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SYDNEY, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Saasyan, a leader in AI-powered online student safety, announced today the official launch of Safe Image AI, available in their cloud-based, online student safety solution, Saasyan Assure.
The Saasyan Safe Image AI function detects any images containing sexual content in a student's online drive, making the detection and prevention of image-based abuse, more commonly referred to as revenge porn, an attainable and manageable goal for educational professionals.
"Unfortunately, there is an extremely high prevalence of image-based abuse found in schools today. With the launch of Safe Image AI, Saasyan delivers a solution that enables schools to turn the tide on this concerning epidemic" says Sidney Minassian, CEO of Saasyan.
With Saasyan Safe Image AI, teachers, counsellors and IT professionals can:
- Be alerted when a student's online drive contains sexually explicit images;
- Implement early intervention for the victims of image-based abuse, helping to prevent suicide and self-harm;
- Quickly identify the perpetrator of the abuse and prevent a repeat offense; and
- Improve the mental wellbeing of students by decreasing the prevalence of revenge porn and other image-based abuse in schools.
About Saasyan
Saasyan is a leader in AI-Powered Online Student Safety.
With the mass adoption of technology in the classroom and with remote learning, the online safety of students is top of mind for parents, is a high priority for school leaders and is a non-trivial problem for school IT teams.
Saasyan helps schools ensure the online safety of their students with flexible cybersecurity controls for K-12 classrooms, advanced alerting of cyberbullying & self-harm, and easy reporting of student online activities.
Integrating with the world's leading identity, cybersecurity and collaboration platforms already used by schools, Saasyan's all-cloud solution is quick to setup and delivers immediate value.
Today we serve over 400,000 students across 600 government and non-government schools.
Our mission has just begun.
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NEW YORK, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FTE Networks, Inc. ("FTE" or the "Company"), today issued a shareholder update. The full text of the letter from interim CEO Michael P. Beys follows.
Dear Shareholders:
My last shareholder update was sent on March 25, 2022 in which I made reference to a series of legal proceedings that FTE has commenced to uphold and defend the rights of its shareholders. As you may know, I have dedicated my career to the cause of justice, both as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, and in private practice where I prosecute and defend civil and criminal white-collar cases. I see my role at FTE as a caretaker to the public interest and have been working tirelessly since I took over as interim CEO in December 2019 to recover value for aggrieved FTE shareholders. By necessity, I have had to bring my background and experience as a criminal and civil litigator of fraud and racketeering to bear on your behalf.
Transparency is critical to strong leadership. It is also paramount to ensure the rights of our shareholders are protected, particularly when wrongdoing has occurred. Accordingly, here is the latest update on FTE's recent litigation matters.
Prior Fraudulent Conduct of FTE's Former CEO & CFO
As you know, since 2019, the Company has been navigating the aftermath of the fraud perpetrated by its former CEO Michael Palleschi and former CFO David Lethem, who were later charged by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and the New York County District Attorney on July 15, 2021. FTE is currently cooperating with these authorities on all criminal and SEC enforcement matters related to Palleschi and Lethem.
In addition, Palleschi and Lethem's alleged fraudulent scheme was financed by numerous Merchant Cash Advance ("MCA") lenders and convertible noteholders, against whom FTE has recently commenced litigation. To date, FTE has filed a total of 7 different lawsuits against several of these lenders, alleging that the loans issued to the Company violated New York's criminal usury laws.
Recent Alleged Fraud and Racketeering by Singal, the Szkaradeks, and others
As you know from our March 25, 2022 shareholder update, FTE and US Home Rentals ("USHR"), FTE's real estate subsidiary, have been the victim of a second, more recent fraud. Since October 2019, Suneet Singal has worked with Alex and Antoni Szkaradek and others, including certain FTE directors, a former officer, and even one of its lenders, to perpetrate a massive fraud in connection with the USHR real estate portfolio, which FTE acquired from the Szkaradeks.
The following is a brief description of certain of these actions, as alleged in our various legal pleadings:
1. Alleged Fraud by Direct Lending Partners, Alex and Antoni Szkaradek, and Suneet Singal
In February 2022, the Company took action related to a fraud perpetrated against FTE by filing a countersuit in Pennsylvania against Direct Lending Partners, one of the legacy, pre-existing lenders to Vision Property Management ("VPM"). VPM, which was owned and managed by Alex and Antoni Szkaradek, sold its portfolio of single-family residential assets to USHR in December 2019.
Our legal filings allege that this second fraud was led by Suneet Singal, with the participation of current FTE board member Joe Cunningham, former board member Peter Ghishan, former FTE CEO Stephen Goodwin, and several major FTE shareholders, including the Szkaradeks.
Specifically, we allege that the Szkaradeks, with Singal as their partner, broker and the scheme's overall ringleader, sought to offload VPM's real estate portfolio to FTE by concealing numerous and massive liabilities and vastly overstating its value. We believe that the Szkaradeks sought to evade numerous regulatory and legal claims brought by several Attorneys General for the alleged unconscionable and predatory lending and housing practices they engaged in at VPM.
In December 2019, after learning that Singal (who was ostensibly entitled to a "brokers fee" for introducing VPM to FTE) had been charged by the SEC for defrauding a non-traded Real Estate Investment Trust ("REIT") known as the First Capital REIT ("FC REIT")—while serving as its CEO, no less—FTE re-negotiated Singal's substantial consideration from the transaction whereby the Szkaradeks agreed to direct 11MM FTE shares to the FC REIT's shareholders. Singal had previously acquired FTE shares of his own after he convinced FTE's board, including Goodwin, Ghishan, and Cunningham, to convert debt into shares as part of his plans to raise a much-needed capital infusion for FTE in the fall of 2019. Because of his alleged frauds, FTE is now seeking the return of all Singal-related FTE shares.
Our complaint also alleges that the Szkaradeks made numerous false representations with regard to certain business practices, pending litigation, and lender consents, which materially reduced the value FTE would have ascribed to the home portfolio. As a result of this scheme, the Szkaradeks received 22MM shares of FTE common stock (11MM of which were intended for the FC REIT) as consideration for the purchase of the home portfolio assets. FTE is now seeking for the Szkaradeks to return those shares.
In July 2021, Singal settled with the SEC for fraud charges related to defrauding the FC REIT while serving as its CEO. As part of the settlement, Singal agreed to be barred from association with any broker, dealer, or investment advisor for 10 years.1 Then, in April 2022, Singal was criminally charged by federal prosecutors in California for yet another fraud involving lenders to another company under his control. According to the DOJ announcement, if convicted, Singal faces up to 20 years in prison.2
2. Action to Hold Singal and Co-Conspirators Responsible
On May 11, 2022, FTE filed a RICO lawsuit against Singal, Cunningham, Ghishan, and Goodwin, for their participation in Singal and the Szkaradek's fraud and racketeering scheme. In addition, twice-convicted felon Bruce Fahey was named in the lawsuit after he too joined the ranks of this group and, we believe, made attempts to extort various FTE shareholders. FTE is seeking the return of all of their FTE shares.
In addition, FTE seeks to force the transfer of the 11MM FTE shares that were intended for the FC REIT but that were never transferred to their rightful owners and wrongly withheld by the fraudsters and racketeers. More generally, FTE is seeking to unwind several complex, prohibited transfers of FTE's stock and debt by the Szkaradeks and Singal, engineered to move millions of FTE shares into entities controlled or managed by proxies of Singal such as his wife.
As a result of the fraud and racketeering scheme and the prohibited transfers to Singal-controlled entities and affiliates, in April 2022, the conspirators attempted to block FTE's ability to raise financing and made the false and invalid claim that they collectively owned a majority of FTE's common stock. While the written claim was false and invalid, it provided clear and unequivocal evidence as to the participants in Singal's conspiracy. FTE has taken action to invalidate the conspirators' claim.
Among other things, FTE believes that Cunningham, a current FTE board member, contributed to the conspiracy by actively cooperating with parties adverse to FTE's interests and repeatedly violated board confidentiality and his fiduciary duties to the Company and its shareholders. FTE has notified regulators and other authorities that Cunningham has committed corporate espionage, among other fiduciary violations.
Outlook for Remainder of 2022
As before, our goal remains for FTE is to run a national-scale single family home rental ("SFR") business. The reality is that FTE and its USHR subsidiary remain mired in litigation. Any progress on the housing portfolio is being held up because state regulators are pursuing claims against the Szkaradeks that directly relate to portions of the portfolio now held by USHR. The related real estate debt with VPM is also in default and the subject of litigation. The positive news is that we are taking proactive steps to defend these assets and to prevent the fraud and racketeering conspirators from taking advantage of this challenging situation any further.
Specifically, I remain focused on preserving value for FTE shareholders and have established three objectives for the next year:
- Settle with state regulators to address the predatory lending charges against the Szkaradeks, including restitution for previous bad acts which relate to a portion of our current USHR home portfolio;
- Significantly reduce the equity dilution experienced by FTE shareholders since 2019 by eliminating the stock ownership of the Szkaradeks and Singal and the other bad actors who have participated in the racketeering conspiracy to defraud FTE; and
- Re-negotiate the approximately $100 million in real estate debt to so that we can restore, renovate, and operate a reduced home portfolio.
As a provider of affordable housing in tier 3 and tier 4 markets nationwide, we remain optimistic on the market outlook for SFR, specifically in underserved areas, and will continue to implement best practices in operating a home rental business that is trusted to provide safe and affordable housing nationwide.
It is important to FTE to have open lines of communication with its shareholders. I plan to hold a shareholder call. Holding an open meeting, however, is challenging given the pending fraud and racketeering litigation against the numerous bad actors who hold – however improperly – FTE shares. I am consulting with counsel on how best to conduct such a meeting and provide full transparency on all of our initiatives.
In closing, FTE's Board of Directors, management and I are committed to preserving value for you, our shareholders. We appreciate your support and patience.
Sincerely,
Michael P. Beys
Interim CEO
Forward Looking Statements
This letter may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Generally, forward‐looking statements can be identified by the use of forward‐looking terminology such as "plan," "believe," "will," "intends," "expects," "anticipate" and may include statements regarding matters that involve known or unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied by this release. Forward-looking statements are neither historical facts nor assurances of future performance. Instead, they are based only on our current beliefs, expectations, and assumptions regarding the outcome of pending litigation, the future of our business, future plans and strategies, projections, anticipated events, the economy and other future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the future, they are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict and many of which are outside of our control. These risk factors and others are included from time to time in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to, our Form 10-Ks, Form 10-Qs and Form 8-Ks. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by us in this letter is based only on information currently available to us and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
About FTE Networks, Inc.
FTE Networks, Inc. ("FTE") through its subsidiary US Home Rentals, owns, operates and invests in affordable rental housing in tier 3 and 4 markets. Single family home rentals (SFR) is large, growing and attractive market. Nationally, home rentals are growing faster than home ownership. With a portfolio of 3,184 affordable rental homes across the United States, FTE is one of the few companies that has a strong and established portfolio of assets for the affordable rental housing market.
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Miranda Lambert shares photos of her furry family on National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day
By Zoe Sottile, CNN
Country star Miranda Lambert celebrated National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day with photos of her furry family.
“Here are some of my favorite moments with my rescue herd!” Lambert wrote on Instagram on Saturday. “Adopt don’t shop!”
She posted photos of her five dogs, Thelma, Louise, Delta Dawn, Cher, and Bellamy; and two cats Tequila and Macaroni.
Lambert is a vocal supporter of animal shelters. The singer founded a nonprofit called MuttNation Foundation in 2009 with her mother. The organization conducts adoption drives, donation drives, and fundraising for animal shelters, according to its website.
Lambert included a video of her husband, New York police officer Brendan McLoughlin, doing pushups with one of the couple’s dogs on his back. The pair got married in 2019 following Lambert’s split from fellow country music star Blake Shelton in 2015.
