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INDIANAPOLIS – One of the Indy 500’s unique traditions is for the winner to drink milk after taking the checkered flag.
With a full field of 33 drivers taking part, organizers need to know their milk preferences so they can be prepared no matter who wins.
The American Dairy Association conducted its annual milk preference poll to ask drivers which type of milk they’d prefer. Drivers can choose from three milk options: whole milk, 2% milk or fat free milk (there is a fourth option for “no preference”).
According to this year’s survey, 26 drivers want whole milk, 6 want 2% and 1 (Juan Pablo Montoya) has no preference. No driver picked fat-free milk.
The survey also includes a space for drivers to leave a comment. While not everyone fills it out, the responses can provide some entertainment value.
Two drivers—Ed Carpenter and Felix Rosenqvist—wrote they’d prefer buttermilk. While not offered as an option, it’s the original drink of Indy 500 champions. According to racing lore, Louis Meyer enjoyed a glass of buttermilk after winning the 1936 race because his mother had told him it was the best thing to drink on a hot day.
Since then, it’s been a tradition for the winner of the Indianapolis 500 to drink milk.
Chocolate milk, another drink not offered as an option, got a few mentions. Devlin DeFrancesco, Colton Herta and Juan Pablo “No Preference” Montoya all commented they would like chocolate milk. It’s also favored by Graham Rahal, who chose whole milk “since chocolate isn’t an option and tradition matters.”
Four-time winner Helio Castroneves requested “pink powder please,” a reference to last year, when he added strawberry flavoring to his bottle. Castroneves is seeking his fifth Indy 500 win.
A few drivers wanted to make sure they got very cold milk, including Santino Ferrucci, Dalton Kellett, Jimmie Johnson, Scott McLaughlin, Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood, who wrote, “Ice cold please.”
Marco Andretti requested whole milk and wrote, “No orange juice,” undoubtedly a reference to the infamous 1993 moment when Emerson Fittipaldi chugged OJ instead of milk to the dismay of Indy 500 fans.
Whole Milk (26 drivers)
- Marco Andretti
- Ed Carpenter
- Conor Daly
- Devlin DeFrancesco
- Scott Dixon
- Marcus Ericsson
- Santino Ferrucci
- Romain Grosjean
- Jack Harvey
- Colton Herta
- JR Hildebrand
- Jimmie Johnson
- Dalton Kellett
- Kyle Kirkwood
- Christian Lundgaard
- Scott McLaughlin
- Josef Newgarden
- Pato O’Ward
- Simon Pagenaud
- Alex Palou
- Will Power
- Graham Rahal
- Felix Rosenqvist
- Alexander Rossi
- Rinus VeeKay
- Stefan Wilson
2% milk (6 drivers)
- Helio Castroneves
- Callum Ilott
- Tony Kanaan
- Sage Karam
- David Malukas
- Takuma Sato
No preference (1 driver)
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GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In July, VIPSHOP, a leading online discount retailer for brands in China, released its first ESG report, 2021 VIPSHOP Environmental, Social and Governance Report, detailing the company's endeavors and accomplishments in the areas of environmental, social and corporate governance in 2021 in terms of energy conservation and carbon reduction, responsible management, customer service and sustainable supply chain. VIPSHOP is on track to enhance its green and low-carbon development, with the goal of achieving the integration of its ESG initiatives across the entirety of the value chain and ensuring that the resulting social benefits lead to a better future.
In 2021, a leadership team with a focus on energy conservation and carbon reduction was established with the mission of developing a sound environmental management system that would ensure the effectiveness of the company's actions. At the same time, a greenhouse gas accounting tool was activated to identify all emission sources and prioritize the work that needed to be done to reduce them, leading to the adoption of targeted measures that cut carbon emissions and making VIPSHOP an environment-friendly workplace that had achieved meticulous energy management.
VIPSHOP has built a nation-wide network of logistics parks that include centralized heating and cooling systems, photovoltaic power stations, and green packaging systems resulting in further emission reduction and recycling. In 2021, the company produced 59,939 MWh of photovoltaic power, reduced the use of plastic materials by 237 tons, and achieved 100% recyclability of its plastic packaging.
Leveraging its strong capabilities in big data resources, platform support facilities, logistics and warehousing, VIPSHOP helps brand partners and suppliers improve their operational efficiency and reduce energy consumption, advancing the integration of energy saving and carbon reduction into the whole value chain.
In terms of corporate governance, VIPSHOP has developed a comprehensive, risk management-oriented internal control system that has already been fully integrated with business operations, with clearly and systematically defined rights and responsibilities. In 2021, the retailer established a Compliance Committee chaired by the Group Chairman, and chose January 14 as the company's annual Compliance Day. In the same year, all VIPSHOP employees completed their training on anti-corruption compliance.
VIPSHOP is putting in place all the processes and procedures to become an equal opportunity employer, creating a dynamic and inclusive working environment, and developing a sound employee training system that delivers mutual benefits to the company and its employees. In 2021, investment in staff training increased by 68.57% year-on-year, providing some 130,000 hours of instruction.
As for meeting its social responsibility commitments, VIPSHOP has rolled out a series of flagship public service programs, including VIP Mothers, VIP Love Charity, and VIP Love Workshop of the empowerment of women, rural revitalization, pandemic and disaster relief, community inclusion, and volunteer services. As of the end of 2021, VIPSHOP had spent more than 346 million yuan (approx. US$51 million) on its charitable activities.
Additionally, VIPSHOP has launched a platform to encourage public participation in philanthropy. In 2021, with the support of VIP Love Charity program and social communities, over 30 quality public service initiatives were launched resulting in more than 10.91 million members donating over 15.6 billion "VIP Love Points". The company's employees completed some 11,000 hours of voluntary services in the same year.
VIPSHOP, on a mission to improve the quality of life and enhance the experience of happiness, has been committed to creating and realizing value with its stakeholders, including employees, customers and partners. The company plans to continue enhancing its ESG management, upholding its social responsibilities, protecting the interests of all stakeholders and moving towards the goal of sustainable development.
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HOUSTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riceland Healthcare is an integrated network of physicians, ER, critical care hospital, hospice, home health, imaging centers, surgery centers, and other services dedicated to providing the highest quality, affordable patient care across Southeast Texas and is well known to be a premier healthcare system and has now expanded its services in the Stafford, Texas, area to include urgent care and family medicine clinic. People who live in Stafford. TX and surrounding areas can now find increased access to expanded urgent care hours right in their backyard.
Riceland Urgent care services are a convenient alternative for addressing pressing healthcare needs. This clinic provides comprehensive and preventative healthcare services for individuals and families and will also offer treatment for job-related injuries and illnesses. Riceland Urgent Care can give the same level of care in primary care clinics without the long wait for an appointment and can handle more in-house services with an on-site lab and x-ray equipment.
Riceland Urgent Care is a walk-in clinic with extended hours open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Riceland Urgent care is located at 3623 S Main Street #109, Stafford, TX 77477. This is the first time Riceland Healthcare has expanded into the urgent care business and plans to open 20 more Urgent Care via a franchise model in the greater Houston area and 100 locations within two years.
"Our goal is to expand convenient care options throughout the state of Texas and provide better continuity of care." We have developed business models and operating standards that will prove successful, says Tahir Javed, the founder, and CEO of Riceland Healthcare system.
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LONDON (AP) — New coronavirus cases fell 9% globally last week while deaths remained stable, according to the latest weekly assessment of the pandemic released Wednesday by the World Health Organization.
The U.N. health agency said there were 6.5 million cases reported last week with more than 14,000 deaths. WHO said the number of new cases fell 35% in Europe but increased about 20% in the Western Pacific and 5% in Africa. Deaths rose 44% in the Western Pacific and 26% in the Middle East, while falling about a quarter in Europe.
WHO has previously warned that recent surveillance of COVID-19 has been severely compromised by countries reducing their testing, reporting and other coronavirus alert systems. The agency has said COVID-19 figures are likely being significantly underestimated, which could make it more difficult to spot any worrisome new variants.
In the U.K., the Office for National Statistics reported last week that COVID-19 cases dropped to about 1 in 20 people in England infected, suggesting that the latest wave of the coronavirus may have peaked in the country.
Dr. Paul Hunter, a professor of medicine at the University of East Anglia, said it was likely that COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations would continue to fall further in the following weeks.
Other experts warned that measures to prevent COVID-19 should still be taken, saying the health system was still under pressure.
“We have to hope that the incidence of long COVID from this wave will be lower than in the first and second waves,” said James Naismith, director of the Rosalind Franklin Institute at the University of Oxford. He called for people to keep getting vaccinated even as COVID-19 protocols were abandoned, citing the dangers of reinfection.
In China, meanwhile, authorities last week shut down part of Wuhan, the city where COVID-19 was first detected in late 2019, after identifying four cases. The government has suggested its “zero COVID” strategy could last for years, despite the social and economic upheaval the approach has caused.
WHO said in its report that two versions of omicron — subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 — were driving the latest wave of infections across the globe. It said BA.5 accounted for about 64% to 70% of sequences shared with the world’s largest public viral database.
The highest numbers of new cases were reported in Japan, the U.S., South Korea, Germany and Italy. The most deaths were reported in the U.S., Brazil, Italy, Japan and Australia.
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The innovative solution increases consumer financial freedom and allows every retailer and loyalty club to become an e-wallet company, expand its customer base and nurture unique customer loyalty
HERZLIYA, Israel, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nayax Ltd. (TASE: NYAX), a global commerce enablement and payments platform designed to help merchants scale their business, today announced the launch of CoinBridge – a unique solution for the conversion of virtual assets, including customer rewards, points, gift cards, vouchers, cashback, payout, and others to real currency at any shop or website which accepts credit cards, worldwide.
CoinBridge's initial focus is on the retail and loyalty club markets, offering a groundbreaking solution for increasing their consumers' financial freedom and satisfaction by enabling the redemption of rewards, points, and gift cards at any store or website, worldwide, without the need for any sort of integration with merchants or points of sale.
The CoinBridge technology platform provided by Nayax is built for quick and simple implementation and an enhanced end-user experience. By using CoinBridge, customers and loyalty club members can now pay at any point of sale (POS) device using their existing mobile app in a convenient and easy manner, via a Tap & Go experience – much like Apple Pay or Google Wallet – as well as online, by typing in a unique credit card number assigned by CoinBridge to each customer prior to every transaction. In addition, CoinBridge provides retailers with transaction data and insights to better understand customer behavior and to further personalize propositions to their customers and members, as well as to optimize their business. Current market technologies and solutions do not support the execution of such payment services without complex technological integrations into each and every POS system, tremendous capital investments, and lengthy project times. Additionally, these solutions will never allow payments to be accepted by any and all merchants anywhere in the world, and in some cases may even be restricted by certain regulations. Furthermore, customer experience using such archaic solutions is cumbersome and uncomfortable unlike the Tap & Go solutions customers are accustomed to today.
CoinBridge's solution for retailers and loyalty clubs was developed in light of the strong global growth in loyalty clubs, and directly addresses retailers' needs to increase customer engagement, drive purchasing frequency, and spending volume within their own shops, as well as further leverage customer purchase data to personalize customer propositions, increase customer loyalty, and optimize their brand and business performance. In addition, considering the global financial situation, which directly affects consumer expenditure, it is now even more paramount for retailers to comply with consumer demand for increased financial freedom.
CoinBridge provides wide end-to-end coverage of all the technology, financial, business, and regulatory requirements for launching payment services, with nothing required from retailers and loyalty clubs, except the simple and quick integration of CoinBridge Solution into their current mobile app.
In order to launch CoinBridge and allow the conversion and redemption of virtual assets over the Credit Card Scheme, Nayax has become an issuing member of the Global MasterCard Scheme and has received the first ever issuer license in Israel. Issuing cards in Israel marks the Company's first step toward providing its solution worldwide. The CoinBridge solution is backed by several patents and is planned to launch this year in Israel – an innovative and early adoption technological market –and will later be gradually deployed to other countries. With the launch of CoinBridge, Nayax can offer a complete range of payment solutions – from its traditional clearance and acquisition services to issuance.
According to the Global Loyalty Programs market intelligence for Q1 2022, both the Israeli and the Global Loyalty markets are growing – Israel alone has over 10 million loyalty club members (with the majority of the population registered with multiple clubs). The value of the Israeli loyalty market is estimated at $622 million, and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.2%, reaching an estimated value of $1 billion dollars in 2026.
From a global standpoint, the loyalty and gift card markets alone are expected to reach an estimated value of $987 billion by the end of 2022 with a CAGR of 12.2% in the next five years, reaching an estimated global value of $1.56 trillion by 2026.
Yair Nechmad, CEO of Nayax: "By receiving our issuer license, we have significantly expanded our portfolio of innovative solutions, allowing us to offer issuer services and augment our traditional payment and clearance activities. We would like to thank MasterCard for their cooperation and trust, which is based on Nayax's extensive experience in the world of payments. Our ability as a global fintech company to develop innovative, accurate, and easy-to-implement solutions, for which there is a real market demand, strengthens our relationship with existing retail customers, as well as adds value and competitiveness to our propositions. This will enable us to recruit new customers and expand the global reach of Nayax."
Guy Rosenhoiz, CEO of CoinBridge: "CoinBridge's solution is a breakthrough in the world of advanced payments, offering the ability and freedom to convert virtual assets of any kind into real payments and purchases, at any shop worldwide. For the first time any business that manages a customer base, ranging from retailers and loyalty clubs and up to crypto, NFT companies, and other payment rails – can now offer their customers a means to pay at traditional shops and websites, with their virtual assets. As a member of the Global MasterCard Scheme, implementing our solution allows any business to become a financial services company and smoothly launch an e-Wallet activity.
CoinBridge is set to transform the way traditional payments are made and bridge the gap between the legacy payment world and next-generation payments schemes. "
About Nayax
Nayax is a global commerce enablement and payment platform designed to help merchants scale their business. Nayax offers a complete solution including localized cashless payment acceptance, a management suite, and consumer engagement tools, enabling merchants to conduct commerce anytime, anywhere. With global experience in serving the unattended retail industry, Nayax has transformed into a comprehensive solution focused on our customers' growth across multiple channels. Today, Nayax has 8 global offices, over 700 employees, connections to more than 80 merchant acquirers, payment method integrations and is a recognized payment facilitator worldwide. Nayax's mission is to improve our customers' revenue potential and operational efficiency. www.nayax.com
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The information included in 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). Said forward-looking statements, relating to the initial public offering, are subject to uncertainties and assumptions and the actual results may materially differ. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to Nayax on the date hereof. All written or oral forward-looking statements attributable to Nayax are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to above. Nayax does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
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COTTONWOOD, Ariz., May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arizona Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds (Arizona ARVC) has named Verde Valley RV Resort the 2022 Large Park of the Year award winner. This marks Verde Valley RV Resort's first time winning this prestigious award, and a first for a Thousand Trails branded campground. Overall, this is the ninth season an RV resort within the network of Encore RV Resorts and Thousand Trails Campgrounds has been recognized by Arizona ARVC. Last year, Encore's Voyager RV Resort won the ARVC Mega Park of the Year award for the third time since 2014.
The Large Park of the Year Award, for parks with 251 to 500 sites, was presented to the manager of Verde Valley RV Resort, Scott Woolley, by members of the executive committee for Arizona ARVC. The annual ARVC Park of the Year Awards recognize RV resorts that deliver extraordinary guest experiences as a result of all-around excellence in operations, professionalism, marketing, customer service and industry involvement for more than 20 years.
"We offer something truly special for everyone here at Verde Valley RV, but mostly it's the friendly culture and the beautiful scenery that brings guests regularly," said Scott Woolley. "To be the first Thousand Trails RV campground recognized by Arizona ARVC makes our whole team very proud. The award recognizes the amazing efforts that the management team and our staff have made this past year in providing service that ensures our guests will have an unforgettable experience."
Located in Cottonwood, Arizona, outside of Sedona, the scenic resort sits just off the Verde River. The 300-acre resort is surrounded by mountains, with the famously beautiful Red Rocks of Sedona to the north. Guests enjoy the moderate year-round climate, the comfortable community atmosphere and hours of exploration throughout the area. Guests can bring their RVs or rent a cottage, cabin, or even a tiny house during their stay.
About Thousand Trails
Thousand Trails provides top RV resorts and campgrounds in North America with over 80 locations in 23 states and British Columbia, Canada. Thousand Trails and their affiliates offer RV and outdoor recreation enthusiasts opportunities to enjoy the outdoors in top vacation destinations, complemented with amenities and activities for the whole family. For more information, please visit ThousandTrails.com.
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- Initial seribantumab clinical data from Phase 2 CRESTONE study selected for oral presentation at ASCO 2022
- David Dornan, PhD appointed Chief Scientific Officer, bringing deep oncology R&D and drug development expertise to further Company's continued focus on future pipeline expansion throughout 2022 and beyond
- Cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $132.1 million expected to fund current operations into the fourth quarter of 2023
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Elevation Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELEV), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of precision medicines for patients with genomically defined cancers, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and highlighted recent progress.
"CRESTONE is an important study for both Elevation Oncology and for patients with NRG1 fusions, a genomically defined patient population with no approved therapies addressing the unmet medical need. We are honored for the opportunity to share the initial and first ever clinical data of seribantumab in this patient population through an oral presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2022 Annual Meeting in June 2022." said Shawn M. Leland, PharmD, RPh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Elevation Oncology. "In addition to executing on CRESTONE, we are building an industry-leading team, led by people like Dr. David Dornan, our newly appointed Chief Scientific Officer, who brings a wealth of cancer drug development experience to advance our mission of maximizing the potential of seribantumab and building out an industry-leading precision oncology pipeline. Together with our diagnostic and academic partners, we look forward to advancing the field of precision oncology by expanding upon our operational platform and continuing to make genomic testing results therapeutically actionable."
Seribantumab
- Initial CRESTONE data selected for oral presentation at ASCO 2022. ASCO abstracts to be published on May 26, 2022 at 5:00PM ET. The presentation, scheduled for June 7, 2022, from 9:45AM-12:45PM CT, will highlight initial clinical data from approximately 10 patients from Cohort 1 in the ongoing Phase 2 CRESTONE study evaluating seribantumab at 3 grams weekly in patients with solid tumors harboring NRG1 gene fusions.
Corporate
- David Dornan, PhD appointed Chief Scientific Officer. In March, Elevation Oncology announced the appointment of Dr. Dornan, PhD, as the Company's first Chief Scientific Officer, bringing deep oncology R&D and drug development expertise and further strengthening the leadership team.
- Initial Phase 2 CRESTONE data to be presented in an oral presentation at ASCO 2022
- Complete enrollment of the first 20 patients in Cohort 1 of the CRESTONE study in mid-2022
- Ongoing target evaluation and continued execution of our strategy for future pipeline expansion
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $132.1 million, compared to $146.3 million as of December 31, 2021.
Research and development expenses for the first quarter 2022 were $13.6 million, compared to $4.1 million for the first quarter 2021. The increase in R&D expense was primarily related to an increase in manufacturing, personnel costs and other expenses associated with the CRESTONE study.
General and administrative expenses for the first quarter 2022 were $3.8 million, compared to $1.0 million for the first quarter 2021. The increase in G&A expense was primarily related to personnel costs, professional services and other administrative costs.
Net loss for the first quarter 2022 was $17.3 million, compared to $5.1 million for the first quarter 2021.
Elevation Oncology expects its existing cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities as of March 31, 2022 will be sufficient to fund its current operations into the fourth quarter of 2023.
Seribantumab is a fully human IgG2 monoclonal antibody that binds to human epidermal growth factor receptor 3 (HER3). HER3 is traditionally activated through binding of its primary ligand, neuregulin-1 (NRG1). The NRG1 gene fusion is a rare genomic alteration that combines NRG1 with another partner protein to create chimeric NRG1 "fusion proteins." The NRG1 fusion protein is often also able to activate the HER3 pathway, leading to unregulated cell growth and proliferation. Importantly, NRG1 gene fusions are predominantly mutually exclusive of other known genomic driver mutations and are considered a unique oncogenic driver event associated with tumor cell survival.
NRG1 fusions have been identified in a variety of solid tumors, including lung, pancreatic, gallbladder, breast, ovarian, colorectal, neuroendocrine, cholangiocarcinomas, and sarcomas. In preclinical experiments, seribantumab prevented the activation of HER3 signaling in cells that harbor an NRG1 gene fusion and destabilized the entire ERBB family signaling pathway, including the activation of HER2, EGFR, and HER4. In addition to extensive nonclinical characterization and testing, seribantumab has been administered to more than 800 patients across twelve Phase 1 and 2 studies, both as a monotherapy and in combination with various anti-cancer therapies. Seribantumab is currently being evaluated in the Phase 2 CRESTONE study for patients with solid tumors of any origin that have an NRG1 fusion.
Clinical Study of Response to Seribantumab in Tumors with Neuregulin-1 (NRG1) Fusions (CRESTONE) is a Phase 2 tumor-agnostic "basket trial" evaluating the safety and efficacy of seribantumab in patients with solid tumors that harbor an NRG1 fusion and have progressed after at least one prior line of standard therapy. The primary objective of the study is to describe the anti-tumor activity and safety of seribantumab as a monotherapy specifically in patients whose solid tumor is uniquely driven by an NRG1 gene fusion. CRESTONE offers a clinical trial opportunity for patients with advanced solid tumors who have not responded or are no longer responding to treatment. Patients are encouraged to talk to their doctor about genomic testing of their tumor. CRESTONE is open and enrolling patients in the United States, Australia, and Canada. For more information visit www.NRG1fusion.com.
Elevation Oncology is founded on the belief that every patient living with cancer deserves to know what is driving the growth of their disease and have access to therapeutics that can stop it. We aim to make genomic tests actionable by selectively developing drugs to inhibit the specific alterations that have been identified as drivers of tumor growth. Together with our peers, we work towards a future in which each tumor's unique genomic test result can be matched with a purpose-built precision medicine to enable an individualized treatment plan for each patient. Our lead candidate, seribantumab, is intended to inhibit tumor growth driven by NRG1 fusions and is currently being evaluated in the Phase 2 CRESTONE study for patients with solid tumors of any origin that have an NRG1 gene fusion. Details on CRESTONE are available at www.NRG1fusion.com. For more information, visit www.ElevationOncology.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, anticipated preclinical and clinical development activities, expected timing of announcements of clinical results, potential benefits of seribantumab and the company's other future product candidates, potential opportunities to expand the company's product candidate pipeline, potential market opportunities for seribantumab and the company's other future product candidates, the ability of seribantumab and the company's other future product candidates to treat their targeted indications, and our expectations about our cash runway. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may be accompanied by such words as "aim," "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "goal," "intend," "may," "might," "plan," "potential," "possible," "will," "would," and other words and terms of similar meaning. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, the company cannot guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of activity, performance or achievements, and the timing and results of biotechnology development and potential regulatory approval is inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause the company's actual activities or results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, including risks and uncertainties related to the company's ability to advance its product candidates, the timing and results of preclinical studies and clinical trials, approvals and commercialization of product candidates, the receipt and timing of potential regulatory designations, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business, the Company's ability to fund development activities and achieve development goals, the Company's ability to protect intellectual property, the Company's ability to establish and maintain collaborations with third parties and other risks and uncertainties described under the heading "Risk Factors" in documents the company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and the company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.
Elevation Oncology Investor and Media Contact
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Weekend DUI checkpoints planned in Oklahoma, Garvin Counties
ARDMORE, Okla. (KXII) - Oklahoma drivers are going to want to keep an eye out of law enforcement stops late at night this weekend.
Oklahoma roads might be clear right now but on Friday and Saturday night they’ll be filled with law enforcement looking to crack down on intoxicated drivers.
Its all part of the Oklahoma Highway Patrols ENDUI campaign.
“That campaign is to reduce or completely eliminate the dui collisions that we see every year on Oklahoma roads,” said OHP trooper Eric Foster.
Foster says that DUI related crashes have risen in recent years and includes drivers under the influence of several things beyond just alcohol.
“In Oklahoma 396 people were killed in 2020 due to intoxicated driving,” said Foster.
Part of the campaign is establishing DUI checkpoints like they plan to do on Friday and Saturday night in both Oklahoma and Garvin County.
“Those checkpoints aren’t just arbitrarily placed,” said Foster. “They’re placed in areas where we know that there is a higher probability of intoxicated driving.”
Checkpoints will be set up all over the two counties and they won’t just be manned by OHP troopers.
Local sheriff and police departments will be there to assist.
“The other agencies provide more personnel so that we operate those safely, quickly and to make sure we’re doing things the right way,” said Foster.
The Oklahoma County checkpoints will be set up on Friday night from 11 pm to 2 am and Garvin County will be on Saturday from 11 to 1.
Foster says they give the public advance warning of the checkpoints in an attempt to deter intoxicated people from driving before its too late.
“We get tired of showing up on collisions where there’s an intoxicated driver and innocent people are hurt or even the intoxicated person is hurt,” said Foster. “We’re tired of that, it doesn’t have to happen. These aren’t accidents.”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Ohio family physicians -- Kristin Oaks, D.O., Central Ohio Primary Care, Columbus; Victoria DiGennaro, D.O., Pioneer Physicians Network, Akron; Janette Froehlich, M.D., PriMed Physicians, Dayton; and Amanda Williams, D.O., South Zanesville (OH) Family Medical Center -- are helping "break the glass ceiling" for females in healthcare. They have been appointed to the agilon health Female Physician Leadership Council, a national council of women physicians whose goal is to address and find solutions for gender inequity issues in healthcare. agilon health, a company that empowers physicians to transform community health, created the council to celebrate and honor women doctors while raising awareness about specific challenges they face.
"One of those challenges is the discrepancy in salaries. Research shows females in healthcare are typically paid less than male counterparts and often underrepresented in leadership roles," says Dr. Williams, a council founding member.
A new report in Health Affairs shows a 25% lifetime pay gap between male and female physicians, which adds up to a difference of slightly more than $2 million over a 40-year practice. Females also represent only three percent of healthcare CMOs, six percent of department chairs and nine percent of division chiefs according to the American Medical Association.
Ironically, studies in peer-reviewed medical journals, such as Lancet and JAMA, conclude that in many situations, female physicians deliver better patient outcomes, including lower readmission and mortality rates.
The council's goal is to foster collaboration of women physicians across a broad network of more than 1,600 PCPs nationwide; address gaps and challenges currently impacting female physicians; and explore opportunities for improvement.
"I'm excited to be a founding member of this prestigious council," says Dr. Oaks. "We are empowering a new generation of female leaders in healthcare and assisting in the transformation of our delivery system."
About agilon health
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ATLANTA — At Wednesday’s SIAC Media Day at the College Football Hall of Fame, Albany State was predicted once again to win the conference’s East Division title and junior quarterback Dionte Bonneau was named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
Albany State is the defending SIAC champion and earned a berth to the NCAA Division II tournament last year, falling to West Georgia in the first round to end the season at 10-2.
“I think we’ve been picked No. 1 every year or four out of five of the last years or something like that so we put zero stock into that,” Albany State head coach Gabe Giardina said. “We’re all focused on Mississippi College, this is our first game. Preseason awards are nice, they’re for social media posts, but at the end of the day it’s about strapping it up and seeing what we can do against those fighting Choctaws on Sept. 2.”
Bonneau said the preseason honor is giving him a little extra motivation for the 2022 season.
“It’s just motivation for me, honestly,” he said. “It’s going to make me work harder every day to earn it. Nothing’s given to you. The award was predicted; it wasn’t given to me yet, so I've still got to go out and earn it, so that’s how I’m going to go about it.”
Even though the Rams had a successful season last year, Giardina said they are not satisfied, in particular losing to West Georgia.
“I think it’s just the chance for us to be the best at getting better,” he said. “We’re not really into predictions as far the record and all that. I just want to see our team improve in a massive way so that’s what we’re challenging our players with. Our guys have done a great job this summer working hard so I’m excited. These guys are hungry. We’re all very dissatisfied with how the year ended losing in the first round to a team that was a good team but we didn’t play very well so it’s exciting for us to get back out there.”
What are some keys to improving?
‘I think it has a lot to do with humility and self-evaluation,” Giardina said. “These guys right here (Bonneau and Stephan Pierre, who also attended Wednesday’s event) are good players. Dionte’s the preseason player of the year and Stephan was the overall conference player of the year but even they’ve got ways they can get better and so we’ve done a lot of research as a staff on how we can get better schematically, motivating guys. We want to find out if we’re built to last or not and that has to do with going out there every day working hard and finding ways to push these guys.”
Last year’s offense put up some big numbers with the Rams scoring 28 or more points in eight games, including a season high 57 points against rival Fort Valley State.
In the team’s losses last year, turnovers were a key factor.
“It’s about taking care of the ball better than we did last year,” Giardina said. “There were some times last year where we were careless with it. When we played Valdosta we had four turnovers (and lost the game). When we played Morehouse we had turnovers, even though we won that game, and in the playoff game (against West Georgia).”
The overall outlook on offense this year?
“We’ve got some great speed on the outside with a number of our receivers,” he said. “We’ve got three really good tight ends. There were times I didn’t know how to use three tight ends last year but I think we’ve figured that out. And being our same punishing running game and stretch the ball down the field. That’s what puts people in the stands…throwing it deep.”
Last year’s defense recorded six shutouts and had 10 games where they allowed 14 or fewer points.
There have been some changes to the defensive staff but nine starters come back on defense. Giardina said some things might be tweaked but overall, they’re not going to change their approach.
“We’re never going to change how we play,” he said. “Our big things on defense are knocking people back and running to the football.”
Pierre, a senior linebacker said the team doesn’t want to get complacent and they just want to continue to improve.
One of things Pierre also touched on Wednesday was Adonis Butler, a sophomore linebacker from Stockbridge who was killed in a traffic accident on Nov. 1 last year.
“We had great things happen like all the shutouts and then while we were almost through with the season we had one of our brothers pass away,” Pierre said. “That affected us and I felt like we all knew what we needed to do for him so we went into the Fort Valley State game, the final score was his number…everything was just so unreal like he was still with us and I feel like he is still with us today.”
SIAC Preseason Rankings
East
1. Albany State
2. Benedict
3. Savannah State
4. Morehouse
5. Fort Valley State
6. Edward Waters
7. Clark-Atlanta
8. Allen
West
1. Miles
2. Lane
3. Tuskegee
4. Kentucky State
5. Central State
Preseason All-SIAC Team
(Albany State players only)
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Dionte Bonneau (QB)
First team
Offense
Dionte Bonneau (QB)
Tyree Taylor (TE)
Katray Pringle (OL)
Defense
Stephan Pierre (LB)
Malik Barnes (DL)
Second Team
Offense
O’Joshua Bunton (RB)
Joe’Vontae Shorter (WR)
Jajuan Gordon (OL)
Josh Simon (OL)
Defense
Anthony Harvey (DL)
Josh Hill (DL)
James Hawkins (DB)
Brandarious Rawlings (DB)
2022 Albany State Football Schedule
Sept. 3: Mississippi College, 7 p.m.
Sept 10: at Florida A&M, 6 p.m.
Sept. 17: at Shorter, noon
Sept. 24: at Clark-Atlanta, 6 p.m. *
Oct. 1: Miles, 2 p.m. *
Oct. 8: at Edward Waters, 6 p.m. *
Oct. 15: Benedict, 2 p.m. *
Oct. 22: Savannah State, 5 p.m. *
Oct. 29: Morehouse, 2 p.m. *
Nov. 5: Fort Valley State, 2 p.m. *
* SIAC East game
2021 Albany State Results
(10-2, SIAC Champions, NCAA Division II First Round)
Sept. 2: Mississippi College, 24-0, W
Sept. 11: Shorter, 28-12, W
Sept. 18: Valdosta State, 21-3, L
Sept. 25: Clark-Atlanta, 49-0, W
Oct. 2: Miles, 31-3, W
Oct. 9: Edward Waters, 30-0, W
Oct. 16: Benedict, 28-6, W
Oct. 23: Savannah State, 30-0, W
Oct. 30: Morehouse, 14-10, W
Nov. 6: Fort Valley State, 57-0, W
Nov. 13: Miles, 31-0, W (SIAC Championship)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a minor matter: an American citizen detained at an airport for allegedly possessing a cannabis derivative legal in much of the world.
But the circumstances for Brittney Griner couldn’t have been worse.
Griner, a WNBA All-Star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia, where the offense can mean years in prison, and at a moment when tensions with the U.S. were rising to their highest point in decades. She is a prominent gay, Black woman facing trial in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LGBTQ community and the country’s nationalist zeal has raised concerns about how she will be treated.
