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On this week's episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) got into some real hot girl sh*t -- featuring a special cameo from Megan Thee Stallion herself!
The case of the week found Jen defending her scummy ex-colleague, Dennis Bukowski (Drew Matthews), who found himself catfished by a shape-shifting Asgardian elf pretending to be Megan in disguise. After doing her best to take Dennis' claims seriously, Jen/She-Hulk has a triumphant day in court, capped off by an appearance from the real Megan, who proudly celebrates from the back of the courtroom: "That's right! There's only one Megan Thee Stallion!"
The mid-credits scene provides fans with even more of the fun cameo, as Megan signs on to work with Jen, declaring, "You're way more fun than my last lawyer!"
And as the pair twerk to celebrate their partnership, She-Hulk overzealously declares, "I would kill for you, Megan Thee Stallion!"
"It was the best day of my life," Maslany raved to ET about getting to work with the Traumazine rapper. "It was so great. I was and am a massive fan of hers, and when Jessica [Gao, She Hulk: Attorney at Law creator] told me that was a thing that she had written into the script, I nearly died, like, I couldn't even deal with it."
As for the twerking, Maslany gave credit to the VFX team, before admitting, "I wish I could say it wasn't me, baby, but it was me!"
Co-star Ginger Gonzaga, who plays Jen's BFF, Nikki Ramos, told ET of the scene, "I hope they release behind-the-scenes [footage], because the dancing was much longer and Tatiana came to slay, and goodness she's a freaking amazing dancer... If I have to leak it, I will!"
Gonzaga said that she didn't get a chance to shoot a scene with Megan, but dished that, "We obviously all snuck on to set that day and it was remarkable."
"We were really kind of campaigning to get her on the show -- Jameela [Jamil] knows her, so that was very helpful," she added. "I was just in shock when I met her, like, she's so cool and so interesting... She's really this regal, smart, wonderful actor, and really funny and just powerful, like, what a fascinating person and artist."
New episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law debut every Thursday on Disney+.
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Christina Birmingham to Lead Aktion's Acumatica Sales Team
MAUMEE, Ohio, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aktion Associates, Inc., national software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries, announced today the appointment of Christina Birmingham to the position of Sales Manager, Multi-Industry (MI) Division. The appointment was made to support Aktion's strategic focus on securing new customer acquisitions in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution, and project-based industries.
Christina comes to Aktion with extensive experience as a proven and successful sales leader specializing in transforming businesses through next generation technology solutions. Christina will report to MI Division Vice President Bob Black.
"Christina joining our MI division as its sales leader is truly a game-changer for Aktion," said Aktion CEO Scott Irwin. "Her skillset aligns perfectly with what we want to accomplish in growing our Acumatica customer base in multi-industry, micro-vertical focused markets. This will be Christina's main focus – developing and implementing sales strategies that result in growing the overall net new customer footprints for Aktion," he added.
Christina will lead a team of sales representatives in delivering Acumatica ERP software solutions to Aktion's target industries. She has overall accountability for sales revenue and is responsible for managing forecast and pipeline, as well as providing sales team leadership and guidance.
"Christina's knowledge of Acumatica combined with her exceptional sales skills will take our sales execution to the next level, especially in new customer acquisition," said Aktion MI Division Vice President Bob Black. "She is a great addition to the team."
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Prior to joining Aktion, Christina served as Major Partner Channel Manager at Acumatica for nearly four years, and Enterprise Sales and Client Development Manager at Viewpoint for 14 years. Before her career in technology, Christina founded and owned MEC Construction in Texas.
Christina attended Liberty University where she studied Business Administration with a focus in Business Leadership.
About Aktion Associates
Aktion Associates is a national ERP software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries. Since 1979, more than 5,500 customers have chosen Aktion as their technology advisor. With a workforce of 200 professionals in application consulting, network and software engineering, these teams utilize proprietary lean implementation processes to help customers realize the value of their IT investment. Company-owned data centers provide secure cloud hosting, disaster recovery and back up services, and the Network Operations Center (NOC) monitors managed services clients. Aktion is an IT infrastructure provider for IBM, HP, Lenovo, Cisco, VMware and Microsoft technologies. Other deliverables include network engineering, software engineering, and on-premise IT support. Visit www.aktion.com.
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Shelby Jordan, an offensive lineman who played for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Raiders, died earlier this month, the Patriots announced Friday.
Jordan, 70, died on Sept. 9, according to the announcement.
Jordan played in 95 games with 87 starts at right tackle during his eight seasons with the Patriots. With the Raiders, Jordan was able to win a ring as a member of the Super Bowl XVIII Championship team in 1983.
Prior to his NFL career, Jordan led Washington University’s Division III Bears in tackles for three consecutive seasons before being named a Kodak first-team All-American during his senior year.
The 1972 team captain and Bears MVP is considered the greatest defensive player in the history of the school, and in 1973, he was the first football player in university’s 150 year history to be drafted in the NFL.
He was initially a 7th-round draft pick by the Houston Oilers in 1973, but was dropped during training. He signed with the New England Patriots, eventually becoming a six-year starter at offensive tackle.
After retiring from the NFL in 1988, Jordan launched and directed a Los Angeles-based nonprofit economic-development corporation that provides affordable urban housing to help families and seniors.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk’s hope to operate his satellite internet firm in Iran requires permission from the Treasury Department, which said Tuesday it welcomes applications to support internet freedom in the country that is largely isolated from Wwestern economies.
The Tesla CEO tweeted Monday that his satellite internet firm Starlink would seek permission to operate in Iran. National security adviser Jake Sullivan said it’s up to Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control to decide on Starlink’s next steps.
“We have of course, in the past, provided for various forms of exemptions for the Iranian people’s ability to communicate with each other and with the world,” Sullivan said during a White House press briefing Tuesday.
Starlink, a division of spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX, also owned by Musk, has been in operation since 2019. It disperses thousands of satellites orbiting the Earth to provide broadband access globally.
The firm has attempted to provide internet access to the Ukrainian people during Russia’s invasion and has acquired contracts with the U.S. military since as early as 2021.
If Starlink internet access is provided to the Iranian general population, it could come at the objection of the government, which has tightly controlled internet access.
A Treasury spokesperson, speaking on condition of anonymity because no application has been received, said the Office of Foreign Assets Control welcomes applications for licenses to authorize activities supporting internet freedom in Iran.
In 2014, Treasury’s sanctions arm issued a license authorizing exports of software and services to Iran that would allow the free exchange of communication over the internet, with the intent to foster the free flow of information to Iranian citizens.
Despite the allowance, firms have been reluctant to do business in Iran, due to fears of violating existing sanctions and other laws that impose penalties.
However, in January 2021, Github — a source code storage service— announced that it secured a license from Treasury to offer its services to developers in Iran.
“We were able to demonstrate how developer use of GitHub advances human progress, international communication, and the enduring US foreign policy of promoting free speech and the free flow of information,” the company’s website states.
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LOS ANGELES -- Lisa Marie Presley died after developing a small bowel obstruction, a severe complication of bariatric surgery years ago, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.
Experts say these types of complications are a known but rare risk after having weight-loss surgery. Here's what to know:
What happened to Lisa Marie Presley?
The 54-year-old singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis Presley was rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital on Jan. 12 after being found unresponsive at home and died hours later.
The cause of death was from complications of a small bowel obstruction tied to previous bariatric surgery, the autopsy showed. Portions of Presley's bowel became trapped, or "strangulated," from scar tissue that formed following surgery, and she also had developed a severe buildup of acids in her blood.
What is bariatric surgery? How common is it?
Bariatric surgeries are operations performed on the stomach or intestines to spur weight loss. They're usually done in cases of moderate or severe obesity when other methods haven't worked.
There are several types of bariatric procedures, including those in which a portion of the stomach is removed or rerouted or when a band is placed around a part of the stomach to make it smaller.
It's not clear from the autopsy report which type of surgery Presley had, though experts said it was not a sleeve gastrectomy, which is the most common procedure.
About 263,000 bariatric surgeries were done in 2021, according to Dr. Marina Kurian, the president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Only about 1% of people who qualify for the surgery receive it.
How risky are these operations?
In general, bariatric surgery is "very safe," Kurian said. The risk of major complications is about 4% overall and the risk of death is about 0.1%, according to ASMBS.
"It's safer than gallbladder surgery," Kurian said.
What complications can happen?
Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other trauma to the abdomen. That can lead to kinks and blockages in the intestine, said Dr. Thomas Inge, chief surgeon and a bariatric surgery expert at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago.
In Presley's case, it appeared that "she had a twist of her entire intestine," said Inge, who reviewed the autopsy report.
If that's not quickly fixed, the blockage cuts off the flow of blood to the intestine, causing the bowel to become "strangulated" and creating a cascade of potentially deadly problems. In Presley's case, it led to a toxic build-up of acids in her body and her heart stopped, the autopsy report said.
Presley reported abdominal pain and not feeling well the morning of her death, the report said. It's not clear if the pain was new.
Anyone who has had abdominal surgery to seek prompt treatment for pain, Inge said. If diagnosed early, it's possible to treat the problem.
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola in a televised debate Wednesday called partisanship a threat to the country as the Democrat sought to make the case for reelection to the seat she’s held since September against challengers including Republican Sarah Palin.
Peltola beat Palin and Republican Nick Begich in a ranked choice August special election to fill the remainder of the late Republican Rep. Don Young’s term. Those three, along with Libertarian Chris Bye, are running in the Nov. 8 election for a full, two-year term, starting in January. That election also will be ranked choice. All four candidates participated in the debate.
Palin and Peltola have been cordial to one other; Peltola’s time in the state House overlapped with Palin’s time as governor, and the two had kind words for each other Wednesday night. But Palin has railed against Alaska’s ranked choice voting system, approved by voters in 2020 as part of an elections overhaul. Palin, in an opinion piece published by the Anchorage Daily News this week, said the system, used for the first time in the special election won by Peltola, had “produced the travesty of sending a Democrat to Congress to represent Alaska, one of the reddest states in the country.”
Palin has joined Begich in urging voters to “rank the red,” or the Republican candidates.
The ranked vote system was not among the topics raised during the debate, which touched on issues such as inflation concerns, suicides among military veterans and the pandemic.
When asked if the government should be able to mandate vaccinations, Begich, Bye and Palin said no. Peltola said she did not think they should be required “nationally” but said she has concerns about pandemics.
Peltola, who has cast herself as a coalition builder and called for more civility in politics, said partisanship “is the No. 1 threat to our country both in terms of foreign policy and domestic policy.” She said policy makers should work together on those issues. But she said there is “a tradition now in America of tearing one another down, just to get into office.”
Begich said political division is an “outgrowth” of the differences in philosophy of the Republican and Democratic parties. He said having those discussions is good.
Peltola later praised Palin’s willingness to work across party lines while governor. During a portion of the debate in which candidates asked each other questions, Peltola asked Palin how she might work with the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress.
Palin said while she and Peltola have different policy positions, she has “great respect” for Peltola.
“Hopefully my track record proves that, again, I’m able to play as a teammate. I know what it takes to win,” Palin said. The 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee, who stood next to Peltola on the debate stage, said this is a period in which there is “politics of personal destruction and lies, in campaigns especially,” and that it was “heartening to get to stand beside somebody who gets it.”
Bye said many Alaskans are “terrified when they hear bipartisan because what that really means is both parties are getting together to gang up on taxpayers.”
Begich said it’s “important that we communicate with one another but I’m not about to hold hands while we go over the fiscal cliff.”
“Sometimes you’ve got to be difficult, you’ve got to be tough, you’ve got to be firm, and those are the things that we need as a nation,” he said.
Begich came out hard against Palin ahead of the special election, questioning her seriousness as a candidate and casting her as quitter. Palin resigned as governor partway through her term in 2009. Palin’s is a household name; she is well known in conservative politics and has appeared on reality TV programs. She has argued that she would use her profile to the benefit of Alaska.
Begich has also taken aim at Peltola, seeking to tie her to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden.
Peltola wore one of Young’s bolo ties, which was presented to her last week at the Alaska Federation of Natives convention in Anchorage by one of Young’s daughters.
Young held Alaska’s only House seat for 49 years. He died in March. Begich’s grandfather, the late U.S. Rep. Nick Begich, a Democrat, held the seat before Young.
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DETROIT (AP) — Mike Berent has spent more than 27 years rushing into burning houses in Detroit, pulling people to safety and ensuring his fellow firefighters get out alive.
But as the 52-year-old Detroit Fire Department lieutenant approaches mandatory retirement at age 60, he says one thing is clear: He will need to keep working to make ends meet.
“I’m trying to put as much money away as a I can,” said Berent, who also works in sales. “A second job affords you to have a little bit of extra.”
Thousands of city employees and retirees lost big on July 18, 2013, when a state-appointed manager made Detroit the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy.
A decade later, the Motor City has risen from the ashes of insolvency, with balanced budgets, revenue increases and millions of dollars socked away. But Berent and others who spent years on Detroit’s payroll say they can’t help but feel left behind.
“You become a firefighter because that’s your passion and you’ll make a decent living. You would retire with a good pension,” said Berent, who told The Associated Press that his monthly pension payments will be more than $1,000 lower than expected due to the bankruptcy.
Berent’s city-funded healthcare also ends with retirement, five years before he’s eligible for Medicare.
“I don’t see us ever getting healthcare back,” he said. “It’s going to have to come out of our pensions.”
The architect of the bankruptcy filing was Kevyn Orr, a lawyer hired by then-Gov. Rick Snyder in 2013 to fix Detroit’s budget deficit and its underfunded pensions, healthcare costs and bond payments.
Detroit exited bankruptcy in December 2014 with about $7 billion in debt restructured or wiped out and $1.7 billion set aside to improve city services. Businesses, foundations and the state donated more than $800 million to soften the pension cuts and preclude the sale of city-owned art.
The pension cuts were necessary, Orr insisted.
“I’ve read about the pain, the very real pain,” he told the AP. “But the alternatives of what was going to happen — just on the math — would have been significantly worse.”
In 2013, Detroit had some 21,000 retired workers who were owed benefits, with underfunded obligations of about $3.5 billion for pensions and $5.7 billion for retiree health coverage.
In the months before the bankruptcy, state-backed bond money helped the city meet payroll for its 10,000 employees.
“Those problems were well on their way years or decades before we got there,” Orr said.
Daniel Varner, the president and chief executive of Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit, which provides on-the-job training and skilled labor to businesses, called the bankruptcy filing “heartbreaking.”
“In some ways, it represented the failure of all of us who had been working so hard to achieve the (city’s) renaissance,” Varner said. “On the flip side … maybe this is the fresh start? I think we’ve been making great progress.”
The city, which was subject to state oversight and a state-monitored spending plan for years after the bankruptcy filing, has reported nine consecutive years of balanced budgets and strong cash surpluses.
Mike Duggan was elected mayor and took office in 2014. Hoping to slow the exodus of people and businesses from Detroit — its population plummeted from about 1.8 million in 1950 to below 700,000 in 2013 — and increase the tax base, Duggan’s administration began pushing improvements to city services and quality of life.
More than 24,000 abandoned houses and other vacant structures were demolished, mostly using federal funds. Thousands more were renovated and put on the market to attract or keep families in Detroit.
“Very little of our recovery had anything to do with the bankruptcy,” Duggan said Tuesday, pointing to business developments and neighborhood improvement projects. “The economic development strategy is what’s driving it.”
Jay Aho and his wife, Tanya, have seen improvements in their eastside neighborhood. Along nearby Sylvester Street, about half a dozen vacant homes have been torn down and just one ramshackle house remains, with peeling siding, sagging roof and surrounded by waist-high weeds, trees and a thriving rose bush. Rabbits, deer and pheasants have started to appear in the grass and weed-filled vacant lots.
“We benefit from having lots of open space, beautiful surroundings,” said Jay Aho, 49.
Born in southwest Detroit, 32-year-old Arielle Kyer also sees improvements.
“There were no parks like what there are now,” she said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new splash pad attended by Duggan. “Everything is different.”
Downtown, boutique hotels and upscale restaurants have sprung up, and a 685-foot (208-meter) skyscraper under construction is expected to host a hotel, a restaurant, shops, offices and residential units.
Corktown, a neighborhood just east of downtown, got a boost in 2018 when Ford Motor Co. bought and began renovating the hulking Michigan Central train station, which for years was a symbol of the city’s blight. The building will be part of a campus focusing on autonomous vehicles.
Ford’s move has attracted other investment, according to Aaron Black, the general manager of the nearby $75 million Godfrey Hotel, which is scheduled to open this year and whose owners also are developing homes in the neighborhood.
“The (city’s) brand may have been dented, ”Black said. “The brand may have been tarnished, but Detroit is head and shoulders above a lot of other competitive cities.”
Some warn against too much optimism.
Detroit’s two pension systems have been making monthly payments to retirees without any contributions from the city for the past decade. That is set to change next year when the city will be required to resume contributions from a city-created fund that now stands at about $470 million.
Detroit’s Chief Financial Officer Jay Rising says both pension systems are better funded than a decade ago. But Leonard Gilroy, senior managing director of the Washington-based Reason Foundation’s Pension Integrity Project, says his data shows the systems’ funding levels near where they were in 2013.
“It’s a big moment for the city that presents daunting future fiscal challenges to avoid further deterioration of the pensions,” Gilroy said. “They are getting the keys back to fund their pension system, which would be a huge responsibility if these plans were fully funded, and is that much more of a challenge given their fragile, underfunded state.” | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/ap-10-years-since-bankruptcy-detroits-finances-are-better-but-city-workers-and-retirees-feel-burned/ | 2023-07-17 11:39:04 | 1 | https://www.yourbasin.com/news/ap-10-years-since-bankruptcy-detroits-finances-are-better-but-city-workers-and-retirees-feel-burned/ |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes pitched into the eighth inning, Andrew McCutchen and Mike Brosseau homered, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday.
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner extended his winning streak to a season-high three games, but he wasn’t as crisp as in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Monday.
In his first career start against Toronto, Burnes (6-4) allowed home runs to Matt Chapman and Bo Bichette and an RBI groundout by Cavan Biggio. He struck nine and walked two, then turned over a 5-3 lead with runners at first and second and two outs in the eighth to Devin Williams, who fanned Alejandro Kirk.
Chapman doubled with two outs and scored on a base hit by Lourdes Gurriel Jr. off Josh Hader, but the closer escaped with his 22nd save when Gabriel Moreno grounded out to first.
Five days earlier, Burnes (6-4) stymied the Cardinals on two hits, two walks and 10 strikeouts in seven innings.
The Brewers gave him an early 5-0 lead.
Brosseau’s home run leading off the third chased Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi (2-4).
McCutchen hit his sixth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the second. Willy Adames had an RBI single before McCutchen’s homer.
Tyrone Taylor’s hit drove in a run in the first for Milwaukee.
Kikuchi allowed five runs, two earned, on six hits with five strikeouts, a walk, a wild pitch and a hit batter. He slipped to 1-3 in his last seven starts.
Toronto’s bullpen shut down Milwaukee’s offense the rest of the game. Trent Thorton relieved Kikuchi and handled the third and fourth. Max Castillo pitched scoreless ball in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth.
Kirk was back in the lineup as Toronto’s DH. In Friday night’s 9-4 win, his hand got clipped by the backswing from Jonathan Davis in the seventh. Kirk stayed behind the plate for the rest of Davis’ at-bat, but he was replaced by Moreno when the Blue Jays went to the bullpen. Precautionary X-rays were negative.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Blue Jays: Gurriel got hit near his right elbow as he checked his swing in the third. After attention from the trainer, he stayed in the game. ... OF George Springer was out of the lineup for a third consecutive game with an elbow issue. ... INF Santiago Espinal got the day off. “We’re going to play 18 or 19 (in a row) so everybody’s going to get a day,” manager Charlie Montoyo said. Espinal pinch hit in the ninth.
Brewers: Brosseau got hit in the back in the first. ... OF Hunter Renfroe missed a third straight game with a calf injury.
BLUE JAYS ROSTER MOVES
C Zack Collins was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo and activated for the game. INF Otto Lopez was optioned to Buffalo.
BREWERS ROSTER MOVES
RHP Trevor Gott (right groin) and RHP Jandel Gustave (right hamstring) were reinstated from the 15-day injured list. RHP Peter Strzelecki was optioned to Triple-A Nashville. RHP Miguel Sánchez was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to June 22, with right UCL discomfort.
UP NEXT
RHP José Berríos starts for the Blue Jays and RHP Chi Chi González (0-1, 7.36) goes for the Brewers when the three-game series concludes on Sunday.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Attendees of both the human and K-9 variety from across the country gathered in Little Rock this weekend for the American Working Dog Championship.
The event took place at Pinnacle View Middle School, where more than 50 working dogs from as far away as Washington state took part in this weekend’s competition.
The dogs are challenged in multiple categories, from tracking, to obedience to protection.
“It was an honor for Little Rock to have a chance to host it, Little Rock did a phenomenal job in the championships,” Mike Conley from the American Working Dog Federation stated. “People are raving about it, and the top finishers here get to compete for America across the world.”
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Eyal Moshe, CEO of Hub Security: "We believe that delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on the same day we start trading on the Nasdaq will greatly maximize shareholder value."
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited (TASE: HUB), a developer of Confidential Computing cybersecurity solutions and services ("HUB" or the "Company"), announced today it has submitted a formal request to the Israeli district court to allow the Company shareholders decide on 'same-day' delisting from the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and start of trade on its expected trading on NASDAQ. As part of its anticipated SPAC merger, HUB's shareholders are expected to vote on delisting in parallel to the NASDAQ listing, rather than the mandatory 90-day dual trading period required by law.
Management believes that this decision may prevent the trading arbitrage resulting from a dual listing under an inherent shareprice gap between the two exchanges, and thus will maximize shareholders value.
CEO Eyal Moshe says HUB Security is moving quickly toward the merger: "As we move ahead with the HUB's expected migration to trade on NASDAQ, we employ all efforts to make the transition as seamless as possible while maximizing the value to our many investors and shareholders. "
About HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited
HUB Cyber Security (Israel) Limited ("HUB") was established in 2017 by veterans of the 8200 and 81 elite intelligence units of the Israeli Defense Forces. The company specializes in unique Cyber Security solutions protecting sensitive commercial and government information. The company debuted an advanced encrypted computing solution aimed at preventing hostile intrusions at the hardware level while introducing a novel set of data theft prevention solutions. HUB operates in over 30 countries and provides innovative cybersecurity computing appliances as well as a wide range of cybersecurity services worldwide.
About Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp.
Mount Rainier Acquisition Corp. is a blank check company sponsored by DC Rainier SPV LLC, a Delaware limited liability company managed by Dominion Capital LLC, whose business purpose is to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this press release are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or HUB's or RNER's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "would", "seem", "expect", "intend", "will", "estimate", "anticipate", "believe", "future", "predict", "potential," "forecast" or "continue", or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by HUB and its management, and RNER and its management, as the case may be, are inherently uncertain. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and may differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of HUB or RNER. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: (i) expectations regarding HUB's strategies and future financial performance, including its future business plans or objectives, prospective performance and opportunities and competitors, revenues, products and services, pricing, operating expenses, market trends, liquidity, cash flows and uses of cash, capital expenditures, and HUB's ability to invest in growth initiatives and pursue acquisition opportunities; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of negotiations and any subsequent definitive agreements with respect to the proposed transactions; (iii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against RNER, HUB, the Combined Company or others following the announcement of the proposed transactions and any definitive agreements with respect thereto; (iv) the inability to complete the proposed transactions due to, among other things, the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of RNER or HUB, to obtain certain governmental and regulatory approvals or to satisfy other conditions to closing, including delays in obtaining, adverse conditions contained in, or the inability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals or complete regulatory reviews required to complete the proposed transactions; (v) the inability to obtain the financing necessary to consummate the proposed transactions; (vi) changes to the proposed structure of the proposed transactions that may be required or appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations or as a condition to obtaining regulatory approval of the proposed transactions; (vii) the ability to meet stock exchange listing standards following the consummation of the proposed transactions; (viii) the risk that the announcement and consummation of the proposed transactions disrupts HUB's current plans and operations; (ix) the lack of a third party valuation in determining whether or not to pursue the proposed transactions; (x) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of the Combined Company to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its management and key employees; (xi) costs related to the proposed transactions; (xii) the amount of any redemptions by existing holders of RNER's common stock being greater than expected; (xiii) limited liquidity and trading of RNER's and HUB's securities; (xiv) geopolitical risk, including military action and related sanctions, and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xv) geopolitical risk, including military action and related sanctions, and changes in applicable laws or regulations; (xvi) the possibility that RNER, HUB or the Combined Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (xvii) inaccuracies for any reason in the estimates of expenses and profitability and projected financial information for HUB; and (xviii) other risks and uncertainties set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" in RNER's final prospectus relating to its initial public offering dated October 4, 2021.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither HUB nor RNER undertakes any duty to update these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, HUB intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form F-4 containing a proxy statement/prospectus, and after the registration statement is declared effective by the SEC, RNER will mail a definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Proposed Business Combination to its stockholders. This press release does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed transaction and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed transaction. This press release is not a substitute for any registration statement or for any other document that HUB or RNER may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders are advised to read, when available, the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus and the amendments thereto and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed in connection with the proposed transaction, as these materials will contain important information about HUB, RNER and the proposed transaction.
When available, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials for the proposed transaction will be mailed to stockholders of RNER as of a record date to be established for voting on the proposed transaction. Stockholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC, without charge, once available, through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.
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Summer is here and for many that means diving into a good book.
For the best recommendations we had Kirsten Hess of Let's Play Books and now, her new store, The End on WFMZ.
Kirsten Hess owns an independent bookstore and now has a second store.
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(The Hill) – Former President Trump was arraigned on 37 criminal charges on Tuesday in Miami — a day that was at once extraordinary and mundane.
The extraordinary element was the nature of the event itself — the first-ever federal arraignment of a former president.
The charges against Trump pertain to his possession of sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Related charges, including one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice, also carry the threat of significant prison time if convicted.
Trump pled not guilty to all charges.
A trial could, potentially, land in the middle of the GOP primary race in which Trump is the frontrunner.
The more mundane element was that the day proceeded largely as expected, with little new being learnt about the case and little drama at the court itself.
Here are the main takeaways.
Trump tries to seize back the narrative
Trump sought to punch back on Tuesday evening, trying to change the narrative of a day that highlighted the sheer gravity of the threats pressing in upon him.
Speaking at his Bedminster club for roughly 30 minutes, Trump alleged that the decision to charge him amounted to “the most evil and heinous abuse of power in the history of our country.”
There was much more hyperbole where that came from.
Even some veterans of Trump’s administration, including former Attorney General Bill Barr, have acknowledged that the indictment is detailing and compelling. But in the former president’s retelling, it is instead part of “a political persecution like something straight out of a fascist or communist nation.”
Special Counsel Jack Smith, Trump added, “is a thug.”
Such language is customary for Trump — and is welcomed by his most avid supporters even as critics roll their eyes.
A more interesting, and unscripted, moment came earlier on Tuesday when Trump stopped at Miami’s storied Versailles Restaurant in Little Havana.
The restaurant is a legendary one among the Cuban-American community, which has displayed considerable support for Trump — and for his GOP rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in last year’s gubernatorial election.
“Food for everyone!,” Trump shouted at one point.
The visit to the Cuban restaurant was clearly intended as a show of Trump’s irrepressibility, a positive photo op amid serious trouble and a shot across DeSantis’s bows.
Some constraints will be imposed on Trump
Former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. Trump is facing 37 counts related to the mishandling and retention of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate. He plead not guilty to the charges in Miami federal court earlier Tuesday, alongside his co-defendant, valet Walt Nauta, and was released on his own recognizance without having to pay bail. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The one significant legal development on Tuesday was a move toward constraining Trump from speaking with witnesses.
The exact details of what was agreed varied in different reports.
Initial suggestions that Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman had ordered that Trump should be prohibited from talking with potential witnesses at all were over-broad.
Later reports clarified that Trump lawyers had objected to such a blanket prohibition on the basis that it was impractical — it would presumably prevent the former president from speaking to anyone who is regularly at Mar-a-Lago.
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But there will be some restrictions imposed, with the specifics to be agreed by both sides, according to the New York Times.
Trump has been ordered not to speak to his aide, Walt Nauta, about the case, however,
Nauta is Trump’s co-defendant on five of the charges: conspiracy to obstruct justice, withholding a document, and three separate charges relating to concealment. In addition, Nauta and Trump were also separately charged with the same offense, making a false statement.
Trump crowds out his GOP rivals
Former President Donald Trump speaks at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., Tuesday, June 13, 2023, after pleading not guilty in a Miami courtroom earlier in the day to dozens of felony counts that he hoarded classified documents and refused government demands to give them back. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Love him or loathe him, Trump is plainly a unique political figure.
He has been written off many times since he entered the political arena, amid controversies beginning with the incendiary speech he delivered to launch his 2016 campaign and encompassing his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
Despite all that, Trump remains the clear frontrunner to become the GOP’s 2024 presidential nominee.
Tuesday’s events may actually have strengthened his position in that respect.
There is some evidence in polls taken since Trump’s indictment that Republican voters are rallying around the former president, much as they did after he was charged with separate crimes in New York in April.
Trump’s rivals for the nomination are struggling for the oxygen of attention — and getting noticed only for remarks they make responding to the former president’s situation.
The blanket media coverage of the arraignment on Tuesday underlined that dynamic
Trump’s status — twice-indicted, twice-impeached — could play very differently among independent voters, which would massively hinder his efforts to win back the White House.
But the odds of him being the Republican nominee haven’t changed much at all — and may have improved.
Democrats are mostly muted
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Democrats saw no real need to spike the football over Trump’s arraignment.
They presumably wanted to avoid fueling the former president’s efforts to discredit the case as politically motivated.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Tuesday’s media briefing, “I’m just not going to comment on anything that’s related to the indictment. We’re just going to be very mindful here and respect the Department of Justice, let them do their job.”
Beyond the White House, Democrats mostly trained their rhetorical fire on Republican elected officials who have, by and large, stood behind Trump.
