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BEIJING, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RLX Technology Inc. ("RLX Technology" or the "Company") (NYSE: RLX), a leading branded e-vapor company in China, today announced that one of its subsidiaries has obtained a License for Manufacturing Enterprise from the department of tobacco monopoly administration under the State Council of the People's Republic of China (the "State Tobacco Monopoly Administration") to own the RELX brand and manufacture RELX branded e-vapor rechargeable devices, cartridge products, and products sold in combination with e-vapor rechargeable devices and cartridge products in compliance with China's Administrative Measures for E-Cigarettes. The approved manufacturing capacity is 15,050,000 units of e-vapor rechargeable devices per year, 328,700,000 units of cartridge products per year, and 6,100,000 units of disposable e-vapor products per year. The valid term for the License for Manufacturing Enterprise obtained is from July 18, 2022 to July 31, 2023.
Since the first quarter of 2022, the relevant government authorities in China have issued a series of implementing rules and guiding opinions to strengthen oversight of e-cigarette products and regulate the e-cigarette industry. These rules and opinions set forth that, among others, all e-cigarette manufacturing enterprises must apply with the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and obtain a License for Manufacturing Enterprise.
Ms. Ying (Kate) Wang, Co-founder, Chairperson of the Board of Directors and CEO of RLX Technology, commented, "This license represents an important milestone in our strategic roadmap as we strive to comply with the new regulatory requirements in a timely manner. We believe that we are well-positioned to achieve compliance in our operations according to schedule. To adapt to the new market dynamics and ensure business development, we will, and will urge our business partners to, continue making efforts to comply with all applicable regulatory requirements, including, but not limited to, obtaining requisite licenses and regulatory approvals, developing products that meet the mandatory national standards, and processing all transactions via the National E-cigarette Transaction Platform when it is implemented. Looking forward, under regulatory guidance, as a trusted e-vapor brand for adult smokers, we will remain committed to providing high-quality products that deliver superior performance and safety in strict compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, while exploring new growth opportunities in the industry."
About RLX Technology Inc.
RLX Technology Inc. (NYSE: RLX) is a leading branded e-vapor company in China. The Company leverages its strong in-house technology and product development capabilities and in-depth insights into adult smokers' needs to develop superior e-vapor products. RLX Technology Inc. sells its products through an integrated offline distribution and retail model tailored to China's e-vapor market.
For more information, please visit: http://ir.relxtech.com.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "is/are likely to," "potential," "continue" and similar statements. Among other things, the Company's strategic and operational plans in this announcement contain forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including but not limited to statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's growth strategies; its future business development, results of operations and financial condition; trends and competition in China's e-vapor market; changes in its revenues and certain cost or expense items; the impact of COVID-19 pandemic to the Company's business operations; PRC governmental policies, laws and regulations relating to the Company's industry, as well as the Company's measures to comply with them; and general economic and business conditions globally and in China and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these risks, uncertainties or factors is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is current as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
In China:
RLX Technology Inc.
Head of Investor Relations
Sam Tsang
Email: ir@relxtech.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
Email: RLX@tpg-ir.com
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Brandi Piacente
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Giannis, Holiday help Bucks rally past Celtics 127-121
By STEVE MEGARGEE
AP Sports Writer
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday each scored 29 points and the Milwaukee Bucks edged the short-handed Boston Celtics 127-121 to take over second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The Bucks scored the game’s final nine points to move a half-game ahead of the Celtics and a full game ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers (49-31), who lost 119-114 at Toronto on Thursday. Milwaukee withstood a triple-double from Jaylen Brown, who had 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Celtics. Brown’s 11 assists matched his career high. Marcus Smart shot 7 of 12 from 3-point range and was the Celtics’ leading scorer with a season-high 29 points. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/07/giannis-holiday-help-bucks-rally-past-celtics-127-121/ | 2022-04-08T05:30:55Z |
Experts weigh in on how edible experiences, viral food and mission-based products are having big culinary moments right now and show no signs of slowing down
AUSTIN, Minn., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's no surprise that consumer preferences about food shifted widely during the past two years as people reprioritized what mattered most to them. Some cemented new food routines, while others strengthened their resolve to use brands that align with their core values. Fortune 500 global branded food company Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) tapped the company's innovation and insights experts to provide culinary insights that are driving today's food trends.
"Hormel Foods has seen dramatic changes in people's eating habits, culinary interests and where they find information about food," said Heather Vossler, director of innovation and consumer insights at Hormel Foods. "We know that consumers expect more from their purchases than just simple nourishment. They desire food products that taste great, create memorable experiences, make their lives easier and support their values, in addition to creating and convenient solutions that help them adapt to their ever-changing lives and routines."
Current trends include:
- The Edible Experience: Food can be a passport to see the world and enjoy new experiences. With the time for travel and experiences lost over the past two years, consumers are demanding more from their food and have a real desire to discover new things and connect with others. With home still being the cooking hub for many, people look for foods that provide new and entertaining experiences, restaurant-quality taste or cultural touchpoints.
Try it: HERDEZ® brand sauces and salsas, COLUMBUS® Craft Meats Perfect Charcuterie Bite, PLANTERS® sweet & spicy peanuts - Viral Food: 2021 marked the emergence of TikTok as a go-to spot for happening food culture. Blink-and-you-miss-it trends and cooking techniques show no signs of slowing down as consumers look to experience familiar foods in new ways.
Try it: JENNIE-O® turkey sausage and egg muffin, HORMEL® MARY KITCHEN® hash in a waffle maker - New Routines & Rituals: As people settle into their new normal, they are experimenting with different ways to cook and new products to buy that accommodate these lifestyle changes. While home cooking remains popular, most no longer have time for the weekend-long baking projects that were popular a year ago. Consumers are seeking hacks and shortcuts to save time, but they don't want to sacrifice quality in the process. Eating is still a special moment in the day that gives people a break from life's stresses.
Try it: WHOLLY® Diced Avocado, HORMEL® Cup N' Crisp pepperoni, HORMEL® BLACK LABEL® microwave ready bacon - Business with Purpose: Consumers continue to seek out brands that support their personal values and positively impact employees, communities, animals and the environment. Transparency and showing measurable change will become even more critical in gaining trust. Reimagined products with cleaner, more nutritious or more plant-based ingredients will continue to increase in popularity.
Try it: APPLEGATE NATURALS® DO GOOD DOG™ Uncured Beef Hot Dog, JUSTIN'S® Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups - Nurturing Wellness: More than ever before, consumers are looking to food to make them feel well – physically, mentally and emotionally. This will become more and more individualized as people seek out the right blend of foods that work for their personal wellness journey. Whether it's wanting more protein or less sugar, wanting to increase their energy levels or enhance their mood, people are moving past the one-size-fits-all eating habits in favor of an individualized approach with products that support their personal goals.
Try it: SKIPPY® peanut butter blended with plant protein, HAPPY LITTLE PLANTS® brand - Sustainability: Consumers have high expectations for brands to do the right thing when it comes to good stewardship of environmental resources. Most people now consider sustainability an important factor when making a purchase decision. In fact, consumers go even further in suggesting that they will make repeat purchases from those companies and brands that people deem to be doing good for the planet.
Hormel Foods is committed to continuous improvement and has set 20 qualitative and quantitative goals to achieve by the end of 2030 to make the world a better place. For more information, visit Hormel Foods 20 By 30 Challenge.
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $11 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best Employers" list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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– Company expects to be EBITDA positive in 2023 –
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - StateHouse Holdings Inc. ("StateHouse" or the "Company") (CSE: STHZ) (OTCQX: STHZF), a California-focused, vertically integrated cannabis enterprise, today announced its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 ("Q2 2022" and "YTD 2022", respectively), and provided additional business updates. The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for Q2 2022 and corresponding management's discussion and analysis are available for download from the Company's investor website, statehouseholdings.com, and on the Company's SEDAR profile. Unless otherwise indicated, all dollar amounts in this press release are denominated in U.S. currency.
"The second quarter was a landmark period for StateHouse, as we completed the acquisition of Loudpack to create a leading, fully integrated California cannabis company," said Ed Schmults, Chief Executive Officer. "We then launched the first phase of a major integration initiative, which was completed before the end of the quarter and resulted in significant annual cost savings. One-time costs related to closing the Loudpack acquisition impacted profitability in Q2 2022, but with the integration activities underway, we exited the quarter in a much stronger competitive position. While California cannabis market conditions are currently challenging, particularly in wholesale, we are continuing to aggressively reduce costs and optimize operations, developing new consumer packaged cannabis products and expecting to generate material positive EBITDA(1) in 2023".
Q2 2022 Highlights
- Total net revenues were $34.6 million, a 125% increase over the $15.4 million realized in the three months ended June 30, 2021 ("Q2 2021"). The increase reflected the acquisitions of UL Holdings Inc. ("Urbn Leaf") and LPF JV Corporation ("Loudpack"), which were completed in March and April of 2022, respectively;
- Gross profit before adjustments for biological assets, was $14.7 million, a 110% increase as compared to $7.0 million in gross profit realized during Q2 2021. Consolidated gross margins during Q2 2022 were 42.6% of revenues, compared to 45.6% of revenues in Q2 2021, with the gross margin reduction primarily due to the year over year selling price declines on bulk cannabis in the California market and the addition of manufacturing revenues which typically operate on lower margins, partially offset by greater sell through of in-house manufactured products at Company owned retail stores;
- On April 4, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Loudpack to form one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis enterprises in California;
- On May 11, 2022, the Company announced new retail store openings in San Francisco and Grossmont, California;
- On May 19, 2022, the Company acquired a further 50% interest in its retail store in Seaside, California, bringing its interest in the store to 100%; and,
- On May 31, 2022, the Company announced initial integration measures that are expected to generate approximately $10.3 million of annualized cost savings.(2) (3)
Subsequent Events
- On July 25, 2022, the Company officially changed its name from Harborside Inc. ("Harborside") to StateHouse Holdings Inc. to honor its pioneering history and reflect its future direction in California's cannabis sector. The Company's subordinate voting shares were also reclassified as common shares on this date;
- On July 28, 2022, the Company announced that it reached a Partial Payment Installment Agreement with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to resolve and reduce legacy federal tax obligations related to the Internal Revenue Code Section 280E, resulting in a one-time non-cash gain of approximately $16.1 million. The Company continues to negotiate with the IRS over additional tax repayments; and,
- On August 15, 2022, StateHouse completed the transition to a common technology platform for its California retail stores, e-commerce and home delivery.
Operations Update
StateHouse has established a leading integrated cannabis platform that, when fully optimized, will minimize exposure to the volatile bulk cannabis market and allow the Company to operate as a focused, integrated CPG business with proprietary production, processing, brands and retail stores. In conjunction with the continuing reduction of costs, the Company expects to emerge with a scalable, controlled, profitable and more predictable cannabis business(2).
By the end of Q2 2022, StateHouse was well underway with initial integration measures that are expected to generate approximately $10.3 million of annualized cost savings. (2) (3) As a result of this first phase of integration, StateHouse is now operating with a greatly reduced cost base. Following the initial integration measures, the Company has initiated additional cost reductions which are expected to result in a further $8-10 million in annualized savings. (2) (3)
Improvements were also completed across the Company's operations. In cultivation, the Company has converted to a perpetual harvest program, with crop yields at the Salinas facility up 78% from last year through the first half of 2022, while also winning seven awards for quality, including three awards at the Emerald Cup and four medals at the California State Fair, including two golds and two silvers. At the Greenfield Campus, the adoption of best practices has led to enhanced efficiencies and improved gross profits. At retail, despite competitive pressures related to sales discounting, gross margins have held steady as the Company moves further towards its goal of in-house branded products representing 40% of total retail sales. On the administrative side, the Company is introducing a new ERP system for cultivation, rationalizing external relationships and suppliers and progressing on the consolidation of its finance and accounting systems into one common platform. With new management and a highly motivated team, StateHouse is revitalizing existing customer accounts and aggressively pursuing new ones.
As a result of the significant synergies and cost savings either achieved to date and financial forecasts of the Company, management expects StateHouse to generate materially positive Adjusted EBITDA(1) in 2023.
Management is also exploring the potential sale of various non-core assets, which is expected to generate approximately $5-8 million of non-dilutive capital,(3) to strengthen its balance sheet and fund its growth objectives.(2)
Management Departure
Ahmer Iqbal, Chief Operating Officer, is leaving the Company effective September 30, 2022 to pursue other opportunities. StateHouse's management team and Board of Directors thank Mr. Iqbal for his contributions to the Company and wish him the best in his future endeavours. Mr. Iqbal's duties will be assumed by other members of the management team upon his departure.
Notes:
(1) This is a non-IFRS reporting measure. For a reconciliation of this to the nearest IFRS measure, see "Use of Non-IFRS Measures" and "Non-IFRS Measures" in the Company's management discussion and analysis for the period ended June 30, 2022. See "Non-IFRS Measures, Reconciliation and Discussion".
(2) This is forward-looking information and based on a number of assumptions. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" below.
(3) These targets, and the related assumptions, involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. While StateHouse believes there is a reasonable basis for these targets, such targets may not be met. These targets represent forward-looking information. Actual results may vary and differ materially from the targets. See "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" and "Assumptions" below.
About StateHouse
StateHouse, a vertically integrated enterprise with cannabis licenses covering retail, major brands, distribution, cultivation, nursery and manufacturing, is one of the oldest and most respected cannabis companies in California. Founded in 2006, its predecessor company Harborside was awarded one of the first six medical cannabis licenses granted in the United States. Today, the Company operates 13 dispensaries covering Northern and Southern California and one in Oregon, distribution facilities in San Jose and Los Angeles, California and integrated cultivation/production facilities in Salinas and Greenfield, California. StateHouse is a publicly listed company, currently trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange ("CSE") under the ticker symbol "STHZ" and the OTCQX under the ticker symbol "STHZF". The Company continues to play an instrumental role in making cannabis safe and accessible to a broad and diverse community of California and Oregon consumers.
Non-IFRS Measures, Reconciliation and Discussion
This press release may contain references to "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted Gross Profit" which are non-IFRS financial measures. Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they represent the value of incremental sales.
Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of the Company's overall financial performance and is used as an alternative to earnings or net income in some circumstances. Adjusted EBITDA is essentially net income (loss) with interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, non-cash adjustments and other unusual items added back. This measure can be used to analyze and compare profitability among companies and industries, as it eliminates the effects of financing and capital expenditures. It is often used in valuation ratios and can be compared to enterprise value and revenue. This measure does not have any standardized meaning according to IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
Adjusted Gross Profit exclude the changes in fair value less costs to sell of the Company's biological assets. Management believes this measure provides useful information as they represent the gross profit based on the Company's cost to produce inventories sold while removing fair value measurements which are tied to changing inventory components and levels, as required by IFRS.
There are no comparable IFRS financial measures presented in StateHouse's financial statements. Reconciliations of the supplemental non-IFRS measures are presented in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the period ended June 30, 2022. The Company provides the non-IFRS financial measures as supplemental information and in addition to the financial measures that are calculated and presented in accordance with IFRS. These supplemental non-IFRS financial measures are presented because management believes such measures provide information which is useful to shareholders and investors in understanding its performance and which may assist in the evaluation of the Company's business relative to that of its peers. However, such measures should not be considered superior to, as a substitute for or as an alternative to, and should only be considered in conjunction with, the most comparable IFRS financial measure. For more information, please see "Use of Non-IFRS Measures" and "Non-IFRS Measures" in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the period ended June 30, 2022, which is available under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively, "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of the applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation. To the extent any forward-looking information in this news release constitutes "financial outlooks" or "future-oriented financial information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on such information. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements and are based on expectations, estimates, and projections as at the date of this news release. Any statement that involves discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance (often but not always using phrases such as "expects", or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate", "plans", "budget", "scheduled", "forecasts", "estimates", "believes" or "intends" or variations of such words and phrases or stating that certain actions, events or results "may" or "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken to occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements. In this news release, forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements relating to generating positive EBITDA by 2023, total amounts of annualized cost savings, the successes resulting from the Company's integrated cannabis platform, amounts of in-house branded products sold, the implications of the sale of non-core assets, and the Company's future profitability, potential cost reductions, and potential asset sales.
These forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions and estimates of management of the Company at the time such statements were made. Actual future results may differ materially as forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to materially differ from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among other things, include: implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's operations; fluctuations in general macroeconomic conditions; fluctuations in securities markets; expectations regarding the size of the cannabis markets where the Company operates; changing consumer habits; the ability of the Company to successfully achieve its business objectives; plans for expansion and acquisitions; political and social uncertainties; inability to obtain adequate insurance to cover risks and hazards; employee relations; the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on cultivation, production, distribution, and sale of cannabis and cannabis-related products in the markets where the Company operates; and the risk factors set out in the Company's management's discussion and analysis for the period ended June 30, 2022 and the Company's listing statement dated May 30, 2019, which are available under the Company's profile on www.sedar.com. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements of beliefs, opinions, projections, or other factors, should they change, except as required by law.
The Company, through several of its subsidiaries, is directly involved in the manufacture, possession, use, sale, and distribution of cannabis in the recreational and medicinal cannabis marketplace in the United States. Local state laws where the Company operates permit such activities however, investors should note that there are significant legal restrictions and regulations that govern the cannabis industry in the United States. Cannabis remains a Schedule I drug under the United States Controlled Substances Act, making it illegal under federal law in the United States to, among other things, cultivate, distribute or possess cannabis in the United States. Financial transactions involving proceeds generated by, or intended to promote, cannabis-related business activities in the United States may form the basis for prosecution under applicable United States federal money laundering legislation.
While the approach to enforcement of such laws by the federal government in the United States has trended toward non-enforcement against individuals and businesses that comply with recreational and medicinal cannabis programs in states where such programs are legal, strict compliance with state laws with respect to cannabis will neither absolve the Company of liability under United States federal law, nor will it provide a defense to any federal proceeding which may be brought against the Company. The enforcement of federal laws in the United States is a significant risk to the business of the Company and any proceedings brought against the Company thereunder may adversely affect the Company's operations and financial performance.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities in the United States. The Company's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. Persons unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
Assumptions
In developing the financial guidance set forth above, StateHouse made the following assumptions and relied on the following factors and considerations:
- The targets are based on StateHouse's historical results including its year-to-date consolidated results of operations.
- The targets are subject to continued cultivation improvement.
- Targeted revenue at our retail dispensaries through the end of the year is based on our YTD results.
- Both retail and wholesale revenue sustainability and growth depend on a variety of factors, including among other things, location, competition, legal and regulatory requirements. Prices are projected forward at recently realized wholesale and retail prices.
- Cost of goods sold, before taking into account the impact of value changes in biological assets (which are non- cash in nature, and, accordingly, are excluded from calculations of Adjusted EBITDA, have been projected based on estimated costs of production and capacity available from a vertically integrated supply chain. Cost of goods sold relating to inventory purchased from third parties have been projected in line with historical levels.
- Selling, general and administrative expenses in future periods are assumed to decrease as a percentage of revenues due to inherent scalability of selling, general and administrative expenses and our cost cutting initiatives outlined above. Additionally, total selling, general and administrative expenses include an allocation for corporate overhead and public company costs.
The CSE has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the CSE nor its Market Regulator (as that term is defined in the policies of the CSE) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills rookie punter Matt Araiza was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed Thursday in California that accused Araiza and other San Diego State football players of raping a 17-year-old girl last October.
The lawsuit accuses Araiza, now 22, as well as teammates Zavier Leonard and Nowlin “Pa’a” Ewaliko, of committing what the plaintiff’s attorney described as gang rape in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021 after a Halloween party.
“We were recently made aware of a civil complaint involving Matt from October 2021,” the Bills said in a statement. “Due to the serious nature of the complaint, we conducted a thorough examination of this matter. As this is an ongoing civil case, we will have no other comment at this point.”
A lawyer for Araiza told the Los Angeles Times that his investigator spoke to witnesses from the party who contradicted allegations made against Araiza in the lawsuit.
The lawsuit states that the plaintiff believed Araiza handed her a drink during the party that “not only contained alcohol, but other intoxicating substances.” The lawsuit alleges Araiza took the girl into a bedroom where the other men were standing and threw her to the bed.
The plaintiff “went in and out of consciousness while she was being raped,” the lawsuit said, adding, “The men took turns having sex with her from behind while she lay face first on the mattress.”
The plaintiff also accused the players of filming the incident, which allegedly lasted an hour and a half. When the girl stumbled out of the room, she was bloody and crying, the lawsuit said.
“All of my piercings were ripped out, I was bleeding. It lasted about an hour, maybe a little bit more,” the now-18-year-old woman told Nexstar’s KSWB earlier this month. “I stumbled out of the room and I was crying and I had blood everywhere.” She said she found her friends and “told them I was just raped.”
The lawsuit also alleges that Araiza spoke with the plaintiff on the phone next day while detectives from the San Diego Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit listened to the call. The lawsuit claims Araiza confirmed having sex with the plaintiff, but later changed his tone and said he didn’t remember anything that happened that night.
The Bills drafted Araiza in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He appeared to win the punting job during training camp when the Bills released incumbent punter Matt Haack on Monday. Haack later signed with the Colts.
The Bills play their final preseason game Friday at Carolina. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/bills-punter-matt-araiza-named-in-san-diego-state-rape-lawsuit/ | 2022-08-26T02:37:25Z |
'Top Chef' head judge's new ultra-premium sauce line to debut to the public this summer
WINDERMERE, Fla., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Colicchio Collection, a new line of ultra-premium cooking & pairing sauces created by chef and restaurateur Tom Colicchio in partnership with The Jersey Tomato Co. and KEEN Growth Capital, is exhibiting through June 14 at the 2022 Summer Fancy Food Show at the Jacob K. Javits Center, New York, NY. Debuting to the public this summer, the collection is being previewed for the first time at Booth #2569.
Colicchio looked to Italy's most beloved culinary regions for inspiration in crafting the six sauces, all made with 100% vine-ripened New Jersey tomatoes. Set to debut in 16 oz. jars for nationwide shipping, each sauce in the Colicchio Collection is made with ingredients unique to its region, from Trentino (wild mushroom, parmesan, rosemary) and Sicilia (orange, black olive, white wine) to Abruzzo (saffron and fennel pollen) and beyond.
Colicchio first joined The Jersey Tomato Co. in 2020 as an equity partner, brand ambassador and culinary consultant driving innovation. The Colicchio Collection marks the New Jersey native's first original offering in partnership with the brand.
As with all The Jersey Tomato Co. sauces, the Colicchio Collection maintains a superior level of deliciousness while using select ingredients. All of its sauces are lower in sodium, gluten-free, non-GMO and Kosher, and have no added sugars and no artificial preservatives.
Follow @colicchiocollection and @tomcolicchio on Instagram for updates and exciting news.
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http://jerseytomatoco.com
www.keengrowthcapital.com
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The Eckert-Mauchly Award is widely known as the computer architecture community's most prestigious award.
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) have named Professor Mark Horowitz as the 2022 recipient of the ACM/IEEE CS Eckert-Mauchly Award. An IEEE and ACM Fellow, Horowitz is a professor with a joint appointment in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University, and is being recognized "for contributions to microprocessor memory systems."
Prof. Horowitz has made numerous contributions to computer architecture and to the architecture of computer memory systems. Highlights of his accomplishments include:
- He was one of the first to identify the processor-DRAM interface as a key bottleneck that required architecture and circuit optimization. With Mike Farmwald he pioneered high-bandwidth DRAM interfaces. Modern DRAM interfaces such as SDDR and LPDDR were strongly influenced by his techniques.
- His deep insights at the intersection of architecture and circuits have profoundly influenced the field. He demonstrated the growing importance of wire delay in systems and large memories through his landmark paper, "The Future of Wires" in 2001. He also foresaw the eventual end of Dennard Scaling and was an early champion of the importance of energy efficiency in processors. As a result, he has led research on different approaches for achieving efficiency and predicted the rise of hardware accelerators.
- He pioneered work in Smart Memories, realizing that sometimes adding a little functionality to a memory can greatly improve an application's energy efficiency. Many of today's domain-specific architectures build on this concept.
During the 1980s, Horowitz developed quantitative methods for optimizing emerging microprocessor cache memory systems. While it is hard to imagine now, during that period it was not possible to generated memory traces that included the operating system. He worked with Anant Agarwal and Dick Sites to develop ATUM, a tool that, for the first time, enabled the collection of large address traces which included the operating system and multiprogramming effects. Using this data allowed them to create a much more accurate analytical cache model. Using the insights gained from these tools, he developed MIPS-X, the first processor with an on-chip instruction cache. He then extended this work to develop performance-optimal multi-level cache hierarchies with Steven Przybylski. The work that Prof. Horowitz did in the 1980s led to the multi-level, on-chip cache architecture that is found in almost every computer today.
Horowitz co-founded Rambus in 1990 with Mark Farmwald to pioneer high-bandwidth DRAM interfaces. This work was the first to identify future systems would need fewer DRAM chips, but more memory bandwidth, which meant that the DRAM chip interface was the key bottleneck that required architecture and circuit optimization. Modern DRAM interfaces such as SDDR and LPDDR were strongly influenced by many of the techniques pioneered by Rambus. Horowitz, with his colleagues at Rambus and his students at Stanford, also developed much of the signaling technology found in today's modern high-bandwidth memory interfaces.
Parallelism is another avenue for processor efficiency, but that raised the question of how to keep caches consistent in large machines. In the 1990s, Horowitz was also a major contributor to the DASH and FLASH projects, which explored scalable methods for implementing cache coherency using directories rather than snooping protocols. Today almost all cache-coherent multiprocessors rely on such directory mechanisms either within or across multicores.
Horowitz's contributions always build on a deep and strong understanding of CMOS circuits. His landmark paper with Ron Ho, "The Future of Wires," published in 2001, shows the growing importance of wire delay in all systems and particularly in large memories. These insights led to the Smart Memories design, which employed local memories placed with processor tiles, avoiding long wires. Smart Memories demonstrated that it was possible to configure memory as well as processors in a machine and was the first to support distributed shared memory as well as transactional memory. Several of the new domain-specific architectures rely on structures pioneered in the Smart Memories project.
There is no individual who has had a larger influence on the memory architecture of modern computers. A modern multi-core processor has multiple SDDR memory channels – a legacy of Horowitz's work at Rambus and using many circuit techniques he developed. The same processor has a multi-level on-chip cache hierarchy based on the architecture and designs that Horowitz pioneered in the 1980s.
Horowitz will receive the Eckert-Mauchly Award during the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), to be held in New York City, June 18t – 22. The Eckert Mauchly Award will be presented on June 21.
The Eckert-Mauchly Award was initiated in 1979 and comes with a US $5,000 prize. The award was named for John Presper Eckert and John William Mauchly, who collaborated on the design and construction of the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), the pioneering large-scale electronic computing machine that was completed in 1947.
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Truck overturns, 10 cows run loose on interstate in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Gray News) - Officials in North Carolina diverted traffic for several hours Thursday because of cattle roaming loose on the interstate.
The Winston-Salem Police Department said 10 cows were loose after a tractor-trailer that was carrying them overturned.
Officials shut down the interstate and advised drivers to use “extreme caution” in the area as “cows are wandering.”
Police said there were crashes reported in connection to the incident but didn’t specify how many or if anyone was injured.
As of early Thursday afternoon, all cows had been located and safely removed except one. Police reopened the highway as they continued to search for the remaining loose cow.
Police did not say if the cows were put back on the truck or if they were taken elsewhere.
Piedmont Emergency Animal Services assisted in safely removing the cattle from the roadway.
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CEOs and former Secretary of Commerce call on businesses to hire, train, and support refugees across the country, make commitments at summit in September
NEW YORK, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To mark World Refugee Day, the Tent Partnership for Refugees (Tent) is announcing that more than 100 major companies have joined its Coalition for Refugees in the U.S. to help create economic opportunity for forcibly displaced people as they start their new lives in America. The organization also announced a summit in September that will feature significant corporate commitments to hire and train refugees.
As part of this growing Coalition launched in the wake of the evacuation of Kabul, some of America's biggest companies have pledged to explore how to reduce barriers for refugees to integrate into the U.S. economy – a lifeline for displaced people and a vital step for America to harness their economic potential. New companies joining the coalition include Burger King, Cargill, Delta Air Lines, Indeed, Lyft, and Marriott.
"I am so proud of the more than 100 companies stepping up for refugees today – this outpouring of support for refugees would have been hard to imagine just a few years ago," Hamdi Ulukaya, CEO of Chobani and Founder of Tent, said. "We must seize this moment and encourage all companies in every sector and every state to support refugees in the way they know best: by giving them a job to help them start a new life."
Building on this Coalition, and in coordination with Welcome.US, CEOs – including Ulukaya, Pfizer's Albert Bourla, ManpowerGroup's Jonas Prising, and EmPath's Carlos Gutierrez, the former U.S. Secretary of Commerce – issued an urgent call to action, challenging the country's largest employers to commit to hire, train, mentor, and support refugees over the next three years. They called on companies to announce their initial commitments to help tens of thousands of refugees at a U.S. Business Summit for Refugees to be held in September.
Tent also released a new survey with the NYU Stern School of Business showing that supporting refugees makes good business sense. The research reveals that 63 percent of U.S. consumers are more likely to purchase from brands involved in helping refugees – exceeding the percentage of consumers that back brands selling fair trade products or environmentally-friendly products.
"With equity as one of our corporate values, Pfizer set a goal to hire at least 100 refugees by the end of 2022 and mentor at least 150. We are proud to have already hired 50 refugees who are bringing a wealth of ingenuity, hard work, and life experience to our business," Bourla said. "Additionally, we have begun to mentor 70 refugees to date. As these people rebuild their lives, our company will thrive too, and I urge more businesses to join us in welcoming our refugee neighbors into our workforces."
"As labor shortages continue to hinder so many sectors of our economy, companies will benefit by including traditionally overlooked job candidates – like refugees – in their workforce. We call on more businesses to seize this unique opportunity to diversify and expand their talent pool, while helping refugees better integrate in their communities," Prising said.
"As someone who came to the U.S. as a child refugee from Cuba, I believe that the private sector can have a transformational and uplifting impact on communities and whole societies – and businesses will benefit when they open their doors to refugees," Gutierrez said.
The names of the more than 100 major companies that have joined the Tent Coalition for Refugees in the U.S. can be found here.
A summary of the survey findings, How Helping Refugees Helps Brands, developed in partnership with NYU Stern can be found here.
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About the Tent Partnership for Refugees
With more and more refugees displaced for longer periods of time, businesses have a critical role to play in helping refugees integrate economically in their new host communities. The Tent Partnership for Refugees mobilizes the global business community to improve the lives and livelihoods of more than 36 million refugees who have been forcibly displaced from their home countries. Founded by Chobani's founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya in 2016, we are a network of over 250 major companies committed to including refugees. Tent believes that companies can most sustainably support refugees by leveraging their core business operations – by engaging refugees as potential employees, entrepreneurs and consumers. The full list of Tent members can be found here. Find out more at www.tent.org.
