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Regarding “Downtown toll plan on hold as traffic lags” (Bay Area & Business, Aug. 21): Your article revealing that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors is sitting on its hands while New York moves ahead with a congestion pricing plan for Manhattan is yet another sad commentary on what seems to be our “do as little as possible for as long as possible and wait for the crisis to get even worse” governing philosophy these days.
Muni and BART are edging toward a fiscal cliff, Bay Bridge traffic is back up to pre-pandemic levels, and we’re doing ... nothing. It’s this lack of energy and imagination that led us into our current housing crisis, and the reason it took us 20 years to build one bus-rapid-transit line.
What ever happened to the “city that knows how”? Let’s elect some leaders with a truly progressive spirit.
Just raise menu prices
Regarding “Dinner bill can rise swiftly with surcharges added on” (Bay Area & Business, Aug. 21): Maybe I’m just old school with 45 years in the restaurant business, but I find these surcharges, fees and extra charges quite irritating when I dine out.
Just the other day I saw added to my bill an “Inflation Surcharge 3%.” And last week I noticed a “Restaurant Adversity Surcharge” of 4% quietly slipped on to my dinner check. An A for originality, but tacky nonetheless. Does your grocery store do the same? Of course not. I’ve yet to see a “Stocking Shelf Fee” but I’m sure it’s on the way.
To my fellow restaurant owners, just raise the menu price and do away the clumsy semantics. Your guests will appreciate it, and they won’t feel like they’re being squeezed.
Take action on climate
Like many other Californians, my first experience with wildfires came at a very young age. As I sat in my fifth-grade classroom, I watched the sky turn red and thick with smoke, and the distant fire prevented my classmates and me from going outside. While safe from any immediate flames, I was certainly afraid, and quickly realized that something had to be done to prevent fires like this from becoming so widespread and common.
If we are to create a more sustainable future, we must rethink how we get our energy. Fortunately, our state Legislature has begun looking toward new climate action, and has started setting some strong goals for our future. Newly proposed plans to invest in renewable energy and phase out fossil fuels would allow us to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
This gives us the chance to create the future we want, and it is imperative that we make our voices heard and compel our lawmakers to put these new policies into place.
Publicly fund elections
The need to get private money out of politics has never been more important. And for proof of that we need look no farther than our neighbor to the east, Arizona and its DINO senator, Krysten Sinema.
Sinema, who, over the past year, accepted nearly $1 million from private equity professionals, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists, was the sole Democratic dissenter to raising taxes on wealthy investors — her major donors — and the provision was eliminated from the party’s $740 billion spending package.
While the cause/effect is undeniable, it was not illegal, only immoral. This is why new laws should be written requiring that only funds provided by the government be used in election campaigns. Television networks would be required to provide advertising time for free. The little box on our income tax forms asking for contributions for the presidential campaign should be increased to match inflation.
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He had good reason to choose his words carefully. To speak in a global context concerning the interconnections of population, consumption and inequality (as he did) is no easy task. The status quo for nearly 50 years has been that the Global North tells the Global South, “You have too many mouths to feed — you should curb your population growth rates,” and the Global South tells the Global North, “You eat too much — you should curb your consumption rates.” Both sides are correct, but still manage to speak past each other.
Critics love to pour derision on poor old Thomas Malthus, the population economist whose ideas have undeniably been abused by those pushing racist, xenophobic and anti-urban growth agendas. Similarly vilified is Paul R. Ehrlich’s flawed yet visionary book, “The Population Bomb,” the reading of which introduced me to human population growth issues when I was still in high school.
Yet for all their flaws, the analyses of Malthus and Ehrlich cannot be ignored. Feeding more mouths over time does result in still more mouths to feed. Satisfying more consumer demands results in still more consumer demands to satisfy.
To say this out loud is to toss a sacred cow on the third rail. In many political contexts, mention of population control is about as popular as gun control at a National Rifle Association convention.
One of the most successful ways to shut down legitimate discourse on population issues is to lump that discussion with historical eugenics, racism, colonialism and genocide. Discussion quickly descends into a paranoia-fest of “whose population? And who is doing the controlling?” — not improper concerns, but too often improperly used to shut down all discussion.
One result of this deadlock is that the human population has jumped 267% in the roughly six decades I have been alive.
I have seen the changes personally. In the 1970s as a teenager in Ohio, I watched the corn fields down the road get turned under, subdivided and planted with houses. I moved to Southern California in 1980 and soon thereafter lived and worked in the Riverside County agricultural hinterlands of the western Coachella Valley, places like Cherry Valley and Beaumont, now filled cheek-by-jowl with houses.
Exurbia has become suburbia.
I lived in the San Jacinto Mountains in the 1980s and in the southern Sierra Nevada from 2005 to 2020 and have seen those forests made ghosts of their former selves by bark beetles and big burns. The whole landscape, even after regrowth, looks tired and worn down at the heel.
California’s urban cores have not grown that much in population over the last 50 years. Instead, more people have built and moved into the wildland-urban interface.
I was one of them and part of the problem.
Our home burned down in the Creek Fire of 2020. Nothing sensitizes you to the end of the world like having your own world end.
No matter who is winning the debate about growth, we clearly aren’t planning for that growth particularly well.
Experiments like China’s coercive and now-defunct One Child Policy notwithstanding, the only persistent governor on the engine of population growth has been the “invisible hand” of demographic transition: the historic shift from high-birth rates and high-infant death rates (in low-tech, low-female-education, low-economic-development societies) to low-birth rates and low-infant-death rates (in high-tech, high-female-education, high-economic-development societies). Because women with more options generally have fewer children, education and economic opportunities for women are key to both demographic transition and any possibility for reining in population growth.
Yet even this mild constraint is unacceptable for the likes of Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance, who has argued for parents having a more powerful say in American democracy than nonparents. Natalist nationalists like Vance want to roll back the achievements of cosmopolitanism and feminism, view migration as surrender and fear an extremely unlikely “abrupt population collapse” driven somehow by the aforementioned demographic transition.
According to the U.N. report’s forecast, the curve for absolute global population will continue to rise through most of the century before flattening and stabilizing (fingers crossed) at 10 billion or 11 billion.
Vance and his fellow travelers, however, seem little interested in the global situation. They castigate the decision to refrain from having children as “selfish” and lacking “physical commitment to the future.” Yet, beyond the immediate realm of the nuclear family or the demands of church and state for more parishioners and citizens, choosing to be childless is clearly unselfish — even reciprocally altruistic and committed to the future — in the context of the community of all life on this planet.
Choice, not coercion, is key.
The involuntary abortions forced on Chinese women under the One Child Policy are the flip side of American women being forced to carry pregnancies to term against their will in the wake of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision. Is it any wonder that the number of people seeking tubal ligations and vasectomies is way up? More of us seem to be concluding that, because we are pro-creation, we will choose not to engage in procreation.
It’s not impossible for human beings to say, “Enough of us, already!”
Originally trained as a biologist, Howard V. Hendrix taught literature and writing at Fresno State University for many years. He is the author of six novels. | https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/world-population-17391094.php | 2022-08-23T12:42:48Z | https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/world-population-17391094.php | false |
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PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking study investigating the results of ElleVet Sciences CBD+CBDA oil and its efficacy on dogs with seizures was completed and results show a significant success. Analysis of the data show that 40% of the dogs enrolled in the study had a reduction in severity and frequency of seizures. The paper is published in Frontiers of Veterinary Medicine (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.939966/full)
While CBD has been widely believed to have potential as an option for seizures in dogs, there have been few studies on the topic prior to this study showing efficacy in dogs.
The research team, led by Dr. Gabriel Garcia of the University of Florida Veterinary School, conducted a 2 yearlong study examining a 3 month-long treatment in a placebo blinded controlled clinical trial where dogs were either given a placebo or ElleVet Sciences CBD+CBDA oil. When compared to the placebo group, the frequency and severity of seizures dropped significantly for 40% of dogs on the ElleVet oil. All dogs enrolled were on concurrent seizure products with no adverse events occurring.
Chief Medical Officer of ElleVet Sciences, Dr. Joe Wakshlag says, "This can be a regimen that is safe and effective and is a worthwhile addition to the current regimen for refractory seizures when commonly used products are not working as well as intended. This study has similar success to what is observed in people, and I am extremely pleased to be able to share the results with the veterinary community."
According to ElleVet Sciences Co-Founder Amanda Howland, "It is not surprising to us that there were positive results as CBD has been used in the human realm for some time. What was surprising was the low dose that is needed of our full spectrum product compared to CBD isolate used in human studies."
Pet parents and veterinarians interested in trying ElleVet Sciences for dogs needing neurological support can find ElleVet Products either online at www.ellevetsciences.com or through their veterinarian.
ElleVet Sciences is a leading science-focused pet CBD+CBDA company based in Portland, Maine, and the first and only company to conduct clinical trials with proven results using their cannabinoid and terpene oil blend. ElleVet Sciences was founded by Christian Kjaer and Amanda Howland in 2017, and the entire ElleVet team combines science, veterinary backgrounds with a dedication to animals through research and innovation. For more information, please visit https://www.ellevetsciences.com or on social media at @Ellevetsciences on Facebook and Instagram.
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TULSA, Okla., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearSign Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: CLIR) ("ClearSign" or the "Company"), an emerging leader in industrial combustion and sensing technologies that improve energy, operational efficiency and safety while dramatically reducing emissions, today announces the sale of a ClearSign Core™ enclosed oxidizer for installation in a pilot scale hydrogen production plant. The Canadian customer is developing a breakthrough technology for the production of clean hydrogen.
"We are happy to have been chosen for this cutting edge project," said Jim Deller, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of ClearSign. "The inclusion of our ultra low emissions enclosed oxidizer into new hydrogen energy technology demonstrates a commitment to both low carbon and low pollution initiatives on the part of our client. We are grateful for this installation, and the exposure we anticipate it will provide for ClearSign and our products, and look forward to the wider deployment of this new hydrogen producing technology."
About ClearSign Technologies Corporation
ClearSign Technologies Corporation designs and develops products and technologies for the purpose of improving key performance characteristics of industrial and commercial systems, including operational performance, energy efficiency, emission reduction, safety and overall cost-effectiveness. Our patented technologies, embedded in established OEM products as ClearSign Core™, and ClearSign Eye™ and other sensing configurations, enhance the performance of combustion systems and fuel safety systems in a broad range of markets, including the energy (upstream oil production and down-stream refining), commercial/industrial boiler, chemical, petrochemical, transport and power industries. For more information, please visit www.clearsign.com.
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RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second time, MAKO Medical Laboratories, a full-service reference laboratory and national leader in COVID-19 testing, has been ranked among Inc. 5000's fastest growing privately held companies in the nation.
"At MAKO, we are glad to provide the communities we serve with a full suite of medical testing services, including for COVID-19 and Monkeypox, but we wouldn't be able to provide those services without our dedicated team members," said Josh Arant, Chief Operating Officer, MAKO Medical. "We are honored to receive this recognition by Inc. 5000 and look forward to continuing our strong growth."
Founded in 2014, MAKO Medical is a College of American Pathologists (CAP) accredited laboratory that operates more than 85,000 square feet of laboratory space across three laboratory facilities along the East Coast of the United States. In total, MAKO has capacity to process over 200,000 tests per day.
Since April 2020, MAKO Medical has processed more than 13 million COVID-19 tests utilizing RT-PCR technology and industry-leading testing assays, including the Applied Biosystems TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Assay. The MAKO team also partnered with the CDC to provide next-generation sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 during the height of the pandemic.
MAKO is setting the standard on serving as a diagnostics partner for health care providers, including physicians, hospitals, urgent cares, businesses, and governments across the United States. The MAKO Way delivers turnkey lab services with precision and accuracy.
- August 2022, Inc. Magazine recognized MAKO Medical as one of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies.
- March 2022, Forbes recognized MAKO Medical as one of America's Best Startup Employers.
- May 2021, the Triangle Business Journal recognized MAKO Medical with a 2021 Life Sciences Award.
- August 2020, MAKO Medical announced the company scored 100% on CAP COVID Proficiency Testing, demonstrating MAKO's commitment to quality lab results.
- Committed to the U.S. Military—At MAKO's founding, leaders carved out divisions of the company to hire U.S. military veterans. These teams are foundational to MAKO's elite and high-touch client services model. In November 2021, MAKO held its second annual Veterans Day lunch to honor veterans, handing out more than 400 free meals Vance County veterans and their family members.
Founded in 2014, MAKO Medical is a diagnostics partner for businesses, physicians, urgent care facilities, and hospitals around the United States. MAKO Medical has recruited chemists and scientists to provide industry-leading innovation. MAKO Medical Laboratories' methods and assays are validated for reproducibility, precision, and accuracy. MAKO Medical invests heavily in state-of-the-art instrumentation and technology. To learn more, visit makomedical.com.
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BEIJING , Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NaaS Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: NAAS, "NaaS" or "the Company"), a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging service provider in China, and Tunghsu Group, recently signed a strategic cooperation agreement whereby both parties will begin comprehensive cooperation on the construction, operation and maintenance of charging stations, as well as supplying non-charging services to new energy vehicles.
Senior executives from both companies attended the ceremony, including Wang Chunxiang, Vice President of Newlink Group, Jiang Yi, Vice President of Operations, NaaS, Gao Chao, Executive Vice President of Tunghsu Group and Liu Guowei, Vice President of Tunghsu Group.
Gao Chao, Executive Vice President of Tunghsu Group , extended a warm welcome to the C-level guests from NaaS Technology Inc. Mr. Gao said, "Tunghsu Group has advantages in technology, talent and in its industry in the areas of semiconductor optoelectronic display materials and cutting-edge advanced materials, and has been committed to independently innovating in core equipment and materials in the related industries. Tunghsu Group has repeatedly broken up international monopolies and reduced the limits on China's key developing industries. The cooperation between our two companies, leaders in our respective industries would expedite the growth and facilitate the overall development of our businesses."
Wang Chunxiang, Vice President of Newlink, also expressed his agreement with the development strategy, the vision for both enterprises, the innovation of new technologies and the potential market applications for Tunghsu Group. "Newlink Group has continuously focused on the Internet of Things, new retail and other fields of new energy for many years now, and has established multiple business lines such as Tuanyou, NaaS, Newlink Enterprise Service, Nengcheng Technology (logistics), and Newlink Retail." He said, "This partnership will enable both companies to jointly help realize China's Dual Carbon goals, creating a better future for everyone in process."
According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAC), sales of new energy vehicles in China totaled 2.6 million for the first half of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 1.2 times, accounting for 21.6 percent of the market, and is expected to exceed 5 million by the end of the year. The rapid increase in sales and inventory has resulted in a greater need to build new energy vehicle charging infrastructure, and has driven the rapid development of the charging industry. Data from the National Energy Administration shows that 1.3 million new charging piles were built in the first half of this year, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.8 times. Currently, both central and local governments are constantly developing new energy policies, which are being included in the seven key areas of their "new infrastructure construction" plan.
Tunghsu Group is a large high-tech group with businesses covering semiconductor optoelectronic display materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, environmentally friendly new energy, new energy vehicles and cutting-edge advanced materials, and has accumulated profound technological know-how, developing a strong presence in new energy vehicles, photovoltaic, energy storage, charging stations and other fields related to China's "Dual Carbon" goals. Tunghsu Group has been awarded the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award (First Class and Second Class), "Chinese Patent Gold Award" and the title of "Manufacturing Individual Champion Demonstration Enterprise."
As a leader in both the domestic production of core display materials and China's new materials industry, Tunghsu Group is committed to consistently improving its capacity for independent innovation in its core technologies, and to complement, extend and strengthen Tunghsu Group's multiple industry value chains to ensure that each industry value chain is self-supporting, and thereby contribute to the overall high-quality development of China's national industry.
NaaS Technology Inc. has integrated participants throughout the EV charging industry value chain, including charger manufacturers, operators and OEMs, improving the operational efficiency of all parties in the process through both online and offline charging and non-charging solutions. For commercial clients, NaaS helps operators to attract users with charger connectivity and traffic support. At the same time, NaaS provides one-stop solutions for charging station development to help reduce construction, operation and maintenance costs for charging stations. NaaS also provides professional operations management, and help improve charging station profitability by adding non-charging services such as car wash service and ancillary products.
As of June 30, 2022, NaaS operates in 358 cities across China and has connected to more than 400,000 chargers and 44,000 charging stations. On June 13, NaaS was officially listed on NASDAQ with the stock code "NAAS".
Industry experts say that the strategic cooperation between the two parties will promote the organic integration of the upstream and downstream portions of China's new energy charging industry value chain, facilitate the development of innovative cooperation models in the charging ecosystem, and build a more intelligent charging network. An important sector for achieving China's "Dual Carbon" goals, the new energy charging industry is now in a critical period of development. This cooperation is of great importance for promoting the development of the industry and for creating a new energy ecosystem in China. It will further advance China's new energy industry and contribute to achieving China's "Dual Carbon" goals through the respective strengths of both companies.
About NaaS Technology Inc.
NaaS Technology Inc. is one of the largest and fastest growing electric vehicle charging service providers in China. The firm is a subsidiary of NewLink, a leading energy digitalization group in China. NaaS offers a comprehensive one-stop shop to charger manufacturers and operators, OEMs, in-house delivery fleets as well as fleet operators, with online, offline, and non-electric services covering the entire EV industry value chain. As of June 30, 2022, NaaS operates in 358 cities across China and has connected to more than 400,000 chargers and 44,000 charging stations. On June 13, 2022, NaaS Technology Inc. was officially listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker NAAS.
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BEIJING – One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies.
Rare earths are a group of minerals used in the manufacture of electric vehicles, wind turbines, electronics, robots and other machinery. China currently dominates global production, processing about 85% of the world’s rare earths, but skyrocketing demand is pushing companies to look for other sources.
Toronto-based Neo Performance Materials, the rare earths processor, said Monday it plans to develop the Sarfartoq deposit in southwest Greenland and will send the ore to its facility in Estonia in Eastern Europe. It’s one of only two plants outside China that processes rare earths to a high degree.
Neo aims to have the mine running in two to three years. It will be the company’s first major mining project. CEO Constantine Karayannopoulos said that by opening the mine, he hopes to shield the company from volatile rare earth prices, which have shot up in recent years due to supply disruptions and strong demand.
“We’re at the mercy of the market,” he said.
Karayannopoulos called it “business, not geopolitics.” But in recent years, rare earths have attracted the attention of policymakers in Washington, Beijing and other capitals given their importance to the global high-tech supply chain. The U.S., Europe and Japan call their dependence on China’s rare earths a “national security risk” and have sought to diversify their supply.
But such efforts have struggled, as mines in other countries have run into opposition or failed to get off the ground after fluctuating prices scared investors away.
Meanwhile, supplies of rare earths have shrunk, and some mines are raising ethical and environmental concerns. Mining rare earths is a dirty business when done cheaply, and China, the world’s largest miner, has shuttered many mines in recent years to curb environmental damage.
Some of that mining has been outsourced to Myanmar, where a lack of oversight is masking a dirty secret. An Associated Press investigation this month found the Myanmar mines are linked to environmental destruction, the theft of land from villagers and the funneling of money to brutal militias, including at least one linked to Myanmar’s secretive military government. The AP traced rare earths from Myanmar to the supply chains of 78 companies, including major auto makers and electronics giants.
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that it was “deeply concerned” about illicit mining in Myanmar, and called on other countries to ensure that their economic activity with Myanmar “does not enable or further exacerbate the regime’s violence against its own people.”
Karayannopoulos said that in Greenland, the company plans to dig up rock, crush it and do basic processing that does not involve the use of damaging chemicals. The ore will be then shipped to Estonia, where it will be further processed into a form that can be used to make magnets.
Plans for another rare earths mine in Greenland failed after voters put in power a left-leaning government that blocked development. The site had high concentrations of uranium, raising concerns over how radioactive waste would be disposed.
Karayannopoulos said the site his company plans to develop has much lower levels of uranium, meaning it can be mined under current Greenland and European Union regulations. He said EU officials encouraged the project because it could help the continent become more self-sufficient in rare earths.
Greenland, the world’s largest island, sits between the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. A 1.7 million-square kilometer (660,000-square mile) ice sheet covers 80% of the Arctic territory. Greenland’s 56,000 residents are mainly indigenous Inuits.
Some rare earth customers, meanwhile, are aware of the risks of mines in unregulated, conflict-ridden areas such as Myanmar, and are increasingly willing to pay more for rare earths from regulated and transparent jurisdictions, Karayannopoulos said.
“You’re making the problem worse by doing it in an irresponsible way, and with regimes that kill their own people,” he said. “It’s not sustainable.”
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Associated Press writer Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen, Denmark, contributed to this report. | https://www.wsls.com/business/2022/08/23/rare-earths-processor-buys-rights-to-mine-in-greenland/ | 2022-08-23T12:57:50Z | https://www.wsls.com/business/2022/08/23/rare-earths-processor-buys-rights-to-mine-in-greenland/ | true |
DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) — A pair of U.S. Air Force B52 strategic bombers on Monday flew low over the Croatian resort of Dubrovnik and three other NATO-member states in the region as a sign of support amid the Russian aggression in Ukraine.
In addition to the walled Croatian tourist resort of Dubrovnik, the aircraft flew over the government headquarters in Skopje, North Macedonia, the downtown Skanderbeg Square in the Albanian capital, Tirana, and up the Adriatic coast of Montenegro.
The Balkans and the Adriatic Sea have lately seen increased military, intelligence and propaganda activity by Moscow, which considers the region of its strategic interest because of its access to the Mediterranean.
“The purpose of each flyover is to demonstrate U.S. commitment and assurance to NATO allies and partners located in southeastern Europe,” the U.S. Air Force said in a statement. “Additionally, this will provide citizens an opportunity to take photos, videos, and enjoy the aircraft flying overhead.”
Crowds gathered on the squares in Skopje and Tirana, and tourists watched in Dubrovnik and Montenegro as the giant bombers thundered overhead. Some onlookers waved American flags.
North Macedonia was the last nation to join NATO in 2020 and Montenegro did it in 2017, both despite strong opposition from Russia.
North Macedonia’s Army Chief of Stuff, Lt. Colonel Jovan Azmanovski, told TV broadcaster Kanal 5 that the bombers’ flights were symbolic proof that “our skies are safe.”
“People in North Macedonia were able to see a flights of USAF B52 two strategic bombers over Skopje, which demonstrate our NATO membership and the safety and security of our and skies of entire alliance. Our skies are safe and our (NATO) membership is more than visible,” Azmanovski said.
In Tirana, Albanian Army Chief of Staff Arben Kingji said “we are witnessing a strategic military demonstration.”
“Our strategic partners are hand to hand with us, it’s a message of unity,” he said at the square where people gathered.
The two B-52 Stratofortress aircraft are assigned to the 23rd Bomb Squadron currently operating out of RAF Fairford, United Kingdom.
Since 2018, the U.S. has conducted more than 200 Bomber Task Force sorties with allies and partners.
Most recently, this involved B-1B Lancer flights over the Nordic, Baltic, and Black Sea regions in May, as well as an air policing overflight of North Macedonia in June. In June, Stratofortresses conducted flights over the Arctic Ocean, and later took part in BALTOPS, the largest annual exercise in the Baltic Sea.
In the Baltic Sea, the amphibious warship USS Kearsarge — the largest warship ever to visit Lithuania — was officially welcomed Monday. The country borders fellow NATO member Poland and Belarus, a Moscow ally.
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86% YoY increase in the number of customer deployments, record quarterly Committed Annual Recurring Revenue expansion, 119% retention rate, and more…
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Armory, the continuous deployment (CD) company empowering development teams to easily, reliably, safely and continuously deploy software at any scale, today highlighted the company's record-breaking second quarter, which included product innovation, global expansion, revenue, and customer growth as well as continued 100% customer retention.
"To have a record-breaking quarter despite industry and economic challenges is a testament to the value Armory delivers every day," said Jim Douglas, Armory president and CEO. "The grit, resilience and dedication our team shows in delivering innovative solutions to our DevOps community will fuel continued growth and innovation not just for Armory but for the software industry as a whole."
Since its founding in 2016, Armory has been dedicated to innovating and evolving its solutions to solve critical needs for the developer community. In Q2 2022, Armory launched Continuous Deployment-as-a-Service (CDaaS), which enables declarative continuous deployment, with a GitOps experience and advanced progressive deployment strategies so developers can focus on building great code, not deploying it. By orchestrating and automating deployment across all environments, CD-as-a-Service removes demands on developers as well as reduces the risk of service disruptions due to change failures. The company has already doubled its CD-as-a-Service customer base since the early access launch.
In addition to product updates and innovation, the company significantly increased revenue, product usage, staff, and customer retention. Highlights include:
- 50%+ expansion in major accounts
- 86% YoY increase in the number of customer deployments
- 119% net retention rate (NRR)
- < 4% annual churn and 0% in Q2
- 25% increase in employee growth globally in the first six months of 2022
On the heels of this record quarter, Armory released more product innovations, including the August 2022 launch of Continuous Deployment Self-Hosted and Managed 2.28 encompassing new features, optimizations, and contributions from the Spinnaker community to ensure development teams can deploy code with even greater confidence. Armory looks forward to continued success in future quarters, beginning with sponsoring upcoming events, including Spinnaker Summit, KubeCon and AWS Reinvent this fall.
To learn more about Armory, visit: www.armory.io
Armory makes continuous deployment achievable and effortless, at any scale, for all developers. Easy-to-use continuous deployment solutions eliminate the need to migrate away from existing tools and minimize disruptions to an existing software delivery lifecycle. Developers can easily and confidently deploy updates that improve and protect their customer experience.
Founded in 2016, Armory is funded by B Capital, Insight Partners, Crosslink Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Mango Capital, Y Combinator, and Javelin Venture Partners. Learn more at www.armory.io.
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CORAOPOLIS, Pa. (AP) _ Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (DKS) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $318.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Coraopolis, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of $3.25.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 10 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $3.53 per share.
The sporting goods retailer posted revenue of $3.11 billion in the period, which also beat Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.07 billion.
Dick's expects full-year earnings in the range of $10 to $12 per share.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon — Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of dust. No injuries were reported — the area had been long evacuated — but the collapse was another painful reminder of the horrific August 2020 explosion.
The collapse left the silos' southern part standing next to a pile of charred ruins. The northern block had already been slowly tipping over since the initial explosion two years ago but rapidly deteriorated after it caught fire over a month ago due to fermenting grains.
The 50 year old, 48 meter (157 feet) tall silos had withstood the force of the explosion on Aug. 4, 2020, effectively shielding the western part of Beirut from the blast that killed over 200 people, injured more than 6,000 and badly damaged entire neighborhoods.
Emmanuel Durand, a French civil engineer who volunteered for the government-commissioned team of experts, told The Associated Press that the speed of the tilt rapidly accelerated overnight on Monday, just hours before the collapse.
“There was a very sharp acceleration, which was expected,” Durand explained. “When this happens, you know it’s going to go.”
The country's caretaker environment minister, Nasser Yassin, told Lebanese TV that the government will now look into how to ensure the southern block remains standing. He urged residents near the port to wear masks, and said experts would conduct air quality tests.
In April, the Lebanese government decided to demolish the silos, but suspended the decision following protests from families of the blast’s victims and survivors. They contend that the silos may contain evidence useful for the judicial probe, and that it should stand as a memorial for the 2020 tragedy.
In July, a fire broke out in the northern block of the silos due to the fermenting grains. Firefighters and Lebanese Army soldiers were unable to put it out and it smoldered for over a month. Officials had warned that the silo could collapse, but feared risking the lives of firefighters and soldiers who struggled to get too close to put out the blaze or drop containers of water from helicopters.
Survivors of the blast and residents near the port have told the AP that watching the fire from their homes and offices was like reliving the trauma from the port blast, which started with a fire in a warehouse near the silos that contained hundreds of tons of explosive ammonium nitrate, improperly stored there for years.
The environment and health ministries in late July issued instructions to residents living near the port to stay indoors in well-ventilated spaces.
Durand last month told the AP that the fire from the grains had sped up the speed of the tilt of the shredded silo and caused irreversible damage to its weak concrete foundation.
The structure has rapidly deteriorated ever since. In late July, part of the northern block collapsed for the first time. Days later on the second anniversary of the Beirut Port blast, roughly a fourth of the structure collapsed. On Sunday, the fire expanded to large sections of the silo. | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/beirut-port-silo-collapse/507-7d0cf1df-a83a-489c-98ca-31874b6c7b31 | 2022-08-23T13:00:55Z | https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/beirut-port-silo-collapse/507-7d0cf1df-a83a-489c-98ca-31874b6c7b31 | true |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Monday that he said could have brought “a world of unintended consequences” by allowing Los Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco to set up sites where opioid users could legally inject drugs under supervision.
“The unlimited number of safe injection sites that this bill would authorize — facilities which could exist well into the later part of this decade — could induce a world of unintended consequences,” Newsom said.
While he said they could be helpful, he worried that “if done without a strong plan, they could work against this purpose. … Worsening drug consumption challenges in these areas is not a risk we can take.”
It was one of the most watched and most controversial measures of this legislative session.
Proponents wanted to give people who already would use drugs a place to inject them while trained staff stand by to help if they suffer accidental overdoses.
The proposal came amid a spike in overdose deaths amid a national opioid crisis. But opponents said the move in effect would have condoned the use of dangerous drugs.
“Each year this legislation is delayed, more people die of drug overdoses,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco who authored the California legislation.
Newsom, a Democrat, had previously said he was open to the idea. But his decision comes as he faces increased national scrutiny as he is perceived as a possible presidential contender, though he has frequently denied any interest in running.
He said he has long supported cutting edge harm reduction strategies, but not without “well-documented, vetted, and thoughtful operational and sustainability plans.”
Newsom ordered his secretary of Health and Human Services to meet with city and county officials to discuss standards and best practices, and said he remains open to the concept once they come back to lawmakers with recommendations for how the sites could be run safely.
Wiener called Newsom’s veto “tragic,” and San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the veto by the former mayor of San Francisco is “disappointing.”
“We don’t need additional studies or working groups to determine whether safe consumption sites are effective,” Wiener said. “These sites are a proven strategy to reduce overdose deaths, pressure on emergency rooms, and public drug use, while expanding access to drug treatment.”
But Senate GOP Leader Scott Wilk said in a statement at the same time that the bill amounts to “giving people free needles and a safe place to shoot up.”
Wilk and other Senate Republicans sent a letter to Newsom, a Democrat, urging him to reject creating “drug dens” that they said could potentially subject local providers to federal charges, though U.S. officials have said they are considering allowing the sites with “ appropriate guardrails.”
“Allowing people to get higher than a kite on heroin and other dangerous drugs, then turning them loose afterwards onto the streets is just crazy,” objected Republican Sen. Brian Jones.
Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher sent his own letter, and said in a statement that Democrats who supported the bill “are actively promoting crime.”
The state Senate gave final approval to the bill on a 21-11 roll call, over GOP opposition and with eight Democrats not voting, after the Assembly advanced it in June on a 42-29 vote.
The first two publicly recognized overdose prevention sites in the United States opened in New York City in December and have been credited with intervening in more than 150 overdoses. Rhode Island approved testing similar centers for two years.
More than 2 1/2 times as many San Franciscans died of accidental drug overdoses in 2020 — a record roughly 700 people — than died from COVID-19 that year, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said earlier. She cited spiking drug overdose rates in declaring an emergency in the Tenderloin neighborhood in December.
Nationwide, drug overdose deaths increased 28.5% to more than 100,000 during the 12-month period ending in April 2021 over the same period a year earlier, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including about 10,000 Californians.
The governing boards in each of the California jurisdictions have already asked to be included. It will remain up to them whether to go ahead and to what extent if Newsom signs the bill into law. The test programs would run until January 1, 2028.
Participating governments would have to split the cost of an independent study on the effectiveness of the program and its impact on the community, due by 2027.
But opposition crossed party lines. Critics say the sites would attract crime as users buy drugs nearby, or steal or prostitute themselves to afford the drugs.
The legislation would bar arresting or prosecuting anyone associated with the sites, including clients, for drug-related crimes.
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Opponents highlight former governor Jerry Brown’s veto of a 2018 bill that would have allowed the sites in San Francisco.
“Enabling illegal and destructive drug use will never work,” wrote Brown, a Democrat. He said the proposal was “all carrot and no stick” because there was no requirement that the user undergo drug treatment.
While there is no requirement, supporters contend that employees at the sites could help users get treatment, while also helping to prevent the spread of HIV and hepatitis infections by providing clean needles. They could also have drug testing kits to check for fentanyl or other contamination.
“Although there is no silver bullet to our overdose epidemic, they are a proven strategy to reduce overdose deaths, to get people into treatment, to reduce syringe litter, and to provide people an option not to be using drugs in our public spaces — which is not healthy or appropriate for anyone involved,” Wiener said during the Senate’s final consideration.
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Genpact's extensive industry expertise and AI-powered claims management platform will help improve overall Member experiences and efficiencies
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, today announced it has been selected to implement its digital and AI capabilities to elevate USAA's Property Direct Repair Program (PDRP). Genpact's transformative approach to operating this program provides more transparency and agility, enabling USAA to better serve millions of Members of the U.S. military, veterans who have honorably served, and their families.
Given complex policy regulations and increased frequency of natural disasters, insurers need to process claims with more speed, transparency, and accuracy than ever before to remain competitive. To enhance the digital and in-person experience of USAA Members nationwide, Genpact will deploy its AI-enabled Cora Claims Manager solution to support the seamless and timely delivery of information to claims handlers and Members alike.
Leveraging Genpact's process excellence and its data intelligence to reimagine each stage in the PDRP customer journey, a better and more efficient experience for members and providers alike. Together, the elevated PDRP enables:
- Better Customer Experience - USAA's one-stop portal puts Members in control of the claim and repair process, with proactive and interactive communication alerts. Genpact's AI-powered platform, Cora Claims Manager, and connected partner ecosystem streamlines services to help ensure a better Member experience for all types of property claims.
- Better Insights – By embedding bespoke AI-driven technology into front and back-end systems across the PDRP, the program can now gather analytics strategically and seamlessly, turning existing data into insights that identifies the 'best-fit' contractor for a particular assignment.
- Better Access - Combining the highly recommended contractors from USAA's network with Genpact's existing network of vetted professionals increases the depth and breadth of nationwide coverage.
"The trifecta of a digital platform, AI-generated data, and a relationship-based highly experienced national network of adjusters will help deliver a more complete Member experience, both online and in-person," said Yasir Andrabi, global insurance strategy and solutions leader, Genpact. "Providing real time communication alleviates the stress and increases transparency of claim and repair timelines. This is a critical component of providing a better Member experience and a perfect example of Genpact's dedication to a world that works better for people."
By leveraging a vast network of trusted repair professionals, paired with expertise in technology-led insights, Genpact will help Members have a more streamlined and operationally excellent experience.
About Genpact
Genpact (NYSE: G) is a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real. Led by our purpose -- the relentless pursuit of a world that works better for people -- we drive digital-led innovation and digitally enabled intelligent operations for our clients. Guided by our experience reinventing and running thousands of processes for hundreds of clients, many of them Global Fortune 500 companies, we drive real-world transformation at scale. We think with design, dream in digital, and solve problems with data and analytics. Combining our expertise in end-to-end operations and our AI-based platform, Genpact Cora, we focus on the details – all 100,000+ of us. From New York to New Delhi, and more than 30 countries in between, we connect every dot, reimagine every process, and reinvent the ways companies work. We know that reimagining each step from start to finish creates better business outcomes. Whatever it is, we'll be there with you – accelerating digital transformation to create bold, lasting results – because transformation happens here. Get to know us at Genpact.com and on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.
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Located on the famous Hollywood Boulevard, the vibrant area captures the essence of Los Angeles with an abundance of landmarks, hotels, restaurants, and other attractions that celebrate L.A.'s rich film and entertainment heritage.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KEVANI, Inc. ("KEVANI") welcomes "The Hollywood Crossing" to its list of highly coveted media destinations. Located in the beautiful City of Los Angeles, this newly awarded long-term contract is the latest addition to KEVANI's growing network of long-standing media offerings in the market.
The Hollywood Crossing is an exclusive bulletin situated at the intersection of Hollywood Blvd & Gramercy Place in the City of Los Angeles, CA. The illuminated ad space is on a world-famous major artery surrounded by pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
"Adding this key placement to our existing inventory furthers KEVANI's position as a market leader in the Los Angeles DMA," said Kevin Bartanian, CEO of KEVANI. "Our extended LA coverage is an opportunity for brands to reach broad audiences using integrated campaigns, messages, and interactive experiences across a range of different creative canvases and dynamic digital formats."
With a growing portfolio that boasts traditional, digital, and full-motion spectaculars as well as large-scale murals, KEVANI continues to break ground in all facets of the outdoor media space. Most recently, KEVANI conducted a study that revealed their billboards lead to higher ad retention when compared to sites with similar specs.
The Hollywood Crossing is the latest addition to KEVANI's iconic collection which includes The Towers, Sunset Limelight, i10 Beacon, 2nd & PCH, SoHo Spectacle, The Sunset Mural, and WEHO Quartet. For more information, please visit www.kevani.com.
KEVANI is an out-of-home (OOH) media sales organization that promotes national and local brands through innovative outdoor advertising destinations. Our inventory provides a unique opportunity for our brand and agency partners to captivate their audience. We started KEVANI because we want to bring value to our medium, from the development of new destinations to the way the medium is sold. Simply put, our mission is to transform our industry and we do so by adhering to our Mission Statement.
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New Fund targets disruptive innovations in life sciences biotech; leverages experienced investment team and extensive proprietary scientific and academic network
NISSEQUOGUE, N.Y., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Excellence Capital, LLC ("MEC"), an early-stage life science venture firm formed to invest in disruptive technologies in precision health, today announced a $145 million final close of Medical Excellence Capital Partners, LP. MEC was formed to leverage the combination of a proven investment team and a unique network of physician-scientists to focus on company creation and venture investing. Target investment areas include cell therapy, gene therapy, AI/ML applied to drug discovery, synthetic biology, and regenerative medicine.
Founded by John Prufeta, founder and general partner, Medical Excellence Capital is closely aligned and networked with Medical Excellence Group (MedEx), an extensive global, private health advisory medical network and family office health care platform, built and refined over the last 15 years by Mr. Prufeta. This platform includes a network of more than 1,200 top physician and scientist leaders across 33 major academic medical centers and research institutions in the US. The Medical Excellence Capital team operates out of the significant health care innovation markets New York, California, and Pennsylvania.
Owing to its alignment with MedEx, the MEC investment team has exclusive access to a carefully selected, domestic and international medical research network and world-class Scientific Advisory Board. Through regular screening of this trusted medical network and scientific board, MEC is able to curate a unique deal flow of emerging, breakthrough technologies. These technologies are in turn thoroughly vetted by experts selected from the network. In addition, the network has been activated to help accelerate portfolio company development and maximize value creation.
Acclaimed innovators themselves in the fields of regenerative medicine, gene therapy, and mitochondrial medicine, the MEC Scientific Advisory Board brings critical perspective to evaluating new opportunities and provide added value to portfolio companies. The MEC Scientific Advisory Board is comprised of:
- Euan Ashley, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford Medical School – Associate Dean and Professor of Genetics and Precision Health Cardiovascular, and Data Science
- Gregg Semenza, M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins Medicine - 2019 Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine; Professor of Genetic Medicine
- Steven Tsang, M.D., Ph.D., Columbia Medicine – Professor of Ophthalmology, and Pathology and Cell Biology; Director of the Columbia Stem Cell Institute
- Douglas Wallace, Ph.D., Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) & University of Pennsylvania – Director of the Center for Mitochondrial and Epigenomic Medicine
John Prufeta said, "Through warm relationships in the medical research community cultivated while CEO of MedEx, I became acutely aware of numerous underserved, yet exciting, opportunities to catalyze healthcare innovation. As MEC launched, we were thrilled to add to the MEC investment team three seasoned investment professionals having decades of experience from their tenures at Domain Associates."
Brian Halak, Ph.D., MEC Managing Partner, said, "The MEC team came together as a result of our commitment to a shared mission and values. We believe this decade will be consequential with respect to healthcare innovation, and we are committed to developing companies that will have a meaningful impact on the lives of patients and their families."
Eric Heil, MBA, MEC Managing Partner, commented, "We are seeing exciting discoveries and technologies in multiple areas of healthcare. We believe that with this exclusive medical network, MEC is well positioned to accelerate the development of these discoveries in critical unmet need areas where patients and doctors can realize significant improvements in patient outcomes."
Kim Kamdar, Ph.D., MEC Managing Partner, added, "We focus our energies on developing successful partnerships with creative scientists whom we believe have the best ideas. Our operating structure is dedicated to fully support early-stage ventures at the Company Creation, Seed, Series A and Series B stages."
Over the past year, the initial close provided funding to drive MEC's investment strategy, as demonstrated in the following seven investments1:
- Aspen Neuroscience is developing induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to address diseases with high unmet medical need, beginning with autologous neuron replacement for both sporadic and genetic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and extending across the brain and affected organs. In the most recent Series B financing, MEC joined GV, LYFE Capital, Revelation Partners, Newton Investment Management, Singapore-based global investor EDBI, LifeForce Capital, Mirae Asset Capital, NS Investment, and others.
- Immunitas Therapeutics is a precision immunotherapy company developing antibodies for oncology directed at novel targets discovered via a proprietary single cell analysis platform. In the Series B financing, MEC joined Agent Capital, 120 Capital, Solasta Ventures, Mirae Asset, Ono Venture Investment, The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research, NS Investment, BrightEdge (American Cancer Society), The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Therapy Acceleration Program® (LLS TAP), Alexandria Venture Investments, Evotec, Leaps by Bayer, M Ventures, Novartis Venture Fund (NVF), and Longwood Fund.
- Nobias Therapeutics is a spinout from CHOP using AI and access to unique clinical datasets that enable the discovery and development of novel drugs.
- Pleno is a disruptive multi-omic platform that allows for multiplex testing in areas and high throughput applications.
- ProJenX is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, cofounded by MEC, developing novel, brain-penetrant, targeted therapies to address debilitating brain diseases, with an initial focus on ALS.
- Rejuvitas is a gene therapy company, cofounded by MEC, that provides novel gene therapies employing metabolic reprogramming and regenerative medicine technologies developed in the lab of acclaimed geneticist, Stephen Tsang, M.D., Ph.D.
- SonoThera, formerly SonoGene Therapeutics, is developing a non-viral approach to gene therapy enabling larger payloads, tissue specific targeting, and repeat-dosing.
Medical Excellence Capital provides company creation, seed, and early-stage capital to innovators in the areas of cell therapy, gene therapy, AI/ML applied to drug discovery, immunology/drug resistance, and regenerative medicine. MEC invests solely in high potential companies where its expertise, insights, and global network can promote acceleration and maximized value creation.
For more information, visit www.medexcelcap.com or email Eric Heil at Eric.Heil@MedExcelCap.com
1 The content herein contains a description of investments made by MEC. References to any investment included herein should not be construed as a recommendation of any particular investment or security. It should not be assumed that investments made in the future will be comparable in quality or performance to the investments described herein.
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Twin appointment forms part of Omnifitness strategy to provide fitness experiences everywhere and through all channels to meet expectations of modern consumers
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Les Mills has doubled down on a new customer-led Omnifitness strategy by appointing two accomplished executives to drive its execution and bolster the senior leadership team.
