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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a more sanitary and hygienic means of housing oral care products," said an inventor, from Jerseyville, Ill., "so I invented the TUBE HANGER. My design could help to keep toothpaste and toothbrushes neat and organized."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to organize oral care products in the bathroom. In doing so, it offers an alternative to storing items on the counter or in a drawer. As a result, it reduces clutter and messes and it ensures that toothpaste and toothbrushes are accessible. The invention features a neat and attractive design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for households. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CWC-119, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a device that enables females to discreetly contain and discard pads, pantyliners and tampons in an odorless manner," said an inventor, from Reynoldsburg, Ohio, "so I invented the CYCLE GENIE. My design prevents others from seeing the discarded items in the trash."
The invention provides an effective way to dispose of used sanitary napkins and tampons. In doing so, it offers an improved alternative to wrapping the used items in toilet paper. As a result, it enhances sanitation and it reduces odors. The invention features a discreet design that is convenient and easy to use so it is ideal for households and commercial restrooms. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Columbus sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CLM-543, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there should be an emergency use medical ventilator that would require no AC wall outlet electricity for its operation," said an inventor, from Robbins, Ill., "so I invented the AIR BUDDY. My design can be used during power outages and when there are not enough bedside AC powered ventilators to meet total patient demand."
The invention provides an improved design for an emergency mechanical ventilator. In doing so, it eliminates the need for AC-power. It also enables health care workers to attend to other patient needs and it provides added safety and peace of mind. The invention features an effective design that is easy to operate so it is ideal for health care facilities. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Chicago sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CCP-1628, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to increase safety and convenience for pickup owners when loading, securing and unloading equipment from the truck bed," said an inventor, from Opelousas, La., "so I invented the PRO BED. My design eliminates the need to struggle with traditional ramps and straps."
The patent-pending invention provides an easier way to load, unload and secure cargo in a pickup truck. In doing so, it offers an alternative to using and transporting loose portable ramps. As a result, it eliminates the need to manually lift heavy equipment and it enhances safety and convenience. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use so it is ideal for users and owners of pickup trucks. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CTK-2603, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a device to reduce the chance of injury if a worker fell from an elevated work location," said an inventor, from Blackville, S.C., "so I invented the SHAWNEE'S INFLATABLE. My design would be easy to transport and use at various work sites."
The invention protects a person if he/she falls from an elevated work location. In doing so, it helps to prevent injuries. As a result, it enhances safety and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a portable design that is easy to position and use so it is ideal for trades people, construction laborers and general maintenance personnel. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Columbia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CBA-3240, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My two-year-old daughter was afraid to use the shower. I thought there could be a better way to transition from bathing to showering," said an inventor, from South Windsor, Conn., "so I invented the FLOWER SHOWER. My design could make showering fun and fear-free for toddlers."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way for toddlers to transition to taking a shower. In doing so, it enhances fun and safety. It also provides added peace of mind and could help to alleviate fears. The invention features a child-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for parents with toddlers and young children. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Connecticut sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNP-114, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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PITTSBURGH, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be an improved electronic device charger that could offer a variety of charging capabilities," said an inventor, from Stanley, N.C., "so I invented THE LAST CHARGER. My design could also help to prevent the loss or theft of the charger."
The invention provides a versatile charger option for electronic devices. In doing so, it eliminates the need to purchase and use different charging accessories. As a result, it increases convenience and organization. It also could aid in locating lost or stolen chargers. The invention features a multifunctional design that is easy to use so it is ideal for the owners of electronic devices.
The original design was submitted to the Charlotte sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CNC-737, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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HAIKOU, China, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JX Luxventure Limited (Nasdaq: LLL) (the "Company"), a service provider delivering comprehensive solutions to global elite families with business segments covering menswear, cross-border merchandise, airfare and tourism, announced today that, on March 31, 2022, Jin Xuan Luxury Tourism (Hainan) Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ("JX Hainan"), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into and executed a Framework Agreement on Strategic Cooperation (the "Agreement") with Ragdoll International Trading Co., Ltd. ("Ragdoll"), an E-commerce platform operator. Pursuant to the Agreement, Ragdoll will purchase from JX Hainan cross-border pet foods in the amount of up to USD30,000,000 to be distributed on the platforms operated by Ragdoll.
Ms. Sun "Ice" Lei, Chief Executive Officer of the Company commented: "This is the second major pet food contract signed by Luxventure this month. Pet food is a new product category for the Company, and China's pet food market is valued at approximately USD1,200,000,000. The two pet food contracts signed this month with the total value of USD90,000,000 affirmed the management's decision to enter this product category."
About JX Luxventure Limited
Headquartered in Haikou, China, JX Luxventure Limited is a service provider delivering comprehensive solutions to global elite families. Its business segments cover menswear, cross-border merchandise, airfare, and tourism. To learn more about the Company, please visit its corporate website at en.jxluxventure.com.
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This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of JX Luxventure Limited, and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein, are "forward-looking statements" in nature within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements, often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including those discussed in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available on its website (http://www.sec.gov). All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, the Company does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.
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LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Butterfly Network, Inc. ("Butterfly" or the "Company") f/k/a Longview Acquisition Corp. ("Longview") (NYSE: BFLY) securities between February 16, 2021 and November 15, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Butterfly investors have until April 18, 2022 to file a lead plaintiff motion.
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On February 16, 2021, Longview completed its Merger with Butterfly.
Then on November 15, 2021, Butterfly released its third quarter 2021 financial results, revealing that the Company's total gross margin for the quarter was negative 35% and that it expected its fiscal 2021 revenue to be as much as $20 million below its initial guidance of $76 to $80 million. Butterfly's CEO blamed the disappointing financial results on "healthcare logistical challenges, and doctor, nurse, and medical technician fatigue concurrent with COVID conditions and it's broad consequences."
On this news, Butterfly's stock fell $1.08, or 12.6%, to close at $7.52 per share on November 15, 2021, thereby injuring investors.
The complaint alleges that defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Butterfly had overstated its post-Merger business and financial prospects; (2) notwithstanding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Butterfly's financial projections failed to take into account the pandemic's broad consequences, which included healthcare logistical challenges, and medical personnel fatigue; (3) accordingly, Butterfly's gross margin levels and revenue projections were less sustainable than the Company had represented; (4) all the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on Butterfly's business and financial condition; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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If you purchased Butterfly securities during the Class Period, you may move the Court no later than April 18, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as lead plaintiff. To be a member of the Class you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the Class. If you purchased Butterfly securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Rivian Automotive, Inc. ("Rivian" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RIVN) common stock: (a) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's November 2021 initial public offering ("IPO" or the "Offering"); and/or (b) between November 10, 2021, and March 10, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). Rivian investors have until May 6, 2022 to file a lead plaintiff motion.
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On November 10, 2021, Rivian conducted its initial public offering ("IPO"), selling 153 million shares of common stock for $78.00 per share.
On March 1, 2022, Rivian announced that it was raising the prices of its R1T pickup by 17% and its R1S SUV by 20%, and that the new prices would apply to nearly all preorders. At the time of the announcement, Rivian had only produced and sold roughly 1,000 vehicles while the number of preorders for the R1T and R1S had grown to approximately 71,000 as of December 15, 2021. The Company's chief growth officer explained that the price increase was due to "inflationary pressure, increasing component costs, and unprecedented supply chain shortages and delays for parts."
Then, on March 2, 2022, ARS Technica published an article stating that "[w]hile inflation is likely part of the story, the price hike may have been planned for a while," citing a lawsuit by Rivian's former VP of sales and marketing alleging that "concerns over profitability were raised in spring 2021."
On this news, Rivian's stock fell $8.41, or 13.5%, to close at $53.56 per share on March 2, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
Then, on March 3, 2022, Rivian's CEO apologized to customers and stated that the Company would honor original prices for preorders placed prior to the price increase announcement. But an article by The Wall Street Journal reported that some customers who had cancelled their orders did not reinstate them "[e]ven after learning that [their] original price would be honored."
On this news, Rivian's stock price fell $2.65 and currently trades significantly below the IPO price.
The complaint filed alleges that the Registration Statement made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, the Registration Statement failed to disclose: (i) that Rivian had underpriced the R1T and R1S to such a degree that Rivian would be forced to raise prices shortly after the IPO; (ii) the potential for significant reputational damage and cancellation of fully refundable preorders for the R1T and R1S that would result from Company's need to address its underpriced EVs by raising prices shortly after the IPO; and (iii) as a result, Defendants' statements about its business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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Tribute to Iconic Entrepreneur, Corporate Board Pioneer, Activist, and Philanthropist Takes Place on The Campus of His Beloved Alma Mater on The Second Anniversary of His Passing
BALTIMORE, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A loving, in-person tribute and celebration of the life of Earl G. Graves Sr., the iconic founder of BLACK ENTERPRISE, is set to take place on the campus of his beloved alma mater, Morgan State University in Baltimore, home of the Earl Graves School of Business and Management. Family, friends, leaders, and luminaries—as well as current and former employees of BLACK ENTERPRISE—will gather at the Morgan State University Student Center to honor the life and contributions of the visionary entrepreneur, corporate board pioneer, activist, and philanthropist, on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the second anniversary of his passing in 2020 at 85.
"Anticipation for this celebration of our founder and my father has been building for more than a year, and rightly so," says BLACK ENTERPRISE CEO Earl "Butch" Graves, Jr. "Of course, he was a personal hero to me, my brothers and his eight grandchildren, as well as a devoted husband and partner of our late matriarch, Barbara Graves. However, beyond that, our founder significantly impacted literally millions of others, including generations of Black entrepreneurs, corporate executives, leaders across all professions, and the loyal subscribers of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine."
Open to the public, the celebration will be immediately followed by a reception at the Graves School of Business and Management. The tribute will also be available for viewing via livestream at BlackEnterprise.com and BLACK ENTERPRISE'S LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter social media channels
Confirmed speakers for the event include Black Enterprise CEO Earl "Butch" Graves, Jr.; Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Senior Pastor, Grace Baptist Church of Mount Vernon (NY); National Action Network Founder Rev. Al Sharpton; Morgan State University President Dr. David K. Wilson; black enterprise Executive VP and Chief Content Officer Derek T. Dingle; Dr. David E. Marion, 41st Grand Basileus, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.; U.S. Congressman Kweisi Mfume, Chairman of the Morgan State University Board of Regents; Ray M. Robinson, Chairman of the Board, Citizens Trust Bank; Glenda McNeal, President, Enterprise Strategic Partnerships, American Express; Former Macy's Inc. Executive Chairman Terry Lundgren; RW2 Enterprises CEO and former Aetna Inc. Chairman and CEO Ron Williams; Georgia Power President, Chairman & CEO Chris Womack; and Black Executive CEO Alliance Founder Jerri DeVard. The program will also include performances by the Morgan State University Choir and a presentation of military honors by Lt. General R. Scott Dingle, The Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, USA Medical Command.
More than a year in the planning, due to the moratorium on live gatherings necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the celebration of Graves' life marks a high point of the ongoing recognition of the 50th anniversary of his publishing of the first issue of BLACK ENTERPRISE magazine in August 1970. Among other elements marking the launch of the magazine is a yearlong multimedia content hub, BE: Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence, featuring exclusive video tributes from CEOs, corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and others from all walks of life who were impacted by Graves. Birthed as a single-magazine publishing company, BLACK ENTERPRISE is now the nation's No. 1 Black digital media brand, with more than 10 million monthly unique visitors, and the leading producer of live and virtual events focused on entrepreneurship and leadership, and professional development.
BLACK ENTERPRISE EXISTS TO INSPIRE, EMBOLDEN, AND EMPOWER The Black COMMUNITY TO EMBARK ON THE LIFETIME JOURNEY FROM AMBITION TO ACHIEVEMENT. BLACK ENTERPRISE is the No.1 Black media brand, with more than 10 million monthly unique visitors. Since 1970, BLACK ENTERPRISE has been the premier business, career, investing, and wealth-building resource for African Americans. BLACK ENTERPRISE produces video and podcast programming, virtual and in-person business and lifestyle events, and other digital media. Visit www.blackenterprise.com for more information.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today MIT Technology Review announced the recomposition of its Board of Directors with the resignation of two long-standing directors, the appointment of three new ones, and the selection of two co-chairs.
The new directors are MIT provost Cynthia Barnhart, the most senior academic officer at the Institute; Lara Boro, chief executive officer of the Economist Group; and Sanjay Sarma, the Fred Fort Flowers and Daniel Fort Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the vice president for open learning at MIT.
Professor Barnhart replaces Martin A. Schmidt, who is leaving MIT to become president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, while Professor Sarma replaces Institute Professor Jerome I. Friedman, who is retiring from the board.
Professor Barnhart and Alan Spoon, a longtime member of the board and an experienced media business executive, will act as co-chairs.
The appointment of Cynthia Barnhart, MIT's newly named provost, to the board ensures that MIT Technology Review maintains its deep connection to the world-leading knowledge and innovation generated by the scholars and professionals in the MIT community.
Lara Boro is leading the Economist Group, best known for its weekly publication, The Economist, through a business transformation focused on profitable growth, content excellence, and brand strength and integrity. Her expertise connects directly to MIT Technology Review's own goals and aspirations.
Sanjay Sarma brings to MIT Technology Review a unique perspective born of academic scholarship, entrepreneurial expertise, and his ten-year leadership of MIT's Office of Open Learning, through which MIT has become a world leader in the field.
MIT Technology Review CEO Elizabeth Bramson-Boudreau said, "We are honored that Cindy, Lara, and Sanjay will join MIT Technology Review's Board of Directors. Each of them brings unique experience and insight that will help launch us into a new chapter of commercial growth and journalistic impact."
Cynthia Barnhart, Provost, MIT
Cynthia Barnhart is Provost, Professor of Operations Research, and Ford Foundation Professor of Engineering at MIT. Barnhart has served as MIT's Chancellor, as the Associate and Acting Dean for the School of Engineering, and as co-director of the Operations Research Center and the Center for Transportation and Logistics.
Professor Barnhart's teaching and research are in the areas of large-scale optimization and analytics, with a focus on applications in transportation and logistics systems. She has supervised scores of graduate and undergraduate theses across a range of disciplines and has published widely in the flagship journals of her field.
Professor Barnhart is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and is a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS). She has served as the President of INFORMS, the President of the INFORMS Women in Operations Research and Management Science, and the President of the INFORMS Transportation Science and Logistics Society. Professor Barnhart's awards include the INFORMS President's Award, the INFORMS Franz Edelman Prize for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences, the National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award, and honorary doctorates from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the University of Toronto.
Professor Barnhart received her SM in transportation in 1986 and her PhD in 1988 from MIT.
Lara Boro, Chief Executive Officer, The Economist Group
Lara Boro was appointed chief executive of the Economist Group in September 2019.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Boro served as CEO of Informa Intelligence, a division of FTSE 100 Informa plc, where she originally joined as Group managing director for the Pharma, TMT, and Transportation Intelligence portfolios in 2014. During her time at Informa, she was a key member of the executive team that turned around the Business Intelligence division and successfully returned it to growth in just 18 months.
Ms. Boro was also CEO International at Top Right Group (now Ascential Plc), where she focused on strengthening the group's footprint across the Middle East, Brazil, and China.
Ms. Boro brings a wealth of experience in business-to-consumer and business-to-business information markets, acquired throughout her career including in senior positions held across CPA Global (now Clarivate), the Financial Times, and MasterCard International.
Ms. Boro is the Senior Non-executive Director at RWS Holdings plc. She holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BSc in Economics and Business from UCLA.
Sanjay Sarma, Professor, MIT
Sanjay Sarma is the Fred Fort Flowers (1941) and Daniel Fort Flowers (1941) Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT and the Institute's vice president for open learning.
Professor Sarma cofounded the Auto-ID Center at MIT and developed many of the key technologies behind the EPC suite of RFID standards now used worldwide. He has also been at the forefront of technologies now known as the Internet of Things. He was the founder and CTO of OATSystems, which was acquired by Checkpoint Systems (NYSE: CKP) in 2008. He serves on the boards and advisory boards of edX, Hochschild Mining, GS1, EPCglobal, and several startup companies including TraceLink, IoTask, and Top Flight Technologies, and he advises a number of national governments and global companies. As the head of open learning at MIT, Professor Sarma leads a wide-ranging mission to transform teaching and learning through MITx and MicroMasters® programs, OpenCourseWare, Bootcamps, xPRO, Horizon, the Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab, the MIT Integrated Learning Initiative, the Center for Advanced Virtuality, residential education, and more.
Professor Sarma is coauthor of the award-winning books The Inversion Factor: How to Thrive in the IoT Economy; Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn; and Workforce Education: A New Roadmap. He is the author or co-author of more than 200 academic papers in computational geometry, sensing, RFID, automation, CAD, learning engineering, the science of learning and education reform, and is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching and research, including the MacVicar Fellowship, the Business Week eBiz Award, and InformationWeek's Innovators and Influencers Award.
Professor Sarma received his bachelor's from the Indian Institute of Technology, his master's from Carnegie Mellon University, and his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley.
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Portable Shopbox, Fold Down Workstation, and Mobile Tool Cart add unique storage solutions for garage, home or worksite
ROMEOVILLE, Ill., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Montezuma Storage announces three additions to their extensive catalog of garage and tool organization products. The Portable Shopbox, Fold Down Workstation, and Mobile Tool Cart offer new and innovative ways for professional contractors or DIYers to keep their tools and supplies organized, both at home or at the job site.
Montezuma's Portable Shopbox features its exclusive Triangle® design to keep contents in place on rough terrain, in busy garages and even if turned upside down. As a 2021 Golden hammer Award Winner, the Shopbox is regarded as one of the most innovative products in home improvement and an ideal solution for transporting tools from project to project. The unique design offers compartments and tines to organize your most used tools - such as screwdrivers, wrenches, and sockets - and see them at a glance.
The Fold Down Workstation is a practical solution to add a work surface to any space. With a slim profile under 7-inches deep, it can be used as a project station in a garage, as a laundry room folding table, a garage bar, or a desk in a child's room. The Workstation has two shelves, can be easily installed with the included mounting hardware, and folds out to a sturdy 31-inch wide by 14.5-inch deep worksurface.
The all-steel Mobile Tool Cart offers an easy-to-assemble setup, and many built-in features, including a full-length drawer, two steel shelves, and an electrical power strip with USB ports for charging power tools or mobile devices. Swivel casters allow for effortless movement; users can simply load it up and move in and out of a garage or work area, keeping tools within reach.
"Built on Montezuma's 30-year history of intuitive design and rugged storage solutions, these new products ensure anyone can organize and transport tools easily and conveniently," said Maegan Sadocha, marketing manager for Montezuma. "Whether they're adding to their existing Montezuma storage solutions, or upgrading their tool collection, these new innovative products help our customers securely and efficiently organize their life."
The Portable Shopbox, Fold Down Workstation and Mobile Tool Cart are available now on montezumastorage.com. Visit the website for full details, specifications, and full catalog of Montezuma Storage products.
About Montezuma
For the past 30 years, Montezuma has created intuitive solutions for garage storage and organization. With durable construction and innovative designs, like the exclusive Triangle® Toolbox, Montezuma products keep supplies secure, organized and easily accessible. Montezuma is a wholly owned brand of Quality Craft. For more information, visit montezumastorage.com.
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Updated ingredients, packaging and process further reduce environmental impact and drive Kellogg's Better Days commitment forward
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MorningStar Farms® is expanding its current sustainability efforts this year with plans to roll out new recycle-ready packaging for select products, begin sourcing 100 percent Renewable Electricity and utilize a new plant-based soy ingredient from Benson Hill® that will reduce the brand's impacts on the environment. These efforts are part of Kellogg's Better Days commitment, which aims to create better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030, by addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, hunger relief and climate resiliency.
MorningStar Farms® new recycle-ready packaging for foods in flexible plastic bags will allow consumers to recycle clean and dry bags at retailers that participate in a store drop-off collection. Currently, MorningStar Farms® Incogmeato® rigid plastic trays and MorningStar Farms® foods in paperboard boxes are recycle-ready at curbside in participating communities. The new packaging will appear in stores later this year.
Additionally, MorningStar Farms® has announced plans to begin sourcing 100 percent Renewable Electricity this year through a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement, as well as an investment in Renewable Energy Credits.
"Our dedication and willingness to push boundaries on the sustainability front is something we take pride in," said Sara Young, general manager of plant-based proteins at Kellogg. "We've made it our mission to make plant-based foods that are both good for consumers and the planet. It's become a core principle of our brand and having that as a driver we think truly distinguishes us from other players in the space."
The brand has also partnered with Benson Hill®, an innovator in plant-based proteins. Benson Hill® has developed varieties of ultra-high protein soybeans that deliver at least 20 percent more protein right out of the ground compared to commodity U.S. soybeans. Through its partnership, MorningStar Farms® can incorporate Benson Hill soy ingredients that require as much as 70 percent less water and 50 percent less CO2e through the elimination of a traditional soy processing step1.
MorningStar Farms® and Benson Hill® are committed to making plant-based eating accessible and environmentally responsible. Benson Hill® ingredients meet all the quality and functionality standards of MorningStar Farms® food with the unique benefit of sustainable sourcing through Benson Hill®'s work with farmers and manufacturers.
"Our products are unique in that they deliver sustainability benefits from farm to ingredient," says Bruce Bennett, President of Benson Hill's Ingredient Business. "We're about providing all parties with the tools and resources they need to unlock the potential for holistically better food. Knowing MorningStar Farms® is a key player in the plant-based food industry, we're looking forward to working together to make a significant impact."
For more than 40 years, MorningStar Farms® has delivered great-tasting food for anyone looking to integrate more plant-based meals into their lives, in whatever way is right for them - whether that means at breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, or just a few times a week. With a wide variety of food across the MorningStar Farms® portfolio, they offer easy to love plant-based options how, where, and when consumers want them. To learn more visit MorningStarFarms.com and follow @morningstarfarms on Facebook and Instagram and @MorningStrFarms on Twitter.
About Benson Hill
Benson Hill (NYSE: BHIL), moves food forward with the CropOS® platform, a cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers innovators to unlock nature's genetic diversity from plant to plate, with the purpose of creating nutritious, great-tasting food and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and sustainable. More information can be found at bensonhill.com or on Twitter at @bensonhillinc.
About Kellogg Company
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's® Better Days ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
1 Compared to commodity soy protein concentrate on a per kilogram of protein basis, based on preliminary Life Cycle Assessment results conducted by Blonk Consultants with the Agri-Footprint database (April 2021).
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Patient-Focused Health Network, SaludVIP, Opens New Primary Care Clinic to Provide Better Health to the Medicare Advantage Community in Marion Oaks
TAMPA, Fla., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaludVIP, a patient-focused primary care network based in Florida, is excited to announce the opening of their new local clinic in Marion Oaks.
Despite the ongoing challenges faced by the COVID-19 pandemic, SaludVIP continues to demonstrate their ability to provide high-quality care to their patients during the most challenging of times.
The new clinic is equipped with state-of-the-art technologies allowing patients to receive all the care they need under one roof.
"We are proud to be bringing a revolutionary healthcare facility to the Marion Oaks neighborhood that will provide primary care along with a community center for our patients," Dr. Gilfredy Acevedo Hernandez of SaludVIP said. "We are excited to meet new patients and provide them with the quality preventive care they have earned and deserve."
SaludVIP uses a model that puts quality time spent between a doctor and patient at the forefront. By spending more time with the physician, SaludVIP believes patients will get more thorough diagnoses and treatments, leading to a better quality of life and less time spent in the hospital.
Unlike other healthcare providers, SaludVIP encourages patients to see their physicians often where highly specialized care is created just for them and their specific needs.
In efforts to make care accessible to all patients, SaludVIP helps to eliminate potential health care burdens by offering services including same-day appointments, transportation assistance to and from clinics, and virtual visits when needed. SaludVIP physicians are dedicated to always doing what needs to be done to provide a better experience and the highest quality of care to their patients. They believe in quality, not quantity.
The new SaludVIP primary care clinic, located at 194 Marion Oaks Blvd., Ocala, FL, is now accepting patients who receive Medicare Advantage plan benefits. Those interested can call 352-480-0679 or visit www.SaludVIP.com to learn more.
About SaludVIP
Serving growing Hispanic communities throughout Florida, SaludVIP is part of the larger health network brand VIPcare. Together they operate over 49 clinics that provide care to Medicare Advantage patients utilizing a high-touch population health management approach that prioritizes spending quality time with the physician. By focusing on a senior care model and increasing access to high-quality care, SaludVIP's model is at the forefront of the future of healthcare. SaludVIP patients are encouraged to see the doctor often instead of only when they are sick, contributing to their success towards patient outcomes.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reforming Detroit's property tax system by taxing land at a higher rate than buildings would help to revive the local economy and reduce tax bills for nearly every homeowner, according to a new study from the nonprofit Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
With the lowest property values of any large U.S. city and some of the highest property tax rates, Detroit is caught in a decades-long cycle of rising tax rates that still fail to generate enough revenue. In the absence of strong public services, high property taxes increase owner costs, reduce property values, and increase the costs of repair and redevelopment, creating a drag on economic recovery.
Like many economically distressed cities, the city copes with this challenge by offering generous tax abatements for new development and for some homeowners. Abatements relieve excess costs and temporarily raise property values, but they can only be given to a small set of residents and new businesses. This leaves high—sometimes destabilizing—tax bills in place for long-term owners. While high taxes remain on most homes and businesses, inclusive and lasting incentives for reinvestment are absent.
A higher tax rate for land than for structures—known as "split-rate" because there are two different tax rates—would address the problem more effectively and distribute the benefits more equitably.
The new study, Split-Rate Property Taxation in Detroit: Findings and Recommendations, finds that taxing land at five times the rate for buildings would result in lower tax bills for 96 percent of homeowners, with an average savings of about 18 percent. Under a revenue neutral reform, tax savings would be fully offset by tax increases on vacant and underutilized property.
"By adopting a split-rate property tax, Detroit can make its tax system both more efficient and more equitable," said John Anderson, an economist at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and lead author of the study. "Efficiency is enhanced by removing the tax-related barriers to capital improvements and development. Equity is enhanced by a reduction in taxes for the vast majority of residential homeowners."
"Splitting the property tax provides long-time Detroiters with the tax relief that new businesses and residents already receive," said co-author Nick Allen, former manager of strategy and policy for the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation and now a doctoral candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Our study shows that it is an effective, immediate way to permanently reduce burdens on overtaxed households and restore property wealth. It's not enough, but it is a required step towards racially equitable recovery."
