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Momoa is the founder of Mananalu, an aluminum bottle water company on a mission to end single-use plastic water bottles and remove plastic from ocean-bound waste for every bottle sold (Drink One, Remove One). Mananalu launched its #makewaves social media campaign on Earth Day, reaching over 60M impressions and growing.
BOONE, N.C., May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jason Momoa inspired a movement to unplastic the planet by leveraging his Instagram (@prideofgypsies) to launch Mananalu's #makewaves and #imwithmomoa social media Earth Week campaign. The do-good, feel-good campaign encouraged audiences to join Momoa and share how they make waves, big or small, by swapping single-use plastic for sustainable options like Mananalu, made from infinitely recyclable aluminum.
The campaign has reached over 60M impressions and roughly 2M engagements, according to data gathered by Mananalu.
"The idea is to make a change to help our Earth," Momoa said in his Instagram video announcing the campaign's launch.
Momoa shared his swaps on his Instagram; the content includes his signature vibe: human, passionate, and entertaining. The content features Momoa showering in the parking lot of Sprout's Farmers Market (Mananalu's first retail partner) to showcase alternative personal care products, followed by Momoa shopping for Mananalu in a pink robe.
Other swaps posted to his Instagram include Momoa biking to work instead of driving and utilizing recyclable aluminum cups from Ball Corporation, Mananalu's aluminum bottle producer. Momoa's planet-first initiative drew support from his celebrity friends and inspired global audiences to create and share UGC content with the hashtag #imwithmomoa.
Mananalu's corporate partners have also joined the #makewaves cause. Hawaiian Airlines, which now sells Mananalu's 16-ounce aluminum bottles in-flight, organized a beach clean-up over Earth Day weekend and promoted the content using the #makewaves hashtag. rePurpose Global, which already removes one bottle of ocean-going plastic waste for every bottle of Mananalu sold, is mobilized to remove an additional 1 million plastic bottles to encourage participation and build momentum for the #makewaves campaign. And rest assured that this wave is only just beginning for Momoa, Mananalu, all the (future) wavemakers, and, most importantly, our planet.
About Mananalu
Mananalu is a water brand on a mission to empower the world to stop drinking from single-use plastics. "Mana" means the sacred spirit of life in Hawaiian. "Nalu" means a powerful wave that pushes across the ocean. Founded by actor, environmentalist, and Hawaiian-native Jason Momoa, Mananalu creates a wave of change and fights plastic pollution by bottling water in infinitely recyclable aluminum. To learn more, visit www.mananalu.com or follow us on Instagram (@mananalu.water, #mananalumovement).
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LAS VEGAS, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortress Blockchain Technologies announced today that NFTs minted on the Solana blockchain are now supported in the Fortress Wallet. This includes both the standalone app at my.fortress.app and, more importantly, the enterprise embeddable wallet for API integrators and developers who are embedding NFT wallets into their proprietary mobile and web applications located at developers.fortressapi.com.
The Fortress Wallet can now hold NFTs minted on any of the primary Web3 networks, Solana, Ethereum, and Polygon, side by side all in one place in one wallet. Naturally the wallet also supports the world's most popular cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin and USDC.
NFTs are forming the electronic future of how the world's assets are held. From ticketing, in-game items, music royalties, financial instruments, supply chain tracking, authenticity of physical goods, digital art, collectibles, real estate deeds, healthcare records, and more; almost everything in our world is non-fungible. Through tokenization onto the blockchain, apps and platforms can start to interact with these assets in a way the promotes utility, transparency, and establishes clear provenance.
By embedding the Fortress Wallet into their existing mobile and web applications, enterprise developers can quickly and seamlessly add Web3 NFT capabilities to their featureset. No more sending users to third-party wallets to support their NFT initiatives.
As an example, major ticketing platforms entering Web3 are creating a cohesive user experience where their customers can buy tickets in-app just as they always have and then access them in the embedded Fortress NFT wallet. This approach will become the standard as web2 companies and brands onboard the next billion users into blockchain. Today, Fortress is proud to announce that it now supports Solana as part of the embeddable wallet API product that enables brands, platforms, and developers to embed wallets for their users directly into their existing applications.
"Solana is a phenomenal layer-1 blockchain for the tokenization of assets, which aligns perfectly with our vision of how fungible and non-fungible tokens are evolving to become the keys for all data and assets in our business and personal lives." Co-Founder & CPO of Fortress, Kevin Lehtiniitty. "The speed, scalability, and low-cost of Solana makes it perfect for everyday assets like tickets, collectibles, and other assets with frequent transactions."
Developers from large Fortune 100s to innovative young startups can now embed a secure NFT fortress directly into their application and leverage the power of Solana within that wallet and their application. Developers in the Web3 space can now use Fortress's infrastructure to frictionlessly spin up a wallet for users to hold Solana based assets and together onboard new users into the blockchain world without sending them to third party wallets or requiring them to understand complicated blockchain UX like seed phrases.
With this announcement, Fortress is making the power of Solana more accessible to the global developer community. Through an easy to integrate JSON API, any web2 developer can now seamlessly create a Web3 wallet, hold users' NFTs in the wallet, and create on-chain transaction. It's easier than ever before for developers to build platforms that embrace Solana-based tokens and facilitate the next wave of new users into the web3 world.
"The web2 to web3 transition is one countless companies consider every week, but that transition process is still too difficult for many companies without partners like Fortress" Said Raj Gokal, co-founder of Solana Labs. "Solana Labs is helping onboard the first billion web3 users, and Fortress's support for the Solana blockchain will help us reach that goal."
Fortress provides a suite of API-driven B2B financial, regulatory and technology solutions to NFT and crypto innovators such as Solana and the people building incredible things on their blockchain. These leaders are setting up to transform the world thanks to Web3 initiatives.
For more information on the standalone or embeddable wallet, visit www.fortress.xyz. To sign up for the standalone wallet, visit www.fortress.app.
Solana is a decentralized blockchain built to enable scalable, user-friendly apps for the world. Recognized as the fastest blockchain in the world and the fastest growing ecosystem in crypto, Solana hosts thousands of projects spanning DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and more. Solana's scalability ensures transactions remain less than $0.01 for both developers and users. Acknowledged for their impeccable speed, with 400 millisecond block times, meaning as hardware gets faster, so does the network.
Fortress Blockchain Technologies is a software development firm and holding company that is purpose-built to create financial, regulatory and technology infrastructure for the rapidly emerging Web3 space. Fortress Trust Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fortress Blockchain Technologies and is a full-retail Nevada-chartered financial institution.
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has warned airlines that his department could draft new rules around passenger rights if the carriers don’t give more help to travelers trapped by flight cancellations and delays.
Buttigieg is asking airline CEOs to, at a minimum, provide lodging for passengers stranded overnight at an airport and give out meal vouchers for delays of three hours or longer when the disruption is caused by something in the airline’s control.
The Transportation Department on Friday released a copy of the letters, which it said were sent to CEOs of 10 U.S. airlines including the major ones, their regional affiliates, and budget carriers.
A spokeswoman for Airlines for America, a trade group whose members include American, United, Delta and Southwest, said airlines “strive to provide the highest level of customer service.” She said the airlines are committed to overcoming challenges including a tight labor market.
Buttigieg’s agency recently proposed rules around refunds for passengers whose flights are canceled or rescheduled. He told the CEOs the department is considering additional rules “that would further expand the rights of airline passengers who experience disruptions.”
Buttigieg has been sparring with the airlines since late spring over high numbers of canceled and delayed flights. In his latest salvo, he told airline CEOs he appreciates that airlines have stepped up hiring and trimmed schedules to better match the number of flights they can handle.
“Still, the level of disruption Americans have experienced this summer is unacceptable,” he wrote.
The head of another airline trade group took issue with Buttigieg’s praise of schedule cuts. Faye Malarkey Black, president of the Regional Airline Association, said those cutbacks are being driven by a pilot shortage and are especially harmful to people who use smaller airports.
“There is a lot of responsibility to go around in this crisis and solving (the pilot shortage) means solving it for the long term, not just trimming back capacity until the only people with air service are those traveling between the large urban centers,” Black said.
So far this year, airlines have canceled about 146,000 flights, or 2.6%, and nearly 1.3 million flights have been delayed, according to tracking service FlightAware. The rate of cancellations is up about one-third from the same period in 2019, before the pandemic, and the rate of delays is up nearly one-fourth.
Federal officials have blamed many of the disruptions on understaffing at airlines, which encouraged employees to quit after the pandemic started. The airlines have countered by blaming staffing problems at the Federal Aviation Administration, which hires air traffic controllers. | https://cw33.com/news/buttigieg-warns-airlines-to-help-travelers-or-face-new-rules/ | 2022-08-19T22:23:26Z |
A Month-Long Celebration of AAPI Achievements in Television with Screenings Featuring Prominent AAPI Talent and Creators
NEW YORK, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Paley Center for Media announced today its month-long celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. The Paley Center is celebrating the legacy of achievements of iconic AAPI on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers in television, past and present, from Wednesday, May 4 through Friday, May 27 at the Paley Center in midtown Manhattan.
The annual celebration is part of the Paley Center's long tradition of honoring diversity in media and entertainment. Over the years, the Paley Center has hosted tributes, exhibitions, and events honoring AAPI, Black, and Hispanic achievements in television, the enormous contributions of women, the impact and importance of LGBTQ+ representation in television, among many others.
"We are proud to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and honor the legacy of some of television's most renowned and iconic AAPI on-screen talent, creatives, and influencers, and their significant contributions to culture and society," said Maureen J. Reidy, President and CEO of the Paley Center. "The Paley Center is committed to increasing awareness and educating about the importance of diverse representation in media and we are grateful to our donors who make this important work possible."
In honor of AAPI Heritage Month, the Paley Center will screen a variety of episodes highlighting the performances of AAPI actors throughout television history, including Bruce Lee as Kato in The Green Hornet and Mindy Kaling's self-titled The Mindy Project, as well as virtual selections from past Paley programs featuring the unique insights, perspectives, and personal experiences of AAPI talent including Aziz Ansari, Margaret Cho, Priyanka Chopra, Jon M. Chu, Ken Jeong, Lucy Liu, Constance Wu, Steven Yeun, and many more. Additional episodes and programs can be found in the Paley Center's 4th floor library. Screenings will include:
- The Green Hornet, "The Silent Gun" (1966)
- The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, "The Hit and Run Case" (1997)
- Route 66, "Two Strangers and an Old Enemy" (1963)
- Cashmere Mafia, "Pilot" (2008)
- Lost, "Ji Yeon" (2008)
- The Mindy Project, "French Me, You Idiot" (2014)
- Selfie, "Pilot" (2014)
- American Sons (1998) – explicit language
- HBO Comedy Half Hour: Margaret Cho (1994) – explicit language
The Paley Center is grateful to the following donors for their generous support of Paley's diversity and inclusion programs: A Few Good Women Productions, Amazon, AMC Networks Entertainment Group, Apple, Inc., Banijay and Endemol Shine Holdings, Berlanti Productions, BET, CAA, CBS/Paramount+, Condé Nast Entertainment, Deloitte LLP, End of Episode Productions, EPIX/MGM, FOX Entertainment, Fremantle, FTI Consulting Inc., FX Networks & FX Productions, GroupM North America, HBO/HBO Max, Hearst, Isaac Lee - Exile Content, Lionsgate Television Group, MACRO, Mary Parent, Matt Johnson, MediaLink, Meta, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, Netflix, Nielsen, OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, Paramount, Phillip Sun - M88, PwC, Robert Greenblatt, Showtime/Paramount+, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Lippin Group, The Walt Disney Company, Theresa Kang-Lowe, Tyler Perry Studios, Verizon, Warner Bros. Television Group, WME, World Surf League, and YouTube.
Upcoming Events and Exhibits:
The Paley Center's robust spring schedule of wide-ranging PaleyLive Events and Paley Exhibits includes:
- The Visionary World of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (through Sunday, May 29) The Paley Center for Media celebrates Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the latest incarnation of the groundbreaking Star Trek franchise, with an immersive exhibition and a broader exploration of the many acclaimed series in the Star Trek universe of series, which have captivated audiences across decades. Throughout the celebration, the Paley Center will host special screenings, opportunities to view the uniforms and artifacts from several series, weekly kids and family programs featuring the animated hit Star Trek: Prodigy, and much more. These Paley programs will complement the exhibition and allow visitors to further explore Star Trek's impact on our culture and our world.
- The TODAY Show 70th Anniversary (Wednesday, May 11 at 7:00 pm) To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the premiere of NBC News's TODAY, the Paley Center is thrilled to welcome the show's current hosts to discuss the unique impact and cultural significance of this legendary program. Since its premiere on January 14, 1952, this genre-defining program has set the standard for morning television, combining news, entertainment, and culture into a powerful mix that continues to be a constant in television and society. Moderated by Harry Smith, with favorites Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Craig Melvin, Carson Daly, Jenna Bush Hager, Willie Geist, Sheinelle Jones, and Dylan Dreyer joining in person.
- The Paley Center's Salute to LGBTQ+ Achievements in Television (Opening Thursday, May 26) This salute shines the spotlight on the creative contributions of legendary LGBTQ+ icons, influential programs, and extraordinary moments that have shaped our culture across five genres: drama, comedy, news/talk/documentary, music/variety, and sports. The celebration will include a special preview screening and conversation of Peacock's Queer as Folk on Tuesday, June 7 at 6:30 pm featuring Creator/Executive Producer Stephen Dunn and stars Devin Way, Fin Argus, Jesse James Keitel, CG, and Johnny Sibilly. The experience will also include special events, family fun, and interactive trivia.
- ESPN Presents Fifty/50: Honoring the Stories of Title IX (Opening Wednesday, June 1) The Paley Center and ESPN present an immersive exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the passing of Title IX, highlighting the civil rights journey of women across the sports and cultural landscape. The exhibition explores stories at the intersection of women, sports, culture, and the fight for equality. Content highlights include 37 Words, a four-part documentary series chronicling the hard-fought battle of equal rights in education and athletics from award-winning directors Dawn Porter (John Lewis: Good Trouble) and Nicole Newnham (Crip Camp), plus iconic artifacts, video highlights, and more.
Schedule
The Paley Center for Media is open 12 pm – 6 pm on Wednesdays – Sundays.
For the detailed schedule, visit https://www.paleycenter.org/events/aapi-2022/
Admission
Tickets are free for Members; $20 for nonmembers; $16 for students, teachers, seniors, veterans, and first responders; free for children 12 and under.
*Advance ticketing is encouraged but not required. All proceeds support The Paley Center for Media's mission.
Location
The Paley Center for Media
25 W 52 St, New York, NY 10019, USA
Enhanced Covid-19 Safety Measures
To maintain the health and safety of our community, The Paley Center for Media continues to require that all visitors ages 5 and over show proof of at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to enter the museum, except for those who received the single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
Masks are required for all guests over the age of 2. Learn more about Paley's Safety Guidelines.
About The Paley Center for Media
The Paley Center for Media is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that leads the discussion about the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms, drawing upon its curatorial expertise, an international collection, and close relationships with the media community. The general public can participate in Paley programs in both New York and Los Angeles that explore and celebrate the creativity, the innovations, the personalities, and the leaders who are shaping media. The public can also access the Paley Center's permanent media collection, containing over 160,000 television and radio programs and advertisements. Through the global programs of its Media Council and International Council, the Paley Center also serves as a neutral setting where media professionals can engage in discussion and debate about the evolving media landscape. Previously known as The Museum of Television & Radio, the Paley Center was founded in 1975 by William S. Paley, a pioneering innovator in the industry.
For more information about The Paley Center for Media, and to learn about the Paley Center's acclaimed programming, please visit www.paleycenter.org
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Discovering the Suncoast - Update on the Celery Fields: Going to the Birds
Published: Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:51 AM EDT|Updated: 5 minutes ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - It seemed like a good idea – Drain the swamp and grow crops in the rich soil. But when you mess with mother nature, there can be consequences. An update today, Discovering more about the birds at the Celery Fields of Sarasota.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Enochian BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENOB) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 17, 2018 to June 27, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 26, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in ENOB:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/enochian-biosciences-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31566&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Enochian BioSciences, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's co-founder and inventor Serhat Gumrukcu was engaged in a variety of frauds; (2) Gumrukcu was not a licensed doctor anywhere in the world; (4) as a result of the foregoing, Gumrukcu's purported contributions to the Company lacked a reasonable basis; (5) as a result of the foregoing, the Company had overstated its commercial prospects; (6) Gumrukcu had improperly diverted approximately $20 million from Enochian to entities he owned; and (7) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Enochian you have until September 26, 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 Enochian 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 ENOB lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/enochian-biosciences-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31566&from=4.
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'We've got to stop the hate.' Chadash Academy offers Jewish children support, education
CANTON – Antisemitism is not only alive and well, it's flourishing.
Because even Jewish children living in Stark County have not been spared, the local Jewish community is ensuring that they learn about their faith through the Chadash Community Hebrew Academy.
Julie Zorn is education director of the academy which conducts weekly religion classes and activities for Jewish children at Beit Ha'am at 432 30th St. NW. The curriculum includes instruction in Hebrew, history, and Judaica for preschool through 10th grade.
Currently, 32 students are enrolled.
"We want to give them a Jewish experience," said Zorn, who grew up in Akron. "We talk about symbols, holidays, values and a lot about Shabbat."
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Zorn said what makes the school unique is, because the local Jewish community is so small, Chadash is community-based and not exclusive to one congregation.
Beit Ha'am houses Temple Israel and Shaaray Torah Synagogue, which are Reform and Conservative congregations, respectively.
The arrangement, she said, enables students to learn about one another's traditions.
"We've made it work. We've had a lot of success with it," she said, adding that the school is kosher.
Lessons are age-based. For instance, grades 3 through 5 study Israel and the Jewish life cycle. Students in grades 6 study comparative religions and the Holocaust.
Zorn said that studies for the Confirmation class, which consists of ninth and 10th graders, covers "everything you want to know but were afraid to ask about Judaism."
Students actively celebrate Jewish holidays such as Passover, which begins at sundown Friday. During Passover, Zorn said Chadash students do hands-on projects, including a "Passover Fair" with learning stations.
Over the last two years, school activities were virtual because of the pandemic. In-person classes resumed in November 2021.
An old problem
The word "Chadash" means "new," but anti-Jewish hatred is a very old problem. Zorn noted that, even in 2022, she's fielded stories from students about being mistreated and bullied because of their faith.
"I'm majorly, majorly concerned," she said. "The kids in the program share incidents about other kids who won't play with them on the playground because they're Jewish. My own children come to me with stories.
"There's antisemitism in this town, in Stark County."
A 2020 audit by the Cleveland office of the Anti Defamation League concluded that anti-Jewish incidents in Ohio increased by 72% between 2019 and 2020. Though such behavior declined by 4% nationwide, 2020 was the third-highest year on record, according to the audit.
Zorn points out that although Passover began more than 3,000 years ago, its themes remain timely and relevant.
"They (Jews) were enslaved by the Egyptians just because they were Jewish," she said, "to the point where women gave up their children so they could live a better life. I internalize that. I think about modern times, what mothers have had to give up."
'We have to talk about it.'
Zorn said Chadash students also have informed her about LGBTQ students being bullied in school. She's in the process of creating show-and-tell "diversity boxes" which can be used as teaching tools in secular schools for children from pre-kindergarten through the sixth grade.
"They include activities teachers can do in class," she said. "Unfortunately, hate is hate is hate. It doesn't matter who the hate is for, it's the same problem."
Zorn also touts "No Place for Hate," a free, anti-bias curriculum offered by the Anti Defamation League.
"It's student-led and it's not done through a Jewish lens," she said. "The cool thing is, it's financed by a private donor in Chicago. They're paying for any public school that wants to use it."
Zorn said she's willing to visit schools and churches, and that Beit Ha'am welcomes visits by non-Jewish groups to foster better understanding. Chadash also has a partnership with the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood, which sponsors a yearly "Stop the Hate" writing competition for students.
"The impetus is, we've got to stop the hate," Zorn said, adding that she'd like to see more community emphasis on mental health.
Rabbi David Komerofsky of Temple Israel praised Zorn's understanding of "the value of supplementary Jewish education for kids who are often the only Jewish student in their public school. In a community as geographically diverse as Stark County, Chadash students bear the blessing and the burden of uniqueness during the week. On Sundays, they get to be with other Jewish students and learn the values of Jewish tradition and how they are universally applicable in our common search for goodness and kindness in the world."
Like Zorn, Komerofsky is a native of Akron. They attended Sunday school, consecration, and confirmation in the same class.
"I treasure the opportunity to help Chadash kids embrace their Jewish identities on their own terms," he said.
Zorn said that when a young student informs her about an antisemitic incident, she consults with parents.
"What we try to do in this school is teach differences and celebrate differences and what makes us unique," she said. "A 6-year-old is not going to understand bias training. Education and dialogue is the key to changing this."
The teaching staff at Chadash also makes sure that any class discussions about national tragedies such as the Tree of Life Synagogue mass shooting in Pittsburgh in 2019, are age-appropriate.
"We knew we would have to address it at religious school the next day, which was Sunday," Zorn recalled. "We start with a t'filah, which is prayer time. We had a special prayer for the people. Our kids made cards for them. We don't not talk about it. We don't want to instill panic, but we have to talk about it."
Goodness prevails
Despite the prevalence of antisemitism, Zorn remains an optimist.
"I wholeheartedly believe that goodness prevails," she said. "I believe there are so many more good people in the world than loud, bad people. I think most people want diversity and inclusion; I really do."
Zorn has been director of Chadash since 2017. A Jewish song leader from age 13, she worked in Tucson, Arizona, for 13 years as a Jewish music specialist and as the Jewish living and learning specialist at the Tucson Jewish Community Center.
In 2017, Zorn earned master's degree in Jewish education from Hebrew College. In 2019, in addition to Chadash, Zorn was appointed director of non-rabbinic duties and programming outreach director at Temple Israel. She's won several awards, including the Gerald and Marion Gendell Excellence in Jewish Education Award, the Tucson Coalition of Jewish Education's Innovation in Jewish Education honor, and Hebrew College’s Friedman Scholarship Award in Academic Achievement.
Zorn said it's rewarding to see children learning and having fun with Judaism.
"I hated going to Sunday school," she confessed. "It was boring. I was resolved not to let that happen."
She said she's sometimes asked why she's devoted herself to Jewish education.
"I say, 'Would you rather teach common core math, or would you rather teach kindness?'" she said.
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Bodies found in pond amid search for missing father, 3 kids
INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) - Three kids were found dead in a car submerged in an Indianapolis pond. The discovery came after officials found a man dead near the pond’s shore.
Police say the bodies were recovered Tuesday evening at a pond where relatives say 27-year-old Kyle Moorman went fishing with his children, ages 1, 2 and 5, and never returned.
The family was last seen around 11 p.m. last Wednesday.
Police have not confirmed the identifies of those found but say “there is commonality with the Moorman family.” They say the car pulled from the scene matches the description of the father’s car.
“Regardless of the circumstances, we know a man and three young kids are dead tonight,” said Assistant Chief of Police Chris Bailey. “I guarantee you, the detectives that are working behind me will do everything they can to provide answers to this family and to the community.”
The Marion County Coroner’s Office will announce the identities of those found at a later time.
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MILWAUKEE, June 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recovery and treatment is a deeply personal journey. In supporting this journey, the team at Windrose Recovery has a common goal: to create an authentic, more personalized approach to residential treatment with the highest level of clinical expertise. Independently owned with programs in Southeastern Wisconsin and Chicago, the organization's collaborative approach to addiction treatment began in 2015 with the opening of The Manor and has since expanded to offer three additional programs. Windrose Recovery's full continuum of care spans from medical detoxification and assessment to outpatient and residential treatment services.
Personalized treatment in a safe environment is at the very heart of everything that Windrose Recovery does. "The mission behind our programs begins with creating a treatment experience that we would actually want to experience ourselves," says Dr. Chantelle Thomas, Executive Clinical Director of Windrose Recovery.
As a part of that goal, Windrose Recovery carefully considers every detail of its programs and facilities, which includes serene campuses, private rooms, spacious beds outfitted with cozy sheets and pillows, savory cuisine, wellness amenities, and more.
"Across our organization, it is extremely important to us that we provide the highest level of expertise and service when someone is in a state of need and vulnerability. One of the questions we ask ourselves is how can we enhance this person's safety and comfort so they can do what's necessary to heal?" adds Dr. Thomas. "Everything we do has to be invitational. For example, instead of asking how to get through a wall, we will start by asking the person to tell us about the wall and how we can make it safer for them. Those relationships need to be authentic and feel safe for people in order to do the necessary work. Every intervention we have is useless if we don't understand the person. We work really hard to ensure that the individuals in our programs are genuinely seen and understood, which begins by helping them feel safe and asking the right questions."
Windrose Recovery began with the opening of The Manor. Located in the rolling hills of Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine Forest, the program provides personalized residential treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns with a focus on trauma. The program provides fully integrated, holistic treatment that looks at each individual as a whole to promote deep emotional change. The expert team guides each client to find their true self and discover the tools they need to live a fulfilling life of lasting sobriety.
"The Manor is the birthplace of Windrose Recovery's philosophies. We have come to appreciate that the ways that people feel stuck are incredibly sophisticated. Our high-level clinicians really pay attention to what those stuck processes are for each individual. We are able to approach those barriers and challenges with a level of respect in that someone is really trying to understand them and get to know them," says Dr. Thomas. "But, it's not just happening with one clinician. We have a whole team spending individual time with each client. Learning about a person's heart, spirit, and psyche requires time and you can't get that once a week. Our clients get at least six hours of individual therapy each week. The goal is that the person is being comprehensively supported and treated 360°. It's not just one tool that reaches people, it's a full-court press we need to use from multiple domains in order to tackle something that has evaded relief across someone's life."
Windrose Recovery offers four programs in total:
- The Manor is an 11-bed residential program that provides personalized, trauma-focused treatment for substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health. Clients reside within two spacious homes set on tranquil, spacious grounds, each receiving their own private room and ensuite bathroom. Here, clients are provided individual therapy sessions and group therapy as well as a focus on health and wellness.
- Midwest Detox is located in a state-of-the-art facility in suburban Brookfield, just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With a focus on providing the highest level of comfort, safety, and respect throughout a person's stabilization experience, the program ensures privacy and dignity by providing every client a private room and full ensuite bathroom along with an expert team of doctors, nurses, and clinicians that are specially trained to anticipate medical, physical, and psychological needs throughout each stage of stabilization.
- Windrose Counseling, also located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, offers comprehensive, personalized outpatient treatment for substance dependence that addresses every aspect of each individual's journey. Windrose Counseling offers an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) which implements holistic, evidence-based treatment uniquely tailored to each individual to address their needs and create healthy and fulfilling lives.
- Positive Sobriety Institute (PSI) addresses the full spectrum of recovery needs for professionals and individuals in a safe, discreet, and supportive environment in Chicago, Illinois. Overlooking Michigan Avenue, the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) specialize in providing tailored treatment to healthcare professionals and executives in high-stress, high-accountability roles, as well as individuals looking for a personalized treatment experience. PSI also offers centrally located apartments just a short walk from the treatment space for clients in need of local accommodations.
In expanding its commitment to reach people when they need help the most, Windrose Recovery is an Elite Care Center with the Hall of Fame Health (HOFH). The team at Windrose Recovery is looking forward to contributing and supporting the HOFH mission by offering highly individualized treatment and trauma work in a way that genuinely focuses on the individual and is coupled with a high standard of quality care.
"Athletes are so connected to their body in many ways. They rely on their bodies to function and operate and so an intuitive understanding is that the body really matters," adds Dr. Thomas. "At Windrose Recovery, we are paying attention to the physiological part of trauma and not just the spoken part. It's important to acknowledge how people experience trauma in their bodies. We want people to feel safe in their bodies both physically and emotionally. What a privilege it is to be able to go behind that and offer relief where no one would expect it's needed."
"We are proud to welcome Windrose Recovery as an Elite Care Center," says Ryan Cain, President of the behavioral health program for Hall of Fame Health. "The organization's programs get to the heart and spirit of each individual while aiming to provide a superior safe space to foster the potential for deep healing. Their programs and philosophies are both inspiring and uplifting to everyone involved."
"At the end of the day, treatment should feel like healing. That's what we hope for everyone because if it feels like healing it should also feel like relief. Not to say the work isn't hard but if we're doing it right, it should feel like healing," says Dr. Thomas.
The HOFH Elite Care Centers is a network of elite facilities across the country that specialize in mental health and substance use disorders. Each treatment center is vetted and accredited to provide high-quality, customized care to former players and their families, veterans, and beyond. Financial aid options are available through Fund Recovery, which serves athletes, veterans, their families, and others seeking assistance for mental health or addiction issues.
For more information on Windrose Recovery and its programs, please visit www.windroserecovery.com or call 414-409-5300.
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Madrid starts preparations for Liverpool with Atlético derby
By JOSEPH WILSON
Associated Press
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid begins its countdown to the Champions League final against Liverpool by facing Atlético Madrid in a capital derby in the Spanish league. Carlo Ancelotti’s Madrid has mostly pride to play for on Sunday after it clinched the domestic league title in the last round. Madrid has four league games remaining. Ancelotti must perform the delicate balancing act of keeping his team in top competitive form while hoping to avoid any injuries to first-choice players in the run-up to the Champions League final on May 28 in Paris. Atlético remains in a fight for a top-four finish in Spain needed to stay in Europe’s elite competition next season. Second-place Barcelona visits fifth-place Real Betis on Saturday. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/06/madrid-starts-preparations-for-liverpool-with-atletico-derby/ | 2022-05-06T14:32:37Z |
France pushing for energy sanctions against Russia
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — France’s economy and finance minister Bruno Le Maire said there is a “total determination” from all 27 EU member countries to reinforce sanctions against Russia that could finally target the energy sector after evidence of massacre of Ukrainian civilians emerged this week. EU sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 have hit many sectors of the country’s economy but the bloc has stayed away from sanctions that would sap its supply of Russian energy. Le Maire said the next package of EU measures could target imports of coal and oil. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/04/05/france-pushing-for-energy-sanctions-against-russia/ | 2022-04-05T10:44:28Z |
- Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor prevail in changing weather conditions to win the IMSA Fast Lane Sports Car Weekend at Road America
- Meyer Shank Racing duo of Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis contend for victory until late race spin, contact, results in fourth-place finish
- Acura unofficially clinches 2022 IMSA DPi Manufacturers', Drivers' and Teams' championships
ELKHART LAKE, Wis., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A daring late-race pass, while negotiating slower GT traffic, secured the win Sunday for Acura, Wayne Taylor Racing, and drivers Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor. Acura's fifth WeatherTech SportsCar Championship win of the year has unofficially secured a sweep of the 2022 IMSA Manufacturers', Drivers' and Teams' titles for the manufacturer and its partner teams.
Battling fellow Acura team Meyer Shank Racing with drivers Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis for the race win and championship lead, Albuquerque in the #10 WTR ARX-05 pulled off a daring, two-wheels-in-the-grass pass on Jarvis in the #60 MSR Acura as both prototypes weaved their way through GTD traffic on the downhill run from Turn 3 to Turn 5.
The two Acuras, and a competing prototype from Chip Ganassi Racing, continued to battle for the race win into the closing laps of the two-hour, 40-minute contest – which was marked by frequently changing weather conditions. With just a few minutes remaining, Jarvis lost control exiting the high-speed Road America "Kink" and made heavy contact with the inside wall.
With the caution flag waving for the final two laps, Albuquerque and co-driver Taylor went on to record their fourth victory of the season, while Jarvis was able to nurse his damaged MSR Acura home in fourth, despite heavy front end damage and a deflating left front tire.
With just one race remaining, Acura has unofficially clinched the 2022 IMSA DPi Manufacturers' Championship, and will formally claim the title when the field takes the green flag for the season finale at Road Atlanta in October. Meanwhile, the drivers' and teams' titles will be decided between Meyer Shank Racing and Wayne Taylor Racing, with all other contenders also mathematically eliminated with the start at Road Atlanta.
Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
In the production-based GTD class, the Rick Ware Racing team driver pairing of Ryan Eversely and Aidan Read attempted to run the race on just two pit stops, running as high as third in class at one point as a result, but needed to come in for a splash of fuel near the end of the race that dropped the pair to ninth at the finish.
IMSA Fast Lane SportsCar Weekend at Road America Acura Race Results
- 1st overall - #10 Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor, Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi
- 4th overall - #60 Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis, Meyer Shank Racing Acura ARX-05 DPi
- 9th GTD - #51 Ryan Eversley, Aidan Read, Rick Ware Racing Acura NSX GT3 Evo22
DPi Manufacturers' Championship Drivers' Championship (after 9 of 10 rounds)
1. Acura 3.333 1. Filipe Albuquerque, Ricky Taylor 3,066
2. Cadillac 3,300 2. Tom Blomqvist, Oliver Jarvis 3,047
3. Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande 2,914
Quotes
Filipe Albuquerque (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing Acura ARX-05) Race winner: "What a crazy race. We started in first place and we led the first stint, and then the drizzle came. Ricky had a really tough time with a slick track and new, cold, slick tires. He did a hell of a job keeping the car on the track. We were almost last and were nearly lapped by the guys that took a gamble on rain tires, which was the right choice. At that point, our championship was completely over, but the beauty of IMSA and endurance racing is exactly this: it can shuffle unpredictably. I went back in the car even though I would've trusted Ricky to go to the end. I had driven in qualifying so I was confident, and it was dry again. We pushed again—maximum attack—dragging the championship fight to the last race. It came off perfectly for us. Another win, our fourth of the season is just brilliant. We set the goal to win. So far, so good."
Ricky Taylor (#10 Wayne Taylor Racing ARX-05) Race winner: "My job was to survive the conditions during my stint today. We were looking on for an Acura 1-2 towards the end, which was great and the strategy was strong. It's the first win for the #10 Konica Minolta Acura ARX-05 at Road America. Finally, crew member Bill Mullen got a [Road America] win after 36 years of coming here, so congratulations to him. On top of everything, that feels the best—Bill Mullen got his win. I can't say enough about Filipe's drive. Acura's been a force since coming into the DPi category. Winning the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship DPi Manufacturers title today is huge. They do such an amazing job. You can see it in the standings over the years. Looking at it from the outside, if you're going to join the championship, you should get an Acura. They give us such reliable cars and the car has been lightning fast for five years. We're proud to represent the brand, and to effectively clinch that championship today—hats off to everyone at Acura, HPD and American Honda."
Lee Niffenegger (HPD IMSA Program Manager) On Sunday's Acura win at Road America: "Congratulations to everyone at HPD and our Acura Motorsports teams on a great day. Wayne Taylor Racing won for the very first time at Road America—the last of the current IMSA tracks for them to take a victory at. With a start at Petit Le Mans, Acura will win the Manufacturers' Championship in 2022. It's a massive achievement that everyone has worked so hard for. And, additionally, our Wayne Taylor and Meyer Shank Racing teams will have the chance to battle it out for the Team and Driver titles."
Fast Facts
- This is the fifth IMSA overall race win of 2022 for Acura. Meyer Shank Racing won the season-opening Rolex 24 at Daytona – and also collected five consecutive second-place finishes prior to Sunday's race – while Wayne Taylor Racing has been victorious at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Watkins Glen International Raceway and Sunday at Road America; along with a second-place finish at the Rolex 24.
- This is the 49th IMSA prototype victory for Wayne Taylor Racing, but the first at Road America. WTR and drivers Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor will unofficially take a narrow, 19-point lead in the Drivers' and Teams' championship battle over fellow Acura-equipped MSR with drivers Tom Blomqvist and Oliver Jarvis.
Next
The GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, GTD Pro and GTD, travel next to VIRginia International Raceway in Danville, Va., for the August 26-28 Michelin GT Challenge at VIR.
The full IMSA field next runs October 6-8 for the season ending, 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga.
Acura Motorsports social media content and video links from Road America can be found on Instagram (www.instagram.com/hondaracing_hpd), Twitter (twitter.com/HondaRacing_HPD) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/HondaRacingHPD). Features and long-form videos can be found on the Honda Racing/HPD YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/HondaRacingHPDTV).