Amber Taylor (Chief Digital Product Officer) and Luke Waldren (Chief Customer Officer) take up the two newly-created global roles focused on putting the customer at the heart of all transformation and BAU (business as usual) initiatives.
Les Mills CEO Clive Ormerod says the appointments will accelerate the company's mission to create a fitter planet by providing more value and better support to the people it serves.
"Whether it's our Instructors, Club partners, or Consumers engaging via LES MILLS+, Customers have always been integral to the Les Mills mission, so bringing in world-class leaders like Amber and Luke is a case of us being really intentional in our commitment to them.
"We're dedicated to growing the industry by getting more people moving. To achieve this, we need to take an Omnifitness approach that offers world-class workouts however people want to consume them. Making sure our Customers are at the heart of every conversation and innovation will be paramount."
As Chief Customer Officer, Luke Waldren will spearhead efforts to drive closer collaboration with partners, as well as leading global marketing, including acquisition and engagement. He joined Les Mills on 1 August, arriving with 30 years of experience developing brand, marketing and business strategies, both at international advertising agencies – including Ogilvy and Grey Worldwide – and more recently in the wagering industry.
"Having spent the last nine years helping Sportsbet create the strongest brand and content in the category, and supporting Tabcorp in transforming its entire customer experience program and drive deep personalization, I'm excited to bring these learnings into fitness to help Les Mills become closer to customers and get more people moving," says Luke.
"It's an inspiring mission, and as someone who combines a passion for fitness with a drive to help people and teams succeed, this represents a dream role for me."
Amber Taylor joined Les Mills in late June and brings more than 20 years of experience in technology and digital product, most recently from Nike and previously from Amazon. As Chief Digital Product Officer, Amber will lead all digital products serving Clubs, Instructors and Consumers, spanning immersive in-Club experiences, and digital engagement.
"I love building and working with high-functioning teams who innovate on behalf of the Customer. Les Mills has been doing this for over 50 years, so it's been fantastic to join an amazing team and start working on how we deliver even more value for our Customers in future.
"My personal purpose is to help people be their ideal versions of themselves and I believe healthy bodies and minds help individuals be kinder and more helpful in society, so I've felt very inspired since joining such a passionate company."
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Les Mills is the global leader in group fitness and creator of over 20 programs including BODYPUMP™ and BODYCOMBAT™. Les Mills workouts are delivered by 140,000 certified Instructors in 21,000 gyms across 100 countries, as well as via the LES MILLS+. The company was founded by Les Mills – a four-time Olympian and head coach of New Zealand's track and field team – who opened his first gym in 1968 to bring elite sports training to the masses.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In August 2022, Cyrusher officially launched a brand new electric bike - Kuattro. This electric bicycle model has been pre-sold, and the first batch of shipments will be carried out in the first week of September. The brand team is constantly updating new models with stunning designs. As an electric bicycle company integrating production, manufacturing, and sales, it is committed to meeting customers' needs now and in the future, designing and manufacturing high-quality electric bicycles.
Cyrusher Kuattro is named after "Cuatro," which means "four" in Spanish. It has a more potent driving force than ordinary electric bicycles. It's a step-through electric bike, and even though it's taller, the step-through design is perfect for riders with limited mobility to get on and off the bike quickly. It has the benefit of a taller frame and fatter tires, making it an ideal model for taller and heavier riders.
With its bright new colors, upgraded technology, and good performance, this new e-bike will surely get excellent reviews from many riders. From the design point of view, it is the perfect combination of urban commuting and mountain style, and there is no shortage of efficient performance and fresh appearance. It's a more powerful, taller fat tire electric bike with features and components to take you across various terrain, front suspension, fatter tires, adjustable handlebar, and seat post, plus a unique frame designed for easy riding heavy duty and rough terrain with excellent stability.
Let's take a closer look at what the new power bike has been updated to make it a unique and powerful choice for stepper e-bikes.
Main Specifications
Upgraded frame: 6061 aluminum alloy full suspension frame
Upgraded brakes: Star-Union fully hydraulic 180/230mm front and rear disc brakes
Rear hub motor: Bafang motor with peak 1200W and 80Nm
Display screen: 3.7-inch LCD screen that provides you with all the information you need at the push of three buttons.
Battery: 48V, 17AH waterproof lithium battery
Charger: 54.6V, 3AH smart charger, under the standard 110V-240V A.C., the charging time is 5-7 hours.
Ride range: 25-50 miles
Bike Weight: 66 lbs
Total Payload Capacity: 330 lbs
Tires: Chaoyang 26"×4.0" puncture-resistant fat tires
Gear: Shimano 7-speed shifting system
Color: Cyan and White
Overall bike length: 76.3 inches
Minimum standing height: 34.6 inches
The main function
Frame and Design Structure
This model uses an upgraded 6061 aluminum alloy full-suspension frame, which is more robust and thicker than other frame materials because of its lightweight, high quality, and less damage. Although lightweight, it still has a payload capacity of 330 pounds. Therefore, within the load capacity, you can D.I.Y. the vehicle to increase the storage capacity of the ebike.
Associated with the frame structure are metal brackets. The spokes are made of high-quality stainless steel, and the cranks are made of 170mm forged double-sided alloy aluminum. These materials are rust-resistant, durable, extend the bracket's life, and complete customer maintenance easier and faster. And the brand offers a 2-year warranty on bike components, including the motor, controller, and frame.
The walk-in frame is not only designed with people with limited mobility in mind; its larger size and thicker fat tires mean that power-hungry riders can also choose it. Beautiful looks and explosive power will give you a brand new riding experience.
Upgraded battery
The battery of this model adopts an embedded structure and is placed in the frame. There are several benefits. First, the appearance looks more simple and fashionable, and people cannot even find it is an electric bicycle on the road. Second, compared with the external battery, the embedded battery has good protection functions such as rain, sun exposure, and anti-fouling. After all, repairing and replacing batteries is expensive, and this added protection is necessary. Third, the L.E.D. headlights and electronic horn are powered by an integrated battery and do not need to be activated according to the controller. The headlights have a brightness of 250 lumens to help you see the road ahead clearly in dark light, and the volume of the electronic horns is loud enough to enhance safety.
The battery can be completely disassembled or placed at a 45° angle when charging. It is very convenient to choose the charging method according to the situation.
The battery has a range of up to 50 miles, and the capacity is sufficient for commuting to and from the city, or anywhere you travel. 25-50 miles of range in 5-7 hours on a single charge is a note worthy point. It's lovely that the team finally settled on this battery after multiple range tests.
Suspension Design
Based on its peak power of 1200W and maximum torque of 80Nm, you can take steep roads and other rough surfaces as you wish. Enjoy nature as you go on an adventure, trek through the mountains, or camp and fish. It has fork suspension with 80mm of travel preload adjustable, which can be opened at high speeds to absorb shock from road bumps. It has attractive looks and rider comfort, all in one for added sparkle. Plus, with an adjustable handlebar and seat post, it can better adapt to different heights and provide a better riding experience.
Brake upgrade
The model uses Star-Union hydraulic disc brakes, a fully sealed waterproof and dustproof structure, and has a wide operating temperature, so you don't have to worry about the temperature affecting it when facing extreme weather. The 180mm rotor can quickly stop acceleration and sensitive response, and the function of cutting off the motor is added to improve safety. The acceleration method of the half-twist throttle is more convenient and safer, and there is no need to worry about the phenomenon of bursting out at the start. Paired with a 7-speed gear system and five pedal assists, you can customize the pedaling cadence that matches your speed. Coupled with the integrated circuit brake taillight setting, once the brakes are braked, the taillights will turn on immediately. When braking at night, it can remind people and vehicles coming and going behind, which improves the safety of riding at night.
Not only have some accessories been upgraded, but also continued the previous advantages.
Simple and clear reading interface
An easy-to-operate intelligent computer just presses three buttons. With the help of the controller and display, you can easily see battery level, speed, pedal assist level, mileage, and more. This 3.7-inch display has a simple and straightforward page and a pure black border, which is both excellent and simple and very practical. By tracking and understanding these data, you can customize the adjustment speed options and other safety settings to help make your riding more enjoyable and more convenient.
Easy to assemble
The bikes of this brand are 90% pre-assembled and come with all the tools needed for assembly, assemble the front wheel and pedals, check the status of the screws, tighten the loose nuts, follow the instructions or watch the assembly video. You can start riding in 40 minutes or less. If you have any technical problems, you can contact the brand's 24-hour online customer service or call directly. The rear frame can be fitted with racks, fenders, and racks are shipped free of charge, and you can place a pannier bag on the rear edge to increase capacity and expand storage space.
Difference Between Kuattro and Kommoda
We have an overview of the main content of the new power bike. Let's see how it differs from Kommoda.
Both are versatile, affordable fat-tire e-bikes, but the former has some upgrades that make it slightly more expensive. If you want to choose an electric bike with a new design, the former will be your ideal type.
The Cyrusher Kuattro's motor has more peak power for a more powerful speed experience. With the Kommoda, you get a peak 1000W speed power while riding. The motor on both e-bikes can give you a high-speed ride, but the new model has more peak power and is more suitable for traversing the mountains. The latter is a good choice if you have no particular criteria for speed.
Both models have a step-through structure, considering that people with reduced mobility can quickly get on and off. However, the new models will be more prominent in format and size. I hope it brings a more substantial and exciting experience to the rider and is designed for taller and heavier riders. It perfectly complements the taller models in the Cyrusher range, offering new options.
The new model uses upgraded hydraulic disc brakes with more expansive working space for more extreme riding conditions. Both brakes provide the rider with responsive, quick braking. But the new model's improved hydraulic disc brakes are bound to have some unique performance.
In the end, Cyrusher struggles to strike a balance between price and quality components. You can customize the selection according to your needs and price orientation. No matter which power bike you choose, I believe they will bring you a satisfying riding experience. You can find out on the brand's official website for more information on the new models.
UK official website: www.cyrusher.co.uk
French official website: www.cyrusher.fr
German official website: www.cyrusher.de
Phone: (800) 778-0116
Email: support@cyrusher.com
124 S 600 W Suite 102, Logan UT 84321
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The Social Science Research Council is providing USD 7.2 million to 12 teams advancing ambitious, applied social and behavioral science to combat the growing global threat posed by low Covid-19 vaccination rates and public health mis- and disinformation
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) announced it will provide an initial USD 7.2 million in direct research funds to 12 teams working in 17 countries in order to better understand how health mis- and disinformation spreads, how to combat it, and how to build stronger information systems, while increasing Covid-19 vaccination rates. Through the Mercury Project—enabled by The Rockefeller Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with a total of USD 10.25 million so far—the SSRC is supporting a first cohort of social and behavioral scientists from around the world to generate much-needed new research on locally tailored solutions in Bolivia, Brazil, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, United States, and Zimbabwe.
Following the characterization of inaccurate health information by the U.S. Surgeon General as an "urgent threat," and by the World Health Organization as an "infodemic," the SSRC issued a call for proposals to counter the growing global threats posed by public health mis- and disinformation and low Covid-19 vaccination rates, and received nearly 200 submissions from around the world.
"With Covid-19 prevalent and rapidly evolving everywhere, there is a pressing need to identify interventions with the potential to increase vaccination take-up. Vaccines are only effective if they become vaccinations; vaccines are a scientific marvel but their potential is unfulfilled if they are left on the shelf," said Anna Harvey, President of SSRC. "The large volume of high-quality proposals submitted to the Mercury Project underscores just how eager the social and behavioral science community is to evaluate interventions to increase vaccination demand and build healthier information environments."
Researchers in the Mercury Project's first cohort are affiliated with research institutions and implementing partners around the world:
- Canada: University of Regina
- Côte d'Ivoire: Centre for Research and Action for Peace
- England: The London School of Economics, London School of Health and Tropical Medicine, the University of Bristol, University of Lincoln, and University of Warwick
- France: Aix-Marseille School of Economics
- Ghana: Ghana Health Service, Innovations for Poverty Action, University of Health and Allied Sciences
- Haiti: Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health)
- Kenya: Partnership for African Social and Governance Research
- India: Centre for Policy Research
- Malawi: Abwenzi Pa Za Umoyo (Partners in Health)
- Mexico: Center for Research and Teaching in Economics, Institute Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico, and Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
- Sierra Leone: Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Ram Labs, Unicef
- Spain: University Carlos III
- Rwanda: Inshuti Mu Buzima (Partners in Health)
- Tanzania: Economic and Social Research Foundation, National Institute of Medical Research, University of Dar es Salaam
- United States: Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Duke, Harvard and Harvard Medical School, MIT, New York University, Rutgers, St. Augustine University, Stanford, UC Berkeley, University of Southern California, the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Michigan, Vanderbilt, and Yale
"This initial cohort's ideas exemplify the creativity and vision behind the Mercury Project," said Dr. Bruce Gellin, Chief of Global Public Health Strategy at The Rockefeller Foundation. "They go far beyond quick fixes, with the goal of identifying robust, cost-effective, and meaningful solutions that can be widely adopted and scaled. We hope that more, better, and science-based knowledge about what we need to do will lead to increased uptake of reliable information—and serve as a powerful counter to the effects of misinformation and disinformation on vaccine demand."
Funded projects will provide evidence about what works–and doesn't–in specific places and for specific groups to increase Covid-19 vaccination take-up, including what is feasible on the ground and has the potential to be cost-effective at scale. Each of the 12 teams will have access to findings from the other teams while exploring interventions including, but not limited to:
- Conducting literacy training for secondary school students in partnership with local authorities to help students identify Covid-19 vaccine misinformation;
- Equipping trusted messengers with communication strategies to increase Covid-19 vaccination demand;
- Using social networks to share tailored, community-developed messaging to increase Covid-19 vaccination demand.
The complete list of grantees, and descriptions of each project, are at https://www.ssrc.org/mercury-project-grantees.
"The viral, vaccine, and information environments are all rapidly evolving–but that doesn't mean it is impossible to make progress towards more effective and equitable responses," said Heather Lanthorn, Program Director at the Mercury Project. "By funding projects on the ground around the world, this work will help us understand what works where, and why, and identify new ways to harness the power of connection and communication to advance public health goals."
The three-year Mercury Project, which launched in November 2021 with USD 7.5 million in seed funding from The Rockefeller Foundation and additional support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Craig Newmark Philanthropies, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, applies the principles of large-scale, team-based science to the problem of vaccination demand. SSRC carefully selected interdisciplinary, interinstitutional, and international teams—with over 80 participating researchers—to create a network that can work in coordination to tackle the global problems of Covid-19 vaccine misinformation and low vaccination take-up.
Regular convenings, both virtual and in-person, will ensure that grantee research projects are both informed by and inform health and technology decision-makers around the world. The first convening will occur in late August at The Rockefeller Foundation's Bellagio Center in Italy, where thousands of scientists, policymakers, authors, and artists have turned innovative ideas into action since 1959. Grantee teams will share their research designs with each other and with global health policy leaders, and will build a shared research framework to guide evaluations of interventions to increase Covid-19 vaccination demand and create healthier information environments. A second cohort of research teams will receive funding from the National Science Foundation.
More information about the Mercury Project can be found on the Social Science Research Council website.
About the Social Science Research Council
The Social Science Research Council, an independent and international nonprofit, mobilizes necessary knowledge for the public good by supporting social and behavioral science worldwide, generating new research across disciplines and linking researchers with decision-makers. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at ssrc.org and follow us on Twitter @ssrc_org and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/social-science-research-council.
About The Rockefeller Foundation
The Rockefeller Foundation is a pioneering philanthropy built on collaborative partnerships at the frontiers of science, technology, and innovation to enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish. We work to promote the well-being of humanity and make opportunity universal. Our focus is on scaling renewable energy for all, stimulating economic mobility, and ensuring equitable access to healthy and nutritious food. For more information, sign up for our newsletter at rockefellerfoundation.org and follow us on Twitter @RockefellerFdn.
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HONG KONG, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP, the "Company" or "TAOP"), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announced it plans to accelerate the expansion of its e-bike charger network into 50 cities in China by the end of 2022. Taoping is leveraging its trusted brand, extensive partner network and safe chargers, which are used today in major cities including Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shenyang, Quanzhou, Zhenjiang, Nanyang, Meizhou, and Maoming, among others. The Company has already received in excess of 320,000 orders for its e-bike charging solution, which it developed in strategic cooperation with Shenzhen Zhicheng Chuangtou New Energy Co., Ltd., a company focuses on the construction, operation and service of the infrastructure for smart cities.
Mr. Lin Jianghuai, Chairman and CEO of Taoping, said, "We are seeing explosive growth in the e-bike market, with China's total e-bikers expected to far outpace other countries. The rapid growth is being led by the push for environmentally friendly, energy secure sources of transportation. Growth accelerated even faster around COVID, with gyms and other exercise venues closed. Taoping is positioned to seize an even greater share of the lucrative e-bike charging opportunity given the existing footprint of our national partner networks, the faster speed of our proprietary chargers and our trusted band. Underpinning everything is our unwavering commitment to safety – from production through daily operation – which further differentiates Taoping and gives our e-bike chargers a premium as the sought after charging solution."
The Taoping Alliance is focused on further expanding its platform in key markets by building on the Company's close relationships with local governments, local communities, and property operators, to speed installation of its e-bike chargers in urban and suburban settings, office buildings, shopping malls and more. In Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, for example, more than 200 of the Company's e-bike chargers have already been installed at the Zhenjiang National University Science Park, Zhenjiang New Area New Energy Industrial Park, Xuelin Ya County Community, Wujun New Residence Community, Hongda Commodity Mall, and many other locations.
The number of electric bicycles in China has grown to more than 340 million currently, with an expected 5% CAGR over the next five years. (source: China Bicycle Association). But the charging infrastructure was estimated to reach just 10.5 million electric bicycle charging piles, with a CAGR of 8.12% at the end of 2021. (source: Zhongyan.com). Despite the obvious growth rate, there is still a significant gap between charging facilities and the number of electric bicycles. Taoping is actively working to reduce the significant gap between charging facilities and the number of electric bicycles.
About Taoping Inc.
Taoping Inc. (NASDAQ: TAOP) is a blockchain technology and smart cloud services provider. The Company is dedicated to the research and application of blockchain technology and digital assets, and continues to improve computing power and create value for the encrypted digital currency industry. Relying on its self-developed smart cloud platform, TAOP also provides solutions and cloud services to industries such as smart community, new media and artificial intelligence. To learn more, please visit http://www.taop.com/.
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DICK'S Sporting Goods Reports Second Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Guidance
Published: Aug. 23, 2022 at 7:30 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
Comparable store sales declined 5.1%
Net sales of $3.1 billion increased 38% versus the second quarter of 2019
Delivered earnings per diluted share of $3.25 and non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $3.68, each reflecting pre-tax income as a percentage of net sales of 13.7%
Raises low end of full year 2022 comparable store sales guidance to a range of negative 6% to negative 2%, up from negative 8% to negative 2% previously
Raises full year 2022 earnings per diluted share guidance to $8.85 to 10.55, up from $7.95 to 10.15 previously; Raises full year 2022 non-GAAP earnings per diluted share guidance to $10.00 to 12.00, up from $9.15 to 11.70 previously
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS), the largest U.S. based full-line omni-channel sporting goods retailer, today reported sales and earnings results for the second quarter ended July 30, 2022.
Quarterly Dividend
On August 22, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors authorized and declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.4875 per share on the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock. The dividend is payable in cash on September 30, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 9, 2022.
Full Year 2022 Outlook
The Company's Full Year Outlook for 2022 is presented below:
Conference Call Info
The Company will host a conference call today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the second quarter results. Investors will have the opportunity to listen to the earnings conference call over the internet through the Company's website located at investors.DICKS.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the website at least fifteen minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, it will be archived on the Company's website for approximately twelve months.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to reporting the Company's financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company reports certain financial results that differ from what is reported under GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures include non-GAAP income before income taxes (percent of net sales), consolidated non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per diluted share, non-GAAP diluted shares outstanding, and net capital expenditures, which management believes provides investors with useful supplemental information to evaluate the Company's ongoing operations and to compare with past and future periods. Furthermore, management believes that adjustments related to the Convertible Senior Notes and convertible bond hedge provide a more complete view of the economics of the instruments upon future conversion. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures internally for forecasting, budgeting, and measuring its operating performance. These measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, the Company's financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. The methods used by the Company to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures may differ significantly from methods used by other companies to compute similar measures. As a result, any non-GAAP financial measures presented herein may not be comparable to similar measures provided by other companies. A reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures are provided below and on the Company's website at investors.DICKS.com.
New Accounting Pronouncement
The Company adopted a new accounting pronouncement in the first quarter of 2022, which impacted the accounting treatment for convertible debt with cash conversion features, such as the Convertible Senior Notes. The standard required that the Company eliminate the non-cash debt discount and related interest expense from its Convertible Senior Notes, which decreased their annualized interest rate from 11.6% to 3.9%. The new standard also required earnings per diluted share to assume share conversion of the entire amount of shares underlying the Convertible Senior Notes as of the beginning of the period presented using the if-converted method. The Company adopted the standard under the modified retrospective approach and therefore, will not revise prior periods. The Company does not expect the net effect of these changes will materially impact its full year 2022 GAAP earnings per diluted share and is reflected in its fiscal 2022 outlook.
Forward-Looking Statements Involving Known and Unknown Risks and Uncertainties
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Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: macroeconomic conditions, including inflationary pressures, rising fuel prices, the risk of recession, and supply chain and global labor market challenges, whether due to COVID-19, the conflict in Ukraine or otherwise, and the effectiveness of measures to mitigate such impact; the impact on our business, operations and financial results due to the duration and scope of COVID-19, including the impact due to disruptions in our or our vendors' supply chains and due to restrictions imposed by federal, state, and local governments in response to increases in the number of COVID-19 cases in areas in which we operate (including but not limited to store closures); changes in consumer discretionary spending; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and the ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in stores and online; investments in omni-channel growth not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; risks relating to vertical brands and new retail concepts; investments in business transformation initiatives not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time-frame or at all; the amount devoted to strategic investments and the timing and success of those investments; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers, including an increase in promotional activity; weather-related disruptions and seasonality of the Company's business; changes in existing tax, labor, foreign trade and other laws and regulations, including those imposing new taxes, surcharges, and tariffs, and compliance with such laws and regulations; increasing labor costs; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; whether we exchange additional Convertible Senior Notes; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; website downtime, disruptions or other problems with the eCommerce platform, including interruptions, delays or downtime caused by high volumes of users or transactions, deficiencies in design or implementation, or platform enhancements; disruptions or other problems with information systems; increasing direct competition from vendors, and increasing product costs due to various reasons, including foreign trade issues, currency exchange rate fluctuations, and increasing prices for raw materials due to inflation; risks associated with brick and mortar retail store model, including the ability to optimize our store lease portfolio and our distribution and fulfillment network; our ability to hire and retain quality teammates, including store managers and sales associates; negative reactions from customers, vendors and shareholders regarding Company policy changes and advocacy efforts related to social and political issues; the loss of key personnel; and developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars.
For additional information on these and other factors that could affect the Company's actual results, see the risk factors set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the most recent Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 23, 2022. The Company disclaims and does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement in this press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation. Forward-looking statements included in this release are made as of the date of this release.
About DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
DICK'S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) creates confidence and excitement by personally equipping all athletes to achieve their dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK'S Sporting Goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands, Going Going Gone! and Warehouse Sale stores, online, and through the DICK'S mobile app. DICK'S also owns and operates DICK'S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center, as well as GameChanger, a youth sports mobile app for scheduling, communications, live scorekeeping and video streaming.
Driven by its belief that sports make people better, DICK'S has been a longtime champion for youth sports and, together with its Foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. Additional information about DICK'S business, corporate giving, sustainability efforts and employment opportunities can be found on dicks.com, investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Contacts: Investor Relations: Nate Gilch, Senior Director of Investor Relations DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc. investors@dcsg.com (724) 273-3400
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Hemanext signs agreements with leading European healthcare distributors to provide hospitals and clinicians with Hemanext ONE® system, marking the initiation of commercialization activities after CE Mark certification
LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemanext Inc., a leading innovator in blood processing, storage, and transfusion technology, today announced that it has entered into distribution agreements with two leading medical device distributors in the Nordics and Italy, bolstering its sales capabilities across key European markets and strengthening its relationships with key blood centers and clinicians in each region.
The two distribution partners, Nerliens Meszansky, the oldest and one of the largest distributors of medical devices in the Nordics (represented in Sweden, Denmark and Finland through their subsidiary Nordic Biolabs), and Versan & Dafne, an established leader in medical device distribution with long-standing relationships throughout Italy, will be critical partners in Hemanext's commercialization strategy for the Hemanext ONE® system. Both organizations have strong footholds in their respective markets and regularly work with large hospitals and other healthcare institutions.
Martin Cannon, CEO of Hemanext, said: "As we forge ahead on our commercialization path, these agreements will anchor our sales program in Europe, representing a major milestone in bringing our signature product to the market. Following the CE Mark certification and the commencement of post-market studies in Europe, we are confident that Nerliens Meszansky and Versan & Dafne are ideal partners. We will be able to leverage their networks to ensure more patients have access to our Hemanext ONE® system, which has the potential to help improve cost of care and overall quality of life for those grappling with the burdens of transfusion therapy."
Asbjørn Jacobsen, CEO of Nerliens Meszansky, stated: "We are thrilled to be working alongside the Hemanext team to bring this exciting innovation in blood transfusion therapy to clinicians and patients within the Nordics. We have deep experience connecting health organizations with treatments, medical devices, and equipment solutions on the cutting edge of science and we see the Hemanext ONE® system as a natural addition to our portfolio."
Michele Mazzi, CEO of Versan & Dafne, said: "As a leading distributor of medical devices across Italy, we are singularly focused on helping our partners across the healthcare system drive better outcomes for their patients. Given the market for innovative transfusion tools and the enormous potential of Hemanext's technology, we expect strong demand for the Hemanext ONE® system and look forward to expanding the options available to transfusion patients in Italy."
About Hemanext
Hemanext is a privately held medical technology company based in Lexington, MA that is dedicated to improving the quality, safety, efficacy, and cost of transfusion therapy. The company's research and development efforts center on the study of hypoxically stored red blood cells (RBCs). The company's aim is to significantly improve the quality of stored RBCs by limiting oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the storage environment.
About Hemanext ONE®
In the European Union, the Hemanext ONE® system is CE Marked for the processing and storage CPD/PAGGSM Red Blood Cells, Leukocytes Reduced (LR RBC) that have been prepared and processed with the HEMANEXT ONE® system within 24 hours of collection. The HEMANEXT ONE® system limits the O2 and CO2 levels in the storage environment. Red Blood Cells Leukocytes Reduced, O2 /CO2 Reduced may be stored for up to 42 days at 1-6°C. HEMANEXT ONE® is used for volumes no greater than 350 ml of LR RBC1.
In the United States, the product remains available for investigational use only, pending marketing authorization from the FDA.
Preclinical data show that the medical device can maintain RBCs at or below 20% oxygen saturation for up to 42 days1, thereby creating hypoxic RBCs. Clinical studies are underway to measure the impact of hypoxic RBCs on patient outcomes and the potential cost savings.2,3
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About Nerliens Meszansky
Nerliens Meszansky AS, with roots back to 1917, is the oldest company amongst Norwegian suppliers of laboratory equipment and medical devices for healthcare, industry and R&D. Nerliens Meszansky is an innovative company with a broad product portfolio, a strong reputation for high competency, and a well-developed range of products and services. Nerliens Meszansky is represented in Sweden, Denmark and Finland through its subsidiary, Nordic Biolabs AB. Nerliens Meszansky offers a broad range of advanced specialized instruments for analysis and measurement, equipment dedicated for nuclear techniques and radiation, medical devices and diagnostics for hospitals, basic laboratory equipment and consumables.
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Metabolon and the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre will identify new metabolomic biomarkers to advance Parkinson's research and detect new therapeutic targets
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metabolon, Inc., the global leader in providing metabolomics solutions that advance a wide variety of research, diagnostic, therapeutic development, and precision medicine applications, today announced it is partnering with the University of Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre to identify metabolomic biomarkers related to Parkinson's disease progression and prediction and to detect new therapeutic targets.
The Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre (OPDC) is a unique multidisciplinary research program at the University of Oxford. Founded in 2010, OPDC Discovery, also known as the Oxford Discovery Cohort, is a leading Parkinson's biomarker cohort and among the most deeply phenotyped and genotyped Parkinson's cohorts in the world. This unique cohort also includes a population of patients diagnosed with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) that are at risk of developing Parkinson's.
Through this collaboration, Metabolon will perform global metabolomics on longitudinal serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples collected by OPDC. This will enable Metabolon and Oxford to gain insights into the metabolomic changes occurring during Parkinson's disease progression over many years in this deeply phenotyped cohort. The metabolomic data will be incorporated with clinical and genetic data to provide a holistic view of Parkinson's over the course of the disease.
"We are thrilled to partner with the Oxford Parkinson's Disease Centre to support their mission to improve research and understanding of the biology of early Parkinson's," said Rohan Hastie, Ph.D., President and CEO of Metabolon. "Metabolon's highly accurate data will enable the identification of metabolomic biomarkers crucial to understanding and better predicting Parkinson's disease progression to help improve patient care and the proactive management of symptoms."
"I am excited to be collaborating with Metabolon, who are global leaders in their field and ISO 9001:2015 recertified, reflecting their highest standards of testing and quality assurance. Understanding the unique, real-time fingerprint of an individual's biological system alongside individual clinical and digital measures captured longitudinally across the Oxford Discovery cohort is a powerful combination. I am optimistic this will lead to tailored treatments to reverse deranged metabolic pathways in Parkinson's, as well as biomarkers that capture each individual's response to these therapies," said Professor Michele Hu, University of Oxford.
Metabolon, Inc. is the global leader in metabolomics, with a mission to deliver biochemical data and insights that expand and accelerate the impact of life sciences research. Over 20 years, 10,000+ projects, 2,800+ publications, and ISO 9001:2015 and CLIA certifications, Metabolon has developed industry-leading scientific, technology, and bioinformatics techniques. Metabolon's Precision Metabolomics™ platform is enabled by the world's largest proprietary metabolomics reference library. Metabolon's industry-leading data and translational science expertise help customers and partners address some of the most challenging and pressing questions in the life sciences, accelerating research and enhancing development success. The company offers scalable, customizable metabolomics and lipidomics solutions supporting customer needs from discovery through clinical trials and product life-cycle management. For more information, please visit www.metabolon.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
Metabolomics, the large-scale study of all small molecules in a biological system, is the only 'omics technology that provides a complete current-state functional readout of a biological system. Metabolomics helps researchers see beyond the genetic variation of individuals, capturing the combined impact of genetic as well as external factors such as the effect of drugs, diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome on human health. By measuring thousands of discrete chemical signals that form biological pathways in the body, metabolomics can reveal important biomarkers enabling a better understanding of a drug's mechanism of action, pharmacodynamics, and safety profile, as well as individual responses to therapy.
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(The Hill) – The big question on Florida Democrats’ minds: Can they beat Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)?
The party’s voters on Tuesday are set to choose between Rep. Charlie Crist (D-Fla.), a former Republican governor who’s making his second attempt at reclaiming his old office, and state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, the lone statewide elected Democrat, in the primary to challenge DeSantis this fall.
But while few Republicans ignite the same kind of outrage among Democrats as DeSantis does, it’s unclear whether the party has the candidates — or the firepower — to oust a governor whose political rise among conservatives appears, at times, unstoppable.
Fernand Amandi, a Miami-based Democratic pollster who helped former President Obama win the state in 2008 and 2012, said that just a few months ago, DeSantis looked “unbeatable.” But since then, he said, the political landscape has shifted drastically, thanks in no small part to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the seminal abortion rights case.
“He now looks vulnerable,” Amandi said. “That doesn’t mean he’s going to be defeated, but it means the dynamics have changed enough at the national level that what once looked like a sure thing is now a potentially competitive race.”
“If the Democratic candidates can make Ron DeSantis the poster boy for Republican extremism and what the future of Republican extremism can look like if he’s not defeated, then they can position themselves to win,” he added. “If the race is about anything else, it’s going to be very difficult,” Amandi added.
Of course, DeSantis may have more on the line than his own reelection. The combative Florida governor is widely believed to be mulling a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and even a lackluster showing in his home state this year could raise questions about his political future.
Still, early polling shows DeSantis leading both Crist and Fried in hypothetical general election match-ups. At the same time, neither Democrat has raised anywhere near as much money as the Florida governor, who has pulled in more than $100 million for his reelection bid — an amount more in line with that of a top-tier presidential candidate than a state official seeking a second term in office.
There are also more systemic issues plaguing Democrats in Florida.
The state Democratic Party has struggled financially for years, and its political infrastructure has deteriorated. And while Democratic leaders, including the state party’s newest chairman, Manny Diaz, have sought to right the ship, strategists and political operatives admit there’s still a long way to go.
“I think we’ve seen some movement, some effort to stabilize things. But it’s just not where we need to be,” said one Florida Democratic official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the party’s operations. “That’s the recurring theme in all of this.”
In perhaps one of the most apparent signs of Democrats’ struggles in Florida, the number of active voters registered with the GOP surpassed the number registered as Democrats for the first time in the state’s history — an advantage that has only continued to grow since late last year.
There are now about 231,000 more registered Republican voters in the state than Democrats. Compare that to 2008, when Obama carried Florida by about 200,000 votes; at the time, there were 700,000 more registered Democrats in the state than Republicans.
And then there’s the matter of Democrats’ mounting struggles with Latinos, a critical voting bloc whose support for Democrats has eroded in recent years. Republicans, meanwhile, have made major inroads among those voters, a trend underscored in 2020, when former President Trump lost Latino-heavy Miami-Dade County to President Biden by only 7 points after falling to Hillary Clinton there by nearly 30 points in 2016.
That all adds up to create a much tougher environment for Democrats to win in, according to Aubrey Jewett, a political science professor at the University of Central Florida.
“We don’t know the impact of Roe v. Wade decision. We don’t know the impact of some of these culture war battles that DeSantis is fighting,” Jewett said. “But the Democrats are the underdogs, whether it’s Fried or Crist. They have their work cut out for them.”
Florida is still known for hosting some of the nation’s closest elections — DeSantis won his office in 2018 by little more than 32,000 votes, or only about 0.4 percentage points — and even many Republicans say that they don’t expect a landslide for the Florida governor.
But first, Democrats will have to coalesce behind a nominee, and as of now, it’s unclear which way they’ll break. Crist has raised more money and has gotten more support from the state Democratic establishment than Fried, a relative newcomer who won her office four years ago by little more than 5,000 votes.
Fried, meanwhile, has sought to cast herself as the true Democrat in the race, pointing to Crist’s history of party switching; a longtime Republican, Crist challenged Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) as an independent before becoming a Democrat in 2012.
She’s also put the issue of abortion rights front and center in her campaign since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade this summer and has hammered Crist for his past inconsistencies on the issue of reproductive rights.
The big question now is just how quickly Democrats can unify in the wake of the primary. Crist pledged during a debate last month to endorse Fried should she win the nomination. Fried, on the other hand, made no such promise — a move that Crist described on Monday as disappointing.
Nevertheless, he said that Democrats are planning an “unification rally” in South Florida later this week once the primary results are hashed out.
Recent polling in the primary hasn’t done much to clarify where the race stands. While Crist has led in most public surveys so far, a University of North Florida (UNF) poll released last week showed Fried leading by a 4-point margin. But a survey out Monday from St. Pete Polls painted a very different picture, showing Crist ahead by nearly 30 points.
In a brief interview on Monday, Fried insisted that DeSantis is “without a doubt beatable,” noting that the governor’s approval ratings “have already gone down.” Indeed, the UNF poll released last week showed his approval rating dropping to 50 percent from 58 percent previously.
Fried also said that the Roe v. Wade ruling had given her campaign a boost of momentum, arguing that her stance on abortion would energize not just Democrats but also independent and Republican women in the general election.
“If Democrats want to win in November, I am they’re only choice,” she told The Hill. “If they want a fighter, I’m their only choice. If they want an advocate, I’m their only choice. And if they want a winner, I am their only choice.”
Crist, on the other hand, has leaned into his long history in Florida politics and happy warrior persona to make the case that he’s the Democrat best equipped to take on DeSantis in November.
He has rolled out endorsements from high-profile Florida Democrats and the state’s largest newspapers and has campaigned as a consensus candidate capable of pulling the support of independent and moderate voters disenchanted by DeSantis’s combative and often controversial political style.
“Everyone knows Charlie, and that means that he can spend his time not introducing himself but making the argument that Ron DeSantis has had his chance to bring the state together, to lower prices, to stand up to special interests, stand up to dictators abroad, and he’s failed,” said Joshua Karp, a senior adviser to Crist’s campaign.
Still, Democrats say they’re aware of just how difficult it will be to defeat DeSantis in November — something Crist himself acknowledged on Monday during a call with reporters.
“This is not going to be an easy race against DeSantis,” Crist said. “I am clear-eyed about that.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/can-florida-democrats-take-down-desantis/ | 2022-08-23T13:14:14Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/can-florida-democrats-take-down-desantis/ | false |
CHICAGO (AP) — Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter, according to a new poll that finds broad public support for a variety of gun restrictions, including many that are supported by majorities of Republicans and gun owners.
The poll by the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also shows majorities of U.S. adults view both reducing gun violence and protecting gun ownership as important issues.
The poll was conducted between July 28 and Aug. 1, after a string of deadly mass shootings — from a New York grocery store to a school in Texas and a July 4 parade in Illinois — and a 2020 spike in gun killings that have increased attention on the issue of gun violence. Overall, 8 in 10 Americans perceive that gun violence is increasing around the country, and about two-thirds say it’s increasing in their state, though less than half believe it’s increasing in their community, the poll shows.
The question of how to prevent such violence has long divided politicians and many voters, making it difficult to change gun laws. In June, a conservative majority on the Supreme Court expanded gun rights, finding a constitutional right to carry firearms in public for self-defense.
Later that same month, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill. The package, approved in the wake of shootings like the one that killed 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, was both a measured compromise and the most significant bill addressing gun violence to be approved in Congress in decades — an indication of how intractable the issue has become.
The poll found 71% of Americans say gun laws should be stricter, including about half of Republicans, the vast majority of Democrats, and a majority of those in gun-owning households.
Nicole Whitelaw, 29, is a Democrat and gun owner who grew up hunting and target shooting in upstate New York with her strongly Republican family. Whitelaw, who now lives along Florida’s Gulf Coast, supports some gun restrictions, such as prohibiting people convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms and a federal law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns.
She said other restrictions — such as banning sales of AR-15 rifles — are “going too far” and may not solve the problem. Whitelaw pointed to the the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many people bought up all the toilet paper they could find.
“I think people would start trying to hoard guns,” she said, adding that a better approach is to make smaller changes and see what impact they have.
The poll shows bipartisan majorities of Americans support a nationwide background check policy for all gun sales, a law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns, allowing courts to temporarily prevent people who are considered a danger to themselves or others from purchasing a gun, making 21 the minimum age to buy a gun nationwide and banning those who have been convicted of domestic violence from purchasing a gun.
A smaller majority of Americans, 59%, favor a ban on the sale of AR-15 rifles and similar semiautomatic weapons, with Democrats more likely to support that policy than Republicans, 83% vs. 35%.
Chris Boylan, 47, from Indianapolis, opposes restrictions on guns. As a teacher for many years, Boylan said he has “buried more kids than I care to count” and believes gun violence is a major problem. But the Republican, who said he leans more toward Libertarian in his personal stances, believes the issue is more about mental health and a too-lenient criminal justice system.
“Blaming the gun is an oversimplification of what the issues really are,” Boylan said. “It’s not the gun. It’s a hearts-and-minds issue to me.”
The new poll finds 88% of Americans call preventing mass shootings extremely or very important, and nearly as many say that about reducing gun violence in general. But 60% also say it’s very important to ensure that people can own guns for personal protection.
Overall, 52% of Americans — including 65% of Republicans and 39% of Democrats — say both reducing mass shootings and protecting the right to own guns for personal protection highly important.
University of Chicago professor Jens Ludwig said the poll’s findings show that concerns raised by opponents of gun restrictions are “very off base.” Led by the National Rifle Association, the gun lobby argues that any new limitations on who may have a gun or what type of firearms may be sold will lead to nationwide bans on all weapons and ammunition.
The poll showed most Americans’ opinions are more nuanced and there is support for some changes even among Republicans, who as elected officials typically oppose gun control, said Ludwig, who also is director of the University of Chicago’s Crime Lab.
“It should shut the door to some of the ‘slippery slope’ arguments,” he said.
The poll also found that only about 3 in 10 Americans support a law allowing people to carry guns in public without a permit. Seventy-eight percent of Democrats are opposed. Among Republicans, 47% are in favor and 39% are opposed.
Ervin Leach, 66, lives in Troutman, North Carolina, north of Charlotte, believes gun violence is a major problem and says that laws should be much more strict. A Democrat, Leach said he supports measures like background checks — or what he said should be “in-depth studies” — and a minimum age of 21 to buy a gun.
The poll found 1 in 5 people have experienced gun violence themselves in the last five years, such as being threatened with a gun or a shooting victim, or had a close friend or family member who has. Black and Hispanic Americans are especially likely to say that they or someone close to them has experienced gun violence.
Leach, who is Black, said the gun violence he sees in the news has made him more cautious.
“I don’t like people approaching me,” he said. “It used to be if someone was on the side of the road, you’d stop to help. Now, you go to help somebody, you might lose your life.”
All the killings have caused Leach to contemplate buying a gun for his own protection. While he hasn’t had a chance yet to get his gun permit, he said, “That is my intention.” | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/most-in-us-want-stricter-gun-laws-poll-finds/ | 2022-08-23T13:15:11Z | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/most-in-us-want-stricter-gun-laws-poll-finds/ | true |
Date rape drug test strips handed out in California city as precaution
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - A plan to purchase and hand out date rape drug testing kits has been approved in West Hollywood.
It’s all to drive down the number of sexual assaults happening in the area.
“If this would have been available to me at the nightclub New Year’s Eve seven years ago. I would not have been drugged, and I would not have been assaulted,” Keely Field said.
It’s very personal for Field, who advocates for others who have survived sexual assault, “because once they’ve survived it, they’re terrified, they’re scarred for life. And all I can do is help prevent it. It’s preventable.”
Stories like hers that inspired the city council to purchase and hand out drink spiking test strips at bars and nightclubs all over West Hollywood.
With a drop into a cocktail, they test for two common date rape drugs, ketamine and GHB.
The idea is that bars can make them available for any customers who want them so that people have proof if their drink was spiked and a QR code with safety information on what to do next.
“It is a growing problem everywhere,” said Sepi Shyne, mayor pro tem of West Hollywood.
She wants people to know that this program is just one part of a larger push to make nightlife here safer “and to let any predators know you will be caught. You will be caught. We are giving people test strips. Don’t come into our city anymore.”
At a meeting addressing nighttime safety, West Hollywood addressed recent reports about people who believe they were secretly drugged while out on the town.
“Between 2016 and 2021 a report came out in January that there were 30 sexual assaults tied to drink-spiking incidents in the city of West Hollywood, and only three of those have cases filed with the DA,” said Jackie Steele, public safety commissioner.
Steele said 53% of those alleged assaults happened at the same establishment.
