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Update to electors law desperately needed, senators declare
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Joe Manchin made the case on Wednesday for overhauling the 1800s-era Electoral Count Act, pushing for quick passage of a bipartisan compromise that would make it harder for a losing candidate to overturn legitimate results of a presidential election.
Proposals from their group of 16 senators — nine Republicans and seven Democrats — are a response to former President Donald Trump and his allies pushing courts, state legislatures and Congress to somehow overturn his 2020 loss to President Joe Biden. Trump’s efforts culminated in the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, when hundreds of his supporters pushed past police and broke into the Capitol as Congress was certifying the results.
An update to the electoral law is “something our country desperately needs,” Manchin said Wednesday, testifying at a Senate hearing on the bill. “The time for Congress to act is now.”
Manchin and Collins, who introduced a series of proposals to reform the law last month along with 14 other senators, are pushing for passage of the legislation before the end of the congressional session in January. The bills could face a harder path after November’s midterm elections if Republicans take over the House, where Democrats are leading a separate effort to revise the law.
“This is something we shouldn’t carry over into another election cycle,” said Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, the top Republican on the Senate Rules Committee who has been supportive of the effort.
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 governs the counting and certification of electoral votes in presidential elections and has long been criticized as arcane, vaguely written and vulnerable to abuse. Those fears were realized after the 2020 contest when Trump’s allies worked to exploit those weaknesses, pushing states to put forward alternate slates of electors and pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to use his ceremonial role in the congressional joint session on Jan. 6 to object to the results or delay certification.
The bipartisan group of senators has worked for months to find agreement on a way to revamp the process, eventually settling on the series of proposals introduced last month.
The legislation would add a series of safeguards to the electoral count, increasing the thresholds for challenging results so state or federal officials can’t exploit loopholes to advocate for a preferred candidate.
It would reinforce that the vice president’s role over the electoral count is “solely ministerial,” with no power to change the results. It would make clear that Congress can only accept the one legitimate slate of electors from each state and make it harder for members of either party to object to the results. And it would strike an outdated law that could allow some state legislatures to override the popular vote.
“Nothing is more essential to the survival of a democracy than the orderly transfer of power,” said Collins, of Maine, who testified alongside Manchin, of West Virginia. “And there is nothing more essential to the orderly transfer of power than clear rules for effecting it.”
It is unclear how quickly the Senate might act when it returns from its August break in the fall. Both Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell have signaled support, and the legislation is expected to have enough backing to overcome any objections and pass in the 50-50 Senate.
Roadblocks await in the House, however, where some Democrats would like the bill to do much more. The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection and the House Administration Committee have been working on similar proposals to each other and promise to release them soon.
While overwhelmingly supportive of the current Senate proposal, legal experts who testified at the hearing identified some potential sticking points. They recommended some tweaks, including better defining the specific grounds that members of Congress can use when objecting to a state’s electors during congressional certification and making it even harder for state legislators to delay or override a vote by declaring a “failed election.”
The Senate compromise would already amend an 1845 law allowing states to declare a “failed election,” only permitting a state to modify election timing in “extraordinary and catastrophic” circumstances, but the experts said that might not be enough. They said such circumstances should be spelled out — a natural disaster that prevents many people from reaching the polls, for example, — and not simply what state lawmakers may consider a “catastrophic” election result.
While recommending changes, the panel of experts — including Bob Bauer, who was White House counsel in the Obama administration, and Brookings Institution Fellow Norm Eisen — said the need for action is urgent.
“Jan. 6 has passed, but the danger has not,” said Eisen, who served as a lawyer for the House Judiciary Committee during Trump’s first impeachment.
The proposals introduced by the bipartisan group last month also include bolstered security for state and local election officials, who have faced violence and harassment, including doubled penalties for people who threaten or intimidate election officials.
Some of those election officials testified at a separate Senate Judiciary hearing on Wednesday, asking for Congress to amend federal law to include strong penalties on those who threaten or harm anyone involved in election administration — and to limit access to individuals seeking personal information of election officials.
New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver said threats to election integrity are growing by the day, noting the recent case in her state of a county commissioner who refused to certify the results of a primary.
“For the election officials and volunteer poll workers that our elections depend on, I fear that threats and harassment will cause them so much stress and uncertainty that they will simply give up the work for voters,” she said.
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Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report.
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CHICAGO, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Enova International (NYSE: ENVA), a leading financial technology company powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, today announced that Steve Cunningham, Chief Financial Officer, will present via a fireside chat format at the Jefferies Consumer Conference in Nantucket. The fireside chat will be available for viewing on Monday, June 20th at 8:00 a.m. ET.
A live audio webcast and archive of Enova's fireside chat will be available on the company's website at http://ir.enova.com.
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Enova International (NYSE: ENVA) is a leading financial technology company providing online financial services through its artificial intelligence and machine learning powered lending platform. Enova serves the needs of non-prime consumers and small businesses, who are frequently underserved by traditional banks. Enova has provided more than 7 million customers with over $40 billion in loans and financing with market leading products that provide a path for them to improve their financial health. You can learn more about the company and its brands at www.enova.com.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - First Mining Gold Corp. ("First Mining" or the "Company") (TSX: FF) (OTCQX: FFMGF) (FRANKFURT: FMG) is pleased to provide an updated Mineral Resource Estimate (the "MRE") on the Duparquet gold project ("Duparquet" or the "Project") located in Quebec, prepared by InnovExplo Inc. in accordance with the National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
The updated MRE is derived from the master database of drill data, which contains 904 holes totalling 270,119m and 173,831 sampled intervals. This MRE includes 57 drill holes totaling 9,548m not included in the previous MRE with drilling occurring after the effective date of February 28, 2013. The drilling was carried out by Clifton Star Resources Inc., Beattie Gold Mines Ltd., and 2588111 Manitoba Ltd. By incorporating these previous drill holes, Duparquet's resource increases to 3.4 Moz in the measured and indicated category, an increase of 327 koz, and to 1.6 Moz in the inferred category, an increase of 193 koz.
"First Mining is very excited to announce an updated mineral resource estimate at the Duparquet Gold Project," stated Dan Wilton, CEO of First Mining Gold. "Duparquet is an advanced stage project that has benefited from 270,000m of historical drilling and was advanced to a PFS level in 2014. This resource growth from incorporating the 2013-2018 drilling is just the beginning of what we see as immense value potential here at Duparquet. Based on the size of its current resource, Duparquet represents one of the top four undeveloped gold projects in the province of Quebec. Its above average M&I open pit grade of 1.52 g/t Au provides excellent mining flexibility and along with its size and location, make it a very versatile deposit amenable to different potential mining scenarios with good future growth potential. The project site is well located and has access to excellent infrastructure and skilled labour. First Mining intends to complete an updated economic study in the near future and to develop an exploration path to support potential resource expansion, resource classification upgrading, and discovery of new deposits in this underexplored district."
Table 1: Duparquet Gold Project Mineral Resource Estimate
Duparquet consists of four (4) contiguous mineral exploration properties: Beattie, Donchester, Central Duparquet, Dumico and the tailings from the former Beattie mine. The Project is located in the Abitibi region of the province of Quebec, approximately 50 km north of the city of Rouyn-Noranda.
The Project site has infrastructure which includes paved, provincial highways from Rouyn-Noranda to the south and LaSarre to the north, both mining communities that can provide mining infrastructure and skilled labour to develop a mine. The Project site is also proximal to Quebec's hydroelectric power grid.
Duparquet, previously comprised of 2 separate Mining Concessions (Beattie and Donchester mines), now comprises of fifty (50) map-designated claims ("CDC") covering an area of 1,079.2 ha covering a strike length of 8 km in an E-W direction.
Duparquet is geologically located in the southern portion of the Abitibi, straddling the SE trending prolific Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone (DPMFZ). Structurally the project includes numerous E-W mineralized splays off of the Destor-Porcupine Fault Zone, as well as several syenite intrusions. Surrounding host rocks include mafic to ultramafic volcanic rocks and younger Temiskaming age conglomerates.
The predominant structures on Duparquet are the E-W splays of the DPMFZ. The Beattie Fault Zone ("BFZ") is located along the north contact of the main syenite body, whereas the Donchester Fault Zone ("DFZ") is located along the south contact. The Central Duparquet Fault Zone ("CDFZ") is located along the south contact of the second smaller syenite intrusive to the east.
Figure 1: Geology of the Duparquet Project. Structural and geometric details are represented by surface projections of the relevant structural elements from the deposit-scale 3D litho-structural model
The main style of gold mineralization in the Duparquet deposit generally occurs within shears or brecciated zones along or within the adjacent intrusive syenitic masses and is associated with finely disseminated pyrite and minor arsenopyrite replacement. Sulphide content is generally low (0.5 to 4%), although it can be up to 10% in some cases. Gold is associated and hosted with the pyrite and lesser arsenopyrite and arsenian pyrite.
Gold was initially discovered in the Duparquet Township in 1910 by John Beattie. The Beattie and adjoining Donchester mines were in production from 1933 to 1956, producing upwards of 1.3 million ounces of gold. In the mid-1930's Beattie Gold Mines was the largest gold producer in Quebec. From the 1980's to 2007, very limited exploration was carried out. Clifton Star had an option on the property between 2009 and 2014. During this time a substantial amount of surface diamond drilling, channel sampling was carried out. The company also completed an environmental baseline study, environmental assessment study and numerous metallurgical studies. Mineral resource estimates were also carried out that were included in the preliminary economic assessment and a prefeasibility study. The Clifton Star option was terminated in 2014 and the property was returned to the previous owners, with Clifton Star retaining a 10% interest in the companies that held the properties.
Since the effective date of the previous mineral resource estimate (InnovExplo, Poirier et al., 2014), the Company (Clifton Star) and the previous owners (Beattie Gold Mines and 2588111 Manitoba Ltd.) had completed an additional 57 surface drill holes totalling 9,548 m, that were not included in the MRE. Significant assay results added to this new MRE include 5.65 g/t Au over 34.0 m (BD13-22) on Beattie and 5.58 g/t Au over 5.0 m (D13-18) on Donchester.
The 2022 MRE contains 904 drillholes and 892 channel samples in outcrops. It contains 173,831 sampled intervals taken from 270,119 m of drilled core and 2,371 analyses from 1,827 m of channels. The 904 DDH cover the 4.5-km strike length of the Project at a reasonably regular drill spacing of 25-50 m.
Bench-scale and pilot plant metallurgical testwork programs have been carried out for the Project. SGS carried out preliminary metallurgical testwork in 2012 to support a PEA at that time. In 2013, SGS carried out further flotation, pressure oxidation, cyanidation, rheology and environmental testwork, including a pilot plant for a PFS. Outotec was also mandated in 2013 to carry out filtration testwork.
The overall gold results from flotation concentrate, pressure oxidation (POX) and CIL circuit as well as flotation tail cyanidation for the ore resulted in an overall recovery of gold ranging from 91.9% to 95.4%.
A preliminary pilot test program investigated pressure oxidation and hot curing processing of a Duparquet flotation concentrate to render precious metals extractable by cyanidation. The recovery of gold from the pilot plant hot cure discharge ranged from 94.7% to 96.5%
Bench-scale test work was also performed on two samples of existing tailings on the Project. The test work for the flotation-POX/CIL flowsheet resulted in overall gold recoveries ranging from 83.5% to 93.3%.
The MRE update for the Project (the "2022 MRE") was prepared by Marina Iund, P.Geo. and Carl Pelletier, P.Geo., using all available information. The main objective was to update the results of InnovExplo's previous mineral resource estimate for the Project, dated June 26, 2013 (Poirier et al., 2014). The updated MRE includes new drill holes on the Beattie, Donchester and Central Duparquet properties.
The resource area has an E-W strike length of 4.5 km, a width of approximately 1 km, and a vertical extent of 1,050 m below surface.
The 2022 MRE was prepared using GEOVIA GEMS 6.8.2.2 ("GEMS") and GEOVIA Surpac 2021 ("Surpac") software. GEMS was used for updating the mineralized domains and the compositing. Surpac was used for the estimation, which consisted of 3D block modelling and the inverse distance square ("ID2") interpolation method. Statistical, capping and variography studies were completed using Snowden Supervisor v8.13 and Microsoft Excel software.
The 60 mineralized domain wireframes were created and updated by digitizing an interpretation onto sections spaced 25 m apart or 12.5 m in areas with higher drill hole density. However, if barren intervals were encountered, the mineralized zones were extended only to the mid-distance between the last known occurrence of mineralization and the barren hole. A 50-m extension around the zones was used for the secondary mineralized domains.
A dilution envelope was defined as the parts of the block model that are not included in any of the mineralized domain solids. The solid for the envelope contains "floating" gold intersects for which continuity has not yet been demonstrated or interpreted.
High-grade capping was set at 25 g/t Au for all zones, including the envelope zone. Twenty-two (22) DDH samples and one (1) channel sample were capped.
Analysis of 3,633 bulk density values and a 12 t composite drill core bulk sample from the mineralized zones, yielded 2.73 g/cm3 (mean density of the syenite) for all 60 mineralized domains and the envelope. A density of 2.00 g/cm3 was assigned to the overburden, and 1.00 g/cm3 was assigned to excavation solids (drifts and stopes) assumed to be filled with water.
The intervals defining each mineralized domain were composited to 1-m equal lengths. A grade of 0.00 g/t was assigned to missing sample intervals as it was assumed that unsampled intervals were considered to be unmineralized by the geologist in charge of the core logging.
A block model was built to enclose a sufficiently large enough volume to host an open pit. The model corresponds to a sub-blocked model in Surpac with no rotation. The user block size was defined as 5m x 5m x 5m with a minimal sub-block size of 1.25m x 1.25m x 1.25m. Block dimensions reflect the sizes of mineralized domains and plausible mining methods. All blocks with more than 50% of their volume falling within a selected solid were assigned the corresponding solid block code.
Individual zones and the envelope were estimated separately using their own search ellipsoid. The available geological and geostatistical information was used to establish the size of each search ellipsoid. Seventy-two (72) distinct mineralized domains were studied. The mean azimuth and dip of each domain were used to define 23 search ellipsoids, grouping zones of similar geometry.
Figure 2: Plan view and isometric view of the categorized mineral resources and the Whittle optimized pit-shells (blocks selection: in pit-shells or in DSO and above the respective COG)
Table 2: Cut-off grade sensitivity for the in-pit and underground portions of the Duparquet Project
InnovExplo, the authors of the MRE report concluded that:
- The database supporting the 2022 MRE is complete, valid and up to date.
- Geological and gold-grade continuity has been demonstrated for all 72 mineralized zones.
- The key parameters of the 2022 MRE (density, capping, compositing, interpolation, search ellipsoid, etc.) are supported by data and statistical and/or geostatistical analysis.
- The 2022 MRE includes measured, indicated and inferred resources for a combination of two mining scenarios: open pit and selective underground. The 2022 MRE complies with CIM Definition Standards and CIM Guidelines.
- Two cut-off grades of 0.40 and 1.50 g/t Au were used, corresponding to potential open pit and selective underground mining scenarios.
- Cut-off grades were calculated at a gold price of US$1,650 per troy ounce and an exchange rate of 1.31 USD/CAD, using reasonable mining, processing and G&A costs.
- In a combined pit and selective underground mining scenario, the Project contains an estimated M+I Resource of 65,081,200 t at 1.58 g/t Au for 3,316,100 oz of gold and an Inferred Resource of 37,371,900 t at 1.36 g/t Au for 1,636,000 oz of gold. The Project also contains the Beattie mine tailings with an estimated M+I Resource of 4,125,100 t at 0.94 g/t Au for 124,500 oz of gold.
- The results of the 2022 MRE represent a 10.5% increase in the M+I Resource and a 13.4% increase in the Inferred Resource compared to the previous 2014 MRE of Poirier et al., 2014. The increase in the M+I Resource is due to a deeper optimized shell and the updated economic parameters. The same reasons combined with the addition of 55 drill holes explain the increase in Inferred resources.
- Based on metallurgical tests, the Duparquet project appears amenable to standard gold recovery processes. A combination of flotation, pressure oxidation and cyanide leach processes has shown a gold recovery ranging from 94.7% to 96.5%.
- Additional diamond drilling on multiple zones would likely upgrade some of the Inferred Resource to the Indicated category and/or add to the Inferred Resource since most of the mineralized zones have not been fully explored at depth or close to surface infrastructures.
The effective date of the updated MRE is September 12, 2022. A NI 43-101 Technical Report prepared by InnovExplo Inc. will be filed on SEDAR within 45 days of this news release and will be available at that time on the Company website.
The independent and qualified persons for the MRE, as defined by National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, are Marina Iund, P.Geo. and Carl Pelletier, P.Geo., both from Innovexplo. The effective date of the estimate is September 12, 2022.
Mr. Louis Martin P.Geo., (OGQ 0364), a consultant of First Mining, is a "Qualified Person" for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101 Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, and he has reviewed and approved the scientific and technical disclosure contained in this news release.
First Mining is a gold developer advancing a portfolio of gold projects in Canada, with our most advanced project being the Springpole Gold Project in northwestern Ontario, which is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in Canada, and where we have commenced a Feasibility Study and permitting activities are on-going with a draft Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") for the project published in June 2022. First Mining also owns the Cameron, Duparquet, Duquesne and Pitt gold projects, all advanced-stage gold projects in Ontario (in the case of Cameron) and Québec. Our portfolio of gold project interests also includes the Pickle Crow gold project (being advanced in partnership with Auteco Minerals Ltd.), the Hope Brook gold project (being advanced in partnership with Big Ridge Gold Corp.), an equity interest in Treasury Metals Inc., and a portfolio of 21 gold royalties.
First Mining was established in 2015 by Mr. Keith Neumeyer, founding President and CEO of First Majestic Silver Corp.
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Daniel W. Wilton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
This news release includes certain "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" (collectively "forward-looking statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation including the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release. Forward-looking statements are frequently, but not always, identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "intends", "estimates", "envisages", "potential", "possible", "strategy", "goals", "opportunities", "objectives", or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions.
Forward-looking statements in this news release relate to future events or future performance and reflect current estimates, predictions, expectations or beliefs regarding future events. All forward-looking statements are based on First Mining's or its consultants' current beliefs as well as various assumptions made by them and information currently available to them. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the beliefs, opinions and projections on the date the statements are made and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by the respective parties, are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties and contingencies. Such factors include, without limitation the Company's business, operations and financial condition potentially being materially adversely affected by the outbreak of epidemics, pandemics or other health crises, such as COVID-19, and by reactions by government and private actors to such outbreaks; risks to employee health and safety as a result of the outbreak of epidemics, pandemics or other health crises, such as COVID-19, that may result in a slowdown or temporary suspension of operations at some or all of the Company's mineral properties as well as its head office; fluctuations in the spot and forward price of gold, silver, base metals or certain other commodities; fluctuations in the currency markets (such as the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar); changes in national and local government, legislation, taxation, controls, regulations and political or economic developments; risks and hazards associated with the business of mineral exploration, development and mining (including environmental hazards, industrial accidents, unusual or unexpected formations, pressures, cave-ins and flooding); the presence of laws and regulations that may impose restrictions on mining; employee relations; relationships with and claims by local communities, indigenous populations and other stakeholders; availability and increasing costs associated with mining inputs and labour; the speculative nature of mineral exploration and development; title to properties.; and the additional risks described in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities under the Company's SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com, and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on EDGAR.
First Mining cautions that the foregoing list of factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to First Mining, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. First Mining does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made from time to time by the Company or on our behalf, except as required by law.
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DENVER (AP) — The former elections manager for a Colorado clerk indicted on charges of tampering with voting equipment has been arrested on allegations that she was part of the scheme, an official said Wednesday.
Sandra Brown, who worked for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, turned herself in Monday in response to a warrant issued for her arrest on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and attempting to influence a public servant, said Lt. Henry Stoffel of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest was first reported by The Daily Sentinel newspaper.
Peters and her chief deputy, Belinda Knisley, are being prosecuted for allegedly allowing a copy of a hard drive to be made during an update of election equipment in May 2021. State election officials first became aware of a security breach last summer when a photo and video of confidential voting system passwords were posted on social media and a conservative website.
Peters, who has echoed former President Donald Trump’s false theories about the 2020 election and become a hero to election conspiracy theorists, lost her bid to become the GOP candidate for Colorado secretary of state last month. She first came to national attention when she spoke last year at a conference hosted by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, one of the most prominent election deniers in the country.
Peters is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, criminal impersonation, two counts of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, one count of identity theft, first-degree official misconduct, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
Knisley is charged with three counts of attempting to influence a public servant, one count of conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation, violation of duty and failing to comply with the secretary of state.
Neither have entered a plea yet and both have dismissed the allegations, with Peters calling them politically motivated.
Mesa County, in western Colorado, is largely rural and heavily Republican. Trump won it in the 2020 presidential election with nearly 63% of the vote. President Joe Biden won Colorado overall with 55.4% of the state’s vote.
Brown was released the day after her arrest.
Efforts to reach for comment were unsuccessful via phone numbers that may be associated with her. Court records did not say whether Brown has an attorney who could speak on her behalf.
According to a court document, Knisley worked to get a security badge for a man Peters said she was hiring in the clerk’s office. Peters then used it to allow another, unauthorized person inside the room to make a copy of the election equipment hard drive, it said. Brown was present when the copy was made and conspired to misrepresent who the person using the badge was, it said. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/3rd-arrest-made-in-alleged-colorado-election-security-breach/ | 2022-07-14T12:18:04Z |
Eco Material Plant Recognized for Environmental Efforts and Job Creation
DANVILLE, Pa., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Material Technologies ("Eco Material" or the "Company"), a leading producer of sustainable cementitious materials, welcomed Congressman Dan Meuser and other officials today to celebrate the removal of 150,000 tons of landfilled ash. The ash from Eco Material's plant in Danville, Pa. has been used in concrete to repave thousands of miles of roads around the state.
"We are honored to welcome Congressman Meuser and other officials to celebrate this landmark achievement for both Eco Material and the state of Pennsylvania," said Grant Quasha, CEO of Eco Material Technologies. "Without the support of the Congressman and other state, federal and local officials, we would not be commemorating today's milestone."
Congressman Meuser was the guest of honor and spoke at the ceremony, which recognized the hard work and dedication of the plant's employees as well as the local and national benefits of their efforts.
"My district is made up of many communities that benefit from the great work Eco Material is doing in Danville. Eco Material's innovative process of transforming the waste material, called "fly ash", from coal-fired power plants into a near-zero carbon cement product is a smart and environmentally-friendly way to build America's infrastructure. Eco Material provides a free-market alternative to other cement products that have been used to repave roads utilized by Pennsylvanians throughout the Commonwealth," said Congressman Meuser.
Additional attendees included Pa. Rep. Kurt Masser, representatives from the office of Senator Pat Toomey, Senator Bob Casey and Pa. Sen. John Gordner, as well as officials from Talen Energy and other area businesses.
About Eco Material Technologies
Eco Material Technologies is a leading producer of sustainable cement alternatives in the U.S., serving over 4,000 unique customer locations from its 100+ sites across 45 states. The Company is the leading marketer and distributor of fly ash, with an approximately 50% volume share in the U.S. and the industry's only true national footprint of logistics networks and distribution channels. Eco Material also has a patented technology to convert fly ash and other materials into innovative, near-zero carbon building materials that react faster, match the one-day performance of, and after 28 days are approximately 20% stronger than traditional cement, all while reducing by approximately 99% the CO2 emissions that are traditionally associated with cement production. The Company also provides mission-critical utility services, including operations support, waste disposal, and environmental remediation.
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Arrest made in alleged animal abuse case caught on camera
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (WWSB) - An arrest has been made in connection with an act of alleged animal abuse caught on camera at a Southwest Florida gas station.
The incident occurred in Fort Myers at a Race Trac station on March 29. An unknown male individual was seen punching a dog in the backseat of what appears to be a gold or tan Chrysler 200.
The video showed an individual repeatedly punching the animal before leaving.
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers released video, asking for information. After several weeks of investigation by the Animal Cruelty, U.S Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force located and arrested Marcus Chiddister on charges of felony animal cruelty.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said animal abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. “If you abuse an animal in Lee County, you will end up at the Marceno Motel,” he said in a statement.
Crime Stoppers says the dog is being taken care of at Lee County Domestic Animal Services and she is safe.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA has completed the process of changing the transition take foul rule, ending years of discussion about what to do with the long-maligned tactic.
And, also as expected, the play-in tournament is going to be around for the foreseeable future.
The league’s board of governors finalized those two matters Tuesday, approving a plan to award one free throw when teams are disadvantaged by the take foul — as well as removing the “experimental” designation from the play-in element to the postseason.
“Generally, it was upbeat coming out of our meeting,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said. “People are thrilled that as we head into next season, it looks like we’ll be on our normal track in terms of when the season starts, in terms of our protocols around the game, particularly around the health and safety of our players.”
It wasn’t a surprise that the league changed the penalty on take fouls; Silver told The Associated Press in early June that it would change, though he cautioned that the new rule might still be tweaked in future years.
The take foul — in which the defender does not make a play on the ball — is what the league classifies as one that occurs either “during a transition scoring opportunity or immediately following a change of possession and before the offensive team had the opportunity to advance the ball.” The exception is in the final 2 minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime.
The new penalty for such a foul is one free throw, which may be attempted by any player on the offended team in the game at the time the foul was committed, along with continued possession.
Silver addressed a number of other topics, including:
REVENUE
The NBA is coming off a massive financial year, with revenue topping $10 billion for the first time and basketball-related income reaching $8.9 billion, another record.
Silver said the numbers are particularly strong considering the league is still dealing with a pandemic, and it wasn’t that long ago when some questioned whether sports could survive the coronavirus — at least in the sense of whether people would want to gather again.
“The numbers did surprise me to a certain degree because it exceeded projections, and the projections represent where we think our business is going,” Silver said. “I think it’s quite remarkable from where we came 2 1/2 years ago.”
KEVIN DURANT
Kevin Durant is under contract for four more years with the Brooklyn Nets, and his trade request has been one of the biggest stories of the offseason.
It hasn’t been one that Silver has particularly enjoyed.
“This needs to be a two-way street,” Silver said. “Teams provide enormous security and guarantees to players, and the expectation in return is that they’ll meet their end of the bargain. There’s always conversations that go on behind closed doors between players and representatives and teams, but we don’t like to see players requesting trades and we don’t like to see it playing out the way it is.”
PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
The play-in tournament has generally been considered a success, so it was no surprise that the league is keeping it around.
The play-in tournament — in its current form — has been used in each of the last two seasons, where the teams that finish seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th in the East and West meet to determine the final two playoff spots in each conference.
The No. 7 team plays the No. 8 team, with the winner clinching the No. 7 seed in the playoffs. The No. 9 team plays the No. 10 team, with the loser eliminated and the winner moving on to face the team that lost the 7-8 game. The winner of that matchup is the No. 8 seed.
It’s been a hit, primarily because it tends to give a March Madness feel — four elimination games before the playoffs even begin — and gives more teams incentive to not tank for better odds in the draft lottery.
There was a play-in element in 2020 as well in the restart bubble at Walt Disney World, when Portland beat Memphis for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Memphis could have gotten the No. 8 seed that year by beating Portland twice; the Blazers had to win only one game to claim the spot.
LOAD MANAGEMENT
Load management — the fancy term given now when a player gets to sit out a game to rest — has been a challenge for the league and its teams in recent years. Silver said it will continue to be discussed with the players’ association as the sides get more into negotiations for the next collective bargaining agreement.
The league has taken steps, driven by sleep science and other data, to try to make the schedule more player-friendly in recent years. The stretches of four games in five nights have been eliminated, instances of back-to-back games have dropped and the league has even tinkered with keeping teams in the same road city for consecutive games in an effort to limit travel over the course of a season.
That said, sometimes, a player still sits. Silver suggested it might be time to consider adding money as an incentive for playing more often.
“I’m all in favor of guaranteed contracts,” he said. “But maybe that on top of your typical guaranteed contracts, some incremental money should be based on number of games played and results of those games. I mean, it’s that’s how most industries work, where there’s financial incentives — even among highly paid executives for performance.”
ABA PAYMENTS
The NBA and the NBPA announced a new program — jointly funded — to provide payments to approximately 115 ABA players who played at least three seasons but didn’t qualify for NBA pensions. They’ll get “recognition payments” of $3,828 per year of service.
“Our players have a genuine sense of appreciation for those who paved the way and helped us achieve the success we enjoy today,” NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio said. “We have always considered the ABA players a part of our brotherhood and we are proud to finally recognize them with this benefit.”
Silver said the league and the players “felt a need to act on behalf of these former ABA players who are aging and, in many cases, facing difficult economic circumstances.”
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Auto Show Adoption Events Resulted in More Than 700 Adoptions Since 2019
CAMDEN, N.J., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. announced that the automaker's popular Subaru Loves Pets exhibit, featuring adoptable pets from local pet organizations, will return to the 2022 New York International Auto Show.
Taking place in the Subaru Booth at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center between April 15 and April 24, 2022, the exhibit invites visitors to play and interact with adoptable pets with the goal of uniting these pets with loving homes and donating to local animal welfare organizations.
Since the Subaru Loves Pets auto show adoption events began in 2018, more than 700 pets have been adopted. To date in the 2021-2022 auto show season, more than 200 pets have been adopted and Subaru has donated more than $164,000 to help aid pet organizations in local communities.
"The Subaru Loves Pets adoptions have brought an extra dose of joy to the auto show, and we're excited to bring this much-loved event back to New York City next week," said Alan Bethke, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Subaru of America, Inc. "We welcome all auto show attendees to stop by and consider adding a loving pet to their family."
The Subaru Loves Pets exhibit will feature adoptable pets from animal shelters in the greater New York City area, including Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation, NYC Second Chance Rescue, Zani's Furry Friends, AMA Animal Rescue and Bobbi and the Strays.
The exhibit will be open to auto show attendees at the following dates and times ET:
- Friday, April 15 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 16 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Sunday, April 17 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 3 – 7p.m.
- Monday, April 18 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Tuesday, April 19 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Wednesday, April 20 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Thursday, April 21 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Friday, April 22 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Saturday, April 23 – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 4 – 8 p.m.
- Sunday, April 24 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and 3 – 7 p.m.
As part of the Subaru Love Promise, the Subaru Loves Pets initiative is dedicated to helping pets, with a focus on uniting adoptable pets with loving homes. To date, Subaru has supported the rescue and adoption of nearly 350,000 animals nationwide. For more information about Subaru Loves Pets, please visit www.subaru.com/pets and follow #SubaruLovesPets on social media.
To learn more about the Subaru Love Promise, please visit www.subaru.com/lovepromise.
Subaru of America, Inc. (SOA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Subaru Corporation of Japan. Headquartered at a zero-landfill office in Camden, N.J., the company markets and distributes Subaru vehicles, parts and accessories through a network of more than 630 retailers across the United States. All Subaru products are manufactured in zero-landfill plants and Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is the only U.S. automobile manufacturing plant to be designated a backyard wildlife habitat by the National Wildlife Federation. SOA is guided by the Subaru Love Promise, which is the company's vision to show love and respect to everyone, and to support its communities and customers nationwide. Over the past 20 years, SOA and the SOA Foundation have donated more than $270 million to causes the Subaru family cares about, and its employees have logged nearly 78,000 volunteer hours. As a company, Subaru believes it is important to do its part in making a positive impact in the world because it is the right thing to do.
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Diane Anton
Corporate Communications Manager
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SÃO PAULO, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
2Q22 Highlights
Best adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) for a second quarter, reaching R$ 6.7 billion, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 29.1%.
Adjusted EBITDA from the North America Business Operation reaches R$2.8 billion, with an adjusted EBITDA margin of 33.1%, both historical records for a quarter.
Indebtedness level reaches its lowest historical level, with the ratio between net debt and adjusted EBITDA decreasing from 0.65x to 0.18x compared to the second quarter of 2021.
Gerdau published its 2021 Annual Report based, for the third time, on the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, reinforcing its commitment to transparency with its stakeholders. This year, the company also adhered to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Iron & Steel Producers and Metal & Mining standards.
Additional Information
Gerdau S.A. (NYSE: GGB, BM&Fbovespa: GGBR3, GGBR4) informs that it is filling today its 2Q22 results at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and at the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), which are available at Gerdau's website. To access this document, please click on https://ri.gerdau.com/en/notices-and-results/results-center/.
The 2Q22 Valuation Guide is also available at Gerdau's website.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale S.A. ("Vale"), Vale Canada Limited ("Vale Canada") and Vale Overseas Limited ("Vale Overseas," and together with Vale and Vale Canada, the "Offerors") announce the expiration of the previously announced offers to purchase (the "Offers") with respect to any and all of the Notes issued by the Offerors of the series set forth in the table below (the "Notes" and each a "series" of Notes).
The Offerors also announce the expiration date results of the Offers as of the Expiration Date (as defined below) as set forth in the table below, including the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted in such Offers, and the aggregate principal amount of Notes reflected in notices of guaranteed delivery delivered at or prior to the Expiration Date:
The Offers were made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated June 3, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase") relating to the Notes and the accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery. The Offers expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, today (the "Expiration Date"). The settlement date with respect to the Offers is expected to occur on June 14, 2022 (the "Settlement Date").
In order to be eligible to participate in the Offers, holders of Notes who delivered notices of guaranteed delivery prior to the Expiration Date must deliver such Notes no later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 13, 2022 (the "Guaranteed Delivery Date"), pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as defined in the Offer to Purchase).
The Offerors' obligation to accept Notes tendered in the Offers is subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase, which is hereby amended to increase the maximum aggregate principal amount of Notes that the Offerors will purchase pursuant to the Offers from US$1,000,000,000 to US$1,313,987,000 (as amended, the "Maximum Purchase Amount"). As a result, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, as amended, the Offerors have accepted for purchase all of the Notes validly tendered, and expect to accept all of the Notes validly delivered on or prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.
The aggregate principal amount of Notes that will be purchased by the Offerors on the Settlement Date is subject to change based on deliveries of Notes pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures. The aggregate principal amount of Notes accepted and expected to be accepted in the Offers, excluding any premium and accrued and unpaid interest, will be approximately US$1,313,987,000.
All conditions described in the Offer to Purchase that were to be satisfied or waived on or prior to the Expiration Date have been satisfied.
Vale has retained BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. to serve as dealer managers and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to serve as tender and information agent for the Offers.
This news release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offers were made only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase. The Offers were not made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the laws required the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers were made by the dealer managers on behalf of the Offerors. None of the Offerors, the tender and information agent, the dealer managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, made any recommendation as to whether holders should have tendered or refrained from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Offers. None of the Offerors, the tender and information agent, the dealer managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, have authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offers other than the information and representations contained in the Offer to Purchase.
For further information, please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
This press release may include statements that present Vale's expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Vale's annual report on Form 20-F.
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AUSTIN, Texas, May 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Blockchain Council, a trade association representing the bitcoin mining industry in Texas, announced today that the bitcoin miners responded to the conservation notice that was issued by ERCOT yesterday. Some facilities shut down while many will ramp down in the afternoons this weekend when power is in high demand but then turn back on overnight when demand subsides.
"In addition to bringing jobs and tax revenue to rural areas of Texas, many of which are in need of economic revitalization, the bitcoin mining industry also provides greater grid resilience by acting as a controllable load," said Lee Bratcher, the President of the Texas Blockchain Council. "Bitcoin miners can turn off within just a few seconds which makes them a perfect resource for the grid regarding frequency balancing and demand response."
Samantha Robertson, Business Development lead at Bitdeer stated, "Due to unseasonably hot temperatures and unexpected drop in generation within the ERCOT system, Bitdeer powered down the entirety our datacenter in Rockdale on Friday, except for capacity enrolled in responsive reserves. We expect that capacity to be called back and will immediately respond when prompted by ERCOT."
Miners that were already enrolled in ancillary services within ERCOT are standing ready to power down at ERCOT's direction. As the bitcoin mining industry matures, more and more load will have the technical capability to take advantage of demand response and controllable load resources thereby creating more dispatchable load that can be used by all Texans at times of peak demand.
For press inquiries, please contact: press@texasblockchaincouncil.org
For more information, visit https://texasblockchaincouncil.org.
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Nashville soccer-specific stadium nears completion
By TERESA M. WALKER
AP Sports Writer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville SC held an open practice the largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States. The team is scheduled to play its first game at 30,000-seat GEODIS Park on May 1. Construction and some final touches on the stadium are still are being finalized. Defender Walker Zimmerman says it’s been a slow build from the expansion franchise’s debut in February 2020. They played their first two seasons at Nissan Stadium and the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/12/nashville-soccer-specific-stadium-nears-completion/ | 2022-04-12T21:21:04Z |
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s largest cinema chain kept all its movie theaters closed Tuesday because a 17-year-old employee was one of the three people killed in a weekend shooting attack at a shopping mall.
Nordisk Film Biografer, which has 23 theaters nationwide, said on Facebook that the company made the decision out of respect for the victims — the teenage boy it employed, a 17-year-old girl and a 47-year-old Russian man — and “to talk the situation through with our staff.”
One of the chain’s locations is at the Field’s shopping center, located on the outskirts of the Danish capital.
Four other people were hospitalized in critical but stable condition after suffering gunshot wounds in Sunday’s shootings. Authorities have said a 22-year-old Danish man in custody apparently selected people to shoot at random.
In all, around two dozen people were hurt, most in the panicked stampede after gunfire rang out at the mall. Neither the gunman nor the victims can be named under a court order.
“We stand together in this difficult time,” said Crown Prince Frederik who had attended a memorial ceremony for the victims held outside the Field’s shopping center Tuesday evening.
“We are all here tonight to commemorate those killed,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen told the crowd of several thousand people that also included top officials, firefighters and first responders. A minute of silence was held and many of the thousands had red eyes and were visibly moved. Many hugged each other during the event.
“Tonight we can feel the grief, tonight we can feel the love,” Copenhagen Mayor Sophie H. Andersen said from a stage that had been put up outside the shopping mall. She spoke before a musical interlude by a female choir.
The area was full of flowers, lit candles and handwritten notes.
Authorities have said the suspect acted alone and they have ruled out terrorism as a motive. On Monday, the suspect was ordered held for 24 days in a secure mental health facility on preliminary charges of murder and attempted murder.
