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PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
- Sigma Lithium remains on track to deliver its battery grade high purity sustainable lithium and initiate cash flow generation in the near-term (construction progress footage can be viewed here).
- Electromechanical assembly of the equipment for the Production Plant has commenced at respective suppliers manufacturing sites.
- The following key workstreams are currently underway:
- To date, the following construction workstreams have been 100% completed:
LITHIUM INDUSTRY REGULATORY UPDATE IN BRAZIL
- On July 5, 2022, the Brazilian Government issued a presidential decree (the "New Lithium Decree") allowing unrestricted trade of any products containing lithium, updating the regulatory framework of the sector:
ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING UPDATE
- On June 27, 2022, the Company obtained its requested extension of its current environmental licenses to allow for the simultaneous mining of the north pit and the south pit of the Phase 1 deposit.
- The Company's ESG-centric strategy guided the decision to conduct the simultaneous mining of the north pit and the south pit of the Phase 1 deposit.
CORPORATE UPDATES
- Sigma Lithium received overwhelming support at its annual general shareholder meeting ("AGM") held on June 30, 2022.
- Amendment enables the Company to attract and retain the operating team members who will transition Sigma Lithium into a major global producer.
- Amendment enables the Company to attract and retain the operating team members who will transition Sigma Lithium into a major global producer.
- Sigma Lithium featured in "View from C-Suite" interview by the TMX Group
VANCOUVER, BC, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGMA Lithium Corporation ("Sigma Lithium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML), dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with environmentally sustainable and high-purity lithium, is pleased to provide an update on construction at its wholly owned Grota do Cirillo project (the "Project" or "Grota do Cirilo"), as well as provide a regulatory update and report the results of the voting at its AGM held on June 30, 2022.
"We are honored by our shareholders' continued support and the overwhelming approval of all voted resolutions at our AGM held on June 30, 2022", says Ana Cabral-Gardner, Co-CEO and Co-Chairperson of Sigma Lithium. "We remain focused on establishing Sigma Lithium as one of the world's largest lithium producers, significantly progressing towards positive cash flow when delivering Battery Grade Sustainable Lithium in the near term. Our operating team has been consistently delivering all the execution milestones of the Project's construction and licensing, positioning the Company to potentially participate as a producer in what may be one of the most favorable lithium markets of all time."
Calvyn Gardner, Co-CEO and Co-Chairperson of Sigma Lithium added, "We are pleased to provide an update on our significant construction progress at Grota do Cirilo, as we continue to rapidly advance Phase 1 Plant construction on schedule and on budget, with approximately 25% of total construction completed. The continuous advance of final construction drawings towards 65% completion also allows us to plan for the total amount of bulk construction material to be utilized, potentially extending our management of our supply chains."
PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
Sigma Lithium is pleased to report significant advancement of construction at its Phase 1 Production Plant and infrastructure areas, establishing operational readiness and supporting ongoing operations. The Company continues to rapidly progress construction activities and has issued more than 30 purchase orders for critical equipment as of July 2022.
To date, the following construction workstreams have been 100% completed:
- Earthworks necessary for construction of foundations for the Production Plant;
- Production Plant site's protective drainage (channels and pipes);
- Sump area construction; and
- Detour road improvements (bypass of the municipal road around the Project).
Electromechanical assembly (including mainframes for the primary crusher, DMS plant and other infrastructure) has commenced offsite, and the Company expects equipment to begin arriving towards the end of July.
The construction team is currently focused on completing the following workstreams:
- construction of equipment foundations for the crushing, scalping screening and DMS areas (rebar and pouring concrete);
- construction of the ROM pad and ROM wall;
- construction of the Project's HV substation;
- electromechanical assembly; and
- platework and steel structure fabrication.
Additionally, the Company has progressed detailed engineering alongside construction activities, with approximately 65% of overall detailed engineering completed as of July 2022. Refer to Table 1 below for a breakdown of detailed engineering progress.
Table 1: Detailed Engineering Progress Summary
As a result of the advancement in completion to 65% of the construction drawings to date, Sigma Lithium estimates that the following amounts of materials will be utilized in the construction:
- Concrete: 5,950 m³
- Mechanical and Electrical Equipment: 2,130 tonnes
- Steel Structure: 1,050 tonnes
- Piping: 113 tonnes
- Piping Polyethylene: 12,400 linear meters
- Instruments: 947 units
- Instruments and Electrical Cables: 105,000 linear meters
ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING UPDATE
The Company obtained the requested extension of its current environmental licenses for both construction ("LP") and installation and commissioning ("LI") from the environmental authority of the State of Minas Gerais (the "LP/LI Environmental License"), the Council of Environmental Policy ("Conselho Estadual de Política Ambiental" or "COPAM") in Brazil.
- The extension allows for the simultaneous mining of the north pit and the south pit of the Phase 1 deposit; and
- The extension also allows for the Company to increase the area utilized for the dry stacking of the tailings of the Greentech Production Plant and thus plan a significant expansion of the production capacity in a Phase 2.
The south pit of Phase 1 mine was designed to:
- have the lowest possible environmental impact by preserving the Piaui creek; and
- extend the socioeconomic return of the Company to Aracuai, where the south pit of the deposit was located.
The decision to conduct the simultaneous mining of the north pit and the south pit of Phase 1 by the Company was guided by the Company's ESG-centric strategy, enabling the municipality of Araçuaí (where the south pit is located) to also be entitled to receive part of the CFEM government royalty.
- CFEM royalties were previously restricted to the municipality of Itinga, where the north pit is located.
- As a result, this extension of the environmental license enables the Company to allocate significant royalty payments to BOTH municipalities, meeting SDG # 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions).
An operating license ("LO") is required for the commercial operations, when external sales of the products are conducted.
- The LO in Brazil is only granted once the construction and installation of the Project is completed, as it follows a final inspection by SUPPRI of both First Mine and Production Plant.
- Therefore, as the Project is in construction the Company does not yet have an LO.
On June 27, 2022, COPAM issued a dual LP and LI Certificate No. 4497, for a period of 6 years expiring on June 24, 2028.
REGULATORY UPDATE
On July 5, 2022, the Brazilian Government issued presidential decree number 11.120 (the "New Lithium Decree") fully revoking both presidential decree number 2.413 of December 4, 1997, as well as presidential decree number 10.577 of December 14, 2020.
The New Lithium Decree allows for unrestricted trade of any products containing lithium:
- Eliminates the requirement for quotas and authorizations by the nuclear authority for foreign trade activities, positively deregulating the lithium sector.
- Significantly increases the competitiveness of Brazil for global investments in the lithium supply chain.
- Includes chemicals and products containing lithium chemicals and refined lithium chemicals, such as cathode precursors and cathode paste.
Ana Cabral-Gardner, Sigma Lithium co-CEO says "The New Lithium Decree is a significant positive step for Brazil to modernize and further integrate the country lithium sector into global lithium supply chains. It creates the regulatory conditions for Brazil's to extend its leadership in environmentally and socially sustainable pre-chemical lithium concentrate further downstream into refined chemicals and cathode precursors. Brazil's large reserves of natural gas offshore and abundant and inexpensive renewable energy provide the perfect "Scope 2" conditions for low carbon "Scope 1" downstream industrial facilities in the lithium supply chain."
AGM VOTING RESULTS
Sigma Lithium received overwhelming support from its shareholders at its AGM held on June 30, 2022, with all resolutions passed by a vote of the Company's shareholders.
- Shareholders of approximately 75% of the outstanding shares were represented at the AGM.
Over 98% of the minority shareholder shares represented at the AGM were voted for the amendment of the equity incentive plan.
- Enabling the Company to attract and retain the operating team members who will transition Sigma Lithium into a major global producer.
Refer to Table 2 below for a summary of the voting results at the AGM.
Table 2: Summary of AGM Voting Results
QUALIFIED PERSONS
Mr. Wes Roberts, P.Eng., a member of the technical committee of the Company, is the "qualified person" under NI 43-101 who reviewed and approved the technical information included in this news release.
ABOUT SIGMA LITHIUM CORPORATION
Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML) is a Canadian company dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicle batteries with environmentally sustainable and high-purity lithium.
Sigma Lithium is currently in construction at its wholly owned Grota do Cirilo Project in Brazil, the largest lithium hard rock project in the Americas and one of the largest and highest purity lithium projects in the world. The lithium will be processed in a state-of-the-art, green-tech processing plant that uses 100% renewable energy, 100% recycled water and 100% dry-stack tailings. Since inception, Sigma has devoted itself to strong ESG practices, from its ongoing support of local communities to its goal of achieving net zero by 2024. For more information about Sigma Lithium, visit https://www.sigmalithiumresources.com/
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including but not limited to statements relating to timing and costs related to the commissioning of the Phase 1 Plant, production, the general business and operational outlook of the Company, and other forward-looking information. All statements that address future plans, activities, events, estimates, expectations or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates will or may occur is forward-looking information, including statements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral reserves which may or may not occur. Forward-looking information contained herein is based on certain assumptions regarding, among other things: general economic and political conditions; the stable and supportive legislative, regulatory and community environment in the jurisdictions where the Company operates (including that the Company will obtain all licenses and approvals required); anticipated trends and effects in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic; the military conflict in Ukraine and related sanctions; demand for lithium, including that such demand is supported by growth in the electric vehicle market; the Company's market position and future financial and operating performance; the Company's estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves; and the Company's ability to develop and achieve production at its mineral projects. Although management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable, there can be no assurance that these assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information inherently involves and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to that the Company may not develop its mineral projects into a commercial mining operation; the market prices for lithium may not remain at current levels; and the market for electric vehicles and other large format batteries currently has limited market share and no assurances can be given for the rate at which this market will develop, if at all, which could affect the success of the Company and its ability to develop lithium operations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the current annual information form of the Company and other public filings available under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com.
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Climatetech leaders from Fluor, the Urban Future Lab, Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA Welcome Eight Startups to the Initiative
SOMERVILLE, Mass. and NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carbon to Value Initiative (C2V Initiative), a multi-year collaboration among the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering (UFL), Greentown Labs, and Fraunhofer USA, which is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), has selected eight startups for the second year of its carbontech accelerator program, in partnership with Fluor Corporation, the initiative's Year Two Cohort Champion.
The C2V Initiative received close to 100 applications from nearly 20 countries, representing a wide variety of carbontech innovations, including carbon mineralization, biogenic carbon-based products, carbon sequestration in building materials, carbon nanotubes and nanofibers, novel carbon capture and conversion technologies to fuels and chemicals, and ocean-based carbon sinks. After a highly competitive deliberation and selection process, eight companies were chosen to participate in the second cohort of the C2V Initiative's accelerator program:
- Aluminum Technologies (New Orleans, U.S.) has developed Carbo-Chloride Reduction (CCR) aluminum manufacturing technology, which captures process CO2 and also reduces power consumption relative to conventional methods.
- Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Canada) utilizes point-source CO2 and mineralizes it with waste materials to create supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) that can be used in building materials.
- Carbonova Corp (Calgary, Canada) utilizes CO2 and methane as a feedstock to produce carbon nanofibers (CNF) that may be used in various fields such as transportation and buildings.
- ecoLocked (Berlin, Germany) converts waste biomass into biochar to create admixes that can replace a share of the cement used in concrete manufacturing, and thus sequester carbon within buildings.
- Full Cycle Bioplastics (San Jose, U.S.) has a patented bacteria-based technology that converts organic waste into Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a biopolymer that can be used to replace a wide range of oil-based plastic applications.
- Lydian (Somerville, U.S.) develops an electro-thermal reactor technology that converts captured CO2 into fuels and chemicals.
- Molecule Works (Richland, U.S.) develops a solid sorbent Direct Air Capture (DAC) system using a novel reactor and contactor configuration.
- Osmoses (Boston, U.S.) develops polymers for gas separation, enabling membrane-based carbon capture applications.
Selected startups will work closely with Fluor over a six-month period to advance commercialization efforts, helping to mitigate their carbontech innovation risks. In its unique position as an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) company and a technology licensor, Fluor brings more than 110 years of experience and a unique skillset to evaluating how new technologies can successfully build viable go-to-market strategies.
"Leading the EPC industry by example, Fluor is striving to be net-zero with scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2023," said Al Collins, Fluor's president for corporate development and sustainability. "It is vital to continue developing our own sustainable solutions for a clean environment while concurrently supporting those provided by others. With carbontech at the epicenter of many disruptive climate solutions, the C2V Initiative, together with Fluor, has selected a cohort of great vision, potential, and diversity. We look forward to what this year will bring."
Through its support of the C2V Initiative, NYSERDA provides funding to advance New York State's climate and clean energy goals and accelerate the development and deployment of carbontech in New York State, with the aim of making it a globally recognized center for carbontech leadership.
Doreen M. Harris, President & CEO, NYSERDA said, "NYSERDA's support of the Carbon to Value Initiative, and the eight companies selected under this cohort, is helping to build New York State's carbontech ecosystem while advancing innovation to lower carbon emissions across various sectors of our economy. From transportation and building solutions to carbon capture, we continue to purposefully work with our industry partners to bring new technologies to market that help fight climate change and improve air quality for all New Yorkers."
Cohort startups will also gain access to the C2V Initiative's Carbontech Leadership Council (CLC), an invitation-only group of corporate, nonprofit, and government thought leaders across diverse industry sectors who foster commercialization opportunities and identify avenues for technology validation, testing, and demonstration. In addition to Fluor and NYSERDA, CLC members include BHP, Carbon180, Carbon Direct, CarbonPlan, Circular Carbon Network, ConEdison, Consulate General of Canada in New York, CRH, Johnson Matthey, NRG, TechEnergy Ventures, Unilever, Gore, and XPRIZE. Selected startups will receive $10,000 in non-dilutive funding to support their participation in the accelerator.
On the heels of a successful first year of the C2V Initiative that led to impactful partnership engagements, technology advancements, and industry growth, the C2V Initiative host organizations are eager to support another cohort of carbontech innovators.
"Carbon is a waste product, suspended in the air we breathe," said Pat Sapinsely, Managing Director of the Urban Future Lab. "These innovative companies use it as a feedstock, capture the accumulated waste of the past 150 years, and convert it into useful products. Carbontech is a $3 trillon market opportunity that we're only just beginning to scratch the surface of and it's exciting to be at the center of it all."
"If we are to succeed in reaching carbon neutrality, then carbontech must play a critical role," said Ryan Dings, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel of Greentown Labs. "For carbontech to do so, we must convene entrepreneurs, market leaders, investors, and policymakers deeply committed to rapidly creating a carbontech ecosystem, which is what our efforts with the C2V Initiative represent and why we're so proud to be working with this incredible group of partners."
"We are facing an unprecedented challenge and we need all hands on deck," said Thomas Schuelke, President of Fraunhofer USA. "The new carbontech ecosystems forming from the collaborative efforts of capital investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are a necessity to success."
The C2V Initiative and Fluor hosted a Year 2 kickoff event last month. A recording of the event is available here.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is building a better future by applying world-class expertise to solve its clients' greatest challenges. Fluor's 41,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects to clients around the world. Fluor had revenue of $12.4 billion in 2021 and is ranked 259 among the Fortune 500 companies. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for more than 110 years. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube.
Founded in 2009, the Urban Future Lab at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is New York City's longest running cleantech startup incubator. Due to generous funding from NYSERDA, UFL provides unmatched access to industry stakeholders, strategic advice, marketing and branding support, investor networks, and a community of like-minded founders. Our portfolio includes industry-leading startups in the areas of renewable energy, smart buildings, transportation and resource-efficiency. The Urban Future Lab is leading the way to a more sustainable world by connecting people, capital, and purpose to advance market-ready solutions to address climate change. For more information about UFL, visit ufl.nyc and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. For more information about NYU Tandon, visit engineering.nyu.edu.
Greentown Labs is a community of climate action pioneers working to design a more sustainable world. As the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, Greentown Labs brings together startups, corporates, investors, policymakers, and many others with a focus on scaling climate solutions. Driven by the mission of providing startups the resources, knowledge, connections, and equipment they need to thrive, Greentown Labs offers lab space, shared office space, a machine shop, an electronics lab, software and business resources, and a large network of corporate customers, investors, and more. With its headquarters in Somerville, Mass. and a recently opened incubator in Houston, TX, Greentown Labs is home to more than 200 startups and has supported more than 450 startups since the incubator's founding in 2011. These startups have collectively created more than 8,400 direct jobs and have raised more than $2.2 billion in funding. For more information, please visit www.greentownlabs.com or Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
Fraunhofer USA, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to the advancement of applied research. Fraunhofer USA was founded in 1994 to conduct applied R&D for customers from industry and state governments and the federal government in the United States. Fraunhofer USA develops and validates scientific applications and technologies for industrial innovation in the USA. Fraunhofer USA's research centers in the United States and the Fraunhofer institutes of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany work together to provide the most versatile cutting-edge technologies to a global market. Fraunhofer USA offers unique transatlantic business opportunities to close the innovation gap from the lab to the real market. The research centers of Fraunhofer USA pursue strategic alliances with one or more of the numerous Fraunhofer institutes of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft in Germany and with major research universities in the USA. For more information please visit www.fraunhofer.org or LinkedIn and Twitter.
C2V Initiative Media Contact:
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Chief of Staff, Greentown Labs
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TORONTO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN) is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare, construct, and operate the facilities required to carry out the In-Situ Recovery ("ISR") Feasibility Field Test ("FFT") planned for the Phoenix deposit at the Company's 95% owned Wheeler River project. View PDF version
The approval was granted by the Saskatchewan Minister of Environment (the "Minister") and authorizes Denison to operate "pollutant control facilities" – which is typical for mining operations and allows for the management of material recovered from mineral extraction through to waste water treatment, discharge, and storage (as applicable). The approval followed the completion of a process involving the review of and consultation on the Company's permit application and supporting materials related to the FFT.
Kevin Himbeault, Denison's Vice President of Plant Operations & Regulatory Affairs, commented "We are pleased to have received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare and operate the Phoenix FFT. This is a significant advancement for the FFT, which is a key step in the process of de-risking the proposed Phoenix ISR uranium mining operation and is expected to provide important details to support the ongoing Feasibility Study. Overall, Denison was pleased with the permit submission, review, and community consultation process – as it reflected a shared objective of all interested parties to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible operation of the facilities required to complete the FFT."
David Cates, Denison's President & CEO, added "The permitting of the FFT is an excellent demonstration of our team's technical and regulatory capabilities. The FFT represents a first-of-its-kind test of a uranium mining method that is new to Canada. Successfully navigating the regulatory environment in Saskatchewan to develop conditions for the oversight of a novel advanced field test is a notable accomplishment for both the Denison team and the regulatory team from the Ministry of the Environment."
With receipt of the Approval to Operate Pollutant Control Facilities from the Minister, preparation and construction of the FFT facilities, described below, are now fully authorized and are expected to commence shortly.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has determined that a Nuclear Substance License is also required for Denison to possess and store a nuclear substance (mineralized solution containing uranium) resulting from the operation of the FFT. The process to obtain this license is well advanced, and the licence is expected to be received before the site preparation and commissioning activities are completed.
This press release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2021, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated September 16, 2021.
The FFT is designed to use the existing commercial-scale ISR test pattern ("Test Pattern"), installed at Phoenix in 2021 (see news releases dated July 29, 2021 and October 28, 2021), to facilitate a combined assessment of the Phoenix deposit's hydraulic flow properties with the leaching characteristics that have been assessed through the metallurgical core-leach testing program. Overall, the FFT is intended to provide further verification of the permeability, leachability, and containment parameters needed for the successful application of the ISR mining method at Phoenix and is expected to validate and inform various feasibility study design elements – including the production and remediation profiles expected for the project.
The operation of the FFT is planned to occur in three phases: (1) the leaching phase, (2) the neutralization phase, and (3) the recovered solution management phase.
The majority of the test activities (leaching and neutralization phase) will occur within an estimated 60-day operating time frame, with the construction and placement of temporary facilities commencing approximately two months prior to the commissioning of the test facilities and initiation of the leaching phase.
The leaching phase is designed to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the leaching process in the mineralized zone, at a depth of approximately 400m below the surface. The leaching phase includes the controlled injection of an acidic solution into a portion of the existing Test Pattern within the mineralized zone (the "Leaching Zone") and the recovery of the solution back to the surface using existing test wells. The recovered solution from the leaching phase is expected to contain dissolved minerals, including uranium, copper, iron, molybdenum, and zinc. Once on surface, the recovered solution (up to a maximum of 500 cubic metres) will be stored temporarily in tanks in accordance with approved environmental protection containment measures.
The neutralization phase includes the recovery of the remainder of the leached mineralized solution from the Leaching Zone and is intended to verify the efficiency and effectiveness of the process for returning the Leaching Zone to near baseline conditions. During this phase, a mild alkaline (basic) solution will be injected into the Leaching Zone to neutralize the area and reverse the residual effects of the acidic solution injected during the leaching phase. The recovered solution from the neutralization phase (up to a further maximum of 500 cubic metres) will also be stored temporarily on surface in tanks in accordance with approved containment measures.
The recovered solution management phase involves separating the solution recovered from both the leaching phase and the neutralization phase into (i) mineralized precipitates and (ii) a neutralized treated solution. The mineralized precipitate will be temporarily stored on surface in steel tanks and the neutralized treated solution will be re-injected into a designated subsurface area.
Temporary surface facilities required to complete the FFT are planned to be installed at the Phoenix site during the third quarter of 2022. The procurement of necessary materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as detailed engineering of the facilities are already well advanced.
The FFT site is planned to include the following facilities and infrastructure:
- Tanker pad – for storage of tanker trucks used for delivery of reagents to site.
- Injection solution preparation module – a modular unit where groundwater will be mixed with reagents to prepare the injection solution.
- Test pattern coverall building – a tension-fabric building to be built over the test area.
- Recovered solution surge tank – the surge tank will receive recovered solution from the test wells.
- Solution storage tanks – six (6) tanks are expected to be installed to provide a total of 1,000 cubic metres of solution storage. These tanks are designed to receive solution pumped from the recovered solution surge tank for temporary storage before separating the recovered solution into mineralized precipitates and a neutralized treated solution during the recovered solution management phase of the FFT.
- Piping – double-walled transfer piping will run from the recovered solution surge tank (next to the test wells) to the solution storage tanks.
- Recovered solution management modules – two modular units will be mobilized to site that contain equipment for managing the recovered solutions.
- Mineralized precipitate storage tanks – during the recovered solution management phase, the mineralized precipitate will be transferred into fully enclosed and lockable storage tanks. The mineralized precipitate storage tanks will be placed in a secure fenced area for temporary storage.
- Laboratory – a mobile laboratory will be located on site and equipped for bench-scale testing of samples.
- Construction / Operations Centre – a mobile office will serve as a construction office and operations centre as well as the main gate entry point for the site.
- Wash car and change room – a mobile facility will allow staff to change and wash before and after each shift at the Phoenix site.
- Perimeter fence – the entire area (~8,820 square meters) will be fenced and gated to control access and minimize interactions with wildlife.
All civil earthworks required for the FFT site are expected to occur on previously disturbed areas and no additional land clearing is planned.
Figure 1 provides a plan view of the expected FFT site layout. Figures 2 and 3 provide isometric schematics of the site facilities.
Under the terms of the Approval to Operate Pollutant Control Facilities obtained from the Minister, Denison is authorized to construct and operate various regulated elements associated with the FFT, including pollutant control facilities, mineralized precipitate facilities, radon air pollution abatement equipment, and hazardous substances and waste dangerous goods storage facilities.
The approval includes specific operating conditions related to (a) mineralized precipitate, recovered solution and drill cuttings, handling, and transportation, (b) hazardous substances material storage, handling, and transportation, (c) air management, (d) water/wastewater management, and (e) waste handling, transportation, and disposal. Additionally, the approval includes provisions related to inspections, monitoring, reporting, and decommissioning and reclamation.
Wheeler River is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the infrastructure rich eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin region, in northern Saskatchewan – including combined Indicated Mineral Resources of 132.1 million pounds U3O8 (1,809,000 tonnes at an average grade of 3.3% U3O8), plus combined Inferred Mineral Resources of 3.0 million pounds U3O8 (82,000 tonnes at an average grade of 1.7% U3O8). The project is host to the high-grade Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits, discovered by Denison in 2008 and 2014, respectively, and is a joint venture between Denison (operator) and JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited ("JCU"). Denison has an effective 95% ownership interest in Wheeler River (90% directly, and 5% indirectly through a 50% ownership in JCU).
A PFS was completed for Wheeler River in 2018, considering the potential economic merit of developing the Phoenix deposit as an ISR operation and the Gryphon deposit as a conventional underground mining operation. Taken together, the project is estimated to have mine production of 109.4 million pounds U3O8 over a 14-year mine life, with a base case pre-tax NPV of $1.31 billion (8% discount rate), Internal Rate of Return ("IRR") of 38.7%, and initial pre-production capital expenditures of $322.5 million. The Phoenix ISR operation is estimated to have a stand-alone base case pre-tax NPV of $930.4 million (8% discount rate), IRR of 43.3%, initial pre-production capital expenditures of $322.5 million, and industry-leading average operating costs of US$3.33/lb U3O8. The PFS is prepared on a project (100% ownership) and pre-tax basis, as each of the partners to the Wheeler River Joint Venture are subject to different tax and other obligations.
Further details regarding the PFS, including additional scientific and technical information, as well as after-tax results attributable to Denison's ownership interest, are described in greater detail in the NI 43-101 Technical Report titled "Pre-feasibility Study for the Wheeler River Uranium Project, Saskatchewan, Canada" dated October 30, 2018, with an effective date of September 24, 2018. A copy of this report is available on Denison's website and under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
Denison suspended certain activities at Wheeler River during 2020, including the EA process, which is on the critical path to achieving the project development schedule outlined in the PFS. While the EA process has resumed, the Company is not currently able to estimate the impact to the project development schedule outlined in the PFS, and users are cautioned against relying on the estimates provided therein regarding the start of pre-production activities in 2021 and first production in 2024.
Denison is a uranium exploration and development company with interests focused in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition to its effective 95% interest in the Wheeler River project, Denison's interests in the Athabasca Basin include a 22.5% ownership interest in the McClean Lake joint venture, which includes several uranium deposits and the McClean Lake uranium mill that is contracted to process the ore from the Cigar Lake mine under a toll milling agreement, plus a 25.17% interest in the Midwest Main and Midwest A deposits, and a 66.90% interest in the Tthe Heldeth Túé ("THT", formerly J Zone) and Huskie deposits on the Waterbury Lake property. The Midwest Main, Midwest A, THT and Huskie deposits are each located within 20 kilometres of the McClean Lake mill.
Through its 50% ownership of JCU, Denison holds additional interests in various uranium project joint ventures in Canada, including the Millennium project (JCU 30.099%), the Kiggavik project (JCU 33.8123%) and Christie Lake (JCU 34.4508%). Denison's exploration portfolio includes further interests in properties covering ~280,000 hectares in the Athabasca Basin region.
Denison is also engaged in post-closure mine care and maintenance services through its Closed Mines group (formerly Denison Environmental Services), which manages Denison's reclaimed mine sites in the Elliot Lake region and provides related services to certain third-party projects.
The disclosure of scientific or technical information related to the FFT or Wheeler River project contained in this release has been reviewed and approved, as applicable, by Mr. David Bronkhorst, P.Eng, Denison's Vice President, Operations or Mr. Andrew Yackulic, P. Geo., Denison's Director, Exploration, who are Qualified Persons in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101.
Certain information contained in this news release constitutes 'forward-looking information', within the meaning of the applicable United States and Canadian legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'potential', 'plans', 'expects', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates', or 'believes', or the negatives and/or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will' 'be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information pertaining to the following: expectations with respect to the FFT program, scope, timing and the anticipated results thereof; the expectation that Denison will receive all required permitting for the FFT, including CNSC approvals; and expectations regarding its joint venture ownership interests and the continuity of its agreements with its partners and third parties.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, the modelling and assumptions upon which the work plans for exploration and/or the Wheeler River Project are based may not be maintained after further work is completed. In addition, Denison may decide or otherwise be required to discontinue exploration, testing, evaluation and development work if it is unable to maintain or otherwise secure the necessary resources (such as testing facilities, capital funding, regulatory approvals, etc.). Denison believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate and results may differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information. For a discussion in respect of risks and other factors that could influence forward-looking events, please refer to the factors discussed in Denison's Annual Information Form dated March 25, 2022 or subsequent quarterly financial reports under the heading 'Risk Factors'. These factors are not, and should not be construed as being exhaustive.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Any forward-looking information and the assumptions made with respect thereto speaks only as of the date of this news release. Denison does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this news release to conform such information to actual results or to changes in Denison's expectations except as otherwise required by applicable legislation.
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Sex is good wherever you have it (at least it should be), but you have to admit it's super hot when you're on holidays.
The sun is shining, you're way more relaxed and you can get frisky while admiring a gorgeous, scenic view.
What's not to love about a saucy romp in the sunshine?
READ MORE: Why having sex could actually help you sleep during the heatwave
But there are some things you can do to heat thigs up even more when you're on vacation this summer.
Sexologist Jess O’Reilly, PhD, host of the Sex With Dr. Jess Podcast, once told Women's Health: "Breaking your routine can ignite passion.
"When you’re in an unfamiliar location with an unpredictable schedule, your brain often perks up as you tune into the novelty of your surroundings."
Not to mention going on an adventure with your partner is bound to spice things up in itself, and you've got to channel all that excitement somehow.
Sometimes couples can make less time for sex at home because they're busy, stressed and just too worked up about life in general to make the time for those intimate moments.
When you're on holiday you can totally chill out, and really take the time to give each other a little extra attention.
O’Reilly added: "Your inhibitions tend to decline when you travel, and you may become more open to novelty.
"According to self-expansion theory, when you create and support opportunities for growth, it can increase connection and relationship fulfilment."
If you want to make the most of vacation sex there are a few things you can do to really take it to the next level.
Prepare yourself for a super hot holiday with some of these top sex tips.
How do I have the best holiday sex?
Relaxation is key
There are a few things you can do to really take things up a few notches, but the most important thing to do is ensure you totally relax.
Most people need to feel relaxed to get in the mood so – if you've had a day out exploring – make sure you take some time to rest when you get back, and don't overdo it.
You're more likely to feel frisky, get aroused and achieve the Big O if you're really relaxed, so make sure you use the time away to chill out.
Be adventurous
It's also a good idea to mix up the positions and – when you've got a lot more time to play with – why wouldn't you?
If you have a standard routine at home then ditch it.
You're on holiday so vary things up and live adventurously to have a particularly pleasurable holiday.
Have a splash about
No matter where you're jetting off on holiday, there is likely to be some form of water feature nearby.
Even if your only option is a shower or bathtub – make sure you use it to spice things up and get the sexual juices flowing.
Sexperts say it can be incredibly sexy to shower together, and the beach can also be a good place to get in the mood.
You could even have a little smooch in the sea as a bit of a warm up before heading back to the room to share a shower or bath.
Be spontaneous
Some people have such a strict routine in day-to-day life that it can be normal for them to plan to have sex.
When you're on holidays you have much more scope to live in the moment, which makes things a lot more exciting.
If you usually have sex at a certain time of day then break the rules and be more spontaneous.
Use all that relaxed energy to really make the most of your time together.
What positions could I try when I'm away?
If you're looking for some moves to change things up, some of these should do the trick.
Don't be afraid to try something new to add a little excitement to your time in the bedroom.
Corkscrew
To pull this one off you need to position yourself near the edge of a bed or bench.
The receiving partner should rest on their hip and forearm, and they also need to bring their thighs together.
Then the penetrating partner will need to stand and straddle the first partner, so they can enter and grind from behind.
Face-off
To do the face-off the penetrating partner needs to begin by resting on a chair or the edge of the bed.
The receiving partner will then face them by sitting on their lap.
To make the most of this move it's important to grind slowly, as this will help to pro-long the sesh.
Ballet dancer
This move involves both partners standing, but the receiving partner will be resting on one-foot only.
Balancing one leg, they need to face the penetrating partner and wrap their other leg around their partner's waist.
Obviously the penetrating partner will help to support them before things get going.
Doggy style
To get down and doggy the receiving partner will need to rest on all fours, as the penetrating partner kneels behind.
The penetrating partner has two options – they can either keep upright or wrap themselves over the top of their partner a little as they enter them from behind.
This is a good position to perform while looking out of the window, so you can get frisky while gazing out at the beautiful ocean view.
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Together the organizations will deliver powerful data integration that enhances efficiency while delivering quality patient care.
DALLAS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KanTime, the fastest growing post-acute EHR software provider, has partnered with Medline, an industry leader in medical supply manufacturing and distribution. This partnership includes a data integration that helps post-acute care agencies save time and money by enhancing their efficiency when ordering medical supplies needed to deliver quality care.
Medline's clinical and supply chain data will integrate with the KanTime system, allowing customers to track inventory, spend less time updating patient information, and access data reporting. This system integration is a huge step in growing customers' profitability while improving patient care.
Michael Froning, President of Pinnacle Home Care, stated: "As a Medline customer, this integration enables us to seamlessly bring our Medline ordering data into our current patient status records within KanTime, delivering a far more efficient process when ordering medical supplies for our patients."
KanTime's Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Kannan, shared his thoughts on the integration: "There are a significant number of our customers also partnering with Medline. We are excited to bring this integration into KanTime to help our mutual customers deliver quality care."
Allison Molnar, Vice President of Sales at Medline, said: "Now more than ever, our customers are looking for ways to save time, reduce costs, and create operational efficiencies, all while providing the best possible care to their patients. Through Medline's partnership with KanTime, we will be able to do just that. We look forward to collaborating with the KanTime team to continue serving our customers and evolving within the homecare market."
KanTime Healthcare Software is an American-based healthcare technology company that is the fastest-growing post-acute software provider in the nation, with over 900,000 patients, 210,000 users, $12.9B in processed claims, and 70M annual visits. We provide cloud-based enterprise software to home health, hospice, pediatric, private duty, and consumer-directed services agencies. KanTime helps agencies improve clinical compliance, increase operations efficiency, and achieve financial success.
KanTime works seamlessly on any point of care device, be it iOS, Android, or Windows-based, both online and offline. Additionally, KanTime offers robust business intelligence tools that allow upper-level management to drill down into various clinical, financial, and operational KPIs and act accordingly.
Medline is a healthcare company, manufacturer, distributor, and solutions provider focused on improving the overall operating performance of healthcare. Partnering with healthcare systems and facilities across the continuum of care, Medline provides the clinical and supply chain resources required for long-term financial viability in delivering high-quality care. With the scale of one of the country's largest companies and the agility of a family-led business, Medline can invest in its customers for the future and rapidly respond to a dynamically changing market with customized solutions. Headquartered in Northfield, Ill., Medline has 30,000+ employees worldwide and does business in more than 125 countries and territories.