She said she wants to see better training and transparency, particularly at that business, as well as updated reports on those cases and better communication between all the departments that work with victims.
Officials are also considering creating a sexual assault task force and looking into getting a mobile unit to help potential victims.
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EDMONTON, AB, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Innovative Fuel Systems Ltd. (IFS), an Edmonton-based, privately-owned cleantech company that provides innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and generate fuel savings for heavy-duty (HD) trucks, is pleased to announce its collaboration with several major trucking fleets to support and advance hydrogen fuel use in 90% of existing HD engines using IFS' patent-pending retrofit dual-fuel technology, Multi-Fuel Technology Platform (MFTP™).
The founding members—Certarus, KAG Canada, Superior Propane, Trimac Transportation Services Inc., and a large, Alberta-based fleet operating throughout North America—represent some of the largest HD fleets in Canada. These companies understand the need to reduce GHG emissions within the HD transport industry and recognize the importance of advancing the use of hydrogen as a GHG-reducing fuel. They support the commercialization of IFS' dual-fuel system, MFTP™, because it represents the fastest and most economically efficient pathway to hydrogen fuel usage within the industry, it is industry proven, and it offers in-cylinder mixing, providing unmatched performance and GHG reductions.
"Our MFTP™ technology is already commercially available for cleaner-burning natural gas. We will leverage that knowledge to have a hydrogen dual-fuel option commercially available in late 2023, enabling owners to quickly adapt for the use of hydrogen fuel in their existing fleet," said Leland Oberst, President and Chief Executive Officer of IFS. "This collaboration focuses on delivering performance for heavy-duty fleet owners and reducing GHG emissions."
"For more than a year, we have successfully replaced an impactful portion of diesel fuel with cleaner-burning natural gas using IFS' MFTP™ retrofit technology on our existing HD trucks. This has proven to be a great, economically viable, long-term solution to reducing emissions while continuing to use our existing fleet infrastructure and maintaining HD engine performance in demanding operations and conditions," says Chris Chapman, Vice President, Fleet Services, KAG Canada. "We support the commercialization of MFTP™ hydrogen fuel technology because it can be commercially available in the near term and can help create demand for pending hydrogen fuel station infrastructure in order to meet net zero targets."
IFS (www.innovativefuelsystems.com) is an Edmonton-based cleantech company with a proprietary, patent-pending Multi-Fuel Technology Platform for retrofitting Class 8 heavy-duty diesel engines to operate with compressed natural gas (CNG) or renewable natural gas (RNG) . The platform can also integrate other cleaner-burning fuels, such as hydrogen. IFS' strong patent applications, sophisticated programming, and proprietary methodology enable existing heavy-duty fleets to be retrofitted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel costs.
Certarus is the North American leader in providing on-road, low-carbon energy solutions through a fully integrated CNG, RNG, and hydrogen platform. Certarus safely delivers clean-burning fuels to energy, utility, agricultural, and industrial customers not connected to a pipeline. By replacing more carbon-intensive fuels, Certarus is leading the energy transition and helping customers lower operating costs and improve environmental performance. With the largest fleet of mobile gas storage units in North America, Certarus is uniquely positioned to meet the growing demand for low- and zero-emission energy distribution.
KAG Canada is the Canadian service group for The Kenan Advantage Group Inc. (KAG). KAG is North America's largest tank truck transporter and logistics provider. The Canadian company encompasses Westcan Bulk Transport, RTL Construction, Les Distributions Carl Beaulac, Paul's Hauling, and Kentrax Transport. The hauling companies under KAG Canada have nearly 60 years of combined experience and serve over 600 customers in the agriculture and energy sectors and the petroleum and mining industries.
Superior Propane is Canada's leading propane distributor, and has been a trusted propane supplier for over 70 years. Through Canada's largest propane distribution network, Superior is able to serve homes and businesses virtually anywhere in the country, and offers industry-leading digital solutions that make managing propane use easier and more convenient for customers. Headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Superior employs more than 1,500 people and delivers over 1.5 billion litres of propane annually through a distribution network of approximately 200 locations strategically located to serve customers from coast to coast in Canada.
Trimac Transportation began 77 years ago as a small, Saskatchewan-based family trucking company and is now one of the largest transportation service companies in North America. With over 140 branches and a wide range of experiences and services, we are uniquely qualified to provide high-quality bulk shipping solutions. Trimac was built on the foundation of service with safety, and we are proud to provide an essential service while ensuring our supply chain remains intact.
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CARMEL, Ind. — Carmel police made an arrest after an overnight single-vehicle crash on Sunday.
Police say a box truck driver was going south on U.S. 31 a little bit after 1 a.m. when it crashed through the bridge wall. The truck then fell onto 136th Street below, in between two roundabouts.
Both the bridge wall and underpass below were damaged. A city spokesperson said 136th Street was deemed safe for travel and reopened after the crash investigation was completed.
A witness told police at the scene they saw the truck’s driver walking away from the vehicle after the crash. Police caught up to him, and the fire department took him to a local hospital for minor injuries.
He was then arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. | https://cbs4indy.com/news/box-truck-crashes-through-carmel-bridge-lands-on-136th-street-below-driver-arrested/ | 2022-08-23T13:26:21Z | https://cbs4indy.com/news/box-truck-crashes-through-carmel-bridge-lands-on-136th-street-below-driver-arrested/ | false |
AMRA Medical launches a new brand identity and logo to align with its clinical focus.
LINKÖPING, Sweden, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AMRA Medical — a health informatics company taking magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to a new level for precision medicine with its cutting-edge technology — announced today it is officially launching a new brand identity to align with its evolving focus on clinical applications.
For the first 12 years of our young history, we have made incredible progress proving the value of advanced MRI analytics. We are focused on equipping clinicians and researchers with new and improved ways to measure muscle and fat composition in the body. With our new brand identity and logo redesign, we demonstrate our commitment to working side by side with the medical community as trusted partners in their journey to delivering top-tier health care.
Our research partnerships, early clinical partnerships, and robust library of publications demonstrate that our MRI-based measurements provide personalized insight into overall health. This allows clinicians and their patients to use our measurements as actionable guiding posts when managing overall health and complex diseases.
Eric Converse, CEO at AMRA, commented: "As we continue to build upon our foundation and knowledge base about how our technology greatly extends the power of MRI in aiding precision medicine, we will continuously challenge the status quo and push our limits. Only then, will we gain the greatest mindshare and recognition that MRI-based body composition is a valuable path forward for precision medicine."
Learn more about AMRA Medical's Clinical Services by visiting the website https://amramedical.com/solutions/.
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86% YoY increase in the number of customer deployments, record quarterly Committed Annual Recurring Revenue expansion, 119% retention rate, and more…
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Armory, the continuous deployment (CD) company empowering development teams to easily, reliably, safely and continuously deploy software at any scale, today highlighted the company's record-breaking second quarter, which included product innovation, global expansion, revenue, and customer growth as well as continued 100% customer retention.
"To have a record-breaking quarter despite industry and economic challenges is a testament to the value Armory delivers every day," said Jim Douglas, Armory president and CEO. "The grit, resilience and dedication our team shows in delivering innovative solutions to our DevOps community will fuel continued growth and innovation not just for Armory but for the software industry as a whole."
Since its founding in 2016, Armory has been dedicated to innovating and evolving its solutions to solve critical needs for the developer community. In Q2 2022, Armory launched Continuous Deployment-as-a-Service (CDaaS), which enables declarative continuous deployment, with a GitOps experience and advanced progressive deployment strategies so developers can focus on building great code, not deploying it. By orchestrating and automating deployment across all environments, CD-as-a-Service removes demands on developers as well as reduces the risk of service disruptions due to change failures. The company has already doubled its CD-as-a-Service customer base since the early access launch.
In addition to product updates and innovation, the company significantly increased revenue, product usage, staff, and customer retention. Highlights include:
- 50%+ expansion in major accounts
- 86% YoY increase in the number of customer deployments
- 119% net retention rate (NRR)
- < 4% annual churn and 0% in Q2
- 25% increase in employee growth globally in the first six months of 2022
On the heels of this record quarter, Armory released more product innovations, including the August 2022 launch of Continuous Deployment Self-Hosted and Managed 2.28 encompassing new features, optimizations, and contributions from the Spinnaker community to ensure development teams can deploy code with even greater confidence. Armory looks forward to continued success in future quarters, beginning with sponsoring upcoming events, including Spinnaker Summit, KubeCon and AWS Reinvent this fall.
To learn more about Armory, visit: www.armory.io
Armory makes continuous deployment achievable and effortless, at any scale, for all developers. Easy-to-use continuous deployment solutions eliminate the need to migrate away from existing tools and minimize disruptions to an existing software delivery lifecycle. Developers can easily and confidently deploy updates that improve and protect their customer experience.
Founded in 2016, Armory is funded by B Capital, Insight Partners, Crosslink Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Mango Capital, Y Combinator, and Javelin Venture Partners. Learn more at www.armory.io.
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Set against the backdrop of school life, ImMature Season 2 dives into the lives of Dhruv, Kabir, Susu and Chavvi, as they are stuck between childhood and adulthood. A fun, relatable and entertaining experience, it portrays the everyday life and challenges of youngsters. The web series is directed by Anant Singh, featuring an ensemble cast of Omkar Kulkarni, Rashmi Agdekar, Chinmay Chandranushush and Visshesh Tiwari.
Shamshera is an action drama film starring Ranbir Kapoor in a double role as Shamshera and his son, Balli. The film circles around the fictitious city of Kaza, where a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved, and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian Shudh Singh. Shamshera is a legend for his tribe who relentlessly fights for his tribe’s freedom and dignity. Directed by Karan Malhotra, it also features Sanjay Dutt and Vaani Kapoor in lead roles, while Ronit Bose Roy and Saurabh Shukla play pivotal roles in the mass entertainer.
Samaritan features legendary actor Sylvester Stallone in the titular role, Directed by Julius Avery, the action thriller is touted to be a dark and new take on superhero films. The story revolves around a 13-year-old Sam Clearly (Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton), who suspects his mysterious neighbour, Mr Smith, to be Granite City’s superpowered vigilante, Samaritan, who went missing 25 years ago. It also features Pilou Asbæk, Dascha Polanco, and Moises Arias in pivotal roles.
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Ben Stokes: Phoenix From The Ashes is based on the life of England cricket captain Ben Stokes. Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes has created the documentary series that examines Stokes’ World Cup (2019) victory, his Headingley’s crease heroics along with the most challenging moments from his personal and professional life.
A Marathi language drama, Ananya is based on a popular play. The film revolves around a young girl Ananya whose life falls apart after a sudden accident which leads her to a disability, but she fights against all odds to achieve the impossible. Directed by Pratap Phad, it stars Hruta Durgule and Ameya Wagh in lead roles. Actors Chetan Chitnis, Suvrat Joshi, Yogesh Soman, Rucha Apte, Renuka Daftardar and Sunil Abhyankar also play pivotal roles in the film.
An action drama series, Express stars Maggie Civantos as Bárbara Vázquez, an accomplished criminal psychologist as the main lead. Vázquez resigns from the Police Force after she becomes a victim of fast-spreading violent crime, the express kidnappings. To put an end to these crimes, she joins an insurance company whose best-selling product is kidnapping coverage.
Highlights of the week
Shamshera - Streaming Now
In the fictitious city of Kaza, a warrior tribe is imprisoned, enslaved and tortured by a ruthless authoritarian Shudh Singh. Shamshera is a legend for his tribe who relentlessly fights for his tribe’s freedom and dignity.
ImMature (Season 1 and Season 2) - 26 Aug
A coming-of-age story about the many first adventures in a young man’s life. Dhruv is 16, and in a hurry to grow up. With a little help from his school friends, the wannabe bad-boy Kabir, and the colour-blind but doesn’t know it Susu, Dhruv sets out to woo the first crush of his life, the feisty, out-of-his-league class topper, Chhavi. Venturing out of their childhood, in their last years of school, the trio find their first drink, pick their first fight and mend their first broken heart.
Samaritan - 26 Aug
A young boy learns that a superhero who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty years ago may in fact still be around.
Ben Stokes: Phoenix from the Ashes - 26 Aug
The documentary captures Ben Stokes’ most personal and challenging moments, including the final visit to see his terminally ill father and his struggles with mental health. Ben explores this journey on-screen with cricket fanatic Mendes, who also executive produces the film. It also features intimate interviews with Ben’s late father, his mother, wife and children along with friends, family and former teammates and opponents including: Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Neil Fairbrother and the late Shane Warne.
Ananya - 25 Aug
The story revolves around the life of a kind and sweet girl living with her family and her life gets into trouble after an incident- but she overcomes the odds and difficulties with her will and fate, leading to consequences.
Express - 25 Aug
Follows criminal psychologist Bárbara and her family after she becomes the victim of one of the newest, virally spreading forms of violent crime, the express kidnappings.
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DETROIT (AP) — About 3,000 white-collar workers at Ford Motor Co. will lose their jobs as the company cuts costs to help make the long transition from internal combustion vehicles to those powered by batteries.
Leaders of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker made the announcement Monday in a companywide email, saying that 2,000 full-time salaried workers would be let go along with another 1,000 contract workers.
The cuts represent about 6% of the 31,000 full-time salaried work force in the the U.S. and Canada. Ford’s 56,000 union factory workers are not affected. Some workers also will lose jobs in India.
The job losses come at a time of unprecedented change in the auto industry that for more than 100 years has made a living by selling petroleum-powered vehicles. Governments across the globe are pushing to eliminate combustion automobiles to mitigate the impact of climate change. Companies like Ford are orchestrating the wind-down of their combustion businesses over multiple years, even though they are still generating the cash to fund electric vehicle development.
Ford has said it plans for half of its global production to be electric vehicles by 2030.
Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Jim Farley said in the email to employees that Ford will provide severance benefits and significant help for the workers to find new jobs. They wrote that Ford has a chance to lead in the new era of connected and electric vehicles.
“Building on this future requires changing and reshaping virtually all aspects of the way we have operated for more than a century,” the email said. “It means redeploying resources and addressing our cost structure, which is uncompetitive versus traditional and new companies.”
Farley and Ford wrote that the company examined each team’s shifting work to decide where cuts would be made. The company determined that its cost structure wasn’t competitive with General Motors, Stellantis and Tesla. Ford has said previously that it has a target of cutting $3 billion in annual internal combustion vehicle structural costs by 2026.
“We are eliminating work, as well as reorganizing and simplifying functions throughout the business,” they wrote in the email.
Farley has said repeatedly that the company’s global work force of 182,000 is too large, and it needs to trim costs and simplify processes so it can move faster as it transitions to electric vehicles.
The company already has restructured in Europe, Asia and India.
The cuts may not be over. Company spokesman T.R. Reid said Ford will continue to change with the industry and more job losses are possible. He said it’s common for companies to continually add people where they need them and trim where fewer jobs are needed. “With the fast pace of this industry, we’re going to manage the business smartly for these rapidly evolving priorities,” he said.
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SDPI, RSS workers clash at Chavassery; houses damaged
At least six houses were damaged and a few people injured in clashes between Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) workers at Chavassery under the Mattannur police station limits on Monday night.
The houses of RSS and SDPI workers were damaged in the violence that took place soon after marches were taken out by both outfits around 9.30 p.m.
Tension prevailed in the area following an explosion on Chavassery-Veliyambara road on August 21. Though locals claimed that a bomb had gone off, the police later confirmed that it was a firecracker. The SDPI on Monday demanded an inquiry and staged a march in the town condemning the explosion, which reportedly took place a few metres away from the house of a party worker.
The SDPI said the march was peaceful and accused the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers of damaging a flex of the SDPI’s ‘Janmahasabha’. This led to an exchange of words between the two groups.
The SDPI claimed that by around 9.30 p.m., BJP workers attacked the houses of SDPI workers Shiyaz, Unais, and Shajahan. Stones were thrown at the house of Ajmal and the window panes were damaged, said the party.
The BJP, however, accused the SDPI of spreading fake news that a bomb was hurled from the RSS centre in the Chavassery-Mukhaparamba region. The SDPI later took out a protest march, following which workers of the RSS and the BJP too staged a march in Chavassery town.
The BJP accused SDPI workers of assaulting BJP’s Avatti booth committee president Sumesh during the march. BJP’s Chavassery booth committee president K.V. Ajayan’s house also came under attack. The house of another activist, Shyam, too was attacked. Three persons were injured in the incident, said the BJP.
Meanwhile, the police have beefed up security in the region.
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Cruz’s attorneys began their defense Monday, hoping to convince his jury to sentence him to life without parole instead of death for slaying 14 students and three staff members during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
His lead attorney, Melisa McNeill, told the jury during her deferred opening statement that Cruz has fetal alcohol and drug issues that weren’t dealt with adequately by his adoptive mother, Lynda Cruz, who suffered from severe depression and financial woes after her husband died suddenly when their son was 5. McNeill told the jury that doesn’t excuse what her 23-year-old client did, but are factors they should consider as her team presents its case over several weeks.
“He is a brain-damaged human,” she said.
She said nothing in Cruz’s life story will erase that the seven men, five women and 10 alternates have “seen things that will haunt us forever.” Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of first-degree murder and the trial will only decide his sentence.
“Everyone knows there is one person responsible for all that pain and all of that suffering, and that person is Nikolas Cruz,” she said. But she hopes jurors will remember that the law “never requires you to vote for death,” not even “in the worst case imaginable, and it’s arguable that this is the worst case imaginable.”
McNeill deferred her opening statement from the trial’s first day of July 18 to the beginning of her team’s case. For Cruz to be sentenced to death, the jury must be unanimous — if even one juror votes for life, that will be his sentence.
The defense is seeking to overcome horrendous evidence laid out by lead prosecutor Mike Satz and his team, capped by the jurors’ visit to the fenced-off building that Cruz stalked, firing about 150 shots down halls and into classrooms. Jurors saw dried blood on floors and walls, bullet holes in doors and windows and remnants of Valentine’s Day cards and balloons.
Prosecutors also presented graphic surveillance videos; gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos; his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle; emotional testimony from teachers and students who saw others die; and four days of tearful, angry statements from parents, spouses and other family members about how their loved one’s death affected them. Jurors also watched video of Cruz calmly ordering a cherry and blue raspberry Icee minutes after the shooting and, nine months later, attacking a jail guard.
The defense began its case by showing that Cruz’s late birth mother, Brenda Woodard, was a Fort Lauderdale prostitute who smoked crack cocaine and drank Colt 45 malt liquor and Cisco fortified wine during her pregnancy with him. It is unknown whether Cruz’s birth father was a customer or a rapist — there was conflicting testimony on that — but his identity is unknown and he was not part of Woodard’s life.
Cruz spent much of the day looking up at the proceedings — during the prosecution’s case, he usually stared at the defense table and scribbled on a pad.
Carolyn Deakins, a former prostitute, testified Monday that she and Woodard were drinking beer one day in 1998 when Woodard got sick. She thought it was because of drugs, but Woodard told her she was pregnant. Deakins said she angrily told Woodard she was harming her baby with drugs and drinking, but Woodard replied she was putting the child up for adoption and didn’t care.
“Nickolas, I am sorry, but that’s how it was,” she said, peering over at the defense table. Cruz looked down.
Cruz’s half-sister, Danielle Woodard, nearly 12 years older, was brought to the courtroom from a Miami-Dade County jail where she is awaiting trial on a carjacking charge. Monday was the first time she had seen Cruz in person since she held him minutes after his birth — “he was really squirmy.” Their mother kicked her out of the maternity ward for asking if they could keep him.
She confirmed that throughout her childhood her mother abused alcohol and drugs. She said her mother would beat drug screens while on probation by having her urinate into a container and hide it in her person. The behavior continued through another pregnancy that birthed hers and Cruz’s half-brother, Zachary.
“She had an addiction. She always put that first,” Woodard said. Cruz nodded after she said she still loved her brothers.
Susan Lubar, a former Broward County teacher of preschool special needs, testified that Cruz had severe language and behavioral problems when she taught him at age 4. She said he would act like a tiger, curling his hands like paws and hissing at other children if they got too close.
“Nikolas would push children, scratch at them, topple over furniture, he would stay away from other children and if they got too close, he would pounce,” she testified.
To calm him, she put a sheet over a table where he would go to be alone with toys and picture books, something she never did with any child since in her long career.
Other children “knew that was his space and wouldn’t try to go in there,” she said.
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Which Nike woven shorts are best?
Nike woven shorts are excellent if you want durable workout gear that keeps its shape over time. The best shorts have an inseam that gives you coverage, pockets for your essentials and built-in underwear for breathability.
A top pair is the Nike Men’s Flex Stride 5-Inch Brief Running Shorts. They have all those features and are made with Dri-Fit technology, which keeps you cool and dry.
What to know before you buy Nike woven shorts
What are Nike woven shorts?
Unlike a knit, Nike woven shorts are constructed by weaving several yarns together to create a fabric that retains its shape and does not usually stretch.
They are loose fitting, can be constructed for improved airflow to keep you cool and they do a better job keeping their shape than knit fabrics. Due to their rigidity, woven fabrics usually require elastic at the waist to keep them up.
Shorts inseam lengths
The inseam length of your Nike shorts can make a huge difference in how they make you feel while wearing them. Since woven fabrics do not give you the same stretch as a knit, shorter woven shorts with curved sides give you more freedom to move around than longer ones. However, if you prefer more coverage, consider mid-length shorts because longer shorts might be a bit too restricting.
The inseam is measured from the middle of the crotch to the bottom of the hemline, in standard ranges.
- Short: Sits high on your thighs with a 1- to 3-inch inseam.
- Medium-short: Rests at your mid-thighs with a 4- to 6-inch inseam.
- Medium-long: Lands on your low thighs with a 7- to 10-inch inseam.
- Long: Usually sits just above your knee or below it with an inseam of 11 inches or longer.
Woven shorts rise
The rise on your shorts is measured from the middle of the crotch to the top of the waistband. There are three common rises.
- Low-rise: Sits 2 inches below the navel and measures 8 inches or lower.
- Mid-rise: Rests just below the navel and is 9 to 10 inches long.
- High-rise: Lands at or above the navel at 11 inches or higher.
What to look for in quality Nike woven shorts
Built-in underwear
Built-in underwear is a huge bonus on Nike woven shorts. It’s typically made from thin, moisture-wicking material to prevent excess moisture from sticking around during your most strenuous workouts.
This layer also provides added coverage where you need it most and is designed to prevent other common issues runners experience, such as chafing and bunching.
Added airflow
Staying cool is essential when your body heats up and you need to keep moving. Woven shorts typically increase the airflow through the use of mesh panels along the sides and curved hemlines.
Since they are made from thicker materials, Nike woven shorts also implement advanced technology such as Dri-Fit fabrics that pull sweat away from your body to the surface of the material, where it quickly dries so you can keep going.
Pockets
Whether they are at your hips or hidden in your waistband, added pockets let you secure small items such as your house key while you work out. Since Nike woven shorts are made with stiffer fabrics, they are reasonably secure compared to the pockets on your knit shorts.
How much you can expect to spend on Nike woven shorts
Depending on the material, added features and design, you can expect to pay between $25-$120.
Nike woven shorts FAQ
What is the best underwear to wear under your woven shorts?
A. Consider getting breathable underwear made from natural materials that are moisture-wicking.
What is the best brief to wear under your woven shorts?
A. You can maintain the benefits of your shorts with a pair of Nike Dri-Fit briefs, built to keep you comfortable and dry.
What are the best Nike woven shorts to buy?
Top Nike woven shorts
Nike Men’s Flex Stride 5-Inch Brief Running Shorts
What you need to know: Nike has enhanced the breathability of these shorts in high-sweat areas to help regulate your temperature as you run.
What you’ll love: These lined shorts are made from lightweight, soft-woven Dri-Fit fabric to keep you comfortable. They have added ventilation in the back to keep you cool as you sweat. They also have pockets at the hips and a zippered pocket at the back to help you secure your workout essentials.
What you should consider: The 5-inch inseam might be a little short for some people’s taste.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Backcountry and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Nike woven shorts for the money
Nike Women’s Dri-Fit Tempo Running Shorts
What you need to know: These breathable shorts are excellent for running.
What you’ll love: They are short with a 3-inch hemline and have mesh side panels for added airflow. The waistband secures with an internal drawstring, and they have interior briefs for comfort. They also use Dri-Fit technology to prevent excess moisture from sticking around.
What you should consider: Some might prefer a short with a higher rise or longer hemline.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Nike Women’s Dri-Fit Tempo Track 3.5 Shorts
What you need to know: These are mid-rise and built to keep you cool and dry during your most rigorous workouts.
What you’ll love: They have a curved 3-inch hemline at each side for improved range of motion, side mesh panels for added airflow and are made with Dri-Fit technology to keep you cool. They have built-in underwear for comfort and an added pocket in the waistband for small items.
What you should consider: Due to their mesh side panels, these shorts do not have pockets at the hips, which might be a deal breaker for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which tie-dye Crocs are best?
Ever since their debut, Crocs have been among the most eye-catching shoes. If you want to attract even more gazes, then you need to go with tie-dye Crocs. There are plenty of tie-dye designs available, from brightly colored jewel tones to more subdued pastels.
The best tie-dye Crocs are the Crocs Tie-Dye Classic Clog. The original clogs design remains the most popular, and there are four tie-dye designs to choose from.
What to know before you buy tie-dye Crocs
Tie-dye Crocs types
Crocs come in many forms and almost all of them offer at least one tie-dye design. Some of the most popular include:
- Clogs are the design that started it all. They have several ventilation holes above and along the front of the toe box and an ankle strap to keep it secured. There are multiple subtypes of clogs as well, including ones with different layouts of ventilation holes or ones with no holes at all.
- Slides, sandals and flip-flops are all different styles going for the same design: being as easy as possible to slip on and off. Many tie-dye versions of these styles only color the straps, leaving a solid color as the base to help the tie-dye look pop out more.
- Sneakers are a more recent type of Crocs. They keep many of Crocs’ design ideologies intact, such as having multiple ventilation holes and being made of the same materials, but they’re almost unrecognizable as Crocs.
Size
Crocs typically come in child or unisex sizes, though a handful of designs are listed as being men’s or women’s. There are also no half sizes; you need to order a size down or up depending on how tight or loose you like your shoes to feel.
What to look for in quality tie-dye Crocs
Fit
Crocs come in one of three fits.
- Standard fits conform tightly to the foot and don’t leave much space anywhere. Choose this if you want to eliminate as much shifting around the foot as possible and especially if you plan on wearing Crocs on unsteady ground.
- Relaxed fits open up the toe box and add a little space around the foot but not enough to let them slide around freely. This helps with breathability without sacrificing much control.
- Roomy fits have space all around. These can slide easily, so don’t choose this fit for unsteady environments. Positively, these are the most breathable and leave plenty of space for those who like to wear socks with their Crocs.
Jibbitz
Jibbitz are special charms that fit in the small ventilation holes synonymous with the Crocs brand. Official Jibbitz come in almost any design you can think of, and if you can’t find an official one, there are endless options on sites such as Etsy. Many pairs of Crocs even include a few Jibbitz to get your collection started.
How much you can expect to spend on tie-dye Crocs
Most tie-dye Crocs cost $30-$50. Child-sized Crocs or Crocs with little material can cost as low as $20. More advanced Crocs, such as sneakers, can cost $80 or more.
Tie-dye Crocs FAQ
Can I make my own tie-dye Crocs?
A. Yes. In fact, it’s a common practice to take plain white Crocs and personalize them, including with tie-dye. That said, the synthetic material used to make Crocs renders the usual dyeing method for tie dye ineffective; it will just wash off immediately. As such, you need to use special dyes meant for use on synthetic materials. These dyes are easily found on Amazon or in most hobby stores, and they don’t cost more than any other dye.
You can also use the hydro dipping method to tie dye them, though again this takes special materials and is a little harder to pull off by those not used to the method.
How durable are Crocs?
A. Crocs are among the most durable shoes you can find. Even when poorly taken care of, they can last for several years. All you need to do is not leave them out in the sun or they can shrink and have their tie-dye bleached out.
You know it’s time to replace them if the outsole gets worn off or if it rips or tears. If it has an ankle strap and it breaks, that’s also a sign to replace them.
What are the best tie-dye Crocs to buy?
Top tie-dye Crocs
What you need to know: The best overall Crocs are always the original clogs.
What you’ll love: These come in four designs using a mix of bright or muted colors with a black or white base. All the ventilation holes make these perfect for hot summer days and wearing around water, plus the holes leave room for 13 Jibbitz on each shoe.
What you should consider: Some consumers had issues with the paint starting to wear off or chip as soon as a month after purchase.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tie-dye Crocs for the money
What you need to know: These are the best canvases for those wanting to do their own tie-dye.
What you’ll love: The lack of the usual vent holes in this special clog subtype makes any custom tie-dye method easier to apply. They have special extra-grip soles for walking on slippery floors. There are also three tie-dye options for those not wanting to make their own.
What you should consider: With the lack of ventilation holes comes decreased breathability and the inability to attach Jibbitz. A few customers suggested ordering a size up.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Crocs Tie-Dye Kadee II Sandals
What you need to know: These are perfect for those who only want a splash of tie-dye color.
What you’ll love: Special bumps on the inner sole of these sandals increase your grip and provide a mild massaging feeling. The zigzagging straps are more stylish than the usual sandal design. The white base helps the pastel tie-dye stand out.
What you should consider: Leaving these out in the sun can cause them to shrink and the tie-dye to be bleached out.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The brands are showing shoppers the tastiest way to celebrate the world's biggest soccer event with good times, good guac and soccer stars Landon Donovan and Rafael Márquez
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's biggest soccer event kicks off this November and Avocados From Mexico™ (AFM) and Takis® snacks are scoring big with their new shopper marketing campaign, "Guackeepers Keep it Good," helping fans bring the goodness of guac to their soccer viewing parties.
The number one selling brand of avocados and the Mexican brand of rolled corn tortilla chips are partnering to recruit two iconic soccer legends: Landon Donovan, one of the greatest American male players from the United States team, and Rafael Márquez, former Captain of the Mexico National team, described as the best defender in the team's history, having played in five World Games soccer tournaments. The two will be the official "Guackeepers" by always bringing delicious guac made with Avocados From Mexico and Takis snacks to the party. And since nearly half of the world's population (3.5B) watched the 20181 World Games matches, this is the perfect moment for AFM to make soccer celebrations #AlwaysGood.
According to a Numerator Study, there is a 1.8x basket2 increase when avocados and Takis snacks are purchased together. And, 2022 will be the first time the World Games will take place in the fall – which is a priority season for AFM, as the brand has majority share of the avocado category October – December, with a 9.1% growth in volume sales from 2018 – 20213 during this time frame. Because Avocados From Mexico bloom year-round in Michoacán and the region sends Hass avocados to the U.S. 365 days a year, they are perfect to bring and enjoy at soccer match viewing parties this fall.
The new "Guackeepers Keep it Good" promotional program includes in-store displays, consumer savings, digital engagement, and innovative recipe inspirations for fans, bringing the good times and good guac to life. Additionally, one lucky shopper will have the chance to win the ultimate Guackeepers sweepstakes, a trip to see any professional soccer match in the U.S. plus spending cash. Retailers are encouraged to request free "Guackeepers Keep It Good" promotional and merchandising materials from AFM while supplies last.
"What better way to celebrate soccer's biggest event than with the good flavors of AFM and Takis snacks?" said Stephanie Bazan, Vice President of Shopper and Trade Marketing for Avocados From Mexico. "Our Guackeepers Keep it Good in-store merchandising strategy is designed to excite the soccer-obsessed and spark good times, elevating sales during this priority time period for our brand."
The program offers shoppers a top-scoring combo including:
- Savings with On-Pack Coupon: Shoppers can save $1 when they buy two Avocados From Mexico and one 9.9oz bag of Takis Rolled Tortilla Chips.
- Sweepstakes: One lucky shopper will have the chance to win a sweepstakes for the ultimate Guackeepers event, a trip to see any pro soccer match in the U.S. plus spending cash.
- Digital Engagement: Shoppers can interact with AFM and Takis snacks via Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, by scanning the QR code at display to receive tasty recipes.
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BBB National Programs' Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU) today issued a new compliance warning regarding the application of CARU's Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Children's Advertising to advertising practices directed to children in the metaverse. The announcement was made by Mamie Kresses, vice president, CARU.
Said Kresses: "Our warning puts advertisers, brands, influencers and endorsers, developers, and others on notice that CARU's Advertising Guidelines apply to advertising in the metaverse and that CARU will strictly enforce its Guidelines against metaverse advertising."
CARU's Advertising Guidelines are widely recognized industry standards designed to assure that advertising directed to children is not deceptive, unfair, or inappropriate for its intended audience. CARU monitors child-directed media to ensure compliance with its Advertising Guidelines, seeking the voluntary cooperation of companies and, where necessary, referral for enforcement action to an appropriate federal regulatory body, usually the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or to a state Attorney General.
In this compliance warning for the metaverse, CARU reminds advertisers that the Advertising Guidelines apply to all advertising, in any medium, directed to children under age 13, and that the Guidelines require that advertising be neither deceptive nor unfair to the children to whom it is directed, as these terms are applied under the FTC Act.
In the metaverse, according to CARU's Kresses, advertisers should be particularly cautious in the following areas:
- Avoid blurring advertising and non-advertising content. Today, advertising can be seamlessly woven into interactive gaming, entertainment, and educational content, along with the blending of influencer marketing and user-generated content, across increasingly connected spaces. In metaverse spaces, the risk of blurring advertising and content is intensified. CARU's Guidelines require that advertising must be easily identifiable as advertising. On this issue, CARU will examine whether and how advertising is identified.
- Influencer and endorser advertising must be clearly disclosed. In the metaverse, influencer marketing, including through avatar influencers that can interact directly with children to promote brands, creates potential confusion as to whether influencers are advertising or simply expressing their own preferences. CARU makes it clear that both advertisers and their influencers are responsible for claims made and will be looking for clear and conspicuous disclosures identifying the material relationship between the influencer and advertiser.
- Manipulative tactics in advertising are prohibited. The risk of manipulating children into unwittingly viewing ads or making purchases is heightened where advertising is interwoven into children's content. Per CARU's Advertising Guidelines, advertising directed to children cannot use manipulative tactics to induce children to view or interact with advertising or make in-game purchases. In addition, CARU's Guidelines also explicitly identify, and CARU will be on the lookout for, the use of other prohibited advertising practices that put undue social or emotional pressure on children.
- Use clear and conspicuous disclosures. Not only does CARU require advertisers to avoid manipulation, blurring, and other deceptive advertising techniques, but CARU's Guidelines require disclosures of material information to be clear and conspicuous. This means disclosures must be understandable to the children in the intended audience, taking into account their limited vocabularies and level of language skills, and must be presented so that they are easily noticeable and prominent so children are likely to see and hear them.
In this compliance warning, CARU alerts industry to its enforcement priorities regarding advertising in the metaverse, as well as in augmented and virtual reality worlds. Kresses encourages advertisers, developers, influencers and endorsers, and others to review CARU's Advertising Guidelines to understand how to truthfully, transparently, and appropriately advertise to children in these and other media.
For the full text of this compliance warning, click here. Access CARU's Advertising Guidelines here.
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About Children's Advertising Review Unit: The Children's Advertising Review Unit (CARU), a division of BBB National Programs and the nation's first Safe Harbor Program under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), helps companies comply with laws and guidelines that protect children from deceptive or inappropriate advertising and ensure that, in an online environment, children's data is collected and handled responsibly. When advertising or data collection practices are misleading, inappropriate, or inconsistent with laws and guidelines, CARU seeks change through the voluntary cooperation of companies and where relevant, enforcement action.
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Which Nike woven shorts are best?
Nike woven shorts are excellent if you want durable workout gear that keeps its shape over time. The best shorts have an inseam that gives you coverage, pockets for your essentials and built-in underwear for breathability.
A top pair is the Nike Men’s Flex Stride 5-Inch Brief Running Shorts. They have all those features and are made with Dri-Fit technology, which keeps you cool and dry.
What to know before you buy Nike woven shorts
What are Nike woven shorts?
Unlike a knit, Nike woven shorts are constructed by weaving several yarns together to create a fabric that retains its shape and does not usually stretch.
They are loose fitting, can be constructed for improved airflow to keep you cool and they do a better job keeping their shape than knit fabrics. Due to their rigidity, woven fabrics usually require elastic at the waist to keep them up.
Shorts inseam lengths
The inseam length of your Nike shorts can make a huge difference in how they make you feel while wearing them. Since woven fabrics do not give you the same stretch as a knit, shorter woven shorts with curved sides give you more freedom to move around than longer ones. However, if you prefer more coverage, consider mid-length shorts because longer shorts might be a bit too restricting.
The inseam is measured from the middle of the crotch to the bottom of the hemline, in standard ranges.
- Short: Sits high on your thighs with a 1- to 3-inch inseam.
- Medium-short: Rests at your mid-thighs with a 4- to 6-inch inseam.
- Medium-long: Lands on your low thighs with a 7- to 10-inch inseam.
- Long: Usually sits just above your knee or below it with an inseam of 11 inches or longer.
Woven shorts rise
The rise on your shorts is measured from the middle of the crotch to the top of the waistband. There are three common rises.
- Low-rise: Sits 2 inches below the navel and measures 8 inches or lower.
- Mid-rise: Rests just below the navel and is 9 to 10 inches long.
- High-rise: Lands at or above the navel at 11 inches or higher.
What to look for in quality Nike woven shorts
Built-in underwear
Built-in underwear is a huge bonus on Nike woven shorts. It’s typically made from thin, moisture-wicking material to prevent excess moisture from sticking around during your most strenuous workouts.
This layer also provides added coverage where you need it most and is designed to prevent other common issues runners experience, such as chafing and bunching.
Added airflow
Staying cool is essential when your body heats up and you need to keep moving. Woven shorts typically increase the airflow through the use of mesh panels along the sides and curved hemlines.
Since they are made from thicker materials, Nike woven shorts also implement advanced technology such as Dri-Fit fabrics that pull sweat away from your body to the surface of the material, where it quickly dries so you can keep going.
Pockets
Whether they are at your hips or hidden in your waistband, added pockets let you secure small items such as your house key while you work out. Since Nike woven shorts are made with stiffer fabrics, they are reasonably secure compared to the pockets on your knit shorts.
How much you can expect to spend on Nike woven shorts
Depending on the material, added features and design, you can expect to pay between $25-$120.
Nike woven shorts FAQ
What is the best underwear to wear under your woven shorts?
A. Consider getting breathable underwear made from natural materials that are moisture-wicking.
What is the best brief to wear under your woven shorts?
A. You can maintain the benefits of your shorts with a pair of Nike Dri-Fit briefs, built to keep you comfortable and dry.
What are the best Nike woven shorts to buy?
Top Nike woven shorts
Nike Men’s Flex Stride 5-Inch Brief Running Shorts
What you need to know: Nike has enhanced the breathability of these shorts in high-sweat areas to help regulate your temperature as you run.
What you’ll love: These lined shorts are made from lightweight, soft-woven Dri-Fit fabric to keep you comfortable. They have added ventilation in the back to keep you cool as you sweat. They also have pockets at the hips and a zippered pocket at the back to help you secure your workout essentials.
What you should consider: The 5-inch inseam might be a little short for some people’s taste.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Backcountry and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Nike woven shorts for the money
Nike Women’s Dri-Fit Tempo Running Shorts
What you need to know: These breathable shorts are excellent for running.
What you’ll love: They are short with a 3-inch hemline and have mesh side panels for added airflow. The waistband secures with an internal drawstring, and they have interior briefs for comfort. They also use Dri-Fit technology to prevent excess moisture from sticking around.
What you should consider: Some might prefer a short with a higher rise or longer hemline.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Nike Women’s Dri-Fit Tempo Track 3.5 Shorts
What you need to know: These are mid-rise and built to keep you cool and dry during your most rigorous workouts.
What you’ll love: They have a curved 3-inch hemline at each side for improved range of motion, side mesh panels for added airflow and are made with Dri-Fit technology to keep you cool. They have built-in underwear for comfort and an added pocket in the waistband for small items.
What you should consider: Due to their mesh side panels, these shorts do not have pockets at the hips, which might be a deal breaker for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Under threat of Russian attacks in a war that stopped all soccer in Ukraine in February, a new league season starts Tuesday in Kyiv with the goal of restoring some sense of normal life.
The elegant Olympic Stadium has staged the biggest European soccer games in the past decade though none as poignant as the opening-day meeting of Shakhtar Donetsk and Metalist 1925 from Kharkiv — teams from eastern cities that are fighting for their very existence.
No fans will be allowed in the 65,000-capacity downtown stadium for the 1 p.m. local time kickoff and the players must be rushed to bomb shelters if air-raid sirens sound.
“We have rules in case of an alarm and we should go to be underground,” Shakhtar captain Taras Stepanenko said Monday in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “But I think the teams, the players will be proud of this event.”
“We are ready, we are strong and I think we will show to all the world Ukrainian life and will to win,” the national-team veteran said.
The Ukrainian Premier League returns with the blessing of the nation’s leaders and in a week heavy with meaning.
Tuesday is Ukraine’s national flag day and Wednesday — Aug. 24 — is the celebration of independence from control by Moscow that the former Soviet Union republic declared in 1991.
“I spoke with our president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, about how important football is to distract,” Ukraine soccer federation president Andriy Pavelko told the AP in June about the commitment to restart. “We spoke about how it would be possible that football could help us to think about the future.”
No competitive soccer has been played in Ukraine since mid-December when the league paused for a scheduled midwinter break. Games were due to resume on Feb. 25, until the Russian military invasion started one day earlier.
The 16-team league restarts without Desna Chernihiv and Mariupol, teams from cities that have suffered brutal destruction.
All games will be played in and around Kyiv and further west and will be shown domestically, abroad and on YouTube in a deal with broadcaster Setanta agreed last week. The total value of $16.2 million over three years is less than some elite English Premier League players will earn this season.
The concept of home-field advantage may have gone for most teams though simply playing on Ukrainian soil — other games Tuesday are in Kyiv, Uzhhorod and Kovalivka — is remarkable.
Ukrainian clubs fulfilling their games in UEFA’s European competitions in recent weeks played in neighboring Poland and Slovakia, or Sweden, to ensure the safety of opponents like Benfica and Fenerbahçe.
Shakhtar, which was top of the domestic standings when last season was formally abandoned, will host opponents at Legia Warsaw’s stadium when the Champions League group stage starts Sept. 6. The groups are drawn Thursday.
Just 10 months ago, Stepanenko and Shakhtar faced eventual title winner Real Madrid in a Champions League game at the Olympic Stadium — the same field where the storied Spanish team won the final in 2018.
Last season, Shakhtar could field the core of Brazilian players it became famous for, funded by billionaire businessman Rinat Akhmetov who also owns the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol.
Those star players have now left Ukraine and Shakhtar will rely more on young, homegrown talent, just like its traditional rival Dynamo Kyiv, which starts Sunday against Dnipro-1.
“Of course, it’s a new team,” Stepanenko acknowledged, adding: “We feel confident because we play for our country and for our people.”
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WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Monday released a revised version of a bill aimed at making it easier for news organizations to negotiate collectively with platforms like Google and Facebook.
The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act "removes legal obstacles to news organizations' ability to negotiate collectively and secure fair terms from gatekeeper platforms that regularly access news content without paying for its value," according to a news release from the lawmakers.
