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Total revenue of $27.2 million, up 41% year-over-year
Run-rate revenue(1) at June 30, 2022 of $115 million, up 15% compared to June 30, 2021
Annual Recurring Revenue(1) at June 30, 2022 of $103 million, up 16% compared to June 30, 2021
Reaffirms run-rate revenue guidance of $173 million for 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FiscalNote (NYSE: NOTE), a leading technology provider of global policy and market intelligence, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, which demonstrate the company's continued marketplace leadership and momentum, powered by customer wins, net retention, and strong results from M&A integrations.
"With FiscalNote's listing on August 1, 2022, we are excited to be a public company with the resources and capital needed to fuel our ongoing organic and inorganic growth, and execute on our long-term business strategy," stated Tim Hwang, FiscalNote's Chairman, CEO, and Co-founder. "FiscalNote enters the public markets with a strong, fully-funded balance sheet and capital availability, a growing base of recurring revenue, a suite of innovative product offerings which continue to expand our market leadership, a diverse and global blue chip client base across both public and private sectors, and a talented and growing team. We remain focused on sustainable growth, bolstered by our second quarter total GAAP revenue increasing 41%, and we reiterate achieving positive Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2023. We remain confident we will exit this year with run-rate revenue of $173 million through a combination of our organic growth and a robust and deep M&A pipeline during the remainder of 2022."
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights
- Revenue: Total revenue for the second quarter of 2022 was $27.2 million, up 41% from the second quarter of 2021. Within total revenue, subscription revenue was $24.3 million and advisory, advertising, and other revenue was $2.8 million, up 40% and 50% respectively from the second quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted total revenue(2) for the second quarter of 2022 was $27.9 million, up 42% from the second quarter of 2021, and non-GAAP subscription revenue(2) was $25.1 million, up 42% from the second quarter of 2021.
- Gross Profit: Gross profit for the second quarter of 2022 was $19.5 million, compared to $14.3 million for the second quarter of 2021. Gross margin for the second quarter of 2022 was 72%, compared to 74% for the second quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted gross profit(2) for the second quarter of 2022 was $22.2 million, compared to $15.9 million for the second quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted gross margin(2) was 80% for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 81% for the second quarter of 2021.
- Net Loss: Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $38.4 million, compared to $34.1 million for the second quarter of 2021.
- Adjusted EBITDA(2): Adjusted EBITDA loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $5.0 million, compared to an Adjusted EBITDA loss of $6.6 million for the second quarter of 2021.
- Following the Company's successful business combination and listing - which resulted in approximately $92 million of cash on the balance sheet, $150 million of gross debt, and $100 million of additional debt capacity - ample funding is provided for organic and M&A opportunities.
Second Quarter 2022 Key Metrics
- Run-Rate Revenue: Run-rate revenue rose to $115 million at June 30, 2022, from $100 million at June 30, 2021, representing a 15% increase on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the businesses acquired in 2021.
- Annual Recurring Revenue ("ARR"): ARR rose to $103 million at June 30, 2022, from $89 million at June 30, 2021, representing a 16% increase on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the businesses acquired in 2021.
- Net Revenue Retention: Net revenue retention was 99%, an increase of 100 basis points from the prior quarter.
Second Quarter 2022 Key Business Highlights
- FiscalNote entered into new, renewed, or expanded relationships with leading global brands and government entities such as Nestle, Boeing, Paycom, and a number of leading U.S. and global government institutions.
- FiscalNote's Voter Voice advocacy platform launched Topics, an AI-powered feature that maps engagement to key issue areas for users, helping clients measure and improve campaign results.
- FiscalNote's Curate expanded the depth of coverage it provides to customers to include school boards. In addition to more than 12,000 local governments, Curate now monitors more than 4,000 school districts on a daily basis, providing coverage for approximately 98% of school districts with enrollment greater than 5,000 students.
- FiscalNote and its customers — Health Policy Advocates, Credit Union National Association, Cruise Lines International Association, and National Retail Federation — received top honors at the 2022 Reed Awards for excellence in grassroots advocacy.
Financial Outlook for 2022
FiscalNote is reaffirming its guidance(3) for full year 2022 as follows:
- Run-rate revenue of $173 million by end of year.
- Organic run-rate revenue to accelerate to $136 million by end of year, representing approximately 25% year over year growth.
- Adjusted EBITDA loss of approximately $23 million.
In addition, the company reiterates that it remains on track to achieve positive Adjusted EBITDA within the fourth quarter of 2023.
Additional information regarding the non-GAAP financial measures discussed in this release, including an explanation of these measures and how each is calculated, is included below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures." A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures has also been provided in the financial tables included below. Information regarding our key performance indicators is included below under "Key Performance Indicators."
Quarterly Conference Call
FiscalNote will host a conference call today, Monday, August 15, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S.) to review the Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. To access this call, dial 1 (888) 660-6510 for the U.S. or Canada, or 1 (929) 203-0882 for callers outside the U.S. or Canada with the conference ID 1271923. A live webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investor Relations section of FiscalNote's website at https://investors.fiscalnote.com/, and a recording will be archived and accessible at https://investors.fiscalnote.com/. An audio replay of this conference call will also be available through August 29, 2022, 11:59pm ET, by dialing 1-800-770-2030 for the U.S. or Canada, or 1-647-362-9199 for callers outside the U.S. or Canada, and entering 1271923.
(1) "Run-Rate Revenue" and "Annual Recurring Revenue", or "ARR", are key performance indicators (KPIs). Please see "Key Performance Indicators" in this earnings release for the definitions and important disclosures regarding these measures.
(2) Non-GAAP measure. Please see "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" in this earnings release for definitions and important disclosures regarding these financial measures, including reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
(3) Because of the variability of items impacting net income and unpredictability of future events, management is unable to reconcile without unreasonable effort the company's forecasted adjusted EBITDA to a comparable GAAP measure.
About FiscalNote
FiscalNote (NYSE: NOTE) is a leading technology provider of global policy and market intelligence. By uniquely combining AI technology, actionable data, and expert and peer insights, FiscalNote empowers customers to manage policy, address regulatory developments, and mitigate global risk. Since 2013, FiscalNote has pioneered technology that delivers mission-critical insights and the tools to turn them into action. Home to CQ, Equilibrium, FrontierView, Oxford Analytica, VoterVoice, and many other industry-leading brands, FiscalNote serves more than 5,000 customers worldwide with global offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. To learn more about FiscalNote and its family of brands, visit FiscalNote.com and follow @FiscalNote.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or FiscalNote's future financial or operating performance. For example, statements regarding FiscalNote's financial outlook for future periods, expectations regarding profitability and anticipated growth in the industry in which FiscalNote operates are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "pro forma," "may," "should," "could," "might," "plan," "possible," "project," "strive," "budget," "forecast," "expect," "intend," "will," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "predict," "potential" or "continue," or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
- FiscalNote's ability to effectively manage its growth;
- changes in FiscalNote's strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenue and losses, forecasts, projected costs, prospects and plans;
- FiscalNote's future capital requirements;
- demand for FiscalNote's services and the drivers of that demand;
- FiscalNote's ability to provide highly useful, reliable, secure and innovative products and services to its customers;
- FiscalNote's ability to attract new customers, retain existing customers, expand its products and service offerings with existing customers, expand into geographic markets or identify areas of higher growth;
- risks associated with international operations, including compliance complexity and costs, increased exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political, social and economic instability, and supply chain disruptions;
- FiscalNote's ability to develop, enhance, and integrate its existing platforms, products, and services;
- FiscalNote's ability to successfully identify acquisition opportunities, make acquisitions on terms that are commercially satisfactory, successfully integrate potential acquired businesses and services, and subsequently grow acquired businesses;
- FiscalNote's estimated total addressable market and other industry and performance projections;
- FiscalNote's reliance on third-party systems that it does not control to integrate with its systems and its potential inability to continue to support integration;
- potential technical disruptions, cyberattacks, security, privacy or data breaches or other technical or security incidents that affect FiscalNote's networks or systems or those of its service providers;
- FiscalNote's ability to obtain and maintain accurate, comprehensive, or reliable data to support its products and services;
- FiscalNote's ability to introduce new features, integrations, capabilities, and enhancements to its products and services;
- FiscalNote's ability to maintain and improve its methods and technologies, and anticipate new methods or technologies, for data collection, organization, and analysis to support its products and services;
- competition and competitive pressures in the markets in which FiscalNote operates;
- larger well-funded companies shifting their existing business models to become more competitive with FiscalNote;
- FiscalNote's ability to protect and maintain its brands;
- FiscalNote's ability to comply with laws and regulations in connection with selling products and services to U.S. and foreign governments and other highly regulated industries;
- FiscalNote's ability to retain or recruit key personnel;
- FiscalNote's ability to effectively maintain and grow its research and development team and conduct research and development;
- FiscalNote's ability to adapt its products and services for changes in laws and regulations or public perception, or changes in the enforcement of such laws, relating to artificial intelligence, machine learning, data privacy and government contracts;
- the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other similar disruptions in the future;
- adverse general economic and market conditions reducing spending on our products and services;
- the outcome of any known and unknown litigation and regulatory proceedings;
- FiscalNote's ability to successfully establish and maintain public company-quality internal control over financial reporting;
- intense competition and competitive pressures from other companies worldwide in the industries in which the combined company will operate; and
- litigation and the ability to adequately protect FiscalNote's intellectual property rights.
These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in FiscalNote's definitive proxy statement / prospectus and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 5, 2022 could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. These forward-looking statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by FiscalNote and its management, are inherently uncertain. Nothing in this press release should be regarded as a representation by any person that the forward-looking statements set forth herein will be achieved or that any of the contemplated results of such forward-looking statements will be achieved. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. FiscalNote undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), we use certain non-GAAP financial measures to clarify and enhance our understanding, and aid in the period-to-period comparison, of our performance. Where applicable, we provide reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the corresponding most closely related GAAP measure. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to its most comparable GAAP financial measure. While we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, their most comparable GAAP measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, do not reflect a comprehensive system of accounting and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies due to potential differences in their financing and accounting methods, the book value of their assets, their capital structures, the method by which their assets were acquired and the manner in which they define non-GAAP measures.
Adjusted Revenue
Adjusted revenue represents revenue adjusted to include amounts that would have been recognized if deferred revenue was not adjusted to fair value in connection with the businesses we acquired in 2021. Adjusted revenue is presented because we use this measure to evaluate performance of our business against prior periods and believe it is a useful indicator of the underlying performance of our business. Adjusted revenue is not a recognized term under GAAP. Adjusted revenue does not represent revenues, as that term is defined under GAAP, and should not be considered as an alternative to revenues as an indicator of our operating performance. Adjusted revenue as presented herein is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin
We define Adjusted Gross Profit as Adjusted Revenue minus cost of revenues, before amortization of intangible assets that are included in costs of revenues. We define Adjusted Gross Profit Margin as Adjusted Gross Profit divided by Adjusted Revenues.
We use Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends. We believe these metrics are useful measures to us and to our investors to assist in evaluating our core operating performance because it provides consistency and direct comparability with our past financial performance and between fiscal periods, as the metrics eliminate the non-cash effects of amortization of intangible assets and deferred revenue, which are non-cash impacts that may fluctuate for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP and should not be considered as replacements for gross profit and gross profit margin, as determined by GAAP, or as measures of our profitability. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP measures only for supplemental purposes. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin as presented herein is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures presented by other companies.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA reflects further adjustments to EBITDA to exclude certain non-cash items and other items that management believes are not indicative of ongoing operations. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by Adjusted Revenue.
We disclose EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because they are key measures used by management to evaluate our business, measure our operating performance and make strategic decisions. We believe that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful for investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as management. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin should not be considered as substitutes for net loss, net loss before income taxes, or any other operating performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Using these non-GAAP financial measures to analyze our business would have material limitations because the calculations are based on the subjective determination of management regarding the nature and classification of events and circumstances that investors may find significant. In addition, although other companies in our industry may report measures titled EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin or similar measures, such non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from how we calculate non-GAAP financial measures, which reduces their comparability. Because of these limitations, you should consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin alongside other financial performance measures, including net income and our other financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.
Adjusted Revenues
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Revenues for the periods presented, and a reconciliation of this measure to our GAAP revenues for the same periods:
Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin
The following table presents our calculation of Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted Gross Profit Margin for the periods presented:
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin
The following table presents our calculation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the periods presented:
Key Performance Indicators
We also monitor the following key performance indicators to evaluate growth trends, prepare financial projections, make strategic decisions, and measure the effectiveness of our sales and marketing efforts. Our management team assesses our performance based on these key performance indicators because it believes they reflect the underlying trends and indicators of our business and serve as meaningful indicators of our continuous operational performance.
Annual Recurring Revenue ("ARR")
Approximately 90% of our revenues are subscription based, which leads to high revenue predictability. Our ability to retain existing subscription customers is a key performance indicator that helps explain the evolution of our historical results and is a leading indicator of our revenues and cash flows for subsequent periods. We use ARR as a measure of our revenue trend and an indicator of our future revenue opportunity from existing recurring subscription customer contracts. We calculate ARR on an account level by annualizing the contracted subscription revenue, and our total ARR as of the end of a period is the aggregate thereof. ARR is not adjusted for the impact of any known or projected future customer cancellations, upgrades or downgrades, or price increases or decreases. The amount of actual revenue that we recognize over any 12-month period is likely to differ from ARR at the beginning of that period, sometimes significantly. This may occur due to timing of the revenue bookings during the period, cancellations, upgrades, or downgrades and pending renewals. ARR should be viewed independently of revenue as it is an operating metric and is not intended to be a replacement or forecast of revenue. Our calculation of ARR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies.
Run-Rate Revenue
Management also monitors run-rate revenue, which we define as ARR plus non-subscription revenue earned during the last twelve months. We believe run-rate revenue is an indicator of our total revenue growth, incorporating the non-subscription revenue that we believe is a meaningful contribution to our business as a whole. Although our non-subscription business is non-recurring, we regularly sell different advisory services to repeat customers. The amount of actual subscription and non-subscription revenue that we recognize over any 12-month period is likely to differ from run-rate revenue at the beginning of that period, sometimes significantly.
Net Revenue Retention ("NRR")
Our NRR, which we use to measure our success in retaining and growing recurring revenue from our existing customers, compares our recognized recurring revenue from a set of customers across comparable periods. We calculate our NRR for a given period as ARR at the end of the period minus ARR contracted from new clients for which there is no historical revenue booked during the period, divided by the beginning ARR for the period. For our federal government clients, we consider subdivisions of the same executive branch department or independent agency (for example, divisions of a single federal department or agency) to be a single customer for purposes of calculating our account-level ARR and NRR. For our commercial clients, we consider subdivisions of the same legal entity as separate customers. Customers from acquisitions are not included in NRR until they have been part of our condensed consolidated results for 12 months. Our calculation of NRR for any fiscal period includes the positive recurring revenue impacts of selling additional licenses and services to existing customers and the negative recognized recurring revenue impacts of contraction and attrition among this set of customers. Our NRR may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, including the growing level of our revenue base, the level of penetration within our customer base, expansion of products and features, and our ability to retain our customers. Our calculation of NRR may differ from similarly titled metrics presented by other companies.
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This is not a piece I was dying to write. It’s about death. The great equalizer. The reason I bring up the subject today is that I read a piece recently that scientists are looking seriously at ways to keep us alive forever. No more wakes. No more inflated obituaries. No more people saying nice things to the family about us they really didn’t mean. No more squabbling over who gets what in the estate.
Some deep-pocketed moguls seem to think there might be some big bucks in the effort. Big bucks, as in an estimated $610 billion by 2025. According to my abacus, that’s 2 1/2 years from now. This tells me that we must be worth more alive than dead. Sorry about that, estate planners.
Heavy hitters like Paul Thiel, co-founder of Pay Pal, and Jess Bezos, Amazon’s chairman, plus whoever is running Google these days are all funding initiatives to figure out a way to keep us — and them, I would assume — from kicking the bucket. The ideas range from “rejuvenating cells” to “hacking” the little boogers in order to “recode” them. If some nerdy kid locked away in his bedroom can hack my computer, how hard can hacking a cell be?
At a recent conference at the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, which I was unable to attend because it occurred the same week I had scheduled to rearrange my sock drawer, director Thomas Fink told a Washington Post reporter that life could be engineered to live longer if we could figure out why we age in the first place. Scientists agree that all organisms degrade over time and eventually break down. That is probably why my knees ache.
Forrest Sheldon, an associate at the institute said he thinks that “if the aging process is a mechanism inside the cell controlled by a transcription program, we might be able to influence it.” I’ll take his word for it because I have no idea what he is talking about.
This isn’t the only effort at trying to figure out a way to help us achieve immortality, which I will say modestly that I think I have already managed to do, thanks to my witty and thought-provoking columns. (Pause for applause.)
There is cryonics where they freeze your body, hoping to figure out how to thaw you out, which seems still to be a bit of a problem. And then there is something called “mind-loading,” which involves scanning the brain accurately enough to copy it to a computer in digital form. The computer would then supposedly be able to experience feelings and have a conscience. What it would not be able to do is write witty and thought-provoking columns which, by the way, doesn’t require a conscience.
Searching for eternal life on this earth is nothing new. It has been going on for eons and to no avail. Remember Ponce de Leon who came to Florida supposedly looking for the Fountain of Youth? All he found was water that smells like rotten eggs and a tourism industry.
The big question that must be asked is do you really want to live forever? That means if you can, so can a nutcase like Vladimir Putin. And that little fat guy with the bad haircut who runs North Korea. And the Supreme Whoever in Iran who hates Israel and won’t let women ride bicycles. Not to mention the woke crowd, cancel culturists and robocallers.
On the other hand, I would have humor-impaired wingnuts on both ends of the political spectrum to gig into all eternity as well as more tut-tut special interest groups than a yard dog has fleas, assuring me of an endless supply of witty and thought-provoking columns and further immortality. Not to mention a bunch of cranky emails.
I could paint forever and eat banana pudding forever and avoid broccoli forever, hoping the stuff couldn’t get its cells hacked and might disappear forever. I could bleed Red-and-Black and never run dry and watch You-Know-Where Institute of Technology win three games a year into perpetuity.
Alas, scientists admit all of this is a long way off and might not even happen — not the three wins a year for YKWIT, that’s a given — I’m talking about staying alive forever. Evidently, hacking rejuvenated cells isn’t as easy as it sounds. Rats.
I guess I will just forget all the science talk and get back to churning out witty and thought-provoking columns. After all, there is more than one way to be immortal. | https://www.albanyherald.com/opinion/dick-yarbrough-taking-the-easy-route-to-immortality/article_c363a4ce-d3e4-11ec-81f9-a72b7a4d4271.html | 2022-05-15T22:22:51Z |
(The Hill) — The FBI raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday stunned a political world that thought it had become inured to the chaos and controversy surrounding the 45th president.
This time around, multiple reports indicate that the search was related to classified material Trump may have removed from the White House at the end of his presidency.
Parts of the case are shrouded in doubt, not least because the legal documentation justifying the search is non-public by its nature.
Here are some of the biggest takeaways so far.
Trump upends the political landscape again
The news from Mar-A-Lago has placed Trump once again at the center of the political stage.
To Democrats and other critics, the search is a sign that the former president might finally get what they see as his just desserts.
The critics have been frustrated in the past by the equivocal outcome to special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into allegations of Russian collusion, Trump being acquitted by the Senate after both of his impeachments by the House, and the perception that a criminal probe into his business dealings by Manhattan prosecutors is petering out.
For the anti-Trump segment of the public, it would be a delicious irony if he were to be brought low by charges of mishandling classified information — the same accusation he repeatedly leveled against his 2016 Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s defenders have reacted with fury to the raid, seeing it as evidence of a politicized justice system and prosecutorial overreach. On social media, allegations abound that a deep state is working to undermine Trump and prevent him from seeking the presidency again.
It’s worth underlining that investigators could only have gotten a search warrant by proving to a judge’s satisfaction that there are reasonable grounds to believe a crime has taken place — and that there were no less invasive ways of gathering germane evidence.
But the bottom line is that President Joe Biden — who had been enjoying a much-needed streak of success capped by the near-certain passage of the Inflation Reduction Act — once again finds himself sidelined as his divisive predecessor is thrust back into the spotlight.
GOP rallies around Trump but doubts linger about 2024
Republicans rallied adamantly to Trump’s defense after the former president confirmed the first reports of a raid.
Even for a party that the former president has remolded in his own image, the red-hot rhetoric was striking.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) taunted Attorney General Merrick Garland with the threat of investigation if, as widely expected, the GOP retakes the House majority in November.
“Preserve your documents and clear your calendar,” McCarthy warned.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel in a statement said the raid was “outrageous” and an “abuse of power.” Conservative Political Action Conference Chairman Matt Schlapp urged Americans to “rid this nation of this socialist reign of terror.”
Several of Trump’s potential rivals for the 2024 GOP nomination were supportive of him too.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis accused the Biden administration of a “weaponization of federal agencies” against its opponents. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said the move against Trump was “un-American.” Former Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that he shared the “deep concern” others felt about the “unprecedented search.”
But for all that, there are at least some in the party who question the merits of potentially nominating Trump yet again in 2024.
He is the most divisive president of modern times, the only president to be twice impeached, and lost the popular vote in both 2016 and 2020.
The doubts would surely grow deeper if he faced criminal charges. And that’s a peril he faces beyond the current raid.
A federal grand jury is examining his actions and other matters pertaining to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, while prosecutors in Georgia are looking at whether he and his aides committed crimes in their efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in the state.
Schisms in divided nation grow deeper
The massively polarized response to the raid on Trump’s property wasn’t surprising. But the episode still feels like another lurch towards national destabilization.
To be sure, many millions of Americans see the search as welcome evidence that no American is above the law — a generation after former President Nixon famously told interviewer David Frost, “When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal.”
But those who see a nefarious action against Trump by an imagined deep state are signaling they have lost any faith in the instruments of the law. The loss of faith is dangerous in itself, however ill-founded it may be. Another peril is the threat to wield the apparatus of justice in the future to help friends and punish enemies.
Some of the rhetoric coming from conservative leaders — McCarthy’s gleeful promises of investigations to come, for example — would have been barely conceivable 20 years ago.
But such threats are now par for the course — something that reveals a dangerous hollowing out of common ground.
Investigators under pressure to show they have the goods
Right now, just about everyone is flying blind on two related and crucial questions — what exactly the FBI was looking for at Mar-a-Lago, and whether the bureau’s agents found it.
The broad theme has been widely reported. Earlier this year, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) said it had found classified material among 15 boxes retrieved from the Florida property.
NARA made no secret of the fact that it contacted the Department of Justice about the matter — a move that appears to be the genesis of the current probe.
But that information does not really answer the question of why the FBI should be raiding Mar-a-Lago and breaking into Trump’s safe at this point.
Until the evidence is produced or charges are pressed, the whole episode is sure to be mired in wild speculation and accusations.
If seems unlikely that the attorney general or a federal judge would have signed off on the search — the first of its kind in any former president’s home — without compelling evidence.
But right now, we have no idea what it is.
Biden keeps his distance
While turmoil swirls around Trump, Biden and his aides have been at pains to affirm a wall of separation between the White House and the current investigation.
Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Tuesday’s media briefing that the White House had learned about the FBI search from media coverage “just like the American public did.”
She added that Biden has long been adamant that “the Justice Department conducts its investigations independently.” Jean-Pierre directed any further inquiries to the DOJ.
Biden is sure to be asked more about the probe. And by its nature it brings up other questions, including the status of an investigation into the business dealings of his son, Hunter Biden.
Biden has been more willing to frontally criticize Trump recently, but he will almost certainly keep his distance from this explosive case. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/five-takeaways-from-the-fbi-raid-on-trumps-mar-a-lago-estate/ | 2022-08-10T16:14:03Z |
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police said Friday they placed a couple under house arrest, a day after a man attending a party at their villa died after being sucked into a sinkhole that formed at the bottom of their swimming pool.
The man and woman, both in their sixties, are suspected of causing death by negligence, police said. They were arrested on Thursday night and a court decided to release them Friday under “restrictive conditions of house arrest” for five days.
The incident happened during a private party the couple hosted at their house in the town of Karmi Yosef, 40 kilometers (25 miles) southeast of the city of Tel Aviv.
Mobile phone video from the scene shows floaties and water being sucked to the bottom, at the center of the pool, as people sitting by the poolside shout in Hebrew. A man is seen approaching the sinkhole, slips and is almost pulled in before he backs away.
The police said the deceased 30-year-old was found following a search mission in which Israeli police, emergency crews and the army took part.
Israeli media cited witnesses as saying the party was attended by nearly 50 people, of whom six were in the pool, and also reported that the homeowner had built the pool without proper licensing. | https://cw33.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/israeli-couple-arrested-after-man-dies-in-pool-sinkhole/ | 2022-07-22T21:27:34Z |
The expanded portfolio positions F!VE with amazing new beverage brands in high growth categories for introduction to U.S. consumers.
MIAMI, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- F!VE, the premium ready-to-drink cocktail company, today announced it has merged with Better Drinks of Brazil. Better Drinks is an emerging beverage group with leading brands in canned cocktail, craft beer, canned wine, yerba-mate and canned water beverage categories in Brazil. Better Drinks was formed when Felipe Szpigel (former ABI and F!VE Founder) and Felipe Della Negra (former ABI, Red Bull, & Kraft Heinz) brought F!VE canned cocktails to Brazil and subsequently formed the emerging beverage group.
Better Drinks intends to disrupt and transform traditional beverage occasions with creative and innovative solutions around customer needs and operational efficiencies. "This is an exciting day for Better Drinks, as it marks the first entry into a market outside of Brazil," said CEO Della Negra. "With our innovative portfolio and new team in the U.S., we look forward to introducing U.S. consumers to our brands in the coming months."
Inspired by the model of Boston Beer Company and Mark Anthony Group, Better Drinks owns 100% of the brands in the group. All founders and original investors of the incorporated brands are partners in the business. "Our Founders created the vision for their brands, and we count on them to continue to grow their part of the overall Better Drinks business", says Chief Growth Officer Spiegel.
About Better Drinks
The new group was born from the fusion of brands Bear-Mate, F!VE, Mamba, Praya and Vivant.
After 2 years in operation, Vivant, is the leading canned wine brand in Brazil. With innovative and inclusive packaging, they continue to see triple digit growth. Rio de Janeiro's Praya is a leading craft brewer with beers that are 100% natural, vegan, and with no additives. Baer-Mate, provides consumers with a healthy alternative to caffeinated soft drinks, offering carbonated drinks made with yerba-mate, apples, and natural caffeine. Canned water brand Mamba, a sustainable canned water with philanthropic goals, completes the portfolio of brands.
To learn more, please visit Better Drinks on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/betterdrinks/
About F!VE
F!VE is a line of mixologist-developed, ready-to-drink cocktails crafted with real ingredients and premium spirits. F!VE was created by five friends and industry veterans with a goal to bring straightforward and delicious bar-quality cocktails anywhere.
To learn more about F!VE, please visit www.fivedrinks.co or find them on Instagram and Twitter @fivedrinks.co
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Dear Annie: I am 67 years old and not getting along well with my oldest daughter, who is 48.
She has a job, and she moved back to our town six years ago with my three grandchildren. I let them live with me in the house that I paid off 30 years ago and still pay taxes on and insurance. The grandchildren are a 27-year-old who has a job, a 20-year-old who is in the Army and a 16-year-old who is in high school.
The only one who pays anything for the house is me. My daughter and her 27-year-old who live here refuse to contribute to the taxes, insurance or upkeep. God forbid I should charge them rent.
The real problem, however, is that they don’t talk to me. They don’t want to have anything to do with me. My daughter says she HATES me, and she has taught the kids to hate me. She says I was not good to her when she was younger, and it’s true; I did have a hard time when I left her abusive father.
I was abused as a child by my father, and it put me in a bad place. I want them to buy the house from me so I can have retirement funds, or I want to sell it to raise money, but they just sit there like squatters. I feel sad, hurt and angry because I did all I could to put her through college and help put my granddaughter through college. They take whatever is given to them, but it’s never enough. Please give me some advice!
— Sad in Mississippi
Dear Sad in Mississippi: This is not a good living situation for anyone involved. Your daughter is taking advantage of you and not helping out at all. It’s time to cut her off and stop expecting her to buy your house. If you think that is really what should happen, then tell her that. If she ignores you while living in your house and also telling your grandchildren to be mean to you, then find a realtor to sell the house for you. You can offer your daughter a right of first refusal.
The deeper issue is that you were abused as a child, and then as a wife, which set a model for your daughter and her children. Explain that to them. Say that you will no longer be a victim. You love them and want to have a relationship, but they need to change. Since the 48-year-old is your “oldest daughter,” are there more children in your family who you can turn to for help and support? If so, by all means contact them. | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/advice_columns/article_483c6dd0-1273-11ed-975f-3faee618a288.html | 2022-08-03T07:05:43Z |
A Temple man was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday after allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy over a prolonged period.
John Coty Duck, 39, was indicted on four counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony.
“On Aug. 12, 2021, Temple Police Department received a sexual assault allegation involving John Coty Duck and a juvenile male victim,” Temple Police spokeswoman Nohely Mackowiak previously told the Telegram. “During the investigation, it was learned that Duck, who was the boyfriend of the victim’s mother, had repeatedly sexually assaulted the victim over a period of time.”
An arrest affidavit revealed the assault happened in 2018 or 2019.
“The suspect would physically assault him or make threats to harm the child or the child’s siblings if he (did not comply),” an arrest affidavit said.
The child was interviewed at the Children’s Advocacy Center, submitted a forensic exam, and made consistent reports every time, the affidavit said.
Duck was arrested on April 28 and held on a $250,000 bond.
On June 9, during a bail reduction hearing, Bell County 264th District Judge Paul LePak reduced his bond to $60,000.
Duck was released from the Bell County Jail after he posted the bond on June 10. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_7be3af60-f971-11ec-83f4-278a38ae56a7.html | 2022-07-01T21:59:08Z |
VANCOUVER, BC, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alexco Resource Corp. (NYSE American: AXU) (TSX: AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") announces that it has closed the previously announced non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering") of 7,473,495 common shares (the "Shares") at a price of $1.75 per Share, raising gross proceeds of $13,078,616 for the Company.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund the continued ramp-up of mining operations at Keno Hill.
The Shares issued pursuant to the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period and may not be traded until August 14, 2022 except as permitted by applicable securities legislation and the rules and policies of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to sell any of the securities in the United States. The Shares have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless registered under the 1933 Act and applicable securities laws or an exemption from such registration is available.
Alexco is a Canadian primary silver company that owns and operates the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District, in Canada's Yukon Territory, one of the highest-grade silver deposits in the world. Alexco is currently advancing Keno Hill to commercial production and commenced concentrate production and shipments in the first quarter of 2021. Keno Hill is expected to produce an average of approximately 4.4 million ounces of silver per year contained in high quality lead/silver and zinc concentrates. Keno Hill retains significant potential to grow and Alexco has a long history of expanding the operation's mineral resources through successful exploration.
Some statements ("forward-looking statements") in this news release contain forward-looking information concerning the Offering, made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to the use of proceeds from the Offering. Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks involved in fluctuations in commodity prices and currency exchange rates; uncertainties related to raising sufficient financing in a timely manner and on acceptable terms; and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in Alexco's annual information form and Form 40-F, and other information released by Alexco and filed with the applicable regulatory agencies. Forward-looking statements are based on certain assumptions that management believes are reasonable at the time they are made. In making the forward-looking statements included in this news release, Alexco has applied several material assumptions, including, but not limited to, that general business conditions will not change in a materially adverse manner. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Alexco expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable securities legislation.
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MOST Leads TTA Startups in VivaTech 2022
TAIPEI, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- VivaTech 2022 has made a highlight for the global startup ecosystem, with more than 60 thousand participants. Numerous startup challenges were also held during the event, where over 39 nations were involved and competed. Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and Taiwan Tech Arena (TTA) presence were strong, leading 33 startups (27 onsite) to showcase Taiwan's innovation. Among these startups, 6 startups, including iStaging, FaceHeart, PanelSemi, Mindtronic AI, ible Technology, and AiSeed Tech, made it to the final of "Coup de Coeur". In addition to that, 3 Taiwanese startups were selected in the Innovation Challenge final, including iStaging, FaceHeart and E-Kids.
TTA Startups: FaceHeart, ible Technology, iStaging Won Judge's Favorites in Coup de Coeur
TTA startups have drawn attention from investors at the final of Coup de Coeur, where FaceHeart, ible Technology, and iStaging won "Judge's Favorites". Faceheart's solution is packed into FH Vitals™ SDK, allowing seamless integrations into a variety of settings to remotely measure key vital signs. It helps to improve human health by transforming the healthcare, home automation, and insurance industries through its proprietary video-based rPPG technology. On the other hand, ible Technology has the smallest wearable air purifier, Airvida, in world. The device removes PM2.5, virus and etc., which has been tested and verified by authoritative laboratories. Last but not least, iStaging is a SaaS provider of out-of-the-box Augmented and Virtual Reality solutions for Business. It aims to help companies and brands transcend physical spaces and products, by crafting immersive solutions that empower visualization and live interaction. Beside Coup de Coeur, iStaging was also shortlisted for the LVMH Selection, and is expected to have further cooperation.
TTA Startups Earned a Big Success
During VivaTech 2022, MOST forms TTA pavilion to showcase innovation in diverse industries. TTA startups have great success at VivaTech 2022; corporations, investors and media were interested in TTA startups, and 3 fine startups won Judge's Favorites in Coup de Coeur. TTA looks forward to further cooperation with the world and will continuously help Taiwan startups connect with global industries and further enhance domestic development of startups and innovation.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of LifeStance Health Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFST).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of LifeStance common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the documents issued in connection with LifeStance's June 10, 2021 initial public stock offering.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 11, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, LifeStance Health Group, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the number of virtual visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was decreasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby flatlining LifeStance Health's out-patient/virtual revenue growth; (ii) the percentage of in-person visits clients were undertaking utilizing LifeStance Health was increasing as the COVID-19 lockdowns were being lifted, thereby causing LifeStance Health's operating expenses to increase substantially; (iii) LifeStance Health had lost a large number of physicians due to burn-out and, as a result, its physician retention rate had fallen significantly below the 87% highlighted in the initial public offering's registration statement, and LifeStance Health had been expending additional costs to onboard new physicians who were less productive than the outgoing physicians they were replacing; and (iv) as a result, LifeStance Health's business metrics and financial prospects were not as strong as the initial public offering's registration statement represented.
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EP Golf Ventures, LLC will invest in startups that can drive innovation and add strategic value to the golf industry and PGA Professionals
NEW YORK and FRISCO, Texas, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elysian Park Ventures and the PGA of America have created EP Golf Ventures, LLC, a new investment partnership designed to support innovation in the golf industry.
Elysian Park Ventures, the private investment arm of the Los Angeles Dodgers ownership group, holds a vast portfolio of some of the most promising brands and companies operating in sports technology, entertainment, health, fitness and wellness.
EP Golf Ventures will invest in areas that drive value across the $84 billion-plus golf industry, which is led by the nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals who comprise the PGA of America. Targeted areas include: Coaching and training; health, wellness and performance science; hospitality; facility management; retail; and agriculture.
EP Golf Ventures has already made investments in two companies: Sportsbox AI, an AI-powered technology company that develops coaching applications through markerless 3D motion capture; and Dryvebox, which was built to increase golf access to all through a mobile golf simulator that offers lessons, practice sessions, virtual golf and private events.
"The PGA of America is committed to developing and growing the game for the current and next generation of players, golf facilities and PGA Professionals," said PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh. "Through EP Golf Ventures, we will be able to identify and invest in the most promising businesses within the golf industry to support both innovation and the growth of the game, as well as create long-term value for PGA Professionals. Elysian Park Ventures has an impressive portfolio of businesses and entities operating within the sports industry, and we are thrilled to partner with them on this venture."
Both Elysian Park and the PGA of America have directly committed capital to the fund and are currently in the process of selecting additional investors.
"Golf is one of the world's fastest growing sports, and there is an enormous opportunity to innovate, improve and extend the reach of the game on and beyond the course," said Jay Adya, Elysian Park Ventures Managing Director. "EP Golf Ventures combines the golf industry expertise of the PGA of America with the institutional knowledge of our team at Elysian Park. Together, we believe EP Golf Ventures and the strategic investments we make will have a positive, prolonged impact on the game of golf and create real value for stakeholders."
Elysian Park Ventures is a private investment firm created by the ownership group of the Los Angeles Dodgers that partners with exceptional entrepreneurs operating at the intersection of sports, technology, and entertainment. Based in Los Angeles, New York, and London, Elysian Park invests across stages from seed to growth, and also provides entrepreneurs with strategic, operational, and management resources through the Global Sports Venture Studio, Trailblazer Venture Studio, and Robin, among others. Learn more at elysianpark.ventures.
PGA of America is one of the world's largest sports organizations, composed of nearly 28,000 PGA Professionals who work daily to grow interest and inclusion in the game of golf. For more information about the PGA of America, visit PGA.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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Gunmen storm hotel in Somali capital, leave 20 dead
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses.
In addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack and security forces rescued many others, including children, from the scene at Mogadishu’s popular Hayat Hotel, they said Saturday.
The attack started with explosions outside the hotel before the gunmen entered the building.
Somali forces were still trying to end the siege of the hotel almost 24 hours after the attack started. Gunfire could still be heard Saturday evening as security forces tried to contain the last gunmen thought to be holed up on the hotel’s top floor.
The Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which has ties with al-Qaida, claimed responsibility for the attack, the latest of its frequent attempts to strike places visited by government officials. The attack on the hotel is the first major terror incident in Mogadishu since Somalia’s new leader, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, took over in May.
In a Twitter post, the U.S. Embassy in Somalia said it “strongly condemns” the attack on the Hayat.
“We extend condolences to the families of loved ones killed, wish a full recovery to the injured, & pledge continued support for #Somalia to hold murderers accountable & build when others destroy,” it said.
There was no immediate word on the identities of the victims, but many are believed to be civilians.
Mohamed Abdirahman, director of Mogadishu’s Madina Hospital, told the AP that 40 people were admitted there with wounds or injuries from the attack. While nine were sent home after getting treatment, five are in critical condition in the ICU, he said.
“We were having tea near the hotel lobby when we heard the first blast, followed by gunfire. I immediately rushed toward hotel rooms on the ground floor and I locked the door,” witness Abdullahi Hussein said by phone. “The militants went straight upstairs and started shooting. I was inside the room until the security forces arrived and rescued me.”