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of America Corporation announced today that it will redeem on May 4, 2022 all €1,500,000,000 principal amount outstanding of its Floating Rate Senior Notes, due May 4, 2023 (ISIN: XS1602557495; Common Code: 160255749) (the "Notes").
This series of Notes was issued under the Bank of America Corporation U.S.$65,000,000,000 Euro Medium-Term Note Program. The redemption price for the Notes will be equal to the Optional Redemption Amount of €1,000 per €1,000 Calculation Amount (as specified in the applicable Final Terms dated April 25, 2017), plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date of May 4, 2022.
Payment of the redemption price for the Notes will be made in accordance with the applicable procedures of Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking, S.A. Bank of America, N.A. (operating through its London Branch) is the Principal Agent for the Notes and Bank of America Europe DAC (formerly known as Bank of America Merrill Lynch International DAC) is the Registrar for the Notes.
Bank of America Corporation will request the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") to cancel the listing of the Notes on the Official List of the FCA and the London Stock Exchange (the "Exchange") to cancel the admission to trading on the regulated market of the Exchange as soon as practicable after the redemption date.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,200 retail financial centers, approximately 16,000 ATMs, and award-winning digital banking with more than 54 million verified digital users. Bank of America is a global leader in wealth management, corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 3 million small business households through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations across the United States, its territories and approximately 35 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Forward-looking statements
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Investors May Contact:
Lee McEntire, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.388.6780
lee.mcentire@bofa.com
Jonathan G. Blum, Bank of America (Fixed Income)
Phone: 1.212.449.3112
jonathan.blum@bofa.com
Reporters May Contact:
Christopher Feeney, Bank of America
Phone: 1.980.386.6794
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SALISBURY, Md., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of a commitment to combat food insecurity, Perdue Farms has delivered a $25,000 grant to support the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore school backpack program and 10,000 pounds of nutritious chicken products to feed food insecure families in rural Virginia.
The grant from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the company's charitable giving arm, and donation of chicken are part of the company's Delivering Hope to Our Neighbors® initiative focused on improving quality of life and building strong communities.
"For 40 years, the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore has pursued a mission of leading the effort to eliminate hunger in our community," said Christopher Tan, president and CEO of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. "We're grateful to partners like Perdue Farms who provide the necessary nutrition and financial support to help us feed those in need in our community."
The service area of the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore spans 4,745 square miles and includes the cities of Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth and Franklin and the counties of Southampton, Northampton, Sussex, Isle of Wight and Accomack. Since its incorporation in 1981, more than 360 million meals have been distributed to those facing hunger. In the past five years, an average of 15 million meals have been distributed to more than 160,000 people each year.
"Our BackPack Program provides food-insecure children with nutritious and easy-to-prepare food at times when other resources are not available, such as weekends and school vacations," said Tan. "Backpacks containing six healthy, child-friendly meals are discreetly handed out to the participating children at each distribution."
The Foodbank backpack program serves roughly 3,600 children across 65 schools, seven of which are on the Eastern Shore. It provides 16,524 meals for 152 children attending public elementary schools in the region. These nutritious meals for the children allow caregivers to stretch their household budgets far enough to eliminate some of the impossible choices they must otherwise make between rent/mortgage, heat, electricity, transportation costs, medicine, doctor visits and groceries, according to Tan.
Kim Nechay, executive director of the Perdue Foundation, praised the work of Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore.
"Backpack food delivery programs are an important cornerstone program of the Foodbank's efforts to address childhood hunger," she said. "We believe none of our neighbors should go hungry so helping provide food each weekend to children facing food insecurity through this wonderful program is a meaningful investment."
The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, was established in 1957 by company founder Arthur W. Perdue and is funded through the estates of Arthur W. Perdue and Frank Perdue. As part of our belief in supporting the communities where and with whom we do business, the Foundation provides grants on behalf of Perdue Farms in communities where large numbers of our associates live and work. At Perdue Farms, we believe in responsible food and agriculture®.
We're a fourth-generation, family-owned, U.S. food and agriculture company. Through our belief in responsible food and agriculture, we are empowering consumers, customers, and farmers through trusted choices in products and services.
The premium protein portfolio within our Perdue Foods business, including our flagship PERDUE® brand, Niman Ranch®, Panorama Organic Grass-Fed Meats®, Coleman Natural®, and Yummy®, as well as our pet brands, Spot Farms® and Full Moon®, is available through various channels including retail, foodservice, club stores and our direct-to-consumer website, PerdueFarms.com.
Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company.
Now in our company's second century, our path forward is about getting better, not just bigger. We never use drugs for growth promotion in raising poultry and livestock, and we are actively advancing our animal welfare programs. Our brands are leaders in no-antibiotics-ever chicken, turkey, pork, beef, and lamb, and in USDA-certified organic chicken and beef. Learn more at Corporate.PerdueFarms.com.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers has announced plans to open a new gallery in Charleston, South Carolina. This expansion provides collectors, families, and fiduciaries in Charleston and the Southeast with convenient access to Doyle's full range of auction and appraisal services for collections and estates. Doyle looks forward to welcoming the public to their newly renovated gallery in Charleston this winter.
"Doyle's addition of a Charleston gallery is the result of thoughtful consideration of the local market, leaving room for future growth in this thriving city," said Laura Doyle, CEO of Doyle. "We are thrilled to join the robust arts and culture community in Charleston and look forward to providing our new neighbors and old friends with services tailored to meet their needs."
With the opening of the new gallery, Doyle will host consignment days featuring their team of Specialists, connoisseurship talks on a range of collecting topics, and preview exhibitions of property to be auctioned in New York and online to collectors around the globe.
Doyle has commissioned Julia F. Martin Architects of Charleston to renovate their new gallery located in a circa 1888 building at 123 King Street. Glen R. Gardner Landscape Architect, also of Charleston, will design and install the landscaping.
Commenting on the renovation plan, the Preservation Society of Charleston stated, "Without historic photographs to inform restoration, Julia F. Martin Architects developed a sensitive plan to reimagine the storefront based on period examples along King Street, while stabilizing and rehabilitating the piazza. The project was approved by BAR (Board of Architectural Review) earlier this month, and the PSC was pleased to offer our support."
Doyle has long been privileged to auction property from prominent estates and distinguished collections from South Carolina. Doyle held the landmark sale of the Collection of best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank, a native of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. This highly-anticipated auction featured furniture, decorations, and artwork, as well as memorabilia related to her successful career as an author.
In a series of jewelry sales in New York this fall, Doyle will auction property from a Southampton, NY and Charleston, SC Estate featuring elegant jewelry by Bulgari, David Webb, Buccellati, and Sterlé Paris, as well as fine watches by Cartier and Patek Philippe.
Doyle Specialists are always available to discuss their full range of appraisal and auction services for a single item or an entire collection. For information and appointments, contact 803-849-2901 or Charleston@Doyle.com
Founded in 1962, Doyle is one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of jewelry, art, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, coins, stamps, rare books and other collecting categories. Headquartered in New York City, the global capital of the auction market, Doyle holds over 100 sales each year that attract a broad base of buyers and consignors from around the world. In addition to Charleston, Doyle's network of regional offices and representatives includes galleries in Beverly Hills, Palm Beach and Washington DC, and representatives in Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, New Jersey, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. For further information, visit Doyle.com
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TSX and OTC: MPVD
TORONTO and NEW YORK, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPVD) (OTCQX: MPVD) today announces production and sales results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 ("the Quarter" or "Q2 2022") from the Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine ("GK Mine"). All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted. Additionally, the Company is providing updated FY 2022 production guidance which reflects a slower-than-planned ramp up following Covid-19 and process facility-related difficulties in Q1/22. These challenges are being addressed and significant improvements in dilution management, processed grade and process plant availability have been achieved throughout June 2022, and leading into Q3/22.
Q2 Sales Highlights
- 16% Increase in Carats Sold. The Company sold 586,763 carats in Q2 2022, a 16% increase relative to Q1 2022.
- 2nd Highest Quarterly Revenue. Total proceeds of US$76M representing the second highest quarterly revenue in the Company's history and a 14% increase relative to that achieved in Q1 2022.
- Positive Price Environment. The strong average value per carat of US$130 follows closely to the unprecedented price growth during the Q1/22. The rough diamond market continues to experience strong demand supported by solid US retail results. Further support to the market is anticipated from jewellery retail in China as Covid restrictions ease in that country.
Mark Wall, the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented:
"Production during the quarter improved from Q1 and reached our daily targets over the past month. The action plan that has been developed to drive operational improvements is working, however efforts to recover from the lower production throughout Q1 were slower than anticipated, and as such it is appropriate to provide updated production and cost guidance to the market. Despite this, I am pleased to see the diamond market continues to remain strong, with our second highest revenue in history achieved in Q2. With this improved financial position, we continue to remain on track with our refinancing and strategic objectives."
Q2 Production Takeaways
- 749,821 ore tonnes treated, an 8% decrease relative to Q2 2021, and a 6% increase relative to Q1 2022 (Q2 2021: 811,171 tonnes treated; Q1 2022, 707,553 tonnes treated)
- 1,260,899 carats recovered, 29% lower than Q2 2021, and a 6% increase relative to Q1 2022 (Q2 2021: 1,763,556 carats recovered, Q1 2022: 1,185,156 carats recovered)
- Average grade of 1.68 carats per tonne, a 23% decrease relative to Q2 2021, and unchanged relative to Q2/22 (Q2 2021: 2.17 carats per tonne, Q1 2022: 1.68 carats per tonne)
Revised Operating and Cost Guidance for 2022 (all figures quoted on a 100% basis)
Challenges in Q1 related to a Covid outbreak, process plant availability and higher than planned external dilution continued into the second quarter, leading to lower than expected production. These are progressively being remedied heading into H2/22, evidenced by production of 502,778 carats in June 2022, a 26% increase relative to May 2022. Action plans to ensure these issues do not occur in the future are in place, and leading to improvements in process plant availability and processed grade, which are being tracked closely by management. With the impact of Q2 performance on full year expected numbers, it is appropriate to issue revised production and cost guidance for the 2022 operating year to the market. The Company expects:
- 34 – 38 million total tonnes mined (ore and waste)
- 3.75 – 4.30 million ore tonnes mined
- 3.00 – 3.20 million ore tonnes treated
- 5.6 – 5.8 million carats recovered
- Production costs of $140 - $146 per tonne treated
- Production costs of $76 – $80 per carat recovered
- Sustaining Capital Expenditure of $11 million
The increase in cost guidance is directly related to fewer tonnes treated and carats recovered relative to previous expectations. The operation has not seen significant gross cost increases over-and-above those reflected in previous cost guidance.
About Mountain Province Diamonds Inc.
Mountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in Canada's Northwest Territories. The Gahcho Kué Joint Venture property consists of several kimberlites that are actively being mined, developed, and explored for future development. The Company also controls 107,373 hectares of highly prospective mineral claims and leases surrounding the Gahcho Kué Mine that include an Indicated mineral resource for the Kelvin kimberlite and Inferred mineral resources for the Faraday kimberlites. Kelvin is estimated to contain 13.62 million carats (Mct) in 8.50 million tonnes (Mt) at a grade of 1.60 carats/tonne and value of US$63/carat. Faraday 2 is estimated to contain 5.45Mct in 2.07Mt at a grade of 2.63 carats/tonne and value of US$140/ct. Faraday 1-3 is estimated to contain 1.90Mct in 1.87Mt at a grade of 1.04 carats/tonne and value of US$75/carat. All resource estimations are based on a 1mm diamond size bottom cut-off.
For further information on Mountain Province Diamonds and to receive news releases by email, visit the Company's website at www.mountainprovince.com.
Caution Regarding Forward Looking Information
This news release contains certain "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" under applicable Canadian and United States securities laws concerning the business, operations and financial performance and condition of Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. Forward-looking statements and forward-looking information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to operational hazards, including possible disruption due to pandemic such as COVID-19, its impact on travel, self-isolation protocols and business and operations, estimated production and mine life of the project of Mountain Province; the realization of mineral reserve estimates; the timing and amount of estimated future production; costs of production; the future price of diamonds; the estimation of mineral reserves and resources; the ability to manage debt; capital expenditures; the ability to obtain permits for operations; liquidity; tax rates; and currency exchange rate fluctuations. Except for statements of historical fact relating to Mountain Province, certain information contained herein constitutes forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are frequently characterized by words such as "anticipates," "may," "can," "plans," "believes," "estimates," "expects," "projects," "targets," "intends," "likely," "will," "should," "to be", "potential" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may", "should" or "will" occur. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the statements are made, and are based on a number of assumptions and subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Many of these assumptions are based on factors and events that are not within the control of Mountain Province and there is no assurance they will prove to be correct.
Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from results anticipated by such forward-looking statements include the development of operation hazards which could arise in relation to COVID-19, including, but not limited to protocols which may be adopted to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and any impact of such protocols on Mountain Province's business and operations, variations in ore grade or recovery rates, changes in market conditions, changes in project parameters, mine sequencing; production rates; cash flow; risks relating to the availability and timeliness of permitting and governmental approvals; supply of, and demand for, diamonds; fluctuating commodity prices and currency exchange rates, the possibility of project cost overruns or unanticipated costs and expenses, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry, failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated.
These factors are discussed in greater detail in Mountain Province's most recent Annual Information Form and in the most recent MD&A filed on SEDAR, which also provide additional general assumptions in connection with these statements. Mountain Province cautions that the foregoing list of important factors is not exhaustive. Investors and others who base themselves on forward-looking statements should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail. Mountain Province believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct and such forward-looking statements included in this news release should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date of this news release.
Although Mountain Province has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause actions, events or results not to be anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Mountain Province undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change except as required by applicable securities laws. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements concerning mineral reserve and resource estimates may also be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements to the extent they involve estimates of the mineralization that will be encountered as the property is developed. Mineral resources are not mineral reserves and do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Further, Mountain Province may make changes to its business plans that could affect its results. The principal assets of Mountain Province are administered pursuant to a joint venture under which Mountain Province is not the operator. Mountain Province is exposed to actions taken or omissions made by the operator within its prerogative and/or determinations made by the joint venture under its terms. Such actions or omissions may impact the future performance of Mountain Province. Under its current note and revolving credit facilities Mountain Province is subject to certain limitations on its ability to pay dividends on common stock. The declaration of dividends is at the discretion of Mountain Province's Board of Directors, subject to the limitations under the Company's debt facilities, and will depend on Mountain Province's financial results, cash requirements, future prospects, and other factors deemed relevant by the Board.
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PITTSBURGH, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved washer and dryer to provide optimum convenience when doing laundry," said an inventor, from Hyde Park, Mass., "so I invented the ALL IN ONE WASH. My design would prevent wet clothes from sitting while waiting to be transferred to the dryer."
The patent-pending invention provides a new design for a clothes washer and dryer. In doing so, it eliminates the need to transfer the clothes from the washer to the dryer. As a result, it could enhance freshness. It also helps to save space within a laundry room or other space. The invention features a convenient and space-saving design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households.
The original design was submitted to the Boston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-BEC-156, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Proceeds will accelerate a robust R&D pipeline, commercial partnerships and clinical activities led by leading institutional and strategic investors
CLEVELAND, June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centerline Biomedical, Inc. (Centerline), a private medical technology company, announced the closing of a $33 million Series B equity financing led by Cleveland Clinic with participation by GE Healthcare, RIK Enterprises, JobsOhio, Jumpstart Ventures and G2 Group Ventures. This funding will help propel the company into new surgical applications, accelerate its commercial sales and add to its growing clinical evidence repository.
Centerline Biomedical's system improves visualization and guidance in endovascular procedures while reducing dependence on radiation and contrast agents with the goal of improving patient outcomes, as well as overall efficiency for clinicians. Its flagship product, IOPS® (Intra-Operative Positioning System) was developed in Cleveland Clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute and utilizes patented algorithms to generate a patient-specific vascular map combined with electromagnetic tracking and smart sensor-equipped surgical devices to provide real-time, 3-D color visualization and navigation of the human vascular system.
IOPS® is FDA 510(k) cleared and currently launching in the US at select sites. Expansion to Europe and other key markets will occur in 2023. This platform technology drives an active R&D pipeline, supported by four NIH (National Institute of Health) grants to date, and backed by a world-class scientific advisory board, with foundational programs to both expand and extend the capabilities in the vascular space and enter the structural heart space.
"We are excited about the potential for IOPS® solution to transform the imaging framework to improve safety, quality and cost of minimally-invasive vascular procedures while reducing radiation exposure of caregivers and patients during critical life-saving procedures" said Todd Schwarzinger, GM Cleveland Clinic Innovations. He also noted that Centerline is a success story for Northeast Ohio. "This technology, which was invented at Cleveland Clinic, represents another example of our region's success in supporting early-stage innovation within the MedTech startup space."
"The opportunity to invest in innovative technology like Centerline Biomedical's IOPS® solution aligns with GE Healthcare's mission of delivering more precise and efficient care. As the number of minimally invasive procedures for complex interventions increases, so does the need for advanced technology to enable clinicians to make faster, more precise and informed decisions to improve patient care. We look forward to working with Centerline Biomedical as well as clinicians to explore the possibilities of this technology, as well as how this can complement our imaging and guiding systems," said Arnaud Marie, General Manager for Global Interventional at GE Healthcare.
"Our technology is already yielding excellent clinical benefits and this funding will help realize our mission of improving the outcomes, radiation safety and accuracy in endovascular surgery," said Philip D. Rackliffe, CEO. "Successfully raising this capital given the challenging global environment is a resounding testament to this technology and incredible team at Centerline".
Founded in 2014, Centerline Biomedical is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. The company's FDA-cleared technology platform enables dramatically improved visualization and guidance in endovascular procedures. Centerline is backed by Cleveland Clinic, GE Healthcare, RIK Enterprises, JobsOhio, Jumpstart Ventures and G2 Group Ventures. Visit www.centerlinebiomedical.com for more information.
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NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Baha Mar, the Caribbean's leading integrated luxury resort of choice located in Nassau, The Bahamas, presents the full lineup of events taking place at The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival at Baha Mar on October 21-23, 2022. Headlined by internationally renowned chefs including Marcus Samuelsson of Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House, Daniel Boulud of Café Boulud, and Dario Cecchini of Carna, along with The Current's Creative Arts Director John Cox, the action-packed, three-day event is the first of its kind in the Caribbean. The weekend's events include intimate chef experiences and interactive cooking demos, compelling artistic exhibitions and workshops, guest chef and artist appearances, exclusive activations, live performances and more.
The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival kicks off Friday, October 21 with an exclusive sunset welcome for the festival's weekend pass holders. Sundown & Sips will feature a specially curated menu from chef Marcus Samuelsson, with appearances by the weekend's celebrated chef personalities. Guests are then invited to attend the Welcome Beach Party at Baha Bay Lagoon, where they will enjoy a fish-fry inspired celebration featuring island infused fare matched with tropical drinks, co-hosted and curated by Marcus, celebrity chef Carla Hall, and Bahamian chef personality Simeon Hall Jr. topped with a spectacular live performance from legendary R&B group Boyz II Men.
The weekend continues with an all-encompassing two-day Expo Saturday and Sunday, where guests can partake in live entertainment and Bahamian hospitality with onstage chef demos from top talent including Carla Hall, Ming Tsai, Tevin Kemp, and more. The Expo will feature artist talks surrounding the topics of the history of Bahamian art, and contemporary art in the Caribbean from John Cox, Bahamian artist Antonius Roberts and gallerist Amanda Coulson. An art exhibition, titled "Defying Tropicality," will be featured at the Festival's Expo curated by Baha Mar's very own Gallery and Art Center- The Current, which was curated through an open call into the Bahamian art community to create original works reflecting the exhibition's theme.
The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival is thrilled to launch ECCHO (Expressive Collaborations & Creative House of Opportunities), Baha Mar's newest on-site exhibition, as part of the resort's in-house art programming. The grand opening will take place on Thursday, October 20, including the premiere exhibition for two 11 Strong artists – Dede Brown and Kachelle Knowles, as well as a permanent exhibition titled "Hard Mouth" by famed American artist Shepard Fairey. A portion of proceeds from the sales of works by Fairey will benefit the Baha Mar Foundation and its efforts in The Bahamas. ECCHO was created in partnership with The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas.
For a more up-close and personal festival experience, Baha Mar's headlining chefs and artist personalities will each be hosting unique, intimate events on Saturday, October 22 where festivalgoers can choose their own adventure from a variety of activities happening throughout the resort. These experiences include:
- Sea To Table with Marcus Samuelsson and Simeon Hall Jr. featuring a Catamaran cruise followed by lunch at Marcus' Fish+ Chop House.
- Bouillabaisse & Rosé with Daniel Boulud at the exclusive NEXUS club, featuring a reception-style event with light bites and rosé, followed by a Bouillabaisse demo highlighting Bahamian ingredients.
- Perfect Pairings with Dario Cecchini and Ray Isle showcasing master butchery knowledge at Carna paired with exclusive wine tastings from Food & Wine's Executive Wine Editor.
- The Chef Next Door with Amanda Freitag a hands-on cooking class at Baha Mar's The Kitchen featuring original recipes from Amanda, followed by lunch on the patio.
- Flavors of Mexico with Margarita Carrillo and Juan Meza at Costa, highlighting a delicious taste and exploration of the bold flavors of their home nation, Mexico in an intimate lunch setting.
- Behind the Scenes with John Cox an exclusive look with artist and curator John Cox where he will guide guests through the Fairwinds Exhibition and share stories of the inspiration, process, and cultural significance of key pieces within the resort's historied collection.
Saturday's Grand Dine-Around introduces a special dinner series where guests will have the opportunity to choose one of four specially prepared dinners by the festival's participating chefs at Baha Mar's most coveted restaurants. Marcus Samuelsson will welcome guests to his signature Marcus Up Top with Chef Garrette Bowe; Chef Ming Tsai and Daniel Boulud will welcome diners to his signature restaurant, Café Boulud; Dario Cecchini and Amanda Freitag will host a dinner at contemporary steakhouse Carna, and Simeon Hall Jr., Carla Hall, Margarita Carrillo and Juan Meza will host a dinner at Mexican inspired restaurant Costa. Following dinner, all guests are invited to Desserts After Dark at Privilege Pool, which will feature bites from local Bahamian chefs, special cocktails, passed sweets and custom dessert stations.
The weekend will conclude with a one-of-a-kind, exclusive Long Cay Luncheon on Baha Mar's private island. On Sunday, October 23, guests will be whisked away to the lush island hideaway of Long Cay, where they will spend a relaxing day on pristine sands enjoying live music, with all of the festival's honored chefs, and a special menu courtesy of Daniel Boulud and Marcus Samuelsson.
The full calendar of events includes:
Friday, October 21
- 6-7pm: Sundown & Sips hosted by Marcus Samuelsson at Marcus at Baha Mar Fish + Chop House
- 7-10pm: Welcome Beach Party co-hosted by Marcus Samuelsson, Simeon Hall Jr. and Carla Hall at Baha Bay Lagoon
Saturday, October 22
- 10:30am-2:00pm: Sea to Table with Marcus Samuelsson and Simeon Hall Jr.
- 11am-1pm: Behind the Scenes with John Cox hosted by artist and curator John Cox at the Fairwinds Exhibition
- 11am-5pm: The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival Expo at Baha Bay Lawn
- 12-2pm: Bouillabaisse & Rosé with Daniel Boulud at NEXUS
- 12-2pm: Perfect Pairings with Dario Cecchini and Ray Isle at Carna
- 11:30am-1:30pm: The Chef Next Door with Amanda Freitag at The Kitchen
- 12-2pm: Flavors of Mexico with Margarita Carrillo and Juan Meza at Costa
- 7-11pm: Grand Dine-Around
Sunday, October 23
- 10:30am-2pm: Long Cay Luncheon co-hosted by Marcus Samuelsson and Daniel Boulud at Long Cay Island
- 11am-5pm: The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival Expo at Baha Bay Lawn
Tickets for the event are now on sale at bahamar.com/bahamas-culinary-arts-festival/ and are priced upon experience, ranging from $79 to $499 per person. Guests can enjoy The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Festival at Baha Mar in spectacular fashion with the all-inclusive Festival Weekend Pass priced at $499. The Festival Weekend Pass includes a premium welcome gift upon check-in, entry to The Bahamas Culinary & Arts Expo on Saturday and Sunday, and early access to some of the most exclusive, intimate guest chef experiences, as well as admission to the Sundown & Sips party, Welcome Beach Party, and Grand Dine-Around.
For further information about the event, please visit bahamar.com/bahamas-culinary-arts-festival/ for full details on featured chefs and culinary concepts, event specifics, art exhibitions, and a link for easy ticket purchase.
About Baha Mar
Baha Mar is a master planned integrated resort development situated on 1,000 acres overlooking the world's famous Cable Beach. The white sand beach destination includes three global brand operators – Grand Hyatt, SLS, and Rosewood – over 2,300 rooms and more than 45 restaurants and lounges, the largest casino in the Caribbean, a state-of-the-art convention center, Royal Blue Golf Course, an 18-hole Jack Nicklaus signature course, a brand new $200 million Baha Bay luxury water park, the Caribbean's first and only flagship ESPA spa, and over 30 luxury retail outlets. Baha Mar is a breathtaking location with dynamic programming, activities, and guest offerings in one of the most beautiful places in the world – The Bahamas. For more information and reservations, visit www.bahamar.com.
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Which canoe is best?
Picture being out on the water in a canoe, living your best life. It’s easily imagined and achieved with the right direction. Before you buy a canoe, it’s important to know the purpose for your boat and how often you plan to use it. If you want to hit the water in a moderately priced but high-quality canoe, the Old Town Canoe Sportsman Discovery Solo is a great choice.
What to know before you buy a canoe
Style
There are several ways to categorize canoes.
- Recreational: These are great for families or friends who want to take an easy cruise and paddle on flat water. They are built to be stable and easy to maneuver.
- Racing: Built for speed and competition, these are on the high end of canoe prices.
- River: These are designed to get pummeled by whitewater rapids and everything else a river brings.
- Tripping: Sometimes these are called touring canoes because they have the space that lets you and a friend to go on longer trips
- Sporting: This sort of boat is ideal for fishing or hunting and is designed with space to carry your gear.
- Multipurpose: Also known as versatile, multipurpose canoes can be used for any reason: fishing, camping or just out for a cruise.
Size
- Length: Standard canoes are around 16-17 feet long. Shorter ones are easy to maneuver and take anywhere, but longer models are great for lengthy trips. Plus, once you get the speed up they are easier to paddle.
- Width: The wider your canoe is, the more stable it will be. However, thinner canoes are easier to paddle and weigh less.
- Depth: Deeper boats allow more weight but since the sides are longer, they are also more influenced by the wind. A shallower canoe isn’t as affected by the breeze but can let in water if it’s overweight.
Material
- Plastic: A lightweight, durable and cheap material for canoes.
- Aluminum: This was once used commonly because it is strong and durable, but because of its weight, it’s falling out of popularity.
- Fiberglass: Lighter than aluminum and durable, it is also easy to repair.
- Kevlar: Stronger and lighter than fiberglass, it is expensive and typically used on high-end canoes.
- Carbon fiber: Similar to Kevlar, this is also strong, lightweight and used on higher-priced models.
What to look for in a quality canoe
Hull
The shape of your hull affects how your boat moves; the entry line is where the hull cuts water. The sharper the entry line, the faster and easier you move through the water. A blunt end is better for rapids because it helps keep water out.
The bottom of the boat has its own variations.
- Flat: This style is good for a stable ride on flat water but can be turned over easily due to how high it sits above the surface.
- Round: A bottom like this improves speed and stability during movement, but there is not much initial stability.
- Shallow-arch: This bottom is an improved version of the flat and round combined. It has better initial and secondary stability.
- V: This version has a pronounced centerline, is maneuverable and also has good initial and secondary stability.
Side shape
- Tumblehome: The sides curve inward and make it easier to touch the water.
- Flare: The canoe sides flare out to keep the water from getting in.
- Straight: This side shape is in the middle of flare and tumblehome.
Seats
Many canoes come with anywhere from one to three seats, two-seaters being the most common. You can customize and upgrade your seats to make your ride on the water more comfortable.
Other features
- Rocker: This is the upward curve from tip to tail. A higher rocker is more maneuverable and a lower rocker is faster. Most are somewhere between.
- Gunwales: These are the side rails. They need to be strong because they will take a beating.
- Freeboard: The distance between the gunwales and the waterline. The greater the freeboard the dryer you’ll be, but the easier wind will catch. The opposite is true as the freeboard gets smaller.
- Thwarts: Wood, aluminum or fiberglass supports that shape and stabilize the canoe.
How much you can expect to spend on a canoe
You can get a good pre-owned canoe or budget canoe for under $500 but a high-end canoe is going to be around $3,000-$4,000. However, there are also middle-range canoes that cost anywhere from $650-$1,500.
Canoe FAQ
What is the difference between a canoe and a kayak?
A. Canoes have an open top, while kayaks have a closed deck with a hole for the occupant to sit in. Also, kayaks are easier to learn, while canoes are more stable and less likely to flip.
How do I store my canoe?
A. They should be stored upside down in a dry place, sitting on the gunwales.
What’s the best canoe to buy?
Top canoe
Old Town Canoe Sportsman Discovery Solo
What you need to know: This is a single-person recreational boat with plenty of room for fishing or hunting gear.
What you’ll love: The seats and armrests let you enjoy a comfortable ride no matter what your purpose. The boat has cup holders built in, adjustable foot braces and a lightweight hull for easier transfer.
What you should consider: It’s meant for a single person and might be too wide for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top canoe for the money
What you need to know: This three-person canoe can be used for fishing or other recreational fun.
What you’ll love: It has handles on the sides and a skeg that improves tracking. It also has two cup holders that double as fishing rod holders and two ditty trays in the rear for storage.
What you should consider: This boat is only 13 feet long and may feel too small for three people.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Worth checking out
Old Town Canoe Saranac 146 DLX
What you need to know: This is a family-friendly recreational boat that can hold up to 750 pounds.
What you’ll love: This flat-bottom boat has straight sides, making it stable. It has two padded seats with backs and cup holders. There is also a center bench to provide storage and an extra passenger seat.
What you should consider: It’s almost 80 pounds assembled and over 14 feet long, making it difficult to maneuver solo.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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First Alert Traffic: Semitrailer crash blocked I-75 northbound lanes in North Port
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:13 AM EDT|Updated: 21 minutes ago
UPDATED at 9:20 a.m. with all lanes reopening.
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - All lanes have reopened after a crash with injures involving a semitrailer shut down northbound lanes on I-75 in North Port early Tuesday, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The crash happened about 8:15 a.m. just north of Sumter Boulevard, near mile marker 183. Traffic backed up in the area. Congestion caused several other minor crashes in the area.
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Company recognized as an Experience Leader and a Trust Leader in Enterprise Performance Management; 100% of surveyed customers said they would recommend Planful
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Planful Inc., the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software, today announced that the company earned an Industry Excellence Award from Dresner Advisory Services. Planful is recognized as an Experience Leader and a Trust Leader in Enterprise Performance Management, based on ratings from the Customer Experience and Vendor Credibility models in Dresner's annual flagship Wisdom of Crowds® market study.
The Customer Experience model is created based on the real-world experience of technology solution end-users. The Vendor Credibility model assesses the relationship that the vendors have with end-users. Only vendors that receive the highest rankings in those models earn Dresner Advisory Services Industry Excellence Awards.
"Organizations trust Dresner Advisory reports because they provide an end-user perspective and thus reflect users' real-world experience," said Howard Dresner, founder, and chief research officer at Dresner Advisory. "We congratulate Planful for receiving a 100% recommended score from customers who work with Planful every day and have the most in-depth knowledge of the company's strengths."
"Customers are our number one value at Planful so it's especially gratifying to receive awards that are 100% focused on customer feedback," said Grant Halloran, CEO, Planful. "We're proud that Planful has been named an Experience Leader in the Wisdom of Crowds® Market Study for the seventh year in a row. This rating is a testament to the strong relationships we have built with our customers and their confidence in the value we, and our partners deliver."
Click here to download a free copy of the 2022 Dresner Advisory Services Wisdom of Crowds® Enterprise Performance Management Market Study.
Planful is the pioneer of financial performance management cloud software. The Planful platform is used by the Office of the CFO around the globe to streamline business-wide planning, budgeting, consolidations, reporting, and visual analytics. Planful empowers users to plan confidently, close faster, and report accurately. More than 1000 customers, including Boston Red Sox, Del Monte, TGI Friday's, and 23andMe, rely on Planful to accelerate cycle times, increase productivity, and improve accuracy across the end-to-end FP&A process. Planful is a private company backed by Vector Capital, a leading global private equity firm. Learn more at www.planful.com.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy wasn’t out of a job for long after being hired to coach the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday, little more than a week after being fired by the Boston Bruins.
Cassidy becomes the Golden Knights’ third coach and replaces Peter DeBoer, who was fired after Vegas missed the playoffs for the first time in its five-year history.
“I am excited to join an organization that shares my commitment to winning and can’t wait to get to work with the talent that has been assembled in Vegas,” Cassidy said in a statement. “It’s been impressive to watch the city embrace the Golden Knights from afar, and my family and I look forward to becoming a part of that.”
Cassidy, 57, had a 245-108-46 record and led the Bruins to six straight playoff appearances after replacing Claude Julien in the final months of the 2016-17 campaign. He was fired on June 6, a month after the Bruins lost a seven-game first-round series to Carolina.
Vegas becomes Cassidy’s third stop as a head coach after a two-year stint with Washington (2002-04), where the Ottawa native worked under Knights president of hockey operations George McPhee, who was the general manager at the time. Cassidy coached the Capitals to a playoff appearance in his first season after compiling a record of 39-29-8 during the 2002-03 regular season.
Cassidy boasts an overall record of 292-155-53, accompanied by 38 postseason victories. His most successful campaign was in 2018-19, when the Bruins reached the Stanley Cup Final, where they lost to St. Louis in seven games. Cassidy led Boston to the best record in the NHL (44-14-12) the following season, when he won the Jack Adams Award as the top coach in 2019-20.
Cassidy goes from coaching a veteran-laden team in transition in Boston to coaching one of the most talented rosters in the league.
“The Golden Knights are very pleased to have Bruce come in to coach our team,” general manager Kelly McCrimmon said in a statement. “His success in Boston over six years is extremely impressive. His teams have had a clear identity, having been among the very best in the NHL in terms of goals for, goals against, goal differential and special teams. This is the right coach for our team at this time.”
DeBoer was 98-50-12 in three seasons with the Golden Knights and led them to back-to-back semifinal appearances his first two seasons, but was let go May 16 after they missed the playoffs for the first time in franchise history this season.
Cassidy inherits a team that was pegged as one of the best in the Western Conference prior to last season, but underachieved and collapsed down the stretch in part due to a series of injuries. Per NHLInjuryViz.com, the Golden Knights finished with the second-highest man-games lost with 505.
Nevertheless, in control of its destiny with five games left in the season, Vegas lost three straight shootouts down the stretch to fall out of contention. They lost five of their last seven and went 0-2-3 against the last five non-playoff teams they faced.
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Tucker’s 3-run double helps Javier, Astros beat Rangers 4-3
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a three-run double in the fifth inning and Cristian Javier won his first start of the season as the Houston Astros held off the Texas Rangers 4-3. Javier allowed two runs in five innings, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out four. Tucker, a late addition to the starting lineup, scorched an 82 mph curveball to the gap in left-center with two outs off reliever Brett Martin. Mitch Garver had a homer and a single for the Rangers. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/27/tuckers-3-run-double-helps-javier-astros-beat-rangers-4-3/ | 2022-04-28T07:13:45Z |
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the global organization dedicated to enabling digital prosperity for all, has released a new whitepaper intended to encourage dialogue and debate around international taxation proposals for the digital economy.
There are currently two main proposals to address the issues of digital taxation, the OECD's BEPS 2.0, and a second proposal from the UN Tax Committee. The DCO's has now whitepaper reviews these proposals to address the issue of digital taxation, and proposes further dialogue on the issue.