The group includes Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar and Republican Senator John Kennedy, both members of the Judiciary Committee, and House Judiciary Committee members David Cicilline, a Democrat, and Ken Buck, a Republican.
A previous version of the bill, introduced in March 2021, was opposed by two technology industry trade groups that Meta Platforms' Facebook, and Alphabet's Google belong to - the Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice.
The updated bill would cover news publishers with fewer than 1,500 full-time employees and non-network news broadcasters. It would allow them to work together to win better deals from Facebook, Google and other large platforms, according to the news release.
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IGEL OS to Automatically Support the Upcoming Release of Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 for an Enhanced, High-Definition Cloud PC Experience
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IGEL, provider of the managed endpoint operating system for secure access to any digital workspace, today announced that it will be offering day-one support for the release of Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 Cloud PC. As a co-development partner with both Citrix and Microsoft, IGEL has validated that IGEL OS will fully support the upcoming Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 release, assuring seamless operation upon its public release.
Announced during Microsoft Inspire 2022, Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 will give Cloud PC users an exceptional high-definition user experience, bringing graphics, audio, and collaboration tools to life on any IGEL OS-powered device running the Citrix Workspace app. This will enable existing Citrix and IGEL OS customers to experience Windows 365 Cloud PCs alongside their other Citrix and Citrix desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) deployments. Using Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 with IGEL OS also enables desktop administrators to unify the management of their digital workspace access policies and security controls across a broad array of endpoint devices from multiple vendors for enterprise consistency.
"IGEL and Citrix continue to collaborate to revolutionize how people work," said Jim Airdo, Senior Vice President, IGEL Ready Strategic Alliances, IGEL. "Our partnership, from the development lab to the field, continues to deliver the seamless integration and robust capability our mutual customers want to elevate their 'work-from-anywhere' user experience. By offering support for Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 right out of the gate, IGEL OS is again delivering the confidence customers require in their digital workspace investments. Together, IGEL, Citrix and Microsoft are extending the Windows 365 experience with Citrix HDX high-end graphics technology and fully managed, secure endpoint access of IGEL OS."
IGEL and Citrix have collaborated for decades to transform how people work. Together, the two companies accelerate the new hybrid work model with a flexible "anywhere" working environment that offers an immersive, high-fidelity digital experience. In 2021, IGEL was the first vendor to earn both Citrix Ready™ Cloud and Citrix Ready Endpoint Premium Validation. Citrix was also an inaugural member of the IGEL Ready technology partner program as the companies continue their long-standing co-development initiatives. A combined Citrix and IGEL solution keeps digital workers happy, productive, and well connected with access to all the latest multimedia codecs and unified communications platforms like Teams, Zoom, WebEx, and others. This integration of IGEL OS, Citrix HDX Plus, and Windows 365 Cloud PC represents the latest innovation in this ongoing strategic partnership that now also includes Microsoft.
"IGEL makes embracing the new Citrix HDX Plus for Windows 365 seamless and immediate for any device using IGEL OS," said James Hsu, Product Management and Technical Alliances Sr. Manager, Citrix. "We are thrilled to add this development collaboration to our long history of innovation with IGEL as we continue to work together to simplify IT management while delivering an exceptional high-definition user experience for Windows 365 Cloud PC environments."
For more information on the value of using IGEL and Citrix together, please visit: https://www.igel.com/citrix.
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Today, the world of work is hybrid. Multiple clouds can deliver applications sourced from anywhere to a widely distributed workforce using all types of devices. Right at the moment when the world of work needs it most, IGEL has the solution for fully managed, secure endpoint access to any digital workspace that gives IT teams strong control and end-users the freedom to work as they wish in a hybrid world. Enabling choice of any cloud, from any device, anywhere, IGEL unlocks a collaborative and productive end user computing experience while solving the common security and management challenges required to compete and win in today's world of hybrid work. With a growing ecosystem of more than 100 IGEL Ready technology partners, IGEL has offices in Europe and the United States and is represented by partners in over 50 countries. For more information on IGEL, visit www.igel.com.
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PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ExchangeRight, one of the nation's leading providers of diversified real estate DST and REIT investments, has announced the completion of its 26th successful full-cycle event through the sale of its $62.18 million Net-Leased Portfolio 18 DST to an acquiring REIT. The sale provided investors total annual returns including cash flow ranging from 6.67 to 6.98 percent while maintaining uninterrupted monthly distributions and meeting cash flow projections.
The portfolio consisted of 17 net-leased properties covering 268,041 square feet and featured national creditworthy tenants including CVS, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, and Fresenius Medical Care. Launched in 2017, the offering provided uninterrupted monthly distributions to investors averaging 6.65 percent even through the height of the COVID crisis and economic lockdowns.
Upon sale, ExchangeRight provided portfolio investors the option to complete a tax-deferred 721 exchange, perform a 1031 exchange, receive cash, or a combination of these options. For investors who chose to complete a tax-deferred 721 exchange into the acquiring REIT, the total return on sale including cash flow was equivalent to 132.74 percent of initial capital investment based in part on KPMG's independent valuation of the acquiring portfolio's real estate combined with its other assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2022. For investors who chose to cash out or complete a 1031 exchange, the Net-Leased Portfolio 18 DST total return on sale including cash flow was approximately 131.30 percent of initial capital investment.
Joshua Ungerecht, one of the managing partners at ExchangeRight, said the optionality created by ExchangeRight's aggregation strategy allows for successful exit and multiple investment options.
"This accomplishment is another testament to the stability of our offerings," Ungerecht said. "Our strategy continues to preserve investor capital and produce income despite changes in the market. We are committed to empowering investors to accomplish their financial goals and giving them opportunities to customize their exits each time we take an offering full-cycle."
ExchangeRight pursues its passion to empower people to be secure, free, and generous by providing REIT, fund, and 1031 DST portfolios that target secure capital, stable income, and strategic exits. With assets under management in excess of $5.3 billion, the company strategically syndicates net-leased portfolios of assets backed primarily by investment-grade corporations that successfully operate in the necessity-based retail and healthcare industries, as well as diversified value-add portfolios of inline and outparcel retail properties shadow-anchored by strong-performing grocery tenants. Please visit www.exchangeright.com for more information.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hour One, the AI video generation company powered by virtual human characters, today announced the launch of its "News" feature that instantly turns text into immersive video-based news. Hour One's virtual human avatars make it possible to create dozens or even thousands of authentic and personalized 3D videos automatically, just by typing the script into a text box.
Hour One's News feature allows users to select from a range of 3D newsroom environments in which to place their virtual news anchor. Users can either choose from a selection of available virtual news anchors or create their own photorealistic news anchor based on themselves or other authorized talent. These virtual anchors are then brought to life in a range of customizable 3D newsroom settings.
"News and media companies around the world understand the value of creating more video content, but filming live news anchors in a studio environment requires a lot of time and investment," said Hour One Head of Strategy Natalie Monbiot. "For news stations and media publishers, access to virtual anchors and studios removes these obstacles, and unlocks endless new possibilities, including localization of news content and 24-hour newscasting"
With News, users can choose from a variety of dynamic newsroom shots like closeups and pan shots. Over the shoulder newsroom real estate can be leveraged to display b-roll video, branding, product placement, or any other content, to create a fully immersive video experience.
Earlier this year, Hour One raised a $20 million Series A funding round led by New York-based private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. For more information, please visit hourone.ai.
About Hour One
Hour One is an AI company specializing in the development of virtual humans for use in professional video communications. Hour One's lifelike virtual characters are based on real humans, and can be animated with human expressiveness just from text, enabling businesses to upgrade their communications with unprecedented ease and scale. With its self-service platform, Reals, businesses can access Hour One's technology more easily than ever, to generate fully-produced videos automatically, in just minutes. Hour One's customers include some of the biggest names in e-learning and media, including Berlitz and NBC Universal and DreamWorks, and spanning HR, e-commerce, SaaS and more. Hour One is headquartered in Tel Aviv and New York City.
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Capital Campaign Groundbreaking Wednesday, August 24 with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and City of Atlanta Dept. of Parks & Recreation
ATLANTA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a 46% increase in demand for therapeutic riding sessions last year, Chastain Horse Park (CHP) is planning for exponential growth within its therapeutic programs. This will translate to more than 5,000 sessions in 2022, 36% of which will be subsidized by non-profit CHP and its partners. To double impact of the program, the new facility will enable the campus to shift its focus from individual to group sessions and broaden its community outreach to include additional underserved and at-risk individuals. It is one of only two remaining urban horse parks in the U.S. and is Premier Accredited by the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH) International.
COVID triggered increased interest in outdoor activities and therapies across the board, including demand for outdoor activities with horses. Serious physical and mental health issues have also grown with COVID. Along with facility rental, paid horse boarding and riding lessons help support scholarships for equine assisted services, which many insurance companies still consider "investigative" despite compelling outcomes data. Other scholarship supporters include Boehringer Ingelheim's BI Cares Foundation (animal and human pharmaceuticals), Junior League, RISE Scholarship Foundation and many other donors.
Why the Horse?
"The horse's brain has a large limbic system. Size-wise, the horse cerebellum accounts for about a third of the horse's brain. And, because the horse is a motor/sensory animal, the horse is all but ruled by the cerebellum. Humans, on the other hand, are ruled by the frontal lobe. You could interpret this as humans being more of a 'thinking' species, while horses are more of a sensory and feelings species. Horses have an amazing network of neurons governing emotionality that give them a remarkable ability to read human feeling and intention—and respond to it," says Kelcy Rainer, CHP Therapeutic Program Director. They are herd and prey animals – not predators -- which means that they have a strong emotional sense and use this sense as a survival tool; Additionally, the horse's gait mimics the movement of the human body and thus acts as a 3-dimensional form of modality when working with physical and cognitive disabilities.
"Horses never hide their emotions. Because of these qualities, horses can be used to help people heal from a variety of physical and psychological issues. Horses are an incredible partner in improving the physical and cognitive wellbeing of humans while also being an emotional mirror helping participants identify their feelings," continues Rainer.
The 15-acre campus is devoted to a mission that "empowers individuals of all abilities through life changing relationships with horses." It has inspired not only a large volunteer corps, but employees who have found that marrying their passion for horses with work in the non-profit arena satisfies a strong desire to work for the greater good of people with special needs.
For example, Rainer, a 10-year veteran of CHP, was an internationally recognized Saddlebred competitor with a lifelong love of horses. She is also a PATH, International Advanced Certified instructor and knew from an early age that she wanted to blend two passions for career satisfaction: her commitment to social activism with her love of horsemanship. Trish Gross, CHP's Executive Director and a former technology executive, wanted to learn to ride after her husband's job led them from California to Atlanta. While taking lessons at CHP, she became inspired and sought out an opportunity to lead the organization.
"We are a strong community of people who are committed to serving children, teens, and adults with physical cognitive and emotional disabilities in a unique setting. CHP is in Chastain Park, a City of Atlanta Park campus offering baseball and football fields, a golf course, a pool, tennis courts, and walking paths. Horses dedicated to the common good and welfare of the community always add interest and excitement to the park. Combine that with Georgia's growing population of individuals with disabilities, our capital campaign came at the perfect time," adds Trish Gross, Executive Director.
New and Expanded Facilities
The expansion is the result of a successful "Healing Through Horses" capital campaign that will renovate and grow facilities and help underwrite therapeutic sessions for City of Atlanta residents, many of whose household incomes are under $28,600.
Gross believes a new therapeutic horsemanship center, including clinical and educational spaces, could inspire healthcare professionals to embrace the role of the horse in therapeutic services. She is also hopeful that the center's work and outcomes will help persuade insurers to consider reimbursement for such services.
She said, "A horse's response to a client helps to inform the therapist or instructor what physical and cognitive challenges are present, or which behaviors to discuss. If you watch a session in action, it's hard not to wonder, 'Who's the therapist here: the horse or the therapist?' Horses are sentient, and while clients might not appear ready to discuss issues facing them. The horse is ready to accept and communicate."
The invitation-only groundbreaking ceremony takes place Wednesday, August 24 and will launch the largest initiative for CHP since it began in 1939, enabling it to scale rapidly to meet demand.
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ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg Law today announced the availability of new resources focusing on abortion law consisting of an In Focus page, Practical Guidance and a webinar to be held on September 15, 2022. For more information and to register for "The Post-Dobbs World: Employment and Benefits Considerations Moving Forward," visit http://onb-law.com/XHAr50Kpog2.
U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which permits states to allow, regulate, or ban abortion, has sparked a flurry of legislation and litigation nationwide. The uncertainty surrounding state laws restricting abortion has introduced uncertainty and numerous questions for lawyers and their clients.
Bloomberg Law's new In Focus page and accompanying Practical Guidance Toolkit compile the resources that practitioners need to monitor federal and state developments and understand the legal implications arising from the Dobbs ruling.
The new pages include news and legal research materials on a range of topics, including health, employee benefits, employment, and privacy, and are designed to make it easy for lawyers to keep current on the evolving legal landscape and keep their clients compliant. As a central place for users to find content on abortion laws, these pages include:
- An In Focus page that improves the findability and discoverability of BLAW's most relevant research content and tools.
- An interactive map and curated searches that make it easier for users to track fast-moving developments.
- Integration of state-specific resources to help users identify multiple legal issues affecting individuals, employers, and health-care providers.
- A Toolkit that delivers essential task-focused practical content, including Practical Guidance and Chart Builders.
Bloomberg Law's September 15 webinar will help in-house and external counsel advise their organizations and clients on legal factors that must be considered post-Dobbs with a panel of experts who will discuss recent legal developments and questions of state and federal law on abortion in an employment and benefits context. They will offer practical tips to stay compliant and avoid civil and criminal liability.
"Bloomberg Law has received many requests for Dobbs-related content and we're proud that these new pages deliver that content in a clear, user-friendly way," said Alex Butler, vice president of content and analysis, Bloomberg Law. "From our new interactive abortion laws U.S. map to curated news, state bill, legislative, and docket searches, to a Toolkit providing overviews, checklists, sample forms, these resources will help in-house counsel and law firm attorneys spot issues and stay compliant."
About Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law combines the latest in legal technology with workflow tools, comprehensive primary and secondary sources, trusted news, expert analysis, and business intelligence. Our deep expertise and commitment to innovation provide a competitive edge to help improve attorney productivity and efficiency. Bloomberg Law is the only legal research provider to include continuous enhancements to its platform at no cost to existing subscribers. For more information, visit Bloomberg Law.
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LEAD PLAINTIFF DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 11, 2022
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP announces that a federal securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the American Depositary Receipts ("ADR's) of Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA) pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO").
All investors who purchased the ADR's of Tuya Inc. and incurred losses are urged to contact the firm immediately at classmember@whafh.com or (800) 575-0735 or (212) 545-4774. You may obtain additional information concerning the action or join the case on our website, www.whafh.com.
If you have incurred losses in the ADR's of Tuya Inc., you may, no later than October 11, 2022, request that the Court appoint you lead plaintiff of the proposed class. Please contact Wolf Haldenstein to learn more about your rights as an investor in the ADR's of Tuya Inc.
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Tuya offers a purpose-built "Internet of Things" cloud platform that delivers a suite of offerings including Platform-as-a-Service, or PaaS, and Software-as-a-Service, or SaaS, to business and developers. The Company's proprietary products and services enable "smart devices," e.g., household items and appliances connected to the internet, to communicate and interact with end users and online information and services.
Approximately 20% of Tuya's customers sell products online through e-commerce marketplaces such as Amazon.com. In order to maintain the integrity of its platform, Amazon.com has long prohibited the practice of sellers compensating review writers for their reviews in most instances. Despite this prohibition, in April 2019, the consumer website Which? published a report claiming that Amazon had been "flooded by fake five-star reviews," and that sellers were listing products that carried tens of thousands of unverified reviews.
In August 2020, a USC/UCLA research paper analyzed the market for fake reviewed products on Amazon.com. The paper found that the "vast majority" (84%) of sellers benefitting from fake reviews were located in China.
In September 2020, The Financial Times published an article entitled "Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews after evidence of profits for posts." The article stated that Amazon had deleted 20,000 product reviews written by 7 of its top 10 UK reviewers.
On March 1, 2021, a data security organization, Safety Detectives, obtained access to a data server located in China that contained 7GB of data and over 13 million records appearing to be linked to a widespread fake review scam.
Leading up to the IPO, Tuya claimed to be experiencing phenomenal growth. In 2020, the Company claimed that its technology powered over 116.5 million smart devices in more than 1,100 product categories sold in over 220 countries and regions globally. Tuya claimed to be the "largest IoT PaaS business in the global market of IoT PaaS in terms of the volume of smart devices powered" and stated that its "business ha[d] scaled rapidly in recent periods," growing revenue by 70% YOY to $179.9 million in 2020.
On February 26, 2021, Tuya filed a registration statement on Form F-1, which after amendments on March 12 and 16, 2021, was declared effective on March 17, 2021. On March 19, 2021, the Company filed a prospectus for the Initial Public Offering ("IPO") on Form 424B4, which incorporated and formed part of the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement was used to sell over 45 million Tuya ADR's at $21 per ADR, generating over $946 million in proceeds.
On May 11, 2021, an article on techcrunch.com revealed that "several top Chinese sellers disappeared from Amazon." The report stated that over 13.1 million records documenting a massive fake review scam had been uncovered involving more than 200,000 Amazon accounts. Two months later, on July 9, 2021, verdict.co.uk reported that Amazon had "closed 340 online stores of one of its largest Chinese retailers in the first half of this year" as it cracked down against paid reviews and other violations of Amazon terms of service. According to the report, Amazon banned hundreds of Chinese brands across thousands of sellers' account, many of which were clients of Tuya, citing repeated and significant violations.
Then on August 18, 2021, Tuya issued a press release announcing the Company's financial results for 2Q 2021. The release guided the Company's outlook for 3Q 2021, which stated Tuya expects revenue to be in a range of just $83 million to $86 million, which surprised and disappointed analysts and investors.
During the earnings call on that same day, management revealed that the reason for the low 3Q revenue forecast was that "our customers face a series of challenges, including Amazon's strict execution of the seller policy."
By August 2022, Tuya ADR had declined below $2 per ADR – 90% below where Tuya ADR's were sold to the investing public in the IPO.
Wolf Haldenstein has extensive experience in the prosecution of securities class actions and derivative litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts across the country. The firm has attorneys in various practice areas; and offices in New York, Chicago and San Diego. The reputation and expertise of this firm in shareholder and other class litigation has been repeatedly recognized by the courts, which have appointed it to major positions in complex securities multi-district and consolidated litigation.
If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions regarding your rights and interests in this case, please immediately contact Wolf Haldenstein by telephone at (800) 575-0735, via e-mail at classmember@whafh.com, or visit our website at www.whafh.com.
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The annual event will bring users together to discuss first-hand experiences with CockroachDB and the future of cloud databases
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced its inaugural customer event, RoachFest, which will take place from September 20-21 in New York City. RoachFest will bring together speakers from inspirational engineering companies like Twitter, HardRock Digital, Starburst Data, Ultimate Tournament and more to examine and share best practices for CockroachDB and the adjacent cloud technologies that are driving the future of application development. Get your tickets today.
RoachFest will serve as a two-day event that will inspire and educate the CockroachDB community to prepare for a cloud-first future that requires a distributed mindset. Attendees can expect to hear first-hand experiences on their use of the database from organizations in financial services, gambling, gaming, and big tech.
- Jigar Bhati, software engineer at Twitter on CockroachDB in use at Twitter
- James Lupolt, database engineer at Hard Rock Digital on betting transactions on CockroachDB
- David Phillips, CTO at Starburst Data on using CockroachDB as Saas metadata layer
- Dan Goodman, CTO at Ultimate Tournament on Online Gaming and CockroachDB
- Spencer Kimball, CEO and co-founder at Cockroach Labs on the State of the Database
- Nate Stewart, chief product officer at Cockroach Labs on serverless and upcoming
- The future of data - an industry analyst panel with Tony Baer, Founder & CEO at dbInsight; KellyAnne Fitzpatrick, Senior Analyst at Red Monk: Carl Olofsson, - VP of Research at IDC.
"RoachFest will bring together leaders, educators and curious thinkers to discuss the challenges and opportunities working with cloud native distributed databases as workloads shift to the global public cloud," said Spencer Kimball, CEO and cofounder at Cockroach Labs. "Our goal with RoachFest is to create a forum to promote new thinking about the expanding role of data within the modern organization. We expect RoachFest will serve as a vital resource to our community."
To learn more about RoachFest:
- Explore the latest RoachFest Agenda and learn more about what to expect at the event
- Read about the benefits of CockroachDB for organizations of all sizes, across industries.
- Stay on top of the latest news and announcements from Cockroach Labs on LinkedIn and Twitter
Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved, cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet. Helping companies of all sizes — and the apps they develop — to scale fast, survive failures, and thrive everywhere. CockroachDB is in use at some of the world's largest enterprises across all industries, including some of the most recognized companies in banking, media & entertainment, retail, and technology. Headquartered in New York City, Cockroach Labs is backed by Altimeter, Benchmark, Greenoaks, GV, Firstmark, Index Ventures, Lone Pine, Redpoint Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global, and Workbench. For more information, please visit cockroachlabs.com.
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Successful NYC Owner/Operator Plans to Grow Frozen Yogurt and Soft Serve Brand Nationally
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City's leading self-serve frozen yogurt shop, 16 Handles, has been acquired by the brand's largest franchisee. The 30+ unit franchise brand will now be led by New York entrepreneur Neil Hershman, who plans to grow the regional brand outside of the Tri-State area through an aggressive franchise push. Details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Hershman will immediately retain the role of CEO and owner of 16 Handles. He is joined by investor and co-owner Danny Duncan, who will serve as the brand's Chief Creative Officer. Duncan is a comedic YouTuber who has amassed over 1.5 billion views on the platform and generated over $50 million in merchandise sales from 2020-2021.
16 Handles was founded by Solomon Choi in 2008. It has since grown to stores across five states and sets itself apart with modern store design, an exclusive and addictive product lineup, and unparalleled customer experience. The menu features 16 different frozen desserts, 50+ toppings and sauces, as well as a variety of frozen novelties such as cakes, take-home pints and toppings to-go.
"I came to New York City in my 20s and started 16 Handles as part of my lifelong dream and passion to create my own brand and build it into something great. Today, I see this same desire and fire in Neil as a successful franchisee who will now take over the direction of this iconic New York City dessert brand," said Choi. "I want to see 16 Handles grow and evolve, and Neil has the right mindset to set lofty goals and put the right plan together, which is exactly the type of leadership the brand needs."
Over the past three years, Hershman has quickly built a dessert empire throughout Manhattan, including a newly constructed Times Square 16 Handles location. He currently owns five 16 Handles shops (Murray Hill, East Village, Chelsea, Tribeca and Times Square), last year debuted NYC's first-ever Dippin' Dots ice cream store in Flatiron District and has since opened two additional stores in Brooklyn and Times Square this year. Hershman also recently opened Captain Cookie & the Milkman, a popular cookie and ice cream company started in Washington DC, near NYU's campus.
"16 Handles is a beloved brand in the New York region and there is so much potential for it to dominate in countless other markets across the country. Our leadership team has experience owning and operating our store locations, which gives us unparalleled insight into our products, business model and customers," said Hershman. "The soft serve and frozen yogurt market has continued to be an attractive investment for operators due to the high margin, low labor business model. 16 Handles created a brand for a broader demographic – not just kids – and continues to bring in new customers with its head turning partnerships, ranging from Broadway Shows like Dear Evan Hansen to national food and beverage partners like Junior's Cheesecake and Oatly. With the new ownership, 16 Handles has both the benefits of an established business, having decade old stores with continued revenue increases year over year, and a startup, with the ability to test and launch innovative ideas and partnerships quickly and efficiently."
"It's important for me to invest in a company that has a great product, but also a company that brings people happiness," said Duncan. "I recognized 16 Handles' success in New York City and knew if it could succeed there, it could succeed anywhere. I'm excited to open my own 16 Handles in my hometown of Englewood, Florida, and to help lead franchise expansion throughout the U.S."
The total initial investment to open a 16 Handles franchise ranges from $228,250 to $671,000. The brand boasts the highest average unit volume in the frozen yogurt dessert space, averaging $734,451. For more information on 16 Handles franchise opportunities, visit 16handles.com/franchise or email franchise@16handles.com.
About 16 Handles
16 Handles opened its first store in Manhattan's East Village in 2008, becoming the first self-serve frozen yogurt shop in New York City. Since then, the brand has expanded to over 30 locations with a menu that includes frozen yogurt, ice cream, vegan soft serve, endless toppings, drinks, and other treats & snacks. Each shop's full menu is available in store and via the 16 Handles app. In addition to creating irresistible desserts, 16 Handles works closely with local and national organizations in partnerships and fundraisers. For more information, visit 16handles.com.
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The Mars Food rice brand commits up to $250,000 which can help provide 2.5 million meals
CHICAGO, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Ben's Original™ brand announced the "Be an After School Hero" program benefitting No Kid Hungry®, a national campaign to end childhood hunger in America. From August 15 to October 8, when consumers purchase Ben's Original™ rice products, they are helping to provide up to 2.5 million meals to children in need throughout the United States.
For more than 70 years, Ben's Original™ rice varieties have been the easy, tasty cornerstone for meals around the dinner table, but for many families across the country, dinner is not guaranteed. The brand is addressing this need through community outreach programs around the world to ensure underserved communities have access to the nutritious meals we all deserve.
"Children need access to a consistent source of nutritious food so they can grow and thrive," said Angie Madigan, Vice President of Marketing, Mars Food North America. "As we enter the back-to-school season, it's an honor to partner with No Kid Hungry on this initiative. Together we continue our brand commitment to work toward a more equitable future and to create opportunities that offer everyone a seat at the table."
"One in six kids – or nearly 12 million children – are living with hunger in America," said Diana Hovey, Senior Vice President at Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign. "We're thrilled to partner with Ben's Original™ brand to help our communities feed children – because every kid needs three meals to grow healthy, happy and strong."
With purpose at the core of "Be an After-School Hero," Ben's Original™ brand is continuing its partnership with award-winning chef Nick Wallace, who shares a passion for the brand's mission and the impact food has on communities. Born and raised in Mississippi, the recent Top Chef contestant has developed approachable recipes with Ben's Original™ rice for families to enjoy around the table.
"Giving back through food – mentorship, access to and education around healthy food – has always been an important piece of my culinary career and life," said Chef Nick Wallace. "The Ben's Original™ purpose really resonates with me and I'm excited to partner with the brand for a second year. Together we're continuing to work towards bettering our communities."
This purpose-driven program is one of several ways Ben's Original™ brand is bringing to life its purpose to create opportunities that offer everyone a seat at the table. This spring, the Ben's Original™ U.S. Seat at the Table™ Fund scholarship opened applications, marking the second of a five-year, $2 million commitment by the brand. Created in partnership with the National Urban League and United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the scholarship supports Black students interested in food industry careers.
Additionally, Ben's Original™ continues to invest in Greenville, MS - where the brand has been produced for more than 43 years - fulfilling a five-year, $2.5 million commitment. These efforts are focused on enhancing educational opportunities for area students and furthering access to fresh foods. In September Chef Nick will join the Ben's Original™ team again in Greenville, leading a cooking demonstration with students to support food education in the community.
Consumers can purchase Ben's Original™ rice in stores nationwide and online. Available in a variety of flavors and formats, including Ready Rice™, the portfolio provides a convenient and tasty meal options ready in just 90 seconds.
To learn more about the brand's "Be an After-School Hero" program, visit bensoriginal.com or check out the Ben's Original™ brand on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About Mars Food
Mars Food is a fast-growing dinnertime food business, making tastier, healthier, easier meals that bring the world to the dinner table. With North American headquarters in Chicago, Ill. and global headquarters in London, Mars Food US's portfolio of leading brands includes: Ben's Original™, Seeds of Change™, and Tasty Bite®. Our purpose –Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow. –drives our business to be a leader in health & wellbeing and sustainability. Mars Food is a segment of Mars, Incorporated. For more information about the Ben's Original™ Brand and its purpose initiatives, visit https://www.bensoriginal.com or https://www.mars.com/.
About No Kid Hungry
No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 6 kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty.
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Helps revenue organizations generate more pipeline and win more deals by increasing rep productivity, improving sales execution efficiency, and reducing forecast risk
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach, the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth, today announced new platform enhancements. These new innovations empower Outreach customers to increase rep productivity, improve sales execution efficiency, decrease forecast risk, and reduce costs via a single platform offering.
The new platform enhancements include:
- Kaia for Outreach Voice empowers sales reps with real-time intelligence - reps can now access the power and intelligence of Outreach Kaia directly within their Outreach Voice dialer workflows. Using conversation intelligence (CI), Kaia provides AI-triggered content cards to sales reps in real-time and guides them to close more deals.
- Outreach Kaia brings new levels of visibility to sales managers on the status of deals - A new recording page and simplified UI provide conversation trends and insights to help managers understand key prospects and customer meetings – so they can unblock deals and provide coaching to their reps.
- New Deal Health scores provide AI-driven, real-time visibility into deals - This new revenue intelligence capability within Outreach Guide helps sales leaders spot risks in deals sooner. Using AI, Deal Health provides a simple score to accurately reflect the current state of deals, so they know where to focus.
- Forecast flexibility in Outreach Commit - Sales and RevOps leaders can now create custom filters on pipeline metrics, and configure multiple forecasts to gain confidence across different areas of their business.
- New reporting capabilities for Outreach Engage in the EU datacenter - For customers operating in the EU that require data residency, Outreach now provides Outreach Insights, AI-driven reporting with real-time, actionable insights into playbooks, people, and processes – all within the EU datacenter.
- Additional compliance features, including HIPAA attestation and support for BAA - Outreach continues its commitment to helping customers meet data privacy requirements with the addition of HIPAA attestation to cover personal health information data that's incidentally stored in Outreach. Customers also have the option to sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to provide a contractual commitment.
To learn more about these enhancements, please visit our blog.
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"Now, more than ever, revenue organizations are under pressure to deliver efficient, predictable growth," said Prasad Raje, Chief Product Officer, Outreach. "Today's announcements include a combination of new AI and enterprise capabilities to help our customers improve execution across every stage of their sales cycle."
"We initially turned to Outreach because content cards were paramount to what we needed to enable our BDRs with quick and consistent messaging on our value proposition and competitive positioning as we scale our sales organization," said Justin Miller, Director of Revenue Operations, Sonatype. "We have now expanded our use of Kaia to our Account Managers and are using Kaia for real-time coaching and on a weekly-basis reviewing discovery calls to better understand how the current economic pressures are impacting our customers and prospects and how top reps deliver the value proposition and handle objections to further improve our enablement and coaching strategy."
About Outreach
Outreach is the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth. We are helping organizations achieve their growth potential by delivering sales execution workflows that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to close execution gaps across the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to deal management to forecasting. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations together in one platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Adobe, Okta, DocuSign, and SAP, depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global health services company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) announced today that David Cordani, chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on September 13, 2022 in New York, NY.
Cigna's presentation is expected to begin at approximately 9:10 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.cigna.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx in the Investor Relations section of Cigna's website.
To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit https://investors.cigna.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation is a global health services company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability, affordability and access to quality care through integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance whole person health. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or their affiliates and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits and other related products.
Cigna maintains sales capability in over 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has over 190 million customer relationships around the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.
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The latest episode in Season 2 of Smithsonian Channel’s “How Did They Build That?” (airing 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28) explores the design and construction of Seattle’s Highway 520 bridge, aka the Evergreen Point floating bridge, which opened in April 2016.
Dan Wolf, executive producer of the series on behalf of Smithsonian Channel, said the Seattle engineering marvel featured this season was on a list of possible topics submitted by the show’s production company.
“We like to go for a good mix of wild and crazy buildings but also down-and-dirty bridges,” Wolf said. ”These things are important to people. And it might not be as sexy as the Guggenheim in Bilbao. But it’s really interesting how they build something like a floating bridge. To me, it’s an important story to tell.”
For Wolf, the Highway 520 floating bridge (officially the Governor Albert D. Rosellini Bridge) also struck a personal chord. He lived in Ballard in the early 1990s, when he worked for Boeing writing and producing training videos for airlines that buy Boeing planes.
“I didn’t have to cross this bridge every day, but in the traffic reports, I’ve definitely heard about those who did,” he said. “That piqued my interest as well because I left before the new bridge was done.”
As an executive producer on “How Did They Build That?” Wolf reviews cuts of episodes, helps guide the storytelling and gives notes as episodes come together.
“I said, ‘Don’t forget to add the perspective of the commuter in the story and what they had to live through,’ ” Wolf said. “What a relief it is for people to have those extra two lanes. So I made sure that they gave the Seattleites’ perspective on some of that so it’s not just the engineering perspective.”
Steve Peer, media manager for Highway 520 and the Alaskan Way Viaduct projects through the Washington State Department of Transportation, said “How Did They Build That?” shot in Seattle earlier this year for about three days. It’s not the first TV series to showcase the bridge — Vice did a story on it, as did a show called “Extreme Projects” during construction — but “How Did They Build That?” may offer the bridge its largest media platform yet.
“There are so many nuances of this bridge, that just telling half of it, people are amazed by that,” Peer said of the world’s longest and widest floating bridge.
Wolf says his favorite part of the Evergreen Point story is how the pontoons that support the bridge were constructed in Aberdeen and Tacoma and floated to the bridge site.
“I love the story of the pontoons and how they’re built and all the things people can’t see about the bridge underneath it,” Wolf said. “One of the engineers takes us down in there. We were inside of a pontoon. I thought it was super cool how those are compartmentalized like a submarine with hatches between the compartments.”
Series such as “How Did They Build That?,” hosted in its second season by actor Jay Ellis (“Insecure”), have proliferated in the past 20 years on outlets like Science Channel and Smithsonian Channel.
“We have lots of shows that give us insider access to big machines and I think we do have a strand of our audience that loves this type of stuff,” Wolf said. “This series taps into that childhood notion of [being] a little kid on a bike and you go by a construction site and you might stop and watch for a while just out of wonder. That’s what this series taps into for people.”
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EAST LANSING, MI – Michigan and other parts of the central Midwest may offer the best chance for monarch butterflies to fight extinction in the face of climate change.
New research shows large swaths of the monarch’s current natural summertime range across North America may in future decades become inhospitable to the beloved insect, which was only recently internationally classified as an endangered species. Climate change is expected to eventually cause air temperatures to rise and rainfall to diminish to harmful degrees for monarchs, though a recent study shows parts of the central Midwest may offer the last accommodating habitat.
That means conservation efforts may become targeted across that region – including southern Michigan and Ontario, and northern parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio – for the best odds at saving the critical pollinator insect.
“There are areas where there might be what we call climate refuges, areas that are potentially going to be better for monarchs, and we could really focus the conservation action there,” said Elise Zipkin, Michigan State University associate professor who was among the scientists who recently published a study of declines in monarch butterfly populations because of climate change.
The high-tech climate modeling project showed predicted changes in breeding-season conditions will likely lead to continued decreases in overall monarch abundance. Statistics show between 1996 and 2014, eastern monarch butterfly numbers plummeted by more than 80%.
However, this new study predicts there actually may be a boost in the number of the colorful butterflies that seek sanctuary in certain parts of the central Midwest; it might result in more monarchs in those areas than during summers now.
Zipkin explained that’s because areas of the Upper Midwest like Minnesota, Wisconsin and northern Iowa are expected to become too hot and dry for native milkweed to thrive, while parts of the southeastern Midwest are projected to receive far more rainfall than now. Milkweed species are the sole host plants for monarchs to lay their eggs and later, for hatched caterpillars to consume.
In-between those projected weather extremes is the central Midwest, where Zipkin said conditions may remain just right to bolster monarch numbers and provide the last, best chance to save the species.
“There’s this sweet spot that may be getting better for monarch butterflies in the future – areas that are not getting too hot and also are staying relatively wet,” she said.
The project’s extensive data sets and climate models forecasted exactly which counties are most likely to provide the best possible habitat in the face of climate change. Researchers ran four scenarios for the next 80 years with varying degrees of reductions in carbon emissions.
“These projections let us look at how monarch populations will change across the Midwest and say, ‘Here’s where they’ll likely do a little better, here’s where they might do a little worse,’” said Erin Zylstra, the first author of the new report and a former postdoctoral researcher at MSU’s Zipkin Quantitative Ecology Lab.
She explained how this research can help communities launch targeted conservation efforts with milkweed and other native plants and habitat work.
“If we can find the places where the impacts of climate change aren’t expected to be so bad, those could become the areas where we invest our resources,” Zylstra said.
Monarchs are known for having among the longest annual migrations of any insect species. Eastern monarch butterflies spend winters in the mountainous regions of central Mexico, but travel to the northern United Stations and parts of Canada. Western monarchs spend winters in coastal California and summer in several states west of the Rocky Mountains.
Dramatic declines in monarch butterfly populations are largely attributed to habitat loss, climate change, and the widespread use of pesticides for agriculture.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has not listed monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act, though several environmental and conservation groups argue it should be listed. The agency in 2020 said other “higher-priority listing actions” prevented designating the monarch as threatened or endangered, but that the butterfly would become a “candidate” for future endangered species listing.
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DTC eyewear retailer expands designer offerings with new, eye-catching styles from ARNETTE Eyewear
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyebuydirect, the leading online retailer for prescription eyewear, is welcoming ARNETTE Eyewear to its existing family of designer brand offerings. ARNETTE will join Ray-Ban, Oakley and RFLKT within the retailer's lineup of premium frame offerings available online at Eyebuydirect.com.
ARNETTE Eyewear is known for its head-turning, on-trend frames, which will offer Eyebuydirect's shoppers even more ways to express their individuality through fashion and eyewear. The brand offers a wide selection of eyeglasses and sunglasses, with styles to suit everyone and every preference.
Eyebuydirect will carry over 60 frames from the brand, with plans to expand the offering over the next months. Top picks from the designer collection include the Kokoro, Cortex and Bushwick, and will range from $70 – $135 USD / $90 – $175 CAD.
ARNETTE's frames are bold and stylish, and the brand is committed to a worthy sustainability mission to make the world a better place. All of ARNETTE's frames are made using bio-based materials coming from renewable sources.
ARNETTE Eyewear will be available to purchase on Eyebuydirect today. For additional information about Eyebuydirect or to shop, please visit: https://www.eyebuydirect.com/.
About Eyebuydirect
Established in 2006, Eyebuydirect is the leading online destination for prescription eyewear that delivers on style, convenience, and accessibility. With over 3,000 frames starting at $6 USD/$9 CAD, Eyebuydirect is committed to helping everyone celebrate their individuality with the perfect frames to fit their personality. We offer Virtual Try-On technology and 2-day delivery on thousands of frames to make shopping for eyewear efficient and easy. Through our Buy 1 Give 1 Program, a pair of glasses is donated to the most underserved communities worldwide for every order placed. Eyebuydirect is a subsidiary of EssilorLuxottica, the world's largest provider of eyecare products and services.
To learn more, please visit us at www.eyebuydirect.com or on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
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LAKELAND, Fla., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The new class of freshmen beginning their studies at Florida Polytechnic University this fall is more well-rounded and academically advanced than any class in the school's history.
First-time-in-college applications increased by 31% this year, and by 101% since the fall of 2019. Among admitted students, the average SAT score was 1355 – the highest average in the University's history – and the average ACT score was 30.
Additionally, 95% of first-time-in-college students had completed calculus or pre-calculus in high school, positioning them to do well at Florida Poly, the only public university in the State University System completely dedicated to STEM education.
"The quality of our programs is not only strong, but it's extremely relevant as we see more and more of our graduates being placed in positions with very high salaries," said Dr. Ben Matthew Corpus, vice provost for enrollment management. "Our graduates earn the highest salaries of any public college in the state of Florida."
Another mark of the class' quality is the fact that 84% are Bright Futures Scholarship winners.
"Many of the brightest students want to be here because we're small and our majors are cutting-edge relevant," Corpus said.
This was a strong consideration for Vladjimir Nicolas, a freshman focusing on software engineering from Pembroke Pines, Florida.
"Florida Poly is great because it's one of the best STEM schools I can go to for my major in the area, and I'm not too far from home," Nicolas said. "Everything here is geared toward STEM, and because it's a small school, they can cater to students a lot, too."
The geographic diversity of new Florida Poly students is also increasing.
Out-of-state, first-time-in-college student applications increased by 49%, and incoming students hail from states as far as Washington, Maryland, Wisconsin, and Arizona. Other students are from countries such as England, Argentina, Iran, Ghana, and Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean.
The incoming class also was successful both in and out of the high school classroom. New Phoenixes have won regional and state awards in areas such as robotics, soccer, ROTC, and coding. Many also were active in high school varsity athletic teams such as soccer, football, basketball, and lacrosse.
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Business Technology Solution Provider Expands Partnership with InspireCIO; Now Underwrites Four of InspireCIO's Chapters in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Tennessee and Alabama
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anexinet + Veristor, a leading strategy, technology and transformation service provider, today announced that it has expanded its partner relationship with InspireCIO and has become the underwriter of InspireCIO's PhillyCIO chapter of Philadelphia Chief Information Officers. PhillyCIO joins the list of InspireCIO chapters currently underwritten by Anexinet + Veristor who also currently underwrites InspireCIO's CharlotteCIO, TennesseeCIO and AlabamaCIO chapters.
"We are honored to mark our support and commitment to the success of Philadelphia-area CIOs by underwriting the educational, inspirational and strategic programs delivered by PhillyCIO," said John Kolimago, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Anexinet. "The InspireCIO Leadership Network has become a valued resource for C-suite technology executives as they navigate critical technology initiatives and strategic decisioning for businesses across every industry. It is a privilege to support CIOs as an underwriter of this valued leadership network across four regional chapters."
As a PhillyCIO underwriter, Anexinet + Veristor will collaborate with the InspireCIO Leadership Network as it fosters meaningful relationships by hosting non-commercial, member-led programs that are exclusive to qualified CIOs and members. Programs are designed to help CIOs gain strategic advantage by developing and strengthening executive relationships, growing the network and sharpening leadership acumen.
"Anexinet + Veristor has been a valued underwriter for multiple InspireCIO chapters, and we are pleased to recognize them with underwriter status for our PhillyCIO organization," said Frank Bell, Founder, InspireCIO. "At InspireCIO, we know there is no textbook on how to become a great CIO. Yet, by surrounding yourself with other leaders who face similar challenges and opportunities, InspireCIO members find the answer is in the room. By connecting, recognizing and inspiring CIOs, we are empowering members to achieve their full leadership potential."
As an underwriter of PhillyCIO, Anexinet + Veristor will also be program underwriters of the annual Philadelphia CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Awards. The premier technology executive recognition program in Philadelphia, the Philadelphia CIO ORBIE Awards honor chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership. For more information, visit: https://phillycio.org/awards.
Anexinet + Veristor is a leading provider of transformative business technology that delivers intelligent, full-stack engagement strategies and solutions and modern, secure infrastructure products and services. The combined company, which recently announced its merger, guides customers to the right solutions for their most complex technology challenges and accelerates the time-to-value for the software, infrastructure and systems they deploy. From engaging front-end interactions to dependable back-end solutions, Anexinet + Veristor jointly delivers a full suite of technology strategy, design, engineering, deployment, support, and managed service offerings. The combined organization has a record of client success which springs from a culture rooted in thought leadership and decades of delivery excellence. Working shoulder-to-shoulder with customers at every step of their technology journey, Anexinet + Veristor makes technology truly work. Learn more at anexinet.com and veristor.com.