“The fact that House Republicans continue to try to come to his rescue just blows our mind, quite honestly,” Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said during a press briefing in the Capitol. “And it stems from the fact that this is the leader of their party. They — lock stock and barrel — will follow what the former president says.”
Modest crowds and no trouble
Alina Habba, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks outside the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department’s efforts to get the records back. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Miami police had been bracing for the possibility of disorder at the arraignment.
At a Monday press conference, chief of police Manuel Morales had said that his officers were readying for “crowds anywhere from 5,000 to 50,000.”
It’s not at all clear that the crowds even hit the lowest end of that scale.
There were no signs of any significant disorder — the one factor in an otherwise polarizing day that was universally welcomed.
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WINTER GARDEN, Fla., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Store Space announced today the hire of Bryan Jackson as Senior Vice President of Human Resources.
Jackson offers an accomplished background in Human Resources, with more than 20 years of experience in a variety of industries including manufacturing, education, construction and real estate development.
"I spent the last 5 years with a national multi-family developer, overseeing double-digit growth each year," Jackson said. "I'm looking forward to joining the Store Space family at a time of such high growth, and I am eager to be a part of this journey."
Jackson's previous roles have included Vice President of Operations at Honest Abe Roofing, and two roles at Thompson Thrift: Vice President of Talent and Engagement and Senior Vice President of Human Resources. At Store Space, Jackson will be responsible for attracting premier talent and streamlining HR efforts to improve efficiency.
Rob Consalvo, President and Chief Operating Officer at Store Space, noted it was Jackson's impressive background in Human Resources and Talent Acquisition that made him the perfect fit.
"Bryan's passion for attracting key talent and expertise in developing HR functions that incorporate company culture will make him a major asset," said Consalvo. "His extensive skill set is exactly what we need at Store Space."
Store Space is a self-storage operator and third-party management company. Located in Winter Garden, FL, the Company currently owns, has under purchase agreement, and operates more than 100 properties in 20 states. The Company fuels growth and value with its experience-driven operations, state-of-the-art proprietary platforms, and strategic digital marketing programs. If you have an acquisition opportunity or would like to discuss third-party management, contact us at inquiries@storespace.com, or visit us at www.storespace.com.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Generac Holdings Inc. ("Generac" or the "Company") (NYSE: GNRC) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Generac investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Generac Holdings Inc. common stock between April 29, 2021, and November 1, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
GNRC investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) despite defendant's claims that "safety is paramount", Generac's SnapRS units, which are components for rapidly shutting down solar devices in certain dangerous situations, were defective; (2) Generac did not timely record warranty liabilities resulting from the defective SnapRS units; and, (3) despite assurances to the contrary, the Company's sales to channel partners were highly concentrated in a single partner.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Generac during the relevant time frame, you have until January 30, 2023 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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NEW YORK, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of securities of Canopy Growth Corporation (NASDAQ: CGC) between May 31, 2021 and May 10, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important July 24, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Canopy Growth securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Canopy Growth class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16092 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 24, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) there were material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls over accounting and financial reporting; (2) as a result, the Company improperly booked sales of its BioSteel business unit; (3) as a result, the Company's revenue was overstated; and (4) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Canopy Growth class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=16092 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.
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Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.
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Better Known for Digital Asset Management (DAM), Fast-Growing International SaaS Company Has Worked Closely with European Brand and Creative Teams to Ready Technology for EU Market
AMSTERDAM and RALEIGH, N.C., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lytho, the brand and creative operations platform, announced today the launch of its creative workflow software in Europe. Creative workflow helps creatives bring order and efficiency to the creative lifecycle – from creative briefs and project management – to the approval process and reporting on creative operations. Lytho creative workflow is different from other project and task management tools because it is designed around the unique needs of creative and brand teams.
"As European companies have begun shifting more creative work to in-house agencies, the volume and complexity of work requested of creative teams has grown while deadlines have shrunk and human resources remain flat," said Lytho CEO Douglas Thede. "When we ask creatives working in the space, they'll readily admit their environment is hectic and exhausting – creative workflow helps tame the chaos."
With its European headquarters located in the Netherlands, Lytho is better known in that region for its digital asset management (DAM) software. It added creative workflow software to its product offering last year after merging with a U.S.-based company called inMotionNow. That merger unified both tools under a single company rebranded as Lytho – and now supports the entire creative lifecycle.
As such, the creative workflow software has an established track record of success in the U.S. Indeed, Lytho has loyal customers in a range of markets including retail, higher education, consumer packaged goods, insurance, and professional sports teams, among others. In the time since its merger, Lytho has worked diligently with European brand and creative teams to prepare creative workflow for general availability across the European Union (EU).
Some of the major components of the creative workflow software include the following:
- Creative project management. Lytho creative workflow gives creative leaders the tools they need to organize and manage all their projects. These range from automated templates for setting up projects, assigning work, and adjusting schedules – to dynamic Gantt charts and Kanban boards that show the status of any given project at any given time. The software keeps team members and stakeholders alike informed with in-app and email notifications.
- Streamlined review and approvals. For many creative teams, feedback in the review and approval process is often unclear and provided out-of-sequence. This slows progress and adds undue stress to the entire team. Lytho solves this problem by automatically routing proofs along a customer-defined approval path. It consolidates feedback and ensures the right reviewer is responding at the right time. It also offers in-app comments (i.e., @mention) for clarification, version control, automated reminders, and an audit trail detailing the approval process which brings greater accountability and transparency for all involved. The review process can be completed on a mobile device, which makes it simple for stakeholders.
- Facilitate creative briefs and project requests. Too often creative requests are tossed over the proverbial wall to the creative – and these lack the necessary information. Creative workflow solves this problem with a library of dynamic creative request forms developed over years of experience and identification of best practices. This allows creative teams to confidently kick off every project, ensure alignment, manage stakeholder expectations, and avoid false starts and rework.
- Resource management. Burnout among creative teams is a growing problem – especially as businesses have increasingly brought work traditionally performed by outside agencies in-house. In response, Lytho recently unveiled resource management, a collection of features for managing resources across a framework Lytho calls PAWS (priorities, availability, workload, and specializations). Resource management helps leaders keep track of which team members are working on what projects and who has availability by specialty.
- Creative operations metrics and personalized dashboards. Lytho pulls together all the data about projects in the system, analyzes it, and presents it in an easy-to-understand and personalized dashboard. Stakeholders can see the status of their requests while individual contributors, like graphic designers, can observe their projects and deadlines. Finally, creative leaders can view aggregate totals across their entire team and even create executive scorecards to demonstrate value.
Today's announcement is just the latest example of the company's momentum on both sides of the Atlantic. For example, Lytho was recently named one of the three "best performing SaaS companies in the Netherlands" by MT/sprout, a publication that tracks technology startups and scaleups.
Earlier this year, the company's newly announced resource management features were recognized in a new report by an independent research firm. Finally, in late 2021, the company was ranked in the top 10 "Best Places to Work" by the Triangle Business Journal for the second year in a row.
"The Lytho DAM solved many of the market challenges facing European creative teams on the post-production side of the creative lifecycle – storing, organizing, sharing, and re-using creative assets," added Thede. "Now with creative workflow, we're able to support the creative process further upstream – in essence providing greater support to the creative teams behind every brand."
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About Lytho
Lytho provides resource management software to brand and creative teams. We help these teams fight the natural complexity that comes from managing many stakeholders, projects, and creative assets. Our flagship products include creative workflow and digital asset management (DAM). These tools bring efficiency and streamlined collaboration to every stage of the creative process from project intake to measurement. More than 600 enterprise customers worldwide use our software to help tame the chaos and make a greater business impact through improved predictability, stronger brand consistency, and ultimately, better creative outcomes. The SaaS-based technology is easy-to-implement, intuitive, and backed by an all-star customer service and support team with offices located in the U.S. and Europe. For more information visit us on Lytho.com.
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COCOA, Fla. – Three people were shot late Saturday while riding in a car in Brevard County, deputies said.
The shooting happened around 10 p.m. near Burnett Road and State Road 520, not far from the city limits of Cocoa.
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According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, an adult and two juveniles reported being shot while riding in a vehicle. The victims were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, deputies said.
Sheriff’s officials said an investigation is ongoing as agents attempt to learn more details about the shooting.
No arrests have been made.
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MILWAUKEE, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN) released its 2021-2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report—Working to Change the World—citing its reduction of operational emissions by 39%, and marking significant progress toward its 2030 goal of reducing direct emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 60%, and its value chain emissions by 30%. ManpowerGroup was the first company in its industry to have its climate goals validated by the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).
The company is also actively driving its social mission where it can have the most impact by addressing the growing structural skills shortage by calling on the global community to work together to accelerate impact in the areas of skills development, employability, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB). This will help workers prepare for a future of work that is more digital, more global and fast paced than ever.
An inaugural member of the World Economic Forum's Alliance for CEO Climate Leaders and a founding member of the World Employment Confederation and many others, ManpowerGroup is an active contributor and believer in collective partnership. Its Working to Change the World plan reinforces its values around people and purpose – that meaningful work has the power to change the world – and highlights the many ways the company is making progress within its main pillars:
- Planet (the E in ESG) - by reducing emissions within the company and its value chain
- People & Prosperity (the S in ESG) - by creating talent at scale and providing meaningful, sustainable work for all
- Principles of Governance - by being consistently recognized for its ethical and responsible business practices
"I am proud of the dedication of the ManpowerGroup team to be first in our industry to have our 2030 climate goals validated by SBTi, identifying the levers to reach Net-Zero by 2045 or sooner," says ManpowerGroup Chairman and CEO Jonas Prising. "What is increasingly urgent, however, is the need to make the same kind of global collective progress to address the S - and decades faster than we did on climate action. When you're dealing with people and talent, you're intimately involved in one of the most important decisions in someone's lifetime - the choice of a job, career and income. We know that global economics, current geopolitics, and other accelerating trends are exacerbating the divide between knowledge workers, skilled and unskilled workers. Unless we act now, we will see a further bifurcation of opportunity and wealth creation by gender, race, education, and skill set, which is not good for economic growth and societal well-being."
"We believe in shared ambitions to achieve Net Positive on the S and, therefore, we must take a more science-based approach," says Ruth Harper, chief sustainability and communications officer of ManpowerGroup. "For us, People and Prosperity are core to our business and foundational to our purpose. That's why we believe in Net Positive employment – so that people are better off whether they stay with us or leave. It means being people first by broadening diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the workplace, increasing people's individual employability, and providing them with greater control of their prosperity and earning potential so they know more about themselves, understand their potential, and can be confident they have the skills for today and tomorrow."
Key highlights from the ManpowerGroup 2021-2022 ESG Report:
Planet
- Reduced operational emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 39% - significant progress towards its goal of 60% reduction by 2030.
- Reported on climate to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) for the 11th year, with scores higher than industry averages.
- Activated Planet teams in its 15 largest markets to align globally and deliver locally on its Climate Action Plan.
People & Prosperity
- Focused on closing the skills gap, improving employability and income prosperity, and building a more resilient, future-ready workforce.
- Transformed 182,000 lives to date through the Manpower MyPath program, providing personalized coaching and upskilling opportunities mapped to in-demand career pathways -- most notably in skilled technical, transportation and logistics as well as business professionals like those in marketing and sales roles.
- Committed to championing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in the workplace and to setting an ambitious goal to reach 50% gender diversity at a global leadership level by 2025. For the past 10 years, ManpowerGroup has exceeded 30% gender diversity in its board of directors and its global workforce in 2021 was 60% female.
Principles of Governance
- Named as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 13th year in 2022 – the only company in the industry to be awarded this accolade for more than a decade.
- Included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the 12th year.
- To date, achieved platinum, gold, and silver EcoVadis rankings in 24 countries and at the global level.
Find the full report at: www.manpowergroup.com/sustainability.
ABOUT MANPOWERGROUP
ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions – creates substantially more value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality, and Disability, and in 2022 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.
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A person is in custody after Bernalillo County deputies fired at them Tuesday afternoon in Southwest Albuquerque.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, on Twitter, said the deputies are safe but did not say if the person in custody was struck by gunfire.
BCSO spokeswoman Felicia Maggard said “there is no one outstanding at this time” but would not confirm if there were any injuries.
“The scene is active so we have limited information at this time,” she said.
BCSO said around 2 p.m. that “there is a law enforcement presence” near Isleta and Camino Del Valle SW.
“A deputy involved shooting occurred following a pursuit in the South Valley,” according to the Twitter post. “Deputies are safe and one suspect was taken into custody at the scene.”
Minutes later, BCSO added “An investigation is underway, with limited details available at this time. More information will be released once available.”
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Checkmarx' industry-first AI AppSec plugin works within the ChatGPT interface to protect against new attack types targeting GenAI-generated code
ATLANTA, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkmarx, the global leader in application security solutions, today announced its CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT, the industry's first plugin to detect and prevent potential attacks against ChatGPT-generated code. The plugin enables developers and security teams to protect against attacks caused by malicious open source packages and dependencies while working within the ChatGPT interface.
"Nothing more perfectly represents the decision-making tension faced by CISOs than the existence of both significant opportunities and new vulnerabilities presented by open source and GenAI-generated code," said Sandeep Johri, CEO at Checkmarx. "Checkmarx has long been a pioneer in application security for enterprise customers and, with GenAI playing an increasing role in application development, we're pleased to provide the first solution to help protect against the new generation of attacks already emerging. With CheckAI, CISOs can rest assured that the superior developer experience will ensure that AppSec standards are met while accelerating applications' time-to-delivery."
With the CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT in combination with Supply Chain Threat Intelligence from Checkmarx, CISOs and application security leaders can ensure that development teams take advantage of time-saving GenAI tools like ChatGPT while remaining aligned and compliant with AppSec standards.
Within a highly productive environment featuring a superior developer experience, development teams can readily:
- Scan their GPT-generated code for vulnerabilities within the ChatGPT interface
- Receive instant feedback on potential vulnerabilities or validation of open source packages
- Employ protection against malicious open source packages
"With GenAI disrupting how we develop software we need to make sure we provide the right tools and governance to our developers for utilizing GPT. Nobody is slowing down." said Sharon Uda, VP of Engineering at CHEQ. "For CHEQ, as the leader in protecting marketing teams from the hazards of GenAI, protecting our developers is as important. With the CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT, we're able to protect our developers against the new types of attack that GenAI brings to the table."
"We're already seeing new attacks against GenAI solutions, including 'AI hallucinations' and prompt injections, and the OWASP Foundation has already published the first draft of the OWASP Top 10 list for LLMs," said Ori Bendet, VP of Product Management at Checkmarx. "We're very excited to be the first AppSec vendor to provide real solutions to protect against these new types of attacks and encourage all GenAI solution providers to partner with us as we continue to expose new ones."
In December of 2022, Checkmarx AppSec security researchers discovered a vulnerability in the OpenAI signup process that could have allowed unlimited credit on new accounts. The team reported the vulnerability to OpenAI, who rapidly worked to resolve it. OpenAI is a research and development company with a mission to create safe and powerful AI that benefits all of humanity.
The CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT is available as part of the ChatGPT plugins beta – which is currently available to all ChatGPT Plus users – and protects against malicious packages and open source dependencies. Additional use cases, such as prompt protection, IaC validations, API validation and more will be added as part of planned future releases.
CheckAI is powered by Checkmarx One, the industry's most comprehensive application security platform, together with Checkmarx' Supply Chain Threat Intelligence for detecting malicious open source packages. Purpose-built for cloud-native application development, Checkmarx One is highly scalable and integrates seamlessly with developers' tools and development environments of choice.
For more information on early access to Checkmarx' CheckAI Plugin for ChatGPT, visit this page.
About Checkmarx
Checkmarx is the leading application security provider, offering the industry's most comprehensive and innovative cloud-native platform, Checkmarx One™. Fueled by intelligence from our industry-leading AppSec security research team, our products and services enable enterprises to shift everywhere in order to secure every phase of development for every application while simultaneously balancing the dynamic needs of CISOs, security teams, and development teams. We are honored to serve more than 1,800 customers, including 60 percent of Fortune 100 organizations, and are committed to moving forward with an unwavering dedication to the safety and security of our customers and the applications that power our day-to-day lives. Checkmarx. Make Shift Happen.
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The Justice Department has begun to examine an agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabian backers of LIV Golf to determine whether it violates federal antitrust statutes, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
The inquiry is in its early stages, and it isn’t clear yet whether the Justice Department would take any enforcement action, the person said. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the inquiry and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the Justice Department’s involvement.
“We are confident that once all stakeholders learn more about how the PGA Tour will lead this new venture, they will understand how it benefits our players, fans and sport while protecting the American institution of golf,” the PGA Tour said in a statement.
The PGA Tour, European tour and Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund came together in a partnership that was negotiated so privately over two months that none of the players were aware.
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan had been critical of LIV Golf since the rival circuit began poaching some of golf’s biggest names with signing bonuses of $100 million or more, money provided by the Public Investment Fund.
The PGA Tour suspended players who defected to LIV, such as Phil Mickelson, leading to 11 players and eventually LIV to file an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour last August. The PGA Tour then filed a countersuit, and the case was not expected to go trial until at least 2024.
Part of the agreement is to drop all litigation. One motivation for the PGA Tour joining with the Saudis was the financial drain from legal fees on lawsuits that were nowhere near close to being resolved.
The Justice Department already was looking into antitrust issues since last summer.
Monahan has described the agreement announced June 6 as a “framework” with plenty of details still to be determined.
The agreement was for the PGA Tour, European tour and the PIF to pool commercial business and rights into a separate, for-profit company. The PGA Tour would continue to operate with its tax-exempt 501-c-6 status.
In a letter to various lawmakers sent last week, Monahan said he would be CEO of the new commercial entity, which he described as a subsidiary of the PGA Tour.
Yasir Al-Rumayyan, the governor of PIF, would be chairman. Al-Rumayyan, Monahan and two PGA Tour board members who brokered the deal — New York attorney Ed Herlihy and investment banker Jimmy Dunne III — would form the executive committee.
“The PGA Tour will at all times hold the majority of the Board seats and be in control of this new entity, regardless of the size of PIF’s investment,” Monahan said in the letter. “The PIF will be a minority investor in the new commercial entity, while the PGA Tour will be the majority equity investor. At its core, the PIF is investing in the PGA Tour as it has invested in other U.S.-based companies.”
On Wednesday, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked the Justice Department’s antitrust division to scrutinize the agreement.
“Significantly, the deal appears to have a substantial adverse impact on competition, violating several provisions of U.S. antitrust law, regardless of whether the deal is structured as a merger or some sort of joint venture,” the senators wrote.
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Balsamo reported from Washington, Ferguson from Los Angeles.
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PARIS – Formula One condemned racist language after a slur reportedly directed at Lewis Hamilton by retired champion Nelson Piquet.
Piquet was discussing a crash between Hamilton and Max Verstappen during last year's British Grand Prix when the 69-year-old Brazilian referenced the color of Hamilton's skin with a discriminatory term during a podcast in November.
“Discriminatory or racist language is unacceptable in any form and has no part in society. Lewis is an incredible ambassador for our sport and deserves respect,” F1 said in a statement on Tuesday. “His tireless efforts to increase diversity and inclusion are a lesson to many and something we are committed to at F1.”
Hamilton is the only Black driver in F1. The seven-time world champion has campaigned tirelessly to fight racism and has been outspoken on human rights abuses in countries where F1 goes racing.
Motorsport governing body FIA also defended Hamilton.
“The FIA strongly condemns any racist or discriminatory language and behaviour, which have no place in sport or wider society,” the FIA said. “We express our solidarity with @LewisHamilton and fully support his commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in motor sport.”
Hamilton's Mercedes team — known as the Silver Arrows — switched from silver to an all-black car in 2020 to support Hamilton's efforts to combat racism. Hamilton and most drivers took a knee before races in 2020 and 2021 as an anti-racism gesture. Hamilton also set up The Hamilton Commission to improve F1's diversity.
“We condemn in the strongest terms any use of racist or discriminatory language of any kind. Lewis has spearheaded our sport’s efforts to combat racism, and he is a true champion of diversity on and off track," Mercedes said on Twitter. “Together, we share a vision for a diverse and inclusive motorsport, and this incident underlines the fundamental importance of continuing to strive for a brighter future.”
Piquet clinched the F1 title three times in the 1980s and won 23 races. His daughter Kelly Piquet is Verstappen’s girlfriend.
The British GP is this weekend.
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Terry Rozier, Top Hornets Players to Watch vs. the Knicks - March 7
When the New York Knicks (39-27) and Charlotte Hornets (20-46) square off at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday at 7:30 PM ET, Jalen Brunson and Terry Rozier will be two players to watch.
In the article below, we'll give you all the info you need to know about who to keep your eye on in this matchup, which you can watch on Bally Sports with a seven-day free trial to fuboTV!
How to Watch Hornets vs. Knicks
- Game Day: Tuesday, March 7
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Arena: Madison Square Garden
- Location: New York City, New York
- Live Stream: Watch on fuboTV!
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Hornets' Last Game
The Hornets dropped their previous game to the Nets, 102-86, on Sunday. Kelly Oubre Jr. was their top scorer with 17 points.
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Hornets Players to Watch
- P.J. Washington is putting up 15.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per contest, making 44.1% of his shots from the floor and 34.9% from 3-point range, with 2 triples per contest.
- The Hornets get 23.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 8.4 assists per game from LaMelo Ball.
- The Hornets receive 20 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from Oubre.
- Gordon Hayward gives the Hornets 14.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest. He also averages 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
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EMMA — For just the third time since 2003, the Westview boys basketball team will have a new head coach.
After Rob Yoder stepped down back in March to resume his fatherly duties of watching his son and Westview alumni Charlie play more at the collegiate level following a one-year return to the bench, the school board approved a month later that 2013 Bluffton graduate Chandler Prible will be the next coach of the Warriors.
Prible is the son-in-law of Central Noble boys coach John Bodey. Prible was an assistant on Bodey’s 2019-20 team and has spent two years at Eastern (Pekin), leading the Musketeers to a total record of 30-19 and back-to-back sectional championship game appearances.
Now in his third year as a head coach overall, Prible hopes to bring that experience and success to the Warriors, who hasn’t won a sectional title since 2019 and concluded last season 7-16 overall, their first losing record in seven years.
“We have a group of experienced players,” Prible said. “We are guard heavy, so we hope to stretch the floor offensively.”
The biggest losses for the Warriors to graduation will be leading scorer Mason Yoder (21.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per game last season) and 6-foot-4 post player Bucky Lehman. Yoder is now at NAIA Judson (Ill.), while Lehman will be playing baseball for Ivy Tech in the spring.
With the size loss, Prible said that rebounding and post defense could be one of the biggest challenges for the Warriors this season, yet they still hope to be in the hunt for conference and sectional championships by the end of the year.
Five-foot-10 senior Brady Yoder (13.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg, 43% field goal percentage) returns for his senior season as the team’s top scorer. Six-foot junior Wiley Minix and 5-10 juniors Luke Helmuth and Wade Springer will also contribute big varsity minutes for the Warriors.
Senior Jethro Hostetler and sophomores Max Engle, Owen Brill and Kamden Yoder will also be key players for the varsity squad this season after seeing much of their playing time on junior varsity a year ago.
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FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.91 per common share, payable on September 29, 2023 to holders of record on September 8, 2023. The indicated annual dividend rate is $3.64 per share.
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BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world and is advancing the world of health by improving medical discovery, diagnostics and the delivery of care. The company supports the heroes on the frontlines of health care by developing innovative technology, services and solutions that help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical process for health care providers. BD and its 77,000 employees have a passion and commitment to help enhance the safety and efficiency of clinicians' care delivery process, enable laboratory scientists to accurately detect disease and advance researchers' capabilities to develop the next generation of diagnostics and therapeutics. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. By working in close collaboration with customers, BD can help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. For more information on BD, please visit bd.com or connect with us on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/bd1/ and Twitter @BDandCo.
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Analysts say Taiwan has 'robust' defense capabilitiesImage: Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense/AFP
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How prepared is Taiwan for a potential Chinese attack?
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Leaked US documents cast doubt on Taiwan's air defense capability against potential attacks. Experts, however, say that the island has some robust defense systems.
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Taiwan's air defense capabilities have come into focus in recent weeks, after the Washington Post reported that Taiwan would struggle to handle aerial offensive operations from China, citing classified documents leaked by a 21-year-old American man who was a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
The report, which was published in April, claimed that Taiwanese officials doubt their air defense can "accurately detect missile launches" from China and that not enough of Taiwan's military aircraft are "fully mission capable." The report also highlighted that Taiwan's fighter jets could become targets of Chinese missile attacks as it requires at least "a week" to move them to shelters.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry described details in the US newspaper's report as "untrue" and emphasized that Taiwan had made "appropriate modifications on combat plans" while continuing to bolster its military preparedness. Some analysts agree that the leaked documents underestimate Taiwan's "robust" missile defense capabilities.
"Taiwan's long-range early warning radar and space warning can detect missile launches within seconds, and it also has a very impressive command and control system," said Tony Hu, a former senior director for China, Taiwan, and Mongolia at the US Department of Defense.
Chinese Military Exercise Targets Taiwan
Can Taiwan counter China's large number of military aircraft?
Despite some pushbacks against the characterization of Taiwan's air defense capabilities in the leaked documents, there are still some doubts about the island's overall air defense capabilities. One of the sources of concern is the huge disparity between China and Taiwan's air power.
According to Global Firepower — which ranks nations' military capabilities — China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has more than 3,000 military aircraft and close to 400,000 personnel in its air force while Taiwan has just over 700 military aircraft and more than 30,000 soldiers in its air force.
But some experts told DW that while China's superiority in air power can overwhelm some areas of Taiwan's air defense, the island can neutralize the huge disparity with anti-aircraft missiles. "In the Ukrainian war, even though there is a huge difference in the number of military aircraft between the Ukrainian and Russian air forces, Ukraine could use short-range stinger missiles to gain some air defense capabilities," Tzu-Yun Su, an analyst at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR) in Taiwan, told DW.
Since Taiwan has long-range, medium-range, and short-range air defense missiles, Su thinks it can help form a certain degree of the island's air defense capabilities. "Even though they only have short-range missiles, Ukraine has done a good job in air defense, and since Taiwan has a wider range of air defense missiles, it can do better in terms of air defense," he said.
According to data released by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in 2021, a Washington-based think tank, Taiwan's missile program is primarily made up of six types of missiles of different ranges — Tien Chi, Hsiung Feng II, Hsiung Feng III, Wan Chien, Hsiung Feng IIE and Yun Feng.
There are also Tien Kung missiles, which are surface-to-air anti-ballistic missiles developed by Taiwan.
While Taiwan has historically limited its missile forces to defensive assets, CSIS indicated the island has started to develop missiles designed for strike missions.
Taiwan hopes for US support
Even though Taiwan can counter China's superiority in air power with investment in air defense missiles, some research shows the PLA's efforts to modernize its air force are gaining momentum. In a blog post published in February, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) said data from the Military Balance, the institute's annual assessment of military capabilities of 173 countries, shows that the PLA is adding combat aircraft at pace.
According to IISS, the PLAAF now has more than 600 aircraft across 19 front-line combat brigades, and the annual production rate of combat aircraft, like the "low-observable" Chengdu J-20, has doubled over the last three years.
Former Pentagon official Hu told DW that Beijing has achieved success in producing new types of combat aircraft, including the J-35 stealth fighter jet. This shows a "significant growth in China's ability and it's a concern," he said.
However, Hu added that China's progress in producing large numbers of combat aircraft may not be enough to "turn the tide of defending Taiwan," as the island also has aircraft and other systems provided by the US that can help support Taiwan's combat capability. As part of the efforts to strengthen support for Taiwan's air defense capabilities, the island's defense ministry signed on April 21 two deals worth around US $420 million (€386 million) for parts and aviation materials that can be used to maintain Taiwan's fighter jets.
Additionally, one of Taiwan's defense contractors, Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC), said earlier this month that the island was seeking support from the US to manufacture the next domestically developed fighter jet. "When it comes to the development of the next-generation fighter, we hope the United States supports Taiwan to develop it itself, including the engine, avionics, control systems, environmental controls, and so on, which are all an opportunity for Taiwan-US cooperation," said Kai-Hung Hu, the chairman of AIDC.
Intimidation
While experts like Hu and Su both think Taiwan's air defense capabilities can withstand China's aerial attack to a certain extent, they also express concern about China's ongoing gray zone activities around Taiwan, which include the incursion of Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) by China's military aircraft as well as the growing frequency of China's blockade style military exercises around Taiwan.
Since April of 2023, China has increased the frequency of its gray zone operations around Taiwan, including a three-day blockade-style military exercise around Taiwan as a response to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last month.
Additionally, the PLA has tested new gray zone tactics by deploying combat drones to circle Taiwan twice over the last week, raising concerns that China may be testing new capabilities to intimidate the island. "Beijing is demonstrating that the drones have become part of their gray zone operations around Taiwan," said Crystal Chen-Yi Tu, an assistant research fellow at INDSR in Taiwan.
Former Pentagon official Hu warned that the main objective of China's gray zone operations around Taiwan was to instigate a "defeatist attitude" among Taiwanese people while affecting the island's air defense readiness and capabilities. "The war is on right now because China's number one objective is to keep the pressure on to scare Taiwanese people," he told DW.
Hu adds that instead of letting Taiwanese pilots fly new military aircraft to intercept Chinese aircraft, which could disrupt their usual training and increase the efforts to maintain the aircraft, Taiwanese authorities should try to "play their own game."
"Taiwan should consider using the soon-to-be-retired military aircraft to conduct these intercepts and use retired pilots to conduct these missions," he said.
In order to be better prepared for the growing risks of a potential cross-Strait conflict, Hu thinks Taiwan should establish a rule of engagement for China's gray zone operations while ensuring there is enough war reserve stock. "It's critically important to ensure the stockpile of necessary materials is in place in Taiwan," he told DW. | https://www.dw.com/en/how-prepared-is-taiwan-for-a-potential-chinese-attack/a-65602919?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf | 2023-05-12 16:10:24 | 1 | https://www.dw.com/en/how-prepared-is-taiwan-for-a-potential-chinese-attack/a-65602919?maca=en-rss-en-world-4025-rdf |
(The Hill) — President Joe Biden has been proactively getting in Donald Trump’s face in recent days.