Stine Rysgaard, a spokesperson for the shopping mall, said the multi-story mall with more than 130 shops remains closed until at least July 11. all She said the mall had proper security but declined to give details, citing the ongoing investigation. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/denmark-theaters-closed-in-honor-of-mall-shooting-victims/ | 2022-07-06T10:35:03Z |
AUSTIN, Texas, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurigo Software, North America's leading capital planning and construction management software provider, announced it has entered into contracts with the cities of Colorado Springs (Colorado), St. Petersburg, (Florida), and Pearland (Texas) to implement Masterworks, the company's flagship cloud platform. The software will help manage the cities' capital improvement programs, which are expected to expand over the next decade with the passing of last year's bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
"The public sector is adopting digital technologies to streamline their operations and provide more reliable outcomes to their constituents," said Josh Moriarty, Aurigo's Vice President of Customer Success. "We're honored to work with some of America's finest public works departments to modernize their process and help them deliver their capital assets faster."
Each of the cities sought out a technology provider to support an increased investment in new infrastructure assets, revitalization projects, and repairs. St Petersburg is delivering the largest capital budget in City history that will upgrade water and wastewater systems, improve downtown parking, and help sustain the City's Complete Streets initiative. Colorado Springs, which has seen its population increase by about 15 percent over the last decade, is in the middle of a five-year plan that makes critical roadway improvements, upgrades the City's airport facilities, and expands trails and parkland in the area. Pearland's 2022–2026 capital improvement budget of approximately $471 million will improve drainage systems, street paving and extensions, and community facilities, including an animal shelter, fire stations, and libraries.
Aurigo will work with the three agencies to deliver not only the necessary workflow automation and collaboration tools to support construction activities, but the system will also act as a single repository for capital program data to help officials make quicker decisions based on real time information. The platform can bring together both internal and external stakeholders on projects to ensure that all parties are working off the same dataset, promoting transparency and public accountability. Masterworks also includes key capabilities to manage schedule, budget, and risk across an agency's capital program lifecycle and integrates with existing enterprise systems where needed.
Colorado Springs, St. Petersburg, and Pearland join Aurigo's growing list of local and regional government clients in public works, transit, and water and wastewater including the cities of Houston, Seattle, and Las Vegas, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and Tampa Bay Water District. Aurigo is one of only a small number of firms on the StateRAMP Authorized Vendor List and the Masterworks product suite has been available on the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) marketplace since late 2020.
Aurigo builds software that helps build the world. Aurigo provides modern, cloud-based solutions for capital infrastructure and private owners to help them plan with confidence and build with quality. With more than $300b of capital programs under management, Aurigo's solutions are trusted by over 300 customers in transportation, water and utilities, healthcare, higher education, and the government on over 40,000 projects across North America. Aurigo helps capital program executives make better decisions based on proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. Aurigo is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas, with global offices in Canada and India. Learn more at www.aurigo.com.
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- Vection Technologies is bringing its virtual worlds creation capabilities to Webex Meetings
- Webex-first solution will be previewed at Cisco Live! in Las Vegas June 12-16
LAS VEGAS, June 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vection Technologies is collaborating with Webex by Cisco to make meetings' content immersive and bring products to life, revolutionizing traditional hybrid work tools.
In today's hybrid work world, companies and businesses want the ability to empower remote collaboration by making meetings more natural and intuitive than in real-life. The combination of Vection Technologies' virtual worlds creation capabilities and Webex by Cisco's collaboration tools, brings together the best of both worlds, making it possible to deliver next-generation immersive collaboration tools for the workforce of the future.
Webex's Embedded Apps Framework expands Webex meetings in the metaverse, through this first-of-its-kind integration. This means that users can now engage with meeting participants in a whole new way to bring content to life, in one-click inside of Webex.
Watch the teaser video here: https://youtu.be/g5B428myNVw
Webex by Cisco is a market leader in enterprise video conferencing and collaboration, solutions. Vection Technologies is a leading provider of 3D and virtual reality (VR) solutions for enterprises.
This Webex-first solution will be available for preview at Cisco Live! in Las Vegas from June 12 to 16, at booth CL10-K, inside the Collaboration Village.
Register now at: https://www.ciscolive.com/global.html?zid=pp
About Vection Technologies
Vection Technologies is a growing enterprise-focused company that helps businesses bridge the physical and digital worlds. We help organizations leverage their 3D data via powerful extended reality (XR) interfaces that foster collaboration and learning, grow sales and more.
Vection Technologies is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with ticker code VR1.
For more information, please visit: www.vection-technologies.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vori Health, a nationwide virtual-first musculoskeletal (MSK) medical practice leader and Physical Rehabilitation Network ("PRN"), a leading US-based owner-operator of over 200 physical therapy clinics, today jointly announced a partnership unveiling a deeply integrated, hybrid care model for MSK care. The partnership unites Vori Health's physician-led, evidence-based MSK care team model with PRN's industry-leading, outcomes based physical therapy care solutions. Together, Vori Health and PRN now offer employers, payers, and providers the most affordable, accessible, and complete clinical care delivery model across virtual and in-person settings.
By bringing together Vori Health's nationwide, virtual MSK specialty care with PRN's in-person physical therapy services, patients receive convenient access on their terms. The full spectrum solution provides a coordinated team of high-quality, board-certified MSK physicians, nurse practitioners, physician associates, physical therapists, registered dieticians, and certified health coaches who are trained to treat all muscle and joint conditions.
"Vori Health is thrilled to partner with PRN to make better quality, lower cost MSK care more accessible by meeting patients where they are. By integrating Vori Health's whole-person MSK care model with PRN's best-in-class physical therapy clinics, we are creating a seamless member experience while demonstrating significant cost savings for employers and payers," said Ryan Grant, CEO and co-founder of Vori Health.
With this new MSK hybrid care model, patients receive world-class treatment online, in-person, or a combination of both—a care continuum in which patients receive the right type of care at the right time.
"PRN is excited to provide greater accessibility, affordability, and advanced physical care services through this strategic relationship with Vori Health," said Ajay Gupta, CEO, PRN. "Now, regardless of where patients are in their MSK journey, they can focus on improving their health and rest easy knowing they will have the best quality care in a seamless experience."
The partnership amplifies the impact of PRN's 17-state clinical network of over 200 locations, where physical therapists provide individualized treatment programs and specialty techniques including traditional land-based therapies, neurological care, pelvic rehabilitation, hand therapy services, as well as aquatic therapy.
Rising Market Demand for Virtual-First, Hybrid MSK Care
Together, Vori Health and PRN are improving patient care and addressing employer and payer needs to control MSK spend. Across the current PRN network, physical therapists tally exceptional patient satisfaction with an 87% net promoter score and a 4.8 out of 5-star rating on Google reviews. By reimagining the care delivery model with greater accessibility and an enhanced, evidence-based, integrated care experience, PRN and Vori expect to accelerate the positive trend of patient satisfaction and outcomes metrics while recording measurable reductions in the cost of care.
About Vori Health
Vori Health offers a new care delivery model for treating musculoskeletal conditions. Its nationwide, all-inclusive medical practice is evidence-based and uniquely positioned to address a multitude of back, neck, and other joint issues. The organization offers integrated medical and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging and lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support and premium instructional content. Using a unique, virtual-first care model to help patients find the best path forward, Vori Health connects patients to a trained care team that includes a board-certified, non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who collaboratively manage the initial patient assessment and coordinate all aspects of care. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com.
About Physical Rehabilitation Network
Physical Rehabilitation Network (PRN) is a leading owner-operator of more than 200 outpatient physical therapy clinics across 17 states in the western and central regions of the United States. Boasting a differentiated delivery model, PRN integrates owning, managing, and developing physical therapy locations and brands as well as establishing Health System Joint Venture and PT practice partnerships with its value-based, people-first, outcomes-driven care delivery solutions. PRN's growing network of distinguished regional brands offer a full range of treatment services, including outpatient physical therapy, workplace ergonomics, workers' compensation therapy, sports and auto injury rehabilitation, and rehabilitation for seniors. PRN proudly supports more than 1,700 physical therapy experts, offering many developmental pathways committed to comprehensive patient care and building leaders of tomorrow.
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LONDON, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Virax Biolabs ("Virax" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: VRAX), an innovative biotechnology company focused on the prevention, detection, and diagnosis of viral diseases, today announced that Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, James Foster will ring the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell on Thursday, August 18, 2022. This comes after Virax began listing its common shares on the Nasdaq Capital Market on July 21, 2022.
The ceremony will begin at approximately 3:45 p.m. ET on August 18 and can be viewed live at https://www.nasdaq.com/marketsite/bell-ringing-ceremony.
"I am honored to ring the Nasdaq closing bell on behalf of the Virax team," commented James Foster. "The bell ringing ceremony is a great opportunity to celebrate the major milestone of the Company going public, and is representative of opening a new era for Virax. I am grateful to be joined by my talented team of colleagues and those who have supported us through all the stages of Virax's development over the years. Supported by our major progress and key strategic partnerships since the start of 2022, I am confident and excited for Virax's journey ahead."
Founded in 2013, Virax Biolabs Group Limited is an innovative biotechnology group focused on the detection and diagnosis of viral diseases, with a particular interest in the field of immunology.
Virax Biolabs Group Limited is currently developing a proprietary T-Cell Test technology with the intention of providing an immunology profiling platform that assesses each individual's immune risk profile against major global viral threats. T-Cell testing is particularly effective in the diagnosis and therapeutics of COVID-19 as well as other threats including Monkeypox, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Herpes and Human Papillomavirus. For more information, please visit www.viraxbiolabs.com.
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- Majority of respondents believe their organizations are prioritizing LGBT+ inclusion and that this is having a positive impact
- Over four in ten have experienced non-inclusive behaviors at work
- Despite steps taken by employers to further LGBT+ inclusion at work, many respondents choose not to share their sexual orientation and/or gender identity at work beyond their closest colleagues
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Many organizations are prioritizing LGBT+ inclusion, creating an overall positive impact in the workplace, according to nearly 80% of respondents in the latest Deloitte report, "LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work: A Global Outlook", released today. The research reveals that more than 70% of LGBT+ employees are more inclined to stay with their current employer because of its approach to LGBT+ inclusion and many cited visible allyship and the availability of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) as key enablers of an inclusive culture. Yet despite these efforts, 42% of all respondents reported experiencing non-inclusive behaviors at work.
Surveying 600 respondents from organizations across 12 geographies and a range of sectors, the research provides a snapshot of the lived experiences of LGBT+ employees (defined as those who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and more) to understand their daily realities, what organizations are getting right, and what can be improved.
"It is clear that employers are taking steps to incorporate LGBT+ inclusion into their DE&I strategies, and that this is regarded positively by their LGBT+ employees," says Emma Codd, Deloitte Global Inclusion Leader. "However, it is also clear that there is much more for these organizations to do to fully embed LGBT+ inclusion into their everyday culture. Organizations need to go beyond programs to embed a truly respectful culture where non-inclusive behaviors are not tolerated and everyone feels able to be out at work."
Many organizations are focusing on LGBT+ inclusion within their Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategies, with around 80% of respondents reporting that their employers have introduced LGBT+ inclusion actions and initiatives and 95% of those believing that this has led to meaningful support for LGBT+ employees across their respective organizations.
According to respondents, actions taken by organizations vary – nearly 40% say their company leaders speak openly about LGBT+ inclusion within the organization, a third say their organizations have LGBT+ allyship programs, and nearly a third (31%) say their employers discuss LGBT+ inclusion at external forums such as business events.
Almost all (93%) of respondents who work for global organizations also believe that organization-level communications and actions around LGBT+ inclusion are translating into meaningful support in their home countries.
Despite the positive steps organizations are taking to support their LGBT+ employees, 42% of survey respondents reported experiencing non-inclusive behaviors at work. These non-inclusive behaviors included unwanted comments of a sexual nature (33%), unwanted comments on gender identity (25%), and broader unacceptable behavior.
Furthermore, these behaviors are experienced in both office and remote working environments. Nearly half (47%) of those who reported experiencing non-inclusive behaviors said they experienced these in a physical office, while 20% have experienced them in a virtual setting. One-third (33%) experienced such behaviors in both physical and remote environments. Of those who encountered these behaviors, nearly three-quarters reported their experience to their employer, and six in 10 were satisfied with the response.
The rationale as to why respondents didn't report non-inclusive behaviors was generally similar across all gender identities (for example, when it came to concerns as to the perception of colleagues). Women, however, were more concerned than men that their complaints would not be taken seriously (40% vs. 22%) and that the behavior wasn't serious enough to report (33% vs. 16%), while men were more concerned than women that the behavior would get worse (38% vs. 17%) if it was reported.i
Around one in five respondents are not out to anyone at work about their sexual orientation, while 34% are out only to their closest colleagues. Of the latter respondents, 36% reported that while their immediate team/colleagues made them feel comfortable disclosing their sexual orientation at work, the organization at large did not. From a gender identity perspective, nearly one-quarter (23%) who are out to some of their colleagues are worried that being out to the majority of their colleagues will adversely impact their career.
Of those respondents who are out to the majority of their colleagues, nine in 10 agreed that this is because their workplace culture helps them feel comfortable being out.
"It has been encouraging to see a focus on LGBT+ inclusion in the workplace," says Michele Parmelee, Deloitte Global Deputy CEO and Chief People and Purpose Officer. "However, the survey has also shown us that more needs to be done. Looking ahead as companies build future-ready organizations, it will be incumbent upon leaders and colleagues to focus on three critical elements to promote LGBT+ inclusion: enabling employees to feel comfortable being out at work, creating an environment where non-inclusive behavior is not tolerated, and leveraging visible and vocal allyship."
For more information and to view the full results of Deloitte's LGBT+ Inclusion @ Work, visit: https://www2.deloitte.com/LGBTatWork
Conducted in February 2022, Deloitte Global surveyed 600 members of the LGBT+ community currently in employment across 12 geographies and 10 major industry sectors. The LGBT+ acronym (which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and more) is used throughout this survey for consistency and includes anyone who does not identify as heterosexual and/or cisgender. The survey respondents comprised permanent employees on a full-time basis (93%), permanent employees on a part-time basis (5%), and contractor employees (2%). Over half of respondents (55%) identified as male, 39% identified as female, 3% identified as transgender, and 2% identified as non-binary. 43% identified as gay, 34% identified as bisexual, and 14% identified as lesbian. Other sexual orientations and identities represented included pansexual (3%), asexual (3%), queer (2%), and heterosexual (1%). The survey respondents comprised adult LGBT+ employees across age and experience levels; a slight majority were younger than 39. Most employees surveyed have at least six years of workplace experience. Please note that Deloitte employees were not polled as part of this survey.
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i This analysis does not include a comparison of global averages to non-binary responses due to the small non-binary sample size. The analysis of responses from women also includes transgender women.
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IRVINE, Calif., July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Advisors Group (AAG), a national leader in home equity solutions, today announced the expansion of their leadership bench with three key vice president level hires in field sales, operations and human resources. These appointments are the latest in a series of high-profile leadership acquisitions as part of AAG's 2022 corporate development plan.
"We're excited to welcome these financial services industry veterans to our team. They each bring nearly 30 years of experience and business acumen in key industry verticals like banking, lending, and customer experience," said Ed Robinson AAG President and Chief Operating Officer. "They have already contributed significantly to enhancing our customer experience as well as driving program consistency and optimization. We're looking forward to the impact they will have on AAG."
Leadership Profiles:
Nate brings 20+ years of experience in the mortgage and financial services industry, most recently serving as AVP, Real Estate Originations National Sales Executive for USAA. In that role, he was responsible for providing strategic direction and leadership for loan originations while overseeing Operational Data Analytics, Member Advocacy and the Business Development team.
Dean will be responsible for developing high impact learning plans and organizational development programs that support the needs of the business. He joins AAG from Charles Schwab, where he was Director of Learning Delivery and Design, focused on creating dynamic training experiences that aligned with business goals and improved career pathing for development.
Lisa joins AAG from City National Bank where she was VP Mortgage Process Improvement and prior to that Director of Business Risk and Control at USAA. Lisa and her team will focus on process improvement and operations optimization.
AAG is dedicated to helping older Americans find new ways to fund a better retirement through the responsible use of home equity. As the nation's leader in reverse mortgage lending, AAG offers a suite of home equity solutions — including Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, traditional and proprietary mortgages — that are designed to give seniors a better financial outcome in retirement. AAG is a proud member of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA). To learn more about AAG and reverse mortgage loans, please visit the company's website at www.aag.com.
American Advisors Group, NMLS ID: 9392, 18200 Von Karman Ave., Suite 300, Irvine, CA 92612.
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ALBANY – Several area schools showed off their robotic prowess at the FIRST Robotics Peachtree Qualifier tournament here over the weekend, with at least one assured of a spot in the state tournament this week in Macon.
The Commodore Conyers College and Career (4C) Academy came away with the Engineering Innovation Award, which in and of itself gave the 6919 Commodores a place at the state meet. The team also was a member of the alliance, along with the Mill Creek Steel Talons and Atlanta International School IHOT teams that won the finals in match play at the Albany Civic Center. The Commodores also were members of the winning alliance in their other qualifying tournament event in Columbus.
“The Westover (Comprehensive High School) 5828 team made it to the semifinals,” said Rob Collins, founder and CEO of Albany-based NEOS cybersecurity and IT support company and organizer for the Peachtree Qualifier tournament held over the weekend. “They have a great coach, Corey Moore, who has done an excellent job with them. The Deerfield-Windsor Giga Knights are ranked 25th in the state.”
The Entrepreneurship Award, one of the 15 judged awards given for the tournament, went to the Worth County High School iRambots team. Rounding out the local teams at the Albany tournament hosted by Procter & Gamble were the Lee County High School Trobots.
While 4C is assured of a spot at state, there is a possibility that some of the other local teams could get a berth, Collins said. The number of spots for the state tournament has been pared back this year due to COVID-19.
But at least the teams were back in action after two years when the pandemic caused cancellation of the four district qualifying tournaments held around the state.
Local schools have been successful in fielding teams and on the field of play, and are showing they can be competitive with big schools in the Atlanta area, Collins said.
“When we started the program, we were not competitive,” he said. “But when we added 4C and their shop/build (facility) came on board, it made a difference.”
The Albany college and career academy, which started operations five years ago, provides a shop area and field facilities that are used by schools in Dougherty and other surrounding counties.
“Local teams have become competitive with all of the teams in the state,” Collins said.
He invited schools looking to get into robotics to contact him at robert.collins@leverageNEOS,com.
“I’d be glad to help if there’s anyone out there who would like to do this for their school or 4-H camp or their Boy Scouts,” he said. “We really need to ramp up skills for our work force.”
All of the Dougherty County School System's schools now field robotics teams, starting with Lego robotics in elementary school. That provides a pipeline of students who will advance to the FIRST Robotics teams that compete at the high school level, Collins said. | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/southwest-georgia-schools-display-robotic-talents-at-albany-tournament/article_bbffad90-b440-11ec-9b91-27b9fd903a98.html | 2022-04-04T20:52:34Z |
Company brings more security and reduces risk through a single unified platform with updates to renowned VMDR and Asset Management Solutions
LAS VEGAS, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Hat USA -- Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS), a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, will lead several speaking sessions at Black Hat 2022 and DEF CON 30. At this year's show, Qualys continues its focus of helping organizations streamline and automate their IT, security and compliance programs via its single holistic cloud platform.
Visit us at booth 1320 to meet with Qualys experts. You will also learn how the Qualys Cloud Platform powers a range of solutions, unifying organizations' security playbooks through managing assets and vulnerabilities, automating remediation and taking a context driven approach to detect and respond to malicious attacks. Highlights include:
- VMDR 2.0 with TruRisk™: Provides the insight security and IT teams need to prioritize vulnerabilities, for remediation, that genuinely reduce risk within their organizations. Stop by the booth to learn how Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response (VMDR) customers were able to reduce risk on average by 23% and in some cases as high as 50%.
- CyberSecurity Asset Management 2.0: Experience the new enhancements that allow organizations to continuously monitor their external attack surface, and quickly remediate all from a single platform.
- The Qualys Research Team: Two PWNIE Award nominations for cutting-edge research, discovery and responsible disclosure of new and critical vulnerabilities PWNKIT and Oh Snap! More Lemmings.
Attendees are welcome to join our speaking sessions and booth presentations, including best practice presentations from customer Euronet Worldwide as well as a leading healthcare customer, highlighting how VMDR helps them reduce risk. The full schedule can be viewed here.
Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a pioneer and leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings.
The Qualys Cloud Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.qualys.com.
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The Premium Tennessee Whiskey Distillery's Growth of 693% Lands the Brand in the Top 1000, Making it One of the Only Black-Owned Spirit Companies To Do So in the List's History
SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the most-awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020, and 2021, has been ranked among the top 1,000 companies honored on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list. With growth of more than 3,000% since its first year, and nearly 700% during the capture period of this Inc. 5000 list, Uncle Nearest joins an illustrious group of honorees like Microsoft, Facebook, Under Armour, Chobani, Patagonia and many other behemoths who first gained national exposure on the Inc. 5000 list. Every year, Inc. releases the ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, based on percentage of revenue growth. Uncle Nearest is one of few spirit brands to ever be featured on the list.
In 2021, Uncle Nearest announced it had become the best-selling African American owned and founded spirit brand in history, selling 1.5 million bottles of its sought after super premium whiskey. The company has since gone on to sell more than three million bottles. Its whiskey portfolio, which ranges from $49.99 to $149 suggested retail price, is currently made up of its small batch whiskey, its Master Blend Edition, and its original aged whiskey offering, and is available in more than 25,000 U.S. locations.
"This year alone we are on track to sell more bottles than we did in our first three and a half years in business, and we've not even begun to scratch the surface," said Katharine Jerkens, Chief Business Officer of Uncle Nearest.
"When we entered the bourbon market, we had no idea we were making history as the first and only brand to commemorate an African American, and the first major spirit company to be founded and led by a leadership team of all women," said Fawn Weaver, Chairman, CEO and founder of Uncle Nearest. "The question on the mind of so many in the CPG and spirits industry was, could a brand with a story broaching American topics no one had ever attempted be embraced by consumers of every background, gender and race? That answer has become abundantly clear. The world had been waiting for Uncle Nearest for more than 160 years, they just didn't realize it until our bottles hit shelves."
Since its debut in 2017, the super-premium whiskey from Tennessee has swept major spirit competitions, garnering 509 awards, including 59 Best in Class, and 335 Gold, Double Gold and Platinum medals. In 2022 alone, the brand has so far won 116 medals including 12 Best in Class awards, and with an average critic score of 92 points, continues to solidify the brand's recognition as the most-awarded American whiskey or Bourbon for the fourth year in a row.
Nearest Green Distillery welcomes thousands of guests every weekend from all over the world. Its 323-acre property in Shelbyville, Tenn. is a masterclass in storytelling and purpose-driven marketing. "Our goal is to cement the legacy of Nearest Green in the history books and in the hearts and minds of people all over. We are grateful to the Inc. 5000 for this honor that reminds us we're on track to make him a household name," said Victoria Eady Butler, fifth generation Nearest Green descendant and Uncle Nearest Master Blender.
About Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey honors the world's first-known African American master distiller, Nearest Green. The portfolio is the Most Awarded American Whiskey or Bourbon of 2019, 2020 and 2021, with over 500 awards and accolades since the brand's 2017 launch, including 335 Gold medals or higher, 59 Best in Class honors and an average critic's score of 92. Uncle Nearest is currently sold in all 50 states and 12 countries, and is sold in more than 25,000 stores, bars, hotels, restaurants, as well as at its 323-acre Nearest Green Distillery in Shelbyville, Tenn. The brand has sold more than three million bottles of its super premium Tennessee Whiskey and continues on pace to break all prior records for fastest-growing American whiskey company. For more information, please visit the Uncle Nearest website, and follow on Instagram and Facebook @unclenearest.
About Nearest Green Distillery
Nearest Green Distillery is the world's first distillery to commemorate an African American. Dubbed as "Malt Disney World," and named by Travel + Leisure as a "true whiskey destination," the 323-acre property has become known as a full-blown destination for whiskey lovers, history enthusiasts, and families. It is a master class in storytelling and history-making, paying tribute to the three things Tennessee is most known for: Tennessee Whiskey, Tennessee Walking Horses and Tennessee Music. For more information or to book a tour, please visit unclenearest.com/distillery.
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Accudo® biostimulant wins Best Biostimulant Product category
PHILADELPHIA, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), an agricultural sciences company, was recognized with the top honor in the Best Biostimulant Product category at the 2022 World BioProtection Awards for its Accudo® biostimulant. Awards across nine categories recognized outstanding accomplishments in the field of biopesticides and their positive impact on crop protection at the World BioProtection Summit in Birmingham, UK.
Accudo® is a microbial biostimulant and strong root colonizer that enables growers to maximize crop quality and yield. The use of this unique and versatile biostimulant has demonstrated more than 15 percent yield increase, improved crop appearance and vigor, strong early establishment and enhanced crop development under select stress conditions.
"We are pleased that Accudo® biostimulant has been recognized with this prestigious award," said Dr. Bénédicte Flambard, global director of FMC Plant Health. "Biostimulants are important tools for growers and are foundational components in FMC's biologicals portfolio. Leveraging FMC's expertise and core capabilities, we are discovering and developing biologicals that can help crops overcome difficult growing conditions, fight pests and disease, and assist in regulating a plant's uptake of nutrients and water. FMC is helping growers around the globe witness the incredible benefits of biologicals while demonstrating how biologicals work hand-in-hand with synthetics in an integrated approach."
Accudo® biostimulant is currently available from FMC in South Korea, Greece, Turkey and Germany.
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for an expanding world population while adapting to a changing environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture – enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management professionals to address their toughest challenges economically while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400 employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
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In collaboration with national nonprofit InsideTrack, UNC System expands multi-campus program designed to help remove barriers to college access and success
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The University of North Carolina (UNC) System has launched a statewide, multi-campus initiative that is harnessing the power of one-on-one student success coaching to help students with some college and no degree or credential return to and complete their studies at one of eight UNC system schools. In collaboration with national nonprofit InsideTrack, the System is supporting the outreach and coaching at the following campuses: Appalachian State University, Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, UNC Pembroke, Western Carolina University, and Winston-Salem State University.
"The pandemic has made college access more challenging than ever, especially for adult learners and students from historically underrepresented populations," said Eric Fotheringham, director of community college partnerships and adult learner initiatives at the University of North Carolina System. "The expansion of this work will be a crucial part of the System's efforts to support returning students, remove barriers to re-enrollment and success, and ensure that students have the support they need to succeed."
Nationally, more than 39 million adults have at least some college but no degree or credential according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, up from more than 36 million only 3 years ago. While North Carolina has made progress toward its ambitious attainment goal of 66% for adults ages 25-44 by 2030, currently only 52.1% of residents have earned a postsecondary degree or certificate. In North Carolina there are more than 1 million adults with some college, but no degree or credential, 33.8% of whom are under 35 years of age and 53.5% are between 35 and 64.
The UNC System has sharpened and expanded its focus on adult learners and those with some credit but no degree or credential with support from public and private partners. Private foundations have been investing in the UNC System's adult learner work for a number of years and in 2021, the president of the UNC System, Peter Hans, announced that the North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $97 million for the launch of Project Kitty Hawk, a nonprofit ed-tech startup that will partner with the UNC System to help universities design workforce-aligned online programs, as well as attract, enroll, and support adult learners through graduation.
With this generous public and private support, the UNC System Office expanded its partnership with InsideTrack to bring thousands more stopped-out students back to UNC System campuses, many of which are minority-serving institutions (MSIs), and coach those interested in completing their degrees through the process of re-enrolling and successfully resuming their studies. The work is the result of a successful collaboration and coaching partnership between InsideTrack and the UNC System, which began with an initial pilot program nearly three years ago.
Results from the program to date have been promising, while also surfacing new insights into the most common barriers that cause students to stop out, many of which became even more prevalent as institutions across the country began to grapple with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. Students most often attributed stopping out of school to balancing school with work and family responsibilities (46%) and financial resource constraints (24%).
Following the success of the pilot program in 2019, along with the valuable insights they gained about their student population, UNC System administrators chose to expand their efforts to other schools in the system and help students return to and complete their higher education on a wider scale, as the number of students with some college but no credential continues to rise.
The engagement with the UNC System is one of a wide range of strategic partnerships that InsideTrack is supporting across the state of North Carolina focused on increasing college access, completion, and workforce readiness. Earlier this summer, InsideTrack announced the expansion of the John M. Belk Endowment NC Reconnect program, initially launched in 2021 with a coalition of community colleges, resulting in successful outreach to 12,000 adult learners. In 2022, this number has expanded by an additional 10,500 adult learners.
Beyond its focus on re-engaging returning students with some college experience, the UNC System office is also working to strengthen postsecondary access and enrollment among first-time, low-income students. Through a three-year project, the System is working with InsideTrack to build coaching programs for students who enrolled in college through the federally- funded GEAR UP program.
"To help more students chart a successful path to earning a degree or credential, it's critical that we support the needs of the whole student by working with them to overcome non-academic barriers to student success," said Carrie Lockhert, associate vice president for partner success at InsideTrack. "This unique collaboration between the state system office, its institutions, and other agencies across the state will help more North Carolinians access pathways to and through higher education."
About UNC System: The University of North Carolina System enrolls nearly 250,000 students at 17 institutions, including the state's 16 public universities and the nation's first public residential high school for academically gifted students. The UNC System is among the strongest and most diverse higher education systems in the country, with more than $1.8 billion in research expenditures and campuses that serve every region of the state. Affiliate organizations include UNC Health and PBS North Carolina, with its 12-station broadcast network. For more information, please visit https://www.northcarolina.edu.
About InsideTrack: InsideTrack is passionate about helping all learners achieve their education and career goals through the transformative power of coaching. Since 2001, we've served 2.6 million learners, partnering with more than 250 institutions and organizations to directly improve enrollment, persistence, completion and career readiness. Our coaching methodology is evidence-based and research-confirmed, with proven outcomes for every type of learner — from traditional to adult, part-time to full-time, online to in-person — including first generation students and those who face systemic barriers to postsecondary success. We also work with partners to build internal coaching capacity through staff training and professional services — designed to sustain advances in-house for lasting, scalable impact. InsideTrack is a part of Strada Collaborative, a mission-driven nonprofit. To learn more, visit www.insidetrack.org and follow us on Twitter @InsideTrack and LinkedIn @InsideTrack.
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Kentucky flooding death toll rises; FEMA faces criticism for aid response
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT/WYMT/Gray News) - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced Thursday that the eastern Kentucky flooding death toll is officially 39.
He said an additional death is being counted in Breathitt County. No details about the person’s identity was given.
“I ask the commonwealth to join me in praying for our fellow Kentuckians during this difficult time,” said the governor in a tweet.
As recovery efforts continue, state leaders are calling out the Federal Emergency Management Agency after they said a “steady stream of reports” from eastern Kentuckians indicate they are being denied federal aid.
Beshear said the aid that is being given is not enough, and too many people are being denied.
“I am not satisfied with the way FEMA claims are coming back right now. We are going to continue to push to be treated better by that organization,” Beshear said.
Beshear said while the state is grateful for the quick response and approving individual assistance in record time, the numbers are not adding up.
“Too many people are being denied, not enough people are being approved, and this is the time that FEMA has to get it right, to change what has been a history of denying too many people, and not providing enough dollars, and to get it right here,” Beshear said.
Beshear said FEMA has paid out $19.4 million to 2,700 families. That math would divide up to just under $7,200 per family. He said he has requested numbers from FEMA about cases that were denied and why.
FEMA Press Secretary Jeremy Edwards says the agency is working to “reduce barriers and cut red tape.” He said FEMA personnel will stay as long as it takes to help Kentuckians recover.
The FEMA recovery center at the Breathitt County library has been busy with people coming in to get aid, but one man said he’s not so sure how much help his family will get, after hearing about friends getting less than $200.
The devastation goes on for miles across eastern Kentucky, homes washed away, and families have lost everything.
“It’s devastating. I’ve lived here 20 years of my life, and all I can tell you is I wish everything could go back to normal,” flood victim Parker Miller said.
For Miller and hundreds of other families, getting back to normal is going to be a daunting task.
“The process is relatively slow. We’ve turned to FEMA, the Red Cross. We’ve talked to Samaritan’s Purse. We’re just looking for help cleaning up and maybe financial aid because we’ve lost everything,” Miller said.
Miller and his family have applied for FEMA help and met with representatives Thursday. However, he’s not sure how much help they’ll get after hearing from a friend.
“Four feet of water. FEMA came and looked at it, and they only offered $176. I figure if money is not coming in, I don’t know what we’re going to do,” Miller said.
Miller said he hopes the pressure leads to action. He’s worried what could happen to his community without help.
“I feel like without financial aid, our community will fall apart,” Miller said.
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BEIJING, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 36Kr Holdings Inc. ("36Kr" or the "Company" or "We") (NASDAQ: KRKR), a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Number of followers[1] as of March 31, 2022 reached 24.1 million, increased by 25.5% from 19.2 million as of March 31, 2021.
- Total revenues increased by 13.9% to RMB49.6 million (US$7.8 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB43.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Revenues from online advertising services increased by 13.1% to RMB37.6 million (US$5.9 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB33.2 million in the same period of 2021.
- Revenues from enterprise value-added services increased by 35.4% to RMB9.3 million (US$1.5 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB6.9 million in the same period of 2021.
- Gross profit increased by 10.0% to RMB25.7 million (US$4.1 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB23.4 million in the same period of 2021.
- Net income was RMB32.6 million (US$5.1 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of RMB40.5 million in the same period of 2021.
Selected Operating Data
Mr. Dagang Feng, co-chairman and CEO of 36Kr, commented, "We kicked off the year with a robust first quarter results despite the headwinds of recurring COVID-19 outbreaks and challenging external environment, delivering a double-digit top-line growth as well as yet another quarter of profitability in the first quarter of 2022. We are also encouraged to see our user engagement metrics continue to improve, demonstrating our enhanced brand influence and elevated value proposition to our consumers. As of the end of the first quarter of 2022, our followers exceeded 24 million, representing an increase of 25% year-over-year. Looking ahead, we will remain focused on our core competencies in delivering high-quality content and service offerings while also creating new programs and products to expand our business boundaries. Riding on China's nationwide digital transformation and upgrade, we believe we are well-positioned to seize the immense opportunities in the New Economy-driven growth prospects and scale new heights as we start the next chapter of our development."
Ms. Lin Wei, chief financial officer of 36Kr, added, "Our strong first quarter results set a positive keynote for the fiscal year 2022, with a 14% year-over-year growth in total revenues and a record high quarterly net income since our IPO of RMB33 million. While our advertising business continued its strong growth trajectory, increasing 13% year-over-year, our enterprise value-added services also recorded a remarkable growth of 35% year-over-year. In addition, our disciplined cost control measures, strengthened efforts in account receivable collection, as well as our strategic refocus on core business and disposal of certain lingering assets all contributed to our significantly improved profitability during the quarter. Moving forward, we will continue to be the torchbearer of the New-Economy, cultivating our ecosystem that serves diverse business communities and user base, while in the meantime also broadening our commercialization approach to empower our partners to achieve more and prosper together."
First Quarter 2022 Financial Results
Total revenues increased by 13.9% to RMB49.6 million (US$7.8 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB43.5 million in the same period of 2021.
- Online advertising services revenues increased by 13.1% to RMB37.6 million (US$5.9 million) in the first quarter of 2022, from RMB33.2 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to more innovative marketing solutions we provided to our customers. The number of advertising customers and the average revenue per advertising customer both increased in the first quarter of 2022.
- Enterprise value-added services revenues increased by 35.4% to RMB9.3 million (US$1.5 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB6.9 million in the same period of 2021.
- Subscription services revenues were RMB2.7 million (US$0.4 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB3.4 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in revenues from individual subscriptions, as some of our offline training programs were cancelled or delayed due to the resurgence of COVID-19.
Cost of revenues was RMB23.9 million (US$3.8 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB20.2 million in the same period of 2021. This increase was generally in line with the growth of the Company's business. Staff costs were the main contributor to the increase in cost of revenues.
Gross profit increased by 10.0% to RMB25.7 million (US$4.1 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB23.4 million in the same period of 2021. Gross profit margin was 51.8% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 53.7% in the same period of 2021.
Operating expenses were RMB33.4 million (US$5.3 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB64.8 million in the same period of 2021.
- Sales and marketing expenses were RMB29.7 million (US$4.7 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB35.7 million in the same period of 2021. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in payroll-related expenses and marketing expenses.
- General and administrative expenses were RMB(10.0) million (US$(1.6) million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB20.2 million in the same period of 2021. The fluctuation was primarily attributable to the release of the allowance for credit losses of RMB32.9 million, partially offset by the increase in payroll-related expenses. The release of allowance for credit losses was mainly due to collection of RMB36.6 million long-aged accounts receivable during the quarter, as we continuously increase our efforts in accounts receivable collection.
- Research and development expenses were RMB13.8 million (US$2.2 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB9.0 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to the increase in payroll-related expenses, as we bolstered our research and development capabilities, especially for 36Kr Enterprise Review Platform.
Share-based compensation expenses recognized in cost of revenues, sales and marketing expenses, research and development expenses, as well as general and administrative expenses totaled RMB4.1 million (US$0.6 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB2.7 million in the same period of 2021. The increase was primarily due to the grant of new share options.
Other income was RMB40.3 million (US$6.4 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB1.0 million in the same period of 2021. In March 2022, the Company, as one of the investors in the round B financing of Hangzhou Jialin Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Hangzhou Jialin"), acquired its 7.273% equity interests by transferring the 100% equity interests the Company held in Beijing Dianqier Creative Interactive Media Culture Co., Ltd. ("Dianqier") to Hangzhou Jialin, which is a fresh produce supply chain solution provider in China. The subscription price is the same for the Company and other independent investors in this financing round. The fair value of equity interests the Company acquired is RMB 40 million. The Company recognized approximately RMB 38.0 million of gain arising from such investment and disposal in the first quarter of 2022.
Income tax credit was RMB5.0 thousand (US$1.0 thousand) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to RMB6.0 thousand in the same period of 2021.
Net income was RMB32.6 million (US$5.1 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of RMB40.5 million in the same period of 2021. Non-GAAP adjusted net income[6] was RMB36.7 million (US$5.8 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net loss of RMB37.8 million in the same period of 2021.
Net income attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders was RMB33.0 million (US$5.2 million) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net loss attributable to 36Kr Holdings Inc.'s ordinary shareholders of RMB39.5 million in the same period of 2021.