The InspireCIO Leadership Network is the preeminent peer leadership network for CIOs which represents more than 1,000 CIOs across 25 chapters from coast to coast. InspireCIO programs are made possible through the corporate support of strategic partners known as Underwriters. These organizations represent the highest-level investors in local chapters and the senior executives of Underwriter organizations are regarded as peers by the CIOs serving on Advisory Board of these local chapters. For more information, visit www.inspirecio.com and www.phillycio.org.
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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — The Pentagon on Monday again denied the District of Columbia’s request for National Guard assistance in dealing with the thousands of migrants who have arrived on buses from Texas and Arizona.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, in her second request for National Guard support, told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that most migrants stay up to three days before moving on to their final destinations.
According to a copy of a letter to the city reviewed by The Associated Press, the Department of Defense said the use of the D.C. National Guard would be inappropriate and would hurt the overall readiness of the troops by forcing some to cancel or disrupt military training.
In a series of tweets Monday night, Bowser said the city would continue its plans to ensure there is a “humane setting” for migrants “coming through DC on their way to their final destination.”
“We are going to move forward with our planning to ensure that when people are coming through DC on their way to their final destination that we have a humane setting for them,” Bowser tweeted.
The letter said the department also is concerned about putting uniformed military members in direct contact with migrants to provide food, sanitation or other support, saying the troops have no real experience or training for that mission.
Austin rejected a similar D.C. request earlier this month, and Bowser had said she would send an amended, “more specific” proposal. Bowser had initially asked for an open-ended deployment of 150 National Guard members per day as well as a “suitable federal location” for a mass housing and processing center, mentioning the D.C. Armory as a logical candidate. The revised request asked that the help be provided for just 90 days.
The Pentagon also denied the use of the armory, saying it is not air-conditioned and would have to undergo costly changes and repairs to make it suitable for overnight stays.
When the Defense Department rejected the first request, officials said the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s food and shelter program has provided funding for the problem, and has indicated those funds are sufficient at this point. The latest letter said the city should continue to work with non-government groups to address the issue.
During the spring, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, both Republicans, announced plans to send busloads of migrants to Washington, D.C., in response to President Joe Biden’s decision to lift a pandemic-era emergency health order that restricted migrant entry numbers by denying them a chance to seek asylum. The rule remains in effect under court order.
As of Aug. 5, Texas had bused more than 7,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., and more than 900 to New York City, according to the governor’s office. As of Aug. 22, the state of Arizona has sent 1,516 migrants to D.C., in 41 trips, according to the governor’s office. Two to three buses leave each week, and each can hold a maximum of 40 migrants.
The governors call the practice a voluntary free ride — paid for by state taxpayers — that gets migrants closer to family or support networks.
But Bowser has argued that the asylum-seekers are being “tricked,” as many don’t get close enough to their final destinations and some are ditched at Union Station near the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Often they arrive with no resources and no clue what to do next.
Ducey, who began the program in May, has said everyone on the bus trips is going voluntarily to the nation’s capital with intended final destinations in East Coast cities. They leave from Arizona’s western Yuma County, a small border county without a shelter or other infrastructure needed to house and process the large number of asylum seekers now arriving.
When her initial request was turned down, Bowser said she expects the problem to only get worse and that if D.C. were a state, she would have already used the Guard for assistance.
State governors control the use of their Guard troops for any state duties. But, as the D.C. mayor, Bowser does not have the authority to personally order a National Guard deployment, an issue that has become emotionally charged in recent years as a symbol of the district’s entrenched status as less than a state.
Her limited authority played a role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump. When it became clear that Capitol Police were overmatched by the crowds, Bowser couldn’t immediately deploy the district guard. Instead, crucial time was lost while the request was considered inside the Pentagon, and protesters rampaged through the building. | https://www.cenlanow.com/morning-in-america/pentagon-rejects-dc-mayors-request-for-migrant-help/ | 2022-08-23T13:56:04Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/morning-in-america/pentagon-rejects-dc-mayors-request-for-migrant-help/ | true |
The annual event will bring users together to discuss first-hand experiences with CockroachDB and the future of cloud databases
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cockroach Labs, the company behind the leading cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, today announced its inaugural customer event, RoachFest, which will take place from September 20-21 in New York City. RoachFest will bring together speakers from inspirational engineering companies like Twitter, HardRock Digital, Starburst Data, Ultimate Tournament and more to examine and share best practices for CockroachDB and the adjacent cloud technologies that are driving the future of application development. Get your tickets today.
RoachFest will serve as a two-day event that will inspire and educate the CockroachDB community to prepare for a cloud-first future that requires a distributed mindset. Attendees can expect to hear first-hand experiences on their use of the database from organizations in financial services, gambling, gaming, and big tech.
- Jigar Bhati, software engineer at Twitter on CockroachDB in use at Twitter
- James Lupolt, database engineer at Hard Rock Digital on betting transactions on CockroachDB
- David Phillips, CTO at Starburst Data on using CockroachDB as Saas metadata layer
- Dan Goodman, CTO at Ultimate Tournament on Online Gaming and CockroachDB
- Spencer Kimball, CEO and co-founder at Cockroach Labs on the State of the Database
- Nate Stewart, chief product officer at Cockroach Labs on serverless and upcoming
- The future of data - an industry analyst panel with Tony Baer, Founder & CEO at dbInsight; KellyAnne Fitzpatrick, Senior Analyst at Red Monk: Carl Olofsson, - VP of Research at IDC.
"RoachFest will bring together leaders, educators and curious thinkers to discuss the challenges and opportunities working with cloud native distributed databases as workloads shift to the global public cloud," said Spencer Kimball, CEO and cofounder at Cockroach Labs. "Our goal with RoachFest is to create a forum to promote new thinking about the expanding role of data within the modern organization. We expect RoachFest will serve as a vital resource to our community."
To learn more about RoachFest:
- Explore the latest RoachFest Agenda and learn more about what to expect at the event
- Read about the benefits of CockroachDB for organizations of all sizes, across industries.
- Stay on top of the latest news and announcements from Cockroach Labs on LinkedIn and Twitter
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Golden Harvest corn seed offerings expand to bring farmers improved agronomics and yield potential
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Harvest announced today the addition of 12 new hybrids to its corn portfolio for the 2023 season. The new corn seed products, which include 10 corn hybrids and two conventional corn hybrids, feature improved agronomics and increased yield potential. The new hybrids join a game-changing Golden Harvest® corn portfolio that outperforms competitors in fields across the Corn Belt.
Research and development drive increased corn yield potential
The 12 new corn hybrids range in relative maturity from 87 to 117 days and feature industry-leading corn traits for insect control:
- Five hybrids include the Duracade™ trait for above- and below-ground insect protection and best-in-class corn rootworm control.
- Five hybrids include the Viptera™ trait, the most comprehensive above-ground insect control trait and the only effective western bean cutworm control trait.
In addition to leading insect control traits, the new corn hybrids help deliver value in the field and at harvest.
"With investments in research and development, trait introgression, and trialing, we are seeing great improvements in our newly advanced hybrids," said Rex Gray, Golden Harvest corn product manager ― West. "Because of their improved agronomics, standability, disease tolerance, test weight and yield potential, our newest products truly are a step-up when compared to our key competitors."
In specific geographies, Golden Harvest will offer a new Enogen® corn hybrid for the 2023 season. In the ethanol market, Enogen corn for fuel enhances the ethanol production process by improving process efficiency, while Enogen corn for feed hybrids help deliver more available energy when incorporated into dairy or beef cattle rations.
Game-changing corn performance in competitive trials
In addition to the 12 new corn hybrids, Golden Harvest offers six key corn hybrids that outperform the competition in trials1 across the Midwest.
Farmers can consider these data points as they put together their 2023 corn crop plans:
- Golden Harvest® corn G91V51-D brand outyielded DEKALB® brand corn products by an average of 0.7 bushels per acre (bu/A) in 207 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G02K39-AA brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer® brand corn products by an average of 4 bu/A in 2,044 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G10D21-VZ brand outyielded Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.4 bu/A in 1,740 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G10L16-DV brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.2 bu/A in 3,916 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G11V76-AA brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 2.2 bu/A in 2,466 comparisons.
- Golden Harvest corn G15J91-V brand outyielded DEKALB and Pioneer brand corn products by an average of 3.4 bu/A in 4,303 comparisons.
"Our game-changing corn hybrids deliver best-in-class performance across the industry," said Andy Ackley, Golden Harvest corn portfolio manager ― East. "We put agronomics first and focus on placing the right management structure on the right acre to bring farmers broad adaptability, high yield potential, solid agronomics and great late-season health. Golden Harvest corn hybrids are the cornerstone on which to build a whole farm corn solution package farmers can count on."
To learn more about Golden Harvest corn and discover which hybrids are right for your fields, visit www.GameChangingCorn.com.
To find better solutions for your corn and soybean acres, contact a Golden Harvest Seed Advisor at GoldenHarvestSeeds.com.
About Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest Seeds has been working with and listening to farmers with intention since 1973, offering in-depth seeds expertise combined with the local agronomic know-how of an independent Golden Harvest Seed Advisor to help identify custom solutions for every corn and soybean acre. Today, each Golden Harvest hybrid or variety is bred with the individual needs of hardworking farmers in mind. Golden Harvest corn hybrids feature elite genetics with proven performance and the most complete above- and below-ground insect control solutions with Duracade and Viptera trait stacks. Golden Harvest soybean varieties include the industry's broadest trait choice and exclusive genetics that set a new standard for performance and yield potential.
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global health services company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) announced today that David Cordani, chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the Morgan Stanley 20th Annual Global Healthcare Conference on September 13, 2022 in New York, NY.
Cigna's presentation is expected to begin at approximately 9:10 a.m. ET. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at https://investors.cigna.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx in the Investor Relations section of Cigna's website.
To listen to this presentation live on the Internet, visit https://investors.cigna.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx at least 15 minutes prior to the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software.
About Cigna
Cigna Corporation is a global health services company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna delivers choice, predictability, affordability and access to quality care through integrated capabilities and connected, personalized solutions that advance whole person health. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Evernorth companies or their affiliates and Express Scripts companies or their affiliates. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits and other related products.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — A journalist who ran an online local news program was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, making him the 15th media worker killed so far this year nationwide.
Prosecutors in the southern state of Guerrero said Monday that Fredid Román was gunned down in the state capital, Chilpancingo.
Román’s program, “The Reality of Guerrero,” focused heavily on state-level politics. He also wrote a column.
Guerrero is a state where drug gangs, armed vigilantes and other groups regularly clash.
2022 has been one of the deadliest ever for journalists in Mexico, which is now considered the most dangerous country for reporters outside a war zone.
Prosecutors did not immediately offer any further details on the killing of Román, who local media said had previously published a newspaper under the same name and was shot inside his vehicle.
The killing comes just one week after independent journalist Juan Arjón López was found dead in the northern border state of Sonora. Prosecutors said he died from a blow to the head. His body was found in San Luis Rio Colorado, across the border from Yuma, Arizona.
That area has been hit by drug cartel violence in recent years. In March, volunteer searchers found 11 bodies in clandestine burial pits in a stretch of desert near a garbage dump in San Luis.
At the beginning of August, a journalist was among four people killed inside a beer shop in the central Mexico state of Guanajuato.
Authorities said it was unknown whether that attack was related to the journalist’s work, his role as representative of local businesses in the planning of an upcoming fair or something else.
While organized crime is often involved in journalist killings, small town officials or politicians with political or criminal motivations are often suspects as well. Journalists running small news outlets in Mexico’s interior are easy targets.
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A California-based civil rights attorney announced he is filing a $27 billion class-action lawsuit on behalf of the families of those killed during the Uvalde school shooting back in May.
According to KSAT-TV, attorney Charles Bonner is seeking damages against law enforcement and gun manufacturers, claiming that the victims had their 14th Amendment rights violated. Bonner told KSAT that the lawsuit will be filed in September.
“What we intend to do to help serve this community and that is to file a $27 billion civil rights lawsuit under our United States Constitution, one-of-a-kind in the whole world,” Bonner said.
Bonner has reportedly been meeting families of the victims at the Tabernacle of Worship church.
“Up to right now, there’s been no accountability, there’s no justice for those 19 children and the two teachers,” Pastor Daniel Myers told KSAT.
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China textbooks revised after 'ugly' cartoons spark outcry
By Kerry Allen
BBC Monitoring
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China has replaced the cartoons in several primary school books after the previous material was deemed offensive.
Despite the original cartoons being used for many years, there was a sudden uproar in May when they were described as "ugly, racist, spooky and sexually suggestive", by the Global Times.
The publisher apologised at the time and vowed to redraw the cartoons.
Thousands of books have now been reviewed and several illustrators and publishers reprimanded or sacked.
China's Global Times newspaper described some of the illustrations showing a boy with "what looked like a tattoo on his ankle", a girl in a "bunny outfit" and children with "the US flag on".
Many critics of the cartoons accused the illustrators of "deliberately vilifying the aesthetics of the Chinese people" and called the publishers "irresponsible", the Global Times reported.
It took a team of 350 specialists to go through some 2,000 books to make sure the material was appropriate. On Monday, new illustrations were revealed that had been approved by China's National Textbook Committee.
The China Daily newspaper said that 27 people in total have been punished in some way.
They include Huang Qiang, the head of the People's Education Press, who was given "a serious warning", and the publisher's editor-in-chief Guo Ge, who was sacked.
At least three illustrators were fired over the scandal, and on Monday Chinese media reported that others would be penalised due to "dereliction of duty".
There has been widespread praise for the textbook overhaul on social media. However, most of those comments appeared to be the work of China's 50 Cent Party - government-paid social media users known to post messages in support of the government.
In May, there was initially some confusion over the textbook reform. Some on the Twitter-like Sina Weibo had commented that "aesthetics are subjective", and struggled to understand the move.
Others suggested that the move reflected a change in Chinese attitudes. For example, heightened tensions between China and the US might have made a child wearing a US-flag less acceptable.
This is not the first time that there have been sensitivities in China towards cultural content depicting the Chinese people.
In November, a Chinese photographer apologised for her "ignorance" after a picture she shot for French luxury brand Dior sparked local anger. Some argued it was an "insulting" portrayal of a Chinese woman that played on Western stereotypes.
In 2019, a debate broke out online over whether a Chinese model with freckles appearing in a Zara campaign "uglified" Chinese people.
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Top Apple products for the returning student
Apple is constantly innovating and refining. This fall, the company is slated to release iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. One of the most touted features of this update is Lockdown Mode, an “extreme, optional level of security” for people who “may be personally targeted by a highly sophisticated cyberattack,” according to the company.
Though most users won’t need to engage Lockdown Mode, it shows the level of commitment Apple has to its users and is part of the reason why this brand has been so desirable for so many years. As you head back to school this fall, there are many Apple products to consider that can simplify your life.
Types of Apple products
There are a lot more Apple products than you probably realize. Besides iPads, iPhones, MacBooks and AirPods, you can get desktop computers, chargers, cables, Beats headphones, Apple TVs, Apple Watches, AirTags, accessories and more. This list details 14 Apple products that the student will find highly valuable.
Best Apple products for school this year
If you want a permanent workstation at home, a desktop computer is the best way to go. It is powerful enough to handle all of your computing needs and has a better design so you don’t experience the aches and cramps that may arise when using a laptop. There are six speakers, an immersive 24-inch display and 512GB of SSD storage. Sold by Amazon
This iPhone has an A15 Bionic chip for super-fast performance and is 5G capable. It features an impressive 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display, a pro camera system and a water-resistant design with a durable ceramic shield. Sold by Amazon
For portability, you can’t beat this lightweight iPad. It has a 10.9-inch screen and offers up to 256GB, yet it only weighs 1 pound. You get Touch ID for security, and all-day battery life, so you don’t have to worry about losing power in class. Sold by Amazon
With Apple’s new M2 chip, this is the fastest, most powerful computing option. It features a next-generation 8-core CPU, a 10-core GPU and up to 24GB of unified memory. The laptop has studio-quality microphones and an HD camera. Plus, it can deliver up to 20 hours of battery life on a full charge. Sold by Amazon
Apple AirPods Pro Wireless Earbuds with MagSafe Charging Case
Earbuds are essential for a student. They can be used to listen to educational content and podcasts or to deliver a steady stream of favorite music for studying. This model has both active noise cancelation and a transparency mode so that you can listen how you like. If you need to access Siri, you can call the ever-attentive assistant to action simply by saying, “Hey, Siri.” Sold by Amazon, Macy’s and Staples
Apple Wireless Charging Case for AirPods
If, for any reason, you find yourself without an AirPod charging case, don’t worry. You can purchase these items individually. This wireless case also works with a lightning port charger. Sold by Amazon and Staples
If you have an Apple device that can take advantage of Qi charging, utilize that convenience. Just drop your iPhone on top of the magnetic charger for perfect alignment every time. When you need to move on, grab your phone and go. You don’t have to worry about unplugging. Sold by Amazon
The only thing more convenient than a wireless wall charger is a portable magnetic battery pack. No matter where you are, just place this item on the back of your iPhone to charge it up. It really is that easy. Sold by Amazon and Staples
Apple USB-C to Lightning Cable
One downside to Apple accessories is the cable doesn’t last. This USB-C to Lightning Cable is twice as long as the cable that came with your device, allowing you to charge it up to 6.6 feet away from a power source. Sold by Amazon and Staples
AirTag is a little disk that you affix to important items like your keys and wallet so that you never lose them again. It anonymously uses Apple’s Find My network so you can locate your misplaced item, no matter where you set it down, even if it is miles away. The water- and dust-resistant design and year-long battery ensure device durability and longevity. Sold by Amazon and Staples
This stylish leather key ring holds one Apple AirTag. Not only does it keep the device secure, it lets you attach your AirTag to a backpack, luggage, bike and more, increasing the unit’s versatility. Sold by Amazon
Apple’s most advanced watch is the Series 7. This sophisticated device is like having a nurse who monitors your vitals on call 24-7. Additionally, the Apple Watch can send a text, make a call, play music, engage Siri and more. It is crack-resistant, dust-resistant and swimproof. Sold by Amazon and Staples
Apple TV 4K offers a luxury entertainment experience. It features 4K HDR with Dolby Vision for crisp yet fluid video. Dolby Atmos provides robust, room-filling sound. If you prefer to listen privately, this system lets you connect up to two sets of AirPods. Apple TV can also function as a control for all your smart home accessories. Sold by Amazon
Beats Studio3 Wireless Noise-Canceling Over-Ear Headphones
In case you didn’t know, Beats are also part of the Apple family. This pair of iconic over-the-ear headphones actively blocks external noise and are compatible with both iOS and Android devices. A quick, 10-minute charge can provide up to three hours of battery life, while the W1 chip provides better Bluetooth connectivity. Sold by Amazon and Kohl’s
If you’re unsure of what you want, an Apple gift card lets you set aside money for your future Apple purchase. Better yet, ask for one as a gift so that you can get the new device to help you excel in your studies. Sold by Amazon
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LONDON, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for mid-market services organizations, today announced results for the second quarter and the first half of 2022, ending June 30, 2022. Q2 saw go-live momentum and global customer wins, with 91 go-lives and 18 new customers signed - including ERPx customers: Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation, Dogs Trust, Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, Agora Strategy Group and Oslofjord Convention Center.
These results demonstrate the need for people-centric organizations to implement a unified platform to drive efficiencies, innovate at scale, and deliver great experiences for both their people and customers.
Unit4 has strong growth ambitions and this was underlined with a strategic acquisition in Q2, with the company announcing a deal to buy Scanmarket, a global vendor of cloud Source-to-Contract software. This marked a significant investment in the company's ERP solution and allows Unit4 to provide organizations with a unified Source-to-Pay journey, building on its existing ERP and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) offerings. As well as a great technology fit, both Unit4 and Scanmarket are culturally similar in that they have both developed solutions with users and people at the center of what they do. Scanmarket customers include Emirates Flight Catering, NatWest, ISS Facility Services, MacMillan Cancer Support and Kärcher.
Patrick Reymann, IDC Research Director, Procurement and Enterprise Apps, said of the deal, "The Unit4 acquisition of Scanmarket fits perfectly with our hypothesis, consistently reinforced by IDC research data, that customers want procurement solutions as part of full suite ERP offerings. The procurement application space is vibrant and growing, as buyers continually tell us they need help managing their spend data. This combination will provide tremendous value to existing clients and will give prospective buyers a strong reason to consider the combined Unit4 / Scanmarket offering going forward."
New Customer Wins and Go-Live Momentum
Q2 saw the company secure 18 new customers across key markets, all of whom have chosen Unit4's suite of people-experience solutions, including:
- Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric Aids Foundation, a proven leader in the global fight to end HIV and AIDS, and an advocate for every child to live a full and healthy life into adulthood
- Dogs Trust, is the largest dog welfare charity in the United Kingdom, caring for over 15,000 animals each year. Its programmes are largely funded by individual donations and legacies
- Norwich City Council, is the local authority for the historic city of Norwich in the East of England
- Gemeente Bergen op Zoom, a municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant with 68,000 inhabitants
- Agora Strategy Group, is a boutique consultancy specialized in geopolitical advisory, political risk analyses, and business diplomacy
- Kronoby kommun, a municipality located in the province of Western Finland with a population of 6,439
- Oslofjord Convention Center, based in Norway and one of Europe's largest conference and leisure centers
- Malax kommun, with a population of 5,486, Malax is a municipality of Finland, part of the Ostrobothnia region
- Kvarnen is a 130-year-old Folk High School located in the Kronoby municipality of Finland
Of these customers, we saw strong momentum and an appetite for cloud solutions with 8 new ERPx customers.
In addition, 91 customers successfully went live on Unit4 products in Q2 and, with customers at the heart of what we do, we're delighted to announce Success4U. This brings together new services from our customer success, support and professional services teams, to provide a tailor-made, three-tiered support model, to meet our customers' needs, helping them realize value and drive business outcomes. This service is live now for net new cloud customers on ERP, FP&A, Financial and Talent Management.
Continued Investment in People
Over the last six months or so, Unit4 has welcomed several key executives to the team and in Q2 announced the appointment of Tania Garrett as Chief People Officer. Joining from Adobe, where she led International Employee Experience, covering the EMEA, APAC and Japan regions, Tania brings over 20 years of global HR experience to help accelerate the company's growth and expansion.
With that focus on growth in mind, coupled with being a people-centric organization, earlier this year, we announced the strengthening of our operation in Lisbon, Portugal, which we are continuing to scale. Unit4 has had a presence in Lisbon since 2006, and the creation of a multi-disciplinary hub means that we can support critical functions of the business and deliver a world-class experience to our customers across the globe from a single location, one which is bolstered by a diverse talent pool.
Mike Ettling, CEO, Unit4, commented, "The first half of 2022 has seen Unit4 gathering pace. From winning an array of great customers across multiple industries, to acquiring a global software business like Scanmarket, with its market-leading global strategic procurement capabilities and cloud-based solutions, we are evolving the world of ERP. Customers are looking to us to enable their journeys to cloud and to help them digitize their organizations to drive business success. We look forward to growing with our customers over the second half of 2022, and beyond."
Further Reading
- Find out how BARC and our customers rank Unit4 FP&A
- Listen to a special Fireside Chat between HFS CEO, Phil Ferscht and Mike Ettling, CEO at Unit4, about his personal and digital business journey
- Visit our Awards, Ratings & Recognition pages for recent examples of award wins, finalist and shortlisted positions, including Winner – 2022 People's Choice Stevie®: ERP Solution; ERP Today Finalists - Outstanding Leadership Award 2022 and Vendor of the Year Award 2022 and shortlisted for Best SaaS Product for Management Accounting & Budgeting and Best Bespoke SaaS Solution in the SaaS awards.
Unit4's next-generation enterprise solutions power many of the world's most people-centric mid-market organizations. Our state-of-the-art cloud platform, ERPx, brings together the capabilities of Financials, Procurement, Project Management, HR and FP&A onto a unified cloud platform that shares real-time information and is designed with a powerful, people-centric approach, so employees can benefit from better insight and become more effective and increasingly engaged. It supports rapid and continuous change while delivering individualized fit for customers at scale, delivering the right tools to unify the processes across their organization, and connect their people. Unit4 serves more than 6,000 customers globally including, Bravida, Havas, Migros Aare, Americares, Save the Children International, Action against Hunger, Metro Vancouver, Forest Research, Southampton City Council, Selkirk College, FTI Consulting, and Surrey County Council.
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73.
Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career, but was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. Gaines returned to Permian later in his career.
His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book, which portrayed a program and school that favored football over academics and attributed racist comments to assistant coaches.
Gaines, who was played by Billy Bob Thornton in the 2004 movie, said he never read the book and felt betrayed by Bissinger after the author spent the entire 1988 season with the team.
The book, which portrayed Gaines as a compassionate coach caught in the win-at-all-costs culture of a high school program in football-crazed Texas, also was turned into a TV series.
Permian lost in the state semifinals in 1988, a season that included the loss of star running back James “Boobie” Miles to a knee injury during a preseason scrimmage. Miles’ character played a prominent role in the movie.
The book described scenes of “for sale” signs being placed in the front yard of Gaines’ home. His record from 1986-89 was 47-6-1.
Gaines led Permian to the fifth of the program’s six state championships with a perfect season in 1989, then left to become an assistant coach at Texas Tech.
He later coached two of Permian’s rivals, Abilene High and San Angelo Central, before returning to college as the coach at Abilene Christian. Another four-year run as Permian’s coach started in 2009, and Gaines also was a school district athletic director in Odessa and Lubbock.
“I just can’t find the words to pay respects,” retired coach Ron King, a former Permian assistant, told the Odessa American. “It’s a big loss for the coaching profession. There are a lot of coaches he took under his wing and mentored.” | https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/gary-gaines-coach-of-friday-night-lights-fame-dead-at-73/ | 2022-08-23T14:12:07Z | https://www.cenlanow.com/sports/gary-gaines-coach-of-friday-night-lights-fame-dead-at-73/ | true |
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is leading the three West Coast states in a challenge to a $335 million pipeline improvement project to increase the flow of Canadian natural gas to the Northwest and California.
The Monday filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission from Ferguson and the Oregon and California justice departments opposes the GTN Xpress project and represents an escalation of state-level efforts to block development of new fossil fuel infrastructure.
GTN, a subsidiary of TC Energy, brings in natural gas from Alberta, Canada, via a 1,377-mile pipeline that cuts through Idaho, Eastern Washington and Oregon to link up with California pipeline networks.
In 2019, TC Energy announced a project to boost capacity and reliability largely by improving three compressor stations.
The project would increase greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 3.47 million metric tons of carbon dioxide annually for the next three decades, according to the Monday filing.
Ferguson said that was the equivalent of adding 754,000 internal combustion engine cars to the road, and “undermines Washington state’s efforts to fight climate change.”
In a statement Monday, TC Energy defended the project as important to address future growth in demand.
“We are proud of the support GTNXP [Gas Transmission Northwest XPRESS] Project has received from labor, key communities, stakeholders and neighbors, and we are committed to continuing our dialogue as we create long-term opportunities, including jobs and economic benefits in the region,” the statement said.
The project is under review by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which earlier this year released a draft environmental study. It found the project operations and downstream emissions could potentially increase Idaho’s greenhouse gas emissions by 16%, Washington’s by 3.8% and Oregon’s by 7.7% based on 2019 levels. The draft study did not try to characterize the significance of its climate change impacts.
Brionna Aho, a spokesperson for Ferguson, said the attorney general took action under the office’s “independent authority” and not on behalf of any state agencies.
California, Oregon and Washington all are trying to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions by shifting from fossil fuels to more renewable fuels, which would increasingly supplant natural gas consumption.
But natural gas remains a big part of the Northwest energy mix, helping to generate electric power and heat homes and fuel industries. When it leaks unburnt into the atmosphere, the methane in natural gas is a much more potent, although shorter-lived, greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
When natural gas combusts, it emits less carbon dioxide than coal and crude oil, producing an equivalent of the amount of energy, and the natural gas industry has argued that should play a key role in helping transition to cleaner fuels.
Critics of the project cheered the states’ opposition filing, and said that state measures seeking to clamp down of fossil fuel use should lead to declining demand for natural gas.
“We just really don’t have any wiggle room for any more fossil fuel infrastructure if we are going to meet our climate goals,” said Emily Moore, a senior researcher at the Seattle-based Sightline Institute fossil fuel transition program.
Lauren Goldberg, executive director of Columbia Riverkeeper, which has a long history of fighting proposed fossil fuel projects in the Northwest, said the Monday action is a “game-changer.”
“GTN’s proposal flies in the face of state actions to combat climate change,” Goldberg said.
Dan Kirschner, executive director of the Portland-based Northwest Gas Association, which represents Northwest natural gas companies and pipelines, said that the pipeline improvements are needed to accommodate growth in the region.
Kirschner dismissed the filing by Ferguson and Oregon and California state officials as “more like a PR exercise than anything substantive.” | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/washington-ag-west-coast-states-oppose-major-gas-pipeline-expansion-project/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | 2022-08-23T14:14:34Z | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/washington-ag-west-coast-states-oppose-major-gas-pipeline-expansion-project/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news | false |
Cervical cancer is usually caused by human papillomavirus, a sexually transmitted infection so common nearly all sexually active men and women will get the virus in their lifetime, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Despite a widely available vaccine that prevents most types of HPV and available screening that allows early detection and treatment, rates of advanced cervical cancer have increased over the last two decades, according to a new study from the University of California Los Angeles.
The CDC reports that 13,000 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually in the U.S., taking 4,000 lives a year. Though advanced cervical cancer is a rare form of this disease, it has a five-year survival rate of only 17%.
Researchers at UCLA analyzed data from 2001 to 2018 using the United States Cancer Statistics program and showed that late-stage cervical cancer is more prevalent in Black and Hispanic women, compared to their white peers. White women, however, have seen the steepest annual rise in rates of this advanced cancer and the lowest rates of HPV vaccinations were found among white teens.
Specifically, white women in the South ages 40-44 have the highest rise in advanced cervical cancer rates (4.5%) per year and were also found to be significantly less likely to have cervical cancer screening done on time.
Dr. Jessica Shepherd, board-certified OBGYN and chief medical officer of Verywell Health, told ABC News these findings are "a bit shocking." She pointed to the need for more cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccinations, saying men and women have a shared responsibility to get vaccinated and stop the spread of HPV.
"I think for women, you know, we are all in this together. Our goal really should be to fortify the health of every woman," said Shepherd.
Two doses of the HPV vaccine separated by six to 12 months can be given to kids starting at age 9, long before encountering the virus, according to the CDC. Both safe and effective, HPV vaccines were first used in the U.S. in 2006. Since then, the CDC says infections and HPV types that cause genital warts and cancer have dropped 88%.
"Men are actually going to be very, a very big part of how that virus is transmitted and sexually transmitted. So, I think that they are a very big part of the vaccination process in order to decrease it across the board," said Shepherd.
Women should have cervical cancer screening using a PAP test that is done in a clinical setting in routine intervals starting at age 21 that may be coupled with HPV testing, according to the CDC.
Shepherd added, "I believe that this is a moment where there should be a call to action to really drive the importance of regular screening, testing."
Jade A Cobern, MD, board-eligible in pediatrics and MPH candidate, is a part of the ABC News Medical Unit and general preventive medicine resident at Johns Hopkins. | https://abc30.com/cervical-cancer-cdc-human-papillomavirus-sexually-transmitted-infection/12157303/ | 2022-08-23T14:15:42Z | https://abc30.com/cervical-cancer-cdc-human-papillomavirus-sexually-transmitted-infection/12157303/ | true |
NSU Archery team adds two top 20 junior archers
NATCHITOCHES – Northwestern State’s archery team is starting the new year with two new members who are among the top 20 junior archers in the country. William Morrison of Natchitoches and Amber Long of Benton are both first year students who will be joining NSU’s team.
Archery Club President Bradford Morrison said the additions should allow NSU to have a four-person team that can be nationally competitive.
William Morrison, a freshman from Natchitoches, has been shooting for over eight years and has recently placed seventh in U.S. Junior Olympic Archery Development Outdoor Nationals. He is ranked 17th in the nation for this season. He has one over a dozen state championships and set numerous state records across several divisions. He has earned his level two coaches certification from USA Archery. He has trained with numerous Olympic and Para-Olympic athletes and has volunteered as an archer’s agent at Para-Olympic trials events. William Morrison was also awarded the Black Shooter jersey, from Archery Learning Center/Easton Center for Archery Excellence. A distinguished award reserved only for shooters who have shot a Gold level achievement score in a national tournament. He is Bradford Morrison’s brother.
“When I came to NSU I knew I wanted to be in the medical field and so with NSU’s awesome nursing teachers, faculty and staff it just seemed to be the perfect match,” said William Morrison. “Archery has been one of my passions since I was very young. So, when my brother told me he was starting an archery team at NSU, I was super pumped. We have some great shooters on the team, and I expect big things from our team in the future.”
Long, a biology/pre-med major, has been shooting competitively since middle school and has won a total of $11,000 in scholarships through the National Archery in the Schools Program. She also has won three golden NASP state bows. She has medaled at over half a dozen S3DA individual and team events. She won the Archery Shooters Association’s Shooter of the Year Award and won the London ASA, placed second at Camp Minden, and took third at both Metropolis and Cullman ASA events. Amber placed fourth at NFAA Indoor Nationals this year.
“I decided on NSU because of their good biology program and I know the people who run the archery team,” said Long.
Bradford Morrison is recruiting members for the club and hopes to get to 40 members this semester. The team hopes to attend the Vegas Shoot in February and the Camp Minden ASA Pro/Am event in March.
“You can come to enjoy the sport as a competitive or casual activity,” said Bradford Morrison. “We support either. You don’t need two own a bow either. We have enough equipment for you to try out the team for a while and see what you think.”
The Archery Club is seeking sponsorships to help defray the cost of national competition. For more information about club membership or sponsorship, contract Bradford Morrison at bmorrison284317@nsula.edu. | http://klax-tv.com/nsu-archery-team-adds-two-top-20-junior-archers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nsu-archery-team-adds-two-top-20-junior-archers | 2022-08-23T14:19:11Z | http://klax-tv.com/nsu-archery-team-adds-two-top-20-junior-archers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nsu-archery-team-adds-two-top-20-junior-archers | false |
Prince Harry, the joker! Duke of Sussex calls Serena Williams' hair a 'vibe' as the tennis ace greets him with a British accent on Meghan's podcast - after he crashed his wife's 40th birthday call with Melissa McCarthy
- First episode of Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast has finally been released
- Harry made an impromptu appearance and said Williams' hair was a 'great vibe'
- Spotify episode is entitled The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams
- The duo discuss the double standards women face when labelled 'ambitious'
Prince Harry made an impromptu appearance on wife Meghan Markle's hotly-anticipated Spotify podcast.
Just last year Harry crashed wife's 40th birthday call with Melissa McCarthy.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, has today released The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams on Spotify, talking to her close friend and tennis superstar Williams about the double standards women face when they are labelled 'ambitious'.
Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18million in late 2020.
Harry made an appearance in the episode, with Meghan saying: 'You wanna come say hi? Look who just popped in.'
Prince Harry made an impromptu appearance on wife Meghan Markle's hotly-anticipated Spotify podcast
A photograph of Meghan Markle issued with the first episode of her 'Archetypes' podcast which came out on Spotify today
Entitled 'The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams', the Duchess of Sussex spoke to the tennis star in the podcast
Meghan and Williams greeted Harry with 'hello' in British accents, while Prince Harry told Williams: 'I like what you've done with your hair. That's a great vibe.'
Williams replied: 'Thank you. Good to see you too as always, I miss you guys.'
The duke said, 'Well come and see us', with Meghan saying they would make a plan.
As Harry leaves, Meghan remarked: 'Thanks my love.'
Last year Harry made a surprise appearance in his wife's milestone birthday message.
The video ended with 'bloopers' from the recording session - including one shot of Prince Harry juggling in the garden, which can be seen through the window. The Duke of Sussex, 36, who is wearing sunglasses and a polo shirt, tosses three balls into the air before dropping them on the ground.
He tries again, this time throwing just two balls, and flashes an impish smile at his wife before ducking out of shot.
Melissa was left in stitches, while an apparently surprised Meghan says: 'What the?' before bursting into a fresh fit of giggles.
The Duchess of Sussex celebrated her milestone birthday by announcing a new initiative to help women back into work in a film featuring Hollywood star Melissa McCarthy - and a comedy turn by her husband (seen juggling in the background)
The video ends with 'bloopers' from the recording session - including one shot of Prince Harry juggling in the garden, which can be seen through the window. The Duke of Sussex, 36, who is wearing sunglasses and a polo shirt, tosses three balls into the air before dropping them on the ground.
During her new Spotidy episode the Duchess of Sussex and sports champion Williams, 40, share personal stories about the struggles they felt as new mothers.
Speaking about ambition to Williams, Meghan told of the 'pain' she has suffered 'behind closed doors'.
The Duchess said she does not 'ever remember personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word ambitious, until I started dating my now husband' and said it was 'really hard to unfeel' this negativity.
Meghan, who now lives in California with Harry and their two children, also complained of a misconception 'that if you're an ambitious woman you have an agenda, you must be calculating or selfish or aggressive, or a climber', adding that 'the notion of ambition comes with many judgements and nuances - especially for women'.
She hit out at those who criticised her for being 'ambitious' when she started dating Prince Harry, in the first episode of her 'Archetypes' podcast which was released on Spotify today.
Meghan added: 'We came back. And, of course, as a mother, you go, "Oh, my God, what?" Everyone's in tears, everyone's shaken. And what do we have to do? Go out and do another official engagement? I said, "This doesn't make any sense".'
Meghan Markle has a long-standing relationship with tennis ace Serena Williams (pictured at the Duchess's wedding in 2018 between her husband Alexis Ohanian and Markle's friend and Suits co-star Abigail Spencer)
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex and Williams' mother Oracene Price look on after Serena Williams tost to Bianca Andreescu of Canada during the Women's Singles Finals match at the 2019 US Open in New York
The Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan Markle watch Williams in the 2019 Wimbledon final, which Simona Halep won
At one stage, the Duchess recounted how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom where he was supposed to be sleeping during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa.
Archie's then nanny, named only as Lauren, had taken the four and a half month old with her downstairs instead while she went to get a snack when, meanwhile, the heater in the nursery caught fire.
Meghan said: 'In that amount of time that she went downstairs, the heater in the nursery caught on fire. There was no smoke detector. Someone happened to just smell smoke down the hallway, went in, fire extinguished. He was supposed to be sleeping in there.'
The former Suits star told how they had dropped their young son at the housing unit they were staying in for a sleep straight after arriving on their official tour, with Meghan and the Duke of Sussex leaving to carry out a visit to the Nyanga township, where the duchess delivered a speech.
'There was this moment where I'm standing on a tree stump and I'm giving this speech to women and girls, and we finish the engagement, we get in the car and they say there's been a fire at the residence. What? There's been a fire in the baby's room,' she said.
The Archewell foundation announced earlier this year that the couple's Spotify podcast would finally debut this summer – 18 months after inking the lucrative deal.
'Archetypes' is hosted by Meghan who will speak to historians, experts and woman who have experienced being typecast.
During her new Spotidy episode the Duchess of Sussex and sports champion Williams, 40, share personal stories about the struggles they felt as new mothers. Pictured: Meghan Markle and Serena Williams in New York City in 2014
Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian at Windsor Castle for Meghan and Prince Harry's wedding in May 2018
Harry and Meghan hold their son Archie while visiting Cape Town in South Africa on September 25, 2019
Spotify and Archewell Audio said: 'Spotify and Archewell Audio both value responsible stewardship of the audio landscape, and as explained recently, are committed to working closely to support transparency and strong principles of trust and safety.'
Meghan has long been a campaigner on female empowerment. Spotify and Archewell Audio described her conversations with typecast women as 'uncensored' and said the duchess would delve into the origins of stereotypes.
Former Suits actress Meghan is also an executive producer on the series, along with Ben Browning, Archewell's head of content, and Rebecca Sananes, Archewell's head of audio.
The podcast is being produced by Archewell Audio in partnership with Gimlet Media for Spotify.
Meghan Markle sparks 'yawns' as she kicks off new Archetypes podcast with account of her challenging Procter & Gamble over sexist TV commercial aged 11: 'I was ready to turn off when I heard the soap ad story YET AGAIN'
BY NATASHA ANDERSON, JESSICA GREEN AND HARRIET JOHNSTON FOR MAILONLINE
Social media users hit out at Meghan Markle for touting, yet again, how she challenged a major American consumer goods company over its 'sexist' dish soap advert at just 11 years old.
Markle, 41, shared the tale during the first episode of her 'Archetypes' podcast which was released on Spotify today.
She said she took action by launching a 'letter writing campaign' to political pundits, including the-First Lady Hillary Clinton, to challenge the verbiage the company used in the commercial.
The Duchess of Sussex said the experience was 'awakening to the millions of ways, big and small, that our society tries to box women in.'
Twitter users criticised Markle for sharing the 'yawn' provoking childhood story again, alleging it makes her 'look more pathetic' to continue discussing the alleged injustice 30 years later.
Her critics also slammed the podcast as being unbearable, noting they were 'ready to turn it off after 20 seconds.'
Social media users hit out at Meghan Markle for touting, yet again, how she challenged a major American consumer goods company over its 'sexist' dish soap advert at just 11 years old
Twitter users criticised Markle for sharing the 'yawn' provoking childhood story again, alleging it makes her 'look more pathetic' to continue discussing the alleged injustice 30 years later
Entitled 'The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams', Markle spoke to the tennis legend, who is one of her close friends, in the first episode of her new podcast.
The Duchess dove into the podcast saying: 'When I was 11 years old, growing up in LA, I saw a commercial that would change the way I saw my place in the world.
'Let me be clear, it wasn't because this ad was some ingenious piece of marketing. Actually it was just the opposite.'
Markle said she was sitting in her sixth grade classroom, watching television alongside other pupils, when the advert rang out.
The narrator, speaking over catchy music said: 'The gloves are coming off. Women are fighting greasy pots and pans with Ivory Clear.'
'I was furious,' Markle recalled on Tuesday's episode. 'Women? Did I really just hear that guy say "women"? As in only women? Only women.'
Furthermore, the royal described how after the commercial played, two boys in her class 'breathed life into my biggest fear.'
'They said, "Yeah! that's where women belong! In the kitchen." Oh man, this did not sit well with 11-year-old me.'
The Duchess then played a clip from her 1993 interview on children's network Nickelodeon, where Markle first voiced her concerns about the commercial.
'It makes me think that they're going to grow up thinking that girls are less than them - you know, like boys are better than girls,' young Markle said in the clip.
Young Markle also wrote to Procter & Gamble to object to the sexism in a dish soap advert. She asked them to change the verbiage to 'people all over America' and the company subsequently amended the language.
Meghan appeared in an interview in 1993, saying she was 'furious' at the advert for P&G's Ivory Clear
Young Markle also wrote to Procter & Gamble to object to the sexism in a dish soap advert. She asked them to change the verbiage to 'people all over America' and the company subsequently amended the language
Markle also hit out at those who criticised her for being 'ambitious' when she started dating Prince Harry.
She also told of the 'pain' that she has suffered 'behind closed doors' - and revealed that her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom where he was supposed to be sleeping during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa.
