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Productivity leader debuts on this year's list
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickUp, the productivity platform that brings work together in one place, has been named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 list, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"We are incredibly honored to be included on this year's Forbes Cloud 100 list. In only five years, we've built ClickUp into a global, industry-leading platform while staying true to our mission of saving people time and making them more productive," said Zeb Evans, Founder and CEO.
"The way people manage their work has undeniably changed. I'm extremely proud of our team for delivering a solution that takes the guesswork out of productivity in today's new work environment. I'm confident that the best is yet to come."
Teams today move fluidly through real-time interactions and asynchronous work delivered by distributed teams. As a result, workers have never felt more disconnected from one another and are endlessly searching for better solutions to avoid inefficiencies rooted in this new mode of working. As an all-in-one productivity platform that brings your teams and their work together in one place, ClickUp was built to solve this very problem.
In the past year, ClickUp has achieved several new milestones:
- Raised $400M in Series C Funding, the biggest investment in workplace productivity history.
- Surpassed over 6 million users and 100,000 paying customers.
- Tripled its revenue this year with an average NDR of 165% for customers with 10+ seats.
- Maintained a high velocity of product innovation, including the launch of ClickUp Whiteboards and the acquisition of Slapdash to supercharge our search functionality.
- Opened domestic and international offices in Salt Lake City, Sydney, and Dublin.
For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.
"The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector," said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes. "Every year, it gets more difficult to make this list — meaning even more elite company for those who do. Congratulations to each of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees."
"The public markets may be in turmoil, but the private valuations of the Cloud 100 continue to rise. All of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees, again, have reached the $1 billion valuation milestone, and the average Cloud 100 valuation has skyrocketed to $7.4 billion," said Mary D'Onofrio, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. "Despite the market correction in 2022, our confidence in the cloud economy continues to grow—today over 70% of the 2022 Cloud 100 Honorees have reached or exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue making them cloud Centaurs. An additional 10% of the list is expected to hit this milestone by the end of the year, furthering our conviction that this years' honorees truly represent the best cloud companies globally."
To learn more about ClickUp, visit clickup.com. The Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at www.forbes.com/cloud100. Highlights of the list appear in the August/September 2022 issue of Forbes magazine.
About ClickUp
ClickUp is the world's only all-in-one productivity platform that flexes to the way people want to work. It replaces all individual workplace productivity tools with a single, unified platform that includes project management, document collaboration, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and goals. Founded in 2017 and based in San Diego, ClickUp is on a mission to make the world more productive. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world, ClickUp has helped more than 800,000 teams and millions of users lead a more productive life and save at least one day every week. To learn more, visit www.clickup.com.
About Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer, and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio includes Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr, and Toast, and it has $19 billion of regulatory assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, Beijing, and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer's storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).
About Forbes
Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business, and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 150 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE and Forbes Virtual events, custom marketing programs and 47 licensed local editions in 80 countries. Forbes Media's brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements.
About Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we've invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world's most tenacious enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including Airtable, Databricks, DocuSign, Guild Education, Hopin, monday.com, nCino, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, Tanium, and Zoom. Salesforce Ventures leverages our decades of expertise in the cloud and our long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses around the world to give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage, help them build credibility, and accelerate growth. Salesforce Ventures has invested in more than 25 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, Irvine, New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. Follow @SalesforceVC and learn more at http://www.salesforceventures.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: November 3, 2021 to May 3, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 15, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in TUP:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Tupperware Brands Corporation made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Tupperware you have until August 15, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Tupperware securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the TUP lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2?id=30639&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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ECDI, in partnership with three more of Ohio's most-active CDFIs, deployed targeted capital to help gentrified communities
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a $3 million JPMorgan Chase investment, four community development financial institutions (CDFIs) – ECDI, Cincinnati Development Fund, Ohio Capital Finance Corporation and Village Capital Corporation – joined forces to combat effects of gentrification through targeted capital investments in nine neighborhoods within Cincinnati, Columbus, and Cleveland.
From 2018 to 2021, the OH3C partnership addressed issues that negatively affect neighborhoods' original residents, including a lack of affordable housing and loss of locally-owned small businesses. Neighborhoods served are Cincinnati's College Hill, Madisonville, Price Hill, and Walnut Hills; Cleveland's Buckeye-Shaker, Glenville and Slavic Village; and Columbus's Franklinton and South Side. Impacts included:
- Financed 16 real estate projects
- Developed/redeveloped more than 235 affordable housing units
- Disbursed more than $1.2 million in 74 loans and grants to 60 small businesses
- Created/retained 198 jobs
"As a firm, we are committed to helping everyone share in the rewards of a growing economy. Even in neighborhoods that are growing, we know not everyone has the same opportunities to move up the economic ladder. We are proud to partner with these four CDFI's across the state to break down barriers to economic mobility and advance the long-held vision local residents have for their neighborhoods," said John McCourt, Managing Director for Chase Business Banking and ECDI Board Member.
"The incredible impact of OH3C is proof of what can be accomplished in deserving communities," said ECDI Founder and CEO, Inna Kinney. "This is why we are dedicated to fostering inclusive, equitable community development, and breaking barriers that stand in the way of small business opportunities."
The full OH3C Impact Report can be reviewed HERE.
ECDI is a nonprofit organization, dedicated to assuring underbanked entrepreneurs – regardless of where they came from, where they live, their gender, or their race – have access to funding and business incubation services they need to succeed. Based in Columbus, with offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Akron, Canton, Toledo, and Portsmouth, we serve small businesses in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Indiana. As the nation's top SBA microloan intermediary and Treasury-designated CDFI, we have assisted more than 284,000 individuals, disbursed more than $92 million through more than 4,000 loans, and created and retained more than 13,000 jobs since 2004. Learn more: www.ecdi.org.
Media Contact: Audrey Adair, Irvin PR, 614-570-0111
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Ticks that carry Lyme disease have been on the march, spreading into more forests and brush areas around the U.S. and Europe. But lovers of the outdoors could get a new weapon against Lyme, if a new vaccine candidate performs well. It aims to protect people as young as five.
If it were to gain regulators' approval, it would become the only Lyme disease vaccine available for humans in the U.S. But it's expected to take years for the potential vaccine to reach the market. If the phase-three study is a success, the companies say, they would likely seek official authorization in 2025.
The new vaccine is called VLA15, and as of this week, it's now in the third phase of a clinical study in humans. It was created by Pfizer and French drugmaker Valneva.
"We are extremely pleased to reach this important milestone in the development of VLA15," Valneva's chief medical officer, Juan Carlos Jaramillo, said in a statement. "Lyme disease continues to spread, representing a high unmet medical need that impacts the lives of many in the Northern Hemisphere."
U.S. consumers once had access to a human Lyme disease vaccine, called LYMERix, but it was withdrawn from the market 20 years ago. The vaccine had fairly high efficacy, but some users blamed it for adverse reactions, including arthritis. As the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases notes, "analysis by the FDA and others did not support that conclusion" — but use of the vaccine plummeted, leading to it being discontinued. There is, however, a vaccine on the U.S market for dogs.
The new human vaccine candidate works in a way that's similar to LYMERix, targeting an outer surface protein of the Borrelia bacteria that cause Lyme disease. But VLA15 omits a protein region "that some had attributed to adverse events," according to the NIAID.
The study that's now underway includes some 6,000 participants in the U.S. and Europe who are at least 5 years old and who live in places where Lyme disease is "highly endemic," Pfizer and Valneva say.
The vaccine candidate provoked a strong immune response in adults and kids in earlier trials, "with acceptable safety and tolerability profiles," according to the drug companies.
Aside from the potential vaccine, another weapon against Lyme is also in the works: a monoclonal antibody developed by MassBiologics, which is part of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The first phase of human trials for the antibody is expected to conclude this month, with a second phase likely starting next spring.
Lyme disease is spread by black-legged ticks. Climate change and deforestation are among the human-caused factors that have increased the range of the arachnids. The removal of predators that control populations of deer and mice, two animals that carry Lyme, also has helped the disease spread.
People face a greater risk of Lyme disease if a tick remains on their skin for a prolonged period, leading experts to urge people to check themselves for ticks after spending time outside, particularly in areas where Lyme is known to be a threat.
Early Lyme symptoms can include a fever, headache and a circular rash that can resemble a bull's-eye, according to the CDC. Later symptoms can include joint pain, facial palsy and inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. The disease can be treated with antibiotics, especially in its early stages. Some people have been known to develop persistent symptoms, such as pain, fatigue and an inability to focus.
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Nancy Pelosi says 'no one' is above the law after Mar-a-Lago raid and insists FBI WOULD have had justification to conduct the operation
- Nancy Pelosi said that 'no one is above the law'
- She said the FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago home would have legal reasons
- 'A visit like that you need a warrant. To have a warrant you need justification. And that says that no one is above the law -- not even a president or a former President of the United States,' Pelosi said
- The raid was reported to be part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified documents with him when he left the White House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Tuesday that 'no one is above the law' and noted the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home would have had some legal justification.
Pelosi, who repeatedly sparred with Trump when she was speaker and he was president, said she had no special knowledge of the Monday raid.
'All I know about that is what is in the public domain. I was surprised that it flashed on my phone last evening,' the speaker said on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
'A visit like that you need a warrant. To have a warrant you need justification. And that says that no one is above the law -- not even a president or a former President of the United States.'
The raid was reported to be part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified documents with him when he left the White House.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that 'no one is above the law' and noted the FBI raid on Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home would have had some legal justification
The FBI raid was reported to be part of an investigation into whether the former president took classified documents with him when he left the White House - above Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday
Trump, in his dramatic announcement of the raid on Monday night, didn't say specifically what the federal agents were looking for, just that his Florida home was 'under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents.'
'They even broke into my safe!' the former president complained.
Pelosi said she expected more details would become public soon.
'All of this will, I'm sure, be made known to us over time. But I have no knowledge of it. I do know that there has been chatter or what -- more than chatter about the president's documents and how they must be preserved for history. And we'll see what the justification was for the raid. I just don't know. I think everybody was surprised by it,' she said.
FBI agents entered Trump's Florida residence on Monday and spent hours there going through his private office.
The raid was said to be court authorized and the FBI gave US Secret Service agents at Mar-a-Lago advance notice and they cooperated letting them into the property, NBC News reported.
Donald Trump was spotted leaving Trump Tower in New York on Monday night after announcing his Mar-a-Lago home had been raided by the FBI
Trump took 15 boxes of material with him in January 2021 after he left Washington D.C. The boxes were returned to the National Archives a year later in January 2022 but agents on Monday were looking to see if Trump had additional material; above workers move boxes out of the Trump White House on January 14, 2021
Eric Trump said he was the one that got the call on the raid and told his father about it.
'I was the guy who got the call this morning and I called my father and let him know it happened, and I was involved all day,' he told Fox News host Sean Hannity. 'Welcome to politics in the 2020s.'
'To have 30 FBI agents -- actually more than that -- descend on Mar-a-Lago, give absolutely, you know, no notice, go through the gates, start ransacking an office, ransacking a closet -- you know, they broke into a safe. He didn't even have anything in the safe. I mean, give me a break.'
He charged President Joe Biden's White House as the force behind the raid.
'This didn't come from a local FBI field office in Palm beach, Florida. You know this came from? This came from one place and one building, and that is the White House in Washington, D.C. They want to attack a guy who they view as his greatest threat, Biden's greatest threat,' Eric Trump said.
Biden's White House had no heads up on the matter. Senior White House officials found out about it via Twitter, the New York Times reported.
The investigation is focused on material that Trump brought with him to Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House, the New York Times reported, specifically if he has classified information in his private possession, which would be a violation of federal law.
Trump took 15 boxes of material with him in January 2021 after he left Washington D.C. The boxes were returned to the National Archives a year later in January 2022 but agents on Monday were looking to see if Trump had additional presidential records or any classified documents at his South Florida estate, the AP reported.
The search focused on the area of the club where Trump's offices and personal quarters are, CNN reported, noting Trump's personal attorney Christinia Bobb was present during the search.
And, during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago earlier this year, Trump's attorney showed federal investigators documents that were being kept on site, including some that were marked classified, the network noted.
The Justice Department wouldn't say whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search but it's highly unlikely a raid on a former president would take place without the AG giving it the stamp of approval.
In February, the National Archives and Records Administration asked DoJ to examine whether the former president violated federal law. There are multiple statutes governing classified information, including a law punishable by up to five years in prison that makes it a crime to remove such records and retain them at an unauthorized location.
National Archives officials recovered 15 boxes of White House materials from Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in mid-January.
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CONNECTICUT, USA — Connecticut Republicans pick their candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary election Tuesday that could signal where the state party is headed politically after years of backing moderates.
Check back for additional updates as results are expected later Tuesday after the polls close at 8 p.m.
While there are no primary challengers for either side in the gubernatorial race, which remains as Gov. Ned Lamont against return-challenger Bob Stefanowski, other key races and seats are in play.
The Senate race pits former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, a social moderate who supports abortion rights and gun control measures, against two conservatives: attorney Peter Lumaj and Leora Levy, a GOP fundraiser and former commodities trader who received an endorsement last week from former President Donald Trump.
Levy, a first-time candidate who loaned her campaign more than $1 million, touted her backing from Trump as proof she is a “true America-first patriot.” She and Lumaj, who ran an unsuccessful campaign for governor in 2018, each have argued that only a conservative can beat the incumbent Democrat, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, in the November election.
RELATED: 2022 Connecticut primary voter guide: Everything you need to know before heading to the polls
“President Trump’s endorsement proves to voters that all states are in the running to flip red," Levy said in a written statement after Trump announced his support over the phone during a GOP event in Montville on Thursday.
Connecticut hasn't elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Lowell P. Weicker Jr., who served from 1971 to 1989.
Klarides contends her legislative experience and moderate positions on issues like abortion can persuade Connecticut voters in the general election to oust Blumenthal, who has been in office since 2011. She's focused heavily on economic issues, including inflation and gas prices.
“I have won 11 elections in this state, in a Democrat-leaning district. And that’s important because Connecticut is a Democrat-leaning state,” Klarides said in a recent debate. “I am a strong, common-sense Connecticut Republican and that’s how you win an election in this state.”
Klarides received the party's backing at a state convention in the spring. Lumaj and Levy are banking on their conservative message resonating with die-hard Republicans who tend to vote in the state's low-turnout summer primary.
Voters on Tuesday are also choosing their candidates to replace longtime Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, a Democrat who resigned in June to care for her ailing husband.
In the Republican race, conservative Dominic Rapini, a sales executive for Apple and the party's endorsed candidate, faces state Rep. Terrie Wood, a Darien Republican who calls herself a “commonsense New England conservative."
Rapini says he is suspicious about voter fraud in Connecticut, especially in the state's largest city of Bridgeport where various state and local officials have been charged over the years with election fraud — from allegedly conspiring to fraudulently obtain public campaign funds, to allegedly falsifying voter registration applications and absentee ballots applications.
Rapini is a former board chairman of a group called Fight Voter Fraud Inc., which was founded by a woman who filed dozens of complaints in Connecticut about alleged voter fraud during the 2020 election. Around the time Rapini left the group, the State Election Enforcement Commission dismissed most of the complaints, calling the them a “waste of the limited investigatory resources of the Commission.”
Wood has also expressed support for new voter ID laws in Connecticut.
The two Democratic contenders for Secretary of the State, state Rep. Stephanie Thomas of Norwalk and New Haven Health Director Maritza Bond, have pledged to oppose Republican attempts to tighten voting rules.
Thomas, who is Black, has said such restrictions hit close to home, considering her father grew up during the 1940s in Georgia and never really learned to read and her mother worked two jobs for most of her life and didn't drive. It took an hour-long bus ride and a long walk along a highway to reach the nearest department of motor vehicles branch to register to vote.
“So when Republicans make it harder to vote, it’s folks like my mom they’re targeting,” she says in a recent commercial.
Bond, a Latina, said such laws “disproportionately impact communities of color and the elderly in our state and that is exactly why it is a priority of the GOP.”
Democrats will also choose their nominee to fill the job of state Treasurer, which is being vacated by Democrat Shawn Wooden.
Erick Russell, an attorney who specializes in municipal finances, is up against Dita Bhargava, the chief operating officer of a private investment fund, and Karen Dubois-Walton who oversees New Haven’s Housing Authority.
Meanwhile, Republicans in the state's 4th Congressional District will choose between the party-endorsed candidate, Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson and Michael Goldstein, a doctor and lawyer from Greenwich. The winner will challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in November.
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The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt dies aged 72
The Pogues’ bass player Darryl Hunt has died aged 72.
The punk group said on Twitter they were “saddened beyond words” to share that Hunt had died on Monday afternoon in London.
Posting a black and white photo of Hunt holding a guitar case, they paid tribute by quoting the lyrics of their song Love You ‘Till The End, which was written by the bassist.
They quoted: “I know you want to hear me catch my breath / I love you till the end.”
The musician and songwriter was born in Hampshire, England on May 4 1950.
Before he began playing bass in The Pogues in 1986, he was a part of the pub rock band Plummet Airlines and The Favourites.
He was involved in the Celtic-inspired band’s subsequent work including their 1988 album If I Should Fall From Grace With God which featured the Christmas hit Fairytale Of New York.
Hunt featured in their material until their last album, Pogue Mahone, in 1996.
He has writing credits on a number of their songs including Love You Til the End.
Bandmate Spider Stacy paid tribute to Hunt on Twitter, writing: “This is wretched. See you around the way, Daz. ‘It’s in the fridge’ #TrickyTrees”.
The band consisted of frontman Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Terry Woods, Hunt and other musicians throughout the years.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuPhase, a leading provider of Business Process Automation (BPA), accounting automation, and B2B payments software and solutions, announced the acquisition of Frevvo, a workflow automation company providing digital online web forms to capture and manage data. The addition of Frevvo's form and signature technologies further enhances the DocuPhase automation platform, which today offers data recognition (OCR), document management, workflow automation, accounting automation, and payment processing technologies to more than 1,000 customers.
Frevvo, founded in 2008, is a rapidly growing online forms and workflow automation solution serving various industries and businesses of all sizes. The company is well established within Higher Education intuitions and K-12 school districts for delivering automation solutions for student enrollment process, financial aid applications, transcript requests, and various other functions within registrars and student administration offices.
DocuPhase, backed by growth equity firm LoneTree, continues to invest in technology and the resources needed to serve growing market demand in automation software. "The lingering pandemic and rising business expenses on top of a competitive job market has forced businesses to reevaluate their back-office inefficiencies and find ways to operate remotely. For organizations, this means finding ways to transition from manual, paper-based processes to more modern automated systems." Said Matt Koven, Managing Partner at LoneTree. "The acquisition of Frevvo extends DocuPhase's platform solution capabilities, keeping us in position to meet the digital transformation needs of our customers and the market."
"Education is a market Docuphase has targeted for growth," said Dan Gaertner, CEO of DocuPhase. "Frevvo accelerates that strategy with a customer base that features an extensive list of the world's largest, most respected educational institutions. The simplicity of Frevvo's technology inherently creates new market opportunities." Dan Gaertner continued, "It can be as simple as an elementary school deploying a student field trip consent form online with a digital signature for parents or as robust to service a Fortune 500 company automating new vendors and invoice approvals for 15,000 invoices a month. DocuPhase plans to integrate their payment processing technology within Frevvo's digital forms allowing customers to collect payments on form submissions. Dan Gaertner concluded, "You'd be surprised how many parents still clip that $20.00 bill to a signed paper field trip form."
About DocuPhase: DocuPhase is the ultimate solution for companies looking to automate their business processes and provide unprecedented productivity. Founded in 2000 in Tampa Bay, Florida, DocuPhase specializes in automating bookkeeping processes, purchasing orders, sales orders, capturing invoices, approving payments, managing vendors, student, and employee onboarding, and other business processes.
For more information, please visit www.docuphase.com.
About LoneTree: LoneTree is a private, growth-oriented equity investment firm providing flexible financing, mergers & acquisitions, and operating support for leading companies in high-growth sectors. LoneTree invests between $10M - $50M per deal across selected sectors, including software, digital infrastructure, health IT/services, enterprise & consumer services, and financial tech/specialty finance.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: March 5, 2021 to May 10, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in U:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Unity Software Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Unity you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Unity securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the U lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/unity-software-class-action-loss-form?id=30644&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventech Solutions, Inc. has promoted Kathrine Dass as chief delivery officer effective August 1, 2022. Dass, who has been with the company for five years, will report to Chief Executive Officer Tonia Bleecher. Dass will lead a team of multi-disciplinary professionals to grow Ventech Solutions' footprint in the federal and commercial health care IT space. With her ability to be an insightful thought leader in this industry, Dass will use her new role to identify emerging trends and seek disruptive solutions to make a big impact.
"Kathy is a visionary leader in the health care IT field, and we are thrilled to welcome her to our executive team," Bleecher said. "As we continue the growth of our federal health care practice, Kathy's leadership and deep understanding of health care technology integration will be integral to the work we're doing to support our nation's health care system."
Dass first joined Ventech Solutions in 2017 to lead efforts focused on client relationships and delivery, manage work portfolios, support business and product development. In her tenure with Ventech Solutions, Dass has spearheaded initiatives that have resulted in millions of dollars of revenue in new awards, the growth of several long-standing projects and AWS Government Competency for the organization.
Prior to joining Ventech Solutions, Dass delivered large-scale technical implementations for state and federal businesses. She helped to bridge the gap between business and technology with expertise in managing complex FISMA programs with PII/PHI data and multiple external user types.
Some of her career highlights include leading technical integration and development efforts for the Maryland Health Information Exchange, major health care and cost improvement initiatives for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation and supporting the design and build of a U.S. Air Force aircraft program.
Dass holds a Bachelor of Science in engineering from Penn State University as well as a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland University College.
About Ventech Solutions
Ventech Solutions is a technology and health care solutions provider that leverages emerging technologies to deliver a wide range of enterprise services, including cloud modernization, infrastructure, data, security and service integration support. Ventech Solutions leads and manages some of the most critical technology transformation initiatives for the public sector that empower government agencies to achieve their missions. For more information, visit www.ventechsolutions.com.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuPhase, a leading provider of Business Process Automation (BPA), accounting automation, and B2B payments software and solutions, announced the acquisition of Frevvo, a workflow automation company providing digital online web forms to capture and manage data. The addition of Frevvo's form and signature technologies further enhances the DocuPhase automation platform, which today offers data recognition (OCR), document management, workflow automation, accounting automation, and payment processing technologies to more than 1,000 customers.
Frevvo, founded in 2008, is a rapidly growing online forms and workflow automation solution serving various industries and businesses of all sizes. The company is well established within Higher Education intuitions and K-12 school districts for delivering automation solutions for student enrollment process, financial aid applications, transcript requests, and various other functions within registrars and student administration offices.
DocuPhase, backed by growth equity firm LoneTree, continues to invest in technology and the resources needed to serve growing market demand in automation software. "The lingering pandemic and rising business expenses on top of a competitive job market has forced businesses to reevaluate their back-office inefficiencies and find ways to operate remotely. For organizations, this means finding ways to transition from manual, paper-based processes to more modern automated systems." Said Matt Koven, Managing Partner at LoneTree. "The acquisition of Frevvo extends DocuPhase's platform solution capabilities, keeping us in position to meet the digital transformation needs of our customers and the market."
"Education is a market Docuphase has targeted for growth," said Dan Gaertner, CEO of DocuPhase. "Frevvo accelerates that strategy with a customer base that features an extensive list of the world's largest, most respected educational institutions. The simplicity of Frevvo's technology inherently creates new market opportunities." Dan Gaertner continued, "It can be as simple as an elementary school deploying a student field trip consent form online with a digital signature for parents or as robust to service a Fortune 500 company automating new vendors and invoice approvals for 15,000 invoices a month. DocuPhase plans to integrate their payment processing technology within Frevvo's digital forms allowing customers to collect payments on form submissions. Dan Gaertner concluded, "You'd be surprised how many parents still clip that $20.00 bill to a signed paper field trip form."
About DocuPhase: DocuPhase is the ultimate solution for companies looking to automate their business processes and provide unprecedented productivity. Founded in 2000 in Tampa Bay, Florida, DocuPhase specializes in automating bookkeeping processes, purchasing orders, sales orders, capturing invoices, approving payments, managing vendors, student, and employee onboarding, and other business processes.
For more information, please visit www.docuphase.com.
About LoneTree: LoneTree is a private, growth-oriented equity investment firm providing flexible financing, mergers & acquisitions, and operating support for leading companies in high-growth sectors. LoneTree invests between $10M - $50M per deal across selected sectors, including software, digital infrastructure, health IT/services, enterprise & consumer services, and financial tech/specialty finance.
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Timo Werner has re-joined RB Leipzig from Chelsea on a permanent deal. The striker joined the Blues in 2020 after they activated his £45 million ($54m) release clause but he failed to live up to expectations in west London.
Werner managed to score just 23 times in 89 appearances across all competitions for Chelsea, but will hope to rediscover his best form at Red Bull Arena.
Werner, who with 95 goals in 159 games for Leipzig is the club's record scorer, makes the move with a view to earning a place in Hansi Flick's Germany squad for the 2022 World Cup.
How much will RB Leipzig pay for Werner?
RB Leipzig will pay Chelsea a reported transfer fee of €30m (£25m/$31m) including bonuses as the Blues have accepted a loss on their initial investment.
He's back! 💪 pic.twitter.com/aRIhgSK8OV
— RB Leipzig English (@RBLeipzig_EN) August 9, 2022
What contract terms has Werner signed at Leipzig?
Werner has signed a four-year contract at Leipzig which will keep him with the DFB-Pokal holders until 2026.
What shirt number will Werner wear at Leipzig?
Werner, who will wear No.11 for Leipzig, told the club's website: "I’m very happy to be able to play for RB Leipzig again. I had a great time here between 2016 and 2020, when we performed brilliantly as newcomers in the league.
"It was a dignified departure for me to leave the club as record goal scorer, but that’s in the past now and I’m looking ahead, because both I and the club have developed in the past two years.
I had two great years at Chelsea that I’m really grateful for and were crowned with the Champions League trophy. The experience to play abroad in a new league really helped me and my career.
"Now I’m looking forward to the new season with RB Leipzig and above all to meeting the Leipzig fans again, who mean a great deal to me. We want to achieve a lot and of course, I want to become the first Leipzig player to reach the 100-goal mark."
What has been said about Werner's return to Leipzig?
Chelsea said via the club website: "The forward is heading back to the club where he enjoyed four successful years before moving to west London, departing Stamford Bridge for his homeland as a European and world champion.
"The Champions League triumph in Porto represents the highlight of his time with the Blues and he played his part in our success during his first season in England. Nobody matched his tallies of 12 goals or 15 assists in all competitions, while only Mason Mount made more appearances for Chelsea in 2020-21.
"He could not continue that high-scoring form over the winter after a switch to the wing, although matters did pick up again later in the season following the arrival of fellow German Thomas Tuchel as head coach, making some crucial contributions in the closing stages of the campaign, even if he did not return to those prolific early heights.
"All at Chelsea thank Timo for his contribution to our success over the past two years and wish him well for his future career."
While Werner struggled to hit the scoring heights hoped of him at Chelsea, he leaves the club on good terms and penned an open letter thanking the fans upon his departure.
Thank you and good luck in Germany, Timo! 💙 pic.twitter.com/lKunDCrZkM
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 9, 2022
Will Chelsea sign more players in the summer window?
Chelsea have had a busy summer as they have already completed five signings, with more than £100m ($121m) spent on Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly and Marc Cucurella.
Gabriel Slonina and Carney Chukwuemeka have also been signed, but the Blues may not be done in the transfer market just yet.
With Werner joining Leipzig, Thomas Tuchel is now reportedly interested in signing Barcelona's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang as a potential new striker.
Chelsea only have Armando Broja left to call upon as a natural No.9, with Romelu Lukaku having also departed on loan to Inter, and Aubameyang is said to be open to the move after seeing Barca complete the capture of Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski.
The Blues are also being strongly linked with Blaugrana midfielder Frenkie de Jong, but it has been reported that Manchester United are leading the race for his signature. | https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/chelsea-werner-rb-leipzig-deal/bltc16f95718c26dc60 | 2022-08-09T17:35:18Z | https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/chelsea-werner-rb-leipzig-deal/bltc16f95718c26dc60 | true |
A regional powerhouse over four decades, Doty Sanitation's market share across residential, commercial and roll-off collections will drive growth and expansion for LRS in its home state of Illinois
BEECHER CITY, Ill., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced the acquisition of Beecher City, Ill.-based Doty Sanitation, a highly-respected provider of residential, commercial and roll-off collection services in central Illinois; financial terms were not disclosed and the acquisition is effective immediately.
Founded in 1980, with one truck and an employee by Daniel Doty, Sr., Doty Sanitation today is thriving thanks to the second generation of family leadership: David and Nicole Doty. The company's service footprint stretches across central Illinois, from Pocahontas to Arcola, and will serve as an important platform for continued growth.
"We are thrilled to enter into this new chapter with LRS, where our careers will continue here in central Illinois," said David Doty. "From our people to our fleet and our loyal customers over the decades, Doty Sanitation is proud to now be a part of the LRS legacy."
LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley said Doty was the epitome of an ideal partner, not just for Doty's business success through the years, but in the meaningful acquisition of career paths and family legacies that endure at LRS post-acquisition.
"We are excited to welcome Dave, Nicole and all Doty Sanitation employees to the LRS family as we honor and pay tribute to Daniel Doty and the family legacy he established over decades of hard work," Handley said. "Doty Sanitation has built a strong customer following, earned a reputation for safe and reliable service delivery, and adds an outstanding fleet of well-maintained collection and roll-off trucks."
The acquisition of Doty Sanitation is LRS' ninth to-date in 2022. Other announcements include: Stillwater, Minn.-based AirFresh Industries; Warsaw, Ind.-based JL Hurt; Grayslake, Ill.-based Lakes Disposal; Portage, Wisc.-based The Country Plumber; Topeka, Kan.-based Ditch & Associates; Rochester, Minn.-based Sunshine Sanitation; Chicago-based Auburn Disposal; and South Bend, Ind.-based Junoll Services.
In 2021, the company amassed 22 acquisitions to complement its organic revenue growth across the nation's midsection.
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across nine states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 65 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,100 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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SAN DIEGO (AP)Not all the San Francisco Giants were convinced they had nailed Brandon Drury at the plate, although they were certain of one thing – catcher Joey Bart made one heck of a pick and tag to deny the San Diego Padres what would have been the tying run.
Alex Wood held San Diego to three singles in 6 1/3 innings and the Giants benefited from an overturned call at the plate to beat the sputtering Padres 1-0 Monday night.
Drury was originally called safe as he slid headfirst into the plate on Kim Ha-seong’s double into the left field corner with one out in the seventh. But Bart popped up from his tag and motioned to the dugout to challenge the play. The Giants did and the call was overturned to thunderous boos from the sellout crowd of 40,686.
There was a slight delay as some fans threw trash onto the field, prompting a warning from the PA announcer.
”What a pick by Joey,” Wood said. ”They don’t get any better than that. That was a sick relay. Gonzo hustled to make a play in the corner, Craw made a pretty good throw and Joey made just an unbelievable pick to save the game.”
Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said Bart ”made one of the best picks and tags I think I’ve seen from a catcher. That was a great play from him. Luis (Gonzalez) gave me a great throw, right to my chest. There were a lot of good parts to that play.”
Crawford said he wasn’t real confident the call would be overturned.
”I thought live it was possible he was out, but obviously with the safe call and how close it looked on some of the replays that they put on the scoreboard, anyway, I kind of thought it would stand,” the shortstop said. ”I saw an angle after the inning that looked like his hand definitely popped up and Joey got the tag there.”
Said Giants manager Gabe Kapler: ”He was clearly out from our vantage point. It looks like we won tonight’s game with some defense.
”First thing you look at is how well Gonz played it off the wall,” Kapler said. ”He was perfectly positioned to get a good throw off. Craw’s feet were excellent; he’s one of the best relay men in the league and a good strong throw to the plate. Obviously a really challenging pick. Joey made a perfect pick and an optimal tag.”
It was the fifth straight loss and second consecutive shutout for the Padres, who fell to 1-5 since obtaining Juan Soto and Bell in a blockbuster trade last Tuesday. They were coming off a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium in which they were outscored 20-4. Their streak of scoreless innings reached 23 dating to Saturday.
San Diego’s lead over Milwaukee for the NL’s third wild card is down to one game.
San Francisco reliever Camino Doval retired the heart of San Diego’s order in the ninth – Soto, Manny Machado and Josh Bell – to earn his 15th save.
Wood (8-9) struck out five and walked none.
After wasting a great scoring opportunity in the first inning, the Giants broke through against Blake Snell in the fourth. They opened the inning with consecutive singles by Evan Longoria, J.D. Davis and Brandon Crawford to load the bases, and Thairo Estrada hit a sacrifice fly. Snell walked Bart to load the bases again before retiring the final two batters of the inning.
Snell (4-6) got into trouble right away when the Giants had runners on first and third just two batters into the game but he got out of it by striking out the heart of the order.
Snell allowed one run and six hits in 5 2/3 innings, struck out eight and walked two.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Giants: Reinstated Longoria from the 10-day injured list and optioned OF Bryce Johnson to Triple-A Sacramento.
