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FIFA are said to be considering a plan to allow Qatar to face Ecuador on November 20, meaning that the 2022 World Cup in Qatar could begin one day sooner than expected.
FIFA World Cup to get new kickoff date
The opening game for the 2022 World Cup was scheduled to hold on Monday, November 21.
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A group made up of FIFA president Gianni Infantino, and executives of the six continental football associations could decide in a matter of days.
Officials from Qatar and the South American soccer governing body CONMEBOL, have supported the idea to create a 29-day tournament rather than the long-planned 28.
The Qatari and Ecuadorian soccer federations have also been involved in the discussions.
What was the original plan for the World Cup?
The Netherlands are scheduled to take on Senegal at 1 pm local time in Doha on Monday, November 21: a game meant to kick off the World Cup.
Although hosts Qatar and Ecuador are also in Group A, their match was scheduled to begin six hours later on the same day.
After discussions with key European leagues that will continue to hold their club matches through November 13, FIFA agreed to a shorter, 28-day World Cup that requires four games to be played per day during the group stage, eliminating a Sunday start for the Qatar tournament.
With the new arrangement, the opening ceremony could now actually happen before the opening game, unlike the original plan that would have seen it happen before the third game.
Qatar to host the World for the first time
In December 2010, a controversial vote conducted by the FIFA executive committee saw Qatar defeat the United States, 14-8 to claim to hosting rights.
For the first time in the 92-year history of the competition, the 2022 World Cup will take place when it is not typically summer.
All previous 21 tournaments have been played between the end of May and the end of July.
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- BEACON study will evaluate bitopertin as a potential disease-modifying treatment for patients with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP)
- Key assessments include changes in protoporphyrin IX levels, safety, tolerability and measures of photosensitivity; preliminary data expected by 1H 2023
WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Disc Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutic candidates for the treatment of serious and debilitating hematologic diseases, announced today the initiation of BEACON, a phase 2 clinical study of bitopertin in patients with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP). Bitopertin is an oral, selective inhibitor of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) designed to modulate heme biosynthesis, and has been shown in preclinical studies to reduce accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), the toxic metabolite that causes disease pathology in EPP and XLP patients.
"The initiation of the BEACON phase 2 study is an important milestone as it marks the first time bitopertin will be evaluated as a potential, disease-modifying therapy in patients with porphyria. It builds upon our previous studies in animal models of EPP and XLP, which demonstrated that bitopertin can significantly reduce protoporphyrin IX," said John Quisel, JD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer at Disc Medicine. "This is the second development program that Disc has successfully advanced into patient studies in the past few months. I want to thank our entire team for the tremendous effort that has brought us to this point and for their tireless dedication to patients."
The BEACON Phase 2 study is a randomized, open-label, multiple dose clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bitopertin in patients with EPP or XLP. It is designed to enroll approximately 20 patients at sites in Australia. The study will primarily assess changes in levels of PPIX as well as the pharmacokinetic profile, safety and tolerability of bitopertin in EPP or XLP patients. It will also include measures of photosensitivity, daylight tolerance, pain and exploratory biomarkers of hepatobiliary disease. Patients will receive orally-administered bitopertin for 24 weeks at doses of either 20 mg once-daily or 60 mg once-daily. Upon completion of the 24-week treatment period, patients may continue on bitopertin for an additional 24 weeks.
"EPP and XLP are severe, debilitating and rare diseases that impact multiple dimensions of patients' lives, spanning severe and painful phototoxic reactions, complications of hepatobiliary disease, and a major toll on psychosocial development and quality of life. There is an immense need for novel therapies, particularly ones that address the underlying pathophysiology," said Robert Desnick, MD, Ph.D, Inaugural Chair Emeritus of the Department of Genetics and Genomics at Mount Sinai. "We are excited by the initiation of this clinical trial of bitopertin and its potential effects on PPIX, the molecular driver of these porphyrias and a major determinant of disease severity."
About Bitopertin
Bitopertin is a clinical-stage, orally administered inhibitor of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) that is designed to modulate heme biosynthesis. GlyT1 is a membrane transporter expressed on developing red blood cells and is required to supply sufficient glycine for heme biosynthesis and support erythropoiesis. The safety profile and effects of bitopertin on heme biosynthesis were previously established in a comprehensive clinical program comprising over 4,000 individuals across multiple clinical studies. Disc Medicine is planning to develop bitopertin as a potential treatment for a range of hematologic diseases beginning with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP). In preclinical models of EPP and XLP, bitopertin was shown to significantly decrease PPIX, a toxic intermediate of heme biosynthesis and which is the underlying cause of the disease.
Bitopertin is an experimental agent and is not approved for use as a therapy in any jurisdiction worldwide. Disc obtained global rights to bitopertin under a license agreement from Roche in May 2021.
About Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP)
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP) are rare, debilitating and potentially life-threatening diseases caused by mutations that affect heme biosynthesis, resulting in the accumulation of a toxic, photoactive intermediate called protoporphyrin IX (PPIX). This causes severe reactions when patients are exposed to sunlight, characterized by excruciating pain, edema, burning sensations and potential blistering and disfigurement. PPIX also accumulates in the hepatobiliary system and can result in complications including gallstones, cholestasis, and liver damage in 20-30% of patients and in extreme cases liver failure. Current standard of care involves extreme measures to avoid sunlight, including restricting outdoor activities to nighttime, use of protective clothing and opaque shields, and pain management. This has a significant impact on the psychosocial development, quality of life, and daily activities of patients, particularly in young children and families. There is currently no cure for EPP and only one FDA-approved therapy, a surgically implanted synthetic hormone designed to stimulate melanin production called Scenesse® (afamelanotide).
About Disc Medicine
Disc Medicine is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with hematologic disorders. We are building a portfolio of innovative, first-in-class therapeutic candidates that affect fundamental pathways of red blood cell biology. We are committed to developing treatments that empower and bring hope to the many patients who suffer from hematologic diseases. For more information, please visit www.discmedicine.com.
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Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the federal securities laws concerning the proposed transaction between Disc and Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (Gemini) and other matters, including Disc's expectations with respect to its BEACON clinical study. These forward-looking statements include express or implied statements relating to Disc's management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Disc, Gemini or the proposed transaction will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond Disc's control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the conditions to the closing of the transaction are not satisfied, including the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the transaction; the risk that the concurrent financing is not completed in a timely manner or at all; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the transaction and the ability of each of Gemini and Disc to consummate the transaction, including the concurrent financing; risks related to Gemini's continued listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market until closing of the proposed transaction; risks related to Gemini's and Disc's ability to correctly estimate their respective operating expenses and expenses associated with the transaction, as well as uncertainties regarding the impact any delay in the closing would have on the anticipated cash resources of the combined company upon closing and other events and unanticipated spending and costs that could reduce the combined company's cash resources; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the merger on Gemini's or Disc's business relationships, operating results and business generally; costs related to the merger; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Gemini, Disc or any of their respective directors or officers related to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; the ability of Gemini or Disc to protect their respective intellectual property rights; competitive responses to the transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; and legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction and other documents filed by Gemini from time to time with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of Disc's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties may in the future be amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and there may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Disc's forward-looking statements only speak as of the date they are made, and Gemini and Disc do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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This press release is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transaction or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained, the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange, of any such jurisdiction.
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Bank and credit union CEOs report on opportunities and business challenges in annual survey
MONETT, Mo., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Henry™ (NASDAQ: JKHY) announced today results from its annual Strategic Priorities Benchmark Study of strategic priorities for bank and credit union CEOs across the U.S.
More than 100 bank and credit union CEOs contributed to the annual study in the first quarter of this calendar year, representing financial institutions that range in asset size from $500 million to more than $10 billion.
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- Growing loans (67%), boosting operational efficiencies (44%), and adding digital products/features (39%) are the most important strategic priorities.
- When asked what their top three concerns are, respondents reported talent acquisition and retention (60%), net interest margin compression (49%), and fraud and security (41%). The biggest innovation concern was speed to market followed by resistance to change.
- The top competitive threats are fintechs (24%) and big tech firms (24%), followed by big banks (16%), and other community-based banks and credit unions (16%).
- 85% of the respondents said they plan to pursue a niche market to scale growth, differentiate in a crowded financial services market, and support local communities.
- The vast majority (79%) of respondents said their bank or credit union plans to increase technology spend over the next two years with digital banking, automation, and fraud and security technology being the highest investment priorities.
Jack Henry Chief Strategy Officer Gautam Sircar said, "The acceleration of change in the financial services sector is driven by many factors, including technology advancements, economic challenges, changes in consumer expectations, and shifting competition. Keeping the pulse on the most strategic items for bank and credit union CEOs is important to our strategy. As a well-rounded financial technology provider, Jack Henry is well-positioned to help community and regional financial institutions meet business challenges and the evolving needs of their accountholders through our own capabilities and access to more than 850 leading fintechs."
About Jack Henry
Jack Henry™ (Nasdaq: JKHY) is a well-rounded financial technology company that strengthens connections between financial institutions and the people and businesses they serve. We are an S&P 500 company that prioritizes openness, collaboration, and user centricity – offering banks and credit unions a vibrant ecosystem of internally developed modern capabilities as well as the ability to integrate with leading fintechs. For more than 45 years, Jack Henry has provided technology solutions to enable clients to innovate faster, strategically differentiate, and successfully compete while serving the evolving needs of their accountholders. We empower approximately 8,000 clients with people-inspired innovation, personal service, and insight-driven solutions that help reduce the barriers to financial health. Additional information is available at www.jackhenry.com.
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Healthcare marketers will benefit from cookieless execution through AIDRx, and can get audience quality guarantees and unique campaign insights through AdLift Rx
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare marketers are actively planning for 2023. Medicx Health is providing unique and valuable options for campaign execution in its 2023 proposals. Advertisers will be able to execute campaigns using Medicx Health's proprietary cookieless AIDRx technology, with an audience quality guarantee, and/or the inclusion of AdLift Rx for unique campaign insights to maximize the value of their marketing investment. Each of the these are detailed below.
First, one of the biggest challenges the industry is facing is the removal of 3rd party cookies by 2024. Medicx recently announced the launch of Advanced ID Resolution (AIDRx) to give healthcare marketers the option for cookieless campaign execution and the peace of mind that comes with it. For 2023 campaigns, advertisers will benefit from this cookieless AIDRx approach, unless they prefer to use the traditional cookie-based process.
Second, Medicx will provide audience quality (AQ) guarantees to clients that want them, measured by their vendor of choice. The unique patented audience development approach of Micro-Neighborhood® targeting provides the unparalleled ability to reach a brand's specific target patients. Medicx is able to guarantee either AQ or the cost per diagnosed patient reached based on very high confidence that it can reach those patients. Marketers can therefore have more certainty that their brand message is reaching their target patients efficiently to drive a greater return on their marketing investment.
Third, Medicx is including unique campaign insights from AdLift Rx™ for certain managed service campaigns. These insights include an understanding of who their campaign is reaching (e.g., AQ), what actions they take (e.g., visit a specialist, get Rx for brand), and why they take those actions (e.g., demographics, media channel preferences). This information can be used to optimize campaigns to maximize the return on investment for the advertising brand. No other vendors provide the extent of insights delivered by AdLift Rx.
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For more details on how these 2023 offerings apply to you and your brand, reach out to your Medicx client partner or through our website at https://medicxhealth.com/contact.
Medicx Health provides commercialization of data and analytics software and services that enable pharmaceutical and healthcare brands to insights and analytics to better profile, reach, engage and measure target audiences that maximize the value of our clients marketing investments. To learn more visit www.medicxhealth.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump will be questioned under oath Wednesday in the New York attorney general’s long-running civil investigation into his dealings as a real estate mogul, he confirmed in a post on his Truth Social account.
Trump’s testimony comes amid a flurry of legal activity surrounding him, taking place just days after FBI agents searched his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida as part of an unrelated federal probe into whether he took classified records when he left the White House.
The New York civil investigation, led by Attorney General Letitia James, involves allegations that Trump’s company, the Trump Organization, misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders and tax authorities.
“In New York City tonight. Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of the greatest Witch Hunt in U.S. history!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, invoking his oft-repeated claims about James, who is Black, and the investigation.
“My great company, and myself, are being attacked from all sides,” Trump added. “Banana Republic!”
Messages seeking comment were left with James’ office and with Trump’s lawyer.
Trump’s testimony is happening at a critical point in James’ investigation, midway through a pivotal week in his post-presidency.
In May, James’ office said that it was nearing the end of its probe and that investigators had amassed substantial evidence that could support legal action, such as a lawsuit, against Trump, his company or both.
The Republican billionaire’s deposition — a legal term for sworn testimony that’s not given in court — is one of the few remaining missing pieces, the attorney general’s office said.
Two of Trump’s adult children, Donald Jr. and Ivanka, testified in the investigation in recent days, two people familiar with the matter said. The people were not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
The Trumps’ testimony had initially been planned for last month but was delayed after the July 14 death of the former president’s ex-wife, Ivana Trump, the mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr. and another son, Eric Trump, who sat for a deposition in James’ investigation in 2020.
On Friday, the Trump Organization and its longtime finance chief, Allen Weisselberg, will be in court seeking dismissal of tax fraud charges brought against them last year in the Manhattan district attorney’s parallel criminal probe.
James, a Democrat, has said in court filings that her office has uncovered “significant” evidence that Trump’s company “used fraudulent or misleading asset valuations to obtain a host of economic benefits, including loans, insurance coverage, and tax deductions.”
James alleges the Trump Organization exaggerated the value of its holdings to impress lenders or misstated what land was worth to slash its tax burden, pointing to annual financial statements given to banks to secure favorable loan terms and to financial magazines to justify Trump’s place among the world’s billionaires.
The company even exaggerated the size of Trump’s Manhattan penthouse, saying it was nearly three times its actual size — a difference in value of about $200 million, James’ office said.
Trump has denied the allegations, explaining that seeking the best valuations is a common practice in the real estate industry. He says James’ investigation is part of a politically motivated “witch hunt” and that her office is “doing everything within their corrupt discretion to interfere with my business relationships, and with the political process.”
“THERE IS NO CASE!” Trump said in a February statement, after Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron ruled that James’ office had “the clear right” to question Trump and other principals in his company.
While James has explored suing Trump or his company, the Manhattan district attorney’s office has long pursued a parallel criminal investigation.
That probe had appeared to be progressing toward a possible criminal indictment, but slowed after a new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, took office in January.
A grand jury that had been hearing evidence disbanded. The top prosecutor who had been handling the probe resigned after Bragg raised questions internally about the viability of the case.
Bragg has said his investigation is continuing, which means that Trump could invoke his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and decline to answer questions from James’ investigators.
According to the subpoena issued by James’ office, Trump was to appear in person at the attorney general’s office, located in a Manhattan office tower that has doubled as the fictional conglomerate Waystar Royco’s headquarters on HBO’s “Succession.”
As vociferous as Trump has been in defending himself in written statements and on the rally stage, legal experts say the same strategy could backfire in a deposition setting because anything he says could potentially be used against him or his company in the criminal investigation. No former president has even been charged with a crime.
In fighting to block the subpoenas, lawyers for the Trumps argued New York authorities were using the civil investigation to get information for the criminal probe and that the depositions were a ploy to avoid calling them before a criminal grand jury, where state law requires they be given immunity.
Last summer, spurred by evidence uncovered by James’ office, Manhattan prosecutors filed charges against Weisselberg and the Trump Organization. Prosecutors said Weisselberg collected more than $1.7 million in off-the-books compensation.
Weisselberg and the company have pleaded not guilty.
Weisselberg and Eric Trump each invoked the Fifth Amendment more than 500 times when questioned by James’ lawyers during separate depositions in 2020, according to court papers.
The former president could choose to do the same, but it’s likely “he’ll claim lack of knowledge on many questions,” New York University law professor Stephen Gillers said.
That could be a successful strategy, since Trump is known as more of a “big-picture guy” Gillers said. “So he’ll answer the big-picture questions and those answers will be general enough to keep him out of trouble, or so his lawyers will hope.”
“On the other hand, his impetuosity makes him a lawyer’s nightmare and his overconfidence may lead him astray. Whoever questions him will encourage that,” the professor added.
Once her investigation wraps up, James could decide to bring a lawsuit and seek financial penalties against Trump or his company, or even a ban on them being involved in certain types of businesses.
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Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.
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DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) _ Wendy's Co. (WEN) on Wednesday reported second-quarter profit of $48.2 million.
On a per-share basis, the Dublin, Ohio-based company said it had net income of 22 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 24 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 22 cents per share.
The hamburger chain posted revenue of $537.8 million in the period, which missed Street forecasts. Nine analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $541.3 million.
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National awards program recognizes outstanding efforts to honor veterans and their families
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The mission of Wreaths Across America (WAA) is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and their families, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Although the organization is best known for laying veterans' wreaths on headstones of our fallen each December on Wreaths Across America Day (December 17th this year), the WAA mission is year-round and supported by the efforts of thousands of dedicated local volunteers throughout the country.
Each year, WAA recognizes some truly outstanding individuals with its national Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn awards. Each award recipient is chosen from recommendations by our volunteer base and staff, culminating in an extensive review process by the WAA Executive Leadership Team. Other awards include the Jim Prout Spirit of Giving Award which is chosen by the WAA Logistics Team based on recommendations from professional truck drivers, volunteers and staff, and the Founder's Award which is an honor bestowed by the organization's Founder, Morrill Worcester, for appreciation of outstanding contributions in the effort to honor our nation's veterans. These two additional awards will be presented later this year.
On Saturday, August 6th, as part of its annual Stem to Stone event, WAA recognized this year's Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn Award recipients.
And the winners are:
REMEMBER Award: Given to an individual or group who REMEMBERS the fallen and their sacrifice in a way that goes above and beyond. This year's recipient is Richard "Richie" Poirier of Maine.
Corporal (ret) Poirier of Bravo Company 2nd 34th Mechanical Infantry Division of the United States Army served his country between 1983 and 1985. Following the events of 9/11, Poirier moved into a role of community service, helping to raise funds for people in need, coordinating blood drives, and served as a local Fire chief in Maine. In 2015, his most satisfying community project was building a display case for a piece of steel that originally came from the twin towers in New York for the Wreaths Across America Museum. Recently, Poirier helped complete renovation work on the newly completed Gold Star Family History and Hospitality House located next door to Wreaths Across America's headquarters. This 1800's home features period rooms that honor many eras of American service, bravery, and sacrifice.
HONOR Award: Given annually to an individual or group who HONORS those who serve and their families in a way that supports the Wreaths Across America mission. This year's recipient is Cyndi Valencia of Illinois.
As a proud descendent of Revolutionary War patriots, Cyndi has made it her personal mission to Honor our present and past veterans. For over two decades, she has been volunteering for numerous causes including Operation Care package, the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad and support committee, Grateful Nation Remembers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois Children of the American Revolution, Honor Flight Chicago, and many others through the years.
TEACH Award: Given annually to an individual or group who has made a large contribution in TEACHING the next generation to Remember and Honor those who serve in our nation's military. This year's recipient is Cindy Tatum of Tennessee.
Cindy Tatum became a Gold Star Mother on December 24, 2007, when her son, Cpl. Daniel Lee Tatum, USMC, who had served two deployments in Iraq, was killed outside of Camp Pendleton in an automobile/train collision. Approximately two years later, Cindy knew she had to "do" something to help keep the memory of her son's service alive. In 2009, Cindy joined American Gold Star Mothers in her home state of TN. Cindy served on the National Executive Board of AGSM from 2013-2021 and served as the 2020-21 National President. She retired as an educator in May 2020, after spending 26 years as a Government and Economics teacher at Milan High School.
Cindy was delighted when she was approached by Wreaths Across America and asked to help develop a curriculum for the Teach component of the Mission. The programs she developed for teachers in their classrooms, from Kindergarten through Senior year of high school, can be found at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/teach. Cindy lives in Milan, TN, with her husband of 39 years Andy, and her service dog Linus. They have two adult children and four wonderful grandchildren.
LEARN Award: Given semi-annually to a young individual who has LEARNED, and understands, the Wreaths Across America mission and incorporates it into their young life. This year's recipient is 11-year-old Trevor Geer of Maryland.
Despite the challenges associated with concerns over a pandemic, for the past few years Trevor Geer found a way to overcome these obstacles and still manage to honor over 500 fallen service members buried in four cities along the Chesapeake Bay. He attended his first wreath-laying ceremony at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery at the age of six, Trevor remembers being upset that some headstone did not have a veteran's wreath to honor the interred. He said, "The people who fought for us is what made the country what it is today, and they deserve a wreath."
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SNOHOMISH, Wash. (AP) — A Red Flag Warning was issued for portions of western Washington on Wednesday due to the threat of thunderstorms amid dry conditions.
The warning issued by the National Weather Service is in effect from 2 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesday, KING5 reported.
Affected areas include the eastern sides of Snohomish, Skagit, and Whatcom counties, along with areas near the coast on the Olympic Peninsula from Hoquiam north to Neah Bay. The National Weather Service warns lightning strikes in areas with dry conditions can quickly cause fires.
“Thunderstorms can also bring sudden sharp wind shifts on existing fires, causing rapid changes in a fire’s rate of spread and direction of spread,” the Weather Service warns. “Thunderstorm outflow winds can be a threat for several hours following the start of a new lightning-cause fire.”
Thunderstorm activity will “generally pick up in the early afternoon,” weather officials said. However, activity is possible in the morning.
There are currently no major wildfires burning in western Washington. Three larger wildfires are burning east of the Cascades, including Cow Canyon, Vantage Highway and Williams Lake fires. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Red-Flag-Warning-issued-for-Western-Washington-17363881.php | 2022-08-10T12:45:39Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Red-Flag-Warning-issued-for-Western-Washington-17363881.php | true |
FBI agents, Garland and Wray see increased death threats after Trump Mar-a-Lago raid: sources
DOJ chiefs, FBI agents see uptick in threats online, sources say
FBI agents, as well as U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, are experiencing an uptick in death threats in the wake of the raid at former President Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, according to sources speaking with Fox News.
Authorities monitoring social media posts are spotting a significant increase in death threats aimed towards agents, Wray and Garland. These threats are reported to continue at a steady pace online.
FBI/DOJ security procedures are not made public, and both Garland and Wray travel with armed security. Still, Fox News is told there are discussions to potentially increase their security.
Meanwhile, members of the federal law enforcement community across the country are beginning to grow privately frustrated with the chief law enforcement officer of the country, Garland.
TRUMP DENOUNCES FBI FOR COURT-APPROVED MAR-A-LAGO RAID, AND GARLAND'S MAJOR MISTAKE
The attorney general has remained silent since the search of the former president’s Florida home, and there's been more frustration with Garland than Wray, according to sources.
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Canadian guitarist Gord Lewis, 65, of punk rock band Teenage Head is found dead in his Ontario home after being 'murdered by his son, 41, who emailed media outlets to reveal his father was dead'
- Gord Lewis, 65, the co-founding member of the punk rock band Teenage Head, was found dead at his apartment in Hamilton, Ontario, by police officers
- His son Jonathon Lewis was arrested and charged with second-degree murder
- Gord's brother Brian said the family is 'devastated and conflicted' by his death
Canadian punk rock guitarist Gord Lewis has been found dead in his Ontario home after he was allegedly murdered by his 41-year-old son.
Gord, 65, the co-founding member of the punk rock band Teenage Head, was found dead at his apartment in Hamilton, Ontario, by police officers on Sunday.
His son, Jonathon Lewis, 41, has since been arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Police indicated that Gord had been dead for two or three days before he was found by officers because they were not able to identify him initially because of the 'level of decomposition' to the body, reports CBC Hamilton.
Hamilton Detective Sara Beck said police had attended Gord's apartment after they had been told that a number of emails had been sent to a series of media outlets with information about a dead person.
The emails were sent on Sunday to local news outlet CBC Hamilton by Jonathon Lewis stating that his father was dead, according to the site.
Gord co-founded Teenage Head with his bandmates Frankie Venom, who died in 2008, Steve Mahon and Nick Stipanitz. The band found fame in Canada during the early 1980s.
Gord Lewis, 65, the co-founding member of the punk rock band Teenage Head, was found dead at his apartment in Hamilton, Ontario, by police officers on Sunday
Gord co-founded Teenage Head with his bandmates Frankie Venom, who died in 2008, Steve Mahon and Nick Stipanitz. The band found fame in Canada during the early 1980s. Pictured: Canadian punk band Teenage Head backstage at a club in Toronto, Canada, summer 1977. Steve Mahon (Bass), Gord Lewis (Guitar) Nick Stipanitz (Drums), Frankie Venom (Vocals)
Gord's brother Brian told CBC that the family is 'devastated and conflicted' by his death.
'It's the loss of a beloved brother and a very complicated situation,' he said. Brian described Gord as 'gentle, artistic, musically inspirational, loving and loyal'.
Police said it appeared that Gord and Jonathon had been living together.
'Jonathon was arrested shortly after police arrived at the apartment building, Beck said, adding that he lived at the apartment but it belonged to Gord.
Beck said the incident was 'isolated' and police are not looking for additional suspects, reports the Hamilton Spectator.
Beck said police discovered Lewis' body inside his home and said he had 'injuries consistent with foul play'.
'We are continuing to seek out witnesses and reviewing video in the area,' Beck added.
Beck said police believe they know the victim's identity, but they must carry out an autopsy for a 'positive confirmation' due to the 'level of decomposition'.
Gord's death was confirmed by the band on Monday, who said they were 'heartbroken'.
Canadian punk rock guitarist Gord Lewis has been found dead in his Ontario home after he was allegedly murdered by his 41-year-old son
'We are heartbroken and still trying to process the loss of our friend, bandmate and brother Gord Lewis,' the band said in a post on Instagram.
'Our hearts are with his family and all that knew him and loved him. Gord was a force and an inspiration to many. You were taken from us far too soon.'
Teenage Head was formed in 1975 and reached fame in Canada with their songs including 'Let's Shake' and 'Some Kinda Fun'. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11098663/Canadian-guitarist-Gord-Lewis-65-dead-Ontario-home-murdered-son.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-10T12:48:25Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11098663/Canadian-guitarist-Gord-Lewis-65-dead-Ontario-home-murdered-son.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
Liz Truss summons Chinese ambassador Zheng Zeguang to Foreign Office for a dressing down over Beijing's 'increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric' towards Taiwan
- Zheng Zeguang has been summoned to he Foreign Office for a chat over Taiwan
- Beijing reacted explosively to visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week
- Ms Truss said Communist war games were a threat to regional stability
Liz Truss has hauled in China's ambassador to Britain for a dressing down over what she said was Beijing's increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric' towards Taiwan.
Zheng Zeguang has been summoned to he Foreign Office for a chat about the wide-ranging military drills around the island by the People's National Liberation Army last week.
The Communist regime reacted explosively to a visit to Taiwan - which is claimed by China by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
In a statement today Ms Truss said the war games and threats endangered regional stability.
'The UK and partners have condemned in the strongest terms China's escalation in the region around Taiwan, as seen through our recent G7 statement,' she said.
'I instructed officials to summon the Chinese ambassador to explain his country's actions.
'We have seen increasingly aggressive behaviour and rhetoric from Beijing in recent months, which threaten peace and stability in the region.
'The United Kingdom urges China to resolve any differences by peaceful means, without the threat or use of force or coercion.'
Zheng Zeguang has been summoned to he Foreign Office for a chat about the wide-ranging military drills around the island by the People's National Liberation Army last week.
In a statement today Ms Truss said the war games and threats were a threat to regional stability.
China held six days of military drills around Taiwan that will cross into its territorial waters in what Taipei called a serious breach of international norms
The drills were announced in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visiting the island, becoming the most-senior US politician to do so since 1997
When pelosi visited Taipei last week, Mr Zheng vowed 'severe consequences' if British politicians did the same.
At a press conference he warned Britain not to 'follow the US's footsteps'.
Responding to remarks about China by Mr Sunak and Ms Truss, he also urged British politicians to 'be realistic' about the fundamentals of bilateral relations.
The Truss leadership campaign has previously highlighted her role as Foreign Secretary in helping 'lead the international response to increased Chinese aggression' and 'this will only continue when she becomes prime minister'.
And today a source said: 'Liz is the candidate who will keep Britain safe, take a tough line with dictators and ensure we play a leading role on the world stage.' | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11098969/Liz-Truss-summons-Chinese-ambassador-Beijings-aggressive-behaviour-Taiwan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-10T12:48:50Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11098969/Liz-Truss-summons-Chinese-ambassador-Beijings-aggressive-behaviour-Taiwan.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
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Lots of laughs for only man in audience at Edinburgh Fringe Festival show
By Liam Barnes
BBC News
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A man from Leicester is seeing the funny side of things after he was the only audience member to turn up to a comedy gig at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Mike Cass said he was surprised to be the sole person attending a gig by Scottish stand-up Robin Grainger.
They went on to enjoy an unforgettable evening in each other's company.
Mr Grainger has now received a boost in ticket sales after the tale of his show vent viral on social media.
I saw @RobinGrainger on Friday night, the only person in the audience. He made me laugh so hard, I loved it. I go and see @des_clarke today and one of his guests was Robin telling the story of his only audience member. I feel I should start the #RobibGraingerAppreciationSociety https://t.co/VRJTlmCvVO
— Mike Cass (@MikeCassRadio) August 7, 2022
Mr Cass said there was only one woman in the audience apart from him, but unlike him she was no ordinary member of the public looking to enjoy a new act.
"Robin comes on stage and says 'this is going to be really awkward, that's my girlfriend'," he told BBC Radio Leicester's breakfast show.
"I thought that's either a brilliant opener, or this is going to be really awkward."
'Amazing' atmosphere
Mr Cass said he was offered a refund or tickets for another night by Mr Grainger, but when he refused the comedian gamely carried on with his act.
"I've got friends who have done stand-up, I've got friends who have put on plays at various theatres, and I know how hard it is to get an audience and the money that it costs to do it, so there was no way I was going to take my money back," he said.
"His girlfriend was the one who decided to go ahead and do it, and it has been the funniest things I've seen in ages.
"It was just like a great night out - the atmosphere was amazing.
"By the end of it there were tears rolling down my face."
After their intimate gig, the pair bumped into each once again when Mr Grainger recounted the story on another show, not knowing Mr Cass was in the crowd.
As the comedian's star rises off the back of the bizarre event, his one-man audience wishes him all the best.
"To stand up there and give it your all for just one person in front of you... it must have been terrifying for him at times, but I'm so glad he did it," Mr Cass said.
"I really enjoyed it, and he deserves all the success that his one-man show got."
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Energy crisis is worse than Covid - pub owner
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The spiralling cost of energy is worse than the Covid pandemic for the hospitality industry, according to one Scottish pub owner.
Mikey Lennon said his electricity bill for the King's Arms in Fenwick, East Ayrshire, has risen from £960 a month to more than £3,300.
The gas bill has jumped by £1,200 in the last three months.
Without immediate government action, he fears businesses like his will be forced to turn off the lights for good.
It came as consumer expert Martin Lewis warned that the situation with domestic energy bills was a "national crisis" on the scale of the Covid pandemic.
Mr Lennon told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland that trying to shield customers from price rises was pushing his business to the brink.
"We have absorbed a lot of the cost ourselves trying to not put prices up and push rises on to customers, but with the current climate we find it increasingly hard," he said.
"It is already apparent it is more difficult than Covid. We thought that was going to be the worst thing that was ever going to happen to the hospitality industry.
"In the pandemic, there was a lot of support, funding and grants to get our industry through Covid and right now there is nothing - not even the right conversations happening from the right people.
"There is no price cap for commercial units' utilities and we can't see where it is going to stop."
The pub is the hub of the village of 1,500 people and Mr Lennon and co-owner Gareth Kelly feel that pulling the shutters down on the only place to meet would be devastating.
"This can't continue," said Mr Lennon. "The sad truth is that businesses are going to be pushed under if these costs don't get under control very quickly."
Colin Wilkinson, the managing director of the Scottish Licenced Trade Association, has called for the introduction of an energy price cap for commercial businesses.
He said: "We are deeply concerned. Many businesses are saying this is worse because there is no financial support as there was with Covid. That wasn't enough, but it was something.
"We are hearing talk of businesses closing over winter. Energy bills are increasing threefold.
"They are trying to absorb it, and are conscious that customers are also looking at a severe reduction in disposable income.
"We need a price cap for commercial businesses, and a realistic cap for commercial rates. The government needs to support businesses through this."
Emergency meeting
Energy Minister Michael Matheson said the Scottish government was doing what it could to lessen the impact of price rises for the most vulnerable, but that more significant financial help over energy had to come from with Westminster.
He said: "There are a limited range of actions we can take because we don't control many of the levers that are necessary to tackle this issue.
Earlier this week, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote to Boris Johnson to request an "emergency meeting" over the cost of living crisis.
She told the prime minister only the UK government could access resources "on the scale required".
Mr Matheson said he supported an increase in the windfall tax on energy companies.
The UK government said in May that oil and gas companies would be taxed an additional 25% for the next 12 months to help households with rising bills.
However Boris Johnson has said he has no plans to introduce a windfall tax on the profits of electricity firms before he steps down as prime minister.
Mr Matheson said: "We have just seen significant profits that many in the oil and gas sector are making. I think we have to look at how we can use some of those significant profits to help alleviate some the burden our lowest income households are facing.
"We want to work with the UK government on a four nations basis to put together a package of measures.
"We can't get into a situation where we are facing an unprecedented crisis of this nature that none of us have experienced in the past 40 or 50 years, where the UK government simply fails to take forward the interventions individual households will need to get through this winter.
"We are not just facing a situation where households will face a choice of heat or eat, I fear we will face people losing their lives."
The UK government said Scotland had been granted record funding levels. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-62485861 | 2022-08-10T12:55:15Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-62485861 | false |
Medicalgorithmics has received FDA approval in the U.S. for its proprietary next generation system in ECG signal analysis called DeepRhytmAI.
WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a cloud-based Artificial Intelligence algorithm that classifies ECG signals. Without excessive human involvement, DeepRhytmAI is able to recognize a wide range of arrhythmia disorders for a more quick and accurate patient diagnosis. DeepRhytmAI is designed for use with the Company's devices but can be integrated with solutions of other providers, as well.
Based on the Company's data, once DeepRhytmAI is integrated with the next generation of PocketECG system (under development) it could cut down the work needed to classify ECG signal by about 50%.
"Our technology which we use to diagnose arrhythmias based on analysis of ECG signal data collected through our PocketECG device has so far been recognized as providing the highest arrhythmia detection rate. The cloud-based artificial intelligence algorithm DeepRhytmAI, allows us to take advantage of our proprietary technology to create an even better tool for both doctors and patients. In terms of technology our goal continues to be a new ecosystem that will integrate devices and software. The new platform called NextGen will provide patients and doctors with cloud solutions, new devices, technology and algorithmics that will enable faster and cheaper ways for patient diagnosis," says Maciej Gamrot, Board Member and CFO, Medicalgorithmics S.A.
"Currently, technicians still need to be heavily involved in the key parts of the analysis process and that lengthens the analysis and increases its cost. However, thanks to DeepRhytmAI technology we will be able to automate an even greater part of the ECG analysis process to make it quicker. Perhaps it will not eliminate the human factor entirely from the ECG data analysis, but will significantly reduce human involvement and that certainly pleases our customers and business partners, and ultimately leads to better and faster patient diagnosis," says Jaroslaw Jerzakowski, Board Member, Medicalgorithmics S.A.