DCO Secretary-General Deemah AlYahya commented: "The digital economy has created a fast-moving and changeable business environment, and there is a need for new international taxation rules that can secure transparency, fairness, and long-term sustainable economic growth for all. We believe that there is room for broader multilateral conversations, along with in-depth studies that can help formulate a global taxation solution that will be equitable to all nations. A coordinated global approach to taxing the digital economy could bring benefits to nations in terms of foreign direct investment, economic recovery and poverty reduction."
Manel Bondi, Digital Taxation Director, at DCO, and the author of the whitepaper, added: "For the OECD International Framework (IF), the work done so far is a major and remarkable step towards reframing the international tax regime. However, certain IF members, notably low-and medium-income countries (LMICs), expressed deep concerns about what they consider as 'inequities embedded in the deal'.
"Regarding the UN proposal, it is seen by a large number of IF members, developing countries, as a serious alternative to OECD, being more adapted to their capacities, and better serving their interests... and this position is strengthened by the support of the IMF and the World Bank[i] of the UN proposal from a developing country perspective. DCO's major recommendation for both working groups is to open the debate to all stakeholders, for transparent discussions towards a global consensus," she explained.
To further the dialogue around global digital taxation, the DCO is engaging with the international tax community, DCO member states and other stakeholders, beginning with a webinar to discuss the issues covered in the whitepaper and more.
For more details and to get access to the full whitepaper, visit: www.dcoinsights.com/digitaltaxation
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When you think of money, do you feel like living in the moment and being responsible are mutually exclusive? Does guilt eat at you when you go out for lunch or a $7 oat milk latte?
You don't have to think or feel this way, thanks to a flexible personal finance approach called conscious spending.
"Unlike a budget, which looks backward, a conscious spending plan allows you to look forward," said Ramit Sethi, author of best-selling "I Will Teach You To Be Rich" and CEO of the eponymous blog. "Conscious spending is all about spending extravagantly on the things you love, as long as you cut costs mercilessly on the things you don't. It's not about restriction. It's about being intentional with your money, and then spending on the things you love guilt-free."
That doesn't mean that some age-old, general guidelines for saving aren't valid -- such as saving 5% to 10% of your income and having a three- to six-month emergency fund, Sethi said.
But a conscious spending plan allows you to say, "Yes, I want to go on vacation. Yes, I like nice clothes. Yes, I'm going to spend on these things guilt-free. I'm also going to invest, save, and make sure I can cover my rent," Sethi said.
Whether wanting to save money, squash debts or have a little more fun is making you want to try conscious spending, you can apply this approach as soon as today. Here's how.
Rewiring your spending habits
The term "conscious spending" implies that people experience unconscious spending, said Bradley Klontz, a financial psychologist and associate professor of practice at Creighton University's Heider College of Business in Omaha, Nebraska.
"It's almost like unconscious eating," he said. "We're just without a plan, we're not really paying much attention, especially using credit cards."
What's most important in undoing unconscious spending is asking yourself specific questions about your financial goals and life desires: Where has my money been going? What do I love spending money on and why? How much do I need for fixed expenses, such as bills and rent? How much do I want to invest and save, and why? How much do I want to set aside for impulse buys or charges, such as drinks with a friend or a parking ticket?
Your answers need to be very clear, Klontz and Sethi said. Saying you want to be able to do what you want when you want is abstract. But stating that you and your partner want to fly to Italy with extended legroom, visit for three weeks and watch the sun set over Rome while drinking wine? Now that's a vision that's vivid, specific, emotional and meaningful, Sethi said. "What's not meaningful is just some spreadsheet with numbers in it. Truthfully, nobody cares."
Answering these questions can help you feel excitement and clarity about your finances, identify what you care less about and live in alignment with what's important to you. "Then, it's a lot easier to cut in areas that don't matter as much," Klontz said.
Your answers to these questions make up what Sethi calls your "rich life" -- your life and financial goals that are unique to you, not influenced by what anyone else thinks you should do.
A personal example: I recently decided that on workdays, I'd drink the office complimentary instant coffee instead of spending several dollars on lattes a few times per week. Weekends would be when I allow myself to indulge at coffee shops with friends. I decided this because on weekdays, needing more energy was my only reason for wanting coffee -- whereas having money to enjoy better coffee and quality time at my favorite coffee shops on the weekends was more important to me. In this way, I get what I want out of my coffee-drinking by consciously focusing on what's most valuable to me, rather than restricting all coffee purchases.
When you've already intentionally thought about what you value, you don't have to feel anxious, obsessed, doubtful or guilty. When Sethi was a child, his family couldn't afford to buy appetizers while eating out, he said. These days, one of his "money rules" is to never question spending money on appetizers because "it gives me great joy to be able to buy any appetizer that I see looks good," he added. "I don't have to decide, 'Should I pay this much? Or should I not?'"
If you want to give conscious spending a shot, try it for a month. Then, using your bank statements or a budgeting app, review what happened, what worked and what didn't.
"It's not going to work perfectly the first time. It's a system that you're going to continually tweak," Sethi said. "But overall, you're going to start to get a sense for how it works and what you need to change. And then you just make the change each month after that."
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Our largest kids' event is back just in time to get ready for the upcoming school year!
CHARLOTTE, N.C., August 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Get your family back-to-school ready at Belk's KidFest on Saturday, August 6th from 12-3 p.m. at your local Belk store location. Along with checking out the latest trends that will be all the rage this coming school year, customers attending KidFest will enjoy activities, treats, and those who bring in school supplies to donate to the Boys & Girls Club, will get an extra 10% off kids' purchases that day.
We all know that every year, kids want to look their best when it's time to head back to school, and KidFest will let you explore all the newest Fall trends in a fun and interactive way. The excitement of picking out new outfits and prepping new supplies for the upcoming school year is a yearly tradition every child should experience. Belk is proud to highlight one of our national charitable partners, the Boys & Girls Club, to help every child become their best selves on their path to a great future. For those who bring in donations of new school supplies (markers, crayons, notebooks, bookbags, etc.) on August 6th, customers will receive a special 10% discount to use that day on kids' apparel, shoes, and accessories.
Denim is a huge focus of so many great back-to-school looks, and at KidFest, we'll have all the latest denim styles on hand to check out. In fact, customers who try on a pair of denim pants at KidFest will receive an additional 10% off coupon they can redeem on a future purchase the following weekend, August 12-15, 2022.
Belk is proud to be your home for back-to-school needs, and we're ready to see a new school year kick off at KidFest!
Charlotte-based Belk, Inc., a privately-owned department store, opened its first store in 1888, beginning a legacy of selling great products at great prices, treating customers like family, and giving back to the community. Today, Belk serves customers at nearly 300 Belk stores in 16 Southeastern states, at belk.com and through the mobile app. For over 130 years, Belk has proudly put customers and community at the center of what they do, supporting local charities, organizations, and families when they need it most.
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Middleton hopes to return in 2 weeks from sprained knee
By ANDREW SELIGMAN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton hopes two weeks is all he needs to recover from his sprained left knee and get back to helping his team repeat as NBA champion. The three-time All-Star is eyeing a return in the Eastern Conference semifinals, assuming the Bucks gets past the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs. Middleton says he hopes to be ready or “close to getting back” in about two weeks. Middleton headed to the locker room with 6:49 remaining in Game 2 on Wednesday. His left leg gave out when he tried to plant on a spin move. The Bulls went on to win 114-110 behind DeMar DeRozan’s 41 points. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/22/middleton-hopes-to-return-in-2-weeks-from-sprained-knee/ | 2022-04-22T19:03:55Z |
Which burnt-orange shower curtains are best?
Burnt orange is trending in interior design for its beautiful accenting qualities. Red like clay and warm like the sun, this natural color looks great in bathrooms, bringing the pristine and utilitarian porcelain whites back down to earth. One of the best ways to introduce a bit of burnt orange into your bathroom decor is with a shower curtain.
Whether you choose patterned or solid is up to your taste, but it’s high time you take advantage of this underused canvas in your home. The best burnt-orange shower curtain is Ebern Designs Dothan Sunset in Hot Desert Shower Curtain and Hooks.
What to know before you buy a burnt-orange shower curtain
Colors that go with burnt orange
Burnt orange is a lovely, dark orange with more brown than yellow. Slightly red, too, this deeper color feels rustic and earthy. You want to look for opposites to complement the warmth of burnt orange. Sage greens, beiges and ochres all look nice with this fiery color. You can also use deep, dark blues to counter-balance it. Lastly, darker browns and reds can also work with warm grays thrown in. When in doubt, think about fall palettes, as the image of turning leaves is the perfect inspiration when pairing this color.
Styling your burnt-orange shower curtain
Given its subdued cheerful vibe and red-clay earthiness, burnt orange is popular in boho and rustic decors. Burnt orange evokes images of crafted pottery and country living out in the desert. But you don’t need a nomadic design scheme to justify using this exciting color. Burnt orange can work wonderfully as an accent in mid-century modern decor, playing off of the natural woods and pastel palettes typically found in contemporary iterations of modernism.
Pattern vs. solid
Choosing between a patterned or solid-color shower curtain is a matter of personal taste. Both can be beautiful ways to introduce this rich color into your bathroom. If you don’t want to commit fully to burnt orange, patterns are a great way to tone down burnt orange and offset it with a complementary or base color.
On the other hand, solid colors provide saturated backdrops for further play and ornamentation. Use these to elevate other patterns, textures and materials in the room. Or color block your bathroom by painting the walls a deep blue or sage green.
What to look for in a quality burnt-orange shower curtain
Material
The three most common materials for shower curtains are cotton, polyester and vinyl. These each have unique properties that will affect their durability and feel:
- Cotton: A premium fabric in the world of shower curtains, cotton offers thick, luxurious warmth. These are easy to clean and the most durable. But cotton is also more expensive than other options. It’s also not waterproof, so you will need a shower-curtain liner.
- Polyester: Ranging from soft like cotton, to shiny like vinyl, this synthetic material is the best of both worlds, offering water resistance and durability. It’s cheaper than cotton, though certainly not as luscious. Polyester often doesn’t require a liner and can be washed.
- Vinyl: The cheapest of the three, vinyl is completely water-resistant. It’s the easiest to print on, offering the widest range of design options. It’s less durable however, so you will have to replace it once or twice a year.
Size
Choosing the right shower curtain size depends on your shower. While the typical shower curtain is a square 72 by 72 inches, if you have a walk-in or freestanding style tub, this will either be way too big or not big enough.
Smaller showers benefit from a narrow shower curtain, at about half the length. Tubs with more than one side exposed should use an extra-wide shower curtain of 108-180 inches depending on the number of sides. And if you have high ceilings, make sure to get an extra-long shower curtain, which adds another foot in length so you don’t spill water all over your floor.
Installation
Shower curtains are easy to install. They either use their built-in grommets or additional shower-curtain hooks. Grommets are the reinforced circular openings at the top of your shower curtain’s hem. If they’re large enough, you can slide them right onto your shower curtain rod. This is the easiest installation method but doesn’t offer the same ease of use once on the rod as hooks.
Shower curtain hooks, on the other hand, are a little fussier to install. These use rings to slide on your rod that then hook into the grommets on your curtain. Their design lets your curtain lie completely flat and makes them easier to pull back and forth.
How much you can expect to spend on a burnt-orange shower curtain
Shower curtain cost depends on the material and size. A vinyl shower curtain is usually $5-$25. Quality polyester ranges between $30-$60. And a premium cotton shower curtain can cost as much as $80-$120.
Burnt-orange shower curtain FAQ
How do I clean my shower curtain?
A. To get rid of mold and mildew, machine wash your polyester or cotton shower curtain once a month. For vinyl, you’ll want to use household cleaner in a well ventilated space.
Do I need a shower curtain liner?
A. Shower curtain liners are inexpensive vinyl barriers that help protect your shower curtain. Most polyester and vinyl curtains do not need them, but a liner can help boost their longevity. Cotton shower curtains need a liner as cotton is not waterproof.
What’s the best burnt-orange shower curtain to buy?
Top burnt-orange shower curtain
Ebern Designs Dothan Sunset in Hot Desert Shower Curtain + Hooks
What you need to know: Bring the brilliant heat of the desert into your bathroom with this gradient burnt-orange shower curtain.
What you’ll love: Transitioning from orange to white, Ebern Designs’ shower curtain offers a burst of color that won’t dominate the space. It’s made from polyester with reinforced grommets. The curtain comes with hooks for easy installation. You have your choice of four sizes.
What you should consider: The sizes offered may cover a few unique showers, but they’re by no means comprehensive, especially for extra-tall showers and freestanding tubs.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
Top burnt-orange shower curtain for the money
What you need to know: Featuring a motif inspired by traditional designs found on the African continent, this shower curtain offers boho style on a budget.
What you’ll love: This hefty, polyester shower curtain comes in narrow and long sizes. The hem is weighted to prevent the shower curtain from flying around in a draft. You get 12 hooks with it.
What you should consider: This curtain is only printed on one side and doesn’t come in extra-wide sizes.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Latitude Run Sanches 18-Piece Embroidery Shower Curtain Set
What you need to know: With a tasteful, embroidered floral pattern in the top quarter panel, this practically solid-color shower curtain set is enough to deck out your entire bathroom in burnt orange.
What you’ll love: You not only get a shower curtain, but two matching bath mats and three matching towels. The curtain comes with rings for hanging and is made from water-resistant polyester. The towels are thin, so use this for decoration rather than as a fully functional bath set.
What you should consider: This set might be a little too much orange for those looking to add a singular accent to their bathroom.
Where to buy: Sold by Wayfair
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Woman’s body found buried under debris days after California mudslides
FOREST FALLS, Calif. (KCAL) - The body of a woman who was unaccounted for after a series of mudslides in California has been found.
Search and rescue teams sifted through several feet of mud and debris inside a home in Forest Falls, California, for several days until they found the body of Doris Jagiello, 62, underneath.
“We were waiting for it and we didn’t want it to happen. But we knew it was going to,” her neighbor, Olin Richey, said. “When you have boulders the size of cars being moved, there’s not much hope with that.
Jagiello is remembered as an accomplished artist, published poet, and beloved grandmother.
Richey said she was a kind-hearted woman and he feels for her family who she lived with.
“Thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family,” Richey said.
Jagiello’s son hugged search teams Wednesday, thanking them for looking for his mom.
The same mudslide that killed Jagiello swept a Jeep away and ripped a wall off the house of Richey’s family.
“That’s the worst of it. It took out the entire wall right there,” Richey said, gesturing to a collapsed part of the house.
On the other side of the wall is Richey’s room, where a wall caved in.
“If I would have been home at the time it would have seriously injured, if not killed me,” Richey said. “So, I’m counting my blessings.
Jagiello’s friends said they feel blessed to have known her. They described her to be sensitive and happy living in Forest Falls with her family.
Search teams were able to salvage a few of her things for them, including several of her paintings and one of her dogs, who was found alive two days after the flash flood.
Jagiello first went missing on Monday during the rainstorm that led to several mudslides and flooding throughout southern California.
Officials said they hope finding her will bring her family some closure.
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The Future is HEAR campaign gift marks the single largest cash donation ever given to the arts and culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California
SAN DIEGO, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the San Diego Symphony announces that the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation and Sycuan Casino Resort has made a $1.1 million donation – the single largest cash gift ever given to the Arts and Culture sector by a sovereign tribal nation in Southern California. The historic gift is given to the Symphony's The Future is HEAR campaign and operational support of the Symphony's many wide-ranging artistic and community programs. Sycuan's gift brings The Future is HEAR campaign total raised to date to $123.5 million of its $125 million campaign goal. In recognition of this gift, the Symphony will establish the Sycuan Community Plaza at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. The unveiling of this newly named space at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will occur prior to the 2022 Conrad Prebys Opening Night Concert on June 24, 2022.
"We are honored to present this donation to the San Diego Symphony in support of their many local artistic community programs," said Cody Martinez, Chairman, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. "Through the Kumeyaay spirit of giving, it is very important for us to invest in all aspects of our community, especially arts and culture. We are very proud of our longstanding partnership with the Symphony and look forward to being a part of the different musical events and experiences that they continue to bring to life for the San Diego community."
The Future is HEAR campaign supports San Diego Symphony's wide-ranging artistic and community programs, including construction of an extraordinary state-of-the art, year-round outdoor waterfront venue and Public Park along the Embarcadero. The campaign also encompasses improvement of the infrastructure of Copley Symphony Hall at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center, engagement of all of San Diego's diverse communities with transformative musical experiences, and ensuring the future of the Symphony.
As part of this gift, Sycuan is also the lead sponsor of the Symphony's Music Connects program. This long-standing program provides broad access to musical experiences for the entire San Diego region including free neighborhood concerts and free performances in hospitals, senior residences and other community centers.
"We are honored to have this extraordinary gift from Sycuan to support The Future is HEAR campaign and our community programming," said San Diego Symphony CEO Martha A. Gilmer "From their early generosity towards our former 'Bayside Summer Nights' outdoor concert series to the newest partnership that will benefit our community programs, they have always been a vital partner for this orchestra. Together we are building greater access to cultural experiences in our region."
The Sycuan partnership will include benefits for each organization's community at large – with discounted symphony tickets made available to Sycuan employees and tribal members, and discount packages for casino amenities made available to the Symphony's constituents. Also, hospitality amenities at the Rady Shell will be available to Sycuan to host its clients at concerts, and musicians will have opportunities to perform at the Sycuan Casino Resort, deepening the Symphony's connections in the El Cajon neighborhood.
Historically, Sycuan's partnership with the San Diego Symphony goes back two decades and includes nearly $2 million in donations. Some of the earliest major gifts were given in support of SUMMER POPS, the Symphony's initiative that started with the annual construction of a temporary stage at Embarcadero Marina Park South and evolved to the present permanent state-of-the-art Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. This gift will mark the largest single gift by a Tribal entity in Southern California's history to an Arts and Culture institution.
The centerpiece of the 3.7-acre public Jacobs Park developed and managed by the San Diego Symphony on the city's scenic Embarcadero, The Rady Shell is the first permanent outdoor venue in the San Diego Symphony's century-long history, designed to host more than 100 concerts and events year-round. The venue has been developed in partnership with the Unified Port of San Diego with 96% of the $85 million cost raised privately by the Symphony.
As innovative in design as it is spectacular in setting, offering 360 degrees of year-round music, sky and sea, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is an unprecedented resource for the Symphony's expanded schedule of diverse outdoor concerts, including classical concerts and an exciting roster of commissioned works and premieres programmed by San Diego Symphony Music Director Rafael Payare as well as performances by international touring artists and free programs. The venue will be available year-round for non-profit community groups, schools and individuals. Jacobs Park, owned and managed by the Symphony, surrounds the performance space with walkways, dining pavilions and recreational facilities in the heart of the Embarcadero and is accessible to the public for free on most days of the year. For more information, visit www.theshell.org
Founded in 1910, the San Diego Symphony is the oldest orchestra in California and one of the largest and most significant cultural organizations in San Diego. The Orchestra performs for more than 250,000 people each season, offering a wide variety of programming at its two much-loved venues, Copley Symphony Hall in downtown San Diego (now under renovation) and The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on San Diego Bay. In early 2018, the San Diego Symphony announced the appointment of Rafael Payare as music director. Payare leads the orchestra's 82 full-time musicians, graduates of the finest and most celebrated music schools in the United States and abroad. The San Diego Symphony also serves as the orchestra for the San Diego Opera each season, as well as performing at several regional performing arts and community centers. For more than 30 years, the San Diego Symphony has provided comprehensive learning and community engagement programs reaching more than 65,000 students annually and bringing innovative programming to San Diego's diverse neighborhoods and schools. For more information, visit www.sandiegosymphony.org.
Sycuan Casino Resort began as a humble Bingo Palace in 1983. Now more than 38 years later, it has become a community landmark and one of San Diego's premier casino and resort destinations. Sycuan's newly expanded AAA Four Diamond-rated property includes a 12-story hotel tower with over 300 guest rooms and 57 luxury suites. Guests can enjoy a wide range of onsite amenities including a variety of restaurants and bars from fast-casual to fine dining, meeting and event space, a full-service spa, fitness center and a state-of-the-art outdoor pool deck with two pools, a lazy river and swim-up bar. Sycuan also boasts an expansive casino floor with more than 2,300 slot machines and 54 table games in a variety of gaming options. Sycuan is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For more information, please visit www.sycuan.com, Facebook: @sycuancasinoresort, Instagram: @sycuan_casinoresort, Twitter: @sycuancasino and LinkedIn: company/sycuancasinoresort or call 619-445-6002.
Members of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation have resided in and around the foothills of the Dehesa Valley for more than 12,000 years. Today they are a modern government providing public services to their members, employees and neighbors. The Sycuan Tribal Government operates one of the region's premier Indian gaming and resort facilities, Sycuan Casino Resort. The Sycuan Tribe demonstrates its strong commitment to the San Diego region through the support of hundreds of civic and charitable organizations.
The Tribe, through the Sycuan Tribal Development Corporation (STDC), also seeks to reinvest back into the San Diego community with a progressive business development effort. To date, STDC has purchased the former Singing Hills Country Club and the historic U.S. Grant Hotel; is an investor in Hotel Solamar near Petco Park; and is owner/developer of the Marina Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in National City. Combined, these enterprises now employ nearly 4,000 San Diegans. For more information on Sycuan visit www.sycuantribe.com.
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C3STROM announces their new e-bike ASTRO, which provides a smooth, versatile riding experience tailored for convenience in the modern world
ALBANY, N.Y., May 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASTRO is an e-bike belonging to the CLASS 3 of e-bikes, which have a higher speed than ordinary models. It has been designed with a special emphasis on innovative aesthetics; it subverts the conventional design of e-bikes, As can be seen from the impressive illustrations showcasing the design process below, taken from the company's Instagram page, the ASTRO is a far cry from conventional e-bikes.
The e-bike is rapidly becoming a very important fashion item, a must-have chic accessory to be donned by contemporary city commuters and urban explorers alike. As the image below of the man traversing through the urban jungle illustrates, the ASTRO is the perfect accessory for navigating the modern city. With ASTRO, the e-bike is no longer that unusual, quirky little gadget — the preserve of Eco-conscious eccentrics. It is an elegant addition to one's style in its own right.
Notably, C3STROM didn't have to sacrifice professionalism with this emphasis on first-class exterior design. Rather, the ASTRO is like a brilliant all-rounder, performing well in all categories — it truly achieves the goal of providing city riders with maximum versatility. This unique combination of style and practicality makes it a powerful new competitor to the traditional car.
The following is a part of the configuration parameter table released by C3STROM:
A close inspection of the parameter table reveals that ASTRO PRO's configuration is outstanding. The C3STROM team considered common pain points of city riders when selecting the components for ASTRO PRO. It is equipped with a 1040Wh long-life battery, using the latest Samsung 21700 cell, which ideally delivers a staggering 78 miles riding range. In addition, ASTRO PRO has developed a 4A fast charger to achieve quicker charging — it only takes 4-5 hours to fully charge the battery. The lighting system resembles that of a car, with ultra-bright headlights, making the bike very safe to ride in all conditions. All in all, this means that a lot of the understandable concerns of traditional bicycle owners about e-bikes have been well addressed by the company and should not cause any serious concerns for ASTRO's prospective customers.
The C3STROM team has been working hard to keep the riders and their needs in mind during the design of ASTRO. The bike's size is suitable for the height of most riders and allows for comfortable riding. What's more, two different riding modes can be accessed through the app: the Class 3 standard mode (28 mph) and the Off-road mode (32 mph). It feels very smooth and comfortable when riding at 32 mph. For this reason, the engineers have carried out many adjustments to meet the rider's need for comfort and speed. It has a USB port for charging the smartphone at any time. With the app, you can also view vehicle information, monitor battery usage, report any faults, and record the routes you have used throughout the day. Truly, the ASTRO is more than just an e-bike.
The C3STROM team will launch crowdfunding on Indiegogo in the second quarter of 2022, which means that the first batch of customers can buy at an early bird price. The company has promised a specific delivery date before summer. On Indiegogo, the company will offer a special ASTRO at a lower price of $1699 to celebrate the launch of crowdfunding, along with the ASTRO PRO at $1899. When the product is officially released later, only the ASTRO PRO will be available to buy at $2699.
It is also reported that the C3STROM team has confirmed the direction of its second-generation of products. The team welcomes e-bike enthusiasts to contribute ideas for this upcoming bike model.
For more information please visit https://c3strom.com/
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States won a legal battle on Tuesday to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation.
The court ruling represented a significant victory for the U.S. as it encounters obstacles in its attempts to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs around the world. While those efforts are welcomed by many who oppose the war in Ukraine, some actions have tested the limits of American jurisdiction abroad.
In Fiji, the nation’s Supreme Court lifted a stay order which had prevented the U.S. from seizing the superyacht Amadea.
Chief Justice Kamal Kumar ruled that based on the evidence, the chances of defense lawyers mounting an appeal that the top court would hear were “nil to very slim.”
Kumar said he accepted arguments that keeping the superyacht berthed in Fiji at Lautoka harbor was “costing the Fijian government dearly.”
“The fact that U.S. authorities have undertaken to pay costs incurred by the Fijian government is totally irrelevant,” the judge found. He said the Amadea “sailed into Fiji waters without any permit and most probably to evade prosecution by the United States of America.”
The U.S. removed the motorized vessel within an hour or two of the court’s ruling, possibly to ensure the yacht didn’t get entangled in any further legal action.
A U.S. Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately return an email seeking comment.
In early May, the Justice Department issued a statement saying the Amadea had been seized in Fiji, but that turned out to be premature after lawyers appealed.
It wasn’t immediately clear where the U.S. intended to take the Amadea, which the FBI has linked to the Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.
Fiji Director of Public Prosecutions Christopher Pryde said unresolved questions of money laundering and the ownership of the Amadea need to be decided in the U.S.
“The decision acknowledges Fiji’s commitment to respecting international mutual assistance requests and Fiji’s international obligations,” Pryde said.
In court documents, the FBI linked the Amadea to the Kerimov family through their alleged use of code names while aboard and the purchase of items such as a pizza oven and a spa bed. The ship became a target of Task Force KleptoCapture, launched in March to seize the assets of Russian oligarchs to put pressure on Russia to end the war.
The 106-meter (348-foot) -long vessel, about the length of a football field, features a live lobster tank, a hand-painted piano, a swimming pool and a large helipad.
Lawyer Feizal Haniff, who represented paper owner Millemarin Investments, had argued the owner was another wealthy Russian who, unlike Kerimov, doesn’t face sanctions.
The U.S. acknowledged that paperwork appeared to show Eduard Khudainatov was the owner but said he was also the paper owner of a second and even larger superyacht, the Scheherazade, which has been linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The U.S. questioned whether Khudainatov could really afford two superyachts worth a total of more than $1 billion.
“The fact that Khudainatov is being held out as the owner of two of the largest superyachts on record, both linked to sanctioned individuals, suggests that Khudainatov is being used as a clean, unsanctioned straw owner to conceal the true beneficial owners,” the FBI wrote in a court affidavit.
Court documents say the Amadea switched off its transponder soon after Russia invaded Ukraine and sailed from the Caribbean through the Panama Canal to Mexico, arriving with over $100,000 in cash. It then sailed thousands of miles (kilometers) across the Pacific Ocean to Fiji.
The Justice Department said it didn’t believe paperwork showing the Amadea was next headed to the Philippines, arguing it was really destined for Vladivostok or elsewhere in Russia.
The department said it found a text message on a crew member’s phone saying, “We’re not going to Russia” followed by a “shush” emoji.
The U.S. said Kerimov secretly bought the Cayman Island-flagged Amadea last year through various shell companies. The FBI said a search warrant in Fiji turned up emails showing that Kerimov’s children were aboard the ship this year and that the crew used code names — G0 for Kerimov, G1 for his wife, G2 for his daughter and so on.
Kerimov made a fortune investing in Russian gold producer Polyus, with Forbes magazine putting his net worth at $14.5 billion. The U.S. first sanctioned him in 2018 after he was detained in France and accused of money laundering there, sometimes arriving with suitcases stuffed with 20 million euros.
Khudainatov is the former chairman and chief executive of Rosneft, the state-controlled Russian oil and gas company. | https://cw33.com/news/international/ap-international/us-wins-case-to-seize-russian-superyacht-in-fiji-sails-away/ | 2022-06-07T17:30:15Z |
TIFTON — Ansley Paulk, a nursing major from Adel, has been selected as the Student of Distinction for the School of Nursing and Health Sciences at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Students of Distinction are chosen by faculty through a competitive process. They must first be a Superior or Distinguished Honor student with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. Many other factors are considered during the selection, including involvement in engaged academic learning activities, active participation on campus in clubs and school/college activities, service to the community, leadership among peers, and strong interpersonal skills.
Paulk completed every ABAC nursing course for her associate of science in nursing degree with a perfect 4.0 grade-point average, a feat called “astonishing” by her faculty nominators.
Currently serving as the Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority’s vice president of public relations and recruitment, Paulk is a member of Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society and the Georgia Association of Nursing Students.
On the ABAC campus, Paulk has volunteered to assist with Stallion Day and the Run for the Nurses. She has given tours of the nursing facilities, helping to engage and encourage future students.
Away from the ABAC campus, Paulk has assisted with Tift County Special Olympics and volunteered at the Salvation Army facility. While working full-time, she shadowed a CRNA to learn more about her career choices.
Faculty members describe Paulk as someone who maintains strong relationships with faculty and students and frequently volunteers her time for events that support nursing and the community.
Jeffrey Ross, dean of the School of Nursing and Health Sciences, presented Paulk with a medallion and a certificate at the recent Academic Awards ceremony in Tift Hall.
In 1979, the average annual total cost of attending college—including tuition, fees, room, and board—for full-time undergraduates was $9,307 (in constant 2019-2020 dollars). By 2019, this rate had nearly tripled, to more than $25,000. Currently, the average amount of debt a college graduate … Click for more.
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Kore's modular system diverts organic waste from California landfills and converts it into carbon negative hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG)
LOS ANGELES, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that Kore Infrastructure has successfully begun testing and demonstrating its carbon-negative, waste-to-energy modular system at the utility's Los Angeles facility. The innovative technology is designed to divert organic waste from California landfills and convert it into carbon-negative hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG). These clean fuels could be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from industrial processes and hard-to-electrify sectors, including heavy-duty transportation. SoCalGas is already demonstrating how renewable hydrogen made from RNG could fuel a public transportation fleet. Testing of the Kore Infrastructure technology can provide key insights into efficiency and operating costs, as well as determining the cost-effectiveness of its deployment at scale. SoCalGas contributed $1.5 million to the demonstration project, which has also received funding from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD).
Kore's modular system uses a proprietary pyrolysis process, which heats organic waste under high temperatures in a zero-oxygen environment, converting the waste to a blend of gases that could be converted to carbon-negative hydrogen or RNG, along with a solid carbon char that can be used to enhance soil quality or help decarbonize cement and steel production. Kore Infrastructure's process is designed to meet South Coast AQMD's ultra-low NOx and particulate emissions standards.
"This is the type of novel approach that we need to see more of that uses sustainable processes," said Ben J. Benoit, Chair of the South Coast AQMD Governing Board. "Not only will it divert material from landfills, but the process will create clean energy sources that can be used in fuel cell vehicles and other clean-air technologies."
"In California, transportation causes approximately 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions," said Cornelius Shields, CEO and founder of Kore Infrastructure. "We're collaborating with waste, energy, and transportation sector leaders to provide a Made-in-America, carbon-negative energy solution. Our UltraGreen™ hydrogen will be the fuel of the future for light-duty vehicles, heavy-duty trucks, and buses, ensuring our supply chain is emissions-free, sustainable, and affordable."
"SoCalGas will continue to support companies developing innovative technologies to help achieve carbon neutrality," said Neil Navin, vice president of clean energy innovations for SoCalGas. "The production of carbon-negative RNG and hydrogen could help provide energy security and decarbonize California in our energy transition."
Kore plans to demonstrate the production of 99.999% pure hydrogen that would be suitable for fuel cell electric cars, trucks, buses, and trains by the third quarter of 2022. The demonstration facility has the potential to process up to 24 tons per day of organic feedstock and produce up to one metric ton of carbon negative, UltraGreen hydrogen™ per day, enough hydrogen for over 1,400 fuel cell electric cars.
This demonstration project could also help California cut methane emissions from landfills under CA Senate Bill 1383 by converting organic waste into carbon-negative renewable fuel. SoCalGas research has shown that clean fuels like hydrogen and RNG can deliver the most affordable, resilient, and technologically proven path to full carbon neutrality.
SoCalGas has more than 10 active hydrogen pilot projects. Last year, SoCalGas submitted several research and development initiatives to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Earthshot Hydrogen Program's Request for Information (RFI), which is designed to accelerate and enable low-cost clean hydrogen, create jobs, and facilitate a net-zero carbon emissions economy by 2050.
Last year, SoCalGas announced its aspiration to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations and the energy it delivers by 2045 and earlier this year released its ASPIRE 2045 Sustainability Strategy to help reach that goal.
To learn more about Kore Infrastructure's technology and operations, please visit koreinfrastructure.com.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los Angeles, SoCalGas® is the largest gas distribution utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers affordable, reliable, and increasingly renewable gas service to 21.8 million consumers across 24,000 square miles of Central and Southern California. Gas delivered through the company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in California's clean energy transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind and solar energy deployment.
SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest and most innovative energy company in America. In support of that mission, SoCalGas aspires to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and to replacing 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply to core customers with renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made from waste created by dairy farms, landfills, and wastewater treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for customers. SoCalGas is a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE), an energy services holding company based in San Diego.
For more information visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas on Twitter (@SoCalGas), Instagram (@SoCalGas) and Facebook.
About Kore Infrastructure
Since its founding in 2008, Kore has pursued a singular mission: to provide strategic solutions for a carbon-negative, zero waste future. Its proprietary, closed-loop technology accomplishes something that has never been done at scale: converting organic waste into 100% renewable natural gas, UltraGreen hydrogen™, biogas, and biocarbon (a valuable soil amendment and coal substitute), thereby reducing the need for landfills and incinerators and removing CO2 emissions from the atmosphere for good.
Kore's modular conversion technology is a game-changer for a wide variety of companies seeking to balance planet and profit to accelerate the energy transition. With a growing roster of interested clients, from environmental service providers to hydrogen retailers and fuel cell electric car and truck manufacturers, Kore is poised to create unprecedented decarbonization potential for waste generators and renewable energy users alike.
Learn more at: koreinfrastructure.com or connect with Kore on Twitter (@Kore_Infra), Instagram (@kore_infrastructure), and Linkedin.
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Factors, among others, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to: California wildfires, including the risks that we may be found liable for damages regardless of fault and that we may not be able to recover all or a substantial portion of costs from insurance, the wildfire fund established by California Assembly Bill 1054, in rates from customers or a combination thereof; decisions, investigations, regulations, issuances or revocations of permits and other authorizations, renewals of franchises, and other actions by (i) the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Comisión Reguladora de Energía, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, and other regulatory and governmental bodies and (ii) states, counties, cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S., Mexico and other countries in which we do business; 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cybersecurity threats, including by state and state-sponsored actors, to the energy grid, storage and pipeline infrastructure, information and systems used to operate our businesses, and confidentiality of our proprietary information and personal information of our customers and employees, including ransomware attacks on our systems and the systems of third-party vendors and other parties with which we conduct business, all of which have become more pronounced due to recent geopolitical events and other uncertainties, such as the war in Ukraine; failure of foreign governments and state-owned entities to honor their contracts and commitments; actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook and our ability to borrow on favorable terms and meet our debt service obligations; the impact of energy and climate policies, legislation, rulemaking and disclosures, as well as related goals set and actions taken by companies in our industry, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas generally and any deterioration of or increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment for California natural gas distribution companies and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets; the pace of the development and adoption of new technologies in the energy sector, including those designed to support governmental and private party energy and climate goals, and our ability to timely and economically incorporate them into our business; weather, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions, acts of terrorism, information system outages or other events that disrupt our operations, damage our facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires or subject us to liability for property damage or personal injuries, fines and penalties, some of which may not be covered by insurance, may be disputed by insurers or may otherwise not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of electric power and natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the transmission grid or limitations on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including potential vaccination mandates, on capital projects, regulatory approvals and the execution of our operations; the impact at San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) on competitive customer rates and reliability due to the growth in distributed and local power generation, including from departing retail load resulting from customers transferring to Community Choice Aggregation and Direct Access, and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets and contractual obligations; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's (Oncor) ability to eliminate or reduce its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor's independent directors or a minority member director; volatility in foreign currency exchange, inflation and interest rates and commodity prices, including inflationary pressures in the U.S., and our ability to effectively hedge these risks and with respect to inflation and interest rates, the impact on SDG&E's and SoCalGas' cost of capital and the affordability of customer rates; changes in tax and trade policies, laws and regulations, including tariffs, revisions to international trade agreements and sanctions, such as those that have been imposed and that may be imposed in the future in connection with the war in Ukraine, which may increase our costs, reduce our competitiveness, impact our ability to do business with certain current or potential counterparties, or impair our ability to resolve trade disputes; and other uncertainties, some of which may be difficult to predict and are beyond our control.
