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As Congress extends pandemic school lunch waivers and a growing number of states pass or consider universal meal laws, Revolution Foods expands by 50% to ensure all children, seniors and communities can access healthy and fresh food.
OAKLAND, Calif., July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Revolution Foods, a Public Benefit Corporation and B-Corporation committed to serving fresh, healthy, delicious, meals accessible to all, today announced the acquisition of Better 4 You Meals (B4YM), the leading provider of school and senior citizen fresh, vended meal services in California and Nevada. The B4YM acquisition will enable Revolution Foods to grow its production and community impact by approximately 50%.
"We wake up every day focused on how we personally feed students and families in the communities in which we live and operate," said Dominic Engels, Chief Executive Officer of Revolution Food. "Combining efforts with B4YM will better equip us to make good on the promise of California's new Universal Meals program, and the growing number of programs and initiatives taking aim at food insecurity around the country."
Food insecurity now touches more than 40 million Americans, including 22 million school-aged children who rely on schools for their meals. Despite the extension of federal waivers following the long-awaited and recent signing of the Keep Kids Fed Act in late June, community organizations and schools are continuing to struggle to meet demand amidst continued supply chain pressures in labor, raw materials and logistics.
Founded in 2006 with a commitment to providing healthy meals for all, Revolution Foods has delivered more than 800 million fresh meals that meet or exceed federal nutrition and ingredient standards. Crafted locally now with over 1,200 employees in Oakland, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Boston, New Jersey, and Washington D.C., Revolution Foods and B4YM now reach over 6,800 schools, community organizations, and seniors nationwide. The acquisition of B4YM strengthens Revolution Foods' impact and reach specifically in California and Nevada.
"Since day one, we have admired Revolution Foods' work here in California and nationally," said Fernando Castillo, B4YM CEO. "As Public Benefit Corporation with an abiding commitment to the communities we serve, I know that the combination of our philosophies and food can have an even more profound impact on providing more healthful alternatives to food insecurity."
About Revolution Foods
Founded in 2006, Revolution Foods is a B-Corporation and Public Benefit Corporation committed to serving fresh, healthy, delicious, affordable and culturally diverse meals accessible to K12 students and other food insecure consumer segments in the community via a network of 9 locations, supported by more than 1,200 team members. In 2021, the company was recognized as one of Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies 2021" and has consistently been named one of the fastest-growing inner city job creators in the U.S. In July 2022, B Lab recognized Revolution Foods as a "2022 Best for the World Company" for exceptional impact with our customers on transforming citywide wellness.
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Akumin Provides Business Update and Announces CFO Transition
Published: Aug. 12, 2022 at 5:56 PM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
PLANTATION, Fla., Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Akumin Inc. (NASDAQ: AKU) (TSX: AKU) ("Akumin" or the "Company") provided a business update and announced the termination of employment of its Chief Financial Officer, William Larkin and the appointment of David Kretschmer as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective today.
The Company has implemented a transformation program with initiatives focused on its operations, growth, and capital. These initiatives are intended to support the Company's objectives with respect to patient access and experience, customer and partner engagement, financial sustainability, and employee well-being. The Company is receiving support from a globally recognized transformation specialist to help implement the program. As a part of this transformation, the Company announced: (a) the termination of employment of its Chief Financial Officer, William Larkin, and the appointment of David Kretschmer, an experienced transformation finance executive who successfully completed other business transformations in the healthcare industry, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective today; and (b) the sale of certain accounts receivables by subsidiaries of the Company to a third-party buyer for a purchase price of approximately $30 million.
Riadh Zine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Akumin, commented: "Our transformation efforts to date have already resulted in significant efficiencies to our operations and show a positive momentum for further efficiencies, as discussed in our second quarter results. I am very excited to welcome David as our new Interim Chief Financial Officer. We are thrilled to have his expertise complement our team as we successfully execute our transformation program. On behalf of the board of directors of Akumin, I would also like to thank Bill for his contributions to the Company and wish him the very best in his next endeavors."
Mr. Zine continued: "The sale of certain accounts receivables has significantly improved the liquidity of our Company by an immediate cash infusion of approximately $30 million and a reduction in our days sales outstanding of our accounts receivables. Our cash position at the end of the second quarter of 2022 pro forma this sale would have been approximately $69 million. In addition, any future sale of similar accounts receivables in the normal course of business would not be expected to have any material impact on our revenues."
Before joining the Company, Mr. Kretschmer previously worked for Surgery Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGRY), a multi-specialty ambulatory surgical center company with $2.5 billion of revenues, as interim CFO and executive vice president of strategy and transformation, and, prior to that, as senior vice president, treasurer and CIO for Anthem, Inc. renamed Elevance Health, Inc. (Nasdaq: ELV), a health insurance provider with more than $130 billion of revenues, and he was a key team member in the execution of the successful business transformation of each of these companies.
Akumin is a national leader in comprehensive outpatient radiology and oncology solutions and a partner of choice for U.S. hospitals, health systems and physician groups. Akumin provides fixed-site outpatient radiology and oncology services through a network of 234 owned and/or operated centers; as well as outpatient radiology and oncology solutions to approximately 1,000 hospitals and health systems across 48 states. Akumin combines clinical and operational expertise with the latest advances in technology and information systems to deliver patient-centered innovation, service standardization and exceptional healthcare value to its patients and partners. For more information, visit www.akumin.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information in this press release constitutes forward-looking information or forward-looking statements. In some cases, but not necessarily in all cases, such statements or information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "plans", "targets", "expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "an opportunity exists", "is positioned", "estimates", "intends", "assumes", "anticipates" or "does not anticipate" or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or state that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances contain forward-looking information. Statements containing forward-looking information are not historical facts but instead represent management's expectations, estimates and projections regarding future events.
Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of opinions, assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by Akumin as of the date of this press release, are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including, but not limited to, the factors described in greater detail in the "Risk Factors" section of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2022, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2022, which is available at www.sec.gov. These factors are not intended to represent a complete list of the factors that could affect Akumin; however, these factors should be considered carefully. There can be no assurance that such estimates and assumptions will prove to be correct. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and Akumin expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements containing any forward-looking information, or the factors or assumptions underlying them, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Dear Heloise: I have three suggestions that I hope you will find useful to increase the usefulness of some common household items. I found that a grapefruit spoon is great for removing the tops of strawberries. It’s quick and reduces the amount of strawberry lost. I use a loose leaf tea infuser ball or spoon — the spring-loaded kind that looks like two spoons with holes put together — as a mini flour or powdered sugar duster, which gets into small areas easily. And when my grill brush is too worn to be safely used for the grill, I use it to clean the mud off of my garden tools after a day’s work. Thank you for taking the time to consider these suggestions.
— Gregory Mack, Fayetteville, Ark. | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/advice_columns/article_1c0fa5ec-e735-11ec-a49c-6fcffaf31ad0.html | 2022-06-09T11:21:20Z |
4-year-old fired gun at officers, police say
Published: Jul. 21, 2022 at 8:36 AM CDT|Updated: 44 minutes ago
MIDVALE, Utah (KUTV) – McDonald’s employees in Utah grabbed their cell phones and started recording as police confronted a man who had just threatened them with a gun in the drive-thru, saying his order was incorrect.
As employees hid, police outside tried to figure out who fired a gun.
To their disbelief, the shooter was a 4-year-old child in the father’s car.
Some officers rushed the kids inside while others handcuffed the father.
Police said the child told them, “I grabbed my dad’s gun and tried to shoot the police so he could be free and do what he wanted.”
Officers said they realized this was a close call for them and the children inside the car.
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP ("GPM") announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Tuya Inc. ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA).
Class Period: March 2021 IPO
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: October 11, 2022
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff of the Tuya lawsuit, you can submit your contact information at www.glancylaw.com/cases/tuya-inc/. You can also contact Charles H. Linehan, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that a material portion of Tuya's China-based customers were engaged in the widespread and systematic manipulation of reviews and product offerings in violation of Amazon.com's terms of use; (2) that, prior to the IPO, a consumer investigation and data breach had exposed an illicit fake review scheme being perpetrated by many of Tuya's clients, among others, which included, inter alia, the exposure of 13 million records of organized fake review scams linked to over 200,000 Amazon account profiles; (3) that, as a result of above, there was a substantial risk that a material portion of Tuya's significant customers would be barred from using Amazon.com's platform, negatively impacting Tuya's business, revenue, earnings, and prospects; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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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 Charles Linehan, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com, or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com. If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased.
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Latest Global Gambling Guidance Group endorsement fulfills IGT's responsible gaming certifications across lottery, gaming, digital and sports betting
LONDON, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) announced today that it has become the first U.S. supplier in the gaming industry to receive Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) responsible gaming accreditation for its sports betting operations. With this monumental achievement from G4, IGT is certified in responsible gaming across its four product segments encompassing lottery, gaming, digital and betting.
"IGT's proactive approach to responsible gaming and achieving prestigious G4 certifications sets the pace for the entire industry to go above and beyond what state regulation mandates when it comes to player protection," said Joe Asher, IGT President of Sports Betting. "As sports betting continues its expansion across the U.S., IGT is actively demonstrating that it is now more important than ever to exercise strong responsible gaming support. We are honored to be the first industry supplier to achieve sports betting responsible gaming accreditation and we look forward to working with our customers to implement our best-in-class solutions for their players."
"G4 applauds IGT for making responsible gaming a top priority across all of its business verticals," said Pieter Remmers, Chairman of the G4 Board of Directors. "G4 appreciates having IGT as an accredited member and glad to see the company continue leading the gaming industry with its responsible gaming initiatives."
G4 aims to minimize the impact of problem gaming by promoting a worldwide accreditation program for the remote and e-gambling industry and operators. This certification ensures that IGT has a responsible gaming code of practice that includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Corporate practices that are born from a strong management commitment to responsible gaming;
- Practices and policies that support a responsible gaming framework;
- Player protection information;
- An advertising and marketing code of principles for responsible gaming;
- Employee training and support on responsible gaming policies;
- Player protection tools such a player-led time and money limits, self-exclusion and age verification; and
- Third-party research and its application for improving responsible gaming tools and approaches.
IGT received G4 responsible gaming certification for its gaming operations in 2017 and its digital solutions in 2019. Additionally, IGT's lottery and iLottery businesses are certified by the World Lottery Association (WLA) for WLA's Corporate Social Responsibility Standards and Responsible Gaming Framework for Suppliers.
For more information about IGT's responsible gaming program and IGT PlaySports, visit IGT.com, download the responsible gaming brochure or follow us on LinkedIn and IGT PlaySports LinkedIn.
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is a global leader in gaming. We deliver entertaining and responsible gaming experiences for players across all channels and regulated segments, from Lotteries and Gaming Machines to Sports Betting and Digital. Leveraging a wealth of compelling content, substantial investment in innovation, player insights, operational expertise, and leading-edge technology, our solutions deliver unrivaled gaming experiences that engage players and drive growth. We have a well-established local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. IGT has approximately 10,500 employees. For more information, please visit www.igt.com.
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James Hurley, Investor Relations, +1 (401) 392-7190
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Russia says strike on Ukrainian port hit military targets
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian defense ministry officials on Sunday insisted that an airstrike on the port of Odesa — less than a day after Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement on resuming grain shipments from there — had hit only military targets.
“In the seaport in the city of Odesa, on the territory of a shipyard, sea-based high-precision long-range missiles destroyed a docked Ukrainian warship and a warehouse with Harpoon anti-ship missiles supplied by the U.S. to the Kyiv regime,” ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said at a daily briefing.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly televised address Saturday evening that the attack on Odesa “destroyed the very possibility” of dialogue with Russia.
The Ukrainian military said on Saturday that Moscow had attacked Odesa’s sea port with four cruise missiles, two of which had been shot down by Ukrainian air defense.
Command spokeswoman Nataliya Humenyuk said that no grain storage facilities were hit. Turkey’s defense minister, however, said he had had reports from Ukrainian authorities that one missile struck a grain silo while another landed nearby, although neither affected loading at Odesa’s docks.
It was not immediately clear how the airstrike would affect plans to resume shipping Ukrainian grain by sea in safe corridors out of three Ukrainian Black Sea ports: Odesa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny.
Russia and Ukraine on Friday signed identical agreements with the U.N. and Turkey in Istanbul aimed at clearing the way for the shipment of millions of tons of desperately needed Ukrainian grain, as well as the export of Russian grain and fertilizer. Senior U.N. officials voiced hopes that the deal would end a months-long standoff brought about by the war in Ukraine that threatened food security around the globe.
The agreement, obtained by The Associated Press, committed both Kyiv and Moscow to refraining from strikes on the three Black Sea ports.
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Elsewhere on Sunday, Ukrainian authorities reported that Russian shelling continued to kill and injure civilians in Ukraine’s south and east.
The governor of the eastern Donetsk region, one of two which make up Ukraine’s industrial heartland of the Donbas and a key focus of Russia’s offensive, said that two civilians had been killed and two more had been injured over the previous 24 hours.
The U.K. military on Sunday morning reported in its daily intelligence update that Russia was making “minimal progress” in its ongoing Donbas offensive, which it said remained small-scale and focused on the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region.
The Ukrainian General Staff confirmed in its regular update that Russia was “conducting military operations to create conditions” for an assault on Bakhmut, while firing on surrounding settlements and battling Ukrainian defenders for control of a nearby thermal plant.
In Ukraine’s south, regional officials said that at least five civilians were wounded by Russian shells in the Black Sea port of Mykolaiv on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
“Also, as a result of the scattering of munitions and their fragments, fires occurred in open areas in the city,” said Vitaly Kim, governor of the Mykolaiv region.
In other developments:
— A Washington-based think tank says Ukrainian forces are likely preparing to launch or have launched a counteroffensive in the Kherson region.
The Institute for the Study of War quoted Kherson Oblast Administration Adviser Serhiy Khlan as saying Ukrainian forces have seized unspecified settlements in the region, but had called on Ukrainian civilians to remain silent on the progress of the counteroffensive until Ukrainian authorities release official statements.
The ISW notes that open-source information on any progress by Ukrainian troops “will likely be limited and lag behind events.”
— Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials as his country seeks to break diplomatic isolation and sanctions by the West over its invasion of Ukraine.
Lavrov landed in Cairo late Saturday, the first leg of his Africa trip that will also include stops in Ethiopia, Uganda and Congo, according to Russia’s state-run RT television network.
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Federal public defenders in Tennessee are calling for a statewide moratorium on executions and an independent commission to study the state's executions after a death row inmate was granted a temporary reprieve minutes before his execution last week, according to a letter addressed to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.
Oscar Smith was scheduled to be executed last week for the 1989 murders of his wife, Judith Smith, and her two minor children, Chad and Jason Burnett, in Nashville.
Lee declined to intervene in Smith's case earlier, setting the 72-year-old inmate up to be the first person executed in the state since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
But, moments before the scheduled execution, Lee granted Smith a temporary reprieve due to an "oversight in preparation for lethal injection," he said in a tweet.
"The secrecy that shrouds the execution process in Tennessee is troubling, even more so where now one week later we still don't know what happened to cause the last-minute delay," Smith's attorneys said in their letter.
They added there can be no trust in the Department of Correction to carry out an execution without first conducting an independent investigation of the execution protocol. The attorneys' letter further addressed concerns about the type of drugs used in the state's injection protocol, as well as the department of corrections handling of "high-risk sterile injectables."
"Mr. Smith was sentenced to death, he wasn't sentenced to this limbo of unknowing," Amy Harwell, one of Smith's attorneys, said at a Thursday news conference. "That level of secrecy, from where the things go from here and what already happened is not something that's intrinsic to this process."
Community leaders also said the current situation is causing the family more trauma.
"Mr. Smith was taking what he believed to be his last communion, while family members of Judith Smith and Chad and Jason Burnett had gathered at the prison for the execution. An execution this family has been told for over three decades that they need in order to heal," Stacy Rector, the executive director of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty said at the news conference.
There is nothing about killing an elderly man that makes the state safer, Rector added. "If Tennesseans truly want to embrace a culture of life, we should be focused on healing and on crime prevention," she said.
Smith is the oldest person on Tennessee's death row.
On Thursday, both of Smith's attorneys, along with community religious leaders, urged Tennessee's governor to take authoritative action to grant clemency without involving legal action from the courts.
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What are the top beauty products with a cult-like following?
Every new season seems to bring unique skincare trends and viral beauty products. But few brands can tout a cult-like following who sell out new product launches in minutes and rave about a life-changing jar of moisturizer. Thanks to this era of Tik Tok and one-day shipping, a single gushing review by an influencer is enough to catapult a brand to fame.
These trendy products are beloved in all corners of the world, taking over YouTube videos, makeup artist’s kits and bathroom vanities. While there’s no guarantee a hair mask or concealer will revolutionize your life, the allure and devotion surrounding these products certainly make it hard to resist. So, from established classics to new favorites, here are 17 products with a cult-like following you should know about.
What it means to have a cult-like following
There are millions of good beauty products on the market and thousands of great products. However, not every great product develops a cult-like following. There’s no specific sales number that elevates a brand to a cult favorite. Instead, followers share the skin-saving secret with friends, and people stop you on the corner to ask what lip color you’re wearing. So, a product is likely a cult favorite if:
- It’s an established classic. If your grandmother wore a perfume and you still see it all over Tik Tok, it has a cult-like following.
- Fans buy extra in case they are out of stock or discontinued.
- Devoted followers stock up regardless of price.
- Users don’t just buy it once but continue to order it.
Top products with a cult-like following
Skin care
La Mer Creme De La Mer Moisturizer
Despite the extravagant price, fans can’t stop singing the praises of this rich and creamy moisturizer. Not only does it soothe irritation and redness, but it also claims to firm and lift skin with daily use. Plus, it’s gluten-free and formulated without parabens, formaldehyde and hydroquinone.
Sold by Sephora
Sunscreen is a staple in many skincare routines, and this bottle is a favorite. It’s formulated with 15% L-ascorbic acid to neutralize free radicals, 1% alpha-tocopherol to replenish skin lipids and 0.5% ferulic acid to enhance the stability and antioxidant benefits of vitamin C and E.
Sold by Skinstore
Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One AHA Lactic Acid Treatment
This AHA serum is packed with powerhouse ingredients that can brighten the appearance of hyperpigmentation and dark spots and reduce fine lines and wrinkles. These include lactic acid, prickly pear extract, licorice and lemon grass. It’s also free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil and sulfates. It is ideal for all skin types.
Glow Recipe Watermelon + AHA Glow Sleeping Mask
With a blend of lactic acid and glycolic acid, this mask is a gentle exfoliant that removes dead skin cells to reveal smoother, brighter skin. Other ingredients include watermelon extract, hyaluronic acid and peony root to hydrate, soothe irritation and brighten the skin.
Sold by Sephora, Kohl’s and Amazon
Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, this lip mask delivers intense moisture to revive dry or cracked lips while you’re sleeping. It comes in several flavors, including the cherished gummy bear. Plus, it’s free of parabens and phthalates.
Sold by Sephora, Kohl’s and Amazon
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream
This body cream touts a luxurious texture and intoxicating scent of vanilla and salted caramel. To visibly tighten and smooth your skin, it’s packed with guarana, capuacu butter and acai oil, which are fatty acids and antioxidants that work well together. It also leaves a hint of shimmer on your skin for a beautiful glow.
Makeup
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder
Many Laura Mercier products qualify as cult favorites, but this setting powder is one of the best on the market. This single product offers an instant blurring effect with a soft finish and no flashback, and it wears for up to 16 hours. Unlike most translucent powders, it comes in three shades, making it ideal for multiple skin tones.
Sold by Ulta, Kohl’s and Sephora
Right around the time when full, filled-in eyebrows became trendy, Glossier Boy Brow became a cult favorite with its brushable, creamy wax. It comes in several shades and gives brows a flexible hold that looks natural. Plus, it contains skincare ingredients to condition and moisturize.
Sold by Amazon
L’Oreal Voluminous Lash Paradise Mascara
Products don’t need to be expensive to have a cult-like following, and this mascara is proof. The soft bristle brush has over 200 bristles to thoroughly coat every lash with just one swipe and deliver volume and length. It comes in several shades and a waterproof option.
Sold by Ulta
While this blush comes in over 18 shades with shimmer, matte and satin finishes, the shade orgasm X made this product a cult favorite. With silky, superfine pigments, you’re sure to get a flawless application.
Urban Decay Naked3 Eyeshadow Palette
Urban Decay Naked eye shadow palettes consistently have pigmented shades and blend in seamlessly. This rose-hued neutral-based palette is one of the brand’s top products, with 12 shades in matte, glimmer and metallic.
Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Kohl’s
Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Eraser Dark Circle Treatment Concealer
This drugstore concealer continues to be a favorite year after year. It’s available in 18 shades that cover up dark circles and blemishes. Plus, it offers moisturizing, crease-resistant coverage for up to 12 hours.
Hair
Suitable for all hair types, this texturizing spray is ideal for a ton of occasions. Use it to add volume to your roots and texture throughout your hair or loosely hold your final look. Plus, it’s vegan, cruelty-free, gluten-free and formulated without parabens, sulfates and mineral oil.
L’Oreal Elnett Satin Extra Strong Hold UV Hair Spray
This established classic hair spray has been around for decades and still has a cult-like following with every new generation. Its micro-infusion technology even disperses the mist to cover all strands evenly. Plus, it’s safe for color-treated hair and protects your style from humidity.
While every Olaplex product has a cult-like following, their No. 3 hair perfector remains at the top of the game. This at-home treatment strengthens hair, repairs damages and reduces breakage.
Sold by Ulta, Sephora and Amazon
Beauty tools
Beauty Blender Original Makeup Sponge
While makeup sponges have been around for nearly a century, the beauty blender revolutionized the industry and revamped the outdated makeup sponge. The unique shape allows you to easily blend makeup on large areas or with the small end under your eyes. Just be sure to get it wet first, so it doesn’t absorb your makeup.
Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Kohl’s
Revlon One-Step Volumizer And Hair Dryer
If you’re looking to save time while getting ready, this hairbrush dryer will style, dry and volumize your hair in a single step. The ionic plus ceramic technology works to smooth out the hair while the round edge adds volume. Also, you can pick from three heat and speed settings with a cooling option.
Sold by Amazon, Ulta and Kohl’s
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Six attorneys from Columbus-based Grossman Law Offices were recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Grossman Law Offices had six attorneys selected for inclusion in this year's edition of Best Lawyers. That includes three attorneys named to the prestigious list of The Best Lawyers in America and three named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Recognition by Best Lawyers is a considerable achievement that speaks to the respect honorees have cultivated amongst their peers. It's also a distinction earned by just 5.3% of all attorneys nationwide.
As a "purely peer review" rating system, Best Lawyers compiles annual listings by soliciting exhaustive feedback from tens of thousands of top-rated lawyers. Attorneys who earn enough votes are named to either the prestigious Best Lawyers list or Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which showcases attorneys who are earlier in their careers.
- Andrew S. Grossman – Recognized since 2012
- Anthony R. Auten – Recognized since 2015
- Tracy A. Younkin – Recognized since 2019
- John H. Cousins IV – Recognized since 2021
- Nadia Khan-Ajam – Recognized since 2021
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Grossman Law Offices is a Columbus-based firm with a regional reach. Comprised of award-winning attorneys, the firm represents clients across Ohio in cases involving divorce, child custody, property division, and other matters of family law.
In addition to having its lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers year after year, Grossman Law Offices also has four attorneys on staff who are Board Certified Family Law Specialists by the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA). Their insight and expertise equip the firm with the resources to handle complex and highly contested cases. For more information, visit: www.grossmanlawoffices.com.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntsman Corporation (NYSE: HUN) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its second quarter 2022 financial results, which will be released at approximately 6:00 a.m. ET that day.
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Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2021 revenues of approximately $8 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.comhttps://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=2729073-1&h=708906847&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huntsman.com%2F&a=www.huntsman.com.
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Co-pilot who exited a plane in mid-air during a North Carolina flight was 'visibly upset' and possibly sick prior to departing without a parachute, NTSB says
Two people -- a pilot-in-charge and a second-in-charge -- were initially on the July 29 flight, but only one person was on the plane when it landed, the Federal Aviation Administration said at the time. The body of Charles Hew Crooks, the 23-year-old second-in-charge, was discovered hours later in the backyard of a home in Fuquay-Varina, about 18 miles south of Raleigh, police said.
The plane, a twin-engine CASA CN-212 Aviocar, was being operated as a skydiving flight, the NTSB report said. It had already flown two skydiving runs and was on its way to pick up a third group. As Crooks flew the plane on its descent to Raeford West Airport, the plane descended below the tree line and "dropped," according to the report.
While attempting to get the plane climbing again, the right main landing gear "impacted the runway surface," causing a hard landing. The pilot-in-command took over controls from Crooks, reached over 400 feet again and directed him to declare an emergency and request a diversion to Raleigh-Durham International Airport for landing, the report said.
At this point, Crooks was responsible for communicating with air traffic control while the pilot-in-charge flew the plane. They hit turbulence while approaching the airport and about 20 minutes into the flight, Crooks "became visibly upset" about the hard landing, the report said.
The pilot-in-charge said Crooks then opened his side cockpit window and "may have gotten sick," at which point the pilot-in-charge took over radio communications, the report said. Crooks lowered the ramp in the back of the airplane, indicating he "felt like he was going to be sick and needed air," according to the report.
"The (pilot-in-charge) stated that the (second-in-charge) then got up from his seat, removed his headset, apologized, and departed the airplane via the aft ramp door," the report said.
The pilot said there was a bar that Crooks could have grabbed about 6 feet above the ramp, but he never saw Crooks grab it before exiting the plane. The pilot turned the plane around to search for Crooks and notified air traffic control about Crooks' departure from the plane.
The pilot proceeded with an emergency landing at the airport. On post-accident examination, the plane had substantial damage to the landing gear lifts and the airframe structure, the NTSB report said.
The plane has been retained for further examination, the report said, and the incident is still under investigation.
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Marketing deals trickle down from NCAA to high school sports
By MARK GILLISPIE
Associated Press
CLEVELAND (AP) — Ian Jackson and Johnuel “Boogie” Fland are among the brightest stars in the firmament of high school basketball and now have business deals to prove it.
The New York City teens and friendly rivals are cashing in on their name, image and likeness through marketing contracts often referred to as NIL deals. The contracts have begun to trickle down to the high school level after the NCAA’s decision last year to allow college athletes to monetize their stardom.
Seven states have so far approved the deals for prep athletes. Other states, such as Ohio, continue to debate whether NILs would sully high school sports.
Jackson and Fland, both of whom are ranked as top college prospects for the 2024 graduating class, are paid a percentage of sales on a merchandise company’s products carrying their likeness and four-figure monthly checks to post about the brand on social media.
Jackson, 16, said he is saving the money he earns from the merchandise company Spreadshop and several other deals to buy a home for his family.
“I want to put my family in a better place,” Jackson said.
Fland, 15, also said he wants to help his family.
“It’s been a very big deal,” he said. “All the hard work is finally paying off.”
In Ohio, high school principals began voting May 1 on whether to change the state high school athletic association’s bylaws to allow athletes to sign deals.
“A lot of us here at the OHSAA and school administrators don’t like NIL,” said Ohio High School Athletic Association spokesperson Tim Stried. “We wish we weren’t having to deal with this, but it’s not going away. We can have a hand in shaping it or do what the NCAA did and fight it until otherwise.”
Karissa Niehoff, CEO of the National Federation of State High School Associations, said NIL rights for high school athletes could prove disruptive, but she tempered her criticism, saying, “I don’t think we’re going to see a lot of this.”
High school, Niehoff said, “is not intended to be an opportunity to earn a living, and we hope it will stay that way.”
The issue of NIL deals for high school athletes follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision last June that said the NCAA cannot restrict education-related compensation benefits for the country’s nearly 500,000 college student-athletes. Since then, Alaska, California, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana and Utah have created laws or policies allowing NIL compensation for high school athletes.
Jackson, who attends Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx, is represented by his AAU coach. Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York, has hired a marketing consultant to help Fland and other students at the school with NIL deals.
Generally, college and high school athletes can use sports agents to market their name, image and likeness, but they are not permitted to hire agents to represent them professionally without endangering their eligibility. The standard fee for marketing agents is 15-20% of an athlete’s NIL deal.
High school athletic associations in states where NIL deals are permitted bar students from using their school names and team logos in the deals they strike.
In Florida, high school athletes are not allowed to benefit from their stardom. But Laney Higgins, a senior volleyball player at Carrollwood Day School in Lake Magdalene, cut a deal after her season ended that has her donating earnings to a concussion center that treated her.
She signed with Q30 Innovations, a Connecticut company that produces devices to help reduce brain injuries, after suffering numerous concussions playing her sport. She donates the earnings to the University of South Florida Concussion Center in Tampa.
Higgins is continuing her volleyball career at Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven, Georgia, this fall.
“Brands are going to continue to see that female student athletes can fulfill goals in a unique and authentic way because the biggest name doesn’t always mean the best success,” Higgins said.
According to the latest data gathered by Opendorse Deals, a company that its officials say have helped connect 100,000 college athletes with third parties for NIL deals, the average payout has been small thus far. Division I athletes with at least one deal have earned about $664 on average, according to the data. For Division II athletes, it’s $59 and just $43 in Division III.
Nearly 70% of deals involve social media posts, the Opendorse data shows.
David Ridpath, an associate professor of sports business at Ohio University, frames the opportunity for student-athletes to benefit financially as a civil rights issue. Athletes are not employees of the schools they attend and should not be restricted from earning money, he said, adding that amounts won’t be large but could put “a few extra bucks in their pockets.”
“In my view, it’s all been positive,” Ridpath said. “College and, by extension, high school athletes, are not employees and should not be restricted to any market place where they have value.”
Basketball phenom Mikey Williams is among the exclusive group of high school athletes who have signed lucrative NIL deals. Williams, who will play his senior year at San Ysidro High School in San Diego, signed a deal with shoe and athletic apparel maker Puma for an undisclosed amount while attending a sports academy in Florida.
Former Texas high school football star Quinn Ewers is another exception to the norm of modest earners. The highly touted quarterback chose to forgo his senior year to enroll early at Ohio State University last year, a move that allowed him to sign a reported $1.4 million in NIL deals before arriving on campus last summer. Ewers played only two meaningless snaps for the Buckeyes last season before choosing to transfer to the University of Texas.
Matthew Mitten, a sports law professor at Marquette University in Milwaukee, said there are potential pitfalls in NIL deals at both the high school and college levels, which he called the “last bastion of amateurism.”
Mitten noted that University of Texas alumni and supporters in December announced that up to 16 football offensive lineman on scholarship would each receive $50,000 starting in August to support charitable causes.
“It’s almost become a de facto pay to play,” Mitten said.
Mitten and others wonder about the affect NIL opportunities could have on the forbidden yet hardly uncommon practice of high schools recruiting athletes. He raised the possibility that wealthy alumni from private high schools might copy the University of Texas alumni model.
Mitten and others say parents of high school athletes need to become educated about NIL deals to protect their children should an opportunity arise.
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READING, Penn., July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quaker Maid Meats (QMM) is honored to celebrate the life of Stanley J. Szortyka, our company's founder, who passed away on July 1, 2022. Under Stanley's leadership, Quaker Maid Meats has become the largest frozen retail sandwich steak producer in the country, which includes the iconic Steak-umm brand.
Born in Pringle, Penn. in 1927 to Polish immigrants, growing up in a coal mining town was a hard and difficult life which Stanley vowed to escape. After serving in World War II, he returned to Pringle to work at French Steak Co., where he developed a passion for the meat business. After starting a family of his own, Stanley founded QMM in 1960 and was responsible for the full scope of the business, leading production, sales, company growth and more.
Stanley was a tough but compassionate man who never wanted to "make money off the sweat of another man's back." This mantra was instilled in his children, who are still fully involved in the operation of QMM along with an exceptional management team.
Stanley's business legacy includes three plants and the largest frozen sandwich steak production in the country. His memory will serve as an inspiration to his family, colleagues, and business partners who loved and respected him.
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Which Xerox printers are best?
The Xerox name is so synonymous with copying and printing that it is commonly used as a verb, as in “Would you please Xerox this for me?” Xerox makes printers for both home and commercial use that are designed to be easily set up and maintained by the user with no need for IT involvement. If you want Xerox’s best multifunction printer, take a look at the WorkCentre 6515/DN Color Multifunction Printer. It is optimized for high-resolution images and is loaded with features.
What to know before you buy a Xerox printer
Functions
Xerox makes 14 different dedicated printers and 20 multifunction printers that not only print but also copy and scan documents and send emails.
Office vs. home
Once, the difference between printers for the office and printers for the home was clear. Office printers were built to work all day and needed to handle high volumes at high speeds. Printers for the home were scaled-down versions of office printers. Not any longer, though. So many people are working from home offices that they need a dedicated printer or a multifunction printer made every bit as well as the ones businesses use.
