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Roundtable experts will strategize on how to advance space weather forecasting and research efforts, and improve preparedness for space weather events.
LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected Dr. Geoff Crowley, CEO and Founder of Louisville-based Orion Space Solutions, to co-chair its recently created Government-University-Commercial Space Weather Roundtable. Created to expand public understanding of space weather's social and economic impact, the roundtable realizes a recommendation of the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, which became law in October 2020.
Roundtable members will facilitate exchange of information and understanding among government participants in the Space Weather Operations, Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) Interagency Working Group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector to support space weather-related decisions.
The roundtable includes 17 space weather experts and stakeholders selected from government, industry, and academia. The group will focus on issues including developing resilience to severe space weather events, communication of risk from space weather events, and identifying steps to improve research to operations and operations to research pathways.
"Space weather forecasting is in infancy as compared to weather forecasting – leveraging PROSWIFT direction, the U.S. Government hopes to expand public awareness of potentially disastrous effects of severe space weather on ground-based and space-based assets," explains Crowley. "The group includes scientists, engineers and policy experts, and environmental (Earth, space, and Sun) professionals who will help identify pathways to improve the nation's space weather understanding and actionable responses to extreme events."
In convening senior-level decision makers, scientists, and industry experts, the Space Weather Roundtable will facilitate advances in the scientific knowledge of space weather phenomena, forecasting of space weather events, and impacts of space weather on Earth.
"Since inception in 2005, Orion Space Solutions has taken a similar approach, turning scientific understanding of space into actionable information that supports our customers and the public good," Crowley says.
About Orion Space Solutions: Founded in 2005, Orion Space Solutions was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to tackle real-world problems, and has become a leader in the "New Space" small-satellite industry, developing a wide range of sensors and space-weather modeling tools.
Contact: Bill Adams
Phone: 949-547-8554
Email: bill.adams@orionspace.com
www.orionspace.com
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CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward Solutions, a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, announced the acquisition of Utility Sales Associates, a leading provider of outsourced sales services for utilities and telecommunications equipment manufacturers.
Utility Sales Associates, headquartered in Chicago, IL, further expands Forward Solutions' existing coverage areas into the highly strategic utilities and telecommunications sectors, while strengthening the company's geographic footprint in the Central United States. Utility Sales Associates' product offering includes network testing equipment, cables, transformers, grips, switches, personal tools, safety products, and cable installation, repair, identification and locating equipment, among others. Utility Sales Associates will represent a new, standalone go-to-market brand within Forward Solutions' portfolio focused on the utility and telecom industry.
Joe Orednick, CEO of Forward Solutions, noted "The addition of Utility Sales Associates represents an exciting new strategy within the Forward Solutions platform. Not only does this addition to our service portfolio expand our channel expertise, it also provides Utility Sales Associates additional resources to grow and serve their manufacturing partners."
Patrick Watkins, Principal at Osceola Capital, said, "We continue to partner with the best B2B service companies in the US. We are excited about the continued organic and acquisition growth of Forward Solutions as they broaden their expertise."
About Forward Solutions
Forward Solutions provides advanced services for evolving markets. The company's portfolio includes Avision, Curate, OneSolution™, and Utility Sales Associates. Each of these divisions offer outsourced sales, marketing, and customer support services for manufacturers who want to grow their businesses more effectively. Allynt Solutions and C3Consulting™ offer consulting services for manufacturers, distributors, and commercial end-users. Forward Solutions brings focused expertise to facility maintenance, cleaning, hygiene, food service disposables, food service equipment, industrial/MRO, safety, construction, power utility, telecommunications, and packaging supply channels. For more information, please email gina.tsiropoulos@forward-solutions.com
About Osceola Capital
Headquartered in Tampa, FL, Osceola Capital is a lower-middle market private equity fund. Osceola partners with growing high-quality companies in the business services, healthcare services, tech-enabled services, and industrial services space. Osceola seeks to bring value-added expertise in M&A, operations, strategy, and finance to small companies and together help the company achieve their full potential. Target investments include control positions in entrepreneur and family-owned businesses with revenue between $5 million and $75 million or EBITDA between $2 million and $10 million. For more information, please visit www.osceola.com.
Contact: Chris Tofalli
Chris Tofalli Public Relations, LLC
914-834-4334
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Roundtable experts will strategize on how to advance space weather forecasting and research efforts, and improve preparedness for space weather events.
LOUISVILLE, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected Dr. Geoff Crowley, CEO and Founder of Louisville-based Orion Space Solutions, to co-chair its recently created Government-University-Commercial Space Weather Roundtable. Created to expand public understanding of space weather's social and economic impact, the roundtable realizes a recommendation of the Promoting Research and Observations of Space Weather to Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow (PROSWIFT) Act, which became law in October 2020.
Roundtable members will facilitate exchange of information and understanding among government participants in the Space Weather Operations, Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) Interagency Working Group, the academic community, and the commercial space weather sector to support space weather-related decisions.
The roundtable includes 17 space weather experts and stakeholders selected from government, industry, and academia. The group will focus on issues including developing resilience to severe space weather events, communication of risk from space weather events, and identifying steps to improve research to operations and operations to research pathways.
"Space weather forecasting is in infancy as compared to weather forecasting – leveraging PROSWIFT direction, the U.S. Government hopes to expand public awareness of potentially disastrous effects of severe space weather on ground-based and space-based assets," explains Crowley. "The group includes scientists, engineers and policy experts, and environmental (Earth, space, and Sun) professionals who will help identify pathways to improve the nation's space weather understanding and actionable responses to extreme events."
In convening senior-level decision makers, scientists, and industry experts, the Space Weather Roundtable will facilitate advances in the scientific knowledge of space weather phenomena, forecasting of space weather events, and impacts of space weather on Earth.
"Since inception in 2005, Orion Space Solutions has taken a similar approach, turning scientific understanding of space into actionable information that supports our customers and the public good," Crowley says.
About Orion Space Solutions: Founded in 2005, Orion Space Solutions was born from the vision to apply fundamental space physics knowledge to tackle real-world problems, and has become a leader in the "New Space" small-satellite industry, developing a wide range of sensors and space-weather modeling tools.
Contact: Bill Adams
Phone: 949-547-8554
Email: bill.adams@orionspace.com
www.orionspace.com
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Hundreds of Styles from More Than 60 Designers Now Available on SaksOFF5TH.com
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saks OFF 5TH, the premier luxury off-price destination, has partnered with Rent the Runway, the largest shared designer closet, to provide Saks OFF 5TH customers access to pre-owned designer fashion for the first time directly from Rent the Runway.
A curated collection of pre-owned merchandise from Rent the Runway is now available on SaksOFF5TH.com, spanning hundreds of styles from more than 60 designer brands. Customers can browse items for work, vacation, date night and more all at up to 85% off*.
"At Saks OFF 5TH, we're focused on providing access to designer fashion at an incredible value and we continue to look for innovative ways to expand our offering and deliver on that promise for our customers," said Paige Thomas, President and CEO, Saks OFF 5TH. "Through this unique relationship with Rent the Runway, we're introducing new brands, providing exceptional deals and offering pre-owned apparel from a trusted partner that resonates with our customers."
A recent survey conducted with Saks OFF 5TH customers revealed that more than 70 percent of respondents previously purchased pre-owned clothing, shoes or accessories. Furthermore, 80 percent of those customers indicated that they want the opportunity to purchase pre-owned fashion directly from Saks OFF 5TH. To cater to its customers and provide a seamless experience, SaksOFF5TH.com will now feature a dedicated 'pre-owned' section that will highlight Rent the Runway's extensive inventory assortment so shoppers can find items with ease.
"This partnership with Saks OFF 5TH bolsters and reinforces Rent the Runway's mission to introduce an even wider audience to the immense value–both environmental and financial–of pre-loved fashion," said Jennifer Hyman, CEO and Co-Founder, Rent the Runway. "Whether renting or shopping resale, the secondhand economy is a critical part of creating a more sustainable future for our industry. Saks OFF 5TH is known for offering incredible designer goods at great prices, which is a fantastic launch pad to educate more consumers, and help to extend the life of these garments."
Today, Rent the Runway customers can rent à la carte, subscribe to fashion or shop resale. This partnership with Saks OFF 5TH is an extension of Rent the Runway's existing resale offering, which broadens RTR's funnel of potential customers and offers consumers another way to experience its designer inventory.
All items have been deemed 'excellent condition' by Rent the Runway and will be identified on SaksOFF5TH.com by a Rent the Runway-specific badge. Rent the Runway's garment science team uses data to optimize cleaning programs and methods to increase garment longevity. By purchasing pre-owned styles from the Rent the Runway assortment, Saks OFF 5TH customers will be contributing to a more circular fashion economy.
*The reference price for Rent the Runway items is either the original manufacturer's suggested price that retailers sell the item in new condition, or is otherwise based on an evaluation of prices for new comparable merchandise sold elsewhere in the marketplace.
Saks OFF 5TH is the premier destination for luxury off-price fashion. In its approximately 100 stores in the U.S. and Canada, and online, at SaksOFF5TH.com, the brand offers a compelling assortment of designers to fashion-seeking customers at the best prices.
Shop on SaksOFF5TH.com and the Saks OFF 5TH app, or visit SaksOFF5TH.com to find a store location near you.
Founded in 2009, Rent the Runway is disrupting the trillion-dollar fashion industry and changing the way women get dressed through the Closet in the Cloud, the world's first and largest shared designer closet. RTR's mission has remained the same since its founding: powering women to feel their best every day. Through RTR, customers can subscribe, rent items a-la-carte and shop resale from over 800 designer brands. The Closet in the Cloud offers a wide assortment of millions of items for every occasion, from evening wear and accessories to ready-to-wear, workwear, denim, casual, maternity, outerwear, blouses, knitwear, loungewear, jewelry, handbags, activewear, ski wear, home goods and kidswear. RTR has built a two-sided discovery engine, which connects deeply engaged customers and differentiated brand partners on a powerful platform built around its brand, data, logistics and technology. Under CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer Hyman's leadership, RTR has been named to CNBC's "Disruptor 50" five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list four times, while Hyman herself has been named to the "TIME 100: Most Influential People in the World" and as one of People Magazine's "Women Changing the World."
Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical fact, including statements related to the items that will be available on SaksOFF5TH.com and how customers' purchases will contribute to a circular economy. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Rent the Runway's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2022, and subsequent reports that Rent the Runway files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements represent Rent the Runway's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this post. Rent the Runway disclaims any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sera Prognostics Inc., The Pregnancy Company® (Nasdaq: SERA), focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, today announced that it will report second quarter fiscal year 2022 financial results on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, after the close of the market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast to discuss operational highlights, financial results and key topics at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A press release outlining the financial results and highlights will be publicly distributed before the call.
Conference Call Details:
US domestic callers: (866) 218-2405
International callers: (412) 902-6607
Webcast Registration Link: https://app.webinar.net/JMrRmxrD9Qj
Live audio of the webcast will be available online from the Investors page of the Company's website at www.seraprognostics.com. The webcast will be archived on the Investors page and will be available for one year.
About Sera Prognostics, Inc.
Sera Prognostics is a leading health diagnostics company dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies through precision pregnancy care. Sera's mission is to deliver early, pivotal information in pregnancy to physicians, enabling them to improve the health of their patients, resulting in reductions in the costs of healthcare delivery. Sera has a robust pipeline of innovative diagnostic tests focused on the early prediction of preterm birth risk and other complications of pregnancy. Sera's precision medicine PreTRM® Test reports to a physician the individualized risk of spontaneous premature delivery in a pregnancy, enabling earlier proactive interventions in women with higher risk. Sera Prognostics is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Preterm Birth
Preterm birth is defined as any birth before 37 weeks' gestation and is the leading cause of illness and death in newborns. The 2021 March of Dimes Report Card shows that more than one in ten infants is born prematurely. Prematurity is associated with a significantly increased risk of major long-term medical complications, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, chronic respiratory illness, intellectual disability, seizures, and vision and hearing loss, and can generate significant costs throughout the lives of affected children. The annual health care costs to manage short- and long-term complications of prematurity in the United States were estimated to be approximately $25 billion for 2016.
About the PreTRM® Test
The PreTRM® test is the only broadly validated, commercially available blood-based biomarker test that provides an early, accurate and individualized risk prediction for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic singleton pregnancies. The PreTRM® test measures and analyzes proteins in the blood that are highly predictive of preterm birth. The PreTRM® test permits physicians to identify, during the 19th or 20th week of pregnancy, which women are at increased risk for preterm birth, enabling more informed, personalized clinical decisions based on each woman's individual risk. The PreTRM® test is ordered by a medical professional.
Sera Prognostics, the Sera Prognostics logo, The Pregnancy Company, and PreTRM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sera Prognostics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the date, time and content of the Company's quarterly earnings release and conference call; and the company's strategic directives under the caption "About Sera Prognostics, Inc." These "forward-looking statements" are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: net losses, cash generation, and the potential need to raise more capital; revenues from the PreTRM test representing substantially all Company revenues to date; the need for broad scientific and market acceptance of the PreTRM test; a concentrated number of material customers; our ability to introduce new products; potential competition; our proprietary biobank; critical suppliers; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our operations, as well as the business or operations of third parties with whom we conduct business; estimates of total addressable market opportunity and forecasts of market growth; potential third-party payer coverage and reimbursement; new reimbursement methodologies applicable to the PreTRM test, including new CPT codes and payment rates for those codes; changes in FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests; the intellectual property rights protecting our tests and market position; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in our Final Prospectus on Form S-1, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2021, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, or Current Reports on Form 8-K. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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BERRYESSA (KRON) – The Berryessa Bay Area Rapid Transit station is now open again, as of 6 a.m. Thursday.
The station had been closed earlier in the morning due to a “major medical emergency,” according to an alert from the agency.
The Berryessa/North San Jose station, which opened for BART service in 2020 after having been open for bus service, is the southernmost terminus of the transit system and is utilized by both the Orange (Berryessa/North San Jose-Richmond) and Green (Berryessa/North San Jose-Daly City) lines. | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berryessa-bart-station-closed/ | 2022-07-28T13:23:35Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/berryessa-bart-station-closed/ | true |
The Journey will be at the One World Community Health Center (4920 S. 30th Street, Omaha, NE 68107) on Saturday, 7/30, 1–5 p.m. CT and from Monday, 8/1 to Saturday, 8/5, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. CT.
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The All of Us Research Program's Journey mobile exhibit is traveling across the country to engage communities that have been historically underrepresented in medical research. All of Us is inviting one million or more people to help build one of the most diverse health databases of its kind and advance precision medicine.
Since the program launched in 2018, the mobile exhibit has visited more than 100 cities in over 40 states. In Omaha, the Journey will be available to educate and register new participants for the program. With more enrollment and representation from area residents, researchers can help better address health issues that are prevalent in the community.
- All of Us tour managers will be available for interviews before the event or at the event via Zoom or phone.
- Journalists are welcome to shoot B-roll and take photos at the event.
- The mobile exhibit features hands-on activities to learn more about the program, including a digital gaming hub, an augmented reality experience, and more.
- Only adults aged 18+ are able to register for the program at this time.
- COVID-19 safety guidelines:
○ All staff are vaccinated against COVID-19.
○ Staff and attendees are required to wear masks, social distance, sanitize hands, and complete temperature screenings and digital tracing forms.
○ All surfaces are cleaned pre-, during, and post-event to reduce any possible contamination.
More than 320,000 people nationwide have enrolled and completed the initial steps to participate in the research program, and over 80% of these participants belong to communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research, including 50% from racial and ethnic minority groups. Researchers will use the data that participants contribute to learn how biology, lifestyle, and environment affect health. This may one day help them find more tailored ways to treat and prevent disease.
For more information, visit allofus.nih.gov. | To sign up, visit joinallofus.org.
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CALGARY, AB, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pembina Pipeline Corporation ("Pembina" or the "Company") (TSX: PPL) (NYSE: PBA) today announced that the Canadian Competition Bureau has issued a no-action letter for the joint venture transaction announced on March 1, 2022, between Pembina and KKR to combine their respective western Canadian natural gas processing assets into a single, new joint venture entity ("Newco") (the "Transaction"). Issuance of the no-action letter allows Pembina and KKR to proceed with next steps on closing the Transaction, which is expected to occur in August 2022 subject to the satisfaction of the remaining conditions. Pursuant to an agreement with the Competition Bureau, and consistent with Pembina's and KKR's intention to divest upon announcing their joint venture, Pembina and KKR's global infrastructure funds will divest the 50 percent, non-operated interest in the Key Access Pipeline System which will be contributed into Newco as part of the Transaction.
"Pembina is pleased to have received all regulatory approvals and is satisfied with the outcome and timely resolution of the Competition Bureau review. We are very excited to be able to move forward with our joint venture with KKR. We look forward to closing the transaction in the coming weeks and pursuing the efficiencies, cost reductions and enhanced customer service offering anticipated from combining three complementary platforms to create a premier, highly competitive western Canadian gas processing entity," said Jaret Sprott, Pembina's Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer.
Pembina Pipeline Corporation is a leading energy transportation and midstream service provider that has served North America's energy industry for more than 65 years. Pembina owns an integrated network of hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas pipelines, gas gathering and processing facilities, oil and natural gas liquids infrastructure and logistics services, and a growing export terminals business. Through our integrated value chain, we seek to provide safe and reliable infrastructure solutions which connect producers and consumers of energy across the world, support a more sustainable future and benefit our customers, investors, employees and communities. For more information, please visit pembina.com.
Purpose of Pembina:
To be the leader in delivering integrated infrastructure solutions connecting global markets:
- Customers choose us first for reliable and value-added services.
- Investors receive sustainable industry-leading total returns.
- Employees say we are the 'employer of choice' and value our safe, respectful, collaborative and inclusive work culture.
- Communities welcome us and recognize the net positive impact of our social and environmental commitment.
Pembina is structured into three Divisions: Pipelines Division, Facilities Division and Marketing & New Ventures Division.
Pembina's common shares trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges under PPL and PBA, respectively.
Forward-Looking Information and Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of applicable securities legislation, that are based on Pembina's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "expects", "estimates", "anticipates", "projects", "plans", "will", "would", "could", "potential", "continue", "commit" and similar expressions suggesting future events or future performance.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking statements pertaining to, without limitation, the following: the joint venture transaction between Pembina and KKR, including the terms thereof, the expected closing date and the anticipated benefits thereof to Pembina, including expected efficiencies and cost reductions, and the proposed disposition by Newco of the non-operated interest in the Key Access Pipeline System.
The forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that Pembina has made in respect thereof as at the date of this news release regarding, among other things: the ability of Pembina and KKR to satisfy the conditions to closing of the joint venture transaction in a timely manner and substantially on the terms thereof; the ability of Newco to satisfy the conditions to closing of the acquisition of the remaining 51% interest in ETC in a timely manner and substantially on the terms thereof; that favourable circumstances continue to exist in respect of the operation of the assets contributed to Newco; that Newco's future results of operations will be consistent with management expectations in relation thereto; oil and gas industry exploration and development activity levels and the geographic region of such activity; prevailing regulatory, tax and environmental laws and regulations; the ability of Newco to maintain an investment grade rating; future cash flows; prevailing commodity prices, interest rates, carbon prices, tax rates and exchange rates; the availability of capital to fund Newco's future capital requirements; future operating costs; that counterparties will comply with contracts in a timely manner; that there are no unforeseen events preventing the performance of contracts; that there are no unforeseen material costs relating to the relevant facilities which are not recoverable from customers; and maintenance of operating margins.
Although Pembina believes the expectations and material factors and assumptions reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that these expectations, factors and assumptions will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the ability of Pembina and KKR to satisfy, in a timely manner, the other conditions to the closing of the joint venture transaction; the ability of Newco to satisfy, in a timely manner, the conditions to closing of the acquisition of the remaining 51% interest in ETC; the failure to realize the anticipated benefits and/or synergies of the joint venture transaction due to integration issues or otherwise; expectations and assumptions concerning, among other things: customer demand for Newco's assets and services; commodity prices, interest rates and foreign exchange rates; planned synergies, operating and capital efficiencies and cost-savings; applicable tax laws; future production rates; the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; labour and material shortages; non-performance or default by counterparties to agreements entered into in respect of Newco's business; the impact of competitive entities and pricing; reliance on key relationships and agreements; reliance on third parties to successfully operate and maintain certain assets; the regulatory environment and decisions and Indigenous and landowner consultation requirements; actions by governmental or regulatory authorities, including changes in tax laws and treatment, changes in royalty rates, climate change initiatives or policies or increased environmental regulation; fluctuations in operating results; adverse general economic and market conditions in Canada, North America and worldwide, including changes, or prolonged weaknesses, as applicable, in interest rates, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices, supply/demand trends and overall industry activity levels; risks relating to the current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; lower than anticipated results of operations and cash flow accretion to Pembina from Newco; the ability to access various sources of debt and equity capital; changes in credit ratings; counterparty credit risk; technology and cyber security risks; natural catastrophes; and certain other risks and uncertainties detailed in Pembina's Annual Information Form and Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), each dated February 24, 2022 for the year ended December 31, 2021, Pembina's MD&A dated May 5, 2022 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and from time to time in Pembina's public disclosure documents available at www.sedar.com, www.sec.gov and through Pembina's website at www.pembina.com.
This list of risk factors should not be construed as exhaustive. Readers are cautioned that events or circumstances could cause actual results to differ materially from those predicted, forecasted, or projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof. Pembina does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, except as required by applicable laws. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
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Folk living in a Merseyside town are convinced the £195m Euromillions ticket was sold there last week. One lucky player pocketed the massive stash of cash but their identity is still a mystery.
Some people living in Formby near Liverpool are convinced it was purchased there at a local shop. The Liverpool Echo reported how they visited a number of shops in Formby to investigate the rumours.
Almost every shop worker had heard that the ticket was handed over the counter somewhere in the town. Some were adamant they sold the winning ticket.
One worker from Bargain Booze told the ECHO: "I'm sure I sold [the winning ticket]. I remember serving one lad, I looked at the ticket and the numbers just looked right.
"Our boss is on holiday and we haven't heard anything from Camelot about whether we were the ones to sell it." The owner of one newsagent in the town told the Echo that she heard the rumours and is waiting to see whether it was her shop that sold the golden ticket.
"If you're the one that sells it I'm sure they come down with a banner and make an event of it," she said. "I've not heard anything but people have been saying it was sold in Formby. I don't know if the person is actually from Formby though."
Another worker told the Echo that she heard that the person who won it was from Leeds and had visited the town for the day during the heatwave. She said: "I heard the person who won it was from Leeds and they were here on Monday or Tuesday for the day.
"People travel from Manchester, Leeds, and Liverpool just to come to Formby for the day so it would make sense." The draw took place last Tuesday, during a heatwave that saw thousands flock to the coast.
When Camelot was asked whether the shop which sold the winning ticket was in Formby, the ECHO was told the company could neither confirm nor deny where the ticket was sold. A spokesperson confirmed that the money had been claimed by the person with the winning ticket but they have not yet decided whether they want to go public about the win. | https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/coastal-town-convinced-195m-euromillions-24609970 | 2022-07-28T13:25:23Z | https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/coastal-town-convinced-195m-euromillions-24609970 | true |
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) _ TriMas Corp. (TRS) on Thursday reported profit of $19.9 million in its second quarter.
The Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to 60 cents per share.
The maker of packaging materials, aerospace components and other engineered parts posted revenue of $237.7 million in the period.
TriMas expects full-year earnings in the range of $2.25 to $2.35 per share.
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NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for FCEL, PLUG, NOVA, FTCI, and EOSE.
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Question: In our history, with a Congressional election every two years, can you name the number of Democrats who have represented the Bloomington-Normal area in the U.S. Congress?
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Left to right: Hannah Russell, Izabelle Mitra and Kristen Buhrmann, all from West Bloomington Revitalization Project, survey their work at West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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Nayoka Griffis, left, and Tony Jones from Heartland Community College's Workforce Equity Initiative brought their table to West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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A puppy named Nayla enjoyed the sights and smells of West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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Sgt. Kiel Nowers from Bloomington Police Department's Community Engagement Unit speaks with Sheri Strohl from McLean County Moms at West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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Mary Tackett and Izabelle Mitra from Western Avenue Community Center play games with local children at West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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Katherine Sawyer manned the first aid table at West Fest Saturday, July 23, in west Bloomington.
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Rivian bids goodbye to nearly 800 employees: Report
In an email, spokesperson Amy Mast said that the company made the decision in part to speed up development on future versions of its electric trucks and SUVs, reports The Verge.
San Francisco: With an aim to ramp up future versions of its electric vehicles, electric car maker Rivian has confirmed that it is laying off around 6 per cent of its 14,000 employees, or around 800 people.
In an email, spokesperson Amy Mast said that the company made the decision in part to speed up development on future versions of its electric trucks and SUVs, reports The Verge.
"Today, we announced the difficult decision to reduce the size of the Rivian team by approximately 6 per cent," Mast was quoted as saying.
"This decision will help align our workforce to our key business priorities, including ramping up the consumer and commercial vehicle programs, accelerating the development of R2 and other future models, deploying our go-to-market programs and optimizing spend across the business," she added.
This follows a report from earlier in the month that suggested the company's leadership was looking to remove jobs that were added as it scaled up and that aren't involved in manufacturing.
Rivian has been making changes recently in an attempt to cut costs, according to an email CEO RJ Scaringe sent to employees after reports started circulating that it was considering layoffs.
This news comes at a crucial time for Rivian. The company just started to ramp up production of its pickups, SUVs, and delivery vans for Amazon.
In its most recent earnings report, the company said it had produced around 2,553 vehicles, delivered 1,227, and was still planning on having made 25,000 by the end of the year.
The renewable purchase obligation (RPO) specified by the union power ministry for the last three financial years was 17.5 per cent in FY20, 19 per cent in FY21, and 21 per cent in FY22. However, compliance by state distribution companies has been very low.
While contracts for oilfields awarded since 1999 gave producers the freedom to sell oil, the government fixed buyers for crude produced from older fields, such as Mumbai High of ONGC and Ravva of Vedanta. | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/rivian-bids-goodbye-to-nearly-800-employees-report/93189910 | 2022-07-28T13:33:42Z | https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/power/rivian-bids-goodbye-to-nearly-800-employees-report/93189910 | false |
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sera Prognostics Inc., The Pregnancy Company® (Nasdaq: SERA), focused on improving maternal and neonatal health by providing innovative pregnancy biomarker information to doctors and patients, today announced that it will report second quarter fiscal year 2022 financial results on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, after the close of the market. The Company will host a corresponding conference call and live webcast to discuss operational highlights, financial results and key topics at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. A press release outlining the financial results and highlights will be publicly distributed before the call.
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US domestic callers: (866) 218-2405
International callers: (412) 902-6607
Webcast Registration Link: https://app.webinar.net/JMrRmxrD9Qj
Live audio of the webcast will be available online from the Investors page of the Company's website at www.seraprognostics.com. The webcast will be archived on the Investors page and will be available for one year.
About Sera Prognostics, Inc.
Sera Prognostics is a leading health diagnostics company dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies through precision pregnancy care. Sera's mission is to deliver early, pivotal information in pregnancy to physicians, enabling them to improve the health of their patients, resulting in reductions in the costs of healthcare delivery. Sera has a robust pipeline of innovative diagnostic tests focused on the early prediction of preterm birth risk and other complications of pregnancy. Sera's precision medicine PreTRM® Test reports to a physician the individualized risk of spontaneous premature delivery in a pregnancy, enabling earlier proactive interventions in women with higher risk. Sera Prognostics is located in Salt Lake City, Utah.
About Preterm Birth
Preterm birth is defined as any birth before 37 weeks' gestation and is the leading cause of illness and death in newborns. The 2021 March of Dimes Report Card shows that more than one in ten infants is born prematurely. Prematurity is associated with a significantly increased risk of major long-term medical complications, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, chronic respiratory illness, intellectual disability, seizures, and vision and hearing loss, and can generate significant costs throughout the lives of affected children. The annual health care costs to manage short- and long-term complications of prematurity in the United States were estimated to be approximately $25 billion for 2016.
About the PreTRM® Test
The PreTRM® test is the only broadly validated, commercially available blood-based biomarker test that provides an early, accurate and individualized risk prediction for spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic singleton pregnancies. The PreTRM® test measures and analyzes proteins in the blood that are highly predictive of preterm birth. The PreTRM® test permits physicians to identify, during the 19th or 20th week of pregnancy, which women are at increased risk for preterm birth, enabling more informed, personalized clinical decisions based on each woman's individual risk. The PreTRM® test is ordered by a medical professional.
Sera Prognostics, the Sera Prognostics logo, The Pregnancy Company, and PreTRM are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sera Prognostics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements relating to the date, time and content of the Company's quarterly earnings release and conference call; and the company's strategic directives under the caption "About Sera Prognostics, Inc." These "forward-looking statements" are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: net losses, cash generation, and the potential need to raise more capital; revenues from the PreTRM test representing substantially all Company revenues to date; the need for broad scientific and market acceptance of the PreTRM test; a concentrated number of material customers; our ability to introduce new products; potential competition; our proprietary biobank; critical suppliers; the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our operations, as well as the business or operations of third parties with whom we conduct business; estimates of total addressable market opportunity and forecasts of market growth; potential third-party payer coverage and reimbursement; new reimbursement methodologies applicable to the PreTRM test, including new CPT codes and payment rates for those codes; changes in FDA regulation of laboratory-developed tests; the intellectual property rights protecting our tests and market position; and other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" contained in our Final Prospectus on Form S-1, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2021, as well as any updates to those risk factors filed from time to time in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K, or Current Reports on Form 8-K. All information in this press release is as of the date of the release, and the Company undertakes no duty to update this information unless required by law.