Meghan said: 'Now, look, I'm not Catholic. I wasn't raised Catholic. But about one year after my letter writing campaign, I started middle school at Immaculate Heart (in Los Angeles). I stayed there, through high school. I was there for six years. And this feminist ideology trickled down into nearly every aspect of my education.
'It's probably safe to say into every aspect of my life. This message to me and my classmates was clear: our futures as young women were limitless. Ambition. Well, that was the whole point.
'So I don't ever remember personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word ambitious, until I started dating my now husband. And apparently ambition is a terrible, terrible thing. For a woman that is, according to some.
'So since I felt the negativity behind it, It's really hard to unfeel it. I can't unsee it either in the millions of girls and women who make themselves smaller, so much smaller on a regular basis.
'So I wanted to talk to someone who embodies the spirit of ambition to see how she thinks about the word and the connotation, and how the other many labels that affect all women have affected her too.'
Speaking to Williams, Meghan also said: 'In our friendship when you have to see things that are mischaracterising of me, but you experience behind closed doors the pain that I'm going through.
'What I think is so interesting is that even though that's on a world stage, I don't know if that feels much different for any woman. If you're in a small town and you see someone saying something about your best friend that is just completely untrue, how that feels.
'The thought of these, like, Archetypes, but it's the kind of stuff you and I talk about so much, these boxes and these labels – the things that we both have been called and witnessed each other being called.'
Meghan added: 'As you heard in my chat with my dear friend, the notion of ambition come with many judgements and nuances – especially for women.
'The misconception that if you're an ambitious woman you have an agenda, you must be calculating or selfish or aggressive, or a climber.
'And that if you're that fierce or strong, or brave then you soemehow deserve whatever gets thrown at you – however disproportionate or unfair it may be, and even when it's more than most could endure. Most men, most anyone.'
Entitled 'The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams', the Duchess of Sussex spoke to the tennis star in the podcast
Talking about her guests - which will also include Mariah Carey next week - Meghan said: 'They've all in some way borne the brunt of the labels we'll be picking apart, and of course I know a thing or two about these labels myself.'
Meghan, 41, and Williams, 40, also shared personal stories about the struggles they have faced being new mothers.
At one stage, the Duchess recounted how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom where he was supposed to be sleeping during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa.
Archie's then nanny, named only as Lauren, had taken the four and a half month old with her downstairs instead while she went to get a snack when, meanwhile, the heater in the nursery caught fire.
Meghan said: 'In that amount of time that she went downstairs, the heater in the nursery caught on fire. There was no smoke detector. Someone happened to just smell smoke down the hallway, went in, fire extinguished. He was supposed to be sleeping in there.'
The former Suits star told how they had dropped their young son at the housing unit they were staying in for a sleep straight after arriving on their official tour, with Meghan and the Duke of Sussex leaving to carry out a visit to the Nyanga township, where the duchess delivered a speech.
Meghan Markle and Serena Williams in New York City in 2014
Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian at Windsor Castle for Meghan and Prince Harry's wedding in May 2018
'There was this moment where I'm standing on a tree stump and I'm giving this speech to women and girls, and we finish the engagement, we get in the car and they say there's been a fire at the residence. What? There's been a fire in the baby's room,' she said.
Meghan added: 'We came back. And, of course, as a mother, you go, 'Oh, my God, what?' Everyone's in tears, everyone's shaken. And what do we have to do? Go out and do another official engagement? I said, 'This doesn't make any sense'.'
Harry also makes an appearance in the episode, with Meghan saying: 'You wanna come say hi? Look who just popped in.'
Meghan and Williams greet Harry with 'Hello' in British accents, with Harry telling Williams: 'I like what you've done with your hair. That's a great vibe.'
Williams replies: 'Thank you. Good to see you too as always, I miss you guys.'
The duke responds 'Well come and see us', with Meghan saying they will make a plan.
As Harry leaves, Meghan remarks: 'Thanks my love.'
Williams also revealed Harry helped her with the decision to retire from tennis long before it was announced, spending around an hour discussing the issue with her.
Meghan, who quit the monarchy as a senior working royal, said: 'I think, you know, I think both of us, or the three of us, really know that sometimes the right decision isn't the easiest decision.'
She told Williams: 'It takes a lot of courage, I think, too, to stop something in many ways than to keep going sometimes.'
The Archewell Foundation announced earlier this year that the couple's Spotify podcast would finally debut this summer – 18 months after inking the lucrative deal.
Archetypes is hosted by Meghan who will speak to historians, experts and woman who have experienced being typecast.
In a prior trailer for the Archewell Audio project, the duchess said: 'This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us. But where do these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?'.
The Duchess, previewing the type of guests who will feature, added: 'This is Archetypes – the podcast where we dissect, explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.
'I'll have conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape our narratives. And I'll talk to historians to understand how we even got here in the first place.'
Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18million, in late 2020.
But they had only released one show prior to now – a holiday special featuring their son Archie and celebrity guests, in December 2020.
Meghan has long been a campaigner on female empowerment. Spotify and Archewell Audio described her conversations with typecast women as 'uncensored' and said the duchess would delve into the origins of stereotypes.
Former Suits actress Meghan is also an executive producer on the series, along with Ben Browning, Archewell's head of content, and Rebecca Sananes, Archewell's head of audio.
The podcast is being produced by Archewell Audio in partnership with Gimlet Media for Spotify.
'There was a fire in Archie's room - and we had to go out and do another official engagement': Meghan Markle tells Archetypes podcast how nursery caught fire during South Africa tour while Sussexes' son was downstairs
BY LAURENCE DOLLIMORE, JESSICA GREEN AND HARRIET JOHNSTON FOR MAILONLINE
Meghan Markle has revealed how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire that erupted in his bedroom during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa.
The Duchess, 41, spoke today of her frustration that she immediately had to do another official engagement, wishing that others would have 'some understanding on the human moments behind the scenes that people might not have any awareness of'.
She made the comments in the first episode of her Archetypes podcast, released today - speaking of her horror at having to 'leave our baby' as the drama unfolded while she and Harry were working.
The blaze erupted when a heater in his bedroom became ablaze, setting the nursery on fire - though fortunately four-and-a-half month old Archie was downstairs with his nanny at the time when she went to get a snack.
But Meghan spoke of the stress the ordeal had on her as a new mother, telling the podcast: 'In that amount of time that [the nanny] went downstairs, the heater in the nursery caught on fire. There was no smoke detector.
'Someone happened to just smell smoke down the hallway, went in, fire extinguished. He was supposed to be sleeping in there.'
The former Suits star told how they had dropped their young son at the housing unit they were staying in for a sleep straight after arriving on their official tour, with Meghan and Harry leaving to carry out a visit to the Nyanga township, where the duchess delivered a speech.
'There was this moment where I'm standing on a tree stump and I'm giving this speech to women and girls, and we finish the engagement, we get in the car and they say there's been a fire at the residence. What? There's been a fire in the baby's room,' she said.
'As a mother, you go, 'Oh, my God, what?' Everyone's in tears, everyone's shaken. And what do we have to do? Go out and do another official engagement.
'I said, 'this doesn't make any sense. Can you just tell people what happened?' And I think the focus ends up being on how it looks instead of how it feels.
'And part of the humanising and the breaking through of these labels and these archetypes and these boxes that we're put into is having some understanding on the human moments behind the scenes that people might not have any awareness of and to give each other a break. Because we did– we had to leave our baby.'
Meghan Markle has revealed how her son Archie narrowly escaped a fire that erupted in his bedroom during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa (Pictured: Meghan and Harry with Archie)
Meghan makes a speech as she visits a Justice Desk initiative in Nyanga township, with Prince Harry during their royal tour of South Africa on September 23, 2019. Just minutes later, she was told that her son's bedroom was on fire
Harry and Meghan watch dancers as they leave the Nyanga Township in Cape Town, South Africa. Meanwhile, back at home, Archie's bedroom was on fire, she revealed today
Meghan spoke today of her frustration that she immediately had to do another official engagement after the fire (pictured doing so with Harry later the same day)
The terrifying incident was unearthed in the first episode of Meghan's Archetypes podcast, available on Spotify.
Entitled The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams, Meghan talks to her close friend and tennis superstar Williams about the double standards women face when they are labelled 'ambitious'.
The Duchess of Sussex, 41, and the sports champion, 40, share personal stories about the struggles they felt as new mothers.
Speaking about ambition to Williams, Meghan says: 'I don't even remember hearing the negative connotations for the word ambition until I started dating my now husband.'
The Archewell foundation announced earlier this year that the couple's Spotify podcast would finally debut this summer – 18 months after inking the lucrative deal.
'Archetypes' is hosted by Meghan who will speak to historians, experts and woman who have experienced being typecast.
In a trailer for the Archewell Audio project, the duchess said: 'This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us.
'But where do these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?'.
The duchess, previewing the type of guests who will feature, added: 'This is Archetypes – the podcast where we dissect, explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.
'I'll have conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape our narratives.
'And I'll talk to historians to understand how we even got here in the first place.'
Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18million, in late 2020.
But they had only released one show so far – a holiday special featuring their son Archie and celebrity guests.
Spotify and Archewell Audio said: 'Spotify and Archewell Audio both value responsible stewardship of the audio landscape, and as explained recently, are committed to working closely to support transparency and strong principles of trust and safety.'
Meghan has long been a campaigner on female empowerment.
Spotify and Archewell Audio described her conversations with typecast women as 'uncensored' and said the duchess would delve into the origins of stereotypes.
Former Suits actress Meghan is also an executive producer on the series, along with Ben Browning, Archewell's head of content, and Rebecca Sananes, Archewell's head of audio.
The podcast is being produced by Archewell Audio in partnership with Gimlet Media for Spotify.
Harry also makes an appearance in the episode, with Meghan saying: 'You wanna come say hi? Look who just popped in.'
Meghan and Williams greet Harry with 'Hello' in British accents, with Harry telling Williams: 'I like what you've done with your hair. That's a great vibe.'
Williams replies: 'Thank you. Good to see you too as always, I miss you guys.'
The duke responds 'Well come and see us', with Meghan saying they will make a plan.
As Harry leaves, Meghan remarks: 'Thanks my love.'
The Archewell foundation announced earlier this year that the couple's Spotify podcast would finally debut this summer – 18 months after inking the lucrative deal.
Archetypes is hosted by Meghan who will speak to historians, experts and woman who have experienced being typecast.
In a prior trailer for the Archewell Audio project, the duchess said: 'This is how we talk about women: the words that raise our girls, and how the media reflects women back to us. But where do these stereotypes come from? And how do they keep showing up and defining our lives?'.
The Duchess, previewing the type of guests who will feature, added: 'This is Archetypes – the podcast where we dissect, explore and subvert the labels that try to hold women back.
'I'll have conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape our narratives. And I'll talk to historians to understand how we even got here in the first place.'
Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18million, in late 2020.
But they had only released one show prior to now – a holiday special featuring their son Archie and celebrity guests, in December 2020.
Meghan has long been a campaigner on female empowerment. Spotify and Archewell Audio described her conversations with typecast women as 'uncensored' and said the duchess would delve into the origins of stereotypes.
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As Amazon grows, so does its eye on consumers
(AP) - From what you buy online, to how you remember tasks, to when you monitor your doorstep, Amazon is seemingly everywhere.
And it appears the company doesn’t want to halt its reach anytime soon. In recent weeks, Amazon has said it will spend billions of dollars in two gigantic acquisitions that, if approved, will broaden its ever growing presence in the lives of consumers.
This time, the company is targeting two areas: health care, through its $3.9 billion buyout of the primary care company One Medical, and the “smart home,” where it plans to expand its already mighty presence through a $1.7 billion merger with iRobot, the maker of the popular robotic Roomba vacuum.
Perhaps unsurprisingly for a company known for its vast collection of consumer information, both mergers have heightened enduring privacy concerns about how Amazon gathers data and what it does with it. The latest line of Roombas, for example, employ sensors that map and remember a home’s floor plan.
“It’s acquiring this vast set of data that Roomba collects about people’s homes,” said Ron Knox, an Amazon critic who works for the anti-monopoly group Institute for Local Self-Reliance. “Its obvious intent, through all the other products that it sells to consumers, is to be in your home. (And) along with the privacy issues come the antitrust issues, because it’s buying market share.”
Amazon’s reach goes well beyond that. Some estimates show the retail giant controls roughly 38% of the U.S. e-commerce market, allowing it to gather granular data about the shopping preferences of millions of Americans and more worldwide. Meanwhile, its Echo devices, which house the voice assistant Alexa, have dominated the U.S. smart speaker market, accounting for roughly 70% of sales, according to estimates by Consumer Intelligence Research Partners.
Ring, which Amazon purchased in 2018 for $1 billion, monitors doorsteps and helps police track down crime — even when users might not be aware. And at select Amazon stores and Whole Foods, the company is testing a palm-scanning technology that allows customers to pay for items by storing biometric data in the cloud, sparking concerns about risks of a data breach, which Amazon has attempted to assuage.
“We treat your palm signature just like other highly sensitive personal data and keep it safe using best-in-class technical and physical security controls,” the company said on a website that provides information about the technology.
Even consumers who actively avoid Amazon are still likely to have little say about how their employers power their computer networks, which Amazon — along with Google — has long dominated through its cloud-computing service AWS.
“It’s hard to think of another organization that has as many touch points as Amazon does to an individual,” said Ian Greenblatt, who heads up tech research at the consumer research and data analytics firm J.D. Power. “It’s almost overwhelming, and it’s hard to put a finger on it.”
And Amazon — like any company — aims to grow. In the past few years, the company has purchased the Wi-Fi startup Eero and partnered with the construction company Lennar to offer tech-powered houses. With iRobot, it would gain one more building block for the ultimate smart home — and, of course, more data.
Customers can opt out of having iRobot devices store a layout of their homes, according to the vacuum maker. But data privacy advocates worry the merger is another way Amazon could suck up information to integrate into its other devices or use to target consumers with ads.
In a statement, Amazon spokesperson Lisa Levandowski denied that’s what the company wants to do.
“We do not use home maps for targeted advertising and have no plans to do so,” Levandowski said.
Whether that will relieve concerns is another matter, especially in light of research about Amazon’s other devices. Earlier this year, a group of university researchers released a report that found voice data from Amazon’s Echo devices are used to target ads to consumers — something the company had denied in the past.
Umar Iqbal, a postdoc at the University of Washington who led the research, said he and his colleagues found Echo devices running third-party Skills, which are like apps for Alexa, that communicate with advertisers.
Levandowski said consumers can opt out of receiving “interest-based” ads by adjusting their preferences on Amazon’s advertising preferences page. She also said Amazon doesn’t share Alexa requests with advertising networks.
Skills that collect personal information are required to post their privacy policies on a detail page in Amazon’s store, according to the company. Researchers, however, found only 2% of Skills are clear about their data collection practices, and the vast majority don’t mention Alexa or Amazon at all.
For companies like Amazon, data collection is for more than just data’s sake, noted Kristen Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame.
“You can almost see them just trying to paint a broader picture of an individual,” Martin said. “It’s about the inferences that they’re able to draw about you specifically, and then you compared to other people.”
Amazon’s One Medical deal, for instance, has sparked questions about how the company would handle personal health data that would fall into its lap.
Should the deal close, Levandowski said customers’ health information will be handled separately from all other Amazon businesses. She also added Amazon wouldn’t share personal health information outside of One Medical for “advertising or marketing purposes of other Amazon products and services without clear permission from the customer.”
But Lucia Savage, a chief privacy officer at the chronic care provider Omada Health, said that doesn’t mean One Medical wouldn’t be able to get data from other arms of Amazon’s business that could help it better profile its patients. The information just has to flow one way, she said.
To be sure, privacy concerns are not limited to Amazon. In the aftermath of Roe v Wade being overturned, for instance, Google said it would automatically get rid of information about users who visit abortion clinics amid pressure from Democratic lawmakers. Meanwhile, Meta, which owns Facebook, settled a class action lawsuit in February over its use of “cookies” about a decade ago that tracked users after they logged off Facebook.
But unlike Meta and Google, whose focus is mainly on selling ads, Amazon might benefit more from collecting data because its primary goal is to sell products, said Alex Harman, director of competition policy at the anti-monopoly group Economic Security Project.
“For them, data is all about getting you to buy more and be locked into their stuff,” Harman said.
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The new location marks Academy's 20th store in Georgia
KATY, Texas, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy Sports + Outdoors ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO) a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer, is excited to announce the opening of its newest Atlanta, GA store. Located at 130 Perimeter Center West, in Perimeter Square Shopping Center, the 50,200 square-foot store brings a great assortment of the best sports and outdoors merchandise to Perimeter. Academy will kick off the grand opening festivities with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, August 26. Customers can look forward to exclusive deals, giveaways, a meet and greet with former professional baseball player Peter Moylan and former collegiate and professional football player Aaron Murray, current professional basketball player Monique Billings and other fun activities.
The new store marks the 12th location across metro Atlanta and 20th throughout Georgia. Academy looks forward to continuing its expansion efforts beyond 2022, with the goal of opening 80 to 100 new stores over the next five years.
"Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to continue to serve the Atlanta, GA community and provide customers the gear that makes having fun easy and affordable," said Sam Johnson, Academy's Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. "From Truist Park to Murphey Candler Park, Atlanta is a hub for outdoor life, active families, and home to passionate sports fans. We look forward to providing convenient locations that offers top brands, value, and excellent customer service."
Customers can expect to find everyday low prices on top brands such as Nike, adidas, Under Armour, Columbia, Coleman, The North Face and more. Academy also offers tremendous value and quality through its exclusive, private label brands like Magellan Outdoors, Freely, R.O.W., BCG, H2O Xpress, Game Winner, O'Rageous and others.
The new location offers families a fun destination to gear up for any big game, outdoor adventure, or a day on the court or field. Additionally, the store serves as a place to create a backyard oasis with everything from patio sets, barbecue grills, and outdoor games. Academy also offers free services such as grill and bike assembly, scope mounting, bore sighting, line winding/spooling, and propane exchange. Customers can also purchase hunting and fishing licenses.
For more information regarding the grand opening deals and events visit academy.com/perimeter or text PERIMETER to 22369. Customers are also invited to shop online at academy.com or through Academy's mobile app, receive digital ads and offers, engage with Academy's social media accounts (@academy), sign up for email alerts, and watch out for information on upcoming grand opening events.
Individuals interested in careers at Academy can visit careers.academy.com to apply for open positions.
Academy is a leading full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in the United States. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 263 stores across 17 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All" and Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and footwear through both leading national brands and a portfolio of private label brands. For more information, visit www.academy.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Academy's current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are usually identified by or are associated with such words as "intends," "will," "plan," "believe," "expect," "may," and/or the negatives or variations of these terms or similar terminology. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in global, regional, or local economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond Academy's control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in Academy's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including Academy's Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption "Risk Factors," as may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks only as of the date released. Academy undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as may be required by any applicable securities laws.
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With whitewash series win over Zimbabwe, India surpass New Zealand, Pakistan to create unique record
India's 3-0 whitewash series win against Zimbabwe is their third ODI clean sweep 2022. Hence the Men in Blue now hold the record for the most whitewash ODI series wins in 2022. They have thus surpassed Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan to achieve this unique record, with all three countries having had two whitewash series wins each.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- India have recorded 3 whitewash series wins in 2022.
- They have achieved this twice vs West Indies and once vs Zimbabwe this year.
- India now have 15 whitewash series wins in ODI history.
India were on a roll after comprehensively defeating Zimbabwe by huge margins in the first two ODIs of the series thereby winning the series already with a game in hand. However, the third ODI proved to be a tricky one for the Men in Blue. India scored 289 in the first innings riding on the first international century from Shubman Gill.
Zimbabwe, however, took things down to the wire as Sikandar Raza scored a century but it went in vain as India registered a win by a paltry 13 runs. India thus won the series by whitewashing Zimbabwe 3-0.
This is India's third clean sweep win of 2022 in ODIs. Just before coming to Zimbabwe, India had registered a 3-0 series win in the ODI series against West Indies away from home. Earlier in the year, when West Indies travelled to India in February, India registered another whitewash win against them at home.
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Hence, with three whitewash ODI series wins, the Men in Blue now hold the record for the most clean sweep wins in 2022. They have thus surpassed Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan to achieve this unique record, with all three countries having had two whitewash series wins each.
New Zealand had recorded 3-0 wins in ODI series against Scotland and Netherlands. Pakistan recently secured a whitewash win against Netherlands, while also defeating West Indies in a home series earlier this year. Afghanistan has recorded wins against Netherlands and Zimbabwe in 2022.
In fact, India now have 15 series whitewashes in 117 biletaral series in ODIs. They now stand sixth in terms of ODI series whitewash wins in the history of the game. Pakistan tops the list with 22 ODI whitewash series wins, followed by South Africa with 20. New Zealand, West, Indies and Australia follow in the lists with 18, 17 and 16 whitewash series wins.
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NEW YORK -- With the race for the 12th Congressional District between longtime Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney getting most of the national attention, redrawn maps shuffling U.S. House districts are also threatening the political career of a first-term progressive.
The congressional seat, covering southern Manhattan -- including Wall Street -- and Brooklyn, is a rare open contest in one of the most liberal and influential areas of the country.
New York's 10th District has attracted a bevy of progressive candidates, including an incumbent congressman from the New York City suburbs, Mondaire Jones, who moved to the area to run.
Jones, one of the first openly gay Black members of Congress, said it's important to have an LGBTQ representative in the district that includes the West Village and the Stonewall Inn, the site of riots that gave birth to the gay rights movement.
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Daniel Goldman, a former federal prosecutor who served as counsel to House Democrats in the first impeachment inquiry against Trump, is among his leading challengers.
Other candidates include Assembly member Yuh-Line Niou, New York City Councilwoman Carlina Rivera and former Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman, who last served in Congress in 1981.
Unpredictable turnout could decide the primary.
Jones is running further south to avoid another incumbent-on-incumbent challenge after Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, who heads the House Democratic campaign organization, swapped districts without consulting him.
The move rankled the left and led state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi to challenge Maloney for the seat.
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Brandy Russell joins the global executive search firm as a Client Partner working to help build corporate legal teams to deal with today's changing landscape
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Marlin Hawk—a global executive search and leadership advisory partner—today announced the appointment of Brandy Russell as Client Partner in the legal, risk, and compliance space. Previously a practicing attorney, Brandy's inside perspective on the types of knowledge and skills today's corporate legal teams need to have will set Marlin Hawk's legal practice apart. Corporate legal teams need leaders who understand law from a larger business perspective and must include knowledge of changing data privacy laws, sustainability matters, and highly regulated arenas like healthcare and finance.
"We have long believed that a specialist legal practice would be very beneficial and additive to Marlin Hawk and our broader strategy to influence across the top table in our current and prospective clients," said John-Claude Hesketh, Global Managing Partner, Marlin Hawk. "Having started her career as a lawyer, Brandy is uniquely positioned to provide expert advice in her field and can draw on first-hand experience when addressing client challenges."
Brandy has deep experience leading General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer searches, as well as searches for senior reports to the General Counsel, such as Regional/Divisional General Counsels, Corporate Secretaries, Chief IP Counsels, and Chief Securities Counsels. Her legal and compliance clients include publicly and privately held companies that span a variety of industries, including financial services, retail, consumer products, technology, insurance, and healthcare.
"In the last few years, corporate legal departments have faced unprecedented challenges related to an increasingly changeable regulatory landscape, consumer and shareholder activism driving accountability around ESG initiatives, and attracting and retaining top-level talent in an extraordinarily active market," said Brandy Russell, Client Partner, legal, risk and compliance, Marlin Hawk. "Lawyers in the corporate world and those supporting them need to be more than just legal advisors. They need to be business and operationally savvy leaders, too."
Brandy joins Marlin Hawk from DHR International, where she was a Partner in the Legal, Compliance, and Risk practice. Before joining DHR, Brandy was a Managing Director in the In-House Practice Group at Major, Lindsey & Africa. Before that, she practiced as a commercial litigator in the New York offices of Anderson, Kill & Olick, P.C., McKee Nelson, LLP, and Bingham McCutchen, LLP.
Brandy holds a J.D. from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University, an M.A. in Comparative Literature, and a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Marlin Hawk is quickly becoming a leader in the industry, with a global footprint and a cross-industry approach that fulfills the needs of diverse candidates and organizations while still providing an intimate, hands-on process. The company's methodology lets the team quickly understand clients' immediate needs with their long-term strategy and goals.
Since its inception, Marlin Hawk has grown quickly and impacted many large and small organization leadership teams. The company uses innovative, disruptive approaches to placing the business leaders of tomorrow that are based in intelligence, in-depth assessments, and a sync'd client approach that allows for the fastest, most accurate placements. With a focus on executive search, interim management, strategic intelligence, succession planning, and talent planning, the company is more than a search firm but rather a partner to organizations looking to build their team of leaders for today and tomorrow. Marlin Hawk has experience in financial services, healthcare, consumer products, entertainment, industrial, private equity, sports, and technology. The company has offices in London, Amsterdam, Dubai, Hong Kong, Singapore, Washington D.C., and New York.
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IMBABA, Egypt (AP) — For Mariam Habeib, the grief seems never ending: She lost her older sister, two nieces and a niece’s three young children in an intense fire that engulfed a church in Egypt’s capital during a recent service and killed 41 people.
The Coptic Christian community is one of the world’s oldest, and no stranger to sadness. A minority in Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Christians have faced deadly attacks by Islamic extremists, restrictions on church building and outbursts of sectarian-motivated violence in recent decades. The most recent tragedy brought a flood of sympathy from around the country.
“Our solace is that they went to heaven together as they liked to be together in life,” Habeib said of her relatives, tears streaming down her face.
Nineteen of those killed in the Aug. 14 fire were children. The blaze erupted at the Martyr Abu Sefein Coptic Christian Orthodox Church in the neighborhood of Imbaba, one of Egypt’s most densely populated areas. Sixteen people were also injured, including four police officers and residents involved in the rescue effort. Health authorities said the casualties were a result of smoke inhalation and a stampede as people tried to escape.
According to prosecutors, the fire was ignited by a short-circuit in the building’s generator, a backup source of power, which the church used during regular outages. The generator, they said, caught fire when the current returned after a blackout that morning.
Habeib lives in Shubra, another densely populated, working-class district in Cairo. On the morning of the fire, she said she was on her way to work when she received a phone call from her brother. He told her that he had heard there was a fire at Abu Sefein and that their oldest sister, Magda Habeib, and her daughters were there. She soon learned that victims were being brought to a nearby hospital.
By the time she arrived, Mariam Habeib found herself facing what she had dreaded during the half-hour drive to the hospital.
Her nephew, Mina Atif, had recognized the bodies of his mother, Magda, two sisters, Irine and Mirna, and Irine’s 5-year-old twin daughters, Barcina and Mariam. They roamed the halls looking for the still-missing 3-year-old boy. Then they saw hospital workers carrying a small body wrapped in a white sheet. It turned out to be the body of Irine’s toddler, Ibram.
“All of them were lying motionless before our eyes,” she said. “The kids had been very lively ones, as if they knew that their end would be soon.”
Habeib and her nephew collapsed in disbelief, two among the dozens of weeping grief-stricken relatives at the hospital’s morgue.
Although officials ruled out arson, the fire — one of the deadliest in Egypt in many years — raised a barrage of questions about the emergency response system, fire safety codes and restrictions on building houses of worship for one of the Middle East’s largest Christian communities.
The Martyr Abu Sefein Church was in a 120 square-meter (1,290 square-foot) space in a four-story converted apartment building that looks like other residential buildings in the crowded neighborhood constructed largely without planning or permits. It was recognizable as a church only by a sign above its front door, and an iron cross on its roof.
Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II said the church, like many others, is too small for the number of congregants it serves. He blamed government restrictions on new church construction and urged authorities in Muslim-majority Egypt to move existing small churches to new locations or allow them to expand to accommodate growing numbers.
The limits on new church construction have led many congregations to convert residential buildings into places of worship. In 2016, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi’s government issued the country’s first law spelling out the rules for building a church. Critics argued the law did nothing to ease previous restrictions.
Just a day before the fire, on Saturday, the entire family had been together for their weekly family gathering, steps away from the church.
“It was a very beautiful day, as if they were saying goodbye,” said Michael Ayad, who is married to Nermin, one of Magda’s two surviving children. Also present was the fiancé of Magda’s youngest daughter, Mirna, 22, a university student. The two were meant to have been married this year.
Days later, Mina, Magda’s son, was receiving hundreds of mourners at the same home where his family had been happy days before. Dozens of neighbors and relatives came to remember the dead, many speaking through tears.
A neighbor of 40 years who identified herself as Um Azza, recalled how Magda Habeib was among the first to try to settle disputes between neighbors no matter their religion, even marital problems.
“Everyone in the street is in debt to her for her generosity,” she said, fighting back tears.
Magda’s husband had died a decade ago, but the 61-year-old continued to live in the same apartment the family had inhabited for 30 years. Her two younger children Mina and Mirna, lived with her. Her two married daughters, Nermin and Irine, lived in the same neighborhood. Irine’s husband had died last year of a heart attack, leaving her a single mother to three young children. Irine and her children stayed the night on Saturday, to go to church with her mother the next morning.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In September 2022, Michter's Distillery will release its US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey for sale to U.S. and export markets. This whiskey was released once before in 2019.
"At Michter's we're proud of the great work done by our production team to create our Toasted program," commented Michter's President Joseph J. Magliocco. "We are always trying new things as we endeavor to make highest quality whiskeys, and with the 2014 release of our US*1 Toasted Barrel Bourbon we became the first company to offer a toasted barrel American whiskey. It's great to see how this new category has taken off over the past 8 years."
To make this special Toasted release, Michter's starts with fully matured barrels of its US*1 Sour Mash Whiskey. "The heart of this toasted product is a wonderful whiskey that begins on the palate like a sweet and delicious bourbon and then has a rye-like spice on the finish," said Michter's Master Distiller Dan McKee. Michter's US*1 Sour Mash is then transferred into specially toasted barrels for additional aging. The precise toast profile of the second barrel is artfully selected by Michter's Master of Maturation Andrea Wilson. About her toast selection, Wilson observed, "The 2022 Toasted Sour Mash release takes the Sour Mash expression and enhances it by adding notes of smoked honey and gingersnap cookies accentuated by toasted oak, all while honoring the sweet and spicy balance of our US*1 Sour Mash. Working on the Toasted series really brings forward the influence of the barrel and represents the dedication of the Michter's team to continuously provide exceptional whiskey."
When Michter's US*1 Sour Mash, the base of this Toasted release, was selected by The Whisky Exchange as "Whisky of the Year" for 2019, it marked the first time that any whiskey from the United States had ever achieved this honor. Michter's US*1 Toasted Barrel Sour Mash Whiskey is 86 proof and will sell in the U.S. for a suggested retail price of $100 per 750ml bottle.
Beyond its main distillery in the Shively section of Louisville, Michter's operations extend to two other sites in Kentucky. In Springfield, Michter's is farming estate grown grain on its 205-acre property, while in downtown Louisville, Michter's has its second distillery in the historic Fort Nelson Building. Situated in a prime location on West Main Street opposite Louisville Slugger and on the same block as the Frazier Museum, Michter's Fort Nelson Distillery features the legendary pot still system from Michter's Pennsylvania. It also has educational tours with whiskey tastings and The Bar at Fort Nelson, which features classic cocktails curated by spirits and cocktail historian David Wondrich.
Michter's makes highly acclaimed, limited production whiskeys that are subject to allocation because demand has exceeded supply. Michter's is renowned for its small batch bourbon, single barrel bourbon, single barrel rye, small batch American whiskey, and small batch sour mash whiskey.
In October 2021, Michter's was named the Most Admired American Whiskey in a survey conducted in 25 countries. In January 2022, Michter's was named the #1 Top Trending American Whiskey brand by Drinks International in their Annual Brands Report.
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Charter Communications/Spectrum is closing in on completion of the countywide broadband project, which will bring connectivity to unserved households across Scott County, said Judge-Executive Joe Pat Covington.
“Spectrum is working together with the Scott County Fiscal Court to expand access to high-speed broadband using fiber across the county. This will bring access to every unserved home in Scott County,” he said. “I meet with Spectrum and talk with them weekly.”
The 24-month long project began October 2021 as crews worked to develop the appropriate plans, designs and obtain permitting for the countywide sweep. In March of this year, Scott County was awarded $3.1 million from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) for the project.
The extension of broadband coverage in Scott County will include roughly 5,351 unserved homes, while also providing upgrades for households already receiving service. Officials have estimated the project to cover approximately 406 miles in rural areas of the county. The grand total of the project amounts to $20.1 million, with the NTIA grant covering the county’s commitment.
When accepting federal dollars for a project of this magnitude, the county government has to document everything going on, including sending out a tower construction notification system alert, or TCNS (Section 106), Covington said. In doing so, this alert can “notify tribes/NHOs and State Historic Preservation Officers of plans to build a tower,” as stated on the Federal Communications Commission’s website.
“We’re getting that documentation done, it’s getting all tied together right now. When you accept federal dollars, you have to accept the standards that they require you to meet, so we’re meeting those standards, trying to tie it all together. That’s what they’re doing right now,” he said.
Spectrum continues to assure his office that their crews will meet the deadline they had planned, Covington said.
“We’re getting emails and people are anxious, but I promise we’re working as hard as we can to get it moved forward,” he said.
Workers are continuing to bring fiber optic lines into Scott County from Fayette County, something Spectrum officials call “the interconnect,” Covington said. Once the TCNS is complete and a response from historic preservation and other tribal bodies is received, crews will work to connect over 400 miles of line throughout 22 sectors or “OLTs” of Scott County. This is an operation involving thousands of utility poles, as well as a vast number of man hours to complete, he said.
The expansion project is one that will ensure households through the county are part of that connectivity, whether it be for online education, home-based businesses, tele-health opportunities and more, said the judge-executive.
The expansion page launched on the Spectrum website in July is still active for those who would like to check the status of their home address. Scott Countians simply need to visit www.spectrum.com/expansion.
“This advances the economic opportunities for everyone in Scott County,” he said. “Any citizen can go online to see if their home is listed. If by chance their address is not included, they can email and let us know so we can add their address to the project.”
Scott Countians can send their emails to broadbandproject@scottky.gov for their address to be placed on the list, Covington said.
“We are excited to move forward with this initiative to bring access and connectivity to every home in Scott County,” he said.
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College football has been around the world since Ireland first hosted a game more than 30 years ago, with locales as disparate as Tokyo and Toronto staging games.
Australians loved the touchdowns and halftime theatrics, not to mention the hot dogs and beer, the latter of which ran out during California’s 51-31 win over Hawaii in 2016. Fordham and Holy Cross have taken their rivalry abroad twice, the second time before not quite 2,500 fans in Bermuda in 1995.
Now, college football takes the leap again when Nebraska faces Northwestern in Dublin on Saturday in the first regular-season international game in five years.
“We intend to kick off the season every year in Ireland,” said John Anthony, founder of Anthony Travel and Irish American Events, the game’s organizer.
Ireland has a five-game deal in place for the series dubbed the Aer Lingus College Football Classic. Notre Dame was set to headline the first one, against Navy, in 2020 but it was called off because of the pandemic. Last year’s Nebraska-Illinois game was moved to Champaign for the same reason.
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Notre Dame and Navy will now play at Aviva Stadium in next year’s opener. Based on the 2020 figures — 40,000 tickets sold in the U.S. — it should sell out with capacity near 49,000.
The Big Ten showdown Saturday will have attendance in the “mid-30s,” Anthony said, including 13,000 fans coming from the United States.
Organizers were expecting 18,000 Americans and 5,000 Europeans with an economic impact of 63 million euros ($63 million) on the Irish economy. Besides the U.S. travelers, only another 3,000 are coming from outside Ireland. The economic impact has been downgraded to “at least” 40 million euros ($40 million), Anthony said.
International ticket sales were hurt by COVID-19 concerns, and local fans have not seen an American football game live since 2016 when Georgia Tech beat Boston College, 17-14. It probably didn’t help, too, that both Nebraska and Northwestern are coming off 3-9 seasons.
Still, it’s providing the largest inbound tourism event of the year for Ireland. And as a Northwestern home game, it figures to draw more than the average attendance of 30,679 at Ryan Field last season.
Ireland Minister for Sport Jack Chambers sees it a long-term investment by government partners.
“The COVID backdrop obviously had an impact, but this is about getting it back and growing it over the next number of years,” Chambers told The Associated Press. “It’s something we’re committed to. We’re confident around the economic evaluation of this and the benefit it brings the country but also the opportunity it brings for everyone that’s coming, whether it’s tourism, enterprise, personal or business.”
Anthony would not disclose specifics of how much the teams get financially but for Northwestern it will “replace the revenue that they could get from a home game ... they’re not doing it for less than that.” Northwestern, a private institution, did not respond to a request for comment.
“(A) school does not make this decision because they want to make a bunch of money. They want it for the experience for their student-athletes and their university and following and their constituency,” Anthony said. “When you get 5, 10, 25,000 fans from your school in a totally foreign land just because you’re putting on a game there, you’ve won already.”
Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald called the trip a “once in a lifetime opportunity,” noting that most of his players have never left the U.S.
“We’re an international school and any time we get an opportunity to do something unique, I’m all for it,” he said Monday in suburban Chicago.
Nebraska fans will comprise most of the U.S. contingent.
Doug Ewald, executive associate athletic director and chief financial officer for the Cornhuskers, said Nebraska gets the charter flights plus $250,000 to spend as they like, and he estimated the cost of a typical conference away game is $150,000 anyway.
“At best this is probably a break-even proposition for us,” Ewald told The AP. Nebraska also isn’t sending over any merchandise to sell, mainly due to licensing and tax issues.
Australia hosted the most recent international regular-season game. Stanford routed Rice 62-7 in 2017 a year after Cal’s victory over Hawaii. The New South Wales state government had paid millions to fly the teams over in tourism promotions.
Sandra Chipchase, the former CEO of Destination NSW, said both games were successes thanks to visitor spending and “free publicity” through media stories and images of Sydney. The first game drew more than 61,000 fans and the second — played in a smaller stadium — 33,000.
After successfully hosting Major League Baseball — the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks opened the 2014 season Down Under — the Aussies turned to college football in a bid to entice the NFL.
“We wanted to use it to try to convince the NFL to bring an opening game or a game at some stage down here,” Chipchase said. “We wanted to show them how popular it was.”
Ireland first hosted a game in 1988 when Boston College beat Army 38-24. This will be Northwestern’s first time abroad and Nebraska’s second; the Huskers beat Kansas State 38-24 in Tokyo in 1992.
Teams for the Dublin games beyond next year haven’t been announced.
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America's #1 Ranch Brand Heats Up with Luxury Truffle Hot Sauce Partnership
OAKLAND, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The makers of Hidden Valley® Ranch and TRUFF, the truffle brand known for reimagining and elevating pantry staples, are coming together to bring fans a boldly elevated twist on two beloved condiments: TRUFF's Original Black Truffle Hot Sauce infused into creamy Hidden Valley Ranch to bring sauce lovers a uniquely luxurious Spicy Truffle Ranch, for a limited time. This partnership marks both brand's first sauce on sauce collaboration.
"TRUFF is all about flavor exploration and reimagination. While we've had the privilege of working with world-class chefs, sometimes the best suggestions come from our customers, who have been very vocal about requesting a truffle ranch," says Nick Ajluni, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of TRUFF. "Partnering with Hidden Valley Ranch was the obvious choice. Not only are they the original ranch, but they're a truly iconic brand with a passionate community that's helped make ranch a cultural phenomenon."
TRUFF x Hidden Valley Ranch features the spice of red chiles, umami depth of black truffles, and tangy, creaminess of ranch dressing, all of which morph into a truly gourmet condiment. Utilizing the same pristine design that catapulted TRUFF's Original Hot Sauce into social media virality, the collaboration bottle will be available in TRUFF's impressively large 18oz. magnum bottles.
"Hidden Valley Ranch is always looking to offer new and unexpected ways for our fans to experience the ranch flavor they love." says Deb Crandall, Marketing Director at Hidden Valley Ranch. "TRUFF is the perfect partner, with their unique, elevated hot sauce that is unlike any other. Together, we knew we could develop a perfectly blended product with extraordinary flavor we know our consumers will love!"
Starting August 30 at 11 a.m. EST, the exclusive, limited-time bottle will be available only at TRUFF.com/HVRanch to purchase for $24.99. Fans can join the waitlist starting on August 23 to get notified the second it goes live. This ultra-limited release will only be available while supplies last.
To learn more about Hidden Valley Ranch, exclusive recipes and more, visit www.hiddenvalley.com and follow the brand on Twitter. To learn more about TRUFF, visit www.TRUFF.com and follow the brand on their coveted Instagram handle @sauce.
About Hidden Valley Ranch
Hidden Valley® Ranch is the nation's original ranch dressing brand and was founded in 1954 by Steve Henson. Hidden Valley Ranch has unleashed America's favorite ranch across all mealtime and snacking occasions, offering the bottled Hidden Valley Original Ranch in many varieties and in more forms for fans to enjoy the ranch flavor they love. The Hidden Valley Original Ranch Seasoning and Salad Dressing Mix Shaker is perfect for bringing ranch flavor to weeknight dinners, Hidden Valley Homestyle Ranch Seasoning makes great-tasting restaurant ranch attainable at home, Hidden Valley Ranch Secret Sauce serves up restaurant inspired flavors at home and Plant Powered Hidden Valley Ranch is Dairy Free with the great taste you expect. Hidden Valley Ranch's products can be found in grocery retailers across the country.
About TRUFF
Made with an ultra-unique blend of real black truffles and red chili peppers, TRUFF's line of luxury pantry staples is designed to elevate the dining experience. Originally founded through a popular food and lifestyle Instagram blog called @sauce, TRUFF immediately propelled into social media virality with the release of its hot sauce in 2017. The brand quickly became the fastest-growing company in the hot sauce space due to its distinctive flavor profile, pristine bottle, Truffle Inspired cap, and of course the coveted Instagram account @sauce that makes tagging a no-brainer. Taking inspiration from the flagship black truffle experience, TRUFF recently expanded its family of products to include other popular favorites like TRUFF Pasta Sauce, TRUFF Mayonnaise, and TRUFF Black Truffle Oil. You can find TRUFF's variety of sauces in stores nationwide and around the world in the UK, Australia, Kuwait, and South Korea. TRUFF is made in southern California and is Gluten-Free and non-GMO. Visit www.TRUFF.com for more information and recipe.
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DENVER, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CometChat, the leading in-app chat provider, announced a strategic partnership with Daily, the leading WebRTC video and audio API for large-scale use cases like ed-tech, telehealth, live events, and more. By partnering together, both Daily and CometChat users will be able to build a world-class communications experience with rich in-app chat and calling in minutes.
"By teaming up with Daily, we're so pleased to offer developers a best-of-breed, fully featured, and remarkably scalable option for both in-app chat and voice/video calling. There are some use cases which push the absolute boundaries of what in-app engagement looks like, and through this partnership, we are proud and excited to continue to support and power such ambitious entrepreneurs." – Anuj Garg, CometChat CEO.
While CometChat does offer a robust voice and video solution, the Daily partnership will best serve those customers who hold very large events, broadcast to hundreds of users, require a specialist video solution, or have already integrated Daily into their stack. With a high degree of flexibility and performance no matter the use case, and easy-to-use templates, combining these two awesome products will be remarkably simple.