In addition, a split-rate tax increases the cost of holding vacant land and reduces the cost of developing it, or of renovating deteriorated buildings. Reduced tax burdens and accelerated investment lead to an average increase of 12 percent in the value of residential property and an increase of 20 percent for commercial property. In a supporting technical paper, the project team also found that the proposed 18 percent reduction in residential taxes would reduce residential tax foreclosures by at least 9 percent.
"Implementation of a split-rate tax in Detroit offers an opportunity to strengthen the property tax system by increasing efficiency, and reducing property tax inequities and tax foreclosure," said Michigan State University economist Mark Skidmore, a co-author of the study.
Commissioned by Invest Detroit with support from The Kresge Foundation, the study analyzes data from municipalities in Pennsylvania that have implemented spit-rate taxes, as well as real estate and property tax data from Detroit. In addition to Anderson, Allen, and Skidmore, the study's co-authors include Fernanda Alfaro of Michigan State University, Andrew Hanson of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Zackary Hawley of Texas Christian University, Dusan Paredes of Northern Catholic University in Chile, and Zhou Yang of Robert Morris University.
"If we are to continue the momentum of Detroit's positive, equitable growth, we must transform our property tax structure to alleviate the burden on majority Black homeowners and local developers," said Dave Blaszkiewicz, president and CEO of Invest Detroit. "This report provides a solution that accomplishes that while also disincentivizing blighted and underutilized properties that hinder Detroit's growth."
"With this analysis, Invest Detroit has elevated an equitable approach to taxation that can bring much-needed relief to tax-burdened Detroiters while encouraging investment and growth. This is a timely idea that addresses an urgent concern, and the highly regarded Lincoln Institute of Land Policy has now provided a solid framework for community discussions," said Wendy Lewis Jackson, managing director of Kresge's Detroit Program.
The team also produced three technical papers to support the study: "Assessment of Property Tax Reductions on Tax Delinquency, Tax Foreclosure, and Home Ownership," "Split-Rate Taxation and Business Establishment Location Evidence from the Pennsylvania Experience," and "Split-Rate Taxation: Impacts on Tax Base," all published by the Lincoln Institute.
The study is available for download on the Lincoln Institute's website: https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/other/split-rate-property-taxation-in-detroit
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy seeks to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land. A nonprofit private operating foundation whose origins date to 1946, the Lincoln Institute researches and recommends creative approaches to land as a solution to economic, social, and environmental challenges. Through education, training, publications, and events, we integrate theory and practice to inform public policy decisions worldwide.
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TriEagle Simple Savings Plus A/C CareSM offers proactive HVAC maintenance with price-protected electricity rates
IRVING, Texas, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TriEagle Energy is offering customers peace of mind and savings during the hottest and coldest months of the year with TriEagle Simple Savings Plus A/C CareSM. The new plan gives customers a competitive, price-protected rate for the electricity they use, plus one free A/C and one free heater tune-up every year. With a properly running HVAC system, customers can save up to 30% on heating and cooling costs during Texas' most extreme seasons.
"As we've all been reminded, summer – and winter – can bring unpredictable and extreme weather to Texas which makes a reliable heating and cooling system a necessity," said Sam Sen, vice president TriEagle Energy solutions. "We want our customers entering these seasons with the peace of mind that comes with a routine, scheduled A/C or heater checkup – knowing their systems are running efficiently and that they're maximizing on overall savings."
TriEagle Simple Savings Plus A/C CareSM provides maintenance from Service Experts Heating, Air Conditioning and Plumbing, a leading heating and cooling system service provider across the US and Canada. Each tune-up comes with 24/7 priority scheduling with their certified technicians and includes a comprehensive cleaning, examination, and a home health report on each visit. Customers also receive a 15% discount on any necessary repairs.
"In today's busy world, it's easy to forget about routine maintenance. But this crucial step can prevent costly repairs at the most inconvenient times of the year," Sen added. "Our TriEagle customers can feel comfortable in their homes knowing their HVAC units are in top shape from technicians they can trust."
About TriEagle Energy
TriEagle Energy is a Texas-based retail energy provider offering electricity service to residential and commercial customers. With innovative products, outstanding customer service, and transparent pricing, thousands have entrusted their power needs to TriEagle since 2003. TriEagle is a Better Business Bureau Accredited Business and an active member of the Retail Energy Supply Association (RESA). Visit trieagleenergy.com and vistracorp.com for additional information. TriEagle Energy is a subsidiary of Vistra (NYSE: VST). REP #10064
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nickelodeon's interactive learning platform Noggin announced today the launch of Bubble Guppies: Dive into The Met, a game that aims to spark creativity by taking kids on a virtual field trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art where they can explore art from different cultures and countries. The game builds creativity and critical thinking skills, and fosters appreciation for different cultures and the arts in young children (ages 2-7). The new offering aligns with Noggin's standards-based learning framework and serves as the first release under its expanded early learning programs: Big Hearts, Mighty Minds, Healthy Heroes and Brave Explorers.
Bubble Guppies: Dive into The Met will help young learners identify and understand details and characteristics of each work of art with information provided in consultation with educators and curators from The Met. The game will also foster concepts and skills such as: art appreciation through an examination of the artwork's story; artistic expression, as children create their own artwork; and decision making, with tools to curate and customize art they create themselves. Bubble Guppies: Dive into The Met is available on Noggin and www.metmuseum.org.
In Bubble Guppies: Dive into The Met, the lead character, Mr. Grouper, takes the Bubble Guppies to The Metropolitan Museum of Art for a field trip to study works of art originating from Japan, Ancient Egypt, France, India, and the Netherlands. Young learners, alongside parents and teachers, can find out more about the diverse styles and time periods of the artwork. They can also explore their own artistic interests with stickers and paint tools to create their own image inspired by the artworks from The Met collection.
Five featured works of art include:
- Children Playing in the Snow Under Plum Trees in Bloom by Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu
- The King Travels to His Sons' Weddings by Bahu Masters
- A Goldsmith in his Shop by Petrus Christus
- Stela of Aafenmut, Egyptian, ca. 924–889 B.C.
- Madame Georges Charpentier and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe and Paul-Émile-Charles by August Renoir
In addition to the content partnership with The Met, Noggin released today new math and literacy content as well as previews of upcoming episodes of its cooking show, School of Yum. With over 400 pieces of content currently found across Noggin's four learning programs, and new content rolling out every month, Noggin helps young learners to build readiness skills in math, literacy, the arts and sciences, as well as to establish healthy habits and foster social and emotional skills like self-awareness, empathy and how to develop positive relationships. Noggin's content slate also includes original series Noggin Knows, Rhymes Through Times, What's the Word? and Yoga Friends, among others.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy. The Museum lives in two iconic sites in New York City—The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters. Millions of people also take part in The Met experience online. Since its founding in 1870, The Met has always aspired to be more than a treasury of rare and beautiful objects. Every day, art comes alive in the Museum's galleries and through its exhibitions and events, revealing new ideas and unexpected connections across time and across cultures. Visit The Met's website for more information.
Designed for kids aged 2 to 7, Noggin is Nickelodeon's personalized, interactive learning platform developed by education experts and starring your child's favorite Nick Jr. characters. Kids learn important skills for school and life as they play on Noggin – engaging with an ever-expanding library of books, learning games, activities, exclusive shorts, plus 1,000+ ad-free episodes of popular series, like PAW Patrol, Peppa Pig, and Blue's Clues & You! Backed by research, Noggin's specialized educational approach is designed to build your child's math, literacy, and wellness skills while developing their curiosity and social and emotional learning. Inspire your kids to learn, explore, and grow with Noggin! Join Noggin today by downloading the app or subscribe at www.noggin.com.
Nickelodeon, now in its 43rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The brand includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, location-based experiences, publishing and feature films. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon is a part of Paramount's (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment brands.
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SEATTLE, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- West coast publishing house, Flashpoint Books, has announced the April 5, 2022 release of a new book, Wings Over Water: The Vital Magic of North America's Prairie Wetlands. This stunning coffee table book is the printed companion to the soon-to-be-released IMAX movie of the same name, narrated by actor Michael Keaton.
Wings Over Water is a joint venture with The National Audubon Society, the world's oldest non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation of birds and their habitat; Ducks Unlimited, the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats; and the Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, which works to secure the future of hunting, fishing and land management through programs of science, education, demonstration and communication.
The book features 300 still photographs captured during filming of the latest IMAX film, accompanied by essays from the experts in conservation, bird and wildlife experts.
Just in time for Earth Day 2022, Wings Over Water celebrates and promotes the preservation of the prairie wetlands and the birds that live and breed there. The Prairie Pothole Region is critical breeding and nesting habitat for the birds of North America – over 60 percent of America's ducks are hatched there, as well as hundreds of other shore and song birds. Wings Over Water immerses the reader into one of earth's most important ecosystems, following the breeding and migrations of sandhill cranes, mallards, and yellow warblers from their southern wintering grounds back to the prairie wetlands to nest and raise the next generation of the species.
Wings Over Water: The Vital Magic of North America's Prairie Wetlands will be available everywhere books are sold beginning April 5, 2022 and is available for pre-order here. The film is embarking on a 55-city tour to promote the release of the motion picture.
Learn more about the IMAX film, Wings Over Water at wingsoverwaterfilm.com. Discover Flashpoint at flashpointbooks.com.
ABOUT FLASHPOINT
Flashpoint Books are produced exclusively by Girl Friday Productions, a female-founded and -led book production agency, renowned in the industry since 2006. Past projects include work for CNN, Sesame Street Workshop, The Boeing Company, Modernist Cuisine, National Geographic, Neil Lane, Skydance Productions, and Paw Patrol™, among many other major properties.
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Campaign educates public, boosts adoptions and fostering, and contributes significant product donations
OAKLAND, Calif., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Pet Food Express, a trusted resource for rescues and shelters, kicks off its annual awareness campaign dedicated to easing the influx of in-need kittens and the related surge in demand for help from rescues and shelters due to kitten season. The campaign's core message is Adopt - Foster - Contribute. During the month of April, the public should visit the dedicated Kitten Season landing page at www.petfood.express/kittenseason to get involved with any of the 79 participating rescues and shelters - from adoption to fostering - or to make a financial contribution, 100% of which goes directly to buying supplies for local rescues and shelters. In 2021, Pet Food Express collected and gifted over $$235,000 in product donations to local rescues and shelters. The company has set a $260,000 goal for 2022.
"Rescues and shelters throughout California work tirelessly all year long, providing critical care for many animals, not just kittens and cats," said Mike Murray, Director of Community Outreach. "We're supporting local shelters and rescues in Northern and Southern California with adoption, foster, and product support and making the Adopt - Foster - Contribute message front and center in all of our marketing channels. This dedicated campaign is a way to make a real difference in the lives of 1,000's of kittens."
Bringing awareness to the 1,000's of kittens throughout the state in need of a new furever home, the Kitten Season campaign focuses on three easy, impactful ways to help: adopt, foster, and contribute.
- Adopt! Open your home to a kitten or cat. Pet Food Express will help you find a rescue or shelter in your neighborhood. Plus, we'll provide suggestions on the best food and care products to give your new furry friend a longer, healthier life.
- Foster. Not ready for long-term commitment? You can provide a loving, temporary home to a kitten in need while the shelter matches them with their forever home.
- Contribute. 100% of your financial contribution goes to purchase supplies like food, litter, and toys for local rescues and shelters to continue their amazing work of robust foster, adopt and spay/neuter programs.
Animal-advocates can participate in the campaign at www.petfood.express/kittenseason; across its social platforms - Facebook, Instagram and Twitter; as well as in all 64 California stores as referral sources for foster and adoption inquiries and to collect financial contributions.
Pet Food Express is a committed advocate and partner for pet parents and rescues alike. To learn more about the company's 30 years of advocacy, visit www.petfood.express.
ABOUT PET FOOD EXPRESS
Pet Food Express is California's trusted pet expert dedicated to helping pets live longer, healthier lives. Founded in 1986 by Michael Levy and Mark Witriol out of a passion for dogs, Pet Food Express has reimagined pet care by focusing on the very best products. The company sells only what they trust to care for their own pets. From its variety of nutrient-rich foods like raw and fresh prepared foods and its high quality products like pet supplements to the extensive training its animal-loving customer service team gets and its neighborhood stores with pet wash stations and pet community support groups. Pet Food Express has helped find forever homes for thousands of animals through its California stores and as host of the Pet Food Express Pet Fair. The company is a committed partner to more than 275 non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations every year, providing them with much-needed support through fundraising, product contributions, help recruiting and retaining volunteers, and adoption resources. Learn more at PetFood.Express. Like them on Facebook. Follow them on Instagram and on Twitter.
PR CONTACT: Sarah Andrus, Pet Food Express, sarah@bloomwellconsulting.com
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SYRACUSE, N.Y., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Investments, LLC ("Pinnacle"), a 25-year-old investment firm headquartered in Syracuse, expanded their business in Morristown, New Jersey with the procurement of three reps formerly affiliated with The Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company (VALIC). Andrea Coladarci, Adam DeSimone, and Adam Gartside, now doing business as Prime Wealth Group, each left VALIC Friday after 11, 3, and 2 years respectively. Together they were overseeing $200 million in assets.
"We are thrilled to have this team join our growing firm," says Mark Nardella, President of Pinnacle Investments. "Having transitioned from VALIC to Pinnacle myself over two years ago, I can attest to the positive impact that move has been for my business. I'm excited to witness the team unleash their full potential as they are now able to provide their clients with a true open architecture platform of financial products and services. Undoubtedly, their clients will be the ones who benefit most from this move."
Pinnacle incentivizes independent recruits with competitive payouts, which are well above the 45-50% high earners at a wirehouse could earn. They also recruit based on an "ownership" model, offering reps equity in the parent company, Pinnacle Holding Company, LLC, which also owns Pinnacle Employee Services, a professional employer organization; Pinnacle Capital Management, a money management firm; and Confidential Planning, a 403(b) provider.
"Landing such a well-rounded, hardworking, client-focused investment group to our firm is a testament to the exceptional culture Pinnacle Investments is building in the industry," states the CEO of Pinnacle Investments, Ben Quilty. "Our recruitment team has done a tremendous job of getting our unique message to advisors looking to transition their business to a truly independent financial services company, managed by advisors themselves. We encourage any advisor or team of advisors looking to enhance their advisor-client experience to consider Pinnacle as their forever home, just as Prime Wealth Group has done."
About Pinnacle Investments, LLC
Pinnacle Investments, LLC ("Pinnacle") was founded in 1996 by two advisors who sought a better solution for their clients than what was available at a large wirehouse. Pinnacle's success is directly attributable to its ability to provide a personalized approach to investment management and client service while offering the same investment products and protections available at larger financial institutions. Since experienced advisors run the firm, they avoid culture clashes that spoil the experience of advisors and clients. This philosophy has put them on an impressive growth trajectory throughout the U.S. To learn more visit PinnacleInvestments.com.
Investment and advisory services offered through Pinnacle Investments, LLC member FINRA/SIPC.
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CHICAGO , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bitcoin of America has officially announced their newest addition to their Bitcoin ATM machines (BTMs). Shiba Inu coin is now available at Bitcoin of America ATM locations. Bitcoin of America has more than 1800 BTMs across 31 states. They recognized the growing popularity of Shiba Inu and decided it was time to include it in their BTMs. Bitcoin of America also offers Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum options. This news comes after, their recent addition of Dogecoin in March of this year.
Bitcoin of America is a popular virtual currency exchange, registered as a money services business with the United States Department of Treasury (FinCEN)(RegNum). They are known for their top-of-the-line customer support, while also providing a fast and hassle-free transaction.
Bitcoin of America make it easy for everyday businesses to get their hands on a Bitcoin ATM. They take care of their host locations by providing them with passive income, increased foot traffic, and marketing. They even handle customer support and any maintenance/installation services.
The popular operator has made many updates to their BTMs and services over the past year. They launched their universal kiosks, which operate as a traditional ATM combined with BTM functions. Their point-of-sale system was created for their tablet program, which has allowed businesses to accept cryptocurrency as a new form of payment. Bitcoin of America is constantly expanding and improving their services.
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Diamond award winners have won the Best of Staffing award for at least 5 years in a row, consistently earning industry-leading satisfaction scores.
BALTIMORE, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Profiles, an award-winning workforce solutions provider in creative, marketing, and technology, has secured ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Diamond Award for providing superior service for at least five consecutive years. Profiles is headquartered in Baltimore, MD with coast-to-coast coverage of highly experienced staff who service Fortune 500 clients and successful organizations nationwide.
Presented in partnership with presenting sponsor Indeed and gold sponsor Talent.com, ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Award winners have proven to be industry leaders in service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients. On average, clients of winning agencies are twice as likely to be completely satisfied with the services provided compared to those working with non-winning agencies. Winners who earned the Diamond Award distinction have won the Best of Staffing Award for at least 5 years in a row, consistently earning industry-leading satisfaction scores from their clients and placed candidates. Profiles received a Net Promoter® Score of 88.2%, significantly higher than the industry's average of 29% in 2021.
"To be recognized for the Best of Staffing award is a collective achievement. Everyone at Profiles consistently rises above the industry standard to provide a superior level of service to our clients and talent," shared Profiles President & CEO, Joe Gambino. "We are so proud to be recognized by both the creative Talent workforce and Corporate America. It's in our Culture and DNA to deliver above and beyond in all that we do."
Click here for Profiles' ClearlyRated page.
Rooted in satisfaction research for professional service firms, ClearlyRated utilizes a Net Promoter® Score survey program to help professional service firms measure their service experience, build online reputation, and differentiate on service quality. ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing® Award is the only award in the U.S. and Canada that recognizes staffing agencies that have proven superior service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients, placed talent, and internal employees. Award winners are showcased by city and area of expertise on ClearlyRated.com—an online business directory that helps buyers of professional services find service leaders and vet prospective firms with the help of validated client ratings and testimonials.
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BEIJING, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RISE Education Cayman Ltd ("RISE" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: REDU) today announced that it will hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "EGM") at Room 101, Jia He Guo Xin Mansion, No. 15 Baiqiao Street Guangqumennei, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100062, People's Republic of China, on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (China Standard Time), for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, approving the transactions contemplated in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated February 8, 2022, pursuant to which the shareholders of Dada Auto Inc. ("NaaS") will exchange all of the issued and outstanding share capital of NaaS for newly issued shares of the Company in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Transaction"). The Transaction, which was previously announced on February 8, 2022, will upon consummation result in NaaS becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Shareholders of the Company will also be asked to consider and vote on certain additional Transaction-related proposals at the EGM, including
- change of the name of the Company from "RISE Education Cayman Ltd" to "NaaS Technology Inc.", effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction;
- increase and re-designation of the authorized share capital of the Company, effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction, such that following such changes, the authorized share capital of the Company will be US$25,000,000 divided into (i) 700,000,000 Class A ordinary shares of US$0.01 each; (ii) 300,000,000 Class B ordinary shares of US$0.01 each; (iii) 1,400,000,000 Class C ordinary shares of US$0.01 each and (iv) 100,000,000 shares as such class or series (however designated) as the board of directors of the Company may determine in accordance with the memorandum and articles of association of the Company; and
- amendment and restatement of the amended and restated memorandum and article of association of the Company, effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Transaction.
Holders of record of ordinary shares of the Company at the close of business in the Cayman Islands on April 11, 2022 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the EGM or any adjournment thereof. Holders of the Company's American depositary shares ("ADSs") at the close of business in New York City on April 4, 2022 are entitled to exercise their voting rights for the underlying ordinary shares and must act through the depositary of the Company's ADS program, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
The notice of the EGM, which contains the detailed proposals to be presented at the EGM, and the proxy statement related to the EGM, are being filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and can be obtained without charge from the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). These documents are also available in the "Investors" section of RISE's corporate website at https://ir.risecenter.com/. In addition, the proxy materials (including the proxy statement) will be mailed to the Company's shareholders and holders of ADSs.
SHAREHOLDERS AND ADS HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY THESE MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY CONTAIN VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, NAAS, THE TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the transactions described above and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of NaaS or the Company, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
This press release is not a proxy statement or solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the transactions described above and shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of NaaS or the Company, nor shall there be any sale of any such securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an exemption therefrom.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements." These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the pending transactions described herein, and the parties' perspectives and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the business combination, including the equity values, the benefits of the business combination, expected revenue opportunities, anticipated future financial and operating performance and results, including estimates for growth, the expected management and governance of the combined company, and the expected timing of the transactions. The words "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan" and similar expressions indicate forward- looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain, and shareholders and other potential investors must recognize that actual results may differ materially from the expectations as a result of a variety of factors. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management's current expectations and include known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are hard to predict or control, that may cause the actual results, performance, or plans to differ materially from any future results, performance or plans expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) risks related to the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the business combination, including the risk that the transaction may not close due to one or more closing conditions to the transaction not being satisfied or waived, such as regulatory approvals not being obtained, on a timely basis or otherwise, or that a governmental entity prohibited, delayed or refused to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction or required certain conditions, limitations or restrictions in connection with such approvals; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the applicable transaction agreements; (iii) the risk that there may be a material adverse change with respect to the financial position, performance, operations or prospects of the Company or NaaS; (iv) risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the business combination; (v) the risk that any announcements relating to the business combination could have adverse effects on the market price of the Company's securities; (vi) the risk that the business combination and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of NaaS to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally; (vii) any changes in the business or operating prospects of NaaS or its businesses; (viii) changes in applicable laws and regulations; and (ix) risks relating to the combined company's ability to enhance its services and products, execute its business strategy, expand its customer base and maintain stable relationship with its business partners.
A further list and description of risks and uncertainties can be found in the proxy statement that will be filed with the SEC by the Company in connection with the business combinations, and other documents that the parties may file or furnish with the SEC, which you are encouraged to read. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those indicated or anticipated by such forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements relate only to the date they were made, and NaaS, the Company and their subsidiaries and affiliates undertake no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made except as required by law or applicable regulation.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The Company will file with the SEC and mail to its shareholders a proxy statement in connection with the business combination. Investors and security holders are urged to read the proxy statement when it becomes available because it will contain important information regarding the proposed arrangement. You may access the proxy statement (when available) and other related documents filed by the Company with the SEC at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. You also may obtain the proxy statement (when it is available) and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC relating to the proposed arrangement for free by accessing the Company's website at en.risecenter.com by clicking on the link for "Investors", then clicking on the link for "Featured Documents."
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NINGBO, China, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Risen Energy Co., Ltd., a leading solar module manufacturer in China, just concluded its press conference in Ninghai, Zhejiang province, for the launch of the latest lineup of building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) products, which included Super Top, Super Tile alongside its latest heterojunction (HJT) offering, Hyper-ion. The entire lineup boasts further reduction in carbon use and improved power generation performance, vastly widening the opportunities for the development and implementation of BIPV and HJT products.
Super BIPV leads in delivering "green" roofs
Every industry in China has jumped on the carbon reduction bandwagon in light of the Chinese government setting carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals. In 2021, the government rolled out a series of carbon reduction policies specifically targeting the building and construction sector, to encourage the construction of greener and low-carbon buildings and environments and to prepare the sector for the arrival of the carbon peak and carbon neutrality era. In response to the policies, Risen Energy, in its role as a leader and pioneer in all things photovoltaic, launched two key products, the Super Top for the roofs of industrial and commercial buildings and the Super Tile for residential rooftops. The two products hit all the high notes in terms of being a proponent of the drive to populate China with green and environmentally-responsible housing stock: they are safe, reliable, economical, diverse in the applicability, easy to install and aesthetically pleasing in appearance.
Super Top's unique feature is a new assembly method for the steel plate and the PV module so that the modules seamlessly blend in with the colors usually adopted by the steel industry and can be fully integrated into the construction process rather than bolted on after the fact. The module boasts new double-glass frame-free modules with 210mm wafers. The 210+ double-glass ensures high power generation capacity, the edgeless frame prevents the collection of dust on top of the unit, and the 210+HJT cell delivers a 7 per cent power generation gain. The module is 740W and comes equipped with 360-degree upright locking, is waterproof and exhibits no shading loss, notching the power generation gain up another 1.5%.
Turning to the module's aesthetics, Super Top comes with optional aluminum-zinc- magnesium or color coated steel plates and customized colors to satisfy end-user preferences. The installation is simple and fast and can be completed by one person, while operation and maintenance post-installation is minimized. The corrosion resistance design of the product itself and excellent wind and fire resistance mean longer periods between each maintenance check, delivering a safe and worry-free experience.
The 1817mm*420mm Super Tile comes in a variety of colors and shapes that perfectly match household roof systems. The module has a maximum power of 120 watts and a dust-free design that enhances power generation efficiency by 5%. Like Super Top, installation is easy and fast and can be completed by one person, leading to a saving of 30% in construction costs.
Super Tile comes in two formats, "stacked" and "tile" to meet diverse end-user preferences. The cost is basically equivalent to that of a household distributed system and the roof tiles that would have taken up the same space. With effectively no change in cost compared to older solutions, the low-carbon Super Tile better meets current market demand.
Hyper-ion boosts the green value of HJT products
Keeping costs under control has always been a challenging problem that, to date, has stood in the way of HJT technology going mainstream. Based on leading technologies in semiconductor physics, semiconductor packaging, basic materials and equipment design, after thousands of iterations, Risen Energy finally launched a product that it can be proud of. The new product— Hyper-ion cell uses 210 HJT half-cut 120 micron and microcrystalline technology, achieving a super high efficiency exceeding 25.2%. Basing the calculation on a 100MW project in Hainan province, the long-term power generation of an HJT solution has the advantage of reducing LCOE by more than 10% and possibly even more when comparing both the one-time investment costs and ongoing overhead associated with traditional processes.
Relying on advances in passivation technology, the unit comes with an open voltage above 750mV and ultra-thin wafers that are quite a bit less thick than TOPCon and PERC, as well as HJT thin cells with carbon value nearly 30% lower than that of PERC. Using a high strength alloy steel frame, Hyper-ion's carbon footprint score is reduced from more than 570 per kw to less than 400 without the application of special silicon materials, and can be notched down even further, to nearly 300 when special silicon materials are used. These are highly enviable benchmarks in the ultra-low carbon sector.
Risen Energy's HJT modules perform at 5 times the norm required by the IEC test specifications, while the carbon footprint score certified by a third party standing at less than 400. When applying the carbon footprint approach, the potential premium for Hyper-ion can reach 0.01 yuan per watt based on the current price of European carbon emission rights at around 80 euros per ton.