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Sumsub, a UK-based identity verification software provider, publishes a comprehensive KYC guide to help trading platforms stay compliant, increase pass rates and fight fraud effectively.
LONDON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sumsub, a tech company that helps businesses stay compliant and fight digital fraud, has recently published its: "KYC guide for trading industry: balancing compliance and pass rates".
The guide offers actionable solutions for three main challenges facing trading companies today: 1) compliance with KYC/AML regulations; 2) building the onboarding process to quickly verify users and reduce drop-offs; 3) maintaining a high level of fraud protection.
Compliance with local KYC/AML requirements is critical for trading companies as they are particularly vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing, fraud and regulatory fines. Based on Sumsub's certified legal team expertise, the guide dives into the regulatory specifics for trading platforms across different regions and countries, describing two different approaches to compliance for licensed and non-licensed brokers.
Building effective KYC flows is another big challenge for trading platforms. If a broker is obliged to perform multiple user checks, it's important to make them as efficient as possible to keep pass rates high. Sumsub's guide shares best practices for building verification flows in trading with a close look into implementing level-based verification.
The guide also shares real-life cases with Sumsub's clients, including Exness, INGOT Brokers and Xena Exchange, who achieved 97% hit rates and two-minute median onboarding time thanks to level-based verification and Sumsub's strong legal support.
The guide also offers practical steps on building user verification levels for effective onboarding. Find a perfect balance between compliance and pass rates in the trading sector, by following this link: https://sumsub.com/guides-reports/kyc-guide-for-the-trading-industry
About Sumsub
Sumsub is an international tech company providing an all-in-one verification platform for detecting fraud and ensuring full compliance with global AML/KYC/KYB regulations. Sumsub worked with over 2,000 clients in more than 220 countries and territories.
Sumsub achieves the highest conversion rates in the industry—91.64% in the US, 95.86% in the UK, and 90.98% in Brazil—while verifying users in less than 50 seconds on average. Its AI-driven anti-fraud tools make user onboarding fast, secure, and transparent, helping businesses scale to international markets with ease.
The company's methodology follows FATF recommendations, the international standard for AML/CTF rules and local regulatory requirements (FINMA, FCA, CySEC, MAS).
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Teen becomes caregiver for cancer-stricken parents: 'It's all love'
MAUI, Hawaii - Sekope Sharits will turn 17 years old in August, but any celebration will be overshadowed by a daunting challenge: being the caretaker for his parents who were both recently diagnosed with cancer.
His mother, Siu Ako Tolutau Sharits, 40, was diagnosed with breast cancer in April. His father, Kenneth, 52, is battling lymphoma after being diagnosed a few weeks ago. Both parents are undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Neither one is able to work.
"I honestly felt like the world was starting to become against me," Sekope told FOX Television Stations. "We have one heck of a road ahead of us."
Sekope Sharits and his family. (Credit: Siu Ako Tolutau Sharits)
Sekope said there are no typical days, but usually, he wakes up in the mornings and tends to his parents’ needs such as administering their medicines, getting his father to exercise, and running errands for his mother. He also takes care of his 11-year-old brother.
"Some people say it’s a lot to bear, but I do it out of my love for my parents," Sekope continued. "It’s all love for my parents."
But Sekope said the medical and household bills are adding up— such as food and clothes. The family said medical and disability insurance helps out a little, but they’re racking up thousands of dollars in payments.
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"We still got to take care of my mom’s ambulance rides...hospital stay," he added.
"We got my ambulance bill which is $1,800 and we’re not that far from the hospital," Siu explained. "Not looking forward to the mailbox with all those bills but it’s going to come soon, slowly."
A GoFundMe page (https://www.gofundme.com/f/maui-family?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=sms&utm_source=customer)for the family has raised more than $112,000.
Siu gets emotional when describing how her sons are trying to make ends meet.
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"They’re just kids. I wanted them to grow up, enjoy their lives being kids," she said.
"But of course, the love of kids to their parents...they stop whatever they’re doing and care for us," she continued. "They wanted to sleep by us, make sure that we’re comfortable."
"We just have to go with it day by day," she added. "There’s a whole lot I wish I can do, but this is what God gives us and we just have to deal with it."
Sekope, a rising high school junior, doesn’t know if he will finish high school as he takes care of his parents. He said school leaders asked him to at least attend the first day of the upcoming school year so they can figure out the best course of action.
He said his hope is that both parents will live long enough to see him finish high school and watch him "walk down the aisle to get my diploma."
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/teen-becomes-caregiver-for-cancer-stricken-parents-its-all-love | 2022-07-28T13:42:31Z | https://www.fox5ny.com/news/teen-becomes-caregiver-for-cancer-stricken-parents-its-all-love | false |
By PAUL WISEMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.
The report comes at a critical time. Consumers and businesses have been struggling under the weight of punishing inflation and higher borrowing costs. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its push to conquer the worst inflation outbreak in four decades.
The Fed is hoping to achieve a notoriously difficult “soft landing”: An economic slowdown that manages to rein in rocketing prices without triggering a recession.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many economists have said that while the economy is showing some weakening, they doubt it’s in recession. Many of them point, in particular, to a still-robust labor market, with 11 million job openings and an uncommonly low 3.6% unemployment rate, to suggest that a recession, if one does occur, is still a ways off.
Thursday’s first of three government estimates of GDP for the April-June quarter marks a drastic weakening from the 5.7% growth the economy achieved last year. That was the fastest calendar-year expansion since 1984, reflecting how vigorously the economy roared back from the brief but brutal pandemic recession of 2020.
But since then, the combination of mounting prices and higher borrowing costs have taken a toll. The Labor Department’s consumer price index skyrocketed 9.1% in June from a year earlier, a pace not matched since 1981. And despite widespread pay raises, prices are surging faster than wages. In June, average hourly earnings, after adjusting for inflation, slid 3.6% from a year earlier, the 15th straight year-over-year drop.
The inflation surge and fear of a recession have eroded consumer confidence and stirred public anxiety about the economy, which is sending frustratingly mixed signals. And with the November midterm elections nearing, Americans’ discontent has diminished President Joe Biden’s public approval ratings and increased the likelihood that the Democrats will lose control of the House and Senate.
Consumer spending is still growing. But Americans are losing confidence: Their assessment of economic conditions six months from now has reached its lowest point since 2013, according to the Conference Board, a research group.
Recession risks have been growing as the Fed’s policymakers have pursued a campaign of rate hikes that will likely extend into 2023. The Fed’s hikes have already led to higher rates on credit cards and auto loans and to a doubling of the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the past year, to 5.5. Home sales, which are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, have tumbled.
Even with the economy recording a second straight quarter of negative GDP, many economists do not regard it as constituting a recession. The definition of recession that is most widely accepted is the one determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a group of economists whose Business Cycle Dating Committee defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The committee assesses a range of factors before publicly declaring the death of an economic expansion and the birth of a recession — and it often does so well after the fact.
This week, Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, lowered its profit outlook, saying that higher gas and food prices were forcing shoppers to spend less on many discretionary items, like new clothing.
Manufacturing is slowing, too. America’s factories have enjoyed 25 consecutive months of expansion, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, though supply chain bottlenecks have made it hard for factories to fill orders.
But now, the factory boom is showing signs of strain. The ISM’s index dropped last month to its lowest level in two years. New orders declined. Factory hiring dropped for a second straight month. | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/28/us-economy-shrank-0-9-last-quarter-its-2nd-straight-drop/ | 2022-07-28T13:43:21Z | https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/07/28/us-economy-shrank-0-9-last-quarter-its-2nd-straight-drop/ | true |
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His "Colossal Monuments" included lipsticks as big as trees and huge fabric hamburgers: Claes Oldenburg redefined sculpture as pop art throughout a storied career. He has died at the age of 93.
Across Africa, many are excited about Germany’s decision to return more than 1,000 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. But there are calls for monetary compensation, too.
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Cars crashed into tires and other garbage piled on a highway in the northern Netherlands in the early hours of Thursday, police said, as protests by radical farmers against government plans to rein in nitrogen emissions continued.
Prime Minister Mark Rutte branded the protests “unacceptable.”
Police in the northern province of Friesland said nobody was injured when several cars were involved in an accident caused by dumped garbage, but warned motorists to be alert to “extremely dangerous situations” caused by the farmers’ protest actions.
A handful of new protests took place overnight, including farmers burning hay bales near a major highway, despite police and security authorities appealing to farmers Wednesday to halt the dumping.
“Protesting is a fundamental right and as long as it stays within the limits of the law, a lot is possible,” the emergency services said in a joint statement. But they said the latest actions “seriously endanger road safety and can lead to life-threatening situations for road users.”
In a sign of the increasingly radicalized farmer protests, cleanup operations have been hampered by intimidation of contractors hired to clear roads and by the presence of asbestos in some of the piles of debris dumped on roads.
“Wilfully endangering others, damaging our infrastructure and threatening people who help clean up is beyond all limits,” Rutte said in a tweet.
“These life-threatening actions must stop. There are plenty of other ways to express your dissatisfaction within the law. Most farmers do that,” he added.
The farmers are angry at government targets for reining in emissions of nitrogen oxide and ammonia that they say threaten to decimate the farming industry and their way of life.
The ruling coalition wants to cut emissions of pollutants by 50% nationwide by 2030 to improve soil, air and water quality in an EU nation known for its intensive farming practices. It has called on provincial authorities to draw up plans to reduce emissions and earmarked an extra 24.3 billion euros ($24.6 billion) to fund the changes. | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/cars-hit-tires-dumped-on-dutch-highway-amid-farmer-protests/ | 2022-07-28T13:44:38Z | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/cars-hit-tires-dumped-on-dutch-highway-amid-farmer-protests/ | false |
Why we should want Shell and Centrica to keep making money
The collapse of dozens of household energy suppliers ought to have taught the public that it is far more desirable for household suppliers like British Gas and its parent company to remain profitable.
Thursday 28 July 2022 14:15, UK
Doubtless news of record earnings at Shell and a sharp rise in earnings at Centrica will be met with shrill complaints from the usual quarters about "obscene profits".
So it is important to put these results in context.
Shell, which reported adjusted earnings - the industry's preferred measure - of $11.5bn for the three months to the end of June, deals in global commodities. The prices of these are set globally by the forces of supply and demand, and the fortunes of businesses like Shell rise or fall on that basis.
The company accordingly made a loss of nearly $20bn in 2020 when the oil price collapsed at the height of the pandemic.
But is it as simple, then, as just sitting back and watching the profits roll in when oil and gas prices surge in the way they have done this year?
Not at all.
As Ben van Beurden, Shell's chief executive, pointed out on CNBC this morning, the oil price was trading at the elevated levels that it has been this year during the first half of 2013, yet Shell's profits are higher this year than they were then. That reflects, he argued, a lot of "hard work" and was certainly "not a windfall".
Oil and gas have to be extracted from parts of the world - deep under the ocean, for example - in conditions that are inhospitable and dangerous. Shell firstly has to find that oil and prove that it can be extracted safely and economically.
That latter factor is crucial. Of the North Sea's oil reserves, roughly one-third has been extracted, roughly a third can be extracted and the remaining third will probably never be extracted because it is too expensive to do so.
Shell's job is to produce oil and gas as safely and cost-effectively as it can, increasingly as sustainably as it can, before turning them into refined products and distributing them to consumers.
That requires vast sums of capital - and a fair proportion of the earnings Shell has reported today will be recycled into such activities.
Shell's capital expenditure in the latest three months was $7bn and it was $5.1bn in the three months before that. It will be the same for the rest of the year: Shell said this morning that capital expenditure for the whole of 2022 will be between $23-$27bn.
Shell is not a charity
One reason why oil and gas prices have been at elevated levels this year is that, as the west has foresworn Russian crude in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, there is less of it available elsewhere.
Accordingly, it is important that companies like Shell continue to make a profit, in order to invest to that extent in future -and providing an element of energy security. It also needs to carry on recycling its profits into the transition to net zero that people and governments around the world are demanding.
Mr van Beurden noted: "We are using our financial strength to invest in secure energy supplies which the world needs today, taking real, bold steps to cut carbon emissions, and transforming our company for a low-carbon energy future."
Ah, say critics, but isn't Shell profiteering on the backs of hard-pressed households and motorists?
In a word, no. UK consumers account for a negligible part of Shell's overall global profitability. The main reason petrol prices are at the level they are in the UK is because of government taxation.
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Of course, that is not the whole story. Shell is not a charity and part of its purpose - apart from providing the fuel that helps light our streets, warm our homes and power our transport systems, offices and factories - is to reward the shareholders who have given with their money. Those shareholders, of course, will be almost anyone in an occupational pension scheme, with a life policy or with a stocks and shares ISA. Tens of millions of people in the UK and around the world have entrusted the company with their savings.
To that end, Shell also announced plans today for a $6bn share buy-back, reflecting Mr van Beurden's view that Shell's shares are undervalued - although, interestingly, there was no increase in the dividend.
Wholesale price rises have caught out British Gas
The other company under the microscope today for its earnings is Centrica, the parent company of British Gas, the UK's largest household energy supplier.
Here, again, the situation is more nuanced than it first appears.
Centrica's half-year operating profits rose to £1.3bn from £262mn in the same period last year, largely due to higher wholesale gas and electricity prices. Centrica's assets include the Morecambe Bay gas field and a 20% stake in the UK's remaining nuclear power stations.
But operating profits at British Gas itself actually fell by 43% during the period and there are good reasons for that.
Responsible suppliers try to buy in advance as much of the gas that they expect households to demand, whereas the myriad of suppliers to have collapsed during the two years were buying it on the 'spot' market. That worked well when wholesale energy prices were falling - and meant they were cheaper than the likes of British Gas, EON and EDF Energy - but meant that, when prices rose, they were caught out.
Yet those wholesale price rises have also caught out British Gas. One reason its profits fell was because the energy price cap changes only twice a year - so any sudden increases in wholesale costs could not be passed on to households. The second factor is that, as unprofitable rivals collapsed, remaining household suppliers like British Gas were obliged by the regulator to take on those customers. In the case of British Gas, it took on 150,000 such customers in the first six months of the year, mainly former customers of the collapsed Together Energy. That was on top of 550,000 taken on during 2021.
Because it is obliged to take on these customers at short notice, it is unable to hedge the cost of supplying them in advance, which effectively leaves it doing so at a loss in some cases. That is why profits at British Gas fell during the first six months of the year.
Profitable banks are infinitely preferable to loss-making ones
Chris O'Shea, the Centrica chief executive, noted today that the average profit per household customer at British Gas is around £6. Put in the context of the current household energy price cap of £1,971 and it is clear that British Gas is hardly making merry at the expense of household customers.
And, again, bear in mind the need to invest. Centrica is a major player in liquefied natural gas (LNG) - one of the main ways in which Europe will be warming its homes this winter as Vladimir Putin continues to weaponise Russian gas. Some of the profits Centrica reported today will be recycled into securing LNG cargoes arrive in the UK safely and can be regassified at its facility at the Isle of Grain. It is possible some of them will also be recycled into reopening the Rough gas storage facility in the North Sea - another crucial contribution to the UK's security of energy supply.
These are hugely important activities that consume capital and, accordingly, show the importance of companies like Centrica remaining financially healthy.
People used to grouse about banking profits until they learned, in the financial crisis, that profitable banks are infinitely preferable to loss-making ones.
The collapse of dozens of household energy suppliers ought similarly to have taught the public that it is far more desirable for household suppliers like British Gas and its parent company to remain profitable. | https://news.sky.com/story/why-we-should-want-shell-and-centrica-to-keep-making-money-12660627 | 2022-07-28T13:47:38Z | https://news.sky.com/story/why-we-should-want-shell-and-centrica-to-keep-making-money-12660627 | false |
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County is making its final moves to shut down Piney Point for good as commissioners sign off on a plan to build a facility that will treat the contaminated water before it's injected into the ground. However, the plan still needs approval from the receiver.
After decades of the toxic water gypsum stacks hovering above the Piney Point area of Manatee County and threatening the community, big steps are being taken to finally shut it down.
Last spring, one of the stacks sprung a leak and threatened to collapse, which forced the state to drain more than 200 million gallons of contaminated water into Tampa Bay. Afterward, Governor Ron DeSantis and the Department of Environmental Protection vowed to permanently close the facility.
FULL COVERAGE | Piney Point Leak
In working with the state, and the court-appointed property owners, Manatee County has been making strides to put that chapter to rest by drilling a deep injection well.
Jeff Goodwin, who is the deputy director of utilities for Manatee County, said the water would be treated before it's injected 3,4000 feet underground.
"You don’t have any drinking wells in this area that are any deeper than 800-1,200 feet, so we’re well, well below that," said Goodwin.
On Tuesday, Manatee County commissioners approved a plan for the design of the nearly $18 million facility that will treat millions of gallons of the Piney Point water before it’s injected into the ground. They hope to get reimbursed by the state for its cost.
"I think the right parties are involved to ensure this is closed once and for all," said Courtney De Pol, Manatee County deputy administrator.
The county said things are moving along quickly. Once the treatment facility is built, and the well starts pumping, it will take two years to drain the stacks. Goodwin, who has been dealing with Piney Point for 25 years, said it couldn’t come soon enough.
"For me, personally, it's a huge relief, once those two years are over, yeah, big celebrations," said Goodwin. | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/manatee-county-signs-off-on-long-term-plan-to-shut-down-piney-point | 2022-07-28T13:49:06Z | https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/manatee-county-signs-off-on-long-term-plan-to-shut-down-piney-point | false |
RICHMOND, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilb Group announced today that, effective July 1, 2022, it has partnered with Massachusetts-based King and Cushman Agency, further expanding the company's presence throughout New England.
Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, King and Cushman has served the area for nearly 100 years, developing a proven reputation for expert professional advice supported by strong, established community connections. The agency focuses on property & casualty offerings for their clients in both commercial and personal lines. Agency Principal Scott King and his team of insurance professionals will join Hilb Group's New England regional operations.
"Joining the Hilb Group presents an exciting opportunity for our business and those we serve," stated Scott King. "We look forward to providing the same local, trusted service, while ultimately delivering even greater solutions, resources, and value to our customers."
"We are pleased to welcome King and Cushman to the Hilb Group," said Hilb Group CEO Ricky Spiro. "With a terrific reputation and long-standing community ties, they represent a perfect complement to our growth strategy of teaming with strong partners who have developed solid relationships with their local client base. We look forward to our next steps together."
About Hilb Group: The Hilb Group is a leading property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Hilb Group is a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. Hilb Group seeks to grow through strategic acquisitions and by leveraging its resources and expertise to drive organic growth in its acquired agencies. The company has completed more than 135 acquisitions with over 100 offices in 22 states. Hilb Group is rated as one of the Fastest Growing Brokers by Business Insurance, a Top P/C Agency by Insurance Journal, and one of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Inc. 5000. For more information on Hilb Group's growth as well as career opportunities, please visit our website at http://hilbgroup.com.
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Starting Friday, Arizona families will compete at the 2022 Transplant Games.
The event happens every two years but was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. This year, the games will be hosted in San Diego.
"I think there's a tremendous benefit," said Dr. Roosevelt Bryan, surgical director for the Heart Transplant Program at Phoenix Children's. "First and foremost, it's the opportunity to bring families together that have provided the gift...and gives you a really good idea to see the ability of these patients after they go through this transplant profess."
During the games, transplant recipients and living donors form teams and compete in several categories.
Carie Semenko's 6-year-old daughter, Miela, received a heart transplant after being diagnosed with cardiomyopathy.
This will be Miela's first time competing.
"Honestly, any opportunity that we have to participate in these things that are so unique, we kind of jump at saying yes," said Semenko.
Melissa McQueen's son, Dylan, now 14, also received a heart transplant when he was a baby.
He previously competed at the event and gave one of his medals to his donor's family.
"I feel very blessed because I wouldn't be here without the help of their family," said Dylan.
"I'm glad I can do things like this because if I wasn't, I wouldn't be living life to its fullest," he added.
The Donate Life 2022 Transplant Games will start on July 29 and run through August 3.
For more information about becoming an organ donor, click here. | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/valley-families-head-to-transplant-games-to-compete | 2022-07-28T13:49:30Z | https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/valley-families-head-to-transplant-games-to-compete | true |
Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines agreed Wednesday to abandon their merger proposal, opening the way for JetBlue Airways to acquire Spirit after a months-long bidding war for the budget carrier.
The decision by Spirit and Frontier to terminate their deal was announced while Spirit shareholders were still voting on the proposal. It was apparent that despite the support of Spirit’s board, shareholders were prepared to reject the deal and seek a richer one from JetBlue.
Spirit CEO Ted Christie said he was disappointed to drop the merger with Frontier.
“The Spirit board of directors will continue our ongoing discussions with JetBlue as we pursue the best path forward for Spirit and our stockholders,” he said in a statement.
JetBlue issued a statement saying it was pleased that the Frontier deal was terminated and it was talking to Spirit about negotiating an agreement as soon as possible.
Frontier signaled two weeks ago that it would not increase its bid, which was worth more than $2.6 billion in stock and cash — less than JetBlue’s all-cash offer of $3.7 billion. On Wednesday, CEO Barry Biffle said he was disappointed in the outcome, but that the Frontier board had taken “a disciplined approach” to merger negotiations.
“Rather than overpay for Spirit, the board prioritized the interests of Frontier, our employees and our shareholders,” Biffle said on a call to discuss second-quarter earnings.
Attention now will focus on whether Spirit and JetBlue can agree on terms and win shareholder approval, and on the regulatory hurdles to a deal.
Spirit’s board stood by the Frontier deal for months, in the face of a higher-priced offer from JetBlue, by arguing that antitrust regulators would never let JetBlue buy the nation’s biggest budget airline and remove it as a competitor to higher-priced carriers. Not surprisingly, JetBlue disagreed with that view.
The Biden administration was always likely to take a close look at either deal. The president and his top antitrust official in the Justice Department have both indicated a dislike for corporate mergers.
Some analysts said that the small size of Frontier and Spirit would have earned them a pass from antitrust regulators in previous administrations, but not any more. Still, a JetBlue deal does appear more problematic, in part because the Justice Department is already suing to break up a regional partnership in the Northeast between JetBlue and American Airlines.
Airline mergers can be messy. Combining different work groups, fleets and technology systems can lead to hiccups.
JetBlue would likely boost pay and benefits of Spirit employees to the level of JetBlue. It would be costly to repaint and reconfigure Spirit’s yellow planes to the JetBlue look outside and more spacious conditions inside.
“There is a significant cost difference between JetBlue and Spirit that will be further complicated by JetBlue’s recent moves into first-class and international services,” said Christopher Raite, an analyst at market-research firm Third Bridge. He said combining the two airlines will be another complication on top of “significant regulatory scrutiny.”
Frontier and Spirit announced their deal on Feb. 7, saying they would create a huge discount airline that would save consumers $1 billion a year in airfares by creating a powerful new competitor to American, United, Delta and Southwest.
The proposal would have brought together two very similar airlines — both tempt travelers with rock-bottom fares but tack on fees for some things that bigger carriers include with most tickets, from soft drinks to room for a bag in the overhead bin.
JetBlue is a more conventional airline that some travelers prefer because of its amenities including free TV and Internet access during flights. In that sense, Spirit seems an odd fit.
Once Spirit was in play for a merger, however, JetBlue CEO Robin Hayes decided that he could not sit back and watch two budget carriers combine and leapfrog his airline in size. On April 5, JetBlue started a bidding war by announcing its own plan to take over Spirit.
JetBlue saw acquiring Spirit as the best way to quickly add planes and pilots and break out of the second tier of U.S. airlines.
JetBlue argued that it would help consumers too, by driving down fares more effectively than Frontier and Spirit.
New York-based JetBlue mounted a furious campaign to convince Spirit shareholders to reject the Frontier offer, and the tide seemed to turn in its favor. Spirit’s board postponed votes on the Frontier deal four time, and this month Frontier CEO Barry Biffle admitted his side was losing badly.
Both Frontier and JetBlue raised their bids in recent weeks, including and increasing break-up fees for Spirit shareholders.
At the end, Frontier offered $4.13 in cash plus 1.9126 shares of its stock for each share of Spirit. That was worth about $2.65 billion at Frontier’s closing price on Tuesday, and Spirit shareholders would have owned 48.5% of the combined company.
JetBlue’s bid was more straightforward — $33.50 per share, plus a ticking fee to cover any delay in regulatory review, which would push the value of the offer to $3.7 billion, all in cash.
JetBlue investors seem unimpressed with the airline’s pursuit of Spirit. From the time JetBlue entered the bidding through Tuesday, its shares fell 45%, more than other U.S. airline except regional carrier Mesa.
Once Spirit’s fate is settled, analysts believe that more mergers are possible among the smaller airlines — but not likely any deals involving American, United, Delta or Southwest, because of antitrust issues.
JetBlue and Alaska Airlines fought a bidding war over Virgin America in 2016, which Seattle-based Alaska won. Alaska’s strength on the West Coast and JetBlue’s network on the East Coast and the Caribbean have long made them the subject of merger speculation. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/spirit-airlines-shareholders-face-much-delayed-merger-vote/ | 2022-07-28T13:49:32Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/spirit-airlines-shareholders-face-much-delayed-merger-vote/ | true |
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Richmond man who was released from prison three years ago after serving 23 years for a federal drug trafficking conspiracy is going back behind bars for having a gun he bought on the street.
Following a hearing on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Keith L. Hopkins Jr., 54, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for his earlier guilty plea to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Hopkins also admitted he was selling drugs again.
Richmond police caught Hopkins with a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol on Oct. 27 as they were executing an arrest warrant on another person at a convenience store. Officers observed Hopkins reach into his waistband, pull out a holstered gun and discard it in a vehicle with two people in it, according to the government’s case.
Hopkins subsequently told police that he purchased the gun “off the street” for $325. He “further stated that he sells illegal narcotics and makes approximately $500-$600 per day doing so.”
Two years earlier, Hopkins was released from federal prison after serving 23 years for conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine. | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Convicted-felon-gets-additional-prison-time-for-17334686.php | 2022-07-28T13:50:21Z | https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Convicted-felon-gets-additional-prison-time-for-17334686.php | false |
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion bans set to take effect this week in Wyoming and North Dakota were temporarily blocked Wednesday by judges in those states amid lawsuits arguing that the bans violate their state constitutions.
A judge in Wyoming sided with a firebombed women’s health clinic and others who argued the ban would harm health care workers and their patients, while a North Dakota judge sided with the state’s only abortion clinic, Red River Women’s Clinic in Fargo.
The Wyoming law was set to take effect Wednesday. The North Dakota law was set to take effect Thursday.
Meanwhile, West Virginia lawmakers moved ahead with a ban amid protests and dozens speaking against the measure.
During hours of debate leading up to the 69-23 vote in the Republican-dominated House of Delegates in West Virginia, the sound of screams and chants from protesters standing outside the chamber rang through the room.
“Face us,” the crowd yelled.
The latest court action in North Dakota and Wyoming put them among several states including Kentucky, Louisiana and Utah where judges have temporarily blocked implementation of “trigger laws” while lawsuits play out.
Attorneys arguing before Teton County District Judge Melissa Owens, in Jackson, Wyoming, disagreed over whether the state constitution provided a right to abortion that would nullify the state’s abortion “trigger” law that took effect Wednesday.
Owens proved most sympathetic, though, with arguments that the ban left pregnant patients with dangerous complications and their doctors in a difficult position as they balanced serious medical risks against the possibility of prosecution.
“That is a possible irreparable injury to the plaintiffs. They are left with no guidance,” Owens said.
Several states including Wyoming recently passed abortion “trigger” bans should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, which happened June 24. The U.S. Supreme Court formally issued its judgment Tuesday.
After a more than three-week review, Gov. Mark Gordon, a Republican, last week gave the go-ahead for the Wyoming abortion ban he signed into law in March to take effect Wednesday but it is instead on hold after the ruling.
The Wyoming law would outlaw abortions except in cases of rape or incest or to protect the mother’s life or health, not including psychological conditions. Doctors and others who provide illegal abortions under Wyoming’s new law could get up to 14 years in prison.
The four Wyoming women and two nonprofits that sued Monday to contest the new law claim it violates several rights guaranteed by the state constitution. Wyoming Special Assistant Attorney General Jay Jerde was skeptical, saying the state constitution neither explicitly nor implicitly allowed abortion.
“No such right exists. You can’t infringe what isn’t there,” Jerde told Owens.
The lawsuit claims the abortion ban will harm the women — two obstetricians, a pregnant nurse and a University of Wyoming law student — by outlawing potentially life-saving treatment options for their patients or themselves.
Those suing include a nonprofit opening a Casper women’s and LGBTQ health clinic, Wellspring Health Access, that would have offered abortions. A May arson attack has set back the clinic’s opening from mid-June until at least the end of this year.