DeepRhytmAI will be accessible to business partners who use its devices together with the next generation PocketECG system not earlier than in the second half of 2023.
Medicalgorithmics operates in the industry of advanced telemetry for medicine. The Group provides solutions for cardiac diagnostics, especially in the area of ECG signal analysis. Its services are available in several countries and continents of the world, including North America, Asia, Europe and Australia.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.
The reshuffle, second in just 10 months since Kishida took office, followed his July election victory that had been expected to ensure long-term stability until 2025. But Abe’s shocking assassination on July 8 and its impact on politics increased uncertainty as public support for Kishida’s Cabinet plunged.
Kishida said it was important to gain people’s trust and that the new Cabinet included only those who agreed to strictly review their ties to the church and help the victims of the allegedly fraudulent religious businesses.
“We have to be careful about our relationship with an organization that has known social problems so that they won’t raise suspicions among the public,” Kishida said.
A survey released Monday by the NHK public television showed support for Kishida’s Cabinet fell to 46% from 59%.
Most of the respondents said they think politicians have not sufficiently explained their ties to the Unification Church. Kishida’s plan to hold a state funeral for Abe has also split public opinion because of Abe’s archconservative stance on national security and wartime history.
“The Cabinet reshuffle was damage control” to divert the public’s attention from the Unification Church scandal, political analyst Atsuo Ito told a TBS talk show.
Abe was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech two days before the parliamentary election. Police and media reports say the suspect targeted Abe over suspected ties to the Unification Church, which the man hated because his mother’s massive financial donations to the church ruined his family.
Abe, in his video message to the church affiliate the Universal Peace Foundation, in September 2021, praised its work toward peace on the Korean Peninsula and its focus on family values. Some experts say Abe’s video appearance may have motived the suspect.
The ties between the church and Japan’s governing party go back to Abe’s grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who served as prime minister and shared U.S. concerns over the spread of communism in Japan in the 1960s.
The church since the 1980s has faced accusations of devious recruitment and brainwashing of its adherents into making huge donations. Critics say the church has contributed votes to lift borderline candidates to election victories, while allegedly pushing their opposition to equal rights for women and sexual minorities to be reflected on government policies.
On Wednesday, Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the church, which now calls itself the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, told a news coference that the church-related UPF that Abe was linked to is more politically active and involved in election campaigns.
But he denied any “political interference” with specific parties and said that Kishida’s call for his party members to distance themselves from the church was “regrettable.”
Tanaka said the church and its affiliate groups have naturally developed closer ties with the Liberal Democratic Party conservatives than others because of their shared anti-communist stance.
“We’ve worked together with politicians who have clear views against communism in order to build a better country,” Tanaka said. “We are pursuing the activity not only in Japan but as part of our global network against communism.”
Kishida denied the church’s “inappropriate influence” on government policies.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, who retained his post, announced the new Cabinet, including five ministers who kept their posts, another five who were brought back and nine first-timers.
Seven ministers who acknowledged their ties to the church were removed. They include Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, Abe’s younger brother, who said that church followers were volunteers in his past election campaigns, and Public Safety Commission Chairman Satoshi Ninoyu, who attended an event organized by a church-related organization.
Several newly appointed ministers said they had given donations and had others links to the church in the past, triggering criticism from opposition leaders.
Japanese Communist Party senior lawmaker Akira Koike said the reshuffle failed to cover up the Unification Church ties. “It only showed the LDP’s deep ties to the church because they cannot form a Cabinet if they exclude lawmakers linked to the church.”
Kishida said the main purpose of the reshuffle was to “break through one of biggest postwar crises” such as the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, growing tensions between China and self-ruled Taiwan and Russia’s war on Ukraine. He said that bolstering Japan’s military capability and spending was a top priority.
Kishi was replaced by former Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, and Taro Kono, who previously served as a vaccination tsar during the pandemic as well as foreign and defense minister, returned to the Cabinet as digital minister.
Along with Matsuno, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Economy Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa, Transportation Minister Tetsuo Saito, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki also kept their jobs.
Economy and Trade Minister Koici Hagiuda, who also had church ties, was shifted to head the party policy research committee and replaced by former Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura. Katsunobu Kato was appointed health minister for the third time, tasked with coronavirus measures.
The new Cabinet suggested Kishida tasked veterans with key portfolios such as diplomacy, defense, economic security and pandemic measures while carefully keeping a power balance among party wings to solidify unity amid growing speculation of a power struggle within Abe’s faction.
Despite criticism that Japanese politics is dominated by older men, the majority of the Cabinet members are still men older than 60, with only two women.
They include Sanae Takaichi, an ultra-conservative close to Abe who was appointed economic security minister, and Keiko Nagaoka, a first-timer who became education minister and replaced Shinsuke Suematsu, who also acknowledged his Unification Church links.
Gender Minister Seiko Noda, who admitted to sending a message to a church-related group’s event in 2001 that was attended by her aide, was replaced by Masanobu Ogura in his first Cabinet post. | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/world-news/ap-international/japan-pm-to-name-new-cabinet-shifting-some-over-church-ties/ | 2022-08-10T12:58:02Z | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/world-news/ap-international/japan-pm-to-name-new-cabinet-shifting-some-over-church-ties/ | true |
Negotiators work to free 2 Americans the U.S. says are wrongfully detained in Russia
Negotiators work to free 2 Americans the U.S. says are wrongfully detained in Russia
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Robinhood Markets, Inc. (HOOD) operates as an online discount brokerage company offering zero-commission trading services on several U.S.-listed securities. The company provides a web- and mobile-based platform that makes buying and selling stocks simple and seemingly free. The company has net cumulative funded accounts of 22.9 million and 14 million monthly active users.
HOOD became wildly popular during the height of the pandemic among millennial and Gen Z traders. Several HOOD users bet on meme stocks to generate massive gains from their short squeezes. Despite weak fundamentals, many stocks traded on its platform soared to unsustainable prices solely based on social-media hype surrounding them.
However, HOOD has recently incurred significant losses as cryptocurrency prices declined and the stock market plunged on fears of record-high inflation, the Fed’s hawkish stance, and the possibility of a recession. The company’s net revenues declined 44% year-over-year to $318 million, and its net loss stood at $295 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022.
Since all stocks traded on HOOD’s platform are not fundamentally sound, investors should be judicious while investing in them. It could be wise to buy HOOD stock Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) and hold Ford Motor Company (F), given their fundamental strength. However, PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL) is not well-positioned to survive the macroeconomic headwinds. So, it is best avoided now.
Stock to Buy:
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)
MSFT is a leading American multinational technology company that develops, licenses, and markets computer software, services, electronic devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Productivity and Business Processes; Intelligent Cloud; and More Personal Computing.
On August 4, MSFT and Volpara Health Technologies, a global health technology software leader providing an integrated platform for personalized breast care, collaborated to accelerate the creation of a solution that detects and quantifies breast arterial calcifications (BAC).
Integrating Microsoft Azure Machine Learning, part of the Azure AI platform, might help improve Volpara’s BAC model and data processing.
On July 20, MSFT and Oracle Corp (ORCL) announced the general availability of Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure. With this new offering, MSFT’s customers could get direct, streamlined access to Oracle Database services in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
MSFT announced Microsoft Viva Sales in June, a new seller experience application. Viva Sales works with any seller’s CRM to automate data entry and brings AI-powered intelligence to sellers in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams. This will allow sellers to personalize their customer engagements more seamlessly toward faster deal closure. This new offering might boost the company’s revenues.
MSFT’s revenue increased 12.4% year-over-year to $51.87 billion, and its gross margin grew 10.2% year-over-year to $35.44 billion in the fiscal 2022 fourth quarter ended June 30, 2022. Its operating income improved 7.5% from the prior-year period to $20.53 billion. The company’s net income and EPS came in at $16.74 billion and $2.23, up 1.7% and 2.8%, respectively, year-over-year.
The consensus revenue estimate of $220.58 billion for its fiscal year 2023 (ending June 2023) represents an increase of 11.3% from the previous year. The consensus EPS estimate of $10.22 for the ongoing year indicates an 11% year-over-year rise. MSFT has surpassed the consensus revenue and EPS estimates in three of the trailing four quarters.
The stock has gained 7.6% over the past month to close the last trading session at $282.30.
MSFT’s POWR Ratings reflect a strong outlook. The stock has an overall rating of B, which translates to a Buy in our proprietary rating system. The POWR Ratings assess stocks by 118 different factors, each with its own weighting.
MSFT has a grade of B for Stability and Quality. It is ranked #11 of 55 stocks in the Software – Business industry. Click here to see MSFT’s POWR Ratings for Growth, Value, Sentiment, and Momentum.
Stock to Hold:
Ford Motor Company (F)
F develops, manufactures, markets, and sells a wide range of Ford cars, trucks, utility vehicles, electrified vehicles, and Lincoln luxury vehicles worldwide. The company operates through three business segments: Automotive; Mobility; and Ford Credit. It services retail and commercial customers, including automotive deals, leasing companies, rental car companies, and governments.
Yesterday, F reopened order banks for the next wave of reservation holders of the famous F-150 Lightning with new improvements, such as boosting its standard range battery models to an EPA-estimated range of 240 miles and adding Pro Trailer Hitch Assist Technology. This is expected to boost the company’s revenues.
Also, on July 28, F unveiled the 2023 Ford F-150® Lightning™ Pro Special Service Vehicle, America’s first electric pickup truck purpose-based for police. The 2023 Ford F-150 Lightning Pro SSV blends Built Ford Tough® power and performance with the vehicle’s high-tech electric platform and innovation with Ford Pro’s real-time software and support. The new launch might accelerate the company’s growth and profitability.
However, F is highly dependent on its suppliers, and a shortage of critical components, including semiconductors and raw materials, could disrupt the company’s production. In addition, F’s vehicles could be affected by defects that result in delays in new model launches or increased warranty costs. A recession or significant geopolitical events could adversely affect the sales volumes in any of F’s key markets.
In the fiscal 2022 second quarter ended June 30, 2022, F’s revenues increased 50.2% year-over-year to $40.19 billion. Its operating income amounted to $2.87 billion, compared to a $22 million loss in the prior-year period. The company’s net income and earnings per share attributable to F came in at $638 million and $0.16, up 15.4% and 14.3%, respectively, year-over-year.
However, as of June 30, 2022, F’s cash and cash equivalents came in at $19.52 billion, compared to $20.54 billion as of December 31, 2021.
Analysts expect F’s EPS to grow 30.4% year-over-year to $2.07 for its fiscal year 2022, ending December 2022. The $146.54 billion consensus revenue estimate for the ongoing year represents a 16.2% rise from the last year. The company has topped the consensus revenue EPS estimates in three of the trailing four quarters.
The stock has gained 31.5% over the past month to close the last trading session at $15.19. However, it has declined 30.2% year-to-date.
F’s overall C rating equates to a Neutral in our proprietary rating system. The stock has a B grade for Growth and Value. It has a grade of C for Momentum, Sentiment, and Quality and a D for Stability.
Within the Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers industry, the stock is ranked #22 of 66 stocks. Click here to get access to POWR Ratings for F.
Stock to Sell:
PayPal Holdings, Inc. (PYPL)
PYPL is a leading American digital payment company. The company operates a technology platform that allows digital payments on behalf of consumers and merchants worldwide. PYPL offers payment solutions under the names of PayPal, PayPal Credit, Venmo, Xoom, Hyperwallet, Zettle, Honey, and Braintree. The company operates in approximately 200 markets and 100 currencies.
On May 16, PYPL priced its $3 billion senior notes offering, consisting of a $500 million aggregate principal amount of 3.9% notes due 2027, $1 billion of 4.4% notes due 2032, $1 billion of 5.05% notes due 2052, and $500 million of 5.25% notes due 2062. The note offering is expected to increase the company’s debt and interest.
In the fiscal 2022 second quarter ended June 30, 2022, PYPL’s operating expenses increased 18.2% year-over-year to $6.04 billion. Its non-GAAP operating income declined 21.3% year-over-year to $1.30 billion. In addition, the company’s non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per share came in at $1.08 billion and $0.93, down 20.8% and 19.1%, respectively, from the prior-year period.
Analysts expect PYPL’s EPS to decline 14.2% from the prior-year period to $0.95 for the fiscal 2022 third quarter (ending September 2022). Furthermore, the consensus EPS estimate for the current year (ending December 2022) is expected to come in at $3.93, representing a decline of 14.6% year-over-year.
PYPL’s shares have plunged 51.5% year-to-date to close the last trading session at $94.48.
PYPL’s POWR Ratings are consistent with this bleak outlook. The stock has an overall rating of D, which translates to a Sell in our proprietary rating system. Within the D-rated Consumer Financial Services industry, it is ranked #39 of 48 stocks.
Click here to see PYPL’s POWR Ratings for Momentum, Value, Growth, Sentiment, Quality, and Stability.
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MSFT shares rose $1.27 (+0.45%) in premarket trading Wednesday. Year-to-date, MSFT has declined -15.69%, versus a -12.75% rise in the benchmark S&P 500 index during the same period.
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Elon Musk sells $7B in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight
(AP) - Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
Musk disclosed in a series of regulatory filings that he unloaded about 8 million shares of his company Tesla Inc. in recent days.
“In the (hopefully unlikely) event that Twitter forces this deal to close and some equity partners don’t come through, it is important to avoid an emergency sale of Tesla stock,” Musk tweeted late Tuesday.
Musk is by far the largest individual shareholder in both Tesla and Twitter.
Shares of Tesla rose almost 2% before the opening bell Wednesday. Shares of Twitter Inc., up 16% in the past month with most believing Musk faces long-shot odds of success in court, jumped another 3%.
Musk countersued Twitter last week, accusing the company of fraud over his aborted $44 billion acquisition. He claimed that Twitter held back critical information and misled his team about the size of its user base.
Musk alleges that Twitter committed fraud, breach of contract and violation of a securities law in Texas, where Musk lives.
Musk offered to buy Twitter earlier this year, then tried to back out of the deal claiming the social platform was infested with a larger number of “spam bots” and fake accounts than Twitter had disclosed.
Musk said in the spring that he planned no major sales of his stake in Tesla after lining up financing to acquire Twitter, but Dan Ives, an industry analyst with Wedbush, said Wednesday that “the situation has dramatically changed.”
Wedbush raised its target price for shares of Twitter, “With the chances of a Twitter deal now more likely in our opinion and the Street seeing through this poker move by Musk,” Ives wrote to clients.
“We can also see Musk trying to resolve this powder keg situation before the Twitter deal officially heads to court in October,” Ives wrote. “At a minimum, we see Twitter getting a massive settlement from Musk in the $5 billion to $10 billion range that is starting to be factored into the stock.”
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National awards program recognizes outstanding efforts to honor veterans and their families
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The mission of Wreaths Across America (WAA) is to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and their families, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Although the organization is best known for laying veterans' wreaths on headstones of our fallen each December on Wreaths Across America Day (December 17th this year), the WAA mission is year-round and supported by the efforts of thousands of dedicated local volunteers throughout the country.
Each year, WAA recognizes some truly outstanding individuals with its national Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn awards. Each award recipient is chosen from recommendations by our volunteer base and staff, culminating in an extensive review process by the WAA Executive Leadership Team. Other awards include the Jim Prout Spirit of Giving Award which is chosen by the WAA Logistics Team based on recommendations from professional truck drivers, volunteers and staff, and the Founder's Award which is an honor bestowed by the organization's Founder, Morrill Worcester, for appreciation of outstanding contributions in the effort to honor our nation's veterans. These two additional awards will be presented later this year.
On Saturday, August 6th, as part of its annual Stem to Stone event, WAA recognized this year's Remember, Honor, Teach and Learn Award recipients.
And the winners are:
REMEMBER Award: Given to an individual or group who REMEMBERS the fallen and their sacrifice in a way that goes above and beyond. This year's recipient is Richard "Richie" Poirier of Maine.
Corporal (ret) Poirier of Bravo Company 2nd 34th Mechanical Infantry Division of the United States Army served his country between 1983 and 1985. Following the events of 9/11, Poirier moved into a role of community service, helping to raise funds for people in need, coordinating blood drives, and served as a local Fire chief in Maine. In 2015, his most satisfying community project was building a display case for a piece of steel that originally came from the twin towers in New York for the Wreaths Across America Museum. Recently, Poirier helped complete renovation work on the newly completed Gold Star Family History and Hospitality House located next door to Wreaths Across America's headquarters. This 1800's home features period rooms that honor many eras of American service, bravery, and sacrifice.
HONOR Award: Given annually to an individual or group who HONORS those who serve and their families in a way that supports the Wreaths Across America mission. This year's recipient is Cyndi Valencia of Illinois.
As a proud descendent of Revolutionary War patriots, Cyndi has made it her personal mission to Honor our present and past veterans. For over two decades, she has been volunteering for numerous causes including Operation Care package, the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Memorial Squad and support committee, Grateful Nation Remembers, Daughters of the American Revolution, Illinois Children of the American Revolution, Honor Flight Chicago, and many others through the years.
TEACH Award: Given annually to an individual or group who has made a large contribution in TEACHING the next generation to Remember and Honor those who serve in our nation's military. This year's recipient is Cindy Tatum of Tennessee.
Cindy Tatum became a Gold Star Mother on December 24, 2007, when her son, Cpl. Daniel Lee Tatum, USMC, who had served two deployments in Iraq, was killed outside of Camp Pendleton in an automobile/train collision. Approximately two years later, Cindy knew she had to "do" something to help keep the memory of her son's service alive. In 2009, Cindy joined American Gold Star Mothers in her home state of TN. Cindy served on the National Executive Board of AGSM from 2013-2021 and served as the 2020-21 National President. She retired as an educator in May 2020, after spending 26 years as a Government and Economics teacher at Milan High School.
Cindy was delighted when she was approached by Wreaths Across America and asked to help develop a curriculum for the Teach component of the Mission. The programs she developed for teachers in their classrooms, from Kindergarten through Senior year of high school, can be found at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/teach. Cindy lives in Milan, TN, with her husband of 39 years Andy, and her service dog Linus. They have two adult children and four wonderful grandchildren.
LEARN Award: Given semi-annually to a young individual who has LEARNED, and understands, the Wreaths Across America mission and incorporates it into their young life. This year's recipient is 11-year-old Trevor Geer of Maryland.
Despite the challenges associated with concerns over a pandemic, for the past few years Trevor Geer found a way to overcome these obstacles and still manage to honor over 500 fallen service members buried in four cities along the Chesapeake Bay. He attended his first wreath-laying ceremony at the Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery at the age of six, Trevor remembers being upset that some headstone did not have a veteran's wreath to honor the interred. He said, "The people who fought for us is what made the country what it is today, and they deserve a wreath."
This year, National Wreaths Across America Day will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. It is a free event, open to all people. Click here to find a local participating cemetery near you to support go to and type in your town and/or state. For more information or to find a participating cemetery near you, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
About Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization's mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans' cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
For more information or to sponsor a wreath please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
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- Henry Snaith wins Leigh Ann Conn Prize for work in improved solar cells
- Nominations for 2023 prize due by Dec. 31, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Snaith, professor of physics at the University of Oxford and co-founder and chief scientific officer of Oxford PV, has won the 2021 Leigh Ann Conn Prize for Renewable Energy from the University of Louisville. The prize recognizes outstanding renewable energy ideas and achievements with proven global impact.
Snaith is recognized for his work on the development of perovskite solar cell technology. This technology enables more electricity to be generated from sunlight, increasing the adoption of sustainable solar energy worldwide.
Snaith was one of the first people in the world to recognize the potential of metal halide perovskite, a crystalline semiconductor material, as a solar absorber and charge conductor in 2012. In the decade since, he has led the research community in advancing fundamental understanding of perovskite materials and making them practically useful by improving device efficiencies, long-term stability and cost effectiveness. His ongoing research at the University of Oxford aims to increase the efficiency and durability of perovskite solar cells further with the goal of reducing the overall cost of electricity production.
"This is a wonderful achievement and richly deserved," said Ian Shipsey, professor and head of the Department of Physics at Oxford. "Henry's work is indeed ground-breaking; photovoltaic research is vital if we are to address the impact of energy use on the Earth's climate and Henry's group is leading the way."
Snaith's work on perovskite materials has contributed to Oxford PV's commercial plans for a perovskite-on-silicon tandem cell. These solar cells, which combine a layer of perovskite on top of conventional silicon, are poised to increase solar power's practical conversion efficiency beyond 30% in the next decade.
"Professor Snaith's research is not only at the forefront of science but, as this award recognizes, his practical, commercial approach means that it stands to enormously benefit society in very real terms," said Laura Herz, professor and associate head for research for the Maths, Physics and Life Sciences division at Oxford. "It is a fantastic example of our research portfolio here at Oxford and I congratulate professor Snaith on this achievement."
In March, Snaith will give a public lecture in Louisville about his winning work and achievements, trials and tribulations. He will receive the Conn Prize medal and $50,000 award at a formal ceremony.
"The University of Louisville celebrates professor Snaith's research and clear efforts toward improving our world through technology," said UofL Interim President Lori Stewart Gonzalez, who will confer the award. "Energy generation from renewables is a defining global challenge. Dr. Snaith's work renders renewable energy more competitive, reliable and accessible."
The UofL prize is named for the late daughter of Hank and Rebecca Conn, who are university alumni, supporters and the prize benefactors.
"Henry Snaith is transforming the field of solar energy generation," Hank Conn said. "It is exciting to celebrate a scientist with the fortitude, patience and resiliency to endure technology commercialization into the marketplace, where impact occurs. That recognition is Leigh Ann's lasting legacy through the prize."
Nominations for the 2023 Leigh Ann Conn Prize competition close Dec. 31. Criteria and instructions are found at http://leighannconnprize.org/. For more information, contact Andrew Marsh at 502-852-8597 or LeighAnnConnPrize@louisville.edu.
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- NULIBRY is the first and only approved therapy in the United States (U.S.) and in Israel to treat patients with MoCD Type A, an ultra-rare, life-threatening genetic disorder that often progresses rapidly in infants with a median overall survival age of about four years
- NULIBRY received a positive opinion from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) in July 2022 recommending approval by the European Commission (EC) in the European Union (EU)
- NULIBRY was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2021 and was BridgeBio's first approved therapy; Medison acquired commercialization rights to NULIBRY in Israel in December 2019; Sentynl acquired global rights to NULIBRY in March 2022
PALO ALTO, Calif. and SOLANA BEACH, Calif. and PETACH TIKVA, Israel, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBIO) (BridgeBio), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on genetic diseases and cancers, and Sentynl Therapeutics, Inc. (Sentynl), a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative therapies to patients living with rare diseases owned by Zydus Lifesciences Ltd. (formerly known as Cadila Healthcare Ltd.), along with partner Medison Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company focused on providing access to highly innovative therapies to patients in international markets, today announced that the State of Israel Ministry of Health has approved NULIBRY® (fosdenopterin) for Injection as the first therapy in Israel to treat MoCD Type A with the indication to reduce the risk of mortality for patients with molybdenum cofactor deficiency (MoCD) Type A. MoCD Type A is an ultra-rare and progressive condition, known to impact less than 150 patients globally with a median survival of four years.
"At BridgeBio, we believe that no disease is too rare to address. We are grateful that NULIBRY is now an approved therapy in Israel, and we are focused on ensuring that even more children around the world who suffer with MoCD Type A have access to this treatment," said BridgeBio founder and CEO Neil Kumar, Ph.D.
NULIBRY is a cPMP substrate replacement therapy that was approved by the U.S. FDA in February 2021 to reduce the risk of mortality in patients with MoCD Type A. In July 2022 the CHMP recommended that NULIBRY be approved in the EU as a treatment for patients with MoCD Type A. Based on the CHMP recommendation, a decision by the European Commission (EC), which authorizes marketing applications in the EU, is expected on the NULIBRY application later this year.
"The approval of NULIBRY in Israel is a promising development for children with MoCD Type A. At Zydus and Sentynl we are driven by the purpose of empowering people with the freedom to live healthier and more fulfilled lives. NULIBRY will bring us closer to realizing our purpose and making a meaningful difference in the lives of children with this rare disorder," said Dr. Sharvil Patel, Managing Director of Zydus Lifesciences, the parent company of Sentynl Therapeutics.
"We are very pleased to share the news of the Israeli approval on the heels of receiving the CHMP's recommendation in favor of NULIBRY. We are confident this is only the beginning for patients living with MoCD Type A and we intend to continue advancing our efforts to broaden access to this therapy throughout the world for children in need, while increasing awareness of a disease that has historically been underdiagnosed," said Matt Heck, CEO of Sentynl.
The approval by the State of Israel Ministry of Health is supported by data from three clinical trials that demonstrated efficacy of NULIBRY for the treatment of patients with MoCD Type A compared to data from a natural history study. These studies showed that NULIBRY reduced the risk of death by 82% and increased the probability of survival to 84% at three years compared to 55% in the untreated, genotype-matched, historical control group in the natural history study.
Animal studies have identified that NULIBRY has phototoxic potential. In the clinical trials, the most common adverse reactions reported in two or more NULIBRY-treated patients with MoCD Type A were catheter-related complications (89%), pyrexia (fever; 78%), viral infection (56%), pneumonia (44%), otitis media (ear infection; 44%), vomiting (44%) and cough/sneezing (44%). Adverse reactions for the rcPMP-treated patients were similar to the NULIBRY-treated patients.
"We are proud that our partnership with BridgeBio Pharma and Sentynl enables us to provide this highly innovative therapy to babies born with MoCD Type A, a severely progressive genetic disease that results in irreversible neurological damage and eventual death," said Meir Jakobsohn, Founder and CEO of Medison Pharma. "The Israeli Ministry of Health's decision brings us one step closer to accelerating access of this cutting-edge therapy to those in need."
In March 2022, Sentynl acquired the global rights to NULIBRY and is responsible for the ongoing development and commercialization of NULIBRY in the U.S. and developing, manufacturing, and commercializing fosdenopterin globally. Sentynl and BridgeBio share development responsibilities through the approval of the marketing authorization application under accelerated assessment with the European Medicines Agency.
MoCD Type A is an autosomal recessive, inborn error of metabolism caused by mutations in the molybdenum cofactor synthesis 1 gene and characterized by a deficiency in molybdenum cofactor production, leading to a lack of molybdenum-dependent enzyme activity.1,2 The lack of activity leads to decreased sulfite oxidase activity with buildup of sulfite and secondary metabolites (such as S-sulfocysteine) in the brain, which causes irreversible neurological damage.2
The most common presenting symptoms of MoCD Type A are seizures, feeding difficulties and encephalopathy. Patients with MoCD Type A who survive beyond infancy typically suffer from progressive brain damage, which presents in characteristic patterns on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This damage leads to severe psychomotor impairment and an inability to make coordinated movements or communicate with their environment.
NULIBRY®(fosdenopterin) for Injection is a substrate replacement therapy that provides an exogenous source of cPMP, which is converted to molybdopterin. Molybdopterin is then converted to molybdenum cofactor, which is needed for the activation of molybdenum-dependent enzymes, including sulfite oxidase, an enzyme that reduces levels of neurotoxic sulfites. It is the first and only FDA-approved therapy indicated to reduce the risk of mortality in patients with MoCD Type A, and clinical trials have demonstrated that patients treated with NULIBRY or rcPMP had an improvement in overall survival compared to the untreated, genotype-matched, historical control group.
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BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (BridgeBio) is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company founded to discover, create, test and deliver transformative medicines to treat patients who suffer from genetic diseases and cancers with clear genetic drivers. BridgeBio's pipeline of development programs ranges from early science to advanced clinical trials. BridgeBio was founded in 2015 and its team of experienced drug discoverers, developers and innovators are committed to applying advances in genetic medicine to help patients as quickly as possible. For more information visit bridgebio.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Sentynl Therapeutics is a U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative therapies to patients living with rare diseases. The company was acquired by the Zydus Group in 2017. Sentynl's experienced management team has previously built multiple successful pharmaceutical companies. With a focus on commercialization, Sentynl looks to source effective and highly differentiated products across a broad spectrum of therapeutic areas to address unmet needs. Sentynl is committed to the highest ethical standards and compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and industry guidelines. For more information, visit www.sentynl.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
The Zydus Group, with an overarching purpose of empowering people with freedom to live healthier and more fulfilled lives, is an innovative, global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of healthcare therapies. The group employs over 23000 people worldwide and is driven by its mission to unlock new possibilities in life-sciences through quality healthcare solutions that impact lives. The group aspires to become a global life-sciences company transforming lives through pathbreaking discoveries. For more information, visit https://www.zyduslife.com/zyduslife/.
Medison is a global pharma company focused on providing access to highly innovative therapies to patients in international markets.
Medison is the first to create an international commercialization platform for highly innovative therapies, helping to save and improve lives by making the best available novel treatments accessible to patients in international markets. Medison has a track record of multi-territorial partnerships with leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies seeking to expand their global reach.
Medison is also an active investor in disruptive healthcare technologies and provides its partners with exposure to innovation in biotech and digital health. To learn more visit www.medisonpharma.com.
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BECKER – Monroe County deputies and officers from local police departments trained on how to respond to an active shooter call Aug. 4 in a reconstructed scenario to May’s Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
The all-day force-on-force training at the Advanced Learning Center was a refresher ahead of the start of the new school year.
“We wanted to make this training for what happened at Uvalde. These guys are supposed to be trained and ready for this at all times. When something happens in Uvalde, it doesn’t wake us up to the fact that we need school security and more training but as scenarios come out differently, we’d like to follow those up and train on those scenarios,” said Sheriff Kevin Crook.
He said building layouts and actual scenarios could change, but last week’s training was no different from any other active shooter scenario on school campuses. Crook said law enforcement has been trained on most campuses in Monroe County.
In addition to deputies and school resource officers, investigators and transport officers participated in the training.
The exercise included simulated rounds and physical and mental conditions to make it as realistic as possible. Law enforcement had to force through the pain of being shot with the simulated rounds to overcome the active shooters. Techniques used by the Monroe County SWAT team were implemented in the training.
“You’re going to have some calisthenics in here to get your heart rate up,” Monroe County Chief Deputy Billy Richey told deputies before the first group entered the school to eliminate the threat of two active shooters.
After the day-long training, he was impressed with the performance.
“It’s in their hearts to do this. It’s a calling for them to come here and train like this. They don’t do it because they have to. Most of them are off work today and are doing it on their own. They care about the students in the county and the community. They live here and will sacrifice themselves for other people’s children,” he said.
He thanked the sheriff, board of supervisors and Monroe County School Board for supporting the training, adding it takes everyone working together towards the common goal of student safety.
Monroe County School District Superintendent Dr. Chad O'Brian and members of the district's school board and administrative team attended the exercise.
Richey and Crook said parents should feel assured of their children’s safety because of such training.
“Our guys do have the training. They are going to respond. They’re not going to stand around and see how things go. We’re pushing them hard today to do that,” Crook said. “The community has got to have faith in us, and that’s why we’re doing all the things we do. Training has been such an issue for us the last two to three years because we want them to have that confidence.
“It’s not that we can prevent it. You can’t stop what’s in the heart of somebody to do. They’re going to do it. The preventive measures come from listening. Teachers, law enforcement, parents seeing things and hearing things that just aren’t right and pointing it out and sharing that communication is something big that we want to work on with our SROs,” he added.
Richey added there are more officers on duty to help with response times, and there’s one school resource officer at each campus in the Monroe County School District. School resource officers are also assigned to the Aberdeen, Amory and Nettleton school districts.
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WACO, Texas -- A little league batter rose after being hit in the head to console the upset pitcher who threw the pitch during a Little League regional tournament game Tuesday in Waco, Texas.
The dramatic scene unfolded during a Little League Southwest Regional Playoff final.
Right-hander Kaiden Shelton of Pearland, Texas, was facing batter Isaiah Jarvis of Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Tuesday when an 0-2 pitch got away from him and slammed into Jarvis' helmet. Jarvis fell to the ground clutching his head as his concerned coaches ran to his aid.
After a few moments, Jarvis' head cleared enough for him to walk unaided to first base. Meantime, Shelton stood on the mound staring at the ground in tears over what happened.
After a moment, Jarvis walked to the mound and put his arms around Shelton, telling him, "Hey, you're doing great. Let's go." Shelton's teammates and coach gathered around the pair to join in consoling the young righty.
The gesture drew a standing ovation. Pearland went on to beat Tulsa 9-4 and advance to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, starting next week. | https://abc30.com/little-league-players-hug-feel-good-video-southwest-regional-playoff-kaiden-shelton/12114468/ | 2022-08-10T13:10:32Z | https://abc30.com/little-league-players-hug-feel-good-video-southwest-regional-playoff-kaiden-shelton/12114468/ | true |
PSIL-001 and PSIL-002 show promising antidepressant effects without hallucinations while having improved learning and memory tendencies over a psilocybin mimic
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Psilera Inc. ("Psilera"), a biopharmaceutical company optimizing next-generation mental health treatments with a technology-enabled platform, announces promising results on two patent-pending N,N-dimethyltryptamine ("DMT") analogues, PSIL-001 and PSIL-002. Psilera's new chemical entity ("NCE") library contains promising compounds with non-hallucinogenic effects when administered at therapeutic dosages in various preclinical models.
PSIL-001 and PSIL-002 showed similar preclinical efficacy to psilacetin, a positive control, in the forced swim test depression model without hallucinations via the head twitch response. Psilacetin produces psilocin, the psychedelic active ingredient with FDA breakthrough therapy designation for treatment-resistant depression. Single doses of PSIL-001 and PSIL-002 produced rapid antidepressant effects, while most current FDA-approved antidepressants take multiple doses to show efficacy.
Repeat doses of PSIL-001 and PSIL-002 also showed improvement in learning and memory tasks statistically superior to psilacetin. These important characteristics could translate to neurodegenerative disorders like dementia and Alzheimer's disease which inspired a grant application by Psilera to study their NCEs in Alzheimer's disease.
"We are excited to see the unique results exhibited by PSIL-001 and PSIL-002," said Dr. Jackie von Salm, Co-Founder and CSO of Psilera. "We are finally documenting much needed evidence for our hypothesis that small, strategic chemical changes to existing psychedelic compounds can greatly reduce hallucinations while maintaining efficacy. These are just two of many NCEs in our library which could greatly impact patients suffering from neurological disorders."
Psilera leverages a world-class scientific and pharmaceutical team to reexamine and repurpose psychotropic natural products into effective and accessible patient-centric treatments. Their drug discovery core combines novel syntheses with a technology-enabled data platform to optimize next-generation neurological drugs at the atomic level. Psilera's proprietary computational platform harnesses leading machine learning methods to map complex datasets and identify lead compounds with modified psychotropic and therapeutic effects. Psilera's mission is to enhance the lives of patients by delivering new treatments with fewer side effects in mental health and neurodegenerative disorders.
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New safes for controlled substances anticipated to help reduce organized retail crime
All 106 CVS Pharmacy® locations across Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming now using time delay safe technology
WOONSOCKET, R.I., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health® (NYSE: CVS) today announced the installation of time delay safe technology in all 106 CVS Pharmacy locations, including those in Target stores, across five states in the western U.S. The states and corresponding number of pharmacy locations include Colorado (54), Utah (30), Montana (15), Idaho (4) and Wyoming (3).