“There are many countries around the world where you do not want to get in trouble, and Russia is one of them,” said Clarence Lusane, a Howard University political science professor who specializes in criminal justice and drug policy.
As extraordinary as her circumstances are, the details surrounding Griner’s case remain a mystery as a crucial court date approaches next month. Russian prosecutors have offered little clarity and the U.S. government has made only measured statements. Griner’s legal team has declined to speak out about the case as it works behind the scenes.
Griner is easily the most prominent American citizen known to be jailed by a foreign government, but in many ways her case isn’t unusual. Americans are frequently arrested overseas on drug and other charges and U.S. authorities are limited about what they can say or the help they can offer. The State Department generally can’t do much to help beyond consular visits and helping the American get an attorney. It also can’t say much unless the person arrested waives privacy rights, which Griner hasn’t fully done.
In some cases, U.S. officials do speak out loudly when they’re convinced an American has been wrongly detained. But Griner’s case is barely two months old and officials have yet to make that determination. A State Department office that works to free American hostages and unjust detainees is not known to be involved.
The Phoenix Mercury star was detained at a Moscow airport in mid-February after Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges that allegedly contained oil derived from cannabis — accusations that could carry up to 10 years in prison, though some experts predict she’d get much less if convicted. She was returning to the country after the Russian League, in which she also plays, was taking a break for the FIBA World Cup qualifying tournament.
U.S. officials have said they are tracking the case but have not spoken extensively about it, in part because Griner has not signed a full Privacy Act Waiver. The statements so far have been careful and restrained, focused on ensuring she has access to U.S. consular affairs officials —she had a meeting last month — rather than explicitly demanding her immediate release.
There’s little the U.S. government can do diplomatically to end a criminal prosecution in another country, particularly in the early days of a case. Any deal that would require concessions by the U.S. would seem a nonstarter, especially with Russia at war with Ukraine and the U.S. coordinating actions involving Russia with Western allies.
“It’s a trial lawyer’s nightmare since you have to conduct a trial when the larger political environment is negative,” said William Butler, a Russian law expert and professor at Penn State Dickinson Law.
The State Department has been “doing everything we can to support Brittney Griner to support her family, and to work with them to do everything we can, to see that she is treated appropriately” and that her rights are respected, spokesman Ned Price said last month. Last week, he said the U.S. was in frequent contact with her legal team and “broader network.”
That’s a more restrained posture than the Biden administration has taken with two other Americans jailed in Russia — Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage-related charges his family says are bogus, and Trevor Reed, a Marine veteran sentenced to nine years on charges that he assaulted a police officer in Moscow as he was being driven to a police station after a night of heavy drinking.
The State Department has pressed Russia for their release, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken raising their cases in a meeting last December with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. In contrast to Griner’s case, it has publicly described both men as unjustly detained.
Race and gender issues are also front and center in the Griner case.
Lusane, the Howard University professor, said under Putin “there’s been a hyper nationalism in Russia, so basically anyone who’s not considered Slavic is considered an outsider and a potential threat.”
He added, “She fits into that category.”
On the other hand, he said, there could also be an opening for Putin to build “an inroad into the African American community” by ordering her released as a humanitarian gesture.
Some Griner supporters, including Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri, have maintained that her case would be getting more attention if she weren’t a Black woman.
The president of the WNBA players’ association, Nneka Ogwumike, said in a “Good Morning America” interview that Griner was in Russia because WNBA players don’t earn enough in the U.S.
“She’s over there because of a gender issue, pay inequity,” Ogwumike said.
Many of Griner’s fellow WNBA players have remained circumspect for fear of antagonizing the situation, though her coach and some of her teammates have made clear in interviews that the 6-foot-9 center is on their minds.
“I spent 10 years there, so I know the way things work,” Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi said of Russia. “It’s delicate.”
Griner recently had her detention extended to May 19. More information about her case may emerge then. But regardless of the factual allegations against her in court, it’s impossible to divorce the legal case from the broader political implications.
“Russians are great chess players,” said Peter Maggs, a research professor and expert in Russian law at the University of Illinois College of Law. “The more pawns you have, the greater your chance of eventual victory. And since things are not going their way, obviously, in Ukraine, any pawns they have they want to hold onto.”
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AP Diplomatic Writer Matthew Lee contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/sports/ap-sports/2-months-after-griners-arrest-mystery-surrounds-her-case/ | 2022-04-22T04:16:56Z |
NEW YORK, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) pursuant to or traceable to Rivian's Initial Public Offering ("IPO") on November 10, 2021 of the important May 6, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Rivian securities pursuant or traceable to the IPO you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Rivian class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3880 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 6, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the IPO offering documents were materially inaccurate, misleading, and/or incomplete because they failed to disclose, among other things, that the R1T electric pickup truck and the R1S electric sport utility vehicle (SUV) were underpriced to such a degree that Rivian would have to raise prices shortly after the IPO and that these price increases would tarnish Rivian's reputation as a trustworthy and transparent company and would put a significant number of the existing backlog of 55,400 preorders along with future preorders in jeopardy of cancellation.
To join the Rivian class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=3880 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Riskified Ltd. ("Riskified Ltd." or the "Company") (NYSE: RSKD) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Riskified Ltd. investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Riskified Class A ordinary shares in or traceable to the Company's July 2021 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
RSKD investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) as Riskified expanded its user base, the quality of Riskified's machine learning platform had deteriorated (rather than improved as represented in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering), because of, among other things, inaccuracies in the algorithms associated with onboarding new merchants and entering new geographies and industries; (ii) Riskified had expanded its customer base into industries with relatively high rates of fraud – including partnerships with cryptocurrency and remittance business – in which Riskified had limited experience and that this expansion has negatively impacted the effectiveness of Riskified's machine learning platform; (iii) as a result, Riskified was suffering from materially higher chargebacks and cost of revenue and depressed gross profits and gross profit margins during its third fiscal quarter of 2021; and (iv) thus, the representations in documents issued in connection with the July 2021 initial public offering regarding Riskified's historical financial and operational metrics and purported market opportunities did not accurately reflect the actual business, operations, and financial results and trajectory of Riskified prior to and at the time of the July 2021 initial public offering, and were materially false and misleading, and lacked a factual basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Riskified Ltd. during the relevant time frame, you have until July 1, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Registration Now Open for Contractors and Sustainable Living Advocates Seeking to Host or Sponsor Free, Open House Tours Showcasing Money-Saving Innovations for Homes, Businesses, Commercial Structures and Non-Profits via the October 1-2 National Solar Tour, America's Largest Grassroots Solar Living Event
BOULDER, Colo., July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hot on the heels of Independence Day, the American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is partnering with the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA) to inspire net zero, solar-powered and sustainable living improvements to help people assert their energy independence and combat runaway energy costs on properties of all scope and scale via the 27th ASES National Solar Tour, America's largest concurrent collection of free, in-person and virtual open house tours.
The National Solar Tour introduces consumers to innovative renewable energy, green building and electric vehicle solutions that are improving property values, slashing energy costs, and creating smarter, more efficient work and living spaces while accelerating ASES and EEBA's shared vision of a world equitably transformed to a 100% clean energy future.
"Any successful climate protection strategy must consider residential and commercial buildings, which are responsible for almost 40 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions(1)," noted Energy and Environmental Building Alliance Executive Director Aaron Smith.
"Sustainability is our core value," Smith continued. "With over 90,000 green building stakeholders, EEBA is a force for smarter, safer, more resilient homes that compels a healthier, decarbonized future. Our alignment with ASES delivers a potent partnership that empowers communities to live sustainably and save as they accelerate America's burgeoning clean energy economy."
The official tour weekend is slated for October 1-2, but tours can occur anytime throughout the year and are open to all 50 states. The opportunity for tax-deductible sponsorships is now available for sustainable, ESG-oriented brands, electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturers and innovators in the solar, clean energy, water efficiency, green building and home improvement space eager to showcase their solutions and keep the tours free for the tens of thousands sustainably-inclined consumers who participate each year.
"The National Solar Tour offers a casual, no-pressure environment that allows families, businesses, public agencies and non-profits to talk with builders, installers, and fellow property owners about solar, storage, energy efficiency and an array of sustainable solutions to reduce their carbon footprint and live cleaner, healthier lives while hedging against rising energy costs," said ASES National Solar Tour Director Lauren Reddington. "In these inflationary times, every penny counts!"
The National Solar Tour is a free public service. Join a scheduled tour – or start one of your own! It's free; it's turnkey. And it's a great way to introduce the latest energy-frugal, money-saving sustainable living innovations – and the rebates and tax incentives they deliver in your neck of the woods. Click here to see the range of open house tours slated for 2022, then register to showcase your innovation.
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Starbucks leaving Russian market
Published: May. 23, 2022 at 9:33 AM EDT|Updated: 22 minutes ago
(AP) - Starbucks is pulling out of the Russian market.
In a memo to employees Monday, Starbucks said it decided to close its 130 stores and no longer have a brand presence in Russia. Starbucks said it will continue to pay its nearly 2,000 Russian employees for six months and help them transition to new jobs.
The stores are owned and operated by Alshaya Group, a Kuwait-based franchise operator.
Seattle-based Starbucks had suspended all business activity in Russia on March 8 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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NEW YORK, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Missfresh Limited.
Shareholders who purchased shares of MF during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Missfresh securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with Missfresh's June 2021 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Missfresh provided false financial figures in its registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with the Company's June 2021 initial public offering; (2) Missfresh would need to amend its financial figures; (3) Missfresh, among other things, had lesser net revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2021; and (4) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times and negligently prepared.
DEADLINE: September 12, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/missfresh-lawsuit-loss-submission-form/?id=30253&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of MF during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 12, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The arrest affidavit for the suspect in Tuesday morning’s homicide in Scotland Park reveals he was the one who contacted police and notified them of the shooting.
Jason Christopher Myers, 39, of Wichita Falls, is charged with the murder of Paul Matthew Day, 28, of Orange Grove, Texas.
Myers’ bonds are currently set at $1 million.
According to the arrest affidavit, the Wichita Falls Police Department was contacted on Tuesday morning, June 21, 2022, about a shooting that took place in Scotland City Park.
Officers said they were contacted by Myers stating he was attacked by another male and that Myers shot him. When first responders arrived at the scene, they discovered Day was deceased with an apparent gunshot wound.
According to the affidavit, Myers was then transported to WFPD Headquarters, where he agreed to an interview with detectives from the Crimes Against Persons Unit.
Myers told police during an interview his daughter attends daycare at Scotland Park Elementary School, and that recently his daughter was told that the kids are not allowed to play outside because there is a homeless man in the park.
The affidavit said Myers told police on June 21, he dropped his daughter off at school and saw the homeless man, later identified as Day, under the pavilion at Scotland City Park.
Myers told police he pulled into a parking spot and yelled at Day to come speak with him, and that Day walked over to Myers while he was still in the truck.
According to the affidavit, Myers then told detectives he attempted to explain to Day what his daughter told him and asked Day if he could leave the park during the day.
Myers told police Day got “agitated” and raised his arms and said something to the effect of, “Look, I’m here. There’s nothing you can do about it.”
Detectives said Myers then told them he got out of his truck and asked Day if there was somewhere else he could go, then Myers said Day balled up his fists and hit Myers on the right side of his forehead.
The affidavit said Myers told police at this point, he pulled a handgun out of his waistband, but that Day continued to “come at” him, and that’s when Myers said he fired two or three rounds at Day.
Myers told police Day staggered away and eventually fell to the ground.
When detectives asked Myers if Day had any kind of weapon on him, Myers said Day had nothing only balled up fists. When they asked Myers why he pulled a gun on day, he told them he was in shock and that he wasn’t expecting to get hit and only wanted to have a conversation with Day.
According to authorities, witnesses on the scene stated they’ve seen Myers in his truck the past few days speeding around the area and said they thought he was looking for someone.
Police said witnesses also stated they did not see a physical confrontation prior to the shooting.
Detectives noted Myers did not appear to have any injuries on his person.
Myers told police he had looked for Day on Monday, June 20, but could not find him, but that his daughter sent him a tex message a few hours later and said Day was back at the park. Myers said when he arrived at the park, Day was no longer there.
According to WFPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Charlie Eipper, this murder marks the seventh homicide investigation in Wichita Falls so far in 2022.
The murder of Day in Scotland Park is the latest in a string of homicides in Wichita Falls. Since May 20, 2022, there were five incidents reported that resulted in six murders:
- Zackary Wood — May 20, 2022, on Brown Street
- Andrew Lopez — May 22, 2022, on Covington Street
- Andrew Gable — June 1, 2022, on 23rd Street
- Kaycee Wofford and Unborn Child — June 8, 2022, on Deer Park Way | https://cw33.com/news/scotland-park-murder-suspect-calls-police-on-himself-affidavit-reveals/ | 2022-06-23T19:02:21Z |
Hometown officer dies in crash 2 days after retiring from police department
HAMDEN, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) - A former officer in Connecticut died in a crash two days after retiring from the police department.
According to the Hamden Police Department, Michael Pantera was killed in a crash on Tuesday; he retired on July 31 after spending 24 years with the police force.
Hamden police said Pantera would be remembered as a compassionate officer who deeply cared about the Hamden community – serving his hometown with honor and distinction throughout his career.
WFSB reports Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett offered her condolences to Pantera’s family and friends and ordered flags at half-mast to honor the former officer.
Officials didn’t release immediate details about the crash that took Pantera’s life but said it occurred in North Branford, Connecticut.
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WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Political protests and civil unrest are expected across America this summer and fall. The combination of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, ongoing right-wing conspiracies about the validity of U.S. elections, and the prospect of domestic terrorist attacks have produced a climate that forebodes tense confrontations between protesters, counter-protesters, and the police.
Journalists are already in the mix covering these clashes, sometimes being mistreated, physically harmed, or even targeted in the process. In the days following the Roe v. Wade ruling, journalists covering protests have already been shoved, clubbed, and illegally held by Los Angeles police.
Are you familiar with your rights as a journalist to cover political protests and police responses to them? Do you have a plan on what to do if those rights are challenged — or ignored — by police or protesters? What steps are you taking to keep yourself and your equipment safe and secure, physically and legally?
Registration is open for a National Press Club Journalism Institute virtual safety training at 11:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 15, on how to cover political protests and civil unrest while limiting your legal exposure and physical safety risks. Attendees will learn:
- Your rights to photograph and record video in public spaces and what to do if you are confronted and your equipment is seized
- How to recognize the signs of a police kettling action that could lead to being swept up and detained with other protesters
- What safety equipment to bring and how to plan your protest route ahead of time
- Ways to strategize your communication plan with editors, a legal team, and loved ones
- Recent legal developments and court cases for journalists detained and charged for their coverage of the 2020 racial justice protests and implications going forward
Confirmed speakers include:
- Corinne Chin, Emmy-award winning video journalist, and Associated Press director of news talent
- Kamesha Laurry, Borealis Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Legal Fellow for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Mickey Osterreicher, general counsel for the National Press Photographers Association
The conversation will be moderated by Rachel Oswald, National Press Club press freedom team lead and a foreign policy reporter for CQ Roll Call.
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press, and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
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VALENCIA, Calif., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cunard today announced updated Covid-19 protocols and guidelines, with adjusted pre-travel testing requirements.
From Tuesday, September 6, 2022 self-testing prior to travel will change from "mandatory" to "highly recommended" for vaccinated guests on the vast majority of voyages.
Only guests sailing on longer, more complex itineraries will be required to have an observed or in person antigen or PCR test with a fit to travel certificate prior to departure. These include a number of sailings of 16 nights or more and other specific voyages.
These new guidelines apply to all Cunard itineraries sailing from Southampton, England, and all other departure points, with the exception of countries where government regulations and protocols may vary including Canada and Australia.
The vaccination policy for Cunard guests remains the same and full details can be found at: Our assurance to you (cunard.com)
"These updated protocols reflect the current environment across the world and while certain key elements have relaxed, our commitment to protect the health and wellbeing of all guests, crew and the communities we visit remains an ongoing and vital consideration," said Matt Gleaves, vice president, Commercial, North America and Australasia. "They also ensure that the ease of cruising remains at the fore and that all guests of all ages can enjoy a voyage with unrivalled dining, relaxation and exploration options and unmatched service levels at extraordinary value for money."
Exact requirements will be communicated to all guests in due course with the latest updates on www.cunard.com from early September.
All the updated guidelines and protocols are subject to local regulations of applicable homeports and destinations.
The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
Media contacts
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Cunard is the operator of luxury cruise ships Queen Mary 2®, Queen Victoria® and Queen Elizabeth®. Renowned for impeccable White Star Service, gourmet dining and world-class entertainment, all three Queens offer luxury accommodations in Britannia, Britannia Club, Princess Grill Suite and Queens Grill Suite staterooms. Cunard is the only line to offer regularly scheduled Transatlantic service between New York and London, and it continues to celebrate the freedom of travel on exciting World Voyage and Grand Voyage itineraries that visit Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australia.
Awarded '#1 Mega-Ship Ocean Cruise Line' by Travel + Leisure's 2017 and 2016 World's Best Awards and 'Best World Cruise Itineraries' and 'Best Trans-Atlantic Itineraries' by Porthole Cruise Magazine's 2016 Readers Choice Awards, Cunard is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines, a part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the largest cruise vacation company in the world. Together Cunard, Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK) operate 102 ships visiting over 700 ports around the world and totalling 226,000 lower berths.
Queen Elizabeth: Spacious decks offering a true sense of freedom, days filled with possibilities and evenings where the night is always young. Queen Elizabeth's world is vibrant and inviting. Enjoy a round of croquet on her Games Deck, savour a perfectly poured G&T at Gin & Fizz, or swim a few lengths under the open sky in her exquisite Pavilion Pool.
Queen Mary 2: Welcomed wherever she sails, Queen Mary 2's style, elegance, and freedom of space are legendary. Decipher the mysteries of the night sky in her on board planetarium, Illuminations. Test your palate in a guided wine tasting or savour the attentive but imperceptible service of your personal butler in her luxurious Queens Grill Suites.
Queen Victoria: A guest favourite, Queen Victoria's art deco elegance and refined style enchant all who step on board. Toast to new adventures with a champagne cocktail in her Gin & Fizz bar. Bask in the freedom of her light-infused Winter Garden and indulge your senses in the serenity of her Mareel Spa.
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Unequal Education: Special education policies differ from state to state
Qualifying for those services can be a huge battle for the families of millions of children
Portland, Ore. (InvestigateTV) – As the mother of three young boys, life for Oregon mom Edith Goodwin is always unpredictable.
Her children, she said, have unique personalities that require different skills to manage. That’s not just true with how they play, but also how they learn.
For Goodwin and her oldest son, Joseph, it hasn’t been easy. She’s spent most of her life fighting to get him special education services through the public education system.
Goodwin’s struggles happen because of disparate policies across the nation, an InvestigateTV analysis found.
As a toddler, Joseph was diagnosed with a speech delay in Colorado where the family was living at the time. Goodwin tried to get him services at a local preschool, and although he qualified, she wasn’t satisfied with the process and opted for private speech therapy instead.
Diagnoses for ADHD and autism soon followed for Joseph, as the family moved for work. But the family’s challenges with the special education system were just beginning.
When they later moved to New Mexico, Goodwin quickly realized eligibility for special education in that state was different.
“They looked at the records and they just looked at the bottom line, at the scores, and said he wouldn’t qualify,” Goodwin said.
The scores that once qualified Joseph for services in Colorado were no longer acceptable in New Mexico. The school, Goodwin said, told her there wasn’t a need to put him in special education because of his performance on the assessment.
“He was very intelligent. He was a leader,” Goodwin said. “He was well-liked in school, so they didn’t recognize a need with him, but he was struggling and falling behind in reading.”
When the family moved yet again to Idaho, Goodwin’s struggle continued. Seeking advice, she turned to Facebook groups to ask how other families navigated the state’s system.
“They recommended getting in touch with an outside person that could teach me how to communicate with the school,” Goodwin said. “They couldn’t go with me to the classroom or ask or advocate for me, but they taught me how to advocate.”
Using those skills, Goodwin requested an evaluation for Joseph, but was ultimately denied.
“I did it by the book, and they still refused,” Goodwin said. “And so, then I took it to the next level by filing a complaint with the state.”
That complaint resulted in mediation, with Joseph eventually getting a full evaluation by different specialists.
In the end, it took Goodwin six months to get her son the services he qualified for under the state’s special education policy. That battle is among the many documented in a binder she’s used for years to track her efforts to obtain services for Joseph from state to state.
In Oregon, following yet another move, Joseph qualified for services with ease. But in Colorado again, the state required a repeat evaluation because it wouldn’t accept the one done previously in another state by Joseph’s doctor.
That was all before the family returned to Oregon once more.
“If they could have just used the information they already had and applied it, they would have been just fine. It was a lot of time that was wasted that could have helped my son,” Goodwin said. “I felt like at times maybe I was failing them as a parent because I was trying to advocate for them. I was trying to do it. And yet no matter how hard I tried, it still wasn’t helping.”
VIDEO: Funding Special Education
Policy breakdown
The Department of Education has long watchdogged special education programs across the country.
In the 2020-2021 school year, data from the National Center for Education Statistics showed more than 7.2 million students between the ages of 3-21 received special education services under a federal law known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
Those stats show California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania were the states with the highest number of special education students enrolled as of the 2020-2021 school year.
In those states, and others, parents like Goodwin have been forced to learn how to navigate a complicated system, discovering access to special education services can vary greatly depending on their state’s eligibility criteria.
Eligibility for services is largely dictated by specific disabilities outlined in the law. IDEA guarantees that students with one of 13 disabilities have access to free public education with appropriate accommodations.
Those disability categories identified by the federal government under IDEA are: Autism, deafness-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment, and developmental delay.
The law allows states to create their own special education policies based on the federal IDEA framework. As a result, states can determine their own processes for identifying children for services and the evaluation criteria to meet those requirements.
To understand the variations between special education policies across the country, InvestigateTV and the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University did our own audit, requesting and analyzing the special education eligibility and evaluation policies from all 50 states.
Our analysis found major disparities from state to state, with each one determining its policies through a series of classifications: disability, age, maximum evaluation time and implementation time, and whether a medical assessment, school assessment, or both qualify as support to eligibility.
Among the findings:
- In South Dakota, there are specific measurements that qualify individuals with deafness or hearing loss for services. But just across the border, Nebraska’s policy has “flexibility” and states that any child with hearing loss of any degree might be eligible for services.
- In Michigan, children can get special education services up until age 25.
- In Connecticut, a parent only has to wait a maximum of 45 days to get their child evaluated and placed with an IEP (individualized education program). In West Virginia that process can take a maximum of 110 days, nearly four months.
While parents wait for a team formulated by the school to decide whether their child qualifies for services, states can also determine whether additional material can be used to make final decisions -- that includes medical assessments.
InvestigateTV looked closely at the differences in which material is deemed acceptable for evaluation and found:
- Eighteen states don’t accept a medical assessment done by a physician. The remaining states may use those assessments as part of the final decision process, but isn’t guaranteed.
- At least 25 states accept both medical and school assessments to help with student evaluation, including Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, and North Carolina.
In a 2019 Government Accountability Office report, the government watchdog looked into the variation of services offered in different states and found many examples.
“In Maryland, a child must have at least a 25 percent delay in one or more developmental areas to be eligible for Early Intervention services, while in Arizona, a child must demonstrate a 50 percent delay in one or more developmental areas to be eligible,” the GAO report said.
For parents like Goodwin, who have navigated the special education system, the patchwork of policies from state to state was surprising.
“You shouldn’t have to go, move from county to county and fight each school system,” Goodwin said. “It’s supposed to be a federal program. It’s supposed to be uniform. It’s supposed to be services that they are entitled to have nationwide.”
Department of Education perspective
Katy Neas, deputy assistant secretary of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, said the differences we uncovered are a reflection of the intent of IDEA, which was designed as a framework for states, which can then meet their obligation to provide special education in ways that work most effectively for them.
Neas emphasized that children in special education have complex and unique needs that should be addressed with individual approaches. That, she explained, takes a commitment to serving children in special education that hasn’t been universal.
“If we could change attitudes that would be by far the most important thing we could do. And you only do that when you can show people what success really is,” Neas said. “You can talk about it in lofty terms but until you take somebody by the hand and show them, see this child, see the progress this child has made, see the people who have come together to support this child. Once you show them what it looks like, they think, ‘Oh, I can do that too.’ And so I just really think we need to show people what’s possible.”
Neas was clear, uniformity when it comes to implementation of IDEA isn’t the goal. But in some areas, including wait times for evaluation, Neas said there shouldn’t be vast differences. The delays we uncovered, she said, are concerning, telling InvestigateTV states should have a sense of urgency when it comes to identifying students who need special education.
“The thought of making a child and a family wait in order to get the services their child needs that’s going to influence the rest of their lives, it’s just not acceptable,” Neas said.
Implementation of IEPs
Ana Brannan has been studying special education for years.
As an associate professor in the Special Education program at Indiana University’s School of Education, she has specialized in children’s mental health services.
Brannan’s interest in the special education field developed from her childhood. Having family members with special needs, she found an appreciation for helping educate people who may require services at an early age.
“I am the middle [child] of seven children so from as soon as I could walk, I was helping other little babies walk. I knew by the time I was 12, I was going to do something with kids,” Brannan said. “Over the years I just met more people who had disabilities and there’s a fair few in my family.”
But Brannan’s experience extends beyond her family. She’s seen firsthand how state formulas determine special education eligibility for children. She says some states start with basic screenings, while others use an IQ test.
“There’s a lot of variability across states,” Brannan said. “There’s also variability within states, and one of the reasons is because of resources.”
The variability also extends to compliance with meeting the requirements of IDEA. Although the law has been in place for more than 40 years, many states still fall short of the government’s expectations.
In a report to Congress last year, the Department of Education put more than 20 states and Washington D.C. on a list noting they “needed assistance” meeting IDEA for two or more consecutive years.
Two additional states, New York and Vermont, were classified as “needing intervention”.
Brannan said the states that struggle to meet special education requirements do so because of myriad factors including a lack of funding, teacher shortages and a culture that doesn’t always acknowledge the importance of providing special education services.
“Across the country, there are not enough resources in schools for kids. For kids with disabilities, even more so,” Brannan said. “I think that is a challenge for all of us.”
Families’ experiences receiving special education services
Discovering that a child has challenges in the classroom may happen as a result of close communication with teachers.
That’s one of the reasons that schools across the country implement the “Child Find” initiative, which gives teachers a pathway to highlight students that might need special education assistance. Parents can then give approval to have their children evaluated for services.
Phoenix mom Melissa Grant says her son was diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia in the fourth grade. He was in kindergarten at Deer Valley Unified School District when his teacher recognized he might benefit from special education.
“I thought it was really an interesting start to the whole process because his kindergarten teacher was the one who was raising the flag, saying, ‘There’s something going on here’,” Grant said.
Another Deer Valley parent, Jillian Jones, had a positive experience with the teachers working with her son, who was diagnosed with dyslexia in grade school.
She now partners with faculty at DVUSD to create those positive experiences for other families who may need services.
Jones leads the Parents of DVUSD Students with Special Needs, a Facebook support group, which has 336 members.
The group offers general information and advocacy support for parents in special education and holds fundraising events for children with learning difficulties. It’s similar to the group Edith Goodwin joined when seeking assistance securing services for her son, Joseph.
Rising Special Education Teacher Shortage and Implementation
Nearly half of all public schools reported part-time and full-time teaching vacancies in 2022, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Those numbers also impact special education teachers.
“Many teachers experience burnout and stress trying to meet the needs of their students in special education,” said Terry McDaniel, an Indiana State University professor and supervisor of the annual survey of Hoosier school superintendents.
McDaniel said that the COVID-19 pandemic and virtual learning only exacerbated that trend.
“In Indiana, despite the efforts of the states’ DOE and the legislature to encourage people to pursue special education, the shortage only continued to increase,” McDaniel said.
McDaniel said 2021 had the highest teacher shortage rate in seven years in Indiana, with 96.5 percent of the districts surveyed reporting that they had trouble finding teachers.
“Trying to find special education teachers is very, very difficult,” McDaniel said.
Kelly Myers, a special education teacher at Greater Clark County Schools in southern Indiana, which is among the state’s largest districts, reported that more students are being put into co-taught classes than desired.
“Due to the lack of staff, more students from general education are being placed into the resource group with around 15 to 16 students instead of the usual 10 to 12,” Myers said. “Larger classes make it more difficult for teachers to meet the needs of all their pupils.”
Funding special education
Experts and the federal government itself recognize the lack of funding is problematic for special education.
When the government enacted IDEA in 1975, the legislation came with a commitment to fund 40% of the average cost per special education student, but that promise hasn’t been kept.
As of 2020, only 13.2% of the cost of special education has been covered according to the National Education Association (NAE), a labor union. In Washington, D.C. alone, the NEA says the funding needed to fully cover special education falls short by more than $61 billion.
Neas, with the Department of Education, said states have an obligation to cover the majority of the cost of special education. But she insists Congress also needs to step up to the plate in a more significant way. “We’re going to pay for the needs of these individuals one way or the other. And if we give kids more opportunities in school, they’re going to be independent adults. They’re going to need less support throughout the rest of their lives,” she said. “I kind of feel like, pay me now or pay me later. The investments we make in education for students with disabilities, we will reap the benefits of that for decades to come.”
Some members of Congress are already trying to answer that call to provide more funding. Last year Senator Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, and Congressman Jared Huffman, D-Calif., introduced the IDEA Full Funding Act.
The legislation would offer permanent and mandatory funding to grant programs to help states and other underlying areas for special education and related services for children with disabilities.
“I think that the fact that the federal government has shortchanged schools and not met this commitment, has meant the local schools throughout the country also are shortchanging students in their budgets,” said Van Hollen. “And the impact is felt by kids with disabilities.”
Van Hollen said the bill would mean more special education teachers and significantly more resources in the classroom to help children with disabilities. The bill currently sits in the House.
If the legislation passes, it would alleviate some of the burdens. But challenges remain in the special education system, with training for educators among some of the most pressing issues.
Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, a mom and a special education advocate in Texas, said she thinks all teachers should have some sort of special education training regardless of their discipline.
Without that, she says parents have to figure out the system on their own. For Giwa Onaiwu, she faced her own hardships as an adoptive and biological parent of children on the spectrum.
“Trying to navigate special education was just so overwhelming,” Giwa Onaiwu said. “It felt like some kind of game of whack a mole.”
She often felt like she had to Google terms and find the information herself.
“I felt like I spent more time looking things up to make sure they weren’t getting something over on me for my kids than anything else and I said ‘Wow, I don’t want anybody else to go through this,” Giwa Onaiwu said.
She now uses her experience to help advocate for less isolation among special education students and help create a more inclusive environment.
After spending years navigating the special education system, mom Edith Goodwin believes more needs to be done to help families whose children may experience learning difficulties. And she’d like to see more uniformity in the process of obtaining services, so geography isn’t a factor.
Her son, Joseph, is once again enrolled in programs she firmly believes are helping him achieve his educational goals. But she worries about what will happen if the family has to move again.
“They’re getting a great education here in Oregon,” Goodwin said. “But if you go to another state, we’ll have to do the process all over again, just because they were in school and just because there is special education that doesn’t guarantee an education.”
Additional reporting by Hali Tauxe, Ryley Ober and Kayan Tara.
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LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental and land use law firm The Sohagi Law Group announced today that its Managing Partner Margaret Sohagi has been recognized as a "Top 100 Lawyer" by the Los Angeles Business Journal. According to the journal's publisher Josh Schimmels, the 100 lawyers selected "have demonstrated exceptional legal skill and achievements across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership and contributions to the Los Angeles community at large."
Sohagi's practice for more than 30 years has focused on assisting cities, counties, and other public agencies in navigating the legal complexities of land use, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) climate change and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Sohagi "provides constructive, practical legal advice, working directly with lead agency counsel, staff, appointed elected officials," says the special feature. "When necessary, she zealously defends lead agencies' land use approvals and environmental determinations in judicial proceedings, and frequently heads mediation teams in settlement discussions."
As a longstanding CEQA instructor for California's Continuing Judicial Studies Program, Sohagi has the unique opportunity to instruct Superior Court judges, appellate justices and court attorneys. Her land use and environmental law expertise, and ability to keep public agencies informed about the latest legal developments and trends, is also demonstrated through her frequent planning and legal conference presentations, extensive UCLA and USC teaching experience.