In North Dakota, Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick sided with the state’s only abortion clinic that the state had moved fast to let the law take effect. The clinic had argued that a 30-day clock should not have started until the U.S. Supreme Court issued its certified judgment on Tuesday.
The ruling will give the Red River clinic more time to relocate a few miles away to Moorhead, Minnesota, where abortion remains legal. North Dakota’s law would make abortion illegal in the state except in cases of rape, incest and the life of the mother.
Meetra Mehdizadeh, attorney for the Center for Reproductive Rights, which is helping the clinic with the suit, said the plaintiffs “will do everything in our power to fight this ban and keep abortion accessible in North Dakota for as long as possible.”
In West Virginia, meanwhile, lawmakers on Wednesday debated a sweeping abortion ban bill on the House floor that would make providing the procedure a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The bill makes exceptions for rape or incest up to 14 weeks of gestation and for certain medical complications.
“What’s ringing in my ears is not the noise of the people here,” said one of the bill’s supporters, Republican Del. Brandon Steele of Raleigh County. “It’s the cries of the unborn, tens of thousands of unborn children that are dead today.”
The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said a 19th century law banned abortion in the state. Last week, a state judge barred the state from enforcing that ban, saying it was superseded by conflicting, newer laws.
Hundreds of people descended on the state Capitol for the debate. Many stood outside the House chamber and Speaker Roger Hanshaw’s office chanting and holding signs reading “we will not go quietly” and “stop stealing our health care.” Security officers escorted some from the House chambers.
Dozens spoke against the bill on the House floor including Katie Quiñonez, executive director of the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, who was cut off and asked to step down as she started to talk about the abortion she got when she was 17.
“I chose life,” she said, raising her voice to speak over the interruption. “I chose my life, because my life is sacred.”
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Associated Press reporter Dave Kolpack contributed to this report from Fargo, North Dakota. Willingham reported from Charleston, West Virginia. Follow Mead Gruver on Twitter at https://twitter.com/meadgruver. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/health/ap-health/wyoming-abortion-ban-takes-effect-amid-legal-effort-to-block/ | 2022-07-28T13:50:30Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/health/ap-health/wyoming-abortion-ban-takes-effect-amid-legal-effort-to-block/ | true |
WA Seattle WA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Western Washington
National Weather Service Seattle WA
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for today, tonight, and Friday.
WAZ558-282300-
Seattle and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Seattle, Shoreline, Federal Way, and Kent
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light
wind becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. North wind 10 to 15 mph
decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light wind
becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph in
the evening becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. North wind
to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows near 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Seattle 92 66 93 / 0 0 0
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WAZ559-282300-
Bremerton and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bremerton and Silverdale
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Clear then becoming partly sunny in the morning then
becoming sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Light wind
becoming northeast to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Northeast
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light wind
becoming northeast to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Northeast
wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light wind
becoming north 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows near 60.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bremerton 92 64 93 / 0 0 0
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WAZ507-282300-
Everett and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Everett, Edmonds, Lynnwood, Marysville,
and Arlington
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. North wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light, then becoming northwest to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s. Light wind becoming west to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Northwest
wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Northwest
wind to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Edmonds 83 63 85 / 0 0 0
Everett 84 63 86 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ509-282300-
Tacoma Area-
Including the cities of Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup, and Sumner
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Clear then becoming mostly sunny in the morning then
becoming sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. North wind to
10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper
50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Puyallup 94 66 96 / 0 0 0
Tacoma 94 64 95 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ556-282300-
Bellevue and Vicinity-
Including the cities of Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, and Issaquah
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. North wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light, then becoming north around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph becoming
northeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Northwest wind to 10 mph
becoming northeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows near 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellevue 93 66 93 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ555-282300-
East Puget Sound Lowlands-
Including the cities of Gold Bar, Enumclaw, North Bend,
and Buckley
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s. Light wind becoming northwest
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. North wind to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light wind
becoming northwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs near 90.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gold Bar 95 68 96 / 0 0 0
Enumclaw 94 66 95 / 0 0 0
North Bend 96 67 98 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ503-282300-
Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Bellingham, Blaine, and Lynden
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph
becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the 60s. Southwest wind to
10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s. Light wind becoming southwest
to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s.
Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s. South wind to 10 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Lows near 60.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs near 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower to mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bellingham 82 63 84 / 0 0 0
Sumas 92 66 93 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ506-282300-
Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley,
and Burlington
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. South
wind to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. West
wind to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Light wind
becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
West wind to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Northwest
wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows near 60.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Lows
in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs near 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in
the lower to mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Anacortes 79 59 80 / 0 0 0
Mount Vernon 86 62 87 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ001-282300-
San Juan County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Eastsound,
and Roche Harbor
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Southeast wind to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Southwest wind to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Light wind
becoming southwest to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
South wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. North wind
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
lower to mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs near
70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs
near 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Friday Harbor 80 56 80 / 0 0 0
Eastsound 77 61 78 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ510-282300-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Port Townsend and Port Ludlow
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the mid 70s to lower 80s. South wind to 10 mph becoming
southwest in the morning, then becoming northwest in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. West wind
10 to 15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West wind to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s. Northwest
wind to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy
with a slight chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid to
upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
morning. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oak Harbor 73 57 74 / 0 0 0
Port Townsend 77 57 78 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ511-282300-
Hood Canal Area-
Including the cities of Hoodsport and Brinnon
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Clear then becoming partly sunny in the morning then
becoming mostly sunny then becoming sunny in the afternoon. Highs
in the 80s. Light wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph in
the evening becoming light.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. Southwest wind to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 60s. Southwest wind 10 to
15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s to lower 90s. East wind to
10 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 60.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Highs in the
70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Shelton 92 62 95 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ504-282300-
Southwest Interior-
Including the cities of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, Centralia,
and Toledo
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Light
wind becoming north to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. North wind to
10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s. Light wind becoming north to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 90s. Light wind becoming north to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows near 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows near 60.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Chehalis 93 62 96 / 0 0 0
Olympia 94 60 96 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ512-282300-
Lower Chehalis Valley Area-
Including the city of Montesano
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny late in the
morning then becoming sunny. Highs in the 80s. Southwest wind to
10 mph in the morning becoming light, then becoming west to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. West
wind to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 80s. Southwest wind to 10 mph
becoming west in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West wind to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s. Light wind
becoming west to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs near 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
$$
WAZ514-282300-
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-
Including the cities of Sequim and Port Angeles
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Wind
variable to 10 mph becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s. West
wind 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. West wind
10 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower to mid 60s. West wind
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s. Wind
variable to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows near 60.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs near 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Port Angeles 78 60 79 / 0 0 0
Sequim 82 61 83 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ515-282300-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-
Including the cities of Joyce and Clallam Bay
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Highs
in the 70s. Wind variable to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Wind
variable to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Wind variable to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to variable to 10 mph after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. Light wind.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Sekiu 72 58 73 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ517-282300-
Central Coast-
Including the cities of Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Westport,
and Ocean Shores
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny early in the
afternoon then becoming sunny. Highs in the 70s. Northwest wind
to 10 mph in the morning becoming light, then becoming west 10 to
15 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s. Northwest wind 10 to
15 mph decreasing to 10 mph or less after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s to lower 80s. Light wind
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s to lower 60s.
West wind to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
Light wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s to lower 70s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hoquiam 71 58 72 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ516-282300-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Neah Bay, La Push, and Forks
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny in the late
morning and early afternoon then becoming sunny. Highs in the
70s. North wind to 10 mph in the morning becoming light, then
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
Northwest wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the 70s. West wind to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s to mid 60s.
West wind to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the 70s. Light wind becoming west to
10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid to upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
Highs in the 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower to mid 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Forks 75 56 74 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ513-282300-
Olympics-
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 11000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 8500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Freezing level near 13000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hurricane Ridge 80 64 78 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ567-282300-
Cascades of Whatcom and Skagit Counties-
Including the cities of Marblemount and Concrete
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 11500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the
evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow
after midnight. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow
level near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the
morning, then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon.
Snow level near 8500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mount Baker 81 63 82 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ568-282300-
Cascades of Snohomish and King Counties-
Including the cities of Snoqualmie Pass, Darrington, and Index
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet. Afternoon pass
temperatures near 90. Light wind in the passes becoming north to
10 mph in the morning, then becoming northwest around 10 mph in
the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet. Light wind in
the passes.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet. Afternoon pass
temperatures near 90. Light wind in the passes becoming west
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet. North wind
in the passes around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet. Afternoon pass
temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. Light wind in the passes
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 11500 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. A slight chance of rain. Snow level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow level
near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain. Snow
level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of rain. Snow
level near 8500 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Snoqualmie Pass 90 63 91 / 0 0 0
Stevens Pass 88 64 88 / 0 0 0
$$
WAZ569-282300-
Cascades of Pierce and Lewis Counties-
Including the cities of Randle, Packwood, Ashford, and Morton
544 AM PDT Thu Jul 28 2022
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...
.TODAY...Clear. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Freezing level near 16500 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 16000 feet.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Freezing level near 15500 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Freezing level near 15000 feet.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 12000 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and
snow in the evening, then mostly cloudy after midnight. Snow
level near 10500 feet.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain in the morning,
then a slight chance of rain and snow in the afternoon. Snow
level near 9500 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening. Snow level near 9000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain and snow in
the afternoon. Snow level near 9000 feet.
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DENTON, Texas, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosmo Prof, the largest distributor of professional salon products, is focused on connecting with stylists to meet their ever-changing needs. Every artist needs an ally, and Cosmo Prof is here to be that partner.
The Salon distributor is expanding its Artistic Team, a group of professional stylists with extensive industry expertise across diverse specialties. The roster has grown to include next-gen professionals focusing on critical areas that beauty schools and salons may not cover, such as business management and textured hair education. Meet the Cosmo Prof Artistic Team:
- Keon Washington (@keonthebarber) is a master barber who specializes in cuts, fades, intricate designs, and men's grooming. With five years under his belt, he is the longest-standing member of the Artistic Team. Keon owns Wavelengths Barbershop in Greenville, South Carolina, and is well known as an international educator. He has a fun and playful attitude while encouraging stylists to push boundaries and harness the power of creative freedom. Keon works with top brands such as Olaplex, Kenchii, and Reuzel.
- Presley Poe (@presleypoe) has been a member of the Artistic Team for three years and is passionate about sharing their knowledge with the stylist community. As a multi-specialist, they focus on hair cutting and creative coloring (including high-intensity vivids), emphasizing textured hair. In addition to being an international educator, Presley is the owner of Gold Studios, an inclusive salon specializing in all spectrums of hair, from curly to vivids. Presley has been recognized as a Behind the Chair One Shot Winner, and their work has been featured everywhere from Modern Salon to Estetica Magazine.
- Jon Carlos De La Cruz (@joncarlosdelacruz) has been sharing his talent on the Artistic Team for three years. Specializing in color, cutting, and style transformations, he is an expert educator in the arena of textured hair. Jon Carlos is a third-generation Latino hair artist with a celebrity clientele based in Hollywood. He believes hair is a form of self-expression and that confidence is key. His work has been featured in Beauty LaunchPad and Modern Salon, among other media outlets.
- Kristen Lumiere (@kristen.lumiere) is a new member of the Artistic Team. She is a hair educator, beauty business coach, and the owner of The Lumiere House, located just outside of Austin, Texas. Kristen is an inspiring international educator who has been recognized as a Modern Salon Top 100 Artist, Beauty LaunchPad 30 Under 30 Colorist, and a seven-time Behind the Chair One Shot Nominee. Motivated by her passion for sharing social media and business management tips with fellow stylists, Kristen created a Million Dollar Course and other online resources.
- Brenda Espinosa (@brendacurlstylist) is a curly hair expert, brow artist, Poppin Curls & Beauty Bar owner, and another new member of the Artistic Team. Her expertise is fueled by her desire to help clients embrace and love their curls and coils. Based in Port St. Lucie, Florida, Brenda provides a step-by-step approach to education for natural curls. Her inspiring work has been featured in professional stylist publications like Behind the Chair and she has been named a Top 100 One Shot Nominee.
"We are seeing stylists look to digital channels for access to information of all kinds," said Carolyne Guss, Group Vice President of Marketing, Sally Beauty Holdings. "As a result of closures and pivots stylists had to make during the pandemic, they realized the importance of setting a multifaceted foundation for their business and career, but there are many educational gaps. We want to be the bridge, so stylists understand the essentials of managing a business and have the necessary textured hair skills to serve the world's fastest-growing hair market."
Cosmo Prof has a long history of providing stylists with education through events, shows, continued education classes, and more. With help from the Artistic Team, Cosmo Prof is presenting the information stylists need to stay relevant through easy-to-digest content on digital platforms. The 2022 Artistic Team will support fellow professionals by participating in educational shows and special events, teaching digital classes, and sharing their knowledge through content and expert commentary. To learn more about Cosmo Prof, visit https://www.cosmoprofbeauty.com/.
About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SBH), as the leader in professional hair color, sells and distributes professional beauty supplies globally through its Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty Supply stores offer up to 7,000 products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care through proprietary brands such as Ion®, Generic Value Products®, Beyond the Zone® and Silk Elements® as well as professional lines such as Wella®, Clairol®, OPI®, Conair® and L'Oreal®. Beauty Systems Group stores, branded as CosmoProf® or Armstrong McCall® stores, along with its outside sales consultants, sell up to 10,000 professionally branded products including Paul Mitchell®, Wella®, Matrix®, Schwarzkopf®, Kenra®, Goldwell®, Joico® and Olaplex®, intended for use in salons and for resale by salons to retail consumers. For more information about Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc., please visit https://www.sallybeautyholdings.com/.
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ATLANTA, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), a leading global asset management firm, today announced the final close of Invesco Credit Partners Fund II (the "Fund"), a global distressed credit and special situations fund. The Fund is managed by Invesco Senior Secured Management ("ISSM"), an indirect subsidiary of Invesco Ltd.
The Fund held its final closing on June 30, 2022, with $644 million from committed fund capital and co-investment vehicles, exceeding the original fundraising target. Capital was raised from a global institutional investor base across North America, Europe/Middle East and Asia Pacific (including Australia). Limited partners include public and private pensions, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, asset managers and family offices.
The Fund focuses on distressed credit and special situations opportunities in developed global markets. The strategy primarily targets small capitalization companies where markets are generally less efficient and capital deployment tends to be less cycle dependent. The distressed team leverages ISSM's broader private credit platform and its extensive resources, relationships and infrastructure as a competitive differentiator. The investment strategy, led by Paul Triggiani, Head of Distressed Credit and Special Situations for Invesco, has a dedicated team of investors all with extensive experience in distressed investing, special situations and private equity.
"Our primary focus is on small capitalization companies where we can target both inefficiencies as well as asymmetric returns while seeking to limit downside risk through a focus on senior positions in capital structures," said Triggiani. "Today's market environment continues to provide a robust pipeline of opportunities both in the U.S. as well as in Europe."
Invesco Ltd. (Ticker NYSE: IVZ) is a global independent investment management firm dedicated to delivering an investment experience that helps people get more out of life. Our distinctive investment teams deliver a comprehensive range of active, passive and alternative investment capabilities. With offices in more than 20 countries, Invesco managed US $1.4 trillion in assets on behalf of clients worldwide as of June 30, 2022. For more information, visit www.invesco.com/corporate.
ISSM is a fully integrated, global private credit platform with capabilities across broadly syndicated loans/CLO, direct lending, and distressed credit and special situations. ISSM managed over US $40 billion in assets under management as of June 30, 2022.
Contact: Beverly Khoo, 332-323-8029, Beverly.Khoo@invesco.com
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Hilarious moment newsreader Peter Hitchener can't stop laughing ON AIR after seeing a bizarre video of a 'terrifying' child
- Melbourne newsreader has giggling fit over video of child dressed as Chucky
- The video shows a five-year old boy as the movie character on an Alabama street
- Peter Hitchener could not hold back his laughter as he watched the video
Newsreader Peter Hitchener has burst into a fit of laughter on air after seeing a bizarre clip of a five year-old boy dressed as the notorious horror movie character Chucky.
The Channel Nine Melbourne presenter during Thursday's 6pm bulletin attempted to read a story showing the child in the US state of Alabama, standing by the side of a suburban street leering at cars passing by.
But as he watched footage of a young boy dressed as the well known murderous doll, the veteran reporter struggled to keep his composure.
Melbourne newsreader Peter Hirchener (right) during Thursday night's 6pm bulletin, could not contain his chuckles as he watched footage of a young boy dressed as Chucky
'We think it was all fun and games, we certainly hope so,' the TV host said.
'Terrifying wasn't it.'
On Twitter actor and singer Rhonda Birchmore was amused by the coverage commenting, 'I love when he gets the giggles.'
The video shows a 5-year old boy (pictured) as the horror movie character on a suburban Alabama street
Hitchener has been on air for Nine News Melbourne since 1998 and has become a beloved mainstay of the network in Victoria.
In March, 2021, the 76-year-old briefly stepped back from his role at Nine after battling health issues.
Concern for the highly-respected newsreader began when he stumbled over his words due to a migraine, causing producers to quickly cut to a pre-recorded story.
Nine tweeted that the news legend was feeling okay before the end of the broadcast, with Peter himself tweeting just after its conclusion at 7pm that he was fine.
'Thanks so much for your well wishes... I am feeling better already. I am most grateful for your support,' he said.
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Procure-to-Pay Veteran, Mary Flynn Barton joins as SVP of NA Sales to fuel growth following Medius's OnPay Solutions acquisition earlier this year
STOCKHOLM, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medius, a leading provider of AP Automation and wider spend management solutions, announces the appointment of a new Senior Vice President for its sales function across North America.
Based in Alabama, Mary Flynn Barton is an award-winning and top revenue-generating technology sales leader and spend management expert. Mary joins the company to build the sales teams and help develop a deep understanding of the Medius customer journey.
Mary joins Medius from iDonate, where she was the CRO responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer success functions. Prior to that, she spent a decade at Coupa in various positions throughout the company and ultimately became the sales lead for its North Central Region.
Mary graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and has lived throughout the US in New Orleans, Austin, San Francisco, Dallas, and Minneapolis and is now proud to call Daphne, Alabama home.
Mary joins Medius as the company invests in its US operations. Earlier in 2022, Medius acquired US-based OnPay Solutions with the acquisition acting as a driving force for the SaaS leader to grow its sales and channel sales functions to improve the end-to-end invoice-to-pay processes for its customers. Furthermore, Mary's appointment is the latest in a series of senior leadership hires at Medius, most recently including Tanya Wills as VP of Channel Sales and Alliances.
Mary Flynn Barton, SVP of Sales North America, comments: "It's an exciting time to be working in SaaS and fintech. AP is a critical function where businesses can quickly improve control, reduce risk, drive efficiency, and reduce costs. In uncertain economic times, AP Automation is an area of digital transformation that pays dividends back to companies. I'm looking forward to bringing my experience to Medius as we're investing for significant growth in North America."
Jim Lucier, CEO of Medius, comments: "Mary has amazing experience in the SaaS Procure-to-Pay space, and it's clear that she has a great passion for delivering value to customers, for leadership at all levels, and making her teams successful. She's an excellent professional and cultural fit for us at Medius, and we are lucky to have her. As we continue our rapid growth in North America to transform the lives of financial teams, talent like this is incredibly valuable. I am excited to see the positive impact Mary has."
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DALLAS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Real Estate Finance ("NREF" or the "Company") (NYSE: NREF) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per share of NREF common stock. The dividend will be payable on September 30, 2022 to stockholders of record on September 15, 2022.
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc., is a publicly traded REIT, with its shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "NREF" primarily focused on originating, structuring and investing in first mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity and alternative structured financings in commercial real estate properties, as well as multifamily commercial mortgage-backed securities. More information about the Company is available at http://nref.nexpoint.com.
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The collaboration equips brand and agency ad buyers with added transparency for display and video ad formats in mobile gaming environments
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leader in digital media quality, today announced a partnership with Anzu, an in-game advertising leader. This partnership enables global brands and agencies to effectively monitor the quality of their in-game media investments in mobile gaming environments. Through this collaboration, IAS provides advertisers with Invalid Traffic (IVT) measurement and reports on Viewability through the IAS Signal platform.
"Gaming continues to emerge as a medium with broad appeal and growing reach. By partnering with Anzu, we now deliver in-game measurement and transparency for advertisers within gaming environments," said Tom Sharma, Chief Product Officer of IAS. "This integration sets the platform for quality standards within ad-supported gaming and allows advertisers to better understand and control the quality of their media on Anzu."
In-game environments have posed various challenges for verification measurement throughout the ad tech industry, such as multiple forms of device types, game developers, and platforms, all of which make it difficult to use a single tech suite for verification coverage. This strategic collaboration further delivers ad transparency into mobile gaming environments, continuing IAS's progress related to in-game brand safety, suitability, IVT, and viewability measurement everywhere in the digital advertising ecosystem.
"Anzu's new partnership with IAS is the next step in standardizing in-game viewability and performance in the mobile gaming industry, which is projected to reach $136 billion worldwide this year," said Itamar Benedy, Co-Founder and CEO of Anzu. "This new partnership means advertisers can now get enhanced visibility into the effectiveness of their campaigns. This further strengthens the already robust metrics and reporting advertisers benefit from when running in-game ad campaigns with Anzu."
"This important measurement advancement will help accelerate advertisers' ability to scale their in-game media investments by further demonstrating the high performance of the Anzu platform," said Joe Cady, EVP Advanced Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal. "We are excited to see Anzu and IAS partner to expand insights and streamline measurement operations for marketers as they evaluate their in-game media effectiveness."
For more information, visit https://integralads.com/.
Contacts
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Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global leader in digital media quality. IAS makes every impression count, ensuring that ads are viewable by real people, in safe and suitable environments, activating contextual targeting, and driving supply path optimization. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality for the world's leading brands, publishers, and platforms. We do this through data-driven technologies with actionable real-time signals and insight. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, IAS works with thousands of top advertisers and premium publishers worldwide. For more information, visit integralads.com.
Anzu is the world's most advanced in-game advertising solution. Available across mobile, PC, console, and Roblox, Anzu's blended in-game ads put players first and help the world's biggest advertisers, including American Eagle, PepsiCo, and Vodafone, reach audiences in a non-disruptive and highly engaging way. Anzu also helps leading game studios like Ubisoft and Saber Interactive monetize their titles with ad placements that complement the gameplay, resulting in reliable revenue streams. Backed by WPP, Sony Innovation Fund, NBCUniversal, HTC, and other prominent investors, Anzu has raised $37M to make advertising in games better. Better for brands, better for game developers, and better for gamers. Learn more at https://www.anzu.io/.
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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) _ Civista Bancshares Inc. (CIVB) on Thursday reported second-quarter profit of $7.7 million.
The bank, based in Sandusky, Ohio, said it had earnings of 53 cents per share.
The bank holding company posted revenue of $31.7 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $29.9 million, which fell short of Street forecasts.
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Ready to run on over and see Zayn Malik's new 'do?
The singer, 29, revealed in a July 27 Instagram post that he'd dyed his dark tresses bright pink. Although, the change may not come as a huge surprise to his fans. After all, Zayn has sported pink locks before. In fact, he's played with several different looks over the years, rocking everything from blue, blonde and green strands to spikes, buzz cuts and longer, swept-back styles.
The One Direction alum tends to keep his personal life private. Although, Gigi Hadid gave fans a glimpse into their world by posting a picture of Zayn with their 22-month-old daughter Khai in June Father's Day tribute.
The model and the musician broke up last fall. News of the split came after Zayn was accused of harassing Gigi and her mother Yolanda Hadid during an alleged family dispute at the former couple's Pennsylvania home in September 2021. Zayn pleaded no contest to four counts of harassment in October 2021. However, given Gigi's recent tribute to Zayn, it's clear their co-parenting is heading in the right direction.
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Three-year-old Aryia Houser of Lincoln looks up at Elsie, a Jersey cow, before getting an opportunity to milk the cow last year at the Lancaster County Super Fair.
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Fair participants set up in preparation for the Lancaster County Super Fair, at the Lancaster Event Center on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Lincioln, NE. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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A Midway carnival begins to take shape ahead of the Lancaster County Super Fair, which opens Thursday, at the Lancaster Event Center on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Lincioln, NE. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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Workers make final preparations for the Lancaster County Super Fair, which opens Thursday at the Lancaster Event Center Fairgrounds.
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Taylor Root takes a break from preparations for the Lancaster County Super Fair on Wednesday.
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Chase McInteer leads his quarter horse, Fancy, into its stall ahead of the Lancaster County Super Fair on Wednesday.
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Kyler Pougge takes a break from preparations for the Lancaster County Super Fair on Wednesday.
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Khloe Cuttlers carries a stubborn Boer goat to its pen in preparation for the Lancaster County Super Fair on Wednesday. The opening weekend of activities highlight 4-H and FFA exhibits.
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A Hampshire pig tries to stay cool while being sprayed down by its owners on Wednesday in preparation for the Lancaster County Super Fair.
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Ozzie Pederson gives her Warmblood horse, named Smokey, a bath in preparation for the Lancaster County Super Fair, which starts Thursday.
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Caraline Higgins brushes Jolene, her American quarter horse, on Wednesday, the final day of preparations for the Lancaster County Super Fair.
Megan Schafersman, the event center's marketing manager, said the Super Fair continues to grow larger each year, and this year its Family Fun Zone has doubled in size.
"There's just so much fun for everyone of all ages," Schafersman said. "It's just a really great family-fun event."
Daily admission is $3, unless you have picked up a free ticket from area retailers including U-Stop Convenience Shops, Russ's Market, Super Saver and West Gate Bank. Parking is $5 per vehicle each day.
The fair will feature nightly live music, monster truck shows the nights of Aug. 5-6, a cornhole tournament and many other activities for all ages.
One featured activity is the Puppy Pals Show, a comedy dog act that earned a quarterfinal spot on season 15 of "America's Got Talent."
Wesley Williams, host of the show, will be at the fair every day, showing off his four rescue pups and their extraordinary tricks.
Gizmo, Rudy, Bindi and Cash will climb ladders, jump through hoops and do backflips for the crowd. Williams said the act is a universal hit.
"Everybody nowadays loves dogs," Williams said. "These are real live dogs doing real-life stunts that we trained through positive reinforcement. It has appeal for people of all ages."
While Williams has been taking his show all over the country for five years, this will be his Nebraska debut.
"We feel lucky to be here," he said.
FFA and 4-H animal exhibits — featuring more than 5,000 furry, feathery creatures — will also be on display throughout the Super Fair's opening weekend.
Lemon Fresh Day, billed as Nebraska's No. 1 cover band, will wrap up the nightly music series on Aug. 6.
Fairgoers can also participate in an array of competitions, like cookie eating contests and scavenger hunts.
A full schedule is posted at SuperFair.org. New this year is a nightly 10 p.m. closing time.
Schafersman encouraged county residents to enjoy the end-of-summer celebration.
"It's the biggest community event of the summer," she said. "It's kind of like one last hurrah before school starts back up again."
Jenna Thompson is a news intern who has previous writing and editing experience with her college paper and several literary journals. She is a senior at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln pursuing degrees in English and journalism.
Three-year-old Aryia Houser of Lincoln looks up at Elsie, a Jersey cow, before getting an opportunity to milk the cow last year at the Lancaster County Super Fair.
Fair participants set up in preparation for the Lancaster County Super Fair, at the Lancaster Event Center on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Lincioln, NE. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
A Midway carnival begins to take shape ahead of the Lancaster County Super Fair, which opens Thursday, at the Lancaster Event Center on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in Lincioln, NE. KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
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(The Hill) – The Federal Reserve is showing no signs of letting up in its aggressive fight to combat rising prices, tightening wallets as it hikes interest rates at the fastest pace in decades to get a handle on red-hot inflation.
The central bank bumped its baseline interest rate range on Wednesday by another 75 basis points. The Fed raised rates by the same amount last month in a bid to counter soaring costs, marking its first rate hike of that magnitude in nearly thirty years.
Raising rates is the Fed’s primary tool to combat rising inflation as it seeks to tamp down demand by making it harder for consumers to borrow. But the actions taken by the Fed in recent months has fueled concern among some economists of a looming recession.
Here are five ways the rising rates will impact Americans.
Higher mortgages rates
Americans are already seeing higher mortgage rates as financial markets have tried to anticipate the Fed’s response to rising inflation.
“The effect of a 0.75% rate increase on mortgage and credit card interest rates is probably already baked in – both have risen in recent months and it’s the most-obvious way rate increases affect households,” Josh Bivens, research director at the Economic Policy Institute, said.
U.S. mortgage rates have sharply increased in recent months, adding more hurdles for prospective homebuyers struggling to break into a housing market in which prices soared during the pandemic.
Michael Neal, principal research associate for the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute, said mortgage rates have been “rising since the end of last year,” partly reflecting the actions taken by the central bank.
Neal said higher mortgage rates could discourage people from buying homes, as well as homeowners from refinancing.
“You refinance to lower your mortgage rate or you refinance to take out your equity. So, refinancing to lower your mortgage rate is basically off the table if, because of federal monetary policy, mortgage rates are rising,” Neal said.
“In addition, you may still want to take out equity,” he added. “But taking out equity could become more expensive if interest rates are higher.”