Padres: Manager Bob Melvin said reports from Fernando Tatis Jr.’s minor league rehab assignment indicate the star shortstop feels good after playing Saturday and Sunday with the Double-A San Antonio Missions, who were off Monday. Tatis broke his left wrist in the offseason, reportedly in a motorcycle crash, and had surgery in mid-March. Melvin said the Padres are still on the timeline of Tatis playing seven to 10 days in the minors. ”He needs some at-bats. He needs some games,” Melvin said. … C Jorge Alfaro left the game after the seventh with an undisclosed injury.
UP NEXT
Giants RHP Alex Cobb (3-6, 4.08 ERA) and Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (8-5, 3.00) are scheduled to start Tuesday night.
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The work begins on a new facility aimed at expanding the Company's position as a global leader in the manufacturing and assembly of cutting-edge materials in the semiconductor manufacturing equipment field.
KEDAH, Malaysia, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ferrotec Holdings Corporation, a global supplier of materials, components, and precision system solutions, today announced the groundbreaking ceremony to begin construction of its new manufacturing facility at Kulim Hi-Tech Park, Kedah, facilitated by the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA). The plant which will be undertaking electromechanical assembly and advanced material fabrication for semiconductor equipment is designed to meet customer needs while also expanding the Group's business globally.
The ceremony was attended by YB Dato' Wira Dr. Ku Abd Rahman bin Ku Ismail, Senior State Exco of Industrial and Investment, Science, Technology and Innovation and Higher Education; Ms. Lim Bee Vian, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Investment Development) of MIDA; YBrs. Mr. Noor Ikhsan Bin Abdul Aziz, Chief Operating Officer of Invest Kedah; Dr. Haji Nadzman Bin Mustaffa, President of Kulim Municipal Council (MPKK); YBhg. Dato' Mohd Sahil Zabidi, Group CEO of Kulim Technology Park Corporation Sdn. Bhd.; Mr. Eiji Miyanaga, Chief Executive Officer of Ferrotec Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., and Mr. He Xian Han, Group Chief Executive Officer of Ferrotec Holdings Corporation, as well as other distinguished guests.
"Today's event is a testament of Ferrotec's reputation as a global leader in the manufacturing and assembly industry for the past 42 years. This project does not only demonstrate Ferrotec's confidence in Malaysia's long-term investment propositions, but also the thriving state of the manufacturing industry in Malaysia. We aim to distinguish ourselves from our competitors based on these intangible factors – competitive business environment and cost advantages, well-developed infrastructure and the availability of technical and management talents," said Ms. Lim Bee Vian, Deputy CEO (Investment Development) of MIDA.
Ms. Lim also emphasized that despite facing competition from the low-cost production countries, Malaysian machinery and equipment (M&E) companies continue to thrive in producing high value-added products and integrated services, supporting the needs of the MNCs' in their effort to serve their customers better. MIDA aims to facilitate such companies by facilitating continuous investment opportunities to expand their operation capabilities to improve output quality and volume.
"Ferrotec has seen increasing demand for our products and services in Asia. With the start of construction on this new production facility in Malaysia, Ferrotec is committed to continue driving its effort to fulfill the increasing capacity demands and improved business continuity that are vital to our customers success," said Eiji Miyanaga, Chief Executive Officer of Ferrotec Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.
To continue transforming the industry, the Malaysian Government encourages investors to invest in state-of-the-art technologies that can support advanced manufacturing processes across supply chains.
About MIDA
MIDA is the government's principal investment promotion and development agency under the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to oversee and drive investments into the manufacturing and services sectors in Malaysia. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur Sentral, MIDA has 12 regional and 20 overseas offices. MIDA continues to be the strategic partner to businesses in seizing the opportunities arising from the technology revolution of this era. For more information, please visit www.mida.gov.my and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About Ferrotec
Founded in 1980, on a technology core of Ferrofluid magnetic liquid and Ferrofluidic® sealing products, Ferrotec Holdings Corporation (6890 TSE Standard) is a worldwide leader in the supply of materials, components, and precision system solutions for industrial businesses. Ferrotec is a diversified world-class industrial organization with a global presence in a broad array of technology driven end markets (semiconductors, automotive, biomedical applications, smart phones, LEDs and FPDs). More information about Ferrotec's products can be found at www.ferrotec.com
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Zakiah Sajidan
Director, Machinery & Metal Technology Division, MIDA
E: zakiah@mida.gov.my
T: +603-2267 3628
Mr. Tom McKee
Marketing Communications Manager
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T: +1 (408)-964-7700
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Jury selection started Tuesday in the second trial of two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn’t reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier.
Dozens of prospective jurors from western and northern Michigan reported to the federal courthouse in Grand Rapids.
“I don’t know if you feel like you won the lottery or just got called to the principal’s office. But either way, welcome,” U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said.
The plot to kidnap the Democratic governor followed training in Wisconsin and Michigan and two trips to scout her second home in northern Michigan, according to evidence in the first trial.
Fox, 39, lived in the Grand Rapids area and Croft, 46, is from Bear, Delaware. They regularly communicated with other extremists who were angry with Whitmer and various public officials, evidence showed.
“This is not a political forum,” Jonker said during opening remarks to the jury pool.
Convicting or acquitting the men can’t be influenced by “whether you like Governor Whitmer or dislike Governor Whitmer,” the judge said. “It’s not if you think masking mandates or vaccine mandates or any other response was good or bad policy. It’s not a proxy for any of those things.”
The jury will hear secretly recorded conversations and see text messages and social media posts favoring violence. Defense attorneys, however, will hammer away at the credibility of undercover FBI agents and informants who fooled the group into thinking they were allies.
Lawyers for Fox and Croft will argue they were shielded by the First Amendment and entrapped by the government every step of the way.
“Utter nonsense,” Fox’s attorney, Christopher Gibbons, said of a kidnapping plan.
Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta were found not guilty at the first trial. Ty Garbin and Kaleb Franks earlier pleaded guilty and will testify again against Fox and Croft.
Garbin told jurors at the first trial that the goal was to cause national chaos with a kidnapping close to the election between Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump.
Whitmer, who will not be called as a trial witness, disclosed Monday night that she tested positive for COVID-19 for the first time and was experiencing mild symptoms. In a recent interview, she said she believes she was the target of an “assassination plot,” not just a kidnapping.
“No one talks about it that way,” Whitmer told The Washington Post.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Wells Fargo common stock between February 24, 2021 and June 9, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 29, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in WFC:
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Wells Fargo & Company NEWS - WFC NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Wells Fargo & Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (ii) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (iii) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (iv) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Wells Fargo you have until August 29, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Wells Fargo securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
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Kevin Poll, Ronnie Kihlstadius, Ed Coleman, Casey Enstrom, and Sugandan Dinakaran bring depth and breadth of experience to WorkLLama's growing team
ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WorkLLama, technology provider of a total talent acquisition and engagement suite, strengthens its leadership team with Kevin Poll, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development; Ronnie Kihlstadius, Senior Vice President of Marketing; Ed Coleman, Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales; Casey Enstrom, Vice President of Enterprise Sales; and Sugandan Dinakaran, Head of Product.
"WorkLLama needs leaders who understand and embrace our commitment to innovation and pushing the edge when it comes to helping organizations attract, retain, hire, and grow superior talent," said WorkLLama CEO Sudhakar Maruvada. "We selected this team to help anticipate and address future market needs. In doing so, they will drive transformation and growth at WorkLLama and throughout the industry."
Kevin Poll, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
Poll develops and leads WorkLLama's channel partner strategy, guides go-to-market strategy, and advances the company's position in the market. Previously, he was global head of strategy and strategic partnerships at WillHire. A seasoned industry executive, he has held leadership positions with SAP Fieldglass, IQNavigator + Beeline, and ADP.
Ronnie Kihlstadius, Senior Vice President of Marketing
A workforce management marketing veteran, Kihlstadius brings a unique combination of creativity, efficiency, and data analysis to her role. Previous to WorkLLama, she held marketing leadership positions in a range of industry organizations including People 2.0 nextSource, AgileOne, and Workforce Logiq.
Ed Coleman, Senior Vice President of Strategic Sales
Coleman is a solutions-driven executive with broad expertise across the talent acquisition arena. With an unwaveringly analytical business approach and well-rounded entrepreneurial acumen, Coleman has been recognized for implementing workforce solutions that drive bottom-line results and positive impact on future success. Before WorkLLama, Coleman was SVP of Sales and Marketing at Malone Workforce Solutions. He has held senior leadership positions at AMN Healthcare and Volt Workforce.
Casey Enstrom, Vice President of Enterprise Sales
Enstrom is an experienced sales and operations leadership executive with extensive knowledge of business development and sales strategies, client and contract negotiations, predictive analytics, leadership, and human capital solutions. Prior to his role at WorkLLama, he was Vice President Enterprise Solutions at Prosperix, formerly Crowdstaffing, and Practice Vice President, North America, at Volt Workforce Solutions.
Sugandan Dinakaran, Head of Product
Dinakaran leads WorkLLama's product development team, ensuring WorkLLama's cutting edge solutions create customer value, drive growth, and establish a competitive advantage. A technology industry innovator, Dinakaran previously held product leadership positions at Visible, Bellhops, and nuVizz. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Tata Consultancy.
WorkLLama is a total talent acquisition and engagement suite. Our platform harnesses the power of AI with a complete suite of applicant tracking system (ATS), customer relationship management (CRM) and direct sourcing tools to help companies build communities of highly engaged talent for all hiring needs. Visit us at www.workllama.com. Follow us on LinkedIn.
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Drug prices have risen even faster than the general rate of inflation over the past decade, increasing 35% since 2014, compared with 19% for all goods and services, according to Healthcare Finance.
Some 18 million Americans can't afford their prescriptions, according to a 2021 Gallup survey, and 10% of adults actually skip doses as a way of saving money.
To alleviate the burden, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban launched Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company in early 2022. The online marketplace offers prescription drug prices that are lower than most pharmacy retail prices and even many discount rates: A June 2022 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that Medicare could have saved $3.6 billion in 2020 if it purchased prescription medications from Cost Plus Drugs.
How does Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company work, why are its prices so cheap and how can you take advantage of those low prices? We'll give you all the details.
What is Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company?
Cost Plus Drugs was started by Mark Cuban and radiologist Dr. Alexander Oshmyansky, now the company's CEO in January 2022.
"When I see an industry that is just so convoluted and messed up like the pharmaceutical industry is, I saw it as a great opportunity," Shark Tank investor Cuban said in a Feb. 2 interview on The View, "and that allows us to charge much, much less."
The Cost Plus Drugs website was launched with the aim of avoiding pharmacy benefit managers -- intermediaries who negotiate drug prices with manufacturers for health insurance providers. PBMs have come under criticism for pocketing the negotiated savings as well as for a practice called "spread pricing," where PBMs receive more money from insurers than was actually paid for the medicine.
A few weeks before its launch, Cost Plus Drugs created its own pharmacy benefit manager, allowing it to provide medications to companies with health plans. Cuban has promised Cost Plus Drugs' PBM will be "radically transparent" in negotiating drug prices and will not employ spread pricing.
What medications are available at Cost Plus Drugs?
As of Aug. 4, 2022, Cost Plus Drugs offers 337 drugs including medicines for high cholesterol, kidney disease, mental health, diabetes, arthritis, migraines, allergies, cancer, HIV, seizures and many other conditions.
Cost Plus Drugs sells the top 10 most prescribed generic drugs in the US -- atorvastatin, levothyroxine, lisinopril, metformin, amlodipine, metoprolol, albuterol, omeprazole, losartan and simvastatin -- as well as many of the top 50 most prescribed medicines. (Although Cost Plus Drugs warns that some medicines have limited stock due to supply chain issues, a random check of 50 of its 337 medications found all of them were available.)
The site notes that it's constantly expanding its inventory and provides a form for submitting requests for new medications. On The View, Cuban said that he hopes to be selling 2,000 medications by mid-2023.
Cost Plus Drugs is also in the process of constructing an $11 million, 22,000-square-foot facility in Dallas to manufacture its own versions of generic drugs.
How much lower are Cost Plus Drugs prescription prices?
Drug prices in general will vary considerably based on the provider and PBM. Cost Plus Drugs provides a comparison of a listed retail price and its own price for every medicine it sells.
Some of the savings are remarkable: 30 tablets of the generic version of the bipolar disorder medicine Abilify (Aripiprazole) retails for $678, whereas Cost Plus Drugs sells the same amount and dosage for $6.
However, retail list prices of prescription drugs may skew higher than what most people actually pay. Digital pharmacies such as GoodRx, Blink Health and SingleCare provide discounts and coupons that can bring down prices considerably. Even so, prices at Cost Plus Drugs compare favorably.
For example, a box of 30 tablets of the generic version of Zegerid -- commonly prescribed for acid reflux -- currently sells for $20 at Cost Plus Drugs. Blink Health sells generic zegerid for $86, much lower than a listed retail price of $2,073, but four times more than Cost Plus Drugs.
The savings appear to be real for many prescription drugs. Thirty tablets of the generic version of the heart medication Toprol XL (metoprolol succinate) go for $3.90 at Cost Plus Drugs, compared to $24 per 90 pills (or $8 per 30) at Costco.
The generic version of the antidepressant Pristiq costs $18 at Cost Plus Drugs. Discount pharmacy GoodRx sells it for $25, the next lowest price we could find online. That's far lower than the average retail price of $290, but more than Cost Plus Drugs.
We called a local CVS to discover the cost of a three-month supply of 20mg of generic Lipitor (Atorvastatin), a commonly prescribed medication for high cholesterol.
We were told that, without insurance, the price was $362. At Cost Plus Drugs, the same three-month supply sells for $6.
How do I order prescription drugs from Cost Plus Drugs?
First, you'll want to view the list of medications available at Cost Plus Drugs to see if it has the prescription drugs you need. If it does, you'll need to create an online account, verify your email address and enter basic information about your health history and any current medications you are taking.
After you're registered with Cost Plus Drugs, you can provide your doctor with a paper form that includes all of the information they'll need to submit your prescription.
Alternatively, you can ask your doctor to write a prescription that includes your name, email address, date of birth and any medications you take. The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) Provider ID for Cost Plus Drugs is 4940208 and its telephone number for prescriptions is 833-926-3384.
Your doctor can also fax your prescription information or the paper form to 650-683-9775.
Why are prescription drugs so cheap at Cost Plus Drugs?
Unlike the mysterious calculations behind drug pricing at traditional pharmacies, Cost Plus Drugs uses a transparent method -- the wholesale price Cost Plus Drugs pays for the medicine plus a 15% markup, a $3 pharmacy fee and a $5 shipping charge. Prescriptions are filled by the pharmacy services startup Truepill.
On the company's mission page, Cuban specifically calls out the price of Albendazole, a drug used to treat hookworm, which continues to thrive among poorer communities in the Southeast US. (In a 2017 paper, researchers found more than one-third of the people in one Alabama county were infected with hookworm disease.)
Normally, Albendazole costs on average $441 for its daily dose of two tablets, which could be taken for up to 30 days. At a wholesale price of $26 plus $4 markup and $3 pharmacy fee, Cost Plus Drugs can sell those two tablets for $33, plus $5 for shipping. Multiply that $408 in savings for two tablets by 30 days and you're talking about a potential difference of $12,240.
Does Cost Plus Drugs take health insurance?
Cost Plus Drugs does not currently accept any health insurance. The site claims that "even without insurance, our prices are less than what you would pay when using your insurance at a typical pharmacy."
The company does work with some pharmacy benefit managers, though, and allows the use of prescription drug discount cards for their members. According to the Cost Plus Drugs website, PBMs that work with Cost Plus Drugs can have members pay the listed price on its website or the insurance co-pay amount, whichever is lower.
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Mario Fiorentini, decorated Italian resistance fighter, dies
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:20 PM CDT|Updated: 27 minutes ago
ROME (AP) — Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter against fascist and Nazi forces during World War II has died at age 103.
The Rome chapter of the National Partisans Association of Italy said Mario Fiorentini died at a Rome hospital on Tuesday.
During the war, Fiorentini commanded a group of partisans that fought the regime of dictator Bettino Mussolini and then Italy’s German Nazi occupiers.
He became legendary among partisans for having escaped from Nazi-run jails four times.
Fiorentini turned down an opportunity to run for Italy’s Parliament after the war and instead pursued a mathematics degree.
He later taught at universities in Italy, Canada and the United States.
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Endurance Sports Management, Siebert Financial & Muse Music Group partner up to host an invite only retreat.
MIAMI, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the weekend of July 8th, Endurance Sports Management in partnership with Siebert Financial held an exclusive retreat that hosted NFL veteran players and had a guest appearance by NBA star, Andre Drummond, at Saturday night's private party.
NFL players such as Darnay Holmes - NY Giants, Darren Hall - Atlanta Falcons and Lonnie Johnson - Kansas City Chiefs were just some of the NFL pros who came out for the weekend.
The retreat started off with a 5-star dinner at Mr. Chow in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday evening to welcome all the attendees. Saturday consisted of one-on-one time with guests, as well as educational sessions & meetings about financial literacy and life in the NFL.
Attendees were lucky enough to catch Brandon Marshall after hours for a private tour of his luxury training facility, House of Athletes. Brandon spent time talking to the athletes about the importance of investing in their body and how data and analytics is changing the game.
The weekend was capped with an incredible night of food prepared by an in-house private chef. The party was hosted by Muse Music Group at their multi million dollar recording studio.
There were a handful of brands that helped make the weekend a big success, including those who gifted products for each attendee. (See list of partners below).
Dates are already being discussed for the next event that will be hosted. Expect the best of the best when these companies collide. Everyone will be biting at the bit to get an invite.
Sponsorship Partners:
Siebert Financial - @SiebFinancial
Muse Group -@musegroupofficial
Endurance Sports Management - @endurance_management
Paleovalley - @paleovalley
High Life - @highlifepomades
SleevePal - @sleevepal_
Revelation Health - @revelationhealth
Re-Focus - @time2refocus
Trumeta - @trumeta_
Tastelli - @drinktastelli
Los Magos Sotos - @losmagossotol
Snak Club - @snakclub
Anointed Nutrition -
Electrolit - @electrolitusa
Krio Skincare - @krioskincare
Dandymen Collection - @dandymencollection
Silver Sparrow - @silversparrowlif
Monfrere - @monfrere
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DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
1-5-4-5
(one, five, four, five)
DETROIT (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Michigan Lottery's "Midday Daily 4" game were:
1-5-4-5
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smartfluence, the leading SaaS influencer marketing platform, announced a seed round investment of $2.15 million led by PACA Ventures. Ira Lubert and Jo Webber, both principals at PACA Ventures, will be joining Smartfluence's board of directors.
Smartfluence, founded in 2018, is changing the way brands and social media influencers engage with each other by utilizing a quantitative analytical approach. Its platform enables brands to automate and scale their influencer marketing programs through its proprietary data-driven algorithms which enable brands to understand influencer audiences by providing metrics like audience credibility scores, brand and interest affinities, audience demographics, and estimated pricing. Its influencer discovery engine helps brands identify relevant influencers for their campaigns, customize and automate outreach in order to build and nurture influencer relationships, and utilize campaign results to refine search and double down on high-ROI relationships.
The funding will be used to accelerate customer expansion and enhance Smartfluence's proprietary influencer automation software – building integrated influencer relationship management and e-commerce platform support.
"Smartfluence being added to PACA Ventures' portfolio of innovative technology brands is a great honor as we continue the rapid growth of our SaaS influencer marketing platform," said David Ko, CEO & co-founder of Smartfluence. "Ira, Jo and the rest of team are the perfect partners as they have insight into the market segment and deep experience with visionary companies transforming in this space. With this funding round, we are in a position to further help customers automate influencer relationships and expand reach across all advertising channels at-scale."
Smartfluence is positioned as the leading player in key industries including luxury apparel, pets, and beauty & cosmetics. Smartfluence's customers range from e-commerce stores to enterprises looking to scale their influencer discovery.
"From our first meeting with Smartfluence, we were impressed with the company's innovation and leadership team, and knew we wanted to play a role at the ground floor of their acceleration," said Ira Lubert, PACA Ventures. "The social media influencer industry is exploding right now, and Smartfluence has a tremendous opportunity to meet brands' needs for a platform that scales influencer marketing programs."
For more information about Smartfluence, visit smartfluence.io and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Smartfluence is a creator discovery and management platform that enables brands to find the right influencers for their brand. Smartfluence's influencer analytics and predictive campaign statistics help brands automate their influencer marketing programs. For more information, visit smartfluence.io and schedule a demo.
PACA Ventures partners with visionary founders to build exceptional high-growth tech companies from Seed through Series B. Bringing decades of experience to venture capital funding, management and tech company creation, PACA Ventures operates out of Philadelphia, PA and Los Angeles, CA.
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Even in Hollywood, you don't have to love everyone you work with.
For Aaron Taylor-Johnson, there's no question he had a positive experience working alongside Brad Pitt on the new movie Bullet Train.
"He just wants to bring light and joy into the world and be around people who are there to have a good time," Aaron said about Brad during the Locarno Film Festival, via Variety. "You work with many actors and after a while you start making notes: ‘I am definitely not working with this person ever again.' Brad has this list too: the ‘good' list and the s--t list."
While Aaron isn't naming names, the sentiment certainly isn't enough to make Brad step away from acting.
After telling GQ Magazine in June that he considers himself to be on his "last leg" of his career, Brad shut down any rumors of retirement to E! News on Aug. 1.
"I'm so sorry I said that," he told Daily Pop's Francesca Amiker before explaining his comments. "I just see it as like, there's child to young adult, there's young adult to middle-age. And then, you get over that hump of middle-age, and it's kinda downhill from there. And I was just saying I'm over that hump."
Besides, Brad's experience working on Bullet Train extends far beyond his scenes with Aaron. The actor was also quick to praise co-star Sandra Bullock.
"She will drop anything to come to my aid," Brad said of his pal. After playing a small part in her recent movie The Lost City earlier this year, the actor said it was great to "cross-pollinate each other's films."
"And now, contraction, I'm gonna do only Sandy Bullock films," he joked. "You heard it here."
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Which LG UHD TV is best?
Korean electronics manufacturer LG is perhaps best known for its high-quality TVs, but there are four distinct business units. In addition to TVs under the home entertainment division, it also produces mobile communication devices, home appliances and vehicle components.
The internal panels are all made by LG Display, the world’s largest display company by revenue, and it’s also the second-largest TV maker after Samsung. So while it has other divisions, UHD TVs are certainly the core focus. An excellent choice is the LG NanoCell 65-Inch 4K Smart TV.
What to know before you buy an LG UHD TV
UHD is anything 4K and larger
Technology terms can quickly get confusing, especially when terminology implies the same thing. HD stands for high definition, and ultra high definition is one step up. Manufacturers sometimes use UHD and 4K in the same breath, but it’s essentially the same. To market a TV as UHD or 4K, two specific conditions must be met.
- It has a display ratio of 16:9 or wider.
- The TV has at least one digital input with a minimum resolution of 3840 by 2160 pixels.
To carry the UHD Alliance sticker, the TV must also meet certain specifications for bit depth, color gamut and high dynamic range. UHD has four times as many pixels as 1920 by 1080 HD resolution. With the visuals taken care of, add an LG soundbar to your setup for a cinematic experience.
Display technology
LG makes several UHD TVs with different display technology. Considering your viewing habits and the TV’s location will help you decide which display is better suited.
- NanoCell. TVs that use LG’s proprietary technology have vivid colors and higher contrasts. An additional layer of nanoparticles sits behind the panel and helps to fill out duller color tones.
- OLED. Organic light-emitting diodes are similar to LEDs, but they require less backlighting space and use self-lit pixels. This means the television’s frame can be extremely thin while producing crystal-clear visuals.
- LED is an older technology, but still very proficient in delivering quality visuals. Each pixel on the display is an LED, which assists in an even spread of illumination for a sharper picture.
Size and budget
UHD TVs come in different measurements (the indicated measurement is diagonally from corner to corner) and unfortunately, the price increases as the display gets bigger. Consider your budget, keeping in mind that you should expect to pay $500 or more. Find a model that fits into your finances, even if it means going one measurement smaller.
What to look for in a quality LG UHD TV
Variety of input connections
A good-quality UHD TV has a variety of inputs so that you can keep all your devices connected. A few HDMI ports are a must, and it’s always great if there are some USB ports, too. If you want to connect any wireless gadgets, check that the TV has Bluetooth capabilities. A Smart TV will also have an Ethernet port or a wireless receiver.
Wall mountable
A TV looks much better when mounted on a wall than when it is on a stand. There is also an increased risk of the TV falling over if it’s of considerable size. Most LG TVs are compatible with the universal VESA mounting specifications, so you can buy the correct size bracket from any brand.
A high refresh rate
Fast-moving objects can often seem blurry on a TV. That’s because the frame rate is lower than the content, creating a ghosting effect. A good-quality LG TV has a refresh rate of 120 hertz or higher. It indicates how quickly each pixel can change color, creating a solid image of the moving object.
How much you can expect to spend on an LG UHD TV
That depends on the size of the display and the additional functions. A modest LG 43-inch Smart TV costs $400-$500, but a larger model with the latest display technology costs $700-$1,000.
LG UHD TV FAQ
What is FreeSync or G-Sync compatibility?
A. The two terms refer to the TV’s compatibility with gaming platforms that use the same technology. Nvidia’s G-Sync and AMD’s FreeSync help to eliminate stuttering and display glitches due to lower refresh rates.
What is the Magic Remote?
A. This remote comes with certain Smart TV models and has dedicated buttons for browsing the web, controlling other LG devices and uses speech recognition for voice-activated functions.
What’s the best LG UHD TV to buy?
Top LG UHD TV
LG NanoCell 65-Inch 4K Smart TV
What you need to know: A large display that’s perfect for movies and video games, it uses NanoCell technology for more vivid colors.
What you’ll love: The 4K Smart TV has Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant built-in and uses LG’s processor to adjust the contrast ratio. The ThinQ technology lets you control your LG smart devices with your voice or the Magic Remote.
What you should consider: It has a refresh rate of 60 Hz.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top LG UHD TV for the money
What you need to know: This affordable 4K TV has all the functions and ports you’ll need for a movie night.
What you’ll love: It uses LG’s Alpha 5 AI processor to enhance your picture and sound based on the content. It ensures that everything is as crisp and clear as possible. It has a refresh rate of 60 Hz and Active HDR for scene-by-scene contrast control.
What you should consider: It only has one HDMI and USB input at the back, while there are two HDMI ports on the side.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This OLED TV uses Dolby Vision IQ and Dolby Atmos to enhance the visuals and audio quality.
What you’ll love: The Alpha 7 AI processor automatically adjusts the contrast ratio and audio equalizer, so everything is always on the same level. It has a Game Optimizer function that reduces latency and improves the HDR. It has Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant built-in.
What you should consider: Some users found it frustrating that you must create an LG account to install new apps.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Biden ends slog on semiconductor bill with signature
The bill’s signing represents nearly two years of legislative work.
President Joe Biden signed the CHIPS and Science bill into law Tuesday, authorizing $52 billion in subsidies for semiconductor production and boosting funding for research.
Semiconductors are essential to modern technology, in everything from cars to smartphones to smart refrigerators. They have increasingly been made overseas, and the new law represents a push to reshore production of the critical tech component.
“I’ll tell you what, Detroit’s making some really hot vehicles,” Biden said at the bill’s signing on the White House Lawn.
“This bill I’m about to sign, the law, in my view represents what I’ve always believed,” Biden said. “America is the only nation in the world — and I believe this with every fiber of my being — the only nation in the world that can be defined … by a single word … possibilities.”
U.S. supply chains have suffered amid a semiconductor shortage during the Covid-19 pandemic, driving down supply of tech products and driving prices up. At the signing Tuesday, Biden said one-third of the core inflation last year was due to semiconductor and automobile shortages.
“There is a broader supply chain that makes these semiconductors that connect countless other small businesses and manufacturers,” Biden said. “This law funds the entire semiconductor supply chain from research and development to key inputs.”
Biden said Micron, an American-based company, announced a 10-year, $40 billion investment on Tuesday for factories and building memory chips as a result of the law. He also touted a Monday announcement by American companies Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries to invest $4 billion to produce semiconductors in the United States.
“These companies see what I see,” Biden said. “That the future of the chip industry is going to be made in America.”
The bill’s signing represents nearly two years of legislative work from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.), co-sponsors of the legislation that began its path to Biden’s desk as the Endless Frontiers Act in 2021. That bill eventually morphed into the United States Innovation and Competition Act or USICA and passed the Senate in July 2021. The House of Representatives first opted to take up a pair of alternatives to the bill, before folding those into the America COMPETES Act.
The final bill comes in part from the conference process to reconcile the differences between the two bills, with some of the science titles coming from the America COMPETES Act. Dropped from the bill were trade policies that would have taken a more adversarial stance towards China.
Biden was joined at the signing by Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), Schumer and Young; Speaker Nancy Pelosi and seven other House lawmakers; Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, OMB Director Shalanda Young, and administration officials from the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Economic Council.
“Today, by enacting the Chips and Science Act, we say that America’s best days still lie ahead,” Schumer said at the signing Tuesday.
“This bill is about more than chips,” Biden said. “It’s about saying, decades ago we used to invest 2 percent of our GDP [in research and development] and led the world in everything. We lead the world in everything from internet to GPS. Today, we invest less than 1 percent [of the nation’s GDP].”
The bill was nearly dead in the water last month. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell threatened to kill the bill if congressional Democrats continued to pursue a party-line reconciliation bill. Once that legislation appeared dead, the Senate passed the semiconductors bill and Democrats soon after resurrected a party-line spending bill that has since been approved by the Senate and awaits a House vote later this week.
One reported factor in the GOP reversal on the chips bill was a bipartisan Senate briefing by Raimondo, who reportedly underscored how important boosting domestic semiconductor production was to national security.
“This is an incredible, incredible day,” Raimondo said Tuesday. “There were ups and downs and it was a long path to get here. … This couldn’t have come at a more urgent moment.”
The bill’s signing represents a slew of recent legislative victories for Biden and congressional Democrats. In addition to the reconciliation bill, which Democrats have dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act and which is expected to pass when it comes up for a vote in the House, Biden plans to sign the PACT Act Wednesday, which would provide health care for veterans who developed health issues as a result of being near burn pits.
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BOSTON, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- If the future were to be categorized in one word, it would be "data-centric". For decades, IC vendors have designed chips that have all functions integrated on the same die; however, scaling monolithic IC becomes more difficult and costly as the industry sees the slowdown of Moore's law. IC vendors have been pushed towards "advanced semiconductor packaging" to meet the world's data needs.
Today, there is an explosion of data at every level and in almost every industry. Every second, the digital world generates 4,000 terabytes of data, and this amount is only expected to go considerably up in the future. Data-rich applications such as machine learning and AI are the key data enablers in a wide range of applications, including data centers, 5G, and autonomous vehicles. A powerful processor is required to run these apps, of which the foundation is an integrated circuit (IC) built on Si.
What is advanced semiconductor packaging?
The semiconductor packaging process plays a key role in semiconductor manufacturing and design. For example, in the IC packaging process, the IC bare die is encapsulated in a supporting case with electrical contacts. The casing protects the IC bare die from physical harm and corrosion and links the IC to a PCB board to other devices. Semiconductor packaging has existed for decades – the first volume production of semiconductor packaging came in in the early 1970s. So, what is new?
As mentioned, due to the slowdown of Moore's law and the increasing cost of manufacturing a monolithic IC, vendors required new design approaches to enable high-performance, cost-effective processors. A new design called a "chiplet" is the key trend going forwards.
The idea behind chiplets is to "split" a monolithic IC into multiple functional blocks, reconstitute the functional blocks into separate chiplets, and then "re-assemble" these at the package level. Ideally, a processor based on chiplet design should have the same or greater performance but lower total production cost than a monolithic IC. Packaging methods, particularly those used to link several chiplets, play a crucial role in chiplet design since they affect the system's performance as a whole. These packaging technologies, including 2.5D IC, 3D IC, and high-density fanout wafer level packaging, are categorized as "advanced semiconductor packaging" and are the subject of IDTechEx's newly released research report "Advanced Semiconductor Packaging 2023-2033". They allow for the merging of multiple chiplets at various process nodes on a single substrate and have small bump sizes to enable higher interconnect densities and higher integration capabilities.
The brand new IDTechEx report includes a detailed examination of the latest innovations in advanced semiconductor packaging technology, key technical trends, analysis across the value chain, major player analysis, and granular market forecasts. Furthermore, this study gives a comprehensive evaluation of the semiconductor industry in general.
Advanced semiconductor packaging serves as a critical foundation for next-generation ICs that will be utilized in four key markets: data centers, 5G, autonomous vehicles, and consumer electronics. IDTechEx leverages its expertise in these sectors to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of how advanced semiconductor packaging is influencing these fields and what the future may hold.
For a further understanding of the overall advanced semiconductor packaging markets, players, technologies, opportunities, and challenges, please refer to the IDTechEx report "Advanced Semiconductor Packaging 2023-2033".
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — At 11:30 on a Saturday night, Anthony Faranca was meeting with a group of cleaning workers at the Hard Rock casino before they started their shift, introducing himself, asking about their jobs and about themselves.
It was a telling indication of how involved and accessible the casino's next president plans to be.
Hired in June as Hard Rock's general manager, Faranca is being boosted to the top job now that current president Joe Lupo is heading to Las Vegas to run the Mirage casino once the company completes its purchase.
He's being handed the city's No. 2 casino in terms of money won from in-person gamblers (No. 3 when internet and sports betting money are included); a resort that has upped the city's game in terms of live entertainment.