These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and on Sempra's website, www.sempra.com. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.
Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the California utilities, SDG&E or SoCalGas, and Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.
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HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Salient Midstream & MLP Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: SMM) announced today that the reorganization of the Fund with and into Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ("SMAPX"), a series of Salient MF Trust ("Reorganization"), with SMAPX being the surviving fund, is effective as of the opening for business of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on Wednesday September 14, 2022.
In the Reorganization, shareholders of the Fund received an amount of SMAPX Class A shares equal to the aggregate net asset value of their holdings of SMM shares as determined at the close of business on September 13, 2022.
Relevant details pertaining to the Reorganization include the following:
This press release is not intended to, and does not constitute, an offer to purchase or sell shares of the Fund or SMAPX.
Salient Midstream & MLP Fund is a Delaware statutory trust registered as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return with an emphasis on making quarterly cash distributions to its common shareholders. The Fund seeks to achieve that objective by investing at least 80% of its total assets in securities of MLPs and midstream companies. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined under the U.S. federal securities laws. Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "will," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ significantly from the Fund's present expectations or projections indicated in any forward-looking statements. These risks include, but are not limited to, changes in economic and political conditions; regulatory and legal changes; leverage risk; valuation risk; interest rate risk; tax risk; the volume of sales and purchase of shares; the continuation of investment advisory, administration and other service arrangements; and other risks discussed in the Fund's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Fund undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein. There is no assurance that the Fund's investment objective will be attained.
About Salient
Salient Partners, L.P. ("Salient") is a real asset and alternative investment firm that offers a suite of strategies focused on energy and infrastructure, real estate and tactical alternative investments. Institutions and investment advisors turn to Salient to build smarter, more efficient portfolios. Strategies are offered in the form of open- and closed-end funds and separately managed accounts. Salient was founded in 2002 and has offices in Houston and San Francisco. Learn more about Salient at www.salientpartners.com.
The Salient MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund ("SMAPX") seeks to maximize total return (capital appreciation and income). SMAPX seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in at least 80% of its net assets in securities of MLPs and energy infrastructure companies. Investing involves risk including the potential loss of principal. SMAPX may engage in other investment practices that may involve additional risks and you should review the Fund prospectus for a complete description.
You should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Funds carefully before investing. The prospectus and summary prospectus for SMAPX contain this and other information about SMAPX and are available by calling 866-667-9228. They should be read carefully before investing.
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- FDA Clearance of IND Application for OTX-2002, the First Ever Epigenomic Controller, for MYC Driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma Received
- Launch of Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Under the MYCHELANGELOTM Clinical Program in Patients Expected in 2H'22
- Data from Preclinical Studies Show Promising Anti-Tumor Activity and Loss of Cancer Cell Viability Achieved Through Pre-Transcriptional Downregulation of MYC Gene Expression
- $173.7 Million in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Marketable Securities at End of Second Quarter
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) ("Omega"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines by leveraging its OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022, and highlighted recent Company progress.
"This has been an exciting second quarter for Omega, in which we were thrilled to receive FDA clearance of our first IND application for OTX-2002, representing the first ever Omega Epigenomic ControllerTM, a new class of programmable mRNA therapeutics. This is a critical milestone for Omega as we enter our next phase of growth and reflects our pioneering work to realize the potential of epigenomic programming," said Mahesh Karande, President and Chief Executive Officer of Omega Therapeutics. "Additionally, we were also pleased to share exciting, new supportive preclinical data, both from our lead program OTX-2002 in hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as from another program in our pipeline focused on non-small cell lung cancer, a potential future indication. We look forward to continuing this momentum as we enter the clinic in the second half of this year and further exploring the broad ranging capabilities of our novel platform in additional therapeutic areas."
Recent Business Highlights
Development Pipeline and Platform
- Received FDA Clearance of Investigational New Drug (IND) application for OTX-2002, the First Omega Epigenomic ControllerTM (OEC), for MYC driven Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): OTX-2002 is a novel, engineered, and programmable mRNA therapeutic designed to downregulate c-Myc (MYC) expression pre-transcriptionally through epigenetic modulation while potentially overcoming MYC autoregulation. This represents the first ever epigenomic controller, a new class of programmable mRNA therapeutics, to receive IND clearance.
- On Track to Launch a Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial Under the MYCHELANGELOTM Clinical Trial Program in HCC patients in the 2H'22: The study consists of Part 1 (OTX-2002 as monotherapy) and Part 2 (OTX-2002 combined with standards of care in HCC). The Phase 1/2 trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary antitumor activity of OTX-2002 as a monotherapy and in combination with standard of care therapies in patients with relapsed or refractory HCC and other solid tumor types known for association with the MYC oncogene. The study is expected to enroll approximately 190 patients at clinical trial sites in the United States, Asia, and Europe and the Company expects to dose the first patient during the fourth quarter of 2022.
- New OTX-2002 Preclinical Data Presented at Three Major Medical Meetings Show Robust In Vivo Efficacy and In Vitro Loss of Cancer Cell Viability:
- Additional OEC Development: Beyond HCC and NSCLC, the Company is advancing multiple programs through preclinical studies spanning oncology, multigenic diseases including immunology, regenerative medicine, and select monogenic diseases.
- OMEGA Epigenomic ProgrammingTM Platform: Omega is creating a new generation of programmable mRNA medicines that are designed to control the fundamental epigenetic processes to correct the root cause of disease by restoring aberrant gene expression to normal levels without altering native nucleic acid sequences. Omega has developed a highly rational and deterministic approach to drug design that enables the Company to rapidly develop and optimize novel OECs with high target specificity to durably tune the expression of single or multiple genes. Omega is advancing multiple preclinical development programs spanning oncology, multigenic diseases including immunology, regenerative medicine, and select monogenic diseases.
Corporate
- Joshua Reed Appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Reed brings over 25 years of successful and diverse corporate and financial operations experience including capital raising, business development, and investor relations.
Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results
As of June 30, 2022, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities totaling $173.7 million.
Research and development (R&D) expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were $19.4 million, compared to $11.2 million for the second quarter of 2021. The $8.2 million increase in R&D expense was primarily driven by an increase in personnel-related expenses, external manufacturing costs, and study costs in support of the advancement of our programs
General and administrative (G&A) expenses for the second quarter of 2022 were $6.2 million, compared to $3.6 million for the second quarter of 2021. The $2.6 million increase in G&A expense was primarily driven by an increase in personnel-related expenses to support business growth.
Net loss for the second quarter of 2022 was $25.9 million, compared to $15.4 million for the second quarter of 2021, driven predominantly by increased R&D and G&A expenses to support the Company's growth and operations as a public company.
About Omega Therapeutics
Omega Therapeutics, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines. The company's OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform harnesses the power of epigenetics, the mechanism that controls gene expression and every aspect of an organism's life from cell genesis, growth, and differentiation to cell death. Using a suite of technologies, paired with Omega's process of systematic, rational, and integrative drug design, the OMEGA platform enables control of fundamental epigenetic processes to correct the root cause of disease by returning aberrant gene expression to a normal range without altering native nucleic acid sequences. Omega's modular and programmable mRNA medicines, Omega Epigenomic Controllers™, are designed to target specific epigenomic loci within insulated genomic domains, EpiZips, from amongst thousands of unique, mapped, and validated genome-wide DNA-sequences, with high specificity to durably tune single or multiple genes to treat and cure diseases through Precision Genomic Control™. Omega is currently advancing a broad pipeline of development candidates spanning a range of disease areas, including oncology, regenerative medicine, multigenic diseases including immunology, and select monogenic diseases, including alopecia.
For more information, visit omegatherapeutics.com, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding the timing and design of our Phase 1/2 MYCHELANGELOTM clinical trial; the potential of the OMEGA platform to engineer programmable epigenetic mRNA therapeutics that successfully regulate gene expression by targeting insulated genomic domains; expectations surrounding the potential of our product candidates, including our lead OEC candidate OTX-2002; and expectations regarding our pipeline, including trial design, initiation of preclinical studies and advancement of multiple preclinical development programs in oncology, immunology, regenerative medicine, and select monogenic diseases. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the novel technology on which our product candidates are based makes it difficult to predict the time and cost of preclinical and clinical development and subsequently obtaining regulatory approval, if at all; the substantial development and regulatory risks associated with epigenomic controller machines due to the novel and unprecedented nature of this new category of medicines; our limited operating history; the incurrence of significant losses and the fact that we expect to continue to incur significant additional losses for the foreseeable future; our need for substantial additional financing; our investments in research and development efforts that further enhance the OMEGA platform, and their impact on our results; uncertainty regarding preclinical development, especially for a new class of medicines such as epigenomic controllers; potential delays in and unforeseen costs arising from our clinical trials; the fact that our product candidates may be associated with serious adverse events, undesirable side effects or have other properties that could halt their regulatory development, prevent their regulatory approval, limit their commercial potential, or result in significant negative consequences; the impact of increased demand for the manufacture of mRNA and LNP based vaccines to treat COVID-19 on our development plans; difficulties manufacturing the novel technology on which our OEC candidates are based; our ability to adapt to rapid and significant technological change; our reliance on third parties for the manufacture of materials; our ability to successfully acquire and establish our own manufacturing facilities and infrastructure; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for lipid excipients used in our product candidates; our ability to advance our product candidates to clinical development; and our ability to obtain, maintain, enforce and adequately protect our intellectual property rights. These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, and our other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
Investor contact:
Kevin Murphy
Argot Partners
212.600.1902
ArgotOmega@argotpartners.com
Media contact:
Jason Braco, Ph.D.
LifeSci Communications
646.751.4361
jbraco@lifescicomms.com
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Caught on camera: 80-year-old store owner shoots would-be robber
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, Calif. (KCAL/KCBS) - An 80-year-old store owner in California turned the tables on an attempted robbery suspect armed with what looked like an assault rifle.
Convenience store owner Craig Cope, 80, was ready at 2:45 a.m. Sunday when four would-be robbers entered the store he’s owned since 1967 near San Bernardino.
“It’s not his first rodeo,” said Cope’s employee, Marnie Tapia. “On the surveillance, he saw them coming out of the vehicle with weapons.”
Strategically tucked behind the counter, Cope whipped out his hidden shotgun and shot one suspect in the arm, as seen in surveillance video.
After nearly leaving one of their own behind, the suspects sped off in a black BMW X3. Cope kept an eye on his cameras to make sure they left.
“I’m proud to call him my boss. He makes us feel better about being here,” Tapia said.
Cope suffered a heart attack as the result of the traumatic series of events, Tapia says, but he is expected to make a full recovery. He has already been saying he’d like to return to work.
Tapia credits the store’s newly installed, high definition security cameras with saving Cope’s life. The 80-year-old put the security system in place because of a recent uptick in convenience store robberies.
“The sheriff came in and warned me about eight months ago or so that this was going on and to keep an eye out and pay attention, be on your toes,” she said.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department says the suspects all showed up at a hospital. Three of them were arrested, while the man who was shot is still recovering.
Authorities say the suspects’ vehicle was stolen, and they recovered numerous stolen firearms. The suspects are charged with robbery and conspiracy. They’re being held on $500,000 bail.
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YOKNEAM ILLIT, Israel , July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phytolon, a developer of fermentation-based natural food colors, announced today it has secured $14.5 million in funding, led by DSM Venturing, to further progress its technology towards commercialization, with participation from Cibus Fund, Ginkgo Bioworks (in-kind investment in the form of Foundry services) and The Trendlines Agrifood Fund. Participation in this Series A also includes some of Phytolon's current shareholders: The Trendlines Group (the largest shareholder in the company), Arkin Holdings, Millennium Foodtech, Agriline (administered by Consensus Business Group), Stern Tech, and OpenValley/Yossi Ackerman.
Phytolon's proprietary technology is based on licensed technology from the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel) and addresses the need for healthy, efficient, and sustainable natural food-coloring alternatives to azo/synthetic dyes used in food and beverages.
Current natural food colors are agriculture-dependent and mostly derived from fruit and vegetables. Phytolon leverages a novel technology to produce betalain pigments by fermentation of baker's yeast. Phytolon offers a wide range of natural colors from yellow to purple, at competitive coloring performance and cost-in-use, for multiple food categories like alternative meat, dairy, frozen products, baked goods, confectionery, and snacks.
Phytolon's technology has already reached a semi-industrial production scale and the company has prepared the ground for regulatory clearances in the USA and Europe.
Dr. Halim Jubran, Co-founder and CEO of Phytolon, said: "The investments of DSM Venturing, Cibus Fund, and Ginkgo Bioworks open the door for broad penetration of our products in the global food industry. We are excited to have new investors who share our vision to create healthy, efficient, and sustainable food systems via biotechnology."
Phytolon's Board of Directors is chaired by Steve Dubin, who played a pivotal role in directing Phytolon through this financing round. Mr. Dubin has worked with several biotechnology/nutrition companies including as CEO of Martek Biosciences (acquired by DSM in 2011), as Chairman of Enzymotec, and as Senior Advisor to DSM (until 2012). Commenting on the transaction, Mr. Dubin added: "I believe this investment round and DSM's participation in Phytolon will accelerate the commercialization of Phytolon's proprietary palette of sustainable food colors that will provide important benefits to both food producers and consumers."
About Phytolon:
Phytolon is an Israel-based biotechnology startup company that is taking food coloring to the next level by leveraging a novel technology to produce natural pigments via precision fermentation of yeast. Phytolon is supported by partners such as The Trendlines Group (SGX: 42T) (OTCQX: TRNLY), DSM Venturing, Cibus Fund, Ginkgo Bioworks, Millennium Foodtech, The Trendlines Agrifood Fund, EIT-Food , Agriline (administered by Consensus Business Group), Arkin Holdings, Yossi Ackerman, and others. For more information, visit www.phytolon.com
About DSM Venturing:
DSM Venturing is the corporate venture arm of Royal DSM –a global, purpose-led company in Health, Nutrition & Bioscience, applying science to improve the health of people, animals, and the planet. DSM's purpose is to create brighter lives for all. DSM's products and solutions address some of the world's biggest challenges while simultaneously creating economic, environmental, and societal value for all its stakeholders – customers, employees, shareholders, and society at large. The company was founded in 1902 and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
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California-Based Brand Offers Streamlined Business Model, Continued Growth of $146 Billion Industry in U.S.
SAN MARINO, Calif. , May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sip Fresh, an innovative, handcrafted juice and beverage concept, has announced the launch of its franchise opportunity with plans for expansion across the U.S., with an initial focus on the Western and Southwestern states. The visually-enticing, high-quality beverage brand offers franchisees a deliciously refreshing consumer concept partnered with an equally appealing efficient business model, easy to manage, streamlined processes with minimal staffing requirements in an industry valued at $146 billion in U.S. revenue.
Sip Fresh was developed with the goal to bring innovation to the quick-service beverage industry. With leadership that brings extensive franchising, marketing and operations experience to the fore, the business is designed to provide franchisees with an operation that fits their needs.
"As a multi-unit franchisee for decades, my focus at Sip Fresh is to incorporate the key elements needed to run a successful business from the franchisee's standpoint," says Sharon Arthofer, Sip Fresh founder and 27-year franchise industry veteran. "We have designed a business model that provides strong consumer traffic with manageable labor, highly streamlined operations to maximize profitability. Our goal is for our franchisees to succeed in this new space; prioritizing seamless processes in order to service more guests and establish a loyal following in their community."
With eye-catching storefronts and beautifully-displayed juice barrels, guests are instantly attracted to the Sip Fresh stores. Engaging guests and drawing foot traffic by displaying the high-quality drinks is a priority. In addition, creating a drink menu that can span across ages, demographics and dayparts is also critical.
With an array of colorful and delicious offerings that guests can choose from, the menu has a fresh fruit juice offering for every palate. Guests are guided to find their perfect drink through sampling and the expertise of the 'Sipistas' at the store. Guests can choose from the delightful Sip Fresh menu items which include Fresh Sips, Tropical Sips, Shakin' Tea Sips, Smoothie Sips, and Cha Cha Chamoy®. Fun drinks like the Mango Tango, Strawberry Mojito and Cha Cha Chamoy are some of the fan favorites on the menu.
"The idea behind Sip Fresh is simple: create fresh, eye-stopping, delicious drinks that provide an unforgettable experience for one and all," says Michelle Chino, VP of Marketing at Sip Fresh. "Our stores offer a fun, interactive experience which the whole family can enjoy. Sip Fresh creations were made for a new era in the beverage industry and are social media, Instagram-worthy favorites! We pride ourselves in the quality products we craft and the fun we serve up at each of our locations."
Comprehensive training, ongoing marketing efforts and brand support is offered to all franchise owners and management. To ensure a dedicated and informed workforce, an up-to-date learning management system is in place for leadership and employee training at the store level. Sip Fresh franchisees are given essential resources and support to foster their growth and success within each stage of the franchising process; from initial planning, to the store opening and throughout the life of the business.
Sip Fresh is currently seeking new franchisees to join their burgeoning brand. In terms of fiscal requirements, the initial franchise investment ranges from $212,730-$377,630, with a 6% royalty and marketing fee and 2% brand fund fee. At this time, the flagship Sip Fresh location averages approximately 80% gross margins and roughly 20% year-over-year growth.
For more information regarding franchise opportunities, please visit https://www.sipfreshjuice.com/franchising.
ABOUT SIP FRESH
California-based Sip Fresh® opened its first store in 2017 with a mission to create delicious, handcrafted juices, in an interactive environment and unique presentation. The brand's focus on quality products and unforgettable experiences turns guests into regulars and juices into delightful Sip Fresh beverages are made for a new era in the beverage industry. The beautiful drinks, like the many 'Fresh Sips' and the fan-favorite Cha Cha Chamoy®, are fun to share with friends and family – both in-person and via social media. Sip Fresh's quality products are made to engage the senses: see it, sample it and sip it up.
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Which pink blush dress is best?
A pink blush dress is an excellent choice because pink is a subtle hue that exudes femininity and sophistication. This benefit is heightened when you add a flattering silhouette versatile enough to become your go-to pick for any occasion. If you are looking for the perfect pink blush dress, with an ultra-feminine flair, the Cosonsen Deep V-Neck Dress is the top choice.
What to know before you buy a pink blush dress
Hue
Blush is a muted, neutral shade of medium pink. For reference, think of Jennifer Grey’s light pink “Dirty Dancing” finale dress rather than Reese Witherspoon’s bright bubblegum hues in “Legally Blonde.”
Neckline
The best neckline for your pink blush dress depends on the look you’re trying to achieve, your body’s shape and your comfort zone. Here are five popular necklines with descriptions of what they do for your figure:
- V-neck: Makes a V at the center of your chest to elongate the neck and draw eyes to the bustline.
- Scoop neck: Rounds at the chest to emphasize the neck and collarbone.
- Crew neck: Rounds at the neck to shorten the neck and fill out the chest.
- Square neck: Squares at the bust with a line straight across the chest to elongate the neck and narrow the shoulders.
- Sweetheart neck: Forms a heart shape at the top of the chest to draw attention to the bustline.
Silhouette
When deciding on the best silhouette for your pink blush dress, consider the style you’re going for and what parts of your body you want to accentuate. These are five of the most popular styles with their respective fit descriptions:
- A-line: Hugs the bustline, pulls in at the waist and flares out at the hip to create an hourglass shape.
- Empire waist: Commonly seen on maxi dresses, it hugs the bust and flares out at the bottom bra line to create a long, lean look.
- Pencil: Often seen on T-shirt dresses, it skims the body with a straight, narrow fit for a slightly boxy but stylish and comfortable look.
- Sheath: Hugs the entire body to show off your curves.
- Trumpet: Hugs your body to the knee and flares out at the bottom to highlight your shape and add a touch of drama.
What to look for in a quality pink blush dress
Personalized details
The best pink blush dresses boast pieces that let you show off your sense of style. Some added details you might look for are floral stitching, cute ruffles, textured fabrics, flowy chiffon or ultra-slimming wrap designs.
Versatility
The ideal go-to dress is versatile enough to take you from one event to another with a few choice accessory changes. For example, fantastic work-to-play dresses often boast a professional hemline, covered bust and sexy silhouette. This is a perfect work outfit when paired with kitten heels and a cardigan or blazer. Then it transforms into the perfect after-work ensemble when you ditch the covering and pop on high heels.
Easy care instructions
Selecting a pink blush dress in a fine fabric that requires dry cleaning can be very high maintenance. Instead, consider a high-quality but machine-washable alternative that mimics fine textiles, such as chiffon or silk. You will wear it more often, and your price per wear will be a lot lower.
How much you can expect to spend on a pink blush dress
Depending on the brand, design and material you select, you will typically spend $25-$200.
Pink blush dress FAQ
What is the most universally flattering fit?
A. An A-line shape that fits at the waist and flares at the hip flatters most bodies.
What color shoes go best with a pink blush dress?
A. While there are no rules here, some of the most complementary shoe colors are nude, gold, rose gold and gray.
What’s the best pink blush dress to buy?
Top pink blush dress
What you need to know: This dress’s deep V-neck, tie waist and flared hem give it a very flattering fit.
What you’ll love: This faux wrap dress boasts a chiffon-like fabric and ruffles at the hem. You can select from long or short sleeves in sizes XS-2XL, and it should hit you on your mid-thigh. It is a great choice for any occasion, day or night.
What you should consider: Its hemline ranges from 34.3-36.2 inches long, which might be short for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top pink blush dress for the money
Sonoma Goods For Life Puckered Tiered Dress
What you need to know: This is the perfect casual dress you can transform with the right accessories.
What you’ll love: Its puckered texture, floral design at the neckline and ruffled edges add a feminine flair to this adorable sleeveless dress. It features a scooped neck with a hem that lands just above the knee, and it comes in sizes SM-2XL.
What you should consider: Its puckered design might look a little too wrinkled for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Kohl’s
Worth checking out
DressTells Fit Flare Midi Dress
What you need to know: It boasts a flattering A-line shape with a hemline that lands just below the knee, a cap sleeve and a high scooped neckline. It also is available with a three-quarter-length sleeve.
What you’ll love: This is a wardrobe staple you can wear to work or special events. It’s 94% nylon, 6% spandex and features a zipper closure for a contoured but comfortable fit. It comes in sizes XS-3XL with easy care instructions.
What you should consider: Some reviewers claim it runs small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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RIO DE JANEIRO, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vale S.A. ("Vale"), Vale Canada Limited ("Vale Canada") and Vale Overseas Limited ("Vale Overseas," and together with Vale and Vale Canada, the "Offerors"), further to the press release issued on June 3, 2022, announce the Consideration (as defined below) payable in connection with the previously announced offers to purchase (the "Offers") with respect to any and all of the Notes issued by the Offerors of the series set forth in the table below (the "Notes" and each a "series" of Notes).
(1) The applicable page on Bloomberg from which the Dealer Managers (as defined herein) quoted the bid side price of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security.
(2) Per $1,000 principal amount. The applicable Consideration was calculated using the applicable fixed spread for the applicable series of Notes to the yield of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security for that series as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, earlier today. All holders of Notes accepted for purchase will also receive accrued and unpaid interest on Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase from and including the applicable last interest payment date up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined below).
The Offers are made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated June 3, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase") relating to the Notes and the accompanying notice of guaranteed delivery (the "Notice of Guaranteed Delivery").
The Consideration payable per $1,000 principal amount of each series of Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offers has been determined in the manner described in the Offer to Purchase (the "Consideration") by reference to the applicable fixed spread for such Notes specified in the table above plus the applicable yield based on the bid-side price of the applicable U.S. Treasury Reference Security specified in the tables above at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, earlier today.
Holders of Notes who (i) validly tender and do not validly withdraw their Notes on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below), or (ii) deliver a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery and other required documents pursuant to the Guaranteed Delivery Procedures (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) on or prior to the Expiration Date and that tender their Notes on or prior to the Guaranteed Delivery Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), and whose Notes are accepted for purchase will be eligible to receive the applicable Consideration. Holders will also receive accrued and unpaid interest ("Accrued Interest") on Notes accepted for purchase in the Offers from, and including, the last interest payment date for the relevant series of Notes up to, but excluding, the Settlement Date.
The Offers will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, today, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"). Payment of the applicable Consideration and Accrued Interest for the Notes validly tendered and accepted for purchase is expected to be made, subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase, on June 14, 2022 (the "Settlement Date").
Additional Information
Vale has retained BMO Capital Markets Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc., MUFG Securities Americas Inc., Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. to serve as dealer managers (the "Dealer Managers") and D.F. King & Co., Inc. ("D.F. King") to serve as tender and information agent for the Offers. The Offer to Purchase and any related supplements are available at the D.F. King website at www.dfking.com/vale. The full details of the Offers, including complete instructions on how to tender Notes, are included in the Offer to Purchase. Holders of Notes are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Offer to Purchase, including materials incorporated by reference therein, because they will contain important information. Requests for the Offer to Purchase and any related supplements may also be directed to D.F. King by telephone at +1 (212) 269-5550 (collect) or +1 (866) 796-7184 (US toll free) or in writing at vale@dfking.com. Questions about the Offers may be directed to BMO Capital Markets Corp. by telephone at (833) 418-0762 (toll free) or (212) 702-1840 (collect), Citigroup Global Markets Inc. by telephone at +1 (800) 558-3745 (toll free) or +1 (212) 723-6106 (collect), Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc. by telephone at +1 866-807-6030 (toll free) or +1 212-261-7802 (collect), MUFG Securities Americas Inc. by telephone at +1 (877) 744-4532 (toll free) or +1 (212) 405-748 (collect), Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. by telephone at (833) 498-1660 (toll free) or (212) 225-5559 (collect) and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. by telephone at +1 (888) 284-9760 (toll free) or +1 (212) 224-5328 (collect).
This news release is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offers are being made only by, and pursuant to the terms of, the Offer to Purchase. The Offers are not being made in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the laws require the Offers to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offers will be made by the Dealer Managers on behalf of the Offerors. None of the Offerors, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, makes any recommendation as to whether holders should tender or refrain from tendering all or any portion of their Notes in response to the Offers. None of the Offerors, D.F. King, the Dealer Managers or the trustee with respect to the Notes, nor any of their affiliates, has authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offers other than the information and representations contained in the Offer to Purchase.
For further information, please contact:
Vale.RI@vale.com
Ivan Fadel: ivan.fadel@vale.com
Andre Werner: andre.werner@vale.com
Mariana Rocha: mariana.rocha@vale.com
Samir Bassil: samir.bassil@vale.com
This press release may include statements that present Vale's expectations about future events or results. All statements, when based upon expectations about the future, involve various risks and uncertainties. Vale cannot guarantee that such statements will prove correct. These risks and uncertainties include factors related to the following: (a) the countries where we operate, especially Brazil and Canada; (b) the global economy; (c) the capital markets; (d) the mining and metals prices and their dependence on global industrial production, which is cyclical by nature; and (e) global competition in the markets in which Vale operates. To obtain further information on factors that may lead to results different from those forecast by Vale, please consult the reports Vale files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Brazilian Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) and in particular the factors discussed under "Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors" in Vale's annual report on Form 20-F.
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Company wins the "Next Gen Risk Management" category during the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vulcan Cyber, developers of the cyber risk management platform for infrastructure, application, and cloud security, today announced the company has been recognized as a Next Gen Risk Management company in the 10th Annual Global InfoSec Awards from Cyber Defense Magazine.
"We're proud to receive this coveted award from Cyber Defense Magazine and to be recognized during one of the industry's most impactful conferences," said Yaniv Bar-Dayan, CEO and cofounder of Vulcan Cyber. "Our team is dedicated to helping organizations manage and mitigate cyber risk across all digital surfaces, rather than blindly attending to vulnerabilities that don't present actual risk to their business. This recognition highlights our team's work in helping IT, security, cloud-native and business teams to work together to own and mitigate the cyber risk that threatens their business."
Recent Vulcan Cyber research revealed that 76% of companies have been impacted by IT unmitigated vulnerabilities but only 33% of the same security executives said their organizations consider risk-based vulnerability management to be very important. This is where Vulcan Cyber is filling a gap.
Vulcan Cyber delivers an end-to-end risk management platform which automates security tasks and allows disparate teams and tools to collaborate efficiently. The platform consolidates security data then provides a consolidated dashboard for security teams to see their unique risk. Then Vulcan Cyber is used to orchestrate and track mitigation campaigns in real time across all teams. Vulcan Cyber also integrates easily with all of a team's existing tools for vulnerability assessment, asset management, collaboration, ITSM, patch, cloud-native application development and more, acting as an umbrella to bring all these tools together to efficiently remediate vulnerabilities.
"Vulcan Cyber embodies three major features we judges look for to become winners: understanding tomorrow's threats today, providing a cost-effective solution, and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach," said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine.
The company is laser focused and committed to helping overworked and under-supported security teams measure and communicate cyber risk to deliver impactful cyber risk management programs. The platform consolidates all vulnerability and IT asset data and combines it with threat intelligence feeds, giving a single view into the organization's unique vulnerability risk in order to strategically prioritize which vulnerabilities could be the most harmful to the business and its digital assets.
To view the Vulcan Cyber risk management platform in action, schedule a live demo during RSA here, or stop by our booth in the Moscone Center North Expo Hall at booth 5480.
To see Vulcan Cyber in action, please request a demo or try Remedy Cloud today. In addition, Vulcan Free is now available as the industry's only free vulnerability prioritization tool. Request Vulcan Free access today.
Vulcan Cyber has developed the industry's first cyber risk management platform, built to help businesses reduce cyber risk through measurable and efficient infrastructure, cloud and application security programs. The Vulcan platform orchestrates and tracks the cyber risk management and remediation lifecycle from scan to fix by prioritizing vulnerabilities, curating and delivering the best remedies, and automating mitigation processes through the last mile of remediation at scale. Vulcan Cyber is proud to offer Remedy Cloud and Vulcan Free as freemium SaaS solutions for IT security teams at businesses of all sizes. The unique capability of the Vulcan Cyber platform has garnered Vulcan Cyber recognition as a 2019 Gartner Cool Vendor and as a 2020 RSA Conference Innovation Sandbox finalist. https://vulcan.io
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NEW YORK, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, artist-first music streaming service Audiomack announced the launch of Audiomack Punjabi, a new vertical focused on amplifying the renowned genre, introducing the music to new audiences and featuring versatile playlists highlighting the region's most popular contemporary artists.
As part of the move, Punjabi will appear alongside hip-hop, Afrobeats, Latin, Caribbean and more of the streaming service's popular genres. The newly-introduced playlists will include Punjabi Verified, 808 Pind (Village), Ishq, Party Pataka, Punjab to Canada, Punjabi Duets and more, which will be updated weekly.
Additionally, Punjabi stars such as Amrit Maan, The PropheC, Himmat Sandhu, Ezu, Jasmine Sandlas & Gur Sidhu, Karan Aujla, Himanshi Khurana and Baani Sandhu along with the late-great Sidhu Moose Wala will serve as the inaugural cover stars of Audiomack's playlists.
"We are excited to officially launch the Punjabi genre on the Audiomack platform," Audiomack co-founder and CMO David Ponte said. "These new playlists and trending section will position Punjabi artists alongside hip-hop, Afrobeats, and Latin music, rightfully giving them a share of an ever-growing pie of hungry music fans. We are confident that Audiomack's free suite of tools, including the Creator App, Supporters, and discovery solutions, will connect this growing genre with prospective fans worldwide. Our mission is to be a catalyst for the genre's international growth, much like our impact on Afrobeats' popularity in the West, for years to come and share the talents of these undeniable artists with Audiomack's users."
A breakdown of each playlist can be found below:
- Punjabi Verified: The latest addition to Audiomack's popular Verified series features the most popping Punjabi songs updated weekly.
- 808 Pind: Punjabi lyrics and vocals soaring over trap, west coast, and drill beats, this playlist features the most popular of Punjabi subgenres on Audiomack.
- ISHQ: Ishq is one of many words for Love in Hindi/Urdu/Punjabi. This playlist consists of both ballads and acoustic guitar songs about heartbreak and love. These themes are popular and this playlist has been the easiest to populate with content available on Audiomack.
- Saada Bhangra: Modern Punjabi Bhangra music was created in the late 1970's when British Indian laborers combined Western instruments with Indian folk and harvest songs. Elements of Indian instrumentation are key in this genre and while the instrumentation has been updated to be inspired by hip-hop the instruments accompanying those beats are mostly still Indian - strings, drums, etc.
- Party Pataka: Pataka means firecracker. This playlist consists of Punjabi pop songs, danceable in nature, and festive. The songs often sound like other Punjabi subgenres but with a splash of reggaeton or other global pop influences.
- Punjabi Duets: Playful, often danceable, back-and-forth duets on love and romance between Male and Female vocalists. As the voiceshare of women has decreased in Bollywood, both with solo songs and duets in decline, we've seen duets remain strong as a subgenre of Punjabi songs.
- Punjab to Canada: Featuring the most popular artists from Canada today and those singing about it from India.
- Mutirayan: Mutirayan celebrates the women of Punjabi music who have held it down since Surinder Kaur and beyond
The launch of the new vertical honors the storied history and legacy of genre that originated in India and Pakistan. For Audiomack, it's an opportunity to better serve fans across the global diaspora, educate new listeners about the Punjabi sound and highlight the region's cultural contributions across the world.
"Punjabi music has been pushing into the mainstream space like Latin and AfroBeats for a minute. It's great to see Audiomack have their ear to the ground and have the foresight to give our music the platform it deserves," Punjabi artist Jaz Dhami said. "I feel Audiomack will help close the gap between genres even further as it's not your typical streaming site. Globally, this is going to help link artists like never before."
Beyond Asia, the genre is popular amongst the massive Indian diaspora across the globe.
"We are delighted to formalize the association with Audiomack, allowing our artists and the extensive catalog of Punjabi music to reach global audiences along with the other popular genres like hip-hop, Afro Beats, Latin and many more," Believe Digital Regional Director (Believe – Artist Services, India) Shilpa Sharda said. "This collaboration will be a great addition to our existing brand relationships and an immense opportunity for our artists to build up their fan base internationally."
To learn more about the launch of Audiomack Punjabi, please visit https://audiomack.com/punjabi/trending-now and follow @AudiomackPunjab on Twitter and @audiomackpunjabi on Instagram. More information can be found here.
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RICHMOND, Va., May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hilb Group announced today that it grown its market presence in the Mid-Atlantic region through the acquisition of a Virginia-based employee benefits agency. The transaction became effective April 1, 2022.
About Hilb Group: The Hilb Group is a leading property and casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage and advisory firm headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. Hilb Group is a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm. Hilb Group seeks to grow through strategic acquisitions and by leveraging its resources and expertise to drive organic growth in its acquired agencies. The company has completed more than 130 acquisitions and now has over 100 offices in 22 states. Hilb Group is rated as one of the Fastest Growing Brokers by Business Insurance, a Top P/C Agency by Insurance Journal, and one of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Inc. 5000. For more information on Hilb Group's growth as well as career opportunities, please visit our website at http://hilbgroup.com.