More bang for your savings
Rate hikes often mean higher credit card rates as the Fed tries to cool off demand by making it more expensive for Americans to borrow money.
Consumer price data released by the Labor Department showed inflation surged last month, rising to 1.3 percent in June and 9.1 percent annually, the highest year-on-year increase since 1981.
Experts are hopeful the recent hikes will ease pressure on prices by making Americans spend less. But, in turn, they say Americans also will see an incentive to save money.
“If you have money in a money market fund, those rates kind of go up automatically,” said David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at the Brookings Institution.
“Some banks have raised their rates that they pay on savings accounts and [certificates of deposit, or CDs], some haven’t. But over time, the rates that people get on their savings will go up,” Wessel added.
Car loans cost more
Experts named auto loans among the list of debts consumers are likely to pay more on following the Fed’s interest rate hike.
“The most immediate effect of short term moves like this is on the rates that people pay on their car loans, which are up about a percentage point over the last seven months,” Wessel said.
“A big increase means they pay more,” he added. “Of course, if you have a small loan, it doesn’t matter, if you have a big loan that matters a lot.”
Data released by Cox Automotive and Moody’s Analytics’ Vehicle Affordability Index (VAI) in June showed that the estimated typical monthly payment rose to $712 the month before.
The figure was a high watermark, the report found, which also noted new-vehicle affordability has been taking a hit, as “increases in interest rates and vehicle prices outpacing income growth.”
Unemployment could rise
Higher interest rates could lead to rising unemployment in the months ahead, experts say, underlining one of the most difficult challenges the Fed faces in its effort to tackle climbing inflation.
“If higher interest rates lead to less spending by both households and businesses, this could reduce the pace of economic growth and soften the labor market – maybe even putting some upward pressure on the unemployment rate,” Bivens said.
The labor market has so far remained strong, adding over 370,000 jobs last month, with a low unemployment rate of just 3.6 percent. However, as the Fed kicks up interest rates to lower inflation, layoffs have also been on the rise.
“The Fed knows basically, they’re not saying this, but basically, they think unemployment is too low,” Wessel said. “And that’s causing prices, wages to go up too much.”
“So, they’re trying to raise unemployment a little bit, and the reason people worry about a recession is that it’s really hard to do something a little bit. Chances are you overdo it or underdo it,” he added.
Ask for that raise soon
With the Fed expected to keep its foot on the gas pedal in the coming months, now could be the best time to ask for a pay boost.
“Right now, there is a lot of demand for workers and there are a lot of unfilled jobs. So, it’s a good time to ask for a raise,” Wessel said. “If the Fed succeeds in slowing demand in the economy and employers start worrying about a recession, then that could change.”
Biven also warned of potential consequences if the Fed is too aggressive in raising rates.
“If this happens, some people will lose jobs, others will lose hours of work, and millions will find it harder to wring wage increases out of their employers,” Bivens said.
“This is the big potential macroeconomic effect, and it is by far the largest potential damage that higher rates could cause typical households.”
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Over the last week, there have been several rounds of rainfall that have impacted central Indiana, including the thunderstorm activity over the weekend and the downpours Indianapolis saw early Wednesday morning. The rainfall was welcomed due to the deficit that has developed since June 1.
It has been a dry summer season for the state, which will in turn effect crop yields at the end of the season. When the Drought Monitor was released last week, Indiana saw improvements with the drought conditions! Nearly 44% of the state was seeing (D1) Moderate Drought conditions through mid-July and that number fell to 18% last Thursday.
The Drought Monitor releases its new map every Thursday at 8 AM and the recent rain totals did have a positive effect on the newest update! (D1) Moderate Drought conditions dropped from 18% to 13% and the (D0) Abnormally Dry category fell from 69% to 50%. The largest change occurred over southern Indiana where (D1) Moderate Drought conditions have been completely cut out.
Indianapolis received 1.09” in the last week with 0.91” measured from Wednesday, July 27. It was the wettest day in Indy since April 13 (1.04”)! Even with the recent downpours, much of central Indiana is still seeing a slight rainfall deficit for the month. The Indianapolis Airport is running more than 4.50” below average to-date for meteorological summer. | https://cbs4indy.com/weather/recent-rainfall-helps-with-drought-conditions/ | 2022-07-28T14:06:46Z | https://cbs4indy.com/weather/recent-rainfall-helps-with-drought-conditions/ | true |
Sarasota man sentenced to life after soliciting sex with teen
UPDATED July 28 with life sentence.
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after being convicted last month of sending pornographic images to and attempting to meet with a girl he thought was a 14-year-old girl, prosecutors say.
A Sarasota County jury convicted William Heagney in June of traveling to seduce, solicit or entice a child to commit a sex act, use of a computer to seduce, solicit or entice a child to commit a sex act, attempted lewd and lascivious battery of a victim between 12 and 16, and 88 counts transmission of material harmful to minors.
In September 2019, investigators posing as a 14-year-old girl made contact with Heagney, who was 41 at the time. Over the course of internet conversations, he sent 88 images of pornography to encourage her to engage in sex, even though the child repeatedly mentioned that she was only 14.
Heagney traveled two hours and parked his truck miles away, riding a bicycle to the decoy house set up by police. Upon arrival, he was immediately taken into custody, prosecutors said.
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One instrument design would measure atmospheric composition the other ocean color
BROOMFIELD, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a one-week period, Ball Aerospace was selected by NASA to complete two 20-month studies on new instruments to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) program: one to measure Atmospheric Composition (ACX) and one to measure Ocean Color (OCX).
Overall, three 20-month studies have been awarded to Ball for the GeoXO program, NOAA's next-generation constellation of geostationary weather satellites to address critical operational environmental prediction requirements prioritized by NOAA and their stakeholders, as well as major environmental challenges of the future in support of U.S. weather, ocean, and climate operations. In October 2021, Ball was selected for NOAA's GeoXO Phase A Sounder (GXS) study.
"These studies are just the first steps in NOAA's efforts to improve the nation's ability to monitor, forecast and understand the conditions impacting weather, climate and health; from air and water quality to coastline health," said Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, vice president and general manager, Civil Space, Ball Aerospace. "As weather events become increasingly unpredictable and extreme, we need to keep building better monitoring and forecasting tools. The instruments we are helping to define and design will be critical in NOAA's commitment to building a weather-ready nation."
The three 20-month studies will be based on Ball Operational Weather Instrument Evolution (BOWIE), a series of innovative environmental sensing systems to meet next generation space-based observation needs identified by customers. Both BOWIE-Ocean Color (BOWIE-OCX) and BOWIE-Atmospheric Composition (BOWIE-ACX) are hyperspectral passive imaging instruments.
- The BOWIE-OCX is a radiometer designed to collect ultraviolet near-infrared imagery and identify harmful algal blooms, water turbidity and general water quality to support and assess fisheries management, habitat quality, pollution tracking and biogeochemical processing in coastal regions.
- The BOWIE-ACX is an ultraviolet visible spectrometer that is designed to enable measurements of trace gases and aerosols with high-temporal frequency and spatial resolution to make air quality predictions across the continental United States.
- Ball's hyperspectral IR sounder, BOWIE-GXS, is designed to provide temperature and moisture profiles through the atmosphere with high spectral and temporal resolution in the mid-wave through long-wave infrared wavebands in a compact form. Data from such a system will provide continuous monitoring over the continental United States and coastal ocean areas, providing early warning of extreme weather conditions due to hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms.
These will join multiple programs the company developed in recent years to precisely measure atmospheric conditions, including the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which launched in February 2020 to measure air pollution across the greater Asia-Pacific region, and NASA's Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) instrument designed and built by Ball, which once launched will measure and track individual air pollutants across North America. Ball also designed and is currently building the methane monitoring instrument for MethaneSAT, LLC, a subsidiary of Environmental Defense Fund.
Powered by endlessly curious people with an unwavering mission focus, Ball Aerospace pioneers discoveries that enable our customers to perform beyond expectation and protect what matters most. We create innovative space solutions, enable more accurate weather forecasts, drive insightful observations of our planet, deliver actionable data and intelligence, and ensure those who defend our freedom go forward bravely and return home safely. Go Beyond with Ball.® For more information, visit www.ball.com/aerospace or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Ball Corporation (NYSE: BALL) supplies innovative, sustainable aluminum packaging solutions for beverage, personal care and household products customers, as well as aerospace and other technologies and services primarily for the U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ 24,300 people worldwide and reported 2021 net sales of $13.8 billion. For more information, visit www.ball.com, or connect with us on Facebook or Twitter.
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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa still does not have a single dose of the monkeypox vaccine even though it’s the only continent to have documented deaths from the disease that’s newly declared a global emergency, its public health agency announced Thursday.
“Let us get vaccines onto the continent,” the acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Ahmed Ogwell, said in a weekly media briefing. He described a situation where the African continent of 1.3 billion people is again being left behind in access to doses in an uncomfortable echo of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Less than a week ago, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox an “extraordinary” situation that qualifies as a global health emergency.
To date, more than 20,000 cases have been reported in 77 countries. More than 2,100 monkeypox cases have been recorded in 11 African countries and 75 people have died, the Africa CDC director said.
Although monkeypox has been established in parts of central and west Africa for decades, it was not known to spark large outbreaks beyond the continent or to spread widely among people until May, when authorities detected dozens of epidemics in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Now the global race is on to obtain monkeypox vaccine doses. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, has secured the purchase of 160,000 doses of vaccines for the disease. On Wednesday, U.S. health regulators said nearly 800,000 doses of the monkeypox vaccine will soon be available for distribution after what they described as weeks of delays.
Such delays are far more pronounced on the African continent, where the painful disease has been endemic in some countries for years.
Ogwell said the Africa CDC has engaged with international partners in attempts to obtain vaccines, and while he said “good news” is expected in the coming days, “we cannot be able to give you a timeline.”
Even doses of the smallpox vaccine, which has shown effectiveness against monkeypox, are not available in Africa, Ogwell said.
“The solutions need to be global in nature,” he said, in a warning to the international community. “If we’re not safe, the rest of the world is not safe.”
The COVID-19 pandemic and the global hoarding of vaccine doses were a jolt to African leaders, who quickly joined together in an unprecedented effort to obtain doses and establish the production of more vaccines on the continent.
Now, to their dismay, the monkeypox outbreak is again showing how the world’s richer countries hurry to protect their own people first.
WHO has said it is creating a vaccine-sharing mechanism for protection against monkeypox, but the organization has released few details, so there’s no guarantee that African countries will get priority. No countries have yet agreed to share any vaccines with the WHO.
WHO officials have emphasized that monkeypox can infect anyone in close contact with a patient or their contaminated clothing or bedsheets. Researchers are still exploring how it spreads but believe it’s mainly through close, skin-to-skin contact and through contact with bedding and clothing that touched an infected person’s rash or body fluids.
In Africa, monkeypox mainly spreads to people by infected wild animals like rodents in limited outbreaks that typically have not crossed borders. In Europe, North America and elsewhere, however, monkeypox is spreading among people with no links to animals or recent travel to Africa.
In the U.S. and Europe, the vast majority of infections have happened in men who have sex with men, though health officials have stressed that anyone can contract the virus.
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AP journalist Maria Cheng in London contributed. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/lifestyles/healthminute/africas-alone-in-monkeypox-deaths-but-has-no-vaccine-doses/ | 2022-07-28T14:09:56Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/lifestyles/healthminute/africas-alone-in-monkeypox-deaths-but-has-no-vaccine-doses/ | true |
President Joe Biden and China President Xi Jinping spoke on the phone Thursday morning as tensions between the two nations remain high.
Adding to the tensions, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning on visiting Taiwan. Per long-standing US policy, the US does not accept Taiwan’s independent status as mere talks of diplomatic ties between Taiwan and the US could raise tensions with China.
Pelosi’s office has yet to confirm reports directly she is headed to Taiwan, but House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, told the Associated Press he was invited.
Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told CNN on Thursday that there is no change in US policy concerning Taiwan.
“I mean, we have been seeing the Chinese increase their level of aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific region,” he said. “We certainly have seen an increase in their bellicose rhetoric with respect to Taiwan and to other false territorial and maritime claims in the Indo Pacific. I would just tell you that again, nothing's changed about our one China policy.” | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/biden-talks-with-chinese-president-amid-tensions-over-taiwan | 2022-07-28T14:10:04Z | https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/biden-talks-with-chinese-president-amid-tensions-over-taiwan | false |
NEW YORK (AP) — A germ that causes a rare and sometimes deadly disease — long thought to be confined to tropical climates — has been found in soil and water in the continental United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
The bacteria was found on the property of a Mississippi man who had come down with the disease, melioidosis. Officials don’t know how long it had been there, but they say it likely is occurring in other areas along the Gulf Coast.
U.S. physicians should consider melioidosis even in patients who haven’t traveled to other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert.
“Once it’s in the soil, it can be a health threat for people in the area,” said the CDC’s Julia Petras, who oversaw the investigation.
The illness can start with a wide range of symptoms like fever, joint pain and headaches. It’s treatable with the right antibiotics if it’s caught early, but it can lead to pneumonia, blood infections and even death if not properly treated.
About 12 cases are reported annually in the U.S. The vast majority have been in people who traveled to places where the bacteria is endemic, including certain regions of Australia, Thailand, and Central and South America.
People can get the illness through direct contact with contaminated soil and water, especially if they have a cut on their hand or foot. It is also possible to inhale the bacteria.
The bacteria may not bother healthy people. But it can be dangerous to those with diabetes, chronic kidney or lung disease and weakened immune systems.
Last year, four people came down with the disease even though none had traveled internationally. Officials blamed their illnesses on a contaminated aromatherapy spray imported from India.
The new findings explain two Mississippi cases in men who hadn’t traveled internationally, officials said. One got melioidosis in 2020 and the other, who lives about 10 miles away, got it this year. Both have recovered.
Health officials didn’t say exactly where in Mississippi the men live, but investigators took 109 soil and water samples from the area. The bacteria was found in three spots — two in soil and one in a puddle — on the property of the man who was sickened two years ago.
Finding the bacteria in U.S. soil is significant, but not surprising. Investigators have long believed that local soil contamination was behind infections in Texas’s Atascosa County in 2004 and 2018, CDC officials said. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/bacteria-that-causes-a-rare-tropical-disease-found-in-us-soil-for-the-first-time/ | 2022-07-28T14:11:19Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/top-stories/bacteria-that-causes-a-rare-tropical-disease-found-in-us-soil-for-the-first-time/ | true |
Procure-to-Pay Veteran, Mary Flynn Barton joins as SVP of NA Sales to fuel growth following Medius's OnPay Solutions acquisition earlier this year
STOCKHOLM, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medius, a leading provider of AP Automation and wider spend management solutions, announces the appointment of a new Senior Vice President for its sales function across North America.
Based in Alabama, Mary Flynn Barton is an award-winning and top revenue-generating technology sales leader and spend management expert. Mary joins the company to build the sales teams and help develop a deep understanding of the Medius customer journey.
Mary joins Medius from iDonate, where she was the CRO responsible for all sales, marketing, and customer success functions. Prior to that, she spent a decade at Coupa in various positions throughout the company and ultimately became the sales lead for its North Central Region.
Mary graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans and has lived throughout the US in New Orleans, Austin, San Francisco, Dallas, and Minneapolis and is now proud to call Daphne, Alabama home.
Mary joins Medius as the company invests in its US operations. Earlier in 2022, Medius acquired US-based OnPay Solutions with the acquisition acting as a driving force for the SaaS leader to grow its sales and channel sales functions to improve the end-to-end invoice-to-pay processes for its customers. Furthermore, Mary's appointment is the latest in a series of senior leadership hires at Medius, most recently including Tanya Wills as VP of Channel Sales and Alliances.
Mary Flynn Barton, SVP of Sales North America, comments: "It's an exciting time to be working in SaaS and fintech. AP is a critical function where businesses can quickly improve control, reduce risk, drive efficiency, and reduce costs. In uncertain economic times, AP Automation is an area of digital transformation that pays dividends back to companies. I'm looking forward to bringing my experience to Medius as we're investing for significant growth in North America."
Jim Lucier, CEO of Medius, comments: "Mary has amazing experience in the SaaS Procure-to-Pay space, and it's clear that she has a great passion for delivering value to customers, for leadership at all levels, and making her teams successful. She's an excellent professional and cultural fit for us at Medius, and we are lucky to have her. As we continue our rapid growth in North America to transform the lives of financial teams, talent like this is incredibly valuable. I am excited to see the positive impact Mary has."
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The in-person summit will feature speakers Brad Garlinghouse, Mike Novogratz, Keith Grossman, Balaji Srinivasan, Devin Finzer, Christine Moy and 150+ more
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messari, a leading provider of crypto market intelligence products, today has announced the initial speakers attending its Mainnet 2022 summit. The third annual summit will take place from September 21-23 at Pier 36 in New York City.
Attendees can look forward to fireside chats between Messari Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz and TIME President Keith Grossman as well as others. Additional speakers will include angel investor, tech founder, and author of The Network State Balaji Srinivasan, OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO Devin Finzer, and Apollo Global Management Partner and Head of Digital Management Christine Moy, who will be joined by 150+ other leading operators, builders, and investors from across the crypto industry.
"As 2022 has already proven to be a monumental year for the industry, we are excited to offer attendees an event that cuts through the noise and focuses on the innovations that will drive our industry forward," said Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. "Attendees should leave Mainnet feeling confident that the long-term outlook for crypto has never been brighter."
The in-person event will provide the ideal environment for attendees and speakers to convene for programming that focuses on addressing the ecosystem's challenges and advancements. Interactive and collaborative sessions include:
- Testnet: A series of quick pop-up sessions will teach participants how to use some of the most innovative platforms and applications through hands-on demos.
- Operating Advice: Attendees will gain actionable insights in 20 minutes or less for every area of the C-suite.
- Technical Content: Bear markets are all about builders. Mainnet 2022 summit will host developer workshops for the technically savvy that preview what's next in blockchain engineering.
- Regulation and Policy Discussions: Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to conversations between industry leaders and policymakers to learn what the future of crypto regulation should look like.
- Quarterly Reports: Join Messari analysts as they present a financial and roadmap snapshot of the most popular protocols. During these sessions, attendees will be able to participate in an in-depth Q&A with the leaders of those projects.
"The next few months will be crucial for our industry heading into 2023. This is the time to learn, adapt, and focus on building strong foundations," said Selkis. "Mainnet is an opportunity for industry leaders to share what they have been working on and make the connections that will help lead to new breakthroughs in the years ahead."
People interested in attending the summit can purchase tickets on the Mainnet website. For students and developers interested in attending, Mainnet 2022 is offering discounted tickets they can apply for.
Mainnet is an immersive, agenda-setting annual summit hosted by Messari. The summit gathers crypto leaders, operators, builders, and investors for three days of future-focused collaboration, networking, and programming. Attendees should expect interactive discussions, hands-on product demonstrations, technical workshops, and one-on-one meeting opportunities with leaders in the space. Learn more at mainnet.events or for more information, contact events@messari.io.
Mainnet is a production of Messari, the leading provider of market intelligence products focused on the digital asset ecosystem. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news, and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Since its inception in 2018, Messari has built strong relationships with the industry's top thinkers, investors, and builders from today's most promising projects. These relationships exceptionally position the company to create event programming that will attract attendees at all stages of their crypto investment journey from around the world. Learn more about Messari at messari.io.
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The collaboration equips brand and agency ad buyers with added transparency for display and video ad formats in mobile gaming environments
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leader in digital media quality, today announced a partnership with Anzu, an in-game advertising leader. This partnership enables global brands and agencies to effectively monitor the quality of their in-game media investments in mobile gaming environments. Through this collaboration, IAS provides advertisers with Invalid Traffic (IVT) measurement and reports on Viewability through the IAS Signal platform.
"Gaming continues to emerge as a medium with broad appeal and growing reach. By partnering with Anzu, we now deliver in-game measurement and transparency for advertisers within gaming environments," said Tom Sharma, Chief Product Officer of IAS. "This integration sets the platform for quality standards within ad-supported gaming and allows advertisers to better understand and control the quality of their media on Anzu."
In-game environments have posed various challenges for verification measurement throughout the ad tech industry, such as multiple forms of device types, game developers, and platforms, all of which make it difficult to use a single tech suite for verification coverage. This strategic collaboration further delivers ad transparency into mobile gaming environments, continuing IAS's progress related to in-game brand safety, suitability, IVT, and viewability measurement everywhere in the digital advertising ecosystem.
"Anzu's new partnership with IAS is the next step in standardizing in-game viewability and performance in the mobile gaming industry, which is projected to reach $136 billion worldwide this year," said Itamar Benedy, Co-Founder and CEO of Anzu. "This new partnership means advertisers can now get enhanced visibility into the effectiveness of their campaigns. This further strengthens the already robust metrics and reporting advertisers benefit from when running in-game ad campaigns with Anzu."
"This important measurement advancement will help accelerate advertisers' ability to scale their in-game media investments by further demonstrating the high performance of the Anzu platform," said Joe Cady, EVP Advanced Advertising & Partnerships, NBCUniversal. "We are excited to see Anzu and IAS partner to expand insights and streamline measurement operations for marketers as they evaluate their in-game media effectiveness."
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Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a global leader in digital media quality. IAS makes every impression count, ensuring that ads are viewable by real people, in safe and suitable environments, activating contextual targeting, and driving supply path optimization. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality for the world's leading brands, publishers, and platforms. We do this through data-driven technologies with actionable real-time signals and insight. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in New York, IAS works with thousands of top advertisers and premium publishers worldwide. For more information, visit integralads.com.
Anzu is the world's most advanced in-game advertising solution. Available across mobile, PC, console, and Roblox, Anzu's blended in-game ads put players first and help the world's biggest advertisers, including American Eagle, PepsiCo, and Vodafone, reach audiences in a non-disruptive and highly engaging way. Anzu also helps leading game studios like Ubisoft and Saber Interactive monetize their titles with ad placements that complement the gameplay, resulting in reliable revenue streams. Backed by WPP, Sony Innovation Fund, NBCUniversal, HTC, and other prominent investors, Anzu has raised $37M to make advertising in games better. Better for brands, better for game developers, and better for gamers. Learn more at https://www.anzu.io/.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TowneBank is pleased to announce the appointment of Ted Wolfe to president of TowneBank Charlotte.
Wolfe brings over 30 years of industry experience to TowneBank, including nearly two decades of commercial and corporate banking in the Charlotte market. In his role as president, he will continue efforts to ensure an extraordinary experience for our members and the bank's ongoing growth and positive impact in the Charlotte region. He will be based at the SouthPark location on Carnegie Boulevard.
Wolfe is a graduate of Davidson College, as well as the North Carolina School of Banking. Over the course of his career, he has been active in his community, volunteering and serving on the board of directors for a number of organizations, including Junior Achievement, the Salvation Army, and the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs. Additionally, Wolfe is active with his church and as a volunteer coach for youth basketball.
"Ted has an accomplished career and extensive experience in finance and leadership," said Billy Foster, president of TowneBank Central Virginia and the Carolinas. "As president, he will lead efforts to strengthen our presence and impact in the fast-growing Charlotte market. He has the admiration of our team already."
"We are delighted to welcome Ted Wolfe to TowneBank," Bob Aston, executive chairman, commented. "For the better part of a year, we have looked for the right person to join and lead our Charlotte family. Ted is the ideal mix of professionalism and passion. He understands the people-first approach at TowneBank, and our focus on serving others and enriching lives."
TowneBank entered the Charlotte market in 2018 through the acquisition of Paragon Bank. The community-minded bank has grown steadily in market share, with offices in SouthPark, Myers Park and Ballantyne.
Founded in 1999, TowneBank is a company built on relationships, offering a full range of banking and other financial services, with a focus of serving others and enriching lives. Dedicated to a culture of caring, Towne values all employees and members by embracing their diverse talents, perspectives, and experiences.
Today, the bank operates over 40 banking offices throughout Hampton Roads and Central Virginia, as well as Northeastern and Central North Carolina – serving as a local leader in promoting the social, cultural, and economic growth in each community. Towne offers a competitive array of business and personal banking solutions, delivered with only the highest ethical standards. Experienced local bankers providing a higher level of expertise and personal attention with local decision-making are key to the TowneBank strategy. Towne has grown its capabilities beyond banking to provide expertise through its controlled divisions and subsidiaries that include Towne Wealth Management, Towne Insurance Agency, Towne Benefits, TowneBank Mortgage, TowneBank Commercial Mortgage, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Towne Realty, Towne 1031 Exchange, LLC, and Towne Vacations. With total assets of $16.67 billion as of March 31, 2022, TowneBank is one of the largest banks headquartered in Virginia.
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MORRISVILLE, N.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Soil Health Institute (SHI) has released the agenda for its upcoming annual meeting to be held virtually on Aug. 11-12. Attendees at this year's annual meeting of the Soil Health Institute can expect a content-rich program ranging from scientific results to their translation and implementation, all designed to increase on-farm and environmental benefits by "Scaling Up Soil Health."
The keynote presentation for this year's meeting will be provided by Jane Ewing, Senior Vice-President for Sustainability, Walmart. This presentation will be followed by a session entitled "Engaging Commodities for Scaling Adoption of Regenerative Soil Health Systems in Cotton." In this session, which features three panel discussions, participants will learn about the tactics different organizations and individuals are using to bring on-farm and environmental benefits of soil health to scale.
In the first panel, farmers will discuss the challenges they encountered and overcame when adopting regenerative soil health systems in different soils and climates. In the second panel, leaders from Ralph Lauren, Walmart Foundation, VF Corporation, and Levi Strauss & Co. will discuss how they are supporting farmers in adopting soil health practices to achieve societal, environmental, and other goals. Insights into supply chain standards to further connect the market for fiber grown using soil health systems will be provided by a third panel of leaders from the Textile Exchange; Cotton, Inc.; U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol; and 2050.cloud.
Highlighting the afternoon of Aug. 11 is "Climate Change Mitigation through Soil Health," a session that discusses current programs ranging from local to global initiatives. This session will include a presentation by SHI on comparing strategies for assessing soil carbon stocks. Lessons learned from implementing such strategies at a regional scale will be described by Truterra, while programs to address climate change through soil health at the national scale will be presented by leaders from USDA-NRCS and Dairy Management, Inc. The session will close with a presentation on the "4 per 1000 Initiative," which uses soil health to address food security and climate goals at a global scale.
On Day Two of the meeting (Aug. 12), scientists from SHI will present results of a 3-year, $6.5-million project to assess and identify the most effective measurements of soil health. Management impacts on the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, water cycle, and soil microbiome will be presented, culminating in an announcement of the Institute's recommended measurements for assessing soil health across North America and beyond.
That afternoon, a panel on "Creating Impactful Learning Opportunities in Soil Health Education Programs" will be led by one of SHI's soil health educators. Panelists ranging from a farmer to a university educator to a Regional Director of USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education program will share their experiences and creative techniques for increasing effectiveness of soil health education programs.
Registration is free but required to participate. Continuing Education Credits will be offered. Register here.
The Soil Health Institute is a global non-profit with a mission of safeguarding and enhancing the vitality and productivity of soils through scientific research and advancement. Our vision is a world where farmers and ranchers grow quality food, fiber, and fuel using soil health systems that sustain farms and rural communities, promote a stable climate and clean environment, and improve human health and well-being. Accordingly, the Institute brings together leaders in soil health science and the industry to conduct research and empower farmers and other landowners with the knowledge to successfully adopt regenerative soil health systems that contribute economic and environmental benefits to agriculture and society. The Institute's scientific team holds doctorates in various soil science and related disciplines, with specialties in carbon cycling, nutrient cycling, water cycling, nutrient management, soil microbiome, farmer/adviser education, ecosystem services, soil-plant relationships, on-farm economics, and others. The team follows a comprehensive strategy for advancing adoption of regenerative soil health systems.
Healthy soils are the foundation for restoring our land. Together, we can create a secure future for all, mitigate the effects of climate change, and help farmers and organizations meet production and environmental goals at scale. Visit www.soilhealthinstitute.org to learn more, and follow us on YouTube, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.
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lstaley@soilhealthinstitute.org
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SALEM, N.H., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share which is payable August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2022.
The dividend is the Company's 232nd consecutive quarterly cash dividend. Standex has paid dividends each quarter since it became a public corporation in November 1964.
About Standex
Standex International Corporation is a global multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies and Specialty Solutions with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, India and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at www.standex.com.
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Caught on camera: Vehicle crashes onto Florida beach
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (WESH) - A vehicle was caught on camera crashing onto a beach in Florida.
A lifeguard moved out of the way just in time, then rushed to help rescue the passengers trapped inside.
“I mean it was in a couple feet of hitting my tower,” lifeguard Damien Curry said.
Curry said he was stunned in the late afternoon of Sunday as a vehicle, seen in a new video from a nearby hotel, rolled onto the beach and into the ocean.
The vehicle first hit the unoccupied toll booth and closed gate.
“I saw the car smack into the toll booth, toll booth exploded,” Curry said. “I was like, ‘Oh my gosh.’ I’m turning around. I’m looking at it, and the car is coming at me. The glass was shattered. The bumper’s off. It’s smoking. It’s coming at me. I’m like, it just barely misses me.”
It didn’t miss a 5-year-old boy, swimming, who was pulled under the vehicle.
David Alamos took some stitches for deep lacerations but has since been released from the hospital.