The safes are anticipated to help prevent pharmacy robberies and the potential for associated diversion of controlled substance medications — including opioid medications such as oxycodone and hydrocodone — by electronically delaying the time it takes for pharmacy employees to open the safe. In addition, the safes are anticipated to benefit the safety and well-being of CVS Pharmacy customers and employees.
The company's rollout of time delay safe technology is in support of each of these state's partnership with local and state law enforcement, and the retail community to fight back against escalating organized retail crime.
"Supporting law enforcement efforts in their battle against organized retail crime remains a key focus for our company," said Thomas M. Moriarty, Chief Policy Officer and General Counsel, CVS Health. "Criminal activities that organized retail crime rings fund are a clear danger to our communities, so it is important that retailers, law enforcement and political leaders work together to solve this problem. Time delay safes can help reduce the theft and diversion of prescription medications and bring added security to our stores which creates a safe environment for our patients and colleagues."
CVS Health first implemented time delay safe technology in 2015 in CVS Pharmacy locations across Indianapolis, a city experiencing a high volume of pharmacy robberies at the time. The company saw a 70 percent decline in pharmacy robberies among the Indianapolis stores where time delay safes had been installed. Since then, the company has introduced time delay safes across 29 states nationwide, and the District of Columbia, resulting in a 50 percent decline in robberies at CVS pharmacies in those local communities. Other states where our CVS Pharmacy locations are equipped with time delay safe technology include Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
The time delay function cannot be overridden and is designed to serve as a deterrent to would-be pharmacy robbers whose goal is to enter and exit their robbery targets as quickly as possible. All CVS Pharmacy locations with this technology display visible signage warning that time delay safes are in use to prevent on-demand access to controlled substance narcotics.
The time delay safe program at CVS Health is one of many company initiatives to help address and prevent prescription medication misuse and diversion.
Presently, the company supports over 4,300 safe medication disposal units in CVS Pharmacy locations and through local law enforcement organizations nationwide. Together, these existing medication disposal units have collected more than 4 million pounds of unwanted medications that might otherwise have been diverted, misused or ended up in the water supply.
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CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that's managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Follow @CVSHealth on social media.
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SEATTLE, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arbele, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, announces the successful dosing of the first patient in Australia in Phase I Study of ARB202, for the treatment of advanced gastrointestinal cancers patients. Globally, Arbele is the first company exploring the potential of CDH17xCD3 bispecific T-Cell engager antibody in cancer immunotherapy.
"Dosing patients is a significant first step in targeting cadherin-17 on gastrointestinal cancers which globally affects so many lives, particularly in East Asia" said Dr. Dennis Wong, MD, Chief Medical Officer of Arbele.
The Phase I trial is a continuous multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation trial for both the ascending dose (Phase Ia) and dose ranging (Phase Ib/2a) phases (clinicaltrials.gov: NCT05411133), with aims to determine the tolerability and/or to be used dose of ARB202. The preliminary effects on biomarkers and clinical efficacy of ARB202 in GI cancer patients will be examined. Given tolerability potential expansion cohorts will further evaluate the safety and efficacy of ARB202 in specific indication(s) and in combination with other therapy. Arbele expects to report initial safety, tolerability, and PK/PD data in 2Q 2023.
About ARB202
ARB202 is a first-in-class bispecific antibody based on Abele's patented CDH17 biomarker. The unique differential binding affinities of ARB202 toward CDH17 and CD3 allows it to have high specificity and cytotoxicity, while avoiding the "off-target" overactivation of T cells. Preclinical data showed that ARB202 can effectively increase interactions between T cells and target cancer cells that expresses CDH17. The trial is being led by Professor Paul de Souza of Western Sydney University Medical School and conjoint Professor, UNSW in Sydney, and Prof. Roland Leung of University of Hong Kong at Queen Mary Hospital. We also plan to expand the studies in the US and China, Japan, and Singapore.
About ARBELE
ARBELE is founded in 2016 by former senior executives from multinational pharmaceutical companies, with R&D presence in Hong Kong, Seattle, Sydney, Guangzhou, and Singapore. It focuses on the development of break-through diagnostic platforms and innovative immunotherapy; to provide early intervention and treatment for people with GI cancers including but not limited to pancreatic cancer, colon cancer, gastric cancer, GEJ, liver and bile duct cancers, for which effective treatment options are scanty with high mortality rates. For more information on ARBELE, please visit http://www.arbelebio.com/
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Nuspire's Q2 2022 Threat Report provides data and insight into malware, exploit and botnet activity
COMMERCE, Mich., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuspire, a leading managed security services provider (MSSP), today announced the release of its Q2 2022 Quarterly Threat Report. The report outlines new cybercriminal activity and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).
Nuspire's data reveals a significant increase in overall threat activity across malware, botnet and exploits. Malware events increased over 25%, botnets doubled over the first quarter and exploit activity grew by nearly 150%, buoyed by the Log4j vulnerability.
"We witnessed a stunning escalation in threat activity in Q2, and while it's not a surprise given increased attack opportunities like remote work, it's still a worrying development and one we cannot ignore," said JR Cunningham, Chief Security Officer at Nuspire. "Attackers have always looked for the easiest way to profit from their targets, and because basic attacks like phishing continue to work, it's clear organizations need to shore up their fundamental security practices like patching and user awareness training. It's also critical organizations conduct regular reviews of their security programs to safeguard against a nonstop flow of potentially serious disruptive threats."
Additional notable findings from Nuspire's Q2 2022 Quarterly Threat Report include:
- VBA agent activity, which has been one of the top offenders over the past year in Nuspire's Quarterly Threat Reports, has significantly decreased as predicted last quarter, due to Microsoft's announcement of blocking them by default.
- A substantial increase in botnet activity near the end of Q2, attributed to Torpig Mebroot botnet, which is a banking trojan designed to scrape and collect credit card and payment information from infected devices. Torpig Mebroot is particularly difficult to detect and remove, as it infects the victim machine's master boot record.
- Manufacturing is the world's most attacked industry vertical. Our data shows the LockBit ransomware gang and Dynamite Panda (APT18) as two of the most prevalent threats to the manufacturing industry in the second quarter.
"Organizations continue to struggle balancing the need to protect against an onslaught of threats with the concurrent need for employees to properly manage digital sovereignty requirements," said Craig Robinson, Research Vice President for Security Services at IDC. "This is why we're seeing the market becoming more receptive to increasing and enhancing internal security training. This combined with tools like multi-factor authentication and endpoint detection, as well as services like MDR, can make all the difference in an organization's security posture."
Learn more about protecting your organization from increasing cyber threats and download Nuspire's Q2 2022 Quarterly Threat Report.
Nuspire is a managed security services provider (MSSP), offering managed security services (MSS), managed detection and response (MDR), endpoint detection and response (EDR) that supports best in breed EDR solutions, and cybersecurity consulting services (CSC) that includes incident readiness and response, threat modeling, digital forensics, technology optimization, posture assessments and more. Our self-service, technology-agnostic platform, myNuspire, allows greater visibility into your entire security program. Powered by the self-healing always on Nuspire Cyber X Platform (CXP), myNuspire will help CISOs alleviate the pain associated with tech sprawl, provide intelligence driven recommendations, solve for alert fatigue and help their clients become more secure over time. Our deep bench of cybersecurity experts, award-winning threat intelligence and three 24×7 security operations centers (SOCs) detect, respond, and remediate advanced cyber threats. Our client base spans thousands of enterprises from midsized to large enterprises that span across multiple industries and geographic footprints. For more information, visit www.nuspire.com and follow us at on LinkedIn @Nuspire.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- High Velocity joins Jeep® Gladiator palette for the first time
- The first yellow to be available for the Gladiator, High Velocity is a high-energy, high-impact hue
- Now open for orders, the newest color is available on all Gladiator models, priced at a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $395
The Jeep® brand is bringing bright sunshine to its lineup, adding the vibrant High Velocity yellow exterior paint color to the 2023 Jeep Gladiator.
The first yellow to be available for the Gladiator, High Velocity is a high-energy, high-impact hue that is authentic and not afraid to stand out, just like the Jeep Gladiator community.
"Since the Jeep Gladiator arrived for the 2020 model year, customization has been a huge part of its identity," said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. "In response to customer requests, High Velocity is the latest example of another bold shade that strengthens the enthusiastic personality of our loyal and avid Jeep community."
High Velocity joins Firecracker Red, Hydro Blue, Sarge Green, Silver Zynith, Sting-Gray, Granite Crystal, Black and Bright White as available exterior paint colors for the 2023 Jeep Gladiator.
Available on all Gladiator models, including Sport, Overland, Rubicon and Mojave, the High Velocity exterior paint option is available now for ordering and is priced at a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $395.
Jeep Brand
Built on 80 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand that brings capability, craftsmanship and versatility to people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a broad portfolio of vehicles that continues to provide owners with a sense of safety and security to handle any journey with confidence. The Jeep vehicle range consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, new three-row Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee 4xe, Renegade and Wrangler and Wrangler 4xe. Jeep Wave, a premium owner loyalty and customer care program that is available to the entire Jeep 4x4 lineup, is filled with benefits and exclusive perks to deliver Jeep brand owners the utmost care and dedicated 24/7 support. The legendary Jeep brand's off-road capability is enhanced by a global electrification initiative that is transforming 4xe into new 4x4 in pursuit of the brand's vision of accomplishing Zero Emission Freedom. All Jeep brand SUVs will offer an electrified variant by 2025.
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Healthcare marketing leaders Lasso and CMI Media Group drive incredible real-world results for Psoriasis brand by leveraging Social and Connected TV.
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lasso (lassoplatform.io), the world's first and only omnichannel platform for healthcare marketing and analytics, today released impressive results for a CMI Media Group campaign targeting healthcare providers (HCPs) across social media and Connected TV (CTV), two channels that have historically been very difficult to measure in pharma. This latest analysis makes Lasso's solution the first to empower healthcare marketers with 100% deterministic insights across any digital channel for both HCP and consumer-targeted campaigns.
CMI Media Group, a premier full-service healthcare media agency, is WPP's healthcare media specialist. The group ran the campaign from April to December 2021 for a leading psoriasis medication, targeting dermatologists through cross-channel CTV and social media ad exposure. Lasso's in-house Identity Solution connected the dots between its client's target audiences and medical claims data, post media exposure, so all insights are campaign specific rather than at the broader market level. This is exactly why CMI Media Group tapped Lasso to enable weekly gross Rx reporting (Vision™) and a comprehensive Net Impact Analysis.
Lasso Vision results showed a high conversion rate of new prescribers and patients. Given that the brand was very well established, onboarding 38 new dermatologists and 1,015 new patients was a remarkable outcome. Taking that data to the next level, Lasso's Net Impact Analysis revealed that dermatologists who were exposed to the campaign's media across social media or CTV wrote 30.87% more transactions and onboarded 38.24% more new patients when compared against their unexposed counterparts.
"We're very encouraged by the results we were able to uncover for CMI Media Group," said Greg Field, CEO of Lasso. "This study proves that marketers no longer need to rely on projected metrics for campaigns that were traditionally difficult to measure real-world actions for. Our Measurement Suite shows both marketers and publishers exactly how valuable each media tactic is, regardless of where it's run or who it's targeting - and this will continue to hold true in a cookieless future."
"We value our collaboration with Lasso because we share a similar drive to innovate healthcare communication. Their audience-centricity and ability to measure post-campaign exposure behavior give our team a better lens into how we can continue to deliver the excellence our clients expect," said Andrew Miller, EVP, Digital Activation, CMI Media Group.
"Lasso's Identity Solution, along with our Empower™ platform, gives us the ability to connect the dots between social and programmatic to drive results," said Greg Dreifus, SVP, Programmatic, CMI Media Group. "This offering also contributes to how we are preparing our clients for the post-cookie future."
In the cookieless future, Lasso's best-in-class platform for healthcare marketing will work seamlessly as their Identity Solution is built from email and offline data, engineered to be more deterministic, more granular, and more efficient from day one. Lasso has already onboarded industry identifiers, such as Unified ID 2.0, and is ready to support any future successor to the 3rd-party cookie natively.
Lasso is the world's first and only omnichannel healthcare marketing and analytics platform that allows you to plan, activate, and measure your HCP and patient-focused campaigns across programmatic, social, email, endemic and connected TV — all in one place. Lasso has offices in New York, NY, and Austin, TX. Visit us at lassoplatform.io to learn more.
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Yilan Yang
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- BEACON study will evaluate bitopertin as a potential disease-modifying treatment for patients with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP)
- Key assessments include changes in protoporphyrin IX levels, safety, tolerability and measures of photosensitivity; preliminary data expected by 1H 2023
WATERTOWN, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Disc Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the discovery and development of novel therapeutic candidates for the treatment of serious and debilitating hematologic diseases, announced today the initiation of BEACON, a phase 2 clinical study of bitopertin in patients with Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) or X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP). Bitopertin is an oral, selective inhibitor of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) designed to modulate heme biosynthesis, and has been shown in preclinical studies to reduce accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PPIX), the toxic metabolite that causes disease pathology in EPP and XLP patients.
"The initiation of the BEACON phase 2 study is an important milestone as it marks the first time bitopertin will be evaluated as a potential, disease-modifying therapy in patients with porphyria. It builds upon our previous studies in animal models of EPP and XLP, which demonstrated that bitopertin can significantly reduce protoporphyrin IX," said John Quisel, JD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer at Disc Medicine. "This is the second development program that Disc has successfully advanced into patient studies in the past few months. I want to thank our entire team for the tremendous effort that has brought us to this point and for their tireless dedication to patients."
The BEACON Phase 2 study is a randomized, open-label, multiple dose clinical trial designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bitopertin in patients with EPP or XLP. It is designed to enroll approximately 20 patients at sites in Australia. The study will primarily assess changes in levels of PPIX as well as the pharmacokinetic profile, safety and tolerability of bitopertin in EPP or XLP patients. It will also include measures of photosensitivity, daylight tolerance, pain and exploratory biomarkers of hepatobiliary disease. Patients will receive orally-administered bitopertin for 24 weeks at doses of either 20 mg once-daily or 60 mg once-daily. Upon completion of the 24-week treatment period, patients may continue on bitopertin for an additional 24 weeks.
"EPP and XLP are severe, debilitating and rare diseases that impact multiple dimensions of patients' lives, spanning severe and painful phototoxic reactions, complications of hepatobiliary disease, and a major toll on psychosocial development and quality of life. There is an immense need for novel therapies, particularly ones that address the underlying pathophysiology," said Robert Desnick, MD, Ph.D, Inaugural Chair Emeritus of the Department of Genetics and Genomics at Mount Sinai. "We are excited by the initiation of this clinical trial of bitopertin and its potential effects on PPIX, the molecular driver of these porphyrias and a major determinant of disease severity."
About Bitopertin
Bitopertin is a clinical-stage, orally administered inhibitor of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) that is designed to modulate heme biosynthesis. GlyT1 is a membrane transporter expressed on developing red blood cells and is required to supply sufficient glycine for heme biosynthesis and support erythropoiesis. The safety profile and effects of bitopertin on heme biosynthesis were previously established in a comprehensive clinical program comprising over 4,000 individuals across multiple clinical studies. Disc Medicine is planning to develop bitopertin as a potential treatment for a range of hematologic diseases beginning with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP). In preclinical models of EPP and XLP, bitopertin was shown to significantly decrease PPIX, a toxic intermediate of heme biosynthesis and which is the underlying cause of the disease.
Bitopertin is an experimental agent and is not approved for use as a therapy in any jurisdiction worldwide. Disc obtained global rights to bitopertin under a license agreement from Roche in May 2021.
About Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP)
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked Protoporphyria (XLP) are rare, debilitating and potentially life-threatening diseases caused by mutations that affect heme biosynthesis, resulting in the accumulation of a toxic, photoactive intermediate called protoporphyrin IX (PPIX). This causes severe reactions when patients are exposed to sunlight, characterized by excruciating pain, edema, burning sensations and potential blistering and disfigurement. PPIX also accumulates in the hepatobiliary system and can result in complications including gallstones, cholestasis, and liver damage in 20-30% of patients and in extreme cases liver failure. Current standard of care involves extreme measures to avoid sunlight, including restricting outdoor activities to nighttime, use of protective clothing and opaque shields, and pain management. This has a significant impact on the psychosocial development, quality of life, and daily activities of patients, particularly in young children and families. There is currently no cure for EPP and only one FDA-approved therapy, a surgically implanted synthetic hormone designed to stimulate melanin production called Scenesse® (afamelanotide).
About Disc Medicine
Disc Medicine is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients with hematologic disorders. We are building a portfolio of innovative, first-in-class therapeutic candidates that affect fundamental pathways of red blood cell biology. We are committed to developing treatments that empower and bring hope to the many patients who suffer from hematologic diseases. For more information, please visit www.discmedicine.com.
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Certain statements in this press release may constitute "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the federal securities laws concerning the proposed transaction between Disc and Gemini Therapeutics, Inc. (Gemini) and other matters, including Disc's expectations with respect to its BEACON clinical study. These forward-looking statements include express or implied statements relating to Disc's management team's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "contemplate," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects. There can be no assurance that future developments affecting Disc, Gemini or the proposed transaction will be those that have been anticipated. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties (some of which are beyond Disc's control) or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the conditions to the closing of the transaction are not satisfied, including the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the transaction; the risk that the concurrent financing is not completed in a timely manner or at all; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the transaction and the ability of each of Gemini and Disc to consummate the transaction, including the concurrent financing; risks related to Gemini's continued listing on the Nasdaq Stock Market until closing of the proposed transaction; risks related to Gemini's and Disc's ability to correctly estimate their respective operating expenses and expenses associated with the transaction, as well as uncertainties regarding the impact any delay in the closing would have on the anticipated cash resources of the combined company upon closing and other events and unanticipated spending and costs that could reduce the combined company's cash resources; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance or condition that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the merger on Gemini's or Disc's business relationships, operating results and business generally; costs related to the merger; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Gemini, Disc or any of their respective directors or officers related to the merger agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; the ability of Gemini or Disc to protect their respective intellectual property rights; competitive responses to the transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the transaction; potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the transaction; and legislative, regulatory, political and economic developments. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of the proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC in connection with the transaction and other documents filed by Gemini from time to time with the SEC. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of Disc's assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties may in the future be amplified by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and there may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Disc's forward-looking statements only speak as of the date they are made, and Gemini and Disc do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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Important Additional Information Will be Filed with the SEC
In connection with the proposed transaction between Gemini and Disc, Gemini intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement on Form S-4 that will contain a proxy statement/prospectus of Gemini and information statement of Disc. DISC URGES INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS TO READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GEMINI, DISC, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS. Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement and other documents filed by Gemini with the SEC (when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders should note that Gemini communicates with investors and the public using its website (www.geminitherapeutics.com), the investor relations website (https://investors.geminitherapeutics.com/) where anyone will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement and other documents filed by Gemini with the SEC and stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed transaction.
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EAST WINDSOR, N.J., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: GTEC) ("Greenland" or the "Company") today announced that it will hold a conference call on Friday, August 12, 2022 at 8:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss the Company's second quarter and first half 2022 results and business outlook.
Participant Registration:
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A replay of the conference call may be accessed by phone at the following numbers until August 19, 2022. To access the replay, please reference the Replay PIN 10024507.
A live and archived webcast will also be available on the investor relations section of Greenland's website at https://ir.gtec-tech.com/.
About Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation
Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: GTEC) is a developer and a manufacturer of drivetrain systems for material handling machineries and electric vehicles, as well as electric industrial vehicles. Information on the Company's clean industrial heavy equipment division can be found at HEVI Equipment.
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday acquitted a commercial truck driver of causing the deaths of seven motorcyclists in a horrific head-on collision in northern New Hampshire that exposed fatal flaws in the processing of license revocations across states.
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, of West Springfield, Massachusetts, was found innocent on seven counts of manslaughter, seven counts of negligent homicide and one count of reckless conduct in connection with the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph. Jailed since the crash, he appeared to wipe away tears as the verdict was read and briefly raised his index finger skyward before leaving the courtroom.
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours after a two-week trial during which prosecutors argued that Zhukovskyy — who had taken heroin, fentanyl and cocaine earlier on the day of the crash — repeatedly swerved back and forth before the collision and told police he caused it. But a judge dismissed eight charges related to whether he was impaired, and his attorneys blamed the lead biker, Albert “Woody” Mazza Jr., saying he was drunk and not looking where he was going when he lost control of his motorcycle and slid in front of Zhukovskyy’s truck.
“Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. Our trial team did an excellent job and we firmly believe that the State proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt,” New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a statement.
Zhukovskyy’s family, some of whom attended the trial, said in a statement they were grateful to God, the court and the defense attorneys for an “honest and fair trial.”
“Our family expresses its deepest condolences to the family and friends affected by this tragedy,” the family said, describing him as a “very honest and kind man. He would never have done anything to hurt anyone.”
Zhukovskyy, who was born in Ukraine, remained jailed as of late Tuesday afternoon. It is unclear when he might be released. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued an immigration detainer on him after the crash and that was executed following the verdict, said Ben Champagne, the superintendent at the Coos County Department of Corrections.
ICE said in a statement that Zhukovskyy has been served a notice to appear before an immigration judge and will remain in ICE custody pending the outcome of that appearance. It did not say where he is being held.
All seven motorcyclists killed were members of the Jarheads Motorcycle Club. After the verdict, a member of the Marine group reached through Facebook declined to comment. Mazza’s father, also named Albert, said he was stunned.
“Killing seven people and he gets off. That is unbelievable,” said Mazza. He described his son as a “good man” who devoted much of his time to charity, and said it was wrong to pin blame on him.
“It doesn’t make much sense,” he said. “There are seven people dead. There are seven families affected. It’s strange that he didn’t get something.”
The motorcyclists who died were from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island and ranged in age from 42 to 62. They were part of a larger group that had just left a motel along U.S. Route 2 in Randolph.
Killed were Mazza, of Lee, New Hampshire; Edward and Jo-Ann Corr, a couple from Lakeville, Massachusetts; Michael Ferazzi, of Contoocook, New Hampshire; Desma Oakes, of Concord, New Hampshire; Daniel Pereira, of Riverside, Rhode Island; and Aaron Perry, of Farmington, New Hampshire.
In closing statements Tuesday morning, the two sides raised questions about who was more “all over the place”: the trucker accused of swerving back and forth across the road or the eyewitnesses accused of contradicting each other.
“Those witnesses were all over the place about what they recalled and what they claimed to have seen,” said defense attorney Jay Duguay.
Duguay also accused prosecutors of ignoring that their own accident reconstruction unit contradicted their theory that Zhukovskyy crossed into the oncoming lane. An expert hired by the defense, meanwhile, testified that the crash happened on the center line of the road and would have occurred even if the truck was in the middle of its lane because Mazza’s motorcycle was heading in that direction.
“From the beginning of this investigation, the state had made up their mind about what had happened, evidence be damned,” said Duguay, who also highlighted inconsistencies between witness accounts or when witnesses contradicted themselves.
In particular, Duguay suggested that the bikers “shaded” their accounts to protect Mazza and the club. Prosecutor Scott Chase acknowledged some inconsistencies, but asked jurors to remember the circumstances.
“People were covering the dead, trying to save the barely living, comforting the dying. This wasn’t story time,” he said. “They were up here talking about some of the most unimaginable chaos, trauma, death and carnage that we can even imagine three years later. They were talking about hell broke open.”
Witnesses were consistent, he argued, in describing the truck as weaving back and forth before the crash. That behavior continued “until he killed people,” Chase said.
“That’s what stopped him. It’s not that he made some responsible decision to start paying attention or do the right thing,” he said. “The only thing that stopped him was an embankment after he tore through a group of motorcycles.”
Chase called the attempt to blame Mazza a “fanciful story” and “frivolous distraction,” while reminding jurors that Zhukovskyy, who didn’t testify at trial, told investigators “Obviously, I caused the crash.”
“He was crystal clear from the very beginning that he caused this crash,” Chase said. “That is what he said, because that is what happened.”
Zhukovskyy’s commercial driving license should have been revoked in Massachusetts at the time of the crash because of a drunken driving arrest in Connecticut about two months earlier.
Connecticut officials alerted the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, but Zhukovskyy’s license wasn’t suspended due to a backlog of out-of-state notifications about driving offenses. In a review, federal investigators found similar backlog problems in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and at least six other jurisdictions.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CounterCraft, the global leader in cyber deception-powered threat intelligence and active defense technology for organizations worldwide, including the U.S. Department of Defense and other global defense forces, announced the launch of CounterCraft The Pulse™. The Pulse™ is a threat intelligence feed of prepared incident data from CounterCraft. It uses powerful deception technology to capture threat intel around the latest exploits and vulnerabilities on the web before delivering it via API in real time.
A threat intel feed with impact
Generic, out-of-context threat intel feeds are interesting but rarely impactful, with an average delay between an incident and its reporting clocking in at 21 days. That is simply too long to be relevant. CounterCraft The Pulse™ brings you a real-time source of Machine Readable Threat Intelligence (MRTI) with an unbeatable signal to noise ratio.
"We always say that threat intel is broken," says David Barroso, co-founder and CEO of CounterCraft. "With The Pulse, we use cyber deception to gather valuable intel about the latest exploits. The ability to observe a threat actor's moves and provide the most detailed threat intel out there is unique within the market."
CounterCraft is the most recent deception technology to receive Cool Vendor status, and is currently named as the only deception vendor in Gartner threat intel reports.
How The Pulse is different
The intel in The Pulse is gathered using deception campaigns designed by CounterCraft's team of experts. Detailed telemetry is collected from the deception farms in the Pulse central system and enriched to create in-depth event data.
The Pulse allows users to
- Identify exploits before they affect your organization
- Get the details and the context you need to make security decisions
- Prioritize risk mitigation
- Download the complete attacker playbook
- Know exactly how threat actors would exploit their vulnerabilities
With incident tags that allow classifying by CVEs, tech stacks, and more, unlimited API queries and a RESTful API that offers continuous monitoring and incident data in a standardized JSON format, The Pulse is a game changer.
About CounterCraft
CounterCraft is the next generation of threat intelligence. CounterCraft The Platform™ is a cyber deception platform that offers active defense powered by high-interaction deception technology. Founded in 2015, CounterCraft is present in London, New York, and Madrid, with R&D in San Sebastian, Spain.
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Oxford medical students are forced to sit their exams AGAIN after some were caught cheating
- Marks from the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations have been erased
- Students were alleged to have passed critical information around before test
- All of the students going into their sixth and final year will have to resit the exam
- University says it is 'impossible' to work out how many students cheated
Oxford University medical students have been accused of cheating in one of their end of year exams, forcing the entire year to resit it.
All the marks from the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations have been erased after students were alleged to have passed critical information around before the test.
The exam, which sees medical students having to interact with actors as though they are real patients, will have to be resat by the entire group of students entering their sixth and final year.
All the marks from the Objective Structured Clinical Examinations have been erased after students were alleged to have passed critical information around before the test. Stock picture
In the meantime the university will rank students based on marks from all other exams which saw no allegations of cheating.
Chair of Examiners Dr Sanja Thompson said, in a letter seen by student newspaper Cherwell, that it was 'impossible' to work out how many students cheated.
The university will not provide any details about the allegations due to its ongoing investigation into the matter.
Students will need to resit the exam in the autumn although an official date has not yet been set.
The exam, which sees medical students having to interact with actors as though they are real patients, will have to be resat by the entire group of students entering their sixth and final year. Stock picture
A university spokesman said: 'The Year 5/ GE3 Objective Structured Clinical Examination was referred to the Proctors Office following allegations about student conduct and the suspected sharing of information.
'The University of Oxford takes such concerns incredibly seriously. Consequently, the decision has been taken to void the examination, with a new sitting scheduled for the autumn.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UC Davis, a leading university in molecular imaging that collaborated with United Imaging to develop the world's first total-body PET/CT scanner, 'uEXPLORER®,' recently presented their research on COVID-19 at the 2022 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting. Guided by the uEXPLORER scanner along with a new labeled radiotracer with high affinity to T cells (89Zr-Crefmirlimab-Berdoxam), UC Davis Project Scientist and lead author Dr. Negar Omidvari unveiled the first high-resolution PET image of total-body CD8+ T-cell distribution after COVID-19 infection. The image could shed light on the pathological mechanism and immune response to COVID-19 infection.
Cytotoxic T cells are key players in the cell-mediated immune response against viral infections. However, 95% of T cells are in tissues rather than in the blood circulation and are therefore difficult to assess non-invasively. High sensitivity PET imaging using a specific T cell radiotracer offers a new methodology to track tissue concentrations of T cells without invasive sampling. The radiotracer used, 89Zr-Crefmirlimab-Berdoxam, is an investigational tracer provided for the study by ImaginAb who is currently in Phase IIb testing to determine predictive performance.
In the reported study, patients recovering from COVID-19 infection received a low injection dose (~0.5 mCi) of 89Zr-labeled radiotracer that targeted CD8+ T cells and underwent a uEXPLORER PET/CT scan at different time points. A control group was also studied. The total-body PET images revealed subtle differences between five recovering COVID-19 patients and three healthy volunteers. The exceptional image quality obtained using the uEXPLORER scanner confirmed CD8+ T cell deposition in the spleen, liver, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and tonsils, as well as differences in the clearance rate of the radiotracer from the blood. Imaging was accomplished with minimal radiation dose to the patients. This research paves the way for further exploration of the assessment of immune response to infectious diseases and cancer, the assessment of response to vaccines in human subjects, and the fundamental mechanisms of the immune system in general.
This disruptive technology co-developed by UC Davis and United Imaging was selected as one of the "2018 Breakthroughs of the Year" by Physics World. It pushes the boundaries of traditional PET scanners, with an effective sensitivity that is up to 68-fold greater than current commercial PET scanners. Combined with a 194 cm axial PET field of view, the uEXPLORER scanner can capture dynamic changes to radiotracer distribution across the entire human body with high temporal resolution, which is an essential attribute for this type of research.
Simon R. Cherry, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at UC Davis, was recently awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize at the 2022 SNMMI annual meeting for his pioneering work and immense contributions to nuclear medicine instrumentation and molecular imaging. He commented: "We have now contributed to several different disease areas based on the high sensitivity and total-body coverage of the uEXPLORER scanner. This research is another demonstration of how groundbreaking imaging technology, combined with highly specific radiotracers, can open new opportunities in studying the complex interactions within the whole body, both in health and in response to disease. We hope this research will contribute to a better understanding of the immunological response to COVID-19, and serve as an example for how the immune system can be interrogated at a systems level with total-body PET."
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The portable J+ BOOSTER 2 EV charging station puts an end to anxiety about electric vehicle range
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Juice Americas Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Swiss-based Juice Technology AG – the market leader in portable chargers for electric vehicles (EVs) – today announced the availability of its portable two-in-one EV charger, J+ BOOSTER 2, in the North American Market.
J+ BOOSTER 2 enables EV owners to simply take their EV charger on the road to charge their EV from any conventional power socket-outlet. Developed in Switzerland at Juice Technology's Research and Development Center, the North American version of Juice's popular portable EV charger is now certified and available to North American consumers.
"The J+ BOOSTER 2 is like a Swiss army knife of EV charging technology and makes any concerns about vehicle range a thing of the past," said Christoph Erni, founder and CEO of Juice Technology AG. "After all, electricity is available everywhere: you just have to make it accessible."
Rugged, Safe and Reliable
Weighing in at barely 2.2 pounds (1 kg), J+ BOOSTER 2 is made from solid, military-grade aluminum. The in-cable control box is so robust that, even if run over by a tank, it still suffers no damage. The included accessories assortment offers eight NEMA-compliant adapter plugs that are easily attached via the J+ CONNECTOR, Juice's proprietary plug interface.
The patented J+ CONNECTOR is based on proven aerospace engineering and, like the J+ BOOSTER, is both spray-waterproof and dustproof. The adapter plugs are coded so that the right charging power is set to be fully automatic at the socket-outlet according to the available socket input current. The unit delivers a charging power ranging from 720 W to 9.6 kW, so users ideally need only about four to six hours to fully charge a vehicle's battery, depending on the battery pack size.
The J+ CELSIUS temperature sensor installed directly at the plug pins protects socket-outlets against overheating. The residual current device integrated into the J+ BOOSTER 2 for fault current protection eliminates the need to install any expensive DC residual current device in the home – saving users considerable extra expense.
"All these features make this charging station user-friendly at home and on the road and ensure safety every time you charge," said Michael Boehm, Managing Director of Juice Americas. "J+ BOOSTER 2 offers users all the functionality of a full-fledge wall charger with the versatility of a portable device."
Used Worldwide
Portable charging stations enable drivers to charge their electric cars wherever they park habitually for extended periods of time – during the day at the workplace, or nights at home. This compensates for the irregular spatial distribution of charging infrastructure and facilitates EV adoption. Ever wider use of portable EV chargers makes the transition to electric mobility fast, flexible and economical.
J+ BOOSTER 2, based on one of the world's top-selling portable EV chargers, has now been specially adapted for the North American power grid. It is certified by the independent testing and certification organization UL and fully meets all applicable standards.
J+ BOOSTER 2 Features and Benefits:
- Socket Compatibility: The versatile J+ BOOSTER 2 charging station enables EVs to charge from any conventional household or industrial socket-outlet throughout North America.
- Power Input: The power input options cover all supply current variants, either 120V or 240V, and from 6 to 40 amps.
- NEMA Compliant: This charging device comes with eight adapters compliant with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standards (NEMA 5-15, NEMA 6-15, NEMA 5-20, NEMA 6-20, NEMA TT-30, NEMA 14-30, NEMA 6-50, and NEMA 14-50), and all are equipped for automatic detection of socket input current. The NEMA 5-15, NEMA 6-15, NEMA 5-20, and NEMA 6-20 adapter plugs are also fitted with the J+ CELSIUS temperature monitoring system. The basic set includes the NEMA 5-15 and NEMA 14-50 adapter plugs. All other adapter plugs are available as extra accessories.
- Ruggedized Durability: The in-cable control box is waterproof and dustproof (to protection rating IP 67), can be used within an ambient temperature range of -22°F to 122°F (-30°C to 50°C), and is driveover-resistant to wheel loads of up to 6,600 lbs. (3 metric tons).
- UL Certified: All electrical devices in the United States and Canada must be safety-certified in accordance with specified national requirements. One authorized testing and certification company is Underwriters Laboratories (UL). UL tests products, components, materials and systems to determine whether they meet specific standards. J+ BOOSTER 2 has been certified by UL and bears the certification mark UL2594 for electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) as well as UL2231-1 and -2 for personnel protection for EVSE in full compliance with the two international standards IEC 62196 and IEC 61851-1 and the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive.
Pricing and Availability
J+ BOOSTER 2 is available now on Amazon with pricing starting at $699. For more product information, please see https://www.jplus.world/jplus-booster.
About J+
J+ is a brand of Juice Americas Inc. headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida and part of the Juice Group, the globally active Swiss producer of charging solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). J+ is actively marketed in North America, including the United States, Canada, and Mexico. It has entered the North American market with a version of the JUICE BOOSTER 2, the most popular portable EV charger in Europe, which has been specially developed for this region as the J+ BOOSTER 2. For more information, visit: https://www.jplus.world/.
Juice has entered the North American market with a version of the in Europe most popular portable wall charger Juice Booster 2 specially developed for this region – the J+ BOOSTER 2.