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- Financing co-led by new investor Lansdowne Partners and existing investors Oxford Science Enterprises and Parkwalk Advisors, with BGF Investments, Bits x Bites Growth Fund, IP Group, and University of Oxford participating
- Investment will advance moa's pipeline of new crop protection products designed to increase the resilience and security of the world's food production system by tackling the urgent global problem of weed resistance
- moa has an abundant portfolio of novel herbicide modes of action – the elusive key to breaking resistance – discovered using its proprietary GALAXY, TARGET, and SELECT platforms
OXFORD, England, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- moa Technology Limited, the crop protection discovery company that is revolutionizing the future of weed control in agriculture, announced today that it has secured $44m (£35m) in Series B financing. moa is putting miniaturized plants to work, to discover the elusive novel modes of action that can control resistant weeds that plague farmers worldwide.
The financing round was co-led by new investor Lansdowne Partners, one of Britain's leading asset managers, together with existing investors, Oxford Science Enterprises, an investment company created to found, fund and build businesses through its unique partnership with the University of Oxford; and Parkwalk Advisors, the largest EIS growth fund manager focused on university spinouts. Existing investors BGF Investments, Bits x Bites Growth Fund, IP Group and University of Oxford also participated.
moa is driving the evolution of an industry by investigating nature's design for a new generation of safe and sustainable herbicides to solve an urgent problem that threatens the viability and security of food production the world over. Effective and safe weed control is crucial to producing sufficient food for a growing global population – without it, ~40% of crop yields can be lost. However, in a dynamic similar to that driving the antibiotic resistance crisis affecting healthcare, an innovation drought has forced the industry to rely on a small number of similar products, such that existing weed control chemistries are rapidly losing efficacy due the evolution of weed resistance. Despite the urgency, no major new herbicide that works in a new way that can break resistance has been introduced to the market in the last thirty years.
Spun out of Oxford University in 2017, moa has developed a unique plant-led approach to revolutionize the discovery process for the new modes of action that can solve the resistance challenge. moa's three proprietary platforms, GALAXY, TARGET, and SELECT, uniquely utilise miniaturized living plants in combination with cutting-edge techniques in genetics, phenotypic analysis and data analytics to rapidly screen hundreds of thousands of natural and synthetic chemistries to find those that work differently. In its first two years, the approach has already yielded an order of magnitude increase in the discovery rate of these novel interactions between chemistry and plant biology which have the potential to control weeds in safe new ways.
Virginia Corless, CEO at moa, said: "We are pleased to have completed this funding round, which will enable us to accelerate the development of the most promising leads in our abundant pipeline and deliver the novel safe and sustainable products necessary for us all – farmers, consumers, anyone with an interest in the food we grow and eat – to be able to count on a safe, reliable, and resilient agricultural industry for the future. We are excited to welcome the new investment from Lansdowne and are grateful for the continued support from our existing investors. "
Hadyn Parry, Chairman at moa, added: "Global agriculture needs a new Green Revolution if we are to feed the world sustainably. Being able to control weeds is critical to both yield and the cost of production in most crops and new herbicide modes of action are essential. It's very exciting to see moa starting to play its part in this new revolution by advancing so far in such little time."
The investment will enable moa to advance its portfolio of leads through to the next stage of development and to further expand its prolific high-throughput in vivo screening platforms.
Martin Fiennes, Principal at Oxford Science Enterprises and Non-Executive Director at moa, said "There has been tremendous progress developing the mode of action discovery platform since we helped moa spin-out of Oxford's Plant Sciences Department. It is very exciting to see the output from the platforms now begin to show the new modes of action for effective and clean herbicides that farmers so desperately need."
Cassie Doherty at Parkwalk Advisors and Non-Executive Director at moa, added "Parkwalk is excited to offer its continued support to moa, helping advance the development of their novel technology that is so critical to farmers across the UK and globally. We have always felt that moa's relentless effort to strive for global food security will enable a better future"
Over the next few years, moa's pipeline is expected to produce several new candidates to advance into development and registration. The company is pursuing a range of commercial opportunities including collaborations, joint ventures, and downstream partnerships to bring its portfolio to market, with the aim of delivering to farmers as quickly as possible the tools they need to counter resistance and ensure the resilience of our food production system.
About moa
moa Technology Limited is leading the evolution of ethical and collaborative crop protection to feed the world's growing population efficiently, safely and sustainably.
Spun out from Oxford University's Plant Sciences Department in 2017 from ground-breaking research by co-founders Professor Liam Dolan FRS, and Dr Clement Champion, moa was set up to address the challenge of increasing levels of weed resistance to herbicides. The company has developed its own discovery platforms and is focused on the discovery of a new generation of sustainable herbicides from both natural and synthetic chemistry.
At moa, we are working hard to solve an urgent global problem with new mode of action herbicides that respect human and environmental health, support farmers with better products to face the food supply challenge safely, consistently and efficiently, and advance the industry with a collaborative approach to integrated weed management.
About Oxford Science Enterprise
Oxford Science Enterprises is a Science Business Builder with a unique partnership with the University of Oxford and a commitment to helping solve the world's toughest problems for more people, in more places, faster. The company does this by transforming world-leading science into world-changing businesses, partnering the best scientists from the world's best university with the best business brains. Oxford Science Enterprises grows its companies with care and expertise, investing for real-world impact, not only financial returns, and re-investing proceeds back into the next generation of original research and world-changing businesses.
Since 2015, the company has received an automatic stake in all Oxford University science spinouts – and has taken a leading role in creating and building enterprises that address problems that affect people in life-changing ways: their health, the availability of food, the survival of the planet.
Find out more: oxfordscienceenterprises.com | Twitter | LinkedIn
About Parkwalk Advisors
Parkwalk is the largest growth EIS fund manager, backing world-changing technologies emerging from the UK's leading universities and research institutions. With £400m of assets under management, it has invested in over 150 companies across its Parkwalk Opportunities and Knowledge Intensive EIS Funds, as well as the award-winning enterprise and innovation funds Parkwalk manages for the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Bristol and Imperial College.
Parkwalk invests in businesses creating solutions to real-world challenges, with IP-protected innovations, across a range of sectors including life sciences, AI, quantum computing, advanced materials, genomics, cleantech, future of mobility, medtech and big data
About Lansdowne Partners
Lansdowne Partners is one of the UK's oldest and most established alternative asset managers, focusing on public and private market equities.
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SALEM, W.Va., April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salem University is excited to announce the launch of its new Master of Science in Health and Human Performance degree program. The program will build on Salem University's rich history of biology and physical education and the University's NCAA Division II athletics. The program is aligned with nationally recognized exercise science, health, and wellness certifications.
"One of Salem University's strategic goals is to expand our educational offerings beyond nursing into other areas of healthcare, wellness, and integrative health," said Dr. Karen Ferguson, Provost and VP of Enrollment at Salem University. "The new Master of Science in Health and Human Performance program is a natural complement to our offerings and meeting the need for highly skilled, educated, and credentialed exercise science professionals".
"Health and Human Performance is a growing field and the need for a program like the one we have designed at Salem is ideal for those in the field already, and those looking to make a shift into the exercise and health science fields," said Dr. Scott Howell, Lead Faculty for the program. "Our goal is to provide opportunities for those looking to advance their careers, as well as new people into the field who may have an interest in health and human performance."
The Health and Human Performance program will offer four specialization options: (1) strength and conditioning, (2) health and fitness, (3) sports coaching administration, and (4) integrated health coaching. The degree can be completed in just 12 months. Students can also complete additional areas of specialization as continuing education certificates.
Salem is now accepting applications for the program. Interested applicants are encouraged to visit Health and Human Performance - Salem University to learn more or https://www.salemu.edu to apply.
About Salem University
Salem University was founded in 1888 with the goal of providing comprehensive, affordable degree programs, and that is still the mission that drives them today. The university offers master's, bachelor's, and associate degree programs, as well as post-master's certificate programs, in a wide array of subject areas and specializations. Find out more by visiting www.salemu.edu.
Media contact: Karen Ferguson, karen.ferguson@salemu.edu
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Target announces dates for its car seat trade-in recycling program
(Gray News) - Target has announced when people can trade in their old, expired or damaged car seats for a discount on new items.
The retailer announced its next car seat trade-in promotion will take place from April 18-30.
People can bring the car seats to a Target location, and in return, they can claim a 20% discount online or on the Target app toward a car seat, stroller or other baby items.
The coupon is valid through May 14.
The materials from the car seats traded in are recycled, and Target has received 1.7 million of them since 2016.
Target works with Waste Management to recycle the items. The retail giant said it has recycled 25.4 million pounds of car seat materials since the promotion began.
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Moody's has announced to upgrade ratings of Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank, stock code SSB) to Ba3 from B1. Simultaneously, the Bank ranks among "Top 1000 World Banks" by The Banker, reflecting SeABank's strong growth and success in international integration.
HANOI, Vietnam, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) - one of the world's big three credit rating agencies has recently upgraded ratings for few reputable Vietnamese banks, SeABank is included. Accordingly, SeABank's long-term local (LC) and foreign currency (FC) deposit and issuer ratings has been upgraded to Ba3 after 4 consecutive years at B1, one notch below Vietnam's sovereign ratings. This is inline with Moody's upgrade of SeABank's Baseline Credit Assessment (BCA) to B1 from B2 with a Positive outlook in April 2022.
The rating actions follows the earlier upgrade of Vietnam's sovereign rating to Ba2 from Ba3 with stable outlook, and in the context of SeABank's outstanding business results in the first half of 2022, implying positive outlook of SeABank's increasing financials growth, market's liquidity, the resilience against unexpected events such as Covid-19.
Moreover, SeABank's strong growth and success in international market penetration are also recognized by reputable global organizations like The Banker. Particularly, in August, this leading Financial Times' publication has listed SeABank in "Top 1000 World Banks" based on 2021's remarkable growth in terms of Pre-Tax Profits, Tier 1 capital, Total Assets, Profits-to-Tier 1 capital ratio, Capital-to-Assets ratio, Return on Assets, etc. SeABank has also increased charter capital to 19.8 trillion VND (US$853.4 million) and is on its way to complete the target of 22.69 trillion VND by the end of 2022.
Additionally, SeABank is recognized internationally for its achievements in different aspects, proved by various awards and honors such as Best Companies to Work for (HR Asia), Most Innovative Bank for Women Award Vietnam 2022 (Global Business Magazine Awards), Top 50 Most Innovative Companies to Watch 2022 (The CEO Views), etc. These are the results of SeABank's clear, effective strategies and its attempts to adhere to global standards.
In recent years, SeABank has made several breakthroughs as a result of a long-term strategy focusing on 5 core pillars: Risk Management, Technology, Customer Development, Human Resource and Corporate Culture. Currently, SeABank is intensively promoting "Digital Convergence" strategy, focusing on digitizing products and services, integrating modern technology into the system, thus improving daily procedures and better serving the customer demands.
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New Research, Representing 33,000 Plan Sponsor Clients, Highlights Insights and Retirement Plan Trends
BALTIMORE, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price released today findings from its latest Defined Contribution Consultant Research Study. In partnership with Schaus Group, T. Rowe Price surveyed 32 defined contribution (DC) consultants and advisory firms—that provide services to more than 33,000 plan sponsor clients and report nearly $7.2 trillion in assets under advisement—to look at marketplace trends and factors driving plan sponsor decisions.
"The retirement ecosystem is changing rapidly, and we find the consulting and advisory community evolving their businesses to address both obstacles and new opportunities", said Michael Davis, Head of Defined Contribution plan specialists, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor. "This survey combines insights from across the DC platform at T. Rowe Price with survey data provided by the consultant and advisor community. The Schaus Group was a great partner in bringing together this research, which provides new perspectives on how consultants and advisors are working alongside their plan sponsor clients to help participants prepare for retirement and seek broader financial well-being."
Survey results revealed key themes, including greater insight into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) adoption, support for the continued evolution of target date investments and retirement income solutions, and growing interest in financial wellness programs, especially in response to the COVID pandemic.
While there is broad interest in ESG, the majority of consultants report plan sponsors are looking for further clarity on the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed guidelines before making ESG investments a part of DC plan investment options. With respect to implementation of ESG, 40% of study respondents indicated preference for actively-managed ESG investment strategies; only 10% said passive ESG investment strategies were preferable. Additionally, respondents indicated that more detailed ESG screening, reporting, and monitoring should be provided by investment providers.
With respect to target date solutions, consultants strongly support an increased focus on Collective Investment Trust (CIT) based target dates and the pursuit of blend solutions that deliver the benefits of both active and passive investment management. Of note, these cost containment trends received greater support than simply increasing the use of passive investment management.
When looking at features that could strengthen the trend of participants remaining in their DC plans postretirement, lower cost for comparable investments versus a rollover IRA, flexibility in drawing down assets, and investment solutions that generate income were ranked highest.
Consultants also report simple systematic withdrawal capabilities as the most appealing retirement income solution despite limitations. However, multi-asset investment solutions—managed accounts with income planning features and target date investments with embedded managed payout features—follow closely behind.
Addressing greater financial wellness, 76% of consultants report that plan sponsors signaled greater interest in emergency savings, and 60% report greater interest in debt management. In contrast, most respondents reported fewer than 25% of their plan sponsor clients currently offer emergency savings programs. More positively, 83% of plan consultants expect this figure to increase in the next three to five years.
Additionally, consultants are seeing plan sponsors evaluate investment managers' diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) baseline reports to satisfy basic due diligence. However, further integration of DE&I information into plan and investment decisions may require evolution, as only 31% of plan sponsors are using DE&I information to actively drive decisions on new investment options.
"We are pleased to have released this new iteration of the Defined Contribution Consultant Research Study with T. Rowe Price," said Stacy Schaus, founder and CEO of Schaus Group. "This study allows the industry to delve deeper into critical topics and themes in the retirement market and spotlight important views from consultants and advisory firms that have capacity to shape how employer sponsored retirement plans might adapt from here."
The Defined Contribution Research Study was conducted at the end of 2021 during the continued coronavirus pandemic. The executive summary is available here.
The 2021 Defined Contribution Research Study was conducted by T. Rowe price in partnership with Schaus Group. The study population includes 32 defined contribution consulting surveyed from September 20, 2021, through November 8, 2021. You may visit troweprice.com/dcio and refer to the 2021 Defined Contribution Research Study material for highlights from this study. Participating firms also received a custom report comparing their firm's responses to the aggregate responses. For questions, please contact your T. Rowe price representative.
Founded in 1937, T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ-GS: TROW) is an independent global asset management company with $1.42 trillion in assets under management as of April 30, 2022. The organization is focused on delivering investment excellence and retirement services for institutional and individual investors. Our strategic investing approach, driven by independent thinking and guided by rigorous research, helps clients feel confident in pursuing financial goals. troweprice.com, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Facebook.
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The Heart of Stark: Stark Tank competition awards $33,000 for student ideas
In partnership with The Repository, every Monday, Stark Community Foundation is highlighting positive happenings in our community. Here’s to Good News Mondays!
In collaboration with Stark Education Partnership, local business leaders recently awarded $33,000 to middle school, high school and college students participating in Stark Tank – the community’s version of the popular TV show "Shark Tank" – where students pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges, aka “sharks.”
This is the third year Stark Education Partnership has organized the competition, and there are now eight sharks who judge and provide each team with constructive feedback.
Ken Brott is the lead shark, along with Dr. Dominic Bagnoli, Mark Fedor, Sue Grabowski, Bill Morgenstern, Todd Pugh, Charles Mullen and Dick Maggiore. In total, $1,200 was awarded at the middle school level, $3,000 to the high school established business competition teams, $7,800 to the high school conceptual competition teams and $21,000 at the collegiate level.
A total of 140 high school students entered the competition with six teams selected to move forward to the established business finals.
Innovistics, a team from Hoover High School, won the competition and $1,500 with the game they developed to improve public speaking. Eight teams from the student entries were also selected to take part in the conceptual competition the next day. The winner of that round was Grayden Clark of East Canton who developed an automated watering system for chickens called FoodMon and was awarded $2,500.
“The opportunity I received to compete in this year’s Stark Tank event was one of the scariest and most exciting things that I’ve done,” said Clark. “The process of speaking to the sharks and explaining my project and the experience I gained from presenting my project at Stark Tank is second to none. It was the first assignment I received that truly felt like a college level assessment that prepared me for the future. Not only did they reward all of their hard-working contestants with money, they also provided me with helpful advice and connections that have already helped me further my career.”
Additionally, 40 college students representing Stark State, Kent State Stark, Walsh, Mount Union and the University of Akron entered the college-level competition. Austin Brooks from Kent State Stark campus and his Automatic Drum Tuner business had the winning pitch and won $10,000. Among other winners were Mount Union's Camden Caizzo, who won $7,500 for his Clean Catch business pitch; University of Akron's Elia Meltzer, who won $2,500 for her Chartam LLC business pitch; and Walsh's Hannah Peterson, who won $1,000 for her Design Herbs business pitch.
“For me, this was an incredibly rewarding experience,” said Brooks. “This competition that the Sharks put on is amazing, not only for the community but the students as well. It encourages growth and innovation while providing us with an opportunity that we otherwise would not have been awarded."
Stark Tank aligns with Stark Education Partnership’s new Strategic Plan for talent development and growing the next generation of business leaders by fostering entrepreneurship. The organization engages and collaborates with education, business, civic and community stakeholders to drive sustainable improvement and innovation to provide all students with education and career success. Learn more about their other initiatives at edpartner.org.
As the community’s trusted partner in giving, Stark Community Foundation helps individuals, families, businesses and nonprofits achieve their philanthropic goals through a variety of charitable funds and strategic initiatives. Ranked in the top 10 percent of community foundations in the country, the Foundation and its family of donors have granted $215 million to nonprofits since 1963. Learn how you can simplify your giving and amplify your impact at www.starkcf.org. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/06/20/hoover-highs-innovistics-grayden-clark-win-stark-tank-competition-stark-education-partnership/7652096001/ | 2022-06-20T13:39:47Z |
After the rain comes the heat in flooded Kentucky towns
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The rain that unleashed massive floods in Appalachian mountain communities was diminishing on Tuesday, leaving survivors to face a new threat: baking in the heat as they try to recover.
“It’s going to get really, really hot. And that is now our new weather challenge,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said at his Tuesday morning briefing on the disaster.
The death toll stood at 37 on Tuesday after more bodies were found Monday in the ruined landscape, and while more than 1,300 people have been rescued, crews were still trying to reach some people who remain cut off by floods or mudslides, he said. Hundreds remained unaccounted for, a number that should drop once cell phone service is restored and people can tell each other they’re alive.
“It is absolutely devastating out there. It’s going to take years to rebuild. People left with absolutely nothing. Homes that we don’t know where they are, just entirely gone. And we continue to find bodies of our brothers and sisters that we have lost,” Beshear said.
The National Weather Service warned that slow-moving showers and thunderstorms could provoke more flash flooding through Tuesday morning along waterways swollen by Sunday’s heavy rain, a dismal coda to last week’s historic floods. That includes communities just across the state line in Virginia and West Virginia, where some people also remained without power.
Cooling stations are being set up in buildings that were spared the floods as more than 9,600 customers remain without electricity in eastern Kentucky, Beshear said.
“With the heat coming up, we put out the call for cooling stations. And they have been set up in time, in fact before this heat. We may, for the first time, be ahead of the weather,” he said.
“I know you may be out there working to salvage whatever you can. But be really careful Wednesday and Thursday when it gets hot,” the governor said. “We’re bringing in water by the truckloads. We’re going to make sure we have enough for you. But you’re going to need a cool place at least to take a break.”
For hundreds of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed, that place was an emergency shelter. As of Tuesday, nearly 430 people were staying at 11 such shelters, and 191 more were being housed temporarily in state parks, Beshear said.
President Joe Biden declared a federal disaster to direct relief money to counties flooded after 8 to 10 1/2 inches (20 to 27 centimeters) of rain fell in just 48 hours in parts of eastern Kentucky, southern West Virginia and western Virginia.
The disaster was the latest in a string of catastrophic deluges that have pounded parts of the U.S. this summer, including St. Louis. Scientists warn that climate change is making such events more common.
Chris Campbell, president of Letcher Funeral Home in Whitesburg, said his 90-year-old grandmother lost the entire home where she’s lived since 1958. She managed to escape to a neighbor’s house with only some photos. Everything else is gone. And now he’s handling burial arrangements for people he’s known personally, like a 67-year-old woman who had a heart attack trying to escape from the rising water.
“These people, we know most of them. We’re a small community,” he said of the town about 110 miles southeast of Lexington. “It affects everybody.”
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Reynolds reported from Louisville. Other Associated Press contributors include Leah Willingham in Charleston, West Virginia.
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Union Pacific Railroad and Twin Cities Public Television Partner on Multilingual Rail Safety Campaign
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Railroad and Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) are teaming up to make rail safety a universal language, launching new English- and Spanish-language safety multi-media materials aimed at families and educators as the "Back to School" season kicks off nationwide.
"With more than 140,000 miles of track and 212,000 rail crossings in the U.S., chances are you and your child will come across at least one on the way to and from school, whether it's on foot or by car," said Union Pacific Assistant Vice President and Chief Safety Officer Connie Roseberry. "Now, is the perfect time to talk about staying safe around the tracks, just as you would remind a child to look both ways when crossing the street. We're proud of our work with TPT to provide families a fun, engaging way to talk about rail safety, and give educators free, downloadable tools for their classroom."
According to data from Safe Kids Worldwide, more than 40% of rail-related injury incidents occur between 3-9 p.m. Sharing three simple rail safety tips with loved ones can help keep students safe around the tracks:
- Limit Technology Use: Phones, watches and games can become a dangerous distraction. Put devices and ear buds away until you safely cross the tracks.
- Wait for Trains to Pass: Never try to race a train, always wait for it to pass. Wait until all warning devices are clear before crossing.
- Always Obey Signs: Only cross railroad tracks at designated crossing areas. Do not walk on or near the tracks, and do not go around warning devices.
New videos and social media infographics that drive home these safety tips are being featured over the next two months on PBS and Univision/Televisa stations in Chicago, Illinois; San Antonio and Houston, Texas; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.
This is the third year Union Pacific and TPT have worked together to deliver multilingual safety messages through the Community Ties Giving Program, but the first time the message has been expanded nationwide, through a regional partnership grant.
Visit www.UP.com/safety or www.UP.com/seguridad to download English- and Spanish-language learning guides, or dance to the Train Safety Cha Cha jingle.
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — A dangerous Twitch trend prompted a large police response to a home on Wenonah Avenue Friday afternoon.
According to Wichita Falls Police Sgt. Charlie Eipper, officers responded to the 2000 block of Wenonah Avenue at around 3:16 p.m. Friday, August 12, in response to a woman who told emergency dispatch she had just shot her husband with a rifle and said she would kill herself in ten minutes.
The officers arrived and discovered that the woman who allegedly called lives in the rear house. The relatives in the front house were able to make contact with her.
The woman exited the rear house and spoke with officers. She denied calling the police and making the threats. In addition, her husband was working out of town at the time.
The officers entered the house and found no other people inside. The investigating officers believe this was an incident of “Swatting”.
Swatting is an online trend that usually targets video game streamers. Someone calls in a fake emergency to police for an emergency that would prompt a SWAT response.
Swatting is illegal in the state of Texas, as well as being a federal crime.
Sgt. Eipper said this incident is now an offense of False Report and Abuse of 911.
This is a developing story. Stick with Texoma’s Homepage as we learn more. | https://cw33.com/news/twitch-trend-leads-to-large-police-response-in-this-texas-town/ | 2022-08-15T14:11:20Z |
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT
To show appreciation and thank loyal guests by name, Firehouse Subs announces the return of its fan-favorite Name of the Day offer for a very limited time starting May 4, 2022.
Name of the Day consists of Firehouse Subs choosing a different first name each day, and on that day, guests with the same first name can show their photo ID at any participating restaurant for a free medium sub with any purchase.* The name of the day will be posted at FirehouseSubs.com/NameoftheDay and on Firehouse Subs' Facebook and Twitter accounts.
*One free sub per person per visit with valid photo ID showing the selected name of the day and presented at participating U.S. Firehouse Subs locations, excluding non-traditional locations like airports and college campuses. Not valid on online or delivery orders.
WHEN
For a very limited time starting Wednesday, May 4, 2022
WHERE
Participating Firehouse Subs restaurants in the U.S.
About Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs® is a restaurant chain with a passion for hearty and flavorful food, heartfelt service and public safety. Founded in Jacksonville, Florida in 1994 by two brothers and former firefighters, Firehouse Subs is a brand built on decades of fire and police service, hot and hearty subs piled high with the highest quality meats and cheeses and its commitment to saving lives through the establishment of the non-profit Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®. Driven by the passion of more than 400 Firehouse Subs franchisees to serve their local communities, for the fourth consecutive year, based on recent Technomic Insight consumer data, Firehouse Subs was named the No.1 brand in the restaurant industry that "Supports Local Community Activities." This year, Firehouse of America and Firehouse Subs suppliers will together donate a portion of purchases at Firehouse Subs locations to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the purchase of lifesaving equipment, with a minimum donation of $1 million.
Enjoy more subs. Save more lives. To learn more, visit http://www.firehousesubs.com.
Quick Facts:
More than 1,200 restaurants in 45 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and non-traditional locations
$67.5+ million granted to public safety organizations via Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation®
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla.
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- Frito-Lay North America becomes third North American Regional Supporter of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™
- Promotional activities to bring FIFA World Cup™-branded snacks to households across the North and Central American region, including 23 markets such as the USA, Canada and Mexico, to name but a few
- Shared vision of sports promotion, engaging fans and building communities
NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frito-Lay, North America's leading snack company, today demonstrated its enthusiasm for the upcoming FIFA World Cup™ by signing as a North American Regional Supporter for the 2022 edition of the tournament. The deal represents the first-ever salty-snack brand collaboration in FIFA and FIFA World Cup history, and includes salted savoury snacks such as Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Tostitos, Ruffles and Sabritas, along with Quaker hot breakfast cereals, Quaker grain-based cereal bars, Quaker rice snacks, and Gamesa cookies and crackers. The company is the third Regional Supporter in the North American market for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.
"We are thrilled to announce our strategic collaboration with FIFA, a brand that means so much to fans globally," said Steven Williams, CEO, Frito-Lay and Quaker North America. "Soccer has over four billion fans across the world and continues to grow in the US, so we feel this is a great time to build a strategic partnership together and ensure our products are always available every time a match is on TV or at a community's local stadium."
With origins going back to only two years after the first FIFA World Cup took place in 1930, Frito–Lay shares FIFA's commitment to engaging fans, developing sports opportunities for players – regardless of their background or ability – building communities around sports and promoting an active lifestyle.
"The growth in interest in football, or soccer, in the North American market is incredibly exciting, both for our overall vision of making football truly global and for future commercial growth potential," said FIFA President Gianni Infantino. "We are thrilled to welcome a brand aligned with our values related to community engagement, and one that shares our excitement for what lies ahead for the world's most popular sport."
In addition to the use of FIFA's IP, exposure at the event and access to tickets, the agreement covers exciting digital activations and entertaining promotional activities with the goal of reaching more than 100 million households in the USA with FIFA-branded products.
About Frito-Lay North America
Frito-Lay North America is the $19 billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP), which is headquartered in Purchase, NY. Frito-Lay snacks include Lay's and Ruffles potato chips, Doritos tortilla chips, Cheetos snacks, Tostitos tortilla chips and branded dips, SunChips multigrain snacks and Fritos corn chips. The company operates 30+ manufacturing facilities across the U.S. and Canada, more than 200 distribution centers and services 315,000 retail customers per week through its direct-store-delivery model. Learn more about Frito-Lay at the corporate website, www.fritolay.com, on Twitter (@fritolay), on Instagram (@fritolay) and on Facebook (Frito-Lay).
About The Quaker Oats Company
The Quaker Oats Company, headquartered in Chicago, is a unit of PepsiCo, Inc., one of the world's largest consumer packaged goods companies. For more than 140 years, Quaker's brands have served as symbols of quality, great taste and nutrition. Quaker® Oats, Quaker® Rice Cakes and Quaker Chewy® Granola Bars are consumer favorites. For more information, please visit www.QuakerOats.com, www.Facebook.com/Quaker or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Quaker.
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will take place from 21 November until 18 December 2022. For more information about the tournament, visit FIFA.com.
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Lauren Tom talked about her long stint on the hit show “Futurama” where she plays Ally Wong. She hints on how the characters progress and how fans will love the new episodes.
Tom’s newest season of “Dragons: The Nine Realms” has dropped and she is an over practical mom who doesn’t quite understand her daughter, who plays with dragons.
Tom also starred in Hallmark’s highest rated summer movie in history “Sweet Pecan Summer”. Tom said the cast was predominantly Asian, which was a first for Hallmark.
Season 2 of “Dragons: The Nine Realms” is available to stream on Hulu and Peacock now. “Sweet Pecan Summer” is available on the Hallmark channel.
This segment aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News on May 9, 2022. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/lauren-tom-talks-new-season-of-dragons-the-nine-realms/ | 2022-05-10T19:49:08Z |
SawStop brings 20 years of proven safety to new customers with the release of its smallest, most portable saw
TUALATIN, Ore., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SawStop today announced the upcoming launch of their new Compact Table Saw. The new 10" Compact Table Saw (CTS) is a robust benchtop saw built for the rigors of the jobsite while offering the precision and safety that SawStop is known for.
The foundation of the Compact Table Saw is SawStop's contact detection technology. Just like other SawStop saws, the Compact Table Saw detects when skin comes in contact with the blade and stops and drops the blade in less than five milliseconds. Injuries are dramatically minimized, and the saw reset is quick and easy – so operators can get back to work in minutes after a brake activation.
Beyond offering SawStop's legendary safety system, the Compact Table Saw is packed with features that stand out against the competition including:
- 10" Blade for maximum cut capacity
- Rack & Pinion Fence that is easy to adjust and reliably square with a built-in high and low face to support all kinds of cuts
- Quick-Tilt Bevel allows for easy blade angle adjustments with one hand while the Micro Adjust feature provides the ability to quickly dial in a precise cutting angle. A SawStop Exclusive.
- Highly portable with an Easy-Carry Handle and an Optional Stand available for purchase.
- On-Saw Storage Compartment secures your accessories and tools for easy access and quick retrieval. A SawStop Exclusive.
"Since we began, here at SawStop we have been focused on protecting Woodworkers and helping them work better through practical innovation" said SawStop CEO Matt Howard. "The portability and affordability of the Compact Table Saw makes SawStop technology more accessible than ever before. We're excited to welcome an entirely new group of customers to the SawStop Family so they can experience the quality and safety at the heart of each of our saws."
The new Compact Table Saw will be available this fall at authorized SawStop dealer locations across the USA and Canada. The retail price will be $899 USD and $1,149 CAD.
For more information, visit www.SawStop.com/CTS
Established in 2000, SawStop is the world leader in power tool safety. SawStop designs, engineers, and manufactures innovative woodworking power tools and accessories for private and professional markets. All SawStop power tools feature their revolutionary safety technology that has saved tens of thousands of woodworkers from devastating, life-changing injuries.
SawStop is a proud part of the TTS Group, a third-generation, family-owned company headquartered in Wendlingen, Germany.