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day was on April 30. It aims to raise awareness for the “millions of animals waiting for their forever homes in shelters across the country,” according to the nonprofit American Humane.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Tim Valderrama has been named partner at Weideman Group, California's premier full-service lobbying and consulting firm.
"For more than six years, Tim has expertly directed firm operations as Managing Director and has been an invaluable part of our success," said Mark Weideman. "As one of California's top lobbyists in the health care, tribal, labor, and technology arenas, he has been a tremendous asset to our clients and the Capitol community. All of us at Weideman Group are proud to see Tim named as partner."
"Tim is highly respected for his ability to navigate the most controversial issues in California government. He's consistently provided SEIU with sophisticated strategies that produce results for our members," said Tia Orr SEIU Executive Director.
In addition to his extensive lobbying background, Tim brings 20 years of political and public policy experience that has proven essential to the Weideman Group. Clients benefit from his extensive knowledge of the legislative process and strong bipartisan relationships with legislators, staff, and administration officials. He has experience in all phases of political work, including coalition building, grassroots mobilization, strategic planning, PAC management, and legislative/initiative campaigns.
Loriann DeMartini, CEO of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists said, "The level of professionalism, expertise and counsel provided by Valderrama is unmatched. Tim is universally respected and he's one of the best strategic minds I've worked with in my career. He has undoubtedly raised our level of advocacy beyond what I thought was possible."
Weideman Group has routinely been ranked as one of California's top lobbying firms and is widely recognized as one of the fastest growing firms in Sacramento.
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CLEVELAND, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the new study Plastic Pipe, demand for PEX pipe is projected to rise 5.8% annually to $3.0 billion in 2026. New and replacement potable water distribution is by far the largest market for PEX pipe. A small amount of PEX pipe is also utilized in sprinkler pipe for irrigation purposes; some demand also exists in the oil and natural gas market.
Gains for PEX pipe will be fueled by:
- its flexibility, which allows it to be run around walls or other obstructions, making it easy to install and thereby saving on labor costs
- increasing construction of single-family residences with multiple bathrooms, with PEX most often specified for the associated distribution systems
- rising interest in installing radiant floor systems, which nearly always use PEX
PEX will continue to displace copper pipes in water distribution due to ease of installation and a shrinking pool of experienced plumbing professionals who can install copper pipe.
Demand for plastic pipe of all types is expected to rise 2.9% annually to $19.6 billion in 2026, a significant deceleration from the 2016-2021 period due to a notable slowdown in price growth from a high 2021 level. Demand will be driven by installation of pipe in the potable water, conduit, DWV, and storm and sanitary sewer markets as well as by the increasing use of larger diameter plastic pipes in some applications.
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Judge: Jury can tour school building where 17 were murdered
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The jury that will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz gets a death sentence will tour the blood-stained, bullet-pocked building where he murdered 17 people four years ago, a judge has ruled.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected a defense argument that a jury tour of the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is not necessary because there are videos and photos of the crime scene and would only serve to inflame the jurors’ passions.
Cruz’s lawyers said the tour was particularly unnecessary since he pleaded guilty in October and the jury will not have to decide whether he committed the murders, only whether he is sentenced to death or life without parole.
But Judge Scherer disagreed.
“The Court finds that a jury view of the crime scene remains useful and proper, even in light of the current posture of the case,” Scherer wrote in a ruling posted Monday. “The purpose of a jury view is to assist the jury in analyzing and applying the evidence presented at trial.”
Prosecutors want jurors to see the path Cruz, 23, took through the building on Feb. 14, 2018, to understand the carnage he unleashed as he walked methodically floor-to-floor, firing his semi-automatic rifle as he went. Shortly after the shooting, the building was fenced off and sealed — the dried blood, Valentine’s Day gifts and bullet holes still in place.
Jury selection began Monday for Cruz’s trial. The three-step selection process is expected to last two months, followed by a four-month trial.
The jurors will decide whether the aggravating factors of the killings — the multiple deaths, the planning, the cruelty — outweigh mitigating factors such as Cruz’s lifelong mental and emotional problems and the death of his parents.
Juries don’t typically tour crime scenes, but either side can request it if it believes a visit would help the members better understand the case. It is up to the judge to decide if they visit.
The building, which rises above the Stoneman Douglas campus, has been a grim, daily reminder of the shooting for students, staff and parents. The Broward County school district plans to demolish it after the trial.
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Stop anxiety before it starts with these new strategies
By Jessica DuLong, CNN
In recent years, public figures openly sharing their mental health struggles have helped lift fellow sufferers out of silent shame and stigma.
A few decades earlier, the introduction of new medications to treat depression and anxiety disrupted the depiction of mental health problems as a personal failing in favor of an expression of brain chemistry.
Today, new understandings of the reciprocal communication between mind and body make anxiety far more preventable than previously known.
In “The Anatomy of Anxiety: Understanding and Overcoming the Body’s Fear Response,” holistic psychiatrist Dr. Ellen Vora unpacks the physiological underpinnings of stress and fear and shares pioneering strategies for both prevention and treatment.
This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
CNN: What’s the biggest misunderstanding people have about anxiety?
Dr. Ellen Vora: Anxiety is not simply a genetic chemical imbalance. It’s largely based in the state of the physical body, which is something we can change.
Recognizing what I call “false anxiety” allows us to take steps to get our body into a better balance, which helps ease anxiety symptoms. This is the hopeful, empowering message I want to convey.
CNN: How does the mind-body connection impact anxiety?
Vora: Today, many people recognize that mental health impacts the body. They understand top-down messaging — that a thought like, “Oh, no, I have a test tomorrow!” could impact their physical body, say, with an upset stomach.
Less widely recognized is the delicate and deeply interconnected web of back-and-forth communication between body and mind.
Modern life assaults our digestive tract through chronic stress, processed food and pesticides. The compromised ecosystem of bacteria in our digestive system leads to an unhealthy, inflamed gut lining, which triggers a message to the brain, “Things are not OK down here.” When our physical body is out of balance, it tells our brain to feel anxious.
CNN: How has your investigation of anxiety informed your perspective on depression?
Vora: Many patients in my practice have both depression and anxiety. Sometimes they toggle between them. Other times the two states coexist. Chronic anxiety can deplete us over time, leaving us in a hollowed-out state of depression. Both are manifestations of the brain saying, “I’m not OK.”
CNN: What coping strategies can help?
Vora: When our body gets tripped into a stress response, it can feel synonymous with anxiety and panic. First, we must eliminate avoidable “false anxiety” through focusing on nourishment and restorative sleep while monitoring the effects of technology, caffeine and alcohol.
Oftentimes, I like to start with stabilizing blood sugar because it has such a quick impact on our day-to-day anxious feelings.
The modern American diet is built on a foundation of refined carbs and milkshakes disguised as coffee drinks. We end up on this roller coaster of blood sugar spikes chased by insulin, followed by blood sugar crashes that can feel identical to anxiety. Stabilizing blood sugar offers powerful relief from both anxiety and the sense of doom and unease that many people carry in the pit of their stomach.
The definitive solution, to eat a blood sugar-stabilizing diet with fewer refined carbohydrates and more protein and healthy fats, is a lovely strategy. But if that’s 180 degrees from how you’re eating now, here’s a short-term fix: Every few hours, eat a spoonful of sunflower, almond or other nut butter, ghee or coconut oil. This creates a safety net that can blunt any blood sugar crash. Many patients have told me this intervention alone stopped their panic attacks.
CNN: You advise some patients to eat more meat. Why?
Vora: A lot of patients come to me only eating smoothies, matcha lattes, chia seed pudding or big salads. Their constant shakiness comes from their diet lacking substance. A semi-vegetarian diet where meat is not the centerpiece but more of a condiment is probably a sweet spot for wellness.
Panic attacks and a sense of always feeling on edge can stem from a body never getting grounded with adequate nutrition. A warming, nourishing and well-rounded diet can ease symptoms of both anxiety and depression.
CNN: If you could wave a magic wand, what nutrition protocols would your patients adopt?
Vora: I don’t want to encourage people down the path toward feeling fragile, obsessive or fearful about food. That’s not helping anybody’s anxiety. Generally speaking, I encourage people to err on the side of eating real food and avoiding fake, processed food.
The idea is to approach food the way your great-great-great-grandmother’s culture did, by eating a balance of minimally processed protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats, and generally eating what’s local and in season. If you come from a mixture of different lines of ancestry, pick and choose and then listen to your body.
Generally, what works for our bodies echoes where on the planet we descended from. Overall, try to eat real food that was grown with integrity, ideally on small, sustainable farms with humane animal husbandry practices rather than large factory farms and concentrated animal feeding operations.
CNN: What does “completing the stress cycle” mean, and why is it important?
Vora: Balancing your nervous system is critically important to regulating anxiety.
Feeling anxious or going into panic happens when your system tips past the zero mark into a stress response. Stress is inevitable, of course. Many of us have accumulated a lifetime of it yet fail to complete the stress cycle by releasing the pent-up energy.
Animals seem to know instinctively how to discharge the spike in adrenaline they’ve experienced and reset the nervous system. After an antelope has a life-or-death encounter, it shakes. When a goose comes away from an altercation, it flaps its wings in a particular way.
We, as socialized humans, have no shortage of stressors, but we often lack a practice for releasing the lingering effects. For some of my patients, exercise fits the bill. I’m all for any kind of creative expression: singing, dancing, chanting, drawing, journaling, therapy, processing, talking, cuddling, playing with a dog, having a belly laugh or having a good ugly cry. All of these reset our body, telling it, “The threat has passed and now I’m safe.”
I practice the weirdest of all: shaking. To reset my nervous system, I put on shamanic drum music, close my eyes and let my body move for about 90 seconds. Afterward, I’m not carrying the same stress.
It also increases my awareness of what my body is trying to communicate to me. After I shake, I sit in meditation. Usually something I’ve been unconsciously ignoring but need to pay attention to bubbles up.
True anxiety comes from our body’s attempts to communicate. We need to listen.
CNN: What breath practice do you recommend for calming anxiety?
Vora: My go-to is the 4-7-8 breath. Without straining, gently inhale for a count of four, hold for seven and exhale for eight. With anxiety, it’s important to have a loose, easy grip on these structured practices. Feeling like you have to control the breath perfectly is counter-therapeutic.
Typically, our breath is rapid and shallow as we inhale more strongly than we exhale. But if we’re on vacation, lying on a hammock without a care in the world, our respiration will slow to deep diaphragmatic breathing.
Breathing as if we’re relaxed sends a transmission up to the brain along the vagus nerve. It tells our brain the organism is calm, causing a neuro-hormonal cascade that helps relax our whole body.
This practice is easy, free, takes just 30 seconds, and you can do it just about anywhere.
CNN: How long does the effect last?
Vora: Until real life sets in again! Seriously, I think of this, and other relaxation practices, as a multivitamin. The more time in a day that you can put your body into a relaxation response, the farther your body will need to “travel” to rise over the zero line into stress.
Regularly galvanizing relaxation throughout your day creates a habit, establishing familiarity with a state of calm that we can come back to as needed.
It’s as if you create a peaceful destination where, in almost any moment, your mind and body can return to rest and reset.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canditech, the Israeli startup helping companies accurately assess job candidates with the world's first online job-simulation platform, today announced that it has raised $9 million in seed funding led by global software investor Insight Partners and StageOne Ventures. The funding will fuel Canditech's expansion into new markets and help more companies streamline their hiring processes in a bias-free manner.
Co-founded by Guy Barel, Knaan Braz and Nir Dovrat, Tel Aviv-based Canditech helps companies hire better people, faster, while giving every candidate a fair chance to showcase their skills. Using work-sample tests that are tailor-made to simulate any position within the company, candidates can get a glimpse of the company and their future role, which allows them to experience day-to-day work scenarios such as writing code, analyzing data in Excel, writing emails to clients, optimizing a marketing campaign and pitching customers, all while providing an amazing can ]didate experience.
