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Wade scores on 9th-inning grounder, Angels top Marlins 4-3
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Pinch-runner Tyler Wade slid home when Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas bobbled Max Stassi’s grounder in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels swept a two-game interleague series with a 4-3 victory over Miami. Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer and Jack Mayfield had an RBI triple for the Angels, who went 3-3 on their season-opening homestand. Jazz Chisholm hit a tying two-run homer in the seventh and Jesús Luzardo had a career-high 12 strikeouts over five innings in his season debut for the Marlins, who lost four of five on their season-opening California road trip. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/12/wade-scores-on-9th-inning-grounder-angels-top-marlins-4-3/ | 2022-04-13T03:28:20Z |
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Hill International, Inc. ("Hill" or the "Company") (NYSE: HIL), in connection with the proposed merger of the Company with Global Infrastructure Solutions Inc. via tender offer. Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $2.85 in cash for each share of Hill common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $173 million.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Hill's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $2.85 per-share merger consideration adequately compensates Hill's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com.
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The Academy of Emergency Nursing honors emergency nursing professionals who advance the specialty and the association
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, the Emergency Nurses Association announced that the Academy of Emergency Nursing will induct three ENA members in its Class of 2022.
Founded in 2004, the Academy of Emergency Nursing was created to recognize emergency nurses who have made significant and enduring contributions to the emergency nursing specialty. Since then, AEN has inducted more than 200 emergency nurses whose body of work goes beyond being an outstanding nurse and devoted ENA member.
The 2022 Class of Academy of Emergency Nursing Fellows are:
- Angela Alexander, MSN, RN, CEN, AFN-BC, SANE-A, SANE-P – North Carolina
- Kevin McFarlane, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, TCRN – Texas
- Michael Carmine Buffalo (Posthumous), DNP, RN, ACNP, ARNP, CCRN – Texas
"Being inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing is a career highlight for an emergency nurse," said ENA President Jenn Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, CNML, FNP-C, NE-BC. "This shines a spotlight on the work these emergency nurses have done for our specialty, their patients and for ENA. I'm proud to see them become the newest Fellows of the Academy."
The 2022 Class of Fellows will be formally inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing during Emergency Nursing 2022 – ENA's annual conference. The inductees will be recognized during the event's Hall of Honor which is dedicated to highlighting ENA members receiving a special award or accolade. They will also be honored during a special AEN reception during the conference.
The AEN Induction ceremony provides an in-depth look at career accomplishments for inductees and officially welcomes them to the prestigious ranks of their peers in the Academy of Emergency Nursing. This year's induction ceremony will be hosted by Academy of Emergency Nursing Chairperson Nick Chmielewski, DNP, RN, CEN, CENP, NEA-BC, FAEN.
"I'm thrilled to welcome these great emergency nurses into the Academy," said Chmielewski. "The work that these nurses have accomplished thus far in their careers is deserving of such a prestigious recognition and I look forward to celebrating them come September."
About the Emergency Nurses Association
The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership. Founded in 1970, ENA has proven to be an indispensable resource to the global emergency nursing community. With more than 50,000 members worldwide, ENA advocates for patient safety, develops industry-leading practice standards and guidelines, and guides emergency healthcare public policy. ENA members have expertise in triage, patient care, disaster preparedness, and all aspects of emergency care. Additional information is available at www.ena.org.
ENA Media Contact:
Dan Campana
Director of Communications
847-460-4017
dan.campana@ena.org
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Initiatives to reduce summer hunger and other activities put company ahead of ESG goal to create Better Days for 3 billion by end of 2030
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 2019, Kellogg has been working toward its ambitious goal of creating better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. It is detailing its environmental, social and governance (ESG) progress through its latest global annual ESG report, debuting today on betterdays.kelloggcompany.com. Kellogg is proud that it is well on track to achieve its goal, having created better days for over 1.3 billion people since 2015.
Kellogg recently reviewed its ESG strategy and remains steadfast in its direction, with a sharper focus on addressing the four critical issues on which it can have the biggest impact. The company's Kellogg's™ Better Days Promise is to advance sustainable and equitable access to food by addressing the intersection of wellbeing, hunger, sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion.
"Our founder, W.K. Kellogg, believed that part of running a good business was doing good for society," said Chairman and CEO Steve Cahillane. "By purposefully integrating our ESG strategy – our Kellogg's Better Days Promise – into all aspects of our business, we're driving meaningful social impact and business results."
The report highlights achievements from 2015 through the end of 2021, including:
- Over 1.3 billion better days created
- 800 million people nourished with our foods
- 219 million people fed who are facing hunger or crisis
- Over 445,000 farmers and agronomists supported, many of them women and smallholders
- 44% of global roles at the management level filled by women
- 106,000 employee volunteer hours logged to address food security around the world
Kellogg is working to fulfill its Promise through several strategies, such as donations to summer meal programs.
Every morning, two young siblings excitedly run from their apartment to the nearby Othello Playground in southeast Seattle, Washington, U.S. In addition to eating breakfast and lunch at the park, they participate in games, crafts and sports led by volunteers through a program by the United Way of King County. They spend three to four hours at the park—time they would otherwise spend home alone while their single mother works.
In the U.S. alone, 13 million kids wake up each day not knowing if they will have food on the table, and Summer can be the hungriest time of year these children, who often rely on breakfast clubs and school meal programs. Support for summer meal sites like the one in Seattle is critical.
"Our company has achieved strong ESG results as we work toward our promise to advance sustainable and equitable access to food by addressing the intersection of wellbeing, hunger, sustainability and equity, diversity and inclusion," said Kris Bahner, senior vice president, Global Corporate Affairs. "Together with our partners, we envision a day where people are fed and fulfilled, where our planet thrives, and where there is a place at the table for everyone."
Through Kellogg's™ Better Days Promise ESG strategy, the company is committed to:
- Nourishing 1 billion people with our foods.
- Feeding 375 million people in need.
- Nurturing people and planet, including support for 1 million farmers and agronomists, many of them women and smallholders.
- Ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion in our own workforce. This includes our aspirational goals of gender 50/50 parity at the management level by the end of 2025 and 25% underrepresented talent at the management level by the end of 2025.
- Engaging 1.5 billion people in advocating for sustainable and equitable access to food.
Learn more about Kellogg's™ Better Days Promise and how the company is working to create better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030 at betterdays.kelloggcompany.com.
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's® Better Days Promise ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
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Memphis to spend up to $200 million renovating Liberty Bowl
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis and the University of Memphis will be spending at least $150 million to renovate and renovate the home of the annual Liberty Bowl before the 2025 season. The renovation announced Thursday could reach $200 million for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Memphis studied options of renovating the current stadium or building a new one. The project also could help make Memphis more attractive to a Power Five conference looking to expand. Athletic director Laird Veatch says this will optimize Memphis’ position in the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/12/memphis-to-spend-up-to-200-million-renovating-liberty-bowl/ | 2022-05-12T17:47:06Z |
NEW YORK, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global Commodity Insights announces the call for nominations for the Platts Global Energy Awards now in its 24th year.
Often described as "the Oscars of the energy industry," the Platts Global Energy Awards program recognizes corporate and individual innovation, leadership, and exemplary performance in 19 categories.
This year's theme, "Connected. Committed. Charged." was chosen to spotlight the attributes and attitudes of successful leaders and organizations.
For 2022, several awards categories have been updated to address important trends in the market. The Awards of Excellence are now the Energy Transition Awards to reflect the industry's focus on what it recognizes as an essential shift towards a more sustainable, lower greenhouse-gas-emissions future for the generations to come.
In these volatile, uncertain and challenging times, two new awards have been created to recognize companies that have made significant commitments to their local, regional and global communities:
- Corporate Impact Award-Critical Response will honor the organization that provides the most exemplary immediate and critical response to an emergency; and,
- Corporate Impact Award-Sustained Commitment will laud a company demonstrating sustained efforts that are being impactful to the communities served.
Sue Avinir, Head of Conferences & Advisory Solutions, S&P Global Commodity Insights, said: "Over the past 24 years, we have recognized thousands of companies from around the globe for their important innovations, leadership, and performance. We are proud to continue the tradition and showcase industry leaders who are genuinely committed and connected to the evolution of both the energy industry and the energy markets, and who are leading the charge to energy transition."
Winners of the S&P Global Commodity Insights Platts Global Energy Awards are determined by an independent judging panel of international energy experts whose background and experience include regulation, policymaking, corporate leadership, trading and strategic consulting. Neither S&P Global Commodity Insights nor its sponsors submit votes or select winners.
Nominations will be accepted through August 19, 2022 and the finalists will be announced on September 22, 2022.
The in-person, Platts Global Energy Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2022, at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.
Access the entire list of categories and nomination and event details at the Platts Global Energy Awards pages of the S&P Global Commodity Insights website.
Event sponsorships are still available by contacting Globalenergyawards@spglobal.com.
Media Contacts:
Global: Alex Ortolani, + 1 917-618-0709, alex.ortolani@spglobal.com
Americas/EMEA: Kathleen Tanzy, + 1 917-331-4607, kathleen.tanzy@spglobal.com
Asia/EMEA: Melissa Tan, + 65-6597-6241, Melissa.tan@spglobal.com
About S&P Global Commodity Insights
At S&P Global Commodity Insights, our complete view of global energy and commodities markets enables our customers to make decisions with conviction and create long-term, sustainable value.
We're a trusted connector that brings together thought leaders, market participants, governments, and regulators and we create solutions that lead to progress. Vital to navigating Energy Transition, S&P Global Commodity Insights' coverage includes oil and gas, power, chemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Commodity Insights is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information visit https://www.spglobal.com/commodityinsights
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- Sponsorship is part of Agency's sustainability initiatives
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IRTH Communications, a full-service provider of investor relations, financial marketing and strategic consulting services to high-growth small-cap companies, announced its sponsorship of Heal the Bay's "Suits on the Sand" program, a broad initiative dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean.
On August 19th 2022, IRTH employees will participate in a private beach cleanup in Venice Beach, CA. Joined by a Heal the Bay educator, the event will encompass interactive team-building activities and beach cleanup activities that will be carried out along several miles of coastline, to benefit the natural area and local inhabitants.
"Sustainability has always been a key issue for our agency, which is reflected in our name," said Andrew Haag, Managing Partner of IRTH Communications. "We are grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with Heal the Bay and align our mission to create a positive environmental impact for our planet and our future generations."
In addition to the cleanup initiative, IRTH plans to take actions to reduce carbon emissions and identify recoverable waste to give it a new life through recycling. The agency recognizes the critical issues of climate change, resource depletion, environmental pollution, and ecosystem destruction and pledges its continued commitment to being part of the solution.
IRTH Communications provides investor relations, financial communications and strategic consulting services to companies with new technologies, processes, products and services within their respective industries. IRTH assists its clients through the early stages of development in burgeoning new sectors. Its clients' industries span across technology, healthcare, cannabis, industrials, intellectual property (IP), telecommunications, entertainment, consumer goods and beverages, exploration and development of natural resources, as well as alternative energy and energy efficiency.
About Heal the Bay
Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit established in 1985 that is dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean. We use science, education, community action, and advocacy to fulfill our mission. For more information, please visit www.healthebay.org.
About IRTH Communications
IRTH Communications assists entrepreneurs, corporate executives and investors in realizing their visions and achieving their goals by delivering effective investor relations, financial marketing and strategic consulting services. IRTH supports companies focused in a broad range of sectors by providing advisory services and direct access to investment funds and other industry professionals. The result is clients with better access to capital and more time to focus on their missions. To learn more about IRTH Communications, visit www.irthcommunications.com.
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Water main break forces Chase Co. Schools to call classes off
CHASE CO., Kan. (WIBW) - A water main break between Cottonwood Falls and Strong City forced school officials to call classes off in USD 284 on Thursday, Sept. 15.
The Chase County Sheriff’s Office says that around 6:10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 15, officials were able to repair a water main break between the City of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City. While Cottonwood Falls remains mostly without pressure, it said the boil water order is still in effect. However, officials will slowly restore water pressure later in the day.
Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday night, officials alerted customers of Rural Water District #1 - including residents of Strong City and Cottonwood Falls - that they should boil their water as a water main break was discovered.
The Sheriff’s Office noted about 10 minutes later that water had been restored to Strong City and Rural Water District #1, however, Cottonwood Falls remained without.
USD 284 Chase Co. Schools notified students and caregivers around 9:30 p.m. that the water main break would affect school on Thursday. As schools in Cottonwood Falls are expected to remain without water until pressure is restored later in the day, classes have been called off for the entire day.
The District noted that the middle school volleyball team and the cross country team will both still travel to their away sporting events. However, the high school volleyball C game has been canceled.
Just before 1 a.m., the Sheriff’s Office notified residents that a 16-inch water main was found to be the broken line - located parallel to Kansas Highway 177 between Strong City and Cottonwood Falls.
Officials indicated that as of 6:50 a.m. on Thursday, Cottonwood Falls and Strong City both remain under a boil water advisory. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will notify residents when the advisory has been rescinded.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/09/15/water-main-break-forces-chase-co-schools-call-classes-off/ | 2022-09-15T12:14:00Z |
Former Rep. Giffords tells Congress ‘be bold’ on gun reform
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington Monument Tuesday and lobbied anew for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America.
“Stopping gun violence takes courage, the courage to do what’s right,” Giffords said, surrounded by more than 45,000 small vases of white and orange flowers representing each of the Americans killed by gun violence each year. “We must never stop fighting. Be bold. Be courageous. The nation is counting on you.”
Giffords was shot in the head in 2011 while speaking to constituents in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six people. Her injuries from the assassination attempt left her with difficulty walking and occasional difficulty speaking.
She has emerged as an advocate for nationwide gun control laws; the foundation she created placed the flowers around the Washington Monument.
Giffords’ long-standing cause has been given fresh momentum by a new string of mass shootings around the country, from an elementary school in Texas to a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, and a medical clinic in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The violence has spurred a flurry of activity in the nation’s capital, with Democrats in Congress pushing for sweeping reforms that include raising the national age limit to purchase a gun and banning automatic weapons. Families of the victims in the most recent mass shootings spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, with more hearings planned in advance of mass marches this weekend in Washington and other cities.
But whatever reform package passes the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives is in danger of being watered down by the Republicans in the Senate. Tuesday’s press conference was part of a campaign to build pressure on Congress and argue that American public opinion favors serious reform of gun laws at a national level.
“We know what the solutions are. We’ve seen them work in some states and we’ve certainly seen it in other countries,” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Raising the national age limit to 21, “would be a major game changer in a lot of these shootings,” she said.
Sen. Chris Murphy, whose home state of Connecticut was the site of the murder of 20 schoolchildren at Sandy Hook Elementary a decade ago, is one of the leaders of bipartisan congressional negotiations seeking an acceptable deal.
Senators have been meeting privately in a small bipartisan group headed by Murphy, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. John Cornyn, trying to hash out a compromise that could actually become law.
But lawmakers have been here before — unable to pass any substantial gun safety laws in decades in the face of steep objections from Republicans in Congress, some conservative Democrats, and the fierce lobby of gun owners and the National Rifle Association. No major legislation has made it into law since the 1994 assault weapons ban, which has since expired.
On Tuesday, Murphy warned Senate Republicans that the time for symbolic gestures had passed and shifting American public opinion now favors serious nationwide gun control measures.
“We’re not going to settle for a piece of legislation that just checks a box,” he said. “We need to put pressure on the United States Senate to do the right thing.”
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Associated Press writers Farnoush Amiri and Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/06/07/former-rep-giffords-tells-congress-be-bold-gun-reform/ | 2022-06-07T22:08:17Z |
EU starts process to cut funding to Hungary over rule of law
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will launch proceedings to suspend support payments to Hungary for breaching the 27-nation bloc’s rule-of-law standards. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement Tuesday. It will be the first time that the new mechanism allowing the EU to take measures to protect the budget will be used after the European Union’s highest court ruled in February that it had been adopted on sound legal basis. Hungary, a large recipient of EU funds, has come under increasing criticism over the past few years for veering away from democratic norms | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/05/eu-starts-process-to-cut-funding-to-hungary-over-rule-of-law/ | 2022-04-05T15:51:59Z |
Atlanta will get a taste of the Jack Harlow Meal before it's available at KFCs nationwide, with an event that will be the talk of the town
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jack Harlow and KFC's partnership just got spicier with the drop of the Jack Harlow Meal – a combo meal curated by the Kentucky native himself, available at KFC restaurants nationwide and via KFC.com and the KFC mobile app beginning Monday, June 6.
While some celebrity meals are good, the Jack Harlow Meal is the only one that's finger lickin' good. Jack Harlow recently spent time at KFC's Louisville, Kentucky HQ tasting the entire menu to hand pick his meal, which is a mix of KFC classics and new fan favorite menu items: the KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Mac & Cheese, Secret Recipe Fries, a side of ranch, and a nice cold lemonade, all served in custom Jack Harlow x KFC packaging.
The iconic pairing of KFC classics such as Mac & Cheese mixed with the newer KFC Chicken Sandwich (released in 2021) and Secret Recipe Fries (introduced in 2020) is the perfect amount of nostalgia – old school (KFC) meets new school (Jack Harlow).
"From releasing 'Come Home the Kids Miss You' and now launching my own meal at KFC, I'm having a super blessed summer" said 3x GRAMMY-nominated rapper, Jack Harlow. "When KFC asked me to create my own meal, I knew it couldn't be just any meal. My meal brings together my childhood favorites from growing up in Louisville, the KFC Mac & Cheese, with my new go-to Spicy Chicken Sandwich (with plenty of ranch), Secret Recipe Fries, and lemonade – it doesn't get much better."
To celebrate the launch of the Jack Harlow Meal, KFC will transform an Atlanta KFC into Jack's Meal HQ (2637 Cobb Pkwy SE, Smyrna, Ga.) on Saturday, June 4 to give fans a first-class taste of Jack's custom meal. Atlantans will be the first to try the Jack Harlow Meal while they listen to Jack's new album from an insta-worthy KFC x Jack Harlow bucket speaker playing Harlow's latest hits as well as experience surprises throughout the day.
In honor of the new Jack Harlow Meal at KFC, Jack and KFC have also teamed up to drop a line of co-branded merch that will be available for a limited time only (while supplies last). Fans can download the KFC app and opt into push notifications to be the first to know when the merch line is available and for other exclusive Jack Harlow content.
"Jack has long been vocal about his passion for his home state of Kentucky, which is why this partnership is so finger lickin' good," said Nick Chavez, CMO of KFC U.S. "Jack Harlow fans, don't miss out on this meal handpicked by Jack himself."
Jack introduces his Jack Harlow Meal himself to KFC customers in new commercials that feature his chart topping hit song "Nail Tech."
Guests can skip the drive-thru line and get their hands on the Jack Harlow Meal faster by ordering through KFC's Quick Pick-Up option on the KFC app or KFC.com at select locations. After placing a digital order for Quick Pick-Up, guests can head to the restaurant, park in dedicated VIP parking spots, and run inside to grab their hot and fresh order waiting for them on KFC's new Quick Pick-Up shelf.
In December, KFC announced an ongoing partnership with #1 hit maker and multiple GRAMMY-nominated rapper and Louisville, Kentucky native Jack Harlow to usher in a new era for the iconic fried chicken brand.
About KFC
KFC Corporation, based in Louisville, Ky., has been serving up Finger Lickin' Good Original Recipe® fried chicken since 1952. Beyond the top secret 11 herbs & spices, KFC specialties include the KFC Chicken Sandwich, Extra Crispy™ chicken and Extra Crispy™ Tenders, KFC Famous Bowls®, Pot Pies, Secret Recipe Fries, biscuits and homestyle sides. There are more than 26,000 KFC restaurants in over 145 countries and territories around the world. KFC Corporation is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., Louisville, Ky. (NYSE: YUM). For more information, visit www.kfc.com. Follow KFC on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
About Jack Harlow
Hailed as the "hitmaker of tomorrow" by Variety, Jack Harlow is one of music's greatest new stars. The Louisville, KY native boasts three GRAMMY Award nominations, two #1 singles, 12 RIAA platinum certifications, and over 5 billion career streams to date. Harlow released his critically acclaimed, RIAA platinum certified debut album, THATS WHAT THEY ALL SAY in December 2020, which featured the 7x Platinum worldwide hit, "WHATS POPPIN," which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and earned the 24-year-old his first GRAMMY nomination for "Best Rap Performance," along with a wide array of other award nominations.
The Generation Now/Atlantic Records star has graced the covers of Rolling Stone, Forbes, Variety, Complex, SPIN, Footwear News and XXL's coveted Freshman Class Issue, and brought his captivating live show to TV with performances on Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, and the 2022 Kids Choice Awards, to name a few.
Harlow is now poised to reach even greater heights with his hugely anticipated second album, COME HOME THE KIDS MISS YOU, highlighted by the bombastic lead single "Nail Tech" and the infectious follow-up, "First Class," which made a spectacular debut at atop the Billboard "Hot 100," marking his first solo #1 single, while earning the biggest streaming week of 2022, thus far.
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- Geoff Watson, former Guild Education SVP, to join Minerva Project as President and Chief Business Officer
- Betsy Tucci leaves InStride to join as General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Minerva Project, the pathbreaking education innovator, completes its senior team by making two new executive hires. Geoff Watson, former Senior Vice-President at Guild Education, will join as Minerva Project's first President and Chief Business Officer, and Betsy Tucci, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at InStride, as Minerva's General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer.
"This is a watershed moment in Minerva Project's trajectory," said Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO. "We are experiencing rapid growth in our unique partnership model, and having the strong leadership and experience that Geoff and Betsy bring is crucial for our next phase of development. As Minerva Project scales to meet the demands of higher ed institutions and high schools globally, we're excited to welcome two leaders who have deep experience in growing and building world-class, mission-driven companies."
As President and Chief Business Officer, Watson will report to Nelson and will manage all of Minerva's operations and take direct responsibility for continuing to grow the business. Watson was Senior Vice-President at Guild, where he led the build out of Guild's academic partner network. Previously, he led venture incubation at Entangled (which was acquired by Guild), where he helped launch multiple new edtech companies. Watson was also a Partner at Monitor 360, where he introduced a new analytics platform to blue-chip clients, including Gates Foundation, Harvard University, Starbucks, Microsoft, and Pfizer. Earlier in his career, he was President of Intrax, an international education company serving over 50k students annually from 80+ countries. He was instrumental in launching innovative, State Department-sponsored cultural exchange programs, including the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program for Muslim youth and the Korea West internship program. He holds an MBA from Wharton and B.A. from Dartmouth College.
"After spending the last few years working closely with university Presidents and Provosts, I have a deep appreciation for the need to reimagine education for the modern learner," said Watson. "Minerva Project is the 'gold standard' partner for institutions who are embracing innovation and looking for a truly transformational learning experience, combining a cross-disciplinary approach to curricula, outcome-driven assessment, and the world's only Fully Active Learning platform - Forum™. I'm honored to partner with Ben and the talented team to bring 'the Minerva Way' to institutions around the world."
As General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, Tucci will be in charge of all legal, finance and people functions including all regulatory matters such as contracts, intellectual property, and people operations. Tucci was previously General Counsel and Company Secretary of InStride. Prior to InStride, Tucci served as Associate General Counsel for the Boston Consulting Group, where she focused on the firm's BCG Digital Ventures division, which collaborates with clients to develop, commercialize and scale new digital business concepts. Previously, Tucci was the Principal Counsel for the Disney Parks Digital team, supporting digital efforts globally for Disney theme parks and resorts, cruise lines, merchandise, and food and beverage. Tucci has also served as Vice President/Senior Loan Closing Specialist at Wells Fargo and as an Associate at the law firm of Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from UCLA Law School and a B.B.A. from Idaho State University where she graduated with High Honors.
"Higher education is experiencing unprecedented challenges and students today expect more from their institutions than just a diploma: they want to learn how to contribute and make an impact on society," said Tucci. "Minerva Project has successfully partnered with institutions around the world to disrupt the traditional model of higher education, through the creation of a unique platform, pedagogy and curriculum. I am thrilled to join this talented, mission-driven team as the first general counsel and chief administrative officer, formalizing systems and processes, while building on its innovative and agile culture."
Tucci, alongside Noah Pickus, Chief Academic Officer and Brian Fields, Chief Platform Officer will report to Watson.
Minerva Project was founded in 2011 and launched Minerva University (formerly Minerva Schools at KGI) in 2013. Minerva University was the first proof point of a bold reimagining of what a modern university and learning experience could look like, and is now graduating its fourth class of remarkable students. In 2020, Minerva Project started to fully commercialize its integrated curriculum, pedagogical methodologies, and technology to universities, corporations, and high schools around the world.
Minerva's partnerships are wide-ranging, spanning curricular design, pedagogical and program licensing, to co-creating colleges and universities from scratch. Its US partners include the University of Miami, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and Paul Quinn College. It has also partnered with universities, schools and corporations in Mexico, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Korea and Japan.
About Minerva Project
Minerva Project is a pathbreaking educational innovator, designing and delivering top-tier educational programs through educational and corporate partners globally.
Founded by Ben Nelson in 2011, Minerva's mission is to nurture critical wisdom for the sake of the world. Building upon the best traditions of liberal arts and sciences education, Minerva is committed to preparing global leaders and innovators for the complexities of the twenty-first century. Its groundbreaking creation of Minerva university is detailed in the book Building the Intentional University: Minerva and the Future of Higher Education (MIT Press).
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Audio Streaming Service Grows Its Audience and Catalog
PARK CITY, Utah, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dramafy, a one-stop source for the best in Audio Fiction, which launched in July 2021, now features more than 1500 episodes from 135 different audio shows.
Dramafy is seeking submissions of completed audio dramas from independent content creators to add to its ever-growing catalog! The platform is unique in its commitment to revenue share with its producers. Creators of audio dramas streamed on the platform earn a percentage of all gross revenue generated through subscriptions and advertising, based on total minutes listened, on a quarterly basis.
The streaming service utilizes the latest mobile technology to stream hundreds of hours of contemporary audio dramas in multiple genres, including SciFi, westerns, adventure, comedy, mystery and children's. The service is curated for "all ears" (no harder than a PG-13 rating).
Stories are streamed from Dramafy.com, or with the free Dramafy mobile apps available for Apple devices from the App Store, or for Android devices on Google Play.
Dramafy is presently undertaking an aggressive marketing campaign using social media and advertising to promote shows presently on the platform. A semi-monthly newsletter features new content streamed and spotlights creators on the platform.
Dramafy streams audio dramas from independent producers and features such popular contemporary audio favorites as "Brass," "Powder River," and "Tower 4."
In addition, are new original productions exclusive to Dramafy including the romantic/adventure "Undercover Engagement", and the WWII comedy/drama, "A String of Pearls", the drama, "Coming Home" and the children's series "The Absolutely, Positively, True Adventures of Babe the Dog."
Listenership levels grew dramatically after April 1, when Dramafy launched its "Listen free with ads" service. Ad-free listening is also available at two subscription levels: $3.99 per month, or for $3.49 per month with an annual subscription. The service is designed to provide easy, one-stop access to the best in audio fiction, cutting through a sea of podcasts and music on other streaming services.
Producers interested in submitting an audio drama Dramafy should go to the Dramafy.com website and click on the "Submit Your Show" button under the "Have an Audio Drama?" portion at the bottom of the website. It will walk creators through the submission process and more fully describe the Dramafy revenue sharing model. And submission guidelines.
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Netflix may clamp down on password sharing. Here’s what that means
By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business
Netflix shares plunged this week after the platform reported its first subscriber loss in more than a decade. One factor the company pointed to as hurting revenue: widespread password sharing.
Does this mean the streamer is about to kick millions of viewers off shared accounts? Not quite. But it could mean that Netflix subscribers around the world may have to pony up to keep their kids, friends or colleagues on their accounts.
For years, Netflix has allowed subscribers to share their passwords with little interference. In fact, the service admitted in its letter to investors Tuesday that the policy likely helped fuel its growth by “getting more people using and enjoying Netflix.”
Yet that growth has severely stalled, and Netflix said Tuesday that it’s now looking into how “best to monetize sharing.” The company noted that of its 222 million paying households around the world, it estimates that “Netflix is being shared with over 100 million additional households.”
Is this the end of Netflix password sharing?
So what does that mean for your account? It’s unclear since Netflix is in the early stages of figuring how to make more money from account sharing.
Last month the company said that it has been working for a year on ways to “enable members who share outside their household to do so easily and securely, while also paying a bit more.” Translation: you’re going to have to pay for those extra folks on your account.
The company has rolled out two test features in three overseas markets called “Extra Member” and “Profile Transfer.” The costs vary based on a number of factors, but Netflix said the features can be added for “a fraction of the price of a Basic Plan.”
With “Extra Member,” subscribers to Netflix’s standard and premium plans can add an account for up to two people who don’t live with them.
These “extra” members will have full access to the main Netflix account, and have their own profiles and login. Extra memberships won’t be counted in Netflix’s overall paid subscriber figures.
So if you have someone on your Netflix account who doesn’t live in your household — a kid away at college, a friend, a distant cousin, whatever — you’ll be paying extra for their access.
The “Profile Transfer” option lets subscribers at any price tier transfer their profile information — namely their viewing history — to a new paid account.
Both features are currently being tested in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. Netflix typically tests new features in smaller markets before rolling them out on a larger scale, and at this point it’s unclear if “Extra Member” or “Profile Transfer” will become a bigger offering or be scrapped.
However, with the company’s stock plummeting and investors questioning its future growth potential, it’s a good bet that these or similar options could be implemented sooner rather than later.
As goes Netflix, so goes streaming
“We’ve always tried to make sharing within a member’s household easy, with features like profiles and multiple streams. While these have been very popular, they’ve created confusion about when and how Netflix can be shared with other households,” the company said Tuesday. “While we won’t be able to monetize all of it right now, we believe it’s a large short- to mid-term opportunity.”
Then again, making customers pay for the privilege of sharing their accounts could backfire. Netflix already raised its prices earlier this year; additional costs could alienate its base.
The company is still in the early days of working out how to monetize password-sharing, and if Netflix clamps down on the practice other services are likely to follow its lead. As the bellwether of the streaming world, Netflix’s decision could have industry-wide ramifications.
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UEFA orders Atlético to close section over fan’s Nazi salute
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Atlético Madrid has been ordered by UEFA to close a 5,000-seat section of the stadium when it hosts Manchester City on Wednesday. It’s a punishment for a fan’s Nazi salute in Manchester last week. The fan was filmed making the Nazi-style gesture during Atlético’s 1-0 loss at City in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. UEFA said last Friday it charged Atlético with “discriminatory behavior.” The Spanish club must now close a section of at least 5,000 seats at Metropolitano Stadium for the second leg. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/04/11/uefa-orders-atletico-to-close-section-over-fans-nazi-salute/ | 2022-04-11T17:37:16Z |
"Wham! Bam! Yes ma'am!" SSSniperWolf signs long-term agreement with The Official Energy Drink of Esports®.
NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- G FUEL — The Official Energy Drink of Esports® — has today announced a long-term partnership with iconic YouTube content creator Lia "SSSniperWolf" Shelesh.
"I've been drinking G FUEL ever since I started YouTube," said SSSniperWolf. "I use G FUEL before a workout and even before recording videos! It gives me energy when I need it the most. I love how I'm able to partner with a brand I genuinely love using."
Known for her biting wit and observational humor, SSSniperWolf – whose name was inspired by the memorable Metal Gear Solid character – joined YouTube in 2013 and gained a massive following by posting "let's plays" of such popular franchises as Fortnite, Overwatch, Grand Theft Auto, Destiny and Call of Duty. Today, she's one of today's most-watched creators on the platform with more than 32 million subscribers. Her passionate "Wolfpack" is equally voracious across her social media channels, with more than 18 million subscribers on TikTok, and more than 5.5 million followers on Instagram. That enthusiastic following earned her back-to-back Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Gamer in 2019 and 2020.
SSSniperWolf has a storied history with G FUEL, having originally partnered with the brand during its early years.