Learn more at SawStop.com
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New 531-room Dream Hotel and Casino to Anchor Revitalization of South Las Vegas Blvd. with Late 2024 Opening
LAS VEGAS, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Developed by Shopoff Realty Investments and Contour, in partnership with Dream Hotel Group, Dream Las Vegas will be a driving force in the ongoing revitalization and rejuvenation of the south end of the Las Vegas Strip. The 531-room lifestyle hotel and casino pairs global architecture firm DLR Group with interior design by AvroKo, Rockwell Group and DLR Interiors, and is expected to open with seven experiential dining and nightlife venues, 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space and a 20,000-square-foot casino, in late 2024.
The groundbreaking ceremony for this exciting $550 million development took place today, Friday, July 8, at 10:00 a.m., and featured Governor of Nevada Steve Sisolak, Clark County Board of Commissioners Chairman James B. Gibson and Lieutenant Governor Lisa Cano Burkhead as speakers, along with developers William Shopoff and David Daneshforooz, Dream Hotel Group CEO Jay Stein and COO Michael Lindenbaum, and McCarthy Building Companies' Senior Vice President Ross Edwards.
With rising visitor numbers and more business relocations in recent history, Las Vegas is experiencing unparalleled growth and record wealth creation. The new Dream Las Vegas hotel and casino is expected to generate significant tax revenue and create 4,000 new direct and indirect construction jobs, while also offering the growing residential and business communities a new reason to visit Las Vegas.
"The Dream Las Vegas development is a great investment in our local economy – to boost tourism and create thousands of new jobs," said Nevada State Governor Steve Sisolak. "I'm excited to see the resort come to life in 2024, offering even more first-class amenities and service, and extending our State's long history as a leader in hospitality and tourism."
"The great thing about this development is that it helps us finish off an important part of the Boulevard that all of us have seen undeveloped for so many years, added Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson. "Finally, we have an opportunity to complement all the little things that have been going on and this is enormous for us. The economic value of this project far exceeds the 550-million-dollar investment. This is a reset on the development of Las Vegas Boulevard to finish the work that needs to be done, and Dream is the leader of that reset. The result is something we're all going to be proud of."
"This project represents a new type of Vegas hotel experience, offering tourists and locals alike a unique boutique hotel option on the Las Vegas Strip. We are thrilled to break ground on Dream Las Vegas and watch as it energizes the southern end of the Strip, while providing countless jobs and revenue for local government," explained Shopoff Realty Investments' President and CEO William Shopoff.
"As a native to Las Vegas, I am thrilled to work alongside a great team and partners to reach this milestone in the development of Dream Las Vegas," said Founder and CEO of Contour David Daneshforooz. "Dream Hotel Group will bring new life to this end of The Strip with its curated food, beverage and entertainment offerings."
"All of us at Dream are proud to play a role in creating what will be one of the most spectacular new additions to Las Vegas," said Dream Hotel Group CEO Jay Stein. "Las Vegas is a destination much like our Dream Hotels brand, marked by a vibrant, youthful energy and dynamic cultural arts and entertainment scene unlike anywhere else in the world. Together with innovative developers Shopoff and Contour, it is our goal to create an experience-driven property that surpasses expectations, blending forward-thinking design, progressive programming and world-class hospitality with unmatched dining and nightlife. We are not just building another hotel, we are building an experience, and one that we hope will contribute substantially to the future of Las Vegas. Following the successful launch of Dream Hollywood, California in 2017, I have every confidence that Dream Las Vegas will be our newest star of the west coast and a critical addition to our growing portfolio."
Steve Hill, CEO/President of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority added: "We are excited Dream Las Vegas will soon join the spectacular Vegas skyline. We greatly appreciate the investment and vision by Shopoff Realty Investments, Contour and Dream Hotel Group to bring a new hotel, casino and 'Only Vegas' entertainment experience to our millions of visitors."
Set to open in late 2024, Dream Las Vegas features 531 highly appointed guestrooms and suites, and seven original dining and nightlife options, including a third-level resort pool and day club, two bar and lounge concepts on the gaming floor, a lobby bar, craft coffee café and gelateria on the street level, as well as a sporting club, boutique nightclub, signature restaurant and 24-hour diner on the third floor. The lifestyle hotel will also offer 12,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a 5,000-square-foot ballroom and 90-seat live entertainment theatre, a 20,000-square-foot casino and gaming floor, a fitness center by TechnoGym and on-site parking. Casino and gaming operations will be led by Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E). Situated along emerging South Las Vegas Blvd., the hotel's presence will support the local community and the 32 million tourists that visit Las Vegas each year, adding another facet to the south end of the Strip.
McCarthy Building Companies is the design-builder contractor for the project. Senior Vice President Ross Edwards said: "We are proud to be a part of this exciting design-build hotel and casino project on the Las Vegas Strip. This project will reflect the talent of approximately 1,200 construction professionals who will be working onsite to bring the Dream Las Vegas brand to life. I can assure you our industry is filled with enthusiasm around the opportunity to help build a new Las Vegas landmark and will do so in a work environment that is committed to safety, and is welcoming, inclusive, and empowering to all."
The 20-story luxury hotel tower will feature a diverse mix of dramatic venues distributed vertically throughout the composition roof decks and terraces of the hotel design. The undulating contemporary design will feature a lustrous glass and metal façade, boasting stylistic details such as radiused corners, spacious double-height terraces, oversized windows and a unique aerodynamic character influenced by its context. When complete, Dream Las Vegas and its distinctly iconic architecture will introduce a refreshing, new lifestyle-focused hotel experience and an innovative and welcome addition to the Las Vegas skyline.
Located at 5051 S. Las Vegas Blvd., across the street from Mandalay Bay Resort and Bali Hai Golf Club, Dream Las Vegas will be one of the first hotel properties seen from the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign. Adjacent to the private aviation terminal at Harry Reid International Airport, two short blocks from the new Allegiant Stadium (home of the NFL Las Vegas Raiders), and nearby T-Mobile Arena (home to the NHL Vegas Golden Knights and countless entertainment events, including the Country Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival and Strait to Vegas, a concert residency by country music star George Strait), Dream Las Vegas is well-situated to capitalize on the southward expansion of new Las Vegas developments, as well as the numerous hotels and casinos along the Las Vegas Strip.
With 15 hotels open today and 25 new locations in various stages of development worldwide, Dream Hotel Group remains one of the fastest growing independent lifestyle hotel companies in the world. The groundbreaking of Dream Las Vegas signals another exciting milestone in the continued growth and evolution of the company and its portfolio of lifestyle brands.
Born in 2004, Dream Hotels are individually curated properties that together comprise a unique narrative. The brand is underwritten by a design philosophy that is both surreal and contemporarily chic. Located in the United States and abroad, the design of each property is informed by its locale and taken to Dream status by a pool of world-renowned architects and interior designers. The result is a stay experience well-suited to the discerning traveler who seeks comfort in a truly cosmopolitan atmosphere. For more information about Dream Hotels, please visit www.dreamhotels.com and follow @dreamhotels on Instagram.
Dream Hotel Group is a hotel brand and management company with a rich, 30-year history of managing properties in some of the world's most highly competitive hotel environments. Home to its Dream Hotels, Unscripted Hotels, The Chatwal and new By Dream Hotel Group brands, Dream Hotel Group encompasses three business lines: Proprietary Brands, Hotel Management, and Dining & Nightlife. The company is committed to the philosophy that forward-thinking design, service and guest experiences should be available across market segments. Dream Hotel Group is dedicated to offering travelers an authentic connection to their chosen destination through a truly original approach. With 15 hotels open today and 25 new locations in various stages of development worldwide, Dream Hotel Group remains one of the fastest growing independent lifestyle hotel companies in the world. For more information, visit www.dreamhotelgroup.com and follow @dreamhotelgroup on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Contour is a privately owned opportunistic real estate firm that develops, owns, and operates property throughout the United States. For additional information, visit www.contourre.com or call (800) 964-8110.
Shopoff Realty Investments is an Irvine, California-based real estate firm with a 30-year history of value-add and opportunistic investing across the United States. The company primarily focuses on proactively generating appreciation through the repositioning of commercial income-producing properties and the entitlement of land assets. The 30-year history includes operating as Asset Recovery Fund, Eastbridge Partners and Shopoff Realty Investments (formerly known as The Shopoff Group). For additional information, visit www.shopoff.com or call (844) 4-SHOPOFF.
Disclosures
This is not an offering to buy or sell any securities. Such offer may only be made through the offerings memorandum to qualified purchasers. Any investment in Shopoff Realty Investments programs involves substantial risks and is suitable only for investors who have no need for liquidity and who can bear the loss of their entire investment. There is no assurance that any strategy will succeed to meet its investment objectives. The performance of this asset is not indicative of future results of other assets. 1Performance has varied in this time frame, with certain offerings generating losses. Securities offered through Shopoff Securities, Inc. member FINRA/SIPC, 18565 Jamboree Road, Suite 200, Irvine, CA 92612, (844) 4-SHOPOFF.
Media Contact
Katie Fontana, Dream Hotel Group, kfontana@dreamhotelgroup.com
Corynne Gordon, Shopoff Realty Investments, cgordon@shopoff.com
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Texas National Guard soldier remains missing after helping rescue two migrants suspected of drug trafficking
By Rosa Flores and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN
A Texas Army National Guard soldier who went missing Friday during a rescue mission along the border with Mexico has not yet been found, according to a release from the Texas Military Department (TMD).
Local law enforcement on Friday said the guard member tried to rescue a woman who was crossing the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, and “never came up,” according to CNN’s reporting.
In an updated release on Saturday, the TMD said the soldier “selflessly attempted” to help two migrants who appeared to be drowning as they illegally crossed the river from Mexico to the United States.
“Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and Border Patrol continue to support TMD with the Texas Rangers as the lead for the investigation that began yesterday when the service member went missing,” the release said.
According to initial reports from the Texas Rangers, the two migrants are suspected of being “involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking” and are currently in the custody of US Customs and Border Patrol.
The missing soldier’s family was notified about the disappearance on Friday night, according to the release.
The guard member’s identity will be released “at a later date,” the department said. The search will continue until the department “exhausts” all available resources, the agency said.
CNN reported Friday the soldier was assigned to Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to combat what he has called a crisis at the US-Mexico border.
The governor said his office is working “with the Texas National Guard and other law enforcement agencies as they search for the missing soldier in Eagle Pass.”
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas is earning top marks in the United States for its pathway to sustainability.
According to a new report from Site Selection Magazine, Texas is the most sustainable state in the nation and North Texas is one of the most sustainable metros in the country, ranking second overall (behind another Texas metro Austin, which ranked first overall).
The magazine made this determination based on the following criteria:
- The number of LEED-certified buildings (number & per capita, USGBC, May 2022)
- The number of Energy Star buildings 2022 (numbers & per capita, U.S. DOE)
- The number of green industry projects 2019-2021 (investments in “green industry” NAICS codes as defined by BLS; tally & per capita)
- Score in Frontier Group’s Shining cities report, April 2022
“After Sweden, the U.S., Spain, Germany and Finland fill out the top five countries. Texas, Illinois, New York and Arizona top our state measures, followed by California and Colorado in a tie for fifth. Among U.S. metros, we go back to Texas again to find Austin at No. 1, trailed by Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Cincinnati, the Washington, D.C. metro area (including Arlington, Alexandria and parts of three states) and metro Denver, where the air is rare and the vistas are plentiful,” the report says.
For the full report, visit Site Selection Magazine. | https://cw33.com/news/local/study-names-texas-the-most-sustainable-state-in-the-nation-in-2022/ | 2022-07-07T22:07:09Z |
Author Melissa Hart refuses to give in to other parents challenging the content of books aimed at children and young adults.
While parents, lawmakers and others speculate about the intent of authors and educators, the mother of a nonbinary teen is determined to promote inclusive content because "representation is critical," she told CNN. "I grew up not even aware that anybody besides me had two moms because it wasn't in literature. It wasn't talked about," Hart said.
As more books are being challenged, and states are passing laws to make the challenging of books easier, a growing group of educators, parents and students is fighting back.
In states including Texas and Washington, young people are forming banned book clubs. Teens and young adults have also protested and called out the generational gap when it comes to talking about gender identity and the restrictive policies that ban books they say are important. Retired school librarians are also organizing -- and authors such as Hart are determined to keep writing the stories that they say simply didn't exist when they were young.
In her latest book, "Daisy Woodworm Changes the World," one of the main characters has two moms.
"I know it's going to get banned," Hart says.
Hart's life is filled with young adult fiction. She writes her books from a small studio behind her house near Portland, Oregon, and teaches other people to write young adult books. She even dresses up in a T. rex costume and gives books away.
"I refuse to give in, I refuse to surrender. I will fight the good fight, I will put on my inflatable T. rex costume and fill the little free libraries in my community with diverse books until the cows come home," she said.
As some parents use school board meetings as places to spar over what's appropriate to expose children to, Hart says she sees people who are not looking at their kids' social media feeds.
"Books are not teaching kids to be a certain way. Books for kids are providing safe spaces for kids to explore their identity and providing them with a language to talk about that identity, and not just their identities."
In 2019, Hart wrote a book for adults, a guide to finding inclusive books for kids. The idea came from the missing stories in her own life.
Research also supports Hart's logic.
In a recent study, researchers in Minnesota analyzed data from students across the state in grades eight, nine and 11, finding that a significant portion of the youth population identified with terms including lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, pansexual, transgender, genderqueer, genderfluid or nonbinary.
Many of the identities the students in the study use are often absent from forms and surveys given to them, which is especially concerning given the high rates of depression and bias-based bullying experienced by many students, particularly those who identified as pansexual, nonbinary or transmasculine.
A step as simple as expanding identity options could help, according to the study, published in the American Academy of Pediatrics.
And that's what Hart continues to do as an author and parent.
Hart and her husband, Jonathan, live with a lot of books, animals and their teenage daughter, Maia, who identifies as nonbinary.
Like most teenagers, Maia is plugged into the social media debate, where adults are increasingly warning that teenage lives are becoming dangerously confused about identity.
And she says those adults grew up in a different world from her and her peers.
"I identify as nonbinary, but I love all genders," Maia told CNN. "I think they don't have the capacity to understand us. Like, because they didn't grow up in our time. They don't know exactly what we're going through. So they can't put their brains into our brains."
Maia says that when she hears adults attack books, she hears attacks on teens who identify as nonbinary.
"What else are they (kids) supposed to read? ... they should read about themselves. They should see themselves in the books they read. And not just White people and straight people or cisgendered people."
This seems like an easy concept for teens such as Maia to accept but when asked why it's so hard now, her response was simple.
"Adults throwing tantrums, obviously, like always."
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New insights offer the ability to improve user experience and optimize employee and customer engagement
AUSTIN, Texas, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vyopta, a leader in digital user experience management for collaboration, announced today at Cisco Live that it has added User Experience Profiles, a new Vyopta collaboration intelligence platform feature. Vyopta is transforming how organizations deliver exceptional collaboration experiences with proprietary contextual insights to make collaboration work for hybrid and remote work teams by removing user experience issues and optimizing employee and customer engagement activities.
Last year, 47.8 million workers quit their jobs, an average of nearly 4 million each month. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021 holds the highest average quit rate on record. Companies are doing what they can to identify problems and prevent losing valued employees in what has come to be known as the "Great Resignation."
"Vyopta User Experience Profiles helps organizations remove barriers to productivity and wellness and part of that is empowering effective collaboration among users working from anywhere with varied devices," said Alfredo Ramirez, CEO of Vyopta. "We know that organizations are worried about workforce engagement and attrition and are investing in solutions to help provide more quantitative data to improve user experiences as well as optimizing employee and customer engagement."
User Experience Profiles is part of the user insights foundation of Vyopta's Collaboration Intelligence platform. This feature allows IT, audiovisual, and UC/collaboration professionals to ensure that technology is working for users.
Key Use Cases
- Ensuring everything goes smoothly for executive and VIP users.
- Comparing connection speeds when using different networks – in the office, at home, from their cell phone, and at various locations where employees work like coffee shops and airports.
- Investigating issues over time to see if the source of a problem is on the end-user side, the network side, or elsewhere.
"We are building features that will reduce the stress and frustration around collaboration, and allow teams to recover some of their valuable time," said Jonathan Sass, Vyopta VP of Product. "We are looking to foster optimal collaboration, both within and among departments, identifying trends that are statistically shown to be correlated with certain outcomes, like employee engagement and turnover."
Part of keeping employees engaged is by helping to avoid frustration in collaborative work by ensuring high-quality collaboration experiences in terms of the right technology, connectivity, and hardware to be successful at work.
Visit us in the Collaboration Village at Cisco Live! 2022 in kiosk CL11-T.
Vyopta, a leader in digital user experience management for collaboration, has helped 40 million people collaborate better. Its Technology Insights and Space Insights applications have helped identify and address over 9 million issues. Vyopta helps organizations deliver the best UC user experience and optimize their UC and real estate investments. Hundreds of organizations worldwide spanning 20+ industries use Vyopta to monitor 6 million endpoints and over 20 billion meeting minutes a year.
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MEQUON, Wis., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicardia Health (MediCardia) has announced the beta-release of it's mobile patient record, a novel mobile application that is continuously connected to sources of health records and personal data, for patients to access, view and share with anyone, anytime, anywhere.
"Since inception, MediCardia's long-term mission has been to put the power of health information into the hands of the people," said CEO, Indrajit Choudhuri, MD. "We started by developing the user interface that creates the clinical context for this information and a robust interoperability backbone that streamlines connectivity with EMRs and billing engines. We're completing development on our intelligence embedded care-engine based on societal guidelines, payer care gaps, and value-based care performance measures to drive the most important clinical KPI, quality. The power of this intelligence will first drive the MediCardia remote monitoring platform, Virtuas, already launched and in market with a semiautonomous agent that works with care providers to deliver best care and promote adherence. Now the final stage of our technology journey is to put the power of this technology and health information into the hands of patients and consumers," said Dr. Choudhuri.
MediCardia intends to showcase their technology in San Diego, CA September 8-10, 2022, at the HRX cardiovascular digital health conference that brings together innovators to transform patient care. "As a cardiac electrophysiologist and electrical engineer, we are excited to be attending HRX to meet with clinicians and scientists. Our primary focus is to identify individuals and organizations who are ready to act – sitting on the sidelines is not how we introduce innovation and bring about change. Our patients deserve change agents and that should be the responsibilities of all healthcare providers and I believe HRX will bring such forward-thinking people together" commented Dr. Choudhuri in a recent discussion. MediCardia is booking appointments for 1:1 and group presentations via emailed requests at this time.
MediCardia Health is constantly enhancing and evolving their smart digital medicine platform, to drive digital transformation in Cardiology and across healthcare. MediCardia aims to learn from and partner with practices, organizations, and networks dedicated to embracing the global digitalization of healthcare and leverage one of its greatest benefits – the adoption of virtual care – as a paradigm shift on the journey to value-based care.
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SINET widely recognized as premier catalyst for building a global community of interest and trust within the security domain
TEL-AVIV, Israel and BOSTON, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CardinalOps, the AI-powered detection engineering company, has been named a finalist for the 2022 Security Innovation Network (SINET) 16 Innovator Awards.
CardinalOps will now enter Round Two of the scoring process, joining other cybersecurity leaders and past winners including CrowdStrike, Cylance, Phantom, FireEye, Siemplify, Axonius, Orca, TwistLock, SafeBreach, and CyCognito.
CardinalOps uses AI and automation with MITRE ATT&CK to address some of the biggest complexity headaches that SOC teams have in managing their SIEMs – including Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, and IBM QRadar – without requiring them to walk away from the significant investments they've made in their existing security stacks.
This year's SINET16 applications represented 192 companies from 18 countries and were reviewed by an esteemed group of judges representing Fortune 500 CISOs, risk executives, and the world's leading venture capitalists and investment bankers. Every company was judged on criteria including: Urgency in Market, Innovation and Uniqueness, Solution Validation, Competitive Advantages, Product Readiness, Strength of Team, Financial Strength, and Go-To Market.
"We are pleased to receive this recognition of our innovative technology and vision," said Michael Mumcuoglu, CEO and co-founder at CardinalOps. "Although SIEMs are essential to the SOC, they are also complex to configure, often dependent on tribal knowledge, and require continuous updates for the latest threats plus constant monitoring to ensure detections and log sources are actually working as intended. Our mission is to improve the ROI and effectiveness of existing SOC tools by operationalizing MITRE ATT&CK and applying analytics-driven automation to simplify and accelerate the detection engineering process, thereby eliminating coverage gaps and avoiding complex and time-consuming implementations of new and unproven SOC platforms. Continuous innovation is the key to staying ahead of our adversaries."
Winners of the 2022 SINET16 Innovator Awards will be announced on Wednesday, September 7th.
Most security vendors pitch you on replacing your stack or adding new monitoring tools to it. CardinalOps has a more practical approach. The CardinalOps SaaS platform uses AI and automation to operationalize MITRE ATT&CK for your existing security stack and eliminate hidden detection gaps you may not even know you have. Setup takes less than an hour because there are no agents to deploy and it easily connects via the native APIs of your SIEM/EDR/XDR. What's more, it has the added advantage of boosting your detection engineering team's productivity 10x compared to manual processes.
Founded in 2020, CardinalOps is led by serial entrepreneurs whose previous companies were acquired by Palo Alto Networks, HP, Microsoft Security, IBM Security, and others. The company's advisory board includes Dr. Anton Chuvakin, Security Advisor in the Office of the CISO at Google Cloud; Dan Burns, former Optiv CEO and founder of Accuvant; and Randy Watkins, CTO of Critical Start. For more information, please visit https://www.cardinalops.com/.
Each year, SINET evaluates the technologies and products of hundreds of emerging cybersecurity companies from all over the world, and selects the 16 most innovative and compelling companies to be named SINET16 Innovators.
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NEW YORK, April 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE: IBM) between April 4, 2017 and October 20, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important June 6, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased IBM 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 IBM class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5104 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 June 6, 2022. 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) Strategic Imperatives Revenue and growth, CAMSS (the sectors of "Cloud," "Analytics," "Mobile," "Security," and "Social") and CAMSS Components' revenue and growth, and the Company's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives Revenue; (2) IBM's present success and positive future growth prospects concerning its Strategic Imperative business strategy were being fueled by the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperative Revenue; (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants misled the market by portraying IBM's Strategic Imperative's financial performance and future prospects more favorable than they actually were as a result of the fraudulent scheme and/or the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic to make those revenues eligible for treatment as Strategic Imperatives; and (4) Total Revenue and IBM's Segments' revenue and growth were artificially inflated as a result of the fraudulent scheme and/or the wrongful reclassification of revenues from non-strategic to strategic and/or the wrongful recognition of revenue. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the IBM class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5104 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.
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Parents out on bond after being charged in deaths of 2 young children
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (WITN/Gray News) – Two parents charged in the deaths of their two young children were released on bond Monday after appearing in court.
Rocky Mount police said the mother, 21-year-old Zharia Noel, and her boyfriend, 21-year-old Ahmene Butler, were arrested Saturday and each charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter due to negligence and two counts of felony child abuse because of the children sustaining bodily injuries.
Saturday morning, the Rocky Mount Police Department responded to a call where they located a 3-month-old boy, Kamryn Noel, and his 14-month-old sister, Amariah Noel, unresponsive inside a parked car.
The children were taken to UNC Nash Health Care, where they were both pronounced dead. Saturday evening, the investigation was upgraded from suspicious death to a homicide.
Noel and Butler each received a $100,000 unsecured bond by the magistrate and were released from custody. The parents had their first court appearances Monday morning.
Police said they will continue to investigate the deaths. Further charges await reports from the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s office.
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SHANGHAI, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961), a leading one-stop travel service provider of accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and corporate travel management, will announce its first quarter of 2022 results on Monday, June 27, 2022, U.S. Time, after the market closes.
Trip.com Group's management team will host a conference call at 8:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time on June 27, 2022 (or 8:00 AM on June 28, 2022 in the Shanghai/Hong Kong Time) following the announcement.
The conference call will be available on Webcast live and replay at: http://investors.trip.com. The call will be archived for twelve months at this website.
All participants must pre-register to join this conference call using the Participant Registration link below:
https://s1.c-conf.com/diamondpass/10022620-VWCVi9.html.
Upon registration, each participant will receive details for this conference call, including dial-in numbers, passcode and a unique access PIN. To join the conference, please dial the number provided, enter the passcode followed by your PIN, and you will join the conference instantly.
A telephone replay of the call will be available after the conclusion of the conference call until July 5, 2022.
The dial-in details for the replay:
International dial-in number: +61-7-3107-6325
Passcode: 10022620
About Trip.com Group Limited
Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) is a leading global one-stop travel platform, integrating a comprehensive suite of travel products and services and differentiated travel content. It is the go-to destination for travelers in China, and increasingly for travelers around the world, to explore travel, get inspired, make informed and cost-effective travel bookings, enjoy hassle-free on-the-go support, and share travel experience. Founded in 1999 and listed on Nasdaq in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, the Company currently operates under a portfolio of brands, including Ctrip, Qunar, Trip.com and Skyscanner, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world."
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Trip.com Group Limited
Tel: +86 (21) 3406-4880 X 12229
Email: iremail@trip.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mill Rock Packaging Partners ("Mill Rock Packaging" or the "Company"), a specialty packaging platform that invests in growth-oriented companies with advanced service and product capabilities in the consumer packaging industry, announced that Steve Rice has been named Chief Information Officer, a new position for the company. Mill Rock Packaging is a portfolio company of New York-based Mill Rock Capital, a growth and operations-oriented private investment firm.
Steve is an accomplished technology and system enterprise professional with 20 years' experience, including an extensive background in packaging production, manufacturing and fulfillment. Prior to joining Mill Rock Packaging, he worked for 15 years with EFI Radius, an industry-leading, purpose-built enterprise resource planning software provider to the packaging industry, where he was a key leader in the Company's product development and delivery team. Previously, Steve spent five years with Business Intelligence Solutions, managing new software products and directing technical design, sales and delivery planning.
Allen Ennis, Mill Rock Packaging CEO, commented, "On behalf of the entire Mill Rock Packaging team, we are pleased that Steve is joining as our CIO. Steve has a long history working with several of our team members, and his proven expertise in paper packaging system design and integration will be invaluable as we build out our platform systems, data and information environments."
In his new role at Mill Rock Packaging, Steve will be responsible for building a world-class technology platform to enhance Mill Rock Packaging's use of its enterprise system, cloud, big data, and other technology applications to foster an environment that will drive customer success.
Mr. Rice commented, "I am very excited to join Mill Rock Packaging at this critical and exciting point in the Company's growth trajectory. I look forward to working with the team to build out the gold standard of technology systems and processes to better serve our customers and enhance future integration processes."
Mill Rock Packaging Vice Chairman and Mill Rock Capital Senior Partner Bob Feeser said, "We are committed to prioritizing technology and investing in people, systems, automation and data across all of our companies. We welcome Steve's leadership in delivering an information-rich environment to accelerate further growth."
ABOUT MILL ROCK PACKAGING PARTNERS
Mill Rock Packaging Partners is a specialty packaging growth platform and a portfolio company of Mill Rock Capital. The partnership was formed in 2020 to invest in growing businesses with advanced service and product capabilities in the consumer packaging industry. For more information, please visit https://millrockpackaging.com/.
ABOUT MILL ROCK CAPITAL
Great Mill Rock LLC dba Mill Rock Capital is a growth- and operations-oriented private investment firm that invests in well-positioned middle market industrial businesses in North America. Founded by Christopher Whalen and Adi Pekmezovic, Mill Rock Capital is purpose-built to invest in family-owned businesses, owner-operators and founder-led companies across six industry verticals. Focus sectors include chemicals, materials and packaging; industrial distribution; services; metals and engineered materials; transportation and logistics; and specialty manufacturing and industrial technology. This strategy leverages the deep expertise of the firm's principals, a majority of whom have direct operating experience in these same industries. Mill Rock Capital supports business transformation through a dual-sourcing strategy encompassing majority equity and Activ Capital® – debt, senior equity or hybrid investments which provide business owners value-added financial partnership without relinquishing a controlling stake. For more information, please visit https://millrock-cap.com/.
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212-222-7436
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty ended with the execution of Clarence Davis for killing a college student 44 years ago, making him the sixth person to be put to death in the U.S. so far this year.
Dixon’s death Wednesday for the 1978 killing of 21-year-old Arizona State University student Deana Bowdoin broke the lull in Arizona’s use of capital punishment caused by a 2014 execution that critics say was botched and the difficulty that state officials faced in sourcing lethal injection drugs.
Dixon’s death appeared to track the state’s protocol, though the medical team had some difficulty finding a vein to administer the lethal drugs. They first tried his arms and then made an incision in his groin area. That process took about 25 minutes.
After the drugs were injected, Dixon’s mouth stayed open and his body did not move. The execution was declared completed about 10 minutes after he was injected.
Another Arizona death row prisoner, Frank Atwood, is scheduled to be executed on June 8 in the killing of 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson in 1984. Authorities have said Atwood kidnapped the girl.
The child’s remains was discovered in the desert northwest of Tucson nearly seven months after her disappearance. Experts could not determine the cause of death from the bones that were found, according to court records. Arizona now has 112 prisoners left on the state’s death row.
In the final weeks of Dixon’s life, his lawyers tried to postpone the execution, but judges rejected the argument that he was not mentally fit to be executed and did not have a rational understanding of why the state wanted to execute him. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute delay of Dixon’s execution less than an hour before the execution began.
Dixon earlier declined the option of being killed in Arizona’s gas chamber that was refurbished in 2020 — a method that has not been used in the U.S. in more than two decades. He had been on death row since his 2008 conviction.
Dixon’s death was announced late Wednesday morning by Frank Strada, a deputy director with Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.
Strada said that shortly before he was executed with pentobarbital, Dixon declared: “The Arizona Supreme Court should follow the laws. They denied my appeals and petitions to change the outcome of this trial. I do and will always proclaim innocence. Now, let’s do this (expletive).”
And as prison medical staff put an IV line in Dixon’s thigh in preparation for the injection, he chided them, saying: “This is really funny — trying to be as thorough as possible while you are trying to kill me.”
Leslie James, Bowdoin’s older sister and a witness to the execution, told reporters after it was conducted that Deana Bowdoin had been poised to graduate from ASU and was planning a career in international marketing. James described her sister as a hard worker who loved to travel, spoke multiple languages and wrote poetry.
She characterized the execution as a relief but criticized how long it took to happen: “This process was way, way, way too long,” James said.
The last time Arizona executed a prisoner was in July 2014, when Joseph Wood was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination over two hours in an execution that his lawyers said was botched. Wood snorted repeatedly and gasped more than 600 times before he died, and an execution that normally would take 10 minutes to complete lasted nearly two hours. The process dragged on for so long that the Arizona Supreme Court convened an emergency hearing during the execution to decide whether to halt the procedure.
States including Arizona have struggled to buy execution drugs in recent years after U.S. and European pharmaceutical companies began blocking the use of their products in lethal injections.
Authorities have said Bowdoin, who was found dead in her apartment in the Phoenix suburb of Tempe, had been raped, stabbed and strangled with a belt.
Dixon, who lived across the street from Bowdoin, had been charged with raping Bowdoin, but the rape charge was later dropped on statute-of-limitation grounds. He was convicted of murder in her killing.
In arguing that Dixon was mentally unfit, his lawyers said he erroneously believed he would be executed because police at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff wrongfully arrested him in another case — a 1985 attack on a 21-year-old student. His attorneys conceded he was lawfully arrested by Flagstaff police.