Curry ran to the vehicle. The driver, his fiance and two children were inside.
“The car is almost to the sandbar so it’s floating, right, and like a mob of people are trying to bring it back,” he said.
They got it back. Curry rescued one of the children. The other child and the mother were already out.
Then he went for the driver, who authorities believe suffered some kind of seizure, causing him to lose control.
“I’m unbuckling this guy, the driver and I’m getting buzzed, like the car is short circuiting, you know? I’m like, I’m getting shocked, shocked, yea, like electrical shock,” Curry said.
Despite the risks, Curry knew people were in trouble.
“Anything goes in that water, I’m going to go after it,” he said. “Anybody on this beach would have done it. I work with a bunch of heroes, and I look up to all of them.”
The driver of the vehicle is in the hospital.
A family spokesperson said he has been referred to a neurologist in his home state of Massachusetts.
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TAMPA, Fla., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tampa, Florida, cabinet company has completed its expansion plans. The planned expansion to their Tampa headquarters and distribution center includes building out a new facility and doubling the number of employees.
Innovation Cabinetry, a luxury all-wood residential cabinetry distributor, is located just north of the Tampa International Airport, at 7030 Anderson Road, where it employs 34 people. The company recently planned and executed a new 128,000-square-foot manufacturing and warehouse facility near 9252 East Columbus Drive, Ste 300 east of state route 301.
The new property accommodates two expansions, manufacturing, and a warehouse facility for Innovation Cabinetry. "We've added leading-edge automated equipment, software, and most importantly, highly specialized staff to expand our product offering," states John Huang, President and CEO of Innovation Cabinetry, Tampa." MADE IN AMERICA" is our future. I feel very proud to have the opportunity to expand my business here in Florida. For me, manufacturing in the Tampa Bay area means greater control over our products' quality, costs, and timeframes." Feedback from their customers has been fantastic. The first product to roll off the lines is a revolutionary outdoor cabinet collection- Endura. This unique collection will expand their customer's business while encouraging everyone to live a healthier lifestyle outdoors."
The multi-million-dollar expansion has created jobs in accounting, engineering, training, purchasing, project management, and other roles.
"Innovation Cabinetry has been thriving in Tampa since we established a presence here in 2005," said Mr. Huang. "It made perfect sense for us to expand our headquarters in this location, where we have excellent access to the interstate and plenty of room to grow."
For additional information or images regarding INNOVATION CABINETRY or this release, call toll-free at 1-888-206-1088 and visit the INNOVATION CABINETRY website at www.innovationcabientry.com.
ABOUT US: Innovation Cabinetry is an innovative provider of residential cabinetry for interior and exterior use. Founded in 2005 and based in Tampa, Florida, Innovation Cabinetry is one of America's fastest growing and most successful cabinet companies.
The 17-year history of our company began with the passion for providing only the highest quality cabinets with an absolute commitment to our customers. Today our diverse product offering includes cabinetry solutions for virtually every indoor and outdoor application. Our research and development department and selected designers are continually developing and sourcing new products for the ever-changing cabinetry market. We attribute our success not only to new innovative cabinetry products but to the strong relationships we have forged in the cabinet industry. Therefore, Innovation Cabinetry is a quality you can trust, a luxury you can afford.
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NYS Department of Health Grant Brings More Resources and Training Throughout the Region
YONKERS, N.Y., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York State Department of Health has continued Montefiore Health System's designation as a Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease (CEAD) with a $2.3 million grant over five years to provide comprehensive screening and care planning for individuals with memory impairments and their caregivers in the Hudson Valley.
The population of the seven counties in the Hudson Valley is 2.3 million, according to the 2019 American Community Survey. More than 388,000 of these individuals (16.7%) are 65 or older, slightly higher than the state rate of 16.4%. By 2030, that number is expected to grow by 19%, meaning that by the end of the decade there will be more than 400,000 residents in the region who are 65 or older, significantly increasing the likely incidence of Alzheimer's disease.
The Montefiore CEAD, one of 10 in the state, promotes early diagnosis and assessment by a team of neurologists, geriatricians, neuropsychologists and social workers to determine if an individual's memory issues are caused by Alzheimer's disease, another form of dementia, or are the result of an unrelated medical issue.
"Early and accurate diagnosis offers benefits to both patients and caregivers, including education and advance financial, legal, medical and caregiving planning; access to new treatment modalities and to community-based support services," said Jessica Zwerling, M.D., a neurologist and director of the Montefiore CEAD who is also a professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "The funds from NYS Department of Health will help us expand specialized dementia training to more clinicians, psychologists, residents, nurses and social workers throughout the region. We'll also be bolstering education in this area for students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, ensuring the workforce is best positioned to assist people with memory impairments. Focus will include why care plans must address medical, social and caregiving needs, accounting for each person's native language, level of education, vocation and cultural background. Additionally, it'll note the role of clinical trials in identifying new treatments."
The CEAD is based at Montefiore's Center for the Aging Brain in Yonkers, which partners with multi-specialty practices in the Hudson Valley, resulting in more than 1,200 new diagnostic assessments in the region (plus another 1,000 in the Bronx) in the past year alone.
In addition to training other healthcare providers and creating personalized treatment plans, Montefiore partners with community organizations like the Alzheimer's Association, Westchester Jewish Community Services, the Jewish Association Serving the Aging (JASA) and CaringKind to help families get non-medical support.
About Montefiore Health System
Montefiore Health System is one of New York's premier academic health systems and is a recognized leader in providing exceptional quality and personalized, accountable care to approximately three million people in communities across the Bronx, Westchester, and the Hudson Valley. It is comprised of 10 hospitals, including the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital and more than 200 outpatient ambulatory care sites. The advanced clinical and translational research at its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, directly informs patient care and improves outcomes. From the Montefiore-Einstein Centers of Excellence in cancer, cardiology and vascular care, pediatrics, and transplantation, to its preeminent school-based health program, Montefiore is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system providing coordinated, comprehensive care to patients and their families. For more information, please visit www.montefiore.org. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram and LinkedIn, or view us on Facebook and YouTube.
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BOGALUSA, La. (BRPROUD) – Louisiana rapper JayDaYoungan was killed Wednesday night in one of two “possibly related” shootings that took place within 75 minutes of each other in his hometown of Bogalusa, according to police.
The 24-year-old rapper, whose real name is Javorius Scott, was shot around 5:50 p.m. and taken to a local hospital, according to the Bogalusa Police Department.
The rapper, known for his songs “23 Island” and “Elimination,” was pronounced dead a few hours later.
A second victim, identified as Kenyatta Scott Sr., was also shot and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
Police said Scott Sr. is considered a “close family member” of Javorius Scott and has since been listed in stable condition.
A separate shooting happened around 7 p.m. during which a “vehicle was shot, possibly related to the first shooting,” according to the Bogalusa Police Department.
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GUANGZHOU, China, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MINISO Group Holding Limited (NYSE: MNSO; HKEx: 9896) ("MINISO," "MINISO Group" or the "Company"), a global retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products, today issued the following press release in response to allegations made in a report issued by Blue Orca Capital ("Blue Orca").
As the Company previously disclosed, on July 26, 2022, shortseller Blue Orca issued a report attacking the Company (the "Report"). In the past two days, the Company has been reporting its preliminary findings rebutting the Report's key allegations to the Independent Committee that the Company's Board of Directors had formed to oversee an independent investigation regarding the allegations made in the Report ("Independent Investigation").
Among the preliminary findings that the Company reported to the Independent Committee are the following:
1. Franchise Business Model
The Company believes that the allegation made in the Report about the Company's franchise business model is without merit. As disclosed in the Company's previous filings made in the United States and Hong Kong, the Company adopts the MINISO Retail Partner model as the Company's predominant business model for its operations in China. Under this model, when a MINISO Retail Partner joins the Company's store network, the MINISO Retail Partner — not the Company — shoulders the associated capital expenditure and operating expenses. The Company provides the MINISO Retail Partners only with operational guidance in the form of store management and consultation services. All of the Company's MINISO Retail Partners are independent of the Company and are not owned or controlled by the Company legally, operationally, or otherwise.
Historically, certain MINISO Retail Partners requested the Company's assistance with certain administrative tasks, such as corporate registration with the local administration of industry and commerce. From time to time, in providing the requested assistance, some Company employees may have found it necessary or expedient to provide their names and contact information to the local authorities and did so on their own initiative. This information, in turn, became part of the registration records of a number of stores owned and operated by MINISO Retail Partners. The Report's allegation that "over 620" stores are "registered to MINISO executives or persons connected to chairman" is erroneous. To the best of the Company's knowledge, the number of instances where Company employees provided their names in the manner described was only a very small fraction of the Company's total store counts. Moreover, most of these instances can be traced back to the same small group of employees whose duties and responsibilities included government relations such as corporate registrations. These unapproved practices by individual employees have been substantially curtailed. As of the date of this press release, to the best of the Company's knowledge, there are only three stores owned by retail partners with junior-level Company employees' name on their registration records. None of the Company's management's name, or that of their relatives, appears in any MINISO Retail Partners stores' registration records.
In any event, none of the above shows that these independently operated stores, simply by virtue of receiving ad hoc administrative assistance from the Company or its employees, thereby became Company-owned and Company-controlled stores. As disclosed in the Company's prior public filings in the United States and Hong Kong, other than the directly-operated and distributor-operated stores, all of the MINISO and TOP TOY stores in China were and are owned by MINISO Retail Partners that were and are independent of the Company and the Company's management. Moreover, as previously disclosed, under the MINISO Retail Partner model, the Company recognizes revenue, not when products are delivered to its MINISO Retail Partners, but only when products are sold by its MINISO Retail Partners to end-customers. Under this timing of revenue recognition, incentives to inflate the reported number of its MINISO Retail Partners are substantially reduced.
2. Land Deals Involving the Company's Chairman
The Company believes that the Report's allegation that Chairman Ye siphoned off IPO proceeds by a series of real estate transactions is also without merit. In December 2020, MINISO and Chairman Ye formed a joint venture ("JV") for the purpose of purchasing a piece of land to build an office building in China, with Chairman Ye holding 80% interest in the JV and MINISO holding the remaining 20%. In October 2021, MINISO bought out Chairman Ye's 80% interest for RMB 695 million. The above transactions were fully and accurately disclosed in the Company's prospectus for its Hong Kong IPO and the press releases dated December 11, 2020, and September 26, 2021. Moreover, these transactions were duly presented to and approved by the Company's Board of Directors and its Audit Committee.
Nonetheless, the Report alleges that Mr. Ye never contributed any cash to the JV. As a result, the Report alleges that the Company's buy-out of Mr. Ye's shares in October 2021 was "money for nothing." The Report is incorrect.
In exchange for his 80% stake in the JV, Mr. Ye contributed the following to the JV:
(i) On February 2, 2021, YGF MC Limited, a company solely owned by Mr. Ye, contributed USD 34.5 million (~RMB 222.95 million) to the JV;
(ii) On February 4, 2021, Mr. Ye, through another company owned and controlled by him, obtained a loan in the amount of RMB 319.9 million and contributed the loan proceeds to the JV; and
(iii) On May 25, 2021, YGF MC Limited contributed another RMB 200 million to the JV.
As the foregoing shows, Mr. Ye contributed a total of approximately RMB742.88 million to the JV. When MINISO bought out Mr. Ye's 80% stake in the JV in October 2021, the Company engaged an independent third-party appraiser to conduct a valuation on the JV. Together with Mr. Ye's other interest in the JV, Mr. Ye's total interest in the JV was estimated to be over RMB 700 million. Each of these numbers is in excess of the RMB 695 million that MINISO paid Mr. Ye to buy out Mr. Ye's shares in the JV.
3. The Company's Business Prospects
Finally, the Company believes that the Report's allegations about the Company's business prospects are likewise without merit. For example, far from a sign that the Company was struggling, the reduction of the Company's licensing fees was part of the Company's considered strategy to incentivize its MINISO Retail Partners to open stores in third- and lower-tier Chinese cities. This strategy succeeded. As disclosed on page 250 of the Hong Kong prospectus, the number of MINISO stores in third- and lower-tier cities in China increased from 806 as of June 30, 2019 to 894 as of June 30, 2020 and 1,137 as of June 30, 2021. Year to year, the number of MINISO stores in third- and lower-tier cities in China increased from 1,029 as of December 31, 2020 to 1,307 as of December 31, 2021.
The Company's revenue from licensing fees received from MINISO Retail Partners also increased during the relevant period. As the Company disclosed on pages 18 and 306 of the Hong Kong prospectus, revenue from license fees received from the Company's MINISO Retail Partners was RMB13.6 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019; RMB58.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020; and RMB54.0 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. For the six months ended December 31, 2021 and 2022, revenue from license fees received from the Company's MINISO Retail Partners was RMB20.3 million and RMB42.2 million, respectively.
With respect to store closure, the Report cites inaccurate store closure data reported by several media outlets from several years ago. The latest information about the number of stores closed in fiscal years ended June 30, 2019, 2020, and 2021, and the same metric for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and 2021, can be found at pages 249 and 255 of the Hong Kong prospectus.
About MINISO Group
MINISO is a global retailer offering a variety of design-led lifestyle products. The Company serves consumers primarily through its large network of MINISO stores, and promotes a relaxing, treasure-hunting and engaging shopping experience full of delightful surprises that appeals to all demographics. Design, quality and affordability are at the core of every MINISO product it delivers, and the Company continually and frequently rolls out products of these qualities. Since the opening of its first store in China in 2013, the Company has built its flagship brand "MINISO" as a globally recognized retail brand and established a store network worldwide.
For more information, please visit https://ir.miniso.com/.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "is/are likely to," "potential," "continue," or other similar expressions. MINISO may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about MINISO's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's reports filed with, or furnished to the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and MINISO undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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What didn't make the Arizona Voters' Agenda provides insight into what to focus on instead
PHOENIX, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As primary campaigns hit the final stretch, several of the front and center topics being pushed run the risk of "turning off" significant portions of the electorate. To deter non-priorities that are receiving outsized attention and shift focus to what most voters want to be discussed in this election, Center for the Future of Arizona (CFA) announced today several topics that didn't make the Arizona Voters' Agenda– a data-driven look at what a majority of likely Arizona voters care about and want candidates to address in the midterm election.
The Arizona Voters' Agenda was developed from recent survey research of Republican, Democratic, and independent/unaffiliated voters of all ages and is built on where a majority of likely voters across political and age groups agree. The data reveals topics that are most important to voters. It also shows that several of the topics currently dominating political dialogue are not prioritized by majorities of voters.
"Pitfalls" create dead ends in the political discourse and drive attention away from the significant number of issues upon which large portions of the electorate agree. CFA aims to shift election dialogue away from the pitfalls of divisive issues, which tend to stifle solution-building and cause voters to tune out.
"The polarization narrative dominates our political life, and it misleads us. The way to work our way out of disillusionment with our politics is by avoiding these pitfalls and working together to achieve the prosperity Arizonans want for our state and its people," said Dr. Sybil Francis, President & CEO of CFA. "A failure to heed the voices of Arizona voters and their preferences in our election campaigns is a missed opportunity to further our democracy. This is an opportunity to better align the priorities of Arizona voters with their electoral choices. The broad agreement we see across parties and age demographics on the issues important to the future of our state can and should be reflected in our politics."
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Which brand is right for you, Innisfree or Wishful?
When it comes to skin care, there is a wide range of cleansers, facial serums, exfoliators, serums and more available. Each serves a different purpose, but most are meant to hydrate, rejuvenate and leave the skin feeling clean and refreshed. Two of the most recognizable skin care brands are Innisfree and Wishful. They each have a line of skin care treatments and cosmetic solutions formulated for different skin types and needs.
Innisfree
Founded in 2000, Innisfree is a cosmetic company that operates under the larger Amore Pacific banner. It started in South Korea but quickly gained worldwide popularity. People love Innisfree for its gentle, effective at-home treatments, natural formulas and reasonable price point.
One thing that makes Innisfree different is its commitment to producing clean, eco-conscious skin care treatments and cosmetics. The brand’s formulas primarily consist of natural ingredients, such as green tea and volcanic soil. Innisfree ensures that its ingredients are ethically sourced to promote clean, eco-friendly and skin-friendly beauty.
Innisfree offers everything from sunscreen and moisturizers to pore-clearing clay masks and cleansing kits. Costs range from around $15-$35.
Innisfree pros
- The line offers high-quality, naturally sourced formulas.
- The eco-friendly brand is focused on sustainable beauty and clean, healthy skin.
- Most cosmetics come in at an affordable price point.
- Sustainable sourcing with minimal environmental impact.
- Safe and gentle skin care solutions for nearly any skin type.
- A wide array of cosmetics are offered, ranging from moisturizers to serums to sunscreen.
Innisfree cons
- Since most of the formulas are simple, they’re not as effective as brands that use higher amounts of active ingredients.
- While the brand is making moves to become cruelty-free, it hasn’t gotten there yet.
- Only some of the cosmetics are vegan.
- Most formulas include a fragrance that can irritate sensitive skin.
Best Innisfree cosmetics
Innisfree Daily UV SPF Sunscreen Broad Spectrum
Designed for daily use, this sunscreen has an SPF rating of 36 and can protect skin against the sun’s rays. The formula contains a blend of green tea, sunflower oil and cica to provide lightweight and smooth protection that hydrates. It’s safe for most skin types, but it’s especially effective for those with dry skin. The container is 1.69 fluid ounces.
Innisfree Cherry Blossom Dewy Glow Facial Moisturizers
This moisturizing face cream not only leaves the skin clean and nourished for hours but also provides long-term hydration. It can also help even out uneven skin and leave it more radiant. The formula includes glycerin for hydration, cherry blossom flavonoids for radiance and niacinamide to brighten the skin. It has a light scent.
Innisfree Green Tea Seed Intensive Hydrating Serum
Designed to replenish and retain moisture, this hydrating serum is gentle on most skin types. It’s made with green tea seed oil and green tea extracts that help smooth out the complexion. It also contains hyaluronic acid, which can provide up to 25 hours of hydration. It has a lovely fragrance that fades over time.
Wishful
Wishful is a beauty and skin care brand that was launched in 2020 by popular beauty blogger and influencer Huda Kattan, who also created Huda Beauty. The brand offers cruelty-free skin care that uses clean, simple formulas that work. It’s committed to making skin care routines simple, intentional, clean and effective.
Similar to Innisfree, Wishful offers an array of skin care treatments, such as enzyme scrubs, sheet masks, serums and moisturizers. Each item is designed to be used together to create or add to a personalized skin care routine. Costs range from around $20-$90.
Wishful pros
- The skin care items are ethically sourced and free from unhealthy or negative ingredients such as parabens, phthalates, formaldehyde, coal tar and aluminum salts.
- Wishful is committed to cruelty-free skin care, health and beauty.
- Simple, transparent formulas that are results-focused, clean and minimalistic.
- The products are light, gentle, hydrating and effective.
- The brand offers personal skin care solutions for any skin type.
- Elegant packaging design makes for great gifts.
Wishful cons
- Some treatments contain a strong perfume-like fragrance, which could bother sensitive noses or skin.
- Textures of some skin care solutions are thick upon the initial application.
- Simple formulas are gentle for sensitive skin, but they aren’t as effective on major skin problems.
Best Wishful cosmetics
This 100-milliliter enzyme scrub can exfoliate the skin and leave it with a beautiful glow that lasts all day. It’s formulated for normal, combination, dry and oily skin, but it’s also safe for sensitive skin. It comes in a cream that’s easy to apply as needed.
Wishful Thirst Trap Juice Serum
This 1-ounce facial serum comes with three types of hyaluronic acid that leave the skin feeling smooth and hydrated. It’s cruelty-free and ethically sourced with soothing aloe vera and peptides that support collagen production. It’s safe for all skin types, especially those with dry skin.
Wishful Honey Balm Niacinamide Moisturizer
This honey balm moisturizer is an excellent option for anyone who regularly experiences dullness or uneven skin tone. It contains turmeric root extract, which soothes skin, and niacinamide, which can make pores smaller. It’s great for oily, normal and combination skin types.
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Should you get Innisfree or Wishful skin care products?
Both Innisfree and Wishful offer cosmetics and skin care solutions that can rejuvenate, hydrate, freshen and cleanse the skin. These popular brands use ethical sourcing and natural ingredients in many of their formulas. Plus, they’re designed for most skin types.
If you want a more established brand with international success, Innisfree is a great option. Its skin care is affordable, gentle and convenient for anyone looking to start a new skin care routine. But if you’re interested in a newer brand that’s cruelty-free and can complement an existing routine, Wishful is the better choice.
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OpenText marks fifth year as market leader underpinned by investments in AI, content services and customer data platforms to drive Customer Experience Management (CXM) integration
WATERLOO, ON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX), (TSX: OTEX), today announced OpenText Experience Platform for Communications solution has been recognized as a Leader in the 2022 Aspire Leaderboard™ for Communications Experience Platform (CXP). Additionally, OpenText market leading Customer Communications Management (CCM) product, OpenText Exstream, has been named a leader in AnyPrem CCM Software. This is the fifth year OpenText™ has been named a leader on the Aspire Leaderboard.
According to Aspire, "OpenText™ is increasingly positioning itself as a vendor offering a best-of-suite platform in the converging CCM-CXM space. As businesses begin searching for ways to holistically manage communications and digital experiences across the entire customer lifecycle, OpenText™ – with its wide range of capabilities – is in an excellent position to capitalize on this growing market demand. Through integration with Google BigQuery and Analytics, it offers advanced data capabilities that combine with its leading CCM and Experience Cloud solutions to provide a good foundation for companies looking to manage critical communications, customer service communications, and marketing interactions in a single environment."
"The customer communications management market is changing – there's an increasing need for personalization to drive digital experiences at scale," said Sandy Ono, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, OpenText™. "OpenText™ is continuing to innovate in solutions that intrinsically evolve CCM to meet a broader need for customer experience management to deliver the holistic, highly personalized customer communications today's market demands."
OpenText™ Experience Cloud improves customer experience by allowing customers to access real-time first-party data and automatically deliver a personalized experience that optimizes and enhances the customers' journey. As a key component of this solution, OpenText Exstream powers data modernization, enabling organizations to bring together relevant, personalized and insightful data-driven communications with digital experiences in the form of customer-preferred delivery channels and formats.
"OpenText™ is actively driving integrated CCM/CXM platform development, offering data-driven communications and digital experiences, underpinned by investments in AI, content services and customer data platforms," said Kaspar Roos, founder and CEO of Aspire. "With its accelerated shift to the cloud, redesigned interfaces for the majority of its CCM (and CXM) products, deeper integration, and a greater focus on AI, we believe OpenText™ is prepared to continue shaping the CCM market in the years ahead."
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Aspire Customer Communications Services is a boutique consulting firm specializing in the Customer Communications Management (CCM), Customer Experience Management (CXM), and Customer Journey Management (CJM) industries. Through deep market expertise and global insights, Aspire works with Software, Services and Solution providers, and Business Advisories and Private Equity Firms to help them achieve their CCM goals. Find more information about how Aspire is helping organizations navigate the complexities of the customer communications world at http://www.aspireccs.com.
OpenText, The Information Company™, enables organizations to gain insight through market leading information management solutions, powered by OpenText Cloud Editions. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTEX) visit opentext.com.
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Sony begins testing 1440p support for the PS5 console
Sony is testing this new PS5 software with beta testers today and may roll it out to all PS5 owners in the coming months.
Sony is testing 1440p resolution support for its PlayStation 5 console, a highly requested addition. Testers today will have access to a new beta version of the PS5 system software that includes 1440p support, curated game lists for your library, and new social features. The new 1440p video output option will allow PS5 owners to choose this resolution on compatible TVs and monitors. If games support 1440p, native 1440p output will be supported; otherwise, 4K games will benefit from anti-aliasing enhancement by supersampling up to 1440p output.
PS5 owners with beta software can check if their HDMI-connected display supports 1440p in the display and video section of the PS5 dashboard. However, Sony warns that variable refresh rate will not support 1440p and will only work at 1080p and 4K on the PS5. This latest PS5 software update also includes game lists, designed to make organising your games more accessible. You can create game lists from the main game library, and each list will support up to 100 games. There is a limit of 15 total game lists, and disc, digital, and streaming games can be added to the lists. They are essentially folders into which you can add various games.
Sony is also adding new social features, including a request option to ask friends to start sharing their screens and new notifications when you join a party to let you know when you can join a friend's game in progress. You'll also be able to send stickers and voice messages at parties and quickly compare the difference between 3D audio and regular stereo before choosing your preferred setting. Sony is testing this new PS5 software with beta testers today, and it will likely roll out to all PS5 owners in the coming months. | https://www.thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/sony-begins-testing-1440p-support-for-the-ps5-console-755470 | 2022-07-28T14:25:11Z | https://www.thehansindia.com/technology/tech-news/sony-begins-testing-1440p-support-for-the-ps5-console-755470 | true |
Upshurst: Crimson And Gold, What Hair Dyes\nAn upsher has always made good color. We find no exception with any color he does and think in order not too have her hair grow old too rapidly we can asses this shade is so new this year. Soft red honeynets are seen and there is never any faultfinds with her co-parton. Her name by no accident or mistake was picked without our good will for WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession.
The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday in the gross domestic product — the broadest gauge of the economy — followed a 1.6% annual drop from January through March. Consecutive quarters of falling GDP constitute one informal, though not definitive, indicator of a recession.
The report comes at a critical time. Consumers and businesses have been struggling under the weight of punishing inflation and higher borrowing costs. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its push to conquer the worst inflation outbreak in four decades.
The Fed is hoping to achieve a notoriously difficult “soft landing”: An economic slowdown that manages to rein in rocketing prices without triggering a recession.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell and many economists have said that while the economy is showing some weakening, they doubt it’s in recession. Many of them point, in particular, to a still-robust labor market, with 11 million job openings and an uncommonly low 3.6% unemployment rate, to suggest that a recession, if one does occur, is still a ways off.
Thursday’s first of three government estimates of GDP for the April-June quarter marks a drastic weakening from the 5.7% growth the economy achieved last year. That was the fastest calendar-year expansion since 1984, reflecting how vigorously the economy roared back from the brief but brutal pandemic recession of 2020.
But since then, the combination of mounting prices and higher borrowing costs have taken a toll. The Labor Department’s consumer price index skyrocketed 9.1% in June from a year earlier, a pace not matched since 1981. And despite widespread pay raises, prices are surging faster than wages. In June, average hourly earnings, after adjusting for inflation, slid 3.6% from a year earlier, the 15th straight year-over-year drop.
The inflation surge and fear of a recession have eroded consumer confidence and stirred public anxiety about the economy, which is sending frustratingly mixed signals. And with the November midterm elections nearing, Americans’ discontent has diminished President Joe Biden’s public approval ratings and increased the likelihood that the Democrats will lose control of the House and Senate.
Consumer spending is still growing. But Americans are losing confidence: Their assessment of economic conditions six months from now has reached its lowest point since 2013, according to the Conference Board, a research group.
Recession risks have been growing as the Fed’s policymakers have pursued a campaign of rate hikes that will likely extend into 2023. The Fed’s hikes have already led to higher rates on credit cards and auto loans and to a doubling of the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the past year, to 5.5. Home sales, which are especially sensitive to interest rate changes, have tumbled.
Even with the economy recording a second straight quarter of negative GDP, many economists do not regard it as constituting a recession. The definition of recession that is most widely accepted is the one determined by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a group of economists whose Business Cycle Dating Committee defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months.”
The committee assesses a range of factors before publicly declaring the death of an economic expansion and the birth of a recession — and it often does so well after the fact.
This week, Walmart, the nation’s largest retailer, lowered its profit outlook, saying that higher gas and food prices were forcing shoppers to spend less on many discretionary items, like new clothing.
Manufacturing is slowing, too. America’s factories have enjoyed 25 consecutive months of expansion, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index, though supply chain bottlenecks have made it hard for factories to fill orders.
But now, the factory boom is showing signs of strain. The ISM’s index dropped last month to its lowest level in two years. New orders declined. Factory hiring dropped for a second straight month. | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/us-economy-shrinks/507-3b21ddcc-d9ee-4bbe-8494-3c01026c1cc3 | 2022-07-28T14:26:33Z | https://www.kcentv.com/article/news/nation-world/us-economy-shrinks/507-3b21ddcc-d9ee-4bbe-8494-3c01026c1cc3 | false |
Sprite is moving away from its iconic green bottles to be more sustainable.
The Coca-Cola Company announced Sprite will be packaged in clear plastic bottles now.
The company said while the green bottles are recyclable, the material was typically used for single-use items like clothes and carpeting. It adds that the clear bottles can repeatedly be recycled into new bottles.
“Sprite’s move to clear will help us introduce more 100% rPET bottles like DASANI is launching and keep more bottles in the circular economy," said Chris Vallette, senior vice president of Technical Innovation and Stewardship for Coca-Cola North America.
The green plastic bottles will be phased out starting Aug. 1.
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LOVELAND, Colo., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HempMy Pet and Tarleton University, a member of the Texas A&M university system, are excited to announce positive results of their Cannabidiol (CBD) Equine Study focusing on the stress of transportation and a myriad of behaviors.