Sohagi currently serves as the Chair of the Santa Monica College Foundation Board. In 2022 Sohagi was recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a "Woman of Influence and last year she was selected for the Los Angeles Times' "Inspirational Women Award" and the Los Angeles Business Journal "Community Impact Advocate Award."
The Sohagi Law Group handles complex transactional and litigation matters for public agencies, including cities, counties, townships, state agencies, special districts, commissions and authorities. Its attorneys draw upon their extensive expertise in all areas of environmental and land use law to advise clients navigate existing laws and regulations and keep them up to date on emerging environmental issues such as climate change and greenhouse gas regulation.
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BERLIN (AP) — German lawmakers agreed Thursday to strip former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder of his office and staff after he maintained and defended his long-standing ties with Russia and its energy sector despite the invasion of Ukraine.
Sven Kindler, a financial policy spokesman for the Greens, one of the governing parties, tweeted that parliament’s budget committee approved a change to the rules that would leave Schroeder’s office “dormant.”
The move was expected after lawmakers with the governing coalition — which is led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats, Schroeder’s party — on Wednesday proposed linking some of the privileges former chancellors enjoy to actual duties, rather than their status as ex-leaders.
To reduce the chances of a legal challenge, the proposal didn’t explicitly mention Schroeder’s ties to Russian companies or to Russian President Vladimir Putin. The ex-chancellor still will be entitled to bodyguards and a pension.
Schroeder, 78, led Germany from 1998 to 2005. He has become increasingly isolated in recent months due to his work for state-controlled Russian energy companies.
He is chairman of the supervisory board of Russian state energy company Rosneft and also has been involved with the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline projects.
Earlier this year, several office staff quit and Schroeder faced a fresh wave of outrage from former political allies after The New York Times quoted him saying that a massacre in Bucha, a community outside Ukraine’s capital, “has to be investigated” but he didn’t think orders to kill Ukrainian civilians would have come from Putin, a longtime friend.
Saskia Esken, the co-leader of the Social Democrats, last month urged Schroeder to leave the party.
Scholz described Thursday’s decision as “logical.”
“I think this is the reaction that is right now, and I don’t consider further ones necessary at present,” he added. That was an allusion to a separate call Thursday by the European Parliament for European Union sanctions to be imposed on Schroeder.
“The very best thing would be for Gerhard Schroeder to resign from his posts” with the Russian energy industry, Scholz said at a news conference alongside his Dutch counterpart in The Hague.
Finance Minister Christian Lindner welcomed Thursday’s German parliament decision, tweeting that “a former chancellor who today lobbies openly for Putin’s criminal rule shouldn’t be provided with an office by taxpayers for this.” Lindner is a member of the pro-business Free Democrats.
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Ravens bringing back DL Calais Campbell on 2-year deal
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Calais Campbell is returning to the Baltimore Ravens on a two-year deal. The 35-year-old defensive lineman played the past two seasons with Baltimore as well. Campbell started 14 games last season and finished with 1 1/2 sacks. He has 93 1/2 sacks in 14 NFL seasons with the Cardinals, Jaguars and Ravens. Campbell has appeared in 213 games in his career, with 194 starts. The Ravens acquired him in a trade with Jacksonville in 2020. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/09/ravens-bringing-back-dl-calais-campbell-on-2-year-deal/ | 2022-04-09T16:19:00Z |
ArcBest LTL carrier offering hiring bonuses for full-time city drivers, forklift operators
FORT SMITH, Ark., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ArcBest® (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leader in supply chain logistics, announced today that its less-than-truckload carrier, ABF Freight®, will host a two-day hiring event in the Minneapolis area on August 23 and 24, seeking candidates for full-time city drivers, participants in the company's driver development program, and full- and part-time forklift operators. The company is offering signing bonuses of $15,000 for full-time city drivers, $5,000 for full-time forklift operators and driver development program participants, and $1,000 signing bonuses for part-time forklift operators, available on the first day of employment.
"There's never been a better time to join the ABF team," said Seth Runser, ABF Freight president. "Our people are at the heart of our success, and our values-driven culture has created an environment where people can grow and thrive — it's more than just a job, it's a career. If you live in the Minneapolis area and you're looking to join a company with excellent benefits, frequent home time and ongoing training opportunities, we hope to see you at the event."
On August 23 and August 24, ABF will host interested candidates from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at its service center, located at 2950 Lone Oak Circle, Eagan, MN, 55121. No appointment is necessary. Driver candidates should be at least 21 years old.
At the event, candidates can expect:
- Assistance with job applications
- Interviews with ABF recruiters
- Potential job offers made that day
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Full-time ABF drivers and dock workers receive Teamster Union Scale wages, 100 percent company-paid health insurance for employees and their families, personal days, sick leave and paid holidays, and they are covered by a pension plan at no expense to the employee.
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Buxton, Miranda HR, Winder, Twins hand A’s 7th straight loss
By BRIAN HALL
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton hit his ninth home run of the season and Jose Miranda connected for the first homer of his career, backing another sharp start by rookie Josh Winder and sending the Minnesota Twins over the Oakland Athletics 2-1. Twins reliever Emilio Pagán escaped a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the ninth inning and sent the A’s to their seventh straight loss. Making just his second major league start, Winder allowed three hits and one unearned run in six innings while striking out eight and walking none. Last weekend at Tampa Bay, the 25-year-old righty got the win, pitching six shutout innings of two-hit ball, striking out seven with one walk. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/06/buxton-miranda-hr-winder-twins-hand-as-7th-straight-loss/ | 2022-05-07T04:50:54Z |
CLEVELAND, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ) ("the Company"), a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services, announced today that it has acquired Stinnett & Associates ("Stinnett") of Tulsa, Oklahoma, effective July 1, 2022.
Founded by Melinda Stinnett in 2001, Stinnett is a professional advisory firm and certified Women's Business Enterprise providing internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, cybersecurity reviews, business continuity and disaster recovery, and fraud investigations to businesses of all sizes including Fortune 1000 organizations in a variety of industries.
With offices in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Denver, Stinnett has 90 employees and approximately $16.4 million in annual revenue.
Jerry Grisko, President and CEO of CBIZ, stated, "In alignment with our long-term growth strategy, we continue to expand and strengthen our advisory services through the acquisition of best in class firms that bring deep expertise, valuable talent and diverse clients to CBIZ. Our acquisition of Stinnett & Associates, a leading provider of in-demand advisory services including cybersecurity and SOX compliance, will enable us to better serve our combined clients and create new opportunities to accelerate growth. In Stinnett, we found a partner with a strong commitment to client service and a values-based culture that aligns closely with our own. We are excited to welcome Melinda and the entire Stinnett team to CBIZ."
Melinda Stinnett, Managing Director of Stinnett, stated, "We have spent the past 21 years building an exceptional professional advisory services firm with a strong focus on our people, our clients, and the communities in which we work and live. We are excited to join CBIZ which we know shares that same passion. We look forward to expanding the solutions we can deliver to our clients as well as the growth and development opportunities available to our team members."
CBIZ, Inc. is a leading provider of financial, insurance and advisory services to businesses throughout the United States. Financial services include accounting, tax, government health care consulting, transaction advisory, risk advisory, and valuation services. Insurance services include employee benefits consulting, retirement plan consulting, property and casualty insurance, payroll, and human capital consulting. With more than 100 Company offices in 32 states, CBIZ is one of the largest accounting and insurance brokerage providers in the U.S. For more information, visit www.cbiz.com.
Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk that the anticipated benefits and perceived advantages of the acquisition may not be achieved; the impact of COVID-19 on the Company's business and operations and those of our clients; the Company's ability to adequately manage and sustain its growth; the Company's dependence on the current trend of outsourcing business services; the Company's dependence on the services of its CEO and other key employees; competitive pricing pressures; general business and economic conditions; and changes in governmental regulation and tax laws affecting the Company's insurance business or its business services operations. A more detailed description of such risks and uncertainties may be found in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.
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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will likely see “another tough hurricane season” this year, and he pledged that his administration was prepared to respond to the storms and help Americans recover from them.
“We know hurricanes are coming our way. They grow more extreme every season,” Biden said before a briefing from top federal officials, including Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge.
Biden urged Americans to “pay attention to hurricane warnings and follow the guidance of your local authorities.”
Before his remarks, Biden toured a hangar at Joint Base Andrews to view aircraft used to track and respond to hurricanes.
One of the planes is used to fly through and above the storms, capturing data that allow meteorologists to produce more accurate forecasts.
“It is really amazing what you all do to protect us,” Biden said.
Last year’s worst storm was Hurricane Ida, which resulted in $75 billion in damage and 55 deaths. Although the initial impact was in Louisiana, where the category four storm made landfall, it also caused heavy rain and flooding in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
Biden visited damaged neighborhoods in New Jersey and New York after Ida struck, warning that climate change has become “everybody’s crisis” and represents a “code red” danger.
“The threat is here. It is not getting any better,” Biden said then. “The question is can it get worse. We can stop it from getting worse.”
However, even though Biden has increased the country’s ambitions for slashing greenhouse gas emissions, he’s been unable to reach a consensus with Democrats in the Senate over how to tackle climate change.
This year, Colorado State, the University of Arizona and Accuweather are all forecasting a busier-than-average hurricane season.
Kenneth Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center, frequently points out that the United States has had more category 4 and 5 hurricanes make landfall from 2017 to 2021 than from 1963 to 2016.
This year, he recently told a Florida television station:: “It looks like we are going to be busy again.”
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Associated Press writer Seth Borenstein contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/science-technology/ap-science/biden-warns-of-another-tough-hurricane-season-this-year/ | 2022-05-19T08:49:38Z |
CAMPBELL, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halo Microelectronics (SSE: 688173), a maker of analog and power management integrated circuits enabling energy-efficient smart systems announced that its HL5501, a wireless smart power load switch IC is protecting Samsung's Galaxy S22 Ultra flagship smartphones in Korean and Canadian models.
The Halo Microelectronics HL5501 is a high-voltage protection load switch IC allowing up to 30V. The input/output pins can stand off from ±40V at the off condition to protect the smartphone against positive and negative coil pin voltage faults. In addition, the HL5501 provides a well-optimized solution for wireless charging Tx/Rx in the mobile application.
In a recent Insight Analytical Labs' Galaxy S22 Ultra teardown report, the Halo Microelectronics' HL5501 (JCM9) Wireless RX Coil Switch was present on the main board, as it supports Samsung's phone-to-phone or phone-to-watch charging through the wireless coil. Depending on the charging device, they control the coil size through the HL5501, which is optimized for power transfer and minimizes unnecessary radiation.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra uses Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Octa-Core processor and boasts a 6.8-inch edge quad HD+ dynamic AMOLED 2x display with 16% more brightness. The 120Hz adaptive refresh rate keeps the scroll smooth and adjusts to what's on-screen for an optimized view. Its battery is 5000mAh (typical) and with 45W super-fast charging that can provide battery life from dusk until dawn on one charge, according to the Samsung website. The Galaxy S22 Ultra is also the first Galaxy S smartphone that comes with a built-in S pen. The iconic S Pen fits right into S for the first time and can be used to take notes, edit content, and draw sketches with precision.
"Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra smartphone users will appreciate the leading-edge technology, its innovation, and performance," said David Nam, CEO of Halo Microelectronics. "Samsung and Halo Microelectronics are aligned in providing the next generation of high-performance and reliable smartphones while ensuring quality and sustainability," he added.
Halo Microelectronics develops analog and power management integrated circuits enabling energy-efficient smart systems. Since 2012, Halo Microelectronics has been driving innovation in Mobile, IoT, and Automotive systems. Find out more at https://halomicro.com.
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HONOLULU, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE: HE) will announce its second quarter 2022 financial results on Monday, August 8. In addition, American Savings Bank, F.S.B. (ASB), a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of HEI, will announce its second quarter 2022 financial results on Friday, July 29.
HEI will conduct a webcast and conference call to discuss second quarter 2022 consolidated earnings, 2022 earnings guidance and regulatory and other matters on Monday, August 8 at 10:15 a.m. Hawaii time (4:15 p.m. Eastern time).
To listen to the conference call, dial 1-844-200-6205 (U.S.) or +1-929-526-1599 (international) and enter passcode 638186. Parties may also access presentation materials and/or listen to the conference call by visiting the conference call link on HEI's website at www.hei.com under "Investor Relations," sub-heading "News and Events – Events and Presentations."
A replay will be available online and via phone. The online replay will be available on HEI's website about two hours after the event. An audio replay will also be available about two hours after the event through August 22. To access the audio replay, dial 1-866-813-9403 (U.S.) or +(44) 204-525-0658 (international) and enter passcode 484022.
HEI and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric) intend to continue to use HEI's website, www.hei.com, as a means of disclosing additional information; such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of the website. Accordingly, investors should routinely monitor the Investor Relations section of HEI's website, in addition to following HEI's, Hawaiian Electric's and American's press releases, HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and HEI's public conference calls and webcasts. Investors may sign up to receive e-mail alerts via the "Investor Relations" section of the website. The information on HEI's website is not incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings unless, and except to the extent, specifically incorporated by reference.
Investors may also wish to refer to the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) website at dms.puc.hawaii.gov/dms to review documents filed with, and issued by, the PUC. No information on the PUC website is incorporated by reference into this document or into HEI's and Hawaiian Electric's SEC filings.
The HEI family of companies provides the energy and financial services that empower much of the economic and community activity of Hawaii. HEI's electric utility, Hawaiian Electric, supplies power to approximately 95% of Hawaii's population and is undertaking an ambitious effort to decarbonize its operations and the broader state economy. Its banking subsidiary, American Savings Bank, is one of Hawaii's largest financial institutions, providing a wide array of banking and other financial services and working to advance economic growth, affordability and financial fitness. HEI also helps advance Hawaii's sustainability goals through investments by its non-regulated subsidiary, Pacific Current. For more information, visit www.hei.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — It would have been something never quite before seen in America — a defeated president, Donald Trump, standing at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with a mob of supporters, some armed, contesting the election outcome.
Trump intended to go there that day. His allies had been planning for the moment, envisioning the president delivering a speech outside the building or even entering the House chamber amid objections to Congress certifying the 2020 election results for Democrat Joe Biden.
“He’s going to look powerful,” mused Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani to a young White House aide four days earlier.
But White House lawyers thought it was a “terrible” idea. Counsel Pat Cipollone warned that Trump could be charged with “every crime imaginable” if he joined mob on Capitol Hill trying to interfere with the certification.
In the end, Trump never made it to the Capitol on Jan. 6. His security refused to take him as rioters, some with weapons, laid siege to the building.
Furious, and stuck at the White House, Trump watched the insurrection on television.
The Jan. 6 hearings are providing dramatic new insight about Trump’s intentions as he told loyalists he would join them on a march down Pennsylvania Avenue to “fight like hell” for his presidency. This account is drawn largely from the testimony of former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson. Her recollections from her close proximity to the president and his inner circle suggest Trump’s demands were not the brash desires of an impulsive commander in chief but part of his last-ditch plan for stopping Biden’s victory.
Trump and his allies quickly disputed Hutchinson’s account, and the former president conducted his own interview days later disparaging her with derisive commentary and nicknames.
This coming week, the committee is set to focus on Trump’s own actions and those of the extremist Oath Keepers and Proud Boys in allegedly leading the Capitol attack.
A look at what’s known about Trump’s plans to join the mob on Jan. 6:
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JAN. 2
It was a Saturday night. Giuliani had been meeting at the White House with Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, and others.
The White House and Meadows had placed some 18 calls that day to Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, before Trump finally got the elections official on the phone.
Trump had been disputing the election results in Georgia, which he narrowly lost. He was demanding that Raffensperger “find 11,780 votes,” exactly enough to tip the balance from Biden’s victory. The engineer-turned-civil servant declined.
As Giuliani left the White House that night, he walked out with Meadows’ young aide, Hutchinson, a senior adviser.
“Cass, are you excited for the 6th?” Giuliani asked, as Hutchinson recalled in testimony before the Jan. 6 committee. “It’s going to be a great day.”
Hutchinson had heard discussions about Jan. 6 and the rally being planned outside the White House as Congress was set to certify the election results. She also had heard, when Giuliani was around, mentions of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys, two extremist groups.
She looked at Giuliani and asked him to explain.
“We’re going to the Capitol,” Giuliani told her. “It’s going to be great. The president’s going to be there. He’s going to look powerful.”
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JAN. 3
On Sunday, Cipollone privately raised concerns to Hutchinson about the president’s planned trip to the Capitol.
Cipollone told her there were “serious legal concerns” if Trump went ahead as Congress was certifying the election. He urged her to relay the concerns to her boss, Meadows.
“We need to make sure that this doesn’t happen,” Cipollone said, according to Hutchinson’s testimony. “This would be a legally a terrible idea for us. We’re — we have serious legal concerns if we go up to the Capitol that day.”
That Sunday was a busy day at the White House.
The leaders of Trump’s Justice Department were threatening to resign if the president replaced the acting attorney general, Jeffrey Rosen, with a lower-ranked civil division head, Jeffrey Clark, to pursue the electoral challenge.
And that same day, the U.S. Capitol Police issued a special event assessment, noting that the Proud Boys and other groups planned to be in Washington on Jan. 6.
The police assessment indicated that “unlike previous post-election protests, the targets of the pro-Trump supporters are not necessarily the counter-protesters… but rather Congress itself is the target on the 6th.”
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JAN. 5
On Tuesday, the eve of Jan. 6, according to Hutchinson, Trump asked Meadows to be in touch with two of the president’s associates — Roger Stone and Michael Flynn.
Stone attended rallies for Trump in Washington and was photographed with multiple members of the Oath Keepers who were allegedly serving as his security detail, according to the committee. Both Stone and Flynn invoked their Fifth Amendment rights rather than testify before the committee.
The big “Stop the Steal” rally was planned for the morning of Jan. 6 near the White House. Meadows spoke with both Stone and Flynn that evening, Hutchinson said. Stone has disputed her account.
Meadows also sought to join Giuliani and others who had set up a “war room” at the Willard Hotel close to the White House, she testified.
“I had made it clear to Mr. Meadows that I didn’t believe it was a smart idea for him to go to the Willard Hotel that night,” she said.
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JAN. 6: THE RALLY
The morning of the rally on Wednesday, Jan. 6, Cipollone pleaded once again with Hutchinson to ensure Trump did not head to the Capitol.
“Please,” he said, “make sure we don’t go up to the Capitol, Cassidy,” she recalled. “We’re going to get charged with every crime imaginable if we make that movement happen.”
Hutchinson’s desk at the White House was just down the hall from the Oval Office, which was in one corner, and her boss Meadows’ office in the other. But that day she was with the president backstage as he surveyed the crowd of supporters outside the White House.
Trump was furious.
The crowd was not as full as Trump wanted it. Supporters lingered outside the security screening, unwilling to have their weapons confiscated by the Secret Service to join the main rally area.
Trump ordered his security to get rid of the metal detectors, known as magnetometers, insisting the armed supporters were no threat to him.
The police radios crackled with information; a man in the trees with a rifle or another with a handgun at his waist; three men with an AR-15 walking at 14th Street and Independence Avenue.
Trump has disputed Hutchinson’s account. “I didn’t want guns,” he said in an interview with Newsmax that aired two days after the hearing.
But Hutchinson had recounted to the committee what she heard.
“They’re not here to hurt me,” Trump told his staff, Hutchinson recalled. “Let them in. Let my people in. They can march to the Capitol after the rally’s over. …. Take the effing mags away. Then they can march to the Capitol.”
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JAN. 6: THE SPEECH
The president took the stage at the “Stop the Steal” rally complaining about the election outcome and the need to stop Biden from becoming president.
“We’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you,” Trump said to the thousand of supporters at the grassy Ellipse.
“We’re going to walk down to the Capitol,” Trump said. “You’ll never take back our country with weakness; you have to show strength.”
Many people had already started peeling off toward the Capitol, and Trump encouraged the crowd to go.
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard,” he said. “Let’s walk down Pennsylvania Avenue.”
A White House security log, revealed by the Jan. 6 committee, shows the scramble that was underway for Trump to go to the Capitol as well.
“MilAide has confirmed that he wants to walk,” said one entry on the National Security Council chat.
“They are begging him to reconsider,” reads another.
The next entry was a discussion of the “current route” for Trump’s motorcade to take 15th Street, to F Street, to 6th Street, to Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol.
“So this is happening,” reads another entry.
Hutchinson was still in the tent behind the rally stage when she got a phone call from House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy of California.
McCarthy sounded rushed, frustrated and angry, she said. “You told me this whole week you aren’t coming up here. Why would you lie to me?” he asked Hutchinson, a former House aide.
“I’m not lying. I wasn’t lying to you, sir,” she replied. And McCarthy said, “Well, he just said it on stage, Cassidy. Figure it out. Don’t come up here.”
The mob was breaking past the security fencing around the Capitol.
“Capitol Police are reporting multiple breaches,” the security log reads. “Capitol is now calling for all available to respond.”
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JAN. 6: BEHIND THE WHEEL
Trump climbed into the presidential SUV determined to be taken to the Capitol, Hutchinson recalled.
The Secret Service now disputes her account, as does Trump. But Hutchinson testified under oath that she was told later by Anthony Ornato, the deputy chief of staff for White House operations, that Trump was irate.
“The president said something to the effect of, ‘I’m the effing president, take me up to the Capitol now,’” she recalled.
When the driver, Bobby Engel, responded, “Sir, we have to go back to the West Wing” Trump grabbed at the steering wheel, and lunged at the driver’s “clavicles,” she said.
Trump never made it to the Capitol. His motorcade headed back to the White House.
In the Newsmax interview, Trump dismissed the idea that he tried to “commandeer” the car to go to the Capitol as “totally false.” He marveled at the “incredible size” of the crowd — one of the biggest, he said, he has ever attracted. But he did not dispute wanting to go to the Capitol that day.
“I wanted to go so badly,” he said during an April interview with the Washington Post.
At the hearing, the security log made clear just how close Trump came to creating that unseen image — a defeated president standing with the mob as an armed insurrection was laying siege to the Capitol.
“Looks like he is coming home for now,” the security log stated. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/4-days-in-january-trump-push-for-capitol-coda-to-2020-vote/ | 2022-07-09T16:30:32Z |
Costa Rica airport reopens after plane skids off runway, splits in two
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Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria International Airport reopened on Thursday hours after a Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft operated by DHL made an emergency landing and skidded off the runway, separating its tail, aviation authorities said.
Airport operator Aeris said the airport, on the outskirts of capital San Jose, reopened at 3:30 p.m. local time, several hours earlier than expected, following the 10 a.m. incident.
Some 8,500 passengers and 57 commercial and cargo flights were affected by the closure, Aeris said.
DHL, part of Deutsche Post AG, said the crew was unharmed and that one member was undergoing a medical review as a precaution.
Images from Costa Rican newspaper La Nacion showed a yellow plane emblazoned with the DHL logo being doused with firefighting foam where it had landed on a grassy field next to a runway. The tail had detached and a wing had broken, the photos show.
The aircraft was bound for Guatemala when it apparently had a failure in the hydraulic system, said Luis Miranda Munoz, deputy director of Costa Rica’s civil aviation authority. The issue prompted the pilot to request an emergency landing shortly after takeoff, he said.
A Boeing spokeswoman said it would defer questions to investigating authorities.
DHL and airport authorities said they were working together to move the aircraft, although they said it was not affecting operations.
“DHL’s incident response team has been activated and an investigation will be conducted with the relevant authorities to determine what happened,” DHL said.
Aeris originally estimated the airport would remain closed until 6 p.m. local time, which would have impacted three cargo flights and 32 commercial flights to and from the United States, Central America, Mexico, Canada and Europe.
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GANZI, China, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Luosifen brand Choubao has joined hands with Sina Yangfan Charity Foundation to donate the Forbidden City Small School Bag series of books to 15 rural schools in Dege County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China. As giving every child equal access to education remains a topic of global concern, Choubao looks forward to improving the reading environment for children in Chinese rural schools and helping children in disadvantaged areas understand the wider world through the donation of these books.
Choubao takes its corporate social responsibility seriously and is committed to making the world a better place through practical actions. Previously, the brand had partnered with the same foundation to donate specially-made school uniforms to students throughout Yushan County, Jiangxi Province. Every school uniform donated by Choubao included labels with important information such as the student's emergency contact and blood type. In case of an accident, anyone could quickly contact their parents or guardians so that the corresponding blood type could be readied in the event a transfusion was needed. The uniforms also included reflective materials on the front and back so that the student could be easily spotted by drivers and bicyclists in the dark. The school uniforms not only help keep the students warm during the cold winters of the mountainous areas, but also offered safety and protection.
Principal of Xincun primary school expressed sincere thanks on behalf of the children who received the donations, and said that he looked forward to seeing the children follow the example shown by the care that they had received, by being diligent in their studies so that they could succeed in life and give back to society as they grew older.
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TULSA, Okla., July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) announced today the extension of our open season to solicit customer commitments for the potential expansion of our refined petroleum products pipeline system from the Houston area to El Paso, Texas. Significant interest has been expressed from potential shippers, and the extension provides interested customers additional time to finalize commitments. Binding commitments are now due by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on July 29, 2022.
The proposed project includes the expansion of a 265-mile pipeline segment between Odessa and El Paso and the use of existing and underutilized pipeline capacity from the Houston area to Odessa. The project would increase Magellan's capability to transport refined petroleum products, such as gasoline and diesel fuel, from Gulf Coast refineries to El Paso, with further shipper optionality to access markets in New Mexico through Magellan's pipeline system, as well as Arizona and Mexico via connections to third-party pipelines.
The capital-efficient expansion would increase the capacity of the Odessa-to-El Paso portion of the pipeline by an estimated 15,000 barrels per day (bpd), to a new total capacity of approximately 85,000 bpd. Subject to the results of this open season and receipt of all necessary permits and approvals, the higher capacity could be available by mid-2023 following the addition of incremental pumping capabilities and construction of operational storage at El Paso.
For customer inquiries about the open season, please contact Scott Koors at (918) 574-7071 or scott.koors@magellanlp.com.
About Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded partnership that primarily transports, stores and distributes refined petroleum products and crude oil. Magellan owns the longest refined petroleum products pipeline system in the country, with access to nearly 50% of the nation's refining capacity, and can store more than 100 million barrels of petroleum products such as gasoline, diesel fuel and crude oil. More information is available at www.magellanlp.com.
Except for statements of historical fact, this news release constitutes forward-looking statements as defined by federal law. Although management of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. believes such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual outcomes to be materially different. Factors that could lead to material changes in performance are described in Magellan's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2021 and subsequent reports on Forms 8-K and 10-Q. You are urged to carefully review and consider the cautionary statements and other disclosures made in those filings, especially under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward-Looking Statements." Forward-looking statements made by us in this news release are based only on information currently known, and we undertake no obligation to revise our forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.
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NEW YORK, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stroock is expanding its Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice with a team from Luskin, Stern & Eisler, a Chambers-ranked boutique firm focused on restructuring and bankruptcy. The attorneys will be based in Stroock's New York office.
The team includes partners Richard Stern, Matthew O'Donnell, Alex Talesnick, and Stephan Hornung, senior counsel Michael Luskin, and associate Genna Grossman. Richard Stern will join Stroock partner Jeffrey Lowenthal as Co-Chair of Stroock's Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group.
"A key goal has been the acquisition of additional restructuring and bankruptcy firepower that represents banks and financial institutions, positioning us to serve a strategically important sector ahead of the widely anticipated acceleration of the restructuring cycle," said Alan M. Klinger, Stroock Co-Managing Partner. "Importantly, each of these attorneys is substantively strong and has the personality to foster relationships within the firm, support business development efforts and attract and retain top partners and associates. This is a great match, and we are terrifically excited to welcome the group to Stroock."
The team is well-known for providing top-quality representation to financial institutions in restructurings, bankruptcy matters, creditors' rights litigation, and financing transactions in the United States, as well as in cross-border matters spanning Latin America, Canada, and Europe. The practice represents more than 20 leading financial institutions as well as Fortune 500 companies, Chapter 11 trustees and court-appointed examiners.
Stroock's current Restructuring and Bankruptcy practice has extensive experience representing sophisticated financial institutions as well as creditors, equity holders and new money investors and lenders in complex bankruptcy matters. The team is also one of the few groups that advises on the interplay between insolvency and commodities and derivatives matters. Encompassing tax, debt finance and litigation practitioners, the team devises creative solutions to transition distressed companies into recovery and deploys targeted and high-impact litigation strategies, often involving ground-breaking areas of the law, to help clients with multidimensional negotiations.
"Stroock's long history and reputation for excellence in restructuring is well known to our team," Richard Stern said. "Stroock understands the nature of restructuring practice and knows how to cultivate it. And the firm's strong and cohesive culture will foster the continued success that we've enjoyed as a boutique. Opportunities abound to collaborate with current practice partners as well as partners from across the firm to provide our clients the full range of legal services as well as to lend our expertise to Stroock's institutional relationships."
About the Attorneys
Richard Stern has practiced bankruptcy law for over 35 years. He regularly represents financial institutions in out-of-court workouts, restructurings, bankruptcy proceedings and lending transactions with an emphasis on complex financial restructurings and has been appointed as a fiduciary in several bankruptcy matters. His recent focus has been assisting lenders with unique issues in workouts and insolvencies in the energy, travel, healthcare, retail, and hedge fund industries.
Michael Luskin focuses on bankruptcy and other litigation, enforcing a creditor's rights under the Bankruptcy Code or defending a creditor against "lender liability," fraudulent conveyance or preference claims brought by a creditors' committee or bankruptcy trustee. He also has substantial experience representing creditors in loan restructurings and out-of-court workouts and representing trustees and examiners in cases presenting complex litigation issues.
Matthew O'Donnell represents financial institutions in all types of loan restructurings, out-of-court workouts, bankruptcy proceedings and lending transactions including domestic and cross-border commodity financing transactions, asset-based loans, leveraged financing transactions, aircraft and other equipment financings.
Alex Talesnick represents financial institutions in out-of-court workouts, restructurings, and bankruptcy proceedings and on asset-based and leveraged financing transactions. Alex regularly advises agents, lenders, and hedge providers on complex financial restructurings, and has substantial experience in all aspects of bankruptcy proceedings.
Stephan E. Hornung represents financial institutions and other creditors in commercial litigation in state and federal courts, including bankruptcy courts, across the country.
Genna Grossman represents financial institutions in many types of finance transactions including asset-based loans, real estate financing, leveraged transactions, loan restructurings, workouts and bankruptcy proceedings.
About Stroock
Stroock provides strategic transactional, regulatory, and litigation advice to advance the business objectives of leading financial institutions, multinational corporations, and entrepreneurial businesses in the U.S. and globally. With a rich history dating back over 145 years, the firm has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. For more, visit www.stroock.com.
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BOSTON, June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The hemp plant has been around for a long time and its uses are endless. People have long used the flower or bud of the hemp plant to smoke or to distill cannabinoids for both recreational and medicinal purposes. The hemp plant itself has a very low level of THC. Under federal guidelines, the Delta-9 THC levels of a plant and its derivatives must fall below 0.3% to be considered hemp. Many people have found when using hemp that they respond with a mild "high" that gives a sense of euphoria, decreases pain, decreases depression and anxiety, and can help with increasing appetite.
The industry has found ways to extract other cannabinoids from the hemp plant. These cannabinoids have been found to create gentle highs for users and are extracted from the hemp plant to then infused in hemp flower. With so many different hemp-derived cannabinoids now available on the market, Boston Hemp has created a customization program for their customers. Boston Hemp patrons can choose to infuse their CBD flower with additional cannabinoids to enhance the existing bud's CBD, HHC, THC-O, and/or Delta-8 THC. These customizations create a whole new type of flower product that is available nationwide to ship right to a customer's doorstep.
HHC was first created in 1944 by the American chemist Roger Adams, when he added hydrogen molecules to Delta-9 THC. This process known as hydrogenation, converts THC to HHC. Ironically, this process is like the process used to create margarine from vegetable oil.
While Adams created HHC from conventional cannabis-derived THC, now the cannabinoid is typically derived through a process that begins with hemp, the low THC cannabis plant that was made federally legal by the 2018 farm bill. HHC is different than Delta-9 THC or Delta-8 THC in that it includes a hydrogen molecule that the other THCs do not. Manufacturers of HHC often equate the HHC high with a Delta-8 THC high.
Another cannabinoid that is added to the hemp flower is THC-O. THC-O is a semi-synthetic analog and prodrug of Delta-9 THC, which is derived from the hemp plant. It is said to be much more potent than Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC. Moderate doses of THC-O induce a euphoric high like Delta-9, but with noticeable hallucinogenic and psychedelic effects.