Since its founding less than two years ago, Canditech has helped companies across a variety of industries and sizes around the globe hire the right people—not the right CV—for the job.
"Anyone can write a CV that looks great for a certain role, but only a handful will actually excel in the job," said Barel, CEO and Dovrat, President and CTO. "Relying primarily on CVs in the initial screening processes, rather than on the candidate's qualities and potential, causes organizations to overlook excellent candidates and fall short on recruitment and diversity goals. We believe that an individual's true skills and their potential to succeed at the role should be prioritized rather than what's listed on their CV."
Canditech's solution presents a win-win situation for both the company and its candidates. The platform allows hiring managers to tailor simulations to their specific roles and invest their precious time on the candidates with the highest chance of excelling in the role, using advanced technology that reviews tests objectively and automatically. At the same time, candidates are given the opportunity to "sample" the positions at an early stage in the process, which dramatically reduces the chances for poor hiring decisions and turn-over.
"When we're searching for people to join our team, we're looking to attract and engage with top talent so that we can really make an impact together. Working with Canditech, we're able to find and recruit candidates quickly and provide them with the space to easily showcase their skills and experience, while using work-sample tests to provide a glimpse of what their future position at monday.com would look like," said by Shelly Albeck, Head of Talent Acquisition at monday.com.
"As a firm who prides itself in being a leader in innovation, it was a clear choice for us to incorporate Canditech into our recruitment and candidate-evaluation process. Canditech helps multiple teams within our firm streamline their hiring processes by allowing them to learn about candidates' skills and potential early on, thus saving significant time and resources. We are very happy to be collaborating with Canditech and their very professional and accommodating team," said by Galia Aloni, Partner & Talent Leader at EY.
The seed funding represents an exciting step in Canditech's journey towards making the hiring process and overall job experience better for candidates and recruiters. With Insight Partners and StageOne Ventures on board, the company will expand their platform into new markets, reaching more customers looking to streamline the hiring process.
"In today's world, hiring is not only a challenge faced by the HR team, but also by every manager within the company," said Liad Agmon, Managing Director at Insight Partners. "In a very short time, Canditech has managed to become a game-changing solution in the world of hiring by helping managers achieve their hiring goals through seeing how candidates will do the job, before they get the job. Insight is excited to partner with Canditech's team on this thrilling next step in the company's growth journey."
Industry leading companies are using Canditech to expand their pool of candidates and hire the best professionals faster using tailor-made job simulation tests - the best predictor of future job performance. Our bias-free tests empower recruiters and hiring managers to objectively evaluate both technical abilities (code, SQL, Excel, etc.) and soft skills (using video responses and email communication scenarios), all while providing an amazing candidate experience.
For more information about Canditech, visit https://www.canditech.io/
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm's recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners' regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on Twitter @insightpartners.
StageOne Ventures provides financing and professional guidance to early-stage companies to help build exceptional enterprises. StageOne leads investments in Israel-related early-stage start-ups focused on solving large enterprise challenges utilizing transformative deep technologies. The fund is committed to providing its portfolio companies with top value creation through the technological and financial strength of its team, by building powerful partnerships that propel seed-stage entrepreneurs forward, from the initial innovation concept through additional quality rounds of funding to market leadership and impact. For more information: www.stageonevc.com.
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- Ponce Therapeutic's ("Ponce") lead product, ReBeaut™, is a microneedle patch containing nanoparticles carrying its proprietary ApoptiCIDe™ cell elimination gene therapy technology targeting senescent keratinocytes and fibroblasts in the skin
- Speratum Biopharma ("Speratum") will receive an upfront payment, pre-clinical and clinical milestone payments, and a royalty on worldwide net sales of Licensed Products incorporating their technology
- Ponce's exclusive license allows it to utilize the licensed technology to extend its gene therapy clinical portfolio to include any skin disorders, benign or malignant and all anti-aging applications, whether delivered locally or systemically
MIAMI, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ponce Therapeutics, Inc., a company leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the aging process to develop anti-aging technologies, announced today that it had executed a worldwide, exclusive license to Speratum's proprietary Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies to advance its lead product, ReBeaut™, a state-of-the-art biotechnology platform to restore the youthful balance of aged or "senescent" and young, vital cells in the skin, targeting the senescent cells for elimination, providing a "reboot" of the skin's composition back to its youthful exuberance. Speratum's Nano-in™ is a proprietary, biocompatible polymer, LGA-PEI, that can condense with nucleic acids to form nanoparticles for drug delivery that can be used in vivo with a favorable pre-clinical toxicity profile. Nano-in™ will be used to deliver Ponce's ApoptiCIDe™ cell elimination technology into the skin via a proprietary dissolvable microneedle delivery platform. Ponce's exclusive license allows it to utilize the licensed technology to extend its gene therapy clinical portfolio to include any disorder of the skin, benign and malignant, including all dermatologic and cosmetic applications, skin-mediated gene therapy and skin-mediated delivery of small peptides, peptide-like molecules and other small molecules, and all anti-aging indications, whether delivered locally or systemically.
PONCE Therapeutics, Inc. (https://poncetherapeutics.com), a biotech company leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the process of aging to develop products to arrest or reverse the aging process, was founded by Kevin Slawin, MD, Chairman and CEO and David Spencer, PhD., Chief Technology Officer, reuniting the team that founded Bellicum Pharmaceuticals and took it public in 2014 with a $55 million crossover Series C and a $161 million IPO. The team is retooling their original cell control technology with state-of-the-art advances ("ApoptiCIDe™") towards their new goal of creating anti-aging products with a solid underlying scientific basis. Ponce Therapeutics began operations in January 2021 and operates in laboratory space in K2 Biolabs (https://k2-biolabs.com) in Houston, TX. Dr. Slawin is a founding Board Member of K2 Bio and both Drs. Slawin and Spencer are investors. Drs. Slawin and Spencer are also joined by Damian Young, Ph.D., CSO, and Kayvon Namvar, CFO, as the founders of DELIVER Therapeutics, Inc. (https://deliverthera.com) a company that plans to apply novel, high-throughput screening technologies combined with chemical innovation to DELIVER therapeutics, including novel anti-aging therapeutics, that address the most difficult problems in clinical medicine and that is also situated at K2 Bio.
Ponce's founding lead investor, Rapha Capital, is an investment management firm focused on making strategic investments in early stage, non-public biotechnology companies, through special purpose, joint venture entities which it manages. Rapha Capital was founded by its President, Kevin Slawin, M.D., a successful and experienced oncologic and robotic surgeon. In addition to founding Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Bellicum"), a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ, he also plays a guiding role in several of the investments managed by Rapha Capital in certain companies, serving as Board Chairman of Imagin Medical, Inc. (https://imaginmedical.com), a publicly traded company (OTC: IMEXF), and FIZE Medical, Inc. (https://fizemedical.com), and a board member at 3DBio Therapeutics, Inc. (https://3dbiocorp.com/), and Demeetra AgBio, Inc. (http://demeetra.com). Together with Dr. Mitch Steiner, CEO of Veru, Inc., he is the Founder, CEO and Chairman of Miami MediCo.s (https://miamimedicos.com), a network of physicians, founders, executives and investors working to expand the entrepreneurial healthcare ecosystem in Miami.
"The science of aging has continued to mature and can now provide a scientific basis for technologies to reverse the aging process in humans. Proof of concept data in animal models demonstrates that removal of senescent cells from organs improves their function and imbues them with a more youthful profile," said Dr. Slawin. "I'm excited to be taking another important step towards the clinic in the anti-aging space, which I believe will quickly rival oncology in both value and interest" he added. "With this license, we are building the necessary technology platform to deliver our first product, beginning with the skin, allowing us to leverage an increasingly detailed, mechanistic understanding of aging to arrest or even reverse it," added Dr. Spencer.
"We are gratified to begin this collaboration with the team at Ponce that utilizes our novel technologies as part of their therapeutic platform," said Dr. Christian Marin-Mueller, the founder and CEO of Speratum and the inventor of Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies. Dr. Thilo Bayrhoffer, Speratum Biopharma lead investor, treasurer, and member of the board added "Our patented technologies, combining synthetic biology with nanotechnology, are needed to develop modifiable and adaptable therapeutic platforms for targeted nucleic acid delivery. Following a research collaboration with Roche in 2021, this is the first commercial license for our technologies, and it reinforces our commitment to further Speratum' s therapeutic programs, including MiR198 targeting pancreatic cancer, which is expected to be in the clinic by 2024."
Ponce Therapeutics – "Anti-aging Technologies Based on Real Science and Developed by Real Scientists" – Ponce Therapeutics is leveraging the growing scientific knowledge surrounding the process of aging to develop its first state-of-the-art biotechnology platform to restore the youthful balance of aged or "senescent" and young cells in the skin, targeting senescent cells for elimination. This provides a "reboot" of one's genetic program to turn the clock on one's skin back to its youthful exuberance. While initially focused on skin, Ponce is planning to develop a wide-ranging portfolio of anti-aging products based on the best science in the nascent anti-aging field. Ponce is headquartered in Miami, Florida with research facilities located in Houston, TX.
For more information about PONCE Therapeutics, email info@poncethera.com or visit https://poncetherapeutics.com
Speratum Biopharma, Inc. ("Speratum") is an innovative biotechnology company focused on research and development of targeted oligonucleotide delivery systems and nucleic acid therapeutics, including No-Pass Mimic™ microRNA ("miRNA) for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded in 2014 with technologies licensed from Baylor College of Medicine ("Baylor"). Since then, Speratum has combined these with best-in class, proprietary nanotechnologies to generate a ground-breaking oligonucleotide and cell therapy platform. Speratum is currently in final pre-clinical stages of development for its first therapeutic, a small RNA tumor suppressor against pancreatic, ovarian, and other cancers that includes a proprietary RNA interference ("RNAi")-inducing mimic of miR-198, a naturally occurring microRNA involved in the pathogenesis of a number of solid cancers. Speratum's Nano-in™ and No-Pass Mimic™ technologies are also being studied in other oligonucleotide research areas and therapeutic modalities such as circular RNA ("circRNAs").
For more information about Speratum Biopharma, please visit https://speratum.com or e-mail info@speratum.com
About Rapha Capital Management, LLC and Rapha Capital BioVentures Fund I, LP – Rapha Capital Management, LLC is an investment management firm located in Miami, Florida, focusing on strategic investments in early stage, non-public biotechnology companies. Rapha Capital was founded by its President, Kevin Slawin, MD, a successful and experienced oncologic and robotic surgeon, biotech consultant, investor, and founder focusing on technologies in oncology, T cells and immunotherapy, as well as other breakthrough healthcare technologies. Rapha Capital Management manages thirteen legacy SPIVs, Rapha Capital Investment I – XIII. Rapha Capital Management offers alternative asset management services to the RCBV Fund, which has more recently been the vehicle for both new and follow-on investments managed by Rapha Capital Management.
For more information about Rapha Capital Management, email info@raphacapital.com or visit https://www.raphacap.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that many Americans can have up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt forgiven. That amount increases to $20,000 if they qualified for Pell grants. Here’s what we know so far and what it means for people with outstanding student loans:
WHO QUALIFIES FOR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS?
You qualify to have up to $10,000 forgiven if your loan is held by the Department of Education and you make less than $125,000 individually or $250,000 for a family. If you received Pell grants, which are reserved for undergraduates with the most significant financial need, you can have up to $20,000 forgiven. If you are a current borrower and a dependent student, you will be eligible for relief based on your parents’ income, rather than your own.
WILL THE STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT FREEZE BE EXTENDED?
The payment freeze will be extended one last time, until Dec. 31. The freeze started in 2020 as a way to help people struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s been extended several times since. It was set to expire Aug. 31.
Interest rates will remain at 0% until repayments start. Under an earlier extension announced in April, people who were behind on payments before the pandemic automatically will be put in good standing.