About Juice Technology
Juice Technology AG is a globally active producer of charging solutions for electric vehicles. The company's comprehensive product portfolio, featuring AC and DC charging stations ranging from lightweight portable devices to large fast chargers, makes it one of the very few full-range vendors in the industry. Juice has dominated the market for portable 22-kW charging stations since 2014. To find out more about the company, its products and solutions, go to www.juice-world.com. You can also follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- High Velocity joins Jeep® Gladiator palette for the first time
- The first yellow to be available for the Gladiator, High Velocity is a high-energy, high-impact hue
- Now open for orders, the newest color is available on all Gladiator models, priced at a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $395
The Jeep® brand is bringing bright sunshine to its lineup, adding the vibrant High Velocity yellow exterior paint color to the 2023 Jeep Gladiator.
The first yellow to be available for the Gladiator, High Velocity is a high-energy, high-impact hue that is authentic and not afraid to stand out, just like the Jeep Gladiator community.
"Since the Jeep Gladiator arrived for the 2020 model year, customization has been a huge part of its identity," said Jim Morrison, senior vice president and head of Jeep brand North America. "In response to customer requests, High Velocity is the latest example of another bold shade that strengthens the enthusiastic personality of our loyal and avid Jeep community."
High Velocity joins Firecracker Red, Hydro Blue, Sarge Green, Silver Zynith, Sting-Gray, Granite Crystal, Black and Bright White as available exterior paint colors for the 2023 Jeep Gladiator.
Available on all Gladiator models, including Sport, Overland, Rubicon and Mojave, the High Velocity exterior paint option is available now for ordering and is priced at a U.S. manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) of $395.
Jeep Brand
Built on 80 years of legendary heritage, Jeep is the authentic SUV brand that brings capability, craftsmanship and versatility to people who seek extraordinary journeys. The Jeep brand delivers an open invitation to live life to the fullest by offering a broad portfolio of vehicles that continues to provide owners with a sense of safety and security to handle any journey with confidence. The Jeep vehicle range consists of the Cherokee, Compass, Gladiator, Grand Cherokee, new three-row Grand Cherokee L, Grand Cherokee 4xe, Renegade and Wrangler and Wrangler 4xe. Jeep Wave, a premium owner loyalty and customer care program that is available to the entire Jeep 4x4 lineup, is filled with benefits and exclusive perks to deliver Jeep brand owners the utmost care and dedicated 24/7 support. The legendary Jeep brand's off-road capability is enhanced by a global electrification initiative that is transforming 4xe into new 4x4 in pursuit of the brand's vision of accomplishing Zero Emission Freedom. All Jeep brand SUVs will offer an electrified variant by 2025.
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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July, Forbes China and Russell Reynolds Associates, a global search and leadership advisory firm, unveiled the results of the 2022 Forbes China - Best Employer Selection. Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS), China's leading online discount retailer ("Vipshop" or the "Company"), bagged the titles of China's Best Employer of the Year and China's Most Sustainable Employer of the Year for its first participation in the selection.
The selection process lasted three months with feedback received from both employers and employees through open entries, questionnaires and other survey methods. Experts from various fields were invited to evaluate the companies from many viewpoints, ensuring the neutrality and professionalism of the process.
In recent years, Vipshop has made sustainability a key component of its workplace improvement. The company has been committed to providing workers with attractive and comprehensive benefits by building a sound career development system and creating a dynamic and inclusive working environment.
Vipshop has established a personal learning and development program to unlock employees' potential, while facilitating the growth of both employees and the Company.
Vipshop attaches great importance to maintaining open and positive communications with every employee. To make its management more transparent, Vipshop has organized a series of activities like face-to-face talks with senior management, creating an environment in which employees feel comfortable and are active in making suggestions for improvements, leading to a more open corporate culture.
At the same time, Vipshop has been named as a pilot organization by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions with the mission of improving life quality for employees. The company has been quite successful in enhancing the sense of belonging and satisfaction among employees by establishing staff service stations, offering wellness and healthcare services to special staff groups, setting up a staff mutual fund, and hosting a variety of clubs, family days and parent-child activities.
Employees are Vipshop's close partners on the road to sustainable development. The company has made a strong commitment to engendering a sense of responsibility for environmental protection, publicizing the importance of energy conservation, and to launching green public service activities, with the goal of creating a healthy and environmentally-responsible office environment.
Meanwhile, Vipshop has expanded its in-house volunteer management program, in a move to encourage its employees to fulfill their social responsibilities by participating in various community public service activities.
Vipshop has been named as one of the Fortune China 500 and China's Top 500 Private Enterprises for many years. The company will continue with its people-oriented strategy to further enhance employee satisfaction, making Vipshop a place that employees are proud of, and creating a bright and sustainable future for the employees.
About Vipshop Holdings Limited
Vipshop Holdings Limited is a leading online discount retailer for brands in China. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit https://ir.vip.com/.
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HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UC Davis, a leading university in molecular imaging that collaborated with United Imaging to develop the world's first total-body PET/CT scanner, 'uEXPLORER®,' recently presented their research on COVID-19 at the 2022 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting. Guided by the uEXPLORER scanner along with a new labeled radiotracer with high affinity to T cells (89Zr-Crefmirlimab-Berdoxam), UC Davis Project Scientist and lead author Dr. Negar Omidvari unveiled the first high-resolution PET image of total-body CD8+ T-cell distribution after COVID-19 infection. The image could shed light on the pathological mechanism and immune response to COVID-19 infection.
Cytotoxic T cells are key players in the cell-mediated immune response against viral infections. However, 95% of T cells are in tissues rather than in the blood circulation and are therefore difficult to assess non-invasively. High sensitivity PET imaging using a specific T cell radiotracer offers a new methodology to track tissue concentrations of T cells without invasive sampling. The radiotracer used, 89Zr-Crefmirlimab-Berdoxam, is an investigational tracer provided for the study by ImaginAb who is currently in Phase IIb testing to determine predictive performance.
In the reported study, patients recovering from COVID-19 infection received a low injection dose (~0.5 mCi) of 89Zr-labeled radiotracer that targeted CD8+ T cells and underwent a uEXPLORER PET/CT scan at different time points. A control group was also studied. The total-body PET images revealed subtle differences between five recovering COVID-19 patients and three healthy volunteers. The exceptional image quality obtained using the uEXPLORER scanner confirmed CD8+ T cell deposition in the spleen, liver, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and tonsils, as well as differences in the clearance rate of the radiotracer from the blood. Imaging was accomplished with minimal radiation dose to the patients. This research paves the way for further exploration of the assessment of immune response to infectious diseases and cancer, the assessment of response to vaccines in human subjects, and the fundamental mechanisms of the immune system in general.
This disruptive technology co-developed by UC Davis and United Imaging was selected as one of the "2018 Breakthroughs of the Year" by Physics World. It pushes the boundaries of traditional PET scanners, with an effective sensitivity that is up to 68-fold greater than current commercial PET scanners. Combined with a 194 cm axial PET field of view, the uEXPLORER scanner can capture dynamic changes to radiotracer distribution across the entire human body with high temporal resolution, which is an essential attribute for this type of research.
Simon R. Cherry, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at UC Davis, was recently awarded the Benedict Cassen Prize at the 2022 SNMMI annual meeting for his pioneering work and immense contributions to nuclear medicine instrumentation and molecular imaging. He commented: "We have now contributed to several different disease areas based on the high sensitivity and total-body coverage of the uEXPLORER scanner. This research is another demonstration of how groundbreaking imaging technology, combined with highly specific radiotracers, can open new opportunities in studying the complex interactions within the whole body, both in health and in response to disease. We hope this research will contribute to a better understanding of the immunological response to COVID-19, and serve as an example for how the immune system can be interrogated at a systems level with total-body PET."
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As President Joe Biden rattled off policy proposals in this year's State of the Union address, he hit an emotional note when talking about veterans who suffer from cancer after serving on military bases where toxic smoke billowed from burning trash.
“One of those soldiers was my son Maj. Beau Biden,” he said.
The president was careful to avoid drawing a direct line between the burn pits and his son's fatal cancer, but he left no doubt that he believes there's a connection. The tragic death from seven years ago makes a ceremony Wednesday, when Biden plans to sign legislation expanding federal health care for veterans, among the most personal moments for him since taking office.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who chairs the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said Biden was a driving force behind the measure, which passed last week.
“He was continually pushing because whether Beau died of this or not, I think Joe thinks that it had some impact, and so he wanted this fixed,” Tester said. "And because he thinks it was the right thing to do. So different president, different set of priorities, this would have probably never happened.”
Burn pits were used in Iraq and Afghanistan to dispose of chemicals, cans, tires, plastics, medical equipment and human waste. However, 70% of disability claims involving exposure to the pits were denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The legislation will direct officials to assume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, helping veterans get disability payments without having to prove the illness was the result of their service.
“Veterans who have been sickened to the point of being unable to work, unable to take care of their families, won’t have to spend that time fighting the government to get the healthcare they earned," said Jeremy Butler, head of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America. "This is monumental.”
Butler is expected to attend the ceremony, along with Le Roy and Rosie Torres, husband and wife advocates for veterans health care who started the organization Burn Pits 360. Le Roy developed constrictive bronchitis after serving in Iraq, making breathing difficult.
Biden will be introduced by Danielle and Brielle Robinson, the wife and daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Heath Robinson, who died of cancer two years ago. The legislation is named for Heath, and Danielle attended Biden’s State of the Union address as a guest of first lady Jill Biden.
Although the provision involving burn pits has garnered the most attention, other health care services will be expanded as well.
Veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 attacks will have a decade to sign up for VA health care, double the current five years.
And there's more help for veterans from the Vietnam War. The legislation adds hypertension to list of ailments that are presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange, a herbicide used by the U.S. military to clear vegetation.
In addition, veterans who served during the war in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam, American Samoa and Johnston Atoll will also be considered to have been exposed to the chemical.
The legislation is considered to be the largest expansion of veterans health care in more than three decades, but it became an unlikely political football shortly before it passed.
On the day that the Senate was expected to grant it final approval, Republicans unexpectedly blocked it. Veterans who had traveled to Washington for a moment of triumph were devastated.
“All the veterans were down there because they were expecting to celebrate," Butler said. “And then they were absolutely stabbed in the back.”
Republicans said they were concerned about technical changes to how the legislation was funded. Democrats accused them of throwing a fit because they were unhappy about a separate deal to advance Biden's domestic agenda on climate change, taxes and prescription drugs.
Instead of going home, some veterans began holding what they called a “fire watch” outside the Capitol, an impromptu vigil to keep public pressure on the Senate.
They stayed around the clock, despite the stifling summer heat and torrential thunderstorms. Jon Stewart, the comedian who has advocated for veterans, joined them as well. Biden wanted to go but couldn't because he was isolating with a coronavirus infection, so he spoke to the demonstrators in a video call when VA Secretary Denis McDonough dropped off pizza.
Days after the demonstration began, the Senate held another vote, and the measure passed with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Veterans were in the gallery watching the vote take place.
“Every single person I was with was bawling. Just bawling," said Matt Zeller, a former Army captain who was among the demonstrators. "I cried for a solid five minutes.”
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- Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4, two unique smartphones that enhance productivity and self-expression.
- Preorders are open and UScellular is offering both devices for free for new and current customers, in addition to price protecting rate plans.
- Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 come in a variety of new colors and will be available in stores on Aug. 26.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 are now available to preorder at UScellular, and they are free for new and qualifying current customers1. Getting the latest Galaxy Z series devices has never been easier for customers to take advantage of UScellular's fast, reliable network and stay connected to the people and places that matter most to them.
In addition to offering these new devices for free, UScellular has price protected all of its plans, guaranteeing to not raise a customer's rate plan price through at least the end of 2023.
UScellular is offering the 128 and 256GB Z Flip4 in Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, and Blue and the 256 and 512GB Z Fold4 in Greygreen, Phantom Black, and Beige. Customers who preorder at UScellular between Aug. 10 and Aug. 25 will receive a complimentary upgrade to double the storage, and a Silicone Ring Case, Strap Case for Z Flip4, or a Standing Cover with Pen Case2 for Z Fold4 (available in-stores only), courtesy of Samsung. Details are available at www.samsung.com/us/promotions.
Key features of Z Flip4 include:
- Flex Cam3: Shoot hands-free video or capture full group selfies at various angles by partially folding Z Flip4 to activate FlexCam. You can even enjoy this feature on your favorite social apps.
- Pocketability: Ditch the bag, travel light and slide your phone in your pocket. The compact, foldable design lets you say bye to the bulk without sacrificing a big screen.
Key features of Z Fold4 include:
- Multitasking: Attend a virtual work meeting and capture important notes at the same time to get more done on the move. The new Taskbar provides a layout similar to your PC, offering access to your favorite and recent apps.
- Camera: Galaxy Z Fold4 takes stunning photos and videos with an upgraded 50MP wide lens and 30x Space Zoom lens.
UScellular will offer the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro in several sizes and colors. For more news and information about UScellular, please go to newsroom.uscellular.com.
1Offer available in participating markets only, see UScellular.com for eligibility. Requires smartphone purchase via 36-month installment contract, postpaid service plan, and paperless billing. Paid via 36 monthly bill credits. Credit varies. Trade-in may be required. Taxes, fees, and additional terms apply.
2Case selection depends on device purchase.
3FlexCam refers to camera experience using Flex mode. Flex mode supported at angles between 75° and 115°.
UScellular is the fourth-largest full-service wireless carrier in the United States, providing national network coverage and industry-leading innovations designed to elevate the customer experience. The Chicago-based carrier provides a strong, reliable network supported by the latest technology and offers a wide range of communication services that enhance consumers' lives, increase the competitiveness of local businesses and improve the efficiency of government operations. To learn more about UScellular, visit one of its retail stores or www.uscellular.com. To get the latest news, visit newsroom.uscellular.com. Connect with UScellular on social media at facebook.com/uscellular, twitter.com/uscellular, instagram.com/uscellular, YouTube.com/uscellularcorp and linkedin.com/company/uscellular.
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(The Hill) – Annual consumer inflation dipped to 8.5% in July after hitting a 40-year high of 9.1% in June, as falling gas prices finally gave consumers a break at the pump.
But it’s not clear whether the latest dip means the U.S. economy has finally broken the back of inflation or if the lull is only temporary. Inflation has been rising rapidly since the middle of 2020, but has seen a couple of quick dips during that period, notably from July to August in 2021 and from March to April of this year.
The latest numbers from the Department of Labor show that the index for energy in July was up 32.9% annually, falling from 41.6% in June. The food index was up 10.9% annually, rising from 10.4% in June.
July core inflation, which is all goods minus the particularly volatile categories of food and energy, stayed at 5.9%.
The Federal Reserve has been hiking interest rates since March in an effort to tame inflation that the central bank and Treasury Department had initially described as “transitory.” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said earlier this year that she’d been wrong about this characterization of inflation, which has proven to be a much more significant problem in the wake of global private-sector shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Markets had been preparing for news of Wednesday’s reprieve. U.S. equity futures had been trading slightly higher ahead of the report from the Department of Labor, with contracts for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indices both up 0.3% in wary trading. | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/inflation-eases-in-july-but-remains-near-40-year-highs/ | 2022-08-10T13:33:47Z | https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/u-s-world/inflation-eases-in-july-but-remains-near-40-year-highs/ | true |
Wednesday, August 10: The monsoons have failed to make any marked impression on Uttarakhand yet, with the state witnessing only 'normal' rains so far. But given the steady improvement in the rainfall stats over the weeks and the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) recent forecasts, we have reason to believe that the monsoonal rains, with a bit of help from other meteorological systems, will make up for the lost time.
The monsoon trough is active, lies south of its normal position, and will remain so for the next three days. Additionally, an east-west shear zone runs roughly over North Peninsular India and is likely to persist for the rest of the week.
Under the combined influence of these systems, fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls (64.5 mm-115.5 mm), thunderstorms and lightning are possible over Uttarakhand on Wednesday and Sunday (August 10, 14). Moreover, isolated very heavy rains (115.5 mm-204 mm) are expected to lash the northwestern state on Wednesday, August 10.
Accordingly, the IMD has placed the state on orange alert for today, so as to urge the locals to 'be prepared' for the heavy downpours and thunderstorms.
All districts of Uttarakhand will remain on yellow watch (meaning 'be updated') for the duration. But heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places in Chamoli, Bageshwar, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Dehradun districts of Uttarakhand. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and intense showers are possible at isolated places in the hills of Uttarakhand.
Due to the wet weather, there exists the risk of minor to medium landslides and rock falls in some vulnerable areas of Uttarakhand. These incidents could potentially lead to roadblocks on highways and the smaller link roadways. Moreover, the rains could lead to increased water levels in rivulets and rivers, and even inundation of some low-lying areas.
Torrential downpours have been lashing Uttarakhand on and off for the last few weeks, thereby causing the water levels to rise in many rivers across the state. On Monday (August 8), a bridge connecting Panchpuri Gadhmirpur to Suman Nagar in Haridwar was washed away in flash floods due to the incessant showers.
Therefore, the IMD has advised people residing near the rivulets or streams to be cautious and move to a safer place if required. Travel can be avoided unless absolutely necessary. Taking shelter during lightning in safe places or pucca houses is recommended — do not take shelter under trees.
Farmers would benefit from harvesting their crops and storing them in dry places while also arranging to drain excess rainwater from their fields. Animals must not be tied outdoors during thunderstorms and lightning.
Meanwhile, since the beginning of the monsoon season in India, Uttarakhand has registered normal rains of 641.7 mm — 10% less than its normal (717 mm) for the period between June 1 and August 9.
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Healthcare marketers will benefit from cookieless execution through AIDRx, and can get audience quality guarantees and unique campaign insights through AdLift Rx
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare marketers are actively planning for 2023. Medicx Health is providing unique and valuable options for campaign execution in its 2023 proposals. Advertisers will be able to execute campaigns using Medicx Health's proprietary cookieless AIDRx technology, with an audience quality guarantee, and/or the inclusion of AdLift Rx for unique campaign insights to maximize the value of their marketing investment. Each of the these are detailed below.
First, one of the biggest challenges the industry is facing is the removal of 3rd party cookies by 2024. Medicx recently announced the launch of Advanced ID Resolution (AIDRx) to give healthcare marketers the option for cookieless campaign execution and the peace of mind that comes with it. For 2023 campaigns, advertisers will benefit from this cookieless AIDRx approach, unless they prefer to use the traditional cookie-based process.
Second, Medicx will provide audience quality (AQ) guarantees to clients that want them, measured by their vendor of choice. The unique patented audience development approach of Micro-Neighborhood® targeting provides the unparalleled ability to reach a brand's specific target patients. Medicx is able to guarantee either AQ or the cost per diagnosed patient reached based on very high confidence that it can reach those patients. Marketers can therefore have more certainty that their brand message is reaching their target patients efficiently to drive a greater return on their marketing investment.
Third, Medicx is including unique campaign insights from AdLift Rx™ for certain managed service campaigns. These insights include an understanding of who their campaign is reaching (e.g., AQ), what actions they take (e.g., visit a specialist, get Rx for brand), and why they take those actions (e.g., demographics, media channel preferences). This information can be used to optimize campaigns to maximize the return on investment for the advertising brand. No other vendors provide the extent of insights delivered by AdLift Rx.
"Medicx is taking a leadership position in cookieless campaign execution and will deliver strong value to brands, by guaranteeing AQ and delivering unique campaign insights through AdLift Rx" said Eric Trepanier, EVP & GM of Medicx Health. "All of this value is included in the standard campaign package, at no additional cost. Marketers can only find this complete suite of offerings by working with Medicx."
For more details on how these 2023 offerings apply to you and your brand, reach out to your Medicx client partner or through our website at https://medicxhealth.com/contact.
Medicx Health provides commercialization of data and analytics software and services that enable pharmaceutical and healthcare brands to insights and analytics to better profile, reach, engage and measure target audiences that maximize the value of our clients marketing investments. To learn more visit www.medicxhealth.com.
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PEEL-224 is a small molecule nanoparticle developed for the treatment of cancer
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peel Therapeutics, an evolutionary-inspired, clinical-stage biotech company developing medicines for cancer and inflammatory diseases has initiated a first-in-human clinical study of PEEL-224 in patients with advanced solid tumors. This follows recent acceptance of the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) Application by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PEEL-224 was developed from a medicine that originates from the leaves and stem of an ancient tree used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine.
The company is evaluating PEEL-224, a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, in a Phase 1 dose escalation, repeat-dose, multi-center, open-label study in patients with advanced solid tumors. The trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary antitumor activity of PEEL-224.
"Building on millions of years of evolution, Peel Therapeutics' scientists and collaborators have modified this plant compound to overcome chemotherapy cancer resistance," said Joshua Schiffman, M.D., CEO and Co-Founder of Peel Therapeutics. "We are very encouraged by the preclinical data seen in multiple solid tumor types. Our company looks forward to further evaluation of PEEL-224 in patients, bringing us closer to our goal of delivering safer and more effective cancer therapy."
Peel Therapeutics' first clinical study comes on the heels of closing an $18M convertible note financing last year. The company has raised $30M overall since its start in oversubscribed note rounds and small business grants.
"At Peel Therapeutics, evolution is our platform and patients are our purpose. Our Peel scientists unlock evolutionary biology to treat cancer and inflammation," continued Dr. Schiffman. "With our additional programs also quickly advancing towards the clinic, we are optimistic about our progress. We are pleased to forge ahead with the support of our investors to introduce safer and more effective medicines for patients."
About PEEL-224
PEEL-224 is a small molecule nanoparticle for the treatment of cancer. The active molecule of PEEL-224 derives from camptothecin, a naturally occurring compound found in the Chinese Happy Tree (Camptotheca acuminata) thought to have evolved as a plant defense mechanism. Camptothecin and its derivatives inhibit topoisomerase 1 DNA repair, effectively killing dividing cells with mutations. By engineering the natural molecule and conjugating it with a synthetic polymer, Peel Therapeutics has designed PEEL-224 to improve efficacy while limiting toxicity.
About Peel Therapeutics
Peel Therapeutics is an evolutionary-inspired biotech company that intersects nature, curiosity, and leading-edge science to develop medicines for cancer and inflammation. Our team searches for nature's superabilities where evolutionary biology has accomplished the inconceivable in preventing or defeating disease. We then apply multidisciplinary scientific and medical expertise, state-of-the-art technology and our drug development knowledge to rapidly translate this evolutionary biology into medicines. The company is advancing a therapeutic pipeline to treat a spectrum of devastating conditions, with a near-term focus on cancer and inflammation. At Peel Therapeutics, we push the limits of biology to develop highly effective and safe medicines for patients that transcend the incremental.
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AR-701 is effective in vitro against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, including BA.4 and BA.5
LOS GATOS, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, announced today that inhaled treatment of its fully human monoclonal antibody cocktail AR-701 resulted in no detectable SARS-CoV-2 virus in the lungs of infected rhesus macaques, and protected their lungs from disease. AR-701 was effective in the non-human primates when used either as a prophylactic or therapeutic treatment regimen.
- Therapeutic administration of inhaled AR-701 substantially reduced and continued to suppress the viral load in the nasal sinus and oropharynx (upper respiratory tract region) for the entire 5-day testing period.
- Additional lab research also indicates both mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail are effective against the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, BA.5 subvariants in vitro.
This non-human primate research was conducted through a collective effort involving researchers at the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the University of California at Davis, Vanderbilt University, the University of California at Irvine, and Aridis, with a grant supplement to OHSU from the National Institutes of Health's Office of Research Infrastructure Programs in the Office of the Director (OD, PHS grant P51 OD011092). Preliminary study results were recently presented at the Immunotherapy for Infectious Diseases Conference 2022 in Pavia, Italy. Additional data are being analyzed and will be submitted to a peer-reviewed scientific journal for publication.
"An efficacy demonstration in non-human primates has been a key milestone and a correlate for clinical success in human trials. The observed strong prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy bodes well for AR-701 and is an important step forward," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., CEO of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. The proprietary inhaled formulation is designed to deliver the mAbs directly to the site where the SARS-CoV-2 virus initially infects, amplifies, and is transmitted from the infected individual to others. "Given the challenges in maintaining high vaccination coverage and a protracted COVID-19 pandemic, there is a greater need to develop accessible, long-acting therapeutic treatments, especially treatments that can also effectively block person-to-person viral transmission. These data demonstrate that the inhaled, self-administered dosage form of half-life extended AR-701 is on track to meet this product profile," said Truong.
About AR-701
AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of viral binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). The activity of the two mAbs complement and enhance each other in a synergistic fashion, creating a potent first-in-class cocktail. AR-720 binds to the 'receptor binding domain' of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2, while AR-703 binds to the 'S2' stalk region of spike proteins from betacoronaviruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 variants (Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, and Omicron). Both mAbs bind to the Omicron subvariants, BA.1, BA.2, BA.4, and BA.5 with comparable affinity compared to the original Wuhan strain. All authentic live SARS-CoV-2 beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and Omicron variants, SARS, and MERS tested were neutralized by both mAbs of AR-701 cocktail in vitro. Multiple animal challenge models widely used to evaluate COVID-19 treatments support the broad efficacy of AR-701 against the original Wuhan wildtype strain, the Delta variant, the Omicron variant, and the severe acute respiratory syndrome virus (SARS). The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed as a long-acting intramuscular as well as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized. Aridis Pharmaceuticals recently received a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to evaluate the prevention of influenza and SARS-CoV2 viral transmission using inhaled delivery of monoclonal antibodies.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, including anti-infectives to be used as add-on treatments to standard-of-care antibiotics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEXTM and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture monoclonal antibody (mAbs) for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized for high potency by the donor's immune system; hence, they technically do not require genetic engineering or further optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company is advancing multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb targeting gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) alpha-toxin and is being evaluated in a global Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment of S. aureus ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP).
AR-320 (VAP). AR-320 is a fully human IgG1 mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin that is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as a preventative treatment of S. aureus colonized mechanically ventilated patients who do not yet have VAP.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in Phase 2a clinical development in CF patients.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that are directed at multiple protein epitopes on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. It is formulated for delivery via intramuscular injection or inhalation using a nebulizer.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M, or IgM, mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb out-licensed preclinical program aimed at neutralizing diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "estimated" and "intend" or other similar terms or expressions that concern Aridis' expectations, strategy, plans or intentions. These forward-looking statements are based on Aridis' current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the need for additional financing, the timing of regulatory submissions, Aridis' ability to obtain and maintain regulatory approval of its existing product candidates and any other product candidates it may develop, approvals for clinical trials may be delayed or withheld by regulatory agencies, risks relating to the timing and costs of clinical trials, risks associated with obtaining funding from third parties, management and employee operations and execution risks, loss of key personnel, competition, risks related to market acceptance of products, intellectual property risks, risks related to business interruptions, including the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, which could seriously harm our financial condition and increase our costs and expenses, risks associated with the uncertainty of future financial results, Aridis' ability to attract collaborators and partners and risks associated with Aridis' reliance on third party organizations. While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including, without limitation, market conditions and the factors described under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aridis' 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and Aridis' other filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof, and Aridis does not undertake any obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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BALTIMORE, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), today reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1.39 trillion as of July 31, 2022. Client transfers from mutual funds to other portfolios, including trusts and separate accounts, were $1.5 billion in July 2022 and $8.5 billion for the year-to-date period ended July 31, 2022. These client transfers include $0.8 billion and $5.7 billion, respectively, transferred to the target date retirement trusts during July and the year-to-date period.
The following table shows the firm's assets under management as of July 31, 2022, and for the prior quarter- and year-end by investment vehicle, by asset class, and in the firm's target date retirement portfolios.
Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (troweprice.com) is a global investment management organization that provides a broad array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The organization also offers a variety of sophisticated investment planning and guidance tools. T. Rowe Price's disciplined, risk-aware investment approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental research.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daikin Industries, Ltd., the world's number one air-conditioning company, today announced that Jeff Drees has been selected as the new chief executive officer and president of Daikin Applied Americas. Drees currently serves as executive vice president of sales, marketing and aftermarket at Daikin Applied, and will replace Mike Schwartz who is retiring at the end of August after 11 years leading the organization.
"This is an exciting time to be in the HVAC and building solutions industry," Drees said. "The work we do has a profound impact on the world at large, helping customers address issues such as reducing carbon emissions and improving indoor air quality. I'm honored to lead these efforts and add to the significant growth the business has experienced over the last decade."
Daikin Applied designs and delivers innovative heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) technology that not only offers superior comfort, but helps provide healthy, safe and sustainable environments. Its offerings include equipment, service, controls and systems integration for commercial and industrial facilities, encompassing the full customer lifecycle.
Drees joined Daikin Applied in 2020 and has helmed the organization's solutions transformation, expanding the portfolio of offerings and adding new capabilities through key acquisitions. He is a staunch advocate for customers, as well as Daikin's sales representatives and employees.
"Jeff's leadership is critical to developing the strategy, plan and portfolio required to meet local and global challenges — air quality, decarbonization, digitalization," said Hirokazu Hirao, director of Daikin's Applied Solution Business Division, which includes Daikin Applied. "He is uniquely qualified to shape this organization to solve our customers' problems and help us attain the top position in North America."
Drees came to Daikin with experience in commercial engineering and operations. He held executive positions in private equity, as well as serving in significant business unit roles at Flowserve and Schneider Electric. He started his career in the United States Air Force, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from Aurora University.
To learn more about the full range of Daikin Applied solutions, and to find a local sales representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com. Also, follow Daikin Applied on LinkedIn for the latest on commercial HVAC equipment, services and trends.
About Daikin Applied Americas
Daikin Applied, a member of Daikin Industries, Ltd., designs and manufactures advanced commercial and industrial HVAC systems for customers around the world. The company's technology and services play a vital role in creating comfortable, efficient and sustainable spaces to work and live — and in delivering quality air to workers, tenants and building owners. Daikin Applied solutions are sold through a global network of dedicated sales, service and parts offices. For more information or to locate a Daikin Applied representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com or call 800-432-1342.
About Daikin Industries Ltd.
Daikin Industries, Ltd., a Forbes 1000 global company with 2021 revenues of $27 billion and more than 88,000 employees worldwide, is the world's number on air conditioning company. Daikin is engaged primarily in the development, manufacture, sales and aftermarket support of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment, refrigerants and other chemicals, as well as oil hydraulic products. Daikin was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Forbes magazine. For more information, visit www.daikin.com.
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WATCH: Turtle hatchlings emerge from nest and start trek to sea
FOLLY ISLAND, S.C. (Gray News/TMX) - It’s sea turtle nesting season in South Carolina, and eggs are hatching on Folly Island, just south of Charleston.
A video shared by the Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program shows a pile of hatchlings emerging from their nest and starting their long trek to the Atlantic Ocean. A close-up shows one hatchling shuffling across the sand, inching its way toward the sea.
Wildlife officials warn the public never to disturb sea turtles crawling to or from the ocean. The baby turtles can also be confused by lights near the beach or flash photography.
All beachfront homes are required to turn off all lights that face the ocean and close blinds in oceanfront rooms after 10 p.m., according to a City of Folly Beach ordinance.
That ordinance states there is to be no artificial light illuminating any area of the beaches of the city between 10 p.m. and dawn May 1 - Oct. 31 of each year.
Anyone caught violating the ordinance is issued a $500 fine.
Folly Beach is a prime nesting location for loggerhead sea turtles from May to September.
It is believed the female turtles return to the beaches where they hatched decades earlier to lay their eggs.
While loggerheads are the most common species in South Carolina, the state also sees Kemp’s ridley, green and leatherback sea turtles.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AIkido Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: AIKI) ("AIkido" or the "Company") today confirms that on August 9, 2022, the Company received an unsolicited offer from Mr. Shalom Auerbach to acquire all of the Company's outstanding common stock for $8.00 per share in cash.
The Company's Board of Directors will carefully review the proposal to determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interest of the Company and all AIkido shareholders. The Company will respond in due course.
There is no need for shareholders to take any action at this time.
About AIkido Pharma Inc.
AIkido Pharma Inc. was initially formed in 1967 and is a biotechnology Company with a diverse portfolio of small-molecule anticancer and antiviral therapeutics. The Company's platform consists of patented technology from leading universities and researchers, and we are currently in the process of developing an innovative therapeutic drug platform through strong partnerships with world renowned educational institutions, including The University of Texas at Austin and University of Maryland at Baltimore. Our diverse pipeline of therapeutics includes therapies for pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer. We are constantly seeking to grow our pipeline to treat unmet medical needs in oncology. The Company is also developing a broad-spectrum antiviral platform that may potentially inhibit replication of multiple viruses including Influenza virus, SARS-CoV (coronavirus), MERS-CoV, Ebolavirus and Marburg virus.
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CHANGSHA, China, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bit Brother Limited (the "Company," "we" or "Bit Brother") (NASDAQ: BTB), through its subsidiary in New York, Bit Brother New York Inc., entered into a lease agreement with Petawatt Properties LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company ("Petawatt"), which marks the initial step for the parties to jointly develop the cryptocurrency and blockchain business in North America.
On August 2, 2022, Bit Brother New York and Petawatt entered into a lease agreement for a 22-acre plant in Carthage New York. Bit Brother New York agreed to pay Petawatt an annual rent of $1 million for a term of ten years which could be deducted from the purchase price if Bit Brother acquires majority equity interest of Petawatt. Petawatt agreed to secure power supply agreements for 62.5MW of green power by September 1, 2022. Otherwise, Bit Brother New York may terminate the lease and Petawatt shall return the $100,000 deposit it received If fully operational with 62.5 MWs of power supply, the plant is expected to host 17,800 mining rigs with the hash rate of 110TH assuming average hash power of 3.5kw/h per miner.
Mr. Ralph Jones, the CEO of Bit Brother New York, commented, "This partnership with Petawatt is a significant step for Bit Brother's advancement in the blockchain industry. As a vertically integrated energy, facilities and service provider with access to significant green power resources in North America, Petawatt's choice to partner with Bit Brother also proves its confidence in Bit Brother. Securing the property in North America is a key milestone in our globalization strategy. We are committed to moving forward with our plan to launch blockchain operations in the US and create value for our investors in the cryptocurrency and blockchain field gradually." In addition, Mr. Jones emphasized that Bit Brother's future global blockchain presence is expected to be as green as possible, thus contributing to the development of a low-carbon economy.
About Petawatt Properties LLC
Petawatt, incorporated in the State of Wyoming and headquartered at Watertown, New York, is a vertically integrated energy, facilities and service provider to high demand energy consumers, such as blockchain crypto-miners, hydroponic operators and data centers.
About Bit Brother Limited
Bit Brother Limited (formerly known as Urban Tea, Inc.) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands as a company with limited liability on November 28, 2011. Our business currently consists of the distribution and retail of specialty tea products. We have conducted research and planning of our blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining business since 2021. For more information, please visit: http://www.bitbrother.com/
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- ability to have the plant fully operational as a crypto hosting center;
- ability to secure the 62.5 MW green power supply at terms acceptable to the Company;
- expected hash rate for the mining rigs to be hosted at the plant;
- ability to execute its business plan; and
- expansion plans and opportunities.
These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this press release and our management's current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, but not are limited to, the risk factors described by Bit Brother in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), which are available on the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov). These risk factors and those identified elsewhere in this press release, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from historical performance and include, but are not limited to:
- Bit Brother's blockchain technology and cryptocurrency mining business are still under development, with many uncertainties in the execution of its business plan;
- failure to access a large quantity of power at reasonable costs could significantly increase the Company's operating expenses;
- federal and state government's policies and regulatory oversight of crypto currency mining operation;
- other risks and uncertainties indicated in Bit Brother's SEC reports or documents filed or to be filed with the SEC by Bit Brother.
Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements in deciding whether to invest in our securities. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
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How to style a low-waisted denim mini skirt for any occasion
The denim mini skirt is back. Here are six ways you can style it if you’re unsure about the Y2K trend.
The denim skirt is a particularly nostalgic piece of clothing for me. I wore one when I was a child, with Groovy Chick T-shirts and Heelys, and then when I was a teenager, over leggings or fishnet tights – a style statement if ever there was one. But now in 2022, the denim skirt is back and it’s simpler than ever.
Unlike its variations of the past few years, which were mostly high-waisted, the denim skirts we’re seeing everywhere right now are very much part of the Y2K trend. If you’re like me and the thought of low-waisted denim makes you want to curl up into a ball and hide, this might sound scary. But a denim skirt has become a gateway drug of sorts for me into the world of low-waisted bottoms and Y2K fashion as a whole.
The denim skirt in question is from Bershka and it’s technically mid-rise – but that’s low enough for me right now. The skirt is in a classic shade of blue, making it super easy to style. I’ve been wearing it on pretty much a daily basis, for after-work walks, dinners and even nights out. Here, I’ve styled it six ways, in order to make the case that it most definitely is a piece worth adding to your wardrobe.
Keep it simple
A denim skirt is a straightforward item which might make you think you need to pair it with something exciting. But sometimes, keeping it simple is a good thing and that’s certainly the case for this outfit which I’ve been wearing non-stop this summer.
Tucking a white vest into my denim skirt, throwing on a pair of Converse and this Ganni crossbody bag has become my go-to combo for a day out in the city. It also looks great with a leather jacket when the weather is a little bit cooler.
Try a crop top
Pairing a denim skirt with a crop top feels very Y2K. For ultimate Y2K points, I have been enjoying styling my denim skirt with a crop top, like this H&M cherry print vest. Showing off my lower belly is a foreign concept for me but it’s pretty freeing to do so after years of my tummy being covered by high-waisted styles.
One thing I like about low-waisted bottoms is that people of all shapes and sizes are embracing them, not just people with flat stomachs as was common (and totally toxic) in the 00s.
When in doubt, throw on a shirt
Pairing a shirt with my denim skirt is a great way to make it feel a little bit more mature. An oversized shirt is my fallback for pretty much every outfit, whether it’s buttoned up, thrown on as a jacket or layered with a blazer in the winter. Pairing this pale blue shirt with my denim skirt creates a tonal effect which feels chic enough to wear for the office and fun enough for after-work drinks.
Denim, but make it festival fashion
I wore my denim skirt to a festival recently. I’m guilty of buying an entirely new outfit for a festival, mostly because I think it’s a good opportunity to wear extravagant things I wouldn’t usually opt for in daily life. But when I found this pink iridescent scarf top, I knew it would look great with my denim skirt.
Opt for a casual summer look
My go-to outfit this summer. You probably don’t need me to tell you that a T-shirt and Birkenstocks look good with a denim skirt because a T-shirt and Birkenstocks look great with most things. But I’ve been wearing some variation of this outfit every time I’ve left the house for the past few months and it hasn’t failed me yet.
Save your skirt for autumn
Denim skirts are great for transitional dressing. I know it’s sort of blasphemy to talk about transitional dressing when the weather is about to hit 30 degrees (and trust me – it was punishment enough trying this jumper on in my sweaty flat) but the denim skirt is a great piece to bring into autumn and winter with you. An oversized jumper like this one I found on Depop sits perfectly on top of a mini skirt and it might even help you to balance out your temperature on those days when the weather just doesn’t know what to do with itself.
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Leading distributor of industrial supplies and equipment also will leverage Infor cloud solution to improve customer service
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that R.S. Hughes Co. Inc., a leading North American distributor of industrial supplies and equipment, has selected Infor CloudSuite Distribution to help fuel business growth and maintain its competitive advantage.
R.S. Hughes – which provides a wide array of adhesives, abrasives, electrical, static control, tapes, labeling and safety products to manufacturers in the aerospace, electronics, medical, safety and transportation industries – also will leverage Infor's cloud solutions to continue to improve customer service.
"We are extending our strategic relationship with Infor, which will help us stay current and provide a platform for growth while improving our customers' experiences," said Mike Page, chief marketing officer and chief technology officer at R.S. Hughes, which has 50+ warehouse sites in the United States and Mexico serving 60,000 customers.
With Infor's CloudSuite Distribution ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, the company will have continuous access to the latest industry-specific capabilities, which will enable it to grow top-line revenues and differentiate its product and service offerings from competitors.
According to Page, R.S. Hughes also expects to realize numerous workflow process improvements, which will help reduce costs and the amount of time employees need to place and process customer orders. This and other operational efficiencies will help R.S. Hughes' workforce focus more time on mission-critical and strategic initiatives, he said.
Read more about how Infor CloudSuite Distribution helps make it easier for distributors to offer new value-added services, elevate the customer experience, and achieve operational excellence.
Founded in 1954, R.S. Hughes Co. Inc. is a dynamic, North American distributor of industrial supplies. With 50+ warehouse sites in the United States and Mexico, we maintain an extensive inventory of adhesives, abrasives, electrical, static control, tapes, labeling and safety products. We are proud to represent products from leading manufacturing companies, including 3M, Henkel Loctite, General Electric, Brady, Kimberly Clark, Ansell Edmont and many others. We specialize in sales and service solutions to manufacturing companies in both OEM and MRO applications. For more information about R.S. Hughes, please visit www.rshughes.com.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homeless encampments that have proliferated in nearly every neighborhood of Los Angeles will no longer be allowed within 500 feet (152 meters) of schools and day care centers under a sweeping ban approved Tuesday during a City Council meeting disrupted by protesters who said the law criminalizes homelessness.
The council voted 11-3 to broadly expand an existing prohibition on sitting, sleeping or camping that previously only applied to schools and day cares specified by the council.
The meeting was recessed before the vote when dozens of demonstrators shouted their opposition to the measure and police officers cleared the council chamber. One person was arrested, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Annie Hernandez said.
Protesters also gathered outside City Hall, chanting “Abolish 41.18,” a reference to the law prohibiting encampments on freeway overpasses, around railroad tracks, near loading docks, at libraries and other locations.
The final vote, which applies to the city’s public and private schools, came after two previous votes, including one last week that was also interrupted by a raucous protest.
Los Angeles is among many cities struggling to deal with a surge in homelessness and large encampments scattered along sidewalks that have sparked public outcry.
Supporters of the blanket ban said homeless camps pose health and safety threats to schoolchildren, especially because of the disruptive presence of people with drug addictions or mental illness.
“This is something to protect kids in our city,” Councilmember Paul Koretz said before voting for the measure. He said “asking folks in an encampment to move a couple hundred feet” should be be an easy decision if it means children have a safer walk to and from school.
About 750 public school sites are within Los Angeles and nearly 1,000 commercial day care businesses are registered with the city. The new public school year starts next Monday.
Opponents of the ban, including homeless advocates, said it would further criminalize homelessness and waste resources better spent on outreach and connecting people in need to services.
Homeless residents are far more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, the nonprofit People Assisting The Homeless, or PATH, said in a statement opposing the measure.
“Enforcement of anti-camping ordinances, then, only displaces people and makes it harder for trained outreach staff to establish trust again. Residents of cleared encampments, unless connected to stable permanent housing through a trauma-informed case management process, often return to unsheltered homelessness,” PATH said in a statement.
The measure must be signed by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti before it takes effect and his office didn’t immediately respond to phone and email messages seeking comment.
The ban comes as several hotels are set to end their involvement in the state’s Project Roomkey, which paid the hotels to provide hundreds of rooms to unsheltered people. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/los-angeles-oks-sweeping-ban-on-homeless-camps-near-schools-2/ | 2022-08-10T13:52:02Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/national-news/los-angeles-oks-sweeping-ban-on-homeless-camps-near-schools-2/ | true |
Community Edition, the first of multiple Tidal offerings, enables security analysts to gain advanced knowledge of adversary behaviors
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tidal Cyber, a leader in threat-informed defense, has today announced the general availability of the Community Edition of their SaaS threat-informed defense platform. It is freely available at: www.tidalcyber.com/communityedition
The Tidal Platform enables businesses to assess, organize and optimize their cyber defenses based on a deep understanding of the threats and adversaries that are most relevant to them. Tidal's Community Edition is available free of charge and enables security analysts to more easily and efficiently apply the advanced knowledge of adversary behaviors, as defined by the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base and additional open-source threat intelligence sources, to their unique environment. Beyond this, the platform also enables analysts to make this threat information actionable by showing how specific security products address adversary behaviors to better defend against those threats.
"Threat-informed cyber defense is based on understanding how adversaries are likely to attack your organization and using that knowledge to ensure you have the optimal security solutions in place," said Richard Struse, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of Tidal Cyber. "Our goal is to enable security teams to maintain a 'single source of truth' for all data regarding relevant threats and countermeasures. With the availability of Community Edition, organizations can now not only explore the extensive knowledge base of adversarial behaviors more efficiently, but also quickly research solutions available to defend against those threats."
Specific features and highlights of Tidal's Community Edition include:
- Advanced Adversary Behavior Search that enables security analysts to rapidly investigate relevant ATT&CK objects (e.g., tactics, techniques, sub-techniques, groups, software, data sources, references), as well as information on how to defend against those behaviors.
- Tidal's Product Registry, a curated repository of vendor-provided security product capabilities mapped to specific adversary behaviors. The registry describes how each product protects, detects, responds or tests ATT&CK techniques, as well as the data each product generates to map to ATT&CK Data Components. This allows defenders to see how their current security stack stands up to the adversary behaviors they care about and evaluate options to fill any gaps.
- Knowledge Base Labels which enable users to explore the relationships between the threat objects that are most relevant to their organization.
- Custom Technique Sets that allow defenders to group specific techniques and sub-techniques with custom labels, making it easy to track and communicate emulation plans and new threat research.
Solution providers whose product capabilities are available in Tidal's Community Edition at launch include Atomic Red Team, AttackIQ, BreachBits, BluVector, Picus, Remediant, SCYTHE, Sysmon Modular, and Trinity Cyber. A number of other solution providers, including Check Point, Cybereason, and SentinelOne, have also committed to joining the Product Registry, and their data will be integrated into the Community Edition shortly. Tidal will also be releasing frequent updates to the platform in which additional solution providers and new product features will be added.
"With the Tidal platform, my team will be much better equipped to understand the threats we face and answer questions such as: 'which threats are most relevant to our business?', 'where are our gaps and redundancies?' and 'is a particular security solution going to improve our protection against those relevant threats?'," said Patricia Titus, Chief Information Security Officer at Markel Corporation.
"Vulnerability management is important in cyber security. However, a defensive strategy driven primarily by vulnerability management doesn't do enough to prioritize threats relative to the severity of risk posed to a specific organization, its unique threat surface, and its unique security stack," said Patrick Donegan, Principal Analyst at HardenStance. "By enabling a threat-informed defense, Tidal Cyber makes it a lot easier for users to assess their specific cyber risk relative to the latest threat intel flagged up by the ATT&CK framework, identify capabilities and gaps in their own security controls for defending against the highest risk threats, and then configure those controls optimally for the most effective defense."
The Community Edition is the first of multiple offerings of the Tidal Platform. Subsequent platform editions will be announced later this year and will feature expanded functionality such as the ability to overlay threat models against the security solutions in your environment to identify areas of coverage, gaps, and redundancy.
To stay up to date on all of the latest news surrounding Tidal Cyber, please visit: www.tidalcyber.com.
Founded in January 2022 by a team of threat intelligence veterans with experience at MITRE, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and a wide range of innovative security providers, Tidal Cyber enables businesses to implement a threat-informed defense more easily and efficiently. The Tidal Platform helps our customers map the security capabilities of their unique environment against the industry's most complete knowledgebase of adversary tactics and techniques including the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base, additional open-source threat intelligence sources, and a Tidal-curated registry of security product capabilities mapped to specific adversary techniques. The result is actionable insight to track and improve their defensive coverage, gaps, and overlaps. For more information, please visit: www.tidalcyber.com.
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(The Hill) — The FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday stunned a political world that thought it had become inured to the chaos and controversy surrounding the 45th president.
This time around, multiple reports indicate that the search was related to classified material Trump may have removed from the White House at the end of his presidency.
Parts of the case are shrouded in doubt, not least because the legal documentation justifying the search is non-public by its nature.
Here are some of the biggest takeaways so far.
Trump upends the political landscape again
The news from Mar-A-Lago has placed Trump once again at the center of the political stage.
To Democrats and other critics, the search is a sign that the former president might finally get what they see as his just desserts.
The critics have been frustrated in the past by the equivocal outcome to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of Russian collusion, Trump being acquitted by the Senate after both of his impeachments by the House, and the perception that a criminal probe into his business dealings by Manhattan prosecutors is petering out.
For the anti-Trump segment of the public, it would be a delicious irony if he were to be brought low by charges of mishandling classified information — the same accusation he repeatedly leveled against his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s defenders have reacted with fury to the raid, seeing it as evidence of a politicized justice system and prosecutorial overreach. On social media, allegations abound that a deep state is working to undermine Trump and prevent him from seeking the presidency again.
It’s worth underlining that investigators could only have gotten a search warrant by proving to a judge’s satisfaction that there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has taken place — and that there were no less invasive ways of gathering germane evidence.
But the bottom line is that President Joe Biden — who had been enjoying a much-needed streak of success capped by the near-certain passage of the Inflation Reduction Act — once again finds himself sidelined as his divisive predecessor is thrust back into the spotlight.
GOP rallies around Trump but doubts linger about 2024
Republicans rallied adamantly to Trump’s defense after the former president confirmed the first reports of a raid.
Even for a party that the former president has remolded in his own image, the red-hot rhetoric was striking.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) taunted Attorney General Merrick Garland with the threat of investigation if, as widely expected, the GOP retakes the House majority in November.
“Preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” McCarthy warned.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel in a statement said the raid was “outrageous” and an “abuse of power.” Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Matt Schlapp urged Americans to “rid this nation of this socialist reign of terror.”
Several of Trump’s potential rivals for the 2024 GOP nomination were supportive of him too.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused the Biden administration of a “weaponization of federal agencies” against its opponents. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the move against Trump was “un-American.” Former Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that he shared the “deep concern” others felt about the “unprecedented search.”
But for all that, there are at least some in the party who question the merits of potentially nominating Trump yet again in 2024.
He is the most divisive president of modern times, the only president to be twice impeached, and lost the popular vote in both 2016 and 2020.
The doubts would surely grow deeper if he faced criminal charges. And that’s a peril he faces beyond the current raid.
A federal grand jury is examining his actions and other matters pertaining to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, while prosecutors in Georgia are looking at whether he and his aides committed crimes in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Schisms in divided nation grow deeper
The massively polarized response to the raid on Trump’s property wasn’t surprising. But the episode still feels like another lurch towards national destabilization.
To be sure, many millions of Americans see the search as welcome evidence that no American is above the law — a generation after former President Nixon famously told interviewer David Frost, “When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
But those who see a nefarious action against Trump by an imagined deep state are signaling they have lost any faith in the instruments of the law. The loss of faith is dangerous in itself, however ill-founded it may be. Another peril is the threat to wield the apparatus of justice in the future to help friends and punish enemies.
Some of the rhetoric coming from conservative leaders — McCarthy’s gleeful promises of investigations to come, for example — would have been barely conceivable 20 years ago.
But such threats are now par for the course — something that reveals a dangerous hollowing out of common ground.
Investigators under pressure to show they have the goods
Right now, just about everyone is flying blind on two related and crucial questions — what exactly the FBI was looking for at Mar-a-Lago, and whether the bureau’s agents found it.
The broad theme has been widely reported. Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) said it had found classified material among 15 boxes retrieved from the Florida property.
NARA made no secret of the fact that it contacted the Department of Justice about the matter — a move that appears to be the genesis of the current probe.
But that information does not really answer the question of why the FBI should be raiding Mar-a-Lago and breaking into Trump’s safe at this point.
Until the evidence is produced or charges are pressed, the whole episode is sure to be mired in wild speculation and accusations.
If seems unlikely that the attorney general or a federal judge would have signed off on the search — the first of its kind in any former president’s home — without compelling evidence.
But right now, we have no idea what it is.
Biden keeps his distance
While turmoil swirls around Trump, Biden and his aides have been at pains to affirm a wall of separation between the White House and the current investigation.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Tuesday’s media briefing that the White House had learned about the FBI search from media coverage “just like the American public did.”
She added that Biden has long been adamant that “the Justice Department conducts its investigations independently.” Jean-Pierre directed any further inquiries to the DOJ.
Biden is sure to be asked more about the probe. And by its nature it brings up other questions, including the status of an investigation into the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Cleanup and recovery efforts gained pace in South Korea’s greater capital region Wednesday as skies cleared after two days of record-breaking rainfall that unleashed flash floods, damaged thousands of buildings and roads and killed at least nine people.
While lifting heavy rain warnings for Seoul and the neighboring metropolitan areas, South Korea’s weather agency forecasted 10 to 30 centimeters (4 to 12 inches) of rain in the country’s southern regions through Thursday.
Seven people remain missing in Seoul and nearby Gyeonggi Province following the heavy rains that swamped the region Monday and Tuesday, turning streets into car-clogged rivers, sending floods cascading into subway stations, triggering landslides that crashed into roads and buildings, and displacing more than 1,800 people from their homes. The nine people who died included four who drowned in their homes in Seoul.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during a disaster response meeting Wednesday apologized on behalf of the government over the deaths and disruption caused by the heavy rains. He urged the central government to provide more financial help and personnel assistance to cities and regional governments to speed up recovery efforts.
He also called for significant improvements to the country’s flood management systems, including building more rain tanks and tunnels and improving flood-prediction technologies, citing the growing challenges posed by extreme weather events.
“It’s certainly true that (the rainfall) was abnormal weather, but we have come to a point where we can no longer call abnormal weather abnormal,” Yoon said. “We could see new record levels (of rain) at any time. We need to build our response so that we are ready for a situation that’s worse than we had imagined.”
The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said workers through Wednesday afternoon had finished restoring more than 90% of some 2,800 buildings, homes, roads and other facilities in the capital area that had been prioritized in emergency recovery plans.
Nearly 3,000 government workers, including police and fire department personnel, and dozens of excavators and dump trucks have been deployed in the recovery efforts. The military has separately deployed around 1,300 troops, some of whom were seen cleaning debris and salvaging furniture at flooded neighborhoods in southern Seoul.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties in regions south of the capital area, where the weather agency issued heavy rain warnings. Landslide warnings were issued in more than 30 cities and towns across the country,
More than 52 centimeters (20 inches) of rain was measured in Seoul’s hardest-hit Dongjak district from Monday to Wednesday at noon. Precipitation in the area exceeded 14 centimeters (5.5 inches) per hour at one point Monday night — the highest hourly downpour measured in Seoul since 1942. | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/science/ap-science/recovery-underway-in-south-koreas-rain-hit-capital-area/ | 2022-08-10T13:54:55Z | https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/science/ap-science/recovery-underway-in-south-koreas-rain-hit-capital-area/ | true |
Avianca Group is the first LAC-based airline to distribute its NDC content through Sabre marketplace
Sabre has activated the group's NDC offers in several countries
SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, today announced that Avianca Group's New Distribution Capability (NDC) content is now available to travel agencies, travel buyers and developer partners in several countries.
Avianca Group – which includes Avianca Airlines as well as Avianca Costa Rica, Avianca Ecuador and TACA International Airlines – is the first Latin American carrier to distribute its NDC offers through Sabre's marketplace. The Colombia-based airline group plans to roll out its NDC content in two initial waves: The first one started on Aug. 1; the second is targeted for Aug. 15 and is expected to include more than 50 countries across the globe, including Australia, Ecuador, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico.
"We are excited about this milestone. The experience and expertise of Sabre's team has been crucial to make the implementation happen quickly," said Catalina Nannig, vice president of Sales & Distribution at Avianca. "Joining Sabre's Beyond NDC family has been a valuable experience, and we are looking forward to expanding the reach of our offers to better serve our customers across the globe."
Sabre-connected agencies and developer partners can now shop, book and service NDC offers alongside other content using Sabre's Offer and Order APIs, agency point-of-sale tool Sabre Red 360 as well as corporate online booking tool GetThere – all within a familiar booking environment. The roll-out of NDC offers follows a pilot phase with travel agencies in Brazil, El Salvador, and the United States.
"For us as travel retailers, it is essential to have access to the right air and ancillary content – and to be able to easily compare offers from various sources. Sabre's end-to-end approach and appreciation of agency workflows helps us operate more efficiently," said José Miguel Guzmán, owner, Leman's Travel. "We are impressed by Sabre's agility and flexibility and are happy to be able to offer Avianca Group's NDC content to our customers going forward."
Going Beyond NDC is an area of focus for Sabre as an enabler of its vision to be the premier global technology platform in travel. Today, more than 3,000 agencies are shopping, booking, and servicing NDC content through the Sabre marketplace. Sabre is engaged with more than 25 airlines to distribute their NDC content through its GDS.
"Sabre has always been focused on providing a consistent distribution experience, regardless of the channel – and NDC is a part of that approach", said Kathy Morgan, vice president, NDC and Airline Supply, Sabre Travel Solutions. "Integrating with Sabre's marketplace will help enable Avianca Group to distribute its NDC content consistently and efficiently to third-party travel sellers. This will also help equip Avianca to meet the ever-changing needs of travelers, enjoy a more dynamic distribution environment, and open new revenue opportunities."
Sabre Corporation is a leading software and technology company that powers the global travel industry, serving a wide range of travel companies including airlines, hoteliers, travel agencies and other suppliers. The company provides retailing, distribution and fulfilment solutions that help its customers operate more efficiently, drive revenue and offer personalized traveler experiences. Through its leading travel marketplace, Sabre connects travel suppliers with buyers from around the globe. Sabre's technology platform manages more than $260B worth of global travel spend annually. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, Sabre serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world. For more information visit www.sabre.com.
AVIANCA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LIMITED includes Avianca -Star Alliance member-, LifeMiles and Avianca Cargo. In passenger transportation and with more than 102 years of continuous operation since 1919, Avianca is the leading airline in Colombia, Ecuador, Central America and has one of the largest airline operations in Latin America with 130 routes, 3,800 weekly flights and a fleet of more than 110 Airbus 320 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, connecting to around 65 destinations in the Americas and Europe. More than 10 million members and 450 allied brands are part of its loyalty program, LifeMiles, one of the largest in the region. In cargo transportation, Avianca Cargo is a leader in the region and is the main airline in different markets in the Americas. It serves more than 50 destinations with a fleet of Airbus A330 freighters, along with its operation of passenger aircraft bellies. Avianca successfully emerged from Chapter 11 at the end of 2021 and today, has a team of more than 12,000 people committed to providing safe, convenient, affordable and friendly service to its customers. More information is available at www.avianca.com
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- Almost 85% of corporate training departments feel ill-equipped to create new career paths for employees, according to new Josh Bersin research
- Only15% of L&D organizations are far outperforming their peers, indicating the need for illuminating pathways for how learning and upskilling can help employees grow while helping organizations build critical talent for their future needs
- Advanced L&D teams, by contrast, are delivering a 260% increase in financial results and four-fold+ improvements in growth, innovation, and market leadership through smarter matching of strategic hiring challenges with existing employee ambitions
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Josh Bersin Company, a research and advisory company focused on HR and workforce strategies, has published poignant new market analysis suggesting that most Learning & Development (L&D) functions are behind the curve in providing tangible career paths for employees, despite major recruitment challenges in their organization.
Currently, the majority of corporate training functions feel they lack the integrated tools, and internal skills to effectively create skills taxonomies and career pathways to better align L&D directly with employees' career aspirations and emerging skills gaps across the business.
The research, published in a new global report The Definitive Guide to Learning: Growth in the Flow of Work, suggests that although corporate training has come a long way and is now more integrated within the business-as-usual, employees crave a more "stretching" experience in their working lives, and will go elsewhere if internal career growth paths aren't obvious. Such a move, the study adds, would also simultaneously help fill the gaps in more skilled roles organizations are struggling to fill right now.
The new Bersin report presents a rich, detailed exploration of the current L&D crisis and what leaders need to know to support organizational growth through learning in a fast-moving market. As things stand, a third of the workforce in developed markets leaves their employer each year, because they can't see a meaningful career path ahead of them if they stay.
Successful employers are applying new strategies that simultaneously address both scenarios, the study concludes, and corporate training has an important role to play in enabling targeted opportunity identification and aligned matchmaking and skills development in the flow of everyday work.
Key findings highlighted in the report include:
- 4/5 organizations are currently lagging in most areas of L&D:
- The most impactful L&D practice (from a list of 94) is "creating extensive career growth options"
- The most important L&D capability today is experimenting and innovating with new L&D technologies and approaches
- Leading L&D operations are delivering a 260% increase in financial results and four-fold+ improvements in growth, innovation, and market leadership
- L&D technology has an important role to play in connecting employees with new growth opportunities internally
The new Bersin study includes analyses of employers that are already leveraging the power of learning to facilitate growth in the flow of work with a view to retaining more employees, and filling more specialized roles. Examples include Walmart, Bon Secours Mercy Health, and Rocket Central, which shine a light on what's possible:
- Walmart has built career pathways in its Live Better U program to help store associates develop through employer-sponsored learning and certifications and move into positions critical to the future of their business such as project management, cybersecurity, etc.—helping individuals to grow, while building critical talent for its business needs
- Bon Secours provided a route for laundry service employees who already interact with patients and nurses every day, to become Nurse Assistants, with the future option to become a nurse—fulfilling its parallel need to solve nursing shortages
- Rocket Central has a team of "Thrive" coaches who identify people who would be good fit for different roles internally, counsels them, and points them to learning and resources to apply for and thrive in those new roles.
"The shortages of talent that exist around the world today will only get worse in the future, and half of the battle is keeping existing employees engaged and interested. If workers can build skills that will amplify their career growth potential and find opportunities to apply those skills and grow their careers within your organization, they will be less likely to leave in search of those opportunities outside your organization."
"If they could just harness the latest digital enabling tools and play a more proactive role in matching employees' individual development and career needs with the strategic recruitment challenges of the business, L&D functions have a huge opportunity here."
The Definitive Guide to Learning: Growth in the Flow of Work from The Josh Bersin Company is a broad-based, global industry study that was conducted via:
- Discussions as part of the firm's extensive "Big Reset" discussions
- Excellence survey (1,000 respondents, globally)
- Statistical and descriptive analysis
- Exploratory, validation and case study interviews.
The full report is available to The Josh Bersin Company corporate members, here.
The Josh Bersin Company provides a wide range of research and advisory services, including a corporate membership program, to help HR leaders and professionals tackle the ever-evolving challenges and needs of today's workforce. The firm's research team covers all topics in HR, talent, and L&D, including diversity, equity, and inclusion; employee experience; remote and hybrid work; wellbeing; HR strategy and capabilities; learning and career mobility; HR technology; organization design and development; and talent acquisition and mobility. With the Global Workforce Intelligence (GWI) Project, The Josh Bersin Company also serves to expand its support of market-leading businesses by helping them navigate the challenges of industry convergence while remaining future-focused.
Under the company's umbrella is the Josh Bersin Academy, the world's first global development academy for HR and talent professionals and a transformation agent for HR organizations. The Academy, which has seen more than 50,000 program enrollments since its 2019 launch, offers content-rich online courses, a carefully curated library of tools and resources, and a global community that helps HR and talent professionals stay current on the trends and practices needed to drive organizational success in the modern world of work. Visit www.joshbersin.com or email info@bersinpartners.com.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daikin Industries, Ltd., the world's number one air-conditioning company, today announced that Jeff Drees has been selected as the new chief executive officer and president of Daikin Applied Americas. Drees currently serves as executive vice president of sales, marketing and aftermarket at Daikin Applied, and will replace Mike Schwartz who is retiring at the end of August after 11 years leading the organization.
"This is an exciting time to be in the HVAC and building solutions industry," Drees said. "The work we do has a profound impact on the world at large, helping customers address issues such as reducing carbon emissions and improving indoor air quality. I'm honored to lead these efforts and add to the significant growth the business has experienced over the last decade."
Daikin Applied designs and delivers innovative heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) technology that not only offers superior comfort, but helps provide healthy, safe and sustainable environments. Its offerings include equipment, service, controls and systems integration for commercial and industrial facilities, encompassing the full customer lifecycle.
Drees joined Daikin Applied in 2020 and has helmed the organization's solutions transformation, expanding the portfolio of offerings and adding new capabilities through key acquisitions. He is a staunch advocate for customers, as well as Daikin's sales representatives and employees.
"Jeff's leadership is critical to developing the strategy, plan and portfolio required to meet local and global challenges — air quality, decarbonization, digitalization," said Hirokazu Hirao, director of Daikin's Applied Solution Business Division, which includes Daikin Applied. "He is uniquely qualified to shape this organization to solve our customers' problems and help us attain the top position in North America."
Drees came to Daikin with experience in commercial engineering and operations. He held executive positions in private equity, as well as serving in significant business unit roles at Flowserve and Schneider Electric. He started his career in the United States Air Force, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois University and an MBA from Aurora University.
To learn more about the full range of Daikin Applied solutions, and to find a local sales representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com. Also, follow Daikin Applied on LinkedIn for the latest on commercial HVAC equipment, services and trends.
About Daikin Applied Americas
Daikin Applied, a member of Daikin Industries, Ltd., designs and manufactures advanced commercial and industrial HVAC systems for customers around the world. The company's technology and services play a vital role in creating comfortable, efficient and sustainable spaces to work and live — and in delivering quality air to workers, tenants and building owners. Daikin Applied solutions are sold through a global network of dedicated sales, service and parts offices. For more information or to locate a Daikin Applied representative, visit www.daikinapplied.com or call 800-432-1342.
About Daikin Industries Ltd.
Daikin Industries, Ltd., a Forbes 1000 global company with 2021 revenues of $27 billion and more than 88,000 employees worldwide, is the world's number on air conditioning company. Daikin is engaged primarily in the development, manufacture, sales and aftermarket support of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment, refrigerants and other chemicals, as well as oil hydraulic products. Daikin was named one of the world's most innovative companies by Forbes magazine. For more information, visit www.daikin.com.
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DES PLAINES, Ill., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Americaneagle.com, a global digital agency and Sitecore Platinum partner, is thrilled to announce that it has received the Sitecore Partnering Excellence Award, which is designed to showcase top-performing Sitecore partners that have excelled in delivering customers exceptional digital experiences utilizing Sitecore solutions.
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With a relationship spanning more than a decade, Americaneagle.com has completed over 1000 Sitecore project implementations, earned 65 Sitecore certifications, three Specializations, and 30 Americaneagle.com experts have been named a Sitecore MVP in the last five years.
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The urgent appeal comes in the midst of the current cost of living crisis after it was revealed by the School Uniform Bank at Trinity Methodist in Lisburn that parents are resorting to making minor changes on uniforms with a biro. And that children are even having to sellotape their shoes together.
Lagan Valley MLA Emma Little-Pengelly said that parents are “in despair” and urged schools to take action to relive the burden,
“While schools understandably want their pupils to look smart, there must be an urgent recognition of the financial burden the specifications and requirements are putting on parents and their families,” she said.
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“This is made all the more difficult due to rising costs of living that everyone is facing.
“Parents are in despair at the costs, with too many struggling under pressure to meet the high price of what is required by schools. This must end.
“Schools should urgently recognise the stress this is putting families under.
“There are solutions that would mean a better balance between branded and generic clothing.”
The Lagan Valley MLA, Emma Little-Pengelly has appealed to schools to make their uniforms more affordable. “The Education Minister has increased the school uniform support scheme payments by 20%, putting an additional £1m into the scheme,” she continued. “She has also written to all schools asking them to be cognisant of the costs of uniforms.
“This is while a review is underway to see what more can be done centrally to ensure school uniform costs are reduced and become reasonable for all.
“Action can be taken now by schools, I would urge them to do so.
“I visited some wonderful community initiatives around uniforms last week, including Lisburn Methodist’s School Uniform Bank.
“This is helping so many families and the volunteers and organisers deserve huge recognition. They need more help and support to enable them to run these schemes.
“These members of the community are stepping in and stepping up. Longer term solutions must be found urgently.”
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Green Party Councillor Simon Lee said he is concerned that many parents who are struggling are not seeking the help they desperately need.
“It’s no secret that the cost of living is squeezing families hard,” said Mr Lee. “School uniforms are adding to the financial pressures already having an impact.
“While I have heard from constituents who are struggling with this added expense, I worry about those who are not seeking help and perhaps who could benefit from help.
“There is support available for parents. In addition to the school uniform grants available from the EA, organisation like the School Uniform bank in Trinity Church Lisburn have been a real lifeline.
“Urgent support must be put in place by the executive to help people navigate the current crisis.
“The cost of living support payments haven’t gone far enough, and too many families are falling through the cracks.”
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Ulster Unionist Councillor Jenny Palmer said that her Party has included the issue of scool uniform afforadabilty in its manifesto and is encouraging schools to set up their own ‘uniform bank’ to help those in need within the school community.
“I sit on the board of a couple of schools in Lisburn South,” explained Mrs Palmer. “In relation to the school uniform banks, Tonagh PS do it in house.They recycle them in school and also offer them for sale and a nominal cost.
“I know Trinity Methodist church hosts the school uniform bank and is another route for parents in need of help with the cost of uniforms.
“I believe there is merit in schools providing this service as they can get the uniform directly to where it is needed.
“The Ulster Unionist Party recognise the cost of school uniforms and has included it in its manifesto launch in April this yeaalr.
“This includes a commitment to bring forward legislation that will give the Department for Education powers to issue statutory guidance on school uniforms, similar to recent legislation in England, if unnecessary burdens continue to be placed on parents.”
Mrs Palmer went on to say that the Ulster Unionsit Party is deeply concerned about the cost of living crisis facing families and has calle on the Minister for Communities to establish a cross departmental fuel poverty task force, which is supported by many within the third sector.
In Decemer 2021, UUP Minister of Health Robin Swann MLA warned of the cost of living crisis. He said: “A sustained cost of living crisis demands a sustained Government response, at both Westminster and devolved levels. That should include a concerted cross departmental approach here in Northern Ireland. The situation we are facing is extremely challenging and concerning.” | https://www.northernirelandworld.com/education/call-for-schools-to-take-action-3800310 | 2022-08-10T14:02:39Z | https://www.northernirelandworld.com/education/call-for-schools-to-take-action-3800310 | true |
Will Samia finish off what Mwinyi and Kikwete started?
Wednesday August 10 2022
On July 1 this year we celebrated 30 years since the re-establishment of the multiparty system in the country. It’s been a long time. If it is human life, this is the age of an adult who probably already has a family and is fully independent. It is a good time to look back and measure the success achieved in our democracy and its contribution to economic, social and cultural development.
The first step in measuring the success of something is to see if that thing has succeeded in continuing to exist. Even in war the most important thing is to ensure that the army does not lose soldiers. Presence is the first measure of success. 10 parties obtained permanent registration between July 1, 1992 and November 24, 1993. The very first party to obtain permanent registration was CCM. It was duly registered on July 1, 1992.