THC-O is becoming popular across the world thanks to people's interest and understanding of other types of THC and their proliferation in the marketplace. The psychedelic and hallucinogenic effects are an enticing experience for cannabis users.
Lastly, another additive to the hemp flower is Delta-8 THC. Delta-8 is a cannabinoid that has the effect of creating a high that is milder than users report having when using Delta-9. Delta-8 is a naturally occurring compound that is found in small amounts within the hemp plant. Its popularity is on the rise, and you can now find Delta-8 products in smoke shops and hemp dispensaries across the country. Delta-8 is often referred to as "marijuana-lite" or "diet weed."
With so many flower variations now available to Boston Hemp customers beyond regular CBD, these cannabinoid additives produce psychoactive responses that range from mild for Delta-8 or HHC or can pack a larger punch with the addition of THC-O.
Boston Hemp Inc. is the nation's premier retailer of fine hemp flower. Their products are available for purchase in their showroom in Hanover, Massachusetts or online at BostonHempInc.com. Products can be shipped anywhere in the United States. Wholesale inquiries can be directed to Kevin@BostonHempire.com.
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Three people were hospitalized with minor injuries after the landing gear of a Red Air flight from the Dominican Republic collapsed as it landed at the Miami International Airport, spokesman Greg Chin told CNN.
The flight was coming in from Santo Domingo at 5:30 p.m. when the gear collapsed and caused a fire.
According to Chin, 126 passengers were on board the plane. Three were being transported to a local hospital with minor injuries, he said.
Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue said a fire on the aircraft is under control and crews were mitigating fuel spillage.
Two outbound flights were delayed so far in the area where the plane landed.
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NEW YORK, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices will make the following changes to the S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600:
- S&P SmallCap 600 constituent Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc. (NASD: COKE) will replace PS Business Parks Inc. (NYSE: PSB) in the S&P MidCap 400, and Green Brick Partners Inc. (NYSE: GRBK) will replace Coca-Cola Consolidated in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, July 20. Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) is acquiring PS Business Parks in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date, pending final closing conditions.
- Healthcare Trust of America Inc. (NYSE: HTA) will replace Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Thursday, July 21. Healthcare Trust of America is acquiring Healthcare Realty Trust in a deal expected to be completed on or about that date, pending final closing conditions. Post-merger, Healthcare Trust of America will change its name and symbol to Healthcare Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: HR).
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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of YQ during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: September 19, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/17edtech-loss-submission-form/?id=30699&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of YQ during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is September 19, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
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ROANOKE, Va., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brown Edwards has been named among the nation's Top 100 accounting firms by INSIDE Public Accounting and a Top 50 construction accounting firm by Construction Executive Magazine.
For the 6th year in a row, Brown Edwards has been recognized as a top accounting firm on the INSIDE Public Accounting (IPA) Top 100 List, moving up five spots on the list this year to number 73.
The IPA 500 recognizes the top U.S.-based accounting firms and is the most comprehensive list of North American public accounting firms available. IPA annually ranks the largest public accounting firms in the U.S. based on participating firms' net revenues.
"Through our strategic acquisitions and organic growth initiatives, we continue to expand our geographic reach and broaden our client services in key industry niches. While this two-pronged effort benefited us in the IPA rankings, our continued growth is, more importantly, attributable to the ongoing commitment and client-focused service that our Partners and Associates bring to our clients. Even as we now can bring the resources of a Top 75 firm to our clients, we are still committed to being accessible and available when they need us," states CEO Jason Hartman.
Now in its 20th year of publication, Construction Executive is the leading trade magazine about the business of construction. In its July/August 2022 issue, CE published a comprehensive ranking of The Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms™ in the nation, featuring breakouts and analysis. Brown Edwards ranked number 38 this year and in addition to the overall ranking, tied for fourth for the total number of CCIFPs, with twelve team members carrying this distinction.
The Brown Edwards construction practice has been dedicated to serving the construction industry since 1967. Today, we aide general contractors, engineers, architects, construction managers, civil and heavy highway construction companies, mechanical and electrical contractors, plumbing contractors, and other specialty-trade contractors. Our firm specializes in assurance, tax planning, tax compliance, bidding and estimating, rate setting, litigation, mergers and acquisition, WIP management, and advising on other significant industry matters.
Brown Edwards is a full-service regional accounting firm with offices in Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee. We are proud to support a wide-range of industries throughout the Mid-Atlantic, including automobile dealerships, construction, credit unions, education, employee benefits, energy, financial institutions, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, state and local government, real estate, and not-for-profit organizations. www.BEcpas.com
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Man evaluated at hospital following standoff in West Topeka
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One man was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation following a standoff in West Topeka on Friday night.
The Topeka Police Department says just after 4 p.m. on Friday, April 15, officers were called to the 1100 block of SW Fraizer with a complaint.
While they were conducting a follow-up, officers said Cooper Rothschild, 44, pointed a weapon at officers and barricaded himself inside his home.
TPD said its Response Team and Crisis Negotiators responded to the scene.
Just before 11:40 p.m., officers said they were able to take Rothschild into custody without incident. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.
As of 11:10 a.m. on Saturday morning, Rothschild had not been booked into the Shawnee Co. Dept. of Corrections.
Officers said the investigation is ongoing.
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ADSCC, the GCC's leading research center, will recruit and enrol 45 patients in the one-year clinical study to test the pioneering Extracorporeal Photopheresis technology
DUBAI, UAE, May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC), a leading research institute in Abu Dhabi, will begin a ground-breaking clinical trial to help treat multiple sclerosis.
The stem cell research hub will begin the recruitment and enrolment of 45 patients in the phase 1/2 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a pioneering new technology, Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP), which will be used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
ADSCC's team of scientists and physicians have made all the necessary preparations. The study will proceed to the next stage, with the end goal of establishing immunomodulatory in patients.
The research has the potential to revolutionize global care for patients fighting the debilitating illness and is part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, to tackle the most prevalent diseases.
Dr. Yendry Ventura, ADSCC's general manager and a specialist in immunology, said: "The UAE is introducing unique and innovative treatments to the region in this ground-breaking clinical trial. Multiple sclerosis is a debilitating disease with a devastating impact on many patients' lives in the Middle East and around the world; our world-leading research center has the chance to advance global biotechnology treatments to the next level."
"Getting here is the result of years of tireless work and commitment from our fantastic team at ADSCC, and we are thrilled to be commencing phase 1/2 of the study. Researchers will closely evaluate 45 patients during the one-year trial, and we anticipate providing life-changing remedies for people in the UAE, the Middle East and beyond," he continued.
Extracorporeal Photopheresis (ECP) conveys immunomodulatory effects and has been used successfully since 1987 in the palliative treatment of advanced cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) skin symptoms and fighting conditions that share some of the characteristics of multiple sclerosis.
The trial is registered in the US Government's ClinicalTrials.gov public database, the internationally renowned platform recognized by the World Health Organization. It also obtained the approval of the Research Committee of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi to start this study.
ADSCC showcased the results of three basic research studies conducted on patients using the same techniques at the 48th EBMT Annual Meeting in Prague, Czech Republic, which took place from March 19 to 23. EBMT brings together health professionals from all over the world to present unique guides and the latest medical research.
ADSCC was founded in March 2019 with the primary objective of meeting growing domestic and regional demands for advanced medical services and the most innovative treatments in the UAE. As a leader in stem cell therapy in the UAE and the GCC, ADSCC recently succeeded in its first experiment to locally manufacture CAR T-cells in a laboratory and is close to starting clinical trials to prove the safety and effectiveness of CAR T-cell therapy in treating hematologic cancers. The center is also working towards creating treatments for type-1 diabetes.
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New Location Will Provide Expanded Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Care to Residents of Gwinnett County
SNELLVILLE, Ga., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta has opened a new location, at 1700 Tree Lane, Suite 300 in Snellville. The new office is located at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center's main campus.
One of 18 locations across the greater Atlanta area, Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta Snellville provides expert orthopedic and sports medicine care to those who work and live in Gwinnett County and beyond, including Grayson, Loganville, and Stone Mountain areas.
"Our new Snellville office is designed with patient convenience, comfort and access in mind," said J. Ryan Mahoney, D.O., who specializes in Sports Medicine, Shoulder and Elbow and is serving the location. "Piedmont Eastside presents a great location for us to serve more patients and provide these life-changing services to the community."
"We are excited to work with our partners at OrthoAtlanta to be able to provide care close to home for those requiring orthopedic services. With their presence, on campus at Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, the community will benefit from greater access to a wide range of orthopedic services being offered by an OrthoAtlanta team of the highest caliber," said Trent Lind, CEO of Piedmont Eastside. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Ryan Mahoney and OrthoAtlanta to the South Gwinnett community. OrthoAtlanta has a strong reputation throughout metro Atlanta and we're excited to partner with them."
To schedule an appointment, call 678-205-4299, or visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com.
OrthoAtlanta is one of the largest physician-owned orthopedic and sports medicine practices in the Southeast providing an integrated approach to delivering musculoskeletal care. With over 50 physicians serving in 18 offices, the practice provides the highest level of patient care for injuries or deformity of muscles, joints, bones, and spine. OrthoAtlanta offers convenient accessibility to a full range of musculoskeletal surgeons, specialists and patient services including on-site physical therapy, pain management care, six MRI imaging centers and workers' compensation coordination. OrthoAtlanta Surgery Centers in Austell and Fayetteville provide cost-effective, same day surgical procedures in an accredited outpatient center. Comprehensive operative and nonoperative musculoskeletal care and expertise includes sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, hip replacement, knee replacement, neck and spine surgery, elbow and shoulder surgery, hand and wrist surgery, foot and ankle surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, arthritis treatment, general orthopedics, work-related and acute orthopedic injuries.
For more information, visit www.OrthoAtlanta.com, or email pr@orthoatlanta.com.
Piedmont is empowering Georgians by changing health care. We continue to fuel Georgia's growth through safe, high-quality care close to home – an integrated health care system that provides a hassle-free, unified experience. Every year, we have over 30 million visits to Piedmont.org, more than 450,000 appointments scheduled online by patients and over 100,000 virtual visits. We are a private, not-for-profit organization that for centuries has lived up to our purpose to make a positive difference in every life we touch in the communities we serve. Today our organization is supported by a work force of more than 37,000 who care for 3.4 million patients across 1,400 locations and serving communities that comprise 80 percent of Georgia's population. This includes 22 hospitals, including three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, 65 Piedmont Urgent Care centers, 25 QuickCare locations, 1,875 Piedmont Clinic physician practices and more than 2,800 Piedmont Clinic members. Piedmont has provided $1.4 billion in uncompensated care and community benefit programming to the communities we serve over the past five years. In 2022, Forbes ranked us No. 166 on its list of the Best Large Employers in the United States. In 2021, the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that rates hospitals on safety, awarded Piedmont more A grades than any system in Georgia.
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FAA grounds pilots involved in failed pilot switch stunt
By Pete Muntean, CNN
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued emergency orders grounding both pilots involved in last month’s botched and “unauthorized” Red Bull plane swap stunt.
New documents shared first with CNN show the FAA has ordered stuntmen Luke Aikins and Andy Farrington to “surrender their pilot certificates immediately.” The FAA is also proposing a $4,932 fine against Aikins for “abandoning his pilot’s seat and operating an aircraft in a reckless manner.”
Aikins and Farrington planned the April 24 plane swap stunt in which they each flew two modified Cessna 182s to 14,000 feet above the Arizona desert, pointed the planes at the ground, and attempted to sky-dive from one plane to another, leaving each plane momentarily pilotless. One of the planes spun out of control and crashed. Both men survived. The event was streamed live on Hulu.
Two days prior to the crash, the FAA denied Aikins’ request for a government waiver to perform the stunt. In a statement posted to social media in the days after the crash, Aikins said he “made the personal decision to move forward with the plane swap.”
In its May 10 emergency order, the FAA told Aikins his actions were “careless and reckless so as to endanger the life and property of another.” He is cited for violating three FAA regulations, including those requiring pilots “be at the crewmember station” at all times.
The FAA said Aikins and Farrington can appeal the revocations and fine.
CNN is reaching out to Aikins for comment.
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A Virginia tattoo shop will give you a ‘mayo-themed’ tattoo for free
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Love mayonnaise enough to put it on your body forever? A Virginia tattoo shop might just have the perfect deal for you.
Yellow Bird Tattoo is teaming up with Richmond-based Duke’s Mayonnaise to offer free, mayonnaise-themed tattoos — for one day only.
The special flash tattoo event will take place on May 13th, according to an Instagram account promoting the event. Mayo-lovers can choose from a set menu of over 40 designs, tattooed with color or in black on their arms and legs.
Designs range from something simple like a classic heart surrounding the name “Duke’s,” to more creative ideas, like a snail with a mayonnaise container for its shell.
But it might be hard to snag an appointment. According to the Duke’s Mayo Tattoos Instagram, all slots for the event are currently full. Interested clients can still send an email to be placed on a waitlist in case of cancellations.
And for a price, mayo fans who missed the promotion will still be able to get tattoos with some of the unique designs inked afterwards.
The brand says that they want to be the “most tattooed mayo brand in the world.”
“A huge thank you to our twang gang, our Duke’s crew, our mayo kings and queens that want to ink this incredible flash and mayo loyalty on your bodies,” said Duke’s Mayonnaise brand on Instagram. “You’re the real MVPS.”
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- V-Soft Consulting announced its elevation to ServiceNow Elite Partner status, placing the company among the top performing ServiceNow partners in the industry. V-Soft's ServiceNow practice operates under the V-Soft Digital brand, the innovation arm of V-Soft Consulting.
"We've been working hard to build a base of client success and develop a world class team of consultants across the ServiceNow platform for three years, first attaining Premier status, now demonstrating our success as Elite," stated Leslie June, VP – ServiceNow Customer Experience at V-Soft Digital. "We are committed to continuing to apply our professional expertise to bring value to our clients."
The Elite Partner status is awarded to organizations that demonstrate expertise in five or more ServiceNow products across IT, employee experience, and customer service workflows. As a ServiceNow Elite Partner, V-Soft Digital helps their clients achieve digital transformation through ServiceNow's suite of industry-leading products, such as ITSM, ITOM, ITAM, SPM, CSM, GRC, SecOps, HRSD, and MSP offerings.
David Roy, V-Soft Digital's VP – ServiceNow Delivery Excellence, said, "An increase in our sales accreditations and certification requirements will ensure our teams will have the latest ServiceNow release updates to help guide our customers on their ServiceNow investments."
This recognition by ServiceNow has reinvigorated V-Soft Digital's dedication to further excel in the ServiceNow ecosystem and provide clients with tailored solutions, including consulting, implementation, managed services, hosting, specialized staffing and 24x7x365 support. With plans to extend operations to more locations, V-Soft Digital is confident they will achieve the next milestone as a ServiceNow Global Elite Partner.
"Our next goal is to become a distinguished Global Elite Partner of ServiceNow," said June. "This means continuing to grow our professional services and bring our expertise to more clients around the globe, strategizing with our clients and ServiceNow to leverage the power of the platform in the most effective ways to make and sustain our clients as leaders in their industries."
Visit us here to learn more about V-Soft's ServiceNow capabilities and offerings.
V-Soft Consulting, founded in 1997, is a Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE). V-Soft is an award-winning IT consulting firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. As a trusted partner of industry leading companies, V-Soft has over 20 years of experience in delivering innovative technology solutions for today's complex business challenges to include information technology (IT) business solutions, managed services, engineering, and IT staffing across North America and internationally.
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DALLAS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank, as Trustee of the Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT), today declared a cash distribution to the holders of its units of beneficial interest of $0.272187 per unit, payable on July 15, 2022, to unitholders of record on June 30, 2022. The following table shows underlying oil and gas sales and average prices attributable to the current month and prior month distributions.
Current Month Distribution
XTO Energy has advised the Trustee that gas volumes increased from prior month primarily due to out of period revenues attributable to non-operated properties in the New Mexico Royalty Interest net profits interests. This contributed to a higher cash distribution in the current month.
Excess Costs
XTO Energy has advised the Trustee that excess costs increased by $29,000 on properties underlying the Texas Working Interest net profits interests primarily due to the timing of invoices. However, these excess costs did not reduce net proceeds from the remaining conveyances. Underlying cumulative excess costs remaining on the Texas Working Interest net profits interests after the current month's distribution total $2.2 million, including accrued interest of $589,000.
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WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – An armed man in a rainbow wig claimed he was trying to “restore Trump as president” when he was arrested at a Dairy Queen in Pennsylvania last week.
Police were alerted to reports of a motorist driving erratically in Westmoreland County on the afternoon of Sept. 10, according to a Delmont Borough police report. While officers were looking for the driver’s Jeep, they were informed that he had pulled into the parking lot of a Dairy Queen, and entered the business wearing a bright yellow vest, a rainbow wig and carrying a handgun.
Police made contact with the suspect, later identified as 61-year-old Jan Stawovy of Hunker, Pennsylvania. According to an affidavit, Stawovy first claimed he was working “undercover with Pennsylvania State Police working on a major drug sting.”
Police also noted that Stawovy was shouting and yelling profanities.
Police said Stawovy then claimed he “talked to God” and was a “prophet” and would “kill all the Democrats because Trump was still president.”
He said he was working to “restore Trump to president of the United States,” according to court papers.
Stawovy reportedly told police he knew the Dairy Queen workers and they would “vouch” for him. The manager told police that Stawovy was in the store earlier that same day, when he placed $120 on the counter as a tip for “non-Democrats.” They told police they did not know who he was.
One of the responding officers noted that the man was suffering a “mental health crisis.” He was taken into custody and transported to a hospital.
A search of his car turned up two more loaded handguns — a 9mm and .22 caliber — along with 62 rounds of ammunition. Police noted that Stawovy didn’t have a concealed carry permit.
Stawovy is currently facing multiple felony charges. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/armed-man-in-wig-trying-to-restore-trump-as-president-arrested-at-dairy-queen/ | 2022-09-14T20:53:29Z |
Alliance plans $1.9 million in paving work this year
ALLIANCE – The city plans to complete roughly $1.9 million in road resurfacing and overlay projects this year.
About $1.8 million will be coming from the city's American Rescue Plan funds, Auditor Kevin Knowles said.
City Council adopted an ordinance on Monday authorizing Director of Public Safety and Service Mike Dreger to advertise bids and enter into contracts to carry out the city's paving program for 2022.
Projects will occur on Freedom Avenue, Cambridge Street, Edgewood Avenue, Watson Avenue, Oxford Street and several other roadways in the city. City Council's Streets and Alleys Committee held several meetings to determine which streets to include in this year's list.
American Rescue Plan funds also will help pay for a couple of other street-related projects and purchases. The city will use some of the funds, along with money from other grant sources, for the planned McCrea Street expansion.
McCrea Street runs west from Sawburg Avenue to a dead end west of Leadway Avenue. The expansion project aims to help alleviate traffic on Sawburg and provide convenient access to Alliance Commerce Park.
American Rescue Plan funds will help pay for a new crack sealer for the city's Street Department as well. Council approved an ordinance Monday authorizing Dreger to enter into contracts for the purchase.
Alliance budgeted for roughly $1.5 million in paving projects last year.
Councilman Jim Edwards (R-4) commended the Streets and Alleys Committee during Council's regular meeting for getting the paving program ready for bids in a timely manner.
Grind and overlay projects:
• Ansley Street, from the end to Tanglewood Avenue
• Broadway Street, from Arch Avenue to Liberty Avenue
• Cambridge Street West, from Parkway Boulevard to McKinley Avenue
• Clark Avenue, from 23rd Street to U.S. 62 State Street
• Edgewood Avenue, from the south end to Milton Street
• Federal Avenue, from Santee Street to Oakwood Drive
• Freedom Avenue South, from Waugh Street to Grant Street
• High Street East, from State Route 183 to Seneca Avenue
• MLK Viaduct, from Liberty Avenue (approach) to Patterson Street (approach)
• Oakwood Drive, from Cedarwood Drive to Rockhill Avenue
• Overcrest Street, from Westwood Avenue to the east corp. line
• Overlook Drive, from Parkway Boulevard to Rockhill Avenue
• Oxford Street East, from State Route 183 Union to Mechanic Avenue
• Oxford Street West, from Lincoln Avenue to Haines Avenue
• Patterson Street, from Arch Avenue to Hester Avenue
• Seneca Avenue, from Milton Street to East State Street
• Summit Street East, from the railroad tracks to Mahoning Avenue
• Tanglewood Avenue, from the end to West State Street
• Watson Avenue, from Milton Street to East State Street
Overlay only:
• Jersey Street, from Wood Avenue to North Mahoning Avenue
• Milton Street West, from Pleasant Place to Rockhill Avenue
• Reed Street, from North Webb Avenue to North Mahoning Avenue
• Simpson Street East, from Freedom Avenue to Liberty Avenue
• Western Avenue, from U.S. 62 State Street to Charl Ann Drive
Concrete:
• East College Street, from South Liberty Avenue to the east end
• Edgewood Avenue, from Oakwood Drive to West 24th Street
• Williams Place, from the west end to South Arch Avenue
Grind and overlay (contingency):
• Avalon Avenue, from South Street to 11th Street
• Bonnieview Avenue, from the end curb to West Main Street
• Brayton Avenue, from the south end to U.S. 62 State Street
• Burt Avenue, from College Street to Simpson Street
• Cambury Street, from Hedgewood Avenue to Tanglewood Avenue
• Cherry Avenue, from Catherine Lane to East State Street
• Columbia Street East, from Union Avenue to Arch Avenue
• Conca Street, from Quality Drive to Hedgewood Avenue
• Fernwood Boulevard, from State Street to College Road
• Grant Street West, from Lincoln Avenue to Haines Avenue
• Grant Street West, from Scranton Avenue to State Route 183
• Kintz Woods Drive, from Glamorgan Street to the north end
• Lilly Lane, from West College Road to Glenwood Drive Southwest
• Morgan Avenue, from Auld Street to East Summit Street
• Selby Street, from Garfield Avenue to North Union Avenue
• Shunk Avenue, from Athletic Court to West 23rd Street
• South Street, from Freedom Avenue to Liberty Avenue
• Vincent Boulevard, from Fairview Place to Parkway Boulevard
• West Perry Street, from Garfield Avenue to Diehl Court
• Walker Avenue, from Oxford Street to High Street
Overlay only (contingency):
• Bonnieview Avenue, from Glamorgan Street to the end curb
• Buckeye Avenue, from Oakland Avenue to the north end of Vine Street
• Cambridge Street East, from State Route 183 Union to Mechanic Avenue
• Columbia Street East, from Liberty Avenue to Webb Avenue
• Fairview Place, from State Street to Glamorgan Street
• Harrison Street West, from Rockhill Avenue to Lincoln Avenue
• Keiters Crossing, from Main Street to Ely Street
• Perry Court, from Garfield Avenue to dead end
Reach Paige at 330-580-8577 or pmbennett@gannett.com, or on Twitter at @paigembenn. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/04/08/alliance-looks-complete-1-9-million-paving-year/9472298002/ | 2022-04-08T09:42:20Z |
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Father arrested after toddler overdoses on heroin, sheriff says
GOLDEN MEADOW, La. (WVUE) - A 41-year-old Louisiana father has been arrested after his child accidentally overdosed on his heroin, officials say.
Authorities in Golden Meadow say they received a call of a toddler not breathing around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre did not say how old the child was, WVUE reports.
Webre says a bystander began performing lifesaving measures on the child until an ambulance arrived.
Once at the hospital, authorities say medical staff determined the child had suffered an opioid overdose. The child was stabilized and airlifted to a second hospital for further treatment.
Authorities say the child’s father, Dontrell Williams Sr., eventually admitted to having heroin in his vehicle, which the child “accidentally ingested.” They believe Williams disposed of the drugs before authorities arrived.
Williams was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex on suspicion of second-degree cruelty to juveniles, possession of heroin and violation of a drug-free zone - due to the proximity of a school. His bail was set at $56,000.
Copyright 2022 WVUE via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/07/31/father-arrested-after-toddler-overdoses-heroin-sheriff-says/ | 2022-07-31T06:37:40Z |
DALLAS (KDAF) — The weekend, North Texas saw some rain and it looks like those storms will taper off later today, according to the National Weather Service Fort Worth.
They say the highest rain and storm chances will be more in Central Texas with storms going away in North Texas toward late morning, early afternoon.
If you’re going out, a light jacket may be needed as highs will reach the mid-60s and low 70s.
The service tweeted, “Showers and thunderstorms continue to shift to the southeast this morning. A few strong storms are still possible with small hail and gusty winds. Highs will reach the mid 60s to low 70s as rain chances continue to taper off and come to an end tonight.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/will-north-texas-see-more-storms-on-monday/ | 2022-04-25T16:13:18Z |
During the virtual event, the Star Atlas team unveiled the latest Star Atlas Summer updates including a new galactic NFT marketplace and more
MIAMI, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Star Atlas, a next-gen metaverse with triple-A game design and Unreal Engine 5 graphics built on the Solana blockchain, today hosted their community-focused 426LIVE event announcing a series of updates, including the highly-anticipated launch of the Star Atlas Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).
Michael Wagner, Co-Founder of Star Atlas and CEO of ATMTA, Inc., commented, "The vision for Star Atlas is a DAO of DAOs, operating at these various levels of the game, utilizing a variety of on-chain tools to manage in-game assets and treasuries, coordinating activities using the blockchain's trustless and decentralized nature. We are committed to building these tools and delivering them to our community over the next months and years."
As many members of the Star Atlas community predicted, 426LIVE deployed the first version of the DAO structure, namely the Star Atlas DAO. POLIS is Star Atlas' governance token, and in the future, this DAO will allow players within the metaverse to participate in its governance on all levels. The long-term vision of the Star Atlas metaverse is an autonomous, player-owned game, fully controlled and funded by decentralized governance. This allows players to determine the future of the metaverse, enabling them to steer the course of the project over time. Players can go to govern.staratlas.com to participate.
The Star Atlas DAO, however, is not the only DAO planned for the Star Atlas metaverse. Each of the three in-game factions will have its own DAO, which will be used for various purposes such as setting and distributing taxes for their respective controlled regions.
With the launch of the Star Atlas DAO, POLIS locking was also announced. POLIS holders will be able to commit their tokens for any amount of time up to five years. This voting-escrow model is designed to favor community members with long-term conviction in the Star Atlas vision, to help the Star Atlas team deliver a fun game and a framework for developers and content creators to build in the metaverse.
Additional Star Atlas Summer announcements include:
Galactic Marketplace: Since its launch in 2021, the Galactic Marketplace has been the hub of the metaverse economy. Today, Star Atlas is pleased to announce a complete revamp of the marketplace, with new DAO-enabled gaming foundations, a smooth user experience, and a new interface that brings the platform closer to the feel of an in-game experience on both larger desktop screens and mobile. Additionally, players will now be able to buy and sell assets directly with other players, giving the marketplace a true MMO-style community feel.
Star Path Program: The Star Atlas team also announced their new next-gen web3 referral initiative, StarPath, focused on building and sustaining the Star Atlas ecosystem by rewarding space explorers who enlist new recruits. The referral program is designed to reward not only the players bringing other active players to Star Atlas, but also to fuel competition between in-game factions to be the top recruiting force. Individual players can redeem their points, or Prosperity Marks, for ships or other in-game assets, and the most successful faction will receive in-game buff – allowing players to enhance their characters. Going forward, the StarPath program will also unlock a range of blockchain-enabled perks and access to otherwise unattainable resources.
iBUYPOWER Tech Store: Finally, after announcing iBUYPOWER as the official computer hardware provider of Star Atlas, Star Atlas and iBUYPOWER today launched the iBUYPOWER Tech Store which will feature a full line of Star Atlas branded high-end hardware, with top-quality designs selected by the Star Atlas community. The Gaming PC systems aim to include liquid coolers with STAR ATLAS "Power to the People" custom animation, Intel Core i9 12th Gen Processors, a Z690 Motherboard, 16GB of RAM and the latest generation NVIDIA 30-Series graphics cards as a standard specification. Once confirmed, Star Atlas certified PCs are slated to be available in the tech store: https://www.ibuypower.com/community/partners/star-atlas.
"We're very excited to be able to offer these new features to our community," commented Pablo Quiroga, co-founder of Star Atlas and CRO of ATMTA, Inc. "We value each and every member, and we always want to put our community first. We want to continue to empower the Star Atlas community, and we're happy to be able to reward them during Star Atlas summer. The Star Atlas DAO and locking, Galactic Marketplace, iBUYPOWER Tech Store, and StarPath referral program are just the beginning, and we can't wait to show the community what's coming next."
426LIVE is the first in a series of community events during Star Atlas summer. It will be followed by additional product releases throughout the next few months, with more to be announced on the Star Atlas Discord.
Star Atlas is a next-gen gaming metaverse emerging from the confluence of state of the art blockchain, real-time graphics, multiplayer video game, and decentralized financial technologies. Real-time graphics technology using Unreal Engine 5's Nanite allows for cinematic quality video game visuals. Blockchain technology using the Solana protocol establishes a largely serverless and secured gameplay experience.
Non-fungible tokens obtained and traded within Star Atlas creates an economy that replicates the tangibility of real world assets and ownership.
To learn more, visit StarAtlas.com, join a faction at Play.StarAtlas.com and send your spaceships to the stars.
M Group Strategic Communications (for Star Atlas)
Kevin McGrath
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SHENYANG, China, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spanning a course of three days, the 2022 Northeast Asia Cultural Tourism Creation Expo kicked off in Shenyang on August 26th under the central theme of "joint participation in a cultural tourism gala, sharing of creativity and the future".
This year's exposition comprises five major exhibition zones: the Shenyang and Shenyang Modernized Metropolitan Area Exhibition Zone, Domestic Exhibition Zone, International Exhibition Zone, Creative Science and Technology Exhibition Zone, and Stage Performance Zone. 142 exhibitors from both China and abroad descended on Shenyang with a plethora of exhibitions, a diverse range of shows and performances, and a wide array of information to present to foreign and Chinese travelers a cultural tourism gala unlike any other, according to the Information Office of Shenyang People's Government.
This year's exposition fully showcased some of China's most popular cultural tourism cities (city clusters), and distinct culture and unique tourism resources of key tourist destination countries and cities in Northeast Asia and elsewhere around the globe. Of which, there were plenty of displays of tourism products, cultural creativity products, 5G applications, artificial intelligence and other products and technologies, enabling both citizens and tourists to get first-hand knowledge and experience on the immense possibilities when culture, tourism, science and technology meld, and to personally immerse into the novelty and joys of various exhibiting products.
The exposition specially set up the Shenyang Modernized Metropolitan Area "Seven Cities and One District" Exhibition Zone, which focused on contents such as unique local history and culture, tourist attractions, cultural creativity products, cultural performances, etc. During the span of the expo, the Shenyang Modernized Metropolitan Area "Seven Cities and One District" presented a joint declaration on integrated cultural tourism development with the aim of fully giving play to the region's complementary advantages stemming from cultural tourism resources and endowments, cultivating new business formats and new scenarios that complement each other, and concertedly forging a cultural tourism intellectual property system shared by members of the region.
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PORSGRUNN, Norway, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reference is made to recent press release from Delta Air Lines ("Delta") regarding an Offtake Agreement between Delta and DG Fuels where DG Fuels will supply Delta with 385 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel, starting in 2026. HydrogenPro will play a vital role in supplying hydrogen to the DG Fuels plant with the delivery of its high-pressure alkaline electrolysers.
This commitment from Delta is estimated to make up more than one third of the total volume of the earlier communicated capacity at DG Fuels' Louisiana facility. The high-pressure alkaline water electrolyser installation will be at least 839 MW.
"This project will place HydrogenPro as the world's largest supplier of electrolysers, and we are now accelerating our presence in the US", says Richard Espeseth, Interim CEO and Founder of HydrogenPro.
HydrogenPro expect the contract to be signed during Q1 2023. The first delivery of electrolysers is estimated to occur in 2024.
For more information, please contact:
Richard Espeseth, interim CEO, +47 958 43 007, richard@hydrogen-pro.com
Martin T. Holtet, CFO, +47 922 44 902, martin@hydrogen-pro.com
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HydrogenPro is a technology company and an OEM for high pressure alkaline electrolyser and supplies large scale green hydrogen plants, all ISO 9001, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 certified.
The Company was founded in 2013 by individuals with background from the electrolysis industry which was established in Telemark, Norway by Norsk Hydro in 1927. We are an experienced engineering team of leading industry experts, drawing upon unparalleled experience and expertise in the hydrogen and renewable energy industry.