Types
Inkjet printers print by spraying tiny dots of ink onto the page. They have lower upfront costs but higher ongoing costs because you need to buy expensive replacement inks. They print with a higher resolution than most laser printers and so are better for printing photos, works of art and graphics. Inkjet printers generally print fewer pages per minute than laser printers.
Laser printers use dry ink called toner. Laser printers use a small electrostatic charge to transfer the toner to the paper. Laser printers have high print speeds and are great for people who print a lot of documents.
Color capability
Xerox has 13 monochrome black-and-white printers and 21 full-color models.
Specialty printing
Most Xerox printers print standard 8.5-by-11-inch letter size images. Tabloid-sized printers are built to handle paper stock up to 11 by 17 inches.
Print volume
Xerox has three printers made to handle monthly volumes of 5,000 pages or fewer, nine made to deliver up to 10,000 pages a month and 14 ultra-high-volume workhorse printers built to print as many 50,000 pages a month.
Print speed
Choose from 12 Xerox printers that print up to 35 pages per minute, 12 more that print up to 50 pages a minute, and four models that print at 50 PPM, or nearly one page per second.
To learn even more about Xerox printers, take a look at the full Xerox printer buying guide from BestReviews.
What to look for in a quality Xerox printer
To narrow your choices from the dozens of printers Xerox makes, take a look at its product lines.
Xerox B Series: This is Xerox’s line of black-ink stand-alone and multifunction printers (MFPs). They are ultra quiet and have compact footprints and built-in W-iFi capabilities.
Xerox C Series: This is Xerox’s family of color printers and MFPs. Like the B Series, the C-Series printers are ultra quiet with compact footprints and built-in Wi-Fi capabilities.
Phaser printers: This is your choice if all you want to do is print. Xerox Phaser printers have small footprints and are available with a wide range of features, including Wi-Fi, automatic duplexing, high-quality image resolution and heightened security features.
WorkCentre MFPs: These are Xerox’s all-in-one multifunction printer, copier and scanner machines. They are at the top of the Xerox lines and the ones most popular with consumers.
How much you can expect to spend on a Xerox printer
Xerox has 10 printers that cost $500 or less and eight that cost between $500-$1,000. Xerox makes and sells 14 different printers that cost more than $1,000. These are big machines that are packed with so much technology and do so much more than printing that they are called Digital Workplace Assistants.
Xerox printer FAQ
Can you buy whatever replacement inks you want?
A. Each type of Xerox printer requires a specific ink or toner to operate at its maximum efficiency. Some generic inks and off-brand inks perform adequately, but not all. Balance what you save with the quality of your printed materials.
How much of a difference does the paper make?
A. It depends a great deal on what you are printing and how the finished product will be used. The weight and thickness of the paper used in your printing jobs make big differences in quality and cost. Professional reports, presentations and resumes call for heavier, thicker stock, as do photographs, graphics and works of art. For drafts of reports and presentations, cheaper paper is fine.
What’s the best Xerox printer to buy?
Top Xerox printer
Xerox WorkCentre 6515/DN Color Multifunction Printer
What you need to know: This is Xerox’s best multifunction printer.
What you’ll love: This laser printer delivers outstanding print quality with lifelike Pantone color accuracy. It is optimized for high-resolution images and has all the features you need. The 20-by-17-inch footprint is small considering the weight of this printer.
What you should consider: This printer weighs 67 pounds.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Xerox printer for the money
Xerox Phaser 6510/DN Color LED Printer
What you need to know: This inexpensive, versatile and reliable Xerox printer is a top pick for a home office.
What you’ll love: This printer connects via Ethernet, Wi-Fi and your mobile devices. The paper tray holds 550 sheets and prints them at 30 pages per minute. The proprietary toner has smaller particles for more detailed printing. The front-mounted USB port allows for quick access from portable storage devices or a guest computer. This unit supports Apple AirPrint so you can print directly from your iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices.
What you should consider: The Wi-Fi setup is a challenge for some because it is less than intuitive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Xerox B210DNI Monochrome Laser Printer
What you need to know: This lightweight workhorse connects via Wi-Fi, the cloud and mobile applications.
What you’ll love: This compact 17-pound Xerox printer prints up to 31 PPM and is made to print up to 4,000 pages monthly. It supports Apple AirPrint, Android and Mopria devices.
What you should consider: This is a printer-only unit that keeps the cost down by doing just one thing and doing it well.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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BOSTON, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA), the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, today announced a collaboration with Novo Nordisk, a leading global healthcare company, to create novel expression hosts for pharmaceutical products.
Today, hundreds of millions of people are living with diabetes, obesity, and other serious chronic diseases, putting a strain on individuals, families, and healthcare systems. More effective medicines could improve treatment options for these people. Using synthetic biology, Ginkgo and Novo Nordisk will collaborate to unlock the potential of expression systems, which may accelerate and enhance the discovery and development of Novo Nordisk's biological medicines.
"Novo Nordisk is constantly pushing the boundaries for innovative tools to bring new treatments to people living with diabetes and other serious chronic diseases," said Brian Vandahl, Senior Vice President, Global Research Technologies, Novo Nordisk. "Using synthetic biology and the reprogramming of expression system genomes, we have the potential to engineer biological systems that will expand the chemical space of biological medicines."
"It's an honor to work with partners like Novo Nordisk that not only have an incredible range of critically important products, but that also provide us with the opportunity to do meaningful work that could help so many patients," said Jason Kelly, CEO and cofounder of Ginkgo Bioworks. "At Ginkgo, we are always on the lookout for projects that will have an outsized impact on people's lives and well-being. We're excited to be working with Novo Nordisk in our efforts to use biology to create better medicines for patients with chronic diseases."
Under the terms of the partnership, Ginkgo and Novo Nordisk will launch a multi-year collaboration. Ginkgo will receive an upfront R&D fee and is eligible to receive milestone payments as the parties advance in the collaboration.
About Ginkgo Bioworks
Ginkgo is building a platform to enable customers to program cells as easily as we can program computers. The company's platform is enabling biotechnology applications across diverse markets, from food and agriculture to industrial chemicals to pharmaceuticals. Ginkgo has also actively supported a number of COVID-19 response efforts, including K-12 pooled testing, vaccine manufacturing optimization and therapeutics discovery. For more information, visit www.ginkgobioworks.com.
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This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding the potential success of the collaboration and Ginkgo's cell programming platform. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "can," "project," "potential," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "future," "opportunity," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: (i) the effect of Ginkgo's business combination with Soaring Eagle Acquisition Corp. ("Soaring Eagle") on Ginkgo's business relationships, performance, and business generally, (ii) risks that the business combination disrupts current plans of Ginkgo and potential difficulties in Ginkgo's employee retention, (iii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Ginkgo related to its business combination with Soaring Eagle, (iv) volatility in the price of Ginkgo's securities now that it is a public company due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industries in which Ginkgo operates and plans to operate, variations in performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting Ginkgo's business and changes in the combined capital structure, (v) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the business combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (vi) the risk of downturns in demand for products using synthetic biology, (vii) the unpredictability of the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and the demand for COVID-19 testing and the commercial viability of our COVID-19 testing business, and (viii) changes to the biosecurity industry, including due to advancements in technology, emerging competition and evolution in industry demands, standards and regulations. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of Ginkgo's quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on May 16, 2022 and other documents filed by Ginkgo from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and Ginkgo assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Ginkgo does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.
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Utah AG memo: School book removal can violate 1st Amendment
By MARJORIE CORTEZ
Deseret News
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Supreme Court has long recognized that students have their own First Amendment rights in school.
Removing books from school libraries, as some parent groups and individuals in Utah have pushed local school boards and administrators to do this school year over what they deem inappropriate content, “can constitute an official suppression of ideas, in violation of the First Amendment,” says a new memo sent to schools by the Utah Attorney General’s Office.
The memo summarizes applicable statutes and case laws as district and charter school boards work to either draft or update their library policies and procedures in the wake of requests that schools remove books or other materials that some say are not age appropriate or contain harmful materials, the Deseret News reported.
The Utah State Board of Education is continuing work on a draft policy intended to provide district and charter school boards a framework for creating or updating their policies. The board’s Law and Licensing Committee deadlocked on a handful of proposals during its meeting late last week and referred the matter to the full board. The board’s next regularly scheduled meeting is June 2 and no meeting is anticipated in July.
Meanwhile, school districts are working to ensure their practices and policies comply with HB374, sponsored by Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, and passed during the 2022 session. The legislation defined certain instructional materials as “sensitive materials” and prohibits them in schools. It also requires schools to include parents who are “reflective of a school’s community” when determining whether an instructional material is sensitive.
The legislation also requires the State School Board in consultation with the Utah Attorney General’s Office to provide guidance and training to local schools identifying sensitive materials.
Addressing the Law and Licensing Committee, Ivory reminded members that lawmakers, with the governor concurring, declared that pornography is a public health hazard. “I think we all should be involved in making sure that these public health impacts and societal harms are not borne upon our children, that we not put them at risk of these harms,” he said.
He urged the board to “abide the legislative intent” of HB374. If it doesn’t “then we’ll simply have to get more prescriptive at the legislative level,” Ivory said.
Carol Lear, chairwoman of the board’s Law and Licensing Committee, said the board’s work on a model policy is ongoing.
The memo from the Utah Attorney General’s Office, which represents the school board, is “helpful in that it reminds schools that there are laws and court cases that must be followed in maintaining or removing books from school libraries. Students’ First Amendment rights to have access to certain library books and materials can’t be decided by a majority vote of parents at a school,” Lear said.
The memo was drafted by Assistant Attorney General Ashley Biehl in the office’s Education Division.
The memo cites Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, in which the Supreme Court addressed an Iowa school district’s ban on allowing students to wear black armbands to protest America’s involvement in the Vietnam War.
The justices concluded in the 1969 decision that students and teachers do not “shed their constitutional rights to freedom of speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate.”
The case notes, “The vigilant protection of constitutional freedoms is nowhere more vital than in the community of American schools.”
While other case law determined local school boards have broad discretion to manage school affairs, “such discretion must be exercised in a manner that comports with the transcendent imperatives of the First Amendment. … (T)he special characteristics of the school library make that environment especially appropriate for the recognition of such rights.”
The memo goes on to say that the Supreme Court has stated that “students must always remain free to inquire, to study and to evaluate, to gain new maturity and understanding.”
The high court has described the school library as the “principal locus of such freedom,” the memo states.
Ben Horsley said the Granite School District has received a fairly steady number of requests to remove books or other materials from schools over the years but there was a noticeable uptick following the Utah Legislature’s passage of HB374.
Horsley said Granite officials are “anxious to get their (the AG’s and state board’s) insights as we do have 32 books that have recently been requested for reconsideration,” he said.
Granite District has a “robust process that engages parents as part of that process. But we are obviously, in light of HB374 and this new guidance from the AG’s office and state board, looking at how that might be retooled,” Horsley said.
Horsley said Granite School District is highly diverse and “we want to make sure that we’re meeting or providing opportunities for every student.”
At the same time, the school district will comply with state law and its own policies that declare materials must be suitable for minors, he said.
Canyons School District received requests to remove nine books from school libraries late last fall. In January, the district implemented its updated “School Library Media Selection and Review” policy, said district spokesman Jeff Haney.
“We moved on it quickly in the fall to be responsive to our community. We felt at the time, and continue to feel, that it was not an issue that could be placed on the back burner. We needed a clear, strong policy, and we think we have accomplished … that,” he said.
Even though the district has an updated policy, the AG’s memo has been “instructive,” he said.
When patrons requested removal of nine titles from Canyons District school libraries, the district paused circulation of the titles pending the policy update. The books were then evaluated according to criteria established in the new policy.
“The titles of ‘Lawn Boy’ and ‘Gender Queer’ have been removed from catalogues, either because they were ‘weeded’ as part of the regular de-selection process done by librarians or were checked out by a student and never returned. ‘Lolita’ also was checked out by a student and never returned,” Haney said.
“L8R G8R” has been de-selected through the review process and removed from the district’s catalogues, he said.
After reviews by teacher-librarians, the following titles will be retained in catalogues: “Out of Darkness,” “The Bluest Eye,” “Monday’s Not Coming,” “Opposite of Innocent” and “Beyond Magenta.”
The teacher-librarians are currently reviewing six other books in response to community requests for reviews under the new policy, he said.
In addition to case law, the memo includes state statutes that define materials that are harmful to minors.
“‘Harmful to minors’ means that quality of any description or representation, in whatsoever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse when it: 1. taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest in sex of minors; 2. is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material for minors; and 3. taken as a whole, does not have serious value for minors,” the memo states.
The memo says that a book must meet all three factors to be considered harmful to minors. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/14/utah-ag-memo-school-book-removal-can-violate-1st-amendment/ | 2022-05-14T17:18:24Z |
Study Aims to Enroll 250,000 Maryland Residents to Support Statewide My Healthy Maryland Study to Learn More About How Genes and Other Factors Affect Health
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BALTIMORE, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Maryland Medicine, the joint enterprise of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the University of Maryland Medical Center, and University of Maryland Medical System, today launched a landmark initiative called My Healthy Maryland Precision Medicine Research. The project aims to enroll 250,000 Maryland residents over the next decade who reflect the diversity of the state and want to play a pivotal role in helping researchers understand how genes and lifestyle affect an individual's health.
A particular focus will be on underserved populations who experience significant health disparities, causing more illness and shorter lifespans. The large-scale effort to collect broad sources of health data, including genetic information, will aid researchers in better understanding human genomic variation and its relationship to disease and treatment.
"My Healthy Maryland is a pioneering initiative that aims to advance discovery related to health and disease and to accelerate the implementation of these discoveries. medical mysteries, generate knowledge, and accelerate discoveries that can improve the health of Marylanders for generations to come," said study principal investigator Stephen Davis, MBBS, FRCP, FACE, MACP, Theodore E. Woodward Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at UMSOM, and Director, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, and Vice President of Clinical Translational Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
Marylanders reflect a more genetically diverse community compared to the general U.S. population, with nearly one-third of residents identifying as African-American, more than 10 percent identifying as Hispanic or Latino, and 6 percent identifying as Asian. Maryland is also home to a large immigrant population: One in seven Maryland residents was born in another country, with El Salvador, India, China, and Nigeria among the top nations represented in the state. In addition, a significant percentage of state residents live in rural communities, and many live in coastal communities with differing environmental exposures and dietary habits compared to the nation as a whole.
"This is an opportunity for the diverse Maryland community to team up with researchers to better understand how our biology, lifestyle, and local environment affect our health," said study co-leader Toni Pollin, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine at UMSOM. "We also expect it will help us accelerate our understanding of how individuals and their health care providers can use information about genetic variation to predict, prevent, detect, and treat disease."
Study participants will get periodic overall reports on the study's progress, especially research results that may lead to better ways to treat or prevent disease. They will also have the opportunity to enroll in new research studies. In the future, researchers also hope to offer study participants the opportunity to learn about their own genetic variations that may warrant follow-up medical evaluation.
"We want to advance discovery related to health and disease and to accelerate implementation of these discoveries into more effective and safe individualized health care," said study co-leader Alan Shuldiner, MD, John L. Whitehurst Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Personalized & Genomic Medicine at UMSOM. "This will help us maximize the value of health care delivery in Maryland and beyond."
"A major part of the School of Medicine's mission involves addressing the unique health needs of the local Maryland community. Our state has a vibrant and genetically diverse population, and we must work to fully understand how genes interact with our environment, especially for those living in economically disadvantaged communities," said E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, UM Baltimore, and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor and Dean, University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, President and CEO, University of Maryland Medical System, added: "As physicians, scientists and researchers, we are incredibly excited about the hope and promise that My Healthy Maryland offers. This is an example of academic medicine at its finest, bringing together exploration, research, and innovation to benefit the health of tens of thousands of Marylanders."
The University of Maryland Medicine partnered with digital health research company Vibrent Health to host the study on Vibrent Health's Digital Health Research Platform. This technology platform is designed to recruit and engage diverse research participants and intake data from surveys, genomics, biosamples, electronic health records, wearables, and other sources. The platform enables researchers to gain a well-rounded picture of the health of research participants.
"We are thrilled to be a partner with University of Maryland Medicine to bring the latest data-driven digital health research technology to My Healthy Maryland," said Praduman "PJ" Jain, CEO and founder of Vibrent Health. "We are dedicated to working with research institutions like UMSOM to make digital health research accessible to people from diverse communities who have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research."
Now in its third century, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world -- with 46 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs, and a faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals, including members of the National Academy of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and a distinguished two-time winner of the Albert E. Lasker Award in Medical Research. With an operating budget of more than $1.2 billion, the School of Medicine works closely in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center and Medical System to provide research-intensive, academic and clinically based care for nearly 2 million patients each year. The School of Medicine has nearly $600 million in extramural funding, with most of its academic departments highly ranked among all medical schools in the nation in research funding. As one of the seven professional schools that make up the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine has a total population of nearly 9,000 faculty and staff, including 2,500 students, trainees, residents, and fellows. The combined School of Medicine and Medical System ("University of Maryland Medicine") has an annual budget of over $6 billion and an economic impact of nearly $20 billion on the state and local community. The School of Medicine, which ranks as the 8th highest among public medical schools in research productivity (according to the Association of American Medical Colleges profile) is an innovator in translational medicine, with 606 active patents and 52 start-up companies. In the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the Best Medical Schools, published in 2021, the UM School of Medicine is ranked #9 among the 92 public medical schools in the U.S., and in the top 15 percent (#27) of all 192 public and private U.S. medical schools. The School of Medicine works locally, nationally, and globally, with research and treatment facilities in 36 countries around the world. Visit medschool.umaryland.edu
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is a university-based regional health care system focused on serving the health care needs of Maryland, bringing innovation, discovery and research to the care we provide and educating the state's future physician and health care professionals through our partnership with the University of Maryland School of Medicine and University of Maryland, Baltimore professional schools (Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dentistry) in Baltimore. As one of the largest private employers in the State, the health system's more than 29,500 employees and 4,000 affiliated physicians provide primary and specialty care in more than 150 locations, including 12 hospitals and 9 University of Maryland Urgent Care centers. The UMMS flagship academic campus, the University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore, is recognized regionally and nationally for excellence and innovation in specialized care. Our acute care and specialty rehabilitation hospitals serve urban, suburban and rural communities and are located in 13 counties across the State. For more information, visit www.umms.org.
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Created and distilled in San Francisco, America's Original Craft Gin brand will host the first-ever Martini Week to celebrate the classic cocktail for a good cause
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Junipero Gin, the San Francisco-based award-winning brand that is celebrated as America's first craft gin, announced today that it is hosting the first-ever San Francisco Martini Week. Junipero Gin is partnering with San Francisco Magazine to introduce a week-long celebration from August 1-6, 2022, as a tribute to where both the martini and Junipero Gin were born.
San Francisco Martini Week will not only shine a light on a great classic cocktail but it will also work to raise funds for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence®, a San Francisco-born non-profit and cutting-edge Order of queer and trans nuns devoted to community service and activism. Restaurants and bars across the city will invite consumers to try creative martini variations with Junipero Gin's bold unfiltered expression while raising donations for every glass raised.
Without a doubt, martinis have been instrumental to cocktail culture worldwide, but the history of the martini is shrouded in mystery. While there are many theories about the birth of the martini, the reigning one points to the town of Martinez, CA, in the mid-1800s Gold Rush. A gold miner looking to celebrate his good fortune walked into a saloon and ordered a glass of champagne. Upon discovering that they were out of champagne, the bartender created "something special" for the miner. That "something" consisted of two parts gin, one part vermouth and a dash of orange bitters poured over crushed ice and garnished with an olive. Thus, "The Martinez Special" was born, and as its popularity spread it became known as the martini, a drink that is seen as a symbol of sophistication and boldness that has defined cocktail culture around the globe.
As the Original San Francisco Craft Gin with roots in the Bay Area, Junipero Gin honors its strong connection to the history of the martini. Junipero's bold flavor enhances all the different martini variations, inviting you to take creative license when ordering the martini that you enjoy best. There is no one or right way to order a martini – whether you like it dry or dirty, shaken or stirred, or with an olive and/or a twist – the art of ordering a martini is something that is uniquely individual, much like the eccentric community of San Francisco. With San Francisco Martini Week, Junipero hopes to educate consumers on the martini and encourage everyone to discover which martini variation they like best.
"We cannot think of a better way to celebrate a cocktail with such rich history than by creating the first ever Martini Week with our San Francisco born Junipero Gin." said Brian Radics, CMO of Hotaling & Co. "We are proud to celebrate this classic cocktail while raising funds for the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence®. This week brings together our value of Living Life Unfiltered with raising a martini to the Sisters, a great group that also boldly break with convention as they devote themselves to local activism and outreach to those on the fringe. We hope you will celebrate with us!"
During San Francisco Martini Week, Junipero Gin hopes to inspire consumers to get creative. With a bit of inspiration and a gin famous for challenging the norms, residents and visitors in San Francisco are encouraged to order a tried-and-true martini or mix it up to find the martini variation that they like best. In the spirit of giving, Junipero Gin will donate $10,000 to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence®, whose dedication to human rights, diversity, and spiritual enlightenment has been essential to shaping the San Francisco we know and love. Additionally, $2 from every signature Junipero martini sold during Martini Week at participating bars and restaurants will be donated to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® to support the their grant program that funds progressive, grassroots organizations and projects that serve marginalized communities and promote wellness, joy, tolerance, and diversity in the Bay Area; community development and funding to important LGTBQ+ projects and movements including the Pink Triangle Memorial, The People's March, and Help Our Friends Outside (HOFO); and the Sisters' Ministry of Joy, a program in which the Sisters interact with the community in a joyous and loving way, from feeding those who live outside to hosting an annual Easter In The Park Celebration to picking up trash in the streets. Martini lovers can also donate to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® directly by visiting https://www.justgiving.com/sistersofperpetualindulgenceinc.
Participating bars and restaurants include 15 Romolo, Bar Agricole, Bar Iris, Blondies, For The Record, High Horse, Kona Street Market, Pacific Cocktail Haven, Rye, Sushi Sato, Wilder and Wildhawk.
For more information, please visit https://juniperogin.com/martiniweek.
Based in San Francisco, Junipero Gin fearlessly led the birth of American craft gin in 1996. Junipero is Spanish for juniper berry, the main botanical in gin. Hell bent on elevating juniper & citrus flavors, the distilling team forged a new path by crafting each batch of Junipero in a small copper pot still, scouring the globe for the most expressive botanicals, and boldly bottling at an unfiltered 98.6 proof. Decades later Junipero is still made by hand in San Francisco and celebrates those who break with convention to pursue an original path. For more information on Junipero, visit JuniperoGin.com.
Hotaling & Co., the leading San Francisco distiller & importer, creates, curates, and builds artisanal brands of unmatched character and quality. Hotaling & Co., originally named Anchor Distilling Company, was established in 1993 and is credited with releasing America's first craft whiskey (Old Potrero) and American craft gin (Junipero Gin) after Prohibition. In 2010, Anchor Distilling Company was sold to a business partnership that included Tony Foglio and London's oldest wine and spirit merchant, Berry Bros. & Rudd and began expanding to incorporate a collection of super-premium artisanal spirits imported from around the world. In 2017, Anchor Distilling became Hotaling & Co. The new name is a nod to one of Anchor Distilling's most beloved small batch whiskies (Old Potrero Hotaling's Whiskey) and to the San Francisco legend A.P. Hotaling, who came out West during the Gold Rush and quickly became one of the most reputable spirits dealers in the country. Today, Hotaling & Co. celebrates exciting growth and achievements; marking its 29th year of distilling and its 12th year of commercially uniting likeminded distillers from around the world to share the passion and raise the bar.
Hotaling & Co.'s portfolio includes Luxardo Liqueurs & Cherries, Nikka Whisky, Junipero Gin, HINE Cognac, Convite Mezcal, Kavalan Whisky, Denizen Rum, HIRSCH Selected Whiskeys, Writers' Tears Whiskey, Old Pulteney Whisky, Speyburn Whisky, Balblair Whisky, Arran Whisky, Old Potrero Rye Whiskey, and more. Visit www.HotalingandCo.com for a full list of brands.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence® are a cutting-edge Order of queer and trans nuns. Since their first appearance in San Francisco on Easter Sunday, 1979, the Sisters have devoted themselves to community service, ministry, activism and outreach to those on the fringe. The Sisters believe all people have the right to express their authentic identity and unique beauty. Following their vows to "expiate stigmatic guilt and promulgate universal joy," they use humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.
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UVALDE, Texas (AP) — An 18-year-old gunman opened fire Tuesday at a Texas elementary school, killing at least 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom, officials said, in the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade and the latest gruesome moment for a country scarred by a string of massacres. The attacker was killed by law enforcement.
The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.
The assault at Robb Elementary School in the heavily Latino town of Uvalde was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, in December 2012.
Hours after the attack, families were still awaiting word on their children.
Outside the town civic center, where families were told to await news about their loved ones, the silence was broken repeatedly by screams and wailing. “No! Please, no!” one man yelled as he embraced another man.
“My heart is broken today,” said Hal Harrell, the school district superintendent. “We’re a small community, and we’re going to need your prayers to get through this.”
Adolfo Cruz, a 69-year-old air conditioning repairman, was still outside the school as the sun set, seeking word on his 10-year-old great-granddaughter, Elijah Cruz Torres.
He drove to the scene after receiving a terrifying call from his daughter shortly after the first reports of the shooting. He said other relatives were at the hospital and the civic center.
Waiting, he said, was the heaviest moment of his life.
“I hope she is alive,” Cruz said.
The attack came just 10 days after a deadly, racist rampage at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket that added to a yearslong series of mass killings at churches, schools and stores. And the prospects for any reform of the nation’s gun regulations seemed as dim, if not dimmer, than in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook deaths.
But President Joe Biden appeared ready for a fight, calling for new gun restrictions in an address to the nation hours after the attack.
“As a nation we have to ask, when in God’s name are we going to stand up to the gun lobby? When in God’s name are we going to do what has to be done?” Biden asked. “Why are we willing to live with this carnage?”
Many of the wounded were rushed to Uvalde Memorial Hospital, where staff members in scrubs and devastated victims’ relatives could be seen weeping as they walked out of the complex.
Officials did not immediately reveal a motive, but they identified the assailant as Salvador Ramos, a resident of the community about 85 miles (135 kilometers) west of San Antonio. Law enforcement officials said he acted alone.
The attack came as Robb Elementary was counting down to the last days of the school year with a series of themed days. Tuesday was to be “Footloose and Fancy,” with students wearing nice outfits and shoes.
The school has nearly 600 students in second, third and fourth grades. The vast majority of the students are Latino.
Ramos had hinted on social media that an attack could be coming, according to state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who said he had been briefed by state police. He noted that the gunman “suggested the kids should watch out.”
Before heading to the school, Ramos killed his grandmother with two military-style rifles he purchased on his birthday, Gutierrez said.
“That was the first thing he did on his 18th birthday,” he said. Other officials said later that the grandmother had survived, and was being treated, through her condition was not known.
Investigators believe Ramos posted photos on Instagram of two guns he used in the shooting, and they were examining whether he made statements online alluding to the attack in the hours before the assault, a law enforcement official said.
Law enforcement officers were serving multiple search warrants Tuesday night and gathering telephone and other records, the official said. Investigators were also attempting to contact Ramos’ relatives and were tracing the firearms.
The official could not discuss details of the investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
The attack began about 11:30 a.m., when the gunman crashed his car outside the school and ran into the building, according to Travis Considine, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety. A resident who heard the crash called 911, and two local police officers exchanged gunfire with the shooter.
Both officers were shot, though it was not immediately clear where on the campus that confrontation occurred, or how much time elapsed before more authorities arrived on the scene.
Meanwhile, teams of Border Patrol agents raced to the school, including 10 to 15 members of a SWAT-like tactical and counter-terrorism unit, said Jason Owens, a top regional official with the Border Patrol.
One Border Patrol agent who was working nearby when the shooting began rushed into the school without waiting for backup and shot and killed the gunman, who was behind a barricade, according to a law enforcement official speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk about it.
The agent was wounded but able to walk out of the school, the law enforcement source said.
Owens confirmed that an agent suffered minor injuries, but would not provide details of that confrontation.
He said some area agents have children at Robb Elementary.
“We have Border Patrol kids that go to this school. It hit home for everybody,” he said.
It was not immediately clear how many people were wounded, but Uvalde Police Chief Pete Arredondo said there were “several injuries.” Earlier, Uvalde Memorial Hospital said 13 children were taken there. Another hospital reported a 66-year-old woman was in critical condition.
Uvalde, home to about 16,000 people, is about 75 miles (120 kilometers) from the border with Mexico. Robb Elementary is in a mostly residential neighborhood of modest homes.
The tragedy in Uvalde was the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, and it added to a grim tally in the state, which has been the site of some of the deadliest shootings in the U.S. over the past five years.
In 2018, a gunman fatally shot 10 people at Santa Fe High School in the Houston area. A year before that, a gunman at a Texas church killed more than two dozen people during a Sunday service in the small town of Sutherland Springs. In 2019, another gunman at a Walmart in El Paso killed 23 people in a racist attack targeting Hispanics.
The shooting came days before the National Rifle Association annual convention was set to begin in Houston. Abbott and both of Texas’ U.S. senators were among elected Republican officials who were the scheduled speakers at a Friday leadership forum sponsored by the NRA’s lobbying arm.
In the years since Sandy Hook, the gun control debate in Congress has waxed and waned. Efforts by lawmakers to change U.S. gun policies in any significant way have consistently faced roadblocks from Republicans and the influence of outside groups such as the NRA.
A year after Sandy Hook, Sens. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, and Patrick J. Toomey, a Pennsylvania Republican, negotiated a bipartisan proposal to expand the nation’s background check system. But the measure failed in a Senate vote, without enough support to clear a 60-vote filibuster hurdle.
Then-President Barack Obama, who had made gun control central to his administration’s goals after the Newtown shooting, called Congress’ failure to act “a pretty shameful day for Washington.”
Last year, the House passed two bills to expand background checks on firearms purchases. One bill would have closed a loophole for private and online sales. The other would have extended the background check review period. Both languished in the 50-50 Senate, where Democrats need at least 10 Republican votes to overcome objections from a filibuster.
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Eugene Garcia and Dario Lopez-Mills in Uvalde, Jake Bleiberg in Dallas, Ben Fox, Michael Balsamo and Eric Tucker in Washington, Paul J. Weber in Austin, Juan Lozano in Houston, Gene Johnson in Seattle and Rhonda Shafner in New York contributed to this report.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific West Bank (OTC: PWBO) today announced the promotion of Lisa Fajardo-Faust to Chief Deposit Officer of Pacific West Bank. Lisa leads the Bank's deposit growth strategy, as a member of the Bank's Executive Team.
"Lisa's expanded Executive role recognizes her continuing commitment, dedication and leadership to Portland's business and non-profit community," said Terry Peterson, Pacific West Bank's Chief Executive Officer. "She is not only a community leader, but the driver of our deposit growth strategies, which is fueling our rapid balance sheet growth," he continued.
Ms. Faust attributes the Bank's rapid deposit growth to her team and the acceptance of Pacific West Bank as the bank of choice for the greater Portland business and non-profit communities.
Lisa demonstrates her commitment to our community with active participation in various non-profit organizations including Board Chair of Friends of the Children Portland, Board Treasurer for Clackamas Community College Foundation, Chair of Oregon Bankers Association BIPOC Task Force, Board Member for the Oregon Bankers Association Education Foundation, and Advisory Board Member for Quest Center for Integrative Health.
"As Chief Deposit Officer and an Executive of the Bank, Lisa's leadership style of building community and culture will be immensely important to the continued growth of Pacific West Bank. Her commitment to integrity through intentionality is an essential part of who we are. Lisa is recognized as a leader and connector in the community, and we are proud to have her lead our Bank," said Jason Wessling, Pacific West Bank's President and Chief Financial Officer.
About Pacific West Bank: Information about the Bank's stock is available through the over-the-counter marketplace at www.otcmarkets.com (symbol PWBO).
Pacific West Bank was formed in 2004 by Portland businesspeople to deliver loan and deposit product solutions through experienced and professional bankers to businesses, non-profits, professionals, and individuals. The Bank serves the greater Portland Metro area with offices strategically located in Downtown Portland, Lake Oswego, and West Linn.
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ALISO VIEJO, Calif. , June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NVISION® Eye Centers is pleased to announce the addition of two retina practices to the NVISION family – Salt Lake Retina in Salt Lake City, UT and Retina Associates of Southern California in Los Angeles and Orange County, California.
Founded in 2007, Salt Lake Retina is the most comprehensive and trusted retina provider in the Sale Lake metro area. With locations in West Jordan, West Valley City and Toelle, Drs. Douglas Mehr, Christopher Gee and Andrew Davis pride themselves on providing exceptional patient care to every person who walks through their door. This partnership extends NVISION's footprint into the state of Utah and continues to diversify its service portfolio with expanded focus on the posterior of the eye.