Other five parties followed six months later, obtaining their registration on January 21, 1993. These parties are CUF, Chadema, UMD, NCCR-Mageuzi and NLD. Until the first multiparty election was held in 1995, we had 11 permanently registered parties. According to the information available on the website of the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties, we currently have 19 permanently registered political parties.
The most recent party to be registered is ACT-Wazalendo which was registered on May 5, 2014. Therefore, in terms of existence, we can say that the multiparty system has managed to stay alive for the entire period of 30 years, save for some few political parties that were deregistered such as the TPP. The second area in evaluating the success of the 30-year multiparty political system in the country is the level of competition between political parties. Usually, political success is ultimately measured by looking at numbers.
Politics is mathematics.
The importance of a party in the political process in any country is ultimately measured by looking at the degree to which the party participates in decision-making through decision-making bodies. These bodies are the government, parliament and civic councils. Considering this criterion, it is clear that the success of the multi-party system in this areais very small.
This is because in all the elections one party, CCM, continued to win at all levels of the General Election to the extent that it gained the mandateto make decisions without relying on the participation of other parties. For example, leaving aside the fact that CCM managed to win the presidential position in all elections, in the parliamentary elections, since the beginning of the multiparty elections, CCM has never won less than two-thirds of the parliamentary seats.
Only in two elections (out of six) did CCM get less than 80 per cent. These are; the 2010 election where CCM got 79.1 per cent of parliamentary seats and in 2015 when CCM got 73.6 of all parliamentary seats. In all other elections CCM got the following percentages: 1995 (80.2%), 2000 (87.1%), 2005 (88.8%), 2020 (95.6%). Therefore, in all the 30 years of the multipartysystem, only one party (CCM) has had all the powers to make decisions in the mostimportant law making organ inTanzania, namely the Parliament.
That is to say, based on this criterion, we can say without a doubt that our multi-party systemis not growing, but has stagnated! In addition, based on this criterion, during this period CCM has continued to flourish politically. This can be interpreted that CCM has continued to provide the best policies and leadership compared to other parties and is probably the main reason why the people continued tochoose it with such a large number of votes.
The third area in evaluating the development of the multiparty system in the country is to look at the rate of growth of democracy. The word democracy has many interpretations. The most basic interpretation of democracy is to look at the concept of democracy in the context of seeing it as a tool to protect freedom. Freedom is a very important ‘commodity’ for humans and one of the criteria that distinguishes us humans from other animals.
There are three main types of freedoms. First, it is the independence of the country; that is, the ability of citizens and the country itself to plan their own lives, governing themselves without interference from another country or another person. This is the freedom we fought for from the colonialists. The second freedom is the freedom not to be bothered by hunger, disease and ignorance.
This is the freedom that is obtained through economic emancipation. The third freedom is freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; and the freedom of citizens to participate in decision making on issues that touch their lives in accordance with existing laws.
Along with freedom, democracy is also measured by looking at the level of rule of law in the respective country and how everyone is responsible for obeying the law regardless of their status in the society. In addition, another criterion for measuring the development of democracy is to look at the growth rate of democratic culture. Democratic culture is manifested where individuals in the society are able to differ in opinions and perspectives without disrespecting each other or quarrelling.
This culture is the one that can finally lead to the formulation of alternative policies and strategies in response to challenges facing the society. It is clear that there are still many challenges in achieving a satisfactory level of democracy building. This is manifested by two major factors.
First, it is a fact that a democratic culture has not yet been well established considering that the freedom to express opinions without fear has not flourished due to legal and cultural restrictions. Our society is built on the foundation of going with the majority and respecting everything that is said by elders and those in positions of power such as parents, teachers and leaders. This culture has created fear of going against the ideas of other people, especially leaders. Second, there have been complaints by the Opposition for many years about the imbalance in the political field between the ruling party and the opposition parties.
Opposition political parties believe that they have been on the receiving end of the law enforcement and security organs, especially considering that the heads of all these organs are appointed by the President who has been one of the candidates in various presidential elections.
It is in this context that we have to pay special attention to the article of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, which was published on July 1, 2022 in various newspapers. In this article the President explained her leadership philosophy carried by 4R (Reconciliation, Resilience, Reform and Rebuilding).
In the context of this article R of Reform has a special importance. The President has clearly explained about her intention to usher in reforms in political, economic and electoral laws. In addition, the President has clearly stated that her goal is to see that there is fair political competition that gives citizens the opportunity to choose the leaders they want. It is clear that for insisting on reforms in the political and economic systems and electoral laws President Samia agrees with the importance of the new Constitution.
This is not only evident in her feature article but also in the truth that she got the privilege of serving as the Vice Chairperson of the Constituent Assembly in 2014. It should be remembered that the issue of a new Constitution has existed since the time of the multiparty system debate. It came out strongly for the first time in the Judge Francis Nyalali Commission, which gathered opinions about the appropriate political system for the country.
In addition, the Nyalali Commission recommended the enactment of new electoral laws so as to give all political parties equal opportunity to conduct political activities. These recommendations were not fully implemented by successive administrations. PresidentMwinyi implemented one major proposal; he accepted the re-introduction of plural politics but ‘put aside’ the writing a new Constitution.
It was President Jakaya Kikwete who, ultimately, signaled to writing of a new constitution. However, this process did not come to an end and has remained in progress until today. President Samia’s article brings hope that during her term in office there is a high possibility that the Draft of the new Constitution will be completed. In addition, it is clear that there is a high possibility that the major complaints of the opposition parties regarding the unfair playing field in politics will be worked upon during President Samia’s leadership. Let’s continue to pray for President Samia Suluhu Hassan so that God may continue to give her good health in carrying out her good work for our country.
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Company Issues Shareholder Letter
NEW YORK and HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DarkPulse, Inc. (OTC Markets: DPLS) ("DarkPulse" and the "Company"), a global technology company focused on the manufacture, sale, installation and monitoring of their patented laser sensing systems which provide a data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of infrastructure, announces its financial results for second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company has also issued a shareholder letter discussing its operating results.
A Letter to Shareholders from the Founder of DarkPulse Inc.
Dear fellow shareholders,
It is my great pleasure to once again address all of our shareholders in this letter as Founder and CEO of DarkPulse, Inc. (the "Company").
On behalf of our entire team, it is my pleasure to review accomplishments to date as well as our 2022 trajectory.
Since early 2022 we have made significant progress with the commercialization of our patents as well as expanding our global presence to more than eleven countries. We expect this expansion to continue well into 2023 as the Company continues to build market share into global critical infrastructure markets.
Significant Accomplishments for the First Half of 2022
After acquiring several entities our trajectory and rate of accomplishments has continued to significantly accelerate. Here are some key milestones we have attained to date.
During the first half of 2022, we have accomplished the following:
- The Company secured office space in Houston, TX for its global headquarters. This is strategic for several reasons including Houston being a major business hub as well as a consolidated market for major companies in the oil and gas industry.
- The Company has hired a financial controller based in our Houston office which will streamline back office operations while reducing costs, shortening time required to consolidate our subsidiaries' financial documentation, aiding in financial reporting, and business operations while reducing cash cycles.
- The Company has completed work for a new hardware design with integrated pulse generator eliminating the use of competing technology for deployments of our systems. We are beginning the design of an integrated PC for the same reasons.
- The Company terminated its relationship with Bill Bayliss as part of its growth strategy. Mr. Bayliss was hired by BlueWater Group to prepare Optilan for sale and has successfully completed his role in that regard.
- Optilan HoldCo 3 Limited ("Optilan"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, has named Jason Keith as CEO.
- The Company added Dr. Ehab Eldemeri as Director of GCC and the Middle East.
- The Company has begun interviews for additional members of the Board and the creation of various committees consistent with rules associated with senior exchanges.
- The Company assisted with the launch of the world's first intelligent bridge in Marysville, CA by installing our sensor technology with the California Division of Transportation ("CALTRANS").
- The Company has created a digital twin of the Honcut Bridge in Marysville, CA and is programming a VR capable user interface utilizing a game engine to offer customers a full AR/VR experience of their infrastructure, such as bridges, roadways, buildings, with integration into supervisory control and data acquisition ("SCADA") systems as an added value.
- The Company signed a non- binding MOU for the purchase of Om Optel Industries Pvt. Ltd., a fiber optic cable manufacturing business located in India. Due diligence is underway with a definitive agreement as the next step pending successful due diligence.
- The Company has engaged a large U.S. manufacturer to build our BOTDA systems.
- The Company has signed agreements with teaming partners to help expand our manufacturing, sales, and installation capabilities across the globe.
- The Company has engaged a banking firm to assist in raising non-toxic debt.
- The Company continues to build relationships into multiple markets through various licensing, teaming, and partnership agreements.
- The Company has signed a JV agreement with Egyptian Electrical & Mechanical Works based in Cairo and is building a local presence in Egypt.
- The Company signed a second engagement agreement with Energy & Industrial Advisory Partners, EIAP to review possible acquisitions. If these acquisitions are closed, we expect them to increase the Company's market share across several verticals related to big data as a service ("BDaaS") and structural health monitoring of infrastructure.
- The Company is the Platinum sponsor for Smart Cities Connect Washington D.C Smart Cities conference to be held September 26th-29th. Our CEO will be the keynote speaker.
- The Company's Board has approved a special dividend of shares of Optilan for all of the Company's shareholders of record as of August 31, 2022.
- The Company has signed a contract to install its technology into Moonland Resort, Egypt, which is the first commercial sale of our sensor system.
- We have signed an exclusive agency agreement with Gulf Automation Services & Oilfield Supplies Company LLC ("GASOS") in Abu Dhabi. GASOS will represent the Company in the region and assist in developing business opportunities.
- We successfully integrated five companies which avail cross selling and relationships to benefit the parent company. We expect to see continued reduction in costs with increases in revenues as we continue consolidating the group of companies and adding key acquisitions in the near future.
- The Company has scheduled its annual shareholder event for October 8,8,10 at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. Reservations may be made at: www.DarkPulse.com/lv2022
Sharpening Our Focus in 2022 and Beyond
We will focus on Company growth and increasing shareholder equity with an emphasis on long-term profitability and cash management. We choose to prioritize growth because we believe that scaling into a dominate market position is essential to achieving the full potential of our business plans.
We will continue to push the limits on our technology products and services with "first to market" offerings such as a fully integrated VR capable graphical user interface ("GUI") as a key component to building the industrial metaverse and implement it as the world moves towards smart cities. This is in line with our future desire to be a major player in both structural health monitoring and BDaaS.
The Company is working toward the completion of an additional system interrogator "black box" units with integrated components, including PC capabilities, that will eliminate the need for our customers to purchase hardware from our competitors while offering a more complete and robust system application for use within the aerospace industry.
We believe we have a window of opportunity as the competitive landscape continues to evolve at rapid pace. Many large players have moved towards green energy, smart cities and an AR/VR industrial metaverse and we are devoting substantial resources toward becoming a global leader in the space. Our goal is to remain nimble by moving quickly to solidify and extend our current market position while we evaluate and execute opportunities in related areas. We see substantial revenue opportunity in these larger markets we are targeting and are concentrating on building our capabilities and market presence with an eye toward long term revenues.
We have created a team that has built our "back end" capability which allows our customer GUI to be utilized anywhere in the world on any device in real time. The design also includes cloud-based data storage which will enable customers to view their systems in real time and receive critical alerts. but to also view historical data in order to have a full view of their systems over longer time periods which will offer a more comprehensive view of their systems health. The team is working towards the launch of our virtual reality user interface, and we have added an additional engineer with expertise in unity game engine development.
Expanding Our Operational Presence Throughout the Middle East
We choose to concentrate in the Middle East since the region is leading the global markets in the creation of opportunities, we believe require our BOTDA sensors systems, most notably smart cities and smart infrastructure projects. With several projects currently underway and several more slated to begin in the near term. We believe our partnership with MultiNet will create the logistics needed to execute multiple contract opportunities throughout the GCC and Middle East. MultiNet not only allows our products to be physically available throughout the region but also creates channel partner capabilities through training and certification. We believe this will accelerate the Company's ability to secure additional contracts and revenues from the region. Coupled with our agreement with GASOS, we believe the two parts equal the whole by allowing the Company to deliver on new revenue opportunities with GASOS by utilizing the infrastructure built by MultiNet. In order to sell products and services a logistics backbone is required for execution and our agreements with both MultiNet and GASOS give the Company these capabilities thereby accelerating our growth in the region.
Pursuing an Up list to a Senior Exchange
As mentioned previously, the Company plans on applying for an up list onto a senior stock exchange. We are currently discussing opportunities with banking groups to assist with the initial listing requirements of the exchange. Additionally, subject to the approval of any banking partners associated with any up list, as part of any up list we may create a rights offering to existing DarkPulse shareholders eligible to purchase shares of the Company. We believe the OTC markets are no longer a place for the Company to continue its growth trajectory and, therefore, we are prioritizing a move to a senior exchange.
Gaining Momentum on the Financial Front
Financial highlights of the quarter ended June 30, 2022 included:
- Record operating results in the second quarter of 2022 reflect a continuation of the strong global demand for fiber sensors and infrastructure sales, a trend that started early this year and continues to maintain a significant demand going forward. In the second quarter, the Company benefited from the one-time restructuring of costs ($501,431) related to Optilan's overhead which we believe will allow Optilan to continue to grow revenues over both the near and long terms.
- Net sales for the second quarter reached a record of $4,435,043, an increase of over 120% from the $2,018,333 reported in the previous quarter. Driving the sales increase was continued strong global demand for fiber and infrastructure sales for Optilan, as well as increases in revenue from the Company's other subsidiaries.
- Continuing strong demand in the major markets in North America and Europe drove increased sales at Optilan by more than 118% and the Company's U.S. subsidiaries increased by a combined total of more than 131% from the previous quarter.
- Gross profit margins for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 were approximately 11% versus approximately (16%) reported in the same period ended March 31, 2022. The increase in margins resulted from a streamlining back office operations across all entities.
- Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $3,950,847 compared to a net loss of $5,244,050 reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decreased net loss was primarily the result the Company restructuring Optilan's overheads and staffing costs following the departure of Optilan's CEO, Mr. Bayliss, and the appointment of Jason Keith as CEO.
- We expect the latter half of 2022 to continue increasing revenues, with additional contracts wins through Q3 continuing throughout Q4 2022 within our target market segments including infrastructure monitoring, high speed rail, renewable energy, oil and gas, physical security, satellite communications, smart cameras. Overall, we expect 2022 revenues to continue increasing, and we are committed to continuing this geometric progression of revenue generation and cost reduction into the future as we expand the group of companies and our service offerings and capabilities.
Long Term View
We believe one underlying measure of our success will be short term actions taken now to create shareholder value over the long term. We believe that value will result from the Company's ability to grow and solidify its market position as a global leader. Market leadership translates directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater velocity of money, and stronger returns on capital.
In Closing
We believe that we are building something capable of changing the world and the way humanity lives. We envision a world with access to technologies capable of improving the health, safety, and well-being of every inhabitant and, more importantly, creating a safer, friendlier world in an environment that fosters better lives for all of Earth's inhabitants.
We have built a very capable leadership team that is 100% committed to this vision and we are continuing to expand our teams across all areas of our business.
I thank all of our shareholders for your continuing support as we build the Company's infrastructure with an eye towards becoming the world's leading infrastructure technology company.
Sincerely,
Dennis M O'Leary
Founder, Chairman, CEO, Entrepreneur
Press Inquiries: media@DarkPulse.com
Safe Harbor Statement
This letter contains "forward-looking statements" made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements may be identified by terminology such as "may", "would", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "plan", "seek", "appears", or "believe". Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, the uncertainties related to general economic conditions, unforeseen events affecting our industry or particular markets, and other factors detailed under Risk Factors in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs on file with Securities and Exchange Commission.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any written or oral forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this letter. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.
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Ministers working on fresh cost-of-living support package to put to new PM
The Government is working up a fresh package of cost-of-living support for the next prime minister to consider when they take office, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has said.
Simon Clarke argued it is “absolutely right” for the new leader to consider “these options in the round” when they take the reins, suggesting they should steer clear of announcing “new uncosted policies” during the election period.
It comes after frontrunner Liz Truss – who has Mr Clarke’s backing – hit out at “bizarre” proposals to agree help for rising energy bills with the Government and her rival Rishi Sunak before the contest is over.
Mr Sunak said he would welcome a meeting to agree emergency support ahead of the winter, but Ms Truss branded the proposal a “kangaroo committee” at Tuesday’s leadership hustings in Darlington.
On Wednesday, consumer champion Martin Lewis called on the two candidates to set out how they will tackle the energy crisis to alleviate the “mental health damage” facing millions in the UK.
Later, speaking in Manchester, Ms Truss insisted the country already has a “proper constitution” in place.
Put to her that some are asking why she cannot team up with her rival, as well as the outgoing PM, to assure people that there will be help for them in September, she said “we have a Prime Minister, we have a Chancellor”, and they make decisions at present.
Separately, in an interview with the Evening Standard, she doubled down on her view that cutting taxes is a top priority.
“I’m not going to say anything further about a future Budget in advance because I think that would be irresponsible,” she said.
Ms Truss vowed to do “what I can” to help households across the country, as “I look at the evidence and I sort things out”.
In a series of tweets, Mr Clarke said the Government is “working up a package of cost-of-living support that the next Prime Minister can consider when they take office”.
He stressed his view that the leadership hopefuls should avoid “uncosted policies” during the election, and instead look at the options “in the round” if and when they take charge.
The senior Treasury minister added that he has “no doubt” that Ms Truss will do the “responsible and honest thing” if elected, by “making decisions in light of all the facts”.
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Speaking during a visit to Belfast, Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi acknowledged the Government is making “all sorts of contingency plans” when challenged over the risk of blackouts this winter.
He said the UK must be able to “withstand” the “pressure” sparked by Russian president Vladimir Putin “playing with energy prices deliberately”.
“Hence why we have to make all sorts of contingency plans,” he said.
“Hence why we have to be focused on… getting that £400 of help into people’s pockets, making sure we deliver that whole £37 billion – and see what more we would need to do later on in the winter and give whoever becomes prime minister the options that we can make available.”
Conservative MP Chris Skidmore has switched to backing Liz Truss in the party´s leadership contest (Joe Giddens/PA)
Meanwhile, allies of Mr Sunak played down the defection of one of his supporters.
Former Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers, who is backing Mr Sunak, insisted that “inevitably MPs change their mind during these contests”, when asked about Chris Skidmore’s decision to switch allegiances.
But the Truss campaign claimed to be in touch with other Sunak-supporting MPs who could follow in Mr Skidmore’s footsteps, potentially triggering a “bigger exodus” from the former chancellor’s camp.
“We’re in talks with others from camp Rishi and Chris coming over could trigger a bigger exodus of MPs from Sunak to us,” a spokesperson said.
Ms Villiers’ remarks came as former Tory Party leader Lord Howard said he agreed with Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab’s suggestion that Ms Truss’s tax-cutting plans would be an “electoral suicide note”.
Lord Howard said he agrees with Dominic Raab´s suggestion that Liz Truss´s tax cut plans would be an `electoral suicide note´ (PA)
With concerns mounting over the cost-of-living crisis, questions have been raised over any immediate cross-Government action to tackle energy price hikes.
Tony Danker, director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), has said that the Prime Minister and the two contenders to replace him should “come together to agree a common pledge to support people and help quell fears”.
But Education Secretary James Cleverly told ITV’s Good Morning Britain it is “not in the hands” of Ms Truss or her campaign team to “truncate” the process of agreeing extra help.
“In order to bring about changes to tax systems or to financial support systems, we need to have votes in the House, that needs to go through a proper scrutiny process,” he said.
James Cleverly said Liz Truss `will look at´ the energy price rises through an emergency budget (Kirsty O´Connor/PA)
“It is not as simple as recalling Parliament to have an emergency debate on something like military action, which is a very simple one-question yes or no answer.”
Ms Villiers said “no government can insulate everyone” from the rising cost of energy, but that Mr Sunak “certainly recognises that we need to do more”.
She told Sky News: “Rishi’s determined, if he’s PM, to do as much as he can to help people through what is a crisis around the world with energy bills.”
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Company Issues Shareholder Letter
NEW YORK and HOUSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DarkPulse, Inc. (OTC Markets: DPLS) ("DarkPulse" and the "Company"), a global technology company focused on the manufacture, sale, installation and monitoring of their patented laser sensing systems which provide a data stream of critical metrics for assessing the health and security of infrastructure, announces its financial results for second quarter ended June 30, 2022. The Company has also issued a shareholder letter discussing its operating results.
A Letter to Shareholders from the Founder of DarkPulse Inc.
Dear fellow shareholders,
It is my great pleasure to once again address all of our shareholders in this letter as Founder and CEO of DarkPulse, Inc. (the "Company").
On behalf of our entire team, it is my pleasure to review accomplishments to date as well as our 2022 trajectory.
Since early 2022 we have made significant progress with the commercialization of our patents as well as expanding our global presence to more than eleven countries. We expect this expansion to continue well into 2023 as the Company continues to build market share into global critical infrastructure markets.
Significant Accomplishments for the First Half of 2022
After acquiring several entities our trajectory and rate of accomplishments has continued to significantly accelerate. Here are some key milestones we have attained to date.
During the first half of 2022, we have accomplished the following:
- The Company secured office space in Houston, TX for its global headquarters. This is strategic for several reasons including Houston being a major business hub as well as a consolidated market for major companies in the oil and gas industry.
- The Company has hired a financial controller based in our Houston office which will streamline back office operations while reducing costs, shortening time required to consolidate our subsidiaries' financial documentation, aiding in financial reporting, and business operations while reducing cash cycles.
- The Company has completed work for a new hardware design with integrated pulse generator eliminating the use of competing technology for deployments of our systems. We are beginning the design of an integrated PC for the same reasons.
- The Company terminated its relationship with Bill Bayliss as part of its growth strategy. Mr. Bayliss was hired by BlueWater Group to prepare Optilan for sale and has successfully completed his role in that regard.
- Optilan HoldCo 3 Limited ("Optilan"), our wholly-owned subsidiary, has named Jason Keith as CEO.
- The Company added Dr. Ehab Eldemeri as Director of GCC and the Middle East.
- The Company has begun interviews for additional members of the Board and the creation of various committees consistent with rules associated with senior exchanges.
- The Company assisted with the launch of the world's first intelligent bridge in Marysville, CA by installing our sensor technology with the California Division of Transportation ("CALTRANS").
- The Company has created a digital twin of the Honcut Bridge in Marysville, CA and is programming a VR capable user interface utilizing a game engine to offer customers a full AR/VR experience of their infrastructure, such as bridges, roadways, buildings, with integration into supervisory control and data acquisition ("SCADA") systems as an added value.
- The Company signed a non- binding MOU for the purchase of Om Optel Industries Pvt. Ltd., a fiber optic cable manufacturing business located in India. Due diligence is underway with a definitive agreement as the next step pending successful due diligence.
- The Company has engaged a large U.S. manufacturer to build our BOTDA systems.
- The Company has signed agreements with teaming partners to help expand our manufacturing, sales, and installation capabilities across the globe.
- The Company has engaged a banking firm to assist in raising non-toxic debt.
- The Company continues to build relationships into multiple markets through various licensing, teaming, and partnership agreements.
- The Company has signed a JV agreement with Egyptian Electrical & Mechanical Works based in Cairo and is building a local presence in Egypt.
- The Company signed a second engagement agreement with Energy & Industrial Advisory Partners, EIAP to review possible acquisitions. If these acquisitions are closed, we expect them to increase the Company's market share across several verticals related to big data as a service ("BDaaS") and structural health monitoring of infrastructure.
- The Company is the Platinum sponsor for Smart Cities Connect Washington D.C Smart Cities conference to be held September 26th-29th. Our CEO will be the keynote speaker.
- The Company's Board has approved a special dividend of shares of Optilan for all of the Company's shareholders of record as of August 31, 2022.
- The Company has signed a contract to install its technology into Moonland Resort, Egypt, which is the first commercial sale of our sensor system.
- We have signed an exclusive agency agreement with Gulf Automation Services & Oilfield Supplies Company LLC ("GASOS") in Abu Dhabi. GASOS will represent the Company in the region and assist in developing business opportunities.
- We successfully integrated five companies which avail cross selling and relationships to benefit the parent company. We expect to see continued reduction in costs with increases in revenues as we continue consolidating the group of companies and adding key acquisitions in the near future.
- The Company has scheduled its annual shareholder event for October 8,8,10 at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas. Reservations may be made at: www.DarkPulse.com/lv2022
Sharpening Our Focus in 2022 and Beyond
We will focus on Company growth and increasing shareholder equity with an emphasis on long-term profitability and cash management. We choose to prioritize growth because we believe that scaling into a dominate market position is essential to achieving the full potential of our business plans.
We will continue to push the limits on our technology products and services with "first to market" offerings such as a fully integrated VR capable graphical user interface ("GUI") as a key component to building the industrial metaverse and implement it as the world moves towards smart cities. This is in line with our future desire to be a major player in both structural health monitoring and BDaaS.
The Company is working toward the completion of an additional system interrogator "black box" units with integrated components, including PC capabilities, that will eliminate the need for our customers to purchase hardware from our competitors while offering a more complete and robust system application for use within the aerospace industry.
We believe we have a window of opportunity as the competitive landscape continues to evolve at rapid pace. Many large players have moved towards green energy, smart cities and an AR/VR industrial metaverse and we are devoting substantial resources toward becoming a global leader in the space. Our goal is to remain nimble by moving quickly to solidify and extend our current market position while we evaluate and execute opportunities in related areas. We see substantial revenue opportunity in these larger markets we are targeting and are concentrating on building our capabilities and market presence with an eye toward long term revenues.
We have created a team that has built our "back end" capability which allows our customer GUI to be utilized anywhere in the world on any device in real time. The design also includes cloud-based data storage which will enable customers to view their systems in real time and receive critical alerts. but to also view historical data in order to have a full view of their systems over longer time periods which will offer a more comprehensive view of their systems health. The team is working towards the launch of our virtual reality user interface, and we have added an additional engineer with expertise in unity game engine development.
Expanding Our Operational Presence Throughout the Middle East
We choose to concentrate in the Middle East since the region is leading the global markets in the creation of opportunities, we believe require our BOTDA sensors systems, most notably smart cities and smart infrastructure projects. With several projects currently underway and several more slated to begin in the near term. We believe our partnership with MultiNet will create the logistics needed to execute multiple contract opportunities throughout the GCC and Middle East. MultiNet not only allows our products to be physically available throughout the region but also creates channel partner capabilities through training and certification. We believe this will accelerate the Company's ability to secure additional contracts and revenues from the region. Coupled with our agreement with GASOS, we believe the two parts equal the whole by allowing the Company to deliver on new revenue opportunities with GASOS by utilizing the infrastructure built by MultiNet. In order to sell products and services a logistics backbone is required for execution and our agreements with both MultiNet and GASOS give the Company these capabilities thereby accelerating our growth in the region.
Pursuing an Up list to a Senior Exchange
As mentioned previously, the Company plans on applying for an up list onto a senior stock exchange. We are currently discussing opportunities with banking groups to assist with the initial listing requirements of the exchange. Additionally, subject to the approval of any banking partners associated with any up list, as part of any up list we may create a rights offering to existing DarkPulse shareholders eligible to purchase shares of the Company. We believe the OTC markets are no longer a place for the Company to continue its growth trajectory and, therefore, we are prioritizing a move to a senior exchange.
Gaining Momentum on the Financial Front
Financial highlights of the quarter ended June 30, 2022 included:
- Record operating results in the second quarter of 2022 reflect a continuation of the strong global demand for fiber sensors and infrastructure sales, a trend that started early this year and continues to maintain a significant demand going forward. In the second quarter, the Company benefited from the one-time restructuring of costs ($501,431) related to Optilan's overhead which we believe will allow Optilan to continue to grow revenues over both the near and long terms.
- Net sales for the second quarter reached a record of $4,435,043, an increase of over 120% from the $2,018,333 reported in the previous quarter. Driving the sales increase was continued strong global demand for fiber and infrastructure sales for Optilan, as well as increases in revenue from the Company's other subsidiaries.
- Continuing strong demand in the major markets in North America and Europe drove increased sales at Optilan by more than 118% and the Company's U.S. subsidiaries increased by a combined total of more than 131% from the previous quarter.
- Gross profit margins for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 were approximately 11% versus approximately (16%) reported in the same period ended March 31, 2022. The increase in margins resulted from a streamlining back office operations across all entities.
- Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $3,950,847 compared to a net loss of $5,244,050 reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2022. The decreased net loss was primarily the result the Company restructuring Optilan's overheads and staffing costs following the departure of Optilan's CEO, Mr. Bayliss, and the appointment of Jason Keith as CEO.
- We expect the latter half of 2022 to continue increasing revenues, with additional contracts wins through Q3 continuing throughout Q4 2022 within our target market segments including infrastructure monitoring, high speed rail, renewable energy, oil and gas, physical security, satellite communications, smart cameras. Overall, we expect 2022 revenues to continue increasing, and we are committed to continuing this geometric progression of revenue generation and cost reduction into the future as we expand the group of companies and our service offerings and capabilities.
Long Term View
We believe one underlying measure of our success will be short term actions taken now to create shareholder value over the long term. We believe that value will result from the Company's ability to grow and solidify its market position as a global leader. Market leadership translates directly to higher revenue, higher profitability, greater velocity of money, and stronger returns on capital.
In Closing
We believe that we are building something capable of changing the world and the way humanity lives. We envision a world with access to technologies capable of improving the health, safety, and well-being of every inhabitant and, more importantly, creating a safer, friendlier world in an environment that fosters better lives for all of Earth's inhabitants.
We have built a very capable leadership team that is 100% committed to this vision and we are continuing to expand our teams across all areas of our business.
I thank all of our shareholders for your continuing support as we build the Company's infrastructure with an eye towards becoming the world's leading infrastructure technology company.
Sincerely,
Dennis M O'Leary
Founder, Chairman, CEO, Entrepreneur
Press Inquiries: media@DarkPulse.com
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This letter contains "forward-looking statements" made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The statements may be identified by terminology such as "may", "would", "expect", "intend", "estimate", "anticipate", "plan", "seek", "appears", or "believe". Such statements reflect the current view of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including, without limitation, the uncertainties related to general economic conditions, unforeseen events affecting our industry or particular markets, and other factors detailed under Risk Factors in our most recent Form 10-K and subsequent Form 10-Qs on file with Securities and Exchange Commission.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Based upon changing conditions, should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. Except as required by federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any written or oral forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this letter. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the applicable cautionary statements.
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BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TetraScience, the Scientific Data Cloud company, announced today that Keralia, provider of an open cloud platform that combines a collaborative digital notebook and automates resource management and workflows, has joined the Tetra Partner Network so that customers can use Tetra Data to accelerate scientific insights while increasing productivity.
The pharma industry desires to move faster, more efficiently, and more effectively. When customers combine the laboratory connectivity of the Tetra Data Platform with Keralia's digital workplace, scientific acceleration and effective use of resources is simple.
"As pharmaceutical companies increasingly adopt the Tetra Scientific Data Cloud(™), it offers significant opportunities to enhance applications such as resource management and workflows through the use of Tetra Data," said Simon Meffan-Main, Ph.D., VP, Tetra Partner Network. "We are thrilled to partner with Keralia so that scientists can more easily set up new workflows and speed time to operational and scientific value using Tetra Data."
Research has revealed that 65,000 full-time equivalents, or 3% of the overall European research capacity, are lost annually due to researchers wasting time searching for and booking instruments needed for their experiments(1). Keralia's newLab(™) platform powerfully counteracts this problem by connecting researchers with their experiments, resources, data, and teammates, anytime, anywhere. newLab provides a modern, intuitive interface for ease of use and is powered by ServiceNow®, an easily customizable, low-code technology.
Experimental data is fragmented within incompatible systems, creating time-consuming consolidation and documentation, before analysis can even begin. By using Tetra Data, which engineers raw and primary data from hundreds of unique data formats into a universally adoptable data model, scientists can easily search, share, collaborate, and move scientific data between applications and workflows in newLab.
"Keralia shares TetraScience's deep commitment to creating unrestricted innovation for scientists," said Pierre Merea, CEO, Keralia. "We are delighted to join the Tetra Partner Network so that together we can make significant contributions to lab operations and scientists so that they can unleash the power of their research."
"We applaud Keralia's leadership in championing the necessity of an open ecosystem where data moves unrestrictedly in laboratories throughout the pharma pipeline," says Patrick Grady, Chairman and CEO of TetraScience. "We welcome them to the Tetra Partner Network and look forward to accelerating the delivery of life-enhancing and life-saving therapeutics."
(1) Keralia/Science & Medicine Group Survey, 2019
About TetraScience
TetraScience is the Scientific Data Cloud company with a mission to accelerate scientific discovery and improve and extend human life. The Scientific Data Cloud is the only open, cloud-native platform purpose-built for science that connects lab instruments, informatics software, and data apps across the biopharma value chain and delivers the foundation of harmonized, actionable scientific data necessary to transform raw data into accelerated and improved scientific outcomes. Through the Tetra Partner Network, market-leading vendors access the power of our cloud to help customers maximize the value of their data. For more information, please visit tetrascience.com.
About Keralia
Keralia is a French startup, on a mission to create a cloud platform to digitize research workflows and transform work in the labs. Our multidisciplinary team, combining scientists and software experts, is driven by passion, enthusiasm, and a real willingness to enable more efficient research by leveraging cutting-edge cloud technology. Keralia develops newLab®, our cloud platform built for research, powered by ServiceNow®.
For more information, visit us at https://keralia.com
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Fed now seen delivering 50 bp hike in Sept after inflation eases
By Ann Saphir
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Traders slashed bets the Federal Reserve will deliver a third straight 75-basis-point interest rate increase in September after data released Wednesday showed U.S. inflation slowed last month.
Consumer prices didn't rise at all in July compared with June, a U.S. Labor Department report showed, marking the slowest monthly inflation in more than two years as fuel prices dropped.
Traders of futures tied to the Fed's policy rate sent the contracts soaring. Prices after the report show traders now expect the Fed to raise rates by 50 basis points next month, not the 75 basis points priced in before the CPI report.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has awarded a research team led by Dan Merenstein, MD, professor of family medicine at Georgetown's School of Medicine and professor of human science at the School of Health and Nawar M. Shara, PhD, director of Center of Biostatistics, Informatics and Data Science (CBIDS) at the MedStar Health Research Institute, a $23.6 million research grant to study treatments for acute rhinosinusitis.
Acute rhinosinusitis involves inflammation of the nose and sinus passages, most often caused by a viral or bacterial infection. Symptoms often include congestion, headaches, sinus pressure, facial pain, and a green/yellow nasal discharge. Together, the investigators will recruit more than 3,700 people diagnosed with acute rhinosinusitis to the largest clinical trial of its kind to study various treatment approaches. The randomized clinical trial will compare outcomes among treatments with antibiotics, nasal sprays such as intranasal corticosteroids (INCS), over-the-counter supportive treatment, or saline nasal irrigation (SNI). Some arms of the study will include a placebo.
"Acute rhinosinusitis leaves people feeling miserable and desperate for relief, and their care providers eager to help," says Dr. Merenstein, professor and director of research programs for Georgetown's Department of Family Medicine. "Unfortunately, in the absence of clinically proven treatments, providers often prescribe antibiotics. We want to know if there's a better way to treat patients and alleviate symptoms quicker."