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Which golf push cart is best?
Getting around a golf course requires transporting your clubs from hole to hole. While gas and electric-powered golf carts make for an easy ride, they are usually expensive to rent and limit your aerobic exercise.
Golf push carts are a stylish and convenient way to tote your clubs around the course with a wide array of features and storage. You also will save money by not having to rent a riding cart. Best of all, you will be able to enjoy the health benefits of walking while the push cart does most of the work carrying your clubs. For its wide range of storage options and ability to cover multiple terrains, the top golf push cart choice is the Sun Mountain Speed Cart GX.
What to know before you buy a golf push cart
Unique advantages
Golf push carts have several advantages over traditional pull carts. Push carts typically have three or four wheels, which provides greater stability and maneuverability. Push carts are also easier to navigate on a golf course, so you will not expend as much energy. Keeping your golf clubs in front of you also helps you notice if some of your clubs begin to slip out of the bag.
Types of brakes
The braking system on a golf push cart is important when playing a hilly course and will need to stop your cart on an incline. Some brakes are hand-controlled, while others rely on your foot pressing the brake lever. Braking systems that engage multiple wheels are sturdier.
Collapsible
One of the best aspects of today’s push carts is the advanced technology that allows them to open and close in seconds. Some golf push carts even have a button that automatically closes the cart for you. Most have a manual lever that collapses the unit once your bag has been removed. Keep in mind that you will need a cart that fits your storage space once broken down.
What to look for in a quality golf push cart
Storage
Many golf push carts come with numerous storage options, including a dashboard for the scorecard, digital rangefinder, and even your cell phone. Others include mesh bags for storing additional items. Beverage holders are also popular additions. Look for push carts with the right amount of storage, as too many options can clutter access to your golf clubs and balls.
Seat
A unique feature of many golf push carts is a fold-down seat that allows you to rest while waiting on groups in front of you to finish the hole. This is a welcomed convenience on hot days or for people with back or leg issues that may need the occasional breather.
Umbrella holder
Some golf push carts feature an umbrella holder. This is an excellent option for protecting your clubs if it starts raining because you won’t need to hold the umbrella awkwardly in place. Some bags feature a slide-in tube made for the umbrella shaft, while others have a clip-on feature.
How much you can expect to spend on a golf push cart
Many golf push carts can be purchased for $50-$200, with the higher end of this range offering superb features, braking systems and extra storage. Golf push carts over $200 typically have additional features such as built-in electric motors for assisting on hilly courses and puncture-proof tires.
Golf push cart FAQ
Is there a big difference between three-wheel and four-wheel push carts?
A. Three-wheel push carts tend to reach higher speeds and are easily maneuverable around curves or bumpy terrain. Four-wheel push carts are more stable because of the extra-wide base, and they typically fold into a flattened shape that is more easily stowed.
Do golf push carts require a lot of maintenance?
A. Most golf push carts require minimal maintenance. Straps may wear out over time. Flat tires sometimes happen too. Straps, tires and most other accessories are available as replacement parts from the manufacturer.
What’s the best golf push cart to buy?
Top golf push cart
What you need to know: This push cart offers extra storage capacity while upper and lower bag brackets hold everything in place, even over rough terrain.
What you’ll love: The three-wheel design covers all course conditions. A redesigned handle has even more easy access to your golfing gear. A mesh basket provides additional storage. A two-step technique makes for easy folding.
What you should consider: There were some reports of the cart pulling to the right while in motion.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top golf push cart for the money
What you need to know: This push cart is easy to push and even easier to collapse and store when you are finished.
What you’ll love: Made from aircraft-grade aluminum, this push cart is both lightweight and sturdy. It has a patented foot-brake system engaged by simply tapping it with your foot. The Bullet-system technology allows the cart to open and fold in one second.
What you should consider: There were some reports of the bag cart veering left while in motion.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Bag Boy Nitro Auto-Open Push Cart
What you need to know: This push cart opens and closes in seconds and has many high-end features.
What you’ll love: The top panel has room for the scorecard, golf balls, beverage storage and even a mobile device holder. It has a hand-mounted parking brake and bungee straps for extra security. A clip-on umbrella holder is included.
What you should consider: The wheels may lack traction on some surfaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
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GRANTS PASS, Ore., May 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, May 20, Dutch Bros and its customers raised a record breaking $2.3 million during its 16th annual Drink One for Dane day. The funds will be donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the leading non-profit organization in ALS research, care, advocacy, educational and professional programming.
"We are so grateful to the incredible Dutch Bros community for raising much needed funds for ALS research over the past 16 years in partnership with MDA. Their leadership, broistas, and customers are an extension of our legacy roots in ALS and of our MDA family. These funds are critical to our investment in ALS research and allow us to continue to strategically support our effort to find treatments and cures. Today, we have a robust pipeline of ALS drugs in testing or queued up for testing because of this funding. Thanks to Dutch Bros we are getting closer to bringing new drugs over the finish line and into the clinics for our families. MDA's legacy roots in ALS began with Lou Gehrig and his family, and continues with Dutch Bros, to honor co-founder Dane's life. They truly part of our MDA family and together we are changing the landscape of ALS," said Sharon Hesterlee, PhD, Chief Research Officer, MDA.
Every May, Dutch Bros locations rally for its annual Drink One for Dane day. Drink One for Dane began after Dutch Bros co-founder, Dane Boersma, was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Boersma family and Dutch Bros started Drink One for Dane as a way to increase awareness of the disease, raise support for those affected, and to support research to find treatments and cures for ALS.
"The support communities show for Drink One for Dane continually blows me away," said Travis Boersma, executive chairman and co-founder of Dutch Bros. "Every person that rolled through a shop that day is truly making a massive difference in the lives of so many."
To date, Dutch Bros has raised more than $12.6 million to support MDA and their mission to end ALS.
*Total funds raised include contributions from a portion of the proceeds of franchisee and company-operated shops as well as additional donations from customers, community members, and vendors during the Drink One for Dane campaign.
About Dutch Bros
Dutch Bros Coffee is a drive-thru coffee company dedicated to making a massive difference one cup at a time. Headquartered in Grants Pass, Oregon, where it was founded in 1992 by Dane and Travis Boersma, it's now sharing the "Dutch Luv" with more than 570 locations in 13 states. Dutch Bros serves specialty coffee, smoothies, freezes, teas, an exclusive Dutch Bros Blue Rebel energy drink and nitrogen-infused cold brew coffee. Its rich, proprietary coffee blend is handcrafted from start to finish.
In addition to its mission of speed, quality and service, Dutch Bros is committed to giving back to the communities it serves. Through its Dutch Bros Foundation and local franchisees, the company donates several million dollars to causes across the country each year.
To learn more about Dutch Bros, visit www.dutchbros.com, follow Dutch Bros Coffee on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & TikTok, and download the Dutch Bros app to earn points and score rewards!
About Muscular Dystrophy Association
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is the #1 voluntary health organization in the United States for people living with muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases. For over 70 years, MDA has led the way in accelerating research, advancing care, and advocating for the support of our families. MDA's mission is to empower the people we serve to live longer, more independent lives. To learn more visit mda.org and follow MDA on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and LinkedIn.
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LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Fidelis Care and Police Athletic League (PAL) announced an extension of their existing partnership. As the official 2022 health plan partner supporting PAL New York City programs, Fidelis Care will continue to support recreational, educational, cultural, and social activities throughout the year. The partnership aims to impact more than 18,000 kids across the five boroughs participating in programs such as PAL PLAYSTREETS, PAL Street Games, and PAL Early/Head Start Programs.
"Fidelis Care is looking forward to another year of impactful and collaborative work with PAL," said Pam Hassen, Chief Member Engagement Officer. "Fidelis Care takes great pride in supporting the PAL mission by reaching New York City youth and providing greater access to quality health insurance through information and resources."
"PAL is proud to partner with Fidelis Care to provide critical information regarding health and wellness with our parents, participants and stakeholders," said Marcel Braithwaite, Director of Community Engagement, PAL. "We look forward to continuing our collaboration, as we at PAL work with the NYPD and the law enforcement community to support and inspire New York City youth."
With the support of Fidelis Care, the following PAL programs will receive funding:
PAL Street Games
PAL Street Games began in 2020 when staff realized that there would be no team sports. Along with NYPD volunteers, staff took games such as dodgeball, basketball, and double dutch to the streets of NYC. PAL Street Games allow kids to stay active and interact with police officers in a positive and fun environment.
PAL PLAYSTREETS
PAL PLAYSTREETS have helped communities take back their streets by providing opportunities for children to engage in organized physical activities, to learn valuable lessons about positive life choices, and to access helpful resources. For seven weeks each summer, PAL closes public areas in New York City neighborhoods suffering from high rates of crime and poverty to create supervised and fun-filled places for children ages 6-16 to play in safety. Each PLAYSTREET has fun athletic and recreational equipment, as well as arts and crafts, to make a positive experience for the kids.
PAL Early Head Start and Head Start Programs
PAL Early Head Start and Head Start programs provide a safe, secure, developmentally appropriate environment and emphasize active family engagement and strong collaboration with the local community. PAL's learning environment for Early Head Start (EHS 2 year olds), and Head Start (HS 3-5 year olds) children enables PAL to address each child's individual strengths and needs, giving them a strong social, emotional, physical, language, literacy and cognitive foundation prior to entering kindergarten. PAL has been providing vital early childhood education to New York City families for more than 50 years.
Fidelis Care will also participate in PAL events throughout the year to answer questions, share information, and make it as easy as possible for parents to learn about quality health insurance for their children.
For questions about Fidelis Care, contact: mediainquiries@fideliscare.org
For questions about PAL, contact: mhardy@palnyc.org
About Fidelis Care:
Fidelis Care is a mission-driven health plan offering quality, affordable coverage for children and adults of all ages and at all stages of life. With more than 2.4 million members statewide, Fidelis Care believes that all New Yorkers should have access to affordable, quality health insurance. Follow us on LinkedIn at linked.com/fideliscare, on Twitter at @fideliscare, Instagram at @fideliscare, and on Facebook at facebook.com/fideliscare. For more information, call Fidelis Care at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) or visit fideliscare.org.
Police Athletic League
New York City's Police Athletic League is the first and finest civilian-run PAL in the country. Founded in 1914, PAL has served the city's young people for over 100 years. PAL provides recreational, educational, cultural and social activities to 18,000 boys and girls annually. It is also the city's largest independent nonprofit youth organization. For more information, please visit www.palnyc.org.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — SOUND THE ALARM! For it is indeed North Texas’ own superstar Selena Gomez’s birthday! The do-it-all singer, actress, producer, and much more Gomez, is from right down the road from Dallas in Grand Prairie.
The former Disney Channel star turned movie star, turned music star, turned philanthropist, turned clothing/beauty line designer, turned producer, and right back into acting in the hit Hulu Only Murders in the Building alongside legendary comedic duo Steve Martin and Martin Short is nothing short of amazing (as you can easily tell).
She’s also known for her time dating Justin Bieber as well as The Weeknd; as well as her dealing with lupus disease.
NationalToday says, “Bubbly and full of life, Selena’s radiant smile turns our gloomy days into happy ones. But she has had her fair share of struggles, from fighting lupus disease to having rocky relationships. With her struggles out there for the world to see, she remained fierce and composed, and we love her strength! More power to you, Selena!”
Be sure to wish North Texas superstar Selena Gomez a happy birthday and while you’re at it, go ahead and check out her website! | https://cw33.com/news/happy-birthday-to-grand-praries-own-superstar-selena-gomez/ | 2022-07-22T14:33:21Z |
Actively managed ETF achieves prestigious rating among micro-cap ETF peers and its Morningstar category
BETHESDA, Md., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AdvisorShares announced that the AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF (Ticker: DWMC) has received a Five-Star Morningstar Rating™. DWMC earned the five-star rating for its three-year and overall risk-adjusted returns in Morningstar's US Fund Small Growth category out of 585 funds respectively, as of May 31, 2022.
The AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF is sub-advised by Nasdaq Dorsey Wright (NDW), who are renowned for their core philosophy of relative strength investing. Relative strength investing involves buying securities that have appreciated in price more than the other securities in their investment universe and holding those securities until they exhibit sell signals.
In pursuing its investment strategy, DWMC seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in exchange-listed micro-cap equities with sufficient liquidity that have a market capitalization of less than $1 billion. DWMC invests in the micro-cap securities that demonstrate the most favorable relative strength characteristics according to NDW's proprietary methodology, resulting in a portfolio of approximately 150 holdings that aims to allow its winners to run while avoiding laggards. Some of the largest companies in the world began as micro-caps and DWMC seeks to capitalize on the significant, upside growth potential of the most attractive, smallest-sized companies today as they work to become future market leaders.
Nasdaq Dorsey Wright is a pioneer of technical analysis and relative strength investing. DWMC is the only investment vehicle which provides investors access to NDW's micro-cap investment strategy expertise.
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A commercial oil tanker carrying more than 750 tons of diesel ran aground overnight from Friday to Saturday in the Gulf of Gabès in southeastern Tunisia.
According to the Environment Ministry, the ship sank late Saturday morning due to water seeping into the engine room. Only the bow of the boat was still visible. It’s unclear if it is leaking fuel.
As soon as the accident was announced Friday night, the Environment Ministry announced the activation of the national emergency response plan, put in place over the potential threat of maritime pollution.
That consists of experts, marine guard and civil protection agents being deployed to the danger zone, and buffers such as tarpaulin put around the perimeter to contain any leak.
The “Xelo,” which was flying the flag of Equatorial Guinea, had left the port of Damietta in Egypt heading for Malta, but was diverted from its route due to bad weather conditions.
The crew was saved by teams from the Maritime Guard and Civil Protection. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/oil-tanker-runs-aground-off-tunisian-coast/ | 2022-04-16T15:09:25Z |
Initial pilot in the operational area of Ben Gurion Airport
PETAH TIKVAH, Israel, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaverOne 2014 Ltd. (Nasdaq: SVRE) (TASE: SVRE), a technology company engaged in transportation safety solutions, today shared the following announcement made by the Israel Airports Authorities, operator of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, a summary of which appears below:
The fighting of traffic accidents with the help of the SaverOne system in Israel: an initial pilot in the operational areas of Ben Gurion Airport will prevent drivers from using their cell phones, sending messages, etc.
The technology will help prevent accidents in the operational area of Ben Gurion Airport, an area which is full of vehicles and planes.
The SaverOne system, from an Israeli early-stage company with a solution for preventing mobile phone distraction while driving, was installed as a pilot trial in vehicles in the operational areas of Ben Gurion Airport.
The system installed in the vehicle disables a driver's ability to use their cell phone while driving, except for receiving incoming calls, navigation and listening to music. The advantage of the pilot is that it does not interfere with receiving work instructions but does not allow unwanted active use of the cell phone. The system only affects the driver's area, while other passengers are unrestricted and able to use their mobile phones as usual.
To date, the SaverOne system has also been installed by the Israel Electric Company, Osem, Tnuva, Strauss, ICL, Electra Afikim, as well as other companies.
Hagai Topolansky, CEO of the Israel Airport Authority, who instructed that the pilot should be implemented, commented, "An important element in improving our services, is the focus on safety in our operational areas and the improvement of services that we provide to the planes and airlines. We intend to fight accidents that may be caused by human distraction with the help of advanced technologies, combined with innovation and efficiency for passenger service."
Following the announcement, Mr. Gilboa, CEO of SaverOne commented, "This represents our first penetration into an airport, a closed facility with highly sensitive, expensive, and critical equipment where potentially an accident will be very costly. Drivers use their phones for managing their workload and our system will ensure that this is done safely and they can drive without distraction within the sensitive areas of the airport. Airports are another highly strategic market for us and we see this as a first penetration into another vertical. We look forward to working closely with other airport authorities around the world to reduce accidents caused by distracted drivers within their sensitive operational areas."
About the SaverOne System
SaverOne systems can be installed in private vehicles, trucks and buses and provide a solution to the problem of driver distraction away from the road, that results from drivers using specific distracting applications on the mobile device while driving, in a way that endangers their safety and the safety of passengers. This phenomenon is considered one of the main causes of road accidents in the world. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the annual cost of road accidents just in the United States, stands at about $870 billion each year, excluding the costs of serious injury or death, with a quarter of those accidents estimated to be related to the use of the mobile device while driving.
SaverOne's technology specifically recognizes the driver area in the vehicle and prevents the driver from accessing distracting applications such as messaging while allowing navigation, without user intervention or consent, creating a safer driving environment.
SaverOne's primary target markets include commercial and private vehicle fleets, as well as insurance and leasing companies that are very interested in reducing potential damages and significant costs. SaverOne is initially addressing car fleets with focus on the Israeli, European and US markets, as well as other markets around the world. SaverOne believes that ultimately increased focus on monitoring and prevention of cellular distraction systems in vehicles, in particular driven by upcoming expected EU regulation, will likely have a dramatic positive impact on the demand for its systems in the future. The Company's longer-term strategy is to address vehicle manufacturers, to install the Company's protection technologies in the vehicle manufacturing process as an OEM.
About SaverOne
SaverOne is a technology company engaged in the design, development and commercialization of transportation safety solutions designed to save lives by preventing car accidents resulting from distraction, by the use of mobile phones while driving. The SaverOne system provides an advanced driver safety solution that can identify and monitor mobile phones located in the driver's vicinity and selectively block use of distracting applications that may become life-threatening.
Learn more at https://saver.one/
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2022 Integrated Resource Plan focused on transformation of generation fleet and electric grid; transition from coal generation to cleaner, more economical renewable and solar energy resources; investments in reliability and resilience; and diverse, flexible customer programs
ATLANTA, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved Georgia Power's 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which sets forth a proactive, innovative and transformational roadmap for how Georgia Power will continue to meet the energy needs of customers, local communities and the State of Georgia for future generations.
"As Georgia continues to grow and the energy landscape continues to evolve, it's incredibly important that we keep making the smart investments needed for our customers to have clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy for decades to come. The approval of our latest Integrated Resource Plan helps us do just that," said Chris Womack, chairman, president and CEO of Georgia Power. "Working constructively with the Georgia Public Service Commission, we are committed to building the future of energy for our state, and these investments in our electric grid and energy infrastructure will help ensure that every customer, whether at home or running a business, has the energy they need to thrive."
Georgia Power files an IRP with the Georgia PSC every three years to outline how it will provide energy to its 2.7 million customers over the next 20 years. The approved 2022 IRP delivers a comprehensive strategy to both transform Georgia's energy sources and help to ensure that the state's network of transmission lines and grid infrastructure continues to deliver reliable energy to Georgians – both today and in the future.
The decision comes following months of an open, constructive review process resulting in a stipulated agreement in June among the company, the Georgia PSC's Public Interest Advocacy Staff, Georgia Association of Manufacturers, Commercial Group and the Georgia Coalition of Local Governments, including Atlanta; Athens-Clarke County; Savannah; DeKalb County; and City of Decatur. Throughout the IRP process, Georgia Power, the Georgia PSC, and many participating parties evaluated the company's plan for how it expects to transition its fleet to more economical, cleaner resources; invest in its transmission system to make it smarter and even more reliable and resilient; roughly double its renewable and solar capacity; focus on energy storage solutions; and offer innovative energy efficiency programs and renewable subscription programs for customers.
As coal-fired generation continues to be less economically viable, the Georgia PSC has approved the retirement and decertification of all Georgia Power-controlled coal units by 2028, with the exception of Plant Bowen. Following today's decision, the Georgia PSC is expected to reevaluate Bowen 1 & 2 as part of the company's next regularly scheduled IRP in 2025. To facilitate this strategic fleet transition, the Georgia PSC also approved more than 2,000 MW of capacity from natural gas power purchase agreements (PPAs) in the coming years.
Georgia Power has worked with the Georgia PSC and many renewable energy stakeholders over the years to develop a nationally recognized portfolio of cost-effective renewable programs, including solar and other sources. The approved 2022 IRP will allow the company to build on this success by adding an additional 2,300 MW* of new renewable energy resources over the next three years, which will support the company's long-term plan to add a total of 6,000 MW of additional renewable resources by 2035. This will roughly double its currently approved renewable portfolio and support the company's overall transition to cleaner, more cost-effective energy resources for customers.
With 17 hydroelectric generation facilities currently in operation, hydro is an important part of Georgia Power's reliable, carbon-free generation mix. In the 2022 IRP, the Georgia PSC approved additional investments in Plants Sinclair, in operation since the 1950s, and Burton, in operation since the 1920s, to help ensure they can continue to reliably serve Georgia.
The approval of the 2022 IRP furthers Georgia Power's commitment to making the state's electric grid smarter and more reliable, with additional investments and plans to continue to enhance the reliability and resilience of the grid. The plan includes investments in new distributed generation and helps to ensure that the company has sufficient reserve margin, or generation capacity, available to meet demand during periods of extreme heat or cold.
As Georgia's energy mix continues to evolve, battery energy storage systems (BESS) will be essential to maintaining reliability and to accommodate the increasing amount of intermittent, renewable generation sources coming online. Following the 2019 IRP, Georgia Power has made progress on multiple new BESS facilities currently under development, including a 65 MW project in Talbot County (Mossy Branch) and a 13 MW project with the US Army at Fort Stewart near Savannah.
By approving the 2022 IRP, the Georgia PSC has again recognized the importance of this technology by approving, with additional review prior to construction, Georgia Power's largest single BESS project to date – the McGrau Ford Battery facility located in Cherokee County. This battery storage resource will consist of a 265 MW lithium-ion facility interconnected at the McGrau Ford substation. Once operational, the facility is expected to add greater resiliency to the electric grid by allowing Georgia Power to store energy onsite to help power thousands of homes and businesses when needed. The Georgia PSC also approved an additional 500 MW of battery storage.
The customer is at the center of Georgia Power's planning process, and the approved 2022 IRP includes multiple innovative customer programs designed to promote reliability and resiliency, such as the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Customer Program. The DER Customer Program enables participating customers to receive a resiliency service via a company-owned, operated and maintained DER, such as a solar and battery energy storage system. Participating customers may also elect to receive a credit in exchange for the company's ability to access the DER for the benefit of all customers during a system reliability event. The Georgia PSC today approved this program as a 250 MW pilot, which is expected to provide system reliability benefits for all customers while supporting commercial and industrial customers with enhanced resiliency needs.
In addition, the approved IRP includes, for the first time, an Income-Qualified Community Solar Pilot, that will allow income-qualified customers to participate in the company's Community Solar program at discounted prices.
The approved 2022 IRP also includes a robust Demand Side Management Plan, which helps customers conserve energy and save on their energy bills year-round. Important Demand Side Management programs approved today include the continuation of the Home Energy Efficiency Assistance Program (HEEAP) and the extension of the Residential Investment for Saving Energy (RISE) Pilot, which promotes energy efficiency improvements in qualifying existing, income-qualified single-family homes and a limited number of multifamily properties. As part of today's decision, the Georgia PSC also increased funding for the DSM program and increased related energy efficiency targets for the company.
To learn more about how Georgia Power is meeting the needs of customers through a diverse, balanced energy portfolio, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com/IRP.
* REC Disclaimer: Georgia Power purchases only the null energy output from some renewable generating facilities that have contracted to sell that energy to Georgia Power. Ownership of the associated renewable energy credits (RECs) is specified in each respective power purchase agreement. The party that owns the RECs retains the right to use them.
Georgia Power is the largest electric subsidiary of Southern Company (NYSE: SO), America's premier energy company. Value, Reliability, Customer Service and Stewardship are the cornerstones of the company's promise to 2.7 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties. Committed to delivering clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy at rates below the national average, Georgia Power maintains a diverse, innovative generation mix that includes nuclear, coal and natural gas, as well as renewables such as solar, hydroelectric and wind. Georgia Power focuses on delivering world-class service to its customers every day and the company is consistently recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as an industry leader in customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.GeorgiaPower.com and connect with the company on Facebook (Facebook.com/Georgia Power), Twitter (Twitter.com/GeorgiaPower) and Instagram (Instagram.com/ga_power).
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Another season of the Alliance Farmers Market begins Saturday with at least 30 vendors
ALLIANCE – Fresh produce and baked goods return Saturday for another season of the Alliance Farmers Market at a new location.
The market runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday until Oct.1 in the grassy lot at the northeast corner of State Street and Union Avenue.
More:Alliance Farmers Market moves to corner of State Street, Union Avenue
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Cinmarron Ney-George, manager, of the Alliance Farmers Market, said there will be live music, some new vendors and plenty of familiar faces. At least 30 vendors will participate in this year's market.
"You can come out and share in your local economy, share with locals you live with," she said.
The market also will sell T-shirts and reusable shopping bags.
"You can see the farmers who grow the food that you can eat and it's super fresh. And the bakers who spent all of their time on their baked goods," Ney-George added.
Making the move
Ney-George acknowledged not everyone was thrilled with the location change but she said it should increase visibility for the vendors, "who have to make money."
She said some people wanted to see the market return to city's downtown, where it was held for years before a move to the Giant Eagle parking lot on West State Street. The market is in its 14th season.
"It had a certain atmosphere and a certain vibe," Ney-George said. "But the market wasn't being seen, and there was a drop-off in attendance. The vendors weren't making money."
She hopes the new location will return "some of the diehard market fans when it was downtown" because it is more centrally located and near the hospital.
Managed differently
Another change, as previously reported, is that Alliance Area Chamber of Commerce is managing the market. It previously was managed by volunteers.
Chamber President Mark Locke said the market will move to the new location so it has space to grow.
More:Food desert in north Alliance creates trouble for residents
"The area is located halfway between downtown and West State Street, so it is a great compromise," said Locke, who visits the market weekly.
He added: "The market provides fresh locally grown fruits and vegetables at a very reasonable prices to clientele that may not normally have access to fresh produce."
For more information or questions, visit facebook.com/alliancefarmersmarket or email farmersmarketalliance@gmail.com.
Reach Benjamin Duer at 330-580-8567 or ben.duer@cantonrep.com. On Twitter: @bduerREP. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/alliance/2022/06/23/alliance-ohio-farmers-market-june-october-2022/7648811001/ | 2022-06-23T11:01:53Z |
As Hard Rock Cafe concludes its 50th anniversary year, locations from London to Daytona are celebrating this key milestone
HOLLYWOOD, Fla., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hard Rock International is commemorating its historic 50th anniversary year celebrating five decades of music, fun, good food and one-of-a-kind experiences at its 253 locations of Hotels, Casinos, Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. The iconic brand was founded on the mottos – Love All-Serve All, Take Time To Be Kind, Save The Planet, and All Is One, and continues to embrace these mottos every day.
Since opening the doors of the first Hard Rock Cafe in London in 1971, Hard Rock International has established itself as one of the most globally recognized companies in the world and has expanded across 68 countries. Then in 2007, the perfect marriage occurred of two kindred spirits when the Seminole Tribe of Florida acquired the Hard Rock brand and is now poised to expand its horizon even further to all corners of the globe.
Before museums were opening showcases of music history, Hard Rock had been displaying artifacts for guests as a part of a collection that is now the largest in the world with over 86,000 pieces worldwide, and continuing to grow. The collection features authentic and unique artifacts celebrating all genres of music, from John Lennon's original hand-written song lyrics to "Imagine" to Madonna's "Like a Virgin" wedding dress and most recently added pieces from contemporary artists such as Billie Eilish and Maluma. With state-of-the-art venues bringing to life the best in live entertainment, Hard Rock International has been the backdrop to thousands of award-winning performances all over the globe from concerts to comedy shows. Hard Rock's expansive offerings from gaming, innovative dining and VIP experiences have embraced guests to live and sleep with a true rock star treatment.
"We're so excited to celebrate another year of Hard Rock history with all of our guests, employees and partners around the globe," said Jim Allen, Hard Rock International's Chairman and CEO of Seminole Gaming. "As we take the time to reflect on the last five decades of Hard Rock and our rich heritage with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, we're also celebrating the bright future Hard Rock has in store. We appreciate all of those who have supported us in the last 50 years, and to all who will in the years to come."
Within this 50-year milestone, Hard Rock has kept the celebrations going and was spotlighted as a feature cover story in Venues Now. They also received impressive awards including Forbes Best Employers, U.S. Best Managed Companies, World's Best Awards Survey, Employer of Choice by Casino Gaming Executive Satisfaction Survey and Gold and Silver Badges from U.S. News & World Report 2022. Some of the year's celebratory highlights already include:
Hard Rock Cafe announced a global partnership with soccer superstar Lionel Messi who created a signature "Messi burger" limited menu item along with a commemorative Rock Shop collection release, which will extend throughout the summer.
From May 12 to July 1st select Hard Rock Cafe locations kicked off its UNDISCOVERED sessions where 50 local bands will play 50 days of music in partnership with Playing for Change and the Playing For Change Foundation to inspire and connect the world through music.
London's Hard Rock Cafe turned back the clock by setting the décor, menu and prices back to 1971 styles. The special menu boasted a burger for 50p, roadhouse ribs for 80p and a hot fudge sundae for 40p. Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati hosted their Founders Day celebrations earlier this month with complimentary t-shirts, drink specials, social contests to win Hard Rock gift cards and swag, memorabilia tours as well a champagne toast.
Guests can still join the party: Here are ways to continue celebrations with Hard Rock:
Hard Rock is partnering with British Summertime Hyde Park to bring music lovers special activations and surprises including a Hard Rock Cafe pop up at BST where festival goers can enjoy menu offerings. In addition, to support the next generation of artists that may someday be headlining festivals, Hard Rock is sponsoring one of the two stages at the BST Hyde Park, Hard Rock Rising presents the Rainbow Stage, which will feature up-and-coming artists from around the world. On June 29th Hard Rock will "take over" and host local bands on the stage.
On June 14 to celebrate the conclusion of Hard Rock's 50th anniversary year, participating Hard Rock Cafes across the globe are treating guests with classic Coca-Cola floats as it reminisces on its journey since it opened its doors in 1971. As a thank you to all of its loyal patrons throughout the years, guests can visit any Hard Rock Cafe to receive a complimentary Coke float with no minimum purchase required.
Hard Rock Hotels launched exclusive travel experiences as part of the ongoing 50th Anniversary celebration where guests can enjoy personalized activities on and off site to unwind, learn and explore our remarkable hotel destinations. The unique global offerings range from cultural culinary experiences to VIP photoshoot sessions, local educational tours, spa treatments and more.
Hard Rock Hotel Orlando Universal will debut a golden luxe burger and bubbles duo at Universal Orlando's Velvet Bar, which features an 8-ounce Wagyu double beef patty with butter-basted Maine lobster, topped with a luxurious triple crème cheese, truffle aioli and paired with a glass of cuvee brut Champagne, served with 24-karat edible gold leaf flakes. Additionally, guests can "Live like a Rock Star" for a day at Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Orlando with a VIP memorabilia tour experience and poolside cabana for a day, with private cocktail experience in Velvet Bar and Hard Rock merchandise.
Hard Rock Hotel New York will celebrate Founder's Day on June 14 by taking music and entertainment to new heights at RT60 Rooftop Bar and Lounge. All guests checking in on this special day will receive a celebratory glass of champagne and be invited to a live music series coined "Back To Music," incorporating classic instruments through the decades and charting NY sounds from our founding era with the New York City skyline as the ultimate backdrop. Expect a night of classic and modern NY anthems in honor of our 50th Anniversary and founders day.
Old Park Lane Hard Rock Cafe will celebrate the anniversary by rolling back the prices to 1971 with 71 cent Legendary and Moving Mountain Burgers from 11 AM – 1 PM for in-cafe dining. The first 71 customers in the London Rock Shops with be granted a complimentary British Summer Time general admission ticket with any purchase. DJ spinning 70's tunes, birthday cake cutting and birthday sing-along with Kat and Delia, two staff members who started back in the 70's. Additionally London's Harley Davidson Club Members celebrate with a Drive-by, motorcycles being parked outside the front door and Acoustic Live Music in the evening to honor the day.
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will host a 50th anniversary pool party event for invited guests and a Red Bull Air Force stunt over the Guitar Hotel. The property will then be unveiling of the new 50th anniversary Guitar Light Show on June 10 at 10 p.m. showcasing music throughout the decades. Additionally, they'll host an invite-only casino gala.
Those looking to dine at Hard Rock Cafe and receive their complimentary coke float can find their local Cafe by visiting www.hardrockcafe.com/locations.aspx. To learn more about Hard Rock's history visit https://www.hardrock.com/about-hard-rock.aspx.