But Faranca's gaze extends beyond the casino's walls to the city around it: He's been meeting with city officials on safety and cleanliness initiatives, pledges to continue Hard Rock's history of supporting charitable and community groups, and realizes the casino's success or failure rests squarely on the shoulders of its employees.
That's why late on a busy Saturday night, with a million other things to keep track of, he was huddling with the cleaning staff.
“I make it a point to go to pre-shift meetings with all the different departments, to thank them for what they do and connect with them,” Faranca said.
A Philadelphia native, Faranca began his casino career in Atlantic City as a guest services manager at Harrah's and the Showboat. He worked in general manager roles at Philadelphia's Parx casino, the Palms in Las Vegas and at Maryland Live!, where he also was executive vice president, before joining Hard Rock.
Faranca says he has five core principles he plans to follow in his new job: Be the employer of choice in your market. Deliver exceptional hospitality. Clearly understand your property's strategy. Focus on the community. Have a commitment from ownership.
The casino is considering doing some hotel room and suite upgrades, and plans to diversify its entertainment lineup even more, he said.
Jim Allen, the global chairman of Hard Rock, has long pushed Atlantic City officials to make the city safer and cleaner, and has not hesitated to call them out when he feels conditions are poor. Faranca has already picked up that baton.
“I hope everyone rallies behind the idea of a safe and clean Atlantic City,” he said. “When guests visit the city, they need a safe visit.”
He has already had discussions with City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz about the need for safety and cleanliness in the city, and will serve on the board of the Atlantic City Police Department Foundation.
“He is very sincere and open to working with government,” Shabazz said. “He seems to have a good sense of how a partnership should go and what issues in the community should be dealt with. I feel a strong sense of his community engagement.”
Lupo, the outgoing Hard Rock president, called Faranca “a great guy, smart, with great experience. I could not be more pleased.”
His advice for his successor?
“Strong leadership is critical,” Lupo said. “Follow the direction of CEO Jim Allen, work compassionately and collaboratively with our wonderful Hard Rock team and the Atlantic City community, and even greater success will follow.”
With Hard Rock surging in the market, the question has been raised: Can it surpass the Borgata to become Atlantic City's top-performing casino?
Faranca smiles and refers to his five business principles.
“If I'm successful in those five core tenets, I'll let revenue take care of itself and see where the chips fall,” he said. “I have friends at the Borgata and I look forward to sparring with them as the years play out.”
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PGA TOUR
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Joohyung Kim won the Wyndham Championship.
Notes: This is the start of the PGA Tour’s postseason. Points are four times the value (2,000 points to the winner), and the top 70 advance to the BMW Championship next week. ... Scottie Scheffler goes into the FedEx Cup playoffs as the No. 1 seed. He has led the FedEx Cup the last five months of the season. ... FedEx St. Jude began as a regular PGA Tour event, then was given World Golf Championships status and now takes over as a playoff event when Northern Trust chose not to renew its title sponsorship. ... Tony Finau won last year at Liberty National in New Jersey. He has won his last two starts going into the postseason. ... Adam Scott and Matt Kuchar are the only players to make it to the postseason every year since the FedEx Cup began in 2007. ... Nine players who signed with LIV Golf finished in the top 125. They did not count against the 125 who qualified. ... Rickie Fowler earned the last spot in the field. ... Daniel Berger and Lanto Griffin (injuries) and Tommy Fleetwood (personal) are not playing.
Next week: BMW Championship.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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LPGA TOUR AND LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL
Site: Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Courses: Galgorm Castle GC (Yardage: 6,621, Par: 73) and Massereene GC (Yardage: 6,507, Par: 72).
Prize money: $1.5 million. Winner’s share: $225,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 8-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Pajaree Anannarukarn.
Race to CME Globe leader: Minjee Lee.
Last week: Ashleigh Buhai won the AIG Women’s British Open.
Notes: The LPGA wraps up a month in Europe with a tournament that is tri-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and the European tour. The men and women play from different tees and compete separately, with the prize fund the same for both. ... None of the five major champions for the year is in the field of 132 players. ... Thirteen players have won the last 14 majors on the LPGA Tour, with Minjee Lee the only player to win more than one. The last time women’s golf had multiple major champions in one year was in 2019 with Jin Young Ko. ... Lucy Li, who already has won twice on the Epson Tour, received a sponsor’s exemption to play. ... Leona McGuire of Ireland is the highest-ranked player in the field at No. 17 in the women’s world ranking. ... Ko, the No. 1 player in the women’s world ranking, finished in the top 10 at only two of the five majors this year. ... Players from six countries occupy the top six spots in the world ranking.
Next tournament: CP Women’s Canadian Open on Aug. 25-28.
Online: https://www.lpga.com/ and https://ladieseuropeantour.com/
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EUROPEAN TOUR
ISPS HANDA WORLD INVITATIONAL
Site: Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Courses: Galgorm Castle GC (Yardage: 7,151. Par: 70) and Massereene GC (Yardage: 6,817. Par: 70).
Prize money: $1.5 million. Winner’s share: $225,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 8 a.m. to noon (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 8-11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Daniel Gavins.
DP World Tour points leader: Rory McIlroy.
Last week: Callum Shinkwin won the Cazoo Open.
Notes: The tournament is tri-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. The men and women play from different tees and compete separately, with the prize fund the same for both. ... This is the second mixed event on the European tour in the last two months. The other was the Scandinavian Mixed in Sweden in which men and women competed against each other from separate tees. That was won by Linn Grant. ... Richard Bland at No. 77 is the only player from the top 100 in the world ranking in the field. Bland has been playing LIV Golf events since the start in June. In four months he has fallen from among the top 50 in the world ranking. ... The tournament was part of the Challenge Tour schedule in 2020 when Europe was coping with COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions. ... The European tour is not scheduled to be held anywhere but Europe until November.
Next week: D+D Real Czech Masters.
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PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS
BOEING CLASSIC
Site: Snoqualmie, Washington.
Course: The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Yardage: 7,217. Par: 72.
Prize money: $2.2 million. Winner’s share: $330,000.
Television: Friday, 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. (Golf Channel-Tape Delay); Saturday, 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Sunday, 5-7 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Defending champion: Rod Pampling.
Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steven Alker.
Last week: Jerry Kelly won the Shaw Charity Classic.
Notes: Steven Alker and Jerry Kelly are the only three-time winners this year on the PGA Tour Champions. ... Alker still leads the Charles Schwab Cup points list. He is nearly $550,000 ahead of Kelly, and it would take two more wins for Kelly to replace him. ... Kelly has had multiple wins in four seasons on the PGA Tour Champions. ... Padraig Harrington won the U.S. Senior Open, was runner-up in the Senior British Open and finished one stroke out of a playoff last week in Canada. The Irishman is No. 3 on the money list, with nearly $1.7 million in just nine starts. ... John Huston won in his third start on the PGA Tour Champions in 2011. He has gone 141 starts over 11 years without a win. Huston lost in a playoff to Kelly last week in the Shaw Charity Classic. ... Dean Wilson, the Hawaii native with one PGA Tour title, played his first PGA Tour Champions event last week since 2020. He tied for third. ... Fred Couples is in the field. He grew up on public courses in the Seattle area.
Next week: Dick’s Sporting Goods Open.
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KORN FERRY TOUR
PINNACLE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Omaha, Nebraska.
Course: The Club at Indian Creek. Yardage: 7,721. Par: 71.
Prize money: $835,000. Winner’s share: $153,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, noon to 2 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 9-11 p.m. (Golf Channel-tape delay); Sunday, 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Previous winner: David Skinns.
Points leader: Carl Yuan.
Last week: Andrew Kozan won the Utah Championship.
Next week: Albertsons Boise Open.
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OTHER TOURS
USGA: U.S. Women’s Amateur, Chambers Bay GC, University Place, Washington. Defending champion: Television: Wednesday, 6-9 (Golf Channel); Thursday-Friday, 7-10 p.m. (Golf Channel), Saturday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel), Sunday, 7-10 p.m. (Golf Channel). Online: https://www.usga.org/
Epson Tour: Four Winds Invitational, South Bend CC, South Bend, Indiana. Previous winner: Lilia Vu. Online: https://www.epsontour.com/
Asian Tour: International Series-Singapore, Tanah Merah CC (Tampines), Singapore. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://www.asiantour.com/
Challenge Tour: Frederikshavn Challenge, Frederikshavn GC, Frederikshavn, Denmark. Previous winner: New tournament. Online: https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/
Sunshine Tour: Bain’s Whisky Ubunye Championship, Blue Valley Golf Estate, Pretoria, South Africa. Defending champion: New tournament. Online: https://sunshinetour.com/
Japan LPGA: NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament, Karuizawa 72 Golf (North), Nagano, Japan. Defending champion: Sakkura Koiwai. Online: https://www.lpga.or.jp/en/
Korea LPGA: Dayou Winia Ladies Open, Dayou Montvert CC, Pocheon, South Korea. Defending champion: So Mi Lee. Online: https://www.klpga.co.kr/
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Ticks that carry Lyme disease have been on the march, spreading into more forests and brush areas around the U.S. and Europe. But lovers of the outdoors could get a new weapon against Lyme, if a new vaccine candidate performs well. It aims to protect people as young as five.
If it were to gain regulators' approval, it would become the only Lyme disease vaccine available for humans in the U.S. But it's expected to take years for the potential vaccine to reach the market. If the phase-three study is a success, the companies say, they would likely seek official authorization in 2025.
The new vaccine is called VLA15, and as of this week, it's now in the third phase of a clinical study in humans. It was created by Pfizer and French drugmaker Valneva.
"We are extremely pleased to reach this important milestone in the development of VLA15," Valneva's chief medical officer, Juan Carlos Jaramillo, said in a statement. "Lyme disease continues to spread, representing a high unmet medical need that impacts the lives of many in the Northern Hemisphere."
U.S. consumers once had access to a human Lyme disease vaccine, called LYMERix, but it was withdrawn from the market 20 years ago. The vaccine had fairly high efficacy, but some users blamed it for adverse reactions, including arthritis. As the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases notes, "analysis by the FDA and others did not support that conclusion" — but use of the vaccine plummeted, leading to it being discontinued. There is, however, a vaccine on the U.S market for dogs.
The new human vaccine candidate works in a way that's similar to LYMERix, targeting an outer surface protein of the Borrelia bacteria that cause Lyme disease. But VLA15 omits a protein region "that some had attributed to adverse events," according to the NIAID.
The study that's now underway includes some 6,000 participants in the U.S. and Europe who are at least 5 years old and who live in places where Lyme disease is "highly endemic," Pfizer and Valneva say.
The vaccine candidate provoked a strong immune response in adults and kids in earlier trials, "with acceptable safety and tolerability profiles," according to the drug companies.
Aside from the potential vaccine, another weapon against Lyme is also in the works: a monoclonal antibody developed by MassBiologics, which is part of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. The first phase of human trials for the antibody is expected to conclude this month, with a second phase likely starting next spring.
Lyme disease is spread by black-legged ticks. Climate change and deforestation are among the human-caused factors that have increased the range of the arachnids. The removal of predators that control populations of deer and mice, two animals that carry Lyme, also has helped the disease spread.
People face a greater risk of Lyme disease if a tick remains on their skin for a prolonged period, leading experts to urge people to check themselves for ticks after spending time outside, particularly in areas where Lyme is known to be a threat.
Early Lyme symptoms can include a fever, headache and a circular rash that can resemble a bull's-eye, according to the CDC. Later symptoms can include joint pain, facial palsy and inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. The disease can be treated with antibiotics, especially in its early stages. Some people have been known to develop persistent symptoms, such as pain, fatigue and an inability to focus.
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Monroe® shocks and struts, a leading global brand from Tenneco Inc.'s (NYSE: TEN) DRiV Motorparts group, recently launched new Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense™ products in North America. Designed specifically for luxury European vehicles equipped with electronic suspensions, Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense is engineered as a direct replacement for OE electronic units, matching their design for an easy, "plug and play" installation while offering a customizable driving experience, from comfort-focused to sport-performance.
Featuring Monroe Intelligent Suspension's Continuously Variable Semi-Active (CVSAe) with external valve technology, RideSense products deliver optimal control and road-holding capabilities under all types of driving conditions, adapting as road conditions change. These new products connect directly into the OE electronic control unit that is part of the vehicle's OE suspension and mounting locations, offering the same fit and valving to provide performance and durability trusted by OE manufacturers. Each Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense product contains a self-lubricating fluid seal to retain gas and reduce excess friction against the chrome-plated piston rod, providing longer shock life through the reduction of premature wear. Each RideSense shock or strut is backed by Monroe's new 5-Year limited warranty*.
18 new RideSense part numbers are now available in the US and Canada with exclusive** coverage for a variety of premium European vehicles. Popular applications include shock absorbers for the 2015-2007 Mercedes Benz C-Class; and 2010-2000 Volvo S60 AWD and 2008-1999 V70 AWD.
"With our newest product offering for select European vehicles, we are pleased to continue expanding the Monroe product line with the introduction of Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense shocks and struts," said Joe Robinson, brand director, Monroe. "These new products allow us to bring Monroe's OE electronic technology expertise from our Advanced Suspension Technology Group to the aftermarket repair channel and to offer our customers a better repair option for their premium European vehicles."
To learn more about Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense, or Monroe's other ride control products, visit www.monroe.com or contact a Monroe supplier. Connect with Monroe on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
* Monroe Intelligent Suspension RideSense shocks and struts are warranted against defects and wear-out when used on private passenger cars and light trucks under normal operating conditions for five (5) years from date-of-purchase, provided the original purchaser owns the vehicle on which they were originally installed. Restrictions apply. See www.monroe.com for more information.
**As of July 1, 2022
About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
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HARRISONBURG, Va., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Like teaching a child to ride a bike, sending your student off to college requires a delicate balance of knowing when to hold on and when to let go. Dr. David Onestak, director of the James Madison University Counseling Center shares advice heard often from "veteran" parents on how "new" parents can help students survive the turbulent waters of freshman year.
Sending your student off to college requires a delicate balance of knowing when to hold on and when to let go.
- Convey confidence. Students' bravado as they head off to college normally masks fears and doubts. Parental encouragement is more important than students typically acknowledge.
- Avoid "New Leaf Syndrome." Rather than turning over a new leaf, the transition to college frequently causes old problems to reemerge. Students with a history of mental health concerns should maintain relationships with their providers and continue with prescribed therapies. Help your student take greater ownership of health-related matters such as taking over-the-counter medications, making an appointment, and learning the basics of health insurance.
- Keep the lines of communication open. When parents respond too harshly to a student's mistake, the student may no longer offer important information about grades, roommate problems or dating relationships. As a result, minor problems may become major crises.
- Don't rush in and solve problems. Students often don't step up to responsibility until parents step back. Students need the experience of solving problems on their own.
- Be realistic about grades. Students are going to be faced with difficult and demanding coursework. Not every straight-A student in high school will be a straight-A student in college.
- Use technology to connect, not monitor. Talk with your student about how and how often to touch base. If you are using tracking devices to monitor your student, consider relinquishing them. Doing so communicates that the world is not continuously dangerous and that you trust them to make good decisions.
- Don't rush your student into a major or career. Most eighteen-year-olds do not have the wisdom required to be definite about such an important decision. Pushing them into a major or a career in which there is no interest is a recipe for problems.
- Talk about finances. Let your student know what you will and will not contribute to college expenses. Help them to develop a budget. If your student requests a credit card for "emergencies," a good rule of thumb is: If you can eat it, drink it, or wear it, it's not an emergency.
- Inform your student about important family matters, even if the news is not good. While there is no need to share every family issue, keeping developments from students can make them anxious as they imagine what else might be happening back home without their knowledge.
- Remind yourself that the character you worked to develop will continue to guide them. Students often experiment with values that might be more permissive than the ones at home; this is a normal part of developing identity and independence apart from their parents. Try to bend a little.
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Productivity leader debuts on this year's list
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickUp, the productivity platform that brings work together in one place, has been named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 list, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"We are incredibly honored to be included on this year's Forbes Cloud 100 list. In only five years, we've built ClickUp into a global, industry-leading platform while staying true to our mission of saving people time and making them more productive," said Zeb Evans, Founder and CEO.
"The way people manage their work has undeniably changed. I'm extremely proud of our team for delivering a solution that takes the guesswork out of productivity in today's new work environment. I'm confident that the best is yet to come."
Teams today move fluidly through real-time interactions and asynchronous work delivered by distributed teams. As a result, workers have never felt more disconnected from one another and are endlessly searching for better solutions to avoid inefficiencies rooted in this new mode of working. As an all-in-one productivity platform that brings your teams and their work together in one place, ClickUp was built to solve this very problem.
In the past year, ClickUp has achieved several new milestones:
- Raised $400M in Series C Funding, the biggest investment in workplace productivity history.
- Surpassed over 6 million users and 100,000 paying customers.
- Tripled its revenue this year with an average NDR of 165% for customers with 10+ seats.
- Maintained a high velocity of product innovation, including the launch of ClickUp Whiteboards and the acquisition of Slapdash to supercharge our search functionality.
- Opened domestic and international offices in Salt Lake City, Sydney, and Dublin.
For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.
"The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector," said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes. "Every year, it gets more difficult to make this list — meaning even more elite company for those who do. Congratulations to each of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees."
"The public markets may be in turmoil, but the private valuations of the Cloud 100 continue to rise. All of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees, again, have reached the $1 billion valuation milestone, and the average Cloud 100 valuation has skyrocketed to $7.4 billion," said Mary D'Onofrio, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. "Despite the market correction in 2022, our confidence in the cloud economy continues to grow—today over 70% of the 2022 Cloud 100 Honorees have reached or exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue making them cloud Centaurs. An additional 10% of the list is expected to hit this milestone by the end of the year, furthering our conviction that this years' honorees truly represent the best cloud companies globally."
To learn more about ClickUp, visit clickup.com. The Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at www.forbes.com/cloud100. Highlights of the list appear in the August/September 2022 issue of Forbes magazine.
About ClickUp
ClickUp is the world's only all-in-one productivity platform that flexes to the way people want to work. It replaces all individual workplace productivity tools with a single, unified platform that includes project management, document collaboration, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and goals. Founded in 2017 and based in San Diego, ClickUp is on a mission to make the world more productive. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world, ClickUp has helped more than 800,000 teams and millions of users lead a more productive life and save at least one day every week. To learn more, visit www.clickup.com.
About Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer, and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio includes Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr, and Toast, and it has $19 billion of regulatory assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, Beijing, and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer's storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).
About Forbes
Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business, and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 150 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE and Forbes Virtual events, custom marketing programs and 47 licensed local editions in 80 countries. Forbes Media's brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements.
About Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we've invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world's most tenacious enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including Airtable, Databricks, DocuSign, Guild Education, Hopin, monday.com, nCino, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, Tanium, and Zoom. Salesforce Ventures leverages our decades of expertise in the cloud and our long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses around the world to give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage, help them build credibility, and accelerate growth. Salesforce Ventures has invested in more than 25 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, Irvine, New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. Follow @SalesforceVC and learn more at http://www.salesforceventures.com.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ use of the hallucinogenic drink ayahuasca during an offseason retreat isn’t considered a violation of the NFL’s drug policy.
Rodgers discussed on “The Aubrey Marcus Podcast” last week how he went on an ayahuasca retreat to Peru in 2020, before the third of his four MVP seasons. Ayahuasca is defined as a psychoactive beverage native to South America and is often used for religious, ritualistic or medicinal purposes.
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Monday that it wouldn’t have triggered a positive test result on either the substance abuse or performance-enhancing substance policies collectively bargained by the NFL and its players’ association.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported McCarthy’s comment.
Rodgers said on the podcast that the retreat gave him “a deep and meaningful appreciation for life” and added that “I came back and knew I was never going to be the same.” Rodgers said he believed the experience helped pave the way for his success that year.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DocuPhase, a leading provider of Business Process Automation (BPA), accounting automation, and B2B payments software and solutions, announced the acquisition of Frevvo, a workflow automation company providing digital online web forms to capture and manage data. The addition of Frevvo's form and signature technologies further enhances the DocuPhase automation platform, which today offers data recognition (OCR), document management, workflow automation, accounting automation, and payment processing technologies to more than 1,000 customers.
Frevvo, founded in 2008, is a rapidly growing online forms and workflow automation solution serving various industries and businesses of all sizes. The company is well established within Higher Education intuitions and K-12 school districts for delivering automation solutions for student enrollment process, financial aid applications, transcript requests, and various other functions within registrars and student administration offices.
DocuPhase, backed by growth equity firm LoneTree, continues to invest in technology and the resources needed to serve growing market demand in automation software. "The lingering pandemic and rising business expenses on top of a competitive job market has forced businesses to reevaluate their back-office inefficiencies and find ways to operate remotely. For organizations, this means finding ways to transition from manual, paper-based processes to more modern automated systems." Said Matt Koven, Managing Partner at LoneTree. "The acquisition of Frevvo extends DocuPhase's platform solution capabilities, keeping us in position to meet the digital transformation needs of our customers and the market."
"Education is a market Docuphase has targeted for growth," said Dan Gaertner, CEO of DocuPhase. "Frevvo accelerates that strategy with a customer base that features an extensive list of the world's largest, most respected educational institutions. The simplicity of Frevvo's technology inherently creates new market opportunities." Dan Gaertner continued, "It can be as simple as an elementary school deploying a student field trip consent form online with a digital signature for parents or as robust to service a Fortune 500 company automating new vendors and invoice approvals for 15,000 invoices a month. DocuPhase plans to integrate their payment processing technology within Frevvo's digital forms allowing customers to collect payments on form submissions. Dan Gaertner concluded, "You'd be surprised how many parents still clip that $20.00 bill to a signed paper field trip form."
About DocuPhase: DocuPhase is the ultimate solution for companies looking to automate their business processes and provide unprecedented productivity. Founded in 2000 in Tampa Bay, Florida, DocuPhase specializes in automating bookkeeping processes, purchasing orders, sales orders, capturing invoices, approving payments, managing vendors, student, and employee onboarding, and other business processes.
For more information, please visit www.docuphase.com.
About LoneTree: LoneTree is a private, growth-oriented equity investment firm providing flexible financing, mergers & acquisitions, and operating support for leading companies in high-growth sectors. LoneTree invests between $10M - $50M per deal across selected sectors, including software, digital infrastructure, health IT/services, enterprise & consumer services, and financial tech/specialty finance.
For additional information, visit www.lonetreecap.com
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Local girl scout earns highest award
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 1:31 PM EDT|Updated: 28 minutes ago
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -
Nola Todd joined Susan on Studio 3 to to talk about her Girl Scout Gold Award Project.
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Productivity leader debuts on this year's list
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickUp, the productivity platform that brings work together in one place, has been named to the 2022 Forbes Cloud 100 list, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world, published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"We are incredibly honored to be included on this year's Forbes Cloud 100 list. In only five years, we've built ClickUp into a global, industry-leading platform while staying true to our mission of saving people time and making them more productive," said Zeb Evans, Founder and CEO.
"The way people manage their work has undeniably changed. I'm extremely proud of our team for delivering a solution that takes the guesswork out of productivity in today's new work environment. I'm confident that the best is yet to come."
Teams today move fluidly through real-time interactions and asynchronous work delivered by distributed teams. As a result, workers have never felt more disconnected from one another and are endlessly searching for better solutions to avoid inefficiencies rooted in this new mode of working. As an all-in-one productivity platform that brings your teams and their work together in one place, ClickUp was built to solve this very problem.
In the past year, ClickUp has achieved several new milestones:
- Raised $400M in Series C Funding, the biggest investment in workplace productivity history.
- Surpassed over 6 million users and 100,000 paying customers.
- Tripled its revenue this year with an average NDR of 165% for customers with 10+ seats.
- Maintained a high velocity of product innovation, including the launch of ClickUp Whiteboards and the acquisition of Slapdash to supercharge our search functionality.
- Opened domestic and international offices in Salt Lake City, Sydney, and Dublin.
For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.
"The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector," said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes. "Every year, it gets more difficult to make this list — meaning even more elite company for those who do. Congratulations to each of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees."
"The public markets may be in turmoil, but the private valuations of the Cloud 100 continue to rise. All of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees, again, have reached the $1 billion valuation milestone, and the average Cloud 100 valuation has skyrocketed to $7.4 billion," said Mary D'Onofrio, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. "Despite the market correction in 2022, our confidence in the cloud economy continues to grow—today over 70% of the 2022 Cloud 100 Honorees have reached or exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue making them cloud Centaurs. An additional 10% of the list is expected to hit this milestone by the end of the year, furthering our conviction that this years' honorees truly represent the best cloud companies globally."
To learn more about ClickUp, visit clickup.com. The Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at www.forbes.com/cloud100. Highlights of the list appear in the August/September 2022 issue of Forbes magazine.
About ClickUp
ClickUp is the world's only all-in-one productivity platform that flexes to the way people want to work. It replaces all individual workplace productivity tools with a single, unified platform that includes project management, document collaboration, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and goals. Founded in 2017 and based in San Diego, ClickUp is on a mission to make the world more productive. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world, ClickUp has helped more than 800,000 teams and millions of users lead a more productive life and save at least one day every week. To learn more, visit www.clickup.com.
About Bessemer Venture Partners
Bessemer Venture Partners helps entrepreneurs lay strong foundations to build and forge long-standing companies. With more than 135 IPOs and 200 portfolio companies in the enterprise, consumer, and healthcare spaces, Bessemer supports founders and CEOs from their early days through every stage of growth. Bessemer's global portfolio includes Pinterest, Shopify, Twilio, Yelp, LinkedIn, PagerDuty, DocuSign, Wix, Fiverr, and Toast, and it has $19 billion of regulatory assets under management. Bessemer has teams of investors and partners located in Tel Aviv, Silicon Valley, San Francisco, New York, London, Boston, Beijing, and Bangalore. Born from innovations in steel more than a century ago, Bessemer's storied history has afforded its partners the opportunity to celebrate and scrutinize its best investment decisions (see Memos) and also learn from its mistakes (see Anti-Portfolio).
About Forbes
Forbes champions success by celebrating those who have made it and those who aspire to make it. Forbes convenes and curates the most influential leaders and entrepreneurs who are driving change, transforming business, and making a significant impact on the world. The Forbes brand today reaches more than 150 million people worldwide through its trusted journalism, signature LIVE and Forbes Virtual events, custom marketing programs and 47 licensed local editions in 80 countries. Forbes Media's brand extensions include real estate, education and financial services license agreements.
About Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce Ventures helps enterprising founders build companies that reinvent the way the world works. Since 2009, we've invested in and partnered with more than 400 of the world's most tenacious enterprise software companies from seed to IPO, including Airtable, Databricks, DocuSign, Guild Education, Hopin, monday.com, nCino, Snowflake, Snyk, Stripe, Tanium, and Zoom. Salesforce Ventures leverages our decades of expertise in the cloud and our long-term relationships with key decision-makers at thousands of businesses around the world to give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage, help them build credibility, and accelerate growth. Salesforce Ventures has invested in more than 25 countries with offices all over the world including in San Francisco, Irvine, New York, London, Tokyo, and Sydney. Follow @SalesforceVC and learn more at http://www.salesforceventures.com.
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AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic Title Insurance Group, one of the largest title insurance groups in the United States, and ClosingLock, the leading wire fraud prevention platform for the real estate industry, are now working together to help combat wire fraud for Old Republic Title's agents.
"Old Republic Title is one of the largest and most respected brands in the title insurance industry. We are excited to be working with them to help combat wire fraud in the real estate industry." says Andy White, CEO and co-founder of ClosingLock.
ClosingLock is modernizing the real estate world's way of transferring information to eliminate wire fraud. The company provides a secure, easy-to-use platform for title companies, law firms, and other financial services to protect themselves and their clients from wire fraud. ClosingLock has protected over $100 billion in real estate funds to date.
Headquartered in Tampa, Fla., Old Republic Title is comprised of a multitude of title and related services companies, including one of the largest title insurers in the United States. Its underwriters are Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, formed in 1907, and American Guaranty Title Insurance Company, dating back to 1899. The Company has a national network of more than 275 branch and subsidiary offices, and roughly 8,000 independent, authorized policy-issuing title agents.
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Kenan Thompson of 'SNL' to host Sept. 12 Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Veteran "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kenan Thompson will host next month's Emmy Awards.
"Being a part of this incredible evening where we honor the best of the television community is ridiculously exciting, and to do it on NBC - my longtime network family - makes it even more special," Thompson said in a statement Tuesday.
Thompson has been with NBC's late-night sketch show since 2003 and returns for his 20th season this fall. His work on "SNL" has earned him a trio of Emmy supporting acting nominations, and he won a trophy in 2018 as lyrics co-writer of the song "Come Back, Barack," which was featured on the show.
He earned a lead acting nomination last year for his sitcom "Kenan," which NBC canceled in May after two seasons.
Thompson was an original cast member of Nickelodeon's children's sketch comedy series "All That" and starred with Kel Mitchell on the spinoff "Kenan and Kel." His film credits include "Clifford the Big Red Dog" and "Barbershop 2: Back in Business."
The Sept. 12 Emmy ceremony will air live on NBC and be carried on its streaming sibling Peacock. Top nominees include the dramas "Succession" and "Squid Game" and comedies "Ted Lasso," "Hacks" and "Only Murders in the Building."
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BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox left-hander Chris Sale broke his right wrist in a bike accident over the weekend and will miss the rest of the season, the team said Tuesday, the latest setback during an injury-plagued three years for the Boston ace.
Sale had surgery Monday and is expected to be ready for the start of spring training next year.
“You couldn’t make this up,” Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom said Tuesday. “It stinks. It’s really unfortunate. We’re relieved this wasn’t worse, obviously. Very glad this wasn’t worse. But it’s been such a run of bad luck for him and obviously for us.”
Sale’s latest injury raises questions about his future with the team once he’s healthy. The 33-year-old appeared in just two games this season, throwing 5 2/3 innings. He suffered a broken left pinkie finger when he was hit by a line drive against the New York Yankees on July 17 and had surgery the next day. The start of his season was delayed after he broke a rib while working out on his own during the lockout.
“We need to dispatch some people to go find whoever has the Chris Sale voodoo doll and recover it,” Bloom said.
Bloom said Sale rode his bike home from a throwing session on Saturday at Boston College near his home. He took his bike out again to get lunch and hit something as he was going down a hill, throwing him from the bike and causing what Bloom called “a pretty rough spill.”
Sale’s still-healing left pinkie wasn’t harmed in the crash, Bloom said.
Sale has thrown only 48 1/3 innings in the regular season and nine in the postseason since the end of 2019. He missed the pandemic-shortened 2020 season because of Tommy John surgery and went 5-1 with a 3.16 ERA in nine starts last year. He’s logged only 14 starts, including three in the playoffs, over the past three seasons.
He is in the third year of a five-year, $145 million deal.
The Red Sox came within two wins of the World Series in 2021 but are last in the AL East thanks in part to injuries that have diminished both their starting rotation and regular lineup. Boston entered Tuesday at 54-56, 4 1/2 games out of the final AL wild-card spot.
Bloom said he had expected Sale to pitch again this season after recovering from the broken pinkie.
He’s spoken with Sale over the past few days and said he remains encouraged despite “an incredibly bizarre run of events.”
Bloom said the team will develop a plan for Sale’s 2023 season in light of all the missed time.
“We’re obviously gonna have to do that and be smart with it,” Bloom said. “If we want to play 162-plus, we have to build our team to have a lot of starting pitching depth. That’s been a huge organizational focus the last few years. Obviously, it’s been tested this year.
“It just shows the importance of that pipeline and continuing to build that depth and we plan on going into next year with a lot of starting pitching options,” Bloom continued. “Knowing that whether it’s Chris or someone else, things do happen and we’re gonna need people to step up over the course of the season if we want to play in the postseason.”
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From its headquarters in Shenzhen, China, on August 4, 2022, Absen launched its latest breakthrough product series, Micro LED KLCOB, in a livestream event viewed by over 300 stakeholders across the world. The event, hosted by Absen's European Brand and Marketing Director, Jessica Golding, gave Ruben Rengel, Absen's Vice President for Global Business Development, the platform to deliver his insights into the future of LED, before Darren Banks, Absen's Industry Development Director of Corporate, guided viewers through the breakthrough details of Absen's latest product series: the KLCOB.
The New Era of Micro LED
Jessica Golding explained that advancements in LED technology over recent years and the acceleration in 5G + 8K technology, have ushered in the Era of Micro LED, once considered the future of displays. Actively developing IMD and COB technologies since 2016, Absen's depth of knowledge honed through two generations of Micro LED products launched to global success by 2021, paves the way for the groundbreaking KLCOB series.
New trends in display
Presenting insights into the future trend of Micro LED display products, Ruben Rengel predicted accelerated replacement of traditional technology, as well as a 34.2% compound growth rate in market size over the next four years. Absen anticipates an expansion in channels of distribution by 2023 due to COB/MIP dual line technology, large-scale all-in-one screen sizes and pixel pitch reduction to 0.5mm.
To Absen's value added partners who play a vital role in Absen's go to market strategy, Ruben promised, "As the global leading LED product and service provider, we have spared no effort in product innovation."
The product Launch
Darren Banks, Absen's Industry Development Director of Corporate, took up the mantle to deliver the detail of the product innovation with the product launch itself.
A New Era of Image Quality
The key to Absen's new KLCOB display, which combines extraordinary deep blacks with brilliant image, strong against impact – as well dust and moisture resistant – and maintaining cool for longer viewing periods, is Absen's flip chip technology.