Basic and diluted net income per ADS were both RMB0.802 (US$0.126) in the first quarter of 2022, compared to basic and diluted net loss per ADS of RMB0.938 in the same period of 2021.
Certain Balance Sheet Items
As of March 31, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of RMB171.1 million (US$27.0 million), compared to RMB216.1 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease was mainly attributable to payment of year-end employee bonus and benefits, as well as small-sized long-term investments in several New-Economy start-up companies in the first quarter of 2022.
Conference Call
The Company's management will host an earnings conference call at 8:00 AM U.S. Eastern Time on, June 1 2022 (8:00 PM Beijing/Hong Kong Time on June 1, 2022). Details for the conference call are as follows:
All participants must use the link provided above to complete the online registration process 20 minutes in advance of the conference call. Upon registering, each participant will receive a set of participant dial-in number, Direct Event passcode, and a unique registrant ID, which will be used to join the conference call.
Additionally, a live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Company's investor relations website at http://ir.36kr.com.
A replay of the conference call will be accessible approximately two hours after the conclusion of the live call until June 8, 2022, by dialing the following telephone numbers:
About 36Kr Holdings Inc.
36Kr Holdings Inc. is a prominent brand and a pioneering platform dedicated to serving New Economy participants in China with the mission of empowering New Economy participants to achieve more. The Company started its business with high-quality New Economy-focused content offerings, covering a variety of industries in China's New Economy with diverse distribution channels. Leveraging traffic brought by high-quality content, the Company has expanded its offerings to business services, including online advertising services, enterprise value-added services and subscription services to address the evolving needs of New Economy companies and upgrading needs of traditional companies. The Company is supported by comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities. Through diverse service offerings and the significant brand influence, the Company is well-positioned to continuously capture the high growth potentials of China's New Economy.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In evaluating its business, the Company considers and uses two non-GAAP measures, adjusted net income/(loss) and adjusted EBITDA, as supplemental measures to review and assess its operating performance. The presentation of these two non-GAAP financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The Company presents these non-GAAP financial measures because they are used by the Company's management to evaluate its operating performance and formulate business plans. The Company also believes that the use of these non-GAAP measures facilitates investors' assessment of its operating performance.
These non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools. One of the key limitations of using these non-GAAP financial measures is that they do not reflect all items of income and expense that affect our operations. Further, these non-GAAP measures may differ from the non-GAAP information used by other companies, including peer companies, and therefore their comparability may be limited.
The Company compensates for these limitations by reconciling these non-GAAP financial measures to the nearest U.S. GAAP performance measure, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company performance. The Company encourages investors to review its financial information in its entirety and not rely on a single financial measure.
Adjusted net loss represents net loss excluding share-based compensation expenses.
Adjusted EBITDA represents adjusted net income/(loss) before interest income, interest expenses, income tax expense/(credit), depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of intangible assets.
For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned "Reconciliations of GAAP and non-GAAP results" set forth at the end of this press release.
Exchange Rate Information
This announcement contains translations of certain RMB amounts into U.S. dollars at a specified rate solely for the convenience of the reader. Unless otherwise noted, all translations from Renminbi to U.S. dollars and from U.S. dollars to Renminbi are made at a rate of RMB6.3393 to US$1.00, the exchange rate set forth in the H.10 statistical release of the Federal Reserve Board on of March 31, 2022.
Safe Harbor Statement
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "confident" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the Company's goal and strategies; the Company's future business development, results of operations and financial condition; relevant government policies and regulations relating to our business and industry; the Company's expectations regarding the use of proceeds from this offering; the Company's expectations regarding demand for, and market acceptance of, its services; the Company's ability to maintain and enhance its brand; the Company's ability to provide high-quality content in a timely manner to attract and retain users; the Company's ability to retain and hire quality in-house writers and editors; the Company's ability to maintain cooperation with third-party professional content providers; the Company's ability to maintain relationship with third-party platforms; general economic and business condition in China; possible disruptions in commercial activities caused by natural or human-induced disasters; and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the SEC. All information provided in this press release and in the attachments is as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
In China:
36Kr Holdings Inc.
Investor Relations
Tel: +86 (10) 5825-4188
E-mail: ir@36kr.com
The Piacente Group, Inc.
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E-mail: 36Kr@tpg-ir.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v. Wade. But uncertainty abounds about ripple effects as the court nears a final opinion expected to overturn the landmark 1973 case that created a nationwide right to abortion.
A leaked first draft of the majority opinion in the case, authenticated Tuesday by the Supreme Court, suggests that a majority of justices are poised to toss out Roe. The draft’s provocative rhetoric also is generating concern that LGTBQ advances and other matters based on the right to privacy could be vulnerable in a newly hostile political environment.
“This is about a lot more than abortion,” President Joe Biden warned Wednesday, saying the court’s draft opinion could jeopardize same-sex marriage, access to contraception and LGBTQ rights.
“What are the next things that are going to be attacked? Because this MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that’s existed in recent American history,” Biden said.
Court opinions can change in ways big and small throughout the drafting process. So while the eventual ruling in the abortion case appears all but assured, the written rationale — and its implications — may still be a hotly debated subject inside the court’s private chambers.
The draft’s potentially sweeping impact could be tempered by the other justices, or it could emerge largely unchanged — with what advocates and Biden say could bring even more severe consequences.
The draft opinion, written by Justice Samuel Alito, a member of the court’s 6-3 conservative majority, argues that unenumerated constitutional rights — those not explicitly mentioned in the document — must be “deeply rooted in the Nation’s history and traditions.” And it says abortion doesn’t meet that standard.
Biden and others are sounding alarms that the same logic could be used to toss out other protections.
The president said he believed the conservative justices on today’s court would, like failed Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork in 1987, disagree with the court’s ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut, which said that a right to privacy exists that bars states from interfering in married couples’ right to buy and use contraceptives.
Cases like Lawrence v. Texas, which struck down sodomy laws criminalizing same-sex intimacy, and Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized gay marriage, are based at least in part on that same right to privacy.
Alito, in the draft opinion, explicitly states that the court is only targeting the right to abortion, not those other matters.
“We emphasize that our decision concerns the constitutional right to abortion and no other right,” the draft states. “Nothing in this opinion should be understood to cast doubt on precedents that do not concern abortion.”
Obergefell is different from Roe in that hundreds of thousands of same-sex couples have relied on it to wed and created legal bonds, like shared property, inheritance rights and “settled expectations about the future,” said Teresa Collett, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and director of its Prolife Center.
Courts are usually loath to undo that kind of precedent. It stands in contrast to abortion, which is usually “a response to unplanned circumstances,” Collett said.
Obergefell, moreover, relies on the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause as well as the right to privacy.
The current Supreme Court abortion case specifically concerns a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks — before the “viability” standard set in the 1992 case Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which itself moved beyond Roe’s initial trimester framework for regulating abortion.
At arguments in December, all six conservative justices signaled they would uphold the Mississippi law, and five asked questions suggesting they supported overturning the right to abortion nationwide, leaving the issue up to individual states.
Only Chief Justice John Roberts seemed prepared to take the smaller step of upholding the 15-week ban, in essence overturning the court’s ruling in Casey, while leaving in place the right to an abortion in Roe.
Until now, the court has allowed states to regulate but not ban abortion before the point of viability, around 24 weeks. The court’s three liberal justices appeared certain to be in dissent.
Still, the language and tone Alito uses overall could encourage more challenges, said Jason Pierceson, professor of political science at the University of Illinois, Springfield. “If the right to privacy is deconstructed or is hollowed out, or is minimized, then those cases in particular have less standing,” Pierceson said.
A challenge to same-sex marriage could come before the high court on religious liberty grounds, for example, such as someone arguing their religious faith prevents them from recognizing same-sex marriage. Cases along those lines have been mostly about exceptions to anti-discrimination laws so far, Pierceson said, “but one could see potentially a broadening of the argument to the fact that maybe same-sex marriage laws are unconstitutional in the first place.”
LGBTQ rights have made rapid progress over the past decade, and public opinion overall has become much more supportive. But especially over the past year there has been a wave of bills in state legislatures aimed at transgender youth sports and healthcare, as well as talking about LGBTQ issues in certain classrooms. Backers of those bills generally argue they’re needed to protect kids and the rights of parents.
Against that backdrop, the draft opinion, if finalized, could “send up a flare” to conservative activists, said Sharon McGowan, legal director at Lambda Legal.
“Overturning Roe will be most dangerous because of the signal it will send lower courts to disregard all the other precedents that exist,” she said.
“It’s starting with abortion. It’s not going to end with abortion,” said Mini Timmaraju, the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America. “So everyone needs to be very vigilant.”
Critics could also take a page from the anti-abortion playbook, which involved multiple measures over the decades that tackled the issue from different angles, imposed limits rather than sweeping prohibitions and employed unusual strategies like the civil-enforcement mechanism that’s already essentially allowed Texas to ban abortion,said Alison Gash, a professor at the University of Oregon.
“It opens the door for all sorts of stuff that I think we’re probably going to see now that we’ve got a court that seems willing to support that kind of creativity,” she said. “It’s all speculation, but it seems perfectly plausible for us to see Republican experimentation on a whole bunch of policies that could be affected by this.”
Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, said that “what comes through loud and clear in the draft” is that the agenda “is not just to get rid of abortion but to ban contraception, to eliminate all the important progress that we’ve made about LGBTQ rights, about the rights of trans children, and also about racial equality.”
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Associated Press writer Chris Megerian in Washington contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/advocates-worry-other-rights-at-risk-if-court-overturns-roe/ | 2022-05-05T05:01:54Z |
To celebrate the opening weekend of Salem Campmeeting and invite the community to the historic campground here, long-time “tenters” are hosting a Tour of Tents from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday.
COVINGTON — To celebrate the opening weekend of Salem Campmeeting and invite the community to the historic campground here, long-time “tenters” are hosting a Tour of Tents from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tents is an unusual term for the rustic cabins that encircle the campground, but the name harkens back to the 1800s, in the early days of the campmeeting, when families would arrive by wagon and erect temporary tents to serve as their home during the weeklong community gathering and revival.
Over time, families built permanent structures, usually with floors covered in wood shavings or hay, and though the dwellings no longer resembled what we think of today as tents, the name has stuck. This year marks the 194th campmeeting.
The tour, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored in cooperation with the Rockdale and Newton County Historical Societies.
In addition to the tour of tents, a special guided walking tour of the campground will take place beginning at 1 p.m. from the Salem Hotel. During the tour, participants will learn about some of the unique history of the campground and hear some comical stories from campmeetings past.
“This is not an ordinary tour of homes,” Joe Cook, a Salem board member helping to organize the event, said. “It’s a window into the past that has played such a significant role in the religious and cultural heritage of Rockdale and Newton counties.”
The campmeeting tradition, a distinctly American contribution to the history of Protestantism, began in the early 1800s, providing farm families a time to gather for fellowship, worship and the chance of salvation during the “laying by time” of late summer when crops were established but not yet ready for harvest.
Today’s Salem features a full week of daily worship services, Bible study classes and special activities for youths and adults. The campmeeting begins Friday with an opening service at 7:30 p.m. Services continue daily at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. through July 16. Rooms and meals are available at the Salem Hotel.
The campground is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of 13 such locations in Newton County.
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Both in-person attendees and TV viewers to receive the free commemorative NFT download
LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autograph, the Web3 brand co-founded by Tom Brady, today announced the launch of a commemorative NFT to celebrate Autograph's presence at Capital One's The Match. The premier live golf event series will take place Wednesday, June 1, at the Wynn Las Vegas, where Brady and Aaron Rodgers will team up to face off against Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen.
Autograph's Capital One's The Match '22: The Cart commemorative NFT can be redeemed for free by all Capital One's The Match attendees and TV viewers on May 31, beginning at 9 AM ET. The NFT release on TV and on-site marks one of the most expansive free NFT drops to date.
During Capital One's The Match, Hole #6 will be branded exclusively by Autograph, and a QR code will be displayed on-site and on-screen during the simulcasts on TNT, truTV, and HLN. Collectors can follow the link to redeem the commemorative NFT. Fans who redeem will have exclusive access to a video message from Brady.
"The Match is one of my favorite events of the year, and we created a commemorative NFT so viewers and fans could share in the experience and take away their own unique piece of the event," said Tom Brady.
Additionally, Autograph is providing exclusive VIP access to Capital One's The Match for some of its top collectors. In addition to attending the event, ten VIPs will receive complimentary hotel, flights, and ground transportation to and from Las Vegas and the opportunity to play a round of golf at The Wynn. Autograph will also host additional Autograph community collectors at a private event in Las Vegas and provide each with a general admission ticket to Capital One's The Match, from the limited number available to the public.
Capital One's The Match attendees and TV viewers can redeem Capital One's The Match '22: The Cart commemorative NFT starting May 31 at 9 a.m. ET at Autograph.io. The NFT can also be redeemed by scanning the QR code in person at Capital One's The Match or by scanning the QR code on screen during the simulcasts on TNT, truTV, and HLN at 3:30 p.m. PST / 6:30 p.m. EST.
For more information on Autograph and Capital One's The Match collection, please visit: www.autograph.io.
Autograph is an NFT platform that brings together the most iconic brands and legendary names in sports, entertainment, and culture to create unique digital collections and experiences for users around the world. Notable Board of Director members include Sam Bankman-Fried, Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, Peter Mattoon and Michael Meldman. Co-founded by Tom Brady and headquartered in Los Angeles, Autograph is ushering in a new era of collecting through a streamlined and inclusive process, authentic and creative products, and exclusive partnerships. Members of the star-studded Advisory Board have dropped their first collection that all sold out in record time with drops from Wayne Gretzky, Derek Jeter, Naomi Osaka, Simone Biles, Tony Hawk, Tiger Woods and more.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Kiromic BioPharma, Inc. ("Kiromic" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: KRBP) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Kiromic investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class consisting of persons and entities that purchased or otherwise acquired: (a) Kiromic common stock issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 and/or (b) Kiromic common stock between June 25, 2021 and August 13, 2021, both dates inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
KRBP investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The complaint alleges that the registration statement and prospectus issued in connection with the Company's public offering that closed on July 2, 2021 (the "Offering Documents") failed to disclose that the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") had, prior to the filing of these documents, imposed a clinical hold on the Company's Investigational New Drug ("IND") applications for its two new drug candidates. Given that the offering closed on July 2, 2021, more than thirty (30) days after the Company submitted the IND applications for its two immunotherapy product candidates, investors were assured that no clinical hold had been issued and clinical trials would commence.
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Julio Urías continued his career-long pattern of shutting down lineups after the All-Star break.
The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers hope he can stay hot all the way through the postseason.
Freddie Freeman and Gavin Lux homered to back Urías’ five solid innings, and the Dodgers blanked the Milwaukee Brewers 4-0 on Monday night. Urías (13-6) is 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA over his last 11 starts.
“We’ve got to be getting close to him being in the Cy Young race here,” Freeman said. “Every single time he goes out there, it’s a chance for us to win. And it’s a chance for him to throw a scoreless outing it seems like every single time.”
Urías has a career 1.87 ERA after the All-Star break, the lowest in major league history by anyone who has pitched at least 180 innings after the Midsummer Classic.
He came through again for the Dodgers on a day when they announced two-time All-Star right-hander Walker Buehler will have season-ending elbow surgery. Buehler’s injury had prevented him from pitching for the last two months.
“We know how tough of a loss it is, especially losing Walker,” Urías said through a translator. “But we have a good rotation. We know what we’re capable of doing.”
A day after their 12-game winning streak ended with a 4-0 loss at Kansas City, the major league-best Dodgers got back on track, improving to 20-4 since the All-Star break.
Freeman hit a solo shot in the first inning off Freddy Peralta (4-3) and Lux added a two-run blast against Hoby Milner in the sixth.
Urías worked out of trouble in the first three innings. He finished with six strikeouts while allowing four hits and two walks, improving to 10-0 with a 1.99 ERA over his last 11 starts.
The Brewers got the leadoff man on base in each of the first three innings against Urías. But they went 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position and were hitless after Rowdy Tellez’s one-out single in the fourth.
“I feel like if we attack first we break that momentum on him,” Brewers shortstop Willy Adames said. “But we didn’t do that and he got comfortable.”
Milwaukee even struck out four times against reliever Chris Martin in the sixth inning.
Andrew McCutchen whiffed to start the inning but reached on a third-strike passed ball and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Martin then struck out Kolten Wong, Hunter Renfroe and Tellez.
Freeman’s homer was his 16th this season. He also doubled in the seventh.
Peralta allowed one run but lasted just four innings. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth by striking out Cody Bellinger with his 92nd and final pitch.
The Dodgers added an unearned run in the fifth before Lux’s drive to left in the sixth made it 4-0. Lux, who grew up about 40 miles south of Milwaukee in Kenosha, said he had 30 to 35 friends and relatives at the game.
“My dad and my grandma and grandpa were right next to the dugout, so I pointed at them (after the homer) as I was running in,” Lux said. “My grandma and grandpa haven’t gotten to see me play in a long time, so it was cool.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: RHP Dustin May is scheduled to return from Tommy John surgery and make his season debut on Saturday against the Miami Marlins.
Brewers: C Omar Narváez is expected to return for the weekend series with the Chicago Cubs. Narváez hasn’t played since Aug. 3 due to a left quadriceps injury. … RHP Trevor Rosenthal will make a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. Rosenthal, acquired from the San Francisco Giants at the trade deadline, hasn’t pitched since 2020 due to a variety of injuries.
BARNES REINSTATED
The Dodgers reinstated C Austin Barnes after he missed three games while on the family emergency list. They designated catcher Tony Wolters for assignment.
UP NEXT
Ryan Pepiot (1-0, 3.92 ERA) starts for the Dodgers and Brandon Woodruff (9-3, 3.52) pitches for the Brewers as this four-game series continues Tuesday with a matchup of right-handers.
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Chief John Gabbard: Explaining why 'We Believe in Canton'
Canton is a wonderfully diverse and vibrant community, and it is an honor to lead its Police Department.
Throughout my career, I have been amazed by the way the city has changed – the restoration of historical buildings, the Arts District, the renaissance of downtown.
In 1998, when I joined the force, I knew little more of Canton than my apartment complex on Market Avenue and the surrounding neighborhood around Vassar Park.
Of course, I was familiar with the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Palace Theatre and the McKinley Bulldogs, but much of the city was unknown to me. I learned about Canton through its citizens and those sworn to their service.
As the chief of the Police Department, one of my first priorities was to design ways to bring those two groups together for the benefit of the city.
Among my first directives was the development of community events in every quadrant of the city. Modeling after “touch-a-truck” events that were common before the Coronavirus pandemic, we invited other city departments and some of our private partners to join us in providing fun, interactive experiences for Canton’s families.
The response from our officers and our partners was incredible, and it was evident that many had been waiting for public outreach opportunities such as these to re-emerge after long months of masks and social distancing.
Our first event was held outside the Southeast Community Center in June. Our officers were joined by the Canton Fire Department, Street Department, the Urban League, Parks and Recreation, the Stark County and Canton prosecutors’ offices, Early Childhood Resource Center, Project Rebuild, Kona Ice and Canton Towing. The parking lot was lined with police cars, a fire truck, a huge snowplow, a flatbed tow truck, police motorcycles and an excavator. Smiling children climbed into the cars and posed for pictures atop the motorcycles. They seemed immune from the eardrum-blasting horns as they leaned on the steering wheels of the giant trucks.
I watched my own children race through a competitive course set up by the Canton Fire Department, amid cheers from the firemen. A group of police officers manned the grill and served hot dogs, chips and cold water. When they announced that 200 hot dogs and buns were not going to be enough, I gladly drove to the store to buy more.
This event was more than just a proclamation that COVID-era limitations had ended. It was a statement about the Canton community and its police officers.
A surge in juvenile-involved violent crime in the first part of the year has been well covered in news articles and interviews. Highlighting those challenges, while necessary, risks casting Canton and its young people in a negative light. It is much easier to associate a generation with violence than to identify the unique attributes of young individuals.
The rise in violence is real, and developing responses to protect the community is a fundamental duty. It is critical that we address emerging gun violence, but without thoughtful application, proactive measures can negatively impact the community, increasing the divide with the police.
Open discussions during community events can counteract that effect, giving insight to the concerns of citizens and allowing police officials to explain the reasoning behind violence interdiction programs.
Violence in a community makes the difficult job of conflict management even more demanding. Resolving conflict often causes friction, disappointment, even resentment. Carrying the burden of multiple crises and disagreements can lead officers to become disillusioned, uncertain of their ability to make a difference in the lives of others.
Perhaps more consequentially, officers may learn to conflate those negative experiences with the community itself. It is imperative, to improve the mental health of our officers and the service we provide to our community, for police leaders to create opportunities to engage their communities in positive ways. It is also essential for us to recognize and champion the greatness and potential of Canton’s families and children.
For these reasons, I named the initiative, “We Believe in Canton.”
As a police officer, I have seen unspeakable tragedy. Still, I believe in Canton. I believe in Canton Police Officers and their dedication to serving this community at great personal risk, and I believe in the willingness of those we serve to trust and support our officers.
In my career, I have also seen the best in people. I am confident that we will grow closer as we spend more time together, recognizing that we have much in common. I look forward to our future events, and to engaging in meaningful dialogue with those who want to discuss our city.
Most of all, I look forward to watching our children laughing together, building their own belief in the greatness of Canton among police officers who are reminded of their purpose.
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. , June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 400 of the region's top business and civic leaders gathered Thursday, June 2, 2022, at the 12th Annual DuPage County Regional Business Outlook event held at the Drury Lane. Under the theme Better Together, the event shared actionable insights and valuable perspectives on the evolving business climate and how the community can work together for a better tomorrow.
Cara Esser, CFA, Managing Director, Research and Portfolio Management, Retirement Advisory Services for Mesirow returned for the second year to deliver the Global Economic Outlook. Esser detailed current economic trends and the likelihood of a potential recession.
"The stock market isn't the economy," said Esser. "Estimates for U.S. GDP growth in 2022 remain strong. Americans are still spending, retail sales are rising, and restaurants are seeing more in-person diners than before the pandemic." She continued, "Inflationary pressures are broadening out, but some formerly hot sectors are cooling off. Most U.S. consumers should be able to weather a modest downturn in the economy."
Tim Crane, President of Wintrust echoed some of these perspectives in his Business Outlook, where he shared insights into how these economic trends and other factors are impacting the business community.
"We are still somewhat optimistic about the economy, but it's going to be very choppy… things will remain turbulent for some time," Crane said. He then outlined some of challenges the business community is facing now and, in the future, including cyber security and fraud prevention, the evolving use of office space and how it will impact real estate, and labor – particularly, young people.
Jarrett Payton, a television sports personality, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, concluded the event with a keynote address. Payton shared stories about some of the moments that have shaped his life and the importance of finding passion, having persistence, and being present.
The annual DuPage County Regional Business Outlook event, hosted by Choose DuPage, Ice Miller LLP, and Mesirow, brings together DuPage County's business owners and executives, government and education leaders and other members of the local business community to gain key insights about the current regional and national economic landscape, as well as to discuss best practices and growing potential in today's economy.
About Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance
Choose DuPage is the regional economic development organization for DuPage County, Illinois. A public/private partnership, Choose DuPage is dedicated to advancing DuPage County as a premier global business location. Geographically desirable, with a highly skilled labor force, DuPage County offers a diverse economy, friendly business climate, and substantial transportation network. Choose DuPage leverages these benefits to retain and attract business, support local economic development efforts, and address policy issues critical to the needs of business. www.choosedupage.com
About Ice Miller LLP
Ice Miller LLP is a full-service law firm dedicated to helping our clients stay ahead of a changing world. With over 350 legal professionals in seven offices, we advise clients on all aspects of complex legal issues impacting businesses each day. We serve emerging growth companies, FORTUNE 500 corporations, municipal entities and nonprofits. www.icemiller.com
About Mesirow
Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with locations around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Global Investment Management, Capital Markets & Investment Banking, and Advisory Services, we invest in what matters: our clients, our communities, and our culture.
Mesirow was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business and one of the Top 100 RIAs for 2021 by Barron's. www.mesirow.com
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Scottie Scheffler slams driver into bag repeatedly in anger at wayward drive — still saves extraordinary par
By Ben Morse, CNN
Reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is known for his even-keeled nature. Even when he was running away with the lead at golf’s most prestigious event, he remained calm and poised in the face of huge pressure.
But, during a frustrating opening round on Thursday at the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club, Scheffler’s emotions shone through as the round came to a close.
On the final hole, with two consecutive bogeys behind him, the 25-year-old sliced his drive what looked to be dangerously close to the water on the right of the fairway.
When he got down to this ball, he saw it had in fact gone in the water and, as a result, Scheffler had to take a penalty drop.
After seeing where his ball had ended up, TV cameras caught Scheffler — usually so collected — repeatedly slamming his driver into his bag.
Remarkably, he was able to hit his third shot to within 15 feet of the pin and sink the resulting putt to save a par and show everyone why he’s golf’s world No. 1.
He finished the days play with a one-over 71, six shots behind leader Rory McIlroy.
Scheffler is looking to become just the seventh man in the modern era to win the first two majors of the season after Craig Wood, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth.
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Family of Better-for-You Restaurant Brands Will Raise Funds to Provide Healthy Meals to Feed Children
Third Year in a Row
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the third year in a row, WOWorks, the family of better-for-you restaurant brands, Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh, The Simple Greek, Barberitos Southwestern Grille and Cantina, and Zoup! Eatery, will partner with No Kid Hungry to help raise funds to end childhood hunger. From September 7 to November 1, Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek restaurants will inspire their local team members, guests, business partners and the communities they serve to donate to their fundraising campaign themed Bringing Healthy Foods to Kids in our Communities. These restaurant brands plan to raise a minimum of $150,000 over an eight-week period which can help provide 1.5 million meals for kids facing hunger across the US*. According to estimates, 1 in 6 kids in America face hunger every year, but when guests dine at Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek restaurants this season, they can 'Join the Team' and do their part to help end childhood hunger in their communities.
Beginning on September 7 and running through November 1, all Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek restaurants across the country are offering guests ways to 'Join the Team' by supporting No Kid Hungry through these three ways:
- Guest Donations:
After an in-person or online meal order, guests can donate $5 to No Kid Hungry and receive a coupon for "$5 off Your Next Purchase of $15 or More." These coupons can be used on a future visit through November 14, 2022. Guests also have an option of rounding up to the nearest dollar on their purchase to further the fundraising efforts. - Year-long Donations
Saladworks, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek will donate $0.10 to No Kid Hungry from every kid's meal purchased, a fundraising effort that will continue from August 30, 2022 - August 30, 2023. Frutta Bowls will also donate $1 to No Kid Hungry from every Acai bracelet purchased. - Catering Donations
Catering guests at all four brands will have the option to donate $5, $10 or $25 to No Kid Hungry at checkout.
To inspire guests, at all four restaurant brands, each guest who donates $5 or more, will receive a "I Joined the Team!" paper wall hanging that they can write their name on to be displayed in-store for a wonderful visual on community donations. To motivate participating restaurants to raise funds for the Bringing Healthy Foods to Kids in our Communities campaign, WOWorks plans to provide prizes to stores with the highest percentage of donations to their gross sales during the 8-week fundraising campaign. The restaurant location that raises the most within each respective brand will have their donations matched up to $2,500, a local press release, a visit from WOWorks' CEO, and $500 to share among their staff. Second and third runner-up stores will receive $250 and $100 respectively to distribute among their staff.
Finally, all WOWorks brands will leverage the social media networks of its corporate employees, franchise partners, team members, business partners and the general public to reach out to as many people as possible to make financial contributions to a special WOWorks donation form on the No Kid Hungry website.
"The WOWorks family of better-for-you restaurant brands is proud to be partnering with No Kid Hungry for the third year in a row," said Kelly Roddy, CEO of WOWorks. "Our WOWorks' restaurants support their communities every day by providing nutritious and flavorful meals to their guests. We are humbled by the opportunity to give back to programs that target eradicating childhood hunger in our country. Through our Bringing Healthy Foods to Kids in our Communities fundraising initiative, we look forward to our goal to raise at least $150,000 across Saladworks, Frutta Bowls, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh and The Simple Greek restaurants. It is our hope that this unified effort can help provide 1.5 million meals to feed children nationwide."
"Kids are heading back to school, and for many, a healthy meal will do more to help them succeed than a new notebook and pencils," said Diana Hovey, Senior Vice President at Share Our Strength, the organization behind the No Kid Hungry campaign. "We are so appreciative to have the support of the WOWorks brands, employees and guests for a third year, who are all helping make sure every kid gets the food they need to grow up healthy, happy and strong."
WOWorks franchise owners come from diverse backgrounds, including existing franchise owners of different brands, various business ownership backgrounds in construction, hotels, and fitness, former professional athletes and military veterans. The company has franchising opportunities available in 49 states (all states excluding Hawaii) and offers 25 percent off franchise fees for veterans and first responders.
If you are interested in owning a WOWorks restaurant brand franchise, visit https://woworksusa.com/a-place-to-invest/ to learn more.
*$1 can help provide 10 meals. No Kid Hungry does not provide individual meals; your donations help support programs that feed kids. Learn more at NoKidHungry.org/OneDollar.
ABOUT WOWORKS:
WOWorks was formed in 2020 with a mission to help guests pursue their passions and live their best lives by serving healthier-for-you 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.
ABOUT NO KID HUNGRY:
No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 6 kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Who’s down to watch some of your favorite Dallas Cowboys hit the diamond and try to hit some dingers for a great cause?
At the ninth annual Reliant Energy Home Run Derby, you can catch some of your favorite Cowboys square up in the batter’s box to help raise money for The Salvation Army.
“#CowboysNation! Come out to cheer on your #DallasCowboys as they hit home runs for charity at the 9th Annual @reliantenergy Home Run Derby!”
- Where: Riders Field at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco
- When: June 7 at 6:30 p.m.
- Free admission, “Come see your favorite Cowboys players swing for the fences to raise money for The Salvation Army!” | https://cw33.com/news/local/dallas-cowboys-to-hit-dingers-in-frisco-to-raise-money-for-the-salvation-army/ | 2022-05-19T20:17:11Z |
Data from RAGNAR, the largest tumor-agnostic study reported for a targeted therapy and the first to evaluate FGFR-driven malignancies, featured in oral presentation at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting
CHICAGO, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced initial results from the pivotal Phase 2 RAGNAR study evaluating the investigational use of BALVERSA® (erdafitinib), a fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) kinase inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors with prespecified FGFR alterations. At a planned interim analysis (IA), responses were observed across a variety of FGFR-driven solid tumors for patients who had exhausted standard treatment options prior to being treated with BALVERSA®.1 These results will be featured in an oral presentation (Abstract #3007) today at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.
RAGNAR (NCT04083976) is a Phase 2 clinical study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of BALVERSA® in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors and prespecified FGFR gene alterations, regardless of tumor location or histology (tumor-agnostic). The IA was based on 178 patients with 32 distinct solid tumor histologies.1 Patients in the study were prospectively identified by local molecular testing or central next-generation sequencing (NGS); the most common tumor types were cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer) (n=31), high-grade glioma (tumor of the brain or spinal cord) (n=29), breast cancer (n=14), pancreatic cancer (n=13) and squamous non-small cell lung cancer (n=11).1 The study also included tumors that occur less frequently in the real world such as salivary gland and parathyroid carcinomas (rare endocrine malignancies), as well as tumors of unknown primary origin.1 Study participants were heavily pretreated, with 74.7 percent (n=133) having received two or more prior lines of therapy.1
The primary endpoint of the RAGNAR study is the overall response rate (ORR) as assessed by an independent review committee (IRC). At the IA data cutoff, IRC assessed an ORR of 29.2 percent (95 percent confidence interval [CI], 22.7-36.5) and a disease control rate (DCR) of 72.5 percent (95 percent CI, 65.3-78.9) for the overall tumor-agnostic patient population.1 Investigators observed responses in 14 distinct tumor types. This included responses in hard-to-treat malignancies such as salivary gland cancer (100 percent ORR; treated n=5, responders n=5), pancreatic cancer (31 percent ORR; treated n=13, responders n=4) and glioblastoma (21 percent ORR; treated n=29, responders=6).1 Investigators also observed an overall 7.1-month median duration of response (DOR) (95 percent CI, 5.5-9.3)1. At the data cutoff, 51.1 percent (n=24) of patients who had responded to treatment continued to show a response.1 The primary analysis for all patients treated in this RAGNAR cohort, known as the broad panel cohort, is anticipated later this year.
The safety profile of BALVERSA® observed in RAGNAR was consistent with the known safety profile of BALVERSA® in metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). Across tumor types, 44.9 percent of patients experienced adverse events of grade three or above.1 Adverse events were manageable with supportive care and treatment interruptions or reductions, when necessary.1 The discontinuation rate due to drug-related adverse events was 7.3 percent.1
"Diagnostic advances in the identification of FGFR gene alterations have opened the door to targeted, tumor-agnostic treatment approaches for patients," said Yohann Loriot, M.D., Ph.D., Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris-Saclay, and principal study investigator.‡ "Results from the RAGNAR study show that, through the targeted inhibition of FGFR receptors, we may be able to tailor treatment for patients with advanced FGFR-driven cancers, regardless of tumor location or histology."
In 2019, BALVERSA® was granted accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a targeted therapy for adult patients with locally advanced or mUC with susceptible FGFR2 or FGFR3 alterations and who have progressed during or following at least one line of prior platinum-containing chemotherapy, including within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant platinum-containing chemotherapy.2
"Janssen is committed to advancing precision medicine approaches for the treatment of patients with biomarker-driven cancers, an area of clear unmet need," said Kiran Patel, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Development, Solid Tumors, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "RAGNAR, Janssen's first tumor-agnostic study, demonstrates our commitment to understand the biology of disease, identify new treatment pathways and improve patient outcomes. We look forward to progressing the development of BALVERSA for these patients and sharing additional updates on this program in the future."
About FGFR Alterations
Fibroblast growth factor receptors are a family of receptor tyrosine kinases that help cells grow, survive and multiply; FGFRs play a key role in several biological processes including tissue repair, inflammatory response and metabolism.3,4,5 Fusions or mutations in the genes that control FGFR (known as FGFR1–4 alterations) may lead to the development and progression of certain cancers by increasing tumor cell growth and survival.4 Patients with advanced, FGFR-driven solid tumors who have exhausted standard treatment options typically face a poor prognosis.
About the RAGNAR Study
RAGNAR (NCT04083976) is a Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of BALVERSA® in patients with advanced solid tumors, regardless of cancer type or tumor location (tumor-agnostic), driven by FGFR1–4 alterations. Patients in the trial have progressed on or after at least one line of systemic therapy and have no alternative standard treatment options. Following screening by local molecular testing or central NGS, patients are enrolled in four separate cohorts: a broad panel cohort of patients with pathogenic FGFR mutations or gene fusions (tumor histologies evaluated include but are not limited to cholangiocarcinoma [bile duct cancer], high- and low-grade glioma [a tumor type occurring in the brain or spinal cord], breast, pancreatic, squamous and non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, colorectal, endometrial, esophageal, salivary gland, ovarian, duodenal [cancer occurring in the first part of the small intestine], thyroid and cancer of unknown primary origin); an exploratory cohort of patients with other FGFR mutations; a cholangiocarcinoma expansion cohort; and a pediatric cohort of patients ages 6 to 17 with FGFR alterations.1
The primary endpoint of RAGNAR is IRC-assessed ORR. Key secondary endpoints include investigator-assessed ORR, DOR, DCR, clinical benefit rate, progression free survival, overall survival and incidence and severity of adverse events.
About BALVERSA®
BALVERSA® (erdafitinib) is a once-daily, oral FGFR kinase inhibitor that is approved by the U.S. FDA for the treatment of adults with locally advanced or mUC that has susceptible FGFR3 or FGFR2 genetic alterations and has progressed during or following at least one line of platinum-containing chemotherapy, including within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant platinum-containing chemotherapy. Patients are selected for therapy based on an FDA-approved companion diagnostic for BALVERSA®. Information on FDA-approved tests for the detection of FGFR genetic alterations in urothelial cancer is available at: http://www.fda.gov/CompanionDiagnostics. This indication is approved under accelerated approval based on tumor response rate. Continued approval for this indication may be contingent upon verification and description of clinical benefit in confirmatory trials.2,6
In addition to RAGNAR, BALVERSA® is being studied in clinical trials including the Phase 3 THOR (NCT03390504) study evaluating BALVERSA® versus standard of care, consisting of chemotherapy (docetaxel or vinflunine) or anti-PD-1 agent pembrolizumab, in participants with advanced urothelial cancer and selected FGFR aberrations with disease progression following one or two prior lines of therapy; and the randomized Phase 2 THOR-2 (NCT04172675) study examining BALVERSA® versus investigator choice of intravesical chemotherapy in participants who received Bacillus Calmette-Guérin and recurred with high risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.7,8
In 2008, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV entered into an exclusive worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Astex Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize BALVERSA®.
For more information, visit www.BALVERSA.com.
BALVERSA® IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Warnings and Precautions
Ocular Disorders – BALVERSA® can cause ocular disorders, including central serous retinopathy/retinal pigment epithelial detachment (CSR/RPED) resulting in visual field defect.
CSR/RPED was reported in 25% of patients treated with BALVERSA®, with a median time to first onset of 50 days. Grade 3 CSR/RPED, involving central field of vision, was reported in 3% of patients. CSR/RPED resolved in 13% of patients and was ongoing in 13% of patients at the study cutoff. CSR/RPED led to dose interruptions and reductions in 9% and 14% of patients, respectively, and 3% of patients discontinued BALVERSA®. Dry eye symptoms occurred in 28% of patients during treatment with BALVERSA® and were Grade 3 in 6% of patients. All patients should receive dry eye prophylaxis with ocular demulcents as needed.
Perform monthly ophthalmological examinations during the first 4 months of treatment and every 3 months afterwards, and urgently at any time for visual symptoms. Ophthalmological examination should include assessment of visual acuity, slit lamp examination, fundoscopy, and optical coherence tomography. Withhold BALVERSA® when CSR occurs and permanently discontinue if it does not resolve within 4 weeks or if Grade 4 in severity. For ocular adverse reactions, follow the dose modification guidelines [see Dosage and Administration (2.3)].