About Hard Rock®
Hard Rock International (HRI) is one of the most globally recognized companies with venues in 68 countries spanning 253 locations that include owned/licensed or managed Hotels, Casinos, Rock Shops®, Live Performance Venues and Cafes. HRI also launched a joint venture named Hard Rock Digital in 2020, an online sportsbook, retail sportsbook and internet gaming platform. Beginning with an Eric Clapton guitar, Hard Rock owns the world's largest and most valuable collection of authentic music memorabilia at more than 86,000 pieces, which are displayed at its locations around the globe. In 2021, Hard Rock was honored as one of Forbes Magazine's Best Employers for Diversity, a Top Employer for Women and the Top Employer in the Travel & Leisure, Gaming, and Entertainment Industry. Hard Rock was also designated as a U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal and named the top performing hotel brand in J.D. Power's North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Study for the third consecutive year in 2021. The brand is owned by HRI parent entity The Seminole Tribe of Florida. For more information on Hard Rock International, visit www.hardrock.com or shop.hardrock.com.
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NANJING, China, May 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InxMed Co., Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicates on developing innovative therapies targeting stroma microenvironment and drug resistance for hard-to-treat solid tumors, is pleased to announce that the clinical data from an open-label phase Ib trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of IN10018, a highly potent and selective oral inhibitor of focal adhesion kinase (FAK), in combination with pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer (PROC), will be presented in the form of poster at the upcoming 2022 annual meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) from June 3, 2022 to June 7, 2022. Abstract was published on the ASCO's website(Abstract #:5567). The data showed that patients receiving combination of IN10018 with PLD demonstrated promising antitumor activities and manageable safety profile in PROC patients, with a high overall response rate (ORR) of 56.7%(Poster #:445).
This phase Ib study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and antitumor activities of IN10018 in combination with PLD in patients with platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer. The primary endpoint for the study is objective response rate (ORR), and key secondary endpoint include disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DOR) and progress-free survival (PFS).
As of cutoff data of December 31, 2021, a total of 42 patients were enrolled. Antitumor response was evaluated in 30 efficacy evaluable patients who had at least one post-baseline tumor assessments per investigator's assessment. 17 PRs and 9 SDs were reported and none of the patients had CR. The ORR was 56.7%, the DCR was 86.7%, and the median DOR was 4.5 months (95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.7 months – NA) and still maturing. The ORR and DCR were 65.0% (13/20) and 90.0% (18/20), respectively, in 20 efficacy evaluable patients who had at least 6 months follow-up. In all 42 enrolled patients, the median PFS were 6.2 months (95% CI: 6.2 months - NA) and still maturing.
The safety profile of the combination is comparable to these single agents alone without additive toxicities. No IN10018 related death observed and only 9.5% (4/42) patients reported SAEs which were related to both IN10018 and PLD. The most frequently reported IN10018 related AEs were proteinuria, decreased appetite, fatigue, and AEs of gastrointestinal origin such as nausea, diarrhea, vomiting. Majority of these drug related AEs were CTCAE grade 1 and 2, no drug related grade 4 or 5 AE reported. Proteinuria was noted asymptomatic, reversible and could be managed with appropriate dose interruption/reduction and only one proteinuria event resulted in IN10018 dose reduction.
"We are extremely pleased with the data as it demonstrates the superior efficacy and safety of our IN10018, as well as confirming the proof of mechanism of IN10018 regimen. We are excited by this outcome and are working hard on completing this study and determining the further design for a subsequent pivotal study," said Dr Zaiqi Wang, CEO of InxMed. FAK is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that plays an important role in cell adhesion, migration, and regulation. It exhibits expression upregulation in multiple tumor types. Researchers have found that inhibiting the FAK signaling pathway can effectively reverse previously failed chemotherapy and targeted therapy caused by drug resistance and enhance the response and efficacy of immunotherapy for solid tumors.
InxMed set up a global clinical development program for IN10018, as one of the most advanced FAK inhibitors. Clinical trials currently underway in the US and China are designed for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer, NRAS mutant metastatic melanoma, triple-negative breast cancer, head and neck cancer, pancreatic cancer, and other solid tumors that are still lacking effective treatment. IN10018 received fast track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in August 2021, and breakthrough designation from China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.
InxMed has the exclusive global development and commercial operation rights of IN10018 and is planning to initiate a pivotal trial in the second half of the year.
For more information, please visit http://en.inxmed.com/
About InxMed
InxMed is a clinical-stage biotech company established in the end of 2018. The company dedicates on developing innovative therapies targeting stroma microenvironment and solid tumor resistance and metastasis, especially new drug development on anti PD-1/PD-L1 treatment drug resistance. InxMed committees to building an efficient engine for clinical translational science and proof of concept platform driven by in-depth understanding of disease biology and being a China based biotech company with global impact. We have built translational medicine and clinical development team across Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, United States, Canada and Australia. We have built a highly differentiated pipeline and established partnership with various multinational pharmaceutical companies including Merck, Roche and Boehringer Ingelheim.
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DETROIT (AP) — Tigers starter Michael Pineda exited early after a line drive broke a finger on his pitching hand and the Detroit bullpen dominated the rest of the way, teaming on a four-hitter to beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Saturday.
Pineda retired all four hitters he faced, but had to leave after Ramon Urias’ liner broke the middle finger on his right hand in the second inning.
“We don’t know yet if he will need surgery, but he’s going to be out for a while,” Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said. “We didn’t have everyone available in the bullpen today, but everyone got in line and did what we needed them to do.”
Wily Peralta replaced him, with the game delayed to give him time to warm up.
“I’ve never had to warm up on the mound in my career, and I didn’t really get a chance to figure out what was working,” he said. “I had a couple good fastballs at the end, so I started out throwing those and worked from there.”
Peralta (1-0) set down eight batters and four more relievers finished. Gregory Soto pitched the ninth for his fifth save.
Eric Haase and Willi Castro homered for the Tigers, who clinched their first series win at home this season. The Detroit defense also contributed, turning four double plays.
“It’s nice to hit some balls out, because that’s something we haven’t done much early on,” Hinch said. “I think one difference is that it has been 80 (degrees) the last couple days, not 30 like it was in April.”
Bruce Zimmermann (2-2) allowed two earned runs in six-plus innings.
“Bruce threw the ball extremely well – we just didn’t score,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said. “We struggled against what ended up being a bullpen game. Our starters are doing an amazing job, but we’ve got to score some more runs.”
The Tigers took a 1-0 lead in the second when left fielder Ryan McKenna misplayed Jonathan Schoop’s leadoff double, allowing him to reach third. Castro followed with a sacrifice fly.
Haase made it 2-0 with a leadoff homer in the fifth and Castro ended Zimmermann’s day with a homer on his first pitch of the seventh.
Baltimore’s first hit was a single by Tyler Nevin in the fifth, and the Orioles didn’t get a runner into scoring position until Urias doubled off Joe Jimenez in the seventh.
“This was really frustrating,” Orioles star Trey Mancini said. “We experienced a lot of this in the first couple weeks of the season, and now in the last couple days we can’t find holes again. They got some double plays in big situations, which we need to get better at avoiding.”
Eduardo Rodriguez and Tarik Skubal are now the only healthy pitchers in Detroit’s first-choice starting rotation.
“It’s really tough to have four of our starters hurt, because we are so much better when we know all our guys will be out there every fifth day,” Peralta said after Pineda joined Casey Mize, Matt Manning and Tyler Alexander on the sidelines. “We’re all going to have to take on bigger roles.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Tigers: Mize (elbow) was removed from his rehab assignment with Triple-A Toledo after one start and will return to Detroit’s spring-training complex in Florida for further evaluation. Manning (shoulder) is scheduled for one more rehab start in Toledo. … OF Austin Meadows (inner-era infection) took batting practice and could return Sunday.
Orioles: OF Austin Hayes (hand) was able to pinch-run in Friday’s loss, one day after being spiked on the left hand, but won’t be able to swing a bat until Sunday.
ROSTER MOVES
The Orioles optioned reliever Denyi Reyes to Triple-A Norfolk and recalled McKenna.
CAN’T FOOL THE MASTER
With two out in the eighth and McKenna on first, Cedric Mullins hit a grounder to Tigers shortstop Javy Baez, who was shifted to the right side of second base. Baez moved to tag Mullins, who stopped and began backing toward first base — a move Baez uses to confuse infielders into chasing him. It didn’t work — Baez simply stepped on second base – but the pair shared a laugh after the play.
UP NEXT
The teams finish a three-game series on Sunday, with Baltimore’s Tyler Wells (1-2, 3.75) facing Tarik Skubal (2-2, 2.94).
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced the appointment of Neil Bansal as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer, effective today. Bansal joins Foot Locker, Inc. from Constellation Brands, where he served as Senior Vice President, Strategy, Insights & Analytics, bringing over 20 years of global experience leading end-to-end corporate strategy and development, transformation, innovation, and digital/data/analytics across consumer and retail businesses.
Bansal will report directly to Richard Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and oversee Foot Locker, Inc.'s global transformation strategy, driving organizational outcomes with a relentless focus on the customer, growth, and innovation.
"We are pleased to welcome Neil as Foot Locker, Inc.'s first Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer," said Johnson. "Neil has an exceptional track record of successfully accelerating revenue growth, and profitability by focusing on strategy, innovation, corporate development, and digital transformation."
"Neil's fresh perspective and deep experience will further accelerate our consumer-led strategies as we continue to expand our customer base and delight them with a broader and richer product offering and diversify our business across brands, categories, and channels. He's a tremendous addition to our dynamic and diverse leadership team with keen insight and a growth mindset that complements our already high-performing operation."
Bansal said, "I am thrilled to join Foot Locker, Inc., and I look forward to working closely with Dick and the executive leadership team to help shape the Company's future and fuel the next wave of growth and innovation. Together, we are committed to driving and evolving the business against a dynamic backdrop as we continue to meet our customers' demand for choice."
Prior to his role at Constellation Brands, Neil held roles at leading companies including McKinsey & Company, BNP Paribas, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, and Bank of America. He has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Economics from Brown University.
Foot Locker, Inc. leads the celebration of sneaker and youth culture around the globe through a portfolio of brands, including Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Eastbay, atmos, WSS, and Sidestep. With approximately 2,800 retail stores in 28 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as websites and mobile apps, the Company's purpose is to inspire and empower youth culture around the world, by fueling a shared passion for self-expression and creating unrivaled experiences at the heart of the global sneaker community. Foot Locker, Inc. has its corporate headquarters in New York. For additional information please visit footlocker-inc.com.
Investor Contact:
Robert Higginbotham
Vice President, Investor Relations
robert.higginbotham@footlocker.com
(212) 720-4600
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Vice President, Corporate Communications
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HOUSTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: VTOL), the global leader in innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions, today announced it will release financial results for its first quarter fiscal year 2023 after market close on Thursday, August 4, 2022. In connection with the release, Bristow has scheduled a conference call for Friday, August 5, 2022, to begin at 9 a.m. ET (8 a.m. CT).
Investors may participate in the call by dialing 800-207-0148 for domestic or +1 856-344-9282 for international, at least 10 minutes before the call, using the access code 162062. A telephone replay will be available through August 19, 2022, by dialing 888-203-1112 and using the access code 6245002. The accompanying investor presentation will be available on August 5, 2022, on the investor section of Bristow's website at www.bristowgroup.com.
About Bristow Group
Bristow Group Inc. is the leading global provider of innovative and sustainable vertical flight solutions. Bristow primarily provides aviation services to a broad base of major integrated, national and independent energy companies. Bristow provides commercial search and rescue (SAR) services in several countries and public sector SAR services in the United Kingdom (U.K.) on behalf of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency. Additionally, the Company also offers fixed wing transportation and other aviation related solutions.
Bristow currently has customers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the Dutch Caribbean, Guyana, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad, the U.K. and the U.S. To learn more, visit our website at www.bristowgroup.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I was staying at a friend's house and was frustrated by clean and dirty clothes stored in one pile. I thought there could be a better system for organizing laundry and accessories," said an inventor, from Santa Ana, Calif., "so I invented the UNIQUE ALL IN ONE LAUNDRY BASKET. My design enables you to easily sort and transport dirty clothes and other laundry supplies."
The invention provides a space-saving storage unit for dirty laundry. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional hampers and laundry baskets. As a result, it allows users to easily separate laundry items. It also ensures that detergent and other necessary supplies are accessible. The invention features a versatile design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for households, apartments, college students, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Los Angeles sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-LAX-969, 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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BAODING, China, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IT Tech Packaging, Inc. (NYSE American: ITP) ("IT Tech Packaging" or the "Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products in North China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the six and three months ended June 30, 2022.
Mr. Zhenyong Liu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented, "Despite the negative impact associated with the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic to our business during the second quarter of 2022, we strived to provide high-quality products to our customers. As business activities gradually return to normal, we expect to take the necessary steps to strengthen our business resilience and improve our competitive advantages to prepare for growth opportunities ahead. With our dedicated team's effort and our long-term strategy of exploring growth opportunities in the industry, we remain confident about our business fundamentals and potential to grow. Despite the challenging environment, we anticipate to continue to execute our strategic initiatives, expand our business, and improve operating efficiency. In addition, we remain focused on improving our products to meet the evolving demands of our customers and strengthen our relationship with customers. Looking ahead to the remainder of 2022 and beyond, we believe we are well positioned to achieve our growth goals and create long-term values for shareholders."
Second Quarter 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
- Revenue decreased by 31.7% to approximately $31.79 million, mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
- Gross profit decreased by 79.1% to approximately $0.63 million. Total gross margin decreased by 4.5 percentage point to 2.0%.
- Loss from operations was approximately $1.24million, compared to income from operations of approximately $0.43 million for the same period of last year.
- Net loss was approximately $0.29 million, or loss per share of $0.003, compared to net loss of approximately $0.45 million, or loss per share of $0.01, for the same period of last year.
- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") was approximately $3.55million, compared to $9.03 million for the same period of last year.
Revenue
For the second quarter of 2022, total revenue decreased by 31.7%, to approximately $31.79 million from approximately $46.53 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in total revenue was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
The following table summarizes revenue, volume and ASP by product for the second quarter of 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Revenue from CMP, including both regular CMP and light-Weight CMP, decreased by 15.0%, to approximately $31.29 million and accounted for 98.4% of total revenue for the second quarter of 2022, compared to approximately $36.81million, or 79.1% of total revenue for the same period of last year. The Company sold 65,585 tonnes of CMP at an ASP of $477/tonne in the second quarter of 2022, compared to 73,998 tonnes at an ASP of $497/tonne in the same period of last year.
Of the total CMP sales, revenue from regular CMP decreased by 14.5%, to approximately $25.85 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $30.25 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 53,943 tonnes of regular CMP at an ASP of $479/tonne during the second quarter of 2022, compared to 60,507 tonnes at an ASP of $500/tonne for the same period of last year. Revenue from light-weight CMP decreased by 17.1%, to approximately $5.44 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $6.56 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 11,642 tonnes of light-weight CMP at an ASP of $467/tonne for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 13,491 tonnes at an ASP of $486/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from offset printing paper was $nil for the second quarter of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $7.18 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 10,415 tonnes of offset printing paper at an ASP of $690/tonne in the second quarter of 2021.
Revenue from tissue paper products decreased by 83.1%, to approximately $0.41million for the second quarter of 2022, from approximately $2.43 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 383 tonnes of tissue paper products at an ASP of $1,074/tonne for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 2,196 tonnes at an ASP of $1,106/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from face masks decreased by 19.6%, to approximately $0.09 million for the second quarter of 2022, from $0.11 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 3,014 thousand pieces of face masks for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 2,635 thousand pieces of face masks for the same period of last year.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Total cost of sales decreased by 28.4%, to approximately $31.15 million for the second quarter of 2022 from approximately $43.51 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in overall cost of sales was mainly due to the decrease in sales quantity of regular CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. Costs of sales per tonne for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were $459, $439, $nil and $3,200, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to $475, $454, $567 and $1,211, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Total gross profit was approximately $0.63 million for the second quarter of 2022, compare to the gross profit of approximately $3.03 million for the same period of last year as a result of factors described above. Overall gross margin was 2.0% for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 6.5% for the same period of last year. Gross profit(loss) margins for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, tissue paper products and face mask products were 4.3%, 6.0%, nil%, -198.0% and 20.8%, respectively, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to 5.1%, 6.7%, 17.7%, -9.6% and 10.0%, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") decreased by 28.0%, to approximately $1.87 million for the second quarter of 2022 from approximately $2.60 million for the same period of last year.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations was approximately $1.24 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 386.9%, from income from operations of approximately $0.43 million for the same period of last year. Operating loss margin was 3.9% for the second quarter of 2022, compared to operating income margin of 0.9% for the same period of last year.
Net Loss
Net loss was approximately $0.29 million, or loss per share of $0.003, for the second quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of approximately $0.45 million, or loss per share of $0.01, for the same period of last year.
EBITDA
EBITDA was approximately $3.55 million for the second quarter of 2022, compared to approximately $9.03 million for the same period of last year.
Note 1: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our U.S. GAAP results, this press release includes a discussion of EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our results and make strategic decisions. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it is an indicator of operational performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, and should not be viewed as an alternative to measures of financial performance or changes in cash flows calculated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
(Amounts expressed in US$)
First Half of 2022 Unaudited Financial Results
Revenue
For the first half of 2022, total revenue decreased by 33.2%, to approximately $47.27 million from approximately $70.74 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in total revenue was mainly due to the decrease in sales volume of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products.
The following table summarizes revenue, volume and ASP by product for the first half of 2022 and 2021, respectively:
Revenue from CMP, including both regular CMP and light-Weight CMP, decreased by 19.5%, to approximately $46.32 million and accounted for 98.0% of total revenue for first half of 2022, compared to approximately $57.53million, or 81.3% of total revenue for the same period of last year. The Company sold 94,671 tonnes of CMP at an ASP of $489/tonne in first half of 2022, compared to 115,294 tonnes at an ASP of $499/tonne in the same period of last year.
Of the total CMP sales, revenue from regular CMP decreased by 17.5%, to approximately $38.95 million for first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $47.22 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 79,188 tonnes of regular CMP at an ASP of $492/tonne during the first half of 2022, compared to 94,133 tonnes at an ASP of $502/tonne for the same period of last year. Revenue from light-weight CMP decreased by 28.6%, to approximately $7.36 million for the first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $10.31 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 15,483 tonnes of light-weight CMP at an ASP of $476/tonne for the first half of 2022, compared to 21,161tonnes at an ASP of $487/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from offset printing paper was $nil for the first half of 2022, compared to revenue of approximately $9.30 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 13,557 tonnes of offset printing paper at an ASP of $686/tonne in the first half of 2021.
Revenue from tissue paper products decreased by 78.0%, to approximately $0.81 million for the first half of 2022, from approximately $3.68 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 780 tonnes of tissue paper products at an ASP of $1,038/tonne for the first half of 2022, compared to 3,317 tonnes at an ASP of $1,109/tonne for the same period of last year.
Revenue from face masks decreased by 39.8%, to approximately $0.14 million for the first half of 2022, from $0.24 million for the same period of last year. The Company sold 12,664 thousand pieces of face masks for the first half of 2022, compared to 6,470 thousand pieces of face masks for the same period of last year.
Gross Profit and Gross Margin
Total cost of sales decreased by 29.7%, to approximately $46.33 million for the first half of 2022 from approximately $65.88 million for the same period of last year. The decrease in overall cost of sales was mainly due to the decrease in sales quantity of CMP, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. Costs of sales per tonne for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, and tissue paper products were $469, $445,$nil and $2,805, respectively, for the first half of 2022, compared to $470, $447, $562 and $1,317, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Total gross profit was approximately $0.94 million for the first half of 2022, compare to the gross profit of approximately $4.86 million for the same period of last year as a result of factors described above. Overall gross margin was 2.0% for the first half of 2022, compared to 6.9% for the same period of last year. Gross profit(loss) margins for regular CMP, light-weight CMP, offset printing paper, tissue paper products and face mask products were 4.6%, 6.5%, nil%, -170.2% and 24.2%, respectively, for the first half of 2022, compared to 6.3%, 8.3%, 18.1%, -18.7% and 14.8%, respectively, for the same period of last year.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A") increased by 0.3%, to approximately $5.17 million for the first half of 2022 from approximately $5.15 million for the same period of last year.
Loss from Operations
Loss from operations was approximately $4.19 million for the first half of 2022, an increase of 1331.9%, from loss from operations of approximately $0.29 million for the same period of last year. Operating loss margin was 8.9% for the first half of 2022, compared to operating loss margin of 0.4% for the same period of last year.
Net Loss
Net loss was approximately $2.78 million, or loss per share of $0.03, for the first half of 2022, compared to net loss of approximately $4.79 million, or loss per share of $0.10, for the same period of last year.
EBITDA
EBITDA was approximately $4.75 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $8.96 million for the same period of last year.
Note 1: Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our U.S. GAAP results, this press release includes a discussion of EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Company defines EBITDA as net income before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a key measure used by management to evaluate our results and make strategic decisions. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it is an indicator of operational performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies, and should not be viewed as an alternative to measures of financial performance or changes in cash flows calculated in accordance with the U.S. GAAP.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA
(Amounts expressed in US$)
Cash, Liquidity and Financial Position
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash and bank balances, short-term debt (including bank loans, current portion of long-term loans from credit union and related party loans), and long-term debt (including related party loans) of approximately $14.34million, $11.10million and $4.92million, respectively, compared to approximately $11.20 million, $13.52 million and $2.98 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.
Net accounts receivable was approximately $3.82 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to approximately $4.87 million as of December 31, 2021. Net inventory was approximately $6.63 million as of June 30, 2022, compared to approximately $5.84 million as of December 31, 2021. As of June 30, 2022, the Company had current assets of approximately $48.45 million and current liabilities of approximately $17.33million, resulting in a working capital of approximately $31.12 million. This was compared to current assets of approximately $55.52 million and current liabilities of approximately $20.43 million, resulting in a working capital of approximately $35.09 million as of December 31, 2021.
Net cash provided by operating activities was approximately $3.95million for the first half of 2022, compared to net cash used in operating activities of approximately $15.57 million for the same period of last year. Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $7.32 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $0.17 million for the same period of last year. Net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $6.67 million for the first half of 2022, compared to approximately $41.67 million for the same period of last year.
About IT Tech Packaging, Inc.
Founded in 1996, IT Tech Packaging, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of diversified paper products and single-use face masks in North China. Using recycled paper as its primary raw material (with the exception of its tissue paper products), ITP produces and distributes three categories of paper products: corrugating medium paper, offset printing paper and tissue paper products. With production based in Baoding and Xingtai in North China's Hebei Province, ITP is located strategically close to the Beijing and Tianjin region, home to a growing base of industrial and manufacturing activities and one of the largest markets for paper products consumption in the country. ITP has been listed on the NYSE American since December 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.itpackaging.cn/.
Forward-looking Statement
This release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations, opinion, belief or forecasts of future events and performance. A statement identified by the use of forward-looking words including "will," "may," "expects," "projects," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "estimate," "should," and certain of the other foregoing statements may be deemed forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including market and other conditions. More detailed information about the Company and the risk factors that may affect the realization of forward-looking statements is set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC. Investors and security holders are urged to read these documents free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements after the date hereof to conform to actual results or changes in expectations, except as required by law.
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(The Hill) – President Biden on Friday took aim at the Supreme Court for its decision to strike down Roe v. Wade two weeks ago as he signed an executive order to strengthen abortion access, criticizing the court as “out of control” and taking away the rights of women.
“This was not a decision driven by the Constitution. This was not a decision driven by history,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “What we’re witnessing wasn’t a constitutional judgment. It was an exercise in raw political power.”
“The court now practically dares the women of America to go to the ballot box and restore the very rights they’ve just taken away,” Biden added.
Biden described the Supreme Court as “out of control” and working with “extremist elements of the Republican Party” as he derided the decision two weeks ago to eliminate the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and hand states authority to drastically limit or ban the procedure.
The president argued the Supreme Court had essentially issued a challenge to the American public to go vote in November’s election for lawmakers who would support codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade into national law.
Biden’s comments marked some of his sharpest criticism of the Supreme Court in the two weeks since the decision from the conservative majority court. And it came as some members of the Democratic Party had been critical that Biden had not been fiery enough in his response to the rolling back of women’s rights.
The president on Friday signed an executive order aimed at strengthening access to contraceptives and abortion medication, as well as bolstering privacy protections around reproductive health care. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/biden-supreme-court-roe-decision-an-exercise-in-raw-political-power/ | 2022-07-09T01:07:52Z |
High Performance and Reliable Offering for Live IP Broadcast Quality Video
WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zixi, the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over any IP network, and provider of the award-winning Software-Defined Video Platform (SDVP), today announced a partnership with Marshall Electronics, a leading worldwide provider of professional Broadcast and AV technologies for television production, enterprise AV, UCC, studio, corporate, courtroom and others, who have integrated the SDVP into their lineup of IP cameras.
Globally recognized and an award-winning brand for providing high performance and reliable products for live broadcast TV, integrated AV, and cinema production, Marshall has become a global source for broadcast-quality video cameras in HD, UHD, and 4K resolutions serving a variety of workflow configurations. Serving use cases in entertainment, news reporting, sports, live events, live streaming and house of worship, the cameras deliver premium quality, ease of operation and the flexibility to drive remote productions from anywhere. Marshall Cameras feature PTZ and zoom capability with extended zoom ranges of 20x and 30x optical range, resolutions up to 3840x2160p60 and pristine HEVC video encoding while simultaneously supporting output to 12GSDI and up to three concurrent Zixi feeds over IP. Adopted by some of the largest broadcast television and streaming production companies in the world, Marshall Cameras now include native support for full Zixi-enabled delivery with compatibility extending to all Marshall Broadcast and Pro AV-over-IP solutions.
All standard IP camera versions can be loaded with the Zixi-enabled firmware allowing existing Marshall operators to easily add Zixi support to their cameras, unlocking premium connectivity support and direct integration with the full suite of capabilities in the SDVP. Supported IP camera models include CV355-30X, CV420-30X, CV620, CV730 and the top level CV730-BHN/WHN platforms, allowing users to deliver live video utilizing industry best performance, interoperability, resilience and security that the SDVP enables. Operations teams can flexibly deploy Zixi Broadcasters, which can ingest the Marshall Camera Zixi feed and provide real-time content quality analysis, live impairment detection, and low latency processing including live transcoding and protocol conversion. Zixi also enhances reliable transmission with support for bonded delivery over diverse networks such as 5G, LTE and unmanaged internet and hitless failover that reconstructs a single coherent transport stream from multiple time aligned sources.
The SDVP's Zixi protocol is a resilient congestion and network-aware protocol that adjusts to varying network conditions and employs patented, dynamic Forward Error Correction techniques for error-free video transport over IP with 99.9999% uptime at minimal latency. It provides best-in-class security with DTLS and AES encryption, allows for protected multicast transport, provides bandwidth efficiency, and enables encoder backpressure. The Zixi ZEN Master control plane is also integrated to enable users to manage large-scale configurations and orchestrate, analyze, monitor, and report on live video streams and devices across, and the Zixi Enabled Network of customers, integrated hardware and software applications, platforms and service providers standardized on Zixi. As part of ZEN Master, Zixi's Intelligent Data Platform aggregates 3 billion data points a day from across the Zixi Enabled Network and uses advanced analytics, machine learning, and Zixi's unique video telemetry data to provide alerts based on patterns and insights that help media companies streamline broadcast operations by focusing their resources to fix errors before they occur and reduce costs from root cause analysis.
"Zixi is the leader for IP video delivery in the broadcast community and is requested by some of the industry's largest integrators," said Tod Musgrave, Senior Director Cameras, Marshall Electronics. "With Zixi integrated, Marshall Cameras now have access to the leading performance, efficiency, security and reliability that the SDVP enables."
"We are thrilled for our mutual customers that Marshall has natively integrated Zixi into the IP Camera lineup," said John Wastcoat, SVP Alliances and Marketing, Zixi. "Marshall has an excellent reputation in the broadcast community with their feature rich cameras and we look forward to a fruitful partnership."
Zixi will be exhibiting an integrated Marshall CV630-IP at IBC 2022 in Hall 1, D. 81, for more details and to book a meeting please visit Zixi at IBC 2022. Marshall will also be onsite at IBC 2022 (Stand 11.C23).
Zixi provides a cloud based and on-premises Software-Defined Video Platform that enables reliable broadcast-quality video delivery over any IP network, any protocol, any cloud provider and any edge device. The company offers technologies for broadcasters, enterprises, over-the-top video providers, and mobile service providers around the world. The Zixi Platform makes it easy and economical for media companies to source, manage, localize, and distribute live events and 24/7 live linear channels in broadcast QoS, securely and at scale, using any form of IP network or Hybrid IP environments. Zixi provides enhanced control in large complex networks with ZEN Master, a live video orchestration and telemetry control plane that provides visual tools to configure, orchestrate, and monitor live broadcast channels and events across industry protocols. Over 15 years, the Zixi Enabled Network (ZEN) has grown to over 400+ OEM and service providers and serves well over 700 media customers representing most of the top media brands around the world with 20,000+ channels delivered daily. www.zixi.com
For more information, contact:
Denise Williams, Bubble Agency, (Zixi) +1 (0) 503 806 0755, denisew@bubbleagency.com
Thais Nirascou, Bubble Agency (Zixi) +44(0) 7718 985 232, thaisn@bubbleagency.com
Lauren De Bellis, D. Pagan Communications, (Marshall Electronics) +1 (631) 659-2309, laurend@dpagan.com
For over 40 years, Marshall Electronics has been a leading worldwide provider of professional audio and video technologies for broadcast TV, enterprise AV, unified communications (UCC), studio audio production, and industrial OEM. Marshall continues to incorporate the latest technology sensors and powerful low latency video processors in a variety of camera configurations while adding easy setup, operation, and control from leading soft codecs. Our market collaboration with companies like Zixi is an extension of our commitment to ensure our users have a satisfying compatibility experience while delivering a superior level of video performance
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Experience Jurassic World before the exhibit leaves Denver on September 5, 2022
DENVER, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jurassic World: The Exhibition - an immersive 20,000-square-foot experience inspired by the gorundbreaking film franchise Jurassic World - is coming to a close in Denver, Colo. this Labor Day weekend. This is the final chance for fans to roam with the dinosaurs in Denver before Jurassic World: The Exhibition travels to San Diego, Calif. as its next stop on the North American tour.
Jurassic World: The Exhibition is a family-friendly experience based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history. If you've ever wondered what it's like to roam earth with the dinosaurs, look no further. Visitors can walk through the world-famous "Jurassic World" gates, while exploring richly themed environments for the perfect photo moments. The revolutionary exhibit – produced in conjunction with Universal Live Entertainment, a division of Universal Parks & Resorts – allows guests of all ages to imagine what it would be like to encounter life-sized Velociraptors, the friendly Brachiosaurus, and the most fearsome dinosaur of all, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex.
"We are really excited to see such an overwhelming response in Denver," said Stephen Shaw, Founder and Co-President of Round Room Live. "This exhibition has quickly become the must-see experience of the Summer. We look forward to Colorado families continuing to enjoy the Exhibition through Labor Day."
To get tickets before this breathtaking and immersive experience it leaves, please visit JurassicWorldExhibition.com/denver.
Round Room Live is the leading producer and promoter of exhibitions and family show entertainment, specializing in transforming both new and iconic intellectual property into engaging and thrilling live events. Round Room creates unique live experiences tailored to the distinct character of each property and produces the highest quality productions for audiences around the world.
Round Room's Immersive and Entertainment Experiences division is currently touring: Jurassic World: The Exhibition, Mandela: The Official Exhibition and Tupac Shakur. Wake Me When I'm Free, which recently opened in Los Angeles in January 2022. Their current roster of touring theatrical shows includes: Baby Shark Live!, Blippi The Musical, Peppa Pig Live, Blue's Clues & You! Live On Stage, and PJ Masks Live! Save the Day. In February 2018, Entertainment One (eOne) acquired a majority position in Round Room Live. eOne is now a division of Hasbro.
Universal Live Entertainment partners with best-in-class entertainment companies to bring today's most popular stories, characters and adventures to life in a city near you. From larger-than-life touring shows to immersive, walk-through exhibitions and family entertainment centers, Universal's world-class entertainment brands are delivered across the globe for families, friends and people of all ages to enjoy. Productions include Jurassic World Live Tour, Jurassic World: The Exhibition, A Minions Perspective, DreamWorks Animation: The Exhibition, Kung Fu Panda: The Exhibition, The Office Experience, America Ninja Warrior Adventure Park, film to live orchestra concerts and more.