He said on his way to safety he saw “several bodies lying on the ground outside hotel reception.”
Al-Shabab remains the most lethal Islamic extremist group in Africa.
The group has seized even more territory in recent years, taking advantage of rifts among Somali security personnel as well as disagreements between the government seat in Mogadishu and regional states. It remains the biggest threat to political stability in the volatile Horn of Africa nation.
Forced to retreat from Mogadishu in 2011, al-Shabab is slowly making a comeback from the rural areas to which it retreated, defying the presence of African Union peacekeepers as well as U.S. drone strikes targeting its fighters.
The militants in early May attacked a military base for AU peacekeepers outside Mogadishu, killing many Burundian troops. The attack came just days before the presidential vote that returned Mohamud to power five years after he had been voted out.
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A Maryland man skipped work -- but still got paid, thanks to a winning $100,000 lottery ticket he bought on his day off.
The 58-year old construction worker from Bowie was headed to his job on April 23 when he realized he wasn't actually needed that day, according to a news release from the Maryland Lottery.
So he stopped at TJ Beer, Wine & Liquor in Takoma Park and bought three $10 Power 10s tickets.
"I thought 'since I'm here, why not,'" the lucky winner said in the news release.
He scratched off the three tickets in the store and realized he had won big before heading home to tell his girlfriend and three daughters the news.
"They were all so happy for me," the unnamed winner said, according to the news release. "But, you know girls, they all wanted me to buy them something."
He claimed his $100,000 prize on Monday and plans to use it "to help his family, take care of his girls, purchase a few necessities and maybe take a vacation," says the lottery.
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Winning Schools Demonstrated Need and Positive Impact, Will Receive $5,000 from the Rachael Ray Foundation to Improve or Kick Off New ProStart Programs
WASHINGTON, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) today announced that 38 high schools from across the country have been selected to receive $5,000 grants to support their ProStart culinary and restaurant management programs through the Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant program.
Earlier this year, the Rachael Ray Foundation generously contributed $225,000 in support of ProStart Grow Grants. Schools with existing ProStart programs, or those looking to become part of the ProStart program, were invited to apply, with winning schools demonstrating how the ProStart program is positively impacting their students and the community. Grow Grant funds will allow schools to become part of the ProStart program or strengthen their existing program, enhance their classrooms and support teachers with whatever they need to help their students learn career-building skills in the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry.
"ProStart is truly making a difference in the lives of students and nurturing the next generation of talent in our industry," said Rob Gifford, President of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. "We are grateful for the Rachael Ray Foundation's long-standing generosity and support for the ProStart program, including its latest infusion of funds to help another 38 high schools upgrade their ProStart programs, or purchase the resources to join the program this year."
To-date, the Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grant Program has provided $590,000 to schools demonstrating a strong need to engage and educate high school students interested in exploring restaurant and foodservice careers.
"ProStart programs, and the educators who support them, provide high school students across the country with skills they need to be successful throughout life," said Rachael Ray, award-winning television personality and philanthropist. "We [The Rachael Ray Foundation] are proud to support the dreams, passion and hard work that these Grow Grant recipients display in their classrooms and schools as they cultivate the next generation of restaurant and foodservice professionals."
The following schools will receive $5,000 Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grants:
Asheville High School – Asheville, North Carolina
Brockton High School – Brockton, Massachusetts
Central Nine Career Center – Greenwood, Indiana
Clinton High School – Clinton, Mississippi
Fraser High School – Fraser, Michigan
Gilroy High School – Gilroy, California
Grants High School – Grants, New Mexico
Greenville Technical Center – Greenville, Mississippi
Havre de Grace High School – Havre de Grace, Maryland
Henry P. Becton High School – East Rutherford, New Jersey
Lincoln High School – Lincoln, Rhode Island
Middlesex High School – Middlesex, New Jersey
Mira Mesa High School – San Diego, California
Mobridge Pollock School District – Mobridge, South Dakota
Morris County Vocational School District – Denville, New Jersey
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School – Wakefield, Massachusetts
Northland Pines Middle and High School – Eagle River, Wisconsin
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School – Rochester, Massachusetts
Randolph High School – Randolph, New Jersey
Rapid City Central High School – Rapid City, South Dakota
Richmond High School – Richmond, Michigan
Ridgefield Park Jr Sr High School – Ridgefield Park, New Jersey
Sherwood High School – Sandy Spring, Maryland
Silver High School – Silver City, New Mexico
SLW Centennial High School – Port St. Lucie, Florida
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School – South Easton, Massachusetts
Southwestern Randolph High School – Asheboro, North Carolina
State College Area School District – State College, Pennsylvania
Sun Prairie East High School – Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Umatilla High School – Umatilla, Florida
W.D. & Mary Baker Smith Career Center – Lafayette, Louisiana
Warrensville Heights High School – Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Washington Career and Technical Education Center – Washington, Louisiana
Wayne Valley High School – Wayne, New Jersey
West St. John High School – Edgard, Louisiana
Wichita High School East – Wichita, Kansas
Williams Bay High School – Williams Bay, Wisconsin
Winston-Louisville Career & Technology Center – Louisville, Mississippi
A program of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, ProStart is a two-year technical education program found at more than 1,750 high schools and career and technical educational centers nationwide, teaching culinary techniques and restaurant management skills that build a lifetime foundation and support future careers in the restaurant industry. With 145,000 students enrolled across all states, the District of Columbia and Guam, the program teaches students through a combination of classroom and industry instruction. Find out more about ProStart at ChooseRestaurants.org/ProStart.
About the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF): As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's (NRAEF) mission of service to the public is dedicated to enhancing the industry's training and education, career development and community engagement efforts. The NRAEF and its programs work to Attract, Empower and Advance today's and tomorrow's restaurant and foodservice workforce. NRAEF programs include: ProStart® – a high-school career and technical education program; Restaurant Ready – partnering with community based organizations to provide "opportunity youth" with skills training and job opportunities; Military – helping military servicemen and women transition their skills to restaurant and foodservice careers; Scholarships – financial assistance for students pursuing restaurant, foodservice and hospitality degrees; and the Restaurant & Hospitality Leadership Center (RHLC) – accredited apprenticeship programs designed to build the careers of service professionals. For more information on the NRAEF, visit ChooseRestaurants.org.
Click here for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's 2021 Annual Impact Report.
About The Rachael Ray Foundation: The Rachael Ray Foundation™ (RRF) is a private foundation that is fully funded by the proceeds from the sale of Rachael Ray™ Nutrish®. RRF was launched by Rachael in 2016 to better support the causes she cares for most such as helping animals in need. Additionally, RRF works with organizations that support the mission of Yum-o!, Rachael's 501c3, in order to bolster and amplify their efforts through additional funding. Yum-o! empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking. It also teaches families to cook, feeds hungry kids, and funds cooking education, among other initiatives.
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Liz Truss set to become Britain’s prime minister
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister.
Truss’s selection was announced Monday in London after a leadership election in which only the 180,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote. Truss beat rival Rishi Sunak, the government’s former Treasury chief, by promising to increase defense spending and cut taxes, while refusing to say how she would address the cost-of-living crisis.
Truss received 81,326 votes to Sunak’s 60,399.
Queen Elizabeth II is scheduled to formally name Truss as Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday. The ceremony will take place at the queen’s Balmoral estate in Scotland, where the monarch is vacationing, rather than at Buckingham Palace.
The two-month leadership contest left Britain with a power vacuum at a time when consumers, workers and businesses were demanding government action to mitigate the impact of soaring food and energy prices. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has had no authority to make major policy decisions since July 7, when he announced his intention to resign.
With household energy bills set to increase by 80% next month, charities warn that as many as one in three households will face fuel poverty this winter, leaving millions of people to choose between eating and heating their homes. The Bank of England has forecast that inflation will reach a 42-year high of 13.3% in October, threatening to push Britain into a prolonged recession.
“The new prime minister is facing a very, very difficult inheritance,” said Tim Bale, a political analyst and professor at Queen Mary University of London.
Johnson was forced to resign after a series of ethics scandals that peaked in July when dozens of cabinet ministers and lower-level officials resigned over his handling of allegations of sexual misconduct by a senior member of his government.
Under Britain’s parliamentary system of government, the center-right Conservative Party was allowed to hold an internal election to select a new party leader and prime minister, without going to the wider electorate. A new general election isn’t required until December 2024.
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TORONTO, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Denison Mines Corp. ("Denison" or the "Company") (TSX: DML) (NYSE: DNN) is pleased to announce that it has received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare, construct, and operate the facilities required to carry out the In-Situ Recovery ("ISR") Feasibility Field Test ("FFT") planned for the Phoenix deposit at the Company's 95% owned Wheeler River project. View PDF version
The approval was granted by the Saskatchewan Minister of Environment (the "Minister") and authorizes Denison to operate "pollutant control facilities" – which is typical for mining operations and allows for the management of material recovered from mineral extraction through to waste water treatment, discharge, and storage (as applicable). The approval followed the completion of a process involving the review of and consultation on the Company's permit application and supporting materials related to the FFT.
Kevin Himbeault, Denison's Vice President of Plant Operations & Regulatory Affairs, commented "We are pleased to have received approval from the Province of Saskatchewan to prepare and operate the Phoenix FFT. This is a significant advancement for the FFT, which is a key step in the process of de-risking the proposed Phoenix ISR uranium mining operation and is expected to provide important details to support the ongoing Feasibility Study. Overall, Denison was pleased with the permit submission, review, and community consultation process – as it reflected a shared objective of all interested parties to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible operation of the facilities required to complete the FFT."
David Cates, Denison's President & CEO, added "The permitting of the FFT is an excellent demonstration of our team's technical and regulatory capabilities. The FFT represents a first-of-its-kind test of a uranium mining method that is new to Canada. Successfully navigating the regulatory environment in Saskatchewan to develop conditions for the oversight of a novel advanced field test is a notable accomplishment for both the Denison team and the regulatory team from the Ministry of the Environment."
With receipt of the Approval to Operate Pollutant Control Facilities from the Minister, preparation and construction of the FFT facilities, described below, are now fully authorized and are expected to commence shortly.
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has determined that a Nuclear Substance License is also required for Denison to possess and store a nuclear substance (mineralized solution containing uranium) resulting from the operation of the FFT. The process to obtain this license is well advanced, and the licence is expected to be received before the site preparation and commissioning activities are completed.
This press release constitutes a "designated news release" for the purposes of the Company's prospectus supplement dated September 28, 2021, to its short form base shelf prospectus dated September 16, 2021.
The FFT is designed to use the existing commercial-scale ISR test pattern ("Test Pattern"), installed at Phoenix in 2021 (see news releases dated July 29, 2021 and October 28, 2021), to facilitate a combined assessment of the Phoenix deposit's hydraulic flow properties with the leaching characteristics that have been assessed through the metallurgical core-leach testing program. Overall, the FFT is intended to provide further verification of the permeability, leachability, and containment parameters needed for the successful application of the ISR mining method at Phoenix and is expected to validate and inform various feasibility study design elements – including the production and remediation profiles expected for the project.
The operation of the FFT is planned to occur in three phases: (1) the leaching phase, (2) the neutralization phase, and (3) the recovered solution management phase.
The majority of the test activities (leaching and neutralization phase) will occur within an estimated 60-day operating time frame, with the construction and placement of temporary facilities commencing approximately two months prior to the commissioning of the test facilities and initiation of the leaching phase.
The leaching phase is designed to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the leaching process in the mineralized zone, at a depth of approximately 400m below the surface. The leaching phase includes the controlled injection of an acidic solution into a portion of the existing Test Pattern within the mineralized zone (the "Leaching Zone") and the recovery of the solution back to the surface using existing test wells. The recovered solution from the leaching phase is expected to contain dissolved minerals, including uranium, copper, iron, molybdenum, and zinc. Once on surface, the recovered solution (up to a maximum of 500 cubic metres) will be stored temporarily in tanks in accordance with approved environmental protection containment measures.
The neutralization phase includes the recovery of the remainder of the leached mineralized solution from the Leaching Zone and is intended to verify the efficiency and effectiveness of the process for returning the Leaching Zone to near baseline conditions. During this phase, a mild alkaline (basic) solution will be injected into the Leaching Zone to neutralize the area and reverse the residual effects of the acidic solution injected during the leaching phase. The recovered solution from the neutralization phase (up to a further maximum of 500 cubic metres) will also be stored temporarily on surface in tanks in accordance with approved containment measures.
The recovered solution management phase involves separating the solution recovered from both the leaching phase and the neutralization phase into (i) mineralized precipitates and (ii) a neutralized treated solution. The mineralized precipitate will be temporarily stored on surface in steel tanks and the neutralized treated solution will be re-injected into a designated subsurface area.
Temporary surface facilities required to complete the FFT are planned to be installed at the Phoenix site during the third quarter of 2022. The procurement of necessary materials, equipment, and supplies, as well as detailed engineering of the facilities are already well advanced.
The FFT site is planned to include the following facilities and infrastructure:
- Tanker pad – for storage of tanker trucks used for delivery of reagents to site.
- Injection solution preparation module – a modular unit where groundwater will be mixed with reagents to prepare the injection solution.
- Test pattern coverall building – a tension-fabric building to be built over the test area.
- Recovered solution surge tank – the surge tank will receive recovered solution from the test wells.
- Solution storage tanks – six (6) tanks are expected to be installed to provide a total of 1,000 cubic metres of solution storage. These tanks are designed to receive solution pumped from the recovered solution surge tank for temporary storage before separating the recovered solution into mineralized precipitates and a neutralized treated solution during the recovered solution management phase of the FFT.
- Piping – double-walled transfer piping will run from the recovered solution surge tank (next to the test wells) to the solution storage tanks.
- Recovered solution management modules – two modular units will be mobilized to site that contain equipment for managing the recovered solutions.
- Mineralized precipitate storage tanks – during the recovered solution management phase, the mineralized precipitate will be transferred into fully enclosed and lockable storage tanks. The mineralized precipitate storage tanks will be placed in a secure fenced area for temporary storage.
- Laboratory – a mobile laboratory will be located on site and equipped for bench-scale testing of samples.
- Construction / Operations Centre – a mobile office will serve as a construction office and operations centre as well as the main gate entry point for the site.
- Wash car and change room – a mobile facility will allow staff to change and wash before and after each shift at the Phoenix site.
- Perimeter fence – the entire area (~8,820 square meters) will be fenced and gated to control access and minimize interactions with wildlife.
All civil earthworks required for the FFT site are expected to occur on previously disturbed areas and no additional land clearing is planned.
Figure 1 provides a plan view of the expected FFT site layout. Figures 2 and 3 provide isometric schematics of the site facilities.
Under the terms of the Approval to Operate Pollutant Control Facilities obtained from the Minister, Denison is authorized to construct and operate various regulated elements associated with the FFT, including pollutant control facilities, mineralized precipitate facilities, radon air pollution abatement equipment, and hazardous substances and waste dangerous goods storage facilities.
The approval includes specific operating conditions related to (a) mineralized precipitate, recovered solution and drill cuttings, handling, and transportation, (b) hazardous substances material storage, handling, and transportation, (c) air management, (d) water/wastewater management, and (e) waste handling, transportation, and disposal. Additionally, the approval includes provisions related to inspections, monitoring, reporting, and decommissioning and reclamation.
Wheeler River is the largest undeveloped uranium project in the infrastructure rich eastern portion of the Athabasca Basin region, in northern Saskatchewan – including combined Indicated Mineral Resources of 132.1 million pounds U3O8 (1,809,000 tonnes at an average grade of 3.3% U3O8), plus combined Inferred Mineral Resources of 3.0 million pounds U3O8 (82,000 tonnes at an average grade of 1.7% U3O8). The project is host to the high-grade Phoenix and Gryphon uranium deposits, discovered by Denison in 2008 and 2014, respectively, and is a joint venture between Denison (operator) and JCU (Canada) Exploration Company Limited ("JCU"). Denison has an effective 95% ownership interest in Wheeler River (90% directly, and 5% indirectly through a 50% ownership in JCU).
A PFS was completed for Wheeler River in 2018, considering the potential economic merit of developing the Phoenix deposit as an ISR operation and the Gryphon deposit as a conventional underground mining operation. Taken together, the project is estimated to have mine production of 109.4 million pounds U3O8 over a 14-year mine life, with a base case pre-tax NPV of $1.31 billion (8% discount rate), Internal Rate of Return ("IRR") of 38.7%, and initial pre-production capital expenditures of $322.5 million. The Phoenix ISR operation is estimated to have a stand-alone base case pre-tax NPV of $930.4 million (8% discount rate), IRR of 43.3%, initial pre-production capital expenditures of $322.5 million, and industry-leading average operating costs of US$3.33/lb U3O8. The PFS is prepared on a project (100% ownership) and pre-tax basis, as each of the partners to the Wheeler River Joint Venture are subject to different tax and other obligations.
Further details regarding the PFS, including additional scientific and technical information, as well as after-tax results attributable to Denison's ownership interest, are described in greater detail in the NI 43-101 Technical Report titled "Pre-feasibility Study for the Wheeler River Uranium Project, Saskatchewan, Canada" dated October 30, 2018, with an effective date of September 24, 2018. A copy of this report is available on Denison's website and under its profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
Denison suspended certain activities at Wheeler River during 2020, including the EA process, which is on the critical path to achieving the project development schedule outlined in the PFS. While the EA process has resumed, the Company is not currently able to estimate the impact to the project development schedule outlined in the PFS, and users are cautioned against relying on the estimates provided therein regarding the start of pre-production activities in 2021 and first production in 2024.
Denison is a uranium exploration and development company with interests focused in the Athabasca Basin region of northern Saskatchewan, Canada. In addition to its effective 95% interest in the Wheeler River project, Denison's interests in the Athabasca Basin include a 22.5% ownership interest in the McClean Lake joint venture, which includes several uranium deposits and the McClean Lake uranium mill that is contracted to process the ore from the Cigar Lake mine under a toll milling agreement, plus a 25.17% interest in the Midwest Main and Midwest A deposits, and a 66.90% interest in the Tthe Heldeth Túé ("THT", formerly J Zone) and Huskie deposits on the Waterbury Lake property. The Midwest Main, Midwest A, THT and Huskie deposits are each located within 20 kilometres of the McClean Lake mill.
Through its 50% ownership of JCU, Denison holds additional interests in various uranium project joint ventures in Canada, including the Millennium project (JCU 30.099%), the Kiggavik project (JCU 33.8123%) and Christie Lake (JCU 34.4508%). Denison's exploration portfolio includes further interests in properties covering ~280,000 hectares in the Athabasca Basin region.
Denison is also engaged in post-closure mine care and maintenance services through its Closed Mines group (formerly Denison Environmental Services), which manages Denison's reclaimed mine sites in the Elliot Lake region and provides related services to certain third-party projects.
The disclosure of scientific or technical information related to the FFT or Wheeler River project contained in this release has been reviewed and approved, as applicable, by Mr. David Bronkhorst, P.Eng, Denison's Vice President, Operations or Mr. Andrew Yackulic, P. Geo., Denison's Director, Exploration, who are Qualified Persons in accordance with the requirements of NI 43-101.
Certain information contained in this news release constitutes 'forward-looking information', within the meaning of the applicable United States and Canadian legislation, concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Denison. Generally, these forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as 'potential', 'plans', 'expects', 'budget', 'scheduled', 'estimates', 'forecasts', 'intends', 'anticipates', or 'believes', or the negatives and/or variations of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results 'may', 'could', 'would', 'might' or 'will' 'be taken', 'occur' or 'be achieved'.
In particular, this news release contains forward-looking information pertaining to the following: expectations with respect to the FFT program, scope, timing and the anticipated results thereof; the expectation that Denison will receive all required permitting for the FFT, including CNSC approvals; and expectations regarding its joint venture ownership interests and the continuity of its agreements with its partners and third parties.
Forward looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made, and they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of Denison to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For example, the modelling and assumptions upon which the work plans for exploration and/or the Wheeler River Project are based may not be maintained after further work is completed. In addition, Denison may decide or otherwise be required to discontinue exploration, testing, evaluation and development work if it is unable to maintain or otherwise secure the necessary resources (such as testing facilities, capital funding, regulatory approvals, etc.). Denison believes that the expectations reflected in this forward-looking information are reasonable but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate and results may differ materially from those anticipated in this forward-looking information. For a discussion in respect of risks and other factors that could influence forward-looking events, please refer to the factors discussed in Denison's Annual Information Form dated March 25, 2022 or subsequent quarterly financial reports under the heading 'Risk Factors'. These factors are not, and should not be construed as being exhaustive.
Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The forward-looking information contained in this news release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Any forward-looking information and the assumptions made with respect thereto speaks only as of the date of this news release. Denison does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information after the date of this news release to conform such information to actual results or to changes in Denison's expectations except as otherwise required by applicable legislation.
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Nokia and Samsung Gaining Outside of China
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center industries, preliminary findings suggest the positive momentum that has characterized the Radio Access Network (RAN) market over the past four years is losing some steam. The overall 2G-5G RAN infrastructure equipment market – including hardware and software – declined in the second quarter, recording the first year-over-year contraction in more than two years and the third consecutive quarter of RAN coming in below expectations. Although the RAN market is not immune to external risks, initial readings suggest that the RAN impact from deteriorating macro conditions, high levels of inflation, and supply chain disruptions were limited in the quarter.
"The shift in the pendulum is not a surprise, but admittedly it has swung a bit faster toward the negative than initially expected", said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "Slower momentum is not a sign that the 5G deployment phase is over. The message we have communicated for some time now, namely that the 5G cycle will be longer than previous technology cycles, still holds. At the same time, market conditions in the quarter were impacted by APAC, excluding China, Russia, and foreign exchange," continued Pongratz.
- Top 5 global suppliers in the quarter include Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia, ZTE, and Samsung.
- Top 4 suppliers outside of China in the quarter include Ericsson, Nokia, Huawei, and Samsung.
- Huawei and ZTE continued to dominate in China, together accounting for 90 to 95 percent of 1H 2022 revenues.
- Ericsson maintained its grip on the RAN market outside of China, accounting for 39 percent of the revenues for the 1H 2022.
- Nokia's RAN position outside of China improved between 1Q and 2Q 2022.
- Samsung's 1H 2022 RAN share improved both in North America and globally.
- Even though RAN results disappointed in the quarter and first half revenues are tracking below expectations, RAN is still projected to record a fifth consecutive year of growth in 2022.
Dell'Oro Group's RAN Quarterly Report offers a complete overview of the RAN industry, with tables covering manufacturers' and market revenue for multiple RAN segments including 5G NR Sub-6 GHz, 5G NR mmWave, LTE, macro base stations and radios, small cells, Massive MIMO, Open RAN, and vRAN. The report also tracks the RAN market by region and includes a four-quarter outlook. To purchase this report, please contact us by email at dgsales@delloro.com.
Dell'Oro Group is a market research firm that specializes in strategic competitive analysis in the telecommunications, enterprise networks, data center infrastructure, and network security markets. Our firm provides in-depth quantitative data and qualitative analysis to facilitate critical, fact-based business decisions. For more information, contact Dell'Oro Group at +1.650.622.9400 or visit https://www.delloro.com.
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CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO), an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers, announced today that it has closed on an agreement to transition its online program management (OPM) business to the University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC).
Over the past six months, Zovio has taken steps to implement a process designed to unlock shareholder value by rightsizing the company, accelerating growth of subsidiaries and exploring strategic alternatives, which included the potential divestiture of all three of its businesses.
In May 2022, Zovio completed the sale of TutorMe, for $55 million and used a portion of the proceeds to repay bridge financing. This left the company debt free and allowed Zovio to satisfy obligations stemming from a decision of the Superior Court of California while the company appeals the decision.
Continuing to execute on its strategic alternatives process, Zovio and UAGC negotiated, signed and closed on an asset purchase agreement with an effective date of July 31, 2022, after receiving approval from their respective Boards of Directors. Under the asset purchase agreement, UAGC is acquiring Zovio's operations and assets that previously provided services to UAGC through a long-term Strategic Services Agreement.
"Zovio has been at the forefront of providing innovative online learning products and services for almost two decades," Zovio Chief Executive Officer, Randy Hendricks said. "We are pleased to have reached this agreement with UAGC and are excited about their future," Hendricks concluded.
Zovio will continue to support the continued growth and expansion of Fullstack Academy and simultaneously explore strategic alternatives for that business.
About Zovio
Zovio (Nasdaq: ZVO) is an education technology services company that partners with higher education institutions and employers to deliver innovative, personalized solutions to help learners and leaders achieve their aspirations. The Zovio network, including Fullstack Academy, leverages its core strengths to solve priority market needs through education technology services. Using proprietary advanced data analytics, Zovio identifies the most meaningful ways to enhance the learner experience and deliver strong outcomes for higher education institutions, employers, and learners. Zovio's purpose is to help everyone be in a class of their own. For more information, visit www.zovio.com.
Contact: Vickie Schray
vickie.schray@zovio.com
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- Noble Gerry de Souza commenced operations in Suriname upgraded with MPD system and a second BOP
- Backlog increased by approximately $700 million to $1.9 billion as of April 1, 2022
- 2022 Adjusted EBITDA guidance increased
- Maersk Drilling combination expected to close mid-2022, subject to UK antitrust clearance
SUGAR LAND, Texas, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Noble Corporation (NYSE: NE, "Noble", or the "Company") today reported first quarter 2022 results.
Robert W. Eifler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Noble Corporation, stated "Our strong operational performance, highlighted by the successful commencement of operations for the Noble Gerry de Souza in Suriname, coupled with significant contracting success across the fleet, sets the stage for an exciting year for Noble. The combination of our performance in the first quarter and continued improvements across all markets has increased our financial expectations for 2022. I would like to thank the entire Noble organization for their continued hard work and their commitment to operating safely every day."
First Quarter Results
Contract drilling services revenue for the first quarter of 2022 totaled $195 million compared to $192 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Marketed fleet utilization was 75 percent in the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 77 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021. Contract drilling services costs for the first quarter were $166 million, down from $183 million in the fourth quarter of 2021.
Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $27 million compared to $12 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Capital expenditures totaled $45 million in the first quarter, which includes $11 million of client reimbursable investments.
Upon emergence from restructuring, Noble adopted fresh-start accounting which resulted in Noble becoming a new reporting entity for accounting and financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, financial statements and notes after February 5, 2021 are not comparable to financial statements and notes prior to that date. As required by GAAP, results must be presented separately for the predecessor period up to February 5, 2021 (the "Predecessor" period) and the successor period from February 6, 2021 through all dates after (the "Successor" period).
Operating Highlights
In the first quarter, the Noble Regina Allen was awarded a contract for six wells in Trinidad and Tobago. The work is expected to commence shortly after the conclusion of the rig's contract with Repsol in Guyana. In the U.K. North Sea, the Noble Sam Hartley was contracted by TotalEnergies for one firm well with an anticipated start in the third quarter of 2022. The contract also includes two one-well options. Noble also received a binding Letter of Award ("LOA") from Qatargas for the Noble Houston Colbert and Noble Mick O'Brien. The LOA is for 3.5 years of firm work per rig. The Noble Mick O'Brien contract will be in direct continuation with Qatargas and the Noble Houston Colbert is preparing to mobilize out of the UK North Sea this summer and begin operations in the third quarter of 2022. The associated revenue will be included in our backlog once the contracts have been executed.
The Noble Gerry de Souza, upgraded with an MPD system and second BOP, safely mobilized to Suriname and began its contract with APA Corp near the end of the first quarter. APA Corp has two one-well options for the rig. The Noble Globetrotter I is expected to conclude its 10-year contract with Shell in the third quarter and demobilize for an out-of-service period. Shortly after its shipyard stay, the Noble Globetrotter I is expected to mobilize to Mexico for a one-well contract with CNOOC and a two well program with Petronas. On April 1st, 2022, the four drillships operating under the Commercial Enabling Agreement ("CEA") were awarded 7.4 years of incremental term in connection with the sanctioning of the Yellowtail development in Guyana. Each rig is now contracted to the fourth quarter of 2025. Additionally, the Noble Clyde Boudreaux, a moored semisubmersible, was divested in the first quarter.
Backlog and Balance Sheet Highlights
As of April 1, 2022, Noble's estimated revenue backlog is approximately $1.9 billion. This includes the 7.4 rig year award under the CEA but does not include the 7 years of firm term associated with the LOA from Qatargas.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had total liquidity of $767 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $105 million, and availability under its revolving credit facility of $662 million. The Company experienced an increase in accounts receivable in the first quarter above the expected level, but this is anticipated to normalize over the coming quarters.
Maersk Drilling Business Combination Update
On April 29, 2022, Noble provided an update on the merger control process for obtaining clearance in the UK for the previously announced business combination with Maersk Drilling. The process remains ongoing following the UK Competition and Markets Authority's ("UK CMA") Phase 1 decision on April 22, 2022 pursuant to which the UK CMA stated that the transaction gives rise to a realistic prospect of a substantial lessening of competition and that a remedy to address such effect would be required to avoid a reference to a Phase 2 review. As a result, Noble and possibly Maersk Drilling plan to offer to divest certain jackup rigs currently located in the North Sea (the "Remedy Rigs") to seek to obtain conditional antitrust clearance from the UK CMA in Phase 1 of the merger control process. The Remedy Rigs will comprise the Noble Hans Deul, Noble Sam Hartley, Noble Sam Turner, Noble Houston Colbert, and either the Maersk Innovator or the Noble Lloyd Noble, both of which are a CJ-70 design. Noble expects there to be clarity on which of the CJ-70 rigs will be included in the Remedy Rigs in the coming weeks. On this basis, Noble is examining different options to divest the Remedy Rigs. The duration and outcome of the UK CMA review process remains uncertain. If Noble is able to obtain a conditional Phase 1 antitrust clearance from the UK CMA, the closing of the business combination is expected to occur in mid-2022.
Outlook
The Company's full-year 2022 guidance range for Adjusted Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA increased to $1,130 to $1,180 million and $320 to $350 million, respectively. This increase, which is primarily driven by improved drillship activity and dayrates, is partially offset for Adjusted EBITDA by inflationary pressures. Full-year 2022 capital expenditure guidance range, net of client reimbursables, increased by $15 million to $145 to $160 million. This increase is primarily driven by contract preparation investments required by recent commercial awards for the Noble Globetrotter I and the Noble Houston Colbert. Further details may be found in the guidance table included at the back of this press release.
Commenting on Noble's outlook for 2022, Mr. Eifler stated, "We are encouraged by the steadily improving fundamentals in the offshore drilling market and expect to continue to see positive dayrate momentum. We anticipate realizing a meaningful improvement in financial results in the second quarter and have visibility to exiting the year at an Adjusted EBITDA run-rate of $125 million per quarter. As we look forward to the closing of the combination with Maersk Drilling, we remain focused on operating safely, serving the needs of our customers, and creating long-term value for our shareholders."
Fleet Status Report
In conjunction with first quarter results, the Company has also provided an updated "Fleet Status Report" which reflects the current status and contract information for each of its rigs. The updated report can be found under the "Our Fleet" section of the Company's website.
Conference Call
Noble will host a conference call related to its first quarter 2022 results on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. U.S. Central Time. Interested parties may dial +1 929-203-0901 and refer to conference ID 31391 approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. Alternatively, a live webcast link will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website. A webcast replay will be accessible for a limited time following the scheduled call.
For additional information, visit www.noblecorp.com or email investors@noblecorp.com
About Noble Corporation
Noble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The Company owns and operates one of the most modern, versatile, and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry. Noble and its predecessors have been engaged in the contract drilling of oil and gas wells since 1921. Currently, Noble performs, through its subsidiaries, contract drilling services with a fleet of 19 offshore drilling units, consisting of 11 drillships and 8 jackups, focused largely on ultra-deepwater and high-specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transactions (the "Business Combination") contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2021, by and among Noble, Noble Finco Limited ("Topco"), Noble Newco Sub Limited and The Drilling Company of 1972 A/S ("Maersk Drilling"), Topco has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (which Registration Statement was declared effective on April 11, 2022) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") that includes a proxy statement of Noble that also constitutes a prospectus for Topco and an offering prospectus of Topco to be used in connection with Topco's offer to exchange shares in Maersk Drilling for Topco shares. Noble mailed the proxy statement/prospectus to its shareholders in connection with the vote to approve the merger of Noble with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Topco, and Topco will distribute the offering prospectus in connection with the exchange offer. Should Maersk Drilling and Noble proceed with the proposed Business Combination, Maersk Drilling and Noble also expect that Topco will file an offer document with the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet). This communication does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the proposed Business Combination and is not intended to form the basis of any investment decision or any other decision in respect of the proposed Business Combination. INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND THE OFFERING DOCUMENT RELATING TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION IN ITS ENTIRETY AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY EACH OF TOPCO AND NOBLE WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TOPCO, MAERSK DRILLING AND NOBLE, THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND RELATED MATTERS.
Investors and shareholders can obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by Noble and Topco through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders can obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents related thereto on Maersk Drilling's website at www.maerskdrilling.com or on Noble's website at www.noblecorp.com or by written request to Noble at Noble Corporation, Attn: Richard B. Barker, 13135 Dairy Ashford, Suite 800, Sugar Land, Texas 77478.
Participants in the Solicitation
Maersk Drilling, Noble and their respective directors, executive officers and certain employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Maersk Drilling and Noble, respectively in connection with the proposed Business Combination. Shareholders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Noble's directors and officers in Noble's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on February 17, 2022, and Items 10 through 14 of Part III of Amendment No. 1 thereto on Form 10-K/A, which was filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022. To the extent the holdings of Noble's securities by Noble's directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in such annual report, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Maersk Drilling's directors and officers is contained in Maersk Drilling's Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Additional information regarding the interests of such individuals in the proposed Business Combination are included in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC. You may obtain free copies of these documents from the sources indicated above.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed Business Combination or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction, in each case in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act and applicable European or UK, as appropriate, regulations. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained, the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including, without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange, of any such jurisdiction.
Forward-looking Statements
This communication includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this communication, including those regarding future guidance, including Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA run-rate, and capital expenditures, free cash flow, rig demand, the offshore drilling market, oil prices, contract backlog, fleet status, our future financial position, business strategy, liquidity, future capital expenditures, contract commitments, dayrates, contract commencements, extension or renewals, contract tenders, plans and objectives of management for future operations, industry conditions, impact of competition, worldwide economic conditions, the benefits of the Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Business Combination, the divestment of drilling rigs in connection with the CMA's review of the transaction, the rigs to be included in such divestment, and the parties' ability to obtain the necessary merger control clearances to complete the transaction and timing, benefits or results of acquisitions or dispositions are forward-looking statements. When used in this communication, the words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "project," "should," "shall" and "will" and similar expressions are intended to be among the statements that identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that such expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication and we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement for any reason, except as required by law. We have identified factors, including, but not limited to, the business combination with Maersk Drilling (including but not limited to the risk that the business combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the business combination, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the business combination agreement, the effect of the announcement or pendency of the business combination on Noble's business relationships, performance and business generally, the risk that the proposed business combination disrupts current plans and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the proposed business combination, the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against related to the proposed business combination, requirements, conditions or costs that may be imposed in connection with obtaining regulatory approvals of the business combination, the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations (including with respect to synergies and financial and operational metrics, such as EBITDA and free cash flow) after the completion of the proposed business combination, and to identify and realize additional opportunities, the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the proposed business combination, the potential impact of announcement or consummation of the proposed business combination on relationships with third parties, and risks associated with assumptions that parties make in connection with the parties' critical accounting estimates and other judgments), the effects of public health threats, such as the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, and the adverse impact thereof on our business, financial condition and results of operations (including but not limited to our operating costs, supply chain, availability of labor, logistical capabilities, customer demand for our services and industry demand generally, our liquidity, the price of our securities, our ability to access capital markets, and the global economy and financial markets generally), the effects of actions by, or disputes among OPEC+ members with respect to production levels or other matters related to the price of oil, market conditions, factors affecting the level of activity in the oil and gas industry, supply and demand of drilling rigs, factors affecting our drilling contracts, including duration, downtime, dayrates, operating hazards and delays, risks associated with operations outside the US, actions by regulatory authorities, credit rating agencies, customers, joint venture partners, contractors, lenders and other third parties, legislation and regulations affecting drilling operations, compliance with regulatory requirements, violations of anti-corruption laws, shipyard risk and timing, delays in mobilization of rigs, hurricanes and other weather conditions, and the future price of oil and gas, that could cause actual plans or results to differ materially from those included in any forward-looking statements. These factors include those "Risk Factors" referenced or described in the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q's, and other filings with the SEC. We cannot control such risk factors and other uncertainties, and in many cases, we cannot predict the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements. You should consider these risks and uncertainties when you are evaluating us.
NOBLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NON-GAAP MEASURES AND RECONCILIATION
Certain non-GAAP performance measures and corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the Company have been provided for meaningful comparisons between current results and prior operating periods. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company's performance, financial position, or cash flows that excludes or includes amounts that are not normally included or excluded in the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company defines "Adjusted EBITDA" as net loss from continuing operations before income taxes; interest income and other, net; gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net; interest expense, net of amounts capitalized; loss on impairment; reorganization items, net; certain corporate projects and legal matters; certain infrequent operational events; and depreciation and amortization expense. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA measure provides greater transparency of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA run-rate as used in this press release means the Company's Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the second, third and fourth quarters of 2022, annualized for three quarters.
In order to fully assess the financial operating results, management believes that the results of operations, adjusted to exclude the following items, which are included in the Company's press release issued on May 2, 2022, are appropriate measures of the continuing and normal operations of the Company:
These non-GAAP adjusted measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, contract drilling revenue, contract drilling cost, contract drilling margin, average daily revenue, operating income, cash flows from operations, or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. Please see the following non-GAAP Financial Measures and Reconciliations for a complete description of the adjustments.
NOBLE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
2022 GUIDANCE
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Guidance is as of May 2, 2022. Noble's guidance is provided on a guidance basis, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. Management evaluates Noble's financial performance in part based on guidance basis, which management believes enhances investors' understanding of Noble's overall financial performance by providing them with an additional meaningful and relevant comparison of current and anticipated future results across periods. The adjustments to arrive at guidance basis are described below. Due to the forward-looking nature of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA run-rate, management cannot reliably predict certain of the necessary components of the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP measure. Accordingly, the company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of such forward-looking non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure without unreasonable effort.