"G FUEL is all about fun and community, so I'm thrilled to officially welcome SSSniperWolf's humor – and, of course, her Wolfpack – back into the G FUEL family," said G FUEL Founder and CEO Cliff Morgan. "We're all huge fans of SSSniperWolf's YouTube channel and can't wait to see what the future of this partnership holds."
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As The Official Energy Drink of Esports®, G FUEL provides gamers with a performance-driven alternative to standard energy drink products. With an ever-expanding, sugar-free product lineup that includes a powdered Energy Formula, ready-to-drink cans, powdered Hydration Formula and Sparkling Hydration bottles, G FUEL has firmly established itself as the market leader in the gamer energy drink industry.
With over 340,000 5-star Shopper Approved Ratings, a shipping network that spans over 125 countries, a nationwide retail campaign, and a global social media footprint of over 1 billion followers, G FUEL maintains the industry's largest and most passionate community of fans, customers, content creators, and partners. Content creators and partners include Ninja, Sentinels Esports, Logic, NoisyButters, Luminosity Gaming, PewDiePie, Mikal Bridges, Summit1G, xQc, Ghost Gaming, Activision, SEGA of America, Capcom®, Bethesda Game Studios, VIZ Media, Rare Ltd., Warner Bros., Disney, Lucasfilm, Sony Pictures, The Tetris Company, BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., RESPAWN Products, SteelSeries, and Digital Storm.
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BEIJING (AP) — Most of Shanghai has stopped the spread of the coronavirus in the community and fewer than 1 million people remain under strict lockdown, authorities said Monday, as the city moves toward reopening and economic datashowed the gloomy impact of China’s “zero-COVID” policy.
Vice Mayor Zong Ming said 15 out of Shanghai’s 16 districts had eliminated virus transmission among those not already in quarantine.
“The epidemic in our city is under effective control. Prevention measures have achieved incremental success,” Zong said at a news briefing.
Supermarkets, malls and restaurants were allowed to reopen Monday with limits on the numbers of people and mandated “no contact” transactions. But most of the city’s 25 million people remain under some form of restriction, movement around the city is highly limited and the subway train system remains closed for now.
Even as case numbers fall, city and national authorities have sent mixed messages about the state of Shanghai’s outbreak and when life can return to normal in the city, where many residents have been confined to their homes, compounds and neighborhoods for more than 50 days. A prospective date of June 1 has been given for a full reopening.
Zong said that authorities “remain sober” about the possibility of the outbreak rebounding, particularly as reports of new infections continue to come in from centralized isolation centers and older, rundown neighborhoods.
“Citywide, our prevention efforts are still not firmly enough established and it requires all of our continuing hard work and the cooperation of the broad masses of citizens and friends … to restore the normal running of the city in an orderly fashion,” Zong said.
Shanghai’s ruthless and frequently chaotic implementation of virus restrictions has sparked protests over the lack of food, medical care, freedom of movement and already highly limited privacy rights.
Despite that, China has rejected all criticism of “zero COVID,” including from the World Health Organization. The ruling Communist Party says it is committed to “resolutely fighting any attempts to distort, question or dismiss China’s anti-COVID policy.”
China reported 1,159 cases of infection Monday, the vast majority in Shanghai. Almost all were infections without symptoms.
In Beijing, where a much smaller outbreak has led to mass testing and a lockdown imposed building by building, 54 cases were reported. Authorities have ordered people to work from home, moved schools online and limited restaurants to take-out only in the capital.
China’s strict lockdowns have played havoc with employment, supply chains and the economy in general, and data released Monday showed factory and consumer activity was even weaker than expected in April.
Retail sales plunged 11.1%, while manufacturing output sank 2.9% after factories closed and those that kept operating with employees living at their workplace were forced to reduce output due to disruption in supplies of components.
About half of the 9,000 biggest industrial enterprises in Shanghai are back at work after controls that shut down most of the city starting in late March eased, said Fu Linghui, director of statistics for the National Bureau of Statistics.
Private sector economists have China’s economic growth forecasts for this year to as low as 2%, well below the ruling party target of 5.5% and last year’s 8.1% expansion.
While other countries are opening up in a bid to learn to live with COVID-19, China’s borders remain largely closed and even transport within the country tightly restricted.
Flag carrier Air China reported an 84.3% drop in domestic passenger traffic in April against the same month last year, while another top carrier, China Southern Airlines, reported an 81.7%, drop.
Despite such news, politics continues to drive the ruling party’s response to the pandemic. Looking ahead to a key party congress later this year, party leaders said after a May 5 meeting that containing outbreaks would take priority over the economy.
In a recent report, the Eurasia Group predicted China would only begin emerging from “zero COVID” after the 20th national party congress, at which president and party leader Xi Jinping is expected to receive a third five-year term in office, and won’t be completed until the new government lineup is completed next spring.
A relaxation of measures will also depend on improving medical treatment for those with COVID-19 along with the vaccination rate, which are particularly low among the elderly, the report said. Chinese citizens will also have to accept higher rates of infection and death after more than two years of suppressing outbreaks at any cost, it said.
“Despite the rising economic and social pressures … China’s leadership remains committed” to its “zero-COVID” strategy, the report said. Until the new leaders are in place, “the political atmosphere around containment will remain tight.”
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SAN CARLOS, Calif., Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Galaxy Medical today announced that it received the CE Mark for its CENTAURI Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) System and launched its commercial program. The approval allows the company to market the system for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) in the European Union and geographies that accept the CE Mark. PEF targets arrhythmias by delivering quick bursts of high-voltage, high-frequency energy. CENTAURI is the first commercially available system to enable PEF ablation with focal catheters which are used in the majority of cardiac ablation procedures worldwide.
"From the beginning, we designed CENTAURI to be the workhorse PEF system for all electrophysiology labs, enabling physicians to maintain use of their favored mapping systems and catheters," commented Jonathan Waldstreicher, MD, CEO of Galaxy Medical. "Our goal is to provide a safer and more effective alternative to thermal ablation for all practitioners of cardiac arrhythmia ablation, and the CE Mark allows us to offer CENTAURI to electrophysiologists broadly."
CENTAURI has several unique features:
- The CENTAURI Connect module allows physicians to perform PEF ablation procedures with marketed focal catheters and mapping systems without adjustments to workflow or the typical learning curve of training on new catheters.
- The focal catheter energy is delivered in a monopolar fashion, creating more consistent and deeper lesions.
- The proprietary WAVE1 waveform eliminates microbubbles observed with other PEF ablation products that can cause brain lesions and strokes, enabling monopolar energy delivery without significant muscle contraction.
- CENTAURI offers three energy settings, allowing physicians to choose dosing specific to the target tissue.
In the first commercial procedures, Dr. Ante Anić, MD, Electrophysiology Laboratory Director at University Clinical Hospital in Split, Croatia, treated patients with CENTAURI through INTELLANAV STABLEPOINTTM Ablation Catheters and the RHYTHMIA HDxTM Mapping System. Dr. Anic commented: "Having observed the progression of CENTAURI from preclinical studies through the greater than 90% chronic durability for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) that we achieved in the ECLIPSE-AF study with catheters from all the major manufacturers, the system will be transformational for my daily practice. In just the first few days, we treated de novo atrial fibrillation patients with PVI and recurrence patients with more extensive, beyond PVI lesion sets, demonstrating ultimate flexibility."
Dr. Johan Vijgen, Head of the Division of Electrophysiology at Jessa Hospital in Hasselt, Belgium assisted Dr. Anic and said: "Since the release of the first single-shot PFA catheter, we have been anticipating CENTAURI's arrival to enable us to deliver PEF through the systems installed in our lab. With no adjustment to our workflow, combined with the safety and efficacy in the clinical studies, CENTAURI will be a central part of my tool kit going forward."
With significant demand, Galaxy is partnering with select European centers in the coming months on the initial launch, after which the company plans a broader rollout.
Galaxy Medical (www.galaxymed.com) is a privately held medical device company based in San Carlos, CA, that is dedicated to developing therapies to treat patients with cardiac arrhythmias. Galaxy is building a portfolio of technologies to address the needs of cardiac electrophysiologists.
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PHILADELPHIA, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its planning for a new senior executive operating model, the Thomas Jefferson University Board of Trustees has appointed Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, as the next President of Thomas Jefferson University, effective July 1, 2022. As University President, Dr. Tykocinski, and Jefferson Health President, Dr. Bruce A. Meyer, will each report directly to a new CEO of the Jefferson enterprise, who is expected to be selected and named later this summer. Drs. Tykocinski and Meyer will continue to report to Interim CEO, H. Richard Haverstick, Jr., until the new CEO arrives.
Dr. Tykocinski currently serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of Thomas Jefferson University, and as the Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Dean of Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC). When first appointed in 2008 as Dean of SKMC, he also served as president of the Jefferson's university physician organization. In 2014, Dr. Tykocinski was appointed as the university's first Provost, in addition to his position as Dean.
In announcing this presidential appointment, Jefferson Board of Trustees' Chair Patricia D. Wellenbach stated, "Dr. Tykocinski is internationally respected for creating and leading a culture of transformation in education, research, clinical science, and academic administration. He is a person of extraordinary vision and creativity, committed to using innovation as a catalyst for growth, organizational vitality and excellence. He is the ideal leader for Thomas Jefferson University."
Over the past 14 years, Dr. Tykocinski guided the University and SKMC through numerous milestones. Among the most significant were:
- Jefferson's highly successful and unique merger with Philadelphia University in 2017, which enabled the institution to expand its professional graduate education offerings; develop a multi-campus presence, now with a robust undergraduate program and emerge as a Carnegie-classified National Doctoral Research University.
- Creation of the transformational JeffMD curriculum, along with a pioneering Medicine+ co-curriculum, exemplified by Medicine + Design and Medicine + Humanities programs.
- Tripling of Jefferson's annual extramural research portfolio to more than $200 million, with an emphasis on collaborative discovery and thematic research strengths in forefront areas such as computational medicine, bioenergetics, vaccines, and oncological, rehabilitative, and brain sciences; and the expansion of the faculty's annual scholarly publications to more than 4,000.
- Launch of eight Jefferson Global Centers, elevating Jefferson's international profile and catalyzing a series of first-of-its-kind global initiatives.
- University-wide growth in student enrollment and the establishment of a series of new academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels – in contrast to decreased enrollments and program retrenchment at many U.S. higher education institutions.
Reflecting on his appointment, Dr. Tykocinski observed, "As proud as I am of what we have accomplished at Thomas Jefferson University so far, it is only the beginning. Higher education is at an inflection point – its future will look very different from its past – and Jefferson is positioned to help define that future. We aspire to be a model for professions-focused education in the 21st century.
"At Jefferson, we look beyond standard core competencies, as we cultivate in our students cross-cutting ways of thinking and higher-order human qualities—dimensions that will ensure their continued relevance in a work world evolving at a bewildering pace, in an age of machine intelligence and robotic automation. Immersed in our community of scholars and its robust ecosystem of discovery, students are nurtured to be builders and healers of society, and to ultimately emerge as global citizens."
In addition to his achievements as an academic leader, Dr. Tykocinski is a biomedical innovator, where his focus has been on pioneering unique immunotherapeutic strategies that invoke engineered proteins and cells. Among his scientific accomplishments, he has designed several novel classes of fusion proteins with therapeutic potential for cancer and autoimmunity. A first one, geared to cancer immunotherapy, has now entered clinical trials, and more will soon follow, through the biotech start-up Dr. Tykocinski founded. He has also made seminal contributions to the field of gene therapy, including the creation a novel class of episomal eukaryotic expression vectors, which have been disseminated widely. Dr. Tykocinski holds a series of patents related to protein and cellular engineering, and he is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
"For more than a decade, Dr. Tykocinski has worked to advance Thomas Jefferson University ―its academic programs, programmatic research, and clinical prowess―with dual focus on scale and distinction. He has used his vision and own deep experience to help guide the University to a place of strength, now with international recognition and with more than 8,400 students across 10 colleges," said H. Richard Haverstick, Jr., Interim CEO and President, Thomas Jefferson University and Interim CEO, Jefferson Health. "We are thrilled to call Mark our new president and fully support him as he leads the University into its next chapter."
Prior to joining Jefferson, Dr. Tykocinski spent a decade at the University of Pennsylvania, where he served as the Simon Flexner Professor and Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Under his leadership, the Department rose to top ranking in NIH funding among departments of pathology. He also led committees that developed Penn's life sciences strategic plan and restructured its technology transfer. Previously, Dr. Tykocinski spent 15 years at Case Western Reserve University, where he was the founding director of its Gene Therapy Facility.
Dr. Tykocinski has served as president of both the American Society for Investigative Pathology/FASEB and the Association of Pathology Chairs, for which he now serves as a Senior Fellow. In those roles, he has helped shape pathology and laboratory medicine priorities for a new century. He also has served on numerous department review committees, as well as various NIH grant review committees, including Chair of an NIH Study Section. Dr. Tykocinski is currently a member of the Administrative Board of the AAMC Council of Deans.
Dr. Tykocinski earned a BA degree in biology magna cum laude from Yale University and was awarded his MD degree from New York University. He completed an internal medicine internship at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, residency training in anatomic pathology in the Department of Pathology at New York University, and a research fellowship at NIAID/NIH in Bethesda.
Jefferson will soon launch national searches for a new University Provost and a Dean of SKMC.
A high resolution photo of Dr. Tykocinski is available upon request.
About Thomas Jefferson University
Thomas Jefferson University, founded in 1824 as the Jefferson Medical College, is today a national doctoral research university and a pioneer in transdisciplinary, professional education. Home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, Jefferson is a preeminent academic institution delivering high-impact education in over 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to 8,400 students across 10 colleges. The University's academic offerings now include architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion, health, medicine, science, social science and textiles. Jefferson is redefining the higher education value proposition with an approach that is collaborative and active; increasingly global; integrated with industry; focused on research across disciplines to foster innovation and discovery; and technology-enhanced. Student-athletes compete as the Jefferson Rams in the NCAA Division II Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
About the Jefferson enterprise
Jefferson's mission is to improve lives. Located in Philadelphia, Jefferson is reimagining higher education and health care to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 42,000 people strong, dedicated to preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st century careers; conducting research leading to new discoveries on the basic science, clinical, health science and applied levels; and providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients. The enterprise comprises Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health – which serves patients through millions of encounters each year across 18 hospitals (ten are Magnet® designated by the ANCC for nursing excellence) and over 50 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.
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NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention Waste Management, Inc. ("Waste Management") (NYSE: WM) shareholders:
The Law Offices of Vincent Wong announce that a class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of investors. This lawsuit is on behalf of all purchasers of certain Waste Management redeemable senior notes between February 13, 2020 and June 23, 2020.
If you suffered a loss on your investment in Waste Management, contact us about potential recovery by using the link below. There is no cost or obligation to you.
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ABOUT THE ACTION: The class action against Waste Management includes allegations that the Company made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the U.S. Department of Justice had indicated to Waste Management that it would require Waste Management to divest significantly more assets than the $200 million indicated in the merger agreement between the Company and Advanced Disposal Services; (ii) as a result, the merger would not be completed by July 14, 2020, the end date under the merger agreement; and (iii) the Waste Management redeemable senior notes would be subject to mandatory redemption at 101% of par.
DEADLINE: August 8, 2022
Aggrieved Waste Management investors only have until August 8, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. You are not required to act as a lead plaintiff in order to share in any recovery.
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LOS ANGELES, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stoney Edwards' personal story filled with the struggle, grit, courage and heart is what has long been the basis for songs that have shaped country music. He was among the early black country music artists to find success and the first black country singer-songwriter signed to Capitol Nashville in the 1970s. With 2022 marking the 25th year since his passing, UMG Nashville/UMe concludes Black Music Month and honors Stoney Edwards with the streaming debut of all six of his acclaimed 1971-1976 Capitol Records' albums. Down Home In The Country, A Country Singer, Stoney Edwards, She's My Rock, Mississippi You're On My Mind and Blackbird have been remastered from original analog tapes.
Stoney Edwards had 15 charting singles across his six Capitol Records albums and two top-20 hits "She's My Rock" and "Mississippi You're On My Mind," available to stream/download here: https://stoneyedwards.lnk.to/Stream
Although his country music career began later in life, Stoney Edwards brought classic twang to his deeply personal lyrics such as "last night a two dollar toy made a million dollar daddy out of me," the opening track and his first single, "A Two Dollar Toy," from his debut album, A Country Singer. Also from his debut, "A Few of the Reasons" is a romantic ode with "Your love was there when everything else was gone…."
Hailed by critics from Nashville to London, The Nashville Scene praised him as "A wonderful country vocalist and a highly entertaining songwriter who tirelessly beat the bushes on Music Row in the early and mid-'70s. His style interspersed bits of Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, and Hank Williams with his deep, coarse, yet ingratiating delivery." The Guardian stated, "the former trucker's recordings were regarded as crying-into-your-beer classics.…" In addition, country stalwart Billy Ray Cyrus, who narrated a new video about Stoney Edwards, said "I was captivated and mesmerized by this story. He opened the door for so many great talents to follow their dreams in country music. "
Discover Stoney Edwards, HERE: https://stoneyedwards.lnk.to/Stream
Stoney Edwards — Down Home In The Country [Digital]
- Dixie Boy
- Mama's Old Quilt
- Saturday Night
- Our Garden of Love
- Good To Have You Home
- You'll Remember Me
- Beyond a Shadow of a Doubt
- The Fishing Song
- Odd-job Dollar-Bill Man
- Don't Be Angry
Stoney Edwards — A Country Singer [Digital]
- Poor Folks Stick Together
- A Two Dollar Toy
- An Old Mules Hip
- Bring Home a Bottle
- Mama's Love
- The Cute Little Waitress
- Something New and Different
- I Bought the Shoes that Just Walked Out on Me
- A Few of the Reasons
- You Stayed Long Enough (To Make Me Love You)
Stoney Edwards — Stoney Edwards [Digital]
- All She Made of Me
- Daddy Did His Best
- She Believed in Me
- A Kingdom I Call Home
- Tell Me That You Love Me
- What Made You Change You're Mind
- You Can't Call Yourself Country
- Why Don't You Go Home
- I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today
- I Won't Make it Through The Day
Stoney Edwards — She's My Rock [Digital]
- You're Still a Believer
- Sunshine Feeling
- She's Helping Me get Over You
- Fishin' Song
- Two Dollar Toy
- She's My Rock
- I've Got Mine
- Honky Tonk Heaven
- You Stayed Long Enough
- Something New And Different
Stoney Edwards — Mississippi You're On Mind [Digital]
- Mississippi You're On My Mind
- Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul
- The Cute Little Waitress
- We Sure Danced Us Some Good Uns
- Jeweldene Turner (The World Needs To Hear You Sing)
- Rollin' In Your Sweet Sunshine
- We're Learning How To Smile Again
- She's My Rock
- A Two Dollar Toy
- Summer Melodies
Stoney Edwards — Blackbird [Digital]
- I Want (The Real Thing)
- Yankee Lady
- Holdin' To Myself
- Blackbird (Hold Your Head High)
- Pickin' Wildflowers
- Love Still Makes The World Go Round
- Head Bootlegger Man
- July 12, 1939
- Don't Give Up On Me
- Bird On A Wire
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Relatives of the 10 Black people massacred in a Buffalo supermarket pleaded with the nation Thursday to confront and stop racist violence, their agony pouring out in the tears of a 12-year-old child, hours after the white man accused in the killings silently faced a murder indictment in court.
Jaques “Jake” Patterson, who lost his father, covered his face with his hands as his mother spoke at a news conference. Once she finished, Jake collapsed into the arms of Rev. Al Sharpton, the veteran civil rights activist, and cried silently, using his T-shirt to wipe his tears.
“His heart is broken,” said his mother, Tirzah Patterson, adding that her son was having trouble sleeping and eating.
“As a mother, what am I supposed to do to help him get through this?” she said.
Her ex-husband, Heyward Patterson, a 67-year-old church deacon, was gunned down Saturday at Tops Friendly Market. So was Robin Harris’s 86-year-old mother and best friend, Ruth Whitfield, on a day when they were supposed to go see the touring Broadway show “Ain’t Too Proud.”
“That racist young man took my mother away,” Harris said, trembling and stomping her feet as she spoke.
“How dare you!” Harris shouted viscerally.
“I need this violence to stop,” she added. “We need to fix this, and we need to fix it now.”
Earlier in the day in another part of town, accused gunman Payton Gendron, 18, appeared briefly in court to hear that he was indicted in the killings.
“Payton, you’re a coward!” someone shouted the courtroom gallery as he was led away.
Gendron, whose lawyer entered a not guilty plea for him at an earlier court appearance, didn’t speak. His attorneys later declined to comment. He is being held without bail and is due back in court June 9.
Authorities are investigating the possibility of hate crime and terrorism charges against Gendron, who apparently detailed his plans for the assault and his racist motivation in hundreds of pages of writings he posted online shortly before the shooting. It was livestreamed from a helmet-mounted camera.
“We need to hold all that have aided and abetted the hate in this country accountable,” Sharpton said at the news conference outside Buffalo’s Antioch Baptist Church. The civil rights activist’s group, the National Action Network, plans to cover funeral expenses for those killed.
The carnage at the Tops supermarket was unsettling even in a nation that has become almost numb to mass shootings. Thirteen people were shot in total, all but two of them Black. Gendron’s online writings said he planned the assault after becoming infatuated with white supremacist ideology he encountered online.
“I constantly think about what could have been done,” Mark Talley said at the families’ news conference, holding a photo of his slain mother, Geraldine Talley, 62. Her fiancé, who survived the shooting, saw her get shot to death, her son said.
Inaction on the threat of white supremacist violence, Talley said, led to last weekend’s bloodshed.
“It’s like Groundhog’s Day. We’ve seen this over and over again,” he said.
Stephen Belongia, the FBI’s lead agent in Buffalo, said at a news briefing that agents were still working to piece together Gendron’s motives and how he came to his extremist views. Investigators have been examining the online documents, which included a private diary on the chat platform Discord.
The diary said Gendron planned his attack in secret, with no outside help. A half-hour before opening fire, he invited a small group of people to see his writings, Discord said.
Fifteen Discord users accepted, according to a person familiar with the investigation who was not authorized to speak about it publicly.
It wasn’t clear how quickly those people saw what he’d written or whether any tried to alert law enforcement.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has authorized the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, to investigate whether social media companies that Gendron used were liable for “providing a platform to plan and promote violence.”
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Thursday that social media users can also play a role by speaking up when they see people posting violent or threatening content.
“You need to out these people,” he said at a briefing. “Expose those that are putting out those types of extreme views, and let us root them out.”
At the families’ news conference, Tirzah Patterson had another request.
“I need the village to help me raise and be here for my son,” she said, asking people to pray “that God gives us strength to go through this.”
“We are the village,” civil rights attorney Ben Crump chanted, encouraging the other victims’ family members to join in.
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Associated Press writers Michael Hill in Albany, Matt O’Brien in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jennifer Peltz in New York contributed. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/man-charged-in-buffalo-massacre-due-back-in-court/ | 2022-05-20T02:34:42Z |
~ New diacylglycerol kinase assay panel provides researchers for the first time with ten new lipid kinase targets ~
~ New systems biology approach enhances preclinical characterization of the WEE-1 inhibitor adavosertib ~
MALVERN, Pa., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reaction Biology ("Reaction" or the "Company"), an industry- leading provider of drug discovery services, today announced that twelve abstracts highlighting data from the Company's oncology drug discovery services platform will be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2022, held April 8-13, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
"At AACR 2022, we look forward to showcasing data from our comprehensive suite of innovative drug discovery services that continue to support our clients in their oncology research goals," said Haiching Ma, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Reaction Biology. "With these data, we continue to build upon our capabilities as a world leader and partner in drug discovery."
New data will be presented on the Company's diacylglycerol kinase assay panel, which will aid researchers in better informing isoform specific inhibitor discovery and provides researchers for the first time with ten new lipid kinase targets. Additionally, Reaction will share data on a new biology approach, leading to an enhanced preclinical characterization of the WEE-1 inhibitor adavosertib.
Reaction will present data from a number of new and enhanced assays and other drug discovery services in oncology. The full range of data presented at AACR include:
- Development of diacylglycerol kinase assays to facilitate isoform specific inhibitor discovery (Sunday, April 10, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 8, Poster Board Number: 24, Permanent Abstract Number: 170)
- Characterization of KRas pathway inhibitors in 2D and 3D screening formats (Sunday, April 10, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 23, Poster Board Number: 7, Permanent Abstract Number: 357)
- Application of NanoBRET target engagement cellular assay for measurement of inhibitor binding to wild type and mutant RAS in live cells (Sunday, April 10, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 24, Poster Board Number: 15, Permanent Abstract Number: 379)
- Benefit of using a spectral flow analyzer for the analysis of immune cell populations in tumors (Sunday, April 10, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 39, Poster Board Number: 14, Permanent Abstract Number: 629)
- A systems biology approach combining ProLiFiler and Cancer Data Miner for an enhanced preclinical characterization of the WEE-1 inhibitor adavosertib (Monday, April 11, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 24, Poster Board Number: 22, Permanent Abstract Number: 1132)
- Comparison and consequences of different implantation techniques on the orthotopic growth of syngeneic Hepa1-6 liver cancer cells (Monday, April 11, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 11, Poster Board Number: 13, Permanent Abstract Number: 1621)
- Probing PRMT5 Inhibitors with Distinct Binding Modes Using Surface Plasmon Resonance (Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 40, Poster Board Number: 6, Permanent Abstract Number: 2921)
- Exploring the combinatorial potential of bispecific T-cell engagers in high throughput format (Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 38, Poster Board Number: 8, Permanent Abstract Number: 2893)
- Comprehensive characterization of CDK inhibitors using a complete panel of all 20 human cyclin-dependent kinases (Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 5, Poster Board Number: 8, Permanent Abstract Number: 2304)
- Real-time quantitative PCR based analysis of transcriptional effects of CDK8/Cyclin C inhibitors (Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 5, Poster Board Number: 22, Permanent Abstract Number: 2318)
- A versatile assay suite for the discovery of new KRAS pathway inhibitors (Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM; Poster Section 4, Poster Board Number: 16, Permanent Abstract Number: 2987)
- Cytotoxic effects of LRRK2 inhibitors in combined treatment with chemotherapeutic agents on a large panel of cancer cell lines (Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 9:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Poster Section 27, Poster Board Number: 26, Permanent Abstract Number: 4072)
"This year, we celebrate the Company's 20-year history of delivering superior science and driving customer-centric innovation, while we build upon our expanding suite of comprehensive services and support," said John H. Johnson, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Reaction Biology. "These data at AACR represent the breadth and depth of Reaction Biology's pre-clinical research services in oncology and underscore why we are a preferred global partner in the area of drug discovery."
Copies of the poster presentations will be available at Reaction Biology's booth (#1247) during exhibit hall hours April 10 – April 13 and on the Company's website.
Founded in 2001, Reaction is a contract research organization (CRO) that provides a full suite of drug discovery services to over 1,800 biopharmaceutical customers worldwide. Reaction's capabilities include functional biochemical assays, compound screening, a wide range of mechanistic and biophysical studies, and an extensive array of cell-based assays. Reaction maintains one of the largest panels of kinase assays in the world with over 750 unique assays. The Company performs over 5,000 client projects annually with its over 2,000 validated assays. The Company has lab facilities in Malvern, PA, and Freiburg, Germany, with approximately 130 employees.
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LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading all-in-one scheduling software for pet groomers, Moement, Inc. is currently suing competitor Groomore, Inc. for misappropriation of Moement's trade secret, infringement of Moement's copyright, breach of confidentiality obligations, and unfair business competition in the Central District Court of California (Case No. 2:22-cv-02871-MRW).
Moement alleges that the Groomore team leveraged a copy of the Moement backend source code to build a comparable, competing scheduling software system in just four months. Contrastingly, Moement took four years to develop its leading, all-in-one scheduling software - MoeGo for pet groomers.
Moement contests that the Groomore platform and mobile app exhibit a high similarity to the MoeGo platform and mobile app, including visuals, features, functions, and screen transitions. Through this lawsuit, Moement seeks to recover all legal, equitable, and financial remedies available under U.S. federal and state laws, including compensatory and punitive damages, as well as injunctions against the Defendants.
About Moement, Inc.
Moement is a SaaS company focusing on the pet grooming business, dedicated to empowering all pet groom stores for success. Its leading, all-in-one scheduling software - MoeGo is a cloud-based pet grooming solution that allows salons and groomers to manage customer appointments, communications, and service agreements all from one place. MoeGo's scheduling tool allows users to view bookings, generate client-specific notes and reminders, manage employee accounts, and more. MoeGo integrates with a variety of third-party apps, including Stripe, Quick books and Google Maps, and more. The software is accessible for free as well as on a monthly subscription basis.
Moement seeks to create the most reliable, effective, yet simple-to-use solutions for everyone in the pet industry, enabling groomers to thrive and realize their aspirations. With a vision of building a harmonious and prosperous pet economy, Moement will leverage its tech advantages to benefit more businesses involved and adorable pets.
For more information, please visit MoeGo
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SOURCE Moement, Inc. | https://www.kxii.com/prnewswire/2022/05/06/moement-inc-files-trade-secret-misappropriation-copyright-infringement-action-against-groomore-inc-claiming-theft-source-code-by-ex-employees/ | 2022-05-06T17:01:36Z |
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq-CM: CODX) (the "Company"), a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of molecular diagnostic tests, announced today that it will be sponsoring, presenting and hosting a booth this week at the 14th Annual Next Generation Dx Summit, held virtually and in-person in Washington, D.C. on August 22-24.
The Next Generation Dx Summit offers a valuable window into how point-of-care, infectious disease, liquid biopsy and companion diagnostics are changing the standard of care, and includes three streams: Point-of-Care and Infectious Disease, Companion Diagnostics and Reimbursement stream, and Liquid Biopsy and Early Detection. On Monday, August 22, at 12:15 PM ET, Company CEO Dwight Egan will be presenting on the Company's forthcoming Co-Dx PCR Home platform, in the conference's Enabling Point-of-Care diagnostics program.
In-person visitors are invited to visit the Company at Booth #206.
To learn more about the summit, including in-person and virtual registration details, please visit https://www.nextgenerationdx.com.
About Co-Diagnostics, Inc.:
Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a Utah corporation, is a molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures and markets state-of-the-art diagnostics technologies. The Company's technology is utilized for tests that are designed using the detection and/or analysis of nucleic acid molecules (DNA or RNA). The Company also uses its proprietary technology to design specific tests to locate genetic markers for use in industries other than infectious disease and license the use of those tests to specific customers.
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Florida lawmakers take up condo bill in wake of Surfside
(AP) - Florida would require statewide recertification of condominiums higher than three-stories tall as a response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people.
The issue was added to a special Legislative session Tuesday that was called to address rising property insurance rates.
Legislative leaders reached an agreement to introduce the measure that would require recertification after 30 years, or 25 years if the building is within 3 miles of the coast, and every 10 years thereafter.
The Champlain Towers South was 40-years-old and was going through the 40-year-recertification process required by Miami-Dade County when it collapsed last June.
At the time, Miami-Dade and Broward counties were the only two of the state’s 67 that had condominium recertification programs.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/05/24/florida-lawmakers-take-up-condo-bill-wake-surfside/ | 2022-05-24T19:21:32Z |
ATLANTA, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC ("White Cap") has closed on an agreement to acquire CSI Geoturf, a Michigan-based wholesale distributor of civil site construction geosynthetic and landscape supplies. With locations in metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City, Michigan, CSI Geoturf will join White Cap in its North Central Region to serve local customers with exceptional customer service.
"With their specialized expertise in geosynthetics and a strong branch footprint in Michigan, we look forward to offering stronger service capabilities, extended breadth and depth of products, and additional locations for local customers, alongside the talented team at CSI Geoturf," said John Stegeman, Chief Executive Officer of White Cap.