Dr. Douglas Mehr, founder of Salth Lake Retina, commented "We're excited to join the NVISION family. We've always placed our patients first, thus finding a partner that aligns our mission so closely was critical in choosing NVISION. Coupled with their proven history of helping their partners grow, we are excited for the future."
Retina Associates of Southern California specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of diseases of the retina, vitreous, and macula. Dr. Hani Salehi-Had is a Harvard trained, board-certified ophthalmologist with formal fellowship training in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the eye including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinal detachment. In addition to caring for patients in his practice, Dr. Salehi-Had participates in a number or research clinical trials offering the latest advances in medicine to his patients thus helping to shape the future of vitreo-retinal disease and surgery.
"We are impressed with the quality of services that Dr. Salehi and the Salt Lake Retina partners have been providing. The expansion of retina services to NVision better fulfils our ability to better serve our doctors and their patients" added Chris Karkenny. "We look forward to helping these practices meet their future goals as new partners with NVision."
NVISION® Eye Centers is a premium provider of ophthalmic physician services. Based in Aliso Viejo, California, the Company operates over 80 clinics and 11 ASCs. An innovative leader in ophthalmology, NVISION's Patient First commitment is delivered using the latest technology and treatment by the most talented and experienced surgeons in the industry. As NVISION President and CEO, Chris Karkenny, stated, "these partnerships will continue to help propel the NVISION brand based upon our dedication to an exceptional patient experience and outcome driven by the latest technology."
NVISION® and their team of MDs have performed more than 3,000,000 cataract and refractive surgeries. With nearly 3,000 eye doctors referring their patients and trusting their own eyes to NVISION® surgeons, NVISION® Eye Centers is The Eye Doctors' #1 Choice®. For more information, visit www.NVISIONCenters.com , email to ir@nvisioncenters.com,or call 866-204-3708.
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ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Green Worldwide Shipping® is proud to welcome Anne Shudy Palmer as the firm's new Director of Sustainability. Shudy Palmer will usher in a new era of sustainability solutions access for shipping clients and lead strategic initiatives for the company's own sustainable growth.
The demand for understanding and complying with international sustainability standards is growing as supply chain leaders across the U.S. feel the pressure to develop programs that lead to real reductions in GHG emissions and meet their company's publicly declared ESG, sustainability and human rights goals.
Anne Shudy Palmer joins Green Worldwide as a sustainability expert and LEED accredited professional with over 20 years of experience working in certification, program development, technical project management, reporting, and communication across business, public, and non-profit sectors.
Most recently, Shudy Palmer was Director of Certification at Green Seal, a global nonprofit organization that pioneered the ecolabeling movement. At Green Seal, Shudy Palmer led the certification department in ensuring that certified products and services met rigorous sustainability standards with the highest benchmark of health and environmental leadership. Shudy Palmer redesigned the organization's formulated-product compliance monitoring program, evaluated thousands of cleaning, paper and personal care products and provided technical consultation to standards developers as well as the sales team.
"We're thrilled to have Anne join our leadership team to drive our sustainability efforts, continue to expand upon current programs and identify innovative ways to serve our customers," said Thomas Jorgenson, chief executive officer, Green Worldwide Shipping®. "Anne brings an impressive background in sustainability that will enable us to provide enhanced and detailed service to clients in an industry that is rapidly evolving to improve both environmental and human rights implications in supply chains."
Shudy Palmer will leverage her unique perspective and experience to lead Green Worldwide's sustainability efforts and product innovations, like the company's GreenCO2 Check platform. GreenCO2 Check enables U.S. shippers to track, measure and reduce their carbon footprint while balancing costs, time and efficiency across their entire portfolio of shipping, rail, air, and ground transportation in one place.
"Global supply chains can have enormous environmental and social impacts. Transportation and logistics companies of the future will play a significant role in providing innovative and sustainable solutions to help mitigate and transform these impacts," said Anne Shudy Palmer, Director of Sustainability, Green Worldwide Shipping®. "I'm deeply impressed by the authenticity of Green Worldwide's commitment to people and the environment. I'm excited to collaborate with our customers and stakeholders on the journey to becoming the most sustainable T&L company in North America."
Shudy Palmer holds a Master of Science in Sustainability from the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as a double Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Communication Arts also from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Green Worldwide Shipping® is a private wholly owned and independent company founded on the basic principles of respect, dedication, and best-in-class customer service. Years of experience have allowed the company to better understand supply chain difficulties and to build and implement solutions that have a beneficial influence on their customers' bottom line. The company offers innovative sustainability services to help companies measure, track and mitigate Scope 3 transportation and logistics emissions across the supply chain. Green's expert teams, located in 14 offices across the U.S., have been offering international logistics solutions since 2008; spanning from ocean freight, air freight, project cargo, customs brokerage, warehousing and distribution, and global supply chain visibility. Green Worldwide Shipping® is a proud member of the UN Global Compact Initiative.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Ice skating isn’t just for Christmas time! You can skate year-round at Galleria Dallas.
Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center hosts special Skate Nights throughout the year where special music is played and dressing for the theme is encouraged.
So far this year, themes have included a Dolly Parton skate night, a Summer Skate Night, July’s TikTok Skate Night, and August’s Back to School Skate Night.
They offer lessons for all levels of skaters year-round, including mini-camps on school holidays where kids can learn the basics. Public skating is generally open during Galleria Dallas hours. It costs $12 for admission and $5 for skate rental.
Inside DFW host Jenny Anchondo wanted to get in on all the fun of ice skating and took a private lesson. Chris Pearce, General Manager, Galleria Dallas Ice Skating Center taught us how to ice skate!
For more information, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/inside-dfw/ice-skating-is-a-year-round-activity-and-galleria-dallas-is-the-place-to-be/ | 2022-07-18T14:34:30Z |
SAS' corporate social responsibility recognized by Business Roundtable Report and others
CARY, N.C., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SAS' commitment to corporate citizenship and social innovation has been foundational to the company's business strategy. Creating a brighter future is not only part of the company's vision for its customers through innovative solutions but also for SAS as a company.
A longstanding advocate for clean energy, analytics leader SAS strives to support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) to make the world a better place by continuing to expand its environmental goals and social good initiatives to humanitarian issues. Business Roundtable, the association of CEOs of leading US companies, recently commended SAS CEO Jim Goodnight for its environmental stewardship and sustainable business practices in their Sustainability Spotlight series. SAS has also received numerous awards for its innovative social good initiative, which uses artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing to combat deforestation in the Amazon.
"Igniting curiosity and creativity to drive innovation and empower change has been the cornerstone of SAS since our beginning," said SAS CEO Jim Goodnight. "At SAS, we have seen firsthand how the power of technology can transform lives and drive better decisions to help our environment and our community – moving our world forward."
Consistency in environmental leadership
As a supporter of the Paris Climate Accord, SAS' green strategy has been demonstrated for decades through the company's continually evolving environmental initiatives and sustainable business model. SAS brings both its renowned analytic expertise and powerful software solutions to develop smarter and more efficient operations while passing those insights and tools to its customer for their business strategies. As a corporate sustainability leader and advocate, SAS works closely with employees, suppliers and customers to reduce its environmental footprint with programs focused on energy conservation, emissions management, pollution mitigation, water conservation, green building and other initiatives.
In 2021, SAS' top environmental achievements included:
- Achieved Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation of its 2025 (25%) and 2030 (50%) emission reduction targets.
- Submitted 2050 net-zero emission reduction target to SBTi for validation.
- Committed to an immediate 50% emissions reduction target for business travel.
- SAS emissions across all scopes were 53.6% lower than the SBTi 2018 base year submission.
- Global emissions across all scopes decreased 16% in 2021.
- Achieved 40% by 2025 energy use intensity target for office buildings – a 43% base year improvement.
- Achieved 50% by 2025 carbon use intensity target for office buildings – a 66% base year improvement.
- Diverted 64% of operational and construction waste from landfills globally.
- Developed employee analytics dashboard to help raise awareness about emissions from air travel.
- Achieved EnergyStar certifications for 11 buildings.
- Generated 3.5 million kWh of clean, renewably sourced energy from rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems.
Dedication to making positive impacts through data literacy and social good
SAS' vision of creating a brighter future extends beyond just helping customers through innovative solutions but also tackles creatively addressing society's biggest challenges. With plans to be ready for an initial public offering by 2024, the company will continue to prioritize environmental, social, and governance initiatives which have been vital to SAS' successful business strategy for many decades.
Recognized by several awards honoring social good, the projects that are part of SAS' social innovation initiative are committed to accelerating global progress and a more sustainable future for the planet. Through these Data for Good programs, SAS strives to support the UN SDGs by using analytics and ethical artificial intelligence (AI) to address society's biggest challenges around poverty, health, human rights, education and the environment. In fact, the company recently launched the SAS Data Ethics Practice, a cross-functional team that guides a globally coordinated effort to help employees and customers deploy data-driven systems that promote human well-being, agency and equity. In addition to SAS' partnerships with customers, industry groups, nonprofits, governments and global organizations, the success of these social impact programs depend upon the passion and talent of SAS employees who care about contributing to building a better world.
Dedicated and compassionate employees who are driven by meaningful work is just one of the outcomes of SAS' award-winning workplace culture. This renowned, integral culture of treating employees like they make a difference and focusing on their well-being is the foundation to the company's success. SAS' supportive and inclusive reputation has been recognized for decades through numerous accolades and awards.
SAS looks beyond just caring for its employees to also investing in the larger global community through its philanthropic philosophy of supporting data literacy and education initiatives for all. This can be seen by SAS' commitment to developing relevant resources for data literacy. In 2021, it launched Data Literacy Essentials, a free course designed to equip students, teachers, leaders and individuals with necessary data literacy skills – which has helped more than 6,100 learners in more than 100 countries. SAS also joined Data Science 4 Everyone, a coalition supporting data science education and committed to equipping every K-12 student with needed data literacy skills. In addition, SAS also released DataFly, a free tool for educators and students to improve data literacy. For higher education and adult learners, the company debuted SAS Skill Builder for Students, providing university students around the globe with a free online portal where they can access everything they need to launch their analytics careers. More than 223,000 educators and learners took advantage of free SAS software offerings in 2021.
Read the latest SAS Corporate Social Responsibility report and learn what makes the company a sustainability leader.
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Prisoner tunnels through drywall before rappeling down medical facility to escape
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) – Authorities in Ohio are searching for one of two inmates who escaped from a medical center Sunday night using bedsheets to climb out a third-story window.
Hamilton County Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey said James Johnson, 44, and Patrick Thomas, 32, escaped custody Sunday, WXIX reported.
Johnson was taken back into custody around 12 p.m. Monday, but Thomas remains on the run, the sheriff explained.
According to the sheriff’s office, the escape started in “Shawshank Redemption” style as Thomas tunneled his way through the drywall of the facility.
Using a locker and a bed, he managed to conceal the hole in the wall, McGuffey said.
Thomas then got into a counselor’s room on the third floor.
From there, the sheriff showed video which she says shows Thomas using a chair to break the window he rappeled out of using bedsheets.
Video from outside the medical facility showed Thomas falling onto the Reading Road sidewalk as he climbed down.
He then ran down the street, but likely injured himself when he fell, Sheriff McGuffey added.
Thomas was being held at Talbert House on a warrant from Kenton County, Kentucky. Based on his prior history, the sheriff’s office says Thomas is considered dangerous.
Thomas is described as 5′6″ and 160 lbs. with the letter “P” tattooed on his forehead.
Thomas and Johnson are the most recent prisoners to escape from the custody of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. According to WXIX, four people have managed to escape custody in the last three weeks.
“We’ve had a lot of officers retiring that are tenured. That makes for a different level of surveillance,” McGuffey explained. “We’re training those officers and getting them retrained. I do support the officers. I don’t think anybody violated policy and procedure here. I do think it is a matter of tenure and maturity as an officer in uniform.”
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NEW YORK , June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of CareDx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased CareDx common stock between February 24, 2021, and May 5, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 22, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in CDNA:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/caredx-inc-loss-submission-form?id=29216&from=4
CareDx, Inc. NEWS - CDNA NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that CareDx, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants had engaged in a variety of improper and illegal schemes to inflate testing services revenue and demand, including pushing a surveillance protocol through inaccurate marketing materials, offering extravagant inducements or kickbacks to physicians and other providers, and improperly bundling expensive testing services with other blood tests as part of the Company's RemoTraC service for remote, home-based, blood-drawing; (2) these practices, and others, subjected CareDx to an undisclosed risk of regulatory scrutiny; (3) these practices rendered the Company's testing services revenue reported throughout the class period artificially inflated; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in CareDx you have until July 22, 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 CareDx 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 CDNA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/caredx-inc-loss-submission-form?id=29216&from=4.
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More than 80% of people globally say their employer and their child's school or university should do more to address mental health and wellbeing
HOBOKEN, N.J., June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the Great Resignation continues to disrupt the global economy, Pearson, the world's leading learning company, today released new public opinion research showing that people around the world are prioritizing mental health and wellbeing in career and education choices.
Notably, the Pearson Global Learner Survey, a poll of 5,000 people in five countries, found:
- 85% expect their employers to address the mental health and wellbeing of employees, with 32% saying their employers have not taken any action to address employees' mental health and wellbeing.
- Nearly all respondents believe accessible mental health services in school are critical, but there's a disconnect. Globally, 92% of parents think schools should provide free mental health services to students and staff, but only 26% of schools report these resources are available at their child's school.
When it comes to education on how to improve mental health, expectations of schools and universities are high, too.
- 61% of people globally believe children should be introduced to wellness and mental health awareness in primary or middle school.
- And 91% of parents agree schools should play a bigger role in training people to solve today's mental health issues.
"Work and school are the places where we spend the most time, outside our family life. Employees and families are demanding that employers and schools work harder to address the mental health crisis that has been exacerbated over the last two and a half years," said Morgan Champion, school counseling lead, Pearson Virtual Schools. "As Covid becomes endemic and we become accustomed to new ways of working and learning, organizations will need to incorporate wellness and wellbeing into their offerings in strategic and innovative ways to stay competitive and better serve their communities and constituents."
Among other findings of the survey:
With the tightest talent market in recent history, job seekers are prioritizing mental health resources as they reevaluate their current or potential new jobs.
- Around the world, 90% of people think more highly of employers that actively address employee mental health and wellbeing, and 86% say mental health and wellness benefits are an important part of their decision on whether to pursue a new job.
And mental health support is not just a forefront topic in the workplace; it's also important in schools. When making choices about their children's education, mental health services matter to parents.
- More than 90% of parents regard mental health and wellbeing services as important elements when considering higher education institutions for themselves or their children.
- And the same number are more inclined to consider colleges or universities who care about the mental health of their students.
The report also found that nearly 80% of respondents have specific and tangible requests of both corporations and educational institutions to help improve mental health: a set amount of mental health days off from work and school, free mental health services, and access to physical fitness activities and wellness resources, including helpline numbers, research, clinic locations, and online therapy options.
About the Global Learner Survey
This poll was conducted by Morning Consult from April 13 to April 18, 2022, among a total sample of 5,008 respondents between the ages of 16 to 70 years old in the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, India, and China. The interviews were conducted online. Results are representative of the online population with a margin of error of plus and minus three percentage points.
Now in its fourth year, Pearson's Global Learner Survey is the leading poll of learners on education issues in the world, offering a deeper understanding of trends in education and providing key data to help further discussions on many important issues.
About Pearson
At Pearson, our purpose is simple: to add life to a lifetime of learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That's why our c.20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world's leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn't just what we do. It's who we are. Visit us pearsonplc.com.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — We understand that the job market is tough out there. If you’re looking to make a career change, or you’re in the market for a job, the DFW Airport could be your next move.
On Twitter, the airport says, “The airport is hiring for dozens of positions across our departments and there may be a role perfect for you.”
The airport has openings in the following departments:
- Police & Fire
- Customer Experience & Revenue
- Infrastructure & Development
- Operations
- Administration & Diversity
- Finance & ITS
- Global Strategy & Development
- Innovation
To see what openings they have, click here. | https://cw33.com/news/local/looking-for-a-job-dfw-airport-says-theyre-hiring/ | 2022-07-06T16:58:24Z |
Uniquely Princess High-Performance Sports Car Emblazoned with Cruise Line's Iconic SeaWitch Logo
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a unique sweepstakes, Porsche and Princess fans can win a one-of-one, customized, all-electric Porsche Taycan, part of the cruise line's recently announced partnership with the Porsche Club of America. The customized high-performance vehicle is emblazoned with the cruise line's iconic seawitch, in a fashion similar to the design that adorns the bow of every Princess ship.
The sweepstakes takes place June 13 through November 30, 2022 and is available to residents of North America*. Entering the sweepstakes is easy -- guests can sail on a Princess MedallionClass cruise, purchase a Princess add-on package, make a MedallionPay shoreside purchase or simply get OceanReady for their upcoming voyage, among more ways.
"Like a Princess MedallionClass cruise, a Porsche Taycan is a technological masterpiece that delivers a unique and truly emotional experience," said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. "There's no better way to build on the excitement of our new partnership with the Porsche Club of America than by putting a Princess and Porsche enthusiast into the driver's seat of a sensational new luxury sportscar to create a priceless experience."
Impressive features of the 2022 all-electric Porsche Taycan in Gentian Blue Metallic, include:
- BOSE® surround sound system
- 20" Taycan Turbo Aero Wheels
- Wheel center caps with colored Porsche crest
- "Electric" logo on front doors
- Interior in black/limestone beige
- Ambient lighting
- Lane Change Assist (LCA)
- Silver window trim
- Three years of 30-minute DC charging sessions with Electrify America
Fans can enter this exciting sweepstakes through a variety of methods with each method counting as one entry. These include:
- Sailing with Princess between June and November 2022 (1 entry)
- Getting OceanReady between June and November 2022 for any future voyage (1 entry)
- Buying a MedallionClass accessory pre-cruise between June and November 2022 (1 entry)
- Making a MedallionPay Shoreside purchase between June and November 2022 (1 entry per port use)
- Purchasing Princess Premier add-on or upgrading from Princess Plus to Princess Premier between June and November 2022 (1 entry) - does not require sailing in the same time period
- Registering to win at www.princess.com/taycansweepstakes (1 entry)
- Registering at any Porsche Club of America Event between June and November
Complete rules can be found on www.princess.com/taycansweepstakes. The winner will be selected in a random drawing December 15, 2022.
Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel advisor, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS (1-800-774-6237), or by visiting the company's website at http://www.princess.com/.
*-excludes residents of Quebec, Canada.
About Princess Cruises:
One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is the world's leading international premium cruise line and tour company operating a fleet of 15 modern cruise ships, carrying millions of guests each year to 330 destinations around the globe, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal, Mexican Riviera, Europe, South America, Australia/New Zealand, the South Pacific, Hawaii, Asia, Canada/New England, Antarctica, and World Cruises. A team of professional destination experts have curated 170 itineraries, ranging in length from three to 111 days and Princess Cruises is continuously recognized as "Best Cruise Line for Itineraries." In 2017 Princess Cruises, with parent company Carnival Corporation, introduced MedallionClass Vacations enabled by the Medallion device, the vacation industry's most advanced wearable device, provided free to each guest sailing on a MedallionClass ship. The award-winning innovation offers the fastest way to an effortless personalized vacation, giving guests more time to do the things they love most. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
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John Kerry, Meryl Streep, Paul Hawken, and Dr. Michael E. Mann, among many others, gather for a discussion about the fate of the planet and our path forward.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nature Conservancy in California is hosting its second annual Earth Day Virtual Summit for audiences across California and the globe on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The Earth Day Virtual Summit will bring together environmental luminaries, scientists, entertainers, policymakers, and business leaders in a forum on adapting to climate change, energy alternatives, and tackling plastic pollution.
The summit will feature conservation luminaries and advocates including John Kerry, Meryl Streep, and Adam McKay, renowned scientists and environmentalists Dr. Michael E. Mann, Paul Hawken, Dr. John Francis, Eric and Julia Rignot, energy advocate and inventor Saul Griffith, head of Patagonia, Inc. Jenna Johnson, professional ski mountaineer and athlete-activist Caroline Gleich, and National Geographic Explorer and wildlife filmmaker Malaika Vaz.
This year's Summit theme is "Fighting for Our Future" and will center our discussions on some of our planet's most pressing problems, and the urgency with which we need to move to solve them in order to mitigate and adapt to the devastating effects of climate change on our planet. The Summit will feature panel discussions and one-on-one conversations designed to provide inspiration, exchange of scientific perspectives, and an exploration of nature-based solutions needed to overcome our unprecedented global challenges.
The 2022 Earth Day Virtual Summit is free to attend. For more details on the program and to register, please visit: http://TNCearthday.org
Event hashtag: #FightForOurFuture
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LONDON, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Extended Detection and Response (XDR) market segment is set to grow in global revenue by more than 800% in five years, ultimately reaching $3.022bn by the end of 2026, according to the Fundamentals of Comprehensive Extended Detection and Response (CXDR) report, part of Omdia's Enterprise Cybersecurity Operations (SecOps) Intelligence Service.
With revenue of approximately $364mn in 2021, Omdia projects XDR segment revenue will increase at a compound annual growth rate of more than 56% through 2026. Omdia believes XDR is likely to become the largest single market segment by revenue in SecOps by the end of the decade.
This growth will be fostered by several specific drivers, most notably the need for unified, enterprise-grade cybersecurity threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) capabilities across key areas of the IT estate, including endpoints, networks, and cloud environments.
"The reality is that, to date, most enterprise TDIR solutions, including SIEM, SOAR, and even EDR, have largely underperformed, often failing to consistently and quickly identify dangerous, costly cybersecurity threats," said Eric Parizo, Managing Principal Analyst and Lead Analyst for Omdia's SecOps Intelligence Service.
"While XDR today remains overlooked, misunderstood, and even derided by some, Omdia believes XDR is the cybersecurity industry's best hope to empower enterprises with the powerful, innovative technology they need to keep pace with the broad and evolving scope of adversaries they face."
Developed in 2018 by Omdia Senior Principal Analyst Rik Turner, XDR is an enterprise-grade TDIR solution that offers a guided human-analyst experience across the entire lifecycle, from telemetry gathering and analysis, to alerting and investigation, to remediation-response, validation, and process improvement.
Parizo said CXDR will establish itself as perhaps the most effective way for struggling SecOps programs weighed down by legacy solutions to get a "shot in the arm," delivering all the contemporary TDIR capabilities that make a real difference in finding and fixing cybersecurity threats quickly and effectively.
Parizo concludes, "Even though CXDR will be a heavy lift for many organizations, it also has the potential to 'democratize' enterprise-grade TDIR capabilities, making it possible for organizations of all sizes to effectively defend themselves against cyberthreats."
About Omdia:
Omdia is a leading research and advisory group focused on the technology industry. With clients operating in over 120 countries, Omdia provides market-critical data, analysis, advice, and custom consulting.
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(The Conversation) – Many state legislatures are seriously considering human embryos at the earliest stages of development for legal personhood. Total abortion bans that consider humans to have full rights from the moment of conception have created a confusing legal domain that affects a wide range of areas, including assisted reproductive technologies, contraception, essential medical care and parental rights, among others.
However, an important biological feature of human embryos has been left out of a lot of ethical and even scientific discussion informing reproductive policy – most human embryos die before anyone, including doctors, even know they exist. This embryo loss typically occurs in the first two months after fertilization, before the clump of cells has developed into a fetus with immature forms of the body’s major organs. Total abortion bans that define personhood at conception mean that full legal rights exist for a 5-day-old blastocyst, a hollow ball of cells roughly 0.008 inches (0.2 millimeters) across with a high likelihood of disintegrating within a few days.
As an evolutionary biologist whose career has focused on how embryos develop in a wide variety of species over the course of evolution, I was struck by the extraordinarily high likelihood that most human embryos die due to random genetic errors. Around 60% of embryos disintegrate before people may even be aware that they are pregnant. Another 10% of pregnancies end in miscarriage, after the person knows they’re pregnant. These losses make clear that the vast majority of human embryos don’t survive to birth.
The emerging scientific consensus is that high rate of early embryo loss is a common and normal occurrence in people. Research on the causes and evolutionary reasons for early embryo loss provides insight into this fundamental feature of human biology and its implications for reproductive health decisions.\
Intrinsic embryo loss is common in mammals
Intrinsic embryo loss, or embryo death due to internal factors like genetics, is common in many mammals, such as cows and sheep. This persistent “reproductive wastage” has frustrated breeders attempting to increase livestock production but who are unable to eliminate high embryonic mortality.
In contrast, most embryo loss in animals that lay eggs like fish and frogs is due to external factors, such as predators, disease or other environmental threats. These lost embryos are effectively “recycled” in the ecosystem as food. These egg-laying animals have little to no intrinsic embryo loss.Each square shows the first 24 hours of embryo development in a different animal species. From left to right: 1. zebrafish (Danio rerio), 2. sea urchin (Lytechinus variegatus), 3. black widow spider (Latrodectus), 4. tardigrade (Hypsibius dujardini), 5. sea squirt (Ciona intestinalis), 6. comb jelly (Ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi), 7. parchment tube worm (Chaetopterus variopedatus), 8. roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegans), and 9. slipper snail (Crepidula fornicata).
In people, the most common outcome of reproduction by far is embryo loss due to random genetic errors. An estimated 70% to 75% of human conceptions fail to survive to birth. That number includes both embryos that are reabsorbed into the parent’s body before anyone knows an egg has been fertilized and miscarriages that happen later in the pregnancy.
An evolutionary drive for embryo loss
In humans, an evolutionary force called meiotic drive plays a role in early embryo loss. Meiotic drive is a type of competition within the genome of unfertilized eggs, where variations of different genes can manipulate the cell division process to favor their own transmission to the offspring over other variations.
Statistical models attempting to explain why most human embryos fail to develop usually start by observing that a massive number of random genetic errors occur in the mother’s eggs even before fertilization.
When sperm fertilize eggs, the resulting embryo’s DNA is packaged into 46 chromosomes – 23 from each parent. This genetic information guides the embryo through the development process as its cells divide and grow. When random mistakes occur during chromosome replication, fertilized eggs can inherit cells with these errors and result in a condition called aneuploidy, which essentially means “the wrong number of chromosomes.” With the instructions for development now disorganized due to mixed-up chromosomes, embryos with aneuploidy are usually doomed.
Because human and other mammal embryos are highly protected from environmental threats – unlike animals that lay eggs outside their bodies – researchers have theorized that these early losses have little effect on the reproductive success of the parent. This may allow humans and other mammals to tolerate meiotic drive over evolutionary time.
Counterintuitively, there may even be benefits to the high rates of genetic errors that result in embryo loss. Early loss of aneuploid embryos can direct maternal resources to healthier single newborns rather than twins or multiples. Also, in the deeper evolutionary history of a species, having a huge pool of genetic variants could occasionally provide a beneficial new adaptation that could aid in human survival in changing environments.
Spontaneous abortion is natural
Biological data on human embryos brings new questions to consider for abortion policies.
Although required in some states, early embryo loss is typically not documented in the medical record. This is because it occurs before the person knows they are pregnant and often coincides with the next menstrual period. Until relatively recently, researchers were unaware of the extremely high rate of early embryo loss in people, and “conception” was an imagined moment estimated from last menstruation.
How does naturally built-in, massive early embryo loss affect legal protections for human embryos?
Errors that occur during chromosomal replication are essentially random, which means development can be disrupted in different ways in different embryos. However, while both early embryos and late fetuses can become inviable due to genetic errors, early and late abortions are regulated very differently. Some states still require doctors to wait until the health of the pregnant person is endangered before allowing induced abortion of nonviable fetuses.In the wake of anti-abortion laws, doctors have refused to treat patients with miscarriages because it uses the same procedures as abortions.
Since so many pregnancies end naturally in their very earliest days, early embryo loss is exceedingly common, though most people won’t know they’ve experienced it. I believe that new laws ignoring this natural occurrence lead to a slippery slope that can put lives and livelihoods at risk.
Between 1973 and 2005, over 400 women were arrested for miscarriage in the U.S. With the current shift toward restrictive abortion policies, the continued criminalization of pregnancies that don’t result in birth, despite how common they are, is a growing concern.
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LOS ANGELES, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Day One Beverages, the sparkling CBD water brand and exclusive CBD partner of USA Pickleball, announces a momentous sponsorship deal with the Johnson's, a family of professional pickleball superstars who have taken the pro pickleball world by storm. The top-ranked family includes Julie Johnson, mother and senior pro pickleball player, and her two pro-pickleball-playing children, JW Johnson and Jorja Johnson.
"Day One is thrilled to be sponsoring world-class athletes in JW, Jorja, and Julie Johnson. The Johnson family embodies what Day One is about; they pursue their best on and off the court and do so while living a healthy lifestyle. For us, it's exciting to see competitors of their caliber use our products day-in and day-out, and we look forward to helping them focus, recover, and continue on their pursuit of excellence," states Chris Clifford, CEO of Day One.
As a family, the Johnson's have dedicated every aspect of their life to mastering the increasingly popular sport with restricted diets, professional off-court strength training, and proper post-game recovery. The family is thrilled to add Day One Beverages to their selective portfolio of sponsors as they're aligned with the brand's authentic mission of providing both pickleball athletes and consumers alike with highly effective and natural post-workout support, recovery, and relief.
"Day One recognizes the needs of Pickleball players of all ages and levels. As people become familiar with the performance of the products the Day One brand will become a mainstay in our sport like it is in our family," says Mother & pro pickleball player, Julie Johnson.
JW Johnson also shares, "Professional Pickleball is a series of one-day events with up to 6 matches per day. Post-match recovery is essential and the reason I incorporate Day One products into my tournament and daily workout routine. When I'm off-court, Day One's products are key in helping me reset and rebalance."
Day One's product line includes a collection of CBD Sparkling Waters that contain 100% natural fruit juice, zero calories, 0% sugar, and 20mg of CBD to deliver hydration, balance, and clarity. Their latest co-branded product launch with USA Pickleball includes an extra-strength CBD Recovery Cream that features 2000 mg of THC-free CBD for increased support with muscle and joint pain recovery and injury assistance, at an affordable cost.
"Earlier this year I was experiencing shoulder pain during a match and my father had me try the DayOne topical cream. I ended up coming back to win the match as well as my first professional APP singles tournament," states Jorja Johnson.
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Day One is not a lifestyle, it's a state of mind and appeals to the active, fun-loving, and community oriented. Anyone who drinks or applies Day One can reach their peak performance, no matter what it is they do. The brand loves people of all shapes, sizes, and ages, much like the sport of pickleball, and wants to get you back on the court as soon as possible. Train hard, recover fast, and add Day One to your everyday wellness routine. For additional information and to purchase, please visit DrinkDayOne.com and be sure to follow Day One on Instagram @DrinkDayOne.
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Approachable, sincere, and funny, the Johnsons are a beloved pickleball family that dominates each of their divisions. Julie Johnson has taken home multiple triple crowns in the senior pro circuit, and most recently, JW took home his second Triple Crown at the South Carolina Open and is now #1 in the DUPR World Pickleball Singles rankings. Jorja Johnson, 15 years old, recently won her first professional singles title, defeating veteran Andrea Koop, in the APP Delray Open Finals this past March. They are based in Boynton Beach, Florida.
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ASHEVILLE, N.C., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keystone Laboratories, Inc. has announced that it will now be testing hepatitis and HIV panels at its in-house lab located in Asheville, NC. Keystone Lab provides clinical and forensic toxicology testing services throughout the southeastern U.S.
Included in the panels will be hepatitis C antibody testing to determine if the individual has hepatitis C. HBsAg, the hepatitis B surface antigen which determines a current hepatitis B infection. HBc IGM, the hepatitis B Core antibody which is another marker to help determine active hepatitis B infection and hepatitis A IgM antibody testing that determines an active hepatitis A infection. Keystone Lab will also be offering a HIV ½ antigen and antibody combo that can provide a positive before HIV antibodies are made, which allows for faster disease treatment and better outcomes.
"Bringing hepatitis and HIV testing in-house allows us to better serve our community and clients," said Jim Wolfe, CEO of Keystone Laboratories, Inc. "High-risk individuals such as those with addiction, healthcare professionals, and those exposed to hepatitis A such as childcare and food workers can now trust Keystone Lab to deliver fast and accurate results while being a premier choice for their hepatitis and HIV testing."
Additional benefits of adding in-house hepatitis and HIV panels are to benefit those receiving STI tests, and the hepatitis panel is also occasionally done in acute liver disease situations.
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Keystone Laboratories, Inc. is a dual CAP-accredited and CLIA certified lab providing clinical and forensic toxicology testing services for more than 35 years. Keystone has developed an innovative platform of services to ensure the success and growth of organizations throughout the United States. For more information about Keystone Lab, visit our Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook pages.
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Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany celebrated 70 years in Albany this year. The base employs some 4,000 civilian workers and has an estimated economic impact of more than $1 billion on the area's economy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Marine Corps Logistics Base-Albany is a powerhouse for Albany and the region, in terms of economic impact, prestige, patriotism and contribution to military readiness. A group of local representatives is at the nation’s capital this week to share information to keep the relationship going well into the future.