Biden has been taunting his predecessor with slights, calling him “the defeated former president of the United States.”
He’s called him out by name, dubbing him a liar and saying he lacks courage.
Biden has even ripped Trump’s patriotism and loyalty to the country, pointing to his actions on Jan. 6, 2021: “You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-cop. You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-democracy. You can’t be pro-insurrection and pro-American,” Biden said in a virtual address Monday to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives conference.
A day later, Biden took to Twitter, in a rare move, to rip Trump again: “Call me old fashioned, but I don’t think inciting a mob that attacks a police officer is ‘respect for the law.’”
Earlier this month, Biden said while he couldn’t offer a prediction on if Trump would be the Republican nominee in 2024, he said he “would not be disappointed” if he were to face off with Trump again in 2024.
After ending his COVID-19 isolation, Biden appeared to take another shot at Trump, noting the former president, who got COVID before vaccines were available, had to be “helicoptered” to Walter Reed hospital.
The Trump insults are becoming more common, and they are no accident.
With the midterm elections inching closer, Biden is expected to play up the contrast between Democrats and Republicans and at times would be expected to use Trump as his foil.
The January 6th committee hearing has offered Biden the perfect backdrop for the rash of new attacks, providing evidence of Trump’s alleged involvement in the insurrection on the Capitol and his willingness to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
And it coincides with the hopes of Democratic campaigns that voters will come out and vote against the GOP because of Trump.
“Why not compare and contrast the person who truly is the face of the Republican Party?” said Democratic strategist Rodell Mollineau. “Donald Trump is the face of the opposition, and it’s smart to remind Americans who he is.”
Such strategies have not been entirely effective for Democrats. Just last year, Republican Glenn Youngkin won the Virginia governor’s race as Democrats sought to tie him to Trump.
But it’s still a solid strategy, say Democrats, given dealmaking with Republicans is largely over.
“He’s gotten everything he can for now from Senate Republicans, and Trump is making noise about announcing soon, so it’s the perfect time to drop the gloves and get back up in their faces,” Democratic strategist Eddie Vale said. “And then it’s also perfectly timed up on top of that with the January 6th hearing putting the spotlight on Trump’s insurrection to draw the direct contact between his danger and demagoguery and Biden’s growing-rapidly-by-the-day achievements.”
Though Biden received unwelcome news on Thursday in the form of a Commerce Department report showing the economy shrunk in the second quarter, it hasn’t been a bad week for the president.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) struck a deal with Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on what would be the most massive climate change bill in congressional history. If it passes, it would be a significant win at a time when Biden needed one.
Separately, Congress approved a bill to help U.S. production of semiconductors, and Biden is hoping the Senate may still pass a bill codifying same-sex marriage.
Biden’s national polling average has lingered around 38 percent, and surveys show most Democrats don’t want Biden to seek reelection in 2024.
Trump, who could launch a new presidential bid any day, has often lobbed attacks on Biden. He has criticized the president on everything from his mental acuity to his handling of economy.
Biden, in contrast, has avoided Trump insults for much of his presidency, not wanting to give attention to his predecessor.
Insults, when they came, were done mostly through veiled asides.
“Finally, infrastructure week,” Biden quipped in November, referring to an ongoing joke during the Trump administration about the inability to move legislation through at that time.
But in recent days, it has been Biden punching first.
“He needs to drop the tough guy act,” Fox News Host Jesse Watters said Wednesday on the network’s show “The Five.”
Biden has positioned himself as the best person who can defeat Trump in 2024, a comment he’s made both publicly and privately to aides and allies.
“He truly believes he’s the only one who can win,” one ally said. “And I believe he’s 100 percent correct.”
The ally acknowledged that one of Biden’s weaknesses against someone like Trump is the notion that he lacks the stamina to take on the former president or other Republicans including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Democrats also want to elect someone they see as a fighter who isn’t afraid to rip the nominee to shreds. “So to have Biden out there taking on Trump without being lured into the fight is a good thing,” the ally said. “Why shouldn’t he be the one to throw the first punches? Why wait for the bully?”
At the same time, Democrats say Trump’s grip around the base isn’t what it used to be.
“The Republican Party remains Trump’s party but it’s bad for their brand among swing voters and in general elections,” said Ben LaBolt, the Democratic strategist who served as a spokesman to former President Barack Obama. “There’s only one candidate that proved themselves able to take on Donald Trump and win the last election — Joe Biden — and a tete-a-tete between the two of them continues to elevate Biden and the Democratic Party.” | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/biden-turns-up-the-insults-on-donald-trump/ | 2022-07-29 15:36:15 | 0 | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/biden-turns-up-the-insults-on-donald-trump/ |
- First Quarter 2023 Revenue Increased 32% Over Same Quarter Last Year
- First Quarter 2023 Results Include GAAP Net Loss of $80.5 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $102.5 Million, Diluted Loss Per Share of $1.05 and Adjusted Diluted Loss Per Share of $0.54, Exceeding Guidance Expectations by $0.07 and $0.03 Per Share, Respectively
- Record 18-month Backlog as of March 31, 2023 of $13.9 Billion, a 31% increase Over the Same Quarter Last Year
- Annual 2023 Guidance Range Includes Revenue of $13.0 to $13.2 Billion, GAAP Net Income of $165 to $200 Million, Adjusted EBITDA of $1.10 to $1.15 Billion, Diluted Earnings Per Share of $2.11 to $2.55 and Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share of $4.35 to $4.85
CORAL GABLES, Fla., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced 2023 first quarter financial results and updated its full year 2023 guidance range expectation.
First quarter 2023 revenue was up 32.2% to $2.58 billion, compared to $1.95 billion for the first quarter of 2022. GAAP net loss was $80.5 million, or $1.05 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $35.0 million, or $0.47 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2022. First quarter results include acquisition and integration costs of $17.1 million related to recent acquisition activity.
First quarter 2023 adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted loss per share, both non-GAAP measures, were $41.9 million and $0.54, respectively, as compared to adjusted net loss and adjusted diluted loss per share of $2.0 million and $0.03, respectively, in the first quarter of 2022. First quarter 2023 adjusted EBITDA, also a non-GAAP measure, was $102.5 million, compared to $98.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. As expected, first quarter 2023 results reflect the impact of project inefficiencies, primarily at acquired entities, and relatively low volume in our Clean Energy and Oil & Gas segments that reduced fixed cost leverage. The Company's overall performance reflects the expected significant shift in 2023 operations to non-Oil & Gas segments, as evidenced by record first quarter backlog in the non-Oil & Gas segments as of March 31, 2023.
18-month backlog as of March 31, 2023, was $13.9 billion, up 7% sequentially from the fourth quarter of 2022, and up 31% compared to last year's first quarter.
Adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA, which are all non-GAAP measures, exclude certain items which are detailed and reconciled to the most comparable GAAP-reported measures in the attached Supplemental Disclosures and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Disclosures.
Jose Mas, MasTec's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "As we begin a new year, I am excited and proud of how we have positioned MasTec to participate in some of the fastest growing areas of our economy. Our evolution over the last few years to focus on our nation's energy transition, coupled with our strength in fiber and wireless construction, uniquely positions us in these high-demand markets."
Mr. Mas continued, "Our first quarter was in line with our prior expectations and the year is shaping up as we anticipated. I expect 2023 to be not only a great year, but one in which our diversification strategy is clearly evidenced in our financial results."
Paul DiMarco, MasTec's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, noted, "We continue to maintain a strong balance sheet and liquidity profile to support the expected growth in all of our segments. Additionally, we are committed to improve leverage metrics in 2023 through the combination of strong cash flow, improved operating performance and moderated levels of capital expenditures and strategic investments. Maintaining our Investment Grade rating is a priority. We've had good dialogue with the rating agencies on our expected leverage reduction, as evidenced by Standard and Poor's recent affirmative action."
Based on the information available today, the Company is providing second quarter and updating full year 2023 guidance. The Company currently expects full year 2023 revenue to range from $13.0 to $13.2 billion. GAAP net income and diluted earnings per share for full year 2023 are expected to range between $165 million and $200 million and $2.11 and $2.55, respectively. Full year 2023 adjusted EBITDA is expected to range between $1.10 billion and $1.15 billion, representing between 8.5% and 8.7% of revenue, and adjusted diluted earnings per share is expected to range between $4.35 and $4.85.
For the second quarter of 2023, the Company expects revenue of approximately $3.0 billion. Second quarter 2023 GAAP net income is expected to approximate $19 million, with GAAP diluted earnings per share expected to be $0.24. Second quarter 2023 adjusted EBITDA is expected to approximate $250 million or 8.3% of revenue, with adjusted diluted earnings per share expected to be $0.86.
Management will hold a conference call to discuss these results on Friday, May 5, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The call-in number for the conference call is (856) 344-9221 or (888) 254-3590 with a pass code of 9075337. Additionally, the call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed and replayed for 60 days through the Investors section of the Company's website at www.mastec.com.
The following tables set forth the financial results for the periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
Backlog is a common measurement used in our industry. Our methodology for determining backlog may not, however, be comparable to the methodologies used by others. Estimated backlog represents the amount of revenue we expect to realize over the next 18 months from future work on uncompleted construction contracts, including new contracts under which work has not begun, as well as revenue from change orders and renewal options. Our estimated backlog also includes amounts under master service and other service agreements and our proportionate share of estimated revenue from proportionately consolidated non-controlled contractual joint ventures. Estimated backlog for work under master service and other service agreements is determined based on historical trends, anticipated seasonal impacts, experience from similar projects and estimates of customer demand based on communications with our customers.
MasTec, Inc. is a leading infrastructure construction company operating mainly throughout North America across a range of industries. The Company's primary activities include the engineering, building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of communications, energy and utility and other infrastructure, such as: power delivery services, including transmission and distribution, wireless, wireline/fiber and customer fulfillment activities; power generation, primarily from clean energy and renewable sources; pipeline infrastructure, including natural gas pipeline and distribution infrastructure; heavy civil; and industrial infrastructure. MasTec's customers are primarily in these industries. The Company's corporate website is located at www.mastec.com. The Company's website should be considered as a recognized channel of distribution, and the Company may periodically post important, or supplemental, information regarding contracts, awards or other related news and webcasts on the Events & Presentations page in the Investors section therein.
This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to expectations regarding the future financial and operational performance of MasTec; the projected impact and benefits of IEA on MasTec's operating or financial results; expectations regarding MasTec's business or financial outlook; expectations regarding MasTec's plans, strategies and opportunities; expectations regarding opportunities, technological developments, competitive positioning, future economic conditions and other trends in particular markets or industries; the potential strategic benefits and synergies expected from the acquisition of IEA; the development of and opportunities with respect to future projects, including renewable and other projects designed to support transition to a carbon-neutral economy; MasTec's ability to successfully integrate the operations of IEA and related integration costs; the impact of inflation on MasTec's costs and the ability to recover increased costs, as well as other statements reflecting expectations, intentions, assumptions or beliefs about future events and other statements that do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements are based on currently available operating, financial, economic and other information, and are subject to a number of significant risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors in addition to those mentioned above, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual future results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Other factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: market conditions, including levels of inflation, rising interest rates or supply chain issues, technological developments, regulatory or policy changes, including permitting processes and tax incentives that affect us or our customers' industries; the effect of federal, local, state, foreign or tax legislation and other regulations affecting the industries we serve and related projects and expenditures; the effect on demand for our services of changes in the amount of capital expenditures by our customers due to, among other things, economic conditions, including the potential adverse effects of potential recessionary concerns, inflationary issues, supply chain disruptions and higher interest rates, the availability and cost of financing, climate-related matters, customer consolidation in the industries we serve and/or the effects of public health matters; activity in the industries we serve and the impact on our customers' expenditure levels caused by fluctuations in commodity prices, including for fuel and energy sources, and/or fluctuations in materials, labor, supplies, equipment and other costs, or supply-related issues that affect availability or cause delays for such items; our ability to manage projects effectively and in accordance with our estimates, as well as our ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with our fixed price and other contracts, including any material changes in estimates for completion of projects and estimates of the recoverability of change orders; risks related to completed or potential acquisitions, including our ability to integrate acquired businesses within expected timeframes, including their business operations, internal controls and/or systems, which may be found to have material weaknesses, and our ability to achieve the revenue, cost savings and earnings levels from such acquisitions at or above the levels projected, as well as the risk of potential asset impairment charges and write-downs of goodwill; our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, key management and skilled employees, including from acquired businesses, our ability to enforce any noncompetition agreements, and our ability to maintain a workforce based upon current and anticipated workloads; any material changes in estimates for legal costs or case settlements or adverse determinations on any claim, lawsuit or proceeding; the adequacy of our insurance, legal and other reserves; the timing and extent of fluctuations in operational, geographic and weather factors affecting our customers, projects and the industries in which we operate; the highly competitive nature of our industry and the ability of our customers, including our largest customers, to terminate or reduce the amount of work, or in some cases, the prices paid for services, on short or no notice under our contracts, and/or customer disputes related to our performance of services and the resolution of unapproved change orders; requirements of and restrictions imposed by our credit facility, term loans, senior notes and any future loans or securities; the effect of state and federal regulatory initiatives, including risks related to the costs of compliance with existing and potential future environmental, social and governance requirements, including with respect to climate-related matters; our dependence on a limited number of customers and our ability to replace non-recurring projects with new projects; risks associated with potential environmental issues and other hazards from our operations; disputes with, or failures of, our subcontractors to deliver agreed-upon supplies or services in a timely fashion, and the risk of being required to pay our subcontractors even if our customers do not pay us; any exposure resulting from system or information technology interruptions or data security breaches; the outcome of our plans for future operations, growth and services, including business development efforts, backlog, acquisitions and dispositions; risks related to our strategic arrangements, including our equity investments; risks associated with volatility of our stock price or any dilution or stock price volatility that shareholders may experience in connection with shares we may issue as purchase consideration in connection with past or future acquisitions, or as consideration for earn-out obligations or as a result of other stock issuances; our ability to obtain performance and surety bonds; risks related to our operations that employ a unionized workforce, including labor availability, productivity and relations, as well as risks associated with multiemployer union pension plans, including underfunding and withdrawal liabilities; risks associated with operating in or expanding into additional international markets, including risks from fluctuations in foreign currencies, foreign labor and general business conditions and risks from failure to comply with laws applicable to our foreign activities and/or governmental policy uncertainty; risks associated with material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and our ability to remediate such weaknesses; a small number of our existing shareholders have the ability to influence major corporate decisions, as well as other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of our underlying assumptions are incorrect, our actual results may differ significantly from the results that we express in, or imply by, any of our forward-looking statements. These and other risks are detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to reflect future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law. We qualify any and all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary factors.
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DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — The state of California and a generic drug manufacturer announced a 10-year partnership Saturday to produce affordable, state-branded insulin that they hope will rival longtime producers and push down prices for a medication used by millions of Americans.
The product is not expected on store shelves until at least next year, and it was difficult to predict what effect it would have on a market already shaken by change. Earlier this week another major insulin maker promised steep price cuts as pressure builds on drugmakers and insurers to slash the cost of the drug.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said he hoped California’s emergence as an insulin-maker would prompt prices to collapse. Research has shown that prices for the drug have more than tripled in the past couple of decades.
“We are intent to make this about market disruption,” Newsom said at a ceremony announcing the pact at a pharmaceutical warehouse near Los Angeles. He called it “a game changer” for 8 million Americans who use insulin to treat diabetes.
Many questions remain. The state and its partner, the nonprofit Civica, have yet to locate a California-based manufacturing facility. Regulatory approvals will be needed. Newsom said a 10- milliliter vial of the state-branded insulin would sell for $30, but it’s possible competitors could slash their prices and undercut the state product.
“Is this perfect? We don’t know yet,” Newsom acknowledged at one point.
Just days ago, President Joe Biden said his administration is focused “intensely” on lowering health care costs, including pressuring pharmaceutical companies to lower the costs of insulin. Legislation enacted last year capped copayments for insulin at $35 per month for Medicare beneficiaries. Biden has proposed extending that cap to all Americans.
Novo Nordisk said Tuesday that it will slash some of its U.S. insulin prices up to 75% starting next year. The announcement comes less than two weeks after rival Eli Lilly said it will drop some of its prices by 70% or more later this year.
Anthony Wright, executive director of Health Access California, a statewide consumer health care advocacy group, welcomed Newsom’s announcement, saying efforts by California and others to develop a competing generic are likely a factor in getting insulin manufacturers to cut their prices.
Still, there are obstacles.
“The work to develop a generic, get FDA approval and set up manufacturing will take real time,” Wright said in an email. “There may even be more time in the effort to get doctors to prescribe the drug, insurers and (pharmacy benefit managers) to include it on their formularies and patients and the public to accept and ask for it.”
There could be other risks. State analysts have warned that California’s entry into the market could prompt other manufacturers to reduce the availability of their drugs, a potential unintended consequence.
State lawmakers approved $100 million for the project last year, with $50 million dedicated to developing three types of insulin and the rest set aside to invest in a manufacturing facility.
Even with the challenges of entering a competitive, established market, Newsom said taxpayers would have “very ample protections.”
If for whatever reason the deal didn’t work out to the state’s benefit, “there’s all kinds of provisions that would allow us to … pull out,” he said.
According to state documents, the proposed program could save many patients between $2,000 and $4,000 a year. In addition, lower costs could result in substantial savings because the state buys the product every year for the millions of people on its publicly funded health plans.
The state also is exploring the possibility of bringing other drugs to market, including the overdose medication Naloxone. The drug, available as a nasal spray and in an injectable form, is considered a key tool in the battle against a nationwide overdose crisis.
“We are not stopping here,” Newsom said. | https://www.pahomepage.com/health/california-drugmaker-partner-to-produce-affordable-insulin/ | 2023-03-19 06:49:34 | 0 | https://www.pahomepage.com/health/california-drugmaker-partner-to-produce-affordable-insulin/ |
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Winker homered for the second straight day, Cal Raleigh also connected and the Seattle Mariners won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks by routing the Oakland Athletics 9-0 Wednesday night.
J.P. Crawford doubled twice and drove in two runs. Julio Rodríguez added two hits and scored twice for Seattle, which had dropped seven of nine before starting its road trip with a pair of victories against the worst team in the majors.
“A number of guys stepping up but none bigger than what we’ve seen out of Jesse Winker the last couple nights,” Mariners manager Scott Servais said. “He’s under control at the plate. He’s just trying to barrel balls up, he’s not overswinging, and the ball’s jumping off his bat.”
The A’s fell to 23-47 and used a position player on the mound. Oakland infielder Sheldon Neuse worked a 1-2-3 ninth on 11 pitches in his first career pitching appearance.
George Kirby (2-2) allowed five hits and had six strikeouts in six scoreless innings to continue a string of strong outings by Mariners starters while ending his own three-game skid. Seattle’s rotation has allowed two earned runs or fewer in 11 consecutive games, the team’s longest stretch since a franchise-record 12-game streak in 2014.
“The biggest thing was just try to get ahead and stay ahead,” Kirby said. “I did really well with that the first three or four innings. Got a little tired at the end, but when you’re getting ahead it makes the game a lot easier on yourself.”
A day after being part of three consecutive home runs by the Mariners in an 8-2 win, Winker had an RBI single in the third and then hit his sixth homer, a two-run drive to center in Seattle’s five-run fifth.
“It was a changeup away and I just wanted to stay through it,” Winker said. “Got a good part of the bat and got up and got out.”
After a sliding Eugenio Suárez beat shortstop Nick Allen’s throw home on Adam Frazier’s grounder, Crawford’s two-run double made it 8-0.
Kirby, whose only other career win was May 31 at Baltimore, pitched with runners on in almost every inning but didn’t allow anyone past first base until the fifth when Oakland’s first two batters reached. Kirby then struck out Chad Pinder and got Allen and Tony Kemp to fly out.
“Starting pitching, that’s the name of the game for us the last few weeks,” Servais said. “George again, outstanding tonight. Just dominating the strike zone. I think it was 17 of 23 first-pitch strikes. It’s his second consecutive outing where he really used all four of his pitches.”
Ramón Laureano had two hits for Oakland. The A’s are 3-15 in June and have lost 17 of 20 overall.
Raleigh crushed a 3-1 sinker from Paul Blackburn off the facade high above the center-field fence in the second.
Blackburn (6-3) allowed seven runs and 10 hits in four innings. He had given up one run over his previous 13 1/3 innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: OF Stephen Piscotty singled in four at-bats in his second rehab game with Triple-A Las Vegas. Piscotty has been on the injured list with a strained left calf since May 7.
UP NEXT
Mariners: LHP Robbie Ray (6-6, 4.25 ERA) faces the A’s for the second time this season. He had 10 strikeouts in seven innings against Oakland on May 25.
Athletics: RHP Frankie Montas (3-7, 3.53 ERA) has allowed two earned runs or fewer in nine starts this season but has one win in his past 11 appearances.
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For the first time in the 47-year history of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll no team from Texas is in the Top 25.
The Texas Longhorns fell out of Monday’s poll, ending a 835-week run that had at least one team from the Lone Star state in the rankings. From Wayland Baptist, Stephen F. Austin and Baylor appearing in the first poll in 1976 to Texas’ No. 25 ranking last week, there has always been at least one team from the state in the poll until now.
“Texas is the oil state and also has certainly been rich in women’s basketball as well,” said Mel Greenberg, who started the poll in the 1976-77 season while with the Philadelphia Inquirer. “When I started, the state had some of the best teams with Wayland and Stephen F. Austin. Then Jody (Conradt) at Texas and eventually Kim (Mulkey) at Baylor continued the tradition.”
Middle Tennessee entered the rankings for the first time in nine years at No. 23. The Blue Raiders (16-2) have won 14 consecutive games, including a victory over Louisville, which is the fourth-longest winning streak in the country behind the last three unbeaten teams.
That group is topped by No. 1 South Carolina (20-0), which has 26 consecutive victories dating to its run to the NCAA championship last season. The Gamecocks, who were again a unanimous choice from the 28-member national media panel, have been ranked atop the poll for 31 consecutive weeks — the fourth-longest streak ever. Only UConn (51 and 34 weeks) and Louisiana Tech (36) have had longer runs at No. 1.
Ohio State (19-0) reamined No. 2 behind the Gamecocks going into a week that includes games against No. 11 Iowa and sixth-ranked Indiana.
Stanford flipped places with LSU for No. 3 after beating then- No. 8 Utah and No. 25 Colorado, which dropped a spot after the loss. LSU (19-0) is fourth and UConn fifth.
Notre Dame, UCLA, Utah followed the sixth-ranked Hoosiers. Maryland and Iowa were tied for 10th.
The Blue Raiders are making their first appearance in the A( Top 25 since the final rankings in 2014 when coach Rick Insell’s team was 22nd.
“We’ve got a special group,” Insell said. “This year, we were able to beat (Louisville) which was a big win that showed we had a pretty good basketball team.”
Insell credits his team’s run to the WNIT semifinals last year for being a springboard to this season’s success.
“It’s big to be able to take your team in there,” he said. “I’m fortunate I had a young team, give them that type of competition. You’ll have good crowds and it’s an atmosphere you can build on. That’s what we’ve done with that. That’s why we’re at where we are.”
Florida State entered the poll at No. 24, its first ranking since 2021. Oregon fell out.
LONE STAR STRUGGLES
Baylor and Texas have been carrying the state flag over the past two decades in the women’s Top 25; at least one had been ranked every week since Dec. 4, 2000. Teams from the state have won six NCAA titles (Baylor has three while Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Texas each have one). At one point over the last 47 years, at least one of these teams had been ranked until the current poll: Baylor, Houston, Lamar, Rice, Stephen F. Austin, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UTEP and Wayland Baptist.
STREAKING
With Texas’ run over, Connecticut now owns the longest active run for a state thanks to the Huskies, who have appeared in 557 consecutive polls. California has the longest run for a state with more than one different team being ranked: 412 consecutive weeks, with Stanford, California and UCLA all spending time in the Top 25 over that stretch dating to the preseason poll in 2001.
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Six critical US federal agencies confirmed and pushing the company's public sector strategy
DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global cybersecurity leader, today launched a first-of-its-kind federal committee staffed by six current U.S. government executive leaders, as opposed to former officials who have moved on from government work. This collaboration will guide Trend Micro's growth strategy with the goal of a 15% increase in the company's footprint among federal agencies.
Trend Micro's US Federal Excellence Committee members represent agencies that oversee critical infrastructure, energy, finance, and transportation, collectively managing and protecting the nation's most critical assets, with wide impact on every U.S. citizen.
Kevin Simzer, chief operating officer at Trend Micro, said: "The best way to raise the bar of security for the whole country is to work together with leaders of the public sector. The members of this committee share our passion for making the digital world safer. We are committed to positively impacting society by sharing breaking threat insights and deploying protection over data critical to the nation and our citizens."
Federal agencies face growing challenges and unique risks that no one understands better than acting security executives. Working together, Trend Micro and the committee members will add to the agencies' security posture and collaborate with global government agencies to improve cybersecurity intelligence sharing and visibility around the world.
Committee members are committed to collaborate with Trend Micro based on the company's global threat intelligence, which serves as the backbone of the company's comprehensive cybersecurity platform.
Public-private partnerships are key to raising the bar of security for every individual and organization in the U.S. This committee builds on two decades of Trend Micro partnerships within the public sector globally, supporting law enforcement agencies, training investigators, and advising on security strategy for governments around the world.
About Trend Micro
Trend Micro, a global cybersecurity leader, helps make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Fueled by decades of security expertise, global threat research, and continuous innovation, Trend Micro's cybersecurity platform protects hundreds of thousands of organizations and millions of individuals across clouds, networks, devices, and endpoints. As a leader in cloud and enterprise cybersecurity, the platform delivers a powerful range of advanced threat defense techniques optimized for environments like AWS, Microsoft, and Google, and central visibility for better, faster detection and response. With 7,000 employees across 65 countries, Trend Micro enables organizations to simplify and secure their connected world. www.TrendMicro.com.
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(The Center Square) – New Hampshire environmental regulators are offering rebates to homeowners whose private drinking water wells have been contaminated with "forever" chemicals.
Under the new program, which was unveiled this week, the state Department of Environmental Services will provide rebates to private well users for up to $5,000 for the installation of PFAS treatment or up to $10,000 for a service connection to a public water system.
PFAS, an acronym for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are widely used, long lasting chemicals, components of which break down very slowly over time. Studies vary on their harmful effects; more is known about their impact on animals than on humans. PFAS, the Environmental Protection Agency says, “are found in water, air, fish, and soil at locations across the nation” and throughout the world.
DES Commissioner Bob Scott said the program "provides helpful funding for homeowners burdened with the costs of treating wells contaminated with PFAS above New Hampshire’s drinking water standards."
New Hampshire has set limits on several PFAS chemicals in public drinking water supplies, ranging from 12 to 18 parts per trillion. The limits went into effect in 2019.
State environmental officials say they've collected more than 7,200 PFAS samples from about 6,200 wells throughout the state and have identified "several thousand" locations that exceed the state's limits.
To qualify for the grants, private well users must be able to document that the PFAS contamination exceeds the state's limit and that the owner hasn't received an offer from a third party to provide an alternative water source.
Under the state's rules on PFAS contamination, polluters who are responsible for contamination are required to provide alternate water sources to homeowners either temporarily or permanently. The state says third parties have provided alternative water sources to more than 1,000 private wells that exceeded the state's limits.
In situations where a third party isn't found responsible for contamination, the burden of providing safe drinking water lies with the well owner, according to the state.
The toxic chemicals, used in a variety of things from frying pans to firefighting foam, are showing up in tests of drinking water and soil across the country.
Dozens of states are weighing proposals to eliminate PFAS in food packaging, firefighting foam and other products, in addition to setting limits on the contaminants in soil and drinking water.
“New Hampshire leads the country in identifying PFAS contamination and acting on those findings," Republican Gov. Chris Sununu said in a statement. "These rebates will go a long way to help hundreds of homeowners affected by PFAS contamination to connect to clean drinking water sources or install treatment systems for their homes." | https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/new-hampshire-offers-rebates-for-pfas-pollution/article_2fb9ea72-6e93-5aa5-98ad-7cde1614d8c3.html | 2022-07-28 20:51:44 | 0 | https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/new-hampshire-offers-rebates-for-pfas-pollution/article_2fb9ea72-6e93-5aa5-98ad-7cde1614d8c3.html |
Estill County man arrested for trafficking fentanyl, meth, other drugs
Published: Jun. 28, 2023 at 4:02 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
IRVINE, Ky. (WYMT) - A man was arrested in Irvine after police said he was trafficking different drugs.
Officials with the City of Irvine Police Department said a search warrant was served on a home on Cantrill Street.
Police said they found fentanyl, meth, cocaine, marijuana, pills and other drugs in the home.
Officials added a stolen gun was also found.
The man in the home was arrested for suspected drug trafficking and taken to Three Forks River Regional Jail.
Police said the evidence found at the home could lead to more investigations.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- hireEZ, the leading AI-powered outbound recruiting platform, today announced the launch of its Business Tier product offering for small to medium-size companies.
As growing startups and small companies contend with a tight labor market, hireEZ is expanding its recruiting platform to help non-enterprise organizations make finding and hiring talent easier. With the new Business Tier product suite, smaller recruiting teams will have access to the hireEZ platform to streamline hiring workflows end to end, from the intake process to engaging with prospective talent.
"Small companies are often more nimble than their larger competitors, but they also face higher rates of churn and have fewer resources at their disposal. Our goal with Business Tier is to make the most advanced recruiting tools available to those non-enterprise teams, so they can remain competitive," said Steven Jiang, CEO and co-founder at hireEZ.
With Business Tier, hiring teams can create projects to start the intake process, add access to all stakeholders, outline job requirements and set goals for recruiting processes, and specify salary ranges. hireEZ also gives users the ability to parse job descriptions to align sourcing keywords with recruiters' searches, based on desired criteria such as skills, degrees, education, and experience.