Contact: Lauren Corcoran,
lcorcoran@kantime.com
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-Round1 Will Open Two New Locations-
SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Macerich (NYSE: MAC), one of the nation's leading owners, operators and developers of one-of-a-kind retail and mixed-use properties in top markets, today announced a major large-format entertainment company has selected two more Macerich properties for a new location.
Round1 Bowling & Amusement is joining Macerich's high-performing Arrowhead Towne Center in fast-growing suburban Phoenix and Danbury Fair in Connecticut.
"As our A-quality properties continue to attract a wide variety of new uses and new concepts, best-in-class, large-format entertainment companies are increasingly choosing Macerich destinations for their new locations," said Doug Healey, Senior Executive Vice President, Leasing, Macerich. "More and more, people want physical places where they can be together and have fun. We're pleased that in addition to providing great settings for shopping, dining, staying, working and living, our Regional Town Centers continue to add even more large-format entertainment experiences that shoppers crave today."
Many of these additions include first-in-the-portfolio locations. Dave & Buster's is now open at Vintage Faire, the dominant retail destination in Modesto in California's Central Valley. XLanes recently opened its first Macerich location at Fashion Fair in Fresno, California, and Pinstripes is set to open at Broadway Plaza, nestled in the East Bay community of Walnut Creek, California.
Popular large-format entertainment concepts at Macerich properties include:
Round1 Bowling & Amusement, a multi-entertainment center offering bowling, arcade games, billiards, karaoke, ping pong, darts and more. Round1 is currently operating at other Macerich properties including Deptford Mall (Deptford, New Jersey), Lakewood Center (Lakewood, California), Valley River Center (Eugene, Oregon) and Fashion District Philadelphia.
Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ: PLAY) offers an impressive selection of high-quality food and beverage items along with the latest games and attractions, including state-of-the-art simulators, games of skill and the D&B Sports Bar.
XLanes FEC (Family Entertainment Center) features everything friends and families look forward to when going out, including bowling, billiards, restaurant, bar, arcade and more.
Pinstripes With 13 locations across the U.S., Pinstripes offers bowling, bocce and bistro, with made-from-scratch dining and signature service.
Macerich is a fully integrated, self-managed and self-administered real estate investment trust (REIT). As a leading owner, operator and developer of high-quality retail real estate in densely populated and attractive U.S. markets, Macerich's portfolio is concentrated in California, the Pacific Northwest, Phoenix/Scottsdale, and the Metro New York to Washington, D.C. corridor. Developing and managing properties that serve as community cornerstones, Macerich currently owns 48 million square feet of real estate consisting primarily of interests in 44 regional town centers. Macerich is firmly dedicated to advancing environmental goals, social good and sound corporate governance. A recognized leader in sustainability, Macerich has achieved a #1 GRESB ranking for the North American retail sector for seven straight years (2015-2021). For more information, please visit www.Macerich.com.
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POTTSTOWN, Pa. - U.S. Marshals found a man dead in Pottstown.
They found the man Tuesday afternoon on East High Street.
The officer in charge said they were looking for the man, but the officers didn't kill him.
They also said they didn't fire any weapons.
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Drug Policy Expert Andrea G. Barthwell, M.D. Named to Company's Board of Directors, Also to Lead New Therapeutics Business
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TR Processing LLC, a botanical-derivative manufacturer on a mission to transform health and well-being by proving and commercializing pharmaceutical ingredients, today announced it served as the Cannabidiol (CBD) supplier for NYU Langone Health's and Baptist Health/Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute's Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating CBD safety and impact on post-operative pain, patient satisfaction, and opioid consumption following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery. President William J. Clinton, who is following the study through the Clinton Foundation, said he is encouraged by the progress.
The clinical trial randomly assigned 99 participants between the ages of 18 and 75 into a placebo group or a group receiving buccally absorbed CBD. A day after surgery, patients receiving CBD experienced on average 23 percent less pain compared to patients receiving the placebo, and 22 to 25 percent greater satisfaction with pain control the first two days following surgery compared to those receiving placebo. No major side effects were reported.
President Clinton said, "The Clinton Foundation has worked for years to reduce opioid addiction and deaths. To succeed, we need non-addictive alternatives to pain management. The results of the trial conducted by NYU Langone, with TRP's CBD ingredient, are very encouraging and I'm eager to see the results of the next round."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2021 and one million lives were lost to overdoses in the past two decades. The epidemic costs the U.S. more than $1 trillion a year.
Kevin Kaplan, M.D., FAAOS, orthopedic surgeon and head team physician for the Jacksonville Jaguars led the trial for Baptist Health/Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute and helped guide the research. Dr. Kaplan said, "We performed an exhaustive search looking for a manufacturer that could provide consistent and quality raw ingredients, while acknowledging the strict standard under which the FDA and pharmaceutical industry operate. We found that in TRP and thank them for their support."
TRP also appointed Andrea G. Barthwell, M.D. to the company's board of directors. She will also lead TRP's new therapeutics business, which plans to create patentable combinations of its ingredients for drug development across dozens of indications. Dr. Barthwell has more than 30 years' experience in addiction medicine and drug policy, serving the administration of President George W. Bush as deputy director for Demand Reduction at The Office of National Drug Control Policy. She also advised GW Pharmaceuticals in their application for FDA approval of Sativex, a cannabinoid-based drug prescribed for spasticity related to multiple sclerosis.
"I am excited by TRP's focus on responsible development of cannabinoids and believe patients, physicians, and pharmaceutical companies are looking for safe and effective solutions for pain management and general health and well-being," said Dr. Barthwell.
"We are committed to supporting the study and responsible commercialization of isolated cannabinoids, including CBD," said Chris Kanaley, chief strategy officer at TRP. "Tackling opioid abuse and addiction through the development of safer pain management alternatives is the first of many potential uses of our unique processing platform, and we are enthusiastic about the future. Our work has tremendous potential to become precision medicine at its best."
Based in Golden Valley, Minn., TR Processing is a botanical-derivative manufacturer on a mission to transform health and well-being by proving and commercializing pharmaceutical ingredients. The company powers businesses and institutions that are solving some of healthcare's biggest challenges. The company was purpose built to service the rigid demands of large enterprises and is Fortune 500 audited and approved. With purity, quality, and compliance as core values, the company sources only the best materials for its process, supports strict regulation, and tests every product beyond industry standard. Follow our progress at www.TRProcessing.com.
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Dr. Jason Gardner named new Superintendent for Mooresville Graded School District
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Dr. Jason Gardner, the current interim superintendent at Rowan-Salisbury Schools, has been named the new superintendent of the Mooresville Graded School District.
According to a news release, the MGSD Board of Education has announced the selection and election of Dr. Jason Gardner as the next superintendent of the Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD).
Dr. Gardner’s superintendency with MGSD will commence pending release from his current district.
“During the search process, the board carefully reviewed applications from a diverse field of twenty-two excellent candidates from ten different states. Although many qualified candidates applied, the board felt that Dr. Gardner’s experience, leadership, and dedication to students and staff would best serve MGSD students, employees, and the community for years to come,” the release stated. “The board is confident Dr. Gardner will lead the school system to even higher achievement. Dr. Gardner has enjoyed a long and very successful career in public education spanning over twenty years in North Carolina.”
Gardner currently serves as the interim superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools (RSS), where he has also worked as chief academic officer and executive director of elementary education. Over the last six years, Dr. Gardner has played a pivotal role in helping RSS substantially improve the number of schools meeting or exceeding growth.
Prior to joining RSS, Dr. Gardner spent a total of four years as a principal and assistant principal in MGSD. In addition, he previously served as a teacher and assistant principal in the Iredell-Statesville Schools (2003-2012). Dr. Gardner began his career in 2002 as a teacher in the Gaston County Schools. In addition to his K-12 experience, he has also worked as an adjunct professor at Catawba College and Wingate University.
Dr. Gardner has an impressive academic background as well. He received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Concord University. He went on to earn a master’s degree in school administration from Appalachian State University and a doctorate in educational leadership from Wingate University.
Dr. Gardner is married to Meghan McGrath and has three children, Abigail, Taveon, and Jaxson, and two stepchildren, Nolan and Ellie. He is excited to have the opportunity to serve the community in which he lives and where his children attend school. Dr. Gardner issued the following statement about accepting the position: “I am honored with the opportunity to serve as the next leader of Mooresville Graded School District, and I look forward to engaging with the community to ensure that we are providing an excellent education for every child, every day!”
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MARQUETTE, Mich. and LANSING, Mich., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN), a leading provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota announces the addition of Tammy Smith as its Grants & Funding Manager.
In anticipation of this important addition, PFN's Vice President of Government Affairs stated, "Tammy's vast experience in grants and funding will allow PFN to engage in federal and state broadband funding opportunities that enhance our robust network. Her critical thinking, attention to detail, and vast industry knowledge is a valuable asset to our growing company and for our customers in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. We are pleased that she has joined the PFN team."
Tammy brings to PFN over 20 years' experience working with government, academic, and non-profit organizations across various industries. She is a certified grant management specialist, an expert in federal grants, and contributing author to the Grants Management Body of Knowledge (GMBoK) Guide published by NGMA.
A graduate of Western Michigan University, Tammy lives in Bath with her husband, Thomas. In their free time they enjoy being with their children and family, and love to be outdoors. You will often find them at the horse barn, roller rink, or exploring Michigan's waters and wildlife with their fishing poles, kayaks, and cameras.
More Information:
www.pfnllc.net
Media Contact:
Kelly Proudfit
Sales Support Specialist
Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN)
(906) 232-1003
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IN A move that the team described as painful, RSG Philippines released MPL-PH vets EJ “Heath” Esperanza and Joshwell Christian “Iy4knu” Manaog.
“Heath & Iy4knu will not be part of our active roster for Season 10,” said the team in its social media announcement. “They will be put on the transfer list.”
“Both of them played a pivotal role in the success of RSG Philippines,” the team went on, citing the “fundamentals of the game” that they imparted to the team’s other players.
The team listed both players, who were reserves all throughout RSG PH's championship run in Season 9, as "open for transfer" in its announcement.
Heath, Iy4knu already inactive players upon release
Heath, a SEA Games gold medalist from the pioneering Sibol squad of 2019, was part of the Omega Esports roster that was released when the team adopted the Execration team wholesale.
Iy4knu, meanwhile, was a key member of the original Onic PH squad that debuted in Season 4. He was signed up by RSG PH in Season 8, but announced earlier this year that he was taking a break from active competition.
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: October 28, 2021 to April 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 5, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in TDOC:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Teladoc Health, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (ii) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (iii) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Teladoc you have until August 5, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Teladoc securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the TDOC lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/teladoc-health-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=29698&from=4.
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Champion Plumbing explains the importance of testing potable water
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion Plumbing, a leading provider of plumbing services to the Oklahoma City area, wants residents to understand the importance of having clean potable water. Backflow testing is a simple way to ensure unwanted wastewater isn't contaminating a home's water supply.
Backflow occurs when water flows in the opposite direction in a pipeline, either because of backpressure or backsiphonage.
"Backflow isn't something that many residential customers consider when there is an issue with their water supply," said Brent Harpole, owner of Champion Plumbing. "It can be a serious issue if the problem escalates and contaminates your water. Frequently testing potential backflow can help protect your potable water supply and plumbing system while preventing future costs associated with plumbing issues."
Harpole and the Champion Plumbing crew provide these three signs that indicate backflow testing may be needed.
- Change in color and taste of water: One of the most notable telltale signs that backflow testing is needed is the change in color and taste of a home's water. Homeowners know how their water typically tastes and looks. If the water in the home is discolored or has a bad taste, consider having a professional perform a backflow test.
- Poor water pressure: Another sign that a backflow test is needed is a decrease in water pressure. Be aware of any significant change in normal water pressure. Slow-moving drains could also be a vital sign that backflow is present in the plumbing system.
- Odors coming from the faucet or plumbing lines: A bad odor is easily noticeable for homeowners. A strong sulfurous smell that lingers near the faucet or plumbing lines is an indicator that there is a backflow issue.
"Backflow testing is critical for any plumbing system," Harpole said. "Backflow can put your clean water at risk of being contaminated. Paying attention to the signs will help alert homeowners that it's time to have a backflow test to ensure their potable water remains clean and safe."
For more information about Champion Plumbing, visit https://callthechamps.com/.
About Champion Plumbing
Started in 2015, Champion Plumbing is led by the husband-and-wife duo of Leslie and Brent Harpole. Champion provides plumbing and water quality services to the residents of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. The team specializes in water heater services, drain cleaning, garbage disposals, water filtration systems and backflow repair. The company is dedicated to giving back to the local community in addition to helping them with their plumbing needs.
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In vivo data suggests that CT-001, a short duration of highly active FVIIa procoagulant, has the potential to be an optimal treatment for acute bleeds.
CT-001 has also received orphan-drug designation for treatment for postpartum hemorrhage
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coagulant Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapeutics targeted to the coagulation cascade and its adjacencies, announced data from in vivo pre-clinical studies of its lead investigational candidate CT-001. CT-001 is the only engineered FVIIa therapy under development to treat postpartum hemorrhage. These data were shared during a poster presentation (abstract number PB1003; July 12 Tuesday, 2022) at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) in London, July 9-13, 2022.
Dr. Derek Sim, Chief Scientific Officer of Coagulant Therapeutics, suggests that these data demonstrate that a FVIIa molecule engineered to be both safer and more active than recombinant FVIIa (rFVIIa) may be an effective treatment for acute bleeding.
Gla (gamma-carboxyglutamic acid) domain engineering increases the activity of CT-001 2-5 fold over rFVIIa. To reduce unwanted thromboembolic events that have been described for the rFVIIa molecule, Coagulant also applied desialylation to the molecule. This process exposes galactose residues on the molecule for recognition and active clearance by the asialoglycoprotein receptor, which reduces the circulation time in the body from 2 hours down to 3 minutes. This reduced circulation time resulted in significant reduction in thrombogenicity risk in 2 mouse models. Importantly, the combination of superior activity and shorter circulation time of CT-001 translated into superior efficacy in mouse models of acute bleeding.
"We are excited to present our data at ISTH and to further engage the scientific and clinical communities around our molecule and its application to acute bleeding," said Terry Hermiston, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Coagulant Therapeutics. "Our goal is to advance CT-001 to the clinic as a new treatment for severe postpartum hemorrhage, a growing problem and a significant factor in maternal morbidity and mortality not only in the US but globally."
The Company also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted CT-001orphan drug status as a human recombinant factor VIIa variant, desialylated for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.
CT-001 is an engineered version of clotting factor FVIIa that is designed to address the safety and efficacy limitations of the recombinant FVIIa(rFVIIa). Recombinant FVIIa is currently approved for use in Hemophilia A and B patients with inhibitors, congenital FVII deficiency, and Glanzmann's thrombasthenia with refractoriness to platelet transfusions, however rFVIIa is not currently approved for use in acute bleeding settings such as trauma, traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage or severe postpartum hemorrhage. To improve safety and address the unwanted clotting risk associated with rFVIIa, CT-001 was engineered for rapid clearance from the blood. This feature reduces the time during which an individual is exposed to pro-coagulant activity, and therefore reduces the risk of thromboembolic events. To improve efficacy, while compensating for the rapid removal of CT-001 from the blood, the molecule has also been engineered to target the site of bleeding more efficiently and effectively than rFVIIa. This targeting results in increased activity. CT-001 was originally developed by Dr. Hermiston during his tenure as Vice President of Biologics at Bayer AG and was subsequently acquired from Bayer by the Company. CT-001 is currently under investigation for treatment of severe postpartum hemorrhage.
Coagulant Therapeutics is a privately held company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapeutics targeted to the coagulation cascade and its adjacencies. The Company's lead product candidate, CT-001, is a next-generation Factor VIIa designed for enhanced efficacy and safety in the setting of acute bleeding. Coagulant is also developing additional therapeutics for the treatment of acute bleeding and other coagulation cascade-related diseases. Founded in 2019, the company is based in Berkeley, California. For more information about Coagulant Therapeutics, please visit www.coagulanttherapeutics.com.
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MEDELLIN, Colombia, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Green Coffee Company (GCC), a Legacy Group portfolio company, is pleased to announce the acquisition of an additional 1,389 acres of coffee farmland, making GCC Colombia's new #1 largest coffee producer.
This purchase is GCC's second key acquisition during 2022 and solidifies the company's position as Colombia's new #1 largest coffee producer. The acquisition brings GCC's total landholdings to 6,372 acres, with a total coffee tree count of 7.2 million.
Located in Salgar, Colombia adjacent to the Green Coffee Company's current farms, this new acreage will allow the business to further benefit from economies of scale through lower cost of production, greater ease of farm management and optimization of existing infrastructure capacity. The company has grown exponentially since its inception less than five years ago to reach this #1 position, and has a goal of becoming the world's largest producer of arabica coffee within the next 2-3 years.
GCC is appropriately positioned to execute on its upcoming Series C equity funding round, which is expected to be formally announced in Q3 2022. Proceeds from the capital raise will be used to (a) further expand operations in Colombia, building on its dominant market position, and (b) build a U.S.-based coffee roasting operation to expand its value chain.
The investment offering will be open to accredited individual investors, institutional investors and coffee industry participants. If you would like to participate in GCC's upcoming Series C offering, please contact Legacy Group, the company's asset manager, at investor.relations@legacy-group.co, or visit their website at https://legacy-group.co/ for more information and to be added to our mailing list.
The Green Coffee Company is a consolidated coffee farming operation headquartered in the U.S. with operations based in Medellin, Colombia. The company's innovative business model allows for complete control of the supply chain: from cultivation, through processing, to direct trade with end-clients. GCC's holistic approach to the coffee sector and commitment to best environmental practices not only establishes the long-term profitability and sustainability of the business, but also improves the quality of the coffee produced on the farms.
Follow Legacy Group on Linkedin for communications related to the Green Coffee Company and other alternative investment opportunities: at https://www.linkedin.com/company/legacygroup/.
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Randomized Controlled First-Line Gastric Cancer Trial of DKN-01 plus tislelizumab and chemotherapy in collaboration with BeiGene
Leap to host R&D Day today at 12:00 p.m. ET
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTX), a biotechnology company focused on developing targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics, and BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines to improve treatment outcomes and acc688235ess for patients worldwide, today announced the initiation of Part C of the ongoing DisTinGuish study to evaluate DKN-01, Leap's anti-SSEDickkopf 1 (DKK1) antibody, in combination with tislelizumab, BeiGene's anti-PD-1 antibody, and chemotherapy compared to a tislelizumab and chemotherapy control arm, in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (G/GEJ).
Additionally, Leap is initiating a new company-sponsored trial of DKN-01 in combination with standard of care bevacizumab and chemotherapy in second-line patients with colorectal cancer that is designed to expand into a randomized study. Leap is also supporting an investigator-initiated trial of DKN-01 plus pembrolizumab in patients with endometrial cancer to be conducted at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Leap's management team, together with key opinion leaders, will host an R&D Day today to provide updates on the Company's DKN-01 program including G/GEJ, colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, and prostate cancer.
"Since the presentation of the data for DKN-01 plus tislelizumab and chemotherapy in first-line G/GEJ patients demonstrating compelling overall response rates and progression-free survival, Leap and BeiGene have been working together to create an optimal global strategy for this unique combination therapy. We are excited to enhance the development program and our collaboration with BeiGene through a randomized controlled trial in first-line patients, with a focus on those patients whose tumors express high levels of DKK1," said Douglas E. Onsi, President and Chief Executive Officer of Leap.
"Based on our clinical and preclinical data, Leap is committed to developing DKN-01 aggressively in multiple indications," said Cynthia Sirard, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Leap. "Through a strategic review and prioritization process, we have decided to initiate a company-sponsored study in second-line colorectal cancer patients of DKN-01 in combination with standard of care bevacizumab and chemotherapy. We will also support an investigator-initiated study in endometrial cancer patients of DKN-01 in combination with pembrolizumab, building on previous data showing single-agent activity of DKN-01."
Leap's management team will host an R&D Day today at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will be joined by key opinion leaders:
Samuel Klempner, MD, Associate Professor at Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital;
Zev Wainberg, MD, Co-Director of the GI Oncology Program at University of California Los Angeles;
Rebecca Arend, MD, Assistant Professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center; and
David Wise, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health.
The live webcast presentation of the R&D Day can be accessed by registering at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/4zp7m6pw. A replay of the event will be available for a limited time and may be accessed on the Investors page of the Company's website at https://investors.leaptx.com/
The DisTinGuish study (NCT04363801) is a Phase 2 study of DKN-01 in combination with tislelizumab and standard of care (SOC) chemotherapy in patients with inoperable, locally advanced, G/GEJ adenocarcinoma. Part C of the DisTinGuish study will enroll approximately 160 first-line, HER2-negative patients who have had no prior therapy for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic G/GEJ adenocarcinoma. Patients will be randomized 1:1 to study DKN-01 in combination with tislelizumab and SOC chemotherapy, compared to tislelizumab and SOC chemotherapy. The primary objective of Part C is progression-free survival (PFS) in patients whose tumors express high levels of DKK1 (DKK1-high). Secondary objectives of Part C include PFS in all patients regardless of DKK1 expression, as well as overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) as measured by RECIST v1.1 in DKK1-high and all patients.
Part A and Part B of the DisTinGuish study are currently being conducted in the United States and the Republic of Korea. Part A enrolled 25 first-line HER2- G/GEJ cancer patients. As of December 10, 2021, the median PFS for all patients in Part A was 10.7 months, with 11.9 months PFS for DKK1-high patients, and the ORR for all patients who had completed a full cycle of therapy was 68%, with 90% ORR for DKK1-high patients. Part B of the study has enrolled 51 patients with second-line DKK1-high G/GEJ cancer. Additional follow-up data from Part A is expected to be presented in the third quarter 2022 and from Part B in the fourth quarter 2022.
The DeFianCe study is a Phase 2 study of DKN-01 in combination with bevacizumab and SOC chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer who have received one prior systemic therapy. The study is designed with an initial 20 patient cohort and to then expand into a 130 patient randomized controlled trial against bevacizumab and SOC chemotherapy. The primary objective is PFS. Secondary objectives include ORR, duration of response (DOR), and OS. The study is expected to enroll its first patient in the third quarter 2022.
The investigator-initiated trial of DKN-01 in combination with pembrolizumab is an open-label, Bayesian design, Phase 2 trial and will initially enroll 15 patients each into DKK1-high and DKK1-low cohorts. If the efficacy criteria is met in either or both of the 15 patient cohort(s), then the cohort(s) will be expanded by an additional 15 patients. The primary objective of the study is ORR. Secondary objectives include clinical benefit rate (CBR), PFS, OS, and DOR. The study is expected to enroll its first patient in the fourth quarter 2022.
Leap has previously studied DKN-01 as a monotherapy and in combination with paclitaxel in patients with endometrial cancer. In the group of 23 patients treated with DKN-01 monotherapy for whom DKK1 expression data was available, patients with DKK1-high tumors achieved 1 complete response and 1 partial response, along with greater ORR (25% vs. 0%), CBR (63% vs. 7%), and median PFS (4.3 months vs. 1.8 months [HR 0.26; 95 CI: 0.09, 0.75]) compared to patients with DKK1-low tumors. In the group of 24 patients treated with DKN-01 plus paclitaxel, 72% of whom had received three or more prior systemic therapies, DKK1-high patients had improved median PFS (5.4 months vs. 1.8 months [HR 0.34; 95% CI: 0.12, 0.97]) compared to DKK1-low patients.
DKN-01 is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to and blocks the activity of the Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) protein. DKK1 modulates the Wnt/Beta-catenin and PI3kinase/AKT signaling pathways and has an important role in promoting tumor proliferation, metastasis, angiogenesis, and in mediating an immune suppressive tumor microenvironment through enhancing the activity of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and downregulating NK cell ligands on tumor cells. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted DKN-01 Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer and Fast Track Designation in combination with tislelizumab for the treatment of patients with gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma whose tumors express high DKK1 protein, following disease progression on or after prior fluoropyrimidine- and platinum- containing chemotherapy and if appropriate, human epidermal receptor growth factor (HER2)/neu-targeted therapy.
Leap is conducting the DisTinGuish study as part of an exclusive option and license agreement with BeiGene for the development of DKN-01 in Asia (excluding Japan), Australia, and New Zealand. Leap retains exclusive rights for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of DKN-01 for the rest of the world.
Leap Therapeutics (NASDAQ: LPTX) is focused on developing targeted and immuno-oncology therapeutics. Leap's most advanced clinical candidate, DKN-01, is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) protein. DKN-01 is being developed in patients with esophagogastric, gynecologic, colorectal, and prostate cancers. Leap has entered into a strategic collaboration with BeiGene, Ltd. for the rights to develop DKN-01 in Asia (excluding Japan), Australia, and New Zealand. For more information about Leap Therapeutics, visit http://www.leaptx.com or view our public filings with the SEC that are available via EDGAR at http://www.sec.gov or via https://investors.leaptx.com/.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Leap's business strategies, collaborations and partnerships, and expectations with respect to the development and advancement of DKN-01 in clinical trials, including the outcomes, status and timing of current or future studies. Although Leap believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date made, forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the uncertain clinical development process, including the risk that clinical trials may not have an effective design or generate positive results; that the initiation, conduct, and completion of clinical trials, laboratory operations, manufacturing campaigns, and other studies may be delayed, adversely affected, or impacted by COVID-19 related issues; unstable global market and economic conditions; the accuracy of our estimates regarding expenses, future revenues, capital requirements and needs for financing; the benefits to be derived from our agreement with BeiGene, Ltd. ("BeiGene") or any other collaborations, license agreements, or other acquisition efforts; the rate and degree of market acceptance of DKN-01; the success of other competing therapies that may become available; the manufacturing capacity for DKN-01; our ability to maintain and protect our intellectual property rights; and other risks and uncertainties. Detailed information regarding factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations is included in Leap Therapeutics' periodic filings with the SEC, including Leap's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022 and as may be updated by Leap's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and the other reports Leap files from time to time with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement contained in this release speaks only as of its date. Leap undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances occurring after its date or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Douglas E. Onsi
President & Chief Executive Officer
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.
617-714-0360
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Investor Relations
Argot Partners
212-600-1902
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- Season-long releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm were completed on commercial farms in two of Brazil's most important corn growing states, São Paulo and Mato Grosso.
- These pilots, on thousands of acres of commercial biotech corn, provided further validation of the Friendly™ fall armyworm's performance as a sustainable crop protection solution.
- Releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm can lead to targeted reduction of a major global pest of corn, and can also protect the durability of biotech crops against the threat of fall armyworm resistance.
CAMPINAS, Brazil and OXFORD, England, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec Ltd, a leading developer of biological pest control solutions, announces the successful completion of the second large-scale pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm. Following full commercial biosafety approval from Brazilian regulators in 2021, these two pilot seasons have enabled large-scale testing and validation of product operations and performance in commercial farm settings in two of Brazil's major corn-growing regions.
In this most recent pilot season, deployments of the Friendly™ fall armyworm were conducted in commercial corn fields in São Paulo state, in partnership with Lagoa Bonita Sementes, and in Brazil's most important corn-growing state, Mato Grosso, in partnership with Fundação MT.
These operational pilot deployments move the Friendly™ fall armyworm solution closer towards commercialization in Brazil. Male Friendly™ fall armyworms were released across this recent corn-growing season over thousands of acres in commercial corn fields, enabling the product team to validate the effectiveness of the technology, validate per-product treatment areas and dosing, solidify distribution and shipping routes, and ramp up manufacturing.
The fall armyworm is a corn-destroying caterpillar that rapidly develops resistance to biotech corn varieties designed to control caterpillars. New biological solutions are urgently needed for more sustainable crop protection. In recent years, fall armyworm has spread beyond the Americas, and now imposes an economic burden of billions of dollars across Africa, Asia and Oceania. As described in a recent mathematical modelling study, releases of Oxitec's male Friendly™ fall armyworm can provide a highly effective pest suppression tool, and can also delay the spread of resistance to biotech corn to prolong the effectiveness of these important crop protection tools for the long term.
For Grey Frandsen, Oxitec's CEO, "This second season of farm-scale pilots is a major step towards delivering a transformative pest management tool to Brazilian farmers, with the potential to put sustainability at the heart of corn production in this world-leading agricultural economy. Farmers are excited about our technology and about the benefits we offer to growers' livelihoods and the environment, especially in the face of climate change, growing challenges for biotech crops, and the absence of other effective tools. We're working at pace to get this product ready for scale-up, and this set of successful pilots at a commercial scale is a major step forward."
Natalia Ferreira, Oxitec do Brasil's Country Director, says "These large-scale pilots in two of Brazil's centres of corn production have enabled us to validate our solution in real farm settings, under different climatic conditions and with farmers' growing practices. It has been immensely satisfying to conduct these farm pilots with expert partners such as Lagoa Bonita Sementes and Fundação MT, who – like Oxitec – are committed to delivering positive impact to Brazilian farmers and consumers using a shared commitment to integrity and collaboration. We look forward to expanding these partnerships as we scale towards commercial implementation of this biological solution that is so sorely needed."
Ricardo Batista, an agronomist in innovative projects at Lagoa Bonita Sementes, explains, "We support research in innovative agriculture. In Oxitec's case, the Friendly™ fall armyworm is an exciting new biological technology with the potential to deliver transformative value to Brazilian agriculture."
Bruno Conti, Fundação MT's Head of R&D, said that "We are pleased to report another successful pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm through the partnership between Oxitec and Fundação Mato Grosso. As an organization with a mission to provide technical, impartial and reliable information to inform growers' decision-making, we're glad to be at Oxitec's side achieving another milestone on the path to delivering large-scale impact for growers in our region."
Read more about the predicted benefits of the Friendly™ fall armyworm in this recent publication: Link
About Oxitec
Oxitec is the leading developer of biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock. Founded in 2002 at the University of Oxford, Oxitec is led by a passionate team comprised of 15 nationalities and is supported by world-class public, private and non-profit partners.
Learn more at oxitec.com.
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This week more than 1,200 pastors and faith leaders from around the world will meet in Dallas at Concord Church for the E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference.
“The focus is really on helping pastors and leaders, both to be able to preach through this current season and climate that America is facing as well as lead their churches through this post-COVID environment in a way to build strong congregations as well as strong communities,” said Concord pastor Bryan Carter.
From social justice to mental health, churches are often at the heart of the community's efforts to offer help.
“How do they navigate through all of the challenges they are faced with – the economic challenges, the racial challenges, the justice challenges, mental health crisis,” Carter said. “All these challenges that people are facing. The church is a place where people find hope. People find healing. People find resources.”
From Monday through Wednesday, the pastors will discuss mental health, faith and justice, reaching millennials and Gen Z, and post-pandemic congregations.
“Many churches are not at the level of attendance that they had prior to COVID. Even before COVID or before the pandemic, church attendance and membership was in decline,” Carter said. “The pandemic expedited that. Some churches have closed. Some churches are rebuilding. Some churches are expanding, but we want to give pastors tools on how to grow your church.” | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/concord-church-conference-hosts-1200-pastors/3011718/ | 2022-07-12T11:39:39Z | https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/concord-church-conference-hosts-1200-pastors/3011718/ | true |
Global Logistics Veteran Grew Revenues to $300M at DHL Express,Sees Frictionless International Shipping as Next Big Wave for E-Commerce
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Passport, an international shipping carrier built for cross-border e-commerce, today announced David Field as Head of Strategic Accounts. In the newly-created position, Field will lead the company's strategic direction on next-generation, simple-to-use shipping solutions that are custom built for marketplaces and e-commerce platforms. Field will promote Passport's industry-leading Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) shipping solution that will help e-commerce marketplaces and platforms to: collect and remit the correct amount of duty and taxes, stay in regulatory compliance in each country as well as offer customers an affordable shipping option with a great customer experience.
Prior to joining Passport, Field spent 16 years at DHL Express where he managed sales teams across Asia, Europe and The Americas. His strategic approach to customer acquisition not only enabled DHL to exceed $300M in annual revenues but, more impressively, grow its customer base by 30 percent in a down economy. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer at BUKU Ship, a SaaS shipping platform for online retailers.
"Over the course of his career, David has consistently out-performed and that can be directly attributed to his approach of putting customers first and truly understanding their needs," said Passport Co-Founder and CEO Alex Yancher. "When others see challenges, he sees opportunities - and at Passport we are built to find solutions to big hairy problems in cross-border e-commerce, so David is a great fit for us to share the endless possibilities with the e-commerce industry."
"E-commerce has, by and large, been a domestic proposition – with most serving customers in their respective countries using traditional shipping carriers for delivery," said Field. "By tapping into a new platform that enables frictionless cross-border e-commerce, there's a huge opportunity for these same merchants to expand their footprint globally. And that's a game-changer."
Founded in 2017, San Francisco-based Passport is an international shipping carrier built for e-commerce companies and their 3PLs including Kylie Cosmetics, Native Deodorants (P&G brand), Bombas, Raycon and LMNT. The company manages all the complexities associated with international shipping so their consumer brand customers can stay focused on their core business. At the same time, Passport offers end consumers door-to-door tracking and high-touch customer support on all packages being sent to more than 150 countries around the world. More information on the company can be viewed online at https://passportshipping.com
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Former NFL running back Marion Barber III died of heatstroke, police in Frisco, Tex., said Monday.
The Collin County medical examiner ruled Barber’s death an accident, Frisco police said.
“There had been so much talk and so many rumors about the cause of death,” Russell Flannigan, a close friend of Barber’s, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “This could have happened to anyone.”
A fourth-round pick out of Minnesota in 2005, Barber amassed 4,780 rushing yards and 53 touchdowns across a seven-year career. He played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2005 to 2010 and ended his career with the Chicago Bears in 2011. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2007.
Barber had several legal issues after his NFL career ended. In 2014, he was reportedly taken to a hospital by police for a mental health evaluation after an incident in Mansfield, Tex. Last year, former teammate Dez Bryant tweeted a message of despair over the way Barber’s life was “going right now” and added that the ex-back was “down and out bad.”
“We are heartbroken by the tragic death of Marion Barber III,” the Cowboys said in a statement in June. “Marion was an old-school, hard-nosed football player who ran with the will to win every down. He had a passion for the game and love for his coaches and teammates. Our hearts go out to Marion’s family and friends during this difficult time.” | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/12/marion-barber-cowboys-cause-of-death/ | 2022-07-12T11:40:24Z | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/07/12/marion-barber-cowboys-cause-of-death/ | false |
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations on Tuesday approved fresh aid for Ukraine as the country faces growing economic damage from Russia’s invasion.
Finance ministers from the 27-nation EU gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to 1 billion euros ($1 billion) in loans to the Ukrainian government.
The sum brings to 2.2 billion euros the total amount of EU macro-financial assistance to Kyiv this year. An initial 1.2 billion-euro EU loan package got the green light from the bloc’s finance chiefs days before Russia’s full-scale Feb. 24 attack.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, in mid-May proposed extra assistance of up to 9 billion euros to Ukraine. The planned 1 billion-euro payout is part of this initiative, which comes as Russia makes advances in eastern Ukraine and casualties mount on both sides.