“We’ve been doing this for about 20 years,” Barbara Rivera Holmes said of the Albany Area Chamber-led delegation. “It is a big group of business and community leaders.”
During their time in D.C., the chamber director said, the delegation will meet with U.S. Reps. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and Tifton Republican Austin Scott, as well as the state’s two Democratic U.S. Senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. And on Thursday the group, accompanied by Col. Michael Fitzgerald, commanding officer at MCLB-Albany, will meet with Pentagon officials.
The annual trip offers the opportunity to share what is going on in the Albany region as well as get feedback from military and congressional leadership.
“A big challenge we have, and this is across the country, is a talent shortage,” Holmes said. “What are the ways we can address that? There is a need to expand the work force.
“We have regular contact with our policymakers. We host them in Albany, we meet them in Atlanta, but it’s very powerful when you go to Washington and advocate for our community.”
The Chamber’s Military Affairs Division, which operates under its Government Affairs Division, is also an advocate for military personnel and their families as well as those who choose to remain in Albany after retirement.
The local Marine base has some 4,000 employees, making it one of Dougherty County’s largest employers, along with the Phoebe Putney Health System’s 5,000 employees.
“For the last 20 years, we have had a group of community and business leaders who have these important discussions with our policymakers,” Holmes said. “It’s an important event. When the policymakers and lawmakers know what’s going on in your community, it’s very powerful.”
The base is not only an asset in terms of employment but also in terms of innovation undertaken here that will be shared with other military installations.
In May of this year, the base celebrated becoming the first military installation in the nation to achieve net-zero energy use. Making use of waste gas generated at the adjacent county landfill, steam generated through biomass and the latest in energy-conservation technology, MCLB-Albany can power itself and in most months sell excess energy to Georgia Power Co.
And the economic impact is massive, not just for Dougherty County.
“The economic impact of the base is upward of $1 billion, and that’s a regional factor,” Holmes said. “It’s a regional asset, and more than that it’s a national defense asset. It’s a big asset for the community and for Georgia.”
In discussing his trip as part of the delegation during a Monday Dougherty County Commission meeting, commission Chairman Chris Cohilas mentioned partnerships between local government and the base. That includes the project through which waste gas produced at the landfill helps fuel base operations.
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US prisoner swap offer involving Brittney Griner will be discussed, Russia’s Lavrov says
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that he’s open to a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss a possible prisoner swap involving American basketball star Brittney Griner.
Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.
Speaking on a visit to Uzbekistan, Lavrov said his ministry had received an official U.S. request for a call after Blinken made the statement. Russia’s top diplomat said he would be ready once he returns to Moscow and that the timing of the call was being worked out.
Lavrov said he was open to discussing the prisoner exchange, even though the Foreign Ministry hasn’t been involved in previous discussions on the issue.
“I will listen to what he has to say,” Lavrov added.
Asked Thursday about the U.S. offer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied that prisoner swaps were typically negotiated discreetly behind the scenes.
“We know that such issues are discussed without any such release of information,” Peskov told reporters during a conference call. “Normally, the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented.”
Blinken’s comments marked the first time the U.S. government publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure Griner’s release. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February when inspectors found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
Griner’s arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Griner’s five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States.
Her trial on drug charges started in a court outside Moscow this month, and she testified Wednesday that she didn’t know how the cartridges ended up in her bag but that she had a doctor’s recommendation to use cannabis to treat career-related pain.
The 31-year-old has pleaded guilty but said she had no criminal intent in bringing the cartridges to Russia and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA’s offseason. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
The Biden administration has faced political pressure to free Griner and other Americans whom the U.S. has declared to be “wrongfully detained” — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges in 2020. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the “Merchant of Death.” He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
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Matthew Lee and Eric Tucker in Washington contributed to this report.
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Teladoc Health, Inc. (NYSE: TDOC) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: October 28, 2021 to April 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 5, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Teladoc Health, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (ii) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (iii) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; 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 Teladoc you have until August 5, 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 Teladoc 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 TDOC lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/teladoc-health-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=29472&from=4.
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Investments Improve Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Workforce and Housing
Midland, Texas, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP), a first-of-its-kind philanthropic collaboration of 17 energy companies, today announced that the organization had transformed $93 million in philanthropic member investment into $950 million in community support. The announcement, which underscores the vast local community benefits of energy companies, comes as the country considers an increase in domestic oil production to fulfill the global need.
"As global events create intense pressure on energy companies, PSP members have remained committed to a new model for serving their communities in important areas like access to healthcare, education and workforce development, and infrastructure. Thanks to their investments, PSP serves as the bridge between community resources and critical needs," said PSP Chairman and Former U.S. Commerce Secretary during the George W. Bush administration Don Evans. "Our hope is that the work we do in this region can serve as a model for other public partnerships across the country and clearly demonstrate how domestic energy supports our nation's communities."
Founded in 2019, PSP serves as a model for private businesses to invest in the public good. Through Public-Private Partnerships, PSP has improved the quality of life for Texas and New Mexico residents. Over the past year' PSP has made substantial investments to support critical community needs, including:
- $34,075,000 in education investments benefiting more than 100,000 students.
- $41,000,000 in healthcare investments to improve access to the region's 2 million residents.
- $14,700,000 to train and upskill the region's 800,000 strong workforce.
"Over the past year, we forged new partnerships, and we increased investment in our schools, our regional health quality and the infrastructure that facilitates virtually every aspect of our daily lives," said PSP President and CEO Tracee Bentley. "We have demonstrated to stakeholders how public and private sectors can successfully collaborate to address a community's most pressing issues."
Its recently released second annual report showcased PSP's extensive work and community impact. To read the full report, visit: permianpartnership.org/2021-annual-report
About the Permian Strategic Partnership, The Permian Strategic Partnership (PSP) is a coalition of 17 leading Permian Basin energy companies who joined together to work in partnership with leaders across the region's communities to address current and future challenges to the responsible development of the vast oil and natural gas resources of the Permian Basin in the states of New Mexico and Texas. The PSP member companies are Apache, BPX Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Colgate Energy, Coterra Energy, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy, Endeavor Energy Resources, EOG Resources, ExxonMobil, Halliburton, Occidental Petroleum, Ovintiv, Pioneer Natural Resources, Plains All American, and Schlumberger. For more information, visitwww.permianpartnership.org.
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CLEVELAND, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- IdentifySensors Biologics, a pathogen-detection platform technology company, has partnered with Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global manufacturing solutions company, to develop processes for reliable robust manufacturing of portable devices that rapidly detect a wide range of infections at the molecular level with accuracy that is superior to PCR testing.
The small portable devices, branded Check4®, consist of two main parts: 1) a multiple-use electronic reader about the size of a cell phone; and 2) single-use test cartridges that detect as many as four separate infections simultaneously. For example, a single cartridge can detect COVID, Influenza A, Influenza B and RSV – all from a single saliva sample. Results appear in minutes on a user's cell phone, at home or on the go.
The Check4® platform represents a technological breakthrough, which electronically identifies sequence-specific genetic material of target pathogens. The electronic test produces a digital signal that is analyzed in the cloud in less than three minutes. Solid-state, digital selectively deposited electrodes enable almost instantaneous results without laboratory work, chemical reagents or amplification.
Businesses, governments and organizations can remotely monitor individual and group test results in real time for employees, customers and visitors with accuracy superior to the current gold-standard PCR test, but at a materially lower cost. The Check4® test is positioned to replace PCR and antigen tests for symptomatic and asymptomatic screening.
The technology was developed by IdentifySensors Biologics in partnership with Purdue University, which helped commercialize the process. The technology and applications are secured through multiple patents.
"We are very pleased to work with Jabil," said Gregory Hummer, M.D., CEO and cofounder of IdentifySensors. "Jabil has the experience and bandwidth to ensure this testing platform is manufactured efficiently and effectively with the highest quality controls in the industry. They will be a great partner for us."
About IdentifySensors Biologics
IdentifySensors Biologics is a Cleveland-based pathogen-detection platform technology company focused on developing real-time pathogen detection capabilities. The company's technology has expanded into multiple industries and applications, such as diagnostics, food safety & sustainability, environmental monitoring and national security. For more information visit www.identifysensors.com
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LONDON, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quilvius(QVIU), the first culture and art platform in the Metaverse, starts its presale. This Metaverse project is based on the Binance Smart Chain (BSC), and it is the first culture and art platform targeted on writing, reading, and translating as an act. The project allows authors to introduce themselves to millions, gives job opportunities to translators, and offers unlimited resources to readers. All transactions will be made using the QVIU token which price has evolved into the primary factor responsible for the demise of book culture. Quilvius has instead created an ecosystem where the cost of reading and knowledge is almost free. This allows it to be sustainable in the short and long term.
The uniqueness of the project is in its complexity. The Quilvius Metaverse basically includes four universes: QVRead, ecosystem for readers; QVAuth, dedicated to authors and content creators; QVTrns, special space for translators; and QVInvst, which allows users to place money in the field of culture and art.
The first universe is especially for readers. It is called the QVRead universe, and it will be the most entertaining and populated of them all. Users will have access to a plethora of resources, including books, TV shows, and licensed movies. This universe will be accessible to all users of the Quilvius platform.
Next space in the project is called QVAuth. It is the second universe, which will be dedicated to authors and content creators. Anyone with a creative mind has the freedom to express themselves however they please in this universe. They can share their work with other users and earn an income doing so.
Throughout the pandemic, the number of translation services increased. This prompted Quilvius to make a universe, especially for translators, named QVTrns. This universe allows translators to offer their services or respond to various job offers. There will be a remarkable flow of trade in this universe.
Finally, there is QVInvst. This universe allows users to place money in the field of culture and art. Additionally, empty advertisement spaces can be found in each of the Metaverse universes. Users can reach millions of people by advertising in the empty spaces that users visit the most.
QVIU commission income will be partly donated to educational institutions, non-governmental organisations, and university funds. All of which will contribute to the development of culture and arts in the world. Ultimately, Quilvius (QVIU) wants to revive book culture by making it more engaging, affordable, and accessible. It allows authors to publish their work if they don't have the opportunity to do so and gives consumers a myriad of services accessible at the click of a button.
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– The B-SIMPLE4 pivotal Phase 3 clinical study of berdazimer gel, 10.3% (SB206) is the largest interventional trial of molluscum contagiosum ("molluscum") (n=891)1 –
– Company previously reported positive topline efficacy and favorable safety data at Week 12 from B-SIMPLE 4 in June 2021, achieving statistical significance for the primary endpoint with p-value less than 0.0001 and no serious adverse events related to treatment with berdazimer gel, 10.3% –
– There are currently no FDA approved prescription therapies available for the treatment of molluscum, a viral skin infection that impacts as many as 6 million people each year, mostly children2,3 –
DURHAM, N.C., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novan, Inc. ("the Company" or "Novan") (Nasdaq: NOVN), announced today the publication of positive efficacy and safety data from its completed B-SIMPLE 4 pivotal Phase 3 clinical study evaluating berdazimer gel, 10.3% for the treatment of molluscum in the peer-reviewed journal, JAMA Dermatology.1 Berdazimer gel, 10.3%, Novan's potential first-in-class topical nitric oxide-based prescription treatment, demonstrated favorable efficacy and safety.
"Results from the B-SIMPLE 4 clinical study strongly demonstrate the promise of berdazimer gel, 10.3% as a potential first and only prescription medication for molluscum. The ability for the patient/caregiver to apply a nitric oxide-releasing topical gel to lesions that facilitates complete clearance is a breakthrough in molluscum treatment since many go untreated due to limited options. These study results also showed favorable tolerability which is a key factor in treating children," said Adelaide Herbert, M.D., Chief of Pediatric Dermatology at McGovern School of Medicine and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Berdazimer Sodium in Molluscum Patients with Lesions (B-SIMPLE) 4, was a multicenter, vehicle-controlled, double-blind study, which enrolled 891 patients across 55 clinics in the United States that were 6 months or older with 3 to 70 raised molluscum lesions. Enrolled patients were randomized to treatment with berdazimer gel, 10.3% (n=444), or vehicle gel (n=447), applying a thin layer to lesions once daily for 12 weeks. At the end of 12 weeks, 32.4% of patients in the berdazimer group achieved complete clearance of lesions as compared to 19.7% in the vehicle group. Adverse event rates were low, the most common were mostly mild application-site pain and erythema.
Secondary efficacy endpoints were favorable toward berdazimer gel, 10.3% treatment, with 43.5% (193/444) of berdazimer gel, 10.3% achieving a lesion count of 0 or 1 at week 12 versus 24.6% (110/447) of vehicle patients. Similarly, 43.0% (191/444) of those treated with berdazimer gel, 10.3% had a ≥90% reduction from baseline in the number of molluscum lesions at week 12, compared with 23.9% (107/447) of vehicle patients.
"If approved, berdazimer gel 10.3% could offer pediatricians a way to initiate molluscum treatment with a topical prescription. Unlike current molluscum treatments, like cantheradin or curettage, which often require more than one in-office application, berdazimer could provide molluscum patients or their caregivers the ease of self-applying the gel on the lesions," said Stephan W. Stripling, MD, Co-Medical Director, Coastal Pediatric Research, Charleston, SC.
In June 2021, Novan reported a statistically significant greater treatment effect as compared to vehicle for the primary efficacy endpoint (p-value <0.0001) of complete clearance of all treatable lesions at Week 12. Overall, berdazimer gel, 10.3% was well tolerated with low discontinuation rates due to adverse events. Although treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAS) were numerically higher in those receiving berdazimer gel, 10.3%, the majority were mild in severity. Local skin reactions (LSRs) were absent in >92% of all patients, except for erythema (redness), which was the most frequently observed LSR in berdazimer gel, 10.3% patients and mostly mild to moderate. Study patients did not exhibit keloid or hypertrophic scars following treatment.
"Novan is proud to have conducted the largest molluscum interventional trial and to have achieved the results we did. If approved, berdazimer gel, 10.3% could be the first FDA-approved prescription product for the treatment of this highly contagious viral skin infection that mostly affects children. We are continuing our preparations to submit a New Drug Application for berdazimer gel, 10.3% and remain on target to do so before the end of 2022," commented Paula Brown Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novan.
There are currently no FDA approved prescription therapies for the treatment of molluscum. The Company believes that if approved, topical berdazimer gel, 10.3% as a prescription, self- or caregiver-applied therapy would satisfy an important patient care need for the treatment of molluscum.
Berdazimer (sodium), the active ingredient in berdazimer gel, 10.3%, is a new chemical entity. Berdazimer gel, 10.3% is a potential first-in-class topical nitric oxide-releasing agent in Phase 3 development for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum (SB206). Berdazimer gel, 3.4% (SB204), a topical monotherapy in Phase 3 clinical development for the treatment of acne, utilizes the same active ingredient as berdazimer gel, 10.3% and is formulated specifically to address acne.
Molluscum contagiosum is a common, contagious viral skin infection caused by the molluscipoxvirus,4 affecting approximately six million people in the U.S. annually2,3, with the greatest incidence in children aged one to 14 years.5 Infected children typically present with 10 to 30 unsightly lesions,6 and, in severe cases, they can have around 100 lesions.7 mostly clustering on the face, trunk, limbs and axillary areas.6 Over 70% of molluscum patients go untreated.8,9 There are no U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") approved therapies for molluscum, with current treatments limited to potentially painful in-office, healthcare provider-administered physical procedures or cantharidin, or off-label prescriptions and over-the-counter products.6,10 Molluscum may take a long time to resolve, with lesions persisting 13 months to 5 years10,11 and transmission of this highly-contagious virus is common, spreading to other children through direct skin contact or sharing contaminated objects like towels.12 In-household transmission to other children is reported around 41%.11 Despite the prevalence and high transmissibility, there is a significant unmet need in the molluscum treatment landscape.
Novan, Inc. is a medical dermatology company primarily focused on researching, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutic products for skin diseases. Our goal is to deliver safe and efficacious therapies to patients, including developing product candidates where there are unmet medical needs. We are developing SB206 (berdazimer gel, 10.3%) as a topical prescription gel for the treatment of viral skin infections, with current emphasis on molluscum contagiosum.
Novan recently completed the acquisition of EPI Health. EPI Health equips the company with a robust commercial infrastructure across sales, marketing, and communications, as well as fully dedicated market access and pharmacy relation teams. Following the acquisition, the company employs approximately 100 staff, including sales personnel currently covering 42 territories, and promotes products for plaque psoriasis, rosacea, acne and dermatoses. Novan also has a pipeline of potential product candidates using our proprietary nitric oxide-based technology platform, NITRICIL™, to generate new treatments for multiple indications.
Any statements contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts may constitute forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "target," "anticipate," "may," "plan," "potential," "will," and similar expressions, and are based on the Company's current beliefs and expectations. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements related to the potential therapeutic value of the Company's NITRICIL™ platform technology, the Company's pharmaceutical development of nitric oxide-releasing product candidates, such as berdazimer gel, 10.3% (SB206) for molluscum contagiosum, and the potential benefits of berdazimer gel, 10.3%, if approved. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations, including, but not limited to, risks related to the regulatory approval process, which is lengthy, time-consuming and inherently unpredictable, including the risk that the FDA will not agree with the Company's approach to a potential NDA submission, that the Company's product candidates may not be approved or that additional studies may be required for approval or other delays may occur, that the Company may not have sufficient quantities of drug substance and/or drug product to support regulatory submissions and that the Company may not obtain funding sufficient to complete the regulatory or development process; the Company's limited experience as a company in obtaining regulatory approvals and commercializing pharmaceutical products risks and uncertainties in the Company's ongoing or future product development activities and preclinical studies, which may not prove successful in demonstrating proof-of concept, or may show adverse toxicological findings, and even if successful may not necessarily predict that subsequent clinical trials will show the requisite safety and efficacy of the Company's product candidates; any operational or other disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; the Company's ability to obtain additional funding or enter into strategic or other business relationships necessary or useful for the further development or commercialization of the Company's product candidates; the Company's reliance on arrangements with third parties to support its operations and its development and manufacturing efforts and the risk that such parties will not successfully carry out their contractual duties or meet expected deadlines; and other risks and uncertainties described in the Company's annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-K for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, and in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Novan disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements, except as may be required by law.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NATSO, representing America's truckstops and travel plazas, and SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers, strongly urge lawmakers to oppose the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 unless it provides tax parity between the biodiesel tax credit (BTC) and newly proposed sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credit.
fuel supply. The cost of everyday household goods and home heating bills
will soar as the availability of biodiesel and renewable diesel decreases.
Aggregate greenhouse gas emissions also will increase across the
transportation sector.
Although the bill extends the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit, it provides a higher tax credit of up to $1.75 for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.
A higher tax credit for SAF will undercut America's fuel supply. The cost of everyday household goods and home heating bills will soar as the availability of biodiesel and renewable diesel decreases. Aggregate greenhouse gas emissions also will increase across the transportation sector.
"This legislation purports to create a 'technology neutral' clean fuels tax scheme, which fuel retailers have long supported. Favorable treatment for SAF flies in the face of this approach," said David Fialkov, NATSO Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, speaking on behalf of NATSO and SIGMA. "SAF is less beneficial for the environment than renewable diesel and is going to cost taxpayers more. Providing more favorable tax treatment for a technology that has fewer environmental benefits undermines the intellectual integrity of the climate provisions in this bill. If special treatment for SAF was motivated by unique environmental benefits, it could fit neatly within what is otherwise a tech-neutral construct that applies to every other fuel under the bill."
The trucking industry delivers more than 80 percent of America's goods and relies on biofuels, like renewable diesel and biodiesel, to keep emissions low. If Congress passes a higher tax incentive for SAF, America's supply of biofuels will become limited and more expensive. American consumers will pay more for all goods hauled by truck.
A higher SAF tax credit also means that American taxpayers will foot the bill for another airline industry handout, just two years after their most recent billion-dollar bailout.
SAF is more energy intensive to produce and saves less carbon emissions than renewable diesel. This additional incentive for SAF will undercut and eventually eliminate America's biodiesel and renewable diesel market as disproportionate pressure is placed on feedstock. Because they compete for the same feedstock and have comparable emissions benefits, it is critical that lawmakers incentivize renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel at parity.
NATSO and SIGMA strongly urge lawmakers to oppose the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 unless it puts the environment and economy first by providing parity between the BTC and SAF.
NATSO is the trade association of America's travel plaza and truckstop industry. Founded in 1960, NATSO represents the industry on legislative and regulatory matters; serves as the official source of information on the diverse travel plaza and truckstop industry; provides education to its members; conducts an annual convention and trade show; and supports efforts to generally improve the business climate in which its members operate. For more information, visit NATSO.com.
SIGMA: America's Leading Fuel Marketers represents a diverse membership of approximately 260 independent chain retailers and marketers of motor fuel. While 67 percent are involved in gasoline retailing, 83 percent are involved in wholesaling, 56 percent transport product, 39 percent have bulk plant operations, and 20 percent operate terminals. Member retail outlets come in many forms including truckstops, traditional "gas stations," convenience stores with gas pumps, cardlocks, and unattended public fueling locations.
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TOKYO (AP) — Kazuo Inamori, founder of Japanese ceramics and electronics maker Kyocera who also became a philanthropist singing the virtues of fairness and hard work, has died. He was 90.
Inamori, who also founded major telecommunications company KDDI Corp., died Aug. 24 of natural causes at his home in Kyoto, Kyocera said Tuesday.
Inamori established Kyocera as an insulator manufacturing company in 1959, with a 3 million yen ($22,000) investment from his acquaintances.
While struggling to build his company, Inamori came up with his philosophy of management that emphasized people, doing the right thing and what he called “corporate character,” the old-style Japanese equivalent of professionalism and ethical standards.
His thoughts, which were pioneering for modernizing Japan, were based on the idea that workers and companies must be motivated by pure intentions, not by greed, and ultimately the desire to serve society.
His ideas spanned principles about fair competition, the proper pursuit of profit and the need for managerial transparency, as well as about living a virtuous life as an individual, for which he listed six principles: diligence, humility, reflection, gratitude, benevolence and detachment.
“Superiors who seem to agree with their subordinates in all matters may appear to be loving bosses, but they are actually spoiling and ruining their employees,” he once wrote.
“True love requires that we rigorously seek to discern what is indeed best for others.”
In the 1980s, Inamori set up a school called Seiwajyuku to teach his management philosophy in more than 100 locations, about half abroad, which claims to have taught about 15,000 business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Inamori also oversaw the revival from bankruptcy of Japan’s major carrier Japan Airlines, or JAL, in 2010, serving as a board member.
In 1984, Inamori established his nonprofit called the Inamori Foundation, which awarded the Kyoto Prize every year to recognize humanitarian contributions around the world.
Inamori noted that all living things, including flowers and animals, merely want to survive, and the human being is no different. To do well, you must love the work you do, he said many times, so you end up working harder than anyone else.
A private funeral was held with his family. Inamori is survived by his wife Asako and three daughters. A formal farewell service may be held later but details aren’t decided, Kyocera said.
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NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Amazon engaged in anticompetitive conduct in its private-label business practices, including giving Amazon products preference over those of its competitors and using third-party sellers' non-public data to compete with them; (ii) the foregoing exposed Amazon to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and/or enforcement actions; (iii) Amazon's revenues derived from its private-label business were in part the product of impermissible conduct and thus unsustainable; and (iv) as a result, the defendants' public statements throughout the class period were materially false and/or misleading.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Amazon you have until July 5, 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.
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(Our Auto Expert) — Car buying is a massive challenge right now, high fuel prices make it difficult to get also because of the chip shortage. And of course, you have to find the right vehicle that fits your lifestyle. Honda has a great hit with the Civic, It was the number one vehicle for Millennials and the number one vehicle for new car buyers.
And now those people getting into vehicles of the millennial age. Of course, young families wanted to get into a crossover. So the new HR-V has appeared on the market. Hopefully, it satisfies everything that a young family is looking for who lives in a metropolitan area and who likes weekend adventures, and the fact that it looks good happens to be a bonus. So, what does the new HR-V offer? Well, it offers good styling. It has things like 17-inch wheels. It has a fuel economy of up to 30 miles, a gallon on the highway and for the second generation, more room, more technology, including better safety and room for all your groceries in the back, plus more room in the second row and room for a child seat. If you’re going in the family Direction and it keeps the same price under twenty-four thousand dollars of a starting price and up to around twenty-seven thousand dollars If you’re looking for all the bells and whistles.
It’s a good price. It’s good styling and good safety. Good technology and good room. But does it drive well? Once on the road, there are a few things to note in this vehicle. First of all, it is more comfortable than the previous generation and the horsepower is improved to 158 out of the 2-liter engine. I think gas prices and the Chip crisis might be averted a little by Honda and put a little bit of a smile on some people’s faces. | https://cw33.com/automotive/2023-honda-hrv-not-just-the-millennials-love-it/ | 2022-07-18T20:34:58Z |
- Idefirix® becomes the first and only product recommended by SMC for the desensitization of highly sensitized patients waiting for a kidney transplant1
- SMC considers Idefirix® to be a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment within current clinical practice 1
- This is an important milestone for highly sensitized Scottish patients awaiting a kidney transplant, as NHS Scotland funding for Idefirix® will now be made available to hospitals in Scotland
- The SMC decision follows the recent positive NICE recommendation for Idefirix® in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,2 expanding access for eligible patients across the UK
LUND, Sweden, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hansa Biopharma, "Hansa" (NASDAQ Stockholm: HNSA), a pioneer in enzyme technology for rare immunological conditions, today announce the recommendation by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) for its first-in-class treatment Idefirix® in the desensitization of highly sensitized adult patients prior to kidney transplant from a deceased donor. The SMC considers Idefirix® to be a clinically effective and cost-effective treatment and recognizes the significant unmet need of the licensed patient population it treats. 1
The recommendation marks an important milestone for patients in Scotland, as specialized transplant centres will be able to use Idefirix® to enable transplantation for highly sensitized patients, currently highly unlikely to receive a lifesaving compatible kidney transplant. Kidney transplant candidates are classified as highly sensitized if they have a broad and intense range of pre-formed antibodies against almost all donor organs. These anti-bodies are known as human leukocyte antigens (HLAs) Finding a match for these patients can be particularly difficult, leading to a longer average time on transplant waiting lists, and therefore have an increased risk of dying while waiting for a suitable donor.6,7
The approval of Idefirix® offers a new option to these highly sensitized patients in need of transplant to increase the chances of successful matching with a deceased donor organ.
Dr Adnan Sharif, trustee at Kidney Research UK welcomed the decision, saying "A lack of effective desensitization approaches has meant that until now, people who are classed as highly sensitized kidney patients have struggled to find a donor match, and have often had no alternative but to remain on long-term dialysis with a very poor quality of life. It is fantastic to see that the SMC has followed the direction of England and Wales to offer certain highly sensitized patients the opportunity of a life-altering transplant. The decision making around who has access to the treatment is key, and the lifespan of the transplanted kidneys will need to be carefully monitored. But success could see many patients gain freedom from gruelling dialysis treatments."
"We are thrilled that the SMC has recommended Idefirix® as the first licensed therapy for highly sensitized kidney patients in Scotland. These patients have serious disease burden and unmet needs, and this recommendation is a significant milestone for them", says Søren Tulstrup, President and CEO, Hansa Biopharma. "For Hansa, this recommendation is also encouraging as we continue to pursue our vision: A world where patients with rare immunologic diseases can lead long and healthy lives."
Hansa will work closely with Scottish health boards to support the implementation of the service in line with the SMC's recommendations.
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About Idefirix® (imlifidase)
Idefirix® is an enzyme derived from the bacterium Streptococcus pyogenes and has the ability to specifically target and cleave all classes of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies.11
Idefirix® is a promising new strategy for desensitization of transplant patients with donor-specific anti-HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) antibodies (DSAs).12 Highly sensitized patients have high levels of these preformed antibodies that can bind to the donor organ and damage the transplant.5 Once they are inactivated with Idefirix®, there is a window of opportunity for the transplant to take place. By the time the body starts to synthesize new IgG, the patient will be receiving immunosuppressive therapy to reduce the risk of organ rejection.
The efficacy and safety of Idefirix® as a pre-transplant treatment to reduce donor-specific IgG was studied in four phase 2, open-label, single-arm, six-month clinical trials.10,13-14
Hansa is now collecting further clinical evidence and will submit additional efficacy and safety data based on one observational follow-up study and one post-approval efficacy study. Idefirix® was reviewed as part of the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) program, which supports medicines that may offer a major therapeutic advantage over existing treatments or benefit patients without treatment options.3
Idefirix® was granted conditional European Marketing Authorization from the EMA in August 2020 for the desensitization treatment of highly sensitized adult kidney transplant patients with a positive crossmatch against an available deceased donor. The use of Idefirix® should be reserved for patients who are unlikely to be transplanted under the available kidney allocation system, including prioritization programs for highly sensitized patients.3 Conditional approval allows the Agency to recommend a medicine for marketing authorization in cases where the benefit of a medicine's immediate availability to patients outweighs the risk that not all data are yet available.
About kidney failure
Kidney disease can progress to kidney failure or End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), identified when a patient's kidney function is less than 15%.15 ESRD poses a significant global health burden, affecting nearly 2.5 million patients worldwide.14 A kidney transplant is the treatment of choice for suitable patients with ESRD because it offers improved survival and quality of life benefits compared to long-term dialysis. There are approximately 80,000 kidney patients on transplant waiting lists across the European Union.16
Full product information can be accessed via the initial Summary of Product Characteristics found here.
About Hansa Biopharma
Hansa Biopharma is a pioneering commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company on a mission to develop and commercialize innovative, lifesaving and life-altering treatments for patients with rare immunological conditions. Hansa has developed a first-in-class immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody-cleaving enzyme therapy, which has been shown to enable kidney transplantation in highly sensitized patients. Hansa has a rich and expanding research and development program based on the Company's proprietary IgG-cleaving enzyme technology platform, to address serious unmet medical needs in transplantation, autoimmune diseases, gene therapy and cancer. Hansa Biopharma is based in Lund, Sweden, and has operations in Europe and the U.S. The Company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker HNSA. Find out more at www.hansabiopharma.com.
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- Hansa. Idefirix® Summary of Product Characteristics. Available from: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/idefirix-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Last accessed September 2022.
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- Jordan SC, et al. Transplantation October 21, 2020 – volume online first issue.
- NIH. What is kidney failure?, 2018. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/kidney-disease/kidney-failure/what-is-kidney-failure Last accessed September 2022.
- Newsletter Transplant 2020. pp 58–60
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St. Barbara Catholic School closes; low enrollment, loss of faculty and debt risk cited
MASSILLON – St. Barbara Catholic School has closed; the result of low enrollment, the departure of teachers and other staff, and the risk of incurring a large debt, leaving the city with a single parochial school.
The Very Rev. Canon Maciej M. Mankowski, pastor of St. Barbara's parish, announced the closing on Friday, followed by in a letter distributed during weekend Masses.
In the letter, Mankowski said the original plan was to have a single principal oversee St. Barbara and St. Mary schools for the 2023 academic year, but that the small enrollment at St. Barbara of just 61 students and nine preschoolers, departures of some faculty and staff, plus the loss of some alumni and parishioners who were significant contributors, left the school with little choice.
He added that school leaders will communicate with and work with families to assist their transition to St. Mary School or another school.
St. Barbara School is rooted in history and tradition
A longtime fixture in the Massillon community, the Catholic school at 2809 Lincoln Way W. has seen many changes throughout its history. In 2019, an anonymous donor made a $55,000 gift to the St. Barbara's to upgrade its library.
In 2012, as the Youngstown diocese revealed its plan to consolidate Stark County’s 11 Catholic elementary schools into a single academy with 11 campuses, a steering committee was formed to look at the future of St. Barbara and St. Mary schools.
The steering committee recommended sixth, seventh and eighth grades be removed from St. Barbara. The school went into the 2013-14 school year serving students in preschool through fifth grade.
Since then, the school returned to educating sixth, seventh and eighth graders. The school also saw leadership change frequently and its enrollment numbers continue to dwindle.
The parish and school were established in 1866. In 2017, while celebrating the parish's 151st anniversary, students sent 151 gold balloons into the air to remind the community the school that was rooted in history and tradition was prepared to educate students based on Catholic traditions and scripture.
In his letter to St. Barbara's, Bishop David Bonnar, head of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown, said the closing and consolidation was necessary but he also acknowledged the parishioners' sense of loss:
"I know that as you read this letter, you are sad for what you will be losing. But as the Catholic community of Massillon, we need to proactive rather than reactive. Therefore we will need to create a solid and financially viable Catholic school by using the St. Mary School building. Using one building will achieve a strong Catholic school presence in the city of Massillon.
"The aim of this combined effort is to provide high quality Catholic education that protects and fosters the importance of Catholic identity."