Hyperphosphatemia and Soft Tissue Mineralization – BALVERSA® can cause hyperphosphatemia leading to soft tissue mineralization, cutaneous calcinosis, non-uremic calciphylaxis and vascular calcification. Increases in phosphate levels are a pharmacodynamic effect of BALVERSA® [see Pharmacodynamics (12.2)]. Hyperphosphatemia was reported as adverse reaction in 76% of patients treated with BALVERSA®. The median onset time for any grade event of hyperphosphatemia was 20 days (range: 8–116) after initiating BALVERSA®. Thirty-two percent of patients received phosphate binders during treatment with BALVERSA®. Cutaneous calcinosis, non-uremic calciphylaxis and vascular calcification have been observed in 0.3% of patients treated with BALVERSA®.
Monitor for hyperphosphatemia throughout treatment. In all patients, restrict phosphate intake to 600-800 mg daily. If serum phosphate is above 7.0 mg/dL, consider adding an oral phosphate binder until serum phosphate level returns to <5.5 mg/dL. Withhold, dose reduce, or permanently discontinue BALVERSA® based on duration and severity of hyperphosphatemia [see Dosage and Administration (2.3), Table 2: Dose Modifications for Adverse Reactions].
Embryo-fetal Toxicity – Based on the mechanism of action and findings in animal reproduction studies, BALVERSA® can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman. In a rat embryo-fetal toxicity study, erdafitinib was embryotoxic and teratogenic at exposures less than the human exposures at all doses studied. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to the fetus. Advise female patients of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with BALVERSA® and for one month after the last dose. Advise male patients with female partners of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with BALVERSA® and for one month after the last dose [see Use in Specific Populations (8.1, 8.3) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.1)].
Most common adverse reactions including laboratory abnormalities ≥20%:
Phosphate increased (76%), stomatitis (56%), fatigue (54%), creatinine increased (52%), diarrhea (47%), dry mouth (45%), onycholysis (41%), alanine aminotransferase increased (41%), alkaline phosphatase increased (41%), sodium decreased (40%), decreased appetite (38%), albumin decreased (37%), dysgeusia (37%), hemoglobin decreased (35%), dry skin (34%), aspartate aminotransferase increased (30%), magnesium decreased (30%), dry eye (28%), alopecia (26%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (26%), constipation (28%), phosphate decreased (24%), abdominal pain (23%), calcium increased (22%), nausea (21%), and musculoskeletal pain (20%). The most common Grade 3 or greater adverse reactions (>1%) were stomatitis (9%), nail dystrophy*, palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (6%), paronychia (3%), nail disorder*, keratitis†, onycholysis* (10%), and hyperphosphatemia.
*Included within onycholysis. †Included within dry eye.
- An adverse reaction with a fatal outcome in 1% of patients was acute myocardial infarction.
- Serious adverse reactions occurred in 41% of patients, including eye disorders (10%).
- Permanent discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 13% of patients. The most frequent reasons for permanent discontinuation included eye disorders (6%).
- Dosage interruptions occurred in 68% of patients. The most frequent adverse reactions requiring dosage interruption included hyperphosphatemia (24%), stomatitis (17%), eye disorders (17%), and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (8%).
- Dose reductions occurred in 53% of patients. The most frequent adverse reactions for dose reductions included eye disorders (23%), stomatitis (15%), hyperphosphatemia (7%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (7%), paronychia (7%), and nail dystrophy (6%).
Drug Interactions
- Moderate CYP2C9 or strong CYP3A4 Inhibitors: Consider alternative agents or monitor closely for adverse reactions. (7.1)
- Strong CYP2C9 or CYP3A4 inducers: Avoid concomitant use with BALVERSA®. (7.1)
- Moderate CYP2C9 or CYP3A4 inducers: Increase BALVERSA® dose up to 9 mg. (7.1)
- Serum phosphate level-altering agents: Avoid concomitant use with agents that can alter serum phosphate levels before the initial dose modification period. (2.3, 7.1)
- CYP3A4 substrates: Avoid concomitant use with sensitive CYP3A4 substrates with narrow therapeutic indices. (7.2)
- OCT2 substrates: Consider alternative agents or consider reducing the dose of OCT2 substrates based on tolerability. (7.2)
- P-gp substrates: Separate BALVERSA® administration by at least 6 hours before or after administration of P-gp substrates with narrow therapeutic indices. (7.2)
Use in Specific Populations
Lactation – Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions from erdafitinib in a breastfed child, advise lactating women not to breastfeed during treatment with BALVERSA® and for one month following the last dose.
Please see the full Prescribing Information for BALVERSA®.
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Industry veteran brings proven track record in building successful businesses and leading high-performance teams across large pharmaceutical, biotech, and specialty pharma companies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- QurAlis Corporation, a biotech company developing breakthrough precision medicines for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets, today announced the appointment of Anne Clem Whitaker as chair of its board of directors. Ms. Whitaker replaces founding board member Johnathan J. Fleming, who is stepping down from the company's board.
"As we welcome Anne to her new role, I would like to thank Jonathan for the integral role he played as chairman of the board of QurAlis since our founding. His guidance has been invaluable, and we are grateful for his leadership and dedication to QurAlis," said Kasper Roet, Ph.D., founder and CEO of QurAlis. "Anne is a world-class leader who brings deep experience and expertise in building successful businesses and leading high-performance teams across all facets of the life sciences industry. We are exceptionally privileged to have Anne join as board chair, in this critical phase in which QurAlis is transforming from a pre-clinical to a clinical stage company. I am excited to work with her and our board in advancing our goal of halting disease progression and significantly improve outcomes for patients with ALS and other serious neurodegenerative diseases."
Ms. Whitaker is a seasoned healthcare executive and director with more than 30 years of extensive leadership and commercialization experience in pharmaceuticals, biotech, consumer products, and medical devices. She currently serves as managing partner of Anne Whitaker Group, LLC, a board and private equity advisory firm. She has held senior-level executive leadership roles at Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Bausch Health, and multiple CEO roles for private and public development-stage companies.
"QurAlis has made tremendous strides in researching and developing a new approach to treating ALS and other serious neurodegenerative diseases. With a compelling pipeline and dynamic leadership team, QurAlis has the potential to transform the CNS therapeutic landscape. I am honored to join as chair to help QurAlis achieve its vision of pioneering the path to conquering ALS and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets with next-generation precision medicines," said Ms. Whitaker.
Most recently, Ms. Whitaker served as CEO of Aerami Therapeutics before taking on the chair of the board position in November 2020. She also serves as an independent director on the boards of numerous public and private companies: Bryn Pharma, Caladrius Biosciences, Curio Digital Therapeutics, Faron Pharmaceuticals, Nykode Therapeutics, OraSure Technologies, ErgoMed and Trinity Life Sciences. She previously served on the boards of Cree, Mallinckrodt, KNOW Bio, Novoclem Therapeutics, Synta Pharmaceuticals, UDG Healthcare, and Vectura Group. In addition to her board work, she is an active industry advisor to private equity and venture capital funds in the U.S. and Europe.
Prior to joining Aerami, Ms. Whitaker served in multiple C-suite roles for emerging biotechnology and specialty pharmaceutical companies. Previously, she served as the North America Pharmaceutical Region Head and president for Sanofi from 2011 to 2014, and as senior vice president from 2008 to 2011 at GSK, where she ran their cardiovascular, metabolic and urology business in the U.S. From 1992 to 2008, Ms. Whitaker held several commercial roles at GSK and a senior level global role as the senior vice president, head of the Organizational and Leadership Development Center of Excellence based in London. She started her career in the pharmaceutical industry as a pharmaceutical sales representative for the Upjohn Company. Ms. Whitaker holds a B.S. in chemistry from the University of North Alabama.
About QurAlis Corporation
QurAlis is trailblazing the path to conquering amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neurodegenerative diseases with genetically validated targets with next-generation precision medicines. QurAlis' proprietary platforms and unique biomarkers enable the design and development of drugs that act directly on disease-causing genetic alterations. Founded by an internationally recognized team of neurodegenerative biologists from Harvard Medical School and Harvard University, QurAlis is advancing a deep pipeline of antisense oligonucleotides and small molecule programs including addressing sub-forms of ALS that account for the majority of ALS patients. For more information, please visit www.quralis.com or follow us on Twitter @QurAlisCo.
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BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REDCON1 HAS CONFIRMED THAT NEXT MONTH, THEY WILL BE LAUNCHING THE REDCON1 ENERGY COLLECTION, A LINE OF ENERGY DRINKS THAT PACK HIGH PERFORMANCE ENERGY WITH A MISSION CENTRAL TO THEIR BRAND DNA.
After years of winning the on-the-go drink space with preworkout and protein drinks, REDCON1 is entering the coveted and competitive space of energy drinks.
"We put our stake in the ground that REDCON1 will dominate every single performance drink category. Fans and consumers of the brand have been asking us to bring an Energy Drink to market for a couple of years now. We always knew we would, but one of the most important factors in launching the line was to bring the best tasting drink to our consumers. We've worked on flavor profiles for over a year, and we are really proud of the launch lineup", Eric Hart, President REDCON1.
In addition to incredible flavors, REDCON1 ENERGY delivers high-performance energy and focus, ensuring you always achieve the HIGHEST STATE OF READINESS, the brand's well-known tagline.
But REDCON1 ENERGY is more than just a great-tasting, high-performance energy drink. REDCON1 ENERGY is energy to feel good about. REDCON1 believes in giving back to our nation's heroes who have sacrificed their lives to keep us safe.
As a mission-based company, REDCON1 is committed to donating 5 cents of every can sold each quarter to select military-based charities around the United States. We invite all military charities of any size to register today in under a minute. We know that support needs extend long after active duty ends. After vetting the registrations, REDCON1 will list every military charity on redcon1energy.com in an interactive directory ensuring the brave service men and women (and their families) have easy access to charities providing help. Each organization will receive a free lifetime listing and complete profile. Additionally, these are the charities that will be eligible for the quarterly community vote to receive the 5-cent donation from every can of REDCON1 Energy sold in the current quarter.
"When we started REDCON1 six years ago, it was very important to us to be more than a supplement company. We wanted our core DNA to have a purpose and our products and events to have real-world impact. REDCON1 is a military term that literally means The Highest State of Readiness. We stand for patriotism, hard work, and making sure that every consumer we reach is always ready for anything life throws at them. Over 38% of our consumer base is made up of military veterans, police, fire fighters, nurses, and first responders. We are proud to support these incredible men and women and give back through our partnerships with military and veteran-supporting organizations, and through the nonprofit events we hold every year", ERIC HART.
REDCON1 ENERGY is certainly expected to deliver on taste and performance and hit you with laser-focused energy. But we are excited to see the impact this purpose-driven energy drink will have on military and veteran families to further carry out REDCON1's mission.
About REDCON1
REDCON1 is a mission-based company founded on a simple principle - create the highest quality supplements for people that need to get the most out of their workout and workday. REDCON1 offers nutritional supplements and apparel that appeal to everyone from beginners to professional athletes. Our strong military branding is highlighted by more than 30,000+ TIER OPERATOR brand ambassadors around the world, many of which are currently serving with or are retired from the United States Armed Forces. Our products feature efficacious formulas while building a brand that stands for transparency, hard-work, honesty, and integrity. For additional information, visit redcon1energy.com
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- BrightSuite, a Dominion Energy company, delivers full-service rooftop solar solutions for Virginia homeowners
- Company simplifies the process every step of the way ensuring homeowners get the right system at the right price
- Dominion Energy employees meet directly with customers to provide expert guidance on the true costs and benefits of going solar
RICHMOND, Va., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Going solar can be complicated, and that's where BrightSuite can help. BrightSuite, Inc., a Dominion Energy company, has launched a rooftop solar program for residential customers throughout Virginia. Homeowners in Virginia can sign up to learn if their home is a good fit for solar and if so, how much they can save on energy costs. BrightSuite also provides solar solutions to commercial and industrial customers.
"Many Virginia homeowners are interested in solar for their home, and there are many complexities," said Joe Woomer, Dominion Energy Vice President of New Business and Customer Solutions. "BrightSuite is the trusted partner to help you navigate those complexities and make the most informed decision. By combining Dominion Energy's operational expertise with our Virginia-based partner network, BrightSuite is the trusted service provider to deliver the right solution for your home."
Here are some of the reasons BrightSuite is the best solution for your rooftop solar needs:
- Trust – Not all homes work for solar, but with Dominion Energy's rooftop solar program, homeowners get an honest and accurate appraisal of their project's feasibility and best-in-class analyses of solar production and energy cost impacts to help them make the best decision.
- Full service – We've taken the complexity out of going solar. From vetting installers and designing systems to appraisals and financing, BrightSuite is a full-service Virginia solar energy provider. BrightSuite Energy Advisors will answer customer questions and guide the project to completion.
- Best Value – We've partnered with the top installers in the state and standardized on best-in-class equipment, warranties, and pricing.
- Pay Your Way – Pay cash or finance your system. We make it easy to switch to solar.
For more information or to get a free solar quote, visit www.brightsuite.com. Photo and video of BrightSuite's rooftop solar installations are available for download here.
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BrightSuite brings innovative technologies and services to homes and businesses and helps customers meet their sustainability and renewable energy goals. The BrightSuite portfolio includes energy management with the use of smart products, security, and electric vehicle charging for homes and businesses, and large- and small-scale solar solutions. BrightSuite is an unregulated subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc. but is not the same company nor part of the regulated services offered by Dominion Energy Virginia.
About Dominion Energy
About 7 million customers in 13 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from Dominion Energy (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed to sustainable, reliable, affordable and safe energy and to achieving net zero carbon dioxide and methane emissions from its power generation and gas infrastructure operations by 2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.
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- Hyundai Motor to become the first automaker to enter the community-based NFT market, including a website and channels on Discord and Twitter
- Hyundai Motor today released a short film introducing its NFT universe 'Metamobility Universe,' which reflects the 'Metamobility' concept revealed at CES 2022
- Hyundai Motor to issue 30 limited NFTs celebrating the release of a short film that reveals its collaboration with 'Meta Kongz,' the NFT brand
- Profits from the sale of Hyundai NFTs will be used for the project's management and community members
SEOUL, South Korea, April 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Motor Company today announced that it is entering the online community-based Non-Fungible Token market in collaboration with the 'Meta Kongz' NFT brand.
Hyundai Motor is the first automaker to enter the NFT market with its own NFT community, including the Hyundai NFT official website and channels on Discord and Twitter. The Hyundai NFT community will provide its users with the Hyundai brand experience in the metaverse by sharing NFTs depicting its mobility solutions. The Hyundai NFT Discord and Twitter channels opened on April 15, and the official NFT website is scheduled to open in May.
By providing dedicated channels for the Hyundai NFT community, the company will continuously manage the asset value of its NFTs. The online platforms will provide an open 24/7 communications channel between the company and community members, with real-time updates on the asset value of its NFTs.
Today, the company released a short film introducing the Hyundai NFT universe concept 'Metamobility Universe,' which reflects the 'Metamobility' concept revealed at CES 2022. In the film, the 'Meta Kongz' gorilla character drives in both a classic PONY and modernly reinterpreted heritage series PONY from Earth to the Moon, visualizing how mobility solutions can transcend time and space. The film at the end also teases a shooting star-shaped NFT that will be released in May.
Hyundai Motor will also issue 30 limited editions 'Hyundai x Meta Kongz' NFTs on April 20 to commemorate the release of the film. Hyundai NFT projects will be continued throughout the year to keep expanding the Hyundai NFT Universe. Profits from the sale of Hyundai NFTs will be used for the project's management and community members.
"The Hyundai NFT Universe will extend the Hyundai brand experience, especially with MZ generation, in a completely new way, further reinforcing our commitment to innovation in both the real world and in the metaverse," said Thomas Schemera, Hyundai Motor's Global Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Customer Experience Division. "We are extremely excited to introduce 'Metamobility' through our own NFTs and start this journey with 'Meta Kongz'."
Hyundai Motor Company shared its vision of a 'Metamobility' concept at CES 2022 with the goal of pioneering a smart device-metaverse connection that will expand the role of mobility to virtual reality (VR), ultimately allowing people to overcome the physical limitations of movement in time and space.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for COGT, FUBO, ETNB, KIRK, and PRTY.
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Photos: Carroll County Fair returns
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CARROLLTON – The Carroll County Fair opened Tuesday and continues through Sunday.
The fair, which was founded in 1850, features Junior Fair livestock shows, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, animal sales, mechanical rides, food, horse pulls and live music.
Some highlights include:
- The Buckeye Rodeo Co. will host a sanctioned rodeo at 7 p.m. Saturday.
- Square dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Ashton Event Center.
- Derbydog Productions will host a demolition derby at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is $10 daily and includes rides.
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Ukraine has accused Russian soldiers of using rape as a tool of war. These two women say justice is hard to come by
By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN
In a small village Russian soldiers occupied as they tried and failed to take Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, at the beginning of the war, two women say they are living with the pain of multiple traumas: destruction, death and rape.
One of the women — who said her husband was murdered by Russian troops on the night of the rape — left her hometown in the Brovary District to save herself and her teenage son further pain.
The other woman has stayed and is seeking justice from Ukrainian authorities.
Since the Russian invasion, Ukrainian officials have noted multiple instances of sexual abuse of women, children and men by Russian forces who, they say, are using rape and other sexual offenses as weapons of war.
CNN spoke with the women from Brovary District about their harrowing experience and agreed not to share their real names — or those of their family members — to protect their privacy. They are just two of the hundreds of Ukrainians who have reported alleged war crimes.
“There have been 700 reports since the first of April,” Lyudmila Denisova, the Ukrainian parliament’s human rights ombudsman, said, including at least one case where a young boy was reportedly raped.
Denisova has the daunting task of gathering evidence of reported war crimes related to the Russian invasion. A hotline has also been organized to provide free psychological support for victims or witnesses of sexual assault, she said.
“It’s very difficult. You know someone has to do it, for our fighters on the front lines, it’s much more difficult for them. They are in danger every minute. This is my own front line.”
The rape cases are investigated by a special prosecutor’s office, Denisova said.
“From the details we have been given we are 100% sure war crimes have been committed,” said Olexiy Bonuk, the head of the department within the prosecutor’s office investigating the case.
The women CNN spoke with said their suffering has been compounded by local gossip about what happened to them and the stigma inflicted on rape survivors. But they’re determined to fight.
The attack
The women were neighbors in a village in the Brovary District, about an hour’s drive outside Kyiv.
Both women are married. Both are in their early 40s. And both say they were targeted by Russian soldiers.
“We are the youngest women in this village. And they wanted skinny women,” said one of the survivors, who overheard the soldiers talking.
“What that son of a bitch did to me was horrible. He forced me to …”
The woman, who CNN is calling Nika, trails off. Her eyes lower. “I can’t talk about it. I’m ashamed and scared.”
The Russians began engaging Ukrainian troops in Brovary District on March 1. Nika said she was first approached on March 9 while at home with her husband.
Russian soldiers and their commander came to their home and demanded she and her husband hand over their phones. The troops left after a Russian soldier fired a shot hitting her home and grazing their commander, she said.
Two of the younger Russian soldiers returned in the dead of night, Nika said. They separated her from her husband, snatched her by the hood of her coat and dragged her out of the house and down the street to a neighbor’s home where another survivor, who CNN is calling Dasha, was asleep. Dasha’s husband, daughter and mother, Valentina, were also sleeping in the home.
When the Russians arrived and knocked on the door, “They banged so hard it shook everything, even rattled the windows,” Valentina said.
Dasha’s husband went out to talk with the soldiers, she said, and Nika was outside listening to the men argue.
Moments later, Nika said she heard what cold-blooded murder sounds like.
“There was a short conversation. And then there was a sound, like bang! A shot like a firework,” Nika said. “My body was shaking.”
She then saw the Russian soldiers pushing Dasha’s husband’s body out of sight.
The soldiers then took her and Dasha down the street to a house vacated during the invasion, Nika said. She heard the soldiers calling each other by name: Danya and Oleg.
“While we were going there, Danya said, ‘Guess what, Oleg? Look who we are going to f**k!'” Nika said, apologetic for quoting his curse words.
Even after trying to reason with him, Nika said, she was raped by Danya in the downstairs part of the home.
Danya told Nika he was 19 years old, she said.
“I told him I am 41, my younger son is the same age as you. I asked him if he had a girlfriend. He said, ‘Yes. She is 17. But I didn’t have sex with her.'”
Nika asked, “Why are doing this to me? He answered that he hadn’t seen a woman in two weeks.”
The anger rises in her voice as she recounts the conversation. “Can you believe that? It is crazy.”
Escaping bullets and accusations
Nika and Dasha both survived the attacks. But another threat soon presented itself. The town was under fire during a fierce battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces.
Amid the fighting, the women escaped their captors, and said the soldiers were too scared to run after them for long.
But escaping their attackers meant running through an active battle zone.
“There were bullets flying around from the forest. I thought, ‘Oh my God, someone will see me, and kill,'” Nika said.
At great peril, the women managed to make it back to their homes. Dasha had to face the horrors of not only what she just endured, but also the need to grieve the loss of her slain husband.
With the village remaining under Russian occupation, Dasha and Valentina tried to dig a grave, but the ground was too frozen. Gathering all her strength, Dasha went to a Russian commander to demand help burying her husband, Valentina said.
“She said, ‘Your guys came at night and killed him. Help us bury him,'” Valentina said.
The Russian commander capitulated, she said, and soldiers helped bury Dasha’s husband in the family’s backyard. A proper burial, however, was out of the question while under occupation.
Making matters worse, gossip soon floated around the village. Neighbors began accusing the women of being collaborators and getting special favors for sex.
“I wasn’t collaborating with them. I was afraid of them. It is crazy!” Dasha told CNN, exasperated. “Did they see it? Did they? They didn’t. I can make accusations too. It doesn’t make them true.”
On being victimized twice — the rapes, then the rumors — Nika said, “God sees everything.”
She intends to do whatever is needed to help prosecutors prove the assault.
“I want them (the soldiers) to be punished by a judge. They must decide what to do with them: shoot them, kill them, tear them apart. The bastards.”
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC ("KSF") and KSF partner, former Attorney General of Louisiana, Charles C. Foti, Jr., remind investors that they have until October 25, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Stitch Fix, Inc. (NasdaqGS: SFIX), if they purchased the Company's shares between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
If you purchased shares of Stitch Fix and would like to discuss your legal rights and how this case might affect you and your right to recover for your economic loss, you may, without obligation or cost to you, contact KSF Managing Partner Lewis Kahn toll-free at 1-877-515-1850 or via email (lewis.kahn@ksfcounsel.com), or visit https://www.ksfcounsel.com/cases/nasdaqgs-sfix/ to learn more. If you wish to serve as a lead plaintiff in this class action, you must petition the Court by October 25, 2022.
Stitch Fix and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On December 7, 2021, the Company disclosed the occurrence of "short term cannibalization" from new customers who chose to use its new direct-buy Freestyle option rather than the traditional Fix option, as well as a loss for its first quarter of 2021 and a cut to its full-year revenue projections. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $5.97 per share, or 24%, from $24.97 per share to $19.00 per share.
Then, on March 8, 2022, the Company disclosed a weak outlook for the third quarter of 2022 and a cut to its revenue guidance for the full year, as well as "friction" that had occurred due to customers visiting stitchfix.com, the primary landing page for customers interested in the Fix, being redirected to the Freestyle experience first. On this news, shares of Stitch Fix declined by $0.67 per share, or 6%, from $11.01 per share to $10.34 per share.
The case is Retail Wholesale Department Store Union Local 338 Retirement Fund v. Stitch Fix, Inc., No. 22-cv-4893.
KSF, whose partners include former Louisiana Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., is one of the nation's premier boutique securities litigation law firms. KSF serves a variety of clients – including public institutional investors, hedge funds, money managers and retail investors – in seeking recoveries for investment losses emanating from corporate fraud or malfeasance by publicly traded companies. KSF has offices in New York, California, Louisiana and New Jersey.
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- Mandi Fang appointed to SVP, Client Operations
- Tracy Noonan Fred appointed to SVP, Dealer Solutions
- Cheryl Miller VP of Lender Solutions, joins Wittman's team
- Jessica Stafford continues as SVP, Consumer Solutions and will lead Dealer.com in addition to Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book
ATLANTA, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As Cox Automotive continues its mission to help clients transform our industry, Lori Wittman, President of Cox Automotive Retail Solutions, has made several key changes to her leadership team. Mandi Fang becomes the new Senior Vice President of Client Operations and Tracy Noonan Fred becomes the new Senior Vice President of Dealer Solutions. Both will now report directly to Wittman.
Joining Wittman's team is Cheryl Miller, who will continue in her role as Vice President of Lender Solutions. Jessica Stafford continues to report to Wittman in her role as SVP of Consumer Solutions but will now lead the combined consumer marketing power of Dealer.com, Autotrader, and Kelley Blue Book within Cox Automotive's Retail group.
"With these promotions and alignments, Cox Automotive Retail Solutions is poised to lead our clients confidently into this new era of automotive retailing," said Wittman. "This leadership team's experience, determination, and passion will fuel the transformation of the automotive industry and drive greater success for our clients and partners."
Under Mandi Fang, Cox Automotive's Client Operations will continue to deliver seamless and value-packed experiences to dealer and lender clients. This is work she began in her most recent role as VP of Dealer Service and Support. Fang's mission is to deliver consistency and excellence to every client touchpoint including customer/technical service, implementation and on-boarding, and training. Creating Contact Centers of Excellence is a cornerstone of her plan to ensure every client request or question is handled expertly.
"My team works with the mindset of keeping our clients at the center of everything we do, to deliver efficient and complete workflows as only Cox Automotive can," said Fang. "I'm laser-focused on building strong relationships that empower our clients and my team to do their best work."
Fang brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience and 30 years of automotive experience, along with a passion for creating client experiences that are exceptional, to her new role. Previously, Fang was Vice President of Operations of Cox Automotive's DMS business developing open, flexible, easy-to-use solutions critical to helping dealerships adapt to a changing industry and shifting consumer expectations. In 2016, Fang was recognized as one of Auto Remarketing's Women in Remarketing and received the Spirit of Leadership Award from Women's Automotive Association International.
As SVP of Cox Automotive Dealer Solutions, Tracy Noonan Fred will be responsible for driving increased collaboration and innovation into every dealer-facing solution across the organization. Fred will lead the optimization of sales, product, and marketing support. Relying on her proven-track record from her most recent role of VP of Dealer Sales and Service Solutions, Fred will continue to pave the way for client success in the years ahead.
"Great momentum is building across our teams," said Noonan Fred. "Fueled by our clear vision and plans, we can help today's dealers and automakers transform their businesses from the analog, 'gut-driven' past to the new, data-driven digital reality," said Noonan Fred.
A 25+ year veteran of the automotive industry, Noonan Fred served as Vice President Dealer Sales and Service Solutions, where she built a world-class team and oversaw operational strategies and policies for Dealertrack DMS, VinSolutions and Xtime. She also led Cox Automotive's Registration and Title Solutions business. Prior to joining Cox Automotive, she held management and sales positions with leading automakers. Tracy was recognized as a 2018 Women in Remarketing honoree by Auto Remarketing.
Jessica Stafford recently assumed leadership of the Dealer.com business in order to better optimize and prioritize sales, marketing and product support for all Cox's clients across dealer websites as well as marketplaces Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader. Focusing the organization for the first time on a true value-based optimization approach, Stafford recently oversaw a dramatic transformation of the All-New Autotrader–a faster, more personalized online shopping experience that delivers true price confidence for today's consumers and drives even more engaged shoppers to the most relevant vehicle options. Stafford also is leading the concentrated effort on clear value articulation and attribution, which sets Cox Automotive apart from others in the industry. She's been recognized as one of AdWeek's Rising Stars, AutoRemarketing's 40 Under 40 and top Women in Remarketing, and was named as one of Atlanta Business Chronicle's 40 Under 40 in 2019.
"More than ever, as digital retailing and online transactions continue to evolve, this team can deliver valuable data and insights about consumers that are unmatched in the industry," Stafford explained.
Cheryl Miller has been at the forefront of Cox Automotive's effort to meet the surging demand from lenders for more digital tools and online capabilities. Her expertise stems from a distinguished 25+ year management career leading successful high-growth multifaceted organizations in the Automotive Finance Industry. Prior to joining Cox Automotive, Cheryl was CEO of a specialized indirect consumer finance company engaged in acquiring and servicing retail installment sales contracts primarily for used vehicles. She also served as Collections and Recovery Segment Leader for FICO, Chief Servicing Officer for Sixth Gear, Inc. and Executive Vice President at AmeriCredit Corp.
"As the industry marches toward a new era that would not be possible without them, lenders are adapting at a rapid pace, steadily meeting and often exceeding consumers' online auto finance needs," Miller said.
"These women were purposefully selected for their innovative ideas and inclusive ways of motivating their teams to achieve goals, streamline processes and leverage technology to create a consistent, seamless client experience across Cox Automotive," added Wittman.
About Cox Automotive
Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone. The global company's more than 27,000 team members and family of brands, including Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, VinSolutions®, vAuto® and Xtime®, are passionate about helping millions of car shoppers, 40,000 auto dealer clients across five continents and many others throughout the automotive industry thrive for generations to come. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with annual revenues of nearly $20 billion. www.coxautoinc.com
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ROME (AP) — The war in Ukraine loomed over the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession in Rome, after the Vatican’s choice of a Russian woman to share bearing the cross with a Ukrainian woman had angered Ukrainians.
In an apparent attempt to defuse the objections, when the moment arrived for the two women, who work together at a Rome hospital, to walk with the cross together, the ceremony’s participants were invited to pause in “prayerful silence” and pray in their heart for peace in the world.
The original script, written with the women’s input, had spoken of prospects for “reconciliation.” That wording had sparked protests by both the Ukrainian ambassador to the Holy See and a Kyiv archbishop.
They objected to projecting what they saw as the idea of reconciliation while Ukraine is ravaged by war unleashed by Russia.
For the first time since before the pandemic, the solemn torchlit procession returned to the ancient arena in Rome Friday night. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists held small, lit candles as Pope Francis, looking pensive and wearing a white coat against the damp night air, sat under a canopy placed on an elevated viewing point.
At each Station of the Cross, reflecting details of Jesus’ suffering and death by crucifixion, a different family walked with the cross, and meditations, written by them, were read aloud.
The women were identified only by their first names in interviews on Italian Rai state TV: Irina, a nurse from Ukraine and Albina, a Russian nursing student.
Ahead of the procession, Albina told Rai that it was important to “pray for the children who are no more, for the soldiers who lost their lives and can’t even be buried.” Irina described the sharing of the cross-carrying as a “great responsibility.”
The Vatican didn’t respond to the protests. But apparently in reaction to the flap, the original meditation to be read while they shared bearing the cross, was shortened considerably for the procession.
The meditation said that “in the face of death, silence is the most eloquent of words.” Participants were then invited to pause iand “pray for peace in the world.” The two women looked somberly into each others eyes for a long moment as they carried the cross.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the text was shortened to allow people to stay in “silence and in prayer.”
Francis made no reference to the flap. Instead, at the procession’s conclusion, he prayed that God “bring adversaries to shake hands, so that they taste reciprocal forgiveness.” He also prayed that God “disarm the hand raised by brother against brother, so that where there is hatred, harmony will bloom.”
While Francis has denounced the Feb. 24 invasion and attacks on Ukraine as a “sacrilege,″ he has refrained from naming Russia as the aggressor, although his references to Russian President Vladimir Putin have been clear.
SIR, the news agency of the Italian bishops conference, said that several Ukrainian religious media refused this year to broadcast or report on the Colosseum procession in protest.
But other faithful in the world applauded the decision to pair the two women.
In Paris, hundreds of Catholics gathered for Good Friday prayers on the forecourt of Notre Dame cathedral.
Jennifer Kilgore-Caradec, who is from the United States, told The AP at Notre Dame that having the two women hold the cross together was a “very moving and meaningful symbol.” She added: “I think that real people in the real world are concerned about peace. We want peace, we don’t want war.”
The faithful were not allowed inside the Paris cathedral, since it is still under reconstruction after a 2019 blaze collapsed its spire and destroyed its roof.
In St. Peter’s Basilica, hours ahead of the Colosseum event, Francis, wearing red vestments to symbolize the blood of Jesus, limped up the central aisle for an early evening prayer service. Francis, 85, has been suffering from a knee ligament problem.
Usually at the Good Friday basilica service at the Vatican, the pontiff would prostrate himself in prayer. But this time Francis, hobbled by pain for weeks, didn’t do so.
Francis dispatched his official almsgiver, Polish Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, to Kyiv to lead a Good Friday procession in the capital city of war-ravaged Ukraine. Italian Rai state TV showed the cardinal visiting Borodyanka, where he prayed over some of the bodies and leaned over to touch one, partially covered, body.
Good Friday is one of the main days for Christians during Holy Week, which culminates in Easter, on Sunday.
In Jerusalem, where tens of thousands of faithful traditionally converge on the Old City to visit sacred sites during Holy Week, Palestinians and Israeli police clashed Friday at the Al-Aqsa mosque. The site is sacred to Jews and Muslims. This year, Ramadan coincides with Passover as well as Holy Week.
Medics in Jerusalem said more than 150 Palestinians were injured in the most serious violence at the site in nearly a year.
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CARTHAGE, Mo., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
- 2Q sales1 were a quarterly record $1.33 billion, a 5% increase vs 2Q21
- 2Q EBIT of $143 million, down $29 million vs 2Q21 and down $1 million vs 2Q21 adjusted2 EBIT
- 2Q EPS of $.70, a decrease of $.12 vs 2Q21 and an increase of $.04 vs 2Q21 adjusted2 EPS
- 2022 guidance lowered: sales of $5.2–$5.4 billion; EPS of $2.65–$2.80
Diversified manufacturer Leggett & Platt reported record quarterly sales1 in second quarter of $1.33 billion, a 5% increase versus second quarter last year.
- Organic sales3 were up 5%
- Acquisitions and divestitures offset
Second quarter EBIT was $143 million, down $29 million from second quarter 2021, and down $1 million from second quarter adjusted2 EBIT.
- EBIT decreased primarily from the non-recurrence of last year's $28 million gain on the sale of real estate associated with our exited Fashion Bed business
- EBIT decreased versus prior year's adjusted2 EBIT primarily from volume declines and lower overhead absorption as production and inventory levels were adjusted to meet reduced demand mostly in Bedding. These decreases were largely offset by metal margin expansion and pricing discipline in the Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products segment.
- EBIT margin was 10.7%, down from 13.5% in the second quarter of 2021 and down from an adjusted2 second quarter 2021 EBIT margin of 11.3%
Second quarter EPS was $.70. EPS decreased $.12 versus second quarter 2021 primarily from the non-recurrence of last year's real estate gain ($.16/share) partially offset by lower tax rate ($.04/share). EPS increased $.04 versus adjusted2 second quarter 2021 primarily from lower tax rate.
CEO COMMENTS
President and CEO Mitch Dolloff commented, "We delivered quarterly record sales1, solid earnings, and strong cash from operations. These results are attributable to the excellent work of our employees as they continue to effectively navigate a dynamic operating environment and reflects the value of the diversity of our portfolio.
"We are lowering our full-year guidance to reflect macroeconomic uncertainties including impacts of inflation, tightening monetary policy, and softening consumer demand continuing through the back half of the year. We expect solid demand in our industrial and automotive end markets to partially offset softer consumer markets.
"The strength of our balance sheet supports our capital allocation discipline. We continue to invest in our businesses to capture near- and long-term growth opportunities, both organically and through strategic, bolt-on acquisitions. During the second quarter, we increased our dividend and marked 51 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. We also repurchased $35 million of our stock in the quarter. As we move through the remainder of the year, we will continue to evaluate our capital deployment options while monitoring the current macroeconomic uncertainties."
DEBT, CASH FLOW, AND LIQUIDITY
- Net Debt2 was 2.39x trailing 12-month adjusted EBITDA2
- Operating cash flow was $90 million in the second quarter, an increase of $49 million versus second quarter 2021. Working capital increased significantly last year due to restocking efforts following inventory depletion in 2020 but increased to a lesser extent this year as we continue to return to levels of inventory more reflective of current demand.
- Capital expenditures were $22 million
- Total liquidity was $1.3 billion
DIVIDEND
- In May, Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors declared a $.44 per share second quarter dividend, two cents higher than last year's second quarter dividend
- At an annual indicated dividend of $1.76 per share, the yield is 4.4% based upon Friday's closing stock price of $39.64 per share
STOCK REPURCHASES
- Repurchased 1.0 million shares at an average price of $35.01
- Issued .1 million shares through employee benefit plans
- Shares outstanding at the end of the second quarter were 132.6 million
2022 GUIDANCE
- Full year 2022 sales and EPS guidance lowered
- Sales are expected to be $5.2–$5.4 billion, +2% to +6% versus 2021
- Down low double digits in Bedding Products Segment
- Up low double digits in Specialized Products Segment
- Roughly flat in Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products Segment
- EPS is expected to be $2.65–$2.80
- Based on this framework, EBIT margin should be 10.5% to 10.7%
- Additional expectations:
- Prior Guidance:
SEGMENT RESULTS – Second Quarter 2022 (versus 2Q 2021)
Bedding Products –
- Trade sales increased 1%
- The Kayfoam acquisition completed in June 2021 contributed 2% to sales
- Divestitures of small operations in Drawn Wire and International Bedding decreased sales by 1%
- EBIT decreased $31 million, primarily from the non-recurrence of last year's $28 million gain on the sale of real estate associated with our exited Fashion Bed business. Additionally, lower volume and lower overhead absorption as production and inventory levels were adjusted to meet reduced demand were partially offset by higher metal margin.
Specialized Products –
- Trade sales increased 8%
- EBIT decreased $6 million, primarily from higher raw material and transportation costs, labor inefficiencies, and currency impact, partially offset by higher volume
Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products –
- Trade sales increased 10%
- EBIT increased $7 million, primarily from pricing discipline partially offset by lower volume
SLIDES AND CONFERENCE CALL
A set of slides containing summary financial information is available from the Investor Relations section of Leggett's website at www.leggett.com. Management will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. Central (8:30 a.m. Eastern) on Tuesday, August 2. The webcast can be accessed from Leggett's website. The dial-in number is (201) 689-8341; there is no passcode.
Third quarter results will be released after the market closes on Monday, October 31, 2022, with a conference call the next morning.
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COMPANY DESCRIPTION: Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) is a diversified manufacturer that designs and produces a broad variety of engineered components and products that can be found in most homes and automobiles. The 139-year-old Company is comprised of 15 business units, approximately 20,000 employees, and 130 manufacturing facilities located in 17 countries.