White Cap Supply Holdings, LLC ("White Cap") serves as a one-stop shop providing concrete accessories and chemicals, tools and equipment, building materials and fasteners, erosion and waterproofing and safety products to professional contractors by meeting their distinct and customized supply needs in non-residential, residential and infrastructure end markets. White Cap is comprised of multiple brands in the U.S., including Ram Tool, and the Brafasco, Brock White and NCA brands in Canada. White Cap operates more than 450 branches across North America with more than 9,000 employees supporting approximately 200,000 customers. For more information, visit about.whitecap.com.
CSI Geoturf was founded in 1980 to provide effective civil site construction geosynthetic and landscape products to clients throughout Michigan. CSI Geoturf has grown to become Michigan's largest privately held wholesale distributor of geosynthetic products. With locations in metro Detroit, Grand Rapids and Traverse City, they are able to deliver materials and support projects throughout the state of Michigan, including the Upper Peninsula. For more information, visit https://geoturf.com/
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Helps revenue organizations generate more pipeline and win more deals by increasing rep productivity, improving sales execution efficiency, and reducing forecast risk
SEATTLE, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Outreach, the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth, today announced new platform enhancements. These new innovations empower Outreach customers to increase rep productivity, improve sales execution efficiency, decrease forecast risk, and reduce costs via a single platform offering.
The new platform enhancements include:
- Kaia for Outreach Voice empowers sales reps with real-time intelligence - reps can now access the power and intelligence of Outreach Kaia directly within their Outreach Voice dialer workflows. Using conversation intelligence (CI), Kaia provides AI-triggered content cards to sales reps in real-time and guides them to close more deals.
- Outreach Kaia brings new levels of visibility to sales managers on the status of deals - A new recording page and simplified UI provide conversation trends and insights to help managers understand key prospects and customer meetings – so they can unblock deals and provide coaching to their reps.
- New Deal Health scores provide AI-driven, real-time visibility into deals - This new revenue intelligence capability within Outreach Guide helps sales leaders spot risks in deals sooner. Using AI, Deal Health provides a simple score to accurately reflect the current state of deals, so they know where to focus.
- Forecast flexibility in Outreach Commit - Sales and RevOps leaders can now create custom filters on pipeline metrics, and configure multiple forecasts to gain confidence across different areas of their business.
- New reporting capabilities for Outreach Engage in the EU datacenter - For customers operating in the EU that require data residency, Outreach now provides Outreach Insights, AI-driven reporting with real-time, actionable insights into playbooks, people, and processes – all within the EU datacenter.
- Additional compliance features, including HIPAA attestation and support for BAA - Outreach continues its commitment to helping customers meet data privacy requirements with the addition of HIPAA attestation to cover personal health information data that's incidentally stored in Outreach. Customers also have the option to sign a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) to provide a contractual commitment.
To learn more about these enhancements, please visit our blog.
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"Now, more than ever, revenue organizations are under pressure to deliver efficient, predictable growth," said Prasad Raje, Chief Product Officer, Outreach. "Today's announcements include a combination of new AI and enterprise capabilities to help our customers improve execution across every stage of their sales cycle."
"We initially turned to Outreach because content cards were paramount to what we needed to enable our BDRs with quick and consistent messaging on our value proposition and competitive positioning as we scale our sales organization," said Justin Miller, Director of Revenue Operations, Sonatype. "We have now expanded our use of Kaia to our Account Managers and are using Kaia for real-time coaching and on a weekly-basis reviewing discovery calls to better understand how the current economic pressures are impacting our customers and prospects and how top reps deliver the value proposition and handle objections to further improve our enablement and coaching strategy."
About Outreach
Outreach is the sales execution platform helping revenue organizations deliver efficient, predictable growth. We are helping organizations achieve their growth potential by delivering sales execution workflows that leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to close execution gaps across the entire sales cycle, from prospecting to deal management to forecasting. Outreach is the only company to offer sales engagement, revenue intelligence, and revenue operations together in one platform. More than 5,500 companies, including Zoom, Adobe, Okta, DocuSign, and SAP, depend on Outreach to power their revenue organizations. Outreach is a privately held company based in Seattle, Washington, with offices worldwide. To learn more, please visit www.outreach.io.
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Tyson Fury Wins Heavyweight Boxing Championship - Official E-Greeting Holograms Available on FameDays.com
VANCOUVER, BC, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Imagine AR Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTCQB: IPNFF) ("ImagineAR" or "Company") an Augmented Reality Company that enables businesses, sports teams, and organizations to instantly create AR campaigns without a technical background, is pleased to provide investors with a corporate update. As the Metaverse becomes a key driver of new business opportunities, ImagineAR is positioned to deliver global immersive AR mobile engagements for businesses and consumers especially with the newly launched FameDays.com e-greeting hologram platform.
ImagineAR CEO, Alen Paul Silverrstieen said "FameDays.com launched on April 15th and we are implementing PR and Social Media campaigns for targeted event and celebrity promotions. With Tyson Fury's championship win this past weekend, it further positions FameDays.com as one of the market leaders for metaverse fan engagement. Our technical team is already developing the next generation of the FameDays Mobile app, which is expected to launch in July 2022, to coincide with the David Ortiz E-Greeting Holograms for the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony."
ImagineAR is the title sponsor of the soon-to-be-published VRAR Ecosystem Report "Sports & Fitness" focused on immersive AR/VR tech sports providers. Additionally, Alen Paul Silverrstieen will be interviewed by the VRAR Association Podcast "Everything VR & AR Podcast" to discuss this report as well as ImagineAR which is expected to be released the same day as the published report next week.
ImagineAR signed a licensing deal for its current ImagineAR app to deliver AR activations for the team to celebrate its 100-year anniversary and sponsorship activations this Spring. This agreement is a revenue-sharing deal.
ImagineAR expects the integrated SDK immersion experiences to be launched by the second quarter of 2022 in their premiere celebrity mobile app.
ImagineAR expects the integrated SDK immersion experiences in PBR Rewards to be launched in the second quarter of 2022.
ImagineAR expects the integrated SDK immersion experiences in both of their mobile apps to be launched in the second quarter of 2022.
ImagineAR is supporting ArcTouch for a Fortune 500 CPG client an immersive AR campaign targeted to be launched in the second quarter of 2022.
The 3X Brazilian Champion has been utilizing the ImagineAR SDK Platform and delivers new AR immersive experiences weekly in their mobile app including Virtual Trophy Celebrations.
Imagine AR Inc. (CSE: IP) (OTC: IPNFF) has developed an "AR-as-a-Service" platform for desktops that enables businesses of any size to create and implement their own AR campaigns with no programming or technology experience. Every organization, from professional sports franchises to small retailers, can develop interactive AR campaigns that blend the real and digital worlds using ImagineAR. Customers simply point their mobile device at logos, signs, buildings, products, landmarks and more to instantly engage with videos, information, advertisements, coupons, 3D holograms and any interactive content, all hosted in the cloud and managed using a menu-driven portal. Integrated real-time analytics means that all customer interaction is tracked and measured in real-time. The ImagineAR mobile app is available in the IOS and Android mobile app stores. The platform is available as a native mode SDK.
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Although the Company believes that the assumptions and factors used in preparing, and the expectations contained in, the forward-looking information and statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on such information and statements, and no assurance or guarantee can be given that such forward-looking information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such information and statements. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. All subsequent written and oral forward- looking information and statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.
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Ukraine President Zelensky details alleged Russian atrocities in hard-hitting UN speech
By Jennifer Deaton, CNN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians “for their pleasure” in an emotionally-charged address to the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, a day after he visited the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, where shocking images of bodies in the streets emerged over the weekend.
Zelensky described the aftermath of Russia’s retreat from Bucha in horrifying detail, describing entire families killed, people with their throats slashed, women raped and killed in front of their children. He said Russia’s actions were no different from those of a terror group, except that Russia is a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
In Bucha, bodies strewn across the streets and in basements were found by human rights groups and documented by independent journalists. Satellite images suggest some bodies had been there since at least March 18.
In a damning speech, Zelensky said there was “not a single crime” that the Russians “would not commit,” alleging that Russian troops had “searched for and purposefully killed anyone who served our country.”
“They shot and killed women outside their houses when they just tried to call someone … They killed entire families, adults and children and they tried to burn the bodies,” Zelensky said.
“I am addressing you on behalf of the people who honor the memory of the deceased every single day and in the memory of the civilians who died, who were shot and killed in the back of their head after being tortured,” he told the Security Council.
“Some of them were shot on the streets. Others were thrown into wells, so they died there suffering. They were killed in their apartments, houses, blown up by grenades. Civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars in the middle of the road, just for their pleasure,” the 44-year-old Ukrainian leader continued.
“They cut off limbs, slashed their throats. Women were raped and killed in front of their children. Their tongues were pulled out only because the aggressor did not hear what they wanted to hear from them. This is not different from other terrorists such as ISIS. And here it is done by a member of the United Nations Security Council.”
Russia has repeatedly denied the alleged atrocities, despite increasing evidence suggesting otherwise. Earlier Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the claims not only “groundless, but … a well-staged tragic show” and “a forgery in order to try to denigrate the Russian army.”
This is a developing story — more to come.
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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KPGE) — The names, addresses, and license types of every Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) permit holder in California were exposed as part of a data breach suffered by the state Department of Justice, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials say the California State Sheriff’s Association informed the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office about the data breach impacting those with a permit to carry a concealed weapon, which followed the publication of the state’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal on Monday. At the time, state officials described it as improving “transparency and information sharing for firearms-related data.”
Sheriff’s Office officials say the information released included the CCW holders’ name, age, address, Criminal Identification Index (CII) number and license type (Standard, Judicial, Reserve and Custodial). The information included every CCW holder in the state.
In response to the information being released, Fresno County officials say the state disabled access to the website hosting the data — but there are concerns that the information was copied and remains in circulation on social media and other parts of the internet. It is unknown how long the information was publicly accessible on the Department of Justice’s website.
Officials add that the State Attorney General’s Office is working to determine the size of the breach and it plans to contact the CCW holders directly to advise them of the situation.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone who is aware that their identity was compromised as a result of the data breach to file an online report.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Republic International Corporation (NYSE: ORI) — today announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 23 cents per common share. This dividend is payable on September 15, 2022 to shareholders of record on September 1, 2022. Subject to quarterly Board approval, the full year's cash dividend is projected to be 92 cents per share for 2022, compared to 88 cents paid in 2021.
The current annualized regular dividend rate of 92 cents per share marks the 41st consecutive year that Old Republic has boosted this rate, and 2022 becomes the 81st year of uninterrupted regular cash dividend payments.
About Old Republic
Chicago-based Old Republic International Corporation is one of the nation's 50 largest shareholder-owned insurance businesses. It is a member of the Fortune 500 listing of America's largest companies. The Company is organized as an insurance holding company whose subsidiaries actively market, underwrite, and provide risk management services for a wide variety of coverages mostly in the general and title insurance fields. Old Republic's general insurance business ranks among the nation's 50 largest, while its title insurance business is the third largest in its industry.
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HealthLynked Reports Second Quarter 2022 Results
Revenue increase of 3% from Q1 22 to Q2 22 and 67% decrease in net losses from ($8.33) Million in the first half of 2021 to ($2.76) million in the first half of 2022
NAPLES, Fla., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthLynked Corp. (OTCQB: HLYK), ("HealthLynked" or the "Company"), a global healthcare network focused on care management of its members and a provider of healthcare technologies that connects doctors, patients, and medical data, reported its financial results for the second quarter and first half of 2022.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
For the second quarter 2022, HealthLynked reported revenue of $1.65 million, compared to $1.71 million in the second quarter of 2021. The Naples Women's Center subsidiary experienced physician turnover that led to reduced revenues due to normal time required to establish a new physician and enroll in healthcare plans. Functional Medicine along with the acquisition of Aesthetics Enhancements Unlimited in May 2022 showed a 15% increase in year-over-year patient revenues.
Net losses increased from ($0.51) million in second quarter 2021 to ($1.59) million in second quarter 2022 due primarily to a $0.63 million one-time gain from the forgiveness of government loans in 2021 and a $0.18 million higher non-cash gains in 2021 from the change in fair value of contingent acquisition consideration associated with earn-out features prior earlier acquisitions. Compared to the first quarter of 2022, revenue increased from $1.60 million to $1.65 million and net loss increased from ($1.17) million to ($1.59) million. Shareholders' equity was $4.80 million as of June 30, 2022.
Year-to-Date 2022 Financial Results
For the first half of 2022, HealthLynked reported revenue of $3.26 million, compared to $3.50 million in the first half of 2021. Net losses were down 67% from ($8.33) Million in the first half of 2021 to ($2.76) million in the first half of 2022.
Dr. Michael Dent, HealthLynked's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During the second quarter, we acquired Aesthetics Enhancements Unlimited to add to our portfolio of Health Services locations and our captive patient base. We continue to invest in the development of the HealthLynked Network with major advancements in our software platform. We plan to launch our pay service for Healthlynked members next quarter and integrate our services into the HealthLynked mobile application."
George O'Leary, HealthLynked's Chief Financial Officer, added, "To avoid future gaps in physician coverage we are very pleased to have signed Dr. Eduardo Maristany to an early 2-year extension through May 2025. We also have hired Dr. Sakr, a new physician, who will be joining The Naples Center of Functional Medicine. We plan to focus our attention on a concierge model for both The Naples Center of Functional Medicine and Naples Women's Center. HealthLynked's wide range of healthcare services provide an opportunity to offer a more comprehensive healthcare solution that will significantly increase future health service revenues."
About HealthLynked Corp.
HealthLynked Corp. provides a solution for both patient members and providers to improve healthcare through the efficient exchange of medical information. The HealthLynked Network is a cloud-based platform that allows members to connect with their healthcare providers and take more control of their healthcare. Members enter their medical information, including medications, allergies, past surgeries, and personal health records, in one convenient online and secure location, free of charge. Participating healthcare providers can connect with their current and future patients through the system. Benefits to in-network providers include the ability to utilize the HealthLynked patent-pending patient access hub "PAH" for patient analytics. Other benefits for preferred providers include HLYK marketing tools to connect with their active and inactive patients to improve patient retention, access more accurate and current patient information, provide more efficient online scheduling, and to fill last-minute cancelations using the Company's "real-time appointment scheduling" all within its mobile application. Preferred providers pay a monthly fee to access these HealthLynked services. For additional information about HealthLynked Corp., please visit www.healthlynked.com and connect with HealthLynked on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
Forward-Looking Statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Our actual results, including as a result of any acquisitions, performance, or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by the use of words such as "may," "could," "expect," "intend," "plan," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue," "likely," "will," "would" and variations of these terms and similar expressions, or the negative of these terms or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by our management, and us are inherently uncertain. We caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are made as of the date of this press release. We undertake no obligation to update publicly any of these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information or future events, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking statements, except to the extent required by applicable laws. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Certain risks and uncertainties applicable to our operations and us are described in the "Risk Factors" section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we have made with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are publicly available at www.sec.gov.
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(631)-403-4337
HealthLynked Corp.
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CALGARY, AB, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Vermilion Energy Inc. ("Vermilion", "We", "Our", "Us" or the "Company") (TSX: VET) (NYSE: VET) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") has approved the notice of Vermilion's intention to commence a normal course issuer bid ("NCIB") through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX"), New York Stock Exchange and other alternative trading platforms in Canada and USA.
The NCIB allows Vermilion to purchase up to 16,076,666 common shares, representing approximately 10% of its public float as at June 22, 2022, over a twelve month period commencing on July 6, 2022. The NCIB will expire no later than July 5, 2023. The total number of common shares Vermilion is permitted to purchase on the TSX is subject to a daily purchase limit of 513,299 common shares, representing 25% of the average daily trading volume of 2,053,198 common shares on the TSX calculated for the six-month period ended May 31, 2022; however, Vermilion may make one block purchase per calendar week which exceeds the daily repurchase restrictions. Any common shares that are purchased under the NCIB will be cancelled upon their purchase by Vermilion.
In connection with the NCIB, Vermilion will enter into an automatic purchase plan ("ASPP") with its designated broker to allow for purchases of its common shares during self-imposed blackout periods. Such purchases would be at the discretion of the broker based on parameters provided by the Company prior to any self-imposed blackout period or any period when it is in possession of material undisclosed information. The ASPP has been pre-cleared, as required by the TSX. Outside of these blackout periods, common shares may be purchased under the NCIB in accordance with Management's discretion.
Vermilion has a long history of returning capital to its shareholders as we have paid out over $40 per share in dividends since 2003. Our primary focus over the past two years has been on debt reduction and we have made significant progress allowing us to reinstate shareholder returns. In addition, we have increased our European gas production which has increased our international cash flows to 60%, consistently delivered production within market guidance and significantly increased the depth and quality of our North America drilling inventory. As a first step in resuming our return of capital to shareholders, we implemented a modest quarterly dividend earlier this year and we were clear about our intention to further augment shareholder returns as debt targets were achieved. With a clear line of sight to achieving our next mid-cycle(1) debt target of $1.2 billion, a greater proportion of free cash flow(2) can now be directed to our shareholders. Share buybacks continue to screen as one of the most compelling options for returning capital as we believe our common shares are trading at a price that does not appropriately reflect value relative to the $1.8 billion(3) pro forma free cash flow projected for 2022. At our current share price, the full execution of this NCIB would represent less than one-quarter of our projected 2022 pro forma free cash flow. Our international and diversified portfolio generates robust free cash flow due to the top decline netback, low decline and strong capital efficiencies.
We look forward to sharing further details on our return of capital framework with our Q2 2022 release in August.
About Vermilion
Vermilion is an international energy producer that seeks to create value through the acquisition, exploration, development and optimization of producing assets in North America, Europe and Australia. Our business model emphasizes free cash flow generation and returning capital to investors when economically warranted, augmented by value-adding acquisitions. Vermilion's operations are focused on the exploitation of light oil and liquids-rich natural gas conventional resource plays in North America and the exploration and development of conventional natural gas and oil opportunities in Europe and Australia.
Vermilion's priorities are health and safety, the environment, and profitability, in that order. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of the public and those who work with us, and the protection of our natural surroundings. We have been recognized by leading ESG rating agencies for our transparency on and management of key environmental, social and governance issues. In addition, we emphasize strategic community investment in each of our operating areas.
Employees and directors hold approximately 4% of our outstanding shares and are committed to delivering long-term value for all stakeholders. Vermilion trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VET.
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Certain statements included or incorporated by reference in this document may constitute forward-looking statements or financial outlooks under applicable securities legislation. Such forward-looking statements or information typically contain statements with words such as "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "plan", "intend", "estimate", "propose", or similar words suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward looking statements or information in this document may include, but are not limited to: capital expenditures and Vermilion's ability to fund such expenditures; Vermilion's additional debt capacity providing it with additional working capital; the flexibility of Vermilion's capital program and operations; business strategies and objectives; operational and financial performance; estimated volumes of reserves and resources; petroleum and natural gas sales; future production levels and the timing thereof, including Vermilion's 2022 guidance, and rates of average annual production growth; the effect of changes in crude oil and natural gas prices, changes in exchange rates and significant declines in production or sales volumes due to unforeseen circumstances; the effect of possible changes in critical accounting estimates; statements regarding the growth and size of Vermilion's future project inventory, and the wells expected to be drilled in 2022; exploration and development plans and the timing thereof; Vermilion's ability to reduce its debt, including its ability to redeem senior unsecured notes prior to maturity; statements regarding Vermilion's hedging program, its plans to add to its hedging positions, and the anticipated impact of Vermilion's hedging program on project economics and free cash flows; the potential financial impact of climate-related risks; acquisition and disposition plans and the timing thereof; operating and other expenses, including the payment and amount of future dividends; royalty and income tax rates and Vermilion's expectations regarding future taxes and taxability; and the timing of regulatory proceedings and approvals.
Such forward-looking statements or information are based on a number of assumptions, all or any of which may prove to be incorrect. In addition to any other assumptions identified in this document, assumptions have been made regarding, among other things: the ability of Vermilion to obtain equipment, services and supplies in a timely manner to carry out its activities in Canada and internationally; the ability of Vermilion to market crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas successfully to current and new customers; the timing and costs of pipeline and storage facility construction and expansion and the ability to secure adequate product transportation; the timely receipt of required regulatory approvals; the ability of Vermilion to obtain financing on acceptable terms; foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; future crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas prices; and management's expectations relating to the timing and results of exploration and development activities.
Although Vermilion believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements or information are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because Vermilion can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Financial outlooks are provided for the purpose of understanding Vermilion's financial position and business objectives, and the information may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking statements or information are based on current expectations, estimates, and projections that involve a number of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by Vermilion and described in the forward-looking statements or information. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the ability of management to execute its business plan; the risks of the oil and gas industry, both domestically and internationally, such as operational risks in exploring for, developing and producing crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas; risks and uncertainties involving geology of crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas deposits; risks inherent in Vermilion's marketing operations, including credit risk; the uncertainty of reserves estimates and reserves life and estimates of resources and associated expenditures; the uncertainty of estimates and projections relating to production and associated expenditures; potential delays or changes in plans with respect to exploration or development projects; Vermilion's ability to enter into or renew leases on acceptable terms; fluctuations in crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas prices, foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates; health, safety, and environmental risks; uncertainties as to the availability and cost of financing; the ability of Vermilion to add production and reserves through exploration and development activities; the possibility that government policies or laws may change or governmental approvals may be delayed or withheld; uncertainty in amounts and timing of royalty payments; risks associated with existing and potential future law suits and regulatory actions against Vermilion; and other risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this document or in Vermilion's other filings with Canadian securities regulatory authorities.
The forward-looking statements or information contained in this document are made as of the date hereof and Vermilion undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, unless required by applicable securities laws.
Financial data contained within this document are reported in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.
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NEW YORK, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL), the New York-based specialty athletic retailer, today announced that Richard Johnson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Andrew Page, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the J.P. Morgan 8th Annual Retail Round Up Conference on Thursday, April 7th at 2:00 p.m. ET.
A link to the live audio fireside chat will be available on www.footlocker-inc.com, and a replay will be available on the website for 30 days following the event.
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, Footaction, and Sidestep. With approximately 2,900 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 www.footlocker-inc.com.
Investor Contact:
Robert Higginbotham
Vice President, Investor Relations
Foot Locker, Inc.
robert.higginbotham@footlocker.com
(212) 720-4600
Media Contact:
Matthew Di Taranto
Director, Corporate Communications
Foot Locker, Inc.
matthew.ditaranto@footlocker.com
(718) 970-1260
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Child with autism dies 2 months after adoption
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) - Aaron Carter was 6 years old when he left his foster family to go live with his newly adoptive parents. Two months later, he died.
KWCH investigative reporter Alex Flippin spent the last year asking questions about the death, about who failed the child and what needs to be done so it doesn’t happen again to someone else.
When Aaron came to stay with foster parents Jamie and Tina Miller just before his third birthday in April 2017, any communication at all was unthinkable. He only started to learn to communicate when he was 5 years old.
“When we got him, they said he was ‘normal,’ but there was absolutely something terribly wrong,” Tina Miller said. “He would go along the wall and run his hand down it and just follow and just circled the entire day, nonstop. And he didn’t talk.
“He didn’t look at you, and if he did, he looked right past you like you didn’t exist.”
He was a boy with autism who had made his way into the foster care system after a rough start to life. The Millers tried their hardest to give Aaron what he needed, even when he had no way to tell them.
“He didn’t have any form of communication,” Jamie Miller said. “If he got upset, he would yell and scream or throw a tantrum, but that’s the only way he could voice any of his feelings or opinion or anything was by throwing a tantrum. He was definitely a challenge.
“The most, I would say he was the most difficult child I was ever around, but he taught me the most of being a parent of any child I’ve been around.”
As foster parents, the couple estimate they have welcomed somewhere between 30 and 50 children into their home. They currently have 10 kids, and three of them are adopted.
Jamie Miller said when they first brought Aaron home, they had decided not to adopt him.
“After he’d been here for three years, we started rethinking that,” he said.
“I said, ‘I can’t let him go,’” Tina added. “(Jamie) was like ‘I’m glad you said that. I feel same way.’”
The Millers worked to find Aaron the therapy experts say was paramount to his development. Three years in, gone was the little boy who looked right through you.
They developed important routines and took precautions for his safety. Aaron began wearing a helmet to protect him during tantrums. It wasn’t the “normal” they may have been used to, but it was a new normal that they say was working.
He learned to communicate, both verbally and by using a special iPad. He helped with chores, at least as much help as any child his age could.
The dream of making Aaron a permanent part of the family, though, was wiped away by the reality of what it would take to do that.
“(Aaron) was assigned a case manager, so I was able to call her. And I asked her, I said ‘Well what if he was to be adopted, what services will carry over’?” Tina Miller said.
The Millers said they learned that if they adopted Aaron, they could not afford to provide what he needed. Shortly after, a Wichita couple said they could.
Jamie Miller said they were believers, lifting Aaron up in prayer every day and hoping when he went to his new family it would be what he needed.
The couple were young and recently married. They had three dogs and other pets but no children.
The Millers met them, shared dinner and then Aaron had some overnight stays to their home. Jamie and Tina Miller said they saw red flags.
“It was apparent immediately that they weren’t interested in the consistency and doing the things that we knew, we had proved over those years, that he needed,” Jamie explained.
The Millers say the couple felt Aaron didn’t need the helmet he wore to protect him during outbursts. The routine Aaron had come to rely on, they say, wasn’t followed during his visits to the couple’s home.
A pre-adoption family assessment by the Kansas Department of Children and Families, obtained by KWCH, stated one of the prospective parents struggled with methamphetamine and amphetamine addiction.
That parent also had a history of being “quick to anger.” The other parent struggled when people were disrespectful, the assessment stated.
The adoption process continued, and overnight visits with the Wichita couple continued as well.
The Millers said he left them Dec. 18, 2020, on what was supposed to be a four-day weekend with the couple before coming back to them for Christmas.
“But he never he never came back home,” Jamie Miller said.
The Millers say Aaron got sick, and he stayed in Wichita over concern it may have been COVID-19.
By Feb. 16, 2021, he was gone. An adoption specialist delivered the unthinkable news to his foster parents.
“She said that Aaron passed away. He is deceased. That’s pretty much all I heard, and I was just screaming at her on the phone,” Tina said. “I was just like, ‘I knew it. I knew this would happen. You all killed him. You put him there. You knew he didn’t belong there.’ And like, ‘He never should have left.’”
The person on the other end of the phone then asked if the Millers would like to bury Aaron at the state’s expense. They had no idea what they would learn by saying yes.
“His face looked horribly deformed,” Tina explained. “He just had bruises all over his face.”
“Every visible part that we could see was bruised,” Jamie added.
The Department of Children and Families summary of Aaron’s death is seven sentences in length. The autopsy reads that Aaron “had a tantrum” while taking a bath and hit his head on the tub.
It also details 68 other injuries covering his entire body. No cause of death is listed.
There is an open investigation by Wichita police, and DCF will not discuss the case. The foster agency, St. Francis Ministries, did not respond to requests for comment, nor did the couple who planned to adopt Aaron.
Aaron’s foster parents said they are angry at the state, who they say set a young couple up for failure.
“The people that made the decision to move Aaron should have known, should have had the training, should have had the experience to know this isn’t going to go good,” Jamie said. “There were so many blatant things, blatantly obvious things that said, ‘No, no, no, no, no.’ And everybody said, ‘Yes, yes, yes.’
“I feel like he died to keep other people safe, because there are so many kids out there that could end up just like him if things don’t change.”
The people he leaves behind are left to wonder what happened and what needs to change so that it doesn’t happen again. What can the state do to set up parents, prospective parents and kids like Aaron to live and thrive?
“I firmly believe that Aaron won, because he’s in heaven now, and he can talk, he can communicate, he can ride a horse. He liked horses. He can do anything he wants to, so he won. That’s the way I see it see it,” Jamie Miller said.
In the second upcoming part of this story, KWCH sat down with an expert in the field of autism research to hear about current challenges in the state dealing with autism within the foster care system and what needs to change.
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Space Campsites on Throwing Dude Planets – Join TDSC Waitlist
TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- an innovative new PFP NFT called Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) is launching in the Fall or Winter 2023. 10,000 NFTs will be available. TDSC features next level art, astonishing rarity, and a ground-breaking road map. Click here to join the waitlist.
Gyro Plasmic (pseudonym), Founder of TDSC says; "last year I was experimenting with digital art and ended up creating a dude throwing environment in a significant number of different locations. I pondered the vastness of all this and believed we could create 10,000 Throwing Dudes as profile avatar NFTs to contribute to this vastness. We later named these planets. This helped ignite the spark to create Throwing Dude Space Camp. As TDSC unfolds, we will share the digital planet campsite and horizon art from the TDSC planets" https://throwingdudespacecamp.com/
Here are the current Throwing Dude Space Camp planet names: Aieryon 001 (airie-on-zero-zero-one); Bluerik Nine (Blue-rick-Nine); Brara T76 (Brara-T-7-6); Burn CZ8 (Burn-C-Z-8); Chayntu (chian-two); Cryboltia (cry-bolt-ya); Drystagua (dry-stag-you-a); Darmonica (dar-monica); Diamax 5 (Dia-max-five); Egroth (Ea-groth); Frozzuvious (Froze-zoo-vious); Gnanoworp (g-nano-worp); Gochasand (gotcha-sand); Granvatune (grava-tune); Grenipee (gren-i-pea); Hailongitha (Hail-ongitha); Harshdonus (harsh-don-us); Iapeace (i-a-peace); Icarro (i-car-ro); Ignitania (ig-nee-tan-ya); Jafire VW5 (Ja-fire V-W-5); Kapkhar (Kap-cár); Kutteir (Kut-yeah); Larth 7N6 (Larth 7-N-6); Limetro (Lime-tro); Loyatrix (Loya-trix); Lulmagia (Lul-majia); Metahive 2 (meta-hive-2); Moondratis (moon-dratis); Nagwove (Nag-wove); Ogritter (O-gritter); Onguttia (On-gut-te-a); Oozuma (oo-zooma); Petustar (pet-u-star); Quayzarc (quay-zark); Sailitte V7Z (sail-itte-V-7-Z); Seatania (Sea-tanya); Seron 33 (Sir-on-thirty-three); Shocluk QX9 (shock-luck-Q-X-9); Snotanya (snow-tan-ya); Spark Q35 (spark-Q-3-5); Spikerila (spike-rilla); Thronerya (Throne-ree-ya); Tronaboo (Tron-a-boo); Tworia (twar-ee-a); Undemia (un-dem-ee-a); Vinroma (vin-roma); Vozorth (vo-zarth); Vaxle (vaxelle); Wandiloud (wandee-loud); Xenumia (X-enoom-ee-a); Xevaclite (X-eva-clite); Xowhale (Xoo-whale); Yopraux (Yo-pro); Zalarruta (zal-are-ruta); Zeromp WX (zer-omp W-X); and Zapwa (zap-wa)
We are in it for the long haul and as TDCS gets resourced through revenue, we plan to introduce many benefits to the Throwing Dude Space Camp membership, which may potentially include: our full planet art reveal, exclusive member merchandise, space camping festival under our aurora borealis, release of space camp song anthem and more.
Click here to join the Throwing Dude's waitlist.
Throwing Dude Space Camp (TDSC) is owned and operated by QaQaQ Inc.
Contact Beau Starry at 650-308-4349 or press@ThrowingDudeSpaceCamp.com
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Fire destroys Northern California Home Depot store
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend fire has gutted a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area but no injuries are reported. Fire officials say the fire erupted at about 5 p.m. Saturday at the store in South San Jose. It sent people fleeing from the store, sent up a huge plume of smoke and prompted a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents because of unhealthy air. The fire began in a lumber area and fed on flammable materials and chemicals. It took six hours to contain. About 100 firefighters fought the flames and protected nearby buildings. The cause of the fire is under investigation. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/10/fire-destroys-northern-california-home-depot-store/ | 2022-04-10T18:28:04Z |
Wins Coincide with Anniversary of Golf Legend's Victory at The Open
MADISON, N.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This week in 1927, Bobby Jones was raising three fingers of whiskey to celebrate his historical win at The Open at the Old Course at St. Andrews, the home of golf. Today, his namesake whiskey collection, The Clover, featuring a Straight Bourbon Whiskey, a Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey, and a Straight Rye Whiskey, celebrates victories in taste.