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ALBANY – Three individuals involved in an illegal drug ring responsible for distributing approximately 10 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Georgia entered guilty pleas in federal court.
Matthew Bridges, 29, of Albany, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; Terrance Battle, 41, of Albany, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; and Quannesha Gatling, of Albany, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
If convicted, each faces a maximum of life imprisonment and a $10 million fine. The pleas were entered before U.S. District Judge Leslie Gardner. Sentencings have not yet been scheduled.
“Strong work by GBI and Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigators prevented a significant amount of methamphetamine from entering the southwest Georgia community,” U.S. Attorney Peter D. Leary said. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office is using every prosecutorial tool at our disposal to reduce criminal activity across the district and make our neighborhoods safer.”
“This case demonstrates for the citizens of Lee County and southwest Georgia that law enforcement is working together to fight drug networks that are pushing the most addictive illegal substances into our communities," Lee County Sheriff Reggie Rachals said. "We will not tolerate this activity, and we will hold them accountable for their crimes."
According to court documents, GBI agents debriefed a confidential informant in August 2021 who advised that Bridges was selling illegal drugs in the Albany area. Between August and October 2021, investigators conducted several controlled buys of methamphetamine and heroin from Bridges and co-defendant Battle. On Oct. 30, Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies, working with GBI agents, initiated a traffic stop of three vehicles, driven by the co-defendants, who were returning from the Atlanta area. Law enforcement located approximately 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and approximately three pounds of marijuana in the vehicle operated by Gatling.
The case was investigated by GBI with assistance from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and DEA. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah McEwen.
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The two science-backed brands are teaming up to bring consumers next-level results from their haircare routines
NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Living Proof, Inc, the high-performance, science-backed haircare company, has teamed up with P2 Science, an equally high-performance green chemistry ingredient company. Both rooted in academia and leading with innovation-first approaches, the duo has announced the establishment of a long-term strategic partnership.
Partnering was natural for both companies as they both come from rich academic backgrounds. Living Proof's origin story begins in 2005, when an unlikely combination of biotech scientists from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and renowned hair stylists came together to create inventive technologies designed to solve real-world hair problems. P2 Science started in 2009 at the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at Yale University, with the vision to make green chemistry synonymous with performance by designing, developing, and bringing sustainable chemistry to leading value creators and innovators in their markets.
Today, both brands prioritize not just leading with science, but doing so with a forward-minded approach. "When we met with Living Proof who was seeking this sort of next level performance and with a holistic approach to ingredient incorporation, there was an obvious synergy there to make high purity, beautiful materials with innovative and elegant chemistry," says Dr. Patrick Foley, P2 Science's Founder and Chief Innovation Officer.
Similarly, Living Proof's mission is 'Science in Action'—meaning the brand is committed to remaining at the forefront of scientific discovery and improving existing technologies for best-in-class products with real-world results that you can see and feel.
"Living Proof is proud to partner with P2 Science," says Ron McLaughlin, Senior VP of R&D at Living Proof. "We will be collaborating with P2 Science to further leverage their technologies and outside-in approach to cosmetic chemistry in the coming months. We expect that the partnership will enable us to continue to lead the haircare industry with science-backed solutions that deliver proven performance."
"We're thrilled to be partnering with Living Proof," says Neil Burns, CEO of P2 Science. "Both companies value honoring the beauty of natural chemistry. We're looking forward to utilizing Living Proof's deep and unique knowledge of the high-performance haircare space to further grow our footprint."
Living Proof plans to introduce new products in early 2023 based on formulation technology engineered through the partnership with P2 Science.
About Living Proof
In 2005, an unlikely combination of biotech scientists and renowned hair stylists came together to pioneer a first-of-its-kind haircare philosophy based in science. Our mission was to create inventive solutions designed to solve real-world hair problems, not conceal them. 120 global patents, 450+ formulas, 44 products, 100+ awards, and 16 years later, we continue to put research at the forefront of our formulations. Today, Living Proof is Science in Action, utilizing in-house scientific discovery and invention to develop the latest innovations in haircare that deliver game-changing results for all hair types and textures. For more information, visit livingproof.com.
About P2 Science
P2 Science is a green chemistry company, co-founded by Professor Paul Anastas, head of the Yale Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering and Dr. Patrick Foley. P2 has developed and patented technologies for converting renewable feedstocks into high-value specialty products. Investors in P2 include BASF Venture Capital, Xeraya Capital, Elm Street Ventures, Connecticut Innovations, Ironwood Capital, HG Ventures, and Chanel. The company started up its first manufacturing plant in September of 2018 which produces novel renewable aroma chemicals and cosmetic ingredients. For more information, visit p2science.com.
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Burns playoff birdie to beat No. 1 Scheffler at Colonial
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sam Burns made a 38-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole at Colonial to beat Scottie Scheffler, the No. 1 player in the world and his good buddy. The playoff came just more than two hours after Burns had finished his round of 65 to get to 9 under. Burns’ seven-stroke comeback matched Nick Price in 1994 for the biggest in a final round to win Colonial. It was the third win this season for Burns, and his fourth overall in the last 27 starts for the world’s 10th-ranked player Scheffler was going for his fifth win in 10 starts. He shot 72. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/29/burns-playoff-birdie-to-beat-no-1-scheffler-at-colonial/ | 2022-05-30T00:49:41Z |
WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — The father of the Little League World Series player who seriously injured his head when he fell out of his top bunk in the dorms said there is a chance his son can make a full recovery when he returns home to Utah.
Jace Oliverson told The Associated Press on Sunday night his 12-year-old-son, Easton, was expected to fly back Tuesday to Utah and will remain in a hospital there.
“I’m just grateful that he’s still alive because I was pretty much told he had a zero percent chance to live,” Oliverson said. “We feel very fortunate.”
Easton Oliverson, a pitcher and outfielder for the Snow Canyon team out of Santa Clara, Utah, suffered the injury Monday.
“There is a chance of a full recovery,” Oliverson said. “It’s just a matter of how long and the therapy that he’s going to receive. We’re just asking for prayers. Continuous prayers.”
The Snow Canyon team, the first ever from Utah to make the Little League World Series, was eliminated from the tournament on Sunday with a 10-2 loss to the team from Iowa.
Oliverson said the traumatic week “most definitely played a part” in the two losses.
“I feel bad that this incident with East had to happen and it kind of put a damper on their week,” Oliverson said. “It was the first time Utah’s ever been here, done that. It’s a big deal, especially in Utah.”
The Oliverson family has kept Easton’s condition continuously updated on social media with photos of the boy — in a wheelchair and wearing baseball T-shirts — posing for pictures with his family and friends. He watched the team’s first Little League World Series game from his hospital bed dressed in his team gear. Easton can communicate with his parents and a video attached to a recent post also showed him drinking and feeding himself.
“We want to show that modern-day miracles can still happen,” Jace Oliverson told the AP. “Our message the whole time is to remind people that we have a loving, Heavenly Father and a savior who wants us to be happy. If we just go to them in prayer, anything is possible, and we’re seeing that with Easton.”
The family has set up a Venmo account for the kid nicknamed “Tank” to help with bills and expenses.
Mark Ence, the manager for Snow Canyon, representing the Mountain Region, FaceTimed with Easton on Friday.
“I’m not familiar with the recovery process of that sort of injury,” Ence said. “But he definitely is improving and the family wanted to let everyone know that they are grateful for the thoughts and prayers and they feel like the prayers are working.”
Oliverson wore team identification badges for himself and Easton as Snow Canyon walked into Historic Bowman Field for the MLB Little League Classic between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles.
Oliverson held hands with his 10-year-old-son Brogan, who took big brother’s roster spot in the Little League World Series. Brogan wrote “Go Tank” on his cleats during games.
“We just want to relax and have some fun,” Jace Oliverson said before the MLB game. “It’s been a crazy week.”
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Feds: R. Kelly remains on suicide watch ‘for his own safety’
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities are pushing back on R. Kelly’s claims that he was placed on suicide watch as a form of punishment last week after a judge sentenced him to 30 years behind bars for using his fame to sexually abuse young girls.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn filed court papers late Saturday saying the disgraced R&B superstar remains on suicide watch “for his own safety” following a psychological assessment.
Kelly’s “current life circumstances undoubtedly bring emotional distress,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Melanie Speight wrote in a court filing.
“He is a convicted sex offender who has been sentenced to spend the next three decades in prison,” she added. “In the immediate future, he faces another federal criminal trial in Chicago for charges related to child pornography.”
Kelly’s attorney filed a lawsuit Friday alleging prison officials placed him on suicide watch at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center “solely for punitive purposes and because of his status as a high-profile inmate,” adding that Kelly has had no thoughts of harming himself.
“Nothing occurred during sentencing that came as a surprise to Mr. Kelly,” attorney Jennifer Bonjean wrote in the lawsuit. “While the conditions of suicide watch may be appropriate for individuals who are truly at risk of hurting themselves, they are cruel and unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment for individuals who are not suicidal.”
Kelly, 55, didn’t give a statement and showed no reaction upon hearing his sentence, which also included a $100,000 fine.
The Grammy-winning, multiplatinum-selling songwriter was found guilty last year of racketeering and sex trafficking. He has denied wrongdoing, and he plans to appeal his conviction.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has been under heightened scrutiny since financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself behind bars in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges he sexually abused girls as young as 14 and young women in New York and Florida in the early 2000s.
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James “Jim” Winston Brock, 88, of Salado, passed away Saturday July 2nd, at home surrounded by family.
Services are scheduled at First Baptist Church Belton on Thursday July 7th, Reverend Andy Davis officiating. The family will be welcoming guests for visitation at the church at Noon, followed by the service at 1:00 PM. He will be laid to rest at Salado Cemetery with military honors following the service.
Jim was born and raised in Salado, the son of Travis and Jeanette Brock, graduating from Salado High School in 1951. He served in the U.S. Navy in Japan during the Korean War. Jim married Golda Marie Madison on January 19th, 1957, at the home of Golda’s family in Salado. Jim worked in Austin for Austin White Lime Company as controller for 32 years. Jim and Golda moved back to Salado after their retirement in 1998. They enjoyed the many friends and trips they made with the Chisholm Trail and Good Sam camping groups. He was very active at First Baptist Belton serving as a deacon, on various committees, and as a Sunday School teacher.
Jim is preceded in death by daughter Tammie Diann. Survivors are his beloved wife of 65 years, Golda, sons Rodney, Robert and wife Marta, sister Donna Ribble of Dallas, grandchildren Patrick Brock and wife Hillary of Pflugerville, Natalie Brock of Pflugerville, Kelley Avants and husband Shay of Westbrook, Wade Smith of San Angelo, Molly Hall and husband Reid of Lubbock and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorials in memory of Jim may be made to First Baptist Belton Children and Youth Divisions. | https://www.tdtnews.com/obituaries/article_68824670-fc9b-11ec-98bd-1b29423e1e8a.html | 2022-07-06T12:19:33Z |
Georgetown Manufacturing Facility Will Be the Largest Solar Roof Facility in the World
GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Congressman John Carter was joined by Mayor Josh Schroeder, and other community leaders to celebrate the groundbreaking of GAF Energy's new 450,000-square foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas. GAF Energy, a Standard Industries company and a leading provider of solar roofing in North America, is building the facility, the company's second, to meet growing demand for its award-winning Timberline Solar™ roof. Introduced earlier this year, Timberline Solar™ features the world's first nailable solar shingle and is the only roof system to directly integrate solar technology into traditional roofing processes and materials. Construction is on track to be completed summer of next year, with full-operation by the end of 2023. Portman Industrial is the owner and developer of the building and ARCO/Murray is the construction partner.
"Texas' 31st district continues to grow because it's a great place to live and work, and today we see more of that growth," said Congressman Carter. "I'm proud that GAF Energy has chosen our great community to call home and create hundreds of new manufacturing jobs right here in Georgetown. GAF Energy is a shining example of the American spirit of innovation to meet the needs of today, while focusing on the future. I welcome them to my district and look forward to their continued success in their new home."
"We are pleased GAF Energy selected Georgetown as their destination for their facility," Mayor Schroeder said. "Their innovative product is one that will change the market as we know it, and we are excited that it will be developed here in our backyard."
"One of the reasons I was drawn to work at our parent company, Standard Industries, was their commitment to U.S.-based jobs and manufacturing. We're thrilled to be building the future of solar here in Georgetown, Texas. The community has welcomed us with open arms—and made the decision of where to build our second facility easy," said Martin DeBono, President of GAF Energy. "We're producing our technologically cutting edge Timberline Solar roof here in the U.S. because we believe it allows us to make the best product for our customers."
Once complete, the manufacturing facility will provide hundreds of new U.S.-based, clean energy manufacturing jobs in the Georgetown area. The new facility builds on GAF Energy's track record of delivering a best-in-class solar roof product that is assembled in America. GAF Energy's first manufacturing facility, in San Jose, California, was completed last year.
Homeowners interested in solar roofing options and roofers interested in installing GAF Energy products can find out more at: www.gaf.energy.
About GAF Energy
GAF Energy is transforming the solar and roofing industries to generate energy from every roof. A Standard Industries company, GAF Energy works with North America's largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, GAF, to offer homeowners elegant, roof-integrated solar options through a national network of roofer partners. The company's leading product, the Timberline Solar™ roof system, incorporates the world's first nailable solar shingle to create an attractive, durable, and reliable solar roof. GAF Energy's products have received numerous awards and honors, including the Fast Company 2022 World Changing Ideas Award, the CES Best of Innovation Award, and an NAHB Best of IBS Award. GAF Energy develops and assembles its products at its R&D and manufacturing facility in San Jose, California.
About Standard Industries
Standard Industries is a privately-held global industrial company operating in over 80 countries with over 20,000 employees. The Standard ecosystem spans a broad array of holdings, technologies and investments—including both public and private companies from early to late-stage—as well as world-class building solutions, performance materials, logistics, real estate and next-generation solar technology. Throughout its history, Standard has leveraged its deep industry expertise and vision to create outsize value across its businesses, which today include operating companies GAF, BMI, Grace, GAF Energy, Siplast, Schiedel, SGI, and Standard Logistics, as well as Standard Investments and Winter Properties. Learn more at www.standardindustries.com.
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Hayward was a founding and long-serving member of the Board of Trustees at the college
INDIANAPOLIS, May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American College of Education (ACE) is proud to announce a memorial scholarship and posthumous honorary degree honoring Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, a founding and long-serving member of the Board of Trustees at the college. The Admiral Thomas B. Hayward Memorial Scholarship recipient will be known as an "Admiral Hayward Scholar" and will be announced by ACE upon selection.
Hayward was a decorated naval aviator and leader, with 40 years of military service. After retiring from the Navy in 1983, he joined the ACE board in 2005 and served until 2013. His last military position was Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under the Carter and Reagan administrations. During his tenure as CNO, he was credited with invigorating the mission, capabilities and morale of the Navy while playing a pivotal role in winning the Cold War. He was a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Hayward dedicated countless time and resources to improving K-12 and higher education throughout his career. He was particularly committed to supporting the preparation of educators with a mission to improve classroom effectiveness in areas of academic quality, accessibility and affordability. Even after he was no longer serving on the Board of Trustees, Hayward maintained active interest and engagement in promoting ACE's mission of serving educators. He passed away in March 2022 just shy of his 98th birthday, and his legacy continues through the educator preparation programs that ACE offers.
"It's truly special to all of us at ACE to honor Admiral Hayward," ACE President, Dr. Shawntel Landry, said. "His dedication to the roots of ACE and its continued mission will always be valued and remembered as a meaningful legacy. We are honored to celebrate his memory through the scholarship and posthumous degree."
"Admiral Hayward's passion for ACE's mission, academic quality, and student satisfaction was infectious and permeates the institution to this day," ACE Board of Trustees Chair, Jeri Nowakowski, added. "Honoring the Admiral and his legacy as a national hero and leader with this annual scholarship is an excellent way to recognize and continue his contribution to ACE, its mission and its students."
In addition to the scholarship, the ACE Board of Trustees has approved Hayward to be awarded a posthumous honorary doctoral degree to be given to his family at a special memorial service.
About American College of Education
American College of Education (ACE) is an accredited, 100% online college specializing in high-quality, affordable programs in education, business, leadership, healthcare and nursing. Headquartered in Indianapolis, ACE offers more than 70 innovative and engaging programs for adult students to pursue a doctorate, specialist, master's or bachelor's degree, along with micro-credentials and graduate-level certificate programs. In addition to being a leader in online education, ACE is a Certified B Corporation. Certified B Corporations are leaders of a global movement to use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
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Teen pilot sets age record for solo flight around world
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A Belgian-British teenager became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft after he landed on Wednesday in Bulgaria, where his global journey kicked off five months ago.
Mack Rutherford, who turned 17 during the trip, landed on an airstrip west of Bulgaria’s capital, Sofia, to complete his task and to claim two Guinness World Records. Along with becoming the youngest person to fly around the world by himself, Rutherford is the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe in a microlight plane.
His sister, Zara, who finished her own trip global flight in January at age 19, previously held the ultralight record. Rutherford took the age record from Travis Ludlow of Britain, who was 18 when he made a solo flight around the world last year.
The record journey, which began March 23, took Rutherford through 52 countries over five continents. To set a mark recognized by the Guinness World Records, he crossed the equator twice.
Born into a family of aviators, Rutherford qualified for his pilot’s license in 2020, which at the time, made him the youngest pilot in the world at the age of 15.
His solo trip flying around the world kicked off in Bulgaria because his sponsor, the web hosting company ICDSoft, is headquartered in Sofia and loaned him the plane.
Like his sister, Rutherford flew a Shark, one of the fastest ultralight aircraft in the world with a cruising speed reaching 300 kph (186 mph). Normally a two-seater, it was modified for his long journey by replacing the second seat with an extra tank.
Initially planned to take up to three months, the trip lasted longer due to several unexpected obstacles along his way, including monsoon rains, sandstorms, and extreme heat.
But most of the delays were caused by waits to obtain permits and other documents required for further flight or having to alter the scheduled route if they were rejected.
The flight took him through Africa and the Gulf region to India, China, South Korea, and Japan. He crossed the northern Pacific and landed after 10 uninterrupted hours in the air on a volcanic island near the Bering Strait.
From there, he headed to Alaska and down the West Coast of the United States to Mexico, then he headed north again along the U.S. East Coast to Canada, and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe.
On Wednesday, a huge crowd of people had arrived at the airport to welcome Rutherford and to celebrate his achievements. Among them were the three members of his immediate family.
Father Sam Rutherford said he was extremely happy and proud of his children’s achievements. He told reporters that such an event is especially encouraging for children to follow their dreams and parents to support them in their endeavors.
His sister, Zara Rutherford, said she kept in close touch with her younger brother during his journey.
“While he was flying, I constantly tried to keep in touch and help him. Our parents called him every day, and I joined in those conversations. I gave him advice on the route, on the flight, so that I could be useful to him,” she said.
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OSLO, Norway and LUXEMBOURG, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AVG Group Sarl (AVG), through its investment fund, the Nordic ESG and Impact Fund SCSp (the "Fund") is set to issue its second dividend back to investors within a year of operations. The Fund launched on 01 March 2021 with a strategic focus on the Nordics where energy transition technology (Climate Solutions) is abundant.
"We are excited to announce that our Fund is exceeding our expected returns and that the energy transition is well underway. The credit goes to our underwriting team and the portfolio companies relentless push for growth," says Karl Andersen, the Fund's CEO.
The Nordic market for climate technology continues to grow. The Fund managers attended the Energy Transition Summit in Kristiansand, Norway a few weeks ago and believes that this is just the beginning of a mega trend for climate technology.
Investment In Hyperthermics
AVG has made an investment into Hyperthermics during the last few weeks. Hyperthermics is a biotechnical company headquartered in Ulsteinvik, Norway. Hyperthermics specializes in developing micro-organisms and bacteria that break down different types of biomass into a variety of beneficial outputs such as protein powder, biogas and soil improvement. The products will service a variety of industries especially the fish farming waste business and the anerobic digestion markets.
AVG Group Sarl
AVG manages the Nordic ESG and Impact Fund SCSp (the "Fund"). With offices in New York, Oslo and Luxembourg, the team delivers a global approach to ESG and Impact investing.
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Study to be conducted at two leading research institutions in the U.K.
Results will inform protocol design of Phase 1/2 clinical trial of Company's lead HSV-2 therapeutic vaccine candidate
WOBURN, Mass. and OXFORD, England, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rational Vaccines, a company focused on revolutionizing the treatment and prevention of herpes to eradicate the disease, today announced the launch of a clinical trial designed to determine the baseline characteristics of patients diagnosed with recurrent symptomatic herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). In addition to assessing the typical baseline characteristics of population, the purpose of this study is also to determine the acceptance of clinical trial procedures and understand the interest of the target patient population to participate in a therapeutic Phase 1/2 HSV-2 vaccine study.
The study, "A Study of the Characteristics of Patients Diagnosed With Recurrent Symptomatic Genital Herpetic Disease," will be led by Dr. Rajul Patel, consultant physician for genitourinary and HIV medicine at Southampton University Hospital, Southampton, England. The trial will be conducted at Southampton University Hospital, and at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, England.
"Most people living with herpes are unaware they have the infection leading to unrecognized transmission and spread of the virus. Patients who develop symptomatic herpetic disease suffer not only from recurrent physical symptoms, but may also suffer from social stigma and isolation because the infection is usually transmitted sexually," said Kerstin Westritschnig, M.D., chief medical officer of Rational Vaccines. "There is no cure for herpes. There are no approved vaccines or immunotherapies or sufficiently reliable diagnostics currently available1. Antiviral medications developed in the 1970s can help to reduce the severity and frequency of symptoms but cannot cure the infection."
"We look forward to initiating this clinical study as these findings will help inform the design of our Phase 1/2 clinical trial which will evaluate our lead vaccine candidate for HSV-2," added Dr. Westritschnig.
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www.clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT05500053
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About Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
The herpes simplex virus (HSV), commonly referred to as herpes, is categorized into two types: herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). HSV-1 is the primary cause of oral herpes but can also cause genital herpes. HSV-2 is the primary cause of genital herpes. According to a 2020 report by the World Health Organization (WHO), herpes infects billions globally2 – about a half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes, and several billion have an oral herpes infection. Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections are lifelong.
While most herpes infections are asymptomatic, a significant number of people experience a range of symptoms that vary in frequency and severity. The most common symptoms for both types of herpes are painful blisters or ulcers. In addition, many patients experience debilitating neuralgia, skin splits, fissures, minor abrasions, erythema, fever, chills, and myalgias. Both viruses are most contagious during a symptomatic outbreak, but they can still be transmitted in the absence of symptoms. Strong evidence has emerged that HSV-1 is a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease3.
About Rational Vaccines
Rational Vaccines is revolutionizing the treatment, prevention, and diagnosis of herpes and herpes-related diseases with its rationally engineered, live-attenuated viral immunotherapeutic and prophylactic vaccine candidates. Led by a team of world-renowned scientists, the Company is headquartered in Woburn, MA with locations in Miami, FL and Oxford, UK. For more information, please visit www.rationalvaccines.com.
1https:/www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simplex-virus and Herpes - STI Treatment Guidelines (cdc.gov)
2WHO | First global and regional estimates of HIV infections attributable to HSV-2 infection
3https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6075814/
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Achieved Record Growth for Education Business with Revenue Up 71.2% YoY
HONG KONG, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ("NetDragon" or the "Company"; Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global leader in building internet communities, today announced its financial results for the first half of 2022. NetDragon's management team will hold a webcast at 10:00am Hong Kong time on 31st August 2022 to discuss the results and recent business development.
Dr. Dejian Liu, Chairman of NetDragon, commented, "We continued to make significant progress across our business in the first half of 2022 as our revenue increased by 26.3% YoY to RMB4.2 billion and net profit attributable to owners of the Company increased by 31.2% YoY to RMB565.1 million. Our achievement is made possible by solid commercial execution, as well as years of investment in our product R&D, global sales network and most importantly our people to maintain our overall operational competencies at the highest level."
"Our education business delivered a record growth performance in the first half. We continued to see countries around the world accelerating their adoption of edtech with an ever-growing emphasis on blended learning in K12 classrooms. As the global market leader, we continued to innovate and drive positive, sustained impact on teachers and students. As a result, we further expanded our leadership position by increasing our market share in the first half, and delivered an exceptional performance with 71.2% YoY growth in education revenue. In addition, we stepped up our effort in pursuing partnerships and potential M&A opportunities to monetize our Promethean platform with software and SAAS applications."
"In China, the resurgence of Covid-19 cases has led to challenges in the economy which inevitably affected consumer sentiment and spending power, and as a result impacted our gaming revenue during the first half. Despite the near-term challenges, we continued to focus on executing our long-term growth plan by actively building our pipeline of new games, driving players' engagement level and expanding our base of paying users of our existing games. We are also excited by the quality of our pipeline. We are developing several new games under the Eudemons IP that will continue to drive the long-term revenue growth of this legendary IP, and we are also actively expanding into new IPs, new genres, and the overseas markets."
"We are committed to following through on our capital return commitment to maximize value for our shareholders. To that end, we are pleased to announce that the Board declared a special interim dividend of HK$0.50 and an interim dividend of HK$0.40 per ordinary share for the first half of 2022. Meanwhile, we will continue to operate our business with a strong financial position with RMB3.5 billion in net cash as of June 30, 2022, which will enable us to capitalize on future acquisition, investment and strategic opportunities."
2022 First Half Financial Highlights
- Revenue was RMB4.2 billion, representing a 26.3% increase YoY.
- Revenue from the education business was RMB2.4 billion, representing 56.8% of the Group's total revenue and registering a 71.2% increase YoY.
- Revenue from the games business was RMB1.8 billion, representing 41.9% of the Group's total revenue and registering a 3.9% decrease YoY.
- Gross profit was RMB2.3 billion, representing a 4.0% increase YoY.
- Core segmental profit[1] from the games business was RMB1.0 billion, representing a 6.2% decrease YoY.
- Core segmental loss[1] from the education business was RMB35.7 million, representing an 86.1% improvement YoY.
- Operating Profit was RMB744.6 million, representing a 7.7% increase YoY.
- Non-GAAP operating profit[2] was RMB854.4 million, representing a 13.3% increase YoY.
- EBITDA was RMB877.5 million, representing an 1.6% decrease YoY.
- Non-GAAP EBITDA[2] was RMB1.0 billion, representing an 11.2% increase YoY.
- Profit attributable to owners of the Company was RMB565.1 million, representing a 31.2% increase YoY.
- Non-GAAP profit attributable to owners of the Company[2] was RMB815.8 million, representing a 44.0% increase YoY.
- The Company declared a special interim dividend and an interim dividend of HK$0.50 and HK$0.40 per ordinary share respectively, for the six months ended 30 June 2022.
Segmental Financial Highlights
Education Business
Our education business achieved a record growth rate as its revenue in the first half increased by 71.2% YoY, reaching RMB2.4 billion. Core segmental loss narrowed to RMB35.7 million as we benefit from strong operating leverage and disciplined cost management measures.
We continued to benefit from the accelerating global trend of edtech adoption and the growing emphasis on blended learning. And it has become increasingly clear that IFPD (interactive flat panel displays) is a necessity in every K12 classrooms, without which blended learning is not possible. As a result, the industry saw a phenomenal 71.5% YoY growth in shipment volume of IFPD in the international market during the first half of 2022[4]. As the global market leader in IFPD, we continued to capitalize on the market momentum by delivering 82.5% YoY and 46.9% HoH growth in our volume shipment of IFPD. Not only did we hold the number-one market share globally, we also expanded our market share by 4.1 ppts HoH to 26.0% in the first half[5]. We continued to win in the market as we increased our market share in all of our Top 5 countries by revenue contribution, namely the U.S., Italy, the U.K., Germany and France.
Our gross margin for the education business saw a decline from 30.6% to 25.3% YoY due to higher material and freight cost, and a 4.3% YoY reduction in ASP as we sold down inventory of ActivPanel 7 in anticipation of our new ActivPanel 9 product launch in June. Since the second half of 2021, we have seen materials cost and freight cost trending down as global supply chain challenges started to ease, and as we continued to implement best practice measures on cost management, we have seen margin improvement on a sequential basis. Excluding the tariff impact, our adjusted gross margin for our key subsidiary Promethean increased by 1.3 ppts HoH from 28.6% to 29.9% in the first half of 2022.
We reached a major milestone in product innovation during the first half as Promethean introduced the all-new ActivPanel 9 in June to deliver transformational user experience with enhanced simplicity, connectivity, security, adaptability, and longevity to address the key needs of the educators in a hybrid learning environment. Shipment has started since the official launch, and we expect the new model to continue to drive our future revenue growth. We also stepped up our effort in exploring for software monetization opportunities for our Promethean platform. In June, Promethean entered into a US-based exclusive distribution agreement with leading education AI technology company Merlyn Mind as our first step to leverage our sales network to expand beyond hardware sales into SaaS solutions. At the same time, we are actively pursuing M&A opportunities with the intention to plug in ready-to-monetize software tools into our Promethean platform.
We continued to develop traction with our B2G country-rollout strategy. In Egypt, shipment for the definitive contract signed in Q1 (to supply 94,000 Promethean panels to K-12 schools around the country) is expected to commence in the second half of this year. In China, our priority is focused on our partnership with the National Center for Education Technology ("NCET"), a unit directly under the National Ministry of Education in China, in building the National K-12 Smart Education Platform. Since the launch of this platform on 1st March, the average daily page-view exceeded 40 million and number of registered users reached 21 million, as more and more regions within China are starting to adopt the platform.
Looking forward, we expect 2022 to be a year of exceptional growth. With our new ActivPanel 9, our expanded market leadership position and our operational capability, we believe we are in a strong position to capitalize on the opportunities ahead.
Gaming Business
Revenue of our gaming business decreased by 3.9% YoY to RMB1.8 billion in the first half of 2022, as the macro-economic impact in China has led to more conservative players' spending across our domestic games. Revenue from our PC games decreased by 5.2% YoY due to a relatively larger high-spending players' cohort, while revenue from our mobile games increased by 3.1% YoY.
Revenue from our flagship IP Eudemons decreased by 0.6% HoH and 3.8% YoY. While players' spending has been affected in the short term, we put our focus on driving players' engagement and expanding our paying user base. We launched four expansion packs for our Eudemons games during the first half, and have conducted multiple in-game events and campaigns to drive activities, leading to YoY increase in both MAU and APA (Average Paying Accounts) for the IP. In particular, despite the macro impact on revenue, our Eudemons PC game registered a 34% YoY increase in MAU and a 65% YoY increase in APA. Eudemons Pocket Version, our game with the highest mobile revenue contribution, also delivered a resilient performance with a 7.8% YoY increase in revenue. In addition, we continued to make progress with expanding the influence of the Eudemons IP on the pan-entertainment front by launching its first ever stage play Eudemons Light of Yate in August.
Our Conquer IP delivered stable revenue growth on the back of two expansion packs launched in the first half and our continuous effort to innovate with new gameplay and contents. We continued to focus on expanding the overseas markets for the Conquer IP, and while we maintained a 20.8% YoY gross billings growth in our core market in Egypt, our gross billings from outside of Egypt increased by 57.7% YoY.
We continued to make progress with our new gaming pipeline. In July 2022, we achieved a key milestone for our Under Oath IP as we reached agreement with a renowned global 3A game publisher to launch the overseas game version of this IP in multiple countries starting next year. In addition, we are also excited about the alpha launch of our first Web3 game Neopets Metaverse in August, as we stay on track to bring this popular IP with over 150 million registered users to the Web3 space.
Looking forward, we expect to beta-launch Eudemons Mobile 2 and Neopets Faerie's Hope in the second half of this year, and on top of those, we have a solid pipeline of new games lining up for 2023 and beyond. On the macro side, as China inevitably recovers from the Covid-related economic slowdown and as the gaming industry in China continues to trend towards a positive direction, we believe our gaming business is well positioned to achieve long-term sustainable growth.
Management Conference Call and Webcast
NetDragon's management team will hold a conference call and webcast at 10:00am Hong Kong time on 31st August 2022 to discuss the results and recent business developments.
Details of the live conference call are as follows:
A live and archived webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations section of NetDragon's website at http://ir.nd.com.cn/en/category/webcast. Participants in the live webcast should visit the aforementioned website 10 minutes prior to the call, then click on the icon for "2022 Interim Results Conference Call and Webcast" and follow the registration instructions.
About NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited
NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (HKSE: 0777) is a global leader in building internet communities with a long track record of developing and scaling multiple internet and mobile platforms that impact hundreds of millions of users, including previous establishments of China's first online gaming portal, 17173.com, and China's most influential smartphone app store platform, 91 Wireless.
Established in 1999, NetDragon is one of the most reputable and well-known online game developers in China with a history of successful game titles including Eudemons Online, Heroes Evolved, Conquer Online and Under Oath. In recent years, NetDragon has also started to scale its online education business on the back of management's vision to create the largest global online learning community, and to bring best-in-class integrated blended learning solutions to every school around the world.
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PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Koinos, the first blockchain with the same free-to-use experience that originally allowed the internet to reach mass adoption, achieved a major milestone with the release of a feature complete testnet on August 23rd.
"The internet went mainstream because it was free-to-use. Koinos is the first and only blockchain to do the same thing. This is truly historical because there's never been a blockchain anyone could just use without first having to buy tokens, and the performance so far has been spectacular," said Andrew Levine, CEO and Co-Founder of Koinos Group.
Jesse "Aggroed" Reich, CEO and Co-Founder of Splinterlands, the top play-to-earn blockchain game, said "Koinos could be revolutionary for gaming because there are a lot of additional costs that come from building on a blockchain, like account and NFT creation costs, all of which Koinos will eliminate."
Unlike Ethereum, Solana, and Polkadot, Koinos users don't have to buy tokens to use the blockchain because KOIN (the currency of Koinos) contains "Mana" which gets spent instead of tokens. Unlike token fees ("gas"), Mana regenerates, allowing for indefinite free usage and it can be delegated to others for truly frictionless onboarding.
Splinterlands was originally built on Steem, the Koinos team's previous blockchain, famously the victim of an exchange attack. That incident inspired the creation of Koinos and its novel consensus algorithm; proof-of-burn.
Steve Gerbino, Co-Founder and CTO of Koinos Group explained, "That's what motivated me to create an alternative consensus algorithm. After discovering proof-of-burn as described by Iain Stewart, I knew we could use these concepts to implement an algorithm that's more efficient than proof-of-stake and more decentralized than proof-of-work."
Proof-of-burn has no wasteful hardware mining. Users simply destroy ("burn") KOIN for "virtual hash power." This doesn't just make Koinos more efficient and environmentally-friendly, it means the token supply dynamically adjusts to network conditions. When there's heavy usage, the token supply decreases to discourage overuse. When there's low usage, the token supply increases to encourage participation.
The next milestone for Koinos is the ERC20 snapshot, followed by the fully decentralized launch of mainnet before year-end.
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A panel of 15 experts with representatives from seven medical professional societies reached consensus on 69 statements related to using diet as a primary intervention to achieve diabetes remission.
ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Lifestyle Medicine has released an expert consensus statement to assist clinicians in achieving remission of type 2 diabetes in adults using diet as a primary intervention. The expert consensus statement is endorsed by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), supported by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) and co-sponsored by the Endocrine Society.
This unique publication in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine is the first to focus on diet as primary means of achieving lasting remission of diabetes – without medications or procedures – in contrast with the usual role of diet as an adjunctive therapy. Knowing that diet alone can achieve remission is an empowering message for many adults with type 2 diabetes, especially when supported by consensus among internists, cardiologists, family physicians, endocrinologists, nutritionists, dieticians and lifestyle medicine specialists.