Mankowski has invited St. Barbara families to attend an open house at St. Mary Catholic School at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
St. Mary, at 640 First St. NE, recently hired a new principal, Lucia Huddleston. | https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/local/canton/2022/06/27/st-barbara-catholic-school-massillon-closing/7744721001/ | 2022-06-27T17:40:28Z |
Chicago Automobile Trade Association and USO Illinois Partner for 9th Year
CHICAGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicagoland's new-car dealers are once again on a summertime mission to raise awareness and funds for local military and their families. For the ninth year, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association (CATA) and its dealer members have partnered with USO Illinois to host Barbecue for the Troops grassroots community fundraising events throughout the area on Saturday, July 16. To date, more than 60 dealerships have signed on to support the cause, and are planning to offer everything from patriotic ceremonies, classic car shows, live music, games for kids of all ages and – of course – barbecue.
Over the past nine years, CATA dealers have rallied to raise more than $950,000 to support USO Illinois programs and services with nearly 600 fundraisers taking place. These funds enable USO Illinois to lend support to more than 300,000 service members and their families annually.
"This year is an especially exciting year as we are on the precipice of raising $1 million for USO Illinois over our nine-year partnership," said CATA Chairman JC Phelan. "We weren't able to fully execute this event the past two years due to the pandemic, but we are thrilled to bring back this amazing campaign in its full capacity this July to help the USO Illinois at a time when they desperately need funding for local troops and their families."
"For the ninth year, USO Illinois is proud to partner with the Chicago Automobile Trade Association and local new-car dealers for the USO Barbecue for the Troops initiative," said USO Illinois Executive Director Chris Schmidt.
"The USO Barbecue for the Troops program has raised more than $950,000 to support military service members and their families, right here in Illinois. The support of service members' hometown communities and local new-car dealerships has allowed USO Illinois to positively impact more than 300,000 service members and their families annually through hundreds of programs and services as well as our 10 USO Centers across Illinois. Neighbors helping neighbors through initiatives like Barbecue for the Troops makes communities even stronger and joining your local dealership for their BBQ in July is a great way to get involved! From USO Illinois and all those who serve our nation, we thank you for your generous support," Schmidt continued.
For those who can't visit a dealer USO Barbecue for the Troops event on July 16, there's still an opportunity to get into the action via social media. Today through the end of the month, the CATA and USO Illinois are accepting contest entries for the Ultimate Backyard Barbecue, including a new grill and delicious BBQ fare from Mission BBQ. To enter, complete the online contest entry form or visit DriveChicago.com for more details. The winner will be announced on or around August 15.
To find the full listing of CATA dealer USO Barbecue for the Troops fundraisers, visit DriveChicago.com. For more information about USO Illinois, visit Illinois.USO.org.
Founded in 1904, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association is one of the nation's largest metropolitan dealer organizations. It is comprised of more than 420 franchised new-car dealers and an additional 150 allied members. The group's dealer members employ about 19,000 people in the metropolitan area. The association has produced the world-famous Chicago Auto Show since 1935. For more information please visit www.CATA.info.
The USO strengthens America's military service members by keeping them connected to family, home and country, throughout their service to the nation. At hundreds of locations worldwide, we are united in our commitment to connect our service members and their families through countless acts of caring, comfort, and support. The USO is a private, nonprofit organization, not a government agency. Our programs, services and entertainment tours are made possible by the American people, support of our corporate partners, and the dedication of our volunteers and staff. To join us in this important mission, and to learn more about the USO, please visit Illinois.USO.org.
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Included In The Issue: Exclusive Interviews With 16 Country Music Stars, 26 Of America's Best Regional Foods, Sex Advice For 50-Plus Couples, Author James Patterson Reveals His Secrets, Actor Bryan Cranston Tells Stories, Delicious Ideas For Your 4th Of July Cookout, AND Extraordinary Tales Of People Who Witnessed History Being Made
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine (ATM) is heating up this summer with exciting celebrity exclusives, tasty cookout recommendations and much more! Best-selling author James Patterson turns the story on himself with a sneak peek into his new memoir 'James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life' set to release June 6th. Join renowned actor Bryan Cranston as he opens up on his reasoning behind past career choices as well as future roles including his upcoming film Jerry and Marge Go Large. Answer your personal questions in the Sex Ed Guide for adults with advice on emotional and physical aspects to maintaining a healthy sex life.
Plus, some of the best hometown cuisines across the country are ranked based on location, actress Angie Harmon reveals her secrets to staying serene while stressed, and the unity of country music celebrate and cherished amongst its biggest stars.
In this issue of AARP The Magazine:
James Patterson, Revealed
The best-selling author is telling a new tale… about himself. Patterson has turned his prodigious storytelling skills to looking back on his own journey through his new memoir, James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life written as a sequence of short, often amusing tales covering his working-class childhood. (Exclusive excerpts included.)
What I Know Now – Bryan Cranston
Actor Bryan Cranston takes a look into his past roles, how he's grown through the industry, and what the future may hold for his career.
Sex Ed: A Guide for Grownups
A guide for grownups on how to keep the heat in a relationship including: tips and tricks for yourself and your partner, advice for overcoming common bedroom obstacles, and the health benefits of maintaining an active sex life.
What to Eat When In…
World renown chef Andrew Zimmern and food guru Kelsey Ogletree travel across the country, ranking the best hometown cuisines— from blowfish tails to chili cinnamon rolls.
The A List – Angie Harmon
Actress Angie Harmon offers advice into how she stays calm during life's most hectic moments and what helps bring peace to her daily routines.
Cover Story: For the Love of Country
Country music's biggest stars including Dolly Parton, Zac Brown Band, Shania Twain, Loretta Lynn, and more are taking a moment to celebrate all that unites us this Independence Day. Plus, Nashville's music scene is diversifying, and a light is shown on the artists on the forefront of the change.
About AARP
AARP is the nation's largest nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to empowering people 50 and older to choose how they live as they age. With a nationwide presence and nearly 38 million members, AARP strengthens communities and advocates for what matters most to families: health security, financial stability and personal fulfillment. AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin. To learn more, visit www.aarp.org, www.aarp.org/espanol or follow @AARP, @AARPenEspanol and @AARPadvocates, @AliadosAdelante on social media.
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-- Certain patients were more likely to use telemedicine even with the reopening of in-person appointments, while barriers to telemedicine remained for some families --
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that across nearly 50,000 visits, patients continued to use telemedicine effectively even with the reopening of outpatient clinics a year after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, prominent barriers for socially vulnerable families and racial and ethnic minorities persist, suggesting more work is required to reach a wider population with telemedicine.
The findings, which represent the largest study of telemedicine in child neurology to date, were published today by the journal Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted a rapid and unprecedented conversion of outpatient clinical care from in-person visits to remote telehealth visits. While telemedicine had been used to deliver care for specific adult patient populations prior to the pandemic, the effectiveness of telemedicine in child neurology as a novel method of care had not been systematically explored. In a prior study published by Neurology in 2020, CHOP researchers found that patients and clinicians had a high rate of satisfaction with telemedicine and many on both sides were interested in using telemedicine for future visits.
To that end, the study team wanted to determine the long-term impact of telemedicine on child neurology care during the COVID-19 pandemic, factoring in the reopening of outpatient clinics. The observational study was based on a cohort of 34,837 in-person visits and 14,820 telemedicine outpatient visits between October 2019 and April 2021 across a total of 26,399 child neurology patients.
"In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the use of telemedicine visits, but now that telemedicine visits have been established as part of the care we are able to deliver, we had the opportunity to compare them more thoroughly to in-person visits," said the study's first author Michael Kaufman, MS, a data scientist with ENGIN at CHOP. "With data on nearly 15,000 telemedicine visits, we were able to identify trends in how telemedicine was being used by individuals of different demographic backgrounds, neurological conditions and other variables."
The researchers found that telemedicine was a viable option for many patients and was utilized more often than in-person visits for certain patients, such as those with epilepsy and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Other patients, such as those with certain neuromuscular and movement disorders, younger patients, and those needing specific procedures were less likely to receive care by telemedicine.
Additionally, the researchers found that self-reported racial and ethnic minority populations in the study as well as those with the highest social vulnerability – a measure of community resilience to stressors on human health – were less likely to participate in telemedicine visits. Two novel metrics were developed to determine access to telemedicine and track delayed care, which revealed further disparities. Some of the most vulnerable individuals were less likely to activate their online patient portals and were more likely to receive delayed care, compared to less vulnerable individuals.
"Our group has studied telemedicine extensively, and our findings demonstrate how telemedicine has become a standard component of child neurology care for many patients," said Ingo Helbig, MD, a pediatric neurologist at CHOP, director of the genomic and data science core of CHOP's Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) and senior author on this study. "Increased use of telemedicine was prompted by a public health emergency, and so we need to make sure, as these new tools for patient care remain prevalent, that we're continuing to learn about and address disparities in care and optimize access for socially vulnerable families, so that they have the tools necessary should another similar public health crisis occur."
This study was supported by The Hartwell Foundation through an Individual Biomedical Research Award; the National Institute for Neurological Disorders and Stroke grants K02 NS112600 and K23 NS102521; the Center Without Walls on ion channel function in epilepsy "Channelopathy-associated Research Center" grant U54 NS108874; the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania grant U54 HD086984; intramural funds of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia through the Epilepsy NeuroGenetics Initiative (ENGIN); and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health through the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics' (ITMAT) Transdisciplinary Program in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania grant UL1TR001878.
Kaufman et al, "Child neurology telemedicine: analyzing 14 820 patient encounters during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic." Dev Med Child Neurol. Online September 16, 2022. DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.15406.
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Three-dose Covid-19 vaccine produces strong immune response in children ages 6 months to 5 years, Pfizer and BioNTech say
By Nadia Kounang, CNN
Three child-size doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine appeared to be safe and showed a strong immune response in children ages 6 months to 5 years, the companies said Monday. The vaccine makers said they will finish submitting the trial data to the US Food and Drug Administration this week.
The Phase 2/3 trial included 1,678 children who received a third dose during the period when the Omicron coronavirus variant dominated. Antibody levels tested one month after the third dose showed the vaccine produced a similar immune response as two doses in 16-to-25 year-olds, the companies said in a news release. The data has not yet been peer-reviewed or published.
Midtrial results found vaccine efficacy of 80.3% against symptomatic Covid-19 in this youngest age group. The companies identified 10 symptomatic cases at least seven days after the third dose. However, the efficacy rate won’t be finalized until at least 21 symptomatic cases are found in the vaccine group and then compared with the number of symptomatic cases in the placebo group.
The companies said three child-size doses for this youngest age group were “well-tolerated” and no new safety signals were identified.
“These topline safety, immunogenicity and efficacy data are encouraging, and we look forward to soon completing our submissions to regulators globally with the hope of making this vaccine available to younger children as quickly as possible, subject to regulatory authorization,” Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla said in a statement.
The vaccines for this youngest age group are smaller than those used in older age groups. People age 12 and older receive two doses of a 30-microgram vaccine and children ages 5 to 12 receive two doses of a 10-microgram vaccine. Both age groups are eligible for booster doses.
For children 6 months to 5 years, the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is three 3-microgram doses. The initial two doses were given three weeks apart, and the third dose was given at least two months after their second dose.
Children younger than 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination against Covid-19. The vaccine for this age group was delayed when results of a two-dose series of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine didn’t provide the expected level of protection. The companies said they would amend the trial to add a third dose.
In February, the US Food and Drug Administration asked the companies to submit a request for emergency use authorization based on the two-dose data, but then postponed a meeting of the agency’s vaccine advisory board so the third-dose data could be considered.
The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee has tentative meetings scheduled for June 8, 21 and 22 to discuss emergency use authorizations updates that could make younger children eligible for vaccination with the Moderna or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines.
Moderna submitted its vaccine data for children 6 months through 5 years of age to the FDA in late April. Moderna’s submission is based on two 25-microgram doses given 28 days apart.
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Spain scrambles to stem storm over gas with supplier Algeria
By ASHIFA KASSAM
Associated Press
MADRID (AP) — Algeria has threatened to suspend its gas exports to Spain, the latest twist in a complex triangle of diplomatic tensions between the gas supplier, the gas importer and their shared neighbor Morocco. Spain has been in talks with Morocco about helping the North African kingdom boost its gas supplies. Their cooperation appears to be raising hackles in Algeria, Morocco’s regional foe which supplies gas to Spain. In a statement late Wednesday, Algeria’s energy ministry warned that gas supplies it sends to Spain could be suspended if the gas is then diverted elsewhere. With Spain heavily dependent on Algerian gas, its energy ministry scrambled to calm the storm. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/04/28/spain-scrambles-to-stem-storm-over-gas-with-supplier-algeria/ | 2022-04-28T13:13:20Z |
PEMBROKE, Va., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The award-wining Mountain Lake Lodge – located amid a 2,600-acre nature preserve and bird sanctuary with 22 miles of hiking and biking trails in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains – has long been popular for reunions and family time together. Away from the noise and hubbub but convenient to such major cities as Richmond, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., the resort provides exceptional outdoor activities and experiences – a virtual paradise for family vacationers. In addition, Mountain Lake Lodge or "Kellerman's" is where the iconic movie Dirty Dancing was filmed 35 years ago.
"Mountain Lake Lodge is a real destination steeped in history and the ideal place for loved ones to reconnect for adventure and myriad family-oriented activities, regional arts and culture," said Heidi Stone, president and CEO of the resort. "You can virtually bring your kids to a place where time has stopped and go back to traditional family fun and nostalgia, telling stories around a campfire with marshmallows and s'mores."
Families begin their adventure at Mountain Lake Outfitters, the focal point for planning some of the best hiking and mountain biking near the Appalachian Trail, and kayaking and canoeing on the nearby New River. Outfitter staff provide guided Gator Tours and hikes, the Escape Room, and sports ball and equipment rentals for everything from badminton and archery, to beach volleyball and other activities. Dirty Dancing memorabilia, apparel, and local arts and crafts are also available.
Mountain Lake's Adventure Center highlights Treetop Adventures, the exciting aerial course featuring zip-lines, high ropes, sky bridges, swings and rope ladders, geared for all levels. There is also 3D Archery, Archery Tag and Bubble Ball. Clays at the Overlook offers lessons for both novices and experienced shooters, and "5-Stand" – five separate shooting stations and seven different targets.
Meanwhile, Dirty Dancing afficionados can enjoy scavenger hunts, self-guided tours that highlight filming locations, lawn games, screenings of the original film, and more.
Now, the resort is offering three family packages through Labor Day, with rates starting at $239 per night:
- Summer Breeze makes the most of family vacation time with an extended weekend getaway and three nights for the price of two.
- Stay and Play highlights the new zero-entry pool complex, with a two-night stay for up to four, lunch poolside and breakfast at Harvest Restaurant.
- The Real Vacation Package includes a four-night stay, $100 credit at Mary's Market, Treetops Adventure passes for four, and $500 resort credit for meals, shopping and activities.
In addition, there are seasonal events featuring live music, barbecues, and holiday dinners and buffets. The upcoming July 1 to 4 Independence Day Package includes a three-night stay with breakfast, and Independence Day celebration with barbecue on the lawn, live music and spectacular fireworks show.
For reservations, visit www.mtnlakelodge.com or call 540-626-7121 for group and reunion information.
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Which battery charger is best?
As more and more devices use electric power, the need for batteries — and battery chargers — has grown. Many modern devices include a battery, including cars, boats and smaller-scale items. Depending on what device you’re hoping to charge, different chargers will work best for you.
The Schumacher 100-Amp Smart Car Battery Charger is an excellent pick for charging cars and other heavy-duty devices.
What to know before you buy a battery charger
Types of battery chargers
- Smart chargers: These include a microprocessor that automatically turns the charger off once the battery is fully charged. While safer and more useful than basic chargers, they also tend to be more expensive.
- Trickle chargers: Some batteries lose charge when not being used, which is where trickle chargers come into play. Trickle chargers slowly deploy power, even when batteries are fully charged, preventing them from slowly losing charge. Most can’t be used on lithium-ion batteries.
- Manual chargers: These work on a more continual basis, though they make it a little harder to avoid overcharging than smart chargers. They also tend to be cheaper than smart or trickle chargers.
Battery type
The type of battery you hope to charge can help determine which battery charger works best for you. Whether you need a charger for a car, boat or household device, you may need a specific one to charge your batteries correctly. You can ensure a universal charger will work by cross-checking your device’s voltage with the options provided by variable-voltage chargers.
Battery charger sizes
Chargers also vary in the size of battery they can charge. For example, chargers for rechargeable AA and AAA batteries usually come in a specific size to fit them. In contrast, universal chargers, car chargers and other large chargers include large clamps to be attached the positive and negative electricity ports on your battery. Make sure your charger is adequately sized for your battery or device.
What to look for in a quality battery charger
Battery compatibility
First and foremost, make sure your charger is compatible with the types of batteries you hope to charge. The most common types are lithium-ion, nickel-metal hydride, nickel-cadmium and lead-acid. If you aren’t sure what kind of battery you have, search online or contact the manufacturer before choosing a charger.
Charging speed
If you need your battery charged quickly and frequently, it might be worth investing a little extra money in a fast-charging charger. Battery chargers have varying charging speeds. While some can charge a battery in just 15 to 30 minutes, most take between one and 10 hours to charge.
Charger capacity
While most heavy-duty battery chargers for cars, boats and other large machinery only charge one device at a time, others charge multiple devices simultaneously. Depending on the number of devices or batteries you hope to charge at a time, different charger capacities will work better for you.
How much you can expect to spend on a battery charger
For cheap chargers used for household batteries and other small-scale power storage tech, expect to spend $5-$15. Mid-tier chargers can cost $15-$40 and usually get you a smart charger. Expensive chargers may cost $40-$100 — with some costing even more.
Battery charger FAQ
Are battery chargers universal?
A. Most are not. Before buying, check that your charger supports the kinds of batteries you plan to charge.
Do battery chargers go bad?
A. Eventually, yes. Bad batteries and bad chargers may seem similar when tested, but a charger with no power flowing through it indicates that it’s time for a replacement.
What’s the best battery charger to buy?
Top battery charger
Schumacher SC1281 100-Amp Smart Car Battery Charger
What you need to know: This smart charger made for vehicles supports multiple battery types and is easy to use with its straightforward interface.
What you’ll love: It’s not only smart, it also has automatic charging. It’s designed for 6- and 12-volt batteries, and includes built-in clamps for easily connecting to batteries. It can also be used to test batteries and their charge levels.
What you should consider: Some buyers found the cables shorter than preferred.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top battery charger for the money
Noco Genius1 Fully Automatic Smart Charger
What you need to know: Made for automobile, motorcycle and marine batteries, this automatic charger is simple to use.
What you’ll love: It’s particularly optimized for 6- and 12-volt batteries and can detect battery levels down to 1 volt. It can also be set up to automatically kick on when it detects levels below 1 volt. It has a basic LED indicator light and two integrated alligator clips.
What you should consider: Despite the low price, some buyers complained that this charger didn’t have all the features they wanted.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Ctek Fully Automatic Battery Charger and Maintainer
What you need to know: This charger is extra safe and durable, offering defense against splashes, drops, dust, rust and short-circuiting.
What you’ll love: This is a quick-charging solution for 12-volt batteries with a minimal housing design and reliable functionality. Purchase comes with three pairs of electrical connection cables, and it has a simple display that’s easy to use.
What you should consider: It’s only made for 12-volt batteries.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Home Service Providers using Angi can now automatically text consumers as new quote requests come in.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Text Request, the business text messaging platform built to ignite customer engagement, today announced a new partnership with Angi, a leading platform for finding, hiring and booking home service providers. This partnership will enable connections between home service providers and consumers through text.
Service pros can now connect their Angi Leads and Text Request accounts, so that texts are automatically sent from their business phone numbers to consumers' cell phones whenever new quote requests come in via Angi. This opens up two-way texting between consumer and service pro. The partnership is expected to create better consumer experiences while enabling service pros to close more sales.
"Home service businesses have been our largest market since the beginning," said Text Request CEO and Co-Founder Brian Elrod. "Angie's List and HomeAdvisor have been standards in this market for decades, and with this partnership and integration with Angi, we'll be able to better serve our growing base of service pros."
Text Request home service users have seen improvements in their lead-to-sales ratios of 100% and higher by adding conversational texting into the sales process.
"When homeowners come to Angi looking to find and hire a pro for their projects, connecting with a pro quickly is a key factor in their hiring decision," said Rupa Mehta, General Manager, Angi. "We are excited to partner with Text Request to give pros another helpful tool."
Existing Text Request customers who want to sign up for Angi Leads services can receive a 25% discount on their first 30 days, and an ongoing 5% quarterly rebate. Existing Angi Leads customers who want to sign up for Text Request can receive a 20% monthly discount on all Text Request subscriptions.
For more information, visit textrequest.com.
Text Request is the business texting platform built to ignite customer engagement. We've crafted plug-and-play messaging solutions to your everyday communication problems, so you can cut through the noise and connect with customers anytime, anywhere. See how we help at textrequest.com.
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Leading Performance Suspension and Shocks Brand to Sponsor Trail Runs, Showcase Products at Vendor Show and Expo
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from Rancho® performance suspension and shocks, a leading brand from Tenneco's (NYSE: TEN) DRiV group, will be attending the 56th annual Easter Jeep Safari (EJS) in Moab, Utah, April 9 through April 17, 2022. In addition to sponsoring select trail runs, the Rancho team will be there to showcase its latest suspension technologies at the RR4W EJS Vendor Show and Expo on April 14-15.
Among its featured product offerings at EJS is the Rancho RS7MT® shock absorber. This latest offering from Rancho features an eye-catching design that, like other Rancho products, is designed to fit right out of the box, with application-specific mounting and no need for installing sleeves or other extra hardware. Each RS7MT shock features an integrated dirt wiper sealing system that helps keep moisture, dirt and other debris from contaminating the shock, and a hardened piston rod that resists scuffs and corrosion. Its large two-inch monotube body filled with all-weather fluid allows for cooler operation, increased vehicle control, and ability to withstand internal temperatures of -40 to 248° Fahrenheit.
Also featured is the new RS7MT steering stabilizer. Specifically designed for vehicles with oversized tires and wheels, the RS7MT steering stabilizer is also highly effective in the dissipation of heat and in keeping out dirt and debris thanks to the same integrated dirt wiper sealing system used on the RS7MT shock. The RS7MT steering stabilizer is ideal for off-road driving and towing applications and features a hardened piston rod that resists scuffs and corrosion, and an internal rebound bumper to smooth out the ride on any terrain.
"Drivers that are looking to upgrade the performance of their Jeeps should look no further than the full array of products that Rancho has to offer," said Michael Sype, brand manager, Rancho. "We are excited to be able to participate in the EJS and can't wait to show off how well our products perform with precision handling and control for an exhilarating on- or off-road experience."
The Rancho brand specializes in performance suspension systems, shock absorbers, ride control products and popular rockGEAR® off-road performance accessories. Known for the off-road market's first nine-position adjustable shock absorber, the RS9000®XL (which allows off-road enthusiasts to adjust the level of compression/rebound damping to suit their riding style), Rancho continues to add fully-engineered, industry-leading technologies like Dynamic Rebound Springs (DRS), D2 bushings and more.
The Easter Jeep Safari consists of trail rides, mostly day long trips, departing from Moab throughout the 9-day-long event that draws off-road enthusiasts from all over the country. The official event is hosted by the Red Rock 4-Wheelers Inc., one of the local four-wheel drive clubs of Moab.
To learn more, visit GoRancho.com.
About Tenneco
Tenneco is one of the world's leading designers, manufacturers and marketers of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers, with full year 2021 revenues of $18 billion and approximately 71,000 team members working at more than 260 sites worldwide. Through our four business groups, Motorparts, Performance Solutions, Clean Air and Powertrain, Tenneco is driving advancements in global mobility by delivering technology solutions for diversified global markets, including light vehicle, commercial truck, off-highway, industrial, motorsport and the aftermarket.
Visit www.tenneco.com to learn more.
CONTACT:
Karen Shulhan (DRiV) – 313.617.2086
Bill Dawson (DRiV) – 847.482.5807
bdawson@driv.com
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Voter-Approved Measure X Funds Modern, New Fire Station
SAN DIEGO, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, July 28, 2022, Latitude 33 Planning & Engineering joined the City of Oceanside, Cox Construction Company, and STK Architecture, Inc. in celebrating the groundbreaking of Oceanside's new Fire Station 1. Located at 602 Civic Center Drive, the facility will be across the street from the Oceanside Civic Center. The project was funded by Measure X, the ½ percent sales tax increase, passed by voters in November 2018. The new, modern Fire Station 1 will better serve Oceanside's residents, businesses, and visitors.
The new Fire Station 1 will replace the City's current Fire Station 1 on Pier View Way. The old facility, built in 1929, does not accommodate modern-sized firefighting equipment. The new facility will encompass an approximately 20,000-square-foot, two-level building with parking lot, walkways, and emergency vehicle driveways. The building will include a five-bay apparatus space to house a fire engine, fire truck ladder company, an ambulance, battalion chief vehicle, and additional equipment. The ground floor will include a front entrance, lobby, and conference and training rooms. The second floor will feature living accommodations, bathrooms, a kitchen and dining area, and a recreation room. Latitude 33 was contracted to provide boundary and aerial surveys, rough grading plans, public improvement plans, retaining wall plans, drainage report, storm water quality management plan, construction documents, and project coordination and processing.
Latitude 33 has enjoyed a long-term and stellar relationship with the City of Oceanside, first engaged in 1996 for the Oceanside Harbor Master Plan. Currently, Latitude 33 is working on:
- Fire Station 8
- Jefferson Middle School
- Ditmar Elementary School
- Watermark at Mission San Luis Rey
- El Corazon Park
Nick Psyhogios, PE, Principal with Latitude 33, states, "Oceanside's tourism economy and built environment are booming. We're working closely with City leaders to create infrastructure that will help Oceanside continue to be an attractive vacation destination and a flourishing community for decades to come."
About Latitude 33
Founded in 1993, Latitude 33 Planning and Engineering offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to design. The firm provides public sector planning, land use planning, public outreach, entitlement services, civil engineering design, and surveying/mapping to public agencies, developers and property owners. The firm specializes in life sciences, residential, education, healthcare, military, commercial/retail, civic, hospitality, and design-build projects. For more information, visit latitude33.com.
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CAAS announces the conference call and webcast information for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM local time, or 9:00 PM EDT on August 25, 2022
WUHAN, China, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Automotive Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAAS) ("CAAS" or the "Company"), a leading power steering components and systems supplier in China, today announced the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of China Automotive Systems, Inc. will be held on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 9:00 AM local time at the Second Floor Meeting Room, D8 Henglong Building, Optics Valley Software Park, No. 1 Guanshan First Avenue, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, the People's Republic of China. The Company has also set up a conference room on August 25, 2022 at 9:00 PM at Henglong USA Corporation, 2546 Elliott Drive, Troy, Michigan, U.S., for the Company's shareholders to participate via a WebEx connection.
Shareholders may access the annual meeting by dialing U.S./Canada +1-408-792-6300, pin number 2632 965 7608, and ask for the China Automotive Systems AGM conference call.
A live webcast of the conference call will be available at: https://caas-usa.webex.com/caas-usa/j.php?MTID=m93d47af4c7da5c6291044a30454ca9b9
Meeting number (access code): 2632 965 7608
Meeting password: GHzJcrH37F3
About China Automotive Systems, Inc.
Based in Hubei Province, the People's Republic of China, China Automotive Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of power steering components and systems to the Chinese automotive industry, operating through ten Sino-foreign joint ventures. The Company offers a full range of steering system parts for passenger automobiles and commercial vehicles. The Company currently offers four separate series of power steering with an annual production capacity of over 6 million sets of steering gears, columns and steering hoses. Its customer base is comprised of leading auto manufacturers, such as China FAW Group, Corp., Dongfeng Auto Group Co., Ltd., BYD Auto Company Limited, Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. in China, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Ford Motor Company in North America. For more information, please visit: http://www.caasauto.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" as defined under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the qualitative and quantitative effects of the accounting errors, the periods involved, the nature of the Company's review and any anticipated conclusions of the Company or its management and other statements that are not historical facts. Our actual results may differ materially from the results described in or anticipated by our forward-looking statements due to certain risks and uncertainties. As a result, the Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2022, and in documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the outbreak of COVID-19 is not effectively and timely controlled, our business operations and financial condition may be materially and adversely affected as a result of the deteriorating market outlook for automobile sales, the slowdown in regional and national economic growth, weakened liquidity and financial condition of our customers or other factors that we cannot foresee. Any of these factors and other factors beyond our control, could have an adverse effect on the overall business environment, cause uncertainties in the regions where we conduct business, cause our business to suffer in ways that we cannot predict and materially and adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. A prolonged disruption or any further unforeseen delay in our operations of the manufacturing, delivery and assembly process within any of our production facilities could continue to result in delays in the shipment of products to our customers, increased costs and reduced revenue. We expressly disclaim any duty to provide updates to any forward-looking statements made in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Discovering the Art Bikes of the Suncoast
Published: Sep. 7, 2022 at 7:59 AM EDT|Updated: moments ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - You can see them randomly on the Suncoast. Bikes in all colors, with peace signs and flamingos. What’s the deal these artsy bikes? Meet the man who wants to spread peace, laughter and love across the land!
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Back in the 1970s and early 1980s when I was going to the drag races with my dad, the occasional flat-4-powered Volkswagen would appear among a sea of V-8 Fords and Chevys. The little rear-engined, air-cooled Beetles would buzz down the quarter-mile more slowly than most of the muscle cars that populated the track, but every once in awhile one would put up a respectable ET.
“Willpower!,” my dad would shout, in reference to the flat-4 motivation that made them so quick. Meanwhile, the muscle cars would rely mostly on big-displacement V-8s.
The 2023 Toyota Corolla GR is chock full of willpower, and it’s just as impressive as those quick drag Beetles from decades ago. Powered by a tiny 1.6-liter turbo-3, it can’t rely on displacement to make it quick. Instead, it uses a heaping helping of turbo boost and the willpower of the enthusiast Toyota engineers who turned an automotive appliance into a fun hot hatch with analog appeal.
The 12-valve, dual-overhead-cam engine, known internally as G16E-GTS, is also used in the well-reviewed GR Yaris, which we don’t get in the U.S. That engine has 20.3 psi of boost and most turbo engines get about 15 psi. But in the GR Corolla, Toyota engineers shove 25.2 psi of turbo boost down the throat of the engine. In the limited-run (just 200) Morizo Edition, that increases to 26.2 psi of boost. Both versions make 300 hp, but the extra boost in the Morizo increases torque from 273 lb-ft of torque to 295 lb-ft of torque.
The engine uses some motorsport technology to wring 300 horses out of three cylinders, including a machined intake port, large diameter exhaust valves, and multi-oil jet piston cooling. It also employs both port and direct fuel injection, a system Toyota calls D-4S, to maximize power and fuel economy, though it’s not very efficient given its size, earning the GR Corolla estimated fuel economy ratings of 21 mpg city, 28 highway, 24 combined.
The G16E-GTS asks drivers to beat on it. With a single-scroll ball-bearing turbo and so much boost, peak torque takes its sweet time to arrive, hitting its plateau from 3,000-5,000 rpm. It spools up even later in the Morizo, arriving at 3,250 rpm and dropping off at 4,600 rpm. If you just drove it conservatively on the street, you might not realize it’s powerful at all—after all, we seldom exceed 3,000 rpm on our daily commutes.
On a two-plus-mile track at the Utah Motorsports Campus at Toyota’s media drive program, that means I have to rail on it to access the power. Luckily, the engine revs freely, and low gearing helps me get into the power band quickly. The power doesn’t hit hard. Instead it takes a beat or two to build, then pushes the car forward to hit 60 mph from a stop in a touch under five seconds (Toyota quotes 4.99 seconds for the Core and Circuit Edition and 4.93 seconds for the Morizo). Willpower!
The little three gives its all on the track. It’s both fun to shift and important to do so regularly to keep the engine on boil between 3,000 and 7,000 revs. A graphic tachometer flashes gray, orange, and finally red as the engine approaches, then hits, its 7,000-rpm redline. With a shorter final gear ratio, that rev band feels meatier and easier to access in the Morizo, even though the max torque band is smaller. On this 16-turn track, for instance, the Morizo requires five upshifts into fourth gear compared to an average of three in the other models because the shorter gearing makes it rev higher more often.
A 6-speed manual transmission performs those shifts. The gearbox has short, positive shifts and a clutch with moderate weight and a slightly grabby takeup point that can lead to stalls when shifting to first gear during the first few drives. Toyota calls it the iMT transmission in reference to its standard downshift rev matching that can be turned off (on is the default) via a button on the lower dash.
Making a manual the only choice is one sign that the GR Corolla was developed by enthusiasts for enthusiasts. Another clue? The Morizo model is named after the racing name of Toyota CEO, Akio Toyoda, who has to sign off on the driving character of every Toyota sports car before it makes it to market.
The willpower of Toyota’s enthusiast engineers doesn’t end with the engine. While the Corolla hatchback’s roots are pure economy car, the GR team buttoned it up quite well. To firm up the body structure, they added underfloor tunnel and rear wheelhouse braces, plus 349 spot welds and nine feet of bonding material. The Morizo increases the amount of bonding material to almost 20 feet, and also gets two rear cabin braces.