HOW DO I APPLY FOR STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS?
Details of that have not been announced, but keep an eye on the federal student aid website for more details in coming days.
WHAT’S A PELL GRANT AND HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE ONE?
Roughly 27 million borrowers who qualified for Pell grants will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in forgiveness under the Biden plan.
Pell grants are special government scholarships for lower-income Americans, who currently can receive up to $ $6,895 annually for roughly six years.
Nearly every Pell Grant recipient came from a family that made less than $60,000 a year, according to the Department of Education, which said Pell grant recipients typically experience more challenges repaying their debt than other borrowers.
Pell grants themselves don’t generally have to be paid back, but recipients typically take out additional student loans.
“This additional relief for Pell borrowers is also an important piece of racial equity in cancellation,” said Kat Welbeck, Civil Rights Counsel for the Student Borrower Protection Center. “Because student debt exacerbates existing inequities, the racial wealth gap means that students of color, especially those that are Black and Latino, are more likely to come from low-wealth households, have student debt, and borrow in higher quantities.”
To find out if you have a Pell grant, check any emails you’ve received that describe your FAFSA award.
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL THIS HELP?
About 43 million Americans have federal student debt, with an average balance of $37,667, according to federal data. A third of those owe less than $10,000. Half owe less than $20,000. The total amount of federal student debt is more than $1.6 trillion.
WHAT IF I’VE ALREADY PAID OFF MY STUDENT LOANS — WILL I SEE RELIEF?
The debt forgiveness is expected to apply only to those currently holding student debt. But if you’ve voluntarily made payments since March 2020, when payments were paused, you can request a refund for those payments, according to the Federal Office of Student Aid. Contact your loan servicer to request a refund.
WILL STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS DEFINITELY HAPPEN?
The White House is expected to face lawsuits over the plan, because Congress has never given the president the explicit authority to cancel debt. We don’t know yet how that might impact the timetable for student loan forgiveness.
WHAT REPAYMENT PLAN IS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROPOSING?
The Department of Education has proposed a repayment plan that would cap monthly payments at no more than 5% of a borrower’s discretionary income, down from 10% now. Borrowers will need to apply for the repayment plan if it’s approved, which could take a year or more.
For example, under the proposal, a single borrower making $38,000 a year would pay $31 a month, according a government press release.
The amount considered non-discretionary will also be increased, through the department has not said how much.
Discretionary income usually refers to what you have left after covering necessities like food and rent, but for student loan repayment purposes it’s calculated using a formula that takes into account the difference between a borrower’s annual income and the federal poverty line, along with family size and geographic location.
“What’s tough about income-driven repayment is that it does not take into account your other liabilities, such as your rent payment,” said Kristen Ahlenius, a financial counselor at Your Money Line, which provides financial literacy training. “If someone’s living paycheck to paycheck and their rent is taking up half of their paycheck and then their car payment takes the other, they have to choose. Unfortunately, income-driven repayment doesn’t take that into consideration, but it is an option.”
Student Debt Relief offers a calculator to help determine your discretionary income.
WHAT IF I CAN’T AFFORD TO PAY EVEN WITH LOAN FORGIVENESS?
Once payments resume, borrowers who can’t pay risk delinquency and eventually default. That can hurt your credit rating and mean you’re not eligible for additional aid.
If you’re struggling to pay, check if you qualify for an income-driven repayment plan. You can find out more here.
The plan Biden announced Wednesday also includes a proposal that would allow people with undergraduate loans to cap repayment at 5% of their monthly income. Proposals like this one can take a year or more to be implemented, and it’s not clear what the fine print will be.
If you have worked for a government agency or a non-profit organization, you could also be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, which you can read more about here.
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Seung Min Kim, Michael Balsamo, Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley and Zeke Miller in Washington contributed to this report.
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COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Landmaster dealers are now getting their first shipments of the new Landmaster 4x4 EV UTV. Customers can visit their local dealer to test drive one today or talk to their local dealer about a custom factory order. Custom factory orders can arrive as soon as 6-8 weeks when ordered through your local dealer. The Landmaster 4x4 EV starts at $17,499 which is nearly $8,000 below the Polaris Kinetic.
"The biggest thing customers should know about the 4x4 EV is that these are exciting vehicles to drive with friends and family. Whenever we put a customer in a gas vehicle to test drive and then shift them over to an electric, their eyes immediately light up with excitement. That alone tells you we made something incredible here. The other thing customers should realize is these vehicles are available now! While other manufacturers are backlogged with delays of 6 months to a year, you can get a Landmaster EV 4x4 with us in as little as 6 weeks," states Joe Klosterman, VP of Sales and Marketing for Landmaster.
Landmaster is known for building quality American Made UTVs that are customizable to fit the end-users needs. The new EV 4x4 comes with 3 dumpable bed options: 1.) A rust-proof, light weight poly bed, 2.) A wide heavy-duty steel bed, 3.) A consumer favorite, the rear flip seat which adds two extra passengers and converts into a dumpable bed for hauling. In addition to bed options, the customer has the option to choose between 4 hood colors and over 30 accessories and wheel options.
The Landmaster 4x4 EV is ultra-quiet and built for multiple applications including hunting, farming, lake-life, trail-riding, neighborhood cruises, or property maintenance. "It's really the ultimate vehicle for hunters. This demographic has been asking for a vehicle like this for years, and now it's finally available." Mentions David Piercy, Director of Marketing and Creative.
The EV 4x4 charges from 0-100% in as little as 8 hours and will last up to 50 miles on a single charge. Switch-activated speed modes allow the user to switch between Max Range or Max Speed Modes. Max Range will limit your speed to 12mph while Max Speed will take you up to 30mph. Haul up to 700 lbs. with the HD suspension, and tow up to 1,500 lbs. The EV comes with a 1 year full bumper-to-bumper warranty and a five year battery warranty.
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About Landmaster: Landmaster has been manufacturing UTVs and related recreational products for over 50 years. The company is an Indiana based company producing a full line of gas and lithium ion UTVs. They distribute through independent dealers throughout the U.S., delivering the very best combination of technology, performance and American made ingenuity. For more information please visit www.americanlandmaster.com.
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James Madison University cancels remainder of softball season as student athlete Lauren Bernett’s death ruled a suicide
By Amy Simonson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN
James Madison University said it will cancel the remainder of its softball season as the death of student athlete Lauren Bernett was ruled a suicide.
Bernett, 20, played a major role in the 2021 Women’s College World Series.
She died April 25 and the Western District Medical Examiner’s Office in Virginia told CNN Tuesday she died by suicide.
“This was an extremely difficult decision and one that was not made lightly,” JMU head coach Loren LaPorte said in a Monday statement about canceling the rest of the season. “We will use this time to continue healing and to honor Lauren’s memory while finishing the academic semester strong.”
Bernett was a sophomore who planned on majoring in biology with a minor in pre-vet, her JMU bio said.
The catcher had just been named “Player of the Week” by the Colonial Athletic Association.
Last season, Bernett and her teammates shined when they made national headlines with the Dukes’ unexpected, first-ever run to the Women’s College World Series national semifinals. JMU finished its best-ever season with a 41-4 record.
Following Bernett’s death, five games were canceled, including a doubleheader at Longwood University and a weekend series with Delaware, according to the statement.
The remaining game cancellations included a contest against Virginia Tuesday and a three-game league series against Elon May 6 and 7.
LaPorte acknowledged the impact the cancellation may have on graduating students “whose careers have come to an abrupt conclusion,” vowing the university will ensure they’re also honored for their contributions to JMU as student athletes.
“JMU concludes its season at 21-21 overall and 10-5 in conference play,” the statement said.
If you or someone you know needs help, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). There is also a crisis text line. For crisis support in Spanish, call 1-888-628-9454.
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Texas de Brazil will match up to $25,000 in guest donations
DALLAS, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Guests dining at Texas de Brazil from August 1st to September 30th can join the Brazilian-American steakhouse brand as it launches its annual campaign to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Finding cures. Saving children.® Since beginning the partnership in 2013, Texas de Brazil and its patrons have raised nearly $1,000,000 for St. Jude.
Guests dining at domestic locations can help support patients and families at St. Jude by adding contributions of any dollar amount to their check totals at the end of their dining experience. To reward the guest for their donation, Texas de Brazil is providing a $5 dining certificate for every $5 donated. Gift certificates have a maximum potential of $50 and must be redeemed during a future visit. Texas de Brazil will be matching donations up to $25,000.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Each year, approximately 16,000 children and teens in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is about people and organizations coming together to raise funds and awareness needed to cure childhood cancer. Supporters can join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital as it rallies the nation to make a significant impact and save more kids.
"Year after year, our guests continue to support our partnership with St. Jude and because of them, we are able to help St. Jude end childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases," says Salim Asrawi, president of Texas de Brazil. "We value our guests and their contributions, as well as our employees who eagerly promote the campaign and ensure its success," he adds.
Because of generous supporters, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food so they can focus on helping their child live. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped increase the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened in 1962. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
Call Texas de Brazil restaurants for more information or visit texasdebrazil.com and view the 'Specials' page.
Texas de Brazil is an authentic Brazilian-American steakhouse featuring a continuous dining experience that blends the unique culture of Brazil with the generous hospitality of Texas. The menu features a vast selection of grilled meats, a 50-item salad area, an award-winning wine list and a la carte dessert selections. Founded as a family-owned business in 1998, Texas de Brazil now has locations in 20 states along with 12 international locations. For more information, visit www.texasdebrazil.com.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since the hospital opened in 1962. St. Jude won't stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.
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The Science Based Targets initiative has validated Illumina's targets to reach Net-Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050
SAN DIEGO, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, announced today it is among the first group of companies worldwide to receive approval of its net-zero targets by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). This includes validation of Illumina's corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets by the organization.
The SBTi is a global body that enables businesses to set ambitious emissions reduction targets in line with the latest climate science. Its Net-Zero Standard is the world's first science-based certification of companies' net-zero targets in line with the Paris Agreement's goal of keeping planetary warming to 1.5°C.
"Illumina proudly joins the SBTi as the first genomics company in the world with a verified, science-based, net-zero target," said John Frank, Chief Public Affairs Officer of Illumina. "This approach will help us demonstrate that our long-term net-zero climate targets are credible, ambitious, and accountable."
Illumina SBTi-approved targets
- Net-Zero Target
- Near-Term Targets Commitments based on 2019 baseline levels
- Long-Term Target Commitments based on 2019 baseline levels
In October 2021, the SBTi launched the world's first Corporate Net-Zero Standard. In January 2022, it opened this certification to all companies, and Illumina was among the first to request verification of its net-zero target. Now, Illumina is among the first group of companies in the world to receive validation of its science-based targets.
"The SBTi Net-Zero Corporate Standard creates alignment and drives action," said Frank. "There is still much work to be done, but we have committed to the most ambitious level of climate action and we urge others to do the same."
"As a science-based organization, we are compelled to ensure our reduction targets are aligned and verified to a science-based approach," said Sharon Vidal, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Illumina. "The validation of our net-zero targets from the SBTi is vital to the integration of environmental stewardship into the fabric of our operations."
Illumina's net-zero progress and sustainability performance will be reported in the annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report.
Illumina's Climate Action Plan includes a $20 million philanthropic commitment to support initiatives dedicated to sustainability innovation and environmental justice, and goals to reduce water-use intensity and waste to landfill in direct operations. Click here to learn more about Illumina's approach to environmental sustainability.
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Illumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Our focus on innovation has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, serving customers in the research, clinical, and applied markets. Our products are used for applications in the life sciences, oncology, reproductive health, agriculture, and other emerging segments. To learn more, visit www.illumina.com and connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube.
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3rd newborn surrendered to same Safe Haven Baby Box in 5 weeks
CARMEL, Ind. (Gray News) – Another baby was safely surrendered to the Carmel Fire Department in Indiana.