"Daily's mission is to provide developers with the highest levels of flexibility when building live communications experiences and support the broadest set of use cases. We know rich chat plays a crucial role in supporting interactive call experiences of all types, and this is why our partnership with CometChat is so exciting." – Kwindla Hultman Kramer, Daily CEO
- Comprehensive extension library: Allows you to quickly create a robust, modern chat experience and integrate with your existing technology stack.
- Developer skillset agnostic: From no-code chat widget to UI kits, to SDKs and APIs, developers of any skill level (even non-coders) can build and launch a custom chat solution.
- Designed to scale with you: While CometChat serves enterprise customers well and has for years, we've been intentional about building a business to also serve young organizations entering a growth phase.
- Built-in tools for event moderation: In addition to 30+ other extensions, we've invested heavily in building tools to make event moderation easy, including in-flight moderation, profanity filters, sentiment analysis, slow mode and more.
- With two lines of code, teams can embed a fully featured video chat solution in minutes though Daily Prebuilt.
- Flexible APIs allow you to build for the broadest use cases, including breakout rooms, spatial audio, and added control for real-time video, live streaming, and recording.
- The only webRTC API that can support 300 active participants in a call, all cams and mics on. Support 15,000 person calls with interactive live streaming. You also can create traditional live streams of your calls to reach millions.
- Experience superior call quality through unique features like smooth peer-to-peer/cloud switching and access advanced analytics and detailed prebuilt quality visualizations.
CometChat allows developers to quickly integrate in-app text messaging in to any mobile and web-based apps. Our platform provides user-to-user messaging to help your users connect with each other — marketplace sellers and buyers, healthcare providers and patients, taxi drivers and riders, students and teachers, and much more.
Our Chat SDKs, APIs, and UI Kits are quick to launch, incredibly secure, highly scalable, and well documented. Our robust extension library helps you integrate easily with other services and provides a configurable, feature-rich messaging experience for your users.
We're trusted by more than 50,000 developers worldwide and serve start-up and enterprise customers in telehealth, ed-tech, marketplaces, on-demand services, virtual events, dating apps, and other industries.
Daily helps developers and teams harness the power of video & voice. Use our Prebuilt user interface, flexible APIs, and SDKs to launch live apps in minutes.
Daily is the most flexible way to add live video and voice to any product experience or application. Developers can add 15,000-person calls to any site or app in minutes with Daily Prebuilt, which includes a customizable call interface and prebuilt features like chat, recording, and more. Or create custom layouts with our easy-to-use APIs, which provide maximum control over the call experience. We offer transparent pricing, HIPAA compliance, world-class docs and support, and enterprise-ready global infrastructure.
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BLOOMINGTON — McLean County prosecutors have filed charges against a Bloomington man after they say correctional officers found cocaine on him in the county jail.
Christopher M. Adams, 47, was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in a penal institution, a Class 1 felony, and unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
Assistant State's Attorney Aaron Fredrick said a correctional officer saw a gambling chip — an item not allowed in the jail — on Adams' bunk on Sunday. A further search led to the discovery of a crystal that field tested positive for cocaine.
Bond for the charges was set at $50,000 as a 10% bond, meaning Adams would have to post $5,000 plus fees to be released. His next court appearance on the matter is an arraignment on Sept. 16.
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Aaliyah J. Gray
Aaliyah J. Gray
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aaron J. Zielinski
Aaron J. Zielinski, 28, of Plainfield, was sentenced to four years on probation for unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine. A charge of unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver was dismissed.
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Aaron Parlier
Aaron M. Parlier , 40, was sentenced Jan. 14 to 450 years in prison after he was found guilty in a bench trial of 10 counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a minor and 10 counts of child pornography production.
Ade A. McDaniel
Ade A. McDaniel , 40, of North Miami Beach, Florida, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Aikee Muhammad
Aikee Muhammad , 19, is charged with two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Albert F. Matheny
Albert F. Matheny , 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced Jan. 10 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than five grams of methamphetamine.
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Alexandria S. Macon
Macon
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Alexis S. Williams
Alexis S. Williams, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Alicia L. Rodriguez
Alicia L. Rodriguez, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery and domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari M. McNabb
Amari M. McNabb , 23, of Country Club Hills , was sentenced to 28 years in prison for murder and mob action for his involvement in the 2019 fatal shooting of Juan Nash, 25, in Bloomington. He was found guilty in a jury trial of those charges, but the jury found him not guilty of discharge of a firearm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Amari S. Buchanon
Amari S. Buchanon, 25, of Normal, was sentenced to 16 days in jail. She earned credit for eight days served in jail. She pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a firearm without a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andre D. Seals
Andre D. Seals , 37, of Champaign, is charged with aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Andrew L. Stanley
Andrew L. Stanley , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years on probation for one count of arson. He pleaded guilty to setting his home on fire while a woman and a teenage girl were inside. One count of aggravated arson was dismissed in a plea agreement.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Anthony R. Fairchild
Anthony R. Fairchild , 51, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of burglary and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Antonio R. Ross
Antonio R. Ross , 28, of Springfield, was sentenced March 24 to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of retail theft. All other charges were dismissed. He also was ordered to pay $7,305 in restitution. Ross earned credit for previously serving 239 days in jail.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze
Ashley R. Schneiderheinze, 32, is charged with unlawful possession of:
15 to 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony) Less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Less than 15 grams of clonazepam (Class 4 felony) 30 to 100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor) She also is charged with two counts of permitting the unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Austin S. Waller
Austin S. Waller, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary at a Bloomington smoke shop. He is separately charged with three counts of burglary at the Corn Crib.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Billy J. Braswell
Billy J. Braswell , 39, of Wapella, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and four counts of methamphetamine possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E. Reynolds
Brandon E. Reynolds, 35, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation for a charge of grooming.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon E.J. Frieburg
Brandon E.J. Frieburg, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brandon J. Black
Brandon J. Black, 33, of Decatur, is charged with child pornography (Class X felony), attempt to produce child pornography (Class 3 felony), sexual exploitation of a child and grooming (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenden P. Cano
Brenden P. Cano , 23, of LeRoy, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of child pornography production.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brennen M. Whiteside
Brennen M. Whiteside, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of vehicular invasion and aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brettais J. Lane
Brettais J. Lane, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a public park and ulawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
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Brian D. Stewart
Brian D. Stewart, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Caleb W. Collier
Caleb W. Collier, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class 1 and 2 felonies). He is accused of possessing between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine and less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Calvin E. Young
Calvin E. Young , 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of cocaine.
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Carlos L. Hogan
Carlos L. Hogan , 33, of Decatur, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 30-500 grams of cannabis. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Carrie Funk
Carrie Funk , 54, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of criminal neglect of an elderly person.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cedric J. Haynes
Cedric J. Haynes , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with nine counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Charles L. Bell
Charles L. Bell , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery (Class X felony), two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felonies), aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon (Class 2 felony), and violation of the Illinois Firearm Identification Card Act (Class 3 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Chester Johnson
Chester Johnson, 69, of Chicago, was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina D. Noonan
Christina D. Noonan , 42, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christina E. Dickey
Christina E. Dickey, 37, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher M. Adams
Christopher M. Adams
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher A. Johnson
Christopher A. Johnson, 29, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Christopher Garza
Christopher O. Garza, 35, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
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Christopher L. Anderson
Christopher L. Anderson, 40, of Downs, was sentenced to 167 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Clinton A. Page
Clinton A. Page , 29, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 24 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery of a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Connor M. Mink
Connor M. Mink, 18, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful:
Possession of 5-15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 5 grams of meth (Class 3 felony) Possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) Possession of less than 1 gram of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony) Possession of less than 15 grams of alprazolam (Class 4 felony) Possession of 30-500 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 3 felony) Possession of 10-30 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 4 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Cordaiz J. Jones
Cordaiz J. Jones, 35, was sentenced to 142 days in jail in June 2022 for aggravated battery to a peace officer. He was originally charged with two counts of aggravated battery (Class 2 felonies), stalking (Class 4 felony) and two counts of misdemeanor resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey B. Dowell
Corey B. Dowell , 24, of Bloomington, is charged with failure to report an accident or injury.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey K. Butler
Corey K. Butler , 19, of Champaign, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Corey W. Elizondo
Corey W. Elizondo, 31, of Peoria, is charged with possession of a stolen or converted stolen vehicle and theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Courtney A. Boyd
Courtney A. Boyd, 27, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Craig O. Harrington
Craig O. Harrington , 23, of Chicago, was sentenced to 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of burglary.
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Daniel Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox, 22, of New Concord, Kentucky, is charged with five counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and criminal sexual abuse, which are charged as Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius D. Robinson
Darrius D. Robinson , 29, of Normal, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Darrius J. Heard
Darrius J. Heard, 21, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced to six days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David L. Hendricks
David L. Hendricks, 44, of Clearwater, Florida, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David S. Fry
David S. Fry , 70, of Normal, is charged with 45 counts of child pornography. Sixteen of the charges are a Class 2 felony and 29 charges are a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal, 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of 15-100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony), and possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
David W. Kallal
David W. Kallal , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Davis W. Hopkins
Davis W. Hopkins , 25, of Chenoa, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine, a Class X felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Demarcus J. Heidelberg
Demarcus J. Heidelberg, 24, of Belleville, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Deon K. Moore
Deon K. Moore, 26, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Derail T. Riley
Derail T. Riley , 35, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and five counts of Class 4 felony domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destinee M. Nuckolls
Destinee M. Nuckolls, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine and permitting unlawful use of a building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Destiny D. Brown
Destiny D. Brown , 39, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, three counts of methamphetamine possession and one count of methamphetamine delivery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dexter D. McCraney
Dexter D. McCraney , 38, of Normal, is charged with one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donna Osborne
Donna Osborne, 52, of Decatur, is charged with two counts of burglary (Class 2 felonies) and one count each of retail theft (Class 3 felony) and theft (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Donnell A. Taylor
Donnell A. Taylor , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontae D. Gilbert
Dontae D. Gilbert , 31, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 36 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery-strangulation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dontel D. Crowder
Dontel D. Crowder , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies, and harboring a runaway, Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Duane K. Martin
Duane K. Martin, 34, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, three counts of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine and four counts of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Dujuan L. Enos
Dujuan L. Enos, 48, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of fentanyl.
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Edward L. Holmes
Edward L. Holmes , 50, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Controlled substance trafficking of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 400 and 900 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Controlled substance trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 100 and 400 grams of a substance containing meth Unlawful possession of between 100 and 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver Methamphetamine trafficking of between 15 and 100 grams of meth Unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Elizabeth A. Johnson, 40, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Emmitt A. Simmons
Emmitt A. Simmons, 21, of LeRoy, is charged with indecent solicitation of a child (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Enrique D. Sosa
Enrique D. Sosa, 55, of Spanish Fork, Utah, is charged with theft, financial institution fraud, wire fraud and two counts of computer fraud.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Eric E. Seymon
Eric E. Seymon , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with eight counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew
Fenwrick M. Bartholomew , 51, of Normal, was sentenced to three years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Frankie L. Hutchinson
Frankie L. Hutchinson , 22, of Chicago, was sentenced to 60 days in jail, plus 30 months of probation, after pleading guilty July 2022 to illegal possession of stolen vehicle parts. He was previously charged with one count of aggravated unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of unlawful possession of stolen vehicle parts, two counts of aggravated fleeing a peace officer and two counts of criminal damage to property.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Franklin P. Roberts
Franklin P. Roberts, 50, of Bloomington, is charged with threatening a public official (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Geno A. Borrego
Geno A. Borrego , 23, of Pontiac, is charged with two counts of criminal sexual assault.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
George E. Wisehart
George E. Wisehart, 44, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and two counts of meth possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gordan D. Lessen
Gordan D. Lessen , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of domestic battery as a subsequent offense, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Gregory A. Spence
Gregory A. Spence , 39, of Bartonville, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hannah J. Jackson
Hannah J. Jackson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of cocaine and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter A.W. Williamson
Hunter A.W. Williamson, 23, of Heyworth, is charged with cannabis trafficking and unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Hunter C. Kellenberger
Hunter C. Kellenberger , 24, of Pekin, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. A meth possession charge was dismissed.
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Inez J. Gleghorn
Inez J. Gleghorn, 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery causing great bodily harm in connection to an April 2021 stabbing in Bloomington. Other battery charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaccob L. Morris
Jaccob L. Morris , 20, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob S. Upton
Jacob S. Upton, 20, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jacob Z. Kemp
Jacob Z. Kemp , 32, is charged with three counts of aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahda R. Davis
Jahda R. Davis, 20, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jahni A. Lyons
Jahni A. Lyons , 19, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Jalen A. Davis
Jalen A. Davis , 21, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of child pornography possession (Class X felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jamakio D. Chapell
Jamakio D. Chapell , 28, of Montgomery, Alabama, is charged with four counts of Class 2 felony aggravated battery, misdemeanor resisting a peace officer and 11 traffic charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James Canti
James Canti, 48, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 15 and 100 grams of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James E. Chase
James E. Chase , 52, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
James L. Fields
James L. Fields , 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied vehicle and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates
Jaren K. Jackson-Coates, 24, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason M. Harris
Jason M. Harris , 33, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated arson (Class X felony), residential arson (Class 1 felony) and two counts of arson (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jason R. Roof
Jason R. Roof , 46, of Heyworth, was sentenced March 28 to five and a half years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
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Jason S. Russell
Jason S. Russell , 22, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Javares L. Hudson
Javares L. Hudson , 21, of Bloomington, is charged in federal court with possession of a machine gun. He was initially charged in McLean County court with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon-machine gun parts. One charge is a Class X felony and the other is a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Javon T. Murff
Javon T. Murff, 19, of Normal, is charged with two counts aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class 1 felony), robbery (Class 2 felony), possession of a stolen firearm (Class 2 felony), two counts aggravated unlawful use of a weapon (Class 4 felony), two counts reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jawarren L. Clements
Jawarren L. Clements, 25, of Peoria, is charged with unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jaylin M. Caldwell
Jaylin M. Caldwell , 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jerail M. Myrick
Jerail M. Myrick , 26, of Springfield, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 1 gram of cocaine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jesse S. Duncan
Jesse S. Duncan, 28, of Bloomington, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison. He pleaded guilty to criminal damage to property with a value of between $500 and $10,000.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jessica N. Huff
Jessica N. Huff, 35, of Peoria, was sentenced to seven years in prison. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jodi M. Draper
Jodi M. Draper, 55, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan A. Jamison
Jonathan A. Jamison , 44, of Normal, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for unlawful delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathan Wiley
Jonathan Wiley , 30, of Chicago, is charged with attempted possession or sale of stolen car parts, a Class 2 felony, and resisting a peace officer, a Class A misdemeanor.
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Jonathon K. Campbell
Jonathan K. Campbell , 43, Jonathan K. Campbell, 43, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 48 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery causing bodily harm.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jonathon P. Keister
Jonathon P. Keister, 38, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth (Class 2 felony), and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of meth (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jordan P. Gillespie
Jordan P. Gillespie , 27, of LeRoy, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for residential burglary and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Jordyn H. Thornton
Jordyn H. Thornton , 22, of Bloomington, was convicted of first-degree murder in the Oct. 30, 2018, shooting death of Trevonte Kirkwood, 27, of Bloomington, in the 1300 block of North Oak Street in Bloomington.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joseph L. McLeod
Joseph L. McLeod , 40, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of burglary, two counts of theft, and one count each of forgery and deceptive practices.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua A. Lindsey
Joshua A. Lindsey, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with the following:
Two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of MDMA) Two counts of unlawful possession of meth (15 to 100 grams and 5 to 15 grams of meth) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of MDMA) Unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (amphetamine) Four counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams of amphetamine, less than 15 grams of clonazepam, less than 15 grams of lorazepam, less than 15 grams of cocaine) Unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver (30 to 500 grams) Unlawful possession of cannabis (30 to 500 grams)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua D. Rials
Joshua D. Rials , 28, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of armed violence, Class X felonies, four counts of unlawful possession of a firearm and firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, Class 2 felonies. He was charged March 1 with two counts each of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and of firearm ammunition by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua K. Wilson
Joshua K. Wilson, 39, of Normal, was sentenced to 152 days in jail and 24 months on conditional discharge after pleading guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshua V. Wilburn
Joshua V. Wilburn, 33, of Bloomington, is charged with burglary and retail theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Joshway C. Boens
Joshway C. Boens , 41, of Chicago, was sentenced to 143 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Juls T. Eutsey
Julian T. Eutsey, 21, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 24 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of criminal sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Atkinson
Justin A. Atkinson , 39, of Bloomington, was sentenced to one year in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Justin A. Leicht
Justin A. Leicht , 41, of Downs, is charged with three counts of burglary, Class 2 felonies.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kaveior K. Thomas
Kaveior K. Thomas, 32, of Normal, is charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felony), unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony), two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, and violation of the Illinois FOID Card Act (Class 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kavion J. Anderson
Kavion J. Anderson, 18, of Hazel Crest, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He earned credit for 197 days served in jail. Anderson pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular hijacking.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kayala D.C. Huff
Kayala D.C. Huff, 23, of Normal, is charged with aggravated battery, domestic battery and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kelyi G. Kabongo
Kelyi G. Kabongo, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession 5 to 15 grams of meth and less than 5 grams of meth with the intent to deliver, possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth and possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenneth R. McNairy
Kenneth R. McNairy, 32, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies), and two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 and Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kent D. Johnson
Kent D. Johnson , 34, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kentre A. Jackson
Kentre A. Jackson, 26, of Ypsilanti, Mich., was sentenced to 30 months of conditional discharge. He was charged as of June 9, 2020, with unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis and unlawful possession of 500 to 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver. The latter charge was dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta C. Chissell
Kenyatta C. Chissell, 40, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of heroin.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kenyatta L. Tate
Kenyatta L. Tate , 46, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of between 15-100 grams and 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class X and Class 1 felonies) and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerrigan T. Spencer
Kerrigan T. Spencer, 18, of Normal, is charged with two counts of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kerry M. Huls
Kerry M. Huls, 47, of Bloomington is charged with unlawful delivery of 5 to 15 grams of meth, unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of meth, unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of meth, and unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of meth.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kevin C. Knight
Kevin C. Knight , 40, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kimberlee A. Burton
Kimberlee A. Burton , 29, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of child endangerment, Class A misdemeanors.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Kyle D. Kindred
Kyle D. Kindred , 23, of Shirley, is charged with cannabis trafficking, two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of cannabis.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lanee R. Rich
Lanee R. Rich , 18, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latele Y. Pinkston
Latele Y. Pinkston , 29, was sentenced to five years in prison. Pinkston pleaded guilty to unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Latoya M. Jackson
Latoya M. Jackson , 31, of Bloomington, is charged with one count of possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Laycell D. Wright
Laycell D. Wright , 32, of Rantoul, is charged with unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine (Class 1 felony). He also is charged with unlawful possession of 100-500 grams of cannabis (Class 4 felony) and 30-100 grams of cannabis (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lazaro Flores
Lazaro Flores , 34, of Streator, was sentenced to seven years in prison for aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol causing death.
Logan T. Kendricks
Logan T. Kendricks , 35, was sentenced to five years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lonnie L. Kimbrough
Lonnie L. Kimbrough , 36, of Peoria, was sentenced to 24 months on conditional discharge and four days in jail. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful cannabis possession.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorel M. Johnson
Lorel M. Johnson , 41, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated domestic battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Loren M. Jepsen
Loren M. Jepsen , 34, was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of home invasion causing injury (Class X felony). All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Lorenzo Sims
Lorenzo Sims, 30, of Chicago, is charged with five counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Madison A. Knight
Madison A. Knight , 20, of Rutland, was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 30 months' probation for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Malik A. Wilson
Malik A. Wilson, 23, of Chicago, is charged with two counts of attempted armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Carter
Mark A. Carter, 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mark A. Thrower
Mark A. Thrower, 40, of Vinton, Louisiana, is charged with:
Eight counts child pornography (Class X felonies) Two counts aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor (Class 2 felonies) Two counts grooming (Class 4 felonies) Indecent solicitation of a child (Class 3 felony) Traveling to meet a minor (Class 3 felony)
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mason A. Artis
Mason A. Artis, 22, of Shirley, is charged with possession of a stolen license plate, unauthorized use of a license plate and three counts of theft. He is separately charged with unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Nunley
Matthew D. Nunley , 33, of Eureka, was sentenced to four years in prison for one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew D. Stone
Matthew D. Stone , 22, of Normal, is charged with one count of aggravated battery, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Megan J. Duffy
Megan J. Duffy, 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 102 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 5 to 15 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Melissa J. Piercy
Melissa J. Piercy , 38, of Normal, is charged with unlawful delivery of meth (Class 2 felony), unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of 5-15 grams of meth with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Meontay D. Wheeler
Meontay D. Wheeler , 23, of Bloomington, is charged with aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and torture, a Class 1 felony, aggravated domestic battery, a Class 2 felony, and aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael J. Owen
Michael J. Owen , 30, of Stanford, pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michael S. Parkerson
Michael S. Parkerson, 54, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine (Class 2 felony) and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Michelle E. Mueller
Michelle E. Mueller , 32, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of burglary. All other charges were dismissed.
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Mitchell A. Rogers
Mitchell A. Rogers , 37, of Peoria, is charged with two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver and two counts of unlawful possession of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Mohamed N. Thiam
Mohamed N. Thiam , 19, of Bloomington, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nathaniel A. Butler
Nathaniel A. Butler , 20, of Bloomington was sentenced Jan. 4, 2022, to seven years in prison. He pleaded guilty to aggravated discharge of a firearm into an occupied building and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm without a valid firearm owners identification card.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Nayeon A. Teague
Nayeon A. Teague , 21, of Normal, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 30 months on probation. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Noel R. Castillo
Noel Ramirez-Castillo, 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of unlawful vehicular invasion, aggravated battery, theft, criminal damage to government supported property and resisting a peace officer.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Pedro A. Parra
Pedro A. Parra , 40, is charged with two counts of burglary, Class 2 and Class 3 felonies, and misdemeanor theft.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Penny S. Self
Penny S. Self , 59, of Ashland, is charged with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Quacy L. Webster
Quacy L. Webster , 43, of Bloomington, is charged with one count each of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Class 2 felony) and unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Qwonterian V. Ivy
Qwonterian V. Ivy, 24, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated discharge of a firearm at an occupied building.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Randy M. Turner
Randy M. Turner, 39, of Danville, is charged with two counts of disarming a peace officer, five counts of aggravated battery, unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon, attempted possession of a stolen motor vehicle, criminal damage to government supported property and driving under the influence of drugs.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca L. Gormley
Rebecca L. Gormley , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rebecca Y. Choi
Rebecca Y. Choi, 32, of Wheaton, is charged with unlawful possession of 1-15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver (Class 1 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 4 felony), possession of less than 15 grams of amphetamine (Class 4 felony), and possession of drug paraphernalia (Class A misdemeanor).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhiannan O. Keith
Rhiannan O. Keith, 23, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of 100 to 400 grams of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of 15 to 100 grams of meth (Class X felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rhonda L. Davis
Rhonda L. Davis , 41, of Bloomington, was sentenced to four days in jail and 30 months on probation. She pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
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Richard L. Kletz
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MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Richard S. Bjorling
Richard S. Bjorling , 54, of Peoria Heights, was sentenced to seven years in prison for unlawful possession of 15-100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ricky A. Smith
Ricky A. Smith , 30, 0f Urbana, is charged with unlawful possession of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver, possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver (Class X felonies), unlawful possession of meth and possession of a controlled substance (Class 1 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Rochelle A. McCray
Rochelle A. McCray , 37, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 1 and 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ronnie Cannon
Ronnie Cannon, 43, of Chicago, is charged with possession of a stolen firearm, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Roosevelt Williams
Roosevelt Williams, 43, of Bloomington, is charged with home invasion, criminal trespass to a residence and battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ryan D. Triplett
Ryan D. Triplett , 27, of Decatur, is charged with aggravated domestic battery-strangulation, a Class 2 felony, and domestic battery as a subsequent offense felony, a Class 4 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samantha Selburg
Samantha A. Selburg
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Samuel Harris
Samuel Harris , 21, of Chicago, was sentenced to 22 days in jail and 30 months on probation after pleading guilty to one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Sarah E. Myers
Sarah E. Myers, 39, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after she knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by spitting upon a correctional officer, court documents said.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Seth A. Kindred
Seth A. Kindred , 31, of Ellsworth, was sentenced March 30 to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of methamphetamine with the intent to deliver.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shanarra S. Spillers
Shanarra S. Spillers , 36, of Normal, is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Shaquan D. Hosea
Shaquan D. Hosea , 26, of Bloomington, was sentenced July 13, 2022, to 68 days in jail and 30 months of probation after pleading guilty to residential burglary, a Class 1 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stefan A. Mangina
Stefan A. Mangina , 32, is charged with three counts of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver and unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Stephon T. Carter
Carter
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Steven M. Abdullah
Steven M. Abdullah , 31, of Heyworth, is charged with two counts of harassment of jurors, Class 2 felonies, 11 counts of communication with jurors, Class 4 felonies, and one count of attempted communication with a juror, a Class A misdemeanor.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Telly H. Arrington
Telly H. Arrington , 24, of Normal, is charged with four counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Terrance T. Jones
Terrance T. Jones, 34, of Chicago, is charged with armed robbery (Class X felony), aggravated battery causing great bodily harm (Class 3 felony), and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon (Class 2 and 3 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas E. Dolan
Thomas E. Dolan , 22, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of between 500 and 2,000 grams of cannabis with the intent to deliver, unlawful cannabis possession, battery and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Thomas J. Davis
Thomas J. Davis , 27, of Bloomington, was sentenced to six years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful delivery of 1-15 grams of cocaine. All other charges were dismissed.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tommy L. Jumper
Tommy L. Jumper , 60, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 30 months on probation and 96 days in jail for one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tony Robinson
Tony Robinson , 38, of Chicago, is charged with unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver, a Class X felony; unlawful possession of between 15 and 100 grams of cocaine, a Class 1 felony; unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of firearm ammunition by a convicted felon, a Class 2 felony; unlawful possession of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Trevon J. Triplett
Triplett
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Ty W. Johnson
Ty W. Johnson , 36, of Bloomington, is charged with criminal sexual assault, robbery and possession of a stolen motor vehicle.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler A. Guy
Tyler A. Guy , 25, of Towanda, is charged with one count of Class 2 felony aggravated battery.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler C. Neely
Tyler C. Neely, 21, of Bloomington, is charged with four counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm (Class X and Class 1 felonies), reckless discharge of a firearm (Class 4 felony) and methamphetamine possession (Class 3 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler D. Vidmar
Tyler D. Vidmar , 23, of Clinton, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyler S. Burns
Tyler S. Burns, 31, of Chenoa, was sentenced to 170 days in jail and 30 months probation. He earned credit for the 170 days previously served in jail. Burns pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyrone L. McKinney
Tyrone L. McKinney, 30, of Bloomington, was sentenced to eight years in prison. He pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of 1 to 15 grams of cocaine with the intent to deliver.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson Brown
Tyson Brown is charged with burglary and forgery for attempting to cash a stolen check at CEFCU in Normal.
Provided by the McLean County Sheriff's Office
Wesley M. Noonan
Wesley M. Noonan , 48, of Bloomington, is charged with two counts of controlled substance trafficking (Class X felonies), two counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver charged as Class X felonies and one count of unlawful possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver as a Class 3 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William M. McCuen
William M. McCuen , 33, of Atlanta, is charged with one count of unlawful delivery of less than 5 grams of methamphetamine, a Class 2 felony.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
William R. Carter
William R. Carter , 23, of Bloomington, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for sexual assault, attempted residential arson and unlawful restraint.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala
Wilmer A. Marquez-Ayala , 35, of Bloomington, is charged with six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies) and three counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE
Xavier M. Moreau
Xavier M. Moreau, 19, of Bloomington, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and violation of the Firearm Owner’s Identification Card Act.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Zachary J. Williamson
Williamson
MCLEAN COUTNY JAIL
Cierra A. Hazlett
Cierra A. Hazlett, 26, is charged with unlawful possession of meth with the intent to deliver (Class X felony) as well as six other related charges across two separate cases.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Edin O. Portillo-Lopez
Edin O. Portillo-Lopez, 37, is charged with 30 counts each of criminal sexual assault (Class 1 felonies) and child pornography (Class 2 felony).
BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
Matthew T. Huett
Matthew T. Huett, 40, was arrested Wednesday after multiple bills of indictments were signed by a McLean County grand jury. He was charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 years old (Class X felonies) and four counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a minor family member (Class 2 felonies).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tyson S. Moore
Tyson S. Moore, 40, is charged with aggravated battery (Class 2 felony) after he knowingly made physical contact of an insulting or provoking nature by pushing a corrections officer, court documents said.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Jeremiah D. Bivens
Jeremiah D. Bivens, 47, is charged with aggravated domestic battery (Class 2 felony) and domestic battery as a subsequent offense (Class 4 felony) on Aug. 9.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Chemier M. Lewis-Sangster
Chemier M. Lewis-Sangster, 18, of Bloomington, is charged with three counts of armed violence, a class 3 felony, and one count of unlawful possession of methamphetamine, a class 2 felony.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Tye Z. Thomas
Tye Z. Thomas, 24, of Bloomington is charged with multiple counts related to drug possession, possession with the intent to sell, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.
PROVIDED BY MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Angela R. Oss
Angela R. Oss, 43, is charged with unlawful possession of more than one gram but less than 15 grams of cocaine (Class 1 felony) and unlawful delivery of cocaine (Class 2 felony).
MACON COUNTY JAIL
Tabu H. Triplett
Tabu H. Triplett, 53, is charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of more than one gram of cocaine and two counts of unlawful delivery of less than one gram.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Izaiah N. Lemos
Izaiah N. Lemos, 18, is charged with two counts of armed violence for possessing a loaded firearm while in possession of and attempting to deliver cannabis and methamphetamine.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Matthew Kiely
Matthew Kiely, 44, is charged with two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and three counts of aggravated sexual abuse.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Ynella S. Jackson
Ynella S. Jackson, 57, appeared in court on Monday after multiple bills of indictment were signed by a McLean County grand jury.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
Brenda K. Persico
A McLean County grand jury indicted Brenda K. Persico, 29, with burglary (Class 2 felony) and possession of a stolen or converted motor vehicle (Class 2 felony).
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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Stephen M. Schultz, 59, of Normal, is charged with possession and reproduction of child pornography.
MCLEAN COUNTY JAIL
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Since March 2020, federal student loan borrowers have been given a reprieve from monthly payments. But with student loan payments currently set to resume in September, the White House and President Joe Biden have major decisions to make.
According to CNN, the White House is leaning toward forgiving up to $10,000 in student loan debt for individuals making up to $125,000 annually. Sources told CNN that some groups could receive more in forgiveness.
Biden has said in the past he would be open to forgive up to $10,000 in student loan debt through executive order.
The White House has yet to confirm such details as Biden could make changes. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona confirmed on Sunday's "Meet the Press" an announcement is forthcoming.
"We've been talking daily about this, and I can tell you the American people will hear within the next week or so from the president and the Department of Education," he said.
The plan might not go as far as some Democrats have hoped. Many progressives have pushed the Biden administration to forgive up to $50,000 per borrower in loans.
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Helps revenue organizations generate more pipeline and win more deals by increasing rep productivity, improving sales execution efficiency, and reducing forecast risk
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach, the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth, today announced new platform enhancements. These new innovations empower Outreach customers to increase rep productivity, improve sales execution efficiency, decrease forecast risk, and reduce costs via a single platform offering.
The new platform enhancements include:
- Kaia for Outreach Voice empowers sales reps with real-time intelligence - reps can now access the power and intelligence of Outreach Kaia directly within their Outreach Voice dialer workflows. Using conversation intelligence (CI), Kaia provides AI-triggered content cards to sales reps in real-time and guides them to close more deals.
- Outreach Kaia brings new levels of visibility to sales managers on the status of deals - A new recording page and simplified UI provide conversation trends and insights to help managers understand key prospects and customer meetings – so they can unblock deals and provide coaching to their reps.
- New Deal Health scores provide AI-driven, real-time visibility into deals - This new revenue intelligence capability within Outreach Guide helps sales leaders spot risks in deals sooner. Using AI, Deal Health provides a simple score to accurately reflect the current state of deals, so they know where to focus.
- Forecast flexibility in Outreach Commit - Sales and RevOps leaders can now create custom filters on pipeline metrics, and configure multiple forecasts to gain confidence across different areas of their business.
- New reporting capabilities for Outreach Engage in the EU datacenter - For customers operating in the EU that require data residency, Outreach now provides Outreach Insights, AI-driven reporting with real-time, actionable insights into playbooks, people, and processes – all within the EU datacenter.
- Additional compliance features, including HIPAA attestation and support for BAA - Outreach continues its commitment to helping customers meet data privacy requirements with the addition of HIPAA attestation to cover personal health information data that's incidentally stored in Outreach. Customers also have the option to sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to provide a contractual commitment.
To learn more about these enhancements, please visit our blog.
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"Now, more than ever, revenue organizations are under pressure to deliver efficient, predictable growth," said Prasad Raje, Chief Product Officer, Outreach. "Today's announcements include a combination of new AI and enterprise capabilities to help our customers improve execution across every stage of their sales cycle."
"We initially turned to Outreach because content cards were paramount to what we needed to enable our BDRs with quick and consistent messaging on our value proposition and competitive positioning as we scale our sales organization," said Justin Miller, Director of Revenue Operations, Sonatype. "We have now expanded our use of Kaia to our Account Managers and are using Kaia for real-time coaching and on a weekly-basis reviewing discovery calls to better understand how the current economic pressures are impacting our customers and prospects and how top reps deliver the value proposition and handle objections to further improve our enablement and coaching strategy."
About Outreach
Outreach is the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth. We are helping organizations achieve their growth potential by delivering sales execution workflows that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to close execution gaps across the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to deal management to forecasting. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations together in one platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Adobe, Okta, DocuSign, and SAP, depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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The top-10 programs in the two divisions of Class A played to preseason-ranking form during the first week of the football season, but there were some early season upsets.
In Class A Division I, two programs lost opening games. Former-No. 4 Irwin County lost to Class 2A No. 2 Fitzgerald 28-20 and didn’t really suffer from it, falling one spot to No. 5. The other loss was then-No. 5 Metter losing to then-No. 6 Swainsboro, 21-7. Swainsboro climbed to No. 4; Metter fell to No. 9.
Other than those games, the top 10 in Division I rolled. Top-ranked Prince Avenue beat South Carolina’s Hammond 39-3; No. 2 Brooks County beat Thomasville 42-7, and No. 3 Rabun County beat Haralson County 49-3.
Bleckley County was ranked No. 7 last week and climbed one spot in the poll after beating Dodge County 33-6. Whitefield Academy climbed one spot to No. 7 after defeating Class A Division II No. 2 Macon County 35-30. Lamar County climbed to No. 8 from No. 10 after a 48-28 victory against Wilcox County, and No. 10 Darlington fell one spot after beating Schuylkill (Pa.) 28-16.
In Division II, the biggest move of Week 1 was former No. 4-ranked Turner County falling to unranked after a 28-6 loss to Worth County.
Top-ranked Schley County defeated Tattnall Square 28-21, and the poll shuffling began. Bowdon is the new No. 2, up from No. 5, after defeating Manchester 29-14. Macon County fell from No. 2 to No. 3 after losing to Whitefield Academy, and No. 4 Wilcox County fell one spot after losing to Lamar County.
Charlton climbed two spots to No. 5 after beating Jeff Davis 20-14 in overtime. Clinch County stayed put at No. 6 after beating Berrien 19-18. Lincoln County climbed to No. 7 after a 23-20 victory against Bryan County.
Entering the poll is No. 8 Wheeler County, which beat then-No. 9 Georgia Military 42-14. Johnson County climbed one spot to No. 9 in an off week. Formerly unranked Washington-Wilkes entered the top 10 after beating East Laurens 28-7.
Class A Division I
New top 10 with Week 1 results
1. (1) Prince Avenue Christian (1-0); defeated Hammond (S.C.) 39-3
2. (2) Brooks County (1-0; defeated Thomasville 42-7
3. (3) Rabun County (1-0); defeated Haralson County 49-3
4. (6) Swainsboro (1-0); dfeated Metter 21-7
5. (4) Irwin County (0-1); lost to Fitzgerald 28-20
6. (7) Bleckley County (1-0); defeted Dodge County 33-6
7. (8) Whitefield Academy (1-0); defeated Macon County 35-30
8. (10) Lamar County (1-0); defeated Wilcox County 48-28
9. (5) Metter (0-1); lost to Swainsboro 21-7
10. (9) Darlington (1-0); defeated Schuylkill, (Pa.) 28-16
Class A Division II
New top 10 with Week 1 results
1. (1) Schley County (1-0); defeated Tattnall Square 28-21
2. (5) Bowdon (1-0); defeated Manchester 29-14
3. (2) Macon County (0-1); lost to Whitefield Academy 35-30
4. (3) Wilcox County (0-1); lost to Lamar County 48-28
5. (7) Charlton County (1-0); defeated Jeff Davis 20-14
6. (6) Clinch County (1-0); defeated Berrien 19-18
7. (8) Lincoln County (1-0); defeated Bryan County 23-20
8. (NR) Wheeler County (1-0); defeated Beat GMC Prep 42-14
9. (10) Johnson County (0-0); did not play
10. (NR) Washington-Wilkes (1-0); defeated East Laurens 28-7
Out: No. 4 Turner County after 28-6 loss to Worth County; No. 9 GMC Prep after 42-14 loss to Wheeler County.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - NameSilo Technologies Corp. (CSE: URL) (PINKSHEETS: URLOF) (the "Company"), one of the fastest growing domain registrars in the world, is pleased to announce the financial results for the quarter ending June 30, 2022. The financial statements and related management's discussion and analysis ("MD&A") can be viewed on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Financial Highlights of the Company:
The Company experienced financial results in fiscal Q2 2022 as set forth below (all figures in Canadian dollars):
- Record Revenues of $11,248,570 for Q2 2022 as compared to $8,411,202 in Q2 2021, an increase of 33.7%. The increase in revenues for Q2 2022 was due to an increase in domains under management, marketplace revenues, and from the sale of ancillary services.
- Gross Profit of $2,196,621 or 19.5.% of its revenues in Q2 2022 vs $1,447,846 or 17.2% in Q2 2021 up 51.7%
- Operating income of $561,751 for Q2 2022 compared to $154,365 in Q2 2021 up 264%.
- Net loss $683,040 in Q2 2022 compared to a loss of $2,897,994 in Q2 2021
- Adjusted EBITDA* of $840,188 for Q2 2022 compared to $435,344 in Q2 2021 up 93%
- Total Bookings* of $12,084,361 in Q2 2022 up 22.0% as compared to $9,907,069 in Q2 2021.
- Total deferred revenues of $25,317,610 as at June 30 2022 vs $24,481,819 at March 31 2022.
NameSilo LLC ("NameSilo") has grown to be the 11th Largest Domain Registrar in the world (according to RegistrarOwl.com) with over 4.61 million active domains under management and customers in approximately 160 countries. Since acquiring NameSilo in August 2018 the new management team has grown revenues from full year 2017 revenues of approximately $10.6 million to over $36.4 million in 2021. Domains under management have grown from 1.85 million to over 4.61 million today. The Company has also invested significant resources to offer new products and services which have helped to increase revenues and improve gross margins. The Company offers hosting services, email products, a free logo maker, security products, several new domain services and more all while maintaining some of the lowest prices in the industry. NameSilo now accepts over 150 payment methods including most major credit cards, Web money payments such as Apple Pay, Venmo, Alipay and more. The Company was also one of the first companies in the industry to accept bitcoin.
NameSilo LLC CEO Kristaps Ronka states, "We continue to see strong momentum in revenue growth and positive earnings trends. Our second quarter was the third consecutive quarter of revenues exceeding $10 million and was another record quarter for the company. We continue to offer our customers new and best in class products and services at the best possible prices, all while maintaining world class customer service."
NameSilo LLC will focus on adding value-added products to offer customers a one-stop source for essential services related to their domains. The Company believes that these new products will further increase core revenues and margin growth for NameSilo, improve customer retention and improve the value proposition to the customer base.
From the commencement of the NCIB on February 23, 2022, the Company has acquired 360,000 shares for cancellation. Once all shares are cancelled that have been acquired the number of shares outstanding would be 92,104,648. The NCIB is ongoing until February 23, 2023 and the Company may purchase up to 4,500,000 common shares of the Company. All purchases of common shares will be made on the open market through the facilities of the Canadian Securities Exchange and will be purchased for cancellation.
Namesilo's board of directors continues to believe that the current market price for the Company's common shares do not currently reflect the underlying value of the Company. As a result, depending on the future price movements and other factors, Namesilo's board of directors believes that the purchase of the shares is an appropriate use of Namesilo's funds and in the best interests of Namesilo's shareholders.
NameSilo Technologies Corp. invests its capital in companies and opportunities which management believes are undervalued and have potential for significant appreciation. The company makes investments in both public and private markets and focuses on opportunities in a wide variety of industries excluding the resource and resource service sectors. NameSilo does not invest on behalf of any third-party and it does not offer investment advice.
NameSilo LLC is a low-cost provider of domain name registration and management services. As an accredited ICANN registrar, NameSilo is one of the fastest growing domain registrars in the world with approximately 4.61 million active domains under management from approximately 160 countries.
Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements, which reflect the expectations of management regarding potential future investments by the Company. Forward-looking statements consist of statements that are not purely historical, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, performance or developments to differ materially from those contained in the statements. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current views and are based on certain expectations, estimates and assumptions which may prove to be incorrect. A number of risks and uncertainties could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned that "Adjusted EBITDA" and "total bookings" are measures not recognized under IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation, restructuring costs, impairment charges and other non-recurring gains or losses. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure that facilitates period-to-period operating comparisons. Total bookings includes the full amount of cash received from new domain bookings, renewals and other related services. Whereas, under IFRS, the Company records revenue from domain booking and renewal fees on a straight-line basis over the life of the contract term. However, the Company's management believes that "total bookings" provides investors with insight into management's decision-making process because management uses this measure to run the business and make financial, strategic and operating decisions. Further, "total bookings" also provides useful insight into the Company's operating performance on a yearly basis. "Total bookings" do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Readers are cautioned that "Adjusted EBITDA" and "total bookings" are not an alternative to measures determined in accordance with IFRS and should not, on their own, be construed as indicators of performance, cash flow or profitability.
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Event Will Celebrate the Value of Sisterhood with a Powerful Lineup of Performers: Honor Business, Music Industry, and Community Leaders and Introduce New Initiatives Supporting Female Entrepreneurs and Students
CINCINNATI, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sister Accord® Foundation, the organization whose movement is changing the way girls and women treat, support, and interact with each other, announced today The Ninth Annual Sister Accord® Day Celebration, which will take place on August 31, 2022, from 6:00-9:00 PM ET (with a pre-show performance starting at 5:40 ET). The hybrid in-person and virtual event will celebrate the value of sisterhood with a powerful lineup of performers; honor leaders in business, the music industry, and the community; and feature compelling conversations and a number of key announcements around The Sister Accord® initiatives that support female entrepreneurs and students. The landmark event, which is held each year at the Hilton Netherland Hotel in Cincinnati, has already sold out its 200 in-person tickets, with hundreds of additional attendees expected to attend virtually.