The Company provided updated guidance for full year 2022:
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"One-stop-shop" provides end-to-end service and maintenance to ensure fleet readiness
HANOVER, Md., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phillips Corporation, a leading service provider and manufacturing partner to the U.S. federal government, today announced the company's celebration of 60 years of continuous service supporting the U.S. Navy. Since founding its Federal division in 1961, Phillips Corp. has performed thousands of services and won numerous contracts for U.S. Armed Forces facilities across the country.
During the six-decade partnership with the Navy, Phillips has served as the fleet's trusted partner supporting U.S. Navy shipyards so they have the industrial service and maintenance capabilities they need to succeed.
"Sixty years ago, the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy first selected Phillips Corporation to provide support and management of logistics, maintenance, and industrial operations across shipyards," said Joe Harrison, President of Phillips Corporation – Federal Division. "Today, we celebrate the anniversary of that decision and our continuous relationship with the Navy. We're so proud to support the U.S. Armed Forces and we look forward to another 60 years of providing world-class service to our country's military."
Throughout the tenure of its relationship with the Navy, Phillips Corp. has served as a "one-stop shop" that provides end-to-end, full-service solutions for maintenance and calibration analysis of industrial plant equipment. The company provides fast, reliable, and responsive maintenance support in multiple areas, including the following:
- Preventative maintenance;
- Certification and calibration tests;
- On-the-job maintenance training;
- Provision of maintenance consumables (as part of preventive and corrective maintenance); and
- Reporting.
"Phillips Corp. built our industry-leading reputation by providing expertise at the intersection of logistics, maintenance, and industrial operations, and that explains the success and durability of our ongoing relationship with the U.S. Department of Defense and other federal agencies," said Harrison, who is also a Lieutenant Colonel currently serving in the United States Army Reserve. "We remain mission-driven in our support of the U.S. Navy, and we will continue our work maintaining the Navy's warships and combat systems, rapidly getting ships to sea, and ensuring their readiness to deliver responsive combat power to the fleet."
For more information on the Phillips Corp.'s Federal division, please click here.
About Phillips Corporation
For more than 60 years, leaders in government, industry and education have trusted the experts at Phillips Corporation to solve their greatest manufacturing challenges. Our mission is to create legendary value for the manufacturing community by unlocking solutions that propel profitability, productivity, and new capability. Phillips provides a powerful combination of equipment, applications expertise, training, and services to meet the fast-changing needs of all manufacturers. Learn more about Phillips at www.phillipscorp.com.
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Jackson officials, residents thank Dave Ruwadi for 31 years of service with parks district
JACKSON TWP. – Township officials and local residents Tuesday thanked David Ruwadi for 31 years of service to the community's parks district.
Jackson Township trustees passed a resolution honoring the parks and recreation superintendent with the naming of the David Ruwadi North Park Pavilion. Meanwhile, the Jackson Diamond Club, a booster club that supports baseball programs, presented a $5,000 check in honor of Ruwadi to support park programs.
Ruwadi retires this month. He originally was hired by the Jackson Township Joint Recreation District — formed by trustees and Jackson Local Schools — in April 1991. When the township took over the parks district, Ruwadi became the parks and recreation superintendent.
He led the parks district as it grew, officials said.
Kody Gonzalez, who presented the check from the Jackson Diamond Club, thanked Ruwadi for being helpful and leading parks programs.
"He's been a great steward for the township," Gonzalez told trustees. "He's been the face of the community."
Ruwadi said he appreciated all of the work everyone has put into developing Jackson's parks district through the years. He said he enjoyed working with residents and helping the baseball, soccer and other sports leagues.
"It's been good. You try to do what you can for everyone," Ruwadi said.
In other business, trustees:
- Approved planning for work to widen Wales Avenue NW at Keck Circle NW to accommodate turn lanes.
- Approved a sponsorship agreement for the amphitheater in North Park with the Pro Football Hall of Fame for $10,000.
- Appointed Steven A. Gosney to a seat on the board of zoning appeals, replacing Charles Rohr who submitted his resignation.
- Hired Mark D. Akers as an investigator with the zoning department. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2022/05/11/jackson-officials-thank-dave-ruwadi-31-years-parks-district/9708807002/ | 2022-05-11T14:45:51Z |
Harris calls water security a foreign policy priority
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris said Wednesday the U.S. is safer if people in other countries have sufficient water to drink, grow food and safely dispose of sewage, emphasizing that water access is a foreign policy priority.
Harris said making sure that every country has enough water will prevent conflicts, improve health outcomes and boost local economies. Working towards those goals will make the world more stable and secure, according to a newly released White House plan to address issues facing global water supplies and quality.
The Biden administration said it will support investments in water infrastructure abroad and provide technical expertise to help other countries manage their water resources.
More than two billion people around the world live in “water stressed” countries where demand for water exceeds supplies, the World Health Organization estimates. Harris said that reality will have a “profound impact on America’s interests around the globe.”
“Water insecurity makes our world less stable,” she said, adding that it can lead to “mass migration, which can put significant pressure on neighboring communities.”
Republicans have criticized the Biden administration over the number of migrants arriving at the Southern border. Harris has frequently said tackling migration requires addressing “root causes,” and previously proposed providing short-term relief to some Central American countries dealing with extreme weather events.
Wednesday’s plan states that gaps in access to basic sanitation in Central America “contribute to inequality, drive migration, and foment civil unrest.”
Climate change will increase temperatures and drive extreme weather, making water access in some regions worse. So far, the world has made modest, uneven progress towards improving sanitation and drinking water services, the White House said.
Inadequate water access has the most effect on women, who need water for menstrual hygiene and are often responsible for transporting water, the plan said.
The WHO estimates that 2 billion people worldwide drink from a water source contaminated with feces, which can cause diarrhea and other diseases. The problem kills an estimated 485,000 people a year, according to the organization.
U.S. Agency for International Development administrator Samantha Power said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has deprived millions in that country of clean water.
“Some leaders are taking advantage of water insecurity and actually wielding it as a weapon of war,” said Power, who also spoke at the event.
The White House said it would use existing resources to implement the plan, but was thin on specifics about how deadlines or goals would be met. Those goals include improving clean water access without increasing greenhouse gas emissions, helping other countries sustainably manage resources, and getting international organizations to address water security issues.
Harris spoke at the White House alongside Power and Kathleen Hicks, deputy secretary at the Department of Defense. Other speakers included Alice Albright, CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and the daughter of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
“Many of our most fundamental national security interests depend on water security,” Harris said.
The Biden administration also released a one-year report on its efforts to combat drought, a significant, stubborn problem impacting much of the western United States. Harris said the infrastructure bill passed last year directed billions toward water infrastructure, including the replacement of toxic lead pipes.
Harris’ home state of California has been especially hard hit by dry conditions. Less water has increased the risk of wildfires and forced water restrictions on millions of Californians.
“Across the West, we have seen the terrible cost of the climate crisis,” Harris said.
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Phillis reported from St. Louis.
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Last Mile Food Rescue in Cincinnati started shopping in November for a refrigerated box truck to move perishable donations from food retailers to distribution sites. The purchase would take some of the pressure off overstretched volunteers, who would have to make three or more runs in their cars to haul as much food as a single truckload.
But Last Mile is experiencing sticker shock. Prices for the kind of truck its leaders have in mind have soared thousands of dollars in recent months, to as much as $80,000. For an organization with an annual budget of $650,000, that’s too big a hit to absorb.
Frustrated, the charity started looking for used trucks, but the prices of used vehicles have shot up as well.
“We look every day,” says Julie Shifman, Last Mile’s executive director. “We hope that we will be able to afford it, or a major donor might be able to come in to help us.”
Last Mile is far from alone. Nonprofits of all kinds are getting hit hard by inflation, experts say. Price and wage increases are hurting nonprofits in multiple ways, making it harder to keep up with their own basic operational expenses while also forcing them to curtail the services they provide.
At the same time, there are early signs that the burst of generosity donors showed in the first year of the pandemic may be slowing considerably.
“It’s not a pretty equation,” says Shannon McCracken, chief executive of the Nonprofit Alliance, an advocacy group.
Nonprofits that provide annual cost-of-living increases for their workers, as many do, are getting hit with higher payroll costs of about 6% even without any increase based on merit or seniority, McCracken says.
David Lipsetz, CEO at the Housing Assistance Council, says inflation has eaten into the number of affordable-housing units his organization can provide.
The council underwrites loans for housing developments at below-market rates in some of the poorest regions of the country, and it strives to maximize the amount of housing it can build with limited resources.
Please see INFLATION, 6C
“We’re operating on extraordinarily thin margins,” says Lipsetz. “We are putting those loans out the door as cheaply as we can.”
When the price of building materials goes up 10%, says Lipsetz, there’s usually no room in the loan to accommodate that increase. Lipsetz says that sometimes his nonprofit can rework the terms of the loan or find additional sources of financing, but it doesn’t always work out.
“It’s stalled countless projects for us, right in the middle of a period of time when housing and shelter are the most important things needed to weather the storm of a pandemic,” says Lipsetz. “For us, a modest increase in costs can shut down a project in an area of the country where it’s needed the most.”
Jesse Tree, a nonprofit in Boise, Idaho, that pays rent for people who are on the verge of being evicted, has seen sharp increases in demand for assistance in recent years. Ali Rabe, the organization’s executive director, says research shows housing prices in her region shot up 75% from 2015 to 2020 at a time when local wages increased 18%.
The situation has only gotten worse since 2020, says Rabe. Work-at-home policies spurred by the pandemic allowed highly paid urban dwellers to relocate to rural areas, she says, and housing prices shot up another 40% or so last year.
Local courts in the Treasury Valley region of southwestern Idaho, which Jesse Tree serves, hold about 20 eviction hearings a week, says Rabe.
“We can only help about a quarter of people who apply for assistance,” she says.
A government grant provided through federal Covid assistance helped the nonprofit maintain operations, but that grant expires in September, says Rabe. The nonprofit is hoping donors will fill the gap, she says.
Nonprofits by their nature are in a poor position to adapt to rising costs, experts say. While McDonald’s can offset higher beef costs by raising the cost of a Big Mac, for many nonprofits the only options are to cut services or hope donors will come to the rescue.
Kelley Kuhn, CEO of the Michigan Nonprofit Association, says nonprofits that provide basic goods and services, like food and housing, are being hit the hardest. At the same time, nonprofits are struggling to retain workers who are being lured away by businesses that are able to offer higher salaries, says Kuhn.
“That’s something any nonprofit is experiencing now, trying to keep up with the requests for higher salaries and wages,” Kuhn says. She added that a passion for the mission won’t keep nonprofit workers from seeking higher wages elsewhere if they can’t meet basic living expenses.
“That’s a lot of strain on human capital happening for nonprofits,” she says.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott recently took the sting of inflation away for some nonprofits with another round of major gifts. The Housing Assistance Council, for example, got $7 million. And Habitat for Humanity, which has had to scale back the number of houses it builds due to increased costs of lumber and land, got $439 million, which will allow it to reverse course and ramp up operations.
Corinne O’Connell, CEO of Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia, says the cost of replacing a roof on a row house shot up from $5,000 to $8,500 in a single year. And while her local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity received $5 million of Scott’s gift, she notes that most nonprofits can’t count on getting bailed out by a generous billionaire. “The screws just keep tightening on nonprofits who are working on the front lines,” O’Connell says.
Like Shifman at Last Mile, Diana Lara leads a charity that collects and distributes food that was otherwise headed for the garbage. Lara’s Southern California nonprofit Food Finders has three trucks and a van, all refrigerated, and the fuel costs are gobbling up a bigger share of its budget.
At the same time, grocery stores are hanging onto perishable food longer, she says. Food that previously would have been donated is getting marked down for a quick sale instead.
The group purchases some nonperishable food to supplement donated goods, and those costs are rising, says Lara. Meanwhile new hires are demanding higher starting pay.
In short, a wide array of expenses are over budget.
“So we’re starting to feel that in our pockets,” she says. “It’s just insane.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/article_5e5db32e-b843-11ec-80e7-872015e24747.html | 2022-04-10T01:42:38Z |
PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a tasty and satisfying way to enjoy a glass of milk," said an inventor, from Philadelphia, Pa., "so I invented CEREAL MILK. My design would offer added flavor and fun which could encourage you to drink more milk on a daily basis."
The invention provides a flavorful milk option for children and adults. In doing so, it offers an alternative to drinking plain white milk. As a result, it enhances taste and it could encourage individuals to drink more milk. The invention features a novel design that is easy to serve and enjoy so it is ideal for children and adults, schools, restaurants, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PLB-157, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Kreider scores late, Rangers edge Pens 5-3 to force Game 7
By WILL GRAVES
AP Sports Writer
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chris Kreider’s long slap shot bounced over Louis Domingue and into the net with 1:28 left and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 to push their thrilling first-round series to a deciding Game 7. Kreider’s second goal of the game and fourth of the playoffs sent the series back to New York. Mika Zibanejad had two goals and two assists, and Andrew Copp added an empty netter in the waning seconds. Game 7 is Sunday at Madison Square Garden. The Penguins played without captain Sidney Crosby, who sat out with an upper-body injury sustained in Game 5. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/13/kreider-scores-late-rangers-edge-pens-5-3-to-force-game-7/ | 2022-05-14T02:54:13Z |
PODGORICA, Montenegro — Montenegro’s prime minister says he has spoken on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and expressed readiness to visit Kyiv.
Dritan Abazovic also told Zelenskyy on Thursday that he will suggest to other leaders of countries in the Western Balkans that they should all travel to Ukraine together to show support.
Small Montenegro in 2017 defied Russia’s strong opposition to join NATO, and is viewed as the next in line for EU membership.
The country, along with North Macedonia and Bulgaria, prevented the visit of Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to neighboring Serbia earlier this week by refusing to grant permit for his plane to fly through their airspace.
Abazovic hopes that Ukraine, too, will soon become a formal EU candidate, said a statement from his office. Abazovic offered Montenegro’s help on Ukraine’s accession path.
The statement also says that Zelenskyy invited Abazovic to visit Kyiv as soon as possible.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR:
— War rap: In Ukraine, an angry voice for a furious generation
— Smashed buildings in Mariupol produce ‘caravan of death’
— Russia, Turkey back plan to export grains; Ukraine doubtful
— UN report: Ukraine war is increasing suffering of millions
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OTHER DEVELOPMENTS:
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s top military official says the situation on the frontline is “very difficult” and calls for “very quick” weapon supplies.
Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said in a Facebook post Thursday that every day up to 100 Ukrainian troops are killed and up to 500 end up wounded.
He said Kyiv needs heavy weapons, as well as aircraft and air defense systems quickly.
“We proved that we don’t fear the Kremlin, unlike many others. But we as a country can’t afford to bleed, losing our best sons and daughters,” Reznikov wrote.
He said that Russia “continues to press by sheer mass,” suffering “huge casualties” as well.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said earlier that every day 60-100 Ukrainian servicemen die on the frontline and some 500 sustain wounds.
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BRUSSELS — Senior members of the European Union’s parliament are urging EU leaders to make Ukraine and neighboring Moldova official candidates for joining the 27-nation bloc.
Political group leaders in the European Parliament said Thursday that the EU “must be a reliable partner and a credible geopolitical actor that lives up to its principles and values by showing solidarity with those who stand up for the same ideals.”
The EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, is drafting an opinion on the membership requests of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia. In recent years, the commission repeatedly expressed concern about corruption in Ukraine and the need for deep political and economic reforms.
The official opinion will be weighed by EU leaders at a June 23-24 summit in Brussels. Several leaders are wary of opening the door to Ukraine, although acquiring full membership would take the country many years.
The parliamentary group leaders say that giving Ukraine and Moldova EU candidate status would mark “the start to a merit-based process” for joining. They also urged EU leaders “to work towards granting the same status to Georgia.”
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MOSCOW — Russia’s defense ministry says it used air-launched missiles to destroy a Ukrainian military base where foreign fighters allegedly were being trained.
Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Thursday that the training center was in the Zhytomyr region of central Ukraine, about 125 kilometers (75 miles) west of Kyiv.
There was no immediate comment from Ukraine to the Russian claims. Russia refers to foreign fighters who joined Ukrainian troops in the war as ‘mercenaries.’
Konashenkov said Russian missiles also destroyed an ammunition depot and an anti-aircraft system elsewhere in Ukraine.
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KYIV, Ukraine — The governor of eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province says Russian forces are employing “scorched-earth tactics” against the city of Sievierodonetsk, hitting it with rockets, artillery and mortars.
Serhiy Haidai also told The Associated Press on Thursday that neighboring Lysychansk is enduring “day and night shelling.” Russians are trying to storm the key road connecting Lysychansk and the city of Bakhmut but have failed to gain control of it, he said.
Haidai says Ukraine still “remains able to deliver humanitarian supplies to the region by a relatively safe route.”
Ukraine’s east has been the main focus of Russia’s attacks for more than two months.
Haidai said there were two attacks on a chemical plant and “fierce battles” continue in Sievierodonetsk.
“Street battles are taking place with varied success in city blocks,” the governor said. “The army of Ukraine is fighting for every street and house.”
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PARIS — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia’s invasion of his country is a threat to the environment and could lead to dangerous pollution in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.
Zelenskyy made the comments at a ministerial meeting of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. He used the platform to impress on ministers the need to wean states off Russian natural gas in favor of green energy.
The Black Sea and the Sea of Azov border both Ukraine and Russia. The Black Sea also borders Bulgaria, Georgia, Romania and Turkey.
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BERLIN — Poland’s president has sharply criticized phone calls the leaders of France and Germany had with Vladimir Putin, saying the conversations serve only to legitimize the Russian leader.
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have spoken to Putin several times since Russia invaded Ukraine, both separately and together, in attempts to nudge him toward ending the war.
Polish President Andrzej Duda was quoted Thursday as telling Germany’s Bild newspaper that he’s “astonished” by the calls.
Duda argued they achieve nothing and “only bring about a legitimization of a person who is responsible for the crimes the Russian army is committing in Ukraine.”
Bild quoted Duda as adding: “Did anyone talk like this with Adolf Hitler during World War II? Did anyone say that Adolf Hitler must save face? … I have not heard such voices.” | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/live-updates-russia-says-it-hit-base-for-mercenaries/ | 2022-06-09T14:21:55Z |
High school teacher’s drag performance for students draws controversy
MADISON, Wis. (WKOW) – A video of a drag performance has gone viral and is drawing both support and criticism from people across the country.
The performance wasn’t at a club or venue; it was at a Wisconsin high school staff talent show.
When Middleton High School teacher Matt Kashdan heard the school was bringing back their staff talent show this year, he says he knew a drag performance was what he wanted to do.
“I’m like, this opportunity could be cool to show my art, my version of art,” he said. “But it’s also a cool opportunity for me to show students like, who cares, just go be yourself.”
While the performance was fun, and the crowd ecstatic, not everyone was happy.
Kashdan said a concerned parent emailed the school about the performance shortly after and shared it on social media with a conservative media outlet, which drew criticism from all over.
“People were calling me a groomer, people were calling me a pedophile, people were calling me a narcissist,” Kashdan said. “It was homophobic.”
Kashdan said he had received the OK on the performance from an organizer ahead of time.
After the criticism, an official with the school district said that “going forward, staff performances will be vetted by a team, including an administrator.”
Even after loads of hate mail from people across the country, Kashdan said the amount of support he received from his students and the school district went beyond anything he could ever have imagined.
“The coolest thing was that when I went back to school after all of this media stuff had happened, all around the school there were these signs posted saying, ‘We support you, LGBTQ rights matter.’”
Kashdan said even after the ups and downs, he has no regrets.
“This whole experience honestly made me want to do drag more,” he said. “All this has done has, like I said before, just showed me the power of drag and how important it is for our community.”
Kashdan said he’ll continue to perform in drag at local venues going forward. He won’t be teaching at Middleton High School next year for reasons unrelated to the performance.
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Award-Winning Conference to Focus on Passion, Purpose and Perseverance with Renowned Speakers Including Former Walt Disney Company CEO and Chairman Bob Iger, Legendary Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall, and Hall-of-Fame Basketball Coach Mike Krzyzewski with More to Come . . .
DUBLIN, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet (NYSE: TNET), a leading provider of comprehensive human resources for small and medium-size businesses (SMBs), today announced that registration is open for TriNet PeopleForce 2022. Featuring a distinguished and remarkable roster of speakers, the three-day, award-winning conference kicks off Tuesday, September 13 with acclaimed leaders in business, public policy, science, social justice, sports entertainment, media and more. The live event will take place in New York—or virtually from anywhere.
"What began as a virtual conference during the height of the pandemic to help SMBs rebuild, reimagine and move forward has become a much-anticipated annual gathering of thought leaders and resilient SMBs," said Michael Mendenhall, SVP, CMO and CCO at TriNet. "This year we will continue to build on the foundation of resilience, innovation and excellence that SMBs have displayed during one of the most challenging events in our nation's history, and offer them inspiration, insights and information to help them continue to thrive."
TriNet PeopleForce 2022 will provide entrepreneurs and SMB leaders with three days of outstanding speakers, dynamic sessions, and unique opportunities to celebrate and recognize their passion, purpose and perseverance.
Some of the prominent speakers include:
- Bob Iger, Former CEO and Chairman, The Walt Disney Company
- Mike Krzyzewski, former head basketball coach, Duke University
- Dr. Jane Goodall, world's leading primatologist
- More to be announced!
Early-bird registration for TriNet PeopleForce 2022 is open through July 31. Register to attend virtually or live in New York: https://peopleforce.trinet.com/
For a look at TriNet PeopleForce 2021 visit: PeopleForce 2021 | TriNet
About TriNet
TriNet (NYSE: TNET) provides small and medium-size businesses (SMBs) with full-service HR solutions tailored by industry. To free SMBs from HR complexities, TriNet offers access to human capital expertise, benefits, risk mitigation and compliance, payroll, all enabled by industry leading technology capabilities. TriNet's suite of products also includes services and software-based solutions to help streamline workflows by connecting HR, Benefits, Employee Engagement, Payroll and Time & Attendance. From Main Street to Wall Street, TriNet empowers SMBs to focus on what matters most—growing their business and enabling their people. TriNet, incredible starts here. For more information, visit TriNet.com or follow us on Twitter.
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The biannual event returns to Las Vegas with expanded schedule, new partnerships and the debut of MJU Venture Summit
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MJ Unpacked, the first national event created exclusively for cannabis CPG brands, retail executives and accredited investors actively investing in cannabis, announced the speaker lineup and event programming for Sept. 28-30 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Over the course of three days, guests will have the opportunity to connect and collaborate with industry peers and investors from across the nation to gain insight into new markets, meet new distributors, and strike new licensing deals. In addition to speaker sessions, breakouts and networking, this year's Las Vegas event will also feature new integrations, including the Clio Cannabis Awards and the first-ever MJU Venture Summit, featuring top thought leaders in the cannabis industry.
Highlights of the event include:
- MJU Venture Summit, Sept. 28 – The inaugural MJU Venture Summit is a highly curated half-day event exclusively for venture fund managers, family office executives, and UHNW individuals actively investing in the cannabis industry. The Venture Summit will kick off at noon on Wednesday with a hosted lunch and networking, followed by high-level relevant discussions for the investor set in the cannabis space. Speakers from Verano, Terrapin Care Station, Cowen & Co, the Canadian Stock Exchange, American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH), the US Cannabis Council, Poseidon Investment Management, Merida Capital Holdings, and BDSA will headline sessions focused on investor-relevant topics, including utilizing public market capital, the latest updates for federal reform, global markets reports, and an exits panel. Investors are required to register for MJ Unpacked and meet the event's registration requirements to access the MJU Venture Summit. The program will close with a champagne networking session before feeding into the Brand Experience Hall opening reception.
- Brand Experience Hall, Sept. 29-30 – The Brand Experience Hall will open Wednesday evening with a cocktail reception and remain open for business through Friday. Expect to preview some of the most innovative and successful brands including Wana Brands, Body and Mind, Kosmik Brands, Toast, City Trees, Weekenders Cannabis, Slang Worldwide and more from every adult-use market in the United States. MJ Unpacked's Brand Experience Hall provides exhibitors unparalleled opportunities to showcase their products and connect with retailers and potential license partners to expand their footprint nationwide.
- Money Stage, Sept. 29-30 – On Thursday and Friday, the Money Stage will present opportunities to pitch a panel of venture capitalists and an audience of accredited investors for a chance to receive funding and the MJ Unpacked Pitch Reward of $5,000.
- Speaker Sessions, Sept. 29-30 – Over 40 of the most high-profile names across cannabis brands, MSOs and tastemakers, as well as several industry executives and policymakers, will convene on Thursday and Friday to provide timely and comprehensive insights on the current and future state of cannabis regulations, best practices for building and expanding brands, solutions to market challenges, and more. Featured speakers include:
- Clio Cannabis Awards, Sept. 29 – In partnership with Clio, the premier international awards competition for the creative business, MJ Unpacked presents the Clio Cannabis Awards at the MGM Grand. The awards will celebrate the boundary-pushing creators at the forefront of cannabis marketing and communications and will honor the most creative cannabis work of the year. The event begins at 6:00 pm and requires a separate ticket.
- MJ Unpacked Social Impact Scholarship in partnership with Our Academy and Minorities for Medical Marijuana – MJ Unpacked is proud to partner with Our Academy & Minorities for Medical Marijuana to create the MJ Unpacked Social Impact Scholarship. Companies interested in sponsoring will provide a critical opportunity for BIPOC-owned and social equity brands to bring their products to market and engage the investment community exclusively at MJ Unpacked. Sponsors will receive four passes to MJ Unpacked and promotion on signage, website, and email, plus an online profile in the MJU app for appointment scheduling, direct messaging with attendees, and lead generation. To get involved, please visit https://mjunpacked.com/equity-scholarship/.
In addition to the above efforts, MJ Unpacked will donate 5% of the Las Vegas event's registration revenue to Americans For Safe Access, Last Prisoner Project, Minorities for Medical Marijuana and Weed For Warriors Project.
"Our team can't wait to bring MJ Unpacked back to Las Vegas for this one-of-a-kind gathering of cannabis retailers, THC CPG brands and investors," said George Jage, co-founder and CEO of MJ Unpacked. "The synergy we're able to create between industry peers is unparalleled, and we're looking forward to creating unique opportunities and a successful show for all."
The Las Vegas event comes on the heels of the hugely successful MJ Unpacked New York City event in May, in which there were over 2,500 attendees across every sector of the cannabis industry, including distinguished speakers, CEOs, brand builders and policymakers.
MJ Unpacked is made possible with support from strategic sponsors CannabisBPO, Clio Cannabis Awards, and The Flower Agency, as well as industry sponsors, including the title sponsor, BDSA, and more:
For more information on attending brands, speaker lineup, registration, equity sponsorship, sponsors, and more, please visit MJ Unpacked's website and Instagram at @mjunpacked.
All it takes is a spark. MJ Unpacked is the first cannabis event of its kind that places passionate cannabis retailers, THC CPG brands and investors together to drive the future of the industry, determine the next stage of market growth and deliver a true return on investment. The event, founded by George Jage, former president of MJBizDaily/MJBizCon and CEO of Dope Media, and Kim Jage, former EVP and CMO of World Tea Media, creates unique opportunities for executives to learn from fellow professionals, explore expansion opportunities and prepare to be competitive in a national market. Launched in 2021 and held biannually in Las Vegas and New York City, MJ Unpacked features over 100 nationally-recognized cannabis brands alongside impressive speaker panels and an invite-only Venture Summit. For more information, visit mjunpacked.com and jagemedia.com and follow on Instagram and Twitter.
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- BCG, The Burning Glass Institute, and Emsi Burning Glass analyzed more than 15 million job postings to understand how skill requests changed from 2016 to 2021
- One in five skills (22%) requested for the average US job is an entirely new requirement in that occupation
- Nearly three-quarters of jobs changed more from 2019 through 2021 than in the previous three-year period
BOSTON, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jobs are more disrupted today than ever before, and changing at breakneck speed, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Emsi Burning Glass, and The Burning Glass Institute. Over one-third of the top 20 skills requested in postings for the average US job have changed since 2016, and one in five skills is an entirely new requirement for that job.
The report, titled Shifting Skills, Moving Targets, and Remaking the Workforce, is being released today. Drawing on data from more than 15 million online job postings from 2016 through 2021, the authors created the Skill Disruption Index to examine and compare how rapidly and significantly skill requests evolved over time within specific roles. In reviewing the five-year data, the study detected an acceleration in the pace of change: nearly three-quarters of jobs changed more from 2019 through 2021 than they did from 2016 through 2018.
"Company leaders—even HR and recruiting leaders—may not even realize how profoundly and rapidly the jobs in their industry are evolving since not every job is disrupted to the same degree, at the same rate, or in the same way. The challenge for employers and employees alike is to keep up—or, better yet, to get ahead of the trends," said Jens Baier, a managing director and senior partner at BCG and a coauthor of the report.
The Great Disruption
According to the report, certain sectors—finance; design, media, and writing; business management and operations; HR; and IT—have changed faster than others.
In the fastest-changing jobs, almost 80% of the top 20 skills either are new or have changed significantly in importance. Examples of these fast-changing jobs include accounting supervisor, advertising manager, marketing associate, software developer, and solar engineer.
By contrast, other occupations have seen 15% or fewer of their skills change. Many of these are physical occupations, such as warehouse worker, packager, janitor, tractor trailer truck driver, and shipping and receiving clerk (see exhibit).
"The pandemic has accelerated the pace of change as people in a broad range of careers have been forced to embrace new ways of working and new skills. But the forces driving this tremendous dynamism were already at play coming into the pandemic as technology reshaped jobs and brought together skills from across domains," said Matt Sigelman, president of The Burning Glass Institute and a coauthor of the report. "The net effect of all of this is that today's workers need an increasingly broad set of skills, blending digital expertise and foundational proficiency."
Four Big Trends in Skill Change
Looking at the data across occupation groups and skill categories reveals four big trends in skill change:
- Digital Skills in Nondigital Occupations. The growth of digital skills isn't limited to jobs in IT. Roles across industries increasingly demand technical fluency and abilities, including data analysis, digital marketing, and networking.
- Soft Skills in Digital Occupations. Digital jobs don't demand programming skills alone; they require a balance of soft skills as well. These include skills involving verbal communication, listening, and relationship building.
- Visual Communication. The use of data visualization has grown across companies, becoming increasingly important even outside of traditional data occupations. Experience with tools such as Tableau, MS Power BI, and Adobe Analytics is in high demand.
- Social Media Skills. Careers are evolving to the current media climate. Many jobs now demand social media knowledge to keep pace, such as experience with Facebook, LinkedIn, and Adobe Photoshop.
Managing such changes is complex. It requires strong C-suite and HR leadership capabilities, clarity on the strategic direction of the enterprise, understanding of the dynamics of each industry sector and their corresponding talent bases, strong learning and development functions, and talent planning on multiple time horizons. It also requires the agility to react to ongoing change and unanticipated disruptions in trends.
"This report provides hard evidence of an important trend: the average worker is going to have to learn new skills just to keep the job they have, much less get ahead in their careers. The pandemic has accelerated the process, but even when not in a crisis, we are undergoing a major shift in how the world thinks about the nature of work," says Bledi Taska, chief economist and executive vice president at Emsi Burning Glass and a coauthor of the report. "Staying informed on changing skills while recognizing and acting on their implications will be key to success for both employers and employees."
Download a copy of the report here: https://www.bcg.com/publications/2022/shifting-skills-moving-targets-remaking-workforce
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Emsi Burning Glass: Scott Bittle, +1 617 804 1549, scott.bittle@emsibg.com
About Boston Consulting Group
Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities. BCG was the pioneer in business strategy when it was founded in 1963. Today, we work closely with clients to embrace a transformational approach aimed at benefiting all stakeholders—empowering organizations to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact.
Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives that question the status quo and spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting, technology and design, and corporate and digital ventures. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, fueled by the goal of helping our clients thrive and enabling them to make the world a better place.
About The Burning Glass Institute
Situated at the intersection of learning and work, The Burning Glass Institute is a fully independent non-profit advancing data-driven research and practice on the future of work and of workers. We work with educators, employers, and policymakers to develop solutions that build mobility, opportunity, and equity through skills. Through our expertise in mining new datasets for actionable insight, The Burning Glass Institute's discourse-shaping research draws attention to pressing problems and frames the potential for new approaches. Through project-based engagement and collectives, we put ideas into practice, bringing forward solutions that are high-impact and replicable.
Building on a legacy of breakthrough innovation in labor market analytics, the Institute serves as a trusted source bridging industry, educators, policy makers, and workers. As rapid change increasingly challenges employers and workers alike, the Institute delivers insightful analysis of labor market trends and develops innovative models for economic mobility and workforce equity.
About Emsi Burning Glass
Emsi Burning Glass is the world's leading authority on job skills, workforce talent, and labor market dynamics, providing expertise that empowers businesses, education providers, and governments to find the skills and talent they need and enables workers to unlock new career opportunities.
Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and Moscow, Idaho, Emsi Burning Glass is active in more than 30 countries and has offices in the United Kingdom, Italy, New Zealand, and India. The company is backed by global private equity leader KKR. For more, visit https://www.economicmodeling.com/.
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Largest network of patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals reimagines ways to drive connections, amplify voices within healthcare industry
PHILADELPHIA, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Union, the leader in social health, announces the launch of its Social Health Network, a broad reaching community for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals with the goal of bringing empathy, support and humanity to the healthcare industry. The Social Health Network (SocialHealthNetwork.com) continues Health Union's tradition of bringing people together in the shared experience of driving unique and impactful conversations about health, while expanding opportunities for health leaders to raise awareness, share knowledge and help others.
Health Union's Social Health Network represents a significant milestone that furthers the company's mission to help people with chronic and complex conditions live better, providing a mutually beneficial impact for both health leaders and the healthcare industry. By combining the powerful impact of Health Union's proven online health community model with WEGO Health's Patient Leader Network, Health Union further cements its commitment to social health - the dynamic, real-time action people take to find meaningful connections and share information that impact their health journey.
Health Union's Social Health Network offers health leaders - a mixture of patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals - opportunities to participate in panels and networking events, as well as other external opportunities to amplify their voices and positively impact the healthcare industry. In addition to these opportunities, participants will have access to free online courses, webinars and other resources.
All of these opportunities and resources, as well as engagement and discussions, can be found on SocialHealthNetwork.com and within the community's corresponding social media channels.
"Through our research and more than a decade of working closely with health leaders impacted by a variety of chronic and complex health conditions, we know just how influential their experiences can be on the health journeys of others," said Amrita Bhowmick, Health Union's chief community officer. "Launching the Social Health Network gives Health Union the ability to expand the power of social health while empowering patient leaders to use their voices in a way that will positively reshape the healthcare ecosystem."
For nearly 15 years, the Patient Leader Network - an extensive group of patients and caregivers, across virtually all health conditions and topics - helped to elevate the patient voice across the healthcare industry. All members will automatically become part of the Social Health Network, which will retain the features and opportunities previously offered through WEGO Health and open up new opportunities with the inclusion of healthcare industry professionals.
Any new patients, caregivers or healthcare professionals interested in joining the Social Health Network can visit SocialHealthNetwork.com to learn more.
Health Union is the proven industry leader driving and amplifying social health. As the premier social health company, only Health Union encourages the dynamic, real-time action people take to find meaningful connections and share information that impact their health journey. The company reaches millions of people through the largest portfolio of condition-specific online health communities (e.g., Migraine.com, MultipleSclerosis.net, LungCancer.net) and health leaders - addressing virtually every condition and providing the information, connection and support they need.
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5-year-old boy dies after being left in hot car in Texas
HOUSTON (KTRK) - It’s a heartbreaking story out of Texas. A five-year-old boy is dead after being left in a hot car for hours.
An unbelievable tragedy unfolded in one of the driveways Monday afternoon in northeast Harris County.
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez confirmed a mother getting ready for her 8-year-old daughter’s birthday party accidentally left her 5-year-old son in the car.
Distracted by party preparations, his mother wasn’t aware her son was missing from inside the house for hours, the sheriff said.
“She’s excited, trying to get things together. Um, and unfortunately this time the child didn’t make it out. And and again, with the busyness of the activities that they were preparing for, uh, just, it took a while for them to notice that that the child wasn’t in the house,” Gonzalez said.
By the time the mom began searching for her son, it was already too late.
Crime-scene tape and investigators’ cars filled the cul-de-sac where birthday balloons and well-wishers were going to be Monday night.
The sheriff said the family’s regular car was being worked on, and the current theory is that the little boy was unfamiliar with the loaner Porsche.
“We believe this is a rental vehicle. So perhaps the child wasn’t as familiar with it,” Gonzalez said. “The door did not have any kind of child safety lock, uh, enacted or anything like that. So obviously immediately they called for EMS to come out here and obviously to no avail. The child was pronounced deceased.”
According to the sheriff, the child may have been in the car for up to three hours.
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Transforming yet another office environment, @Ease 605 offers 28,000 square feet of meeting facilities, outdoor space, powered communal lounges, and hosts a unique NFT multi-media art exhibition all developed with Ease Hospitality's signature biophilic design at 605 3rd Avenue. @Ease's five-star integrated services along with its world-class technology systems create seamless integration for in-person, virtual, or hybrid events.
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ease Hospitality has opened their second physical amenity, meetings, and conference center location, @Ease 605. The luxury management specialists expanded their portfolio of solutions for modern events and office spaces, with first-class amenities that anticipate and exceed their guests' needs. @Ease 605 features powered communal lounge spaces, break-out, classroom or pod meeting and conferencing spaces, two generous outdoor terraces, and the second location of their signature Palm Rose Cafe with health-conscious and seasonal gourmet cuisine, all enhanced with the latest innovations in technology woven seamlessly throughout the space. @Ease 605 is home to a custom and revolving NFT art exhibition, "Masked Monolith: Journey into the Hybrid Jungle," by artist Kenneth Wayne Alexander. The exhibition, the first of its kind in Midtown, was unveiled last night during NFT.NYC week and is powered by digital art platform Blackdove. During the event, an NFT collection from international street muralist Vexta was also showcased on internal displays. Vexta's works of art were initially created as part of a mural and Augmented Reality experience overlay at Ease Hospitality's sponsored park experience at 1345 Avenue of the Americas.