Tarleton University has completed its study using HempMy Pet's Full Spectrum Abacus CBD oil on horses with great success. The objective of the research program was to explore opportunities that full spectrum CBD oil may provide to the livestock industry as a tool to mediate stressors, minimize injury during transport and handling, and promote health by minimizing overstimulation of the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal glands, commonly called the HPA axis.
The research demonstrated that higher doses of CBD (.6mg/kg of body weight) are more effective overall compared to lower doses of CBD (.3mg/kg of body weight). In both dosages, CBD was non-detectable after 24 hours with the highest blood concentration levels peaking at four hours after it was administered.
There was no difference observed in the effects of CBD in male and female horses, but there was an increase in feed eating times in both the low and higher CBD dosages. The higher dosage was seen to have a much longer feed time compared to the lower dosage.
Research showed there was a decrease in cortisol levels in the transportation portion of the study and that there were not any long-lasting effects of the CBD in both the low and high dosages.
Environmental stressors such as handling, transport, and housing can affect aspects of a horse's behavior, such as weight gain and feed efficiency, in addition to stimulating stereotypic behaviors, such as bar biting, self-mutilation, and excessive aggression. CBD has been shown to decrease anxiety from a variety of stimuli in previous studies of both dogs and mice and researchers were thrilled to see similar results with horses.
Dr. Kimberly Guay, Ph.D., P.A.S., Tarleton University states, "My research goals are to perform as many projects as necessary to better understand the physiological and behavioral responses of animals when they consume CBD and Hemp processing byproducts such as hempseed meal. It is important to recognize the differences in these products so that we can categorize and utilize them in safe and useful ways. There is still much to be done, and we will continue to fill in the blanks that remain regarding these products in our animals. I have much respect for companies like HempMy Pet for making the responsible and conscientious decision to subject their products for unbiased analysis."
Natalie Mondine, HempMy Pet Co-Founder and COO, says, "This is our second clinical trial study overall, but it is the first study we have done with horses, and we are very pleased with the results. Being approached by Tarleton University to collaborate on a study was very exciting for us, as it shows that the interest in the therapeutic benefits of hemp are valid and have a real future in medicine. If we look at the science and data behind all of the research that has been done so far, it's impossible to ignore that CBD and hemp derivatives have an overwhelmingly positive effect on a myriad of health concerns and are a real alternative to pharmaceuticals."
HempMy Pet, a division of HM Health, LLC, offers CBD-infused products for dogs, cats, and horses. All products are made with their in-house, full-spectrum oil derived from their proprietary genetics, and grown in their Loveland, Colorado greenhouses. For more information, visit www.hempmypet.com or email directly support@HempMyPet.com.
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HAIKOU, China, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd China International Consumer Products Expo (Hainan Expo) opened its doors on July 26 in Haikou City, the capital of southern China's Hainan Province. Drawing in over 2,800 brands representing over 60 countries, this year's Hainan Expo aims to be an expo of firsts, with many exhibitors making their first showing and a number of products debuting over the coming days. Over 100 thousand visitors have attended the expo over the past two days.
Since opening, visitors have jostled to get a look at the high-end consumer goods and one-off designs on display from both Chinese domestic and international companies. Dell launched new offerings for each of their laptop ranges. The environmentally conscious Chinese jeweler GAONAS displayed a unique piece "The Miner's Tear" which reflects the Expo themes of environmental protection and sustainable development.
France, this year's guest-of-honor country, brought close to fifty enterprises and 250 brands -ranging from skincare, beauty and fashion to fine French wines and gourmet offerings - to the Expo, making it the country with the largest number of exhibitors after China.
On opening day, L'Oreal launched Hainan tourist retail operations with two of its major brands, Prada Fragrance and Takami. Together with its partners, it also published the "Action Guide for Household Chemicals Industry to Promote Sustainable Consumption", the first guide of its kind in China. Haikou Global Boutique Duty-Free City and fashion label Karl Lagerfeld signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
A total of 74 events were held on opening day, most notably the 2nd Global Consumer Innovation and Duty-Free and Tourism Retail Conference and 25 separate events by the Global Consumer Forum. Over 20 consumer reports from various professional research and consulting firms on various industries were released. Meanwhile, the 2nd Hainan Expo Fashion Week opened and 48 product launches took place.
The China International Consumer Products Expo is China's only such exposition, and is also the largest in the Asia-Pacific region. Since the first Expo held over a year ago, Hainan has stepped up the pace in syncing its duty-free market with international standards in terms of product variety, brands and price. Hainan's offshore duty-free market saw rapid growth over 2021, with sales exceeding RMB60 billion (USD8.9 billion).
Hainan Expo has become an important window for companies outside China to learn more about the Hainan Free Trade Port, the world's largest free trade port, which has attracted an increasing number of international firms to set up operations within its borders. The last Expo saw Richemont, Taikoo and Pernod Ricard announce their plans to establish bases in Hainan. This year, France's LVMH and US business analytics heavyweight Dun & Bradstreet declared their intentions to follow suit, with LVMH due to set up a regional tourism retail supply center.
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Digestive Support is the first and only enzyme plus probiotic solution specifically formulated to support patients who experience digestive discomfort following metabolic and bariatric surgery*
ELMA, N.Y., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bariatric Fusion, a globally recognized nutraceutical brand offering a safe, affordable, great-tasting line of quality bariatric supplements to support patient compliance, today announced the launch of Digestive Support, the first complete digestive solution in the bariatric market featuring digestive enzymes plus probiotics. This product was formulated to support postoperative metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) patients who experience digestive discomfort.*
According to The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), sleeve gastrectomy and roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are the most popular MBS procedures, accounting for nearly 80% of all surgical weight loss procedures.[i] Food Sensitivities and digestive discomfort, such as bloating, occasional gas and indigestion are common among post operative patients. More than 90% of sleeve gastrectomy patients report upper gastrointestinal symptoms.[ii] Chronic GI symptoms are also common among RYGB patients.[iii]
Taken with a meal, this unique enzyme and probiotic combination product is formulated to help relieve occasional gas, bloating, indigestion, and irregularity more effectively than most stand-alone enzyme products.* The product provides 110 mg of Biocore® Optimum Complete, a Digestive Enzyme Blend to promote breakdown of all types of food over a broad pH range. The probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis DE111®, which is backed by more than 30 research studies, is also included.*
"We formulated this product to offer a critically needed comprehensive digestive solution for post-operative metabolic and bariatric surgery patients," said John P. Troup, Ph.D., Chief Science and Education Officer, Bariatric Fusion, "We also understand that food sensitivities are common following metabolic and weight loss surgeries, therefore formulating a clean product profile for the most sensitive patients was of utmost importance."
- Provides relief from occasional gas, bloating and indigestion*
- Promotes digestive comfort and regularity*
- Supports healthy digestive function and nutrient availability*
- Unique spore-forming probiotic that supports healthy digestion, nutrition and microbiome*
- Supports healthy gastric function and immune responses*
- Promotes regularity and healthy stool formation*
- Supports healthy cholesterol levels within normal range*
- Free of gluten, dairy, soy, peanut, tree nut, fish, shellfish
- Free of artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners
- Non-GMO
- Vegan
"In practice, I frequently work with patients experiencing digestive discomfort following ASBMS endorsed MBS procedures. Until now, I haven't had a comprehensive solution," said Dr. Lillian Craggs-Dino, Registered and Licensed Dietitian and Nutritionist, and Bariatric Fusion Medical Advisory Board Member. "Digestive Support from Bariatric Fusion has been an excellent addition to my practice, and we've already had excellent results incorporating it into patient regimens."
To learn more or purchase, visit BariatricFusion.com/DigestiveSupport.
Bariatric Fusion is a leading nutritional a supplement brand founded by a bariatric healthcare practioner, passionate about providing metabolic and bariatric patients a comprehensive line of affordable, convenient and great tasting vitamins that meet their unique nutritional needs. Today, this line includes a complete range of clinically supported products that help increase patient compliance and improve outcomes after weight loss surgery. Bariatric Fusion is part of the Blueroot Health family of companies. For more information visit bariatricfusion.com.
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
[i] https://asmbs.org/resources/estimate-of-bariatric-surgery-numbers
[ii] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23636996/
[iii] https://bjssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/bjs.10419
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ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Caravus, the largest locally owned employee benefits firm based in St. Louis, MO, is expanding service offerings to self-insured clients by enhancing their Pharmacy Benefits Consulting to offset prescription drug costs.
CaravusRx provides clients with a comprehensive, transparent approach to mitigating pharmacy costs through a process that includes pharmacy benefit manager contract review, current pharmacy benefits audit, price sourcing, new PBM contract writing, plan implementation, and spend performance monitoring.
"It's no secret that prescription drug costs are rising. While we can't change the sticker price for any specific medication, our team can uncover and source adjustments to PBM contracts, eliminating wasteful spend." – J.J. Flotken, RHU, CPBS, Managing Partner at Caravus
CaravusRx is led by six Certified Pharmacy Benefits Specialists and two pharmacists. The team is dedicated to reducing clients' bottom-line pharmacy benefits spend while both maintaining existing coverage levels and causing as little disruption to plan members and their families as possible.
"That's what the CaravusRx team aims to accomplish – uncover savings at the contract level, limit disruption, and provide guidance after implementation to ensure our clients see positive impact on their bottom line, while maintaining the current level of benefits offered to employees." – Phil Frischer, CEBS, CPBS, Practice Lead at Caravus
To learn more about CaravusRx, visit www.caravus.com/pharmacy-benefits-consulting.
At Caravus, we believe life is meant to be lived to the fullest and health is a key ingredient in a life well lived. Our mission is to simplify the complex choice of health coverage so that individuals and businesses can navigate their health plan in a way that they feel secure, comfortable, and free to focus on what matters to them. As an independent employee benefits firm, Caravus leverages industry-leading analytics, proven cost-cutting strategies and best in class technology to deliver smart, interconnected healthcare benefits to insure a healthier tomorrow.
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Latest Addition to the Luxury Full-Metal Series Utilizes Three-Step Surface-Finishing
Technique to Provide Refined Look and Mirror-Like Shine
DOVER, N.J., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Casio is pleased to announce the latest additions to G-SHOCK's luxury full-metal line-up with the introduction of the new GMB2100 series. Boasting octagonal bezels and the slimmest profile yet across G-SHOCK's full-metal collections, along with updated hairline & mirror-like finishes, the latest timepieces offer an upscale look with a simplistic design. These new, premium models are available in three colorways, including Silver (GMB2100D-1A), Dark Gray IP (GMB2100BD-1A), and Copper IP (GMB2100GD-5A).
The premium full-metal design of the GMB2100 series is achieved using a three-step surface-finishing technique, which results in a distinct, 3-dimensional appearance on the case/bezel. The technique includes a circular hair-line finish on the top surfaces, a vertical hair-line finish on the side surfaces, and a luxurious mirror-like appearance on the main part of the bezel. The 3-D look is continued on the dial with indexes and inner-dials, which utilizes a vapor deposition treatment to further achieve the sharp detail across all three models.
In addition to the sophisticated design, the watches also feature fine-resin between the bezel and inner-case for shock absorption, adding to the overall toughness of the full-metal timepieces. Innovative three prong band connections and screw back-cases are also adopted in this newest series.
Along with luxurious finishes, the latest collection also arrives in a slimmed down profile compared to its previous full-metal counterparts. For example, the full-metal GMWB5000 comes in at 13.0 mm thickness, while the GMB2100 series arrives at 12.8 mm.
In addition, the new GMB2100 models include advanced technical capabilities like Tough Solar Technology, made possible by the inclusion of a highly resilient film-like solar panel on the dial that allows the watch to convert power from even the weakest light sources. They also boast Bluetooth capabilities with built-in Smartphone Link functions via the G-SHOCK Connected app, permitting the watches to connect to a smartphone for automatic time updates, simple watch setting, time stamp with location, calendar reminder, and a unique phone finder function.
All three timepieces also come equipped with standard G-SHOCK technology including:
- Shock Resistance
- 200M Water Resistance
- Double LED (Super Illuminator) light
- 5 Alarms + Hourly Time Signal
- 1/100Stopwatch (24 Hr)
- Countdown Timer (60 Min)
- Full Auto Calendar
- World Time (38TZ, 38Cities+UTC) up to 300 with the app
- Hand shift feature
- Date/month display swapping
- Multi-lingual day of week display (En, Es, Fr, Ge, It and Ru)
The GMB2100D-1A will retail for $550, while the GMB2100BD-1A and GMB2100GD-5A will retail for $600 each. All three designs will be available for purchase starting this August at select retailers, gshock.com, and the G-SHOCK Soho store. For more information about the G-SHOCK brand, visit gshock.casio.com/us.
About G-SHOCK
CASIO's shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch is synonymous with toughness, born from the developer Mr. Ibe's dream of 'creating a watch that never breaks'. Over 200 handmade samples were created and tested to destruction until finally in 1983 the first, now iconic G-SHOCK hit the streets of Japan and began to establish itself as 'the toughest watch of all time'. Each watch encompasses the 7 elements; electric shock resistance, gravity resistance, low temperature resistance, vibration resistance, water resistance, shock resistance and toughness. The watch is packed with Casio innovations and technologies to prevent it from suffering direct shock; this includes internal components protected with urethane and suspended timekeeping modules inside the watch structure. Since its launch, G-SHOCK has continued to evolve, continuing to support on Mr. Ibe's mantra "never, never give up." www.gshock.com
About Casio America, Inc.
Casio America, Inc., Dover, N.J., is the U.S. subsidiary of Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, one of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and business equipment solutions. Established in 1957, Casio America, Inc. markets calculators, keyboards, mobile presentation devices, disc title and label printers, watches, cash registers and other consumer electronic products. Casio has strived to realize its corporate creed of "creativity and contribution" through the introduction of innovative and imaginative products. For more information, visit www.casio.com/home
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Marcus Forss signs four-year deal with Middlesbrough
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Middlesbrough have announced the signing of striker Marcus Forss on a four-year contract.
The 23-year-old arrives from Brentford, where he helped the club to promotion in 2021 and enjoyed a taste of Premier League football before spending the remainder of the season on loan at Hull.
Forss has scored two goals in 14 appearances for Finland.
Middlesbrough boss Chris Wilder told the club’s website: “We’re delighted to bring Marcus in.
“He played a big part in Brentford winning promotion a couple of seasons ago, and he knows this league well.
“He’s a good athlete and all-round player. We’re really looking forward to what he can bring to the squad.”
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Union minister G Kishan Reddy has shared a captivating video which unravels the pristine beauty of the lakes, mountains, valleys and waterfalls of Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland. The Tourism Minister shared the video on social media app Koo on the occasion of World Nature Conservation Day. In the caption, Mr Reddy has urged people to protect the delicate environmental balance on the Earth.
"On #WorldNatureConservationDay sharing few wonderful gifts of nature - the flora & fauna from the North East. Let's pledge to conserve and protect our Mother Earth!" the minister said in his Koo post.
The video showcases key attractions like the Tsomgo Lake, Kaziranga National Park, Dzukou Valley, Mawphlang Falls, Loktak Lake.
Northeast India is known for its rich biodiversity and multiple indigenous varieties of medicinal and aromatic plants. The exotic flora and fauna of the region is immensely popular with travellers, nature lovers, trekkers and soul seekers.
World Nature Conservation Day is celebrated on July 28 every year to build awareness about preserving the fragile ecology, and protection of endangered species and rare plants.
Earlier this month, the minister had shared a video of Goa's splendid Dudhsagar falls during the monsoon. Located amidst the pristine beauty of the Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary, Dudhsagar ('sea of milk') is formed by the River Mandovi and gushes over the mountains of the Western Ghats at a height of 1017 foot before splitting into four spectacular streams.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday they now have an opportunity to achieve two “hugely important” priorities on health care and climate change, if they stick together and approve a deal he brokered with hold-out Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin.
Schumer spoke at a private caucus meeting after the startling turnaround over an expansive agreement he and Manchin struck that had eluded them for months. The Democratic leader's comments were relayed by a person familiar with the meeting at the Capitol complex and granted anonymity to discuss it.
The $739 billion package package would address health care and climate, raising taxes on high earners and large corporations and reducing federal debt.
Schumer warned his colleagues in the 50-50 Senate that final passage will be hard. The Democrats face staunch opposition from Republicans and have no votes to spare, relying on their own razor-thin majority. Schumer said they would need to be disciplined in messaging and focus, but he believes they can get it done, the person said.
Two Democrats said the Senate would vote on the wide-ranging measure next week, setting up President Joe Biden and Democrats for an unexpected victory in the runup to November elections in which their congressional control is in peril. A House vote would follow, perhaps later in August, with unanimous Republican opposition in both chambers seemingly certain.
Just hours before the announcement late Wednesday, Schumer, D-N.Y., and Manchin, D-W.Va., seemed at loggerheads and headed toward a far narrower package limited — at Manchin's insistence — to curbing pharmaceutical prices and extending federal health care subsidies. Earlier Wednesday, numerous Democrats said they were all but resigned to the more modest legislation.
The reversal was stunning, and there was no immediate explanation for Manchin's abrupt willingness to back a bolder, broader measure. Since last year, he has used his pivotal vote in the 50-50 Senate to force Biden and Democrats to abandon far more ambitious, expensive versions. He dragged them through months of negotiations in which leaders' concessions to shrink the legislation proved fruitless, antagonizing the White House and most congressional Democrats.
“This is the action the American people have been waiting for. This addresses the problems of today — high health care costs and overall inflation — as well as investments in our energy security for the future," Biden said in a statement. He urged lawmakers to approve the legislation quickly.
Tellingly, Democrats called the 725-page measure “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” because of provisions aimed at helping Americans cope with this year's dramatically rising consumer costs. Polls show that inflation, embodied by gasoline prices that surpassed $5 per gallon before easing, has been voters’ chief concern. For months, Manchin’s opposition to larger proposals has been partly premised on his worry that they would fuel inflation.
Besides inflation, the measure seemed to offer something for many Democratic voters.
It dangled tax hikes on the wealthy and big corporations and environmental initiatives for progressives. And Manchin, an advocate for the fossil fuels his state produces, said the bill would invest in technologies for carbon-based and clean energy while also reducing methane and carbon emissions.
“Rather than risking more inflation with trillions in new spending, this bill will cut the inflation taxes Americans are paying, lower the cost of health insurance and prescription drugs, and ensure our country invests in the energy security and climate change solutions we need to remain a global superpower through innovation rather than elimination,” Manchin said.
Schumer called the bill Congress' “greatest pro-climate legislation.” He said it would also cut pharmaceutical prices and “ensure the wealthiest corporations and individuals pay their fair share in taxes.”
The measure would reduce carbon emissions by around 40% by 2030, Schumer and Manchin said. While that would miss Biden's 50% goal, that reduction, the measure's climate spending and the jobs it would create are “a big deal," said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., an environmental advocate who had been upset with the absence of those provisions until now.
The overall proposal is far less aspirational than the $3.5 trillion package Biden asked Democrats to push through Congress last year, and the pared-down, roughly $2 trillion version the House approved last November after Manchin insisted on shrinking it. Even then, Manchin shot down that smaller measure the following month, asserting it would fuel inflation and was loaded with budget gimmicks.
In summaries that provided scant detail, Democrats said their proposal would raise $739 billion over the decade in new revenue, including $313 billion from a 15% corporate minimum tax. They said that would affect around 200 of the country's largest corporations, with profits exceeding $1 billion, that currently pay under the current 21% corporate rate.
The agreement also contains $288 billion the government would save from curbing pharmaceutical prices. Those provisions would require Medicare to begin negotiating prices on a modest number of drugs, pay rebates to Medicare if their price increases exceed inflation and limit that program's beneficiaries to $2,000 annual out-of-pocket expenses.
The deal also claims to gain $124 billion from beefing up IRS tax enforcement, and $14 billion from taxing some “carried interest” profits earned by partners in entities like private equity or hedge funds.
The measure would spend $369 billion on energy and climate change initiatives. These include consumer tax credits and rebates for buying clean-energy vehicles and encouraging home energy efficiency; tax credits for solar panel manufacturers; $30 billion in grants and loans for utilities and states to gradually convert to clean energy; and $27 billion to reduce emissions, especially in lower-income areas.
It would also aim $64 billion at extending federal subsidies for three more years for some people buying private health insurance. Those subsidies, which lower people's premiums, would otherwise expire at year's end.
That would leave $306 billion for debt reduction, an effort Manchin has demanded. While a substantial sum, that's a small fraction of the trillions in cumulative deficits the government is projected to amass over the coming decade.
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., was still reviewing the agreement, said spokeswoman Hannah Hurley. Sinema backed Manchin last year in insisting on making the legislation less expensive but objected to proposals to raise tax rates, and the spokeswoman referred a reporter to her comments last year supporting a corporate minimum tax.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said the Democratic agreement would be “devastating to American families and small businesses. Raising taxes on job creators, crushing energy producers with new regulations, and stifling innovators looking for new cures will only make this recession worse, not better.”
But if Democrats can hold their troops together, GOP opposition would not matter. Democrats can prevail if they lose no more than four votes in the House and remain solidly united in the 50-50 Senate, where Vice President Kamala Harris can cast the tie-breaking vote.
“This agreement is a victory for America’s families and for protecting our planet," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. “In light of the discussions of the past year, this agreement is a remarkable achievement."
The bill lacks increased tax deductions for state and local taxes, which some Democrats from high-tax states have demanded as the price for their support. A spokesperson for Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., a leader of that group, did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
In the Senate, Democrats are using a special process that will let them pass the bill without reaching the 60 votes required for most legislation there. To use that, the chamber's parliamentarian must verify that the bill doesn't violate the chamber's budget procedures, a review now underway.
Schumer and Manchin said leaders committed to revamp permitting procedures this fall to help infrastructure like pipelines and export facilities “be efficiently and responsibly built to deliver energy safely around the country and to our allies.”
Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce said her group wanted to read the agreement's details but was glad Biden and Schumer "remained resolute in finding a path to pass once-in-a-generation investments in our communities, our economy, and our future.”
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RICHMOND, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilb Group announced today that, effective July 1, 2022, it has partnered with Massachusetts-based King and Cushman Agency, further expanding the company's presence throughout New England.
Based in Northampton, Massachusetts, King and Cushman has served the area for nearly 100 years, developing a proven reputation for expert professional advice supported by strong, established community connections. The agency focuses on property & casualty offerings for their clients in both commercial and personal lines. Agency Principal Scott King and his team of insurance professionals will join Hilb Group's New England regional operations.
"Joining the Hilb Group presents an exciting opportunity for our business and those we serve," stated Scott King. "We look forward to providing the same local, trusted service, while ultimately delivering even greater solutions, resources, and value to our customers."
"We are pleased to welcome King and Cushman to the Hilb Group," said Hilb Group CEO Ricky Spiro. "With a terrific reputation and long-standing community ties, they represent a perfect complement to our growth strategy of teaming with strong partners who have developed solid relationships with their local client base. We look forward to our next steps together."
About Hilb Group: The Hilb Group is a leading property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Hilb Group is a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. Hilb Group seeks to grow through strategic acquisitions and by leveraging its resources and expertise to drive organic growth in its acquired agencies. The company has completed more than 135 acquisitions with over 100 offices in 22 states. Hilb Group is rated as one of the Fastest Growing Brokers by Business Insurance, a Top P/C Agency by Insurance Journal, and one of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Inc. 5000. For more information on Hilb Group's growth as well as career opportunities, please visit our website at http://hilbgroup.com.
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More than 200 Custom-Curated Voyages Departing from More Homeports than Ever Before, Visiting Spectacular Destinations throughout the California Coast, Mexico, Hawaii, Tahiti, the Caribbean and Panama Canal
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Princess Cruises today announced its most expansive Americas schedule ever with 47 itineraries across 214 departures from seven convenient North American homeports, highlighted by new voyages to the South Pacific and Hawaii.
New for the 2023-24 season are Sapphire Princess' two South Pacific Islands & Hawaii cruises roundtrip from Los Angeles featuring "More Ashore" late-night stays in Honolulu and Tahiti, and for the first time ever visiting Fiji, along with a pair of Hawaii cruises with overnight stays in Honolulu on Discovery Princess – the ship's first-ever sailings to the Aloha State. Princess will also sail again from Galveston with a series of voyages on Regal Princess providing consumers with hassle-free drive or fly options for enjoying the sun-splashed islands of the Western Caribbean.
In addition to sailing from Galveston, the 2023-24 Americas program will offer consumers a broad spectrum of departure points for roundtrip cruises including Los Angeles, Ft. Lauderdale, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver, as well as one open-jaw departure from New York, making it easier than ever to create memorable cruise vacations to sought-after destinations with just a short drive or domestic flight.
With the new program, vacationers have even more opportunities to visit iconic destinations along the California Coast, the flavorful cruising of Mexico, the laid-back vibe of Hawaii and Tahiti, tropical Caribbean shores, and the engineering marvel of the Panama Canal, which complement the line's vast array of itinerary choices featuring two- to 111-day voyages to Alaska, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, Asia, Canada/New England, and all around the globe on World Cruises.
"No one can match our unique combination of unparalleled itinerary choices with the authentic, personalized MedallionClass experience that makes a Princess cruise so special and memorable. So whether you're looking for a quick Caribbean getaway or a 'bucket list' trip to the South Pacific – or anything in between – Princess has got you covered," said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises.
Princess' 2023-24 destination highlights and deployments include:
Hawaii & Tahiti (Crown Princess, Diamond Princess, Discovery Princess, Emerald Princess, Ruby Princess and Sapphire Princess)
- 17 destinations, including four Hawaiian Islands and six South Pacific Islands
- 18 departures on five itineraries, ranging in length from 15 to 32 days, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver:
The Caribbean (Caribbean Princess, Emerald Princess, Enchanted Princess, Island Princess, Regal Princess, Ruby Princess, and Sky Princess)
- 126 departures on 18 itineraries, ranging in length from five to 21 days, sailing roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale and Galveston
- 25 Caribbean islands, including Cozumel, Grand Cayman, St. Kitts, St. Thomas, Grand Turk and Princess Cays, the cruise line's private island resort
- "More Ashore" late-night stays in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, San Juan, St. Maarten and St. Thomas on select itineraries
Mexico (Crown Princess, Diamond Princess and Discovery Princess)
- 8 destinations, including Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Vallarta, Manzanillo, La Paz, and Loreto
- 24 departures on five unique itineraries, from five to 10 days, sailing from Los Angeles and San Francisco:
- "More Ashore" overnight stays in Cabo San Lucas are featured on every five-day Cabo San Lucas Getaway cruise.
California Coast (Crown Princess, Discovery Princess (newest ship) Grand Princess, Ruby Princess and Sapphire Princess)
- 11 destinations in three countries, including six destinations in California: Santa Barbara, San Francisco, Monterey, Catalina Island, San Diego, and Ensenada
- 25 total departures on 13 unique itineraries from three to 11 days, sailing from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, and Vancouver:
- Select itineraries feature "More Ashore" late-night stays in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver.
Panama Canal (Emerald Princess, Island Princess and Ruby Princess)
- Two ways to see the Panama Canal: Roundtrip from Ft. Lauderdale (partial transit) or ocean-to-ocean (full transit) between Ft. Lauderdale and Los Angeles or San Francisco
- 18 destinations, including Falmouth, Fuerte Amador (Panama), Cartagena and Puntarenas (Costa Rica)
- 23 departures on six itineraries, ranging from 10- to 15-days
Princess MedallionClass Vacations
Princess delivers Princess MedallionClass Vacations which begins with the Medallion® wearable, a quarter-sized, device that enables everything from expedited contactless boarding to locating loved ones anywhere on the ship, as well as enhanced service like having whatever guests need, delivered directly to them, wherever they are on the ship. In addition, guests can share their favorite cruise moments using MedallionNet, the best Wi-Fi at sea, as well as stay connected with friends and family back home, work remotely anywhere on the ship, quickly post content and stream favorite movies and shows.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website at http://www.princess.com/.
About Princess Cruises
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 15 modern cruise ships, carrying millions of guests each year to 330 destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A team of professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries, ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the Medallion device, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized vacation, giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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KALAMAZOO, MI - The 2022 high school football season officially gets underway in less than two weeks, with Monday, Aug. 8 marking the first day of practices for Michigan teams.
The first set of games kick off Thursday, Aug. 25, and there are some notable changes in store for Kalamazoo-area teams due to new conference alignments. | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/07/see-kalamazoo-area-high-school-football-schedules-for-2022-season.html | 2022-07-28T14:43:56Z | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/07/see-kalamazoo-area-high-school-football-schedules-for-2022-season.html | true |
SAN DIEGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) has been named one of the nation's Best and Brightest Companies in Wellness for 2022 by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). The distinction recognizes companies that promote employee wellbeing, worksite health, and wellness. The company's San Diego office had earned six consecutive regional wellness wins in prior years; this marks ASH's first national win for this wellness award.
"It is a great privilege to be named one of the nation's leaders in employee health and wellness, especially this year, on the 35th anniversary of our company," said co-founder, Chairman, and CEO George DeVries. "Over the years, we have been able to develop a team of over 1,500 employees. I am so grateful for each of our employees. Together, we've been able to grow the company year after year, staying true to our longstanding guiding principles and a strong spirit of innovation."
ASH was grown into a $600+ million national company dedicated to providing musculoskeletal health programs, fitness programs, and health management solutions for health plans, insurance carriers, employers, and others.