This makes the third baby left at that location in just five weeks – two were surrendered in April.
There are 107 Safe Haven Baby Boxes across the country, and the Carmel’s box has seen a record number of surrenders, according to Safe Haven Baby Boxes.
Five infants have been surrendered so far in 2022, three of which were to the Carmel Fire Department location.
“The Carmel Clay community is honored that a mother in crisis would entrust her newborn baby to Carmel firefighters,” said Fire Chief David Haboush in a press release. “Our firefighters believe every baby deserves a home. We are proud to be able to do our part to ensure this baby finds their forever home.”
The Safe Haven Baby Box at the Carmel Fire Department is set up in a way that provides complete anonymity to the person who is leaving the baby.
The person opens a door on the side of the department’s building that holds a bassinet, which triggers a silent alarm to alert firefighters that a baby has been placed inside. The exterior door automatically locks to protect the baby.
Firefighters attend to the infant instantly and take it to the hospital for evaluation. The baby is then adopted within 30 to 45 days.
According to the organization, 19 babies have been surrendered inside Safe Haven Baby Boxes since 2017.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes are currently available in Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky and New Mexico.
If you need help finding a Safe Haven location, or to speak to a licensed counselor, call the National Safe Haven crisis hotline at 1-866-99BABY1.
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RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LionGrove announces today the purchase of the stunning Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. The Resort will continue to be part of the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts family and will retain its current Wyndham Grand brand.
"We are extremely pleased with this fantasctic new addition to the LionGrove portfolio," said Andro Nodarse-León, founder and CEO of LionGrove. "We now own three fantastic hotels and operate two of them on the beautiful Island of Puerto Rico, representing almost 900 keys in combined rooms inventory."
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort joins the Wyndham Palmas Beach & Golf Resort as the second renowned Puerto Rico resort to be owned and operated by the LionGrove team. "This latest acquisition grows the LionGrove family to approximately 750 team members across the two hotels we operate," added Mr. Nodarse-Leon.
"With this acquisition, our firm grows as a unique, innovative hotel owner and operator while very favorably impacting the Puerto Rico hotel industry, economy and community," said Chris Sariego, Senior Managing Director and COO of LionGrove. "With our extensive expertise in the management and ownership of resort properties, we will ensure this amazing property and all of our other hotels in Puerto Rico reach the highest levels of excellence."
Amadeo Zarzosa, LionGrove's Senior Vice President, has been appointed as General Manager for the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar. "LionGrove has an incredible team of professionals that is committed to enriching the lives of our guests and team members," concluded Mr. Sariego.
Andrew Dickey and the team at JLL represented the seller. Mark Fisher and the capital markets team at JLL represented LionGrove alongside its Chief Investment Officer, Phil Wade, on the financing of the acquisition.
Only 30 minutes from the San Juan metropolitan area and right in front of the ocean to enjoy the beautiful Rio Grande beach, the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort is located on approximately 600 acres of beautifully manicured landscape with two miles of beachfront and picturesque views of El Yunque National Forest, the only tropical rainforest in U.S. The resort features 400 well-appointed guestrooms; nine restaurants; two championship golf courses designed by the leader in golf club management, Troon Golf; 11 Har-Tru® and two Laykold® tennis courts; spa; casino and approximately 100,000 square feet of diverse indoor and outdoor spaces for wedding events, conferences and conventions. The resort attracts international travelers and the local community as the perfect caribbean oasis for families, couples and business travelers.
About LionGrove:
LionGrove is a leading hospitality investment firm whose professionals have over 190 years of combined investment, financing and operational experience forged at some of the most prestigious private equity, investment banking and hotel companies in the world. The LionGrove team brings together the tenacious investment focus of seasoned Wall Street professionals with the eye for creating great environments and the passion for service of world-class hoteliers. LionGrove seeks to acquire and add value to its hotels and resorts located in fundamentally strong markets in the United States and its territories. LionGrove and its affiliates have offices in San Juan, Miami and Orlando. www.liongrove.com
About Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort:
Wyndham Grand Rio Mar Puerto Rico Golf & Beach Resort is nestled on approximately 600 acres along two miles-long section of golden beach adjacent to the El Yunque National Rainforest and the Mameyes River. The lush resort features 100,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space; a 7,000-square-foot casino; two world-class 18-hole golf courses; a 7,000 square foot spa and fitness center; multiple lounges and entertainment venues; international tennis center; and three beachfront pools. A total of nine restaurants and bars include the Roots Coastal Kitchen, Iguanas Cocina Puertorriqueña, Caicu Bar & Tapas, and Marbella Restaurant.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, or Mohegan (formerly d/b/a Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment), will host a conference call regarding its third quarter fiscal 2022 operating results on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time).
Those interested in participating in the call should dial as follows:
(877) 407-0890
+1(201) 389-0918 (International)
The live stream of the call will also be available at: https://www.webcast-eqs.com/mohegan20220811
Call in participants should join five minutes in advance to ensure they are connected prior to the initiation of the call. Questions and answers will be reserved for call-in analysts and investors. Interested parties also may listen to a replay of the entire conference call commencing two hours after the call's completion on Thursday, August 11, 2022. This replay will run through Thursday, August 25, 2022.
The webcast site for the replay of the conference call is as follows:
https://www.webcast-eqs.com/mohegan20220811
As of May 16, 2022, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority operates under the name "Mohegan," a natural evolution for the brand.
Mohegan is the owner, developer and manager of premier entertainment resorts in the United States, Canada, and Northern Asia. Mohegan's U.S. operations include resorts in Connecticut, Washington, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Nevada; Canadian operations are based in Niagara Falls, Ontario; and Mohegan Inspire is located in Incheon, South Korea. The brand's iGaming division, Mohegan Digital, provides cutting-edge online gaming solutions to Mohegan's loyal fan base and meets the digital needs of customers on a global scale. Mohegan is owner and operator of Connecticut Sun, a professional basketball team in the WNBA. For more information on Mohegan and its properties, please visit www.mohegangaming.com.
Contact:
Carol K. Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
Mohegan
(860) 862-8000
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Sept. 10-12 event supports Consume for the Economy initiative
Free business platform for local SMEs and Sands retailers
MACAO, China, Sept. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Coinciding with Mid-Autumn Festival this year, Sands China Ltd. held an opening ceremony for the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival Saturday at The Venetian® Macao, officially launching the popular annual event with representatives from the government, finance and business sectors in attendance.
The carnival provides an ideal shopping and leisure hotspot for families under one roof, and aims to give back to the community by offering the best deals to Macao residents and tourists in order to stimulate domestic consumption and help boost the economy. It is the third year that Sands China is providing the shopping and leisure hotspot, after total visitation for last two carnivals exceeded 210,000.
The Sands Shopping Carnival is the largest sale event in Macao and is open to the public admission-free from noon to 10 p.m. daily, Saturday-Monday, Sept. 10-12 at Cotai Expo Halls A and B. Exhibitors were able to sign up for booths free of charge again this year. In all, the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival comprises over 530 booths and features a total of 8 exhibition zones across 21,000 square metres: Sands retailers; household products; family fun products; gourmet; healthy lifestyle; sports accessories; cultural, creative and IP; and kids fun.
Among its more than 260,000 products, the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival is offering 12,000 special daily MOP 1 items to spoil shoppers with a weekend shopping spree. As usual, Sands Cares Ambassadors are providing on-site support to local community organisations who have been invited to participate in the carnival, and are manning booths run by community organisations at the carnival as part of the company's ongoing support to social inclusion.
Free parking is available for exhibition-goers, and complimentary shuttle buses are running routes between the carnival and various points throughout the city: Luso International Bank Building at Nam Van, Fai Chi Kei Dai Win Supermarket South Entrance, Border Gate, and Hengqin Port (Macao side).
Sands China is once again implementing a series of strict sanitisation and safety measures to safeguard public health at the carnival and prevent the transmission of COVID-19. These include, among others: temperature checks upon entry; monitoring of crowd size to ensure a safe number of participants via headcounts at venue entrances; mandatory face masks and health code checks; socially distanced booths; regular sanitisation and cleaning of public areas and kids' facilities to ensure public hygiene; and disinfectants and hand sanitisers at all booths and at all carnival entry and exit points.
Dr. Wilfred Wong, president of Sands China Ltd., said: "Originally scheduled for earlier this summer in July, the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival was postponed to September due to Macao's COVID-19 outbreak. As Macao navigates the unpredictable ups and downs of the pandemic, it is our responsibility to continue supporting the SAR government's economic revival initiative and the retail sector as we make efforts toward economic recovery. We also strive to support the development of local SMEs by providing them a free business platform in this largest sale event in Macao, with an objective to transform it into one of the significant events in the city. The last two carnivals were well-received and contributed to both the local economy and the community.
"Our thanks go to the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region, the Economic and Technological Development Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office, the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau for their support; event sponsors including Bank of China Macau Branch, ICBC (Macau), BNU, and Bank of Communications Macau Branch; our longstanding partner and co-organiser, the Macao Chamber of Commerce; and our exhibition service provider for their collaboration to make this event a success once again."
The carnival features a variety of shopping; gourmet food; and family-friendly entertainment, activities and games. Some highlights include:
- Over 530 booths offering some of the best deals in town, including MOP 1 products and discounts of up to 90 per cent off from exhibitors
- Bank of Communications Presents: Gourmet Area, offering a variety of gourmet choices
- Bank of Communications presents: "Play and Fun" Kids Area, with inflatable slides, game booths, sports games and more
- BOC Smart Kids Presents: Little Master Chef Workshop, a free food-prep and decorating activity for children, led by Sands China's food and beverage team, including pizza making, pork siew mai wrapping, and more
- ICBC ePay Presents: Karaoke King Singing Competition 2022, featuring adult and teenage categories; starts on Sunday, with award ceremonies on Monday
- BNU Presents: Street Dance Competition 2022, providing young dance enthusiasts with a platform to showcase their talents, with teams of 3-8 participants competing on Saturday
The 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival is organised by Sands China Ltd., co-organised by the Macao Chamber of Commerce, supported by the Economic and Technological Development Bureau, the Macao Government Tourism Office, and the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute, and sponsored by Bank of China Macau Branch, ICBC (Macau), BNU, and Bank of Communications Macau Branch.
The carnival's opening ceremony on Saturday was officiated by Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, representative of the Secretary for Economy and Finance of the Government of Macao SAR and director of the Macau Government Tourism Office; Yang Hao, deputy director general of the Economic Affairs Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR; U U Sang, acting president of the Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute; Chan Tze Wai, deputy director of the Macao Economic and Technological Development Bureau; Tou Chi Iau, acting head of the Gaming Research and Liaison Department of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau; Chui Yuk Lam, vice president of the board of directors of the Macao Chamber of Commerce; Stephen Ieong, managing director of Bank of China Macau Branch; Huang Xian Jun, deputy chief executive of ICBC (Macau); Priscilla Ieong, assistant general manager of BNU; Xia Ying, vice president of Bank of Communications Macau Branch; Dr. Wong; Grant Chum, chief operating officer of Sands China Ltd.; Dave Sun, senior vice president and chief financial officer of Sands China Ltd; and Sean McCreery, senior vice president of resort operations of Sands China Ltd.
As always, the carnival accepts wireless payment methods including e-consumption vouchers issued by the government for the convenience of both local residents and tourists.
More information about the 2022 Sands Shopping Carnival is available at the event's official website at https://en.sandsresortsmacao.com/shopping/sands-shopping-carnival-2022.html.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (Sands China or the Company) is incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx: 1928). Sands China is the largest operator of integrated resorts in Macao. The Company's integrated resorts on the Cotai Strip comprise The Venetian® Macao, The Plaza® Macao, The Parisian Macao and The Londoner® Macao. The Company also owns and operates Sands® Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company's portfolio features a diversified mix of leisure and business attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting and convention facilities; a wide range of restaurants; shopping malls; world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena, The Venetian Theatre, The Parisian Theatre, the Londoner Theatre and the Sands Theatre; and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company's Cotai Strip portfolio has the goal of contributing to Macao's transformation into a world centre of tourism and leisure. Sands China is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschina.com.