"We are deeply aware of the importance of evolutionary technology in the workplace, balancing green and digital is a delicate dance. By adding this NFT exhibition that features an artist who is able to incorporate natural elements we stay true to our core and our future", says founder of Ease Hospitality Crystal Fisher. "We celebrate beauty in opening this location. The beauty of coming together to enjoy each other's company, the beauty of the space that is wrapped in greenscape, and the beauty of the artwork that we can now take home if we enjoy it thanks to world-class software like Blackdove. The modernity of this event alone is a beautiful moment in our cultural story, to be @Ease is to feel good and want to create at your highest level."
Ease Hospitality and Fisher Brother's changed the face of the modern workplace in February 2021 with the launch of @Ease 1345. This inaugural physical space effectively created an elevated practical lifestyle solution for commercial buildings offering a five-star, curated ecosystem that successfully blends the physical and digital experience. @Ease 605 opening its doors in the heart of Midtown expands the company's mission to fill a growing need to provide onsite world-class service and support to all functional areas of business, particularly as companies return post-pandemic. Most critically, today, the management company culture rests on "evolutionary technology", outfitting each location with state-of-the-art technology and global connectivity suited for in-person, hybrid, or virtual events. The company is prewired for future-proofing of pop-up and permanent installations like hosting a web-based art gallery, offering meditation minutes on-demand through the workplace app, and continually evaluating the role of the metaverse in today's workplace.
Blackdove has designed a custom NFT display in the space, the company's first permanent installation in New York City, showcasing 6 digital canvases – 6 x 65" LG screens. With the ability to rotate artists and works of art, the first artist to be displayed @Ease 605's Blackdove NFT gallery is multidisciplinary artist Kenneth Wayne Alexander. Kenneth uses mixed-media collages depicting imaginary worlds and a Surrealist style that contemplates serene yet deeply complex realities. Kenneth's digital art is an extension of Ease Hospitality's mission to redefine the future of the office and amenities market. Through a limitless approach to blending natural beauty and technology, the artwork enhances the experience and creates a more productive, rewarding, and healthy workplace. Events booked at @Ease 605 can also commission these digital canvases for integration of branding to create a custom and fully immersive experience.
"Blackdove is pleased to partner with Ease Hospitality to open Midtown's first permanent NFT gallery in a beautiful, modern space. Featuring Blackdove's Afro-Futurist digital artist Kenneth Wayne Alexander presented through our advanced technology and NFT Digital Canvases, this inaugural exhibition sets the perfect tone for the artistic experience that guests at @Ease 605 will encounter now and in the future," said Blackdove Gallery and Partnerships Manager Lara Binnet.
@Ease 605's 28,000 square feet of space is made up of multiple meetings, events, and conferencing facilities. The Oasis North, Oasis Mid, and Oasis South conference rooms combine to create the 3,070 square feet Oasis Assembly that can host 200 people. These three areas can be sectioned out to offer 700 square feet for 66 guests, 1670 square feet for 100 guests, and 700 feet for 66 guests respectively. Breakout meeting rooms or spaces designed for more intimate events include Bamboo North which boasts 1440 square feet and can host up to 100 guests, Bamboo South with 1000 square feet available for up to 72 guests, and the Maple Boardroom with 380 square feet for 14 guests. The Gallery reception area can host 190 people at a time with 1560 square feet of space to serve catering or convene during a meeting or event. Communal areas include a tenant lounge with powered, meeting desks and seating areas, access to individual private "Cove" drop-in rooms, a respite room, and access to grab & go food and beverage options plus the on-demand service of the Palm Rose Cafe. Two, much-coveted terrace spaces cover more than 4,300 square feet for outdoor convening and/or reprieving.
Ease Hospitality's signature design was developed, in collaboration with award-winning architect David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, throughout the development and inception of the inaugural location @Ease 1345 located at 1345 Avenue of the Americas. The brand standards carry over to @Ease 605, anchored in Biophilic principles and organic materials to promote both wellness and productivity in the working environment. Each location boasts unique standout features of green design and naturally formed elements like heavily veined dark marble in varying shades. From the largest terrarium in the Northeast to the more than 500 square feet of vertical green landscape, the biophilic intent is carried through the material and palette selection. There is no space left uncovered, even special moments like the tenant-only branded "selfie-booths" (private phone booths) are wrapped in themed faux florals and silk roses to remind guests of the importance of balancing both nature and artistic endeavors.
"We started Ease Hospitality to create a true connection with our tenants and guests. @Ease 605 is a testament to meeting a growing need and demonstrates our dedication to adding value to the workplace experience," says Crystal. "We have found, through challenging times, that the blending of the comforts of the physical space and the convenience of the digital landscape allows us to be at ease while we work. Adding the NFT exhibition, we are surging further into the realms of art and of technology to offer a truly unique experience for our guests. Technology changes every day, plants continue to grow and change color in the same fashion, and nothing good stays the same for too long. The Ease culture promotes innovation, adaptation, and communication. We believe we must continue to grow our offerings, our services, and the way we deliver them to our guests to remain at the forefront of hospitality."
Currently open to tenants of 605 3rd Avenue, select guests who have booked meetings and events in both locations, and a small pool of tenant referrals from the property, Ease Hospitality is piloting a VIP Membership Program with the intention to open its doors wider. The membership program will allow the company to host external guests wishing to book a day or weekly pass and grant access to use the tenant lounges, Palm Rose Cafes, meeting facilities, on-demand access to the NFT art exhibition, and more at their @Ease 1345 and @Ease 605 luxury amenities and powered workspaces.
Ease Hospitality is navigating a return to the office at a time when health and safety are of the utmost importance. The Ease team has taken every precaution to ensure a safe and controlled environment for tenants and guests. With a background in operations, Crystal says, "You cannot work well unless you live well, which is why we have undergone WELL certification across the Fisher Brother's portfolio, and continue to carry the message of healthy choices on site all day long as offered through our hospitality services."
As with @Ease 1345, @Ease 605 offers seamless integration and customization of daily programming onsite throughout from the curb of the building to a tenant's desk through the @Ease Workplace app. This app affords tenants a one-touch solution to a streamlined experience in the palm of their hands. Whether a tenant is programming the elevator recall as they arrive from the corner, ordering lunch from the cafe for one or one hundred guests through vertical catering, inquiring about meeting rooms, or looking to book a tailored wellness moment, from personal massage at @Ease 1345 to one-on-one Yoga at @Ease 605, tenants can effortlessly access all offerings through one tap of the workplace tile.
The custom @Ease Workplace app allows for touch-less entry and partners with Kastle Systems to provide virtual security screenings that help limit person-to-person contact. Through the pandemic Fisher was of the first landlords/operators to install commercial photo-hydro ionization units within the HVAC main system to eliminate unwanted VOCs and virtually eradicate airborne viruses including coronavirus, improving overall indoor air quality. The system runs all day and enhances air quality within each @Ease location, while MoonBeam3, @Ease's cleanliness choice technology, harnesses UV rays to disinfect all high-touch surfaces. Hand sanitizing stations with custom branded Palm Rose spread throughout the venue, masks available upon request, and beacons alert managers of densely populated areas allowing for better scheduling of on-demand cleaning and access control of crowds if/when needed. Distinguished, well-appointed, and WELL Certified, the @Ease 605 experience provides a personalized "finishing touch" creating a five-star experience for every meeting, conference, and event.
@Ease 605 is located on the 7th floor at 605 3rd Avenue. For additional information about Ease Hospitality, please visit easehospitality.com or follow @easehospitality on Instagram. To learn more about hosting a meeting, conference, or event, or to inquire about management services please email info@easehospitality.com.
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Police: Child dies after being left in hot car; father kills self
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Police in Virginia are investigating what they say appears to be the accidental death of an 18-month-old boy and the subsequent suicide of his father.
Officers responded to the 14100 block of Aldengate Road in Chesterfield, Virginia, just before noon Tuesday after receiving a call that a child had been left in a car for several hours and that the father was at the home making suicidal statements.
At the scene, police found a car with its door open in the driveway and a deceased 18-month-old child inside the home, WWBT reports.
Outside the home, they found the child’s father dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in the woods behind the house. Callers had indicated that the father may kill himself in that area.
Police said those calls came from family members who were talking with the father and knew something was off when the child was not at daycare.
Based on their investigation, police believe the father discovered the boy had been left in his car while at work. They said the 18-month-old was in the car for at least three hours.
Police said the father then drove home, where he took the boy inside before taking his own life.
“This is a horrible tragedy on so many levels, and our hearts go out to the family and friends that are going to deal with this, but we would be remiss in not taking the opportunity for people to take this moment and realize how important it is to check your vehicles,” said Chesterfield County Police Lt. Col. Chris Hensley.
While the investigation is ongoing, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration tells parents to always check their entire vehicle before locking the door and walking away.
NHTSA also recommends asking your childcare provider to call if your child doesn’t show up for care as expected.
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IDnow is supporting IATA to simplify the passenger journey through digital identity
MUNICH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IDnow, a leading European identity proofing platform provider, is pleased to announce its participation in the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Accelerate@IATA 2022 accelerator program. IDnow is working with IATA and its members, providing expertise and regulatory know-how in the field of identity proofing and digital identity. Together, IATA and IDnow are working on the shared goal of making flying more seamless and low-touch for passengers, while lowering fraud risks for airlines.
IATA is the trade association for the world's airlines, representing some 290 airlines or 83% of total air traffic. As a leading industry association, IATA is shaping industry standards and the future of aviation.
Through the Accelerate@IATA program, IDnow is contributing to the IATA One ID working group. The goal of IATA One ID is to set industry standards that further streamline the passenger journey with digitalization of admissibility and a contactless process through secure biometric enabled identification. Under the One ID vision, upon completing document checks remotely, passengers will be able to arrive at the airport ready to fly and proceed through each airport touchpoint via simple biometric recognition. The objective is to achieve a truly interoperable global system across airports, airlines and governments.
IDnow is collaborating with airlines and other technology providers members of the IATA Think Tank on a white paper about the application of digital identity in the air travel industry. In parallel, a proof of concept is being developed to show how digital identity can support people with reduced mobility with traveling, and airlines and airports to prioritize the required staff for the necessary support.
"We are very pleased to have IDnow participation in the heart of industry innovation conversations. IDnow brings their expertise on the secure decentralized digital identity to support the airline industry for the journey to customer-centricity." – Kat R. Morse, Senior Manager Innovation, Partnerships and Events at IATA.
"We understand that in the modern air travel industry, digital identities have a huge potential to shape a whole new traveler experience. From lowering the fraud risk for airlines, to creating a more seamless and low-touch experience for passengers and offering a GDPR compliant solution for storing and sharing of biometric pictures for airports and other players – Digital identity is the key. We are excited and proud to have been selected by IATA to work together and to partner with some of the most prestigious airlines of the world to shape the future of air travel", says Michael A. Binner, Director Digital Identity at IDnow.
About IDnow
IDnow is a leading identity proofing platform provider in Europe with a vision to make the connected world a safer place. The IDnow platform provides a broad portfolio of identity verification solutions, ranging from automated to human-assisted from purely online to point-of-sale, each of them optimized for user conversion rates and security.
In 2021, IDnow acquired the French market leader for identity technology, ARIADNEXT, and the German identity Trust Management AG, enabling IDnow to offer its customers one of the broadest identification solutions through a single, integrated platform.
The company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, France, and Dubai and is backed by renowned institutional investors, including Corsair Capital and Seventure Partners. Its portfolio of over 900 international clients, spans a wide range of industries, and includes leading international players, such as Western Union, UBS, Sixt and Munich Re, as well as digital champions like N26, Solarisbank, wefox and Tier mobility.
UK press contact at IDnow:
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DALLAS, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trive Capital ("Trive"), the Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm managing over $4 billion of regulatory assets under management, is pleased to announce the final closings of Trive Capital Fund IV ("Fund IV") and Structured Capital Fund I ("SCF I") representing $2 billion of new capital commitments. Both Fund IV and SCF I experienced very strong investor demand, each significantly exceeding their initial targets and hitting their hard caps of $1.6 billion and $350 million, respectively.
"We are grateful for our continued partnership with a supportive and diverse group of global institutional investors, and we are thrilled to welcome many new investors, who share our confidence in the value creation capabilities of Trive," commented Conner Searcy, Managing Partner of Trive. "In Fund IV and Structured Capital Fund I, our team will continue to invest in strategically viable middle market businesses with the ability to tailor bespoke, creative solutions across the capital structure."
Fund IV and SCF I closed amid a record-breaking period for Trive. The firm experienced its highest annual activity, capital deployment, and value creation in 2021 with strong momentum continuing into 2022. In 2021 the team closed 5 new platform investments, executed more than 60 add-on investments, and completed 12 exits and dividend recapitalizations, which yielded over $1.2 billion in distributions to investors. Trive also deployed almost $500 million of capital and created $2.6 billion in incremental value across the portfolio in 2021. There are 6 existing platform investments in Fund IV and SCF I as of the final closings of the funds and 30 platform investments across all Trive funds.
"We believe Fund IV and Structured Capital Fund I drew strong interest from investors as a result of our deep value investing approach, quality of the Trive team, and our demonstrated success in deploying an operationally-focused investment strategy," commented Chris Zugaro, Partner at Trive. "Our team's consistent approach has yielded strong performance and meaningful value creation across the Trive portfolio. This continued to resonate with our investors in the recent fundraises. We look forward to continuing to execute this strategy as we further deploy Fund IV and Structured Capital Fund I."
Trive Capital is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm with over $4 billion in regulatory assets under management. Trive focuses on investing equity and debt in what it sees as strategically viable middle-market companies with the potential for transformational upside through operational improvement. We seek to maximize returns through a hands-on partnership that calls for identifying and implementing value creation ideas.
The Trive team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals who have been involved in over 100 middle-market transactions representing in excess of $6 billion in revenue across Trive's targeted industry sectors and situations.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — From the infamous one-liners to iconic costume designs, it’s no secret that Robocop is one of the most famous science-fiction movies of our generation.
But there is one thing that many do not know about this classic 1987 movie, it was filmed in Dallas, Texas!
Another piece of Robocop trivia, our Fun on the Run host Yolonda Williams was an actress in the film, her first acting gig in fact. Yolonda played Ramirez, one of the cops in the Detroit police department.
She shares what it was like working on the set of this iconic film. WATCH the video player above for more! | https://cw33.com/news/fun-on-the-run-news/celebrating-35-years-of-robocop-the-sci-fi-classic-famously-shot-in-dallas/ | 2022-08-01T18:34:01Z |
Eleven people were injured after car crash pushed a vehicle into a group standing near a food truck in Austin, Texas, on Friday night, according to authorities.
Two victims suffered potentially life-threatening injuries while two others sustained "potentially serious" injuries, according to Capt. Christa Stedman, a spokesperson for the Austin-Travis County EMS.
First responders were called to the crash area around 8:20 p.m., Stedman told CNN in a phone call.
Nine victims were hospitalized, and two others, including one of the drivers, refused medical treatment, she added.
The cause of the crash is under investigation, officials said.
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The price of regular gasoline reached a record high on Thursday, June 2, hitting $4.71 per gallon. All 50 states now have average regular gas prices above $4.00 per gallon, according to AAA.
As prices continue to climb, President Biden acknowledged this week that there is little he can do to immediately alleviate this financial burden on Americans. However, there have been reports this week that the White House is considering a diplomatic visit to Saudi Arabia where Biden would meet with Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest oil exporter, making it likely that oil exports and ways to bring down gas prices in the U.S. would be a topic of discussion among the two leaders.
Tensions with Saudi Arabia, and Prince Mohammed specifically, have been high since the murder of U.S. journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. U.S. intelligence later revealved the Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi’s murder.
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area and created free to use gas price widgets for every metro area using data from AAA. Gas prices are current as of June 2.
State gas tax data is from World Population Review. Three states—Connecticut, Georgia, and New York—have temporarily suspended gas taxes to defray costs for consumers while prices are up.
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Fort Worth by the numbers
– Gas current price: $4.44
— Texas average: $4.34
— Texas gas tax: $0.20 per gallon (#42 highest among all states)
– Week change: +$0.10 (+2.4%)
– Year change: +$1.71 (+62.4%)
– Historical expensive gas price: $4.44 (6/2/22)
– Diesel current price: $5.05
– Week change: -$0.06 (-1.2%)
– Year change: +$2.16 (+74.8%)
– Historical expensive diesel price: $5.31 (5/10/22)
Metros with the most expensive gas
#1. Napa, CA: $6.50
#2. San Francisco, CA: $6.49
#3. San Rafael, CA: $6.49
Metros with the least expensive gas
#1. Lawton, OK: $4.07
#2. Albany, GA: $4.10
#3. Warner Robins, GA: $4.11
States with the highest gas tax per gallon
#1. Pennsylvania: $0.59
#2. California: $0.53
#3. Washington: $0.52
States with the lowest gas tax per gallon
#1. Alaska: $0.0895
#2. Hawaii: $0.16
#3. Virginia: $0.162 | https://cw33.com/news/local/how-gas-prices-have-changed-in-fort-worth-in-the-last-week-5/ | 2022-06-03T17:08:28Z |
MANILA, Philippines, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Globe Capital Venture Holdings, Inc. (917Ventures), the corporate venture builder of top Philippine digital solutions platform Globe Telecom, has partnered with AC Ventures, a subsidiary of Filipino conglomerate Ayala Corp. (Ayala), to explore business opportunities and grow its ecosystem.
AC Ventures is the conglomerate's platform for its investments in adjacent businesses that are complementary to its existing portfolio as well as in emerging trends and innovative businesses.
Under the arrangement, AC Ventures will participate in funding the research, development, and launch of 917Ventures' new business ventures.
"We are very excited to work with AC Ventures. We can leverage the ecosystem and network advantage that they provide to solve the pain points of consumers and businesses. Through digital solutions, we can help pave the way and deliver indelible value to the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific region," said Vince Yamat, Managing Director of 917Ventures.
"The accelerated growth of digital adoption has become ingrained in many Filipinos who have quickly transitioned how they work, study, play, and access basic services. Ayala intends to participate in this multi-decade transformation by contributing to the research and development and incubation of disruptive solutions across different consumer touchpoints in our portfolio. With its strong track record of developing startups to achieve scale and profitability, we believe that 917Ventures is the natural vehicle for Ayala's digital ventures," said Alberto de Larrazabal, Ayala's Chief Finance Officer and AC Ventures' President and CEO.
917Ventures has successfully spun-off 9 new companies since its inception in 2019, including HealthNow and PureGo to name a few. This is attributed to the fact that Globe Telecom has unlocked its unique advantages of data and customer base, distribution points, enterprise partners, marketing and execution capability, and capital.
The partnership with AC Ventures hopes to further accelerate both the quantity and quality of its future companies as the unique advantages now encompass the broader Ayala group, including real estate, banking, power, healthcare, and logistics.
917Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Globe Telecom, is a corporate venture builder that "ideates, launches, accelerates, and scales new business ideas". Some of the companies under its portfolio are telehealth service platform KonsultaMD, digital and mobile advertising agency AdSpark, and Mynt, the Philippines' #1 digital financial solutions provider and the company behind the popular GCash payment services app.
To know more about 917Ventures, visit https://917ventures.com/.
About 917Ventures
917Ventures is the Philippines' largest corporate venture builder that ideates, launches, accelerates, and scales new businesses that have the potential to grow. Delivering indelible value to the Philippines and beyond, 917Ventures leverages the rich asset base of the Globe Group and Ayala Corporation. 917Ventures' portfolio companies include some of the country's distinguished tech solutions, including double unicorn GCash, telehealth provider KonsultaMD, and digital health platform HealthNow.
About AC Ventures
AC Ventures is Ayala's platform for strategic investments in digital ventures and other emerging trends.Through AC Ventures, Ayala intends to embrace disruptive business models and technologies that enable Ayala's existing business units or lead to promising new business verticals.
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CALGARY, AB, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited ("CP") (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) announced today that CP President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel has established automatic securities disposition plans (the "ASDPs") in accordance with applicable United States and Canadian securities legislation (including U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rule 10b5-1) and CP's internal policies.
The ASDPs permit trades to occur in accordance with Mr. Creel's pre-arranged instructions. Mr Creel was not in possession of any material undisclosed information when he set up the ASDPs. Up to 1,461,490 common shares, representing approximately 0.16 percent of the issued and outstanding common shares of CP, may be sold under the ASDPs implemented by Mr. Creel. All such common shares would be issued upon the exercise of stock options held by Mr. Creel.
These options, which are scheduled to expire in January, February and July of 2024, are part of Mr. Creel's past compensation. The ASDPs are designed to allow for an orderly disposition of the common shares to be issued upon the exercise of stock options at prevailing market prices over the course of the approximately 21-month period that sales under the ASDPs are expected to take place. Sales under the ASDPs are scheduled to commence on or after Nov. 10, 2022. The ASDPs are comprised of a Canadian plan and a U.S. plan under SEC rule 10b5-1.
Even with the sale of shares under the ASDPs, Mr. Creel retains more than 60 percent of his current equity holdings in CP. In addition, Mr. Creel's holdings remain well in excess of his minimum share ownership requirements as president and CEO and he will continue to build up additional equity through future grants associated with his compensation plan.
Mr. Creel has provided pre-arranged instructions in writing to a securities broker administering the ASDPs, including the number of common shares to be sold and the minimum trading prices. The ASDPs prohibit the broker administering the ASDPs from consulting with Mr. Creel regarding any sales under the ASDPs and prohibit Mr. Creel from disclosing to the broker any information concerning CP that might influence the execution of the ASDPs. The ASDPs have been authorized and established in a form approved by CP, and contain meaningful restrictions on the ability of Mr. Creel to amend, suspend or terminate the ASDPs.
Dispositions pursuant to the ASDPs will be reported by Mr. Creel on SEDI in accordance with applicable Canadian securities laws. Each such filing will bear a notation to advise readers that the dispositions relate to an ASDP. The ASDPs have been authorized and approved by CP under the terms of its Disclosure and Insider Trading/Reporting Policy.
This announcement is made and will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com pursuant to the recommended practices set forth in Staff Notice 55-317 Automatic Securities Disposition Plans of the Canadian Securities Administrators.
About Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States with direct links to major ports on the west and east coasts. CP provides North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. CP-IR
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Military Appreciation Month this May, veteran founded Pilot Company is donating $100,000 to Hire Heroes USA, an organization dedicated to providing job search assistance to current members of the military, veterans, and their spouses. Military members and their families will also be celebrated at the company's travel centers across North America with special offers and freebies available in the myRewards Plus™ app*.
"We are passionate about serving those who protect our country and are grateful for organizations like Hire Heroes USA that are helping find meaningful and successful careers for these highly skilled service men and women," said Shameek Konar, CEO of Pilot Company. "Pilot appreciates and recognizes the strong leadership qualities and talents that they bring to our team and is proud to have veterans employed across our organization. We hope partnerships like this will bring more veterans into the workforce."
Hire Heroes USA is one of the most influential employment assistance organizations in the country, helping transitioning service members secure thousands of jobs each year. With this $100,000 donation, Hire Heroes USA will be able to take 100 military members through the transition process and into great careers.
"It is thanks to long-time partners like Pilot that our veterans and military spouses are empowered to secure well-fitting and well-paying jobs," shared Andrew Sandoe, CEO of Hire Heroes USA. "We at Hire Heroes USA are thankful for Pilot's belief in our organization and commitment to our nation's veterans."
Job seekers are encouraged to apply with Pilot Company. As the largest network of travel centers, the company is actively hiring more than 10,000 positions in retail and food service at its stores, to transport fuel and DEF as company drivers, and in corporate positions at its offices in Knoxville, Atlanta, Dallas and Houston. For more information and to apply, visit jobs.pilotflyingj.com.
Pilot Company is extending its thanks during Military Appreciation Month with exclusive offers in May and a year-round 10% discount on food and beverages for the military and their families. To redeem these special deals**, including free pizza and fountain drink, free Full Throttle energy drink, and 50% off hats, download the myRewards Plus™ app*, verify through ID.me and visit a participating U.S. Pilot or Flying J travel center. Canadian military veterans can also validate their military status through ID.me and utilize the year-round 10% military discount when checking out at a participating Flying J travel center in Canada**.
More information on Hire Heroes USA is available at https://www.hireheroesusa.org/. To learn more about Pilot Company and its longstanding commitment to giving back, visit pilotcompany.com/about.
*Data rates may apply. Other terms and conditions may apply.
** Offers are only available at Pilot and Flying J locations in the US and only for US veterans verified through ID.me. The year-round discount applies to US and Canadian veterans verified through ID.me.
About Pilot Company
Pilot Travel Centers LLC ("Pilot Company") keeps North America's drivers moving as one of the leading suppliers of fuel and the largest operator of travel centers. Founded in 1958 and headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Pilot Company has grown its network to more than 800 retail and fueling locations and as the third largest tanker fleet in North America, supplies more than 14 billion gallons of fuel per year to the market. Its energy division also supplies DEF, bio and renewable fuels and provides hauling and disposal services to the oil field sector. Pilot Company serves 1.5 million guests per day and provides over 70,000 fleet customers with solutions for fuel, credit, factoring, services and rewards. Its Pilot Flying J Travel Center network includes over 750 locations in 44 states and five Canadian provinces with more than 790 restaurants, 75,000 truck parking spaces, 5,300 deluxe showers, 6,200 diesel lanes and offers truck maintenance and tire service with Southern Tire Mart at Pilot Flying J. The One9 Fuel Network connects a variety of fueling locations to provide smaller fleets and independent professional drivers with everyday value, convenience, credit and perks. More information on locations and rewards are available in the myRewards Plus™ app.
Pilot Company is currently ranked No. 7 on Forbes' list of America's Largest Private Companies. For additional information about Pilot Company, its 28,000 team members and commitment to giving back, visit www.pilotcompany.com.
About Hire Heroes USA
Hire Heroes USA is a nonprofit organization that empowers US military members, veterans, and spouses to succeed in the civilian workforce. We offer personalized one-on-one coaching, professionally revised resumes, mentoring, workshops, a job board, career fairs, and more to tens of thousands of job-seeking veterans and military spouses annually. Funded exclusively through public donations and private grants, we provide our services at no cost to clients. Since Hire Heroes USA's founding, more than 65,000 Hire Heroes clients have found success in their job search.
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Therapy barn with farm animals will join Liberty’s Ag department
Chickens, sheep and goats will start being housed at Liberty High School once a therapy barn is built at the school.
Students will learn about farm animals, then teach and expose other students to those animals.
Liberty High School’s agricultural program already features three learning pathways of veterinarian with its dog grooming, greenhouse management and aquiculture.
There’s a 9,000 square-ft.-commercial-sized greenhouse where teenagers grow and harvest food for their peers to eat and raise plants and fish to sell to businesses and individuals. The building next to it has a student-run dog grooming business, Crusader Cuts.
Read more: Liberty Ag Depart. teaches life skills, opens doors for countless careers
A 50-by-by square ft.-barn will join the agricultural program behind the school and veterinarian pathway for high schoolers and will be accessible to pre-k through eighth grades and special needs kids.
Like the agricultural department has done with its other courses, the therapy barn will teach and expose students hands-on to care for farm animals, Lewis said.
Raising and caring for animals such as the chickens will teach students the same lessons as growing lettuce or raising tilapia in the Liberty greenhouse: raising, harvesting and selling products.
The therapy barn will teach high schoolers about raising farm animals, then those high schoolers will educate PreK-8 graders and special needs students about the animals as part of the therapy component.
“A lot of students in our city have never been on a farm, have never been around animals in this way and have never seen what a farm functions like,” Nathan Lewis, the Career and Technical Education Director for Jackson-Madison County Schools. “The exposure is important.
“The Liberty High School students will also work with the younger students to teach them what they’re learning.”
Liberty teacher Megan Aiosa, who teaches small and large animal care and vet science, spearheaded the idea with other Liberty staff, Lewis and central office staff backing the idea and finding a way to add a therapy component for the special need’s population.
Aiosa currently brings farm animals a few days at a time for students to learn about, but they aren’t housed on campus, according to Lewis.
The CTE department has raised about $30,000 in donations to build the barn without having to spend district money but needs around $20,000 more.
The district hopes to start building the barn this summer, so it’ll be open by the fall semester, Lewis said.
“We’re excited about it,” Lewis said. “We really want to encourage more students in our district to look at agriculture and this will be one way to do that. Adding the therapy component allows another group of our students to be exposed to that part of agriculture as well.” | https://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/2022/05/25/therapy-barn-farm-animals-join-libertys-ag-department/9775159002/ | 2022-05-25T05:01:51Z |
HOUSTON, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jereh's 33MW mobile gas turbine genset was successfully deployed in Utah oilfields to offer stable power supply for a 16-well fracturing operation, marking its fifth project served in the U.S.. Jereh's turbine genset has now completed a total of 2,500 hours of operation, demonstrating its outstanding performance in terms of high-power, fast movement, efficient assembly and stability.
The Jereh turbine genset is named Power2Go out of its fast, easy-installation and mobility features. Compared with the conventional transfer of one week, the shortest transfer time of Power2Go is only about 24 hours when operating in the five well sites, which is much more efficient to meet the needs of rapid site transfer.
Compared to normal genset that can only run with more than 50% of the maximum power, Jereh Power2Go can support stable operation from 0-100% of the load range with the load as low as 0.2MW during actual operation. The Power2Go has achieved stable operation with a maximum fluctuation of 10MW, avoiding emergency stop due to wide range of load fluctuations. In terms of the ability to resist inverter load interference, some of the inverter equipment on site reached harmonic interference of 20%, while Jereh's 33MW gas turbine genset still operated stably.
It is worth mentioning that high-temperature and high-altitude environments may easily affect the heat dissipation capability and output power of turbine gensets. However, Jereh's Power2Go has withstood the test of extreme environment and achieved stable operation with an output power of no less than 24MW in Midland, Texas, with 113°F heat and dusty, and in Utah, with 104°F heat and 5600ft above sea level.
Jereh's gas turbine genset can be widely used in oil and gas development and other industrial power fields to provide excellent power supply for large displacement, high pressure and continuous 24-hour simultaneous fracturing operations.
About Jereh
Jereh is a global group specializing in oil & gas, and environmental management, with the mission of focusing on customers' challenges, providing competitive solutions, and creating long-term value for customers all over the world. American Jereh was established in 2008 and provides manufacturing, assembly, support and maintenance services for oilfield equipment from its base in Houston, TX. For more information, please visit www.jereh.com and follow us on Facebook & LinkedIn.
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Magyar Bancorp (NASDAQ: MGYR) ("Company"), parent company of Magyar Bank, reported today the results of its operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2022.
The Company reported an 11.5% increase in its net income for the three months ended March 31, 2022, to $1,679,000 compared with net income of $1,506,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Net income for the six months ended March 31, 2022 was $3,372,000 compared with net income of $2,843,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2021.
Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.25 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0.21 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Basic and diluted earnings per share were $0.50 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $0.40 for the six months ended March 31, 2021.
"Through the first half of our fiscal year, we have steadily put to work the funds raised during our second step conversion," stated John Fitzgerald, President and Chief Executive Officer of Magyar Bancorp. "Strong underwriting and prudent balance sheet management has resulted in an 18% increase in net income for the first six months, trending ahead of what was a record year for the Company in fiscal 2021. In addition, despite inflationary pressures, the Bank has been able to control expenses and we believe our balance sheet is well positioned for a rising rate environment."
About Magyar Bancorp
Magyar Bancorp is the parent company of Magyar Bank, a community bank headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Magyar Bank has been serving families and businesses in Central New Jersey since 1922 with a complete line of financial products and services. Magyar operates seven branch locations in New Brunswick, North Brunswick, South Brunswick, Branchburg, Bridgewater, and Edison (2). Please visit us online at www.magbank.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains statements about future events that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements may be identified by reference to a future period or periods, or by the use of forward- looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "believe," "expect," or similar terms or variations on those terms, or the negative of those terms. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those risks previously disclosed in the Company's filings with the SEC, general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, regulatory considerations, competition, technological developments, retention and recruitment of qualified personnel, and market acceptance of the Company's pricing, products and services, and with respect to the loans extended by the Bank and real estate owned, the following: risks related to the economic environment in the market areas in which the Bank operates, particularly with respect to the real estate market in New Jersey; the risk that the value of the real estate securing these loans may decline in value; and the risk that significant expense may be incurred by the Company in connection with the resolution of non-performing loans. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. The Company does not undertake and specifically declines any obligation to publicly release the result of any revisions that may be made to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shapiro+Raj, the largest independent minority owned Future-Forward Insights Consultancy, is a top finalist across three categories – Marketing Research Supplier of the Year, Global Marketing Research Project, and B2B Research Project.
According to Quirk's Media, the Marketing Research and Insight Excellence Awards include categories covering both individual and team achievements as well as awards for best projects, market research tools, and people who give their talents to make the world a better place.
"We are delighted to celebrate the impactful work our teams do across industries. To have not just one but three finalist nominations across different categories is incredible and speaks to our ability to add value and create impact to marketing research today," said Cindy Tran, President.
"To be the only firm in the industry to have advanced to finalist across three major award categories is an exciting milestone for us. We achieved this recognition, not just by creating cool tech or cool tools, but by creating a disruptive business model that frames integrated strategic learning agendas to drive business outcomes for clients. This is vastly different than the industry approach – institutional, industrialized model of products/tools sold by project to solve tactical evaluative needs," said Zain Raj, the company's CEO.
Shapiro+Raj is a Top 25 Most Innovative Research Company and the #1 Strategic Insights Consultancy, according to Greenbook's 2022 Global GRIT report. The company is also a Nationally Certified Minority Business Enterprise.
Shapiro+Raj works with Fortune 10-500 clients to future-proof their business by finding new and unusual ways to grow in today's continually reshaping landscape. Based in North America, Shapiro+Raj is headquartered in Chicago with an office in New York, and Pune, India.
For more information on current announcements, visit https://www.shapiroraj.com/.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Committee for Economic Development, the public policy center of The Conference Board (CED), issued a new Solutions Brief, Secure, Credible, Accessible Midterm Elections in 2022.
The report—the latest in a series on Sustaining Capitalism—comes as the nation approaches the 2022 midterm elections in an uncertain state. Although there is little evidence that the outcomes of past elections have been fraudulent, polls show that many Americans are losing confidence in the integrity of our elections. The Solutions Brief outlines several recommendations for state and local government officials, Congress, and business executives.
"Ensuring a credible election is a shared, bipartisan responsibility involving policymakers, election officials, and business leaders. They all have critical roles in promoting confidence and ensuring that all qualified voters may participate easily and securely in our electoral process. With the mid-term elections just a few months away, the urgency of the situation demands that we act now, working to enact common-sense reforms to make voting easier, fairer, and more secure for voters," said Lori Esposito Murray, President of CED.
Key recommendations from the Solutions Brief:
CED calls on state and local officials, members of Congress, and business leaders to take several steps to promote election integrity and security. Recommendations from the Solutions Brief include:
Recommendations for State and Local Government Officials:
Secure ballots
- Require paper ballots to assist with audits and recounts and ensure that all voting machines produce a paper record of ballots cast.
- Conduct rigorous testing, including for cybersecurity risks, of voting machines and other systems, before Election Day.
- Prohibit wireless components in voting systems, which increase cybersecurity risk. At a minimum, for this election, all equipment in voting machines capable of connection to the internet should be disabled and rendered unusable, with a goal for 2024 that all wireless components should be prohibited in voting systems.
- Conduct rigorous post-election audits of election systems on a non-partisan basis.
Access to the polls
- Provide at least 10 days early voting, including some evening and weekend hours.
- Provide that mail-in ballots received before Election Day be counted before Election Day to speed the announcement of results. Additionally, require that all ballots postmarked by the close of polls on Election Day shall be counted.
- Establish and communicate clear guidelines regarding the processing and counting of absentee ballots and the handling of errors. This includes giving voters an opportunity to correct a defect in their returned absentee ballot, if time permits, and offering the opportunity to vote in person.
Administration of elections
- Implement widespread poll monitoring on a bipartisan basis, with trained, partisan observers from both sides participating at the same polling locations; reasonable rules of decorum and prohibition of harassment should be established and enforced.
- Take steps to ensure that electoral administration remains non-partisan, including by keeping in place non-partisan staffing and standards, even in states where certain election supervisory positions are elected. Moreover, where changes have been made that increase partisan control of election administration, they should be reversed.
- Take steps to ensure that election administrators can conduct their jobs fairly and securely without harassment, and that Federal laws against voter intimidation are enforced.
Recommendations for US Congress:
- Provide resources for state and local governments to strengthen both physical security of election sites and infrastructure and cybersecurity of election systems.
- Modernize the Electoral Count Act to ensure a smooth counting of electoral votes after the next Presidential election, and to ensure that voters decide who their state's electors shall be.
- Adopt a Federal standard that the US Postal Service should treat official Election Mail at or above standards for First-Class Mail.
Recommendations for Business Leaders:
- As leaders, share with employees the importance of voting in elections, to keep our democracy strong.
- Facilitate participation in elections by communicating any new voting rules, options for voting, and voting procedures to employees and customers. This includes providing information and reminders to their employees on early voting, deadlines for registration and voting dates for primaries and general elections, and processes for absentee ballots.
- Donate supplies, services, and support to elections operations, where consistent with local law.
- Make it easier or more affordable for employees to serve as poll workers.
- Provide paid leave to facilitate safe voting and reduced crowding at the polls.
The new Solutions Brief, Secure, Credible, Accessible Midterm Elections in 2022, can be accessed here.
About CED
The Committee for Economic Development (CED) is the public policy center of The Conference Board. The nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led organization delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions in the nation's interest. CED Trustees are chief executive officers and key executives of leading US companies who bring their unique experience to address today's pressing policy issues. Collectively they represent 30+ industries, over a trillion dollars in revenue, and over 4 million employees. www.ced.org
About The Conference Board
The Conference Board is the member-driven think tank that delivers trusted insights for what's ahead. Founded in 1916, we are a non-partisan, not-for-profit entity holding 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt status in the United States. www.conference-board.org
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Monday that national maritime authorities cannot impound ships involved in search-and-rescue work on suspicion that they might be overloaded due to the number of migrants they plucked from the sea.
The European Court of Justice ruling came in response to an appeal by German migrant aid group Sea-Watch. Two of the German group’s ships were forced to undergo inspections in Sicily in 2020 after disembarking migrants for taking aboard more people than they were authorized to carry.
Italian harbor authorities also considered that the ships were not certified for search-and-rescue missions.
But the court said that rescued people “must not be taken into account when verifying whether the rules on safety at sea have been complied with. The number of persons on board, even if greater than that which is authorized, cannot therefore, in itself, constitute a ground for a control.”