Risen Energy plans to focus mainly on research into low-carbon series products, including further R&D into BIPV, steel frame and HJT technologies, with the goal of launching more low-carbon products, further building out the photovoltaic "low-carbon universe", facilitating green and sustainable development, and accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon era.
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LOS ANGELES, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Probate litigation law firm RMO LLP announced today it has expanded its probate litigation offerings into the Lone Star State through the addition of seasoned probate dispute attorney Andrea L. Uresti Barr who will lead its new Houston office.
Representing clients in the prosecution and defense of probate claims, Barr is a recognized industry leader in matters involving fiduciaries in probate, trust, guardianship, and power of attorney proceedings. She has been recognized by Texas Super Lawyers for trust litigation and as Top Woman Attorney for three years running, from 2019 to 2022. Barr also was featured recently as a Houston litigator to watch in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
Barr will serve as Managing Attorney of RMO's newly launched location in downtown Houston, the firm's first office in Texas. A Houston resident since 1999 and a graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, Barr has deep probate litigation experience that will allow the firm to help Texas clients that previously were out of reach.
RMO LLP founder and managing partner, Scott E. Rahn, said Barr's substantial probate litigation experience, impressive practice record and relationships and standing in her local Texas communities made her the candidate to pioneer the firm's Texas expansion.
"We've been very selective about the people we bring aboard, and we were impressed with Andrea," said Rahn. "Not only by her credentials, and the fact that she shares our core values, but by the opportunity to share our resources and experience in a new market where we can help people dealing with the loss of a loved one and the turmoil that can ensue when their legacy becomes subject to dispute and litigation."
The firm's expansion into Houston is part of a strategic growth strategy for RMO, which previously established a Florida presence through the launch of a Miami office, which followed the firm's growth into Missouri and Kansas with its Kansas City office.
"With the addition of the Houston office, clients can count on us coast-to-coast and across the southern border. We're eager to welcome Andrea, and we are thrilled to be able to provide relief to even more grieving families and help them find a way to deal with their loss, solve their dispute, and move on with their lives," Rahn said.
RMO LLP provides personal, cost-effective litigation services to individual and institutional clients. The firm's attorneys focus on litigation contested trust, estate, probate, and conservatorship matters. RMO has offices serving clients with probate disputes throughout California, Florida, Texas, Kansas and Missouri. For more information, please visit https://rmolawyers.com/.
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global's (NYSE: SPGI) first quarter 2022 results will be issued on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 via news release at approximately 7:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The news release will be available at www.spglobal.com.
Douglas L. Peterson, President and CEO; Ewout Steenbergen, Executive Vice President and CFO; and Mark Grant, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, will host a conference call and webcast at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 3, 2022 to discuss the Company's first quarter 2022 financial results. The presentation is open to all interested parties and may include forward-looking information.
Webcast Instructions: Live and Replay
The webcast (audio and slides) will be available live and as an archived replay through the Company's Investor Relations website at http://investor.spglobal.com/Quarterly-Earnings (please copy and paste URL into web browser). The archived replay will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the live call and will remain available for one year.
Telephone Access: Live and Replay
The call begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please dial in by 8:20 a.m.
- For callers in the U.S.: (888) 603-9623
- For callers outside the U.S.: +1 (630) 395-0220 (long-distance charges will apply)
- The conference passcode is "S&P Global"
The recorded telephone replay will be available beginning two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until June 2, 2022.
- For callers in the U.S.: (800) 570-8796
- For callers outside the U.S.: +1 (203) 369-3293 (long-distance charges will apply)
Presenters' Slides & Remarks
The presenters' slides will be made available for downloading at the conclusion of the call. The final remarks will be available for downloading the following day. Go to http://investor.spglobal.com/Quarterly-Earnings for these documents and any additional information provided during the presentation.
About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) provides essential intelligence. We enable governments, businesses and individuals with the right data, expertise and connected technology so that they can make decisions with conviction. From helping our customers assess new investments to guiding them through ESG and energy transition across supply chains, we unlock new opportunities, solve challenges and accelerate progress for the world.
We are widely sought after by many of the world's leading organizations to provide credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help the world's leading organizations plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com.
Investor Relations: http://investor.spglobal.com
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CONTACTS
Investor Relations:
Mark Grant
Tel: +1 347 640 1521
mark.grant@spglobal.com
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Celeste M. Hughes
Senior Manager, Communications and Shareholder Relations
Tel: +1 212 438 2192
celeste.hughes@spglobal.com
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MODESTO, Calif., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Save Mart Companies and Kingswood Capital Management, LP announced today that Shane Sampson has been named executive chairman of the California-based, regional grocery retailer.
Sampson is a fourth-generation grocer who brings nearly four decades of experience to The Save Mart Companies in building brands, implementing innovative marketing and merchandising programs, and leading strategic operations. He started his career in a local grocery store as a retail clerk and learned the grocery business from the ground up, which culminated in being named Albertsons Companies' Chief Marketing and Merchandising Officer. He was instrumental in driving Albertsons' merchandising strategy during a period of monumental growth during which he oversaw significant development and innovation of digital and e-commerce strategies, rapidly scaled its private label brands and built customer and associate engagement across 2,300 stores. As a result, he was recognized as Mass Market Retailer's Merchant of the Year in 2017 and received the Retail TouchPoints' 2018 Innovator Award.
Prior to his position as CMMO at Albertsons, Sampson was also President of two separate Albertsons Divisions – Jewel-Osco and Shaws/Star Market. He also held leadership positions at Ahold's Giant of Landover, Walmart's Sam's Club and Schwazze, a Dye Capital portfolio company based in Denver, Colo. Most recently, Sampson held a leadership position at Jacksons Companies based in Meridian, Idaho, and served as a Board Member on their ExtraMile joint venture with Chevron.
"The Save Mart Companies team has built a wonderful operation in the Central Valley of California throughout their 70 years of serving their customers and communities," said Sampson. "The family and leadership team have done a tremendous job in establishing and perpetuating a commitment to innovation and service, and I think there is an exceptional opportunity to invest in and grow The Save Mart Companies' brands. I'm excited to join the company at such a pivotal time for the Save Mart, FoodMaxx, and Lucky California stores. I'm looking forward to leading the team into the next phase of growth and innovation and beyond."
"We are thrilled to have Shane on the team," said Alex Wolf, a Partner of Kingswood. "His retail acumen is unparalleled, and he has driven results across all the companies he's been a part of leading. We're looking forward to leveraging his significant retail experience into The Save Mart Companies' operations."
About The Save Mart Companies
The Save Mart Companies, a Kingswood Capital Management, LP portfolio company and a California- based grocer, operates approximately 200 Save Mart, Lucky California, and FoodMaxx stores in the California Central Valley and Northern Nevada. In addition to its retail operation, the Company also operates SMART Refrigerated Transport and is a partner in Super Store Industries ("SSI"), which owns and operates a distribution center in Lathrop, and the Sunnyside Farms dairy processing plant in Turlock. Proud to be California's largest regional, full-service grocery chain throughout the region, the Company and its 14,000 team members take extra care to help provide customers with the freshest foods for their families at affordable prices.
About Kingswood Capital Management, LP
Kingswood Capital Management, LP is a private investment firm primarily focused on investing in businesses in transition. In addition to access to capital, Kingswood brings relevant industry relationships and a broad network of internal and external operating resources that can strengthen the businesses it partners with and enhance value. Kingswood has extensive experience with complex transactions where it provides tailored solutions that ensure the best outcome for all constituents. For more information, please refer to the Kingswood website at www.kingswood-capital.com.
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HONG KONG, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SHARING ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL INC (stock code: SEI", hereinafter referred to as "SEII") announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary 3D Discovery Co., Ltd ("3D Discovery") has entered into a strategic partnership with Suzhou Su Xin Rui Shi Technology Co., Ltd. ("Su Xin Rui Shi") to jointly expand the international naked-eye 3D ecosystem and industry chain business, build a "Metaverse" underlying hardware support ecosystem, create a global leading platform for naked eye 3D technology, and develop and optimize the metaverse experience technology platform.
SEII aims to promote the development of the global sharing economy through the development of online platforms and cooperation in leasing business around technology and the global sharing economy market. SEII already has a number of technology and service platforms in key markets such as Asia, Europe and the US.
Su Xin Rui Shi is a leading global naked-eye 3D display technology research and development company, dedicated to the development and industrialisation of international top 3D light field real-time rendering engine technology. The team has three core innovative technologies: a light field reconstruction algorithm based on backlight matching technology, a programmable real-time 3D Light Field rendering engine based on human eye bio-stereoscopic vision, and a fusion algorithm between stereoscopic image source and virtual scene, making Su Xin Rui Shi a leading company in the industry to achieve real-time light field rendering. It is also one of the very few teams in China that can provide customised naked eye 3D solutions, and has successfully transformed ordinary 2D sources to 3D light field sources in real time, solving the current situation of content scarcity in the industry.
It is reported that 3D Discovery and Su Xin Rui Shi will jointly establish a joint venture in Hong Kong, in which 3D Discovery and Su Xin Rui Shi will hold 60% and 40% of the joint venture respectively (the "Joint Venture"). Through the joint venture, 3D Discovery and Su Xin Rui Shi plan to focus on developing and promoting naked eye 3D applications and services in key areas such as 8K/16K resolution real-time rendering, screenless suspended 3D displays and other technologies, expanding hardware sales around key regions such as Southeast Asia and Europe, represented by Hong Kong and Singapore, and providing high-definition digital modelling and hardware facilities upgrades to key customers.
The metaverse technology application platform, which is deeply laid out by the Joint Venture, will become a strategic engine and a new growth point for SEII's sharing economy business. On the one hand, it will help the technical iteration of the public ECrent sharing and leasing business platform, providing a more realistic interactive experience of leasing scenarios for global users and enhancing transaction efficiency and service profits; on the other hand, it can provide more advanced technical services and marketing solutions for the company's customers, effectively expanding and adding new customers' scale and revenue.
With SEII's extensive global presence and business resources in the sharing economy, as well as its international leadership in clarity, customizability, observer points, real-time rendering and other technical parameters, and its complete patent layout internationally, SEII will be able to "surge" in the capital market and further promote the development and transformation of new economic forms in the metaverse era.
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SkinCeuticals Continues Research to Further Demonstrate Comprehensive Merits of the Ingredient
NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SkinCeuticals, the #1 Medical Professional Skincare Brand, celebrates the fourth annual Global Vitamin C Day. The brand founded the day as a leading antioxidant authority in 2019 and dedicates each year to raising awareness of vitamin C as a cornerstone to achieving optimal skin health. Last year, the brand introduced a new breakthrough in vitamin C antioxidant science, Silymarin CF, specially formulated for blemish-prone skin. This year, the brand is showcasing new clinical proof on Phloretin CF, its vitamin C serum formulation targeting discoloration. This study adds to its current 40+ clinical studies on its antioxidant portfolio worldwide.
SkinCeuticals antioxidants provide advanced environmental protection from UV rays, infrared radiation, and pollution by neutralizing free radicals that prematurely age skin across all skin types. The newest research is an additional 12-week study on Phloretin CF an antioxidant with 2% phloretin, 10% L-ascorbic acid, and 0.5% ferulic acid. In partnership with U.S. board-certified Dermatologist, Founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, AL and skin of color expert, Dr. Corey L. Hartman, the study looked specifically at discoloration attributes across all skin tones within the Fitzpatrick scale.
"Discoloration is a common skin concern I see across patients and vitamin C has been clinically proven time and again to reduce the appearance of discoloration for overall tone improvement," says Dr. Corey L. Hartman, Founder of Skin Wellness Dermatology in Birmingham, AL. "I recommend my patients use SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF and antioxidants within the brand's range regularly to notice brighter, more even skin."
The study demonstrated that this powerful antioxidant formulation delivers brighter, more even skin across all Fitzpatrick types. Phloretin CF is now clinically proven to even skin tone by 20%, increase radiance by 27%, and reduce discoloration by 16% in just 12 weeks.
"In addition to supporting new launches with clinical studies, at SkinCeuticals, we invest continuously in research, even after a product is sold in the marketplace. Continuous academic research is a pillar of Dr. Pinnell's legacy, as well as our brand commitment to medical and aesthetic professionals," says Stephanie Kramer, Global General Manager of SkinCeuticals. "Vitamin C Day gives us a moment to recognize our unique SkinCeuticals approach to antioxidant formulation. Not all vitamin C antioxidants are developed in the same way nor rooted in scientific research. We aim to educate on the power of vitamin C while showcasing relevant new findings from our research, allowing us to continue to provide antioxidants for a wide range of skin concerns."
SkinCeuticals antioxidant serums are clinically proven to improve the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and promote a naturally even skin tone. The brand's best-selling C E Ferulic sells at 1 bottle every 30 seconds, with 30+ years of research and 50+ beauty awards behind it. Learn more about why vitamin C is essential for skin health and find the right vitamin C serum for you at a physician near you. Join the celebration by using #vitaminCday on social media.
ABOUT SKINCEUTICALS
Contact: Laura Cummins at SkinCeuticals, 212-984-4907, lcummins@SkinCeuticals.com
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BONITA SPRINGS, Fla., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SmartAdvocate, the powerful, fully integrated legal case management system, is excited to announce that it has been named The National Law Journal's Best of 2022 Winner in two categories, and runner up in one other category this year. SmartAdvocate wishes to thank all those who voted, helping to name them Number One in Matter Management Software and Time & Billing Software, as well as being named Top Three in Best Case Management Software. This was the first year that SmartAdvocate has been recognized by this prestigious publication.
SmartAdvocate is a legal case management system made to handle the challenges of today's fast paced, highly competitive and technologically demanding world. Initially designed by and for, personal injury and mass tort litigation firms, it is now used by a wide range of practices. SmartAdvocate's robust, exclusive Internet-based features, enable firms to manage, store, track and communicate like never before, ensuring that they achieve the highest level of success.
SmartAdvocate has developed and continually updates their key features to make them superior to other systems. "It is crucial for firms to think about their current position and where they need to be in order to maximize the productivity of their staff, and elevate their clients' experience with their services", said Allison Rampolla, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "SmartAdvocate has the tools to make sure that every stage of every case is handled in an appropriate and consistent way all in a simple, user-friendly format."
Contact: Allison Rampolla, VP Sales & Marketing, SmartAdvocate LLC, 516-715-0736 (Direct), 516-471-2500 (Mobile), allison@smartadvocate.com
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$105 Million Facility Increases Access to Affordable Funding for Thousands of Students Through Outcomes-Driven Underwriting
BOSTON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stride Funding, Inc. (Stride) announced its partnership with Encina Lender Finance (ELF) and other top-tier credit funds to increase financial support for students pursuing high-impact bootcamp and certificate programs across the US. The $105 million senior credit facility will enable Stride to fund thousands more students pursuing alternative education in high-growth technology and trade fields.
Stride is the leading provider of Income Share Agreements (ISAs) for students across higher education and alternative education, and has already partnered with leading schools in the upskill space, including General Assembly and SV Academy. Charging ahead on their student-centric mission to provide flexible, affordable funding to learners of all backgrounds, Stride has pioneered outcomes-driven underwriting and thoroughly vets programs they partner with to ensure quality and a track record of strong career outcomes to support students.
"This partnership is a game-changer. This is the largest facility that's ever been raised in the space. This marks a critical inflection point for the industry as credible, well-known investors enter the market to drive scalable, low cost capital and signal the increasing momentum of outcomes-based funding. These funding products are becoming mainstream and enable students of all backgrounds to get access to pursue meaningful careers," stated Tess Michaels, Stride Funding's Founder and CEO. "Through this partnership, we'll be able to fund thousands of students from virtually any high-quality bootcamp or certificate program across the U.S. while doubling down on our mission to reshape education. Together, we will drive economic mobility for students previously locked out by traditional private loans."
"Encina Lender Finance is thrilled to partner with the team at Stride Funding," said Alex Knowland, Vice President at ELF. "Stride continues to be a leader in the alternative student lending industry and has a demonstrated history of success in the space as an originator and operator. We look forward to supporting them in their core mission of providing flexible financing solutions to students from all backgrounds and fueling economic mobility through not only higher education, but alternative education and upskilling programs."
ELF and other top-tier credit funds join leading impact investors, including Ascendium Education Group, Inc., Juvo Ventures, and Strada Education Network, in supporting Stride's ISA fund. This fund opens doors and strong career pathways to students who may not otherwise be able to find financing. Unlike the 92% of private loans that require students to find a creditworthy cosigner or co-borrower, Stride does not require current income, a minimum credit score, or a cosigner when determining student eligibility. Additionally, Stride's award-winning platform offers end-to-end support—from application, underwriting, and origination, through servicing and personalized career support.
This mission to fund and empower students without cosigners is at the heart of Stride's product design and partnership with schools like General Assembly. Two-thirds of Stride's own engineering team graduated from bootcamp programs.
Lisa Lewin, General Assembly's CEO, added, "Since launching our partnership in 2021, Stride's ISAs have been a pivotal tool in making our immersive programs more accessible for students from diverse backgrounds. This monumental facility will allow even more students across the US to transform their lives and careers through skill development."
Tilda, a software engineer who received a Stride ISA and graduated from General Assembly's Computer Software Engineering Certificate program in 2020, says, "A traditional loan was unattainable to me, especially since I did not have a cosigner. With interest payments and no downside protection, failing to earn enough could put me in a serious debt problem. Thanks to the GA/Stride Catalyst Program, I was able to safely finance the cost of an online certificate course at General Assembly. I paid little-to-nothing upfront, my monthly payments are based on my current income, and I don't pay any interest. My ISA reduced the financial risk of education, so I could focus more on learning and growing."
Students seeking funding from Stride can access the student application portal, where they can receive a quote in less than 30 seconds to determine if a Stride Funding ISA is right for them. Bootcamps and alternative education programs interested in learning how Stride can help support their students can email hello@stridefunding.com.
About Stride
Stride Funding, Inc. is a mission-driven company that helps students hit their stride–with flexible educational funding. Unlike loans that lock students into rigid repayment structures, Stride offers affordable repayments based on income. The company has been recognized as a visionary leader by FinTech analysts for its innovative funding arrangements and commitment to career support. Stride's executive team includes professionals with experiences across SoFi, JP Morgan Chase, National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC), Sallie Mae, Goldman Sachs, Uber, and Liberty Mutual; Stride's board of advisors is composed of serial entrepreneurs and industry leaders. GSV Ventures, Slow Ventures, Strada Education, Juvo Ventures, Firework Ventures, and Flybridge amongst others have participated in previous funding rounds. Learn more at stridefunding.com.
About Encina Lender Finance
Headquartered in Atlanta, ELF offers revolving lines of credit and term loans ranging in size from $10 to $150 million to specialty finance companies (sponsored and non-sponsored) across a wide range of asset classes including, but not limited to, asset-based lending, factoring, equipment leasing, floorplan financing, commercial real estate bridge lending, tax lien/deed financing, venture debt lending, SMB lending & merchant cash advance, middle-market private credit, charged-off debt buyers, rent-to-own consumer leasing, unsecured consumer lending and specialized student lending. ELF's customers use financing proceeds primarily to fund the origination of new finance contracts and to refinance existing debt, and ELF's loans are secured by portfolios of notes, loans and/or leases. For additional information, please visit ELF's website at https://lenderfinance.encinacapital.com.
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Booth visitors will learn about leading ASC revenue cycle solutions and have a chance to win great prizes.
DALLAS, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of billing services and solutions for the ambulatory surgery center (ASC) and surgical hospital markets, is inviting attendees of the ASCA 2022 Conference & Expo in Dallas to learn about the hottest ASC billing company and enter drawings for great prizes.
By visiting Surgical Notes at Booth #609, attendees will find out what sets Surgical Notes' leading billing, transcription, coding, and document management solutions apart. While at the booth, attendees will receive a red-hot scratch ticket. Scratching the ticket will reveal their prize. Attendees can then fill out the back of the scratch ticket for entry into the grand prize drawings.
Surgical Notes clients attending the event are encouraged to stop by Booth #609 to say hello to their representatives and learn about the latest product and service offerings.
"We are excited to welcome ASCA and numerous ASC professionals to our hometown for the association's first in-person meeting since 2019," said Randy Bishop, President and Chief Executive Officer for Surgical Notes. "To celebrate, we're excited to give away great prizes attendees are going to love. We're also eager to engage in face-to-face conversations and meetings with current clients, prospective clients, and ASC industry leaders. We look forward to talking about the recent changes at Surgical Notes that have further cemented us as the provider of choice for ASC billing services and revenue cycle solutions."
The top-performing surgery centers know that Surgical Notes' ASC billing solutions, supported by expert teams with unmatched ASC experience, immediately improve their bottom line by strengthening operational efficiency and accelerating revenue cycles. Attendees interested in arranging an on-site meeting with a Surgical Notes representative at ASCA 2022 can call 800.459.5616 or visit the Surgical Notes website.
About Surgical Notes, Inc.
Surgical Notes is the premier revenue cycle management and billing services partner for the ambulatory surgery center and surgical hospital markets. Our expert teams with ASC-specific experience provide scalable billing, transcription, coding, and document management services and solutions that fully integrate with all leading ASC practice management systems. The largest management companies and hundreds of ASCs that partner with Surgical Notes experience and benefit from immediate operational and financial improvements that exceed industry performance levels. To find out more about Surgical Notes and its ASC revenue cycle and billing solutions, visit www.SurgicalNotes.com.
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of TAL Education Group (NYSE: TAL) between April 26, 2018 and July 22, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important April 5, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased TAL Education securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the TAL Education class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3137 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than April 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) TAL Education's revenue and operational growth was the result of deceptive marketing tactics and illicit business practices that flouted Chinese laws, regulations, and policies, and exposed TAL Education to an extreme risk that more draconian measures would be imposed on TAL Education; (2) TAL Education had engaged in misleading and fraudulent advertising practices, including the provision of false and misleading discount information designed to obfuscate the true cost of TAL Education's programs to its customers, the creation of fake customer reviews designed to fraudulently lure new customers to TAL Education programs, the misrepresentation of teacher qualifications and course qualities, and the marketing of rigged promotional events; (3) TAL Education had defied Chinese policies designed to alleviate the burden imposed by tutoring services on students and their families, including by imposing hefty advances and recurring debt payments on course enrollees, by offering courses designed to give affluent students unfair advantages, by holding courses outside of allowable tutoring hours, and by linking for-profit courses to government-mandated schooling; (4) as a result, TAL Education was subject to an extreme undisclosed risk of adverse enforcement actions, regulatory fines, and penalties, and the imposition of new rules and regulations adverse to TAL Education's business and financial interests; and (5) consequently, TAL Education's historical growth was not sustainable or the result of legitimate business tactics as represented, and defendants' positive statements about TAL Education's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and lacked a reasonable factual basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the TAL Education class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3137 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Administration is Addressing Apprenticeships, Licensing, Women in Trucking Issues
WASHINGTON, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Teamsters Union is applauding the work of the Biden administration during the past 90 days in making substantial progress towards addressing critical issues for drivers and those interested in a career behind the wheel.
Already, the White House has called for the expansion of registered apprenticeships as a high-quality and proven recruitment and retention strategy; worked with states and governors to track commercial driver's licensing (CDL) processing data and coordinated on best practices and waivers to expediate CDL processing; and improved job accessibility for both women and veterans in the industry.
"The Biden administration is doing a good job at addressing our concerns," said Sean O'Brien, Teamsters General President. "If companies want to fill openings, they need to pay well and provide good benefits, treat their workers with respect and make sure they are well trained."
Just last month, three Teamsters who drive as part of their jobs told Biden officials about the advantages of union membership and the challenges they faced in organizing during an online listening session to discuss strategies for improving trucking job quality, and for retaining and recruiting drivers.
As it stands, more than 100 employers have already launched registered apprenticeship programs in the last 90 days, ranging across sizes and segments from tank truck to long-haul, and from small businesses to national private fleets in partnership with state and national partners including the Teamsters.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking men and women throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Visit www.teamster.org for more information. Follow us on Twitter @Teamsters and "like" us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/teamsters.
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Ted Gotsch, (202) 508-6437
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NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for DKNG, PLX, DIDI, ATER, and TWTR.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- DKNG: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?stocksymbol=DKNG&prnumber=040420227
- PLX: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?stocksymbol=PLX&prnumber=040420227
- DIDI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?stocksymbol=DIDI&prnumber=040420227
- ATER: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?stocksymbol=ATER&prnumber=040420227
- TWTR: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?stocksymbol=TWTR&prnumber=040420227
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InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alerts are based on our proprietary scoring methodology. Each stock is evaluated based on short-term technical, long-term technical and fundamental factors. Each of those scores is then combined into an overall score that determines a stock's overall suitability for investment.
InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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MediaNEXT and Applanga Solutions Simplify Localization Workflows
NEW YORK and HONG KONG, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that it has been selected by OliveX to support the international launch of its award-winning Zombies, Run! game. Services provided include casting and voice talents and app UI string localization into Spanish, Korean, French, and Japanese.
Zombies, Run! is an immersive running game that combines a world-renowned audio story in augmented reality with fitness. Launched in 2012 by Six to Start, a subsidiary of OliveX, the game includes over 500 missions involving zombie chases and has attracted more than 10 million players.
To execute the international launch strategy for Zombies, Run!, OliveX chose TransPerfect due to the versatility of its technology and services and its ability to meet the diverse range of needs for this launch. TransPerfect's project team assembled a variety of specialized solutions to meet each requirement and managed each resource centrally to ensure a seamless experience for the OliveX team.
TransPerfect's MediaNEXT division enabled OliveX to more quickly record each language by using the StudioNEXT cloud-based recording platform. This hybrid approach made it possible to record with preferred talent both inside and outside the studio.
To localize the app UI for Zombies, Run!, OliveX used Applanga, TransPerfect's cloud-based translation management system specialized for mobile and web apps.
"We are delighted with the work TransPerfect has done with Season 1," said Adrian Hon, CEO at Six to Start. "It was critical for us that all the translations of our award-winning story gave users the same immersive experience in any language. The results, along with the professional service we received, are indicative of why we chose to work with TransPerfect."
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe commented, "As a long-time fan of zombie films, I am excited for the work we have done to help OliveX bring the Zombies, Run! game to international audiences."
About OliveX
OliveX is a digital health and fitness company delivering unique user experiences through fitness gamification, augmented reality, and play-to-earn experiences. The OliveX fitness metaverse provides platforms that enable real-world fitness to merge with the digital universe in order to engage consumers with brands, influencers, and coaches. OliveX is designed for those who exercise at home, at the gym, or outdoors in over 170 countries. OliveX is listed on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX: OLX).