After winning the British Amateur at St. Andrews before his thirtieth birthday, Bobby Jones went on to become the only golfer to ever achieve the original 'Grand Slam' by winning all four of the major championships of his time in the same year, including the U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur, British Amateur, and the British Open.
He said of the Old Course, being played on for only the thirtieth time this week for the 150th Open Championship, "there is always a way at St. Andrews, although it is not always the obvious way." Jones so loved his time playing there that he once noted, "I could take out of my life everything except my experiences in St. Andrews, and I would still have a rich, full life." The town's residents felt the same about him, and he was bestowed honorary citizenship in 1958. The 10th hole of the Old Course was also named after him posthumously.
Watch more about Bobby's special relationship with St. Andrews featuring historian Sid Matthew HERE. (An embeddable video can be found here.)
The Bobby Jones' Clover Collection is a Jones family initiative created to sustain the legacy and values of golf's greatest gentleman and champion. The Clover exclusively features single barrel whiskeys that are nuanced, complex, and singular as the world's best golf courses. The collection's three expressions have received high marks at several awards shows of late.
The brand's Tennessee Straight Bourbon Whiskey took home a coveted Platinum win in the Taste category at the 2022 ASCOT Awards. Its Rye earned a Gold in Taste at the 2022 World Whiskies Awards and the 2022 World Spirits Competition in San Francisco. In addition, the brand's Straight Bourbon Whiskey won Gold in the MicroLiquor Spirit Awards and a 95 (Extraordinary - Ultimate Recommendation) at the 2022 Ultimate Spirits Challenge.
Beyond its great taste, every pour of The Clover has a purpose. As Dr. Bobby Jones IV said of his grandfather, "[he] lived and played with integrity and compassion. He was the kind of person who inspired others to be their best selves. We believe the more we can instill the world with his ways of looking at things, the better the world will be." A portion of proceeds from the collection benefits the Bobby Jones CSF to fund research and support for individuals suffering from a spinal cord disorder that the golfer also battled.
Visit www.thecloverwhiskey.com to read more about Bobby's legacy, the Jones family's ongoing work to preserve it, and where to find The Clover. Although released on an allocated basis, fans can enjoy an award-winning pour at select golf clubs and resorts or pick up a bottle from their local craft spirits retailer.
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HERNDON, Va., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metron Aviation, a global leader in software solutions for Air Traffic Management (ATM) and Air Traffic Flow Management Systems (ATFM), will exhibit at the 2022 World ATM Congress, in Madrid, Spain.
Metron Aviation will showcase its Harmony System and Post-Operations Evaluation Tool for its primary audiences — airlines, airports, and air navigation service providers (ANSPs).
The Harmony system is a comprehensive, integrated Air Traffic Flow Management (ATFM) solution that enables aviation authorities to proactively monitor and manage system-wide operations at local, national, and regional levels. Harmony provides stakeholders a common view of current and future air traffic conditions as well as advanced automation for identifying and managing a dynamically changing environment.
Post-Operations Evaluation Tool (P.O.E.T.) is an advanced analytical tool used by the aviation community to view and analyze ATM operations and airspace system performance. P.O.E.T.'s intuitive, query‑based interface enables stakeholders to address systematic problems by fusing data sources to create a complete picture of operations in the areas of flight, traffic flow, and performance. P.O.E.T., delivers to airlines, airports, and ANSPs the capability to identify inefficiencies through analysis that can be used to reduce fuel costs, enhance environmental performance, increase maintenance savings, and improve policies and procedures.
During the tradeshow event, Metron Aviation and NAVBLUE invite participants to visit Stand #1229 in the Recinto Ferial Ifema Madrid to learn more about their ATM and ATFM software solutions and options for on‑site deployment or software‑as‑a‑service cloud delivery model.
About Metron Aviation
Metron Aviation is the most trusted and proven innovator in the Air Traffic Management (ATM) industry. A subsidiary of Airbus, Metron Aviation has an honored past of developing ATM and ATFM solutions for the global aviation industry. By collaborating with all stakeholders in the Air Traffic Management arena — air navigation service providers, airlines, airports, civil aviation authorities, and other influencers — Metron Aviation understands what is at the heart of aviation issues and can tackle even the most complex air traffic management challenges.
For details, visit www.metronaviation.com | Contact: Toni Evans, Metron Aviation Marketing | PR@MetronAviation.com
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As part of its partnership with JTG Daugherty Racing, the iconic brand is challenging fans to submit their ultimate tailgating creations for a chance to win an epic sports weekend
HORSHAM, Pa., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Spatula? Check. Apron? Check. Grill? Check. With fall tailgating season quickly approaching, Thomas'® is gearing up for the food and fun-filled sports season by toasting up a tasty competition: Tailgating with Thomas'. In partnership with JTG Daugherty Racing, the folks at Thomas' are searching for the most iconic tailgating recipes for the chance to win an epic sports weekend at a professional auto stock car race in 2023 valued at $5,000. From coast to coast, sports fans bring their own local spin to tailgating favorites and Thomas' is looking for the best of the best where a nationwide consumer vote will crown one passionate tailgating chef as the Thomas' Tailgating Recipe Champion. Now through September 15, fans can head to TailgatingwithThomas.com to submit their recipe creation featuring a Thomas' product.
"Tailgating chefs are passionate about their gameday spreads to fuel their family and friends ahead of a big race or game," said Eduardo Zarate, Senior Director of Marketing for Thomas'. "With the fall tailgating season right around the corner and the endless possibilities that Thomas' products offer, we know our Tailgating with Thomas' recipe contest is the perfect opportunity to inspire fans to showcase their best gameday grub – whether it be breakfast, lunch, dinner, or desserts! We look forward to seeing the creativity that comes from our fans and know that it will inspire others to turn their tailgating up a notch this season to be the spot everyone wants to stop by!"
With Thomas' expansive product portfolio, there are infinite possibilities to showcase English muffins, bagels, mini croissants or swirl bread in a tailgating recipe masterpiece. Following the entry period, five finalists will be selected for a nationwide vote, where the finalist with the most votes can grab up to three friends to race off to a professional auto stock car race weekend in 2023 armed with custom Thomas' tailgating necessities – a tailgating chair and drink cooler. The remaining four finalists will each receive Thomas' tailgating swag and the finalist with the second most votes will score signed memorabilia from Ricky Stenhouse Jr. of JTG Daugherty Racing. Plus, those who cast a vote for their favorite recipe between October 3 – 10 will be entered into a random drawing to win their own gear to get in the tailgating mood for the season ahead! For additional details and complete official rules, visit TailgatingwithThomas.com.
"I'd say our racing fans may know how to tailgate better than anyone out there and will bring some of the best tailgating recipes to the table," said No. 47 Thomas'® Camaro driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. "I'm looking forward to seeing some of the tailgating recipes that are submitted. Thomas' does an outstanding job of maximizing their partnership with the team and I'm excited to see who wins the epic sports weekend and takes the title!"
The Thomas' brand dates back to 1880 when Samuel Bath Thomas created his original English Muffin in New York City using a secret process that included griddle baking to create a Nooks & Crannies® English Muffin. The company has since added bagels and breakfast breads, including a line of swirl breads, to its breakfast offerings. Today, Thomas' sells the #1 English Muffin and #1 grocery bagel in the U.S. For a full list of Thomas' products and where to buy them, please visit www.ThomasBreads.com.
About Bimbo Bakeries USA
Bimbo Bakeries USA (BBU) is a leader in the baking industry, known for its category leading brands, innovative products, freshness and quality. Our team of 20,000+ U.S. associates operates more than 50 manufacturing locations in the United States. Over 11,000 distribution routes deliver our leading brands such as Arnold®, Artesano®, Ball Park®, Bimbo®, Boboli®, Brownberry®, Entenmann's®, Little Bites®, Marinela®, Mrs Baird's®, Oroweat®, Sara Lee®, Stroehmann® and Thomas'®. BBU is owned by Mexico's Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., the world's largest baking company with operations in 33 countries.
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Family-Friendly Arts and Entertainment, Food and Drink
STOCKTON, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visit Stockton is a travel destination that combines culture, rich history, shopping, and global culinary delights. With an abundance of summer activities and restaurants, visitors will experience an action-packed summer in Stockton with family.
Arts & Entertainment
- Pixie Woods enchanted forest is now open for the 2022 season. From Jun. 2 – Jul. 31 Th – Sun, and Aug. - Oct. Sat - Sun, the park will be open Thursday through Sunday. The amusement park will be open for children of all ages to attend. Adults must accompany children to the park.
- Children's Museum of Stockton is open for the summer. It provides an educational experience for young visitors and features hand-on, play-based exhibits.
- Limitless Axes and Ales is open for visitors to experience and welcomes all ages 10 and up to participate. It offers a unique activity for friends, coworkers, date nights, reunions and more. Minors must be accompanied by an adult and have a waiver signed.
- H2O Excursions is a family-owned and operated business that offers watersport rentals on the San Joaquin Delta. It currently offers charter cruises, pontoon boat rentals, kayak rentals, jet skis, hydro bike rentals and towable inner tube rentals.
- Concerts In the Park is a free concert series happening in Victory Park every Wednesday now through mid-August. Visitors can enjoy an evening with good company, a picnic, and live music.
- StocktonCon will be back for its annual celebration Aug. 13 – 14, 2022, at the Stockton Arena. Visitors can enjoy a star-studded event with cosplay costume contests, gaming tournaments, panels, exhibitors, vendors, and more.
- Stockton Brew Fest will take place Sept. 10, 2022, at Stockton's Weber Point Event Center. The 21+ event will include unlimited tastings of local and regional craft beers and ciders, live music, games, giveaways, along with artist and food vendors. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Stockton Sports Foundation.
Food & Drink
- Al Fresco Dining can be found at various restaurants throughout Stockton. Restaurant's include Midtown Creperie and Café, Garlic Brothers Restaurant and Bar, Squeeze Burger & Brew, and more.
- David's Pizza – Qual Lakes Drive is a new family-owned restaurant that offers hand tossed pizzas topped with the freshest ingredients. Visitors can choose from a menu of signature pizzas, ice cold beer, or delicious appetizers.
- Dream Ice Cream Parlor, a delicious ice cream shop that offers an array of unique flavors, invites visitors to stop by and enjoy flavors such as Cookies-N-Cream, Rocky Road, and more. More information on ice cream shops in Stockton can be found at visitstockton.org/blog.
- Ibiza Lounge & Tapas, located on Miracle Mile, invites visitors to enjoy an evening of tasty tapas and a wide selection of wine and cocktails. It features a full bar, outdoor dining, and happy hour deals.
- Lao, Der!, a new locally owned and operated family restaurant that serves authentic Lao cuisine and flavors, is now open. Visitors can enjoy dishes like Imperial Rolls, Fried Pork Ribs, Crispy Prawns, and more.
- Lovotti Pizza Pub, a new locally owned and operated American restaurant, is brought to you from the owner of Lovotti Inc. It serves burgers, pizza, tacos, and beer. This family-friendly restaurant encourages visitors to play a game of darts or enjoy a song on the jukebox while enjoying delicious food.
- Pho Island is a new Vietnamese restaurant on Miracle Mile that serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Visitors can choose from meals with eggs, pork, beef, chicken, vegetables and seafood. Pho Island welcomes all looking for a great date night or evening out with friends.
For more information about Visit Stockton, including lodging, dining, wine tastings, shopping and things to do, visit visitstockton.org.
Visit Stockton is the official destination marketing organization for Stockton, California, promoting meetings, events, and travel. Founded in 1979 as a 501(c)6 non-profit trade organization, its mission is dedicated to enhancing the region's Quality of Life by collaboratively leading the promotion of its richly diverse community and advocating for initiatives that will enhance the city's Quality of Place. Visit Stockton is funded in partnership with local hotel properties through the Stockton Tourism Business Improvement District. More information can be found at visitstockton.org.
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Award-winning Media Company Scales with Series B Raise to Increase Differentiation Through Expanded Content Platforms, Introduce New Categories, and Increase Global Presence & Distribution
LOS ANGELES, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Religion of Sports, the award-winning sports media production company, has raised $50 million in a Series B fundraising round with the intent to develop new ownable content IP, further scale its substantial creator network, and increase global strategic partnerships. Already one of the most prolific, premium content studios, the Emmy Award-winning company's funding round is led by Shamrock Capital, with support from Elysian Park Ventures and Cerro Capital.
Following a momentous year of growth in athlete storytelling, Religion of Sports has rapidly evolved into much more than just a content creation company. The new capital will allow Religion of Sports to provide additional value to consumers by capitalizing on the gap in the marketplace around premium IP, and to further differentiate from relative offerings with the inclusion of a top-tier non-fiction studio arm and expansion into new formats, categories, genres, and markets globally. The expansion will also include ventures into non-sports territory, as well as production projects in the realms of entertainment, business and music, seeking to build out the best creator network in the industry.
"Religion of Sports has grown at a pace we could have only dreamed about five years ago," said Tom Brady. "We have some of the most talented people in the industry, who share the same passion for sports storytelling that has an impact on culture and audiences around the world. I am so honored and proud to be part of this team who continue to find ways to push the envelope and rewrite the traditional approach to thought-provoking , meaningful and entertaining content. I look forward to what the future holds for us at Religion of Sports as we continue to expand our slate and pursue more collaborative projects with new partners."
"The possibilities of content are continuing to grow at Religion of Sports, and I am proud to have been here from the beginning," said Michael Strahan. "The team remains committed to raising the standard of non-fiction storytelling in not just sports but also beyond, and I can't wait to welcome new formats, partners and audiences into our world. From athletes to trailblazers, to important societal themes and world events, there are such incredible and emotional stories to be told and I look forward to jointly developing and introducing groundbreaking work with this team. Evolution and diversity are key, and we're just getting started!"
Religion of Sports recently expanded into the NFT marketplace through a partnership with Autograph to release one-of-a-kind digital collectibles with Simone Biles, and also with ESPN's "Man In The Arena: Tom Brady" series. These projects represent the natural extension of premium content into new verticals that Religion of Sports will continue to pursue.
"We've seen a growing demand for sports storytelling across media avenues, a demand that Religion of Sports continues to meet, but we're ready and eager to expand into new territories and solidify ourselves as an all-encompassing media powerhouse," said Ameeth Sankaran, CEO, Religion of Sports. "We are excited to expand our mission on a larger scale while enabling our talent partners to tell more expansive versions of their story."
"As longtime investors in media and entertainment, the concept of great storytelling is often central to our investments," said Mike LaSalle, Partner, Shamrock Capital. "We believe Religion of Sports is a master at crafting narratives about some of the most relevant and universal subject matters today – resilience, competition, mental health and the pursuit of greatness. We couldn't be more excited for the future of Religion of Sports as it continues to expand its storytelling scope across diversified, premium content."
Religion of Sports gained recognition for its work in partnership with prominent athletes to tell stories that matter, most recently producing two-time Emmy nominated "Man In The Arena: Tom Brady" with ESPN, Emmy nominated "Simone vs. Herself" with Facebook Watch, and Emmy Award-winning "Greatness Code," which recently premiered its second season on Apple TV+, featuring Russell Wilson, Lindsey Vonn, Bubba Wallace, Leticia Bufoni, Scout Bassett, and Marcus Rashford. In addition, two Religion of Sports podcasts, "Crushed" and "False Idol", received Ambies nominations, with "False Idol" also winning a gold medal for sports podcasts at the New York Festivals Radio Awards. The company will continue to expand their content slate with upcoming projects including a flagship interview series podcast called "In the Moment", untitled projects with Showtime, Netflix, Skydance Sports, a documentary produced by Chris Pratt featuring two-time Olympic wrestler Helen Maroulis, another documentary about Wilt Chamberlain with Village Roadshow Television executive produced by Happy Madison and Kevin Garnett, projects with Trevor Noah, Draymond Green, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, and many more. Later this year, Religion of Sports will also launch a wellness content brand centered around peak performance.
"For me, Religion of Sports was never about a business plan or a market strategy - it was about exploring an idea that was deeply personal to me: why sports matter. Because no matter where you go in the world - from the biggest cities to the most rural villages - people are obsessed with sports. Early on, I became an evangelist and I recruited whomever I met into my cult - notably my two co-founders Michael Strahan and Tom Brady. Over the years, we've had the privilege of producing many stories, some with athletes themselves, others around the fans and the games themselves, that are anchored in that same core idea - sports matter. Most importantly, countless other talented creators have become a part of our community and taught me so much - not just in the non-scripted space, but also audio, scripted, social and more. Now with Shamrock aboard, we're poised for even more growth and fun. And I couldn't be more excited about the future of the ROS faith," said Gotham Chopra.
Earlier this year, Religion of Sports announced plans to develop, finance, and produce a slate of sports-related content for multiple platforms, with projects across scripted television, documentary, and audio including the first scripted project called, "The Owl", a rags-to-riches story about an orphaned Mexican-American boxer. The recent investment from Shamrock Capital will be used to fund these and other growth initiatives as Religion of Sports scales into a leading media company and content platform.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP served as legal advisor to Shamrock Capital on the transaction.
About Religion of Sports
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Monica, California, Religion of Sports is an award-winning media company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, and Gotham Chopra. To believe in the power of sports is to experience religion, and the company's work is defined by thoughtful, elevated stories that explore a range of themes and uncover why sports matter. Through scripted and unscripted video, podcasts, feature films and social content Religion of Sports distills the spirituality, science and humanity that unites elite performers and people of all kinds. Since its inception, the company has built an impressive array of work in collaboration with the world's most elite athletes, distributed across big- and small-screens for digital broadcast/streaming platforms Facebook Watch, Apple TV+, ESPN, Showtime, Fox Sports, NBC Sports and many more. "Tom vs Time", "Greatness Code", and "Man in the Arena" went on to win Sports Emmy awards.
In 2021, Religion of Sports experienced a banner year, having grown the company exponentially and expanding its production capabilities. In addition, three highly anticipated documentary projects were launched back-to-back in the 3rd and 4th Quarters of 2021, featuring Simone Biles ("Simone vs. Herself"), Russell Westbrook ("Passion Play") and Tom Brady ("Man In The Arena"). On the audio front, the company produced a companion podcast to run alongside the "Man In The Arena" docuseries, and debuted three original, investigative podcasts - "Lost in Sports", "Crushed", and "False Idol" – the latter two of which were Ambies-nominated for 2022 Best Sports Podcast.
Through the lens of sport, Religion of Sports tells stories that make believers. More at religionofsports.com.
About Shamrock Capital
Shamrock Capital is a Los Angeles-based investment firm with approximately $3.6 billion of assets under management. Shamrock Capital invests exclusively in media, entertainment, communications, and related sectors through a multi-fund strategy centered on private equity investments, as well as ownership and financing of content and media rights. The firm was originally founded in 1978 as the family investment company for the late Roy E. Disney and has since evolved into an institutionally backed firm with a leading group of investors, including endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth and pension funds. Shamrock Capital partners with strong management teams and takes an active, collaborative approach to creating value in each investment. For more information, visit www.shamrockcap.com.
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NEW ORLEANS, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy will host its 2022 Analyst Day conference on Thursday, June 16, in New York City. Chairman of the board and chief executive officer Leo Denault and members of Entergy's executive management team plan to discuss our strategy to help customers meet their reliability, affordability and sustainability goals.
We invite you to listen to a live audio webcast of the meeting beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on Entergy's Investor Relations website at entergy.com/investors. Presentation materials will be made available on the Entergy Investor Relations page after market close Wednesday, June 15, and a replay of the audio webcast will also be available by accessing the same link mentioned above.
Entergy (NYSE: ETR), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million customers through its operating companies across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy is creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future for everyone with our diverse power generation portfolio, including increasingly carbon-free energy sources. With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years. Our approximately 12,500 employees are dedicated to powering life today and for future generations. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife
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1st ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain set off from the port of Odesa on Monday under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey that is expected to release large stores of Ukrainian crops to foreign markets and ease a growing hunger crisis.
The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship Razoni left Odesa for Lebanon, Turkey’s defense ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni was carrying over 26,000 tons of corn.
Data from the Razoni’s Automatic Identification System, a safety tracker for ships at sea, showed the vessel slowly coming out from its berth at Odesa port Monday morning alongside a tug boat.
Ukraine’s Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov tweeted a video of the long cargo ship sounding its horn as its headed out to sea.
“The first grain ship since Russian aggression has left port,” Kubrakov said on Twitter. “Thanks to the support of all our partner countries and the U.N. we were able to full implement the Agreement signed in Istanbul. It’s important for us to be one of the guarantors of food security.”
The ship is expected to reach Istanbul on Tuesday, where it will be inspected, before being allowed to proceed, the ministry said.
The corn will then head to Lebanon, a tiny Mideast nation in the grips of what the World Bank has described as one of the world’s worst financial crises in more than 150 years. A 2020 explosion at its main port in Beirut shattered its capital city and destroyed grain silos there, a part of which collapsed following a weekslong fire just Sunday.
As the Razoni moved toward the open water of the Black Sea, it changed its destination from Istanbul to Tripoli, Lebanon.
The Turkish ministry statement said other ships would also depart Ukraine’s ports through the safe corridors in line with deals signed in Istanbul on July 22, but did not provide further details.
Russia and Ukraine signed separate agreements with Turkey and the U.N. clearing the way for Ukraine — one of the world’s key breadbaskets — to export 22 million tons of grain and other agricultural goods that have been stuck in Black Sea ports because of Russia’s invasion.
The deals also allow Russia to exports grain and fertilizers.
Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said that 16 more ships, all blocked since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, were waiting their turn in the ports of Odesa.
Kubrakov said the shipments would also help Ukraine’s war-shattered economy.
“Unlocking ports will provide at least $1 billion in foreign exchange revenue to the economy and an opportunity for the agricultural sector to plan for next year,” Kubrakov said.
The United Nations welcomed the development, saying in a statement that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hopes it will be just the first of many commercial ships carry Ukrainian grain abroad and “bring much-needed stability and relief to global food security especially in the most fragile humanitarian contexts.”
The resumption of the grain shipments came as fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s presidential office said that at least three civilians were killed and another 16 wounded by Russian shelling in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours.
Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko repeated a strong call for all residents to evacuate. He particularly emphasized the need to evacuate about 52,000 children still left in the region.
In Kharkiv, two people were wounded by a Russian strike in the morning. One was wounded while waiting for a bus at a stop, and another was hurt when a Russian shell exploded near an apartment building.
The southern city of Mykolaiv also faced repeated shelling, which triggered fires near a medical facility, destroying a shipment of humanitarian aid containing medicines and food.
Analysts warned that the continuing fighting could threaten the grain deal, making clients nervous.
“The danger remains: The Odesa region has faced constant shelling and only regular supplies could prove the viability of the agreements signed,” said Volodymyr Sidenko, an expert with the Kyiv-based Razumkov Center think-tank.
“The departure of the first vessel doesn’t solve the food crisis, it’s just the first step that could also be the last if Russia decides to continue attacks in the south.”
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Jon Gambrell in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed.
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Biden roasts Trump, GOP, himself at correspondents’ dinner
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House press corps’ annual gala returned Saturday night along with the roasting of Washington, the journalists who cover it and the man at the helm: President Joe Biden.
The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, sidelined by the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, featured Biden as the first president in six years to accept an invitation. Donald Trump shunned the event while in office.
“Just imagine if my predecessor came to this dinner this year,” Biden told an audience of 2,600, among them journalists, government officials and celebrities. “Now that would really have been a real coup.”
The president took the opportunity to test out his comedic chops, making light of the criticism he has faced in his 15 months in office while taking aim at his predecessor, the Republican Party and the members of the press.
“I’m really excited to be here tonight with the only group of Americans with a lower approval rating than I have,” Biden said to the Hilton ballroom filled with members of the media.
Biden also made light of the “Let’s Go Brandon” slogan, which has become the right’s stand-in for swearing at the president.
“Republicans seem to support one fella, some guy named Brandon,” Biden said, causing an uproar of laughter among the crowd. “He’s having a really good year. I’m happy for him.”
As far as roasting the GOP, he said, “There’s nothing I can say about the GOP that Kevin McCarthy hasn’t already put on tape.”
He also took a jab at Fox News. “I know there are a lot of questions about whether we should gather here tonight because of COVID. Well, we’re here to show the country that we’re getting through this pandemic. Plus, everyone has to prove they are fully vaccinated and boosted,” Biden said. “Just contact your favorite Fox News reporter. They’re all here. Vaccinated and boosted.”
In addition to speeches from Biden and comedian Trevor Noah, the hourslong event had taped skits from talk-show host James Corden, comedian Bill Eichner and even Biden himself.
“Thank you for having me here,” Noah said to Biden. “And I was a little confused on why me, but then I was told that you get your highest approval ratings when a biracial African guy is standing next to you.”
While the majority of the speech was filled with cutting jabs, Biden did make note of the important role journalism plays in American democracy, especially in the last decade.
“I mean this from the bottom of my heart, that you, the free press, matter more than you ever did in the last century,” he said. “You are the guardians of the truth.”
The dinner had other serious moments, with tributes to pioneer journalists of color, aspiring student reporters as well as a dedication to the journalists detained, injured or killed during the coverage of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The premier event for news media in Washington, the correspondents’ dinner mixed Washington journalists like CNN’s Jake Tapper and MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid with celebrities Kim Kardashian, Pete Davidson, Brooke Shields, Caitlyn Jenner, Drew Barrymore and Martha Stewart. Among the large swath of government officials and other prominent figures was Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Accompanied by the first lady, the president came to the event while trying to strike a careful balance with the nation fatigued by the pandemic yet facing an uptick in infections. The ongoing national threat has struck closer to home for the president: Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive this past week and Dr. Anthony Fauci skipped the dinner for health precautions.
The U.S. was experiencing a COVID-19 case spike from a highly contagious subvariant of omicron, with confirmed infections rising to about 44,000 per day, up from 26,000 a month ago. Still, virus deaths and hospitalizations were near, or at, pandemic lows, with the BA.2 variant proving less severe than earlier virus strains.
In the wake of the recent Gridiron Club press dinner in Washington, dozens of attendees, including members of Congress and of Biden’s Cabinet and journalists, tested positive for COVID-19. The White House Correspondents’ Association said it was requiring same-day antigen testing for its dinner attendees even before the Gridiron outbreak, then added a vaccination requirement.
Biden, 79, decided to pass up the meal but turn up later for the program. While he planned to be masked when not speaking, a maskless president greeted award winners on the dais and could be seen smiling broadly during the dinner program.
The correspondents’ dinner debuted in 1921. Three years later, Calvin Coolidge became the first president to attend and all have since, except Trump. Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon opted not to attend every year of their presidencies, however, and Reagan, then recovering from an assassination attempt, missed the 1981 installment — but called in from Camp David.
“The thing I think this shows is the restoration to the health of the relationship,” Harold Holzer, author of the book “The Presidents vs. The Press” and the director of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College in New York, said ahead of the dinner. “It’s still barbed, there are still tense moments. But that’s OK.”
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Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report.
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Former K-State alumni Pullen, Walker headline Purple & Black team for ‘TBT’ Tournament
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Some familiar faces will be back on the hardwood next month for The Basketball Tournament.
‘TBT’ is a single game elimination played each summer and the winner takes home a whopping $1 million dollar prize.
The Purple and Black Kansas State alumni team was accepted as one of the 64 teams.
They will now enter their sixth year and they’ll be competing in the Wichita Regional at Koch Arena July 22nd through the 25th.
Seven of the 11 players are former Cats including Jacob Pullen who returns to the team for the first time since 2017 while Henry Walker is making his TBT debut.
The Purple and Black are the three seed and will face sixth seed the Lone Star Legends in the first round July 22nd at six.
For a full list of the roster, click here.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Purcell & Lefkowitz LLP, a class action law firm dedicated to representing shareholders nationwide, is investigating a potential breach of fiduciary duty claim involving the board of directors of Ennis, Inc. (NYSE: EBF).
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Ritchie named new Executive Vice President, Head of National and Specialty Businesses; Davis named Michigan Market President
DETROIT, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Comerica Bank announced today the promotion of two Michigan market senior leaders into expanded roles. Mike Ritchie, currently Comerica's Michigan Market President, has been named as the newly-established Executive Vice President, Head of National and Specialty Businesses. Steve Davis, who currently serves as Senior Vice President, Middle Market Banking, will succeed Ritchie as the new Michigan Market President.
Together, Ritchie and Davis provide over 60 years of experience supporting Comerica's customers and impacting the communities that the bank serves. Both will continue to operate from the Comerica Bank Center in downtown Detroit.
"Mike's contributions to our commercial division and success in leading our Michigan market operations since 2013 offers us a valuable resource to strengthen and grow our relationships in Michigan and in our overall footprint that includes expanding markets," said Peter Sefzik, Comerica Bank Executive Director, Commercial Bank. "His knowledge and expertise will not only support our existing customers, but he will be critical in developing new relationships across our portfolio of national and specialty industries."
Davis will oversee Comerica's business and community engagement throughout Michigan in addition to his role in providing leadership for Middle Market and Business Banking teams.
"From the more than 80 cities we operate in Michigan to the 4,500 colleagues who live and work throughout the state, we are proud to serve Michigan as we have for 173 years," said Sefzik. "We see significant opportunities ahead that will positively impact our customers, colleagues, and communities. Steve's experience and understanding of the market will enable us to continue improving how we build relationships and support the Michigan market."
Mike Ritchie
Ritchie joined Comerica in 1991, became a member of the Michigan Senior Leadership Team in 2008, and was named President of the Michigan Market in 2013. In addition to that role, he also directly managed Michigan's Middle Market Banking and Business Banking Divisions as well as the bank's Environmental Services and Leasing divisions nationally.
During his 31-year career with Comerica, Ritchie has held a variety of roles focusing on small and mid-size companies. He has also had prior responsibilities for the Bank's Captive Insurance, Health Care, Financial Institutions, Municipalities and Corporate Finance divisions. Richie also oversaw Comerica's recent southeast expansion effort.
Steve Davis
Davis has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry after joining Comerica in 1992 as a credit analyst. Since that time, he has held various lending and management positions of increasing responsibility and scope. Most recently, Davis served as Director, Middle Market Banking and President of Comerica Leasing Corporation overseeing a multibillion-dollar commitment portfolio.
Additionally, Davis has served on the Michigan Senior Leadership Team since 2016 and has been a member of Comerica's Sustainability Finance Council since its inception. Among Davis' many business and community affiliations, he currently serves as a board member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and the CATCH Board of Trustees. He is a member of the Detroit Economic Club. Davis has also served as a member of Loyola High School board of directors and as a board member of Cass Community Social Services.
Comerica Bank, a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated, has served Michigan longer than any other bank with a continuous presence dating back 173 years to its Detroit founding in 1849. It is the largest bank employer in metro Detroit and has more than 4,500 employees (FTE) statewide. With one of the largest banking center networks in Michigan, Comerica nurtures lifelong relationships with unwavering integrity and financial prudence. Comerica positively impacts the lives of Michigan residents by helping customers be successful, providing financial support that assists hundreds of charitable organizations, and actively participating in Detroit's downtown revitalization. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company strategically aligned by three business segments: The Commercial Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Follow on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Comerica, Twitter: @ComericaBank and Instagram: @comerica_bank. Download new Comerica Bank corporate logo.
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TSX-V: MKO; OTCQX: MAKOF
VANCOUVER, BC, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mako Mining Corp. (TSXV: MKO) (OTCQX: MAKOF) ("Mako" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the discovery of a new gold bearing structure at the Las Conchitas-North area of its wholly-owned San Albino-Murra property. The "Crucita" structure was intersected in a diamond drill hole located approximately 1.44 kilometers south of the San Albino gold mine ("San Albino") which is currently in commercial production.