In addition to exploring how to best improve treatment outcomes for patients, this study will also utilize several methods to collect data from participants, including voice-enabled devices like Amazon's Alexa EchoDot, in the hopes of facilitating and improving data collection accuracy with this technology.
"Given the scale of this study, we have the opportunity to learn more about how smart devices can help improve care, starting with how patients share information about their health with providers," said Dr. Shara, co-investigator for the study. "Using technology to strengthen the relationship between patient and provider is an exciting proposition but we should be rigorous in our pursuit to understand potential useability challenges." In recent years, Dr. Shara has led two other clinical trials where voice assistants were used for data collection and has specifically focused on recruiting participants from lower-resourced communities where technology access may have historically been low.
PCORI is an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010. Its mission is to fund research that will provide patients, their caregivers, and clinicians with the evidence-based information needed to make better-informed healthcare decisions.
The study was selected for funding through a PCORI initiative to support large-scale, high-impact comparative effectiveness research trials in a multi-phase format allowing for testing and refinement of the study approach. The study will involve an initial feasibility phase to maximize the likelihood of full trial success. The study was selected through a highly competitive review process in which patients, caregivers, and other stakeholders joined scientists to evaluate the proposals.
The research collaboration also involves investigators from the University of Washington, UCLA, Virginia Commonwealth University, Penn State, and the University of Wisconsin.
This award has been approved pending completion of a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff and issuance of a formal award contract.
About MedStar Health
At MedStar Health, we use the best of our minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who care for them, and our communities. Our 30,000 associates and 4,700 affiliated physicians are committed to living this promise through our core SPIRIT values—Service, Patient first, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, and Teamwork—across our more than 300 locations including 10 hospitals, ambulatory, and urgent care centers. As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown University, MedStar Health is training future physician leaders to care for the whole person and is advancing care through the MedStar Health Research Institute. From our telemedicine and urgent care services to the region's largest home health agency, we're committed to providing high-quality health care that's also easy and convenient for our patients. At MedStar Health—It's how we treat people. Learn more at MedStarHealth.org.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), an influencer-based social media firm and digital talent management agency, announced that they have finalized a brand promotional deal, through its majority held subsidiary The Reiman Agency, with Donovan McNabb. McNabb played 13 seasons in the NFL, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. During his tenure, he became the Eagles all-time leader in passing attempts, completions, yards, and touchdowns. McNabb led the team eight postseason appearances and a Super Bowl. He was selected to the Pro Bowl six times. His exceptional performance over the years earned him the honor of having his No. 5 jersey retired by the Eagles in 2013.
"Donovan is an incredible talent, and it has been a pleasure to work with him and his team on what I believe will be the first of many partnerships we work on together." said Alden Reiman, President of The Reiman Agency.
CMGR offers management, production, and deal-making services to its handpicked influencers, a management division for individual influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
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PEEL-224 is a small molecule nanoparticle developed for the treatment of cancer
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Peel Therapeutics, an evolutionary-inspired, clinical-stage biotech company developing medicines for cancer and inflammatory diseases has initiated a first-in-human clinical study of PEEL-224 in patients with advanced solid tumors. This follows recent acceptance of the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) Application by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). PEEL-224 was developed from a medicine that originates from the leaves and stem of an ancient tree used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese medicine.
The company is evaluating PEEL-224, a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, in a Phase 1 dose escalation, repeat-dose, multi-center, open-label study in patients with advanced solid tumors. The trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and preliminary antitumor activity of PEEL-224.
"Building on millions of years of evolution, Peel Therapeutics' scientists and collaborators have modified this plant compound to overcome chemotherapy cancer resistance," said Joshua Schiffman, M.D., CEO and Co-Founder of Peel Therapeutics. "We are very encouraged by the preclinical data seen in multiple solid tumor types. Our company looks forward to further evaluation of PEEL-224 in patients, bringing us closer to our goal of delivering safer and more effective cancer therapy."
Peel Therapeutics' first clinical study comes on the heels of closing an $18M convertible note financing last year. The company has raised $30M overall since its start in oversubscribed note rounds and small business grants.
"At Peel Therapeutics, evolution is our platform and patients are our purpose. Our Peel scientists unlock evolutionary biology to treat cancer and inflammation," continued Dr. Schiffman. "With our additional programs also quickly advancing towards the clinic, we are optimistic about our progress. We are pleased to forge ahead with the support of our investors to introduce safer and more effective medicines for patients."
About PEEL-224
PEEL-224 is a small molecule nanoparticle for the treatment of cancer. The active molecule of PEEL-224 derives from camptothecin, a naturally occurring compound found in the Chinese Happy Tree (Camptotheca acuminata) thought to have evolved as a plant defense mechanism. Camptothecin and its derivatives inhibit topoisomerase 1 DNA repair, effectively killing dividing cells with mutations. By engineering the natural molecule and conjugating it with a synthetic polymer, Peel Therapeutics has designed PEEL-224 to improve efficacy while limiting toxicity.
About Peel Therapeutics
Peel Therapeutics is an evolutionary-inspired biotech company that intersects nature, curiosity, and leading-edge science to develop medicines for cancer and inflammation. Our team searches for nature's superabilities where evolutionary biology has accomplished the inconceivable in preventing or defeating disease. We then apply multidisciplinary scientific and medical expertise, state-of-the-art technology and our drug development knowledge to rapidly translate this evolutionary biology into medicines. The company is advancing a therapeutic pipeline to treat a spectrum of devastating conditions, with a near-term focus on cancer and inflammation. At Peel Therapeutics, we push the limits of biology to develop highly effective and safe medicines for patients that transcend the incremental.
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Leading Ready-to-Drink Cocktail Brand Introduces Jalapeño Lime & Pink Lemonade Infused Tequilas Crafted From 100% Blue Weber Agave
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rancho La Gloria, the largest wine-based ready-to-drink alcoholic beverage brand, today announced its expansion into the spirits category with the launch of premium Infused Tequilas. Available in two refreshing flavors, Jalapeño Lime and Pink Lemonade, Rancho La Gloria Infused Tequila offers a distinctive and delicious drinking experience for tequila lovers across all borders.
Like all Rancho La Gloria products, the premium blanco tequilas are crafted from 100% Blue Weber Agave. It is then infused and bottled at 35% ABV, to deliver an exceptional spirit that celebrates culture, family and innovation. Pink Lemonade Infused Tequila features notes of lemon zest and sweet meyer lemon. The lemon notes are heightened by hints of ripe berry and lemon blossom and finished with layers of clean agave and bright citrus. Jalapeño Lime Infused Tequila packs a punch with flavors of freshly sliced jalapeño balanced by juicy key lime and zesty lime peel with notes of roasted agave and the perfect amount of heat.
Infused Tequilas join the brand's award-winning portfolio of agave-based bottled cocktails, with both flavors already touting their own accolades, earning top scores and medal wins from highly accredited industry competitions, including: Ultimate Spirit Challenge, Denver International Spirits Competition, New York International Spirits Competition and Chilled 100 Spirits Awards.
"At Patco Brands, we have a bold vision for the future of agave and with tequila continuing to dominate as a top 3 spirit in the category for U.S. drinkers, we saw an opportunity to innovate and expand our portfolio," said Joey Parris, CMO of Patco Brands. "Whether in a cocktail or sipped on its own, our infused tequilas offer consumers a fun approachable spirit that is authentically unique and we're thrilled to share this creation with the world."
Rancho La Gloria Infused Tequilas can now be found at retailers throughout the U.S. Rolling out in select markets for $29.99 per 750mL bottle, both flavors will initially be available in 12 states–AZ, CA, CT, IL, IN, MA, MO, MN, NE, NJ, NY, NV, TX– with additional distribution slated for CO, DE, FL, HI, KS, LA, PA, OK, RI, TN, WA, WI in 2022. For more information, visit RanchoLaGloria.com and follow along on Instagram @DrinkRancho.
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Launched in 2010, Rancho La Gloria offers an array of premium, agave-based alcoholic beverages, including infused tequilas, ranch water and canned, bottled and frozen cocktails. All Rancho La Gloria products are made with 100% Blue Weber Agave, real lime juice and premium ingredients, and adds a subtle twist to the classic recipe with natural flavors. Paying homage to the iconic margarita cocktail enjoyed around the world, Rancho La Gloria serves up a variety of twists on its classic original including modern takes on the Peach and Watermelon Margarita. A growing go-to and beloved favorite amongst tequila and margarita enthusiasts, as well as ready to drink fans, Rancho La Gloria is one of the top performing RTD brands in focus markets around the US. Website: www.rancholagloria.com | Instagram: @DrinkRancho
MPL Brands NV is a privately held import, distribution, marketing and sales company for innovative premium alcohol beverages. Dedicated to making award winning, ready-to-drink wine-based products, tequilas, hard seltzers and other ready-to-drink offerings, the MPL mission is innovation, quality and consistency. For more information, please visit rancholagloria.com
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SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgo Investment Group ("Virgo"), a private investment firm with a track record of building and transforming businesses, today announced the sale of Transverse Insurance Group ("Transverse" or the "Company"), a U.S.-based, hybrid fronting company, to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited ("MSI"), pending Regulatory Approval.
Transverse was established in 2018 by Virgo and co-founders Erik Matson and Dave Paulsson. Since its inception the Company has quickly grown to over 50 professionals, claiming a meaningful share of the U.S. fronting market.
"We take a flexible and collaborative approach at Virgo, launching businesses in attractive niches when the opportunity is right," said Virgo founder and CIO, Jesse Watson. "We identified the fronting segment in 2018 as a growing and underserved market in which we could build a differentiated competitor, and are proud of how we built Transverse from the ground up to provide both MGA and reinsurance clients with innovative solutions. With Erik and Dave remaining at the helm, Transverse is well positioned to continue expanding its customer base and industry reach under the MSI umbrella. We are honored to have had the opportunity to establish Transverse and are excited to watch its continued growth as part of a global leader in the insurance marketplace."
Erik Matson, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Transverse added, "Working alongside Virgo to fund and grow Transverse has allowed the Company to quickly adapt and thrive in the fronting industry. I am grateful for the opportunity Virgo provided and am excited for this next chapter. I look forward to leveraging the balance sheet, global footprint and deep institutional knowledge of MSI's team to further enhance our client offerings."
"Erik, Dave and Virgo have built Transverse into a proven player in the insurance fronting market, and we are excited to partner with the Company as part of our continued evolution at MSI," said Johan Slabbert, CEO of Amlin Distribution Holdings Inc at MSI. "This acquisition will allow Transverse to accelerate its competitive advantage by securing greater access to product lines and new distribution opportunities, serving the evolving and long-term needs of its MGAs and reinsurer partners more effectively. We look forward to working with them to help continue its growth and to help build our presence in the US marketplace."
Transverse was founded using funds from Virgo Societas Partnership IV alongside co-investment vehicles.
About Virgo Investment Group
Founded in 2009, Virgo is a private investment firm based in California that has an established track record of building and transforming businesses. Virgo seeks to identify and grow unique business models into differentiated and profitable industry leading companies. The Firm has raised over $1.9 billion since inception.
About Transverse Insurance Group
Transverse Insurance Group is a hybrid fronting carrier serving the program, MGA, and reinsurance markets with offices in New York, New Jersey, and Texas. Transverse is backed by Virgo Investment Group and partner investors. Founded in 2018 by Erik Matson, CEO, and Dave Paulsson, President, Transverse is a global facilitator connecting and enabling partners through access to risk capacity and alternative capital on admitted and surplus lines paper. For more information, please visit www.transverseinsurance.com.
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The CHIPS and Science Act Addresses Supply Chain Issues to Meet Electric Vehicle (EV) Demand
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, SparkCharge, the world's first mobile EV charging network, announced its CEO and Founder, Josh Aviv, had participated in the signing ceremony for the CHIPS and Science Act at the White House. Aviv had the honor of speaking in support of the legislation, which provides $52 billion to incentivize semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, and introduced President Biden to officially start the ceremony's formal remarks.
"It was an absolute honor and pleasure to introduce President Biden and speak out in support of the CHIPS and Science Act," said Aviv. "The legislation is the right bill at the right time to solve one of America's crucial supply chain problems. SparkCharge could not have been happier to play a role in celebrating the President's leadership on this historic occasion."
With five percent of new cars purchased in the second quarter of 2022 being EVs in the U.S., it suggests that EV demand could grow exponentially over the next several years. However, meeting the demand will require a commitment to charging innovation, which is faced with several roadblocks when accessing next-generation semiconductor technology for the EV infrastructure. In February, the Department of Energy reported that global supply chains for semiconductor technology for the EV ecosystem are already insufficient and that as more Americans purchase new EVs over time, that supply crunch will increase by orders of magnitude through 2050.
"SparkCharge believes in innovation. What started in my dorm room at Syracuse University to what is now the nation's only electric vehicle charging network that allows EV drivers to have the charging station delivered to them goes to show it," Aviv continued. "However, we are still at the mercy of foreign supply chains. Semiconductor chips that cost $1.98 per unit before the pandemic now ranges between $215-400, depending on age and specifications. The CHIPS and Science Act will help reverse this trend and incentivize American resurgence in a technology sector we pioneered."
In 2022, SparkCharge's mobile app, Currently, had record-breaking growth delivering over 100,000 miles of range to EV owners, further showcasing the increasing need for expanding the EV charging infrastructure. In addition, SparkCharge's participation in the White House signing ceremony provides an exciting boost ahead of the company's annual showcase, SparkDay, which will be held this September at its headquarters in Somerville, MA.
"America has always been a place where innovation and ingenuity thrive. We are a country that celebrates creativity and has one of the most capable workforces on earth," Aviv continues. "This new law embodies that spirit, which we will carry forward later this month at SparkDay when we reveal products that will disrupt traditional EV charging and open the world's eyes to a seamless, connected way."
For more information, please visit www.SparkCharge.io.
ABOUT SPARKCHARGE
SparkCharge has created the world's largest mobile electric vehicle charging network. This network is now a reality due to three key factors: hardware, software, and brilliant customers. The Roadie Charging System is a portable, powerful, modular charging solution that makes DC fast charging possible anywhere regardless of infrastructure. The app and EV power delivery service Currently, allows EV drivers to have their EV charged wherever and whenever they want. To learn more about SparkCharge go to: www.SparkCharge.io.
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PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prometric announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Finetune, a Maine Venture Fund portfolio company and leading innovator in Artificial Intelligence-assisted education and workforce software tools.
Finetune, originally founded as Academic Merit, LLC by educator and serial entrepreneur Ogden Morse and his father in Falmouth, Maine, has been developing innovative solutions in learning, instruction, and assessment for more than a decade. The company expanded in recent years, with the hiring of CEO Steve Shapiro, into proprietary AI-assisted technology, targeting the growing demand among organizations and companies for the ability to create a high-quality assessment and other learning content with greater time- and cost-efficiency than traditional approaches.
Steve Shapiro of Finetune, said, "We are grateful for the early foundational support from the Maine startup ecosystem, including Maine Venture Fund and several Maine-based individual investors. This next phase of growth with Prometric allows us to further build on our success, taking these solutions to market at scale and continuing to invest in emerging technologies that address the needs of the wide cross section of markets we serve."
Dr. Brien Walton, Board Chair of Maine Venture Fund, said, "Finetune is a great example of the type of success we work towards with each one of our portfolio companies. Given our unique structure as a state-sponsored fund, MVF serves as a critical economic development tool within Maine for supporting entrepreneurial activity and job growth. MVF first invested in Finetune in 2015, and as a result of this positive return of capital, we'll be able to recycle these funds into many more investments in other Maine-based companies."
Maine Venture Fund invests in dynamic businesses that have the potential for significant growth and impact in Maine. For more information, visit Maine Venture Fund's website.
Finetune is a leading innovator in the education sector, specializing in the development of hybrid AI-human-solutions that address some of the most challenging problems including automated content generation and AI-powered learning-resource classification. For more information, please visit Finetune's website..
Prometric is a leading provider of technology-enabled testing and assessment solutions. For more information, visit Prometric's website.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.
The reshuffle, second in just 10 months since Kishida took office, followed his July election victory that had been expected to ensure long-term stability until 2025. But Abe’s shocking assassination on July 8 and its impact on politics increased uncertainty as public support for Kishida’s Cabinet plunged.
Kishida said it was important to gain people’s trust and that the new Cabinet included only those who agreed to strictly review their ties to the church and help the victims of the allegedly fraudulent religious businesses.
“We have to be careful about our relationship with an organization that has known social problems so that they won’t raise suspicions among the public,” Kishida said.
A survey released Monday by the NHK public television showed support for Kishida’s Cabinet fell to 46% from 59%.
Most of the respondents said they think politicians have not sufficiently explained their ties to the Unification Church. Kishida’s plan to hold a state funeral for Abe has also split public opinion because of Abe’s archconservative stance on national security and wartime history.
“The Cabinet reshuffle was damage control” to divert the public’s attention from the Unification Church scandal, political analyst Atsuo Ito told a TBS talk show.
Abe was fatally shot while giving a campaign speech two days before the parliamentary election. Police and media reports say the suspect targeted Abe over suspected ties to the Unification Church, which the man hated because his mother’s massive financial donations to the church ruined his family.
Abe, in his video message to the church affiliate the Universal Peace Foundation, in September 2021, praised its work toward peace on the Korean Peninsula and its focus on family values. Some experts say Abe’s video appearance may have motived the suspect.
The ties between the church and Japan’s governing party go back to Abe’s grandfather, Nobusuke Kishi, who served as prime minister and shared U.S. concerns over the spread of communism in Japan in the 1960s.
The church since the 1980s has faced accusations of devious recruitment and brainwashing of its adherents into making huge donations. Critics say the church has contributed votes to lift borderline candidates to election victories, while allegedly pushing their opposition to equal rights for women and sexual minorities to be reflected on government policies.
On Wednesday, Tomihiro Tanaka, president of the church, which now calls itself the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, told a news coference that the church-related UPF that Abe was linked to is more politically active and involved in election campaigns.
But he denied any “political interference” with specific parties and said that Kishida’s call for his party members to distance themselves from the church was “regrettable.”
Tanaka said the church and its affiliate groups have naturally developed closer ties with the Liberal Democratic Party conservatives than others because of their shared anti-communist stance.
“We’ve worked together with politicians who have clear views against communism in order to build a better country,” Tanaka said. “We are pursuing the activity not only in Japan but as part of our global network against communism.”
Kishida denied the church’s “inappropriate influence” on government policies.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, who retained his post, announced the new Cabinet, including five ministers who kept their posts, another five who were brought back and nine first-timers.
Seven ministers who acknowledged their ties to the church were removed. They include Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, Abe’s younger brother, who said that church followers were volunteers in his past election campaigns, and Public Safety Commission Chairman Satoshi Ninoyu, who attended an event organized by a church-related organization.
Several newly appointed ministers said they had given donations and had others links to the church in the past, triggering criticism from opposition leaders.
Japanese Communist Party senior lawmaker Akira Koike said the reshuffle failed to cover up the Unification Church ties. “It only showed the LDP’s deep ties to the church because they cannot form a Cabinet if they exclude lawmakers linked to the church.”
Kishida said the main purpose of the reshuffle was to “break through one of biggest postwar crises” such as the coronavirus pandemic, inflation, growing tensions between China and self-ruled Taiwan and Russia’s war on Ukraine. He said that bolstering Japan’s military capability and spending was a top priority.
Kishi was replaced by former Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, and Taro Kono, who previously served as a vaccination tsar during the pandemic as well as foreign and defense minister, returned to the Cabinet as digital minister.
Along with Matsuno, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Economy Minister Daishiro Yamagiwa, Transportation Minister Tetsuo Saito, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki also kept their jobs.
Economy and Trade Minister Koici Hagiuda, who also had church ties, was shifted to head the party policy research committee and replaced by former Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura. Katsunobu Kato was appointed health minister for the third time, tasked with coronavirus measures.
The new Cabinet suggested Kishida tasked veterans with key portfolios such as diplomacy, defense, economic security and pandemic measures while carefully keeping a power balance among party wings to solidify unity amid growing speculation of a power struggle within Abe’s faction.
Despite criticism that Japanese politics is dominated by older men, the majority of the Cabinet members are still men older than 60, with only two women.
They include Sanae Takaichi, an ultra-conservative close to Abe who was appointed economic security minister, and Keiko Nagaoka, a first-timer who became education minister and replaced Shinsuke Suematsu, who also acknowledged his Unification Church links.
Gender Minister Seiko Noda, who admitted to sending a message to a church-related group’s event in 2001 that was attended by her aide, was replaced by Masanobu Ogura in his first Cabinet post. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/japan-pm-to-name-new-cabinet-shifting-some-over-church-ties/ | 2022-08-10T14:13:57Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/japan-pm-to-name-new-cabinet-shifting-some-over-church-ties/ | true |
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are waiting for the results of a close but calm presidential election in which the turnout was notably lower than usual, and the electoral commission indicated it would be at least Thursday before a winner is declared.
Tuesday’s election was likely the final try by longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga, who on his fifth attempt was backed by former rival and outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta. The other top contender is Deputy President William Ruto, who fell out with the president earlier in their decade in power.
Voters have expressed little hope of real change and frustration with rising prices and widespread corruption in East Africa’s economic hub.
The commission on Wednesday said turnout was at least 65%, far lower than the 80% in the previous election in 2017. More than 22 million people were registered to vote, but some told The Associated Press they doubted they would bother, dispirited by economic challenges including high national debt and widespread unemployment.
Both top candidates are long known to Kenyans, Odinga as a democracy campaigner and former political detainee and Ruto as a wealthy populist who plays up his humble youth as a contrast to the dynasties that produced Odinga and Kenyatta.
The president’s backing of Odinga cut across the usual ethnic lines that have long defined elections and contributed to violence. This time there is no candidate from Kenya’s largest ethnic group, the Kikuyu, though both top candidates chose Kikuyu running mates.
Official election results must be announced within a week of the vote. The electoral commission still must verify results forms coming from across the country. More than 98% of results forms from the over 46,000 polling centers had been sent to the commission on Wednesday.
“The issue of saying that we should declare results today (Wednesday), that will not happen today,” electoral commission chair Wafula Chebukati told journalists, but he said the aim is to conclude the process “at the earliest possible time.” He said polling went smoothly.
“It’s not done till it’s done,” Odinga’s running mate Martha Karua tweeted, as other candidates were publicly silent.
A runoff election will be held if no candidate receives more than 50% of votes.
A relatively uneventful election might be welcome. On the eve of the vote, Kenya’s government reminded people that “this will be a CONTEST, not a FIGHT. A contest must have a winner, and a loser. In a fight, life can sometimes be lost.”
Kenyans tend to say elections are calm and troubles come later. More than 1,000 people were killed after 2007 election results were announced and Odinga alleged massive rigging. In 2017, the high court overturned the election results, a first in Africa, after Odinga alleged irregularities. He boycotted the fresh election and declared himself the “people’s president,” drawing accusations of treason.
A handshake with Kenyatta calmed that crisis, set up their unusual alliance and angered Ruto, who still accuses the president of betrayal.
Both Odinga and Ruto have said they will accept the results as long as the vote is free and fair.
Already, reported troubles include the failure of about 200 voting kits out of more than 46,000 across the country. The electoral commission called it “not widespread” and “normal” for technology to break down at times. But some local reports also cited people saying they were unable to vote when the kits didn’t recognize them and polling workers wouldn’t use the paper voters’ register as a backup, which was allowed.
Such frustrations occurred even after Kenya budgeted $347 million, or more than $15 per voter, for one of Africa’s most expensive elections.
The wait for a winner was bringing anxiety and fatigue. “Everybody is very exhausted, everybody is eager to give out the ballot boxes and go back home because we have not even slept for the past two days,” said Loice Wanjiru, a deputy presiding officer at a tallying center in the capital, Nairobi.
Kenyans have a week from the announcement of official results to file any court challenges. The court has two weeks to rule. A fresh election would be held within 60 days. | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/kenyans-waiting-for-results-of-close-presidential-election/ | 2022-08-10T14:14:05Z | https://www.krqe.com/news/world/kenyans-waiting-for-results-of-close-presidential-election/ | false |
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AIoT Services Inc. DBA Radair.io ("Radair.io" or the "Company"), a provider of high-grade, multi-protocol IoT (Internet-of-Things) devices, and IoT-based enterprise solutions to drive operational efficiencies across select industries, is pleased to announce the launch of its first consumer device, the Radair™ Mini Gateway.
The Radair Mini Gateway will support multiple ecosystems, including Helium (upon HIP19 approval) as well as The Radair Foundation's forthcoming ecosystem. The Mini Gateway will also be the industry's first light gateway with environmental monitoring that detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs), volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs), carbon monoxide, smoke, pollutants, and various gasses, with insights powered by an embedded 4-in-1 Bosch sensor. The Mini Gateway includes Wi-Fi 6E, GPS, and a barometric pressure (altitude) sensor to future-proof against changes in earning protocols, alongside the industry-leading LoRa concentrator, all elegantly built into a single device. With Bluetooth 5.2 for simple setup, rapid support from Radair.io's U.S.-based team, and an industry-leading warranty, the Radair Mini Gateway sets the new standard for IoT miners. Insider pricing of US$299 ($100 off MSRP) is limited to the first 1,000 pre-orders (https://radair.io/minigateway), with product delivery by December 2022.
"At Radair.io, we are working hard to deliver high-grade data mining solutions where others have fallen short," said Radair.io CEO, Nikhil Vasa. "Many products on the market today are based on severely constrained and generic components that will soon be obsolete, and come with inadequate customer support. With the Radair Mini Gateway, we've solved for these pain points. We actively design and prototype our products with the latest microprocessors, sensors, and components with frictionless future compatibility in mind. Our goal is to delight customers with state-of-the-art data mining technology that is easy to use, simply works, and is supported by our customer-obsessed team. The Radair Mini Gateway is our first step in realizing that goal, and we're just getting started."
In the coming weeks, Radair.io also plans to launch the first ever Bluetooth enabled Radair™ Smart 4G/LTE Communication Module, a commercial grade, low-power wide area network (LPWAN), cellular communication module with integrated LTE-M and NB-IoT antenna that supports a wide range of operationally inexpensive bands for global enterprise customers.
Radair.io was formed to empower customers by providing actionable, data-driven insights, through rapidly deployable, open, and modular solutions, everywhere. The Company plans to provide this service by building devices that will leverage existing networks like Helium and future global networks within LTE-M1, CBRS, 5G and Wi-Fi 6/7. The Company and its affiliates are the exclusive licensees of the mark "Radair" by The Radair Foundation.
Learn more about Radair.io here, and connect on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Reddit, and Radair.io.
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Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive risks, financial results, results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements and such statements are not guarantees of future performance.
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Wells Fargo and Mentor Collective Team Up to Create
Lasting Socioeconomic Change for HBCU Students
BOSTON, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wells Fargo and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) have announced the winners for this year's College Completion Scholarship Program. Awarded to a minimum of two hundred (200) senior scholars attending TMCF-member schools, the spring scholarship provides up to $5,000 for the 2021-22 academic year and career mentorship from leading large-scale mentorship program provider Mentor Collective. A full list of winners and their schools can be downloaded here.
Established to honor the U.S. Supreme Court's first African-American justice, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund partners with organizations like Wells Fargo and Mentor Collective to help provide access to a high-quality college education while connecting high-performing, world-ready students with top-tier employment opportunities.
"None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots." - Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
Critical to the College Completion Scholarship Program is a mentorship component facilitated by Mentor Collective. Mentor Collective applies scholarly research on mentorship to purposefully match each scholarship winner with a professional mentor at Wells Fargo. A 2021 study found that young adults with career mentors experienced greater career enhancement and reported higher levels of well-being in the short and long term. Additional research performed across over 700 students in Mentor Collective's programs also show significant improvements in retention and sense of belonging; namely that peer mentorship influenced an average 5.67% increase in year-over-year retention. These results were considerably more profound when students had 3+ conversations with their mentor (average 11.8% increase in retention and 13.39% increase in sense of belonging).
"Social and financial capital are two essential components necessary to help students graduate and transition their learning into a fulfilling career," said Gigi Dixon, Wells Fargo head of external engagement for Diverse Segments, Representation, and Inclusion. "We are honored to play a role in empowering the next graduating class with both financial and networking assistance. Through the Mentor Collective program, these scholarship recipients will be paired with a Wells Fargo employee to help them navigate the professional landscape beyond their post-secondary career."
"Through our research and experience with career readiness programs, we've found that mentorship at this formative time before graduation not only better prepares students for academia or the workforce, it contributes to significant upward movement on the socioeconomic strata," said Jackson Boyar, Co-Founder and CEO of Mentor Collective. "Wells Fargo has been an incredible partner in helping Mentor Collective reach students with the most to gain from life-changing relationships, and we look forward to seeing the impact an initiative like this can make."
Wells Fargo's Senior Lead Diversity & Inclusion Consultant Dewey Norwood, Jr. will be conversing with other senior leaders across higher education on August 11th about equitable career outcomes at Mentor Collective's next virtual roundtable event. He is joined by leaders from The University of Delaware and Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce.
Established in 1987, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is the nation's largest organization exclusively representing the Black College Community. TMCF member-schools include the publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs). Publicly-supported HBCUs enroll over 80% of all students attending HBCUs. Through scholarships, capacity building and research initiatives, innovative programs, and strategic partnerships, TMCF is a vital resource in the K-12 and higher education space. The organization is also a source for top employers seeking top talent for competitive internships and good jobs.
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is a leading financial services company that has approximately $1.9 trillion in assets, proudly serves one in three U.S. households and more than 10% of small businesses in the U.S., and is a leading middle market banking provider in the U.S. We provide a diversified set of banking, investment and mortgage products and services, as well as consumer and commercial finance, through our four reportable operating segments: Consumer Banking and Lending, Commercial Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, and Wealth & Investment Management. Wells Fargo ranked No. 41 on Fortune's 2022 rankings of America's largest corporations. In the communities we serve, the company focuses its social impact on building a sustainable, inclusive future for all by supporting housing affordability, small business growth, financial health, and a low-carbon economy.
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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July, Forbes China and Russell Reynolds Associates, a global search and leadership advisory firm, unveiled the results of the 2022 Forbes China - Best Employer Selection. Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS), China's leading online discount retailer ("Vipshop" or the "Company"), bagged the titles of China's Best Employer of the Year and China's Most Sustainable Employer of the Year for its first participation in the selection.
The selection process lasted three months with feedback received from both employers and employees through open entries, questionnaires and other survey methods. Experts from various fields were invited to evaluate the companies from many viewpoints, ensuring the neutrality and professionalism of the process.
In recent years, Vipshop has made sustainability a key component of its workplace improvement. The company has been committed to providing workers with attractive and comprehensive benefits by building a sound career development system and creating a dynamic and inclusive working environment.
Vipshop has established a personal learning and development program to unlock employees' potential, while facilitating the growth of both employees and the Company.
Vipshop attaches great importance to maintaining open and positive communications with every employee. To make its management more transparent, Vipshop has organized a series of activities like face-to-face talks with senior management, creating an environment in which employees feel comfortable and are active in making suggestions for improvements, leading to a more open corporate culture.
At the same time, Vipshop has been named as a pilot organization by the All-China Federation of Trade Unions with the mission of improving life quality for employees. The company has been quite successful in enhancing the sense of belonging and satisfaction among employees by establishing staff service stations, offering wellness and healthcare services to special staff groups, setting up a staff mutual fund, and hosting a variety of clubs, family days and parent-child activities.
Employees are Vipshop's close partners on the road to sustainable development. The company has made a strong commitment to engendering a sense of responsibility for environmental protection, publicizing the importance of energy conservation, and to launching green public service activities, with the goal of creating a healthy and environmentally-responsible office environment.
Meanwhile, Vipshop has expanded its in-house volunteer management program, in a move to encourage its employees to fulfill their social responsibilities by participating in various community public service activities.
Vipshop has been named as one of the Fortune China 500 and China's Top 500 Private Enterprises for many years. The company will continue with its people-oriented strategy to further enhance employee satisfaction, making Vipshop a place that employees are proud of, and creating a bright and sustainable future for the employees.
About Vipshop Holdings Limited
Vipshop Holdings Limited is a leading online discount retailer for brands in China. Vipshop offers high quality and popular branded products to consumers throughout China at a significant discount to retail prices. Since it was founded in August 2008, the Company has rapidly built a sizeable and growing base of customers and brand partners. For more information, please visit https://ir.vip.com/.
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As the Big Ten prepares to become a 16-team, coast-to-coast superconference with the additions of USC and UCLA in 2024, it is ending a 40-year relationship with ESPN and moving toward partnerships with two new networks.
Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Big Ten was looking for a seven-year deal worth $380 million per year to broadcast its football and basketball games from ESPN, and the network declined.
Both spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because the negotiations were not being made public.
The deal would not have given ESPN first choice of Big Ten football games in a given week at any point and would have reduced the number of Big Ten games the network could broadcast from the current 27 to about half that number, one of the people familiar with the talks said.
ESPN has held television rights for Big Ten football since 1982. The network shares Big Ten football and basketball rights with Fox in the current contract, which expires in 2023.
Fox, which owns 61% of the Big Ten Network, will remain the conference’s primary rights holder, with CBS and NBC set to join as partners, one of the people told The AP.
CBS’ long-term deal with the Southeastern Conference is set to expire after the 2023 season. That deal gave CBS the rights to the SEC’s football game of the week, usually slotted in the 3:30 p.m. Eastern time window on fall Saturdays.
ESPN secured that SEC package to go with the rights it already owned from the powerhouse conference for $300 million per year. Starting in 2024, ESPN will be the exclusive network home of the SEC.
It appears CBS will replace SEC football with the Big Ten on Saturday afternoons, though the network is not likely to have the exclusive first choice of games the way it did with the SEC.
The Big Ten said Tuesday in a statement its new television contracts are still being finalized.
“The conference continues to have productive meetings with both linear and direct-to-consumer media partners,” the conference said.
An announcement on a new set of deals that is expected to be worth more than $1 billion annually to the Big Ten is expected soon.
Sports Business Journal first reported ESPN was out of the Big Ten negotiations and CBS and NBC were each positioned to land a piece of the conference’s rights for upward of $300 million per year.
In June, the Big Ten announced it was expanding West with the additions of the Pac-12’s two flagship Los Angeles-based schools: Southern California and UCLA.
The move came a little less than a year after it was revealed Texas and Oklahoma would be leaving the Big 12 and joining the SEC in 2025, when the Big 12’s TV contract runs out.
The Pac-12 is next up to the negotiating table among the Power Five conferences, with deals set to expire after the 2023-24 season. The Big 12’s current deals run out after the 2024-25 academic year.
While neither conference is expected to come anywhere close to landing deals that rival in value the Big Ten’s and SEC’s, not having the Big Ten creates more space for ESPN to fill on its family of networks.
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- Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Z Flip4 and Z Fold4, two unique smartphones that enhance productivity and self-expression.
- Preorders are open and UScellular is offering both devices for free for new and current customers, in addition to price protecting rate plans.
- Z Flip4 and Z Fold4 come in a variety of new colors and will be available in stores on Aug. 26.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 and Galaxy Z Fold4 are now available to preorder at UScellular, and they are free for new and qualifying current customers1. Getting the latest Galaxy Z series devices has never been easier for customers to take advantage of UScellular's fast, reliable network and stay connected to the people and places that matter most to them.