The Sister Accord® Foundation is dedicated to empowering girls and women, with the mission of teaching one billion girls and women how to love themselves and each other. The Foundation and its work are centered around three key pillars: to – through self-awareness and leadership development – educate girls and women, enlighten them of the power of sisterhood, and eradicate the bullying and violence they face.
In 2013, the City of Cincinnati proclaimed August 31st as The Sister Accord® Day. Since then, people around the world celebrate sisterhood on this day. As part of The Sister Accord® Day, Founder Sonia Jackson Myles encourages people to perform random acts of kindness on August 31st towards girls and women in their family or perfect strangers.
"We are living in very unusual times, and the need for true sisterhood has never been stronger. The Sister Accord® Day celebrates the power of sisterhood and honors those who are making a difference in their industries and communities by leading with love, kindness, and respect, which by the way, not only keeps the human in humanity, but as our leadership award recipients have demonstrated – makes great business sense. Together, we celebrate these leaders and learn from them and each other as we address the love deficit the world is currently experiencing," said Jackson Myles.
The Sister Accord® Leadership Award is presented annually to individuals whose personal integrity and body of work have made a positive and transformative impact on society at large, as well as personify The Sister Accord®'s three key pillars.
Barbara A. Turner, CRCP, President & CEO, Ohio National Financial Services: A Cincinnati native, Turner attended the University of Cincinnati and is a graduate of the SIFMA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute (SII). She was the first woman in the nation to complete the FINRA/Wharton Certified Regulatory Compliance Professional (CRCP) Program.
James Rhee, Founder, Red Helicopter: The former CEO of Ashley Stewart serves as the Johnson Chair of Entrepreneurship and is a Professor of Entrepreneurship at Howard University. Rhee is also the Executive in Residence and a strategic advisor at the MIT Leadership Center and holds an appointment as a Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Tracey V. Bell, CEO and Owner, The FM Omni-Channel Radio Station: Headquartered in Chicago, IL, The FM Omni-Channel is the largest streaming radio station in the world. With more than one million streams per month and a total listening time of 14 million minutes a month, the station reaches 113 countries across six continents.
Kristin Shrimplin, CEO, Women Helping Women: Through her role as CEO of Women Helping Women, Shrimplin has successfully driven policy, advocacy, and ground-breaking practices in the Greater Cincinnati region. She currently serves on the Cincinnati Mayor's Council on Gender Equality as well as holds leadership positions with statewide networks at Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence and Ohio Domestic Violence Network.
Marc Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer, Procter & Gamble: As P&G's top brand builder, Pritchard sets the Company's multibillion dollar media, marketing, and advertising strategies and leads marketing innovations that guide communication and brand building for P&G's portfolio of brands. He believes in the power of brands to serve people while being a force for good and for growth through ethics, responsibility, community impact, diversity and inclusion, gender equality, and environmental sustainability.
Kenny Lattimore: The GRAMMY nominated artist has been hailed by The New York Times as a "modern soul man." Perhaps best known for his wedding staple song, "For You," Lattimore has garnered GRAMMY, Soul Train, and Stellar award nominations and was recognized with the NAACP Image Award for Best New Artist.
Victory Brinker: This incredible 10-year-old opera singer sings in eight languages with an over three octave range. Most recently, she was a Finalist on America's Got Talent.
Le'Andria Johnson: A powerhouse GRAMMY Award winning gospel recording artist, Johnson was the Season 3 winner of BET's Sunday Best. Her hit song, "Deliver Me" with Donald Lawrence, was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the GMA Dove Awards.
The evening will also include a tribute to Jackson Myles' late mother, Nella D. Jackson, with the playing of the recently released hit single, "When I Close My Eyes." With lyrics by Jackson Myles, and in collaboration with GRAMMY nominated musician, singer, songwriter, and producer, Paul Randolph, the song aims to inspire people who are dealing with grief and the loss of loved ones to heal through the power of memories. Download the song here: When I Close My Eyes Lyric Video
The agenda will start with a pre-show performance, in partnership with The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, by violinist, Alex Shambley and violist, Cristian Diaz. In addition to the honoree awards and performances, the evening will feature a fireside chat between Jackson Myles and honoree, Rhee, on finding success and happiness by leading with kindness. Jackson Myles will also share the latest initiatives from The Sister Accord® Foundation which include a variety of programs, grants, scholarships, and most recently its Accelerator program, which just finished its first session with six female entrepreneurs. The Accelerator program is designed to fuel the growth of existing female-owned businesses by providing monetary support (a $10,000 grant for each entrepreneur), business education, and mentorship – the tangible tools needed to scale a business. In support of education, female college students who attend the event will be eligible to apply for The Nella D. Jackson Memorial Scholarship. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded following the event. Since late 2019, between The Sister Accord® Foundation and The Sister Accord®, LLC, over $175,000 in grants, scholarships, and financial support has been given.
To purchase a ticket to the virtual event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-9th-annual-sister-accord-day-celebration-on-august31-2022-tickets-381880233057
The Sister Accord® Foundation (https://thesisteraccordfoundation.org/) is a 501c3 organization with three global areas of focus: educating girls and women, enlightening girls and women of the power of Sisterhood, and eradicating bullying and violence against girls and women. The Foundation is focused on enabling girls and women to establish and nurture positive, supportive, and loving relationships with each other. As the founder of this organization, Sonia Jackson Myles is committed to have one billion girls and women pledge to live by the aforementioned principles. The Sister A.C.C.O.R.D. Leadership Development Program is used by school districts, and The Sister Accord, LLC's 'Sisterhood & Brotherhood in The Workplace' Platform has made a significant, positive difference in corporate America and around the globe.
The organization also holds events throughout the year to inspire and promote Sisterhood, Anti-Bullying, Health & Well-Being.
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Park outside: Fire risk prompts Hyundai, Kia hitch recalls
DETROIT (AP) — Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of some of their large SUVs to park them outdoors and away from buildings after a series of fires involving trailer hitch wiring.
The Korean automakers are recalling more than 281,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of the problem, but they haven’t figured out how to fix it yet. The automakers reported 25 fires or melting incidents in the U.S. and Canada caused by the problem, but no crashes or injuries.
The recalls cover more than 245,000 Hyundai Palisade and over 36,000 Kia Telluride SUVs from the 2020 through 2022 model years.
In documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the companies said debris and moisture can accumulate in a circuit board in the tow hitch wiring. That can cause an electrical short, which can lead to a fire.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In recent weeks, there has been a drastic increase in confirmed cases of monkeypox. According to data published by the CDC, the U.S. has reported more than 14,115 confirmed or suspected monkeypox cases, becoming the country with the most known infections since the onset of the global health emergency. The U.S. federal data indicates that the country is currently expanding testing capacity and is preparing for the chance that a broader population will face the risk of infections as the opportunity to slow and potentially stop the outbreak fades. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky explained that the demand for monkeypox vaccines is outstripping the available supply, which has led to long lines in places such as New York City – the current epicenter of the outbreak. E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EJH), SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA), Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP), Chimerix, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMRX), GeoVax Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOVX)
Last month, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. This is meant to open up more resources and information-sharing between countries to slow the spread of a disease that's resulted in more than 40,000 cases across dozens of countries that don't normally have the disease. "We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly, through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little, and which meets the criteria in the International Health Regulations," WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. The WHO describes monkeypox is a rare viral disease similar to smallpox but considered clinically less severe. Because monkeypox is so closely related to smallpox, vaccines for smallpox are also thought to be effective against monkeypox.
E-Home Household Service Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: EJH) announced yesterday breaking news regarding, "unaudited preliminary operation matric for fiscal year ended June 30, 2022 (key matric are not disclosed as it's unaudited) as the Company's business performance is picking up quickly amid China's endeavor to resume normal operation of businesses operating in different sectors.
The company is expected to achieve a significant increase in revenue and positive net profit growth for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. E-Home is anticipated to report more than 3 million registered members as of June 30, 2022, with over 2 million members using the Company's services during the same reporting period. In total the Company is expected to receive more than 1 million orders, among which over 500,000 orders coming from installation and maintenance services, nearly 700,000 orders are housekeeping and over 50,000 orders coming from senior care services for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022.
Mr. Wenshan Xie, Chairman and CEO of E-Home, commented: 'Despite the Covid-19 resurgence and macro uncertainties for the past year, we quickly adjust our business strategies and introduced a number of new initiatives including metaverse and monkeypox treatment initiatives that have helped the Company explore and diversify streams of revenues. The Company is also expected to announce a resilient set of results as we maintain high quality services and capitalize on the recovered momentum by leveraging our strong infrastructure and capacity advantages. While Covid-19 did impact on our business performance and short-term challenges still exist in the marketplace, the household services industry is resilient with huge potential to expand. We will devote fully to executing our strategies to widen market share lead and enhance operational excellence in the near future, which should be crucial for consistent and profitable growth.'"
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SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA) announced last year, that it has entered into a collaboration with Oxford University in the United Kingdom (UK) to provide TPOXX® (tecovirimat) under an expanded access protocol to treat individuals affected by monkeypox in the Central African Republic (CAR). Under the agreement, Oxford University will sponsor the protocol and study in CAR, and SIGA will provide up to 500 courses of TPOXX (tecovirimat) at no cost. "Since the cessation of routine smallpox immunization in Central Africa, the region appears to be experiencing more outbreaks of monkeypox, a significant disease with mortality rates that can be up to 5 - 10% and that often disproportionately impacts children in rural areas," said Dennis Hruby, Chief Scientific Officer of SIGA Technologies. "SIGA is proud to provide TPOXX (tecovirimat) as a treatment for this public health challenge under an expanded access protocol, as we believe it may be an important approach to addressing the growing challenge of monkeypox in Central Africa."
Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: TNXP) announced on June 8th, that Ryan Noyce, Ph.D., and David Evans, Professor, Department of Cell Biology, University of Alberta, together with scientists from Tonix presented data from a research collaboration between Tonix Pharmaceuticals and The University of Alberta in a poster presentation at the 4th Symposium of the Canadian Society for Virology held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on June 5, 2022. Copies of the poster are available on the Tonix Pharmaceuticals corporate website at www.tonixpharma.com. "Our research work, in collaboration with Dr. Noyce and Professor Evans at The University of Alberta, shows that vaccination with TNX-801 has the ability to protect against monkeypox infection," said Seth Lederman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. "Monkeypox infection of humans was rare during the time people were vaccinated to protect against smallpox. After the eradication of smallpox, vaccination with live-virus vaccinia was stopped in most of the world. Monkeypox cases have been rising in Africa for several years. Very recently a strain of monkeypox from West Africa has caused clusters of monkeypox cases in many countries outside of Africa. We believe that vaccination with live-virus vaccines like TNX-801 has the potential to control monkeypox again."
Chimerix, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMRX) announced on May 16th, it has entered into a definitive agreement with Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (Emergent) to acquire its exclusive worldwide rights to brincidofovir, including TEMBEXA®. TEMBEXA is a medical countermeasure for smallpox approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2021. "Emergent is an ideal partner to maximize the long-term potential of TEMBEXA to ensure pandemic preparedness in the event of a smallpox recurrence," said Mike Sherman, Chief Executive Officer of Chimerix. "This transaction significantly enhances Chimerix's balance sheet and allows us to focus and invest in our development pipeline. We also continue to participate in the longer-term economics of TEMBEXA through US milestones and double-digit royalties from US and international revenues."
GeoVax Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOVX) reported in a corporate update from August 3rd that the vaccine used and stockpiled for immunization against Monkeypox is MVA, which is also the vaccine vector utilized in numerous GeoVax vaccines targeting COVID-19, Hemorrhagic fever viruses (e.g., Sudan ebolavirus and Zaire ebolavirus), HIV, Zika and the GeoVax MVA-VLP-MUC1 cancer immunotherapy. Currently, evaluation is underway related to GEO-CM04S1 and the prevention of Monkeypox. It is anticipated that the results will demonstrate successful protection, validating that GEO-CM04S1 is protective against both COVID-19 and Monkeypox. GeoVax also anticipates validating its hemorrhagic fever virus vaccines as protective against Monkeypox, potentially providing unique vaccines preventing both hemorrhagic fever virus and Monkeypox virus in a single vaccine.
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Energy crisis could SHUT DOWN Britain: Factories, shops and pubs could close due to spiralling cost of uncapped gas and electricity while domestic bills could hit £6,500-a-year by April... but No10 insists there won't be blackouts
- Ministers warned energy-intensive industries at risk of slowdowns and closures
- Pubs also say the high energy prices will lead to many of them going extinct
- Forecasts say household bills will hit £3,576 in October and £5,066 in January
- National Grid annual exercise begins in September and will last two extra days
- Over the four days, it will wargame what will happen if gas supplies are reduced
- No10 said there is no issue and tells people to use as much energy as they want
Factories, shops and pubs could be forced to close as mounting energy bills which are not protected by a cap to prices like households plunge them into the red.
Desperate landlords are demanding a reduction in VAT and business rates, and a cap on energy prices for businesses so they can be pushed back from the edge this winter.
In a recent survey by The Morning Advertiser, nearly three-quarters of landlords said they had seen their utility costs increase by over 100% as they claimed their pubs could go 'extinct' by Christmas.
It was also revealed today that ministers were warned in November 2021, before the invasion of Ukraine, that the UK's high-street shops, restaurants, energy intensive factories and offices could all face work slow downs or stop completely due to soaring energy costs.
The Project Shine forecast that the UK was particularly vulnerable to energy shocks was prepared by officials at the Treasury and industry specialists at PwC, according to Bloomberg.
Those industries particular hit with higher bills include chemical and fertilizer manufacturers, which consumes 12% of its energy costs, cold food storage operators, glass manufacturing, relying on high-energy blast furnaces, and makers of cement, concrete, plaster and lime.
These increased building and food costs will also be transferred to consumers, the report added.
However No10 has told the BBC amid warnings of a gas supply shortage - which generates 40% of the UK's energy - that there is no reason to panic and households do not have to cut back on their energy use this winter.
It was also revealed today that ministers were warned in November 2021 before the invasion of Ukraine that the UK's high-street shops, restaurants, energy intensive factories and offices could all face work slow downs or stop completely due to soaring energy costs (stock of Tata Steelworks, Port Talbot)
Energy bills are set to keep rising into the autumn and winter as the price cap is moved by Ofgem (cap applies to households)
In a recent survey, nearly three-quarters of landlords said they'd seen their utility costs increase by over 100% as they claimed their operations could go 'extinct' by Christmas
It is believed the Government document also drew up plans to help through a subsidy program as it warned chemical and fertilizer manufacturers were at particular risk, putting pressure on the cost of food.
There was another proposal to add a levy to household energy bills and another funded by taxation.
No immediate extra help will be announced by Boris Johnson's Government, with major financial decisions being postponed until either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak is in No 10 following the Tory leadership contest. Though it has launched on consultation on how to reduce bills for businesses.
Mr Sunak has pledged to remove VAT from energy bills, while Ms Truss has promised to cut green levies.
A spokesperson defended the government's response, pointing to the £145 million ($171 million) of extra support for energy-intensive industries in April 2022 which happened after Vladimir Putin's invasion.
'Ministers and officials continue to engage constructively and regularly with industry and our priority is to ensure costs are managed and supplies of energy are maintained,' the spokesperson said.
Britain's 'energy crisis hotspots': Friends of the Earth have revealed how badly different areas in England and Wales will be affected by the October Ofgem price cap rise, that is expected to be £3,554-a-year for every household
Meanwhile, more than 65% of operators of pubs in a recent survey said they’d seen their utility costs increase by over 100% – within that, 30% reported a jump of 200% and 8% reported increases of more than 500%.
Ed Bedington, editor of The Morning Advertiser, said: 'This situation is untenable and we're likely to see the closure of huge swathes of pubs and bars across the UK unless something is done to tackle these spiralling costs.
'The lack of support for businesses from the Government is shocking, and while effort is focused on helping consumers, the loss of hundreds of thousands of jobs due to a lack of business support, is a crisis the Government seems to be either missing or ignoring.
'Pubs are an important part of our heritage and our communities and the loss of that will be huge, both in terms of employment, tax revenues, but also the social impact.
'We need to see action delivered to businesses now on energy, not when the next leader is rolled into place in September. Pubs took a hammering during the pandemic and this situation is rapidly pushing them over the edge.'
Responding to the survey, one operator said: 'Proper support and intervention is needed by Government. Even a 20% increase will be unaffordable, never mind 200%.'
Another added: 'Action needs to be taken now to protect businesses. It was hard enough making it through Covid times, this is now absolutely ridiculous.'
'We need lower prices,' said another desperate operator. 'We were in a fixed contract at 14p a unit and I've just been quoted 83p a unit. I'm a small wet-led pub, I have no chance of surviving.' One other simply said: 'Help.'
Households face a 'dramatic and catastrophic' energy crisis this winter with half crashing into fuel poverty, energy boss Philippe Commaret has warned
Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation, which is the increase in how much people pay for goods and services, is set to reach 18 per cent in the new year
The Russian invasion has also fueled the price of electricity and gas further with Consultancy Auxilione saying today a new price cap for households will be three times the current limit of £1,971-a-year.
Auxilion said that it believes the price cap, which will be announced for October on Friday, will be £3,576 from October, hitting £5,066 in January and then £6,552 in April.
On Monday, energy consultancy firm Cornwall Insight said gas and electricity bills are expected to hit £5,300 when next April's price cap is announced, piling further misery onto Britons as inflation keeps climbing.
Today, EDF's boss warned that familes face a 'dramatic and catastrophic' winter if the government does not provide help now as he said half of UK households could be in fuel poverty in January as a result of rocketing energy prices.
His comments came as the National Grid prepared to hold an exercise to test the resilience of the UK's systems in the event of a gas supply emergency.
Experts have also warned of a 'security of supply issue' in the energy sector as almost 40% of the UK's electricity was generated last year by gas.
Heath Ball, MD of The Frisco Group, which operates three pubs across the South East of England, commented: 'This energy bill crisis comes on the back of the most testing of times as businesses try and recover from the Covid crisis and I think it poses an even greater threat to the survival of pubs. Brits face the prospect of losing thousands of pubs if something isn't done soon to help.'
Heath, who is an award-winning operator, sent a stark warning to the Government: 'Find a solution to this now or face mass pub and restaurant closures. Once again the hospitality sector seems to be underrepresented in the corridors of power, maybe because they think we're a robust industry, and they are right, but this is now a doomsday scenario.
'Talking to other operators, they aren't even being offered new energy contracts at any price due to the sector being deemed 'high risk'. They can't get power even if they can afford it. What a shambles.'
Britain's 'energy crisis hotspots' shown on Friends of the Earth interactive module above allows users to find out how badly different areas in England and Wales will be affected by the October price cap rise. Use your mouse or finger to scroll around the map, and click to focus on different areas
Some of the household appliances that add the most to your energy bills by using power while on standby
Auxilione said the price cap will then fall back a little, but still remain at what would have been record prices previously, hitting £5,897 in July 2023 and £5,548 three months later.
'The nervousness of the market appears to increase day by day as we edge closer to winter delivery, now just five weeks away, and no big positive news on the horizon,' Auxilione said.
'The planned outages in a week's time have captured the attention of the market and are driving concerns further - as yesterday's market activity demonstrated.'
Ofgem is set to announce its price cap decision for October at the end of this week. Analysts widely expect the cap to top £3,500, from £1,971 today.
The big five oil companies - Shell, BP, Chevron, Exxon and TotalEnergies - returned record profits this year
The National Grid could give rebates if people use less energy during peak times between 5pm and 8pm. this chart shows average energy usage throughout the day during different parts of the year, with consumption peaking between 5pm and 6pm
Even a modest rise will put enormous pressure on households over the winter months when heating is turned on in homes.
The UK National Grid has also doubled its emergency planning exercise from two to four days amid fears of a spiraling energy crisis, it was revealed this week.
Experts will wargame for four days in September what will happen if gas supplies are reduced which could trigger a need to ration electricity.
The Exercise Degree is made up of government agencies, regulators, lobby groups and major energy firms.
The exercise will take place in two stages on September 13 to 14 and October 4 to 5 - last year's version of the event took place over two days.
It comes as experts like Keith Bell, professor of electronic and electrical engineering at Strathclyde University, told the BBC that one 'credible scenario that we need to be ready for' is cutting supplies to large industrial companies.
'Codes defining what should happen in the event of gas or electricity shortages and who is responsible for what - including the role of the secretary of state - have existed for many years but haven't had to be used' he added.
'A lesson from the pandemic is the need for preparedness and to test emergency arrangements to be sure that they're fit for purpose.'
This is as the UK imported 38% of its overall energy supply from aboard and, Mr Bell, claimed Britain lacks the storage capacity for gas.
Charles McAllister, director of policy for lobby group UK Onshore Oil and Gas, said Britain was 'at the highest risk of loss of energy supply in decades'.
Under the Electricity Supply Emergency Code, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng could take rationing steps if there were issues with supply, such as 'rota disconnections' which would mean cutting or limiting power at periods of high demand.
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the UK has 'one of the most reliable and diverse energy systems in the world'.
And added: 'We are not dependent on Russian energy imports meaning households, businesses and industry can be confident they will get the electricity and gas they need'.
Ed Miliband, shadow net zero and climate secretary, said the government's 'short-sightedness has been staggering - from closing our gas storage facilities, to failing to insulate houses and cut bills, and blocking the quickest, cheapest and cleanest renewables in their energy strategy'.
No 10 also insisted to the Independent: 'Households, businesses and industry can be confident they will get the electricity and gas that they need over the winter.
'That's because we have one of the most reliable and diverse energy systems in the world.
'We have access to our own North Sea gas reserves alongside steady imports from reliable partners like Norway.'
But experts still maintain that there is a 10% chance 'for a short number of hours some domestic consumers [will] lose power' in winter.
Adam Bell, head of energy strategy for the government until 2021, said: 'By not educating the public about how they can best lower their demand, they're increasing the likelihood of a security of supply issue.'
Octopus Energy boss Greg Jackson has called on price cap to be frozen in October and for the Government to intervene in the sector
Meanwhile, Philippe Commaret, EDF's managing director for customers, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'We face, despite the support that the Government has already announced, a dramatic and catastrophic winter for our customers,' he told BBC Radio 4's Today.
'In fact, in January half of the UK households might be in fuel poverty. That's the reason why we want to take actions in order to do everything we can do in order to help our customers.
'So, we are announcing today that we are going to launch a campaign in order to reach hundreds of thousands of our customers to provide them further support to help them cut their costs, but also make sure that they are accessing all the available support that is available for them.'
Mr Commaret also called on the Government to do more to support families after Octopus Energy's boss called for the price cap to be frozen as latest dire forecast suggests charges will nearly double in six months.
Some areas of the UK will also be worse hit as Friends of the Earth research found the worst areas for bills' impact.
Birmingham (1st), Bradford (2nd), Cornwall (3rd), Sandwell (4th), County Durham and Enfield (joint 5th) rank highest among 30 local authority areas with the most energy crisis hotspots.
Mike Childs, head of science, policy and research at Friends of the Earth, said: 'There's no downplaying how catastrophic this and following winters will be for millions of people if energy bills rise as high as they're predicted to, unless the government meaningfully intervenes.
'Instead of woeful and poorly targeted cash handouts, or the promise of tax cuts that won't help those who need it the most, the government must beef up its package of emergency financial support by channelling money to those least able to pay their energy bills.
'And while vital, this is only a short-term solution. The highest priority of all is fixing the UK's leaky, inefficient housing stock, otherwise cash handouts will be required year on year.
'By rolling out a free programme of street-by-street energy efficiency measures, prioritising the most in-need neighbourhoods, we can help to bring bills down quickly, make homes warmer and slash Earth-warming emissions at the same time.'
Greg Jackson, founder of Octopus Energy has said if the price of beer kept up with gas inflation, it would cost £25 for a pint. This is the price of what everyday goods would be if they had increased by the same rate as gas prices over the last year
Mr Commaret said: 'I think that all ideas in order to keep the bills for customers flat are really important and have all to be considered.
'There is not only one lever to be pulled but all levers have to be pulled right now because we face a catastrophic winter.'
The war in Ukraine and the economic isolation of gas-producing Russia, combined with surging energy demand following the easing of coronavirus restrictions around the world, has driven up prices and caused uncertainty in international supply.
The forecast by energy consultancy firm Cornwall Insight has said bills could be capped at £5,341.08 four months into next year, while the figure for January's cap is expected to be £4,649.72.
However, the price cap forecast for October this year is £3,583 for the average household, an 80 per cent rise on the current cap of £1,971.
The firm has said it is 'difficult to see how many will cope' this winter, with the final figure for the October price cap to be announced by energy regulator Ofgem on Friday.
Experts at financial firm Citi have said the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation - which indicates the increase in the amount people pay for goods and services - will hit 18.6 per cent in January.
Meanwhile, it emerged that homeowners could get paid to turn off power-hungry appliances such as washing machines, tumble dryers and games consoles during peak times under a new scheme.
The National Grid is reportedly considering giving money to people who cut back on their energy between 5pm and 8pm in the form of rebates.
There are concerns how millions of households in the UK will be able to afford their energy bills this winter - between October and April the average household will pay an equivalent £4,102 per year for their gas and electricity.
The price cap, which is now being raised quarterly instead of every six months previously, would see a massive jump from today's £1,971, which is already a record, and much higher than the £1,138 seen last winter.
Cornwall Insight said yesterday: 'While the energy price cap rise in April was already an unprecedent increase in domestic consumer energy bills, our final predictions for October are truly concerning,' Cornwall Insight said.
'With the cost of living spiralling and households looking at an energy bill rise of over £1,500 equivalent per year, it is difficult to see how many will cope with the coming winter.'
The new warnings will concern ministers as they meet energy bosses later this week.
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is holding a series of meetings this week to follow up on earlier discussions with energy generation companies.
Denmark's Orsted, nuclear company Newcleo, and German giant RWE are all meeting the Chancellor this week, and will be asked what they can do to help consumers with rising energy prices.
October's price cap forecast breaks down as predicting a ceiling for electricity bills of £1,679.35, whilst the limit for gas will be £1,874.40.
In January, the breakdown could be £2,212.32 for electricity and £2,437.39 for gas. In April, the bills could climb further to £2,365.38 for electricity and £2,975.70 for gas.
In July next year, the cap is predicted to fall to £4,767.97, with a £2,052.70 limit for electricity and a £2,715.27 ceiling for gas.
By October next year, the figure could climb again to £4,807.11, with £2,110.70 for electricity and £2,696.41.
Octopus Energy's Greg Jackson says the wholesale price of gas is to blame for the soaring bills.
He has laid the blame at the door of Russia, which has throttled supplies to Europe in retaliation for sanctions imposed on it after its invasion of Ukraine.
Wholesale gas prices, which have a huge impact on the price of electricity, are nearly 10 times higher than usual - with the current price at £540 per therm.
Mr Jackson said if the price of a pint had gone up at the same rate people would be paying double figures for beer.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, he said: 'I think the spate of failures within the 29 companies that went bust last year, that was driven by gas prices roughly doubling. They're currently nine to 11 times higher than usual.
'Look, to put that in perspective, if this was beer, we're talking about the wholesale price being £25 a pint.
'People don't know what a therm is, but, underneath it, the price per therm has gone from 60p to around £5 at the moment and that's what's passing through to customers if we don't do something.'
No immediate extra help will be announced by Boris Johnson's Government, with major financial decisions being postponed until either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak is in No 10 following the Tory leadership contest
Mr Sunak has pledged to remove VAT from energy bills, while Ms Truss has promised to cut green levies
These surging energy prices will be the key factor in driving inflation to 18.6 per cent in January, according to financial services firm Citi.
It says inflation will soar past the 13 per cent which the Bank of England previously said would be the peak in October, instead hitting the highest level since 1975 in the new year.
Last month, CPI inflation struck a new 40-year-high of 10.1 per cent.
Citi analyst Ben Nabarro has forecast that inflation will jump to 14.8 per cent in October as energy bills spike for UK households.
He projected that inflation will accelerate following last week's 25 per cent rise in UK gas prices and 7 per cent rise in UK electricity prices.
Citi said it expects the October energy price cap to reach £3,717, slightly higher than previous estimates.
A breakdown showing how price increases across certain sectors is contributing to inflation
A further increase in energy bills in January - with projections the cap will hit £4,567 - will push inflation towards the new peak, it said.
It predicted that the price cap will surge to £5,816 in April.
The new forecasts predict that inflation will stay in double figures for the next 12 months and will finally dip back below the Bank of England target rate of 2 per cent by April 2024.
Mr Nabarro said: 'Even with the economy softening, last week's data re-affirmed the continued risk of pass through from headline inflation into wage and domestic price setting could accelerate.
'With inflation now set to peak substantially higher than the 13 per cent forecast in August, we expect the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will conclude the risks surrounding more persistent inflation have intensified.'
Interest rates increased to 1.75 per cent earlier this month but the economist warned that it could need to rise as high as 7% if 'signs of embedded inflation emerge'. | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11137623/Spiralling-energy-bills-nearly-THREE-QUARTERS-UK-pubs-extinct-Christmas.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | 2022-08-23T14:36:14Z | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11137623/Spiralling-energy-bills-nearly-THREE-QUARTERS-UK-pubs-extinct-Christmas.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490 | true |
CONCORD, Calif., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a thorough review and analysis, SFM Mutual Insurance Company has selected Jopari Solutions to help improve their payment processing workflows, cycle times, and offer payees a choice as to their preferred method of payment.
"Jopari has been a great partner for many years, helping us to receive and process electronic medical bills and attachments from providers and other parties," said Dave Kaiser, SVP and Chief Operating Officer of SFM Mutual. "While evaluating payment solution providers, it was an easy decision for us to select Jopari to help us with this important initiative as they not only have the expertise and experience, and they're already managing the delivery of electronic remittances to our provider partners."
SFM Mutual is utilizing a multi-modality payment solution that allows the payee to select from different payment options. The solution also allows payees to view medical bill and payment artifacts on Jopari's portal with no additional access fees or membership related charges.
"We're humbled by SFM Mutual's decision to select Jopari for their payment processing. We're honored to support them in their mission to not only be Workers' Compensation experts but to help ensure the delivery of outstanding service and be a partner of choice for the industry," said Steve Stevens, CEO of Jopari Solutions.
Jopari's modern payment platform helps payers from the Property & Casualty and Commercial & Government industries deliver digital payments to payees across North America. Due to their years of experience in delivering electronic medical bills, clinical attachments, and medical claim payments, they've created the largest network of medical providers in the U.S. and can deliver results to all parties involved in the handling of claims.
Jopari Solutions, Inc. is a healthcare information technology company supplying innovative healthcare Attachment management and flexible medical payments products; and integrated eBill compliance and flexible medical payments for Workers' Compensation and Auto Medical markets. Jopari has established an extensive connectivity network linking Payers, Providers, practice management systems and clearinghouses, and offers innovative solutions to assist with the management of attachments. Jopari enhances Payers' ability to manage medical bills and disbursements, allowing reductions in associated expenses in addition to compliance with applicable federal rules and jurisdiction eBill/ePay regulatory requirements. Jopari is compliant with federal and state regulatory security and privacy regulations in addition to maintaining best practices verified by annual third-party certification for SOC2 Type II, SOC3 Cybersecurity, and Shared Assessments Third Party AUP Risk Assessment. For more information, please visit www.jopari.com, email info@jopari.com or call 800.630.3060
SFM Mutual Insurance Company, headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota, is a customer-owned mutual insurance company providing workers' compensation coverage. SFM's primary focus is on employers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, and Indiana. Beyond its core territory, SFM is licensed and operating in 27 additional states. SFM offers workers' compensation insurance solutions for employers of all sizes, including claims and disability management, cost containment, legal assistance, and third-party administration. For more information, visit www.sfmic.com.
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Watch: City Council to approve budget, third-party assessment of WPD
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The City Council on Tuesday will vote to approve the firm to conduct a third-party review of the Wichita Police Department.
A few months ago, when Wichita city leaders first publicly discussed the text-messaging scandal involving 13 officers, the City first said it would have an outside review of the police department. The review won’t be a reinvestigation of the homophobic and racially charged text messages for which eight officers were disciplined last month, but will focus on what the City of Wichita and its police department can do to move forward.
Last week, Interim Wichita Police Chief Lem Moore voiced his support of the review, saying, “It should be an every-decade event that takes place, whereas our society grows, city government needs to adjust and grow with it.”
The City Council will also approve its 2023 annual operating budget and 2023-2032 Capital Improvement Program. Additionally, the City will vote to approve the amendment of the 2022 budget for the ice rink, Century II and Addiction Recovery Settlement, among other expenses.
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Builds on historic first-ever crypto partnership with an NFL team
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Blockchain.com, one of the world's most trusted and popular platforms to buy, sell, and trade crypto announced a multi-year partnership with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to serve as brand ambassador.
Building on the first-ever crypto partnership with an NFL team, Dak brings his personal brand firepower to introduce crypto to a broader audience.
As part of the deal, Dak will be featured across TV, radio, social media, and digital, as well as in select physical appearances. Dak will also appear in educational content designed to increase crypto awareness among football fans.
Today, Dak launched the first spot to his 2.2M Instagram and 1.4M Twitter followers. Called "Less Complicated," the spot acknowledges crypto's complexity and the importance of simplifying it for mass audiences. A key goal of the partnership is to demystify crypto for Cowboys fans and beyond.
Down the road, fans can expect tutorial videos on how to use the Blockchain.com Wallet, plus additional content to promote financial literacy. Dak's philanthropic efforts know no bounds and Blockchain.com is committed to working with him to help bring important causes to the forefront.
"As I've said before, the world needs change," said Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys Quarterback. "Crypto offers a path to financial freedom and stands to transform our relationship with money. I'm honored to help generate awareness alongside Blockchain.com as they work towards building the future of finance."
"Blockchain.com is trusted by millions, by America's team, and now by the star quarterback of America's Team," said Peter Smith, Blockchain.com CEO and Co-Founder. "Dak Prescott represents many values important to us – humility, integrity and a champion mindset. A long time believer in crypto's ability to bring financial freedom, Dak will help us bring awareness and education to NFL fans in Dallas and beyond."
Cowboys fans can see Dak and the whole Dallas Cowboys team at the inaugural Blue Carpet Kickoff Event sponsored by Blockchain.com. The made-for-TV event where Blockchain.com will present the first ever Playmaker Award will take place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on Thursday, Aug. 25, the night before the team's final preseason game and aired on NFL Network on August 29, 2022.
With more than 80 million customers in over 200 countries, Blockchain.com makes crypto easy to use with a powerful Wallet, lightning-fast Exchange, data-rich Explorer, and a bespoke Institutional business. It has transacted more than $1.2 trillion on its platform to date.
About Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com is connecting the world to the future of finance. The most trusted and fastest growing global crypto company helps millions across the globe safely access cryptocurrency. Venture backed since 2014, Blockchain.com was last valued at $14 billion. Visit Blockchain.com for more info, follow us on Twitter @blockchain, on Instagram @blockchainofficial, check out The Blockchain.com Podcast, and read our blog for the latest company news.
Contact:
Brooks Wallace
brooks@blockchain.com
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Builds on historic first-ever crypto partnership with an NFL team
DALLAS, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Blockchain.com, one of the world's most trusted and popular platforms to buy, sell, and trade crypto announced a multi-year partnership with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to serve as brand ambassador.
Building on the first-ever crypto partnership with an NFL team, Dak brings his personal brand firepower to introduce crypto to a broader audience.
As part of the deal, Dak will be featured across TV, radio, social media, and digital, as well as in select physical appearances. Dak will also appear in educational content designed to increase crypto awareness among football fans.
Today, Dak launched the first spot to his 2.2M Instagram and 1.4M Twitter followers. Called "Less Complicated," the spot acknowledges crypto's complexity and the importance of simplifying it for mass audiences. A key goal of the partnership is to demystify crypto for Cowboys fans and beyond.
Down the road, fans can expect tutorial videos on how to use the Blockchain.com Wallet, plus additional content to promote financial literacy. Dak's philanthropic efforts know no bounds and Blockchain.com is committed to working with him to help bring important causes to the forefront.
"As I've said before, the world needs change," said Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys Quarterback. "Crypto offers a path to financial freedom and stands to transform our relationship with money. I'm honored to help generate awareness alongside Blockchain.com as they work towards building the future of finance."
"Blockchain.com is trusted by millions, by America's team, and now by the star quarterback of America's Team," said Peter Smith, Blockchain.com CEO and Co-Founder. "Dak Prescott represents many values important to us – humility, integrity and a champion mindset. A long time believer in crypto's ability to bring financial freedom, Dak will help us bring awareness and education to NFL fans in Dallas and beyond."
Cowboys fans can see Dak and the whole Dallas Cowboys team at the inaugural Blue Carpet Kickoff Event sponsored by Blockchain.com. The made-for-TV event where Blockchain.com will present the first ever Playmaker Award will take place at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco on Thursday, Aug. 25, the night before the team's final preseason game and aired on NFL Network on August 29, 2022.
With more than 80 million customers in over 200 countries, Blockchain.com makes crypto easy to use with a powerful Wallet, lightning-fast Exchange, data-rich Explorer, and a bespoke Institutional business. It has transacted more than $1.2 trillion on its platform to date.
About Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com is connecting the world to the future of finance. The most trusted and fastest growing global crypto company helps millions across the globe safely access cryptocurrency. Venture backed since 2014, Blockchain.com was last valued at $14 billion. Visit Blockchain.com for more info, follow us on Twitter @blockchain, on Instagram @blockchainofficial, check out The Blockchain.com Podcast, and read our blog for the latest company news.
Contact:
Brooks Wallace
brooks@blockchain.com
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida deputy who was caught on video pointing a gun at a pregnant Black woman during a traffic stop has resigned, authorities tell WFLA.
Deputy Jason Desue left the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office after the incident, which occurred around midnight on Friday, Aug. 12, First Coast News reported.
The mother, Ebony Washington, who is four months pregnant, told WJAX she and her four children were on their way home to Jacksonville from Gainesville when Desue tried to pull her over for speeding. She was going 75 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone, according to reports.
Washington said she was looking for a safe, well-lit place to pull over, and turned on her hazard lights and kept driving until she got to a convenience store.
“It was dark and I was with my kids. I felt uncomfortable, and I didn’t want to be able to not have anyone else around,” she recalled.
Body camera video released by the sheriff’s office shows Desue follow her into the parking lot, get out of his patrol car and immediately point his gun at her van.
“If you make a move that’ll be the last mistake you make. Do not move,” Desue told Washington.
“I didn’t know he had a gun until I told him my seatbelt was still on and he said, ‘Get out. I have my gun. I’m not worried,’” the mother recalled.
After Desue ordered her to step out of the vehicle, Washington exited the van with her hands raised and tried to explain why she didn’t stop in time.
“Your excuse means nothing to me right now,” Desue said.
“I’m trying to tell you the only reason why I didn’t stop,” she told him. “I’m a very educated woman with a master’s degree … It’s dark out and I have three kids with me. I’m pregnant, and I did not want them to feel uncomfortable.”
“Just shut up about the why,” Desue said. “I don’t care about why.”
One of Washington’s children recorded video of the incident. Another could be heard crying as the deputy pointed a gun at their mother, First Coast reported.
“I was scared he was going to either take her to jail or that he might hurt her,” Washington’s daughter, Saige Washington, told WJAX. “Why is he so upset? She wasn’t doing anything.”
“Had I have done any movement outside of what he told me to do that would’ve been the opportunity for him to pull the trigger,” Washington said. “Him having power, the badge, the gun and the authority to do things, I think sometimes officers, like himself, they take advantage.”
The deputy gave Washington a speeding ticket and eventually let her go. When she apologized again, he told her to “apologize to herself for not thinking.”
In a statement provided to WFLA by his spokesman, Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith said he had already accepted Desue’s resignation while “continuing the internal investigation into his conduct.”
“I am disturbed and disheartened how Jacob Desue handled the traffic stop on Ebony Washington. She responded in a manner that was totally understandable in this circumstance,” Smith said. “Jacob Desue should have deescalated the situation but disappointingly was unable to respond in the appropriate manner.”
Smith told First Coast Washington did exactly what he would tell his daughter, wife or anyone else who feels uncomfortable during a traffic stop to do, “You reduce your speed, you turn on your flashing lights, be acknowledged,” he said.
“The whole thing would upset my children, my grandchildren,” the sheriff added. “So a lot of things that should have been done weren’t done. And at the end of the day, we determined that was something that we didn’t need representing us, or protecting our community.”
Although Smith said Washington did things right, she still blames herself for how things unfolded.
“None of this would’ve happened had I not been speeding,” she told First Coast. “My husband always says … ‘Why you so in a rush?’” | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/florida-deputy-resigns-after-pointing-gun-at-pregnant-black-woman/ | 2022-08-23T14:39:55Z | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/florida-deputy-resigns-after-pointing-gun-at-pregnant-black-woman/ | true |
Services help ensure researchers submit a complete budget application that accounts for all necessary research support and avoids post-award financial shortfalls
COLUMBIA, Md., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advarra, the market leader in regulatory review solutions, clinical research technology for sites and sponsors, and research quality and compliance consulting services, announced today the launch of new dedicated support services for researchers and institutions applying for research grant funding.
Including a complete, customized grant budget that considers all necessary study resources will help researchers avoid financial and operational surprises in later study conduct. Key offerings include a thorough estimate development process for grant applications, supported by a new dedicated request form and a checklist document outlining elements commonly forgotten in grant application budgets, as well as streamlined expert internal processes to provide timely budget estimates for grant applications. Additionally, Advarra offers special pricing considerations for research funded by federal grants.
"Even though more and more funding agencies are requiring single IRB (sIRB) review of multisite studies, many researchers either forget to include this line item or assume their institution can serve as sIRB," said Frank Conte, Vice President of Institutional Partnerships at Advarra. "Not all institutional IRBs can or are willing to do that. Plus, there are many other tasks and services that investigators don't consider when they're submitting the application – then down the road they have to reconfigure the study structure because they forgot to budget for something."
Grant funding is a critical part of many research programs, both at academic institutions and other research organizations. Federal agencies, like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), require sIRB oversight of the multisite studies they fund or oversee. Other non-governmental funding organizations have established similar policies, and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made clear its support of such requirements via 2006 published guidance.
"Research organizations, especially sites and institutions, are incredibly under-resourced right now," said Robann Cunningham, Chief Commercial Officer at Advarra. "We hope these tools help research professionals make the most of the resources they do have and prevent future shortfalls that could easily be avoided with a little extra planning."
To learn more about Advarra's support for research grant applicants, visit https://info.advarra.com/grant-gaq.
Advarra advances the way clinical research is conducted: bringing life sciences companies, CROs, research sites, investigators, and academia together at the intersection of safety, technology, and collaboration. With trusted review solutions, innovative technologies, experienced consultants, and deep-seated connections across the industry, Advarra provides integrated solutions that safeguard trial participants, empower clinical sites, ensure compliance, and optimize research performance. Advarra is advancing clinical trials to make them safer, smarter, and faster. For more information, visit advarra.com.
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