“This will give Ukraine the necessary funds to cover urgent needs and ensure the operation of critical infrastructure,” said Zbynek Stanjura, finance minister of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, in a statement.
Ukraine said last week that its post-war reconstruction would cost $750 billion. Meanwhile, the government in Kyiv is estimated to need around 5 billion euros a month to keep the economy afloat.
Group of Seven countries, including the United States, have pledged to help Ukraine meet its short-term financing requirements in addition to providing military aid to Kyiv and imposing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Russia.
The five-month-old war is having worldwide economic and social reverberations, ranging from possible food shortages in Africa to energy-supply disruptions in the EU. These in turn are raising the risk of a global recession.
The EU on Thursday is expected to lower its forecast of bloc-wide economic growth in 2022 for the third time this year.
In May, the European Commission projected that EU gross domestic product would expand 2.7% in 2022, downgrading a forecast made in February of 4% growth. The February outlook was itself weaker than a November projection of 4.3% EU GDP growth this year.
Over the past two months, Russia has cut off or reduced natural gas deliveries to more than 10 EU countries and inflation in Europe has continued to surge. In June, inflation in the 19 countries that share the euro currency reached a record 8.6%. | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ukraine-granted-extra-eu-aid-of-1-billion-euros/ | 2022-07-12T11:40:49Z | https://phl17.com/news/international/ap-international/ukraine-granted-extra-eu-aid-of-1-billion-euros/ | true |
(AP) — Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured.
The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is going to show the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance, closer to the dawn of the universe and the edge of the cosmos. That image will be followed Tuesday by the release of four more galactic beauty shots from the telescope’s initial outward gazes.
The “deep field” image released at a White House event is filled with lots of stars, with massive galaxies in the foreground and faint and extremely distant galaxies peeking through here and there. Part of the image is light from not too long after the Big Bang, which was 13.8 billion years ago.
“We’re going to give humanity a new view of the cosmos,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told reporters last month in a briefing. “And it’s a view that we’ve never seen before.”
The images on tap for Tuesday include a view of a giant gaseous planet outside our solar system, two images of a nebula where stars are born and die in spectacular beauty and an update of a classic image of five tightly clustered galaxies that dance around each other.
The world’s biggest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away last December from French Guiana in South America. It reached its lookout point 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth in January. Then the lengthy process began to align the mirrors, get the infrared detectors cold enough to operate and calibrate the science instruments, all protected by a sunshade the size of a tennis court that keeps the telescope cool.
The plan is to use the telescope to peer back so far that scientists will get a glimpse of the early days of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus.
Webb is considered the successor to the highly successful, but aging Hubble Space Telescope. Hubble has stared as far back as 13.4 billion years. It found the light wave signature of an extremely bright galaxy in 2016. Astronomers measure how far back they look in light-years with one light-year being 5.8 trillion miles (9.5 trillion kilometers).
“Webb can see backwards in time to just after the Big Bang by looking for galaxies that are so far away that the light has taken many billions of years to get from those galaxies to our telescopes,” said Jonathan Gardner, Webb’s deputy project scientist said in a recent media briefing.
How far back did that first image look? Over the next few days, astronomers will do intricate calculations to figure out just how old those galaxies are, project scientist Klaus Pontoppidan said last month.
The deepest view of the cosmos “is not a record that will stand for very long,” Pontoppidan said, since scientists are expected to use the telescope to go even deeper.
Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s science mission chief said when he saw the images he got emotional and so did his colleagues: “It’s really hard to not look at the universe in new light and not just have a moment that is deeply personal.”
At 21 feet (6.4 meters), Webb’s gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror is the biggest and most sensitive ever sent into space. It’s comprised of 18 segments, one of which was smacked by a bigger than anticipated micrometeoroid in May. Four previous micrometeoroid strikes to the mirror were smaller. Despite the impacts, the telescope has continued to exceed mission requirements, with barely any data loss, according to NASA.
NASA is collaborating on Webb with the European and Canadian space agencies.
“I’m now really excited as this dramatic progress augurs well for reaching the ultimate prize for many astronomers like myself: pinpointing “Cosmic Dawn” — the moment when the universe was first bathed in starlight,” Richard Ellis, professor of astrophysics at University College London, said via email. | https://wgntv.com/news/trending/biden-to-reveal-first-image-from-nasas-new-space-telescope/ | 2022-07-12T11:41:10Z | https://wgntv.com/news/trending/biden-to-reveal-first-image-from-nasas-new-space-telescope/ | false |
Opposition, activists object to muscular, aggressive lions in national emblem
Opposition members and activists among others on July 12 accused the government of distorting the national emblem by replacing the “graceful and regally confident” Ashokan lions with those having menacing and aggressive posture and sought immediate change.
“Narendra Modi Ji, please observe the face of the Lion, whether it is representing the statue of Great Sarnath or a distorted version of GIR lion. Please check it and if it needs, mend the same,” Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha, said on Twitter.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on July 11 unveiled the cast of the national emblem atop the new Parliament building in the presence of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh. The Opposition had hit out at Mr. Modi for flouting constitutional norms and not inviting Opposition leaders for the event.
“Insult to our national symbol, the majestic Ashokan Lions. Original is on the left, graceful, regally confident. The one on the right is Modi’s version, put above the new Parliament building — snarling, unnecessarily aggressive and disproportionate. Shame! Change it immediately,” Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Jawahar Sircar said on Twitter sharing two different images of the national emblem.
Historian S. Irfan Habib also objected to the national emblem unveiled atop the new Parliament building.
“Meddling with our national emblem was totally unnecessary and avoidable. Why should our lions look ferocious and full of angst? These are Ashoka’s lions adapted by independent India in 1950,” Mr. Habib said.
“From Gandhi to Godse; From our national emblem with lions sitting majestically & peacefully; to the new national emblem unveiled for the top of the new Parliament building under construction at Central Vista; Angry lions with bared fangs. This is Modi’s new India,” senior lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan said.
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A muggy and windy Tuesday will lead to the chance for severe storms that could pack a punch later in the day.
The NBC10 First Alert Weather Team has issued a First Alert 🚨 for the entire Philadelphia region from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tuesday for storms packing the potential for damaging wind, large hail and an isolated tornado.
Not every neighborhood is expected to get the severe weather, but the threat is great enough that you should be weather aware. Be sure to have the NBC10 app downloaded to get any severe weather alerts and the latest forecast wherever you may be.
Ahead of the stormy weather, expect windy and humid conditions Tuesday under sunny skies. It will be feeling muggy and in the 90s during the afternoon.
The storms move in later in the afternoon and during the evening.
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- Global investment group CDPQ to increase its strategic participation in Apraava Energy to 50%, making the company a 50:50 joint venture between CDPQ and CLP
- CLP welcomes CDPQ's increased equity stake as Apraava Energy is positioned to play a key role in the decarbonisation of India's economy
HONG KONG and MONTRÉAL, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - CDPQ, a global investment group, and CLP Group (CLP), one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia, today announced they have reached an agreement for the sale by CLP of a 10% stake in Apraava Energy to CDPQ, bringing their respective stakes in the company to 50%.
This transaction reinforces CDPQ's and CLP's joint commitment to supporting the acceleration of the transition to a greener economy in India. CDPQ first became a strategic shareholder in Apraava Energy in 2018, with the acquisition of a 40% stake in the company. Since then, Apraava Energy has successfully undertaken a number of energy transition related investments. Building on this, Apraava Energy will have a sharper and dedicated focus in the investment and development of clean energy and power transmission projects. Following this transaction, CDPQ will also have increased governance rights, equal to those of CLP, with respect to Apraava Energy.
Emmanuel Jaclot, Executive Vice-President and Head of Infrastructure at CDPQ, said: "Ever since our investment in Apraava Energy nearly four years ago, CDPQ has strived alongside CLP to transform Apraava into a true sustainability leader equipped with a clear plan to transition to renewable energy. We are delighted to increase our stake in the company, helping drive this agenda forward while supporting India's ambition of providing clean and sustainable energy to all."
Richard Lancaster, Chief Executive Officer at CLP Holdings, said, "This transaction underlines the success of our partnership with CDPQ that has been built since 2018, and reflects the strategic alignment and commitment shared by us. We are aligned in seeking investment opportunities for zero-carbon infrastructure projects to support India's energy transition, and strongly believe this change creates a stronger platform for capturing these opportunities."
Rajiv Mishra, Managing Director at Apraava Energy, said, "We are grateful to our shareholders, CLP Group and CDPQ for their unwavering support and trust in Apraava Energy. Together with them, Apraava Energy will support India's ambitions of providing clean and reliable energy to all in the development of a greener economy. We will continue to focus on building a sustainable power company that will invest only in low-carbon growth areas, including renewable generation, transmission, distribution, as well as other customer-focused energy businesses. As we move forward, all of our decisions and efforts will epitomise energy in action, thereby creating value for all our stakeholders."
The total consideration for the transaction is the US$ equivalent of INR 6.6 billion (approximately HK$653 million or US$83 million at the current exchange rate conversion). Completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfilment of various conditions precedent including regulatory approvals.
At CDPQ, we invest constructively to generate sustainable returns over the long term. As a global investment group managing funds for public pension and insurance plans, we work alongside our partners to build enterprises that drive performance and progress. We are active in the major financial markets, private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private debt. As at December 31, 2021, CDPQ's net assets totalled CAD 419.8 billion. For more information, visit cdpq.com, follow us on Twitter or consult our Facebook or LinkedIn pages.
The CLP Group is one of the largest investor-owned power businesses in Asia Pacific with investments across Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, India, Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Hong Kong-listed CLP Holdings Limited is the holding company for the CLP Group, which has a diversified portfolio of generating assets that uses a wide range of fuels including coal, gas, nuclear and renewable sources.
Through CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, the Group operates a vertically integrated electricity supply business that provides a highly reliable supply of electricity to 80% of Hong Kong's population. In Mainland China, the CLP Group is the largest external independent power producer with a focus on low-carbon energy. In Australia, the Group's wholly-owned subsidiary EnergyAustralia is a leading integrated energy company, providing gas and electricity to about 2.44 million households and businesses. Apraava Energy (formerly known as CLP India) is one of India's biggest renewable energy producers with operations in power generation and transmission.
CLP Holdings is included in the Global Dow – a 150-stock index of the world's leading blue-chip companies, the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific Index (DJSI Asia Pacific), the Dow Jones Sustainability Asia Pacific 40 Index (DJSI Asia Pacific 40), the Hang Seng Corporate Sustainability Index Series and the FTSE4Good Index series.
Apraava Energy is a diversified power company headquartered in Mumbai. Founded in 2002, Apraava Energy has evolved from being a single-asset company to a forward-looking, climate-conscious organisation. Its diverse portfolio comprises 3,150 MW of installed capacity which includes 924 MW of wind and 250 MW of solar energy projects across seven states, as well as two power transmission assets. In addition, the company is currently constructing a 251 MW wind farm which, when completed, will be its largest wind asset to date.
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TEL AVIV, Israel and SEONGNAM CITY, South Korea, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: INVZ) (the "Company" or "Innoviz"), a leading provider of high-performance, automotive-grade LiDAR sensors and perception software, and Joowon Industrial, a distributor and supplier of world-class testing equipment, today announced their cooperation to drive sales for Innoviz's LiDAR in the Korean market.
Powerline inspection and analysis is currently a highly critical and highly manual process for most utilities, requiring a large number of inspectors who physically inspect the utility's service area and the condition of the lines. Inspectors would look for things like worn components, hot spots that could indicate trouble, and potential interference from vegetation. This is a very expensive and time-consuming process that must be done regularly to ensure that the power grid remains reliable.
Joowon Industrial's TADS (Thermography Auto analysis Diagnosis System) is an automated power distribution line inspection and analysis system. According to Joowon, TADS enables electric contracting companies to save ~80% on the inspection and management of overhead power distribution lines. The next generation of Joowon's TADS system will use Innoviz's LiDAR to quickly and accurately build a 3D model of the power lines and surrounding vegetation, resulting in further cost reduction and quality improvement of powerline inspection.
Joowon will serve as a distributor for Innoviz Technologies to accelerate the adoption of the company's LiDAR solutions for a wide range of applications across industries from industrial machinery to heavy equipment in the Korean market and beyond.
Innoviz Co-Founder and CEO, Omer Keilaf, expressed his excitement about the formation of the new partnership with Joowon Industrial: "The Korean market is a very important one for Innoviz, and I am especially happy that we are starting our cooperation with an important LiDAR application that is important for the entire electric power market in Korea, and very relevant globally. We are pleased to partner with Joowon and have faith in its capability to establish a firm presence for Innoviz in the Korean market. We look forward to a fruitful collaboration with them."
Mr. Lee Un Myung, Joowon Industrial's President, added: "We have chosen Innoviz LiDAR for our projects, as they are a market leader in the LiDAR category, with several design wins with multiple leading automotive OEMs already under their belt. We are impressed by Innoviz LiDAR's extremely high-performance and resolution, and its ability to clearly detect and record details of each scene that other LiDARs simply cannot detect, such as electric poles and electric wires, for automatic overhead power distribution line inspection. We too look forward to a long and successful relationship with Innoviz."
About Joowon Industrial
Joowon Industrial Co., Ltd. is a distributor (agent) supplying world-class test equipment to customers in various fields in Korea. In particular, we are focusing on product sales activities to customers of the global environment, automation, safety, and energy sectors to improve the quality of life in the 21st century.
In partnership with KEPCO (Korea Electrical Power Corporation), Joowon is one of the leading manufacturers and developers of advanced equipment of thermal imaging solutions for inspection of customers' facilities in South Korea and several countries around.
Joowon is committed to technology development and innovation to provide the best quality products and future-oriented solutions to our customers.
For more information, visit www.joowon.co.kr
About Innoviz Technologies
Innoviz is a global leader in LiDAR technology, working towards a future with safe autonomous vehicles on the world's roads. Innoviz's LiDAR and perception software "see" better than a human driver and reduce the possibility of error, meeting the automotive industry's strictest expectations for performance and safety. Operating across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, Innoviz has been selected by internationally recognized premium car brands for use in consumer vehicles as well as by other commercial and industrial leaders for a wide range of use cases. For more information, visit innoviz-tech.com.
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Teen shot on Washington Avenue Tuesday morning
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 6:26 AM CDT|Updated: 23 minutes ago
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Baton Rouge Police Department is investigating after an early morning shooting sent a teenager to the hospital.
A spokesman with BRPD confirmed the shooting happened around 1:50 a.m. on July 12 in the 2500 block of Washington Avenue, off of Plank Road.
Police have identified a 15-year-old as a victim in the shooting.
The teen was taken to a local hospital with an apparent gunshot wound.
The injury appeared to be non life-threatening at the time of incident, police say.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Provides Tetra with stable supply of high-quality ingredients and regulatory-approved services to satisfy clinical trials and prescription products
Diversifies Akanda into cancer pain medical market as a specialized manufacturer of cannabis-based drugs for use in FDA clinical trials and pharmaceutical markets
LONDON and MONTREAL, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Akanda Corp. ("Akanda") (NASDAQ: AKAN) and Tetra Bio-Pharma ("Tetra") (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1), today jointly announced that Akanda will supply Tetra with pharmaceutical grade cannabis flower in a microdose cap form, for use in a Storz & Bickel Mighty Medic Vaporizer for global commercialization of Tetra's QIXLEEFTM and related products. In addition, Akanda will act as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for Tetra's clinical drug and commercial supply programs. With this project, Akanda becomes a CDMO in addition to being an EU GMP cannabis manufacturer, marking Akanda's first entry into cannabinoid drug development, which is a new and growing market opportunity for the company, while Tetra secures a stable supply of high-quality ingredients and regulatory-approved services to satisfy clinical trials and commercialization.
QIXLEEF™ is a proprietary botanical inhaled investigational new drug currently being studied in two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized clinical trials: 1) REBORN©1, a Phase 2 study authorized by the FDA to evaluate inhaled cannabinoids against a class of immediate-release oral opioids for the management of breakthrough cancer pain, and 2) PLENITUDE©, a Phase 2 multicenter clinical trial authorized by the FDA to evaluate the safety and efficacy of inhaled cannabinoids to relieve uncontrolled pain in patients with advanced cancer. The companies estimate the total addressable market (TAM) for QIXLEEF™ to be nearly $1.7 billion by 20281.
Under the multi-year agreement, Akanda will supply Tetra with high-quality, premium THC and CBD flower, and will provide regulatory, quality and pharmaceutical manufacturing services for the QIXLEEFTM clinical drug development and marketing authorization from its Portugal operations. The supply of the active pharmaceutical ingredient starts in [the third quarter of] 2022 and is anticipated to increase incrementally over the succeeding years based on growing demand and commercializing of Tetra's cannabinoid-derived medicines.
Akanda will provide Tetra with a range of services, including regulatory affairs, quality control and stability testing through Akanda's internal lab, as well as manufacturing capabilities. Upon FDA approval, the anticipated supply commitments could reach [over 10 metric tonnes] per year.
Tetra, a leader in drug discovery and development for cannabinoid-based medicines, is focusing on therapeutic areas of inflammation, pain, ophthalmology and oncology through a robust pipeline using multiple delivery systems.
"This supply agreement with Tetra is a major milestone in Akanda's journey in becoming a cannabis platform company serving all regulated markets in the EMEA region," commented Tej Virk, CEO of Akanda. "In supporting a terrific partner with a mission to improve patient health and quality of life though cannabinoid-derived medicine, we are demonstrating that cannabis can fit into the traditional public sector model, with the expectation of reimbursement. Simultaneously, we are productively utilizing our diverse capabilities to support clinical trials for pharma grade cannabinoids. If approved, we expect to provide flower for the authorized compound, potentially creating a significant, incremental revenue stream for Akanda. This opportunity could only have been possible with our state-of-the-art facilities that we gained through the acquisition of Holigen in May."
"This collaboration transitions our Sintra facility into a global CDMO for cannabinoid-based pharmaceuticals as we build up our internal laboratory capacity and manufacturing under EU GMP," commented Dr. Akkar-Schenkl, President of Akanda. "Together with Tetra we are aiming to become the ambassadors for cancer pain treatment. The pharmaceutical grade flower and the level of pharmaceutical excellence in manufacturing, quality operations and regulatory affairs we will be providing into these projects is our fundamental commitment to worldwide palliative care in pain treatment in the field of oncology. The bioburden quality of the flower we will be providing for this delicate patient population can only be managed under stringent manufacturing conditions, special regulatory and pharmaceutical know-how."
"Tetra has been looking for quite a while to find a Global strategic CDMO partner, and we believe that Akanda is a perfect fit from a vision standpoint. This partnership will allow Tetra to secure a robust and trustable source for its clinical drug supply and for QIXLEEF™ commercialization plans. Aside from quality, Akanda will rapidly automate our process and increase our capacity, resulting in a 67% reduction of our cost of goods sold (COGS)," commented Guy Chamberland, M.Sc., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and Chief Regulatory Officer at Tetra. "Establishing a defined source of high-quality ingredients is important for Tetra, and we are excited to advance a productive collaboration with Akanda as we advance target drugs through the regulatory process."
About Akanda Corp.
Akanda (NASDAQ: AKAN) is an international medical cannabis and wellness platform company seeking to help people lead better lives through improved access to high quality and affordable products. Akanda's portfolio includes Bophelo Bioscience & Wellness, a GACP qualified cultivation campus in the Kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa; Holigen, a Portugal-based cultivator, manufacturer and distributor with a prized EU GMP certified indoor grow facility; and CanMart, a UK-based fully licensed pharmaceutical importer and distributor which supplies pharmacies and clinics within the UK. The company's seed-to-patient supply chain also includes partnerships with Cellen Life Sciences' Leva Clinic, one of the first fully digital pain clinics in the UK, and Cantourage, which operates a platform for bringing medical cannabis to Europe.
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About Tetra Bio-Pharma
Tetra Bio-Pharma (TSX: TBP) (OTCQB: TBPMF) (FRA: JAM1) is a leader in cannabinoid-derived drug discovery and development with a FDA and a Health Canada cleared clinical program aimed at bringing novel prescription drugs and treatments to patients and their healthcare providers. Their evidence-based scientific approach has enabled them to develop a pipeline of cannabinoid-based drug products for a range of medical conditions, including pain, inflammation, and oncology. With patients at the core of what they do, Tetra Bio-Pharma is focused on providing rigorous scientific validation and safety data required for inclusion into the existing biopharma industry by regulators, physicians and insurance companies.
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Crow Wing County Going for Federal Disaster Declaration Due to Storm Damage
What was once a small, local emergency for Crow Wing County has now turned into a situation needing federal attention as storm damage reports keep coming in.
On May 29th and 30th, the county experienced some severe weather that led to property damage all across the county. Then beginning June 20th and going through the 24th, another severe system pushed through, adding to the damage done.
During the June 20th storms, the county declared a local emergency, which allows the county to be reimbursed up to 75% in damage costs from the state. In order to declare a local emergency, there must be over over $135,000 in damages.
But after reports continued to come in, the local disaster declaration grew all the way past the state level into a federal disaster declaration.
A survey has been put in place for the month of July for home owners that were affected by having over 40% of their property damaged. Since the storms came through, cleanup and repairs are only just beginning, with a lot more work to be done.
If your property has been damaged by the storms, you have until July 31st to fill out a damage report survey here.
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Global Logistics Veteran Grew Revenues to $300M at DHL Express,Sees Frictionless International Shipping as Next Big Wave for E-Commerce
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Passport, an international shipping carrier built for cross-border e-commerce, today announced David Field as Head of Strategic Accounts. In the newly-created position, Field will lead the company's strategic direction on next-generation, simple-to-use shipping solutions that are custom built for marketplaces and e-commerce platforms. Field will promote Passport's industry-leading Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) shipping solution that will help e-commerce marketplaces and platforms to: collect and remit the correct amount of duty and taxes, stay in regulatory compliance in each country as well as offer customers an affordable shipping option with a great customer experience.
Prior to joining Passport, Field spent 16 years at DHL Express where he managed sales teams across Asia, Europe and The Americas. His strategic approach to customer acquisition not only enabled DHL to exceed $300M in annual revenues but, more impressively, grow its customer base by 30 percent in a down economy. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer at BUKU Ship, a SaaS shipping platform for online retailers.
"Over the course of his career, David has consistently out-performed and that can be directly attributed to his approach of putting customers first and truly understanding their needs," said Passport Co-Founder and CEO Alex Yancher. "When others see challenges, he sees opportunities - and at Passport we are built to find solutions to big hairy problems in cross-border e-commerce, so David is a great fit for us to share the endless possibilities with the e-commerce industry."
"E-commerce has, by and large, been a domestic proposition – with most serving customers in their respective countries using traditional shipping carriers for delivery," said Field. "By tapping into a new platform that enables frictionless cross-border e-commerce, there's a huge opportunity for these same merchants to expand their footprint globally. And that's a game-changer."
Founded in 2017, San Francisco-based Passport is an international shipping carrier built for e-commerce companies and their 3PLs including Kylie Cosmetics, Native Deodorants (P&G brand), Bombas, Raycon and LMNT. The company manages all the complexities associated with international shipping so their consumer brand customers can stay focused on their core business. At the same time, Passport offers end consumers door-to-door tracking and high-touch customer support on all packages being sent to more than 150 countries around the world. More information on the company can be viewed online at https://passportshipping.com
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In vivo data suggests that CT-001, a short duration of highly active FVIIa procoagulant, has the potential to be an optimal treatment for acute bleeds.
CT-001 has also received orphan-drug designation for treatment for postpartum hemorrhage
SAN FRANCISCO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coagulant Therapeutics Corporation, a privately held company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapeutics targeted to the coagulation cascade and its adjacencies, announced data from in vivo pre-clinical studies of its lead investigational candidate CT-001. CT-001 is the only engineered FVIIa therapy under development to treat postpartum hemorrhage. These data were shared during a poster presentation (abstract number PB1003; July 12 Tuesday, 2022) at the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) in London, July 9-13, 2022.
Dr. Derek Sim, Chief Scientific Officer of Coagulant Therapeutics, suggests that these data demonstrate that a FVIIa molecule engineered to be both safer and more active than recombinant FVIIa (rFVIIa) may be an effective treatment for acute bleeding.
Gla (gamma-carboxyglutamic acid) domain engineering increases the activity of CT-001 2-5 fold over rFVIIa. To reduce unwanted thromboembolic events that have been described for the rFVIIa molecule, Coagulant also applied desialylation to the molecule. This process exposes galactose residues on the molecule for recognition and active clearance by the asialoglycoprotein receptor, which reduces the circulation time in the body from 2 hours down to 3 minutes. This reduced circulation time resulted in significant reduction in thrombogenicity risk in 2 mouse models. Importantly, the combination of superior activity and shorter circulation time of CT-001 translated into superior efficacy in mouse models of acute bleeding.
"We are excited to present our data at ISTH and to further engage the scientific and clinical communities around our molecule and its application to acute bleeding," said Terry Hermiston, Ph.D., founder and CEO of Coagulant Therapeutics. "Our goal is to advance CT-001 to the clinic as a new treatment for severe postpartum hemorrhage, a growing problem and a significant factor in maternal morbidity and mortality not only in the US but globally."
The Company also announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted CT-001orphan drug status as a human recombinant factor VIIa variant, desialylated for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage.
CT-001 is an engineered version of clotting factor FVIIa that is designed to address the safety and efficacy limitations of the recombinant FVIIa(rFVIIa). Recombinant FVIIa is currently approved for use in Hemophilia A and B patients with inhibitors, congenital FVII deficiency, and Glanzmann's thrombasthenia with refractoriness to platelet transfusions, however rFVIIa is not currently approved for use in acute bleeding settings such as trauma, traumatic brain injury, intracranial hemorrhage or severe postpartum hemorrhage. To improve safety and address the unwanted clotting risk associated with rFVIIa, CT-001 was engineered for rapid clearance from the blood. This feature reduces the time during which an individual is exposed to pro-coagulant activity, and therefore reduces the risk of thromboembolic events. To improve efficacy, while compensating for the rapid removal of CT-001 from the blood, the molecule has also been engineered to target the site of bleeding more efficiently and effectively than rFVIIa. This targeting results in increased activity. CT-001 was originally developed by Dr. Hermiston during his tenure as Vice President of Biologics at Bayer AG and was subsequently acquired from Bayer by the Company. CT-001 is currently under investigation for treatment of severe postpartum hemorrhage.
Coagulant Therapeutics is a privately held company focused on the research, development and commercialization of therapeutics targeted to the coagulation cascade and its adjacencies. The Company's lead product candidate, CT-001, is a next-generation Factor VIIa designed for enhanced efficacy and safety in the setting of acute bleeding. Coagulant is also developing additional therapeutics for the treatment of acute bleeding and other coagulation cascade-related diseases. Founded in 2019, the company is based in Berkeley, California. For more information about Coagulant Therapeutics, please visit www.coagulanttherapeutics.com.
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New FERODO Brake Pads, Discs and Fluid Now Available for Full Range of Mountain, Road and eBikes
KONTICH, Belgium, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FERODO Racing's unparalleled success at the highest levels of two- and four-wheel competition has resulted in the development of a new range of top-performing brake pads, discs and fluid for conventional and electric bicycles. The new FERODO offer that will be introduced in the occasion of Eurobike 2022 (July 12-17) in Frankfurt, Germany (Hall 11.1, Stand D01B), enables mountain bikers, road racers and other biking enthusiasts to enjoy the brand's "power of performance," including exceptional braking precision response and outstanding reliability in all operating environments.
FERODO brakes are a leading choice of premier teams in dozens of two- and four-wheel racing series. In two-wheel competition, the brand provides leading-edge technologies and technical support to teams and riders in World Superbike, World Supersport, MXGP Motocross, Enduro GP and other series. Many four-wheel teams and drivers are braking with FERODO in FIA Formula 4, GT3 and GT4 and World Rally Championship racing, along with several other series.
"Our new bicycle and eBike range is a natural extension of FERODO's braking expertise in the motorcycle category," said Sergio Bonfanti, FERODO Racing Managing Director. "Our engineers' primary focus is to help make riders safe so they can focus on being as fast as possible."
The new FERODO range for bicycles includes:
- FERODO mid-metallic eBike brake pads featuring an advanced friction compound formulated to provide top performance and outstanding service life for all forms of eBike riding
- FERODO mid-metallic brake pads developed specifically for mountain biking and on-road environments
- FERODO high-carbon steel, tempered (HRC 39 hardness) brake discs available for use with all pad types. Available in center-lock and one-piece designs.
- FERODO DOT 4 brake fluid
FERODO brakes for bicycles and eBikes are the latest in the brand's more than 125-year history of braking innovations. FERODO manufactured its first brake products, for horse-drawn carriages, in 1897. In 1956 the company manufactured the first disc brake pads for a mass-produced automobile – the Triumph TR 3. Today FERODO brake pads, discs, hydraulics and other products are leading choices of global vehicle manufacturers, workshop technicians, racing teams and consumers.
For more information regarding FERODO Racing and FERODO brake products, please visit www.ferodoracing.com.
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About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
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Combining Fashion Doll Play with the Exploding Trend of DIY Arts & Crafts, Art Squad is a Celebration of Creativity, Crafting and Self-Expression
PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Just Play, a leading global toy company announces the release of the all-new fashion doll line, Art Squad. The collection includes four 10-inch-tall Art Squad Dolls that each feature a unique fashion and art activity including painting, etching, beading, and stenciling. With the included arts & crafts supplies, DIY activities, and color-in clothing and accessories, Art Squad Dolls provides a canvas for kids to express their creativity and self-expression.
As a break frame entry to the doll aisle, Art Squad combines modern, highly styled fashion doll play with the growing trend of DIY arts and crafts, as exemplified by TikTok tags #DIYCRAFT (2.4 billion+ views) and #TIKTOKArt (12 billion+ views). With four distinct styles, there's a doll and craft for every kind of emerging artist. Kids can customize their doll's outfit and accessories, as well as create colorful art pieces for themselves, with the included DIY arts & crafts kits.
First sold exclusively at CAMP, The Family Experience Company, Art Squad Dolls are now available for presale on Amazon, followed by an August rollout at Target. The dolls were unveiled on July 1 at CAMP, across social media channel, @ArtSquad_Official, and will be showcased this week at two private events for media and influencers.
"Art Squad was created based on insights that girls desire expanded play and love the customization that is enabled through art + activities. The unique design aesthetic and attention to detail highlight the passion that our amazingly talented design team put into the creation of this line," says Bridget Russo, SVP of Product Development.
Just Play is a passionate toy company and global leader across a broad range of children's consumer goods including figures, playsets, dolls, plush, role-play and dress-up. They create unique and innovative proprietary lines, as well as award-winning products based on popular children's entertainment brands with best-in-class licensing partners. Just Play was founded by two toy industry veterans, Charlie Emby and Geoffrey Greenberg, in 2010 and has risen to a top 10 toy company according to NPD for the past 5 years. To learn more about Just Play visit www.justplayproducts.com or follow on Instagram (@JustPlayProducts) or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/JustPlay).
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PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: Chelsee Healey slips into a white bikini in Mallorca - as she is seen for the first time since being 'completely shaken' over the death of ex-boyfriend Jake McLean
- Jake, 33, was killed in a car crash in Turkey in the early hours of July 3
- He was driving with TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou, 28, was seriously injured
- Yazmin is 'stable' and recovering' in hospital following the crash
- Lauren Goodger, 35, and Jack dated publicly on and off for four years after meeting in 2012, and were romantically linked up until 2020
- Chelsee, 33, dated Jake in 2020 and they remained friends following their split
Chelsee Healey has been pictured for the first time since her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean died aged 33 following a horror car crash in Turkey.
The actress, 33, slipped into a skimpy white bikini while on holiday in Mallorca on Tuesday as she was seen following the tragic death of her ex, whom she dated in 2020, on July 3.
The soap star, who has played Goldie McQueen on Hollyoaks since 2016, is said to have been left 'completely shaken' following the tragic passing of Jake.
'Shaken': Chelsee Healey has been pictured for the first time since her ex-boyfriend Jake McLean died aged 33 following a horror car crash in Turkey
Chelsee looked phenomenal in the bright white two-piece swimwear set, which showcased her ample cleavage and left her washboard abs on display.
The soap stunner carried her white sandals in her hand while strolling along the sand barefoot in the thong bikini which showed off her pert behind, and boasted pretty gold hardware.
The actress wore her long hair extensions sleek and straight, and accessorised with a C pendant necklace and an eye-catching burgundy Dior logoed headscarf.
Chelsee also wrapped a matching pareo around her hips and shielded her eyes with glamorous angular shades.
Taking a break: The actress, 33, slipped into a skimpy white bikini while on holiday in Mallorca on Tuesday as she was seen following the tragic death of her ex, whom she dated in 2020
Amazing: Chelsee wore an eye-catching burgundy Dior logoed headscarf and wrapped a matching pareo around her hips
Beauty: The actress wore her long hair extensions sleek and straight, and accessorised with a C pendant necklace
An insider told The Sun: 'The news has understandably left Chelsee completely shaken.
'She knew Jake for a long time before they started seeing each other and things only ended because they lived too far apart.
'It's obviously tragic news and Chelsee sends her condolences to all his family and friends.'
Her relationship with Jake McLean was made public back in May 2020 during the first coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
The star sparked backlash after she was spotted outside his London abode which was more than 200 miles from her Manchester residence which was under Tier 3 restrictions at the time.
Jaw-dropping: The soap stunner carried her white sandals in her hand while strolling along the sand barefoot in the thong bikini which showed off her pert behind
Glam: Chelsee shielded her eyes with glamorous angular shades
Amazing: The bikini showcased her ample cleavage and left her washboard abs on display
At the time, Chelsee was said to have been told off about her behaviour by soap bosses and they were 'looking into what consequences she is likely to face'.
After her lockdown-flouting trip was exposed, she told The Sun: 'I won't be locking down with anyone I'm seeing because I've got a daughter and she's my first priority, and he's in London and that would be too much of a drama.'
Chelsee shares daughter Coco, four, with her jailbird ex Jack Malloy but the couple split in 2016.
Her daughter's father was jailed for 12 months in 2015 for dangerous driving, using a vehicle without insurance and driving while disqualified.
RIP: Jake McLean, 33, tragically died in a car crash earlier this month, leaving TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou, 28, seriously injured (Jake and Yazmin pictured together)
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Storm Risk Returns
Enjoy another beautiful summer morning with mild temperatures and a clear sky. Temperatures will be heating up with highs near 90 degrees.
Storms will be developing late this afternoon for areas north of the Tri-Cities, while we expect storms will develop and move in and around the Tri-Cities later this evening. There is a risk for some strong to severe storms with damaging winds as the main impact.
Scattered Storms Wednesday
Scattered showers and storms will linger Wednesday as a cool front stalls around the region.