The Luxembourg-based ECJ also said national port authorities have the right to inspect ships to assess whether rules on working conditions, health and safety, and the environment are being respected.
But it added that they do “not have the power to demand proof that those ships hold certificates other than those issued by the flag state,” which in the case of the Sea-Watch vessels was Germany.
Sea-Watch described the court decision as a victory that means that port authorities can’t arbitrarily detain ships and prevent them from doing their work.
“The ruling provides clear legal security for NGOs and is a victory for sea rescue. In the future, ships will thus continue to do what they do best: Rescue people instead of being arbitrarily stuck in port,” the organization said in a tweet.
Neither the EU nor any of its 27 nations are actively searching for people in danger in the Mediterranean Sea, where more than 1,000 people have died or are missing so far this year, many of whom tried to reach Europe from North Africa in unseaworthy smugglers’ boats.
But ships are bound by international law to respond to any distress call near them.
Most Europe-bound migrants hope to reach family or find work, but many of them are denied asylum because they fled poverty and not persecution or war.
Migration is a key issue in Italy’s early parliamentary election on Sept. 25. Right-wing League party leader Matteo Salvini has promised to take a hard line on migration if his party comes to power in a center-right alliance.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Inc. revealed that EOS Worldwide is included 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. Facebook, Chobani, Under Armour, Microsoft, Patagonia, and many other well-known names gained their first national exposure as honorees on the Inc. 5000.
"It's the 15th anniversary of Traction, the best-selling book by our founder, Gino Wickman," said EOS Worldwide Visionary & CEO Mark O'Donnell. "And in this milestone year, we are delighted as a first-time applicant to be named a top-growing company in America by Inc."
The companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 not only have been successful but also have demonstrated resilience amid supply chain woes, labor shortages, and the ongoing impact of COVID-19. Among the top 500, the average three-year revenue growth rate soared to 2,144 percent. Together, those companies added more than 68,394 jobs over the past three years.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/inc5000. The top 500 companies are featured in the September issue of Inc. magazine, which will be available on August 23.
"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."
Kelly Knight, EOS Worldwide Integrator & President said, "Our big year continues with the upcoming launch of EOS One™, an all-in-one digital platform for tools, resources, and support for entrepreneurial organizations on their journey to EOS Mastery. EOS One also supports EOS Implementers with practice management and will continue to evolve as a critical training resource for the entire EOS Community. We are laser focused as an entrepreneurial business ourselves in providing exclusive resources and tools to entrepreneurs worldwide so they get everything they want from their business."
Named to the 2022 Inc. 5000 as one of America's fastest-growing companies, EOS Worldwide has helped thousands of entrepreneurs all over the globe get everything they want from their businesses. The EOS Model offers a proven system of simple and practical tools used by entrepreneurial leaders of companies with 10–250 employees to clarify, simplify, and achieve their visions for business success.
More than 500 EOS Implementers around the world help entrepreneurial leaders achieve companywide alignment on their vision, gain real traction against that vision, and create healthy teams and culture through masterful EOS implementation. The 5 EOS core values are: Be Humbly Confident, Grow or Die, Help First, Do the Right Thing, and Do What We Say. For more information about EOS, visit eosworldwide.com
Companies on the 2022 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2018 to 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2018. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2018 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Growth rates used to determine company rankings were calculated to four decimal places. The top 500 companies on the Inc. 5000 are featured in Inc. magazine's September issue. The entire Inc. 5000 can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000.
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
For more information on the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, visit http://conference.inc.com/.
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TAIPEI, April 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Organization of Smart Cities (GO SMART), founded by Taipei City Government in 2019, is committed to becoming a platform for capacity sharing and matchmaking of all the stakeholders in the smart city development. To discover valuable inter-city PoC projects, since the establishment, GO SMART has called for solutions and is having the 4th edition this year. 2022 GO SMART Award attracted 42 projects from over 20 cities. We encourage cross-border and cross-domain smart city development projects from all over of world. After diversified and professional review, this year GSA has 3 winners, "I3 Systems and the City of Los Angeles" from the US; "Taipei Urban Intelligence Center" from Taipei, Taiwan and "Qlue Smart City Project: Alam Sutera Intelligent Mobility System" from Indonesia are the winners. Here is the briefing.
Due to the digital transformation, the government is facing a variety of urban data. How to use it efficiently has become a serious issue. Since 2020, Taipei Urban Intelligence Center (TUIC) as a task force in Taipei City Government has officially been established and it is responsible for facilitating Taipei City's interdisciplinary urban data analytics and application for better city governance. TUIC plans a platform for various data sources ranging from structured, unstructured data to IoT data, and works as a research and design (R&D) team for Taipei City Government in collecting internal and external innovation energy by data applications. It is a creative decision-making method to internalize the reform of municipalities.
By collecting data from streaming to urban statistics data TUIC builds the government data infrastructure and further formulates Taipei City's standards of urban data contents and protocols to ensure data availability, security, and civic privacy. Therefore, it is making a comprehensive application environment of data application which leads the main applications: urban dashboards and data analytics. An urban dashboard is to integrate multiple real-time data for risk evaluating, such as Taipei City dashboard and COVID-19 dashboard. And data analytics are studies which lead to some new governance strategies, such as taxi-stop optimization plans and in-depth research of the citizen welfare card data.
TUIC is establishing a new mechanism of data driven city governance and it's like a platform of Taipei City Government to make different departments and stakeholders exchange information and interact with their know-how. It's a creative and effective municipal decision-making mechanism which provides a new horizon of urban data and leads to a new city governance.
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BEIJING, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new vlog series of China Factory Story, Fenjiu, Soul of Chinese Liquor, has recently been released. This is the fourth piece of this 10-episode vlog series, which is jointly produced by the National Brand Project Office of Xinhua News Agency, China Economic Information Service and Fenjiu Group.
The 10 episodes tell Fenjiu's liquor-making stories, from raw grain in green production base, a bottle of fragrant Fenjiu on the table, clear karstic water sources 800 meters underground, to modern workshops adopting time-honored techniques, which all speak of Fenjiu's craftsmanship, pursuit for excellence with a pragmatic approach, and spirits of staying true to tradition and innovation in brewing mild aromatic Baijiu.
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Services for Barbara Walters, 52, of Temple will be held in private at Greathouse Cemetery in Temple.
Mrs. Walters died Wednesday, May 18, at a Temple hospital.
She was born June 30, 1969, in Providence, R.I., to Robert and Dawn Blake Russell. She graduated from high school in Killeen. She married Bert Walters in 1986. She worked for TxDOT as an administrative assistant. She was a Christian.
Survivors include her husband of Temple; a son, Wesley Walters of Temple; her mother, Dawn Russell of Temple; a sister, Nellie Moore of Minnesota; and two brothers, Robert Russell and Thomas Russell, both of Temple.
Hewett-Arney Funeral Home in Temple is in charge of arrangements. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_e6498974-dc75-11ec-88c8-13803ecb3685.html | 2022-05-26T08:57:27Z |
For Fathers' Day, The New Dadication Campaign Honors Dads' Efforts and Love for Their Kids
WASHINGTON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Contrary to mass media portrayal, dads have become more involved in their children's lives compared to past decades. Understanding that many dads face a variety of unique challenges that can impact their presence and contribution, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF), the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse and the Ad Council today released a documentary spotlighting the essential role that fathers play each day.
Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9060551-new-ad-council-dadication-documentary-psa-with-wwe-superstar-kevin-owens
This latest creative installment of the "Dadication" campaign seeks to promote confidence among fathers, shedding light on their essential roles and encouraging them to play a more active part in their children's lives. Directly building on the campaign's previous Dadication PSAs, the 15-minute documentary features testimonies and insight from fathers and fatherhood practitioners emphasizing how integral dads are to the development of their children, even when facing struggles with mental health, addiction, systemic barriers, and incarceration. The new work also details the many ways fathers show up for their children, explores the impact of growing up without a dad, and provides examples of fathers overcoming numerous barriers to being actively involved.
"Many dads are doing an excellent job as parents, despite often feeling like they're not doing enough," said Heidi Arthur, Chief Campaign Development Officer at the Ad Council. "This new work tells fathers that they don't need to feel like it's all on their shoulders, and that they can get help and resources when it comes to parenting."
Children whose fathers are stable and involved are better off on almost every measure: cognitive, social and emotional.1 An involved father significantly contributes to happier and healthier children regardless of whether they live in the home, and these findings help to illustrate a positive opportunity for dads to be more present and engaged parents.
"This fatherhood media campaign encourages and honors responsible fatherhood, and it's just one demonstration of ACF's commitment to support father-child engagement," said ACF Assistant Secretary January Contreras. "ACF is pleased to share this new 'DADication' documentary that showcases the experiences of four loving dads and their children."
"This honest, inspirational new work provides an in-depth look at the state of fatherhood in America," said Kenneth Braswell, Project Director at the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse and Chief Executive Officer for Fathers Incorporated. "We're bringing the challenges that fathers face to light, and making clear that we're here to help dads connect with their kids in whatever way they can."
The campaign's concept of "#Dadication" exemplifies the numerous ways fathers persevere for their children. Developed by advertising agency Campbell Ewald, pro bono, the documentary will be available for viewing on Fatherhood.gov/Dadication. The campaign also encourages dads to share their own stories of "#Dadication" on social media, and to visit Fatherhood.gov for tips and resources for spending meaningful time with their kids.
Since 2013, the campaign has received over $295 million in donated media value, resulting in over 25.3 billion audience impressions across the country.
ABOUT THE AD COUNCIL
The Ad Council is where creativity and causes converge. The non-profit organization brings together the most creative minds in advertising, media, technology, and marketing to address many of the nation's most important causes. The Ad Council has created many of the most iconic campaigns in advertising history. Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Drunk. Smokey Bear. Love Has No Labels. Its innovative social good campaigns raise awareness, inspire action and save lives. To learn more, visit AdCouncil.org, follow the Ad Council's communities on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and view the creative on YouTube.
ABOUT THE ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (ACF)
ACF supports programs that focus on responsible fatherhood, such as the Responsible Fatherhood grant program administered by the Office of Family Assistance (OFA). Since 2006, OFA has funded organizations across the United States to provide services and activities designed to promote Responsible Fatherhood (RF). On September 29, 2020, OFA will fund a fourth cohort of RF demonstration grants that are designed to:
- strengthen positive father-child engagement and improve healthy relationships (including couple and co-parenting)
- improve employment and economic mobility opportunities; and promote or sustain marriage.
- These programs are part of ACF's community-based efforts to promote strong, healthy family formation and maintenance, responsible fatherhood and parenting, and reentry opportunities for fathers returning from incarceration.
ABOUT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) HHS supports responsible fatherhood in diverse ways. Because engaged fathers strengthen families and contribute to healthy outcomes for children, many HHS programs integrate support for fathers. These include Head Start, child support programs, and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL RESPONSIBLE FATHERHOOD CLEARINGHOUSE (NRFC)
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Administration for Children and Families' (ACF's) Office of Family Assistance (OFA) to assist policymakers, practitioners, and fathers to promote and support responsible fatherhood. NRFC provides evidence-informed materials, resources, and tools including timely information on fatherhood issues, and access to print and electronic publications.
ABOUT CAMPBELL EWALD
Campbell Ewald is a U.S.-based full service, fully integrated advertising and marketing communications agency with over 100 years of know how. The agency provides both traditional and specialized capabilities including advertising; insights and strategic planning; creative development; integrated content strategy and creation; CRM; performance marketing; media planning and buying; in-house production; and analytics. With offices in Detroit, Los Angeles and New York, Campbell Ewald has been recognized as one of Metropolitan Detroit's Best and Brightest Companies to Work For and one of the top 10 agencies in North America by the Warc 100. The agency's work on behalf of clients has been honored by, among others, the Cannes International Advertising Festival, the Effies, the One Show, the AAF Mosaic Awards, the ECHO Awards and ADWEEK.
1 NRFC Research Spotlight: Father Involvement (2018)
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Consumers also urge the FDA and other regulators to prioritize public reporting of quality data from life sciences companies
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualio — the trusted cloud quality management system software for the entire life sciences ecosystem — announced a new survey of 2,002 U.S. consumers of healthcare products. The survey uncovered that recalls and related quality issues have a pronounced and enduring impact on purchases of drugs, devices, therapies, and other healthcare products. Overall, survey data found that more than half (51%) of U.S. adults are unlikely to use a prescription drug that has experienced a recall, regardless of whether that issue was fixed. The same amount (51%) also indicated they'd unlikely use a recalled non-prescription healthcare product (e.g., over-the-counter medication, supplements/vitamins, skin products) after a recall.
Qualio led this survey to better understand how far-reaching quality-related product recalls are when it comes to consumer trust and healthcare-specific purchasing decisions. The survey of consumers who are responsible for healthcare purchasing decisions for themselves and/or their families found that product recalls have long-term impact on whether consumers trust a brand and the products that brand sells. An overwhelming 80% of consumers are at least somewhat unlikely to use a specific healthcare product if they learn the FDA has issued a warning letter related to product quality issues. However, 52% overall indicated they would be very unlikely to use — or would never use — that product again.
Additional notable findings from the U.S. consumer survey from Qualio include:
- Consumers tend to hold an entire brand accountable, not just a product, when they learn about a quality issue — 80% are at least somewhat unlikely to ever trust a manufacturer again after learning the FDA issued a warning letter for even a single product, with nearly half (47%) very unlikely or never willing to use any product from that brand or manufacturer again.
- High-profile product recalls can have long-term impact on healthcare companies and products — When asked about a recall of leading sunscreen brands from 2021, approximately two-thirds (64%) of consumers who were familiar with the recalls said they'd be less willing to buy those products moving forward, regardless of the company's efforts to then address related quality issues.
- U.S. healthcare consumers, especially younger generations, are more attuned to news about healthcare products — 73% follow news and updates about the prescriptions and healthcare products they use. Nearly half (43%) of these active consumers report they are frequently or always searching for news about the prescriptions or healthcare products they use. Frequent searching is increasingly common among younger generations, with 61% of healthcare consumers aged 18 to 24 frequently or always searching for news and information about the prescription drugs or healthcare products they use compared to only 37% of U.S. adults 65 and older.
"As a company that supports emerging life sciences companies in accelerating product availability while also safeguarding quality, we wanted to better understand how consumers view product recalls and in what ways regulatory warnings really impact consumer decisions," said Kelly Stanton, director of quality, Qualio. "The findings show just how seriously U.S. consumers are taking healthcare-specific product recalls and quality challenges, as well as how these issues then impact overall brand reputation and trust in life-saving products."
Qualio's survey also found that consumers want regulators to proactively measure quality for healthcare prescriptions and products, requesting more transparency into a manufacturer's approach to quality at an organizational level. According to the survey, 84% believe the FDA should gather and publicly report quality management data about an entire manufacturer — and not just about a single product or practice area. The same amount (84%) also say they would rely on FDA information or scoring related to a pharmaceutical company's "culture of quality" within their organization when making their purchasing decisions.
In March 2022, the FDA called for comments on changes to its previously proposed Quality Metrics Reporting Program, which includes looking at quality management performance across a pharmaceutical manufacturer. As the FDA looks to sharpen its quality measurement practices within the life sciences, the process remains largely manual and driven by paper.
"Despite digitization across most other industries, quality management continues to be walled up in paper and hard copy binders within many life sciences companies," said Robert Fenton, founder and CEO, Qualio. "Our survey found that 56% of consumers believe the entire quality management process in pharma and medical device industries should be digitized. These companies have the tools and technologies available to reimagine quality; it's just a matter of educating them on how best to adopt next-gen quality technology and best practices that will accelerate availability of their life-saving products while reducing the risk of quality issues."
For more insights and data from this survey, please visit qualio.com/resources/quality-consumer-report.
Qualio's survey was conducted in partnership with independent market research firm PureSpectrum in April 2022. For more information on methodology, please visit www.purespectrum.com.
About Qualio
With nearly 500 life sciences customers worldwide, Qualio is the most trusted quality management software for teams launching and scaling life-saving products. Leading pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and clinical research organizations leverage Qualio's cloud-based quality management system software to unite their teams' processes and data. Qualio enables customers to deliver on the promise of quality and meet the complex regulatory compliance requirements without sacrificing speed.
Qualio's global, all-remote team prides itself on empowering customers to deliver effective, consistent, and safe products that improve all of our lives. For more information, please visit us at Qualio.com, LinkedIn, or Twitter.
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School districts using Vanco can now easily take payment for technology-related fees with Incident IQ.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanco, the maker of the industry-leading school payments platform, is happy to announce a new integration with Incident IQ, the market leaders in K-12 workflow management software.
Through Vanco, thousands of school districts streamline student payments for fees, event tickets, food, testing, club and team registration and all other school fees. With Vanco, payments are easy for parents to make, and accounting is simple for district staff.
Now Vanco client districts can integrate with the powerful Incident IQ platform directly and make managing technology-related fees and payments easier than ever before.
With the integration between Vanco and Incident IQ, K-12 districts can easily track IT-related fees by attaching fees and payments to users, assets, or help tickets. Districts can generate invoices, automate emails to staff about balances and keep staff and parents up to date on outstanding fees.
Using Vanco and Incident IQ together, K-12 districts will simplify oversight of student devices, and IT staff can add and modify fees students owe. All of this can be accomplished with just a few clicks.
"K-12 districts rely on technology assets more than ever before to educate students," said Dan Gretz, Vanco VP of Strategic Partnerships. "It's imperative that districts have a smooth way of assigning fees to students and tracking the progress of IT tickets, for things like cracked screens and laptop maintenance. Integrating Incident IQ into Vanco will save districts time and ensure fast payments and easy reconciliation, allowing K-12 districts to spend more time focusing on what they do best — educating — and far less time on asset administration."
Incident IQ is a workflow management platform used in districts supporting millions of students and teachers to manage support workflows and technology assets.
"Vanco and Incident IQ are both widely used and recognized as leaders in K-12 payments and workflow management," says Patrick Bennett, Incident IQ VP of Customer Success. "The value of bringing our two solutions together is obvious. Together, we offer district staff significant time savings, and ensure that fees are assessed and paid quickly."
This integration is available for K-12 districts now. Vanco recommends districts interested in implementing the integration get started now, so they can be ready to successfully manage their technology assets when the coming school year starts. Vanco school districts are encouraged to learn more by setting up a demonstration today.
Based in Minneapolis and Atlanta, Vanco serves those who enrich our communities. Vanco provides community engagement capabilities, electronic payment and donation processing solutions, as well as software that enables educational organizations to operate more efficiently. Today, more than 40,000 churches, faith-based groups, nonprofits, schools and educational organizations trust Vanco to simplify administrative processes, organize events and securely complete transactions every day. Visit Vanco.com to learn more. Media contact: Ben Palosaari 952.214.0872
Incident IQ is the workflow management platform built exclusively for K-12 schools, featuring asset management, help ticketing, facilities maintenance solutions, and more. Millions of students and teachers in districts across 48 states rely on the Incident IQ platform to manage and deliver mission-critical services.
Incident IQ is based in Atlanta.
Matt Owensby
mowensby@incidentiq.com
1-877-747-3073 ext. 255
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LONDON, April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE:IGT) will host a conference call and live webcast to discuss first quarter 2022 results for the period ended March 31, 2022 on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Conference call details:
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
8:00 a.m. EDT
Dial-in registration: Visit here to register for the conference call. Upon registering, you will receive a dial-in number and unique PIN.
Webcast registration: A live, listen-only webcast is available under "Events Calendar" on IGT's Investor Relations website at www.IGT.com. A replay will also be available on the website following the call.
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivalled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.IGT.com.
This news release may contain forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning International Game Technology PLC and its consolidated subsidiaries (the "Company") and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions, and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, dividends, results of operations, or financial condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of the Company as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management. Forward-looking statements may be accompanied by words such as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "could," "would," "should," "shall", "continue," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "future," "guidance," "intend," "may," "will," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project" or the negative or other variations of them. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company's control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements and from past results, performance, or achievements. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include (but are not limited to) the factors and risks described in the Company's annual report on Form 20-F for the financial year ended December 31, 2021 and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC, which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and on the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.IGT.com. Except as required under applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. You should carefully consider these factors and other risks and uncertainties that affect the Company's business. Nothing in this news release is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that the financial performance of International Game Technology PLC for the current or any future financial years will necessarily match or exceed the historical published financial performance or International Game Technology PLC, as applicable. All forward-looking statements contained in this news release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. All subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to International Game Technology PLC, or persons acting on its behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
Contact:
Phil O'Shaughnessy, Global Communications, toll free in U.S./Canada +1 (844) IGT-7452; outside U.S./Canada +1 (401) 392-7452
Francesco Luti, +39 06 5189 9184; for Italian media inquiries
James Hurley, Investor Relations, +1 (401) 392-7190
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ATLANTA, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Home Depot®, the world's largest home improvement retailer, today announced that its board of directors declared a first quarter cash dividend of $1.90 per share. The dividend is payable on June 16, 2022, to shareholders of record on the close of business on June 2, 2022. This is the 141st consecutive quarter the company has paid a cash dividend.
The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer. At the end of the first quarter, the Company operated a total of 2,316 retail stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The Company employs approximately 500,000 associates. The Home Depot's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HD) and is included in the Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 index. The Home Depot is #18 on the 2021 Fortune 500.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (NYSE: HTA) ("HTA") announced today that its Board of Directors has established the last business day prior to the closing date of the previously announced merger (the "Merger") with Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated ("HR"), which is currently projected to be Tuesday, July 19, 2022, as the record date for the special distribution of $4.82 per share of Class A Common Stock (the "Special Distribution") to be paid pursuant to the merger agreement with HR. Pre-Merger HTA stockholders as of the record date will be entitled to receive the Special Distribution.
The Special Distribution is conditioned upon and subject to the approval by HTA and HR stockholders of the Merger and successful closing of the Merger in accordance with the merger agreement. Subject to favorable stockholder votes, the Merger is expected to close on July 20, 2022 (the "Merger Closing Date"). The Special Distribution will be paid five (5) business days following the effective time of the Merger, which is currently projected to be Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Due to the contingent nature of the Special Distribution, HTA's Class A Common Stock will trade with "due bills", representing an assignment of the right to receive the Special Distribution, beginning one business day prior to the record date, projected to be July 18, 2022, through the Merger Closing Date.
Additionally, the eligible holders of HTA's operating partnership units ("OP Units") will received an OP Unit distribution, which is on par with HTA's Class A Common Stock Special Distribution described above.
Important Information About the Special Distribution
Due to the contingent nature of the Special Distribution, as required by the rules of the NYSE, HTA's Class A Common Stock will trade with "due bills", representing an assignment of the right to receive the Special Distribution, beginning one business day prior to the record date, projected to be July 18, 2022, through the Merger Closing Date (such period of time the "Due-bill Period"). AS A RESULT, HOLDERS OF HTA'S CLASS A COMMON STOCK ON THE RECORD DATE MUST HOLD HTA CLASS A COMMON STOCK THROUGH THE MERGER CLOSING DATE IN ORDER TO BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION. HTA STOCKHOLDERS WHO SELL THEIR SHARES ON OR BEFORE THE MERGER CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION. PURCHASERS OF HTA CLASS A COMMON STOCK DURING THE DUE-BILL PERIOD (EVEN IF THE TRADE WILL SETTLE AFTER THE DUE-BILL PERIOD) WHO HOLD SUCH SHARES ON THE MERGER CLOSING DATE WILL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT THAT THE MERGER IS SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED. STOCKHOLDERS THAT SELL HTA CLASS A COMMON STOCK DURING THE DUE-BILL PERIOD (EVEN IF THE TRADE WILL SETTLE AFTER THE DUE-BILL PERIOD) WILL NOT BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION IN THE EVENT THAT THE MERGER IS SUCCESSFULLY CLOSED.
Due bills obligate a seller of shares of stock to deliver the dividend to the buyer. The due-bill obligations are settled customarily between the brokers representing buyers and sellers of the stock. HTA has no obligation for either the amount of the due bill or the processing of the due bill. Buyers and sellers of HTA Class A Common Stock during the Due-bill Period should consult with their broker before trading in HTA Class A Common Stock to be sure they understand the effect of the NYSE's due-bill procedures.
HTA's Class A Common Stock will begin to trade ex-dividend on the first business day after the Merger Closing Date. AS A RESULT, INVESTORS WHO ENTER INTO TRADES TO PURCHASE HTA CLASS A COMMON STOCK ON OR AFTER THE EX-DIVIDEND DATE WILL NOT RECEIVE THE SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION.
About Healthcare Trust of America, Inc.
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (NYSE: HTA) is the largest dedicated owner and operator of medical office buildings in the United States, with assets comprising approximately 26.0 million square feet of gross leasable area, and with $7.8 billion invested primarily in medical office buildings, as of March 31, 2022. HTA provides real estate infrastructure for the integrated delivery of healthcare services in highly-desirable locations. Investments are targeted to build critical mass in 20 to 25 leading gateway markets that generally have leading university and medical institutions, which generally translates to superior demographics, highly-educated graduates, intellectual talent and job growth. The strategic markets HTA invests in support a strong, long-term demand for quality medical office space. HTA utilizes an integrated asset management platform consisting of on-site leasing, property management, engineering and building services, and development capabilities to create complete, state of the art facilities in each market. We believe this drives efficiencies, strong tenant and health system relationships, and strategic partnerships that result in high levels of tenant retention, rental growth and long-term value creation. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, HTA has developed a national brand with dedicated relationships at the local level.
Founded in 2006 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2012, HTA has produced attractive returns for its stockholders that have outperformed the US REIT index, since inception. More information about HTA can be found on the Company's website (www.htareit.com), Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Forward-Looking Language
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to HTA. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not descriptions of historical facts and include statements regarding management's intentions, beliefs, expectations, plans or predictions of the future, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Because such statements include risks, uncertainties and contingencies, actual results may differ materially and in adverse ways from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, without limitation, the following: HTA's ability to consummate the merger (the "Merger") with HR on the proposed terms or on the anticipated timeline, or at all, including risks and uncertainties related to securing the necessary stockholder approvals and satisfaction of other closing conditions to consummate the Merger; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive merger agreement relating to the Merger; risks related to diverting the attention of HTA and HR management from ongoing business operations; failure to realize the expected benefits of the Merger; significant transaction costs and/or unknown or inestimable liabilities; risks associated with stockholder litigation in connection with the Merger, including resulting expense or delay; the risk that HTA's business will not be integrated successfully or that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; the ability to obtain the expected financing to consummate the Merger; risks related to future opportunities and plans for HTA, including the uncertainty of expected future financial performance and results of the combined company following completion of the Merger; effects relating to the announcement of the proposed transaction or any further announcements or the consummation of the Merger on the market price of HTA's or HR's common stock; the possibility that, if the combined company does not achieve the perceived benefits of the Merger as rapidly or to the extent anticipated by financial analysts or investors, the market price of HTA's common stock could decline; general adverse economic and local real estate conditions; changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate market specifically; legislative and regulatory changes, including changes to laws governing the taxation of REITs and changes to laws governing the healthcare industry; the availability of capital; changes in interest rates; competition in the real estate industry; the supply and demand for operating properties in HTA's proposed market areas; changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the US; policies and guidelines applicable to REITs; the availability of properties to acquire; the availability of financing; pandemics and other health concerns, and the measures intended to prevent their spread, including the currently ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; and the potential material adverse effect these matters may have on HTA's business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Additional information concerning HTA and its business, including additional factors that could materially and adversely affect HTA's financial results, include, without limitation, the risks described under Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors, in HTA's 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in HTA's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contacts
Financial Contact:
Robert A. Milligan
Chief Financial Officer
480.998.3478
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NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ipsos MMA, a recognized leader in measuring and optimizing advertiser marketing investments, has partnered with Adform, a global, independent, and fully integrated advertising platform, to bolster its Unified Marketing Measurement and Optimization, leveraging Adform's ID Fusion solution. This approach integrates first-party data signals across the digital media ecosystem to build consumer journeys without the need for third-party cookies. This unique partnership will help advertisers futureproof ad measurement while platforms are shifting their data sharing policies and privacy regulations are becoming more rigorous.
The announcement comes as various ad platforms deprecate the third-party IDs within their log-level data, preventing brands from determining the effectiveness of their media campaigns in real-time at highly granular levels – such as audience, creative, or placement.
Many browsers and operating systems today do not allow for the generation of third-party cookies – and third-party cookies will eventually be phased out entirely. Advertisers and agency partners will not be permitted access to third-party cookie IDs. Without first or third-party measurement signals, advertisers cannot attribute specific media types to back-end key performance indicators like conversions. Adform uses a bespoke approach to track and stitch together first-party data to provide vital information for analytics and targeting.
"Incorporating Adform's ID Fusion into our analytics data stack enables us to provide advertisers with quick, always-on, analytics on their digital and addressable buys. This data coupled with our unified marketing measurement approach, ensures that maximum coverage is achievable reducing data sparsity, a common issue impacting real-time marketing measurement today," said Doug Brooks, EVP of Strategic Accounts at Ipsos MMA.
"The implications are clear; if you want true attribution, you need to work with transparent partners and provide true insight into media performance," said John Piccone, Adform's Regional President, Americas. "This groundbreaking partnership allows advertisers to see how their hard-earned media budgets are performing and allows them to reallocate budget to increase return on ad spend."
The partnership leverages Adform's "ID Fusion" pioneering solution, allowing advertisers to solve for a third-party "cookie-less" future.
ID Fusion has been implemented since 2020 and is used across many of Adform's 25,000 clients. Earlier this year, the solution was also recognized by the industry as a powerful response to change after being awarded both The Drum and Campaign Tech Awards. The data from ID Fusion feeds into Ipsos MMA's Unified Marketing Measurement & Optimization platform, enabling marketers to cut through the noise that often dilutes effective media touchpoint and customer-level measurement. With this integration, advertisers can leverage Unified Marketing Measurement to continue to attribute touchpoints along the consumer journey and drive tactical changes to plans while in-flight to prioritize media channels, targeting tactics, creative versions, and audiences.
Please click here to learn more about Ipsos MMA's Unified Attribution capability.
About Ipsos MMA
Ipsos MMA is a leading global analytics consultancy founded in 1989. The company enables its clients to achieve higher revenues and operating profits via its forward-looking, data-driven analytics, software, and consulting solutions. Ipsos MMA is headquartered in New York, NY, and is a part of the leading global custom market research company Ipsos, which has over 80 locations worldwide. To learn more about Ipsos MMA, visit www.mma.com.
About Adform
Adform is the only global, independent and fully integrated advertising platform built for modern marketing. Its unique enterprise technology – Adform FLOW – harnesses superior user experience and a scalable, modular and open architecture, to enable seamless management of the whole campaign lifecycle. It provides clients with enhanced control and transparency across their advertising operations, including ownership of all data from their campaigns. Since 2002, Adform has developed technology to enhance human/machine collaboration and deliver augmented intelligence, thereby amplifying business results for its clients around the world.
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HAIFA, Isreal, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) (TASE: ESLT) ("Elbit Systems") announced today that its subsidiary, Universal Avionics Systems Corporation ("Universal Avionics") was awarded a contract valued at approximately $33 million from AerSale Corporation (NASDAQ: ASLE), to supply Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (EFVS) for Boeing 737NG aircraft. The contract will be executed through 2023.
Under the contract, Universal Avionics will supply the ClearVision™ EFVS systems featuring the SkyLens™ 360-degree field of view Head Wearable Display and the EVS-5000 cameras. ClearVision is a certified combined vision system that is designed to enable commercial aircraft pilots to overcome degraded visibility situations at day and night, allowing them to move in and out of airports faster, saving time and increasing operational efficiency and safety. SkyLens enables pilots to continuously operate head-up and monitor flight information while retaining 3D situational awareness of terrain and aircraft traffic.
Yoram Shmuely, General Manager of Elbit Systems Aerospace, commented: "We see a renewed demand in the commercial aviation market for innovative yet certified vision capabilities that enable efficient and safe flights during degraded visibility situations."
About Elbit Systems
Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international high technology company engaged in a wide range of defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned aircraft systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, signal intelligence systems, data links and communications systems, radios, cyber-based systems and munitions. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing platforms, developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial applications and providing a range of support services, including training and simulation systems.
For additional information, visit: https://elbitsystems.com, follow us on Twitter or visit our official Facebook, Youtube and LinkedIn Channels.
Company Contacts:
Joseph Gaspar, Senior EVP – Business Management
Tel: +972-77-2948661
j.gaspar@elbitsystems.com
Dr. Yaacov (Kobi) Kagan, EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +972-77-2946663
kobi.kagan@elbitsystems.com
Rami Myerson, Director, Investor Relations
Tel: +972-77-2948984
rami.myerson@elbitsystems.com
David Vaaknin, VP, Head of Corporate Communications
Tel: +972-77-2946691
david.vaaknin@elbitsystems.com
IR Contact:
Ehud Helft
Kenny Green
GK Investor Relations
Tel: 1-212-378-8040
elbitsystems@gkir.com
This press release may contain forward–looking statements (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968) regarding Elbit Systems Ltd. and/or its subsidiaries (collectively the Company), to the extent such statements do not relate to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions about future events. Forward–looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, which are difficult to predict, including projections of the Company's future financial results, its anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. Therefore, actual future results, performance and trends may differ materially from these forward–looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, without limitation: scope and length of customer contracts; governmental regulations and approvals; changes in governmental budgeting priorities; general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates or sells, including Israel and the United States among others; changes in global health and macro-economic conditions; differences in anticipated and actual program performance, including the ability to perform under long-term fixed-price contracts; changes in the competitive environment; and the outcome of legal and/or regulatory proceedings. The factors listed above are not all-inclusive, and further information is contained in Elbit Systems Ltd.'s latest annual report on Form 20-F, which is on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward–looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
Elbit Systems Ltd., its logo, brand, product, service and process names appearing in this Press Release are the trademarks or service marks of Elbit Systems Ltd. or its affiliated companies. All other brand, product, service and process names appearing are the trademarks of their respective holders. Reference to or use of a product, service or process other than those of Elbit Systems Ltd. does not imply recommendation, approval, affiliation or sponsorship of that product, service or process by Elbit Systems Ltd. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right under any patent, copyright, trademark or other intellectual property right of Elbit Systems Ltd. or any third party, except as expressly granted herein.
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AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Ice cream trucks are now legal in Aurora, Colorado, after having been banned more than a half-century ago.
The Aurora City Council voted Friday to thaw a law that banned the trucks in 1957, and allow licensed trucks to sell sweet treats on the streets ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
The council’s decision is likely a welcome one for the kids of Aurora, but vendors were ready to celebrate, too.
“It’s a great day for the people of Aurora. It’s a great day for the city of Aurora,” said Paul Capley, with Ice Cream Wagon. “I’ve been in the business 25 years, and we’ve gone to city council meetings with absolutely no luck at all.”
Capley called it a historic day for his business and other ice cream truck owners.
In 1957, the city of Aurora banned ice cream trucks, calling them a “nuisance.” The law was apparently passed in response to residents who opposed the ice cream trucks driving up and down their streets. Some also argued that the trucks posed a safety hazard for kids who might be injured while running after the vendors.
Councilor on a mission to lift ice cream truck ban
Aurora Councilman Dustin Zvonek has been working to repeal and review outdated laws alongside the city’s Red Tape Reduction Committee — and the ban on ice cream trucks was high on the list.
Zvonek said that when he and the other members of the committee first learned of the 1957 ban, they let out “a collective ‘What?'”
“We just couldn’t believe it,” said Zvonek.
Shocked by the initial ban, it was Zvonek’s goal to have it repealed by the busy Fourth of July holiday weekend. He succeeded: The new ordinance were passed unanimously on the first reading.
Kids sprint the streets to meet the ice cream truck
On Friday afternoon, Rick, the driver of the Ice Cream Wagon, was presented the city’s first legal license since the ban was enacted. He wasted no time getting to work.
Hoping to help kids (and their parents) beat the scorching summer heat, Rick loaded his truck with firecrackers, ice cream sandwiches and Choco Tacos, among other treats. For hours, Rick brought joy to an Aurora neighborhood, sending toddlers and teens sprinting down their street for a taste.
“We were in the middle of watching a movie and then we heard the ice cream truck,” 14-year-old Katie Auld said. “Then we all just started running and running to the ice cream truck. It brings me back to when I was a kid, to when I was 7 in Kansas, and I would get ice cream every summer.”
So many city children are happy and excited to see the trucks’ sweet return.
“It’s refreshing but also fun, because it’s not like you’re eating just like ice, you’re eating like cool-flavored ice. You just get to have fun, stay cool and stay amazing,” 14-year-old Zoe Hepola said.
The hardest decision for the neighborhood children? Deciding which icy treat to choose. But the youngest customer of the day, 4-year-old Achilles, went straight for a Spider-Man popsicle, ripped it open and took a big bite. He gave it his stamp of approval — a big thumbs up. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/ice-cream-trucks-finally-legal-in-colorado-city-after-65-years-why-were-they-banned/ | 2022-07-02T17:03:21Z |
Forrester's Planning Guides provide benchmark data and insights to help technology, marketing, digital, CX, product and sales leaders prioritize 2023 budget investments
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to Forrester's (Nasdaq: FORR) 2023 Planning Guides, released today, business leaders who plan for "business as usual" modest spending increases in the year ahead will fall short. Indeed, due to an unpredictable and turbulent economy, leaders will need to tackle planning with discipline and precision in order to trim waste, experiment, and make bold, smart investments.
Designed to help technology, marketing, digital, customer experience (CX), product, and sales executives prioritize their resources and investments for the year ahead, Planning Guides will be available for all 15 services included in the Forrester Decisions portfolio. Using data-driven insights, Planning Guides will enable functional leaders to prioritize spending that maximizes revenue growth, profitability, and resilience.
The reports highlight where to increase investment and cut spending, as well as which emerging technologies to experiment with in 2023. Key insights from Forrester's 2023 Planning Guides include:
Areas to increase investment in 2023:
- Customer insights and engagement. With 2023 unlikely to look like any past recession, many assumptions about customers and their behavior will be rendered useless. Leaders should invest in new customer data and analytics tools, such as experience research platforms (XPRs), to sharpen audience targeting strategies.
- Technologies that improve CX and reduce costs. Current economic headwinds will require focusing on technology tuned for optimization and resilience. Leaders should invest in tools that drive loyalty and reduce operational costs, such as robotic process automation (RPA) and agent-assist apps.