The Company currently has five of its seven diamond drill rigs in the Las Conchitas area, which is located between the San Albino Mine and the historical El Golfo Mine located within the Company's El Jicaro Concession. Las Conchitas comprises an area of approximately 3.75km2 and it has been subdivided into three primary areas: Las Conchitas North ("LC-N"), Las Conchitas Central ("LC-C") and Las Conchitas South ("LC-S"). Each of these areas host multiple subparallel, northeast-southwest striking, gently dipping gold bearing veins.
Highlights of the recent drilling at Las Conchitas
- Crucita ("Cc") – New Discovery
- Intermediate ("Int")
- Mina Francisco ("MF")
- Cruz Grande ("CG")
- Mango ("Mg")
- El Limon ("EL")
Akiba Leisman, CEO of Mako states, "Crucita is the second shallow high-grade discovery the Company has announced over the past 2 months at Las Conchitas. Our objective was always to start producing with a small resource, on a fraction of the San Albino area, and to use the cash flow from San Albino to unlock the potential of our orogenic gold system. Even Las Conchitas, which is an area 5 times as big as San Albino, is a small part of our 188 km2 land package, and we expect the pace of additional discoveries to continue for many years to come across the 28 km of strike potential we have on our property. Over the course of the next few months, we will release additional exploration results that will continue to show the true potential of our burgeoning gold mining district."
Including the new discovery, five gold bearing structures have been identified in the LC-N area to date. Currently, three diamond drill rigs are operating at the LC-N area. Two rigs are testing the extension of the recently discovered Mina Francisco structure (see press release dated June 1, 2022), as well as the San Pablo and Tirado gold bearing veins. The third rig is designated to test the continuity of the previously indentified Intermediate zone and to test for additional high grade gold structures. To date, a total of 10,199 meters in the 2022 drilling campaign have been completed in 74 drill holes at the LC-N area, resulting in the second discovery over the last two months of a high-grade gold structure which has been named the Crucita vein.
The discovery drill hole, LC22-908, collared below the known mineralization at the Intermediate zone, intersected an interval of 37.28 g/t Au and 34.9 g/t Ag over 2.60 m (2.5 m ETW), starting at a vertical depth of 89.0 m (see attached long and cross section). This hole is the first drill intersect of the Crucita structure located 211.0 m down dip of a surface expression of the vein (historical Mina Crucita). Vertical sampling of the vein, in front of a collapsed historical tunnel, graded up to 55.90 g/t Au and 170.0 g/t Ag over 0.9 m and 37.60 g/t Au and 209.0 g/t Ag over 0.7 m.
Two additional drill holes, LC22-910 and LC22-911, designed to test continuity of the newly discovered high-grade Crucita vein, intersected mineralized intervals with similar minerology and widths (results pending), indicating that the strike of the structure extends for an additional 43 m, and 296 m down-dip from the surface exposure.
This newly discovered zone is open along strike and down dip. An additional 8 drill platforms are being prepared to further test the zone during the 2022 drill campaign. The structural model, developed by the Company, confirmed the prospective nature of our underexplored consolidated land package of 188 km2 and has been used to identify this and other drill targets within the entire Las Conchitas area.
The Company recently received additional results from drilling of the Mina Francisco zone. Drill hole LC22-522 intersected two high-grade intervals of 24.75 g/t Au and 20.8 g/t Ag over 2.30 m (2.2 m ETW) and 10.50 g/t Au and 14.4 g/t Ag over 0.70 m (ETW) at a vertical depth of 17.0 m and 31.5 m, respectively. This drill hole confirmed a 40 m SW strike extension of the high-grade mineralization intersected by hole LC22-524 of 51.80 g/t Au and 29.8 g/t Ag over 0.90 m (ETW) (see press release dated June 1, 2022). Drill hole LC22-526 intersected, at a vertical depth of 68.8 m, an interval of 35.90 g/t Au and 34.9 g/t Ag over 1.20 m (ETW) extending the strike towards the NE for an additional 26.0 m.
Drilling of the Intermediate zone intersected 7.69 g/t Au and 5.2 g/t Ag over 1.20 m (ETW), in hole LC22-902, at a vertical distance of 41.5 m. This drill hole extended the strike by 28.0 m to the SW of the high grade mineralization of 16.65 g/t Au and 12.1 g/t Ag over 1.20 m, intersected by INT18-19 (see press release dated November 28, 2018).
At LC-C, drill hole LC22-800 intersected 16.92 g/t Au and 29.5 g/t Ag over 2.10 m (2.0 m ETW) at a vertical distance of 37.0 m. This hole extended the high grade mineralization along strike for an additional 36.0 m SW from hole CG18-24 which intersected 23.63 g/t Au and 25.1 g/t Ag over 5.65 m (see press release dated December 8, 2018).
LC-S is the most advanced area in terms of drilling, where 396 drill holes, totaling 36,290 m have been completed. This area is comprised of four mineralized zones; however, the recent drilling by the Company was designed to test the continuity of two high grade gold bearing structures.
Drilling designed to extend the Mango zone, intersected 51.40 g/t of Au and 82.3 g/t of Ag over 0.70 m (0.6 m ETW) at 126.0 m vertical depth, in drill hole LC22-458. This drill hole is located on a previously untested area and collared 275.0 m northeast from a surface exposure of the vein – Mina Mango. Vertical sampling of the vein, at the entrance of the Tunnel 2, graded up to 54.17 g/t Au and 57.5 g/t Ag over 1.3 m (see press release dated May 21, 2019).
The best results of drilling within the El Limon area were in hole LC22-467, which intersected 37.02 g/t Au and 54.4 g/t Ag over 2.30 m (2.0 m ETW) at a vertical depth 52.0 m. This drill hole confirmed a 124.0 m strike extension of the high grade mineralization of 138.29 g/t Au and 99.0 g/ Ag over 1.45 m, intersected in drill hole LC21-432 (see attached drill plan and press release dated March 17, 2022).
Table: Assay Results Reported in This Press Release
Drill core was continuously sampled from inception to termination of the entire drill hole. Sample intervals were typically one meter with a minimum sample width of 50 cm. Drill core diameter was HQ (6.35 centimeters). Geologic and geotechnical data was captured into a digital database, core was photographed, then one-half split of the core was collected for analysis and one-half was retained in the core library.
Samples were kept in a secured logging and storage facility until such time that they were delivered to the Managua facilities of Bureau Veritas and pulps were sent to the Bureau Veritas laboratory in Vancouver for analysis. Gold was analyzed by standard fire assay fusion, 30-gram aliquot, AAS finish. Samples returning over 10.0 g/t gold are analyzed utilizing standard Fire Assay-Gravimetric method. The Company follows industry standards in its QA&QC procedures. Control samples consisting of duplicates, standards, and blanks were inserted into the sample stream at a ratio of 1 control sample per every 10 samples. Analytical results of control samples confirmed reliability of the assay data. No top cut has been applied to the reported assay results.
John M. Kowalchuk, P.Geo, a geologist and qualified person (as defined under NI 43-101) has read and approved the technical information contained in this press release. Mr. Kowalchuk is a senior geologist and a consultant to the Company.
On behalf of the Board,
Akiba Leisman
Chief Executive Officer
Mako Mining Corp. is a publicly listed gold mining, development and exploration company. The Company operates the high-grade San Albino gold mine in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, which ranks as one of the highest-grade open pit gold mines globally. Mako's primary objective is to operate San Albino profitably and fund exploration of prospective targets on its district-scale land package.
Statements contained herein that are not historical fact are considered "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Forward-looking information is based on management's current expectations, beliefs and assumptions, and includes, without limitation: the objectives of the drilling campaign; the expectation of additional discoveries to continue for many years to come across the 28 km of strike potential we have on our property; that we will release additional exploration results over the next few months that will continue to show the true potential of our burgeoning gold mining district; and that the Company meets its object of operating San Albino profitably while continuing to fund exploration of prospective targets. Such forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, the risks that additional satisfactory exploration results will not be obtained; the risk that the Company will not release additional exploration results on the timeline expected; the risk that additional discoveries will not continue for many years to come; that exploration results will not translate into the discovery of an economically viable deposit; risks and uncertainties relating to political risks involving the Company's exploration and development of mineral properties interests; the inherent uncertainty of cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expense; commodity price fluctuations, the inability or failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company's public filings at www.sedar.com. Forward-looking information contained herein is based on management's best judgment as of the date hereof, based on information currently available and is included for the purposes of providing investors with the Company's plans and expectations at the Las Conchitas area, and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Figure 1 – Drill Hole Plan
Figure 2 – Longitunal Section
Figure 3 – Cross Section
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With fraud on the rise, experts suggest freezing your child’s credit
InvestigateTV - As fraud numbers continue to increase, identity protection experts are urging parents to freeze their child’s credit to avoid a lifetime of financial headaches.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity fraud incidents increased around 45% in 2020, with children frequently the target.
James Lee, the COO for the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit focused on helping people with identity crimes, said it’s more important than ever for parents to consider freezing their children’s credit because in many cases a child’s social security number is more valuable than the parent’s information.
“Because, think of this way, it’s clean, it’s never been used,” Lee said. “So, an identity thief who obtains a child’s information can use it for a decade or more before anybody realizes that there’s something wrong.”
He said often the first time you figure out their social security number is compromised is when your child applies for college.
Lee said if it’s been going on for decades, this can have lifelong consequences for your child and be very difficult to fix.
To get more info on how to freeze your child’s credit, visit https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/identity-theft/freezing-your-childs-credit-report-faq/
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Mbappe celebrates new deal with 3 goals, Marseille takes 2nd
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappe celebrates signing a new-three year deal to stay at Paris Saint-Germain with a hat trick for the French champions against struggling Metz. Elsewhere there were euphoric scenes for PSG’s bitter rival Marseille as it routed Strasbourg 4-0 to secure second place and automatic entry into the Champions League. Marseille finished two points ahead of third-placed Monaco, which enters the Champions League qualifying rounds after its nine-match winning run ended with a dramatic 2-2 draw at Lens. Lens equalized in the sixth minute of stoppage time. Rennes also equalized deep in injury time to make it 2-2 at Lille and take fourth place and Europa League qualification. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/21/mbappe-celebrates-new-deal-with-3-goals-marseille-takes-2nd/ | 2022-05-21T23:51:15Z |
Clio's rapid innovation and support for the legal industry has secured its position as a market leader, furthering the company's goal of becoming an enduring, 100-year company.
BURNABY, BC, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Clio, the world's leading provider of cloud-based legal technology, is Canada's first legal technology company to achieve centaur status, a title reserved for private SaaS companies that achieve more than US$100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR). To date, approximately 150 companies globally have passed this threshold, making this designation seven times rarer than the now plentiful tech unicorn.
The 2022 State of the Cloud Report, recently produced by Bessemer Venture Partners, cited the enduring qualities of centaur companies with product-market fit, scaleable GTM, and a growing customer base amid changing market conditions. In an era where investors consistently apply significant multiple advantages to company valuations, the centaur status offers a much more salient perspective on company valuations in respect to today's index of public scale companies.
The distinction underscores Clio's global leadership in the legal industry's growing adoption of cloud-based solutions as part of its digital transformation.
"Our centaur designation is just one lens to measure our success in the market, but in the context of today's tech economy it signals much more," said Jack Newton, CEO, and Founder of Clio. "Our customers prioritize stability and sustainability in their technology partners. With a wave of market volatility and consolidation happening in this industry, Clio is the steady exception our customers can count on through it all."
Clio has led the legal industry's digital transformation with its first-of-its-kind, cloud-based legal software and its approach to modern legal practice. In 2021, the company was also the first legal practice management platform to earn unicorn status with a Series E funding valuation of US $1.6 billion.
Clio has since grown its company and product investment, prioritizing the success of its customers with additional products and features that solve the pain points of today and the client expectations of tomorrow. In the last six months, it has focused on the core tenets of billing and payments, operational efficiency, and centralized client experiences to make the lives of legal professionals and their clients easier.
- Clio Payments: An all-new payments suite built into Clio Manage that enables the seamless collection of credit, debit, and eCheck payments and comes with complete fee and reporting transparency.
- Clio Drive: A virtual drive that allows legal professionals to conveniently create, access, edit, store, and collaborate on documents from their desktop while keeping it all securely stored in Clio's cloud.
- Clio for Clients: A desktop- and mobile-accessible application from which attorneys and legal clients securely communicate, collaborate, and share documents and case updates.
- Outlook Add-In: A redesigned connection between Clio Manage and Microsoft Outlook that makes storing, organizing, and accessing case-related email activity effortless and convenient.
- Clio Manage & Clio Grow Integration: A new means to easily toggle between solutions and seamlessly update contact and case details in real time.
- Bill Personalization: New ways to customize bills with payment-provoking personalization, generate them in a multitude of ways, and send them to clients through more intuitive workflows.
- Lawyaw Court Form Libraries: An expanded collection of digital court form offerings that now includes 18 states.
- HIPAA Compliance: Store and process protected health information in a HIPAA-compliant manner using Clio.
- Funding milestones: Raised $386 million in capital since 2008, including a US$250 million venture capital financing round, which was the largest for a Canadian company at the time in 2019, and a Series E funding round of US$110 million, valuing the company at US$1.6 billion in 2021.
- Social giving: Donated over $40 million to social impact initiatives including Academic Access for legal students and COVID-19 legal relief programs.
- Investment portfolio: Contributed to Proof's $7M Series A funding round led by Blue Heron Capital and LegalTech Fund by way of Clio Ventures, as well as a $100,000 investment in Fidu as part of the most recent Launch//Code Developer Contest.
- Award-winning customer support and security infrastructure: Set new standards with the industry's fastest response times, live product support available 24/5, and a dedicated in-house cybersecurity team operating 24/7/365.
- Employee growth and success: Increased capacity to innovate rapidly with the addition of 250+ staff since January 2022 and five global offices reopened in a flexible, remote, and hybrid work model.
- Executive leadership: Expanded C-suite to support the scaling of Clio's products and company with leaders from high growth companies like Uber, Airbnb, Lightspeed, ACTIVE Network, Shopify, and Zynga, setting the tone for Clio's next stage of growth.
- Leading industry initiatives and events: Announced the 10th annual worldwide Clio Cloud Conference, which is now the most widely attended legal event in North America.
- G2 Leader, Legal Practice Management, Spring 2022
- Deloitte Best Managed Company, Gold Standard, 2022
- Canada's Top Employer for Young People, 2022
- BC Top Employer, 2022
- Ireland Great Place to Work, 2022
- Canada's Top 100 Employers, 2021
- Fast Company World's Most Innovative Companies, 2021
"Achieving centaur status is a testament to what our customers already know best: Clio builds for long-term success," said Newton. "Building an enduring, 100-year company takes financial discipline, an unwavering focus on the success of our customers, and the durability to withstand swift changes in the market. We're incredibly proud of this accomplishment, which is one more important milestone in Clio's growth story."
Clio is transforming the legal experience for all by creating the world's leading cloud-based technologies for law firms—to keep lawyers and their clients better connected throughout the legal process. Firms of all sizes and practice areas use Clio products—Clio Manage, Clio Grow, and Lawyaw—to manage firm operations, streamline billing and payments, automate legal documents, and improve client experiences. Following its US$250M Series D funding, led by TCV and JMI Equity, and its US$110M Series E investment, led by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and OMERS Growth Equity, Clio has made history by becoming the first legal practice management unicorn in the world. Learn more at clio.com.
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LINCOLN, Neb., April 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- March inventory levels for used heavy-duty trucks were up 10 percentage points from February, according to the latest Sandhills Global Market Report examining heavy-duty truck trends. The month-to-month inventory increase was the largest in the used truck market since Q3 2018, a point in time where inventory levels began steadily increasing after a protracted 13-month decline. Trucks in the 0- to 5-year (up 17.2% M/M) and 5- to 10-year (up 7.7% M/M) age groups were the primary drivers of change, signaling that new truck production and fulfilled orders may be impacting the used truck market. Inventory levels in the construction and farm equipment markets were down across most age groups.
The key metric used in all of Sandhills' market reports is the Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI). Buyers and sellers can use the information in the Sandhills EVI to monitor equipment markets and maximize returns on acquisition, liquidation, and related business decisions. The Sandhills EVI data include equipment available in auction and retail markets, as well as model year equipment actively in use. Sandhills EVI data is available for both the United States and Canada, allowing Sandhills to reflect machine values by location.
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Sandhills Market Reports highlight the most significant changes in Sandhills' used heavy-duty truck, construction equipment, and farm machinery markets. Each report includes detailed analysis and charts that help readers visualize the data. The following charts display historical asking and auction values for each market, as well as overall inventory levels and age-group breakdowns, to paint a picture of recent supply and demand trends.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Trucks
- Auction values for used sleeper trucks are up 60.4% year-over-year; asking values are up 55.1% YOY, according to the Sandhills EVI.
- Heavy-duty truck inventory levels were trending flat in four straight months before March's upswing. In February, inventory levels were down 52.7% YOY, and inventory levels in March (down 42.7% YOY) mark a 10-percentage point improvement.
- The 17.2% M/M inventory level increase in the 0- to 5-year age group played a big part in boosting overall heavy-duty truck inventory levels.
U.S. Used Heavy-Duty Construction Equipment
- The Sandhills EVI shows used construction auction values were up 11.9% YOY for March. Asking values also continued upward value trends with a 6.5% YOY increase.
- Construction equipment inventory levels were down 47.7% YOY, continuing a decline from February where inventory levels were down 46.1%YOY.
- On a month-to-month basis, inventory levels for the majority of age groups were down among construction equipment, except for the 25-plus year age group that increased 3.3% M/M.
U.S. Used Farm Equipment
- The Sandhills EVI for the farm machinery market charted a 9.5% YOY increase in auction values. The asking EVI YOY variance showed a 6.5% YOY improvement.
- March inventory levels for used farm machinery were down 33.2% YOY, a four percentage-point improvement from February.
- While inventory levels continued to decline for many age groups, farm machinery in the 25-plus year age group increased 2.7% M/M.
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The Sandhills Equipment Value Index (EVI) is a principal gauge of the estimated market values of used assets—both currently and over time—across the construction, agricultural, and commercial trucking industries represented by Sandhills Global marketplaces, including AuctionTime.com, TractorHouse.com, MachineryTrader.com, TruckPaper.com, and other industry-specific equipment platforms. Powered by FleetEvaluator, Sandhills' proprietary asset valuation tool, Sandhills EVI provides useful insights into the ever-changing supply-and-demand conditions for each industry.
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LAKE CITY, Fla., May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ellianos Coffee, the southeastern-based drive-thru coffee franchise, has announced a new partnership with First Federal Bank, securing $25 million dollars in funding for franchisees. The new partnership will allow franchisees to streamline the lending process to confidently and quickly attain their business loans, allowing their stores to become operational as soon as possible.
Ellianos Coffee is experiencing accelerated growth throughout the southeast, with twenty-two stores currently open and over sixty stores in some stage of development. The new partnership with First Federal Bank comes at a pivotal moment in the franchise's history and will mean even more expedient growth and franchisee satisfaction.
First Federal Bank is a community-based bank founded in 1962 in Lake City, Florida, the same hometown as the coffee franchise. First Federal Bank has grown from four employees in 1962 to over 800 employees in 2022 and offers a complete line of business financial solutions, services, and loans. With SBA and USDA lending offices throughout Florida and in multiple states, First Federal Bank is optimally positioned to work with new and existing Ellianos franchisees.
Offering two different types of loans for franchisees, skilled loan officers at First Federal Bank will carefully evaluate the needs of each Ellianos franchisee to provide them with the best lending option to suit their business goals.
The first lending option First Federal Bank offers franchisees is the Small Business Administration (SBA) Loan. This option includes terms up to 15 years, requires less personal liquidity, and requires a 10% minimum cash down at closing, among other qualifications.
The second lending option available for Ellianos franchisees through First Federal is a traditional Commercial Loan, which includes terms up to 10 years. The franchisee needs higher personal liquidity, a higher minimum credit score, and a larger down payment at closing, in addition to a few other requirements. In comparison to SBA financing, this option has lower closing costs.
In a recent interview, Rob Hughes, CGGL Division President of First Federal Bank, commented on the partnership stating, "Lending to people opening small businesses is helping them fulfill the American dream." He went on to state, "Being able to offer flexible programs ensures we can meet the needs of all Ellianos' franchisees whether they are in startup mode or expanding their existing businesses."
First Federal Bank stands by its core values to be community-oriented, focus on customer service, provide financial stability, and be trustworthy. These values support its mission and vision, shape its culture, and provide a foundation for its future.
Ellianos Coffee President, Scott Stewart, spoke on the partnership, stating, "We couldn't be more thrilled to be working with First Federal Bank. Every member of their team is truly committed to their core values and ready to help our franchisees accomplish their business goals. We're looking forward to seeing our new and existing franchisees succeed as a result of this key relationship."
The coffee industry proved to be recession-proof throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to grow annually by 4.32%. Because of its distinctive double-sided drive-thru-only model, Ellianos Coffee experienced record-breaking sales throughout 2020 in the heart of the pandemic, perfectly poised to accommodate the unique conditions. Since the pandemic, the demand for drive-thru service has, in part, catapulted Ellianos into an unprecedented growth stage. First Federal Bank's lending program will ensure franchisees can take full advantage of the current booming coffee industry climate as quickly as possible and transform their stores from a dream to a reality.
About First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank is a community-based mutual savings bank offering consumer and commercial banking solutions, services, and loans through banking offices in Florida's Panhandle, North Central and East Florida, and coastal South Carolina. Mortgage, SBA, and USDA customers are served through lending offices across the Southeast and Midwest. First Federal is headquartered in Lake City, Florida, with assets totaling over $3 billion.
First Federal has received a "5-Star, Superior" financial rating from BauerFinancial, Inc., of Coral Gables, Fla., for more than two decades and was recognized by Newsweek as "Best Small Bank in Florida" in 2020. For more information, visit www.ffbf.com.
About Ellianos Coffee
Ellianos was founded in 2002 with the mission to serve 'Italian Quality at America's Pace.' Founders Scott and Pam Stewart have continued their dedicated work of expanding the franchise while making everyone feel like part of the family. The franchise is experiencing exponential growth but remains true to its core values and mission. There are currently 22 operating store locations, with over sixty more locations in some stage of development.
In 2022, the Franchise Business Review (FBR) named Ellianos a Top Franchise, following its 2021 recognition as a Top Food Franchise. Entrepreneur Magazine also named Ellianos on its Top Food Franchise list in 2021. If you would like to learn more about Ellianos Coffee franchising opportunities, please visit www.ellianos.com/franchising/.
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May Mobility continues to focus on delivering equitable autonomous mobility solutions.
- May Mobility garners commercial traction with partners leading the adoption of AV technology in the business-to-government and business-to-business sectors, including a project with MONET Technologies Inc. and SoftBank Corp. for an international route in Tokyo
- May Mobility will continue collaborating with Toyota, with more deployments coming in late 2022 with the Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicle platform and preliminary development on Toyota's e-Palette mobility platform
- Insurance conglomerate backs AV technology, stating potential reduction in accidents.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- May Mobility, a leader in the development and deployment of autonomous vehicle (AV) technology, today closed a $111 million Series C round of funding. Additionally, the company plans to continue to pursue its deployment programs using the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicle platform while beginning development on another vehicle design centered around mobility, Toyota's e-Palette, signaling the next potential milestone as it seeks new ways to bring equitable mobility solutions to the masses.
"With the close of this latest investment round, May Mobility will continue to accelerate growth in our technology, business development and platforms, all with a global reach," said Edwin Olson, CEO of May Mobility. "Our additional investors, as well as our continued strategic collaboration with Toyota and others, will enable us to march toward driver-out commercial operations in 2023 and enable our expansion into new markets as we roll out more Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicles now and look to next generation platforms, such as the e-Palette."
Joining Tokio Marine, State Farm Ventures® participated in the round, supporting May Mobility's growth and becoming one of the first U.S.-based insurers to invest in AVs. With improving road safety as a key goal for May Mobility, the investment indicates the insurance industry's growing support for AV operations to reduce road accidents.
"The insurance industry sees the future of mobility and is recognizing the importance of helping to design the way insurance will support autonomous vehicles in the future," said Ryan Green, CFO of May Mobility. "Having partners like Tokio Marine and State Farm Ventures helps expedite that vision for the future of mobility."
State Farm Ventures focuses on investing in start-ups developing technologies and products to fulfill customer needs in ways they may not expect from their insurance company. As the leading U.S. automobile insurer, they look to invest in technologies, services and capabilities that improve vehicle and pedestrian safety.
"May Mobility's technology is a potential compelling advancement in the evolution of autonomous driving and may help to reduce accidents and improve road safety." said Michael Remmes, Vice President, State Farm Ventures.
In addition to the new round of funding, May Mobility is also continuing its collaboration with Toyota. Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicle platforms modified by May Mobility have already been launched for testing and demonstrations in Ann Arbor, with other public deployment locations anticipated in late 2022. The program also features an ADA-compliant up-fit through the company's partnership with Braunability.
Furthermore, May Mobility has begun initial development work on incorporating the company's ADK onto the Toyota e-Palette, a battery-electric vehicle platform that is positioned to further transform the future of mobility. With greater rider capacity and the expansion of more efficient transit services made possible from a platform like e-Palette, May Mobility will continue its mission to ultimately reduce traffic and the need for parking lots and garages, creating more livable green space.
"We are already seeing the benefits of using Toyota's Sienna Autono-MaaS vehicle platform as it was designed from the ground up to interface with computers, and we look forward to future discussions on the use of Toyota's e-Palette as an exciting opportunity to set new milestones as we transform mobility with an autonomous, electric vehicle platform. This platform, coupled with our technology, has the power and capability to accelerate the future of mobility," said Olson.
Bringing the company's total raised funding to date to $194 million, the round is expected to increase May Mobility's engineering headcount, expand its global customer base, enhance rider experiences and further invest in technology advancements. With this round of funding, May Mobility has doubled down on its commitment to driver-out operations in 2023. SoftBank, State Farm Ventures, Next Century Ventures, SAIC, Wanxiang, Karma and 10x Group join the list of partners committed to the company's mission of driving a greener, more accessible future through mobility. The round was led by SPARX Group Co., Ltd.'s Mirai Creation Fund II alongside Tokio Marine, Toyota Tsusho, Bridgestone Americas and returning investors Toyota Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Cyrus Capital Partners, LG Technology Ventures and Maven Ventures, among others.
With its Series C round, May Mobility also garnered commercial traction with partners leading the adoption of AV technology in the business-to-government and business-to-business sectors. In addition to its previously-announced program with Bridgestone, May Mobility is working on a project with MONET Technologies and SoftBank for an international route in Tokyo.
For more information, visit maymobility.com.
About May Mobility
May Mobility, established in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2017, is building the world's best autonomy system. Their proprietary Multi-Policy Decision Making (MPDM) system is at the core of their mission to help make cities safer, greener, and more accessible. MPDM's proven track record has delivered more than 320,000 autonomy-enabled rides to date in several public transit applications across the U.S. and Japan. With key strategic partnerships including some of the world's most innovative automotive and transportation companies, such as Toyota Motor Corporation, May Mobility aims to achieve the highest standard in rider safety, sustainability, and transportation equity. For more information, visit www.maymobility.com.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, a quarter of the company's 2021 U.S. sales were electrified.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
About State Farm Ventures
State Farm Ventures focuses on investing in start-ups developing technologies and products to fulfill customer needs in ways they may not expect from their insurance company. State Farm Ventures, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary and registered trademark of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.
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ZIBO, China, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Davinci Motor's small batch trial production of DC100 high-performance electric motorcycles rolled off the production line in Zibo, China, heralding a new start and new energy for the motorcycle industry, according to the Information Office of Zibo Municipal People's Government.
The DC100 rivals its 1,000cc gas-powered counterpart when it comes to performance, evidenced by outstanding technical data: acceleration 0-100 km/h in about 3 sec, top speed of 200 km/h, peak power of 100 kw, and peak torque of 850 Nm. On top of all that, the DC100 was designed using new energy vehicles (NEV) as a benchmark for range and charging method, elevating industry standards of two-wheeled electric vehicles. The DC100 is compatible with L3 DC Fast Chargers in the United States, Europe and China, which can deliver a full charge in about 30 minutes.
Designed with a robotic concept, the DC100 is capable of sensing, computing and executing. While riding, the DC100 has the capacity to track accurate information such as ambient temperature, battery and motor temperature, lean angle, traveling speed, wheel speed and road conditions. Furthermore, it combines this vehicle and environmental data and user commands to precisely control its power system. To address the difficulty of riding a heavy-duty motorcycle, the DC100 is designed with various assist features including the Hill Start Assist Control and Hill Descent Control, Reverse Assist, Combined Braking System, Traction Control System, all of which render the riding experience easier and safer. Hence, the DC100 is a two-wheeled dynamic robot in both appearance and performance.
Davinci Motor's intelligent manufacturing base, located in the Zibo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, is a modern factory featuring Industry 4.0 manufacturing. With the IoT systems, digitalized and intelligent operations are enabled in its production line in terms of supply, manufacturing and sales, making it easy to deliver fast, efficient and personalized offerings. In addition, the final assembly line of the DC100 consists of more than 20 AGV robots, realizing fully intelligent and flexible production. Riding the global electric wave to future mobility, Davinci Motor, together with Zibo, will lead the new energy motorcycle industry into a new stage of development.
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PHOENIX, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP), a comprehensive, interventional pain practice with twelve locations across Arizona, is proud to announce its commitment to whole-patient care by launching an integrated behavioral health program at its Phoenix locations. In collaboration with Scottsdale-based evolvedMD, ASAP aims to provide the most effective minimally invasive pain care services while also addressing the increasing need for high-quality mental health services in Arizona.
"As Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP) continues to foster our personal growth and provide patient focused treatments, we strive to be a comprehensive care center of excellence," said Dr. Jarrett Leathem, ASAP's Medical Director. "Mental health is a critical component of care for our patients to achieve optimal outcomes and success. As most of us have experienced, physical pain and emotional challenges are intensely intertwined, which can affect our mind, body, and spirit. ASAP is proud to announce its new partnership with evolvedMD, providing comprehensive support to our communities in achieving harmony with our mental health."
This collaboration makes ASAP the first interventional pain management group in the state to implement a behavioral health integration program at its practices. Its patients will be able to start seeing evolvedMD's onsite behavioral health specialists beginning in Summer 2022.
"Living with daily pain is not only physically stressful but also emotionally stressful," said Erik Osland, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at evolvedMD. "Our partnership with ASAP allows us to proactively tackle both challenges concurrently so patients can live more productive and enjoyable lives."
For more information or to learn how your practice can benefit from behavioral health integration, please visit evolvedMD.com.
Launched in 2017, evolvedMD is leading the integration of behavioral health services in modern primary care. Uniquely upfront and ongoing, our distinctive model places behavioral health specialists onsite within a practice. evolvedMD offers an economically viable and better way to integrate behavioral health that ultimately drives improved patient outcomes.
Advanced Spine and Pain (ASAP) is a comprehensive, interventional pain practice. ASAP prides itself on individualized patient treatment programs driven by an outcomes program developed by our own physicians. ASAP physicians are double board certified specialists and our non-physician providers typically have years of experience in interventional pain management.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm an auto body worker and it can be difficult to evaluate the extent of body panel damage. I thought there could be an easier way," said an inventor, from Fresno, Calif., "so I invented the CYCLE TIME LASER. My design would take the guesswork out of determining the necessary repairs, costs and time."
The invention provides an effective way to map auto body damage. In doing so, it can be used to determine the extent of harm to a door, fender or other panel. It also enables the technician to find hidden damage. As a result, it increases accuracy and convenience. The invention features a reliable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for auto body technicians and repair shops. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Fresno sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-FMB-128, 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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Biden to deliver prime-time speech on ‘battle’ for democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will deliver a prime-time address “on the continued battle for the soul of the nation” Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House announced Monday.