The technology offers lower power consumption at the same brightness, high contrast and high brightness uninterrupted by shadows or other obstacles, for a display with triple contrast and a screen four times stronger than traditional LED, 40% more power efficient with reliability doubled. A screen radiant and robust for business settings such as conference room, lobby, TV studio and beyond.
KLCOB's black surface coating brings amazing black consistency improving the visual performance to an unprecedented level for greater viewer immersion but without the glare and reflection. The non-glare surface light source brings a softer and more uniform light to relieve the eye fatigue experienced when watching the screen for a long time.
Absen's image optimization enhances visuals
The KLCOB integrates multiple Absen image optimization technologies for realistic and incredible images enhanced in clarity and visibility: HDR 10, stunning 15000:1 contrast with 600Nits maximum brightness, 1.07 billion colours and cinema level color gamut at DCI-P3. An ultra-high refresh rate of 120Hz and 22-bit greyscale transitions, combine with 3840Hz operation for perfect low moiré in-camera performance suitable for TV studios and lecture halls.
Super strong and stays cool for breathtaking immersion
Full flip chip COB technology and Absen's HBB common cathode technologies keep the KLCOB cool for stunning visuals without the heat. The investment into the strength of KLCOB assures a collision and oxidization proof panel whilst supporting its breathtaking proportions. The KLCOB Ultra High Definition screen is available at a staggering size of 433". The cabinet adopts a 16:9 display ratio which can be easily spliced into 2K, 4K or 8K screens for a truly immersive viewing experience.
Absen Green
Yet this mighty display treads lightly through the world, easy on our eyes in every sense and easy on the earth's resources. It's full energy saving potential is achieved through a combination of four technological innovations, which reduce energy consumption by forty percent compared to traditional screens under the same conditions. KLCOB practices the "Absen Green" concept.
"Absen will promote the innovation and development of the technology and products," concluded Jessica, "and together with global partners, accelerate the widespread application of Micro LED display."
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UK's Serica Energy and Kistos walk away from merger offer
Aug 9 (Reuters) - British oil and gas group Serica Energy and energy investment firm Kistos said on Tuesday they do not intend to make firm offers for each other, after the two sides failed to agree on a revised proposal.
Earlier in July, Serica approached Kistos with a cash-and-stock offer of 483 pence per Kistos share, which was rejected by the investment company's board.
Later, Serica rejected a revised merger proposal from Kistos at a valuation of nearly 1.2 billion pounds ($1.45 billion), saying it undervalued the group.
"Kistos plc is disappointed that, despite repeated attempts by Kistos, the Board of Serica Energy plc has failed to engage meaningfully either with respect to Kistos' proposed offer for Serica or the terms of Serica's offer for Kistos," Kistos said in a statement.
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CHICAGO (AP)The Chicago Cubs will cut ties with right fielder Jason Heyward after this season, ending one of baseball’s most expensive and unproductive free-agent signings with a year left on his contract.
”We’re not going have him with the team next year,” Cubs President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer said Monday. ”We’ve already talked to him about that. We want to give him the full offseason to find an opportunity. For us, given where we are as a group and where we’re likely going to be in the corner outfield next year, with Seiya (Suzuki) in (right field), we’re going to move in a different direction.”
Heyward, who turns 33 on Tuesday, signed a $184 million, eight-year contract before the 2016 season but has batted only .245 with 62 home runs in seven seasons with the Cubs.
He famously rallied teammates with an inspirational pep talk during a rain delay late in Game 7 of the 2016 World Series in Cleveland. Chicago went on to win 8-7 in 10 innings, ending a championship drought that dated back to 1908.
Heyward is hitting .204 with one home run and 10 RBIs in 137 at-bats this season. He’s been on the 10-day injured list since June 27 because of right knee inflammation.
After releasing Heyward this winter, the Cubs will still owe him $22 million for the final year of his contract. Once he clears waivers, any team can sign him at the minimum major league salary.
”I think he’s a great sounding board for the guys, but Jason and I have talked about where things are going in the future,” Hoyer said. ”For next year, we’re not going to have him as part of the team. We’ll go our separate directions at the end of the year and give him a chance to have that full offseason to find a job.”
Heyward was a regular on the 2016 Cubs team that won the World Series and was praised for that famous speech to teammates during Game 7.
He won Gold Glove awards in 2016 and 2017 for his defensive excellence in right field, but his offensive production has steadily dipped. That regression, combined with the addition of younger corner outfielders, put Heyward’s future with the Cubs in doubt.
”He doesn’t like it but understands where we are,” said Hoyer, who indicated Heyward wants to play.
In other news, the Cubs claimed outfielder Franmil Reyes off waivers from Cleveland. Reyes batted .213 with nine homers, 28 RBIs and a .603 OPS in 70 games with the Guardians this season. He struck out 104 times in 263 at-bats.
The 27-year-old Reyes is a .253 career hitter with 101 home runs and a .793 OPS in five major league seasons.
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Rapper Fetty Wap arrested after allegedly wielding a gun during a FaceTime video call
Rapper Fetty Wap was arrested Monday after he allegedly threatened to kill someone and showed a gun during a FaceTime call last year, according to a court filing.
Fetty Wap was indicted and arrested in October along with five others on a drug trafficking conspiracy charge.
He pleaded not guilty and was released on $500,000 bond as he awaited trial, and one of the conditions listed in the release order stated that he "must not possess a firearm, destructive device, or other weapon." Another said that he "must not violate any federal, state or local law."
Prosecutors accuse Fetty Wap, whose legal name is Willie Junior Maxwell II, of violating those conditions during a Dec. 11 FaceTime call in which he was allegedly seen holding a gun and threatening to kill an unnamed man, according to an affidavit supporting revocation filed in the Eastern District Court of New York.
New York Magistrate Judge Steven Locke revoked the rapper's bond following his Monday arrest in New Jersey, according to John Marzulli, spokesperson for the Eastern District of New York.
In a video recording of the call, Fetty Wap allegedly pointed the gun toward him over the phone, the affidavit said. The man is identified as John Doe in the document.
"The defendant then says to John Doe 'Imma kill you and everybody you with,'" according to the document.
The affidavit alleges that the rapper threatened the man several times during the call.
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SEATTLE (AP) — On a night when the Yankees ended their losing streak and Aaron Judge homered yet again, it wasn’t all good news for New York.
Judge hit his 44th homer, Josh Donaldson went deep and drove in three runs, and the Yankees snapped a five-game skid by beating the Seattle Mariners 9-4 on Monday.
Donaldson doubled twice and Andrew Benintendi also had two doubles and three RBIs as the Yankees hammered Seattle pitching. But they got a bad break early — Matt Carpenter fractured his left foot when he fouled off a pitch in the first inning.
“I have no doubt in my mind that he’s going to still make an impact on this team even while he’s hurt,” said Yankees starter Jameson Taillon, who threw seven innings to get the win. “He’s come in here right away and made an impact on a lot of people. He’s not afraid to talk pitching with the pitchers. He’s not afraid to give honest feedback. He’s one of the best guys that I’ve been around and played with, so I wouldn’t be surprised if he finds his way back and makes an impact.”
Carpenter, who was in a walking boot after the game, said there’s no timeframe yet for a possible return and he would first need to see a foot specialist. Carpenter began the night hitting .307 with 15 home runs and 37 RBIs in just 127 at-bats.
“My mindset is that this won’t be the end for me here this year. I’m hopeful that I can come back and contribute,” he said.
Even without Carpenter, the Yankees had plenty of punch to stop their longest losing streak of the season.
Donaldson and Benintendi got it started as New York knocked around Logan Gilbert for seven earned runs and 10 hits — six for extra bases. That was plenty for Taillon (11-2), who scattered three hits over seven innings.
New York manager Aaron Boone held a team meeting ahead of the series opener in Seattle after the Yankees were swept in St. Louis last weekend. His message was mostly a reminder the Bronx Bombers are arguably the most talented team in the American League and following the trade deadline have the pieces to make this a special season.
Message received.
“It was a nice little get-together pregame. We went out there with a ton of energy,” Taillon said.
Donaldson had a two-run single in his first at-bat, launched his 11th home run with two outs in the third and hit the first of three consecutive doubles in the fifth that ended Gilbert’s night.
“The last two weeks I’ve felt like my at-bats have certainly been more consistent,” Donaldson said.
Benintendi’s two-out double in the third inning scored Gleyber Torres, and his double over the head of left fielder Jesse Winker in the fifth scored two and was the final batter for Gilbert.
Seattle’s young right-hander gave up a season high in runs and hits. It was the first time in 23 starts this season that Gilbert (10-5) failed to pitch at least five innings.
“I guess it was a matter of execution. They hit some good pitches that I made, and, of course, when you leave it over the middle or get behind in the count, good hitters are going to hit it,” Gilbert said.
Taillon gave up solo home runs to Mitch Haniger in the first and Cal Raleigh in the seventh, but otherwise avoided major damage. J.P. Crawford worked an 11-pitch, bases-loaded walk in the fourth to plate a run, and Raleigh followed with a long fly ball that had home run distance but was pulled slightly foul.
Otherwise, Taillon cruised. He walked three and struck out six in winning his first start since beating Boston on July 16.
Judge connected in the ninth.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: 1B Anthony Rizzo was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game due to an ongoing back issue. Boone said the hope is Rizzo will have improved enough to return to the lineup Tuesday. Rizzo missed time in July with the same lower-back issue.
Mariners: Winker left in the fifth due to back spasms. He was replaced by Jake Lamb. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Winker is day-to-day. … LHP Ryan Borucki exited in the ninth in the middle of an at-bat with a forearm strain after throwing a pitch to Benintendi. … Servais said CF Julio Rodriguez was going to take additional swings before Monday’s game to get a gauge on where he’s at with his wrist injury. Rodriguez could get activated Wednesday or Seattle could use Thursday’s off day and bring him back Friday. … INF/OF Dylan Moore (back spasms) is expected to come off the injured list Wednesday. … LHP Matthew Boyd (elbow) threw live batting practice as he continues his recovery from elbow surgery last September. Boyd’s next step is expected to be a rehab assignment.
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Gerrit Cole (9-4, 3.56 ERA) looks to rebound from his last start in which he allowed six runs in the first inning against Seattle. Cole is 6-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 10 career starts against the Mariners.
Mariners: RHP Luis Castillo (5-4, 2.95) makes his first start at home since being acquired from Cincinnati. Castillo allowed three runs and struck out eight over 6 2/3 innings last week at Yankee Stadium in his first start for Seattle.
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- ASUS expands its ProArt creative solutions with a new ProArt Display and 12th Generation ProArt Studiobook laptops.
- The company challenges creators to develop their own metaverse characters with an Instagram giveaway.
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Siggraph 2022 -- ASUS, a global technology leader renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, expands its suite of tools for creators with the debut of the ProArt Display (PA248CNV), which will be displayed for the first time at Siggraph 2022 (booth #933) alongside other ProArt Displays, Studiobook OLED and Zenbook Pro OLED laptops, ASUS Server and ProArt Z690 motherboard. ASUS will also highlight motion capture technology and invite creators to develop their own 3D characters in metaverse, with giveaways of a ProArt X Reallusion software and other products, conducted live on Instagram (@proart) from August 8 to 11, 2022. See details of the event and giveaway here.
The ASUS ProArt is an ecosystem of laptops, computers, monitors, motherboards, and accessories that provide designers, creators, and artists a stable foundation on which creativity can thrive. Users can rely on ProArt computing and displays' exceptional color control and accuracy, reliable performance, and powerful computing to deliver inspired ideas for art, video games, films and TV, animation, product design, and more. These solutions streamline the path to creativity with the updated ProArt Creator Hub, which unifies the color calibration, settings, monitor performance, and workflows across all of users' ASUS creator devices to enable creativity from anywhere. It also includes the ASUS Dial, a precision-engineered rotary control (not limited to Adobe creative apps such as Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and After Effects and other apps such as Autodesk and Unreal Engine) that puts app settings and color values at users' fingertips for smooth, efficient working. Backed by NVIDIA® Studio technologies for creators, ProArt products with NVIDIA RTX™ GPUs benefit from optimizations in over 200 creative apps, Studio Drivers for the highest levels of stability and performance in creative apps, and exclusive AI-powered NVIDIA tools: Omniverse™, Canvas and Broadcast.
ASUS monitors are designed for content creation with incredible realism and extreme contrast via ASUS HDR technology, paired with industry-leading color accuracy, factory pre-calibration, wide color gamuts, and diverse connectivity options. The new ProArt Display (PA248CNV) is designed with photo and video editors and graphic designers in mind, delivering Calman Verified (ΔE < 2) color accuracy and 100% sRGB / Rec. 709 color space coverage. This sleek, frameless 24.1-inch monitor fits neatly on a desk or it can be wall mounted, featuring tilt, swivel, pivot and height adjustments that deliver a comfortable viewing experience for creators. The ProArt Display PA248CNV is shipping in September starting at $329.
The company also announces the availability of PA348CGV and PA32DC OLED displays which caters specifically to the needs of creators working with 3D animation. With a high resolution, exceptional HDR capabilities, professional-grade color accuracy, wide color gamut, the award-winning ProArt Display series is the perfect option to serve at the center of your Omniverse workflow. The displays will begin shipping at $729 in September and at $3,499 in October 2022, respectively. ASUS is also showing the latest 12th Generation ProArt Studiobook models with the GeForce RTX™ 3080 Ti GPU or up to NVIDIA RTX A5000 professional graphics, Zenbook Pro models, workstation and GPU server including:
- ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED (H7600ZX): U.S. MSRP: $3499.99
- ProArt Studiobook 16 Pro OLED (https://www.asus.com/us/Laptops/For-Creators/ProArt-Studiobook/ProArt-Studiobook-Pro-16-OLED-W7600-11th-Gen-Intel/) : U.S. MSRP $2999.99
- Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402): From $1999.99 to 2299.99 U.S. MSRP
- Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602): From $2599.99 to $2999.99 U.S. MSRP
- ProArt Z690-Creator WiFi Motherboard: U.S. MSRP $479.99
- ExpertCenter E500 G9 Workstation
- ESC4000A-E11 GPU Server
3D design is a team sport—and a very complex one at that. The artists, designers, and engineers on traditional 3D teams often use incompatible tools, necessitating time-consuming import and export processes. With ASUS ProArt devices and the NVIDIA Omniverse platform, you can now enjoy seamless 3D design collaboration. Omniverse provides connections and enhancements for 3D apps and creative workflows based on Universal Scene Description (USD), allowing you to unify your assets, libraries, and creative 3D applications. Explore more on ASUS Omniverse solution website.
ASUS GPU servers offer the key features that these companies need for 3D design. Dedicated CPU and GPU airflow ensures optimal, sustained performance. ASUS servers support a variety of graphics cards, including NVIDIA A40, allowing your design team to run different workloads and applications that best fits your needs. And with both horizontal and vertical scalability, your ASUS GPU servers can grow alongside your business.
For these creators, a high-end desktop PC with the NVIDIA RTX A5000 might be the best fit for their needs and budget. Our ProArt motherboard lineup provides the features that matter to you the most. We have options primed and ready for the latest cutting-edge CPUs from Intel and AMD and next-gen DDR5 RAM—not to mention PCIe 5.0 connectivity that's ready to support next-gen graphics cards.
When creators use Omniverse, they need consistent and exceptional visual quality, no matter if they work in one large studio or remotely collaborate from several places. Whether you need a display with a high resolution, exceptional HDR capabilities, professional-grade color accuracy, wide color gamut coverage, or even all of the above, the award-winning ProArt display series has the perfect option to serve at the center of your Omniverse workflow.
The ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED laptop combines the innovative ASUS Dial, high-end hardware, robust cooling solutions, and an OLED display with exceptional color accuracy. It is powered by NVIDIA laptop GPUs including the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti — backed by NVIDIA Studio Drivers for maximum reliability and performance in creative apps. Another great option is the NVIDIA RTX A5000 laptop GPU, which has the throughput to help you quickly turn around projects, the enterprise drivers you need for worry-free performance, and ISV certifications that give you the confidence to work in high-stakes environments and mobile 3D collaboration.
ASUS is partnering with MoonShine, a VFX company based in Taiwan known for producing creative works spanning the realms from animation to virtual production. At SIGGRAPH 2022, ASUS and MoonShine will bring you the most comprehensive virtual production solutions supercharged by NVIDIA Omniverse to create seamless and borderless 3D working environments. Watch the Testimonial Video and discover how industry-level production processes can be enhanced with ASUS creator solutions and NVIDIA Omniverse.
Furthering its mission to make technology for tomorrow, ASUS also announced ASUS Solutions with NVIDIA Omniverse, ensuring that Reallusion, an animation software and content provider, can operate efficiently across teams and devices. To showcase the strength of this partnership, and demonstrate its character creation and motion capture technology, starting from August 8th to 11th, ASUS ProArt Instagram will host the ProArt X Reallusion software giveaway LIVE Session right from SIGGRAPH 2022. Participants are entered for a chance to win software bundle prizes like iClone 8, Character Creator 4 Full Body Mocap Bundles and Reallusion DA points (prize values exceed U.S. $10,000).
At Siggraph 2022 ASUS will be in booth 933. For more information about ASUS visit www.asus.com/us.
ASUS is a global technology leader that provides the world's most innovative and intuitive devices, components and solutions to deliver incredible experiences that enhance the lives of people everywhere. With its team of 5,000 in-house R&D experts, ASUS is world-renowned for continuously reimagining today's technologies for tomorrow, garners more than 11 awards every day for quality, innovation and design, and is ranked among Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies.
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HELENA — Eleanor “Ellie” and Emily Weaver of Great Falls are standouts on the ice who qualified for a national event in Ames, Iowa, at the end of July. They took home a combined four gold medals without a home ice rink to practice at. They commuted 90 miles to Helena, which has year-round ice.
“It's impressive that they were able to do as well as they did in Iowa after having a disadvantage,” said Coach Jill Ahlbrecht of the Great Falls Figure Skating Club.
Disadvantage meant nothing to these two.
State Games of America held at Iowa State University is where they took gold. Although winning medals is the highlight for some, Eleanor received one of the highest honors - carrying the Montana state flag in the opening ceremony. The Olympics-style event held a ceremony that welcomed representatives in all sports across the 50 states.
“I’m happy to represent Great Falls Figure Skating Club and just Montana in general, because our club is small. So, it felt really good to have our small club have their little moment.” Told Weaver.
Ahlbrecht added, “We walked into the Coliseum. She's holding the flag and there's just like an uproar of cheer from the crowd as we get to represent Montana.”
The pride of Montana flew high that day and throughout the week. The pride that Ellie felt carrying her home states flag carried over to the pride she takes in her craft. Younger sister Emily shared that she wants to be like her sister one day. Although she can be tough to work with at times, she admires the time they spend together on the ice.
“I’m very, very proud of her and that she did amazing… She’s a good person and I look up to her.” Said her sister.
"It is a huge honor to teach some kids that are so dedicated, and they are willing to travel across multiple states to be with a competition like that.”
The Great Falls Figure Skating Club is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States. It currently has about 20 members and is looking to add more to the team. Coaches shared that the club used to skate in the Gibson Pond and wants to reach out to alumni who are still in the
area. They host classes for all skill levels and ages, but most importantly wants to share the passion for competitive ice skating.
The city of Great Falls currently does not have year-round ice and that is why skaters like the Weaver sisters commute to Helena. Ice rinks in Great Falls typically shut down for the summer seasons, Ahlbrecht said they had one extra month of ice this year which isn’t normal.
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Revenue AI leader makes the esteemed list for the second year in a row
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 6sense, the leading platform for B2B organizations generating predictable revenue, has been named to the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 for the second consecutive year. In 2022, 6sense ranked number 61 on the list moving up 36 spots from its ranking of 97 in 2021. The definitive ranking of the world's top 100 private cloud companies is published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"This recognition from Forbes to their Cloud 100 list for the second year is remarkable. This is a direct reflection of the dedication our team pours into creating meaningful customer value and the potential of harnessing AI, machine learning, and big data to predictably grow revenue," said Jason Zintak, CEO of 6sense. "We've witnessed impressive results from our customers and consistently hear that 6sense Revenue AI™ enables their teams to scale creation and conversion of pipeline to revenue, effectively and efficiently."
For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.
6sense Revenue AI™ is the market-leading platform used by B2B revenue teams to address the $2 trillion in waste across sales and marketing efforts each year. Applying the power of AI, big data, and machine learning across the whole buyer's journey has proven to increase average deal sizes by 100%, improve conversions by 20%, and close deals 30% faster. Where guesswork and indecisiveness threaten the bottom line, AI provides valuable insights, recommendations, and guidance that provides the confidence business leaders need, regardless of economic conditions.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of significant milestones for the company, having closed its Series E funding round of $200 million in January 2022, doubling its valuation to over $5.2 billion. With four acquisitions within the last year and recognition from customers and industry analysts for unparalleled product innovation, 6sense has demonstrated its ability to execute against a bold vision for the future of predictable and efficient revenue growth.
"The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector," said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes. "Every year, it gets more difficult to make this list — meaning even more elite company for those who do. Congratulations to each of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees."
"The public markets may be in turmoil, but the private valuations of the Cloud 100 continue to rise. All of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees, again, have reached the $1 billion valuation milestone, and the average Cloud 100 valuation has skyrocketed to $7.4 billion," said Mary D'Onofrio, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. "Despite the market correction in 2022, our confidence in the cloud economy continues to grow—today over 70% of the 2022 Cloud 100 Honorees have reached or exceeded $100 million in annual recurring revenue making them cloud Centaurs. An additional 10% of the list is expected to hit this milestone by the end of the year, furthering our conviction that this years' honorees truly represent the best cloud companies globally."
"Great companies are born out of all environments, and it's exciting to see the continued momentum in the cloud sector," said Alex Kayyal, Managing Partner, Salesforce Ventures. "The companies on this list have gone through a rigorous selection process, and join an esteemed alumni list of Cloud 100 companies. As the need for digital transformation continues to drive innovation and efficiencies across industries, we can look to these companies as the absolute best in cloud computing."
The Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 and 20 Rising Stars lists are published online at www.forbes.com/cloud100.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Amazon you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Amazon securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AMZN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=30645&from=4.
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a better way to separate one coffee filter from the stack without struggling or licking your fingers," said an inventor, from Greenwood, Ark., "so I invented EASY SEPARATE COFFEE FILTERS. My design also enables you to determine how many filters remain within the stack."
The patent-pending invention provides an easier way to separate and remove coffee filters from a stack. In doing so, it eliminates the need to struggle with traditional filters. As a result, it saves time and effort and it could help to prevent ripped, torn and wasted filters. The invention features a simple and user-friendly design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and commercial kitchens. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-JMT-134, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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IRVINE, Calif., August 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Established by XR leaders in industry and government, the International Mixed Reality Standards Association (IMRSA) is now making its enterprise standards free and accessible to all businesses and individuals implementing Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Membership is free at https://intlmrsa.com/contact-us/. Please join and register for the Welcome to IMRSA: The Public Debut Webinar on Wednesday August 17.
The mission of IMRSA is to establish and share technical standards for Extended Reality. A grassroots organization established in 2014 by early adopters, IMRSA seeks to help businesses implement XR faster, more cost effectively, and with reduced risk. IMRSA standards are based on real-world implementations of XR in enterprise.
IMRSA standards address the XR project life cycle, from acquisition to production, and within the context of Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation. Advisory Board members include the United States Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin, Arctos, AVATAR Partners, Vertice Medtech Group and simpleAR.
IMRSA is for businesses implementing XR, government agencies adopting XR, educational institutions, software engineering firms, digital transformation & XR consulting companies, and industry standards associations.
IMRSA supports aerospace, automotive, construction, education, government & public sector, healthcare, manufacturing, military & defense, energy, technology, and transportation.
Join us on August 17, 2022, at 12:00PM PST for the Public Debut Webinar, where we will be covering the following:
- Advantages of Membership
- The IMRSA Functionality Matrix
- Free IMRSA Sample Project
- The XR Spectrum: What You Need to Know
- The Benefits of IMRSA Compliance
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7970917666831921676
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For more information contact info@intlmrsa.com
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B.J. Novak says his new movie, Vengeance, is all about breaking down assumptions — an experience he had onscreen as its lead actor, but also off-camera as its writer and director.
The dark comedy follows Ben, a New York City-based journalist who travels to small-town Texas to investigate the death of a woman whose family falsely believes the two were dating. They also believed she was murdered. Cue the twists, turns and ensemble cast, which features Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, J. Smith-Cameron and Dove Cameron.
Novak himself has appeared in several films, including Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, but is probably best known for his portrayal of corporate climber Ryan Howard on NBC's The Office, on which he also served as a writer and co-executive producer.
Novak says making this movie, his directorial debut, offered a welcome change in perspective. Namely: He's much nicer being the boss (which does sort of sound like something Ryan Howard might say).
Novak explains to Morning Edition's Rachel Martin that while he wouldn't exactly have called himself a diva before, he has a new appreciation for what a production takes.
"Any employee can get impatient. When I'm the boss of a film set, I am humbled and in awe of all the jobs that everybody has to do," he says. "How do I keep everyone happy, how do I keep them motivated ... I was much nicer and more professional and more respectful of everyone's job than I've ever been when I realized that it fell on my shoulders."
Novak spoke to Morning Edition about the movie, pulling pranks with Kutcher and his views on the evolution of comedy.
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Interview highlights
On his misconceptions about Texas
I thought it was a bad-a**: big people, big guns, big trucks, everything's bigger in Texas, and that it would be, as a result, very unfriendly to a guy like me, who was so clearly an outsider. And I was right about a lot of it but it was also so much more than that. It was not unfriendly at all — it was the most friendly place I've ever been. It is filled with intelligence and diversity and just surprises everywhere. And it was fun to show that through my character.
On working with Kutcher, who plays a music producer
Ben goes to make fun of him, but ends up meeting someone way smarter and more charismatic and intelligent even than he thinks he is. And he's really blown away by the surprises in Texas and what [Kutcher's character] tells him about the people there ... And really who better than Ashton Kutcher for that, who is so easy to underestimate ... [but] in reality is this brilliant producer and tech investor.
My first job on camera was pulling pranks for him on Punk'd ... He was very detail-oriented, meanwhile he's wearing the trucker hat and he just looks like this kind of iconic celebrity. But he was calling all the shots.
On the balance between staying true to himself and caring what others think
To me, it's the same thing, because I'm thinking like the audience all the time. I'm thinking of my cousins in the theater, I'm thinking of me when I was a teenager going to see a movie. I'm thinking: I cannot let anybody down for a second, I got all this way ... I'm always thinking like the audience, because that is why I do what I do. I think some people make art for themselves, but I'm making art for — or art, I'm making what I make, whatever you call it — I'm making it for an audience. And I feel like that's my purpose.
On what he considers comedy's broad appeal
I feel, maybe naively, but I feel that funny is funny and everyone has the same sense of humor. And when we made The Office we were making the most particular, obscure types of jokes and characters and it ended up becoming so popular ... And we pictured the audience while making The Office, but we were the audience. So I do think that if you work hard enough for what you think is good, I don't think there's any limit to who likes it.
On whether there are jokes the former stand-up wouldn't tell today
When you're a comedian, which I have been, you read the room. And some things work better some nights, and some jokes get stale, and some jokes are wrong for one context and not in another. So to me, I don't think anyone should have regret over what worked in 2004 because it was a completely different room and a different context. But I also don't think anyone should be moaning that they can't tell the joke from 2004 in 2022; you're not telling a joke about Bill Clinton now either ... I don't think anyone needs to or should have regret, unless you really caused some pain that nobody spoke up about at the time.
This interview was conducted by Rachel Martin, produced by Marc Rivers and Claire Murashima, and edited by Simone Popperl.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Los Angeles City Planning released a draft ordinance that would prohibit new oil and gas extraction, phase out existing extraction operations, and protect the public from the range of risks and hazards associated with oil and gas extraction.
"The stark realities of the past have led us to face systemic injustice," stated Director of Planning Vince Bertoni. "Not only did we witness firsthand how the pandemic impacted underinvested communities, but we were reminded of the harsh consequences of climate change. To truly lead in the field of sustainability, we are putting an end to oil extraction next to homes, schools, and child care centers."
Rather than imposing setback requirements, this ordinance goes further, with the end result of phasing out all oil and gas extraction activities in Los Angeles. This new citywide approach responds to Mayoral and Council direction and builds upon ongoing efforts by the Department to center issues of environmental justice, equity and sustainability through land use considerations.
"Oil drilling has long been a part of our past, but today, we're sending a clear message: dirty energy production has no future in Los Angeles," said Mayor Eric Garcetti. "Earlier this year, I stood alongside fellow elected officials, activists, and community leaders to sign a directive to phase out oil and gas drilling in the City – and today, thanks to the tireless work of the Department of City Planning and City Attorney's Office, we are one step closer to getting toxic fumes out of our frontline communities."
In Los Angeles, there are 26 oil and gas fields and over 5,000 oil and gas wells—some active, others idle, and some abandoned. City Planning, along with the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration and Safety, Department of Building and Safety, and Fire Department, are responsible for monitoring and enforcement of existing drill sites.
City Planning, along with the Office of Petroleum and Natural Gas Administration and Safety, Department of Building and Safety, and Fire Department, are responsible for monitoring and enforcement of existing drill sites.
In the coming months, City Planning will facilitate public meetings with local stakeholders. Feedback collected at these hearings will inform the final ordinance that the Department will advance to Los Angeles's City Planning Commission for a formal recommendation. A Frequently Asked Questions document is available here.
planning.media@lacity.org
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KENESSAW, Ga., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CPGvision, a fully connected and integrated RGM solution suite, announced today its partnership with Instant Brands LLC, a leader of ingenious products to prepare and serve food.
The aim of the partnership is to build better trade analytics for Instant Brands to drive profitability across retailers.
Nick Patrick, the Director of Commercial Finance and Sales Operations at Instant Brand says, "We were originally using a souped-up excel spreadsheet that was internally built at the company. It missed the mark in terms of clicking down into the details."
In choosing CPGvision solutions, Instant Brands gained a true partner-from implementation, onboarding, process building, change management, and beyond.
"CPGvision has done an excellent job at setting the groundwork and following up with us. They're great, I talk with their team at least once a day.
"I truly feel like we're partners and can rely on them to help us get everything over the finish line. They know their product inside and out, are extremely responsive and have years of experience working in CPG," says Patrick.
For Instant Brands, it all comes down to giving their customer teams the power to control their own plans and improve their ROI.
"The main goal is to try to get trade analytics from our team to help us drive our business more profitably. This will allow us to pull data at the event level. We have all of the data we need to improve the ROI of specific events.
"By working with CPGvision, I believe our teams won't have to rely so heavily on headquarter-driven data. They're going to have everything they need in the program to drive net sales profitably and give account managers more visibility into the performance of their trade promotions," says Patrick.
"We are honored to partner with Instant Brands, they have great products that are in pretty much every household in the world, and the IB team is full of smart people who collaborate well with our team. We look forward to a long and productive relationship," added Mike Mellin, CEO of CPGvision.
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Retailer Awards $4,040 in Cash to Its Most Frugal Fan
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its 40th birthday celebration, Ollie's Bargain Outlet Inc. (Ollie's), America's largest retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory, announced the grand prize winner of its "America's Biggest Cheapskate" contest today. With this being National Bargain Hunting Week, this winner announcement comes at the perfect time. Cynthia Johnson, from the Atlanta area, one of ten finalists, was crowned the grand prize winner, receiving $4,040 in cash to go along with the coveted title. The other nine finalists received $400 Ollie's gift cards.
Cynthia was one of over 6,100 self-proclaimed cheapskates across 29 states that entered the contest. As part of her submission, Cynthia shared that she spends as little as $15 per month on her water bill and less than $34 on her natural gas bill in the summer. She achieves this in easy but effective ways like putting time limits on showers, using the quick wash cycle on the washing machine, keeping her thermostat a little higher during warmer weather, keeping lights off, and of course – bargain hunting at Ollie's!
"Some call me a cheapskate but trust me, it's a title I wear proudly!" said Cynthia Johnson. "Being retired and living on a fixed income, my husband, who is a disabled veteran, and I love shopping at Ollie's and saving money whenever we can!"
"Cynthia impressed us with her smart shopping habits and money-saving hacks," said John Swygert, President, and CEO of Ollie's. "For the last 40 years, Ollie's has helped people like Cynthia save money by selling brand name merchandise at up to 70% off the fancy stores' prices every day. We are proud to have shoppers like Cynthia who enjoy the Ollie's treasure hunt experience and appreciate great bargains like we do."
Ollie's "America's Biggest Cheapskate" contest ran from May 22-July 3, 2022. Entrants were required to submit a selfie at their local Ollie's store and write a 150-500 word statement explaining their best money- saving hacks and why they were worthy of the title "America's Biggest Cheapskate."
About Ollie's
Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc., founded in 1982, is America's largest retailer of closeouts and excess inventory, offering real brands at real bargain prices. Ollie's has a huge variety of famous brand name merchandise in every department – food, books, housewares, toys, electronics, domestics, clothing, furniture, health and beauty, flooring, seasonal items and so much more – at up to 70 percent off the fancy stores' prices every day. You never know what you'll find at one of Ollie's 450 "semi-lovely" stores and growing in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. For more information, visit www.ollies.us. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok to stay up to date on the latest deals and events. Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings is a publicly traded company on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol OLLI.