Visit https://zombiesrungame.com/ and https://www.olivex.ai/ to learn more.
About TransPerfect
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 100 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
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Beginning April 1, Yard Games participants will complete everyday lawn and garden challenges to earn entries into drawings for Troy-Bilt® equipment, including a grand prize drawing for an array of outdoor power equipment.
No purchase necessary to enter.
CLEVELAND, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Troy-Bilt®, a leading manufacturer of outdoor power equipment, is launching Yard Games to make everyday outdoor tasks rewarding – and rewarded. Running April 1 through June 30, the sweepstakes will allow participants to earn prize entries by submitting photos of their completed tasks right from their phones. The more challenges completed, the more entries earned, and the more prizes and types of equipment participants are eligible to win each month, including a grand prize of Troy-Bilt's array of outdoor power equipment worth over $3,000. Participants can also enter by submitting a mail-in entry.
"Troy-Bilt created Yard Games because our mission is to make yardwork more enjoyable – so what better way to do that than by turning yardwork into a game?" said Barbara Roueche, Troy-Bilt brand manager. "Yard Games will build on the inherent feeling of satisfaction and victory that comes from finishing a project by adding tangible prizes and a community of people working and playing along with you. We'll also share pro tips and easy hacks for each challenge on the Yard Games site and across our social channels – one more way we're making yardwork less of a chore."
Participants sign up at yardgames.troybilt.com, and each month during April, May and June, Troy-Bilt will unlock seven challenges for participants to complete. Challenge examples include regular lawn care tasks like "This Is Your Mowment" (cutting the grass) and "Edge of Glory" (edging along beds, sidewalks and driveways), as well as seasonal activities like the "Ahh, Mulch Better" challenge.
Each month, participants can earn up to six (6) entries for that month's list of prizes, working their way up through different prize levels from a "Yard Challenger" to a "Yard Conqueror" and ultimately to the "Yard Champion" level. Prizes include a Troy-Bilt TB252S string trimmer, TB220B XP™ SpaceSavr™ mower, a TB51BP backpack leaf blower and a Pony® 42 riding mower. A total of 16 winners will be chosen each month during Yard Games, with a limit of one prize per participant/household in each entry period.
Players can also earn up to six entries into the grand prize drawing throughout the sweepstakes period and be eligible for a prize package drawing worth over $3,000 (USD) of select Troy-Bilt products that can help tackle yard chores with ease, including:
- Pony® 42 Riding Mower
- TB220B XP™ Walk-Behind Mower
- TB252S String Trimmer
- TBE550 Edger
- TB4214C XP™ Chainsaw
- TB51BP Backpack Leaf Blower
No purchase is necessary and participation in the challenges is not required; participants may also enter by submitting mail-in entries. A full list of the Official Rules, prizes and instructions for alternative methods of entry are available here.
Leading home and garden experts, like the pros behind Pith + Vigor, Yellow Brick Home, Thrift Diving and GardenFork, are also participating in Yard Games. They'll share tips and inspiration as they complete their own challenges.
Yard Games is the latest addition to Troy-Bilt's arsenal of tools for making yardwork better and more enjoyable, including:
- Voice Assistants – This skill for Alexa and Google Home voice assistants looks at a user's calendar and the local weather forecast to find the best time for them to mow their yard and – new this year – to schedule routine maintenance for their specific equipment.
- Fence Talks – This advice series features experts from completely different backgrounds solving important issues in the yard and sharing tips on their social media, blog and YouTube channels, giving people a mix of bite-size tips and in-depth information.
- Shopping Assistant – Troy-Bilt's Virtual Shopping Assistant helps determine the right equipment for every need. It can compare models, explain features and even help consumers find the right model of mower, trimmer, snow blower and more. This is a helpful tool for people to get the same kind of assistance they might receive in stores but allows consumers to shop online.
- Ask Troy Newsletter – Troy-Bilt sends a monthly newsletter packed with tips, how-to's, project ideas and videos – all of which are available in the Knowledge Center on troybilt.com.
To learn more about Yard Games or speak to a Troy-Bilt expert, please contact Lisa McKenna, lmckenna@mtllc.com.
ABOUT TROY-BILT
In 1937, Troy-Bilt, a Stanley Black & Decker brand, introduced the first American-made rototiller and has since expanded its legendary expertise and durable product line to create a complete selection of the industry's finest lawn and garden tools that won't let you down. The company's award-winning product line includes top-quality tractors, mowers, tillers, cultivators, trimmers, snow blowers and other outdoor power tools. Troy-Bilt machines are built to last and engineered to take on the toughest challenges to make jobs simpler and safer. Headquartered in Valley City, Ohio, and with multiple manufacturing locations across the country, including Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi, Troy-Bilt is committed to the communities it's a part of and keeping America working as hard as it can. For more information, visit troybilt.com.
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Seasoned executive joins U.S. leadership team, bringing focus and energy to operations in Pennsylvania
FALCONER, New York, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truck-Lite has hired Aaron Justice as Vice President of Operations to lead the manufacturing, supply chain and quality functions for its U.S. business unit, including oversight of three Truck-Lite manufacturing facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
"Today's LED lighting is increasingly electronic, more intelligent and more efficient — a trend that will accelerate as commercial vehicles to shift to electric power," said Doug Wolma, President of Clarience Technologies. "Aaron has joined Truck-Lite at an exciting time in our industry, and we look forward to his leadership to ensure the company is best prepared to deliver the right products customers will need for tomorrow."
Justice most recently served as Plant Manager at Eaton Corporation and has more than seven years of manufacturing leadership experience. He also served for over 10 years in the United States Air Force. Justice holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with a minor in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy, and a Master of Business Administration degree in Operations from Vanderbilt University.
"Truck-Lite is a strong brand that's trusted by commercial transportation customers, a testament to the hard-working employees across the Pennsylvania region for the past 65 years," said Justice. "I am thrilled to be joining Truck-Lite to help ensure our manufacturing operations continue to set the standard for the industry well into the future."
Truck-Lite was founded in Jamestown, New York, in 1955 and maintains a strong presence across the region today. Truck-Lite and parent Clarience Technologies employs nearly 1,000 people in the region – approximately one-third of its entire global workforce – across three Truck-Lite U.S. manufacturing locations in McElhattan, Wellsboro, and Coudersport, PA, as well as at the Truck-Lite Corporate Headquarters in Falconer, NY, and the Clarience Technologies Global Research and Development Center in Pittsburgh
Though the brand is no stranger to innovation –Truck-Lite created the first sealed light over 65 years ago which sparked a revolution in truck and trailer safety lighting—the need for new innovations has grown as electric, autonomous and connected vehicle technologies arrive to commercial transportation. Truck-Lite recently introduced "At the Speed of Light," an initiative to accelerate development of new technology applications and product innovations that better serve customers, for this reason.
The industry's shift toward electric is also a major reason driving the company's decision to relocate Truck-Lite corporate headquarters from Falconer, New York to Knowledge Park at Penn State Behrend in Erie, PA. The new facility is expected to be fully operational in summer, 2022. This state-of-the-art facility will house an innovation lab and provides the company endless opportunities to collaborate with students, academics and other technology leaders in the area surrounding the university.
Truck-Lite Co., LLC, a Clarience Technologies company, is a global technology leader focused on forward and safety lighting, wiring harnesses, turn signals and safety accessories for the medium- and heavy-duty truck, trailer, off-road and commercial vehicle industries. The company is headquartered in Falconer, NY, with additional U.S. facilities in Coudersport, McElhattan and Wellsboro, PA and international facilities in Harlow, England and Puebla, Mexico.
Clarience Technologies focuses on developing vehicle and fleet management technology innovations for the commercial vehicle, passenger car, recreational off-road machine and pleasure craft markets. Through our data and insights, we improve fleet management, streamline supply chain management and enhance safety on and off the road. Since our Truck-Lite brand introduced the first sealed marker light in 1955, our companies have unveiled a steady stream of innovations that have turned customers into long-term partners. Today, Clarience Technologies is a global company known for its quality and dedication to sustainability – and to providing the technologies that keep our world moving forward. Learn more at www.clariencetechnologies.com.
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VALETTA, Malta, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unibet launches its first-class sportsbook and casino products in Ontario on the regulated market. As of today, Unibet customers will be able to experience a full range of exciting sportsbook and casino products in a safe, regulated, and secure environment.
Kindred Group plc (Kindred) is continuing its expansion into North America with the launch of both online sports and casino in Ontario and will bring its global expertise, exciting products, and a local focus to its customers. The launch of Unibet takes place the same day the market opens, on 4 April.
"It has been a great effort from the Kindred teams and our partners to get the Unibet brand live in Ontario on Day 1," says Amanda Brewer, Country Manager Canada. "This highlights our ambition in this significant market, where we intend to continue to build on our international success."
"I am proud of the hard work everyone put in to ensure we launched on time. With such a wide range of sports and a province that is full of sports fans our customers can expect fresh, appealing promotions from Unibet on a regular basis. We're in this for the long term, and we look forward to building our presence in Ontario over the coming months as we welcome new customers to the Unibet family!" concludes Brewer.
The Unibet Sportsbook and iGaming products are available to customers in Ontario via on.unibet.ca and the mobile apps are available in Apple Store with Google Play Store to follow.
For more information:
Maria Angell Dupont, External Communications Manager, Kindred Group
+46 72 165 15 17
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- Announces Completion of Sale of Arriver
- Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Qualcomm Technologies
- SSW Partners to Launch Process to Find Long-term Strategic Buyers
STOCKHOLM and NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veoneer, Inc., the automotive technology company, today issued the following statement after the closing of SSW Partners acquisition of Veoneer on April 1, 2022, and the subsequent sale of Veoneer's software unit Arriver to Qualcomm Technologies on April 4, 2022:
Following the sale of Arriver to Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Veoneer remains sharply focused on delivering innovative, best-in-class products and solutions to our customers – with our products being part of more than 125 scheduled vehicle launches for this year.
As a world leader in active safety and restraint control systems, Veoneer is well-positioned to capitalize on the automotive industry's shift to automation and electrification. Veoneer's active safety portfolio is one of the broadest in the industry and includes development, design, manufacturing and integration of vision, radar, lidar, thermal sensing, and central compute units. In restraint control systems, Veoneer is a leading supplier and provides systems to many of the world's largest automotive manufacturers.
Under SSW's ownership, Veoneer will continue to invest heavily in innovation and R&D efforts, enhancing current offerings and bringing to market new cutting-edge technologies to better support and complement OEM activities. Veoneer will execute on its many opportunities to expand into new products and services, as the company builds upon its leading positions.
"I am very excited to have the opportunity to lead Veoneer into the next phase of its development," said Jacob Svanberg, Chief Executive Officer, Veoneer. Veoneer has the right formula for success in the ever-changing automotive industry: best-in-class people, innovative products, leading integration expertise and a high-quality order book", he continued.
Veoneer and Qualcomm Technologies will also expand their strategic collaboration. The parties have signed a new agreement that ensures continuation of service and support for customers and details their future collaboration on roadmap alignment and technology cooperation in the development for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems. Veoneer and Qualcomm Technologies will further engage in joint go-to-market activities including on-the-road demonstrations of combined Qualcomm/Arriver- Veoneer advanced ADAS solutions for L2+ and beyond.
"This new collaboration agreement underscores the strength of our partnership with Veoneer and enables both companies to continue supporting our work together by bringing the latest advancements in driver assistance technologies to the Snapdragon Ride™ Platform," said Nakul Duggal, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Automotive, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The agreement also allows for the continued delivery of high-quality offerings and support for existing customers and opens up new opportunities for Qualcomm Technologies and Veoneer to grow our respective businesses."
As previously announced, Veoneer's new owner, SSW Partners, will lead the process of finding strong, long-term strategic partners for Veoneer's RCS and Active Safety businesses. Together with the Veoneer team, SSW Partners will ensure the smooth continuation of business activities for both customers and employees.
"We are excited to work with Jacob and the team as they build on the Company's long tradition of innovation and customer service," said Antonio Weiss and Josh Steiner of SSW Partners. "We are delighted that Arriver will become part of Qualcomm's thriving, dynamic culture, and look forward to the continuation of the strong partnership between Veoneer and Qualcomm. Over time, we will work to find a long-term home for Veoneer's businesses - where the employees can prosper, the customers can continue to have access to world class products and service, and innovation remains the key strategic priority."
Contacts
For Veoneer:
Thomas Jönsson
EVP Communications & IR
+46 (0)8 527 762 27
thomas.jonsson@veoneer.com
For SSW Partners:
Steve Lipin/Christina Stenson
Gladstone Place Partners
1-212-230-5930
About Veoneer
Veoneer, Inc. is a worldwide leader in automotive technology. Our purpose is to create trust in mobility. We design, develop, and manufacture state-of-the-art software, hardware and systems for occupant protection, advanced driving assistance systems, and collaborative and automated driving to OEMs globally. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Veoneer has 7,100 employees in 11 countries. In 2021, sales amounted to $1.66 billion. The Company is building on a heritage of close to 70 years of automotive safety development.
About SSW Partners LP
SSW Partners invests in high-quality businesses and collaborates with partners to create enduring value for all stakeholders. We focus on businesses that consistently invest in their products and people, have built their reputations based on the quality of the goods they produce or services they provide, who have demonstrated the capacity for innovation and constant improvement, and who prioritize the interests of all stakeholders, including employees, customers, owners, and the communities in which the businesses operate.
Snapdragon and Snapdragon Ride are trademarks or registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Snapdragon Ride is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
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VT3989, a Clinical-Stage TEAD Autopalmitoylation Inhibitor, Demonstrates Strong Synergy with Osimertinib in EGFR Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Models
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivace Therapeutics, Inc., a small molecule discovery and development company developing first-in-class therapies targeting the Hippo pathway, today announced that new preclinical data on the company's transcriptional enhanced associate domain (TEAD) autopalmitoylation inhibitor, VT3989, will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022. Presented findings will highlight results of research evaluating the combination of VT3989 and osimertinib (Tagrisso®), an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, in preclinical EGFR mutant tumor models. Study data demonstrated strong synergistic activity for the treatment combination as compared to osimertinib alone, as evidenced by enhanced efficacy and delayed tumor regrowth. The AACR conference is being held April 8-13, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Vivace's proprietary compounds inhibit palmitoylation of members of the TEAD protein family, including both covalent and non-covalent inhibitors. The company's clinical candidate, VT3989, is currently in Phase 1 clinical trials. Pre-clinical research and development activities have demonstrated that the clinical candidate is active as a monotherapy against tumors that rely upon dysfunction of the Hippo pathway, and in combination with other anti-cancer therapies in additional tumor types.
Details of the company's presentation at the AACR conference are as follows:
Poster Presentation #5364:
- Title: The TEAD autopalmitoylation inhibitor VT3989 improves efficacy and increases durability of efficacy of osimertinib in preclinical EGFR mutant tumor models
- Presenting Author: Tracy Tang, Ph.D., vice president of biology, Vivace Therapeutics
- Date/Time: Friday, April 8, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Central
- Location: E-Poster Website
About Vivace Therapeutics, Inc.
Vivace Therapeutics is a small molecule drug discovery and development company focused on targeting the Hippo pathway. The company is pursuing a first-in-class approach to treat human carcinomas of high unmet medical need. Based in San Francisco Bay Area, the company has raised $70 million to date, and is funded by leading biotechnology investors, including Canaan Partners, WuXi Healthcare Ventures, Cenova Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Boxer Capital and RA Capital Mangement. For more information, please visit www.vivacetherapeutics.com.
Tagrisso® is a registered trademark of the AstraZeneca group of companies.
Contact information
Sofie Qiao, Ph.D.
President and CEO
info@vivacetherapeutics.com
650.666.2753
Tim Brons
Vida Strategic Partners (media)
646-319-8981
tbrons@vidasp.com
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BENSALEM, Pa. , April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Vertiv Holdings Co ("Vertiv" or the "Company") (NYSE: VRT).
Class Period: April 28, 2021 – February 23, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: May 23, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Vertiv investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that the Company could not adequately respond to supply chain issues and inflation by increasing its prices; (2) that, as a result of the increasing costs, Vertiv's earnings would be adversely impacted; and (3) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
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Law Offices of Howard G. Smith
Howard G. Smith, Esquire
215-638-4847
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Wendy's is serving up premium, fan-favorite Sausage or Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuits for a buck
NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT:
It's time to wake up to a better biscuit, NY Metro area! Your favorite redhead is headed for the Big Apple (and neighboring communities) to offer Wendy's® Sausage or Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit for a buck*. Yes, you read that right – only ONE dollar for a limited time!
We're talking Wendy's fluffy, Southern-style biscuit made with real buttermilk, topped with fresh-cracked egg, oven-baked Applewood Smoked bacon (cooked fresh daily!) or savory sausage made with crushed red and black pepper, and sage for the perfect kick, topped with melted American cheese for just. one. dollar. And no, you're not still dreaming – it's the city that never sleeps after all!
WHERE & WHEN:
$1 Sausage, Egg & Cheese or Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuits* are available from April 1 through May 1 at participating Wendy's restaurants nationwide during breakfast hours. Now that's something to wake up for!
WHY:
Wendy's delivers a better breakfast with fresh-cracked eggs, saving you from a mediocre folded-egg sandwich offered at the other guys. Not to mention, its perfect Southern-inspired biscuit is made with real buttermilk that's robust enough to hold the delicious ingredients together while still upholding a buttery and flaky bite. The Sausage, Egg & Cheese and Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuits are bringing a taste of the south to the big city (and the suburbs)! No plane ticket needed.
HOW:
Wendy's breakfast fans can order online, via the Wendy's mobile app or head to their nearest Wendy's restaurant to seize the day the right way. Don't forget to download Wendy's mobile app so you don't miss out on upcoming deals and earn free Wendy's with Wendy's Rewards™.
ABOUT WENDY'S:
Wendy's was founded in 1969 by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio. Dave built his business on the premise, "Quality Is Our Recipe®", which remains the guidepost of the Wendy's system. Wendy's is best known for its made-to-order square hamburgers, using fresh, never frozen beef**, freshly-prepared salads, and other signature items like chili, baked potatoes and the Frosty® dessert. The Wendy's Company is committed to doing the right thing and making a positive difference in the lives of others. This is most visible through the Company's support of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption® and its signature Wendy's Wonderful Kids® program, which seeks to find a loving, forever home for every child in the North American foster care system. Today, Wendy's and its franchisees employ hundreds of thousands of people across approximately 7,000 restaurants worldwide with a vision of becoming the world's most thriving and beloved restaurant brand. For details on franchising, connect with us at www.wendys.com/franchising. Visit www.wendys.com and www.squaredealblog.com for more information and connect with us on Twitter and Instagram using @wendys, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wendys.
*Limited time only at participating U.S. Wendy's during breakfast hours. Offer only applies to Bacon or Sausage, Egg and Cheese Biscuits. Limit five qualifying items per transaction and per person per day. Not valid in combo. While supplies last. Third-party delivery prices may vary. Check your local Wendy's for breakfast hours.
**Fresh beef available in the contiguous U.S., Alaska, and Canada.
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The Brand's First-Ever Digital Issue Features Singular Recipes, In-Depth Reporting and Interviews, Video Guides, Product Reviews, and Powerful Storytelling
NEW YORK, April 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash Meredith's Serious Eats today unveils its inaugural digital issue spotlighting the wok with wide-ranging coverage of this ultra-versatile kitchen essential, including exclusive new recipes from celebrated chefs and recipe developers such as Jenny Dorsey, Adam Liaw, Derek Lucci, Lucas Sin, Clarissa Wei, and Kenji López-Alt. "The Wok: A Serious Eats Digital Issue" also features step-by-step video guides to fundamental wok cooking techniques, equipment reviews, in-depth coverage on the science, history, and growing popularity of wok cooking, and so much more. Serious Eats' first digital issue is available here.
"When we sat down to figure out the theme for our first digital issue, we realized it was slated for publication at the same time as the release of The Wok, the second culinary opus from Kenji López-Alt, our former colleague and food-science wunderkind," says Daniel Gritzer, Senior Culinary Director and Tess Koman, Senior Editorial Director of Serious Eats in their Editors' Letter. "One thing we all felt strongly about was that, while Kenji would play a leading role in this digital issue, contributing an introductory essay, two original recipes, and a wok-science excerpt from his book, the Serious Eats Wok Issue is about more than Kenji's amazing new book—the wok's roots run too deep and its reach is too broad for us to share one person's story alone." Read the complete Editors' Letter here.
Serious Eats' premiere digital issue celebrates China's deep culinary traditions in wok cooking and also showcases the wok's influence across cultures, with Thai, Japanese, and Taiwanese recipes. Additionally, Serious Eats goes on location in China to explore two possible futures for wok production: one, a revival of its ancient hand-hammered roots, and the other, a robotic revolution in the form of "auto-woks."
The issue includes two profiles of impressive women who have made their mark advancing wok cooking: Tane Chan, the pioneering owner of San Francisco's The Wok Shop and cookbook author and "wok therapist" Grace Young. In Grace's interview, she tells of a past fiasco in which years of beautiful seasoning on a cherished wok were stripped away by a well-intentioned but unaware helper: "I always tell that story to show people that when you start cooking with a wok—protect it. Don't let your spouse or partner or best friend wash your wok. Just make it really clear to everyone that you're taking care of your wok. I never leave my wok anywhere overnight when I travel; it will always come back to the hotel room with me."
Highlights from "The Wok: A Serious Eats Digital Issue":
- Kenji's Dim Sum–Style Steamed Pork Ribs With Fermented Black Beans Recipe: A mineral bath and deep tissue massage can lead to the most tender, flavorful ribs.
- Essential Knife Skills for Wok Cooking: A guide to common knife cuts drawn from Chinese culinary techniques.
- Grace Young And Her Ever-Growing Wok Collection: Award-winning cookbook author and wok advocate Grace Young on her favorite woks and why she'll never disclose how many she owns.
- From China: The Future of the Wok: Serious Eats traveled to China to explore what's next for hand-hammered woks and the rise of "auto-woks."
- Wok Science: How a Wok's Material and Design Make it A Cooking Powerhouse: Kenji López-Alt answers all your questions about the science of woks in this excerpt from his new cookbook 'The Wok.'
- The Best Flat-Bottomed Woks: After rigorous testing, Serious Eats' top pick is the Wok Shop Carbon Steel Pow Wok with Hollow Metal Handle.
- The Full Wok Accessory Guide: These tools are helpful for stir-frying, steaming, deep-frying, braising, and more.
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ROGERS, Ark. — Multi-Platinum artist Halsey is returning to the Walmart AMP this spring for her Love and Power Tour.
Halsey, alongside beabadoobee and PinkPantheress, will perform in Rogers on Wednesday, May 25. Gates open at 6 p.m. and music starts at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m. and range in price from $35 to $129.50 plus fees.
You can purchase tickets by calling (479) 443-5600, online, or in person at the Walmart AMP or Walton Arts Center box offices. The AMP Box Office is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and the Walton Arts Center Box Office is open 10 a.m-2 p.m. on weekdays.
From Badlands to Manic and her most recent album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, Halsey will bring fan favorites that have amassed more than 31 billion combined global streams to date.
Click here for more ticket information.
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ROGERS, Ark. — Grammy-award-winning artist Santana is making a stop at the Walmart AMP in Rogers this summer.
Santana will perform at the AMP on Tuesday, July 12, at 7 p.m.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 8, at 10 a.m. and range in price from $45 to $129.50 plus fees.
You can purchase tickets by calling (479) 443-5600, online, or in person at the Walmart AMP or Walton Arts Center box offices. The AMP Box Office is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and the Walton Arts Center Box Office is open 10 a.m-2 p.m. on weekdays.
To date, Santana has 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys.
Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones once said, "Good music comes out of people playing together, knowing what they want to do and going for it."
That's exactly what Arkansas band Vintage is doing, with a unique twist.
The four-piece rock and roll band made up of 17-year-old Zachary Glover, 16-year-olds Aiden Woolbright and Trevor Tucker, and 63-year-old Taylor Bellott started like most groups.
That dream led lead singer and guitarist Glover to bassist Woolbright.
“We picked him up first because our parents work together,” said Glover.
After a few practices, the two turned to Tucker, who plays keyboard and saxophone.
“We were doing a song and we wanted a saxophone, so we got Trevor,” said Glover.
Two years and one pandemic later, they found Bellott, who was looking for a group to join.
“Mark calls and said, ‘You’re a drummer?’” said Bellott. “Yeah, I'm just looking for somebody to jam with. He said, ‘How do you feel about playing with teenagers?’”
Little did he know he was about to join Rock ‘n’ Roll High School.
“I was expecting a dad and a son, or a couple of sons, just looking for somebody to jam with in the living room or something. I showed up over here and this is what I got,” said Bellott.
Inspired by the music their parents and their drummer grew up with, Vintage’s signature sound is classic rock with a little blues and a bit of country mixed in for good measure.
They have some original music in the works, but right now, paying tribute to their favorite musicians are their bread and butter.
When they're not shredding though covers of ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers and Cream, Glover, Woolbright, and Tucker have a different, quieter gig they have to attend, but the classroom can be a pretty tough crowd.
“It’s pretty hard to, like balance it,” confessed Glover.
They're not your Alice Cooper School's Out kind of kids, we're talking about A-plus students with full workloads and extra-curricular activities.
“Sometimes I'll bring my projects, I'll bring my homework and between, you know, when we're breaking for a minute, I'll be doing my work,” said Tucker.
As soon as three o'clock and the weekend rolls around, the guys trade the books for instruments and classrooms for music venues, including bars.
That's right.
These teenagers are playing in places they're not even supposed to be in, playing music that was popular decades before they were born.
“’Where do you guys know that music from? When were you born?’” Woolbright recounted. “I was born in 2005. ‘That song came out in 1973. There's just no way you should know what that that is.’”
“That's why I love playing with you guys,” said Bellott. “Because that's the music I grew up on. And it's pretty cool.”
We can't forget about Glover, Woolbright and Tucker’s classmates.
“Overall, they have been pretty supportive and positive,” said Tucker. “I think people like seeing us, you know, chase our dreams."
Unfortunately, they don't expect to see their friends in the crowd anytime soon.
“They can't,” said Glover.
“I know a lot of people that come up to me and say, “You should tell me when the gigs are and I’ll come,’” said Woolbright. “I'll respond back like, if I ever get one that's 18 and below then I'll sure let you know.”
As for the future, the guys are just enjoying the slow ride, taking it easy, playing shows.