Media contacts:
Corporate Communications, Venetian Macau Limited
Mabel Wu
Tel: +853 8118 2268
Email: mabel.wu@sands.com.mo
Jesse Chiang
Tel: +853 8118 2054
Email: jesse.chiang@sands.com.mo
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VANCOUVER, BC, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Sandstorm Gold Ltd. (the "Meeting") was held today, June 3rd in Vancouver, British Columbia at which 55% of the issued common shares, as of the record date for the Meeting, were represented. Shareholders voted in favour of all resolutions presented, including the re-election of all director nominees, namely Nolan Watson, David Awram, David E. De Witt, Andrew T. Swarthout, John P.A. Budreski, Mary L. Little and Vera Kobalia. Detailed results of the vote for directors are set out below:
Detailed voting results for all matters considered at the Meeting will be available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.
CONTACT INFORMATION
ABOUT SANDSTORM GOLD ROYALTIES
Sandstorm is a gold royalty company that provides upfront financing to gold mining companies that are looking for capital and in return, receives the right to a percentage of the gold produced from a mine, for the life of the mine. After the closing of the transactions announced on May 2, 2022, Sandstorm will have acquired a portfolio of more than 250 royalties, of which 39 of the underlying mines are producing. Sandstorm plans to grow and diversify its low cost production profile through the acquisition of additional gold royalties. For more information visit: www.sandstormgold.com.
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Thousands wait in cold to pay respects to Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people spent London’s coldest night in months huddled in line to view the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, and authorities warned Saturday that arriving mourners face a 16-hour wait.
Police arrested a man after what the force described as a “disturbance” Friday night in Parliament’s Westminster Hall, where the queen’s coffin is lying in state, draped in her Royal Standard and capped with a diamond-studded crown.
Parliamentary authorities said someone got out of the queue and tried to approach the coffin on its platform. The Metropolitan Police force said a man was detained for a suspected public-order offense.
The tide of people wanting to say goodbye to the queen has grown steadily since the public was first admitted to the hall on Wednesday. On Friday, authorities temporarily halted letting more visitors join the end of the line, which snakes around Southwark Park some 5 miles (8 kilometers) from Parliament.
Overnight, volunteers distributed blankets and cups of tea to people in line as the temperature fell to 6 degrees Celsius (43 degrees Fahrenheit). Despite the weather, mourners described the warmth of a shared experience.
“It was cold overnight, but we had wonderful companions, met new friends. The camaraderie was wonderful,’’ Chris Harman of London said. “It was worth it. I would do it again and again and again. I would walk to the end of the earth for my queen.”
People had myriad reasons for coming, from affection for the queen to a desire to be part of a historic moment. Simon Hopkins, who traveled from his home in central England, likened it to “a pilgrimage.”
“(It) is a bit strange, because that kind of goes against my grain,” he said. “I’ve been kind of drawn into it.”
Members of the public kept silently streaming into Westminster Hall even as the queen’s four children — King Charles III, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — stood vigil around the flag-draped coffin for 15 minutes on Friday evening. A baby’s cry was the only sound.
Before the vigil, Edward said the royal family was “overwhelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admiration and respect (for) our dear mama.”
All eight of Queen Elizabeth II’s grandchildren are due to stand vigil beside her coffin on Saturday. Charles’ sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, will attend along with Princess Anne’s children, Zara Tindall and Peter Philips; Prince Andrew’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie; and the two children of Prince Edward – Lady Louise Windsor and James, Viscount Severn.
William, who after his grandmother’s death is now the heir to the throne, will stand at the head of the coffin and Harry at the foot. Both princes, who are military veterans, will be in uniform.
Most senior royals hold honorary military roles and have worn uniforms to commemorate the queen. Harry, who served in Afghanistan as a British army officer, wore civilian clothes during the procession of the queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace because he is no longer a working member of the royal family. He and his wife Meghan quit royal duties and moved to the United States in 2020.
The king, however, has requested that both William and Harry wear their military uniforms at the Westminster Hall vigil.
The people queuing to see the queen have been of all ages and come from all walks of life. Many bowed before the coffin or made a sign of the cross. Several veterans, their medals shining in the spotlights, offered sharp salutes. Some people wept. Many hugged one another as they stepped away, proud to have spent hours in line to offer a tribute, even if it lasted only a few moments.
On Friday, the waiting time swelled to as long as 24 hours. The mourners included former England soccer captain David Beckham, who lined up for almost 12 hours to pay his respects. Wearing a white shirt and black tie, he bowed briefly to the coffin before moving out of Westminster Hall.
“We have been lucky as a nation to have had someone who has led us the way her majesty has led us, for the amount of time, with kindness, with caring and always reassurance,” Beckham told reporters afterwards.
The lying-in-state is due to continue until Monday morning, when the queen’s coffin will be borne to nearby Westminster Abbey for a state funeral, the finale to 10 days of national mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. Elizabeth, 96, died at her Balmoral Estate in Scotland on Sept. 8 after 70 years on the throne.
Hundreds of heads of state, royals and political leaders from around the world are flying to London to attend the funeral, including U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
After the service at the abbey, the late queen’s coffin will be transported through the historic heart of London on a horse-drawn gun carriage. It will then be taken in a hearse to Windsor, where the queen will be interred alongside her late husband, Prince Philip, who died last year.
Hundreds of troops from the British army, air force and navy took part in an early-morning rehearsal on Saturday for the final procession. As troops lined The Long Walk, a picturesque path leading to Windsor Castle, the thumping of drums echoed into the night as marching bands walked ahead of a hearse.
London police said the funeral will be the largest single policing event the force has ever handled, surpassing even the 2012 Summer Olympics and the Platinum Jubilee in June celebrating the queen’s 70-year rein.
“The range of officers, police staff and all those supporting the operation is truly immense,” said Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Stuart Cundy.
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Woman flown to hospital after motorcycle crash in Marshall County
Published: Aug. 6, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
MARSHALL COUNTY, Okla. (KXII) - A woman was flown to the hospital after a motorcycle crash in Marshall County.
The crash happened around 11:26 p.m. Friday evening on Enos Road south of Kingston.
Troopers said a motorcycle was driving southbound on Enos Road when it drove off the road to the right. It then overcorrected and came to rest on its side.
The driver, 42-year-old Christy Colvin of Kingston was flown to Baylor Medical Center in McKinney, TX in stable condition with head and arm injuries.
Her passenger, 49-year-old CD Hale was not injured.
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London-based Emerging Markets Investment Bank Announces the Launch of its Broker-Dealer Affiliate in New York
LONDON and NEW YORK, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank (BancTrust), a leading global emerging markets investment bank, today announced the launch of BancTrust Securities USA (BancTrust USA), its U.S. broker-dealer affiliate. BancTrust USA is a member of Financial Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
BancTrust USA is based in New York City and will represent BancTrust with U.S. institutional investors and major U.S. institutional investors under a chaperoning agreement in compliance with SEC Rule 15a-6.
The initial New York-based team is comprised of Jack Thomas, MD Fixed Income Trading; Erik Berg, MD Debt Capital Markets; Rafael Elias, MD LatAm Corporate Credit Strategy; Dan Bowers, ED Fixed Income Sales; and Maurice Batista, ED Fixed Income Sales.
Prior to joining BancTrust USA, Jack was the Head of Emerging Market Trading - New York at Intesa Sanpaolo IMI Securities. He previously held positions at UBS Investment Bank, Santander, Societe Generale and ING Financial Markets. Jack has nearly 20 years of experience trading EM fixed income and has specialized in both Latin American and Asian credit markets. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Accounting from the College of the Holy Cross.
Erik has over 25 years of experience in international capital markets. He has had senior capital markets roles in New York at Deutsche Bank, ING, ABN Amro, Standard Bank of South Africa, Commerzbank, and Natixis, and been responsible for debt origination across Latin America including new bond issues, debt restructurings, debt buybacks and public and private sector debt exchanges. Mr. Berg is a graduate of Wesleyan University, Connecticut and holds an MBA from the IAE /Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires.
Rafael (Rafa) was previously a Director of Research for Latin America at StoneX and formerly at Tellimer Markets. His experience spans over 25 years of being responsible for macro and corporate strategy at Cantor Fitzgerald, Credit Agricole, Knight Libertas, UBS, Deutsche Bank, ING, and Credit Suisse. Rafa holds a Master's degree in Public and Private Management (MPPM) from Yale University's School of Management and a Civil Engineering Bachelor's degree from Universidad Anahuac in Mexico.
Dan is an investment professional with 20 plus years of experience in emerging markets. Before joining BancTrust USA, he held senior EM sales roles with Unicredit and Societe Generale. Previously Dan had trading roles at Moore Capital, Depfa Investment Bank and Galileo Asset Management. He has an MBA in Business Administration and Bachelors in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University.
Maurice has over 20 years of experience in financial services, with a focus on global EM. Prior to joining BancTrust USA, he worked in EM institutional sales at Torino Capital and Stifel Financial. Previously, at Renaissance Capital Securities, he headed FICC sales in New York, focusing on Russia, CIS and Africa. He began his career in emerging markets at Chase Securities and has also worked in sales at BBVA and Cantor Fitzgerald. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern School and a BA in Political Science from UCLA.
CEO Carlos Fuenmayor commented, "I am thrilled to announce the expansion of the BancTrust group in the U.S. We have assembled a senior team with extensive experience in dealing in frontier and emerging markets. Our New York presence will enable us to better serve and grow our current U.S. client base as we aim to be their trusted partner in emerging markets."
About BancTrust & Co.
BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank is a leading London-based global emerging markets investment bank that offers corporate and investment banking, securities dealing and financing, investment research products and services to a diversified client base mainly comprised of emerging and frontier markets-based corporations, financial institutions, governments, and dedicated global EM asset managers.
For more information, please visit https://banctrust.com and follow us on Twitter at [twitter.com/BancTrustCo]
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Thaker brings rich experience in scaling world-class R&D teams
DENVER, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping Identity (NYSE: PING), the intelligent identity solution for the enterprise, announced Rakesh Thaker as its new SVP, Chief Development Officer to lead Ping Identity's world-wide Research & Development (R&D) organization. Thaker will supersede the retiring Peter Burke, currently responsible for leading Ping Identity's R&D organization.
Thaker comes to Ping Identity from Cisco, where as Vice President of Enterprise Networking he was responsible for overseeing a global R&D team. Thaker has held leadership positions at both private and public companies including Cisco, Gigamon, Blue Coat and Dell, where he built, grew and led teams across the world to build enterprise-class SaaS, Security and networking products.
"The pandemic has accelerated digital transformation across the board. In this world of remote access from anywhere to everything, identity is fundamental to trust and core to a good security strategy," said Thaker. "I'm excited to join the Ping Identity team to continue our focus on enabling organizations to seamlessly deliver secure digital experiences for employees, partners, and customers."
"Rakesh's deep knowledge in SaaS and security will be critical as we continue to enhance identity-based solutions that provide our customers with seamless digital experiences," said Kris Nagel, chief operating officer, Ping Identity. "We're grateful for Peter Burke's invaluable leadership to date and look forward to a bright future with Rakesh on board."
Ping Identity delivers intelligent identity solutions for the enterprise. We enable companies to achieve Zero Trust identity-defined security and more personalized, streamlined user experiences. The PingOne Cloud Platform provides customers, workforce, and partners with access to cloud, mobile, SaaS and on-premises applications across the hybrid enterprise. Over half of the Fortune 100 choose us for our identity expertise, open standards, and partnerships with companies including Microsoft and Amazon. We provide flexible identity solutions that accelerate digital business initiatives, delight customers, and secure the enterprise through multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, access management, intelligent API security, directory, and data governance capabilities. For more information, visit www.pingidentity.com.