The new Business Tier provides high-growth organizations with access to the hireEZ platform, including:
- EZ Sourcing — AI-powered sourcing from the largest available talent pool, with over 800 million candidates
- EZ Engagement — Communication and nurture tools such as email templates, sequences, and tracking data to scale candidate outreach
- EZ Collaboration — A user-friendly portal to help hiring teams align on needs and goals, share projects, review candidates, and provide feedback
hireEZ (formerly Hiretual) is the #1 AI-powered outbound recruiting platform with access to over 800 million candidates from 45+ open web platforms, market insights to build strategic recruiting campaigns, and candidate engagement capabilities to make outbound recruiting easy. With hireEZ, you can execute a strategically scalable approach to build your workforce of the future. For additional information, please visit hireez.com.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Planned Parenthood leaders in Oregon on Thursday said there has been a surge in the number of people traveling from out of state for abortions, including from neighboring Idaho, where most of a near-total abortion ban has taken effect.
“We are definitely seeing an uptick as more and more trigger bans are being put into effect and laws are being enacted,” said Anne Udall, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette.
“We're seeing people from all over," Udall said. “Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Idaho, Florida.”
Oregon, along with Washington and California, has sought to establish the West Coast as an abortion safe haven, pledging to welcome patients traveling from states where the procedure has been banned or greatly restricted. Shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, the Democratic governors of the three states issued a joint “multi-state commitment,” saying they will work together to defend abortion access and protect patients and providers.
Speaking at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Oregon, alongside Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Oregon Democratic U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, Udall said Planned Parenthood was “fully committed” to serving people from Idaho and other states.
Brown said she is working with “colleagues up and down the West Coast” to ensure abortion access.
“Oregon will continue to be a safe, welcoming and inclusive state for all those who want to seek access to reproductive health care," Brown said.
In Idaho, most of a near-total abortion is in effect. It criminalizes abortions in any “clinically diagnosable pregnancy.” Anyone who performs or assists in an abortion can be charged with a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. Once charged, physicians can attempt to defend themselves in court by showing that the procedure was necessary to prevent the pregnant woman from dying in a medical emergency or that it was performed in cases of rape or incest.
The U.S. Department of Justice sued over the law in early August. A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked part of the ban from taking effect, over concerns it violated federal law on emergency medical treatment. The ruling allows abortions to be performed in the case of a medical emergency for now, but all other non-emergency abortions are still banned.
The injunction will be in place until the DOJ lawsuit is resolved.
Many Idaho residents seeking abortion must now travel farther for care, often resulting in long and costly journeys. Udall said staff had told her about a patient who spent $1,200 on a taxi ride from Boise, Idaho, to the Planned Parenthood clinic in Bend in central Oregon.
Bend is the site of the sole Planned Parenthood clinic serving the eastern half of Oregon, a vast, rural area. The small clinic, which has struggled with staffing shortages and limited scheduling availability, is hiring more personnel and expanding telehealth services to respond to the growing demand.
Some abortion rights advocates worry the Idaho abortion restrictions could also limit access in parts of Oregon. Since the Planned Parenthood clinic in Boise closed, some people in eastern Oregon must now travel four hours to Bend for abortion care.
Udall estimated about a third of eastern Oregon residents are impacted by Idaho's anti-abortion laws.
Anticipating an abortion ban in Idaho, Oregon lawmakers earlier this year created a $15 million fund to increase access to abortion services. Northwest Abortion Access Fund, a nonprofit that helps patients pay for travel and the procedure itself, has been tapped to receive the first $1 million. Amidst growing demand for travel funds, NWAAF exhausted its planned operating budgets for this year and had to approve additional emergency funds to meet the need. Its service region includes Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska.
As part of their so-called “West Coast offense" to protect abortion, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order preventing state agencies from sharing information, including patient medical records, in response to out-of-state investigations of abortion. Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive prohibiting state police from cooperating with such investigations.
In Oregon, Brown has not issued an executive order or directive similar to those of Newsom and Inslee. Brown said Thursday that her office is working with state agencies “to ensure that we are protecting both patients' privacy as well as legal tools that we may need in the future." | https://www.knkx.org/politics/2022-08-26/oregon-surge-in-out-of-state-abortion-patients | 2022-08-26 21:56:33 | 0 | https://www.knkx.org/politics/2022-08-26/oregon-surge-in-out-of-state-abortion-patients |
When Turkish citizens head to the polls on Sunday, they will vote in one of the most pivotal elections in their country's 100-year history. That's because for the first time in 20 years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces a united opposition threatening his grip on power.
Turkey, a NATO ally on the border between Europe and Asia, has experienced a decade of democratic backsliding as Erdogan has methodically consolidated all branches of government under his authority. Experts say Sunday's election will determine whether Turkey can return to democratic rule or will continue its path toward an autocracy.
"Erdogan is the inventor of nativist, populist politics globally, and his defeat would mean something globally," said Soner Cagaptay, director of the Turkish Research Program at the Washington Institute.
This year's earthquakes took a political toll on Erdogan
The threat to Erdogan's reign comes amid an economic and financial crisis that has been compounded by deadly earthquakes this year. Erdogan and his ruling AK Party have received much of the blame for the economic situation.
Furthermore, alleged corruption and negligence that led to building code and safety violations may have contributed to higher death tolls from the earthquakes, according to a preliminary report from scientists at Middle East Technical University in Ankara.
"Had the earthquake not happened, Erdogan would probably be leading in the polls today," Cagaptay said.
The irony that an earthquake and economic crisis could bring down Erdogan is not lost on those who have followed his political rise. It was a 1999 earthquake that killed 17,000 people that helped elevate his profile and catapulted him and his party to victory in the 2002 general election.
"It's a parallel that almost every Turkish person made in the first days after this earthquake in February," said journalist and writer Suzy Hansen, who lived and reported from Turkey for over a decade. "He was going to fix the economy, and he was going to eradicate corruption."
Erdogan is credited with expanding the Turkish middle class by making credit more easily available to those families. His government also embarked on massive infrastructure projects that provided lots of jobs. Gross domestic product per capita more than tripled during his first decade in office, from $3,600 in 2002 to $11,700 in 2012. He delivered growth, lifted people out of poverty and improved access to government services, such as health care.
Economic troubles have eroded his standing
Those successes over his first 10 years in power allowed him to build a loyal base of followers. But that base is starting to abandon Erdogan now as more and more middle-class families are struggling to make ends meet in today's Turkey. Runaway inflation and a currency devaluation have seen prices surge in recent years. In April, food prices increased 54% year on year.
"People are hungry in Turkey," Hansen said. "People cannot afford meat. They can't afford food. They can't afford diapers. They are really struggling."
Inflation has come down since reaching a high of more than 85% in October. The Turkish lira has lost 76% of its value during Erdogan's second term as president.
"People are angry," Hansen said. "I had one young man say to me, 'If you watch the Turkish news, which is controlled by Erdogan, all they're telling us is that life is great. And meanwhile, I can't afford onions.'"
His stance on religion has also played a role
But it's not just economic challenges that threaten Erdogan. It's also the political and cultural changes that he undertook during his second decade in power. Erdogan, who grew up in a poor conservative Muslim family in the Anatolian hinterland, always felt like a second-class citizen in Turkey's secular society, according to Cagaptay.
His rise to power in the early 2000s also led to the rise of political Islam in the country. Many in the majority-Muslim country remain loyal to Erdogan for making religion a bigger part of Turkish politics and society. At the same time, it alienated more progressive parts of society and those secularists who want to keep religion out of politics.
"Erdogan has demonized so many groups from secularists to Kurdish nationalists to liberals to social democrats to leftists," Cagaptay said. "When you add them up, that makes up about half of Turkey's population."
And those groups for the first time are now united in their opposition to Erdogan.
Similar to other authoritarian rulers, Erdogan has attempted to hold on to power by going after his opponents. He also started to centralize the government around himself. In 2017, Turkey transformed from a parliamentary system to a presidential one after 51% of voters approved the change in a public referendum.
This change came less than a year after a failed military coup in July 2016. More than 300 people died in the clashes between the military and Erdogan supporters during the coup attempt. Erdogan responded to the attempted overthrow of his government with mass arrests and large purges across the military, government and civil service.
"He became head of state, head of government, head of ruling party, head of the national police and head of the military as chief of staff. He became all powerful as Turkey's new sultan," Cagaptay said.
The change to this new presidential system means that for the first time, Erdogan has to win 50% of the vote. Going into Sunday's election, Erdogan and his main opponent, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, are neck and neck in the polls.
Should none of the candidates win more than 50% of the vote, then there will be a runoff election on May 28 between the top two candidates.
Cagaptay and Hansen both believe Erdogan won't go quietly if he loses the election.
He might even take a page out of former President Donald Trump's playbook and call on his supporters to stop any transfer of power.
"You could very well see the repeat of Jan. 6 in Turkey after the elections, if this is a closely contested race," Cagaptay said.
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NEW YORK (WPIX) – The air quality on New York City’s underground subway platforms may be as bad, if not worse, than the smoke expected in the region from Canadian wildfires, according to a researcher.
“If one was to use the AQI (air-quality index) for the subway air quality, it would be very poor,” said Dr. Terry Gordon, a professor of environmental science at NYU and the co-senior study author.
“Almost any of the underground subway stations is going to have worse air quality than what we’re experience on a day like today,” said Gordon. “Would it be as bad as when the wildfire smoke came through, and … might be coming through in the next couple days? Probably about equivalent.”
Gordon said New York’s subways have the worst air pollution of any transit system on the planet. He said the pollution is mainly on the platforms, and air quality significantly improves once you’re inside a train car.
The good news is that exposure to air pollution underground is limited, and much easier to avoid than wildfire smoke.
“You don’t go for a walk in the subway stations,” said Gordon. “You don’t go for a run, you don’t take your baby in a stroller.”
New Yorkers were not that fazed to learn about the air quality underground.
“It doesn’t surprise me because it’s nasty down there,” said subway rider Melissa Lusk. “I don’t really know what comes in from the subway tunnels, but it smells bad.”
“It’s always humid and stuffy,” said rider James McAndie.
When asked about the MTA’s ventilation system, Chief Safety and Security Officer Pat Warren responded to Nexstar’s WPIX with a statement.
“The MTA has been the national leader in ensuring that air quality across trains and buses in the transportation network is protected by a multi-layered filtration system that meets or exceeds American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHREA) standards,” Warren said. “In support of the State Department of Emergency Management efforts to advise the public regarding state-wide air quality issues, we are helping to distribute N95 masks to the public.” | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/air-quality-on-nyc-subway-platforms-rivals-wildfire-smoke-researcher-says/ | 2023-06-29 21:19:06 | 0 | https://www.ksn.com/weather/weather-stories/air-quality-on-nyc-subway-platforms-rivals-wildfire-smoke-researcher-says/ |
VF Law’s Bones earns Idaho Business Review honors
Brittaney Bones, an associate for VF Law, a full-service law firm with offices in Idaho and across the Northwest and Southwest, was recently honored as one of the 2023 Idaho Business Review Women of the Year.
The distinguished recognition celebrates 50 female leaders across Idaho who have made their mark while continuing to pave the path for leaders of the future. Bones will be honored at the Idaho Business Review’s awards gala in September at the Boise Center.
“Engaging with my community and finding actionable ways to service and provide opportunities for others is what motivates me, professionally and personally,” Bones said in a news release. “Leading the transition into the Idaho market on behalf of VF Law has been fulfilling, and I look forward to continuing servicing our local clients and helping them reach their goals.”
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In addition to her work at VF Law, Bones is vice chair for the Legislative Action Committee for the Community Associations Institute. She also mentors students at the College of Idaho and has donated time to the Rock Bottom Foundation, which provides meals to unhoused Idahoans.
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- The Minidoka County School District will host a child find screening on Friday, Aug. 11, at the Minidoka Preschool Center, 310 10th St. in Rupert. The preschool child find, for children ages 3 to 5, includes speech and language, physical health, gross and fine motor skills, self-help abilities, social and pre-academic skills, vision, and hearing. For appointments, call the Minidoka Preschool Center at 208-436-4727.
- Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo will be the featured speaker at the Mini-Cassia Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Best Western Plus Burley Inn & Convention Center, 800 N Overland Ave. Reservations are required by phone at 208-679-4793.
- The Mt. Harrison Quilt Guild will host its monthly meeting on Thursday, Aug. 10, at 1:30 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church at 21st and Burton in Burley. The featured pre-cut quilts for this day will be Fairy Cabin and A Garden for Harper. Beginning, intermediate and advanced quilters are welcome.
- The third annual Days-Gone-By festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 19, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cassia County Historical Museum, 1142 Hiland Ave. in Burley. The event is free and open to the whole family.
- The Burley Discovery Museum received a $2,000 donation from Idaho Central Credit Union last week, with ICCU becoming a Founding 50 sponsor for the proposed museum.
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Limited-Edition Bracelet Commemorates Annual Power of Love® Gala
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Master jeweler Steven Lagos delighted guests at Keep Memory Alive's Power of Love® gala, with a limited-edition ceramic Caviar bracelet, especially designed to support Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health.
100 percent of the bracelet purchase supports research and programs dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by brain disorders. Available in lilac ceramic and sterling silver, this collectible piece reflects the official color of the Alzheimer's movement and features the brand's iconic Caviar beading with commemorative engraving on the clasp.
In addition, a curated selection of styles totaling more than $50,000 was featured as part of LAGOS' annual contribution to the event's silent auction. The brand also auctioned off an 18K gold and diamond Smart Caviar bracelet for the Apple Watch as part of the event's live auction. In total, LAGOS has raised more than $1 million for Keep Memory Alive to date.
"Each year, we look to expand our commitment to this important cause," said LAGOS Founder and Creative Director Steven Lagos. "Jewelry helps build memories, and our collectible pieces act as mementos for future reflection. We're honored to contribute to Keep Memory Alive in this way, to help support their on-going work."
The 2023 exclusive Power of Love bracelet is the newest addition to a comprehensive collection devoted to the cause. The LAGOS Keep Memory Alive collection is available at LAGOS.com and features a suite of jewelry that follows the same design inspiration as the organization's Frank Gehry-designed headquarters. This collection is available for purchase year-round and donates 100 percent of the sale to the organization.
More than six million Americans are affected by Alzheimer's. Without a cure, it's a disease that touches so many people across the country. LAGOS brand friend, television personality and entrepreneur, Heather Thomson, attended the event as a guest of LAGOS, in memory of her grandmother who suffered from this debilitating disease.
"It was my pleasure to join the LAGOS team at this year's Keep Memory Alive Power of Love® gala," said Thomson. "I watched as my grandmother developed Alzheimer's and I became her advocate at age 17. It's a disease that affects the whole family – patient and caregiver. I'm glad I can help draw attention to a cause that means so much to me personally."
For over 25 years, LAGOS has supported Keep Memory Alive and its efforts to research and care for those in need. Steven Lagos became intimately involved with the foundation through his friendship with Co-Founder and Vice Chair Larry Ruvo and his personal connection to the cause. Steven's grandparents suffered from Alzheimer's, and he watched as the disease took a toll on the patients as well as their families and caregivers. He realized just how difficult the experience is for everyone involved and has been committed to Keep Memory Alive ever since.
"This organization began, and continues to thrive, thanks to the dedication of wonderful friends and colleagues," said Ruvo. "The commitment and contributions from Steven Lagos go beyond our expectations and add immeasurable value to our cause."
About LAGOS: Since 1977, LAGOS has been a pioneer in designer fine jewelry, combining precious materials and strong design to offer modern, iconic styles. LAGOS was founded by designer and master jeweler Steven Lagos, who developed the brand's signature Caviar design in 1984. Each Caviar collection has a bold, feminine design that encourages personal expression. LAGOS' national campaign, MY LAGOS MY WAY, was created to reinforce these core values and inspire the LAGOS woman. LAGOS is available at LAGOS.com, its flagship boutique in Philadelphia, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom and independent jewelers around the country. For more information, inspiration and latest styles follow @lagos_jewelry on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Visit www.LAGOS.com to learn more about the history of the brand and to shop the entire collection.
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CLEARWATER, Fla. — It’s been years in the making, but the new Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater will reopen to the public on Wednesday.
The city has planned a week of events for the grand opening that spans from June 28 to July 4.
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- Coachman Park reopening in downtown Clearwater
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Coachman Park, and the new addition of a shaded music venue called "The Sound," mark the city’s largest project in both size and cost. "The Sound" will seat 4,000 people, but another 5,000 removable seats can be added on the lawn for bigger concerts.
Parking in downtown Clearwater is limited, so the city is working on some additional options that include using county lots in the evenings and weekends, and utilizing private parking.
“We normally have about 2,000 parking spaces and we’ve worked with the county to have use of their lots after 6 p.m. weekdays and weekends,” said Joelle Castelli, a spokesperson for the city of Clearwater. “Then we’re asking some of the private property owners to have their lots available.”
The city of Clearwater is celebrating the opening of Coachman Park with a weeklong grand opening celebration of events, concerts and the return of "Clearwater Celebrates America" Independence Day fireworks over Clearwater Harbor. (myclearwater.com/visit-coachman-park)
Castelli recommends for people who drive to the concerts plan their parking options ahead. The city has posted an interactive map of all the options available.
If you wish to bike to the area, several bicycle racks are available at the park.
Clearwater’s free Jolley Trolley will also make multiple stops through downtown Clearwater.
Another unique option for transportation for this week’s events includes the Clearwater Ferry. The ferry is operating on an extended schedule for the next week that aligns with Coachman Park’s events. You can get to the park via ferry from downtown Clearwater, Clearwater Beach, or Dunedin. | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/06/28/weeklong-grand-opening-of-events-for-coachman-park-in-clearwater | 2023-06-28 11:14:00 | 0 | https://www.mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/06/28/weeklong-grand-opening-of-events-for-coachman-park-in-clearwater |
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Not long after the U.S. Forest Service was found responsible for starting the biggest fire in New Mexico's recorded history, Congress promised billions of dollars in aid. The Hermits Peak Fire destroyed more than 600 homes. But a year later, victims are still waiting on that federal money.
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ALICE FORDHAM, BYLINE: In a forest of blackened skeletons of trees, there's a river flowing where there used to be a road.
CAROL LITHERLAND: There's no way around it.
FORDHAM: We're in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Snowmelt is rushing over the scorched ground from last year's historic fire.
LITHERLAND: (Inaudible).
FORDHAM: It's an unlikely place for an attorney-client meeting, but Carol Litherland is here with her lawyer, both of them with muddy feet, looking over burned buildings.
LITHERLAND: What you see is, you know, the crumpled-up roofing. You see; you know, the...
ANTONIA ROYBAL-MACK: Three to four feet of debris.
LITHERLAND: Yeah, three or four...
FORDHAM: Litherland and her husband have lived on this ranch for more than three decades.
LITHERLAND: We had home births for our children up in the mountains, so lots of memories.
FORDHAM: Almost exactly a year ago, the fire swept furiously hot through their land, destroying the family home, the lodge where they were married.
LITHERLAND: I can still picture it very, very well. And, you know, there's times where, you know, you'll dream at night and you'll think, like, it's still there.
FORDHAM: Since then, she's filled in copious paperwork demanded by her insurance and government agencies, but says she's got little help.
LITHERLAND: It's frustrating not to be any further along than this. I mean, at this point, our house still stands there. The debris has not been removed. It's easy to get discouraged.
FORDHAM: This is where lawyer Antonia Roybal-Mack comes in. She rolls around in a bright blue Jeep with her law firm's logo on the side.
ROYBAL-MACK: People have applied for all of these programs. None of them have come through. All of them need a tremendous amount of paperwork. So it's just fire fatigue at this point.
FORDHAM: Because the fire began as escaped prescribed burns by a federal agency, the U.S. Forest Service, the federal government took responsibility, and Congress passed a law promising compensation. It appropriated nearly $4 billion. Roybal-Mack says she's been hired by hundreds of households and other entities like municipalities to put a number on their loss. But the claims process is complicated.
ROYBAL-MACK: We can't give our clients any certainty on this is what it is. This is how it looks. This is your path. This is what we expect to see happen.
FORDHAM: That's because the rules aren't finalized. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, is running this compensation program. It issued interim regulations last year. But after hundreds of public comments raising concerns about things like a cap of 25% on the value of trees, the agency has no date for a final version.
ROYBAL-MACK: FEMA is saying trust us that we are going to do right by you, but we're not going to give you a rule, and we're not going to have a guidebook as to how we're all going to play this game.
FORDHAM: FEMA says a final rule isn't necessary to start making claims.
PAULA GUTIERREZ: We're encouraging everyone just to submit a claim.
FORDHAM: This is Paula Gutierrez, a local hired by FEMA who will work as an advocate for claimants. The agency is expecting as many as 30,000 claims.
GUTIERREZ: They're going to have the support that they need in order to kind of, you know, get the compensation that they really deserve.
FORDHAM: FEMA will begin processing simpler claims before issuing final rules. The lawyer, Roybal-Mack, is compiling reports from builders, hydrologists and arborists for that claims process. But...
ROYBAL-MACK: In the event we sue the federal government, we will have the evidence necessary to do that.
FORDHAM: She's from the county of Mora, which was hit hard by the fire. Her father's ranch burned. And as we ride around, she says there's some social pressure.
ROYBAL-MACK: If I screw this up, I can't go to church here anymore. And I really like to go to church in Mora.
FORDHAM: On the ranch, Litherland feeds a half-dozen cows.
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FORDHAM: They're planning to sell them.
LITHERLAND: We honestly just need to turn our attention to getting our home rebuilt.
FORDHAM: Later, a caseworker will add notes and photographs from here to her file, one among many piles of paper representing someone's hopes of getting a life back. For NPR News, I'm Alice Fordham near Rociada, N.M. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | https://www.kvpr.org/2023-04-17/a-year-after-new-mexicos-biggest-wildfire-victims-have-yet-to-see-billions-in-aid | 2023-04-18 16:00:42 | 1 | https://www.kvpr.org/2023-04-17/a-year-after-new-mexicos-biggest-wildfire-victims-have-yet-to-see-billions-in-aid |
Five Hicks Thomas partners earn repeat honors
HOUSTON, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hicks Thomas LLP is being honored for a fourth straight year by Benchmark Litigation, an internationally recognized guide to the top litigation firms and lawyers. The firm is recognized for excellence in dispute resolution in the guide's 2023 listings, while firm partners John B. Thomas, Robin Harrison, Jay Old, Courtney Ervin, and Stewart Hoffer earned individual honors.
Released annually, the Benchmark Litigation guide focuses exclusively on litigation. The selections are made based on extensive research including rigorous analysis of casework, reviews from fellow litigators, and feedback from clients.
"This is an incredibly hardworking group of lawyers," said Mr. Thomas, a respected commercial litigator who is named a Local Litigation Star for his work in the oil and gas industry. "I am very proud of the work we do so it's great to be recognized by both our clients and others in the legal industry."
Mr. Thomas has more than three decades of experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts. His clients have included individuals and companies in a wide variety of cases involving oil and gas, banking, securities, environmental disputes, and intellectual property.
Mr. Harrison, who is named a Local Litigation Star, has amassed a string of high-profile victories in both trials and arbitrations over the course of more than 35 years representing clients from both sides of the docket, both domestically and abroad. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, with experience handling disputes involving claims of fraud and misrepresentation, professional liability, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty.
Recognized as a Local Litigation Star, Mr. Old is a 30-year veteran in handling complex commercial and insurance litigation cases. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Ms. Ervin, who is named a Future Star, focuses her practice on energy and insurance litigation and has an extensive history representing clients in complex business litigation cases. She has experience handling cases involving construction, real estate, private equity, information technology, and health care. She has also earned recognition on the Legal 500 list of top Energy Litigators.
Named a Labor and Employment Star, Mr. Hoffer is a seasoned trial lawyer, Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has served as lead counsel for both publicly traded and privately held companies across the country, and has a successful record litigating complex commercial, intellectual property, and labor and employment cases.
Both Mr. Thomas and Mr. Harrison have been recognized for their work by leading legal ranking service Chambers USA, and all five Hicks Thomas honorees are listed in the peer-review guides Texas Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America. You can read more online about the Hicks Thomas Benchmark Litigation rankings here.
Founded in 1997, Texas-based Hicks Thomas LLP is a premier litigation firm representing plaintiffs and defendants across the nation. With offices in Houston, Austin, Beaumont, Amarillo, and Sacramento, California, the firm provides in-depth experience in cases involving oil and gas, environmental, complex commercial, toxic tort, construction, products liability, corporate governance, securities, banking, insurance coverage, transportation, trade secrets and business litigation. Visit the firm at http://www.hicks-thomas.com.
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Elizabeth Street between Clinton Street and Spy Run Avenue will be closed Friday, according to the Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department.
A flood maintenance crew will be working in the area and should finish the same day.
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Volunteers from North Carolina-based Samaritan's Purse have just arrived in the disaster zone of Turkey after devastating earthquakes left more than 20,000 dead.
The volunteers are unloading an emergency field hospital that was airlifted to the disaster zone days after the earthquake hit.
The nonprofit chartered a flight with 92 tons of aid and supplies including the emergency field hospital. It landed in Turkey on Friday, February 10.
"Samaritan's Purse will deploy a team of about 105 to help in the disaster response, and about 30 are on the ground right now," explained Ken Isaacs, Vice President of Programs and Government Relations at Samaritan's Purse.
Volunteers will immediately begin to deliver urgently needed items like tarps, blankets, and solar lights.
Isaacs says the emergency hospital components are being taken to the city of Antioch where they will be set up for immediate use.
"Over 80 thousand people have been injured. These are crush injuries and trauma wounds. We have the capability and staff to perform multiple surgeries a day, maybe 10, 12, 15 a day," Isaacs said.
"The President of Turkey has declared an emergency declaration disaster zone for 90 days and my expectation is we will be there that long."
Samaritan's Purse is giving daily updates on their relief effort on their website and social media sites as they respond to the disaster.
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With Donald Trump expected to announce another run for president in 2024, NPR's A Martinez talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how the party is positioning itself.
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The Patriots activated rookie wide receiver Tyquan Thornton to the 53-man roster Saturday, which means he could make his NFL debut Sunday at Gillette Stadium against Detroit.
Thornton returned to practice Wednesday, after spending the first four weeks of the season on injured reserve with a broken collarbone suffered in the second preseason game, against Carolina. He underwent surgery in August to repair the fracture.
Thornton’s return is on track with his initial recovery timetable, which projected he would miss 6-8 weeks. Known for his speed, Thornton can stretch the field and pose a dangerous deep threat. Against the Lions, he would vie for snaps alongside Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor, DeVante Parker, and Kendrick Bourne.
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Meyers, who missed New England’s last two games with a knee injury, is listed as questionable.
The Patriots also temporarily elevated quarterback Garrett Gilbert and tight end Matt Sokol from the practice squad to the active roster.
The team has not yet ruled out second-year quarterback Mac Jones, who is listed as a doubtful with a high ankle sprain that kept him out of last Sunday’s loss at Green Bay. The most likely scenario is that rookie Bailey Zappe makes his first NFL start in place of Jones, with Gilbert serving as the backup. Brian Hoyer started against the Packers, departed with a concussion, and later in the week was placed on injured reserve.
Tight end Jonnu Smith is also listed as doubtful with an ankle injury, so Sokol will provide depth at the position. Hunter Henry is the only other tight end on the roster.
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Oscar Mayer searching for next class of Wienermobile drivers
Published: Jan. 9, 2023 at 9:22 AM EST|Updated: 31 minutes ago
(Gray News) – Oscar Mayer is now recruiting the next class of drivers for its iconic Wienermobile.
The company is searching for outgoing, creative, friendly, enthusiastic graduating college seniors who have an appetite for adventure to be the next “hot doggers.”
Not only do hot doggers get to drive the Wienermobile through 20 states, but they also get to serve as an Oscar Mayer spokesperson at more than 200 events during the year.
The drivers also document their journeys on social media.
Aspiring hot doggers can apply online before Jan. 31.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden wants the White House’s annual Easter Egg Roll to be about more than just coaxing hard-boiled eggs across the lawn to a finish line.
A teacher for 30 years, the first lady is again turning the annual tradition into an “EGGucational” experience. A variety of stations on the South Lawn and Ellipse will help teach thousands of children about farming, healthier eating, exercise and more, the White House announced on Thursday.
In a nod to Biden’s “EGGucation” theme, NASA sent a souvenir wooden White House Easter egg to the International Space Station for the astronauts to help teach students about gravity.
About 30,000 people, most of them children, are expected to participate in the festivities in nine waves between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Monday, the White House said.
Participants include military and veteran families, caregivers and survivors, including those from the USS Delaware and the USS Gabrielle Giffords. Both Navy vessels are sponsored by the first lady. Tickets for the general public were distributed through an online lottery.
Monday’s egg roll will be the second hosted by President Joe Biden and the first lady. The event was not held in 2021, Biden’s first year in office, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The American Egg Board is continuing its longtime sponsorship this year and donating about 30,000 eggs that were hand-dyed by a North Carolina farm, said Emily Metz, board president and CEO.
Inflation, an outbreak of bird flu and increased demand for eggs during the holiday baking season combined to send egg prices skyrocketing last year. Metz said the donation of 30,000 eggs is a fraction of the 100 billion eggs that are produced and consumed yearly in the United States.
“It’s a really important, time-honored tradition for our farmers to participate in,” she said in an interview. The White House Easter Egg Roll dates back to 1878.
The egg board is also donating more than 5 million eggs to food banks nationwide in the weeks leading up to Passover and Easter to help with holiday meals, Metz said.
And this year for the first time, the hard-boiled eggs used for the traditional egg roll and egg hunt on Monday will be composted afterward and used to fertilize gardens and parklands throughout the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia region, Metz said.
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VAN NUYS, Calif. , Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Funrise, Inc. in partnership with Paramount Consumer Products, today announced the release of a classic and movie-inspired Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line of toy cars.
The new Funrise and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles collaboration will include a sizeable assortment of die cast vehicles, rip cord, pull-back, gyro vehicles, playsets, and full-function remote controlled vehicles. The collection will feature iconic, fan-favorite TMNT characters, a classic TMNT toy style as well as a new movie-inspired take on the design with key elements from the popular franchise.
"We are very excited about this collaboration and adding TMNT to our portfolio of toy brands," said Stephanie Simpson Bughi, Vice President of Global Brand Marketing. "TMNT is such a universally beloved franchise, and we're thrilled about releasing a line of toys that we know fans all over the world will enjoy."