Areas to decrease investment in 2023:
- Technical debt — including cloud. Many thought the cloud would be the antidote to technical debt, but yesterday's lifted-and-shifted workloads are now debt themselves given how inefficient to operate and difficult to upgrade they are. In 2023, leaders should consider early cloud deployments as candidates for technical debt reductions.
- Low-quality data partners and innovation outsourcing. Partners will continue to play an important role in growth, but two key areas are ripe for cuts. As the quality of third-party data continues to drop, leaders should streamline these partnerships to only those that add value to customer relationships. Second, firms that relied too heavily on partners for digital innovation during the pandemic-induced digital sprint should bring more innovation in house.
Areas for experimentation in 2023:
- Extended reality, the metaverse, and Web3 that offer immersive experiences. These interlinked — and arguably overhyped — technologies hold the promise of immersive experiences linked to token-based ecosystems that use cryptocurrencies and public blockchains. Leaders in consumer industries should experiment with metaverse precursor platforms such as Roblox and Decentral to open doors to new audiences.
- Intelligent agents that make experiences more human. An intelligent agent (IA) can make decisions or perform a service based on its environment, user input, and experiences. Leaders should plan to experiment with IAs on an ongoing basis to utilize their full potential.
"Leaders are faced with navigating a tumultuous business landscape defined by global unrest, supply chain instability and soaring inflation, as well as the ongoing aftermath of the pandemic," said Sharyn Leaver, chief research officer at Forrester. "Tackling 2023 budget planning is a daunting task, but Forrester's Planning Guides will help leaders make more strategic and disciplined decisions to drive business growth at a time of such uncertainty."
Resources:
- Download Forrester's overarching 2023 Planning Guide here.
- Explore the 2023 Planning Guides hub here.
- Read about 2023 budgeting trends across functions in this blog.
About Forrester
Forrester (Nasdaq: FORR) is one of the most influential research and advisory firms in the world. We help leaders across technology, customer experience, digital, marketing, sales, and product functions use customer obsession to accelerate growth. Through Forrester's proprietary research, consulting, and events, leaders from around the globe are empowered to be bold at work — to navigate change and put their customers at the center of their leadership, strategy, and operations. Our unique insights are grounded in annual surveys of more than 700,000 consumers, business leaders, and technology leaders worldwide; rigorous and objective research methodologies, including Forrester Wave™ evaluations; 70 million real-time feedback votes; and the shared wisdom of our clients. To learn more, visit Forrester.com.
Press contact
Hannah Segvich hsegvich@forrester.com
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- New solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, CA called Electrify America Solar Glow™ 1
- Commits to net zero carbon footprint for all energy delivered to drivers across its coast-to-coast public ultra-fast DC charging network
- Becomes North America's largest open electric vehicle fast charging network to enter into a virtual power purchase agreement for new renewable energy generation
- Contributes to 'additionality' as part of company's sustainability mission to create brand new renewable energy that would not otherwise be available
RESTON, Va., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Electrify America announced today it has entered into a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with developer Terra-Gen to build a solar photovoltaic renewable energy generation project in San Bernardino County, California called Electrify America Solar Glow™ 1.
The new solar project is expected to generate 75 Megawatts (MW) per hour at peak solar capacity or an estimated annual production of 225,000 Megawatt hours. It is projected to produce enough 100% renewable energy annually to more than offset the energy currently delivered on an annualized basis to Electrify America's customers charging on its extensive network. The solar project is targeted to be operational by mid-2023.
In becoming the largest open network in North America to enter into a VPPA, Electrify America will be supporting the key sustainability goal of "additionality," meaning that this arrangement would result in new, additional renewable energy generation.
Electrify America is purchasing and retiring all bundled environmental certificates associated with the new solar project over a 15-year period, shifting away from the business-as-usual approach of buying environmental certificates from a third-party supplier on an unbundled basis, which does less to support additional renewable energy generation.
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"Electrify America's business model – and purpose – have always been at the forefront of efforts to reduce emissions through enabling electric mobility," said Giovanni Palazzo, president and CEO of Electrify America. "Our commitment to customers and to a sustainable future go hand-in-hand, which is why we are investing in renewable energy generation to commit to a net zero carbon footprint associated with the energy delivered to our customers."
Electrify America's first solar project in the Southern California Mojave Desert may also be expanded at the option of Terra-Gen to include a co-located battery energy storage system to further increase the delivery of renewable energy to the grid during times when more costly – and often more polluting – peaking power plants may be used to meet customer needs. The potential use of a co-located battery energy storage system at the facility would add to Electrify America's ongoing effort of deploying over 30 MW of co-located behind-the-meter energy storage systems at charging stations across the U.S. This ongoing investment from Electrify America is already decreasing the carbon profile and potential emissions associated with the electricity generation that powers the company's charging network.
Electrify America Solar Glow™ 1 - Project Specifics
- Location: San Bernardino County, CA
- Developer: Terra-Gen
- Maximum Capacity: 75MW
- Estimated Annual Production: 225,000 MWh
- Timeline: Groundbreaking – Late 2022 | Target Operation Date – Summer 2023
Immediate Impact
Although the new solar facility will not be online until mid-2023, Electrify America's charging network is already backed by 100% renewable energy effective April 2022 through the purchase of environmental certificates from existing renewable generation.
In addition, and to further bolster near-term sustainability impact, Electrify America has entered into an interim VPPA, effective October 2022, with Terra-Gen to support Terra-Gen's existing Solar Energy Generating Systems (SEGS) IX solar thermal plant until the adjacent new solar photovoltaic facility in San Bernardino County is fully operational.
Electrify America will receive the bundled environmental certificates and purchase renewable energy from SEGS IX, once part of the largest solar thermal energy generating facility in the world when completed in 1990 and also the world's longest-operating solar thermal facility.
"Electrify America is proud to support SEGS, which was instrumental to fostering renewable energy generation in the 20th Century and parallels to Electrify America's mission to advance electric vehicle adoption today", said Jigar Shah, Head of Energy Services at Electrify America. "In aggregate, these 100% renewable energy commitments address Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions for all energy delivered to our customers, and amount to an estimated 2 million metric tons in avoided CO2 emissions over 15 years[1] - comparable to the carbon sequestered by planting nearly 40 million trees[2]."
About Electrify America
Electrify America LLC, the largest open DC fast charging network in the U.S., is investing $2 billion over 10 years in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure, education and access. The investment will enable millions of Americans to discover the benefits of electric driving and support the build-out of a nationwide network of workplace, community and highway chargers that are convenient and reliable. Electrify America expects to have more than 1,800 total charging stations with over 10,000 chargers in the United States and Canada by 2026. During this period, the company will be expanding to 49 states and the District of Columbia, delivering on its commitment to support increased ZEV adoption with a network that is comprehensive, technologically advanced and customer friendly.
Electrify America earned the 2020 and 2021 "EV Charging Infrastructure Best-in-Test" award from umlaut, an infrastructure and benchmarking specialist, now part of Accenture, as published in Charged Electric Vehicles Magazine. Electrify America's Electrify Home® offers home charging solutions for consumers with flexible installation options. Electrify Commercial® provides expert solutions for businesses looking to develop electric vehicle charging programs. For more information, visit www.electrifyamerica.com and media.electrifyamerica.com.
About Terra-Gen
Terra-Gen, LLC is a leading U.S. developer, owner, and operator of utility-scale renewable energy projects in North America. Terra-Gen owns approximately 1.3 GW of wind, solar and energy storage capacity in operation across 26 renewable power facilities throughout the United States. Terra-Gen was formed in 2007 and is owned by ECP, a leading investor in infrastructure facilitating the energy transition, and First Sentier Investors, a leading global asset manager. For more information, visit www.terra-gen.com.
[1] Based on 2019 U.S. national weighted average CO2 marginal emission rates. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
[2] Based on 0.060 metric ton CO2 per urban tree planted grown for 10 years. https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gases-equivalencies-calculator-calculations-and-references
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NEW YORK — Just as Americans gear up for summer road trips, the price of oil remains stubbornly high, pushing prices at the gas pump to painful heights.
Drivers were paying $4.37 for a gallon of regular Tuesday, on average, according to AAA. That’s 25 cents higher than a month ago, and $1.40 more than a year ago.
“The price of gas is ridiculous,” said Joel Baxter, a nurse, who was filling up his car at a BP station in Brooklyn, New York, so that he could commute 26 miles (42 kilometers) to work. “The money, your salary, is practically the same, and everything is going up, so they should do something about it.”
The high price of oil is the main cause of the biting gasoline prices. A barrel of U.S. benchmark crude was selling for around $100 a barrel Tuesday, a price tag that has been climbing throughout the year. The high price of oil is largely because many buyers are refusing to purchase Russian oil because of its invasion of Ukraine. The European Union is considering an embargo on oil from Russia, which is a major supplier. Those pressures leave less oil to go around.
Drivers such as Baxter say they wish the government could step in to help, although few can say what solution that would bring lasting relief.
“There are very few things that a president can do to help lower the cost of oil, and this administration tried to do pretty much everything that it can,” said Andrew Gross, spokesman for AAA.
President Joe Biden released oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in November and March, hoping to reduce prices. That helped temporarily, but prices shot back up and stayed stubbornly high.
Biden in remarks Tuesday stressed that fighting inflation is his top priority, a sign of both the economic challenges caused by prices rising at the fastest pace in four decades and the political drag for Democrats that has resulted.
“I believe that inflation is our top economic challenge right now,” Biden said.
He said that switching away from fossil fuels and greater energy efficiency will ultimately protect Americans from higher gasoline and heating and cooling costs.
The president noted that Americans are finding ways to limit how many fill-ups they need because of higher prices. “They’re doing everything in their power to figure out how to not show up at the gas pump,” he said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said a suspension of the federal gas tax is “an option on the table.” The suspension could in theory reduce gas prices by as much as 18 cents a gallon.
Republican lawmakers say the key is to lease more federal land for oil and gas drilling and send a positive message to energy producers by greenlighting the Keystone XL pipeline that Biden nixed last year.
As the war Russia is waging on Ukraine continues and demand for gasoline continues to grow, experts are not expecting relief at the pump any time soon.
“We will see this trend continue probably throughout summer, mainly because of demand,” Gross said. “The weather’s getting warmer. The days are getting nicer. People are hitting the road.”
That’s particularly hard on people who drive for a living, or those who must drive to get to work.
“It’s expensive,” said Peter Lector, 28, who spent $60 Tuesday to fill up his tank in Brooklyn. “I’m doing Uber, so it’s costing me a lot of money every morning.”
If the price of gasoline keeps going up, he feels like he might have to find another job, he said.
Still others have accepted that high gasoline prices may be here to stay.
“It is what it is,” said David Stephen, who was also buying gasoline in Brooklyn. “Everything goes up, never comes down .... You can’t do anything about it.” | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_48497e9e-d09c-11ec-b47f-4393c0d3d190.html | 2022-05-11T03:50:25Z |
When things feel overwhelming, an escape into nature is just the ticket.
That's what happened for the film crew and scientists who worked on the CNN docuseries "Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World" after the pandemic began.
"I think it kept us dreaming that we could go and actually do it," Chilean director and producer René Araneda said.
For some members of the team, stepping into the wilds of Chile and Argentina was the first time they had left their homes in months. But nothing had changed for the diverse species that call the ice fields, mountains and forests home.
Mindful of their role as visitors, small film crews kept a respectful distance -- and that's when they captured cinematic magic.
Fantastic creatures
If you've been enjoying the breathtaking views of CNN's "Patagonia" series, things were even wilder behind the scenes.
During filming in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, a curious male puma wandered extremely close as a crew was waiting for a well-known female puma called Supermom to appear. Pumas don't see humans as prey, but the team kept still until the animal focused on some guanacos in the distance.
In sheltered waters off the Gulf of Corcovado, marine biologist Carla Christie witnessed elusive Chilean dolphins as they swam in front of her boat. Rare underwater footage shows affectionate moments between the shy dolphins, such as a female and her calf.
Learn more during Sunday's final episode at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series finale will be available Monday on CNNgo. You can also access CNNgo via our CNN app.
Across the universe
One of the brightest stars in our sky is having a tough time.
Betelgeuse, a red supergiant that looks like a ruby in the Orion constellation, suddenly began to dim in 2019 -- an event that puzzled astronomers.
Now, data from the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories has revealed the star experienced a massive eruption and lost a big chunk of its visible surface. Astronomers have never seen anything like it before.
Betelgeuse is on the slow road to recovery, and while its surface seems to be returning to normal, the star's interior is "bouncing" as it struggles to rebuild.
Curiosities
A 2,300-year-old text that had perplexed scholars now has one less secret.
The Kao Gong Ji was written around 300 BC and is the oldest known technical encyclopedia. Inside are six chemistry formulas for mixing bronze and instructions for how to make items such as swords, bells, axes, knives and mirrors.
But researchers couldn't decipher a linguistic riddle in the text for more than 100 years, namely the identity of two ingredients called "jin" and "xi."
Thanks to a new chemical analysis of ancient coins, two scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the missing metals.
Wild kingdom
Make way for the wolves.
Researchers from across the United States have proposed sanctuary space dedicated to gray wolves and other animals such as beavers. The protected regions, across 11 Western states, would include Yellowstone National Park and the Northern and Southern Rockies.
The goal of this project, known as the Western Rewilding Network, is to create protected places for keystone species critical to ecosystems across the American West.
Gray wolves and beavers were once the victims of overhunting. Both animals make incredibly valuable contributions to their environments -- which becomes even more apparent when they disappear.
Climate changed
The climate crisis is heating up at both ends of the globe.
The Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, according to new research. Heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels cause this phenomenon, called Arctic amplification.
And a first-of-its-kind study on Antarctica from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has shown the world's largest ice sheet is crumbling more rapidly than previously thought.
Meanwhile, a band of billionaires are on a treasure hunt in Greenland as ice melts -- and their quest could provide a solution. Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates, among others, believe mineral deposits there are significant enough to power hundreds of millions of electric vehicles.
Explorations
These stories might blow your mind:
-- A new image captured by the Gemini North telescope shows the cosmic dance of the Butterfly galaxies as they merge over millions of years.
-- Archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of artifacts and fertility statuettes steps away from one of Italy's hot spring destinations.
-- This summer is flying by, and we've got the science to prove it. Researchers have recorded the shortest day on Earth since the invention of the atomic clock.
If you snapped photos of the last supermoon of the year on Thursday, share them on social media with the hashtag #NASAMoonSnap -- the phrase NASA is using to track lunar-inspired content leading up to the launch of Artemis I in late summer. Let the countdown begin!
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HOUSTON, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lummus Technology, a global provider of process technologies and value-driven solutions, announced the launch of its Polaris™ breech-lock closure, a new technological upgrade applicable to its high-pressure heat exchanger equipment. This advanced design of breech-lock closure provides a host of operational benefits including safe, reliable and secure sealing under all conditions, a simplified assembly and easier maintenance.
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Strong quake kills 1, knocks house, derails train in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building and temporarily trapping four people inside, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.
One person died and nine people had minor injuries, Taiwan’s Emergency Operations Center said.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island’s southeastern coast since Saturday evening, when a 6.4 quake struck the same area.
Most of the damage appeared to be north of the epicenter, which Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau said was in the town of Chishang at the relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles).
In nearby Yuli town, a cement factory worker died and the three-story building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences above it, collapsed, the island’s Central News Agency said.
The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her 5-year-old daughter.
A photo released by the Hualien city government showed the girl lying on a blanket and being handed down a metal ladder from the top of the debris by helmeted rescue workers in orange uniforms.
The top two stories of the building were left sprawled across a small street and onto the other side, with electricity wires pulled down by the fallen structure.
More than 7,000 households were reported without power in Yuli, and water pipes were also damaged. Shelves and musical instruments fell over at the Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church and a long crack ran down its floor. Outside, the pavement was broken into slabs of concrete.
Police and firefighters rushed to a bridge collapse on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of the same town where three people and one or more vehicles may have fallen off, according to media reports.
Also in Yuli, a landslide trapped nearly 400 tourists on a mountain famous for the orange day lilies that blanket its slopes this time of year, the Central News Agency said. They had no electricity and a weak cellphone signal.
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The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital, Taipei. In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometers (130 miles) north of the epicenter, a man was injured by a ceiling collapse on the 5th floor of a sports center.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for several southern Japanese islands near Taiwan, but later lifted it.
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Moritsugu reported from Beijing. Associated Press writer Huizhong Wu in Taipei, Taiwan, contributed to this report.
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Portland unrest drives interest in 2 congressional primaries
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Growing discontent over homelessness and crime in Portland is driving interest in a pair of Oregon congressional primaries, one featuring a vulnerable incumbent endorsed by President Joe Biden and the other involving a candidate bankrolled by cryptocurrency.
Tuesday’s primaries for the 5th and 6th U.S. House districts are playing out in a state that’s become a right-wing target after sometimes-violent protests in Portland following George Floyd’s murder, surging gun crime and an ongoing homelessness crisis in the city.
The problems have given Republicans a megaphone and raised the stakes for Democrats as a crowded field of candidates vies to advance to November in a historically blue state, said John Horvick, political director at the nonpartisan public opinion firm DHM Research.
“Two of the districts touch on Portland, and Portland’s just become a rallying cry. It’s the biggest city, and it matters to the state’s economy, but it’s also a symbol for what is going wrong in the state right now,” Horvick said.
Another key race, for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, is wide open for the first time in decades as Democratic U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio retires after 35 years. Changes to that district’s boundaries, however, are expected to favor Democrats even more strongly.
In Oregon voting is done entirely by mail, and nonaffiliated and third-party voters together make up the largest group of voters. So far, turnout has been anemic, but that could change because voters have until election day to postmark their ballots.
Amid that backdrop, a newly created 6th Congressional District that includes some Portland suburbs is creating national buzz for the amount of money in play and has attracted 16 candidates, including a Democratic newcomer backed by a cryptocurrency kingpin. The state gained a district in a once-in-a-decade reapportionment after the 2020 U.S. Census.
The nine Democrats competing in the primary have spent more than $18 million combined and drawn more than $13 million in outside money to date, making the race one of the most costly among Democratic primaries nationwide, according to OpenSecrets, a nonpartisan research group that tracks money in politics.
Top among those is Carrick Flynn, whose ads have inundated local TV but who remains unfamiliar to many voters. Cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried’s political action committee has poured millions into Flynn’s campaign, and the powerful House Majority PAC, which focuses on electing Democrats to the U.S. House, has spent $1 million in ads on his behalf.
Flynn appears to be in a close race with state Rep. Andrea Salinas, a three-term state lawmaker who would become Oregon’s first Hispanic woman in Congress if elected. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts endorsed Salinas this week, saying she would be a “progressive champion” for working families in the district, which is 20% Hispanic.
Seven Republicans are running for the 6th district seat, including Ron Noble, a moderate who currently serves in the Oregon House.
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The district, which once stretched to the Pacific Coast, now reaches east across the state’s political fault lines to include Bend — an area where Schrader has less name recognition. Biden recently endorsed the seven-term congressman for reelection in the district, which now leans a little less blue.
Schrader, a veterinarian and former state lawmaker, has alienated progressive members of his party over the course of his last term.
He was one of two House Democrats to vote against a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, in part because he didn’t want the bill to include an increase in the minimum wage. He also voted in committee against a Biden-supported plan that would have allowed Medicare to negotiate outpatient medication prices with pharmaceutical companies and has apologized for likening the pending impeachment of then-President Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection to a “lynching.”
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The race for Oregon’s only House district held by the GOP, in rural eastern Oregon, has gotten little attention and changes to the district’s boundaries are widely expected to make it even more safely Republican.
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TORONTO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Talisker Resources Ltd. ("Talisker" or the "Company") (TSX: TSK) (OTCQX: TSKFF) announces that the Company is in receipt of TSX approval for its request to extend the date for its annual and special meeting of shareholders which has been set for Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 10:00 am Toronto time at the offices of the Company located at 350 Bay Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario (the "Meeting"). The proxy materials, including the notice of meeting, management information circular and form of proxy are available on the Company's SEDAR profile at www.SEDAR.com and on the Company's website at the link included below. Shareholders of record as of May 31, 2021 will be entitled to vote at the Meeting. Given continued public health concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, shareholders are encouraged to vote by proxy in advance of the Meeting and not attend the Meeting in person.
Meeting Materials are available at the following link: https://taliskerresources.com/investors/
About Talisker Resources Ltd.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- garten, a technology company that provides healthy food and workplace wellbeing services for both small and large corporations, today announced it has officially moved to a four day workweek and is requiring daily meditation breaks for all workers. In addition, it has eliminated the traditional 9-5 office hours schedule to give employees extreme flexibility.
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The company began testing a shorter workweek during the pandemic. The test resulted in increased productivity, a boost in workplace satisfaction and a more engaged workforce. The 90+ staff at garten can set their own schedules throughout the week without the pressure of cramming their work into the age-old 9-5 office schedule.
Twice-a-day, garten provides scheduled meditation breaks for all of its workers. The company believes in doing less to accomplish more as part of its commitment to ward-off stress and normalize rest during the day. In his view, one must rest to produce one's best work during the day, during which the state of the nervous system governs both the quality and speed of great output, sometimes more than double that of a tired nervous system.
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Garten Wellbeing, PBC, formerly Oh My Green, PBC, delivers innovative wellness solutions to promote workplace wellbeing as a competitive advantage. Garten was founded in 2014 as a platform for providing employees with access to healthy snacks, meals, drinks, and wellbeing practices through micro-kitchens, micro-markets, catering, Snack from Home boxes, and virtual engagement. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, garten works with companies ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. Visit www.garten.co for more information.
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R Kelly jury picked in child pornography, trial-fixing case
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury was impaneled Tuesday in R. Kelly’s hometown of Chicago to decide multiple charges against the R&B singer, as prosecutors and defense attorneys argued toward the end of the process about whether the government was improperly attempting to keep some Blacks off the jury.
Kelly, who is Black, is accused of enticing minors for sex, of producing child pornography and of fixing his 2008 state child pornography trial at which he was acquitted.
As the sides began exercising peremptory challenges — in which they can remove a fixed number of potential jurors from the pool — Kelly attorney Jennifer Bonjean accused prosecutors of seeking to strike Blacks “to deny Mr. Kelly a jury of his peers.”
Prosecutors noted multiple African Americans had already made it onto the jury before the defense objected, and they argued their reasons for wanting to strike some had nothing to do with race. In one case, they said one older man appeared to have a hard time staying awake.
Judge Harry Leinenweber partially agreed with the defense, disallowing prosecutors from striking three Blacks from the jury, and restoring them. About half the 12 jurors impaneled were identified as Black by the judge, prosecutor and defense attorneys.
Six alternates were also selected.
Some of the jurors selected had watched at least part of a six-part documentary series, “Surviving R. Kelly,” about sex abuse allegations against the Grammy award-winning singer. Watching it wasn’t an automatic disqualification as long as a would-be juror could assure Judge Leinenweber they could still be impartial.
Among the 12 jurors selected was a retired real estate agent who had one son who was a prosecutor and another son who was a defense attorney. Another juror was a librarian.
Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday morning, after which prosecutors will begin calling witnesses.
In all, the judge dismissed about half of the more than 100 potential jurors who were vetted over two days in a large, 25th floor courtroom in downtown Chicago.
Among those dismissed was a woman who said she had unfavorable views of police and judges, a woman who said she once took martial arts classes with Kelly’s kids and a man who said he didn’t think the IRS should exist.
Leinenweber tended to dismiss would-be jurors when they expressed even the slightest reservations. He dismissed one juror who said large gatherings make him anxious, and a U.S. postal worker who worried mail would be delayed if she wasn’t there.
Kelly, dressed in a gray suit and wearing a surgical mask over his mouth and nose, followed proceedings from a defense table, sometimes appearing to study would-be jurors Tuesday as they answered the judge’s questions.
During a break around lunch, several Kelly supporters on court spectator benches made heart signs with their hands and directed them at Kelly. He appeared to notice across the courtroom, smiling and nodding his head.
One central focus of the trial will be on whether Kelly threatened and paid off a girl with whom he allegedly videotaped himself having sex when he was about 30 and she was no older than 14. That’s the allegation underpinning another of the charges against Kelly, conspiracy to obstruct justice.
Jurors in the 2008 child pornography trial acquitted Kelly, with some later explaining that they felt they had no choice because the girl did not testify. The woman, now in her 30s and referred to in court filings only as “Minor 1,” will be the government’s star witness in the federal trial that’s expected to last four weeks.
When she testifies, prosecutors explained in court Monday that they won’t use her real name and won’t refer to her as Minor 1. Instead, they will call her by a single pseudonym, “Jane.” Kelly’s lawyers suggested they could contest where some of his accusers were minors at the time Kelly is accused if video recording or enticing them,
Kelly, 55, already has already been sentenced by a New York federal judge to a 30-year prison term for a 2021 conviction on charges that he used his fame to sexually abuse other young fans.
Kelly, who rose from poverty on Chicago’s South Side to become a star singer, songwriter and producer, will be around 80 before qualifying for early release based on his sentence imposed in New York, which he is appealing. A conviction for just one count of producing child pornography carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years in prison.
Kelly faces four counts of enticement of minors for sex — one each for four other accusers. They, too, are expected to testify.
Two Kelly associates, Derrel McDavid and Milton Brown, are co-defendants at the Chicago trial. McDavid is accused of helping Kelly fix the 2008 trial, while Brown is charged with receiving child pornography. Like Kelly, they also have denied wrongdoing.
Minor 1 is expected to testify that she was on video having sex with Kelly. The recording was at the heart of the monthlong 2008 trial and was played for jurors almost every day.
Minor 1 first met Kelly in the late 1990s when she was in junior high school, according to pre-trial court filings by the government. The government contends she had tagged along to Kelly’s Chicago recording studio with her aunt, a professional singer working with Kelly. Soon after, Minor 1 told her parents Kelly was going to become her godfather.
Prosecutors say Kelly later threatened and sought to pay off Minor 1 and her parents so they wouldn’t testify in 2008. None of them did.
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The American philosopher and psychologist John Dewey once said, “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.” Dewey advocated for an educational paradigm called pragmatism, which stresses the importance of learning academic concepts by experiencing them firsthand, instead of through lecture and repetition in a classroom.
While the philosophy is used by many educators (especially those working in fields where the value of work experience exceeds the value placed on an academic background), many people take great pride in their formal educational credentials because of the valuable skills such educations provided and because of the immense amount of work that goes into earning a degree.
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most college graduates in Texas using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties are ranked by the highest percent of the population 25 years and over that has a Bachelor’s degree or higher using 2020 5-year estimates.
Keep reading to see which counties in your state have the most college graduates.
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#30. Bexar County
– 28.5% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 15.6% ($22,571 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.1% ($29,162)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 30.8% ($34,918)
– Bachelor’s degree: 17.9% ($52,809)
– Graduate or professional degree: 10.5% ($65,990)
#29. Somervell County
– 28.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 8.2% ($35,551 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 34.7% ($40,910)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 28.3% ($36,250)
– Bachelor’s degree: 21.1% ($68,241)
– Graduate or professional degree: 7.8% (earnings not available)
#28. Hood County
– 29.3% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 9.0% ($26,029 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 29.5% ($39,251)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 32.2% ($38,054)
– Bachelor’s degree: 19.7% ($53,188)
– Graduate or professional degree: 9.6% ($59,183)
#27. Jeff Davis County
– 29.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 19.3% (earnings not available)
– High school graduate: 15.4% (earnings not available)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 35.4% (earnings not available)
– Bachelor’s degree: 14.3% (earnings not available)
– Graduate or professional degree: 15.7% (earnings not available)
#26. Franklin County
– 30.3% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 9.4% ($32,439 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.0% ($30,296)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 35.3% ($38,495)
– Bachelor’s degree: 22.5% ($58,914)
– Graduate or professional degree: 7.8% ($54,688)
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#25. Randall County
– 30.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 7.0% ($26,842 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 24.2% ($35,316)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 37.8% ($37,995)
– Bachelor’s degree: 21.0% ($54,055)
– Graduate or professional degree: 9.9% ($67,299)
#24. Brazoria County
– 31.1% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 11.2% ($30,619 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.0% ($37,752)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 32.7% ($51,849)
– Bachelor’s degree: 19.9% ($63,786)
– Graduate or professional degree: 11.2% ($82,980)
#23. Lubbock County
– 32.0% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 12.8% ($22,009 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.1% ($30,627)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 30.1% ($34,198)
– Bachelor’s degree: 20.0% ($50,914)
– Graduate or professional degree: 12.0% ($61,852)
#22. Galveston County
– 32.1% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 10.4% ($26,185 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 24.6% ($32,322)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 32.9% ($44,671)
– Bachelor’s degree: 21.2% ($65,933)
– Graduate or professional degree: 10.9% ($76,886)
#21. Harris County
– 32.3% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 18.2% ($24,671 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 22.8% ($30,842)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 26.8% ($38,664)
– Bachelor’s degree: 20.5% ($60,215)
– Graduate or professional degree: 11.8% ($75,889)
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#20. Dallas County
– 32.5% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 19.7% ($26,702 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 22.6% ($30,451)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 25.3% ($38,457)
– Bachelor’s degree: 20.4% ($59,868)
– Graduate or professional degree: 12.0% ($77,481)
#19. Tarrant County
– 32.6% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 13.5% ($27,386 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 23.9% ($33,093)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 30.0% ($41,191)
– Bachelor’s degree: 21.6% ($58,816)
– Graduate or professional degree: 11.0% ($73,890)
#18. Shackelford County
– 32.6% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 12.0% (earnings not available)
– High school graduate: 20.5% ($16,806)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 34.9% ($33,917)
– Bachelor’s degree: 23.2% ($41,250)
– Graduate or professional degree: 9.4% ($30,800)
#17. Kent County
– 32.8% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 6.5% (earnings not available)
– High school graduate: 25.7% ($22,045)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 34.9% ($43,594)
– Bachelor’s degree: 18.4% ($6,806)
– Graduate or professional degree: 14.4% ($54,792)
#16. Erath County
– 33.0% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 12.8% ($30,775 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.9% ($33,498)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 28.3% ($37,246)
– Bachelor’s degree: 22.2% ($51,494)
– Graduate or professional degree: 10.7% ($50,719)
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#15. Gillespie County
– 34.1% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 10.3% ($23,338 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 30.0% ($29,671)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 25.6% ($31,418)
– Bachelor’s degree: 23.8% ($42,488)
– Graduate or professional degree: 10.3% ($53,205)
#14. Montgomery County
– 34.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 10.8% ($27,728 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 23.3% ($35,989)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 30.9% ($46,834)
– Bachelor’s degree: 23.4% ($69,660)
– Graduate or professional degree: 11.5% ($80,067)
#13. Mason County
– 35.0% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 14.5% ($25,431 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 18.6% ($31,400)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 31.9% ($39,032)
– Bachelor’s degree: 24.3% ($45,040)
– Graduate or professional degree: 10.8% ($46,919)
#12. Comal County
– 37.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 6.3% ($22,490 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 25.4% ($34,151)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 30.3% ($43,511)
– Bachelor’s degree: 24.7% ($58,678)
– Graduate or professional degree: 13.3% ($72,861)
#11. Hays County
– 38.6% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 9.6% ($27,810 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 22.8% ($35,295)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 29.0% ($38,096)
– Bachelor’s degree: 24.9% ($54,867)
– Graduate or professional degree: 13.7% ($61,024)
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#10. Brewster County
– 40.8% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 15.1% ($22,672 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 18.3% ($24,085)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 25.8% ($39,101)
– Bachelor’s degree: 27.2% ($47,333)
– Graduate or professional degree: 13.5% ($52,942)
#9. Brazos County
– 41.4% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 11.7% ($23,197 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 20.5% ($30,843)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 26.3% ($35,692)
– Bachelor’s degree: 22.3% ($50,205)
– Graduate or professional degree: 19.1% ($63,637)
#8. Williamson County
– 41.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 6.7% ($28,520 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 20.2% ($33,830)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 31.2% ($44,533)
– Bachelor’s degree: 27.6% ($60,898)
– Graduate or professional degree: 14.2% ($79,261)
#7. Rockwall County
– 42.9% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 7.0% ($28,417 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 17.6% ($47,768)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 32.6% ($51,638)
– Bachelor’s degree: 27.0% ($75,984)
– Graduate or professional degree: 15.9% ($81,885)
#6. Borden County
– 45.2% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 6.7% (earnings not available)
– High school graduate: 21.0% ($30,139)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 27.2% ($36,591)
– Bachelor’s degree: 36.2% ($61,250)
– Graduate or professional degree: 9.0% ($51,528)
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#5. Kendall County
– 45.3% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 5.9% ($34,882 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 19.2% ($27,669)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 29.6% ($43,194)
– Bachelor’s degree: 28.7% ($63,741)
– Graduate or professional degree: 16.6% ($67,016)
#4. Denton County
– 45.8% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 7.2% ($27,634 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 17.6% ($36,606)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 29.4% ($45,940)
– Bachelor’s degree: 30.8% ($64,617)
– Graduate or professional degree: 15.0% ($81,239)
#3. Fort Bend County
– 46.5% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 9.2% ($30,102 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 17.8% ($33,495)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 26.4% ($42,935)
– Bachelor’s degree: 27.8% ($67,062)
– Graduate or professional degree: 18.7% ($91,418)
#2. Travis County
– 51.5% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 9.7% ($25,826 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 15.7% ($31,844)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 23.0% ($41,271)
– Bachelor’s degree: 32.4% ($59,138)
– Graduate or professional degree: 19.1% ($77,264)
#1. Collin County
– 53.2% of population 25 years and over with Bachelor’s degree or higher
– Less than high school diploma: 6.1% ($26,042 median earnings)
– High school graduate: 14.5% ($34,221)
– Some college or Associate’s degree: 26.2% ($47,425)
– Bachelor’s degree: 33.8% ($71,502)
– Graduate or professional degree: 19.4% ($91,661)
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Mega Millions jackpot now $660M, nation’s 9th largest prize
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Thursday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $660 million, giving players a shot at the nation’s ninth largest jackpot.
The jackpot for Friday night’s drawing has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all six numbers has allowed the jackpot to gradually grow from its $20 million starting point in April.
Even as the big prize has increased, the odds of winning all that money have remained the same — a staggering one in 302.5 million.
The highlighted pre-tax $660 million prize is for a winner who takes an annuity option, paid out in 30 annual payments. Most players choose the cash option, which for Friday’s drawing would be $376.9 million.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is overseen by state lottery officials.
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Dear Annie: My friend recently asked me to cook her dinner because she was tired of working long hours and eating fast food. I felt bad for her, so I cooked her dinner. She later told me she had found a hair in the food. It was dog hair. She said it was disgusting and nasty and then asked if I had dropped her dinner on the floor and then put it back on her plate. She said she couldn’t eat it and fed it to her dog.
I told her I was sorry she had found hair in her food. I said that I did not drop food on the floor.
It was hurtful when she said this, but should I be happy that she told me this, or offended? Incidentally, she has three dogs, and I only have one. — Hurt Friend
Dear Hurt Friend: She doesn’t sound like she was acting much like a friend. You have every right to be hurt by her reaction. There is a nice way to say something and a not nice way to say something, and she chose the latter. You were doing her a favor, and she put you down.
Tell her that your feelings were hurt by her reaction, and ask her about what might be going on at work. Sometimes, when people get really upset over small things or hurt people they love, it’s really because they can’t get mad at their boss or someone else. | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/advice_columns/article_1ac40bda-044d-11ed-a1d2-33b647501eb3.html | 2022-07-17T07:53:48Z |
Just found out that on Donald Trump’s Twitter app he said don’t worry, when he gets elected he will pardon all his people of the (insurrection) attack on the Capitol.
And he would make up with Mitch McConnell once he’s back in office and overturns everything President Biden and his administration have done.
He wished he could do that here in the United States and never mind that phone call to Georgia asking to find more votes and the people that helped him. He also said everything he has done is fake news and witch hunt and what good did it do to impeach him two times, it didn’t work.
In McArthur’s words, he says I’ll be back and clean up this mess once he’s back in the Oval Office.
I don’t worry. Pelosi will be gone.
Now I ask you did I write like Trump does or is all this fake writing and denying my right to free speech and thoughts.
Just wondering.
George P. Avila Sr.
Temple | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/letters_to_the_editor/article_87f7169e-cda1-11ec-abbc-bb4d992f78aa.html | 2022-05-09T13:08:40Z |
New railcar backlog valued at $3.6 billion is highest value in six years
Lease fleet utilization of 98%
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) ("Greenbrier"), a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets, today reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2022.
Third Quarter Highlights
- New railcar orders for 5,000 units valued at $670 million and deliveries of 5,200 units resulted in a book-to-bill of nearly 1.0x. Orders primarily originated in North America as Europe navigates the continued impact of the war in Ukraine.
- Diversified new railcar backlog as of May 31, 2022 was 30,900 units with a value of $3.6 billion and provides strong earnings visibility.
- Railcar refurbishment backlog of 3,100 units valued over $220 million is not included in new railcar backlog.
- Maintained lease fleet utilization of 98%.
- Gross margin and gross margin % increased sequentially as improvement in North American Manufacturing and Maintenance Services offset headwinds from Europe and pass-through of input cost escalations.
- Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier for the quarter were $3.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share, on revenue of $794 million.
- Quarter end liquidity of $535 million, including $450 million in cash and $85 million of available borrowing capacity.
- Board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, payable on August 18, 2022 to shareholders of record as of July 28, 2022, representing Greenbrier's 33rd consecutive quarterly dividend.
"Greenbrier delivered strong operating results in our third quarter. Lease fleet utilization and manufacturing production and delivery levels remain robust in North America. This performance was partially offset by inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine. Pass-through of input cost escalations protect Greenbrier when raw material prices spike, but dilute margin percentages," said Lorie Tekorius, Chief Executive Officer & President.
Tekorius concluded, "In Europe, the war triggered a pause in order activity after securing orders for 2,300 railcars in the first two quarters of our fiscal year. In recent weeks, European buyers are returning to the market and our sales pipeline is active. Lease syndications and Maintenance Services helped to balance our quarterly results, underscoring the value of Greenbrier's diverse business activities. Uncertainty in the U.S. economy remains an ongoing challenge, but our operations continue to build momentum. When confronted with difficult externalities, Greenbrier has a proven ability to produce value through our integrated platform."
Business Update & Outlook
Based on current business trends and production schedules for fiscal 2022, Greenbrier expects:
- Deliveries of 18,500 – 19,500 units including approximately 1,500 units in Greenbrier-Maxion (Brazil).
- Selling & administrative expense to be $210 - $215 million.