“We're just trying to get a lot of shows, kind of get the word out there, because we could release a whole bunch of originals like, just whenever we wanted,” said Woolbright. “But it wouldn't really mean anything, if no one knows who we are at all”
That doesn't mean they don't big plans.
“I would love to go on tour hopefully within the next couple of years, hopefully sooner than that,” said Glover.
Then there's school, but they’re not ready to say, “we don't need no education,” just yet.
All three said college is very much a possibility, but want to see where the music takes them.
“Obviously, I'd love to have music as a career and play these guys,” said Tucker.
It's been said, “it's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n' roll,” but it's a journey that Vintage has already started, and Bellott said he has the best seat in the house.
“ I just have respect for these guys, because they overwhelm me with their talent,” said Bellott. “They're just amazing. They really are and so I'm just privileged to tagalong.”
They'll just have to make sure their homework's done before they rock and roll all night.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. — The Arkansas Oklahoma Gas (AOG) has launched its 2022 Annual Community Giving Program. This program is dedicated to qualifying nonprofit organizations that serve in AOG's service area.
The program will donate $20,000 to qualifying 501c3 non-profit organizations in Arkansas that focus on food insecurity, child well-being, and advocacy programs.
“At AOG, we understand we are only as strong as the communities we serve. Providing community resources is one of the ways in which we can support our customers and community members,” said Fred Kirkwood, Chief Customer Experience Officer at AOG.
All applications are welcome but AOG says it can only consider those inside the service area who are not a political organization or school fundraiser to receive the donation.
Applications are available now through May 13, 2022. Grant recipients will be announced by June 1, 2022.
To submit an application for a nonprofit organization, click here.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities say a robbery suspect was fatally shot after allegedly firing at troopers during a pursuit near Oklahoma City.
After being contacted by police in Sedona, Arizona, about a stolen vehicle driven by a robbery suspect, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol found the vehicle in Canadian County, located west of Oklahoma City, on Saturday.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol alleges that while pursuing the vehicle, the suspect fired at troopers through his vehicle’s rear window.
After stopping the vehicle on a turnpike located northeast of Oklahoma City, troopers fatally shot the suspect after he allegedly got out and fired at officers.
On Sunday afternoon, authorities identified the suspect as 32-year-old Charles Carswell.
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ROGERS, Ark. — A local committee is campaigning to allow alcohol sales on Sundays in Bentonville and Rogers.
The Keep Our Dollars Local committee was formed to keep more tax revenue local.
"Every week, we're sending thousands and thousands of dollars in tax revenue to other communities, when shoppers have to drive out-of-town to buy their beer or wine on Sundays," said Clay Kendall, chairman of the Keep Our Dollars Local ballot question committee. "While they're there, they are also spending money on things like gas and groceries, and that's money that could be coming back to our town, to pay for things like road improvements, or public safety."
The committee is working to gather signatures to get the alcohol measure on the general election ballot in November. Supporters must get at least 2,500 signatures for it to be placed on the Rogers ballot and around 2,000 for it to be placed on the Bentonville ballot.
In a press release, Kendall said that in addition to keeping revenue local, the committee is fighting to give consumers the choice of when and where to make their purchases.
Click here for more information from the Keep Our Dollars Local committee.
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WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee took up debate on Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination for Supreme Court justice on Monday as Democrats aimed to confirm her by the end of the week as the first Black woman on the court.
The committee could deadlock on Monday’s vote, 11-11, meaning Democrats would have to spend additional hours on the Senate floor to “discharge” her nomination. While that wouldn't delay the process for long, it would be another blow for Democrats who had hoped to confirm Jackson with bipartisan support.
The meeting went into recess early Monday afternoon after committee chairman Sen. Dick Durbin announced a "problem (that) could happen to any one of us": Committee member Sen. Alex Padilla's flight from Los Angeles to D.C. was forced to turn back due to a medical emergency on the plane.
"It is my understanding that he's going to be on a flight that will return this afternoon," Durbin told the committee.
President Joe Biden urged senators to support Jackson in a tweet as the committee meeting began.
“Judge Jackson will bring extraordinary qualifications, deep experience and intellect, and a rigorous judicial record to the Supreme Court,” Biden tweeted. “She deserves to be confirmed as the next justice.”
If the committee does deadlock, it will launch a whirlwind of panel votes and then Senate floor action with the goal of a final confirmation vote by Friday. With the support of at least one Republican, Maine Sen. Susan Collins, Jackson is on a glidepath toward confirmation to replace retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
After more than 30 hours of hearings and interrogation from Republicans over her record, Jackson is on the brink of making history as the third Black justice and only the sixth woman in the court's more than 200-year history. Democrats cite her deep experience in nine years on the federal bench and the chance for her to become the first former public defender on the court.
Durbin said as he opened Monday's meeting that Jackson has "the highest level of skill, integrity, civility and grace.”
“This committee’s action today in nothing less than making history," Durbin said. "I'm honored to be a part of it. I will strongly and proudly support Judge Jackson’s nomination.”
But the committee's top Republican, Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley, said he was opposing Jackson's nomination because “she and I have fundamental, different views on the role of judges and the role that they should play in our system of government.”
The committee hasn’t deadlocked since 1991, when Biden was chairman of the panel and a motion to send the nomination of current Justice Clarence Thomas to the floor with a “favorable” recommendation failed on a 7-7 vote. The committee then voted to send the nomination to the floor without a recommendation, meaning it could still be brought up for a vote.
A deadlocked vote on Jackson would be “a truly unfortunate signal of the continued descent into dysfunction of our confirmation process,” Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, a Democrat on the committee, said last week.
So far, Democrats know they will have at least one GOP vote in favor on the floor — Collins, who announced last week that she will support the nominee. Collins said that even though she may not always agree with her, Jackson “possesses the experience, qualifications and integrity to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court.”
It’s unclear so far whether any other Republicans will join her. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky set the tone for the party last week when he said he “cannot and will not” support Jackson, citing GOP concerns raised in the hearing about her sentencing record and her support from liberal advocacy groups.
Collins and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina were the only three to vote for Jackson when the Senate confirmed her as an appeals court judge last year. Graham said Thursday he won’t support her this time around; Murkowski says she’s still deciding.
Collins’ support likely saves Democrats from having to use Vice President Kamala Harris’ tiebreaking vote to confirm Biden’s pick, and the president called Collins on Wednesday to thank her. Biden had called her at least three times before the hearings, part of a major effort to win a bipartisan vote for his historic nominee.
It is expected that all 50 Democrats will support Jackson, though one notable moderate Democrat, Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, hasn’t yet said how she will vote.
Val Lick contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday called for a war crimes trial against Russia President Vladimir Putin and said he’d seek more sanctions after reported atrocities in Ukraine.
“You saw what happened in Bucha,” Biden said. He added that Putin “is a war criminal.”
Biden’s comments to reporters came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Bucha, one of the towns surrounding Kyiv where Ukrainian officials say the bodies of civilians have been found. Zelenskyy called the Russian actions “genocide” and called for the West to apply tougher sanctions against Russia.
Biden, however, stopped short of calling the actions genocide.
The bodies of 410 civilians have been removed from Kyiv-area towns that were recently retaken from Russian forces, Ukraine’s prosecutor-general, Iryna Venediktova, said. Associated Press journalists saw the bodies of at least 21 people in various spots around Bucha, northwest of the capital.
“We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight. And we have to gather all the detail so this can be an actual -- have a war crimes trial,” Biden said.
Biden lashed out at Putin as “brutal.”
"What’s happening in Bucha is outrageous and everyone sees it,” Biden added.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, tweeted Monday that he European Union will send investigators to Ukraine to help the local prosecutor general “document war crimes.
Biden noted that he faced push back last month when he described Putin as a war criminal for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine after hospitals and maternity wards were bombed. In his remarks on Monday, Biden made clear that label still applied.
“This guy is brutal and what’s happening to Bucha is outrageous, and everyone’s seen it," Biden said.
Investigations into Putin’s actions had begun before the new allegations of atrocities outside Kyiv.
The U.S. and more than 40 other countries are working together to investigate possible violations and abuses, after the passage of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a commission of inquiry. There is another probe by the International Criminal Court, an independent body based in the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, Biden's chief envoy to the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, announced Monday that the U.S. plans to seek a suspension of Russia from its seat on the U.N.’s top human rights body in the wake of more indications Russian forces may have committed war crimes in Ukraine. That would require a decision by the U.N. General Assembly.
Russia and the other four permanent members of the U.N. Security Council – Britain, China, France and the United States – all currently have seats on the 47-member-state rights council, which is based in Geneva. The United States rejoined the council this year.
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BUCHA, Kyiv Oblast — Moscow faced a new wave of revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some seemingly killed deliberately at close range.
The images of battered bodies out in the open or in hastily dug graves also led to calls for tougher sanctions against the Kremlin, namely a cutoff of fuel imports from Russia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the capital, Kyiv, for his first reported trip since the war began nearly six weeks ago to see for himself what he called the “genocide” and “war crimes” in the town of Bucha, the site of some of the horrors.
“Dead people have been found in barrels, basements, strangled, tortured,” said Zelenskyy, who again called on Russia to move quickly to negotiate an agreement to end to the war.
European leaders the United Nations human rights chief condemned the bloodshed, some of them also branding it genocide, and U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin should face a war-crimes trial.
“This guy is brutal, and what’s happening in Bucha is outrageous,” said Biden, who also promised to add to the economic sanctions on Moscow.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov dismissed the scenes outside Kyiv as a “stage-managed anti-Russian provocation.” The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected allegations of atrocities as fakery on Ukraine's part.
Lavrov said the mayor of Bucha made no mention of atrocities a day after Russian troops left last week, but two days later scores of bodies were photographed scattered in the streets.
Ukrainian officials said the bodies of 410 civilians were found in towns around Kyiv that were recaptured from Russian forces in recent days.
In Bucha, northwest of the capital, Associated Press journalists saw 21 bodies, including a group of nine in civilian clothes who appeared to have been shot at close range. At least two had their hands tied behind their backs. A bag of groceries were spilled by one of the dead.
The full extent of the bloodshed in the Kyiv area has yet to emerge, but by all accounts the horrors in the shattered southern port city of Mariupol are likely to be even worse.
“This is a war of murders, a lot of blood. A lot of civilians are dying,” said Natalia Svitlova, a refugee from Dnipro in eastern Ukraine who fled to Poland. “I don’t understand why this is possible in the 21st century and why no one can stop it.”
Moscow continued to press its offensive in eastern Ukraine, where little news has made it to the outside world since the war began Feb. 24. Russia, in pulling back from the capital, has said its main focus is gaining control the Donbas, the largely Russian-speaking industrial region in the country's east that includes Mariupol.
European allies, though united in outrage over the aftermath outside Kyiv, appeared split on how to respond.
Poland, which is on Ukraine's border and has taken in large numbers of refugees, angrily singled out France and Germany for not taking tougher action and urged Europe to quickly wean itself off Russian energy. But Germany said it would stick with a more gradual approach of phasing out coal and oil imports over the next several months.
Western and Ukrainian leaders have accused Russia of war crimes before, and the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor has opened an investigation. But the latest reports ratcheted up the condemnation.
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said “the Russian authorities are responsible for these atrocities, committed while they had effective control of the area.”
French President Emmanuel Macron said there is “clear evidence of war crimes” in Bucha that demand new measures. “I’m in favor of a new round of sanctions and in particular on coal and gasoline. We need to act,” he said on France-Inter radio.
But Poland’s prime minister, who described Russia under Putin as a “totalitarian-fascist state,” called for actions “that will finally break Putin’s war machine."
“President Macron, how many times have you negotiated with Putin? What have you achieved? ... Would you negotiate with Hitler, with Stalin, with Pol Pot?” Mateusz Morawiecki asked.
The U.S. and its allies have sought to punish Russia for the invasion by imposing sweeping economic sanctions. But they may be reluctant to impose measures that cause further harm to a global economy still recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe is in a particular bind, since it gets 40% of its gas and 25% of its oil from Russia.
Putin’s Feb. 24 invasion has left thousands of people dead and forced more than 4 million Ukrainians to flee their country.
While Western officials initially said they believed Putin's goal was to take Kyiv and potentially install a Kremlin-friendly government, Russian forces faced stiff resistance outside the capital and on other fronts, and have now retreated from some areas. Moscow says it is currently focusing its offensive on the Donbas in the country’s east, where Russian-backed separatists have been fighting Ukrainian forces for years.
Britain’s Defense Ministry said Monday that Russia continued to flood soldiers and mercenaries from the Wagner private military group into the Donbas. It said Russian troops are still trying to take the region's strategic port city of Mariupol, which has seen weeks of heavy fighting and some of the worst suffering of the war.
“Mariupol is almost certainly a key objective of the Russian invasion," the ministry said, as it would provide a land corridor from Russia to the Crimean Peninsula, which Moscow annexed in 2014.
On Monday, the Ukrainian military said its forces had retaken some towns in the northern Chernihiv region and humanitarian aid was being delivered.
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Qena reported from Motyzhyn, Ukraine. Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Ukraine, and Associated Press journalists around the world contributed.
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PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Chris Jones would seem to have an ideal biography to run for governor, a job that's wide open in Arkansas for the first time in eight years.
He's both an ordained Baptist minister and a nuclear engineer who can talk about his faith as easily as scientific concepts. He's upbeat and personable, as evidenced by his announcement video that quickly went viral nationwide.
There's a catch, though. Jones is a Democrat in a state that has gone from red to extremely red in recent years. Donald Trump carried it in 2020 with 62% of the vote. And he's Black, where Black people account for only 16.5% of the population and where no African American has ever won statewide office.
What's more, if he wins his party's nomination he'll probably have to face a nationally known figure: Sarah Sanders, the former press secretary for Trump and daughter of former Gov. Mike Huckabee. She's already raised more than $13.6 million.
Most experienced pols consider the race beyond a long shot, but it represents a change in thinking about how the Democratic Party can rebuild in heartland states where it has become almost extinct as white rural voters migrated en masse to the GOP.
In years past, Democrats in the region usually tried to win over independent and moderate voters by running white establishment candidates. That approach produced little. Now they're hoping to mobilize voters who haven't been involved in the process, especially Black, Latino and younger people.
“It's clear to me folks are ready," Jones said during an interview in his hometown of Pine Bluff, a predominantly Black city an hour south of Little Rock. “There's a moment where folks are saying of all the barriers and the ceilings to be broken, here's one we want to break."
This year dozens of Black Democrats are running for office in places that Trump won easily. Many are political newcomers who were motivated by the protests over police tactics following the killing of George Floyd, or advances by Black Democratic candidates in once solidly red states like Georgia.
“The ball is moving down the field in terms of more progress being made," said Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye with the Collective PAC, which recruits and supports Black candidates.
Jones is one of two Black candidates running for Arkansas governor in the May Democratic primary, which also includes an Asian American woman. Two Black Democrats are also running for the Senate seat held by Republican John Boozman.
African Americans are among the leading Democratic challengers for several Republican-held Senate seats, such as Cheri Beasley in North Carolina and Val Demings in Florida. In Kentucky, Charles Booker is making an uphill bid to unseat Republican Sen. Rand Paul. Iowa's Deidre DeJear is the only Democrat challenging Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds.
Black voters and officeholders already hold considerable sway in the Democratic Party in blue states, but some say it's time for African American candidates to take the lead in attracting new voters elsewhere and elevating top social issues.
In Oklahoma, where the party has a long losing streak, many Democrats hailed the decision by the state's popular education commissioner, lifelong Republican Joy Hofmeister, to switch parties and challenge GOP Gov. Kevin Stitt as a Democrat. Even though it probably improved the party's chances, many African American activists were aggravated that Hofmeister, who is white, drew support away from Black candidate Connie Johnson.
Hofmeister “is not coming to any Black Lives Matter protests," said Joshua Harris-Till, a Black party organizer and candidate for a U.S. House seat. “We’re probably not going to see her veto legislation like some of these insane gun bills. We’re not going to see her championing the right of women to choose.”
In Arkansas, Jones, who had never run for office, launched his bid for governor with a video highlighting his roots in the state and drew contrasts with Sanders' frequent broadsides against the “radical left," criticism of President Joe Biden and echoes of Trump.
He dubbed his platform “PB&J," which he says stands for preschool, broadband and jobs.
Sanders, he charged, is engaging in “the kind of politics that fans the flames of an angry mob willing to mow down police officers in order to attack school kids at Little Rock Central High," a reference to the 1957 desegregation crisis.
Sanders' campaign didn't respond to a request for comment on Jones' remark, and has essentially ignored him and her other rivals for governor.
Jones' announcement video featured him walking into a church and using his minister's stole to tell his family's story. Jones, the son of two preachers, attended Morehouse College on a scholarship from NASA and later went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before jumping into the governor's race, Jones headed the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a nonprofit that helps entrepreneurs.
The notion that Jones' candidacy will boost Democrats is met with skepticism in Arkansas. The state's last Democratic governor, Mike Beebe, won all 75 counties in 2010, but the party's last nominee won less than a third of the vote.
“Generally speaking, the team that starts talking about voter turnout and even more so voter registration is the team that’s already guaranteed a loss," said University of Arkansas political science professor Janine Parry. White people make up 73% of the state's voting age population, compared with about 64% nationally.
Parry, however, noted that such races could help build a bench of candidates and expand the electorate as the state's demographics change.
Jones faces a huge fundraising gap. Sanders has been shattering fundraising records while Jones reported less than $200,000 on hand in his latest filings.
But he is campaigning actively, holding voter registration drives and even venturing into seemingly hostile territory like Harrison, a town in the Ozarks that has struggled with racism and white supremacy over the years.
Win or lose, he insists the effort is worth it.
“Anytime you can bring candidates who can lift up the voice of those who haven’t been part of the process before — whether it’s Black, Latinx, disabled, veterans, you name it — who have been locked of the process, it’s going to be helpful,” Jones said.
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NAVARRE, Fla. — Nearly one week after a Florida mother was reported missing, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office said they found remains that match the woman's description hundreds of miles away in Alabama.
While executing a search warrant Saturday evening, the sheriff's office discovered the body of whom they believe is Cassie Carli in a shallow grave inside of a barn in Springville, Alabama, the St. Clair County Coroner tells 10 Tampa Bay. The remains were further identified as Carli by a tattoo, Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said.
"It's not the ending that we wanted, obviously, but we're hoping to provide a little closure for the family," Johnson said in a Sunday news conference.
Carli, who was 37 years old, was reported missing on March 28 after she went to meet her child's father the night before to exchange their daughter and never returned home, authorities say.
Carli's ex-boyfriend, and father of their 4-year-old child, Marcus Spanevelo, was arrested Saturday after law enforcement executed a traffic stop in Lebanon, Tennessee, the sheriff said. He is being held in jail in Maury County, Tennessee, on charges of tampering with evidence, giving false information concerning a missing persons investigation and destruction of evidence. More charges are pending, the sheriff said.
When authorities made contact with Spanevelo on April 2, they learned that he took Carli's cellphone and disposed of it, but authorities were able to recover the cellphone. Law enforcement officials also said Spanevelo had a connection to the barn where Carli's body was found, however, they were not able to explain further. Her remains have been sent to a forensics lab in Huntsville, Alabama, for an official autopsy.
From the beginning, Spanevelo was described as uncooperative and Johnson even said he was "acting like a dirtbag" during Sunday's news conference.
"He never cooperated at all with us," Johnson said. "That goes a long way. You think about it, it's your baby's mother and she's missing and you're not gonna cooperate with authorities, that's kinda telltale."
Prior to his arrest, Santa Rosa County Sheriff's detectives made a trip to Birmingham, Alabama, to interview Spanevelo on March 30. Johnson said they also found he and Carli's daughter, Saylor, at home with him. Authorities said he was in Birmingham, Alabama, for a work site.
Authorities believe Spanevelo acted alone in this case. Once they found Carli's remains, Johnson said Spanevelo had nothing to say but, "lawyer." A spokesperson for the state attorney's office said Spanevelo's extradition from Tennessee is pending. They'll know more about when he will return to Florida at a later date.
Carli's daughter, Saylor, has been checked out by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services and is safe with family, Johnson said.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, FBI, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Tennesse Highway Patrol, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Alabama investigation division, St. Clair County Sheriff's Office in Alabama, Springville Police Department in Alabama, Walton County Sheriff's Office, Bay County Sheriff's Office, and Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office all helped in the investigation.
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Recently, VERIFY confirmed that members of Congress did not in fact give themselves a 21% raise, as some viral posts claimed.
Some VERIFY viewers had follow-up questions regarding ethical conduct in Congress, including one who asked whether members are allowed to hire their relatives as staff.
THE QUESTION
Can members of Congress hire their family members?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
No, members of Congress cannot hire their family members. Nepotism is banned throughout the federal government, but there are exceptions for the Executive Office of the President, as well as political campaigns.
WHAT WE FOUND
The anti-nepotism laws that currently cover the federal government are actually a relatively recent creation. They were passed in 1967, a few years after President John F. Kennedy nominated his brother Robert to be U.S. Attorney General, a position he held from 1961 to 1964.
Since 1967, the U.S. Code has banned nepotism in the federal government. 5 U.S. Code § 3110 reads in part, “A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official.”
The law lists more than two dozen types of banned relatives. It applies to executive agencies, federal courts, and legislative offices (i.e. Congress).
Members of Congress must submit monthly reports showing no relatives are on their staff, according to the House Ethics Manual.
However, federal politicians can hire relatives to their campaigns. Members of both parties occasionally have spouses or other relatives as campaign staffers.
Campaigns are paid for by donations, not taxpayer money, so they’re governed by different laws. And the Federal Election Commission says that as long as the relative is doing bona fide work for the campaign, and not being paid more than fair market value, they’re following the rules.
Anti-nepotism laws came into focus during the Trump administration, after President Donald Trump hired his daughter Ivanka Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner. The issue had been raised in the past too, such as when President Bill Clinton appointed his wife Hillary to a health care task force.
Ivanka Trump and Kushner were not paid for their roles in the Trump White House, but that isn’t actually why their hires were permitted.
After Kushner’s initial controversial hiring, Trump’s White House asked the Department of Justice to weigh in on the issue, and the DOJ determined the Office of the President specifically is exempt from anti-nepotism provisions.
The DOJ lawyer argued a different law from 1978 carved out that exception. That law states, “the president is authorized to appoint and fix the pay of employees in the White House Office without regard to any other provision of law regulating the employment or compensation of persons in the government service.”
Some outside lawyers disagreed with that interpretation, but regardless, Kushner and Ivanka Trump were allowed to keep their posts.
There is also no law prohibiting members of Congress or the federal government from hiring their friends, as long as there’s no quid pro quo. In other words, they cannot promise a federal job in exchange for political support or donations.
More from VERIFY: No, Congress members did not give themselves a 21% pay raise in 2022
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Bridgewater, NJ girl killed after pickup hits her on bicycle
BRIDGEWATER — An 11-year-old girl was struck and killed riding her bicycle early Saturday evening.
Township police said the girl was riding at the intersection of Fulton and Third Street in when she was hit by a 2021 GMC Sierra driven by a 22-year-old woman. The girl was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital Somerset where she was pronounced dead.
No charges have been filed in the case.
'Full of love and light'
A GoFundMe page created to assist with funeral expenses identified the girl as Victoria Bastos. The page was created by a former teacher of Victoria's who said she was riding with a friend at the time of the crash.
More than $22,000 had been donated to the fund as of noon Monday.
"She was amazing, smart, funny, beautiful, silly, always kind, and so full of love and light," Jennifer Ann DaPonte wrote on her Facebook page.
Bridgewater police asked anyone with information about the crash to call 908-722-4111 extension 4130 or the Bridgewater TIPS line at 877-660-INFO (4636).
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Cancellations of Spirit, JetBlue flights continue Monday
It was a bad weekend for travel from Florida with more than 3,500 flights canceled Friday, Saturday and Sunday and hundreds more on Monday.
JetBlue, Southwest, Alaska Airlines, Frontier, Spirit and American Airlines had the most canceled flights on Saturday and Sunday, according to FlightAware. JetBlue and Spirit canceled one-third of Sunday's scheduled flights.
“Severe weather in the Southeast and multiple air traffic control delay programs have created significant impacts on the industry,” a JetBlue spokesperson said in an email. “Sunday’s cancellations will help us reset our operation and safely move our crews and aircraft back into position.”
Southwest Airlines also blamed an unspecified "technology issue" for the cancellation of 1,000 flights.
Spirit Airlines on Monday morning did not respond to New Jersey 101.5's request for more information.
The cancellations continued on Monday for Spirit with 223 canceled flights and 137 flights canceled by JetBlue as of 11 a.m. according to FlightAware.com. American and Southwest had only a few dozen canceled fights each.
'They should be ashamed of themselves'
Sally Jane Smith, owner of Travelsmiths in Point Pleasant Borough said the cancellations were "outrageous." She said she helped clients all weekend make alternate travel arrangements.
"They should be ashamed of themselves and they're not going to be giving things back to clients. I am very angry," Smith told New Jersey 101.5.
One client, a family of five including a baby, wound up spending $2,700 for new flights to get them from Cancun to Philadelphia after their initial flight to Newark was canceled by JetBlue.
Smith isn't buying the explanations of thunderstorms.
"Bulls**t," Smith said. "It was mechanical, it's pilots, they don't have the staff ... Make it only three flights to go to Florida instead of seven. The bottom line is unemployment is down. Why aren't they hiring more people? It's a lot of smoke and mirrors. It's been crushing our industry."
Smith said she is also helping clients rebook and find new flights without earning a penny in commission.
"I look at my day Sunday. All I did was protect clients," Smith said.
Bad end to a senior class trip
One of those affected was the Pineland Regional High School Class of 2022 whose JetBlue flight home was canceled on Friday. A parent said that the travel agent who booked the trip contacted the CEO of Jet Blue directly to get a charter flight out of Orlando.
Central Regional Superintendent Tommy Parlapandies helped arrange five buses to pick up 170 members of the class and chaperones at Newark Liberty on Saturday.
"My head of transportation Barbara Sargeant is the best and my bus drivers are awesome and I'm glad they were able to help out. They really came through," Parlapandies told New Jersey 101.5. "Anytime anyone needs help they always come through."
Joe Kelly contributed to this report.
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New Jersey man spreads autism awareness through TikTok videos
April is Autism Awareness Month, but for one New Jersey man, it is an everyday mission.