"This national recognition is quite an honor," said Vice President of Human Resources Kristin Bragg. "It's especially meaningful given the work we have done to successfully transition a large part of our workforce to remote work amidst the COVID-19 pandemic."
In the early weeks of COVID-19, ASH rapidly adapted to ever-evolving changes to equip employees to work from home. The company also established monthly, virtual all-staff meetings with regular updates to ensure team members felt connected, while prioritizing their safety.
"We took a strong, proactive stance early on by protecting our most valuable resource – our people," DeVries said. "And, along the way, we found that the new workplace model better served our employee's needs, and that we were still able to thrive despite obstacles presented by the pandemic. Now, more than 87% of our 1,500-plus employees continue to work remotely, with the remainder of employees working a schedule that allows most of them to work a hybrid arrangement where they work from both home and the office as needed.
The National Best and Brightest in Wellness company winners will be honored during NABR's Illuminate Business Summit, taking place November 7-10, 2022.
American Specialty Health Incorporated (ASH) is one of the nation's premier independent and privately-owned specialty health organizations offering technology-enabled benefits management services, including musculoskeletal health provider networks and programs, fitness center networks and exercise programs, and well-being solutions for health plans, insurance carriers, employers, and others. With offices in Carmel (Indianapolis), IN, San Diego, CA and Fort Worth, TX. ASH has more than 1,500 employees. For more information, visit ASHCompanies or call 800-848-3555. Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter at @ASHCompanies.
The Best and Brightest in Wellness®, a program of the National Association for Business Resources, celebrates the companies that are making their businesses flourish, the lives of their employees better, and the community a healthier place to live. The 2022 Best and Brightest National winning companies were evaluated by an outside survey and examined statistically for quantitative and qualitative data. Each survey was scored on a point system based upon criteria to benchmark and improve wellness program effectiveness. Visit www.thebestandbrightest.com for more information.
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The in-person summit will feature speakers Brad Garlinghouse, Mike Novogratz, Keith Grossman, Balaji Srinivasan, Devin Finzer, Christine Moy and 150+ more
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messari, a leading provider of crypto market intelligence products, today has announced the initial speakers attending its Mainnet 2022 summit. The third annual summit will take place from September 21-23 at Pier 36 in New York City.
Attendees can look forward to fireside chats between Messari Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz and TIME President Keith Grossman as well as others. Additional speakers will include angel investor, tech founder, and author of The Network State Balaji Srinivasan, OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO Devin Finzer, and Apollo Global Management Partner and Head of Digital Management Christine Moy, who will be joined by 150+ other leading operators, builders, and investors from across the crypto industry.
"As 2022 has already proven to be a monumental year for the industry, we are excited to offer attendees an event that cuts through the noise and focuses on the innovations that will drive our industry forward," said Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. "Attendees should leave Mainnet feeling confident that the long-term outlook for crypto has never been brighter."
The in-person event will provide the ideal environment for attendees and speakers to convene for programming that focuses on addressing the ecosystem's challenges and advancements. Interactive and collaborative sessions include:
- Testnet: A series of quick pop-up sessions will teach participants how to use some of the most innovative platforms and applications through hands-on demos.
- Operating Advice: Attendees will gain actionable insights in 20 minutes or less for every area of the C-suite.
- Technical Content: Bear markets are all about builders. Mainnet 2022 summit will host developer workshops for the technically savvy that preview what's next in blockchain engineering.
- Regulation and Policy Discussions: Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to conversations between industry leaders and policymakers to learn what the future of crypto regulation should look like.
- Quarterly Reports: Join Messari analysts as they present a financial and roadmap snapshot of the most popular protocols. During these sessions, attendees will be able to participate in an in-depth Q&A with the leaders of those projects.
"The next few months will be crucial for our industry heading into 2023. This is the time to learn, adapt, and focus on building strong foundations," said Selkis. "Mainnet is an opportunity for industry leaders to share what they have been working on and make the connections that will help lead to new breakthroughs in the years ahead."
People interested in attending the summit can purchase tickets on the Mainnet website. For students and developers interested in attending, Mainnet 2022 is offering discounted tickets they can apply for.
Mainnet is an immersive, agenda-setting annual summit hosted by Messari. The summit gathers crypto leaders, operators, builders, and investors for three days of future-focused collaboration, networking, and programming. Attendees should expect interactive discussions, hands-on product demonstrations, technical workshops, and one-on-one meeting opportunities with leaders in the space. Learn more at mainnet.events or for more information, contact events@messari.io.
Mainnet is a production of Messari, the leading provider of market intelligence products focused on the digital asset ecosystem. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news, and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Since its inception in 2018, Messari has built strong relationships with the industry's top thinkers, investors, and builders from today's most promising projects. These relationships exceptionally position the company to create event programming that will attract attendees at all stages of their crypto investment journey from around the world. Learn more about Messari at messari.io.
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West Virginia school clothes benefit application deadline has been extended
Eligible children in WV will receive $200 apiece to buy school clothes
The deadline to apply for the West Virginia school clothing allowance has been extended due to a system outage that is affecting multiple state agencies, the Department of Health and Human Resources said.
Children who are eligible will receive a $200 benefit apiece to buy school clothing or piece goods to sew clothing.
Families may apply online at wvpath.org, and applications are due by 5 p.m. Aug. 12. Local DHHR offices can supply paper applications, which must be postmarked by Aug. 12.
WEST VIRGINIA CORRECTIONS COMMISSIONER BETSY JIVIDEN IS RESIGNING
WEST VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES SERVICES ARE STILL OFFLINE
Automatic benefits will go to families with school-age children by the end of June who receive WV WORKS cash assistance; parents or guardians of children in foster care; and children ages 4 to 18 who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, are enrolled in school and whose household income is under 130% of the federal poverty level.
Applications were sent by mail in June to families who received the allowance last year and who have Medicaid coverage.
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IL&FS Group mobilises ₹77.5 crore from two exits
IL&FS Group said it had completed two sale transactions under its Energy business portfolio – Urjankur Shree Tatyasaheb Kore Warana Power Company Ltd. (Urjankur Warana) and IL&FS Energy Development Company Ltd.’s (IEDCL) Energy Advisory Business division – at an aggregate consideration of ₹77.5 crore.
In the first transaction, IL&FS completed sale of its 33.33% stake in Urjankur Warana to Shree Tatyasaheb Kore Warana Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd. (HSF– Host Sugar Factory) for ₹62.5 crore.
In the second transaction, the group concluded the sale of its Energy Advisory business, a division of IEDCL, to PTC India Ltd. using the Swiss Challenge method.
“PTC emerged as the highest bidder in the process and the sale was completed on July 26, 2022, at a consideration of about ₹15 crore duly received by IL&FS. This sale has been approved by NCLT,” IL&FS Group said.
The entire advisory business undertaking with its contracts and projects team, comprising about 300 personnel (employed directly and indirectly), have moved to PTC India Ltd., it said.
The total headcount of IL&FS Group now stands at about 4,000 employees (direct and indirect), across all existing group entities, down 80% from 2018.
The new IL&FS Board, in its update in March 2022, had stated it had addressed ₹55,000 crore debt – comprising ₹21,000 crore from monetisation of assets, ₹20,000 crore of Invit and cash balances and ₹14,000 crore of claims filed with courts – while maintaining its aggregate resolution estimate at ₹61,000 crore.
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Cyprus, Greece, look to EU if Turkey renews gas search
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The foreign minister of Cyprus says his government and Greece will consult with other European Union members on how to respond if Turkey tries again to drill for oil and gas in waters to which Cyprus claims exclusive rights. Turkey’s energy minister said earlier this week that the country’s newest drill ship would depart Aug. 9 for a drilling operation “in the Mediterranean.” The exact location hasn’t been announced. Cyprus’ top diplomat said after talks with his Greek counterpart on Thursday that they are looking to avert tensions at sea. Turkey doesn’t recognize Cyprus as a sovereign state and claims much of the ethnically split island nation’s offshore economic zone as its own. | https://kion546.com/news/2022/07/28/cyprus-greece-look-to-eu-if-turkey-renews-gas-search/ | 2022-07-28T14:49:49Z | https://kion546.com/news/2022/07/28/cyprus-greece-look-to-eu-if-turkey-renews-gas-search/ | false |
For the Hot Dog Lovers, We Celebrate National Chili Dog Day. The Pop Shop Located in Collingswood, New Jersey, join us to make their famous white chicken chili.
On the last Thursday in July, hot dog lovers across the United States start topping their hot dogs with delicious chili to celebrate National Chili Dog Day. Wrapping up National Hot Dog Month, the chili dog brings the heat. Add onions, cheese, or chili sauce for more variety. With a hot dog, the condiments are endless. Visit
Also known as a coney dog or chili con carne, the first person to make a chili dog probably tried it around the turn of the 20th century. Even then it was likely a meat and tomato sauce, not the full-on firehouse chili we know today. | https://phl17.com/phl17-news/celebrating-national-chili-dog-day-with-the-pop-shop/ | 2022-07-28T14:51:04Z | https://phl17.com/phl17-news/celebrating-national-chili-dog-day-with-the-pop-shop/ | false |
A richer, stronger China warns Pelosi not to visit Taiwan
By JOE McDONALD
Associated Press
BEIJING (AP) — Beijing grumbled but swallowed its irritation in 1997 when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich of the U.S. House of Representatives visited Taiwan, the island democracy claimed by the mainland’s ruling Communist Party as its own territory.
China had other priorities. President Jiang Zemin’s government was preparing to celebrate Hong Kong’s return and wanted to lock in Beijing’s emergence from diplomatic isolation after its 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square. Gingrich, a booster of closer U.S.-Chinese ties, had just helped that campaign by meeting Jiang in Beijing. China avoided a disruptive clash with Washington.
A quarter-century later, conditions have changed drastically. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s government is richer, more heavily armed and less willing to compromise over Taiwan following news reports the current speaker, Nancy Pelosi, might become the most senior U.S. official since Gingrich to visit the island.
Beijing sees any official contact with Taiwan as recognition of its democratically elected government, which the mainland says has no right to conduct foreign relations.
The timing adds to political pressure. Xi is widely expected to try to award himself a third five-year term as party leader at a meeting in the autumn. That could be undercut if rivals can accuse Xi of failing to be tough enough in the face of what they consider American provocation.
Pelosi has yet to confirm whether she might visit, but Beijing is warning of “forceful measures” including military action if she does.
The United States “must not arrange for Pelosi to visit Taiwan,” a Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesman, Tan Kefei, said Tuesday.
“If the United States goes ahead with this, the Chinese military will never watch and do nothing,” Tan said. “It will take strong measures to thwart any external interference and separatist plans for ‘Taiwan independence’ and resolutely defend national sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
Tan referred to Pelosi as “No. 3 in the U.S. government,” after her place in the line of succession to become president. That suggests Beijing sees her as President Joe Biden’s subordinate, instead of his equal as head of one of three independent branches of the government.
Biden told reporters the American military thinks a visit is “not a good idea right now.” But, possibly in deference to her position, the president hasn’t said Pelosi shouldn’t go. U.S. officials told The Associated Press that if Pelosi goes, the American military would likely use fighter jets, ships and other forces to provide protection for her flight.
Chinese rhetoric about that is “quite disturbing,” the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. “If we’re asked, we’ll do what is necessary in order to ensure a safe visit.”
U.S. officials have said the administration doubts China would take direct action against Pelosi herself or try to sabotage the visit. But they don’t rule out the possibility that China could escalate provocative flights of military aircraft in or near Taiwanese airspace and naval patrols in the Taiwan Strait should the trip take place. And they don’t preclude Chinese actions elsewhere in the region as a show of strength.
Taiwan and China split in 1949 after a civil war that ended with a communist victory on the mainland. Both governments say they are one country but disagree about which is the national leader. The two sides have no official relations but are connected by billions of dollars of trade and investment.
The United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 but has extensive commercial and unofficial ties with the island. U.S. law obligates Washington to make sure Taiwan has the means to defend itself.
Beijing hasn’t hesitated to try to intimidate Taiwan with shows of force.
The ruling party’s military, the People’s Liberation Army, fired missiles into the sea near Taiwan to drive voters away from then-President Lee Teng-hui in the island’s first direct presidential election in early 1996. That backfired by allowing Lee to talk tough about standing up to Beijing in front of cheering supporters. He was elected with 54% of the vote in a four-way race.
The U.S. responded by dispatching two aircraft carrier battle groups to the area, a move that forced China to acknowledge it couldn’t stop Washington from coming to Taiwan’s aid, which helped propel Beijing’s massive military upgrading in the years since.
The following year, Gingrich led a delegation of American lawmakers to Taiwan following a three-day visit to the mainland. That followed a visit to Beijing the previous week by Vice President Al Gore.
Previously one of Beijing’s fiercest critics in Washington on human rights and Taiwan, Gingrich praised China’s economic development. He talked sympathetically about the challenges Beijing would face running Hong Kong after 150 years of British rule. He said Congress supported China’s claim to Taiwan so long as unification was peaceful. He expressed hope the two sides might evolve to become one state.
Gingrich said he told Chinese leaders that “we will defend Taiwan” but said they responded that Beijing had no intention of attacking.
After Gingrich’s comments, China’s foreign ministry said it was confused about U.S. policy. “What the U.S. government and the leaders of some government branches say and what they promised are not the same,” a ministry spokesman, Shen Guofang, said at the time.
In the quarter-century since then, Beijing’s stance toward Taiwan has hardened and its military resources have grown. And the mainland has warned it will invade if talks on uniting the two sides fail to make progress.
China passed Germany and Japan to become the second-largest economy behind the United States. Its military spending also is No. 2 after Washington at $293 billion in 2021 following a 27-year string of increases, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
The political landscape also has been changed by the rise of Xi, who has amassed more power over the past decade than any Chinese leader since at least the 1980s and wants to be seen as restoring the country to its historic greatness. That includes being more assertive abroad and stepping up pressure on Taiwan.
The ruling party has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to develop fighter planes, submarines, an aircraft carrier and other high-tech weapons. It is working on “carrier killer” missiles that are believed to be meant to block the U.S. Navy from defending Taiwan in the event of an attack. The PLA sends growing numbers of fighters and bombers to fly near Taiwan.
Beijing’s bigger economy and global role also give it more diplomatic tools to show its anger to Washington. The Biden administration wants Chinese cooperation on climate, fighting the coronavirus and other global challenges, all of which Beijing could disrupt.
Washington and Beijing already are mired in conflicts over trade, Hong Kong, Beijing’s treatment of Muslim minorities and Chinese claims to large sections of the South China and East China Seas.
Pelosi is hardly new to irking Beijing. As a rookie member of Congress in 1991, she unfurled a black-and-white banner on Tiananmen Square that said, “To those who died for democracy.” This came two years after the bloody crackdown in which hundreds, perhaps thousands were killed. Diplomatic protocol prevented Chinese police from detaining Pelosi.
A visit to Taiwan could cause long-term harm to U.S.-Chinese relations, said Liu Jiangyong, an international relations specialist at Tsinghua University.
Allowing a visit to go ahead “will affect the credibility of recent promises the Biden administration has made,” Liu said. Dialogue between Biden and Xi about other issues “may all be seriously affected.”
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German inflation rate slips again in July from month before
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s annual inflation rate has declined slightly for the second consecutive month, but July’s pace of 7.5% is still within sight of the nearly half-century high it reached in May. Inflation in Europe’s biggest economy rose 7.9% in May from a year earlier, the highest level since the early 1970s, before slipping to 7.6% last month. Germany temporarily lowered taxes on diesel fuel and gasoline at the start of June and introduced an ultra-cheap ticket that allows people to use all local and regional public transportation for 9 euros a month. The measures are due to last for three months. | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/07/28/german-inflation-rate-slips-again-in-july-from-month-before-2/ | 2022-07-28T14:52:02Z | https://kion546.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/07/28/german-inflation-rate-slips-again-in-july-from-month-before-2/ | true |
The Must Have Holiday List for Kids, Picked by Consumers and Influencers
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Roll out the red carpet, clear off the shelves in the playroom, alert Santa, The Toy Authority, a leader in toy entertainment on TikTok, powered by TTPM, the leader in the video product reviews for toys, baby and pet gear, is launching the newest toy award program: The People's Play Awards: America's Wishlist.
Just in time for the 2022 Holiday Season, the People's Play Awards will bring together top names in the toy industry - from retailers to media to analysts - to choose the finalists in over 15 categories. While the finalists are chosen by toy experts with 100+ years covering toys, the winners are chosen by the most important audience: consumers, toy fans, and influencers, giving parents and gift givers a no-fail holiday shopping list.
"For decades toy award programs have been adult driven. Kids want and need a voice and we're excited to give that to them. The People's Play Awards will be a fresh list that reflects what families really want and enjoy when it comes to playtime," said Jim Silver, CEO, TTPM. "We're also evening the playing field for all toy companies. No matter the size, there is no charge to enter our awards program. We want to make sure that everyone has a chance."
Nominations are open now for toy companies to submit their toys. Consumers will be invited to vote in October, helping to pick the best of the best in all categories. Winners will be announced in early December with an award show broadcast on YouTube, TIkTok and Instagram, hosted by top influencers and content creators. More information can be found at TTPM.com
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TIJUANA, Mexico — With its cheery unicorn printed case, Ana Morazan’s iPhone contains all that’s left of what she calls her “other world,” referring to her middle-class life before back-to-back hurricanes destroyed her home in Honduras.
The comfortable life she built from years of hard work and sacrifice disappeared in a span of two weeks when she became part of the estimated 1.7 million people displaced by the hurricanes Eta and Iota that pummeled Honduras and Guatemala in November 2020.
Morazan and her boyfriend, Fredi Juarez, who moved in with her during the pandemic, say they fell into debt trying to rebuild Morazan’s home and then started getting threats. The couple has been on the move ever since and are currently living in a tent at a crowded Tijuana shelter.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an ongoing series exploring the lives of people around the world who have been forced to move because of rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and other things caused or exacerbated by climate change.
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The photos and videos in Morazan’s iPhone both console and torment her. They remind her of who she was and what she had, giving her hope of getting there again, but also serving as evidence of how quickly it was wiped out from the storms that led to her becoming a migrant.
She wipes a tear as she watches a video she recorded of the destruction near San Pedro Sula. In the video, she scans each room of her once spotless home, painted a bright lime color, and now splattered in dirt. Then she stares into the camera and says: “All I have is mud and more mud and more mud.”
The couple said since leaving, they have been attacked, kidnapped, and robbed, keeping them on the move. Now she and Juarez are among tens of thousands of Central Americans in Mexican border cities seeking to request asylum in the U.S., but they are blocked by a pandemic-related health order that was invoked by the Trump administration and has continued under President Joe Biden.
While fear of violence keeps them from trying to return to Honduras, even if they did go back, they would have no place to live. If Eta and Iota had not hit, it would not have started a chain reaction of other things that forced them to flee.
“All our problems started with the hurricanes,” said Juarez, 48.
No nation offers asylum to people displaced specifically because of climate change, though the Biden administration has studied climate migration to explore options. Each year, storms, drought, wildfires and other natural disasters force an average of 21.5 million people from their homes around the world, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Honduras was among 11 countries identified as being of greatest concern in the U.S. government’s first assessment by intelligence agencies on the impact of climate change and its vast rippling effects on the world’s stability that was released last year. But identifying climate migrants is not easy, especially in regions rife with violence.
“I just ask that President Biden helps me,” Morazan said. “It’s not easy for us, given our age. It’s been a nightmare. Your life can change in a second. We were living well. Now we don’t know what is going to happen day by day.”
After Eta hit, Morazan cleaned out buckets of mud from the living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom and tried to restore her life. With the pandemic hurting the economy, she had already been struggling to pay her bills, including covering the medical expenses of her nephew who has a heart problem.
Then 13 days later, Iota destroyed the little she had managed to salvage. Juarez, a long-haul trucker who had been away on a trip, returned and tried to help. But both ended up getting laid off and they each started borrowing money to get by while trying to repair the home. Morazan borrowed about 340,000 in Honduran lempira (US$14,000), while Juarez borrowed about 80,000 lempiras (US$3,200) .
They ended up sleeping on the streets in the San Pedro Sula area. Then she and Juarez started receiving threats with demands to fork over money or the home, even though Morazan owned it outright, and it was still nothing but a muddy shell. Not long after that, Morazan was beaten by attackers who stepped on her ankle, and she feared for her life, she said. That is when they decided to flee the country.
Being on the road for the past year has not been easy. In southern Mexico the couple said they were kidnapped by bandits and held for two days in a banana plantation until they gave up the little money they had.
“It was horrible, ugly, ugly, ugly,” Morazan said.
They moved on to Guadalajara, where they got work at the airport doing security, but they were approached by drug smugglers there and so they quit and headed north to Tijuana.
They have been sleeping on a blow-up mattress on top of folded up cardboard boxes so they don’t get soaked when rain enters through the gaps in the shelter’s flimsy roof and soaks the floor. Morazan has been bitten by bed bugs and wears a diaper when the shelter’s bathrooms become so fetid they make her want to vomit. The couple worked briefly collecting recyclables at a dump.
“We hope the United States opens its door because we won’t last here,” Juarez said.
One night a fellow migrant sleeping in a tent at the shelter was struck in the neck by a stray bullet from a shootout that erupted in the ramshackle neighborhood.
“There are cartels here and a lot of crime,” Juarez said.
Morazan fights to keep her spirits up. They took in a stray Chihuahua and named him Jabibi. She has tried to dress up with clothing donated to the shelter, but the competition among the migrants has been fierce and often the best stuff is claimed within seconds of being unloaded.
Morazan put on makeup by holding a mirror inside her tent because, “I still like to feel pretty,” but she conceded that she has only bathed every two days or so because of the limited number of showers.
“It’s very hard,” she said. “I’ve been left with only the memories in my mind. At least those can’t be wiped out.”
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Company introduces new data plans and lowers price on unlimited data offerings
CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UScellular is providing even more value-driven prepaid plan options to customers. The new plans offer a wider variety of price points, data allotments and hotspot access giving customers more flexibility to choose a plan that fits their service needs and budget. UScellular prepaid plans give access to the same smartphones, nationwide network and customer service without a contract, activation fee, overage charges or credit checks. Additionally, all prepaid plans include a 3-day grace period, keeping customers connected even after their payment is due. The new prepaid plan offerings include:
- $25 entry level unlimited talk and text plan with 2GB of data that can be used as hotspot access.
- $30 unlimited talk and text plan with 5GB of data that can be used as hotspot access. This is a great option for households eligible for the Affordable Connectivity Program, as this plan can be free with the $30 discount.
- $40 unlimited talk and text plan with 15 GB of data that can now be used as hotspot access.
- Unlimited plans now starting at $50 per month, $5 less than the previous plans.
"Prepaid plans are a great option especially now, when people are trying to make their dollar stretch farther," said Eric Jagher, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for UScellular. "With more plan options, hotspot access, and reduced unlimited data costs these new plans will be ideal for customers looking for a contract-free plan."
In addition to the new lower-cost prepaid plans, UScellular has also price protected all of its plans, promising not to increase prices through at least the end of 2023.
For more information about UScellular's prepaid offerings, please go to uscellular.com/prepaid.
UScellular is the fourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier provides a strong, reliable network supported by the latest technology and offers a wide range of communication services that enhance consumers' lives, increase the competitiveness of local businesses and improve the efficiency of government operations. To learn more about UScellular, visit one of its retail stores or www.uscellular.com. To get the latest news, visit newsroom.uscellular.com. Connect with UScellular on social media at facebook.com/uscellular, twitter.com/uscellular, instagram.com/uscellular, YouTube.com/uscellularcorp and linkedin.com/company/uscellular.
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PALO ALTO, Calif., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DyAnsys, Inc., has announced that Primary Relief, a percutaneous electrical neurostimulation device, has been clearedto treat pain following a Caesarean-section (C-section).
The percutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (PENS) system can be used for up to three days for symptomatic relief of post-operative pain following a C-section delivery.
"This device has been shown to make a difference for patients, effectively relieving pain without reliance on opioids or other analgesics. This is a significant advancement in providing options to women," said DyAnsys Chief Executive Srini Nageshwar. "We look forward to connecting with physicians and hospitals to providing this alternative to their patients."
The wearable, battery-operated device is designed to administer periodic low level electrical pulses to the ear over 72 hours from the activation of the device. The electrical pulses are delivered to branches of the cranial nerves on the ear through a wire assembly and stimulation needles.
The effectiveness of the device was demonstrated in a single-center, double arm, randomized, controlled, parallel assignment prospective study involving 44 participants who underwent C-section delivery. The analysis showed that minimally invasive nerve stimulation intervention using Primary Relief device reduced the pain score faster than the standard analgesics. No additional opioid analgesics were required. No complications or adverse events were observed in any of the participants during the study period.
The nonclinical testing of Primary Relief device included biocompatibility testing, electrical safety (electromagnetic compatibility and safety), performance bench testing and software verification and validation.
DyAnsys offers two companion PENS devices - First Relief, with FDA clearance for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain, and Drug Relief, with FDA clearance as an aid to drug withdrawal.
DyAnsys Inc. is a global company headquartered in California with subsidiaries in Switzerland and India. DyAnsys provides advanced medical diagnostic and monitoring systems to clinicians in individual practices and hospitals. DyAnsys, ANSiscope. First Relief, Primary Relief and Drug Relief are registered trademarks, of DyAnsys, Inc.
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Deacon Phillippe is following in the professional footsteps of his parents.
The 18-year-old son on Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe will make his full acting debut in Season 3 of the Netflix comedy series, "Never Have I Ever."
The teen portrays Parker, "Devi's debate team rival from a well-funded private school, he's able to coast through debate tournaments thanks to his school's advantages and is always down to party," according to a Netflix press release.
The younger Phillippe has been mostly delving into music prior to acting, releasing his debut track in 2020.
"It's always a good feeling when you're getting recognition for stuff that you do, especially on a creative level," Phillippe, who as a producer goes by Deacon professionally, told Billboard. "I was glad people were seeing something I took part in. It was really significant."
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Asolo Rep expands production operations with new rehearsal facility
For the first time in its more than 60-year history, Asolo Repertory Theatre will now be able to have actors rehearse upcoming productions on a full set. And it hopes that outside producers will want to create, build and rehearse their own shows in Sarasota.
The theater recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the expansion of the Robert and Beverly Koski Production Center to mark the opening of the Margot and Warren Coville Rehearsal Hall.
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Building the future:Asolo Rep breaks ground for expanded theater production facilities
The facility is just north of the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport on Tallevast Road and across a parking lot from the existing Koski production center, where Asolo Rep sets have been built for the last 10 years. That building also includes a smaller rehearsal hall and storage for props and some costumes.
Production and Operations Director Vic Meyrich, who oversaw the project, said sets can now be built in one building and wheeled across the parking lot into the new building for rehearsals, before they are disassembled and moved by trucks to the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, where Asolo Rep shows are presented.
The new building is more than 9,000 square feet and includes the rehearsal hall, a conference room, a catering kitchen and an indoor and outdoor reception area. When rehearsals are not being held, it can be used as an event space for up to 250 people.
The new building connects to pre-existing structures that were once used by Mercedes Scientific, which has moved to Lakewood Ranch. Those warehouse and office buildings will house education programs, offices and a new costume shop that will create greater efficiencies during the rehearsal and production process.
“It is quite literally unique,” Meyrich said. “I don’t think there’s any place in the country where a producer can come in with a project, have a set built for it, and the props built for it, and the actors costumed, rehearse it, have the actors housed in a nearby facility, perform it on stage and then take it to New York or wherever. There are lots of places where you can do parts of that, but no one place that has a campus that has it all wrapped in one bundle.”
Asolo Rep owns 14 condos at Seranata that it uses for actors, directors and designers during their time in Sarasota. Those apartments would be available for outside productions when they are not occupied for the Asolo’s own season.
The new 26-foot-high rehearsal room is tall enough to allow for two-story sets to be erected for the rehearsal process. “Now they don’t have to imagine what the space is like or where a door might be. We can have it there for them,” Meyrich said.
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There is a built-in orchestra pit in the rehearsal floor and the room has been designed with the kind of acoustics that make the space usable as a film or television soundstage, Meyrich said.
“That’s what we did with the soundstage in the FSU Center when the FSU film school was operating in Sarasota,” Meyrich said. That space is now used by The Sarasota Ballet, which shares use of the FSU Center with Asolo Rep.
The expansion is part of the company’s Staging Our Future capital campaign, which began its public phase in April 2021 with the groundbreaking for the new facility. By the time construction began, the company had already raised $11 million of the $21 million total for the property, design, construction and setting up a $4 million endowment. The campaign has now raised about $14 million.
Development Director Benjamin Luczak said the theater’s goal is to raise the rest of the money needed to complete the project before Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards and Managing Director Linda DiGabriele step down from their positions next June. (Luczak, however is leaving this summer. He has announced that he will take a new position leading fundraising efforts at Des Moines Performing Arts, a presenter of concerts and touring Broadway shows and home to local performing arts groups.)
Once the project is completed, Asolo Rep hopes to attract outside producers who may want to have their shows built and rehearsed in Sarasota before sending them to New York or other theaters around the country.