- Capital expenditures will be approximately $310 million in Leasing & Management Services, $50 million in Manufacturing and $10 million in Maintenance Services. Net of proceeds of equipment sales of approximately $155 million, capital expenditures in Leasing & Management Services will be $155 million.
Financial Summary
Segment Summary
Conference Call
Greenbrier will host a teleconference to discuss its third quarter of 2022 results. In conjunction with this news release, Greenbrier has posted a supplemental earnings presentation to our website.
Teleconference details are as follows:
- July 11, 2022
- 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
- Phone: 1-888-317-6003 (Toll Free) 1-412-317-6061 (International), Entry Number "8138307"
- Real-time Audio Access: ("Newsroom" at http://www.gbrx.com)
Please access the site 10-15 minutes prior to the start time.
About Greenbrier
Greenbrier, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures, Greenbrier designs, builds and markets freight railcars and marine barges in North America, Europe and Brazil. We are a leading provider of freight railcar wheel services, parts, maintenance and retrofitting services in North America through our rail services business unit. Greenbrier manages 421,000 railcars and offers railcar management, regulatory compliance services and leasing services to railroads and other railcars owners in North America. GBX Leasing (GBXL) is a special purpose subsidiary that owns and manages a portfolio of leased railcars that originate primarily from Greenbrier's manufacturing operations. GBXL and Greenbrier own a lease fleet of 11,800 railcars. Learn more about Greenbrier at www.gbrx.com.
THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.
SUPPLEMENTAL LEASING INFORMATION
(In millions, except owned and managed fleet, unaudited)
GBX Leasing (GBXL) was formed in April 2021 as a joint venture with The Longwood Group to own and manage a portfolio of leased railcars primarily built by Greenbrier. Greenbrier owns approximately 95% of GBXL and consolidates it in Greenbrier's financial statements in the Leasing & Management Services segment. GBXL provides an additional "go to market" element to Greenbrier's Commercial strategy of direct sales, partnerships with operating leasing companies, and origination of leases for syndication partners as well as providing a platform for further growth at scale. GBXL delivers strong tax-advantaged cash flows. GBX Leasing has over $400 million in railcar assets with a five-year goal of $1 billion of assets.
Our leasing operations observe Greenbrier's established portfolio standards including investing in strong credits with a diverse equipment mix and staggered maturity ladders. To mitigate the volatile interest rate environment, Greenbrier Leasing and GBX Leasing have fixed all floating rate debt. Investing in leasing assets reduces Greenbrier's Manufacturing revenue and margin in the short-term but provides meaningful tax benefits, longer-term earnings and cash flow stability.
Key information for the consolidated Leasing & Management Services segment
"SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: This press release may contain forward-looking statements, including any statements that are not purely statements of historical fact. Greenbrier uses words, and variations of words, such as "believe", "continue," "enhance," "evolve," "expect," "goal," "likely," "momentum," "opportunities," "outlook," "provides," "position," "will," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements about backlog and other orders, leasing performance, financing, future liquidity, cash flow, tax treatment, and other information regarding future performance and strategies and appear throughout this press release including in the headlines and the sections titled "Third Quarter Highlights," a "Business Update & Outlook," and "Supplemental Leasing Information." These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, the following: the COVID-19 pandemic, variants thereof, governmental reaction thereto, and related economic disruptions (including, among other factors, operations and supply disruptions and labor shortages) inflation (including rising energy prices, interest rates, wages and other escalators) and policy reactions thereto (including actions by central banks); and armed conflict in Ukraine and related events. Our backlog of railcar units and marine vessels and other orders not included in backlog are not necessarily indicative of future results of operations. Certain orders in backlog are subject to customary documentation which may not occur. More information on potential factors that could cause our results to differ from our forward-looking statements is included in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recently filed periodic report on Form 10-K and subsequent reports on 10-Q. Except as otherwise required by law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof.
Adjusted Financial Metric Definitions
EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This metric is a performance measurement tool used by rail supply companies and Greenbrier. You should not consider this metric in isolation or as a substitute for other financial statement data determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because this metric is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, the measure presented may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
We define EBITDA as Net earnings (loss) before Interest and foreign exchange, Income tax (expense) benefit, Depreciation and amortization. We believe the presentation of EBITDA provides useful information as it excludes the impact of financing, foreign exchange, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending. These items may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to the overall operating performance of a company's core business. We believe this assists in comparing our performance across reporting periods.
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(NerdWallet) – You probably long to sip umbrella drinks by the beach while soaking up some vitamin D on a vacation, but exposure to the coronavirus could have you drinking those cocktails behind closed doors.
Even in the vaccine era, the coronavirus continues to impact vacation plans. One exposure at home or abroad can lead to a canceled trip or an extended quarantine stay for you and your travel companions.
Of Americans who had travel plans in 2021 and either they or someone in their household tested positive for COVID-19 or was exposed to it, two-thirds (66%) had their travel plans impacted by the exposure, according to a February NerdWallet survey.
Though you plan vacations with optimism, it’s critical to be prepared for potential emergencies that may derail an itinerary. Here’s how you can protect your vacation budget from COVID-19 disruptions.
1. Book travel with a flexible cancellation policy
The most economical option is to book airfare, accommodations or car rentals with a flexible cancellation policy. Most airlines with flexible cancellation policies, for example, issue a credit for canceled bookings that must be used within a certain time frame. You’ll only have to pay the difference if the cost of the fare changes. Some hotels with flexible cancellation policies may allow free cancellations with short notice if you’re traveling to certain countries.
Before booking, read the terms carefully to understand the policy and its limitations. For instance, you’ll need to know if basic economy fares on an airline can be changed or canceled for free.
2. Book travel with a credit card that has trip cancellation insurance as a benefit
Typically found on travel credit cards with an annual fee, trip cancellation and interruption insurance may reimburse you if your trip is canceled for a qualifying reason. Check your credit cards to see if any of them carry this benefit. Trip cancellation and interruption insurance is underwritten by an insurance company and offered on some cards issued by payment networks like American Express, Visa and Mastercard.
Of Americans who had travel plans in 2021 and either they or someone in their household tested positive for COVID-19 or was exposed to it, slightly over 1 in 7 (15%) say they canceled their trip and filed a claim to use their credit card’s trip cancellation benefits.
By booking a vacation with a card that offers trip cancellation and/or interruption insurance, you might be eligible for reimbursement of prepaid, nonrefundable travel expenses like airfare, hotels, cruises, tours and passenger fares, depending on the terms. If your trip is interrupted for an eligible reason, you may be reimbursed for down payments made on the unused portion of the trip. Terms vary. Depending on the card, the coverage may be secondary to any travel insurance policy purchased or any reimbursements received from the travel provider or carrier.
“Your credit card may cover you not only if you test positive for COVID and have to cancel, but if your travel companion gets sick, too,” says Sara Rathner, a NerdWallet credit cards and travel expert. “You won’t be left traveling alone and footing the entire bill for shared bookings if the other person has to isolate at home.”
3. Purchase travel insurance
Some travel insurance providers don’t cover some COVID-19-related incidents, so it’s important to seek coverage that works for you. Read the terms of the different plans you’re considering carefully to understand what is offered.
Explore Cancel For Any Reason coverage
The best bet, in some cases, is to pay to add on “Cancel For Any Reason” coverage, which provides a partial reimbursement regardless of the reason for skipping your trip. With this type of coverage, it’s typical to get a partial refund of 50% to 75% of upfront payments, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
“Cancel For Any Reason coverage is pricey, but it can come in handy for those very expensive vacations where you prepay for many of the costs,” Rathner says. “Getting at least $2,500 back on that $5,000 trip isn’t going to make you completely whole, but it’ll certainly soften the blow of having to cancel your plans.”
Unlike a flexible cancellation policy or a trip cancellation/interruption benefit on a credit card, purchasing travel insurance has a cost attached to it. If there’s any chance that a trip isn’t set in stone or you want the flexibility to cancel for a reason not covered by other options, it might be worth considering the Cancel For Any Reason add-on. Limitations still apply. For example, you’ll likely have up to a certain date to cancel a trip to remain eligible for coverage, and the insurance provider will not reimburse claims if you’ve received a voucher or credit from an airline or hotel for a canceled vacation.
Factor in unforeseeable medical expenses
Beyond covering the cost of a canceled trip, a travel insurance policy may also cover medical expenses if you have to quarantine abroad due to COVID-19 exposure. It could mean that those extra hotel nights over several days don’t come entirely out of your pocket. If you have to quarantine for several days, that cost quickly adds up.
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HAIFA, Israel and TEL AVIV, Israel, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) and Data Science Consulting Group (DSG), a leading technology company specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) based products, solutions and services, announced today that they have closed a $6 million Series A financing round whereby ZIM made a capital investment in DSG, which constitutes the first major equity investment in DSG.
DSG expects to use the proceeds of this ZIM investment to, among others, bolster the development of e-volve, its holistic AI governance and decisioning management system, and to expand its operations and presence to additional territories around the globe. This investment is concluded following a successful commercial collaboration between ZIM and DSG in the creation of a center of excellence for the development of AI tools for the maritime shipping industry.
Eli Glickman, President and CEO of ZIM, remarked, "The center of excellence we initiated with DSG is another prime example of a fruitful partnership ZIM has established with an Israeli startup and the successful development and implementation of AI tools to improve ZIM's business decisions. ZIM's innovative spirit, demonstrated by, among others, the adoption of various digital tools, has been an important contributor to our industry leading results and, we expect, will continue to drive to our success going forward. Having worked closely with the DSG team, we see their capabilities that can support our ecosystem and are pleased to make this investment that will enable them to further grow their business."
Eyal Ben Amram, EVP & CIO of ZIM added: "There is a growing demand around the world and in our industry for AI-based products and solutions which can improve, among others, supply chain management and the accuracy of forecasting tools. The positive results of our collaboration with DSG during the past year and DSG's proven versatile experience and understanding of AI convinced us to further invest in our relationship with DSG and its team."
Dr. Elan Sasson, DSG's CEO noted: "We are proud in the vote of confidence which ZIM's investment in DSG represents. The transformation of a customer turned (also) into an investor is an indication of the impact and reward we aspire to deliver to our customers and precisely the type of relationships we aim to foster. This investment will enable us to further develop our products and technologies and expand our international footprint in markets such as Australia, Japan, and others."
About ZIM
Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM (NYSE: ZIM) is a leading global container liner shipping company with established operations in 100+ countries serving more than 25,000 customers in over 300 global ports. ZIM leverages digital strategies and a commitment to ESG values to provide customers innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services and exceptional customer experience. ZIM's differentiated global-niche strategy, based on agile fleet management and deployment, covers major trade routes with a focus on select markets where the company holds competitive advantages. Additional information about ZIM is available at www.ZIM.com.
About Data Science Consulting Group (DSG)
DSG provides a suite of Enterprise AI offerings to proactively manage the risk and uncertainty associated with typical AI implementation and ensure AI systems continue to work over time, providing ongoing, long-term business impact. For almost a decade, DSG has been a global leader in the development of AI and machine learning based products, solutions, and models for enterprises and as such, understands the complexity of building scalable AI. DSG was founded in 2015 by Dr. Elan Sasson, an AI expert, Dr. Gideon Rosenthal, a brain-science AI expert, and Shaul Abergil, a senior data scientist, as a leading center of excellence in artificial intelligence, in order to supply large organizations in various industries with machine learning tools in order to provide such organizations business and financial competitive edge.
ZIM Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains or may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Israeli Securities Law, 1968). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or "continue," the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, may include projections of the Company's new service capabilities and advantages, future financial results thereof, as well as its anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. These statements are only predictions based on the Company's current expectations and projections about future events or results. There are important factors that could cause the Company's actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: market changes in freight, bunker, charter and other rates or prices, new legislation or regulation affecting the Company's operations, new competition and changes in the competitive environment, the outcome of legal proceedings to which the Company is a party, and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption "Risk Factors" in its 2021 Annual Report.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Company nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. The Company assumes no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform its prior statements to actual results or revised expectations, except as otherwise required by law.
ZIM Contacts
Media:
Avner Shats
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2520
shats.avner@zim.com
Investor Relations:
Elana Holzman
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.
+972-4-865-2300
holzman.elana@zim.com
Leon Berman
The IGB Group
212-477-8438
lberman@igbir.com
DSG Contacts
Dr. Elan Sasson
CEO and Co-Founder, Data Science Group
+972-54-440-8089
info@dsg.ai
Media Contact
Iris Weinstein
CEO, NewStory Group
+972-54-436-3334
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Frontline Workers Honored for National School Lunch Hero Day with Book Donation and Annual Celebration
OAK BROOK, Ill., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As kids advance from grade to grade with new classes and different teachers, the dedicated lunch ladies and men in the school cafeteria are often one of the few constants throughout the academic journey. Whether they're at the ready with a spoon, spatula, or welcoming smile, these school lunch heroes go above and beyond to not only serve foods kids love to eat, but to ensure that students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in.
This Friday, May 6th, Chartwells K12 celebrates National School Lunch Hero Day to recognize its 16,000 chefs, dietitians, and foodservice workers who serve 2 million meals a day in schools across the country. In honor of School Lunch Hero Day and Chartwells' 25th anniversary this year, they are hosting a #HatsOfftoOurHeroes tribute for their teams, sending a special 25th anniversary edition hat to every associate and donating 2,500 copies of the book, Lunch Lady 2-For-1 Special: The First Helping, one book to every elementary school they serve.
"We wouldn't be who we are today without our School Lunch Heroes serving up happy and healthy to kids across the country every day," said Belinda Oakley, CEO of Chartwells K12. "For 25 years, our team has been behind the scenes keeping students fed and showing endless passion and dedication to the kids and communities we serve. From the start of the school year to summer vacation, and even through a global pandemic, our associates have been going above and beyond and their inner hero keeps shining through."
School Lunch Hero Day is a national program dedicated to providing well-deserved recognition to school foodservice professionals for their role in keeping children well-fed, happy and healthy. It was founded by Jarrett J. Krosoczka in 2013 and is celebrated the first Friday of May each year. Krosoczka is also the author of the acclaimed Lunch Lady book series, chronicling the exciting adventures of the heroic Lunch Lady. To commemorate their 25th anniversary this year, Chartwells is donating 2,500 copies of Krosoczka's book to their elementary school partners.
"This is the tenth School Lunch Hero Day, and I am so incredibly honored that Chartwells will be gifting my graphic novels to elementary libraries in honor of the real heroes in the school cafeterias," said Jarrett J. Krosoczka, author of the Lunch Lady series. "We too often take for granted all of the work being done to educate and care for our kids. The people working so hard in our school cafeterias make sure that our students' bellies are full so that they can be ready to learn throughout the day!"
"As Chartwells celebrates a major milestone for our 25th anniversary, we wanted to make this celebration even more special for our School Lunch Heroes," said Oakley. "We hope these books will be a lasting tribute to their extraordinary efforts and give kids a fun way to learn more about these real-life superheroes."
Beyond their national School Lunch Hero Day celebration, Chartwells teams across the country are hosting book donations and special events to honor the heroes of the cafeteria.
About Chartwells K12
Chartwells K12's goal is to make sure students leave the cafeteria happier and healthier than they came in, by serving food kids love to eat and creating custom dining programs. With more than 16,000 associates in 4,500 schools, ranging from large public institutions to small charter and private schools, Chartwells K12 is built on decades of food, education and operational experience driven by top culinary, nutrition, wellness, and sustainability talent. For more information, visit www.ChartwellsK12.com.
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Social Impact and Corporate Citizenship Among Company's Outstanding Efforts
LAS VEGAS, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wynn Resorts (Nasdaq: WYNN) has been named a 2022 honoree on The Civic 50 list by Points of Light, the world's largest nonprofit dedicated to accelerating people-powered change. Throughout the past few years, Wynn Resorts has continued to adapt its community outreach efforts in sophisticated and creative ways, filling operational gaps for nonprofits, social services and civic institutions, among other entities.
"A guiding principle at Wynn Resorts is to 'care about everyone and everything,' a promise we are proud to fulfill every day in ways that extend far beyond the walls of our resorts," said Craig Billings, CEO of Wynn Resorts. "I am tremendously proud of all our employees who are service-driven both at work and in their communities, and dedicated to making the world a better place."
Highlights of the 2021 social impact work that Wynn Resorts is recognized for include:
- Wynn Resorts collectively donated more than $20 million in funds and in-kind donations to community organizations, which includes supporting nonprofits with missions that serve mental health programming, food insecurities, art, education, special needs, and human trafficking prevention.
- Cumulatively, employees in North America volunteered over 14,000 hours of time, spread across an average of 10 events per month and supported by the Company's "Dollars-for-Doers" initiative, a program which translates volunteer hours from off-duty employees into cash grants for local nonprofits. In 2021, the Company's dollar-for-dollar match for individual employee donations through the Foundation was increased to $75,000 per employee.
- Employees in North America contributed over $620,000 to the Wynn Employee Foundation. Along with matching contributions from the Company, these donations helped to fund organizations that support veterans, at-risk youth, human trafficking prevention, STEM, higher education, art, environmental causes, and diversity and inclusion.
- Wynn Las Vegas employees packed more than 330,000 meals for community members experiencing food insecurity, on behalf of Three Square Food Bank. Three Square is Southern Nevada's only food bank, and the area's largest hunger-relief organization.
- An extension of Giving Tuesday, Wynn Resort's annual "Giving Week" raised over $57,000 in Nevada alone, as a result of week-long volunteer and fundraising initiatives. These efforts extended across a variety of departments including food and beverage, golf and more to support Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada, among other community partners.
The Civic 50 list features companies with annual revenues of at least $1 billion, and that qualify from a third-party evaluation of their social impact programs, measured against a national standard.
For 10 years, The Civic 50 has provided a national standard for corporate citizenship and showcases how
companies can use their time, skills, and resources to drive social impact in their communities and company. To learn more about The Civic 50 and full list of 2022 honorees, please visit www.Civic50.org. To learn more about Wynn Resorts, please visit www.WynnResorts.com.
About Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 Index. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas (wynnlasvegas.com), Encore Boston Harbor (encorebostonharbor.com), Wynn Macau (wynnmacau.com), and Wynn Palace, Cotai (wynnpalace.com).
Wynn and Encore Las Vegas feature two luxury hotel towers with a total of 4,748 spacious hotel rooms, suites and villas, approximately 194,000 square feet of casino space, 21 dining experiences featuring signature chefs and 11 bars, two award-winning spas, approximately 513,000 rentable square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 155,000 square feet of retail space as well as two theaters, two nightclubs, a beach club and recreation and leisure facilities including Wynn Golf Club, an 18-hole, 128-acre championship golf course.
Encore Boston Harbor is a luxury resort destination featuring a 211,000 square foot casino, 671 hotel rooms, an ultra-premium spa, specialty retail, 16 dining and lounge venues, and approximately 71,000 square feet of state-of-the-art ballroom and meeting spaces. Situated on the waterfront along the Mystic River in Everett, Massachusetts, the resort has created a six-acre public park and Harborwalk along the shoreline. It is the largest private, single-phase development in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Wynn Macau is a luxury hotel and casino resort located in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China with two luxury hotel towers with a total of 1,010 spacious rooms and suites, approximately 252,000 square feet of casino space, 14 food and beverage outlets, approximately 31,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 59,000 square feet of retail space, and recreation and leisure facilities including two opulent spas, a salon and a rotunda show.
Wynn Palace is a luxury integrated resort in Macau. Designed as a floral-themed destination, it boasts 1,706 exquisite rooms, suites and villas, approximately 424,000 square feet of casino space, 14 food and beverage outlets, approximately 37,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, approximately 107,000 square feet of designer retail, SkyCabs that traverse an eight-acre Performance Lake, an extensive collection of rare art, a lush spa, salon and recreation and leisure facilities.
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Jordan Massanari, Wynn Las Vegas
702-770-3726
jordan.massanari@wynnlasvegas.com
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Consumers can now book expert beauty and wellness professionals with Klarna's interest-free options
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Klarna, the global leader in the generational shift away from credit cards, today announced its newest partnership with StyleSeat, the top online destination for booking beauty and wellness services. Through this partnership, consumers can now shop and pay on StyleSeat with Klarna's interest-free Pay in 4 solution to meet their beauty and haircare needs.
"Small business growth will always be of the highest priority for StyleSeat," said Melody McCloskey, CEO and founder of StyleSeat. "Our beauty professionals double their revenue within the first year of using StyleSeat to run and grow their business. By offering them the chance to diversify their payment offerings with Klarna, professionals can continue to provide excellent service for their clients, all while catering to a wider audience and increasing profits."
According to a recent StyleSeat survey looking at American beauty, fitness and wellness spending habits, beauty is expected to remain the largest spending category in self-care this year, with over a third (39%) of respondents saying they will spend the most on it. Additionally, 71% do not plan to cut back on wellness spending.
"As demand for wellness and self-care services continues to grow, we are proud to partner with StyleSeat and support its efforts to provide important resources for both consumers and small businesses in this category," said Kristina Elkhazin, Head of North America, Klarna. "By integrating Klarna's payment options, StyleSeat can offer an even more enhanced experience for consumers to help them save time and money and be in control of their finances, while also driving new revenue streams for professionals."
To date, StyleSeat has coordinated over 180 million booked appointments, totaling over $10.6 billion in revenue for small businesses. StyleSeat is the latest merchant to join Klarna's growing network of more than 150 million consumers and 400,000 retail partners globally.
For additional information, please contact:
Shira Rimini
614-962-4605
press.us@klarna.com
About Klarna
Since 2005 Klarna has been on a mission to revolutionize the retail banking industry. With over 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is meeting the changing demands of consumers by saving them time and money while helping them be informed and in control. Over 400,000 global retail partners, including H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macys, IKEA, Expedia Group, and Nike have integrated Klarna's innovative technology to deliver a seamless shopping experience online and in-store. Klarna has over 5,000 employees and is active in 45 markets. For more information, visit Klarna.com
About StyleSeat
StyleSeat is the leading destination for booking beauty, barber and wellness services. Melody McCloskey co-founded StyleSeat in 2011 to simplify the appointment booking process. Since its inception, StyleSeat has powered over 155 million appointments in cities across the United States. With StyleSeat, industry experts gain a place to showcase their work, connect with clients, and build their business, while clients can discover new services and stylists and book appointments on the go. For more information, please visit www.styleseat.com.
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Which is better, a canoe or a kayak?
Whether for a leisure escape or to work out your core and upper body, hitting the water in a kayak or canoe offers both mental and physical stimulation while exploring nature. These are two of the most common recreational boats to take to a lake, river or bay, but key differences between them can mean a very different outing.
The main distinction between a kayak and a canoe involves size and stability. Canoes are wider, taller and offer more room for social or independent adventures than smaller, more intimate kayaks.
Canoe
Canoes are generally open, elongated water vessels with high sides. They may fit one or several people on one or more benches and are typically stable, even when getting in and out. They are propelled manually by a paddle.
There are a few different types of canoes, with the most basic and standard model designed for recreation. These are stable, often heavy, and ideal for leisurely excursions on the water, such as fishing. The average recreational canoe spans around 16 feet long, but smaller and larger canoes are also available.
Racing canoes are designed for competitive paddlers. These are narrower and designed for one or two people. River or whitewater canoes are built to sit closer to the water and have increased maneuverability.
Canoe pros
- Capacity: Canoes are larger and have more room to move around and accommodate others. It means you can bring items like fishing gear or food and beverages along for the ride.
- Stability: With wider bottoms and taller sides, canoes provide more stability and space for riders. Canoes better accommodate beginners learning to paddle.
- Comfort: As you can adjust your seat, stretch and stand as needed, canoes afford more comfort. Water is also unlikely to get in.
Canoe cons
- Size: Canoes tend to be heavy and large, making them difficult to transport and store.
- Effort: With recreational canoes, more effort is required to get where you want to go, especially if paddling solo. The large size can also create momentum that’s hard to slow.
- Steering: Canoes are tricky to change direction, especially at sharp angles.
Best canoes
Old Town Sportsman Discovery Solo Canoe
With adjustable padded seating, armrests and cup holders, this spacious and stylish recreational canoe allows one person to enjoy relaxing leisure activities on the water.
Available at Backcountry and Dick’s Sporting Goods
This three-person canoe comes at a low price while offering convenient perks, including reel and cup holders, comfortable seat backs and carry handles.
Available at Dick’s Sporting Goods
Kayak
Kayaks are light, narrow and built for a single rider. Unlike a canoe, a kayak features a closed cockpit designed for one person to slip into. The seat is built into the cockpit, allowing little to no movement. Kayakers use a double-ended paddle with blades on either end to move across the water.
The recreational kayak is around 10 to 12 feet in length. Sea kayaks are longer and designed for increased speed along greater distances, while river or whitewater kayaks are built for maneuverability. Inflatable kayaks offer inexpensive fun with easy transport, though they lack speed and durability.
Kayak pros
- Effort: Kayaks are light and narrow, so they can travel long distances and obtain higher speeds with less effort.
- Weight: The lighter weight makes kayaks easy for a single person to transport on their own.
- Intimacy: You have the chance to feel closer to nature in a kayak as it sits low with little between you and the water.
Kayak cons
- Water: You should dress appropriately for kayaking as you’re likely to get wet.
- Stability: Kayaks are harder to get into and out of, with falls likely for beginners. On rough water, there is a chance of tipping over.
- Paddles: Double paddles are heavy, and the repeated paddling action over a long period may strain your arms.
Best kayaks
This 10-foot-long kayak is ideal for beginners and amateurs tackling calmer waters. An adjustable seat, cup holder and thigh padding provide comfort and convenience.
Available at Dick’s Sporting Goods and Backcountry
The compact design of this stylish kayak allows for leisurely rides as well as fast, active pursuits. The lightweight construction makes for easy transport.
Available at Dick’s Sporting Goods and Backcountry
Should you get a canoe or a kayak?
As kayaks are smaller, lighter and more maneuverable, they are recommended for a single person looking to be active on the water. Most offer some storage as well as a cup holder to make a trip on the water fun and comfortable.
For those seeking a more social outing, a canoe offers more space for people and items. The better stability also means you won’t need to worry about water coming in — or anyone falling out.
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PITTSBURGH, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is utilizing Specialist Direct's (SDI) Telepathology for Organ Procurement Organizations (OPOs) solution to allocate organs faster and reduce organ discard. The SDI Cloud platform from Specialist Direct improves the speed and accuracy of liver and kidney biopsy interpretations through advanced imaging, which facilitates real-time pathology interpretations by SDI Board-Certified pathologists and subspecialists. Critical information is shared in real-time with transplant surgeons and other OPOs to improve the timeliness of the organ allocation process and to reduce organ discard.
"Specialist Direct's innovative, best-in-class technology enables us to execute on our mission to Save and Heal lives. Their market leading solutions include 24/7/365 access to top pathologists with transplant experience who provide consistent and accurate biopsy interpretations so we can optimize the organ recovery process," said Kurt Shutterly, Chief Operating Officer at CORE.
"We have had the honor of partnering with CORE, a former Baldrige Award winner and industry leader with a proven track record of sustained performance excellence. We're very proud that CORE has integrated our Telepathology for OPOs solution within their business processes in order to recover more organ and to save lives," said W. Scott Rombach, Founder and CEO of Specialist Direct.
Specialist Direct's OPO solutions have been proven to reduce organ discard and increase the number of successful lifesaving organ transplantations. Through SDI Cloud, critical diagnostic information is instantly shared with internal OPO staff, partner OPOs, and transplant surgeons in order to maximize favorable outcomes for transplant recipients. Specialist Direct's service is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year so organ utilization is maximized.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) is one of 57 federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organizations (OPOs) in the United States, serving more than five million people in western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. CORE coordinates the recovery and matching of organs, tissues and corneas for transplant within our service region, and works tirelessly to create a culture of donation within the hospitals and communities we serve. CORE's mission is to Save and Heal lives through donation, ultimately ending the deaths of those on the transplant waiting list, while maintaining integrity for the donation process, dignity for the donors, and compassion for their families. CORE is a winner of the 2019 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, a presidential award that recognizes nonprofits for their innovation and excellence. For more information, visit www.core.org or call 1-800-DONORS-7.
Specialist Direct telehealth solutions provide real-time access to the world's top medical specialists to deliver superior patient outcomes. The company is the market leader in delivering diagnostic solutions for organ procurement organizations and transplant hospitals, which facilitate increased organ recovery rates and save lives. Its services include telecardiology, telepathology, teleradiology and telepulmonology. For more information visit specialistdirectinc.com.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sesame Place Philadelphia apologizes to the Brown family. The park is taking action to deliver a more equitable and inclusive experience. The park releases the following statement today.
"We sincerely and wholeheartedly apologize to the Brown family for what they experienced. To be very clear, what the two young girls experienced, what the family experienced, is unacceptable. It happened in our park, with our team, and we own that. It is our responsibility to make this better for the children and the family and to be better for all families.
We have been in contact with the family since Sunday morning and have spoken with their lawyers as recently as today. We have offered to meet the family and their attorneys in person to personally deliver an apology and an acknowledgement that we are holding ourselves accountable for what happened. We want to listen to them to understand how the experience impacted their family and to understand what we can do better for them and all guests who visit our parks. We are committed to learning all we can from this situation to make meaningful change. We want every child who comes to our park to feel included, seen and inspired.
We are taking action and are reviewing our practices to identify necessary changes, both in the immediate and long-term. We are instituting mandatory training for all our employees so that we can better recognize, understand, and deliver an inclusive, equitable and entertaining experience for all our guests. We have engaged with nationally recognized experts in this area.
We take this extremely seriously. We are heartbroken by what these young girls and this family experienced in our park. It is antithetical to our values, principles, and purpose. We are committed to working tirelessly and intentionally to make this situation better. We will do the necessary work for the long haul -- not just in the public eye, but also behind the scenes and within ourselves."
About Sesame Place
Sesame Place Philadelphia, the only theme park on the East Coast based entirely on the award-winning show, Sesame Street®, was the first theme park in the world to become a Certified Autism Center. The park has more than 25 Sesame Street-themed attractions, entertaining character shows and parades, an interactive Sesame Street Neighborhood, and everyone's favorite furry friends. Celebrate family-friendly events all year long at Sesame Place including Elmo's Furry Fun Fest, Elmo's Eggstravaganza, Elmo's Springtacular, Summer Fun Fest, The Count's Halloween Spooktacular, and A Very Furry Christmas. Conveniently located 30 minutes from Philadelphia and 90 minutes from NYC, Sesame Place is ideal for families with kids of all ages. For more information, visit www.sesameplace.com and follow the park on Facebook and Instagram.
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Parents convicted in college scam remain free during appeal
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Two men convicted of buying their kids’ way into school as part of the college admissions bribery scheme can stay out of prison while they appeal their cases. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel Gorton ruled Thursday that John Wilson and Gamal Abdelaziz can remain free on bail pending appeal of their convictions. Also Thursday, a judge ruled that a woman who worked for the mastermind of the scheme and took online classes for students to boost their prospects of admission won’t serve prison time. Mikaela Sanford is a former employee of the admissions consultant at the center of the scheme. She was sentenced to time already served. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/19/parents-convicted-in-college-scam-remain-free-during-appeal/ | 2022-05-19T22:10:42Z |
After 14 rounds fired at victim, Abilene man turns himself in
HERINGTON, Kan. (WIBW) - An Abilene man is behind bars after he turned himself in following a confrontation in which he shot at the victim with a semi-automatic pistol 14 times.
The Herington Police Department says Travis Richardson, 26, of Abilene has been arrested after he turned himself in following a shooting on July 6.
On Wednesday, July 6, Herington Police said officers were called to the intersection of South B and Day St. with reports of a shooting. Witnesses reported that Richardson had confronted a resident as they were walking following a fight at a nearby home. That is when Richardson reportedly produced a semi-automatic postil and fired 14 times at the victim before he ran away.
HPD said no one was hurt in the shooting, however, personal property was damaged by the rounds fired.
After officials notified residents to keep an eye out for Richardson, he turned himself into the police. He was booked into the Dickinson Co. Jail for criminal damage to property, two counts of criminal discharge of a firearm and murder in the second degree.
Richardson remains behind bars on a $50,000.
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ROBOROCK drives growth through innovation
BEIJING, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to data recently released by Euromonitor, worldwide retail sales of robot vacuums exceeded 15 million units in 2021, representing a compound annual growth rate in excess of 20% over the past five years. In particular, the Asia-Pacific region accounted for some 44.2% of the total, making it the world's largest robot vacuum market. High-end robot vacuums, generally priced at over US$500, deliver far superior performance in terms of intelligence and cleaning efficiency when compared with standard models. Last year, high-end models made up over 30 per cent of the total sales of robot vacuums. Several high-end brands, including Roborock and iRobot, together occupied over 80% of the global market. Most notably, Roborock ranked first among robot vacuum manufacturers worldwide in terms of sales of high-end models for the 12 months from July 2021 to June 2022.
According to Chinese market data released by AVC for the second quarter of 2022, Roborock's G10S series had ranked first among robot vacuums in terms of both online sales and market share in the smart cleaning sector for three consecutive months. Roborock's interim report for 2022 showed that the company's sales of robot vacuums jumped 24.49% YoY during the first half of the year. The impressive performance was attributable to the firm's sustainable growth resulting from its ongoing innovation in technology.
In the first half of 2022, Roborock's R&D expenses grew 13.74% YoY to 226 million yuan (approx. US$31.6 million), accounting for 7.74% of the company's revenue. In addition, the firm has acquired 753 patents, with R&D staff making up 54.08% of the total headcount. With a continued increase in R&D investment, Roborock rapidly enhanced its competence in technology.
In March 2022, Roborock rolled out the G10S/S7 MAXV high-end robot vacuums series with the upgraded algorithm system RR mason 9.0, enabling millimeter-wave obstacle avoidance through high-precision navigation and route planning. The series also features the industry's first VibraRise® sonic vibration technology that scrubs floors up to 3,000 times per minute as well as disruptive integration of Auto Mop Washing, Auto Antibacterial, Auto Tank Refilling, Auto Dust Collection and Auto-Empty Dock, in addition to optional water and drying components. With these technologies, the series has significantly enhanced cleaning efficiency, delivering an optimized hands-free floor cleaning experience.
In 2021, Roborock took the lead in increasing exposure and gaining acceptance of robot vacuums among the general public by providing customers with innovative premium products that use cutting-edge technologies to create a cleaner household environment while delivering a hands-free cleaning experience. By doing so, the leading robot vacuum company has contributed to the growth of the sector.
Given the ongoing pursuit of a high-quality household environment for thousands of years, especially in a fast-paced world, there is a growing trend whereby consumers prefer to use robots to do the housework so that they can spend more time on the things that matter or with the people they love. In September 2022, Roborock tied up with China's top online shopping platform Tmall.com, to launch the Super Brand Day campaign in a move to raise the awareness of its popular, high-tech products to a wider range of consumer groups, with the aim of enhancing the quality of day-to-day life and well-being of consumers worldwide.
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NEEDHAM, Mass., May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (Hong Kong: 1691) ("JS Global"), a world-leading producer of small household appliances, today announced their participation in the RBC Capital Markets Global Consumer & Retail Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. SharkNinja is hosting a fireside chat, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, and the company's management team is also available for one-on-one and small group meetings.
The fireside chat will be webcast live and will be available for replay, and can be found on JS Global's Investor Relations website at https://www.jsgloballife.com/investor-presentations/.
About JS Global
JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (Hong Kong: 1691) is a world leading producer of small household appliances. It ranks fourth globally in the small household appliance industry and third among small household appliance-focused companies. It primarily operates three major brands: Shark, Ninja and Joyoung. The Company's success is centered around its deep understanding of consumer needs, and is built on its strong product innovation and design capability powered by a global research and development platform, marketing strengths driving high brand engagement, and an omni-channel distribution coverage with high penetration.
About SharkNinja
SharkNinja is an innovation leader in the housewares industry and creator of the familiar household brands Shark and Ninja. SharkNinja provides the latest in easy-to-use innovative technology with a growing line of solutions that consist of Shark cleaning and home care products and Ninja kitchen appliances. Products are sold at major retailers and through distributors around the world. Ninja and Shark are registered trademarks of SharkNinja Operating LLC. SharkNinja is a subsidiary of JS Global Lifestyle Company Limited (Hong Kong: 1691) a leader in small household appliance innovation.
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VeChain Becomes First Official Layer 1 Blockchain Partner of UFC
VeChain to Receive Unprecedented Integration into UFC Assets
SAN MARINO and LAS VEGAS, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UFC®, the world's premier mixed martial arts organization, and VeChain, the leading global sustainability-focused blockchain Foundation, today announced a first-of-its-kind long-term partnership that breaks marketing ground for both brands.
VeChain will become UFC's first-ever Official Layer 1 Blockchain Partner, providing the blockchain Foundation with an unprecedented level of integration into key UFC assets, ranging from live events, including broadcast features and in-arena promotion, to original content distributed through UFC's popular digital and social channels. Through UFC's far-reaching global footprint, VeChain will have meaningful brand visibility within an estimated 900 million TV households in 175 countries that receive UFC's broadcasts.
"It is a historical moment when VeChain, the Layer 1 public Blockchain with the most enterprise adoption, joins forces with the fastest growing sport to raise awareness that blockchain technology is critical in helping deliver major global objectives, such as sustainability," said Sunny Lu, co-Founder and CEO of VeChain. "This is just the beginning of a multi-year relationship with UFC, and we really look forward to changing the world together."
"VeChain is a globally recognized leader in blockchain technology, and we couldn't be happier to welcome them as an Official Marketing Partner of UFC," said Paul Asencio, UFC Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships. "VeChain's expertise in using real-world blockchain applications to help the public and private sector achieve their carbon-neutral goals is an effort we are proud to support. We're looking forward to working with VeChain to leverage UFC's worldwide popularity to promote a positive message that blockchain technology can be used to protect our environment for future generations."
VeChain is a pioneer of real-world blockchain applications, with international offices in Luxembourg, Japan, China, Singapore, France, Italy, Ireland, San Marino, and the United States. Strong independent developmental capabilities combined with the professional compliance guidance of strategic partners PwC and DNV has seen VeChain establish partnerships with many leading enterprises, including Walmart, Bayer, BMW Group, BYD Auto, LVMH and more.
The VeChainThor public blockchain is unique in that its technologies have been adopted commercially at enterprise and government levels across various industries. Their technology has the power to radically transform the global economy by greatly enhancing data transparency and security while facilitating unprecedented collaboration using 'trustless' data enabled by blockchain. In addition, VeChainThor is mainstreaming applications across industries ranging from sustainability, carbon management, supply chain & logistics, medicine, energy and others.