End of Week
The weather is looking very seasonal with highs in the mid-80s and lows in the 60s. Given the proximity of a stalled-out front, isolated storms will be possible mainly in the mountains Thursday and Friday afternoon.
Weekend Outlook
A few storms will be developing Saturday afternoon and evening. A better chance of scattered storms is expected Sunday.
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- Season-long releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm were completed on commercial farms in two of Brazil's most important corn growing states, São Paulo and Mato Grosso.
- These pilots, on thousands of acres of commercial biotech corn, provided further validation of the Friendly™ fall armyworm's performance as a sustainable crop protection solution.
- Releases of Friendly™ fall armyworm can lead to targeted reduction of a major global pest of corn, and can also protect the durability of biotech crops against the threat of fall armyworm resistance.
CAMPINAS, Brazil and OXFORD, England, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oxitec Ltd, a leading developer of biological pest control solutions, announces the successful completion of the second large-scale pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm. Following full commercial biosafety approval from Brazilian regulators in 2021, these two pilot seasons have enabled large-scale testing and validation of product operations and performance in commercial farm settings in two of Brazil's major corn-growing regions.
In this most recent pilot season, deployments of the Friendly™ fall armyworm were conducted in commercial corn fields in São Paulo state, in partnership with Lagoa Bonita Sementes, and in Brazil's most important corn-growing state, Mato Grosso, in partnership with Fundação MT.
These operational pilot deployments move the Friendly™ fall armyworm solution closer towards commercialization in Brazil. Male Friendly™ fall armyworms were released across this recent corn-growing season over thousands of acres in commercial corn fields, enabling the product team to validate the effectiveness of the technology, validate per-product treatment areas and dosing, solidify distribution and shipping routes, and ramp up manufacturing.
The fall armyworm is a corn-destroying caterpillar that rapidly develops resistance to biotech corn varieties designed to control caterpillars. New biological solutions are urgently needed for more sustainable crop protection. In recent years, fall armyworm has spread beyond the Americas, and now imposes an economic burden of billions of dollars across Africa, Asia and Oceania. As described in a recent mathematical modelling study, releases of Oxitec's male Friendly™ fall armyworm can provide a highly effective pest suppression tool, and can also delay the spread of resistance to biotech corn to prolong the effectiveness of these important crop protection tools for the long term.
For Grey Frandsen, Oxitec's CEO, "This second season of farm-scale pilots is a major step towards delivering a transformative pest management tool to Brazilian farmers, with the potential to put sustainability at the heart of corn production in this world-leading agricultural economy. Farmers are excited about our technology and about the benefits we offer to growers' livelihoods and the environment, especially in the face of climate change, growing challenges for biotech crops, and the absence of other effective tools. We're working at pace to get this product ready for scale-up, and this set of successful pilots at a commercial scale is a major step forward."
Natalia Ferreira, Oxitec do Brasil's Country Director, says "These large-scale pilots in two of Brazil's centres of corn production have enabled us to validate our solution in real farm settings, under different climatic conditions and with farmers' growing practices. It has been immensely satisfying to conduct these farm pilots with expert partners such as Lagoa Bonita Sementes and Fundação MT, who – like Oxitec – are committed to delivering positive impact to Brazilian farmers and consumers using a shared commitment to integrity and collaboration. We look forward to expanding these partnerships as we scale towards commercial implementation of this biological solution that is so sorely needed."
Ricardo Batista, an agronomist in innovative projects at Lagoa Bonita Sementes, explains, "We support research in innovative agriculture. In Oxitec's case, the Friendly™ fall armyworm is an exciting new biological technology with the potential to deliver transformative value to Brazilian agriculture."
Bruno Conti, Fundação MT's Head of R&D, said that "We are pleased to report another successful pilot season of the Friendly™ fall armyworm through the partnership between Oxitec and Fundação Mato Grosso. As an organization with a mission to provide technical, impartial and reliable information to inform growers' decision-making, we're glad to be at Oxitec's side achieving another milestone on the path to delivering large-scale impact for growers in our region."
Read more about the predicted benefits of the Friendly™ fall armyworm in this recent publication: Link
About Oxitec
Oxitec is the leading developer of biological solutions to control pests that transmit disease, destroy crops and harm livestock. Founded in 2002 at the University of Oxford, Oxitec is led by a passionate team comprised of 15 nationalities and is supported by world-class public, private and non-profit partners.
Learn more at oxitec.com.
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The Contreras brothers will play together at the MLB All-Star game Published July 12, 2022 at 4:11 AM MST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:27 This is the fifth pair of brothers to play together as starters in the All Stars since 1942 Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.knau.org/2022-07-12/the-contreras-brothers-will-play-together-at-the-mlb-all-star-game | 2022-07-12T11:59:59Z | https://www.knau.org/2022-07-12/the-contreras-brothers-will-play-together-at-the-mlb-all-star-game | true |
HONG KONG, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BIT Mining Limited (NYSE: BTCM) ("BIT Mining" or the "Company"), a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, today announced that the Company entered into a share sale and purchase agreement (the "Sale and Purchase Agreement") with an unaffiliated third party (the "Buyer"), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell, and the Buyer agreed to purchase approximately 51% of the total issued share capital of Loto Interactive Limited ("Loto Interactive"), representing 279,673,200 shares of Loto Interactive at the price of HK$0.28 per share (the "Sale Price") for the total consideration of HK$78,308,496 (the "Transaction"). After the Transaction, the Company's share ownership in Loto Interactive will decrease to 8.79%.
The Transaction is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set out in the Sale and Purchase Agreement. In addition, the terms of the Transaction may be amended further subject to comments from the applicable regulatory authorities as necessary.
"Following our strategy to focus on developing in the U.S., we believe this is the right decision to sell a majority of our shares of Loto Interactive and devote our resources more extensively to the North American market," commented Mr. Xianfeng Yang, CEO of the Company. "Going forward, with the North American market as our center of excellence, we will continue to invest in technology, innovation, and high-quality mining resources worldwide. At the same time, we will constantly improve operational efficiency as we expand our business to build a strong foundation across the cryptocurrency ecosystem."
About BIT Mining
BIT Mining (NYSE: BTCM) is a leading technology-driven cryptocurrency mining company, with a long-term strategy to create value across the cryptocurrency industry. Its business covers cryptocurrency mining, mining pool, and data center operation. The Company owns the world's top blockchain browser BTC.com and the comprehensive mining pool business operated under BTC.com, providing multi-currency mining services including BTC, ETH and LTC. The Company also owns a 7-nanometer cryptocurrency mining machine manufacturer, Bee Computing, completing the Company's vertical integration with its supply chain, increasing its self-sufficiency and strengthening its competitive position.
Forward-Looking Statements
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Champion Plumbing explains the importance of testing potable water
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Champion Plumbing, a leading provider of plumbing services to the Oklahoma City area, wants residents to understand the importance of having clean potable water. Backflow testing is a simple way to ensure unwanted wastewater isn't contaminating a home's water supply.
Backflow occurs when water flows in the opposite direction in a pipeline, either because of backpressure or backsiphonage.
"Backflow isn't something that many residential customers consider when there is an issue with their water supply," said Brent Harpole, owner of Champion Plumbing. "It can be a serious issue if the problem escalates and contaminates your water. Frequently testing potential backflow can help protect your potable water supply and plumbing system while preventing future costs associated with plumbing issues."
Harpole and the Champion Plumbing crew provide these three signs that indicate backflow testing may be needed.
- Change in color and taste of water: One of the most notable telltale signs that backflow testing is needed is the change in color and taste of a home's water. Homeowners know how their water typically tastes and looks. If the water in the home is discolored or has a bad taste, consider having a professional perform a backflow test.
- Poor water pressure: Another sign that a backflow test is needed is a decrease in water pressure. Be aware of any significant change in normal water pressure. Slow-moving drains could also be a vital sign that backflow is present in the plumbing system.
- Odors coming from the faucet or plumbing lines: A bad odor is easily noticeable for homeowners. A strong sulfurous smell that lingers near the faucet or plumbing lines is an indicator that there is a backflow issue.
"Backflow testing is critical for any plumbing system," Harpole said. "Backflow can put your clean water at risk of being contaminated. Paying attention to the signs will help alert homeowners that it's time to have a backflow test to ensure their potable water remains clean and safe."
For more information about Champion Plumbing, visit https://callthechamps.com/.
About Champion Plumbing
Started in 2015, Champion Plumbing is led by the husband-and-wife duo of Leslie and Brent Harpole. Champion provides plumbing and water quality services to the residents of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and surrounding areas. The team specializes in water heater services, drain cleaning, garbage disposals, water filtration systems and backflow repair. The company is dedicated to giving back to the local community in addition to helping them with their plumbing needs.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SafeGuard Cyber, the leading provider of security and compliance solutions for today's email and communication-based threats, has discovered a new information stealer targeting cryptocurrency investors in Telegram.
SafeGuard Cyber's multi-channel SaaS-based protection platform, which utilizes natural language understanding (NLU) and machine learning technologies to detect and prevent threats across 30 digital communication platforms, first identified the new malware sample in June. The Trojan, which was hidden inside an image file, was detected immediately after it was posted in a public cryptocurrency Telegram channel used by investors and enthusiasts.
"This malware was intended to target new or unsuspecting users of the Telegram channel, with the goal of stealing their cryptocurrency wallet keys," said Storm Swendsboe, Director of Threat Intelligence of SafeGuard Cyber. "The Trojan also has backdoor capabilities, which could potentially be used to update or add new features to it, thereby enhancing or expanding its malicious uses in the future."
Key highlights of the new crypto-stealing Trojan:
- The Trojan has backdoor functions as well as data stealing functions.
- It creates hidden copies of the victim's private and public key store in order to steal cryptocurrency.
- It also beacons the attacker to confirm the connection is active, suggesting a Command-and-Control (C2) infrastructure.
- This malware hides itself as an operating system file on the victim's machine.
- When deployed in Telegram, the specific sample SafeGuard Cyber analyzed was concealed in an image file to avoid detection. The lure for this malware appears to be spamming images until a victim inadvertently clicks on the attachment.
"Threat actors are increasingly using Telegram and other digital communication platforms to spread malware and compromise victims," said Otavio Freire, President and CTO of SafeGuard Cyber. "This poses an even larger threat than cryptocurrency theft. Once a Trojan infects an employee's device, the attacker can then use it to spread laterally within the company or organization. As companies have shifted to cloud-based platforms and hybrid workplaces, employees are utilizing a growing number of diverse digital channels to communicate, nearly all of which are unmonitored by traditional security solutions. This has created an enormous blind spot for businesses and an ideal opportunity for threat actors."
SafeGuard Cyber detects attacks and identifies risk by understanding how humans interact and communicate. The company's NLU-based SaaS platform offers the industry's most advanced visibility and detection of phishing, account takeover, impersonation, BEC, insider threats and malware attacks that span the full range of modern business communications channels, including social media, collaboration, mobile messaging, conferencing, CRM and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
To learn more about the crypto-stealing Trojan, read SafeGuard Cyber's online report, "Crypto-Stealing Malware Detected."
SafeGuard Cyber provides the only comprehensive technology solution for addressing cybersecurity threats and compliance risks across the modern cloud workplace. The company's patented and award-winning Natural Language Understanding technology analyzes and correlates conversations across 30 communication channels and 52 languages, including collaboration, social, chat, messaging, and conference platforms, in order to detect and prevent communication-based threats like social engineering. By stopping attacks at the social engineering stage, SafeGuard Cyber allows companies to prevent data breaches, ransomware, invoice fraud, and many other threats. The company's cloud-based Machine Learning also provides compliance solutions for governance and policy enforcement that empower customers to communicate through modern apps and social networking. Learn more at www.safeguardcyber.com.
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Tony Evers raises $10.1 million so far in 2022, setting the stage for an expensive campaign season
MADISON - Gov. Tony Evers has raised $10.1 million in the first six months of 2022 — putting his total re-election fundraising haul since the start of 2021 at more than $20 million, according to the Democratic governor's campaign.
The incumbent is facing a general election race against either a well-known former lieutenant governor or a construction executive with enough wealth to personally finance a campaign as rising inflation and gas prices push disapproval of the leader of Evers' party to historic levels.
Against these headwinds, Evers raised nearly double what his predecessor, former Republican Gov. Scott Walker, had amassed at this point in their 2018 race, according to the campaign. Evers' campaign has $7.6 million in cash on hand one month from the start of the general election race.
Evers will likely face either former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch or Tim Michels, who co-owns Michels Corp., a pipeline construction company. Kleefisch and Michels are leading by double digits in recent state polling on a primary field of four Republicans.
Cassi Fenili, campaign manager for Evers, said the fundraising shows Evers "has worked to bring people together and do the right thing for Wisconsin."
In May, the Democratic Governors Association announced it planned to spend $21 million on behalf of Evers as its Republican counterpart said it would spend $6.2 million on spots for its nominee starting in September.
The Republican group has described its plans as initial and said it could spend more.
This story will be updated.
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Transition to third-party manufacturing is the latest step by Peloton to simplify its supply chain and optimize its cost structure
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peloton Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTON) ("Peloton" or the "Company") today announced it is exiting all owned-manufacturing operations and expanding its current relationship with leading Taiwanese manufacturer Rexon Industrial Corp.
The shift is a natural progression in Peloton's strategy to simplify its supply chain and focus on technology and best-in-class content to continue driving the business forward as the leading global Connected Fitness company.
Rexon will become the primary manufacturer of the hardware for Peloton's iconic Bike and Tread product lines. Along with this expanded partnership, Peloton will be suspending operations at its Tonic Fitness Technology, Inc. facility through the remainder of 2022. The Company acquired Tonic in October 2019.
Peloton Chief Supply Chain Officer Andy Rendich said, "We are thrilled to be expanding our partnership with Rexon, a leading Taiwanese manufacturer with over 50 years of experience. Rexon has been with Peloton for many years and is a proven partner for our global operations. We plan to maintain a significant corporate and manufacturing presence in Taiwan with over 100 Peloton Taiwan team members who continue to play a key role in our engineering and manufacturing strategy."
Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy said, "Today we take another significant step in simplifying our supply chain and variablizing our cost structure – a key priority for us. We believe that this along with other initiatives will enable us to continue reducing the cash burden on the business and increase our flexibility. Partnering with market-leading third party suppliers, Peloton will be able to focus on what we do best – using technology and content to help our 7 million Members become the best versions of themselves."
Rexon CEO Rex Wang said, "We are thrilled to be expanding our relationship with Peloton as the Company reaffirms its commitment to Taiwan. For years, Rexon has worked side by side with Peloton to produce the hardware behind its iconic and industry-leading products. We are grateful for the opportunity to play an even greater role in the Company's manufacturing and look forward to continued collaboration in the future."
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations regarding our ability to implement, execute, complete, or realize our strategy of simplifying our supply chain, optimizing our cost structure, and focusing on technology and content; our plans to exit our owned-manufacturing operations in Taiwan and expand our relationship with third-party suppliers including Rexon; our plans to maintain a corporate and manufacturing presence in Taiwan; and our engineering and manufacturing strategy, are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "potential," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "could," "would," "project," "plan," "target," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements use these words or expressions.
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Peloton is the leading interactive fitness platform in the world with a loyal community of more than 7 million Members. The Company pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness, and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes for its Members anytime, anywhere. Peloton makes fitness entertaining, approachable, effective, and convenient, while fostering social connections that motivate its Members to be the best versions of themselves. An innovator at the nexus of fitness, technology, and media, Peloton has reinvented the fitness industry by developing a first-of-its-kind subscription platform that seamlessly combines the best equipment, proprietary networked software, and world-class streaming digital fitness and wellness content, creating a product that its Members love. Consumers can access the brand's immersive content through the Peloton Bike, Peloton Tread, Peloton Bike+, Peloton Guide and Peloton App, which allows access to a full slate of fitness classes across disciplines, on any iOS or Android device, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku TVs, and Chromecast and Android TV. Organizations and enterprises can access select Peloton products and the platform for their teams and customers through Peloton Corporate Wellness or Peloton Commercial. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has a growing number of retail showrooms across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whenever the IRS has questions about the information contained (or not contained) on a tax return, the tool that they use to get answers is an audit. Audits come in many shapes and sizes, but they are generally used more frequently in some situations than others.
Common targets of audits include cash-oriented small businesses, landlords that claim consecutive losses, taxpayers at both ends of the income spectrum, independent contractors, and people who have substantial transactions involving Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. Even if you have completed your tax reporting honestly, you may still face an audit, so it is important to prepare ahead of time.
At the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing, our Dual Licensed Tax Attorneys and CPAs can help you come up with an effective, viable strategy for avoiding audits and limiting losses. We represent clients nationally and internationally in tax audits. If you are already facing an audit, we can help you organize your records and advocate on your behalf in dealing with IRS agents. Discuss your situation today by calling our offices at (800) 681-1295 or using the following LINK to book a reduced rate initial consultation.
The IRS can and will institute a formal audit against any taxpayer. However, we can see from data and experience that some are more likely targets for an audit than others. Below are some of the types of individuals and businesses that may deal with audits at a substantially higher rate, as well as the reasons why.
Cash businesses are ripe with opportunity to deceive the IRS. This has become particularly true in the past two years, which saw many small business owners obtain government relief through programs created in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
It is becoming clear that a substantial number of business owners who received PPP loans used them for their own personal use, instead of paying their employees as intended. The government has instituted a major effort to track down pandemic relief program abusers, meaning that if you or your small business received any benefits through programs like PPP, you are relatively more likely to face an audit.
Another reason why cash businesses may be targeted with an audit is suspicion of misclassifying employees. Some businesses, either purposefully or mistakenly, improperly classify their employees as independent contractors, which may provide improper tax relief to the business. Discuss the differences between traditional employees and independent contractors with our Dual Licensed Tax Attorneys and CPAs today to avoid any of the consequences that might accompany a misclassification.
Taxpayers who earn up to $100,000 in annual income and rent property to others may take up to $25,000 in ordinary deductions for rental property expenses and losses. However, this $25,000 limit only applies if the taxpayer spends 50% or less of their working hours or less than 750 hours per year managing the rental property. If managing the rental property takes a substantial amount of time for the taxpayer, they are not bound by the limit. However, claiming to be a real estate professional puts a very large target on your back as to a future audit. This will not occur if you overall have profits from real estate activity. It becomes likely the moment you throw off deductible real estate losses. The IRS takes a substantial interest in these situations. They will want to ensure that you are spending the amount of time on managing these properties that you claim to be. The most effective way for the government to do this might be to institute an audit.
According to data collected by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, taxpayers who earn more than $1 million in annual income are audited at an average rate of 2.2%, which constitutes the highest rate of any segment of earners.
There are a few notable explanations for this statistic. The technical reality is that high-income taxpayers are more likely to use complex tax strategies to account for unique revenue streams. But the practical explanation is that an audit on an individual with a high net income is more likely to return a higher dollar amount to the IRS than an audit on an average American might.
On the other end of the spectrum, taxpayers earning $25,000 or less are nearly five times as likely to face an audit than those who earn between $25,000 and $1 million. The simplest explanation for this is that these taxpayers are usually eligible for the earned income tax credit, which is estimated to account for roughly $17 billion annually in improper claims.
With the rise in popularity of the gig economy over the past several years, more and more taxpayers are classified as self-employed. In these situations, the taxpayer is required to submit Schedule C on their annual tax return. Any large losses, high deductions against income, or write-offs for large expenses will attract the IRS' attention to a Schedule C Filer. This is even more likely where large W2 earnings are consistently being offset with Schedule C losses, which is a very common fraud technique.
To help root out mistakes for self-employed taxpayers, the government has taken to requiring some relevant cash processing services like Venmo and CashApp, to provide information about any accounts that make or receive payments exceeding certain thresholds for value or frequency. This may create a discrepancy for which taxpayers will need to prepare by keeping accurate records. If your reported gross income is significantly less than the sum of your K-1's, expect to get audited by the IRS.
Crypto assets blur the line between what is considered currency and what is considered property. Nevertheless, the government requires anyone who holds or trades cryptocurrencies to report their gains and losses on Form 1040. Out of necessity, the IRS has become much more technologically adept in tracking cryptocurrency transactions including the use of John Doe summonses against Coinbase and Kraken. The best way to avoid any issues in your crypto reporting is to keep careful records of transaction dates and times, as well as the market value of the asset that you traded on the transaction date.
Defend against audits or avoid them altogether with the help of our Dual Licensed Tax Attorneys and CPAs. To get started, call the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing today at (800) 681-1295.
If you have failed to file a tax return for one or more years or have taken a position on a tax return that could not be supported upon an IRS or state tax authority audit, eggshell audit, reverse eggshell audit, or criminal tax investigation, it is in your best interest to contact an experienced tax defense attorney to determine your best route back into federal or state tax compliance without facing criminal prosecution.
Note: As long as a taxpayer that has willfully committed tax crimes (potentially including non-filed foreign information returns coupled with affirmative evasion of U.S. income tax on offshore income) self-reports the tax fraud (including a pattern of non-filed returns) through a domestic or offshore voluntary disclosure before the IRS has started an audit or criminal tax investigation / prosecution, the taxpayer can ordinarily be successfully brought back into tax compliance and receive a nearly guaranteed pass on criminal tax prosecution and simultaneously often receive a break on the civil penalties that would otherwise apply.
It is imperative that you hire an experienced and reputable criminal tax defense attorney to take you through the voluntary disclosure process. Only an Attorney has the Attorney Client Privilege and Work Product Privileges that will prevent the very professional that you hire from being potentially being forced to become a witness against you, especially where they prepared the returns that need to be amended, in a subsequent criminal tax audit, investigation or prosecution.
Moreover, only an Attorney can enter you into a voluntary disclosure without engaging in the unauthorized practice of law (a crime in itself). Only an Attorney trained in Criminal Tax Defense fully understands the risks and rewards involved in voluntary disclosures and how to protect you if you do not qualify for a voluntary disclosure.
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Editor, The Commercial:
The recent city voter turnout in the 2022 primary election was a crying shame.
Ward Four: There are 4,986 registered voters in Ward 4, of which 1,423 are inactive. Of the 3,563 active registered voters, only 1.4% participated in the 2022 runoff election.
Ward Three: There are 5,421 registered voters in Ward 3, of which 1,034 are inactive. Of the 4,387 active registered voters, only 14.1% participated in the 2022 runoff election.
Ward Two: There are 5,536 registered voters in Ward 2, of which 1,044 are inactive. Of the 4,492 active registered voters, only 2.4% participated in the 2022 runoff election.
Ward One: There are 5,295 registered voters in Ward 1, of which 1,195 are inactive. Of the 4,100 active registered voters, only 11.4% participated in the 2022 runoff election.
Not voting sends a message that pride is gone regarding the city’s progress. Those who don’t vote indicate they have accepted and are satisfied living in poor quality of life and place conditions. Also, the voter says they are not concerned that well-qualified people are in place to bring and pass legislation that will address pressing problems for the chief executive officer to carry out.
Pine Bluff is approximately 76% African American, whose votes determine what attention elected officials give to their neighborhoods. When one does a windshield survey in any of these wards, one can quickly identify that these people are not using their power. The vote is their voice and power that change living conditions. When voters don’t flex their voting muscles, the neighborhood they reside in remains a mess. The common thread to all of them is overgrown lots, dilapidated, boarded-up and vacant houses. Some have four to six vehicles parked on the lawns, and many are unusable. The streets are narrow with poor street lighting, rough and need striping, etc. A voteless people is a hopeless people.
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MEGEVE, France (AP) — New Zealand rider George Bennett was forced out of the Tour de France ahead of Tuesday's Stage 10 after testing positive for COVID-19.
Bennett, who rode in support of two-time defending champion Tadej Pogacar, was tested on the rest day Monday after showing symptoms of the coronavirus, their UAE-Emirates team doctor Adrian Rotunno said.
“Per our protocol he was tested for COVID-19 and returned a positive result," Rotunno said. “Therefore he will not start today."
Bennett is the second rider from the UAE-Emirates to leave the race because of a positive test after Vegard Stake Laengen last week.
Bennett was 32nd in the general classification.
His withdrawal was announced a day after the International Cycling Union said no riders tested positive for the virus during mandatory testing of the entire peloton before Monday.
The peloton tackles a 148-kilometer route on Tuesday from Morzine to Megeve in the Alps. Race leader Pogacar had a 39-second lead over second-placed Jonas Vingegaard.
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(The Hill) – The U.S. has had a faltering response to the monkeypox outbreak, with confirmed cases jumping to 700 in the two months since outbreaks were first detected and clinics across the country struggling to meet the demand for effective vaccines.
Some public health experts and patients say more needs to be done and warn that mistakes made during the COVID-19 pandemic are being repeated.
The monkeypox virus is less infectious than COVID-19 and is so far mostly affecting one community: men who have sex with men. But the U.S. has learned lessons from the coronavirus pandemic that should still help the nation control monkeypox, experts say.
Leana Wen, a research professor of health policy and management at George Washington University as well as Baltimore’s former health commissioner, told The Hill that she has felt a sense of déjà vu.
“Probably the most significant one to me is the lack of testing. We saw during COVID that every case that was found was like the canary in the coal mine, that they really were just the tip of the iceberg,” Wen said. “And that was because there was such little testing available. Why haven’t we learned our lesson?”
Last week, one of the largest laboratory testing networks in the U.S., Labcorp, announced it would begin testing for monkeypox using tests from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The company will be able to conduct about 10,000 tests daily.
In its announcement, Labcorp recommended that people contact their health care providers to initiate monkeypox testing and sample collecting, a more cumbersome process compared to COVID-19 tests, especially for people who don’t have a regular health care provider.
Wen said monkeypox testing should not be made into a complex process, noting that performing the test itself is fairly simple: Monkeypox tests involve swabbing the base of the characteristic lesions that form after infection.
More than 760 monkeypox cases have been confirmed in the U.S. as of Monday across almost 40 states, which is almost certainly an undercount as many may be unaware that they are infected or have not yet been tested.
Unlike COVID-19, monkeypox is not a novel virus, it does not spread as easily and is largely transmitted through close, skin-to-skin contact. And although it is currently affecting relatively few people in the U.S., advocates and scientists worry this outbreak may spread out of control.
Jay Varma, an epidemiologist who served as senior health adviser to former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), said in a recent interview that he feared monkeypox could become entrenched in the U.S.
“If we don’t really get ahead of this, then we are going to fall further behind and it will become a permanent part of our disease landscape,” Varma said.
De Blasio himself urged the federal government to ramp up access to monkeypox vaccines on Twitter Monday.
New York’s gay community has been particularly hard hit by the outbreak. The state Department of Health said in a tweet on Tuesday that 111 people had tested positive in New York City as of last week, up from 55 a week prior.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) made note of the unmet demand for monkeypox vaccines in a letter he sent to President Biden on Monday. Adams asked that the White House consider a different vaccination schedule that allowed for a longer interval period between the two doses of the preferred smallpox vaccine Jynneos so that more people could be immediately immunized.
In an NBC News report published last week, several gay men who tested positive for monkeypox detailed exasperating experiences in communicating with public health officials when attempting to get tested and share their possible close contacts. One man in New York said it took nearly a week before he was able to get tested and possible contacts’ names.
Clinics in major cities like New York and Washington, D.C., have quickly run out of available vaccine doses.
New York gave no warning before announcing its own vaccine push late last month, running out of doses within hours with no word on when more shots would be available. On Monday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced that an additional 1,250 doses would be made available.
Health authorities maintain that monkeypox does not pose a threat to the general public, and the mortality rate for the virus is low.
Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, said that this recent monkeypox outbreak could very well be a sign of an “age of epidemics” that the world is entering.
“As people interact more and more with wild animals — whether it’s in wet markets as food or moving into their habitats because of population growth — we are going to see people get exposed more and more to exotic pathogens,” Toner said.
Overall, Toner said he felt that the response has been adequate considering the limitations, noting the inherent difficulties in measures like contact tracing as well as the swift manner in which the federal government deployed vaccines and placed orders for more.
“I don’t think that they have been slow. I don’t think it’s the case that they haven’t learned lessons from COVID-19,” he said.
Still others say that the response has not been as streamlined as it could be. One senior Biden administration official, speaking anonymously, acknowledged to The New York Times last week that monkeypox testing has not been as fast or convenient as it needs to be. Contributing factors included negotiations with labs, ramping up testing supplies and training personnel, according to the official. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/us-stumbles-in-monkeypox-response/ | 2022-07-12T12:08:35Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/us-stumbles-in-monkeypox-response/ | true |
JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa is reeling in shock from a spate of weekend bar shootings, in which armed men burst into three taverns and opened fire indiscriminately, killing 21 people in total.
Regional and ethnic rivalries, an organized crime extortion ring, competition between bar owners and political enmities are all possible motivations for the shootings, say analysts. It is not known if the shootings are linked.
The worst was in Johannesburg's Soweto township in which 15 people were killed and several others seriously injured, when several men charged into a bar and started shooting with AK semi-automatic rifles late Saturday night, said police. More than 135 cartridges were found at the scene, indicating that the attackers were shooting to cause maximum casualties, police said.
A manhunt has been launched for five suspects in the Soweto shooting, Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a press conference Monday at the bar in the Nomzamo area where it took place. The suspects have been traced to Nongoma township in the coastal KwaZulu-Natal province, he said.
In the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal province, gunmen opened fire in a tavern in the Sweetwaters area late Saturday night, killing four people, before speeding away in a small vehicle, said police. Two suspects have been arrested for that shooting.
Two more people were killed at a tavern in Katlehong township, in the Ekurhuleni area south of Johannesburg, when two gunmen opened fire on patrons late Friday night.
Notably in all three shootings the attackers did not rob the victims, said Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, security analyst at Good Governance Africa.
"It is difficult to say definitively at this stage what the nature of these attacks is. It is quite telling though that in all three situations nothing was stolen. It seems the patrons targeted were done so to send a wider sort of message," he told reporters.
"So in that sense, it does resemble something similar to a political, organized terrorist attack than a purely criminal attack," said Buchanan-Clarke.
"It is difficult to identify how these shootings should be characterized," he said. "We are not sure whether those responsible were driven perhaps by purely criminal intentions, perhaps a sort of a turf war between rival taverns or rival criminal syndicates.
"We are not sure whether it is driven by a wider political agenda, perhaps trying to foment ethnic cleavages or stir up some political anger ahead of the ANC [African National Congress, the ruling party] conference later this year," he said.
Crime researcher, author and analyst Ziyanda Stuurman said the method of the shootings indicated possible involvement of organized crime. It could be an extortion gang "trying to squeeze a protection fee out of the tavern owners," she told South Africa's News24 website.
Police have deployed a special tactical response unit known as 'amabherethe' to Soweto's Nomzamo area where the shooting took place.
Amabherethe in township slang means berets, referring to the hats worn by the unit. The amabherethe forces, often criticized as heavy-handed, are to start patrolling the area on Monday afternoon, said Cele.
"Before you sleep tonight the 'amabherethe' will be patrolling here, and we ask the community to cooperate with them," said Cele.
"We want the police to take over these streets, so that it is us [police] running them, not these criminals," said Cele.
The Gauteng Liquor Forum, which represents tavern owners in the province, said it is concerned about an increasing number of violent attacks at South African taverns.
"While tavern owners have worked hard to improve security, they are simply no match for this level of indiscriminate and violent criminal behavior. Tavern owners are following government laws and regulations, but it appears that they are being targeted," the group's chairman Fanny Mokoena said.
Soweto residents on Monday told Cele that there was a huge number of illegal firearms in the area and pleaded with the police to deal with this situation.
One resident told reporters that it was normal to hear gunshots go off in the area at night. When she heard the gunshots late Saturday night, she did not go out to investigate until she was called by a neighbor to see what had happened, she said.
"I went there to go look for my brothers. I ran here and jumped over the police tape to go see what was happening. I [was] looking through the bodies and noticed another of my next-door neighbors, and I saw another man that I know," said resident Ntombikayise Meji.
Amnesty International South Africa has condemned the killings and called for a thorough investigation by police.
"It is now up to the South Africa Police Service to conduct thorough, efficient and transparent investigations into the shootings that took place over the weekend and ensure that the perpetrators are charged in accordance with the law," Amnesty International South Africa executive director Shenilla Mohamed said in a statement Monday. "We can no longer allow horrendous crimes in South Africa to continue with impunity." | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/12/south-africa-looks-into-bar-shootings/ | 2022-07-12T12:08:37Z | https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/jul/12/south-africa-looks-into-bar-shootings/ | false |
Zotos Professional supports the positive impact of art education on mental health and provides donation to Art Feeds in honor of Hair Creator's Day
DARIEN, Conn., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to support the positive connection between art and mental health, Zotos Professional, recognized for innovation in the hair care industry, has made a charitable contribution in the amount of
$50,000 to Art Feeds, the brand announced today. The donation will benefit over 19,000 children by supplying resources for art lessons, helping to foster confidence-building environments where their creativity can flourish.
Zotos Professional recognizes hair enthusiasts as artists and strives to provide a medium that elevates their craft the way Art Feeds provides the color palette to a young artist's canvas. The brand seeks to make self-expression and creativity accessible to all through its affordable, salon-quality hair products, recognizing that hairstyling is a form of art. As an extension of this, the brand has dedicated July 12th as "Hair Creator's Day" to celebrate those who express themselves through their hair, a feature so deeply interconnected with personal identity.
"We are honored to partner with Art Feeds for a second year to help provide children with access to education," said Michelle Ryan, Vice President of Marketing at Zotos Professional. "We value creative expression from our 'Hair Creators' and believe prioritizing self-care through art will help lead our future generation to success," Ryan continued.
Zotos Professional and Art Feeds' shared mission is to make creative expression more accessible and highlight the positive impact art has on mental health, be it painting or hair coloring.
"Creativity finds solutions, sparks innovation, and imagines a better world, explains Meg Bourne, Founder of Art Feeds. "Expression is a vital piece of mental health, and we are thrilled to have the generous support of Zotos Professional to help us support even more children this year," said Bourne.
Darci Burch Cohorst, licensed creative arts therapist, partners with Zotos Professional and Art Feeds to provide counsel for the program. "Self-awareness and self-expression are two of the first steps in supporting mental health. For many individuals, words aren't enough and the ability to express thoughts, feelings, and identity through creation and creativity can be life altering," said Cohorst. "Whether someone has experienced trauma, is exploring their identity, or needs a way to process emotions, art in all forms offers a path to identify and understand the self and others," explains Cohorst.
Art Feeds has proven that art builds confidence in children, something Zotos Professional also sees reflected in the Hair Creators community. The brand's continued observance of National Hair Creator's Day recognizes individuals who embrace and showcase their creativity in styling hair.