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Building back: Tornado victims given new homes 6 months after devastating storm
MAYFIELD, Ky. (KFVS/Gray News) - A community in Kentucky continues to rebuild six months after a devastating tornado ripped through parts of Mayfield, and affected residents are gaining new homes.
KFVS reported the homes were funded by the state and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, along with help from nonprofits and volunteers.
On Friday, resident Barbara Patterson received keys to a new family home with her daughter and grandkids at her side.
Patterson said they have called Mayfield home for 37 years, but after the tornado, they didn’t know if they’d build back.
“This means joy and love,” Patterson said. “We love Mayfield. We love the people,”
Another resident, Francisco Rios, was also given keys to his family’s new home.
“I’m so excited; I’m so happy to return home after six months,” Rios said.
He said his family was also unsure if they would be able to build back after the tornado.
“I’m so happy and seeing the hard work. Everybody has helped,” Rios said.
And Patterson said all the help from around the country kept them fighting.
“The most important thing out of this long journey is people that we don’t even know prayed with us and helped us. And they love us, and that’s what has kept us going,” she said.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear was on hand to celebrate the completion of the first homes in the neighborhood.
Several organizations have also submitted plans to help continue the rebuild.
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Sleep loss just one symptom addressed on the new Olympus website, BPHTherapy.com
CENTER VALLEY, Pa., July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus announced today that it supports the American Heart Association (AHA) update to its checklist to measure cardiovascular health. Now called Life's Essential 8™,1 the checklist adds healthy sleep as essential for optimal cardiovascular health, along with lifestyle factors such as physical activity, weight, nicotine exposure, diet, cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure. This update is a good time to remind men and those in their life that an enlarged prostate causing symptoms such as needing to go to the bathroom multiple times a night should not be ignored.
"This AHA update is focused on heart health, but at the same time it reminds us that anatomical systems are connected. Prostate health is part of the equation, a connection many wouldn't consider," said Dr. Ken Kernen, urologist with Beaumont Hospital and Michigan Institute of Urology and a paid consultant to Olympus. "Most cases of enlarged prostate are benign and lead to bothersome urinary tract symptoms. But interrupted sleep is not benign, and it can have health consequences."
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate, is a common, non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate that can squeeze the urethra, limiting urine flow and affecting men as they age. As many as 25 million men in the U.S. are experiencing symptoms related to the condition,2 and an enlarged prostate will affect up to 50% of men by age 60 and up to 90% of men over the age of 80.3
Symptoms include a weakened urine stream, the need to urinate frequently, urgency and nocturia, which is waking up several times throughout the night to use the bathroom. The impact can affect quality of life, leaving men and their partners without quality sleep and planning activities around available bathrooms. And if BPH symptoms worsen, they can lead to bladder damage and infection, and even kidney damage.3
Olympus recently launched an online resource that men and their partners can use to identify the symptoms of BPH, understand the treatment options, and find a urologist who can determine the right diagnosis and treatment plan. BPHTherapy.com details the symptoms of enlarged prostate and explains the treatment options, which include the new minimally invasive iTind™ procedure.
BPHTherapy.com offers a variety of resources including access to videos of patients who have sought treatment for their BPH after suffering for decades. It also offers a brief questionnaire, commonly used by urologists, to measure the severity of a man's urinary symptoms. Patients can learn details about treatment options and their possible side effects and recovery times. The site also has a convenient physician finder to help men and their partners find the right doctor for them.
About Olympus
As a leading medical technology company, Olympus uses innovative capabilities in medical technology, therapeutic intervention, and precision manufacturing to help healthcare professionals deliver diagnostic, therapeutic, and minimally invasive procedures to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall costs, and enhance the quality of life for patients. Olympus' Medical portfolio includes endoscopes, laparoscopes, and video imaging systems, as well as surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services, and a wide range of EndoTherapy devices. For more information, visit medical.olympusamerica.com.
1 Lloyd-Jones DM, Allen NB, Anderson CAM, Black T, Brewer LC, Foraker RE, Grandner MA, Lavretsky H, Perak AM, Sharma G, Rosamond W; on behalf of the American Heart Association. Life's essential 8: updating and enhancing the American Heart Association's construct of cardiovascular health: a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2022;146. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000001078
2 Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia-Kantar Health Epidemiology Database, 2022.
3 What is Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)?. Urologyhealth.org. Updated Sept. 2021. Accessed July 15, 2022. urologyhealth.org/urology-a-z/b/benign-prostatic-hyperplasia-(bph).
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BUFFALO, N.Y., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) announced that its Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $3.0 billion of common stock, $0.50 par value per share, on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. The authorization replaces the prior $800 million share repurchase program authorized by the Board in January 2021 and reauthorized in February 2022.
Darren King, M&T's Chief Financial Officer, noted, "This action by the Board supports our ability to manage our shareholders' capital in a prudent manner, consistent with our long-standing approach. Our highest priority in allocating capital is to support customers in the communities that we serve while continuing to invest in our businesses. Our earnings and strong capital position provide the flexibility to achieve these important goals while returning excess capital to our investors."
The exact number of shares, timing for such purchases, and the price and terms at and on which such purchases are to be made will be at the discretion of M&T and will comply with all applicable regulatory limitations.
M&T also announced that it has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.3515625 per share on its Perpetual Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series H ("Series H Preferred Stock") (NYSE: MTBPrH). The dividend will be payable September 15, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 1, 2022.
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(The Hill) – If there’s one thing members of both parties agree on it is this: Congress is unlikely to pass significant gun control legislation, even after two shocking mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y. and Uvalde, Texas that targeted Black people and children.
Lawmakers are engaging in conversations behind the scenes on a menu of smaller measures — including red flag laws that would keep guns out of the hands of individuals perceived as a danger to themselves and others and expanded background checks.
But there is deep cynicism that efforts will extend beyond that, even after 19 children and two educators were killed in an elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas — one week after another shooter attacked shoppers at a supermarket in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo.
There are a number of reasons for the pessimism, most of which go back decades.
The first is the filibuster in the Senate.
Assuming all Democrats are on board, 10 Republicans will be needed to overcome a legislative filibuster — a high bar in a politically polarized nation.
The filibuster over the course of American history has held up a litany of issues — including civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s.
Sixty votes are still needed to pass significant legislation through the Senate, and Democrats do not have 50 votes on their side of the aisle to “go nuclear” and end the filibuster on their own.
Money and lobbying are also playing an influence.
Democrats say Republicans remain tied down by the gun lobby and firearm manufacturers.
“The gun manufacturers and their friends kind of have a lock on Republicans,” Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) told The Hill when asked about the largest impediments to Congress passing gun legislation.
He said he believes gun manufacturers are “driving interest groups and activists,” adding “I think their financial muscle is perverting our politics.”
“[The] gun lobby has backed, and some would say bought, a lot of opposition to gun violence prevention,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) told The Hill. “They are less powerful than they were but they still have the fear factor. They can intimidate.”
The NRA has lobbied hard for decades to stop even narrow restrictions on guns; the group’s leader on Friday called gun ownership a “fundamental human right.”
The NRA’s grip on some GOP members of Congress appears to remain intact despite its financial prestige waning over the years. The pro-gun lobbying group has been embroiled in a legal battle with the New York State attorney general for years, which has in-part chipped away at its monetary resources. Other pro-firearm organizations have picked up steam amid the NRA’s decline.
But the group’s continued clout was reflected in part by the GOP heavyweights who attended its annual meeting on Friday even after the horrific shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
The speakers included former President Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R). Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pulled out of his in-person speech to instead hold a press conference in Uvalde. He did, however, address the group through a prerecorded video.
The nation’s very political system is another hurdle.
In the House, most members are more worried about their primary opponent than their rival from the other party in the general election.
Gerrymandered districts have only made that matter worse.
The fact that it is an election year is another problem. Republicans who might consider a shift on guns given the tragedies in Buffalo and Uvalde would have to worry about a conservative challenge, in a number of cases, very soon.
“My Republican colleagues, many of them, live in fear of a primary. And what’s behind the primary? Often the gun lobby,” Blumenthal said.
There are also real differences between the parties over the substance of gun control legislation.
“The Constitution, Second Amendment is a big impediment. And a lot of us believe in the Constitution, I hope you do too,” retiring Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) said when asked what is preventing gun measures from passing.
He told reporters he has “had guns all my life, I’ve never misused them,” adding “I’d hope nobody would, but some will.”
“What you try to do when you deal with a problem as horrific as this is strike a balance between respecting people’s constitutional rights and public safety,” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) told reporters. “And we do that in many other contexts, but none more important than this.”
Sweeping gun reforms — such as bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines — are as a result very unlikely in the current climate, even one transformed by tragedy.
A handful of Republicans do appear open to striking a deal this time around on narrower issues. But the GOP is putting more of a focus on measures to “harden” security at schools and address mental health, signaling little interest in big gun reforms. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/why-significant-gun-restrictions-are-unlikely-to-pass-congress/ | 2022-05-29T18:03:33Z |
Excessive heat rolls east, bakes much of central, eastern US
(AP) - More than 100 million Americans are being warned to stay indoors if possible as high temperatures and humidity settle in over states stretching through parts of the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas.
The National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, said Monday 107.5 million people will be affected by combination of heat advisories, excessive heat warnings and excessive heat watches through Wednesday.
The heat wave, which set several high temperature records in the West, the Southwest and into Denver during the weekend, moved east into parts of the Gulf Coast and the Midwest Monday and will expand to the Great Lakes and east to the Carolinas, the National Weather Service said.
St. Louis, Memphis, Minneapolis and Tulsa are among several cities under excessive heat warnings, with temperatures forecast to reach about 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius), accompanied by high humidity that could make conditions feel close to 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius).
In Jackson, Mississippi, residents braved temperatures reaching 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) on Monday to complete their chores. Roger Britt, 67, ventured to a neighborhood garden in search of vegetables for dinner.
Britt thinks the weather in Jackson has been more unpredictable in recent years.
“It was so cold this past winter, so I know it’s going to be a hot summer,” he said.
Many municipalities announced plans to open cooling centers, including in Chicago, where officials started alerting residents Monday about where they could find relief from the heat. The city plans to open six community service centers on Tuesday and Wednesday and said in a news release that people could also cool off in 75 public libraries in the city.
The city stepped up efforts to respond to heat waves after more than 700 people, many of them elderly, died in a 1995 heat wave. The effort also comes after three women died in a senior housing facility during a brief heat wave last month, raising concerns about the city’s ability to respond to brutally hot weather.
In North Carolina’s Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, the local government opened cooling stations and the area transit system was offering free rides to some of the locations.
And in South Carolina, poll workers are preparing for what could be one of the hottest primary election days ever on Tuesday, with highs forecast to reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) and humidity making it feel closer to 110 (43 degrees Celsius).
Poll managers are trying to find ways to protect people who must stand outside to vote. One saving grace may be turnout for the midterm primaries are often much lower than presidential elections. Another is the state allowed early voting for the first time and more than 110,000 ballots have already been cast.
In Minneapolis, 14 schools that are not fully air-conditioned will shift to distance learning Tuesday while the city braces for temperatures in the high 90s. Schools were scheduled to finish on June 10 but a three-week teacher’s strike in April pushed the final day to June 24, to make up for the lost class time.
Excessive heat pushed the same schools into distance learning for three days during the final week of classes last year.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vetted (formerly Lustre) announced today the launch of its AI-powered product search engine, alongside a $15 million Series A investment round led by global software investor Insight Partners. The round included participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Bling Capital, and Golden Ventures, as well as angels including Shiva Rajaraman, the former VP of Commerce at Meta.
Vetted enables shoppers to effortlessly discover the brands and products most recommended for their needs – based on reviews from trusted sources on platforms such as Reddit, YouTube, and other reputable expert sites.