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DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vertical Capital Income Fund (NYSE: VCIF) today announced a distribution of $0.0715 per share pursuant to the Fund's managed distribution plan (the "Plan"), payable as follows:
Pursuant to the Plan, the Fund pays a minimum monthly distribution to shareholders at a stated annual rate as a percentage of the 3-month average net asset value ("NAV") of the Fund's shares prior to the month of distribution. The distribution is calculated as 8% of the previous three-month average NAV, divided by 12. The primary purpose of the Plan is to provide investors with consistent, but not guaranteed, periodic distributions from the Fund, regardless of when or whether income is earned or capital gains are realized. Distributions under the Plan may consist of (i) net investment income, (ii) net realized short-term capital gains, (iii) net realized long-term capital gains and, to the extent necessary, (iv) return of capital (or other capital sources). With each distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income, the Fund will issue a notice to shareholders and an accompanying press release that will provide detailed information regarding the amount and composition of the distribution, as well as certain other related information. The Fund expects to issue any such notice and press release on or about the distribution payment date.
The Fund had approximately $1.3 million in cash as of July 31, 2022. A new monthly net asset value per share of $10.76 was produced on July 29, 2022. For information on the Fund's current net asset value per share, please visit the Fund's website at vcif.us.
The Plan will be subject to periodic review by the Board, and the Board may amend the terms of the Plan including amending the annual rate of payment or may terminate the Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund's shareholders. The Fund's distribution rate may be affected by numerous factors, including changes in realized and projected market returns, Fund performance, and other factors. There can be no assurance that an unanticipated change in market conditions or other unforeseen factors will not result in a change in the Fund's distribution rate at a future time. The amendment or termination of the Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares. The public health crises caused by the COVID-19 outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks to which the Fund is exposed. The duration of the COVID-19 outbreak and its effects cannot be determined with certainty. In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and an exemptive order received by the Fund from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund will provide its shareholders of record on each distribution date with a 19(a) Notice and issue an accompanying press release disclosing the sources of its distribution payment when a distribution includes anything other than net investment income. This information will be forthcoming later this month.
The amounts and sources of distributions reported in 19(a) Notices are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during its full fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send shareholders a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell them how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes. Information on the Fund's 19(a) Notices, if any, can be found at www.vcif.us. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Shares of closed-end funds often trade at a discount from their net asset value. The market price of Fund shares may vary from net asset value based on factors affecting the supply and demand for shares, such as Fund distribution rates relative to similar investments, investors' expectations for future distribution changes, the clarity of the Fund's investment strategy and future return expectations, and investors' confidence in the underlying markets in which the Fund invests. Fund shares are subject to investment risk, including possible loss of principal invested. No Fund is a complete investment program and you may lose money investing in a Fund. An investment in the Fund may not be appropriate for all investors. Before investing, prospective investors should consider carefully the Fund's investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. For further details, please visit Vertical Capital Income Fund's website at vcif.us.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the business and financial outlook of Vertical Capital Income Fund that are based on the Fund's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections and are not guarantees of future performance. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such statements. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements contained in this release.
Vertical Capital Income Fund (VCIF) is an NYSE-listed closed-end fund that seeks monthly income by investing primarily in performing non-agency residential whole loans secured by real estate. As a secondary strategy the Fund aims to provide total return by acquiring performing residential loans at a discount to the unpaid principal balance (UPB). VCIF realizes capital gains as loans are paid off before maturity. For more information visit VCIF.us and connect with the Fund on Twitter.
Oakline Advisors, LLC is the adviser to Vertical Capital Income Fund. Founded in 2013, Oakline Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that specializes in the residential whole loan market. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dallas, TX-based Behringer. Since its inception in 1989, Behringer, together with its affiliates, has raised equity of more than $6 billion in assets through public and private fund structures. For more information about Oakline and Behringer please visit their respective websites at oaklineadvisors.com and behringerinvestments.com.
Fund shares are identified by CUSIP 92535C104
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Partnership ensures a seamless transition from hospital discharge to rehab
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new partnership between Trilogy Health Services and Norton Healthcare offers continuity of care for patients requiring in-patient rehab following neuro treatment for stroke and spine conditions.
Working in tandem with four Trilogy Health Services campuses, including Westport Place, Park Terrace, Franciscan, and Forest Springs, Norton Geriatrics and Transition team will coordinate post-op clinical care in conjunction with a patient's surgeon to provide a seamless transition from hospital discharge to rehab.
Westport Place Health Campus will also support patients who are in need of care and rehab after a suffering a stroke. Trilogy's clinical nursing team and physical, occupational and speech therapists have completed special training to provide patients with next level collaborative care in conjunction with Norton.
"Trilogy is known as a leader in aging care, but we are also taking great steps to distinguish ourselves through clinical excellence." Rhonda Dempsey, Trilogy Health Services Chief Nursing Officer said. "We are excited to partner with Norton Healthcare to meet this critical need in the community. Our patients will truly be the ones to benefit from the synergy of our two organizations."
"Norton Healthcare is committed to providing excellent neuro care for stroke and spine patients." said Kathleen Exline, system vice president, Performance Excellence & Care, Norton Healthcare. "This partnership with Trilogy Health Services will have a great impact on the community. Together, we will give patients the best opportunity for optimal recovery while also serving their long-term needs."
Trilogy and Norton leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, officially opening the unit at Westport Place Health Campus. The newly renovated hallway is dedicated to stroke patients, providing easy access to care. Patients are now being accepted at all locations. Visit Trilogyhs.com to learn more.
Trilogy Health Services is an industry-leading operator of nearly 130 senior living communities throughout four states. The company has the honor of providing over 10,000 seniors with world-class clinical support, innovative lifestyle programs, and a culture built on the tenets of servant leadership and hospitality. Trilogy employs over 14,000 team members, is a certified Great Place to Work, one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Places to Work, and was named one of FORTUNE's Best Places to Work in Aging Services. To learn more about Trilogy Health Services, visit www.trilogyhs.com. To learn about job openings at Trilogy, visit www.trilogyjobs.com
Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients from throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The not-for-profit hospital and health care system is Louisville's second largest employer, with more than 18,000 employees, over 1,700 employed medical providers and approximately 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. The system includes six hospitals (five in Louisville and one in Madison, Indiana) with 1,993 licensed beds, eight outpatient centers, 18 Norton Immediate Care Centers, eight Norton Prompt Care at Walgreens clinics and an expanded telehealth program. It provides care at more than 340 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women's and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas.
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A regional powerhouse over four decades, Doty Sanitation's market share across residential, commercial and roll-off collections will drive growth and expansion for LRS in its home state of Illinois
BEECHER CITY, Ill., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LRS, among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers, today announced the acquisition of Beecher City, Ill.-based Doty Sanitation, a highly-respected provider of residential, commercial and roll-off collection services in central Illinois; financial terms were not disclosed and the acquisition is effective immediately.
Founded in 1980, with one truck and an employee by Daniel Doty, Sr., Doty Sanitation today is thriving thanks to the second generation of family leadership: David and Nicole Doty. The company's service footprint stretches across central Illinois, from Pocahontas to Arcola, and will serve as an important platform for continued growth.
"We are thrilled to enter into this new chapter with LRS, where our careers will continue here in central Illinois," said David Doty. "From our people to our fleet and our loyal customers over the decades, Doty Sanitation is proud to now be a part of the LRS legacy."
LRS President and Chief Executive Officer Alan T. Handley said Doty was the epitome of an ideal partner, not just for Doty's business success through the years, but in the meaningful acquisition of career paths and family legacies that endure at LRS post-acquisition.
"We are excited to welcome Dave, Nicole and all Doty Sanitation employees to the LRS family as we honor and pay tribute to Daniel Doty and the family legacy he established over decades of hard work," Handley said. "Doty Sanitation has built a strong customer following, earned a reputation for safe and reliable service delivery, and adds an outstanding fleet of well-maintained collection and roll-off trucks."
The acquisition of Doty Sanitation is LRS' ninth to-date in 2022. Other announcements include: Stillwater, Minn.-based AirFresh Industries; Warsaw, Ind.-based JL Hurt; Grayslake, Ill.-based Lakes Disposal; Portage, Wisc.-based The Country Plumber; Topeka, Kan.-based Ditch & Associates; Rochester, Minn.-based Sunshine Sanitation; Chicago-based Auburn Disposal; and South Bend, Ind.-based Junoll Services.
In 2021, the company amassed 22 acquisitions to complement its organic revenue growth across the nation's midsection.
LRS is among the nation's leading independent waste diversion, recycling and portable services providers. Since 2013, LRS has specialized in delivering an exceptional customer experience for millions of residential and commercial customers across nine states: Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Kansas, Arkansas and Tennessee. Diversified and growing, LRS also offers affordable roll-off container services, C&D recycling, street sweeping, portable restroom rentals, on-site storage and temporary fencing. LRS owns and operates more than 65 facilities and thrives on the passion of 2,100 full-time employees. The company provides safe, innovative, sustainability-driven services to clean and beautify the cities, neighborhoods, and communities it serves. To learn more visit www.LRSrecycles.com. #BeyondWaste
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGMA Lithium Corporation ("Sigma Lithium" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML), dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with environmentally sustainable and high-purity lithium, reports that it has filed a technical report titled "Grota do Cirilo Lithium Project Araçuaí and Itinga Regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Phase 3 Mineral Resource Estimate" (the "Phase 3 Technical Report") supporting its news release dated June 22, 2022, announcing the approximate 50% increase to the total National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") mineral resource estimate at its 100% owned Grota do Cirilo Project (the "Project" or "Grota do Cirilo").
The maiden mineral resource estimate at the Project's Phase 3 NDC deposit ("Phase 3") increased its estimated resource by approximately 50%, to 85.7 Mt, comprised of:
- 73.6 Mt of Measured and Indicated mineral resources grading at 1.43% Li2O; and
- 12.1 Mt of Inferred mineral resources grading at 1.45% Li2O.
The Phase 3 mineral resource estimate of 26.8 Mt announced on June 22, 2022 is comprised of:
- 23.3 Mt of Measured and Indicated mineral resources grading at 1.49% Li2O; and
- 3.5 Mt of Inferred mineral resources grading at 1.48% Li2O.
Refer to Table 1 below for additional details regarding the maiden Phase 3 mineral resource estimate.
Note:
- Mineral Resources are not Mineral Reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral resources are exclusive of the Measured and Indicated resources.
- The estimates have an effective date of May 30, 2022 and have been classified using the 2014 CIM Definition Standards. The Qualified Person for the estimate is Mr. Marc-Antoine Laporte, P.Geo., an SGS Canada employee.
- A fixed density of 2.72 t/m3 was used to estimate the tonnage from block model volumes.
- Mineral Resources are reported assuming open pit mining methods, and the following further assumptions: lithium concentrate (6% Li2O) price of US$1,500/t, mining costs of US$2.20/t for mineralization and waste, crushing and processing costs of US$10.70/t, general and administrative (G&A) costs of US$4.00/t, metallurgical DMS recovery of 60%, 2% royalty payment, pit slope angles of 55º, and an overall cut-off grade of 0.5% Li2O.
- All Mineral Resources are presented undiluted and in situ, constrained by continuous 3D wireframe models, and are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction.
- Tonnages and grades have been rounded in accordance with reporting guidelines. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
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No adversarial approach over Governor not signing ordinances: LDF
Govt. works by keeping interests of public at forefront: Jayarajan
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has said it was not going to adopt a confrontational or adversarial approach in connection with several of the State government’s ordinances getting lapsed as the Governor Arif Mohammed Khan was refusing to sign them owing to paucity of time to peruse them.
LDF convener E.P. Jayarajan told reporters here on Tuesday that “the Left front government was not going to take a confrontational or adversarial approach. That is not how the LDF government works. The government works by keeping the interests of the public at the forefront. Therefore, we will take steps after resolving the issues through dialogues and discussions,” he said.
Mr. Jayarajan said what was an extraordinary circumstance would become a normal situation.
The Governor, who was in Delhi on Monday and is scheduled to arrive here only on Wednesday, had told the media that he would not sign the ordinances without applying his mind and for that he needs time.
Law Minister P. Rajeeve had said the Governor has not refused to sign the ordinances and that even the Left government was against ‘ordinance raj’ and it had every intention to convene a session for ratifying the ordinances.
Among the ordinances that expired on Monday, the Kerala Lok Ayukta (Amendment) Ordinance was one which provided that the Governor, the Chief Minister or the State government would be the competent authority and he or it may either accept or reject the declaration by the Lok Ayukta after giving an opportunity of being heard.
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Gioia means joy in Italian and that’s exactly what Gioia Chicago is bringing to the city’s West Loop. Here in our Studio 41 kitchen with a look at one of their signature dishes is Chef Federico Comacchio.
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Tempura fried Squash Blossoms, tomato pizzaiola sauce, roasted garlic and anchovy-infused oil
Ingredients
Serves 4 People
- 12 Squash Blossoms
- 8 Zucchini
- 2 Shallots
- 5 Garlic cloves
- 6 Anchovy filets
- 8 oz fresh mozzarella
- 2 egg whites, whipped
- 4 Plum Tomatoes
- 6 Black olives
- 1 teaspoon capers
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 lemon
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Vegetables Oil
- Salt and white pepper
- 2 cups Tempura batter
Method
1) Remove the stigma from the squash blossoms and cut 4 zucchinis in pieces
2) Sear the chopped shallots and 1 garlic clove with EVOO, then add the zucchini and quickly cook them seasoning with salt and white pepper
3) Place the cooked zucchini in the blender with the mozzarella in pieces, mix, and place all in a bowl
4) When the mix is cold, add the 2 whipped egg whites and refrigerate
5) Once cool, place the mix in a pastry bag and stuff the squash blossoms
6) Blanch the tomatoes and remove the skin and the seeds
7) Chop the tomatoes and place into a bowl, adding the chopped olives, capers, 1 garlic clove, and the oregano leaves. Season with salt and white pepper, EVOO and a touch of lemon juice
8) Prepare a Tempura batter
9) Take the last 4 zucchini and slice them in a mandoline like they were spaghetti and sautee them with EVOO
10) Dredge the stuffed squash blossoms in the tempura batter and fry in vegetable oil
11) On a serving platter, place the zucchini spaghetti topped with tomato sauce, finished with 3 squash blossoms per person
12) Roast the remaining garlic with the anchovies in EVOO, mix in the blender, and drizzle over the squash blossoms just before serving.
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Serena Williams' ruthless road to sporting stardom: As the tennis GOAT calls game, set, and match on her career with an 'unhappy' retirement, a look back at her brutal climb to the top, from overcoming poverty to braving courtside GANGS in Compton
- After more than 25 impressive years leading the sport, Serena has announced she is stepping away from tennis at the age of 40
- She told Vogue that she doesn't have a firm date in mind as to when she'll stop playing and that she does not want to use the word 'retirement,' but instead, she is calling it a 'transition'
- Serena is now ready to focus on her family, and wants to have a second child with her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, after nearly dying due to complications during the birth of her daughter, Olympia
- The sports star spent the early years of her childhood growing up in Compton, California, where her father had to fight off gang members so that she and her sister, Venus Williams, could use the local tennis courts
- Serena first picked up a racket when she was three, competed in her first professional match in 1995, and has since gone on to become one of the best players in the world
Tennis legend Serena Williams has faced many a bitter battle in her life, both on and off the courts, be it the brutal training regimen she faced at the hands of her father-turned-coach, who fought off gang members so his daughters could train for victory on their local Compton courts, or the near-fatal medical complications she suffered after giving birth to her first-born child Olympia.
But it seems the GOAT has finally been faced with a challenge she cannot fight her way through: balancing her long-fought-for tennis career with her dreams of expanding her family.
After years of speculation about when - or if - she would ever retire from the sport that turned her into an international icon, Serena - who turns 41 later this month - finally announced that she is preparing to set down her racket once and for all.
In typical fashion for the woman who has repeatedly refused to conform to rules or regulations, earning herself a reputation for being something of a rebel on the courts, retirement is a word she refuses to use, instead insisting that she is simply 'evolving' beyond the sport in order to focus on a new set of goals: expanding her family and her lucrative endeavors away from the courts.
'I have never liked the word retirement,' she wrote in an essay for the September issue of Vogue - on which she appears as the cover star. 'It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me... Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution.
'I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.'
Still, while she is effectively throwing in the towel on her tennis career Serena is not going down without a fight - quite the opposite in fact - with the sporting star even using her retirement announcement to blast the ongoing gender disparity in sport while making clear her own feelings about her position as an athlete by comparing herself to Tom Brady.
'I don’t think it’s fair,' she said of her decision to retire. 'If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family. Maybe I’d be more of a Tom Brady if I had that opportunity.'
Admitting defeat is - in her own words - a 'painful' and 'unhappy' experience, particularly for a woman who has spent her life fighting it out for the sake of her sporting success, even as a child, when she was training under her father Richard, who famously fought off gang members to clear the courts for Serena and her sister Venus, made his daughters step over broken glass during a training session, and would repeatedly scream curse words at them to improve their mental strength.
After more than 25 impressive years leading the sport, Serena Williams has announced she is stepping away from tennis at age 41, and as she gears up to say farewell to the sport, FEMAIL has recapped her supersonic rise to tennis fame
'I have never liked the word retirement,' she wrote in an essay for Vogue. 'It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me... Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis'
The sports star grew up in Compton, California, where her father had to fight off gang members so that she and her sister, Venus Williams, could use the local tennis courts. She is seen with her dad and sister in 1991
From overcoming poverty to her father's intense training regimens, take a look back at Serena's impressive career from start to finish - in honor of her preparing to close the tennis chapter in her life once and for all
That fighting spirit is something that has remained a constant throughout Serena's career - whether she was arguing with umpires over their decisions, or engaging in a fashion war with the French Open officials after her choice of skintight black catsuit was deemed unsuitable for the tournament.
Her unwavering determination to reach the top of the sport was rewarded both on the court, with trophies, number one world rankings, prize money, and off, where she established herself as one of the most famous women in the world while amassing a fortune with endorsement deals, ad campaigns, and several of her own businesses.
That life of excess and extravagance could not be further away from Serena's incredibly humble beginnings however, with the sporting star rising from a life of extreme poverty to one of extraordinary wealth - which will no doubt now increase as she turns her hand from her racket to her other money-making endeavors, including her newly-established venture capital firm Serena Ventures.
There remains, however, one major on-court challenge left for Serena to face.
Will she be able to go out with the same bang that she first entered the sport with 25 years ago, when she makes what many believe will be her final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open next month - her final opportunity to prove that she remains at the top of her game, despite a spate of recent loses?
The tournament will be likely be Serena's last chance to go out swinging and winning - and cap off a career that has began with a fight to rise above her rough start in life, and may well end in a desperate battle to retain her GOAT status.
Inside Serena's childhood: How her dad fought off gang members and made his daughters step over broken glass to become the tennis players they are today
Serena was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, however, she and her family moved to Compton - a Los Angeles suburb that was once synonymous with crime - when she was young. She is seen in 1991
It was their dad, Richard Williams (seen with Serena in 1991), who sparked Serena and Venus' love for tennis. It's been reported that only became interested in it himself after noticing that there was a $40,000 prize for the winner
Serena was born on September 26, 1981, in Saginaw, Michigan, however, she and her family moved to Compton - a Los Angeles suburb that was once synonymous with crime - when she was young.
It was their dad, Richard Williams, who sparked Serena and Venus' love for tennis, and according to Biography.com, he only became interested in it himself after watching a match on TV and noticing that there was a $40,000 prize for the winner. Richard soon immersed himself in the game in his mission to propel his daughters to on-court success.
However, living in Compton posed a problem for the dedicated father, who was determined to turn Serena and Venus into pro athletes, since the area was riddled with gangs who wouldn't let the Williams sisters use the local tennis courts.
He spent years feuding with the gangs in an attempt to gain access to the courts, and he once got into a physical altercation with some of them that was so brutal, it left him with numerous broken ribs and 10 teeth knocked out.
'It had taken two years and almost destroyed my body and my spirit,' he wrote in his 2014 memoir, Black and White: The Way I See It, about eventually gaining control of the courts. 'But in that moment, none of that mattered. What mattered was the courts were ours.'
Serena started playing tennis at age three, and her father was very hard on her, often yelling mean things at her and her sister in an attempt to strengthen them.
Richard spent years feuding with local gangs in an attempt to gain access to the town's tennis courts, and he once got into a physical altercation that was so brutal, it left him with numerous broken ribs and 10 teeth knocked out. Serena is seen in 1991
Serena (seen in 1990) later recalled having to work harder than her sister at first, due to her smaller size. She said: 'I think that taught me how to be mentally tough because Venus used to win her matches really fast and I would be out there grinding'
'In order to be successful you must prepare for the unexpected – and I wanted to prepare for that,' he told CNN later. 'Criticism can bring the best out of you. Criticism is one of the greatest things, I think, that we’ve been trained to live through.'
Serena told Uninterrupted's Kneading Dough that while she grew up in poverty - sharing a two bedroom house with her parents and six siblings - she never 'felt broke.'
'I never ever, ever felt broke. Looking back, I’m like, "Wow." We lived in a two-bedroom house with seven people,' she said.
'I don’t know how my parents were able to make me feel that way, but they did, and it was special. So I never felt when I came into money that I needed to go buy this because I never wanted anything. So it was a great way.'
Richard's determination to turn his daughters into star tennis players inspired the 2021 Academy Award winning movie King Richard, which starred Will Smith and Jon Bernthal.
By the time she was nine, the family decided to relocate again to West Palm Beach, Florida, so that Serena and Venus could train with acclaimed tennis coach Rick Macci.
'What blew me away about Venus and Serena was the burning desire,' Rick told the Palm Beach Post about working with the sisters in 2017. 'Almost like, "I got to get every ball, I’m not letting anything get past me."'
Rick recalled their father pushing them by going out of his way to make their training more difficult.
'Half the time he wouldn’t want new balls, he would use bad balls so the girls would have to run faster and bend lower,' he explained. 'He’d throw a beer bottle in the back of the court just so there’d be broken glass.'
Serena's former coach, Rick Macci recalled their father pushing them by going out of his way to make their training more difficult, claiming he threw broken glass onto the court once. Serena is seen with her dad in 1991
Rick admitted that he thought Serena would either become a number one athlete or end up in jail, due to her intense determination. 'She was fearless, and she hated to lose. She had to be the first in everything,' he said
'What blew me away about Venus and Serena was the burning desire,' Rick (seen with Serena recently) told the Palm Beach Post about working with the sisters in 2017. 'Almost like, "I got to get every ball, I’m not letting anything get past me"'
In an essay for Complex, Rick admitted that he thought Serena would either become a number one athlete or end up in jail, due to her intense determination.
He wrote, 'The one thing about Serena that always stood out with me was that she was fearless. She wasn’t afraid to miss. And she hated to lose. She had to be the first in everything, even if it was getting a drink of water.
'I could remember playing tag with all the other kids in the sand pit. Just to work on agility, dexterity, you know. When she played tag, she played with a closed fist.
'That’s how competitive this girl was. I told Richard one of two things was going to happen: She will be No. 1 in the world, or she will go to jail.'
During an interview with the Independent, Serena recalled having to work harder than her sister at first, due to her smaller size.
'When I was younger, I was so small. I was like the runt. I didn't have power, so I had to learn how to play other ways,' she explained.
'I think that also taught me how to be mentally tough because Venus used to win her matches really fast and I would be out there grinding, hitting lobs and fighting and grinding and grinding.
'In the end I think that really developed me as a player, to learn how to win. Then when I did get bigger and stronger, it just helped me to win more easily.'
Serena's family faced tragedy in 2003, when her half sister Yetunde Price, who served as her assistant, was murdered by members of the Southside Compton Crips gang.
She was shot and killed while she was sitting in a parked car with her boyfriend by gang members who mistakenly believed she was part of the rival gang.
A look back at Serena's impressive tennis career: How she went on to become one of the top players on the globe
Serena (seen in 2022) competed in her first professional match in October 1995 at the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada, but lost in the first qualifying round
She then made history at the Ameritech Cup Chicago in 1997, when she became the lowest-ranked player to defeat two top-10 opponents in one tournament. She won her first major title at the 1999 US Open (pictured)
What makes Serena and Venus' careers especially impressive is that neither of them participated in any junior tournaments before they went pro.
'No nationals. No local tournaments,' their coach, Rick, wrote in Complex, while reflecting on the two stars' careers. 'Never got on a plane and played an ITF and left the country.
'Going out of the box or creating a whole new box, the path that they took was so unconventional. No tournaments.'
Serena competed in her first professional match in October 1995 at the Bell Challenge in Quebec, Canada, but lost in the first qualifying round.
She then made history at the Ameritech Cup Chicago in 1997, when she became the lowest-ranked player to defeat two top-10 opponents in one tournament. Serena was ranked at number 304, but beat players who held the number seven and number four spots.
She won her first major title at the 1999 US Open, and has since become one of the most highly acclaimed tennis players of all time.
She went on to win 23 Grand Slam titles in total, and has spent 319 weeks (186 of them were consecutive, which is the record) as the Women Tennis Association's number one player. She has also won four Olympic gold medals. She is seen last year
Unfortunately, the athlete has faced hardship in her career. In 2001, she was booed by the audience, who yelled racist remarks and profanities at her when she stepped onto the court to face Kim Clijsters at the Indian Wells (pictured)
She went on to win 23 Grand Slam titles in total, and has spent 319 weeks (186 of them were consecutive, which is the record) as the Women Tennis Association's number one player. She has also won four Olympic gold medals.
She said the incident left her 'traumatized' and with 'mental anxiety' and that she was 'bawling' afterwards
Unfortunately, the athlete has faced hardship in her career. In 2001, she was booed by the audience, who yelled racist remarks and profanities at her when she stepped onto the court to face Kim Clijsters at the Indian Wells, which she later said left her 'traumatized.'
'Talk about post-traumatic stress and mental anxiety. I remember sitting in the bathroom thinking, "Wait, I’m not gonna go back. I just don’t think I should do this. What if they start booing again?" It was really hard for me,” Serena said during an appearance on Red Talk Table last year, while reflecting on the moment.
'It was so hard. I’ll never forget driving back, and [sister] Yetunde was there, and I remember just getting in the car and I was just bawling. I was at the gas station, there was no celebration, and I was just crying and crying and crying.'
She also wrote in an essay for Times, 'This haunted me for a long time. It haunted Venus and our family as well. But most of all, it angered and saddened my father.
'He dedicated his whole life to prepping us for this incredible journey, and there he had to sit and watch his daughter being taunted, sparking cold memories of his experiences growing up in the South.'
Serena's other endeavors: How the athlete ventured out into the clothing industry and made a major name for herself in the world of fashion
Aside from her major tennis career, Serena has also earned a profit from her numerous sponsorship deals - including one with Nike that she signed in 2004 for $40 million. She is seen in July 2022
Serena (seen in 2022) has also landed endorsement deals with brands like Gatorade, Delta Airlines, Pepsi, OPI, Tampax, Intel, and Chase Bank, among others, and she serves as the Chief Sporting Officer for luxury car company Aston Martin
Aside from her major tennis career, Serena has also earned a profit from her numerous sponsorship deals - including one with Nike that she signed in 2004 for $40 million.
She has also flourished in the fashion industry, launching numerous clothing lines, and starred in a reality show with her sister in 2005. She also penned her own autobiography and acted in a few TV shows
She has also landed endorsement deals with brands like Gatorade, Delta Airlines, Pepsi, OPI, Tampax, Intel, and Chase Bank, among others, and she serves as the Chief Sporting Officer for luxury car company Aston Martin.
She has also flourished in the fashion industry, launching her own clothing line in 2004 called Aneres, which is her first name backwards.
She has also dropped a series of handbags and jewelry pieces under her brand Signature Statement. She also helmed a sustainable fashion line called S by Serena in 2019.
However, her bold fashion choices have also caused backlash for the star. In 2018, she stepped onto the court wearing a custom-made black catsuit while competing at the French Open, and while the outfit was beloved by fans, it sparked controversy after the French Tennis Federation claimed she 'went too far' with the look and that it didn't 'respect the game and the place.'
The all-black, figure-hugging ensemble - which resembled something a superhero might wear - was actually designed to prevent blood clots, but it was branded as a dress code violation by the Federation.
'I love when fashion becomes a vehicle for sharing a powerful message,' she later said in a statement.
She had all eyes on her once again when she donned a tutu dress designed by Off-White's Virgil Abloh in collaboration with Nike at the US Open months later.
She paired the eye-popping look with fishnet tights and sparkly sneakers, and her outfit quickly went viral.
'Serena Williams was told she wasn’t allowed to wear her Black Panther catsuit back to the French Open because she had to "respect the game." So she showed up in a tutu,' one person wrote.
Another added, 'Sometimes you need to give the patriarchy the middle finger. Other times you need to wear a tutu. @SerenaWilliams, you absolute goddess.'
The athlete landed her own reality show alongside her sister, called Serena and Venus, which aired for one season in 2005.
She has also tried her hand at acting and has guest starred in numerous shows including The Simpsons, Law and Order: SVU, and ER.
In 2018, Serena stepped onto the court wearing a custom-made black catsuit while competing at the French Open, and the French Tennis Federation claimed she 'went too far' with the look and that it didn't 'respect the game and the place'
She had all eyes on her once again when she donned a tutu dress designed by Off-White's Virgil Abloh in collaboration with Nike at the US Open months later
She and her sister wrote a book together, called Venus & Serena: Serving From The Hip: 10 Rules For Living, Loving and Winning, in 2005. She also dropped an autobiography, entitled On the Line, in 2009.
Williams took home $45.9 million before taxes in 2021 thanks to her corporate partnerships, brands, investments through her firm Serena Ventures, and creative projects, including the film King Richard, which she executive produced.
She also sits on the board of SurveyMonkey's parent, Momentive, and in January 2022, she joined NFT company Sorare as an advisor.
Her first children's book is due to be released in September 2022; she also owns a small stake in the Miami Dolphins.
Now, she plans to dedicate some of her time creating more business opportunities for women.
'A few years ago, I was at a conference organized by JPMorgan Chase, where I watched a talk between Jamie Dimon and Caryn Seidman-Becker, the CEO of the security company Clear,' she wrote in Vogue.
'Caryn explained that less than 2 per cent of all VC money went to women. I figured that she misspoke. I thought, There's no way that 98 per cent of that capital is going to men.
'I approached her afterward, and she confirmed it. I kind of understood then and there that someone who looks like me needs to start writing the big checks.'
A deep dive into Serena's personal life: How she almost lost her life while giving birth to her daughter in 2017
Serena met her future husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, in 2015 when they were both staying at the same hotel in Rome, Italy. The pair (pictured in July) tied the knot in November 2017
The couple welcomed a daughter together, named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., in September 2017, but Serena nearly lost her life after giving birth
Serena met her future husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, in 2015 when they were both staying at the same hotel in Rome, Italy.
He proposed at the same place they first met one year later, in December 2016, and the pair tied the knot in November 2017 in New Orleans during a stunning Disney-themed wedding.
Their nuptials were attended by a slew of celebrity guests including Beyoncé, Anna Wintour, Kelly Rowland, and Kim Kardashian.
'Comparing calendars isn’t romantic, but at the start of every year, Serena and I map out our schedules so that, ideally, there isn’t more than a week that we go without seeing each other,' Alexis told Glamour in 2019 when asked how they make their romance work despite both of their busy careers.
She developed an embolism, a clot in one of my arteries, and a hematoma - a collection of blood outside the blood vessels - in her abdomen, and needed four surgeries
The couple welcomed a daughter together, named Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., in September 2017, but managing being pregnant with her athletic career wasn't easy for the sports star.
'My body has belonged to tennis for so long. I gripped my first racket at age three and played my first pro game at 14,' she told Elle.
'The sport has torn me up: I’ve rolled my ankles, busted my knees, played with a taped-up Achilles heel, and quit midgame from back spasms. I’ve suffered every injury imaginable, and I know my body.
'When I found out I was pregnant two days before the 2017 Australian Open, my body had already switched allegiances.
'Its purpose, as far as it was concerned, was to grow and nurture this baby that had seemingly materialized, unplanned.'
During childbirth, Serena was forced to get a C-section after her daughter's 'heart rate plummeted,' and after welcoming the baby girl, she almost lost her own life.
'After 20 minutes, the doctor walked in, looked at me, and said, “We’re giving you a C-section.” She made it clear that there wasn’t time for an epidural or more pushing,' she recalled.
'I loved her confidence; had she given me the choice between more pushing or surgery, I would have been ruined. I’m not good at making decisions.
Now, her priorities have changed. She told Elle, 'Winning is now a desire and no longer a need. I still want the titles, the success, and the esteem, but it’s not my reason for waking up in the morning'
'In that moment, what I needed most was that calm, affirmative direction. Since it was my first child, I really wanted to have the baby vaginally, but I thought to myself, “I’ve had so many surgeries, what’s another one?”
'Being an athlete is so often about controlling your body, wielding its power, but it’s also about knowing when to surrender.
'I was happy and relieved to let go; the energy in the room totally changed. We went from this intense, seemingly endless process to a clear plan for bringing this baby into the world.'
Serena explained that after the surgery she was in 'excruciating pain' and she developed an intense cough, which resulted in her stitches 'bursting open.'
'I began to cough. The nurses warned me that coughing might burst my stitches, but I couldn’t help it. The coughs became racking, full-body ordeals. Every time I coughed, sharp pains shot through my wound,' she recalled.
'I couldn’t breathe. I was coughing because I just couldn’t get enough air. I grabbed a towel, rolled it up, and put it over my incision.
'Sure enough, I was hacking so hard that my stitches burst. I went into my first surgery after the C-section to get restitched.
'Little did I realize that this would be the first of many surgeries. I wasn’t coughing for nothing; I was coughing because I had an embolism, a clot in one of my arteries.