Every GR Corolla has a MacPherson-strut front suspension with track-tuned dampers, springs, and stabilizer bars. Double wishbones at the rear make room for the brand’s GR Four all-wheel-drive system, which was developed with an assist from Toyota’s Gazoo Racing World Rally Team. The Morizo improves the rear suspension with track-tuned coil springs and monotube shocks out back. The Circuit and Morizo both also come standard with front and rear Torsen limited-slip differentials, which are optional on the Core. A raw, forged carbon-fiber roof also helps lower the center of gravity on the Circuit and Morizo models, and the Morizo does away with a rear seat in the name of weight savings.
Every model—Core, Circuit Edition, and Morizo Edition—is available for me to test at this track drive, and all of the Core models have the $1,180 Performance Package, which includes the LSDs. For track laps, company reps recommend the setting GR Four to its Track mode, which sets a 50/50 torque split, and that’s the first mode I try in a Core model.
I’m smitten from the start. In an increasingly digital automotive world, the GR Corolla feels very analog. The GR crew increased the Corolla’s steering ratio 7% from 13.7:1 to 12.7:1 and it immediately reveals itself as quick and direct, with a lot of feel for what’s going on at the front wheels. Driving with the windows open, I can also hear what’s happening at the wheels. As I toss the car into corners, the standard 235/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tires scrub when there’s too much steering angle, and quiet down when I unwind the wheel to balance the car. If I were blindfolded, I’d be able to tell the difference between grip and push by simply listening to the tires, but who knows what I’d hit.
Not that the car has a tendency to push, which would be expected for a hot hatch based on a front-wheel drive platform. Perhaps the 3-cylinder engine has something to do with that given it’s about 44 lb lighter than a comparable turbo-4, according to lead engineer Naoyuki Sakamoto.
With the base tires, if I drive too hard into a corner, the GR Corolla points in the right direction and goes into a short, controlled slide until I can get the speed under control. It then does what I tell it to do through the steering wheel, with an assist from the chosen GR Four setting. In Track mode, I can feel the front tires pulling the car through the turn. In Sport mode, which has a 30:70 front-to-rear torque ratio, the power flowing to the rear axle helps the car rotate through corners. In both cases, the LSDs make sure the power gets to the pavement, and in either mode, this rambunctious little beast is unflappable.
Those controlled slides give way to precisely carved lines in the Morizo. With its stiffer structure, a 0.2-inch lower ride height, and especially its sticker 245/40R18 Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires, the Morizo grips harder and tracks truer through the turns. It’s a pure delight, but so are the other models. Which is best for you is a matter of taste, much like it is for GR 86 buyers, who can turn their cars into drift machines with the standard all-season tires or cut faster autocross times with the available summer performance tires.
The car stops well, too. Standard 14.0-inch front rotors with 4-piston calipers and 11.7-inch rear rotors with 2-piston calipers provide strong stopping power on the track and refuse to fade during a good six hours of on and off action.
Toyota’s drive program doesn’t include a street drive, but a couple laps around the track’s ring road demonstrate that the suspension is firm but forgiving. The only possible irritant will be the car’s buzzy sound, but enthusiasts will find it more fun than frustrating. The engine has a three-pipe exhaust system that closes the center pipe at 20 mph for a more subdued experience. It opens back up at 4,500 rpm to supply the buzzy racket drivers likely want that high in the rev range.
The GR Corolla’s cockpit doesn’t quite match the car’s price point, which is $36,995 for the base Core model. It’s plasticky and clearly has economy car roots, but it does come standard with supportive fabric sport seats, silver contrast stitching, aluminum pedals, an 8.0-inch infotainment touchscreen, and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with available readouts for the GR Four drive mode, turbo boost pressure, and g forces. The $43,995 Circuit Edition gets synthetic suede and synthetic leather upholstery with red contrast stitching, heated front seats, a heated steering wheel, and wireless smartphone charging. The $50,995 Morizo Edition has synthetic suede wrap on the shift knob and steering wheel and the rear seat delete.
No GR Corolla will be mistaken for a pedestrian base model, thanks to widened body panels to cover the wider wheels and tires, attractive 18-inch wheels, a hood bulge on all but the Core model, more front end cooling ducts, a rear spoiler, the carbon-fiber roof, and the hatchback body style itself. Instead of an automotive appliance, they’ll see a rowdy hot hatch with an attitude, and they’ll be right. Should they take it for a test drive, especially on a track, they’ll also discover it has the willpower to match its outward attitude.
Toyota paid for airfare, lodging, and track time for Motor Authority to have a ball tossing the GR Corolla through corners and bring you this firsthand report.
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Actor Johnny Depp took the stand in a Fairfax, Virginia court on Tuesday in his defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard.
In his roughly three-hour testimony, which will continue Wednesday, the Oscar-nominated star spoke in detail about Heard's allegations of domestic abuse, his history with substance abuse and their relationship.
"My goal is the truth," Depp said early in his remarks.
Depp, known for his work in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, is suing Heard for $50 million in a Fairfax County, Virginia court over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed in which she wrote about her experience with domestic abuse.
Depp was not referred to by name in Heard's piece.
In the years prior to its publishing, Heard had alleged Depp bruised her face after throwing a phone at her in their Los Angeles home. Depp denied the allegation and was not charged with any crime.
Depp acknowledged in his testimony that he and Heard had arguments during their relationship but said, "Never did I myself reach the point of striking Ms. Heard in any way nor have I ever struck any woman in my life."
He also described his parents' tumultuous relationship and the verbal and physical abuse he and his siblings experienced by their mother. He also alleged that his first experience with taking controlled substances occurred when he was roughly 11 years old and would take his mother's prescription pills "to escape the chaotic nature of what we were living through."
Depp claims Heard's op-ed led to financial losses for him, including being dropped from future "Pirates of the Caribbean" films after he led the franchise for 15 years.
"One day you're Cinderella so to speak and then in zero point six seconds you're Quasimodo," Depp said of how his career turned after he was accused of abuse. "I didn't deserve that and nor did my children, nor did the people who had believed in me all these years."
Depp sheepishly admitted in his testimony that he has not seen the first film in the "Pirates" franchise. He said, however, "I believed in the character wholeheartedly."
'She was too good to be true'
The trial began last week, and Depp said Tuesday that his testimony was the "first opportunity I've had to speak about this case in full."
Depp and Amber met on the set of "The Rum Diary" in 2009, married in 2015 and went on to be embroiled in a contentious split for months, with charges of bad behavior levied by both sides.
In his testimony, Depp spoke about the beginning of his relationship with Heard, saying "from what I recall, what I remember, she was too good to be true."
"She was attentive, she was loving, she was smart, she was kind, she was funny, she was understanding. We had many things in common," he said.
Depp said Heard was "wonderful" for some time between a year and a year and a half. He also described growing close to Heard's family.
"Then things just started to change -- or things started to reveal themselves, is a better way to put it."
The couple settled their divorce in August 2016, releasing a joint statement which read in part, "Our relationship was intensely passionate and at times volatile, but always bound by love."
Heard had been unsuccessful in her attempts to get the suit dismissed. She filed a $100 million defamation countersuit against Depp in 2020, which is ongoing.
A prior case
Late last year, Depp lost a case in the UK against News Group Newspapers and Dan Wootton, executive editor of The Sun, over an article that claimed Depp was violent toward Heard while they were together. The UK's High Court ruled in the publisher's favor.
Lawyers for the newspaper group argued in court filings that Depp "beat his wife Amber Heard, causing her to suffer significant injury, and on occasion leading to her fearing for her life," citing evidence, including photos, audio recordings and Depp's own text messages.
During the trial, Depp said the tabloid's claims that he was violent toward Heard were "completely untrue."
Judge Andrew Nicol said in his judgment that the paper's claims had been shown to be "substantially true."
Heard posted a note in advance of the current defamation trial on her verified social media accounts, writing "I never named [Depp], rather I wrote about the price women pay for speaking against men in power. I continue to pay that price, but hopefully when this case concludes, I can move on and so can Johnny."
"I have always maintained a love for Johnny and it brings me great pain to have to live out the details of our past life together in front of the world," she wrote. "At this time, I recognize the ongoing support I've been fortunate to receive throughout these years, and in these coming weeks I will be leaning on it more than ever."
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- First Federal Bank, a Florida-based bank, is celebrating the opening of new Interactive Teller Machines (ITM) at both 9700 Touchton Rd in Jacksonville, FL and in the Wildlight community, located at 40 Floco Ave in Yulee, FL. These new ITMs provide convenient, full-service drive-thru banking for consumers and businesses in Jacksonville beginning June 3rd. Interactive Teller Machines allow customers to utilize a single terminal to conduct either routine ATM transactions 24/7, or teller-assisted transactions with live video interaction during normal banking hours. Customers can do cash and check deposits, cash withdrawals, deposits with cash back, loan payments and account inquiries at the ITM.
The Jacksonville ITM is located in a building First Federal Bank purchased several years ago as a mortgage banking center. The renovated offices serve as a central location for Jacksonville customers who seek a community-based mutual bank. An opening celebration is being held throughout the day on June 8th; local employees and customers are welcome.
"This location underscores First Federal's continued commitment to support and invest in the communities we serve," said John Medina, President and CEO. "The stability we have enjoyed for the past 60 years allows us to serve citizens of northeast Florida while remaining a locally managed mutual bank."
Though the ITM addition is new, First Federal Bank has been serving this market for many years. In April of this year, the Small Business Administration (SBA) announced TOP lenders for North Florida and First Federal Bank was named the Top Community Lender by Dollar Amount & Number of Loans. "Businesses in the Jacksonville area who seek capital to expand or consolidate debt will be well-served by our new location" says Robert Turbeville, Chief Lending Officer for First Federal Bank.
As an additional commitment to the local community, First Federal Bank is pleased to welcome Parker Eiler as the Community Relationship Manager for the Jacksonville market. Parker is a University of West Florida graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Parker's expertise includes developing relationships with businesses in and around Jacksonville and brings that experience to First Federal Bank to connect local businesses to personalized service and digital convenience. Businesses seeking banking solutions will have access to Commercial and SBA loans, business checking accounts and credit cards, and other solutions such as lockbox and payment validation services.
About First Federal Bank
First Federal Bank is a community-based mutual savings bank offering consumer and commercial banking solutions, services, and loans through banking offices in Florida's Panhandle, North Central and East Florida, and coastal South Carolina. Mortgage, SBA and USDA customers are served through lending offices across the Southeast. First Federal is headquartered in Lake City, Florida with assets totaling over $3.4 billion. First Federal has received a "5-Star, Superior" financial rating from Bauer Financial, Inc., of Coral Gables, FL. for more than two decades and was recognized by Newsweek as "Best Small Bank in Florida" in 2020 and 2021. For more information, visit www.ffbf.com.
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Child care costs soaring due to inflation
(CNN) - Many businesses have struggled to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, and the child care industry is no different.
Now, day care services are dealing with inflation.
At Kidzstuff Childcare Center in Baltimore, the price of food, rent, power and supplies is soaring.
“Everything is up,” said Kidzstuff Childcare Center CEO Angela Kidane.
Kidane has raised wages roughly 40% but is still struggling to hire staff. With one classroom closed, her waitlist is growing.
“We’re probably up between 30% to 35% for operating costs. That cost is going to have to be passed along to our parents,” she said.
This fall, she will raise the tuition at her nonprofit for the third time in 12 months. In all, it is up 30% and for some families, that is thousands of dollars a year.
“It’s not easy for us to have to do this, but it is a necessity,” Kidane said.
She says if she did not raise tuition prices, the day care would not be able to stay open.
Programs nationwide have done the same.
“It’s happening everywhere. To keep the doors open, this is what has to happen and it is going to continue,” said National Childcare Association director Cindy Lehnoff.
Inflation is just part of it.
At least 15,000 programs have closed, with 11% fewer child care workers than pre-pandemic, leaving an industry with a median wage of just over $13 an hour.
Now, many parents face longer waitlists and tuition hikes.
Sean Toner owns Beach Babies in Lewes, Delaware.
He is raising tuition 8% to 10% this fall for the second straight year to offset inflation. He is also raising teacher wages to roughly $14 an hour.
“I don’t want to be that person that’s driving away the parents,” he said.
Jessica Gebbia is a teacher at Beach Babies and her 5-year-old son attends day care there as well.
“Most of my paycheck is going just to have him here, and that’s rough because now we have gas prices, food prices., everything’s just going up and up,” she said.
She says she can’t leave the industry because she loves what she does.
“These children need teachers who do love what they do,“ she said.
Many mothers have left the workplace and as of May, women’s jobs made up 88% of those lost in the pandemic.
To-wen Tseng and her husband have struggled to afford child care in San Diego.
Her employer cut her hours in half, so she flew her sons to Taiwan to stay with family as she looks for a second job.
“If I just quit my job and stayed home and watched my kids, maybe the whole thing will be easier for my family. I hate to say this, but this is true,” Tseng said. ”The reason why we’re still struggling to pay for this child care, it’s because I don’t want to give my give up my career.”
Millions of parents are making tough choices.
For Jessica and her husband, they made a decision not to expand their family.
“The child care plays a big part in that. I can’t imagine having the two of them in day care. There’s just no way I wouldn’t be able to do this job,” she said.
According to a senior economist at Wells Fargo, the child care industry has the greatest share of female employees with women accounting for 96% of the workforce.
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HYDERABAD, India, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gamer Shorts is a first-of-its-kind mobile application in the world and the ultimate go-to destination for all gamers, with selected news, analyst perspectives, views on new investments, and innovations. The app, created by Hyderabad-based 7Seas Entertainment Limited (BSE: 7SEASL), already has 25 short and easy mobile games in place. Each swipe in the app caters to short games, and news in short format in a unique manner.
Quick games in a variety of genres, such as racing, puzzles, and arcade sports, are available to players. Games in this app particularly are designed to be played quickly and casually while also being enjoyable.
"These games typically do not necessitate a high level of game comprehension. They can be played by simply clicking the game and starting it right away. The Gamer Shorts app, which contains over 25 such simple games, is now available on the Play Store. The company will soon make the app available to Apple customers. Another significant advantage of these small games is that they are lightweight for Android and iOS, soon another 25 such short games will be added to the app," according to Mr. L Maruti Sanker, Managing Director, 7Seas Entertainment Limited.
The app's diverse content mix includes hardware, PC, esports, metaverse, NFT, and mobile device reviews, and articles. Short news consumption has grown in popularity in recent years due to its ease of use and ability to be shared on social media. Gamer Shorts fills a void in the gaming industry by providing quick and brief gaming news as it happens.
Sensor Tower data points out that casual games account for 80% of all mobile game downloads and 35% of In-App Purchases. The data also says that Word-games produce at least twice as much money when ad monetization is taken into account, and just Hypercasual games are predicted to bring in $3.4 billion in ad-monetization revenue.
About 7Seas Entertainment Limited:
7Seas Entertainment Limited (formerly 7Seas Technologies Limited), currently listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE –7Seas scrip code 540874), is an independent, IP-based game development company. The company has many award winning games in its portfolio with an unmatched, wide spectrum of genres.
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Solution Delivers Holistic "Offense to Defense" Approach to Achieve Business-focused Outcomes and Reduce Cyber Risk
NEW YORK, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reveald, a leading provider of managed security defense services, today announced the introduction of its innovative Exposure Management solution. Combining a unique technology platform and expert services, the addition of Exposure Management expands the company's already-robust defensive services to include an offensive "Risk Hunting" approach that stops potential infiltration by isolating the attack paths, identifying the ones with the highest risk based on business context and prioritizing them for exposure remediation. This total, end-to-end cybersecurity solution significantly reduces overall risk for organizations, and has already been proven in the public sector.
Reveald delivers its holistic "Offense To Defense" approach by utilizing predictive technology and its dedicated Fusion Center team of experts to achieve business-focused outcomes such as:
- Identifying the most critical threats and likely attack paths that would be used (least resistance/highest damage) and 'breaking' them before they can be exploited,
- Prioritizing the attack paths that represent the greatest exposure based on business context to quickly remediate, and ultimately,
- Increasing cyber protection, thus reducing cybersecurity and business risks.
Exposure Management services can be implemented quickly to gain visibility and insight to the most critical threats and attacks paths, and decrease the downstream burden on the defensive side, greatly reducing alerts, new threats and remediation requirements, in turn saving time, money and resource attention. Only Reveald offers service capabilities on both the offense and defense side to identify threats and exposure, and helps organizations remediate if needed.
"Reveald is leading the next generation of how total cyber risk reduction is achieved and bridging gaps in the market for a holistic approach offering both offensive and defensive services, which are critical and must work in concert to create the strongest security posture," said Brett Kelsey, CEO at Reveald. "Analysts have validated exposure management as one of the key innovations to drive business-focused outcomes by tackling exposure across the entire continuum with a combination of technology and skilled personnel."
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Reveald is making Exposure Management a reality to solve the biggest challenges in cybersecurity with a trailblazing 'offense to defense' approach that gives the advantage back to the business. It is the only solution that combines risk hunting, full defensive response, and threat and exposure remediation services that deliver business-driven outcomes. Operationalizing cutting-edge technology for exposure management, Reveald uncovers every conceivable attack path and intelligently prioritizes them by business criticality and risk. Our Fusion Center team of elite security experts then systemically neutralizes those attack paths to make critical IT assets increasingly impervious to exploitation. The addition of ongoing monitoring and advisory services empowers users to adopt a formidable defensive posture while taking pressure off their in-house security resources. Above all, Reveald turns cyber risk into something measurable and manageable from the SOC to the C-Suite.
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- Volume of new long-term loans granted amounted to EUR 6.6 billion, long-term loan portfolio increased to EUR 87.8 billion.
- Interest result came to EUR 220 million, net profit amounted to EUR 206 million.
- Strong capitalisation: Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 37%, and Tier 1 capital ratio of 40%.
- EUR 8.7 billion in long-term funding was raised, of which over EUR 3.5 billion in SDG Bonds.
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Sept. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first half of 2022 was turbulent. The impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic had significant economic consequences, which also affected our clients. Due to high inflation, the ECB has tightened its monetary policy and substantially higher interest rates apply.
Even in these difficult times, BNG Bank has shown itself a reliable and sustainable partner towards its clients in the public domain. We contribute ideas on the social issues we face, and through our loans with attractive rates, we provide over half of the total lending in the public domain. In the first half of 2022, we granted EUR 6.6 billion in long-term loans (first half of 2021: EUR 5.6 billion). Our long-term loan portfolio increased by EUR 0.7 billion to EUR 87.8 billion. The increase in the long-term loan portfolio was mainly due to a higher than expected demand, in particular from municipalities. As a result of the rising interest rates, some of our clients decided to take out loans earlier than they had initially planned.
Financial
BNG Bank has a healthy financial position. In the first half of 2022, we achieved an interest rate result of EUR 220 million, and our net profit for this period amounted to EUR 206 million. The increase in the net profit (first half of 2021: EUR 187 million) was mainly due to a reduction in the provisions for expected credit losses, and a higher result on financial transactions.
BNG Bank continues to have a strong capital position, with a Common Equity Tier 1 ratio of 37%, and a Tier 1 capital ratio of 40%. Thanks to this strong capitalisation, as well as our low risk profile and triple A ratings, our bonds remain attractive even in these times of uncertainty. In the first half of 2022, we raised EUR 8.7 billion in long-term funding. This included the highly successful issue of four new SDG Bonds (related to the Sustainable Development Goals) with a volume of over EUR 3.5 billion.
Strategy
In the first half of 2022, BNG Bank continued to implement its 'Our Road to Impact' strategy. The financing of the transitions of our clients is helping us to achieve the maximum social impact together. In order to strengthen our strategic partnership with clients, a decision was made to modify the commercial organisation.
Making an impact through partnerships
Gita Salden, CEO BNG Bank: 'As a public bank, we have the same interests as our clients. BNG Bank wants to help make the Netherlands better and more attractive; we achieve this mainly through our loans, but also by connecting the various players in the public domain, based on our expertise as a bank. A good example of this is the prepaid card for Ukrainian refugees. In 225 municipalities in the Netherlands, BNG Bank's prepaid card offers a solution for refugees from Ukraine. The debit card is an initiative of BNG Bank and was previously used by municipalities for homeless people. Thanks to good cooperation with various parties involved, we were able to make the card suitable for Ukrainian refugees within just a few weeks and quickly scale up production.'
Outlook for 2022
We expect to achieve our full-year target of granting new solvency-free long-term loans for a total amount of EUR 9.8 billion. In the second half of 2022, we will also continue to optimise our organisation in order to improve its alignment with client wishes. The measurement of our clients' impact will be carried out for the second time. In addition, BNG Bank's climate action plan will be published.
Read the Interim Report and the underlying information on BNGBank.com.
BNG Bank is a committed and reliable financing partner that actively contributes to the creation of solutions to social issues in the public domain. In its activities, BNG Bank has chosen to focus on five SDGs: Good health and well-being (SDG 3), Quality education (SDG 4), Affordable and sustainable energy (SDG 7), Sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) and Climate action (SDG 13, in particular the reduction of CO2 emission, limiting the demand for energy and increasing energy efficiency). BNG Bank is a solid player in the international capital market. The funding focuses on raising financing by issuing bonds, in particular SDG Bonds. SDG Bonds are used to finance sustainable, social and client activities.
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Middle school student facing charges after racial incident, viral fight video, officials say
CASEY COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - The Liberty Police Department said charges have been filed against a Casey County Middle School student after a video circulated on social media showed him assaulting another student.
As reported by WKYT, the video showed a white student putting a Black student in a chokehold while others watched in a school bathroom. The Black student then appears to pass out. A racial slur could also be heard during the assault.
The incident took place last week and on Monday, the Liberty police said the student who appeared to be the aggressor has since been charged with strangulation and assault.
“Every school deals with fights and altercations. Every one of them is different. I can’t say I have had a situation with strangulation at the school. That’s definitely a first,” said Jordan Buis with Liberty police.
Local parents and students at the school said they’ve known of other bathroom fights that got out of hand.
“I think it’s awful what happened. I don’t think they should have done that to that boy,” said student Kloe May.
Authorities said it’s currently up to the juvenile system to consider punishment for the student charged and weigh what role racial motivation may have played.
Casey County Schools also released the following statement after the incident:
“Casey County Schools is aware of the video circulating on social media involving an incident at Casey County Middle School.
The incident took place this past Friday, and the school administrators took immediate action with the support of a Liberty Police Department deputy who serves as the School Resource Officer (SRO).
The school administrators and the SRO have been in communication with the parents throughout the investigation. No further information can be released due to all parties involved are juveniles, and the investigation is still ongoing.”
Casey County School Supt. Barry Lee added:
“The behavior that occurred in the video will not be tolerated. The school administrators and the SRO took immediate action but we must continue to be proactive in helping our students to understand that this is not acceptable behavior in our schools or in our communities.”
Liberty police said their investigation continues along with checking with other students who were shown in the video.
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When the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare racial, health and economic disparities in cities across the United States, city officials in Oakland, California, knew they had to do something.
More than two years into the pandemic, they've passed a resolution that racism is a public health crisis.
"It reminds us that centuries of systemic racism have profoundly harmed communities of color and led to disturbing health disparities that are exacerbated by the pandemic. It took time to draft this in a thoughtful way, Seema Rupani, an attorney in the office of Oakland City Attorney Barbara Parker told CNN on Thursday.
"It took time to talk to different city departments, do the research on the social determinants of health, and look at what was happening in Oakland and what needs to be done to reduce disparities," Rupani continued.
The city declared racism a public health crisis after a unanimous vote by the city council last week. The resolution declares the city will consider how the city can achieve equity in all aspects of city planning, policy-making, laws, contracting and hiring.
The resolution states the city will take several steps, including allocating $350,000 to the Department of Race and Equity to support its effort to advance racial equity. The funding will be spent on a race and equity data analyst and consulting services for "ongoing city-wide data collection necessary to achieve more equitable outcome for Oakland residents."
According to a city report, residents in a historically White neighborhood in the North Oakland hills live, on average, 14 to 15 years longer than residents in historically Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
Darlene Flynn, the city's Race and Equity director, told CNN her office was formed in 2016 and has been focusing on systematic racism.
"It's a data driven focus on closing racial disparities in all key areas of life outcomes, including health disparities that exist in urban conditions," she said.
The new funds from the resolution will provide a significant boost to the department's efforts to gather and analyze data about the community to address equity issues, Flynn said, adding she hopes the resolution is just the beginning of a call to action to fight racism in Oakland and cities nationwide.
Last year, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky declared racism "a serious public health threat" highlighting new CDC efforts "to accelerate its work to address racism as a fundamental driver of racial and ethnic health inequities in the United States."
Organizations like the Black Coalition Against Covid were started to combat issues that stemmed from the Covid-19 pandemic. This year the center released a two-year report that highlighted "the need for vigilance to ensure equity for black Americans". Concluding, "the work ahead will be challenging and requires well designed, adequately funded, and strategically coordinated efforts at the national and regional, state and local levels"
Dr. Reed Tuckson, co-founder of the Black Coalition Against Covid-19 told CNN, Walensky's declaration gave legitimacy to "conversations that have been taking place across all sectors of health care for some time."
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Kansas first state to vote on abortion since Roe’s demise
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas on Tuesday will hold the nation’s first test of voter feelings about the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, with people throughout the state deciding whether to allow their conservative Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion.
The referendum on the proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution is being closely watched as a barometer of liberal and moderate voters’ anger over the June ruling overturning the nationwide right to abortion. But the outcome might not reflect broader sentiments about the issue in the country as a whole, given how conservative Kansas is and how twice as many Republicans as Democrats have voted in its August primaries over the past decade.
Supporters of the measure wouldn’t say before the vote whether they intend to pursue a ban if it passes, but they’ve spent decades pushing for new restrictions on a nearly annual basis and many other states in the Midwest and South have banned abortion in recent weeks. By not stating their position, they were seeking to win over voters who favored some restrictions but not an outright ban.
Abortion rights advocates expect the Legislature to ban abortion if the ballot measure passes, and the state saw a surge in early voting with an electorate more Democratic than usual.
“At what level does the insanity stop?” said Eric Sheffler, a 60-year-old retired Army officer and Democrat who cast a “no” vote early in the Kansas City suburbs. “What will they try to control next?”
The Kansas measure would add language to the state constitution saying that it doesn’t grant a right to abortion, which would allow lawmakers to regulate it as they see fit. Kentucky will vote in November on adding similar language to its constitution.
Meanwhile, Vermont will decide in November whether to add an abortion rights provision to its constitution. A similar question is likely headed to the November ballot in Michigan.
The Kansas measure is a response to a state Supreme Court decision in 2019 declaring that access to abortion is a matter of bodily autonomy and a “fundamental” right under the state’s Bill of Rights.
Both sides together have spent more than $14 million on their campaigns. Abortion providers and abortion rights groups were key donors for the “no” side, while Catholic dioceses heavily funded the “yes” campaign.
“I just feel like people have become so nonchalant about abortion, like it’s just another method of birth control,” said Michelle Mulford, a 50-year-old Kansas City-area teacher and Republican who voted early for the proposed amendment, adding that she supports exceptions to an abortion ban for cases of rape, incest or life-threatening pregnancies.
Even though some early voters favor banning nearly all abortions, the vote yes campaign pitched its measure as a way to restore lawmakers’ power to set “reasonable” abortion limits and preserve existing restrictions.
Kansas doesn’t ban most abortions until the 22nd week of pregnancy. But a law that would prohibit the most common second-trimester procedure and another that would set special health regulations for abortion providers remain on hold because of legal challenges.
Stan Ellsworth, a 69-year-old Republican retiree in the Kansas City area, said the argument that voting yes means an abortion ban is “crap.”
“I haven’t talked to a single person who wants that,” he said after voting yes early in the Kansas City suburbs. “Most will accept reasonable exceptions and I think the other side knows that’s true.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre weighed in on the Kansas vote Monday, saying: “If it passes, tomorrow’s vote in Kansas could lead to another state eliminating the right to choose and eviscerating access to health care.”
The Republican-controlled Legislature has had anti-abortion majorities since the early 1990s. Kansas hasn’t gone further in restricting abortion because abortion opponents have felt constrained either by past federal court decisions or because the governor was a Democrat, like Gov. Laura Kelly, who was elected in 2018.
Kelli Kolich, a 35-year-old Kansas City-area pizza restaurant operator and unaffiliated voter, said she voted no because she believes people have a fundamental right to make their own health care choices and expects a yes vote to “eliminate that right.”
“Women would not have the ability to determine the best choices for themselves,” she said after voting early, as she played with her 18-month-old son.
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NEW YORK, July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Outset Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OM).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Outset Medical common stock between September 15, 2020, and June 13, 2022.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to a filed complaint, Outset Medical, Inc. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's flagship product, Tablo Hemodialysis System ("Tablo"), would require an additional 510(k) application to be filed with The United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), as defendants had "continuously made improvements and updates to Tablo over time since its original clearance"; (2) as a result, the Company could not conduct a human factors study on a cleared device in accordance with FDA protocols; (3) the Company's inability to conduct the human factors study subjected the Company to the likelihood of the FDA imposing a "shipment hold" and marketing suspension, leaving the Company unable to sell Tablo for home use; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and /or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Students in the United States preparing for higher education programs around the world can take advantage of one of two exclusive discounts on the TOEFL iBT® test for a limited time.
- Test takers who purchase a TOEFL iBT Paper Edition test from now until November 30, 2022, will receive a free voucher code for a second Paper Edition test to be redeemed by May 31, 2023. The free test can be used by the purchaser or shared with a friend or family member. This promotion is exclusively for the Paper Edition format which is available in more than a dozen cities across the United States. Learn more.
- Test takers who register for the GRE® General Test will receive $40 off a TOEFL iBT test registration now through September 30, 2022. The promotion applies to all TOEFL iBT formats (in a test center, TOEFL iBT Home Edition and TOEFL iBT Paper Edition) and GRE formats (in a test center, at home). Learn more.
ETS is the only assessment and learning organization that provides the most widely accepted admissions tests needed for graduate school — and the most highly-regarded combination. The TOEFL iBT test is the world's most respected and accepted English-language test, used by more than 11,500 institutions in over 160 countries as a measure of English-language proficiency. The GRE General Test is the world's most widely used admissions test for graduate and professional schools, including business and law programs.
"We're excited to offer these discounts to students across the U.S. who are gearing up for a busy application season," said Srikant Gopal, Executive Director of ETS's TOEFL Program. "While preparing for the next step on one's educational journey can be stressful, we're confident that this added benefit, alongside the acceptance and unique advantages of the TOEFL and GRE tests, will make the decision around which admissions tests to choose that much easier."
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At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English-language learning, and elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series® assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide. www.ets.org
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CEO of Integrity awarded for his outstanding efforts to build and support a diverse workforce by Comparably, a widely respected company reputation platform
DALLAS, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrity Marketing Group, LLC ("Integrity"), a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of wealth management and retirement planning solutions, today announced Co-Founder and CEO Bryan W. Adams has won a 2022 "Best CEO for Diversity" award from Comparably, a well-respected organization that recognizes top-ranked CEOs and companies. Integrity joins the ranks of other noteworthy award winners in the large employer category, which has included Adobe, Microsoft, ADP, IBM, Uber and Hubspot, among others.
Derived from 15 million ratings across 70,000 companies, the list of "Best CEOs for Diversity" is unique from other awards because it is based on anonymous feedback from Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees.
"I am honored to receive this award because it reinforces and validates our ongoing efforts to build a culture that puts people first in everything we do," said Bryan W. Adams. "We work with incredible people who understand that diverse voices lead to better decision making and greater innovation. Integrity is an organization that proactively seeks and creates opportunities to celebrate and activate our core values of Integrity, Respect, Family, Service and Partnership. We are constantly working to make Integrity one of the best places in the country for talented people to build exceptional careers."
Integrity offers every eligible employee an ownership stake in the company from day one through their innovative and generous Integrity Employee Ownership Plan. The company also provides many employee-culture focused events throughout the year, including Women's Month, Diwali and Juneteenth celebrations, among others.
"At Integrity, we pride ourselves on building a culture that acknowledges the broad diversity of our employees — it's part of our winning strategy," shared Rachelle McReynolds, Chief HR Officer and VP of People & Culture. "It wouldn't be possible without Bryan's enthusiastic support and personal championship of these efforts. As a leader, he is passionate about creating an environment that includes the unique perspectives and potential of all Integrity team members, and he consistently demonstrates this commitment not only in word, but in action."
"Bryan is incredibly well deserving of this award — I am continuously impressed by the lengths he will go to build a strong employee culture," stated Steve Young, Chairman of Integrity's Board of Directors. "His knowledge of the industry and how his employees fit into its larger picture have shaped his vision. By putting his team and his people first, Bryan has created a culture that supports and invigorates Integrity's mission to serve the life, wealth and health needs of more Americans. His efforts are paving the way for other companies in this field to establish best practices that will surely become the industry standard."