Leggett & Platt is the leading U.S.-based manufacturer of: a) bedding components; b) automotive seat support and lumbar systems; c) specialty bedding foams and private label finished mattresses; d) components for home furniture and work furniture; e) flooring underlayment; f) adjustable beds; and g) bedding industry machinery.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward-looking statements," including, but not limited to, volume growth; acquisition and divestiture activity; the amount of sales, EPS, capital expenditures, depreciation and amortization, net interest expense, fully diluted shares, operating cash flow; our EBIT margin, effective tax rate, amount of dividends, raw material-related price increases, consumer demand, volume in each of the Company's segments, and demand in industrial and automotive end markets. Such forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the cautionary statements described in this provision and reflect only the beliefs of Leggett or its management at the time the statement is made. Because all forward-looking statements deal with the future, they are subject to risks, uncertainties and developments which might cause actual events or results to differ materially from those envisioned or reflected in any forward-looking statement. Moreover, we do not have, and do not undertake, any duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement was made. Some of these risks and uncertainties include: the adverse impact on our sales, earnings, liquidity, cash flow, costs, and financial condition caused by the COVID-19 pandemic which has had, and depending on the length and severity of the pandemic and the percentage of the population vaccinated and effectiveness of any vaccines, could, in varying degrees, negatively impact (a) the demand for our products and our customers' products, growth rates in the industries in which we participate, and opportunities in those industries, (b) our manufacturing facilities' ability to remain open and fully operational, obtain necessary raw materials and parts, maintain appropriate labor levels and ship finished products to customers, (c) impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, (d) restructuring-related costs, and (e) our ability to access the commercial paper market or borrow under our revolving credit facility, including compliance with restrictive covenants that may limit our operational flexibility and our ability to timely pay our debt; adverse impact from Russia's invasion of Ukraine; adverse impact from supply chain disruptions; our ability to deleverage; our ability to manage working capital; increases or decreases in our capital needs, which may vary depending on acquisition or divestiture activity, our working capital needs and capital expenditures; market conditions; price and product competition from foreign and domestic competitors; cost and availability of raw materials (including semiconductors and chemicals) due to supply chain disruptions or otherwise, labor, and energy costs; inflationary impacts; cash generation sufficient to pay the dividend; cash repatriation from foreign accounts; our ability to pass along raw material cost increases through increased selling prices; changing tax rates; increased trade costs; cybersecurity breaches; customer losses and insolvencies; disruption to our steel rod mill; foreign currency fluctuation; the imposition or continuation of anti-dumping duties on innersprings, steel wire rod and mattresses; data privacy; climate change compliance costs and market, technological and reputational impacts, and ESG obligations; litigation risks; and risk factors in the "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" sections in Leggett's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports filed with the SEC.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, (417) 358-8131 or invest@leggett.com
Susan R. McCoy, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Cassie J. Branscum, Senior Director, Investor Relations
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1 Sales from continuing operations
2 Please refer to attached tables for Non-GAAP Reconciliations
3 Trade sales excluding acquisitions/divestitures in the last 12 months
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NEW ORLEANS, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until August 5, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC), if they purchased the Company's securities between October 28, 2021 and April 27, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Teladoc and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On April 27, 2022, the Company disclosed a host of negative financial results, including revenue of $565.4 million, below consensus estimates by $3.23 million, net loss per share of $41.58, primarily driven by a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $6.6 billion or $41.11 per share, and revised FY 2022 revenue guidance to $2.4 - $2.5 billion and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $240 - $265 million, which the Company largely attributed to increased competition in its BetterHelp and chronic care businesses.
On this news, shares of Teladoc fell $22.48 per share, or 40.15%, to close at $33.51 per share on April 28, 2022.
The case is Schneider v. Teladoc Health, Inc., et al., No. 22-cv-04687.
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Personal info on California gun owners wrongly made public
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Justice on Wednesday acknowledged the agency wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases, a broader exposure than the agency initially disclosed a day earlier.
Rob Bonta, the Democrat who heads the agency and is running for reelection in November, said he was “deeply disturbed and angered” by the failure to protect the information his department is entrusted to keep. He ordered an investigation and promised to fix any problems.
“This unauthorized release of personal information is unacceptable and falls far short of my expectations for this department,” he said. “We acknowledge the stress this may cause those individuals whose information was exposed.”
The California Rifle and Pistol Association noted that the release came days after the U.S. Supreme Court threw out New York’s requirement that those seeking to carry concealed weapons provide a reason. That also derailed California’s similar requirement, though state lawmakers and Bonta are working to impose new requirements.
The association said the “unconscionable” release included information on law enforcement officials including judges, as well as others who had sought permits “like rape and domestic violence victims.”
Names, dates of birth, gender, race, driver’s license numbers, addresses and criminal histories were exposed for people who were granted or denied permits to carry concealed weapons between 2011 and 2021, the department said. Social Security numbers and financial information were not disclosed.
In addition, the state’s Assault Weapon Registry, Handguns Certified for Sale, Dealer Record of Sale, Firearm Certificate Safety and Gun Violence Restraining Order dashboards were affected, the department said. Officials said were investigating the extent to which personal information was exposed in those databases.
The information on concealed carry permits was publicly available on a spreadsheet for less than 24 hours, officials said, from the time the department updated its Firearms Dashboard Portal on Monday afternoon until it shut down down the website Tuesday morning.
“It is infuriating that people who have been complying with the law have been put at risk by this breach,” said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea, president of the California State Sheriffs’ Association. He said sheriffs are concerned about the risk it poses to permit holders.
Bonta’s office could not immediately say how many individuals are in each database, whether the data was downloaded and how often, and when the public website would be restored. California officials issued about 40,000 conceal and carry permits last year, down from more than 100,000 during the peak year of 2016, according to information on the state Department of Justice’s website.
Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle, who is running for governor against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, said many of the women who seek to carry concealed weapons “do so because they fear for their lives and safety. Consequently, those women will now have to worry that the person they least wanted to see again may have just been given their address by this careless act of bureaucratic idiocy.”
Bonta said in a statement that the unauthorized release “is unacceptable and falls far short of my expectations for this department.” He said he immediately began an investigation into how the release occurred “and will take strong corrective measures where necessary.”
He said he is aware of the stress the release may cause, and the department will notify people whose information was exposed. It will also provide credit monitoring services for those individuals.
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Netsurit launches next generation of award-winning Netsurit Productivity Monitor
NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading global IT and digital transformation managed service provider Netsurit today announced the release of the next generation Netsurit Productivity Monitor (NPM) SaaS solution. NPM addresses the emerging challenges of the modern workplace, where remote and hybrid work has become the norm for many organizations.
Organizations are looking for new ways to support and manage remote teams as the way work gets done changes rapidly. NPM helps organizations by giving managers the tools they need to optimize work habits and employee productivity.
Gartner's 2021 survey of 10,000 digital workers found remote workers represent 32% of the workforce worldwide and 64% said they were more likely to consider a role that allowed flexible hours over one that didn't. According to research by Ladders, 25% of all professional jobs in North America will be remote by the end of 2022.
Across all industries and business sizes, implementing productive hybrid and remote work environments is undoubtedly a challenge. NPM is designed to better understand productivity trends and capacity within your company, encouraging sustainable work habits. NPM allows organizations to:
- Improve remote work management and employee productivity
- Allow employees to improve their working habits
- Evaluate individual and department workloads
- Understand and optimize an organization's meeting culture
"With more people working remotely, productivity is less visible," says Netsurit CEO Orrin Klopper. "With NPM, you can monitor your teams' productivity from wherever they are. NPM focuses on productivity awareness and insights. This enables you to support your employees while building your company culture."
New features in the latest release of NPM enable expanded visibility and analysis including:
- Meeting frequency and overload
- Focused work time
- After-hour and weekend activity
The tool is designed to foster collaboration and does not use monitoring technologies like keyboard logging, webcam recording, and location tracking.
Developed for in-office and remote working scenarios, the award-winning software is quick to deploy, easy to use, and requires no user training or interaction.
Netsurit is a global Managed Services Provider that delivers remarkable results. For organizations battling the non-stop challenges of the modern workplace but lacking end-to-end IT expertise, Netsurit ensures your business-critical apps and infrastructure are always on, secure, and resilient. Netsurit helps accelerate growth, increase productivity, and drive business excellence through digital innovation and transformation.
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15-year-old who survived car crash because of seat belt has ‘long road to recovery’
BEAVERTON Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - A 15-year-old boy who survived a car crash that killed two high school students in Oregon has “a long road to recovery,” authorities say.
Two other Southridge High School students and a Washington County deputy are also making a recovery after the crash in Beaverton, according to KPTV.
Alecia Delarosa is the mother of Sky Korbut. She says she hugged him goodbye before heading to work the night shift. She got the call that he had been in an accident a few hours later.
“I always like to tell my kids that I love them, and I’ll see them later as I’m going to work and to have a good night,” she said. “It’s just unreal. One minute your kid’s giving you a hug goodbye when you’re heading out to work, and the next minute you have to come to the hospital, a parent’s worst nightmare to get that call.”
She was told her son had been severely injured but was alive because he was wearing his seat belt.
“The impact was so hard that it actually punctured his intestines,” Delarosa said. “There was bleeding that had to be stopped and then once that was stopped, they had to reattach the intestines. That was the first surgery. Second surgery, he broke his back, lower back, had a fracture so now he has two plates in his spine.”
Delarosa said her son also fractured a femur and has several broken ribs but is awake.
“He hears us. He can shake his head,” Delarosa said. “Right now, he has a tube down his throat so he can’t use his words. He’s under a lot of medication and a lot of pain going on, but he is able to communicate with us for a little bit. He blinks his eyes to let us know he loves us. He’s a tough kid. I know he’ll pull through, but I know it’s going to be a long road to recovery.”
Sky Korbut’s family said he is outgoing, loves to be outdoors and loves to hang out with his friends.
“Sky is really fun, caring, and is such a sweetheart,” Kristin Schwing, Sky Korbut’s sister-in-law, said. “Somebody who would every time he sees you would give you a hug.”
The family is thanking the community for the outpouring of support they have received. A GoFundMe has also been set up to help pay for medical expenses.
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MINNEAPOLIS , June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 27, 2022, a lawsuit was filed against high-profile victims' rights advocate Jeffrey Anderson and his namesake law firm Jeff Anderson and Associates, P.A. (JAA) in Ramsey County District Court on behalf of the firm's former Human Resources Director, Cherise Salim. The lawsuit alleges Salim experienced discrimination on the basis of her pregnancy and then retaliation for speaking out against acts of sexual harassment perpetrated by a fellow employee who worked closely with Anderson.
Prior to going out on maternity leave, Salim was described as "an inspired and natural leader." However, upon her return, Salim alleges she was demoted on account of claimed performance issues, none of which had been previously raised. The Complaint further states that Salim was terminated after seeking disciplinary action against an employee alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment while with the Firm. Salim's investigation uncovered a pattern of repeated sexual harassment by this individual, none of which had been previously addressed, states the Complaint. Salim recommended that JAA terminate the individual, or at least place him on extended unpaid leave during the pendency of the Firm's investigation. In response, according to the Complaint, Salim was told the employee was "going nowhere" because of his working relationship with Anderson. Discipline was imposed, but then reduced. Salim was subsequently terminated.
Halunen Law attorney Charles Horowitz stated, "the Complaint alleges that our Client experienced both pregnancy discrimination and retaliation for opposing what was seen to be a pattern of sexual harassment. We are committed to challenging conduct of this nature wherever it occurs and look forward to presenting our Client's case to a jury of her peers."
The Complaint can be viewed here:
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With offices in Minneapolis, Chicago and Phoenix, Halunen Law offers experienced legal representation to employees, whistleblowers, and those who have been wrongfully injured. Halunen Law has achieved a reputation as a fearless, tenacious and successful plaintiffs' law firm, with a laser focus on achieving justice for its clients. For more information visit halunenlaw.com.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Thousands of firefighters continued to slow the advance of destructive wildfires in the Southwestern U.S., but officials warned they were bracing for the return Friday of the same dangerous conditions that quickly spread the wind-fueled blazes a week ago.
At least 166 homes have been destroyed in one rural county in northeast New Mexico since the biggest fire currently burning in the U.S. started racing through small towns east and northeast of Santa Fe on April 22, the local sheriff said.
Winds gusting up to 50 mph (80 kph) were forecast Friday in the drought-stricken region. One expert said it’s a recipe for disaster on the wildlands where some timber has a fuel moisture drier than kiln-dried wood.
“It’s a very, very dangerous fire day tomorrow,” fire behavior specialist Stewart Turner said at a briefing Thursday night on the edge of the Santa Fe National Forest in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
“Like we saw last Friday, epic fire behavior,” Turner said. “It’s a day that as a firefighter, we’ll write about, we’ll read studies about. It’s going to be a big fire day.”
A swath of the country stretching from New Mexico and Colorado to Kansas and the Texas panhandle is expected to be hit the hardest by the return of the bad firefighting weather that has generated unusually hot and fast-moving fires for this time of year, forecasters warned.
Red flag warnings for extreme fire danger were in place Friday for nearly all of New Mexico and parts of Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
The expected high winds will likely ground firefighting aircraft in some areas, officials said.
More than 3,000 firefighters were battling fires in Arizona and New Mexico on Friday — about half of those in northeast New Mexico, where more than 187 square miles (484 square kilometers) of mostly timber and brush has been charred.
They focused Thursday on preventing it from moving into the rural New Mexico community of Ledoux. That meant bolstering fire lines and sending in crews tasked with protecting structures.
“Great progress again today,” incident commander Carl Schwope said Thursday night. But “tomorrow has the potential to be a very destructive day.”
“It will be chaotic if anything close to what happened (last) Friday occurs,” added operations chief Jayson Coil.
Sheriff Chris Lopez, of New Mexico’s Miguel County, confirmed for the first time Thursday night the fire there has destroyed at least 166 homes, 108 outbuildings and three commercial buildings. He joined authorities in neighboring Mora County in pleading with residents to pay close attention Friday to sudden changes in closures and evacuation orders.
“Falling trees, possibly falling power lines, that’s the kind of winds we’re looking at,” Lopez said.
Turner, the fire behavior specialist, said the gusty winds are only part of the problem. He said moisture levels in downed logs and woody debris are “extremely dry” — just 2% in small twigs, pine needles and grasses that “actually carry a forest fire across the landscape.”
Moisture in a small log “the size of a 4-by-4 post you buy at the lumber store ... are coming down to 8%,” he said. “Kiln-dry is 12%. So out there, that’s drying to what a kiln would do.”
In northern Arizona, authorities downgraded some some evacuation orders at a fire that has destroyed at least 30 homes near Flagstaff. It’s now estimated to be 43% contained. Another fire 10 miles (16 km) south of the community of Prescott was 23% contained, but officials at both blazes warned of worsening conditions expected Friday.
Elsewhere, one national wildfire management incident team continued to oversee a large prairie fire in Nebraska, where more than 200 firefighters were battling a blaze that has been burning since last week. 44024 acres (68.79 square miles)
About 68 square miles (176 square kilometers) of mostly grasses and farmland have been blackened near Nebraska’s state line with Kansas. Several homes were destroyed and at least one person was killed. That fire was 97% contained Friday. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_b86cd4f6-c7f9-11ec-97fa-cfd3c7643a4e.html | 2022-04-30T03:23:36Z |
DALLAS (KDAF) — Dallas is home to some iconic films including Office Space, Robocop, Batman and Robin and even Boys Don’t Cry.
If that isn’t enough to convince you to choose it as your next film location, the Dallas Film Commission has compiled a list of reasons why you should.
Its Centralized Location
The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has the luxury of being right in between the east and west coasts, meaning it is a very accessible location from all major cities. DFW Airport has tons of direct flights from Los Angeles and New York.
Weather
According to bestplaces.net, there are, on average, 232 sunny days a year in Dallas, making it a fairly easy city to plan shoots around.
Diverse Shooting Locations in Dallas
Being one of the largest cities in the nation and having one of the largest populations in the nation, there are a lot of varied locations in Dallas for any kind of set. There are tons of restaurants, neighboring small towns, shopping centers and downtowns with futuristic buildings and skyscrapers.
Population Diversity
Having a population of 1.4 million in just Dallas alone, there are plenty of diverse people in the metroplex to not only be in front of the camera but behind the camera as well.
Permit Accessibility
According to the commission, film permits are easy to obtain and inexpensive. For more information about permitting, contact the commission directly.
Other reasons include:
- Equipment
- Talent
- Film Friendly Hotels
- Dallas Hotel Rebate Incentive | https://cw33.com/news/local/heres-why-you-should-choose-dallas-as-your-next-film-location-according-to-the-dallas-film-commission/ | 2022-06-09T17:17:29Z |
NEW YORK (AP) — Gleyber Torres drove in all New York’s runs with a go-ahead, three-run homer off José Berríos in the fourth inning and a two-run single, leading the surging Yankees over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Wednesday for their 15th win in 17 games.
An All-Star in his first two seasons who slumped in 2020 and ’21, Torres restored a two-run lead with his sixth-inning single off Trevor Richards. Torres has four home runs in his last 11 games. Overall, he is batting .222 with five homers and 18 RBIs
New York won its seventh straight series and improved to a major league-best 22-8, its best 30-game start since 2003. The Yankees are 13-0 when scoring five runs or more.
Toronto has lost a season-high four straight and seven of nine. On a sloppy day for the Blue Jays, Bo Bichette failed to advance to third on an errant pitch following his fifth-inning double. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. then struck out, slammed his bat against the ground and snapped the lumber over his left knee.
After Yankees shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa bobbled Santiago Espinal’s two-out grounder in the sixth for the first of his two errors, Alejandro Kirk tripped over second base and was tagged by Torres after initially beating the throw.
There didn’t appear to be any carryover from the Yankees’ 6-5 win the previous night, a game that turned testy and saw three Blue Jays ejected. Guerrero was hit by a pitch in the first inning, a plunking that didn’t raise any issues.
Jameson Taillon (3-1) allowed Toronto’s first three batters to reach, then settled down and allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings.
Torres gave the Yankees a 3-1 lead after Anthony Rizzo and DJ LeMahieu singled in the fourth. Berríos left an 0-2 fastball over the plate that Torres drove 361 feet into the right field short porch.
Clay Holmes got Guerrero to ground into an inning-ending double play with two on in the seventh.
Espinal doubled leading off the ninth against Aroldis Chapman, No. 9 hitter Raimel Tapia walked and George Springer hit a sacrifice fly. Bichette hit a long drive just foul before striking out as he swung under a 100 mph pitch, and Guerrero popped out as Chapman remained perfect in eight save chances.
Berríos gave up five runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 5.82.
Toronto loaded the bases with no outs in the first when Springer walked, Bichette singled and Guerrero was hit by a sinker on the left elbow pad. Taillon gave up a run when Teoscar Hernández grounded into a forceout, then struck out Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and retired Kirk on a foulout.
Hernández reached on an infield single leading off the sixth — he originally was called out by first base umpire Shane Livensparger but the call was reversed on a video review — and scored on Matt Chapman’s sacrifice fly off Michael King.
JUDGE-MENT DAY
Yankees GM Brian Cashman said he will not discuss publicly whether any contract talks are going on with Aaron Judge. The outfielder is eligible for arbitration, with a hearing possible up until June 24, and can become a free agent after the World Series. Judge rejected an eight-year contract worth $230.5 million to $234.5 million, the difference to have been determined in arbitration for this year’s salary, and said he didn’t intend to negotiate again until after the season.
TRAINER’S ROOM
INF-OF Cavan Biggio, who hasn’t played for the Blue Jays since April 24 following a positive COVID-19 test, was 2 for 2 with a two-run single and a double as a DH for Triple-A Buffalo against Lehigh Valley on Tuesday night. … C Danny Jansen, out with a strained oblique since April 10, played five innings behind the plate and went 1 for 2 with a double for Class A Dunedin against Tampa.
UP NEXT
Blue Jays: RHP Kevin Gauman (3-1) starts Friday’s series opener at Tampa Bay.
Yankees: RHP Luis Gil makes his season debut in Thursday’s series opener at the Chicago White Sox, who start RHP Dylan Cease (3-1).
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TROY, Mich., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) today announced that its shareholders have voted to approve the previously announced pending acquisition by Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) at a special meeting.
"The strong support our shareholders have expressed for this transaction reflects the compelling value and important opportunity to shape the future of powertrain components and accelerate development of electrified power solutions for commercial vehicles," said Chris Villavarayan, CEO and president of Meritor. "We look forward to securing the remaining regulatory approvals and closing the transaction."
Meritor continues to work toward completing the transaction and remains focused on supporting its customers around the world. The transaction is expected to close by the end of calendar year 2022, subject to the satisfaction or permitted waiver of all remaining closing conditions and receipt of applicable regulatory approvals.
The final voting results for each proposal voted on at the special meeting will be set forth in a Form 8-K filed by Meritor with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
About Meritor
Meritor, Inc. is a leading global supplier of drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. With more than a 110-year legacy of providing innovative products that offer superior performance, efficiency and reliability, the company serves commercial truck, trailer, off-highway, defense, specialty and aftermarket customers around the world. Meritor is based in Troy, Mich., United States, and is made up of more than 9,600 diverse employees who apply their knowledge and skills in manufacturing facilities, engineering centers, joint ventures, distribution centers and global offices in 19 countries. Meritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MTOR. For important information, visit the company's website at www.meritor.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This release contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain outlooks, projections and business trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "should," "are likely to be," "will" and similar expressions. Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement pursuant to which the company would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Cummins Inc. (the "Merger"); the failure to obtain certain required regulatory approvals or the failure to satisfy any of the other closing conditions to the completion of the Merger within the expected timeframes or at all; risks related to disruption of management's attention from ongoing business operations due to the Merger; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on the ability to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom the company does business, or on operating results and business generally; the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the Merger; risks associated with merger-related litigation; the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on public health, the global economy and financial markets, as well as our industry, customers, operations, workforce, supply chains, distribution systems and demand for our products; the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; reliance on major OEM customers and possible negative outcomes from contract negotiations with our major customers, including failure to negotiate acceptable terms in contract renewal negotiations and our ability to obtain new customers; the outcome of actual and potential product liability, warranty and recall claims; our ability to successfully manage rapidly changing volumes in the commercial truck markets and work with our customers to manage demand expectations in view of rapid changes in production levels; global economic and market cycles and conditions; availability and sharply rising costs of raw materials, including steel, transportation and labor, and our ability to manage or recover such costs; technological changes in our industry as a result of the trends toward electrified drivetrains and the integration of advanced electronics and their impact on the demand for our products and services; our ability to manage possible adverse effects on European markets or our European operations, or financing arrangements related thereto in the event one or more countries exit the European monetary union; risks inherent in operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates, restrictive government actions regarding trade, implications of foreign regulations relating to pensions and potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist attacks or acts of aggression); risks related to our joint ventures; the ability to achieve the expected benefits of strategic initiatives and restructuring actions; our ability to successfully consummate the acquisition of the Siemens Commercial Vehicles Bus & Truck business; our ability to successfully integrate the products and technologies of the Siemens Commercial Vehicles Bus & Truck business and future results of such acquisition, including its generation of revenue and its being accretive; the demand for commercial and specialty vehicles for which we supply products; whether our liquidity will be affected by declining vehicle production in the future; OEM program delays; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development and launch of new products; labor relations of our company, our suppliers and customers, including potential disruptions in supply of parts to our facilities or demand for our products due to work stoppages; the financial condition of our suppliers and customers, including potential bankruptcies; possible adverse effects of any future suspension of normal trade credit terms by our suppliers; potential impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill; potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of our debt; our ability to continue to comply with covenants in our financing agreements; our ability to access capital markets; credit ratings of our debt; the outcome of existing and any future legal proceedings, including any proceedings or related liabilities with respect to environmental, asbestos-related, or other matters; rising costs of pension benefits; possible changes in accounting rules; and other substantial costs, risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 3, 2021, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2022 and from time to time in other filings of the company with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.
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At least 4 dead in Kentucky as flooding hits Appalachia, officials say
(WKYT/WSAZ/Gray News) - Officials in Kentucky on Thursday reported four deaths related to the severe flooding, with concerns the toll will continue to rise.
Gov. Andy Beshear called it one of the “worst and most devastating flooding events” in the state’s history, saying hundreds of homes had been damaged or destroyed so far, per WKYT.
“The situation is dynamic and ongoing,” Beshear said. “In most places, we are not seeing receding water. In fact, in most places, it is not crested yet.”
He said during a news conference there had been two deaths in Perry County, including an 81-year-old woman. In Knott County, the coroner confirmed two deaths in the region with multiple people still missing, WSAZ reported.
Beshear also said there are a number of people unaccounted for, declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard. He said he expected there will be more loss of lives.
“Hundreds will lose their homes, and this is going to be yet another event that it’s going to take not months but likely years for many families to rebuild and recover from,” the governor said.
Poweroutage.us reported more than 31,000 customers without electricity in eastern Kentucky, as well as affected areas in West Virginia and Virginia dealing with flash flooding and mudslides. Thunderstorms dumped several inches of water over the past few days.
Water service has been disrupted as well in some areas. Beshear said Kentucky has already ordered truckloads of water to assist.
Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt said many in his area are trapped by floodwaters and urged people in areas that may see more flooding to get out now.
“We had to rescue some on floating debris – a house door. We had to put a lady on a house door that would float,” Hunt said. “We are using all resources, anything that we have available to rescue these people.”
Rescue workers worked through the night and have plucked people off rooftops amid fast-rising water. Perry County Emergency Management Director Jerry Stacy described the situation as “catastrophic” as crews searched for stranded people.
“There are a lot of people in eastern Kentucky on top of roofs waiting to be rescued,” the governor added.
The storms hit an Appalachian mountain region where communities and homes are built on steep hillsides or down in the hollows between them, where the only flat land often shoulders creeks and streams that can rise in a hurry.
Roads in many areas weren’t passable after as much as 6 inches of rain had fallen in some areas by Thursday, and 1-3 more inches could fall, the National Weather Service said.
Three parks in the region were opened as shelters for displaced people.
In Kentucky’s Perry, Leslie and Clay counties, people in low areas were urged to seek higher ground after multiple swift water rescues. Breathitt County’s courthouse was opened overnight, and Emergency Management Director Chris Friley said the Old Montessori School would provide more permanent shelter once crews can staff it.
“It’s the worst we’ve had in quite a while,” Friley said. “It’s county-wide again. There’s several spots that are still not accessible to rescue crews.”
Perry County dispatchers said floodwaters washed out roads and bridges and knocked homes off foundations. The city of Hazard said rescue crews were out all night, urging people on Facebook to stay off roads and “pray for a break in the rain.”
Rescues were being done in West Virginia, and communities in southwest Virginia also were flooding. The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg, Virginia, warned of more showers and storms on Thursday.
In Buchanan County, which was hit by severe flooding two weeks ago, preliminary assessments of the previous flooding were postponed for safety amid the latest high water, according to Virginia Department of Emergency Management spokesperson Lauren Opett. Officials were determining whether its feasible to conduct the assessments virtually, she said.
And in Wise County, the Office of Emergency Management warned of imminent flooding and road closures in the Pound Bottom area on Thursday morning. Officials advised residents to shelter in place until floodwaters recede or evacuate to a shelter in an elementary school.
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NEW YORK, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Spero Therapeutics, Inc. ("Spero" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPRO) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, and docketed under 22-cv-04154, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Spero securities between May 6, 2021 and May 2, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Spero securities during the Class Period, you have until July 25, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Spero, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on identifying, developing, and commercializing treatments for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and rare diseases in the United States. The Company's product candidates include Tebipenem Pivoxil Hydrobromide (HBr), an oral carbapenem-class antibiotic to treat complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis for adults.
On October 28, 2021, Spero announced that it had submitted a New Drug Application ("NDA") to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for Tebipenem HBr for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections including Pyelonephritis (the "Tebipenem HBr NDA").
Throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the data submitted in support of the Tebipenem HBr NDA were insufficient to obtain FDA approval; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the FDA would approve the Tebipenem HBr NDA in its current form; (iii) the foregoing would necessitate a significant workforce reduction and restructuring of Spero's operations; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On March 31, 2022, Spero issued a press release announcing the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2021 financial results. In the press release, Spero disclosed that "[t]he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified Spero that, as part of its ongoing review of Spero's New Drug Application (NDA) for tebipenem HBr, it has identified deficiencies that preclude discussion of labeling and post-marketing requirements/commitments at this time."
On this news, Spero's stock price fell $1.59 per share, or 18.27%, to close at $7.11 per share on April 1, 2022.
Then on May 3, 2022, Spero issued a press release announcing "that it will immediately defer current commercialization activities for tebipenem HBr based on feedback from a recent Late Cycle Meeting (LCM) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding Spero's New Drug Application (NDA) for tebipenem HBr[,]" and that, "[a]lthough the review is still ongoing and the FDA has not yet made any final determination regarding approvability, the discussion suggested that the data package may be insufficient to support approval during this review cycle." Specifically, the FDA advised the Company, in relevant part, that the FDA's separate analysis of the relevant study population had "reduce[d] the number of evaluable patients in the primary analysis population compared with those resulting from the trial's pre-specified micro-ITT population as outlined in the statistical analysis plan" and [a]s a result, the FDA considers that the pre-specified non-inferiority margin of -12.5% was not met." Further, the press release advised that, "[i]n connection with this development, Spero announced that it is undertaking a reduction in its workforce by approximately 75% and a restructuring of its operations to reduce operating costs and reallocate resources."
On this news, Spero's stock price fell $3.24 per share, or 63.65%, to close at $1.85 per share on May 3, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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Founder Alexiou Gibson accepts offer from Mark Cuban and Kevin Hart to expand sea moss health supplement product
WELLINGTON, Fla., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appearing on the season 13 finale of ABC's Shark Tank, The Transformation Factory is the first brand to feature sea moss in Shark Tank history and is the only brand to receive a deal on the season finale. Initial offers from Kevin O'Leary and Barbara Corcoran were turned down in favor of a dual offer from Kevin Hart and Mark Cuban for $600,000.
Sea moss, also known as Irish Moss, is a species of red algae. The marine plant, whether raw, powdered, or blended into a gel, has been linked to numerous health benefits. Including better gut health, reducing the risk of heart disease, and supplementing nutrients and minerals.
The Transformation Factory is a black-owned and operated business founded by entrepreneur Alexiou Gibson. As a child, Gibson enjoyed cultural food while growing up in the Bahamas. His grandmother would make him the most delicious treats daily.
At age 21 Gibson weighed 500 pounds. "Like most teens, I believed that I was invincible," Gibson shares. "I thought I would be fine and had time to get healthy later. It wasn't until my doctor told me that I wouldn't live to see my 30th birthday that I really understood how serious I needed to be about living."
Gibson started college and was immersed in a positive environment where he excelled and pivoted into leadership. His mind shifted and thus began the journey of wanting to meet the best version of himself. He started eating healthier and exercising twice a day in 3-hour intervals and incorporated sea moss in his diet to transform his life for the healthier and better.
Over the past 10 years, Gibson has been recognized for his leadership, entrepreneurship, and community involvement and is the recipient of numerous awards, achievements, and recognitions.
No stranger to overcoming adversity, Gibson's perseverance and dedication to his passions led him to an internship with N.A.S.A and numerous awards, including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Leadership Award, Apple Innovation Award, Buick Engineering Award, Global Citizen Award, and Legacy Miami - Under 40 Award and Legacy South Florida Trailblazer of the Year 2022.
For more information on the brand's history, visit seamosstransformation.com. Explore the sea moss flavors and bundle options here.
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Demonstrating further integration of ESG into its business to address crucial sustainability challenges
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ADAMA Ltd. (SZSE 000553), a leading global crop protection company, has issued its 2021 ESG report. The publication of this report cements the company's commitment to high standards around transparency, sustainability, and social responsibility.
Ignacio Dominguez, CEO of ADAMA, said: "Climate change and the imminent global food crisis demand that agriculture and our industry must transform if we are to have sustainable food security for a growing population. ADAMA chooses to put ESG values in the center of its activity and to integrate sustainability into every aspect of the business – products, manufacturing, operations, and people. Our investment in novel formulation technologies to deliver superior products with enhanced biological performance is resulting in better solutions for farmers and a favorable sustainable footprint, ultimately benefiting all our stakeholders. We'll continue to listen to farmers and deliver what they need to succeed, making sustainable agriculture part of the solution".
Michal Arlosoroff, EVP, General Legal Counsel, Company Secretary, Chief Corporate Communication & Chief Sustainability Officer, said: "As an agrochemical company, we have an even greater obligation to put ESG at the forefront of our operations. We take this commitment seriously and I am proud of the results and progress that we have made in our ESG journey, including reducing our carbon footprint; improving safety; and reducing our products' environmental impact through a combination of efforts across the whole business. For 2022, we have set additional ambitious goals for even more sustainable processes."
- Outperformed regulatory requirements while growing production volumes. ADAMA reduced GHG emissions by 30% over the last decade; achieved a 51% decrease in TOC discharge per tonne during that same time period; and recycled and reused 36% more hazardous waste compared to the previous year.
- Funded $60 million toward greener manufacturing operations. Investments in this area included a new chlorine production facility, new wastewater reactor, balancing pool to enhance treatment efficiency and redundancy and new scrubbers to upgrade air emission controls.
- Increased portfolio of biological products. ADAMA continues to strengthen its portfolio and pipeline of biological products which give farmers alternative options in combination and programs with chemicals. The Bralic® product originally launched in Mexico, based on garlic oil extract alone and has a favorable impact on insect infestation, is expanding to additional markets.
- Invested 2.9% of total profit in social responsibility. $2.5 million were donated globally to support community activities. In addition, 20% of ADAMA's people in Israel were involved in volunteering activities. Community projects include academic excellence programs for educating future scientists; connecting youth with farmers to support labor needs and expose young people to working in agriculture; providing medical facilities with crucial COVID-related support such as oxygen generation equipment.
- Promoting diversity and inclusion. A global Diversity & Inclusion Committee was formed in 2021 and drives the execution of various initiatives to amplify the diversity of our teams and the inclusiveness of our culture. In Israel, cooperation begun with Co-Impact - a local NGO, to increase employment from the Arab society.
- Retained employees' rate at 87% in 2021.
ADAMA's sustainability report and ESG report, audited by KPMG, is available here.
About ADAMA
ADAMA Ltd. is a global leader in crop protection, providing solutions to farmers across the world to combat weeds, insects and disease. ADAMA has one of the widest and most diverse portfolios of active ingredients in the world, as well as state-of-the-art R&D, manufacturing and formulation facilities. With a culture that empowers our people to listen to farmers and ideate from the field, ADAMA is uniquely positioned to offer a vast array of distinctive mixtures, formulations and high-quality differentiated products, delivering solutions that meet local farmer and customer needs in over 100 countries globally. For more information, visit us at www.ADAMA.com and follow us on Twitter® at @ADAMAAgri.
ADAMA Contact:
Tal Moise
Public Relations
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Integration Lets Brands Easily Add Koji Apps To Their Video Content
LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novel, the new no-code video platform for brands and entrepreneurs, today announced that it has integrated the Koji App Store into its interactive video builder. The integration brings the Koji App Store's powerful collection of mini apps to brands using Novel, giving these brands a seamless and integrated way to add new types of interactive experiences to their video content.
Beginning today, all Novel users will see a new "Koji" tab when adding apps into their video content. Using this tab, creators can select and configure any Koji App from directly inside the Novel video builder. Once configured, the app appears in context within the video, giving viewers access to the app's full functionality without ever leaving the media.
"We're looking forward to this partnership because the Koji team believes the same thing we do– that brands, creators and entrepreneurs should have access to modern, evolving tools for engaging and monetizing their community, and it shouldn't come with technical uplift. Novel centers this belief around video, a medium that continues to explode," said Joe DeWulf, co-founder and CEO of Novel.
With over 200 mini-apps, the Koji App Store makes engaging and interacting with audiences easier and more powerful than ever. Some examples of apps that can be added to video experiences created on Novel include audience polls, giveaways and lead capture, as well as apps from other popular services like Calendly, Spotify, Subtext and more.
"Koji is delivering infrastructure to empower the next generation of digital businesses. We are excited to bring Koji's open app store to innovative new platforms like Novel," said Sean Thielen, Koji co-founder.
The Koji integration is live today and is available for free to all Novel customers.
ABOUT Novel
Novel is the first no-code video platform that gives brands and entrepreneurs the tools to add interactivity to digital content. With drag-and-drop technology, Novel's users can effortlessly create videos that guide viewers from curiosity to immediate action within the experience. Novel is currently in its Beta, planning to launch Q3 of 2022.
ABOUT KOJI
Koji is the world's most powerful App store for social media. With hundreds of free Apps created by Koji and its community of independent developers, the Koji Link in Bio gives leading Creators on TikTok, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media platforms new ways to engage audiences, connect with supporters, and monetize. Koji launched in March 2021 and has raised $36 million in venture capital.
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sean@withkoji.com
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IRVING, Texas, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) ("Darling" or the "Company") today announced the pricing of its private offering of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6% unsecured senior notes due 2030 (the "add-on notes"). The add-on notes will be issued as additional notes under the same indenture (the "indenture") as Darling's 6% senior notes due 2030, $750.0 million in aggregate principal amount of which were issued on June 9, 2022 (the "initial notes"). The add-on notes will have the same terms as the initial notes (other than issue date and issue price) and will, together with the initial notes, constitute a single class of securities under the indenture. The initial offering price to investors will be 102.0% of the principal amount thereof. The offering is expected to close on or about August 17, 2022, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
Darling intends to use the proceeds from the offering of the add-on notes (i) for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of indebtedness and (ii) to pay the costs, commissions, fees, and expenses incurred in connection with the offering of the add-on notes (including the initial purchasers' discount). Darling may temporarily apply proceeds to reduce revolving credit indebtedness or invest in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments pending application of the proceeds.
