — war is by definition, unpredictable," Koffler told Fox News Digital. "Right now, the Biden Administration — by displaying leadership and not compelling Zelenskyy to negotiate a peace agreement — is playing with fire. It’s plain and simple. And it’s reckless." | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-weapons-ukraine-zelenskyy-attacks-russian-territory | 2023-07-31T15:26:41 | 1 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-weapons-ukraine-zelenskyy-attacks-russian-territory |