About Art Feeds
Art Feeds creates brave spaces where children stay curious, creative, and kind. Kids have big feelings that aren't always easy to express. Art Feeds helps little artists navigate big feelings through fun art lessons that can be done at school, at home, or in the community. Our social emotional focused art lessons make space for kids to create, express themselves, and flourish. Art Feeds Community Assist Program provides training, curriculum and art supplies to schools and community organizations that otherwise wouldn't have these resources. The Community Assist Program has impacted over 125,000 children in communities around the world since 2009. For more information visit www.artfeeds.org
About Zotos Professional
Since 1929, Zotos Professional has been a pioneer in the hair care industry, and is dedicated to research-backed innovations, cutting-edge technology, high-quality ingredients, exhaustive testing, unbeatable value and Green Circle Certified Salons. The company's goal is to provide the support and inspiration to make the dreams of Hair Creators a reality. For more information, please visit
About Henkel in North America
In North America, Henkel operates across its three business units: Adhesive Technologies, Beauty Care, and Laundry & Home Care. Its portfolio of well-known consumer and industrial brands includes Schwarzkopf® hair care, Dial® soaps, Persil®, Purex®, and all® laundry detergents, Snuggle® fabric softeners as well as Loctite®, Technomelt® and Bonderite® adhesives. With sales close to 6 billion US dollars (5 billion euros) in 2021, North America accounts for 25 percent of the company's global sales. Henkel employs over 8,000 people across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. For more information, please visit www.henkel-northamerica.com, and on Twitter @Henkel_NA.
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The collaboration creates an opportunity to penetrate the Asian market with 3D-bioprinted structured seafood products
REHOVOT, Israel, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MeaTech 3D Ltd. (Nasdaq: MITC) ("MeaTech"), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Umami Meats for the joint development of 3D-printed cultured structured seafood.
Umami Meats is a Singapore-based cultured seafood company with a focus on developing species that are expected to experience severe supply-side shortages in the coming years due to climate change, overfishing and continuously growing consumer demand. The global seafood market was estimated to be worth US $110.2 billion by 2022 and is growing at a CAGR of 3.6% (FMI - The Food Industry Association).
This collaboration opens a door for both companies into the Asian market, and Singapore specifically, which is currently the only country that has authorized the production and distribution of cultured meat.
The agreement is part of MeaTech's strategy of collaboration with other players in the alternative protein space and takes advantage of the company's flexibility in its technological and biological capabilities to develop and print a wide variety of species. With this agreement, MeaTech will be adding seafood to its portfolio of bovine, avian and porcine products under development.
The company's innovative 3D bioprinting technology can produce complex meat products with pinpoint precision at an industrial rate of production without impacting cell viability. Through the company's private subsidiary, MeaTech is developing and commercializing its 3D-printing capabilities in-house and to third parties in the food-tech sector.
MeaTech also sees this collaboration as an opportunity to make a valuable contribution to helping preserve marine ecosystems and wildlife while addressing the environmental challenges surrounding the aquaculture and fishing industries.
Arik Kaufman, MeaTech's Chief Executive Officer & Founder: "We are very pleased about this new agreement which reflects our commercialization strategy of industry collaboration using our unique 3D printing capabilities. We are excited about entering into the seafood sector and believe it will lead us to new market pathways throughout Asia and worldwide."
Mihir Pershad, Umami Meats' Chief Executive Officer & Founder: "We are delighted to establish this collaboration with MeaTech to expand our product range with their 3D printing capabilities. This partnership will enable us to build upon our technology platform for cultivating fish muscle and fat to produce a variety of structured products that meet the desires of discerning consumers. We believe cultivated seafood holds tremendous potential to provide a local, sustainable source of healthy protein and to address many of the challenges facing our food system and our oceans."
About MeaTech
MeaTech 3D Ltd. is an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat revolution. The company initiated activities in 2019 and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "$MITC". MeaTech maintains facilities in Rehovot, Israel and Antwerp, Belgium and is in the process of expanding activities to the US.
MeaTech is developing a sustainable, slaughter-free solution for producing a variety of beef, chicken and pork products, both as raw materials and whole cuts. The company's approach to meat production and modular factory design will provide an alternative to industrialized animal farming with the potential to enhance food security, reduce carbon footprint, and minimize water and land usage.
For more information, please visit: https://meatech3d.com
About Umami Meats
Umami Meats is cultivating a sustainable seafood future by producing delicious, nutritious, affordable cultivated seafood that is better for our health, our oceans and our future. Umami Meats' cultivated, not-caught seafood offers equivalent nutrition to traditional seafood and provides a delicious culinary experience that is free from heavy metals, antibiotics and microplastics.
Umami Meats has also been recognized as a Semi-Finalist in the XPRIZE Feed the Next Billion competition, Fi Global Startup Innovation Challenge finalist, member of Forward Fooding's 2021 FoodTech 500 list, and as the Best Emerging Sustainable Seafood Company – Southeast Asia in the 2021 Global Green Business Awards.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning MeaTech's business, operations and financial performance and condition as well as plans, objectives, and expectations for MeaTech's business operations and financial performance and condition. Any statements that are not historical facts may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect MeaTech's current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which change over time, and other factors that may cause MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and are typically identified with words such as "may," "could," "should," "will," "would," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "aim," "intend," "plan" or words or phases of similar meaning and include, without limitation, MeaTech's expectations regarding the success of its cultured meat manufacturing technologies it is developing, which will require significant additional work before MeaTech can potentially launch commercial sales; MeaTech's research and development activities associated with technologies for cultured meat manufacturing, including three-dimensional meat production, which involves a lengthy and complex process; MeaTech's ability to obtain and enforce its intellectual property rights and to operate its business without infringing, misappropriating, or otherwise violating the intellectual property rights and proprietary technology of third parties; and other risks and uncertainties, including those identified in MeaTech's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2022. New risks and uncertainties may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for MeaTech to predict their occurrence or how they will affect MeaTech. If one or more of the factors affecting MeaTech's forward-looking information and statements proves incorrect, then MeaTech's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, forward-looking information and statements contained in this press release. Therefore, MeaTech cautions you not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking information and statements. MeaTech disclaims any duty to revise or update the forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking statements, except as specifically required by law.
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Alderfest is set to take place on 16 July with Blazin' squad, The Feeling and many more in the line up to perform.
The event also includes children's entertainment, a wide selection of food and water sports! Canoeing, paddle boarding and kayaking will be available at the festival for all to enjoy and take part.
To keep the kids entertained, AJ and Curtis will stage a series of interactive dance workshops throughout the day. There’s also storytelling, a ‘be a dinosaur ranger’ camp and magic show.
Festival goers can make the most of the lakeside venue and enjoy amazing food, views and top quality entertainment.
Tickets from £55 adults £35 12-16yrs and £25 3-11 yrs with overnight camping for Alderfest from £15pp. www.alderford.com | https://www.burnleyexpress.net/read-this/a-live-music-festival-is-coming-to-alderford-lake-3764999 | 2022-07-12T12:09:36Z | https://www.burnleyexpress.net/read-this/a-live-music-festival-is-coming-to-alderford-lake-3764999 | true |
E. John Wherry, Ph.D., and James L. Gulley, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P, named as Co-Chairs
Joined by Lillian L. Siu, M.D., Howard Kaufman, M.D., and Aurélien Marabelle, M.D., Ph.D.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marengo Therapeutics, Inc., a company pioneering novel immuno-oncology (IO) therapeutics that directly target the Vβ chain of the T cell receptor (TCR) to activate the right T cell subsets to fight cancer, today announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Board Co-Chairs E. John Wherry, Ph.D., and James L. Gulley, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P, are joined by Lillian L. Siu, M.D., Howard Kaufman, M.D., and Aurélien Marabelle, M.D., Ph.D. This experienced team of scientists, clinicians and thought leaders will bring their invaluable expertise to Marengo as the company advances its pipeline assets towards the clinic and expands its Selective T cell Activation Repertoire (STAR) platform.
"It's a pleasure to announce such an exceptional lineup of seasoned IO experts as members of Marengo's Scientific Advisory Board, many of whom I have had the privilege of working closely with over the past two decades," said Zhen Su, M.D., MBA, Chief Executive Officer of Marengo. "I am confident that our complementary expertise and shared conviction in the power of cancer immunotherapy will accelerate our lead asset into the clinic later this year and advance our portfolio of precision IO therapies."
"It is an honor to co-lead Marengo's distinguished SAB with Dr. James Gulley at this key inflection point for the company," said Dr. E. John Wherry. "Marengo's novel TCR-based approach to T cell activation holds great potential to close the treatment gap for people living with cancer who are in need of effective, durable immunotherapies, and may even have future applications beyond cancer."
"We are delighted to be working with such thoughtful immunologists and oncologists, who will support our progress translating the significant potential of our novel immunology platform into valuable medicines for people living with cancer," said Andrew Bayliffe, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Marengo. "Equally exciting is our opportunity to expand beyond oncology with novel therapies that address significant unmet needs for patients."
Marengo's SAB members include:
- Co-Chair Dr. E. John Wherry, Chair of the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics in the Perelman School of Medicine, Director of the UPenn Institute for Immunology, and the Barbara and Richard Schiffrin President's Distinguished Professor.
- Co-Chair Dr. James Gulley, who brings over 20 years of leadership experience in the oncology field. Most notably, he currently serves as Co-Director of the newly formed Center for Immuno-Oncology at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, which focuses on the development of strategies to optimize immunological approaches for effective solid tumor therapies.
- Dr. Lillian Siu, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. Dr. Siu brings over 20 years of experience as a senior medical oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, where she directs the Phase I Clinical Trials Program and co-directs the Tumor Immunotherapy Program. Her main research focus is precision oncology and biomarkers, especially circulating tumor DNA and clinical trials methodology.
- Dr. Howard Kaufman, M.D., who joins Marengo's SAB with over 25 years of experience in cancer immunotherapy and drug development. His expertise in local tumor immunotherapy and oncolytic viruses successfully led the first oncolytic virus to approval as a cancer treatment. Previously, he served as a Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) President and is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer at Ankyra Therapeutics. In addition, he served as a Clinical Associate at Massachusetts General Hospital.
- Dr. Aurélien Marabelle, Ph.D., a physician scientist who brings vast early-phase clinical trial expertise in oncology and immunology to Marengo. He is currently Director of the Clinical Investigation Center BIOTHERIS, full professor of Clinical Immunology at the University of Paris Saclay, and leader of a translational research laboratory within the National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM).
Marengo Therapeutics, Inc, an ATP company, is pioneering first-in-class therapeutics that activate the right immune response to promote lifelong protection against cancer. With a passionate team of dedicated scientists experienced in immunology and oncology, Marengo's proprietary Selective T Cell Activation Repertoire (STAR) platform leverages an extensive biological understanding of T cell function and receptor signaling to create a world in which everyone's immune system can defeat cancer. To learn more, visit www.marengotx.com.
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Combining Fashion Doll Play with the Exploding Trend of DIY Arts & Crafts, Art Squad is a Celebration of Creativity, Crafting and Self-Expression
PHILADELPHIA, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Just Play, a leading global toy company announces the release of the all-new fashion doll line, Art Squad. The collection includes four 10-inch-tall Art Squad Dolls that each feature a unique fashion and art activity including painting, etching, beading, and stenciling. With the included arts & crafts supplies, DIY activities, and color-in clothing and accessories, Art Squad Dolls provides a canvas for kids to express their creativity and self-expression.
As a break frame entry to the doll aisle, Art Squad combines modern, highly styled fashion doll play with the growing trend of DIY arts and crafts, as exemplified by TikTok tags #DIYCRAFT (2.4 billion+ views) and #TIKTOKArt (12 billion+ views). With four distinct styles, there's a doll and craft for every kind of emerging artist. Kids can customize their doll's outfit and accessories, as well as create colorful art pieces for themselves, with the included DIY arts & crafts kits.
First sold exclusively at CAMP, The Family Experience Company, Art Squad Dolls are now available for presale on Amazon, followed by an August rollout at Target. The dolls were unveiled on July 1 at CAMP, across social media channel, @ArtSquad_Official, and will be showcased this week at two private events for media and influencers.
"Art Squad was created based on insights that girls desire expanded play and love the customization that is enabled through art + activities. The unique design aesthetic and attention to detail highlight the passion that our amazingly talented design team put into the creation of this line," says Bridget Russo, SVP of Product Development.
Just Play is a passionate toy company and global leader across a broad range of children's consumer goods including figures, playsets, dolls, plush, role-play and dress-up. They create unique and innovative proprietary lines, as well as award-winning products based on popular children's entertainment brands with best-in-class licensing partners. Just Play was founded by two toy industry veterans, Charlie Emby and Geoffrey Greenberg, in 2010 and has risen to a top 10 toy company according to NPD for the past 5 years. To learn more about Just Play visit www.justplayproducts.com or follow on Instagram (@JustPlayProducts) or on Facebook (www.facebook.com/JustPlay).
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Florida woman finds iguana in her toilet
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (WSVN) - A Florida woman got some Saturday night company in her home.
Michelle Reynolds said she went downstairs to make herself a “treat.”
“I put it in the microwave and skipped on over to the bathroom and opened the door and did a quick turnaround because I saw this thing in there and quickly shut the door!” she said.
Her iguana visitor was not able to find its way out, so Reynolds had to get some help.
Harold Rondon with Iguana Lifestyles was able to rescue the iguana from the toilet.
Rondon said he has removed several iguanas from south Florida properties this year.
“This is the second one this week already,” he said.
Rondan said the iguana he removed from the toilet is a Mexican spiny tail iguana. Males can get up to 18 inches long, with tails that can also get up to 18 inches long.
“He took up most of the toilet bowl,” Reynolds said.
Although they are not native, iguanas have become common in south Florida.
It is believed that they were brought to the area as pets in the 1960s, and some may have escaped or been released.
While they are not dangerous to people, some iguanas can transmit salmonella.
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Prince Harry's memoir will be "juicy" and should make the Royal Family "nervous", insiders have claimed.
Almost a year ago, Harry unleashed a "tsunami of fear" in royal circles by revealing he was to release a tell-all book.
Harry has been working on the “intimate and heartfelt memoir" with the help of ghostwriter JR Moehringer – a Pulitzer Prize-winning author - and he promises it will be an "accurate and wholly truthful".
And according to insiders, Harry is set to drop more "explosive truth bombs" in the book - although a release date for the memoir has not yet been revealed.
One insider that works in publishing told Page Six : "It’s juicy, that’s for sure.”
While another publishing insider also told them: “There’s a lot of new stories in there about the past that Harry has not spoken about before, about his childhood … there is some content in there that should make his family nervous.”
However, the publication adds that one royal who won't be in for any criticism in the book is Harry's grandmother the Queen.
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Announcing the book last July, Harry said: "I'm writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man, I have become.
"I've worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story - the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned - I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think."
But 12 months on since the initial announcement, there has been no update on a release date, leading one insider to claim it has been delayed.
A royal insider said in The Sun: “If this book’s coming out this year as originally planned it should be in the publisher’s marketing and promotional list — unless they’re planning a surprise or there’s been a delay."
A spokeswoman for Transworld, part of Penguin Random House, said: “We don’t put every book on the list so there is nothing to be extrapolated from that.”
News of the book comes as Harry and wife Meghan Markle plan to travel to New York City next week for a special event in what will be their first public outing since the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The pair are set to attend the UN, where Harry will deliver a speech to mark Nelson Mandela Day, which is taking place on Monday (July 18).
The couple last appeared at the UN General Assembly in September 2021 but did not take part in the speeches in the assembly hall on that occasion.
The late Diana, Princess of Wales, memorably met Mandela in South Africa in March 1997, just five months before she died in a car crash in Paris.
During his 2015 tour of South Africa, Harry visited the cell on Robben Island where Mandela was imprisoned for the first 18 of his 27 years in jail before the fall of apartheid.
And when he returned to the country with Meghan in 2019, the couple met Mandela's granddaughter Zamaswazi Dlamini-Mandela and his former cellmate Andrew Mlangeni.
They also met with the former South African president's widow Graça Machel who told them: "It's wonderful meeting you. I'm sure we're going to be working together in the future. I can feel the vibe."
The UN has marked Nelson Mandela Day since 2009. According to its website, people are encouraged to celebrate the occasion by making a difference in their community.
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Death tech startup provides access to free guides, tools, and 500,000 service providers in one platform Backed by Bullish, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and Marco Zappacosta of Thumbtack
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autumn [autumn.co], a death tech startup built to help bereaved Americans navigate life after loss, today unveiled the world's first marketplace for purchasing products and services needed to manage the legal, financial, emotional, and practical aspects of life after loss.
Autumn modernizes what has historically been an arduous, analog process by making otherwise complex information freely accessible in simple, step-by-step guides, and aggregating more than 500,000 local service providers, such as accountants, appraisers, attorneys, funeral homes, grief specialists, and more, into one platform.
"We've built a diversified support system that gives bereaved people greater control during a stressful time. Autumn lets you manage loss the way you already do your own life." said Daniel Shaw, Autumn co-founder and CEO. "Handling everything that's required after a death can be challenging for anyone. Not only is it emotionally taxing, but the process can last for months, and is often confusing and uncomfortable."
In addition to helping consumers, Autumn's marketplace supports small, local businesses gain qualified leads, while creating opportunities for new market entrants who have historically lacked access and distribution.
Autumn offers four products:
- Intelligent Guides: comprehensive instructions, from immediately after a death, through settling an estate, and mental health support; track progress and personalize information
- Local Providers: products and services needed for the deathcare, estate, legal, financial, mental health, and everyday tasks associated with loss
- Memorial Website Creator: an invitation tool for funerals and memorial services; share details, manage RSVPs, solicit support and collect memories
- Supportive Communities: network of bereaved people; discuss everything from grief to logistics, launching August 2022
Autumn is backed by lead investor Bullish, who has a successful track record of investing in brand-focused consumer startups, such as Peloton, Warby Parker, Harry's and Casper. Additional investors include Great Oaks Venture Capital, and Marco Zappacosta, founder and CEO of Thumbtack.
"Daniel and Alex have harnessed a better deathcare management solution for the digital age," said Michael Duda, Managing Partner, Bullish. "Autumn's platform better serves people during a vulnerable period of time and we believe this team will transform deathcare."
"Autumn delivers a desperately needed resource for those grieving and navigating some of the hardest moments in life," added Henry McNamara, partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital. "Daniel brings strong experience and an intelligent approach to product development and we are confident in his ability to realize Autumn's full potential."
For more information, visit: autumn.co.
Autumn modernizes the way Americans manage loss with the world's first deathcare marketplace. With free guides and tools, and over 500,000 providers for hire, Autumn is on a mission to transform the American deathcare landscape for the better. Autumn is backed by Bullish, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Marco Zappacosta of Thumbtack, and more.
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The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.
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A few streets outside of Milan's city center is an uncharacteristically utilitarian block of 1930s flats. From her window in one of these buildings, the electronic musician Caterina Barbieri can see the geometric cubes of the opposite apartments — "industrial and depressing," she says over Zoom from her living room. Worse yet, they remind the 31-year-old of the architecture in Berlin, the very place she sought to leave behind in 2018. "I hated that when I moved here," she admits. "I was trying to get away from it."
In March 2020 at the very start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbieri found herself confined to this Milanese apartment. She recalls neighbors being afraid to step out onto balconies; traveling even just a few blocks down the road required a slip of paper from the Italian authorities. But for all of the terror and paranoia that defined the early days of the pandemic, the composer confesses the situation aligned well with her own schedule; she needed time, if not necessarily space, to write the follow-up to the algorithmic, arpeggiated songs of 2019's critically acclaimed Ecstatic Computation. As a result of the "exceptional isolated condition," she threw herself into the process in an "ascetic way," spending the entirety of each day writing and recording, all as the heaviness of the situation grew around her — the death toll rising, the lockdown extending.
The artwork of Spirit Exit, Barbieri's new album and the fruits of this intense period, shows the composer cutting a suspended Ophelia-like pose — somewhere between a state of euphoria and death. That state of being will likely resonate with anyone who has seen Barbieri live. Her music made mostly using analog synthesizers is renowned for stimulating acute, often pleasurable physiological responses in the listener, the sounds designed to work in conjunction with the physical space they're heard in. On the opening track "At Your Gamut," she achieves this effect to a greater degree than her previous works as webs of hypnotic synthesizer induce waves of prickling ASMR bliss. Barbieri, who art directed the visual material alongside artist Ruben Spini, also points to the baroque sculpture The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa as a key inspiration. "Erotic and distant," she says, describing the work — with "ambiguous sensorial states" equally applicable to the music itself.
Barbieri was born in 1990 in Bologna, Italy. She began studying classical guitar at the age of 11 before joining the Conservatory of Bologna at 14, practicing up to six hours a day, and enjoying the melancholic Renaissance music of composer John Dowland. But as a teenager she found herself drawn to the extreme, amplified music of noise, metal and doom — artists and bands such as Keiji Haino and Corrupted. This brutal music was an early lesson on the relationship between music and the body, an opportunity to "surrender to sound, almost dissolve into it."
At home, Barbieri was surrounded by an even greater variety of sound. Her father, who owned a music collection stretching from Terry Riley's minimalism to avant-garde jazz, was a saxophonist in no-wave bands during the 1970s and '80s. Her grandmother trained as an opera singer at the same conservatory as Barbieri decades before. Although she never sang professionally, Barbieri remembers her performances of "very emotional, sentimental opera like Puccini and Rossini" at family gatherings.
The young musician embodied these divergent performance traditions, joining a drone band in her late teens. "It was really weird playing classical guitar with long nails and then going to perform in this band where I was doing more of these drone and metal-type sounds — very massive physical experiences," says Barbieri. "Coming from a classical upbringing which requires so much control and discipline, these physical experiences were very liberating."
Ever since, the physicality of music — how it impacts the body and the way space can alter its effect — has been central to Barbieri's work. Having done a residency at Stockholm's famed center for sound art Elektronmusikstudion, where she encountered the Buchla 200, analog synthesizers have been the primary tool through which she explores these ideas. Her second album, 2017's Patterns Of Consciousness, was developed during 2016 live shows, an experiment in how patterns of sound, and their gradual transformation, can literally alter consciousness. In an interview with the outlet Resident Advisor, Barbieri jokingly referred to her audience as "victims" but she was deadly serious about how the space shaped the way she and the audience heard the dense synth matrices. "I was interested in hearing isolated sounds," she said. "[The sounds] get gigantic because it's a huge-scale room. So if you open a filter, close a filter, or work with delays, it gets really monumental."
Fast forward to March 2020 and Barbieri is alone at home in her apartment. Outside, the streets are eerily quiet; inside, her days are interrupted only by the ring of the doorbell as groceries and other essentials arrive. In her home studio, Barbieri is surrounded by her beloved modular synthesizer, an electric guitar and laptop. This time round there is no audience or grand space to bounce a record's worth of ideas and sound off — just herself, four walls and the occasionally striking sunsets visible from the room. Barbieri freely admits it was a "big shift," missing the "feedback of energy" that previously helped her sculpt electronic signals and algorithms into razor sharp compositions. But the musician also says she'd reached the end of the road with that particular mode of working, itself borne from the constraints of touring — namely the limitations of what she could lug around on the road.
Despite the isolated working process, Spirit Exit is Barbieri's lushest album. The synths still fizz, darting and swooping in concert like a twinkling, virtual constellation, but they have less of an acid crunch. On "Transfixed," Barbieri sings (not the first time in her discography, but most prominently), her vocals layered and autotuned, processed through her modular synthesizer as if she has finally become the cyborg hinted at through her discography. During "Canticle of Cryo," post-rock guitars join the synthesizers, Barbieri's vocals no longer wordless. "You melt time / You melt skies / You challenge centuries," she sings, the album's ecstatic, nearly devotional themes pushed to their metaphysical limit.
As she worked on the album in total solitude, Barbieri began to see a parallel between her own circumstances and women who have created work in a similarly hermetic state. She references the notorious recluse and 19th century poet Emily Dickinson, as well as the 16th century Spanish nun Saint Teresa of Ávila, figures who looked deep inside of themselves to create art that aimed to inspire higher states of consciousness. "The state of isolation resonated with me because it seems to be at the root of this visionary female thinking," says Barbieri. "These women couldn't freely move in the outside world so they were longing for freedom in their own interior worlds. They redirected their energy towards the cultivation of cosmic, nearly science fiction work."
On "Broken Melody," Barbieri occupies that kindred space more explicitly than ever. Backed by a pensive, gently plucked guitar, she sings angelically of "Accessing edges / Of ecstasy / That no other alien could imagine." Synths gradually rise in intensity before erupting as a deluge of arpeggios, Barbieri's vocals transforming into an emo wail. "Like a melting snowflake in your mouth / Our future is so volatile," she cries, simultaneously focusing on the ephemerality of the present and a sense of time stretching onwards uncertainly.
These big ideas of time, perception and euphoria might sound religious but that's not how they figure in Barbieri's thinking. The ecstasy that her albums quest towards stems from Barbieri's idea of being present in the moment, a "radical immanence" as she puts it. She describes sounds hitting the ear, getting transduced into electrical impulses in the brain, and the body vibrating at that particular frequency. "It's a physical phenomena, a simple experience," she says, "and somehow it makes you more receptive towards what's happening around you." Barbieri puts it another way: the act of listening is a "gate," one that puts you in communion with your surroundings.
At the close of Spirit Exit on "The Landscape Listens," the electronic artist paints a gently undulating picture of nature itself. The title invokes a line from Dickinson's poem, "There's a certain Slant of light": "When it comes — the Landscape listens / Shadows — hold their breath," words that present nature as a fundamentally dynamic phenomenon, filled with movement, motion and wonder, the same qualities as Barbieri's spiraling synthesizer music. For the artist who finds inspiration in nature, "music is able to convey the beautiful, ineffable feelings it triggers." She says these kinds of experiences, "almost spiritual moments of connection," are becoming increasingly rare in our "ultra-capitalist societies," within which nearly every aspect of our lives is commodified.
If there is a broader aim of Barbieri's work then it's to break the bonds of forces that all too often hold us in stasis, that keep us closed off from the world. Her music is deeply psychedelic and, by extension, subversive; like nature its effects can't quite be narrowed down or predicted. As such, "The Landscape Listens" is a fitting, expansive end to an album rooted in solitude but which "longs for the outside world, longs for real life" — in all of its incongruences, imperfections and wonder. For Barbieri, like Dickinson, such a place was fundamentally inaccessible; instead, shuttered in isolation, she was forced to create "a vastness of space on the inside."
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Acquisition to help expand ENERCON's Environmental Services Group
KENNESAW, Ga., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enercon Services, Inc. ("ENERCON"), a multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental services firm supporting the safe and efficient production, delivery and use of energy, announced today that it has acquired Ardent Environmental Group, Inc. ("Ardent" or "the Company"), an environmental consulting firm providing high quality technical expertise to clients in support of real estate acquisitions, sales, and management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Company will join ENERCON's Environmental Services Group ("ESG"), which provides environmental services across complex, multisite environmental programs for customers in power and energy end markets. ENERCON is a portfolio company of AE Industrial Partners ("AEI"), a U.S.-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. Ardent represents ENERCON's first add-on acquisition since being acquired by AEI in 2021.
Founded in 2007 and based in Corona, CA, Ardent has provided clients throughout California and the Western United States with high value add and sustainable solutions including Phase I and Phase II environmental site assessments, remediation, monitoring and other technical consulting services that advance clients' environmental, social, and governance goals. Its team of experienced environmental management professionals serves large blue-chip customers across a variety of industries, and has deep experience working with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies. Ardent Co-founders Craig Metheny and Paul Roberts will continue with ENERCON post-close.
"Ardent is highly complementary to ENERCON in both its pursuit of environmental stewardship and new service offerings," said Jeff Lask, head of ESG for ENERCON. "The addition of Ardent deepens our existing capabilities, strengthens our reputation within a variety of industries, and expands our footprint in the Western United States."
"We are proud to have grown into a trusted leader in environmental consulting, but with ENERCON, we have found the right partner to help us expand even further," said Mr. Metheny and Mr. Roberts of Ardent. "ENERCON's service offerings go hand in hand with what we have been building for 15 years, and we look forward to working with their team to continue to innovate and provide solutions to our customers' critical environmental challenges."
Enercon Services Inc. (ENERCON) is a leading engineering and environmental services firm that supports the safe and efficient production, delivery, and use of energy. The company was founded in 1983 as an engineering consulting firm and has since grown to provide both engineering and environmental services across the Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Transmission and Distribution, and Fossil energy markets. Visit www.enercon.com to learn more.
AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. AE Industrial Partners invests in market-leading companies that can benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and relationships throughout its target markets. AE Industrial Partners is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative. Learn more at www.aeroequity.com.
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US first lady Jill Biden criticised for likening Latino people to 'tacos'
Critics have said the first lady should not stereotype the Latino community and that she and her team should "take time to better understand the complexities of our people and communities".
Tuesday 12 July 2022 13:21, UK
Jill Biden, the US first lady, has criticised for likening Hispanic people to "tacos" in a speech.
Mrs Biden tried to compliment the Hispanic community in San Antonio, Texas, during a speech on Monday, saying they were as "unique" as "breakfast tacos".
The First Lady's comments prompted criticism, with some urging her not to stereotype the Latino community.
Addressing the annual conference of UnidosUS, she said: "The diversity of this community, as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio, is your strength."
In response to her remark, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists said "we are not tacos".
The association added that they should not be reduced to stereotypes, adding that Latino heritage is complex.
It suggested "her communications team to take time to better understand the complexities of our people and communities... Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures & food traditions.
San Antonio is also one of the great Latino cities in the United States, with a population of nearly 1.5 million people that is 65% Hispanic or Latino, according to US Census data.
The largely Mexican-American city is fond of its breakfast tacos, part of the local cuisine.
President Joe Biden will meet with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the White House on Tuesday.
Conservatives on social media jumped on the gaffe, wondering what the liberal outrage would sound like if a prominent Republican had said it.
"No wonder Hispanics are fleeing the Democratic Party!" US Representative Andy Biggs, a Republican from Arizona, wrote on Twitter. | https://news.sky.com/story/us-first-lady-jill-biden-criticised-for-likening-latino-people-to-tacos-12650539 | 2022-07-12T12:33:41Z | https://news.sky.com/story/us-first-lady-jill-biden-criticised-for-likening-latino-people-to-tacos-12650539 | false |
US officials working on a plan to allow second COVID-19 boosters for all adults
U.S. health officials are urgently working on a plan to allow second COVID-19 boosters for all adults, a senior White House official confirmed to CNN on Monday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making it a high priority, the official said.
Second boosters have been authorized for adults 50 and older, as well as some people with weakened immune systems, since late March. But younger adults are eligible for only one booster shot, which was authorized in November. Federal agencies are looking to move quickly on authorizing a second booster for all adults, the source said.
Some experts are concerned that younger adults' immunity may be waning as COVID-19 cases rise with the dominance of the BA.5 omicron subvariant. Reinfections are more likely with BA.5 than with any previous variants because of immune escape features, Dr. Eric Topol, a cardiologist and professor of molecular medicine at Scripps Research, said on Monday.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants constitute more than 70% of new infections in the country. But while these subvariants may partially escape the immunity produced by the vaccine and by prior infection, vaccination still likely protects against severe illness.
It remains unclear how many American adults would get a second booster dose if one is authorized. As of Thursday, about half of Americans 18 and up who were eligible for a first booster had gotten it, according to the CDC. Just over a quarter of eligible adults 50 and over have gotten a second booster.
A study published in May found that a fourth dose of Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine provides a "substantial" boost to immunity at similar or even better levels than a third dose.
The study, which was published in the medical journal The Lancet and included participants whose median age was 70.1 years, also showed that some people who had higher levels of antibodies before the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine had only "limited" boosting.
Those with a history of COVID-19 infection had a similarly limited response. The authors say this suggests that there may be a ceiling or maximum response that can come with a fourth vaccine dose.
Two earlier studies out of Israel, conducted among participants age 60 or older, showed that hospitalization and death rates from COVID-19 could be reduced with a fourth vaccine dose given at least four months after the third dose. The reduction in hospitalizations and death persisted over time with this fourth shot. | https://www.wmur.com/article/officials-working-on-a-plan-to-allow-second-covid-19-boosters-for-all-adults/40584892 | 2022-07-12T12:34:32Z | https://www.wmur.com/article/officials-working-on-a-plan-to-allow-second-covid-19-boosters-for-all-adults/40584892 | false |
M/I Homes, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Webcast
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:45 AM EDT|Updated: 51 minutes ago
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M/I Homes, Inc. (NYSE:MHO) announces the following Webcast:
If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived on the Web site http://www.mihomes.com
The company is expected to report second quarter earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, July 27th.
M/I Homes, Inc. is one of the nation's leading homebuilders of single-family homes. The Company has homebuilding operations in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota; Detroit, Michigan; Tampa, Sarasota and Orlando, Florida; Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.
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Nearly a year after a jury found him guilty of theft and abuse of power, the former sheriff of Limestone County in north Alabama is appealing his felony convictions and seeking a new trial.
In a brief to the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, attorneys for Mike Blakely, who spent decades as the top law enforcement official in the fast-growing county, argue that state prosecutors did not prove he acted with criminal intent and allege the state did not disclose ahead of the trial that one of the prosecution’s witnesses was under investigation at the time.
After a three-week trial last summer, a jury in downtown Athens found Blakely guilty of stealing $4,000 from his campaign account by funneling the money through Red Brick Strategies, a Huntsville consulting firm owned by Trent Willis. The jurors also found Blakely guilty of obtaining $29,050 in interest free loans from a safe that held money belonging to people incarcerated in the county jail he oversaw as sheriff.
Blakely was Alabama’s longest-serving sheriff until the felony convictions immediately removed him from the office he held for 10 terms spanning 38 years.
[Read more: Convicted Alabama sheriff talks about jail time, his new book and looking for a job]
The jury acquitted him of eight other charges.
In the appeal filed Monday, Blakely’s attorneys argue that Judge Pamela Baschab, the retired judge specially appointed to the case, should have declared a mistrial after state prosecutors disclosed that one of their witnesses was under investigation.
“Because the State suppressed critical information regarding an investigation in Trent Willis, Mr. Blakely should have been granted a mistrial when evidence of the suppression came to light at trial,” the appeal says.
Willis, a Huntsville political consultant and the disgraced former owner of Red Brick Strategies, was the state’s key witness to the theft charge, for which the jury convicted Blakely. Prosecutors from the Alabama Attorney General’s Office alleged that Blakely had his campaign account pay Willis’ Huntsville firm $7,500 for a $3,500 bill, then deposited a $4,000 refund into his personal account, rather than the campaign account.
After Willis testified for the state, but before the defense could cross examine him, prosecutors asked the judge to instruct Willis that he could plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid incriminating himself. But Willis did not remain silent when cross-examined.
Blakely’s defense was able to question Willis about allegations he stole $100,000 from the campaign account of a state representative, got fired from Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle’s campaign because of an “inappropriate sexual relationship,” failed to pay taxes, loans and rent, and charged clients for work he never did.
Willis told the jury he “vehemently” disagreed with the allegations.
He testified that he knew little about the nature of the investigation and told the jury that the state had not offered him any deals or immunity in exchange for his testimony against Blakely.