Billed as a major address just over two months before the midterm elections, Biden, the White House said, will discuss how the nation’s standing in the world and its democracy are at stake.
“He will talk about the progress we have made as a nation to protect our democracy, but how our rights and freedoms are still under attack,” the White House said. “And he will make clear who is fighting for those rights, fighting for those freedoms, and fighting for our democracy.”
Biden has increasingly sought to portray the November elections as a choice for voters between “ultra-MAGA Republicans” — a reference to former President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan — and Democrats. He told supporters last week that they had “to vote to literally save democracy once again” — and labeled some Republican ideology as “semi-fascism.”
NBC News was first to report on Biden’s plans for the address.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for NVDA, CVNA, GME, W, and OSTK.
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REHOVOT, Israel, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), a leading computational biology company aiming to revolutionize life-science product development across several market segments, announced today that it will release its financial results for the second quarter of 2022 on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.
On the day of the announcement, Company management will host a conference call to discuss the results at 9:00 AM Eastern time, 4:00 PM Israel time.
To access the conference call, please dial +1-888-281-1167 toll free from the United States, or +972-3-918-0609 internationally. Access to the call will also be available via live webcast through the Company's website at www.evogene.com.
A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours following the completion of the call. To access the replay, please dial +1-888-326-9310 toll free from the United States, or +972-3-925-5901 internationally. The replay will be accessible through September 2, 2022, and an archive of the webcast will be available on the webcast link for the following twelve months.
About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN) is a computational biology company aiming to revolutionize the development of life-science based products by utilizing cutting edge technologies to increase probability of success while reducing development time and cost. Evogene established three unique technological engines – MicroBoost AI, ChemPass AI and GeneRator AI – leveraging Big Data and Artificial Intelligence and incorporating deep multidisciplinary understanding in life sciences. Each technological engine is focused on the discovery and development of products based on one of the following core components: microbes (MicroBoost AI), small molecules (ChemPass AI), and genetic elements (GeneRator AI). Evogene uses its technological engines to develop products through subsidiaries and with strategic partners. Currently, Evogene's main subsidiaries utilize the technological engines to develop novel products as follows: human microbiome-based therapeutics by Biomica Ltd., medical cannabis products by Canonic Ltd., ag-chemicals by AgPlenus Ltd. and ag-biologicals by Lavie Bio Ltd.
For more information, please visit: www.evogene.com.
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ATLANTA, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced second quarter 2022 financial results which included quarterly records for railway operating revenues, income from railway operations, and diluted earnings per share.
Second quarter railway operating revenue was $3.3 billion, income from railway operations was $1.3 billion, net income was $819 million, and diluted earnings per share was $3.45.
"The Norfolk Southern team was able to deliver solid financial performance in the second quarter, despite network fluidity challenges," said Norfolk Southern President and Chief Executive Officer Alan H. Shaw. "We remain steadfast in our commitment to service recovery. In the quarter, we made considerable progress on staffing, and launched our TOP|SPG operating model, both of which are foundational to achieving our targeted service levels and long-term growth strategy. Already we are seeing visible upticks in qualified employees and train speeds as a result of these initiatives, and we expect to see further progress on service recovery in the months ahead."
- Railway operating revenues of $3.3 billion were an all-time quarterly record, up 16%, or $451 million, compared with second quarter 2021, driven by a 20% increase in revenue per unit.
- Railway operating expenses were $2.0 billion, an increase of 21%, or $347 million, compared with the same period last year due to higher fuel prices, lower property sales, and increased costs from inflation and service challenges.
- Income from railway operations was a record of $1.3 billion, an increase of 9%, or $104 million, year-over-year.
- The railway operating ratio was 60.9%.
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is one of the nation's premier transportation companies, moving the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Norfolk Southern connects customers to markets and communities to economic opportunity, with safe, reliable, and sustainable shipping solutions. The company's service area includes 22 states and the District of Columbia, every major container port in the eastern United States, and a majority of the U.S. population and manufacturing base.
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LONDON, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile revenues reached a new record of $210bn in Q1 2022, 5.5% higher than last year, according to Omdia's analysis of global service providers and mobile markets. The mobile market hasn't seen growth at this level since 2010 when 4G was launched and mobile penetration was half of what it is today.
The increase was felt around the world, but some regions did better than others. Central and Southern Asia including India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, recorded the highest annual growth at 14.5%. It was followed by Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe all showing annual growth rates between 9-10%. North and South America also performed well with annual growth rates of 6.5% and 7.8% respectively. At the bottom was Western Europe (2%) and the rest of Asia (2.7%) which includes Australia, China, Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan.
Operators around the world are starting to see the benefits with 17 out of the top 20 mobile operators experiencing growth in Q1. Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio saw double-digit revenue increases in India while operators in the US posted annual growth near or above 5% such as Verizon (9.5%), T-Mobile (6.6%), and AT&T (4.8%).
COVID recovery, 5G, and IoT were the three main core drivers of growth in Q1 2022 but there are other factors at play which may affect the market in the future.
Ronan de Renesse, Omdia's Senior Research Director for Service Provider Markets said: "Will this success be short-lived? Probably yes. Looking forward into Q2 2022 and beyond, we anticipate revenues to continue to grow but at a slower pace than what was observed in Q1."
Tight COVID restrictions in China will negatively impact revenues in South-East Asia. In Eastern Europe, the impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict will be more felt in Q2 and throughout the rest of the year as the hope of a resolution is still unclear.
"Macro-economic factors such as inflation and the prospect of a global recession will affect consumer propensity to spend on mobile services in the future." adds de Renesse.
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Omdia is a leading research and advisory group focused on the technology industry. With clients operating in over 120 countries, Omdia provides market-critical data, analysis, advice, and custom consulting.
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Written by Joel Bruckenstein, Technology Tools for Today, and John O'Connell, Oasis Group, the duo asks financial advisors one question – do you own your client data, or does your vendor?
GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TradePMR has issued a warning in a new white paper to Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) – it's time to understand who owns your client data or lose access to valuable data and potential firm valuation. The white paper titled "Understanding Data and How to Unlock its Value: Why RIAs Need Access to Their Data" discusses financial advisor data collection and management basics and how data analysis can influence RIA operations and client relationships, and ultimately firm valuations. The paper was written by industry veterans Joel Bruckenstein, president of Technology Tools for Today, and John O'Connell, founder of The Oasis Group.
"Very few financial advisors effectively leverage their data or even know what data they have access to," said Bruckenstein. "The biggest firms in the industry are using data to drive everything from operations to their approach to client relationships. RIAs looking to grow and compete with these firms need to figure out what data they own, how it is shared, and what insights it can drive for their businesses."
The white paper covers different kinds of data that RIAs may own and methods to store and analyze that data securely. The report also covers how RIAs can determine what information they have access to from their third-party vendors. Alongside the white paper, TradePMR also issued a worksheet with questions advisors can bring to their third-party vendors to evaluate their data policies.
"It seems as if RIAs rarely care about data – until they need it or until they need to move it," said Robb Baldwin, Founder, and CEO of TradePMR. "RIAs either don't know what data they have access to or are used to receiving data from their vendors in a confusing format that they don't know how to analyze. At TradePMR, our position is simple – we want to provide advisors access to the data they want, in a format that is useful to their firm when they want it to gain immediate insights for their business."
The white paper reveals that not all vendors approach data the same way. Providers offer data in different formats with varying amounts of information. Determining the depth and breadth of data available from an RIA's provider is essential in identifying how the firm can utilize that data.
In addition to the white paper, Bruckenstein and O'Connell joined TradePMR for a webinar on data. The group addressed some of the main points from the white paper and provided takeaways that RIAs can implement into their business today.
TradePMR will join Bruckenstein and O'Connell again at the T3 Technology Conference for a session at 2:35 pm CT on Thursday, May 5th. The group will be discussing the value of data in a down-market and ways that data-driven insights can support RIAs as they navigate periods of volatility. Advisors can register to attend the T3 Conference today.
"Advisors attending the T3 Conference who are ready to unlock the power of data should attend our session on-site in Denton, Texas," said John O'Connell. "Not only can data help your firm grow, but it can also be a key to weathering a down market and managing your client relationships through periods of volatility. Advisors may be surprised to hear how data could help ease their RIA's operational burdens and set their firm up for long-term success."
To download the free white paper, data worksheet, and on-demand webinar, visit https://getthere.tradepmr.com/financial-advisor-data.
For more information on TradePMR, visit www.tradepmr.com.
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TradePMR has worked with growth-minded independent registered investment advisors (RIAs) for more than two decades, providing innovative technology tools and support designed to transform their businesses. The privately-held brokerage and custodian services provider (Member FINRA/SIPC), based in Gainesville, Fla., works to streamline fee-only investment advisors' operations through comprehensive custodial, operational, and trading support. For more information, visit www.TradePMR.com.
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Joel Bruckenstein and John O'Connell are not affiliated or associated with Trade-PMR, Inc. Securities are offered through Trade-PMR, Inc.
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The leading hospitality brand will bring Therabody's coveted products to select SLS, Hyde, Mondrian and Morgans Originals hotels globally to provide guests the opportunity to try and purchase products in guestrooms, spas and gyms
NEW YORK, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ennismore, the fastest-growing lifestyle hospitality company, announces it is expanding its partnership with Therabody to introduce additional products to its hotels around the world, elevating the wellness experience for their guests. The global pioneer in wellness technology offers an ecosystem of products that use proprietary technology to effectively reduce muscle tension, accelerate recovery and blood flow, and increase range of motion.
Starting this July, Therabody products, including Theragun percussive therapy devices, TheraOne USDA Certified Organic CBD products and RecoveryAir pneumatic compression boots will begin to be become available at additional SLS, Hyde, Mondrian and Morgans Originals hotels, spas and gyms globally, completing the spa experience to combat post-work out muscle fatigue, jetlag, and everyday tension or soreness.
Many aspects of travelling put added stress and strain on the body, from sitting for many hours during a long flight or road trip to walking around exploring a city or attending a business conference. Whether visiting an Ennismore property for business or leisure, hotel guests can use Therabody's solutions to find relief of muscle tension and tightness between the many activities they have planned at their destinations. Therabody's TheraOne products are available for trial at Ennismore's hotels, and both TheraOne and Theragun devices are available for purchase and use from the comfort of guestrooms, as well as at hotel spas and gyms. Guestroom minibars will feature a range of TheraOne CBD products including Revive Body Balm, Sleep Tincture and Soothe Massage Oil.
Michele Caniato, Chief Partnerships Officer & EVP of Brand Marketing, Ennismore states, "We're excited to evolve our relationship with Therabody and introduce their wellness enhancing devices to guests at our hotels globally. Through a mix of in-room, in-gym and retail offerings as well as on-property pop-ups throughout the year, we know our guests will benefit from direct access to Therabody's phenomenal technology during their stay. Our continued relationship with Therabody represents our commitment to enhancing the wellness programs for guests at our properties."
Alicia Lewis, VP of Commercial Sales, Therabody states, "As travel has started to increase again around the world, we have seen an increased interest in personalized wellness solutions for hotels and other hospitality environments. Ennismore is definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to providing innovative amenities, and we look forward to helping its guests maintain their self-care routines – or find new ways to enhance their current ones – while they are away from home."
Throughout the year, Therabody will also host retail pop-ups at select Ennismore hotels to provide guests with additional opportunities to test and purchase products.
Through its newly formed Partnership Studio, Ennismore continues to expand its strategic partnerships with international brands – including Fortune 500 – across automotive, communications, beverage and financial services to deliver innovative and bespoke benefits, products, and experiences. This partnership builds on existing collaborations with Barilla, Danone, Chase Sapphire, Lincoln Motor Company, Tidal, Therabody, Lavazza, Redbull, DOGPOUND, Goldsheep, GLOSSLAB, Y7 Studio and MALIN+GOETZ. More information about the Partnership Studio can be found on Ennismore's website.
Ennismore is a creative hospitality company with a global collective of entrepreneurial and founder-built brands with purpose at their heart. It curates and manages unique properties and experiences in some of the most exciting destinations around the world.
Founded in 2011 by entrepreneur Sharan Pasricha, Ennismore and Accor entered a joint venture in 2021 to create a new autonomous entity, with Accor holding a majority shareholding. Creating the world's fastest-growing lifestyle hospitality company, it brings together Ennismore's know-how in building brands with creative storytelling, design, and authentic experiences, with Accor's wealth of knowledge in delivering scale, network growth and distribution.
Under the leadership of Sharan Pasricha, Founder & Co-CEO, and Gaurav Bhushan, Co-CEO, Ennismore comprises 14 brands - with 90 operating properties and a further 160 in the pipeline - and a collection of over 150 culturally relevant and diverse restaurants and nightlife destinations.
Ennismore puts innovation at the centre of everything it does, with four dedicated in-house specialist studios, which obsess every guest touchpoint, including Carte Blanched – a fully integrated F&B concept platform; a creative studio of interior and graphic designers; a digital product and tech innovation lab, and a partnerships and collaborations unit.
Ennismore has been included in Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies lists in 2020 and 2021; ranked#29 in FT1000: Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies; and is part of FT Future 100 - the UK's fastest-growing businesses that are shaping the future of their sector.
The Ennismore brands: 21c Museum Hotel, 25hours Hotels, Delano, Gleneagles, Hyde, J0&JOE, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, Morgans Originals, SLS, SO/, The Hoxton, TRIBE and Working From_. ennismore.com
Therabody® is a pioneer in the wellness technology space, developing products and services that optimize human performance and unlock the body's natural ability to achieve health and well-being. Founded by Dr. Jason Wersland to alleviate his own debilitating pain after a traumatic accident, he invented the category-defining percussive therapy device, Theragun®, which has been rooted in more than a decade of research and development. The company continues to pave the way with its innovative ecosystem of wellness solutions, including pneumatic compression (RecoveryAir®), facial health (TheraFace PROTM), electrical stimulation (PowerDot®), vibration therapy (Wave Series), and USDA Certified Organic CBD (TheraOne®). Science is fundamental to Therabody's DNA; Therabody uses existing science, combined with internal and external research, to validate products and services. Therabody's products are embraced by both the medical community and millions of consumers worldwide. Currently available in more than 60 countries, including at company-owned retail stores and at Reset®, a whole-body wellness center. Therabody University, the company's education division, offers a series of courses that connects practitioners, professional sports teams, and consumers with expert educators to learn how they can effectively integrate Therabody products into their daily routines. Therabody University's comprehensive courses are accredited by several continuing education programs including BOC, PACE, NASM, and more. For more information, please visit www.therabody.com.
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Oklahoma governor rejects clemency for death row inmate
Published: Aug. 24, 2022 at 1:25 PM EDT|Updated: 53 minutes ago
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has rejected clemency for a man facing execution for the 1997 hammer killing of a man.
Stitt’s decision on Wednesday paves the way for 50-year-old James Coddington to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Coddington was convicted and sentenced to die for the beating death of 73-year-old Albert Hale inside Hale’s Choctaw home in 1997.
During a clemency hearing this month before the state’s five-member Pardon and Parole Board, an emotional Coddington apologized to Hale’s family and said he’s a different man today.
The panel voted 3-2 to recommend Coddington for clemency.
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HARVEYS LAKE, Pa. (WBRE/WYOU) — Pediatric intensive care is the last place Jamie Simoson expected her 3-year-old son to be this summer, but it’s where he ended up after being bitten by a tick.
“It came on all of a sudden. He was fine jumping in the pool, eating ice cream, and the next day, he started complaining about a headache,” Simoson said of her son Jonathan.
Ticks are a big problem in Pennsylvania, and they are most commonly associated with the spread of Lyme disease. But the infection ticks can cause goes deeper than that.
Ticks are also to blame for a rare virus that’s affecting a growing number of Americans, including Jonathan, who is now on the road to recovery weeks after the tick bite.
Tests determined the tick that bit Jonathan outside his Luzerne County home in late June transmitted the rare Powassan virus, which then triggered meningoencephalitis, an inflammation or infection of the brain as well as the meninges, which are the layers of thin tissue covering the brain.
“He had every test under the sun. CT scan, MRI, before we found out what was happening,” said his mother. She was also “terrified” that Jonathan might not leave the hospital, she said.
Jonathan spent nearly two weeks in the hospital recovering but still exhibiting the lingering effects of the virus.
“He came home not able to walk on his own,” Simoson said.
He has since started walking again thanks to physical therapy, but he still faces recovery hurdles.
“Right now, we see some clear left-side weaknesses when it comes to his leg and his arm. Cognitively, he’s just not where he was before,” Simoson said.
But where he is now is something Jonathan’s mother could only have hoped for weeks earlier.
“Terribly scary, and we are just incredibly fortunate,” she said.
Simoson is now advocating for all parents to carefully check their children for ticks.
“This one was incredibly tiny. It was right on his back shoulder blade. And what’s most important, it was not embedded. It was not engorged. What they said is that it maybe had to be attached for 15 minutes,” said Simoson.
It’s uncertain whether Jonathan will make a full recovery, though so far his progress has been encouraging. His mom says he will be able to return to daycare in August or September.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have more information on tick bites and the Powassan virus. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/we-were-terrified-3-year-old-battles-rare-virus-after-tick-bite/ | 2022-07-26T16:09:09Z |
Cookies sold at Target recalled due to possible wire pieces
(CNN) - A popular snack item sold at Target is being pulled from store shelves for safety-related concerns.
D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. announced a voluntary recall of its 44-ounce Market Pantry White Fudge Animal Cookies. The cookies come in a clear plastic container shaped like a bear and were sold nationally in Target stores.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, the products in question might contain small metal fragments.
The recall only affects products with a specific best by date, lot numbers and time stamps. This information can be found printed on the back side of the jug on the product label, below the nutritional panel.
The best by date in question is 21FEB2023 with jug and case lot numbers of Y052722 and a time stamp between 15:00 to 23:00. The UPC code is 085239817698.
Consumers who bought these cookies are advised to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
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From life before European contact to the Trail of Tears to the modern-day tribal government, the Cherokee National History Museum tells the long, rich story of the Cherokee people.
But one of the darkest chapters of Cherokee history remained absent from its walls, until recently.
The Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, opened a new exhibit last month about the Cherokee Freedmen, or the Black people once enslaved by the tribe. The exhibit, titled "We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship," details the decades-long fight by Freedmen and their descendants to be recognized as citizens of the tribe, illuminating it through art, family photos, enrollment applications and other records.
The display, which greets museum visitors as they first walk in, is one of several recent steps taken by the Cherokee Nation to reckon with its history of slavery.
"This museum exhibit is really the latest in our ongoing effort to not just adhere to legal requirements of equality, but to really embrace the spirit of equality and to explore this part of Cherokee history that, frankly, has been diminished and not talked about for generations," Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. told CNN.
Cherokee Freedmen were long denied their rights
The history of the Cherokee Freedmen spans from the late 18th century to present day.
Though the Cherokee engaged in captivity before Europeans arrived in the Americas, White settlers introduced them to the practice of racialized chattel slavery. As the federal government sought to "civilize" Indigenous people, the Cherokee and other tribes in the Southeast adopted norms and practices of White settlers, including enslaving Black people. When the US government forced the Cherokee to leave their homelands in the Southeast and relocate west of the Mississippi River, enslaved Black people came with them.
The Cherokee legislature passed an act freeing enslaved people in 1863. In 1866, the Cherokee Nation signed a treaty with the US government abolishing slavery and granting full citizenship rights to the Freedmen. But in practice, Freedmen were often excluded from the tribe. In 1983, the Cherokee Nation revoked Freedmen citizenship, setting off decades of legal battles. Then in 2007, the tribe amended its constitution to restrict citizenship to those with "Indian blood," stripping thousands of Freedmen of their rights until the change was ultimately reversed last year.
"I want my kids and grandkids to grow up in a world in which they are absolutely mystified that for a century and a half, Freedmen descendants were denied their rights, and that they are proud of the fact that it long last we did it," Hoskin said. "I also think we're a stronger nation for having recognized Freedman rights and the rights of Freedman descendants."
More than 11,800 descendants of Freedmen are now enrolled as citizens of the Cherokee Nation, according to the tribe.
There have also been strides within the tribal government. Last year, longtime Freedmen rights advocate Marilyn Vann became the first person of Freedmen descent to hold a government position with the Cherokee Nation. And recently, Hoskin appointed a new adviser to his administration on Freedmen community engagement.
Freedmen are finally being recognized as Cherokee
On the four walls that envelop the exhibition are the names of more than 5,000 Cherokee Freedmen.
Those names are taken from the Dawes Rolls, a list compiled by federal officials in the late 1800s of individuals who were eligible for tribal citizenship. The records list whether a person's basis for membership is by blood, intermarriage, adoption or status as formerly enslaved, and have since been used to determine Cherokee ancestry. But they have also been used to exclude the descendants of the enslaved -- though Black and Indigenous people intermarried, those of mixed heritage were enrolled only as Freedmen without acknowledgment of their "blood" connection to the tribe.
"For a long time, those names and those voices have been left out," said Travis Owens, vice president of cultural tourism for Cherokee Nation Businesses. "Now, they are not only present but very prominent in the building."
The ancestors of Willadine Johnson are among the names on the walls.
Johnson's maternal and paternal great-great-grandparents walked the Trail of Tears with their Cherokee enslavers. She and some of her family members received their Cherokee citizenship cards in 2006, but over the years, she said they've had to fight to be recognized. On September 3, her family traveled to Tahlequah from Kansas City, Missouri, for a special reception commemorating the exhibit.
The Cherokee Freedmen exhibit features a number of archival materials collected by descendants, among them a certificate signed by former President Barack Obama honoring Johnson's great-great-grandfather Rufus Vann, who served in the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry Regiment. A photo postcard of Johnson's great-grandmother Phyllis Vann Bean is also on display. Since she found out their family history would be a part of the exhibit, Johnson said she and her family have shed tears of joy.
"It's just really something to finally be recognized for our Cherokee ancestry," she said in an interview last week. "We are Cherokee."
For others, however, the battle continues. The descendants of Black people enslaved by the Muscogee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes are still fighting to reclaim full citizenship.
While the Cherokee Nation has been a leader in granting Freedmen rights, there is still work to be done to achieve full equality, Hoskin said. This exhibit, he hopes, will be a critical step.
"What's most healthy for Cherokee society is to confront these difficult chapters, to look at the facts head on and to reconcile them with what is going on today in our lives," he said. "I think it starts with gaining an understanding of the basic history."
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SALT LAKE CITY, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novarad™ announced the publication of the article Augmented Reality Spine Surgery Navigation: Increasing Pedicle Screw Insertion Accuracy for Both Open and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeries authored by surgeons participating from University of Utah, Georgetown University and University of Washington in the June 2022 issue of SPINE (volume 47, number 12). The article presents accuracy data for open and minimally invasive pedicle screw navigation achieved by its next generation augmented reality (AR) surgical guidance technology, VisAR.
VisAR recently received 510(k) FDA clearance. The VisAR system translates the patient's radiologic imaging data into a 3D hologram which is precisely superimposed on the patient by hologram-to-patient optical code alignment. The system is an off-the-shelf HoloLens 2 (Microsoft) AR visor, which uses transformative software developed by Novarad for precision guided open and minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS).
According to Dr. Wendell Gibby, CEO of Novarad, "The VisAR technology holds great promise for improving patient care by reducing operating room (OR) times, decreasing radiation to the patient and OR personnel, improving surgical accuracy and significantly democratizing access due to much lower cost than traditional navigation and robotic surgical approaches."
Imaging data is retrieved via encrypted QR code, wirelessly uploaded to the headset, which then allow surgeons to follow a virtual pathway for precise navigation. Using workflow automation. OR setup time and registration occurs in less than 2 minutes. Out of 124 pedicle screws, ranging from T6 to L5, sixty-five of the screws were placed during open dissection with the remainder, fifty-nine, inserted percutaneously. The combined accuracy, open and MISS, was 96% (Gertzbein-Robbins scale). There was no statistical difference in the distributions of the two surgical methods. In addition, the mean angle of error was 2.4° (SD 1.2°) and the mean distance error was 1.9mm (SD 0.9mm). Fluoroscopy was not used during these procedures, minimizing exposure to radiation for the patient, surgeon, and OR staff. VisAR responds to voice commands for smooth operational control and to maintain OR sterility, with a nominal OR footprint.
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For over 30 years, Novarad has delivered innovative industry-leading medical technologies that transform healthcare for providers and their patients. The Enterprise imaging and departmental solutions from Novarad enable over 1,000 hospitals, imaging centers, and clinics to achieve even greater clinical, operational, and fiscal excellence. Visit novarad.net/visar
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Judge relies on GOP lawmakers’ words about January 6 in dispute with Capitol riot defendant
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN
A federal judge used the words of Republican lawmakers to describe the severity of January 6 during a hearing on Wednesday after a defendant’s outburst objecting to the government characterizing the riot as being carried out by “terrorists” who stormed the US Capitol.
Reading from a statement from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on the first anniversary of the January 6, 2021, insurrection, federal Judge Emmet G. Sullivan said: “The United States Capitol, the seat of the first branch of our federal government, was stormed by criminals who brutalized police officers and used force to try to stop Congress from doing its job.”
“This disgraceful scene was antithetical to the rule of law,” McConnell’s statement, read by Sullivan, goes on to say.
Sullivan also noted that GOP Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas had called the riot a “violent terrorist attack,” a notion that had been quickly criticized by right-wing figures, leading Cruz to walk back his comments on Fox as “sloppy phrasing.” Sullivan cited comments decrying the riot by Republican Sens. Mitt Romney of Utah and Marco Rubio of Florida as well.
As perceptions over the deadly riot remain polarized, federal judges overseeing hundreds of cases against alleged Capitol rioters have repeatedly criticized political leaders for publicly whitewashing January 6. Judges also have been quick to correct defendants who downplayed the seriousness of their own conduct or refused to take responsibility.
Sullivan’s recitation of Republican perspectives on January 6 came during a court hearing in the case of Robert Gieswein, an alleged member of the far-right group the Three Percenters in Colorado. Gieswein is charged with eight federal crimes, including assaulting an officer and destruction of government property.
Gieswein, who has pleaded not guilty, is seeking to have his case moved to another jurisdiction, arguing it’s not possible to have a fair trial in Washington, DC. Gieswein’s lawyer, Ann Rigby, said that because DC residents were essentially the victims of the mob, they could not be impartial jurors.
But Sullivan countered the argument, saying that “everyone in the democratic country was affected by terrorists storming the Capitol, that’s the government’s theory.”
In response, Gieswein yelled: “I object to all these comments here” — an outburst that resulted in a short shouting match between Sullivan and Gieswein, who is in jail and appeared virtually at the hearing.
“As smart as you are, you’re not a lawyer, and I have a job to save you from yourself,” Sullivan said. “If you start to exhibit this kind of conduct in front of a jury, it’s not good for your presentation.”
Other riot defendants have raised similar concerns about whether it is possible to have a fair trial in DC, but judges have consistently shot down those requests.
Three Percenter Guy Reffitt, who was convicted by a jury in March of five crimes, had asked to move his trial to his home state of Texas. Judge Dabney Friedrich, who presided over Reffitt’s case, denied the request, noting that cases with even more dramatic effects on city residents, such as the Boston Marathon bombing, had not been moved to different locations.
Judge Tanya Chutkan came to the same conclusion on Monday, denying a request from defendant Russell Alford to move his trial out of DC. Chutkan cited the Boston Marathon bombing as well as a prosecution in Virginia after the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon. Chutkan also rejected the argument that DC residents couldn’t be fair because of their political ideology, calling the argument “misleading and ultimately unavailing.”
Gieswein is set to go to trial in October.
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Vehicle platform based on modified production Sienna helps autonomous driving kit and MaaS providers offer customers mobility where and when needed
PLANO, Texas, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) announces that its Michigan-based production development teams have been modifying Indiana-produced 2022 Sienna minivans, adding a vehicle control interface, to create a new vehicle platform compatible with third-party autonomous driving kits and sensors ("Autono") for use in Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) applications. The resulting vehicle is called the Toyota Sienna Autono-MaaS, or S-AM. The company started delivery of the completed FMVSS-compliant vehicles to customers Aurora Innovation and May Mobility from the fall of 2021, and demonstrations of the vehicle by these customers of various autonomous mobility services are already in progress.
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the U.S. and North America for more than 60 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our nearly 1,500 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 39,000 people in the U.S. who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 32 million cars and trucks at our nine manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 10th plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. Toyota has more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, with electrified vehicles comprising more than a quarter of our 2021 North American sales.
To help inspire the next generation for a career in STEM-based fields, including mobility, Toyota launched its virtual education hub at www.TourToyota.com with an immersive experience and chance to virtually visit many of our U.S. manufacturing facilities. The hub also includes a series of free STEM-based lessons and curriculum through Toyota USA Foundation partners, virtual field trips and more. For more information about Toyota, visit www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN) a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, late-stage product candidates targeting neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, today announced that it has commenced enrollment in a Phase 3 clinical trial assessing the efficacy and safety of taldefgrobep alfa in Spinal Muscle Atrophy (SMA).
Taldefgrobep is an investigational, muscle-targeted recombinant protein with the potential to enhance muscle mass and strength in people living SMA when used in combination with other approved treatments. Taldefgrobep targets myostatin, a natural protein that limits skeletal muscle growth, through two mechanisms: lowering myostatin directly and blocking key downstream signaling mechanisms. Myostatin inhibition is a potential therapeutic strategy for children and adults with a range of neuromuscular conditions for whom active myostatin can limit the skeletal muscle growth needed to achieve developmental and functional milestones.
Irfan Qureshi, M.D., Senior Vice President, Neurology at Biohaven, stated, "This is an important milestone for the taldefgrobep program and for people living with SMA. There have been great strides in advancing therapeutics in this challenging disease. Yet, there remains a significant unmet need to address the residual weakness and functional impairments, such as difficulty walking, that are caused by the disease. We are thankful for the SMA community that has welcomed and worked with us to develop this patient-focused study."
RESILIENT, is a Phase 3 placebo-controlled, double-blind trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of taldefgrobep as an adjunctive therapy for participants who are already taking a stable dose of nusinersen or risdiplam or have a history of treatment with onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi, compared to placebo. The study is not restricted nor limited to patients based on ambulatory status or classification of SMA.
Han Phan, MD, Director of Clinical Research, Rare Disease Research, said, "We are happy to see progress being made with additional novel therapies focused on neuromuscular health. Despite current therapies, a high unmet need for safe and effective supportive treatments for SMA remains, as many patients still experience significant weakness and reduced levels of functioning. Additional research is needed to help improve the quality of life for people living with SMA".
Biohaven expects to enroll approximately 180 patients in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled global trial. Additional details about the trial can be found at SMATrials.com or https://clinicaltrials.gov/ (NCT05337553).
About Taldefgrobep alfa
Taldefgrobep alfa (also known as BMS-986089) is a modified adnectin designed to specifically bind to myostatin (GDF-8). Taldefgrobep is a fully human anti-myostatin recombinant protein that lowers free myostatin and acts as an Activin 2b receptor antagonist with the myostatin-taldefgrobep complex. Adnectins are an established proprietary protein therapeutic class based on human fibronectin, an extracellular protein that is naturally abundant in human serum. The intrinsic properties of an adnectin align with the properties needed to make a successful drug, including high potency, specificity, stability, and favorable half-life.
About Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of motor neurons, atrophy of the voluntary muscles of the limbs and trunk and progressive muscle weakness that is often fatal and typically diagnosed in young children. The underlying pathology of SMA is caused by insufficient production of the SMN (survival of motor neuron) protein, essential for the survival of motor neurons, and is encoded by two genes, SMN1 and SMN2. In the U.S., SMA affects approximately 1 in 11,000 births, and about 1 in every 50 Americans is a genetic carrier.