Dixon was sentenced to life in prison in that case for sexual assault and other convictions. DNA samples taken while he was in prison later linked him to Bowdoin’s killing, which had been unsolved.
Prosecutors said there was nothing about Dixon’s beliefs that prevented him from understanding the reason for the execution and pointed to court filings that Dixon himself made over the years.
Defense lawyers said Dixon was repeatedly diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, regularly experienced hallucinations over the past 30 years and was found “not guilty by reason of insanity” in a 1977 assault case in which the verdict was delivered by then-Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sandra Day O’Connor, nearly four years before her appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Bowdoin was killed two days after that verdict, according to court records.
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Billeaud reported from Phoenix. Associated Press writer Bob Christie in Phoenix contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/execution-ends-arizona-8-year-hiatus-with-the-death-penalty/ | 2022-05-12T11:42:03Z |
ONTARIO, Calif., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ontario International Airport (ONT) and Southern California's dynamic Inland Empire will be on the global stage next week as aviation leaders from around the world gather for the 2022 SMART Airports & Regions Conference – one of the aviation industry's largest and most prestigious annual events.
The three-day conference opens Monday, July 18, at the Ontario Convention Center, and will focus on topics ranging from how aviation can inspire new economic opportunities in a post-pandemic world to the role of airports as incubators for innovation in urban development and regional connectivity.
"Ontario and the Inland Empire are an ideal location for this global gathering. We have one of the fastest-growing airports in the world, in the heart of one of the most robust population and economic centers in the U.S. And when it comes to innovative multimodal transportation solutions, no region can match what's being done here to redefine mobility and access while creating new economic development opportunities," said Alan D. Wapner, President of the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) and Mayor pro Tem of the City of Ontario.
The SMART Airport & Regions Conference is being co-hosted by ONT and the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau (GOCVB). Among the more than 50 speakers and presenters will be several leaders from the two organizations, including Wapner, OIAA Commissioners Ron Loveridge and Curt Hagman, the airport's Chief Executive Officer Atif Elkadi, Chief Capital Development Officer Michelle Brantley and Chief Commercial Officer Dan Cappell, and GOCVB President and CEO Michael Krouse.
The event comes as ONT is in the midst of a historic run that has seen travel volumes exceed pre-pandemic levels for three months in a row, including, in May, the highest number of passengers since the airport's return to local ownership in 2016. For the past four years, ONT has been recognized by Global Traveler as the fastest-growing airport in the United States, and its role as an economic driver and preferred aviation gateway for millions of Southern Californians is helping to drive significant transit investments across the region. Upcoming projects include zero-emission bus-rapid transit, hydrogen-powered passenger rail and an all-electric-vehicle tunnel from a planned state-of-the-art multimodal transit center.
In addition, ONT plays a critical role in the Inland Empire's emergence as a global goods movement hub, and today ranks among the Top 10 cargo airports in North America.
"We have a great story to tell – here at ONT and across this great region we serve. The Inland Empire is now the 12th largest – and fifth fastest-growing – metropolitan area in the U.S., with a quality of life that is unmatched. We've prepared ourselves to meet those growth needs, while preserving the convenience and positive customer experience that have become our hallmark," said Elkadi, ONT's CEO.
"We are thrilled to host this event at Ontario Convention Center and to expose the world-wide attendees to the heart of Southern California's Inland Experience! Our Convention & Visitors Bureau is here to welcome our visitors and provide information on the amenities and destinations in our region," said Krouse, GOCVB's President & CEO.
While the SMART Airports & Regions Conference officially opens on Monday, programs and presentations begin Tuesday. A complete agenda is available here.
About Ontario International Airport
Ontario International Airport (ONT) is the fastest growing airport in the United States, according to Global Traveler, a leading publication for frequent fliers. Located in the Inland Empire, ONT is approximately 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles in the center of Southern California. It is a full-service airport which offers nonstop commercial jet service to 33 major airports in the U.S., Mexico, Central America and Taiwan. More information is available at www.flyOntario.com. Follow @flyONT on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram
About the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA)
The OIAA was formed in August 2012 by a Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Ontario and the County of San Bernardino to provide overall direction for the management, operations, development and marketing of ONT for the benefit of the Southern California economy and the residents of the airport's four-county catchment area. OIAA Commissioners are Ontario Mayor Pro Tem Alan D. Wapner (President), Retired Riverside Mayor Ronald O. Loveridge (Vice President), Ontario City Council Member Jim W. Bowman (Secretary), San Bernardino County Supervisor Curt Hagman (Commissioner) and retired business executive Julia Gouw (Commissioner).
About the Great Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau
The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization to promote the cities of Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, California to visitors nationally and internationally. As destination experts we provide leisure, meeting groups and meeting professionals with an unbiased, comprehensive resource when booking a tour, convention, meeting or event within the cities of Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga, California. Ideal for leisure and business travel, the region boasts scenic mountains, deserts, vineyards and metropolitan areas that are both historic and cosmopolitan in character. Under the umbrella of the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau is the California Welcome Center and several Signature Events to support the overall mission to drive visitors to the region, stimulating economic growth. The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau provides the necessary destination support tools to execute a successful experience Visit www.GOcvb.org
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Steve Lambert (909) 841-7527 slambert@flyontario.com
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Small Business Owners Call for Change from FedEx Ground in the Face of Inflation, Financial Challenges
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 3,500 FedEx Ground contractors, industry analysts, professionals and special guests convened this weekend at Route Consultant's 2022 Contractor Expo to discuss the inflation-based and contractual challenges facing the network of small business owners that power the FedEx Ground network.
"I want to see FedEx Ground remember their identity. FedEx Ground is an amazing delivery company," said Spencer Patton, Founder and President of Route Consultant. "They are a $60 billion dollar company that could be a $120 billion dollar company if we can work together through these challenges."
Patton's keynote address – which was also viewed by an additional 2,500 professionals via the Expo's live stream – detailed the areas that FedEx Ground and its contractor network can work together to create a more viable economic model and prevent the network from collapse due to inflation, high gas prices, and contract issues.
The keynote address is available on the Route Consultant YouTube channel.
Patton – speaking on behalf of his own business challenges with the FedEx Ground model – addressed the three key actions he believes FedEx Ground could take to restore their win-win relationship with contractors:
- FedEx Ground should end Sunday deliveries. FedEx Ground Sunday deliveries financially cripple the network: and both contractors and FedEx Ground lose money on Sunday deliveries. The service has been maligned since its launch and puts an enormous strain on the small businesses powering the network.
- Contractual changes. Recent contractual changes pushed through by FedEx Ground, without support from its contractor network, fundamentally undermine the integrity and financial viability of the contractor model.
- FedEx Ground staffing. Terminal and corporate staff from FedEx Ground have little to no experience in small business or logistics operations. FedEx Ground needs to educate its staff and restore appropriate communications between its staff and the small business owners in the network.
"Part of true leadership is coming up and taking accountability when accountability has to be taken," said Patton. "What I will tell you here is that I will be accountable as we move through this process and I beg that FedEx Ground show the same accountability to its contractors."
Patton operates 225 FedEx Ground routes in 10 states. Starting November 25, 2022, he will no longer operate his routes if the financial terms of his contracts aren't adjusted. Between now and the end of the year he will no longer be part of FedEx Ground's critical contingency network, which services abandoned or underserved delivery territories.
Of those changes, Mr. Patton notes, "My businesses will no longer subsidize FedEx Ground."
Contractor Expo had a wide range of smart business and cost-saving solutions for its large audience of small business owners. More than 80 industry vendors attended the event to support the network of small business owners, including Xos Trucks, Beans Route, Bright Flag Recruiting, Bridgestone Tires, and Ground Cloud. The business owners also learned about the recently announced Route Consultant Purchasing Alliance (RCPA), an organization offering cost-savings based on collective purchasing power, and the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals, an advocacy organization for contractors.
Route Consultant is the leader in education for owners of FedEx Ground and Amazon DSP logistics operations. Additionally, Route Consultant offers consulting services to new and experienced professionals in the logistics community. The Route Consultant team also facilitates the greatest share of transactions in the logistics space.
At its core, the Trade Association for Logistics Professionals (TALP) advocates for small business owners in the industry, including owners of last mile delivery routes and linehaul runs, based on their shared experiences, successes and challenges. TALP was the vision of Spencer Patton, the owner-operator of one of the largest number of FedEx Ground routes in the United States. Mr. Patton is also Founder and President of Route Consultant, an organization that provides consulting and brokerage services to FedEx contractors across the country.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers are concerned the NFL allowed the owner of the Washington Commanders to create a toxic work environment.
“If the NFL is unwilling or unable to hold Mr. Snyder accountable, then I am prepared to do so,” Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said.
At a hearing Wednesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL took the right steps to fix workplace problems on the team.
“We have been open and direct about the fact that the workplace culture at the commanders was not only unprofessional, but toxic,” Goodell said.
But, Maloney does not think it’s enough and announced she will issue a subpoena to the Commanders owner.
“The committee will not be deterred in its investigation to uncover the truth,” Maloney said.
Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) says Goodell needs to release the NFL’s investigation report.
“It is possible to release a detailed report and at the same time protect people’s privacy yet you chose not to do so,” Krishnamoorthi said.
But many Republicans criticized Democrats for even holding the hearing.
“That is the parliamentary inquiry madam chair…You can bang the gavel all you want but I don’t really care,” Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fl.) said.
Donalds says the committee is wasting time.
“The National Football League which is the entity responsible for the Washington Redskins, they’ve gone through the investigation they’ve actually held the team accountable,” Donalds said.
Donalds says Democrats should be more concerned about the bigger issues impacting the country. | https://cw33.com/news/rep-maloney-announces-to-subpoena-washington-commanders-owner-during-hearing/ | 2022-06-23T19:02:07Z |
Two Concert Pianists Debuting Their Program "Hollywoodland"
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ProtoStar Group is introducing a unique collaboration of two renowned concert pianists to the San Diego audience at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, La Jolla, CA, on October 14, 2022, at 8 pm. The program is called "Hollywoodland."
Konstantin Soukhovetski and Jacopo Giacopuzzi, both accomplished soloists, recently formed Solo Due to collaborate on classical and contemporary piano works for four hands and two pianos. Performing in the Baker-Baum Concert Hall, the duo will play original music, award-winning film scores, and beloved melodies from Queen to Rachmaninoff. Their delivery will be modern and theatrical, combining the best of classical tradition with a touch of Hollywood.
The program will feature an eclectic mixture of styles—from Baroque, classical, and jazz to rock, Brazilian pop, and retro-futurism:
S. Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances for two pianos (first movement)
N. Kapustin: Concerto No.2
H. Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira #5 for two pianos (arr. Soukhovetski)
P. Nazaykinskaya: Nostalghia
H. Zimmer. Interstellar. Piano and Synthesizer (arr. Giacopuzzi)
K. Soukhovetski: The Queen Fantasy for two pianos
Before playing each piece, the two performers will talk briefly about the piece, making this concert a truly educational, interactive, and entertaining experience. The audience is encouraged to ask questions during the Q&A at the end of the program.
To purchase tickets, please visit La Jolla Music Society's website at: https://theconrad.org/events/hollywoodland/.
As a soloist and chamber musician, Jacopo has performed recitals at major festivals and venues throughout the U.S. and Europe. He is a winner of 14 international competitions, including the Int'l Piano Competition San Donà di Piave, Ibiza Int'l Piano Competition, and the Int'l Liszt Competition in L.A. He has performed under the direction of world-renowned conductors, such as Dian Tchobanov, Robert Wills, and others. He's served on competition juries and given presentations, masterclasses, and concerts worldwide.
Highlights of Mr. Soukhovetski's career include appearances with Johannesburg Philharmonic, Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra, and Miami Symphony Orchestra. His solo performances have taken him to Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Phillips Collection, and Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland. He studied with Jerome Lowenthal at Juilliard. Born in Moscow to a family of artists, he also studied at the Moscow Central Special Music School, under the auspices of the Moscow State Conservatory with Anatoly Ryabov.
Media Contact: Konstantin Soukhovetski, soloduepr@gmail.com, +1-917-952-5115
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America's Diner Collaborates with TikTok Stars on Limited Time Sweet and Savory Meals
SPARTANBURG, S.C., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's Summertime 2022 and Denny's is the official hotspot for guests wanting to make the most of the season. For a limited time starting June 22, guests can enjoy the deliciousness of summer with three mouthwatering meals from Denny's newest Social Stars Influenced Menu.
To sweeten up summer, Denny's collaborated with Dmitri Robinson (@.Meech) and Kelz Wright (@kelz) on the newest addition to Denny's pancake lineup: Shortberry Dream Cakes. These fluffy buttermilk pancakes are topped with vanilla cream, fresh strawberries, shortbread cookie pieces, and strawberry sauce – it's so good you'd be surprised it isn't dessert. To make this meal even better, Denny's is serving up one of the most irresistible flavor combinations – sweet and savory – by pairing the Shortberry Dream Cakes with eggs, hash browns and your choice of bacon strips or sausage links.
Want more mouthwatering deliciousness? Say less. Denny's partnered with The Rapping Chef (@_MRPYREX) and Grace Africa (@Grace_Africa) on the Brisket-It-All Melt. This next-level melt is made up of slow-smoked brisket burnt ends, crispy diced bacon, two eggs, sharp white cheddar, Diner Q sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread. If all that wasn't enough, the melt is also served with wavy-cut fries.
If you're feeling a bit saucy, then the Brisk-B-Q Melt is for you. It has the same slow-smoked brisket aged as the Brisk-It-All Melt, minus the bacon and eggs, and topped with white cheddar, Diner Q sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread and with a side of wavy-cut fries. This delectable melt is sure to become the go-to sandwich of the summer.
"As the official restaurant of summer, we've got a ton in store that will take summer to another level for our guests and we're kicking it off with our latest Social Stars Influenced Menu," said John Dillon, Chief Brand Officer of Denny's. "Whether guests want sweet strawberries with our Shortberry Dream Cakes or enjoy a tasty cookout everyday with our juicy Brisket Melts, they can count on Denny's to make this the most delicious summer ever."
These new menu items are the latest installment in Denny's Social Stars Influenced Menu that features meals inspired by 24 popular TikTok creators tapped by the iconic brand to put their own personal spin on new Denny's menu items. These Limited Time Only (LTO) meals will be available at all Denny's locations nationwide starting June 22, and can be conveniently ordered in-restaurant, online at dennys.com or through the new Denny's iOS and Android app.
Denny's Corporation is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on the number of restaurants. As of March 30, 2022, Denny's had 1,643 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world including 153 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Philippines, New Zealand, Honduras, the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, please visit the Denny's website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channel via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Energy Transfer LP ("Energy Transfer") (NYSE: ET) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. 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.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Energy Transfer, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Energy Transfer includes allegations that the Company 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.
DEADLINE: August 2, 2022
Aggrieved Energy Transfer investors only have until August 2, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
Vincent Wong, Esq. is an experienced attorney who has represented investors in securities litigations involving financial fraud and violations of shareholder rights. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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The paid, eight-week skilled trades program provides valuable classroom and on-site training for entry-level jobs in construction
MESA, Ariz., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meta and DPR Construction have partnered to bring Hardhat in Hand, Meta's nationwide skilled trades training program, to Meta's Mesa Data Center. This paid, eight-week program focuses on recruiting new people to the construction trades and providing participants with fundamental knowledge relevant to all construction and skilled trade occupations. Hardhat in Hand is run in partnership with the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) and the Phoenix-based nonprofit Chicanos Por La Causa.
"The Hardhat in Hand program is a hands-on opportunity to help people in the community acquire the skills they need for reliable, well-paying careers that help build the infrastructure of the future," said David Williams, community development regional manager at Meta. "We're grateful for the partnership with DPR Construction, MCCCD and Chicanos Por La Causa to offer this unique training program and help participants launch a career in a high-demand field."
Meta has been part of the Arizona community since breaking ground on its Mesa Data Center in 2021. According to DPR Construction, there will be 2,000 construction workers on site per day at peak.
"Bringing the Hardhat in Hand program to Mesa expands the skilled trade opportunities in our community. Participants develop the skills for a rewarding career and can earn full-time employment with years of opportunity at a great place to work," said Joe Yeargan, project executive at DPR Construction. "We've optimized the project schedule at Mesa Data Center to provide long-term skilled trade employment so that we can support our construction teams with consistent and predictable work."
A recent report from the Associated Builders and Contractors estimates that the construction industry needs to recruit nearly 650,000 more individuals than normal hiring to meet the demand for labor. Paid programs like Meta's Hardhat in Hand help open a pathway to help reduce the labor shortage.
"We are grateful to Meta and DPR for partnering with the Maricopa Community College's Construction Trades programs, located at Mesa, GateWay and South Mountain Community Colleges," said MCCCD Interim Chancellor Dr. Steven R. Gonzales. "At a time when upskilling and reskilling has become so prevalent in higher education, this DEI-focused workforce education partnership will educate and train our students in an innovative 'earn and learn' model, while creating pathways to directly enter the workforce."
"Record growth in our region has created a demand for more than 145,000 construction professionals by December 2024," stated Julie Stiak, MCCCD director of workforce education. "I look forward to the continued partnership with Meta and DPR as we collaborate to expand training to other colleges once the program is fully established."
Applications for the inaugural cohort of Hardhat in Hand are now being accepted through August 24, 2022. The program begins September 12 and the application can be found at this link. To receive further information, interested individuals can email MesaHardhatInHand@dpr.com
About DPR Construction
DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor and construction manager specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. DPR's portfolio of work ranges from large-scale new construction to small tenant improvements and special projects. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown to a multi-billion-dollar organization with offices around the world.
About the Maricopa Community Colleges
The Maricopa County Community College District includes ten individually-accredited colleges – Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Glendale, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Rio Salado, Scottsdale, and South Mountain – and the Maricopa Corporate College, serving approximately 100,000 students with two-year degrees, certificates, and university transfer programs.
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Caitlin Coomber, DPR Construction
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Did you lose money on investments in Unity Software? If so, please visit Unity Software Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or acquired the securities of Unity Software Inc. ("Unity" or the "Company") (NYSE: U) between March 5, 2021 and May 10, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Unity creates and operates an interactive real-time 3D content platform. The Company's platform provides software solutions to create, run, and monetize interactive, real-time 2D and 3D content for mobile phones, tablets, PCs, consoles, and augmented and virtual reality devices. One of the tools on the Company's product platform is the Audience Pinpointer, a user acquisition service which uses real-time user valuation at the time of an ad request.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements throughout the Class Period. Specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; and (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance.
On May 10, 2022, after the market closed, Unity announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022. The Company also reduced its fiscal 2022 guidance, citing "challenges with monetization products." Specifically, Unity stated that "a fault in [Unity's] platform . . . resulted in reduced accuracy for [its] Audience Pinpointer tool, a revenue expensive issue given that [the] Pinpointer tool experienced significant growth post the IDFA changes."
On this news, the Company's stock price fell $17.83 per share to close at $30.30 per share on May 11, 2022.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than September 5, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as lead plaintiff. If you choose to take no action, you may remain an absent class member.
If you purchased Unity Software securities, and/or would like to discuss your legal rights and options please visit Unity Software Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com.
Since 1993, Bernstein Liebhard LLP has recovered over $3.5 billion for its clients. In addition to representing individual investors, the Firm has been retained by some of the largest public and private pension funds in the country to monitor their assets and pursue litigation on their behalf. As a result of its success litigating hundreds of lawsuits and class actions, the Firm has been named to The National Law Journal's "Plaintiffs' Hot List" thirteen times and listed in The Legal 500 for ten consecutive years.
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald and Nancy Reagan had the greatest admiration for Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and it is with great sorrow and heavy hearts that we heard of her passing. On behalf of the entire Reagan Foundation and Institute Board of Trustees, we send our thoughts and prayers to the Royal Family and to all of Great Britain.
President Reagan often had to remind himself when they were together that she was the Queen because even though she was very proper, when the doors were closed and the press was gone, President Reagan and Queen Elizabeth II felt very comfortable with one another, and they looked forward to whenever they could get together. During a 1983 interview with the London Sunday Times, President Reagan called the Queen "a truly fine and gracious lady" and a "delightful person."
One of President and Mrs. Reagan's fondest memories of being President and first lady was in 1983 when they were guests aboard the royal yacht Britannia for their thirty-first wedding anniversary. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip gifted the Reagans a beautiful engraved silver box which is still on display in their private offices at the Reagan Library. During toasts at dinner that night, President Reagan joked, "I know I promised Nancy a lot when we were married, but how can I ever top this?"
Her Majesty the Queen was not only the longest-serving monarch in British history, but she was loved by her country and millions across the world. During her reign she never lost her commitment or passion for her role, and she helped to keep the monarchy relevant to the ideals and aspirations of newer generations. In 1991 she was the first British Monarch to address the United States Congress, something President Reagan was delighted to see.
Ronald Reagan was deeply honored when after leaving office in 1989, Queen Elizabeth II presented him with a knighthood and bestowed upon him the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. For the President, it truly was a culmination of their close relationship over the years.
She was both the longest-serving monarch in British history and a kind soul who treasured her family. Her family and all of the British people have our deepest sympathies and prayers at this difficult time.
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NEW YORK, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") f/k/a Jaws Acquisition Corp. ("Jaws") (NYSE: CANO; CANO/WS; JWS; JWS.U; JWS WS) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and docketed under 22-cv- 20827, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities between May 18, 2020 and February 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities during the Class Period, you have until May 17, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Cano provides primary care medical services to its members in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Company owns and operates medical centers, as well as operates pharmacies.
Cano used to be a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") and operated under the name "Jaws Acquisition Corp." A SPAC, also called a blank-check company, is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person. On June 3, 2021, Jaws consummated a merger with Primary Care (ITC) Intermediate Holdings, LLC, whereby, among other things, Jaws changed its name to "Cano Health, Inc." and began to provide primary care medical services (the "Business Combination").
As a publicly traded company, Cano must adhere to strict financial reporting requirements by, among other things, timely filing periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and complying with Financial Accounting Standards Board guidelines, including Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASC 606"). Particularly, under ASC 606, Cano must analyze its revenue recognition with respect to, inter alia, certain Medicare risk adjustments.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Cano overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to acquiring target businesses; (ii) accordingly, Cano performed inadequate due diligence into whether the Company, post-Business Combination, could properly account for the timing of revenue recognition as prescribed by ASC 606, particularly with respect to Medicare risk adjustments; (iii) as a result, the Company misstated its capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses; (iv) accordingly, the Company was at an increased risk of failing to timely file one or more of its periodic financial reports; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 28, 2022, Cano issued a press release "announc[ing] it will delay its fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings release, conference call and 2022 guidance updates, previously scheduled for Monday, February 28, 2022." In explaining the delay, Cano advised that "in the course of finalizing its audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company and its independent auditor . . . identified certain potential non-cash adjustments to account for revenue recognition under accounting standard ASC 606." Specifically, Cano advised that "[t]he adjustments relate to how and when the Company accrues revenue related to Medicare Risk Adjustments" and that "[t]he adjustments are expected to impact the timing of revenue recognition, by delaying recognition of certain amounts related to the Medicare Risk Adjustment to subsequent periods[.]"
On this news, Cano's Class A common stock price fell $0.32 per share, or 6.17%, to close at $4.87 per share on February 28, 2022.
On March 14, 2022, Cano filed its annual report for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 10-K"). That filing stated, inter alia, that "[t]he correction in the timing of revenue recognition under ASC 606 resulted in adjustments to capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses[,]" and that the Company therefore "restated its financial statements for each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 in the [2021 10-K.]" For example, the 2021 10-K reported that, as restated, capitated revenue decreased 2.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2021; 13.11% for the three months ended June 30, 2021; and 5.58% for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative (QLHC), sponsor of the I-SPY COVID Trial, announces that the cyclosporine arm of the study has been terminated for futility. Cyclosporine, a calcineurin inhibitor and a well-known and commonly prescribed immunosuppressant medication, is best known for its efficacy in the prevention of solid organ transplant rejection.
Due to its anti-inflammatory properties and other potentially beneficial actions, and previous published reports of efficacy in critically ill patients, cyclosporine has been suggested for the treatment of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.i One of the defining characteristics of COVID-19 related lung injury is an overactive immune response and 'cytokine storm' - a difficult-to-treat type of inflammation. The I-SPY investigators hypothesized that cyclosporine's ability to suppress the cytokine storm would reduce inflammatory injury in severely ill COVID-19 patients.
To minimize potential toxicity a relatively low oral dose of 5 mg/kg/day for a duration of 5 days was selected to be administered to patients randomized into the cyclosporine arm. The subjects received the backbone therapy (standard of care) in addition to cyclosporine. The control patients received the standard of care backbone therapy, including dexamethasone and remdesivir.
The I-SPY COVID Trial was designed to rapidly screen agents that show promise for two primary endpoints: reducing the time to recovery (defined as reduction in supplemental oxygen demand) or risk of mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. The study utilizes QLHC's adaptive platform trial design methodology, which focuses on the simultaneous, efficient assessment of multiple investigational agents. The testing of cyclosporine was discontinued at the recommendation of the trial Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) after 108 subjects were randomized to the cyclosporine arm and analyzed in the intent-to-treat (ITT) population compared to 127 subjects who were concurrently randomized to the control arm. The probability that cyclosporine could reduce time to recovery was estimated to be 15.4%; the probability that the cyclosporine arm was superior to the concurrent arm to reduce mortality was estimated to be 54.8%. As a result, neither the recovery nor mortality outcomes met the pre-defined criteria for cyclosporine's graduation from the trial. It was also observed that a higher fraction of subjects in the cyclosporine arm reported adverse events possibly related to the study agent compared to that of the concurrent control group—although this is difficult to interpret in an open label trial. Given these data, the cyclosporine arm was closed to further enrollment.
Angela Haczku, MD, PhD and Ari Moskowitz, MD, MPH led the study of this agent in the I-SPY COVID Trial. As noted by Drs. Haczku and Moskowitz, "Although cyclosporine at the selected low dose and duration of treatment did not accomplish the primary endpoints set originally in the study design, we are currently analyzing the effects of this drug on immune biomarkers and other disease outcomes. There are several questions that remain and would be important to address. For example: What are the factors that contributed to the change in patient enrollment into the cyclosporine arm during the second year of the pandemic? What is the relationship of blood cyclosporine concentrations to biomarkers of COVID-19? How did the well-established and extensively detailed list of adverse cyclosporine effects influence the frequency of reporting in this open-label trial?"
One of our future goals is to improve biomarker classification of COVID-19 severe illness," commented Dr. Laura Esserman, co-principal investigator of the I-SPY Trials. "This effort, led by Dr. Carolyn Calfee at the University of California, San Francisco, and the I-SPY COVID Trial Biomarker Working Group, is a critical part of the I-SPY COVID trial which will hopefully help us to find effective agents for this incredibly challenging and devastating disease."
Investigation into additional agents via the I-SPY COVID Trial is ongoing and remains an urgent priority for QLHC and its partners. The I-SPY COVID Trial now includes 33 sites as well as leaders in pulmonary and critical care centers from around the country.
The I-SPY COVID Trial is a collaboration between members of QLHC and pharmaceutical partners and the United States government (USG). This work is supported in part by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, part of the Adminstration for Stratefgic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense (DoD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, in collaboration with the Medical CBRN Defense Consortium. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency enables USG and international partners to counter and deter weapons of mass destruction and emerging threats. Effort was sponsored by the U.S. government under Other Transaction number W15QKN-16-9-1002 between the MCDC, and the government. The US government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for governmental purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon.The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of the U.S. government.
Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative is a 501C(3) charitable organization established in 2005 as a collaboration between medical researchers at University of California, San Francisco and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. Our mission is to integrate high-impact research with clinical processes and systems technology, resulting in improved data management and information systems, greater access to clinical trial matching and sponsorship, and greater benefit to providers, patients and researchers. Our goal is to improve and save lives. Quantum Leap provides operational, financial, and regulatory oversight to the I-SPY Trials. For more information, visit www.QuantumLeapHealth.org.
The I-SPY COVID Trial (Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict Your COVID Therapeutic Response with Biomarker Integration and Adaptive Learning) is an adaptive platform trial designed to increase trial efficiency by minimizing the number of participants and time required to evaluate experimental and/or repurposed drugs. The focus of the trial is to improve outcomes for severely-ill COVID-19 patients—those who require at least 6L of high-flow oxygen either by mask or nasal cannula, known as level 5 on the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID scale, an 8-point ordinal scale of clinical severity status. The primary endpoints include the time to achieve level 4 or less for at least 48 hours on the WHO COVID scale, a decrease in the duration of time on a ventilator, and a decrease in mortality.
The I-SPY COVID Trial is sponsored and managed by Quantum Leap Healthcare Collaborative. For more information, visit www.quantumleaphealth.org or www.ispytrials.org.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Investors should consult all the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factor disclosure set forth in the reports and other documents the Company files with the SEC available at www.sec.gov.
i Galvez-Romero, J.L. et al (2021). Cyclosporine A plus low-dose steroid treatment in COVID-19 improves clinical outcomes in patients with moderate to severe disease: A pilot study, Journal of Internal Medicine, 289; 906- 920. https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13223
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Sean Penn to Sean Hannity: 'When you step into a country of incredible unity, you realize what we've all been missing'
Sean Penn appeared on both Fox News and MSNBC Tuesday night to advocate in support of Ukraine.
In February, the actor was in Ukraine shooting a documentary for Vice about the Russian invasion of the country. He has since traveled between Ukraine and Poland.
Penn revealed how he had first been in touch with Sean Hannity, and how he landed on his show.
"I made the first phone call to you," Hannity said. "Do you remember what you first said to me?"
Penn responded: "I said 'I don't trust you. But we have to get on with life.' We all talk about how divisive things are, how divided things are here. When you step into a country of incredible unity, you realize what we've all been missing. I don't think I've got time to indulge my lack of trust, which becomes a petty thing. These people are fighting for the dreams and aspirations of all of us Americans."
The two managed to stay on level ground, with Penn talking about meeting President Zelensky. "In him, I saw something I'd never seen before," Penn said.
On MSNBC, Penn appeared on "The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell," where he also praised the people of Ukraine.
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AP source: Kimberly Guilfoyle meets with Jan. 6 committee
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the fiancée of former President Donald Trump’s eldest son, met with the House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection Monday — more than a month after she abruptly ended a voluntary interview with lawmakers — according to a person familiar with the matter.
Guilfoyle, 53, arrived Monday morning at the federal office building on Capitol Hill where the committee has been conducting its virtual and in-person interviews to sit down with lawmakers, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss private testimony.
The committee investigating the attack had requested testimony and records from Guilfoyle, who spoke at the rally Trump held on the White House Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, before the riot at the Capitol aimed at overturning Trump’s election loss. Lawmakers say that Guilfoyle, who was a chair of the Trump Victory Committee, the fundraising arm of his campaign, also raised funds for the rally and was in direct contact with its key participants and organizers.
Members of the nine-member panel issued a subpoena to Guilfoyle last month after she cut the voluntary interview short over her objection to the presence of lawmakers. The committee’s decision to subpoena her was unusual, as lawmakers have tried to bring in most members of Trump’s family on a voluntary basis.