Kerry Magro is an author, lecturer, and teacher who has autism. He didn't speak until he was 2 1/2 and was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum at age 4. He underwent occupational, physical, and speech therapy for 15 years and eventually got both a bachelor's and a master's degree from Seton Hall, and a doctorate in education from New Jersey City University.
He started a foundation, KFM Making a Difference to, in part, award college scholarships to deserving students with autism. He travels the world giving lectures and seminars; he is also a successful author, having published four books, with the proceeds going to his foundation.
Now he has taken his message to TikTok to great success. He told CBS 2 New York, about one of his first videos, "It received over 4.1 million views on TikTok. I just had so many parents, educators, family members who just wanted to learn more about autism, and they were like, keep going, keep doing what you're doing because it's making a difference."
Helping young adults with autism is a passion for Magro, as for many of them, support ends when school ends. He travels the country lobbying state legislatures for more support for people with autism, especially after they "age out" of school-sponsored programs.
He encourages parents to never give up advocating for their autistic child and to keep fighting for the resources available to them.
Opinions expressed in the post above are those of New Jersey 101.5 talk show host Bill Doyle only.
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NJ’s The Gaslight Anthem announce long-awaited homecoming show
Punk rock fans in New Jersey have been rejoicing the last couple of weeks after the announcement that the New Brunswick-founded Gaslight Anthem would be reuniting for a tour and to write and record new music.
Then, in typical cartoon-sound-effect-of-pumping-the-brakes fashion, the group unveiled a lengthy list of tour dates for the U.S. and Europe. Conspicuously missing was their home state.
But fear not. Today the band, via their social media platforms, announced two more dates that should please the local audience, though something tells me they will be adding even more.
The Gaslight Anthem will perform in Philadelphia on Oct. 7, then their homecoming show is the very next night, Oct. 8, at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ.
The Gaslight Anthem announced an indefinite hiatus after their 2014 album "Get Hurt" and ensuing tour. Their only time officially reuniting in the years since was when they came together to perform multiple dates at the Stone Pony Summer Stage celebrating the 10-year anniversary of "The '59 Sound," the album that put them on "the map."
The band created waves in the punk rock world and the New Jersey music scene, drawing influences from a wide variety of musicians, ranging from Social Distortion to Ronnie Spector to Johnny Cash.
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5 producer, writer, and host Joe Votruba. Any opinions expressed are his own.
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The best restaurant in New Jersey according to TikTok
New Jersey is home to some of the best food towns in the country. You can head to Red Bank for dinner one weekend and end up in the Ironbound in Newark the next. You can literally go out every single weekend of the year and not repeat a restaurant.
That being said, how do you choose where to go? What kind of food are you in the mood for? There are so many options, sometimes you need a little bit of help.
Cue TikTok user findingfrancesca_
Francesca put together a March Madness Bracket to find the best restaurant in New Jersey.
It started with her asking her Instagram followers and 54.5k TikTok followers what they thought was the best restaurant and she received over 2,000 responses. She then took the top 32 and put them into a bracket. Her followers voted throughout the month of March and one by one, restaurants were eliminated until there was only one standing.
So what is the best restaurant in all of New Jersey voted by TikTok? It’s called South + Pine on South Street in Morristown.
I went to check out their website and this is more than just a New Jersey favorite. The chef and owner, Leia Gaccione, was a contestant on "Chopped," "Beat Bobby Flay," competed as Bobby Flay’s sous chef on "Iron Chef America" and is a contestant on the current season of "Top Chef."
She has won so many different awards and has received a lot of recognition, but the most important part of her resume is that she’s born and raised in Jersey so she gets it and understands Jerseyans when it comes to food.
The menu is mouthwatering and will even satisfy the pickiest of eaters, like me. I am a sucker for a good Burrata though.
If you’re not in the mood to travel to Morristown for dinner, good news: They offer brunch as well.
Now, this wasn’t a complete blowout. Pine + South had some stiff competition. The runner-up was The Butcher's Block in Long Branch. If you’re a meat-eater and have never been, make a reservation right now.
The post above reflects the thoughts and observations of New Jersey 101.5's Morning Show Producer Kristen. Any opinions expressed are her own.
Questions, corrections, or comments? Send Producer Kristen an email at kristen.accardi@townsquaremedia.com or follow her on Instagram.
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The Price is Right is coming back to the Bergen PAC
OK, so it's not televised and Drew Carey won't be there, but the traveling stage version of the popular game show, "The Price is Right Live!" still packs them in, and it's returning to New Jersey. It will make its third visit to the Bergen PAC in October.
According to the show's website, Alongside our Celebrity Host, randomly-selected contestants play everyone’s favorite games like Plinko, Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel and even the fabulous Showcase. Lucky audience members can even win prizes right from their seat.
Bergen PAC President and CEO Dominic Roncace told NorthJersey.com, "We're very excited to have it back again. We had it twice before and it sold out. It's a lot of fun. The audience loves it. The fact that it's interactive makes it a unique show."
By the time the show makes its way to New Jersey, the Bergen PAC should have gone through a $15 million renovation to bring the theater up to industry standards. Among the improvements will be new seats, an expanded lobby, upgraded lighting and sound, and more concession booths.
Registration to participate in the show begins three hours before showtime at the venue for both ticketed and non-ticketed guests. Participants are chosen at random and having a ticket doesn't increase your chances.
The celebrity guest host will be announced closer to the show date.
Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com or call bergenPAC's Box Office at (201) 227-1030 or visit bergenpac.org and range in price from $29 to $99.
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Mary Elliott panicked when she realized that she'd thrown away her winning lottery ticket.
Had her husband taken out the trash? Would they be able to find it? Had she lost out on $110,000?
Elliott, 67, had bought the $2 ticket for the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 with EZ Match game the day before at a Food Lion grocery store in Dillwyn, Va., state lottery officials said in a statement released last week. She used relatives' birthdays, including that of her son who died a few years ago, to choose her numbers for the Feb. 24 drawing. Her chances of winning the $110,000 grand prize weren't great. According to the Virginia Lottery, the odds of matching all five numbers were just shy of 1 in 750,000.
But Elliott told The Washington Post she felt a pull to play the Cash 5 game, despite not having done so in more than a decade. "I just don't think people are just lucky," she said. "I think that if God's got something for you, he's going to see that you get it."
The winning numbers were drawn that night, a Thursday, but Elliott didn't realize it. Instead, she spent most of the next day waiting for what she thought was her drawing. She checked the lottery's website again and again throughout the evening - but still no new numbers popped up.
Then, it dawned on her - she had been waiting for a drawing that had happened 24 hours earlier. When she looked at Thursday's winning numbers, they matched hers.
The physical sensation that struck Elliott was like nothing she'd ever experienced. A diabetic, she compared it to her blood sugar crashing. She got nervous, hyper, joyful - all at once.
"I was just shaking," she told The Post.
But now she had to find the ticket.
Earlier that night, she'd scooped it up with several losing tickets for a different lottery game and thrown them out. She and her husband raced to the utility room in a panic. She went to the garbage can, dug around and resurrected the ticket - now stained with coffee.
Elliott used her phone to scan the ticket's bar code - despite having the correct numbers, it said she was not a winner.
Her husband suggested she let the ticket dry out. About two hours later, she tried again. This time, her phone confirmed her hunch: The ticket was, in fact, a winner. Later, a store clerk told her she'd hit a big payout, and lottery officials eventually informed her of the $110,000 win.
Elliott isn't the only lottery player who nearly missed out on a big payday because of a lost or discarded ticket. Last year in March, a Tennessee man won $1.2 million but lost the winning ticket, requiring him to retrace his steps to find it lying on the ground. That same month, convenience store owners in Massachusetts reunited a million-dollar lottery ticket with the woman who had tossed it because she thought it was a loser. And early this year, a 55-year-old woman didn't know she'd won the $3 million Mega Millions prize until she checked her spam folder to find an email from the Michigan Lottery.
Elliott, a retired health-care worker, said that her win was not luck - it's all part of something much bigger than her.
So is her next step. Elliott told The Post that, although she's already received her lottery prize, she hasn't spent it. She's holding out for divine inspiration.
"I'm waiting on God's plan," she said.
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Elon Musk, Tesla's chief executive and one of the most followed users on Twitter, bought a 9.2 percent stake in the social media giant, becoming one of its top shareholders just weeks after questioning the platform's commitment to free speech, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
Twitter shares rose 28 percent in trading after the Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed Musk snapped up more than 73 million shares, worth $2.89 billion based on Twitter's closing price Friday. Musk's investment in Twitter now dwarfs that of founder Jack Dorsey, who owns a 2.25 percent stake.
Musk tweeted later Monday, "Oh hi lol", greeting users of the social media app where he makes many of his most erratic pronouncements, including news about Tesla, where he's CEO.
Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, said Musk's passive stake could be just the beginning. Rather than starting a competing social media platform, as some predicted after the poll, "It looks like Elon has his eyes laser set on Twitter."
Ives predicted Musk, the world's richest man, will eventually pursue an active stake, positioning him to take "more aggressive ownership role" in the company. "We view this move as Musk just further building out his tentacles," Ives said Monday in comments emailed to The Washington Post.
Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Washington Post. The company does not typically respond to media requests after disbanding its public relations team in 2020.
In late March, Musk questioned whether Twitter "rigorously adheres" to the principles of free speech in a poll to his more than 80 million followers.
"Given that Twitter serves as the de facto public town square, failing to adhere to free speech principles fundamentally undermines democracy," he tweeted,
He then asked: "Is a new platform needed?"
Musk sold billions worth of Tesla shares in 2021, making much of his wealth - previously tied up in Tesla stock - liquid for the first time. Musk sold the shares after taking to Twitter to poll his users on whether he should sell 10 percent of his shares, though a trading plan that would have seen him sell much of the stock had been adopted weeks earlier, putting the purpose of the poll into question.
Earlier that year, Musk seemingly took aim at Twitter's decision to ban former president Donald Trump, writing: "A lot of people are going to be super unhappy with West Coast high tech as the de facto arbiter of free speech."
Trump was booted from the platform following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, citing the risk of further violence.
Musk recently accused the SEC of trying to "chill his exercise of First Amendment rights" while asking a judge to throw out a 2018 settlement agreement governing his tweets, alleging he felt boxed in by multiple sources of pressure at the time and he entered into it to protect Tesla shareholders.
The settlement stemmed from a tweet in which Musk said he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private at $420 a share. Later, Musk clarified that the tweet had been a joke. He said he'd chosen the number $420 "because he had recently learned about the number's significance in marijuana culture and thought his girlfriend 'would find it funny, which admittedly is not a great reason to pick a price,' " according to the SEC complaint.
The joke nonetheless caused Tesla's stock to skyrocket, and Musk and Tesla were each fined $20 million. Musk additionally had to step down as Tesla board chairman and agreed to have his potentially market-moving communications vetted by an approved securities lawyer.
"Tesla was a less mature company and the SEC's action stood to jeopardize the company's financing," Musk said in a recent legal filing. "Defending against the SEC's action through protracted litigation was not in the interests of the company and its shareholders. As Tesla's CEO and Chairman at the time, I perceived that the company and its shareholders would be placed at undue risk unless I settled the matter promptly."
At the time, Musk said the $20 million weed joke was "worth it." Back then, he only had 22 million followers.
The Tesla chief is very active on Twitter, where he has tweeted more than 17,300 times. He averages 125,181 likes per tweet, according to Socialtracker.
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This map shows the area for a $20.5 million contract to widen a 1.7-mile section of the F.E. Everett Turnpike in Bedford. The Executive Council will take up the matter at its meeting on Wednesday.
CONCORD — A $20.5 million contract to perform the first phase for the widening of a 12-mile stretch of the F.E. Everett Turnpike from Nashua to Bedford goes before the Executive Council Wednesday.
Alvin J. Coleman & Son of Conway was the lower of two bids to widen a 1.7-mile section of the turnpike just north of Exit 13 to the intersection with I-293 in Bedford.
The contract came in $2.7 million or more than 15% over the Department of Transportation’s estimate to do the work.
Transportation Commissioner Victoria Sheehan said 13 factors contributed to the higher bid, including the $1.3 million cost for the contractor to keep at least two lanes of travel open in both directions on the turnpike while this work is being done.
Audley Construction of Bow submitted the other bid at $21.1 million.
Once complete, the widening should reduce the heavy traffic backups that occur southbound for the morning commute and northbound during the evening rush hours.
Turnpike toll revenues are paying for the project that once complete will provide at least three lanes of traffic in either direction the entire length of the project.
Completion by mid-2024
There are only two lanes for some of this existing section of the turnpike that goes through Bedford, Merrimack and Nashua.
This contract is to do the northernmost part of the project with a final completion date of July 19, 2024.
In other DOT matters, the council will be asked to approve a three-year, $12.6 million contract for Conduent State and Local Solutions of Germantown, Md., to serve as the company that maintains the turnpike’s toll collection system.
The council will also review eight different road repaving contracts across the state that total $32.2 million.
During the meeting, the council is expected to confirm Attorney General John Formella's pick to be his deputy AG, James Boffetti of Litchfield at a salary of $126,620.
A veteran department head in the agency, Boffetti replaces Deputy Jane Young who President Biden has named to be U.S. attorney in New Hampshire.
The council also has before it Gov. Chris Sununu's nomination of Cassandra Sanchez of Methuen, Mass., to become the state's second child advocate, replacing Moira O'Neill of Surry, Maine who decided not to seek another term. This job pays $96,720 annually.
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Ford's sales tumbled to start the year, led by a 31% first-quarter plunge for its F-Series pickup, as it continued to struggle with the semiconductor shortage.
The manufacturer sold 159,328 vehicles in the U.S. in March across its namesake and Lincoln brands, a 26% decline from a year ago, according to a statement Monday. For the full quarter, sales fell 17%.
The performance is a particular blow to Ford as it prepares to roll out an electric version of its F-150, which had nearly 200,000 non-binding reservations from potential buyers. The F-Series line is the top-selling vehicle in America and Ford's most profitable product. The company said it has a high number of F-Series trucks in transit to dealers.
"While the global semiconductor chip shortage continues to create challenges, we saw improvement in March sales, as in-transit inventory improved 74% over February," Andrew Frick, vice president of sales, distribution and trucks, said in the statement.
Ford joined many of its automaker peers reporting a sales decline to start the year as the war in Ukraine and volatile gas prices add to supply-chain challenges and pandemic upheaval for the industry. Toyota retained its spot as the No. 1 automobile seller in the U.S. for the first quarter despite a 15% decline.
Ford's shares were little changed at $16.63 as of 9:58 a.m. in New York. The stock declined 20% this year through Friday's close, worse than the slide in the S&P 500 Index.
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WASHINGTON — Shane Thompson knows the nightmare facing diabetics struggling to afford the insulin necessary to regulate their blood sugar.
The Plano engineer was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a college senior about 15 years ago. For months beforehand, she had been losing weight and experiencing extreme thirst, hunger and fatigue.
Then she came down with what she initially thought was a nasty flu. She ended up in the intensive care unit, where doctors were stunned by her sky-high blood sugars and told her that she had nearly died.
“Going through that is terrifying,” Thompson said.
Before she was able to land a “real life job,” Thompson did not have health insurance and saw how her $300-a-month-or-more insulin bill quickly ate up the paychecks from her part-time work. That left her trying to snag free samples in an effort to blunt the financial hit.
Congress is debating proposals to help patients cope with access and cost issues. The House voted last week to cap patients’ out-of-pocket costs at $35 per month.
An estimated 37 million Americans have diabetes, including about 2.7 million in Texas, where the situation is compounded by relatively high rates of uninsured individuals.
Even though insulin has been around for more than a century, prices for it have soared in recent years and forced many diabetics to ration doses.Texas adopted a law last year limiting insulin co-pays to $25 a month, but that cap only applies to state-regulated insurance plans and therefore a relatively small slice of the population.
There is bipartisan agreement in Washington that out-of-control insulin prices — and prescription drug prices overall — require federal action, but widely differing views on the best way to address them.
Democrats have pushed various regulatory approaches, such as having Medicare negotiate drug prices, while many Republicans have resisted what they describe as government intervention in the private sector and a slippery slope to “price fixing.”
While a bipartisan pair of U.S. senators is working to hammer out a compromise approach, the House last week sought to give them a nudge.
Democrats united Thursday behind the bill that would cap at $35 per month the out-of-pocket costs for Americans on private health insurance plans or Medicare. The legislation drew a dozen Republican votes and passed 232-193.
That proposal was plucked out of the Democrats’ sweeping climate and social spending package formerly known as “Build Back Better,” which has stalled in the Senate.
Texans divided
The Texas delegation split along party lines, with Democrats all voting yes and Republicans voting no. The only exception was Republican Rep. Kevin Brady of The Woodlands, who did not vote.
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, has tried to spotlight the issue of insulin prices, inviting Thompson as his guest to the 2020 State of the Union address. In an interview, he cited statistics that one in four diabetics report rationing their insulin.
“What that really means is they’re risking their life because they can’t afford their medication.” Allred said. “So to cap the cost is important to me and I’m going to keep trying to find ways to lower costs.”
A number of House Republicans objected to the legislation as a move toward government price controls that would stifle innovation.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne of Irving criticized the bill as a government takeover of private health care and said it would do nothing to lower the real cost of insulin for Americans.
“In fact it allows manufacturers to raise their prices, as insurers pass them on to patients through a rise in premiums,” she said in a statement.
She said she instead supports legislation that would take steps such as requiring the Centers for Medicare and Medicare Services to publish more information about prescription drugs to advance transparency, reduce the annual out-of-pocket spending threshold in Medicare and permanently allow high-deductible health plans to waive deductibles for insulin.
Some of the criticism was bipartisan. For example, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, said on the House floor that he fully supported the bill because it offers some relief to insured individuals struggling to afford insulin.
But he also took issue with the way it would provide that relief.
“Instead of addressing pharmaceutical price gouging, this bill really only shifts how big Pharma is rewarded,” Doggett said. “Since this bill does not reduce any insulin prices by a penny, all of us who are insured will ultimately pay through our premiums.”
The bill offers no help, he said, to the 28 million Americans — including more than 5 million Texans — who lack health insurance.
Allred acknowledged that dynamic and noted that the uninsured rate in Dallas County runs over 20%. He favors a range of proposals to get more people insured and to tackle prescription drug prices through negotiations, as the VA does.
But he said the insulin bill represents a good first step that can help break the ice on getting something bipartisan moving. He said he hopes it proves more attractive to Senate Republicans who have adamantly opposed any move toward price negotiation.
“Now, the question is, can we get 10 Republican senators to join us in doing this?” Allred said.
Controlling costs
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., said recently she has landed on an agreement in principle with Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on a bipartisan bill to lower insulin costs. They could use as a basis legislation they introduced previously that would reward drug companies who lowered overall insulin prices.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has indicated insulin-related legislation could hit the Senate floor later this spring.
Republicans are likely to offer additional ideas on prescription drugs. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, for example, has offered legislation that aims to bring drug costs down by preventing drug companies from gaming the patent system to block generic versions of drugs from market.
When Thompson, the Plano engineer, was first diagnosed with diabetes, she was a few months from being commissioned as a Navy officer. Her diagnosis rendered her medically disqualified and dashed her plans for a career in uniform.
Today, she’s a project manager at an engineering firm where she focuses on private site development.
Thompson said she’s fortunate to have health insurance, but her insulin still can cost her up to $90 a month.
She welcomed caps on insulin costs, both for her own peace of mind and out of consideration for those who are less fortunate and rationing their doses.
Going without medicine is not an option.
“If I don’t take care of myself, if I don’t have insulin, then I die,” she said.
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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden once again called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" and noted the grim scenes emerging as Russian troops pull out of northern areas of Ukraine. He called for gathering more details toward a "war crimes trial."
"This guy is brutal, and what's happening in Bucha is outrageous, and everyone's seen it," Biden told reporters on Monday, adding: "I think it's a war crime."
For its part, the Pentagon said Monday that the visuals coming out of Bucha - including images of mass graves and of the dead scattered through the streets - "reinforces" evidence that Russian forces have committed war crimes. A senior U.S. defense official called it "sickening" and said it warrants further investigation.
Biden also said Monday that he's seeking more sanctions, remarks that come as the United States and European countries are threatening to impose more financial and political costs on Russia in response to such scenes of horror as Ukraine recaptures more territory near the capital.
As Russian troops pull out of northern areas in apparent efforts to refocus on Ukraine's south and east, the scope of devastation is coming into grim focus and sparking a global call for war-crime probes - fueled by the discovery of alleged mass graves and images of dead civilians lining the streets in the Kyiv suburb Bucha.
The Biden administration is discussing new sanctions as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who will visit Brussels this week, vowed to use "every tool available" to pursue and hold those responsible accountable for the "apparent atrocities by Kremlin forces."
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Monday she would seek to expel Russia from the body's Human Rights Council as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian forces "butchers, rapists and looters" who committed genocide. Ukraine's prosecutor general said a task force has found the bodies of more than 400 civilians in the Kyiv region.
In southern Ukraine, missile strikes were reported in the port city of Mykolaiv - with the governor detailing some 2,000 buildings damaged including homes, hospitals and other health facilities. A Ukrainian official said members of a team from the Red Cross tasked with escorting evacuation buses to the battered port city of Mariupol were detained Sunday after failing to reach the city for several days, and that Kyiv is working to secure their release. The Red Cross told The Washington Post via email on Monday that "due to security conditions, our team has not been able to reach Mariupol today."
Also Monday:
The Ukrainian military reported that several villages in the northern Chernihiv region had been cleared - though its mayor Vladyslav Atroshenko said 70 percent of the city had been destroyed. The governor of the neighboring Sumy region said Monday that Russian forces no longer occupied any settlements there, though he warned some soldiers remained and more could return "at any moment."
Russian officials denied harming civilians in Bucha and attempted to discredit extensive reporting documenting a strike on a maternity hospital in Mariupol. The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to discuss the situation in Ukraine on Tuesday - but will not meet Monday on Russia's request to rebut allegations that its troops committed atrocities near Kyiv.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to do "everything in my power to starve Putin's war machine" as the country's chief of intelligence called "reports of execution-style killings of civilians emerging from liberated areas" of Ukraine "horrifying and chilling."
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The New Hampshire State Council on the Arts will distribute $1 million to small performing arts venues that missed out on federal relief.
The “Save Our Granite Stages” is for venues with under 300 seats and performing arts production entities, according to a news release.
The $1 million comes from the American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Fund. The state dished out $13 million in 2020 and 2021 for the arts through the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery.
The money is for venues with 300 of fews seats or arts organizations that produce performances in those sized venues. The venues must be located in New Hampshire.
Applicants are not qualified if they received funding from the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program.
The one-time grant can be used for andemic-related impacts, including reduced ticket sales, artist cancellations, increased facilities costs related to upgrading ventilation systems, and more, according to the release.
The deadline to apply for a Save Our Granite Stages grant is May 27. More information, including how to register for online workshops focused on the program on April 7 and 21, is available by visiting the state Council on the Arts website, nh.gov/nharts, and clicking on “Grants.”
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BEDFORD’S Jason Boucher is writing his name in the Saint Michael’s College record books this spring. The junior is nearing the mark for total wins in a men’s tennis season, but if it wasn’t for three other Bedford High grads at Saint Michael’s, Boucher might not be chasing any records.
In fact, Saint Michael’s might not even have a team.
The story begins last year, when uncertainty about COVID and the NCAA season created chaos for the Purple Knights.
“We lost seven guys with COVID-related stuff,” SMC men’s tennis coach Jason Hammel said. “We had 10 guys around Martin Luther King Day (Jan. 18, 2021) and on March 1 all of a sudden we walk in with four. It was a real doomsday sort of thing, because you need to have a minimum of five players to have a legal, sanctioned NCAA match.”
Boucher was one of the four remaining players, and the only team captain. He immediately thought of his friend and classmate Tyler Whitney, who played with Boucher at Bedford and tried out for the Saint Michael’s team as a freshman, but didn’t play in the end. That logical thought led to a crazy one — asking two other 2019 Bedford High grads at Saint Michael’s, Luke Ramsay and Jack Gunning, if they would join the team, even though they had never played competitive tennis.
“I was like, ‘Boys, you’ve got to help me out here. You can put this on your resume, it will look great, you can be a D-II college athlete,’ so I was really trying to sell them,” Boucher said. “And not to say they weren’t open to it, but it’s a big commitment. I mean, I practice five days a week and have a match on the sixth that can be six hours away. Well, that kind of turns into a full-time job, so it was definitely a big commitment they took.”
They took it, for the most part, without hesitation. Much of society was still locked down by the pandemic at that point, so having a regular activity appealed to all three of them. Plus, they wanted to help out their friend Jason and the rest of the SMC tennis team.
“I was friends with a bunch of guys on the team already and I felt for them and wanted to kind of give them an opportunity to play their sport,” said Gunning, who played baseball and basketball at Bedford. “I just thought how it must stink for these guys coming to school to play tennis and then they don’t get to play.”
Whitney played four years of varsity tennis at Bedford, working his way up the ladder to No. 2 as a senior in 2019 behind only Boucher. The Bulldogs won four straight titles during their four years on the team, part of an eight-year championship run that could be extended to nine this spring.
“He was good enough to be on our team as a freshman here,” Hammel said of Whitney.
That put him way ahead of Ramsay, who had played a lot of recreational tennis but never played any competitive matches.
“I never did anything serious like Jason had done with tournaments or stuff like that,” said Ramsay, whose older sister, Abby, was a top player at Bedford High and played for the Saint Michael’s women’s team, “but I had a racket in my hand a little bit when I was growing up.
And that put Ramsay way ahead of Gunning when it came to tennis experience.
“I had never picked up a tennis racket before last year,” Gunning said. “I had never played in middle school, never played in high school, not even for fun.”
When Boucher first told Hammel about the two new recruits, the coach had his doubts, but he trusted Boucher, and he was in a tight spot.
“You don’t want to explain to your alumni that you just found some kid at the dining hall and lent him your racket and said, ‘Get on the bus, we’ll explain later,’ so what do we do here?” Hammel said.
It didn’t take long for Ramsay and Gunning to earn the coach’s respect and gratitude.
“Everyone felt honored to have them around to protect our team’s integrity,” Hammel said. “They did it for their teammates, they did it for the team, they did it for their school, and we never had to forfeit a single point.”
The Purple Knights finished the 2021 season 0-10 as a team, and Whitney, Ramsay and Gunning lost all of their individual matches. Still, the group celebrated its small victories along the way, and the other players, like Boucher, got to compete and continue to improve their games.
“If we hadn’t had last season, if those guys hadn’t stepped up and done what they did, there’s no way I would be the player I am today,” Boucher said.