For more information about Integrity's workplace culture, visit www.integritymarketing.com/Culture.
Integrity, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a leading distributor of life and health insurance, and provider of innovative solutions for wealth management and retirement planning. Through its partner network, Integrity helps millions of Americans protect their life, health and wealth with a commitment to meet them wherever they are — in person, over the phone and online. Integrity's cutting-edge technology helps streamline the insurance and financial planning experience for all stakeholders. In addition, Integrity develops products with carrier partners and markets them through its distribution network of agencies, brokerages and RIAs throughout the nation. Integrity's nearly 6,000 employees work with more than 450,000 agents and advisors who serve over 10 million clients annually. In 2022, Integrity will help carriers place more than $12 billion in new sales and oversee more than $20 billion of assets under management and advisement through its RIA and broker-dealer platforms. For more information, visit www.integritymarketing.com.
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OCALA, Fla., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Auctions on HiBid.com brought in over $39.2 million in gross auction proceeds last week from a combined total of 1,399 online-only and webcast auctions. From June 6th through June 12th, HiBid.com averaged 1.45 million bids on the site per day, resulting in the sale of more than half a million lots. This week, HiBid.com bidders have the chance to bid on a wide selection of home furnishings, rugs, rare and collectible toys and comic books, antiques, vintage housewares, and coins, in addition to thousands of other lots for sale.
HiBid.com brings buyers and sellers together every day with a wide-ranging selection of items across hundreds of categories that appeal to bidders worldwide. HiBid is fully integrated with Auction Flex 360, providing auctioneers with a comprehensive auction management solution that supports internet-only auctions, webcast auctions, and absentee bidding.
GAP: $39,226,081
Lots Sold: 544,381
Online-Only Auctions: 1,307
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Average Bidders Per Day: 897,000
Average Bids Per Day: 1.45 Million
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Biden administration defends disinformation board from fierce GOP criticism
By Priscilla Alvarez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN
The Department of Homeland Security and the White House are defending a new initiative to help target disinformation amid fierce criticism from Republicans who cast the effort as overreach and attacked its leader.
Last week, DHS announced an interagency team, dubbed the “Disinformation Governance Board,” to coordinate department activities related to disinformation aimed at the US population and infrastructure. Nina Jankowicz, a disinformation expert with experience working on Ukraine and Russia issues, was tapped to helm the board, along with two senior DHS officials, including acting Principal Deputy General Counsel Jen Daskal.
Jankowicz’s appointment quickly drew condemnation from GOP lawmakers and right-wing media, who pointed to her past tweets and statements regarding Hunter Biden’s laptop and Christopher Steele, the author of the so-called Steele Dossier.
Jankowicz weighed in more recently on Elon’s Musk’s bid to buy Twitter, writing, “I shudder to think about if free speech absolutists were taking over more platforms, what that would look like for the marginalized communities … which are already shouldering … disproportionate amounts of this abuse.”
The Republican-led backlash was swift. GOP Reps. John Katko of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, raising “serious concerns” with the initiative under Jankowicz. Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri similarly wrote a letter to Mayorkas, arguing the board is “dangerous and un-American” and calling for it to be dissolved.
The board, though, is an internal working group and doesn’t have operational authority, instead serving in a more advisory role. It’s intended to gather best practices and support counter-disinformation activities, not monitor Americans, Mayorkas said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
“It works to ensure that the way in which we address threats, the connectivity between threats and acts of violence that are addressed without infringing on free speech, protecting civil rights and civil liberties, the right of privacy,” Mayorkas said, conceding that the department could’ve done a better job of explaining the group’s role.
“This working group, internal working group, will draw from best practices and communicate those best practices to the operators because the board does not have operational authority,” Mayorkas added.
In a fact sheet released Monday afternoon, DHS said Mayorkas has asked department officials to enhance the public’s trust in the group.
Mayorkas has also asked the bipartisan Homeland Security Advisory Council to recommend ways DHS can address disinformation while “protecting free speech and other fundamental rights,” according to the fact sheet.
Jamie Gorelick — the council’s co-chair and a former US deputy attorney general — will lead the effort along with Michael Chertoff, a member of the council who was secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush.
“There has been confusion about the working group, its role, and its activities. The reaction to this working group has prompted DHS to assess what steps we should take to build the trust needed for the Department to be effective in this space,” the fact sheet stated, adding that the group will release quarterly reports about its work to Congress.
CNN has reached out to Jankowicz for additional comment. Jankowicz announced her appointment on Twitter last week and responded to some of the criticism regarding a tweet on Hunter Biden’s laptop during a 2020 presidential debate.
“For those who believe this tweet is a key to all my views, it is simply a direct quote from both candidates during the final presidential debate. If you look at my timeline, you will see I was livetweeting that evening,” she wrote.
The board will also not be putting out fact checks, as critics have suggested.
Jankowicz has focused on disinformation and Eastern Europe for years and advised the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on the subject in 2016 and 2017, according to her website. She is fluent in Russian, and her book “How to Lose the Information War” examines how five Western governments have dealt with Russian disinformation.
Despite her expertise, critics argue she’s biased against claims of Democrats’ misdeeds, former President Donald Trump’s record, Covid-19 measures and free speech, among other issues. In a TikTok video posted prior to her appointment to lead the board, for example, Jankowicz singled out Rudy Giuliani and TikTok influencers to a Mary Poppins jingle.
“When Rudy Giuliani shared bad intel from Ukraine or when TikTok influencers say Covid can’t cause pain, they’re laundering disinfo and we really should take note, and not support their lies with our wallet, voice, or vote,” she said.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki came to Jankowicz’s defense on Monday.
“The woman you noted has extensive experience and has done extensive work addressing disinformation,” Psaki said. “She has testified before Congress; she has testified in Europe. She has worked closely with the Ukrainians and has unique expertise, especially at this moment we’re facing.”
In network interviews Sunday, Mayorkas also stood by Jankowicz. Asked about Republican criticism of Jankowicz and her ability to be objective by CNN’s Dana Bash, Mayorkas replied: “Eminently qualified, a renowned expert in the field of disinformation.”
The concept of the board dates to last year. At the time, Homeland Security officials began discussing a group to provide guidance on policies and privacy protection questions, given that agencies within the department were already collecting information for purposes related to their missions, according to John Cohen, the former acting head of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
One of the questions the working group could help with, officials thought, was whether agencies could share information with one another that they had obtained through their own authorities, Cohen said.
“Every threat area of concern to the department is impacted by the fact that foreign intelligence services, terrorist groups, criminal organizations are spreading disinformation via internet-based communication platforms,” Cohen said.
The “Disinformation Governance Board” focuses first on disinformation surrounding human migration into the US and potential disinformation threats from Russia aimed at US critical infrastructure, DHS said in a news release last week.
Russian disinformation campaigns against Americans have gone on for years, including during election cycles. US officials are always watching for new signs of Kremlin-backed efforts to sow divisions, particularly in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Meanwhile, US challenges in dealing with migrants trying to enter the US are exacerbated by smugglers who “make a profit by spreading false information that endangers lives,” DHS said in last week’s news release.
Last week, during congressional hearings, Mayorkas warned of a rise in misinformation and disinformation trying to target the integrity of the election system.
“We are seeing a rise in misinformation and disinformation that is attempting to strike at the integrity of the election system and people’s right to vote,” Mayorkas said when asked by Rep. Hank Johnson, a Georgia Democrat, about radicalization before the upcoming 2022 elections.
Mayorkas said he had addressed secretaries of state throughout the country a few weeks ago to discuss efforts to ensure the safety of officials and the electoral system.
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Fidelity Joins Other Prominent Foundation Members at Inaugural FinOps X Summit to Educate and Drive Momentum for FinOps Ecosystem
PORTLAND, Ore., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The FinOps Foundation, a part of The Linux Foundation's non-profit technology consortium and focused on advancing the people and practice of cloud financial management, announced today at the inaugural FinOps X Conference in Austin, Texas, that global financial services organization, Fidelity Investments, is joining as a Premier Member end user FinOps adopter member company.
A rapidly expanding number of forward-thinking companies across a wide range of industries are starting to develop FinOps teams and practices as they shift to the cloud in order to gain greater control over their cloud spend forecasting and migration planning. FinOps is now practiced in every major industry, with Financial Services and Information Technology being among the biggest adopters.
Fidelity counts more than 40 million people, 23,000 businesses and 3,600 advisory firms as customers and so is a natural fit to collaborate on the evolution of FinOps.
"As Fidelity continues our digital transformation journey, FinOps remains one of the key pillars in ensuring we get the most value out of every dollar spent in the cloud," shared Vice President for Fidelity's Cloud Business Office, Zach Stitham. "We are excited to be part of this community that continues to share experiences, learnings, and ultimately helps to foster a culture of accountability throughout organizations."
As the practice of FinOps takes hold in organizations of all sizes, the FinOps Foundation has continued its rapid expansion. It now serves over 5,700 practitioner members from more than 2,500 organizations. End user members like Fidelity Investments gain exposure in the FinOps community, have easy access to training and enhanced recruitment opportunities - accelerating the adoption and are coached on the development of their FinOps practice.
"We welcome Fidelity as a Premier Member as the FinOps Foundation continues its rapid growth and as the practice of FinOps gains steam in companies large and small," said J.R. Storment, Executive Director of the FinOps Foundation. "Fidelity's hub and spoke model of FinOps practice is a shining example of the right way to help a large, complex organization get the most value out of their cloud spend. Their expertise in their central FinOps team, as well as the dedicated business unit FinOps experts have been a big resource to the larger FinOps community cementing best practices that will give FinOps practitioners everywhere a bedrock foundation for their own efforts."
Fidelity today also received the first annual "Outstanding FinOps Team" award at FinOps X's mainstage for excellence in their broad scale implementation of FinOps and large bench of experts across their hub and spoke model.
The latest FinOps Foundation research indicates that large companies like Fidelity will continue to adopt FinOps, due to the complexity of their cloud environments, reporting requirements and the sheer number of disparate teams requiring collaboration.
With the explosive growth of cloud in recent years, organizations understand the critical need to ensure accountability for cloud spending in order to align cloud adoption and investment with business strategy and value.
To learn more about becoming a member of The FinOps Foundation visit https://www.finops.org/membership/
The FinOps Foundation (F2) is a non-profit trade association made up of FinOps practitioners around the world including Atlassian, Autodesk, Gannett, HERE Technologies, Just Eat, Nationwide and Spotify. Grounded in real world stories, expertise, and inspiration for and by FinOps practitioners, the FinOps Foundation is focused on codifying and promoting cloud financial management best practices and standards to help community members and their teams become better at cloud financial management.
Fidelity's mission is to inspire better futures and deliver better outcomes for the customers and businesses we serve. With assets under administration of $10.5trillion, including discretionary assets of $4.0trillion as of April 30, 2022, we focus on meeting the unique needs of a diverse set of customers. Privately held for over 75 years, Fidelity employs more than 58,000 associates who are focused on the long-term success of our customers. For more information about Fidelity Investments, visit About Fidelity - Our Company
Contact: PR@LinuxFoundation.org
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Mixpanel Makes Startup Program Available to More Companies, Introduces Free Company KPIs Dashboard Template to Help Startups Measure Metrics that Matter
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mixpanel, the leading product analytics solution powering more than 6,000 of the world's most innovative digital companies, today announced that more than 1,000 companies have graduated Mixpanel for Startups, a free program that helps startups find product-market fit faster by giving them up to $50,000 in free credits a year, worth up to 430 million monthly events—more than double the number offered by comparable programs. To celebrate the milestone, Mixpanel is expanding eligibility for the program and introducing a free Company KPIs Dashboard Template—nine out-of-the-box, fully customizable reports that make it easy for all companies to measure metrics that matter.
Today, we are seeing high inflation, increasing interest rates, war in Europe, and signs that we could be headed for an economic downturn of an unknown duration. Capital is becoming increasingly scarce and startups must think twice about how they deploy their resources. In times like these, product analytics becomes indispensable, showing startups what is and isn't working with their websites and apps, what to prioritize, and what to invest in.
"Even in the best conditions, very few startups make it. That's why we introduced Mixpanel for Startups in 2020," said Mixpanel VP of Product Neil Rahilly. "In just two years, it has become the world's most comprehensive product analytics program and we've given $25 million in free credits to help more startups succeed. It's a dream come true to be working with so many startups, and to see them using their product analytics dashboards to secure funding. I'm so excited to celebrate this milestone by making the program available to more startups and introducing our new Company KPIs Dashboard Template."
Starting today, Mixpanel is expanding the criteria for startups that want to join: now every startup under five-years-old that has raised up to $8 million is eligible to apply for Mixpanel for Startups.
Paris headquartered healthtech app May is a graduate. It has provided more than 100,000 soon-to-be parents with access to pediatricians, midwives, and pediatric nurses since its launch in 2020. The company uses Mixpanel to better understand how customers use its product and make more informed decisions about its product roadmap, which has resulted in monthly user growth of more than 10 percent and a doubling in user retention. Being able to easily capture and visualize its growth metrics also supported May's pitch to investors during Q2 2022, helping the app secure $3.3 million in additional funding.
"Before Mixpanel, we made decisions based on conversations with users. Now we have dashboards measuring metrics including conversion, user growth, and stickiness," said May Co-Founder Antoine Creuzet. "Mixpanel is an absolutely critical tool—it gives us valuable insights into what our users want, which has helped us find product-market fit faster and made fundraising much easier. But most importantly, it has instilled within us a confidence that we truly know our business inside and out."
The Company KPIs Dashboard Template is available for free today to all Mixpanel customers. It includes a number of features that make it easier for startups in different industries and geographies to quickly get started with product analytics and measure engagement, retention, and growth metrics.
It's easy to get started. Companies only need two events in Mixpanel—a signup or session start event and a value moment event. The template also includes a new feature called Mixpanel Primers. The three primers link directly from the template dashboards and provide how-to's for interpreting the reports, as well as explanations for why certain metrics matter and what "good" looks like.
The Company KPIs Dashboard Template takes the guesswork out of determining which metrics to measure. It helps companies quickly answer questions like:
- How many users are experiencing value in my product?
- Who are my most engaged users?
- Which channels generate the most signups?
- How many of my engaged users come back?
The template also produces investor-worthy, intuitive, and fully-customizable public and private dashboards so that everyone can benefit from the insights.
"Mixpanel's Company KPIs Dashboard Template puts metrics at our fingertips that we didn't even think to measure," said Kelvin Yu, founding engineer at Zage. "It only took five seconds to set up our KPIs dashboard, and the reports were very easy to understand and take action on."
Mixpanel helps companies measure what matters, make decisions fast, and build better digital products through data. With its powerful, self-serve product analytics solution, teams can easily analyze how and why people engage, convert, and retain—in real-time, across devices—to improve their user experience. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mixpanel has an award-winning employee experience and culture, with offices in New York, Seattle, Austin, London, Barcelona, and Singapore. For more information, visit: www.mixpanel.com.
Media Contact: Joe Roualdes, joe.roualdes@mixpanel.com
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KELLER, Texas, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading group training franchise Eat the Frog Fitness is preparing to open its first two locations in Texas. Launched by owners Mike and Heidi Lusky (Keller) and Cameron Jordan and Gary Endler (Clear Lake), these new locations are the latest step in Eat the Frog's rapid expansion across the United States.
Eat The Frog Fitness Co-Founder, Bryan Clay, is an Olympic Gold Medalist with 20+ years as a professional athlete. As fans of the sport know, Olympic Gold Medal Decathletes earn the title "World's Greatest Athlete." Not only did Clay earn this distinction, but he achieved it by the widest margin in over 40 years.
After retiring, Clay wanted to make an elite fitness experience accessible to everyone, something he felt the fitness industry was missing. He used the knowledge he gained from world-class coaches, nutritionists, and technologies throughout his career. The outcome was Eat the Frog, a fitness franchise that offers group training with elite-level coaching and insights that are convenient, affordable, simple… and super personal.
With the launch of these new locations in Texas, Eat the Frog is breaking into yet another market, continuing the company's rapid expansion. In 2022, the gym space boomed to a valuation of $33 billion, and the fitness industry is forecasted to be over $434 billion by 2028. Entrepreneurs in Texas are opening fitness studios to capitalize on this fast-growing industry while licenses are still available.
About Eat The Frog Fitness
Eat The Frog Fitness (eatthefrogfitness.com) is about doing the work and not procrastinating. Eat The Frog is one of the fastest-growing boutique fitness franchise companies. Backed by elite athletic insights - Eat The Frog Fitness has developed a unique hyper-personalized approach to fitness that combines the best of personal training, group fitness, FitTech, and community to help members achieve real results. Eat The Frog Fitness disrupts the industry completely. Get the motivation of a group and the results of personal training with an individual training plan, custom heart rate algorithm, one-on-one coach support, and a truly immersive workout experience. So even though fitness is hard, with Eat The Frog, you'll feel like you have an entire team of professionals at your back.
For more franchising information, visit FrogFranchise.com. Media inquiries can be directed to marketing@etffitness.com.
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Martha Dean Turner
Martha Dean Turner, age 63, passed away Monday, March 28, 2022, at her home in Moody, Texas. She was in the presence of her loving family. Martha was born July 23, 1958, in Baytown, Texas.
She was a 1976 graduate of Academy High School. She married her high school sweetheart and best friend Faron Turner on July 24th, 1976. She was a proud mother and “Ma”. She worked in the Healthcare Industry for 34 years, working in Administration, and then as the Technical Relations Manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield for 11 years. She was recognized for her leadership abilities. Her hobby and passion was drinking coffee on the back porch, party planning, playing card and board games with her family and weekend antiquing with Faron. Martha had a heart of gold and a contagious laugh. She was the best Mom and Ma anyone could ask for. She always put family first. We are grateful for each and every day we got to see her beautiful smile and fun we shared. We will miss her more than words can express.
Survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Faron; Her Mom of 45 years, Margie Niekamp; children Marc (Julia), David, and Marci (Terry “TJ”) Turner-Jones; grandchildren Troy, Dylan (Kyrie), Brianna, Payton Turner, JJ and Jayci Chaffin, Lane Jones; great grandchildren Andrew Turner and Hadley Tubbs; two sisters and brothers Eva and Kenneth Reeder and Janie and Tony Coakley; as well as many nieces, nephews and extended family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am, Saturday, April 2nd, 2022, at Hewett-Arney Funeral Home, 14 W Barton Ave, Temple, TX with Kenneth Reeder officiating. Burial will follow at Moffat Cemetery. The family will be accepting visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday, April 1st, 2022, at Hewett-Arney Funeral Home.
The family would like to express a special thanks to all the wonderful help and care given by Brianna Turner, Martha’s granddaughter.
Hewett-Arney Funeral Home of Temple is entrusted with these arrangements.
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ASPM to be Celebrated as Part of ASE's 50th Anniversary
LEESBURG, Va. , June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) has designated June 2022 as Automotive Service Professionals Month (ASPM). This year, ASPM will not only serve as a way to recognize vehicle service professionals who are proficient, credentialed and committed to excellence, but also as a celebration of ASE's 50 years of service to the transportation industry.
"There is no group of individuals more important to our industry than service professionals," said Tim Zilke, ASE president and CEO. "As ASE celebrates its 50th anniversary, June is the perfect time for us to showcase service professionals from coast to coast and thank them for the valuable service they deliver to their customers each and every day."
To commemorate Automotive Service Professionals Month, ASE has developed a special logo that can be used by companies, organizations and individuals to recognize and honor vehicle service professionals during June 2022. The logo, along with digital image, can be downloaded free of charge by visiting the ASE Tool Kit at www.asetoolkit.com.
"We encourage industry members to join ASE in observing Automotive Service Professionals Month and commemorating the occasion with special programs, recognition events and other celebrations," continued Zilke. "June is also a great time for motorists to thank their own trusted technicians, both in person and on their social media platforms."
About the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE)
Established in 1972 as a non-profit organization, the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) is a driving force in the transportation industry. As an independent third party, ASE upholds and promotes high standards of service and repair through the assessment, certification and credentialing of current and future industry professionals, and the prestigious ASE Blue Seal logo identifies professionals who possess the essential knowledge and skills to perform with excellence. Today, there are approximately 220,000 ASE Certified professionals at work in dealerships, independent shops, collision repair shops, auto parts stores, fleets, schools, and colleges throughout the country. For more information about ASE, visit www.ase.com.
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MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tris Pharma, Inc. ("Tris"), a fully integrated pharmaceutical company with a robust portfolio of CNS products announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) issued its decision on July 7, 2022 upholding the validity and infringement of various patents relating to Quillivant XR® (methylphenidate HCl).
In December 2020, the U.S. Federal District Court for the District of Delaware issued a favorable decision finding that the Quillivant XR patents were valid and that a generic methylphenidate product proposed by Actavis Laboratories FL, incorporated in its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) would infringe the asserted patents. The CAFC decision confirms the lower court finding and prevents Actavis from launching a generic version of Quillivant XR until the expiration of the patent portfolio providing exclusivity until February 2031.
As Tris's most used and fastest growing branded product, this decision will continue to allow the thousands of patients who benefit from the product to continue to do so with no interruption or change in experience for a long time.
"We are very pleased with the ruling of the CAFC, which affirms the strength of our patents protecting Quillivant XR." said Ketan Mehta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Tris Pharma. "The decision validates Tris's pioneering research to develop innovative new medicines that improve the lives of patients."
Quillivant XR is approved for treatment of ADHD in people 6 years and older. See Approved Use and Important Safety Information, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, below.
Tris is a fully integrated, innovation-driven CNS company that provides a differentiated approach to target unmet medical needs, including the application of novel technologies designed to enhance patient benefits across therapeutic categories.
Tris's CNS portfolio includes treatments for pain; addiction; spasticity in multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy; narcolepsy; and ADHD. For more information, please visit www.trispharma.com and www.trismedical.com.
Tris Pharma and the Tris Pharma logo are trademarks of Tris Pharma, Inc.
© 2022 Tris Pharma, Inc. All rights reserved.
Quillivant XR is central nervous system stimulant prescription medicine used for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in people 6 years and older. Quillivant XR may help increase attention and decrease impulsiveness and hyperactivity in people with ADHD.
It is not known if Quillivant XR is safe and effective in children under 6 years of age.
Quillivant XR is a federally controlled substance (CII) because it can be abused or lead to dependence. Keep Quillivant XR in a safe place to prevent misuse and abuse. Selling or giving away Quillivant XR may harm others and is against the law. Tell your doctor if you or your child have (or have a family history of) ever abused or been dependent on alcohol, prescription medicines, or street drugs.
Quillivant XR should not be taken if you or your child are allergic to methylphenidate hydrochloride, or any of the ingredients in Quillivant XR, or are taking or have taken within the past 14 days an antidepression medicine called a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI.
The following have been reported with the use of methylphenidate hydrochloride and other stimulant medicines:
- Heart-related problems:
- Mental (psychiatric) problems:
- Circulation problems in fingers and toes (peripheral vasculopathy, including Raynaud's phenomenon):
Call your healthcare provider right away if you or your child have any:
- Heart-related symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting
- New or worsening mental (psychiatric) symptoms or new manic symptoms
- Signs of unexplained wounds appearing on fingers or toes while taking Quillivant XR
Quillivant XR may not be right for you or your child. Tell your healthcare provider if:
- You or your child have, or have a family history of, heart problems, heart defects, or high blood pressure
- You or your child have mental problems, including psychosis (hearing voices, believing things that are not true, are suspicious), mania, bipolar illness, or depression, or a family history of suicide, bipolar illness, or depression
- You or your child have circulation problems in fingers and toes
- You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if Quillivant XR will harm your unborn baby. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant
- You are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Quillivant XR passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will take Quillivant XR or breastfeed
What should I avoid while taking Quillivant XR?
Quillivant XR should not be taken with MAOI medicines or if you stopped taking an MAOI in the last 14 days. Do not drink alcohol while taking Quillivant XR. This may cause a faster release of your methylphenidate dose.
What are the possible side effects of Quillivant XR?
Quillivant XR may cause serious side effects, including:
- See "What is the most important information I should know about Quillivant XR?" for information on reported heart and mental problems
Other serious side effects include:
- Painful and prolonged erections (priapism) have occurred with methylphenidate. If you or your child develop priapism seek medical help right away. Because priapism can cause long-lasting damage, it should be checked by a healthcare provider right away
- Slowing of growth (height and weight) in children
Common side effects include:
Decreased appetite
Indigestion
Irritability
Trouble sleeping
Stomach pain
Mood swings
Nausea
Weight loss
Fast heart beat
Vomiting
Anxiety
Increased blood pressure
Dizziness
These are not all the possible side effects of Quillivant XR.
Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Full Prescribing Information for Quillivant XR, including Boxed Warning about Abuse and Dependence, and Medication Guide.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Sri Lanka is desperate for help with weathering its worst crisis in recent memory. Its schools are closed for lack of fuel to get kids and teachers to classrooms. Its effort to arrange a bailout from the International Monetary Fund has been hindered by the severity of its financial crisis, its prime minister says.
But it’s not the only economy that’s in serious trouble as prices of food, fuel and other staples have soared with the war in Ukraine. Alarm bells are ringing for many economies around the world, from Laos and Pakistan to Venezuela and Guinea.
Some 1.6 billion people in 94 countries face at least one dimension of the crisis in food, energy and financial systems, and about 1.2 billion of them live in “perfect-storm” countries, severely vulnerable to a cost-of-living crisis plus other longer-term strains, according to a report last month by the Global Crisis Response Group of the United Nations Secretary-General.
The exact causes for their woes vary, but all share rising risks from surging costs for food and fuel, driven higher by Russia’s war on Ukraine, which hit just as disruptions to tourism and other business activity from the coronavirus pandemic were fading. As a result, the World Bank estimates that per capita incomes in developing economies will be 5% below pre-pandemic levels this year.
The economic strains are fueling protests in many countries, as meanwhile, short-term, higher interest borrowing to help finance pandemic relief packages has heaped more debt on countries already struggling to meet repayment obligations. More than half of the world’s poorest countries are in debt distress or at high risk of it, according to the U.N.
Some of the worst crises are in countries already devastated by corruption, civil war, coups or other calamities. They muddle along, but with an undue burden of suffering.
Here’s a look at a few of the economies that are in dire straits or at greatest risk.
AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan has been reeling from a dire economic crisis since the Taliban took control as the U.S. and its NATO allies withdrew their forces last year. Foreign aid — long a mainstay — stopped practically overnight and governments piled on sanctions, halted bank transfers and paralyzed trade, refusing to recognize the Taliban government. The Biden administration froze $7 billion in Afghanistan’s foreign currency reserves held in the United States. About half the country’s 39 million people face life-threatening levels of food insecurity and most civil servants, including doctors, nurses and teachers, have been unpaid for months. A recent earthquake killed more than 1,000 people, adding to those miseries.
ARGENTINA
About four of every 10 Argentines are poor and its central bank is running perilously low on foreign reserves as its currency weakens. Inflation is forecast to exceed 70% this year. Millions of Argentines survive largely thanks to soup kitchens and state welfare programs, many of which are funneled through politically powerful social movements linked to the ruling party. A recent deal with the IMF to restructure $44 billion in debt faces questions over concessions that critics say will hinder a recovery.
EGYPT
Egypt’s inflation rate surged to almost 15% in April, causing privation especially for the nearly one-third of its 103 million people living in poverty. They were already suffering from an ambitious reform program that includes painful austerity measures like floating the national currency and slashing subsidies for fuel, water and electricity. The central bank raised interest rates to curb inflation and devalued the currency, adding to difficulties in repaying Egypt’s sizable foreign debt. Egypt’s net foreign reserves have fallen. Its neighbors Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have pledged $22 billion in deposits and direct investments as assistance.
LAOS
Tiny, landlocked Laos was one of the fastest growing economies until the pandemic hit. Its debt levels have surged and like Sri Lanka, it is in talks with creditors on how to repay billions of dollars worth of loans. That’s an urgent issue given the country’s weak government finances. Its foreign reserves are equal to less than two months of imports, the World Bank says. A 30% depreciation in the Lao currency, the kip, has worsened those woes. Rising prices and job losses due to the pandemic threaten to worsen poverty.
LEBANON
Lebanon shares with Sri Lanka a toxic combination of currency collapse, shortages, punishing levels of inflation and growing hunger, snaking queues for gas and a decimated middle class. It, too, endured a long civil war, its recovery hampered by government dysfunction and terror attacks.
Proposed taxes in late 2019 ignited longstanding anger against the ruling class and months of protests. The currency began to sink and Lebanon defaulted on paying back worth about $90 billion at the time, or 170% of GDP — one of the highest in the world. In June 2021, with the currency having lost nearly 90% of its value, the World Bank said the crisis ranked as one of the worst the world has seen in more than 150 years.
MYANMAR
The pandemic and political instability have buffeted Myanmar’s economy, especially after the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. That brought Western sanctions targeting commercial holdings controlled by the army, which dominate the economy. The economy contracted by 18% last year and is forecast to barely grow in 2022. More than 700,000 people have fled or been forced from their homes by armed conflicts and political violence. The situation is so uncertain, a recent global economic update from the World Bank excluded forecasts for Myanmar for 2022-2024.
PAKISTAN
Like Sri Lanka, Pakistan has been in urgent talks with the IMF, hoping to revive a $6 billion bailout package that was put on hold after Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government was ousted in April. Soaring crude oil prices pushed up fuel prices which in turn raised other costs, pushing inflation to over 21%. A government minister’s appeal to cut back on tea drinking to reduce the $600 million bill for imported tea angered many Pakistanis. Pakistan’s currency, the rupee, has fallen about 30% against the U.S. dollar in the past year. To gain the IMF’s support, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has raised fuel prices, abolished fuel subsidies and imposed a new, 10% “super tax” on major industries to help repair the country’s tattered finances. As of late March, Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves had fallen to $13.5 billion, equivalent to just two months of imports. “Macroeconomic risks are strongly tilted to the downside,” the World Bank warned in its latest assessment.
TURKEY
Worsening government finances and a growing trade and capital account deficit have compounded Turkey’s troubles with high and rising debt, inflation — at over 60% —and high unemployment. The Central Bank resorted to using foreign reserves to fend off a currency crisis, after the beleaguered lira fell to all-time lows against the U.S. dollar euro in late 2021. Tax cuts and fuel subsidies to cushion the blow from inflation have weakened government finances. Families are struggling to buy food and other goods, while Turkey’s foreign debt is about 54% of its GDP, an unsustainable level given the high level of government debt.
ZIMBABWE
Inflation in Zimbabwe has surged to more than 130%, raising fears the country could return to the hyperinflation of 2008 that reached 500 billion percent and heaping problems on its already fragile economy. Zimbabwe struggles to generate an adequate inflow of greenbacks needed for its largely dollarized local economy, which has been battered by years of de-industrialization, corruption, low investment, low exports and high debt. Inflation has left Zimbabweans distrustful of the currency, adding to demand for U.S. dollars. And many skip meals as they struggle to make ends meet.
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Associated Press writers Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, Pakistan and Krishan Francis in Colombo, Sri Lanka, contributed to this report. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/sri-lankas-crisis-rings-alarm-for-other-troubled-economies/ | 2022-07-06T10:33:36Z |
When it comes to Liam Payne and Zayn Malik's relationship, it sounds complicated.
Payne appeared on the podcast "Impaulsive with Logan Paul" and his former One Direction bandmate's name came up in the context of Paul's brother, social media star Jake Paul, having feuded with the singer back in 2020.
Malik's then girlfriend and the mother of his daughter, model Gigi Hadid, had weighed in on the feud at the time, referring to her then love as a "respectful king."
"She tweeted something about get yourself a respectful man or something," Payne said during the podcast, seemingly alluding to the bad split between Hadid and Malik last year. "That one didn't age very well."
He left One Direction in 2015 to pursue a solo career, and, eventually, the four other members of the popular boy band, Payne, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson, did the same.
"There's many reasons why I dislike Zayn and there's many reasons why I'll always, always be on his side," Payne said on the podcast.
"If I had had to go through what he went through, with his growth and whatever else," Payne said. "My parents are overly supportive to the point where it's annoying at times. Zayn had a different upbringing in that sense."
Payne also said he doesn't "agree with any of his actions," but says he too has been "so misunderstood."
"I can't commend some of the things that he's done," he said. "What I can say is I understand and your only hope is that at some point in their life, the person at the other end of the phone wants to receive the help that you're willing to give them."
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Maryland joins 10 states and DC becoming latest to place restrictions on ghost guns
By Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN
Maryland became the latest state on Friday to severely restrict the sale of so-called “ghost guns,” as law enforcement officials and gun violence prevention groups continue to sound the alarm on the rise of the privately-made firearms.
Maryland joined Washington, DC and 10 other states — California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington — in banning or restricting the purchase or use of ghost guns, which are often bought online and assembled at home.
Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday he is allowing the legislation, which addresses issues around untraceable firearms, to pass without signature.