Joe Tacopina, an attorney representing Guilfoyle, did not respond to a request for comment Monday but has previously stated that his client “has done nothing wrong,” and will testify truthfully to any question.
The committee has said it has received a number of the documents it initially requested from Guilfoyle but is now looking to learn more about her meetings with the former president and members of his family in the Oval Office the morning of the attack.
“Ms. Guilfoyle met with Donald Trump inside the White House, spoke at the rally that took place before the riot on January 6th, and apparently played a key role organizing and raising funds for that event,” Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee’s Democratic chairman, said in a March 3 statement.
Guilfoyle’s appearance is the latest in a series of sit-down interviews the committee has conducted with those in Trump’s inner circle in the past few weeks. On Tuesday, Stephen Miller, who served as a top aide to Trump, was questioned virtually for eight hours.
The former president’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have also spoken to the committee in the past month, providing hours of testimony that members have cited as helpful to their probe.
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DENVER (KDVR) – Supply chain issues, combined with a recent safety recall, have left many pharmacy and stores shelves without baby formula.
As parents struggle to figure out what to do, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched a fact sheet to provide resources to families who are looking for formula.
Here are five things to know if you can’t find baby formula, according to Steven A. Abrams, MD, a pediatrician with the American Academy of Pediatrics:
- It is not safe to water down formula to stretch it out, you should always follow label instructions or those given to you by your pediatrician.
- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it advises parents and caregivers to not make or feed homemade infant formula to infants.
- Toddler formulas are not recommended for infants, but if you have no other choice, toddler formula is safe for a few days for babies who are close to one year of age.
- Parents and caregivers should avoid giving babies almond milk or other plant milks because they are often low in protein and minerals.
- For most babies, Dr. Abrams said it is okay to switch to any available formula, including store brands, unless your baby is on a specific extensively hydrolyzed or amino acid-based formula such as Elecare (no store brand exists).
You can also contact a certified nutrition or lactation consultant by phone, text, Facebook Messenger, web chat, or video call through MyGerber Baby Expert. And if you’re eligible for WIC you can contact your local office to identify or find additional sources of infant formula nearby. | https://cw33.com/news/national/nexstar-media-wire/5-things-to-know-if-you-cant-find-baby-formula/ | 2022-05-16T14:25:03Z |
Author Salman Rushdie on ventilator after New York stabbing
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran’s leader in the 1980s, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York.
A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery. His agent, Andrew Wylie, said the writer was on a ventilator Friday evening, with a damaged liver, severed nerves in his arm and an eye he was likely to lose.
Police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey. He was awaiting arraignment following his arrest at the Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center where Rushdie was scheduled to speak.
Matar was born in the United States to Lebanese parents who emigrated from Yaroun, a border village in southern Lebanon, Mayor Ali Tehfe told The Associated Press. His birth was a decade after “The Satanic Verses” first was published.
The motive for the attack was unclear, State Police Maj. Eugene Staniszewski said.
Rushdie’s 1988 novel was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections. The book was banned in Iran, where the late leader Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a 1989 fatwa, or edict, calling for Rushdie’s death.
Iran’s theocratic government and its state-run media assigned no rationale for Friday’s assault. In Tehran, some Iranians interviewed Saturday by the AP praised the attack on an author they believe tarnished the Islamic faith, while others worried it would further isolate their country.
An AP reporter witnessed the attacker confront Rushdie on stage and stab or punch him 10 to 15 times as the author was being introduced. Dr. Martin Haskell, a physician who was among those who rushed to help, described Rushdie’s wounds as “serious but recoverable.”
Event moderator Henry Reese, 73, a co-founder of an organization that offers residencies to writers facing persecution, was also attacked. Reese suffered a facial injury and was treated and released from a hospital, police said. He and Rushdie had planned to discuss the United States as a refuge for writers and other artists in exile.
A state trooper and a county sheriff’s deputy were assigned to Rushdie’s lecture, and state police said the trooper made the arrest. But after the attack, some longtime visitors to the center questioned why there wasn’t tighter security for the event, given the decades of threats against Rushdie and a bounty on his head offering more than $3 million to anyone who killed him.
Matar, like other visitors, had obtained a pass to enter the Chautauqua Institution’s 750-acre grounds, Michael Hill, the institution’s president, said.
The suspect’s attorney, public defender Nathaniel Barone, said he was still gathering information and declined to comment. Matar’s home was blocked off by authorities.
Rabbi Charles Savenor was among the roughly 2,500 people in the audience for Rushdie’s appearance.
The assailant ran onto the platform “and started pounding on Mr. Rushdie. At first you’re like, ‘What’s going on?’ And then it became abundantly clear in a few seconds that he was being beaten,” Savenor said. He said the attack lasted about 20 seconds.
Another spectator, Kathleen James, said the attacker was dressed in black, with a black mask.
“We thought perhaps it was part of a stunt to show that there’s still a lot of controversy around this author. But it became evident in a few seconds” that it wasn’t, she said.
Amid gasps, spectators were ushered out of the outdoor amphitheater.
The stabbing reverberated from the tranquil town of Chautauqua to the United Nations, which issued a statement expressing U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ horror and stressing that free expression and opinion should not be met with violence.
Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday’s attack, which led an evening news bulletin on Iranian state television.
From the White House, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan described the attack as “reprehensible” and said the Biden administration wished Rushdie a quick recovery.
“This act of violence is appalling,” Sullivan said in a statement. “We are thankful to good citizens and first responders for helping Mr. Rushdie so quickly after the attack and to law enforcement for its swift and effective work, which is ongoing.”
Rushdie has been a prominent spokesman for free expression and liberal causes, and the literary world recoiled at what Ian McEwan, a novelist and Rushdie’s friend, described as “an assault on freedom of thought and speech.”
“Salman has been an inspirational defender of persecuted writers and journalists across the world,” McEwan said in a statement. “He is a fiery and generous spirit, a man of immense talent and courage and he will not be deterred.”
PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said the organization didn’t know of any comparable act of violence against a literary writer in the U.S. Rushdie was once president of the group, which advocates for writers and free expression.
After the publication of “The Satanic Verses,” often-violent protests erupted across the Muslim world against Rushdie, who was born in India to a Muslim family.
At least 45 people were killed in riots over the book, including 12 people in Rushdie’s hometown of Mumbai. In 1991, a Japanese translator of the book was stabbed to death and an Italian translator survived a knife attack. In 1993, the book’s Norwegian publisher was shot three times and survived.
Khomeini died the same year he issued the fatwa calling for Rushdie’s death. Iran’s current supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, never issued a fatwa of his own withdrawing the edict, though Iran in recent years hasn’t focused on the writer.
The death threats and bounty led Rushdie to go into hiding under a British government protection program, which included a round-the-clock armed guard. Rushdie emerged after nine years of seclusion and cautiously resumed more public appearances, maintaining his outspoken criticism of religious extremism overall.
In 2012, Rushdie published a memoir, “Joseph Anton,” about the fatwa. The title came from the pseudonym Rushdie used while in hiding. He said during a New York talk the same year the memoir came out that terrorism was really the art of fear.
“The only way you can defeat it is by deciding not to be afraid,” he said.
Anti-Rushdie sentiment has lingered long after Khomeini’s decree. The Index on Censorship, an organization promoting free expression, said money was raised to boost the reward for his killing as recently as 2016.
An AP journalist who went to the Tehran office of the 15 Khordad Foundation, which put up the millions for the bounty on Rushdie, found it closed Friday night on the Iranian weekend. No one answered calls to its listed telephone number.
Rushdie rose to prominence with his Booker Prize-winning 1981 novel “Midnight’s Children,” but his name became known around the world after “The Satanic Verses.”
Widely regarded as one of Britain’s finest living writers, Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2008 and earlier this year was made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honor, a royal accolade for people who have made a major contribution to the arts, science or public life.
Organizers of the Edinburgh International Book Festival, which opens Saturday in Scotland and is one of the world’s largest literary gatherings, are encouraging guest authors to read a sentence from Rushdie’s work at the start of their events.
“We are inspired by his courage and are thinking of him at this difficult time,” festival director Nick Barley said. “This tragedy is a painful reminder of the fragility of things we hold dear and a call to action: We won’t be intimidated by those who would use violence rather than words.”
The Chautauqua Institution, about 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of Buffalo in a rural corner of New York, has served for more than a century as a place for reflection and spiritual guidance. Visitors don’t pass through metal detectors or undergo bag checks. Most people leave the doors to their century-old cottages unlocked at night.
The center is known for its summertime lecture series, where Rushdie has spoken before.
At an evening vigil, a few hundred residents and visitors gathered for prayer, music and a long moment of silence.
“Hate can’t win,” one man shouted.
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Associated Press journalists John Wawrow in Chautauqua; Jennifer Peltz, Hillel Italie and Edith Lederer in New York City; Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo, New York; Michael Hill in Albany, New York; Ted Shaffrey in Fairview, New Jersey; Nasser Karimi and Mehdi Fattahi in Tehran, Iran; Kareem Chehayeb in Beirut; and Jill Lawless in London contributed to this report.
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Parents should watch out for baby formula scams, BBB warns
(CNN) - As parents across the country scramble to find baby formula, the Better Business Bureau warns that scammers are looking to take advantage.
They issued a warning about potential scams targeting desperate caregivers amid a worsening shortage.
“There’s a lot of new moms out there that are very nervous and very upset because they can’t find it in the store. So, the next natural thing to do is to go online and look for it,” said Sandra Guile, a spokesperson for the BBB.
The BBB has some red flags consumers should be aware of as they look for those out-of-stock products online.
The first red flag is the seller only has positive reviews.
If you don’t see any negative or critical reviews on the website you’re looking to buy from, it could mean it was created by scammers.
The second is misspellings and grammatical errors. And the third is a lack of communication, like if the seller advertises on social media and stops responding after the payment clears.
“Not everybody is completely honest when they’re online or their advertising that they have that product online,” Guile said.
The BBB also gave three tips consumers should keep in mind before they buy.
The first is to do your research. A quick online search with the company name and the word “scam” should pull up any complaints.
The second is to be cautious before clicking online ads, email links and posts on social media groups.
“Maybe ask other moms or other friends saying, ‘Hey, you know, I’m part of this group. Have you ordered formula from them? Have you gotten your order? Did you by any chance have any issues or concerns?’” Guile said.
The third tip is to use a credit card. The BBB says you’ll have more protection against fraud compared to other payment methods.
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The company is committed to act in support of issues embodied in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
REHOVOT, Israel, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MeaTech 3D Ltd. (Nasdaq: MITC) ("MeaTech"), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat industry, is pleased to announce that it has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative, a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices.
MeaTech is proud to join leading companies around the world that are committed to taking responsible business action to help build a sustainable future. The UN Global Compact is a call to companies worldwide to align their operations and strategies with ten universally accepted principles in the areas of human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption, and to act in support of UN goals and issues embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact is the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world. As a requirement for participation in the initiative, MeaTech will submit an annual Communication on Progress (COP) describing the company's efforts to implement the Ten Principles. The company supports public accountability and transparency and will report on progress within one year and annually thereafter.
Arik Kaufman, MeaTech's Chief Executive Officer, said: "MeaTech is proud to commit to the principles of the UN Global Compact. Not only are these principles in line with our own specific business goals as a leading cultured meat company, but we also believe that it is incumbent on all businesses and organizations to act ambitiously as a global community to solve the sustainable development challenges facing our planet."
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About MeaTech
MeaTech is an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultured meat revolution. The company initiated activities in 2019 and is listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker "MITC." MeaTech maintains facilities in Rehovot, Israel and Antwerp, Belgium and is in the process of expanding activities to the US. The company believes cultivated meat technologies hold significant potential to improve meat production, simplify the meat supply chain, and offer consumers a range of new product offerings.
MeaTech aims to provide an alternative to industrialized animal farming that dramatically reduces carbon footprint, minimizes water and land usage, and prevents the slaughtering of animals. With a modular factory design, MeaTech aims to offer a sustainable solution for producing a variety of beef, chicken and pork products, both as raw materials and whole cuts.
For more information, please visit: https://meatech3d.com.
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Coastal Farm and Ranch Will Offer Byrna's SD XL Product Line
ANDOVER, Mass., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: BYRN) ("Byrna", "the Company") today announced that Coastal Farm and Ranch, operating in the Pacific Northwest has begun carrying the Byrna SD XL product line. With 20 store locations in Oregon and Washington, customers will be able to purchase the Byrna SD XL product powered by the readily available 12 Gram CO2 cartridge. Capable of firing up to 30 shots at 300 feet per second with the factory installed Byrna Boost adaptor. The SD XL can incapacitate two and four legged creatures at standoff distances out to 60 feet! Perfect for self-defense, home defense, practice, training, and recreation for everyone from mom and daughter to the rancher, fisherman, and outdoorsman.
"Working closely with our distribution partner Big Rock Sports, and with our outside sales force in the Pacific Northwest, Maschmedt and Associates, Byrna is proud to continue expanding into more retail locations carrying Byrna products. The addition of these 20 locations is yet another example of the dealer sales team successfully implementing the company's long term growth strategy," stated Alan Vogel, Director of Dealer Sales.
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Judges keeping Capitol riot trials in DC amid bias claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — For some of the Washington, D.C., residents who reported for jury duty last month, a pro-Trump mob’s assault on the U.S. Capitol felt like a personal attack.
Ahead of a trial for a Michigan man charged in the riot, one prospective juror said a police officer injured during the melee is a close friend. Another has friends who are congressional staffers or journalists who worked at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A woman whose boyfriend lived near the Capitol recalled the terror she felt that day.
None of them served on the federal jury that swiftly convicted Anthony Robert Williams of storming the Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 presidential electoral victory.
But their personal connections to the riot highlight the challenge facing judges and attorneys in choosing impartial jurors in Washington to decide the hundreds of criminal cases stemming from the insurrection — especially as lawmakers hold high-profile public hearings on the insurrection less than a mile from the courthouse.
One of the most serious cases brought by the Justice Department in the Capitol attack has already been delayed after defense attorneys argued that their clients couldn’t get a fair trial in the midst of televised hearings by the House committee investigating the riot.
And a growing number of defendants are pushing to have their trials moved out of Washington, saying the outcome of the first trials proves that the odds are unfairly stacked against Jan. 6 defendants in the nation’s capital.
“D.C. is a city that, as a whole, feels that it has been the victim of a crime,” attorneys in two cases against members and associates of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group wrote in court papers seeking to have their trials moved to Virginia.
Prosecutors and judges see no evidence that Capitol rioters can’t get a fair trial in the district and believe the process of weeding out biased jurors is working. Judges presiding over Jan. 6 cases have consistently rejected requests to move trials, saying the capital has plenty of residents who can serve as fair jurors.
Prosecutors’ unblemished record so far in jury trials for Jan. 6 cases may speak to the strength of the evidence against the rioters, many of whom were captured on camera storming the Capitol and even bragged about their actions on social media.
It’s the latest in a string of long-shot legal gambits from defendants charged with crimes ranging from low-level misdemeanors to felony seditious conspiracy. Already more than 300 people across the U.S. have pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from the deadly riot. Collectively, 72 jurors have unanimously convicted six Jan. 6 defendants of all 35 counts in their indictments.
The federal court in Washington — where all the Jan. 6 cases are being heard — has seen plenty of politically charged trials, including those for former Mayor Marion Barry, Iran-Contra figure Oliver North and ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone, prosecutors note.
It’s exceptionally rare for judges to agree to move trials to a different location, even in the most high-profile cases. Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, for example, was tried in Boston over the objections of his attorneys even though a large number of people in the city were impacted by the attack, which killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.
If Williams, the Jan. 6 defendant, had had his way, his trial would have been held in his native Michigan. His lawyers argued that inflammatory media coverage of the Capitol attack tainted a jury pool that already was predisposed to view him as somebody who victimized them.
Chief Judge Beryl Howell denied Williams’ request for a change of trial venue before jury selection started on June 27. One by one, the judge questioned 49 prospective jurors before seating 12 jurors and two alternates.
Howell disqualified several prospective jurors after questioning them about their personal connections or strong feelings about the events of Jan. 6. The judge asked a woman if her friendship with an officer whose ribs were broken during the riot would prevent her from being fair and impartial.
“My Christianity says, ‘No,’ but my feelings say, ‘Yes,’” the woman replied.
A man married to a USA Today reporter said Jan. 6 is a frequent topic of discussion among their friends who work at the Capitol.
“It would be very difficult to separate those,” he said before Howell excused him.
Howell also disqualified a woman who described herself as “very left biased” and a former New York City resident who said his “deep-rooted” dislike for former President Donald Trump predates his White House years.
The jurors picked for Williams’ trial included a NASA engineer, a moving company employee, a paralegal, a Wall Street regulator and a former State Department employee. None of them expressed any strong opinions about Jan. 6.
More than three dozen Capitol riot defendants have asked to have their trials moved out of Washington, including at least nine who filed their requests in June. None has succeeded so far.
In denying one such request, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she agreed with prosecutors that there is no reason to believe that Washington’s entire population was so affected by the events of Jan. 6 that it can’t seat an impartial panel.
“In any U.S. jurisdiction, most prospective jurors will have heard about the events of January 6, and many will have various disqualifying biases,” she wrote.
Before a jury convicted retired New York City police officer Thomas Webster of assaulting a Capitol police officer during the riot, Webster’s lawyer said a survey of Washington residents found that 84% believe Jan. 6 defendants were trying to overturn the 2020 election results and keep Trump, a Republican, in power. The defense attorney, James Monroe, also noted that 92% of Washington residents voted for Biden, a Democrat.
“Given the lopsided political makeup of the District, it is impossible to panel a jury that is not entirely comprised of people preordained to find Webster — a presumed Trump supporter — guilty,” Monroe wrote.
U.S District Judge Amit Mehta rejected the motion, saying the survey shows that nearly half of the Washington residents polled “would keep an open mind in the context of a specific case.”
Members of the Oath Keepers also failed to persuade Mehta to move their trial on seditious conspiracy charges from Washington to Alexandria, Virginia. Their lawyers noted that every Jan. 6 case tried before a jury in Washington has resulted in a conviction.
“That is true, but guilty verdicts are hardly unusual in federal criminal prosecutions,” Mehta wrote. “The mere existence of other guilty verdicts does not mean that the jury pool is inherently tainted.”
Williams’ trial was the first for a Jan. 6 case since a House committee began holding hearings on the Capitol riot, which drew millions of TV viewers.
Defense attorney John Kiyonaga, who represents Capitol riot defendant Robert Morss, said the House committee hearings have “poisoned” the jury pool in Washington. Kiyonaga has asked for his client’s trial to be moved to another district.
“The Committee has spoon fed to the entire nation a precisely choreographed rendition of January 6th defendants as ‘insurrectionists’ and murderous orchestrators of an attempted coup,” Kiyonaga wrote.
A trial was scheduled to start in August for several members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group charged with seditious conspiracy and accused of plotting to forcibly oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power on Jan. 6.
But U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly agreed to move the trial to December after lawyers for some Proud Boys members argued they couldn’t pick an impartial jury in the midst of the House committee hearings.
Defense attorney Carmen Hernandez also cited “non-stop prejudicial publicity” from the House committee hearings as grounds for moving the Proud Boys trial to another district, but the judge hasn’t ruled on that yet.
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Associated Press writer Alanna Durkin Richer in Boston contributed to this report.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Dutch soldiers were shot and wounded early Saturday in a shooting in downtown Indianapolis after what local police believe was a disturbance outside the hotel where they were staying, authorities said.
The shooting occurred about 3:30 a.m. EDT in Indianapolis’ entertainment district. Indianapolis police said officers found three men with gunshot wounds and they were taken to area hospitals.
The Dutch defense ministry said one soldier was in critical condition and the two others were conscious, while Indianapolis police said two of the soldiers were in critical condition and the third was stable.
The ministry said the three soldiers were from the Commando Corps and were in Indiana for training when the shooting occurred during their free time in front of the hotel where they were staying.
Indianapolis police said they believe some sort of altercation between the three victims and another person or people led to the shooting.
The ministry said that the shooting victims’ families have been informed while Indianapolis police continue investigating the shooting.
No arrests have been made.
The Indiana National Guard said the soldiers had been training at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, a 1,000-acre (405-hectare) complex about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southeast of Indianapolis. The Guard said in a statement that the center is used for training by the Department of Defense “as well as other allies.”
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The premier PR & marketing agency for the telecom and data center industries joins the prestigious list for the second consecutive year
LAS VEGAS , Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA), the preeminent provider of public relations (PR), digital marketing and event planning services for telecom and data center companies, is very pleased to announce the agency has been ranked for the second year in a row on Inc. Magazine's annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. This year, JSA ranked No. 3700 overall, rising 110 spots from 2021. JSA also ranks No. 345 amongst Advertising & Marketing companies on the list and No. 32 amongst Las Vegas-based companies.
The Inc. 5000 list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses. The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful, but have also demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages and the ongoing impact of Covid-19. "The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Inc. is thrilled to honor the companies that have established themselves through innovation, hard work, and rising to the challenges of today."
During the past year, JSA has focused on expanding its communication channels and increasing internal training and educational opportunities to empower the agency's team members with the knowledge and tools to offer innovative marketing strategies needed to make telecom and data center brands stand out from the competition in an ever-evolving digital landscape. One such example is JSA TV Live, a live-streaming broadcast offering fresh content in real-time from interviews with top industry thought leaders to virtual roundtables, monthly news roundups, and in-person interviews at telecom & data center conferences around the world. This year JSA also spearheaded the publishing of the Amazon Bestseller Greener Data: Actionable Insights from Industry Leaders, a multi-author book that provides a variety of ways to help the data center industry reduce carbon emissions and invest in sustainable projects. The book helped spur an industry-wide movement that also led JSA to launch greenerdata.net, a unique education source for data center sustainability that also works to raise awareness and pledge commitment to creating greener technology.
"JSA is incredibly proud to join Inc. 5000's list of fastest growing private U.S. companies for the second year in a row," states Founder and CEO Jaymie Scotto Cutaia. "Our clients' innovations in network infrastructure and sustainability inspire us every day. Making this list is a testament to JSA's incredible hard work and dedication of our team, as well as the unwavering support of the data center and telecom communities over the past 17 years. This recognition is yet another reminder for us here at JSA to never stop innovating on new ways to support our digital infrastructure industry as well as the sustainability of our planet."
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Celebrating over 17 years of success, Jaymie Scotto & Associates (JSA) is the preeminent provider of Public Relations, Digital Marketing and Event Planning services to the telecom, data center and network infrastructure industries. An Inc. 5000 company in 2021 and 2022, JSA has also been named one of the Top 100 Elite Agencies in the U.S. by PRNEWS, 'Best Industry-Focused Agency' of 2021 by the Bulldog PR Awards and 'Most Outstanding Telecoms PR Agency' by LiveWire for two years in a row. Our success is attributed to our skilled JSA team, our shared core values, our innovative tools, and our established media and industry relationships. Combined, these allow us to deliver the industry's gold standard in content creation, media outreach, digital marketing and brand strategy services available, orchestrated in a timely, integrated marketing plan customized for each client, to offer optimal and measurable ROI.
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Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.
MOVIES
— Netflix’s “The Sea Beast” brings a “Moby Dick”-like tale down to kid size. The rollicking ocean adventure, directed by “Big Hero 6” filmmaker Chris Williams, is about an orphan British girl (voiced by Zaris-Angel Hator) who stows away on a ship hunting sea beasts. The veteran animator Williams, who co-directed “Moana,” returns to the high-seas for a swashbuckling tale made with the kind of accomplished animation often only found on the big screen. It debuts Friday.
— The Criterion Channel has a new film series sure to knock you out. “In the Ring: Boxing On-Screen” brings together 16 bobbing-and-weaving movies, from the 1927 Alfred Hitchcock silent “The Ring” to Martin Scorsese’s 1980 masterpiece “Raging Bull.” The series, streaming in July, argues that boxing and cinema grew in tandem, and remain uniquely suited to one another. Two highlights: “The Set-Up,” Robert Wise’s sweaty 1949 noir with Robert Ryan as a washed-up boxer whose manager sets him up to take a dive; and Leon Gast’s 1996 documentary classic “When We Were Kings,” about the Muhammad Ali-George Foreman 1974 bout, the “Rumble in the Jungle.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
MUSIC
— Neil Young isn’t finished opening his vaults. On Friday, he’s releasing the shelved Crazy Horse album “Toast,” a set they recorded in 2001 at Toast Studios in San Francisco. “‘Toast’ is an album that stands on its own in my collection,” Young wrote last year. “Unlike any other, ‘Toast’ was so sad that I couldn’t put it out. I just skipped it and went on to do another album in its place. I couldn’t handle it at that time.” The seven songs on “Toast” explore a broken relationship. In the last song, “Boom Boom Boom,” Young sings: “All I got is a broken heart, and I don’t try to hide it when I play my guitar.”
— Quick, what was the name of the first album Elton John ever recorded? If you answered “Empty Sky,” close, but wrong. It’s actually “Regimental Sgt. Zippo,” a 12-track album that the then-unknown teenager John — credited as Reg Dwight — recorded in 1968 at age 19 with lyricist Bernie Taupin that was shelved. It had a limited release on Record Store Day in 2021, but now it will be available Friday on LP, CD and streaming. Beatles harmonies, harpsichords and flute-like sounds permeate the album, which The Guardian says has a “naïve, endearing charm” and the title track has a trippy animated video.
— Journey’s “Let It Rain” is one of the singles ahead of the band’s next studio album, “Freedom,” set for release Friday, “that brings back the grand scale of the group’s greatest moments, along with updated and bold new directions and sounds,” says the band. It’s their first project of new material since 2011’s “Eclipse.” The new record also features the tracks “You Got the Best of Me” and “The Way We Used to Be.”
— AP Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy
TELEVISION
— Writer and commentator Baratunde Thurston goes big with a region-by-region trek in “America Outdoors,” debuting Tuesday on PBS. In an effort to understand Americans’ “complicated relationship” with the natural world, the six-part series visits with people including wilderness pilots in Idaho; Appalachian coal miners who have turned to beekeeping; Black surfers in Los Angeles, and an ultramarathoner in California’s Death Valley. Getting in touch with nature and those attuned to it proved to be one of “the best things I could do with my time,” Thurston says.
— In the Hulu comedy “Maggie,” a professional psychic who sees her own future is in for a rough romantic ride. Maggie, played by Rebecca Rittenhouse, gets glimpses of a maybe not-so-happily-ever life after she gives a reading to customer Ben (David Del Rio). Her forecast has them married and parents, but then he moves into her apartment building with a present-day girlfriend. Will love and, more importantly, hilarity ensue? Nichole Sakura, Leonardo Nam and Chris Elliott co-star in the 13-episode series debuting in full on Wednesday.
— Think you’re competitive? The 28 contestants on “The Challenge: USA” have already proven their mettle — in one fashion or another — on “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” “Big Brother” and “Love Island.” Players will face mental and physical contests in the series arriving with a 90-minute episode on Wednesday on CBS (streaming on Paramount+). T.J. Lavin hosts the first network broadcast of MTV’s international reality franchise, with “Survivor” winners Tyson Apostol, Ben Driebergen and Sarah Lacina among those vying for the $500,000 grand prize.
— AP Television Writer Lynn Elber
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DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors signaled Friday that they would pursue the same charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others in the Flint water crisis, just a few days after the state Supreme Court said indictments must be dismissed.
The attorney general’s office responded by asking two Flint-area judges to simply turn the indictments into common criminal complaints and let the charges proceed.
That step, outlined in court filings in Genesee County, likely will face vigorous opposition by defense lawyers.
“The motion filed by the solicitor general is nothing short of ridiculous,” said Chip Chamberlain, attorney for former state health director Nick Lyon.
“The Michigan Supreme Court made itself clear: Mr. Lyon’s case is to be dismissed — period,” Chamberlain said.
Nine people were indicted in 2021, including Snyder, who faced two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty.
In 2014, Flint managers appointed by Snyder took the city out of a regional water system and began using the Flint River to save money while a new pipeline to Lake Huron was being built. But the river water wasn’t treated to reduce its corrosive qualities. Lead broke off from old pipes and contaminated the city’s system for more than a year.
Lyon’s lawyers led the challenge that resulted in a unanimous Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that a judge sitting as a one-person grand jury had no power under Michigan law to return indictments.
The attorney general’s office hasn’t explained why it chose that extremely unusual route rather than a criminal complaint.
Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud insists the Supreme Court’s opinion was only about procedure. She said anyone facing felonies would now be entitled to hearings to challenge evidence.
“The Supreme Court did not question the merit of our cases, nor evaluate the evidence in these proceedings. … These motions confirm our commitment to keep fighting for the people of Flint,” Hammoud said in a written statement.
Snyder attorney Brian Lennon said the interpretation was flawed.
“How can the Genesee County courts simply convert invalid and illegally obtained indictments into valid complaints?” Lennon said. “What part of the word ‘dismissed’ does she and prosecutor (Kym) Worthy refuse to understand?”
Lyon and former state medical executive Eden Wells were charged with involuntary manslaughter under a theory that they failed to timely notify the public about a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak tied to the Flint River.
Prosecutors still face other hurdles, including the statute of limitations on some charges and the seizure of millions of pages of Snyder administration documents that were confidential.
Snyder, a Republican, left office in 2019.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Color Star Technology Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: CSCW) ("Color Star" or the "Company"), an entertainment technology company with a global network that focuses on the application of technology and artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry, today announced that Farhan Qadir will be the new Chief Executive Officer of the Company and will be in charge of the Company's various businesses and operations. Mr. Qadir will also be bringing in his own global resource network in order to build a "smart technology" oriented entertainment company.
Farhan Qadir is a global connector, entrepreneur, and business advisor. Mr. Farhan Qadir established and currently owns several fashion and entertainment companies in Dubai. He also serves as the managers of a trading company and a fashion design company. Under Farhan Qadir's leadership, Color Star will be focusing on developing online artificial intelligence applications, while also integrating with Mr. Qadir's resources to increase and accelerate the development of the metaverse and NFTs, giving another boost to the Company's development process.
Farhan Qadir, CEO of Color Star, says: "I am very honored to be the CEO of Color Star, and seeing the previous achievements of the Company gives me more confidence and motivation. At present, the Company's metaverse has made substantial gains, especially in the area of smart technology. Color World has also brought in a large number of members and users. Next, I will use utilize my resources and my experience in blockchain and NFT technology to further develop the Company on a larger scale. I will make Color Star a better technology entertainment company in the competitive global market by combining my resources with our technology to quickly scale and develop. I believe that in the future, Color Star will have an even wider market and better developments. "
At present, Color Star's metaverse platform Color World is available on all major mobile app stores. Following the instatement of Mr. Farhan Qadir, Color Star will begin further research and development of metaverse NFT products. It will soon be followed by the implementation of blockchain technology and various other content in order to become a comprehensive entertainment technology listed company.
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Company identified by NCQA as an industry trailblazer to accelerate the move to digital quality
BOSTON , June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 1upHealth, a market leader with healthcare's most complete FHIR® data platform, announced today that it is one of six healthcare organizations selected by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) to participate in its inaugural Digital Quality Solutions pilot. The companies represent health plans, delivery systems and health information technology firms. Pilot organizations will give feedback on the usefulness, feasibility and value of NCQA's software offering including its implications for HEDIS measure reporting and its value-added contribution to advance quality improvement and care management efforts.