Titled "Dietary Interventions to Treat Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with a Goal of Remission," the expert consensus statement was written by a multidisciplinary panel of 15 experts using a trustworthy, modified Delphi process. The panel agreed that diet as a primary intervention can achieve remission in many adults with type 2 diabetes, defined as normal glycemic measures (normal HbA1c less than 6.5% and normal fasting glucose) for at least three months without surgery, devices, or active pharmacologic therapy to lower glucose. Diet as a primary intervention was considered most effective when emphasizing whole, plant-based foods including whole grains, vegetable, legumes, fruits, nuts and seeds.
"Remission is the optimal outcome for individuals with type 2 diabetes," said Richard Rosenfeld, MD, MPH, MBA, DipABLM, lead author of the expert consensus statement and Senior Liaison for Medical Society Relations at ACLM. "The consensus statements will not only empower clinicians and patients to use a plant-predominant diet as 'food as medicine' for achieving remission of type 2 diabetes, but will facilitate shared management decisions based on current best evidence and structured expert consensus."
It is essential to reduce the prevalence of type 2 diabetes, which is estimated to affect 10.5% of U.S. adults and cost $327 billion annually in direct costs and decreased productivity, according to the publication. Without adequate treatment and management, the condition can result in blindness, kidney disease, cardiovascular diseases, amputation and other co-morbidities that diminish quality of life and contribute to mortality rates.
"A healthy diet is a foundational component of current lifestyle guidelines for treatment of type 2 diabetes, but it is often overlooked because of the lack of physician training and patient awareness," AACE President Dr. Felice Caldarella said. "The consensus statements produced by this panel of experts are invaluable in bringing awareness to the value of diet for diabetes remission in addition to management."
In all, the expert panel achieved consensus on 69 statements, relating to diet and remission of type 2 diabetes, dietary specifics and types of diets, adjuvant and alternative interventions, support, monitoring, adherence to therapy, weight loss, payment and policy.
The expert panel called for more research into areas that include evaluating the impact of reducing animal foods in promoting remission and assessing whether remission can be obtained with ad libitum food intake consuming whole food, plant-based dietary patterns. Also needed are more randomized controlled trials to assess sustainable plant-based dietary interventions with whole or minimally processed foods, as a primary means of treating type 2 diabetes with the goal of remission.
About ACLM
The American College of Lifestyle Medicine is the nation's medical professional society advancing lifestyle medicine as the foundation for a redesigned, value-based and equitable healthcare delivery system, leading to whole person health. ACLM educates, equips, empowers and supports its members through quality, evidence-based education, certification and research to identify and eradicate the root cause of chronic disease, with a clinical outcome goal of health restoration as opposed to disease management.
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The two companies launch REdistribute, LLC to create a new venture that will help MLSs innovate, while ensuring brokers are compensated fairly
ROCKVILLE, Md., and CHINO HILLS, Calif., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bright MLS and California Regional MLS (CRMLS), the nation's two largest Multiple Listing Services, announced today the launch of REdistribute, LLC, a joint venture that changes how MLS data is collected and distributed on behalf of the real estate industry for institutional use.
REdistribute will aggregate and distribute data on behalf of participating MLS organizations and brokerages, providing unbiased, up-to-date MLS data directly from the source to institutions involved with the housing industry, and puts brokers back in control of their data rights and data usage. Additionally, the revenue generated by REdistribute will be shared back with the brokers and MLS organizations who participate, ensuring that participants are compensated fairly – and at true market value – for the data they provide.
"The exchange of real estate data is currently a one-way street," said Art Carter, CEO of CRMLS. "Third parties are aggregating and providing MLS data to government entities and a host of other for-profit companies. What's missing are the data rights, data management and fair market compensation provided back to the owners of the data – the brokers."
"Today, we are rewriting the rules of engagement," said Brian Donnellan, President & CEO of Bright MLS. "Now is the time for professional MLS organizations to invest in solutions that create additional value for brokers, while also delivering the most comprehensive, accurate and freshest data to critical participants in the housing industry. Mortgage lenders, government sponsored entities and others creating property valuations and insights and their constituents will benefit greatly from REdistribute."
Bright and CRMLS began working collaboratively late last year on solutions that improve services for the brokerage community, including recent work on a showing services hub that supports more choice for brokers. REdistribute is the next step the two companies are taking together, and at launch aggregates the MLS data of Bright and CRMLS, with Beaches MLS in Florida also signing a letter of intent to join for the launch.
"Beaches MLS is excited to be the first ownership partner with Bright MLS and CRMLS on REdistribute to bring even more value to our brokers," stated Dionna Hall, CEO of Beaches MLS.
In addition to distributing MLS data from the source, REdistribute will also deliver innovations that will allow licensees such as lenders, insurance companies and government-sponsored enterprises to gain real-time insights on a market-by-market basis.
REdistribute expects to begin beta testing in August, and to deliver content to clients in 2023.
To read more about the REdistribute initiative, read our open letter to the industry.
If you're an MLS organization or broker interested in learning how you can participate in this exciting new venture, contact REdistribute@prestaconsultants.com.
California Regional MLS is the nation's largest and most recognized subscriber-based MLS, dedicated to servicing more than 110,000 real estate professionals from 41 Associations, Boards, and MLS organizations. CRMLS provides accurate data through innovative technology solutions, empowering real estate professionals to cooperate and succeed. For more information on CRMLS, visit www.crmls.org.
Bright MLS was founded in 2016 as a collaboration between 43 visionary associations and two of the nation's most prominent MLSs to transform what an MLS is and what it does, so real estate pros and the people they serve can thrive today and into our data-driven future through an open, clear and competitive housing market for all. Bright is proud to be the source of truth for comprehensive real estate data in the Mid-Atlantic, with market intelligence currently covering six states (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) and the District of Columbia. Bright MLS's innovative tool library—both created and curated—provides services and award-winning support to well over 100k real estate professionals, enabling their delivery on the promise of home to over half a million home buyers and sellers monthly. In 2021, Bright subscribers facilitated $141B in real estate transactions through the company's platform. Learn more at Bright MLS.com.
Art Carter
Art@CRMLS.org
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Veterans and Military Service Members Gain Access to Broad Range of Hearing Healthcare Benefits
DRAPER, Utah, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TruHearing, the market leader in hearing healthcare benefits¹, continues to expand access to hearing healthcare through its recent alliance with the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), a nonprofit combat veterans' service organization. This new relationship will help provide hearing healthcare to over a million veterans and military service members, a population consistently at higher risk and incidence of hearing loss.
Through TruHearing, VFW members and their families are now able to quickly access free audiological exams and follow-up visits from a convenient network of more than 7,000 provider locations, with remote care and telehealth services available, as well as hearing aids from the top six manufacturers at discounted prices, including free batteries.
"This important relationship allows TruHearing to give back in a small way to our military service members who have given so much to protect our freedoms. Among their many sacrifices, hearing loss is a common repercussion from acute noise exposure, which impacts their quality of life long after their active service," said Tommy Macdonald, CEO, TruHearing. According to a study by the Noise Research Network, a significant 62.7% of military personnel experience at least slight hearing loss.2
This new relationship will help VFW members and their families easily access the hearing care they need, allowing them to prioritize their hearing health and prevent future damage while avoiding unnecessary costs. Treatment of hearing loss can also lower the risk of other health and safety concerns, from undiagnosed diseases to falling accidents, depression, social isolation, anxiety and dementia.
"Working with the VFW helps us provide even more people with quality and affordable hearing healthcare, ensuring they can quickly access the care and treatment they need to improve their quality of life," said Macdonald.
For more information, visit: www.truhearing.com/benefit-administrators and www.vfw.org.
TruHearing is the #1 market share leader in hearing healthcare benefits serving more than 160 million people and over 300 partners nationwide. With more than 18 years of experience, TruHearing has the expertise to create industry-leading hearing healthcare solutions customized to match the unique needs of any organization or market segment. Guided by a goal to reconnect people to the richness of life, TruHearing has developed the largest, high-quality provider network offering the most technologically advanced hearing aid selection. TruHearing delivers superlative value to ensure payers and their members receive a flawless experience every step of the way. Headquartered in Draper, Utah, TruHearing has been recognized as a "Top Workplace" in the state for six consecutive years.
1. Based on an analysis of hearing aid units sold by TruHearing and its affiliates compared to other hearing benefits providers. September 2021.
2. Orru, H., Luha, A., Pindus, M., Jõgeva, R., Vahisalu, M., Lekk, U., Indermitte, E., & Merisalu, E. (2020). Hearing loss among military personnel in relation to occupational and leisure noise exposure and usage of personal protective equipment. Noise & health, 22(107), 90–98. https://doi.org/10.4103/nah.NAH_12_19
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder rights law firm Julie & Holleman has launched an investigation into the proposed acquisition of Covetrus, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVET) by funds affiliated with private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and TPG Capital.
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CD&R and its affiliates already own 24% of Covetrus' outstanding shares of common stock. Under the companies' merger agreement, announced on May 25, 2022, CD&R and TPG will acquire the remaining outstanding shares of Covetrus for $21 per share in cash, which represents an enterprise value for the company of approximately $4 billion.
Julie & Holleman is investigating potential legal claims available to Covetrus shareholders regarding the proposed acquisition, including claims relating to CD&R's and management's conflicts of interest and the adequacy of the $21 per share acquisition price. Covetrus stock has traded at nearly 40% higher than the deal price within the last year, and Wall Street analysts' price targets also exceed the $21 per share price.
If you would like more information about Julie & Holleman's investigation, or about the acquisition in general, please contact W. Scott Holleman by email at scott@julieholleman.com or by telephone at (929) 415-1020. You may also visit the firm's website by clicking here.
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Less Wind, More Heat
An upper high will bobble back and forth over Texoma during the next week
Wednesday’s skies saw scattered cloud cover as a weak upper low formed over Mexico and moved northward into Texas. This low should pass overnight, leaving us with more sunshine on Thursday. We’ll still have some haze to deal with tomorrow, but the plume of Saharan dust should thin out as we move into the weekend.
An upper high over the mid-south will return to Texoma skies by Friday, so things are heating up the next couple of days. The high wobbles eastward by Saturday so temps drop a bit once again, and then it returns early next week, raising temperatures to the 100-mark. One bit of good news – wind speeds will be lower in the days ahead thanks to a weakening surface pressure gradient.
Overall, it’s a dry a hot forecast!
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Chief Meteorologist
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WARREN, Mich., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULH) today announced the final results of its modified "Dutch auction" tender offer to repurchase up to 100,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, which expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, the Company has accepted for purchase a total of 164,189 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 0.62% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares, at a final purchase price of $28.00 per share. Payment for the shares accepted for purchase under the tender offer will be made promptly, at a total cost to the Company of approximately $4.6 million, excluding fees and expenses related to the offer.
The Company expects to have approximately 26,277,549 shares of its common stock outstanding immediately following consummation of the tender offer. The total amount of shares purchased in the tender offer reflects the Company's right to increase the tender offer by up to two percent (2%) of its outstanding shares and includes 5,000 shares tendered by a director of the Company, Mr. H.E. "Scott" Wolfe.
The Company may purchase additional shares in the future in the open market subject to market conditions and private transactions, tender offers or otherwise. Under applicable securities laws, however, the Company may not repurchase any shares until June 30, 2022. Whether the Company makes additional repurchases in the future will depend on many factors, including the number of shares purchased in this tender offer, its business and financial performance and situation, the business and market conditions at the time, including the price of the shares, and other factors the Company considers relevant.
The Company has retained Georgeson LLC as the information agent for the tender offer. All questions regarding the tender offer should be directed to the information agent at 866-695-6074 (toll free).
About Universal
Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that, through its consolidated subsidiaries, is a leading asset-light provider of customized transportation and logistics solutions throughout the United States, and in Mexico, Canada, and Colombia. The Company's operating subsidiaries offer customers a broad array of services across their entire supply chain, including truckload, brokerage, intermodal, dedicated, and value-added services.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMUX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, today announced that the company has received a Notice of Allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patent application 16/646130, entitled, "Compound Having Cyclic Structure." The patent covers composition-of-matter of IMU-856 and related pharmaceutical compositions and is expected to provide protection into at least 2038, without accounting for potential Patent Term Extension (PTE).
The patent application was originally filed by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Daiichi Sankyo), which discovered IMU-856. In 2018, Immunic and Daiichi Sankyo entered into a global option and license agreement, granting Immunic the exclusive right to license IMU-856, which was subsequently exercised by Immunic in 2020. The license included exclusivity on the composition-of-matter patent.
"Allowance of this composition-of-matter patent significantly strengthens our intellectual property estate and is key to the clinical development of IMU-856, which we believe to be a highly potent small molecule oral epigenetic regulator. In particular, IMU-856 appears to influence the tightly regulated network of genes and proteins associated with intestinal epithelial cell interaction and adhesion which could present an entirely new and innovative approach to the treatment of a significant number of gastrointestinal diseases," stated Daniel Vitt, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer and President of Immunic. "In May 2022, we reached an important milestone with the initiation of part C of our phase 1 clinical trial of IMU-856 in patients with celiac disease, to confirm the drug's ability to restore intestinal barrier function without affecting the immune system. We also look forward to reporting unblinded safety data from the single and multiple ascending dose parts of the phase 1 clinical trial in healthy human subjects in the third quarter of this year."
IMU-856, which Immunic believes to be novel, is an orally available small molecule modulator that targets a protein which serves as a transcriptional regulator of intestinal barrier function and regeneration of bowel epithelium. Based on preclinical data, the compound may represent a new treatment approach, as the mechanism of action targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function and bowel wall architecture in patients suffering from gastrointestinal diseases such as celiac disease, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea and other intestinal barrier function associated diseases. Immunic believes that, because IMU-856 has been shown in preclinical investigations to avoid suppression of immune cells, it may therefore maintain immune surveillance for patients during therapy, an important advantage versus chronic treatment with potentially immunosuppressive medications. IMU-856 is an investigational drug product that has not been approved in any jurisdiction.
IMU-856 was discovered by Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (Daiichi Sankyo). In November 2018, Immunic and Daiichi Sankyo entered into a global option and license agreement, granting Immunic the exclusive right to license IMU-856. The license also includes exclusivity on a patent application filed by Daiichi Sankyo, covering IMU-856's composition of matter. Immunic exercised the option in January 2020.
Immunic, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMUX) is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a pipeline of selective oral immunology therapies focused on treating chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company is developing three small molecule products: its lead development program, vidofludimus calcium (IMU-838), a selective immune modulator that inhibits the intracellular metabolism of activated immune cells by blocking the enzyme DHODH and exhibits a host-based antiviral effect, is currently being developed as a treatment option for multiple sclerosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis. IMU-935, a selective inverse agonist of the transcription factor RORγ/RORγt, is targeted for development in psoriasis, and castration-resistant prostate cancer. IMU-856, which targets the restoration of the intestinal barrier function, is targeted for development in diseases involving bowel barrier dysfunction. For further information, please visit: www.imux.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" that involve substantial risks and uncertainties for purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected expenses, sufficiency of cash, expected timing and results of clinical trials, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. Examples of such statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to Immunic's three development programs and the targeted diseases; the potential for IMU-856 to safely and effectively target diseases; preclinical and clinical data for IMU-856; the timing of current and future clinical trials and anticipated clinical milestones; the nature, strategy and focus of the company and further updates with respect thereto; and the development and commercial potential of any product candidates of the company. Immunic may not actually achieve the plans, carry out the intentions or meet the expectations or projections disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Actual results and performance could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, without limitation, the COVID-19 pandemic, impacts of the Ukraine – Russia conflict on planned and ongoing clinical trials, risks and uncertainties associated with the ability to project future cash utilization and reserves needed for contingent future liabilities and business operations, the availability of sufficient financial and other resources to meet business objectives and operational requirements, the fact that the results of earlier preclinical studies and clinical trials may not be predictive of future clinical trial results, the protection and market exclusivity provided by Immunic's intellectual property, risks related to the drug development and the regulatory approval process and the impact of competitive products and technological changes. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in the section captioned "Risk Factors," in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, and in the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov or ir.imux.com/sec-filings. Any forward-looking statement made in this release speaks only as of the date of this release. Immunic disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Immunic expressly disclaims all liability in respect to actions taken or not taken based on any or all the contents of this press release.
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Alertus to Offer Free Desktop Alerting Software to Raptor Alert Customers to Enhance their Mass Notification Capabilities
HOUSTON and BALTIMORE, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Raptor Technologies, the leading provider of school safety software, and Alertus Technologies, a leader in emergency mass notification solutions, today announced they will integrate their best-in-class safety and security offerings to enhance security for K-12 schools and districts.
The partnership combines Alertus' notification solutions with Raptor's robust emergency management and reunification tools, setting new, high standards for critical communication and response during emergencies. Alertus' integrated, modular mass notification offerings – including Alertus Desktop™, IP Text-to-Speech Interface for PA systems, and a range of hardwired and pocket-sized activation devices – are designed to help K-12 schools automate widespread, instant alerting in an emergency. Now, any K-12 school utilizing Raptor Technologies can automatically send emergency notifications to all alerting modalities unified by the Alertus Mass Notification System via Raptor® Connect™.
Alertus will also offer Raptor Alert customers free Alertus Desktop™ and Alertus Desktop™ for Chrome, powerful desktop and browser-based alerting software that instantly overrides computer displays with customizable notifications. The promotion is made possible through Alertus' Safe in Seconds Initiative, a philanthropic effort to equip schools and nonprofits with mass notification technology they might not otherwise be able to afford.
"School districts across the country are recognizing the value of being able to quickly initiate an alert and notify staff and teachers in the event of a school emergency," said Chris Noell, chief product officer, Raptor Technologies. "By integrating with Alertus, we're expanding the ways users can rapidly access Raptor Alert to trigger an alert and increasing the ways a campus can be notified of an emergency."
Raptor Alert is currently used by more than 7,500 schools nationwide to help school districts respond to emergencies. Many states, including Texas, Florida, New Jersey and New York, have earmarked funding or created mandates to make mobile panic alerts available to schools. Additionally, in 2021, Raptor Alert was chosen by 25% of Florida schools to achieve compliance with Alyssa's Law, which mandates panic buttons that directly connect to law enforcement.
"Every second counts in an emergency and our top priority is ensuring that schools have every possible way to get urgent, life-saving information to their students, teachers and staff – both during and after a critical event," said Patrick Dennin, director of education, Alertus. "Our integration with Raptor enables schools to alert, respond, and recover more effectively by reducing response times, reinforcing stakeholder responsibilities and mitigating risk to their communities."
Alertus works with hundreds of K-12 schools and districts across North America, equipping them with unified, multilayered mass notification solutions – software, hardware and integrations with legacy alerting systems – to communicate effectively and protect their communities from potential threats, including active shooters, severe weather, health outbreaks, and more. Through its partnership with Raptor, Alertus' customized, layered approach to mass notification helps ensure that no one is missed in the event of an emergency.
About Raptor Technologies
Founded in 2002, Raptor has partnered with over 50,000 schools globally, including over 5,000 K-12 US school districts, to provide integrated visitor, volunteer, emergency management, and safeguarding software and services that cover the complete spectrum of school and student safety. To learn more about Raptor Technologies, visit www.raptortech.com.
About Alertus Technologies
Alertus Technologies is a pioneer and market leader in emergency mass notification systems for large-area, high occupancy facilities. Since 2002, Alertus has engineered innovative solutions for emergency mass notification that unify and simplify the notification process for immediate, comprehensive coverage. Alertus provides solutions for in-building notification, outdoor notification, and personal notification. Thousands of institutions and enterprise organizations worldwide trust and rely on Alertus to protect millions of people. To learn more, visit www.alertus.com.
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MIAMI (AP) — Humans don’t know what they’re missing under the surface of a busy shipping channel in the “cruise capital of the world.” Just below the keels of massive ships, an underwater camera provides a live feed from another world, showing marine life that’s trying its best to resist global warming.
That camera in Miami’s Government Cut is just one of the many ventures of a marine biologist and a musician who’ve been on a 15-year mission to raise awareness about dying coral reefs by combining science and art to bring undersea life into pop culture.
Their company — Coral Morphologic — is surfacing stunning images, putting gorgeous closeups of underwater creatures on social media, setting time-lapsed video of swaying, glowing coral to music and projecting it onto buildings, even selling a coral-themed beachwear line.
“We aren’t all art. We aren’t all science. We aren’t all tech. We are an alchemy,” said Colin Foord, who defies the looks of a typical scientist, with blue hair so spiky that it seems electrically charged. He and his business partner J.D. McKay sat down with The Associated Press to show off their work.
One of their most popular projects is the Coral City Camera, which recently passed 2 million views and usually has about 100 viewers online at any given time each day.
“We’re going to actually be able to document one year of coral growth, which has never been done before in situ on a coral reef, and that’s only possible because we have this technological connection right here at the port of Miami that allows us to have power and internet,” Foord said.
The livestream has already revealed that staghorn and other corals can adapt and thrive even in a highly urbanized undersea environment, along with 177 species of fish, dolphins, manatees and other sea life, Foord said.
“We have these very resilient corals growing here. The primary goal of us getting it underwater was to show people there is so much marine life right here in our city,” Foord said.
McKay, meanwhile, sounds like a Broadway producer as he describes how he also films the creatures in their Miami lab, growing coral in tanks to get them ready for closeups in glorious color.
“We essentially create a set with one of these aquariums, and then obviously there’s actors — coral or shrimp or whatever — and then we film it, and then I get a vibe, whatever might be happening in the scene, and then I soundtrack it with some ambient like sounds, something very oceanic,” McKay explained.
Their latest production, “ Coral City Flourotour, ” will be shown on the New World Center Wallscape this week as the Aspen Institute hosts a major climate conference in Miami Beach. Foord is speaking on a panel about how the ocean’s natural systems can help humans learn to combat impacts of climate change. The talk’s title? “The Ocean is a Superhero.”
“I think when we can recognize that we’re all this one family of life and everything is interconnected, that hopefully we can make meaningful changes now, so that future generations don’t have to live in a world of wildfires and melted ice caps and dead oceans,” Foord told the AP.
Their mission is urgent: After 500 million years on Earth, these species are under assault from climate change. The warming oceans prompt coral bleaching and raise the risk of infectious diseases that can cause mass die-offs in coral, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Stronger storms and changes in water chemistry can destroy reef structures, while altered currents sweep away food and larvae.
“Climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems,” NOAA said in a recent report.
That gets at the second part of Coral Morphologic’s name. “What does it mean to be morphologic? It really means having to adapt because the environment is always changing,” Foord said.
The staghorn, elkhorn and brain coral living in Government Cut provide a real-world example of how coral communities can adapt to such things as rising heat and polluted runoff, even in such an unlikely setting as the port of Miami. Their video has documented fluorescence in some of the coral, an unusual response in offshore waters that Foord said could be protecting them from solar rays.
“The port is a priceless place for coral research,” Foord said. “We have to be realistic. You won’t be able to return the ecosystems to the way they were 200 years ago. The options we are left with are more radical.”
Beyond the science, there’s the clothes. Coral Morphologic sells a line of surf and swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral and uses environmentally sustainable materials such as a type of nylon recycled from old fishing nets.
“We see the power of tech connecting people with nature. We are lucky as artists, and corals are benefitting,” Foord said.
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- Green Acre to invest an additional US$6 million into Joint Venture to distribute Cannabis in the United States with an initial focus on California fulfilling its rights under the previously announced joint venture.
- The Joint Venture and its resulting formation agreements are part of the previously announced Private Placement with Green Acre.
- Green Acre's investment has been funded by an option agreement with Johnson Brothers, a leading wine, spirits, and beer distributor.
- Funds will be used to accelerate Humble's expansion of cannabis distribution operations in California.
TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Humble & Fume Inc. (CSE: HMBL) (OTCQX: HUMBF) ("Humble" or the "Company"), a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, announced today that, further to the Company's press releases of November 15, 2021, and April 25, 2022, it formed HC Solutions Holdings Inc., a Joint Venture ("JV") with Green Acre Capital Distribution Corp. ("Green Acre"), for the purpose of distribution of cannabis, initially focused on accelerating the Company's expansion into cannabis distribution operations throughout the United States in California. Subsequent to the formation of the JV, Green Acre previously completed a US$2 million investment directly in the JV and is now investing a further US$6 million into the JV to increase its ownership interest to 45%. Green Acre has funded its investment through an option agreement with Johnson Brothers, a leading wine, spirits, and beer distributor in the United States. Further information on the JV, Green Acre and Johnson Brothers is set out in the Company's November 15, 2021, and April 25, 2022 press releases.
"This additional investment by Johnson Brothers, through their Green Acre option agreement, is part of their ongoing commitment to our expansion efforts into the United States. Johnson Brothers is known for their operational expertise in the distribution of beverage alcohol in the United States," said Joel Toguri, Chief Executive Officer of Humble. "We are ahead of schedule in executing our growth strategy, which includes enhancing our sales capabilities and forging stronger relationships with our brand and retail partners, such as Cookies. As our business evolves and expands, we focus on sustainable profit generation and positive cash flow to deliver long-term shareholder value."
"Johnson Brothers is committed to the future of Humble & Fume and its expansion strategy of cannabis distribution operations in the U.S. states where it's allowed," said Mark Hubler, CEO and President of Johnson Brothers. "Securing a long-term distribution deal with the industry's leading brand Cookies is proof of their ability to build meaningful relationships with top cannabis brands and to build long-term value in the United States."
Humble brings an integrated approach to the sales and distribution market in the California cannabis market. California is currently one of the largest adult-use markets globally, worth approximately US$4.4 billion and expected to double over the next 10 years1. With over 6,000 cultivators and over 700 retailers, Humble believes that cannabis brands are looking for new and innovative ways to support ambitious sales targets and build strong retail relationships and brand awareness directly with consumers2.
As a result of the US$6 million investment described above, a further agreement was entered into among Humble, Green Acre, and Humble's primary lender (the "Lender") who recently provided Humble a $2 million secured credit facility (as announced on September 9, 2022). The parties agreed that, in the event of a default by Humble of its obligations under the credit facility, Green Acre would have the option to acquire all of Humble's interest in the JV and the Lender would release its security in that interest in exchange for payment in full by Green Acre, on behalf Humble, of all amounts owing under the credit facility. In addition, in that circumstance, Green Acre would also tender back to Humble all shares of Humble owned by Green Acre.
1 Source: BDS Analytics
2 Source: Bureau of Cannabis Control
About Humble & Fume Inc.
Humble & Fume Inc. is a leading North American distributor of cannabis and cannabis accessories, supported by a customer-centric sales team and a strong fulfillment infrastructure. As the only fully integrated cannabis distribution solution, Humble bridges the gap for retailers, licensed cannabis producers, multi-state operators, and cannabis consumers to maximize sales penetration, and increase financial performance. With over 20 years of North American operating experience, Humble has cultivated extensive vendor and customer relationships, distributing premium cannabis consumables and consumption devices.
About Johnson Brothers
Johnson Brothers Liquor Company is a family-owned wine, spirits, and beer distributor with headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The company has been servicing its customers throughout the United States since 1953. To learn more about their story, services, and locations, please visit www.johnsonbrothers.com.
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This news release contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws relating to, the Company's assessment of the cannabis market in the United States generally and specifically, the state of California, and the expected results for brand partners of the Company. Any such forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "contemplates", "believes", "projects", "plans" and similar expressions. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Statements about, among other things, the potential for Johnson Brothers, through Green Acre, to increase its ownership percentage in the JV, the potential impact on brands that engage Humble for their distribution and / or sales agency and the future of the cannabis industry in California and across the United States, including the anticipated ongoing consumer demand, are all forward-looking information. These statements should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those implied by such statements. Although such statements are based on management's reasonable assumptions, there can be no assurance that such forward-looking statements will occur as described herein. The Company assumes no responsibility to update or revise forward-looking information to reflect new events or circumstances or actual results unless required by applicable law. Readers are encouraged to refer to the Company's disclosure available on its SEDAR profile (at www.sedar.com) for information as to the risks and other factors which may effect the Company's business objectives and strategic plans.
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Thomas wins 2nd PGA title in playoff after 7-shot rally
By DOUG FERGUSON
AP Golf Writer
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas didn’t pay attention to any score but his own Sunday in the PGA Championship, knowing he was seven shots behind but with only six players ahead of him on a Southern Hills course where anything could happen.
He never could have dreamed how it all played out, a chaotic final hour of pressure moments, clutch putts and unimaginable heartache for Mito Pereira.
Thomas hit a shank on the sixth hole. He made a 65-foot birdie putt that began his record-tying comeback. He missed a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole that he feared would cost him. He never led until one hole remained in his three-hole aggregate playoff with Will Zalatoris.
And when Thomas tapped in for par to capture another PGA Championship title, he stood erect on the 18th green with a mixture of joy and disbelief.
“I was asked early in the week what lead is safe and I said, ‘No lead,’” Thomas said. “I can’t believe I found myself in a playoff.”
Thomas closed with a 3-under 67 that turned out to be enough for a playoff when Pereira, the 27-year-old from Chile in his first PGA Championship who never trailed all day, drove into a creek and made double bogey on the 18th hole to finish one shot behind.
It was the first time since Phil Mickelson at Winged Foot in the 2006 U.S. Open that a player gave away a one-shot lead on the final hole to lose a major.
“Sad to hit it in the water,” Pereira said. “I mean, I wish I could do it again.”
Just like his first PGA title at Quail Hollow in 2017, the signature shot for Thomas came on the 17th hole. It was the second hole of the aggregate playoff. He drilled a 3-wood on the 301-yard par 4 to 35 feet for a two-putt birdie, his first lead of the day.
Zalatoris, whose must-make 8-footers for birdie and par on the final two holes of regulation got him into the playoff with a 71, couldn’t deliver in overtime. His 8-foot birdie putt on the 17th in the playoff missed, and he couldn’t catch Thomas at the end.
Zalatoris looked like he had thrown away his chances for a first major — and first PGA Tour victory — when he three-putted from just outside 20 feet on the 16th hole. But he responded with a birdie from the bunker at the 17th and holed an 8-foot par putt on the 18th for a 71.
He joined Thomas at 5-under 275, and they played on when Pereira faltered.
Thomas, who had gone 14 months since his last victory at The Players Championship last year, now has a PGA Tour win in each of his last eight years and moves to No. 5 in the world.
His second major came when he least expected it.
None of the six players ahead of him had ever won a major. Thomas knew that. He was in the longest drought since his first PGA Tour title. He was aware of that, too.
“I remember how tough it is now to win, so I knew I was going to be nervous and I knew they’d be feeling the exact same thing,” Thomas said. “You just don’t know what’s going to happen.”
John Mahaffey in the 1978 PGA Championship at Oakmont was the other player to come from seven shots behind on the final day. He also won in a playoff over Tom Watson and Jerry Pate.
Thomas was still seven shots behind when he made his remarkable run, a mixture of key birdies and keeping mistakes off his card. It started with an improbable birdie putt from just short of the green to a back pin on the par-3 11th. He edged closer with an 18-foot birdie on the next hole.
He was lurking, while the leading pack behind him was leaking oil.
Zalatoris and Cameron Young each caught Pereira, ever so briefly. All of them found trouble in the rough and the sand and the greens.
Pereira was on the cusp of becoming Chile’s first major champion, and giving South America the career Grand Slam.
Even after five bogeys, he never lost the lead and delivered clutch par saves from the bunker left of the ninth green and from well behind the 10th green. None was bigger than his 12-foot putt on the 16th to stay one shot ahead.
It all came undone with one swing.
His sawed-off swing with the driver, so effective on the previous hole, peeled to the right and into the creek down the right side of the 18th fairway. After a penalty drop, his approach up the hill started left and never cut back, landing in the rough. His chip rolled off the back edge of the green.
His double bogey gave him a 75, a hard-luck end to such a promising week.
“On Monday, I just wanted to make the cut. On Sunday, I wanted to win,” Pereira said. “I’ll take this to learn for the future.”
Young, whose father is a longtime PGA professional, also will look back at missed chances. Playing with Zalatoris, a former roommate at Wake Forest, Young was in the mix all day and was briefly tied for the lead. His hopes ended on the 16th when he found a bunker right of the green, blasted out weakly to 30 feet and three-putted for a double bogey. He closed with a 71.
Rory McIlroy made a brief run with four straight birdies on the front nine, putting him at 4-under par for the tournament. He was 2 over the rest of the way and finished eighth.
In eight majors at Southern Hills, it was first time a player rallied from any margin to win, and it was only the second playoff. Retief Goosen won the other in the 2001 U.S. Open after he three-putted from 12 feet on the final hole. At least he got another chance, unlike Pereira.
Six of the seven previous major champions at Southern Hills are in the World Golf Hall of Fame. The 29-year-old Thomas, now with two majors among his 15 career PGA Tour victories, is surely headed there one day.
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Cinco de Mayo Fast Facts
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Here’s a look at Cinco de Mayo which commemorates the Mexican victory over the French at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on May 5 every year.
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Cinco de Mayo is Spanish for the fifth of May.
The Mexican army under the command of Ignacio Zaragoza, despite being smaller and ill-equipped, won the battle at the town of Puebla — about 85 miles east of Mexico City.
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s independence day from Spain, which occurred in 1810 and is celebrated on September 16.
In Mexico, Cinco de Mayo is observed with political speeches and battle re-enactments.
In the 1960s and 1970s, the day became identified with the Chicano rights movement in the United States, especially in the state of California.
READ: Cinco de Mayo history: Not exactly a Mexican import
The day became one to celebrate Hispanic heritage.
In many cities in the United States, there are parades and festivities featuring mariachi music, dancing and Mexican food.
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Fire heavily damages Manatee County home
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - A Manatee County family is without a place to live following an early morning kitchen fire.
Firefighters from East Manatee Fire Rescue responded just before 9 a.m. to a home in the 13000 block of Third Avenue NE. When they arrived, smoke and flames were seen emitting from the structure, fire officials said.
It took crews approximately 20 minutes to contain the fire, Investigators say the fire appears to have started in the kitchen.
Four pets – three dogs and a cat -- were inside when it started. The cat did not survive.
Officials at the scene said the house suffered significant smoke, water and fire damage and was deemed uninhabitable. The official cause is under investigation.
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PUNE, India and Newark, Del., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InfraCloud Technologies and Kubeshop.io have signed a definitive agreement whereby Kubeshop.io has acquired a majority stake in BotKube.
InfraCloud Technologies is a Kubernetes focussed B2B Open Source Cloud Native Computing company which has been building products, services, and solutions to modernize applications and infrastructure.
BotKube is an open-source product developed by InfraCloud which monitors Kubernetes clusters and helps with interactive debugging. BotKube allows developers and teams with a 'master view' of their Kubernetes resources with the ultimate goal of accelerating the pace and improving the quality of their work.
Vishal Biyani, CTO & Founder at InfraCloud, said, "This is a great validation of InfraCloud's strategy to build Open Source Products that help end-users with adopting Kubernetes. We are happy to see a new leadership for BotKube and be part of the growth along with Kubeshop."
With this majority stake, BotKube will have access to people, network, and expertise to grow its community and user base.
"Helping BotKube grow made perfect sense to us - making the Kubernetes journey simpler and easier for developers, DevOps engineers, and teams is our main mission," said Kubeshop CEO Dmitry Fonarev
"We are excited to drive product expansion and invest in BotKube's growing community of users and contributors," said Ole Lensmar - Kubeshop CTO.
Girish Shilamkar, CEO & Founder at InfraCloud, said, "The acquisition of BotKube further demonstrates our ability to build innovative and customer-centric products and services in the Kubernetes ecosystem to drive cloud adoption."
InfraCloud was one of the first Kubernetes partners and have been contributing to the open source community around cloud-native technologies. It has been growing almost 100% for quite a few years consistently.
InfraCloud Technologies is an open source cloud computing solutions company. It helps companies adopt cloud-native OSS technologies to modernize their applications and infrastructure platforms with its products and services.
Kubeshop is open source accelerator building tools for developers and testers in Kubernetes and cloud native-space. Kubeshop is backed by Veeam Founder Ratmir Temashev and Insight Partners.
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BOWMANVILLE, Ontario (AP) — What a week for Robert Wickens, who picked up his second win in seven days on Saturday while celebrating the birth of his first child.
Wickens returned to his native Canada and teamed with countryman Mark Wilkins to win the Touring Car class of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.