In addition to offering these new devices for free, UScellular has price protected all of its plans, guaranteeing to not raise a customer's rate plan price through at least the end of 2023.
UScellular is offering the 128 and 256GB Z Flip4 in Bora Purple, Graphite, Pink Gold, and Blue and the 256 and 512GB Z Fold4 in Greygreen, Phantom Black, and Beige. Customers who preorder at UScellular between Aug. 10 and Aug. 25 will receive a complimentary upgrade to double the storage, and a Silicone Ring Case, Strap Case for Z Flip4, or a Standing Cover with Pen Case2 for Z Fold4 (available in-stores only), courtesy of Samsung. Details are available at www.samsung.com/us/promotions.
Key features of Z Flip4 include:
- Flex Cam3: Shoot hands-free video or capture full group selfies at various angles by partially folding Z Flip4 to activate FlexCam. You can even enjoy this feature on your favorite social apps.
- Pocketability: Ditch the bag, travel light and slide your phone in your pocket. The compact, foldable design lets you say bye to the bulk without sacrificing a big screen.
Key features of Z Fold4 include:
- Multitasking: Attend a virtual work meeting and capture important notes at the same time to get more done on the move. The new Taskbar provides a layout similar to your PC, offering access to your favorite and recent apps.
- Camera: Galaxy Z Fold4 takes stunning photos and videos with an upgraded 50MP wide lens and 30x Space Zoom lens.
UScellular will offer the Samsung Galaxy Watch5 and Galaxy Watch5 Pro in several sizes and colors. For more news and information about UScellular, please go to newsroom.uscellular.com.
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2Case selection depends on device purchase.
3FlexCam refers to camera experience using Flex mode. Flex mode supported at angles between 75° and 115°.
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When “Glamonsters” opened at Dollhaus II in July, artist Brian Soigné Wilson said that his monsters “don’t bite, but they do excite.” He wasn’t lying.
A lot of the colorful works for the show were inspired by old horror and monster movies, mostly the giant bug movies of the 1950′s. | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/08/last-chance-to-get-a-look-at-the-glamonsters-at-dollhaus-ii.html | 2022-08-10T14:17:22Z | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/08/last-chance-to-get-a-look-at-the-glamonsters-at-dollhaus-ii.html | false |
The Mamponteng Traditional Council in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region led by the Mamponteng Chief, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II has today held a press conference to express their displeasure over the lack of developments in the area.
The Press Conference held on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at the Mamponteng Chief’s Palace had a banner in front of the Palace which had a bold written 'Boniaye Kai’.
Dozens of residents and people in the Mamponteng community were present at the Press Conference where many of the residents were in red attire, some were crying to show their displeasure over the lack of development in the town.
The Chief of the Mamponteng community, Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II speaking at the Press Conference revealed how their marketplace has been left to rot over the years by successive governments.
The Chief further noted that they lack several social amenities and developmental projects in the town causing them to suffer, he bemoaned.
He also cited that the town roads leading to other towns are not inspiring at all thus the roads are in a deplorable state.
Barima Saasi Ayeboafo II bemoan over how they have been neglected by the Akufo-Addo government and says Akufo-Addo has really failed him and his people stating that they are really disappointed in him.
He however says if their problems are not solved, they will show this government in the 2024 general elections knows roads know vote. | https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/We-won-t-vote-for-goat-branded-NPP-again-Angry-Mamponteng-residents-to-Akufo-Addo-1600190 | 2022-08-10T14:20:38Z | https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/We-won-t-vote-for-goat-branded-NPP-again-Angry-Mamponteng-residents-to-Akufo-Addo-1600190 | false |
Moving Ahead, Unyielding, Speed Seven and Beldona please
Moving Ahead, Unyielding, Speed Seven and Beldona pleased when the horses were exercised here on Wednesday morning (August 10)
Outer sand:
600m: The King N I (rb) 44.5. Strode out well.
1000m: Fernet Branca (Arul) 1-15, 600/44. Moved well. Beldona (S.K. Paswan) 1-10, 600/42.5. Maintains form.
1200m: Triple Wish (A. Imran), Devils Magic (rb) 1-30, 1,000/1-15, 600/44.5. Former started four lengths behind and finished two lengths ahead. Unyielding (Arul) 1-30.5, 1,000/1-11.5, 600/41.5. Pleased. Speed Seven (Likith) 1-25, 1,000/1-10, 600/42.5. Moved fluently. Empress Bella (P. Surya) 1-31, 1,000/1-14.5, 600/42.5. Worked well. Sucre (rb) 1-31, 1,000/1-16, 600/45.5. Moved on the bit.
1400m: Moving Ahead (S.K. Paswan) 1-44, 1,200/1-26.5, 1,000/1-11, 600/42.5. Moved attractively. Sea Lion (Likith) 1-42.5, 1,200/1-27.5, 1,000/1-12.5, 600/43. Impressed.
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Georgia's lottery numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 9
Georgia's lottery drawings for Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, and more
These Georgia lotteries were drawn Tuesday:
Cash 3 Evening: 9-1-0
Cash 3 Midday: 5-4-4
Cash 3 Night: 5-9-3
Cash 4 Evening: 2-4-4-2
Cash 4 Midday: 5-7-2-7
Cash 4 Night: 6-5-0-8
Cash4Life: 09-25-43-44-52, Cash Ball: 2
Fantasy 5: 03-09-22-28-31
Estimated jackpot: $639,000
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Georgia FIVE Evening: 0-9-1-0-6
Georgia FIVE Midday: 3-4-0-0-6
Mega Millions: 01-08-10-25-32, Mega Ball: 13, Megaplier: 3
Estimated jackpot: $65,000,000
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BENGALURU, India (AP) — India took another step toward meeting its climate goals Tuesday when lawmakers in parliament’s lower house approved legislation that would require greater use of renewable energy and force industrial polluters to pay a price for the carbon they emit.
The bill sets out a minimum requirement for renewable energy use for corporations and residential buildings. It also grants clean energy users carbon-saving certificates that can be sold or traded and lays out a new energy efficiency standard in homes, which account for 24% of India’s electricity use.
There are also penalties for corporations who aren’t using an adequate amount of renewable energy sources to power their operations.
The legislation will now go through parliament’s upper house.
The bill is “a positive step” towards India’s climate targets, said Madhura Joshi, India energy transitions lead at E3G, a climate change think tank.
“The share of clean energy sources powering India’s industries and homes will definitely increase as a result of this bill,” she said.
Last week, India committed to reducing emissions caused by activities for the nation’s economic growth by 45% by 2030 from 2005 levels. The country also plans to get half of its energy requirements from non-fossil fuel-based energy sources by 2030, and promote a federal government program that encourages people to make green lifestyle changes.
“Every unit of energy saved or conserved is critical for reducing emissions,” said Bharath Jairaj who leads the World Resources Institute’s India energy program. Including large residential buildings into building codes that require energy conservation is a key highlight of the bill and reducing emissions, he said.
Scientists say cutting greenhouse gases is essential for limiting the effects of climate change, which has already brought hotter weather and more devastating floods to India.
The bill is also the first time the Indian government has proposed a carbon trading system. Unlike in a few other parts of the world, the so-called carbon market is still a fledgling idea in India, Jairaj said.
It is “bound to become an important tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in India,” he added.
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BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese court rejected an appeal Wednesday from a woman seeking an apology and damages in a high-profile case from the country's short-lived #MeToo movement.
The court in Beijing ruled after a closed-door hearing that evidence submitted by Zhou Xiaoxuan was insufficient to prove sexual harassment, upholding the initial judgment last September.
Zhou, a former intern at state broadcaster China Central Television, had accused CCTV host Zhu Jun of groping and forcibly kissing her in 2014. She reported the case to police in 2014 and went public about it in 2018, when other women began speaking out.
After flourishing briefly, the #MeToo movement was largely shut down. Activists found their online posts censored and faced pressure from authorities when trying to hold protests.
Police cordoned off the sidewalk outside the court building on Wednesday and told journalists not to film anything or gather, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Zhou brought the suit against Zhu to counter a suit he had lodged against her. She sought a public apology and 50,000 yuan ($7,600) in damages. Zhu has denied the allegations.
In a video she posted online a day ahead of Wednesday's hearing, Zhou said she has no regrets that she pursued her case.
“I really hope that people don’t have to suffer in the future,” she said. “I hope things will be easier for the next victim who enters legal procedures.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Chinese-court-rejects-appeal-in-high-profile-17364031.php | 2022-08-10T14:24:27Z | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Chinese-court-rejects-appeal-in-high-profile-17364031.php | false |
Body found in search for swimmer missing in Bedfont Lakes
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A man in his 20s has drowned after getting into difficulties in a lake in west London, the Met Police has said.
Police were called to Bedfont Lakes Country Park in Hounslow on Tuesday at 17:20 BST following concerns the man had gone swimming and not returned.
His body was recovered shortly before midnight after a widespread search was carried out by the emergency services.
The man's death follows several other drownings in lakes and rivers in England during the recent hot weather.
'Tragic incident'
The incident is not being treated as suspicious and the man's family has been informed, police said.
Hounslow Council, which manages the park, described the incident as "tragic" and said the safety of visitors was of "utmost importance" to the council.
"Many of our waterside locations have signs stressing the dangers of entering the water and life-preservers on-site, and our park rangers patrol the areas on a regular basis," Cllr Shantanu Rajawat said.
"I urge everyone to please stay out of open water such as lakes, rivers and canals unless it's part of an organised swim supervised by a lifeguard," he said.
"There are often dangers just below the surface such as plants, branches and strong currents which could leave any swimmer in difficulty."
The local authority added that the lakes will be closed until further notice.
In July, London Fire Brigade issued a warning about the potential dangers of swimming in open water, as it anticipated a spike in incidents.
During the recent heatwave, a 14-year-old boy drowned after entering the River Thames near Hampton Court and a 17-year-old-boy drowned while swimming in Fairlop Waters in Ilford.
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Council's new road signs mocked as 'tall enough for giraffes'
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New road signs put up in a town have been mocked for being far too tall, with some even left obscured by trees.
The signs, put up as part of a new toucan crossing in Radcliffle, Greater Manchester, feature a small circular notice for pedestrians at the top.
Residents described them as "ridiculous", with one Facebook user posting: "You need a neck like a giraffe to see them."
Bury Council said any signs found to be the incorrect height could be changed.
Other social media users joked that the signs, on Greenbank and Ainsworth Road, would only be at head height for people riding penny farthings.
Another questioned if the signs were being used as markers for a "stilt race".
A spokesman for Bury Council said their size was in accordance with regulations.
He said: "The signs should be installed at a height of 2.3m and we have instructed the contractors to adjust any pole that is higher."
He added that the council always tried to use existing lighting poles where possible to accommodate new signs "but this is not always possible due to their location".
In terms of the circular signage at the top, the council confirmed larger replacement signs had been ordered. | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62492138 | 2022-08-10T14:25:40Z | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-62492138 | false |
2022 ESG report highlights progress delivering low-carbon economy
ATLANTA, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today released its 15th annual Environmental, Social, and Governance report. The 2022 report highlights the company's progress reducing its environmental impact, creating a culture of inclusion, investing in its people, strengthening governance practices, and helping customers achieve their sustainability goals.
"Norfolk Southern is a customer-centric, operations-driven company, which means helping our customers achieve their supply-chain emissions goals and reducing our own carbon footprint," said Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan Shaw. "Our report highlights initiatives and technologies that are delivering the low-carbon economy, serving customers, and adding value for all our stakeholders."
In its 2022 report, Norfolk Southern highlights the importance of partnerships in its sustainability strategy – with customers, industry partners, and other stakeholders. Accomplishments this past year included:
- Creating an industry-leading carbon calculator for shippers, empowering companies to make better transportation decisions and reduce carbon emissions from their own supply chains.
- Hosting an inaugural Sustainability Summit in partnership with Sustain SC, welcoming state leaders and more than 30 companies to Brosnan Forest, Norfolk Southern's 14,400-acre ecological preserve in South Carolina.
- Hosting a Chief Mechanical Officers meeting with leaders from every North American Class I railroad to share ideas, insights, and best practices to further improve rail industry efficiencies.
"Norfolk Southern is making strides to advance sustainability for both our customers and our planet, and we know it will take a collaborative effort to reach the environmental goals required to protect our planet for future generations," said Norfolk Southern Chief Sustainability Officer Josh Raglin. "The more companies work together across their supply chain, the quicker we can achieve measurable progress."
Other milestones highlighted in the report include:
- Delivering the low-carbon economy, making a 5% improvement toward its science-based target of 42% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2034 (since a 2019 base year).
- Applying new technologies, improving locomotive fuel efficiency by 7% from 2019 and enabling Norfolk Southern to move one ton of freight over 460 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
- Strengthening governance practices, appointing an independent Chair to its Board of Directors.
- Investing in its people, creating a $1.2 million scholarship fund to support children of Norfolk Southern railroaders annually.
- Cultivating biodiversity, permanently protecting 1,105 acres of ecologically significant land in South Carolina – adding to nearly 14,000 acres already under protection – while restoring over six miles of streams and 500 acres of wetlands.
- Developing a corporate DEI strategic plan, establishing a team dedicated to operationalizing inclusion, and using nationwide benchmarking to further a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.
- Preserving its history, donating complete historical archives from its predecessor companies and $1.25 million to museums in Virginia and Georgia, while creating paid internship opportunities at both museums for underrepresented communities over the next five years.
- Minimizing waste in its supply chain, reclaiming over 1.6 million gallons of used oil and recycling 100% of both used crossties and rail.
- Advancing energy efficiency, increasing its total renewable energy usage in deregulated markets to approximately 26%, or 12% across its entire network.
To access the full 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance report, visit norfolksouthern.com.
About Norfolk Southern
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
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Which HyperX keyboard is best?
A keyboard is one of the most essential pieces of a computer setup. Without one, there isn’t a lot that you can do.
HyperX keyboards are aimed at PC and console gamers. The bright colors, loud keys and accompanying software aim to give gamers control over their devices, allowing for precision tweaks while injecting a bit of personality. The HyperX Alloy Elite 2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is an excellent choice, as it has the signature light bar, USB pass-through and dedicated media keys.
What to know before you buy a HyperX keyboard
Key switch types
Before settling on a keyboard, you must ask yourself what feeling you would like when pressing down on the keys. It might seem frivolous, but it forms an important aspect of deciding on a HyperX keyboard.
- Membrane switches. These are what most people know. They are quieter than mechanical keys and have a rubber dome membrane that supports the keycap.
- Mechanical switches. Most often found in gaming computers, these keyboards can use different switches depending on the tactile feedback you require. Some provide a loud clicky sound, others have a lower travel time, and some need more force to be pushed down.
Keyboard sizes
HyperX manufactures a wide range of keyboards in different sizes. They all function in the same way but some are smaller than the traditional ones.
If you don’t have a preference, you’ll get more bang for your buck by going for a full-size mechanical keyboard. On the other hand, if you travel often with your keyboard and need to store it in a bag, a tenkeyless or half keyboard will be better.
Backlight customization
RGB lighting is seemingly included in every gaming peripheral, and HyperX is no different. All of its keyboards have customizable RGB backlighting, so you can change it to whatever color you want. If you aren’t that keen on having your keyboard look like the controls of a spaceship, there is an option to switch it off — or go with a more subdued single color.
What to look for in a quality HyperX keyboard
Sturdy build
A solid keyboard is an investment that should last you a couple of years. But it will only stand the test of time if the construction materials are sturdy, with robust craftsmanship. Plenty of HyperX keyboards use a metal plate as a base, giving them heft and rigidity. It’s also relatively easy to feel (or even hear) when cheap plastic is used for a keyboard. So, a good-quality HyperX keyboard uses premium plastic for the switches, keycaps and trim.
Media controls
It can be challenging when you want to adjust the volume on your computer if your headphones don’t have built-in controls. You’d need to go into the desktop menus and change it from there. But if you have a keyboard with multimedia controls, you can achieve the same result by having the volume, skip track and pause/play buttons at your fingertips. It’s not a necessity, but it’s mighty convenient.
Macro customization
Even if you have a keyboard with the full gamut of available options, your fingers can only stretch so far to initiate an action. That is where macro customization comes in handy, as you can easily program several keystrokes and bind them to a single combination. It’s essential during fast-paced games or massive online battle arenas where your character has many abilities with its own key combinations.
How much you can expect to spend on a HyperX keyboard
The price largely depends on its functions and size. An entry-level wired keyboard costs $30-$40, but a full-size keyboard with macro customization runs $80-$130.
HyperX keyboard FAQ
Are HyperX keyboards compatible with Apple Mac?
A. Some are, such as the Alloy Elite 2, but most aren’t. However, they are compatible with Microsoft’s Xbox One console and Sony’s PlayStation 5 console.
Why are some keyboards called ‘tenkeyless’?
A. The meaning is that the keyboard has ten keys less than a full-size keyboard. Typically this refers to the lack of a numerical pad on the right side.
What’s the best HyperX keyboard to buy?
Top HyperX keyboard
HyperX Alloy Elite 2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
What you need to know: With full media controls and a numerical keypad, you have everything you need at your fingertips.
What you’ll love: This keyboard comes with HyperX Pudding keycaps, which are slightly translucent so that the RGB colors display through. It also features HyperX’s signature light bar for more customization.
What you should consider: It’s only available with HyperX Red switches, and you can’t change them to other options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top HyperX keyboard for the money
HyperX Alloy Core RGB Membrane Gaming Keyboard
What you need to know: This colorful keyboard has six preset LED lighting effects and uses a metal plate for a sturdy base.
What you’ll love: The membrane switches allow for quieter typing and have anti-ghosting technology that lets you press keys simultaneously while registering them quickly. It’s spill-resistant, and has a numerical pad and dedicated media controls.
What you should consider: The attached cable is in the center of the keyboard, making effective cable management difficult.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
HyperX Alloy Origins Core Tenkeyless Mechanical Gaming
What you need to know: If you prefer a smaller keyboard, this one doesn’t have a numerical pad and the detachable cable makes it easy to store.
What you’ll love: The keyboard has an aircraft-grade aluminum body, giving it some heft. While it doesn’t have HyperX’s signature light bar, it has dynamic RGB per-key lighting.
What you should consider: It doesn’t have any media controls, but you can program macro keys for that.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Is the Aluratek 8-inch Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame worth it?
Hanging photos of your friends and family is a great way to preserve important memories. Still, when you have numerous photos that are important to you, they may begin to take up more space than you’d like. Digital photo frames are an excellent way to display precious memories without occupying too much space in your home.
Aluratek claims its Distressed Wood Digital Photo Frame displays crisp, clear pictures and features an easy-to-use interface. We put the Aluratek Digital Frame to the test to see if it’s as good as they say.
Testing the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
We strive to investigate every claim the brand or manufacturer makes about the product. For this article, our tester uploaded photos to the frame using a memory card, a USB hard drive and a USB flash drive. They tested the controls on the back of the device and the slideshow feature.
What is the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
This digital frame doesn’t have internal storage, so you’ll need to use an external device if you buy the version without Wi-Fi. Setting up your storage devices is easy in most cases, although they need to be formatted correctly to work. You can use the Aluratek frame to view images, but it isn’t compatible with video files.
Your photos will automatically display in a slideshow format. You can configure the slideshow to use animated transitions when flipping through photos, but many of the transitions seem pixelated and buggy. We preferred using the standard slideshow mode without animations.
Updating the time and date is straightforward, as are the rest of the frame’s controls. Still, the user interface feels clunky and outdated compared to others we’ve tested.
Aluratek 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame price and where to buy
You can purchase the Aluratek Digital Frame from Amazon or Dell for around $50-$60.
How to use the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame
Using the frame is incredibly easy. We initially had trouble using our external storage devices, but once we got them formatted, the frame began displaying our pictures as a slideshow. The controls were slower than expected, but they were intuitive. Navigating the device’s menu feels similar to a setup menu on a TV. You use the up and down arrows to flip through menu options and the left and right arrows to make a selection.
Wi-Fi-enabled Aluratek frames let you upload photos from your phone using the Frametime app. Most users felt the app was easy to use and loved that they could let friends and family members upload pictures as well. Still, many had trouble getting the app to update and work properly.
Images don’t rotate automatically, so you’ll need to rotate photos before uploading them if necessary.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame benefits
- Ease of use: This frame is easy to use, and we love that it automatically flips through photos.
- Price: It’s affordable compared to most of its competitors.
- Versatility: We like that you can choose between a Wi-Fi-enabled or standard frame. Wi-Fi-enabled frames are excellent for those who want to upload photos when they aren’t at home, but the standard version is great for those who prefer simplicity.
Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame drawbacks
- Material quality: The frame looks plastic when you’re close to it. Still, it looks great from a distance.
- Picture resolution: The image quality isn’t ideal. Photos didn’t look as good on the frame as on our DSLR camera. Pictures look better when standing directly in front of the frame but are noticeably worse when viewed from an angle.
- Clunkiness: The frame doesn’t respond to commands as well as we would have hoped. Additionally, animated transitions appear pixelated during slideshows.
Should you get the Aluratek 8-inch Digital Photo Frame?
The Aluratek Digital Frame is great for those who want an affordable frame to display their photos. It’s easy to use and doesn’t require a Wi-Fi connection, making it a perfect choice for people looking for something simple and intuitive.
Consider other products
Aura Carver Luxe HD Smart Digital Picture Frame
This frame is more expensive than others, but the image and build quality are top-notch. It features an understated design that makes your photos look great. It can play live pictures in addition to traditional images.
Pix-Star Easy Digital Photo Frame
This frame is incredibly easy to set up and lets you upload photos via Wi-Fi. You can control it with your phone or the included remote. It displays short videos and pictures. It also has numerous brightness settings.
Sold by Amazon
Nixplay 10.1-Inch Smart Digital Photo Frame
If you want a gift idea, this is an excellent option. You can send photos directly to your friends’ frames. The compatible app is available on iOS and Android. The screen resolution is fantastic, and the Nixplay customer service team is helpful.
Feelcare 7-Inch 16GB Smart Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
The companion app allows you to share photos with friends and family, regardless of your location. It includes 16GB of internal storage, meaning you aren’t likely to need an SD card. You can flip through pictures with the frame’s touchscreen controls.
Sold by Amazon
Nix 8-Inch Digital Picture Frame
This frame’s screen resolution is surprisingly good. It’s affordable compared to most other frames. You can upload videos as well as photos. It includes a remote control and is available in two sizes. It doesn’t have Wi-Fi capabilities, but it’s compatible with SD cards and USB drives.
Sold by Amazon
Skylight 10-Inch Wi-Fi Digital Picture Frame
This frame features a white mat border within the black frame, making it look and feel more like a traditional picture frame. It’s easy to set up and the operation is straightforward. You can email photos directly to the device and control it using its touchscreen.
Sold by Amazon
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ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – Alcorn County deputies said three people were arrested for helping four inmates escape from the Alcorn County Jail.
Investigators said 29-year-old Ana Ruiz, 25-year-old Yira Sauceda and 21-year-old Elias Jimenez were charged with felony aiding of jail escape.
According to authorities, Ruiz and Sauceda were arrested on Friday, Agust 5 in Alcorn County. They have been charged and released on a $10,000 bond.
Jimenez was arrested on Friday, August 5 by Louisiana State Police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jimenez is awaiting extradition, along with three of the escaped inmates back to Alcorn County. | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/3-accused-of-helping-mississippi-inmates-escape-from-jail/ | 2022-08-10T14:30:18Z | https://www.cbs42.com/news/crime/3-accused-of-helping-mississippi-inmates-escape-from-jail/ | false |
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nightingale Properties is pleased to announce that Avi Kollenscher has joined the firm as an Executive Vice President. In a newly created position, Avi will support CEO, Elie Schwartz, leading investment activities, including investment origination, execution, and capital formation. Together with other members on the executive team, Avi will oversee development, leasing, and portfolio management efforts.
"As Nightingale continues its rapid growth, we needed to expand our leadership team," said Elie Schwartz, CEO of Nightingale. "Avi's extensive experience in the industry is a perfect fit for our team and our strategy, making him ideally suited to lead our investment efforts. We are all very excited to have him on board."
Will Hutton, Senior Director of Acquisitions at Nightingale, remarked "With Avi's tenured pedigree, we will be able to expand the depth and scope of our investment capabilities into new markets and new asset classes, while providing top-shelf service to our investment partners. Avi's background building and operating commercial real estate will further expand our ability to identify attractive investment opportunities for our investors and execute on those business plans."
Avi joins Nightingale Properties after a two-decade tenure at Related Companies where he most recently served as Senior Vice President. In this role Avi oversaw large-scale development projects exceeding $2 billion across multiple property types and managed a 3 million square foot portfolio of retail assets. Before joining Related Companies, Avi was an analyst in the real estate investment banking group at UBS Investment Bank where he executed a variety of debt and equity offerings, and mergers and acquisitions, across the real estate, lodging, and gaming industries. Avi graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in Finance.
"I am excited to join Elie and the entire Nightingale team to aid the company in realizing its full growth potential, and building a world-class institutional real estate investment firm," said Avi. "The time is right to raise capital to target the numerous value add and repositioning opportunities we expect to see in the commercial real estate sector in the near future."
Led by Elie Schwartz, Nightingale Properties is an established vertically-integrated commercial real estate investment firm founded in 2005 with a track record exceeding $10 billion. Headquartered in New York City, Nightingale has owned and managed over 22 million square feet of office, retail, data center, life sciences, and parking assets across 22 states. Primarily, Nightingale seeks value-oriented investments with repositioning or redevelopment opportunities in high-growth and urban core markets. By leveraging a proprietary network to identify unique real estate opportunities, Nightingale targets well-located assets with intrinsic, under-appreciated value due to operating inefficiencies, undercapitalization, or market dislocation, in addition to core, defensive, truly multi-generational investment opportunities that stand the test of time. Nightingale synergizes the past with the present to maximize investment returns in the future.
For more information about Nightingale, please visit www.thenggroup.com.
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Five Mattresses, Including Plank Firm and Midnight Luxe, Earn Prestigious Endorsement
PHOENIX, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brooklyn Bedding, manufacturer, retailer, and pioneer of the bed-in-a-box mattress, and Helix Sleep, the leading direct-to-consumer custom sleep brand, today announced that five mattresses have been endorsed by the American Chiropractic Association (ACA).
Brooklyn Bedding's Plank Firm and Plank Firm Luxe and Helix's Midnight Luxe, Twilight Luxe, and Plus were approved for endorsement following a thorough review, analysis, testing, and evaluation by a review board of Doctors of Chiropractic with specific and related expertise, including final approval from ACA's Board of Governors. The board reviewed and rated each mattress in several categories, including workmanship, ease of assembly, comfort, durability, and performance.
"We are honored to receive this endorsement from the ACA which represents the highest standard of quality in chiropractic care," said John Merwin, Chief Executive Officer of Brooklyn Bedding. "Having our products recognized by the ACA is a testament to Brooklyn Bedding and Helix Sleep's commitment to creating high-quality mattresses designed for optimal sleep health and comfort."
Brooklyn Bedding's Plank Firm and Plank Firm Luxe mattresses deliver an ultra-firm, flat, flippable surface, creating a neutral spine position that improves spine health and posture overall. Helix's best-selling Midnight Luxe offers the most versatile sleeping experience by using a unique combination of micro-coils and foam to cushion the pressure points in the shoulders and hips. The Twilight Luxe is the firmest of Helix's signature beds and provides uniquely tailored pressure relief and targeted ergonomic lumbar support to help with spine alignment and back pressure relief. Helix Plus, designed for plus-size sleepers, is built with high-density foam and an additional support layer for durability and longevity.
"A good mattress is an important factor in achieving quality sleep, which contributes to overall health and wellness," said Dr. Michele Maiers, President of the ACA. "The American Chiropractic Association is pleased to endorse several mattresses from Brooklyn Bedding and Helix Sleep, which are built on demand and feature premium workmanship and comfort."
For more information on Brooklyn Bedding and Plank Mattresses, please visit www.brooklynbedding.com or www.plankmattress.com. For more information on Helix Sleep, please visit www.helixsleep.com.
Brooklyn Bedding is an American made manufacturer of mattresses, differentiated by master craftsmanship, a wholly owned state-of-the art manufacturing facility and exceptional customer service. Family owned since 1995, the company originated with two brothers delivering mattress products direct to customers' homes. Known as the "mobile mattress guys," John and Rob Merwin evolved their business by learning every aspect of the mattress making process. They tenaciously used every material in their inventory to pass savings on to customers, purchasing high grade manufacturing equipment and pioneering bed-in-a-box online delivery in 2008.
Today, the company owns world class expertise in mattress engineering, achieved through meticulous attention to detail, cutting edge equipment and patented materials created with advanced technology. Brooklyn Bedding designs and creates its entire line of high-quality bedding, on demand, in its manufacturing facility in Arizona. Remaining true to its roots, the company still goes the extra mile to ensure customer satisfaction, offering its expertly crafted mattresses, sheets and pillows at an affordable price with free online shipping, a generous 120-day trial period, and a 10-year hassle free warranty period on mattresses.
Helix is an innovative direct-to-consumer brand platform, operating a portfolio of sleep and home goods brands. The company's flagship brand, Helix Sleep, launched in 2015 with the goal of bringing customization to the category through individually personalized mattresses for you, based on how you sleep. Each mattress is designed to your body type, sleeping position, and feel preference using our proprietary sleep technology. Birch by Helix launched in 2019 as the company's all-natural and sustainable sleep brand, with 100% organic certified products. The company launched Allform by Helix in 2020, representing the first step outside of the bedroom into the living room. Allform brings customization and modularity to the sofa category.
All of Helix's brands celebrate the power of personal preferences and individuality while focusing on outstanding product quality, having won countless independently reviewed awards. Headquartered in New York City, Helix offers free shipping directly to your doorstep, 100-night trial, and value-based pricing on all its products. Additional information on Helix and the company's products can be found by visiting us at www.helixsleep.com.
The American Chiropractic Association (ACA) is the largest professional chiropractic organization in the United States. ACA attracts the most principled and accomplished chiropractors, who understand that it takes more to be called an ACA chiropractor. We are leading our profession in the most constructive and far-reaching ways — by working hand in hand with other health care professionals, by lobbying for pro-chiropractic legislation and policies, by supporting meaningful research and by using that research to inform our treatment practices. We also provide professional and educational opportunities for all our members and are committed to being a positive and unifying force for the practice of modern chiropractic. To learn more, visit acatoday.org.
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Climate crisis: Drought hitting nearly half of Europe - and it could last for months
Prolonged hot and dry weather leaves EU countries grappling with withering harvests, lowered energy production and emergency water handouts, just as the war in Ukraine prompts a spike in food and energy prices.
Wednesday 10 August 2022 14:43, UK
Almost half of European Union land is currently under a drought warning or in the most severe "alert" status, hampering agriculture, energy production and water supply, the European Commission has confirmed.
From water handouts in France in the west and fish deaths in Serbia in the east, to an evaporating river in Germany and withering olive tress in Spain and Italy, much of the territory is suffering what is set to be its worst drought in a 500 year record.
Some 47% of the bloc's land came under "warning" drought conditions - the second most severe drought category - during the 10 days leading to 30 July - new data released by the EC's European Drought Observatory (EDO) confirmed on Tuesday evening.
More concerning is the 17% of land that hit the most severe "alert" status, up from 15%, meaning not only is soil drying out after low rain, but plants and crops are suffering too.
Further dry weather forecasts for many countries in August and September "add concerns to the already very critical situation and, if confirmed, will exacerbate drought severity and the impacts on agriculture, energy and water supply", the EDO warned in July.
Further heatwaves and little rain are on the horizon, but the longer-term forecast is more worrying, Andrea Toreti, senior researcher at the EC's Joint Research Centre, who compiles the EDO data, said on Tuesday.
"Looking at the next three months, we see still a very high risk of dry conditions over western and central Europe, as well as the UK," he told reporters.
"So this, I think, is causing more concern than just the forecasts of the coming few days."
Water police
Water levels in rivers, lakes and reservoirs across western Europe are running low, or even dry, putting stress on drinking water supplies, hampering tourism and threatening crop yields, just as the war in Ukraine sent food prices shooting up.
Weeks of baking temperatures and scant rainfall have drained the water levels of the Rhine, Germany's commercial artery, delaying shipping and pushing up freight costs more than five times.
Spanish reservoirs are at just 40% of capacity on average in early August, well below the ten-year average of around 60%, while a shrivelling lake in Serbia has seen hundreds of fish wash up dead.
French police are patrolling the streets of some areas to ensure that residents and businesses are not using water wastefully, as the country grapples with water shortages and another major wildfire.
Mr Toreti said that the areas affected by drought and lack of water will increase and that if effective mitigation measures are not taken "this intensity and frequency will increase dramatically over Europe, both in the north and in the south".
Energy production hit
Russia's latest invasion of its neighbour, and disrupting European gas supplies, also sent energy prices soaring and left countries looking to exploit home-grown energy.
But low river levels and higher water temperatures have also hindered energy production in some areas.
Water levels in reservoirs for hydropower are down in nine countries, including Italy, Serbia, Montenegro and Norway.
Nuclear operator EDF last week reduced its power output at a plant in southwestern France due to high river temperatures on the Garonne, with half of its 56 reactors already offline due to maintenance or corrosion problems.
Climate breakdown is making drought in the Mediterranean more severe and more likely, although it is not to blame for all droughts.
Causes of drought are complex, but climate change affects it in two key ways. It concentrates rainfall into shorter and more intense bursts, making it harder to retain.
Hotter temperatures also evaporate more water - and heatwaves, which are "unilaterally" linked with global warming, also drive up demand as people seek to cool off.
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Achievement of SOC 2 Type 1 compliance validates Stardog as a trusted semantic layer for enterprise data and analytics
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stardog, the leading Enterprise Knowledge Graph platform provider, today announced it has achieved System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 compliance, demonstrating the company's commitment to providing the most robust data security and privacy for its growing customer base.
The SOC 2 Type I audit, conducted by Riskpro, is an independent review assessing Stardog's internal controls involving security, availability, and confidentiality of the data processed on behalf of its customers. A widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA), SOC 2 compliance confirms Stardog's controls and processes meet AICPA Trust Service Criteria.
"As enterprise organizations use knowledge graph in the cloud to help them democratize data access and scale analytics insight, they need confidence that their data is secure," said Mike Grove, SVP, Engineering & Information Security of Stardog. "Achieving SOC 2 Type 1 certification eliminates the burden on our customers of securing data, allowing them to focus on driving business outcomes."
Unlike traditional graph databases, every aspect of Stardog Enterprise Knowledge Graph is built for enterprise-grade data integration, management, and analytics, including data encryption, role-based access privileges, performance, and scalability. To learn more about Stardog's commitment to security, privacy, and compliance, please visit its Trust & Security Center.
- Stardog Trust & Security Center
- Forrester Consulting Knowledge Graph ROI Study
- McKnight Knowledge Graph Performance Benchmark Report
Stardog is the ultimate semantic data layer to get better insight faster. Organizations like Boehringer Ingelheim, Schneider Electric, and NASA rely on the Stardog Enterprise Knowledge Graph to accelerate insights from data lakes, data warehouses, or any enterprise data source with as much as 320% ROI, according to a commissioned Forrester Consulting Study. Learn more at stardog.com.
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