The pilot will last approximately six months and will involve numerous workshops and working feedback sessions with the participating organizations.1upHealth Chief Strategy Officer and former National Coordinator for Health IT, Don Rucker, M.D., MBA, M.S., will act as the executive sponsor to lead the company's efforts with NCQA.
"We are honored to be selected as a pilot partner to advance healthcare's move towards digital quality measures that can improve outcomes in real time," said Dr. Rucker. "It starts with a modern, scalable cloud environment that can handle vast amounts of disparate data, clean it up, and make it usable."
The 1upHealth FHIR® data platform is purpose-built to deliver broad-scale interoperability and analytical capability across a patient-mediated network of 10,000+ clinical and payer endpoints using frictionless APIs. The 1up Platform is the easiest way to receive data from disparate sources, convert into a common FHIR® format, and send the data to partners and customers. Our native applications in a scalable cloud platform give healthcare organizations the ability to manage intake and to govern the use of data with granular access controls and field-level security. This modern infrastructure serves as a foundation for customers to gain meaningful answers from their data using familiar analytical tools such as SQL, and "bring your own analytics" to deploy "containerized analytics."
"We are excited to work with NCQA as a digital quality trailblazer," said Joe Gagnon, CEO of 1upHealth. "Our company was built with the purpose of providing a modern architecture to replace one that is largely paper-based or uses flat files. We are looking forward to helping NCQA with its mission of making HEDIS and quality measurements more relevant, actionable and closer to the point of care."
For more information about NCQA's digital quality efforts, visit: https://www.ncqa.org/digital/
About 1upHealth
1upHealth offers healthcare's most complete FHIR® data platform that makes it easy for organizations to connect, control and compute data in a common format. Health plans, providers, biopharma and digital health companies use 1up's APIs and native integrations with EMRs to combine claims and clinical data on 1up's scalable infrastructure where customers to manage access to and send data out to partners, or interact with that data by applying analytics to gain meaningful answers for more informed decision making. Founded in 2017, the company's trusted interoperability network allows patient-mediated connections to more than 10,000+ clinical and payer endpoints. Gartner designated 1upHealth a "Cool Vendor in Healthcare Interoperability" for its FHIR® platform.
About NCQA
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA Accredits and Certifies a wide range of healthcare organizations. It also Recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA's Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. NCQA's website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make informed health care choices. NCQA can also be found at Twitter @ncqa, on Facebook at facebook.com/NCQA.org/ and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncqa.
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Did you lose money on investments in Oscar Health? If so, please visit Oscar Health, Inc. Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit or contact Peter Allocco at (212) 951-2030 or pallocco@bernlieb.com to discuss your rights.
NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP, a nationally acclaimed investor rights law firm, reminds investors of the deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in a securities class action lawsuit that has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Oscar Health, Inc. ("Oscar" or the "Company") (NYSE: OSCR) pursuant to and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering ("IPO" or the "Offering"). The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933.
Oscar is a health insurance company that claimed to be the first such company "built around a full stack technology platform" which will "allow [Oscar] to continue to innovate like a technology company and not a traditional insurer."
In March 2021, Oscar conducted its IPO, selling 36,391,946 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $39.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $1.3 billion from the Offering which were purportedly to be used to repay in full outstanding borrowings, including fees and expenses, under Oscar's Term Loan Facility ($167 million), and the remainder proceeds were to be used for general corporate purposes.
Plaintiff alleges that Defendants' statements in the Registration Statement were materially false and misleading when made because: (1) Oscar was experiencing growing COVID-19 testing and treatment costs; (2) Oscar was experiencing growing net COVID costs; (3) Oscar would be negatively impacted by an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) result relating to 2019 and 2020; and (4) Oscar was on track to be negatively impacted by significant SEP membership growth.
On August 12, 2021, Oscar disclosed that the Company's Medical Loss Ratio ("MLR") for the second quarter of 2021 was 82.4%, an increase of 2170 basis points year-over year. The Company claimed that "[t]he MLR increased to 82.4% in 2Q21 from 60.7% in 2Q20, primarily driven by meaningfully lower utilization in 2Q20 as a result of COVID-19, as well as higher COVID-19 testing and treatment costs and a return to more normalized utilization in 2Q21." The Company also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $73.1 million, an increase of $32.1 million year-over-year.
On November 10, 2021, Oscar disclosed that its third quarter 2021 MLR increased 920 basis points year-over-year, to 99.7%. The Company claimed that the MLR increase was "primarily driven by higher net COVID costs as compared to the net benefit in 3Q20, an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) result, and the impact of significant SEP membership growth." The Company also disclosed that its net loss for the quarter was $212.7 million, an increase of $133.6 million year-over-year.
Since the IPO, the price of Oscar Health's stock has fallen over 85%, closing as low as $5.72 per share on May 12, 2022.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until July 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NasdaqCM: ARQQ, ARQQW, CENH, CENHU, CENHW), if they purchased the Company's securities between September 7, 2021 and April 18, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period") and/or held Centricus securities as of August 31, 2021 and were eligible to vote at the special meeting on the merger between Arqit and Centricus. This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
If you purchased securities of Arqit or held Centricus as above and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqcm-arqq/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by July 5, 2022.
Arqit and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period and/or in the Proxy Statement issued in connection to the Merger, violating federal securities laws.
The alleged false and misleading statements and omissions include, but are not limited to, that: (i) the Company's proposed encryption technology would require widespread adoption of new protocols and standards of for telecommunications (ii) British cybersecurity officials questioned the viability of the Company's proposed encryption technology in a meeting in 2020; (iii) the British government was not a customer of the Company but, rather, provided grants to it; (iv) the Company had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system at the time of the Merger; and (v) as a result of the foregoing, the Company's statements about its business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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NANNING, China, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Jingxi Cross-border E-commerce Experience Center & Jingxi E-commerce Public Service Center in Baise, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region was inaugurated. This new model of cross-border e-commerce will help reduce the operation and management costs of cross-border trade enterprises, improve the facilitation level of cross-border trade, and also help Jingxi characteristic agricultural products "go global, expand its markets, and sold globally".
Deng Peibin, chairman of Guangxi Jingxi Ruitai Food Co., Ltd., said that the company mainly sold Jingxi's big-fruit hawthorn and other characteristic agricultural products through offline channels in the past. Now, through Jingxi Cross-border E-commerce platform, more products can be sold to the whole world. According to the data of Jingxi E-commerce Office, in the first half of 2022, the e-commerce transactions in Jingxi continued to improve, with the network sales of rural products of RMB 9,440,000.
According to the Publicity Department of Jingxi City, Jingxi is located near the China-Vietnam border. Longbang Port is one of China's national first-class ports. After becoming an international port in 2021, people, goods and vehicles from all over the world can enter or leave the country through Longbang Port. Jingxi Cross-border E-commerce Experience Center will rely on Longbang Port to carry out the construction of public service platforms for cross-border e-commerce and digital border trade, improve the customs clearance efficiency of the port, improve the cross-border shopping experience, optimize the business environment, and boost the economic development of the port.
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A hectic start to the NHL’s free-agency period Wednesday closed with the Columbus Blue Jackets landing the highest-profile player: “Johnny Hockey.”
Johnny Gaudreau cashed in on a career season by signing a $68.25 million, seven-year contract with Columbus in the Blue Jackets’ bid to return to prominence after losing their core of stars — including Artemi Panarin — in free agency two years ago.
Gaudreau’s decision to sign with Columbus came a day after turning down what an eight-year deal to re-sign with Calgary, where he spent his first nine NHL seasons. The Blue Jackets also signed defenseman Erik Gudbranson to a four-year, $16 million contract.
“Johnny Gaudreau is a superstar in the National Hockey League, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome him,” general manager Jarmo Kekalainen said. “He is an elite player with great character that makes the players around him better.”
The 28-year-old who played at Boston College finished tied for second in the NHL with a career-best 115 points and 40 goals last season. And so much for the speculation of Gaudreau, who is from New Jersey, heading to a team much closer to home such as the Devils, Philadelphia Flyers or New York Islanders.
Gaudreau’s signing highlighted a busy day in which Claude Giroux looked ahead to a homecoming in Ottawa, the Washington Capitals landed Stanley Cup-winning goalie Darcy Kuemper and the New York Rangers spent big on center Vincent Trocheck, Jaromir Jagr — remember him? — even wondered whether he could get in on the action.
In a message to NHL GMs on Twitter, Jagr wrote that he is a little slow at 50 but has strong hands, before closing his note with “Call me anytime,” followed by a winking emoji.
With all the moves and all the money being thrown around in the opening hours of free agency, it would hard to blame Jagr for joking about the possibility of returning for a 25th NHL season.
The slight, $1 million rise of the NHL salary cap to $82.5 million, coupled with numerous teams dumping or buying out contracts to free up payroll space, led to a rush of action once teams were allowed to begin signing players.
“It was a little bit expected because teams have had time to recover from the COVID pandemic,” said defenseman Ben Chiarot, who signed a $19 million, four-year contract with Detroit. “Players thought it would be better than in past years because teams are operating at a normal clip.”
The Red Wings were among the busier teams in general manager Steve Yzerman’s bid to end a six-year playoff drought. Detroit also signed center Andrew Copp to a $28.125, five-year contract, and forwards David Perron and Dominik Kubalik two two-year deals.
Washington GM Brian MacLellan took particular notice of the Red Wings being one of the teams with cap space that capitalized on it.
“Detroit was really busy,” MacLellan said with a laugh. “It went real quick. I think you add another team and you got 32 teams competing for guys, it’s a competitive environment.”
The Capitals signed Kuemper to a $26.25 million, five-year contract. Kuemper, who had a career-best 37 wins last season, takes over after the Capitals moved on from llya Samsonov by not issuing him a qualifying offer and traded Vitek Vanecek to New Jersey.
Colorado also bid farewell to forward Andre Burakovsky, who signed a $27.5 million contract with the Seattle Kraken. The defending champions did re-sign forward Artturi Lehkonen and defenseman Josh Manson to long-term contracts.
The Carolina Hurricanes completed two trades by first acquiring 2017 Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Brent Burns in a deal with San Jose. Carolina then took advantage of the salary cap-strapped Vegas Golden Knights by acquiring forward Max Pacioretty and defenseman Dylan Coghlan in a trade for future considerations.
The move freed up the final year of Pacioretty’s contract, and the $7 million salary cap hit it represented, from Vegas’ payroll.
With Gaudreau off the market, forward Nazem Kadri and defenseman John Klingberg, were the top players still available through Wednesday evening.
Giroux’s signing in Ottawa was expected: General manager Pierre Dorion joked he couldn’t escape Senators fans asking: “When are you signing Claude?” Giroux, who played his junior hockey across the river from Ottawa in Gatineau, Quebec, signed a $19.5 million, three-year contract.
The 34-year-old Giroux brings veteran leadership to Ottawa’s mix of youngsters. He spent his first 14-plus seasons in Philadelphia, where he served as the Flyers captain, before being traded to Florida in March.
“I wouldn’t sign here if I didn’t think we had a chance to win the Cup,” Giroux said. “I’m not saying we’re going to win the Cup this year, but the plan is to build on it and have baby steps for that.”
Trocheck signed a $39.375 million, seven-year contract with the Rangers following Copp’s departure. The 29-year-old Trocheck has nine seasons of NHL experience, including two-plus years in Carolina, where he had 39 goals and 96 points in 135 games with the Hurricanes.
Trocheck is reunited with Rangers coach Gerard Gallant after the two were together in Florida.
“This was one of just a few teams that we really looked at and thought it was a good fit. So coming in, we knew that New York was probably our number one choice,” he said.
Besides Kuemper, the offseason-long goalie carousel saw Jack Campbell leave Toronto for a five-year, $25 million contract with Edmonton. Campbell cashed in after a season in which he had career highs in wins with a 31-9-6 record, five shutouts and 47 starts.
The Oilers are retooling after veteran Mike Smith’s playoff inconsistencies contributed to the Oilers being outscored 22-13 in a sweep by Colorado in the Western Conference Final.
The Chicago Blackhawks finally began adding talent by signing six players, including forwards Andreas Athanasiou and Max Domi to one-year, $3 million contracts. The Blackhawks are in a full rebuild after trading center Kirby Dach to Montreal and forward Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa and watching Kubalik leave for Detroit.
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OHSAA regional baseball — featuring Louisville — returns to Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium
CANTON — Of the 350 games scheduled for renovated Thurman Munson Memorial Stadium, some of the most anticipated are unfolding right now.
After a three-year absence, OHSAA regional play returns to the stadium this week, on the heels of district games played last week.
The Louisville Leopards are part of Thursday's Division II regional doubleheader that will showcase the stadium's $5 million renovation.
Munson was the site of last week's Division I district tournament in which Hoover advanced to regional play at Louisville.
Jim Hilton, who manages Munson's bookings, sees landing the Division II regional as a first step.
"We would like to bring more Division I games," said Hilton, who played baseball for McKinley in the late 1990s. "I would like to have Division I and Division II regionals both here in years to come."
Hilton, employed by Canton City Schools with the title of athletic supervisor/Thurman Munson Stadium, said the facility's two fields are "booked solid" for 2022, when upwards of 350 baseball games will have been played. The primary users are McKinley High School and the Ohio Men's Senior Baseball League, but the menu of tenants is a work in progress.
Games are booked through October, and more could be added if anyone wants to chance playing in November against the weather.
The all-weather nature of artificial turf opens up scheduling possibilities. Hilton said McKinley was facing Newcomerstown during the high school regular season when a snow storm blew in.
"There were white-out conditions for a while," he said. "We actually were able to help some high school teams get games in here with all of the weather issues around this region. Akron Hoban played here. Beachwood played here. Canton South was here numerous times this spring."
For now, it's regional tournament time, with a Thursday doubleheader. The first game, at 2 p.m., will pit Chardon against Chagrin Falls, followed by Louisville's game against Hunting Valley University School at 5. Winners will advance to Friday's 5 p.m. regional championship game.
The regional champ moves on to the state semifinals June 10 at Canal Park in Akron.
The last time Munson played host to regional baseball was 2018, when Jackson beat Solon in the semifinals and fell to Medina Highland in the title game.
Munson also played host to the 2017 Division I regionals, in which Jackson beat Walsh Jesuit and Mentor en route to a state championship.
"The OHSAA is always looking for good tournament sites," said Joe Bogdan, director of sports facilities, partnerships and physical education for Canton City Schools. "Everyone could see all of the renovations going on, and they were interested in coming back."
The Munson renovation unfolded under a new partnership linking the City of Canton and Canton City Schools.
"It's safe to assume we'll continue to be a place where they'll want to hold tournaments," Bogdan said. "There's not a lot of people clamoring to host things at the OHSAA level because it's not a big money maker for schools. We actually make more money for somebody else to play a game.
"Schools are doing it more as a service to the association, as we rightfully should. It's not a big money maker. There is prestige involved."
Louisville played its district tournament on its home field. The atmosphere was tremendous, but the layout at Munson can accommodate any high school crowd. The Munson field used for OHSAA games will be the one surrounded by 5,000 seats.
"We haven't played at Munson since the renovation," Louisville head coach Brian Warner said, "but over the years we've played there many times."
Louisville reached the regional with a 2-0 conquest of Marlington, featuring an early two-run home run from Karson Siegfried.
In a recent regular-season tuneup at Berlin Hiland, Siegfried, Zack Seaman and Conner Adelman all homered. Seaman's was a grand slam. During the game, Siegfried broke the school single-season record for doubles, with 13.
Louisville got strong district outings from Anthony Warner, the Leopards' season-long ace who beat Salem 2-1, and Connor Morley, who shut out Marlington.
University School has allowed a combined two runs in three tournament games. The Preppers played a regional warmup game Tuesday against St. Ignatius, using down-the-line pitchers in an 11-10 win. Ignatius faces Strongsville in Division I regionals on Thursday.
The likely starter against the Leopards is 6-foot-6, 230-pound junior righty Evan Shapiro, a Kent State commit with an earned run average below 1.00. Shapiro is in his second season at University after moving from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.
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Ford recalls over 2.9M vehicles at risk of rollaway crashes
DETROIT (AP) — Ford is recalling over 2.9 million vehicles in the U.S. to fix a transmission problem that can increase the risk of inadvertent rollaway crashes.
The recall covers certain 2013 to 2019 Escape, 2013 to 2018 C-Max, 2013 to 2016 Fusion, 2013 to 2021 Transit Connect, and 2015 to 2018 Edge vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Wednesday that a bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission can degrade or detach.
That can stop the vehicles from shifting into the intended gear.
A vehicle shifted into Park gear might be in a different gear, allowing it to roll away.
Dealers will replace the bushing and add a protective cap. Owners will be notified by letter starting June 27.
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By providing clinical research opportunities for donated blood, the partnership provides an answer to blood donors who ask to do more with their donation.
SAN DIEGO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Blood Bank and LunaPBC are partnering to invite blood donors to further support health research through blood donation. This new collaboration expands upon San Diego Blood Bank's earlier work with Luna that enrolled blood donors interested in participating in COVID-19 research.
The partnership answers the call from blood donors who ask to do more to improve the health of their community by participating in research studies that matter to them.
"When we began collecting convalescent plasma for COVID-19 hospital patients at the height of the pandemic, donors who recovered from the virus came out in droves to donate to help those in their community and beyond," said Nikhil Nayak, Chief Business Officer for San Diego Blood Bank. "Our blood donors often ask about additional ways they can support our mission, so we are proud to afford them the opportunity to influence the future of personalized medicine through innovative programs like this."
The launch of the partnership coincides with World Blood Donor Day which celebrates blood donors for their service and commitment to saving lives.
"Regular blood donation has been a cornerstone to global health, with donor blood being used for surgeries, cancer treatments, chronic illnesses, and injuries," said Doug Morton, Chief Executive Officer for San Diego Blood Bank. "In addition to acknowledging blood donors, we also want to commend the health professionals, like those at San Diego Blood Bank, who conduct research, develop new technologies, and find new uses for donated blood, as well as the medical teams who use donated blood for their patients on a regular basis."
The San Diego Blood bank chose the Luna technology platform because of its people-centered framework that increases participant engagement and retention, ensures interventions meet the priorities and needs of individuals, and facilitates comprehensive, longitudinal studies.
San Diego Blood Bank has leveraged itself beyond transfusion medicine. Today, it is a platform for ensuring the community's health by connecting its resources and diverse blood donors with research opportunities like the one announced with Luna. This will ultimately improve the future health of Southern California by securing lifesaving treatments for people of all backgrounds.
"Factors such as genetics, age, gender, and ethnic origin play an important role in the effectiveness of medical treatments, which is why diversity in research participants is incredibly important," said Nayak.
The Luna technology platform enables individual data sharing that preserves individual privacy and data utility for discovery. In May 2022, Luna announced a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) was conducted to characterize the platform's compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The DPIA confirmed that the data privacy rights of Luna members are fully supported. It is commonly accepted that GDPR is the most demanding data privacy standard adopted by many non-European Union countries and it served as an exemplar for California's Privacy Rights Act which will launch in January 2023.
Dedicated blood donor Jeff Gonka said, "One standard blood donation could save up to three lives, but one small blood sample donated for research could potentially save thousands of lives."
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Suspect in Albuquerque Muslim killings denies involvement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — When pulled over by New Mexico police, the suspect in the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque denied any connection to the crimes that shook the city and its small Muslim community — and told authorities he was so unnerved by the violence that he was driving to Houston to look for a new home, court documents said.
The documents made public Tuesday night in a criminal complaint said Muhammad Syed, 51, only had clothing, shoes and a handgun when he was arrested Monday during a traffic stop more than 100 miles from his home in Albuquerque.
But investigators determined that bullet casings found in Syed’s vehicle matched the caliber of the weapons believed to have been used in two of the killings and that bullet casings found at those crime scenes were linked to a gun found at Syed’s home, the criminal complaint said.
Syed, an Afghan immigrant, told detectives he had been with the special forces in Afghanistan and fought against the Taliban. He also denied having any involvement in the murders. Syed was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon. Prosecutors planned to ask that he be held without bail pending trial and court documents did not list an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
The ambush killings of the four Muslim men sent fear rippling through the Muslim community of New Mexico’s largest city but generated a flood of information, including tips that led to the arrest of Syed, who knew the victims, authorities said.
Following the arrest, Albuquerque’s Muslim community breathed “an incredible sigh of relief,” said Ahmad Assed, president of the Islamic Center of New Mexico. “Lives have been turned upside down.”
The first killing last November was followed by three more between July 26 and Aug. 5.
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina said it was not clear yet whether the deaths should be classified as hate crimes or serial killings or both.
Syed had lived in the United States for about five years, police said.
“The offender knew the victims to some extent, and an interpersonal conflict may have led to the shootings,” a police statement said, although investigators were still working to identify how they had crossed paths.
When asked specifically if Syed, a Sunni Muslim, was angry that his daughter married a Shiite Muslim, Deputy Police Cmdr. Kyle Hartsock did not respond directly. He said “motives are still being explored fully to understand what they are.”
Assed acknowledged that “there was a marriage,” but he cautioned against coming to any conclusions about the motivation of Syed, who occasionally attended the center’s mosque.
In 2017, a boyfriend of Syed’s daughter reported to police that Syed, his wife and one of their sons had pulled him out of a car, punching and kicking him before driving away, according to court documents. The boyfriend, who was found with a bloody nose, scratches and bruises, told police that he was attacked because they did not want her in a relationship with him.
Syed also was arrested in May 2018 after a fight with his wife turned violent, court documents said.
Prosecutors said both cases were later dismissed after the victims declined to press charges.
The Albuquerque slayings drew the attention of President Joe Biden, who said such attacks “have no place in America.” They also sent a shudder through Muslim communities across the U.S. Some people questioned their safety and limited their movements.
“There is no justification for this evil. There is no justification to take an innocent life,” Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American–Islamic Relations, said at a Tuesday news conference in Washington, D.C.
He called the killings “deranged behavior.”
The earliest case involves the November killing of Mohammad Ahmadi, 62, from Afghanistan.
Naeem Hussain, a 25-year-old man from Pakistan, was killed last Friday. His death came just days after those of Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, and Aftab Hussein, 41, who were also from Pakistan and members of the same mosque.
Ehsan Chahalmi, the brother-in-law of Naeem Hussain, said he was “a generous, kind, giving, forgiving and loving soul that has been taken away from us forever.”
Investigators consider Syed to be the primary suspect in the deaths of Naeem Hussain and Ahmadi but have not yet filed charges in those cases.
The announcement that the shootings appeared to be linked produced more than 200 tips, including one from the Muslim community that police credited with leading them to the Syed family.
Police said they were about to search Syed’s Albuquerque home on Monday when they saw him drive away in a Volkswagen Jetta that investigators believe was used in at least one of the slayings.
Syed’s sons were questioned and released, according to authorities.
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Dazio reported from Los Angeles and Fam from Winter Park, Florida. Associated Press writer Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
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[Breaking news update, published at 12:31 p.m. ET]
The man detained in Monday's massacre at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois admitted to investigators that he fired on the crowd, a prosecutor said during a court hearing Wednesday.
Robert E. Crimo III, 21, gave a voluntary statement to investigators "confessing his actions," including that he opened fire at paradegoers, assistant state's attorney Ben Dillon alleged during a bond hearing.
Crimo, who was arrested hours after the shooting Monday, will be held without bond, a judge determined during Wednesday's hearing, conducted by a video call.
Also Wednesday, a police spokesman said Crimo drove to Madison, Wisconsin, on Monday following the Illinois shooting, and contemplated a shooting there.
Crimo, after driving to Madison, saw "a celebration that was occurring ... and he seriously contemplated using the firearm he had in his vehicle to commit another shooting in Madison," Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Chris Covelli told reporters after the court hearing.
"We don't have information to suggest he planned on driving to Madison initially to commit another attack. (But) we do believe that he was driving around following the first attack and saw the celebration" and then contemplated a shooting there, Covelli said.
[Original story, published at 10:23 a.m. ET]
The man suspected of killing seven people and wounding dozens at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday.
And while another community reels after a shocking mass shooting, its mayor is questioning how the suspect was able to purchase weapons given his previous encounters with law enforcement.
Robert E. Crimo III, 21, faces seven counts of first-degree murder "for the killing spree he has unleashed against our community," Lake County, Illinois, State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said at a news conference Tuesday. A conviction would result in a sentence of life imprisonment without parole, he said. Illinois abolished capital punishment in 2011.
"These are just the first of many charges that will be filed against Mr. Crimo. I want to emphasize that," Rinehart said, and prosecutors will ask a judge to deny bail.
The suspect, according to authorities, opened fire from a rooftop in Highland Park as the parade got underway just after 10 a.m. CT on Monday. More than 70 high-velocity rounds were fired with a rifle "similar to an AR-15," said Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Chris Covelli.
Crimo dressed in women's clothing, investigators believe, to conceal his identity. He left the roof and blended in with the fleeing crowd to escape the area, Covelli said.
Five of the people shot at the parade were pronounced dead at the scene, officials said, and two people hospitalized succumbed to wounds. A total of 39 patients were transported to medical facilities "by either ambulance or other means," according to Jim Anthony with NorthShore University Health System, and nine patients -- whose ages range from 14 to in their 70s -- remained hospitalized as of Tuesday afternoon.
Crimo allegedly had another rifle in his vehicle when he was pulled over by police hours after the shooting, Covelli said, and other firearms were recovered from his residence in nearby Highwood.
Crimo is believed by authorities to have planned the attack for weeks, and the rifle used appears to have been purchased legally in Illinois, he said.
Yet information released by state and local police shows the suspect previously required officer intervention over threats of violence and mental health concerns.
Suspect had prior contact with police
Crimo had two encounters with police in 2019 over fears for his safety and that of others, information that prompted Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering to wonder how Crimo was able to later legally obtain firearms.
The Highland Park Police Department received a report in April 2019 that Crimo had earlier attempted suicide, Covelli said Tuesday. Police spoke with Crimo and his parents and the matter was handled by mental health professionals, he said.
In September that year, a family member reported that Crimo threatened "to kill everyone," and had a collection of knives, Covelli said. Police removed 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from their residence.
Highland Park police submitted a "Clear and Present Danger" report about the visit to the Illinois State Police, the state agency said. Family members were not willing to file additional complaints, the state police said in a Tuesday news release.
The knives confiscated by Highland Park police were returned the same day after Crimo's father claimed they were his, the state police said.
Over the next two years, Crimo legally purchased five firearms, according to Covelli -- including rifles, a pistol and possibly a shotgun. State police confirmed Tuesday that Crimo passed four background checks between June 2020 and September 2021 when purchasing firearms, which included checks of the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
To buy firearms in Illinois, people need a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card. Crimo was under 21, so he was sponsored by his father, state police said. Crimo's application was not denied because there was "insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger" at the time.
The only criminal offense included in Crimo's criminal history was a January 2016 ordinance violation for possession of tobacco, police said, which occurred when he was a juvenile.
Mayor Rotering -- who said she knew the suspect as a boy in a Cub Scouts pack she'd led -- said she is "looking forward to an explanation" of how Crimo was able to obtain firearms, saying Highland Park police had filed the necessary reports.
"We know that in other countries people suffer from mental illness, they suffer from anger, maybe they play violent video games, but they can't get their hands on these weapons of war and they can't bring this kind of carnage to their hometowns. This has to stop," the mayor told CNN's Anderson Cooper on Tuesday, noting the state has "red flag" laws but adding people need to speak up if they see warning signs.
Investigators are working on determining a motive.
One detail that emerged about Crimo was that he was present at a Passover service in April at Central Avenue Synagogue in Highland Park, according to a congregation official. He "didn't look familiar" and left on his own, the official told CNN.
Officials currently "have no information to suggest at this point it was racially motivated, motivated by religion, or any other protected status," Covelli said.
6 of the victims identified by officials
On Tuesday, authorities identified six of the seven victims killed in the shooting:
• 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein of Highland Park
• 35-year-old Irina McCarthy of Highland Park
• 37-year-old Kevin McCarthy of Highland Park
• 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim of Highland Park
• 88-year-old Stephen Straus of Highland Park
• 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza of Morelos, Mexico
A seventh victim died at a hospital outside of Lake County, coroner Jennifer Banek said.
Irina and Kevin McCarthy were with their 2-year-old son, Aiden, who was found alive and taken to safety, their family told CNN.
Aiden survived because his father shielded him with his body, his grandfather, Michael Levberg, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Aiden was taken to a police station, and Levberg picked him up, the grandfather told the Chicago Tribune.
"When I picked him up, he said, 'Are Mommy and Daddy coming soon?" Levberg said Tuesday, according to the Tribune. "He doesn't understand."
Among those wounded in the shooting was Eduardo Uvaldo, a 69-year-old man who has been taken off life support and is fighting for his life at Evanston Hospital, his daughter told CNN on Tuesday.
"Doctors said there's nothing they can do," Karina Uvaldo-Mendez said, but added her father was still breathing on his own. "We need everyone to keep us in their prayers."
Uvaldo was shot in the arm and then the back of the head, according to a verified GoFundMe campaign. His wife and grandson also sustained injuries, Uvaldo-Mendez said.
He tended to avoid parades because he doesn't like crowds, she said -- but he did like the one at Highland Park and it was the only one he attended annually.
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WASHINGTON , June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope's first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Released one by one, these first images from the world's largest and most powerful space telescope will demonstrate Webb at its full power, ready to begin its mission to unfold the infrared universe.
Each image will simultaneously be made available on social media as well as on the agency's website at:
Embargoed access to Webb's first images will not be available prior to their public release.
The following is a list of activities leading up to release (all times Eastern):
Wednesday, June 29
Media Day at Webb's Mission Operations Center
NASA will host a media day at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. The event will include a media briefing on the status of Webb's commissioning as well as overviews of planned science for Webb's first year of operations and Webb image processing.
On-site attendees can tour Webb's Mission Operations Control facilities, including the Flight Control Room, and conduct interviews with mission experts.
Media must register their interest in participating by completing this form by 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21, for in-person, and by 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 28, for virtual.
NASA and STScI will soon provide further details to those who register their interest, including the full media day schedule and COVID-19 safety protocols. Due to space limitations, NASA and STScI may be unable to accommodate all requests for on-site attendance.
Tuesday, July 12
Image Release Day
- 10:30 a.m. – Live coverage of the image release broadcast will air on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website. The public also can watch live on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, and Daily Motion.
- 12 p.m. – Following the live broadcast, NASA and its partners will hold a joint media briefing at NASA Goddard. The briefing will livestream on NASA TV, the NASA app, and the agency's website. The list of media briefing participants is forthcoming, and this advisory will be updated with details later.
Media interested in participating in-person must complete this form by 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 21. - 3 p.m. – Live Interview Opportunities: From approximately 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, and 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13, Webb mission experts will be available to conduct live, remote interviews with broadcast media. Experts will be available to conduct interviews in both English and Spanish. More details about scheduling these interviews will be made available closer to the date. Members of the media seeking interviews outside of these windows should complete this media interview request form.