The add-on notes and related guarantees will be offered in the United States to persons reasonably believed to be "qualified institutional buyers" in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and outside the United States to non‑U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The add-on notes and related guarantees will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the add-on notes and related guarantees, nor shall there be any offer to sell, solicitation of an offer to buy or sale of the add-on notes and related guarantees, in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
About Darling
Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) is the largest publicly traded company turning food waste into sustainable products and a leading producer of renewable energy. Recognized as a sustainability leader, the company operates 250 plants in 17 countries and repurposes nearly 15% of the world's meat industry waste streams into value-added products, such as green energy, renewable diesel, collagen, fertilizer, animal proteins and meals and pet food ingredients.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Information
This press release contains "forward-looking" statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the statements. Statements that are not statements of historical facts are "forward-looking" statements and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as "estimate," "project," "planned," "contemplate," "potential," "possible," "proposed," "intend," "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "may," "will," "would," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify "forward-looking" statements. "Forward-looking" statements are based on the Company's current expectations and assumptions regarding its business, the economy and other future conditions. The Company cautions readers that any such "forward-looking" statements it makes are not guarantees of future performance and that actual results may differ materially from anticipated results or expectations expressed in its "forward-looking" statements as a result of a variety of factors, including many that are beyond the Company's control. These factors include, among others, existing and unknown future limitations on the ability of the Company's direct and indirect subsidiaries to make their cash flow available to the Company for payments on the Company's indebtedness or other purposes; global demands for bio-fuels and grain and oilseed commodities, which have exhibited volatility, and can impact the cost of feed for cattle, hogs and poultry, thus affecting available rendering feedstock and selling prices for the Company's products; reductions in raw material volumes available to the Company due to weak margins in the meat production industry as a result of higher feed costs, reduced consumer demand or other factors, reduced volume from food service establishments or otherwise; reduced demand for animal feed; reduced finished product prices, including a decline in fat and used cooking oil finished product prices; changes to worldwide government policies relating to renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emissions that adversely affect programs like the U.S. government's renewable fuel standard, low carbon fuel standards and tax credits for biofuels both in the United States and abroad; possible product recall resulting from developments relating to the discovery of unauthorized adulterations to food or food additives; the occurrence of 2009 H1N1 flu (initially known as "Swine Flu"), highly pathogenic strains of avian influenza (collectively known as "Bird Flu"), severe acute respiratory syndrome ("SARS"), bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("BSE"), porcine epidemic diarrhea ("PED") or other diseases associated with animal origin in the United States or elsewhere, such as the outbreak of African Swine Fever ("ASF") in China and elsewhere; the occurrence of pandemics, epidemics or disease outbreaks, such as the current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; unanticipated costs and/or reductions in raw material volumes related to the Company's compliance with the existing or unforeseen new U.S. or foreign (including, without limitation, China) regulations (including new or modified animal feed, Bird Flu, SARS, PED, BSE, ASF or similar or unanticipated regulations) affecting the industries in which we operate or our value added products; risks associated with the DGD Joint Venture, including possible unanticipated operating disruptions and issues relating to the announced expansion project; risks and uncertainties relating to international sales and operations, including imposition of tariffs, quotas, trade barriers and other trade protections imposed by foreign countries; difficulties or a significant disruption in the Company's information systems or failure to implement new systems and software successfully, risks relating to possible third party claims of intellectual property infringement; increased contributions to the Company's pension and benefit plans, including multiemployer and employer-sponsored defined benefit pension plans as required by legislation, regulation or other applicable U.S. or foreign law or resulting from a U.S. mass withdrawal event; bad debt write-offs; loss of or failure to obtain necessary permits and registrations; continued or escalated conflict in the Middle East, North Korea, Ukraine or elsewhere; uncertainty regarding the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and/or unfavorable export or import markets. These factors, coupled with volatile prices for natural gas and diesel fuel, climate conditions, currency exchange fluctuations, general performance of the United States and global economies, disturbances in world financial, credit, commodities and stock markets, and any decline in consumer confidence and discretionary spending, including the inability of consumers and companies to obtain credit due to lack of liquidity in the financial markets, among others, could cause actual results to vary materially from the "forward-looking" statements in this press release or negatively impact the Company's results of operations. Among other things, future profitability may be affected by the Company's ability to grow its business, which faces competition from companies that may have substantially greater resources than the Company. Other risks and uncertainties regarding the Company, its business and the industries in which it operates are referenced from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update its "forward-looking" statements whether as a result of change of circumstances, new events or otherwise.
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Suann Guthrie, Vice President, Investor Relations, Sustainability and Global Communications
Suann.Guthrie@darlingii.com
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ESTES PARK, Colo. (KDVR) — Hail as deep as snow flooded the streets of Estes Park, Colorado, on Wednesday night as the monsoon surge pushed into the state.
Hail as deep as one foot was reported in the town’s downtown area, causing some vehicles to get stuck.
Video from Chelsea Stills shows people, some wearing shorts, using shovels and fishing nets to try to dig cars out from the hail.
“This is July, almost August,” Stills said.
At one point in the video, six people tried and failed to push a car out of the hail. Later in the video, people could be seen cheering as one car was freed.
KDVR meteorologist Chris Tomer said below is a look at the radar at the time of the thunderstorm and hail around 10 p.m. Tomer said radar estimated the thunderstorm reached 47,000 feet vertically into the atmosphere.
Snowplows and front loaders were used to clear the hail.
Tomer said afternoon thunderstorms were likely Thursday across the mountains, foothills, Denver, and the Front Range. Any single thunderstorm can drop one inch of rain in 30 minutes, which creates a flash flood risk. | https://cw33.com/news/watch-cars-get-stuck-in-a-foot-of-hail-in-colorado/ | 2022-07-28T20:15:31Z |
The new subscription service takes home health monitoring to the next level.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Qardio, a leader in connected care with predictive insight for a changing world, announces today the launch of their new subscription service Qardio+. Qardio+ will work with the QardioArm portable blood pressure monitor to offer a comprehensive health monitoring system.
Created using innovative health and wellness technology, Qardio+ will allow users an easy and convenient way to track, monitor, and share blood pressure results with ease.
"At Qardio our goal is to make getting and staying healthy easy and accessible to all." said Bruce Zajac, Vice President Global Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Accounts. "Qardio+ was created to further our brand mission, creating a space for current and future members of the Qardio community to safely and conveniently take care of themselves."
Qardio+ creates a portfolio of data with tailored results specific to your health journey in an all-in-one platform to track health information. The service allows users to:
A health report is generated on a monthly basis that can be shared with healthcare providers, family members, or friends. Each blood pressure measurement is tracked and saved, creating a portfolio of data with tailored results specific to your health journey. Monthly detailed reports contain a variety of views of results and provide month-over-month insight into your health and habits as a comparison with previous periods.
Manage your medications by adding medication details including specific measurements, when/how to take certain medications, and more. Create daily activities to help track consumption and measurements throughout the day.
The Qardio+ subscription provides insight into environmental elements, such as weather and air pollution insights. This information allows the user to understand how specific elements and the environment affect ones health in order to better manage daily activities.
Qardio+ is available now to iOS users with a 30-day free trial. Subscriptions can be purchased either monthly at $9.99/month or annually at $99.99 total.
To learn more about Qardio+ or start a free trial, visit www.qardio.com/qardioplus/.
Qardio is a medical technology company that operates at the intersection of cardiology and remote monitoring. Qardio's suite of solutions provides improved outcomes for care providers and their patients across a range of care modalities via improved workflows and diagnostic yields, reduced cost, and ease of use. Founded in 2012, Qardio's primary mission is to improve outcomes for adults living with a chronic heart condition, through simplified monitoring and diagnosis. QardioDirect, the remote patient monitoring service is equally suited to primary care and to discrete applications in hypertension, cardiovascular disease, obesity, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, post-surgical care and other chronic care conditions. Our award-winning solutions are available via medical channels and select consumer channels, to deliver the greatest impact.
For more information on Qardio, visit www.qardio.com.
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Shareholders with $50,000 losses or more are encouraged to contact the firm.
LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Upstart Holdings, Inc. ("Upstart" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: UPST).
Class Period: March 18, 2021 – May 9, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 12, 2022
If you are a shareholder who suffered a loss, click here to participate.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) that Upstart's AI model could not adequately account for macroeconomic factors such as interest rates that impact the market-clearing price for loans; (2) that, as a result, Upstart was experiencing negative impact on its conversion rate; (3) that, as a result, the Company was reasonably likely to use its balance sheet to fund loans; and (4) that, as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
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To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Frank R. Cruz, of The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-914-5007, by email to info@frankcruzlaw.com, or visit our website at www.frankcruzlaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number, and number of shares purchased.
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"Succession" drops viewers into the high-stakes world of running a media empire and all the top-secret deals, attempted coups and shocking scandals that comes with it.
The actors and creators of the award-winning series, which will compete for more statues at Monday's Emmy Awards, insist that the characters are inspired by a long list of family-run dynastic enterprises -- both past and present. Showrunner Jesse Armstrong said in one behind-the-scenes interview that the writers pulled from "famous media families like the Hearsts, to modern-day Redstone, John Malone, Robert Fitz of Comcast, Murdoch, and Robert and Rebekah Mercer, who founded Breitbart."
But of all the influences, the fictional Roys, led by patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox), who plays the CEO of media company and entertainment conglomerate Waystar Royco, seem to overlap most with the real-life Murdochs, the family of Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
Here's why:
(Major spoilers ahead from season three of "Succession.")
A patriarchal family-run business
The premise of the series, which airs on HBO, which like CNN is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, is practically ripped from the Murdoch playbook.
Logan Roy, a ruthless dealmaker and a friend of presidents, certainly possesses a Murdoch-ian vibe.
Rupert Murdoch grew the small newspaper company that he inherited from his father in 1952 into one of the most powerful conservative media empires in history. News Corp, with a market cap of $13.50 billion, is one of the most influential companies on the planet.
He always intended to pass down his company to one of his children, but the 91-year-old has never named a successor.
Family structure
Like Roy, the thrice-wed Murdoch has several children from two marriages.
Prudence Macleod is Rupert's oldest child from his first marriage. Prudence never showed much of an interest in running the family business, so she has largely stayed out of the succession battle that ensnares her siblings.
Rupert Murdoch's oldest son from his second marriage is Lachlan Murdoch, who rose quickly through the ranks and became chairman and chief executive of News Ltd in 1997.
At the time, his father described Lachlan as his heir apparent, "the first among equals." Then, in 2005 he abruptly quit after a battle with Fox News Channel CEO Roger Ailes over the direction of the cable news network -- effectively taking himself off the heir apparent track. Lachlan returned to the family business in 2014.
The family also includes Rupert Murdoch's youngest son, James Murdoch, who dropped out of Harvard in 1995 to start his own hip-hop record label.
James Murdoch joined News Corporation and was increasingly seen as the new heir apparent after Lachlan Murdoch quit in 2005. But he stepped down in 2011 after he was engulfed in a phone hacking scandal. After several years of hiatus, he rejoined the family business before ultimately resigned in 2020, citing "disagreements over certain editorial content published by the Company's news outlets and certain other strategic decisions."
Elisabeth Murdoch is the only daughter of their father's second marriage.
"She's very savvy, very cunning. She is perhaps the most like Rupert," New York Times writer Jim Rutenberg says of Elisabeth in the CNN Original Series "The Murdochs: Empire of Influence."
Rupert Murdoch has been dismissive of her attempts to take the throne, saying she needs to figure out how many children she wanted to have before planning further advancement at the company, Sky High author Mathew Horsman said in the series.
In 2000, she left the family business and founded one of the UK's biggest independent production companies.
On "Succession," Logan Roy has four children. Eldest Connor Roy (Alan Ruck) is mostly removed from the business and, in the most recent season, set his eyes on the presidency. Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) initially sits as the ostensible heir apparent to his father, but after a series of blows, he falls from his father's graces.
Roy family youngest, quick-witted Roman Roy (Kieran Culkin), has had a hard time proving himself worthy of the top spot. Sarah Snook's Siobhan (or Shiv), meanwhile, has the skills and her father's favor (even when they're at bitter odds), but has been met resistance.
The media empire and network
"Succession's" Waystar Royco and the Murdoch's News Corp. have more than a few points of overlap.
On "Succession," Waystar Royco's assets include conservative cable news network ATN, the show's version of Fox News.
Throughout the series, Logan Roy speaks with the president and his advisers about the network's coverage of the White House and flexes their access.
Fox News is a tool of influence for Rupert Murdoch, Jonathan Mahler, who co-wrote "How Rupert Murdoch's Empire of Influence Remade the World," says in "The Murdochs: Empire of Influence."
"Rupert had always fantasized about having a close relationship with an American President," says Mahler.
Major scandal
In Season 2 of "Succession," news leaks that Waystar's cruise ship division buried internal reports of sexual harassment, assault and possibly murder. The scandal forced Logan Roy and his son Kendall Roy to testify before a US senate subcommittee -- another strike in Kendall's pursuit of power.
The debacle shares similarities with the News Corp.'s hacking scandal in 2011. The company's British newspaper, News of the World, came under scrutiny when it was discovered reporters were hacking the phones of royals, celebrities and crime victims to get their stories. Like a mirror image of the show, Rupert Murdoch, alongside his son James, testified before Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
In the fallout, James gave up his title as executive chairman of News Corp's UK publishing unit.
"You would imagine, in a situation like this, a father's instinct might be to protect his son, but James is really thrown under the bus by his father," said Mahler. "It's a humiliating and devastating period for him."
Selling off the empire
Both Rupert and Logan pulled off a move that left people stunned: Selling off their self-made empires.
In the finale of Season 3, Logan announces his plan to sell Waystar Royco to streaming company GoJo and give tech founder Lukas Matsson control of the company.
"This is the best moment to sell. If I don't do the best deal at any given point, what's the point of anything? I don't get out, I leave $5 billion on the table," Logan told his children. "Make your own pile. This is an opportunity for you kids to get an education in real life."
Rupert also chose to cash out in 2018, selling off most of 21st Century Fox to Disney.
"Once the Disney deal closed, Fox was left a shell of its former self. Gone was the movie studio, gone was the cable networks like FX. What was left was the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Sports, and Fox News -- the thing that Rupert cares about more than anything," Matthew Belloni, former editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter and founding partner of Puck News, says in the Murdoch series.
Rudenberg says this move was seen as a no-confidence vote in his children.
"By making his family the business, and the business his family, Rupert left his family just as broken up as his company was when he sold to Disney," said Rutenberg. "It was ripped apart by this decades-long battle for succession which, at the same time, was a zero-sum seeming battle for their father's love."
Today, Lachlan Murdoch is the CEO of Fox Corp and his father serves as co-chairman. Both James and Elisabeth have left the family business.
The future of Logan's children is very uncertain as the series heads into its fourth season.
A premiere date has not been announced.
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The first in market product was developed in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense
JERUSALEM, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rafa Laboratories LTD. ("Rafa") is pleased to announce the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its "first in market" 10 mg midazolam autoinjector for the treatment of status epilepticus in adults.
The development of the product is yet another fruitful cooperation between Rafa and the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND), having previously collaborated on the development of Rafa's Atropine autoinjector that was launched in the U.S. in 2017. The DOD's Chemical and Biological Defense Program also supported this effort.
The Midazolam 10 mg autoinjector is indicated for the treatment of status epilepticus, or prolonged seizures, in adults. As such, this new autoinjector can be used to treat seizures resulting from nerve agent exposure. According to the U.S. JPEO-CBRND, the autoinjector improves upon and will replace the currently fielded convulsant antidote for nerve agent (CANA) diazepam autoinjector.
FDA approval was obtained following an expedited review, a testament to the importance and urgent need of the product, with NDA submission and final approval achieved in less than five months through prioritized engagement between the U.S. DOD and the FDA. According to guidelines of the American Epilepsy Society, Midazolam Intra-muscular is a first-line therapy for Status Epilepticus.
Rafa's innovation resides in the use of an autoinjector to be administered intra muscularly to the thigh (can be administered through clothes as well), in a simple and fast manner which does not require an intravenous line. This is a significant advantage in a field setting during an emergency, when fast treatment reduces the likelihood of permanent damage that could result from a continuous seizure.
The product was developed in Israel and is manufactured at Rafa's manufacturing site in Jerusalem.
It is already sold under EUA in other territories and is an important addition to Rafa's current autoinjector portfolio, which includes various formulations for emergency use.
Amir Levin, CEO of Rafa, stated: "We are proud of the FDA approval for this life saving product. It is made in Israel and is meaningful news to the world of medical emergency solutions, thus strengthening Rafa's key role in providing reliable products to armies, governments, and first responders worldwide."
Roy Shay, Head of Emergency Solutions at Rafa, commented: "The usability of the autoinjector has a significant medical advantage in its immediate treatment effect, as well as in reducing long term damage. Clinical studies confirmed the correlation between early treatment of status epilepticus and a reduced risk of an ongoing and irreversible neurological damage. This product could assist in saving many lives around the globe."
About Rafa
Founded in 1937 and headquartered in Jerusalem, Israel, Rafa is among the leading pharmaceutical companies in Israel and a global player in emergency solutions – medical countermeasures, supplying auto-injectors for government agencies, military forces and civilian populations. Rafa's competencies span over the entire value chain from R&D and manufacturing by international standards (e.g. FDA, EMA) all the way through sales and marketing. With a proven track record of successful commercialization of niche and orphan products, Rafa has been privileged to nurture long-lasting alliances with leading innovative companies such as United Therapeutics, Helsinn, Zambon, Galderma, Dr. Falk and Mundipharma, in a variety of therapeutic areas including oncology, hematology, respiratory, gastroenterology, and dermatology. Rafa's controlling shareholder, FIMI Opportunity Funds, is the leading private equity fund in Israel with a track record of success spanning over 25 years and assets under management of $7b. Since its inception, FIMI's performance has been exceptional by both local and global standards after having completed close to 100 investments."
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- The confirmed objective response (cORR), as assessed by blinded independent central review (BICR), was 59.8% in advanced NSCLC with EGFR exon20ins mutations after at least one line of platinum-based chemotherapies
- The response rate for patients with baseline brain metastasis was 48.4%
- Clinical activities observed across a broad range of EGFR exon20ins mutation subtypes and regardless of mutation positions
- Benign safety profile, with adverse effects mild in nature and reversible.
PARIS, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dizal today announced positive topline results from the first pivotal study of sunvozertinib (DZD9008) in platinum-pretreated NSCLC Patients with EGFR exon20ins mutations at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Annual Meeting. The trial met the primary endpoint, cORR, as assessed by Blinded Independent Central Review (BICR).
Even though lung cancer is the second most common cancer and leading cause of cancer death globally, NSCLC patients with EGFR exon20ins mutation lack effective treatment options, especially those who develop brain metastases (BM) historically have worse outcomes. Sunvozertinib (DZD9008), which was granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by both the US FDA and China CDE, is a rationally designed, oral, potent EGFR exon20ins inhibitor, with wild-type EGFR selectivity.
The topline result presented at 2022 ESMO was based on the latest data from WU-KONG6 study, the multicenter, single-arm, Phase II pivotal study conducted in China. As of 31 July 2022, the efficacy set included 97 platinum-pretreated NSCLC patients with EGFR exon20ins mutations. Key findings from efficacy set are as follows:
*Patients are still on treatment and responding.
Sunvozertinib also demonstrated a favorable safety profile. Of all 277 patients in the safety set, the most common treatment-related adverse events (TEAE) were diarrhea and rash, the majority of which were Grade 1/2 and clinically manageable.
"The importance of advancing research on NSCLC with EGFR exon20ins mutation – a complicated and devastating disease – cannot be overstated, as available treatment options provide limited benefit especially to those develop brain metastasis," said Dr. Xiaolin Zhang, CEO of Dizal, "It is great news to our patients that sunvozertinib is showing such strong antitumor activities with a benign safety profile. This data further strengthens our confidence in sunvozertinib and reinforces its best-in-class position"
About sunvozertinib (DZD9008)
Sunvozertinib was designed with the goal to address the limitations of existing NSCLC therapies. It is an irreversible inhibitor targeting EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations as well as EGFR sensitizing T790M and uncommon mutations while maintaining selectivity against wild-type EGFR. The first pivotal study WU-KONG6 of sunvozertinib has achieved its primary endpoint, demonstrating superior antitumor efficacy in pre-treated NSCLC patients with EGFR exon20 insertion mutations. The confirmed ORR (cORR) at 300 mg was 59.8% by BICR. Patients with baseline brain metastasis showed significant response as well, with a confirmed ORR of 48.4%. (Data cut-off date: July 31, 2022). It is well tolerated with a manageable AE profile. Global pivotal studies are ongoing for ≥ 2nd line and 1st line treatment of NSCLC with EGFR exon20 insertion mutation in countries including China, U.S., EU, Australia, South Korea and other countries and regions.
About EGFR Exon20ins
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world. It is classified broadly as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), accounting for 85% lung cancer cases, and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). EGFR mutation is common in NSCLC. About 4–12% of all EGFR mutations are insertions at exon 20 (EGFR exon20ins). Patients with EGFR exon20ins generally don't respond to the first-, second- and third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs).
About Dizal
Dizal is a clinical-stage, biopharmaceutical company, dedicated to the discovery and development of differentiated therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. Deep-rooted in its translational science and molecular design, it has established an internationally competitive portfolio of five clinical-stage assets, with two leading assets in global pivotal studies.
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Transgender kids can play girls sports in Utah after ruling
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Transgender girls in Utah will be given the opportunity to participate in girls’ sports as the school year begins, after a judge on Friday reversed a ban pending legal challenges from parents.
Instead of an outright ban, transgender girls will now be sent before a commission that will determine on a case-by-case basis if their participation compromises fairness. Utah’s Republican lawmakers created the commission in a law passed earlier this year as a fallback plan to be implemented in case of an injunction against the law.
Under the law, the panel will be allowed to ask for and assess the child’s height and weight in making decisions about whether a transgender girl would have an unfair advantage.
The commission, which is set to be convened in the coming weeks, will include politically appointed experts from athletics and medicine.
When proposed, the commission was criticized by advocates for transgender student-athletes — who worried they would feel targeted having their bodies measured — and proponents of an outright ban, who argued it didn’t go far enough.
The commission is set to go into effect while the court weighs the legal challenge to the outright ban. Members have not yet been appointed but will be in the coming weeks, legislative leaders said.
The state’s association overseeing more than 80,000 students playing high school sports has said only one transgender girl competed in their leagues last year and, with school sports already underway, it’s unclear how many will go before the commission and when its decisions will take effect.
Utah’s ruling marked the latest court development in a nationwide debate over how to navigate the flashpoint issue.
At least 12 Republican-led states — including Utah — have passed laws banning transgender women or girls in sports based on the premise it gives them an unfair competitive advantage.
Transgender rights advocates counter the rules aren’t just about sports, but another way to demean and attack transgender youth. Similar cases are underway in states such as Idaho, West Virginia and Indiana.
Utah’s ban took effect in July after its Republican-supermajority Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Spencer Cox, also a Republican.
Utah state Judge Keith Kelly said in the ruling putting the ban on hold that attorneys representing the families of three transgender student-athletes showed they have suffered significant distress by “singling them out for unfavorable treatment as transgender girls.”
The transgender girls and the parents filed the lawsuit last May, contending the ban violates the Utah Constitution’s guarantees of equal rights and due process.
The ruling was thrilling news to the girls and their families, said Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, who also represented same-sex couples in a landmark court case against Utah last decade.
“The pressure, the strain this was putting them under was so enormous,” Minter said. “It is just a huge relief to have that weight lifted.”
Utah state Sen. Stuart Adams, a Republican, said in a statement Friday that the commission that will now make decisions in a way “to protect equitable and safe competition while preserving the integrity of women’s sports.”
The commission will include a medical data statistician, a physician with experience about “gender identity healthcare”, a sports physiologist, mental health professional, collegiate athletic trainer, representative of an athletic association and a rotating member who is a coach or official in the sport relevant to each case.
Minter said he hopes the commission will act merely as a safety net, with the presumption being that transgender girls can play unless there is an obvious issue of competitive fairness.
“How it is done is very important,” Minter said.
The ruling follows a revelation this week by the Utah High School Activities Association that it secretly investigated a female athlete — without telling her or her parents — after receiving complaints from the parents of two girls she had defeated in competition questioning whether the girl was transgender.
The investigation — which was roundly criticized by Cox — determined she indeed was female after poring through her school records dating back to kindergarten, association spokesman David Spatafore told lawmakers this week.
Critics of the ban were upset but said they were not surprised by the investigation. They said it highlighted how the impact of politicizing girls’ sports affected more than transgender student-athletes and subjected all girls to scrutiny in ways they anticipated.
“It creates such a negative atmosphere based on stereotypes about girls and how they should look,” Minter said. “It is really is harmful to all the kids in the state.”
The sequence of events also laid out how officials may pursue complaints now that youth sports and the associations governing them are the subject of state laws. Spatafore said the complaint was among several the association had looked into in its efforts to comply with the Utah law, which went into effect in July.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Texas high school football is the real deal and arguably the best across the entire United States. The 2022 NFL Draft results only bolster that statement.
In the first round alone four Texas high school football alums were taken to fulfill their NFL dreams. So, how did Texas fare in the entire NFL Draft against the rest of the U.S.?
Well, to no one’s surprise the Lone Star State led the entire country with 32 draft picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. Here’s a look at the top draftees by state based on high school:
- Texas: 32
- Georgia: 29
- Florida: 22 (tied)
- California: 22 (tied)
- Ohio: 13
- Alabama: 12
- North Carolina: 10 (tied)
- Louisiana: 10 (tied)
- Tennessee: 9
According to the NFL, “Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia led the way with three players selected while 13 high schools — Archbishop Murphy (Everett, Washington), Archer (Lawrenceville, Georgia), Carlsbad (Carlsbad, California), Cherokee (Canton, Georgia), IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida), Klein (Spring, Texas), Long Beach Polytechnic (Long Beach, California), Marist (Atlanta, Georgia), Neville (Monroe, Louisiana), Plant (Tampa, Florida), Riverdale Baptist (Upper Marlboro, Maryland), Saraland (Saraland, Alabama) and Southern University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana) — each had two players selected.” | https://cw33.com/news/local/texas-high-school-football-leads-u-s-in-2022-nfl-draft-picks/ | 2022-05-06T17:27:33Z |
PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Florida) congratulates University High School in Orlando on winning the 2022 People's Choice Competition.
The People's Choice Competition, sponsored by the Florida Foundation for Architecture and AIA Florida, aims to raise public awareness of Florida's architecture.
This year, to go along with AIA Florida President Lourdes Solera, FAIA's, leadership theme of Empower and Elevate, the contest focused on K-12 educational facilities, which empower and elevate their communities like few other buildings can.
A panel of Florida architects chose 14 schools from around Florida. University High School, a Mediterranean-style building centered on a communal plaza, won the contest by a wide margin. University High's principal Thomas Ott accepted the award on behalf of the school at AIA Florida's Design & Honor Awards Presentation on July 30 at The Breakers in Palm Beach.
In total, the contest garnered well over 1.5 million votes from around the world, raising awareness of Florida's architecture and its power to change lives.
The schools in the contest were:
University High School, Orlando.
The Greene School, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Hillsborough High School, Tampa.
Tallahassee School of Arts and Sciences, Tallahassee, Florida.
Dune Lakes Elementary School, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida.
Tice Elementary School, Fort Myers, Florida.
Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership Magnet School, Tampa.
Alexander Montessori School, Miami.
Dreyfoos School of the Arts, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Mayport Coastal Sciences Middle School, Atlantic Beach, Florida.
Pine Forest Elementary School, Jacksonville.
Pine View School, Osprey, Florida.
Alonzo and Tracy Mourning High School, North Miami Beach, Florida.
The Florida Association of the American Institute of Architects, headquartered in Tallahassee, represents the interests of more than 3,900 members in Florida. Members adhere to a code of ethics and professional conduct that assures the client, the public and colleagues of an AIA-member architect's dedication to the highest standards in professional practice.
Contact:
Beth Colvin
850-222-7590
bcolvin@aiafla.org
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Multiple clinical data readouts expected in second half of 2022
LOS GATOS, Calif., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDS), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of novel anti-infective therapies to treat life-threatening infections, today reported financial and corporate results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
First Quarter Highlights
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 2a study of AR-501 targeting cystic fibrosis (CF), conducted in collaboration with funding support from the CF Foundation. The top-line data from this CF study is now expected in 2H 2022.
- Continued enrollment in the Company's Phase 3 study evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Aridis remains on track to report top-line data in 2H 2022.
- The Company remains on track to initiate the Phase 3 trial of AR-320 for the prevention of VAP in mid-2022 following regulatory feedback on the clinical development plans and Phase 3 study design received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and European Medicines Agency (EMA).
- Aridis remains on track to initiate a Phase 1/2 clinical trial late in the second half of 2022 to evaluate AR-701, a monoclonal antibody (mAb) cocktail, for the treatment of COVID-19 .
"We are on track to report top-line data from multiple clinical trials this year, including our Phase 2a study in CF and our Phase 3 study evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of VAP," commented Vu Truong, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Aridis Pharmaceuticals. "We believe these data readouts, combined with the planned initiation of our Phase 3 trial of AR-320 and the first in-human study of AR-701 towards the end of this year, position Aridis for a pivotal year of important clinical milestones. We remain focused on building our leadership in the respiratory health space and appreciate the financial support of organizations like the Gates Foundation and European Commission's IMI program for these important therapeutic areas. We look forward to sharing further updates on the progress of our development programs in the weeks and months ahead."
Clinical Program Update
AR-501 (gallium citrate): Following the successful demonstration of safety in healthy adults in a Phase 1 clinical study, the Company initiated its Phase 2a study to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetic (PK), and preliminary efficacy in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. The Phase 2a study is actively enrolling patients with a goal of delivering full data readout in 2H 2022. AR-501 is being developed in collaboration with the CF Foundation and has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD), Fast Track and Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designations by the FDA. In addition, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) granted ODD to AR-501. The study underway is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2a trial investigating the safety and PK of multiple-ascending doses of inhaled AR-501 in CF patients with chronic bacterial lung infections. Details of the Phase 1/2a clinical trial can be viewed on https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03669614.
AR-301 (tosatoxumab): AR-301 is being evaluated in a Phase 3 clinical study as an adjunctive treatment to standard of care antibiotics in Staphylococcus aureus VAP patients. The ongoing AR-301 Phase 3 study remains blinded, and the independent Data Safety Monitoring Committee with access to unblinded data continues to monitor study subjects and has not expressed any safety concerns. The Company observed modest improvement in enrollment in recent months despite the continued COVID-19 pandemic. However, because a significant number of participating clinical sites in the study are in Eastern Europe, the escalating Ukraine-Russia conflict is adding additional enrollment challenges. At the present time, the company anticipates reporting top-line data in the 2H 2022.
The trial represents the first ever Phase 3 superiority clinical study evaluating immunotherapy with a fully human mAb to treat acute pneumonia in the ICU setting. Details of the study can be viewed on www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier NCT03816956.
AR-320 (suvratoxumab): AR-320 is a fully human, IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting S. aureus alpha toxin. AR-320 is active against infections caused by both methicillin resistant S. aureus 'MRSA' and methicillin resistant sensitive S. aureus 'MSSA'. The Company completed successful discussions with the EMA via the Scientific Advisory meeting and the FDA via an End-of-Phase 2 meeting, including obtaining agreement on the planned Phase 3 study serving as a single pivotal trial. The regulatory feedback from these agencies is incorporated in the Company's clinical study design. The Company expects to launch its Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 study of AR-320 in the mid-2022 in collaboration with the public-private COMBACTE-Net consortium of HAP/VAP experts, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) program of the European Commission in the amount of up to 25 million Euros. Details of the Phase 3 SAATELLITE-2 clinical trial can be viewed on https://www.clinicaltrials.gov using identifier: NCT05331885
A multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study (n=196 patients) showed that mechanically ventilated ICU patients colonized with S. aureus who were treated with suvratoxumab, a fully human mAb, demonstrated a relative risk reduction in onset of pneumonia by 32% in the overall intent-to-treat (ITT) study population, and by a statistically significant 47% in the under 65-year-old population, which is the target population in the planned Phase 3 study. This statistically significant relative risk reduction in the target population was also associated with a substantial reduction in the duration of care needed in the ICU and hospital.
AR-701: AR-701 is a cocktail of two fully human immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1) mAbs discovered from screening the antibody secreting B-cells of convalescent SARS-CoV-2 infected (COVID-19) patients. Each mAb of the AR-701 cocktail neutralizes coronaviruses using a distinct mechanism of action, namely inhibition of viral fusion and entry into human cells (AR-703) or blockage of virus binding to the human 'ACE2' receptor (AR-720). The AR-701 mAbs are engineered to be half-life extended and potentially active for 6-12 months in the blood. AR-701 is being developed as a long-acting intramuscular prophylactic to prevent COVID-19 infections, as well as a self-administered inhaled formulation for the treatment of COVID-19 patients who are not yet hospitalized. In February 2022, Aridis reported that both of its fully human mAbs in the AR-701 cocktail neutralized the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. Moreover, both mAbs conferred strong protection against Omicron infected animals when given either parenterally or by intranasal administration. The performance of the AR-701 cocktail is published in Biorxiv [see https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.05.483133v1]. We expect to initiate a Phase 1 clinical study towards the end of 2022.
First Quarter Financial Results:
- Cash: Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as of March 31, 2022, were approximately $14.2 million. During the first quarter, the company received a second $5 million tranche from its non-dilutive loan facility with Streeterville Capital. The first $5 million tranche was received in November 2021.
- Revenues: Grant and licensing revenue increased to approximately $1.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 primarily due to the recognition of revenue from grants from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) and the Gates Foundation as well as from Kermode Biotechnologies, Inc., an Apex technology licensee. There was no grant and licensing revenue reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
Research and Development Expenses: Research and development expenses were $6.5 M in the quarter ended March 31, 2022, up from $5.0 M in the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to drug manufacturing expenses for our Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating AR-320 for the prevention of VAP ($1.0 M), other spending in preparation for the initiation of the AR-320 Phase 3 clinical trial ($0.8 M), and manufacturing of clinical supplies for the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating AR-701 for the treatment of COVID-19 ($0.5 M). These increases were offset by decreases in expenditures for our ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating AR-301 for the treatment of VAP ($0.7M) and on our ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial evaluating AR-501 for the treatment of cystic fibrosis ($0.1 M). - General and Administrative Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $2.2 M for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, up from $1.9 M in the prior year period. The increase was due primarily to professional fees and an increase in salaries and wages.
- Interest Income (Expense) net: Net interest expense was approximately $0.4 M for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, up from no net interest income for the prior year period. The increased expense was primarily due to our debt servicing in Q1 2022.
- Other Income: Other income in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 was $22,000, an increase from $7,000 during the quarter ended March 31, 2021. This increase was primarily due to income from a sublease agreement we entered into with a tenant in March 2021 to sublet a small portion of our Los Gatos facility.
- Net Loss: The net loss available to common stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, was approximately $7.8 million, or $0.44 net loss per share, compared to a net loss available to common stockholders of approximately $7.9 million, or $0.77 net loss per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The weighted average common shares outstanding used in computing net loss per share available to common stockholders was 17.7 million and 10.2 million for the quarters ended March 31 of 2022 and 2021, respectively.
About Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Aridis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops anti-infectives to be used as first-line treatments to combat antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and viral pandemics. The Company is utilizing its proprietary ʎPEX and MabIgX® technology platforms to rapidly identify rare, potent antibody-producing B-cells from patients who have successfully overcome an infection, and to rapidly manufacture mAbs for therapeutic treatment of critical infections. These mAbs are already of human origin and functionally optimized by the natural human immune system for high potency. Hence, they are already fit-for-purpose and do not require further engineering optimization to achieve full functionality.
The Company has generated multiple clinical stage mAbs targeting bacteria that cause life-threatening infections such as ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP), in addition to preclinical stage antibacterial and antiviral mAbs. The use of mAbs as anti-infective treatments represents an innovative therapeutic approach that harnesses the human immune system to fight infections and is designed to overcome the deficiencies associated with the current standard of care, which is broad spectrum antibiotics. Such deficiencies include, but are not limited to, increasing drug resistance, short duration of efficacy, disruption of the normal flora of the human microbiome and lack of differentiation among current treatments. The mAb portfolio is complemented by a non-antibiotic novel mechanism small molecule anti-infective candidate being developed to treat lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. The Company's pipeline is highlighted below:
Aridis' Pipeline
AR-301 (VAP). AR-301 is a fully human IgG1 mAb currently in Phase 3 clinical development targeting gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) alpha-toxin in VAP patients.
AR-320 (nosocomial pneumonia). AR-320 is a fully human mAb targeting S. aureus alpha-toxin for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Statistically significant Phase 2 data in the target population of those ≤ 65 years of age was published in the September 2021 Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The Company has completed discussions with the EMA and FDA on study design and expects to launch its Phase 3 study of AR-320 in mid-2022.
AR-101 (HAP). AR-101 is a fully human immunoglobulin M (IgM) mAb in Phase 2 clinical development targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) liposaccharides serotype O11, which accounts for approximately 22% of all P. aeruginosa hospital acquired pneumonia cases worldwide. This program is licensed to the Serum Institute of India and Shenzhen Arimab.
AR-501 (cystic fibrosis). AR-501 is an inhaled formulation of gallium citrate with broad-spectrum anti-infective activity being developed to treat chronic lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients. This program is currently in a Phase 2a clinical study in CF patients.
AR-701 (COVID-19). AR-701 is a cocktail of fully human mAbs discovered from convalescent COVID-19 patients that are directed at multiple envelope proteins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
AR-401 (blood stream infections). AR-401 is a fully human mAb preclinical program aimed at treating infections caused by gram-negative Acinetobacter baumannii.
AR-201 (RSV infection). AR-201 is a fully human IgG1 mAb directed against the F-protein of diverse clinical isolates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This program is licensed exclusively to the Serum Institute of India.
For additional information on Aridis Pharmaceuticals, please visit https://aridispharma.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Unity Software Inc. (NYSE: U) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: March 5, 2021 to May 10, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Unity Software Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) deficiencies in Unity's product platform reduced the accuracy of the Company's machine learning technology; (ii) the foregoing was likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's revenues; (iii) accordingly, Unity had overstated the Company's commercial and/or financial prospects for 2022; (iv) as a result, the Company was likely to have to reduce its fiscal 2022 guidance; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Unity you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Unity securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the U lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/unity-software-class-action-loss-form?id=30436&from=4.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Garcia never really let Coco Gauff — or the crowd — get fully involved in their U.S. Open quarterfinal on Tuesday night.
From early on, Garcia played high-stakes tennis and put strokes where she wanted, sometimes right at Gauff’s feet, sometimes well out of reach. In contrast to the early success Gauff, still just 18, has experienced, it’s been a long journey for Garcia, who now gets to play in the first Grand Slam semifinal of her career at age 28.