The range of TMNT toy vehicles will launch globally, offering items with price points from $4.99 to $49.99 (MSRP). Toys will be available in major retailers Fall 2023.
For over 30 years, Funrise has been a global innovator and industry leader in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of toys worldwide. Our mission is to create fun for kids of all ages by building impactful brands through innovation, creativity and imagination. We strive towards excellence in all we do to ensure our products are enjoyed by consumers throughout the world.
Our portfolio consists of internal brands including BFF BRIGHT FAIRY FRIENDS™, GAZILLION®, MIGHTY FLEET™, FART NINJAS™ RAINBOW BUTTERFLY UNICORN KITTY™ and more, as well as licensed properties from premier partners like Cat® and other global entertainment companies.
Considered one of the most popular kids' franchises, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a classic, global property created in 1984 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated TV show, a live-action television series and later spawned numerous blockbuster theatrical releases. The property is a global consumer products powerhouse, winning in every category that has hit shelves to date—with toys, apparel, video games, DVDs and more—and generating billions of dollars at retail. Nickelodeon brought the franchise to life again in 2012 with the CG-animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and then reimagined the Heroes in a Half-Shell with the 2D-animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 2019. As previously announced, as part of a separate deal, Nickelodeon and Netflix are partnering to produce an original animated 2D film based on the Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theatrical motion picture is currently in production at Nickelodeon with Point Grey Pictures.
Paramount Consumer Products oversees all licensing and merchandising for Paramount (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic consumer brands, Paramount Consumer Products' portfolio includes a diverse slate of brands and content from BET, CBS (including CBS Television Studios and CBS Television Distribution), Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Showtime. With properties spanning animation, live-action, preschool, youth and adult, Paramount Consumer Products is committed to creating the highest quality product for some of the world's most beloved, iconic franchises. Additionally, Paramount Consumer Products oversees the online direct-to-consumer business for CBS and Showtime programming merchandise, as well as standalone branded ecommerce websites for Star Trek, SpongeBob, South Park, and MTV.
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TORONTO (AP) — Hockey Canada made a series of announcements on Thursday in an open letter to Canadians, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the country’s 2018 world junior team.
The national federation said participation in the investigation by the players in question is mandatory, adding anyone who declines will be banned from all of the federation’s activities and programs effective immediately. It previously said it “strongly encouraged” players take part in the investigation into the alleged incident, which occurred at a Hockey Canada function in London, Ontario.
Hockey Canada CEO Scott Smith, who took on the role July 1 and has held various jobs at the federation since 1995, testified on last month that “12 or 13″ of the 19 players from the team were interviewed before the original and incomplete investigation concluded in September 2020.
“We know we have not done enough to address the actions of some members of the 2018 national junior team or to end the culture of toxic behavior within our game. For that we unreservedly apologize,” Hockey Canada’s letter said. “We know we need to do more to address the behaviors, on and off the ice, that conflict with what Canadians want hockey to be, and which undermine the many good things that the game brings to our country.”
Hockey Canada quietly settled a lawsuit in May after a woman claimed she was assaulted by eight players, including members of the country’s 2018 gold-medal winning junior team. None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Smith, Hockey Canada’s then-president, and outgoing CEO Tom Renney were grilled by MPs in Ottawa last month after news of the alleged assault and settlement broke. Unhappy with what it heard from the executives, the federal government subsequently paused public funding for the national body. A number of companies also suspended sponsorships as they awaited next steps.
“We recognize many of the actions we are taking now should have been taken sooner, and faster,” Hockey Canada’s letter read. “We own that and will do better to deliver on our responsibilities to Canadians.”
Hockey Canada said it will now require players, coaches, team staff and volunteers associated with its high-performance program to participate in mandatory sexual violence and consent training.
It will also conduct a full third-party review of the organization’s governance, and is committing to become a full signatory to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner, a new government agency with the power to independently investigate abuse complaints and levy sanctions.
Hockey Canada said it will also create an “independent and confidential complaint mechanism” to provide victims and survivors tools and support to come forward.
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge said last month federal money would only be restored once officials produced the incomplete third-party report and became a signatory to the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. Hockey Canada received $14 million from Ottawa in 2020 and 2021, including $3.4 million in COVID-19 subsidies, according to government records.
Hockey Canada did not commit to releasing either the incomplete or full report to the government in its letter. Once the investigation is completed — by the same Toronto law firm hired in 2018 — it will be referred to “an independent adjudicative panel of current and former judges who will determine the appropriate consequences, which may include a lifetime ban from Hockey Canada activity, on and off the ice.”
The woman who made the assault allegation was seeking $3.55 million in damages from Hockey Canada, the Canadian Hockey League and the unnamed players.
“We acknowledge the courage of the young woman involved and respect her decision to participate with the investigation in the manner she chooses,” Hockey Canada wrote Thursday.
Hockey Canada has said it learned of the incident the day after it was alleged to have occurred, started to investigate and notified police.
Details of the settlement have not been publicized, but Smith testified before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage in June that Hockey Canada came up with the funds and paid the entire sum, adding no government money was used. St-Onge ordered an audit to make sure that’s the case.
The committee is set to meet July 26 and 27 to hear from more witnesses. It has also requested a redacted copy of the nondisclosure agreement related to the settlement along with a long list of Hockey Canada communications.
The NHL is also conducting an investigation because some of the players from the team are now in the league.
Companies that paused or withdrew funding from Hockey Canada or specific events include Scotiabank, Telus, Tim Hortons and Imperial Oil, under its Esso brand.
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Mayor Marco Bucci launches academic reexamination of Columbus' life and legacy, days after Italian Americans win major lawsuit that saved navigator's statue in Philadelphia, per The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations
GENOA, Italy, Dec. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A historical reckoning is underway in the U.S. and Italy as governmental and cultural leaders work to reset prevailing narratives that, for decades, have maligned Columbus' legacy and the monuments that pay homage to him.
In Italy, Genoa's Mayor — Marco Bucci — passed a resolution establishing a center for Colombian studies that will be housed in the historic Palazzo Ducale (a 700-year-old Genoese palace that has been converted into a world-renowned museum and cultural hub).
The new center will enlist researchers and academics to scan and catalog Columbus' documents and artifacts, stored away in archives and museums across both Italy and the globe, to create a robust database that will offer a wealth of source material and analysis on the navigator and his world-changing voyages.
"Cherry-picked and decontextualized research has completely blurred our knowledge of, and perceptions toward, centuries-old global history," said Basil M. Russo, who leads The Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations. "COPOMIAO proudly supports Mayor Bucci's unprecedented Columbus project, as it will provide overdue clarity to Columbus's innumerable contributions to the formation of our modern world."
In the U.S., Russo — in coordination with a grass roots network of Italian American organizations, politicians and Italian dignitaries — helped score major legal victories in Syracuse earlier this year, and last week in Philadelphia, blocking city leaders from removing Columbus statues.
Additionally, a federal lawsuit is playing out in Philadelphia, where COPOMIAO's National Counsel George Bochetto is arguing that Columbus' holidays and monuments be preserved under the U.S. Constitution's guarantee of "equal protection" against government discrimination.
"Columbus statues and parades were organized and built en masse by Italian immigrants who used the explorer as a symbol to fuel assimilation and fight crushing discrimination," said Bochetto. "Today these monuments and events, thanks to misinformation, have been conflated with racism and prejudice. This past year, we saw a surge in attendance at Columbus Day parades, from San Francisco, to Chicago, to Cleveland, to New York City. People want to celebrate their history and ancestry, and COPOMIAO and myself think every community and ethnicity should have the freedom and the right to do so."
Read more on the explorer's history, and its' impact on Italian American culture, in President Joe Biden's 2022 Columbus Day Proclamation.
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ATLANTA, Oct. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- KORE Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KORE, KORE WS) ("KORE" or the "Company"), a global leader in Internet of Things ("IoT") Solutions and worldwide IoT Connectivity-as-a-Service ("IoT CaaS"), will hold a conference call on Monday, November 14 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Pacific time) to discuss its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022. Financial results will be issued in a press release prior to the call.
KORE management will host the presentation, followed by a question-and-answer period.
Date: Monday, November 14, 2022
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Conference ID: 13732888
The conference call and a supplemental slide presentation to accompany management's prepared remarks will be available via the webcast link and for download via the investor relations section of the Company's website at ir.korewireless.com.
For the conference call, please dial-in 5-10 minutes prior to the start time and an operator will register your name and organization, or you can register here. If you have any difficulty with the conference call, please contact Gateway at (949) 574-3860.
KORE is a pioneer, leader, and trusted advisor delivering mission critical IoT solutions and services. We empower organizations of all sizes to improve operational and business results by simplifying the complexity of IoT. Our deep IoT knowledge and experience, global reach, purpose-built solutions, and deployment agility accelerate and materially impact our customers' business outcomes. For more information, visit www.korewireless.com.
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Fox Sports football analyst Terry Bradshaw revealed over the weekend that he battled and defeated cancer twice over the last year.
The Pittsburgh Steelers legend made the announcement Sunday on "Fox NFL Sunday," revealing that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer last November, CNN reported.
The Associated Press reported that the 74-year-old was treated at Yale University Medical Center, even undergoing surgery.
In March, the Hall of Fame quarterback was diagnosed with skin cancer, CNN reported.
The Associated Press reported that he found a tumor on the back of his neck, which turned out to be a Merkel cell tumor. He underwent treatment in Houston at the MD Anderson Cancer Center.
"I'm cancer free. I'm feeling great," he told audience viewers, the news outlets reported.
During his tenure with the Steelers, he won four Super Bowls, the Associated Press reported.
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The PIPseq™ portfolio of kits enable any researcher to easily perform a broad range of single-cell transcriptomic applications in a single reaction with no expensive capital equipment
WATERTOWN, Mass., Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fluent BioSciences, a life sciences company focused on making single-cell analysis simple and accessible to every researcher, announced it will be presenting its novel solution for single-cell RNA sequencing through a sponsored presentation and a series of poster sessions at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference in Los Angeles between October 25-29, 2022.
Fluent's portfolio of PIPseq products, namely T2, T20 and T100 kits for 3' single-cell RNA sequencing can capture up to 2,000, 20,000 or 100,000 cells or nuclei in a single reaction, respectively. PIPseq provides unparalleled flexibility, thereby enabling researchers to configure their experiments unconstrained by the imitations of existing single-cell technologies.
Our VP of Biology, Kristina Fontanez, PhD, will be speaking at the CoLab Session on Friday October 28 at 12:15 PM on our innovative solution for single-cell RNA sequencing and discussing case studies across a variety of applications including neuronal tissue, organoids, multi-omics, and nuclei.
- PIPseq is powering single cell RNA sequencing into the million cell era (Poster PB3104)
- Application of a novel scRNA-seq method to evaluate therapeutic induced intestinal epithelium regeneration (Poster PB2905, in collaboration with Dr. Mike Verzi at Rutgers University)
- Single-cell RNA sequencing of fresh, neuronal tissue using PIPseq, and comparison to alternative scRNA-seq methods (Poster PB3145, in collaboration with Dr. Shane Liddelow and team at NYU)
- Evaluation of single-nuclei RNA sequencing in brain tissue using PIPseq (Poster PB2985, in collaboration with Dr. Shane Liddelow and team at NYU)
- Single-cell multi-omic characterization of MPAL phenotypes reveals patient heterogeneity associated with poor treatment outcomes (Poster PB1207, in collaboration with Dr. Catherine Smith and team at UCSF)
About Fluent BioSciences
Fluent's mission is to accelerate the understanding of single-cell biology through accessible, affordable, and scalable solutions for every researcher. Our breakthrough PIPseq™ technology enables extremely sensitive and unbiased preparation of proteins and nucleic acids for a broad range of applications.
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When authorities clear homeless encampments on public property, they can’t just trash the belongings of the people who were staying there illegally, a federal judge in Minneapolis ruled Friday.
Even though those erecting the camps don’t have the right to stay, and even though the government does have the right to forcibly clear those camps — as Minneapolis, St. Paul and other cities have done in recent years — the people staying in those camps still have rights, including the right to not have their stuff permanently destroyed, according to an order by U.S. District Judge Wilhelmina Wright.
The ruling came Friday in a 2020 lawsuit filed on behalf of nine homeless people who say officials in Minneapolis and Hennepin County violated their constitutional rights by evicting them and destroying their property in sweeps of encampments at Powderhorn, Peavy, Kenwood and Elliot parks during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic.
The case has been watched closely by local governments, homeless advocates and civil libertarians because it could help determine the tactics authorities can and can’t use — and perhaps accommodations they must make — when clearing homeless camps.
Wright previously dismissed some of the claims of the plaintiffs, who are represented by attorneys with the Minnesota chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. And on Friday, she also rejected their argument that they had a fundamental right to privacy that would prevent authorities from making their sweeps.
The plaintiffs were living in structures unlawfully erected on public land, she ruled, and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board had a “strong interest in promoting the general welfare” that justified clearing them.
In Friday’s ruling, however, Wright granted the homeless plaintiffs a victory, rejecting an argument by the park board that the plaintiffs had no claims under the Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure.
“A temporary deprivation of personal property is different from a permanent deprivation,” Wilhelmina wrote, and personal possessions, including documents and “irreplaceable personal effects,” need not be destroyed to protect public safety and fight the spread of the coronavirus.
The ruling, which came in response to the defendants’ motion to dismiss the case, doesn’t resolve the matter, but rather allows parts of the case to continue to be litigated.
Since the lawsuit was filed, authorities in both Minneapolis and St. Paul have clarified procedures for clearing homeless encampments. Those procedures include providing advance notice and, theoretically, giving people staying there time to gather any belongings they want to keep.
In response to order, the park board issued a statement Friday saying it was pleased the judge agreed with some of its arguments and acknowledging she ruled against the board in other areas.
Attorneys with the ACLU could not be reached for comment.
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Singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige’s ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’ tour comes to Memphis this fall
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige is coming to Memphis! This fall she will grace the FedExForum stage with her Good Morning Gorgeous tour.
The nine-time Grammy Award-winning singer will be joined by R&B artists Ella Mai and Queen Naija.
The show is set for Oct. 16.
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Presale tickets are available Thursday, June 16 beginning at 10 a.m. for Memphis Grizzlies MVP Season Ticket Members, recipients of FedExForum Event Alert emails and subscribers of Grizzlies e-news.
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First apples are arriving in stores now as SnapDragon expands its reach
LOCKPORT, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The long wait is over as growers across New York State are now handpicking SnapDragon™ apples, a Crunch Time Apple Growers apple. As growers prepare to ship more fruit this season, the first boxes are now arriving in stores. After months of nurturing the crop, growers are excited to get SnapDragon apples, the official apple of the Buffalo Bills, into the hands of consumers.
"Perfectly timed rain and cool evenings are making for a beautiful crop, with great color, perfect size and phenomenal flavor! We're very excited about this year's crop," said Jessica Wells, Crunch Time Apple Growers executive director.
Crunch Time Apple Growers, a group of more than 150 New York State-based growers, announced this year's crop increased by 25 percent, thanks to trees planted a few years ago that are now producing apples. And that trend should continue for Crunch Time as some growers are in their final year of the most recent SnapDragon acreage increase, which will allow production to continue to increase steadily over the next few years.
Last season, SnapDragon had a monster year, as sales were up more than 30% overall and 40% among Crunch Time's top retailers. As SnapDragon kicks off this year's harvest with a larger crop and a new partnership with the Buffalo Bills, sales are expected to outpace last season's.
Consumers can expect SnapDragon apples at Wegmans, Aldi (NY, CT, PA, FL), Publix, HEB, Food Lion, Trader Joe's (select stores), The Fresh Market, Tops, Costco (select clubs), ShopRite, Stop & Shop, Sprouts and Safeway (east coast) and many other great retailers in the coming days and weeks.
SnapDragon apples were developed by Dr. Susan Brown of Cornell University in Geneva, NY. Commercially, all of the apples are grown in New York, which gives the variety a competitive advantage over West Coast premium apples in terms of more cost-effective transportation to primary selling regions, thus creating better quality apples and lower shelf prices.
For more information on where to buy SnapDragon apples, visit snapdragonapple.com.
When you bite into a Crunch Time apple, you're not just tasting an incredible apple but the incredible love and labor of 152 family farmers across New York State. Every Crunch Time apple is non-GMO — super crunchy, delightfully juicy, beautifully colored and carefully grown. When you purchase a Crunch Time apple, you're biting into history while also helping to sustain the future of family farming for generations to come. For more information, please visit CrunchTimeAppleGrowers.com, SnapDragonApple.com or RubyFrostApple.com.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — The 2023 NFL offseason is yet to fully get underway, but already the biggest story involves Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers - who still has to decide if he plans to continue his playing career in 2023 or not.
If he does, it seems likely he will be wearing a different uniform for the first time in his NFL career, following in the footsteps of Tom Brady and his predecessor in Green Bay, Brett Favre, who spent 16 years with the Packers before playing one year with the Jets and two with the Vikings to close out his career.
Brady and Favre are far from the only legendary quarterbacks to change teams near the end, and in fact many believe a change of scenery is needed to re-energize the mind and body after spending so long playing in one place.
That's the take offered by a former quarterback with familiarity on the topic, Carson Palmer, who spoke to Peter Bukowski of Locked on Packers about this during Super Bowl week.
"It's a good thing for a lot of guys," Palmer said about changing teams. "If Aaron goes somewhere else, which I think he will, you gotta go in and re-establish yourself as a leader...it can be energizing, especially as you're getting up there in years. It can be an energizing experience and something you may need at that point in your life."
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Palmer spent the first seven years of his career in Cincinnati, making two Pro Bowl appearances before ultimately spending two years in Oakland and five more years in Arizona.
With the Cardinals Palmer had perhaps the best season of his career, where at age 36 he threw for a career-high 4,671 yards and 35 touchdowns - finishing second in MVP voting and making his third and final Pro Bowl appearance.
Palmer believes a change of scenery will be good for Rodgers, and that it will not only help him on the field but off it as well.
"You look at Aaron it just seems like he's done in Green Bay," Palmer said. "Maybe it will be energizing to him and spark a little more work ethic and change the way he talks to the media and deals with his teammates. Maybe things will change and be different if he has a new environment."
Rodgers plans to participate in a darkness retreat this week, where he will spend four days and nights in total darkness to help him gain clarity on what he should do next in his career.
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Fox News case judge announces trial delay, gives no reason DAVID BAUDER and RANDALL CHASE , Associated Press
April 17, 2023 Updated: April 17, 2023 7:08 a.m.
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1of 6 FILE - A headline about President Donald Trump is displayed outside Fox News studios in New York on Nov. 28, 2018. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. Mark Lennihan/AP Show More Show Less
2of 6 FILE - A logo of Fox News is displayed outside Fox News Headquarters in New York, Wednesday, April. 12, 2023. Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News for airing bogus allegations of fraud in the 2020 election is set to begin trial on Monday, April 17, 2023, in Delaware. Yuki Iwamura/AP Show More Show Less
3of 6 FILE - Dominion Voting Systems ballot-counting machines are lined up at a Torrance County warehouse during testing of election equipment with local candidates and partisan officers in Estancia, N.M., Sept. 29, 2022. The Delaware judge overseeing the voting machine company's $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. He did not cite a reason. The trial, which has drawn international interest, had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. Andres Leighton/AP Show More Show Less
4of 6 FILE - Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio on March 2, 2017, in New York. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. The trial had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. Fox News stars Carlson and Sean Hannity and founder Rupert Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. Richard Drew/AP Show More Show Less
5of 6 FILE- Fox News commentator Sean Hannity speaks during an interview at Fox News Studios, March 16, 2023, in New York. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. The trial had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. Fox News stars Hannity and Tucker Carlson and founder Rupert Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Show More Show Less
6of 6 FILE - Rupert Murdoch introduces Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the Herman Kahn Award Gala on Oct. 30, 2019, in New York. The Delaware judge overseeing Dominion Voting Systems' $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News announced late Sunday, April 16, that he was delaying the start of the trial until Tuesday, April 18. The trial had been scheduled to start Monday morning with jury selection and opening statements. Fox News stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity and founder Murdoch are among the people expected to testify over the next few weeks. Mary Altaffer/AP Show More Show Less
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Delaware judge overseeing a voting machine company’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News put off the opening of the trial Monday for one day, without any explanation.
Lawyers for Fox and Dominion Voting Systems would not comment on Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis’ decision or on reports that settlement talks may be ongoing.
Davis said that delays in a long trial are not unusual and are built into the timeline. Before ordering a recess, he talked briefly in a conference with attorneys representing Fox and Dominion.
The closely watched case centers on whether Fox, which is based in New York, defamed Dominion, based in Denver, by spreading false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election against Republican then-President Donald Trump.
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Gifting Potbelly Fanatics a Tasty Birthday Treat at their Neighborhood Sandwich Shop
CHICAGO, Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Potbelly (NASDAQ: PBPB) is celebrating its 46th birthday with a bang this new year. To show its gratitude for the nearly half-century of devotion fans have shown, Potbelly is gifting a BOGO birthday offer.
On Friday Jan. 13, 2023, all Potbelly sandwich fanatics and newbies can buy one, and get one (BOGO) sandwich free. Valid this day only, fans can purchase any Original-sized sandwich and get another Original-sized free. This promotion is only available through the app and online with promo code BOGO.
"Celebrating sandwiches is something we do every day at Potbelly, so in honor of our 46th birthday, we want to make this occasion something special for those who love Potbelly as much as we do," said David Daniels, Chief Marketing Officer at Potbelly. "What better way to ring in the New Year and celebrate this milestone than with a hot, toasty sandwich?
All customers who order an Original-sized sandwich using the promo code BOGO online or through the Potbelly app for our birthday will receive a free Original-sized sandwich of equal or lesser value. Fans are not required to be a member of the Potbelly Perks loyalty rewards program to participate in the deal (offer valid only at Potbelly.com or the Potbelly app on Friday, Jan. 13; limit one per order).
Plus, the fun won't end after Jan. 13 – fans can join Potbelly Perks to earn even more free sandwiches, cookies and special offers throughout the year. To sign up for the Potbelly Perks reward program, visit www.potbelly.com/perks. For more information on Potbelly, visit www.potbelly.com.
Potbelly Corporation is a neighborhood sandwich concept that has been feeding customers' smiles for more than 40 years with warm, toasty sandwiches, signature salads, hand-scooped ice cream in creamy shakes, customized just the way customers want them. Potbelly promises Fresh, Fast & Friendly service in an environment that reflects the local neighborhood. Since opening its first shop in Chicago in 1977, Potbelly has expanded to neighborhoods across the country, with more than 400 company-owned shops in the United States. Additionally, Potbelly franchisees operate over 40 shops in the United States. For more information, please visit our website at www.potbelly.com.
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Liverpool smashes six past Leeds United in huge Premier League win away from home
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN
Liverpool ended its five-game winless run in all competitions with an emphatic 6-1 victory against struggling Leeds United at Elland Road.
In an impressive away performance, Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp told Sky Sports it was the “best game” his side have produced in a topsy-turvy 2022-23 campaign.
After a quiet opening half-hour, Liverpool took the lead in controversial style.
With 35 minutes on the clock, Trent Alexander-Arnold dispossessed Leeds full-back Junior Firpo and despite the ball striking the arm of the Liverpool player, play was allowed to carry on.
Following a quick interchange between Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah, the Liverpool right-back was in behind the Leeds defense and squared the ball for Cody Gakpo to tap into an empty net.
Less than five minutes later, Liverpool’s lead doubled with Salah getting himself on the scoresheet. The home side were once again guilty of squandering possession cheaply and Diogo Jota was there to capitalize before freeing Salah to finish past Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier.
Going in at the break 2-0 down, Leeds needed to respond quickly and a mistake from Ibrahima Konaté gave Luis Sinisterra the opportunity to halve the deficit just two minutes after the restart.
The winger responded with a beautiful finish, delicately dinking the ball over the onrushing Alisson and making it 2-1.
However, any chance of a comeback was swiftly put to bed as visitors reaffirmed their authority on the game.
Much to the delight of the traveling fans, Jota finally ended his long-term goal drought with Leeds found wanting in transition. Klopp’s side broke incredibly quickly, and the Portugal international latched on to Curtis Jones’ through ball to restore his side’s two goal advantage.
Fast breaks continued to be the theme of the second half for the away side and 3-1 quickly became 4-1 when Salah grabbed his second goal of the game after Liverpool burst down the left through Andy Robertson.
After a disappointing run of form, Liverpool looked keen to show the rest of the Premier League it’s still in with a chance of securing a place in the Champions League next season and the Reds kept their foot on the gas in search of another goal.
Jota made it five with a strike from the edge of the box before substitute Darwin Núñez added Liverpool’s sixth of the game following another Alexander-Arnold assist.
Alexander-Arnold excelled in a new hybrid midfield role and had 153 touches in the game, “the second-most of any player in a Premier League match this season,” according to Opta Analyst.
Leeds now has its work cut out as it embarks on a battle to avoid relegation. Leeds head coach Javi Gracia admitted to Sky Sports that his players “have to improve [their] levels,” with the club in 16th place and just two points above the relegation and facing a tough run-in to the season.
On the other hand, Klopp was delighted and said: “It was a really good game, sensational goals. Counter-pressing-wise, the best game for decades.”
Liverpool host Nottingham Forest in its next Premier League game with Leeds heading to London to play Fulham.
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SHANGHAI, Nov. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from chinadaily.com.cn:
Shanghai retains status as an ideal business destination for the long run.
Global investors continue to see Shanghai, a city known for innovation, diversity, inclusiveness and modernity, as an ideal business destination for the long run and are keen to expand investment in the city because of its bright future.
DuPont, a science and technology company based in the United States, which has its largest research and development site outside the US in Shanghai, said it would continue to invest in R&D and open innovation facilities and capabilities, further enhancing its engagement in the innovation ecosystem of the city.
Yi Zhang, regional president of DuPont Asia Pacific, who attends the 2022 Shanghai City Promotion Convention, said the city is not only open and inclusive, but also a fertile ground for innovation.
Over the years, DuPont has made great strides in Shanghai, benefiting from the city's quality and ever-improving business environment.
"DuPont strives to become a global innovation leader and a premier multi-industrial company and has always seen China as a very important market. Shanghai is home to DuPont China's headquarters," he said. "We believe that investing in Shanghai is investing in the future."
Global professional service provider Deloitte, which partnered with the Shanghai government to publish the Shanghai Foreign Investment Guidance and White Paper for Foreign Investment Environment, also has a positive attitude toward Shanghai's future because of the city's strong spirit of innovation.
Lu Ying, managing partner of Deloitte Eastern Region, said Shanghai and Deloitte, which has been in the city for more than 100 years, are witnesses of each others' development and innovation.
"Deloitte witnessed many innovation breakthroughs in Shanghai, for instance, the launch of the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech innovation board, or the STAR Market, the establishment of the Lingang Special Area, the construction of the Hongqiao International Opening-up Hub and efforts made by the Pudong New Area in developing into a leading force for China's socialist modernization.
"The city also witnessed Deloitte, as part of the city, promote product and service innovation and be a companion for our clients for bigger goals," said Lu.
Lu also noted that innovation is just one of many reasons for her to recommend Shanghai as an ideal business destination.
"Shanghai has the most complete industrial chains and the least limitations on market access. It boasts strong fundamental industries but also mapped into new frontiers like the metaverse. Its well-established infrastructure, strong supportive policies and professional industrial parks, inclusive and supportive business environment and premium living environment are all key factors needed by businesses," Lu said.
"For me, Shanghai is one of the few cities in the world which could satisfy needs and serve the imagination of global investors to the greatest extent possible."
Deloitte has expanded operation to 30 cities in China to serve the demand for auditing, taxation and advisory services.
It also tapped into emerging industries including digitalization, sustainable development and green, low-carbon development.
A prosperous city
Shanghai, at the forefront of China's reform and opening-up in the new era, has been committed to enhancing its business environment and service standards to support global investors.
Over the last 10 years, the city achieved outstanding results in promoting quality development with total industrial output exceeding 4 trillion yuan ($547.6 billion) in 2021. This year, it identified metaverse, smart terminals and digitalization as well as green transformation as three new engines for its future development.
Action plans released by the municipal government in early July predicted Shanghai would see the total value of its green industry exceed 500 billion yuan, the metaverse industry surpass 350 billion yuan and smart terminal and digitalization industry go over 700 billion yuan in the years to come.
Shanghai released a plan in January 2021 to build five new towns in its suburban areas, known as Jiading, Qingpu, Songjiang, Fengxian and Nanhui, to optimize its development layout and to create new engines for future growth.
Those new towns each have an industrial development direction. For example, Fengxian will develop its healthcare and cosmetics sector and is set to better integrate urban life with industrial growth.
Shanghai is aiming to be an international innovation hub, and has been increasing capital and introducing supportive policies to bolster the R&D sector.
Between 2012 and 2021, Shanghai's R&D investment soared from 67.95 billion yuan to 181.98 billion yuan, and the ratio of expenditure on R&D in gross domestic product rose from 3.31 percent to 4.21 percent during the same period.
Shanghai also strives to improve urban life quality in fields such as healthcare and education. The average life expectancy of the population in Shanghai is 84.11 years, an increase of 1.7 years since 2012, said Shen Wei, Party secretary of the Education and Public Health Work Committee of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee.
Shanghai's long-term commitment became the most powerful engine to maintain development in a time of complex challenges and dynamic change.
In the first three quarters of the year, Shanghai certified 46 regional headquarters established by multinational companies and 17 foreign-funded research and development centers.
By the end of September, the city was home to the regional headquarters of 877 multinational corporations, as well as 523 foreign-funded R&D centers.
Recovery in progress
Shanghai experienced an economic slowdown in the first half of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and uncertainties in the global market. The city recorded better-than-expected economic results though in the first nine months of 2022.
The city government said Shanghai's economy is on track for a V-shaped recovery in its major economic indicators in the third quarter, reflecting its strong resilience and vitality.
In the first nine months, Shanghai's GDP stood at 3.1 trillion yuan, a 1.4 percent decline year-on-year. While that was down from the same period a year ago, that figure represented an improvement of 4.3 percentage points over the year-to-year percentage change of the first six months.