'The doctors would also discover a hematoma, a collection of blood outside the blood vessels, in my abdomen, then even more clots that had to be kept from traveling to my lungs.'
She ended up needing four surgeries in seven days - but she has since fully healed; and she told Elle that becoming a mom changed her priorities.
'Since I’ve had my baby, the stakes of the game have shifted for me. I have 23 Grand Slams to my name, more than any other active player. But winning is now a desire and no longer a need,' she added.
She also told Vogue in its latest issue that she and her husband are now trying to have another child, which is part of the reason she is now stepping away from the sport
'I have a beautiful daughter at home; I still want the titles, the success, and the esteem, but it’s not my reason for waking up in the morning.
'There is more to teach her about this game than winning. I’ve learned to dust myself off after defeat, to stand up for what matters at any cost, to call out for what’s fair—even when it makes me unpopular.
'Giving birth to my baby, it turned out, was a test for how loud and how often I would have to call out before I was finally heard.'
She also told Vogue in its latest issue that she and her husband are now trying to have another child.
'In the last year, Alexis and I have been trying to have another child, and we recently got some information from my doctor that put my mind at ease and made me feel that whenever we're ready, we can add to our family,' she said. 'I definitely don't want to be pregnant again as an athlete. I need to be two feet into tennis or two feet out.'
Serena is not quitting tennis immediately, as she is currently playing in a tournament in Toronto. She is still hopeful she can play at the US Open in New York later this month, and she's also committed to playing at next week's Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati.
She concluded: 'But these days, if I have to choose between building my tennis résumé and building my family, I choose the latter.'
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What's happening
The monkeypox outbreak in the US is spreading, but there are vaccines and other treatments available.
Why it matters
Because the outbreak is ongoing, more people will be diagnosed with or exposed to monkeypox in the coming weeks.
What it means for you
Anyone with close contact to a person with the disease can get it, but monkeypox doesn't spread as easily as COVID-19 or the flu. People most affected right now are men who have sex with men.
The monkeypox outbreak is now officially considered a public health emergency in the US. Monkeypox isn't a new disease, but the fact that it's spreading in countries where it isn't normally found is new. What's more, symptoms of monkeypox in this outbreak appear to be presenting a little differently. People today are getting rashes anywhere on their body, as opposed to the more "classic" rash in previous cases that started on the face and spread from there.
Do you think you could have monkeypox or might've been recently exposed? Take a deep breath: It's normal to feel uneasy or uncertain, especially if your symptoms are causing you pain. But unlike the early days of COVID-19, there are already tried and true treatments and guidance for monkeypox because diseases like it aren't totally new to us. Monkeypox is related to smallpox and is endemic to certain countries in Africa.
Here's what the guidance says on what to do if you're sick with or have been exposed to monkeypox.
What to do if you were exposed to monkeypox
You've been exposed to monkeypox, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if you've had very close contact with a person with monkeypox. This includes things like sex, kissing, coming into contact with their rash or sores through a hug, or sharing a towel, bed or clothes. Monkeypox may also spread through prolonged face-to-face contact; researchers are studying whether it spreads in body fluids like semen and vaginal fluid.
Get a vaccine, if you can
If you were exposed to monkeypox within the last two weeks and don't have any symptoms, you should reach out to your local health department to see if you're able to get a Jynneos vaccine. The vaccine is most effective if given within four days of exposure, but may still be effective at reducing the severity of symptoms if given between four days and two weeks after initial exposure.
While criteria for who can get one varies city to city based on how much spread there is in a certain area, chances are if you were exposed you live in an area that is offering the vaccine. Also, in areas like New York City, San Francisco, Denver and other big cities, gay and bisexual men who've had multiple or anonymous sexual partners within the last two weeks are eligible for the vaccine, regardless of whether they've been officially exposed.
Unfortunately, demand for the vaccine has been high and supply has been relatively low. To ensure your best chances of getting a vaccine soon and see what other resources are available to you, you should call your doctor in addition to the health department.
If you're at higher risk of severe disease for monkeypox (you have an immunocompromising condition, for example), reach out to your doctor to see if there are additional treatments or antivirals available to you post-exposure.
Monitor for symptoms
Right now, the CDC says you can continue your daily activities if you were exposed to monkeypox but don't have any symptoms, while continuing to monitor and watch for them. You don't have to isolate, because you're not contagious until symptoms begin (if they do). Common symptoms of monkeypox include fever, swollen lymph nodes or a new rash. You may also have pain in your anus or mouth if that's where the rash is spreading.
The CDC also recommends taking your temperature twice a day to monitor for any fever that pops up.
If you develop symptoms or have a feeling something isn't quite right, you should avoid close contact with people and follow the guidance below.
What to do if you have monkeypox
If you've been to the doctor and a test confirmed it, or you were directly exposed and have all the symptoms of monkeypox, you should isolate from other people and stay home if you can until your symptoms resolve, according to the CDC. That includes avoiding public transportation where you may be in close contact with other people's bodies.
You're considered infectious until your sores or rash scab over and a new layer of skin forms. The whole illness usually lasts two to four weeks. You should also call your healthcare provider immediately to figure out next steps, including whether you need to come in for additional treatment.
How do I know I have monkeypox?
Symptoms normally appear within three weeks of close contact to a person with monkeypox. Common symptoms of monkeypox include:
- A rash or blemishes anywhere on the body, including the genital area, anus, hands, face, chest, or mouth. For some people, the sores can be really painful.
- Fever
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Chills
- Exhaustion
- Muscle aches
- Respiratory symptoms like a cough or nasal congestion
You may experience all or only a few of these symptoms. For people who experience flu-like symptoms, a rash normally forms one to four days after you start feeling sick.
The only way to confirm a monkeypox case is to take a test at a health care provider, which involves swabbing the lesions. Testing capacity is improving in the US, but it still may take a while for your results to come back. While you wait, you should continue to isolate while you have symptoms, according to the CDC.
Isolate at home
The CDC's home isolation guidance for people with monkeypox, is to avoid close contact and intimacy with people (hugging, kissing, sex, etc.). The agency also says you should avoid sharing linens and towels. (Like the bathroom towel you wipe your hands with.)
If you live with other people and are around them at home, you should wear a mask for extra protection.
If going outside is unavoidable or you live with other people, make sure to cover your rash or sores with well-fitted clothing like pants or long shirts, and gloves if the rash has spread to the hands.
If possible, you should also use a different bathroom than the other people in your household, and avoid sharing food, dishes or used utensils.
If using the same bathroom is the only option, the person with monkeypox should sanitize the shared areas (toilet seat, shower, bathroom counter, etc.) with disinfectant after use and wear gloves if needed, the CDC says.
Personal care tips
If you wear contacts, you shouldn't wear them while sick to avoid accidentally infecting your eyes with monkeypox, according to the CDC. If you shave, you should stop shaving any part of your body that's covered in a rash for the time being.
Poxviruses like monkeypox can survive on clothing and surfaces, according to the CDC, which is why it's important to disinfect things you've touched while you're contagious. While how much of a risk there is in spreading it in public places isn't entirely clear, there are precautions you should take if you do your laundry in a public laundromat. New York City has its own guidance for doing laundry with monkeypox, and the CDC recommends checking in with your local health department to find the best "laundering option."
Avoid contact with animals
Unfortunately, monkeypox is a zoonotic disease which means it's transmitted from animals to humans. That means there's a chance you can infect your dog, cat or other pet that's a mammal, like a rat. (Non-mammal animals like reptiles, birds and fish probably can't get monkeypox, per the CDC.) Technically, it's currently unknown whether cats and dogs can get monkeypox, but since they can be infected with other orthopox viruses, it's best to assume they can also catch monkeypox.
If possible, the CDC recommends someone else care for your pet while you're sick or recovering from monkeypox. If that's not possible, keep them away from your bandages, bed, towels or other materials that may be contaminated.
If you notice your pet acting differently or think they may be sick after an exposure to someone with monkeypox, contact your personal veterinarian or a state animal health official.
Do I need treatment for monkeypox?
Most people who have monkeypox do not need additional treatment, and the guidance will be to stay home and manage symptoms. However, some people have lesions that are quite painful, in which case you should call your doctor for help with pain management. Dr. Bernard Camins, the medical director for infection prevention at the Mount Sinai Health System, told The New York Times that a doctor may recommend sitz baths or stool softeners when appropriate.
No monkeypox deaths have been reported in the US out of more than 7,500 cases. However, some people are more at risk of severe disease or may require additional treatment, including immunocompromised people, children younger than 8 years old, pregnant or breastfeeding people and those with skin conditions like eczema or psoriasis, according to the CDC.
There are a few medications or antivirals that the CDC lists as possible treatments for monkeypox in some patients. Tecovirimat (TPOXX) and Brincidofovir, for example, have both been approved to treat smallpox and are also thought to work against monkeypox.
If you think you may be at higher risk of severe disease and haven't already been offered treatment options by your doctor, ask about what might be available to you.
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County Coroner’s office has identified a man who was shot at a Las Vegas Strip resort on Thursday.
Auctrius DeWayne Milner Sr., 49, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the coroner.
Milner’s death is being investigated as a homicide by Metro police after he was shot in a hotel room at the Mirage hotel.
On Friday, the 8 News Now’s I-Team first reported that Bill Hemsley, 54 was taken into custody and suspected of killing his cousin inside the Mirage hotel.
According to court records, Hemsley had attempted to kill the same man nearly 20 years ago, the family also confirmed the information to the I-Team.
Hemsley was taken into custody Friday morning near Nellis Boulevard and Twain Avenue, nearly six hours after police said he shot and killed Milner.
Two other women, Milner’s daughter, and her girlfriend were also injured in the shooting and taken to the hospital on Thursday night. | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/49-year-old-manitowoc-man-identified-as-las-vegas-hotel-shooting-victim/ | 2022-08-09T18:23:48Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/49-year-old-manitowoc-man-identified-as-las-vegas-hotel-shooting-victim/ | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Smartfluence, the leading SaaS influencer marketing platform, announced a seed round investment of $2.15 million led by PACA Ventures. Ira Lubert and Jo Webber, both principals at PACA Ventures, will be joining Smartfluence's board of directors.
Smartfluence, founded in 2018, is changing the way brands and social media influencers engage with each other by utilizing a quantitative analytical approach. Its platform enables brands to automate and scale their influencer marketing programs through its proprietary data-driven algorithms which enable brands to understand influencer audiences by providing metrics like audience credibility scores, brand and interest affinities, audience demographics, and estimated pricing. Its influencer discovery engine helps brands identify relevant influencers for their campaigns, customize and automate outreach in order to build and nurture influencer relationships, and utilize campaign results to refine search and double down on high-ROI relationships.
The funding will be used to accelerate customer expansion and enhance Smartfluence's proprietary influencer automation software – building integrated influencer relationship management and e-commerce platform support.
"Smartfluence being added to PACA Ventures' portfolio of innovative technology brands is a great honor as we continue the rapid growth of our SaaS influencer marketing platform," said David Ko, CEO & co-founder of Smartfluence. "Ira, Jo and the rest of team are the perfect partners as they have insight into the market segment and deep experience with visionary companies transforming in this space. With this funding round, we are in a position to further help customers automate influencer relationships and expand reach across all advertising channels at-scale."
Smartfluence is positioned as the leading player in key industries including luxury apparel, pets, and beauty & cosmetics. Smartfluence's customers range from e-commerce stores to enterprises looking to scale their influencer discovery.
"From our first meeting with Smartfluence, we were impressed with the company's innovation and leadership team, and knew we wanted to play a role at the ground floor of their acceleration," said Ira Lubert, PACA Ventures. "The social media influencer industry is exploding right now, and Smartfluence has a tremendous opportunity to meet brands' needs for a platform that scales influencer marketing programs."
For more information about Smartfluence, visit smartfluence.io and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Smartfluence is a creator discovery and management platform that enables brands to find the right influencers for their brand. Smartfluence's influencer analytics and predictive campaign statistics help brands automate their influencer marketing programs. For more information, visit smartfluence.io and schedule a demo.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 15, 2020 to May 31, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 16, 2022
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Learn more about your recoverable losses in TGTX:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that TG Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics you have until September 16, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased TG Therapeutics securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the TGTX lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tg-therapeutics-loss-submission-form?id=30649&from=4.
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Conference Call to be Held on August 11, 2022
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: THMO), a market leader in automated cell processing tools and services in the cell and gene therapy field, today announced that the Company will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 and provide a corporate strategic update on Thursday, August 11, 2022. A conference call and webcast will follow at 12:00 p.m. PT/ 3:00 p.m. ET.
To participate in the conference call, please dial 1-844-889-4331 (domestic), 1-412-380-7406 (international) or 1-866-605-3852 (Canada). To access a live webcast of the call, please visit: https://thermogenesis.com/investors/news-and-events/events-webcasts/.
A webcast replay will be available on ThermoGenesis' website for three months by visiting the Investor page of the Company's website at www.thermogenesis.com.
About ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc.
ThermoGenesis Holdings, Inc. develops, commercializes, and markets a range of automated technologies for CAR-T and other cell-based therapies. The Company currently markets a full suite of solutions for automated clinical biobanking, point-of-care applications, and automation for immuno-oncology, including its semi-automated, functionally-closed CAR-TXpress™ platform, which streamlines the manufacturing process for the emerging CAR-T immunotherapy market. For more information about ThermoGenesis, please visit: www.thermogenesis.com.
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Little Leaguers of Kenosha head coach Adam Meier was on the long drive back to Kenosha from Indianapolis Monday morning after the city's Little League World Series hopeful lost its second straight game in less than 24 hours and was eliminated from the regional tournament.
After a tough loss in extra innings in a game which they led most of the way Sunday afternoon and a tough 3-1 defeat to Minnesota some 20 hours later, the Kenosha Little League's second ever state champion saw its dreams of becoming the first Wisconsin Little League team to advance to the World Series dashed, and it would've been understandable if Meier was down or disappointed and maybe wasn't in the mood for an interview.
But the pride of advancing this far and representing the city of Kenosha was too great.
"It's over, but it was a good run," Meier said from his car Monday morning. "We had a great season. We're not happy we're heading back, but we represented Kenosha and Wisconsin really well."
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"We had the opportunities to win today and yesterday, but we just didn't come up with the big hit. Am I a little disappointed? Yes, I'm a little disappointed. I think we were just as competitive as every other team in the tournament, but baseball is a game of inches. A couple things go our way both days, and we're still in the tournament."
Kenosha led, 2-1, until losing the lead in the fifth and eventually losing on a sacrifice fly in seven innings, 3-2, to Iowa, on Sunday afternoon, and then had to turn around and play Minnesota the next morning, and both teams were facing elimination.
Parker Jeserig started on the mound and was on fire, tossing five scoreless innings. But Kenosha was locked down as well, and it was 0-0 heading into the top of the sixth.
Minnesota rallied for three runs in the sixth to make it 3-0 thanks to some small ball, including a long double to the fence.
"It started with a walk and maybe a single and one really good hit, it was mostly small ball," Meier said.
In their last at-bat, the Kenosha Little Leaguers definitely had the rally caps working.
Nick Falk reached on an infield single, and later Chase Meier singled to put runners on first and second. The big blow came from Mallory Meier, who hit a ground-rule double and scored Falk.
But it ended up being a break for Minnesota, since Chase Meier had to stop at third and Mallory only got to second.
"Mallory probably would've got a triple, and two runs would've scored. Absolutely it was a tough break," Adam Meier said.
Then, Maxwell Jenkins walked to load the bases with two outs after Max Payette struck out.
With the game on the line, Liam O'Connell struck out looking, and Minnesota earned the victory.
Kenosha's tournament was over, but the local boys sure had a flair for the dramatic and went down fighting in their final two games.
"It just shows you we've got the talent here in Kenosha to take this thing to Williamsport at some point," Coach Meier said.
Jeserig and Colin Principe each added a hit against Minnesota.
Jeserig allowed three earned runs in six innings with four strikeouts and two walks.
In Sunday's loss to Iowa, Tytus Nichter threw 35 pitches in the first inning but then settled in through four innings. Nick Falk relieved Nichter and pitched well, but Iowa was able to load the bases in the seventh before a sac fly allowed them to walk off.
"Small plays that could go either way determined the game," Coach Meier added.
The first game on Friday couldn't have gone much better for Kenosha.
Ben Smet-Cooper simply overpowered Nebraska with a no-hitter in a 9-0 thrashing. He struck out 13 and walked one.
Kenosha's Little Leaguers tallied an eight-run fifth inning thanks to RBIs from Mallory Meier, Jenkins, Payette and Nichter.
Nichter led the way with an in-the-park grand slam and a triple.
"Phenomenal," Coach Meier said about Smet-Cooper's pitching. "Pounding the strike zone, velocity, Nebraska couldn't handle it."
Nichter led Kenosha with five hits and a .455 batting average in the tournament.
A memorable experience
All eight teams in the Midwest region and five teams in the Great Lakes region were all staying in the same hotel, so the Kenosha Little Leaguers got to meet plenty of new friends.
"It was cool because each team was down there for breakfast in the morning, and then you can only imagine the hallways with 13 teams of 12-year-olds," Adam Meier joked. "This hotel was smart. They were the host hotel, so you had to sign up by the hour for your team to swim. It was cool. This is an experience these kids will never forget. It's amazing. It's a lesson learned in life, competing at a high level, what it takes...there's always somebody better, but that doesn't mean you can't outwork them in the future."
The food was on point, thanks to the national Little League organization. They flipped the bill for all the meals, so the Little Leaguers had a little fun since there wasn't time for sight-seeing.
The Kenosha boys hit up a pancake house, some sub shops like Jimmy John's, and the main event was Harmony Steakhouse, a hibachi steak restaurant, on Sunday night.
The large, sizzling grills and tall, talented, spatula-flipping chefs were pretty exciting for the kids.
"It was cool," Adam Meier added. "I don't think all of them have seen a hibachi grill before, and it was pretty neat."
"A good chunk of these kids have been together four years, but COVID knocked a couple of true traveling years out of the equation. This last month or so has just been an amazing experience for the kids."
Adam Meier's two older boys are getting ready for college cross country - Trey at UW-Milwaukee and Keegan at UW-Whitewater.
As for Adam, he and his wife are heading to Disney World - just the two of them - next week.
"We were going to have to cancel if we made it to Williamsport," Adam laughed. "Chase and Myla are staying with grandma and grandpa."
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Kingfish to honor Little Leaguers Thursday
The Kenosha Little Leaguers will be honored by the Kenosha Kingfish before the Kingfish's 6:35 p.m. game Thursday night.
Before the game, the Little Leaguers are going to be allowed to meet the players and will be recognized in front of the crowd. | https://www.kenoshanews.com/kenosha-little-league-bounced-from-regional-tournament/article_1bec4f32-1801-11ed-afcc-dfe66e722cd6.html | 2022-08-09T18:25:04Z | https://www.kenoshanews.com/kenosha-little-league-bounced-from-regional-tournament/article_1bec4f32-1801-11ed-afcc-dfe66e722cd6.html | true |
To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Wagner Family Fire Fund, Amy Wagner and her family will host a fundraiser Aug. 27 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bristol Historical Society, located at 8323 198th Ave.
The event will offer live music, a silent auction, food and beverages, lawn games and a fire station tour. Proceeds will go toward supplying Go-Bags to all of Kenosha County, rather than strictly the west side.
"When our organization started, we were only covering the firehouses west of the interstate, and now that we have our legs under us, we are covering all of Kenosha County," Wagner said. "By people coming and supporting our event, bidding on silent auction items, purchasing their lunch that day (or) maybe having a beer, a glass of wine or a pop, they are helping us continue our mission of providing relief assistance and support to these families and they are enabling us to maintain servicing the entire county."
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On a cold April night in 2020, Wagner and her family watched their house burn down before their eyes. They did not know what to do or where to go, and they escaped the fire with the clothes on their backs and their phones.
Since then Wagner has dedicated herself to creating go-bags as part of the Wagner Family Fire Fund, which she is the director of, to provide people with resources and directions for what to do when they lose their homes.
"If it wasn't for the good grace of our neighbors, friends and family, who really took us in three weeks into the pandemic, I don't know what we would have done," Wagner said. "And when a fire station contacts me and says they've dropped a go-bag, I then replenish it and just feel like somebody's getting at least a little help initially."
The Go-Bags that are put together include objects such as socks, toiletries, a mental health kit, crayons and coloring books, gift cards for clothing and two day's worth of meals to restaurant chains in the area and a booklet to walk people through what's next.
"The Go-Bags are given by the fire chief at the moment of your disaster, night or day, so you can wrap your head around what just happened," Wagner said. "If your family loses a home then you get the Go-Bag. I mean, if you don't have to think about where you're going to get a meal the next day because you're in the midst of, 'Now what do I do?' with this disaster, that just takes a load off."
Wagner saw the impact of the Go-Bag program when she delivered one to a man who lost his home to a fire.
"I met this man at his home that had just burned to the ground," Wagner said. "I gave them the bag and he asked me if he could hug me and he started to cry, and I know exactly what those shoes feel like."
Although Wagner and her family could have continued on after they moved into a new house, they chose to continue to support people and give direction based on their experience.
"We could have moved into our house and said, 'Oh, okay, all done all good,'" Wagner said. "But my husband and I just felt like you can't just do that and (start) clean slate and let it go. We've learned so much in this process, and know we can help people so we do."
Anyone who is looking to support the Wagner Family Fire Fund outside of the fundraiser can find information on where to send donations at wagnerfamilyfirefund.org. Wagner said there is a need for gift cards in the amount of $35, without expiration dates, to area restaurants.
"Nobody ever expects to lose their home to a fire -- we certainly did not. And then when it happens, your whole world is turned upside down," Wagner said. "It sort of slaps you into recognizing what's really important in this life and it's not things, but it's people." | https://www.kenoshanews.com/wagner-family-fire-fund-to-hold-fundraising-event-aug-27/article_d53a55e4-175f-11ed-a96f-1fe9c6f3be94.html | 2022-08-09T18:25:35Z | https://www.kenoshanews.com/wagner-family-fire-fund-to-hold-fundraising-event-aug-27/article_d53a55e4-175f-11ed-a96f-1fe9c6f3be94.html | true |
Rachel Daly: Versatile England international joins Aston Villa on a three-year deal
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England international Rachel Daly has joined Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.
The 30-year-old, who ends a six-year spell at US side Houston Dash, started all seven games at left-back as England won Euro 2022 on home soil last month.
But Daly has played in attack at club level and Villa boss Carla Ward says that is where she plans to deploy her.
"This is a big signing for us - Rachel is a top forward and a proven goalscorer," Ward told Villa's website.
"Having performed admirably at full-back this summer, she showed us that she is a player you simply need in your team," Ward added.
"But, for us, she is a forward and we can't wait to see her scoring goals."
Daly scored 33 goals in 101 National Women's Soccer League appearances after joining Houston in 2016 - and also netted three times in nine games for West Ham during a brief loan spell in 2020.
She joins a Villa side embarking on their third season in the Women's Super League, having finished 10th and ninth in their two campaigns since achieving promotion from the Championship.
"I spoke to a few clubs and it felt right to sign for Villa - the journey the club is on is one I want to be a part of," said Daly.
"I want to take my game to the next level. I'm not getting any younger so I want to keep pushing and see where I can go because I think there's still a lot left to give in the tank." | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62485070 | 2022-08-09T18:26:10Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62485070 | false |
Woman dies after 'slipping from seat' and falling 26ft from rollercoaster
The public prosecutor's office said the woman "slipped from her seat before she fell off from a height of about eight metres". She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tuesday 9 August 2022 19:19, UK
A woman has died after she fell 26ft from a rollercoaster in Germany.
The 57-year-old, who has not been named, fell from the ride in the Klotti wildlife and leisure park in Klotten, Germany, around 4.30pm on Sunday.
The Koblenz public prosecutor's office said on Monday that the woman, who was from Sankt Wendel, "slipped from her seat before she fell off from a height of about eight metres".
It said the rescue was made difficult by the uneven terrain around the ride.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police were investigating whether the ride "was the result of the fault of a third party," Bild newspaper reported.
It said investigators are working to establish the cause of death and engineering experts have been called in to examine the rollercoaster and the car she was riding.
However, the public prosecutor's office said "there is currently no initial suspicion of criminal conduct".
The park closed on Monday following the accident.
In a statement on Sunday a spokesperson said: "We would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest sympathy to the family, relatives and friends.
"Our KLOTTI team is still shocked and stunned."
On Monday, another statement said the park would reopen on Tuesday.
"Authorities are still investigating how the accident happened," a spokesperson said. They said on-site investigations have been completed and the roller coaster had been cleared to be put back into operation.
But they were having it checked again "as a precaution" by officials from Germany's Technical Inspection Association and as such it will remain temporarily closed.
The statement added: "We are still very affected and it will be difficult for us to return to everyday life. Our thoughts are with the relatives, we wish them a lot of strength and confidence in these difficult times."
The park's website describes the roller coaster as being "not for the faint-hearted".
It adds: "Full of curves, maximum gradient and up to 60 kilometres per hour, it can take your breath away and your heart leave its usual place." | https://news.sky.com/story/woman-dies-after-slipping-from-seat-and-falling-26ft-from-rollercoaster-12669241 | 2022-08-09T18:27:15Z | https://news.sky.com/story/woman-dies-after-slipping-from-seat-and-falling-26ft-from-rollercoaster-12669241 | false |
MOSCOW (AP) — A senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday that Moscow's decision to declare a freeze on U.S. inspections of its nuclear arsenals under a key arms control treaty was triggered by Washington's push for a quick visit by inspectors.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said the U.S. demand for Russia to immediately allow an inspection trip under the New START treaty looked like an “open provocation” amid the current U.S.-Russian tensions.
“A notice about the U.S. intention to perform an inspection on our territory in the nearest days became a trigger,” Ryabkov said in a statement posted on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website.
The ministry responded Monday by announcing a temporary halt on U.S. inspections. It argued that the sanctions on Russian flights imposed by the U.S. and its allies, visa restrictions and other obstacles effectively have made it impossible for Russian military experts to visit U.S. nuclear weapons sites, giving the U.S. “unilateral advantages.”
The Biden administration had no immediate public response to the move, which came amid soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia’s military action in Ukraine.
While Russia and the U.S. have suspended mutual inspections under the New START since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Moscow's move raised new uncertainty about the pact's future.
The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that the freeze is temporary, noting in Monday’s statement that Moscow “highly values” the New START and adding that inspections could resume after the problems hampering them are solved.
The New START treaty, signed in 2010 by President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers, and envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance.
Just days before the New START was due to expire in February 2021, Russia and the United States agreed to extend it for another five years.
Ryabkov said that Russia has been open to discussions about the resumption of inspections, but emphasized that it should be done on the basis of parity and equality. He charged that instead of negotiating mutually acceptable arrangements for inspectors' trips, “Washington decided otherwise and engaged in an unfounded and unnecessary exacerbation of the situation.”
“We are calling on the U.S. to renounce counterproductive actions ... and continue close cooperation for the sake of the soonest resumption of inspections on a realistic and equal basis,” he said. | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/russian-diplomat-chides-us-for-rushing-nuclear-inspections/664V3AR4YFAFDO3LLT4RVHQVEE/ | 2022-08-09T18:28:42Z | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/russian-diplomat-chides-us-for-rushing-nuclear-inspections/664V3AR4YFAFDO3LLT4RVHQVEE/ | false |
A controlling boyfriend who was violent to his former partner bit her on the shoulder and threatened to burn her house down if she broke up with him.
Alan Metcalfe, 23, carried out a "persistent and prolonged" campaign of controlling behaviour against his then-partner between October last year and May this year. The 23-year-old "bullied" the woman and "told her what to wear" and even returned to dish out abuse despite being arrested and released under investigation.
Metcalfe, of Easington Street, Peterlee, appeared at Durham Crown Court to be sentenced for controlling behaviour. He had pleaded guilty at a previous hearing.
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Jonathan Walker, prosecuting, said a "persistent and prolonged period of offending" took place during the couple's relationship, during which Metcalfe "threatened to set fire to a house on a number of occasions".
The court heard that Metcalfe "told her what to wear and was violent on a number of occasions". In one incident, he began "pushing and pulling her" before making "threats to burn her house down" if she "finished" with him.
Metcalfe was arrested after biting the woman on the shoulder, but after being released under investigation, he saw the woman out and about when he was in a car. He then got out and branded her a "f****** rat". When police turned up to arrest him again, he was described as being "aggressive" to officers whilst "dishing out threats".
Mark Styles, defending, said Metcalfe had "difficulties" and had been excluded from school from a young age. He said: "He has clearly shown dysfunctional behaviour from an early age and started taking drugs at a young age." Mr Styles said Metcalfe hung around with an older peer group and "went along with what they were doing". He added Metcalfe suffers from "paranoia and lack of sleep" due to his cannabis use and was "ashamed at how he's conducted himself".
Sentencing him, Judge James Adkin, the Recorder of Durham, said Metcalfe's former partner described him as a "bully" and said it was a "bad case" where he "maximised fear and distress". Metcalfe was given a 12 month prison sentence, suspended for two years and was made subject of a four month curfew between 6pm and 6am. He must complete 20 rehabilitation activity days and a 12 month exclusion requirement was made. Metcalfe must complete a six month alcohol treatment programme and a five year restraining order was also imposed.
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Atlanta police release person of interest images after park shooting left 2 dead, 4 wounded
No arrests have been made in shooting at Rosa L. Burnley Park in southwest Atlanta
Atlanta police have released images of a person of interest seen running while apparently holding a gun after a shooting at a park during a ball game on Sunday killed two people and left four others wounded, including a 6-year-old girl.
Police asked for help in identifying the person of interest from images taken at the time of the shooting near the Dunbar Recreation Center inside Rosa L. Burney Park at around 7 p.m.
"There was some type of baseball or softball game going on at the park. There was an argument that ensued and the next thing you know, there was an exchange in gunfire," Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. said Sunday.
The victims of the shooting include a man in his 30s who was killed and a 6-year-old in critical condition, the deputy chief said.
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On Monday, police said that an adult female had died of her wounds.
The other victims included two other adult females and another adult male, police have said.
No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.
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West Virginia man charged with possession of child pornography after secretly filming foreign exchange student
Darrel Wells of WV charged with possession of child pornography and criminal invasion of privacy
A West Virginia man accused of secretly recording a foreign exchange student has been charged with possessing child porn, police said Tuesday.
State troopers received a complaint in April from the 17-year-old student, who reported finding a hidden camera in the bathroom of her host home. A search warrant led to the discovery of another camera in the student's bedroom, officials said.
Darrel Wells, of Barboursville, was arrested Monday after a digital forensics investigation was concluded, police said. He was charged with possession of child pornography and criminal invasion of privacy.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may finally be catching a break from relentlessly surging prices — if just a slight one — even as inflation is expected to remain painfully high for months.
Thanks largely to falling gas prices, the government’s inflation report for July, to be released Wednesday morning, is expected to show that prices jumped 8.7% from a year earlier — still a sizzling pace but a slowdown from the 9.1% year-over-year figure in June, which was the highest in four decades.
The forecast by economists, if it proves correct, would raise hopes that inflation might have peaked and that the run of punishingly higher prices is beginning to ease slightly. There have been other hopeful signs, too, that the pace of inflation may be moderating.
At the same time, an array of other economic developments are threatening to keep intensifying inflation pressures. The pace of hiring is robust and average wages are up sharply. And even as gas prices fall, inflation in services such as health care, rents and restaurant meals is accelerating. Price changes in services tend to be sticky and don’t ease as quickly as they do for gas, food or other goods. Those trends suggest that overall inflation may not drop significantly anytime soon.
President Joe Biden has already pointed to falling gas prices as a sign that his policies — such as releases of oil from the nation’s strategic reserve — are helping combat the higher costs that have hammered household budgets, particularly for lower-income families.
Yet Republicans will push ongoing high inflation as a top campaign issue in this fall’s elections, with polls showing that high prices have driven Biden’s approval ratings down sharply.
On Friday, the House is poised to give final congressional approval to a revived tax-and-climate package pushed by Biden and Democratic lawmakers. The bill, which among other things aims to ease pharmaceutical prices by letting the government negotiate Medicare’s drug costs, is expected to cut the federal budget deficit by $300 billion over a decade.
Yet economists say the measure, which its proponents have titled the Inflation Reduction Act, will have only a minimal effect on inflation over the next several years, though it could could slow price increases a bit more later this decade.
Economists have forecast that Wednesday’s inflation report will show that consumer prices rose 0.2% from June to July, according to FactSet. That would mark a steep drop from the 1.3% jump from May to June.
But excluding the volatile food and energy categories, so-called core inflation likely stayed high. Economists project that core prices rose 0.5% from in July, still a sharp rise, though down from the 0.7% jump in June. Such an increase would leave core prices 6.1% higher than a year ago, up from a 5.9% year-over year increase in June.
If overall inflation did ease in July, it will largely reflect a 16% plunge in prices at the gas pump from their peak in mid-June, when gas hit a national average of $5 a gallon. The average price fell to about $4.20 by the end of July and was just $4.03 by Tuesday. The continuing drop means that lower gas prices will likely pull inflation down further in August.
Other items may have also helped lower price gains in July: Food costs, though they likely kept rising, probably did so at a slower pace than in June. Prices for used cars, clothing and rental cars may have fallen, too.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed needs to see a series of declining monthly core inflation readings before it would considering pausing its interest rate increases. Though the Fed more closely tracks a different inflation measure, it also monitors the figures in Wednesday’s report, known as the consumer price index.