After pulling out a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 6-4 win at No. 4 singles on Wednesday against Fernando Torres from Southern New Hampshire University (ranked No. 6 in the latest ITA East Region poll), Boucher has 18 combined wins on the season with a 10-4 singles record and an 8-6 doubles mark. The school record is 21 wins, set by Greg Keller in the 1980-81 season. There are four more matches on Saint Michael’s regular-season schedule, so Boucher could have eight more chances to win four matches and set a record.
Considering he had very little USTA junior tennis experience and was a borderline college player coming out of high school, Boucher’s winning is all the more remarkable.
“He went from being a no-star recruit to, now, I can honestly say that every player he’s beaten this year has been the equivalent of a three- or four-star recruit,” said Hammel, who noted that most of Boucher’s opponents were not raised in the U.S. and didn’t have stars attached to them as recruits.
While Boucher’s victories are going down in the record books, they won’t be the most memorable wins of the season for the Purple Knights. Those came on March 5 when Whitney, Ramsay and Gunning all won their first college matches.
The three of them knew they would mostly be practice and exhibition players this year, but they were all eager to come back to the team. Their dedication was finally rewarded with a win when Hammel put them in the lineup for a match against Northern Vermont-Lyndon, a D-III school. Whitney played No. 4 singles and won, 6-2, 6-1. Ramsay was No. 5 and Gunning was No. 6, and they both won, 6-0, 6-0.
“They were pretty nervous, but they killed those nerves and just absolutely crushed it,” Boucher said. “It was pretty rewarding to see that all their hard work paid off in that moment.”
They also grabbed doubles wins, Boucher and Whitney playing together at No. 2 and Ramsay and Gunning teaming up at No. 3.
“I don’t think there have ever been three players in the history of college tennis that deserve wins more than Tyler Whitney, Luke Ramsay and Jack Gunning,” Hammel said. “We thought they had a chance to win those matches, but we didn’t know. The scores make it look like a mismatch, but that’s really not the case. We have a lot of respect for Lyndon, and their players are good, but our guys just stepped up and played awesome.”
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Coca-Cola releases new ‘pixel flavored’ drink
(CNN) – Coke lovers, there is a new flavor. And it’s a little weird.
It’s dubbed Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Byte, and it’s supposed to taste like pixels.
The company says it makes the intangible taste of a pixel tangible, featuring bright elements up front and a refreshing finish, according to Coca-Cola.
The “byte” beverage is all about gaming.
The new product has existed longer online than in real life. It first appeared in late March on an island in the Fortnite video game.
Just last month, the company announced a limited edition flavor called Coca-Cola Starlight, a red version of the iconic soda with flavor “inspired by space.”
U.S. Customers can buy Byte online starting May 2, while supplies last. It’s available only in a two-pack and it will set you back around $15.
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Flight delays, cancelations still occurring at PBIA
Some travelers in and out of Florida are still experiencing problems with their flights Monday following this weekend's travel nightmare that canceled thousands of flights across the country.
This is the third day that airports across the Sunshine State have had delays after strong storms blew through the region Saturday.
A Spirit Airlines flight from PBIA to Atlantic City, scheduled for 2:41 p.m., was canceled Monday.
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Also, a 4:15 p.m. JetBlue flight to Westchester was also canceled, according to the PBIA flight status website.
In addition to these cancellations, afternoon and evening flights to Minneapolis, Washington-DCA, Atlanta, Boston, New York-JFK and Trenton from PBIA were all delayed.
Multiple flights in and out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport were also either experiencing delays or cancellations Monday afternoon.
Airlines canceled more than 3,300 flights and delayed thousands more this past weekend across the country, stranding travelers.
Scattered storms are in the forecast again Monday, which could hamper travel again throughout Florida.
WPTV Reporter Josh Navarro is working on this story and will have updates on NewsChannel 5 at 5 and 6.
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Florida Standards Assessments being given for final time
Monday marks the beginning of the end for the Florida Standards Assessments, as this is the last time teachers will administer the controversial exams to students.
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida will become the first state in the country to fully transition to a progress monitoring system for student accountability next school year.
RELATED: Florida Standards Assessments officially eliminated, replaced with progress monitoring system
The Warfield Elementary Warriors in Indiantown are ready to tackle the FSA one final time.
With cheers, signs, and encouraging words, the students pumped each other up during a pep rally Monday morning.
"How cool was that? Amazing," said third grade teacher Heather Hoffman. "Because we believe in ourselves and they believe in us."
Hoffman is preparing her students academically and mentally for this week's reading testing.
"I know a lot of people think about it as being a nervous moment, but we've taken a lot of time this year to really learn about how this is not just a number on a paper on a test. This is exciting. It's not scary," Hoffman said.
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The FSA have long been criticized for their high stakes, creating a stressful environment at the end of the year.
But next school year, educators hope some of the pressure will ease with the transition to state progress monitoring.
"Students in general in grades, starting in Pre-K, actually will have three assessments during the year," said Dr. Tracey Miller, the assistant superintendent of academics for the Martin County School District. "Kind of a beginning of the year assessment in the first 30 days, a mid-year assessment, and end of the year assessment in the last 30 days."
DeSantis on March 15 signed SB 1048 — formally called the "Student Assessments" bill — into law, which eliminates the FSA after this school year and replaces them with a progress monitoring system starting in the 2022/23 academic year.
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"We'll be assessing where students are when they come to us in pre-kindergarten moving all the way through up until high school, making sure students are ready and reaching benchmarks and milestones all the way along so that we can ensure an on-time graduation for all of our students," Miller said.
While the actual number of state tests will increase, Miller said families will get results much faster — within weeks — and it will better show where students may be struggling.
"Really help students master the skills they need at every level and not wait for those as we refer to them as high stakes assessments in third grade or for high school graduation," Miller said.
So as Hoffman gets her students ready to show what they know, she said she doesn't expect her style to change much next year, just the way they assess what students have learned.
"If a lot of focus is put on teaching kids how to have that positive growth mindset and to believe in their abilities and believe in themselves, it shouldn't really matter what type of test it is," Hoffman said.
The FSA testing window will run for the next two weeks for reading and writing, then will begin again in May for more reading, math, and science exams. To see the complete FSA testing schedule, click here.
The Martin County School District released this video to explain the progress monitoring system that will take effect during the 2022/23 academic year.
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Gas prices fall for second straight week
(Gray News) - The nation’s average gas price has fallen for the second straight week, according to GasBuddy.
As of Monday, the average gas price is $4.17 per gallon, according to data compiled from more than 11 million price reports across the country.
A week ago, the average gas price was $4.23 per gallon.
Though prices have fallen this week, the national average is up 25.5 cents from a month ago.
Patrick De Haan, GasBuddy’s head of petroleum analysis, said the fall in prices this week was a result of two factors.
“Oil prices fell last week as COVID cases in China surged, prompting restrictions on movements and hurting oil demand,” Haan said in a news release. “Meanwhile, President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. would be releasing 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve caused an even further decline in oil, leading gas prices in nearly all areas of the country to fall over the last week.”
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Medicare enrollees to get free COVID-19 tests at drug stores
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores.
More than 59 million people with Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient coverage will be able to get up to eight free at-home tests per month, or enough for an individual to test twice a week, as some doctors have recommended.
Medicare has lagged private insurance in following the Biden administration’s directive to cover at-home tests because rules and regulations stood in the way, and officials had to find a work-around. This is the first time the health insurance program for older people and those with disabilities has covered an over-the-counter test at no cost to recipients.
Medicare’s move could turn out to be prescient.
The BA.2 omicron variant now accounts for more than half of U.S. cases, having rapidly overtaken the original strain. That initial omicron wave this winter caused the biggest spike yet in virus cases, straining many hospitals to the limit. Since then, cases nationally have rapidly dropped to the lowest level since before last summer’s delta surge. Coronavirus restrictions have been largely lifted. But some areas where BA.2 took hold early are seeing increasing cases.
Monday’s announcement followed another precautionary move last week, when government health officials authorized a second round of booster shots for people 50 and older as well as those with weakened immune systems.
National pharmacy chains participating in Medicare’s give-away include: Albertsons Companies, Inc., Costco Pharmacy, CVS, Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford Pharmacies, H-E-B Pharmacy, Hy-Vee Pharmacy, Kroger Family of Pharmacies, Rite Aid Corp., Shop & Stop, Walgreens and Walmart.
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Union urges Florida faculty to ignore controversial survey
Published: Apr. 4, 2022 at 2:21 PM EDT|Updated: 8 minutes ago
A union representing faculty at Florida's state universities is discouraging members from participating in a survey meant to suss out the political leanings of students and employees and the political climate on their campuses.
The measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed into law last year by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requires public universities to conduct an annual assessment of viewpoints and freedom of expression on campuses.
Supporters accused universities of drowning out conservative student voices.
The United Faculty of Florida urged faculty to ignore the survey, saying it would create a chilling effect on free speech and freedom of association on campuses.
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SELLERSBURG, Ind. — A mother was shot to death in front of her 11-year-old daughter inside a southern Indiana home Friday night.
Investigators said her husband killed her. He’s now charged with murder.
Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennett Lewis. She’s the daughter of former Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett.
According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the home in the 11000 block of Forrest Hill Circle after the victim’s daughter called 911 on Friday night.
The sheriff’s office said the girl indicated the suspect was “actively firing his gun throughout the house.”
The daughter and her 10-year-old friend were inside when it happened and “in close proximity” to the accused shooter, police said.
Police said the victim suffered from multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found several bullet holes throughout the home.
Police identified the suspect as Mac Lewis, Lewis’ husband. He left the home after the shooting; Sellersburg police found him on State Road 60 and took him into custody.
Preliminary charges against him included murder, attempted murder and criminal recklessness with a firearm.
Bennett family attorney Larry Wilder released a statement on their behalf, reports WDRB:
“Lizzie gave her short life to caring and helping others. Her choice of becoming a nurse was just an extension of her desire to make the world a better place for everyone. She will be missed by her two children and all that knew her.”
A judge ordered Lewis be held without bond following a Monday court appearance.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Court documents reveal a woman driving home after dropping off her sister at the airport ran over 59-year-old Carol Miller, resulting in her untimely death.
The court documents detail what police found out about the 7100 block of East Troy Avenue hit and run that happened on March 18. That day proved to be dangerous, with five people killed in separate incidents.
In the 7100 block of East Troy Avenue hit and run, officers arrived to find Miller unresponsive. She died at the scene. Police were able to identify a suspect vehicle in the case.
In the court documents, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department states a detective found the vehicle near the intersection of Fox Glen Drive and Copper Hill Drive. Pieces recovered at the scene matched the vehicle.
When a tow truck arrived to take the vehicle for further investigation, the court document states a woman named Michaela Voyles came out to ask what was going on. When police asked her if she knew anything about the crash, she reportedly denied knowing anything.
Michaela’s mother also walked up to the scene. That is when the court document states Voyles told her mother, “Mom, they are about to lock me up.”
Police and the two women went to Voyles’ mother’s home to talk about what was going on. After learning that she ran over someone, and that person died, Voyles told the police her story.
Voyles dropped her sister off at the airport early that morning. On her way back, she got off Southeastern Avenue. The court document states she claimed she did not know she hit someone.
Police were able to confirm that Voyles dropped someone off at the airport. Social media photos from her sister also confirmed that story.
The court document states that a witness in the case told police that the vehicle Voyles was driving was weaving in and out of traffic erratically. The driver approached the witness quickly, attempting to pass them several times.
Eventually, the court document states, the driver sped around the witness as they were beginning to turn onto East Troy Avenue. The witness saw a woman walking and the driver hit the pedestrian at a high rate of speed before continuing without stopping.
Voyles was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or catastrophic injury. An initial hearing in the case took place Monday. A bail review hearing is set for Wednesday.
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INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man faces charges after a hit-and-run that left a man dead.
The hit-and-run happened near the intersection of East Troy Avenue and Brandenburg Drive. Police responded to the scene just after 1 a.m. on March 18.
According to a court document, when police arrived at the scene, they found Christopher Seiler being treated by medics. His girlfriend was also at the scene.
After talking to Seiler’s girlfriend, police learned that they were arguing at the intersection of Troy Avenue and Fisher Road around midnight when he left the vehicle and started walking on Troy. After a few minutes, she decided to check on him.
When she got close to the intersection, the document states she saw Seiler severely injured in the street. She started tending to his injuries and called 911. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died of his injuries.
While driving around the area, the court document states a detective saw an open garage a half-mile away from the scene with a crashed vehicle inside. The document goes on to state that the vehicle appeared to hit the bottom of the garage door as it went up and crashed into the contents of the garage as if the driver was hurriedly entering the structure.
The detective was in the street waiting for backup when the document states that William Dixon left the home saying, “I know I’m in trouble, and I need a lawyer.”
After reading him his rights, officers asked if he wanted to give a statement. The court document states he said, “I’m in deep trouble, I know. I just want to make this as painless as possible.”
While waiting for the search warrant, the document states Dixon said, “my mom would turn over in her grave if she knew what I did.”
Police also talked to Dixon’s girlfriend, who said he took the vehicle to a poker game. When he got home, the document states Dixon woke her up upset. She told police he was acting suspiciously in the backyard while trying to get ahold of his father.
Dison was charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death or catastrophic injury. A trial is set for June 15.
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Durham (WTVD) -- Hayti Film Next Level is bringing some films to the big screen.
You can catch these films at a drive-in or online, which means you won't need to worry about COVID-19 protocols.
The two feature films "Big Chief Black Hawk" and "Many Fires This Time: We the 100 Million" are produced by two men with roots from New Orleans.
More information here.
Hayti Film Next Level releasing 2 movies to drive-ins, online locations
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Here's a look at the charges and what's required to secure convictions:
WHO ARE THE DEFENDANTS?
Six men were initially charged but two pleaded guilty before trial.
The remaining defendants include Adam Fox, described by prosecutors as the plot's ringleader. He and co-defendant Barry Croft Jr. were affiliated with the "Three Percenter" far-right anti-government movement. Prosecutors say the other two defendants, Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta, were members of the Wolverine Watchmen, a self-styled militia with similar views.
Ty Garbin pleaded guilty last year and Kaleb Franks joined him in February. Both were star government witnesses at trial.
WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
All four are charged with kidnapping conspiracy.
According to prosecutors, the defendants plotted from June to October 2020 to abduct Whitmer from her vacation home in northern Michigan because they were infuriated by what they saw as her overly restrictive policies during the pandemic.
Fox, Croft and Harris are also charged with conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction. Prosecutors said they sought to construct and buy explosives, with the aim of destroying a bridge near Whitmer's cottage to stymie police during the kidnapping.
SEE ALSO | New motive revealed in militia plot to kidnap, murder Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
Croft and Harris are charged with possession of an unregistered destructive device - a firework wrapped with pennies that could serve as shrapnel.
Harris is the only one charged with possession of a semiautomatic assault rifle with a barrel less than 16 inches long that wasn't registered to him.
WHAT ARE THE POTENTIAL SENTENCES?
The kidnapping conspiracy and conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction charges carry maximum life sentences.
The maximum sentence for possession of an unregistered destructive device is 10 years, and Harris could face up to three years in prison if convicted of the semiautomatic rifle charge.
Garbin has already been sentenced to six years in prison, and Franks is expected to receive a lighter sentence than if he had lost at trial.
WHAT'S REQUIRED FOR CONVICTIONS?
The defendants never achieved their purported goal of kidnapping Whitmer. Unbeknownst to them, the FBI had infiltrated their group and was closely monitoring them. They were arrested in October 2020.
Defense attorneys portrayed their clients as weekend warriors prone to big, wild talk, who were often stoned. To prove it was deadly serious, prosecutors entered evidence showing the defendants took specific steps, referred to as "overt acts," toward implementing their plans.
Jury instructions explain that convictions on the kidnapping and weapons conspiracy charges require evidence that each defendant committed at least one of the long list of overt acts in the indictment.
Proof that a defendant simply knew about the conspiracy or associated with members of the conspiracy isn't enough.
WHAT ARE THE ALLEGED OVERT ACTS?
They include that Fox proposed the kidnapping of Whitmer on Aug. 23, 2020, during a meeting with Harris and Caserta. Another is that the men scrutinized each other's IDs in a bid to ensure no one was an undercover agent.
Another is that Fox, Croft, Harris and Caserta held field-training exercises in September 2020, practicing tactics for fighting Whitmer's security detail.
The indictment attributes another overt act on Oct. 7, 2020, to Caserta, alleging he instructed co-conspirators that, if they encountered police, they should give the officers one chance to leave, then kill them.
Alleged overt acts on the weapons of mass destruction charge include that Harris boasted on May 1, 2020, that he was a Marine Corps veteran who "can make things go boom if you give me what I need."
WHAT'S THE ROLE OF ENTRAPMENT?
The defense mounted an entrapment defense at trial, accusing the FBI of engaging in the barred investigatory practice. Jurors who find authorities tricked or cajoled targets into committing crimes they showed no predisposition to commit are supposed to return with not guilty verdicts.
Prosecutors have the burden of proving defendants weren't entrapped. At trial, they sought to show that not only were the men were predisposed to joining the kidnap plot but that they discussed such schemes before the FBI sting began.
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Eduard and Liliya Chernous of Asheville spent several weeks in March working with Ukraine refugees in Eastern Europe locations like this facility in Poland. | Photo courtesy of Eduard Chernous
Less than two weeks after Russian forces opened fire on Ukraine, Liliya Chernous was on a flight from North Carolina to Poland.
“When I came to the United States, I told myself, ‘I will learn everything that Americans are doing in order to help my country,’” Chernous said. She never thought helping Ukraine, her home, would mean tending to people fleeing war zones.
“It is a different (kind of) help, but I want to do it.”
When Chernous and her son, Eduard, boarded a 12-hour flight to Warsaw, they didn’t have a set agenda.
The Chernous family immigrated to Asheville from Western Ukraine in 1997. Since then, they’ve made annual trips back to visit Ukrainian family and friends—many of whom have fled the country in recent weeks as Russia widened its attack.
Most of Liliya and Eduard’s Ukrainian family has escaped the country safely. Some are choosing to stay and fight, despite Liliya’s pleas otherwise. One cousin, a front-line fighter in the war, hasn’t been in touch with the family in weeks.
The Chernouses didn’t start their humanitarian work in Ukraine when they landed in Europe. Back in Western North Carolina, they helped put on a vigil in Asheville days after the war began.
But this trip to Eastern Europe was different from previous ones. Instead of sharing meals with family or revisiting fond childhood locations, the pair spent the three-week trip in Germany, at Ukrainian borders and in Poland.
They didn’t join humanitarian organizations offering aid at the borders, such as Doctors Without Borders or the International Committee of the Red Cross. Instead, they reached out to people they knew personally through family and church to offer help.
“We found it more effective to be on a personal basis because the turnaround time is a lot quicker,” Eduard said about joining Polish church and community groups in Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow and the border town of Hrebenne. “You can get directly connected to people.”
The mother and son also served in German cities, including Stuttgart, Pforzheim, Neubulach and Bad Liebenzell.
After joining forces with these connections, Eduard and Liliya transported refugees to safe places and registered them for international passports and social services.
Liliya, who was a registered nurse in Ukraine and works as a medical translator in North Carolina, also assessed people for medical issues. Group leaders told her to be cognizant of potential sex trafficking and approach incoming Ukrainians with listening ears.
The Chernouses quickly realized, however, that the biggest task ahead of them while working with displaced Ukrainians was tending to their emotional needs.
“I just tried to hug them and kiss them,” Liliya said. “Ladies were crying constantly and asking, ‘Why? Why has this happened, Liliya? Do you think the world will end soon?’
“They still hope … to go back. They want to rebuild Ukraine, and they were even asking me, ‘Liliya, do you think the world will help us to rebuild Ukraine?’”
During their nearly monthlong trip, Liliya and Eduard heard heartbreaking stories from refugees about their arduous journey across the Ukrainian border.
One refugee family, while passing through a Russian block post, watched soldiers fire at a vehicle carrying a family with small children. Another had a friend who watched his wife die after being shot.
“They lost track of the days of the week,” Liliya said about a refugee who spoke about staying in the basement with her seven foster children for 19 days after Russia invaded.
“This lady … she said, ‘I so appreciate that I can see … light. Everything is different. Everything is much brighter.’
“Sometimes we don’t see colors, but those refugees, they can see colors much brighter than us.”
Eduard and Liliya flew back to Asheville on March 30, but they don’t plan to stop assisting Ukrainians. As soon as it’s logistically appropriate—they had to pay for the trip on their own and with the help of a GoFundMe—the two plan to return to Ukraine’s borders or wherever they’re needed to help their homeland.
In the meantime, they hope that the world outside Ukraine doesn’t become accustomed to the violence saturating the ground of their home country.
“The more identity we give to the (Ukrainian) people, the better,” Eduard said. “We can only hope that people don’t forget about this.”
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East Union Lady Urchins powerlifting added another trophy and title to their vast collection as they won the MHSAA Class 1 state championship on Friday. East Union finished with 70 total points while Velma Jackson was a very distant second with 27 points.
The Lady Urchins brought home seven gold medals and four silver to take the lopsided win which now gives them six consecutive titles. Had East Union been able to compete in 2020, they would most likely had seven consecutive.
"This is our sixth in a row, it should be seventh because of 2020, we started winning in 2016," East Union coach Scott Duley said. "The girls just performed incredibly, every single one of them set personal records in their totals except for one, they just performed outstandingly.
"Emma Boatner got four state records: in squat (405), bench (165), deadlift (390) and total (960). All state records. She also won something called the Elite 12 which means she is the number one 198 in the state of Mississippi for all schools, all divisions, all classes."
Boatner helped lead the Lady Urchins to the Class 1 win, but she got plenty of help as 11 of the 12 Lady Urchins medaled.
Three other Lady Urchins set state records during Friday's meet including Bethany Hazel's bench of 125 in the 114 class. Lucy Haynes set a new record in the 148 class with her bench of 140 and Jorja Roberson set a new state record in the 165 class with her squat of 390.
Gold medalists for the Lady Urchins and their class included Sunshine Fulgham, 485 total in 97 class, Emily Herod 560 total in the 105 class, Hazel lifted a total of 635 in the 114 class.
Mary Herod won her fifth state title as she took gold in the 132 class with a total of 730.
Haynes won the 148 class with her total of 725 while Marley Helms won the 181 class with a total of 740.
Boatner's record setting day in all four categories and her final score of 960 wrapped up the gold medal performances by the Lady Urchins.
Silver medalists for East Union included Mackenzie Snyder in the 97 class with her total of 455.
Dakota Hines was second in the 123 class with her total of 670.
Anna Grace Gregory was silver medalist in the 220 class and finished with a total of 760.
Jorja Roberson was the silver medalist in the 165 class and was involved in one of the most competitive categories of Class 1 as she and Olivia Decanter reset the state squat record three times according to Duley.
Decanter eventually won the overall competition with 880 compared to 850 for Roberson, but Roberson set a new squat record with 390.
Decanter won the class with her deadlift of 370 which bettered Roberson's top lift of 335. Decanter was also 10 pounds better than Roberson in the bench with her advantage of 135 to 125.
"Olivia is a dominant lifter in 165," Duley said. "She has all the records going into state this year, 365 squat. Jorja squatted 370 to set the record. Olivia squatted 375 to reset it. Jorja then squatted 390 to reset it."
Lauryn Smithey was also a medalist for Myrtle as she took third in the 132 class with a 670 total.
Cora Kelly of Myrtle was fourth in the 123 class with her total of 545.
Addy Mask of East Union placed fifth in the 132 class with her final total of 610.
New Albany had a medalist in the 4A girls classification as Amberianna Shorter took bronze in the 123 class with her total of 650.
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TUPELO • Pontotoc native Kelly Elliot is excited to take the helm of the Tupelo Fire Department.
“I am pumped and ready to go,” Elliott told the crowd of mostly fire fighters who gathered at the BancorpSouth Conference Center for his swearing in ceremony Monday. “It’s going to be awesome. It’s going to be fun.”
Because of the timing of his hire and other scheduling issues, Elliott has not had a chance to meet with the department. A large number of current fire fighters have enough years in the system to retire. Elliott said the first thing he wants to do is meet with the senior leadership to encourage them to help him lead the department.
“That meeting can’t come soon enough,” he said.
Former fire chief Thomas Walker worked with Elliott at TFD 25 years ago and remembered him. When he heard Elliott was Mayor Todd Jordan’s choice, he texted the mayor applauding the choice, saying it was a great day for Tupelo.
Walker also implored the rank and file of the department to give the new guy a chance, noting it took himself about a year to get comfortable with the job, which he held for 12 years.
“I ask you to show him the same respect you showed me,” Walker said to the crowd. “Have an open mind and an open heart. Give him an opportunity and he will earn your respect.”
Before administering the oath of office to Elliott, Jordan addressed the unusual process that got the veteran fire fighter to lead the department. The city accepted nearly two dozen applications and weeded the field down to three candidates, which were all called back for a second interview. It was only then that the mayor saw Elliott’s resume.
“I thought all three finalists would have done a great job, but when I saw the resume of Elliott, it was impressive,” Jordan said. About five minutes into the face to face interview, Jordan knew that Elliott was the guy.
When he left the Tupelo Fire Department in the spring of 1998, Elliott knew he wanted to come back one day as chief. Over the last 24 years, he has gained the experience and leadership skills he thinks will allow him to exceed in the job.
“When you know where you’re going and why you are going there, it’s a lot more fun,” Elliott aid.
Elliott, who will turn 50 next month, has more than 30 years of fire service experience and was the fire chief at the 172nd Airlift Wing in Thompson Field in Jackson. He previously served at the Tupelo Fire Department from 1995 to 1998. Elliott is also a chief master sergeant and a member of the Mississippi Air National Guard.
He is married to Deanna Elliott and together they have three sons; Peyton, Connor and Hayden.
In a technical sense, Elliott might be the first person ever sworn in as fire chief. Walker said Monday’s ceremony was the first official swearing in ceremony he knew of.
“When I got the job, Mayor Jack Reed presented me to the city council and they voted,” Walker said. “The mayor looked at me and said, ‘You’re the fire chief.’”
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Wedding planning experts report that couples are excited to have many of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic lifted and want to create a memorable wedding experience for their family and friends. The trend to create an experience impacts all other wedding decisions including the flowers chosen. Popular flower trends for 2022 may be categorized by color, texture, size, shape, location, flower type, sustainability, and the atmosphere created.