Blakely’s defense team said state prosecutors had not previously disclosed that another division of the attorney general’s office was investigating Willis. State prosecutors denied the allegation and said the defense team knew about the investigation a year earlier.
The judge briefly paused the trial before declining their request for a mistrial and resuming Willis’ testimony.
In his appeal, Blakely’s attorneys also argue that the trial judge should have thrown out his conviction for abuse of power.
“At no point did the State present legally sufficient evidence upon which a jury could conclude that Mr. Blakely intentionally used his office for personal gain in the form of obtaining interest-free loans from the Limestone County jail inmate fund,” the appeal says.
The former jail clerk testified that the sheriff routinely asked her to give him cash from a safe that held money belonging to people incarcerated in Limestone County. She told the jury that each time she gave Blakely the cash, she scribbled an IOU onto a post-it note and put it in the safe.
Blakely eventually gave the clerk 19 checks from his personal bank account to replace the funds, according to financial records shown to the jury. But Blakely routinely asked her to hold the checks — sometimes for weeks — before taking them to the bank, according to testimony.
Louie Wilson, a special agent in the public corruption unit of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, testified that, there were 271 days during which the clerk held Blakely’s checks to repay the inmate safe. The agent testified that had the clerk cashed those checks on the day Blakely gave them to her, his personal bank account would have been overdrawn.
But in the appeal, Blakely’s attorneys repeated an argument they had made to the jury that found him guilty.
“The evidence clearly demonstrated that no inmate was ever deprived of his money and that no money was ever missing from the inmate fund,” the appeal says.
Judge Baschab sentenced Blakely to three years in jail. But he remains out on $50,000 bond while he appeals the case.
Blakely, a Democrat, is just one of several public officials who have come under scrutiny for corruption in the past few years in Limestone County, one of the state’s fastest-growing counties, and now home to more than 100,000 people. | https://www.al.com/news/2022/07/north-alabama-sheriff-seeks-new-trial-argues-state-hid-investigation-of-key-witness.html | 2022-07-12T12:37:45Z | https://www.al.com/news/2022/07/north-alabama-sheriff-seeks-new-trial-argues-state-hid-investigation-of-key-witness.html | true |
Coimbatore Corporation seeks support for ‘Namakku Naame’ scheme
The Coimbatore Corporation, under the ‘Namakku Naame’ scheme, has planned a series of development activities across the city.
Corporation Commissioner M. Prathap said the civic body had planned to set up public health centres, learning centres, development of school buildings, infrastructure developments such as roads and street lights, renovation of water bodies, sapling plantation drives and entertainment and sports centres across the city.
The Commissioner invited public, Non-Governmental Organisations and companies that could provide support to the scheme using their Corporate Social Responsibility funds. Those who were willing could approach the Corporation with 33% of the project cost and the civic body would provide the remaining 67% of the total cost, the Commissioner added.
To facilitate this arrangement, the Corporation appointed Assistant Executive Engineers as the nodal officers in each zone. The Administrative officer of Smart City scheme would coordinate the activities in the Corporation main office, said a release.
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New dispensary expands patient access to medical cannabis; grand opening specials available
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trulieve Cannabis Corp. (CSE: TRUL) (OTCQX: TCNNF) ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today announced the opening of a new medical dispensary in Hollywood, Florida. Located at 2908 Hollywood Blvd., the Hollywood dispensary opens at 9am on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, with ongoing regular hours of 9am - 9pm from Monday through Saturday and 10am - 8pm on Sunday.
Grand opening festivities throughout the day at the new dispensary will include numerous partner giveaways, music, food trucks, deals and specials, and all registered patients will receive a 25% discount. Trulieve also offers statewide home delivery, convenient online ordering and in-store pickup. As always, all first-time guests are eligible for a 50% new customer discount at any Florida-based location.
"Trulieve is excited to expand access to medical cannabis to more patients in Florida and build strong relationships in the Hollywood community," said Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve. "We are driven by our commitment to providing tailored, high-quality patient care in a safe and comfortable environment."
As the state's leading medical cannabis provider, Trulieve's retail employees are trained to provide personalized patient care and support individuals at every stage of their cannabis journeys. Trulieve dispensaries throughout Florida offer on-site consultations to help patients obtain appropriate medical products and dosages to ensure optimal cannabis experiences.
Trulieve patients across Florida can choose from the largest selection of THC and CBD products available in a variety of consumption methods, including smokable flower, concentrates, edibles, capsules, syringes, tinctures, topical creams, vaporizers, and more.
Designed to meet every patient's needs, our portfolio of in-house brands includes Alchemy, Co2lors, Cultivar Collection, Modern Flower, Momenta, Muse, Roll One and Sweet Talk. Patients also have access to beloved brands such as Bellamy Brothers, Bhang, Binske, Blue River, Black Tuna, DeLisioso, Love's Oven, Miami Mango, O.pen and Sunshine Cannabis, all available exclusively at Trulieve in Florida.
For more information, or to learn how to become a registered patient, please visit Trulieve.com and connect on Instagram or Facebook.
Trulieve is an industry leading, vertically integrated cannabis company and multi-state operator in the U.S. operating in 11 states, with leading market positions in Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. Trulieve is poised for accelerated growth and expansion, building scale in retail and distribution in new and existing markets through its hub strategy. By providing innovative, high-quality products across its brand portfolio, Trulieve delivers optimal customer experiences and increases access to cannabis, helping patients and customers to live without limits. Trulieve is listed on the CSE under the symbol TRUL and trades on the OTCQX market under the symbol TCNNF. To learn more about Trulieve, visit Trulieve.com.
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Biologics License Application (BLA) submission planned for the second half of 2022
CRANFORD, N.J. , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Citius" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CTXR), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing first-in-class critical care products, today announced that the Company held a Type B pre-BLA meeting with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to discuss I/ONTAK (denileukin diftitox), an engineered IL-2-diphtheria toxin fusion protein for the treatment of patients with persistent or recurrent cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL). I/ONTAK is a purified and more bioactive formulation of previously FDA-approved ONTAK®. The pre-BLA meeting was held with representatives from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER).
The purpose of the pre-BLA meeting with the FDA was to discuss the content and acceptability of the Company's anticipated BLA for I/ONTAK. The briefing document provided to the FDA included a review of clinical and non-clinical studies and previous meeting minutes with the FDA.
"We appreciate the FDA's continued guidance on the development path of a more purified formulation of ONTAK. Based on the FDA's pre-BLA meeting comments, we intend to move forward with our planned BLA submission for I/ONTAK in the second half of 2022. We look forward to continued engagement with the FDA as we advance this program to provide CTCL patients with a potential new treatment option," stated Leonard Mazur, Chairman and CEO of Citius.
About I/ONTAK
I/ONTAK is a recombinant fusion protein that combines the interleukin-2 (IL-2) receptor binding domain with diphtheria toxin fragments. The agent specifically binds to IL-2 receptors on the cell surface, causing diphtheria toxin fragments that have entered cells to inhibit protein synthesis. I/ONTAK, a purified version of denileukin diftitox, is a reformulation of previously FDA-approved oncology treatment ONTAK. ONTAK was marketed in the U.S. from 1999 to 2014, when it was voluntarily withdrawn from the market. Manufacturing improvements resulted in a new formulation, which maintains the same amino acid sequence but features improved purity and bioactivity. The new formulation received regulatory approval in Japan for the treatment of CTCL and PTCL. In 2011 and 2013, the FDA granted orphan drug designation (ODD) to I/ONTAK for the treatment of PTCL and CTCL, respectively, making it potentially eligible for seven years of market exclusivity post-approval for each indication.
About Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma is a type of cutaneous non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) that comes in a variety of forms and is the most common type of cutaneous lymphoma. In CTCL, T-cells, a type of lymphocyte that plays a role in the immune system, become cancerous and develop into skin lesions, leading to a decrease in the quality of life of patients with this disease due to severe pain and pruritus. Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sézary Syndrome (SS) comprise the majority of CTCL cases. Depending on the type of CTCL, the disease may progress slowly and can take anywhere from several years to upwards of ten to potentially reach tumor stage. However, once the disease reaches this stage, the cancer is highly malignant and can spread to the lymph nodes and internal organs, resulting in a poor prognosis. Given the duration of the disease, patients typically cycle through multiple systemic agents to control disease progression. CTCL affects men twice as often as women and is typically first diagnosed in patients between the ages of 50 and 60 years of age. Other than allogeneic stem cell transplantation, for which only a small fraction of patients qualify, there is currently no curative therapy for advanced CTCL. Approximately 3,000 new cases are reported in the United States every year, with an estimated 30,000 - 40,000 individuals living with the disease.
About Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Citius is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of first-in-class critical care products, with a focus on oncology, anti-infectives in adjunct cancer care, unique prescription products, and stem cell therapies. The Company has two late-stage product candidates, Mino-Lok®, an antibiotic lock solution for the treatment of patients with catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs), which is currently enrolling patients in a Phase 3 Pivotal superiority trial, and I/ONTAK (E7777), a novel IL-2R immunotherapy for an initial indication in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL), for which a BLA submission is being prepared for the second half of 2022. Mino-Lok® was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). I/ONTAK has received orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of CTCL and peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). For more information, please visit www.citiuspharma.com.
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This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements are made based on our expectations and beliefs concerning future events impacting Citius. You can identify these statements by the fact that they use words such as "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "plan," "should," and "may" and other words and terms of similar meaning or use of future dates. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated are: we may experience delays or unexpected hurdles in our efforts to submit a BLA for I/ONTAK and we may not be able to submit the BLA on the timelines we expect or at all; the FDA may find inadequacies and deficiencies in our BLA for I/ONTAK, including in the data we submit, and may decide not to accept the BLA for filing; our ability to successfully undertake and complete clinical and non-clinical trials and the results from those trials for our product candidates; the estimated markets for our product candidates and the acceptance thereof by any market; our ability to commercialize our products if approved by the FDA; our dependence on third-party suppliers; the ability of our product candidates to impact the quality of life of our target patient populations; risks relating to the results of research and development activities, including those from existing and new pipeline assets; uncertainties relating to preclinical and clinical testing; our need for substantial additional funds; the early stage of products under development; market and other conditions; our ability to attract, integrate, and retain key personnel; risks related to our growth strategy; patent and intellectual property matters; our ability to obtain, perform under and maintain financing and strategic agreements and relationships; our ability to identify, acquire, close and integrate product candidates and companies successfully and on a timely basis; our ability to procure cGMP commercial-scale supply; government regulation; competition; as well as other risks described in our SEC filings. These risks have been and may be further impacted by Covid-19. Accordingly, these forward-looking statements do not constitute guarantees of future performance, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Risks regarding our business are described in detail in our Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") filings which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2021, filed with the SEC on December 15, 2021 and updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law.
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Akie Abe, widow of assassinated leader Shinzo Abe, set a new mold for Japanese first ladies
By Nectar Gan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN
When Akie Matsuzaki married Shinzo Abe, then a rising political aide, in 1987, she followed a path well trodden by Japanese wives and gave up her job at the country’s largest advertising agency.
But over more than three decades of marriage — including nine years as Japan’s first lady — she proved to be anything but a conventional political wife.
In Japan, Akie Abe is best known for her outspoken and progressive views. Unlike her predecessors, she refused to stay in the shadow of her husband. Instead, the socialite carved out a public role for herself in a style more akin to American first ladies.
Akie Abe, 60, was widowed on Friday after the former Japanese Prime Minister was fatally shot in broad daylight while delivering a speech in the city of Nara, in an assassination that has shocked and angered the nation.
On Friday, she took an hours-long train journey to rush to her husband’s side in a Nara hospital. The next day, she brought his body back home to Tokyo by car. On Monday, she mourned alongside relatives and guests at a private wake at the Zojo-ji Temple.
Through it all, Akie Abe has remained outwardly composed and quiet when appearing in public.
On Tuesday, she will host a private funeral, to be followed by larger ceremonies at a later date.
After her husband resigned as Prime Minister in December 2020, Akie Abe faded from public view. Now she has been thrust back into the spotlight — and the nation will be looking to her as it mourns the death of its former leader.
Abe’s ‘domestic opposition party’
“Akie Abe — as a first lady — was certainly unlike many of her predecessors,” said Tobias Harris, a senior fellow for Asia at the Center for American Progress.
Her support for progressive causes, freewheeling ways and cheerful confidence endeared her to the Japanese public.
Among Japanese media, Akie Abe earned a nickname — as Shinzo Abe’s “domestic opposition party.”
With a penchant for speaking her mind, she openly challenged a raft of her husband’s policies, from his push for nuclear power to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. In 2016, she met protesters in Okinawa who opposed expansion of a United States Marine Corps base, which Shinzo Abe supported.
“I want to pick up and pass on the views that don’t get through to my husband or his circle,” she told Bloomberg in 2016. “That is a bit like an opposition party, I suppose.”
Her progressive views sometimes appeared to be at odds with more conservative values.
Akie Abe has been a vocal advocate for LGBTQ rights, joining a gay pride parade in Tokyo in 2014. She also supports the use of medical marijuana, having posed for photos in a sprawling cannabis field in 2015.
Akie Abe was also embroiled in occasional controversies, including a scandal over a murky land sale deal involving a nationalist school to which she had ties.
Despite their often opposing views, the couple had a loving relationship — and Akie Abe did not shy from letting the public know. The couple often held hands when disembarking the plane on their official overseas trips — a public display of affection rarely seen in Japan’s political circles.
Shinzo Abe frequently appeared in Akie Abe’s Instagram posts, smiling alongside her at events or on casual strolls, petting their dog on the sofa, reading newspapers in the car — or posing with a bowl of curry Udon.
On their 30th anniversary, Akie Abe posted a wedding photo of them dressed in kimonos. On their 32nd anniversary, they celebrated with a cherry cream cake and wine.
She was the first spouse of a Japanese minister to actively use social media, especially Facebook and Instagram, sharing snippets of her life with tens of thousands of followers.
Her own person
The daughter of a confectionery magnate, Akie Abe grew up in a wealthy and privileged family in Tokyo.
She was educated at a private Catholic school and a women-only vocational school, and speaks fluent English.
After graduating, Akie Abe worked at Japanese advertising agency Dentsu. At age 22, she met Shinzo Abe, who was seven years older and working as a political assistant. They dated for over two years before tying the knot in 1987.
The couple never had children. Akie Abe has told Japanese media that they had sought fertility treatment in the early days of their marriage, to no avail.
Akie Abe was not content with being confined to a domestic role. She worked as a radio DJ in the 1990s, and after her husband resigned from his first stint as Prime Minister in 2007, she came up with a plan to open an izakaya pub.
“When (Shinzo) Abe was pining to make his leadership comeback in 2012, it was right at the same time that she was busy preparing to open a restaurant. This was something she had wanted to do for a while and she thought with (Shinzo) Abe out of the premiership for 2007 she finally had this opportunity,” said Harris, the author of “The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan”.
“So she made him promise she would still be able to open her business and she went ahead with it and it was a really nice restaurant.”
The izakaya, named “UZU” — meaning whirlpool in English, opened in 2012 in the Kanda district of Tokyo, months before Shinzo Abe started his second stint as Prime Minister.
She even grew her own organic rice, in a paddy located in her husband’s home prefecture, and served it at her restaurant.
In 2015, she was photographed in a paddy planting rice with then US ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, donning traditional women’s work pants, bare-footed in murky water.
In the intervening years before she came back as the first lady, Akie Abe returned to college and obtained a masters degree in social design studies from Rikkyo University.
“That was a period of setback and hardship for us as a couple,” she told The Wall Street Journal in 2013. “After a while, he decided to refocus on his political career. I felt like I needed to start my own life.”
“It goes to show that she really tried — throughout his political career — to still be her own person, to not just be a political wife who would show up and just be expected to do the things that Japan expects political wives to do,” Harris said.
“I don’t necessarily think she was ever content, or eager, to play that role.”
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SHENZHEN, China, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CILICON - the leading product solution provider of cannabis vape technology and manufacturing - has launched CILICON Partner Program, a flexibly collaborated distributor partnership to help cannabis vaporizer enterprises expand product selections, upgrade product performance, expedite product delivery cycle, and reduce product inventory costs. CILICON today has begun accepting cannabis vape hardware distributors of different regions, sizes, levels, and needs to expand the supply market for cannabis vaporizers further.
CILICON Partner Program uses a 1-to-1 approach to achieve diversification and benefits maximization, helping distributors satisfy consumers' demand in seeking more diversified and humanized products and services, thus expanding the profitability and growth space. Distributors can customize the partnership program with CILICON based on their conditions and necessities or use the suggested program solutions tailored by CILICON to swiftly connect all products to other distribution channels to improve sales efficiency and benefits.
CILICON's channel director, Aurora Chen, expresses: "The competition in the cannabis vape pen is getting intensely competitive, and consumers have increasingly developed brand recognition in the market. Partnering with vaporizer manufacturers like CILICON with many years of industry experience, you will have not only a more professional marketing team for free to grasp the market dynamics quickly but also a technical team who responds quickly to product demand inquiries. We even arrange exclusive channel managers to assist you in product planning and inventory management, localizing the market portfolio for better market culture acceptance and adaptation. Furthermore, we provide one-stop solutions, extending our services from oil injection service, vaporizers products, packaging, and logistic solution, and sales planning from 'sell-in' to 'sell-out', becoming your one-stop service provider to lead and achieve win-win business cooperation, rapidly expand the market."
The CILICON Partner Program currently offers partners a wide variety of multi-benefits schemes to address the product distribution process and specific sales needs for distributors in various aspects. The main distributor interests include:
- More favorable channel-based pricing for distributors, which is 10% lower than CILICON direct sales quotation.
- Exclusive marketing advertising materials with comprehensive sales and marketing support.
- Regular sales and product training to help partners improve industry expertise.
- First purchase order that exceeds 50,000 pieces will receive an additional 10% of free goods.
- No need to keep your own inventory, there is a higher commission fee than our regular sales order by introducing customer to place an order successfully.
Clients are always welcome to contact us to view the latest sales distribution scheme of the CILICON Partner Program. Whether you are a seasoned professional or a newbie in the cannabis vaping industry, CILICON can offer you a customizable partnership program based on your distribution model, collaboration needs, and expectations to ensure you receive comprehensive and unconditional support. Cilicon aspires to introduce superb quality yet innovative and diversified cannabis vaping hardware to more consumers and further promote our partners and other peers to drive the entire cannabis vaping device industry development to be more progressive and normative.
Chris Lin, Chief Brand Officer and Marketing Manager of CILICON, said: "As a growing innovative vaporizer enterprise, we are always pursuing strategies to upgrade efficiency and product services, attempting to customize our partnership development based on our customers' different business models and interests to provide finer and exceptional service to our partners and their consumers. Begin from the product sales model, collaboration service flow, all the way to the supply time cycle, including the actual profit share can be flexibly designed and adjusted to achieve a dual win-win situation for mutual parties. The CILICON Partner Program is a very sincere and friendly partnership program launched by CILICON to our potential global partners. It enables CILICON to continue to focus on creating a progressive, competitive environment for the entire cannabis vaporization industry and a greater consumer experience for our end-users."
CILICON is now open to all cannabis enthusiasts interested in the marijuana vaporizer to welcomely join our CILICON Partner Program for in-depth cooperation. This action aims to expand the range of products on the market while allowing CILICON customers to contribute to the marijuana community, working together to instill innovative perspectives.
To further understand the CILICON PARTNER PROGRAM benefits scheme and submission process inquiries regarding the sales model and collaboration requirements, please do not hesitate to contact CILICON: pr@ciliconplus.com
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CILICON was born with one dream: to improve everyday lives through vaporization technology, with innovation, enthusiasm, and compassion. We tired of inferior product drives out a high-quality product and mess with the market. Therefore, CILICON was founded without compromise on quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. Innovation is in our blood, CILICON derives a game changing CILICON DESIGNED platform to generate diverse cannabis vaporizer options available for increasing customer brand competitiveness from the crowd. For CILICON, Your Brand Success is Our priority, Your Customer Satisfaction Matters!
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WASHINGTON and SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Media Group (WMG) today announced Crystal Patterson has joined the firm as President, and Bill Romanelli has joined as Senior Vice President, enhancing the firm's roster of public affairs experts and providing "next level" capabilities for the firm's clients.
"Crystal and Bill bring world-class backgrounds and experience in strategic communications and issues management," said Gregory Vistica, WMG's CEO. "What that means for our clients is an even deeper bench of expertise on their policy, competitive, reputation and business development objectives."
Patterson, who joins as company President in Washington DC, is the former head of Global Civic Partnerships, and Government & Politics Outreach Manager at Facebook. At WMG she will provide clients with expertise in strategic communications, crisis communications, digital strategy, policy development and issue management, while also overseeing company direction and growth at WMG.
Patterson's past experience also includes roles as communications director at the Center for American Progress, communications director for Rep. Tim Ryan (OH-17) and digital strategist for Hillary Clinton's historic 2008 presidential run.
Romanelli joins WMG as Senior Vice President and Managing Director in Sacramento, CA. His background includes more than 30 years' experience in public affairs consulting. He specializes in helping clients develop, implement and manage complex political, regulatory and public opinion campaigns. At WMG he will provide expertise in strategy and ally development, grassroots outreach, crisis communications, public participation, litigation support, opinion research, digital communications, and media relations—where he trains executives on how to work with the press and serves as an on-the record media spokesperson. An award-winning writer, Mr. Romanelli also specializes in helping clients identify and refine the strongest messages with respect to each client's key stakeholders.
WMG is a trusted advisor to many of the world's most successful companies, institutions and organizations. Since its founding in 2005, the company has provided communications consulting of almost every type and magnitude on four continents for Fortune 100 firms, multi-national corporations, C-Suite executives, start-ups and non-profit organizations. WMG specializes in working with clients to build narratives that helped solve high-profile crises, help them achieve corporate, legislative and policy objectives, and safely enhance their reputations with shareholders, the media, elected leaders and other stakeholders in the Unites States and around the world. More information is available at https://washingtonmedia.com/.
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The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.
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The seventh public hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol takes place today, and the subject of far-right extremism is center stage.
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New CEO Wayne Wilkinson Leads Company Toward $200M in Annual Sales
ROCKVILLE, Md., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly branded Integral Federal launch coincides with the appointment of Wayne Wilkinson as president and CEO, the organization announced today. Wilkinson brings a clear strategic plan through 2025 focused on firmly establishing the fast-growing, mid-tier GovCon as the industry leader in providing Intelligence Analysis and advanced IT solutions supporting national security.
"Integral partners with defense, intelligence and civilian government thought leaders to tackle their most important challenges and deliver positive outcomes to keep our nation safe and secure," said Wilkinson. "As Integral builds on its excellent reputation and legacy with our existing customers and partners, we will continue on to our next phase of planned organic and inorganic growth."
Wilkinson was named CEO earlier this year after previously serving as the company's first chief operating officer since April 2021. His leadership has Integral on target to achieve annual sales of $200M by 2025 and is currently tracking to bid approximately $1.25B in opportunities. As part of its 2025 Strategic Plan, the company implemented a new M&A program to focus on its inorganic growth strategy.
"Wayne has brought a new strategic focus and direction to Integral that will propel our future ambitions and allow us to better serve our clients as a leader in delivering intelligence, security and advanced digital solutions to address our government's toughest challenges," said Renu Johri, Chairwoman, Board of Directors, Integral Federal.
Integral Federal has also added two new office locations in Fredericksburg, Va. and Washington, D.C. expanding beyond their existing headquarters in Rockville, Md. and two critical operations facilities in Charlottesville, Va. and Aberdeen, Md.
Since Integral's founding in 1998, we've helped clients leverage existing and emerging technologies to transform their enterprises, empower growth, drive innovation and build sustainable success. The forward-leaning solutions we deliver are tailored to each mission with a focus on keeping our nation safe and secure. Our company is united by a shared passion of excellence in service. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer that fosters a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion. Visit our new website to learn more: www.integralfed.com.
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GUANGZHOU, China, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 49th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) ("CIFF Guangzhou"), the world's first and largest furniture fair that represents the entire supply chain, will take place in two phases at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Pazhou, Guangzhou. The first phase will be dedicated to Home Furniture and take place between July 17-20; while the second phase will be held between July 26-29 and showcase furniture for offices, public and commercial spaces.
The 49th CIFF Guangzhou will take place on-site and online, bringing together nearly 4,000 domestic and international brands over 700,000sqm of exhibition space. With the theme "Building a beautiful home together, Building new service patterns", CIFF Guangzhou promotes collaboration and innovation with the goal to build a new development model that meets the needs and expectations of the entire furniture industry.
Original design is the focal point of this year's CIFF Guangzhou, as the expo strives to form a new high-quality development platform for the industry based on original design. Over 6 exhibition halls, an exciting line-up of exhibitors will display the latest in high-level design, upholstery, and customization options for living spaces and sleeping areas; alongside new materials, functions and processes that are shaping the future of the industry.
The 49th CIFF Guangzhou will open on July 17 with the 2022 Global Furniture Industry Trend Conference, which will encourage high-level dialogue around smart consumption trends and emerging sectors. Furthermore, during the expo, CIFF Guangzhou will support the expansion of cross-border e-commerce channels and lead the industry to achieve high-quality green development with eco-friendly exhibition arrangements, green exhibitors, and seminars on sustainability and environmental protection.
As China's economy makes the shift from high-speed growth to high-quality development, CIFF Guangzhou is an important platform to stimulate the domestic economy by growing local demand and building local sales channels. With its new theme, new focus, new opportunities, new direction, new ideas and new vitality, CIFF Guangzhou will lay out a new development model for the large-scale furniture industry and provide more networking opportunities for brands and dealers.
For more information, please visit: https://www.ciff-gz.com/en/
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NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- W. P. Carey (W. P. Carey, NYSE: WPC), a leading net lease REIT specializing in corporate sale-leasebacks, build-to-suits and the acquisition of single-tenant net lease properties, is proud to announce it has been Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for 2022. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current U.S. employees say about their experience working at W. P. Carey. This year, 96% of participants said it's a great place to work – 39 points higher than the average U.S. company.
"We are thrilled to become Great Place to Work-Certified™ as we believe a positive employee experience and culture are paramount to our success as a company. Our employees are our greatest asset, and I'm sincerely thankful for the hard work and dedication they put into their jobs each day. We look forward to continuing to make W. P. Carey an engaging, inclusive and fun workplace for all," said Jason Fox, Chief Executive Officer of W. P. Carey.
"Great Place to Work Certification™ isn't something that comes easily – it takes ongoing dedication to the employee experience," said Sarah Lewis-Kulin, Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place to Work. "It's the only official recognition determined by employees' real-time reports of their company culture. Earning this designation means that W. P. Carey is one of the best companies to work for in the country."
Additional highlights from W. P. Carey's survey results include the following feedback from respondents:
- 95% say that they're proud to tell people they work here
- 96% reported that they are given the resources and equipment to do their job
- 96% shared that people at the company care about each other
- 98% believe that management is honest and ethical in its business practices
- 92% feel that they make a difference here
- 96% feel good about the ways the company contributes to the community
Over the past year, W. P. Carey introduced several new benefits and practices to enhance the employee experience both in and out of the office, including: a hybrid work schedule, egg freezing benefits for employees and their partners and increased secondary caregiver leave. In addition to the Great Place to Work Certification™, W. P. Carey was also recently named one of GlobeSt's Best Places to Work in Commercial Real Estate.
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BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox lost every one of their first eight series against AL East opponents this season. In the ninth, a four-game set against the first-place Yankees, they opened with back-to-back losses and trailed by two runs in the 10th inning of Game 3.
That’s when things turned around.
One night after rallying to win in extra innings, Boston scored nine unanswered runs on Sunday to come back from a four-run deficit and beat New York 11-6. The split improved the Red Sox to 0-8-1 in series against AL East teams — not great, but a boost as they head into the All-Star break with series against the Rays and Yankees..
“I don’t think anyone would have bet that we would have split it after the first two. You’re definitely lying if you say that,” said shortstop Xander Bogaerts, who was added to the AL roster for the All-Star Game earlier Sunday.
“Especially how the first two games went,” he said, alluding to the 12-5 loss on Friday in which outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. pitched the ninth. “It’s nice to give the fans something to come back to the ballpark and look forward to.”
Jeter Downs’ bases-loaded blooper against Aroldis Chapman dropped in off DJ LeMahieu’s glove to break a sixth-inning tie, and the Red Sox rallied from a 6-2 deficit to win on Sunday night. Boston scored one in the third, three in the fifth to tie it, one in the sixth to take the lead and four insurance runs in the seventh.
It was the second straight comeback sparked by Downs, a 23-year-old rookie named after former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter who was supposed to start in Triple-A on Saturday but was scratched so he could head to Fenway Park.
“We play in a tough division, and we’ve been getting beat in the division and we know that,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “But we feel like we can play with anybody.”
J.D. Martinez hit a two-run homer to make it 6-all in the fifth, and Franchy Cordero and Christian Vazquez also homered.
Giancarlo Stanton and Matt Carpenter homered for the Yankees, who scored two runs off Boston starter Nick Pivetta in each of the first three innings to open a 6-2 lead.
Vazquez hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third, then doubled home a run in the fifth; Martinez hit the next pitch out to right-center to tie it 6-all. Chapman (0-3), who returned from the Injured List earlier this month, loaded the bases in the sixth on a single and two walks.
Downs pinch hit for Jarren Duran and blooped one toward center field. LeMahieu went back on it from second base and Aaron Hicks came in from center, but the ball glanced off LeMahieu’s glove and fell in.
Trevor Story scored from third to make it 7-6 but Rob Refsnyder, who held up at first, was forced out at second.
“Everybody talks about the bullpen, how great they are, and we saw the window there,” said Cora, who used two pinch hitters in the inning against Chapman. “We have to go for it there.”
Boston added four more in the seventh, loading the bases on an error, a walk and a single before Story doubled high off the Green Monster in left-center to clear the bases. Albert Abreu replaced Miguel Castro and committed a throwing error on Cordero’s bunt, allowing Story to score from second and make it 10-6.
Chapman was charged with one run on one hit and two walks, striking out two in one inning. Hirokazu Sawamura (1-1) struck out two in two innings for Boston, which is in second place in the AL East — but 14 games behind the Yankees.
“At the end of the day, they’re going to look at who has the most wins, not the one who has the most wins against the division,” Bogaerts said. “So that’s the only way you get to the playoffs now.”
BOONE BOOTED
Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected by plate umpire Tripp Gibson in the middle of the seventh. Boone came out to argue, animatedly, after Sawamura struck out Stanton looking to end the top half of the inning.
STARS
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole, closer Clay Holmes, catcher Jose Trevino and left-hander Nestor Cortes were added to the AL roster for the All-Star Game on Sunday. They join starters Aaron Judge and Stanton.
The Red Sox have two players headed to Dodger Stadium for the game on July 19: Bogaerts was added as a reserve, and third baseman Rafael Devers was elected as a starter.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: New York starter Jameson Taillon took a hard chopper from Vazquez off his right hip in the first inning, recovered and made the play at first. Taillon remained in the game.
Red Sox: Devers missed the last two games of the series with back pain. … RHP Nathan Eovaldi pitched three-plus innings for the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox on a rehab assignment, allowing two runs on five hits and striking out four. He has been on the injured list since June 12 with lower back inflammation.
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Yankees: After taking Monday off, host Cincinnati for the start of a three-game series Tuesday. Cole (8-2) will face Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (4-2).
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)The Kansas City Royals traded their competitive balance pick in the upcoming amateur draft to the Atlanta Braves on Monday for a trio of minor league players, including former second-round pick Drew Waters.
Unlike regular draft picks, competitive balance selections can be traded provided they are not dealt for cash. The one sent to the Braves is No. 35 overall, which means it comes between Sunday’s first round and the second round. It has a slot value of $2,202,100, increasing the Braves’ signing bonus pool to $10,224,300.
The 23-year-old Waters, an outfielder picked 41st overall in the 2017 draft, was hitting .252 while playing primarily with Triple-A Gwinnett this season. He spent last season at the Triple-A level, where he stole 28 bases in 103 games, and has been optioned by Kansas City to its Triple-A club at Omaha.
The other two players acquired by the Royals are right-hander Andrew Hoffman, who is 7-2 with a 2.36 ERA in 15 starts at Class-A Rome this season, and infielder CJ Alexander, who is hitting .258 at Double-A Mississippi.
The Royals assigned both of those players to Double-A Northwest Arkansas.
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PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s government and economic policies.
Although the vote failed, it was a new slap for Macron’s leadership. It came as Macron’s critics in parliament questioned his close relations with Uber and business lobbyists after an international media investigation revealed details of his conversations with Uber executives when Macron was France’s finance minister.
The leftist coalition, known as Nupes, championed the no-confidence motion in the wake of Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne’s first major speech to the National Assembly after last month’s parliamentary election.
Only 146 legislators approved the motion, far short of the 289 needed. While many lawmakers are angry at Macron’s policies, some opposition parties are also against the leftists and didn’t join them in the vote.
“Emmanuel Macron is the president of the lobbies, who drives for Uber,” said Mathilde Panot, the Nupes leader in the National Assembly. She called the vote an act of “defiance” and a reminder that many voters see Macron as representing the business world instead of struggling workers.
Macron’s government says it’s trying to do both. Borne, defending the government in parliament, called the vote a “political tactic” by lawmakers who are “angry with history” because they are no longer in power.
Nupes is the largest opposition force in the lower house of parliament, with 151 seats. Macron’s centrist alliance lost its majority in last month’s election but still has the most seats, at 250.
The conservative Republican party, which holds 62 seats, did not take part in the vote.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, runner-up in the last two French presidential elections and a staunch opponent of the leftists, denounced the no-confidence vote as a political move aimed to “make the Fifth Republic crumble.”
Still, speaking Sunday on French broadcaster BFM, Le Pen said her National Rally party, the largest right-wing opposition party with 89 seats, will use “all available power we have in the parliament against the government.”
The Uber investigation revelations fueled the anger of Macron’s critics.
“We have a president of the republic who wants to impose an American (business) model” on France, Communist Party lawmaker Fabien Roussel said on BFM. He accused Macron of wheeling and dealing with Uber executives and lobbyists behind the back of fellow members.
Several other left-wing officials criticized Macron after an international conglomerate of investigative journalists, including France’s Le Monde newspaper, revealed his meetings and communication with Uber executives and their lobbyists between 2014 and 2016, when Macron was minister of economy and finance. A lawmaker with the far-left France Unbowed party, Alexis Corbier, said an investigation into the matter might be launched in the parliament.
Uber has been operating in France since 2011. Its appearance unleashed furious resentment from French taxi drivers’ unions and years of legal battles over regulations and protections for its drivers.
Macron’s allies dismissed allegations that he did anything wrong.
“It’s amazing that the country is offended that the minister of economy had met with business leaders,” Aurore Berge, the leader of Macron’s Renaissance party in parliament, said Monday on broadcaster CNews. “Fortunately, he was doing his job.”