About Biohaven
Biohaven is a global commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company with a portfolio of innovative, best-in-class therapies to improve the lives of patients with debilitating neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases, including rare disorders. Biohaven's Neuroinnovation™ portfolio includes FDA-approved Nurtec® ODT (rimegepant) for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine (EMA-approved as Vydura® for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, and prophylaxis of episodic migraine in adults who have at least four migraine attacks per month) and a broad pipeline of late-stage product candidates across five distinct mechanistic platforms: CGRP receptor antagonism for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine and other CGRP-mediated diseases; glutamate modulation for obsessive-compulsive disorder and spinocerebellar ataxia; myeloperoxidase (MPO) inhibition for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Kv7 ion channel activators for focal epilepsy and neuronal hyperexcitability, and myostatin inhibition for neuromuscular diseases. More information about Biohaven is available at www.biohavenpharma.com.
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Parent Company of Better-For-You Restaurant Brands Announces New Roles and Promotions to Position its Brands for Future Expansion
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WOWorks, the parent company of better-for-you restaurant brands, Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek, Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina and Zoup! Eatery created two new c-level roles to its leadership team to help drive accelerated growth for its brands. WOWorks created two new Chief Brand Officer positions to oversee its two groups of six restaurant brands, as well as handle their day-to-day operations.
Lauriena Borstein was chosen as Chief Brand Officer of Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and Zoup! Eatery. She previously held the position of Senior Vice President at WOWorks and General Brand Manager of Saladworks and Frutta Bowls.
"I am excited to be leading these better-for-you restaurant brands that have demonstrated tremendous growth potential for providing the kind of nutritious, fast casual food guests are seeking - from soups to salads to fruit-based menu items," said Lauriena Borstein, Chief Brand Officer of Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and Zoup! Eatery. "They also lend themselves to a fantastic opportunity for co-branding. I look forward to providing the support system to all franchisees to help them transition to WOWorks, as well as the opportunity of offering two menus at one restaurant."
John Geyerman was selected as Chief Brand Officer for Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek, and Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina. He previously served as Senior Vice President of Operations for WOWorks and General Brand Manager for Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek.
"I am honored to lead three amazing, plant-forward restaurant brands that provide exciting global flavors to our guests," said John Geyerman, Chief Brand Officer of Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek, and Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina. "As our healthy-halo concepts experience explosive growth across all traditional and non-traditional foodservice venues, from grocery stores and airports to university campuses, it is vitally important all our marketing and operations initiatives are in-sync with all other restaurant brands."
In order to align marketing initiatives and processes of its six brands, WOWorks has also created two new Vice President of Marketing roles. Lori Kern was chosen as Vice President of Marketing for Saladworks, Frutta Bowls and Zoup! Eatery. She previously held the role of Director of Marketing for Saladworks and Frutta Bowls. Mark Kreiner is now Vice President of Marketing for Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek and Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina. He previously served as Director of Marketing for Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek.
"I am thrilled to see WOWorks' corporate infrastructure expand to include these new Chief Brand Officers and Vice Presidents of Marketing, plus 10 additional staff promotions that involve expanded responsibilities and goals," said Kelly Roddy, CEO of WOWorks enterprise, fully owned by Centre Lane Partners, LLC. "In order to improve unit-level economics and drive overall growth for each restaurant brand, we are bringing senior strategic and tactical oversight on every brand. The corporate restructuring will also get these executives more ingrained with each restaurant's brand."
As a result of its recent acquisitions of Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina and Zoup! Eatery, WOWorks expects to end the year with over 400 restaurants and create over 10,000 job opportunities in the restaurant industry. Through shared services and plans to leverage best practices from all six brands, WOWorks will continue to increase their negotiation and purchasing power; use cost efficiencies to fuel growth productivity; and improve vendor support as they grow their portfolio of better-for-you restaurants.
WOWorks was formed in 2020 with a mission to help guests pursue their passions and live their best lives by serving healthy, nutritious and flavorful meals along with its Vow to "WOW!" guest hospitality. Fully owned by Centre Lane Partners, LLC, WOWorks' portfolio, in addition to its newest brands, Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina and Zoup! Eatery, consists of: Saladworks, the nation's leading fast-casual salad brand; Frutta Bowls, a unique restaurant franchise serving a variety of superfood bowls, fresh fruit smoothies, protein bites and more; Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, a popular Mediterranean restaurant concept; The Simple Greek, which offers a fresh and healthy take on traditional Greek recipes in a fast-casual setting. WOWorks seeks to drive explosive growth across all of its brands through a variety of channels, both traditional and non-traditional, including ghost kitchens, food trucks, grocery retail and more.
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Local lake levels continue to drop as drought conditions linger across Texas and temperatures rise.
Lake Belton — which was 100% full in May 2021 — steadily has declined more than 4 feet from its normal elevation of 594 feet above sea level over the past year, according to state water data.
Six months ago, the lake was 95% full.
Last month, the lake was 90.2%, leading authorities to issue advisories about emerging water hazards.
Now, as the water keeps dropping, the lake is 89.1% full.
The situation is similar at Stillhouse Hollow Lake, which also was 100% full last May. From November 2021 to February this year, the Belton area reservoir lost 5% of its water.
Stillhouse, which was 90% full last month, is now at 89% full.
Extreme drought conditions currently affect western Bell County while severe to moderate conditions are recorded in the central part of the county, according to the Texas Water Development Board. East Bell County is least affected, with abnormally dry conditions seen, according to the Texas Water Development Board.
Exceptional drought conditions — the harshest — are seen in a large area west of Bell, the water development board said.
Lake Belton was at 589.97 feet above sea level Sunday while Stillhouse Hollow was at 617.92 feet above sea level, also more than 4 feet below its normal elevation, data showed.
Only about an inch and a half of rain was recorded in Temple during recent storms.
The Fort Worth District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said unseen and below-the-lake-surface hazards are apparent in at least 30 reservoirs across the state.
“Due to drought conditions local lake levels are declining,” Corps spokesman Clay Church said in a news release last month. “As the water level draws down, new hazards emerge. Boating and other recreation activities on or near the shoreline should include a renewed sense of awareness to emerging danger.”
Belton, Stillhouse, Lake Georgetown and Lake Waco are among the Central Texas reservoirs most affected by drought conditions, Corps data showed. Georgetown, a Williamson County reservoir that receives pumped-in water from Stillhouse, was down more than 8 feet as of Sunday.
Lake Granger, also in Williamson County, is 100% full with a half-foot increase over its normal elevation 504 feet above sea level, Corps data showed. Granger and Lake Somerville near Brenham are the only two reservoirs unaffected of the 12 bodies of water in the Brazos River Basin.
At Lake Belton, manmade and natural hazards that were far below the surface of the water are now out of or near the surface.
“A good example of a natural hazard is a sandbar near what is known as Lawson’s Point on Belton Lake,” Church said. “The sandbar that was 5 feet below the surface, and easily passable, is now 1 foot below the surface, creating an obstacle for most vessels.”
On Sunday, the McGregor Park boat ramp remained closed to low water levels at Lake Belton.
All park facilities remained open at Stillhouse Hollow.
Stage 1 restrictions
Belton and Stillhouse Hollow lakes recently were placed under Stage 1 drought watch by the Brazos River Authority and some customers are asked to reduce usage slightly.
The declaration affects reservoirs and related systems within the river authority’s water supply system, according to the agency. “The declaration results from the areas near these reservoirs meeting triggers set in the Brazos River Authority Drought Contingency Plan associated with the Palmer Hydrological Drought Index,” the agency said.
Forecast
Rain chances appear minimal this week as the Temple area will see temperatures in the mid- to high 90s with mostly sunny skies expected. Rain chances could increase up to 30% by next weekend as temperatures will drop in the mid- to high 80s.
Mid-May temperatures in Central Texas have been a bit warmer than normal, National Weather Service Meteorologist Allison Prater said Sunday. Usually at this time of the year, high temperatures are in the mid-80s, she said.
A slight cold front was expected to move into Central Texas on Sunday night, lessening the chances of temperatures above 100 degrees, she said.
Sunny skies are expected today with a high of about 98 degrees. The low will be about 70.
The seasonal heat, hampered by six power plants tripped offline Friday, prompted the Electric Reliability of Council of Texas, or ERCOT, to urge Texans to conserve electricity by setting thermostats at 78 degrees over the weekend.
Temple could reach a high of 99 on Friday before temperatures drop into the 80s next weekend, Prater said. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/central_texas_news/article_4c90235e-d4ca-11ec-b70d-53707f2baab9.html | 2022-05-16T05:30:33Z |
William and Kate join Tom Cruise on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ red carpet
Toyin Owoseje, CNN
British royalty and Hollywood royalty came together on the red carpet for the charity premiere of the new Tom Cruise movie, “Top Gun: Maverick,” on Thursday night.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the ultimate wingmen when they arrived at Leicester Square in London ahead of the screening of the “Top Gun” sequel, which sees Cruise reprise his most famous role nearly four decades on.
Kate shone in a timeless Roland Mouret crepe column gown. The fitted black dress was accentuated by a crisp white off-the-shoulder band and she finished the glamorous look with a black clutch and a pair of starry drop earrings by Robert Pelham.
Prince William complemented his wife’s chic look by opting for a classic blue velvet tuxedo and showed his love for aviation with shoes embroidered with two planes.
Cruise escorted the duke and duchess down the red carpet and introduced them to his co-stars, Jennifer Connelly and Miles Teller, as well as the film’s producer, Jerry Bruckheimer. The royal couple looked happy to mingle, laughing and chatting on the red carpet before heading into the screening.
When the trio reached a small set of stairs, Cruise immediately turned and offered a hand to the duchess, who was walking next to him.
Cruise is back in the air 36 years after the original “Top Gun” movie was released in 1986. “Top Gun: Maverick,” which is scheduled for release in US theaters on May 27, sees his character, US naval aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, returning to the Top Gun academy to train fighter pilots.
The highly anticipated movie was originally due for release in July 2019 but was repeatedly pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“(Prince William and I) have a lot in common. We both love England and we’re both aviators, we both love flying,” Cruise told reporters ahead of the royals’ arrival, according to the Daily Mail.
The event, a Royal Film Performance, was organized in aid of the Film and TV Charity, which helps people working behind the scenes in the UK’s film and television industry.
This is not the first time the royal couple have rubbed shoulders with Hollywood A-listers.
In September last year, they attended the premiere of the latest James Bond film, “No Time to Die,” at London’s Royal Albert Hall alongside the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
Kate dazzled onlookers in a floor-length gilded gown by Jenny Packham and was photographed chatting with Daniel Craig, who looked dapper in a double-breasted cerise velvet tuxedo jacket by Anderson & Sheppard over a white shirt and black bow tie.
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CINCINNATI, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amplicore Inc., a Mason, OH-based, early-stage biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of minimally invasive therapeutic solutions for musculoskeletal disorders, today announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared their first application for AM3101, a novel treatment to promote healing of acute meniscal tears. The move enables the initiation of a Department of Defense-sponsored phase 1/2b clinical study in concert with the University of Cincinnati.
The FDA clearance marks the company's transition into a clinical stage company. In addition to AM3101, the company's pipeline also includes AM1101, which is being developed for osteoarthritis, and AM2101, with an indication to treat degenerative disc disease.
"We are very proud to announce the clearance for AM3101," said Chief Executive Officer/Founder Dr. James Lin, "Despite their commonality, service men and women have limited treatment options for acute meniscal tears. While suturing is often the most frequent approach, the failure rate for surgery is quite high due to the limited reparative capacity of much of the tissue. Our research has found that our Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) provides pain relief and promotes regeneration of the meniscus, as well as several other structurally related joint tissues. In this way, the transition of Amplicore into a clinical stage company represents a critical development for all patients suffering from musculoskeletal conditions."
Amplicore also announced the addition of Steve Schrader to its advisory board. A high-impact financial leader with three decades of experience in corporate finance, Schrader has held Chief Financial Officer positions in a variety of industries, including an international auto glass company, a private healthcare company, a Fortune 500 public utility, and a NASDAQ-listed startup. Throughout his career, Steve has increased revenue and raised over $1.3 Billion in capital for companies. He has also taken two firms from start-up to manufacturing.
Schrader will advise on financial planning and fundraising efforts. "Amplicore is a leader in developing injectable therapeutics for musculoskeletal disorders. I am excited to join the board during this pivotal time as they work to close their Series A investment round, and I look forward to being a part of their future success."
Amplicore, Inc. is an early-stage biotech start-up company based on technology developed in the laboratory of CEO/Founder Dr. Chia-Ying (James) Lin at the University of Cincinnati. Headquartered in Mason, OH, the company is dedicated to developing novel injectable therapeutics to serve unmet medical needs for degenerative musculoskeletal disorders. Unlike current therapies that focus solely on palliative treatment, Amplicore is also taking a regenerative approach to treating these disorders. The company's lead products, AM3101, AM1101, and AM2101, address significant deficiencies in the current standard of care for the treatment of acute meniscal tear, osteoarthritis, and degenerative disc disease, respectively. Amplicore's overall mission is to translate scientific innovation into effective but minimally invasive products that can be easily delivered to patients.
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ZURICH, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today declared a quarterly dividend equal to $0.83 per share, payable on October 7, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 16, 2022. The dividend will be payable out of legal reserves and will be made in United States dollars by the company's transfer agent, as described in the Chubb Limited 2022 proxy statement. This will be the second installment as approved by the company's shareholders on May 19, 2022.
About Chubb
Chubb is the world's largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. As an underwriting company, we assess, assume and manage risk with insight and discipline. We service and pay our claims fairly and promptly. The company is also defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb maintains executive offices in Zurich, New York, London, Paris and other locations, and employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: www.chubb.com.
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TORONTO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Tenstorrent is excited to announce that David Bennett is joining the team as Chief Customer Officer. Bennett brings more than a decade and a half of industry experience to the hardware start-up, which is developing next generation computers and AI software.
"Robert Heinlein famously said: 'A human being should be able to change a diaper, conn a ship, set a bone, cook a tasty meal, program a computer, ... etc.' David embodies this philosophy: over the last decade he has started a family, written a book, taught at a Japanese university, started a successful crypto company, and served on the board of Sanrio (the Hello Kitty company) all the while growing his expertise in computing and being a standout sales leader at Lenovo, NEC, and AMD." said Tenstorrent CEO Ljubisa Bajic. "One of the greatest challenges in a tech company's formative years is the transition from being focused on R&D to success in the global marketplace. David's extensive experience will help build Tenstorrent's community of developers and customers and his energy and breadth will help us serve that community well."
Tenstorrent's mission is to bring unique solutions to the problems facing AI and machine learning. Bennett joins the Tenstorrent team at an exciting time in its trajectory as the company expands its team globally to Belgrade and Bangalore.
"What excites me most about Tenstorrent is that its technology scales from a single chip to a thousand chips, and from low power all the way up to megawatt data centers. $1,000 cards to $1m high density racks are powered by a single software stack that supports inference and training and a wide range of models which is a game changer," said Bennett. "I've spoken with Ljubisa and Jim, and we intend to open source the compiler software stack so that our AI developer community can add functionality and also see the inner workings of the stack. We want developers to be able to solve their own problems rather than being blocked by opaque and proprietary solutions."
Being developer focused is core to Tenstorrent's strategy which has expanded to include hardware, open source software and cloud services.
"Tenstorrent has built AI hardware and software that works. We also built an AI cloud so our customers can prototype the product and run production," said Tenstorrent President and CTO Jim Keller. "Additionally, we are now building high performance RISC-V processors to complement AI and advance CPU technology. We're really happy to have David join the team and bring this to market."
Prior to joining Tenstorrent, Bennett served as the President of Lenovo Japan, Japan's largest PC manufacturer. He also served as the CEO of NEC Personal Computers, and as a Global Vice President at Lenovo. He drove Lenovo Legion to the #1 gaming PC OEM in Japan, and oversaw the in-house development of numerous PC products. Before joining Lenovo, he spent twelve years at AMD, finishing his tenure there as the Corporate Vice President and General Manager of AMD's Asia Pacific and Japan region. He ran the worldwide Enterprise and Commercial business for AMD's largest OEM customers including HP, Lenovo, Samsung, NEC and Fujitsu.
While based in Japan, Bennett co-founded and operated Morgenrot KK, a distributed GPU computing company that containerized high density servers in partnership with energy companies around the world to provide cheap and green compute to rendering, machine learning and crypto workloads. He also serves on the board of Sanrio Company Ltd (the Hello Kitty company) and D4 Enterprises, Japan's renowned retro gaming and emulation programming house.
Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company with the mission of addressing the rapidly growing compute demands for software 2.0.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with U.S. offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Belgrade and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, advanced systems, and neural network compilers. Tenstorrent is backed by Eclipse Ventures and Real Ventures, among others.
For more information visit www.tenstorrent.com.
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SAN DIEGO, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kiowa Casino & Hotel and Quick Custom Intelligence ("QCI") jointly announced that the casino in Devol, OK has begun installing the QCI Platform – Nimble Edition. The Unified Gaming Platform aligns marketing, player development, and casino operations around one view of the casino's data.
"We couldn't be more excited to partner with QCI and bring this world-class technology to southwest Oklahoma," said Jon Peters, Chief Operating Officer at Kiowa Casino & Hotel, who added, "with this investment, we continue taking our entertainment experience to the next level for our players."
Dr. Ralph Thomas, CEO of QCI, stated that "Kiowa Casino & Hotel's decision to select our Unified Gaming Platform shows the importance of continually developing products that truly fit our customers' needs. The Nimble Edition was developed specifically for casinos with under 1,000 slots, allowing their hosts, marketing executives and casino operations teams to function in a modern, data-enriched environment. With 60 casino resorts in North America and over 3,000 sites worldwide utilizing QCI's Unified Gaming Platform, we are confident our proven product will continue to meet the growing needs of Kiowa Casino & Hotel."
ABOUT Kiowa Casino & Hotel
Kiowa Casino features 63,000 square feet of gaming entertainment, hotel and dining space with over 700 slot machines and nearly one dozen table games. The hotel includes 63 guest rooms, meeting rooms, a fully-equipped business center and retail space. Dining options on the property include Morning Star Steakhouse and The Winners Circle Cafe. For more information about Kiowa Casino & Hotel, please call 1-866-370-4077 or visit kiowacasino.com.
ABOUT QCI
The QCI Platform aligns player development, marketing and gaming with powerful real-time operational tools developed for the gaming and hospitality industries. QCI has installed their ground-breaking, highly configured software in over 55 casino resorts in North America and over 3,000 sites worldwide. QCI products provide tooling for gaming operators managing over $10 billion in annual gross gaming revenue, these products are built on the QCI Platform, a best-in-class on-premises, hybrid or cloud-based technology that enables fully coordinated activities across gaming or hospitality operations. This data-driven software allows for quick, informed decisions in the ever-changing world of the casino industry and assists casinos in their efforts to optimize resources and profits, manage marketing campaigns and increase customer loyalty. QCI was founded by Dr. Ralph Thomas and Mr. Andrew Cardno. Based in San Diego, QCI also has offices in Las Vegas, St. Louis, Dallas & Phoenix. Main phone number: (858) 299.5715 www.QuickCustomIntelligence.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dolls Kill, the San Francisco born fashion brand known for fearless self-expression & party culture opens its doors this week in the city that never sleeps. On Thursday, August 18th, the NYC Flagship store will open at 33 Howard Street in SoHo (Between Broadway & Crosby) featuring 10,000 square feet of retail space spanning 3 full floors. This is the brand's first permanent expansion on the East Coast, and it marks the beginning of a broader international retail expansion strategy.
For Dolls Kill, immersive IRL experiences – including casting calls, multi-city retail pop ups, festival activations & more - have always been a central tenet of how the brand connects with its community. Before the pandemic it was standard to see insta-and-tiktok worthy lines five blocks long at any of their events. Now, after spending the last few years focused on its e-commerce business, Dolls Kill is setting its sights on brick-and-mortar as a part of its post-pandemic revival.
"After navigating a pandemic alongside us, our customers are ready to return to 'real life'," says Bobby Farahi, founder and CEO of Dolls Kill, "We believe there's significant pent-up demand for in-person touchpoints with the brand, and we're excited and ready to deliver."
For Dolls Kill, the iconic neighborhood of SoHo was the perfect home for its New York presence as the shopping destination & hangout for fashion-forward, creative, alternative thinkers, trendsetters and tastemakers. Its fall opening is well-timed for some big seasonal fashion moments including Burning Man, Back to School and Halloween.
Like their LA store, the New York store will evoke the brand's signature look and styles. The exterior will feature an interactive art installation that pays homage to the city. Inside, the store will feature a well curated mix of cutting-edge styles that appeal to the many subcultures Dolls Kill serves. The assortment will focus on brands that are exclusive to Dolls Kill and several cult favorites it also carries. The selection will constantly rotate as the season goes on, keeping things fresh for even the most loyal customer.
As a special treat, Dolls Kill is also bringing its 'Quickie Pickup' offering, the brand's convenient in-store pickup service to New York. Customers will be able to order anything online & pick up at the SoHo store next business day at no charge.
Dolls Kill (www.dollskill.com) is a generation defining brand that naturally goes against the grain. It's a movement away from conformity towards radical, unapologetic self-expression. Through product and content that is unlike any other, Dolls Kill is disrupting the way a generation views fashion, expression, freedom and culture. Dolls Kill doesn't conform to one look, one logo, one hero product, seasonality or customer. Dolls Kill is a place for all, THE place to go and be inspired.
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The program expands on the success of Regal digital collectibles that has resulted in seven million collectibles delivered to Regal App users.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Regal today announces plans to extend the first-of-its-kind AR-only digital collectibles program with the Burbank based augmented reality platform, Moviebill. Created to enhance the moviegoing experience by providing fans with an innovative digital memento, 'Regal Collectible Tickets' are available beginning this week alongside the theatrical debut of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's 'Minions: The Rise of Gru.' Future AR tickets will be available for every major film release.
All Regal Crown Club members and other moviegoers who purchase a ticket through the Regal app will be sent a link to claim their digital collectibles via e-mail and push notifications. Collectibles are delivered in a specially developed digital case that opens to reveal the object in AR. After unboxing, users can access exclusive content via deeplinks only available through this collectible experience. The entire process happens natively within the Regal app on both Android and iOS devices.
"With digital experiences providing brands innovative new ways to interact with their fans, we at Regal plan to be at the forefront of this consumer engagement," says Chris Sylvia, VP Media for Regal. "Through our partnership with Moviebill, we provide unique and differentiated AR content, exclusive to our moviegoers, through the Regal app."
In 2021, Regal and Moviebill launched an initial beta test for releasing AR collectibles to ticket buyers at scale. The program delivered exclusive 3D wearables, props, and digital art paired with a playable AR experience across 33 unique drops, all tied to releases from every major film studio. The beta program delivered over seven million digital collectibles to fans and generated an average 23% photo save rate, along with an average 124 second AR dwell time per session.
"Augmented reality gives us the ability to create and deliver a new form of experience ownership for ultimate fans," says James Andrew Felts, CEO, Moviebill. "Via our partnership with Regal, we view web3 accessibility and content as a long-term opportunity. Rather than jumping into quick fads, we are systematically working to build customer on-ramps based on real market testing and critical mass adoption potential."
In addition to AR digital collectibles, Regal has, through Moviebill, released exclusive AR games and experiences that promote highly anticipated theatrical releases. In Q2 of 2022 alone, Regal released a game experience for 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' that allowed users to explore a full scale Room of Requirement. A narrative experience for the latest 'Dr. Strange' installment allowed moviegoers to travel the Multiverse to recover hidden objects. Most recently, a full lobby takeover for 'Jurassic World: Dominion' that brought lifesize dinosaurs from the franchise into the real world. Addition recent experiences include AR activations for 'Top Gun: Maverick', 'The Northman,' 'The Bob's Burgers Movie,' and 'Lightyear.'
About Regal:
Regal, a subsidiary of the Cineworld Group, operates one of the largest and most geographically diverse theatre circuits in the United States, consisting of 6,787 screens in 505 theatres in 42 states along with the District of Columbia and Guam as of June 30, 2022. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the company's theatre circuit provides its patrons with a convenient and enjoyable moviegoing experience. We are committed to being "The Best Place to Watch a Movie!" Additional information is available on Regal's website: REGmovies.com.
About Moviebill:
Founded by media entrepreneur James Andrew Felts in 2017, Moviebill is an Augmented Reality platform dedicated to blockbuster entertainment. The technology is powered by a proprietary SDK and CMS architecture that allows for highly functional, large scale AR content that can be released on a consistent schedule with immediate access to updates and changes. The platform reaches millions of Moviegoers monthly via an exclusive partnership with Regal Cinemas. Moviebill has released over 400 AR activations for studio content and global brands like Tencent, 3M, M&M's, Geico, and more.
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PLAINFIELD, Ind., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Third party logistics firm, MD Logistics, a Nippon Express Group Company, headquartered in Plainfield, Indiana, today announced their expansion to Garner, North Carolina with the opening of their first warehouse in the area, sixth total for the Midwest based company.
"We are thrilled to welcome MD Logistics (MDL) to the State of North Carolina." Said Korey Howard, Director of Business Development with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. "As a Japanese-owned third-party logistics company supporting the pharmaceuticals industry, MDL's presence in Garner will be a nexus of critical trends like bolstering a national supply chain that is currently being tested like never before, and contributing to the distribution of life-saving drugs manufactured in our state. North Carolina continues to be a welcoming environment for foreign direct investment from Japan and other countries. We look forward to continuing to assist MDL as they set up and thrive in our state."
MD Logistics is expanding to North Carolina to extend current client partnerships and better serve the greater life sciences and pharmaceutical industry on the east coast. The Research Triangle Park area in North Carolina is the leading and largest high technology research and science park in North America. Founded in 1959, this 7,000-acre namesake for the entire Triangle region is two miles wide and eight miles long.
"We are excited to welcome MD Logistics to the ever-growing business community here in Wake County," said Michael Haley, Executive Director of Wake County Economic Development. "The company's focus on life science supply chain solutions represents the significant diversity of the life science industry that is critical to the continued growth and success of the region."
This expansion comes at a time when demand for compliant warehouse space in the life science and pharmaceutical industry is high and inventory is low.
"The last few years have been unlike anything we have ever experienced in the supply chain industry." says John Sell, President and CEO of MD Logistics. "This expansion allows us to respond to an existing need in the marketplace for cGMP compliant warehouse space in the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical Industry. We are excited to be expanding the MD Logistics, MD Express and Nippon Express brands to a new market and believe this expansion has us well positioned to continue to not only meet the demands of the industry but also continue to offer our customers the same level of service they have come to expect from us."
MD Logistics East Coast facility will be located in the town of Garner, a southern suburb of Raleigh, NC, a community within the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina. The town of Garner is home to nearly 32,500 people, and more than 600 life science companies call this region home.
"We're excited that MD Logistics has chosen Garner for its newest facility," Garner Mayor Ken Marshburn said. "Obviously, we offer a great location for any company that provides logistical support to life science and pharmaceutical firms in our region. But we also offer a business-friendly environment and a superior quality of life. I am certain that MD Logistics will be happy that it chose Garner, and I welcome the company to our community. The amount of investment and the creation of new jobs will be a boost to our economy as we continue to diversify and bring new companies to our area."
This facility is 240,000 square feet of cGMP certified, pharmaceutical grade space and will be comprised of both 2-8°C and 15-25°C storage environments. This investment is anticipated to add approximately 30 jobs to the area by the end of 2023.
MD Logistics is a third-party logistics (3PL) company specializing in customized supply chain solutions. Each opportunity represents unique, client-specific challenges that are evaluated utilizing proven strategic methodologies to deliver turnkey solutions. Our vertical markets include Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals, Retail and Consumer Goods, as well as Transportation Services. MD Logistics LLC was acquired by Nippon Express in 2020 and is a Nippon Express Group Company.
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Paxos was the first Limited Purpose Chartered Trust for Digital Assets from NYDFS in 2015
NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Paxos, the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, issued the following statement from its CEO and Co-Founder Charles Cascarilla in response to the New York State Department of Financial Services' ("DFS") new Regulatory Guidance, setting foundational criteria for USD-backed stablecoins:
We applaud the DFS for issuing clear and straightforward guidance on the issuance of USD-backed stablecoins, and for underscoring the need to protect consumers and ensure responsible innovation across the industry. We believe these guidelines provide a strong foundation for the regulatory oversight of stablecoin issuers and tokens moving forward. Paxos is proud to already meet DFS' regulatory guidance.
As regulators, legislators and policymakers seek to design appropriate standards and integrate recent advances in financial technology into our economy, we would like to commend the DFS, and Superintendent Adrienne Harris, on their continued leadership in setting prudential standards for the licensing, issuance and custody of digital assets including stablecoins. DFS' vision has created a responsible place for innovators like Paxos to create exciting products with consumer protections always in mind. We were proudly the first DFS-regulated Trust company for digital assets and the first to achieve regulatory approval for stablecoin issuance. Paxos-issued, DFS-regulated stablecoins USDP and BUSD are the safest US dollar-backed assets available today. Since the DFS requires Trusts to hold all customer funds bankruptcy remote and in segregated accounts, we can ensure customers funds are always available. And because we're required to hold reserves in only cash and cash equivalents, our stablecoins are and always will be one dollar.
These new technologies can play a key role in the security and efficiency of 21st century financial markets, provided that standards of prudential oversight are put in place. The United States has led the way in setting high standards and regulatory guardrails for global financial markets. The global preeminence of the US dollar and US capital markets have been the result of this leadership. We hope that as key decision makers consider the evolution of these frameworks for digital assets that they seize the leadership mantle once again, and consider bold yet common sense measures that will protect consumers and ensure the US financial system will continue to be a model that other countries emulate.
To learn more about Paxos and its regulated infrastructure and products, visit www.paxos.com.
Paxos is the leading regulated blockchain infrastructure platform. Its products are the foundation for a new, open financial system that can operate faster and more efficiently. Today, trillions of dollars are locked in inefficient, outdated financial plumbing that is inaccessible to millions of people. Paxos is replatforming the financial system to enable assets to instantaneously move anywhere in the world, at any time, in a trustworthy way.
Paxos uses technology to tokenize, custody, trade and settle assets. It builds enterprise blockchain solutions for institutions like PayPal, Interactive Brokers, Meta, Mastercard, MercadoLibre, NuBank, Bank of America, Credit Suisse, Societe Generale and Revolut. Paxos is a top-funded fintech company with more than $540 million raised from leading investors including Oak HC/FT, Declaration Partners, Founders Fund, Mithril Capital and PayPal Ventures. With offices in New York, London and Singapore, Paxos takes a global approach to modernizing the financial system.
Contact: Becky Mcclain, bmcclain@paxos.com
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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP members can take advantage of several benefits now available from new and existing providers. The wide-ranging list of benefits include savings and an enhanced offer from AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy, and five new providers: Freshly, AARP® Moving Services powered by Shyft, Schlotzsky's, McAlister's Deli, and AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session.
"We are continuously looking for opportunities to expand benefits for AARP members and we are eager to share the new ways members can save this summer," said John Larew, AARP Services President and CEO. "From access to trusted real estate agents, to weekly meal plan subscriptions, to moving services, these benefits touch on categories that are important to AARP members and their needs."
- AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy – An enhanced offer from AARP® Real Estate Benefits from Realogy allows members to receive $300 - $7,200 money back based on the sale purchase of your home. This member benefit recently increased from $300 - $5,500, making the program even more advantangeous for AARP members who buy or sell a home. Members have access to real estate agents from Realogy's trusted real estate brands, including Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, Century 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Corcoran Group, and ERA® Real Estate. There is no fee to sign up, and depending on the location of your home, you will receive your benefits as cash, as a gift card, or as a commission reduction.
- Freshly – AARP members receive a 20% discount on a weekly meal plan subscription from Freshly. Members can select from fresh (never frozen), fully prepared meals that are delivered to their door and ready to eat in three minutes or less.
- AARP® Moving Services powered by Shyft – AARP members save up to $250 when they book moving services through Shyft. Dedicated Shyft Move Managers are trained to compare multiple pricing options among verified moving companies, lock in a rate upon booking, and help oversee your move.
- Schlotzsky's – AARP members save 10% at all participating Schlotzsky's locations in-store and for online orders when they link their AARP membership to their Schlotzsky's Rewards account.