NASA's media accreditation policy for on-site and virtual activities is available online. The agency will soon provide further details to those who register their interest, including COVID-19 safety protocols. Due to space limitations, NASA may be unable to accommodate all requests for on-site attendance. Media and members of the public may ask questions on social media using #UnfoldtheUniverse.
Wednesday, July 13
3 p.m.: NASA Science Live
Webb experts will answer questions about the first images and data in a NASA Science Live show. The broadcast, Webb's First Full-Color Images Explained, will air live on the NASA Science Live website, as well as YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Viewers of this episode can submit questions on social media using the hashtag #UnfoldtheUniverse or by leaving a comment in the chat section of the Facebook or YouTube stream.
At the same time, NASA also will broadcast a live social media event in Spanish on its NASA en español YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter accounts. Webb experts Begoña Vila and Néstor Espinoza will discuss the release of the first images and take questions from followers.
NASA Social
The agency also will host an in-person NASA Social Tuesday, July 12, and Wednesday, July 13. Participants will join as guests for the in-studio filming of the televised broadcast at NASA Goddard, tour NASA Goddard and STScI facilities, and interact with experts from the Webb mission.
Webb Community Events
The public can also join in the excitement of Webb's first full-color images by attending one of the many official Webb Space Telescope Community Events taking place across the country this summer. The list of events celebrating Webb's first images is available online and updated frequently.
Webb, an international partnership with ESA and CSA, launched Dec. 25 from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. After unfolding into its final form in space and successfully reaching its destination 1 million miles from Earth, the observatory now is completing the months-long process of preparing for science operations. Webb will explore every phase of cosmic history – from within the solar system to the most distant observable galaxies in the early universe, and everything in between.
Stay connected with the mission and share your experience with Webb's first images on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with #UnfoldTheUniverse. Follow and tag these accounts:
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Key brand agreement expands access to Shyft's moving marketplace to the 50-plus demographic
MIAMI, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shyft, the fintech-powered marketplace reinventing the global moving industry, today announced it has launched an agreement to provide an exclusive discount to AARP's nearly 38 million members using Shyft's proprietary platform. The agreement, according to Shyft, is expected to accelerate the company's rapid growth, with the company now expecting net revenue growth of 330% for 2022 as it works to provide quality options for a demographic that is on the move.
Under the agreement, Shyft will exclusively provide AARP members who are moving homes or apartments with savings up to $250 on moving services through Shyft's proprietary end-to-end moving platform.
Shyft customers, including AARP members can work with a Shyft "Move Coach," who will help manage the customer's move, and will have access to move insurance along with multiple financing options.
"We are extremely excited to be the exclusive provider of moving services for AARP members across the U.S. who deserve a stress-free, seamless moving process and the peace of mind their move will be handled correctly," Shyft Founder & CEO Alex Alpert said. "With nearly 38 million members, there is no better way to reach the 50-plus consumer than with AARP."
"We are pleased to announce a new AARP member benefit from Shyft that is designed to help AARP members move with more ease and peace of mind. This added benefit from Shyft helps members save money and find reputable, reliable movers," said John Larew, AARP Services President and CEO.
With 31 million people in the U.S. moving each year, the moving industry generates an estimated $86 billion annually. In 2020 people 65 and older accounted for 29% of all moves in the U.S., while making up just 17% of the U.S. population.
About Shyft
Shyft is a fintech-powered marketplace reinventing the global moving industry by replacing analog tools and thinking with an innovative and seamless end-to-end moving experience. Our technology has automated and redefined the moving and relocation process - from sourcing a moving company and providing pricing transparency to integrating financial solutions for both clients and suppliers. We believe mobility is a human right and that technology can and should be used to transform the way the world moves by making all of life's most important changes a stress-free experience.
To learn more about Shyft or to book your move, please visit www.shyftmoving.com
About AARP Services, Inc.
AARP Services, founded in 1999, is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the provider relationships for and performs quality control oversight of the wide range of products and services that carry the AARP name and are made available by independent providers as benefits to AARP's millions of members. The provider offers currently span health products, financial products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; credit cards, auto and home, mobile home and motorcycle insurance, life insurance and annuities; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services and legal services. AARP Services also engages in new product development activities for AARP and provides certain consulting services to outside companies.
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.
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JACKSON HEIGHTS, Queens (WPIX) — A 15-year-old boy lost his arm in a subway surfing accident in Queens Monday morning, according to police and law enforcement sources.
The incident occurred at the 74th Street and Broadway stop in Jackson Heights at 10:24 a.m. The northbound R train was pulling away from the station when the teen was hit, according to an NYPD spokeswoman.
The teen fell while subway surfing and was found with a severed arm underneath the train. Surveillance video shows the train leaving the station when the injured teen emerges yelling for help and bystanders pull him onto the platform, sources said.
The boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition, according to police. His arm was found at the next station and was transported to the hospital, too, according to sources.
In July, NYC Transit President Richard Davey urged people not to ride on top of trains. He said there had been hundreds of instances of subway surfing in 2022.
A number of people have suffered fatal falls from subway surfing in recent years. In late 2021, a man died after he fell from the top of a moving J train as it crossed the Williamsburg Bridge. He was then run over by the train. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/teen-loses-arm-in-queens-subway-surfing-accident-nypd/ | 2022-08-29T23:19:23Z |
Longtime Industry Executive to Play Key Role in Double Digit Growth of Retail Segment
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Venbrook Group, LLC ("Venbrook"), one of the largest independent insurance solutions and risk management firms in the U.S., today announced the appointment of Jeff Lang as Executive Vice President, Retail Services.
With three decades of experience and an extensive background in the retail insurance brokerage business, Lang will oversee all aspects of Venbrook's retail segment, including expansion of its property and casualty, employee benefits, student insurance, and government defense divisions, and a special emphasis on growing high net worth personal lines. Lang joins Venbrook from USI Insurance Services and has held positions at Aon, Marsh, Chubb, and others.
"I couldn't be more excited to join Venbrook, the best-kept secret in the business," said Lang. "The company has the structure, resources, and critical mass necessary to be successful while remaining agile and nimble so the best producers can grow without limitations. I am looking forward to working with the entire Venbrook team to expand our retail solutions across the board and recruit hungry, qualified producers looking to join an incredible legacy and build wealth for the future."
"I am delighted that Jeff is joining Venbrook to lead our Retail Services Practice at a time of continued growth for our clients and our firm," said Jason D. Turner, Venbrook founder and CEO. "We already have a strong set of clients across the country and Jeff understands the value of people and relationships. He is an ideal choice to help us continue our growth trajectory. I'm looking forward to working with him for a long time."
Venbrook Group, LLC is a holdings company with subsidiaries engaged in retail broking, wholesale broking, programs, and claims services. Venbrook caters to a national client base across myriad industries with divergent needs. Venbrook's team of experts and industry specialists' partner with their clients to manage their risks, create security, promote growth and add value by delivering best-in-class insurance products and programs.
Venbrook continues to build partnerships to expand its insurance platform while continuing to invest in its infrastructure and talent. Venbrook is headquartered in Los Angeles with various locations across the country. For more information, please visit www.venbrook.com.
CONTACT: Rhonda Turner Gardner at rhonda@housecommunications.com or 408.316.9077
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MoneyGram will utilize the Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform and Amazon EKS to speed digital transformation initiative
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rafay Systems, a leading platform provider for Kubernetes Operations, announced today that MoneyGram has selected the Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform (KOP) as its Kubernetes provider and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its global cloud provider. Through these relationships, MoneyGram is building a best-in-class Kubernetes operations practice and further expanding cloud-native application development and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
MoneyGram is one of the world's leading brands that powers cross-border money transfers, having served more than 150 million people over the past five years. Over five years ago, the company embarked on a digital transformation initiative to rapidly evolve its business model and deliver innovative financial solutions that connect the world's communities. Now, MoneyGram leverages its modern, mobile, and API-driven platform and collaborates with the world's top brands to serve consumers through its direct-to-consumer digital channel, global retail network, and embedded finance business for enterprise customers.
"Our strategic digital transformation initiative is critical to meeting our goal to provide modern financial solutions to customers around the world," said Joe Vaughan, Chief Technology Officer at MoneyGram. "In cooperation with Rafay and AWS, we are able to deliver new, innovative products and services to the global market faster and manage them cost-effectively."
By leveraging Rafay and AWS, MoneyGram has launched a fully functional Kubernetes operations practice in less than three months and been able to achieve the following:
- Standardize on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS): MoneyGram's choice of Amazon EKS gives them access to the flexibility of Kubernetes with the security, scalability, and resiliency of a fully managed AWS service.
- Standardize Cluster & Environment: MoneyGram now has an easier way for clusters and environments to be centrally defined and managed across multiple internal teams and across AWS regions.
- Secure and Control Developer Access: MoneyGram now has a high-level of control over developer and operator access to Kubernetes infrastructure, with simplified isolation boundary management between development teams, along with central auditing of all developer and operator activity.
- Reduce Kubernetes Management Overhead: By leveraging the Rafay platform, MoneyGram's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team can now focus on higher-value product innovation activities, versus constantly dealing with Kubernetes management complexities.
"It is incredible to see how fast a company can accelerate along its path to modernization by moving to the cloud and standardizing on Kubernetes," said Haseeb Budhani, CEO and co-founder of Rafay Systems. "MoneyGram's teams are deploying more applications in AWS faster than ever before, and we could not be prouder of the collaboration between the three companies as we work to play a small role in MoneyGram's continued success."
"Customers around the globe are modernizing their applications faster with Amazon EKS," said Barry Cooks, Vice President, Kubernetes at AWS. "We are excited to work with Rafay to help MoneyGram streamline their Kubernetes operations so that they can focus on what matters most—delivering innovative products to their end users."
Read more about MoneyGram's application modernization journey at https://rafay.co/resources/moneygram-accelerates-digital-transformation-streamlines-amazon-eks-operations-with-rafay/.
"MoneyGram's modernization strategy is building the future of digital payments," continued Joe Vaughan, Chief Technology Officer at MoneyGram International. "That means we must reimagine the ways family and friends send money around the globe and reinvent how we deliver our products and services to our customers."
Ready to platform your Kubernetes operations practice? Sign up for a free trial of Rafay at: https://rafay.co/start/
Rafay Systems offers the industry's first Kubernetes Operations Platform to help enterprises maximize the value of containerized applications that deliver today's business innovation. With Rafay's unified platform teams can operate modern application infrastructure at scale across public clouds, data centers, and the Edge. A full suite of turnkey services helps streamline deploying apps across multiple environments and deliver enterprise-grade control and governance to application deployment workflows. This breakthrough approach brings a new and much-needed operations mindset to the increasingly outdated Kubernetes Management market. With the Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform, platform teams enjoy centralized visibility, management and automation across once disparate processes and systems, resulting in the improved delivery of modern applications. Rafay's growing customer roster includes clients such as Verizon, SonicWall, and Guardant Health. For more information, please visit www.rafay.co.
MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in the evolution of digital P2P payments, delivers innovative financial solutions to connect the world's communities. With a purpose-driven strategy to mobilize the movement of money, a strong culture of fintech innovation, and leading customer-centric capabilities, MoneyGram has grown to serve over 150 million people in the last five years. The Company leverages its modern, mobile, and API-driven platform and collaborates with the world's top brands to serve consumers through its direct-to-consumer digital channel, global retail network, and embedded finance business for enterprise customers. MoneyGram is also a leader in pioneering cross-border payment innovation and blockchain-enabled settlement. For more information, please visit ir.moneygram.com, follow @MoneyGram on social media, and explore the website and mobile app through moneygram.com.
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SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dingdong (Cayman) Limited ("Dingdong" or the "Company") (NYSE: DDL), the leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, with advanced supply chain capabilities, today announced that it plans to release its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2022 before the U.S. market opens on Thursday, August 11, 2022.
The Company's management will hold an earnings conference call at 8:00 A.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 11, 2022 (8:00 P.M. Beijing Time on the same day) to discuss the financial results. The presentation and question and answer session will be presented in both Mandarin and English. Listeners may access the call by dialing the following numbers:
The replay will be accessible through August 18, 2022 by dialing the following numbers:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will also be available at the Company's investor relations website at https://ir.100.me.
About Dingdong (Cayman) Limited
Dingdong is the leading fresh grocery e-commerce company in China, with sustainable long-term growth. The Company directly provides users and households with fresh produce, prepared food, and other food products through a convenient and excellent shopping experience supported by an extensive self-operated frontline fulfillment grid. Leveraging its deep insights into consumers' evolving needs and its strong food innovation capabilities, Dingdong has successfully launched a series of private label products spanning a variety of food categories. Many of Dingdong's private label products are produced at its own production plants, allowing it to more efficiently produce and offer safe and high-quality food products. Dingdong aims to be Chinese families' first choice for food shopping.
For more information, please visit: https://ir.100.me.
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A Central Texas man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to the sexual assault of a 9-year-old in 2015.
Patrick Michael Anness, 52, of Thorndale, was sentenced by 20th District Court Judge John W. Youngblood for a first-degree felony charge of sexual performance by a child under 14.
Anness’s sentencing included that he must serve 15 years before he is eligible for parole. First Assistant District Attorney Brian Price prosecuted the case.
Richard Reiger, an investigator with the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division, said in an arrest affidavit that he obtained a search warrant on Oct. 7, 2019, for two properties belonging to Anness on the 6000 block of North FM 486 and the 200 block of North FM 3061.
During the search, investigators seized a computer and storage devices, Reiger said.
While searching through the contents of the hard drive, “affiant found a video on the hard drive which depicted Anness and a child obviously younger than 17 years of age,” Reiger said.
The video, shot in 2015, showed Anness undressing the girl before he sexual assaulted her several times, Reiger said.
During an interview, Anness told Reiger that the girl was 9-years-old at the time and confirmed he was on the video. He further said that Donna Marie Calkins, a relative of the child, allowed him to do the abuse.
A forensic examiner interviewed the child, and Reiger said that during the interview, the child said Calkins was present while the video was filmed, and it was Calkins’ idea for her to be undressed.
Calkins was charged with first-degree felony sexual performance with a child. The status of her case was unavailable as of press time.
Other sentences
Other sentences announced by the Milam County District Attorney’s office include:
• Lafayette Morrison, 41, of Cameron, received eight years in prison for lesser burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony.
• Raul Cruz Perez, 44, of San Antonio, received five years in prison and was ordered to pay $4,255.34 in restitution to the victim for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, a second-degree felony.
• Aaron Wayne Norman, 31, of Rockdale, received three years in prison for possession of a controlled substance between 4 and 200 grams, a second-degree felony.
• Logan Bayley Pedigo, 23, of Axtel, received four years in prison and was ordered to pay $21,586 restitution for lesser included burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony.
• Juan Luis Hernandez, 34, of Mission, received three years in prison on a probation revocation for burglary of a habitation, a second-degree felony.
• Derek Tremayne David, 28, of Rockdale, sentenced to three years in prison for attempted online solicitation of a minor, a third-degree felony.
• Bennett Cornell Moore, 40, of Gause, sentenced to six years in prison and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine for assault that causes bodily injury with previous convictions, a third-degree felony.
• Tanner Scott Hoffamn, 28, of Rockdale, was sentenced to two years in prison on a probation revocation for possession of a controlled substance between 1 and 4 grams, a third-degree felony.
• Stacey David, 55, of Rockdale, received two years in prison for possessing a prohibited substance in a correctional facility and two years for bail jumping, both third-degree felonies. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_0cc6901a-b462-11ec-be6c-df2705588ca0.html | 2022-04-04T23:18:09Z |
TSX: GPR | NYSE American: GPL
This news release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated October 15, 2021, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated September 10, 2021.
VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Great Panther Mining Limited (TSX: GPR) (NYSE-A: GPL) ("Great Panther" or the "Company"), reports a corporate update following the announcement on September 6, 2022, regarding the filing of a notice of intention to seek creditor protection (the "NOI").
Great Panther's Brazilian subsidiary, Mina Tucano Ltda. ("Mina Tucano") and its two shareholders, Beadell (Brazil) Pty Ltd and Beadell (Brazil 2) Pty Ltd, has filed a judicial reorganization proceeding in the judicial district of Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The judicial reorganization proceeding is a court-supervised arrangement between debtors and their creditors to allow the debtors to attempt to restructure their operations and liabilities and in order to address a situation of financial distress.
Under the judicial reorganization proceeding, Mina Tucano and its shareholders will remain in possession of their assets and will continue to control and manage the business as a going concern. They will obtain protection against collection and enforcement actions in order to preserve their liquidity and assets and to effectively negotiate with their creditors a judicial reorganization plan intended to maximize stakeholder value.
A list of frequently asked questions related to the filing of the NOI and the judicial reorganization can be found on the Company's website at www.greatpanther.com/corporate/restructuring.
On September 6, 2022, as a result of the Company filing a notice of intention to make a proposal (the under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act ( Canada ), the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") suspended trading of the Company's common shares and advised the Company that a delisting review would be required by the TSX. The TSX is reviewing the eligibility for continued listing on the TSX of the common shares of the Company pursuant to an expedited review process. The delisting review is expected to take place on September 16, 2022.
On September 6, 2022, the Company also received notice that the NYSE American (the "NYSE-A") has determined to commence proceedings to delist the Company's common shares from the NYSE-A. The NYSE-A notified the Company that it no longer complies with the continued listing standards set forth in the NYSE American Company Guide. If the Company elects not to appeal the delisting determination within seven calendar days, the delisting determination will become final. The Company is evaluating its options related to the delisting notice.
Great Panther Mining is a precious metals producer focused on the operation of the Tucano Gold Mine in Brazil where the Company controls a land package covering nearly 200,000 hectares in the prospective Vila Nova Greenstone belt. Great Panther is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol GPR and on the NYSE American under the symbol GPL.
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws (together, "forward-looking statements"). Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the effects of the judicial reorganization proceeding in Brazil, including the ability of Mina Tucano and its shareholders to remain in possession of their assets, to continue to control and manage the business as a going concern, and to obtain protection against collection and enforcement actions in order to preserve their liquidity and assets and to effectively negotiate with their creditors a judicial reorganization plan intended to maximize stakeholder value.
These forward-looking statements and information reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and are necessarily based upon a number of assumptions that, while considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant procedural, operational, business, economic and regulatory risks and uncertainties, including risks related to the restructuring process and its impact on the Company's operations and financial conditions, uncertainty regarding the ability to obtain protection against all collection and enforcement actions during the judicial reorganization proceedings, uncertainty regarding the Company's ability to identify and pursue strategic alternatives that will maximize stakeholder value, and the risks described in respect of Great Panther in its most recent annual information form and management's discussion and analysis filed with the Canadian Securities Administrators and available at www.sedar.com and its most recent annual report on Form 40-F and management's discussion and analysis on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.
There is no assurance that these forward-looking statements will prove accurate or that actual results will not vary materially from these forward-looking statements. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described, or intended. Accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements and information are designed to help readers understand management's current views of our near- and longer-term prospects and may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not intend, nor does it assume any obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, changes in assumptions, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by applicable law.
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ATLANTA, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Volato, the most efficient way to experience a private jet, announced the Volato Stretch Jet Card, the first and only jet card that rewards itinerary flexibility when you book a flight on a private jet. The in-fleet Stretch Jet Card rewards flexibility by stretching flight hours with Stretch Credits, which accrue for flight time on Volato's fleet of luxury HondaJets. When a Stretch Jet Card holder requests their booking, they provide their ideal departure/arrival airports, departure time and a range in which they can be flexible from a quarter day to a full day. When the flight is confirmed, should their departure time or airport vary from their request, they are rewarded with Stretch Credits: fractions of hours deposited into their Stretch Jet Card wallet, thus stretching their balance of hours.
"The industry has received an influx of leisure travelers who now represent the majority of private jet card aviation usage," said Matt Liotta, Co-Founder and CEO. "The Stretch Jet Card was designed for this growing segment of people who enjoy flexibility in their lives and rewards them for it. We anticipate strong interest from those in existing, fixed schedule programs who can secure a Stretch Jet Card for supplemental lift and potentially reduce their cost of flying by being rewarded when they or their loved ones can be flexible."
The Stretch Jet Card Program solves a business problem within the private aviation industry by maximizing the use of assets without providing operational stress. Volato's HondaJets are ideal for missions with up to four passengers, across three hours.
"The Stretch Jet Card not only rewards those that enjoy a flexible itinerary, but it also increases operational efficiency and revenue as we can allocate flights when our fractional fleet owners are not flying themselves," said LouAnn Gray, Sales Manager for Stretch Jet Card and Volato Charter. "As our HondaJet fractional owners receive a revenue share of every live mission, they are happy to see increased aircraft utilization without impacting their own travel schedules. It's a win-win."
To take advantage of the Stretch Jet Card Program, customers:
- Request a flight with Volato's premier concierge team sharing their preferred departure date, time and airport, arrival airport, as well as itinerary flexibility from a quarter-day to a full-day
- Volato will work to accommodate the customer's exact request
- Volato will confirm the customer's itinerary 12 hours prior to departure
- If Volato requests a schedule change and the customer agrees, Stretch Credits will be rewarded based on the difference between the customer's requested departure time and the scheduled departure time; if the customer departs from, or arrives to, an executive airport other than, but close to, the requested airport.
Customers are rewarded for their flexibility with Stretch Credits: time added to their Stretch Jet Card
- Quarter-Day Stretch = 0.1 hour Stretch Credit
- Day Stretch = 0.2 hour Stretch Credit
- Full-Day Stretch = 0.4 hour Stretch Credit
- Airport Stretch = 0.5 hour Stretch Credit
Volato's Stretch Jet Card rates:
- 10-Hour Block = $55,000
- 25-Hour Block = $137,500
- 50-Hour Block = $275,000
Flight debits, credits, and other costs:
- Occupied and Repositioning Rate = $5,500 per hour including fuel
- Receive 0.5 hour Stretch Credit for every hour of repositioning
- Additional expenses charged at cost
Volato is uniquely positioned to be the industry leader in the private aviation sector by offering one of the largest and most modern fleets of HondaJets in the world, the only in-fleet jet card that rewards flexibility, and Volato Aircraft Management Services with a focus on HondaJets and large cabin aircraft. With IS-BAO Stage 2 and ARGUS Platinum safety ratings and accident-free history, Volato operates with the highest safety standards of any HondaJet operator. In addition, Volato offsets the CO2 on every gallon of fuel used by their HondaJets through a program with 4AIR, provides pilots with robust training and a balanced lifestyle, and offers an in-house maintenance program.
For more information visit www.flyvolato.com/stretchjetcard. Terms and conditions apply.
About Volato:
Volato is a full services aviation company providing modern ways to enjoy luxury private jets through their innovative, friendly, and sustainable solutions. Volato provides a fresh approach to fractional, aircraft management, jet card and charter programs. Volato's fractional program focuses on missions of up to four passengers in a fleet of bespoke HondaJet Elite aircraft and uniquely offers flexible flight hours and a revenue share.
All Volato flights are operated by its DOT/FAA-authorized air carrier subsidiaries (G C Aviation, Inc., FlyDreams, LLC d/b/a Volato) or by an approved vendor air carrier.
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ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) will be hosting its regularly scheduled quarterly management meeting on Wednesday, June 15, from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 10:30 a.m. CT. This quarter's meeting will take place virtually via conference call. During the call, the company's operating and financial leaders will present background information and commentary on the company's business operations and financial outlook, and will take questions from the investment community.
The conference call will be broadcast live through Gallagher's website at www.ajg.com/irmeeting, and a conference call replay will be available at the same link through June 22, 2022. Any information distributed in conjunction with this meeting will be available on June 15 at 7:30 a.m. CT at https://www.ajg.com/June15materials.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE:AJG), a global insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. Gallagher provides these services in more than 130 countries around the world through a network of correspondent brokers and consultants.
Contact:
Raymond Iardella
VP Investor Relations
(630) 285-3661/ ray_iardella@ajg.com
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US obesity rates increased during COVID pandemic, study says
Published: Apr. 4, 2022 at 4:24 PM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
(CNN) – Americans got fatter during the COVID pandemic.
A new study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine shows obesity rates among adults in the U.S. got worse during the COVID pandemic.
The average body mass index in the U.S. increased by 0.6% between March of 2020 and March of 2021 over the previous year, the study says.
The increase happened even as exercise participation rates soared by 4.4%, and as people slept 1.5% more and smoked 4% less.
Researchers didn’t look at diets, so people may have eaten less healthy foods.
A rise in the consumption of alcohol may also have contributed.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Beyhive is buzzing because new music from Beyoncé is on the way.
Beyoncé announced the new project Thursday on social media, revealing its title — “Renaissance” — and release date of July 29. Her last solo album, “Lemonade,” was released six years ago.
The new project will include 16 tracks, according to its Apple Music listing. The announcements posted to social media further suggest the album might merely be “act i” in a series of other projects. Box sets were also made available for pre-order, along with the chance for fans to pre-save the album before its release.
Fans were tipped off last week that Beyoncé might be releasing new music after her social media profile pictures went blank. But she confirmed last year that she had been working on another album in an interview with Harper’s Bazaar.
“I feel a Renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible. I’ve been in the studio for a year and a half,” she told the outlet. ” Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare.”
Following her last solo release in 2016, Beyoncé teamed up with husband Jay-Z in 2018 on a record titled “Everything Is Love.” The music star has also curated an album for Disney’s live-action reimagining of “The Lion King” and managed to stay in the spotlight as the new face of Tiffany & Co. while launching new drops through her fashion line, IVY PARK. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/renaissance-beyonce-announces-first-new-solo-album-in-6-years/ | 2022-06-16T15:40:12Z |
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Waste Management, Inc. ("Waste Management" or "the Company") (NYSE: WM) for violations of the securities laws.
Investors who purchased the Company's redeemable senior notes (the "Notes") between February 13, 2020 and June 23, 2020, inclusive (the "Class Period"), including the following senior redeemable notes issued by Waste Management in May 2019: (i) 2.95% Senior Notes due 2024; (ii) 3.20% Senior Notes due 2026; (iii) 3.45% Senior Notes due 2029; and (iv) 4.00% Senior Notes due 2039, are encouraged to contact the firm before August 8, 2022.
If you are an investor who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
We also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach us through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at bschall@schallfirm.com.
The class, in this case, has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member.
According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Waste Management was aware that the DOJ would require it to divest assets well beyond the $200 million Antitrust Revenue Threshold. The Company's merger with Advanced Disposal Services would not be completed by the End Date. Due to these facts, holders of the Notes would face a mandatory redemption at 101% of par. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Waste Management, investors suffered damages.
Join the case to recover your losses.
The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that SwingSearch is ranked on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list represents a one-of-a-kind look at the most successful companies within the economy's most dynamic segment—its independent businesses.
For 15+ years, SwingSearch has partnered with Founders to bring on their most critical hires. Female-founded and female-led, SwingSearch works with early-stage startups where each incremental hire is critical to accelerating company growth and product-market fit.
"We have an amazing team of experienced recruiters and former startup operators who deeply understand our clients' businesses. Our growth each year is a testament to the phenomenal team we have attracted and who have built a career with SwingSearch," says Jennifer Loftus, Founder & CEO.
SwingSearch's clients span across industries with the common denominator of being backed by some of the world's best venture and growth investors. Clients include Section4, Papa, Gitlab, dbt Labs, Multiverse, Persona, Choco, and many more.
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 have not only been successful but have also demonstrated resilience amid the ongoing impact of Covid-19 and economic uncertainty. "The accomplishment of building one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., in light of recent economic roadblocks, cannot be overstated," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc.
"We are told regularly by our clients and the VCs we partner with that we stand out, and the reason why is our emphasis on quality. It feels great to have hit our stride in client development and in our own hiring to enable this growth and recognition," says Mandy Edmund, COO. "And we're still just getting started."
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.
About SwingSearch
The world's best venture capitalists lean on SwingSearch to find exceptional leaders for their portfolio companies. SwingSearch works directly with Founding teams to bring on their most critical hires, from first-in-function leaders to C-level executives to team build-outs. You can learn more at www.swingsearch.com or hello@swingsearch.com
For more about Inc. and the Inc. 5000, www.inc.com and http://www.inc.com/inc5000
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Police report 2nd death from tornado in northern Michigan
GAYLORD, Mich. (AP) — A second person died in a rare tornado that hit a small community in northern Michigan, state police said Saturday.
The person was in their 70s and lived in a mobile home park, Lt. Derrick Carroll said.
The tornado struck Gaylord, a city of about 4,200 people roughly 230 miles (370 kilometers) northwest of Detroit, around 3:45 p.m. Friday.
More than 40 people were injured.
The Nottingham mobile home park, among the first sites hit by the tornado, had “95% destruction,” Otsego County Fire Chief Chris Martin said.
“There have been trailers picked up and turned over on top of each other. Just a very large debris field,” Martin said. “Crews are in there right now doing a secondary search with heavy equipment.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the county, making further state resources available to the county.
Extreme spring winds are uncommon in the area because the Great Lakes suck energy out of storms, especially early in the season when the lakes are very cold, said Jim Keysor, a Gaylord-based meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
“Many kids and young adults would have never experienced any direct severe weather if they had lived in Gaylord their entire lives,” he said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/21/police-report-2nd-death-tornado-northern-michigan/ | 2022-05-21T16:07:24Z |
ALBANY – Albany Technical College will hold a special refresh presentation for its Practical Nursing program Thursday at 11 a.m. in the Nathaniel Cross Health Technology Building, Room 112.
Program refreshes are a way that Albany Tech introduces existing programs to the community with a new perspective and provides fresh energy to the program, imaginably piquing the curiosity of those interested in a new career. Technology and instruction may have changed frequently over the years, and what is presented is entirely new information to the service area.
"Practical Nursing is a one-year program that teaches students the skills needed to help patients in hospitals, nursing homes and other health care facilities," Teresa Darity, Albany Tech's practical nursing department chair/instructor, said in a news release. "Licensed practical nurses work under the direction of doctors and registered nurses and perform skills such as assessment, vital sign checks, drawing labs and inserting IVs, as well as passing medications and so much more."
The Practical Nursing program prepares students to sit for the NCLEX-PN exam for licensure as practical nurses. The program prepares graduates to give competent nursing care. This is done through a selected number of academic and occupational courses providing a variety of techniques and materials necessary to assist the student in acquiring the needed knowledge and skills to give competent care. A variety of clinical experiences is planned so that theory and practice are integrated under the guidance of the clinical instructor. Program graduates receive a Practical Nursing diploma and have the qualifications of an entry-level practical nurse.
"We are communicating closely with regional health care providers to better understand their needs," Lisa Stephens, dean of Business and Healthcare Technology at ATC, said. "Recruiting students into health care is not only a local initiative but has become a national issue. Graduating from this program opens doors for students and creates opportunities to make decent wages doing something they love.
"These graduates can start work immediately and conceivably while in school."
Graduates can continue their education and receive an associate of science degree in Nursing at Albany Technical College. Pathway education opportunities are also in place to advance into a four-year program at partner universities.
The Practical Nursing program includes courses in anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and nutrition, among others. Students will be taught how to collect fluid samples, administer IV medications, maintain patient records, and teach families to help care for sick or injured relatives.
Students will earn a Practical Nursing diploma and be prepared to take the National Council Licensure Examination to become an LPN. Graduates qualify for LPN positions in hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health agencies.