The 17th-seeded Garcia took charge at the start and never relented in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over the 12th-seeded Gauff at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
“I just go for my shots,” Garcia said, “even when I’m stressed.”
She had lost both of her two previous matches against Gauff, who was the runner-up at the French Open in June, but was by far the better player this time.
Garcia, who is from France, hasn’t ceded a set at Flushing Meadows so far this year and stretched her winning streak to 13 matches overall, solidifying her status as someone playing as well as anyone in women’s tennis at the moment.
She finished last season ranked 74th, but now is projected to rise into the top 10 next week.
“The last couple of months.” Garcia said, “I feel healthy again.”
She will face Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur of Tunisia on Thursday with a berth in the final at stake.
“I’m looking forward to the next challenge and what I can achieve,” Garcia said.
Jabeur advanced to her first semifinal in New York with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) victory over the player who beat Serena Williams in the third round, Ajla Tomljanovic.
One men’s semifinal spot was settled earlier Tuesday when 2022 French Open finalist Casper Ruud defeated 2021 Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4).
Ruud next goes up against the winner of Tuesday night’s last match: Nick Kyrgios — who eliminated defending champion Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round — against No. 27 Karen Khachanov.
Ruud, who has a chance to replace Medvedev at No. 1 in the rankings, improved to 12-2 in Grand Slam competition in 2022 after making just two unforced errors in the first set, 11 fewer than No. 13 Berrettini.
“Everything sort of went (in) my favor,” Ruud said. “I was hitting all the spots, all the shots that I needed to.”
Berrettini’s take: “After 20 minutes I was (down) 5-0. I don’t know how really. I don’t know what happened.”
Something quite similar happened in Garcia vs. Gauff: It was 4-0 merely 17 minutes in, as spectators were still filing in. All in all, there was less-vociferous support for Gauff than she heard in her previous victory in Ashe.
During that pretty perfect start, Garcia capped one 17-stroke exchange with a down-the-line forehand winner. She raised her fist and held that pose while looking at her guest box, where her father and coach were on their feet. It was a sequence that would be repeated.
Both are big servers: Gauff hit the fastest by a woman in the tournament this year, at 128 mph; Garcia leads the WTA in aces in 2022. Each delivered one at 117 mph in her opening service game.
But it was Garcia who read Gauff’s offerings far more effectively. Garcia often returned deep enough to seemingly startle Gauff, who rushed some responses. After one of several attempted replies by Gauff settled in the net, she jutted her racket toward the ground, as if to indicate: “Why do these keep landing right there?!”
That sort of constant pressure, and Garcia’s tendency to stay way inside the baseline to receive second serves, could have contributed to Gauff’s six double-faults.
Garcia also quickly gained the upper hand from the baseline with her clean, crisp strokes. During a brief TV interview on the way from the locker room to the court, Garcia said she hoped to be “more aggressive.”
She certainly was.
In a nod to her volleying expertise — something she has displayed in doubles, where she has won two Grand Slam titles with French partner Kristina Mladenovic — Garcia moved forward whenever an opening presented itself. She wound up winning 13 of 16 points when she went to the net.
Rather than fearing, and trying to stay away from, Gauff’s stronger backhand side, Garcia went after it, drawing repeated mistakes.
Gauff occasionally would show a bit of frustration at her play, slapping herself on the thigh or knocking her racket on a courtside towel holder.
She was trying to become the youngest American woman in the U.S. Open semifinals since Serena Williams was 17 when she won her first Grand Slam title in New York in 1999.
Garcia would not allow it.
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PARIS, Aug. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Prada announces the worldwide launch of Prada Paradoxe, the new women's fragrance that celebrates the multi-dimensionality of a woman impossible to frame. The campaign features Emma Watson, who plays both the starring role in the film short and makes her directorial debut in realising the film.
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The campaign celebrates the myriad unique elements of every woman that come together to create an authentic, ever-evolving whole: a woman that is never the same, yet always herself.
Starring award-winning actor and UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson as the conductor of her own symphony of dimensions – the performer, the activist, the actor, the woman – in a dynamic, revelatory short capturing the empowered spirit of Prada Paradoxe.
"I think it was serendipitous that Prada came to me with this project. It was around the time when I had really made a decision in my heart and my head that I wanted to direct – and I found the concept of being a woman who is a paradox so compelling. I hope that the values behind Prada Paradoxe give women a little more space to celebrate themselves, to know that it's ok to be complex and to explore the different facets of themselves that make them the fullest expression of who they are." – Emma Watson, Actor, Director, Activist
"It is an honour to work with Emma Watson, not simply in the capacity of her acting talent, but in her directorial debut. Prada Paradoxe is inspired by the infinite and empowering facets that make every woman unique and Emma wholly embodies this. Her multiple dimensions and ability to speak to highly engaged generations make her the perfect embodiment of Prada Paradoxe." - Yann Andrea, Prada Beauty International General Manager
The Prada Paradoxe film campaign launches worldwide across television, digital channels and outdoor media from August 22nd.
Talent and Film Director: Emma Watson
Music: "Lord It's a Feeling" by London Grammar
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Whether by rout or rocky road, teams tend to value each win equally. So while the hard-earned, gut-check victory Temple secured at the end of a lightning-delayed season opener Saturday over McKinney might have lacked some style points, the end result provided for an otherwise satisfying 2½-hour bus ride back to town.
The Wildcats, though, are no doubt aiming to trade in some of their first-game missteps for a cleaner version of their product. And that’s the objective this week as Temple (1-0) preps for its home debut at 7:30 p.m. Friday against highly recruited quarterback Derek ‘DJ’ Lagway and first-year head coach Trent Miller’s Willis Wildkats (1-0) at freshly turfed Bob McQueen Field at Wildcat Stadium.
“I tell you what. Our kids played their guts out. Playing against bigger people, physics kicks in at some point and these kids don’t flinch. I don’t think they worry about that stuff, which I love them for,” said head coach Scott Stewart, who improved to 5-2 in Week 1 while in charge of Wildcats.
“Now, did we play well? No. Did we play hard? 100 percent. That’s the good part. We made a ton of mistakes and still came out with a win and everything that I saw is, conceptually, easily fixable. If your kids walk off the field and didn’t play hard, that’s a tougher one to fix. I’ve never experienced that here.”
The Wildcats, whose 17 points were the fewest in a victory since a 17-14 win over Pflugerville Connally in a Class 5A second-round playoff game Nov. 18, 2016, never trailed against the Lions.
They led 10-0 at halftime after a 28-yard field goal by Marcos Garcia and 33-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Reese Rumfield to wide receiver Mikal Harrison-Pilot, and Rumfield added a 1-yard TD plunge for some late-game insurance.
Temple, however, was held to minus-4 yards in the first quarter, posted points on just one of four occasions when it started a possession in McKinney territory, lost a fumble that led to a Lions field goal and committed 10 penalties, a bulk of those by an offense that generated 219 yards (72 rushing).
“We left points on the board. A lot of mistakes. A lot of untimely penalties. I think we had six procedure penalties,” Stewart said. “Obviously, we want to hang our hat on running the football here and that was not the case the other night, consistently. Again, it’s one guy here, one guy there, eyes aren’t up, technique stuff. It was zero lack of effort. So, to me, that’s more fixable than if you have a bunch of kids who don’t want to be out there. They are going to give it everything they got, but we have to focus on getting better.”
Temple’s defense surrendered the sixth-least yards (234) among area teams in Week 1. The Wildcats’ penchant for fourth-down stops (four of them) kept the Lions out of the end zone until the 10:12 mark of the fourth quarter when running back Bryan Jackson (26 carries, 108 yards) scored from 4 yards out to make it 17-10.
Senior linebacker Taurean York supplied a team-high 11 tackles, four of those for losses, defensive lineman Kevin Stockton had 10, defensive back O’Ryan Peoples seven and linebacker/defensive end Jaylon Jackson six. Cornerback Naeten Mitchell recorded two pass break-ups and safety Josh Donoso sealed the outcome with an interception.
“I thought our defense played really hard. We have a lot of stuff to clean up there, too. I have yet to play a game where we were 100 percent perfect technicians,” Stewart said. “But, really proud of those guys going up against a big offensive line and big-time back.”
Lagway and a former Longhorn
Stewart said Tuesday that Lagway, who measures 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, reminds him of former Texas Longhorns quarterback Vince Young.
“Looks just like him. Runs just like him. Throws just like him. It’s weird,” Stewart said.
With Lagway at the helm, the Wildkats drubbed Bryan Rudder 73-14 last Friday when the right-hander, who’s the No. 1 ranked junior QB in the country according to Rivals.com, completed 21 of 28 passes for 343 yards and six touchdowns. He also added seven carries for a team-high 102 yards rushing and another TD.
“He doesn’t panic. He sees the field and never seems to get hit,” Stewart said. “But he’s not the only one out there who can play at a high level, by the way.”
The Wildkats against Rudder showed a tendency to line up with an empty backfield. Lagway completed passes to seven players, including six for 115 yards to DeBraun Hampton and three for 110 yards to Daylion Robinson. Running back Terri Lawrence also had three catches for 67 yards and two TDs.
“Make them earn it. You can’t turn anybody loose. (Lagway) is great at extending plays. Everything is a read. He makes things happen with his feet on pass plays. They’ll run zone read, they’ll run a trap with jet motion and he’s going north and south,” Stewart said.
Willis defense
Willis returned just two starters on defense from its 2021 team that went 6-6 and played in the area round. Last week against Rudder, linebacker Brock Perry (6-0, 230) had a team-high seven tackles, defensive back Kayde Hyde (6-3, 190) had an interception and the Wildkats recorded three sacks.
The key
“People can’t be great if they’re on the sideline. You want to establish drives. You want to chew up the clock. Those are, if you’re playing team ball, formulas that will be successful,” Stewart said. “Going on long drives and punting the ball or kicking a field goal isn’t as opportune as scoring a touchdown. But, also, a 17-second three-and-out isn’t going to get you anywhere either.”
Around the district
Other Week 1 results from future Temple foes in District 12-6A were: Round Rock beating Pflugerville Weiss 31-14; Harker Heights defeating Killeen Ellison 33-7; Hutto over San Marcos 46-21; Mansfield over Hewitt Midway 31-14; Georgetown topping Copperas Cove 38-14; and Bryan rolling Waller 67-21. | https://www.tdtnews.com/sports/article_379d37a0-2990-11ed-bf2b-33b22be440ed.html | 2022-09-01T06:13:51Z |
GREELEY, Colo., Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JBS USA Lux S.A. (the "Company") today announced that it has commenced offers to exchange (each, an "Exchange Offer" and, together, the "Exchange Offers") any and all outstanding (i) 2.500% Senior Notes due 2027 and (ii) 3.625% Sustainability-Linked Senior Notes due 2032 (collectively, the "Existing Notes") issued by JBS USA Food Company (originally issued by JBS Finance Luxembourg S.à r.l.) for (1) up to U.S.$2,000.0 million aggregate principal amount of new notes (the "New Notes") to be issued by the Company, JBS USA Food Company and JBS USA Finance, Inc. (collectively, the "Issuers") and (2) cash, in each case, as set forth in the table below.
The following table sets forth the Exchange Consideration, the Early Tender Premium and the Total Exchange Consideration for each series of Existing Notes:
In conjunction with the Exchange Offers, the Company is soliciting consents (each, a "Consent Solicitation" and, together, the "Consent Solicitations") to adopt certain proposed amendments to the indentures governing the Existing Notes to eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants, events of default and related provisions and definitions therein from such indentures.
Concurrently with the Exchange Offers, the Company commenced consent solicitations (collectively, the "JBS USA Consent Solicitations") from the holders of each of the Issuer's (collectively, the "JBS USA Consent Solicitations Notes") (i) 6.50% Senior Notes due 2029, (ii) 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030, (iii) 3.750% Senior Notes due 2031, (iv) 3.000% Senior Notes due 2029, (v) 3.000% Senior Notes due 2032 and (vi) 4.375% Senior Notes due 2052 to conform certain provisions and restrictive covenants (and definitions related thereto) of the indentures governing each series of JBS USA Consent Solicitations Notes to the corresponding provisions and restrictive covenants (and definitions related thereto) set forth in each indenture, dated June 21, 2022, governing the Issuers' 5.125% Senior Notes due 2028, 5.750% Senior Notes due 2033 and 6.500% Senior Notes due 2052.
Each Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is conditioned upon the completion of the other Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation, although the Company, in its sole discretion, may waive such condition at any time with respect to an Exchange Offer. In addition, each Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation is conditioned on the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions, as described in the Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement (as defined below), including the valid delivery (and no revocation) by holders of consents from a majority in aggregate principal amount of each series of JBS USA Consent Solicitation Notes prior to the applicable expiration time under the JBS USA Consent Solicitations, although the Company, in its sole discretion, may waive such condition at any time with respect to any one or more of the JBS USA Consent Solicitations.
The Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations are being made pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offering memorandum and consent solicitation statement, dated August 2, 2022 (the "Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement").
Holders who validly tender (and do not withdraw) their Existing Notes at or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 15, 2022, unless extended (the "Early Tender Date"), will be eligible to receive the applicable Total Exchange Consideration as set forth in the table above, which includes the applicable Early Tender Premium as set forth in the table above, for all such Existing Notes that are accepted for exchange. Holders who validly tender their Existing Notes after the Early Tender Date but prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on August 29, 2022, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"), will not be eligible to receive the applicable Early Tender Premium as set forth in the table above and, accordingly, will only be eligible to receive the applicable Exchange Consideration as set forth in the table above on a settlement date. The early settlement date is expected to be within four business days after the Early Tender Date or as promptly as practicable thereafter. The final settlement date is expected to be within two business days after the Expiration Date or as promptly as practicable thereafter.
In addition, subject to the terms and conditions in the Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company will agree to use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file an exchange offer registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to allow holders to exchange Existing Notes of each series for the same principal amount of New Notes of the same series, which will have terms identical in all material respects to such series of Existing Notes, except that the New Notes will not contain transfer restrictions and (ii) consummate such exchange offer within 365 days of entering into the registration rights agreements.
Documents relating to the Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations will only be distributed to eligible holders of Existing Notes who complete and return an eligibility form confirming that they are either (a) a "Qualified Institutional Buyer," as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or (b) a person that is outside the "United States" and is (i) not a "U.S. person," as those terms are defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act and (ii) a "non-U.S. qualified offeree" (as defined in the Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement). The complete terms and conditions of the Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations are described in the Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, copies of which may be obtained by contacting D.F. King & Co., Inc., the exchange agent and the information agent in connection with the Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations, at (800) 967-7574 (toll free) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers). The eligibility form is available electronically at www.dfking.com/jbs.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell or purchase, or the solicitation of tenders or consents with respect to, any security. No offer, solicitation, purchase or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, purchase or sale would be unlawful. The Exchange Offers and the Consent Solicitations are being made solely pursuant to the Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement and only to such persons and in such jurisdictions as is permitted under applicable law.
The New Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state or foreign securities laws. Therefore, the New Notes may not be offered or sold absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or applicable foreign securities laws.
The Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement is not a solicitation of consents for the JBS USA Consent Solicitations Notes. Any solicitations of consents from the holders of the JBS USA Consent Solicitations Notes will be made solely on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a separate consent solicitation statement that will be directed to holders of the JBS USA Consent Solicitations Notes.
Important Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our perspectives and expectations, are forward looking statements. The words "expect", "believe", "estimate", "intend", "plan" and similar expressions, when related to the Company and its subsidiaries, indicate forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current view of management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These statements are based on various assumptions and factors, including general economic, market, industry, and operational factors. Any changes to these assumptions or factors may lead to practical results different from current expectations. Excessive reliance should not be placed on those statements. Forward-looking statements relate only to the date they were made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made.
About JBS USA Lux S.A.
JBS USA Lux S.A. is one of the world's largest producers of beef, pork, chicken and packaged food products. In terms of daily production capacity, JBS USA Lux S.A. is among the leading beef producers and the second-largest pork and chicken producer in the United States. In Australia, JBS USA Lux S.A. is the leading producer of beef, lamb and packaged foods and the second largest producer of salmon. JBS USA Lux S.A. prepares, packages and delivers fresh, value-added and branded beef, pork, chicken, and lamb products to customers in more than 150 countries on six continents. JBS USA Lux S.A. is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of JBS S.A., the largest protein company and the largest food company in the world in terms of net revenue.
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SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A group of young off-duty Ukrainian soldiers gathered at a military distribution center to enjoy a rare respite from the fighting that has again engulfed their fractured home in eastern Ukraine.
As they shared jokes and a pizza, artillery explosions could be heard a few kilometers away — a reminder of the looming battle that threatens to unfold here in the city of Slovyansk, which was occupied by Russian proxy fighters in 2014.
“Everyone knows that there will be a huge battle in Slovyansk,” said one of the soldiers, who could not be named for security reasons.
Now, eight years after their city was last occupied, the war has returned. Slovyansk could become the next major target in Russia’s campaign to take the Donbas region, Ukraine’s predominantly Russian-speaking industrial heartland, if Moscow captures Lysychansk — the last remaining Ukrainian stronghold in Luhansk province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) to the east.
Another soldier, a 23-year-old accountant who joined up when the invasion began, said Ukrainian forces simply do not have the weapons to fight off the superior arsenal of the approaching Russian army.
“We know what’s coming” he said with a sad smile.
These soldiers were still teenagers when pro-Russian separatists captured and held the town for three months. The brief occupation in 2014 terrorized Slovyansk, where dozens of officials and journalists were taken hostage, and several killings took place.
Fierce fighting and shelling broke out when the Ukrainian army laid siege to the city to recapture it.
“Actually, the war never left Slovyansk. It didn’t leave people’s heads” said Tetiana Khimion, a 43-year-old dance choreographer who converted a fishing store into a hub for local military units.
“On the one hand, it is easier for us because we know what it’s like. On the other hand, it is more difficult for us since we’ve been living like this for eight years in a suspended condition.”
Slovyansk is a city of splintered loyalties. With a large retired population, it is not uncommon to hear older residents express sympathy towards Russia or nostalgia for their Soviet past. There is also distrust of the Ukrainian army and government.
After a recent shelling of his apartment block, one resident named Sergei said he believed that the strike was launched by Ukraine.
“I’m not pro-Russian, I’m not pro-Ukrainian. I am somewhere in between” he said. “Both Russians and Ukrainians kill civilians — everyone should understand that.”
On Thursday, a group of elderly residents couldn’t hide their frustration after a bomb blast slashed open their roofs and shattered their windows.
Ukraine “says they are protecting us, but what kind of protection is this?” asked one man, who did not provide his name.
“They kneel to that Biden — may he die!” exclaimed his neighbor, Tatyana, referring to U.S. President Joe Biden.
After 2014, Khimion said, it became easier to know “who is who” in Slovyansk. “Now you can easily see: These people are for Ukraine, and these people are for Russia.”
She said not enough was done after 2014 to punish people who collaborated with Russian proxies to prevent a repeat of the situation.
“That is why we cannot negotiate, we need to win. Otherwise it will be a never-ending process. It will keep repeating” she said.
The mayor of Slovyansk, Vadim Lyakh, reflects the city’s new trajectory. Taking his cues from Ukraine’s wartime leader, President Volodymyr Zelensky, the mayor has decorated his office with Ukrainian flags, anti-Russian symbols, portraits of national poets — even a biography of Winston Churchill.
But before 2014, he was part of a political party that sought closer ties with Russia. Lyakh said that while pro-Moscow sentiment in the city has faded in past years — in part because of the horrors witnessed in 2014 — there are still “people who are waiting for the return of the Russian troops.”
As the front line creeps ever closer, attacks on the city intensify. Three-quarters of Slovyansk’s pre-war population has fled, but the mayor said there are still too many people here, including many children. He encourages them to evacuate. He spends his days coordinating humanitarian aid and strengthening the city’s defenses.
More and more, he is among the first responders at the scene of bombardments. The Associated Press followed Lyakh and recently witnessed what authorities described as a cluster bomb attack on a residential area. One person was killed and several others wounded.
The mayor says that shelling now occurs at least four or five times a day, and the use of cluster munitions has increased in the last week. Although he remains optimistic that Ukrainian forces can keep the enemy at bay, he is also clear-sighted about his options.
“Nobody wants to be captured. When there is an imminent danger of the enemy troops entering the city, I will have to go” he said.
Lyakh said he cannot allow himself to relax, even for a few minutes.
“It is emotionally difficult. You see how people are dying and being harmed. But nevertheless, I understand that this is my job and that nobody but myself and the people around me can do” it.
One morning last week, Lyakh paid a visit to an apartment block that had been shelled overnight. Most of the windows in the building were blown out, doors were broken wide open and a power line severed.
The same building was bombed in 2014, when the shell left a gaping hole on the sixth floor, and many residents suffered broken bones.
Andrey, a 37-year-old factory worker who has lived in the building for 20 years, recalls the bombing and occupation. He said separatist forces “did and took what they liked.”
People in his circle have different opinions about Russia.
“Those who have suffered understand what this ‘Russia world’ means: It means broken houses, stolen cars and violence” he explains. “There are those who miss the Soviet Union, who think we are all one people, and they do not accept what they see with their own eyes.”
In the eight years since the separatists retreated, he said, life has markedly improved in Slovyansk.
The statue of Vladimir Lenin that once stood in the central square has been removed. Water and power supplies were renovated. New parks, squares and medical facilities were built.
“Civilization was returned to us” Andrey said.
At the military distribution hub, the young soldiers talk wistfully about their lives before the invasion.
“I had a great car, a good job. I was able to travel abroad three times a year,” said the former accountant, who plans to stay in Slovyansk with the others to defend the city. “How can we let someone just come and take our lives away from us?”
Khimion’s husband is on the front lines, and she put her teenage daughter on a train to Switzerland as soon as the invasion began.
“I have been deprived of everything — a home, husband, child — what should I do now?” she asks. “We are doing everything we can to stop (the offensive), to keep it to a minimum … But to be afraid is to abandon this place.”
At the entrance to the city, a monument bearing Slovyansk’s name is riddled with bullet holes from 2014. It has been painted over several times. It now bears the national colors of Ukraine, and a local artist has painted red flowers around each perforation.
Residents of Slovyansk wonder — some with hope, many in fear — if the sign will soon be painted yet again, in the red, white and blue of the Russia flag.
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Valerii Rezik contributed to this story.
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Healthcare company to unveil latest addition to Skin Health Solution Program at 2022 WOCNext conference
NORTHFIELD, Ill., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medline today announced a new version of its Optifoam® Gentle EX Foam Dressing. Updated to help reduce pressure injuries, the company will debut the product in-person at booth #511 during the 2022 WOCNext conference in Fort Worth, Texas, from June 5-8. Medline's Optifoam Gentle EX dressing is a key product in the company's Skin Health Solution Program, a holistic approach to skin and wound care focused on people, process and products.
Medline's Optifoam Gentle EX is designed to help displace pressure when used with pressure injury prevention protocol. The product features five unique layers to help absorb shear force and friction and manage moisture:
- Silicone layer minimizes trauma to the wound with gentle adhesion.
- Absorbent layer super-absorbs and retains exudate.
- Transfer layer helps move fluid and moisture away from the skin and helps prevent leakage.
- Foam layer absorbs exudate to minimize pooling at the wound's surface.
- Breathable film acts as a waterproof barrier to seal out germs and dirt.
While the legacy product has been broadly available to healthcare providers since 2018, Medline leveraged customer feedback to enhance the Optifoam Gentle EX design to improve its adhesive and flexibility to help keep the dressing in place on the body for longer.
"We want our products to be valuable tools that make it easier for staff to do the right thing and ultimately drive positive change and improved patient outcomes. We always encourage customer feedback so we can promptly make any changes that promote a more positive experience," said Bruce Shapiro, vice president of Medline's Advanced Wound Care division. "We look forward to gathering in-person again at this year's WOCNext conference and having meaningful conversations with WOC nurses about how care practices have been evolving at their organization and opportunities to help them enhance best practices."
Medline will be showcasing its comprehensive Skin Health Solution Program at WOCNext 2022. In addition to Optifoam Gentle EX, attendees can learn more about additional products, including Comfort Glide Turning & Repositioning System, HeelMedix heel offloading boot and Remedy Phytoplex. Collectively the system of products addresses the four contributing factors of pressure injuries: prolonged pressure, moisture management, friction and shear.
Medline will also host multiple education sessions, including a seminar presented by distinguished skin and wound care experts titled, "At-Risk Skin – Are We Doing What We Think We Are? 21 New Consensus Statements." In the WOCNext Poster Hall, the company is also sponsoring two case study presentations, each showcasing a health system's unique skin health clinical challenge and the solutions provided by Medline. These interactive presentations will allow attendees to learn more and engage directly with the representatives from those health systems.
Learn more about how Medline is helping healthcare providers enhance best practices in skin health at https://www.medline.com/skin-health/, and visit the company at booth #511 during the WOCNext 2022 conference.
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California Leads the Nation with its EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles Project, Providing Incentives for Zero-Emission Fleet Charging Infrastructure Equipment
PASADENA, Calif., June 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating the high demand for charging infrastructure among electric-vehicle fleet owners, Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Electric Vehicle (EV) Fast Track's funding allocation of $16.24M was fully subscribed within seconds of opening.
The EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles Project is funded by the California Energy Commission and implemented by CALSTART. EnergIIZE, with a total authorized allocation of $276 million through 2026, provides incentives to purchase infrastructure equipment for medium- and heavy-duty (MD/HD) zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) operated and domiciled in California.
The first of four funding allocations, or "funding lanes," to be offered, EV Fast Track opened on March 23; targeting fleets with commercial battery-electric vehicle commitments. Of the applications accepted, 85 percent met EnergIIZE's Jump Start criteria, which provide additional incentives for those fleets domiciled in disadvantaged and low-income communities or who meet other equity criteria. Overall, the $16.24M in allocated funds were spread among nearly 40 successful applicants across California, from a wide variety of commercial transportation specialties, including drayage, refuse, school bus and delivery services.
EV Fast Track funds cover 50 percent of eligible equipment and software costs, up to a maximum of $500,000 per project. For EV Fast Track projects that meet eligibility criteria as set forth in the EV Jump Start funding lane, applicants can receive up to 75 percent of equipment costs and soft costs, not to exceed $750,000 per project. Eligible equipment includes level-2 electric-vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), direct-current (DC) fast-charge EVSE, management software, switchgears, electrical panel upgrades, wiring and conduit, and meters.
"The first-of its-kind EnergIIZE Commercial Vehicles Project is critical to advancing California's build-out of a zero-emission transportation ecosystem to enable the successful deployment of commercial ZEVs" said Alycia Gilde, CALSTART Vice President of Clean Fuels & Infrastructure. "Knocking down a key barrier to adoption, EnergIIZE seeks to address the high costs of infrastructure to support fleets with their transition to zero-emission while bringing the greatest benefit to communities most impacted by transportation emissions."
EnergIIZE will be opening three additional incentive lanes in 2022, supporting hydrogen fueling stations, public charging infrastructure, and EV Jump Start applicants. The Hydrogen Fueling funding lane application window will open at 9 a.m. Pacific Time June 30, 2022, and close at 5 p.m. Pacific Time July 14, 2022.
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in his first public comments since being removed from office last week, appeared before a state ethics board Monday to press for an investigation of fellow Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, the person he blames for his impeachment over his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.
As attorney general, Ravnsborg last year filed a pair of complaints against Noem to the state’s Government Accountability Board alleging she abused the powers of her office by interfering in a state agency as it evaluated her daughter’s application for a real estate appraiser license and by misusing state airplanes. The board, which is comprised of retired judges, has not decided whether to investigate Noem and is working with an attorney to evaluate the merits of the complaints.
Ravnsborg appeared at the Government Accountability Board’s meeting for the first time since he initiated the complaints last year and said he was ready to provide additional information.
He made it clear he thinks an investigation could have far-reaching consequences for Noem, who is running for reelection after a first term that vaulted her to national prominence. She’s widely considered to be a White House aspirant in 2024.
“I’m not going to let this just drop. I think that they should pursue it and I do believe that, ultimately, the House will pursue it,” Ravnsborg told The Associated Press, suggesting that Noem could also face impeachment for her actions.
The former attorney general denied that he was out for revenge against Noem, although he blames her for his removal.
Noem and Ravnsborg became political enemies after he struck and killed a pedestrian in 2020. Noem publicly called for Ravnsborg to resign and later pressed the Legislature to impeach him. The House eventually did, and the Senate last week convicted him of two charges: committing a crime that caused someone’s death and malfeasance for misleading investigators and misusing his office.
Ravnsborg blamed “emotion and political pressure” for tilting the Republican-controlled Senate against him and said Noem sought his removal because he had filed the complaints to the Government Accountability Board.
“I think that among these two complaints — and there’s other scandals that she’s involved in — that she did not want the information to come to light,” he said.
Noem’s spokesman Tony Mangan declined to comment on the board’s proceedings or Ravnsborg’s remarks.
The board has tapped Sioux Falls attorney Mark Haigh, who primarily specializes in business and health care law, to help evaluate Ravnsborg’s complaints. Haigh also has experience arguing before juries, administrative boards and licensing agencies.
The Associated Press reported last year that the governor held a meeting in July 2020 that included her daughter and key decision-makers in her application for an appraiser license just days after the agency moved to deny the license. A Republican-controlled legislative committee concluded that Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, got preferential treatment.
Noem has rejected that finding, saying her daughter followed the same process as other applicants.
But the agency’s former director, Sherry Bren, told the legislative committee last year that she felt “intimidated” at the July 2020 meeting, where she said Peters’ unsuccessful application was discussed in detail and a plan was formed to give her an unprecedented, additional chance to show she could meet federal standards. Noem’s office has said the plan was in the works before the meeting.
Peters got her license four months later. Shortly after that, Bren retired under pressure from Noem’s cabinet secretary. She eventually received a $200,000 settlement to withdraw an age discrimination complaint.
Ravnsborg’s other complaint was sparked by a report from Raw Story, a news website. Noem in 2019 used state airplanes to travel to events held by political organizations including the National Rifle Association and the Republican Jewish Coalition, even though South Dakota law bars their use for anything other than state business.
Noem defended the trips as part of her work as an ambassador for the state.
The board’s consideration of the complaints began last year and has happened entirely in private meetings. It could either investigate the complaints and potentially hold hearings or dismiss them entirely.
The judges will meet next on Aug. 3. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-us-headlines/removed-south-dakota-ag-presses-ethics-case-against-noem/ | 2022-06-28T08:28:41Z |
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at the life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, former president of Brazil.
Personal
Birth date: October 27, 1945
Birth place: Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil
Father: Aristedes Inacio da Silva, agriculture worker
Mother: Euridice Ferreira de Mello, seamstress
Marriages: Rosangela Silva (May 18, 2022-present); Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva (1974-2017, her death); Maria de Lourdes Lula da Silva (1969-1971, her death)
Children: with Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva: Luis Claudio, Sandro, Fabio and Marcos (from her first marriage and adopted by Lula da Silva); with Miriam Cordeiro: Lurian
Other Facts
He goes by the nickname Lula, which he formally added to his name in 1982.
Lula da Silva’s father was against education and believed supporting the family was more important, so Lula da Silva didn’t learn to read until age 10.
He left school completely after the fifth grade to work full-time.
He has nine fingers, having lost the little finger on his left hand in a work accident.
His first wife died of hepatitis in her eighth month of pregnancy along with the child.
Unhappy with the lack of political representation of the working class in Brazil, he decided to get involved in politics.
Lula da Silva is a founding member of Partido dos Trabalhadores, the Workers’ Party.
Believes that global institutions such as the United Nations and the World Trade Organization favor rich nations and must be revamped to address the needs of developing nations, where most of the world’s population lives.
He was a longtime friend of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro and visited him in September 2003. Castro backed all of his presidential runs.
Timeline
1966 – Becomes a metalworker and is active in the metalworkers union.
1975 – Elected president of the metalworkers union.
March 10, 1980 – Helps found the Workers’ Party.
April 19-May 19, 1980 – As one of the leaders of a metalworkers union strike, is arrested after police confront workers. He is held for 31 days.
November 1982 – Comes in fourth in the gubernatorial race for the state of Sao Paulo.
1983 – Helps found the Central Única dos Trabalhadores, a national trade union confederation.
1986 – Elected to the Brazilian congress.
1989, 1994 and 1998 – Is the Workers’ Party candidate for president; he comes in second each time.
October 27, 2002 – Is elected president in a runoff election with 61.3% of the vote.
January 1, 2003 – Inaugurated as president of Brazil.
October 29, 2006 – Wins a second four-year term in office with 61% of the vote.
September 30, 2008 – Reacts to the downturn in global and US markets: “We can’t be turned into victims of the casino erected by the American economy.”
October 2009 – Is credited with helping Rio de Janeiro win its bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics to be held in South America.
January 1, 2010 – A film dramatization of Lula da Silva’s life, “Lula, Son of Brazil,” opens in Brazil.
April 2010 – Is voted number one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World.
January 1, 2011 – Leaves office with a 90% approval rating.
October 29, 2011 – Is diagnosed with throat cancer.
February 17, 2012 – It is announced that Lula da Silva’s cancer is in complete remission.
March 16, 2016 – Accepts an offer to become chief of staff for his successor and protégé, Dilma Rousseff. The appointment gives him some legal immunity in a corruption investigation and fuels political tensions in the divided country. Lula da Silva is sworn in as chief of staff on March 17.
March 18, 2016 – A judge from Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court files an injunction blocking Lula da Silva from becoming chief of staff to Rousseff.
September 14, 2016 – According to state-run news agency Agencia Brasil, Brazilian prosecutors file corruption charges against Lula da Silva and his wife Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva. The charges stem from the Operation Car Wash money laundering investigation. Lula da Silva sends out a series of tweets after the charges are announced, calling them “fiction.” In a statement, his lawyers say the case is politically motivated and accuse the prosecution of making hasty conclusions.
September 20, 2016 – A Brazilian judge rules that there is enough evidence for Lula da Silva, his wife and six others to stand trial on corruption charges.
February 3, 2017 – Lula da Silva’s wife passes away.
July 12, 2017 – Is found guilty of the charges of corruption and money laundering stemming from bribes and benefits he received from state-run oil company Petrobras. Brazilian Federal Judge Sergio Moro sentences Lula da Silva to nine and a half years in jail. He remains free during his appeal.
September 5, 2017 – Corruption charges are filed against Lula da Silva, his successor Rousseff, and six Workers’ Party members. They are accused of running a criminal organization, to divert funds from state-owned oil firm Petrobras. The charges are related to Operation Car Wash. Lula da Silva, Rousseff and the Workers’ Party deny the allegations.
January 24, 2018 – A Brazilian appeals court unanimously upholds his corruption conviction, casting doubt on his plans to run again in an upcoming presidential election. The three appellate court judges also add two and a half years to his sentence, giving him 12 years and one month in prison. Lula da Silva remains free pending any future appeals.
April 7, 2018 – After defying an order to turn himself in by holing up at a union building for a day, he surrenders to federal authorities to begin serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption.
August 15, 2018 – Announces that he has submitted the necessary paperwork to register as the Workers’ Party candidate in the upcoming presidential election.
September 1, 2018 – Brazil’s top electoral court bars Lula da Silva from running for reelection because of his corruption conviction.
February 6, 2019 – In another corruption case, he is sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison for accepting bribes in the form of renovations to his country house.
April 23, 2019 – Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice reduces Lula da Silva’s prison sentence from 12 years and one month to eight years and 10 months, for one of his two corruption convictions.
August 7, 2019 – Brazil’s Superior Court overrules a lower court’s order transferring Lula da Silva from a cell in federal police headquarters in the city of Curitiba, where his supporters have gathered, to a prison in Sao Paulo.
September 30, 2019 – Lula da Silva releases a letter via Twitter rejecting prosecutors’ request to move him from prison to house arrest. In his quest for exoneration, he says that he will not trade his dignity for his freedom.
November 7, 2019 – Brazil’s Supreme Court rules that defendants can remain free until they have exhausted all appeals. The ruling reverses a previous decision that had helped put dozens of powerful politicians and business leaders behind bars.
November 8, 2019 – Leaves prison after a year and a half behind bars.
September 1, 2020 – A federal court in Brazil dismisses a corruption case against Lula da Silva for lack of sufficient evidence. He was accused of lobbying in favor of construction company Odebrecht.
March 8, 2021 – A Brazilian court throws out Lula da Silva’s corruption convictions, which allows him to run in the 2022 presidential election.
May 7, 2022 – Formally announces his pre-candidacy for president in the October 2022 election.
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A state district judge on Tuesday denied a bond reduction request for a Temple teenager charged in a robbery that left a man shot during a drug deal.
Reginald Brown, 18, of Temple, has been in the Bell County Jail since May 5, 2021, charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon, a first-degree felony. His bond is set at $100,000.
During a hearing in the 426th District Court, presided by Steven Duskie, the judge denied the reduction.
The case has been handled by 27th District Court Judge John Gauntt, who reduced a $200,000 by half on July 7, 2021. Gauntt was unavailable for the hearing Tuesday since he was presiding in a jury trial.
Duskie heard from Angela McDade, Brown’s mother, about the family’s financial hardship, which prevented them from posting bail.
“It is the passage of time that we are bringing to the court’s attention,” said Bobby Barina, a court-appointed attorney representing Brown. “He does not have the resources to make a bond. If the court reduces the bond drastically to $10,000, it would help.”
Bell County Assistant District Attorney Mike Bedford said the bond was in place for the public’s safety.
“We don’t think the bond had anything to do with his ability to make the bond, but the fact of the crimes,” he said. “We care about the safety of the victims. We don’t believe those facts have changed. We respectfully ask that bond remains at $100,000.”
The charge stems from a May 4, 2021, shooting on the 1300 block of South 17th Street.
A man suffering from two gunshot wounds told Temple Police Officers that he went to a local park for a drug deal when he was approached by four people, including two in ski masks, who pointed firearms at him and demanded he handed them marijuana he thought he was selling, according to an arrest affidavit.
As part of the investigation, the affidavit said, officers learned the man tried to drive off when the assailants began to fire at him and his vehicle, hitting him in the arm and the head.
The man told officers he recognized some of the assailants, including Brown.
Brown denied any involvement and “told police he was at his home the entire night,” according to the affidavit. However, two suspects confirmed Brown “was present and involved in the robbery.”
Police searched Brown’s home for evidence.