- McAlister's Deli – AARP members save 10% at all participating McAlister's Deli locations in-store and for online orders when they link their AARP membership to their McAlister's Rewards account.
- AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session – AARP Online Fitness powered by LIFT session is a digital fitness program designed by experts and geared toward people 50-plus. The program offers free webinars presented by a wide variety of health professionals, including nutritionists and registered dieticians, psychiatrists, and top fitness instructors. The subscription service offers a wide selection of live and on-demand workouts, instructional videos on proper technique, a personalized fitness plan and access to one-on-one coaching and small group training. AARP members save 50% off the annual subscription and 20% off personal coaching.
For more information about the benefits AARP members have access to, visit aarp.org/viewbenefits. AARP commercial member benefits are provided by third parties, not by AARP or its affiliates. AARP and its affiliates do not employ real estate agents and do not endorse the agents or brokerages made available by Realogy.
Realogy is moving the real estate industry to what's next. As the leading and most integrated provider of U.S. residential real estate services encompassing franchise, brokerage, relocation, and title and settlement businesses as well as a mortgage joint venture, Realogy supported approximately 1.5 million home transactions in 2021. The company's diverse brand portfolio includes some of the most recognized names in real estate: Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Coldwell Banker®, Coldwell Banker Commercial®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Using innovative technology, data and marketing products, high-quality lead generation programs, and best-in-class learning and support services, Realogy fuels the productivity of its approximately 196,700 independent sales agents in the U.S. and approximately 136,700 independent sales agents in 118 other countries and territories, helping them build stronger businesses and best serve today's consumers. Recognized for ten consecutive years as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies, Realogy has also been designated a Great Place to Work four years in a row, named one of LinkedIn's 2021 Top Companies in the U.S., and honored on the Forbes list of World's Best Employers 2021.
Freshly is a weekly subscription service delivering fresh, chef-cooked meals directly to customers' doors that can be heated and served in three minutes. All that is needed is a microwave and fork to get a satisfying lunch or dinner on the table. With a corporate mission to break down the barriers to healthy eating, Freshly believes that taste and health don't need to be compromised for convenience. Freshly's food philosophy is centered on less sugar, less processed ingredients, and more nutrients. Developed by chefs and nutritionists, the menu features better-for-you versions of classic comfort foods with smart ingredient swaps. Freshly makes eating better easier than ever, one box at a time. Headquartered in New York, Freshly has operations in Phoenix, Arizona; Savage, Maryland; Linden, New Jersey; Commerce, California; and Austell, Georgia. To learn more about Freshly, visit www.freshly.com.
Shyft is a fintech-powered marketplace for the global moving industry. Our technology has automated and redefined the end-to-end moving process - using video technology to create a contactless, yet thoughtful moving experience for customers around the world. Shyft works with over 400 verified moving companies and has provided a safe and secure move to customers from 68 different countries.
To learn more about Shyft or to book your move, please visit www.shyftmoving.com.
Schlotzsky's® is a fast-casual restaurant franchise that started in 1971 and is home to The Original® oven-baked sandwich. The brand started in Austin, Texas and the made-to-order menu options still include bold flavors and fresh ingredients inspired by the food scene in Austin. Schlotzsky's has more than 320 restaurants across 24 states that are serving delicious hot sandwiches on sourdough buns baked from scratch each day, specialty pizzas and fresh salads. Plus, many locations offer warm, oven-baked Cinnabon® cinnamon rolls. Check us out online at www.schlotzskys.com to find a store near you.
Founded in 1989, McAlister's Deli® is a fast casual restaurant chain known for its genuine hospitality, sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister's Famous Sweet Tea™. In addition to dine-in and take-out service, McAlister's Deli also offers catering with a selection of sandwich trays, box lunches, desserts, a hot spud bar and more. With numerous industry accolades, the McAlister's Deli brand has more than 470 restaurants in 27 states. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. For more information, visit McAlistersDeli.com.
LIFT session, part of the LifeSpeak Inc. family of companies, is a digital fitness platform that helps wellness providers offer premium digital fitness services to their clients. With LIFT session's best in-class video on demand, virtual personal training, virtual group training and wellness broadcast services LIFT session is capable of extending its partner's service offering beyond their physical locations and make their service offerings available to clients anywhere. By offering services through wellness providers and businesses, LIFT session offers its online fitness platform to millions of customers globally. To learn more, follow LIFT session on Instagram (@liftsession) or LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/lift-session) or visit www.liftsession.com.
AARP Services, founded in 1999, is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the provider relationships for and performs quality control oversight of the wide range of products and services that carry the AARP name and are made available by independent providers as benefits to AARP's millions of members. The provider offers currently span health products, financial products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; credit cards, auto and home, mobile home and motorcycle insurance, life insurance and annuities; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services and legal services. AARP Services also engages in new product development activities for AARP and provides certain consulting services to outside companies.
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clubhouse Media Group, Inc. (OTCMKTS: CMGR) ("CMGR"), an influencer-based social media firm and digital talent management agency, today announced that HoneyDrip.com has seen month over month growth, continuing into August 2022. Honeydrip.com is a digital platform designed and wholly owned by CMGR with a focus on the empowerment of creators. The site allows creators to connect and engage with fans and monetize exclusive content.
HoneyDrip.com has experienced rapid growth in four main categories during the month of August 2022 alone:
1) Active performers on the site (by Invite Only) increased by 19%
2) Content posts (photos and videos) to be sold increased by 22%
3) Active users increased by 10%
4) Applications from creators wishing to join the site increased by 5%
"We have beautiful and talented creators joining the site" said Danche Prokopov, General Manager of HoneyDrip.com. "It's great to see this kind of growth almost a year after our launch. Our creators are constantly posting new and exclusive content to the site and engaging directly with their fans. Not only is there more content available, but there are new creators joining the roster each day. High quality content paired with amazing creators is helping us stand out against our competitors, such as OnlyFans."
Creators can apply via email to join@honeydrip.com
CMGR offers management, production, and deal-making services to its handpicked influencers, a management division for individual influencer clients, and an investment arm for joint ventures and acquisitions for companies in the social media influencer space.
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Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flows, results of operations, uses of cash and other measures of financial performance.
Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause CMGR's actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, among others such as, but not limited to economic conditions, changes in the laws or regulations, demand for CMGR's products and services, the effects of competition and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or represented in the forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking information provided in this release should be considered with these factors in mind. We caution investors not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements and urge you to carefully consider the risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, which are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at sec.gov. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this press release.
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Police: Teen shoots, kills 10-year-old brother
By Byron Teach
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LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Henderson police investigated a fatal shooting involving two juveniles Wednesday morning near Gibson Road and Paseo Verde Parkway.
According to police, officers were called to the 100 block of Sicily Hills Court for a shooting around 9:13 a.m. on April 13.
Officers found a 10-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
“All the cop cars here this morning and the street taped off. We were concerned what had happened,” a neighbor Rebekah Joachim said. “That’s extremely devastating. I can’t even imagine what they’re going through.”
The brother of the 10-year-old fired the gun and struck his younger brother, HPD said. The 14-year-old was taken into custody and booked into the Clark County Juvenile Hall on one count of involuntary manslaughter.
Involuntary manslaughter charges mean the unintentional killing of another person.
“It’s kind of disturbing in a sense. Hopefully it was an accident,” neighbor Donald Howsley said.
A neighbor on Sicily Hills court told FOX5 the father of the children does own guns that they believe are kept in a safe.
Police did not provide any more information about what led up to the shooting.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the boy once next of kin has been notified.
This is being investigated as the second homicide for the City of Henderson for 2022. Anyone with information in this case is urged to call the Henderson Police Department at 702- 267-4911, 3-1-1, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or visit Crime Stoppers website.
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--RMB Shares began trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market, making United Imaging Healthcare its largest IPO this year.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Imaging Healthcare (SHSE: 688271), a leading global medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment company, began trading today on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (STAR Market) of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). As of press time, United Imaging Healthcare shares saw a rise of 72.91%, reaching CNY 189.99 per share, representing a market cap of over CNY 150 billion.
United Imaging Healthcare expects to use the net proceeds from the STAR Offering to fund its research and development of next-generation products, including high-end medical imaging equipment. Part of the funding will also go to industrialization projects and marketing service network projects, and serve as supplementary operating capital.
"Supported by our customers, partners and employees, United Imaging Healthcare has achieved huge leaps in the past 11 years. The listing of United Imaging Healthcare on the SSE STAR MARKET gives us bigger responsibilities, and higher expectations. We will better standardize our corporate governance, conduct highly efficient communications, work on long-term, sustainable value creation, and deliver great returns to our customers, shareholders, employees, and the society. " said Al Zhang, Chairman & CEO of United Imaging Healthcare, at the listing ceremony.
"We will seize this opportunity, adhere to the philosophy of putting customers and patients first and focus squarely on innovation and core technologies to ensure we remain an innovation and technology-driven, future-oriented, well respected high-tech company, and become a world-leading provider of high-end medical equipment and services," he added.
By the end of 2021, United Imaging Healthcare had launched more than 80 groundbreaking products globally, including a Total-Body PET/CT, HD TOF PET/MR, 75cm Ultra-Wide Bore 3.0T MR, 640-Slice CT Scanner, and Fully Integrated CT-linac. Based on the company's top technologies, it has established collaborations with many world-renowned clinical and scientific research institutions, including UC Davis, Washington University in St. Louis, Stony Brook University, King Hussein Cancer Center and Fujita Health University Hospital. So far, United Imaging Healthcare's products have been installed in medical and research institutions in more than 40 countries and regions, including the U.S., Japan, Italy, and New Zealand.
A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the China Securities and Exchange Commission. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About United Imaging Healthcare
Founded in 2011, Shanghai United Imaging Healthcare Co., Ltd. is dedicated to providing global customers with high-performance medical imaging products, radiotherapy equipment, life science instruments and intelligent digital solutions. With our mission, "To Bring Equal Healthcare for All" and our vision, "Leading Healthcare Innovation", United Imaging Healthcare is committed to creating more value for our customers and constantly improving the global accessibility of high-end medical equipment and services through in-depth cooperation with hospitals, universities, research institutions, and industry partners.
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Russia presses Ukraine assault as Putin marks Victory Day
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) - Russian forces pushed forward Monday in their assault on Ukraine, seeking to capture the crucial southern port city of Mariupol as Moscow celebrated its Victory Day holiday.
Determined to show success in a war now in its 11th week, Russian troops pummeled a seaside steel mill where an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters are making their last stand in the port city of Mariupol.
The mill is the only part of the city not overtaken by the invaders. Its defeat would deprive Ukraine of a vital port and allow Russia to establish a land corridor to the Crimean Peninsula, which it seized from Ukraine in 2014.
The Ukrainian military’s General Staff warned of a high probability of missile strikes and said that Russian troops were seizing “personal documents from the local population without good reason” in Russian-controlled areas of Zaporizhzhia — the city where many fleeing Mariupol have gathered. The military alleged Russian troops were seizing documents to force residents to join in Victory Day commemorations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the anniversary, which marks the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945, could bring a renewed onslaught.
“They have nothing to celebrate,” Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said of the Russians, speaking on CNN. “They have not succeeded in defeating the Ukrainians. They have not succeeded in dividing the world or dividing NATO. And they have only succeeded in isolating themselves internationally and becoming a pariah state around the globe.”
Speaking Monday at a military parade marking the holiday, Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify his invasion, by claiming that it was necessary to ward off what he described “an absolutely unacceptable threat just next to our borders.” He has repeatedly alleged that Ukraine was planning to attack Russia — which Kyiv has flatly denied.
“The danger was rising by day,” he claimed, adding that “Russia has preemptively repulsed an aggression.”
Putin again scolded the West for failing to heed the Russian demands for security guarantees and a rollback to NATO’s expansion, arguing that it also left Moscow no other choice but to invade.
But he did not — at least so far — give any signal as to the next phase of the conflict nor did he claim the complete capture of Mariupol, which his forces have bombarded and besieged for weeks.
Ukrainian fighters in the steel mill in the port city have rejected Russian-set deadlines for laying down their arms, even as attacks continued by warplanes, artillery and tanks.
“We are under constant shelling,” said Capt. Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of the Ukrainian Azov Regiment, a unit holding the steel mill.
Lt. Illya Samoilenko, another Azov Regiment member, said a couple hundred wounded soldiers were in the plant. He declined to say how many able-bodied fighters remained. Fighters lack lifesaving equipment and are having to dig by hand to free people from bunkers that collapsed under shelling.
“Surrender for us is unacceptable because we cannot grant such a gift to the enemy,” Samoilenko said.
The last of the civilians who had taken shelter with fighters at the plant were evacuated Saturday. They arrived Sunday night in Zaporizhzhia, the first major Ukrainian city beyond the frontlines, and spoke of constant shelling, dwindling food, ubiquitous mold — and using hand sanitizer for cooking fuel.
Britain’s Defense Ministry warned in a daily intelligence report on Twitter that Russia was running short of precision-guided munitions and increasingly is using inaccurate rockets and bombs, subjecting Ukrainian towns and cities to “intense and indiscriminate bombardments with little or no regard for civilian casualties.”
More than 60 people were feared dead after a Russian bomb flattened a Ukrainian school being used as a shelter in Bilohorivka, an eastern village, Ukrainian officials said.
About 90 people were sheltering in the school’s basement when it was attacked Saturday. Emergency crews found two bodies and rescued 30 people, but “most likely all 60 people who remain under the rubble are now dead,” Serhiy Haidai, governor of Luhansk province, wrote on the Telegram messaging app.
Russian shelling killed two boys, ages 11 and 14, in the nearby town of Pryvillia, Haidai said. Luhansk is part of the Donbas, the industrial heartland in the east that Russia’s forces are working to capture.
Explosions echoed across the major Black Sea port of Odesa.
Keeping up their dogged resistance, Ukraine’s military struck Russian positions on a Black Sea island that was captured in the war’s first days. A satellite image by Planet Labs showed smoke rising from two sites on the island.
But Moscow’s forces showed no sign of backing down in the south. Satellite photos show Russia has put armored vehicles and missile systems at a small base in the Crimean Peninsula.
Ukraine’s military also warned some 19 Russian battalion tactical groups were stationed just across the border in Russia’s Belgorod region. Those groups likely consist of some 15,200 troops with tanks, missile batteries and other weaponry.
The most intense combat in recent days has taken place in eastern Ukraine. A Ukrainian counteroffensive in the northeast near Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city, was making “significant progress,” according to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington think tank.
However, the Ukrainian army withdrew from the embattled eastern city of Popasna after two months of fierce fighting. Rodion Miroshnik, a representative of the pro-Kremlin, separatist Luhansk People’s Republic, said its forces and Russian troops had captured most of the city.
The Kharkiv regional administration said three people were killed in shelling of the town of Bogodukhiv, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Kharkiv.
South of Kharkiv, in Dnipropetrovsk province, the governor said a 12-year-old boy was killed by a cluster munition that he found after a Russian attack. An international treaty bans the use of such explosives, but neither Russia nor Ukraine has signed the agreement.
“This war is treacherous,” Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko wrote on social media. “It is near, even when it is invisible.”
As Victory Day turned attention toward Putin, Western leaders showed new signs of support for Ukraine.
The Group of Seven industrial democracies pledged to ban or phase out imports of Russian oil. The G-7 consists of the U.S., Canada, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Japan.
The United States announced other new sanctions, cutting off Western advertising from Russia’s three biggest TV stations, banning U.S. accounting and consulting firms from providing services, and cutting off Russia’s industrial sector from wood products, industrial engines, boilers and bulldozers.
U.S. first lady Jill Biden met with her Ukrainian counterpart. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised his country’s flag at its embassy in Kyiv. And U2′s Bono, alongside bandmate The Edge, performed in a Kyiv subway station that had been used as a bomb shelter, singing the 1960s song “Stand by Me.”
The acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Kristina Kvien, posted a picture of herself at the American Embassy, and described plans for the eventual U.S. return to the Ukrainian capital after Moscow’s forces abandoned their effort to storm Kyiv weeks ago.
Zelenskyy released a video address marking the day of the Allied victory in Europe 77 years ago. The black-and-white footage showed him in front of a ruined apartment block in Borodyanka, a Kyiv suburb.
Drawing parallels between Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the evils of Nazism, Zelenskyy said generations of Ukrainians understand the significance of the words “Never again,” a vow not to allow a repeat of the horrors of the Holocaust.
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Gambrell reported from Lviv, Ukraine. Yesica Fisch in Bakhmut, David Keyton in Kyiv, Yuras Karmanau in Lviv, Mstyslav Chernov in Kharkiv and AP staff around the world contributed to this report.
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9 people arrested after disturbance at Kentucky State Fair, authorities say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - Nine people have been arrested following an incident that occurred at the Kentucky State Fair Saturday night, authorities said.
Kentucky State Police (KSP) officers made eight arrests and the Kentucky Fair Board police made one.
Three arrests were adults and six were minors, according to a news release sent by KSP.
All the people arrested are from the Jefferson County area. Charges include disorderly conduct, menacing, possession of stolen property and possession of a handgun.
Around 9:20 p.m., KSP received a report of a disturbance in front of the Midway Area on the fairgrounds. As a safety precaution, the fair made the decision to close early.
Several guests that attended the fair Saturday night believe they heard gunshots.
The early stages of the investigation revealed a group of people “caused panic with noise-making devices,” the release said.
Those “devices” are what let fair-goers believe shots were fired, KSP said.
At this time, KSP said they have not found evidence that a weapon was fired during the incident.
The investigation of the incident is ongoing.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea will ease some of its pandemic restrictions starting next week as officials express cautious hope the worst of its omicron outbreak has passed.
The limit on private social gatherings will be raised from eight to 10 people starting Monday, while restaurants, bars and other indoor spaces can stay open an hour later, until midnight, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday.
Officials said most social distancing restrictions could be removed, except for an indoor mask mandate, if the outbreak further slows and the medical response remains stable over the next two weeks.
Kim’s announcement from a government anti-virus meeting came after the country reported a daily average of 316,000 new coronavirus cases in the past seven days, a modest decrease from the average of 357,800 a week before. The one-day record was 621,187 on March 17.
While Kim said the country has likely passed the peak of infections, there’s still worry about the pressure on hospitals, given the week or longer intervals between infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Officials also say the highly transmissible omicron subvariant called BA.2 is slowing the decline in overall infections.
“Fortunately, the outbreak has slowed for the second consecutive week,” Kim said. “But there’s persisting concern about an increase in serious cases and deaths that might come after time lags, the spread of ‘stealth omicron,’ or BA.2, which has become the dominant strain, and an expected increase in travel during spring weather.”
The country has averaged 328 deaths in the past week, including 360 in the latest 24 hours, while around 1,300 virus patients were in serious or critical condition. More than 64% of South Korea’s 2,800 intensive care units designated for COVID-19 treatment were occupied.
Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said social distancing measures have clearly become less effective because omicron is much more contagious than previous variants of the virus.
“Even if we ease social distancing, the increase in infections is expected to be only around 10 to 20%,” he said during a briefing.
Quarantine requirements for close contacts, hospitalization for mild cases and proof of vaccination or negative tests when entering public spaces were some of the measures eased or lifted earlier. | https://cw33.com/health/ap-health/south-korea-eases-distancing-amid-slowing-omicron-spread/ | 2022-04-01T18:05:29Z |
CHICAGO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) CEO, Chris Kempczinski sent the following message to the McDonald's global System, sharing its international markets leadership structure.
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As our global business and our two international segments continue to grow, each can further benefit from strong leadership teams focused closely on their needs —supporting the strong bench of talent in their segments and representing the perspectives of their markets on the Global Senior Leadership Team.
Following our leadership announcements last month, I am pleased to share that we will be returning to a structure of dedicated leadership overseeing each of our international segments. From a financial reporting standpoint, this represents no change as we've always reported International Operated Markets (IOM) results separate from International Developmental Licensee Markets (IDLM).
Jill McDonald will be returning to McDonald's as Executive Vice President and President, IOM, overseeing our five largest wholly-owned international markets and our IOM Business Unit, consisting of our remaining wholly-owned international markets.
Jill began her career as a marketing trainee at Colgate Palmolive and later joined British Airways, rising through the company to eventually lead Global Marketing. Jill then joined McDonald's as Chief Marketing Officer for our UK business and Northern Europe, and later became the Managing Director for our UK business and President, Northern Europe.
In her tenure, she sustained strong performance across all metrics of our business, including a strengthened brand, a reinvigorated employee experience and double-digit sales growth, all while fostering successful franchisee performance and engagement.
Jill's accomplishments with McDonald's and her deep marketing expertise and experience leading several consumer-focused businesses (including most recently as CEO of Costa Coffee), make her the perfect leader to accelerate the next phase of the IOM segment's growth. Working closely with Chief Customer Officer, Manu Steijaert, and Chief Marketing Officer, Morgan Flatley, Jill will help us elevate our marketing and creative excellence while enhancing our crew and customer experience to unlock new growth opportunities in IOM.
Jill's first day will be September 5. She will be based in London, reporting directly to me as a member of the Global SLT.
I am also happy to share that Jo Sempels will continue to lead our International Developmental Licensed Markets (IDLM) as Senior Vice President and President, IDL. Jo's responsibilities will now include our large, fast-growing China business, which had reported to Ian in his capacity as President, International. Jo is a highly respected and talented leader who is known (quite literally) around the world for putting the System first.
Jo will also join our Global SLT and report directly to me, effective immediately.
I am extremely proud of our International team's progress in driving our Accelerating the Arches strategy. With Jill, Jo and their leaders in respective segments, we are well positioned to continue building on our success. I look forward to even greater growth across these markets through an enhanced customer and crew experience, and improved connectivity and collaboration between our Market and Global teams.
Please join me in welcoming Jill back to the McFamily and thanking Jo for his continued leadership.
Chris
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McDonald's is the world's leading global foodservice retailer with more than 39,000 locations in over 100 countries. Approximately 95% of McDonald's restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business owners.
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Middesk, the leading identity platform automating business verification and underwriting decisions, announced today that it has raised $57 million in a Series B round. The round was co-led by New York-based private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners and Canapi Ventures, with additional investments from existing investors Sequoia and Accel, as well as Gaingels. Middesk will use the capital to invest in new and existing products, scale the team, and educate the market about business identity.
Middesk was founded in 2019 to address the downstream effects and resulting challenges of onboarding new business customers. Middesk's infrastructure solution provides the tools, data, and documents needed by banks, insurers, credit card companies, lenders, payment firms, payroll companies, and other service providers to automate onboarding in regulated industries. Its platform provides complete up-to-date data on businesses in the United States and automatically notifies service providers of changes to its customer base, enabling them to make informed decisions during and after onboarding. This allows service providers to quickly and seamlessly form an accurate picture of their customers and offer the critical products their customers need to establish, operate and maintain their businesses.
"We believe that more companies working together is good for the economy," said Kyle Mack, CEO and Co-founder at Middesk. "By accelerating trust between businesses, we can enable more businesses to access the products and services they need to grow and thrive. More successful companies mean more businesses are working together and more jobs are being created."
"As more transactions and business-onboarding move online, financial institutions are facing increasing risk of fraud. Simultaneously, business customers are demanding a frictionless onboarding experience in order to access financial products. Middesk provides financial institutions the breadth and depth of identity data they need to verify their business customers and mitigate fraud without sacrificing the customer experience," said Jeff Horing, co-founder and Managing Director at Insight Partners. "Middesk is building infrastructure to support all identity-questions for all industries. We look forward to partnering with the Middesk team as they continue to grow."
Walker Forehand, Partner at Canapi Ventures, added, "Middesk is the new standard for small business digital identity and trust. The identity product is orders of magnitude better than legacy competitors – stronger data integrity, significantly higher attach and approval rates, and better outcomes for customers. We couldn't be more excited to partner with Kyle, Kurt, and the Middesk team in bringing forward the next generation of trust solutions for small businesses."
In the last 4 months, Middesk doubled its headcount, and it intends to double it again by the end of the year. The company recently launched a comprehensive solution for underwriters providing the ability to search and file liens, and has taken a big step towards becoming a full business identity platform. Middesk currently helps power onboarding for Plaid, Affirm, Bluevine, Pipe, and Novo, as well as several large banks and lenders.
When asked why they decided to use Middesk, Chris Campano, Risk Lead at Plaid, said "When a customer signups for Plaid, they want to start building on our APIs right away. Middesk has been a critical partner enabling us to quickly and seamlessly onboard new customers."
For more information, visit the Middesk website or request a demo.
Middesk is the leading business identity platform. With Middesk's identity-as-a-service APIs, businesses can verify, underwrite, and enable their customers to grow their businesses. Middesk's current customers include Plaid, Affirm, Bluevine, and Novo, as well as several large banks and lenders. For more information, visit middesk.com.
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm's recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on Twitter @insightpartners.
Canapi Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in early to growth-stage fintech companies. Our partners have been at the forefront of financial services innovation as operators, investors, bankers, advisors, and regulators. Our venture capital model connects high-quality fintech companies to our extensive network of banks and strategic partners. Canapi Ventures is advised by CenterHarbor Advisors and Canapi Advisors, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: LOB). For more information, visit www.canapi.com.
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Biden talks gun control, extremism with New Zealand’s PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden praised New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday for her success in curbing domestic extremism and guns as he tries to persuade a reluctant Congress to tighten gun laws in the aftermath of horrific mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York.
The long-planned talks between Biden and Ardern centered on trade, climate and security in the Indo-Pacific, but the two leaders’ starkly different experiences in pushing for gun control loomed large in the conversation.
Ardern successfully won passage of gun control measures in her country after a white supremacist gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. Less than a month later, all but one of the country’s 120 lawmakers voted in favor of banning military-style semiautomatic weapons.
Biden told reporters at the start of his meeting with Ardern that he “will meet with the Congress on guns, I promise you,” but the White House has acknowledged that winning new gun legislation will be an uphill climb in an evenly divided Congress.
The U.S. president praised Ardern for her “galvanizing leadership” on New Zealand’s efforts to curb the spread of extremism online, and said he wanted to hear more about the conversations in her country about the issue.
Ardern and French President Emmanuel Macron in 2019 launched an effort to work with tech companies on eliminating terrorist and violent extremist content online. Then-President Donald Trump declined to join the effort, but the Biden administration has since joined the Christchurch Call to Action.
Biden over the weekend traveled to Uvalde, Texas, to grieve with a community that he said made clear to him they want to see Washington tighten gun laws in the aftermath of the shooting rampage that killed 19 children and two teachers. Biden heard similar calls for an overhaul of the nation’s gun laws earlier this month when he met with families of 10 Black people who were killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket.
Biden and Ardern also discussed a May 15 shooting at a lunch banquet at a Taiwanese church in Laguna Woods, California that killed one person and wounded five others.
“The pain is palpable,” said Biden, recalling his anguished conversations Sunday with families of victims of the Texas elementary school shooting.
Ardern offered condolences and said she stood ready to share “anything that we can share that would be of any value” from New Zealand’s experience.
“Our experience demonstrated our need for gun reform, but it also demonstrated what I think is an international issue around violent extremism and terrorism online,” Ardern told reporters following her more than hour-long meeting with Biden. “That is an area where we see absolutely partnership that we can continue to work on those issues.”
It’s unclear what, if anything, from New Zealand could be applicable to the United States, which hasn’t passed a major federal gun control measure since soon after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut that left 26 dead.
A bipartisan group of senators were holding a private virtual meeting Tuesday to try to strike a compromise over gun safety legislation, but expectations remained low. Senators aren’t expected to even broach ideas for an assault weapon ban or other restrictions that could be popular with the public as ways to curb the most lethal mass shootings.
Meanwhile, House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler plans to hold a hearing Thursday on the “Protecting our Kids Act” -- a package of eight bills that has almost no hopes of passing the Senate but would serve as a marker in the debate. It includes calls to raise the age limits on semi-automatic rifle purchases from 18 to 21 years old; create a grant program to buy back large-capacity magazines; establish voluntary safe practices for firearms storage and build on executive measures to ban bump stock devices and so-called ghost guns made from 3-D printing.
Ardern, in comments to reporters, said the two countries’ political systems are “very different.”
Speaking of the Christchurch shooting, she said that “in the aftermath of that, the New Zealand public had an expectation that if we knew what the problem was, that we do something about it. We had the ability with actually the near-unanimous support of parliamentarians to place a ban on semiautomatic military-style weapons and assault rifles and so we did that. But the New Zealand public set the expectations first and foremost.”
The New Zealand prime minister did not urge any particular course of action to Biden during their talks, but expressed a broad understanding of what the United States is going through, according to a senior Biden administration official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation.
Ardern last week, during a speech at Harvard University’s commencement, spoke to the scourge of disinformation that is spread and amplified on social media. She said it represents a threat to fragile democracies.
The Christchurch gunman was radicalized online. The attack, like the Buffalo supermarket rampage, was livestreamed on social media, she noted.
“The time has come for social media companies and other online providers to recognize their power and act on it,” she said at Harvard.
Biden’s talks with Ardern came after he made his first visit to Asia last week, a trip to Japan and South Korea meant to highlight his administration’s efforts to put greater focus on the Indo-Pacific.
In Japan, Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a new trade pact forged with 14 Pacific allies, including New Zealand. The U.S. sees the pact as an alternative to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which moved forward without the U.S. after Trump pulled out.
Ardern said she reiterated her commitment to TPP even as New Zealand has joined the new U.S.-launched Indo-Pacific framework.
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AP Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.
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FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE:BA] and Qatar Airways today finalized an order for 25 737 MAX airplanes, providing the flag carrier's short- and medium-haul fleet with improved economics, fuel efficiency and sustainable operations. Company leaders announced the order for the 737-10, Boeing's largest and most efficient single-aisle jet, in a signing ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow.
"We are honored that Qatar Airways has decided to add Boeing's single-aisle family to its fleet, deepening our relationship with this world-class airline," said Stan Deal, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and CEO. "The 737-10 is ideally suited for Qatar Airways' regional network and will provide the carrier with the most capable, most fuel-efficient airplane in its class."
Seating up to 230 passengers with a range of 3,300 nautical miles, the 737-10 is the largest airplane in the 737 MAX family, offering greater fuel efficiency and the best per-seat economics of any single-aisle airplane in the industry. The jet can cover 99% of the world's single-aisle routes.
In January, Boeing and Qatar Airways announced a Memorandum of Understanding for 737 MAX airplanes at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. In addition, the airline became the global launch customer for the new 777-8 Freighter, with an order for up to 50 freighters.
Qatar Airways operates more than 120 Boeing airplanes including 777 and 787 passenger jets along with 747 and 777 freighters.
A multi-award winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the 'Airline of the Year' at the 2021 Skytrax World Airline Awards. It was also named 'World's Best Business Class', 'World's Best Business Class Airline Lounge', 'World's Best Business Class Airline Seat', 'World's Best Business Class Onboard Catering' and 'Best Airline in the Middle East'. The airline continues to stand alone at the top of the industry having won the main prize for an unprecedented sixth time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021).
Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, currently named 'Airport of the Year' by Skytrax World Airport Awards 2022.
As a leading global aerospace company, Boeing develops, manufactures and services commercial airplanes, defense products and space systems for customers in more than 150 countries. As a top U.S. exporter, the company leverages the talents of a global supplier base to advance economic opportunity, sustainability and community impact. Boeing's diverse team is committed to innovating for the future, leading with sustainability, and cultivating a culture based on the company's core values of safety, quality and integrity. Join our team and find your purpose at boeing.com/careers.
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PITTSBURGH, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient garment to ensure that a face mask is easily accessible when needed," said an inventor, from Stockton, Calif., "so I invented the MASK WEAR. My design would also offer a better way to keep track of your mask while eating, driving or simply not in use."
The invention provides an improved way to cover and protect the face against germs and viruses. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional face masks. As a result, it could help to prevent lost or forgotten masks and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a functional and fashionable design that is easy to wear and use so it is ideal for adults and children. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Sacramento sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SCO-149, 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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