Normally, a new government in France requests a vote of confidence from the parliament to give more legitimacy to their agenda. But after the governing party lost its majority, Borne didn’t take that risk, breaking a long-time tradition.
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Gangland heiress Roberta Williams is spotted with mysterious hand injuries while walking with daughter Dhakota in Melbourne
- Roberta Williams spotted walking in Melbourne with bandages on both hands
- Widow of slain underworld figure Carl Williams joined by daughter Dhakota, 21
- Mother and daughter were together days after Dhakota hit back at online trolls
The widow of slain underworld figure Carl Williams has been spotted in public with mysterious injuries to her hands.
Roberta Williams sported bandages on both hands to disguise her injuries as she walked the streets of Melbourne's CBD on Tuesday, accompanied by her daughter Dhakota.
The mother-of-five, 53, wore a pink knitted jumper and grey pants accessorised with a Louis Vuitton handbag.
Her daughter Dhakota, 21, tried to keep a low profile as she kept warm from winter chilly air in a black hooded puffer jacket teamed with black leggings and designer handbag.
Roberta and her daughter were spotted together two days after Dhakota issued a classy response to cruel trolls in the wake of a 12-year battle with online bullying.
Roberta Williams sported bandages on both hands while walking the streets of Melbourne
Widow Roberta, 53 (left) was joined by daughter Dhakota, 21 (right) on a stroll through Melbourne
Roberta's late husband Carl was a key figure in Melbourne's infamous gangland war, which claimed the lives of 36 criminal figures between 1998 and 2010.
He married Roberta in January 2001 and the couple welcomed the arrival of daughter Dhakota two months later.
The notorious killer was jailed for 35 years in 2007 for ordering the murders of three rivals, and more time for conspiring to kill a fourth.
Williams wrote several long letters to his wife and others from jail in the months before his 2010 murder, which have since been made into a book titled Life Sentence.
He was serving time in Melbourne's notorious Barwon Prison when he was bashed to death by fellow inmate Matthew Charles Johnson with a exercise bike part in April 2010.
Dhakota was just 10-years-old at the time of her father's death, aged 39.
Both mother and daughter accessorised with designer handbags in Melbourne's CBD
Roberta Williams, 53, appeared to have mysterious hand injuries which were bandaged up
Just 15 months ago, Roberta shared rare footage of her wedding to Williams on the 11-year anniversary of her husband's death.
Roberta detailed how difficult her life has been since his death and how much she desperately wished they could have 'one more moment' together in an emotional Instagram post.
'You picked me up when things got tough. I never imagined you not being here, but 11 years later you are gone,' she continued.
'Most days I wait for that phone call that in reality is never going to come, but I imagine the things I'd say if I had that chance.
'My love, my life, my best friend, my baby daddy, my husband I miss you immensely! Shine bright like a diamond.'
Roberta (left) wore a pink knitted jumper teamed with grey pants while her daughter Dhakota (right) wore all black
Ms Williams shared photographs from her wedding to Carl for the 11 year anniversary of his death
Roberta paid tribute to her daughter at her 21st birthday party held at trendy Melbourne nightclub The Emerson in March, telling Dhakota her dad would be proud of the woman she'd become.
'I wish your dad could see you today,' Roberta said in her speech.
'He would be so proud of you because you are exactly how he dreamt you would be. Every night before you were born your dad and I would sit in your nursery talking about you and what you'd be like, and everything he said, you have grown to be.'
He loved you beyond words.
'I’m glad you got to feel his love and I know he is with you every step of the way guiding you … your own personal angel.'
Dhakota took to Instagram on Sunday to show off her curves in a racy green tie-dye frock and said she'll 'just let her fit talk'.
It comes after she revealed she had been criticised for her weight since her father's death when she was just nine-years-old, and was fed up.
Late last month, Dhakota fired back at cyber bullies for body shaming her in an emotional Instagram post.
A defiant Dhakota took to Instagram on Sunday to show off her figure in a racy green tie-dye frock and revealed that she'll 'just let her fit talk' after a 12 year battle with cyber bullies
She revealed she has been relentlessly mocked for her weight since childhood and was fed up.
'These people online have been calling me fat since I was about nine years old,' she raged.
'I was nine, crying, because people were calling me fat... [what the f**k]. That's 12 years of me having to see people comment about my body.
'It's such a shame that I've had to learn not to give a f**k instead of people having to learn to be nice.'
She went on to say that she was proud of her curves
'Sorry we're built like f***ing women around here, not prepubescent children like some of these weirdos want you to look like,' she wrote.
'Women have thighs, hips, boobs, and are built in all different shapes and sizes.'
The social media star finished by saying that 'body shaming in 2022 is not cool' and she's thankful that it no longer bothers her like it once did.
Melbourne-based Dhakota went on to say that she was proud of her curves
Dhakota regularly shares sultry images of herself on Instagram and has amassed almost 40,000 followers.
Her father's death in 2010 followed an investigation revealing Victoria Police was paying $8,000 per year for his daughter's school fees.
It was later revealed Carl was an informant and had given information regarding a handful of unsolved murder investigations.
Dhakota spoke fondly about her father on Channel Seven's Sunday Night in 2016.
'We know our dad as our dad, not what he's described as in the newspapers... so we know him as fun and loving and caring for us, and always made us happy,' she said.
'If you spoke to him and got to know him, you'd think he's not that sort of person, like, and you can tell he did it for his family 'cause he was all for us, all for us family.'
'It was just normal for me, that's all I really knew.
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CALGARY, AB, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Providence Therapeutics, Canada's premier mRNA medicines company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) of Toronto, ON, for an immunotargeting technology platform. This platform provides an innovative approach to generating adjuvant-free vaccines and works by targeting Antigen Presenting Cells (APC's) of the immune system via the MHC Class II molecules on their surface. This can result in an enhanced immune response to antigens which are coupled to the targeting monoclonal antibody (mAb).
The technology builds on the earlier pioneering work done by Dr. Brian Barber, Professor Emeritus of Immunology at the University of Toronto, and has been extensively refined in the laboratory of Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at SickKids. The versatile technology platform can generate both monovalent and multivalent therapeutics, in a varied field of applications, including vaccines. With additional features, such as incorporating T-cell epitopes with the aim of generating a broader and longer immune response, the technology can engage both the humoral and cellular components of the immune system.
Providence Therapeutics, an emerging specialty Biopharma, has successfully developed a robust, scalable, and effective mRNA medicine platform as exemplified by the clinical success of PTX-COVID19-B. The company is currently applying this platform to a variety of other infectious diseases and to an emerging oncology pipeline. The immunotargeting technology will enable the development team at Providence to explore the development of a new generation of unique mRNA medicines and vaccines by combining both platforms synergistically, potentially offering a multivalent dimension which will be new and unique in the field.
Brad Sorenson, CEO of Providence Therapeutics said, "We are very excited to be working with a prestigious institution like SickKids. The immunotargeting technology is an excellent addition to our existing world class mRNA platform and will be important in enhancing the depth and scope of our portfolio of development programs."
"We are excited to identify and potentially develop further novel applications for our immunotargeting technology, which provides an alternative to the use of adjuvants in vaccines," says Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, the co-inventor of the technology.
"This opportunity, emerging from Drs. Julien and Barber's research, is an example of how SickKids Industry Partnerships & Commercialization is working to support promising research and provide access to the robust research and clinical innovation ecosystem at SickKids," says Ihor Boszko, Executive Director, SickKids Industry Partnerships & Commercialization.
The financial terms of the License are not being disclosed, but does include a provision for development of the technology through future sponsored research at SickKids. The company is committed to commercializing the technology and has an option for licensing of additional related technologies from the PI's laboratory in the future.
Providence is a leading Canadian clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering mRNA therapeutics and vaccines with operations in Calgary, AB and Toronto, ON. In response to a worldwide need for a COVID-19 vaccine, Providence expanded its focus beyond oncology therapies and devoted its energy and resources to develop a world-class mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, PTX-COVID19-B, which is currently in the planning stages for a Phase 3 booster study to begin before the end of the year. Providence is focused on serving the needs of Canada, and other countries that may be underserved by large pharmaceutical programs. For more information, please visit www.providencetherapeutics.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws including regarding Providence's development plans. The forward-looking statements in this press release are neither promises nor guarantees, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond Providence's control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. There are a limited number of commercial products utilizing mRNA technology approved for use; and the fact that mRNA technology in use by Providence is still being developed and implemented. Except as required by law, Providence disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on Providence's current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.
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Nearly half of Republican primary voters want someone other than Trump – with DeSantis getting half as much support as the former president in new poll
- The new New York Times / Sienna College poll comes as Trump continues to hold rallies across the country and follows Jan. 6 committee hearings
- Trump doubles up DeSantis, who outruns all other GOP contenders
- Trump is at 49 with DeSantis at 25; Sen. Ted Cruz follows with 7 per cent
- Comes after the same poll showed President Biden having problems within his own party
Former President Donald Trump continues to lead all challengers in a poll of Republican voters – but with nearly half of GOP voters saying they prefer someone else.
And the poll reveals a sizable chunk – 16 per cent – of Republicans who say they would vote for President Joe Biden if Trump is the party nominee.
The New York Times / Sienna College poll comes as Trump continues to try to assert his dominance within the party, picking favorites in key primaries and trying to defeat Republicans who voted to impeach him.
Nearly half of Republican voters want someone else besides former President Donald Trump as the party's nominee, according to a new poll
Trump gets the support of 49 per cent of Republican voters who are asked to name their preferred candidate in the poll.
That doubles up support over his top rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who party insiders view as the most potent threat to him.
There is a substantial dropoff after that, with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz getting 7 per cent support, former Vice President Mike Pence getting 6 per cent, former South Carolina Gov. and UN ambassador Nikki Haley at 6 per cent, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at 2 percent.
Pence during recent speeches has defended his decision to accept votes certified by states where Trump was claiming fraud during his ceremonial role overseeing the count of the electoral votes on Jan. 6.
Trump repeatedly attacked him for lacking 'courage,' and the House Jan. 6 committee has probed Trump's election overturn effort, which came amid key administration officials telling him the fraud claims were false.
Pence said in a New Hampshire speech that 'I don’t know if we’ll ever see eye to eye on that day,' in reference to he and Trump on January 6.
The poll comes as Trump continues to campaign across the country, as he did with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over the weekend
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gets backing of 25 per cent of Republican voters in the new poll, about half Trump's support
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is at 6 per cent in the poll
Biden leads Trump by a narrow 44 to 41 margin in the poll, as Biden faces increasing complaints from within his own party.
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats would prefer a candidate besides Biden, including to a Times / Sienna poll released Monday.
A stunning 64 per cent of Democratic voters prefer someone besides President Joe Biden on top of the ticket in 2024, according to a new poll
A total of 64 per cent of voters said they want someone besides Biden as their party's nominee. Just 26 per cent think the party should nominate Biden – even though incumbent president's traditionally have major electoral advantages.
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- Cannabis Dispensary Franchise Secures Dispensary License for New Shop Near Cherry Creek Neighborhood of Denver
- Unity Rd. Brand Hits Momentous Stride With M&A Activity Ramping Up in Colorado Market
DENVER, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unity Rd., the first true national cannabis dispensary franchise in the U.S. from Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB), is experiencing rapid growth across Colorado with four shops now open or in various stages of development.
The Unity Rd. brand first entered the Colorado market in June 2021 with Unity Rd.'s first franchise partners, Nate and Bruce Wetzel. Next up for the fast-growing cannabis franchise is a corporate shop located at 6101 N. Washington St. in Denver. The North Denver Unity Rd. will be opening this week with a grand opening slated for later this Summer.
"Our goal in Colorado and the greater Denver area is to make Unity Rd. the market's go-to local neighborhood cannabis shop," said Andrew Bowden, chief executive officer of Item 9 Labs Corp.
The cannabis dispensary franchise recently helped its local partner secure license approval for a dispensary near the Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver. The future Unity Rd. shop is in an influential commercial and residential district that famously was one of the greatest landmarks for entertainment and nightlife, surrounded by shopping centers, historic beauty such as Four Mile Historic Park and Denver's greenery all around. Unity Rd. is currently awaiting local approval on the license and has build-out plans in place for the retail storefront. It anticipates the location to be fully operational by the end of 2022.
Additionally, Unity Rd.'s parent company signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "APA") in March 2022 to acquire The Herbal Cure, a medicinal and recreational dispensary and cultivator operating in Washington Park. The shop will be rebranded to Unity Rd. within six months of closing the acquisition and eventually become the brand's flagship location.
As one of the most mature cannabis markets in the U.S., Colorado has been setting records in sales year-over-year since the launch of its adult-use program in January 2014. Since then, Colorado's adult-use cannabis market has generated $12.2 billion in sales, according to the state's Department of Revenue. In 2021, Colorado saw one of its highest annual revenue numbers with $2.2 billion generated across both the medical and adult-use markets. It is a prime example of the cannabis industry's future potential.
"Our goal is to keep dispensary ownership in the hands of local entrepreneurs," said Unity Rd.'s Chief Franchise Officer Mike Weinberger. "In saturated markets, like Denver, where multi-state operators are beginning to dominate the space, the Unity Rd. franchise opportunity offers existing and prospective cannabis entrepreneurs a viable route to compete. With our proven guidebook, ongoing support and the benefits that come from being part of a larger franchise network, local dispensary entrepreneurs can thrive."
Unity Rd.'s explosive growth in Colorado further solidifies its position as an industry leader focused on independent entrepreneurs. In the Centennial state, the brand is focusing its expansion efforts on acquisition opportunities for Unity Rd. franchise partners in Denver as well front range and compelling mountain towns.
Industry newcomers have deemed Unity Rd. the go-to franchise opportunity for entering and navigating the complex $25 billion cannabis industry. The marijuana dispensary franchise is actively seeking qualified partners across the U.S. who would benefit from the systems, processes, and ongoing support the franchise offers.
For more information about the Unity Rd. franchise opportunity, contact franchise@unityrd.com, call 720-923-5262 or visit unityrd.com. For potential merger and acquisition opportunities, contact Mark Busch at acquisitions@item9labs.com.
Unity Rd. is bridging the two previously disconnected worlds of cannabis and franchising. The industry trailblazer is the first to bring the cannabis dispensary franchise model to the United States—with duality of prowess in both industries to back it up. Built up from a collective 200 years in the legal cannabis industry and franchising, the company helps eager operators enter the complex industry with ease. The marijuana franchise pioneer offers its partners the knowledge, resources and ongoing support needed to compliantly and successfully operate a dispensary. Launched in 2018, Unity Rd. has signed multiple agreements with 20 entrepreneurial groups across the country who are developing the brand across 10-plus states. In 2021, Unity Rd. became the first member of its kind to join the International Franchise Association (IFA), solidifying its position as the first true cannabis dispensary franchise in the U.S. The franchise was also named one of the "Best Cannabis Companies to Work For" in the dispensary category for Cannabis Business Times' 2022 and 2020 lists. For more information, visit unityrd.com.
Item 9 Labs Corp. (OTCQX: INLB) is a vertically integrated cannabis operator and dispensary franchisor delivering premium products from its large-scale cultivation and production facilities in the United States. The award-winning Item 9 Labs brand specializes in best-in-class products and user experience across several cannabis categories. The company also offers a unique dispensary franchise model through the national Unity Rd. retail brand. Easing barriers to entry, the franchise provides an opportunity for both new and existing dispensary owners to leverage the knowledge, resources, and ongoing support needed to thrive in their state compliantly and successfully. Item 9 Labs brings the best industry practices to markets nationwide through distinctive retail experience, cultivation capabilities, and product innovation. The veteran management team combines a diverse skill set with deep experience in the cannabis sector, franchising, and the capital markets to lead a new generation of public cannabis companies that provide transparency, consistency, and well-being. Headquartered in Arizona, the company is currently expanding its operations space by up to 640,000-plus square feet on its 50-acre site, one of the largest properties in Arizona zoned to grow and cultivate flower. For additional information, visit https://investors.item9labscorp.com/.
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ELKHART, Ind., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fiber-optic internet service provider Surf Broadband Solutions has completed an extensive rebranding effort, reflecting the evolution of the company, as well as a renewal to its corporate mission and values. At the heart of this rebrand is a change of the company name to Surf InternetSM and an update to the corporate logo.
"This transformation reinforces Surf's commitment to elevate the customer experience as we illuminate communities throughout the Great Lakes region," said Chief Marketing Officer Lana Frank. "Today's announcement is just the beginning of many more good things to come. Our team is excited to build on Surf's foundation of a customer-first mindset and comprehensive range of business and residential internet service offerings."
New Name, Logo, and Brand Colors: Surf's new name clearly communicates the company's core service offerings. The logo's blue arch inserted above the "S" bends like light and is symbolic of connection and expansion. The color palette has been slightly updated to include hues of blue, orange, bright green, and purple, retaining familiarity while also lending a more contemporary, dynamic, and cutting-edge look.
Expanded Mission Statement: "We believe that high-speed, reliable internet service is the great equalizer. We're on a mission to transform the future of our region by building an unparalleled network and providing an unsurpassed customer experience for the communities where we live, work, and serve."
Updated Core Values: Reliability, Integrity, Innovation, and Illumination.
To see how this rebrand has come to life, visit Surf's website at the address reflecting their new name, https://surfinternet.com/.
Surf Internet is an innovative fiber-optic internet company that serves as the essential gateway to connectivity across the Great Lakes region of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The company is building a bridge to the wide-open future by delivering high-speed, reliable internet to homes and businesses in underserved, rural communities. Surf's 100-plus person team is local, giving them an edge when it comes to customer care and advocacy for the region. Headquartered in Elkhart, Ind., Surf also has offices in La Porte, Ind., Byron Center, Mich., and Coal City and Rock Falls, Ill. Learn more at https://surfinternet.com/.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign to energize its voters after last month’s Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, warning that Republicans’ ultimate goal is to outlaw abortion nationwide.
The committee is sponsoring an at least $10,000 ad buy beginning Tuesday on the websites of more than 20 lifestyle publications, including Teen Vogue, Refinery29, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Essence, GQ, Men’s Health and Esquire.
The ads feature a picture of Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell alongside pink, white and blue text that says: “Republicans are pushing to ban abortion nationally. Join us in fighting back.”
The cost is modest for a national campaign — especially when activists have accused President Joe Biden and other top Democrats of failing to respond forcefully enough to the Supreme Court’s decision. Still, Democrats are betting outrage over the high court’s action can fire up their base ahead of the midterm elections, while inflation is at record highs and Biden’s approval ratings sag.
The DNC says it also plans to launch a separate, six-figure television ad campaign encouraging activism to defend abortion rights later this week across a dozen media markets in battleground areas.
Many top Republicans, meanwhile, are eager to lean into the fight against abortion rights, seeing the overturning of Roe as a promise they kept to voters.
Since the Supreme Court nullified Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized the right to an abortion, in a ruling June 24, many Republican-led states have rushed to enact broad restrictions on the procedure. No federal legislation outlawing it exists, and getting such a bill through Congress would likely be difficult — but McConnell suggested even before the Supreme Court’s ruling that a future nationwide ban was “possible.”
Former Vice President Mike Pence said after the ruling that “we must not rest and must not relent until the sanctity of life is restored to the center of American law in every state in the land.”
The DNC’s digital ads are promoting what it is calling a “week of action” devoted to defending abortion rights.
“With this Defend Choice Week of Action, we’re giving people across the country a chance to turn their anger into action by holding anti-choice Republicans accountable and helping to elect Democrats,” DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a statement.
The digital ads, and the television campaign beginning later this week, are also helping publicize DefendChoice.org, a website the various Democratic campaign arms created after the Supreme Court ruling.
The DNC says the site connects grassroots activists with the party’s existing national infrastructure, and it notes that its volunteers made 23,000-plus calls in the weekend following the ruling — its most active weekend since last November’s election. The committee says even before the ruling, it held briefings for state parties, elected officials and campaign staff to share research and messaging ideas compiled on the national level.
Tuesday’s digital ad buy and the upcoming TV buy follow a five-figure digital campaign launched June 29 in which the DNC proclaimed that Republicans “want to go further and ban abortion. Believe them.”
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” are in the hunt for Emmy nominations that could add to their previous trophy hauls, but they’re up against hungry newcomers.
When the bids are announced Tuesday, the social satire “Succession,” a 2020 top-drama winner, may face a showdown with “Squid Game.” The South Korean hit about a brutal survival contest is vying to become the first non-English language Emmy nominee.
The Emmys once were dominated by broadcast networks and then cable, with the rise of streaming services changing the balance of power and perhaps the awards themselves. The possibility of Netflix’s “Squid Game” joining the Emmy mix is the result of streaming’s global marketplace focus.
Other possible drama contenders include the modern Western “Yellowstone,” workplace thriller “Severance” and “Yellowjackets,” a hybrid survival and coming-of-age tale.
Potential competition for “Ted Lasso,” which claimed seven trophies including best comedy last year, includes the inaugural seasons of “Abbott Elementary” and “Only Murders in the Building” — both popular and critical successes.
Past top comedy winner “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” also is vying for nods.
There are a number of outgoing shows looking for some final Emmy love. Among dramas that includes “This Is Us,” and “Ozark,” with “Insecure” and “black-ish” on the comedy side.
Jean Smart, last year’s best comedy actress winner for “Hacks,” is in the running for a nod again, as is the series, with “Ted Lasso” star Jason Sudeikis hoping to repeat his 2021 comedy actor win. Bill Hader is chasing a third award in the category for “Barry.”
“The Crown,” which dominated the 2021 drama awards, wasn’t televised within the eligibility period and is sitting this year out.
JB Smoove (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Melissa Fumero (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) and Television Academy Chairman and CEO Frank Scherma were to announce the nominees. The Emmy ceremony is set for Sept. 12 and will air on NBC, with a host yet to be announced.
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It seems only fitting that if NJ.com is going to run a summer series called Mount Rushmore that we conduct a fan poll that features one of the men actually chiseled into the side of that mountain.
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PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday failed to pass a no-confidence motion requested by a leftist coalition to symbolically mark their opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s government and economic policies.
Although the vote failed, it was a new slap for Macron’s leadership. It came as Macron’s critics in parliament questioned his close relations with Uber and business lobbyists after an international media investigation revealed details of his conversations with Uber executives when Macron was France’s finance minister.
The leftist coalition, known as Nupes, championed the no-confidence motion in the wake of Prime Minister Elizabeth Borne’s first major speech to the National Assembly after last month’s parliamentary election.
Only 146 legislators approved the motion, far short of the 289 needed. While many lawmakers are angry at Macron’s policies, some opposition parties are also against the leftists and didn’t join them in the vote.
“Emmanuel Macron is the president of the lobbies, who drives for Uber,” said Mathilde Panot, the Nupes leader in the National Assembly. She called the vote an act of “defiance” and a reminder that many voters see Macron as representing the business world instead of struggling workers.
Macron’s government says it’s trying to do both. Borne, defending the government in parliament, called the vote a “political tactic” by lawmakers who are “angry with history” because they are no longer in power.
Nupes is the largest opposition force in the lower house of parliament, with 151 seats. Macron’s centrist alliance lost its majority in last month’s election but still has the most seats, at 250.
The conservative Republican party, which holds 62 seats, did not take part in the vote.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen, runner-up in the last two French presidential elections and a staunch opponent of the leftists, denounced the no-confidence vote as a political move aimed to “make the Fifth Republic crumble.”
Still, speaking Sunday on French broadcaster BFM, Le Pen said her National Rally party, the largest right-wing opposition party with 89 seats, will use “all available power we have in the parliament against the government.”
The Uber investigation revelations fueled the anger of Macron’s critics.
“We have a president of the republic who wants to impose an American (business) model” on France, Communist Party lawmaker Fabien Roussel said on BFM. He accused Macron of wheeling and dealing with Uber executives and lobbyists behind the back of fellow members.
Several other left-wing officials criticized Macron after an international conglomerate of investigative journalists, including France’s Le Monde newspaper, revealed his meetings and communication with Uber executives and their lobbyists between 2014 and 2016, when Macron was minister of economy and finance. A lawmaker with the far-left France Unbowed party, Alexis Corbier, said an investigation into the matter might be launched in the parliament.
Uber has been operating in France since 2011. Its appearance unleashed furious resentment from French taxi drivers’ unions and years of legal battles over regulations and protections for its drivers.
Macron’s allies dismissed allegations that he did anything wrong.
“It’s amazing that the country is offended that the minister of economy had met with business leaders,” Aurore Berge, the leader of Macron’s Renaissance party in parliament, said Monday on broadcaster CNews. “Fortunately, he was doing his job.”
Normally, a new government in France requests a vote of confidence from the parliament to give more legitimacy to their agenda. But after the governing party lost its majority, Borne didn’t take that risk, breaking a long-time tradition.
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CHICAGO , July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the increasingly supercharged Mergers & Acquisitions market, Fortis Fire announces their redesigned website and social presence supporting their Family of Fortis Brands. https://fortisfire.com
Fortis Fire is the next generation of Fire Protection companies, providing superior service and a culture that is uniquely people-centric. Fortis is a well-financed, reliable company with a strong track record of satisfied owners. The company has acquired increasing numbers of mid-sized Fire and Life safety companies in the past 2 years, starting with their inaugural acquisition: VFS Fire and Security Services located in Orange, CA, Golden State Fire Protection in Fontana, CA, Meshwrx a wireless alarm central station monitoring services company and Life Safety Management out of Boynton Beach, FL.
"I was contacted by a trusted partner in the industry who said Fortis Fire was not like the other guys. The advice he gave me was, "it doesn't hurt to talk." and he was right. So I contacted Fortis, we met, we talked, I liked what they had to say and I sold my company to Fortis Fire.
The process of selling to Fortis was so smooth, they understood what a big decision this was for me. It was as seamless as transferring ownership to a family member."
- RANDY NELSON
Fortis Co-Founder and President of VFS Fire & Security Services
Fortis founder and CEO Rich Ennis invites all owners of Fire Protection companies to reach out to the team to discuss the unrivaled flexibility and speed of the Fortis acquisition process.
ACQUISITIONS DESIGNED WITH OWNERS IN MIND
The Fortis acquisition process provides an opportunity for the next generation of fire protection to steward Fire and Life Safety company owners' legacy into the future. As a company, Fortis is technologically forward-thinking, flexible, and dedicated to its people. Taking a long-term view, they prioritize investing in people, growth, quality of service, and forward-thinking innovation.
"With Fortis, we continue to operate our business brands as we begin to improve our operational systems to better serve our customers. Being acquired by a larger organization will make a significant difference if your life and the lives of your people. Not only in terms of better benefits such as medical, 401K, etc. It presents more opportunities for career development and advancement."
-JOHN SOLONYNKO
Chief Operation Officer of VFS Fire & Security Services
Fortis Fire aims to become the premier provider of Fire Protection services by always being onSPEC.
SAFETY
To truly be a world-class company we must be committed to zero safety incidents.
PROFESSIONALISM
Pleasant, polite, passionate, and timely are hallmarks of Fortis' professionalism.
EXPERTISE
At Fortis, our people develop elite skills and capabilities for every role.
COMMUNICATION
Fortis understands that good communication is an essential part of any job done well.
From California to Chicago, to Texas and Florida, Fortis Fire is building a national family of brands that is unrivaled in the Fire Protection business.
Contact information: Jeremiah Crocker jeremiah.crocker@fortisfire.com (603) 496-5207
"There is a significant opportunity that comes from being acquired by a larger organization. It presents career opportunities for yourself and for your people. Being part of a larger organization presents greater potential benefits, that could change the overall lifestyle of our employees."
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BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations on Tuesday approved fresh aid for Ukraine as the country faces growing economic damage from Russia’s invasion.
Finance ministers from the 27-nation EU gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to 1 billion euros ($1 billion) in loans to the Ukrainian government.
The sum brings to 2.2 billion euros the total amount of EU macro-financial assistance to Kyiv this year. An initial 1.2 billion-euro EU loan package got the green light from the bloc’s finance chiefs days before Russia’s full-scale Feb. 24 attack.
The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, in mid-May proposed extra assistance of up to 9 billion euros to Ukraine. The planned 1 billion-euro payout is part of this initiative, which comes as Russia makes advances in eastern Ukraine and casualties mount on both sides.
“This will give Ukraine the necessary funds to cover urgent needs and ensure the operation of critical infrastructure,” said Zbynek Stanjura, finance minister of the Czech Republic, which currently holds the EU’s rotating presidency, in a statement.
Ukraine said last week that its post-war reconstruction would cost $750 billion. Meanwhile, the government in Kyiv is estimated to need around 5 billion euros a month to keep the economy afloat.
Group of Seven countries, including the United States, have pledged to help Ukraine meet its short-term financing requirements in addition to providing military aid to Kyiv and imposing wide-ranging economic sanctions against Russia.
The five-month-old war is having worldwide economic and social reverberations, ranging from possible food shortages in Africa to energy-supply disruptions in the EU. These in turn are raising the risk of a global recession.
The EU on Thursday is expected to lower its forecast of bloc-wide economic growth in 2022 for the third time this year.
In May, the European Commission projected that EU gross domestic product would expand 2.7% in 2022, downgrading a forecast made in February of 4% growth. The February outlook was itself weaker than a November projection of 4.3% EU GDP growth this year.
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LEXINGTON, Mass., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemanext Inc., a leading innovator in blood processing, storage, and transfusion technology, today announced a significant milestone in the rollout of its Hemanext ONE® RBC (Red Blood Cell) Processing and Storage System in Europe.
Physicians in Norway have initiated recruitment of chronically transfused patients with hematological malignancies, including myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), to receive transfusions using RBCs processed and stored with the Hemanext ONE® system. This will be followed by enrollment and transfusion of acutely bleeding burn patients. Hemanext expects these transfusions, which are part of a post-market clinical study in Bergen, Norway, to begin later this summer.
Martin Cannon, Co-Founder and CEO of Hemanext, said: "After receiving European CE mark certification last year, beginning the treatment of patients in Europe with hypoxically stored RBCs will mark a significant milestone, both for our company and for transfusion patients globally. We believe the road to improved patient transfusions begins with storing RBCs under hypoxic conditions to limit oxidative damage and storage lesions. Our technology has the potential to facilitate efficient treatment of patients in need, and we look forward to continuing to expand our presence into additional European markets over the course of 2022."
Hemanext plans to roll out Hemanext ONE® across additional European markets in the coming months. As part of its commercialization and sales ramp up program, Hemanext has been strengthening its relationship with distributors, healthcare institutions and blood establishments across Europe.
About Hemanext
Hemanext is a privately held medical technology company based in Lexington, MA that is dedicated to improving the quality, safety, efficacy, and cost of transfusion therapy. The company's research and development efforts center on the study of hypoxically stored red blood cells (RBCs). The company's aim is to significantly improve the quality of stored RBCs.
About Hemanext ONE®
In Europe, the system is CE Marked for the processing and storage CPD/PAGGSM Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced (LR RBC) that have been prepared and processed with the HEMANEXT ONE® system within 24 hours of collection. The HEMANEXT ONE® system limits the O2 and CO2 levels in the storage environment. Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, O2 /CO2 Reduced may be stored for up to 42 days at 1-6°C. HEMANEXT ONE® is used for volumes no greater than 350 ml of LR RBC.1
In the United States, the product remains available for investigational use only, pending marketing authorization from the FDA.
Preclinical data show that the medical device can maintain RBCs at or below 20% oxygen saturation for up to 42 days2, thereby creating hypoxic RBCs. Clinical studies are underway to measure the impact of hypoxic RBCs on patient outcomes and the potential cost savings.3
Visit Hemanext.com to learn more about the Company.
Hemanext Media Contact:
Nathan Riggs / Hallie Wolff
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Stacy Smith
Associate Director Marketing Communications
stacy.smith@hemanext.com
1 Hemanext ONE®, Instructions for Use for the European Union (April 2021), DOF
2 Brouard, D et al. Vox Sang 2018; 113: 153.2018.
3 Frank, S et al. Anesthesiology 2017;127(5):754-764. DOF calculation
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Which PlayStation 5 skin is best?
Sony’s PlayStation 5 gaming console comes in dazzling white and traditional black, but some gamers find that boring. To project some personality onto the console, many opt to paste a skin over the body. The vinyl is essentially a giant sticker cut to fit perfectly on both sides and the middle piece. A console skin is often also bundled with two controller skins, and while they are tougher to attach, will neatly round off the console’s new look.
If you’re a fan of a certain alcoholic scientist and his grandson, then the Zumqxid “Rick and Morty” PS5 Disc Version Skin will breathe new life into your living room.
What to know before you buy a PS5 skin
A skin is different from a plate
There are several ways to customize the look of your PS5, with a skin or a plate the most common. But where a thin vinyl skin attaches to the console, a plate is much different. Made from high-quality plastic, a plate is a separate piece that clips onto the console’s body. There are side plates and middle plates to give your PS5 some personality. These are often the preferred method for quickly changing your console’s external color.
Dress up your controllers in matching skins
Sticking some colorful decals on your PS5 makes it stand out, but you can extend your theme to the controllers. Available in bundles, the controller skins are made from the same type of vinyl, and you’ll need steady hands to apply them. The controller skins aren’t necessarily identical to the PS5 skin, but will certainly be related.
Most skins are anime-themed
While sports themes are common, the majority of skins have an anime theme. If that is of no interest to you, it could be difficult to find skins that cover other genres such as first-person shooters, strategy games or simulator titles. However, if superheroes are your thing, you could strike it lucky. Over the last few months, new “Spider-Man” and Marvel films resulted in more superhero skins on the market.
What to look for in a quality PS5 skin
High-quality printing
Does the character’s face seem a bit weird? Does the printing overlap in some areas? These are signs you’re looking at a PS5 skin that isn’t high-quality. You naturally want your console to look great from afar and up close, so the quality of the vinyl printing is crucial. A good-quality skin has vivid colors and clear borders, and all the shaded areas line up or blend correctly with the surrounding elements.
Robust material
While the printing quality is important, so is the quality of the vinyl. If you happen to apply it slightly skewed, you must be able to remove it to readjust the alignment. A good-quality PS5 skin makes this easy, but inferior skins might rip or tear. Generally, the thicker a vinyl layer, the easier it is to take off and reapply. This is also important if you want to transfer the skin from one PS5 console to another.
No sticky residue
Speaking of reapplying or adjusting the skin, the worst thing that can happen is leaving behind a sticky residue. It means there isn’t enough glue on the skin to properly stick to a surface, and there will be sticky spots on the PS5’s body. The residue shouldn’t be tough to remove, but if you leave it too long, it will collect dust that can cause streaks.
How much you can expect to spend on a PS5 skin
The price depends on the quality of the printing and the vinyl. Expect to pay $10-$15 for an affordable skin, while high-quality printing and thick vinyl can cost $30-$40.
PS5 skin FAQ
What is the difference between the disc and digital versions?