“I appreciate the work you have put into Senate Bill 387/House Bill 425 to address issues surrounding untraceable firearms, and agree that it is a positive step as we seek to stem the tide of violent crime, which is why I am allowing it to take effect,” Hogan said in a statement.
“But it does nothing to penalize those who actually pull the triggers on firearms, and deflects away from the need to take decisive action to hold violent criminals accountable,” the statement read.
A CNN analysis earlier this year of 2021 data found several cities reported sharp increases in the number of ghost guns recovered over time, while they still make up a relatively small percentage of the total number of guns recovered by law enforcement.
Data show the guns have been involved in shootings and found at crime scenes with increasing frequency, CNN reported.
The fast-growing threat of ghost guns has become a focus point for law enforcement officials and lawmakers on the state and federal level, as cities across the country have seen a rise in violent crime since the onset of the pandemic.
More than two-thirds of the country’s most populous cities recorded more homicides in 2021 than the previous year, with at least 10 setting all-time homicide records and the majority committed with a firearm, according to a CNN analysis of police department data.
On Friday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced 1,753 firearms have been removed from the state’s streets in the two months since she convened the Interstate Task Force on Illegal Guns to combat gun violence. Additionally, the state police have increased gun tracing investigations by 75% and doubled the number of guns seized from January through March.
Hochul signed legislation in October to address the gun violence epidemic, which included prohibiting “the sale of ghost guns and requiring gunsmiths and dealers in firearms to register firearms in their possession,” according to the governor’s office.
In February, President Joe Biden announced new steps the Department of Justice will take to combat gun violence amid the rise in violent crime.
The department has launched a national ghost gun enforcement initiative, which will “train a national cadre of prosecutors and disseminate investigation and prosecution tools to help bring cases against those who use ghost guns to commit crimes,” according to the White House.
Following a 2021 directive from the Biden Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) proposed a rule in May last year to allow the bureau to classify the building blocks that often make up ghost guns as firearms.
The ATF rule addresses a key problem in tracking and regulating ghost guns because certain frames and receivers used to assemble the guns are often purchased online and not classified as firearms by the bureau.
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MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Global talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half has promoted George Denlinger to operational president, overseeing U.S. operations for technology, marketing and legal talent solutions. In this role, he will also lead the company's national technology accounts, managed technology solutions and managed creative solutions.
A 24-year veteran of Robert Half, Denlinger has held many leadership roles, including regional vice president for technology and creative talent solutions, district president for the legal practice group and, most recently, operational president for professional talent solutions in the Central United States.
"With the demand for specialized talent on the rise, we will continue to find innovative solutions to meet the needs of our customers in the technology, marketing and legal space," said Paul F. Gentzkow, president and CEO of talent solutions at Robert Half. "George has the knowledge, tenure and passion we need to lead this critical business unit and take it to new heights."
In addition to his work at Robert Half, Denlinger is involved in several nonprofit organizations, including Food Bank of the Rockies, Ronald McDonald House, Project Angel Heart and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. A champion for diversity, equity and inclusion, Denlinger is also an executive sponsor of Robert Half's Somos Familia Employee Network Group and leads the company's partnership with ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America).
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Robert Half (NYSE: RHI) is the world's first and largest specialized talent solutions and business consulting firm that connects people with meaningful work and provides clients with the talent and subject matter expertise they need to confidently compete and grow. Visit roberthalf.com and download the company's award-winning mobile app.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA).
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According to a filed complaint, Carvana Co. issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Carvana faced serious, ongoing issues with documentation, registration, and title with many of its vehicles; (2) as a result, Carvana was issuing unusually frequent temporary plates; (3) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was violating laws and regulations in many existing markets; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana risked its ability to continue business and/or expand its business in existing markets; (5) as a result of the foregoing, Carvana was at an increased risk of governmental investigation and action; (6) Carvana was in discussion with state and local authorities regarding the above-stated business tactics and issues; (7) Carvana was facing imminent and ongoing regulatory actions including license suspensions, business cessation, and probation in several states and counties including in Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina; and (8) as a result, Defendants' statements about Carvana's business, operations, and prospects, were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
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The company also welcomes Jamie McGurk, General Partner at BAM Elevate, to its Board of Directors
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- OneSignal, the world's leading customer engagement platform, today secured $50M in Series C funding to advance its unified messaging and orchestration capabilities, enhance its mobile data-driven email product, and deepen its geographic footprint in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The funding brings OneSignal's total investment since founding to more than $80 million, led by BAM Elevate, an investment division of Balyasny Asset Management with participation from Nimble Partners and existing investors SignalFire and Zach Coelius. They will join OneSignal's other existing investors, including Rakuten Ventures, Yes.vc, HubSpot, and Y Combinator.
"Every modern business understands the need to have a strong mobile presence and the importance of engaging with customers across multiple channels," said George Deglin, CEO and Co-Founder of OneSignal. "We're moving quickly and decisively to meet the requirements of today's marketers and developers. We're excited to have BAM Elevate's backing to help us accelerate our mission to democratize customer engagement for millions of businesses worldwide."
The round's proceeds will be used to enhance OneSignal's omnichannel messaging & orchestration capabilities. In particular, OneSignal recently released Journeys, a workflow automation tool that allows businesses to customize their customer journeys to automate personalized messaging at scale. Other product focus areas include continued development of best-in-class email messaging capabilities, expanding analytics tools to provide customers with actionable insights, and bolstering the company's leading position as the easiest-to-use customer engagement platform on the market. The company will also deepen its geographic footprint, particularly in Europe, APAC, and Latin America, with global offices in London and Singapore.
In conjunction with the round, Jamie McGurk also joins the OneSignal board, bringing 20+ years of operating and investing experience. Prior to BAM Elevate, McGurk was a Managing Partner at Coatue Management and spent 7 years as an Operating Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. As an Operating Partner, he built out Andreessen Horowitz's Corporate Development operating team and helped raise more than $20 billion in financing and close over $20 billion in M&A transaction value for various portfolio companies.
"We are excited to continue supporting OneSignal's tremendous growth in partnership with Jamie and BAM Elevate. From the beginning, we recognized the strength of OneSignal's product and the exceptional team they had assembled. We are looking forward to leveraging Jamie's deep experience in supporting high-growth startups as OneSignal continues to invest in its world-class team and rapid business expansion," said Ilya Kirnos, Founding Partner at SignalFire.
"Today's users expect hyper-personalized, relevant, and timely communication across every touchpoint. Creating a multichannel communication strategy is a must and OneSignal allows you to do this quickly and easily," said McGurk. "It's an honor to join the OneSignal team and I'm looking forward to working with George and the rest of the leadership team to continue on the great progress the company has made."
The Silicon Valley-based startup's founding team was originally part of a mobile game studio that reinvented itself to OneSignal. OneSignal's team focused on building a customer engagement platform after experiencing the pain of building an in-house messaging system to stay connected with players. Since then, OneSignal has gained significant traction due to its easy-to-use, freemium, and mobile-focused product. Each day OneSignal sends over 10 billion messages on behalf of over 1.7 million users, including companies such as Zynga, USA Today, Bitcoin.com, Sweetgreen, Upwork, and Tribune.
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OneSignal is the market-leading customer engagement solution, powering customer journeys across mobile and web push notifications, in-app messaging, SMS, and email. The powerful and easy-to-use omnichannel platform enables over a million businesses to deliver 10 billion messages daily. OneSignal supports 500,000 mobile applications - nearly 15% of all apps - enabling companies in 140 countries, including Zynga, USA Today, Bitcoin.com, Upwork, Tribune, and more. OneSignal was founded in 2014 as a mobile app development company by Y Combinator alums George Deglin and Long Vo, and is venture-backed by SignalFire, Rakuten Ventures, Y Combinator, HubSpot, and BAM Elevate. The company is based in San Mateo, California, with offices in London and Singapore.
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6-year-old riding bike killed in hit-and-run, police say
LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) – A 6-year-old boy riding a bicycle was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Las Vegas, police said.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the crash happened early Saturday evening.
Witnesses told police that several children were riding their bikes near an alley that is connected to an apartment complex.
Police said the 6-year-old entered the roadway, fell to the ground and was run over by a U-Haul truck. Police said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Michael Burdick, checked on the child, but then fled the scene.
The boy was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified him as Jamall Dupree Anderson Jr. from Las Vegas.
Burdick was found the next day and booked into the Clark County Detention Center. He is charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident and with violation of probation.
According to jail records, Burick is being held without bond. He is expected in court on Aug. 23.
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LEHI, Utah, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SynergySuite, the global leader in back-of-house restaurant technology, has won multiple prestigious industry awards, including a Gold Stevie for Company of the Year in 2022, a Silver Stevie for Achievement in Customer Satisfaction, and two 2022 Gold TITAN awards for Products & Services and Business Technology Solutions.
The Stevie Awards, which are released annually, are a coveted, globally recognized business award. This year, SynergySuite received a Gold Stevie for Company of the Year in the hospitality sector. Additionally, SynergySuite was a Silver Winner for Achievement in Customer Satisfaction in the computer software space. The Stevies honor organizations of all types and sizes and recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.
SynergySuite also won two 2022 Gold TITAN awards, one for Products & Services in the restaurant category, and a second for Business Technology Solutions in the Operation Management Solutions category. The TITAN Business Awards acknowledges the achievements of entrepreneurs and organizations worldwide.
"We are honored to win such prestigious awards, across multiple categories. I'm incredibly proud of the entire SynergySuite team for developing such innovative solutions that meet real needs – and solve significant pain points – in the restaurant industry. Our award-winning solutions help restaurant brands maximize margins, visibility, efficiency, and profitability," said Greg Staley, CEO of SynergySuite. "Truthfully, we feel like winners every day because our clients achieve such amazing results using our solutions."
To date in 2022, SynergySuite has won the following awards:
Stevie Awards:
Gold Stevie Winner: Company of the Year - Food & Beverage - Medium
Silver Stevie Winner: Achievement in Customer Satisfaction - Computer Software
Titan Awards:
Gold Titan Award Winner 2022: Products & Services, Sub-category (Restaurants)
Gold Titan Award Winner 2022: Business Technology Solutions, Sub-category (Operation Management Solution)
About SynergySuite
SynergySuite helps multi-unit restaurants simplify operations and increase profitability with an easy-to-use restaurant management software. Businesses have the insights and tools they need to run the back office—all in one place with SynergySuite. Global brands trust SynergySuite's mobile-first software with inventory, purchasing, recipe costing, food safety, scheduling, cash management, human resources, and business intelligence.
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Police: Man screaming, banging on front doors was bloody, nearly naked
STOCKTON, Calif. (Gray News) – Police in California say a man is not expected to survive after he was found bloody and nearly naked, banging on people’s doors and screaming.
The Stockton Police Department said officers were called to a neighborhood late Wednesday evening for reports of a suspicious person walking up to people’s front doors and screaming.
When officers arrived, they found a man sitting on a vehicle wearing only his underwear. He was also bleeding from his head.
Officers said as they approached him, he fell off the car and began rolling on the ground, screaming. Police said the man also threw rocks at the officers.
Medics were called to the scene and the man was placed on a gurney and put in an ambulance. Stockton police said a short time later, the man became unresponsive, and first responders attempted CPR. He was taken to the hospital but is not expected to survive.
Due to the man becoming unresponsive while in police custody, the Stockton Police Department launched a multi-agency critical incident investigation to ensure proper protocols were followed. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office, San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation, the California Department of Justice, and the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner’s Office are involved in the investigation.
Police are not publicly identifying the man. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call the Stockton Police Department’s Investigations Division at (209) 937-8323.
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PRAGUE (AP) — Budvar, the Czech brewer that has been in a long legal dispute with U.S. company Anheuser-Busch over use of the Budweiser brand, increased its beer exports last year despite the pandemic.
Budejovicky Budvar NP, a 126-year-old state-owned brewery, said Monday its exports were up a record 11% in 2021, reaching 1.3 million hectoliters (34.3 million gallons).
Budvar sells its beer in more than 70 countries. It said in a statement that all its major markets, including Germany, Britain and Slovakia, contributed to increased sales.
Specifically, the brewer’s sales in Germany surpassed 500,000 hectoliters (13.2 million gallons) for the first time.
Budvar previously said it registered a record output for the second straight pandemic year in 2021, rising 4.6% to 1.8 million hectoliters (47.8 million gallons).
Profit figures haven’t been released yet.
The pandemic affected the beer markets with demand for beer in tanks and barrels declining as bars and restaurants were closed for some time while demand for bottled beer was on the rise.
The brewer has expanded in recent years to be able to produce more than 2 million hectoliters (52.8 million gallons) of beer a year. That investment helped it react to changes in the markets amid the coronavirus pandemic. | https://cw33.com/business/ap-business/czech-brewer-budvar-reports-record-export-increase-in-2021/ | 2022-06-14T06:52:31Z |
DALLAS, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading immigration firm BAL is the #1 law firm in the country for diversity and #1 in equity partner diversity in Law360's latest Diversity Snapshot. The recognition marks the third consecutive year the firm ranks #1 in overall diversity.
"Diversity is intentional at BAL, not an afterthought," said Frieda Garcia, an Equity Partner. "We include people from varied backgrounds and experiences, from all around the world, and give them equal opportunities to make a difference."
BAL ranks the highest in diversity among equity partners, associates and other attorneys among firms of the same size. The majority of BAL's associates, 55.8%, are attorneys of color. Attorneys of color also make up 28% of the firm's partners, 59.7% of other attorneys, and 44% of the firm's equity partners.
"We continually seek and promote the best talent, and these rankings demonstrate our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of the firm," said BAL Managing Partner Jeremy Fudge.
BAL scored 26.6 points above the benchmark, and more than 12 points above the second-place firm, according to the influential rankings. Diversity is represented at every level of the firm, not only equity partners.
"These latest rankings not only reflect the success of our efforts in DE&I across the board—they're also an authentic expression of our firm culture of inclusion and empowerment where every individual is valued for their unique contributions," said Rob Caballero, also an Equity Partner. "We are grateful for this distinguished recognition."
BAL, the world's leading corporate immigration law firm, is singularly focused on meeting the immigration challenges of corporate clients around the world in ways that make immigration more strategic and enable businesses to be more successful. Established in 1980, BAL has consistently provided immigration expertise, people-centered client services, and leading technology innovation. In 2018, BAL entered into a first-of-its-kind strategic alliance with Deloitte U.K. to create the world's first global immigration service delivery model.
BAL's proprietary Cobalt® digital immigration services platform won the 2020 CODiE Award for Best Legal Tech Product, the prestigious CIO100 award for Innovative Use of Intelligent Automation in Immigration Services, and Legalweek's Most Innovative Law Firm Operations Team of 2021. BAL and its leaders are highly ranked in every major legal publication, including Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, and Who's Who Legal. BAL has ranked #1 on multiple industry rankings for diversity, equity and inclusion, including the #1 Law Firm for Women on the National Law Journal's Women in Law Scorecard the past four years in a row (2019-2022), #1 on the Diversity Scorecard by The American Lawyer (2020 and 2021), and #1 on Law360's Diversity Snapshot for three years running (2020-2022). In 2022, BAL won the Best Company for Diversity, the Best HR Team and the Best Company for Career Growth by Comparably, based solely on employee ratings. See website for details: https://www.bal.com
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LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against Lilium N.V. f/k/a Qell Acquisition Corp. ("Lilium" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: LILM, LILMW) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Investors who purchased the Company's securities between March 30, 2021 and March 14, 2022, inclusive (the ''Class Period''), are encouraged to contact the firm before June 17, 2022.
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According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Lilium overstated the design of its jet as well as its capabilities. The Company overstated the chances of it achieving certification for the jet in a timely manner. The Company inflated its ability to obtain the batteries necessary for its jets. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Lilium, investors suffered damages.
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Mets release second baseman Robinson Canó
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The New York Mets released second baseman Robinson Canó prior to Sunday’s doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies. The move comes a week after the slumping Cano was designated for assignment despite nearly $45 million remaining on his contract. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/08/mets-release-second-baseman-robinson-cano/ | 2022-05-08T17:49:12Z |
The leading edge machine learning development platform allows users to develop advanced tools with Bosch's powerful new suite of sensors, found on the Arduino Nicla Sense ME.
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Edge Impulse has announced that its machine learning development platform now supports Bosch Sensortec sensors, utilized on the new Arduino Nicla Sense ME microcontroller board to allow for unprecedented intelligence in edge-based products and solutions.
The Nicla Sense ME is the first Arduino Pro product developed in collaboration with Bosch Sensortec, designed specifically for accelerating the development of intelligent sensing solutions. Measuring just 22.86mm×22.86mm (0.9in.×0.9in.), the Nicla Sense ME features a powerful 64MHz Arm Cortex-M4 microcontroller that can easily handle edge AI functions even with a low power draw; the option to use battery power further complements its size and portability for remote environmental monitoring. Meanwhile, the advanced Bosch Sensortec sensors provide multiple ways to collect and analyze data, including: accelerometer and gyroscope (BHI260AP); high-accuracy pressure sensor (BMP390); a geomagnetic sensor (BMM150); and a combined low-power gas, pressure, temperature, and humidity sensor (BME688). These four sensors can also be used in concert for concurrent environmental and movement analysis.
Edge Impulse, the leading development platform for ML on edge devices, allows developers to quickly and easily create and optimize solutions with real-world data, such as those collected by Sensortec sensors. The company's platform streamlines the entire process of gathering and structuring datasets, designing ML algorithms with ready-made building blocks, validating the models with real-time data, and deploying the fully optimized production-ready result to an edge target. The Edge Impulse development platform, already in use by thousands of companies, stands to unlock massive value across every industry, with millions of developers making billions of devices smarter.
"The capabilities of the Nicla Sense ME and its Bosch Sensortec sensors open incredible opportunities for enterprise applications," says Edge Impulse CEO and co-founder Zach Shelby. "Using the accessible development tools provided by Edge Impulse, Bosch, and Arduino will allow more engineers and developers to move intelligence closer to where the data is being collected."
"The next generation of industrial monitoring is smart sensing that can be deployed in remote environments," said Bosch Sensortec CEO Stefan Finkbeiner. "Bosch Sensortec's capabilities are perfectly matched to Arduino's hardware and Edge Impulse's machine learning platform to rapidly design, train, and launch custom tools for almost any service."
For more information on utilizing Edge Impulse with the Nicla Sense ME, refer to the setup documentation on Edge Impulse's website.
Edge Impulse is the leading machine learning platform, enabling all enterprises to build smarter edge products. Their technology empowers developers to bring more ML products to market faster, and helps enterprise teams rapidly develop industry-specific solutions in weeks instead of years. The Edge Impulse platform provides powerful automation and low-code capabilities to make it easier to build valuable datasets and develop advanced ML with streaming data. With over 40,000 developers, and partnerships with the top silicon vendors, Edge Impulse offers a seamless integration experience to validate and deploy with confidence across the largest hardware ecosystem. To learn more, visit edgeimpulse.com.
Bosch Sensortec GmbH, a fully owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, develops and markets a wide portfolio of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors and solutions tailored for smartphones, tablets, wearables and hearables, AR/VR devices, drones, robots, smart home and IoT (Internet of Things) applications. The product portfolio includes 3-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, integrated 6- and 9-axis sensors, smart sensors, barometric pressure sensors, humidity sensors, gas sensors, optical microsystems and comprehensive software. Since its foundation in 2005, Bosch Sensortec has emerged as the MEMS technology leader in the markets it addresses. Bosch has been both a pioneer and a global market leader in the MEMS sensor segment since 1995 and has, to date, sold more than 15 billion MEMS sensors.
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- New 11 Passenger Midibus Order will Ship to Nigeria -
LISHUI, China, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tantech Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: TANH) ("Tantech" or the "Company"), today announced that its subsidiary, Shangchi Automobile Co., Ltd., won a new 6 vehicle order. The latest order for customized, high-end midibuses is expected to be delivered to the customer in Nigeria in July 2022.
Shangchi Automobile's fully customizable, diesel light midibuses feature a manual 5 speed transmission and all the luxuries of a high-end bus, including a fuel efficient, luxury travel experience with comfortable seating for 11 passengers. With an overall length of 6 meters, the vehicles have easy USB access charging ports, powerful air conditioning and heating, a state-of-the-art air purification system, and many enhanced safety features, including rear reverse radar, high mount brake lights, power windows, UV glass and LED lights, among other features.
Mr. Wangfeng Yan, Chief Executive Officer of Tantech, said, "Demand for our multi-passenger vehicles continues to grow led by multiple very strong catalysts, which include the reopening of the global economy, surging fuels costs and the desire to reduce harmful emissions. Our high efficiency midibuses check all the boxes and provide both the driver and passengers with a much more comfortable experience, while dramatically cutting harmful emissions that would have been caused if each passenger drove their own vehicle. Our team has been actively working with customers and our supply chain to secure the necessary components for the higher vehicle demand level. Longer term, our ability to effectively service the expected higher demand level will help broaden our addressable market and strengthen our global brand as we work to accelerate our revenue growth and drive a higher value for our shareholders."
About Tantech Holdings Ltd
For the past decade, Tantech has been a highly specialized high-tech enterprise producing, researching and developing bamboo charcoal-based products with an established domestic and international sales and distribution network. Since 2017, when the Company acquired 70% of Shangchi Automobile, a vehicle manufacturer based in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, it has manufactured and sold vehicles. The Company established two new subsidiaries, Lishui Smart New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. and Zhejiang Shangchi New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., in November 2020, to produce and sell street sweepers and other electric vehicles. The Company is fully ISO 90000 and ISO 14000 certified and has received a number of national, provincial and local honors, awards and certifications for its products and scientific research efforts. The Company's subsidiary, First International Commercial Factoring (Shenzhen) Co., LTD, is engaged in commercial factoring for businesses in and related to its supply chain. For more information, please visit: http://ir.tantech.cn.
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Driver indicted for intoxication manslaughter in Howe fatal crash
HOWE, Texas (KXII) - A Dallas man was indicted for intoxication manslaughter in Grayson County.
Guillermo Munoz Garcia, 20, of Dallas, was arrested after a crash that left a St. Louis man and his dog dead in Howe back in September.
Howe Police Department said a car was parked on the shoulder of southbound Highway 75 when it was hit from behind by a second car at approximately 2:30 a.m.
The person in the car parked on the side of the road, Jordan Helenkamp, 28, of St. Louis, was killed.
A dog in Helenkamp’s vehicle was hurt in the crash and taken by officers to a veterinary hospital, but died of its injuries.
Munoz Garcia, who drove the car heading south, was arrested for intoxicated manslaughter.
A passenger in Munoz Garcia’s vehicle suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital.
Munoz Garcia was not injured.
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New assay brings validated HRD technology from Myriad Genetics to the Illumina TruSight™ Oncology 500, a single, comprehensive pan-cancer test to identify key variants critical for cancer development and progression
SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced the launch of a research test, codeveloped with Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada). The research test builds upon Illumina's commitment to broadly enable comprehensive genomic profiling and enhance research critical to realizing precision medicine in oncology. The test adds assessment of a new genomic signature to the distributed, market leading TruSight™ Oncology 500 assay. It will be available globally, excluding the United States and Japan and will enable researchers to unlock deeper insights about the tumor genome by identifying genetic mutations used in the evaluation of homologous recombination deficiency (HRD).
"HRD status has emerged as an important biomarker in tumors that harbor high levels of DNA damage, such as ovarian, breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancers," said Phil Febbo, MD, chief medical officer at Illumina. "With one sample and one test, TruSight Oncology 500 HRD assay provides labs with comprehensive, accurate, sensitive results that can greatly enhance our understanding of the genomic nature of a tumor."
The Research Use Only TruSight Oncology 500 HRD test is a next-generation sequencing (NGS)–based assay that harnesses the power of Illumina NGS technology and validated HRD technology from Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ: MYGN), enabling labs to accurately detect genomic instability and analyze more than 500 genes simultaneously, including those relevant to HRD status. HRD is a genomic signature used to describe when cells are unable to effectively repair double-stranded DNA breaks. When this occurs, cells rely on alternative, error-prone DNA repair mechanisms, which may lead to genomic instability and, eventually, tumor formation.
The Molecular Pathology Diagnostic Unit at the Technical University of Munich participated in the TSO 500 HRD early access program in order to compare the results of Illumina's prototype TSO 500 HRD assay to a validated reference standard, from Myriad Genetics.
"Our institution is delighted by the release of TruSight Oncology 500 HRD and we are very happy with our results from the early access program," said Nicole Pfarr, head of the Molecular Pathology Diagnostic Unit, Technische Universität München. "We look forward to using this assay routinely in our lab for future projects. Combining HRD assessment with TruSight Oncology 500 in one workflow will unlock the most comprehensive view of the tumor genome, while maintaining efficiency in the lab."
Large-cohort studies show that comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) has the potential to identify relevant genetic alterations in up to 90% of samples. A single, comprehensive assay to assess a wide range of biomarkers uses less sample and returns results more quickly compared to multiple, iterative tests. As a kitted, distributable solution, this test helps to remove barriers for internalization of CGP and HRD testing, so that labs of all sizes can offer this powerful test.
"We are pleased to reach this first milestone with Illumina to commercialize an assay for HRD assessment that will aid in advancing clinical research and broaden access to clinical trials," said Dr. Eric H. Rubin, senior vice president, early-stage development, clinical oncology, Merck Research Laboratories.
The research test is expected to begin shipping globally (excluding the US and Japan) in August. In addition, as part of the partnership announced in September 2021, work is ongoing to develop a new HRD companion diagnostic (CDx) test for the EU and the UK to aid in the identification of ovarian cancer patients with positive HRD status.
This partnership expands on Illumina's broad portfolio of oncology partnerships with industry leaders, with the united goal of advancing cancer diagnostics and precision medicine.
TSO 500 is a Research Use Only pan-cancer assay that enables Comprehensive Genomic Profiling. Designed to identify known and emerging tumor biomarkers across 523 genes, TSO 500 utilizes both DNA and RNA from tumor samples to identify key variants critical for cancer development and progression, such as small DNA variants, fusions, and splice variants. In addition, the assay assesses key immune-oncology biomarkers, such as Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB), Microsatellite Instability (MSI) and Homologous Recombination Deficiency (HRD). Due to its comprehensive biomarker content, labs can consolidate multiple single-gene or small-panel workflows into a single assay, saving biopsy specimen and time. Click here to learn more.
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Trump administration officials had a "crusade against (the US Food and Drug Administration that) resulted in damaging consequences for the coronavirus response," the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, led by Democrats, said in a report released Wednesday.
In its second wide-ranging investigation on the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic officials spoke with former FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, who told the committee in an interview that former White House Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro "exerted inappropriate pressure" on the FDA to reissue an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that then-President Donald Trump spent much of March and April 2020 promoting as a potential "game-changer" for Covid-19, according to the report. The President was personally singing the drug's praises during White House briefings so much that doctors started hoarding it, causing states to enact strict restrictions limiting prescriptions.
The report revealed that Navarro, who is not a medical doctor, and Steven Hatfill, an adjunct assistant professor at George Washington University whom Navarro brought to the White House in January 2020 as a volunteer on Covid-19 research, were fighting with FDA officials including Hahn on the effects and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine -- which has since been found to not work against Covid-19 and potentially cause heart problems and even a greater risk of death -- and other drugs throughout the height of the pandemic.
Hahn told the committee Navarro "was very demonstrative about his belief that hydroxychloroquine would work, and was working, and that it had met the statutory standard for an (emergency use authorization) even after FDA revoked its authorization." Hahn said Navarro selected data to prove the drug worked even though "it made no sense to continue the EUA in the setting of a Phase 1 trial that basically indicated that, in that setting, hydroxychloroquine didn't work," according to the report.
In a statement emailed to CNN, Navarro said: "The partisan House Select Subcommittee report 'wrongly' perpetuates one of the most deadly lies of the pandemic, namely that the safe and powerful therapeutic to treat COVID, hydroxychloroquine, was somehow dangerous. This lie persists despite abundant scientific evidence now to the contrary."
Hatfill did not immediately respond to CNN's request for comment.
A study in April 2020 found that there was no evidence the drug reduced the risk of mechanical ventilation of hospitalized patients. In fact it found an association with increased mortality when used alone. Two studies published in May 2020 showed that it did not work on Covid-19 patients and could harm them. Patients who took the drug were more than twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest during the course of one of the studies. Several subsequent studies showed the drug was not effective and may cause harm.
Hahn also told the committee that National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins told him during a White House meeting that Trump "expressed dismay over the National Institutes of Health potentially putting up roadblocks" for the FDA's authorization of convalescent plasma as a coronavirus treatment.
Convalescent plasma is a treatment created from the blood of those who had recovered from a Covid-19 infection. The FDA gave an emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat Covid-19 at the end of August 2020, but it did so without peer-reviewed gold standard clinical trials that showed the treatment worked. In fact, the treatment was ultimately found to not reduce deaths among Covid-19 patients or prevent moderate disease from becoming severe.
At the time the treatment was authorized by the FDA, well-known scientists speculated that it did so under pressure and "bullying" from the White House. Dozens of hospitals said at the time that they would avoid or minimize the use of convalescent plasma until the appropriate trials were complete. In September 2020, an NIH panel countered the FDA's decision saying that the therapy "should not be considered the standard of care for the treatment of patients with Covid-19."
The report also found that the White House had objected to the FDA's request to vaccine makers that when they requested an emergency use authorization for the vaccine, they submit two months of surveillance data to show that the shots worked. The committee's report said that the FDA's guidance to vaccine makers was stalled for weeks by the White House, but the agency found a work around. The committee's report suggests that the Trump administration had blocked the FDA's guidance due to objections over how it would slow the authorization of vaccines until after the 2020 election.
"The Select Subcommittee's findings that Trump White House officials deliberately and repeatedly sought to bend FDA's scientific work on coronavirus treatments and vaccines to the White House's political will are yet another example of how the prior Administration prioritized politics over public health," Rep. James Clyburn, who chairs the oversight subcommittee, said in a statement released with the report.
He added: "As today's report makes clear, senior Trump Administration officials undermined public health experts because they believed doing so would benefit the former president politically—plotting covertly with known conspiracy theorists to dangerously push a disproven coronavirus treatment, bullying FDA to change its vaccine guidance, and advocating for federal investigations into those who stood in their way."
The report also stated that Navarro, as well as Hatfill, used personal email accounts, including encrypted accounts, to conduct business about the coronavirus pandemic "seemingly without copying an official government account or otherwise properly preserving these records."
"No one is above the law, no matter how high up in the White House they worked, and I applaud the Department of Justice for seeking to uphold the law and hold Mr. Navarro accountable," Clyburn said in the statement.
The report is based on a review of internal communications from Trump administration officials, Health and Human Services department officials and other internal documents, as well as interviews with officials involved in the coronavirus response.
This is the second major report from the committee, the first focusing on the public health response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying the Trump administration blocked health officials from speaking publicly, watered down testing guidance and attempted to interfere with other public health guidance.
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Streaming live on YouTube, the best 28 riders in the world take to steep ski slopes and
compete for the crown of World Champion and a $10,000 prize purse.
RENO, Nev., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Future Motion, maker of the popular Onewheel GT and Pint X electric boards, will host its biggest and most ambitious Championship competition to date, The Race for the Rail World Championships at Sky Tavern Resort August 20th and 21st. The world's best Onewheel riders will compete against one another in a boarder-cross style competition down steep, technical trails and over demanding natural and man-made features that include an epic 'truck jump'.
Viewers can stream the Women's and Men's races live on Onewheel's YouTube channel August 20th and 21st at 4pm PT. The broadcast is professionally produced by Transition Productions, presenter of the World Surf League and the Dew Tour events.
Over 400 riders competed for a spot in the event at Western and Eastern Qualifier events earlier this summer. Now, the field of riders at the Race for the Rail has been narrowed down to just 28 riders. Races will be paired in brackets and will race boarder-cross style down challenging off-road tracks that include tight turns, drops, and even a feature built over a truck at Sky Tavern Ski Area in Reno, NV.
"This is must-watch programming," commented Onewheel's Chief Evangelist, Jack Mudd. "Onewheel is the fastest growing boardsport and these riders are constantly taking it to the next level. This year's course is absolutely insane and there are going to be some serious fireworks in the coolest sporting event you've probably never heard of."
Fans and locals are encouraged to come spectate in person at Sky Tavern on Saturday, August 20th, and Sunday, August 21st starting at 3pm both days. Drinks, food, and merchandise will be on offer and tickets are available for $20. Kids under the age of 14 are free. Tickets are available on eventbrite.
Founded in 2013, Future Motion is committed to designing and developing inspiring vehicles that include both elegant form and unprecedented function. Future Motion's products, Onewheel Pint and Onewheel+ XR, exemplify its dedication to crafting products that bridge recreation and transportation. Future Motion designs not only the Onewheel product line but also all the subsystems that power it, including custom brushless motors, power electronics and battery modules. Onewheel, which provides a riding experience similar to surfing but on paved or unpaved trails, is perfectly situated in Santa Cruz where the mountains meet the sea. Its products are protected by over 37 issued patents in the U.S. and worldwide.
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