“Reginald Brown’s home was searched, and in (his) bedroom, a ski mask was found, and a pair of shoes with blood on them were found,” the affidavit said. “In interviews conducted by Temple police, the only person they (the suspects) noticed bleeding was the victim…. Reginald Brown told police the blood on his shoe was from a fight at school months prior. Police thought the blood on the shoe was still reddish and was relatively fresh; they did not believe the blood was months old.
Brown remained jailed Tuesday in lieu of a $100,000 bond.
He is expected to appear before Gauntt on July 21 for a pretrial hearing. | https://www.tdtnews.com/entertainment/local_events/article_03af9b88-0229-11ed-b278-dfe181d0cb46.html | 2022-07-12T23:42:10Z |
HOUSTON (CW39) — A person in Pasadena had a lucky itch to play a Texas Lottery game, and that itch ledt to a scratch that helped that person to become an instant millionaire!
According to the Texas Lottery, that Pasadena resident, who elected to remain anonymous, won $1 million with a scratch ticket game called Million Dollar Loteria.
While the winner lives in Pasadena, the ticket was purchased at a convenience store in La Porte, located at 10901 West Fairmont Parkway.
This was the 10th of 12 top prizes worth $1 million to be claimed in this game. Million Dollar Loteria offers more than $381 million in total prizes. Overall odds of winning any prize in the game are one in 3.27, including break-even prizes. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/pasadena-resident-wins-1-million-texas-lottery-scratch-ticket-prize/ | 2022-07-25T19:31:27Z |
OPEC+ alliance decides output amid record US pump prices
LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries including major exporter Russia are weighing how much oil to produce as U.S. gasoline prices hit another record high.
Thursday’s meeting comes amid speculation that the 23-member alliance, known as OPEC+, may consider breaking from its cautious series of increases and agree to pump more oil starting in July amid fears that high energy prices could slow the global economy. Higher oil and gas prices have contributed to the inflation that is plaguing the U.S. and Europe and sapping consumer purchasing power.
The group has been adding a steady 432,000 barrels per day each month, under a road map to gradually restore production cuts made during the depths of the pandemic recession in 2020.
OPEC, whose de facto leader is Saudi Arabia, has resisted pleas from the White House to supply more oil to make up for production lost due to sanctions against Russia. That, along with a European Union agreement to end most oil imports from Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, has helped push prices higher. Gasoline and diesel prices have also been propped up by a lack of refining capacity to turn crude into motor fuel.
The U.S. saw a record high average gasoline pump price on Thursday of $4.71 per gallon, according to AAA. The price of crude makes up about half the price of gasoline at the pump in the U.S., and prices could go even higher as the summer driving season gets under way.
High gas prices for drivers are a potential factor in U.S. politics with mid-term Congressional elections approaching later this year.
The OPEC+ decision is further complicated by the group’s failure to meet its production targets due to underinvestment and other roadblocks in some member countries. Only Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are thought to have space capacity to produce more oil. But stepping up their production would upset the balance between them and other countries that can’t produce and earn more.
U.S. oil prices fell 2.8% ahead of the meeting to $112.01 per barrel while international benchmark Brent crude fell 2.73% to $113.12 per barrel.
Oil prices fell after the Financial Times reported Saudi Arabia could be willing to increase output if Russian supplies falter due to EU sanctions.
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LEAWOOD, Kan., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Torch.AI, pioneers of data infrastructure AI, announced today the U.S. Navy has awarded a new 5-year agreement to provide next generation AI and data infrastructure software capabilities for the U.S. Navy's Digital Warfare Office (DWO).
The new artificial intelligence ecosystem will provide AI and machine learning capabilities for Warfighting Naval Forces. The ecosystem is designed to equip the Navy to better operate and maintain their operational fleet across a complex, siloed IT environment including cloud compute, storage, hardware, and cloud edge devices used for data lakes at unclassified, secret, and top-secret levels.
Torch.AI will provide acquisition, transformation, and enrichment of proprietary sensor, vessel, and other complex maritime data sources from multiple U.S. Navy platforms into commercially consistent data payloads for ubiquitous data access. The systems also support the delivery of data pipelines for the Navy's AI/Machine Learning (ML) personnel responsible for conducting AI/ML algorithm and model development.
"We've made tremendous strides in advancing the Navy's maritime capabilities with data and AI," says Brad Kolarov, Torch.AI's VP of Mission Systems and former Navy SEAL. "It's exciting to see the impact we can have on the organization and military personnel, and we're thrilled to be able to support this mission."
The Navy established the Digital Warfare Office in December 2016 to lead efforts to better utilize the vast amounts of data produced each day and to further advance its competitive advantage across all mission areas. The U.S. Navy is the largest and most powerful navy in the world with nearly 350,000 active-duty personnel, 300 deployable combat vessels and 3,000 operational aircraft.
"The speed of data dictates the demands of today's multi-domain battlefield. Machine speed and machine scale are critical advantages needed today," added Brian Weaver, Founder and CEO of Torch.AI. "We are extremely excited to continue to expand our support of the national security mission with Torch.AI's proven expertise in data infrastructure and mission-ready AI solutions. We are all in."
Torch.AI is the data infrastructure AI company with headquarters in Kansas City and offices in Washington, DC. The company is pioneering the use of AI to process data in-flight, radically evolving analytic and operational capabilities in any IT environment. Torch.AI's products and people are currently actively supporting operations in industries including financial services, construction and engineering, healthcare, and the US Department of Defense, US Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies.
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- Emirates Cricket Board's sanctioned exclusive and flagship professional T20 Cricket League includes six teams competing in 34 matches across venues in UAE
DUBAI, UAE and NEW DELHI, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- UAE's T20 League today announced the signing of a long-term global media rights' contract with global media and entertainment powerhouse ZEE. The League will air exclusively on ZEE's linear channels and its OTT platform ZEE5, in India and across the world.
UAE's T20 League is a professional cricket tournament comprising 6 teams competing in a 34-match competition, including - Reliance Industries Limited, Adani Sportsline, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancer Capital, GMR Group and Capri Global.
ZEE's strong global presence across 190+ countries will help build the reach and resonance for the League with viewers and partners. With immense synergies between its businesses and a holistic approach for advertisers and distribution partners, ZEE will engage fans through a multi-platform strategy taking the league to more than 100 million households.
UAE's T20 League matches will air across ZEE's 10 linear channels in the HSM (Hindi Speaking Markets), South and East regions in English, Hindi, and Tamil languages. The League will also be simultaneously streamed Live on ZEE5, and on radio globally.
Khalid Al Zarooni, Chairman UAE's T20 League said; "Nothing can be more satisfying than to have a credible broadcast partner like ZEE associated with the League. I am thankful to both Punit Goenka, MD & CEO and Rahul Johri, President - Business South Asia at ZEE for having faith in this League and to grow into a commercially successful enterprise. It is further a matter of delight that ZEE has decided to re-enter sports broadcast with UAE's T20 League being the first media rights acquisition. We are very confident that ZEE has the strength of viewership to take our League to unmatched levels."
Rahul Johri, President – Business, South Asia, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited, said, "At ZEE, we are delighted to be the official global media rights holder of UAE's T20 League. We believe that the League, which is already attracting globally, the biggest cricket stars and team franchisees, will provide fantastic cricket and entertainment to viewers across the world. ZEE is committed to use the strength of its platforms to take UAE's T20 League to audiences in India and across the globe."
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LOGAN, Utah, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Micronutrient deficiencies disproportionately affect women and children in low- and middle-income countries. Such deficiencies can lead to systemic and enduring morbidities in individuals and their children, and if left untreated can contribute to death. The World Health Organization estimates approximately half of deaths in young children are attributable to undernutrition.
Public health surveillance programs are needed to identify vulnerable populations at risk and to determine the most appropriate interventions to implement. The viability of such programs, however, depends on cost and accessibility.
Originally introduced in 2014, the Q-Plex™ Human Micronutrient assay was developed in collaboration between PATH (Seattle, WA) and Quansys Biosciences (Logan, UT). The assay was designed to accurately measure 7 analytes including nutritional and inflammatory biomarkers and biomarkers of malarial infection that are used together to assess micronutrient status. However, deployment was hampered by a lack of clear reference materials and methods for harmonizing values across the micronutrient community. In response to feedback from experts in micronutrient assessment, Quansys Biosciences engaged in new collaborations with PATH and key stakeholders focusing on addressing global micronutrient deficiency concerns.
The new Q-Plex™ Human Micronutrient v2 (7-Plex) https://www.quansysbio.com/human-micronutrient-v2-7-plex/ features adjusted working ranges for better precision across the physiological range and enhanced sensitivity. Furthermore, Quansys has enrolled in continuous engagement with the Center for Disease Control's VITAL-EQA and Serum Micronutrient Performance Verification programs to maintain accuracy and reduce bias in testing. Finally, protocol optimization decreased the volume of sample required and removed the requirement for a plate shaker, thus improving accessibility for global use by adding flexibility in specimen collection techniques and reducing equipment needs.
Quansys and PATH are proud to be able to offer the global nutrition community an improved tool at a very competitive price to support their ongoing health and nutrition (fortification) interventions.
PATH is a global nonprofit dedicated to ending health inequity. With more than 40 years of experience forging multisector partnerships, and with expertise in science, economics, technology, advocacy, and dozens of other specialties, PATH develops and scales up innovative solutions to the world's most pressing public health challenges. Learn more at www.path.org.
Quansys Biosciences is a leader in the development and manufacture of multiplexed assays for protein quantification. Quansys Biosciences Q-Plex™ Array Technology aids researchers in better understanding of disease. The Q-Plex Technology includes multiplex and singleplex assays built to maximize the quantity and quality of data from biological samples. To support its multiplex assays, Quansys also provides the Q-View™ Imaging system, consisting of Q-View™ Software, a user-friendly software package that enables the acquisition and analysis of large amounts of multiplex data, and the Q-View™ Imager, a high-resolution imaging device used to capture chemiluminescent assays. Quansys Biosciences was founded in 2005. Learn more at www.quansysbio.com.
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HIV ADVOCATES SHARE THEIR PERSONAL JOURNEYS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING "BRAVE TALKS" WITH YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND LOVED ONES
TITUSVILLE, N.J., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
BACKGROUND:
Today, over 37 million people are living with HIV1 and, despite advances in treatment and widespread distribution of antiviral drugs, the number of people contracting HIV is still alarmingly high.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9030051-hiv-advocates-share-journeys-importance-of-brave-talks-for-positively-fearless-campaign/
As recently as 2019, Black Americans (representing 13% of the U.S. population) accounted for 44% of new HIV diagnoses, and Hispanics and Latinos (representing 18% of the U.S. population) made up 30% of new HIV diagnoses.2
While these statistics are alarming, substantial progress has been made towards the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Today, living with HIV means you can still thrive with HIV, which means prioritizing your health and wellbeing. It calls for self-reflection, requires self-acceptance and demands a daily commitment to living our best lives. Self-care might look different for everyone, but at its core, it's about putting your health and wellness first.
Daniel G Garza and Kamaria Laffrey, HIV Advocates and Ambassadors for the Positively Fearless campaign, talk about their journeys living with HIV and share why it is so important to take control and have "brave talks" with those around you like your healthcare provider or loved ones, to truly live fearlessly and thrive with HIV.
EXAMPLES OF "BRAVE TALKS":
- DISCLOSING YOUR STATUS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
- UNDERSTANDING TREATMENT OPTIONS AND RISK OF ARV-RELATED WEIGHT GAIN
- SPREADING AWARENESS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE UNDETECTABLE AND UNTRANSMITTABLE
- ADVOCATING FOR AND IDENTIFYING RESOURCES WITHIN THE HIV COMMUNITY
- IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT HEALTHCARE PROVIDER TO MEET YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS
- ENSURING TRANSLATION SUPPORT IF ENGLISH IS YOUR SECOND LANGUAGE
MORE ABOUT DANIEL G GARZA
Having moved to the US in 1973 from his birth city of Monterrey in Mexico, Daniel has established himself as a strong advocate for the Latin HIV community. His advocacy work includes chairing a client advisory committee, public speaking, and volunteerism through organizations such as Radiant Health Centers and University of California Irvine. When he's not changing lives through his advocacy work, Daniel is busy running Lilmesican Productions Inc., his social enterprise focused on developing projects related to entertainment, advocacy and spiritual growth. His mission is to entertain, educate and energize his community. The challenges he's faced throughout his life have been monumental—he's survived anal cancer and has also overcome both alcoholism and drug addiction. He's a natural-born fighter and today he's thriving with HIV after being diagnosed in 2000.
MORE ABOUT KAMARIA LAFFREY
Kamaria thrives when it comes to empowering others. She's continually helping to shift the residue of societal and self-induced stigma of HIV in various ways. On the local public front, she is currently serving on the Florida (FL) Dept. of Health Community HIV Advisory Group and West Central FL Ryan White Care Council. On a national level, she serves as Program Director for HIV policy reform with The SERO Project. Kamaria is the founder of the community-based organization emPOWERed Legacies, which aims to provide education, resources, and support to anyone in need—whether within the HIV/AIDS community or beyond. Since her HIV diagnosis in 2003, Kamaria's life has changed in many ways, but her combination of Black Girl Magic and chronic optimism has also changed the lives of many others along the way through her work and advocacy.
For more information, visit: positivelyfearless.com
Interview Provided by: Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP
1 "Global Statistics: The Global HIV And AIDS Epidemic, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Accessed August 5, 2022. https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/global-statistics
2 "U.S. Statistics: Fast Facts," HIV.gov, Accessed August 5, 2022. https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/data-and-trends/statistics
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DALLAS (KDAF) — I love Star Wars. All of it. I grew up with the prequels, grew to appreciate the artistry of the originals, and watched all the sequels and spinoffs in the theaters.
So, when I decided to try out a new pizza place in Addison, I was delighted to see all of the cool Star Wars decor when I stepped foot in Zoli’s.
Upon first glance, Zoli’s has a cool modern pizzeria vibe to it. It has a bar, a retro yellow sign and plenty of seating. However, if you look closely at the art on the wall you’ll notice that it’s Star Wars themed, with an awesome painting of the Last Supper with Star Wars characters instead. And, yes, Baby Yoda and Mando do make an appearance at this establishment.
The restaurant even had a Star Wars-themed pizza for Star Wars Day (May 4). They called it the Thermal Detonator with spicy cherry pepper ricotta, hot soppressata, cherry tomatoes, stuffed jalapeno poppers and mozzarella.
READ: Pizza shop in Addison, Fort Worth selling Star Wars-themed pizza for Star Wars Day
When it seems like all you hear about Star Wars online is negative, it was refreshing and nice to see a place celebrate the franchise.
Aside from the interior design, Zoli’s had a wide range of unique pizza combinations. I went with the Heim Time! Supreme that includes bacon, pepperoni, homemade sausage, mushrooms, caramelized onions and hot cherry peppers.
The price to size ratio was great and the taste was even better. It came out quickly and the service was great. If you don’t have the time to dine in, they also have pizzas that you can take home and bake.
They also offer sandwiches, pasta, dessert, drinks and more. If you’ve been looking for a new pizza place and haven’t tried Zoli’s, I highly recommend this one. For more information, visit zolispizza.com. | https://cw33.com/news/local/like-star-wars-and-pizza-zolis-offers-great-pies-and-awesome-star-wars-decor/ | 2022-05-23T18:43:57Z |
STAMFORD, Conn., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola Power" or the "Company") (www.renesolapower.com) (NYSE: SOL), a leading fully integrated solar project developer, today announced that it filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2022. The Annual Report on Form 20-F can be accessed on ReneSola Power's investor relations website at http://ir.renesolapower.com or on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
ReneSola Power will provide its shareholders and ADS holders with electronic copies upon request. Requests should be directed to IR.USA@renesolapower.com or by mail to ReneSola Ltd, Attn: Investor Relations, 850 Canal Street, 3rd Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06902, United States.
About ReneSola Power
ReneSola Power (NYSE: SOL) is a leading global solar project developer and operator. The Company focuses on solar power project development, construction management and project financing services. With local professional teams in more than 10 countries around the world, the business is spread across number of regions where the solar power project markets are growing rapidly and can sustain that growth due to improved clarity around government policies. The Company's strategy is to pursue high-margin project development opportunities in these profitable and growing markets; specifically, in the U.S. and Europe, where the Company has a market-leading position in several geographies, including Poland, Hungary, Minnesota and New York. For more information, please visit www.renesolapower.com.
For investor and media inquiries, please contact:
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Full-Service Franchise Development Firm to Launch St. Petersburg-Based Splash and Dash into Franchising Nationwide
CORNELIUS, N.C., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- REP'M Group - an elite franchise growth enabler, offering a full spectrum of development services under one roof - has announced they have added St. Petersburg-Based Splash and Dash Groomerie & Boutique to their portfolio of established brands. With a combined 100+ years of business expertise in franchising, REP'M Group's elite in-house service offerings are hyper-focused on growing Splash and Dash.
As the pet industry continues to grow and expand in the United States, REP'M Group has an incredibly devoted team with vast experience to grow the Splash and Dash brand. According to the ASPCA, nearly 23 million American households acquired a pet during the pandemic, which would account for one in every five families. Splash and Dash currently has 14 open locations with plans to have more than 200 under development in the next 36 months with the help and guidance of REP'M.
"Splash and Dash exemplifies what we're looking for in a partner, and we are excited to continue working with their team to develop the brand and accelerate their growth nationwide," said Nick Sheehan from REP'M Group. "Splash and Dash has had incredible success over the past five years with consistent and continued growth during the turmoil of COVID. The brand has continued to grow its revenue and has made tremendous steps toward becoming a nationwide boutique grooming studio. We are excited to be able to partner with such an innovative brand like Splash and Dash and help take them to the forefront of boutique pet care."
Founded in 2009 by former wellness gym franchisee guru Dan Barton, Splash and Dash was created to fill a void in the mom-and-pop pet grooming space of a clean and luxurious oasis for both pets and their owners. Splash and Dash offers a variety of innovative spa services including relaxing spa treatments, an unlimited monthly bath membership, dog grooming, and dog dental hygiene. Services are designed to stack and complement one another making for a unique one-stop dog care facility.
"We are confident that working with REP'M Group will allow the Splash and Dash brand to successfully expand into new territories throughout the United States," said Splash and Dash Founder Dan Barton. "With their services and expert guidance, we hope to soon open more locations with dedicated partners that have the drive and tenacity to revolutionize the dog grooming business."
Splash and Dash has gained notoriety by creating a unique membership program that encourages owners, and their pets, to stop by their location for a free bath between scheduled grooming visits. This not only maintains the cleanliness of the pet but also helps to strengthen the brand's network or information and can help to learn patterns in one's pooch. The brand has also built preoperatory software to help streamline the process. With all employees receiving iPads and TV monitors at every grooming station, the software helps to keep everyone communicative throughout the grooming process while establishing the most effective way to communicate with customers as well as the most efficient workflow.
To learn more about Splash and Dash, visit https://splashanddashfranchise.com/ or email Tim@repmgroup.com for more information.
About REP'M Group
REP'M Group has created integrated solutions for accelerated and sustainable franchise growth since it was founded in 2019. A full-service franchise development firm, REP'M Group works to provide franchisors with all of the strategies and services they need up until they open a location. REP'M Group integrates four verticals to position a brand for confident growth including BRAND'M, BUILD'M, GROW'M, AND SCALE'M to drive maximum value to various franchise clients. With over 75 years of franchise brand experience, REP'M Group has helped emerging brands grow in a sustainable and responsible manner. Visit www.repmgroup.com/ for more information.
About Splash and Dash
Founded in 2009 and franchising since 2015, Splash and Dash is a boutique dog grooming facility with an original membership program that encourages both customers and their pets to visit as many times as they would like between their scheduled grooming every six weeks. The brand has continued to innovate with the development of state-of-the-art technology that allows both customers and employees to track and monitor the progress of their pet's grooming and bathing. The brand currently has 15 locations open with plans to have more than 200 open and operational in the next 36 months. For more information, please visit https://splashanddashfordogs.com/.
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SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BGI has topped the Asia Pacific and China life science corporate institution ranking table for the seventh year running, released in the 2022 Nature Index Annual Tables. With a 19 percent increase in its adjusted share metric, BGI ranked eighth among global life science corporate institutions, which is an improvement over the preceding year's tenth-place result.
The Nature Index is an indicator of institutional research performance. Share — Nature Index's key metric — is a fractional count for an article allocated to an institution, that considers the proportion of authors on the article from that institution.
Among the top ten life science corporate institutions worldwide, there are six institutions from the U.S such as Pfizer, three from Europe such as Roche, with BGI as the only APAC and Chinese institution on this list.
BGI's key research highlights from 2021 include:
- Zhou, Yang, et al. "Platypus and Echidna Genomes Reveal Mammalian Biology and Evolution." Nature News, Nature Publishing Group, 6 Jan. 2021.
- Bi, Xupeng, et al. "Tracing the Genetic Footprints of Vertebrate Landing in Non-Teleost Ray-Finned Fishes." Cell, vol. 184, no. 5, 2021.
- Wei, Tong, et al. "Whole-Genome Resequencing of 445 Lactuca Accessions Reveals the Domestication History of Cultivated Lettuce." Nature Genetics, vol. 53, no. 5, 2021, pp. 752–760.
- Yang, Chentao, et al. "Evolutionary and Biomedical Insights from a Marmoset Diploid Genome Assembly." Nature, vol. 594, no. 7862, 2021, pp. 227–233.
- Xiang, Xi, et al. "Enhancing CRISPR-Cas9 Grna Efficiency Prediction by Data Integration and Deep Learning." Nature Communications, vol. 12, no. 1, 2021.
- Varshney, R.K., Roorkiwal, M., Sun, S. et al. "A chickpea genetic variation map based on the sequencing of 3,366 genomes. "Nature 599, 622–627 (2021).
BGI was "born global" as they were established on Sept. 9, 1999 by a group of young scientists to participate in the global Human Genome Project and fulfill China's mission of sequencing about 1% of the entire human genome. Since then, BGI's research often involved cooperation with various global institutions.
BGI is currently leading international research projects such as the Ten Thousand Plant Genome Project and Ten Thousand Bird Genome Project to sequence the genomes of 10,000 plants and birds respectively. BGI is also active in clinical research collaboration involving gene tests with high specificity and sensitivity.
About the Nature Index
The Nature Index was first released in November 2005. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution's publication output in 82 natural science journals, selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields. The Nature Index provides absolute Count and fractional Share counts of article publication at the institutional and national level and, as such, is an indicator of global high-quality research output and collaboration.
About BGI Genomics
BGI Genomics, headquartered in Shenzhen China, is the world's leading provider of genomic sequencing and proteomic services. We enable scientists and researchers to reach their full potential by providing them with fully integrated genomic sequencing, proteomic services, and high-quality solutions across a range of applications. Our services cover more than 100 countries and regions, involving more than 2,300 medical institutions.
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DALLAS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Apex Dental Partners, a leading dental partnership, was named to the 2022 Inc. 5000 list, the prestigious ranking of America's fastest growing companies. It was ranked No. 130 on Inc. 5000's annual Regionals Southwest honors list and No. 2785 nationally.
"This is our fourth year in a row to be listed by Inc. 5000 as one of America's Fastest Growing Companies. It's always an honor to be recognized for the work we're doing," said Matt Hale, President & COO of Apex Dental Partners. "But the real story is the work our partner dentists are doing every day. In total, they've improved the lives of more than 125,000 patients so far this year through high-quality care and an outstanding patient experience. This shows that we are accomplishing our goal: to serve our dentists so that they can change the lives of others through dentistry."
David Lohmann, CEO of Apex added, "We have been able to set ourselves apart as the leading partner for dentists who share the traditional values of private practice dentistry. This means a focus on long-term patient relationships, a commitment to being a light in the community they serve, and an unquestioned commitment to putting the patient first. Our model of Private Practice Reimagined® is the non-branded alternative to traditional private practice, offering dentist-leaders the benefits of being part of a larger organization while preserving and protecting the values that make dentistry one of the best ways to serve others while building a successful and fulfilling career. This acknowledgment by Inc. Magazine reiterates that what we do here at Apex is special."
Apex Dental Partners is a dental partnership, leading the way in reimaging private practice dentistry for the next generation of clinicians focused on long term relationship-based, high-quality patient care. Through its non-branded model, Private Practice Reimagined®, Apex offers dentist-leaders the best of both worlds: the values of traditional private practice, and the power and lifestyle of being part of a group. With Apex, you can work with a team focused on providing you the freedom to do what you do best. For more information, visit www.ApexDP.com.
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XSET and Tee Grizzley announced Partnership on Tee Grizzley's Grand Theft Auto Roleplay Server
BOSTON, April 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- XSET, the world's fastest-growing gaming and lifestyle organization, announced today an exclusive partnership with Detroit rapper Tee Grizzley. As a part of this partnership, Grizzley and XSET will join forces to invite ex-convicts to join the Grizzley Gang and play in Grizzley World RP, Grizzley's customized Grand Theft Auto roleplay server. The partnership was announced on Tee Grizzley's Grand Theft Auto Server, making history by being the first talent that has ever joined a gaming organization live in-game.
"I'm excited to join XSET and take Grizzley Gang Gaming to the next level," said Grizzley. "I've always loved gaming for fun, but now it's so much more than that. I've seen how this industry can really change lives and I can't wait to provide more opportunities for people who have faced similar challenges and adversities as I have."
Falling in love with games like GoldenEye 007 and Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, gaming has been part of Grizzley's lifestyle since childhood. In the gaming world, Tee is best known for streaming Call of Duty and his own customized Grand Theft Auto roleplay server, Grizzley World RP on his Twitch channel. In Grizzley World RP, the rapper takes on numerous roles, from the head of Grizzley Gang to a gang unit detective cleaning up the streets. His server features everyday characters played by everyday people, with the occasional drop-ins by friends like Anthony Davis, who is a part of Grizzley World. Since building the world in 2021, Grizzley World RP has climbed to the top 10 most popular GTA V RP servers worldwide, and recently served as the platform to announce Grizzley's last album, Built for Whatever.
Similar to his music, Grizzley shares his compelling backstory and raw authenticity in his streams, using it as a way to connect with fans and share a part of his life with them off the stage. But what he values most about the gaming scene is the opportunity it provided him and others - giving them a new and fun way to make money while staying out of trouble and off the streets. Grizzley has already gifted a gaming PC for his friend who was recently released from jail and under house arrest, to encourage him away from going back to old ways and is now a full-time gamer and streamer as well.
"XSET is about pushing boundaries and redefining the world of gaming," said XSET CBDO and co-founder Clinton Sparks. "We are excited to welcome Tee Grizzley to the set to help give a second chance to those who need one, as well as continuing to introduce gaming to those unfamiliar with the opportunities it provides. XSET is building the worlds greatest culture club and Tee with his music, gaming and entrepreneurial spirit is an amazing representation of what that means."
With the announcement of this partnership comes the drop of the first of three installments of Tee Grizzley x XSET merchandise. Within Tee Grizzley's GTA server will be a merchandise store where players can go and purchase the commemorative shirt to wear while in Grizzley World RP. The proceeds from the sales of the first installment of t-shirts will be used for giving personal consoles to ex-incarcerated inmates who have a passion for gaming and are looking to start a positive future.
About XSET
Founded in 2020 in Boston by gaming and pop culture veterans Greg Selkoe, Marco Mereu, Clinton Sparks and Wil Eddins, XSET is the fastest growing gaming organization and lifestyle brand in history. XSET fields some of the world's top competitive esports teams in titles including Valorant, Rocket League, Rainbow Six, Fortnite, Warzone, Apex Legends, eNASCAR and more. Built on a foundation of a diverse and inclusive gaming culture, XSET is building the preeminent brand for today's growing Gen Z audience of gamers. The organization continues to grow at a breakneck pace, partnering with high-profile brands such as Ghost Lifestyle, SCUF Gaming, Roots Canada, HyperX, Quality Control Music, Respawn, Fanshark and Wahlburgers and is working with socially positive causes including Big Brother Big Sister of America. Since its launch, XSET has attracted top-tier, world famous talent across music, sports and entertainment to its shared vision, including Grammy-nominated hip-hop artists Swae Lee and Ozuna, BMX legend Nigel Sylvester, 14-year-old female Olympic skateboarding phenom Minna Stess, and professional athletes such as NFL stars Kyle Van Noy and Adrian Colbert of the New England Patriots. Sitting at the intersection of gaming and culture, XSET's robust merchandise offerings are some of the most sought-after in the industry, featuring high-profile collaborations and exclusive pieces fans can't find anywhere else. XSET is defining what it means to be cultural leaders in the space for future generations to come. For more information visit XSET.com #reptheset
About Tee Grizzley
Tee Grizzley is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan. Most fans were introduced to Tee Grizzley via his breakthrough hit, "First Day Out." "First Day Out'' is layered with references that only people from Grizzley's walk of life could understand. Grizzley depicts his struggles with the legal system, being a disenfranchised youth with a fractured homelife, and his tenacity through the song. Grizzley followed the success of the 3-time platinum record by releasing his debut mixtape, My Moment. Following My Moment, he joined forces with one of the founding fathers of the Drill movement, Lil Durk. This bond resulted in their Bloodas joint mixtape. Tee Grizzley has been able to forge working relationships with some of the game's elite—including Jeezy, A-Boogie, Chris Brown, Jay Rock, and others. In 2017, Tee joined forces with Lil Yatchy to craft the track, "From the D to the A," which set the table for Grizzley's debut album, Activated in 2018. This project featured Lil Pump, Chris Brown, Moneybagg Yo, Jeezy, Lil Durk, and others and had a top 10 finish in the Billboard 200. In 2019, Timbaland, decided to step into the kitchen with Grizzley and feed him some of his legendary production. That steady diet resulted in 2019's Scriptures album. In 2020, Tee Grizzley released his latest mixtape The Smartest and his latest album Built for Whatever came out in 2021. The 19 track-record includes guest appearances from artists such as the late King Von and Young Dolph, as well as Lil Durk, YNW Melly, Quavo, G Herbo, and Big Sean.
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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international travelers test negative for COVID-19 within a day before boarding a flight to the United States, ending one of the last remaining government mandates designed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
A senior administration official said Friday that the mandate will expire early Sunday morning.
The official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to preview the formal announcement, said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that the testing requirement is no longer necessary. The person said the CDC will reevaluate the issue every 90 days and could reinstate the requirement if a troubling new variant of COVID-19 emerges.
Airline and tourism groups have been pressing the administration for months to eliminate the testing requirement, saying it discourages people from booking international trips because they could be stranded overseas if they contract the virus on their trip.
Roger Dow, president of the U.S. Travel Association, called lifting the testing rule “another huge step forward for the recovery of inbound air travel and the return of international travel to the United States.”
“The whole industry has been waiting for this announcement,” said Martin Ferguson, a spokesman for Global Business Travel Group Inc., which advises companies on travel policy.
Airlines argued that the rule was put into effect when few Americans were vaccinated — now 71% of those 5 and older are fully vaccinated, according to CDC figures. Airlines also complained that people entering the U.S. at land borders are not required to test negative for COVID-19, although they must show proof of vaccination.
American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said last week that the requirement on air travelers “is something that is damaging not only U.S. travel, but it just doesn’t make sense.”
While domestic U.S. travel has returned nearly to pre-pandemic levels, international travel — which is very lucrative for the airlines — has continued to lag. In May, U.S. international air travel remained 24% below 2019 levels, with declines among both U.S. and foreign citizens, according to trade group Airlines for America.
Many other countries have lifted their testing requirements for fully vaccinated and boosted travelers in a bid to increase tourism.
In February, travel groups argued that the testing requirement was obsolete because of the high number of omicron cases already in every state, higher vaccinations rates and new treatments for the virus.
“I’m glad CDC suspended the burdensome coronavirus testing requirement for international travelers, and I’ll continue to do all I can to support the strong recovery of our hospitality industry,” Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., said in a statement.
The requirement for a negative COVID-19 test before flying to the U.S. dates to January 2021 and is the most visible remaining U.S. travel restriction of the pandemic era.
In April, a federal judge in Florida struck down a requirement that passengers wear masks on planes and public transportation, saying that the CDC had exceeded its authority. The Biden administration is appealing that ruling, saying it aims to protect the CDC’s ability to respond to future health emergencies.
The Biden administration put the testing requirement in place as it moved away from restrictions that banned nonessential travel from several dozen countries — most of Europe, China, Brazil, South Africa, India and Iran — to focus instead on classifying individuals by the risk they pose to others. It was coupled with a requirement that foreign, non-immigrant adults traveling to the United States need to be fully vaccinated, with only limited exceptions.
The initial mandate allowed those who were fully vaccinated to show proof of a negative test within three days of travel, while unvaccinated people had to present a test taken within one day of travel.
In November, as the highly transmissible omicron variant swept the world, the Biden administration toughened the requirement and required all travelers — regardless of vaccination status — to test negative within a day of travel to the U.S.
Travelers found creative ways to avoid the rule. This spring, several Canadian teams in the National Hockey League flew to cities near the border, then took buses into the U.S. to avoid the risk of losing players who tested positive.
Despite ending the testing requirement, the CDC will continue to recommend COVID-19 testing prior to air travel of any kind as a safety precaution, according to the senior administration official.
U.S. airlines estimate that dropping the test requirement will mean 4.3 million more passengers in one year.
It is unclear, however, whether airlines can boost flights quickly enough to handle that kind of increase. Airlines facing a shortage of pilots have already scaled back their original schedules for the peak summer vacation season. | https://www.tdtnews.com/news/article_ad4745de-e900-11ec-a57c-5336d2aa8617.html | 2022-06-11T00:00:56Z |
Shawnee Co. helps connect inmates with mental illness to programs, services
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Shawnee County Department of Corrections is being recognized for helping connect inmates with mental illness to the right treatment programs and services.
Shawnee County is one of only four Kansas counties to be nominated as a Stepping Up Innovator County, a nationwide initiative to address mental health issues in jails.
Department of Corrections Director, Brian Cole, said they have collaborated with Valeo, area hospitals, Shawnee County courts, and law enforcement for the last year on the project. He said they collect and share data to help identify those with serious mental illness, so they can get them the help they need and end the cycle in jail.
“It really establishes a foundation for us to actually put paper to pen, letting us know what our problem is and how big the problem is,” he continued saying, “It also allows us to identify how many people we actually see in the department of corrections and how tough is it to get them out and find them services.”
Douglas County, Johnson County, and Reno County are others being recognized as Innovator Counties in Kansas.
Copyright 2022 WIBW. All rights reserved. | https://www.wibw.com/2022/04/06/shawnee-co-helps-connect-inmates-with-mental-illness-programs-services/ | 2022-04-06T17:08:21Z |
Judge sentences Jared Fogle associate to 27 years in prison
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An associate of Jared Fogle who provided evidence that led to a criminal case against the disgraced former Subway pitchman has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for sexually molesting young girls and installing cameras to secretly take photos and videos of the victims. A federal judge on Monday sentenced 50-year-old Russell Taylor, who pleaded guilty last year to 30 child pornography and sexual exploitation crimes for his acts against nine children. The Indianapolis Star reports that two of the girls were sexually molested by Taylor and his wife, Angela Baldwin, who was convicted in 2020 of four child exploitation and child pornography counts. She’s set to be sentenced later Monday. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/09/judge-sentences-jared-fogle-associate-to-27-years-in-prison/ | 2022-05-09T20:27:51Z |
Mudita Venture Partners backs purchase of Crowe-incubated digital and AI-powered tax solutions
CHICAGO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Crowe LLP, a leading public accounting, consulting and technology firm in the U.S. with offices around the world, today announced it has divested of three Crowe Tax Technology products - C-TRAC, K-1 Analyzer, K-1 Navigator – in a sale to K1X Inc., which is owned by Mudita Venture Partners and Geralyn Hurd, former Crowe Tax Technology partner. The financial terms of the deal will not be disclosed.
"At Crowe, we thrive on our ability to identify client needs in this highly-complex tax landscape and build technology-enabled solutions to address those needs," said Niki Bencik, Crowe Tax managing partner. "C-TRAC, K-1 Analyzer, and K-1 Navigator are clear manifestations of that Crowe mindset, and we've built innovative solutions that are of interest to the venture investment community. We have incubated and grown this suite of solutions, and view this as a good moment in time to sell these assets to a company that will make the needed investments to scale the solutions further while allowing us to continue investing in other areas to bring innovative solutions to our clients."
The suite of tax technology solutions K1X Inc. has purchased includes:
- C-TRAC suite: the only IRS-approved software solution that is designed to help not-for-profits efficiently tackle aspects of tax compliance. It is patent-pending technology that can reduce the time and cost of tax compliance, information data gathering, and organizational management.
- K-1 Analyzer: suite of digital products, designed to streamline the K-1 aggregation process.
- K-1 Navigator: a powerful solution combining considerable Schedule K-1 knowledge with advanced automation and analytics technology resulting in a product that can help entities produce K-1 packets quickly and accurately.
"I'm proud of what we were able to build and incubate at Crowe with these technologies, and I'm excited to move forward in expanding these capabilities and aggressively bringing them to market in my new role," said Geralyn Hurd, president of K1X Inc. "We have a strong team that is dedicated to scaling these solutions in a market that is demanding stronger digital tools to solve complex problems."
Along with purchasing the Crowe technology assets, K1X Inc. will offer employment to the approximately 40 Crowe tax technology professionals who work on and are responsible for programming the C-TRAC, K-1 Analyzer, and K-1 Navigator products. The full transition will be substantially complete by the end of this year.
Bencik added: "As part of the agreement, Crowe will maintain a licensing agreement with K1X Inc. to continue using the tools to provide important tax services to our clients."
"We saw an opportunity here to invest in a suite of products with strong potential and a passionate leader behind it," said Ethan Linkner, managing partner, Mudita Venture Partners. "With K1X, we have proven, established technology solutions with a clear and extensive use-case. Couple that with a good runway for growth and it creates a recipe for a solid business and return on investment."
About Crowe
Crowe LLP is a leading public accounting, consulting and technology firm with offices around the world. Crowe uses its deep industry expertise to provide audit services to public and private entities. The firm and its subsidiaries also help clients make smart decisions that lead to lasting value with its tax, advisory and consulting services. Crowe is recognized by many organizations as one of the best places to work in the U.S. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the largest global accounting networks in the world, Crowe serves clients worldwide. The network consists of more than 200 independent accounting and advisory services firms in more than 130 countries around the world.
Twitter: @CroweUSA
LinkedIn: Crowe
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