Its industrial added value of enterprises with annual revenue of 20 million yuan or above grew 14.9 percent year-on-year.
The city also recorded recovery signals in areas such as consumption.
The new energy vehicle industry reported a 65.4 percent year-on-year increase in the third quarter.
From January to September, the new-generation of information technology industry and the biomedicine industry recorded a year-on-year growth of 13.8 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively.
Foreign trade maintained a two-digit growth rate for three consecutive months since July. The total volume of foreign trade increased 16.6 percent year-on-year.
In an effort to better manage market uncertainties and bolster business recovery, especially of hard-hit industries, Shanghai is setting more policies to boost the business environment and unleash its market potential. Shanghai's government announced on Sept 28 some 22 new measures, on top of the 50 measures released at the end of May and 21 measures in March, to bolster economic recovery in the city.
Companies in Shanghai have seen signs of recovery in the last few months. CBRE, a worldwide real estate services and investment company, said Shanghai's economy has been steadily revived, new momentum has been accumulated, and the level of opening-up has further improved.
"Positive trends can be seen in the commercial real estate sector where our company is located. Our latest data shows that office leasing demand in Shanghai in the third quarter rose more than 270 percent quarter-on-quarter, and was the largest in China," the company said.
Benefiting from Shanghai's sound service system and investment environment for foreign-funded enterprises, CBRE's professional real estate consulting services have maintained high-quality development. CBRE established its China headquarters in Shanghai in 2018 for the city's openness, innovation and inclusive environment.
Promoting Shanghai at CIIE
The 2022 Shanghai City Promotion Convention, an annual investment event during the China International Import Expo, opens on Sunday to showcase the charms of the city.
The 2022 session features welcome speeches, keynote speeches, release of policies, and a new projects signing ceremony. Government officials of Shanghai, executives of global companies, representatives of international organizations and research institutes are attending the event. Before the convention, promotional activities were organized around the world in the cities of Los Angeles, the US; Frankfurt, Germany; Osaka, Japan; and London, the United Kingdom.
"The Shanghai City Promotion Convention, held at the same period with the CIIE for three consecutive years, fully demonstrates Shanghai's confidence and determination in opening up to the outside world," said Zhang from DuPont.
Over the last few years, the annual CIIE has played a vital role in attracting foreign investors to Shanghai. The trade fair not only offered a platform for global exhibitors to sell their products, but also allowed enterprises to look into the Chinese market and observe the latest market trends.
"The annual CIIE is an international event that brings together the world's most high-quality and dynamic trade investors to China and Shanghai. It is a major measure taken by China to promote a new round of high-level opening-up and economic globalization," Zhu Yi, deputy director of the Shanghai Commission of Commerce, said while attending a promotional event on Oct 20.
Italian healthcare equipment developer DiaSorin decided to construct a production plant in Baoshan district of Shanghai after taking part at the 2020 CIIE. Its new plant will begin operations next year.
The company also plans to move its R&D center to Shanghai in 2023 to better serve the local market. Looking ahead, Shanghai will amplify the spillover effects of the CIIE to attract more quality foreign investment projects to the area.
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Colton Herta so firmly believes Andretti Autosport can return to the top of IndyCar that he announced a four-year extension Tuesday through 2027 before Roger Penske or Chip Ganassi even got a shot at signing the American.
Herta’s current contract with Andretti runs through next season, and with his Formula One aspirations temporarily on hold, Herta believes he can win in IndyCar with Michael Andretti.
Andretti Autosport last won the IndyCar championship in 2012 and last won the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 with Alexander Rossi. With Rossi now headed to McLaren next year, Herta entering his fifth IndyCar season will be Andretti’s most veteran series driver.
“I see what’s going on in the background, I see the drive and there’s a lot of investment coming into the team,” Herta said in a telephone interview with The Associated Press. “I believe in the future. It didn’t matter what anyone else had to say. I believe in where Andretti is headed.”
The investment comes from a concurrent four-year extension announced with sponsor Gainbridge, a loyal Andretti partner. And the belief might come from hope that a path to F1 might still be in play for Herta with Andretti.
“Racing in F1 is still a goal of mine. I still think it’s a possibility. But it’s not going to happen next year, obviously,” Herta told The AP. “But in the next few years? It can still be a possibility. There’s no clear path for me for next year. Does that mean that Michael could not get a team for ’24? A lot of things can happen.”
And so comes to a close the rollercoaster year for the 22-year-old Herta, who at times seemed poised to become the first American driver on the F1 grid since Rossi in 2015. His chance was scuttled by the FIA, the governing body for F1, which would not grant Herta the Super License required to compete in the global series.
So he signed an IndyCar renewal with Andretti Autosport, as Michael Andretti tries to get two-car Andretti Global onto the current 10-team F1 grid. Andretti, with assistance in part from Gainbridge, had hoped to convince the FIA to expand the grid and planned to bring Herta with him.
But the existing F1 teams are unwelcoming to grid expansion and wealth redistribution, and although Herta was free to leave Andretti for an F1 opportunity under his existing contract, the lack of a Super License has him currently relegated to IndyCar.
He said this extension can move him to F1 with Andretti should Andretti land a team, but leaving the Andretti IndyCar organization for an F1 opportunity will be more complicated in the future.
“I’m never going to be disappointed driving IndyCar. I am perfectly happy driving IndyCar,” Herta said. “This is not a fallback plan, and I was never going to be disappointed if I never got a shot at F1.”
From the IndyCar perspective the signing is huge: The No. 10 at Chip Ganassi Racing is expected to open when Alex Palou moves to McLaren in 2024, reigning series champion Will Power is entering a contract year on the No. 12 with Team Penske, and six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon turns 43 next season — his 21st year with Ganassi.
“I have a lot of trust and integrity where I am,” Herta told The AP. “And a lot of money is nice, but you get a lot of money by winning a lot of races, too.”
There’s been a ton of F1 hype surrounding Herta, who this year signed a testing contract with McLaren. But Herta presently lacks the points required to obtain F1’s mandatory license, in large part because IndyCar is undervalued in the ranking system. The FIA does not govern IndyCar, or NASCAR for that matter, and essentially rates both as mid-pack series.
Red Bull had asked that Herta, a seven-race winner who in 2019 became IndyCar’s youngest ever winner days before his 19th birthday, be granted a waiver for a Super License. Had the FIA not refused, Red Bull had hoped to put Herta at its AlphaTauri junior team next season.
The lack of a license essentially shut the door on F1 for Herta for now, and the Californian did not even attend last week’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
Herta was a popular figure at the Miami Grand Prix in May when he attended as a guest of McLaren, asked to sit in the F1 car and requested a diagram of the steering wheel. When Herta showed up two months later at a McLaren F1 test in complete preparation, he wowed on the track, word spread, and rival teams developed sudden interest in landing the American.
“I think IndyCar should probably be re-evaluated in the Super License system,” Herta told The AP. “I think IndyCar is undervalued. I understand we’re not an FIA championship, we don’t bring any money or anything like that to the FIA, so I guess it makes more sense that they draw attention to their championships.
“But I think to be fair, if you are going to claim to be the top championship in the world with the best drivers, you should probably give everyone a fair shot.”
Herta said he fell out of McLaren’s rotation when he began speaking with AlphaTauri.
There’s also less urgency surrounding Herta now that Williams plans to promote F2 driver Logan Sargeant of Florida into F1 next year should the 21-year-old earn his Super License by season’s end. That would give Williams the win in scoring the newest American driver from F1’s fastest-growing market.
Herta and Sargeant grew up karting against each other and both tried Europe as teenagers, but Herta returned to America and Indy Lights when finances ran thin. The wealthier Sargeant was able to stay the course in Europe.
“I was always about a year ahead of him, but we had similar paths,” Herta said. “I’m really happy to see this happening for him and it’s so cool to see an American make it.”
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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday gave preliminary approval for the creation of a national guard overseen by an ultranationalist Cabinet minister with a long record of anti-Arab rhetoric and stunts.
Netanyahu agreed to move ahead on the force last week after he postponed a contentious government plan to overhaul the judiciary as a way to keep National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from quitting the coalition.
Critics say the new force is effectively a personal militia for Ben-Gvir, a former far-right activist who has been convicted several times for incitement and support for a Jewish terror group. Ben-Gvir says the force is meant to fill in gaps in areas where police are spread thin, including in crime-ridden Arab communities, as well as dealing with Arab-Jewish violence and other issues.
The force is expected to enlist hundreds at first and cost millions of dollars. The recruits' precise duties and authorities were unclear.
Netanyahu's office said Sunday that his Cabinet approved the establishment of the force, but that a committee comprised of Israel’s existing security agencies would determine the guard’s authorities and whether it would be subordinate to the police, or take orders directly from Ben-Gvir, as he demands. The committee has 90 days to make its recommendations.
The idea of a national guard was already in the works, created by a previous government after Arab-Jewish violence broke out in mixed cities in May 2021 during a war with Hamas. But Ben-Gvir's desire to have it answer to him rather than to police is what has sparked criticism.
The force comes at a time of surging tensions between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, which has led to one of the deadliest periods in those territories in years.
Ben-Gvir, a hardline West Bank settler, has repeatedly carried out what the Palestinians view as provocations, like visiting a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, and the idea of a force loyal to him is seen by many as problematic.
It remains to be seen whether the plan will be implemented. The force requires a change in current legislation to become official, and Netanyahu has reneged on promises to his political partners in the past.
Israeli media reported that the current police chief, Kobi Shabtai, opposes the new guard.
In a letter to Ben-Gvir and Netanyahu, Shabtai said the force was “needless” and that it could cause greater harm than good because it would confuse citizens and officers, the reports said. Moshe Karadi, a former police chief, said Saturday it was dangerous to grant a politician such power, suggesting Ben-Gvir could use the force to stage a coup.
Other government ministers also reportedly objected to their budgets being cut to allocate funds for the new force.
Netanyahu's decision to grant the force to Ben-Gvir also revved up a robust anti-government protest movement, which has been demonstrating for nearly three months against the overhaul and which has pledged to stand against the new guard. Tens of thousands protested again on Saturday night, despite the overhaul having been paused.
Protesters on Saturday dressed up as mock recruits for Ben-Gvir's force, wearing black uniforms with their faces covered and chanting “with blood, with fire, we'll protect the tyrant.”
Tens of thousands of Israelis spilled into the streets last week in a spontaneous burst of anger and workers went on strike after Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had urged the prime minister to put the overhaul on hold, citing concerns about the damage to the military. Netanyahu paused the overhaul in response to the protests. | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/israel-advances-national-guard-force-for-right-wing-minister-benjamin/507-b4ca8eb2-d451-428f-a430-5e74ae804a45 | 2023-04-03 02:42:25 | 1 | https://www.kens5.com/article/news/nation-world/israel-advances-national-guard-force-for-right-wing-minister-benjamin/507-b4ca8eb2-d451-428f-a430-5e74ae804a45 |
American Academy of Ophthalmology joins the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Association of Certified Orthoptists to provide guidance on vision disorders following a concussion
SAN FRANCISCO, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Concussion is a common injury in childhood, affecting about 1.4 million children and adolescents annually in the United States. Many of them will find it difficult to return to play or school after a concussion because they have trouble reading, experience blurred vision, difficulty focusing, and eye fatigue. The good news is that most of these visual symptoms resolve on their own by four weeks. However, up to one-third may need to be referred to a specialist for further assessment and treatment.
To make sure children are identified early and given proper treatment, the American Academy of Ophthalmology teamed up with the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Association of Certified Orthoptists to write a policy statement and clinical report. The statement and report were published today in the journal Pediatrics.
Because children are not always able to describe their symptoms clearly, the screening and diagnostic tools contained in the report will help guide physicians when evaluating patients with concussions.
According to the statement, specialists with experience in comprehensive concussion management – such as those in sports medicine, neurology, neuropsychology, physiatry and ophthalmology – can help with further assessment and treatment when necessary.
The statement also identifies "vision therapy" – a practice commonly promoted for the treatment of concussion – as an intervention for which there is insufficient evidence of efficacy.
"There remains a lack of high-quality evidence to support isolated treatment of visual symptoms, such as double vision or blurred vision, after concussion with vision therapy; additional study is needed," according to the report.
"Vision therapy" consists of supervised in-office and at home reinforcement exercises performed over weeks to months to improve visual functions after the concussion. In addition to exercises, lenses ("training glasses"), prisms, filters, patches, electronic targets, or balance boards may be used.
"Early identification of children who need help and getting them appropriate care can help reduce the negative effects of concussion," said Christie L. Morse, MD, FAAP, a pediatric ophthalmologist and reviewer of the statement and clinical report. "This report is important because pediatricians play a significant role in identifying children who will need school accommodations and management of the injury throughout recovery, or even extra care from a specialist. A pediatrician can recommend academic accommodations such as larger font, preprinted notes, and temporary use of books on tape."
About the American Academy of Ophthalmology
The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the world's largest association of eye physicians and surgeons. A global community of 32,000 medical doctors, we protect sight and empower lives by setting the standards for ophthalmic education and advocating for our patients and the public. We innovate to advance our profession and to ensure the delivery of the highest-quality eye care. Our EyeSmart® program provides the public with the most trusted information about eye health. For more information, visit aao.org.
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SAN ANGELO, Texas — Diann Bayes has served the role of Discover San Angelo vice president for the past five years.
She recently announced she is leaving her position for a new role in Tyler, and a farewell celebration is being organized in her honor.
The "come and go" party will take place from 3-5 p.m. Dec. 16 at the San Angelo Visitor Center, 418 W. Avenue B, and all are welcome. There will be light refreshments for all who attend.
Starting back in 2017, Bayes started an award-winning website as well as a YouTube channel, LinkedIn page and Pinterest page for Discover San Angelo.
The next year, she received first place at the Texas Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau Annual Convention National Tourism Week promotion among other awards.
In 2019, one of her many accomplishments was to help designate a Texas Music Friendly Community by the Texas Music Office under the Governor's office.
A year later, she helped San Angelo to receive the ranking of #1 True Western Town in the United States by True West Magazine and the San Angelo Visitor Center was also named as a TripAdvisor Traveler's Choice awardee for keeping a 4.5 or higher yearly ranking position.
Last year in 2021, San Angelo was named as "Destination of the Year" by the Texas Travel Awards and in 2022, Bayes helped create a new logo for Discover San Angelo while initiating a new website.
After being involved in these accomplishments and more, Bayes has been a successful member of Discover San Angelo and her fellow staff members from the Chamber of Commerce will be supporting her endeavors. | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/discover-san-angelo-honors-vice-president-with-farewell-celebration/504-5b119dd5-69f2-48c5-9bcd-71502c5be6c3 | 2022-12-14 22:34:44 | 0 | https://www.myfoxzone.com/article/news/local/discover-san-angelo-honors-vice-president-with-farewell-celebration/504-5b119dd5-69f2-48c5-9bcd-71502c5be6c3 |
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ademi LLP is investigating AVEO (NASDAQ: AVEO) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law in its transaction with LG Chem.
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Ademi LLP alleges AVEO's financial outlook and prospects are excellent and yet AVEO holders will receive only $15.00 per share in an all-cash transaction with an implied equity value of $566 million on a fully diluted basis. The transaction agreement unreasonably limits competing bids for AVEO by imposing a significant penalty if AVEO accepts a superior bid. AVEO insiders will receive substantial benefits as part of change of control arrangements.
We are investigating the conduct of AVEO's board of directors, and whether they are (i) fulfilling their fiduciary duties to all shareholders, and (ii) obtaining a fair and reasonable price for AVEO.
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – UPDATE
The lockout at E.C. Glass High School and Dearington Elementary School have been lifted, according to Lynchburg City Schools.
School officials say the lockouts were due to police activity in the community, unrelated to the schools or students.
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E.C. Glass High School and Dearington Elementary School are on lockout due to police activity in the community, according to Lynchburg City Schools.
School division officials say all students and staff are safe.
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BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court on Friday rejected a collector’s complaint against the inclusion of a painting he bought at auction in a database used to document works which may have been expropriated as a result of Nazi persecution.
The plaintiff, who acquired the painting “Calabrian Coast” by German artist Andreas Achenbach at an auction in London in 1999, argued that the entry in the Lost Art Database and the triggering in Canada of an Interpol search for the work impaired his ownership of it.
He called for the defendants — the trustees of a Canadian trust that manages the estate of Jewish art dealer Max Stern — to desist from asserting ownership of the painting, or to be ordered to have the entry in the database deleted. The collector, whose identity the Federal Court of Justice didn’t publish, was unsuccessful in lower courts.
The federal court ruled that “the announcement of missing cultural property on the Lost Art Database’s web page, if based upon true facts, does not represent an impairment of ownership” and doesn’t entitle the current owner to have the listing deleted.
The court said that the trustees hadn’t asserted that they were the painting’s rightful owners, either in the German database or in an Interpol database entry. It left open whether the collector might have a case against the German-based foundation that operates the Lost Art Database, which wasn’t involved in this legal case.
The painting in question was in the possession of the Stern gallery in Duesseldorf, which Stern ran, from 1931 to 1937. In 1935, he was banned from exercising his profession, though the order wasn’t initially implemented. In March 1937, he sold the painting to an individual from Essen, Germany; and in September that year, he was forced to give up his gallery. He then emigrated to Canada via England.
In 2016, an “announcement of missing cultural property” on the painting was published at the defendants’ request in the Lost Art Database, whose purpose is to bring together heirs of people who may have been dispossessed as a result of Nazi persecution with current owners to find a “just and fair solution.”
The plaintiff was informed of the database entry and the Interpol search while the painting was being exhibited in Baden-Baden, Germany. | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-court-rejects-collectors-complaint-against-listing-in-nazi-era-lost-art-database/ | 2023-07-21 16:25:18 | 0 | https://www.wfla.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-german-court-rejects-collectors-complaint-against-listing-in-nazi-era-lost-art-database/ |
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern America, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more in Las Vegas, was apparently angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to a fellow gambler.
An FBI interview with the gunman’s fellow gambler is detailed in hundreds of pages of documents made public this week. The gambler, whose name is redacted in the documents, said he believed the stress could have easily caused gunman Stephen Paddock “to snap.” Paddock, 64, was a video poker player who relied on gambling as his main source of income.
The revelation comes years after the FBI in Las Vegas and the local police department concluded their investigations without a definitive motive, although both agencies said Paddock burned through more than $1.5 million, became obsessed with guns, and distanced himself from his girlfriend and family in the months leading up to the massacre.
In a statement Thursday, Las Vegas police defended their inconclusive findings and dismissed the importance of the documents released this week in response to an open-records request from the Wall Street Journal.
“We were unable to determine a motive for the shooter,” the statement said. “Speculating on a motive causes more harm to the hundreds of people who were victims that night.”
Still, the cache of documents offer a new view into the gunman’s mindset through interviews with neighbors, acquaintances and employees of the Las Vegas casinos he frequented.
Those interviewed by the FBI described Paddock as a “strange” introvert who never made eye contact and only wanted to talk about gambling, while the gunman’s fellow gambler told the FBI that Paddock was “very upset” that the red-carpet treatment for high rollers seemed to be fading.
According to the gambler, casinos had previously treated high rollers like Paddock to free cruises, flights, penthouse suites, rides in “nice cars” and wine country tours. But in the years before the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting in Las Vegas, the gambler said casinos had begun banning some high rollers “for playing well and winning large quantities of money.” Paddock himself had been banned from three Reno casinos, according to the documents.
Kelly McMahill, a former Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department official who headed the agency’s criminal investigation into the shooting, said there was no strong indication that Paddock’s actions were driven by resentment toward the casino industry.
“There’s no way that LVMPD would have hidden any potential motive from our victims and survivors for five years,” McMahill said.
The 10-minute massacre unfolded on the final night of the three-day Route 91 Harvest Music Festival across the street from the Mandalay Bay resort, where Paddock was staying on the 32nd floor.
Authorities have said Paddock unleashed a barrage of bullets into the crowd of 22,000 people from his corner suite with a commanding view of the Strip and the concert grounds.
His gambling habits made him a sought-after casino patron. Mandalay Bay employees gave him the $590-per-night suite for free and let him use a private service elevator to take up his multiple suitcases. Hidden inside those suitcases were the guns he’d use for the massacre.
A dozen of Paddock’s weapons were modified with rapid-fire “bump stocks,” attachments that effectively convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automated weapons. Some had bipod braces and scopes. Authorities said his guns had been legally purchased.
But before setting up his perch in the Mandalay Bay, Paddock also researched other large venues. He booked rooms overlooking Chicago’s Lollapalooza festival in August 2017 and the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas near the Strip.
“What we know from (Paddock’s internet) search history is that he was looking for a large crowd of people, which, of course, he ended up finding,” said McMahill, the former Las Vegas police official.
A spokesperson for the FBI in Las Vegas declined to comment. In the agency’s final report released in 2019, it said Paddock had sought notoriety in the attack and maybe wanted to follow in his father’s criminal footsteps. The report also said his physical and mental health was declining as his wealth diminished.
Paddock acted alone, killed himself as SWAT officers closed in and left no note about his motive for the rampage.
“If we ever discover a motive, whether it’s 10 years from now, 20 years from now, I have faith that LVMPD would contact victims first before making something public,” McMahill said. “It’s the right thing to do.” | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/new-fbi-docs-las-vegas-mass-shooter-was-angry-at-casinos/ | 2023-03-31 10:12:59 | 1 | https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/national/new-fbi-docs-las-vegas-mass-shooter-was-angry-at-casinos/ |
Tech innovator wins $1.7M to bring training & maintenance into the 21st century
GRAPEVINE, Texas, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Air Force wants the same 3D technology Weber provides customers for help assembling their grills. But instead of barbecuing steaks, airmen will learn to do their jobs faster. AFVentures/AFWERX is awarding BILT Incorporated a $1.7M Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) to extend their investment in 3D Intelligent Instructions®. The innovation will increase readiness by improving efficiency and reducing errors.
A TACFI allows Air Force leadership to accelerate strategic investment in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) companies that generate the most demand across the force. Interactive instructions are gaining traction with end users like maintainers and technicians; with thousands of commercial products on BILT, the number of military members exposed to the app's capability is increasing. One airman used BILT to install a ceiling fan and immediately recognized the impact it could have on military maintenance.
"Innovation is critical to mission readiness," says BILT President & COO Ahmed Qureshi. He says BILT will work closely with Air Force leaders to continue testing the 3D solution in order to maximize user progress and competency. BILT's portal allows operations analysts to gather data on performance as well as user feedback. New recruits may not come as mechanically proficient as past generations, he says, "but their sweet spot is tech. They can teach themselves anything with the right tools…but those tools are not technical manuals."
BILT recently completed work on an Air Force SBIR Phase II contract. One of the primary TACFI requirements is to secure investment from the private sector. Silverton Partners, an Austin-based venture capital firm, invested in BILT last year, providing the matching funds.
"There's a valley of death between SBIR Phases II and III," says Silverton Principal Matthew Saitta. "But we're going to bridge that gap, because our service members deserve BILT."
BILT Intelligent Instructions revolutionize assembly, installation, maintenance, and repair. Users can manipulate 3D animated images on a touchscreen for optimum understanding. They can replay steps instantly or skip ahead to where they need help. For more information, download BILT on iOS or Android or go to BILTapp.com.
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Season of ups and downs positions Coyotes for good seed in Summit Tournament
USD wrapping up stretch of five games in ten days
Published: Feb. 3, 2023 at 11:05 PM CST|Updated: 16 minutes ago
VERMILLION, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The South Dakota men’s basketball polished off North Dakota State last night in Vermillion to keep themselves very much in the hunt for a high seed in next month’s Summit League Tournament.
Tasos Kamateros scored 23 points and USD led by as many as 18 on their way to a 71-62 victory over the Bison. The Coyotes are now 2-2 on a five game in ten day stretch.
Though there have been a lot of ups and downs during this stretch, and entire season, USD still controls their own destiny for playing their way into a higher seed in the Summit League Tournament.
The Yotes host North Dakota tomorrow at 1:00 PM.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces several key executive leadership appointments and promotions, reflecting the increased commercial focus of the Company and ongoing succession planning.
Richard Valeix promoted to Group Chief Commercial Officer
Richard Valeix, who has been in the role of Chief Executive Officer of Telix's Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations since joining Telix in May 2021, has been appointed to the newly created role of Group Chief Commercial Officer. This key global leadership role will oversee commercialisation strategy and activities for Telix's late-stage pipeline assets including the global rollout of Illuccix and launch of TLX250-CDx, Telix's kidney cancer imaging agent for which the Company recently reported positive Phase III data.
Richard is a highly experienced business leader, with marketing and sales and general management experience in large pharmaceutical companies, having previously held senior roles at Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA), a Novartis company, Ipsen and Roche.
Raphael Ortiz has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer - EMEA. He has held the position of Chief Operating Officer - EMEA since joining in January 2022. Raphael has more than 20 years of pharmaceutical industry experience across finance, business development, marketing, sales and general management and has previously held senior roles at AAA, where he established radioligand therapy operations for the Asia Pacific region.
Change of Company Secretary
Telix also announces that Genevieve Ryan joins as Group Company Secretary, effective today, 5 December 2022. Genevieve brings 17 years' experience in legal and governance roles, including most recently at Orora Limited (Orora, ASX: ORA), where she had the broad remit of General Counsel - Governance, Corporate & Commercial. Prior to Orora, Genevieve spent almost ten years at Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (API), including in the roles of Senior Legal Counsel, Alternate Company Secretary, and Compliance Officer Australia and New Zealand.
Genevieve holds Honours degrees in Science and Law from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma of Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia. Genevieve is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia. She replaces Melanie Farris who has retired from the role of Group Company Secretary to take on a broader portfolio as Senior Vice President Global Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC). Melanie has served as Group Company Secretary since March 2017, prior to the Company's listing on the ASX, and has over 18 years' experience in governance and corporate operations.
Dr. Christian Behrenbruch, Telix Group CEO and Managing Director said, "These leadership appointments are a result of ongoing succession planning to ensure Telix has an optimal mix of skills and experience as we prepare to enter a new phase with a portfolio of multiple commercial products. I congratulate Richard, Raphael and Melanie on their new roles and am pleased that we are able to identify and develop talent to support the Company as it continues to grow. I'm also pleased to welcome Genevieve Ryan as Group Company Secretary, who brings a new depth of experience working within ASX-200 companies."
About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited
Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialisation of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical-stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical need in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: TLX). For more information visit www.telixpharma.com and follow Telix on Twitter (@TelixPharma) and LinkedIn.
Telix's lead product, gallium-68 (68Ga) gozetotide (also known as 68Ga PSMA-11) injection, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA),[1] and by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA),[2] and by Health Canada.[3]
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This announcement is not intended as promotion or advertising directed to any healthcare professional or other audience in any country worldwide (including Australia, United States and the United Kingdom). This announcement may include forward-looking statements that relate to anticipated future events, financial performance, plans, strategies or business developments. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as "may", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "anticipate", "outlook", "forecast" and "guidance", or other similar words. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company's good-faith assumptions as to the financial, market, regulatory and other risks and considerations that exist and affect the Company's business and operations in the future and there can be no assurance that any of the assumptions will prove to be correct. In the context of Telix's business, forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements about: the initiation, timing, progress and results of Telix's preclinical and clinical studies, and Telix's research and development programs; Telix's ability to advance product candidates into, enrol and successfully complete, clinical studies, including multi-national clinical trials; the timing or likelihood of regulatory filings and approvals, manufacturing activities and product marketing activities; the commercialisation of Telix's product candidates, if or when they have been approved; estimates of Telix's expenses, future revenues and capital requirements; Telix's financial performance; developments relating to Telix's competitors and industry; and the pricing and reimbursement of Telix's product candidates, if and after they have been approved. Telix's actual results, performance or achievements may be materially different from those which may be expressed or implied by such statements, and the differences may be adverse. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should read this announcement together with our risk factors, as disclosed in our most recently filed reports with the ASX or on our website.
To the maximum extent permitted by law, Telix disclaims any obligation or undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or a change in expectations or assumptions.
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[1] ASX disclosure 20 December 2021.
[2] ASX disclosure 2 November 2021.
[3] ASX disclosure 14 October 2022.
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LOS ANGELES — Jurors in Danny Masterson’s rape retrial finished their first day of deliberations Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the case against the former “That ’70s Show” star.
The jury of seven women and five men got the case in the morning when prosecutors finally finished their rebuttal after all-day closing arguments a day earlier. They deliberated for about 3 and a half hours before going home, without asking any questions or giving an indication of how discussions were going. They resume Thursday morning.
Late last year, a jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case against Masterson involving rape allegations by three women, and Los Angeles Judge Charlaine Olmedo declared a mistrial.
Prosecutors said in their closing argument Tuesday that Masterson drugged the women in order to assault them, then relied on his status as a prominent member in the Church of Scientology to avoid consequences for decades.
“You don’t want to have sex? You don’t have a choice," Deputy District Attorney Ariel Anson told the jury. "The defendant makes that choice for these victims. And he does it over and over and over again.”
After closing arguments, Masterson's attorney Philip Cohen made a motion for a mistrial, one of several that he made during the three-week trial, because of the prosecution's mention of drugging, which is not part of the charges. Olmedo rejected the motion, saying that the prosecution was acting within the bounds of her pre-trial decision by allowing them to assert that the women were drugged.
Masterson, 47, has pleaded not guilty to raping three women at his home between 2001 and 2003. During the defense's closing, Cohen told jurors that the women's accounts are so full of inconsistencies that there is more than enough reasonable doubt for jurors to acquit Masterson.
Cohen emphasized the lack of any physical evidence of drugging, with the investigation that led to Masterson's arrest coming some 15 years after the alleged rapes.
“Miss Anson presented a case as if she was arguing a drugging case," Cohen said. "Maybe it’s because there is no evidence of force or violence.”
Scientology played an outsized role during the trial. Masterson is a member, and all three women are former members. Prosecutors said the institution protected him, and helped convince the women that they were not raped and could not go to authorities to report a fellow Scientologist in good standing. The church denied having any such policy.