Universal Live Entertainment is a division of Universal Parks & Resorts, a unit of Comcast NBCUniversal. With theme park destinations in California, Florida, Japan, Singapore, and Beijing, Universal Parks & Resorts offers guests around the globe today's most relevant and popular entertainment experiences. Universal theme parks are known for immersive experiences that feature some of the world's most thrilling and technologically advanced film- and television-based attractions. Comcast NBCUniversal wholly owns Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Orlando Resort, and Universal Studios Japan. In addition, the company has a license agreement with Universal Studios Singapore at Resorts World Sentosa and Universal Beijing Resort – an all-new, widely anticipated theme park destination!
From Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment, Jurassic World immerses audiences of all ages in a new era of wonder and thrills where dinosaurs and humankind must learn to coexist. Jurassic World is more than a film franchise. At every turn, this nearly $6 billion film series delivers a larger-than-life destination for exploration, discovery, and epic adventure. Dinosaurs live again and they live in Jurassic World. Jurassic World Dominion is available On Demand now.
Cityneon is a global leader in immersive experiences that holds global partnerships with billion-dollar studios such as The Walt Disney Company and Marvel Entertainment for Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. and Marvel Avengers Station: Evolution and 20th Century Studios for AVATAR: The Exhibition, Hasbro for Transformers: The Experience, NBCUniversal for Jurassic World: The Exhibition, and Lionsgate for The Hunger Games: The Exhibition. Cityneon has also recently announced a partnership with Warner Bros. Themed Entertainment to produce two brand-new, unique global touring themed art experiences inspired by DC and the Wizarding World, slated to launch in 2023. The company also partners with the governments of Peru and Egypt for their original artifact IP experiences, Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru and Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs respectively, plus original artifact tours Pompeii: The Exhibition, Mummies of the World: The Exhibition and Victoria the T. Rex. These partnerships have enabled the Group to bring compelling experiences that leave lasting memories to visitors in more than 50 cities to date globally.
Victory Hill Exhibitions is a subsidiary of Cityneon Holdings and is the worldwide leader in producing Hollywood IP exhibitions. Currently their offerings include Marvel Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. in Las Vegas, Nevada, Sanya, China, Kyoto, Japan and Santiago, Chile; Jurassic World: The Movie Exhibition in Guangzhou and Shanghai, China; Jurassic World: The Exhibition in Denver, Colorado; and The Hunger Games: The Exhibition in Las Vegas.
As a global IP management company which strives to create interactive exhibits that exhibits that attract visitors and have educational value, Victory Hill with its 25 years of experience and cooperation with pioneers in technology from around the world, creates astounding interactive experiences, and can adapt to satisfy each and every unique need of their clients.
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A Rochester, New York, teacher has been placed on leave, according to a statement from the Rochester City School District Board of Education, after parents alleged he made his students pick seeds out of cotton during a lesson one parent said was about slavery.
Rochester School of the Arts teacher Patrick Rausch allegedly gave pieces of cotton to all of his seventh-grade students last week and instructed them to pick the seeds out of the cotton as part of an assignment, according to two parents of students in the class.
Rausch allowed White students in the class to throw their cotton away and forgo the assignment to work on their Chromebooks, Precious Morris, mother of a 13-year-old student, told CNN on Sunday.
Morris said that when her daughter Ja'Nasia Brown, who is Black, attempted to throw her cotton away, Rausch allegedly said she was not allowed to do so and if she did, she would receive a poor grade on the assignment. Morris said Rausch's actions were rude and disrespectful.
"He is making a mockery out of slavery," Morris said.
"I never would have thought a teacher would do such things. When you send your kid to school, you are sending them to school in the hands of those teachers."
Another mother, Vialma Ramos-O'Neal, said her 13-year-old son Jahmiere O'Neal was taught the same lesson by Rausch in a separate social studies class. He is half Black and half Puerto Rican, she said.
Both parents are calling for Rausch's teacher's license to be revoked.
Rausch, who is White, told CNN he had no comment about the allegations or the ongoing school investigation.
CNN has reached out to the school for comment.
In a letter sent to the families of impacted seventh-graders, Rochester School of the Arts said it is investigating the incident and is interviewing students about Rausch's conduct. A substitute teacher has been assigned to the class in the interim, and the school has made counselors available for students "who may need to discuss the situation," the letter states.
In a statement to CNN, Rochester Board of Education President Cynthia Elliott said "in a District of black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning," Rochester Board President Cynthia Elliott said in a statement.
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Police: Dad stabs toddler during pursuit, tells officers he feared relatives would abuse son
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - An 18-month-old boy was rushed to the hospital after police said he was stabbed by his father during a pursuit Monday in Missouri.
KCTV reports officers with the Blue Springs Police Department said a car driven by Tabatha Ong was involved in a crash at an intersection. Investigators said Ong drove away from the scene in an effort to get away from police.
Anthony Beighley-Beck, 24, was in the passenger seat at the time. Police said he pulled his son onto his lap and stabbed him in the abdomen during the chase.
Beighley-Beck and Ong were both arrested after the chase ended just north of Interstate 70.
Detectives said he later told police he feared his son would end up with relatives who would abuse him, according to court documents released Tuesday morning.
The toddler was rushed to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery and remains in intensive care.
Beighley-Beck is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, while Ong is charged with endangering the welfare of a child.
Beighley-Beck is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center without bond. A bond of $50,000 was requested for Ong.
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JUNO BEACH, Fla., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) has posted its second-quarter 2022 financial results in a news release available on the company's website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults.
John Ketchum, president and chief executive officer of NextEra Energy, Kirk Crews, executive vice president, finance and chief financial officer of NextEra Energy, and other members of the company's senior management team will discuss the company's second-quarter 2022 financial results during an investor presentation to be webcast live, beginning at 9 a.m. ET today. The listen-only webcast will be available on NextEra Energy's website by accessing the following link: www.NextEraEnergy.com/FinancialResults. Also discussed during the investor presentation will be financial results for NextEra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: NEP). A replay will be available for 90 days by accessing the same link as listed above.
NextEra Energy, Inc.
NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns Florida Power & Light Company, which is America's largest electric utility that sells more power than any other utility, providing clean, affordable, reliable electricity to approximately 5.8 million customer accounts, or more than 12 million people across Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive clean energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world's largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from seven commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune's 2022 list of "World's Most Admired Companies," recognized on Fortune's 2021 list of companies that "Change the World" and received the S&P Global Platts 2020 Energy Transition Award for leadership in environmental, social and governance. For more information about NextEra Energy companies, visit these websites: www.NextEraEnergy.com, www.FPL.com, www.NextEraEnergyResources.com.
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Awardees honored for their outstanding contributions to the economic growth of the region
DULLES, Va., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unanet, the leading provider of project-based ERP and CRM for the GovCon and architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries, is proud to share that Jon Sabo, the company's vice president of business operations, is a recent winner of the 26th annual NVTC Greater Washington Technology Rising Star Award from the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC), the trade association representing the region's technology community. The awards recognize chief financial officers and financiers for their extraordinary achievements and excellence in promoting the region's economic growth.
"Congratulations to this year's group of financial executives, who exemplify exceptional financial leadership, community involvement, and commitment to bettering our region," said Jennifer Taylor, president and CEO of NVTC. "Each award winner has made a tangible, significant impact at their respective companies and serves as a role model for the next generation of financial professionals."
Sabo joined Unanet in April 2020 and has been vice president of business operations since July 2021. In that short time, Sabo was instrumental in integrating the people, systems, processes and cultures of three companies — those of Unanet and the two businesses it recently acquired — into a single framework.
The NVTC's program attracted more than 50 nominations from companies, organizations, and individuals working to break barriers and cultivate industry innovation throughout the National Capital region. Winners were selected by an independent panel of judges consisting of former awardees.
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CAESAREA, Israel, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IceCure Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) ("IceCure" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive cryoablation technology, the ProSense® System, that destroys tumors by freezing as an alternative to surgical tumor removal ("ProSense"), today announced it will report its business and financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 with a press release issued at 7:00 am ET. IceCure's management team, joined by Dr. Richard Fine, will host a conference call that morning at 8:30 am ET.
Dr. Richard E. Fine, MD, past President of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, an ICE3 trial investigator, Program Director of the Breast Surgical Oncology Fellowship, and Director of Research and Education at the West Comprehensive Breast Center in Germantown, Tennessee, will be on the call to discuss ProSense® as a potential treatment for early stage breast cancer and will be available for Q&A with investors.
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Founded in 2006, Israel-based IceCure Medical (NASDAQ: ICCM) (TASE: ICCM) develops and markets ProSense®, an advanced liquid-nitrogen-based cryoablation therapy for the treatment of tumors (benign and cancerous) by freezing, with the primary focus areas being breast, kidney, bone and lung cancer. Its minimally invasive technology is a safe and effective alternative to hospital surgical tumor removal that is easily performed in a relatively short procedure. The system is marketed and sold worldwide for the indications cleared to-date by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and approved in Europe with the CE Mark.
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Grand Bay man saves toddler, in-laws from burning home
By Shelby Myers
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GRANDY BAY, Alabama (WALA) — More than 24 hours after a devastating fire in Grand Bay, the walls of this family’s home were still smoldering.
Jonny Gaston said he got a call around lunch Tuesday that smoke was coming from one of the rooms in his wife’s family home.
He rushed down Smith Road in Grand Bay, beating the fire department.
He said he didn’t even hesitate to jump into action. He said he entered the smoking home from the garage door.
Gaston said, ”I rushed in as quickly as possible and of course saved the two year old first, which is my son, Gavin. And then there were four total adults which are all handicap. So getting them out of the house was rather difficult. So I was literally putting people on my back, just dragging them out in any way that I can. There was black smoke, so it was hard to see I could feel the flames. It’s like you’re standing next to a bonfire.”
Gaston said he even had to put out his wife’s grandmother’s hair because it had caught fire.
After getting his in-laws and son out, Gaston said he tried to save their 12-year-old Pug and a fresh litter of kittens, but it was too late.
“There was no way to save the animals. I actually, of course, tried to, but by that time the flames were coming so quickly. The fire was spreading so quickly. It was seconds. I mean literally I felt like I had seconds because once I got out of the garage, it pretty much was coming into the garage.”
FOX10 News caught a heartbreaking moment on camera. The mama cat was laid out in the grass in front of the charred home, still looking for her kittens to come out.
Gaston said the home belonged to his wife’s grandfather and house he built by hand years ago. The loss is a tough one.
“Just lost everything he owned and it’s very sad. Special memories, pictures, yeah, will never be recovered. But one thing’s for sure, you can’t replace people. You can replace things,” Gaston said.
Gaston said eight members of his family are living in his double wide trailer on the same property.
They have a GoFundMe set up to raise money to buy another trailer for his in-laws. You can donate here.
The family is also in need of clothing, toiletries, a queen size bed, two walkers, a wheelchair, a shower bench or bath seat and groceries for four adults.
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of C3.ai, Inc..
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ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) C3.ai's partnership with Baker Hughes was deteriorating; (ii) C3.ai was employing a flawed accounting methodology to conceal the deterioration of its Baker Hughes partnership; (iii) C3.ai faced challenges in product adoption and significant salesforce turnover; (iv) the Company overstated, inter alia, the extent of its investment in technology, description of its customers, its total addressable market, the pace of its market growth, and the scale of alliances with its major business partners; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
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SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A restaurant created by KFC founder Harland Sanders for his wife decades ago is for sale.
Claudia Sanders Dinner House in Shelbyville, Kentucky, hit the market this week, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the listing agents describing the nearly 25,000-square-foot restaurant and banquet hall.
The sale of the 3-acre property is being handled by Six Degrees Real Estate and includes the trademark and likeness of the Claudia Sanders name as well as memorabilia from the Sanders family. Also included is a 5,000-square-foot residence where Harland and Claudia Sanders lived for more than 20 years.
The Claudia Sanders Dinner House opened in 1959 and also served as the first KFC headquarters, but was sold to a local couple years ago.
The listing does not include a sale price. Listing agent Morgan Hancock said that potential buyers will have to sign a non-disclosure agreement and show proof of at least $5 million cash on hand.
“The restaurant has only been owned by the Sanders and their close friends, the Settles,” Hancock said in the statement. “The Settles are now committed to finding the next caretaker of this historic brand that will not only fight to maintain its legacy, employees and staple dishes here in this community, but potentially expand the Claudia Sanders brand nationwide.” | https://cw33.com/strange-news/ap-strange-news/kentucky-restaurant-created-by-kfc-founder-for-sale/ | 2022-06-18T13:16:34Z |
Statins are an important tool to prevent major cardiovascular problems, but many patients stop taking them because of side effects, including muscle pain. However, for more than 90% of patients on statins who experience muscle pain, the statin is not the cause of the pain, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet and presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress in Spain.
"Our results confirm that, in the majority of cases, statin therapy is not likely to be the cause of muscle pain in a person taking statin therapy," said the study, led by authors from Oxford Population Health and the Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit at the University of Oxford. "This finding is particularly true if the treatment has been well tolerated for a year or more before developing symptoms."
The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 19 randomized double-blind trials of statin regimens versus placebos. All trials had over 1,000 participants and at least two years of follow up. They also looked at four double-blind trials of more and less intense statin regimens.
Study author Colin Baigent, a professor of epidemiology at University of Oxford, said that there have been many non-randomized studies which don't involve any kind of placebo or random allocation to a statin that have produced "really quite extreme" estimates of how much muscle pain statins cause.
"This has put patients off starting statins, or made them stop treatment when they develop muscle pain because they simply look in the paper and they see that statins cause lots and lots of muscle pain and so they stop," Baigent said during a Science Media Center briefing. "We were really trying to deal with that problem."
The new study says that "even during the first year of a moderate-intensity statin regimen, it is likely to be the cause in only approximately one in 15 patients who report muscle symptoms, rising to approximately one in 10 in those who are taking a more intensive regimen.
"In other words, the statin is not the cause of muscle symptoms in more than 90% of individuals who report such symptoms."
The authors found that in the first year, statin therapy produced a 7% relative increase in muscle pain or weakness, but there was no significant increase after that. The increased risk was already present within the first three months after treatment was assigned.
There were reports of at least one episode of muscle pain or weakness from 27.1% of patients assigned a statin versus 26.6% of those who had a placebo during a median 4.3 year follow up.
In the trials looked at by the authors, they say that statin therapy, during the first year of use, caused approximately 11 additional muscle pain reports per 1,000 patients.
"What we conclude is that there are two things that we need to do as a profession, as a society," Baigent said in the briefing. "The first thing is, we need to do a better job of managing patients who report muscle pain when they are taking a statin, because there's a tendency in patients to end up stopping the statin and that has a detrimental effect on their long term health. And the second thing we need to do is we need to look at the information that is available to patients in package inserts."
He noted that if people were better informed about the real risks of muscle pains, then they might stay on statin therapy for longer.
The study does have some limitations, including considerable heterogeneity in the methods used for muscle symptoms, some adverse event data not being available and most of the studies not excluding participants who may now be categorized as statin intolerant.
In a commentary published alongside the study, Dr. Maciej Banach, a cardiologist at the Medical University of Lodz and Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute in Poland, wrote that the possible side effects of statins shouldn't be a consideration when starting treatment.
"It should be strong emphasized that the small risk of muscle symptoms is insignificant in comparison with the highly proven cardiovascular benefits of statins," he wrote.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women and those of most racial and ethnic groups in the United States. There is one cardiovascular disease death every 34 seconds in the country.
Last week, the US Preventive Services Task Force announced its latest guidance on the use of statins to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.
The guidelines are more conservative than those put out by other groups, such as the American College of Cardiology. They recommend statins in adults 40 to 75 who have at lease one risk factor of cardiovascular disease and a 10% or high risk of a heart attack in the next 10 years.
According to the American Heart Association, "statins are recommended for most partients and have been directly associated with a reduction in the risk of heart attack and stroke. Statins continue to provide the most effective lipid-lowering treatment in most cases."
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as investors continue reviewing earnings reports from big companies.
The S&P 500 rose 1% as of 10:24 a.m. Eastern. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 343 points, or 1%, to 34,753 and the Nasdaq rose 1.3%.
Health care companies had some of the biggest gains. Johnson & Johnson rose 3.4% after reporting surprisingly good earnings while also raising its dividend. Several medical device makers also made solid gains. Intuitive Surgical rose 5.8% and Boston Scientific rose 4.5%.
Banks gained ground along with rising Treasury yields, which allows them to charge higher interest rates on loans. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 2.91% from 2.85% late Monday. Bank of America rose 1.9%.
Energy stocks lagged the broader market. U.S. crude oil prices slipped 4.3%. Natural gas prices slumped 8.4%.
Wall Street is increasingly focusing on the latest round of corporate report cards as more big companies release earnings. Signature Bank jumped 5.2% after beating analysts’ earnings expectations. Netflix is on deck to report earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Railroad giant CSX will report earnings on Wednesday, along with Tesla. American Airlines and Union Pacific will report their results on Thursday.
The latest round of earnings comes as investors try to gauge how companies and consumers are dealing with rising inflation that has made everything from food to clothing and gas more expensive.
The conflict in Ukrainehas added to those price pressures. The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday downgraded the outlook for the world economy this year and next, blaming Russia’s war in Ukraine for disrupting global commerce, pushing up oil prices, threatening food supplies and increasing uncertainty already heightened by the coronavirus and its variants.
Rising prices have prompted the Federal Reserve and other central banks to raise interest rates in order to help temper inflation’s impact. The Fed has already announced a quarter-percentage point rate hike and Wall Street expects a half-percentage rate hike at its next meeting.
Bond yields have been rising as Wall Street prepares for higher interest rates. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is the highest it’s been since late in 2018. Rising yields have also been raising pressure on an already tight housing market as mortgages rates rise and make borrowing more expensive. Wall Street will get more details on that impact when the National Association of Realtors releases its homes ales report for March on Wednesday. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/asian-shares-mostly-gain-as-china-boosts-support-for-economy/ | 2022-04-19T16:15:14Z |
MINNEAPOLIS , June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-year industry veteran advisor Julie Hetland, CFP, ChFC, CLU, CASL and her husband Jason Hetland, MBA, CEPA have affiliated their wealth management practice with Bleakley Financial Group and established a new office in Minneapolis, MN under the name Bleakley Financial – Twin Cities.
The Twin Cities team - which includes associates Meghan Bohlke, Samantha Bettendorf and Melissa Schurhamer - operate a planning-centric wealth management practice specializing in retirement, business & estate planning for affluent families across the country.
Julie Hetland said of the new affiliation, "The decision to launch Bleakley Financial – Twin Cities was based on the evolving needs of our clients. Aligning with a group where the focus is on planning - while providing broader access to financial solutions available in the marketplace - allows us to better optimize outcomes for our clients. The vision of Bleakley, along with the advisor support model they have built, align perfectly with how we want to engage with our clients and run our practice going forward."
According to Andy Schwartz, co-founder and principal of Bleakley Financial, "We couldn't be more excited to partner with Julie, Jason and the rest of the Bleakley Twin Cities team. We are confident that the great financial planning work they do today for clients will only be enhanced by accessing the expanded support services and open architecture investment platform available to them through our affiliation. We look forward to a successful and mutually beneficial partnership with the group for many years to come."
Jason Hetland added, "The decision to change firms was not made quickly or lightly. Our team's sole commitment has been to help clients achieve their long-term financial security goals by acting as a fiduciary and delivering the best advice and recommendations available. After thoroughly evaluating several different firms, we selected Bleakley Financial because of their deep bench of talented resources, their innovative technology offerings to support clients and advisors and their expansive advisor platform that will allow us to deliver enhanced financial, estate and tax planning along with flexible investment solutions."
Vince Nauheimer, Managing Director at Bleakley Financial added, "Julie, Jason and the team share our core values around client service, a robust planning process and pro-active client engagement. With our expanded advisor service model, we believe affiliating with Bleakley opens more options for advisors like Julie to execute on their ambitious business goals, while being more responsive to industry changes and technology advancements that will ultimately benefit the client. We're thrilled to partner with Julie, Jason and the Twin Cities team and stand ready to support their future growth."
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG), a technology platform company leveraging its proprietary electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power, today announced that it has been invited to present as part of the 2022 European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC), which will be held September 18-22, 2022 in Basel, Switzerland.
The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) is the continent's largest event in the field and one of the most prestigious and traditional events on optical communications worldwide.
CEO Dr. Michael Lebby, Chairman of the ECOC Market Focus Committee, will participate in the Market Focus Session, which will include his presentation on utilizing foundries to scale hybrid electro-optic polymer modulators to an audience of industry experts and other industry participants. In addition, Dr. Lebby will discuss the latest results on foundry fabricated stable and reliable EO polymers for integrated photonics platforms and review the latest work in photonics roadmaps on both the integrated photonics (PIC) level as well as PIC packaging level.
"Electro-optic polymer modulators are now becoming a hot topic in the industry as it strives to increase modulation speed while reducing optical network equipment power consumption," said Dr. Michael Lebby, Chief Executive Officer of Lightwave Logic. "We believe that our polymer-based silicon photonic modulators can significantly increase the speed of existing devices while using less power. Given our polymer material requires no special fabrication tooling, and can be in spun onto silicon wafers, the technology is ideally suited for volume scale foundry processes in semiconductor fabs with standardized PDKs (process design kits). I look forward to providing a technical update and continuing to position Lightwave as a clear leader in this space with one of the hottest topics at this tier-1 industry conference."
About Lightwave Logic, Inc.
Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG) is developing a platform leveraging its proprietary engineered electro-optic (EO) polymers to transmit data at higher speeds with less power. The company's high-activity and high-stability organic polymers allow Lightwave Logic to create next-generation photonic EO devices, which convert data from electrical signals into optical signals, for applications in data communications and telecommunications markets. For more information, please visit the Company's website at lightwavelogic.com.
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(The Hill) — Former Trump campaign director Bill Stepien and a Georgia-based U.S. attorney President Donald Trump weighed firing are among those who will testify Monday as the Jan. 6 committee works to show how the former president forged ahead with plans to remain in power despite being “told again and again that he didn’t have [the] numbers to win.”
“Tomorrow’s hearing is focused on the big lie: the decision by the former president to ignore the will of the voters, declare victory in an election he lost, spread claims of fraud and then decide to ignore the rulings of courts when the judgment, of course, didn’t go his way,” a committee aide said on a call with reporters.
Stepien will be joined on a panel by Chris Stirewalt, a former Fox News political editor who was a member of the team at the network that made the decision to call Arizona for now-President Biden on election night 2020.
BJay Pak, once a U.S. Attorney in Georgia, will speak publicly for the first time since resigning as Trump fumed over the Justice Department’s refusal to investigate his baseless allegations of voter fraud. Pak will be joined by conservative election attorney Ben Ginsberg and Al Schmidt, a Republican election official in Philadelphia who drew Trump’s ire after he refused to say the 2020 election was rigged.
Monday’s hearing, the second in a series planned after Thursday’s prime time kickoff, is an important building block in the committee’s plan to show that “Trump oversaw a sophisticated seven-part plan to overturn the presidential election,” as Vice Chair Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) put it.
Its first daytime hearing is entirely dedicated to laying out what Trump was told about his prospects for victory and his election fraud claims and how he bucked the lawful methods for questioning election results.
That point is key to showing Trump’s culpability, and would demonstrate that his actions — from pressuring the Department of Justice to investigate, to energizing his base over concerns of election security, to roping in state and federal officials to aide his cause — were taken knowing his election claims were fraudulent.
It’s a point that would also likely be of interest to the Department of Justice, should they weigh bringing charges against the former president.
“The former President didn’t have the numbers to win the election; he was told, he chose to declare victory anyway. The claims of fraud the former president embraced were baseless. He was told that again and again, and he continued to repeat those claims anyway,” the committee aide said.
The committee dedicated much of its energy to this topic in its first hearing. They played clips of video footage from depositions with another Trump campaign staffer saying shortly after the election Trump had been told “in pretty blunt terms that he was going to lose.”
And it twice showed clips from former Attorney General Bill Barr making that same point, saying there was ”absolutely zero basis for the allegations” and that Trump’s claims were “complete nonsense.”
The committee even flashed daughter Ivanka Trump referring to Barr when saying, “I accepted what he was saying”
The combination of witnesses shows the committee wants to chart the claims of election fraud in the campaign, through conservative media, and even through its fundraising, and the impact it had at the state level and in the judiciary. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) is expected to play an elevated role in walking through the evidence.
The committee subpoenaed Stepien in November, noting his involvement in the “Stop the Steal” rallies organized on behalf of Trump, including promoting claims around issues with voting machines “despite an internal memo in which campaign staff determined such claims were false.”
He also helmed a campaign tasked with “asking states to delay or deny certification of electoral votes and by sending multiple slate of electoral votes to the United States Congress,” the committee said in November.
Stepien told several media outlets that he will appear before the panel under subpoena. The committee aide refused to answer questions Sunday about how cooperative Stepien will likely be as a witness.
However, witnesses often appear before committees or their investigators under “friendly subpoena,” and Stepien has not filed any lawsuits to challenge the committee’s request that he testify.
Stepien is also an advisor to the campaign of Harriet Hageman, a Trump-backed challenger to Cheney in Wyoming’s GOP primary.
In the month after the 2020 election, Pak was at the intersection of Trump’s focus on both “finding” additional votes in Georgia and replacing his DOJ leadership if they would not investigate his alleged fraud there.
“Pak’s office had investigated and debunked various allegations of election fraud in Georgia,” a Senate Judiciary Committee review of Trump’s efforts at the Justice Department concluded last October.
That included allegations from Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani that officials there absconded with a suitcase of ballots without oversight from Republican poll watchers.
“In reality, the ‘suitcase’ was a secure ballot container, and the ballots were counted in the presence of poll watchers from both parties,” the Senate panel wrote in their report.
But as Trump became increasingly fixated on securing action in Georgia, he mentioned Pak, even after he had been talked down from firing his own Justice Department leadership in favor of someone who would initiate an investigation there.
“Atlanta, Atlanta, no surprise there. They didn’t find anything. No surprise because we have a never-Trumper there as U.S. Attorney,” Trump reportedly said.
Pak abruptly resigned on Jan. 5, despite plans to stay through Inauguration Day.
Ginsberg, a longtime election lawyer on behalf of Republicans, sounded the alarm on the election fraud claims Trump began to issue ahead of Election Day.
“The truth is that over all those years Republicans found only isolated incidents of fraud. Proof of systematic fraud has become the Loch Ness Monster of the Republican Party. People have spent a lot of time looking for it, but it doesn’t exist,” Ginsberg wrote in an op-ed just days before the 2020 election, warning the GOP “is destroying itself on the altar of Trump.”
“As he confronts losing, Trump has devoted his campaign and the Republican Party to this myth of voter fraud. Absent being able to articulate a cogent plan for a second term or find an attack against Joe Biden that will stick, disenfranchising enough voters has become key to his reelection strategy. Perhaps this was the plan all along,” Ginsberg added.
Schmidt, a former city commissioner of Philadelphia, also saw the impact of Trump’s election fraud claims firsthand. He received death threats in the aftermath of the election due to his role on the city’s election board, including following comments that “bad actors” were “lying” about the vote tabulation process. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/trumps-big-lie-takes-center-stage-in-second-jan-6-hearing/ | 2022-06-13T15:18:56Z |
Norman Mineta, 1st Asian-American Cabinet secretary, dies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Norman Mineta, who broke racial barriers for Asian Americans serving in high-profile government posts and ordered commercial flights grounded after the 9/11 terror attacks as the nation’s federal transportation secretary, died Tuesday. He was 90.
John Flaherty, Mineta’s former chief of staff, said Mineta died peacefully at his home surrounded by family in Edgewater, Maryland, east of the nation’s capital.
“His cause of death was a heart ailment,” Flaherty added. “He was an extraordinary public servant and a very dear friend.”
Mineta broke racial barriers for Asian Americans in becoming mayor of San Jose, California early in his political career. He later became the first Asian American to become a federal Cabinet secretary, serving under both Democratic President Bill Clinton and Republican George W. Bush.
Bush went on to award Mineta the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In a statement, the former president said Mineta was “a wonderful American story about someone who overcame hardship and prejudice to serve in the United States Army, Congress, and the Cabinet of two Presidents.”
“As my Secretary of Transportation, he showed great leadership in helping prevent further attacks on and after 9/11. As I said when presenting him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Norm has given his country a lifetime of service, and he’s given his fellow citizens an example of leadership, devotion to duty, and personal character,” the former president said.
The son of Japanese immigrants who spent two years of his childhood at a World War II internment camp, Mineta began his political career leading his hometown of San Jose before joining the Clinton administration as commerce secretary and then crossing party lines to serve in Bush’s Cabinet.
As Bush’s transportation secretary, Mineta led the department during the crisis of Sept. 11, 2001, as hijacked commercial airliners barreled toward U.S. landmarks. After a second plane crashed into the World Trade Center, Mineta ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all civilian aircraft — more than 4,500 in flight at the time. It was the first such order given in U.S. aviation history.
Mineta was subsequently tasked with restoring confidence in air travel in the aftermath of the terror attacks. He oversaw the hasty creation of the Transportation Security Administration, which took over responsibility for aviation security from the airlines.
Within a year, the TSA had hired tens of thousands of airport screeners, put air marshals on commercial flights and installed high-tech equipment to screen air travelers and their luggage for bombs.
The effort was derided at the time for wasteful spending and causing long lines at airports. But Mineta, widely liked and respected in Washington for his deep knowledge of transportation issues, managed to escape the brunt of that criticism.
In 2006, he resigned at age 74 after 5 and 1/2 years in his post, making him the longest-serving transportation secretary since the agency was created in 1967.
Born on Nov. 12, 1931, Norman Yoshio Mineta was 10 and wearing his Cub Scouts uniform when he and his parents were transported to be incarcerated in Wyoming after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
He went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and served as an Army intelligence officer in Korea and Japan. After three years with the military, he returned to San Jose to run his father’s Mineta Insurance Agency.
Mineta’s foray into politics came in 1967, when San Jose’s mayor tapped him to fill a vacant seat on the city council. He won re-election and served four more years on the council before winning the city’s top seat in 1971, making him the first Asian-American mayor of a major city. It now has an airport that bears his name.
Mineta was elected to Congress in 1974 and served 10 terms representing Silicon Valley. During his tenure, he pushed for more funding for the FAA and co-authored a landmark law that gave state and local governments control over highway and mass transit decisions.
The co-founder of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus also scored a personal victory when he helped win passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which required the U.S. government to apologize to the 120,000 Japanese Americans forced to live in wartime internment camps. Former internees also received reparations of $20,000 each.
In 1993, Mineta became chairman of the House Public Works and Transportation Committee — another first — but he quickly lost that job after Republicans won control of the House in 1994.
Mineta resigned from Congress in 1995 to join Lockheed Martin Corp. as senior vice president of its transportation division, which built and operated electronic toll collection systems.
But Washington came calling again five years later when Clinton, in the final months of his presidency, appointed him to replace William Daley as commerce secretary.
Mineta then became the first cabinet secretary to make the switch directly from a Democratic to Republican administration. He was the only Democrat in Bush’s cabinet.
As transportation secretary, Mineta successfully promoted private investment in roads and bridges such as the Chicago Skyway and Indiana Toll Road and helped secure passage of a $286 billion highway spending plan after almost two years of wrangling with Congress.
After overseeing the rapid launch of the TSA, Mineta had his department downsized by almost two-thirds when the TSA and Coast Guard were moved to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003 in the biggest government reorganization in nearly six decades.
After retiring from public service, he joined the public relations firm Hill & Knowlton as vice chairman and settled with his wife, Danealia, in Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay.
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Chea reported from San Francisco.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Animal Dermatology Group, Inc. ("ADG"), joins the veterinary dermatology community in welcoming the 2022 resident class of the American College of Veterinary Dermatology (ACVD), including five new residents beginning their residency at Animal Dermatology Clinic locations across the country.
Each July, a new group of veterinarians embark on the rigorous process of becoming board certified veterinary dermatologists. After completing a one-year clinical internship, these residents begin a 3-year program of supervised educational training in the discipline of dermatology. The program also requires residents to publish original research in veterinary dermatology and pass the ACVD certifying examination at the conclusion of their residency.