BRANDED INTEGRATIONS AND ENTITLEMENTS
As UFC's first-ever Official Layer 1 Blockchain Partner, VeChain will receive one of the deepest integrations within premier UFC assets of any sponsor in UFC history. First, VeChain will own UFC's official fighter rankings titleship, UFC Rankings Powered by VeChain. This unique and new integration offers VeChain incredible visibility across live broadcasts of UFC's biggest events-- its Pay-Per-Views-- as well as UFC digital and social channels. The integration also provides VeChain with a strong association with one of the most important components of UFC matchmaking—the fighter rankings.
VeChain's prominence at UFC's live events will be reinforced with two additional high- visibility activations. VeChain will have a branded presence inside UFC's world-famous Octagon® at all 42 UFC events annually and the 10-event Dana White's Contender Series. VeChain will also be promoted in-venue at all UFC events, highlighted by frequent, dynamic branding on UFC Fight Deck, the new pioneering LED decking displays that are positioned around the Octagon and enhance the spectacle of UFC events by incorporating thrilling lighting effects, graphics, animation, video, and more.
In addition, UFC and VeChain will collaborate on a variety of custom and original content featuring UFC talent and athletes that will be distributed across UFC's popular social media channels and digital platforms, reaching nearly 200 million followers worldwide.
Among other branded activations, UFC will also provide VeChain with unique access to UFC's state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Performance Institute and APEX, to develop once-in-a-lifetime corporate activities and events, and UFC and VeChain will partner to create VIP sweepstakes promotions for fans to attend UFC's biggest events.
UFC athletes will also benefit, as the agreement provides for an annual Brand Ambassador fund that will offer significant paid marketing opportunities to participating UFC athletes.
VeChain-branded assets will debut this Saturday, June 11, during UFC® 275: TEIXEIRA vs PROCHAZKA at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. The event marks the first numbered UFC Pay-Per-View to be held in Southeast Asia and also features the region's first UFC championship bouts, as UFC world light heavyweight champion Glover Teixeira takes on No. 2 Jiri Prochazka, and UFC world women's flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko faces No. 5 Taila Santos.
About UFC®
UFC is the world's premier mixed martial arts organization (MMA), with more than 688 million fans and 198 million social media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world, while broadcasting to nearly 900 million TV households across more than 170 countries. UFC's athlete roster features the world's best MMA athletes representing more than 75 countries. The organization's digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of the world's leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is owned by global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor, and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok: @UFC.
About VeChain
Launched in 2015 as a private consortium network, the VeChain Foundation went on to develop the VeChainThor public blockchain, an EVM compatible layer one smart contract platform adaptable to wide-ranging real-world needs. It has currently been deployed across supply chain, sustainability initiatives, carbon emission management, SDGs, the automotive sector, medicine, energy and more.
VeChainThor's unique two-token model ensures low and stable transaction costs while an advanced Proof-of-Authority consensus mechanism guarantees high throughput, scalability, and security with minimal energy consumption. Network performance to date has resulted in zero downtime after 3+ years of continuous operation. Other unique features include fee delegation, with users unburdened by gas fees, providing a seamless user experience.
VeChainThor's technologies are mature and proven in commercial environments. With global blockchain mass adoption fast approaching, VeChainThor is building the foundations of the digital economy.
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PITTSBURGH, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Federated Hermes Premier Municipal Income Fund (NYSE: FMN) has declared a dividend. The fund seeks to provide investors with current dividend income that is exempt from regular federal income tax. In addition, this fund features income exempt from the federal alternative minimum tax (AMT).
The reasons for this change include but are not limited to the maturities of higher income-earning holdings, reinvestment at the lower yields, an upward shift in portfolio credit quality, the anticipated increase in leverage costs linked to rapid tightening by the Federal Reserve and the fund's reduction in its outstanding leverage.
The fund reduced its preferred shares by $25 million, lowering the fund's effective leverage from approximately 42.8% to approximately 36.8%. This reduction in leverage is intended to decrease volatility of the fund's net asset value as market interest rates fluctuate. This reduction in leverage also contributes to the decline in the fund's dividend to common shareholders. The remaining preferred shares outstanding continue to pay dividends at a floating rate. The fund has secured the spread over a prevailing short-term tax-exempt rate that it will use to calculate dividends for the next term period.
Investors can view additional portfolio information in the Products section of FederatedInvestors.com.
Federated Hermes, Inc. (NYSE: FHI) is a global leader in active, responsible investment management, with $631.1 billion in assets under management. We deliver investment solutions that help investors target a broad range of outcomes and provide equity, fixed-income, alternative/private markets, multi-asset and liquidity management strategies to more than 11,000 institutions and intermediaries worldwide. Our clients include corporations, government entities, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, banks and broker/dealers. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Federated Hermes has nearly 2,000 employees in London, New York, Boston and offices worldwide. For more information, visit FederatedHermes.com.
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Which athletic socks are best?
Choosing the right socks for the right activities is surprisingly important. You can’t wear bright white athletic socks to a black-tie event without standing out for the wrong reasons, and you shouldn’t wear thin dress socks to exercise — they won’t provide enough support. But there’s more to athletic socks than just support; you should also consider features like cuff types and material.
The best athletic socks are the Balega Hidden Comfort No-Show Running Socks. They have cushioning all along the bottom with plenty of arch support, plus they’re highly breathable and moisture-wicking.
What to know before you buy athletic socks
Length
Athletic socks come in eight lengths with terms that may vary based on the brand. Longer and shorter socks have no true benefits over the other, aside from making you feel most comfortable. The most common lengths are crew, ankle and no-show.
- Over-calf socks rest just below the knee.
- Crew socks rest at the mid-calf.
- Mid-crew socks rest between the ankle and the calf.
- Ankle socks rest above the ankle.
- Low-cut socks rest around the ankle.
- No-show socks rest below the ankle.
- Super no-show socks rest high on the foot but well below the ankle.
- Liner socks rest low on the foot.
Quantity
Like most socks, athletic socks tend to come in multipacks that include several pairs. However, packages of athletic socks typically include fewer pairs than non-specialized socks due to their enhanced features. Most packages include three or six pairs, though high-end and budget socks can come in packs of one or 12, respectively.
What to look for in quality athletic socks
Heel tabs
Ankle-length athletic socks have an uncomfortable tendency to slip down into the shoe, causing bunching that can lead to blisters. Premium ankle-length socks avoid this issue by incorporating a thick heel tab that latches onto the back of your shoes. These are a must for ankle-length enthusiasts.
Cushioning
The best athletic socks provide cushioning in various places around the bottom of the sock. This cushioning can be only in the heel and/or ball of the foot to lessen impacts or throughout the entire bottom of the sock for maximum comfort.
However, it’s possible to have too much padding. If your shoes are already tight around your foot, socks with excess padding will make your shoes fit too tightly and cause blisters.
How much you can expect to spend on athletic socks
Athletic sock prices vary depending on the brand, material and quantity. For example, you can spend $20 on a single pair of premium socks or $20 on six pairs of midrange socks. Generally, you can expect to pay $10-$50.
Athletic socks FAQ
Why should I use athletic socks?
A. There are several reasons why you should wear specialized athletic socks when exercising or engaging in active pursuits.
- Moisture-wicking: Athletic socks have varying degrees of moisture-wicking to help keep your feet dry, whether wet from water or sweat.
- Bacteria control: An additional benefit of staying drier is a decreased chance of bacteria growing, meaning your socks and feet won’t develop nasty odors or growths.
- Temperature moderation: Athletic socks tend to be both warm and breathable. This keeps your feet warmer in cold weather and cooler in hot weather.
- Support: Athletic socks potentially include many ways to support your feet. The most common are cushioning along the bottoms and tight arch support.
- Comfort: Athletic socks are designed specifically to fit inside athletic footwear, meaning they won’t be too thin or thick.
How do I care for athletic socks?
A. Athletic socks are cared for like any other type of sock — simply wash them well after each use. Most are machine-washable with no particular care requirements past being laundered with like colors to avoid color-bleeding. Washing them inside out helps them get cleaner. If they still have perspiration or other odor after being washed, let them soak in a tub of water and white vinegar for half an hour before rewashing.
What are the best athletic socks to buy?
Top athletic socks
Balega Hidden Comfort No-Show Running Socks
What you need to know: These are as premium as it gets.
What you’ll love: These socks have a heel tab to stop the socks from slipping into your shoes and a seamless toe to prevent blisters and chaffing. The top of the sock is fine mesh for maximum breathability, and the bottom uses plush cushioning for comfort and shock absorption.
What you should consider: You only get a single pair of socks for the same average cost of six pairs of socks, marking them as extremely expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top athletic socks for the money
Champion Double Dry Cotton-Rich No-Show Socks
What you need to know: These are comfortable at a low cost.
What you’ll love: The soles are padded to absorb impacts, and there’s special arch support through the center. The cotton-polyester material wicks away sweat and is breathable, perfect for even the hottest weather. They come in packs of six or 12 pairs and your choice of black or white.
What you should consider: Some customers reported they run a little small, so they may feel a little tight. They may leave fuzz on your feet even after multiple washings.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Adidas Athletic Cushioned Crew Socks
What you need to know: These are great all-around socks from a strong brand.
What you’ll love: The cuffs are snug against the calf to prevent the sock from slipping without being overly tight. The polyester material is breathable with some moisture-wicking properties. The bottoms of the socks are cushioned for comfort, and the arch is compressed for support.
What you should consider: Some purchasers reported that they develop odors more easily than they should. Others dislike how high up the calf they sit.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kohl’s
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"Restaurant: Impossible" Chef to Inspire Honorees Who are "Creating Infinite Possibilities"
EXTON, Pa., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year when the theme for Cable-Tec Expo® 2022 is "Creating Infinite Possibilities," the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE®), a CableLabs® subsidiary, announces that Chef Robert Irvine of "Restaurant: Impossible" will be the featured keynote speaker at the annual SCTE Award Luncheon, sponsored by Comcast Business and Cisco.
For 20 seasons, Chef Irvine, host of Food Network's hit show "Restaurant: Impossible," has been turning around restaurants across America that are facing an impending demise. With a limited budget and two days to work, he uses his creativity and resourcefulness to turn the eatery's fortunes around. And as a Comcast Business partner of 10 years, Irvine knows the transformational role the right technology plays in powering possibilities. That makes him uniquely suited to share advice and true accounts from his vast and diversified experience with this year's award winners and answer the question, "When things seem impossible...what do you do?"
Expo 2022 Co-chair and Comcast Cable President and CEO David Watson will introduce Robert Irvine and Morgan Bondon, vice president, Americas Service Provider, from Cisco, and will lead the fireside chat with him.
During the Awards Luncheon on September 21, SCTE will recognize leaders that are making significant contributions and innovations in the cable industry including Excellence in Standards, Learning & Development, and Women in Technology, as well as the Young Leader Award. Plus, there will be special recognition of the local technicians that support the industry's cable network through the International Cable-Tec Games.
SCTE is excited to recognize distinguished individuals for their contributions in several categories, including:
- Excellence in Standards Award Winner Andy Scott (NCTA Vice President of Engineering)
- Chairman's Award Winner Jon Pederson (Midco Chief Technology Innovation Officer)
- Excellence in Learning & Development Award Winner Nathan Sidlinger (Mediacom Manager, Learning and Development)
- Wilt J. Hildenbrand Jr. Rising Leader Award Winner Andrii Vladyka (Harmonic Technical Product Manager)
- Hall of Fame inductee Mark Adams (Cox Communications Director, Access Engineering and Architectures)
The SCTE Senior Members, Member of the Year, and Chapter Leader of the Year will be announced at the annual industry award ceremony. Induction into the SCTE Hall of Fame requires over 20 years of industry service.
A ticket to the SCTE Award Luncheon is included with full conference registration. Exhibitors and attendees with floor passes may purchase a ticket to the luncheon on the Expo registration page at https://expo.scte.org/attendee-registration/.
SCTE Cable-Tec Expo is known around the world for close to four decades as the preeminent venue for thought leadership, engineering innovation, and pioneering business insights. This year Expo will reunite thousands of professionals for 100+ hours of learning, premier thought leaders, and hundreds of innovative vendors with leading edge technology solutions.
SCTE® Cable-Tec Expo® is the preeminent venue for thought leadership, engineering innovation and dealmaking within the broadband telecommunications industry. Hosted by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE), a subsidiary of CableLabs®, Expo 2022 will be presented as a hybrid experience in Philadelphia, PA, September 19-22, and chaired by industry leaders Comcast President and CEO David Watson and Liberty Global Vice-chairman and CEO Michael Fries. The most compelling technologies that are building the future of cable telecommunications will be on display as we celebrate collaboration and "Creating Infinite Possibilities," the theme for Expo 2022. More information at expo.scte.org.
SCTE is shaping the future of connectivity. Through technological leadership and innovation, SCTE has served as the applied science leader for the cable telecommunications industry for more than five decades. As a not-for-profit member organization, SCTE moves member companies forward through continuous training for the workforce of tomorrow and by putting leaders into the conversations that matter. SCTE is the force behind the annual SCTE Cable-Tec Expo®, the largest cable telecommunications and technology tradeshow in the Americas. Learn more at www.scte.org.
As the leading innovation and R&D lab for the cable industry, CableLabs creates global impact through its member companies around the world and its subsidiaries, Kyrio and SCTE. With a state-of-the-art research and innovation facility and collaborative ecosystem with thousands of vendors, CableLabs delivers impactful network technologies for the entire industry. For more information, visit cablelabs.com.
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CHANGZHOU, China, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 5, Trina Solar's State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology (SKL PVST) announced that its proprietary industrial larger-area 210mm×210mm high-efficiency PERC solar cell, has achieved the efficiency of 24.5%, independently confirmed by National Institute of Metrology, China. It sets a new record for 210 p-type monocrystalline silicon PERC cells. This is the 24th time that Trina Solar creates the new world record, manifesting the company's long-standing technology leadership.
Trina Solar technologies including multi-layer anti-reflection, ultra-fine metallization finger, and super MBB to realize the champion efficiency of 24.5% for larger-area 210mm high-efficiency PERC cells.
"We are proud to announce the latest achievements developed by our technical team," said Dr. Yifeng Chen, head of high efficiency cell and module R&D center in Trina Solar. "PERC is a very mature industrial technology with the lower cost. Our latest achievement indicates Trina Solar R&D team's vigorous and innovative capabilities in mature technology in mass production. We are dedicated to making continuous R&D investment in the technology of mass production, and creating higher value for our customers."
Trina Solar has continuously focused on transferring innovative technologies to manufacturing, to make efficiency achieved in the laboratory into speedy industrialization, and consolidate technology leadership in high efficiency cells mass production, so that the high efficiency and high value products become beneficial to the entire photovoltaic industry.
As the industry evolves, the industrialization of 600W+ has become a common choice. The mature technology of 210 plus P-type has laid solid foundation for the whole industry to enter the new era of 600W+ ultra high efficiency. With the joint efforts from the partners of the whole value chain to strengthen coordination between R&D, manufacturing and application, the industrialization of the newest efficiency of 210 will be happening on a very fast pace, paving new path of lowering cost for the PV industry.
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Denver Grand Opening to take place on Saturday, June 18 at 10 a.m. MDT.
NEWARK, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting new standards with the longest range, fastest charging electric car on the market, today announced the official opening of its first Studio location in Denver, CO at the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. This Studio opening marks 27 Studio and service center locations open in North America. The Lucid Studio in Cherry Creek will be open to the public starting on Saturday, June 18.
"The state of Colorado's ambitious plans to support the acceleration of widespread electrification closely align with our mission to inspire the adoption of electric vehicles," said Zak Edson, Lucid's Vice President of Sales and Service. "The new Lucid Studio in Cherry Creek will provide excellent exposure to the Lucid Air in an area quickly growing in electric vehicle sales."
Every Lucid Studio offers a digitally oriented luxury experience tailored to each customer's preferences, whether they visit in-person, make inquiries entirely online, or combine the two. Lucid Studios allow customers to experience the brand and obtain information about its products in locations that underscore the company's unique design aesthetic. Visitors who explore a Lucid Studio will get a vision of how the company draws inspiration from the beauty, innovation, and diversity of its home state of California. In addition, Lucid Studios augment the physical experience of seeing and touching a Lucid Air with an elevated digital experience. Using a 4K VR configurator, Lucid's Virtual Reality Experience combines the physical and virtual worlds to showcase seamless personalization of everything from interior finishes and materials to exterior color.
For those customers who aren't able to visit a Lucid Studio, there is Lucid Studio Live, a private virtual tour that lets customers browse and build their dream car with the guidance of a Lucid team member. Each one-to-one appointment allows plenty of time for questions and offers an incredible 360° look at Lucid Air. Customers can see everything from views inside the cabin, into the trunk and frunk, to outside and even above the vehicle—all set in their choice of iconic California backdrops. From there, customers can save a favorite design configuration to their Lucid account if they wish.
Additional locations will continue to open as Lucid expands its presence in North America and globally. Customers can visit during normal business hours or can book a personal appointment by contacting the Lucid team at lucidmotors.com/contact. They can always start exploring the Lucid Air through the "Design Yours" Configurator.
Lucid's mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating advanced technologies and the most captivating luxury electric vehicles centered around the human experience. The company's first car, Lucid Air, is a state-of-the-art luxury sedan with a California-inspired design that features luxurious full-size interior space in a mid-size exterior footprint. Underpinned by race-proven battery technology and proprietary powertrains developed entirely in-house, Lucid Air was named the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year®. The Lucid Air Grand Touring features an official EPA estimated 516 miles of range or 1,050 horsepower. Customer deliveries of Lucid Air, which is produced at Lucid's new factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, are underway.
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PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron held a major campaign rally Saturday in Marseille, touting his environmental and climate accomplishments and future plans in a bid to draw in young voters who supported more politically extreme candidates in the first round of France’s presidential election.
Citizens and especially millennials in Marseille, a multicultural southern French city on the Mediterranean, favored hard-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon over the centrist Macron in the April 10 first round of voting. Marseille’s young voters, who leaned mainly to the far right and the far left last Sunday, are particularly engaged with climate issues — a point which Macron hoped to capitalize on in a rousing speech at the edge of the glistening sea.
“I hear the anxiety that exists in a lot of our young people. I see young people, adolescents, who are fearful about our planet’s future,” he said.
Macron is facing off against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in France’s April 24 presidential runoff after 10 other candidates, including Melenchon, were eliminated in the first round of voting.
For many who voted for left-wing candidates in the first round, the presidential runoff vote is an unpalatable choice between a candidate who is anathema to them, Le Pen, and a president who some feel has veered to the right of center during his first term. The runoff outcome could depend on how left-wing voters make up their minds: between backing Macron or leaving him to fend for himself against Le Pen.
Macron has mixed green credentials, something he hopes to improve on. Although he was associated with the slogan “Make The Planet Great Again,” in his first five-year term he capitulated to angry yellow vest protesters by scrapping a tax hike on fuel prices.
To cheers on Saturday, Macron said his next prime minister would be placed in charge of environmental planning as France seeks to become carbon neutral by 2050. He also promised more public transport nationwide to wean people off being dependent on cars.
Even though Macron came out on top in the first round of voting, the 44-year-old incumbent has acknowledged that “nothing is decided” in the increasingly tight race to become France’s next leader. In Marseille, he targeted his rival Le Pen, who has gained increasing support in recent weeks.
“The far-right represents a danger for our country. Don’t just hiss at it, knock it out,” he said, warning about the political dangers posed by overconfident supporters who abstain in the vital runoff vote.
Le Pen spent Saturday reaching out to voters in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, a village in northwestern France where she visited an antiques market.
While campaigning Friday, both candidates were grilled over their differing stances on Muslim religious dress in public spaces — Le Pen wants to ban headscarves in France, a country that has Europe’s largest Muslim population. Both Le Pen and Macron were confronted by women in headscarves who asked why their clothing choices should be caught up in politics.
Across France, protesters are railing against a host of issues ahead of the presidential runoff.
In the center of Paris on Saturday, the environmental group Extinction Rebellion launched a three-day demonstration against what they call France’s inaction on climate issues. The activists say their objective is “to put climate issues back at the center of the presidential debate.”
Hundreds of activists from the environmental group XR are also asking both presidential candidates to make commitments to protect the environment.
At a Paris march against racism on Saturday, many left-wing voters described the runoff choices as agonizing. Some said they would hold their noses and vote for Macron, simply to block Le Pen. But many said they wouldn’t vote at all or would cast a vote with no name. One marcher said they had barely slept and repeatedly wept since Melenchon came in third in the first round after Le Pen.
Faridi Djoumoi said he voted for Macron in round one but he still protested with a sign that read “Better a vote that stinks than a vote that kills,” in hopes of convincing people to rally around the president against Le Pen.
“The vote that stinks is Emmanuel Macron, because there have been a lot of problems under his leadership,” he said. “The vote that kills is the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, … a party founded on hatred.”
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Louis Rodriguez
Loving Husband, Father, and Grandpa
Louis “Snake” Rodriguez, age 58, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022, with family by his side. Trusting in God, he has gone to be with our Heavenly Father.
Funeral services will be held at Dossman Funeral Home in Belton at 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 20, 2022, with Rev. Stephen Vaughn officiating. A visitation will be held Monday, September 19, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dossman Funeral Home.
Born February 17, 1964, in Temple, Texas, to Natividad and Felisita Rodriguez; he was the youngest of ten. He married his junior high sweetheart Tamara Roberts on April 30, 1982. Louis was a member of Elm Grove Baptist Church. Louis worked in construction, setting up and pouring home foundations across Bell County. He started his own business in 1992, running it successfully for over 29 years with his son, Louis Ronald Rodriguez, taking over the 30th year. As a perfectionist on the job site, Louis held himself and his work to a high standard ensuring quality work for each and every customer. Louis created a work environment that not only held his workers accountable, but he coached and encouraged his workers to be the best employees and people they could be, both personally and professionally.
Louis encouraged and inspired others outside of work as an 8 year cancer survivor. He shared his brave story with those new to diagnosis. He battled cancer with strength and determination to the end.
Survivors include his wife: Tamara Rodriguez; two children: Louis Rodriguez, married to Tiffany Rodriguez, Megan White, married to Clint White; 4 grandchildren: Carter White, Mason Rodriguez, Cade White, McKenna Rodriguez; 5 sisters: Marie Fraga, Margaret Yepez, Stella Ruiz, Alice Landeros, Vivian Alejandro; 3 brothers: Dessie Rodriguez, Roy Rodriguez, Gilbert Rodriguez
He was preceded in death by his parents: Natividad and Felisita Rodriguez; brother: Natividad Rodriguez Jr.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial contribution may be made in his name to Elm Grove Baptist Church P.O. Box 1267 Belton, Texas.
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Meet the fearless 7-year-old on the path to becoming a Steve Irwin of the Midwest
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) -- “C’mon! Let’s go catch some snakes, lizards, toads, frogs, spiders and whatever else we can find today!”
“Don’t be afraid of any of them because they won’t hurt you. They like us! "
Move over Jack Randall and Coyote Peterson. Welcome to the world of 7-year-old wildlife enthusiast Clark Westhoff. He has been capturing critters in the wild since the ripe age of 2.
During our recent two-hour excursion, this young animal aficionado took us through woods, creek beds, ponds, and up and over rocks uncovering anything and everything that may have led us to the next encounter with an unsuspecting reptile or amphibian.
While most kids his age are on playgrounds, baseball fields, and swimming pools this time of year, Clark absorbs every moment of daylight looking, capturing, and caring for his reptilian friends.
“He has little interest in anything but looking for snakes, lizards and frogs,” his dad Dustin Westhoff said. “It’s usually his brother begging him to before he’ll go to a playground, but it never lasts very long before he’s on the search again for critters.”
Before Clark could read, his dad said he was spouting the exact names of snake species when they’d go to the zoo. He also knows how to look at a snake and can tell by its head and skin pattern whether the snake is poisonous.
“Safety used to be an issue. It took me a while to learn and realize that I can trust that he knows what kind of snake it is and that he knows what to look for to determine whether it’s safe or not,” said mom Tara Westhoff. “Now I’ve become the student and he’s the teacher.”
Clark has educated himself, it seems, to the level of expert through endless reading, asking questions and watching countless videos about wildlife. He’s taught me about the numerous species of bullfrogs and how long they live, how big they get and their origin.
For the majority of us, catching spiders and snakes barehanded is a ghastly thought. How many times have we all heard a blood-curdling scream when some poor soul has a surprise encounter with one of these creatures? Not for this child prodigy, though. He is fearless with the animals he calls his friends.
“We were at a birthday party on a lake and he spotted water snakes all over the place,” recalled Dustin Westhoff. “So he goes down to the dock and jumps right in the water and swims up to the shore and snatches a three-foot water snake with his hand and walks around with it. He knows no fear.”
The passion, vigor and excitement displayed by Clark reminds me of the late Steve Irwin. His incredible compassion for all wildlife is a unique gift. It’ll be fun to follow the next few chapters of Clark’s life. Today it’s a four-foot King snake. Tomorrow it’ll be a 20-foot saltwater crocodile.
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‘Encanto’ goes on tour with sing-along film concert this summer
(Gray News) – We all know “we don’t talk about Bruno,” but we can talk about Disney Concerts taking “Encanto” on tour this summer.
“Encanto: The Sing-along Film Concert” will be featured in 32 cities across the U.S. from July 18 to Aug. 28.
The film comes to life in the concert event and features the entire film on a huge screen, accompanied by an on-stage band playing hit songs from the soundtrack.
Live characters, however, do not appear as part of this event.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 29 at 10 a.m. through Live Nation.
The full list of tour dates includes:
Jul 18 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
Jul 19 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
Jul 21 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
Jul 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
Jul 24 – San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
Jul 26 – El Paso, TX – Plaza Theatre
Jul 27 – Lubbock, TX – The Buddy Holly Hall*
Jul 28 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Jul 29 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
Jul 30 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP*
Jul 31 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
Aug 02 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater
Aug 03 – Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
Aug 05 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
Aug 06 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 07 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Aug 09 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
Aug 10 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
Aug 11 – Vienna, VA – Wolf Trap
Aug 12 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
Aug 13 – Greensboro, NC – White Oak Amphitheatre at Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Aug 14 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
Aug 16 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
Aug 18 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 19 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
Aug 20 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
Aug 21 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 23 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Aug 25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
Aug 26 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
Aug 27 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug 28 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
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How San Diego secured its water supply, at a cost
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM
Associated Press
As a worsening drought forces millions of Californians to face mandatory water restrictions, one corner of Southern California has largely shielded itself from supply-related woes: San Diego County.
For Western water planners, the path it took to get there serves either as a blueprint or a cautionary tale.
Over the past three decades, San Diego County diversified its water supply, ramped up conservation and invested in big-ticket water infrastructure including the Western hemisphere’s largest desalination plant, which removes salt and impurities from ocean water. As a result, the water agency that serves 24 water utilities including the city of San Diego says it can avoid cuts until at least 2045, even during dry periods. But that security has come at a cost.
San Diego County’s water is among the most expensive in the country, costing about 26% more at the wholesale level in 2021 than the Metropolitan Water District’s, which serves Los Angeles and surrounding counties. Now, two rural irrigation districts in San Diego County home to large avocado industries want to break away from the regional water supplier, saying they can purchase cheaper water elsewhere. If they succeed, water in San Diego County could grow even more expensive.
“San Diego’s situation is very surprising, very striking,” said Michael Hanemann, an environmental economist at Arizona State University who recently was commissioned to study the region’s water costs for a California agency. “I think this is a harbinger of something that’s going to happen elsewhere in California and elsewhere in the U.S.”
WHY SO EXPENSIVE
San Diegans didn’t always rest easy during drought. In the 1990s, a severe dry period cut the region’s water supply by 30%. At the time, almost all of its water came from the Metropolitan Water District, the country’s largest water provider. That experience and a tense, dysfunctional relationship — California water experts say — with water officials in Los Angeles spurred San Diego County’s aggressive, decades-long pursuit of water self-sufficiency.
“At that point, our community came together and said, ‘We’re not going to be in this situation again. We need to plan for our own reliability,” said Sandy Kerl, general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority.
So in 2003, the water authority cut a deal to get water from the single largest user of the Colorado River, the Imperial Irrigation District, in Southern California. San Diego County funded repairs to leaky canals belonging to Imperial and signed a historic water transfer deal. Today, it receives about 55% of its total supply from Imperial as part of the deal.
The water authority also helped farmers use less water. It raised dams to increase storage capacity in reservoirs. It provided rebates to homeowners who ripped out grass lawns for water-efficient alternatives.
In 2012, San Diego County forged a deal to get 10% of its water supply from the Carlsbad Desalination Plant for the next 30 years. The plant produces 50 million gallons of drinkable water — enough for about 400,000 people — every day and is by far the region’s most expensive water source.
“In round terms, it’s twice as expensive as imported surface water,” said Hanemann. “On the other hand, it’s a very reliable supply because it’s not affected by drought and low flows in rivers in Northern California or the Colorado.”
While those efforts took hold, demand steadily fell, even as half a million more people moved to San Diego. Statewide water cuts during drought, more efficient showers, toilets and taps, rebates to tear out grass and the use of recycled water did what they were supposed to do — steeply reducing per-person water use. By 2020, San Diegans used 30% less water than in 1990.
Water officials, however, didn’t foresee the coming drop in demand and consistently overestimated how much water was needed. Today, San Diego County says it is no longer searching for more water, a position that some in the West might consider enviable. But they wouldn’t envy the water rates.
Thanks to selling less water, San Diego County has raised rates — by an average of 4% for each of the past five years — to cover fixed costs including the San Vicente Dam and desalination plant. Such costs make up the lion’s share — roughly 90% — of the agency’s annual expenses.
The price of water, Hanemann said, is largely determined by the infrastructure that moves and stores it. “You’re screwed if suddenly you deliver fewer gallons of water since your costs don’t go down.”
“Water is a terrible business to be in because we have to promote people to use less of our product and charge them more when they do,” said Tom Kennedy, general manager of the Rainbow Municipal Water District, one of the two water agencies trying to detach from the San Diego County’s water authority.
AVOCADO COUNTRY
Rainbow and Fallbrook, the other town whose agency is trying to source its water elsewhere, say doing so would give them access to cheaper water, though the potential savings aren’t yet known. A state agency is considering whether they can leave, with a decision expected by the end of the year. If their exit is approved, the next step would be a vote among residents. Only if that vote passes can the two districts leave.
At a recent public hearing, angry residents shouted at officials about how long the process is taking — and how expensive their bills have gotten in the meantime.
The rural towns cut a striking contrast to San Diego’s constellation of beach towns and waterfront skyline. Northeast of the city, steep, dry hills and sweeping canyons dot the landscape.
Steep water costs have hurt farming in Fallbrook and Rainbow, once the largest producer of avocados in the country. Between 2016 and 2020, Fallbrook lost nearly a fifth of its avocado groves, government records show, due to urbanization and fallowed groves.
Jason Kendall, a farmer in Rainbow whose family took out their avocado groves years ago, said growing the fruit without supplementary groundwater is a losing business.
“You just can’t be profitable buying district water and growing avocados,” said Kendall, who has 350 acres (142 hectares) of cut flowers, which are widely grown in the region.
POSEIDON, NOT AGAIN
Water officials in San Diego County say higher water costs are coming for other parts of California and the West, even if desalination is less popular today than it once was. Recently, a California coastal commission denied a permit for Poseidon Water to build another decades-in-the-making desalination plant some 60 miles (97 kilometers) up the coast, in Huntington Beach. The rejection came after years of opposition from environmentalists.
The rest of the state has work to do, officials in San Diego County said, as climate change continues to intensify droughts and shrink the rivers feeding California’s reservoirs and the Colorado River.
“There’s no more cheap water available,” said Kerl.
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Although it all depends on what you make of it, choosing to further your education may lead to higher paying job opportunities. An associate’s degree takes just two years and offers more affordable tuition rates than a four-year school. As of April 2022, the average yearly salary for an individual with an associate’s degree comes out to $45,989.
Students have a plethora of specialties to choose from when obtaining a 2-year degree, from industry-specific roles in health care or IT or a more generalized education path. Salaries differ between areas of study, job type, experience, and, of course, location. A Georgetown University study that looked at job growth and education requirements through 2020 stated that 30% of job openings required “at least some college or an associate’s degree.” Students can choose to head right into the workforce after earning an associate’s, or continue their education toward earning a bachelor’s degree.
The unemployment rate for associate’s degree holders is only 2%, according to research from the Education Data Initiative. Having an associate’s degree under your belt is proven to increase one’s chance of holding a professional or management position in any number of industries, among them education and health, wholesale retail and trade, and professional and business services.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying jobs that require a 2-year degree in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.
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#37. Dietetic technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $32,730
– #61 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230
National
– Annual mean salary: $32,920
– Employment: 26,430
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,550)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($52,700)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($48,370)
#36. Veterinary technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $34,360
– #273 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,890
National
– Annual mean salary: $37,860
– Employment: 109,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($57,990)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($52,220)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($51,340)
#35. Preschool teachers, except special education
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $35,100
– #195 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 9,160
National
– Annual mean salary: $36,550
– Employment: 370,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($49,990)
— Ocean City, NJ ($49,720)
— Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ ($49,560)
#34. Forest and conservation technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $39,430
– #147 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $42,780
– Employment: 30,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($68,370)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($66,570)
— Corvallis, OR ($62,260)
#33. Embalmers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $44,610
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,220
– Employment: 3,860
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ($86,140)
— St. Louis, MO-IL ($72,090)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,000)
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#32. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $45,780
– #66 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,450
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,170
– Employment: 108,470
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,080)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,410)
— Napa, CA ($54,120)
#31. Broadcast technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $46,040
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 540
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,250
– Employment: 25,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,430)
— Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($70,990)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,950)
#30. Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $49,830
– #126 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,000
– Employment: 24,560
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area ($82,420)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($79,240)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($73,940)
#29. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $52,490
– #51 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 620
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,960
– Employment: 31,860
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($79,780)
— Huntsville, AL ($78,320)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($76,970)
#28. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $52,990
– #53 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,570
– Employment: 17,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,240)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($81,340)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($74,280)
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#27. Chemical technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,420
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 660
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,700
– Employment: 63,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Billings, MT ($86,340)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($79,390)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($78,000)
#26. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,430
– #129 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 820
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,880
– Employment: 39,880
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($112,580)
— North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ($91,580)
— New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($91,550)
#25. Medical equipment repairers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $56,660
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,340
National
– Annual mean salary: $55,090
– Employment: 48,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($84,820)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,030)
— Reno, NV ($83,450)
#24. Civil engineering technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $57,010
– #135 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,550
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,590
– Employment: 67,270
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,190)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($83,250)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($81,340)
#23. Architectural and civil drafters
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,210
– #75 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,760
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,120
– Employment: 99,180
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC ($76,060)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,700)
— Anchorage, AK ($75,650)
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#22. Mechanical drafters
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,590
– #98 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,030
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,490
– Employment: 51,620
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,540)
— Corpus Christi, TX ($90,720)
— New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($82,590)
#21. Electrical and electronics drafters
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $60,650
– #69 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 740
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,720
– Employment: 23,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($98,380)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($86,920)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($83,760)
#20. Paralegals and legal assistants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,280
– #43 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 7,480
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,610
– Employment: 332,720
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($90,640)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($76,960)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,640)
#19. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $61,830
– #81 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,220
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,940
– Employment: 55,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($99,130)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($94,400)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($92,140)
#18. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $64,930
– #48 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,360
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,920
– Employment: 62,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS ($94,360)
— Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ($90,460)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($86,020)
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#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $65,100
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,700
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,310
– Employment: 115,270
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area ($99,890)
— Fort Collins, CO ($91,980)
— Bakersfield, CA ($90,780)
#16. Radiologic technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $65,970
– #103 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,110
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,840
– Employment: 206,720
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($127,890)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($118,480)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($118,100)
#15. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $67,320
– #23 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 730
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,680
– Employment: 11,900
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,970)
— Oklahoma City, OK ($93,540)
— Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($92,190)
#14. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $68,930
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,790
– Employment: 13,210
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($95,360)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($82,470)
— Trenton, NJ ($80,110)
#13. Respiratory therapists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $69,140
– #77 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,800
National
– Annual mean salary: $65,640
– Employment: 131,890
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($113,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,330)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($101,690)
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#12. Funeral home managers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $70,100
– #43 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $91,530
– Employment: 10,010
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($116,760)
— Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ ($115,400)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($112,820)
#11. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,360
– #7 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $62,800
– Employment: 13,160
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($99,720)
— West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area ($99,380)
— Midland, TX ($98,040)
#10. Avionics technicians
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $72,450
– #17 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,180
– Employment: 21,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,470)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($87,670)
— California-Lexington Park, MD ($83,930)
#9. Physical therapist assistants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $73,130
– #9 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,840
National
– Annual mean salary: $59,440
– Employment: 92,740
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($85,960)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($76,390)
#8. Occupational therapy assistants
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $74,590
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,180
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,420
– Employment: 42,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,570)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($77,720)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($77,650)
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#7. Dental hygienists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $75,660
– #186 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,440
National
– Annual mean salary: $78,050
– Employment: 194,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($125,750)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($122,660)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($119,320)
#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $78,420
– #109 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,040
National
– Annual mean salary: $77,790
– Employment: 73,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($138,110)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($137,140)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($131,080)
#5. Computer network support specialists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $79,590
– #21 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 5,330
National
– Annual mean salary: $71,040
– Employment: 184,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($94,120)
— Barnstable Town, MA ($93,670)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,190)
#4. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $83,450
– #33 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 790
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,960
– Employment: 39,270
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,930)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($120,550)
#3. Nuclear medicine technologists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $90,900
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available
National
– Annual mean salary: $82,080
– Employment: 17,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($149,860)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($148,240)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($135,080)
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#2. Radiation therapists
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $100,460
– #15 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 760
National
– Annual mean salary: $94,300
– Employment: 17,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($169,080)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($159,660)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($131,960)
#1. Air traffic controllers
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
– Annual mean salary: $154,180
– #2 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 750
National
– Annual mean salary: $127,440
– Employment: 22,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($158,210)
— Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($154,180)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($153,770) | https://cw33.com/news/local/highest-paying-jobs-that-require-a-2-year-degree-in-dallas-2/ | 2022-07-15T21:16:07Z |
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