The win followed their victory last week at Watkins Glen in New York, which marked Wickens’ first victory since he suffered a career-halting spinal cord injury in a 2018 IndyCar race. He r eturned to competition this year with Bryan Herta Autosport in a specially equipped Hyundai that allows Wickens to accelerate and brake using hand controls.
“It’s been a fairytale, really,” Wickens said. “The win at Watkins Glen felt very deserved. We’ve worked hard. We’ve been there every race this year. It finally clicked when we got that win. We thought, ‘Let’s take this momentum into our home race.’”
But his return to Canada was interrupted when Wickens’ wife, Karli, went into labor two weeks early. Wickens and Wilkins were in the middle of the track walk Thursday when Karli called and told her husband he needed to rush back to Indianapolis.
“She said, ‘I need you home tomorrow morning,’” Wickens said. “I can’t thank everyone at Bryan Herta Autosport enough – not only for being understanding, but for not making me feel like there was any pressure. They made it very clear that family always comes first.”
The couple welcomed their son, Wesley Joseph, on Friday and Wickens made it back to the track Saturday to turn his first laps on the circuit. He started last in class, worked his way up to third, and turned the No. 33 Hyundai Elantra N TCR over to Wilkins midway through the race.
“I’ve never been so prepared ahead of a race,” Wickens said. “But I’ve also never jumped into a race without a single lap of practice. Honestly, it’s just amazing. I definitely didn’t expect to win.”
Wilkins drove to the lead on a restart with 20 minutes left and led a podium sweep for three of Herta’s cars.
“The story is really Robert,” Wilkins said. “Coming in with no laps and passing three cars on his first lap? He hadn’t turned a lap at all here in I don’t know how many years. Mega drive.”
Wickens, who has a consultant role with Arrow McLaren SP in IndyCar, was being cheered by the IndyCar paddock at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
“It is not only impressive to see that he has the courage to step back in the race car and get adjusted to the hand controls and be heads up about everything, and really relearn how to drive a race car,” said Colton Herta, son of Wickens’ team owner, Bryan Herta.
“It’s impressive when you can just do that, but then also be very fast and be winning a race. It shows the dedication and passion that he has for racing. I think everyone at IndyCar is really happy to see that.”
Michael Lewis finished second in the No. 1 BHA Hyundai he co-drove with Taylor Hagler. Harry Gottsacker was third in the No. 98 BHA Hyundai he shared with Parker Chase.
“It’s been a blur,” Wickens said. “Everything up until Thursday afternoon was pretty calm. It’s been a world of emotions. I think I got all my tears out on Friday when our son Wesley was born and he was healthy. I just can’t wait to get back home and see the baby again.”
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CHONGQING, China, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report from iChongqing:
On August 22nd, the Smart China Expo (SCE) 2022 Key Projects Signing Ceremony was successfully held online in Chongqing. A total of 70 business projects were signed with an RMB212.1 billion investment contract value.
Under the theme of SCE: "Smart Technology: Empowering Economy, Enriching Life", the signing ceremony saw Chongqing match with industrial leaders from home and abroad and signed a series of major cooperation projects focusing on key areas such as big data and smart technology. 54 projects with an investment contract value of more than RMB1 billion were landed, of which 80% were projects of strategic emerging industries. These projects will further expand Chongqing's smart technology industry and add new impetus to the building of a "Smart Manufacturing Powerhouse" and a "Renowned Smart City".
In the field of smart and internet-connected new energy vehicles, 18 projects, focusing on boosting the parts and components industry, have been signed with a contract investment value of RMB83.3 billion, improving and strengthening the industrial chain.
In the fields of software information and technological innovation, starting from industrial software, we advanced the tertiary industry by leveraging the advantages of the manufacturing sector, and signed 14 projects attracting a total contract investment of RMB33 billion from investors of well-known enterprises such as Kingdee, and Perfect World, contributing to the acceleration of industrial agglomeration.
In a bid to boost smart manufacturing of the electronics and equipment industries to enable more industry-leading enterprises to take the lead and promote upgrade in those industries, 13 projects were signed with a total contract investment value of RMB22.4 billion, including a 6-inch IGBT wafer production line, an 8-inch wafer fabrication method, and the Chongqing Institute of Carbon-based Integrated Circuits of Peking University.
A total of 6 projects worth RMB12.8 billion were signed to advance the biomedicine industry, including the R&D and industrialization of antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), demonstration base of innovation, and industrial application of boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), nuclear medicine and health technology, and new micro-dose medical CBS-CT machine production line.
In addition, a group of projects was signed on new energy, new material, private equity, and other industries.
According to a person in charge of Chongqing Municipal Bureau of Investment Promotion and Facilitation, they will maintain a log management system to follow up with these projects and exercise special supervision and inspection over all projects signed in SCE 2022. They will ensure that the responsibilities for Districts/Counties (Economic Development Zones) and project owners are fulfilled. They will also strengthen the integration, coordination, service, and supervision of all investment promotion departments. All efforts are made to facilitate early implementation of these projects.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 2 IRSAY WILL HOST A VIP RECEPTION WELCOMING NEW YORK CITY IN TO HIS PERSONAL COLLECTION
NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jim Irsay, owner & CEO of the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, is bringing items from The Jim Irsay Collection – his renowned assemblage of historic and iconic artifacts from rock music, American history and pop culture – to New York, N.Y. for a one-of-a-kind, invite-only reception on Thursday, June 2, showcasing Irsay's passion for preserving culturally-significant artifacts to share with the world. He will open the collection for the first time publicly on Friday, June 3 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Both events will be held at the Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom.
The collection is highlighted by musical instruments and items owned and used by some of the greatest artists in music history, including Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Prince, Eric Clapton, Elton John, The Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, Les Paul, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, The Doors' Jim Morrison, and other music icons, as well as autographed photos, handwritten lyrics and other historical music memorabilia. The exhibition will feature the newly acquired Kurt Cobain "Smells Like Teen Spirit" guitar.
Guests to the private reception will also get to enjoy tunes from The Jim Irsay Band, a band "which has never existed and will never exist again," and special guest performer Natalie Merchant (former lead singer of 10,000 Maniacs). Performing with Irsay on vocals are Mike Wanchic on guitar (John Mellencamp), Mike Mills on bass (founding member of R.E.M), Tom Bukovac on guitar (has played on over 700 albums with major artists), Kenny Wayne Shepherd on blues guitar (Five-time GRAMMY® nominated), Kenny Aronoff on drums (Sir Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, Sting, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and more), and Michael Ramos on keys (John Mellencamp, Los Lonely Boys, Patti Griffin, Paul Simon and more).
For photos of the collection, see here (photos courtesy of the Indianapolis Colts). For video overviews of the collection and events, see here.
PUBLIC SHOWCASE
WHEN: Friday, June 3, 2022, from 12-6 p.m.
WHERE: Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001
RSVP REQUIRED: Eventbrite - The Jim Irsay Collection - New York City
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- Please be prepared to follow current COVID-19 protocols.
PRIVATE RECEPTION
WHEN: Thursday, June 2, 2022, from7-10 p.m.
WHERE: Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 W 34th St, New York, NY 10001
NOTE:
- This event is by invitation only. Working media are invited to attend and cover the event beginning check-in at 6:30 p.m.
- Members of the media must RSVP to Jessica.Moschella@edelman.com
- Please be prepared to follow current COVID-19 protocols.
Outside of music, the collection includes Presidential artifacts, historical documents from American history, original manuscripts, sports memorabilia and much more. Items from the collection have been displayed at the U.S.'s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), The Lincoln Memorial and the Indiana State Museum; as well as at The Centre Pompidou (Paris), the British Library (London), Auditorium Parco della Musica (Rome) and other locations around the world.
Over the past nine months, Irsay has brought items from the collection to star-studded events in Nashville, Tenn., Austin, Texas, Washington, DC and Los Angeles, Calif. to preview multiple exhibits.
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America's Diner Collaborates with TikTok Stars on Limited Time Sweet and Savory Meals
SPARTANBURG, S.C., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It's Summertime 2022 and Denny's is the official hotspot for guests wanting to make the most of the season. For a limited time starting June 22, guests can enjoy the deliciousness of summer with three mouthwatering meals from Denny's newest Social Stars Influenced Menu.
To sweeten up summer, Denny's collaborated with Dmitri Robinson (@.Meech) and Kelz Wright (@kelz) on the newest addition to Denny's pancake lineup: Shortberry Dream Cakes. These fluffy buttermilk pancakes are topped with vanilla cream, fresh strawberries, shortbread cookie pieces, and strawberry sauce – it's so good you'd be surprised it isn't dessert. To make this meal even better, Denny's is serving up one of the most irresistible flavor combinations – sweet and savory – by pairing the Shortberry Dream Cakes with eggs, hash browns and your choice of bacon strips or sausage links.
Want more mouthwatering deliciousness? Say less. Denny's partnered with The Rapping Chef (@_MRPYREX) and Grace Africa (@Grace_Africa) on the Brisket-It-All Melt. This next-level melt is made up of slow-smoked brisket burnt ends, crispy diced bacon, two eggs, sharp white cheddar, Diner Q sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread. If all that wasn't enough, the melt is also served with wavy-cut fries.
If you're feeling a bit saucy, then the Brisk-B-Q Melt is for you. It has the same slow-smoked brisket aged as the Brisk-It-All Melt, minus the bacon and eggs, and topped with white cheddar, Diner Q sauce and pickles on grilled artisan bread and with a side of wavy-cut fries. This delectable melt is sure to become the go-to sandwich of the summer.
"As the official restaurant of summer, we've got a ton in store that will take summer to another level for our guests and we're kicking it off with our latest Social Stars Influenced Menu," said John Dillon, Chief Brand Officer of Denny's. "Whether guests want sweet strawberries with our Shortberry Dream Cakes or enjoy a tasty cookout everyday with our juicy Brisket Melts, they can count on Denny's to make this the most delicious summer ever."
These new menu items are the latest installment in Denny's Social Stars Influenced Menu that features meals inspired by 24 popular TikTok creators tapped by the iconic brand to put their own personal spin on new Denny's menu items. These Limited Time Only (LTO) meals will be available at all Denny's locations nationwide starting June 22, and can be conveniently ordered in-restaurant, online at dennys.com or through the new Denny's iOS and Android app.
Denny's Corporation is the franchisor and operator of one of America's largest franchised full-service restaurant chains, based on the number of restaurants. As of March 30, 2022, Denny's had 1,643 franchised, licensed, and company restaurants around the world including 153 restaurants in Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, the Philippines, New Zealand, Honduras, the United Arab Emirates, Costa Rica, Guam, Guatemala, El Salvador, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. For further information on Denny's, including news releases, please visit the Denny's website at www.dennys.com or the brand's social channel via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn or YouTube.
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Douglas Co. pantry to open new facility after COVID-19 leads to summer boom
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - As the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a summer boom for Just Food, Douglas County’s food pantry has taken steps to expand its facility.
Just Food, Douglas County’s local food bank, announced on Wednesday, Aug. 10, that it has signed a lease agreement to take over the space at 805 Vermont St. It will primarily serve as a production facility where recovered foods will be turned into ready-to-eat meals available to Just Food shoppers.
While the program has operated in the community since March - with stints at kitchens at the Culinary Commons and Eudora High School - Just Food said the dedicated space will allow it to ramp up production to a new level.
“While a program like this has been a goal for the organization for many years, it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic and its lasting effects that we saw the rising need for ready-to-eat meals and the persistence of food waste numbers within our food system,” said Brett Salsbury, Interim Executive Director. “This program will serve both ends: it will provide more ready-to-eat meals, and it will also curb food waste numbers by adding value to donated and recovered food.”
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Just Food said it has seen a higher retention rate of shoppers, along with increased food prices in grocery stores and continued supply chain issues. This has led to a busy summer at the food pantry. It noted that nearly 20% of visitors - over 1,500 - had never visited before.
“Our hope is that this program will enable Just Food to continue to meet the ongoing food needs of folks in Douglas County, eliminate food waste, and meet our community members where they are,” said Salsbury. “Not all of our community members have the time and resources to cook their own meals. This program has already given back so much precious time to our shoppers and their families.”
While Just Food said the facility will mostly be used for production purposes, there is the potential to use the space in other ways - including cooking demonstrations and other events. It said the space will not be used as a food distribution or hot meal site - at least initially.
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As a water crisis persists in Jackson, Mississippi, where brown water or nothing at all is coming out of residents' faucets, authorities are scrambling to get a failing water treatment plant plagued with issues from decades of deferred maintenance back online.
The issue has upended life in the city of roughly 150,000 residents, where schools are shuttered, businesses are forced to adapt and people have had to wait in long lines for bottled water they can use to cook or brush their teeth.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba told CNN Wednesday he is optimistic the water can be restored to residents this week. "But there is a huge mountain to climb in order to achieve that," he added.
Recent torrential rains and river flooding pushed the city's already deteriorating main treatment plant -- the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant -- to fail, leaving it unable to consistently pump out clean water.
On Wednesday, a rental pump was installed at the facility that authorities believe will help add an additional 4 million gallons of water a day into the system. The state also contracted with outside operators to begin work on critical emergency repairs.
"We're flushing bad water out of the system and making mechanical improvements to prevent an even more catastrophic failure," Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said during a Wednesday news conference.
But even as fixes are made, there have been interruptions in the system that are causing low water pressure or no water at all for Jackson residents, and the governor warned, "there will be future interruptions ... they are not avoidable at this point."
As operators race to address water pressure issues, there remains a water quality problem. The city has been under a boil-water notice since late July.
"Our immediate priority is to have running water, even temporarily sacrificing some quality standards where we absolutely have to, to fulfill basic sanitary and safety needs," Reeves said, urging residents not to drink the water without boiling it.
"We are hopeful that we will be able to increase the quantity of the water which will ultimately get the tanks more full and ultimately lead to a scenario in which we can do the proper testing and actually produce clean water," the governor said. "But we're not there yet."
Daily life upended in Jackson
While authorities rush to make repairs, bring in needed parts and deal with staffing shortages at Jackson's water plants, the crisis is upending daily life for residents.
They are seeing cloudy, discolored water coming out of their faucets, and are being told it should be adequate for sanitation purposes. They can't use the water to drink, cook or wash dishes, but officials said they can shower and wash their hands in it.
"Please make sure in the shower that your mouth is not open," Jim Craig, senior deputy and director of health protection at the Mississippi Department of Health told residents Wednesday, adding pets should also not consume the water.
According to the mayor, it's unknown when residents will no longer have to boil water and that can't be assessed until the water pressure returns to normal.
In the meantime, all Jackson public schools shifted to virtual learning Tuesday. Jackson State University also shifted to online classes this week and set up portable showers and toilets across campus.
"It's like we're living in a nightmare right now," sophomore Erin Washington told CNN. Another student described seeing brown, smelly water coming out of faucets on campus.
Local businesses, still trying to recover from Covid-19 related setbacks, are also struggling to stay afloat. The most affected business sector is the city's hospitality industry, said Jeff Rent, president and CEO at Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership.
"Hotels and restaurants, already on thin margins, either cannot open or they have to make special accommodations including the purchase of ice, water and soft drinks," Rent said.
Father of five Kehinde Gaynor said the current water shortage has been frustrating for his family.
"It's devastating as a father because we are the providers for the family. Right now, we are just crippled because we have no control over what's happening on the outside of the home," Gaynor said.
Residents have had to endure long lines to get bottled water and non-drinking water at distribution sites operated by the city. The operation saw difficulties this week, with some sites running out of water and people being turned away.
The governor said "supersites" will be up and running Thursday, making more water available to residents with help of the National Guard.
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Jackson, and Reeves said it will allow Mississippi to tap into critical resources to respond to the crisis.
Longer term fixes are needed
Authorities knew it was only a matter of time before the aging water treatment plant failed. The main pumps at O.B. Curtis were severely damaged earlier this summer and replaced with smaller backup pumps, Reeves said this week without elaborating on the damage.
While improvements were made to the system with the installation of the temporary pump Wednesday, there are substantial mechanical and electrical issues that remain due to deferred maintenance, including various pumps and motors that must be replaced and sludge in basins that has accumulated to levels that are "not acceptable," Craig said.
Additionally, the system has faced staffing issues that are further complicating matters, officials said.
There's also the issue of flooding. Intake water from the reservoir was impacted by recent heavy rainfall, creating a chemical imbalance on the conventional treatment side of the plant, Craig said Wednesday. This affected particulate removal, causing that side of the plant to be temporarily shut down and resulting in a loss of water distribution pressure.
The recent complications only added to longstanding issues in Jackson's water system.
In February 2021, a severe winter storm hit, freezing and bursting pipes and leaving many residents without water for a month.
That came after the Jackson water system in early 2020 failed an Environmental Protection Agency inspection, which found the drinking water had the potential to be host to harmful bacteria or parasites.
In July 2021, the EPA and the city entered into an agreement to address "long-term challenges and make needed improvements to the drinking water system." The EPA also recently announced $74.9 million in federal water and sewer infrastructure funds for Mississippi.
Advocates have previously pointed to systemic and environmental racism as among the causes of Jackson's ongoing water issues and lack of resources to address them. About 82.5% of Jackson's population identifies as Black or African American, according to census data, while the state's legislature is majority White.
Asked Wednesday about claims that the deterioration of the water infrastructure in Jackson is a result of environmental racism, Reeves said the state does not run the water systems.
"In the state of Mississippi, we have a large number of municipalities that run their own water system. We have a large number of rural water associations that run their own water system. Prior to Monday of this week, the state of Mississippi runs exactly zero water systems," he said.
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(NewsNation) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week ticked down amid recession fears.
The latest report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed jobless claims decreased by 2,000 to 250,000. The four-week average of claims, which levels out week-to-week volatility, decreased by 2.750 to 246,760.
This comes as America’s employers added 528,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate edged lower to 3.5%, lower than the past four jobs reports and the lowest level since the pandemic erupted two years ago.
Inflation continues to pose a severe hardship for many families. Though gasoline prices have fallen from their heights, food, rent, used cars and other necessities have become far more expensive, beyond whatever wage increases most workers have notched.
Despite a still-robust job market, the U.S. economy shrank in the first half of 2022, raising fears of a potential recession. Growth has been weakening largely as a consequence of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes, which are intended to cool the economy and tame high inflation.
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Most Americans say the way they conduct their lives is still affected to some extent by the pandemic, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Wednesday, though fewer say their activities remain dramatically curtailed. A majority also favor continued masking in some public places, and say they've continued to wear masks in some, though not necessarily all, situations when they're indoors and in public.
The results -- and the marked partisan and demographic splits that characterize them -- highlight the nuances and fault lines that mark Americans' response to Covid-19 more than two years after the start of the pandemic.
A plurality of US adults (42%) say that they're now doing some but not all of the activities they did pre-pandemic, with 27% saying that they have "basically returned to normal," and 14% saying that the pandemic never affected their activity level in the first place. Another 17% are still doing very few of the activities they did prior to the pandemic.
Significant shares of the country also continue to favor some level of masking as a Covid mitigation measure: A 59% majority say that "people should continue to wear masks in some public places to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and avoid another surge in cases." Fewer, 48%, say the federal government should extend the requirement for people to wear masks on airplanes, trains and other public transportation. And 51% say that they, personally, wore a mask most or all of the time they were indoors in public places during the past month, with about 8 in 10 saying they wore a mask at least sometimes.
Democrats are 55 percentage points likelier than Republicans to say people should continue to wear masks in some public places; that divide is 39 points between Black and White Americans, 38 points between those vaccinated for Covid-19 and those who are not, and 14 points between Americans in households making less than $40,000 annually and those in households making $90,000 or more. People with a chronic condition that puts them at higher risk for Covid-19 are a comparably modest 9 points likelier than those without to favor continued masking in some situations. Similar divides show up in Americans' own self-reported behavior.
"Larger shares of Democrats and vaccinated adults report they've been wearing masks and want others to continue doing so, while most Republicans and unvaccinated adults are eager to return to normal and lift mask mandates.Compared to their counterparts, Black adults, Hispanic adults, and those with lower incomes are less likely to say they've returned to normal, more likely to say they're wearing masks frequently, and much more likely to say people should continue to wear masks to minimize the spread of the virus and prevent another surge," the KFF report notes. "With Black and Hispanic adults and those with lower-incomes more likely to work in jobs that are highly impacted by COVID-19, the survey finds that they're more likely to show concerns over reopening and unmasking measures."
Those divides were also present in how Americans were affected by the pandemic. Americans in lower-income households were more likely than those in higher-earning ones to report negative impacts from the pandemic on everything from their finances and employment to their mental and physical health. Younger adults also reported feeling disproportionate negative effects, particularly on their mental health: 67% of those ages 18-29 say the pandemic took a toll on their mental health, compared with 54% of those ages 30-49, and less than 4 in 10 of those ages 50 and older.
When Americans were asked to share, in their own words, which pandemic-era changes they'd found most difficult, 27% mentioned isolation or not seeing people, compared with 13% who had the hardest time with being unable to do things or travel, and another 13% who said their challenges had been mainly financial. Smaller shares mentioned avoiding Covid-19 itself (6%), dealing with employment changes or job loss (5%), having to wear a mask (4%), struggling with mental health (4%), coping with the impact to kids and their schooling (3%), or losing family members or loved ones (3%).
That also applied when they were asked for any positive repercussions of what they'd faced in the past two years. Nearly one-quarter mentioned increased time with their family -- far outpacing the shares who mentioned work, finances, or other changes.
"It helped cherish the moments you have with each other and to be less wasteful," responded one woman, a 39-year-old from Tennessee. "Realize that habits/behaviors can change all the time; make the best changes."
The Kaiser Family Foundation Covid-19 Vaccine Monitor surveyed 1,243 US adults on March 15-22, using a combination of live telephone interviews and online interviews to reach a nationally representative sample. The results have a margin of sampling error of +/- 4 percentage points for the full sample.
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Deputy shot, killed by suspect in Arizona
PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO/Gray News) - Officials confirmed a Yavapai County deputy has died after he was shot by a suspect in Cordes Lakes on Tuesday afternoon.
Police say the suspect is now in custody after an hours-long standoff.
Dozens of law enforcement were at HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center in Phoenix to honor the deputy.
Motorcycles were lined up outside the emergency room entrance of the hospital. Officials confirmed the deputy died surrounded by his family.
A spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s office said around 2 p.m., the suspect was barricaded and SWAT teams were called to the area.
Cordes Lakes residents were asked to remain out of the area. Stagecoach Trail and Red Rock Road are closed, according to the office.
The deputy’s name has not been released.
This is the 19th officer-involved shooting outside of Maricopa County and the 50th overall in the state in 2022.
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NEW YORK, May 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Homology Medicines, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIXX) between June 10, 2019 and February 18, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 24, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Homology securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Homology class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4851 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 24, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) Homology had overstated the efficacy and risk mitigation regarding HMI-102, which is in Phase I/II pheNIX clinical trial and a gene therapy for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU) in adults; (2) accordingly, it was unlikely that Homology would be able to commercialize HMI-102 in its present form; and (3) as a result, defendants' public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Homology class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=4851 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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George Clooney’s Batman suit up for auction
Published: Jul. 7, 2022 at 1:20 PM CDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
(CNN) – An infamous item from the movie industry can be yours for the right price.
The Batman costume worn by George Clooney in the 1997 film “Batman & Robin” is up for grabs, thanks to Heritage Auctions.
The suit, repeatedly ridiculed for its exaggerated plastic nipples, has an opening bid of $40,000.
An official with Heritage Auctions calls it the most famous Batman costume ever made, and one that even Clooney himself has made fun of over the years.
Other props from Batman movies, including the walking cane used by Jim Carrey’s Riddler in “Batman Forever,” are also being auctioned off.
Heritage’s Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction is scheduled for July 22 and 23.
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A system that could stop school shooters before they ever enter a classroom isn’t being used much. It’s called iWatch, and it lets people anonymously report suspicious activity.
It’s been around since 2013 but started taking in school safety-related threats in 2018. However, as you see in the graph below, just a few of all the reports are related to schools.
“Okay, let me see how to get back there…” Jennifer Skloss, a parent of three said, as she learned how to use the iWatch app.
She downloaded it on her phone on Wednesday.
“Let’s say it’s school related,” Skloss said, as she selected a section she wanted to explore.
Though the state launched it about 10 years ago, Skloss knew nothing about the program until Reporter Jala Washington told her about it.
Since the program expanded to include school-related tips, only about 750 of these types of reports have been made. The state wants to do more outreach, so more people know about iWatch.
“The Department of Public Safety, Texas Education Agency and Higher Education Coordinating Board, received a letter from the governor that directed us to get together to figure out how to best market this,” Dale Avant, chief of DPS’s Intelligence and Counterterrorism Division, said.
In a House committee meeting Monday, Avant said they’re working with schools to “aggressively market” the program to schools.
He didn’t say how exactly they planned to go about that. However, he did give insight this won’t work without districts stepping up.
“It’s up to the schools to decide how to aggressively market this to parents and students,” Avant said. “The system is very capable … to be effective … it needs to have reporting coming into it.”
Parents like Skloss, who have middle schoolers about to return to school, said more parents should take advantage of the program.
“I think information could go home with kids at school, or maybe they could go … in school newsletters,” Skloss said. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-system-that-could-stop-school-shooters-is-underused-state-ramping-up-outreach/ | 2022-08-11T21:10:40Z |
SAN DIEGO, Calif. and CALGARY, AB, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncolytics Biotech® Inc. (NASDAQ: ONCY) (TSX: ONC) and SOLTI-Innovative Cancer Research today announced the acceptance of an abstract for a poster presentation at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology Breast Cancer Meeting, which is taking place both online and in-person at hub27 – Messe Berlin in Berlin, Germany from May 3-5, 2022.
The accepted abstract (#364) is available on the ESMO Breast Cancer Meeting website. Included in the abstract are new results from cohort 1 and cohort 2 of the AWARE-1 study, a collaboration between Oncolytics Biotech and SOLTI, each of which enrolled ten HR+/HER2- early-stage breast cancer patients. These patients were treated with pelareorep and the aromatase inhibitor letrozole without (cohort 1) or with (cohort 2) the PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab. Evaluation of these cohorts was the primary focus of AWARE-1 as HR+/HER2- is the breast cancer subtype Oncolytics intends to investigate in a future registrational study.
Results of this exploratory study described in the abstract show pelareorep's potential to induce an inflamed tumor phenotype and its synergy with atezolizumab. They also support pelareorep's immune-based mechanism of action and suggest that the combination of pelareorep and atezolizumab may improve outcomes in breast cancer. Additional details on analyses and results described in the abstract will be provided following the publication of its corresponding poster, in accordance with the ESMO Breast Cancer Meeting's embargo policies.
Details on the abstract and upcoming poster presentation are shown below.
Title: The oncolytic virus pelareorep primes the tumor microenvironment for checkpoint blockade therapy in early breast cancer patients - results from AWARE-1 study
Category: Biomarkers and translational research and precision medicine
Abstract Number: 364
Presentation Date: May 4, 2022
Presentation Time: 12:15 p.m. CET
About AWARE-1
AWARE-1 was an open-label window-of-opportunity study in early-stage breast cancer. The study combined pelareorep, without or with atezolizumab, and the standard of care therapy according to breast cancer subtype. Tumor tissue was collected from patients as part of their initial breast cancer diagnosis, again on day three following initial treatment, and finally at three weeks following treatment, on the day their tumor is surgically resected. Key objectives of the study were to confirm that pelareorep is acting as a novel immunotherapy, to evaluate potential synergy between pelareorep and checkpoint blockade, and to collect biomarker data. The primary endpoint of the translational study was overall CelTIL score (a measurement of cellularity and tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes). Secondary endpoints for the study included safety and tumor and blood-based biomarkers.
About Oncolytics Biotech Inc.
Oncolytics is a biotechnology company developing pelareorep, an intravenously delivered immunotherapeutic agent. This compound induces anti-cancer immune responses and promotes an inflamed tumor phenotype -- turning "cold" tumors "hot" -- through innate and adaptive immune responses to treat a variety of cancers.
Pelareorep has demonstrated synergies with immune checkpoint inhibitors and may also be synergistic with other approved oncology treatments. Oncolytics is currently conducting and planning clinical trials evaluating pelareorep in combination with checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies in solid and hematological malignancies as it advances towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer. For further information, please visit: www.oncolyticsbiotech.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and forward-looking information under applicable Canadian securities laws (such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information are collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements contained in this press release include statements regarding Oncolytics' belief as to the potential and benefits of pelareorep as a cancer therapeutic; the timing and anticipated content of poster presentation at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology Breast Cancer Meeting; our plans to advance towards a registration study in metastatic breast cancer; and other statements related to anticipated developments in Oncolytics' business and technologies. In any forward-looking statement in which Oncolytics expresses an expectation or belief as to future results, such expectations or beliefs are expressed in good faith and are believed to have a reasonable basis, but there can be no assurance that the statement or expectation or belief will be achieved. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause Oncolytics' actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the availability of funds and resources to pursue research and development projects, the efficacy of pelareorep as a cancer treatment, the success and timely completion of clinical studies and trials, Oncolytics' ability to successfully commercialize pelareorep, uncertainties related to the research and development of pharmaceuticals, uncertainties related to the regulatory process and general changes to the economic environment. In particular, we may be impacted by business interruptions resulting from COVID-19 coronavirus, including operating, manufacturing supply chain, clinical trial and project development delays and disruptions, labour shortages, travel and shipping disruption, and shutdowns (including as a result of government regulation and prevention measures). It is unknown whether and how Oncolytics may be affected if the COVID-19 pandemic persists for an extended period of time. We may incur expenses or delays relating to such events outside of our control, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition. Investors should consult Oncolytics' quarterly and annual filings with the Canadian and U.S. securities commissions for additional information on risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned against placing undue reliance on forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable laws.
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IRVINE, Calif., June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 9, 2010, the Office of the Attorney General of California posted the following press release on its website:
The state Department of Justice, working closely with the U.S. Attorney's office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the state Board of Equalization charged 15 retailers with tobacco smuggling and tax evasion schemes that diverted some $34 million from state and county health care programs and the state's general fund.
The three-year investigation uncovered "rampant fraud" among tobacco retailers, with estimated tax losses totalling more than $80 million. More than $20 million in tobacco, property, and cash were seized.
We are here to tell you how you can save yourself from becoming the subject of a similar press release.
The IRS and California taxing authorities have a keen interest in the retail industry. As per a recent report from the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, the sales and use tax audit program uncovered net deficiencies of nearly $553.1 million during the fiscal year 2018-2019.
Retail is one of the largest industries in the United States and accounts for approximately 10 percent of the gross national product. Retail business covers many different areas, including auto dealerships, convenience stores, gift shops, clothing stores, grocery stores, etc. Retail differs from other forms of business in many respects. Retail typically involves a large number of sales transactions involving a relatively low dollar amount. There are numerous lines of merchandise carried with a constant change of product lines to meet customer needs. There is a broad assortment of items in many of the lines/departments of merchandise carried. All of these factors can lead to a multitude of tax issues that need to be handled with care and attention.
Failing to comply with state and federal tax regulations can expose your business to a vast array of risks, as mentioned above. The only way to avoid exposing your business and company to these risks is through careful tax planning and thorough recordkeeping. If you need assistance preparing for an IRS audit, fighting a federal of California tax evasion charge, filling California or federal tax returns, making a voluntary disclosure, appealing the results of a tax audit, or settling another type of tax dispute, we advise you to seek legal guidance from a dually California licensed Tax Attorney and CPA immediately.
It's safe to say that most executives and business leaders understand that businesses get audited for sales and use tax, but only a small percentage are aware of the potential material impact on their company should a state auditor come knocking on their door. Unless you've been audited in the past, you might not know why certain businesses are targeted, what the most common types of errors auditors look for, and most importantly, how much it will cost the business should the audit outcome not weigh in your favour.
At the Tax Law Office of David W. Klasing, we are California tax attorneys and CPAs with over multiple decades of combined experience providing award-winning service to retailers that are based or do business in California. The tax services that we offer include IRS audit defence, California state audit defence, criminal tax defence, and audit appeals representation. We can also assist you or your business with tax compliance, tax planning, personal or business tax preparation, and bookkeeping and accounting services tailored to the retailing industry.
Small retailers, such as independent convenience stores or strip mall boutiques, are sometimes called "mom and pop" stores because they are family-owned and operated. This type of business may be a sole proprietorship. However, it is not unusual for "mom and pop" stores to enter into a partnership or for family members to form a partnership to give each member a share in profits or to grow the business.
Large retailers, such as well-known "big box" chain stores, typically include many store locations and hundreds of employees. Both small and large retailers might include activities reported as sole proprietors on Form 1040, Schedule C, as partnerships on Form 1065, or as corporations on Form 1120 or Form 1120S.
Please be aware that retailers who file a Schedule C are much more likely to be audited than the general public. The Internal Revenue Service has found that self-employed individuals are much less likely to comply with tax laws than those employed by others. Therefore, it has chosen to aggressively pursue Schedule C taxpayers. In 2017, the Internal Revenue Service audited 1.3% of all Schedule Cs showing less than $100,000 in revenue (not profit, but revenue). It audited 2.1% of returns showing gross revenue between $100,000 to $200,000 and 1.9% of returns showing gross revenue over $200,000 on Schedule C in 2016.
The IRS audits retailer partnerships at varying rates based upon income and gross assets as it does other tax returns. Because partnership returns generally result in pass-throughs to the respective partners, there is some overlap between the numbers indicated for individuals in the previous paragraphs and the number of audits conducted of partnerships. For example, someone who invests in a partnership would probably substantially increase his/her chances of becoming the subject of an IRS audit. Notably, the IRS has indicated it intends to increase audits of partnerships in 2021 and going forward.
In determining whether to audit a retailer corporation, the IRS considers the value of the corporation's assets. The greater the assets shown on the corporate balance sheet, the more likely it was that the return would be audited. For example, in 2017, the Internal Revenue Service audited 1.1% of returns with balance sheets between $250,000 and $1,000,000, 1.3% of returns with balance sheets showing between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 in assets, and 26.8% of all corporations showing between $5,000,000,000 and $20,000,000,000 in assets. In most instances, the greater the company's assets, the greater the chance of securing substantial deficiencies. The average deficiency for the largest corporations audited by the Internal Revenue Service in 2017 was $26,428,278.
The IRS relies heavily upon its computer system to select tax returns for audit. Each return received by an IRS Service Center is statistically scored to determine its audit potential. The system is known as the Discriminant Function System (DIF). The score which results from this scoring system is called the DIF score.
The IRS computer analyses two primary measures in determining the scores: Total Positive Income (TPI) and Total Gross Receipts (TGR). TPI is the sum of all positive income items shown on the return. Negative items are treated as zero. Non-business TPI is the sum of all positive income on returns except income from Schedules C and F. For non-business tax returns, TPI is used to separate respective income classes for scoring by the IRS. For business returns, total gross receipts are used to separate the respective classes for scoring. Total gross receipts are the sum of all gross receipts on Schedule C and Schedule F. The IRS believes that gross business receipts are better indicators of business activity for classification than the net income reported for the return.
Many factors can lead to or trigger an audit in the retail industry. The following are some examples of factors that can lead to an audit.
Suppose you are involved in the purchase or sale of a large number of exempt items or services. In that case, this can trigger an audit because there can be a misinterpretation of the law regarding an exemption on an item in error and sometimes just outright noncompliance.
An audit may also be triggered because of late return filings, i.e., consistently filing sales and use tax returns after the due date and remitting the tax payment non-timely.
Mathematical errors may also draw inquiry and often lead to a full-blown examination, particularly if the mistakes are persistent. A significant increase in sales can increase the potential for errors and omissions. There is always the threat of a current vendor audit or a current customer audit in all retail businesses. If your vendor gets audited and that vendor did not charge you sales or use tax or charged you incorrect tax, this may trigger an audit. Furthermore, if one of your customers is being audited and you have not charged the proper sales or use tax, this can also trigger an audit.