Sets built by the Asolo Scenic Studio for “Bonnie & Clyde” and “A Tale of Two Cities” were shipped to New York and then used during their Broadway run. The set for “Hood” has been shipped north until producers determine where it will be presented next, Meyrich said.
“Even though we’re a union shop, it’s much cheaper to build it all here and pay for the trucks to take it to New York or wherever,” Meyrich said.
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All summer long, we've been Reading With You through our childhood literacy campaign. It's in an effort to keep kids excited and engaged in reading all summer long. But what if you don't have a place to even check out books?
That was the reality for kids in Rice, a small town in Navarro County until an Ennis Independent School District teacher stepped in. Now, Amparito Ramirez is doing her part to promote learning in the small community.
Ramirez, a Rice resident, first approached the town's mayor, J. Nicole Jackson, in an email last October. She says Mayor Johnson recognized the need too, emailing her back in less than a day. Then the two got to work fast.
"Just having a place for the kids was my main goal, and having reading at the forefront to let them know that it is important. That it is something that's going to advance you in life," Ramirez said.
Ramirez said it took time, but they were able to open the William Marsh Rice Public Library at the city hall in early July. The town celebrated with a ribbon cutting, book reading, plus arts and crafts for kids.
The best part of the move is that they did not have to do much work to the space because the city hall is located inside the town's former elementary school.
Ramirez says her goal is to continue growing the resources for the library so that it can serve the entire needs of the community.
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"This world is technology driven and you need a computer now to do an interview. You need a computer or you need to print things out every day," Ramirez said. "So if our community doesn't have access to that at home, I want to be that place that they can go to so they don't have to drive 30 minutes."
Ramirez says they still have a long way to go to meet all of their goals for the library. She's hopeful for the future because the whole project has really been a community-wide effort.
Right now the library is open during the city's hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. That's because city workers and volunteers are helping run the facility when she's at work. There are plans to have events at least once a month for residents of all ages.
Ramirez, who recently became the librarian at Ennis ISD’s Alamo Middle School, started the library with nearly 300 books from her own classroom’s library. She said there has been an outpouring of support from around North Texas. The Ennis Library has donated books, Friends of the Arlington Library too. Ramirez says neighbors in Rice have helped her with books, monetary donations as well as their time.
The library is still accepting donations. Ramirez says Spanish language books are a priority because more than 20% of the school district's students are in ESL classes.
Books can be donated to Rice City Hall at 305 N. Dallas St. Rice, Texas 75155.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Newport Healthcare, a national network of evidence-based treatment programs for teens and young adults with primary mental health disorders, is pleased to announce the launch of its new Center for Research and Innovation. The Center merges research and data collection with clinical practice to advance mental health treatment efficacy.
"Millions of adolescents and young adults are impacted by mental health concerns each year, and that vast number is doubled and tripled by the number of caregivers and communities impacted," says the Center's Senior Director, Michael Roeske, PsyD. "Given how important treatment can be, how pivotal these experiences are for so many individuals and families, and the severity of what we see as a crisis in adolescent and young adult mental health, there is surprisingly little research on outcomes. The Center will play a vital role in supporting Newport Healthcare's mission to provide results-driven, state-of-the-art mental health care and to advance the field as a whole."
The Newport Healthcare Center for Research and Innovation seeks to expand understanding of the needs of young people with mental health disorders, improve patient outcomes, and support professional development opportunities. As one of the few institutions of its kind, the Center firmly establishes Newport as a prominent thought leader in the adolescent and young adult mental health field and an innovator in bridging science and clinical practice.
The Center was born out of Newport's five years of outcomes research with third-party institutions and ongoing collaboration with Drexel University's Center for Family Intervention Science and Director Guy Diamond, PhD, co-model developer of Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT), the framework for Newport's family therapy model. The Center will prioritize treatment outcomes measurement and reporting by utilizing industry-established assessment tools, which also allows for continual evaluation and enhancement of Newport's family-based, whole-person approach.
"The idea of the Center also emerged from the desire to utilize Newport's resources and large data sets for the betterment of all," says Dr. Roeske. "The development of a body of research provides validation and credibility for mental health treatment and therefore supports relationships between treatment programs and accrediting organizations, licensing bodies, and insurance payers, ultimately increasing treatment accessibility so that individuals can get the help they need, when they need it."
Significant findings will be submitted for publication in multidisciplinary journals and presentations at national conferences. An online archive of treatment-related research and resources is also being considered, to help facilitate and disseminate the work of experts and to be a source for scholarly study and field-advancing knowledge.
Professional development opportunities for staff expand on Newport's current robust clinical training program and may include working with the Center as part of a thesis or dissertation requirement, presenting at a conference or continuing education event, or participating in an "idea share."
Dr. Roeske, a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked and studied in a variety of treatment settings including his prior position as Executive Director of Newport Academy Connecticut, will lead the Center. He is a trained assessor, supervisor, clinical director, educator, presenter, and operator of treatment programs, and now a pioneer in furthering mental health research and innovation.
For more information about Newport Healthcare, its outcomes research, and the new Center for Research and Innovation, visit NewportHealthcare.com.
About Newport Healthcare
Newport Healthcare, including Newport Academy, Newport Institute, Center for Families, and the Center for Research and Innovation, provides evidence-based healing centers for teens, young adults, and families struggling with primary mental health issues. Newport offers a family-systems approach with individualized, integrated programs that combine clinical and experiential therapies with academic or career support. Newport's nationwide residential and outpatient treatment programs bring teens and young adults from self-destruction to self-esteem, addressing the underlying causes of high-risk behavior from a foundation of compassionate care, clinical expertise, and unconditional love. With a commitment to advocacy, Newport is creating a movement to shift our mental health culture from awareness to action, with the primary mission to empower lives and restore families.
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Krug's old-school helmetless shift may be among NHL's last
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
BOSTON (AP) - Torey Krug worried afterward that his pregnant wife would not really like him flying down the ice and delivering a bone-crushing hit without a helmet on.
There wasn't anything he could do about it now.
Krug provided a signature moment of the Boston Bruins' 4-2 victory against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night. After getting his helmet ripped off in a tussle with David Perron he skated down the ice seconds later, racing 150 feet and absolutely drilling Robert Thomas with an open-ice body check.
The hit fired up the bench and the raucous crowd but it could be the last time a play like that ever happens. NHL general managers have endorsed a proposal that would require a player without a helmet to go to the bench instead of finishing his shift. The NHL Board of Governors has not yet voted on it.
"I'm sure my coach and my GM were hoping that I would just get off the ice at that point," Krug said. "But that's hockey."
Krug's old-school look flying down the ice with his lid still on the ice is a rare sight in the NHL, which put in a grandfathered helmet rule in 1979 and recently did the same with visors. Krug said first and foremost players need to take care of their heads, though with the Stanley Cup on the line, it wasn't really on his mind.
He was angry. And you wouldn't like Krug when he's angry.
"I was battling with their guy in front, got up without a helmet and wasn't too happy about it," Krug said. "Just came down the ice and had a chance to make a hockey hit. And it turned out to be a good one. So it was big. Hopefully it gave the guys a boost on the bench, and the crowd obviously liked it."
The hit came in the third period after Sean Kuraly's go-ahead goal, and fans erupted into a "We want the Cup!" chant after Krug laid out Thomas.
"That was awesome," teammate Marcus Johansson said. "That was fun."
Thomas paid the price for Perron making Krug mad, and the Blues weren't all that happy about the hit. Krug did skate a long way - he was catching up to the play - and while St. Louis coach Craig Berube said he didn't see the hit, some of his players took some exception to it.
"He came hard at Thomas," Blues forward Brayden Schenn said. "I'm not sure if Thomas touched the puck or not. But it what is. Playoff hockey. We'll see how to handle it."
Minutes after an emotional comeback victory, Krug flashed a smile about the fact he got a haircut a few days ago. Told of the planned rule change to make players go to the bench, Krug said simply, "Then I'll go to the bench."
Or maybe players will resist the rule change, which has already been instituted in the American Hockey League as a way to protect against head injuries.
"I'm not sure," said Radko Gudas, the NHL Players Association representative for the Philadelphia Flyers. "If guys feel comfortable playing without a helmet, why wouldn't he?"
Krug is a 5-foot-9 defenseman accustomed to opponents trying to hit him at every turn and get under his skin, so there are few situations where he's not comfortable. He's far better known for putting the puck in the net than putting other players on the ice, but if Boston wins this series, Krug's helmetless shift will go down in hockey lore.
"Momentum swings, it gives your team a boost of energy," Krug said. "I don't know what they were feeling on their bench, but if it pushes them back and catches them off-guard, then great for our team. But I think it gave our team energy and that's all you're trying to do out there is make little plays throughout the game that pushes your team in the right direction and that was one of them."
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LEVUEN, Belgium (AP) _ Materialise NV (MTLS) on Thursday reported second-quarter net income of $938,000.
On a per-share basis, the Levuen, Belgium-based company said it had profit of 2 cents.
The results met Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of 2 cents per share.
The 3D printing software and medical and industrial products company posted revenue of $60.3 million in the period, topping Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $57.8 million.
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyler Perry will receive an honorary AARP award for uplifting communities and helping people “overcome various obstacles” through his foundation.
The organization announced Thursday that Perry will receive the honorary AARP Purpose Prize award during a virtual ceremony on Oct. 25. The famed filmmaker-actor- philanthropist will be recognized for his work through The Perry Foundation.
Perry’s foundation – which launched in 2006 – has focused on aiding several initiatives such as education, health, human rights, technology and global sustainability. Some of his charitable efforts include building a home for a great-grandmother of seven who lost everything in a fire; surprising kids with a trip to Disney World; and holding a camp quarantine at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Five individuals will be awarded the AARP Purpose Prize, which honors people ages 50 and older who are making a difference through their “knowledge and life experience.” The recipients include Zerqa Abid of Columbus, Ohio, whose MY Project USA empowers youth to become productive citizens and strong community leaders in the U.S.; Jamesetta Ferguson of Louisville, Kentucky, whose Molo Village CDC takes a holistic approach toward community development; Sharron Rush of Austin, Texas, whose Knowbility creates an inclusive digital world for people with disabilities; Bill Toone of Escondido, California, whose ECOLIFE Conservation aims to protect wildlife, natural resources and the people who depend on them; and Imani Woody of Washington, D.C., whose Mary’s House for Older Adults creates affordable and communal housing.
AARP said 10 previously named Purpose Prize fellows will also be honored. Each of them will receive a $10,000 award to further the mission of their organization.
AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins said the recipients “deserve all of the praise and recognition we have to offer for their exemplary work.”
“We celebrate these inspiring individuals, who have used their decades of life experience to give back in a meaningful way, to be leaders in their communities, and to create a better future for us all,” Jenkins said.
AARP also announced the return of its Inspire Award for a second year. The general public can vote for the AARP Purpose Prize winner they want to win the award, which grants the recipient an additional $10,000 for their organization.
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$2 Million in Seed Grants Available for Community-Led Initiatives
MILWAUKEE, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is making $2 million in grant funding available to eligible community-based organizations for projects designed to improve the health and well-being of Wisconsin residents.
The application period for AHW Seed Grant funding opens on Aug. 1 and closes on Sept. 12, 2022. Wisconsin-based 501c3 nonprofit, IRS tax exempt or governmental organizations are eligible for up to $50,000 grant funding to be used for direct, project-specific expenses. Organizations applying for AHW Seed Grants must do so jointly with an eligible Medical College of Wisconsin academic partner.
"Effectively addressing Wisconsin's health challenges requires local insight, ingenuity, and action," said AHW Director Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. "Community-based organizations throughout Wisconsin are in the best position to identify opportunities for improving the health of their populations and to form the necessary partnerships and programs to make meaningful public health improvements."
AHW Seed Grants fuel the development of new approaches, ideas and collaborations to address Wisconsin's health challenges. Successful applicants will clearly identify a health need or an immediate gap in knowledge or practice and propose project methods to test novel approaches to address the gap and inform future efforts to impact the health need. At the conclusion of the AHW award, projects will be poised to continue, scale, or replicate successful practices, achieving long-term, positive impact on health and health equity.
AHW will host an informational webinar for community-based organizations interested in learning more about Seed Grant funding on Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 10 a.m. Those interested in attending can register here. The informational webinar will be recorded and posted to the AHW website. More information about funding requirements and an application form are accessible from the AHW Funding Opportunities page.
About the Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment
The Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) is a statewide health philanthropy established by the Medical College of Wisconsin to steward a generous financial gift from Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of Wisconsin. Since 2004, AHW has invested more than $336 million in more than 570 health research, workforce development, and community health initiatives statewide. Learn more at www.ahwendowment.org.
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The in-person summit will feature speakers Brad Garlinghouse, Mike Novogratz, Keith Grossman, Balaji Srinivasan, Devin Finzer, Christine Moy and 150+ more
NEW YORK, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Messari, a leading provider of crypto market intelligence products, today has announced the initial speakers attending its Mainnet 2022 summit. The third annual summit will take place from September 21-23 at Pier 36 in New York City.
Attendees can look forward to fireside chats between Messari Co-Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz and TIME President Keith Grossman as well as others. Additional speakers will include angel investor, tech founder, and author of The Network State Balaji Srinivasan, OpenSea Co-Founder and CEO Devin Finzer, and Apollo Global Management Partner and Head of Digital Management Christine Moy, who will be joined by 150+ other leading operators, builders, and investors from across the crypto industry.
"As 2022 has already proven to be a monumental year for the industry, we are excited to offer attendees an event that cuts through the noise and focuses on the innovations that will drive our industry forward," said Messari CEO Ryan Selkis. "Attendees should leave Mainnet feeling confident that the long-term outlook for crypto has never been brighter."
The in-person event will provide the ideal environment for attendees and speakers to convene for programming that focuses on addressing the ecosystem's challenges and advancements. Interactive and collaborative sessions include:
- Testnet: A series of quick pop-up sessions will teach participants how to use some of the most innovative platforms and applications through hands-on demos.
- Operating Advice: Attendees will gain actionable insights in 20 minutes or less for every area of the C-suite.
- Technical Content: Bear markets are all about builders. Mainnet 2022 summit will host developer workshops for the technically savvy that preview what's next in blockchain engineering.
- Regulation and Policy Discussions: Attendees will have the opportunity to listen to conversations between industry leaders and policymakers to learn what the future of crypto regulation should look like.
- Quarterly Reports: Join Messari analysts as they present a financial and roadmap snapshot of the most popular protocols. During these sessions, attendees will be able to participate in an in-depth Q&A with the leaders of those projects.
"The next few months will be crucial for our industry heading into 2023. This is the time to learn, adapt, and focus on building strong foundations," said Selkis. "Mainnet is an opportunity for industry leaders to share what they have been working on and make the connections that will help lead to new breakthroughs in the years ahead."
People interested in attending the summit can purchase tickets on the Mainnet website. For students and developers interested in attending, Mainnet 2022 is offering discounted tickets they can apply for.
Mainnet is an immersive, agenda-setting annual summit hosted by Messari. The summit gathers crypto leaders, operators, builders, and investors for three days of future-focused collaboration, networking, and programming. Attendees should expect interactive discussions, hands-on product demonstrations, technical workshops, and one-on-one meeting opportunities with leaders in the space. Learn more at mainnet.events or for more information, contact events@messari.io.
Mainnet is a production of Messari, the leading provider of market intelligence products focused on the digital asset ecosystem. For individuals and institutions alike, Messari combines deep analysis, data, news, and powerful tools to improve industry transparency and drive smarter participation in crypto. Since its inception in 2018, Messari has built strong relationships with the industry's top thinkers, investors, and builders from today's most promising projects. These relationships exceptionally position the company to create event programming that will attract attendees at all stages of their crypto investment journey from around the world. Learn more about Messari at messari.io.
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The 2022 "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40" Spotlights 40 Young Lawyers Winning for Clients and Impacting the Legal Profession
ARLINGTON, Va., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced the honorees for the second annual edition of "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40," the company's award recognizing the accomplishments of outstanding young lawyers nationwide. A full list of honorees, along with a Q&A with each attorney and a deep dive into this year's class by the numbers, is available at http://onb-law.com/ZAha50K6han.
"Our 40 honorees, a talented group, and a diverse one—in every sense of the word—represent the best of the future of the legal profession," said Lisa Helem, executive editor at Bloomberg Industry Group. "From litigators to deal makers to intellectual property innovators and beyond, this class consistently solves issues for clients and anticipates the curves in the roads ahead. Leading by example, they're also working to make the legal profession a better reflection of our world."
Following last year's launch, law firms and companies across the country seized the opportunity to nominate their best and brightest for the second year of Bloomberg Law's special report. A robust field of contenders was evaluated based on criteria including their records of success for clients; how they're executing in the leadership roles they've undertaken; how they balance their legal practice work with pro bono service and more.
After the inaugural "They've Got Next: The 40 Under 40" in 2021, Helem led the publication of the special report for the second year, working with Kibby Araya, special projects assistant editor, and a team of Bloomberg Law editors and reporters who reviewed nominee submissions.
The stellar young attorneys recognized by Bloomberg Law this year represent a wide range of practice areas, including antitrust, appellate, banking & finance, government contracts, intellectual property, labor & employment, litigation, M&A, products liability, public finance, real estate, securities, tax, white collar & government investigations.
About Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law combines the latest in legal technology with workflow tools, comprehensive primary and secondary sources, trusted news, expert analysis, and business intelligence. Our deep expertise and commitment to innovation provide a competitive edge to help improve attorney productivity and efficiency. Bloomberg Law is the only legal research provider to include continuous enhancements to its platform at no cost to existing subscribers. For more information, visit Bloomberg Law.
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The Detroit Tigers grabbed a walk-off win against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon and now travel to Toronto for a weekend series with the Blue Jays. Detroit is rolling out Tyler Alexander in the series opener, while Toronto is countering with Yusei Kikuchi. Our experts broke down the schedule for these two teams and made a best bet for the matchup.
Let’s dive into the odds and schedule for the Tigers and Blue Jays and why our experts think Detroit can pull off an upset.
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Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays schedule
The Tigers and Blue Jays kick off their weekend series on Thursday night, and it is the first game of four. The entire schedule for this weekend with first pitch times can be seen here:
- Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Thursday, July 28 at 7:07 pm ET
- Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Friday, July 29 at 7:07 pm ET
- Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Saturday, July 30 at 3:07 pm ET
- Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays - Sunday, July 31 at 12:05 pm ET
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This will be the first and only series between the teams, so let’s review the odds for Thursday’s game provided by BetMGM Sportsbook.
Tigers vs. Blue Jays betting odds
The Blue Jays are -225 money line favorites at BetMGM Sportsbook for Thursday’s series opener, while the Tigers are +180 underdogs. A $100 bet on Detroit’s money line profits $180 if they pull off the upset, while Toronto bettors must risk $225 to win $100 if the Blue Jays are victorious. The total (over/under) is 9.5, and the over’s price is -105, while the under has -115 odds.
Our experts predict the Tigers can win the series opener, and we’ll explain why.
Detroit vs Toronto prediction: Tigers ML (+180 at BetMGM Sportsbook)
Detroit won in walk-off fashion against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, and we think the Tigers can carry their momentum into their weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Detroit has struggled at the plate this season, but it averaged 6.67 runs per game against the Padres, which is 1st in the MLB over the last three games. They’ll roll out Tyler Alexander on Thursday, who is 2-3 with a 4.05 ERA but is making his first start since April. It seems like the Tigers will go to their bullpen early, which is good news as they carry a 3.07 ERA (4th in MLB).
The Blue Jays will start Yusei Kikuchi on Thursday night, who is 3-5 with a 5.12 ERA this season. The lefty is making his first start since July 5, when he allowed 4 earned runs in 2.1 innings against the Oakland Athletics. Toronto is just 5-11 when Kikuchi starts this season, which includes losses to the Reds, Royals and Athletics. He ranks in the bottom 1% of pitchers in average exit velocity, hard-hit percentage and barrel percentage, which indicates Detroit has a high likelihood of continuing its hot stretch at the plate.
The Tigers had an emotional win on Wednesday, and although the Blue Jays have been red hot at the plate, they cooled off with a 6-1 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday. If Detroit knocks Kikuchi out of the game early, Toronto will turn to their bullpen, which has a 3.99 ERA (18th in MLB). Therefore, we’ll back the Tigers to pull off the upset in the series opener, and Detroit’s money line at +180 odds is our best bet for Thursday, July 28.
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Grand Rapids, police say.
The suspect is still on the loose.
The shooting happened on Benjamin Street SE, south of Alexander Street SE around 7:28 p.m.
Police believe all are expected to survive.
When the shooting happened, there was a tee-ball game happening just down the street at Martin Luther King Park.
"Everything was good, and then all the sudden all the parents and adults just kind of froze," said Theresa Peterson, who was there watching her grandkids play, "because you can tell the difference between a gunshot and a firework, you know, it was just so loud and so close."
Peterson said the group of first through third graders didn't really understand what was going on, but wondered why their game got cut short.
"One little boy asked me why we are ending the game early, and I said there's just a lot of distraction, because I couldn't tell him there's a bunch of guns going off," Peterson said.
"At that point I wasn't even thinking about the game, I was just thinking that all the kids need to get off that field right now," she added.
But above all, Peterson said she thinks its so sad that we always have to be alert and aware of our surroundings, even at fun events like a tee-ball game.
"I keep my grandkids safe, and try to keep away from this," she said, "but I want them to live life too, and we're just playing ball and we had to end it because of a gun shooting, that's crazy."
"The violence really affecting everybody in Grand Rapids for sure. I just hope there's a way that somehow they can figure out how to stop it," Peterson said.
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India raises 'deep concern' over execution of four pro-democracy activists in Myanmar
On Monday, Myanmar's military junta announced the execution of the four activists alleging that they were involved in "terror acts" against the administration
India on Thursday expressed deep concern over the execution of four pro-democracy activists by Myanmar's military government and asserted that the rule of law and democratic process must be upheld in the country.
There have been strong international condemnation and anguish following the executions.
"We have noted these developments in Myanmar with deep concern. As a neighbouring country of Myanmar, we have always highlighted the need for a peaceful resolution to the issue," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said.
He was replying to a media query on the issue during his weekly press conference.
"The rule of law and democratic process must be upheld. As a friend of the people of Myanmar, we will continue to support Myanmar's return to democracy and stability," Mr. Bagchi said.
On Monday, Myanmar's military junta announced the execution of the four activists alleging that they were involved in "terror acts" against the administration.
On Thursday, the G7 grouping condemned the executions.
"These executions, the first in Myanmar in over 30 years, and the absence of fair trials show the junta's contempt for the unwavering democratic aspirations of the people of Myanmar," it said in a statement.
It said those executed were democracy activists Kyaw Min Yu (known as 'Ko Jimmy'), former Member of Parliament Phyo Zeyar Thaw, as well as Aung Thura Zaw and Hla Myo Aung. On February 1 last year, Myanmar's military grabbed power in a coup after detaining Nobel laureate Suu Kyi and other leaders of her National League for Democracy (NLD). The country witnessed massive protests following the coup.
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GREENVILLE, S.C., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TrebleHook, a project pursuit platform for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals, built leveraging the Salesforce platform, has expanded its document generation capabilities by strategically partnering with S-Docs, the #1 100% Salesforce native document generation tool.
Alongside TrebleHook's already robust capabilities to centralize project data, enhance customer relationships, and pursue the right projects, the addition of a document generation tool from S-Docs will allow Marketers and Business Development professionals in the AEC industry to automatically create proposals, resumes, project recap sheets, fillable forms, and more in their project pursuits. Documents can easily be created from virtually any data within the TrebleHook platform and exported to Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, and advanced workflows into the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite.
"As TrebleHook launches into the AEC market, it is critical that we rapidly develop our IP and partner with best-in-class technology providers. S-Docs is the leader in document generation and is 100% built in the Salesforce ecosystem, allowing seamless integration and operability to our TrebleHook users. We couldn't be more excited about this partnership and the team at S-Docs" says Chris Fay, Founder & CEO of TrebleHook.
"Our partnership with TrebleHook will enable the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction communities with critical document generation functionality that complements TrebleHook's value for firms looking to enhance customer relationships and pursue the right projects through centralized data. We are delighted to be partnering with the TrebleHook team," said Dan Pejanovic, Founder & CEO at S-Docs.
To learn more about TrebleHook's project pursuit capabilities, visit their website at TrebleHook.com.
TrebleHook's platform focuses on enabling architecture, engineering, and construction firms to centralize project data, enhance customer relationships and pursue and land the right projects through leveraging the world's #1 CRM platform, Salesforce. For more information on how TrebleHook's talented team is leading the way in project pursuit, visit their website at TrebleHook.com.
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SHENZHEN, China, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VAPORESSO, a renowned vaping brand showcased its new technology today at the 2022 Las Vegas Champs Trade Show with the new LUXE X kit. This year's Las Vegas Champs Trade Show has attracted smoke and vape shops, dispensaries, glass blowers, online marketers, and counter-culture industry professionals from around the world.
Several vape enthusiasts, retailers, wholesalers and distributors have taken notice of VAPORESSO at the expo. Putting innovation, reliability and style into the vape market, the LUXE X has especially captured customers' attention.
Channeling vapers' needs, the LUXE X ensures a more accurate, powerful and 50% longer-lasting flavor delivery, thanks to VAPORESSO's newly developed COREX heating technology.
The LUXE X is clear like crystal in appearance yet solid in build. The sleek transparent design shows users what they're getting under the hood, while with three layers of coating, the casing is durable enough to withstand any abuse. The device also boasts futuristic adaptability, with DTL vaping support in a small package.
"We're happy to meet many of our lovely customers and partners here in the US. We take pride in supplying quality, innovative and stylish ENDS devices to our American retailers and customers." Said GTM Director of VAPORESSO, Kevin Chan. "With a focus on future innovation and users' needs, we look forward to continuing our success in the US market."
About VAPORESSO
VAPORESSO was created in 2015 and is dedicated to establishing a smoke-free world while raising the quality of life for its users. Based on its continuous innovation, strict quality control, and substantial commitment, VAPORESSO creates products that can fit all levels and styles of vapers.
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MINNEAPOLIS and CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Castlelake, L.P. ("Castlelake"), a global alternative investment manager with approximately 17 years of experience investing in asset-rich opportunities, and Aequum Capital Founder, LLC ("Aequum"), a tech-enabled specialty finance lender, today announced a partnership establishing a new commercial lending platform for the origination and servicing of efficient senior asset-backed loans to small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S.
The platform, which will operate under the Aequum brand, will leverage Castlelake's asset experience and the significant sector knowledge of the Aequum team to offer comprehensive lending solutions that seek to address borrowers' needs for working capital, growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations, turnarounds and other situations. Typical loan sizes are expected to range from $1 million to $10 million and span a wide variety of industries.
"In today's environment, we believe it is increasingly challenging for small- and medium-sized businesses to find the financing and capital solutions they need from traditional bank channels," said Matt Little, Partner, Global Specialty Finance and Head of Business Development at Castlelake. "We're pleased to partner with the experienced Aequum team to expand our reach to these borrowers while offering our investors interesting exposure to an income-oriented, asset-rich investment pipeline."
Aequum was founded by specialty finance veterans John Stanfield, Orasio Becerra, Michael Keenan, John Ross and Rick Kaufmann, whose collective professional experience includes working within banking institutions, family offices, and specialty finance companies.
In a joint statement, the Aequum principals expressed their motivation to launch the platform with Castlelake: "Together, we founded Aequum Capital under three guiding principles: First, we believe we can provide a necessary service to an underserved segment of the market through our long-standing relationships and knowledge of the industry; second, we are committed to creating a firm with a culture of execution that allows us to offer flexibility while maintaining a core emphasis on credit; and third, we are focused on bringing together the individual skillsets of top talent to work in a quick and efficient manner."
Castlelake has completed over $3 billion of specialty finance investments since 2015, including a recent agreement to acquire up to $400 million of diversified equipment loan and lease receivables. Its specialty finance activity has also included acquiring or financing more than 3,500 commercial and industrial loans and over 5 million consumer receivable accounts. Castlelake launched its Asset-backed Direct Lending strategy in 2020 and has since provided nearly $6 billion in loans to borrowers.
About Castlelake
Castlelake, L.P. is a global alternative investment manager focused on investments in real assets, specialty finance and aviation across the risk spectrum, from value-oriented to income and investment grade credit. Founded in 2005, Castlelake manages approximately $21 billion of assets. The Castlelake team comprises more than 250 experienced professionals, including 95 investment professionals, across six offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit https://www.castlelake.com/.
About Aequum
Aequum is a commercial lending platform focused on providing efficient financing solutions to lower middle market companies that are typically ineligible for traditional bank financing. The Aequum approach centers on cost competitiveness and consultation to help borrowers advance on a path to traditional bank financing over time. Through its experienced team of specialty finance experts, its robust entrepreneur resource network and its proprietary technologies, process engineering and methodologies, Aequum strives to enable accelerated, dynamic and better business outcomes. For more information, visit https://aequumcapital.com/.
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Castlelake Media Relations
Molly Blemker
+1 612 851 3083
media.relations@castlelake.com
Prosek Partners for Castlelake
Josh Clarkson / Remy Marin
+1 212 279 3115
jclarkson@prosek.com / rmarin@prosek.com
Aequum Capital
Chief Revenue Officer
Michael Keenan
+1 312 971 1809
michaelkeenan@aequumcapital.com
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