ADG's 2022 residency class includes Dr. AnnMarie Bloomer (graduate of the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine) at Animal Dermatology Clinic – Marietta, GA; Dr. Tori Cleaver (St. George's University School of Veterinary Medicine) at Animal Dermatology Clinic – Tustin, CA; Dr. Tricia Daniels (Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine) at Animal Dermatology Clinic – Pasadena, CA; and Dr. Jyothi Surendran (College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala, India, ECFVG Training, Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine) at Animal Dermatology Clinic – Wayne, NJ. In addition, ADG has partnered with the University of Minnesota to sponsor Dr. Helena Montin (UMNCVM graduate) to undertake her dermatology residency with the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine.
"It's always an exciting time for us when we welcome new residents," stated Dr. Rusty Muse, DACVD, ADG's Medical Affairs Director. "One of the most rewarding aspects for our medical team is the opportunity to pass along the knowledge and insights we've gathered over the years of clinical practice to future dermatologists. The collaborative learning experience we foster is enriching for both the student and mentor."
ADG has the distinction of being the first private organization approved to offer a residency program by the ACVD and host the largest residency program preparing future veterinary dermatologists.
About Animal Dermatology Group
Animal Dermatology Group ("ADG") is the largest veterinary dermatology business in the U.S., providing the highest quality care to pets with acute and chronic skin conditions. ADG has over 60 veterinarians supporting more than 40 primary and satellite locations where its specialists are actively involved in providing clinical care, research and academic training. For more information, please visit www.animaldermatology.com.
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COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, a leading provider of supplemental health insurance in the U.S.1, is kicking off its marketing campaign for the 2022-2023 college football season to shine a light on the gap between health insurance and medical bills. This season, Aflac is introducing a new character, Gap Goat, who serves as a nemesis to America's favorite spokesduck in a series of humorous commercials airing throughout the season.
Deion "Coach Prime" Sanders and Coach Nick Saban return as part of the Aflac Duck vs. Gap Goat campaign, which also features a new original and recurring character starring opposite the Aflac Duck. Throughout the campaign, the Gap Goat serves as an antagonist who shows up with unexpected medical bills for hardworking Americans at inopportune times, all the while bleating out the catch phrase, "GAAAAP!" The goat represents the gap that can be left when health insurance doesn't cover all of one's medical expenses.
"While the Aflac Duck remains a household name, the Gap Goat presents new marketing opportunities to build a story that leverages both humor and purpose to help educate fans on the gaps for those facing medical debt," said Aflac U.S. President Teresa White.
The Aflac Duck, who opposes the Gap Goat in these spots, represents a solution to help American consumers who are concerned about their health care and finances — Aflac — by showing them how to help close the gap between what health insurance covers and what is left behind. Coach Prime and Coach Saban serve as translators for the Aflac Duck and Gap Goat.
"Last year, I had an unexpected medical event, and while I am fortunate enough to have the means to pay the onslaught of medical bills, many are not afforded the same peace of mind and are often tackled by the cost of care," said Coach Prime. "That makes being a part of this year's campaign especially meaningful for me as I continue to work with Aflac to ensure that fans are better prepared to help close the gap between where insurance ends and medical debt starts."
"For the last three years, I've had the opportunity to work with Aflac and advocate for those facing medical debt," said Coach Saban. "In football, we run into unexpected situations in games each week, but only through preparation are we able to overcome the challenges. It's the same thing in life, which is why I work with Aflac to help fans better prepare for unexpected health expenses they may encounter."
The Aflac Duck vs. Gap Goat campaign will run across television, digital, social and audio platforms. The first spot, "The Arrival," makes its debut Aug. 27 on ESPN during the opening weekend of the college football season. The second spot, "Stadium Worker," will land Oct. 15 and the third spot, "Treadmill Race," will air Oct. 29.
Aflac will be extending the campaign across different marketing efforts through social media, digital and on-site experiential activations at high-profile games, including HBCU mainstays like the Celebration Bowl. Fans can also get to know Aflac at Aflac.com.
ABOUT AFLAC INCORPORATED
Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company helping provide protection to more than 50 million people through its subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S., paying cash fast when policyholders get sick or injured. For more than six decades, insurance policies of Aflac Incorporated's subsidiaries have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on recovery, not financial stress. In the U.S., Aflac is the number one provider of supplemental health insurance products.1 Aflac Life Insurance Japan is the leading provider of medical and cancer insurance in Japan, where it insures 1 in 4 households. In 2021, Aflac Incorporated was proud to be included as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere for the 16th consecutive year. Also in 2021, the company was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index and became a signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). In 2022, Aflac Incorporated was included on Fortune's list of World's Most Admired Companies for the 21st time and Bloomberg's Gender-Equality Index for the third consecutive year. To find out how to get help with expenses health insurance doesn't cover, get to know us at aflac.com or aflac.com/español. Investors may learn more about Aflac Incorporated and its commitment to ESG and social responsibility at investors.aflac.com under "Sustainability."
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NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC notifies investors that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Dingdong (Cayman) LTD ("Dingdong" or "the Company") (NYSE: DDL) and its U.S. representatives, certain Dingdong directors and officers and the underwriters of the Dingdong's June 2021 initial public offering ("IPO"), on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased, or otherwise acquired Dingdong American Depository Shares ("ADS") pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's IPO on or about June 28, 2021. Such investors are encouraged to join this case by visiting the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/ddl.
This class action seeks to recover damages against Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws.
The Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement and Prospectus used to effectuate the Company's IPO misstated and/or omitted facts concerning the Company's so-called commitment to ensuring the safety and quality of the food it distributes to the market. Despite claiming that it applies "stringent quality control across [its] entire supply chain to ensure product quality to [its] users," the Company sold food past its sell-by date. Consequently, the Company was, in fact, no better at providing or assuring access to "fresh" groceries than the supermarkets, traditional Chinese wet markets, or traditional e-commerce platforms it repeatedly claimed to be displacing. Moreover, the foregoing conduct subjected the Company to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement, all of which, once revealed, were likely to (and did) negatively impact the Company's business, operations, and reputation.
A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to review a copy of the Complaint, you can visit the firm's site: www.bgandg.com/ddl, or you may contact Peretz Bronstein, Esq. or his Law Clerk and Client Relations Manager, Yael Nathanson of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC at 212-697-6484. If you suffered a loss in Dingdong, you have until October 24, 2022, to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC represents investors in securities fraud class actions and shareholder derivative suits. The firm has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors nationwide. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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Yellowstone flooding rebuild could take years, cost billions
(AP) - Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and some of the country’s most plentiful and diverse wildlife is facing its biggest challenge in decades.
Floodwaters this week wiped out numerous bridges, washed out miles of roads and closed the park as it approached peak tourist season during its 150th anniversary celebration. Nearby communities were swamped and hundreds of homes flooded as the Yellowstone River and its tributaries raged.
The scope of the damage is still being tallied by Yellowstone officials, but based on other national park disasters, it could take years and cost upwards of $1 billion to rebuild in an environmentally sensitive landscape where construction season only runs from the spring thaw until the first snowfall.
Based on what park officials have revealed and Associated Press images and video taken from a helicopter, the greatest damage seemed to be to roads, particularly on the highway connecting the park’s north entrance in Gardiner, Montana, to the park’s offices in Mammoth Hot Springs. Large sections of the road were undercut and washed away as the Gardner River jumped its banks. Perhaps hundreds of footbridges on trails may have been damaged or destroyed.
“This is not going to be an easy rebuild,” Superintendent Cam Sholly said early in the week as he highlighted photos of massive gaps of roadway in the steep canyon. “I don’t think it’s going to be smart to invest potentially, you know, tens of millions of dollars, or however much it is, into repairing a road that may be subject to seeing a similar flooding event in the future.”
Re-establishing a human imprint in a national park is always a delicate operation, especially as a changing climate makes natural disasters more likely. Increasingly intense wildfires are occurring, including one last year that destroyed bridges, cabins and other infrastructure in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California.
Flooding has already done extensive damage in other parks and is a threat to virtually all the more-than 400 national parks, a report by The Rocky Mountain Climate Organization found in 2009.
Mount Rainier National Park in Washington state closed for six months after the worst flooding in its history in 2006. Damage to roads, trails, campgrounds and buildings was estimated at $36 million.
Yosemite Valley in California’s Yosemite National Park has flooded several times, but suffered its worst damage 25 years ago when heavy downpours on top of a large snowpack — a scenario similar to the Yellowstone flood — submerged campgrounds, flooded hotel rooms, washed out bridges and sections of road, and knocked out power and sewer lines. The park was closed for more than two months.
Congress allocated $178 million in emergency funds – a massive sum for park infrastructure at the time – and additional funding eventually surpassed $250 million, according to a 2013 report.
But the rebuilding effort once estimated to last four to five years dragged out for 15, due in part to environmental lawsuits over a protected river corridor and a long bureaucratic planning and review process.
It’s not clear if Yellowstone would face the same obstacles, though reconstructing the road that runs near Mammoth Hot Springs, where steaming water bubbles up over an otherworldly series of stone terraces, presents a challenge.
It’s created by a unique natural formation of underground tubes and vents that push the hot water to the surface, and would be just one of many natural wonders crews would have to be careful not to disturb, said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity.
Along with the formation itself, there are also microbes and insects that thrive in the environment found almost nowhere else. And the park will need to avoid damaging any archaeological or cultural artifacts in the area with a rich Native American history.
“They’ll have to look at all the resources the park is designed to protect, and try to do this project as carefully as possible, but they’re also going to try to go fairly quickly,” Hartl said.
Having to reroute the roadway that hugged the Gardner River could be an opportunity to better protect the waterway and the fish and other species that thrive there from oil and other microscopic pollution that comes from passing vehicles, Hartl said.
“The river will be healthier for it,” he said.
The Yosemite flood was seen by the park as an opportunity to rethink its planning and not necessarily rebuild in the same places, said Frank Dean, president and chief executive of the Yosemite Conservancy and a former park ranger.
Some facilities were relocated outside the flood plain and some campgrounds that had been submerged in the flood were never restored. At Yosemite Lodge, cabins that had been slated for removal in the 1980s were swamped and had to be removed.
“The flood took them all out like a precision strike,” Dean said. “I’m not going to say it’s a good thing, but providence came in and made the decision for them.”
Yellowstone’s recovery comes as a rapidly growing number of people line up to visit the country’s national parks, even as a backlog of deferred maintenance budget grows into tens of billions of dollars. The park was already due for funding from the Great American Outdoors Act, a 2020 law passed by Congress that authorizes nearly $3 billion for maintenance and other projects on public lands.
Now it will need another infusion of money for more pressing repairs that Emily Douce, director of operations and park funding at National Parks Conservation Association, estimated could hit at least $1 billion.
The southern half of the park is expected to reopen next week, allowing visitors to flock to Old Faithful, the rainbow-colored Grand Prismatic Spring, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and its majestic waterfall.
But the flood-damaged northern end may not reopen this year, depriving visitors from seeing Tower Fall and Lamar Valley, one of the best places in the world to see wolves and grizzly bears. Some days during the high season, an animal sighting can lead to thousands of people parked on the side of the road hoping to catch a glimpse.
Whether some of these areas are reopened will depend on how quickly washed-out roads can be repaired, downed trees can be removed and mudslides cleared.
Maintaining the approximately 466 miles (750 kilometers) of roadway throughout the park is a major job. Much of the roadway originally was designed for stagecoaches, said Kristen Brengel, senior vice-president of public affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association.
“Part of the effort of the last couple of decades has been to stabilize the road to make it safe for heavier vehicles to travel on it,” she said.
Located at a high elevation where snow and cold weather is not uncommon eight months of the year and there are many tiny earthquakes, road surfaces don’t last as long and road crews have a short window to complete projects. One recently completed road job created closures for about two years.
“I think it’ll probably be several years before the park is totally back to normal,” Hartl said.
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Teacher killed in hit-and-run leaves wife, 10 children behind
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – A teacher and father of 10 died after being hit by a vehicle while riding his bike in the Kansas City area Saturday morning.
Police said the vehicle that hit Charles Criniere left the scene in an unknown direction, KCTV reports.
Criniere was a middle school teacher who was spoken highly of and is described as an inspiration to others.
“I’m going to miss just the long talks that we would have where he would literally make you feel loved,” Senior Pastor Athol Barnes of Grace Point Baptist Church said.
Friends have set up a GoFundMe in hopes the community can come together and help Criniere’s wife and 10 children.
“They were living off a teacher’s salary, 10 kids and they always gave, and I would look at him and be like, ‘How? How are they giving so much?’” one of Criniere’s neighbors said. “Their heart is to give to people. So, that fact that we can give back to them is the least we can do for this family.”
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc. ("South Atlantic" or the "Company") (OTCQX: SABK), parent of South Atlantic Bank (the "Bank"), reported consolidated net income of $2.5 million, or $0.33 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, an increase of $33 thousand, or $0.01 per diluted common share, compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2021.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights:
- Net income for the second quarter of 2022 totaled $2.5 million, a 25.0 percent increase over the first quarter of 2022 and a 1.3 percent increase over the second quarter of 2021.
- Loan interest income, excluding fees, for the second quarter of 2022 increased $1.5 million, or 21.2 percent when compared to the same period in 2021.
- Total assets as of June 30, 2022 equaled $1.4 billion, a 13.9 percent increase year-to-date and 22.5 percent increase year-over-year.
- Net loans increased to $879.2 million at June 30, 2022, a 21.1 percent increase year-to-date and 23.7 percent increase year-over-year.
- Total deposits increased to $1.3 billion at June 30, 2022, a 17.1 percent increase year-to-date and 23.3 percent increase year-over-year.
"South Atlantic Bank has had a strong start to 2022. Financial performance during the second quarter of 2022 exceeded our expectations, and our results during the period are a testament to the investment in our team and technology. We believe these second quarter 2022 results, along with strength in our loan pipeline, have us well-positioned for the second half of 2022," said K. Wayne Wicker, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of South Atlantic.
The Company's subordinated debt issuance of $30.0 million in December 2021, which occurred prior to the market interest rate increases experienced in the first and second quarter of 2022, has provided the Company with a capital source positioning the Bank for future growth. Despite the Federal Open Market Committee of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System repeatedly raising their target benchmark interest rate in the first six months of 2022, resulting in subsequent prime rate increases of 150 basis point between March and June of 2022, the Company believes that the Bank's balance sheet is well suited to navigate the current rising rate environment, which is expected to continue in light of the uncertain inflationary outlook in the United States and our market areas.
Earnings Summary
Net interest income was $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $8.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, an increase of $1.6 million, or 18.5 percent, primarily due to an increase of $1.1 million in interest income on securities from increased securities holdings and an increase of $773 thousand in loan interest income, partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $228 thousand driven by interest expense on the Company's outstanding subordinated debt.
Noninterest income declined $766 thousand, or 33.9 percent, to $1.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, primarily due to a $751 thousand decrease in secondary mortgage fees.
Noninterest expense increased $842 thousand, or 11.0 percent, to $8.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $7.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase in noninterest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2022 is primarily due to salary and benefits expenses increasing by $510 thousand due to the hiring of seasoned commercial lenders and overhead costs to support our operations and growth initiatives.
Balance Sheet Activity
Total assets increased $171.7 million to $1.4 billion as of June 30, 2022, compared to $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2021. This increase in total assets during the six months ended June 30, 2022 was driven primarily by an increase in net loans of $153.4 million and an increase in cash and cash equivalents of $23.1 million, partially offset by a reduction in mortgage loans held for sale of $7.5 million. Net loans grew 21.1 percent in the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 4.5 percent for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Total deposits increased $184.9 million in the six months ended June 30, 2022, of which $62.0 million was noninterest bearing, compared to an increase of $192.7 million in the six months ended June 30, 2021.
PPP Loans
The Company participated in both phases of the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP") and processed an aggregate of 1,532 PPP loans, totaling $146.3 million, during both phases of the PPP. As of June 30, 2022, all PPP loans originated by the Bank have been subsequently forgiven by the Small Business Administration (the "SBA") or otherwise paid off. The Bank successfully converted 375 of those PPP loan borrowers without existing banking relationships into full-service deposit and loan relationship customers.
Net Interest Margin
Net interest margin, on a tax equivalent basis ("net interest margin"), decreased by 13 basis points to 3.43 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to 3.56 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2021. The decrease is primarily attributable to the 10 basis point reduction in yields on total interest earning assets during the period, including a 25 basis point reduction in loan yields including fees income during the period. Cost of funds increased by 3 basis points to 0.26 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to 0.23 percent for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
Credit Quality
We continue to see solid credit quality throughout our markets through June 30, 2022, with no loans classified as non-accrual and no loans past due greater than 90 days as of June 30, 2022. At June 30, 2022, there was one loan past due greater than 30 days totaling $31 thousand, or 0.003 percent of the net loan portfolio. Provision expense during the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $325 thousand compared to $375 thousand for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
As previously disclosed, the Bank worked closely with borrowers who were unable to meet their contractual obligations due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by offering loan modifications or payment deferrals to certain borrowers on a short-term basis. As of June 30, 2022, there were no loans with short-term modifications or payment deferrals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capital Position
Shareholders' equity totaled $89.9 million as of June 30, 2022, a decrease of $15.6 million from December 31, 2021, driven by a $20.7 million adjustment for unrealized losses in the Bank's available-for-sale securities portfolio since December 31, 2021, partially offset by $4.5 million in year-to-date earnings. The $20.7 million adjustment for unrealized losses during the period resulted from a decrease in the market value of securities in the Bank's available-for-sale securities portfolio, which is attributed to a significant increase in market interest rates during the period. Generally, the Bank classifies its debt securities held in the Bank's securities portfolio as available-for-sale. During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Bank reclassified a portion of its securities portfolio to held to maturity in order to help mitigate the effects of the current rising interest rate environment and the Bank anticipates they will mature at par. The Bank's capital position remains above the minimum regulatory thresholds required to be considered "well-capitalized," with a total risk-based capital ratio of 11.34 percent as of June 30, 2022. The Company reported 7,592,520 total shares outstanding as of June 30, 2022. The increase of 14,715 shares outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2022 is due to the exercise of options granted.
About South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc.
South Atlantic Bancshares, Inc. (OTCQX: SABK) is a registered bank holding company based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with approximately $1.4 billion in total assets. The Company's banking subsidiary, South Atlantic Bank, is a full-service financial institution spanning the entire coastal area of South Carolina, and is locally owned, controlled and operated. The Bank operates eleven offices in Myrtle Beach, Carolina Forest, North Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, Pawleys Island, Georgetown, Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Bluffton, Hilton Head Island and Beaufort, South Carolina. The Bank specializes in providing personalized community banking services to individuals, small businesses and corporations. Services include a full range of consumer and commercial banking products, including mortgage, and treasury management, including South Atlantic Bank goMobile, the Bank's mobile banking app. The Bank also offers internet banking, no-fee ATM access, checking, certificates of deposit and money market accounts, merchant services, mortgage loans, remote deposit capture, and more. For more information, visit www.SouthAtlantic.bank.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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Information contained herein, other than information as of December 31, 2021, is unaudited. All financial data should be read in conjunction with the notes to the consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Bank as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as contained in the Company's 2021 Annual Report located on the Company's website.
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NEWTOWN, Pa., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) will host a conference call at 8:00 a.m. ET, on Thursday, August 4, 2022, to discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results. A news release containing these results will be issued before the call.
The conference call will be available live on the EPAM website at https://investors.epam.com. Please visit the website at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register for the event. For those who cannot access the live webcast, a replay will be available in the Investor Relations section of the website.
About EPAM Systems
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its advanced software engineering heritage to become the foremost global digital transformation services provider – leading the industry in digital and physical product development and digital platform engineering services. Through its innovative strategy; integrated advisory, consulting, and design capabilities; and unique 'Engineering DNA,' EPAM's globally deployed hybrid teams help make the future real for clients and communities around the world by powering better enterprise, education and health platforms that connect people, optimize experiences, and improve people's lives. In 2021, EPAM was added to the S&P 500 and included among the list of Forbes Global 2000 companies.
Selected by Newsweek as a 2021 Most Loved Workplace, EPAM's global multi-disciplinary teams serve customers in more than 45 countries across five continents. As a recognized leader, EPAM is listed among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services on the Fortune 1000 and ranked as the top IT services company on Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list for the last three consecutive years. EPAM is also listed among Ad Age's top 25 World's Largest Agency Companies for three consecutive years, and Consulting Magazine named EPAM Continuum a top 20 Fastest-Growing Firm.
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Welcomes SoftBank Group to its member ranks
TOKYO, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The SODA Foundation, which hosts the SODA Open Data Framework (ODF) for data mobility from edge to core to cloud, today announced two new open source projects: Kahu and Como. Kahu streamlines data protection for Kubernetes and its application data, and Como is a virtual data lake project to enable seamless access to data stored in different clouds. The SODA Foundation also welcomes SoftBank Group as an end-user supporter and key collaboration partner on the Como project.
According to the 2021 SODA Data and Storage Trends Report, two of the top challenges in managing data in containers and cloud-native environments are availability (46%) and management tools (38%). In direct response to the report findings, the SODA Foundation community collaborated to introduce new tooling options through the Kahu project to improve backup and restore practices critical to data availability. Furthermore, as enterprises become more data-driven and data growth for some enterprises can exceed 10PB per year, object data management offered by the Como Project will play an important role in performance and scalability requirements for cloud-native environments.
"Data collection, management, and consumption is becoming the new competitive battlefield in IT", said Steven Tan, chairman, SODA Foundation. "We're excited to announce Kahu and Como as the latest advances in open source data management and storage. Our 28 members are also excited to welcome the engineers and open source community within SoftBank Group to the Foundation."
"Data is the fuel of our global digital economy and harnessing its power requires collaboration on a massive scale", said Kuniyoshi Suzuki, Senior Director, Cloud Engineering , SoftBank Group. "Softbank is excited to be joining a community of open source software developers focused on enabling improvements toward data storage, recovery, and retention in cloud environments. We look forward to collaborating with the SODA Foundation and its members, while contributing to the future of this important community."
In addition to the announcement of Kahu and Como projects, the SODA Foundation also announced the:
- Release of SODA Framework Madagascar v1.7.0: Formerly Open Data Framework (ODF), SODA Framework comprises independent projects initiated by the community to solve common data and storage problems faced by end users. It includes:
- Expansion of its Eco Project Initiative with the introduction of more open source projects:
DAOS: a software-defined object store designed from the ground up for massively distributed Non Volatile Memory (NVM), providing features such as transactional non-blocking I/O, advanced data protection with self-healing on top of commodity hardware, end-to-end data integrity, fine-grained data control and elastic storage.
YIG: extends Minio backend storage aggregating multiple Ceph clusters to form a massive storage resource pool that can easily scale up to exabyte (EB) levels with minimal performance disruption.
CubeFS: a cloud-native storage platform used as the underlying storage infrastructure for online applications, database or data processing services and machine learning jobs orchestrated by Kubernetes.
Karmada: a Kubernetes management system that enables organizations to run cloud-native applications across multiple Kubernetes clusters and clouds, with no changes to your applications.
SBK: an open source software framework for the performance benchmarking of any storage system.
- SODACODE: this week, developers from around the world will participate in SODACODE 2022 - the Data & Storage Hackathon on May 25 - 26. The first-of-its-kind coding event organized by SODA Foundation is open to developers from all levels ranging from beginner to advanced. The hackathon will conclude with project demonstrations, presentation sessions, panel discussions and an award ceremony for the hackathon winners.
- Trend Survey: The SODA Foundation will release its second-annual Data and Storage Trends Survey on June 30, 2022.
- SODACON: a technical conference held by SODA Foundation, will be held this year in Yokohama, Japan on December 7, 2022. The conference will bring together industry leaders, developers and end users to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges and solutions in the field of Data and Storage Management in the era of cloud-native, IoT, big data, machine learning, and more.
Additional Resources
- Join the SODA Foundation
- Attend SODACODE 2022 - The Data & Storage Hackathon
- Read the 2021 Data and Storage Trends Report
About the SODA Foundation
Previously OpenSDS, the SODA Foundation is part of the Linux Foundation and includes both open source software and standards to support the increasing need for data autonomy. SODA Foundation Premiere members include China Unicom, Fujitsu, Huawei, NTT Communications and Toyota Motor Corporation. Other members include China Construction Bank Fintech, Click2Cloud, GMO Pepabo, IIJ, MayaData, LinBit, Scality, Sony, Wipro and Yahoo Japan.
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LAS VEGAS, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International organization, GoTopless, proudly celebrates its 15th annual GoTopless day on Sunday, August 21, 2022 with events in the US, Canada, and Europe. According to GoTopless, achieving topless equality will actually change the world.
"By defending women's right to go topless, we are fighting against wars, we are fighting against poverty, we are fighting against child starvation, we are changing the world. It's not by changing big things that we fight revolutions, but by changing everyday details. If men can go topless anywhere they want, women can do the same.[...] A peaceful future is a future led by women," stated Maitreya Rael—spiritual leader & GoTopless founder.
"During the upcoming GoTopless Day (or any day for that matter), women are urged to take the lead and exercise their topless right wherever it is legal, e.g., Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, Holland, Colombia, South America, and several U.S. states including New York, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary of topless equality this year (People V. Santorelli, 1992)," said Nadine Gary—GoTopless President and Raelian Guide.
"In places where it is still illegal, women must work up their courage to challenge topless gender discrimination. This Saturday in Lauzanne, Switzerland, for instance, Swiss GoTopless activists will stand up against a public pool ordinance that bars topless women from swimming or walking topless but that, oddly enough, tolerates it if they remain seated or lying down! And the rule does not apply to men!" added Gary.
In the US, over the past decade, both GoTopless and Free The Nipple advocates have been actively fighting topless gender discrimination through the courts with varying degrees of success.
"Sometimes, District Court judges outrageously rule that "the people's sensibility" overrides gender equality (the same argument was once used to legally defend racism) but in one instance the ruling was pronounced in favor of topless equality and 6 western states suddenly embraced topless equality. So far, none of the cases were heard by the U.S. Supreme Court," said Gary.
According to Ms. Gary, in Europe and other places around the world, the last two decades have seen a trendy wind of repression influencing the younger generation of women who have unconsciously begun imitating the American puritanical culture portrayed in popular movie networks and on social media, and GoTopless constantly strives to educate women of their right.
"All women who want no discrimination against their gender, who want to see women with the same power as men, need to promote the right to go topless, not as a shy little wish, but as an act of revolution. Women, look the men in the eye and say 'I have the same right as you, and no one will stop me. I go topless because I want to change the world," concluded Maitreya Rael.
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What are the best Abus bike locks?
Taking care of a bike can feel like a part-time job, but whether your bike is your primary means of transportation or for recreational riding, you need to ensure that it’s secure when you park it.
Abus is known for high-quality bike locks that offer high security levels. The best ones are durable and easy to carry, so no matter what kind of bike you own, you can find an Abus bike lock that’ll keep it secure whenever you’re not around.
What types of Abus bike locks are there?
Abus makes three kinds of locks.
- U-lock: These have a traditional design, are easy to use and are difficult to manipulate or cut. They have a U-shape, use a key to unlock and are the best kinds of locks to attach to a bike rack. They’re highly durable and lightweight, and most have a colorful design that acts as a strong visual deterrent.
- Chain locks: These consist of padlocked chain links and provide excellent protection and flexibility. They can easily be looped around almost any bike frame and use a key to unlock, but they are heavy and difficult to carry.
- Cable locks: These are like chain locks in that they’re flexible and can be used to secure all kinds of bikes. Cable locks are also much more lightweight, longer and easy to carry. However, it’s important to note that cable locks have a combination locking mechanism that’s less secure than locks that use keys, and the build isn’t nearly as durable as that of a u-lock or chain lock.
What should I look for in a quality Abus bike lock?
Durability
The best Abus bike locks are made with highly durable materials such as alloy steel. Any bike lock can be broken, but it’s difficult to do so if it has a thick build and can resist being clipped by bolt-cutting tools.
Key vs. combination lock
It’s a good idea to ensure that your lock comes with at least two keys in case your damage or lose one. However, a combination lock is excellent if you’re prone to losing small items and want to avoid a situation where you can’t free your bike. Combination locks aren’t as secure as locks with keys, but it eliminates the need to carry around keys or worry about losing them.
Fabric sleeves or protective lock bodies
The last thing you want to do is damage or scratch your bike’s frame. Most high-quality bike U-locks and cable locks have a soft coating around the body, preventing accidental scratches and nicks. Chain locks have a protective fabric sleeve that envelops the chain links and lets you pull them without worrying about damaging the frame or paint.
Best Abus bike locks
Best U-locks
This alloy steel lock has a 13-millimeter parabolic shackle and offers a security level of 15, the maximum rating Abus offers for bike locks. It has an LED illuminated cover to protect the keyhole from dust and other debris, and it comes with two keys and a code for a replacement key.
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This lock weighs two pounds and has a 12-millimeter round shackle that easily mounts frames with a 24- to 35-millimeter diameter. The housing cover prevents damage to bike paint, and the temper-hardened steel is highly cut and twist-resistant.
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Abus Mini Ultra 410 Bike U-Lock
You’ll love this lock if you’re looking for something affordable and easy to carry. Thanks to a twist-resistant design, it provides excellent security, and the body coating prevents damage to your bike’s paint and frame.
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Abus Granit Plus 470 Bike U-Lock
It’s simple but it has a double-bolt body to help keep your bike secure. It has an automatic cover for keeping out dirt, and the patented Power Cell technology makes it highly resistant to twisting, bending and pulling.
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Best chain locks
Abus Bordo Granit X-Plus 6500 Lock
You can keep your bike safe with this heavy-duty lock made with hardened steel. It has a compact, foldable design; 5.5-millimeter steel bars, each with a soft coating; and a silicone cover that keeps your bike’s paint scratch-free.
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Abus Granit CityChain X-Plus Chain Lock
This 10-millimeter lock features a sturdy chain made with hardened steel and Power Link technology to connect to the locking mechanism. It has an X-Plus cylinder for superior lock-pick protection and a fabric sleeve cover over the chain.
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Abus Bordo Folding Locks Bordo 6000
This bike lock offers a security level of 10 — in the top range of Abus bicycle locks — and an intuitive alarm system that only activates in response to excessive force. The alarm continues for 15 seconds and repeats until those movements stop, and there’s an indicator for battery status.
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Best cable locks and other locks
If you’re looking for a bike lock that’s flexible and easy to use, look no further than this 220-centimeter Cobra lock. It’s 10 millimeters wide, stays curled up when you tie it and the polyvinyl chloride coating prevents damage to your bicycle.
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Abus Pro Tectic 4960 Frame Lock
This bike lock has a distinct design and locks the wheels to your bike’s frame. It provides a security level of 7, in the medium range for Abus bicycle locks; works well with wheels of various sizes; and the locking mechanism is in the lock body, allowing for connecting other chains.
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LAS VEGAS, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unilumin participated in InfoComm 2022, an international professional audio-visual exhibition, and exhibited a series of innovative new LED display products and light & display solutions.
It is due to the existence of light that we can see everything. As a leader in the light and display industry, Unilumin adheres to scientific romanticism. In order to meet diversified and upgraded customer needs, Unilumin has developed deep insight into and rapid response to those needs, and is the first in the industry to propose the concept of Metasight. According to seven light & display scenarios, Unilumin has launched the integrated solutions of hardware + system + software + content + interactive light & display.
The exhibited light and display product matrix includes UpanelSII, URM III, USH and other professional products to be applied in mainstream fields such as xR virtual shooting, professional use, and commercial display. The display attracted a large number of visitors and also received wide attention from customers, industry peers and media.
At Unilumin's booth, Johnson Ruan, as one of many clients said, that Unilumin's xR virtual shooting solution will be an important edge for them to seize the blue ocean market of virtual shooting, "Unilumin LED display products and xR virtual shooting solutions are well-rounded, cutting-edge, and brought us a new kind of immersive and mind-blowing experience. Unilumin has truly achieved the excellent effect of what you see is what you get. I believe Unilumin will help us expand our business in the field of virtual shooting and create new growth for our business."
In addition, Unilumin's Red Dot Award winners, UpanelSII, USH for outdoor small-pitch shooting and Mini LED display star product, Umini, were also exhibited, and their excellent quality and visual effects were highly praised by the visitors.
Unilumin Light & Display, ushering in an infinite future.
Contact
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NEW YORK, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Discover Financial Services ("Discover" or the "Company") (NYSE: DFS). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Discover Financial and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On July 20, 2022, Discover Financial issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter of 2022. Among other items, Discover Financial disclosed that "the company is suspending until further notice its existing share repurchase program because of an internal investigation relating to its student loan servicing practices and related compliance matters. The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted by a board-appointed independent special committee." On this news, Discover Financial's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on July 21, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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