The Fed has raised its benchmark short-term rate at its past four rate-setting meetings, including a three-quarter point hike in both June and July — the first increases that large since 1994. A blockbuster jobs report for July that the government issued Friday — with 528,000 jobs added, rising wages and an unemployment rate that matched a half-century low of 3.5% — solidified expectations that the Fed will announce yet another three-quarter-point hike when it next meets in September.
Financial markets are betting that the Fed will raise rates several more times this year, to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%, but will ultimately have to cut rates by next summer because traders expect the higher rates to cause a recession.
Some trends do point to lower future inflation. The supply chain snags that have elevated prices for cars, furniture, appliances and other goods are easing.
The number of ships waiting to be unloaded at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port has fallen for six straight months, according to Oxford Economics. Shipping costs have generally leveled off or declined, including for trucking and rail services, Oxford said, though they remain high.
And a drop in Americans’ expectations for future inflation may also keep higher prices from becoming entrenched. Such expectations can be self-fulfilling: If people believe inflation will stay high or worsen, they are likely to take steps — such as demanding higher pay — that can then send prices higher in a self-perpetuating cycle. Companies often raise prices to offset higher their higher labor costs.
But a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released Monday, showed that Americans now expect lower inflation in the next few years than they did a month ago. Yung-Yu Ma, chief investment strategist at BMO Wealth Management, said lower inflation expectations may allow the Fed to react less aggressively to reports, such as last month’s burst of hiring, that suggest the economy is still strong and that inflation could remain high.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Film Festival will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a robust 32-film main slate and a number of hometown tales, including James Gray’s Queens coming-of-age drama “Armageddon Time” and Laura Poitras’ documentary “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” about artist Nan Goldin’s battle against the Sackler family.
Film at Lincoln Center, which puts on the annual festival, announced this year’s lineup Tuesday. The gala screenings are notably New York-centric, beginning with the previously announced opening night film, from longtime New Yorker and New York Film Festival regular Noah Baumbach. He’ll debut his Don DeLillo adaption “White Noise” shortly after it also opens the Venice Film Festival.
The festival’s centerpiece will be “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” in which the “Citizenfour” filmmaker chronicles Goldin’s fight to stem the opioid crisis and the pharmaceutical companies that benefitted from it.
Elegance Bratton, who drew from his own experiences in his documentary about homeless queer and transgender young people in New York in his documentary “Pier Kids,” will close out the festival with his semi-autobiographical fiction film “The Inspection,” starring Jeremy Pope as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training.
Gray’s “Armageddon Time” will screen as part of the festival’s 60th anniversary celebration. The film, which premiered in May at the Cannes Film Festival, draws from Gray’s own childhood in 1980s Queens. It co-stars Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Strong and Anne Hathaway.
Other entries include Todd Field’s anticipated “TÁR,” starring Cate Blanchett as a world-renown composer; Paul Schrader’s “Master Gardner,” starring Joel Edgerton as a horticulturist; Joanna Hogg’s “The Eternal Daughter,” with Tilda Swinton; master documentarian Frederick Wiseman’s “A Couple,” a monologue drama based on the letters of Leo Tolstoy and wife Countess Sophia Behrs.
Several standouts from this year’s Cannes will play at the festival including Charlotte Wells’ feature debut “Aftersun”; Park Chan-wook’s “Decision to Leave”; Mia Hansen-Løve’s “One Fine Morning”; Kelly Reichardt’s “Showing Up”; Cristian Mungiu’s “R.M.N.”; and Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or-winner “Triangle of Sadness.”
Also among New York’s selections is the latest from Iranian director Jafar Panahi, “No Bears.” In July, Panahi, one of Iran’s leading filmmakers, was sent to prison for a six-year sentence related to a 2011 charge of producing antigovernment propaganda. His imprisonment has been widely decried internationally and in the film community.
The New York Film Festival runs Sept. 30-Oct. 16. Along with premieres at Lincoln Center, the festival will host screenings throughout New York’s five boroughs, at Staten Island’s Alamo Drafthouse Cinema; Brooklyn Academy of Music; the Bronx Museum of the Arts; the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens; and the Maysles Documentary Center in Harlem.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a $280 billion bipartisan bill to boost domestic high-tech manufacturing, part of his administration’s push to boost U.S. competitiveness over China.
Flanked by scores of lawmakers, union officials, local politicians and business leaders, Biden feted the legislation, a core part of his economic agenda that will incentivize investments in the American semiconductor industry in an effort to ease U.S. reliance on overseas supply chains for critical, cutting-edge goods.
“The future of the chip industry is going to be made in America,” Biden said in a sweltering Rose Garden ceremony Tuesday, referring to the diminutive devices that power everything from smartphones to computers to automobiles. The legislation sets aside $52 billion specifically to bolster the U.S. computer chip sector.
The bill has been more than a year in the making, but finally cleared both chambers of Congress late last month with significant bipartisan margins. The Senate passed it 64-33, with 17 GOP senators supporting it, while the House quickly followed suit with a 243-187 vote that included 24 House Republicans in favor, even though party leaders began urging their ranks to vote against it after Democrats advanced a separate sweeping bill focused on climate and health care.
The White House sought Tuesday to begin selling the immediate impacts of the semiconductor measure, noting that Micron, a leading U.S. chip manufacturer, will announce a $40 billion plan to boost domestic production of memory chips, while Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries will unveil a $4.2 billion expansion of an upstate New York chip plant.
The administration has also repeatedly portrayed this legislation as a critical component in countering the influence of a rising China and ensure the U.S. can maintain a competitive edge against Beijing, particularly in semiconductor manufacturing. Administration officials have held multiple briefings for lawmakers to sketch out the national security implications of this bill, and Biden noted during his remarks Tuesday that the Chinese government had lobbied U.S. businesses against the legislation.
“The CHIPS and Science Act is going to inspire a whole new generation of Americans to answer that question: What next?” Biden said Tuesday during the signing ceremony. “Decades from now, people will look back at this week and all we passed and all we moved on, that we met the moment at this inflection point in history.”
Tuesday’s ceremony is one of several public events Biden has scheduled since recovering from COVID-19, including a visit to flood-ravaged Kentucky on Monday and another signing event on Wednesday for legislation aiding veterans who have suffered from toxic burn pits. But Biden appeared to be dealing with some residual symptoms, coughing heavily several times during his remarks and apologizing at one point for doing so. | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/biden-to-sign-280b-chips-act-in-bid-to-boost-us-over-china/ | 2022-08-09T18:35:36Z | https://who13.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/biden-to-sign-280b-chips-act-in-bid-to-boost-us-over-china/ | true |
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play4 Day" game were:
4-8-0-5, WB: 8
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Pacific Advisors' Business Finance strategy (CPBF), a Seattle-based direct lender to privately-held and sponsor-backed companies, is pleased to announce that it has provided a $17 million senior secured term loan to support the acquisition of Signal Hound, Inc. (Signal Hound). The radio frequency (RF) equipment firm is set to be acquired by Portland-based independent sponsor, Bridgehouse Capital.
Headquartered in Battle Ground, Washington, Signal Hound has become a leading designer and manufacturer of RF signal generators and spectrum analyzers. Over the company's 26 years of operation, Signal Hound has built a brand synonymous with innovation, quality, and unrivaled value. The company's products are relied upon for mission-critical RF analysis by U.S. government customers, educational institutions, and electronics manufacturers around the world.
"CPBF understood the independent sponsor process and was able to perform due diligence and close in a very tight time frame," said Harrison Osbourn, CEO of Bridgehouse Capital. "As a Navy veteran who worked with signal intelligence during my years of service, I understand the importance of RF spectrum analysis to achieving mission objectives. I look forward to working with Signal Hound's dedicated employees and talented engineers to bring its robust product pipeline and expanded product suite to market."
"We are pleased to support Bridgehouse Capital and build upon Signal Hound's legacy of success in the RF signal industry," said Lawrence Litchfield, Director of Business Development for CPBF. "This transaction demonstrated CPBF's ability to partner with independent sponsors and provide creative financing solutions for acquirers of privately-held companies."
Portland based Confluence Capital Group Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor for Bridgehouse.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Pacific Advisors' Business Finance strategy (CPBF), a Seattle-based direct lender to privately-held and sponsor-backed companies, is pleased to announce that it has provided a $17 million senior secured term loan to support the acquisition of Signal Hound, Inc. (Signal Hound). The radio frequency (RF) equipment firm is set to be acquired by Portland-based independent sponsor, Bridgehouse Capital.
Headquartered in Battle Ground, Washington, Signal Hound has become a leading designer and manufacturer of RF signal generators and spectrum analyzers. Over the company's 26 years of operation, Signal Hound has built a brand synonymous with innovation, quality, and unrivaled value. The company's products are relied upon for mission-critical RF analysis by U.S. government customers, educational institutions, and electronics manufacturers around the world.
"CPBF understood the independent sponsor process and was able to perform due diligence and close in a very tight time frame," said Harrison Osbourn, CEO of Bridgehouse Capital. "As a Navy veteran who worked with signal intelligence during my years of service, I understand the importance of RF spectrum analysis to achieving mission objectives. I look forward to working with Signal Hound's dedicated employees and talented engineers to bring its robust product pipeline and expanded product suite to market."
"We are pleased to support Bridgehouse Capital and build upon Signal Hound's legacy of success in the RF signal industry," said Lawrence Litchfield, Director of Business Development for CPBF. "This transaction demonstrated CPBF's ability to partner with independent sponsors and provide creative financing solutions for acquirers of privately-held companies."
Portland based Confluence Capital Group Inc. served as the exclusive financial advisor for Bridgehouse.
ABOUT SIGNAL HOUND
Signal Hound designs and builds RF measurement equipment in varying form factors, frequency ranges, and feature sets. Their equipment is used by government, industrial, and educational customers across the world. For more information, visit www.signalhound.com.
ABOUT COLUMBIA PACIFIC BUSINESS FINANCE
Columbia Pacific Business Finance (CPBF) provides direct financing to growing midsize companies throughout the country. The evergreen fund delivers structured equity, venture, bridge, and mezzanine debt solutions, offering flexibility and creativity to support its financing partners. CPBF focuses on partnerships with privately held and sponsor-backed businesses across a wide range of sectors. Its parent company, Columbia Pacific Advisors, manages $3.9 billion of alternative assets (as of 12/31/2021), including public and private equities. For more information, visit www.columbiapacific.com.
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(Stacker) — The COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and a higher cost of living in major cities have combined with opportunities for remote work over the past two years. This combination has fueled a major migration across the country. In the first year of the pandemic, migration out of densely populated, expensive cities like New York and San Francisco was especially notable. Many moved to Sunbelt cities where the weather is warmer and the cost of living significantly lower.
But not everyone who moved in recent years went very far. Analysis of movement out of crowded cities shows that many of those leaving city centers moved into nearby suburbs in the same state, rather than making cross-country moves.
Other trends suggest that many people are sticking close to home, remaining in or moving back to the state, or even the town they were born in. Even before the pandemic, the number of younger adults living with their parents was on the rise, mostly due to financial difficulties. This economic hardship was made worse by the pandemic, and resulted in many moving back in with their parents. By the end of 2020, more than half of Americans under the age of 29 were living at home, exceeding the share of young adults living with their parents during the Great Depression.
Apart from the pandemic, many people choose not to leave the state they were raised in, for reasons ranging from wanting to be close to family to not having the resources to leave, to sticking with a lower cost of living.
In order to determine where people stay put, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born-and-bred residents in West Virginia using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percentage of residents that were born in the state according to 2020 5-year estimates.
#55. Jefferson County
– Population: 56,922
– Born in West Virginia: 16,133 (28.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 36,818 (64.7% of population)
— Midwest (6.6%), Northeast (10.7%), South (43.2%), West (4.2%)
– Born in another country: 2,787 (4.90% of population)
— Africa (0.53%) , Asia (1.19%), Europe (1.30%), Latin America (1.62%), North America (0.23%), Oceania (0.03%)
#54. Morgan County
– Population: 17,800
– Born in West Virginia: 5,555 (31.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,835 (66.5% of population)
— Midwest (4.5%), Northeast (12.9%), South (44.4%), West (4.6%)
– Born in another country: 299 (1.68% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.78%), Latin America (0.90%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#53. Hampshire County
– Population: 23,304
– Born in West Virginia: 7,724 (33.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 15,360 (65.9% of population)
— Midwest (2.1%), Northeast (7.7%), South (54.2%), West (2.0%)
– Born in another country: 125 (0.54% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.24%), Europe (0.07%), Latin America (0.19%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.00%)
#52. Mineral County
– Population: 27,047
– Born in West Virginia: 9,375 (34.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 17,400 (64.3% of population)
— Midwest (2.3%), Northeast (4.8%), South (56.4%), West (0.9%)
– Born in another country: 118 (0.44% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.20%), Europe (0.03%), Latin America (0.14%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.07%)
#51. Berkeley County
– Population: 117,615
– Born in West Virginia: 40,807 (34.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 71,293 (60.6% of population)
— Midwest (4.5%), Northeast (10.7%), South (42.2%), West (3.2%)
– Born in another country: 4,456 (3.79% of population)
— Africa (0.51%) , Asia (0.74%), Europe (0.61%), Latin America (1.63%), North America (0.28%), Oceania (0.02%)
#50. Hardy County
– Population: 13,789
– Born in West Virginia: 5,237 (38.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,942 (57.6% of population)
— Midwest (3.5%), Northeast (4.8%), South (47.7%), West (1.6%)
– Born in another country: 517 (3.75% of population)
— Africa (0.25%) , Asia (3.24%), Europe (0.25%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#49. Hancock County
– Population: 29,118
– Born in West Virginia: 12,377 (42.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 16,375 (56.2% of population)
— Midwest (32.9%), Northeast (16.4%), South (5.7%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 273 (0.94% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.44%), Europe (0.21%), Latin America (0.29%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#48. Pendleton County
– Population: 6,968
– Born in West Virginia: 3,725 (53.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,210 (46.1% of population)
— Midwest (2.3%), Northeast (3.6%), South (38.2%), West (1.9%)
– Born in another country: 4 (0.06% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.06%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#47. Monongalia County
– Population: 106,196
– Born in West Virginia: 60,849 (57.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 38,425 (36.2% of population)
— Midwest (7.8%), Northeast (13.5%), South (12.0%), West (2.8%)
– Born in another country: 5,951 (5.60% of population)
— Africa (0.50%) , Asia (3.71%), Europe (0.58%), Latin America (0.66%), North America (0.09%), Oceania (0.06%)
#46. Brooke County
– Population: 22,162
– Born in West Virginia: 12,765 (57.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,977 (40.5% of population)
— Midwest (22.6%), Northeast (11.0%), South (5.5%), West (1.5%)
– Born in another country: 321 (1.45% of population)
— Africa (0.18%) , Asia (0.50%), Europe (0.48%), Latin America (0.12%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.14%)
#45. Grant County
– Population: 11,565
– Born in West Virginia: 6,937 (60.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,557 (39.4% of population)
— Midwest (2.4%), Northeast (5.5%), South (30.6%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 49 (0.42% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.29%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.13%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#44. Gilmer County
– Population: 7,970
– Born in West Virginia: 4,884 (61.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,847 (35.7% of population)
— Midwest (9.8%), Northeast (9.8%), South (14.4%), West (1.7%)
– Born in another country: 217 (2.72% of population)
— Africa (0.16%) , Asia (1.18%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (1.14%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#43. Monroe County
– Population: 13,344
– Born in West Virginia: 8,814 (66.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,366 (32.7% of population)
— Midwest (3.9%), Northeast (4.2%), South (24.1%), West (0.5%)
– Born in another country: 72 (0.54% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.01%), Latin America (0.53%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#42. Mason County
– Population: 26,700
– Born in West Virginia: 17,853 (66.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,373 (31.4% of population)
— Midwest (23.1%), Northeast (1.1%), South (6.4%), West (0.7%)
– Born in another country: 346 (1.30% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.90%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.40%)
#41. Mingo County
– Population: 23,808
– Born in West Virginia: 16,060 (67.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,604 (31.9% of population)
— Midwest (6.5%), Northeast (0.4%), South (24.6%), West (0.4%)
– Born in another country: 61 (0.26% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.18%), Europe (0.08%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#40. Pleasants County
– Population: 7,457
– Born in West Virginia: 5,065 (67.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,346 (31.5% of population)
— Midwest (19.1%), Northeast (2.8%), South (8.2%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 41 (0.55% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.55%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#39. Preston County
– Population: 33,610
– Born in West Virginia: 22,942 (68.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,934 (29.6% of population)
— Midwest (6.2%), Northeast (5.7%), South (16.5%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 435 (1.29% of population)
— Africa (0.09%) , Asia (0.24%), Europe (0.10%), Latin America (0.80%), North America (0.07%), Oceania (0.01%)
#38. Ohio County
– Population: 41,875
– Born in West Virginia: 28,858 (68.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,987 (28.6% of population)
— Midwest (12.0%), Northeast (7.9%), South (7.3%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 814 (1.94% of population)
— Africa (0.01%) , Asia (0.59%), Europe (0.77%), Latin America (0.38%), North America (0.20%), Oceania (0.00%)
#37. Tucker County
– Population: 6,943
– Born in West Virginia: 4,914 (70.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,966 (28.3% of population)
— Midwest (5.8%), Northeast (5.0%), South (16.7%), West (0.9%)
– Born in another country: 8 (0.12% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.12%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#36. Doddridge County
– Population: 8,499
– Born in West Virginia: 6,098 (71.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,278 (26.8% of population)
— Midwest (10.6%), Northeast (5.8%), South (9.6%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 95 (1.12% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.95%), Europe (0.08%), Latin America (0.08%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#35. Pocahontas County
– Population: 8,382
– Born in West Virginia: 6,105 (72.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,181 (26.0% of population)
— Midwest (4.3%), Northeast (6.0%), South (14.1%), West (1.6%)
– Born in another country: 71 (0.85% of population)
— Africa (0.04%) , Asia (0.13%), Europe (0.39%), Latin America (0.18%), North America (0.11%), Oceania (0.00%)
#34. Wood County
– Population: 84,387
– Born in West Virginia: 61,834 (73.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 21,224 (25.2% of population)
— Midwest (12.6%), Northeast (3.9%), South (6.4%), West (2.2%)
– Born in another country: 917 (1.09% of population)
— Africa (0.03%) , Asia (0.51%), Europe (0.36%), Latin America (0.15%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.02%)
#33. Summers County
– Population: 12,710
– Born in West Virginia: 9,328 (73.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,239 (25.5% of population)
— Midwest (5.7%), Northeast (3.4%), South (15.1%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 81 (0.64% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.09%), Europe (0.18%), Latin America (0.37%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#32. Greenbrier County
– Population: 34,893
– Born in West Virginia: 25,777 (73.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 8,298 (23.8% of population)
— Midwest (5.9%), Northeast (3.4%), South (12.1%), West (2.4%)
– Born in another country: 542 (1.55% of population)
— Africa (0.03%) , Asia (0.72%), Europe (0.43%), Latin America (0.38%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#31. Wirt County
– Population: 5,764
– Born in West Virginia: 4,321 (75.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,379 (23.9% of population)
— Midwest (11.0%), Northeast (4.8%), South (7.0%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 11 (0.19% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#30. McDowell County
– Population: 18,083
– Born in West Virginia: 13,557 (75.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,354 (24.1% of population)
— Midwest (3.5%), Northeast (2.2%), South (17.6%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 160 (0.88% of population)
— Africa (0.07%) , Asia (0.06%), Europe (0.21%), Latin America (0.55%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#29. Wayne County
– Population: 39,952
– Born in West Virginia: 30,262 (75.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 9,026 (22.6% of population)
— Midwest (6.2%), Northeast (1.5%), South (13.5%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 409 (1.02% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.51%), Europe (0.24%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.04%)
#28. Taylor County
– Population: 16,817
– Born in West Virginia: 12,789 (76.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,905 (23.2% of population)
— Midwest (5.2%), Northeast (6.1%), South (9.2%), West (2.7%)
– Born in another country: 123 (0.73% of population)
— Africa (0.05%) , Asia (0.14%), Europe (0.40%), Latin America (0.10%), North America (0.05%), Oceania (0.00%)
#27. Cabell County
– Population: 93,328
– Born in West Virginia: 71,203 (76.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 20,239 (21.7% of population)
— Midwest (7.4%), Northeast (3.1%), South (9.8%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 1,342 (1.44% of population)
— Africa (0.05%) , Asia (0.92%), Europe (0.13%), Latin America (0.29%), North America (0.03%), Oceania (0.01%)
#26. Mercer County
– Population: 59,370
– Born in West Virginia: 45,574 (76.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 12,949 (21.8% of population)
— Midwest (4.3%), Northeast (2.4%), South (14.0%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 584 (0.98% of population)
— Africa (0.19%) , Asia (0.38%), Europe (0.33%), Latin America (0.02%), North America (0.04%), Oceania (0.03%)
#25. Braxton County
– Population: 14,032
– Born in West Virginia: 10,817 (77.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,155 (22.5% of population)
— Midwest (11.8%), Northeast (3.6%), South (6.2%), West (0.9%)
– Born in another country: 17 (0.12% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.01%), Latin America (0.09%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.00%)
#24. Randolph County
– Population: 28,763
– Born in West Virginia: 22,230 (77.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 6,257 (21.8% of population)
— Midwest (4.9%), Northeast (5.0%), South (10.8%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 132 (0.46% of population)
— Africa (0.07%) , Asia (0.07%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.09%), North America (0.05%), Oceania (0.00%)
#23. Calhoun County
– Population: 7,185
– Born in West Virginia: 5,566 (77.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,570 (21.9% of population)
— Midwest (11.9%), Northeast (5.0%), South (4.2%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 43 (0.60% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.19%), Europe (0.22%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.18%), Oceania (0.00%)
#22. Raleigh County
– Population: 74,452
– Born in West Virginia: 57,761 (77.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 15,321 (20.6% of population)
— Midwest (4.5%), Northeast (2.9%), South (11.5%), West (1.6%)
– Born in another country: 1,025 (1.38% of population)
— Africa (0.06%) , Asia (0.78%), Europe (0.21%), Latin America (0.07%), North America (0.22%), Oceania (0.03%)
#21. Upshur County
– Population: 24,451
– Born in West Virginia: 19,041 (77.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,229 (21.4% of population)
— Midwest (5.3%), Northeast (6.9%), South (8.0%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 135 (0.55% of population)
— Africa (0.21%) , Asia (0.11%), Europe (0.02%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#20. Marion County
– Population: 56,233
– Born in West Virginia: 43,895 (78.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,339 (20.2% of population)
— Midwest (4.9%), Northeast (5.7%), South (8.4%), West (1.2%)
– Born in another country: 665 (1.18% of population)
— Africa (0.04%) , Asia (0.51%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.42%), North America (0.02%), Oceania (0.00%)
#19. Barbour County
– Population: 16,543
– Born in West Virginia: 13,028 (78.8% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,323 (20.1% of population)
— Midwest (6.7%), Northeast (4.2%), South (8.1%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 99 (0.60% of population)
— Africa (0.11%) , Asia (0.24%), Europe (0.09%), Latin America (0.08%), North America (0.07%), Oceania (0.00%)
#18. Putnam County
– Population: 56,604
– Born in West Virginia: 45,088 (79.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 10,556 (18.6% of population)
— Midwest (6.2%), Northeast (3.3%), South (7.8%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 713 (1.26% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.74%), Europe (0.26%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.05%), Oceania (0.00%)
#17. Marshall County
– Population: 30,900
– Born in West Virginia: 24,629 (79.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,906 (19.1% of population)
— Midwest (7.6%), Northeast (4.3%), South (5.3%), West (1.9%)
– Born in another country: 258 (0.83% of population)
— Africa (0.08%) , Asia (0.36%), Europe (0.14%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.05%), Oceania (0.00%)
#16. Jackson County
– Population: 28,793
– Born in West Virginia: 23,053 (80.1% of population)
– Born in a different state: 5,297 (18.4% of population)
— Midwest (8.7%), Northeast (2.7%), South (6.3%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 279 (0.97% of population)
— Africa (0.07%) , Asia (0.58%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.13%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#15. Lewis County
– Population: 16,024
– Born in West Virginia: 12,852 (80.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,053 (19.1% of population)
— Midwest (5.5%), Northeast (3.8%), South (8.3%), West (1.5%)
– Born in another country: 60 (0.37% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.16%), Europe (0.03%), Latin America (0.19%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#14. Ritchie County
– Population: 9,747
– Born in West Virginia: 7,831 (80.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,757 (18.0% of population)
— Midwest (6.9%), Northeast (5.2%), South (5.6%), West (0.4%)
– Born in another country: 131 (1.34% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.75%), Europe (0.07%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.52%), Oceania (0.00%)
#13. Tyler County
– Population: 8,736
– Born in West Virginia: 7,021 (80.4% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,645 (18.8% of population)
— Midwest (11.1%), Northeast (3.1%), South (3.3%), West (1.3%)
– Born in another country: 34 (0.39% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.31%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.02%), North America (0.06%), Oceania (0.00%)
#12. Fayette County
– Population: 43,087
– Born in West Virginia: 34,674 (80.5% of population)
– Born in a different state: 7,982 (18.5% of population)
— Midwest (6.0%), Northeast (1.9%), South (9.2%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 215 (0.50% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.03%), Europe (0.23%), Latin America (0.12%), North America (0.08%), Oceania (0.04%)
#11. Roane County
– Population: 13,831
– Born in West Virginia: 11,144 (80.6% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,568 (18.6% of population)
— Midwest (6.6%), Northeast (5.4%), South (4.5%), West (2.0%)
– Born in another country: 33 (0.24% of population)
— Africa (0.04%) , Asia (0.04%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.16%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#10. Clay County
– Population: 8,599
– Born in West Virginia: 6,967 (81.0% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,628 (18.9% of population)
— Midwest (6.0%), Northeast (4.6%), South (7.6%), West (0.7%)
– Born in another country: 4 (0.05% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.00%), Latin America (0.05%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#9. Harrison County
– Population: 67,620
– Born in West Virginia: 54,895 (81.2% of population)
– Born in a different state: 11,836 (17.5% of population)
— Midwest (4.1%), Northeast (4.2%), South (8.1%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 615 (0.91% of population)
— Africa (0.02%) , Asia (0.48%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.17%), North America (0.04%), Oceania (0.00%)
#8. Kanawha County
– Population: 181,014
– Born in West Virginia: 147,240 (81.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 29,874 (16.5% of population)
— Midwest (5.0%), Northeast (3.5%), South (6.5%), West (1.6%)
– Born in another country: 3,258 (1.80% of population)
— Africa (0.16%) , Asia (1.09%), Europe (0.27%), Latin America (0.21%), North America (0.07%), Oceania (0.01%)
#7. Wetzel County
– Population: 15,291
– Born in West Virginia: 12,489 (81.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,694 (17.6% of population)
— Midwest (8.4%), Northeast (3.1%), South (5.1%), West (1.0%)
– Born in another country: 70 (0.46% of population)
— Africa (0.17%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.12%), Latin America (0.16%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#6. Nicholas County
– Population: 24,857
– Born in West Virginia: 20,459 (82.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,937 (15.8% of population)
— Midwest (6.1%), Northeast (2.8%), South (5.5%), West (1.4%)
– Born in another country: 293 (1.18% of population)
— Africa (0.30%) , Asia (0.41%), Europe (0.41%), Latin America (0.06%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#5. Webster County
– Population: 8,289
– Born in West Virginia: 6,868 (82.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,408 (17.0% of population)
— Midwest (6.0%), Northeast (3.3%), South (6.9%), West (0.8%)
– Born in another country: 2 (0.02% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.02%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#4. Lincoln County
– Population: 20,617
– Born in West Virginia: 17,665 (85.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 2,800 (13.6% of population)
— Midwest (7.4%), Northeast (0.7%), South (4.9%), West (0.6%)
– Born in another country: 78 (0.38% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.29%), Europe (0.09%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#3. Boone County
– Population: 21,897
– Born in West Virginia: 18,766 (85.7% of population)
– Born in a different state: 3,064 (14.0% of population)
— Midwest (4.4%), Northeast (1.6%), South (6.9%), West (1.1%)
– Born in another country: 58 (0.26% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.00%), Europe (0.01%), Latin America (0.09%), North America (0.16%), Oceania (0.00%)
#2. Logan County
– Population: 32,593
– Born in West Virginia: 28,329 (86.9% of population)
– Born in a different state: 4,139 (12.7% of population)
— Midwest (5.5%), Northeast (0.9%), South (5.7%), West (0.6%)
– Born in another country: 39 (0.12% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.02%), Europe (0.10%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%)
#1. Wyoming County
– Population: 20,890
– Born in West Virginia: 18,860 (90.3% of population)
– Born in a different state: 1,928 (9.2% of population)
— Midwest (1.6%), Northeast (0.8%), South (6.2%), West (0.7%)
– Born in another country: 99 (0.47% of population)
— Africa (0.00%) , Asia (0.29%), Europe (0.19%), Latin America (0.00%), North America (0.00%), Oceania (0.00%) | https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/counties-with-the-most-born-and-bred-west-virginians/ | 2022-08-09T18:38:37Z | https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/counties-with-the-most-born-and-bred-west-virginians/ | true |
(NewsNation) — The FBI conducted a search Monday at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
Sources confirmed to NewsNation that the execution of the search warrant was linked to an investigation into whether or not the former president mishandled presidential records related to the discovery of boxes full of White House records that were taken to Mar-a-Lago after Trump left office.
Trump maintains that the search was neither necessary nor appropriate, which presents the question of how presidential records are handled.
The Presidential Records Act from 1978 establishes public ownership of all presidential records and developed a way that presidents must manage their records.
Under the act, the president is responsible for the management and keeping of presidential records and must separate personal records.
The act allows the president to get rid of records that no longer have administrative, historical, informational or evidentiary value but only after the views of the Archivist of the United States on the proposed disposal have been made available in writing.
Once a president leaves office, the law requires presidential records to be automatically transferred into the legal custody of the archivist. This applies to the records of all presidents and vice presidents beginning with the Reagan Administration.
At the end of January, the National Archives and Records Administration reported that some of Trump’s presidential records that were handed over had been torn up by the former president. NARA reports that records management officials with the Trump administration recovered and tried taping together pieces of ripped-up records.
On Feb. 7, NARA announced that in mid-January, they arranged for 15 boxes of presidential records to be taken from the Trump Mar-a-Lago property in Florida to National Archives. They insist the arrangement followed conversations with Trump’s representatives in 2021. The former president’s representatives told NARA they were still searching for additional presidential records that belong to National Archives.
“The Presidential Records Act mandates that all Presidential records must be properly preserved by each Administration so that a complete set of Presidential records is transferred to the National Archives at the end of the Administration,” Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero said in February. “NARA pursues the return of records whenever we learn that records have been improperly removed or have not been appropriately transferred to official accounts.”
On Feb. 8, NARA said Trump representatives cooperated with them on securely transporting presidential records to Washington. At this time, NARA maintained that they did not “visit or raid” Mar-a-Lago.
Still, archivist David Ferriero has stressed the importance of the Presidential Records Act.
“The Presidential Records Act is critical to our democracy, in which the government is held accountable by the people,” Ferriero said. “Whether through the creation of adequate and proper documentation, sound records management practices, the preservation of records, or the timely transfer of them to the National Archives at the end of an Administration, there should be no question as to need for both diligence and vigilance. Records matter.”
Could Trump face any punishment in relation to the Presidential Records Act? While it seemingly would depend on what evidence is presented to the Department of Justice, there does not appear to be a criminal provision specific to the Presidential Records Act.
Under Title 18, Section 2071 of U.S. Code, anyone who unlawfully conceals, removes or destroys government records is subject to punishment of a fine, up to three years imprisoned or being disqualified from holding any U.S. office.
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky appeared on “Banfield” to discuss Monday’s search of Mar-a-Lago, an action he calls seismic. He says in order to satisfy the requirements under the Fourth Amendment, investigators would have to establish the belief that a crime took place and that there would be evidence of a crime at Mar-a-Lago.
“I don’t think a judge would have ever signed off on this if the Department of Justice, the attorneys involved, and the FBI agents involved, didn’t tell the judge specifically that they believe they can actually prosecute the crime. Otherwise, it’s not a crime at all,” Cherkasky said.
Regardless, Cherkasky believes Monday’s search sends a message of intention from the FBI.
“I think that the politics of this, and the division that’s going to come from this, is going to be astronomical. Really, what the FBI is doing is signaling once and for all, through the Department of Justice, that they think President Trump or at least those closely connected with him violated the Criminal Code of the United States and that they are interested in prosecuting,” Cherkasky said.
Trump has spoken out about the potential investigation into records, some believed by authorities to be classified.
“These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” Trump released in a statement. “Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before.”
The search of a former commander-in-chief’s home is unprecedented. Trump has called it “prosecutorial misconduct.”
The FBI and the Department of Justice have not immediately shared a statement on the search. | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-mar-a-lago-raid-whats-the-presidential-records-act/ | 2022-08-09T18:39:44Z | https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/national-news/trump-mar-a-lago-raid-whats-the-presidential-records-act/ | false |
IRVINE, Calif., August 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Established by XR leaders in industry and government, the International Mixed Reality Standards Association (IMRSA) is now making its enterprise standards free and accessible to all businesses and individuals implementing Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR). Membership is free at https://intlmrsa.com/contact-us/. Please join and register for the Welcome to IMRSA: The Public Debut Webinar on Wednesday August 17.