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NO. 22-4-02675-1
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(RW 11.40.030)
Superior Court of Washington
County of Pierce
IN RE THE ESTATE OF:
ROY LEON MASENGALE, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must present the claim: (a) Before the time when the claim would be barred by any applicable statute of limitations, and (b) In the manner provided in RCW 11.40.070: (i) By filing the original of the claim with the foregoing Court, and (ii) By serving on or mailing to me at the address below a copy of the claim. The claim must be presented by the later of: (a) Thirty (30) days after I served or mailed this Notice as provided in RCW 11.40.020(1)(c), or (b) Four (4) months after the date of first publication of this Notice. If the claim is not presented within this time period, the claim will be forever barred except as provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective for claims against both the Decedent’s probate and non-probate assets. DATED this 13th day of December, 2022.
/s/ CAROL ELAINE MASENGALE,
Personal Representative
Address:
13517 15th Ave South
Tacoma, WA 98444
Telephone: (253) 537-7273
DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS with Clerk of Court: December 13, 2022.
Date of First Publication: December 16, 2022
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carol Leigh, a San Francisco activist who is credited with coining the term “sex work” and who sought for decades to improve conditions for prostitutes and others in the adult entertainment business, has died. She was 71.
Kate Marquez, the executor of her estate, said Leigh died Wednesday of cancer, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday.
A former prostitute, Leigh devoted herself to campaigning on behalf of those in the “sex work industry,” a term she coined as the title for a panel discussion she attended at a feminist anti-pornography conference in 1978, according to an essay she wrote.
The term has become generally used by public health officials, academic researchers and others.
“Carol defined sex work as a labor issue, not a crime, not a sin,” Marquez said. “It is a job done by a million people in this country who are stigmatized and criminalized by working to support their families.”
“Ultimately, Leigh argued that until sex workers are included in the conversations about feminism, sexuality and legality -– conversations from which they have historically been excluded -– sex workers will remain fragmented rather than collective, and stigmatisation will abound,” said a tweet Thursday from SWARM (Sex Worker Advocacy and Resistance Movement), which describes itself as a sex worker-led collective founded in the United Kingdom in 2009.
Leigh co-founded BAYSWAN, also known as Bay Area Sex Worker Advocacy Network, which according to its website works with human rights activists to address problems such as human trafficking in the industry as well as labor and civil rights violations.
Leigh was deeply involved in advocacy for and aid to sex workers both in the United States and overseas and her concerns ranged from decriminalization to poverty, drug use and HIV. She also was a video artist and produced award-winning documentaries on “women’s issues and gay/lesbian issues,” according to her BAYSWAN biography.
She wrote and frequently performed a one-woman political satire play called “The Adventures of Scarlot Harlot,” and wrote a 2004 book titled “Unrepentant Whore: The Collected Work of Scarlot Harlot.” She also helped produce the San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival.
Born in New York City, Leigh had a bachelor’s degree in creative writing when she moved to San Francisco in 1977. She began working as a prostitute to earn money but her focus changed after she was raped by two men at a sex studio in 1979, she told SFGate in a 1996 interview.
She couldn’t file a crime report because her workplace would have been closed.
“The fact that I couldn’t go to the police to report the rape meant that I was not going to be able to protect other women from these rapists,” she said. “And I vowed to do something to change that.”
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- New IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud helps business leaders to assess gaps in their transformation journey
- More than half of respondents are currently concerned about security, while 53% believe ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult
- Nearly 70% surveyed say their team lacks the skills needed to sufficiently manage cloud environments
ARMONK, N.Y., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- New global market research from IBM (NYSE: IBM) revealed that more than 77% of respondents have adopted a hybrid cloud approach which can help drive digital transformation, yet the majority of responding organizations are struggling with the complexity to make all their cloud environments work together. As organizations face skills gaps, security challenges and compliance obstacles, less than one quarter of respondents across the globe manage their hybrid cloud environments holistically – which can create blind spots and put data at risk.
The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud commissioned by IBM and conducted by independent research firm, The Harris Poll, was created to help organizations map their cloud transformation and empower them to self-classify their progress. Built on a foundation that leverages insights from experienced cloud professionals, enterprises can use the Index to gain measurable metrics that can help quantify their progress and uncover areas of opportunity and growth. The Index consisted of more than 3,000 business and technology decision-makers from 12 countries and across 15 industries including financial services, manufacturing, government, telecommunications and healthcare, to understand where organizations are advancing, or merely emerging, on their transformation journeys.
The Index points to a strong correlation between hybrid cloud adoption and progress in digital transformation. In fact, 71% of those surveyed think it's difficult to realize the full potential of a digital transformation without having a solid hybrid cloud strategy in place. At the same time, only 27% of those surveyed possess the necessary characteristics to be considered as "advanced" in their transformation. So, why the disconnect? A sampling of findings include:
- Compliance: Businesses believe ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult – especially as we see enforcement of regulatory and compliance requirements heat up across the globe.
- Security: While businesses have embraced a variety of security techniques to secure workloads in the cloud, concerns about security still remain.
- Skills: As organizations face the realities of a talent shortage, they are failing to implement a holistic hybrid cloud strategy – which can create gaps in security and compliance and cause risk across cloud environments.
"As we see regulatory requirements grow across the globe, compliance is top of mind for business leaders. This concern is even greater for those in highly regulated industries. Yet at the same time, they are facing a growing threat landscape – one that demands holistic management of their multicloud environments to avoid the risks of a Frankencloud – an environment that's so disconnected, it's difficult to navigate and can be nearly impossible to secure, particularly against third and fourth party risks," said Howard Boville, Head of IBM Cloud Platform. "An integration strategy to bring together these different piece parts is what we believe separates the leaders from the rest of the pack – the alternative is to pay the price of the Frankencloud."
"The key value of cloud for businesses is rapid access to innovative technologies, data sources, and applications required to navigate current disruptions and transform businesses. No individual cloud can address all of an enterprise's requirements, so they must be able to use and effectively control hybrid cloud assets across many locations. IBM with its focus on providing a holistic hybrid cloud strategy is well positioned to help organizations address the security, data management and compliance complexities that can prevent them from taking full advantage of cloud innovation," says Rick Villars, Group Vice President of Worldwide Research at IDC.
The 2022 IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud revealed:
Lack of the right skills is inhibiting progress
When it comes to managing their cloud applications, 69% of respondents say their team lacks the skills needed to be proficient. This is a major roadblock to innovation, with more than a quarter of respondents saying skills and talent shortages are impeding their business's cloud objectives. The effects don't stop here – these limitations are also preventing organizations from leveraging the power of partnerships. More than one-third of respondents say a lack of technical skills is holding them back from integrating ecosystem partners into cloud environments. This challenge is even greater in the US, where nearly 40% admit to this lack of skills – pointing to the need for talent.
Exposure to cyberthreats continues to lurk despite embracing security techniques
While more than 90% of responding financial services, telecommunications and government organizations have adopted security tools such as confidential computing capabilities, multifactor authentication and more, gaps remain that are preventing organizations from driving innovation. In fact, 32% of overall respondents cite security as the top barrier for integrated workloads across environments and more than one quarter of respondents agree security concerns present a roadblock to achieving their cloud business goals.
Security concerns can even hold organizations back from unlocking the full potential of partnerships. As potential security gaps can cause third and fourth party risks to loom, respondents say data governance (49%) and cybersecurity (47%) are the top challenges to fully integrating their business ecosystem into the cloud. In Brazil, cyberthreats are an even greater concern to ecosystem innovation -- 51% say cybersecurity risks pose a major challenge for businesses that want to integrate business ecosystem partners into cloud environments.
Regulatory and compliance requirements remain center stage causing businesses to pause
With regulations on the rise, so too are compliance challenges. 53% of respondents believe that ensuring compliance in the cloud is currently too difficult and nearly one-third cite regulatory compliance issues as a key barrier for integrating workloads across private and public IT environments. In financial services, for example, more than a quarter of respondents agree that meeting industry requirements is holding them back from fully achieving their cloud objectives. These challenges span the globe and are especially prevalent in countries such as Singapore, China, India and Japan.
Based on the Index, IBM will launch an interactive tool to serve as a continual source of feedback for organizations to measure their transformation progress. With the ability to help companies assess how they fare against others, the tool will allow them to identify areas where transformation is stalled and where it may be excelling – unlocking the ability to diagnose and act with efficiency even against the real-world of complexity of cloud transformation.
IBM will make the IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud tool publicly available in the coming months, aiming to provide business leaders with valuable benchmarking insights that can inform their hybrid cloud strategies. The IBM Institute for Business Value also published a new report, "A Comparative Look at Enterprise Cloud Strategy" with an action guide for how leaders can use the Index to help advance their organizations' digital transformation.
Methodology:
This survey was conducted online in 12 countries (US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, India, Japan, China, Brazil, Spain, Singapore, Australia) by The Harris Poll on behalf of IBM from June 8th, 2022 to July 17th, 2022. The survey was conducted among 3,014 IT and business professionals in companies with annual revenue over $500M who have deep knowledge of their organization's Cloud strategy. The IBM Transformation Index: State of Cloud was developed by combining the data from 25+ question batteries of various formats across 9 Cloud-related dimensions that were informed by input from industry experts.
About IBM
IBM is a leading global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting services provider, helping clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. Nearly 3,800 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently, and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and business services deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity, and service. For more information, visit www.ibm.com.
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NEW YORK — No matter how you look at the numbers, “Halloween Ends” had a good opening weekend.
Touted as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, the slasher pic earned $41.3 million in ticket sales from 3,901 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. It’s the first film to open higher than $40 million since “Nope” debuted in July and it surpassed its production budget, which has been reported to be between $20 and $30 million. Including international showings, it boasts a global total of $58.4 million.
“We are extraordinarily excited that Blumhouse once again delivered an incredible film and another No. 1 opening,” said Jim Orr, Universal’s head of domestic distribution. “Jamie Lee Curtis had audiences across North America engaged and terrified.”
The film also renewed an evergreen debate about day-and-date movie releases and some in Hollywood are wondering whether it could have been even bigger if it hadn’t debuted simultaneously on Peacock, NBC Universal's streaming service.
Going into the weekend, some analysts had pegged “Halloween Ends” for an opening in the $50 to $55 million range. “Halloween Kills,” the previous installment in the David Gordon Green-directed “Halloween” trilogy,” opened day-and-date last year and still grossed $49 million on opening weekend.
Green’s first “Halloween,” by contrast, debuted to $76.2 million in 2018. But that was pre-pandemic, theatrical release only and the highly anticipated revival of a beloved franchise with good reviews. His subsequent “Halloween” films were more divisive among critics and fans, however. “Kills” had a 39% Rotten Tomatoes score while “Ends” has a 40% and still opened over $40 million.
“The day-and-date model was put to the test again, but I think this is a mandate in favor of the movie theater,” said Paul Dergarabedian, the senior media analyst for Comscore. “Audiences had the option to watch it at home but they chose to go to the theater."
Many studios experimented with day-and-date releases during the second year of the pandemic to varying results, but 2022 has seen most returning to traditional theatrical-first releases — especially for their most valuable brands and franchises.
Still, it triggered a self-proclaimed “rant” from filmmaker Christopher Landon, who tweeted this weekend that he felt his horror film “Freaky” was hurt by its simultaneous release in theaters and streaming in November 2020.
“Stop doing this. Please. It doesn’t work. Studios: stop gambling with filmmakers and their movies to try and prop up your fledgling streaming services,” Landon wrote on Twitter. “I begged the studio not to do this...We got hosed.”
Though there was likely some financial impact on “Halloween Ends,” it’s hard to glean exactly how much money was left on the table with the release. Peacock is notably smaller than many of its streaming competitors, with 13 million paid subscribers reported at the end of July. Studios also rarely release specific streaming data.
“Smile,” meanwhile, has continued to defy horror-movie odds with another strong weekend. Paramount’s original thriller added $12.4 million, bringing its domestic total to $71.2 million after three weeks.
Dergarabedian noted that it's rare two have two R-rated horror movies at the top of the box office charts.
“The appeal of being scared in a movie theater is time honored,” Dergarabedian said. “Throughout the pandemic, horror movies have grossed over $1 billion, and that’s just domestically.”
Third place for the weekend went to Sony’s “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” down 35% from its debut with $7.4 million, while “The Woman King” landed in fourth place with $3.7 million in its fifth weekend, bringing its domestic total to $59.7 million. “Amsterdam” rounded out the top five in weekend two with $2.9 million.
In limited release, United Artists Releasing's Mamie Till-Mobley film “TILL” got off to a strong start with $240,940 from only 16 locations. Director Chinonye Chukwu's fact-based account of Emmett Till's mother's quest for justice will be expanding in the coming weeks.
“Hats off to producers Barbara Broccoli, Keith Beauchamp, and Whoopi Goldberg who fought to get this movie made for decades,” said Erik Lomis, UAR’s President of Distribution. “This weekend, the film attracted an incredibly diverse, multi-generational audience, playing both ‘smarthouse’ and commercial venues. We’re off to a great start.”
Focus Features' “Tár," another buzzy awards contender, also expanded into 36 theaters this weekend — earning another $360,000 — and will continue opening in more markets over the next two weeks.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Halloween Ends,” $41.3 million.
2. “Smile,” $12.4 million.
3. “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile,” $7.4 million.
4. “The Woman King,” $3.7 million.
5. “Amsterdam,” $2.9 million.
6. “Don't Worry Darling,” $2.2 million.
7. “Barbarian,” $1.4 million.
8. “Bros,” $920,000.
9. “Terrifier 2,” $850,000.
10. “Top Gun: Maverick,” $685,000. | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/halloween-box-office-streaming/507-9cd3c2c9-d53e-4234-b729-22c0306cc4be | 2022-10-16 19:11:51 | 1 | https://www.kvue.com/article/news/nation-world/halloween-box-office-streaming/507-9cd3c2c9-d53e-4234-b729-22c0306cc4be |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the U.S. military would be rescinded under the annual defense bill heading for a vote this week in Congress, ending a directive that helped ensure the vast majority of troops were vaccinated but also raised concerns that it harmed recruitment and retention.
Republicans, emboldened by their new House majority next year, pushed the effort, which was confirmed Tuesday night when the bill was unveiled. House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy personally lobbied President Joe Biden in a meeting last week to roll back the mandate.
Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, said the removal of the vaccination requirement was essential for the defense policy bill to move forward.
“We have real recruitment and retention problems across all services. This was gas on the fire exacerbating our existing problem," Rogers said. “And the president said, you know, the pandemic is over. It's time for us to recognize that and remove this unnecessary policy."
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Monday that Biden told McCarthy he would consider lifting the mandate but Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had recommended it be kept.
“I would remind all of you that the Pentagon has a range of vaccines it has long required,” Jean-Pierre said Monday. “So this is nothing new.”
The vaccine provision is one of the more acrimonious differences in the annual defense bill that the House is looking to wrap up this week and send to the Senate. It sets policy and provides a roadmap for future investments. It’s one of the final bills Congress is expected to approve before adjourning, so lawmakers are eager to attach their top priorities to it.
Service members and the Defense Department's civilian workforce would get a 4.6% pay increase, according to a summary of the bill released Tuesday night. The legislation also requires a review of the rate of suicide in the Armed Forces since Sept. 11, 2001, broken down by service, occupational specialty and grade. It also requires the defense secretary to rescind the COVID-19 vaccination mandate.
Military leaders acknowledge that the vaccine requirement is one of several factors contributing to their recruiting struggles. It may dissuade some young people from enlisting, but officials don't know how many. This year the Army missed its recruiting goal by about 25%, while the other services scraped by.
The reasons, however, are complex. Two years of the pandemic shut off recruiters’ access to schools and events where they find prospects, and online recruiting was only marginally successful. Finding recruits is made more difficult by the ongoing nationwide labor shortage and the fact that only about 23% of young people can meet the military’s fitness, educational and moral requirements — with many disqualified for medical issues, criminal records, tattoos and other things.
A congressional aide familiar with the negotiations but not authorized to speak publicly said lawmakers supportive of the vaccine mandate concluded that it had accomplished what it was intended to do by achieving a high rate of vaccination throughout the service branches, and that meeting the Republican demands to rescind it would allow other priorities to advance.
The mandate was enacted through an August 2021 memorandum from Austin. It directed the secretaries of the various military branches to begin full vaccination of all members of the Armed Forces on active duty or in the National Guard or Reserve. They have not been required to also receive boosters.
Asked about the matter over the weekend, Austin told reporters he still supports the vaccine for U.S. troops.
“We lost a million people to this virus,” Austin said. “A million people died in the United States of America. We lost hundreds in DoD. So this mandate has kept people healthy.”
As of early this month, about 99% of the active-duty troops in the Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps had been vaccinated, and 98% of the Army. Service members who are not vaccinated are not allowed to deploy, particularly sailors or Marines on ships. There may be a few exceptions to that, based on religious or other exemptions and the duties of the service member.
The vaccination numbers for the Guard and Reserve are lower, but generally all are more than 90%.
More than 8,000 active-duty service members were discharged for failure to obey a lawful order when they refused the vaccine.
The Marine Corps, which is much smaller than the Army, Navy and Air Force, vastly outpaces them in the number of troops discharged, with 3,717 as of early this month. The Army – the largest service -- has discharged more than 1,800, while more than 1,600 were forced out by the Navy and 834 by the Air Force. The Air Force numbers include the Space Force.
The military services came under fire over the past year for approving only a limited number of religious exemptions to the vaccine requirement.
Military leaders have argued that troops for decades have been required to get as many as 17 vaccines in order to maintain the health of the force, particularly those deploying overseas. Recruits arriving at the military academies or at basic training get a regimen of shots on their first day — such as measles, mumps and rubella — if they aren’t already vaccinated. And they routinely get flu shots in the fall.
Service leaders have said that the number of troops who requested religious or other exemptions to any of those required vaccines — prior to the COVID pandemic — has been negligible.
The politicization of the COVID-19 vaccine, however, triggered an onslaught of exemption requests from troops. As many as 16,000 religious exemptions have been or are still pending, and only about 190 have been approved. Small numbers of temporary and permanent medical exemptions have also been granted.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the Defense Department made a rational decision in requiring a vaccine because “vaccines are the way you keep a community safe." But at the end of the day, the bill needs to have bipartisan support to pass.
“It seems to be very controversial among Republicans in particular. I'm not sure exactly why. Maybe it's just because the government is telling them that you need to do this," Hoyer said.
“Obviously," he added, "the more people you have well at any given time, the better off you are in responding immediately, but there's substantial sentiment on the other side of the aisle, which we need in the Senate, that believes differently, so we may have to compromise."
McCarthy said that while he applauded the end of the mandate, the Biden administration must do more. He said the Biden administration “must correct service records" and not stand in the way of reenlisting any service member discharged for not taking the COVID vaccine.
The defense bill will support up to about $858 billion in spending. Within this topline, the legislation authorizes nearly $817 billion for the Department of Defense and more than $30 billion for national security programs within the Department of Energy.
The bill provides funding that's about $45 billion above the president's budget request to address the effects of inflation, provide additional security assistance to Ukraine and accelerate other DoD priorities.
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Associated Press staff writer Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.
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MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Tonight: Sunday, June 25
Looking for Sunday's probable pitchers? Below, we list the expected starting pitchers for every game. Keep an eye out for one of the top matchups of the day, which features Nathan Eovaldi starting for the Rangers, and Gerrit Cole taking the ball for Yankees.
Read on to find the pitching matchups for every game on the calendar for June 25.
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Today's Probable Starting Pitchers
Cubs at Cardinals Probable Pitchers
The Chicago Cubs will send Marcus Stroman (9-4) to the mound as they face the Cardinals, who will counter with Matthew Liberatore (1-2) for the matchup between the clubs on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Cubs at Cardinals
- CHC Odds to Win: -160
- STL Odds to Win: +135
- Total: 11.5 runs
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Twins at Tigers Probable Pitchers
The Minnesota Twins will send Bailey Ober (4-4) to the bump as they take on the Tigers, who will look to Michael Lorenzen (2-5) when the teams play on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Twins at Tigers
- MIN Odds to Win: -145
- DET Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Mariners at Orioles Probable Pitchers
The Seattle Mariners will send George Kirby (6-6) to the bump as they play the Orioles, who will look to Kyle Bradish (3-3) for the matchup between the teams on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Mariners at Orioles
- SEA Odds to Win: -115
- BAL Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Rangers at Yankees Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Eovaldi (9-3) to the bump as they face the Yankees, who will hand the ball to Cole (8-1) when the clubs play on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Rangers at Yankees
- NYY Odds to Win: -115
- TEX Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Mets at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send Carlos Carrasco (2-3) to the mound as they face the Phillies, who will give the start to Zack Wheeler (6-4) for the game between the teams on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Mets at Phillies
- PHI Odds to Win: -175
- NYM Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 9 runs
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Athletics at Blue Jays Probable Pitchers
The Oakland Athletics will send Luis Medina (1-6) to the bump as they play the Blue Jays, who will hand the ball to Yusei Kikuchi (6-2) when the teams play Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Athletics at Blue Jays
- TOR Odds to Win: -275
- OAK Odds to Win: +220
- Total: 9.5 runs
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- Game Time: 1:37 PM ET
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Brewers at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Milwaukee Brewers will send Corbin Burnes (5-5) to the bump as they play the Guardians, who will counter with Aaron Civale (2-2) for the matchup between the clubs on Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Brewers at Guardians
- CLE Odds to Win: -110
- MIL Odds to Win: -110
- Total: 8 runs
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Pirates at Marlins Probable Pitchers
The Pittsburgh Pirates will send Johan Oviedo (3-7) to the mound as they play the Marlins, who will hand the ball to Eury Perez (4-1) when the clubs face off Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Pirates at Marlins
- MIA Odds to Win: -175
- PIT Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Royals at Rays Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Daniel Lynch (1-3) to the hill as they take on the Rays, who will counter with Tyler Glasnow (2-1) for the matchup between the teams Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Royals at Rays
- TB Odds to Win: -250
- KC Odds to Win: +200
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Braves at Reds Probable Pitchers
The Atlanta Braves will send Charlie Morton (6-6) to the mound as they play the Reds, who will hand the ball to Levi Stoudt (0-0) when the teams face off Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Braves at Reds
- ATL Odds to Win: -165
- CIN Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 11.5 runs
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Red Sox at White Sox Probable Pitchers
The Boston Red Sox will send Kutter Crawford (2-3) to the mound as they face the White Sox Sunday.
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Angels at Rockies Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Angels will send Tyler Anderson (4-1) to the bump as they play the Rockies, who will hand the ball to Austin Gomber (4-7) when the teams meet Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Angels at Rockies
- LAA Odds to Win: -150
- COL Odds to Win: +125
- Total: 13 runs
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Diamondbacks at Giants Probable Pitchers
The Arizona Diamondbacks will send Ryne Nelson (3-4) to the bump as they play the Giants, who will look to Anthony DeSclafani (4-6) when the teams meet Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Diamondbacks at Giants
- SF Odds to Win: -135
- ARI Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Nationals at Padres Probable Pitchers
The Washington Nationals will send MacKenzie Gore (3-6) to the bump as they take on the Padres, who will give the start to Seth Lugo (3-3) when the teams meet Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Nationals at Padres
- SD Odds to Win: -200
- WSH Odds to Win: +165
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Astros at Dodgers Probable Pitchers
The Houston Astros will send Hunter Brown (6-4) to the mound as they play the Dodgers, who will give the start to Tony Gonsolin (4-2) when the teams face off Sunday.
Vegas Odds for Astros at Dodgers
- LAD Odds to Win: -140
- HOU Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 8 runs
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FRASER TWP, MI — A Bay County man is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening Amazon delivery drivers with a shotgun.
About 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 7, sheriff’s deputies responded to North Elevator Road near East Anderson Road in Fraser Township for an assault complaint. They spoke with two men who said they had been in a vehicle delivering packages ordered from Amazon.
The men had been making the deliveries in a personal vehicle, they told deputies. The vehicle’s driver, wearing an Amazon vest, said he was having difficulty delivering the items due to a spotty internet connection, court records show.
After moving his vehicle to establish a better internet connection, he was reaching in back for a package when a man walked up to his driver’s side and pointed a double-barrel shotgun at him and his front-seat passenger, the man told deputies.
He said the armed man “told him he needed to get on down the road or he could get shot,” court records show. The Amazon driver tried explaining his situation to the man, who motioned with the gun barrel for them to move on, the man told deputies.
The driver’s passenger gave deputies the same account, according to their reports in court files.
Deputies went to the suspect’s house in the 400 block of North Elevator Road, finding 60-year-old resident Roy J. Barnes in a shed. Barnes was unarmed and told deputies he had seen a “suspicious vehicle,” court records show.
“I knew I should have called you guys but I didn’t,” Barnes told the deputies. “He was sitting in front of my neighbor’s house for 10 minutes. He then backs up over here and sits there for a minute. I don’t know if he delivered a package or not. … I grabbed my shotgun, walked up to him, and told him he needed to move on.”
Barnes said he held the shotgun in the air with both hands and denied pointing it at the men or threatening them with it. He told deputies he thought the men were “nosing around the neighborhood” and did not know they were Amazon workers.
Barnes went on to say the men never exited their vehicle. His girlfriend went to the neighboring house and found a package there, though Barnes said he did not know if it had been placed there by the Amazon workers.
Barnes showed deputies the shotgun in his shed, which was unloaded. He told the deputies he had never fired it before.
Deputies arrested Barnes and took him to the Bay County Jail.
“Once we got to the jail, Roy stated that he knew he messed up, but he does not think he should have been arrested for this,” deputies wrote in their reports.
Barnes on Aug. 8 was arraigned in Bay County District Court on two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, a four-year felony. The arraigning judge set his bond at $10,000 cash-surety or 10%, which the defendant has posted.
Barnes is to appear for a preliminary examination at 2 p.m. on Aug 22.
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NEW YORK, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired common shares of Energy Transfer stock between April 13, 2017 and December 20, 2021, both dates inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 2, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Energy Transfer LP made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (a) Energy Transfer had inadequate internal controls and procedures to prevent contractors from engaging in illegal conduct with regards to drilling activities, and/or failed to properly mitigate known issues related to such controls and procedures; (b) Energy Transfer, through its subsidiary Rover Pipeline, LLC, hired a third-party contractor to conduct Horizontal Directional Drilling Activities for the Rover Pipeline Project, whose conduct of adding illegal additives in the drilling mud caused severe pollution near the Tuscarawas River when a large inadvertent release took place on April 13, 2017; (c) Energy Transfer continually downplayed its potential civil liabilities when the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") was actively investigating the Energy Transfer's wrongdoing related to the April 13 release and consistently provided it with updated information about FERC's findings on this matter.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Energy Transfer you have until August 2, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Energy Transfer securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the ET lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/energy-transfer-lp-loss-submission-form-2?id=29220&from=4.
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– With a SaaS solution, Gusto X will support differentiated consumer experience and efficient store operation in the Southeast Asian F&B market starting from Singapore
– Gusto X plans to lead the global FoodTech solution industry with the technology of Yanolja Cloud and Yanolja F&B Solution, and BlueBasket's expertise
SEOUL, South Korea, June 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AI-based SaaS (Software-as-a-service) company, Yanolja Cloud (CEO Jongyoon Kim) newly launched a global FoodTech solution joint venture named 'Gusto X', with BlueBasket (CEO Yeojin Kim), the food distribution company headquartered in Singapore.
'Gusto' means 'taste' in Italian, and 'X' implies 'innovational technologies', meaning the aspiration and vision of the new joint venture to lead the global FoodTech solution industry. Yeojin Kim, the CEO of BlueBasket, will be serving as the CEO of Gusto X. The new joint venture plans to proactively drive its business in Southeast Asia markets starting from Singapore.
The vision of Gusto X is to lead the global FoodTech industry based on the SaaS solution of 'Yanolja F&B Solution', the subsidiary of Yanolja Cloud, and the infrastructure and expertise that BlueBasket has developed in the F&B (Food and Beverage) industry. First, Gusto X will reinforce the digital infrastructure for restaurants and the F&B distribution chains that have been operated offline mainly. Also, it will support differentiated consumer experience and efficient store operation through Yanolja F&B Solution's SaaS solution that covers store operation, reservation, consumer management, etc.
"Gusto X will offer a brand-new F&B experience to global consumers," said Yeojin Kim, the CEO of BlueBasket. "We will create a new global F&B value chain that SaaS solution technology and experience combined, and plan to lead the Southeast Asian F&B market starting from Singapore."
"Gusto X represents Yanolja Cloud's aspiration to expand its SaaS solution to the global FoodTech industry," said Jongyoon Kim, the CEO of Yanolja Cloud. "With Gusto X and Yanolja F&B Solution, we would like to keep accelerating the strategic partnerships and investments to complete the digital ecosystem of the global F&B industry."
About BlueBasket
BlueBasket (BlueBasket.com) is a food-specialized e-commerce company established in Singapore by Yeojin Kim, the founder of Gongcha Korea and Bounce. Based on the mission of combining the Korean color 'blue' and 'basket', the symbol of shopping, Korean food, ingredients, and lifestyle products are introduced locally at reasonable prices.
About Yanolja Cloud
As an AI-based global SaaS (Software-as-a-service) company, Yanolja Cloud leads the digitalization of various spaces such as accommodations, leisure, F&B, and residences. Based on the advantages of SaaS with installation and operation efficiency, the range of solutions has been expanded, and the solution is currently being provided in more than 60 languages to 43,000 hotel consumers in 170 countries around the world. Through innovative technologies such as AI, IoT, and blockchain and partnerships with global leading companies, Yanolja Cloud is building a cloud solution ecosystem that meets the needs of all partners, reservation channels, and consumers.
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In Group G, Sweden is the -549 favorite to finish first, and is +1400 to win the 2023 Women's World Cup.
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LAKELAND, Fla., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RetailFirst Insurance Group® announced today that AM Best has affirmed the Financial Strength Ratings of A- (Excellent) of its insurers RetailFirst® Insurance Company and BusinessFirst Insurance Company®.
This is the sixth consecutive year that both companies have received an A- (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating from AM Best. The rating is based on the insurers' financial strength and the ability to meet ongoing insurance policy and contract obligations.
Thomas Petcoff, chairman of the board for RetailFirst Insurance Group, attributes much of the company's success to "dedicated independent insurance agents who understand the value of long-term relationships and a consistent, service intensive approach to meeting the needs of our insureds. RetailFirst Insurance Company and BusinessFirst Insurance Company can be counted on to provide outstanding service to both insureds and agents."