Color
Even though the color of the flowers is mainly about the bride’s personal choice, colors chosen are often influenced by popular trends. Earthy neutral tones such as terra cotta, rusty orange, mauve, and amber or honey yellows were a popular trend for 2021 and beyond. Trends are sometimes driven by royalty and celebrities and color trends are no exception. Princess Beatrice, who wed in 2020, chose pink and peach flowers and brought a renewed interest in romantic pastel colors. For 2022, pastels are transitioning to multi-colored and layered pastel arrangements for a traditional but more dramatic effect with orchids, poppies, peonies, and hydrangea. Pastel layering lends itself well to incorporating the Pantone Color of the year, Very, Peri, a periwinkle-type color. Other color trends for 2022 include: bold colors such as bright pinks, oranges, reds, purples, and yellows; unexpected color combinations; monochrome arrangements using shades of one color, or even dramatic black and white; unusual colors such as chocolate brown, coffee tones, and almost black; and color blocking where multiple colors are used, but with large quantities of a single color used in one area of the arrangement to create a dramatic effect.
Texture
Weddings tend to follow trends in interior design which has led to using a greater variety of flowers and greenery within arrangements combined with increased use of textural elements to create lush, abundant floral arrangements. Rattan, pampas grass, and dried flowers are being combined with traditional softer flowers.
Size
Trends in the size of floral arrangements seem to be on both ends of the spectrum – from small, but impactful arrangements to large, over-the-top arrangements. Smaller, understated, arrangements with timeless flowers are expected to be popular with brides in 2022. A classic, white Lily of the Valley posy bouquet was made popular by Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge, Grace Kelly, and Audrey Hepburn.
After postponing wedding plans due to the pandemic, experts also expect wedding couples to go for large-scale designs such as escort walls; lush, full-tabletop designs; dramatic floral arches; and expansive floral backdrops. Also related to size is the trend to leave bouquet stems extra-long, rather than cutting them off short.
Shape
In the area of shape, Blooming Haus expects a renewed interest in the cascade shape made popular by Princess Diana. Lai also predicts that the semi-cascading bouquet will be a hot trend in 2022, made with rare, exotic, statement flowers.
Location
In addition to floral arrangements hanging from the ceilings and dressing up tabletops, wedding couples are becoming more creative in the placement of flowers to include the floors and walls. There is also a renewed interest in tablescapes with attention to elements that complement the flowers such as fruits and china to create more visual enjoyment for the guests.
Flower type
Several welcomed trends are noted in flower type. The less prestigious gerbera daisies and carnations have made a comeback. A flower expert, Karen Louise, stated regarding carnations, “We’re not sure how these frilly flowers got such a bad rap in the wedding world, but it ends here!”. Pressed flowers have been popular in tabletop designs and picture displays, as well as on wedding cakes, and are expected to gain in popularity in 2022.
Sustainability
Making environmentally friendly choices in floral designs is also an on-going trend. These choices include utilizing more locally grown flowers as well as using the same floral arrangements at both the ceremony and the reception. Sustainability includes not only the use of more locally grown and seasonal flowers, but the use of silk and dried flowers as well. The floral industry is trending toward less use of floral foam, referring to foam as “the plastic bag” of the floral industry.
Atmosphere
Of great importance to today’s wedding couples is the creation of a unique atmosphere or feeling to wow their guests and that will be shared on social media platforms. Trends include creating aisle meadows to resemble nature walks and organic arrangements that mimic nature.
In summary, more and more couples are embracing their own personal style and how the wedding event reflects who they are. In other words, the biggest trend of all for 2022 and beyond may be that couples are looking at trends and then using these trends to choose floral designs that reflect their individuality as they celebrate with people they love.
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Eliza, C. (2022). 2022 Wedding Flower Trends You Should Know. Bridal Musings.
Iacia, S. (2022). 7 Trendy Wedding Flower Ideas That Will Stand Out in 2022: Here’s What Will Be in Full Bloom at Weddings This Year. Wedding Wire. https://www.weddingwire.com
Lai, G. (2022). Coming Up roses: 7 Wedding Flower Trends Set to Blossom in 2022. Vogue. https://www.vogue.com
Louise, K. (2021). The Hottest Wedding Flower Trends for 2022: The Wedding Flower Trends Set to Blossom in 2022 and Beyond! One Fab Day. https://onefabday.com
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If you have never visited Main Street in Ecru you should reserve you a Saturday and do so. Main Street? Ecru? Yes. I mean after all don’t you drive to Tupelo to shop at the mall and then drive other places to shop?
Well save yourself some gas money and just drive to Ecru, park your car and start your stroll. I met some new friends that were connected to some old friends I’ve known for years.
For instance, Mr. Charlie Stubblefield’s daughter, Beverly, has settled into Ecru and she has written a children’s book. She was out in the sunshine meeting and greeting folks and enjoying her day. Next to her was Bert Kemp who brought a big pot of real, and I mean real, New Orleans jambalaya. And children, I know what I’m talking about when I tell you that was stuff to die for. Now he also was touting his own seasoning that he bottles. So my afternoon started well.
As I continued my stroll I stopped into Megan Peeples’ Flowers on Main Street and was delighted with different textures and colors inside her shop. She had several beautiful bows tied on wire and I asked her what that was for. She said it would be a mail box topper that they were going to add Easter eggs and other spring flowers on. Ooooohhhh. It was pretty.
Now the folks at Zuby’s were busy feeding people inside and outside. Outside? Yes, they have tables and chairs set up and you can sit right next to the wall that has that beautiful mural of Ecru painted on it and enjoy the blue sky and sunshine while you eat.
And there at Wood and Cloth that dear lady had her own little helper in the form of her daughter who was greeting folks and letting them know that they were welcome to come in. Her smile was sunshine to my soul.
And then I went across the street to the Tanglefoot Market, Jennifer Rogers smiled at me as I began my trek through all the many booths she has. It was fun looking at all the many interesting things folks have and the diversity of merchandise from necklaces to lamps. And did you know she has one of those old timey horses you can ride for a quarter? I was almost envious of the little boys and girls that climbed up on that saddle. It took me back to my childhood. You just must spend a morning there you will enjoy every minute of it.
And then I went to the Happy Hanger and saw all the little cute dresses and things that sweet lady had in her store. Easter is coming up and you can outfit the whole family there. And they are ready to help you with all you need.
At Aleigh’s Envy the ladies were enjoying trying on all kinds of different dresses and looking at all the cute spring blouses. The botique is multifaceted because you can get everything from a Bible for your soul and soles for your feet.
And please let me not forget those sweet girls at Fallen Oak. They were sporting all kinds of dresses and shoes for the spring and summer season and candles to make your house smell good and soaps to delight your guests and your family.
So, next time your folks want to go on a shopping outing, don’t drive all the way to Tupelo. Enjoy the hometown atmosphere of Downtown Ecru.
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OXFORD — When the offense for No. 9 Ole Miss is at its best, there isn’t necessarily one specific number to point to. The scoreboard matters, of course, as do hits, home runs and the like.
But it’s hard to neatly quantify a quality at-bat, according to head coach Mike Bianco. Whatever it is, however, the Rebels (19-8, 4-5 SEC) had a lot of good ones Sunday afternoon at Kentucky.
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After scoring a combined four runs and amassing nine total hits in the first two games against the Wildcats, Ole Miss’ offense exploded in Sunday’s series-clinching win. In their 10-1 victory, the Rebels had 13 hits, hit three home runs and once again looked like a well-oiled machine.
Beyond that, however, was the fact Ole Miss hitters made Kentucky pitching work for every out. Seven Wildcats pitchers made a whopping 196 pitches Sunday afternoon. In comparison, Kentucky used just two pitchers in Game 2 (124 total pitches) and four pitchers in the opener (143 total pitches).
Ole Miss walked just six times over the first two games of the series; batters walked nine times in the series finale. When the Rebels remain patient, good things happen.
“We have to have those competitive, tough at-bats that sometimes don’t show up in the box score. But you’re running at pitches out, you’re getting walks, you’re making the pitcher work,” Bianco said. “It’s very subjective. There’s not necessarily a stat for that. But that’s what we do really well, and we kind of got away from it. And so I thought today (Sunday) we were more like ourselves in that approach.”
Ole Miss will try to keep its good offensive feeling going Tuesday night at Trustmark Park in Pearl against No. 18 Southern Miss. First pitch is 6 p.m.
The Golden Eagles boast one of the best pitching staffs in college baseball, with a cumulative 2.95 ERA (fifth nationally). Southern Miss has three different starters with ERAs of 2.61 or lower.
MICHAEL KATZ is the Ole Miss athletics reporter for the Daily Journal. Contact him at michael.katz@djournal.com.
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CUMBERLAND, Ind. – A new Indianapolis-area Chick-fil-A will officially open this week.
The Cumberland location, 9961 E. Washington Street near Mitthoeffer Road, includes a multi-lane drive-thru and contactless ordering through the Chick-fil-A app. Typical operating hours are 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The restaurant will open for business on Thursday, April 7. It offers dine-in, drive-thru and carryout service. Delivery will soon be available through third-party services.
While new Chick-fil-A locations traditionally offer free food for a year to their first 100 customers during their grand opening celebration, the Cumberland restaurant is going a different route. It has identified 100 local Indianapolis-area heroes and will surprise them with free Chick-fil-A for a year.
In addition, the chain is partnering with Feeding America to provide a $25,000 donation to a local food bank to help in the fight against hunger.
The Cumberland location is owned and operated by Brendan Riggs, an Iowa native who relocated to Indianapolis and began his work with Chick-fil-A in 2003. After spending 14 years learning the ins and outs of the business, he became operator of the Chick-fil-A on State Road 37 in Noblesville. He’ll now add the Cumberland restaurant to his portfolio.
The restaurant will bring about a hundred full- and part-time jobs to the area.
Chick-fil-A annually ranks high in customer service, with the chain earning recognition for offering the best fast-food customer service in America, according to a 2020 report in Newsweek. Including all industries, the chain finished in the top five in customer service nationally.
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ESMERALDA COUNTY, Nev. — An Indianapolis couple has been missing for nearly a week with their last known location being in the Nevada desert.
According to the Esmeralda Count Sheriff’s Department, Ronnie and Beverly Barker were believed to have departed on a trip from Albany, Oregon, to Tuscon, Arizona, on March 26. Somewhere along a barren stretch of Nevada desert, however, the couple vanished with authorities saying their last cellphone ping came from the area of Coaldale, a ghost town in Esmeralda County, on March 27.
Ronnie, 72, and Beverly, 69, were driving a white 2015 Sunseeker RV with black decals and Indiana license plate C128H. Police said they were towing a white 2020 Kia Soul with Indiana plate FL211A.
Police said both of the Barkers have known medical issues.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Esmeralda County Sheriff’s Office at (775) 485-6370.
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INDIANAPOLIS — It wouldn’t be Monday if things didn’t get weird with our favorite wild card, Jack’s Donuts CEO Lee Marcum.
First he picks on Ryan, then he threatens to show up next time wearing a bunny suit — and not the Easter kind, folks.
There are too many strange moments to mention, so you just have to watch.
Lee really stopped by to talk about the Anderson store, located right across from Anderson University. Fun fact: it was the first Jack’s Donuts with a drive-thru.
He also talked about Easter, one of the busiest days of the year for the company but not the busiest. The day that draws the most people? Thanksgiving Eve, if you can believe it.
Then Lee gets right back to weird. By the end, Jillian was cracking up but also begging for commercial break to make him stop.
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INDIANAPOLIS — From sweet treats to beer, there are several new spots to check out in central Indiana — plus one small but beloved eatery that’s closing.
As always, Jolene Ketzenberger of Culinary Crossroads has the scoop on what’s happening in the local restaurant scene.
Sugar Factory American Brasserie is opening its first Indiana location in the former Palomino in downtown Indy. The restaurant is known for its gigantic, over-the-top, super Instagram-worthy drinks, entrees and desserts. The restaurant opens this Wednesday, April 6. An official grand opening is planned for April 23.
Kismetic Beer Company will have its grand opening April 16, but the tasting room is already open. The new brewery is located at 201 S. Rural St., just off Washington Street in Indy.
There’s a new distillery in Fortville, Indiana. While the tasting room isn’t open yet, you can find Moon Drops Distillery spirits in local liquor stores.
In Carmel, Osteria by Fabio Viviani is now open for lunchtime dining, Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with dinner hours to come later in the spring.
In not-so-happy news, The Cuban Sandwich Shop on North Michigan Road (and formerly as Taste of Havana on Broad Ripple Avenue) is closing permanently April 15, so stop in for an authentic Cuban sandwich before then.
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Indianapolis-based Traders Brewing Company recently celebrated its fourth anniversary. Located at 86th and Zionsville Road, this brewery offers local brews with strong family ties.
Beer lovers will find plenty of options to sample at Traders Brewin, from amber ales with a taste of caramel to easy-drinking Belgian blondes perfect for a warm summer day. Traders Brewing Co. even offers a Mug Club lifetime membership where a one-time fee can earn loyal customers bigger pours and bigger glasses.
Check out their website for more information.
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CUMBERLAND, Ind. — The Town of Cumberland used “#devastated” to describe the state of Lions Park in social media posts asking for information on the vandals who caused destruction over the weekend.
Town officials said the park was “severely vandalized” Saturday night into Sunday morning and posted several photos of the damage, along with security images of the suspects.
“The damage shown below is a small glimpse of the larger picture,” said the Town of Cumberland in a Facebook post. “Brand new electrical was ripped from the small shelter leaving live wires, they put graffiti on the wall of our Buck Creek Mural, (much more disgusting pictures were drawn) they burnt the tennis court net, they silver spray painted our dog walk sign, shattered the bulletin board, destroyed a brand new water fountain and much more.”
An official said based on early estimates, damage is in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Anyone with information on who might have vandalized Lions Park should call 317-894-3525.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom, has never been so busy.
“A year ago, we might have been receiving one, maybe two reports a day about a book being challenged at a library. And usually those calls would be for guidance on how to handle a challenge or for materials that support the value of the work being challenged,” Caldwell-Stone told The Associated Press. “Now, we’re getting three, four, five reports a day, many in need of support and some in need of a great deal of support.”
“We’re on the phone constantly,” she added.
Accounts of book bannings and attempted book bannings, along with threats against librarians, have soared over the past year and the ALA has included some numbers in its annual State of America’s Libraries Report, released Monday. The association found 729 challenges — affecting nearly 1,600 books — at public schools and libraries in 2021, more than double 2020’s figures and the highest since the ALA began compiling challenges more than 20 years ago.
The actual total for last year is likely much higher — the ALA collects data through media accounts and through cases it learns about from librarians and educators and other community members. Books preemptively pulled by librarians — out of fear of community protest or concern for their jobs — and challenges never reported by libraries are not included.
The number could well grow again in 2022, Caldwell-Stone said, as conservative-led school boards and legislatures enact more restrictions. Last week, the Georgia legislature passed a bill that would accelerate the process for removing books seen as “harmful to minors.”
“Nothing would surprise me,” Caldwell-Stone says.
The two most challenged books on the ALA’s top 10 list have been in the news often: Maia Kobabe’s graphic memoir about sexual identity, “Gender Queer,” and Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy,” a coming-of-age novel narrated by a young gay man. Both have been singled out by Republican officials.
Last fall in Virginia, Glenn Youngkin backed a local school board’s banning of the two books during his successful run for governor. Around the same time, South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster supported a school board’s decision to remove “Gender Queer.”
In Florida recently, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized “Gender Queer” and “Lawn Boy” upon signing a law that would force elementary schools to provide a searchable list of every book available in their libraries or used in instruction and allow parents, DeSantis said, “to blow the whistle.”
Kobabe and Evison noted during recent interviews an irony of their books being targeted: neither set out to write a story for young people. But they gained a following among students with the help of the American Library Association, which has given each book an Alex Award for works “written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.”
“I think a big part of our books getting so much attention is that they’re award winners and ended up being purchased by libraries all over the country,” Kobabe said.
Others on the ALA list, virtually all cited for LGBTQ or racial themes, include Angie Thomas’ bestselling “The Hate U Give,” centered on a police shooting of a Black teen; George Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue,” Juno Dawson’s “This Book Is Gay” and Susan Kuklin’s “Beyond Magenta.” Two older works that have been on the list before also appear: Sherman Alexie’s autobiographical novel “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison’s debut novel “The Bluest Eye.”
The library association defines a “challenge” as a “formal, written complaint filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness.” The ALA doesn’t keep a precise figure for how many books have actually been removed, but cases have come up routinely over the past year. Last December, a school district in San Antonio, Texas, pulled hundreds of library books to “ensure they did not have any obscene or vulgar material in them.”
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Several people were arrested after authorities busted a suspected fuel theft ring in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said at a press conference Monday that his agency began its investigation on Feb. 25 after two Circle K stores—located at 3702 Highway 41 in Ruskin and 5004 Highway 41 in Apollo Beach—discovered tremendous fuel discrepancies.
Chronister said the suspects used seven different trucks to steal over $60,000 worth of gasoline.
Surveillance video showed the men pull their vehicles up to the pump and unlock it. They would remove the device that’s used to control the price display and replace it with a homemade device. Then they pumped the gas into “large bladders” that could hold more fuel at a time, Chronister said.
The gasoline was taken to bulk sites near the Tampa International Airport and the Orient Road Jail and sold at a discount, according to the sheriff.
“They were even wise to the fact that when gas prices rose, they would raise their rates,” Chronister said, adding that at one point, they charged $3 per gallon to fill a tank.
Chronister said six suspects were arrested. One is believed to have fled to Cuba. Their names were not released.
The men face various charges, including racketeering (RICO), conspiracy to commit RICO, grand theft and accessing computer electronics without authority. Additional charges could follow.
Investigators suspect the men may be responsible for similar thefts in Pasco and Hernando counties. They’re also looking into whether any crimes were committed by those who owned the properties where the bulk sites were located.
“All of us who are feeling the sting, feeling the financial pain from the fuel increase, we become the victims, because this corporation has to recover their losses. They’re going to cover these losses by dispersing the losses onto the ultimate consumer,” Chronister said. “So here in the Tampa Bay, we’ll be paying higher fuel prices because these thieves saw as an opportunity to take advantage of others during a time when we’re already feeling the financial pain and strain from the increase that all of us are feeling.”
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(WFXR) – Two hand sanitizer products with Disney branding are being recalled because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the presence of benzene and methanol, two toxic chemical compounds.
The products impacted are a Mickey Mouse hand sanitizer and two colors of The Mandalorian hand sanitizers with Baby Yoda on the packaging (see pictures below).
Exposures to large quantities of benzene, whether it’s through inhalation, orally, or through the skin, can result in cancers such as leukemia and other blood disorders.
People exposed to large amounts of methanol can experience nausea, vomiting, headaches, blurry vision, coma, seizures, blindness, damage to the central nervous system, or even death.
The FDA said anyone who ingests the hand sanitizers – whether intentionally or not – could suffer methanol poisoning.
Best Brands Consumer Products, Inc., which imported the hand sanitizers to the U.S., said the products impacted by this recall were manufactured between April and May 2020. The company said the affected lots were already taken off store shelves in April 2021 for other “unrelated commercial reasons.”
Below are the products that are impacted:
If you have these hand sanitizers, you should stop using them immediately and throw them away.
Those who would like to request a refund or have questions regarding the recall can contact Best Brand here. If you are experiencing any problems related to using this product you are asked to contact your doctor.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has released the identities of the three women and three men killed in Sunday morning’s mass shooting.
The victims have been identified as 21-year-old Johntaya Alexander, 57-year-old Melinda Davis, 38-year-old Sergio Harris, 32-year-old Joshua Hoye-Lucchesi, 21-year-old Yamile Martinez-Andrade and 29-year-old DeVazia Turner.
Sacramento police said they were patrolling the area when they heard shots being fired downtown around 2 a.m. Officers said they rushed over to find a large crowd and six people dead in the street.
“Officers began to give medical aid, including CPR, to victims that they found, and at the same time, worked to stabilize the scene and learn what they could about the crime,” said Sacramento Police Chief Kathy Lester.
Twelve other people were wounded in the melee and at least four of them suffered critical injuries, officials said. UC Davis Medical Center said Monday morning that two of the wounded had been treated and discharged and two others were still hospitalized.
Harris’ mother was seen waiting behind yellow crime scene tape Sunday and expressed her frustration after waiting several hours for information from police.
“My child is out there on that ground, you know? This don’t make any sense, and there’s other people’s children that’s out there on the ground. And they won’t tell us nothing, and it’s heartbreaking,” Pamela Harris said, crying. “It’s heartbreaking to see what’s going on out here and they’re not telling us anything.”
Not long after Nexstar’s KTXL spoke to Pamela Harris, authorities confirmed that her son had died.
Frank Turner was working security a few hours away in the Bay Area when he said he got word from family that his 29-year-old son, DeVazia Turner, was among the casualties.
“They were cousins … Sergio and DeVazia were cousins,” Frank Turner said.
According to their parents, both men were fathers.
The Sacramento Police Department said they are searching for at least two people behind the shooting. So far, a description of the suspects has not been released.
According to police, a video on social media shows a fight that happened before shots rang out. Investigators are working to see if that fight is in any way tied to the shooting.
A stolen handgun was also found inside the crime scene perimeter and police said they were investigating if it was used in the shooting.
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9 Fitness and Wellness Activities to Check Out in Philly This Spring
Mark your calendars for these springtime events, including our annual Be Well Philly Fest and indoor floating yoga.
Now that spring has seemed to *officially* sprung (goodbye, temps below 50 degrees!), it’s time to stop winter hibernation mode, put away that puffy down jacket, and get the heck out of the house in allllll the pastels and 90s-inspired ‘fits.
If you’re looking to kick off the season with activities that are good for your body and mind, we’ve got just the list for you. Below, check out nine wellness experiences — including a super special facial and lessons in a sport that’s gaining popularity in the U.S. — that you can enjoy in Philly this spring.
Attend our annual Be Well Philly Fest!
Our favorite event of the year is back in-person (!!) this June, and we can. not. wait. We’ll be revealing the full schedule later this month, but you can expect an entire day of heart-pumping fitness classes, hands-on wellness experiences, and totally insightful speakers at the 2022 Be Well Philly Fest presented by Independence Blue Cross. It’s all going down on Saturday, June 4th — mark those calendars! Plus, early bird tickets are on sale now through April 22nd, so snag ’em while you can. $55 early bird, $65 starting April 23rd.
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Try floating yoga with sunset views
If you love yoga and want to take your practice to the next level, try indoor floating yoga at AKA University City’s wellness club, Level 28. Every Monday evening through May 9th, you’ll test your balance and get zen on a stand-up paddle board afloat Level 28’s “pool in the sky” (it’s 400 feet above street level!), as you enjoy sunset views from the floor-to-ceiling windows — just don’t get too distracted that you fall in the water…which might happen regardless. Classes are led by Aqua Vida, the Philly-based fitness and lifestyle brand focused on sustainability. Opt for a session at 6 p.m. or 7:15 p.m. by signing up here. $50
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Enjoy a luxe facial with locally made products
At the W Philadelphia’s Away Spa, indulge in a facial that is not only fit for royalty, but uses vegan skincare products from Philly’s own Franklin & Whitman. The 80-minute “Franklin’s Secret” includes a botanical steam, a facial with all the works (including two different masks — one during exfoliating and one for soothing), a face and lip scrub, a face massage with a rose quartz roller, an extended scalp massage, and even a coffee hand and foot scrub. Bonus: A portion of all sales will be donated to the PSPCA. Book here. $265
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Spin for a cause
Since 2017, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and local cycling instructors have hosted Philly Spin-In, a massive, two-day spin party benefiting patients in CHOP’s cardiac center. The event is broken up into three, four-hour sessions taking place on Saturday, May 14th and Sunday, May 15th in the parking lot of Roberts Building for Pediatric Research (2716 South Street), but you can also participate at home as a virtual rider. To find out more about joining or starting a team, or live-streaming from home, go here. Can’t participate but want to donate? Head here.
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Learn how to play a new sport
Earlier this year, AFC Fitness’s Bala Cynwyd location launched the first indoor padel club in the Northeast, PADELphia. Padel, a mix between tennis, squash, and badminton, is super popular in Spain, Argentina, and Mexico, and is now gaining a foothold in the United States. There are three indoor padel courts at AFC Bala, plus PADELphia has an outdoor facility in Manayunk. Interested in getting a solid workout and having a ball? Sign-up for a private lesson, an intro clinic, or round-robin play here. Prices vary.
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Dedicate a full morning to self-care
Mind, Body, and Bubbly — the wellness fair put on by Philly PR Girl — is back for its fourth year of connection and self-care. This year’s event is taking place on May 1st both inside and outside Location 215 (990 Spring Garden Street). VIP ticket holders can enjoy a yoga and meditation session led by Thrive Pilates & Yoga, and all attendees can shop from local health and beauty brands at MBB’s signature vendor marketplace. Buy your ticket here. $30 general admission, $45 VIP.
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Go on a (mural) run
It’s no secret that Philly is home to a bunch of beautiful murals — so much so that it’s unofficially been dubbed the “mural capital of the world.” That’s why Philadelphia Runner, Mural Arts Philadelphia, and Mural Miles have teamed up to create a new fun run highlighting some of the city’s best ones. On April 23rd, the On Art Run will see you and your running sneaks through five miles of Philly street art, followed by a cool-down with music, snacks, drinks, and a goodie bag. The run will depart at 9 a.m. from Philadelphia Runner’s University City store (3621 Walnut Street). Free, but registration is required.
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Shop and support local
Local plant-centered wellness and food biz Get Fresh Daily is hosting its inaugural Black Arts + Wellness Fair on Saturday April 30th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freedom Greens + Gardens (5200 Pine Street). According to Get Fresh Daily founder Jiana Murdic, the event will “showcase some of Philadelphia’s most beloved creators, wellness professionals and small business owners who will be selling their wares and hosting interactive demonstrations.” Vendors include The Sable Collective, Share Herbs, Black Soul Vintage, and more. There’ll also be live entertainment and plant-based fare. Free; registration encouraged.
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Immerse yourself in tarot
Gina Tomaine, author of the Philly Tarot Deck guidebook (and former Be Well Philly editor!), is running two tarot workshops this May at Lumos Yoga & Barre. On Saturday May 14th, you’ll learn the foundations of reading the cards and using their meanings for self-reflection and stronger interpersonal connections. The following Sunday (the 22nd), Tomaine will return for Tarot 102, a deeper dive into the practice. Learn more and sign-up here. $25 per workshop; $55 for one workshop plus Philly Tarot Deck.
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