The mission of IMRSA is to establish and share technical standards for Extended Reality. A grassroots organization established in 2014 by early adopters, IMRSA seeks to help businesses implement XR faster, more cost effectively, and with reduced risk. IMRSA standards are based on real-world implementations of XR in enterprise.
IMRSA standards address the XR project life cycle, from acquisition to production, and within the context of Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation. Advisory Board members include the United States Coast Guard, Lockheed Martin, Arctos, AVATAR Partners, Vertice Medtech Group and simpleAR.
IMRSA is for businesses implementing XR, government agencies adopting XR, educational institutions, software engineering firms, digital transformation & XR consulting companies, and industry standards associations.
IMRSA supports aerospace, automotive, construction, education, government & public sector, healthcare, manufacturing, military & defense, energy, technology, and transportation.
Join us on August 17, 2022, at 12:00PM PST for the Public Debut Webinar, where we will be covering the following:
- Advantages of Membership
- The IMRSA Functionality Matrix
- Free IMRSA Sample Project
- The XR Spectrum: What You Need to Know
- The Benefits of IMRSA Compliance
To register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7970917666831921676
To become an IMRSA member: https://intlmrsa.com/contact-us/
For more information contact info@intlmrsa.com
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Kevin Durant’s boundless love for basketball is not a reason to believe he’ll show up for training camp if the Nets don’t acknowledge his trade request.
That has been the prevailing belief — that Durant, a 12-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP, is above the idea of holding out of camp because he is a master of his craft and a lover of the game. A source, however, pushed back on the idea that Durant will show up to training camp in September if his request goes unfulfilled.
Durant first made a trade request directly to Nets owner Joe Tsai on June 30, but after more than a month passed by with multiple offers made and none accepted, Durant and Tsai met a second time, this time in London, over the weekend.
Durant doubled down on his request and told Tsai he has lost faith in the direction of the organization and that Tsai must choose between the superstar forward and the pair of general manager Sean Marks and head coach Steve Nash, according to The Athletic.
Tsai responded to the report with a tweet: “Our front office and coaching staff have my support. We will make decisions in the best interest of the Brooklyn Nets.”
The Nets have received a number of offers, including a package from the Boston Celtics that included star forward Jaylen Brown, Derrick White and a first-round pick, but the asking price has been too steep. For example, the Nets countered the Celtics and said they must include reigning Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart, another rotation player and additional draft compensation in any deal that includes Brown for Durant.
The New Orleans Pelicans remain interested in a deal for Durant, according to a source, and can put together a compelling package around All-Star forward Brandon Ingram, role players like Herbert Jones, Devonte Graham and Jose Alvarado, and the remaining draft compensation they received from both the Los Angeles Lakers in the Anthony Davis trade and the Milwaukee Bucks in the Jrue Holiday trade.
The Nets asking price in any Durant deal has been steep: an All-Star level player, rotation players and significant draft compensation. The Pelicans, who also have CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson on the roster, are one of few teams who could gut their depth to acquire Durant and still have the infrastructure needed to compete for a deep playoff run.
It remains unclear whether the Nets would move on to trade Kyrie Irving if they strike a deal for Durant. Irving, according to several reports, has made it clear to Nets brass that he wants to stay in Brooklyn even if the team moves on from Durant. The Lakers have been the only interested party in Irving’s services, according to multiple reports, and the Nets have not been open to acquiring Russell Westbrook in an Irving deal, which means they would have to acquire players from a third team, possibly players like Myles Turner and Buddy Hield from the Indiana Pacers.
It is unclear whether or not the Nets would rather just keep Irving, a superstar talent on a one-year deal, than trade him for pennies on the dollar.
And as much as the Nets would like to keep Durant on the roster as he walks into the first year of a four-year, $198 million max contract extension, they run the risk of taking this charade into training camp, where it is not a certainty the superstar forward will show up.
NOT ONE TO CHAT
The Daily News cannot confirm a report from Fox Sports’ Ric Bucher saying Ben Simmons left a team group chat after Game 3 of the Nets’ first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. Bucher said Simmons left the team group chat after Nets players asked him if he would suit up and make his season debut in an elimination Game 4. Simmons never practiced five-on-five after arriving in Brooklyn as part of the James Harden trade, hurt his back while ramping up, needed an epidural to help deal with the pain in his lower back and ultimately underwent back surgery this summer. Simmons, however, did not show up to Game 4 to support his teammates on the bench.
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(NEXSTAR) – A 65-year-old man died in a freak accident during the Highland Games in the Netherlands on Sunday, Dutch police have confirmed.
The man, who was not a spectator at the games, was touring Geldrop Castle in the province of Noord-Brabant, near where the Highland Games were taking place. Sometime in the early afternoon, the man was struck by a heavy metal ball — similar to the ones used in hammer-throw events — and died on the scene.
He had also been behind a hedge in the castle’s gardens when he was struck, and not within the event arena.
“Emergency responders rushed and alarmed emergency services could do nothing for him,” wrote the Netherlands Police, per a translated press release.
A witness who spoke with local public broadcaster Omroep Brabant said the victim “didn’t see the ball coming at all” because he was on the other side of the hedge.
“The pendulum gave way, we saw the ball go over the hedge and then we heard a woman screaming very loudly,” she told the outlet.
Another attendee at the event told Omroep Brabant that the competitor who threw the hammer was quite distraught after the incident.
Police in Brabant said support is currently available for “witnesses who need it,” per the press release.
An investigation into the incident and the security surrounding the event is ongoing. | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/man-dies-after-being-struck-by-metal-ball-used-for-highland-games-event-in-netherlands/ | 2022-08-09T18:43:22Z | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/man-dies-after-being-struck-by-metal-ball-used-for-highland-games-event-in-netherlands/ | true |
Partnership ensures a seamless transition from hospital discharge to rehab
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new partnership between Trilogy Health Services and Norton Healthcare offers continuity of care for patients requiring in-patient rehab following neuro treatment for stroke and spine conditions.
Working in tandem with four Trilogy Health Services campuses, including Westport Place, Park Terrace, Franciscan, and Forest Springs, Norton Geriatrics and Transition team will coordinate post-op clinical care in conjunction with a patient's surgeon to provide a seamless transition from hospital discharge to rehab.
Westport Place Health Campus will also support patients who are in need of care and rehab after a suffering a stroke. Trilogy's clinical nursing team and physical, occupational and speech therapists have completed special training to provide patients with next level collaborative care in conjunction with Norton.
"Trilogy is known as a leader in aging care, but we are also taking great steps to distinguish ourselves through clinical excellence." Rhonda Dempsey, Trilogy Health Services Chief Nursing Officer said. "We are excited to partner with Norton Healthcare to meet this critical need in the community. Our patients will truly be the ones to benefit from the synergy of our two organizations."
"Norton Healthcare is committed to providing excellent neuro care for stroke and spine patients." said Kathleen Exline, system vice president, Performance Excellence & Care, Norton Healthcare. "This partnership with Trilogy Health Services will have a great impact on the community. Together, we will give patients the best opportunity for optimal recovery while also serving their long-term needs."
Trilogy and Norton leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, officially opening the unit at Westport Place Health Campus. The newly renovated hallway is dedicated to stroke patients, providing easy access to care. Patients are now being accepted at all locations. Visit Trilogyhs.com to learn more.
Trilogy Health Services is an industry-leading operator of nearly 130 senior living communities throughout four states. The company has the honor of providing over 10,000 seniors with world-class clinical support, innovative lifestyle programs, and a culture built on the tenets of servant leadership and hospitality. Trilogy employs over 14,000 team members, is a certified Great Place to Work, one of Glassdoor's Top 100 Best Places to Work, and was named one of FORTUNE's Best Places to Work in Aging Services. To learn more about Trilogy Health Services, visit www.trilogyhs.com. To learn about job openings at Trilogy, visit www.trilogyjobs.com
Norton Healthcare is a leader in serving adult and pediatric patients from throughout Greater Louisville, Southern Indiana, the commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The not-for-profit hospital and health care system is Louisville's second largest employer, with more than 18,000 employees, over 1,700 employed medical providers and approximately 2,000 total physicians on its medical staff. The system includes six hospitals (five in Louisville and one in Madison, Indiana) with 1,993 licensed beds, eight outpatient centers, 18 Norton Immediate Care Centers, eight Norton Prompt Care at Walgreens clinics and an expanded telehealth program. It provides care at more than 340 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The hospitals provide inpatient and outpatient general care as well as specialty care including heart, neuroscience, cancer, orthopedic, women's and pediatric services. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials in a multitude of areas.
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Lioness Alessia Russo spotted enjoying modest Summer break on cheap and cheerful Italian beach with family and a friend - just days after England romped to victory in Euro 2022 final
- Alessia Russo, 23, was spotted on beach outside Rome with family and a friend
- Top athlete sported an orange bikini and large shades as she had a cooling dip
- Footballer is a forward for Manchester United and England national team
- Trip to budget-friendly beach comes days after the Lionesses won Euro 2002
Lioness Alessia Russo has been snapped enjoying a well-earned break following England's Euro 2022 final win.
The 23-year-old forward, who plays for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the England national team has been spotted on holiday with her family and a female friend.
Wearing an orange bikini and fashion-forward shades, the top athlete took a refreshing dip in the sea at the cheap and cheerful Beach Lido in Nettuno, near Rome.
The modest beach is a far cry from the extravagant holidays enjoyed by the footballer's male counterparts: renting an umbrella and two sun lounges for two months costs just €360.
Lioness Alessia Russo has been snapped enjoying a well-earned break following England's Euro 2022 win
The 23-year-old forward, who plays for Manchester United in the Women's Super League and the England national team, was seen visiting a beach in Nettuno near Rome
Alessia was spotted sitting on a sun lounger surrounded by family members as she enjoyed her Italian beach holiday
Making the most of the seasonal temperatures, Alessia was spotted sitting on a sun lounger surrounded by family members.
She also enjoyed a brief, cooling dip in the sea with a friend, before returning to her lounger.
Her break comes after England's stunning victory over Germany in the Euro 2022 finals last week.
And not only was Alessia part of the winning squad, her back-heeled goal she scored in England’s semi-final 4-0 win over Sweden was voted goal of the tournament in a fan poll.
Footballer Alessia Russo was snapped enjoying a break in Italy, days after winning Euro 2022 as part of the England squad
Alessia wore an orange bikini and fashion-forward shades as she took herself for a refreshing dip in the sea
Renting an umbrella and two sun lounges at the modest beach Alessia was snapped at for two months costs just €360
The talented athlete looked happy and relaxed under the Italian sun, as she enjoyed a break in Nettuno, near Rome
Unlike her male counterparts, who take expensive holidays in luxury locations, Alessia was snapped at an affordable beach in Italy - however, she seemed to be enjoying her break
After taking a refreshing dip in the blue water, Alessia returned to her sun lounger on the beach
The highly-praised goal was England's third in the match, scored after Russo threaded her backheeled shot through the legs of two Sweden players and into the net.
But Russo claimed afterwards she was 'fortunate' to score and was frustrated she didn't convert the much simpler opportunity that fell her way seconds earlier.
'I could have made it a lot easier for myself if I'd scored the first one,' said Russo.
Alessia Russo is not only part of England's nation team, she is also a forward for Manchester United in the Women's Super League
As well as being part of the winning squad, Alessia's back-heeled goal she scored in England’s semi-final 4-0 win over Sweden was voted goal of the tournament in a fan poll
'But yeah, it fell nicely, but I don't remember too much about it. I just thought it was the quickest route to get it in the back of the net without having to turn.
'I was fortunate it went in. I didn't really see it go in, so I don't know how it went in but I just celebrated and I enjoyed the moment.'
The forward scored four goals throughout the tournament, making her the third top scorer after teammate Beth Mead and Germany's Alexandra Popp, who both ended with six. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11095961/Lioness-Alessia-Russo-enjoys-break-Italian-beach-just-days-Englands-Euro-2022-victory.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | 2022-08-09T18:48:12Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11095961/Lioness-Alessia-Russo-enjoys-break-Italian-beach-just-days-Englands-Euro-2022-victory.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490 | true |
Article addresses role of advocacy in advancing healthy vision to meet Sustainable Development Goals
DALLAS, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation (Foundation) is pleased to announce the publication of a peer-reviewed article, The Power of Advocacy: Advancing Vision for Everyone to Meet the Sustainable Development Goals in the International Journal of Public Health, an independent society journal of the Swiss School of Public Health.
The article was written by members of the Vision Impact Institute, which recently joined the Foundation. It explores the case for advocacy in advancing good vision globally, while making a clear connection to many of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It builds on a critical review of bibliography and proposes new perspectives for vision advocacy to achieve significant policy change.
"Evidence-based advocacy is essential to make good vision a global priority," says Eva Lazuka-Nicoulaud, the article's lead author and Head, Advocacy & Partnerships, Europe/Africa, at the Foundation. "In this article, we develop the connection between good vision and more than half of the SDGs."
"With 1 in 3 people unable to see clearly, we must collectively advocate for solutions to address this issue," says Prof. Kovin Naidoo, Global Head, Advocacy and Partnerships, OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation. "Aligning with the UN Resolution on Vision: Vision for Everyone: accelerating action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, we define a new outlook for the framework and key pillars of advocacy to scale up success by 2030. We propose that addressing poor vision globally can improve poverty, hunger, education, gender equity, economic growth, climate action and more."
The article's complete author list includes: Prof. Kovin Naidoo, Eva Lazuka-Nicoulaud, Kristan Gross, Judith Marcano Williams and Andrea Kirsten-Coleman, all recently having joined the Foundation.
About the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation
The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation (formerly Essilor Social Impact) is a French registered charitable organization (endowment fund) reflecting the commitment and values of EssilorLuxottica to eliminate uncorrected poor vision in a generation. It was rebranded in 2022 to bring together EssilorLuxottica's philanthropic, advocacy actions and investments including: Vision for Life, Essilor Vision Foundations in North America, India, Southeast Asia and China, Fondazione Salmoiraghi & Viganò in Italy as well as the Company's long term global partners OneSight and the Vision Impact Institute. It is headquartered at 147 rue de Paris, 94220 Charenton-Le-Pont, France. https://onesight.essilorluxottica.com/
Contact:
Jeff Wallace
Senior Director, Communications and Awareness
JWallace@OneSight.org
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ELLSWORTH, Maine — According to a Facebook post by the City of Ellsworth on Tuesday, a culvert failure has caused Shore Road to close for the next day or two.
The post states that Shore Road will be closed to traffic at the Pond Avenue and Forrest Avenue intersections. Public works crews are working to replace the failed culvert.
Shore Road runs along the backside of Ellsworth Elementary Middle School. | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/culvert-failure-shuts-down-shore-road-in-ellsworth-maine/97-da5a00b5-eb7a-4d52-b93e-684b6a185f41 | 2022-08-09T18:54:52Z | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/culvert-failure-shuts-down-shore-road-in-ellsworth-maine/97-da5a00b5-eb7a-4d52-b93e-684b6a185f41 | true |
Revenue AI leader makes the esteemed list for the second year in a row
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 6sense, the leading platform for B2B organizations generating predictable revenue, has been named to the Forbes 2022 Cloud 100 for the second consecutive year. In 2022, 6sense ranked number 61 on the list moving up 36 spots from its ranking of 97 in 2021. The definitive ranking of the world's top 100 private cloud companies is published by Forbes in partnership with Bessemer Venture Partners and Salesforce Ventures.
"This recognition from Forbes to their Cloud 100 list for the second year is remarkable. This is a direct reflection of the dedication our team pours into creating meaningful customer value and the potential of harnessing AI, machine learning, and big data to predictably grow revenue," said Jason Zintak, CEO of 6sense. "We've witnessed impressive results from our customers and consistently hear that 6sense Revenue AI™ enables their teams to scale creation and conversion of pipeline to revenue, effectively and efficiently."
For the seventh straight year, the Cloud 100 reviews submissions from hundreds of cloud startups and private companies each year. The Cloud 100 evaluation process involved ranking companies across four factors: market leadership (35%), estimated valuation (30%), operating metrics (20%), and people & culture (15%). For market leadership, the Cloud 100 enlists the help of a judging panel of public cloud company CEOs who assist in evaluating and ranking their private company peers.
6sense Revenue AI™ is the market-leading platform used by B2B revenue teams to address the $2 trillion in waste across sales and marketing efforts each year. Applying the power of AI, big data, and machine learning across the whole buyer's journey has proven to increase average deal sizes by 100%, improve conversions by 20%, and close deals 30% faster. Where guesswork and indecisiveness threaten the bottom line, AI provides valuable insights, recommendations, and guidance that provides the confidence business leaders need, regardless of economic conditions.
Today's announcement comes on the heels of significant milestones for the company, having closed its Series E funding round of $200 million in January 2022, doubling its valuation to over $5.2 billion. With four acquisitions within the last year and recognition from customers and industry analysts for unparalleled product innovation, 6sense has demonstrated its ability to execute against a bold vision for the future of predictable and efficient revenue growth.
"The companies of the Cloud 100 list represent the best and brightest private companies in this fast-growing sector," said Alex Konrad, senior editor at Forbes. "Every year, it gets more difficult to make this list — meaning even more elite company for those who do. Congratulations to each of the 2022 Cloud 100 honorees."
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets right tackle Mekhi Becton will “more than likely” miss the entire season because of another injury to his surgically repaired right knee, coach Robert Saleh announced Tuesday.
Becton was having a second evaluation after suffering a chip fracture to his kneecap, Saleh confirmed, during the second play of 11-on-11 team drills Monday. The initial prognosis was optimistic, but an MRI later in the day revealed more damage to the knee than first expected.
“It's probably the inevitable,” Saleh said of the severity of the injury. “I'm just sick for Mekhi.”
When asked to clarify if Becton's season appears over, Saleh said: “Yeah, it's more than likely.”
The 6-foot-7 Becton, entering his third NFL season, injured the same knee last year in the opening game at Carolina and missed the rest of the season. The latest injury is new and not related to the one last year when he suffered a dislocated right kneecap and cartilage damage.
“Everything happens for a reason,” Becton wrote on his Instagram page. “I know God and my Grandma got me up there I JUST KNOW IT! TRUST!#IMSTILLHIM.”
Becton was run-blocking at right tackle Monday when he went down on the grass and immediately grabbed at his knee. The 2020 first-round draft pick was down a few moments before trying to get up, but needed assistance from trainers to walk off the field.
He took off his pads and eventually walked very gingerly on his own to the locker room with a noticeable limp.
“It just sucks, man,” quarterback Zach Wilson said.
It's another major setback for Becton, who was adjusting to moving to right tackle this season after previously playing on the left side.
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A Central Florida man faces multiple felony charges after throwing a machete during an attempted armed robbery.
Deputies received a call about a naked man who tried to rob a surveyor at the county fairgrounds on Monday just before 10 a.m., according to a Volusia County Sheriff’s Office press release. The victim told deputies the suspect, Brandon Wright, was picking berries in the woods when Wright, brandishing a machete, demanded the victim’s clothes, wallet and phone. He was complying with Wright’s orders when Wright threw a machete and a handful of berries at the victim, according to the press release.
One deputy identified Wright because the incident was similar to an August 2021 incident involving Wright running naked in the same area.
Officials located him after someone else reported a naked man was outside of a gas station in DeLand. Air One spotted Wright and directed deputies toward his location. They arrested him without incident, according to the press release. Volusia County Sheriff’s Office posted the video of Wright nakedly walking around the parking lot shortly before this arrest.
The video, which has been edited for content, shows Wright walking around the lot and interrupting traffic. At one point, he does pushups near the roadway before returning to the parking lot and lying on the ground. Authorities eventually move in and handcuff him while he’s still naked.
Authorities charged Wright with attempted robbery with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He’s currently in custody without a bond at this time.
Wright’s criminal history consists of kidnapping (2009), cocaine possession (2013 and 2018), possession of a gun by a convicted felon (2018), and resisting an officer without violence (2021). | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/volusia-county/os-ne-naked-central-florida-man-throws-machete-during-armed-robbery-deputies-say-20220809-srp6uf45e5cefp5bwxuc47c6nq-story.html | 2022-08-09T18:56:38Z | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/volusia-county/os-ne-naked-central-florida-man-throws-machete-during-armed-robbery-deputies-say-20220809-srp6uf45e5cefp5bwxuc47c6nq-story.html | true |
British Transport Police faces backlash for suggesting people who question gender ideology should not work for them
- Officer tweeted picture of members of force holding Pride flag in Brighton today
- He encouraged applicants to become part of a 'diverse and inclusive force'
- BTP's official account added: 'If you’re offended by this, please don’t apply'
- It is facing criticism for 'discriminating against those with gender critical beliefs'
The British Transport Police (BTP) is facing a backlash after suggesting people who question gender ideology should not work for the force.
It comes after an officer tweeted a picture of members of the force holding a Pride flag with the BTP logo emblazoned across it in Brighton today.
The tweet accompanying the image said: 'Great to see BTP represented at Brighton Pride today.
'Loads of opportunities to join us. We want you to apply to be part of a modern, diverse and inclusive police force.'
But the force's official Twitter account is facing criticism over discriminating against people 'holding gender critical beliefs'.
BTP's tweet read: 'We love to see it. Inclusion isn’t political, and we’ll always celebrate being as diverse as the communities we protect.
'If you’re offended by this, please don’t apply to work for us - thanks.'
A British Transport Police officer tweeted a picture of the force logo emblazoned across a Pride flag in Brighton today
The BTP's official Twitter account then replied: If you're offended by this, please don't apply to work for us'
Social media users have pointed to how the tweet 'implies the force discriminates against people on the grounds of protected belief'.
One said: 'I have some bad news for whoever is running your Twitter account. If anyone with openly acknowledged gender critical beliefs applies and fails in their application to work for you this tweet would be admissible of reasonable suspicion of discrimination.'
A second added: 'Well, that's pretty blatant. Don't apply to work for us because we don't want diverse opinions, we don't want people who question orthodoxies, we don't want people who can think for themselves.
'Only people who agree with this controversial sociopolitical ideology need apply.
A third said: 'The first part of this statement is fine. You are perfectly entitled to celebrate diversity in your force and in the community.
'The second part implies that you will discriminate against people on the grounds of protected belief.'
The backlash comes after an army veteran was arrested by police for 'causing anxiety' after retweeting a picture of a swastika made out of Pride flags on social media.
Darren Brady, 51, has slammed Hampshire Police for 'impeding his right to free speech' after he was placed into handcuffs at his home in Aldershot for sharing a meme last month.
Footage of the arrest was widely shared on social media and showed an officer who told Mr Brady he was being apprehended because his post had 'caused anxiety' and been reported to authorities.
The image Mr Brady retweeted was of a swastika that had been digitally manipulated and was made out of four LGBT pride flags.
In the video, shot on a mobile phone, Mr Brady can be heard asking the three police officers: 'Why am I in cuffs?'
One officer responds: 'It didn't have to come to this at all.'
Mr Brady replied: 'Tell us why you escalated it to this level because I don't understand.'
The officer adds: 'Someone has been caused anxiety based on your social media post. That is why you have been arrested.'
Backlash over the arrest included Hampshire's own disgruntled Police and Crime Commissioner PCC Donna Jones.
She said: 'I am concerned about both the proportionality and necessity of the police’s response to this incident.
'When incidents on social media receive not one but two visits from police officers, but burglaries and non-domestic break-ins don’t always get a police response, something is wrong.
Donna Jones (left), PCC for Hampshire, revealed to media she is ending the contract with the company which manages the programme. Darren Brady, 51, (right) slammed Hampshire Police for 'impeding his right to free speech' after he was placed into handcuffs on Saturday at his home in Aldershot for sharing a meme
'As Police Commissioner, I am committed to ensuring Hampshire Constabulary serves the public as the majority of people would expect. It appears on this occasion this has not happened.'
And last month JK Rowling praised a 'gender-critical' lesbian lawyer as her 'heroine' after she won a landmark employment tribunal case against her London chambers, who must pay her £22,000 in damages.
Allison Bailey accused Garden Court Chambers of withholding work from her and trying to crush her spirit after she criticised Stonewall's trans policies including recommendations to change pronouns from 'she and he' to 'they and their'.
Ms Bailey's gender-critical beliefs include that sex is biological and cannot change, and that the word 'woman' is defined as 'adult human female'.
She subsequently won her case for discrimination against Garden Court - but lost her case against Stonewall, who she had branded a 'malign influence' in British society and workplaces.
The BTP has been contacted for comment on its tweet. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11096131/British-Transport-Police-faces-backlash-gender-ideology-tweet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-09T18:57:07Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11096131/British-Transport-Police-faces-backlash-gender-ideology-tweet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | false |
Grand jury DECLINES to indict woman, 88, who triggered 1955 lynching of 14-year-old black boy Emmett Till after accusing him of wolf-whistling at her
- A Leflore County grand jury considered evidence and testimony regarding Carolyn Bryant Donham's involvement in the kidnapping and death of Emmet Till
- After hearing seven hours of evidence, they declined to indict the 88-year-old
- Charges of both kidnaping and manslaughter were considered, according to DA Dewayne Richardson
- It is increasingly unlikely that Donwill ever be prosecuted for her role in the events that led to Till's death
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
A Leflore County grand jury considered evidence and testimony regarding Carolyn Bryant Donham's involvement in the kidnapping and death of Till, Leflore County District Attorney Dewayne Richardson said in a news release.
The grand jury on Tuesday determined there was not sufficient evidence to indict Donham after hearing more than seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses, Richardson said. Charges of both kidnaping and manslaughter were considered.
Last week, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Donham, 88, is living in a small apartment community in Kentucky. She suffers from cancer, is legally blind and is receiving end of life hospitace care - and photos show her with oxygen tubes looped over her ears.
Asked if either would speak about Till and the events that destroyed and re-shaped the worlds of so many, her son, Thomas Bryant, 71, shook his head while Donham stood by silently.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman responsible for the lynching of 14-year-old black boy Emmett Till in 1955, was pictured by DailyMail.com for the first time in almost two decades after she was spotted at her Kentucky home last week. A grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict her on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter
Last week, DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Donham, 88, is living in a small apartment community in Kentucky
DailyMail.com can reveal Donham now suffers from cancer, is legally blind, and is receiving end of life hospice care in her apartment
Donham (left) was 21 and then known as Carolyn Bryant, when she accused 14-year-old Emmett Till (right) of whistling at her and making verbal and physical advances during an encounter at her family store in Money, Mississippi on August 24, 1955. Her allegations prompted her then-husband and brother-in-law to abduct and kill Till in one of the most barbaric lynchings in US history
The news that the grand jury had declined to charge Donham makes it increasingly unlikely that she will ever be prosecuted for her role in the events that led to Till´s death.
A group searching the basement of the Leflore County Courthouse in June discovered the unserved arrest warrant charging Donham, then-husband Roy Bryant and brother-in-law J.W. Milam in Till's abduction in 1955.
While the men were arrested and acquitted on murder charges in Till's subsequent slaying, Donham, 21 at the time and 87 now, was never taken into custody.
In an unpublished memoir obtained last month by The Associated Press, Donham said she was unaware of what would happen to the 14-year-old Till, who lived in Chicago and was visiting relatives in Mississippi when he was abducted, killed and tossed in a river.
She accused him of making lewd comments and grabbing her while she worked alone at a family store in Money, Mississippi.
Donham said in the manuscript that the men brought Till to her in the middle of the night for identification but that she tried to help the youth by denying it was him.
Despite being abducted at gunpoint from a family home by Roy Bryant and Milam, the 14-year-old identified himself to the men, she claimed.
Till's battered, disfigured body was found days later in a river, where it was weighted down with a heavy metal fan.
Donham's former husband, Bryant, who died in 1994, was ultimately acquitted of murder. Donham, however, managed to evade charges or any consequences in a case that shocked the world for its brutality.
The decision by Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, to open Till's casket for his funeral in Chicago demonstrated the horror of what had happened and added fuel to the civil rights movement.
Dressed in blue top and khaki slacks, Donham waited for a visit from her hospice nurse, greeting her at the door and waving her off with her little dog at her feet and the promise of seeing her 'next week' when DailyMail.com photographed her
Early last month, an unserved arrest warrant for Donham - pictured on the lawn of her husband's defense attorney's office in 1955 - was found in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse, prompting Till's family and activists to mobilize and call for justice
Donham, pictured with her two sons, Roy Jr and Thomas, and then-husband Roy Bryant in September 1955, had claimed Till, a whistled at her. In return, Bryant and his brother abducted him from his great-uncle's home four days later and killed him
Just four weeks ago, crowds of angry protesters descended on three addresses in Raleigh, North Carolina where they mistakenly believed Donham was living.
Chanting black power slogans, they gathered outside two residential addresses and even stormed a nursing facility, unaware that she left the town and the state some months earlier.
Their actions were spurred on by the discovery of an unserved warrant for Donham's arrest. It was found by a five-person search team led by Till's cousin Deborah Watts and her daughter Terri along with members from the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation.
They discovered the document inside a file folder that had been stored in a box in the basement of LeFlore County Circuit Court in Greenwood, Mississippi. Donham was identified only as 'Mrs. Roy Bryant.'
Watts said that when they found the warrant, she and her daughter, 'cried and hugged each other.'
'Justice,' she said, 'Has to be done.'
Issued on August 29, 1955, the warrant was based on the Sheriff's belief that Donham played a part in the kidnapping of Till, that she drove around the town of Money, Mississippi seeking him out and ultimately identified the terrified teen when he was brought to her on the night of Sunday August 28 that year, dragged from his bed, to be tortured and murdered by Donham's husband Roy and half-brother, John Milam.
A police note on the back of the warrant says that she wasn't arrested because she was not in the county.
Yet a local sheriff told reporters at the time that he didn't want to 'bother' her since she had two little boys to care for.
Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Bradley in 1950. Till, who was from Chicago, was visiting relatives in Mississippi during the summer of 1955 when he was brutally murdered
Friends restrain grief-stricken Mrs. Mamie Bradley (left) as her son's body is lowered into the grave after a four-day, open casket funeral on September 5, 1955
A plaque marks the gravesite of Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery in Aslip, Illinois. His murder in Money, Mississippi, helped spark the US civil rights movement
Law enforcement have not said if they plan to 'bother' the woman who is now living out her final days in relative seclusion many miles away, but the smart money says it is unlikely despite the Till family's calls for her arrest.
Instead, she lives out her days visited by caregivers, hospice nurses, and a chaplain whom DailyMail.com observed carrying a bible as he entered Donham's home.
If forgiveness is on her mind, it is never something Donham has publicly sought when it comes to her part in the Till's horrific death.
In fact, in her most recent version of the events leading up to Till's death – and there have been many – Donham attempted to absolve herself of any guilt.
Instead, in a memoir dictated to her former daughter-in-law and recently leaked, Donham claims that she lied in a bid to save Till and casts herself as a victim not perpetrator of the scene.
In the leaked 99-page document, 'I Am More Than A Wolf Whistle,' obtained by the Associated Press she wrote: 'I did not wish Emmett any harm and could not stop harm from coming to him, since I didn't know what was planned for him.'
She claimed: 'I have always prayed that God would bless Emmett's family. I am truly sorry for the pain his family was caused.
'I tried to protect him by telling Roy that, 'He's not the one. That's not him. Please take him home.'
But bizarrely, she claimed that Till himself told the violent racists who had abducted him that he had indeed catcalled her, stepping up to take blame in a way that defied all common sense.
As it was, according to Donham's early accounts, Emmett's only 'offense' was to wolf whistle at a white woman when he entered the grocery store that she ran with her husband who was out of town that day.
Just four weeks ago, crowds of angry protesters descended on three addresses in Raleigh, North Carolina in which they mistakenly believed Donham to be living, following the discovery of an unserved warrant for Donham's arrest
Activists taped 'eviction notices' to the addresses listed under Donham's public records
Last week MGM studios debuted the first trailer for their biopic 'Till' which will center on the character of Mamie who will be played by Danielle Deadwyler of 'The Harder They Fall,' fame. Whoopi Goldberg will also star.
In 2004, just one year after Mrs. Till's death, the Justice Department opened a cold case investigation into the killing to see if any more charges could be brought.
After three years of investigation, in 2007, then District Attorney Joyce Chiles of Greenwood empaneled a grand jury to hear the case against Donham and what amounted to extensive evidence, including thousands of pages of documents, some uncovered by filmmaker Keith Beauchamp.
The grand jury declined to bring any indictments.
Keith Beauchamp claimed to have found other suspects who were still alive and eyewitnesses who stated that Donham was in the truck when Till was abducted.
Speaking recently on the discovery of the Donham's unserved arrest warrant, Beauchamp said that as far as he was concerned Donham is a woman, 'who has been evading justice for over 66 years now.'
The only reason she was never served with that warrant, Beauchamp said, 'was because of the protection of white womanhood.'
In 2017 the book, 'The Blood of Emmett Till,' written by historian Timothy B Tyson, and including quotes from Donham whom Tyson interviewed for the work, muddied the waters still further, casting doubt on Donham's courtroom testimony.
In her interview with Tyson, the historian claimed, she recanted much of the account she had given under oath, sparking Till family hopes that a day of reckoning might finally have come for Donham.
The FBI investigated but Tyson could provide no recordings, transcript or even notes to back up this incendiary claim.
Unable to stand up the allegation in the face of the woman's denials, investigators ultimately closed the case in 2021 leaving the surviving members of the Till family, 'heartbroken' but 'not surprised.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11096343/Grand-jury-declines-indict-woman-Emmett-Till-killing.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-09T18:57:26Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11096343/Grand-jury-declines-indict-woman-Emmett-Till-killing.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
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