About RetailFirst and BusinessFirst
Together RetailFirst and BusinessFirst insure more than 11,000 businesses throughout Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The day-to-day operations of both companies are managed by Summit® the people who know workers' comp® a managing general agent with more than 40 years of experience in workers' compensation.
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New Finance Exec Hired as Company Continues Global Growth Trajectory
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenhouse, the hiring software company, announced today that it has hired Kristina Salen as its Chief Financial Officer. Kristina will join the Executive Leadership team and play a key role in helping to scale the company as it continues to grow globally.
A proven strategic and operational finance executive, Kristina has nearly 30 years of experience helping companies grow and scale. She has excelled across a variety of finance and leadership roles, most notably as a technology analyst and investor at Fidelity, then as Etsy's first CFO through taking them public and beyond, and finally as an experienced public company board member at SiriusXM and Cornerstone on Demand.
"As Greenhouse focuses on our next decade of growth, we are investing in strong leaders with a people-first focus," said Daniel Chait, CEO and co-founder at Greenhouse. "Kristina has an incredible background and a unique perspective as an operator, investor and board member that will add immense expertise to Greenhouse. Her depth of experience in building teams and leading businesses will be invaluable as we continue to scale our business and lead in every market where we operate."
In her previous roles as Chief Finance Officer for Etsy, United Masters, Moda Operandi and WWE, Kristina built, scaled and optimized finance teams to a high standard of efficiency.
"I am delighted to be joining Greenhouse for many reasons, but especially because it is a data-driven company that's building software for a higher purpose," said Kristina Salen, Chief Financial Officer. "Greenhouse is dedicated to helping companies compete for top talent while removing bias from the hiring process, and I'm excited to be part of this mission. Greenhouse is ready to scale its already successful business at every level, and I look forward to helping the company grow with intention."
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Greenhouse is the hiring software company. We help businesses become great at hiring through our powerful hiring approach, complete suite of software and services, Hiring Maturity™ methodology and large partner ecosystem – so businesses can hire for what's next.
Based in New York City with offices in San Francisco, Denver and Dublin, Greenhouse has 800 employees around the world supporting over 7,000 customers. Some of the smartest and most successful companies like HubSpot, Buzzfeed, J.D. Power, Booking.com, Scout24 and The Knot Worldwide use the Greenhouse hiring software platform to improve all aspects of hiring, helping them to attract top talent.
Greenhouse has won numerous awards including Inc. Magazine Best Workplace (2018 – 2022), Glassdoor #1 Best Place to Work, Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. 5000, Crain's Best Places to Work NYC and Mogul's Top 100 Workplaces for Diverse Representation (2022).
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BALTIMORE, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ-GS: TROW), today reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1.23 trillion as of September 30, 2022. Preliminary net outflows for the third quarter of 2022 were $24.6 billion, bringing preliminary year-to-date net outflows to $44.6 billion.
The below table shows the firm's assets under management as of September 30, 2022, and for the prior month-, quarter-, and year-end by investment vehicle, by asset class, and in the firm's target date retirement portfolios. Investment vehicle assets under management also reflect client transfers from mutual funds to other portfolios, including trusts and separate accounts, of $0.3 billion in September 2022, and $3.3 billion for the quarter ended September 30, 2022. This brings total client transfers for the year-to-date period ended September 30, 2022, to $10.3 billion. These client transfers include $0.2 billion, $2.2 billion, and $7.1 billion, respectively, transferred to the target date retirement trusts during the September, third quarter, and year-to-date periods.
Founded in 1937, Baltimore-based T. Rowe Price (troweprice.com) is a global investment management organization that provides a broad array of mutual funds, subadvisory services, and separate account management for individual and institutional investors, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries. The organization also offers a variety of sophisticated investment planning and guidance tools. T. Rowe Price's disciplined, risk-aware investment approach focuses on diversification, style consistency, and fundamental research.
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(KTLA) – Temperatures are cooling across the country, but our chocolate is only getting hotter.
Inspired by the wintry weather, the analysts at Yelp have compiled a list of the “top” 20 places to order a mug of hot chocolate in the United States, based largely on ratings and reviews from its community of online users.
In determining the ranking, Yelp identified the businesses with the largest volume of reviews mentioning “hot chocolate” since Jan. 1, 2022, then compared those mentions against ratings and the volume of each business’s reviews, among other factors. It’s worth noting, however, that Yelp allowed only three businesses from any single state in the top 20 for purposes of “geographic diversity.”
The complete ranking, which includes cafes, coffee shops and restaurants across 16 states, is listed below:
- Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates – Sacramento, California
- Kakawa Chocolate House – Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Chocolate Museum & Cafe – Orlando, Florida
- Rey Amargo Chocolate Shop – Seattle, Washington
- 1927 S’mores Company – Portland, Oregon
- La Panadería – San Antonio, Texas
- The Chocolate Dragon Bittersweet Cafe & Bakery – Oakland, California
- Amara Chocolate & Coffee – Pasadena, California
- Coffee Call – Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Café y Chocolate – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Roste Chocolate House – Portland, Oregon
- Rev Coffee – Smyrna, Georgia
- The Bent Spoon – Princeton, New Jersey
- Newyorktitlan – Brooklyn, New York
- Katherine Anne Confections – Chicago, Illinois
- The Frosty Barrel – Newcastle, Washington
- Hatch Family Chocolates – Salt Lake City, Utah
- French Broad Chocolate Lounge – Asheville, North Carolina
- The Hot Chocolatier – Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Hot Chocolate Sparrow – Orleans, Massachusetts
Ginger Hahn, the CEO of top-ranked Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates, told Nexstar’s KTLA it was “wonderful to be recognized” for their specialty beverages, which include traditional, almond and Oaxacan-style hot chocolates.
“We use Valrhona Chocolate and give people the choice of house-made vanilla bean marshmallows or freshly whipped clover cream,” Hahn said. “Our Rose Petal hot chocolate is topped with candied rose petals from my backyard.”
Additional information, including a list of Yelp’s top five places for hot chocolate in Canada, can be found at Yelp.com. | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/the-top-places-for-hot-chocolate-in-the-us-according-to-yelp/ | 2022-12-17 18:31:32 | 1 | https://www.wane.com/news/top-picks/the-top-places-for-hot-chocolate-in-the-us-according-to-yelp/ |
Monkeypox: Sacramento County resident first to test positive in California
The California Department of Public Health is investigating what it says is the state's first suspected case of monkeypox in a Sacramento County resident.
The unnamed patient tested positive for the orthopox virus — the virus that causes monkeypox — last Saturday after they returned from traveling abroad, Public Health said.
"The patient is isolating" to avoid infecting others, Public Health said.
A state laboratory in Richmond is testing new specimens from the Sacramento County resident to verify the early test results, public health announced Tuesday morning.
The state agency said it's working with Sacramento County Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to "ensure appropriate care and response." That includes testing and isolating people with whom the patient came into contact before he or she tested positive.
There are no known reports of the disease in the North State, Shasta County Public Health said on Monday.
"The risk of monkeypox in the general population is very low," Public Health announced.
The disease has been rare up to now, the CDC said, but it's still important people in health care fields familiarize themselves with monkeypox symptoms.
Closer look at monkeypox:Reports of rare monkeypox cases around the world raise concern
That's especially important if a patient traveled to an area where there's a monkeypox outbreak, or had contact with a person who may have the disease, Public Health said.
The CDC urged health care workers to watch patients for rashes and illnesses consistent with monkeypox.
As of this week, Public Health tracked possible monkeypox cases in people from Florida, Utah, New York and Massachusetts, according to the World Health Organization. Canada is tracking as many as 20 cases and outbreak clusters are happening in Europe and Africa.
Monkeypox symptoms, vaccines
The virus known as monkeypox has symptoms similar to those seen in smallpox patients, although it's less severe, WHO said. "With the eradication of smallpox in 1980 and subsequent cessation of smallpox vaccination, monkeypox has emerged as the most important orthopoxvirus for public health."
The monkeypox virus enters the body through broken skin, even through tiny cuts that aren’t visible, the CDC reported. It can also be inhaled or absorbed, entering the body through the respiratory tract or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose and mouth. People can also get it by sharing bodily fluids: Sex, kissing, touching blood on contaminated surfaces, etc.
“Respiratory droplets can’t usually travel more than a few feet, so prolonged face-to-face contact is required,” the CDC said.
Symptoms usually show up a week to two weeks after exposure, but that window could be as short as five days or as long as three weeks, the CDC said. Early symptoms include a fever, headache, muscle aches and exhaustion. Lymph nodes often swell — a symptom not seen in smallpox. A day or longer after the infected person gets a fever, they develop a rash that usually begins on the face then spreads to other parts of the body.
Vaccines help protect people against monkeypox when they're properly administered before exposure, the CDC said. Once a person has tested positive vaccines can still help, but "the sooner an exposed person gets the vaccine, the better."
The CDC recommends people exposed to monkeypox get a vaccine within 4 days from the date they were exposed to help prevent onset of the disease. If a person doesn't get vaccinated until four and 14 days after exposure the vaccine may help reduce the symptoms of disease, probably won't prevent it.
For more information go to the CDC's "Monkeypox in the USA" website at bit.ly/3Gh2Ni1.
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(NerdWallet) – On July 14, 804,000 longtime student loan borrowers began receiving word that their $39 billion in remaining debt would be forgiven as the result of the Education Department’s income-driven repayment (IDR) account adjustment. This one-time program, first announced in April 2022 to repair past missteps in the IDR system, is counting more past repayment periods toward income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness. Many borrowers will be at least three years closer to IDR forgiveness — and some will automatically see their loans forgiven altogether.
“At the start of this Administration, millions of borrowers had earned loan forgiveness but never received it. That’s unacceptable,” Department of Education Under Secretary James Kvaal said in a July 14 press release announcing the news. “Today we are holding up the bargain we offered borrowers who have completed decades of repayment.”
This is just the tip of the iceberg. More than 4.4 million borrowers have been repaying their loans for at least 20 years, and 2.3 million of these borrowers have never defaulted or been delinquent on their loans, according to April 2021 Education Department data provided to Sen. Elizabeth Warren. However, there’s not yet a final count of total borrowers who will receive the IDR account adjustment forgiveness, says Mike Pierce, executive director of the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC).
While the Supreme Court recently struck down President Joe Biden’s up-to-$20,000 student debt cancellation plan, no one has challenged this account adjustment since it was introduced in April 2022, and future legal roadblocks are highly unlikely, Pierce says.
“If I were a borrower, I would feel pretty good about this happening, but you know, we never say never,” Pierce says. “This is something that has never been put in front of a federal judge, and we have not seen any signs that it’s going to.”
All this is occurring as borrowers gear up for student loan payments to resume in October. Here’s what you need to know about the next waves of loan forgiveness under the IDR account adjustment and what qualified borrowers can do to prepare for it.
When will IDR adjustments be made?
The Education Department said it will notify waves of loan forgiveness recipients about every two months. Since the first major batch was announced on July 14, borrowers can expect the next announcement by mid-September.
The department plans to apply the account adjustment by the end of 2023 to all borrowers who’ve reached enough payments for forgiveness; all other borrowers will receive at least three additional years of credit toward IDR loan forgiveness in 2024.
Will I get IDR account adjustment forgiveness?
To find out whether you’ll receive loan forgiveness under the one-time IDR account adjustment, you must count your past payments yourself.
Generally, borrowers with undergraduate loans will receive loan forgiveness if they’ve made at least 240 monthly student loan payments, and those with some graduate loans will reach forgiveness if they’ve made at least 300 payments, Pierce says.
From July 1994 onward, the adjustment counts the following periods toward the 240 or 300 payments needed to reach forgiveness:
- Any month a borrower was in repayment, even if the payments were late or partial. The type of repayment plan also doesn’t matter.
- Time spent in forbearance, either periods lasting 12 or more consecutive months or a cumulative 36 or more months.
- Any month spent in deferment other than in-school deferment before 2013.
- Any month spent in economic hardship or military deferments on or after Jan. 1, 2013.
- Any months in repayment, forbearance or a qualifying deferment before a loan consolidation.
Months spent in default will generally not be included in the recount, though borrowers who enroll in the temporary Fresh Start program to get out of default will get IDR credit from March 2020 through the date they leave default.
Log in to your Federal Student Aid (FSA) account at StudentAid.gov to see how long you’ve been in repayment. To see detailed information, including descriptions of the specific forbearance or deferment periods, request your account history from your servicer.
How to prepare for the IDR account adjustment
The loan forgiveness will be largely automatic for most eligible federal borrowers with older direct loans, federally held Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans and parent PLUS loans. These borrowers don’t need to take any action to qualify or receive loan forgiveness.
“The good news is, for most people, you don’t actually need to be an expert on this program to benefit from it,” Pierce says. “If you have a loan that’s owned by the Department of Education, it’s just gonna work for you.”
But there are some small steps you can take to be proactive.
Update your contact information
Regardless of the type of federal student loans you have, check that your current contact information is listed in both your FSA and servicer accounts. While you’re at it, make sure you still have the password to these accounts, and reset your login credentials if needed.
Forty-four percent of federal borrowers were transferred to a new servicer during the pandemic payment pause, according to a June estimate from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, so now is also a good time to see if your servicer changed.
You’ll likely be notified by email if and when your loans are forgiven under the IDR account adjustment, but student loan communications may also arrive by mail.
Consolidate commercially managed federal loans
Some federal loans are not held by the government, but by a private entity. Borrowers with these commercially managed federal loans won’t benefit from the recount automatically — they’ll need to consolidate these loans to qualify. The account adjustment will count periods of repayment prior to consolidation toward IDR forgiveness.
Commercially held loans include certain FFELP loans, Perkins loans and Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program loans. You can see what type of loans you have on the dashboard of your FSA account or servicer portal.
You have until the end of 2023 to consolidate commercially held loans, but don’t delay. The full consolidation process can take from 30 to 60 days, Pierce says. Get started by submitting a direct loan consolidation application on the Federal Student Aid office website.
Consolidate newer parent PLUS loans
Parent PLUS loans are included in the IDR account adjustment. If you reach 300 payments — or 120 payments if you’re eligible for PSLF — your parent PLUS debt will be discharged automatically this year, regardless of whether or not your PLUS loans are consolidated.
But if you have fewer payments than that, you’ll need to act. Consolidate your parent PLUS loans before the end of 2023 to benefit from the adjustment, and enroll in an IDR plan called Income-Contingent Repayment to continue making progress toward forgiveness.
Apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Borrowers eligible for PSLF are also eligible for the account adjustment; they can receive IDR loan forgiveness after just 10 years, or 120 eligible payments. PSLF-eligible borrowers with direct loans, including parent PLUS loans, will benefit automatically. Those with either federally or commercially managed FFELP loans must consolidate them into a direct consolidation loan by the end of 2023 to get PSLF credit under the account adjustment.
After the adjustment is applied to your account, you’ll see credit toward PSLF for any month after October 2007 during which you were in repayment and had qualifying employment.
“If you’ve applied or will apply for PSLF and certify your employment, you may see the benefits of this adjustment to your qualifying payment count,” writes the office of Federal Student Aid. Do so as soon as possible to ensure you benefit from the recount.
Check your state’s tax policy
The federal government won’t tax any debt forgiven as a result of the IDR account adjustment.
However, certain states, including Indiana and Mississippi, treat forgiven student loans as taxable earned income, and thus may tax the amount of forgiven debt you receive. The vast majority of states don’t do this, so check the rules in your state.
If you’re concerned about a state tax bill, you can opt out of loan forgiveness. You have 30 days to do so after you receive notice that your remaining debt will be forgiven under the IDR account adjustment. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/more-student-loan-forgiveness-coming-for-longtime-borrowers/ | 2023-07-29 17:29:21 | 0 | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/more-student-loan-forgiveness-coming-for-longtime-borrowers/ |
Bill to allow marijuana businesses to use banks may have enough votes to pass Senate
A bipartisan group of Senators believes this is the year the SAFE Banking Act will pass.
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - Forcing marijuana businesses to operate all in cash is downright dangerous, says bipartisan duo Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.). That’s why the pair have spent nearly 8 years trying to get a bill passed in the Senate that would allow those businesses to use federally-regulated banks.
They believe this year is the ‘magic’ moment the SAFE Banking Act, which has passed the U.S. House of Representatives 7 times, will finally pass the Senate.
“The concept of operating in cash is an absolute disaster. It has meant that employees are mugged and attacked, robbed. It means that the stores are broken into. We had over 100 break ins last year for stores in Oregon. We’re on a pace to exceed that this year,” said Sen. Merkley. “I was talking to an entrepreneur the other day who I think he had some 18 break-ins in his outlets because people know there’s a tremendous amount of cash. Not to mention that when you are operating in cash, it proceeds to become an opportunity to maybe keep two sets of books or an opportunity for money laundering by organized crime.”
Sen. Daines added, “these cannabis businesses are only allowed to deal in cash. They’re prohibited from getting into the banking system. That creates a lot of crime. And that’s why I’ve got Sheriffs across the state of Montana supporting this legislation, as well as Attorneys General across the country, because they know this is a way to reduce crime.”
Learn more about efforts to pass the SAFE Banking Act in the U.S. House here
The pair said the SAFE Banking Act also maintains states rights. While the legislation creates a safe harbor from criminal prosecution and liability for banks that serve state-sanctioned cannabis businesses, it maintains a bank’s right to choose not to offer those services. In addition, it the legislation provides protections for hemp businesses.
“This is just, I think, doing the right thing for the people of Montana going forward when we’ve got law enforcement supporting it. You’ve got our banks supporting it. You got small businesses supporting it. This is a good thing. And that’s why I believe we’re going to get a good bipartisan vote in the Senate this time to match the House votes that have occurred seven different times supporting this legislation and get this signed into law,” said Daines.
This legislation extends safe harbor to Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) and Minority Depository Institutions (MDI). The Senators included that measure, they said, because those organizations assist underserved communities “who face challenges in accessing capital and provide affordable access to financial services.”
“We now have momentum in that we have quite a substantial number of Republicans on the bill. We have 40 sponsors. We have the support of the Majority leader. We’ve been working very closely with the chair of the Banking Committee, where this bill will go next. And so, the path is looking (like) the best opportunity we’ve ever had,” said Merkley.
This month, the American Bankers Association also sent a letter to Congress. It calls the SAFE Banking Act “urgently needed” and “widely supported.”
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In an interview Wednesday, Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin said that a police negotiator attempted to call the gunman inside Robb Elementary School as the school district’s police chief reportedly believed the massacre evolved into a barricade situation.
In a joint interview with the Washington Post and Telemundo San Antonio, McLaughlin said that when he got on the scene, he was met by someone who identified themselves as a negotiator.
“His main goal was to try to get this person on the phone,” McLaughlin said.
"The moment he went in that classroom, they started calling him. I wasn't there at the initial, but at the moment he went into that classroom, they were trying to get numbers to call him,” the mayor added.
McLaughlin’s comments give some limited insight into the police response to last week’s mass school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Officials have given unclear and contrasting answers as to why it took over an hour for police to engage the gunman.
Standard best practices dictate that officers confront active shooters as soon as possible.
McLaughlin provided limited backing to the officers involved in the delayed response.
"I think the truth will come out, and I think that when you see that we get all the facts out, we will know what happened, as tragic as it is,” he said. “But these families deserve the answers, and we will make sure that they get the answers and it's transparent, and if we made mistakes, we will own those mistakes."
McLaughlin asked the Department of Justice to oversee an investigation into law enforcement's handling of the shooting.
"The goal of the review is to provide an independent account of law enforcement actions and responses that day, and to identify lessons learned and best practices to help first responders prepare for and respond to active shooter events," DOJ spokesperson Anthony Coley said. "The review will be conducted with the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing."
Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said last week that school district Police Chief Pete Arredondo made the wrong decision for police not to enter the classroom to encounter the gunman
"Of course, it was not the right decision," McCraw said. "It was the wrong decision. Period. There's no excuse for that."
Arredondo disputed reports that he is not cooperating but would not offer any more insight into officers' response.
"We're not going to release anything; we have people in our community being buried, so we're going to be respectful," he said. | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/uvalde-mayor-negotiators-tried-to-phone-school-gunman | 2022-06-02 14:21:16 | 1 | https://www.kxlf.com/news/national/uvalde-mayor-negotiators-tried-to-phone-school-gunman |
MODERN MOBILITY AIDS, INC. ANNUAL LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS
BRAMPTON, ON, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modern Mobility Aids Inc, (OTC: MDRM) also known as Galileo Life Sciences, Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to present this year-end shareholder letter to provide an overview of our company's performance in the past year and share our plans for the future.
Over the past year, our primary focus has been on launching virtual-care clinics in Ontario. We are pleased to report that this strategic initiative has been a success and we have seen an increasing demand for our virtual-care services. In addition to offering primary care at our clinics, we have started providing the annual "truck driver physicals" as required by Ontario law
We are excited to announce that one of the most significant achievements of the year was that we have completed our due diligence on 2542153 Ontario Ltd and expect to complete the transaction in January of 2023. This acquisition will greatly enhance our physician roster, allowing us to expand our virtual care services and reach even more patients. 2542153 Ontario Ltd has gross revenue of over a million dollars per year and is a supplier of medical-grade personal protection equipment to hospitals and other customers
In addition to our virtual-care services and the potential acquisition of 2542153 Ontario Ltd, we have also made strides in other areas of our business. We are in high-level discussions to launch virtual-care in West Africa, which will enable local physicians to provide healthcare to the population residing in remote areas who would otherwise have to travel great distances to access care. This is a significant opportunity for us to positively impact the health and well-being of these communities and expand our operations in this region.
The company has engaged "Digital-Care" https://digital-care.net/ a leading developer of telehealth platforms. With the guidance of our physicians, Digital Care will custom-design our platform which can be deployed globally. This new platform will allow us to offer a wider range of virtual-care services, such as mental health, chronic pain management, and patient home monitoring services. We believe this platform will be the key driver of growth for our company in the coming years.
Looking ahead, we are confident that our virtual-care offering will continue to grow and evolve as more and more patients turn to remote care as a convenient and effective alternative to traditional in-person primary care without affecting the quality of care. Our planned acquisitions, partnerships, and our relationship with "Digital-Care" will position us well for the future.
In the first quarter of 2023, we plan to get our financials audited and become a fully reporting company on the OTC markets. We expect to report revenue growth in the first quarter of 2023, and we believe this will be a significant milestone for our company.
Overall, we are thrilled with the progress we have made and are confident in our ability to continue delivering value to our shareholders. We remain committed to excellence and to delivering the highest level of care to our patients.
Thank you for your continued support
Sincerely
CEO
About Modern Mobility Aids Inc.
Modern Mobility Aids, Inc. has recently revamped its corporate infrastructure and now plans to direct its focus and energies on multibillion-dollar Virtual Care services. Through the formation of its new business model, the Company expects to implement an aggressive campaign in order to seek out technologies, medical experts, and opportunities within the healthcare sector. around the globe. The Company is confident that strategic acquisitions and first-stage investments will play a pivotal role in the Company's success in building a successful global entity.
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LOS ANGELES — We're onto Week 11 in the NFL and it should be a good one.
We have some high interest matchups this week headlined by Cowboys-Vikings and Chiefs-Chargers, among others!
All year long, Locked On Podcast Network analysts Brian Peacock and Matt Williamson, hosts of the daily Peacock and Williamson NFL Show, will pick five games each week to predict the scores with their "Pick 5" NFL picks of the week.
Brian and Matt have been on fire this season. After they both went 4-1 against-the-spread with their picks last week, Brian sits at 63% against the spread with his score predictions and Matt is now at 60%.
They're aligned pretty closely this week in how they think these five marquee matchups will play out.
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New York Jets at New England Patriots
Time: Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
Watch: CBS
Spread: NE -3, O/U 38.5
Brian Peacock: Patriots 17, Jets 13
Matt Williamson: Patriots 14, Jets 13
Dallas Cowboys at Minnesota Vikings
Time: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST
Watch: CBS
Spread: MIN +1, O/U 48.5
Brian Peacock: Vikings 28, Cowboys 24
Matt Williamson: Vikings 27, Cowboys 24
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Time: Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EST
Watch: CBS
Spread: PIT +4, O/U 41
Brian Peacock: Bengals 23, Steelers 20
Matt Williamson: Bengals 23, Steelers 20
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
Time: Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST
Watch: NBC
Spread: LAC +6, O/U 52
Brian Peacock: Chiefs 30, Chargers 27
Matt Williamson: Chiefs 35, Chargers 32
Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers (Mexico)
Time: Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST
Watch: ESPN
Spread: SF -8, O/U 43.5
Brian Peacock: 49ers 27, Cardinals 20
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees pitcher Frankie Montas received a second cortisone injection in his ailing right shoulder and went on the injured list Tuesday, putting his rotation position in doubt for the postseason.
Montas mentioned the shoulder issue to the Yankees after Friday's start in Milwaukee, when New York failed to hold a 5-0 lead. He is 1-3 with a 6.35 ERA in eight starts since the Yankees acquired him from Oakland for four prospects in an Aug. 1 trade, leaving him 5-12 with a 4.05 ERA in 27 starts this season.
Montas was diagnosed with shoulder inflammation and was given the injection on Monday.
“I'm going to wait a couple days to start playing catch and go from there,” Montas said Tuesday. “Let the cortisone shot ... work the magic.”
Montas had his first cortisone shot in early July and did not pitch between July 3 and 21.
“It did work, just probably rushed it a little bit,” he said.
Montas was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to Saturday, and New York activated outfielder Harrison Bader. The earliest Montas could be activated is Oct. 2, leaving him at most one start before the playoffs.
“We’ll just see how the recovery goes here over the next week or 10 days and then we’ll see where we are from a calendar standpoint, how many pitches we can get him up to,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It might be hard to to get the pitch count back up to a certain point.”
Right-hander Luis Severino is scheduled to start Wednesday against Pittsburgh after recovering from a strained right lat that has sidelined him since July 13. He joins a rotation that includes Gerrit Cole, Nelson Cortes and Jameson Tallion and Domingo Germán.
Severino estimated he would throw at most 65 pitches against the Pirates, then increase by 10 to 15 in each following start. He isn't worried about length ahead of the playoffs.
“You know how the postseason is — you got two guys on base, somebody's warming up already,” he said. “It's not like I'm going to throw 100 pitches.”
Reliever Scott Effross, out since Aug. 20 with a strained right shoulder, will either be activated Wednesday or throw a second minor league rehab outing.
Infielder DJ LaMahieu, sidelined since Sept. 4 by right second toe inflammation, could be activated during the current homestand.
Matt Carpenter, out since breaking his left foot on Aug. 8, will have X-rays this week to determine whether he can increase workouts.
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Bigger and better than ever product assortment launches nationwide July 24
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bath & Body Works is conjuring the spooky season with the arrival of its annual Halloween collection that's no tricks and all treats! This year's enchanting assortment is bigger and more innovative than ever, with an immersive and hauntingly fun shopping experience delivered to customers, including a spooky soundtrack and over-the-top product displays in stores, and a complete Halloween takeover across the brand's digital channels. The brand boasts nearly 100 limited-edition products that officially launch nationwide Monday, July 24.
"Thanks to our customers' fervor and demand, it's a thrill to expand our Halloween collection this year and celebrate their love for spooky season with them," said Jamie Sohosky, Chief Marketing Officer at Bath & Body Works. "Our Halloween assortment is notoriously known to sell out quickly. That's why we rewarded members of our loyalty program with exclusive early access to the highly anticipated launch."
My Bath & Body Works Rewards members had first-time early access to the brand's biggest Halloween assortment during a special one-day event, and the results were pure magic. An overwhelming majority of ecommerce sales on the day was driven by loyalty members, contributing to a 30 percent increase in online sales compared to average, with festive accessories like Wallflowers and Candle Pedestals to Halloween Seasonal Candles, including Vampire Blood as the top sellers.
"Our customers have always had a passion for Halloween and as we've seen that passion grow in recent years, it's been an exciting challenge to continue to surprise and delight them with new, innovative ideas year after year," said Betsy Schumacher, Chief Merchandising Officer at Bath & Body Works. "With this year's Halloween collection, we wanted to give customers the spooky details they love with a bewitching twist to help transport them to enchanted castles and haunted graveyards."
Bath & Body Works' Halloween collection has been popular among customers for years, most recently garnering attention for its 2021 widespread sellout of the popular, TikTok-viral "witch hand" candle holder. This year's enchanted collection includes:
- Spellbinding new fragrances
- Crystal ball and serpent accessories inspired by the #WitchCore trend
- Spook-tacular surprises like Wallflowers that project spooky scenes and candle holders that glow in the dark
- And a new take on traditional Halloween icons — spiders, pumpkins & skulls, oh my!
The retailer is also bringing back beloved Halloween favorite fragrances like Vampire Blood, which originally debuted in 2015. Bath & Body Works is also introducing four enchanting new scents, offering the ultimate fragrance self-expression and discovery to customers;
- NEW Everlasting Magic — Bejeweled berries, phantom petals and magic musk
- NEW Midnight Spell — Mystic air, moonlit woods and crystal amber
- NEW Moonlit Graveyard — Tombstone moss, foggy air and eerie incense
- NEW Spellbinding Sweets — Haunted lollipop, sweet bubblegum and bewitched berries
For more information and to shop the full Halloween assortment today, Monday, July 24, visit Bath & Body Works stores nationwide, online at bathandbodyworks.com or in the My Bath & Body Works app.
ABOUT BATH & BODY WORKS
Home of America's Favorite Fragrances®, Bath & Body Works is a global leader in personal care and home fragrance, including top-selling collections for fine fragrance mist, body lotion and body cream, 3-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap. Powered by agility and innovation, the company's predominantly U.S.-based supply chain enables the company to deliver quality, on-trend luxuries at affordable prices. Bath & Body Works serves and delights customers however and wherever they want to shop, from welcoming, in-store experiences at more than 1,800 company-operated Bath & Body Works locations in the U.S. and Canada and more than 435 international franchised locations to an online storefront at bathandbodyworks.com.
Contact:
Mallory Weaver
Bath & Body Works
PublicRelations@BBW.com
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