At the Tax Law Office of David W. Klasing, we are dual licensed California Tax Attorneys & CPAs with a long record of successfully representing retailers in California and Federal civil audits and criminal tax investigations, Appeals & Litigation before the IRS, FTB, and Office of Tax Appeals (OTA). Equipped with nearly 30 years of business bookkeeping and accounting experience, including more than two decades of public accounting auditing experience, David Klasing and his staff of California Tax Lawyers & CPAs can protect and advise your small or large business on all of the issues impacting your profits.
Accurate reporting of income and expenses by businesses in the retailing industry is among those areas that have gotten extremely keen attention from the IRS and the California taxing authorities, such as the Franchise Tax Board (FTB), the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA), and the Employment Development Department (EDD). Consequently, the IRS has developed an Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) to provide guidance to its agents on how to examine businesses in the retailing industry.
We truly understand how the IRS and California Tax authorities function and run their civil audits and criminal tax investigations. In other words, we know the other side's game plan and use it to guide our clients while they navigate the troubled waters of audits and criminal tax investigations! We are well conversant with the background information that IRS, CDTFA, FTB, and EDD have on the retail industry and how it familiarizes and trains its examiners with the issues they need to understand when civilly auditing or criminally investigating/prosecuting you.
From our decades of experience, we know that the examining agents are instructed to tailor their techniques to provide the most accurate analysis of a specific taxpayer's possible income stream. There are several techniques employed by state and Federal taxing authorities that are used when auditing businesses in the retailing industry.
High-Volume Retailers
Given the volume and multiplicity of products sold by high-volume retailers, such as grocers and electronics stores, etc., an audit of such a business may involve a much smaller sample. A period of as little as two days or two weeks may be selected. The distinctions between taxable and exempt purchases for high-volume retailers are frequently unclear and can lead to many disputes.
The auditor's approach to tracking transactions may be as follows:
• the seller's categorization of each item in inventory as taxable or exempt, which may be reflected in a bar code on the product itself;
• the program for the cash registers that reflects taxable or exempt status;
• the taxable or exempt product lists given to each clerk in less-sophisticated systems;
• the items rung up on the miscellaneous key;
• the system used to allocate the sales to the proper departments once their tax status has been determined;
• the handling of store and manufacturers' coupons and other unusual transactions; and
• actual observation of the way checkout counters are run.
In our experience, the most common problems are:
• improper collection of tax on sales involving coupons,
• inaccurate ring-ups in systems where the clerks must remember what is taxable or exempt or in systems that have been programmed incorrectly, and
• simple bookkeeping errors.
Sales by Manufacturers or Processors
Some of the sales tax collection issues involved in sales by manufacturers are
• lack of, or incomplete, certificates for resale and exempt use;
• the failure by the company in error to collect sales tax and to deduct the sale on the next return when an item is returned;
• vendors not including accounts receivable in gross sales for sales tax reporting; and
• when to recognize the sale, such as when high-tech companies use layered billing where a specified percentage of the contract price is due at each stage of the order, delivery, testing, and final approval, with recognition generally occurring after the customer tests the product (for a video producer, the sale occurs when the video is delivered and accepted by the customer, not when progress payments are received).
Businesses Serving Contractors
Businesses that serve contractors are another audited group presenting sales tax issues. Contractors as purchasers frequently present resale or exempt use certificates when in fact, they should be paying sales tax because they are the consumers of the materials and other supplies. An issue that can affect businesses that serve contractors is the allowance of an early payment discount and collection of sales tax on the gross sales price.
It's not surprising that auditors target the retail industry. From a revenue perspective, retailers are a primary source of recovery, as state deficits have dramatically increased due to the explosion of e-commerce.
While there are many reasons why a business might make errors, California's audit program pinpoints three noncompliance issues that account for more than half of collected revenues:
- Unsupported sales for resale: sales claimed as exempt without supporting documentation. Generally, a seller should obtain and retain a resale certificate at the time of the transaction.
- Unreported sales: sales not reported on the sales and use tax return.
- Out-of-state vendor purchases: assessments made for purchases of tangible personal property from out-of-state vendors that did not collect use tax.
Understanding product taxability is particularly challenging for many retailers as most tangible products are subject to sales tax in the U.S. However, product taxability rules and rates vary widely and change frequently. If that wasn't bad enough, certain goods and services fall into a nebulous category called "sometimes taxable" where use can make a difference in how an item is taxed.
As retailers grow, they are more likely to operate across state lines, which can trigger nexus, a "connection" in a state that creates an obligation to collect and remit sales tax. As such, they need to pay closer attention to where customers and partners are located and ensure point of sale, e-commerce systems, and shopping carts are set up to calculate the correct tax in each state and jurisdiction in which they now have nexus.
If you took a position on a tax return that could not be supported upon an IRS or state tax authority audit, eggshell audit, reverse eggshell audit, or criminal tax investigation, you would be well served to hire a dual licensed Tax Defence Attorney and CPA to guide you through the process. During eggshell audits, the agents are looking for the possibility that you, as the subject of a civil audit, will, under pressure, crack under pressure and inadvertently provide incriminating information, or worse yet, apologize and admit to the wrongdoing that eventually leads to a referral for criminal tax investigation. As your dual licensed Tax Defense Attorneys & CPAs, our goal when advising you through an eggshell audit is the resolution of the audit without a referral by the civil examiner to the California or IRS's criminal investigation divisions (CID).
If you are a retailer and find yourself in the unfortunate situation of receiving a federal or California audit or criminal tax investigation notice, and know for a fact that you cheated on the returns under audit, do not contact the original preparer under any circumstances. You are going to be bitterly disappointed if you think they are going to stand up in your defense and help you in any way. If the government even hints at seeking criminal tax charges, they are likely to become a key government witness against you, fearing that they could be viewed as having aided and abetted your tax evasion.
If you are a retailer and are facing an IRS, FTB, CDFTA, or EDD audit, contact the experienced tax lawyers of the Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing today. To speak to our Tax Lawyers who are experienced and thoroughly versed in IRS, California FTB, and California audit and criminal tax investigation techniques and the litigations and appeals processes, call 800-681-1295 or contact us online today to schedule a reduced-rate initial consultation.
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Public-private partnership provides strategic supply of U.S.-made and secure semiconductors for the nation's most sensitive defense and aerospace applications, boosts supply of feature-rich chips for critical infrastructure commercial applications
MALTA, N.Y., May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GlobalFoundries Inc. (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, today announced a $117 million agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a strategic supply of U.S.-made semiconductors that are critical to national security systems. Securely manufactured at GF's most advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility, Fab 8 in Malta, New York, the chips will be used in some of the nation's most sensitive defense and aerospace applications.
Building upon the longstanding partnership between the DoD and GF, the new agreement provides the DoD with a supply of semiconductor chips manufactured on GF's differentiated 45nm SOI platform. Under the agreement, the manufacturing of these chips will be transferred to GF's Fab 8 from GF's Fab 10 in East Fishkill, New York. In addition to providing continuity of supply for the DoD, this technology transfer to Fab 8 will enable GF to continue offering its 45nm SOI platform to commercial customers after GF's Fab 10 transitions to ON Semiconductor as previously announced in April 2019.
"GF is proud to be a longtime supplier to the U.S. Government, and we remain deeply committed to meeting the semiconductor technology needs of the Department of Defense, as well as the technologies so critical to our national security," said GF CEO Tom Caulfield. "The strong public-private partnership demonstrated with this new supply and tech transfer agreement is an excellent example of the impact federal collaboration and investment in semiconductor manufacturing can have on strengthening domestic supply chains. Our partnership boosts the national economy, while also securing a strategic and reliable supply of chips needed by the U.S. government for aerospace, defense, and other mission-critical applications."
In a supportive statement, the DoD said: "This agreement with GlobalFoundries will strengthen the domestic microelectronics industrial base, as part of the nation's effort to sustain its semiconductor manufacturing capability necessary for national and economic security. Our agreement will ensure access to 45nm SOI semiconductors critical to DoD strategic systems, and is the latest collaboration in the longstanding partnership between the DoD and GF to provide silicon-based semiconductors for defense aerospace applications."
Under the agreement, the DoD awarded $117 million to GF. The first chips from the agreement are targeted to begin delivery in 2023.
GF employs nearly 3,000 people at Fab 8 and has invested more than $15 billion in the facility. GF's Fab 8 is in compliance with both U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and highly restrictive Export Control Classification Numbers under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). GF is working with the U.S. government to secure classified status for Fab 8.
GF's experience with ITAR and EAR regulations, in addition to the secure manufacturing being done at Fab 8 and the classified manufacturing taking place at Fab 9 in Vermont and Fab 10, are key to the GF Shield Program and GF's embracing its role as the nation's most secure and trusted semiconductor manufacturer. The GF Shield program extends to GF commercial customers across all sectors a level of key safeguarding and protection principles modeled on those GF uses to manufacture semiconductors for government entities.
About GF
GlobalFoundries (GF) is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. GF is redefining innovation and semiconductor manufacturing by developing and delivering feature-rich process technology solutions that provide leadership performance in pervasive high growth markets. GF offers a unique mix of design, development and fabrication services. With a talented and diverse workforce and an at-scale manufacturing footprint spanning the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted technology source to its worldwide customers. For more information, visit www.gf.com.
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LGBTQ groups denounce Florida plan to limit transgender care
MIAMI (AP) — LGBTQ and health groups have denounced a new rule by Florida health officials set to take effect later this month to restrict Medicaid insurance coverage for gender dysphoria treatments for transgender people.
The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration filed the new rule this month, and it is set to take effect Aug. 21, according to online records.
The state agency previously released a report stating that puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and sex reassignment surgery have not been proven safe or effective in treating gender dysphoria. Tom Wallace, the state’s deputy director of Medicaid, signed off on the report in June.
Lambda Legal, Southern Legal Counsel, Florida Health Justice Project and National Health Law Program issued a statement Thursday saying the AHCA is ignoring thousands of public comments and expert testimony by finalizing a discriminatory and medically unsound rule.
“AHCA’s actions, at the behest of Governor (Ron) DeSantis and his political appointees, are morally and legally wrong, as well as medically and scientifically unsound,” a joint statement from the groups said. “This rule represents a dangerous escalation in Governor DeSantis’s political zeal to persecute LGBTQ+ people in Florida, and particularly transgender youth.”
Transgender medical treatment for children and teens is increasingly under attack in many states where it has been labeled a form of child abuse and where Medicaid coverage is barred. Critics point to the irreversible nature of many elements of gender transition treatment.
Many doctors and mental health specialists argue that medical treatment for transgender children is safe and beneficial and can improve their well-being, although rigorous long-term research on benefits and risks is lacking. Federal guidelines say gender-affirming care is crucial to the health and well-being of transgender and nonbinary children.
Last year, the American Medical Association issued a letter urging governors to block any legislation prohibiting the treatment, calling such action “a dangerous intrusion into the practice of medicine.”
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Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement Monday that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
The circumstances of the search were not immediately clear, though the Justice Department has been actively investigating the discovery of classified information in boxes of records that were taken to Trump’s Florida residence after he left the White House.
The action marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of Trump and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for president.
“After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate,” Trump said in his statement.
Justice Department spokesperson Dena Iverson declined to comment on the search, including about whether Attorney General Merrick Garland had personally authorized the search.
The discovery of classified information at Mar-a-Lago was referred to the Justice Department by the National Archives and Records Administration, which said it had found classified material in 15 boxes at the residence.
Federal law bars the removal of classified documents to unauthorized locations, though it is possible that Trump could try to argue that, as president, he was the ultimate declassification authority.
There are multiple statutes governing classified information, including a law punishable by up to five years in prison that makes it a crime to remove such records and retain them at an unauthorized location. Another statute makes it a crime to mishandle classified records either intentionally or in a grossly negligent manner.
A separate investigation related to efforts by Trump and his allies to undo the results of the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has also been intensifying in Washington.
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Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo contributed to this report.
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PITTSBURGH, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to enjoy a meal knowing that my nice clothing is protected, however, I did not want a covering that diminished my elevated style of dress," said an inventor, from Union Beach, N.J., "so I invented the GLAM KIN. "My design offers a stylish way to enjoy a meal without worrying about getting stains on nice clothing."
The patent-pending invention protects the wearer's clothing while dining at a restaurant, while driving, etc. In doing so, it offers a stylish alternative to tucking or holding a napkin while dining. As a result, it helps to prevent messes and stains and it enhances style while dining. The invention features an attractive, reusable and versatile design that is easy to apply and use so it is ideal for adults, Additionally, it is easy to remove without drawing attention to its use and it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the New Jersey sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-NJD-2421, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – A father who entered an elephant enclosure with his 2-year-old daughter at the San Diego Zoo has been sentenced to four years probation.
Jose Manuel Navarrete was arrested in March 2021 on suspicion of child cruelty after zoo officials said he bypassed multiple barriers and “purposely and illegally trespassed” into a habitat containing Asian and African elephants.
“You hear this woman yelling, ‘Jose, stop. Jose, stop!’” a witness told Nexstar’s KSWB at the time. “And he jumps the fence and then he goes through the elephant enclosure, and he’s got his little girl with him who, I don’t know, had to be under 2.”
Video shared to KSWB shows Navarrete flee the enclosure after realizing an elephant is charging toward him and his daughter. Police noted at the time that he dropped the young girl while climbing to safety, then quickly turned back to retrieve her.
Navarrete, already on probation for two other cases in Orange County, did not show up to his initial sentencing in July.
“He did contact my office last court hearing on his inability to come down to San Diego from Orange County,” said his attorney representing him.
Navarrete entered a plea deal for child endangerment, which his attorney told the judge he is remorseful for.
“Mr. Navarrete, I’m not convinced that you are going to fare well on probation given your interview with probation,” said Judge Rachel Cano, who said Navarrete indicated that he, too, was a victim.
“Rest assured, you are not the victim. It was your daughter, and you endangered your daughter,” Judge Cano said.
The judge told Navarrete to take his probation terms seriously.
“If I place you on probation, you are willing to abide by those conditions?” the judge asked.
“Correct,” Navarrete said.
Navarrete was sentenced to four years probation. He has been asked to stay away from the San Diego Zoo. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/dad-who-brought-child-2-into-elephant-enclosure-sentenced-to-probation/ | 2022-09-17T22:55:50Z |
(The Hill) — The state of Georgia is putting former President Donald Trump’s grip on the Republican Party to the test.
Trump-backed candidates have faced a handful of setbacks in recent primary races, but nowhere has that been as evident as Georgia. Trump’s revenge-driven push to take down Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) fell short, and his preferred congressional candidates failed to win their runoff races this week.
Overall, six of the president’s eight endorsed candidates in competitive races lost their primaries, with the two exceptions being Senate candidate Herschel Walker and Burt Jones, who is running for lieutenant governor.
Experts say Trump remains popular in the state, and his backing of Walker in particular made a difference in that race, but that his primary setbacks show the limits of his endorsement power and of his singularl focus on relitigating the 2020 election.
“The big takeaway of all of this is that we should be skeptical of any proposition that suggests an endorsement from Donald Trump is the be all end all of winning a race,” said Andrea Gillespie, an associate professor of political science at Emory University in Atlanta. “Endorsements are important, but you need more than endorsements to be able to win an election.”
Trump’s struggles in Georgia date back to the 2020 election, when he lost to Joe Biden by roughly 11,000 votes in a state that had not gone Democratic in a presidential race since 1992. Republicans then lost both Senate seats in the state’s January 2021 runoff elections after Trump used a campaign rally in the state to repeat false claims of fraud.
Georgia is also home to the two officials Trump perhaps blames most for his inability to keep the White House: Raffensperger, who resisted relentless pressure from Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election and has since become a key GOP voice against the former president’s claims of fraud, and Kemp, who certified the state’s election results despite Trump’s efforts.
Both cruised to double-digit primary victories last month. Kemp defeated former Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.), whom Trump had persuaded to run, by more than 50 points. Raffensperger came out about 19 points ahead of Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.).
The former president’s bid to unseat Kemp was flawed from the start, experts said. Kemp, who won a first term in 2018 with Trump’s backing, is a popular incumbent who delivered on key conservative promises by enacting a restrictive abortion law, giving parents more control over their child’s education, raising teacher salaries and approving new voting laws.
Notably, some high-profile Republicans felt comfortable bucking Trump and throwing their support behind Kemp during the gubernatorial primary, including former Vice President Mike Pence, who is believed to be eyeing a 2024 presidential campaign of his own.
Raffensperger focused on outreach to Republicans and played a role in passing the new voting laws, which critics have said will make it harder for minorities to vote in certain areas.
As incumbents, both men also had the benefit of name recognition, campaign resources and the backing of other Republicans in the state.
“Perdue and Hice were running exclusively on the stolen election and nothing else,” said Alan Abramowitz, a political scientist at Emory University.
In two down ballot races, Trump-backed candidates also came up short in statewide primaries for insurance commissioner and attorney general. In both cases, the former president had endorsed challengers to allies of Kemp.
On Tuesday, Trump’s difficulties in Georgia continued.
Vernon Jones, a former Democrat who fully embraced Trump two years ago, lost by 20,000 votes in a runoff in the 10th Congressional District, while Jake Evans lost by nearly 14,000 votes in the 6th Congressional District.
In those cases, experts said Trump’s preferred candidates were up against better known and better funded candidates. In Jones’s case, he did not have ties to the district and was encouraged by Trump to run there instead of in the governor’s race.
Taken together, experts and strategists said the underwhelming performance of Trump’s preferred candidates in Georgia underscores the risks of his often emotional endorsements and reflects how the former president’s stamp of approval is often not enough to carry a lesser-known candidate over the finish line.
Charles Bullock, a political science professor at the University of Georgia, chalked it up to a combination of “bad candidates and not being willing to put money behind them.”
But Bullock and others cautioned against assuming Trump’s poor track record in Georgia meant voters in the state were ready to move on from him entirely. Bullock recounted seeing scores of Trump-Pence yard signs still visible in the northwest corner of the state, and polls have shown a significant number of Georgia Republicans still believe the 2020 election was stolen.
Seth Weathers, a Georgia Republican strategist, said he believes there is some fatigue with Trump among voters who likely didn’t support him in 2016 “but then got on board once he was in office.”
“But I think if he were to be on the ballot today in Georgia he would win by a pretty large majority,” Weathers said. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/why-trumps-preferred-candidates-keep-losing-in-georgia/ | 2022-06-27T17:01:18Z |
PITTSBURGH, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create an improved emergency beacon that can be used to signal for help in remote areas," said an inventor, from Carter Lake, Iowa, "so I invented the LIFE LOCATE. My design could greatly increase the chances of search and rescue crews being able to locate the person in distress."
The invention provides an improved personal emergency distress signal device for various situations. In doing so, it helps to gain the attention of air, sea or land rescue teams and passers-by. As a result, it increases visibility, location and it enhances safety. The invention features a lightweight and durable design that is easy to deploy so it is ideal for outdoor enthusiasts, boaters, pilots, skiers, hikers, snow mobilers, climbers etc.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-CTK-2684, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com
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ePower-Lite Mini, rated to 30 A, is a low-cost alternative for EV customers
ENDICOTT, N.Y., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amphenol Industrial Operations, a global leader in interconnect systems, has enhanced its ePower-Lite line to include a 2-pole mini ePower-Lite connector with a secondary locking design that is rated to 30 A. This connector was created as a low-cost alternative for EV customers.
Technical Specifications
- Secondary locking design
- Rated to 30A
- Operating voltage of 600V AC / 800V DC
- 2-pole connector features HVIL and EMI shielding for safety and performance
- UL 94V-0 flammability rating
- IP67 rating when mated
- Minimum of 100 mating cycles
Designed for use in electric vehicles, hybrid cars and heavy equipment/forklifts, as well as by PDU, MCU and OBC manufacturers, the ePower-Lite Mini has an operating voltage of 600V AC / 800V DC. Specific applications include, the PTC (positive temperature coefficient), PDU (power distribution unit), MCU (motor control unit), battery packs and Battery charging.
These robust connectors feature a lightweight plastic shell and compact design to provide weight and space savings in vehicle design. They also include HVIL and EMI shielding for safety and performance.
The connectors are touch-proof and feature a straight version plug for easy mating, as well as a 4 key/keyway design to prevent incorrect mating. The ePower-Lite Mini can be mated at least 100 times.
This connector series has a UL 94V-0 flammability rating, an IP67 rating when mated, and an operating temperature range from -40°C to 125°C.
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Historical data from thousands of Medius customers shows finance teams should be prepared for a mammoth surge in invoices on the first Tuesday after Easter
STOCKHOLM, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medius, a leading provider of accounts payable (AP) automation solutions, predicts April 19 to be amongst the busiest days for invoice processing and approvals in 2022.
Medius, which has thousands of customers and manages transactions worth more than $180 billion annually, has analysed historical data to predict the first Tuesday after Easter is likely to be one of the busiest of 2022. Last year, Tuesday 6th April, the first Tuesday after Easter, saw a 44% increase in invoices sent for approval - the busiest day of the year for invoice approvals.
Below outlines the biggest spikes in the Easter period over the last four years for both PO-invoices and non-PO invoices:
Invoice approval means reviewing and approving supplier invoices before these are posted as a cost in the ERP system and sent for payment.
David Taylor, Data Analyst at Medius, said: "Our data shows the number of invoices on the first Tuesday after Easter make it one of the busiest days for accounts payable teams. In fact, last year it had the highest volume of invoice traffic all year beating Christmas and the financial year-end to the top spot with the average business approving more than 200 invoices in one day."
Jim Lucier, CEO of Medius, comments: "Our advice for account payable teams is to clear the backlog as much as possible before Easter so the break doesn't add to the crunch. The surge can be challenging for finance teams given they are under constant pressure to deliver more with less. A sustainable long-term solution is to invest in technology like AI and ML that can automate much of the invoicing process for staff."
For more information, please contact:
Dan Bird, Fight or Flight for Medius
Dan.Bird@fightflight.co.uk +44 7885 670798 / Medius@fightflight.co.uk +44 330 133 0985
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Biden nominates US attorney for Florida Mar-a-Lago district
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has nominated a Miami litigator and longtime government lawyer to serve as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, the office currently involved in the Justice Department’s investigation of classified records at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
Markenzy Lapointe would replace Juan Antonio “Tony” Gonzalez, who has been a top prosecutor in Southern Florida involved in the investigation of the classified records and the debate over whether a judge should appoint a special master to review the documents taken by FBI in the search.
It was unclear why the Biden administration chose to announce the nomination for the position now, as the government’s case winds its way through the court system. Gonzalez, who had previously served as a senior prosecutor in the office, had been appointed to the position by Attorney General Merrick Garland. He was never nominated for the position or confirmed by the Senate.
Gonzalez has served as a federal prosecutor in southern Florida since 1998 and served as the first assistant U.S. attorney and the acting U.S. attorney. He succeeded Ariana Fajardo Orshan, who had been nominated by Trump.
Lapointe will likely be in the spotlight for months to come. He is currently with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and before that he worked at Boies Schiller & Flexner. He worked in the Southern District of Florida as an assistant U.S. attorney from 2002 to 2006. The office will likely be in the spotlight for months to come.
Biden also formally nominated Roger Handberg to be the United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida, which is handling a federal investigation into Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. Handberg was appointed by Garland and has been serving in the role since 2021.
The president also nominated McLain J. Schneider to the District of North Dakota. He was in private practice and served in the North Dakota state Senate from 2008 to 2016.
The White House said the lawyers were chosen for their devotion to enforcing the law, “their professionalism, their experience and credentials, their dedication to pursuing equal justice for all, and their commitment to the independence of the Department of Justice.”
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James Cromwell superglued his hand to a Starbucks counter to protest vegan milk charges
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business
James Cromwell, one of the stars in “Succession,” superglued himself to a counter of a Starbucks in New York protesting the chain’s surcharge on vegan milks.
The incident, which happened Tuesday, was a protest coordinated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Cromwell is a longtime supporter of the group and serves as an “Honorary Director.” He’s seen on video posted by the organization asking Starbucks to “stop charging more” for vegan milk.
Starbucks charges roughly 70 cents extra for a dairy alternative, which includes soy, coconut, almond and oat milks, depending on the US city. The chain recently dropped the surcharge at its United Kingdom stores.
“My friends at PETA and I are calling on Starbucks to stop punishing kind and environmentally conscious customers for choosing plant milks,” Cromwell said in a press release from PETA. “We all have a stake in the life-and-death matter of the climate catastrophe, and Starbucks should do its part by ending its vegan upcharge.”
The incident appeared to last about a half hour before police arrived to clear the midtown Manhatte cafe. Cromwell appeared to scrape the glue off his hand with a knife.
“We respect our customers’ rights to respectfully voice their opinions so long as it does not disrupt our store operations,” a Starbucks spokesperson said in a statement.
PETA has long been vocal about this issue. They recently had Sir Paul McCartney write an open letter to the company to former CEO Kevin Johnson asking that its US locations to eliminate the extra fee as they’ve done in the UK.
Cromwell was also nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the farmer in the 1995 film “Babe.” He currently plays Ewan Roy in “Succession,” which airs on HBO. Like CNN, HBO is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
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In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running.
Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.”
Steps away is an expensive leather recliner he bought when he retired from Procter & Gamble with visions of relaxing into old age. He proudly proclaims he’s never used it; he’s been too busy training for competitions, such as the National Senior Games.
Soller, who lives near Cincinnati, has achieved an enviable goal chased by humans since ancient times: Staying healthy and active in late life. It’s a goal that eludes so many that growing old is often associated with getting frail and sick. But scientists are trying to change that — and tackle one of humanity’s biggest challenges — through a little known but flourishing field of aging research called cellular senescence.
It’s built upon the idea that cells eventually stop dividing and enter a “senescent” state in response to various forms of damage. The body removes most of them. But others linger like zombies. They aren’t dead. But as the Mayo Clinic’s Nathan LeBrasseur puts it, they can harm nearby cells like moldy fruit corrupting a fruit bowl. They accumulate in older bodies, which mounting evidence links to an array of age-related conditions such as dementia, cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis.
But scientists wonder: Can the zombie cell buildup be stopped?
“The ability to understand aging – and the potential to intervene in the fundamental biology of aging – is truly the greatest opportunity we have had, maybe in history, to transform human health,” LeBrasseur says. Extending the span of healthy years impacts “quality of life, public health, socioeconomics, the whole shebang.”
With the number of people 65 or older expected to double globally by 2050, cellular senescence is “a very hot topic,” says Viviana Perez Montes of the National Institutes of Health. According to an Associated Press analysis of an NIH research database, there have been around 11,500 total projects involving cellular senescence since 1985, far more in recent years.
About 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target senescent cells. And research offers tantalizing clues that people may be able to help tame senescence themselves using the strategy favored by Soller: exercise.
Although no one thinks senescence holds the key to super long life, Tufts University researcher Christopher Wiley hopes for a day when fewer people suffer fates like his late grandfather, who had Alzheimer’s and stared back at him as if he were a stranger.
“I’m not looking for the fountain of youth,” Wiley says. “I’m looking for the fountain of not being sick when I’m older.”
MORTAL CELLS
Leonard Hayflick, the scientist who discovered cellular senescence in 1960, is himself vital at 94. He’s a professor of anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco, and continues to write, present and speak on the topic.
At his seaside home in Sonoma County, he leafs through a binder filled with his research, including two early papers that have been cited an astonishing number of times by other researchers. Before him on the living room table are numerous copies of his seminal book, “How and Why We Age,” in various languages.
This scientific renown didn’t come easily. He discovered cellular senescence by accident, cultivating human fetal cells for a project on cancer biology and noticing they stopped dividing after about 50 population doublings. This wasn’t a big surprise; cell cultures often failed because of things like contamination. What was surprising was that others also stopped dividing at the same point. The phenomenon was later called “the Hayflick limit.”
The finding, Hayflick says, challenged “60-year-old dogma” that normal human cells could replicate forever. A paper he authored with colleague Paul Moorhead was rejected by a prominent scientific journal, and Hayflick faced a decade of ridicule after it was published in Experimental Cell Research in 1961.
“It followed the usual pattern of major discoveries in science, where the discoverer is first ridiculed and then somebody says, ‘Well, maybe it works’ … then it becomes accepted to some extent, then becomes more widely accepted.”
At this point, he says, “the field that I discovered has skyrocketed to an extent that’s beyond my ability to keep up with it.”
ZOMBIE BUILDUP
Scientists are careful to note that cell senescence can be useful. It likely evolved at least in part to suppress the development of cancer by limiting the capacity of cells to keep dividing. It happens throughout our lives, triggered by things like DNA damage and the shortening of telomeres, structures that cap and protect the ends of chromosomes. Senescent cells play a role in wound healing, embryonic development and childbirth.
Problems can arise when they build up.
“When you’re young, your immune system is able to recognize these senescent cells and eliminate them,” says Perez, who studies cell biology and aging. “But when we start getting old … the activity of our immune system also gets diminished, so we’re losing the capacity to eliminate them.”
Senescent cells resist apoptosis, or programmed cell death, and characteristically get big and flat, with enlarged nuclei. They release a blend of molecules, some of which can trigger inflammation and harm other cells — and paradoxically can also stimulate the growth of malignant cells and fuel cancer, LeBrasseur says.
Scientists link some disorders to buildups of senescent cells in certain spots. For example, research suggests certain senescent cells that accumulate in lungs exposed to cigarette smoke may contribute substantially to airway inflammation in COPD.
The idea that one process could be at the root of numerous diseases is powerful to many scientists.
It inspired Dr. James Kirkland to move on from geriatric medicine. “I got tired of prescribing better wheelchairs and incontinence devices,” says Kirkland, a professor of medicine at Mayo considered a pioneer of the senescence renaissance. “I wanted to do something more fundamental that could alleviate the suffering that I saw.”
DRUG TARGETS
That quest leads him and others to develop medicines.
Experimental drugs designed to selectively clear senescent cells have been dubbed “senolytics,” and Mayo holds patents on some. In mice, they’ve been shown to be effective at delaying, preventing or easing several age-related disorders.
Possible benefits for people are just emerging. Kirkland, LeBrasseur and colleagues did a pilot study providing initial evidence that patients with a serious lung disease might be helped by pairing a chemotherapy drug with a plant pigment. Another pilot study found the same combination reduced the burden of senescent cells in the fat tissue of people with diabetic kidney disease.
At least a dozen clinical trials with senolytics are now testing things like whether they can help control Alzheimer’s progression, improve joint health in osteoarthritis and improve skeletal health. Some teams are trying to develop “senomorphics” that can suppress detrimental effects of molecules emitted by senescent cells. And a Japanese team has tested a vaccine on mice specific to a protein found in senescent cells, allowing for their targeted elimination.
Scientists say serious work to improve human health could also bring fringe benefits – like reducing skin wrinkling.
“I tell my lab that if we find a drug that clears the bad senescent cells and not the good ones and we cure Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s and osteoporosis and macular degeneration, it would be wonderful,” says Judith Campisi, a biogerontology expert at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging. “But if we cure wrinkles, we’ll be rich, and I’ll never have to write another grant.”
Amid the buzz, some companies market dietary supplements as senolytics. But researchers warn they haven’t been shown to work or proven safe.
And there’s still much to learn about clinical trial drugs.
“We know that senolytics work pretty well in mice,” Wiley says. “We’re still really figuring out the basics with people.”
‘MOST PROMISING TOOL’
Today, LeBrasseur, who directs a center on aging at Mayo, says exercise is “the most promising tool that we have” for good functioning in late life, and its power extends to our cells.
Research suggests it counters the buildup of senescent ones, helping the immune system clear them and counteracting the molecular damage that can spark the senescence process.
A study LeBrasseur led last year provided the first evidence in humans that exercise can significantly reduce indicators, found in the bloodstream, of the burden of senescent cells in the body. After a 12-week aerobics, resistance and balance training program, researchers found that older adults had lowered indicators of senescence and better muscle strength, physical function and reported health. A recently-published research review collects even more evidence — in animals and humans — for exercise as a senescence-targeting therapy.
While such studies aren’t well-known outside scientific circles, many older adults intuitively equate exercise with youthfulness.
Rancher Mike Gale, 81, installed a track and field throwing circle on his sprawling property in Petaluma, California, so he and some friends could practice throwing the discus and other equipment. Against a backdrop of rolling green hills, they twist, step, throw and retrieve over and over again.
“I’d like to be competing in my 90s,” Gale says. “Why not?”
Soller asked himself a similar question long ago.
After a torn hamstring stopped him from running track in high school, he fell into an unhealthy lifestyle in early adulthood, smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. But he and his wife Jean quit cold turkey when their daughter Mary came along.
He started running again just before turning 50, and since then has run in races across the U.S., including two marathons, and participated in decades of Senior Games competitions. In May, Soller joined 12,000 like-minded athletes in Florida for the latest national games in the Fort Lauderdale area – winning five medals to add to his collection of 1,500 prizes.
His daughter filmed his first-place finish in the 200-meter dash from the stands, cheering: “Go, Dad, go!”
Soller says exercise keeps him fit enough to handle what comes his way – including an Alzheimer’s diagnosis for his wife of 62 years. They sometimes stroll neighborhood streets together, holding hands.
“Do as much as you can,” he says. “That should be the goal for anyone to stay healthy.”
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Video journalist Angie Wang contributed to this story.
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SYDNEY, Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BAI Communications (BAI) announced today that Igor Leprince, Group Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the TMT M&A Forum USA 2022, the leading event for senior executives, investors, banks and advisors assessing new investment and merger and acquisition (M&A) opportunities in telecoms and digital infrastructure. The conference will take place at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan, New York, on 28 September and will host 25 panels and sessions.
Mr. Leprince will join the Digital Infrastructure & Services Leaders Panel: Strategies for capturing the next phase of growth, moderated by Bank Street Group, and together with Netrality Data Centers' CEO, CyrusOne's CFO and EQT Partners.
Over the past 18 months, under Igor Leprince's leadership BAI Communications has undergone a transformational period of global growth through several key acquisitions, including Mobilitie and Signal Point in the United States, and Vilicom in Ireland and the UK. In February of this year, BAI expanded into Italy, the first European operation outside the UK and Ireland. And most recently the company announced an agreement to acquire ZenFi Networks, an innovator in digital infrastructure solutions, small cells, roaming, fibre connectivity and network edge colocation in the New York area. These developments follow other important business milestones that strengthen BAI's position as a leading enabler of smart communities and connected transport in the US and Europe, and across a range of verticals.
Joining Mr. Leprince is Jyoti Mahurkar-Thombre, Chief Technology Officer for Transit Wireless, a BAI company, who will participate in the forum's breakout session: Densification and Small Cell – The new battlegrounds. At Transit Wireless, she is responsible for the overall technology strategy, including engineering, network operations, R&D, and product development. Both executives bring unique expertise and vision to the discussion of growth and technology innovation around digital infrastructure.
TMT M&A Forum USA 2022 brings together 300 senior executives active in TMT Investment and M&A including corporate, private equity and telecom industry investors, investment bankers, M&A advisors and C-level executives across the TMT sector. The event is sponsored by Bank Street Group, Tillman Infrastructure, DigitalBridge, Princeton Growth Ventures, EY-Parthenon, Santander, Greenberg Taurig LLP, Huntington, Grain Management, Morrison & Co, Fifth Third Bank and Datasite.
For enquiries around the forum or to register contact: https://www.tmtfinance.com/usa/contact.
About BAI Communications
BAI Communications is a world leader in shared communications infrastructure, pioneering solutions that empower our customers to advance their services, accelerate their networks and amplify their reach in the most efficient and cost-effective ways possible. Having long been at the forefront of network advancement, BAI is harnessing fibre, spearheading the transition from 4G/LTE, accelerating 5G and preparing for 6G – and beyond. We collaborate closely with our customers in telecommunications, government, transit, enterprise, broadcasting and venues to realise their communications vision, focusing not just on the immediate future, but on the possibilities that exist over long-term partnerships. Our global operations span Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy and the United States. Our BAI Group companies include Mobilitie, Signal Point and Transit Wireless in the United States, and Vilicom in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Together, we're creating smarter communities for all.
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For more information contact:
Vivian Kobeh
Group Head of External Communications & PR
BAI Communications
P +1 917 781 2726
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E vivian.kobeh@baicommunications.com
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