A. You’ll notice that skins come in digital and disc versions. This simply refers to certain cutouts, as a digital-only PS5 doesn’t have a disc tray. But since a disc-based PS5 does, the skin needs a slot that lines up with the tray.
Are PS5 skins authorized by Sony?
A. No, Sony doesn’t recommend altering the appearance of your console. Also, be aware that it’s difficult to verify the licensing and copyright of many skins that use pop-culture themes or sports teams.
What’s the best PS5 skin to buy?
Top PS5 skin
Zumqxid “Rick and Morty” PS5 Disc Version Skin
What you need to know: With bright colors and vivid shades, this “Rick and Morty” skin will certainly be the center of attention.
What you’ll love: This vinyl skin pack features two designs and matching controller skins. It is the disc version, so there is an extra cutout for that. The skin is easy to apply and won’t leave a sticky residue if you make a mistake.
What you should consider: The skin has a different design on each side, so some users might find it difficult to decide which view is best.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top PS5 skin for the money
Metanyl “Spider-Man” PS5 and Controller Skin
What you need to know: This disc-version skin is a must-have for any “Spider-Man” fans.
What you’ll love: Made from high-quality vinyl, it’s easy to install and remove. It features different “Spider-Man” designs on each side and comes with two matching controller skins.
What you should consider: The skins aren’t interchangeable, as they are specifically cut to fit perfectly on a particular side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Peyanz NBA Three Legends PS5 Disc Version Skin
What you need to know: NBA fans will love showing off their new vinyl PS5 skin featuring Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.
What you’ll love: This disc-version skin features Jordan and James kneeling on the one side, and Jordan, James and Bryant walking together on the other. The skin is produced through a 4K-resolution laser printer, giving it vivid colors and beautiful details.
What you should consider: Even though the controller skins are NBA-related, they don’t match stylistically with the PS5 skin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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My timing was cinematic. I had no sooner admonished my family for repeatedly cautioning me to watch my step on the thawing, muddy mountain trail (“I’m not decrepit, people!”) than I slipped spectacularly on a patch of frozen terrain. My feet flew out from under me, and I landed hard — with my tailbone, cervical spine and the back of my head taking the brunt of the impact. I lay there, momentarily stunned, thinking, “I’m really going to feel this tomorrow.”
After I could move again, we gingerly made our way two more miles down the trail to the car, me with my morale crushed and my clothes covered in mud. When we passed a group who had witnessed my fall, they asked how I was doing. “Ask me tomorrow,” I grumbled. My husband added: “Her pride’s a little hurt, too.”
It’s true that my ego (“I’m a failure at being outdoorsy!” I wailed in a text to a friend the next day) and my tailbone both took a hit. But although the latter felt better after 10 days or so, the injury to my self-confidence has lingered.
Since I took that tumble, I find myself constantly thinking about falling again — while hiking on uneven terrain, walking on a loose gravel path or just going down the stairs in my home — and questioning whether I need to scale back my soft adventure activities. Yet, at 55 and in reasonable, if not excellent, shape, I feel as if it’s a little too early to give up on outdoor activities I enjoy, especially those we do as a family.
This got me wondering about that blurry space between overreactive worry and justified concerns about falling or injuring oneself anew. How do we know when it’s time to hit the trail again, or when it’s time to hang up the hiking shoes and find a new, less perilous activity?
Low falls self-efficacy
“People fall all the time,” says Helen Lach, a professor at Saint Louis University’s nursing school whose research specialty is falls and fears of falling. “Hiking is a high-risk thing. A rough patch of ground, or terrain that’s rocky or slippery, … you’re challenging yourself to some degree, and everyone falls doing those things.”
But when taking a hard fall is a new experience, as it was for me, Lach says it can feel “more dramatic.” There’s even a name for what I’m feeling: low falls self-efficacy, which Lach describes as “the loss of confidence that you can do everyday activities without falling.”
In older populations especially, individuals may get to the point where they’re not comfortable leaving the house or doing activities they normally enjoy — and, as a result, they may not get enough exercise, or they may even become isolated and depressed.
Although my falls self-efficacy isn’t so low that I’ve become a recluse, it is typical, even if I’m in a slightly younger demographic. “Decreased confidence and fear of reinjury are two common side effects of any injury,” says Amber Shipherd, a certified mental performance consultant based at Texas A&M University who works with professional athletes, coaches, musicians and members of the military — “anyone who performs as part of their daily job.”
Kyle Martino, a former Major League Soccer player and the founder of the Over Under Initiative, says that, for athletes, fear of reinjury happens “every time” after an injury on the field, although Shipherd says the same concepts apply to casually active people like myself.
“The hardest part of overcoming injury is trusting your body again,” Martino says. “It’s almost like you have a physical you and a mental clone of you.” They both get hurt, he says, except that the body often heals faster than the mind does.
Shipherd, who has a background in counseling, kinesiology and performance psychology, says she looks for the root of the problem. If physical limitations can be ruled out, she says, then a counselor can set out to help rebuild client confidence.
Practical steps for bouncing back
The techniques Shipherd uses to help star athletes reclaim their A game are essentially the same as those that might apply to a middle-aged woman who fell on her derriere: positive self-talk and baby steps. “We fall back on mental skills and goal-setting.”
In the case of hiking, she says, “let’s get you back on short, flat trails. Once you get to the point where you’re feeling good, we up the difficulty.” As someone experiences success on trails of escalating difficulty, hopefully their self-confidence will return.
Lach, who had to bounce back after a broken ankle resulting from a backyard fall, agrees with slowly building back to prior performance levels and being realistic about one’s fitness level. “An older person who’s really out of shape might need to start with physical therapy,” she says, including working on mobility and balance. But mostly, she adds, “it’s about improving physical strength. If you feel stronger, you feel more confident.”
At 67, she sees a personal trainer once a week. And although her downhill skiing days may be behind her, she feels confident while playing golf and hiking — both activities that might have seemed unattainable during the three months she was non-weight-bearing.
It’s also about reframing, not ignoring, your fear, Shipherd says. “The fear of injury is still there. It’s not realistic to deny it. But we frame it differently. ‘This trail is rough; I’m nervous about it,’ becomes, ‘This trail is going to help me get better.’ ”
The confidence-building process happens off the trail or playing field, too, Shipherd says. You don’t have to get right back into the activity. “A break is a great opportunity to make sure you’re fulfilling yourself in other ways and get other things, like family, school or work, aligned in your life.”
When to say, ‘Whoa!’
Martino, whose soccer career was cut short because of injuries, says this slow rebuilding of confidence and form is a shift from the performance coaching of old, when people would “battle through pain” to return to top condition as soon as possible. “My way of overcoming injury was not the healthiest,” he says, recalling that his career was shortened and his quality of life affected because of rushed recoveries. “If I could go back, I would listen to my body more and taken time to heal properly.”
“For an athlete or exerciser of any type,” Shipherd says, “one of the most challenging things is not being able to do the same things you used to do.” Some may wind up accepting that they can’t run as fast or as far but that they still get enjoyment from running. Others may acknowledge that they just can’t run at all anymore, or that the risk isn’t worth the reward. And “when you just don’t love what you’re doing anymore, it’s time to find a new sport,” Shipherd says.
For Martino, the epiphany came during a treatment session. At a certain point, he recalls, “what I had to do to get on the field wasn’t worth what it felt like to be out there. My doctor looked at me during a treatment one day, and he could see what playing was doing to my body. ‘Think about the next 40 years instead of the next four,’ he said. I decided to walk away that day.”
My situation lacks the drama of a professional athlete having to walk away from the game because of injuries. But Lach suggests some of the same realism, and risk-vs.-reward analysis is advised, especially at my age. “It’s all about right-sizing your activity for your own self, being realistic, but still doing the things you enjoy doing as much as you can,” she says.
And maybe waiting until the ice has thawed on those mountain trails.
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Flaky design! Fashion fans compare Kanye West's new £200 Yeezy Sulfur trainer to 'failed pastry'
- The star's Yeezy Sulfur shoe, which retails at around £200 a pair, launched in May but the brand asked for feedback on the unusual design this week
- Many compared the yellow sneaker, which has a sock-like inner and a casing that looks like shark's teeth to foods including 'uncooked pastry' and 'cold butter'
- Pastry giant Greggs said the shoe was 'two Sausage Rolls short of a multipack'
- West, 45, founded the brand in 2006, and collaborated with Adidas on the shoe
Kanye West's latest footwear design has left some fashion fans as cold as chilled pastry.
The star's new Yeezy Sulfur 450 shoe, which retails at around £200 a pair but has been fetching up to £400, has seen many on social media compare the yellow trainer with failed sausage rolls, Italian pasta and foam banana sweets.
British pastry brands Greggs and Ginsters have both chipped in with their views on Twitter of the fashion item, with Greggs suggesting a pair is 'two Sausage Rolls short of a multipack'.
Pasty giant Ginsters poked their own fun, calling the design, which is a collaboration between West's fashion company and Adidas, 'familiar'.
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Bet they wished they hadn't asked! Kanye West's Yeezy Sulfur shoe, which retails at around £200 a pair, launched in May...but the brand asked for feedback on the unusual design this week
The unique design has seen prices soar to up to £400 a pair...but not everyone's a fan, it seems
The bizarre trainer features a sock-like inside, with a yellow outer casing that resembles shark's teeth.
West's brand didn't quite get the reaction it hoped for when it asked people their opinion of the 450 Sulfur shoe on social media on Monday.
Many were scathing of the design. @DaleMeachen wrote: 'These are genuinely the worst footwear I have ever seen. You've released some horrid stuff but this takes the biscuit.'
@cattzee3 penned: 'Is this art from cold butter?' while @soulboydaveybee added: 'You could be infringing Gregg’s cheese-and-onion pasty copyright.'
Plenty of people compared the quirky sneaker to popular foods.
@SkipMcGowan posted a photo of steamed, crimped Chinese buns and joked: 'I'll have them, but only if they come with the soy and rice vinegar dip. I'm not keen on the sweet chilli.'
One shopper said he'd bought a pair but wearing them had garnered several comments. @stptweetinisaac wrote: Hello yes I spent $450 dollars on your extremely cool shoes and I wear them everywhere but people are telling me I look like I'm wearing pierogi [Polish pastries] on my feet.
@AShepherdWrites had a different memory jolt, saying: 'They remind me of those chewy bananas you got in a 10p mix up back in the day.'
Money moves: Kanye West (seen in November 2019) and his legal team have recently filed to trademark 'YZYSPLY' retail stores, online ordering services and online retail store services according to TMZ on Monday morning
Mall couture: However the publication claims that the new filing suggests that he is attempting to reach even wider with the possibility of physical brick-and-mortar stores, as he is seen at Paris Fashion Week in March 2020
Paving the way: The entrepreneur has already used the Yeezy Supply name for years as a way to sell his limited-release sneakers and clothing
Father-of-four West, 45, has previously teamed up with Balenciaga and has a ten-year deal with Gap to collaborate with the fashion brand he founded in 2006.
This week, it was revealed the rapper and his legal team have recently filed to trademark 'YZYSPLY' retail stores, online ordering services and online retail store services, according to TMZ.
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Ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat packs in army metaphors - while vowing to deploy military experts to tackle NHS backlogs and pledging to slash fuel duty by 10p - as Tory leadership hopeful hits back at claims he would be 'learning on the job' as PM
- Tom Tugendhat packs in military metaphors as he sets out Tory leadership pitch
- Ex-soldier takes a swipe at Boris Johnson for 'delivering scandal' in Number 10
- He's never been a minister - but hits back at claim he'd be 'learning on job' as PM
Former soldier Tom Tugendhat today packed in military metaphors as he outlined his bid to be Tory leader.
In a speech in Westminster this morning, the senior Conservative MP promised 'leadership with a renewed sense of mission' and insisted he 'cannot accept defeat'.
Mr Tugendhat, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, told supporters the British people had asked the Tory Government to not only 'hold the line' but 'to advance'.
In a swipe at outgoing PM Boris Johnson, he vowed a 'clean start' and despaired at how 'when the moment demanded service, we delivered scandal'.
The 49-year-old made a series of policy pledges, including a 10p per litre cut to fuel duty and immediate action to tackle the NHS backlogs.
But he was also forced to hit back at claims he would be 'learning on the job' as Tory leader and PM, as he has never held ministerial office before.
And he denied his leadership campaign was merely a ploy to secure a senior Cabinet job from whoever was the winning candidate.
Ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat promised 'leadership with a renewed sense of mission' and insisted he 'cannot accept defeat'
The senior Tory MP, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, packed his speech with military metaphors
Mr Tugendhat, the chair of the House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee, was wounded twice during a ten-hour firefight behind enemy lines when he served in Iraq.
He referred to his military career as he pointed to how he had 'a record of service and a record of delivery in some of the most difficult and trying conditions around the world'.
Deputy PM Dominic Raab - who is backing ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak for the Tory leadership - has insisted it is 'no time to learn on the job' for a new PM
But Mr Tugendhat swiped back that he would be 'putting all that experience' from his time in the army 'to work' in Downing Street.
'The reality is that the job of prime minister is unlike every other job in government,' he added.
'It’s not a management job, it’s not a departmental job. It’s a job that demands vision and leadership, it demands a willingness to serve and to throw everything in the duty of serving the British people.'
With a cost-of-living crisis and war in Ukraine, Mr Tugendhat noted there was a 'creeping sense of despair about our collective future' with Britain facing a 'defining moment'.
He lashed out at the response of Mr Johnson and the wider Conservatives Party to the mounting challenges.
He added: 'In a moment that is so desperate for so many - and when our service is most needed - we have retreated.
'We have retreated into the pettiness of a politics that is more about personality than principle.
'We have retreated into division when we desperately need unity. When our nation needed our party to function, we retreated into faction.
'When the moment demanded service, we delivered scandal. This is a crisis of purpose, of leadership, and of trust.'
Mr Tugendhat appears to have won enough support to make it through to tomorrow's first round of voting among Tory MPs
Mr Tugendhat backed Remain ahead of the EU referendum, but he vowed to 'seize one of the biggest economic benefits of Brexit that we haven't yet grasped'.
He outlined a plan to rip up 'EU rules that forced British insurers to sit on dead money that they are not allowed to invest'.
Mr Tugendhat promised that removing the EU’s Solvency II regulations would 'mean around £100 billion of British savers’ money can be put to work regenerating our communities and building homes'.
In other policy pledges, Mr Tugendhat confirmed his intent to scrap the recent 1.25 percentage point rise in National Insurance contributions.
He also promised to ease the cost-of-living crisis for struggling Britons by reducing fuel duty by 10p a litre.
On his first day in Downing Street, Mr Tugendhat also promised he would 'bring together experts from the NHS, the wider public sector, the military, the private sector and the voluntary sector to bust through the NHS backlog'.
He said he would aim to copy the success of the Covid vaccines taskforce in dealing with hospitals' mammoth waiting lists caused by the Coronavirus crisis.
Mr Tugendhat appears to have won enough support among fellow Tory MPs in order to make it through to tomorrow's first ballot in the leadership contest.
Among those supporting him are International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan and ex-Cabinet ministers Damian Green and Karen Bradley.
But Mr Tugendhat is still viewed as an outsider due to his absence of experience being in government.
He today denied his leadership bid was merely an attempt to be named foreign secretary in a future administration.
'I did not enter this race for any other purpose than to champion the values that I stand on and to lead the country I love,' Mr Tugendhat said.
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CALGARY, AB, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Providence Therapeutics, Canada's premier mRNA medicines company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) of Toronto, ON, for an immunotargeting technology platform. This platform provides an innovative approach to generating adjuvant-free vaccines and works by targeting Antigen Presenting Cells (APC's) of the immune system via the MHC Class II molecules on their surface. This can result in an enhanced immune response to antigens which are coupled to the targeting monoclonal antibody (mAb).
The technology builds on the earlier pioneering work done by Dr. Brian Barber, Professor Emeritus of Immunology at the University of Toronto, and has been extensively refined in the laboratory of Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, Senior Scientist in the Molecular Medicine program at SickKids. The versatile technology platform can generate both monovalent and multivalent therapeutics, in a varied field of applications, including vaccines. With additional features, such as incorporating T-cell epitopes with the aim of generating a broader and longer immune response, the technology can engage both the humoral and cellular components of the immune system.
Providence Therapeutics, an emerging specialty Biopharma, has successfully developed a robust, scalable, and effective mRNA medicine platform as exemplified by the clinical success of PTX-COVID19-B. The company is currently applying this platform to a variety of other infectious diseases and to an emerging oncology pipeline. The immunotargeting technology will enable the development team at Providence to explore the development of a new generation of unique mRNA medicines and vaccines by combining both platforms synergistically, potentially offering a multivalent dimension which will be new and unique in the field.
Brad Sorenson, CEO of Providence Therapeutics said, "We are very excited to be working with a prestigious institution like SickKids. The immunotargeting technology is an excellent addition to our existing world class mRNA platform and will be important in enhancing the depth and scope of our portfolio of development programs."
"We are excited to identify and potentially develop further novel applications for our immunotargeting technology, which provides an alternative to the use of adjuvants in vaccines," says Dr. Jean-Philippe Julien, the co-inventor of the technology.
"This opportunity, emerging from Drs. Julien and Barber's research, is an example of how SickKids Industry Partnerships & Commercialization is working to support promising research and provide access to the robust research and clinical innovation ecosystem at SickKids," says Ihor Boszko, Executive Director, SickKids Industry Partnerships & Commercialization.
The financial terms of the License are not being disclosed, but does include a provision for development of the technology through future sponsored research at SickKids. The company is committed to commercializing the technology and has an option for licensing of additional related technologies from the PI's laboratory in the future.
Providence is a leading Canadian clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering mRNA therapeutics and vaccines with operations in Calgary, AB and Toronto, ON. In response to a worldwide need for a COVID-19 vaccine, Providence expanded its focus beyond oncology therapies and devoted its energy and resources to develop a world-class mRNA vaccine for COVID-19, PTX-COVID19-B, which is currently in the planning stages for a Phase 3 booster study to begin before the end of the year. Providence is focused on serving the needs of Canada, and other countries that may be underserved by large pharmaceutical programs. For more information, please visit www.providencetherapeutics.com
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws including regarding Providence's development plans. The forward-looking statements in this press release are neither promises nor guarantees, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond Providence's control, and which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. There are a limited number of commercial products utilizing mRNA technology approved for use; and the fact that mRNA technology in use by Providence is still being developed and implemented. Except as required by law, Providence disclaims any intention or responsibility for updating or revising any forward-looking statements contained in this press release in the event of new information, future developments or otherwise. These forward-looking statements are based on Providence's current expectations and speak only as of the date hereof.
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FDA working to allow boosters for all adults
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:22 AM CDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
(CNN) - The White House wants to make second COVID boosters available to all adults.
Second boosters are currently only authorized for people who are at least 50 years old or immunocompromised.
The Food and Drug Administration is working to change that.
Some experts are worried younger adults’ immunity is waning, and the Ba.5 sub-variant of omicron is more likely to reinfect people than previous variants.
One question that remains is how many people would get second boosters.
Only about half of Americans eligible for a first booster have gotten one.
Just more than a quarter of those already qualified for a second booster have gotten that shot.
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Nicki Minaj tried to meet her fans in London — until too many of them mobbed her car
Nicki Minaj already knows how much her fans love her, but just in case she needed another reminder, they let her know in London.
After her Sunday performance at Wireless Festival, the rap star tried to mingle with her fans at a meet-and-greet Monday. Since she wasn’t able to connect directly with them at the venue, she posted on Instagram Live to announce she’d be stopping by Cafe Koko and they should meet her there.
“I want you guys real quick to spread the word about something,” she said. “First of all, today was one of the best nights of my life with one of the best crowds of my life. Because of the way the venue was set up outside, I wasn’t able to do what I normally do with the fans, and the dope people that came to see the show. So tomorrow, I’ve decided... I’m going to do a meet-and-greet for my fans in London.”
Joining James Corden’s “Carpool Karaoke” after a two-year hiatus, rapper Nicki Minaj delivers a spot-on Adele impression and another performance of “Monster.”
Hundreds of Barbz, the nickname for Minaj’s fans, packed the streets around Cafe Koko, a bar and pizzeria in the Camden neighborhood. Ahead of the meet-and-greet, the restaurant was posting Instagram Stories of spectators lining up outside for a glimpse of their queen and eventually partying inside.
In photos published by the Daily Mail, Minaj was seen sitting in the window of her car, surrounded by camera-wielding fans on all sides.
Before long, the antsy crowd grew out of control, prompting Minaj to quote-tweet a video of fans mobbing what appears to be her vehicle, pleading for calm.
“Guys, if you don’t get in a contained space they won’t let me get out the cars,” she tweeted. “Pls don’t run in the streets. Please get in 1 place. 1 line.”
The rapper’s husband, Kenneth Petty, was sentenced to a year of home confinement and three years’ probation for not registering as a sex offender in California.
Police eventually shut down the event, closing nearby roads as they tried to clear out the crowds.
“Regardless of what Ms. Minaj is tweeting, she is not here. She has driven past, she has gone,” a security officer told the crowd, sparking gasps and boos.
Meanwhile in California, Minaj’s husband, Kenneth Petty, was sentenced last week to a year of home confinement after failing to register as a sex offender. Petty had previously been convicted of attempted rape in 1995 and was ordered to serve four years in prison and register as a sex offender wherever he lived.
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GeneIQ's Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Tariq Adwan, Ph.D. stresses the importance of Pharmacogenomics for the future of healthcare
DALLAS, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneIQ, a molecular diagnostics (MDx) company based in Dallas, Texas, leads the discussion on the importance of Pharmacogenomics (PGx) and its impact on the healthcare system.
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are the 4th leading cause of death in the United States. More than two million ADRs occur annually, costing the healthcare system in excess of $800 billion. PGx allows healthcare providers to minimize adverse drug reactions and optimize therapeutic efficacy. In addition, genomic data help clinicians avoid using a trial-and-error approach to prescribing medications, making medication management more efficient and effective. By combining pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes), this test aids clinicians in prescribing effective and safe medications at appropriate dosages based on an individual's genetic profile.
"PGx testing helps achieve better quality of care for the patient and help lower ADRs, while also tackling growing cost problems within the healthcare system," GeneIQ's Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Tariq Adwan, Ph.D. said. "It's safer meds at the right dose, ensuring therapies are as effective as possible and doing this in a cost-effective manner."
In an effort to advance patient wellness, GeneIQ provides clinicians with the latest molecular diagnostic laboratory equipment paired with the latest advancements in artificial intelligence and automation to provide unparalleled clinical treatment guidance. GeneIQ is the only molecular diagnostics laboratory that provides healthcare professionals with real-time decision-making tools for PGx. This enables clinicians to model the interchange of medications utilizing highly advanced software analytical tools to optimize a treatment plan based on a patient's underlying genetic makeup while also considering all medications a patient is currently taking. This ultimately allows healthcare professionals to tailor a real-time medication plan based on a patient's underlying genetic makeup.
"At GeneIQ we are committed to offering the most up to date clinically actionable and comprehensive pharmacogenomic solutions with clinical utility across a spectrum of medical specialties," Adwan said. "We understand that one of the barriers to adoption is access, so we are expanding our reach to ensure a broader acceptance to Pharmacogenomic testing."
"Right Drug Dose Now Act" was introduced in Congress in February 2022. This act is a continuation and update to a previous national act already in action, focusing on driving education to providers and conducting research that will break down barriers and help drive the adaption of PGx at a seamless pace.
"There is an education barrier. Studies show over 90% of doctors feel that PGx has a role in their clinical practice, but only 10-14% would say that they're ready to implement such a change or incorporate PGx into their practice," Adwan said.
GeneIQ is helping change the prescription medicine paradigm by providing overall medication management solutions through education and how to implement PGx seamlessly and streamline clinical processes—adding a tool to the healthcare provider's arsenal of meeting their goal of value-based medicine. While also helping them identify patients that would be ideal candidates for PGx testing.
For more information on how GeneIQ is making a difference, please visit their website at www.geneiqlab.com, or call 1-800-978-9805.
GeneIQ is a leading molecular diagnostics company specializing in Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing and RT-PCR testing for infectious diseases, including COVID-19. Their state-of-the-art laboratory based in the Dallas metroplex services long-term care facilities, physician practices, governments, corporations, and organizations nationwide.
Dedicated to delivering the latest innovations in Pharmacogenomics and precision medicine to the healthcare industry, GeneIQ utilizes the latest technological innovations to guide healthcare professionals in treating infectious diseases and prescribing genetically optimal medications to improve patient care and wellness.
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The Biden administration released two reports finding dam removal is needed on the Lower Snake to recover salmon to fishable levels in the Columbia and Snake rivers and that replacing the energy produced by the Lower Snake River dams is feasible.
The reports were made public at 6 a.m. Tuesday and are sure to turn up the volume on the dam removal debate roiling the region. The release by the Council on Environmental Quality on behalf of four agencies inserts the Biden administration more prominently into what has been a largely regional issue.
The administration also weighed in on the dam removal debate last March in a blog post signed by multiple top agency officials that — while not taking a position on dam removal — took note of the call by Native tribes for dam removal and of the loss of salmon in the rivers.
The draft report by scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration found sweeping changes are needed to restore salmon to fishable levels, from removal of one to four dams on the Lower Snake to reintroduction of salmon to areas entirely blocked by dams.
“Business as usual will not restore the health and abundance of Pacific Northwest salmon. We need a durable, inclusive and regionally crafted long-term strategy for the management of the Columbia River Basin,” said CEQ Chair Brenda Mallory, who is coordinating a federal interagency effort, launched in October 2021, to develop information and analyses in support of federal and regional decision-making in the Columbia River System.
“These two reports add to the picture — that we are working alongside regional leaders to develop — of what it will take over the decades ahead to restore salmon populations, honor our commitments to Tribal Nations, deliver clean power and meet the many needs of stakeholders across the region.”
The report relied in part on science from the Nez Perce Tribe and state of Oregon, in addition to federal research.
Today 13 runs of salmon and steelhead are at risk of extinction in the Columbia and Snake and runs have declined to a fraction of historic abundances. Salmon in the Snake Basin are particularly hard-hit with only about 50 fish coming back to some drainages in an area that used to produce half the Chinook salmon in the Columbia Basin.
The region has spent billions of dollars on salmon and steelhead recovery but the fish continue to decline. It is time for a big step outside the status quo, according to the report. Dam breaching has long been opposed by grain shippers, irrigators, power producers and other industrial river users.
But recovery is not resulting from multiple efforts over decades, including habitat restoration, massive hatchery releases and passage fixes at the dams. “We need to go to larger-scale actions,” NOAA scientist Chris Jordan said in a briefing on the report Monday.
“We are at a crucial moment for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin when we’re seeing the impacts of climate change on top of other stressors, and this draft report delivers our scientific assessment of what we must do to make progress towards rebuilding the ‘healthy and harvestable’ fish populations in the Columbia Basin…,” said Janet Coit, assistant administrator for NOAA Fisheries.
The report on replacement power put an $11 billion to $19 billion price tag on the cost of replacing power from the dams, depending on the method and the time frame, cost estimates that are within the range of other similar reports.
The administration has not endorsed the actions in the reports, but it is “carefully considering this information and ongoing regional efforts as it assesses long-term pathways for the Columbia River Basin,” the news release on the reports stated.
Some heralded the reports.
“The information that is being developed confirms much of what we have been saying for a long time,” said Joseph Bogaard, executive director of the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition. “The dams are replaceable. We need a political solution. Salmon are in deep trouble and we need to move quickly.”
Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners, which represents utilities, shippers and other industrial river users, was skeptical of the findings. With Chinook salmon in decline throughout the West Coast region — including on some undammed rivers — he disagreed dams were the main issue in recovery. Reducing the amount of hydropower generation also could lead to greater reliance on fossil fuel and stoke global warming that is a grave risk to salmon, Miller said.
“This feels more politically motivated than scientific,” Miller said.
After more than two decades of court battles and debates over the Lower Snake River dams, the reports add to momentum for removal, Bogaard said, even though the Biden administration has yet to take a position.
“The conversation has significantly advanced, accelerated and diversified,” Bogaard said.
GOP Congressman Mike Simpson of Idaho kicked the dam removal bees’ nest in 2021, by putting a $34 billion price on removal and replacement of the dams’ services in order to save salmon. Now U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, a Democrat, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee also are taking stock of comments on another report on dam removal, with their recommendation expected later this summer.
The reports come as tribes and their allies are heading to Washington, D.C., to advocate for dam removal on the Lower Snake to boost recovery of salmon and endangered southern resident orcas, which rely on salmon for their diet.
So do tribes, who are suffering ill health because of the loss of their traditional foods, including salmon, said Andrew Joseph Jr., chair of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, where salmon passage is blocked by the Chief Joseph and Grand Coulee dams.
“Our bodies were made for eating that salmon,” Joseph said. “For thousands of years, it was 80% of our diet. Now our immune system is weaker, and we have the worst health disparities.”
His family today has to travel two hours each way to try to catch salmon below Chief Joseph Dam.
The Nez Perce Tribe has long been at the forefront of the push for dam removal on the Lower Snake. Tribal Vice Chair Shannon Wheeler called the reports “definitely encouraging.”
“This administration is taking the climate crisis and the salmon extinction crisis seriously,” Wheeler said.
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- Li Auto reveals details of its flagship full-size SUV - Li L9 on June 21st, 2022
- The new model demonstrates a series of cutting-edge technologies that are developed in-house by the Li Auto R&D team to bring new possibilities for family journeys
- Li L9 is one of the first production models that deploys NXP's S32G automotive network processors on its flagship chassis system
- Over 30,000 pre-orders within 72-hour debut
BEIJING, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Li Auto, a leading new energy vehicle manufacturer in China, has revealed details of its flagship model - Li L9, a six-seat full-size SUV on June 21st. The latest model is hitting the 30,000 milestone in pre-order with a 5,000 RMB deposit after launching for less than 72 hours. The Li L9 Smart SUV is powered by its self-developed flagship range extension and chassis system. It also features the Company's self-developed smart driving system, Li AD Max, and top-notch vehicle safety measures to protect every passenger on road.
Flagship Proprietary Car Technologies
Li Auto's latest model Li L9 is packed with a series of flagship proprietary cutting-edge technologies and systems that are designed and engineered in-house, among which is the flagship chassis system that combines advanced hardware and software to bring excellent drivability and maneuverability.
The flagship Li L9 prides itself on delivering outstanding handling and uncompromising ride experience. Early into the development stage, Li Auto had been exploring and developing a central domain controller for its latest chassis system, especially a 'super gateway' to control and generate quick responses among four important vehicle units including the Range Extension System, Air-Conditioning System, Seat System, and Thermal Management System. Partnership with one of the world's largest suppliers of automobile semiconductors - NXP Semiconductors N.V. has enabled Li Auto to support the needs of new vehicle architectures.
Li L9 is one the first production models that deploys NXP's S32G automotive network processors on its flagship chassis system. The family of NXP S32G vehicle network processors marks a significant turning point in how vehicle architectures are designed and implemented, transforming the automotive industry to a high-performance domain-based vehicle architecture and providing software with minimal complexities and enhanced security and safety.
Li Auto's latest SUV model Li L9 is distinguished by the S32G processors, bringing an extra layer to the performance experience. The S32G processors not only provide ASIL D MCU and MPU performance with application-specific network hardware acceleration that offloads processors to provide valued services with deterministic network performance necessary for the car to respond to the sophisticated real-time driving circumstances. The S32G processors also embed high-performance hardware security acceleration, along with Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) support for trusted key management enabled by its Hardware Security Engine (HSE). The firewalled HSE is the root of trust supporting secure boot, providing system security, and protecting against side-channel attacks.
Outfitting the Li L9's chassis system with the NXP's VR5510, a NXP's multi-channel high-voltage PMIC device is designed specifically for the S32G vehicle network processor. It is optimizing high-speed processing of complex vehicle information and precise vehicle control with millisecond response time.
The partnership between Li Auto and NXP Semiconductors N.V. is reshaping the technological landscape of the smart SUVs and both sides are looking forward to exploring new possibilities in fields that go beyond chassis.
Flagship Intelligent Configurations
Every Li L9 comes standard with the Company's flagship, full-stack self-developed ADAS, Li AD Max, with enhanced functionality bolstered by upgraded perception capability and data processing power. The perception hardware includes one forward 128-line LiDAR, six 8-megapixel cameras, five 2-megapixel cameras, one forward millimeter wave radar, and twelve ultrasonic sensors, realizing 360-degree detection of both vehicle surroundings and distant objects.
Li L9's pioneering five-screen three-dimensional interactive mode elevates the driving and entertainment experience to a new level. Through a combined head-up display, or HUD, and interactive safe driving screen, key driving information is projected onto the front windshield through the HUD, enhancing driving safety by keeping the driver's sightline on the road. The interactive safe driving screen, which is located above the steering wheel, adopts mini-LED and multi-touch technology, enabling easier interactions. Li L9's other three screens, including the vehicle's central control screen, the passenger entertainment screen, and the rear cabin entertainment screen, are 15.7-inch 3K automotive-grade OLED screens, delivering first-class entertainment experiences to the entire family.
With six microphones and a set of 3D ToF transmitters in the vehicle coupled with the deep learning-based, multi-module three-dimensional interactive technology pioneered by the Company, Li L9 provides a smart experience that can be enjoyed by family members of all ages, from kindergarteners to seniors.
Unique Exterior and Interior Design Language
The Li L9's new exterior and interior design radiates avant-garde design language, an embodiment of technology savvy, modern purity, and timeless presence.
From its stance to its proportions, every inch of the front and rear of the car showcase designer's attitude towards excellence and perfection. Li L9 showcases an elegant silhouette with no complicated or redundant lines in its design language. Li L9 adopts a signature integrated halo LED headlight, which is more than 2 meters from end to end in a continuous flow and seamlessly combines functionality with art. Its uniformity, coherence, softness and color temperature are all industry-leading.
The goal of Li L9 is to produce a flagship smart SUV for millions of families. With flagship space and comfort, it aims to make every member of the family feel at home on their journey. Inside the luxury cabin, six seats are designed to maximize passenger comfort and reduce travel fatigue. All three rows come standard with electric seat adjustment controls and seat heating functions, as well as 3D comfort foam cushioning and Nappa leather upholstery. Features for the first- and second-row seats include seat ventilation and spa-level massage across ten acupressure points.
Over 30,000 Pre-Oder after 72-Hour Debut
Online pre-order for Li L9 flagship smart SUV is available after the unveiling of Li L9 on June 21st, 2022. Meanwhile, 14 roadshows of the latest model Li L9 are scheduled across 12 cities that last for a week. The moment online reservation is available, more than 30,000 customers have placed their deposit of 5,000 RMB for pre-order in less than 72 hours after the initial debut.
With strong order bank, on July 1st, 2022, the flagship model Li L9 is available for a showcase at every Li Auto retail store across the country. A test drive will be available from July 16th and the first customer delivery is expected to begin at the end of August 2022.
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