Following completion of the Practical Nursing program and successfully passing the licensure exam, students can choose to continue their education by enrolling in higher-level nursing or medical programs at Albany Technical College and other institutions.
For more information about the Practical Nursing program, contact Darity at (229) 430-1025 or tdarity@albanytech.edu. | https://www.albanyherald.com/local/albany-tech-refreshes-practical-nursing-program/article_7b0cc888-f7d7-11ec-ad6c-93f606fd9a5a.html | 2022-06-29T19:45:18Z |
HEFEI, China, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iFLYTEK recently launched its new iFLYTEK AINOTE Air tablet to increase workplace efficiency. iFLYTEK cofounder and Vice President and President of iFLYTEK Academy Hu Guoping and Vice President of the iFLYTEK Consumer Business Group Zhong Kun attended the product's announcement.
Hu Guoping delivered a keynote speech highlighting iFLYTEK's efforts to enable precise recording in three distinct areas:
- Cutting Edge Accuracy: The AINOTE Air boasts 98% speech recognition accuracy up to 400 words per minute for a single speaker, 95% when tracking multiple speakers, and 96% for recognition of mixed Chinese and English speech.
- State-of-the-Art Speech Recognition: The AINOTE Air supports 23 Chinese dialects and 60 languages using real-time language editing and modification, machine translation, and speech synthesis.
- Workplace Applications: The AINOTE Air includes iFLYTEK's best automatic meeting minutes generation tool and recordings management technology.
The AINOTE Air is iFLYTEK's most advanced tablet yet. Hu's speech celebrated iFLYTEK's ability to develop critical technologies applicable in consumer products.
Other AINOTE Features:
- Advanced microphone array and radar map working to provide a transcription service that is more accurate than any prior
- 16 industry-specific thesauruses for on- and off-line use by workers
- 7.8-inch E Ink screen with 300ppi high-definition display and fingerprint unlocking
- Real time speech transcription at 98% accuracy and simultaneous translation from 12 dialects and 6 languages
- Background noise reduction for accurate speech recognition
- Smart notes function with voice search capability and point-in-time playback features
- Light 5mm thick and 230g frame made of a light magnesium-aluminum alloy
- Ability to scan printed documents for sharing and markup
Additionally, notes can be instantly converted into editable text through iFLYTEK's OCR technology.
The AINOTE Air allows for real-time data transfer among devices including data transfers through WeChat. The installed WPS Office software can support editing and filing, multiple inboxes, and handwritten emails.
AINOTE Air users will also have access to online reading materials from iFLYTEK and the leading Chinese bookseller Dangdang.com. Third-party Apps are compatible with the product. Additionally, users can listen to books through iFLYTEK's speech synthesis technologies from customized voices.
About iFLYTEK – iFLYTEK is one of the world's leading artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technology companies. For more information, please visit https://www.iflytek.com/en/.
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Your Transitional Wealth Planner Details How Investors Can Address the Complexities of Life-Altering Events with Good Planning and the Right Financial Advisor as a Partner
LAS VEGAS, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The AmeriFlex Group®, a rapidly growing, advisor-owned hybrid RIA that puts financial planning first, today announced the publication of Your Transitional Wealth Planner. Written by firm President and CEO Thomas Goodson ChFC®, CLU®, CASL®, the book includes contributions from four AmeriFlex Group-affiliated Transitional Wealth Planning professionals.
Your Transitional Wealth Planner provides a detailed outline of the emerging financial planning discipline that helps clients navigate significant life transitions such as retirement, sale of a business, home or property change in marital status or loss of a loved one.. Transitional Wealth Planners focus on client goals, gather and synthesize client data, and then develop customized solutions to support clients in creating a flexible path to achieving these outcomes, helping to plan for a lasting legacy.
Mr. Goodson said, "We all face transitions throughout our lives that cause some degree of disruption to our normal routines and often impact our financial situations in ways we might not consider. Working with a Transitional Wealth Planner who understands how these dynamic situations can impact an individual or couple's financial future positions consumers for financial success and stability in even the most complicated circumstances."
The AmeriFlex Group has seen a significant increase in Transitional Wealth Planning requests over the past 12-months. Advisors affiliated with the hybrid RIA have also experienced marked growth in their business as they expanded their offerings to include this specialized offering to clients. Advisors affiliatewith The AmeriFlex Group® in part due to its focus on supporting their member planners.
Chandler, Arizona-based Vicky Garcia, CFP®, CFF®, of the Chandler Wealth Management Team, noted that focusing on life event-based planning has helped her address the unique situations her clients face.
"By taking such an intentional approach to planning for and through these transitions, I believe we can come to much better results. Understanding a client's goals must include an understanding of what it will take to navigate the path toward those goals," she said.
Scott Chelberg, CFP® of Retirement Solutions Inc. of Carlsbad, California, one of The AmeriFlex Group's Transitional Wealth Planners, said, "Often when we discuss these topics with clients, they have not thought about this kind of approach to their future. By identifying their goals and the best path to achieve them, we can position our clients for success."
"Transitional Wealth Planning can help people navigate uncertain periods with the confidence that they will make it through to the other side. This book was written to help clients get a feel for this process and how it can help them reach their financial goals, no matter what they face in their lives," concluded Mr. Goodson. "
A complimentary edition of Your Transitional Wealth Planner can be downloaded on The AmeriFlex Group website. Interested consumers will be connected with an AmeriFlex-affiliated Transitional Wealth Planner.
The AmeriFlex Group® is recognized as The Home for Hybrids® (www.HomeForHybrids.com) - BD/RIA Transitional Wealth Planners™ (financial advisors). The RIA is owned-and-operated by its advisor members and partners. Securities offered through SagePoint Financial, Inc. (SPF), member FINRA/SIPC. Investment advisory services offered through The AmeriFlex® Group, an Independent Registered Investment Advisor. SPF is separately owned and other entities and/or marketing names, products or services referenced here are independent of SPF. Insurance is offered independent of SPF. 8485 W Sunset Road, Suite 204, Las Vegas, NV 89113
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), the world's leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events producers, announces the opening of Starwood Rehearsals, a new concept in rehearsal spaces serving Nashville music artists preparing for tour. The Starwood Rehearsals space is a blank slate, allowing for any type of production setup. However, given its location at PRG's Super Depot in LaVergne, Tenn., it provides clients with direct access to the entire suite of PRG equipment and expertise.
Production teams have complete privacy at Starwood Rehearsals with exclusive use of the space and the resources to run through their projects from planning to show day. The new, climate controlled 10,000 square foot facility, boasts a 100ft. by 100ft. rehearsal space, dressing rooms, a green room, board rooms, production offices, and a gallery viewing space. Other venue features include:
- two, 400 Amp three-phase Camlock AC Services
- 50,000-pound distributed rigging capacity
- multiple loading docks and drive-up ramps available
- four individual dressing rooms/offices with isolated HVAC units from main room
- private bathrooms
- 24/7 secure access
- secure bus parking and power available
- 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. load in / load out access
- after-hours access available with advance notice
- dedicated artist parking and private entrance
"With so much pent-up demand for the return of concert touring, artists and their management are experiencing a scarcity of suitable rehearsal facilities. With Starwood Rehearsals, we're rounding out our service offering by answering that need," said Randy Hutson, CEO of PRG Music.
From 1986 to 2006, the Starwood Amphitheatre was an outdoor music venue just five miles from PRG's current facility. The Starwood Rehearsals name serves as a homage to Nashville's local culture, the rich history of concert touring, and the iconic artists and their production teams who put on shows at the venue.
PRG quietly opened Starwood Rehearsals this spring, hosting several musicians and groups including Dan + Shay, Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line, and Leon Bridges. Demonstrating its flexibility, the space was even used by a corporation to film a video segment for an event.
For more information about Starwood Rehearsals and fees visit https://www.prg.com/page/nash-rehearsal.
Production Resource Group realizes the ideas and vision of creators, producers, designers, performers, and business leaders, working in every form of entertainment and experience. It is the leading solutions provider in the production space, leveraging deep expertise and unsurpassed technology to power events of every scale and, with 62 offices in 28 countries, deliver in every corner of the globe. Capabilities span broadcasting, camera, audio, video, lighting, rigging, scenic and automation, digital services, virtual production, and labor. With over 250 patents and trademarks, PRG innovations have won awards and transformed the entertainment industry. For more information, please visit https://www.prg.com/.
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Donation coincides with 20-year anniversary of mentoring program launched by Barclays
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclays announced today a $1 million investment in the EastSide Charter School and Community Discovery STEM Hub. Barclays' donation over 2022-2024 will support the growth of EastSide's mentoring program to serve more students, the expansion of the school, and construction of its new state-of-the-art STEM Hub. The Discovery STEM Hub will also serve the community as a learning center after hours on weekdays and during the summer in partnership with Wilmington Public Library. This investment coincides with the 20th anniversary of the EastSide mentoring program started by Barclays.
The EastSide Community Discovery STEM Hub will enable the school to grow by 20% and serve 560 students by 2026. The groundbreaking for the expansion is slated for December.
"Barclays has played a pivotal role in supporting EastSide Charter School for the past two decades," said Aaron Bass, CEO, EastSide Charter School. "Not only has the bank invested in our success financially, but Barclays colleagues have volunteered thousands of hours to make a positive impact on our students and the local community. We are grateful to Barclays for the generous donations of time and funds that will make it possible to introduce more innovative programs and expand our reach."
The EastSide mentoring program, launched by Barclays in 2002, is a weekly, multi-year commitment from September through June supporting their at-risk students with social-emotional learning and additional support such as assisting with schoolwork and other activities. Mentors typically start with second graders and continue to mentor the students until they enter middle school. Mentors come from Barclays, other local corporations, as well as members of the community. Since the launch of the program, over 850 ethnically diverse, high-need students have received mentorship. Hundreds of Barclays colleagues have served as mentors during the past two decades, including Barclays US Consumer Bank CEO Denny Nealon.
Bass and Nealon, along with other local leaders gathered outside of EastSide Charter School in Wilmington, on September 12 to celebrate 20 years of the mentoring program and to announce the $1 million donation.
"Barclays is honored to continue its decades-long support of EastSide Charter School and its mission to develop strong future leaders," said Nealon. "As a former EastSide mentor, my colleagues and I are passionate about nurturing the development and growth of EastSide students, which reflects Barclays' commitment to make a positive difference in the communities where we live and work."
About Barclays US Consumer Bank
Barclays US Consumer Bank is a leading co-branded credit card issuer and financial services partner in the United States that creates highly customized programs to drive customer loyalty and engagement for some of the country's most successful travel, entertainment, retail, and affinity institutions. The bank offers co-branded, small business and private label credit cards, installment loans, online savings accounts, and CDs. For more information, please visit www.BarclaysUS.com.
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customer and client, and geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group. For further information about Barclays, please visit www.Barclays.com.
About EastSide Charter School
EastSide Charter School is among the oldest charters in the state. It was authorized in 1997 as the first charter Elementary school in the state of Delaware. EastSide currently serves 473 students in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. For further information about EastSide Charter School, please visit www.eastsidecharterschool.org.
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New Platform Investment Highlights Clearlake's Focus on Innovation, Sustainability, and Growth in Diverse and Recession Resilient End Markets
SARASOTA, Fla. and MONTREAL, QC and SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates "Clearlake") today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Intertape Polymer Group Inc. (TSX:ITP, "IPG", or the "Company"), a global provider of protective packaging solutions. The acquisition was previously announced on March 8, 2022, and approved by IPG shareholders on May 11, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, Clearlake has acquired the outstanding shares of IPG common stock for CDN$40.50 per share in cash. As a result of the transaction, IPG is now a privately held company, and shares of IPG common stock are no longer listed on the public market.
"Clearlake's investment in IPG is an exciting and important step in our Company's evolution," said Greg Yull, President and Chief Executive Officer of IPG. "Clearlake has shown confidence in our team and the direction of the Company. Throughout our conversations, their team has expressed alignment with our customer-centric and sustainability-oriented approach in all aspects of our organization, and we remain impressed by their understanding of the protective packaging sector. Clearlake's operational knowledge and resources will grant us the opportunity to strengthen our product bundle, invest behind sustainability, and expand our global footprint."
"We have been impressed with IPG's ability to capitalize on growth within its recession resilient end markets, particularly the Company's focused efforts around the e-commerce ecosystem," said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Arta Tabaee, Partner and Managing Director, of Clearlake. "The acquisition combines IPG's customer-centric and sustainability-oriented strategy with Clearlake's packaging investment experience and our O.P.S.® operational improvement approach, which should strengthen and accelerate the Company's next phase of growth and innovation. We are thrilled to partner with the Company and believe that IPG is positioned to capitalize on e-commerce and B2B tailwinds and continue building on its industry position, particularly around sustainability."
Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida and Montreal, Quebec, IPG manufactures a suite of packaging and protective solutions across a diversified set of geographies and end-markets, with a particular focus on diversified B2B and e-commerce segments. IPG distinguishes itself with its customer relationships, marked by bundled solutions that create multiple touchpoints with each customer, as well as its strategic approach to sustainability supported by a differentiated product portfolio, with the majority of the Company's revenue derived from packaging products that are recyclable, reusable, compostable, and/or Cradle to Cradle Certified®.
"We are excited to support the leadership team as they execute on organic growth initiatives, including helping e-commerce companies meet their sustainability goals through continued adoption of paper-based tapes, as well as acquisitions to expand the solutions provided by the IPG platform," said Dilshat Erkin, Senior Vice President of Clearlake.
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC served as financial advisor to IPG. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP and Fasken Martineau DuMoulin served as legal advisors to IPG. National Bank Financial Inc. served as independent financial advisor to the IPG Board of Directors and provided a fairness opinion to the Board. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC served as lead financial advisor, and Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. also acted as financial advisors, to Clearlake. Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Stikeman Elliott LLP acted as legal advisors to Clearlake.
About IPG
IPG develops, manufactures, and sells a variety of paper and film-based pressure-sensitive and water-activated tapes, stretch and shrink films, protective packaging, woven and non-woven products and packaging machinery for industrial and retail use. Headquartered in Sarasota, Florida and Montreal, Quebec, IPG employs approximately 4,200 employees with operations in 34 locations, including 22 manufacturing facilities in North America, five in Asia and two in Europe. For information about the Company, visit www.itape.com.
About Clearlake
Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded in 2006 operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with experienced management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to dynamic businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, O.P.S.® The firm's core target sectors are industrials, consumer and technology. Clearlake currently has over $72 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK and Dublin, Ireland. More information is available at www.clearlake.com and on Twitter @Clearlake.
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NEW YORK, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for HOOD, AAL, SNAP, SBEV, and PENN.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Breakfast is easily the most important meal of the day and making sure you get the nutrients in quick to start your day off is key. No one said breakfast couldn’t be delicious, it needs to be to get your day off with some insane sensations for your tastebuds.
NationalToday partnered up with Three Bridges Egg Bites to bring the U.S. Better Breakfast Month throughout September. They say, “Americans tend to skip breakfast more often than other meals. Better Breakfast Month reminds us to make time for what just might be the most important meal of the day.”
So, let’s say you’re driving around Texas for the heck of it, we want to make sure you know where to stop to get some of the best breakfast the Lone Star State has to offer. We checked out Texas Real Food’s report of the six best breakfast spots in Texas.
Safa Faheem wrote, “Luckily, us Texans never seem to run out of options of great cafes, bistros and taquerias to fulfill all our brekkie fantasies.”
Let’s check out the top spots for some breaky from Texas Real Food:
- Astor Farm to Table – Katy
- Emma + Ollie – Fredericksburg
- Snooze An AM Eatery
- Pondicheri – Houston
- Mi Madre’s – Austin
- The Magnolia Pancake Haus – San Antonio | https://cw33.com/lifestyle/food-and-drink/report-says-these-are-the-top-spots-for-breakfast-around-texas/ | 2022-09-05T17:35:18Z |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hagens Berman urges Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) investors who suffered significant losses to submit your losses now.
Class Period: May 6, 2020 – June 24, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Oct. 3, 2022
Visit: www.hbsslaw.com/investor-fraud/CVNA
Contact An Attorney Now: CVNA@hbsslaw.com
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Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) Securities Fraud Class Action:
The action challenges Defendants' statements touting Carvana's growth in retail units sold purportedly driven by the Company's increased penetration in existing markets.
The complaint alleges Defendants' statements were misleading by omitting to disclose that Carvana: (1) faced serious ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) was issuing unusually frequent temporary license plates; (3) was violating laws and regulations in many of its existing markets; (4) risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) was at increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; and, (7) was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states.
On June 24, 2022, Barron's published an article revealing that "[i]n its haste to seize market share from competitors, Carvana was selling cars faster than it could get them registered to their new owners," Carvana has sold cars before it had title and, at one point, Carvana scrambled to respond to these problems by forming the "undriveable-car task force" unit. Barron's also observed that Carvana is facing scrutiny from several state motor vehicle agencies over its failure to meet vehicle registration deadlines, the use of out-of-state permits by customers, and other compliance issues.
This news sent the price of Carvana shares sharply lower.
"We're focused on investor losses and proving Carvana concealed its rampant violation of documentation regulations," said Reed Kathrein, the Hagens Berman partner leading the investigation.
If you invested in Carvana and have significant losses, or have knowledge that may assist the firm's investigation, click here to discuss your legal rights with Hagens Berman.
Whistleblowers: Persons with non-public information regarding Carvana should consider their options to help in the investigation or take advantage of the SEC Whistleblower program. Under the new program, whistleblowers who provide original information may receive rewards totaling up to 30 percent of any successful recovery made by the SEC. For more information, call Reed Kathrein at 844-916-0895 or email CVNA@hbsslaw.com.
Hagens Berman is a global plaintiffs' rights complex litigation law firm focusing on corporate accountability through class-action law. The firm is home to a robust securities litigation practice and represents investors as well as whistleblowers, workers, consumers and others in cases achieving real results for those harmed by corporate negligence and fraud. More about the firm and its successes can be found at hbsslaw.com. Follow the firm for updates and news at @ClassActionLaw.
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. ("IIPR" or the "Company") (NYSE: IIPR). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether IIPR and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 14, 2022, Blue Orca Capital ("Blue Orca") published a short report on IIPR, which it described as "a marijuana bank masquerading as a REIT." The Blue Orca reported asserted, among other things, that "[i]n the last 17 months . . . IIPR's loan book appears to have degraded significantly as the sector has become more competitive and IIPR stretched for lower quality tenants in search of continuing growth", that "IIPR's largest tenant is a failed SPAC that appears to be in severe financial distress and was recently sued by investors", and that "[u]nlike with other REITs, IIPR cannot expect to recover the lost income from defaulting tenants because it appears that the actual values of its properties are substantially below their carrying value on IIPR's balance sheet."
On this news, IIPR's stock price fell $13.76, or 7.50% to close at $169.68 per share on April 15, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
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Pomerantz LLP
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Back-to-school supplies giveaway helps over 115 students in Humboldt
The Theta Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. sponsored a Gibson countywide Back to School supply giveaway event on Saturday in Humboldt. The time is ticking and time is winding down for the countdown to back to school.
Students in Gibson County will be heading back to school as early as July 28 to start a new year of learning. The Theta Eta Omega Chapter of A.K.A. helped over 115 students jumpstart the new year with supplies and encouragement.
Montinque Abbiyea, intake chairman and member of the fundraising committee of the chapter, was excited about the event.
"Our organization prides itself on five targets," Abbiyea said. "HBCU for Life: A call to action, Women's Health and Wellness, Building economic legacy and the arts and global impact."
The Back to School supply drive was planned to service the needs of students K-12 students. Lunch, snow cones and cotton candy were available for students to eat while they had fun in bouncy houses, while receiving school supplies.
Bethel and Lane College set up booths to render information concerning their institutions of higher learning.
Camelot Cares counseling center also distributed information encouraging students and parents about services available to help them make better choices.
"This event was not just about giving supplies for Back to School," Abbiyea said. "We wanted to cover other concerns like mental health and discuss future plans for college."
Participants were able to enter a drawing for Walmart gift cards and other gift cards that would enable them to buy school clothes and Nishoes. The organization provided school supplies such as pens, pencils, notebooks, crayons and more to help fill school lists.
"The communities in Gibson County always support our efforts," Abbiyea said. "This was a way we wanted to give back to our community by giving service to all mankind."
Theta Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Inc is a non-profit organization who has been serving the community since 1908.
Katrina Smith is an education reporter at The Jackson Sun. | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2022/07/12/theta-omega-chapter-alpha-kappa-alpha-back-school-supplies/10006051002/ | 2022-07-12T05:21:13Z |
INDY DAY 4: Sato delivers statement with fast lap in wind
By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Takuma Sato has been the fastest driver at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Even in Friday’s incredibly gusty wind. The Japanese driver shot to the top of the speed charts late in the last six-hour practice session before qualifications begin Saturday with a top lap of 232.789 mph. Pole qualifying for the May 29 race will be held Sunday on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 2.5-mile oval. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/20/indy-day-4-sato-delivers-statement-with-fast-lap-in-wind/ | 2022-05-21T00:00:44Z |
East Canton administrator receives $1,500 bonus
EAST CANTON ‒ Village Administrator Ed Collins received a one-time bonus payment of $1,500 to compensate for additional work he handled earlier this year in coordinating the Police Department.
When Chief Derrick Blake and Sgt. Mitch Hershberger resigned, it created a leadership void in the department. During the period prior to the hiring of Thomas Hinerman as chief in May, Collins handled some administrative duties as interim safety director.
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"Village Administrator Collins took on the role of village interim safety director," Mayor David Spencer said. "He did a lot of work for us beyond the normal scope of his job. He helped facilitate the scheduling in the absence of a chief."
Collins had been an officer with the Louisville Police Department.
"They asked me to step up to the plate because I have 30 years in law enforcement," Collins said. "I ran the department for two months. When the chief and sergeant left, a lot of the officers left. Basically I had to rebuild the department."
East Canton Village Council recently approved the $1,500 bonus payment to Collins. Collins' annual base salary is $45,760.
The village Police Department has three full-time officers, including the chief. The others members of the department are part-time.
The payment to Collins was for "long hours of what he did for the Police Department, keeping it up to snuff and organized," village Councilman Robert Buxton said. "We lost our chief and sergeant at the same time. His organizational skills came into play." | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/2022/08/17/east-canton-gives-administrator-ed-collins-1500-bonus/65407368007/ | 2022-08-17T20:29:19Z |
PEP Group joins Locaria to rapidly extend multilingual media and content production capabilities within Stagwell
NEW YORK and LONDON, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stagwell (NASDAQ: STGW), the challenger network built to transform marketing, today announced the acquisition of PEP Group, an omnichannel content creation and adaptation production company. In response to the explosion in new media channels that require a streamlined and scalable approach to producing multi-market assets, PEP Group will join Locaria, Stagwell's multilingual content agency, to bolster its media and content production capabilities across its global network.
PEP Group is an established provider of design, creative, production and asset management for leading brands including Kimberly-Clark, Colgate-Palmolive, and Church & Dwight.
Locaria's digital-first multilingual content offering has resonated with modern international marketers, delivering exceptional year-over-year growth. The agency's global proposition is built on its deep understanding of local market nuances coupled with digital marketing expertise to ensure content is adapted properly, scaled internationally and optimized for the best performance. PEP Group will enhance Locaria's ability to offer multi-market post-production, adaptation and asset deployment at scale.
"Locaria has been sending a message to marketers for years that multilingual content and localization can no longer be an afterthought. By acquiring PEP Group, we're doubling down at Stagwell on scaled content offerings that empower global brands to connect meaningfully with consumers, anywhere," said Stagwell Chairman and CEO Mark Penn.
"PEP Group's production leadership and delivery expertise mean we can better partner with advertisers across all aspects of marketing content production, from research and insights through production, to media activation and optimization, delivering even greater value to our clients around the world," said Locaria CEO Hannes Ben.
PEP Group complements Locaria's global footprint across EMEA, LATAM and APAC. Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, with offices in Canada and The Netherlands, PEP Group has continued to meet global production demands, with all team members affected by the crisis in Ukraine working from other locations to provide continuity to clients and partners.
"Our manifesto is, 'There's not a production problem we cannot solve.' Now, I'm excited to solidify our offering, grow the team and add value as a complement to Locaria's omnichannel marketing expertise and extensive global reach," said PEP Group Founder Mikhail (Misha) Pimenov.
"I'm thrilled to welcome Misha and his expert team to Locaria. By breaking down traditional silos and bringing together production and localization, we can now offer more engaging international content and greater efficiencies," said Locaria COO Lindsay Hong. "It's great that we have been able to execute this deal despite the ongoing conflict so that clients can continue to benefit from expert Ukrainian talent."
Pimenov will stay on at Locaria as EVP – Creative Content.
The acquisition will also enhance Locaria's proprietary workflow technologies Locate, a cloud-based content delivery platform, and Prism, a dedicated client-review portal.
Terms were not disclosed.
Locaria is a global multilingual content agency which specialises in supporting in-house marketing and ecommerce teams, media agencies and creative production houses. We build linguistic solutions to scale content and campaigns internationally, while carefully balancing efficiency, effectiveness, creativity and quality.
Stagwell is the challenger network built to transform marketing. We deliver scaled creative performance for the world's most ambitious brands, connecting culture-moving creativity with leading-edge technology to harmonize the art and science of marketing. Led by entrepreneurs, our 12,000+ specialists in 34+ countries are unified under a single purpose: to drive effectiveness and improve business results for their clients. Join us at www.stagwellglobal.com.
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Cannes 2022: Best red carpet fashion
Leah Dolan, CNN
As the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival draws to a close, there were plenty of eye-catching fashion moments on show, with celebrities bringing their sartorial A-game to the Promenade de la Croisette. Scroll through our highlights gallery above to see unmissable looks from the week and read on for wider trends seen on the red carpet.
Hot-off-the-runway
This year, fashion choices on the red carpet were well and truly infiltrated by runway collections — with several attendees opting for outfits fresh off Fall-Winter 2022 catwalks. Loewe, whose fantastical show was quickly considered a masterclass in originality, was something of a Cannes favorite. Soo Joo Park donned a mesh printed dress and playfully deflated balloon bra from the new collection, and French model Jeanne Cadieu arrived on the arm of Jake Gyllenhaal in a fuschia pink gown with a pouting lip-bodice.
Elsewhere in the festival, German fashion model Caroline Daur wore a Valentino pink mini dress and matching platform heels from the brand’s March runway. Iris Law similarly turned heads in a gothic corset and midi skirt from Dior’s Fall 2022 collection.
Diving into the archives
For all of the newness that was on offer, there were a few notable examples of vintage fashion at its finest. Bella Hadid made headlines twice for her Cannes fashion, wearing a vintage 1987 Gianni Versace strapless black gown with a draped taffeta bow on the red carpet and then later spotted in a Fall-Winter 2003 Versace corset dress on a hotel balcony. Canadian model Coco Rocha also chose an archival piece for the red carpet — a black and white John Galliano for Christian Dior tulle frock from 2012.
Loyal to the label
Whether it’s brand ambassadors or longtime fashion muses, we saw a huge amount of brand loyalty at the festival. Chanel frontwoman Kristen Stewart, for example, always manages to twist the label’s preppy Parisian persona into something more edgy. During an afternoon photocall for the premiere of David Cronenberg’s “Crimes of the Future,” Stewart opted for a classic tweed suit, made her own by showing some skin by unbuttoning the top and accessorizing with a pair of ’70s looking yellow aviator sunglasses and black platform boots. On the red carpet, she masterfully balanced the femininity of her cream silk skirt with a high-neck, long-sleeved jewel-toned embroidered crop top.
Similarly, Isabelle Huppert — who has starred in two of the brand’s campaigns since 2021 — wore two Balenciaga looks of note. The first being an unforgettable emerald green second-skin dress — complete with built-in gloves and boots — displaying the fashion house’s knack for engineering pop culture moments that also feel avant-garde. However, Huppert later showed a different side to the label in a look straight from its 50th couture collection. The timeless black gown, with a fit and flare silhouette reminiscent of one worn by Grace Kelly, stood in direct contrast to the futuristic green ensemble.
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Zoo welcomes ‘significant birth’ of red panda female cub
MILWAUKEE (Gray News) - The Milwaukee County Zoo added another baby this month as it welcomed a red panda.
The female cub is the third for mom and dad and is part of the Red Panda Species Survival Plan. The zoo says the plan helps maintain genetic diversity within red panda populations in accredited zoos.
A zoo spokesperson said the unnamed cub was born on June 12 in an off-exhibit area, in a secluded and quiet nest box with keepers monitoring the area with special cameras.
The cub weighed 144 grams 24 hours after being born, and on the second day, keepers recorded a weight of 196 grams.
Keepers report the cub spends almost the entire time together in the nest box with its mom, who is an experienced mother and is attentive and nurturing toward the cub.
Red pandas are also attentive mothers in the wild, keeping the cubs hidden in a nest for the first two-three months, according to the zoo.
The cub currently relies on its mother for milk, and at four-six months, she is expected to begin to wean from her mom with keepers introducing solid food.
The zoo said the cub will be with mom for the first year, following her around the habitat and learning how to climb.
A spokesperson for the zoo also noted that the cub does not have red fur when it’s born; it’s gray and will turn red over the next couple of months. In a few months, the cub will be in the outdoor habitat, visible to the public.
Red pandas are considered endangered due to deforestation, poaching and trapping. It is estimated that about 2,500 red pandas exist in the wild, and because of the low population count, zoo representatives say every red panda’s birth is significant.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/06/24/zoo-welcomes-significant-birth-red-panda-female-cub/ | 2022-06-24T02:54:44Z |
Recently Enacted Measure is a Victory for Working Families
RICHMOND, Va., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters are lauding Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and the Richmond City Council for unanimously passing an ordinance that will extend collective bargaining rights to the city's municipal workers in response to mobilization by city workers, union members, and community allies. The ordinance is a major victory for working families in the city and represents the largest expansion of workplace rights in the city in nearly half a century.
"The Teamsters were there every step of the way working with the mayor and the council on crafting this ordinance, and it was an honor to do on behalf of these workers," said Brian Peyton, President of Teamsters Local 322 in Richmond. "Congratulations to these workers for securing collective bargaining rights. Throughout the pandemic and to this very day they made sure that the city where we live, work and play was able to stay safe, clean and healthy. They deserve the freedom to negotiate a union contract just as much as anyone in the private sector."
The new law gives city workers the freedom to join a union and negotiate with their employer over wages, benefits, and working conditions after 45 years of not being afforded that right. Under the ordinance, municipal workers will be divided into five different bargaining units – police, fire and emergency services, labor and trades, professional staff and administrative and technical employees.
"Having five separate bargaining units is the best outcome for city workers," Peyton said. "It will give them greater freedom of choice and more opportunities to address the issues that are specific to their crafts when they go to negotiate with the city. We look forward to continuing to have conversations with workers in order to address their issues."
Based in Richmond, Teamsters Local 322 represents workers in a wide variety of fields throughout the city and surrounding communities.
Contact:
Matt McQuaid, (202) 624-6877
mmcquaid@teamster.org
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SOURCE Teamsters Local 322 | https://www.wibw.com/prnewswire/2022/07/27/teamsters-applaud-city-richmond-legalizing-public-sector-bargaining-rights/ | 2022-07-27T15:40:16Z |
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