"We spend over $100 billion shopping online, yet getting the best value has become an overwhelming and frankly anti-consumer experience," said Stuart Kearney, Co-founder of Vetted. "Shoppers shouldn't have to spend hours sifting through indistinguishable products littered across thousands of ad-infested sites loaded with fake reviews and unreliable information. That's why we're building Vetted. Our users get a smart guide aligned with their best interests, transforming e-commerce into the simple and trustworthy experience everyone wants – especially today, when every dollar counts."
Powering Vetted is cutting-edge machine learning that replicates a savvy shopper's research process. It automatically vets trustworthy product data and analyzes everything from price history, ideal use cases, and reviewer consensus – just like a careful shopper would – to rank the best products according to their relevance. Vetted's search results even show users why a given product was selected, making it easy for consumers to purchase with confidence. Vetted is also available as a browser extension, enabling shoppers to take its research engine with them wherever and whenever they shop.
"Over 330,000 shoppers already trust Vetted, with users buying our recommendation in a given category 70 percent of the time," said Hanna Jung, VP of Marketing of Vetted. "They're also asking for help beyond our initial focus on consumer electronics. With this additional funding, we're excited to dramatically expand our product and retailer coverage to further empower shoppers across all their shopping needs."
"We are thrilled to support Stuart and the Vetted team on their mission to provide a shopping experience where consumers find the products best suited to their needs with minimal effort and maximum confidence," said Thilo Semmelbauer, Managing Director at Insight Partners. "The opportunities for disruption in e-commerce are endless, and Vetted is well positioned to be a dominant player."
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Vetted (formerly Lustre) is an award-winning product search engine on a mission to transform shopping into the most simple and trustworthy experience possible. For more information, visit https://vetted.ai/ or follow us on Twitter @vetted_ai.
Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of February 24, 2022, the closing of the firm's recent fundraise, Fund XII, brings Insight Partners' regulatory assets under management to over $90B. Insight Partners has invested in more than 600 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has offices in London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto. Insight's mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with practical, hands-on software expertise to foster long-term success. Insight Partners meets great software leaders where they are in their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO. For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com or follow us on Twitter @insightpartners.
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Idaho House speaker wins GOP lieutenant governor primary
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Powerful House Speaker Scott Bedke has won the GOP primary for lieutenant governor.
The fourth-generation rancher who is generally considered an expert on the state’s water issues defeated state Rep. Priscilla Giddings in a race called Wednesday following voting in Tuesday’s primary.
The race was another battle between an establishment Republican in Bedke against a far-right candidate in Giddings. Bedke got about 52% of the vote and Giddings 43%, while Daniel Gasiorowski received the remainder.
Giddings was censured by her House colleagues late last year after publicizing the name of a 19-year-old intern who reported she was raped by another House lawmaker.
Bedke was appointed to a House seat representing south-central Idaho in 2001 by Republican Gov. Dirk Kempthorne. Following redistricting, he won the Republican primary and general election. He ran mostly unopposed ever since.
He became speaker in 2012 by defeating then-Speaker Lawerence Denney, now Idaho’s secretary of state.
Bedke will face Democrat Terri Pickens Manweiler in the November general election for lieutenant governor, a post Democrats last held in the 1970s in deeply conservative Idaho. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-idaho/2022/05/18/idaho-house-speaker-wins-gop-lieutenant-governor-primary/ | 2022-05-18T17:01:16Z |
DALLAS (KDAF) — It’s a good ole fashioned food fight, a legal food fight that is, between Dallas’ Carbone’s Fine Food and Wine and New York-based Carbone Restaurant.
According to a press release from Michelman & Robinson, LLP, Dallas’ Carbone’s has been on the food scene in North Texas for over a decade and is now filing litigation against New York’s Carbone which just recently opened down the street in Dallas from Carbone’s.
“The Major Food Group LLC, and its principals Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick, are the force behind Carbone, which is identical in name to Carbone’s—minus the apostrophe s—and also serves up Italian-American cuisine. These glaring similarities form the basis of Carbone’s state and federal trademark infringement and unfair competition case against The Major Food Group, Carbone Restaurant LLC and Carbone Café LLC,” the press release states.
Dallas’ Carbone’s is seeking to prohibit the use of the name Carbone by Major Food Group in Texas. “Carbone’s Dallas is also suing for monetary damages and the cancellation of the trademark for Carbone Restaurant that is owned by The Major Food Group and was registered by the U.S. Trademark Office in 2013, well after Carbone’s Dallas first began using its mark.”
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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthony, part of Dover Food Retail and Dover (NYSE: DOV), today announced the addition of the Kodiak® Super Duty Pass-Thru Door to its growing Walk-In Door portfolio. The Kodiak doors are available in several configurations to fit a wide range of installations and are designed to handle the most challenging environments, such as Beer Caves within convenience stores and large retailers.
"The Kodiak Door represents Anthony's commitment to building incredibly reliable and energy-efficient doors that are long-lasting," said Uri Rainisch, Senior Product Manager at Anthony. "Our customers rely on our doors for their sturdiness and ability to withstand the vigorous handling that occurs in high traffic areas of convenience and large retail stores."
Anthony's Kodiak Super Duty Pass-Thru Doors are constructed to last, with standard features including a two-pane, non-heated low-E glass with Argon gas, an industrial-grade cylinder lock with internal thumb lock, a self-closing hydraulic door hinge and an integrated push bar. In addition, the Kodiak Door is DOE 2017 Compliant. Optional features include a French Door configuration with top and bottom flush bolt locks and a 10" Aluminum Diamond pattern Kickplate.
About Anthony:
Anthony branded products deliver innovative design and manufacturing of merchandising solutions in glass doors, lighting systems, and display equipment for use in commercial -refrigeration display systems. For more information, visit www.anthonyintl.com, or call 800-772-0900.
About Dover Food Retail:
Dover Food Retail, part of Dover Corporation with headquarters in Conyers, Georgia, is the partner to customers seeking to create unique food experiences. Employing the capabilities of our industry-leading brands, Anthony and Hillphoenix, we are able to provide insight and a comprehensive portfolio of innovative solutions that enables our customers to sell more food, more profitably. Our ability to evolve with the ever-changing market demands is driven by our passion for understanding our customers' business and providing them with the best quality products and services they need to succeed both today and in the future. Our focused, forward-thinking approach, combined with the strength of our brands, sets the stage for streamlined product development, a broader product portfolio, and cutting-edge technology resulting in redefining what is possible for customers in the food retail value chain.
About Dover:
Dover is a diversified global manufacturer and solutions provider with annual revenue of approximately $8 billion. We deliver innovative equipment and components, consumable supplies, aftermarket parts, software and digital solutions, and support services through five operating segments: Engineered Products, Clean Energy & Fueling, Imaging & Identification, Pumps & Process Solutions and Climate & Sustainability Technologies. Dover combines global scale with operational agility to lead the markets we serve. Recognized for our entrepreneurial approach for over 65 years, our team of over 25,000 employees takes an ownership mindset, collaborating with customers to redefine what's possible. Headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois, Dover trades on the New York Stock Exchange under "DOV." Additional information is available at dovercorporation.com.
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A look at what’s happening around the majors on Saturday:
LONE STAR START
Braves rookie right-hander Bryce Elder will be at home in Texas when he starts the middle game of a three-game series against the Rangers.
A fifth-round draft pick out of the University of Texas in 2020, Elder grew up in Decatur, Texas, which is only about an hour drive from Globe Life Field.
Elder (1-2, 4.30 ERA), who will make his fourth big league start, grew up going to games at the old Rangers stadium across the street.
“A lot of memories made by that 2010, 2011 run they made,” Elder said. “As much as I would have liked to pitch in the other (ballpark), this one’s sweet. … I’m looking forward to it.”
The Rangers made their only World Series appearances in 2010 and 2011, when their manager was Ron Washington. He is now the third-base coach for the Braves — and was back in Texas on his 70th birthday Friday.
ROCKY TIMES
Colorado star Kris Bryant will be out into next weekend after he was put on the 10-day injured list because of back pain.
Bryant, who signed a $182 million, seven-year free-agent deal in March, is still looking for his first home run with the Rockies. He’s batting .281 with four RBIs and 12 strikeouts in 65 plate appearances.
An MRI Friday showed no structural issues.
Manager Bud Black said Bryant has been experiencing back soreness since a week ago in Detroit and believes it has affected his early performance.
“He would never tell you that, but I do think it has limited him,” Black said.
CHECK HIM
The Los Angeles Angels will see how Noah Syndergaard is feeling, a day after the right-hander was scratched from his scheduled start against the White Sox because of an undisclosed illness.
Manager Joe Maddon said Syndergaard “wasn’t feeling well,” but wouldn’t elaborate on the symptoms the 6-foot-6 pitcher was experiencing. Should the Angels and White Sox be forced to play a doubleheader Sunday — heavy rain was forecast for Saturday in Chicago — Maddon hinted Syndergaard might be available to start one of the games.
Right-hander Jimmy Herget got the start in place of Syndergaard against Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series at Chicago.
Syndergaard is 2-0 with a 1.04 in his first two starts with the Angels in a comeback attempt. The former All-Star signed a one-year, $21 contract with Los Angeles in November after being limited to only two innings the past two years following Tommy John surgery in March 2020.
TRY AGAIN
Chris Archer makes his fourth start for Twins, still looking to post his first victory for his new team.
The 33-yer-old righty is 0-0 with a 3.18 ERA for Minnesota. He’s pitched a total of 11 1/3 innings this season as he tries to work back from an injury-interrupted career.
Archer will start against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field, a place he knows well. He was a two-time All-Star for the Rays.
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Affirms Relentless Commitment to Equity for All
NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) released its first stand-alone diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) report. The report, "Responsibly Relentless: Equity for All," outlines the company's key areas of focus for DE&I and includes 2021 U.S. diversity metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs) and our strategic framework to ensure DE&I permeates all business operations, employee and client experiences, and partnerships.
"While we have been focused on DE&I for over a decade, this inaugural report marks a new chapter in our public commitment and accountability for our global DE&I work," said John Wren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "As a global Fortune 200 company with 70,000+ employees, we know we can lead with our actions and make an impact through our work."
Among Omnicom's 2021 achievements: almost 40% of all new hires in the U.S. in 2021 were Black, Indigenous, LatinX or Asian American. At the end of 2021, 20% of Omnicom's Executive or Senior Level Managers in the U.S. were Black, Indigenous, LatinX or Asian American, a 25% increase since 2018. Women now represent 49% of Executive or Senior Level Manager roles in the U.S.
"Our goals are big because the culture of accountability we have created continues to push us to iterate, evolve and never be satisfied," said Emily K. Graham, Chief Equity and Impact Officer, SVP, D&I Communications at Omnicom Group. "The work must continue."
The inaugural DE&I report details Omnicom's activities from 2021 and reports progress against the company's established five key performance indicators (KPIs) in the areas of hiring, promotion/career advancement, retention, training and employee resource group (ERG) participation. These KPIs measure our progress against Omnicom's OPEN 2.0 action plan which we launched in 2020 to achieve systemic equity for every employee worldwide. Since the launch of OPEN 2.0, Omnicom has seen a transformation in its business, engagement from its employees, and award-winning campaigns for clients and pro bono causes that put DE&I at the center.
In addition to companywide initiatives, the report and its accompanying video highlight efforts by our individual agencies and their unique contributions to DE&I goals in their local communities. The DE&I report, Equity for All, will be followed by Omnicom's annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) report, "Responsibly Relentless: Progress at Scale," later in 2022.
View the full diversity, equity and inclusion report or visit https://csr.omnicomgroup.com/dei/ for more information on Omnicom's DE&I commitments.
About Omnicom Group Inc.
Omnicom Group (www.omnicomgroup.com) is a leading global marketing and corporate communications company. Omnicom's branded networks and numerous specialty firms provide advertising, strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and other specialty communications services to over 5,000 clients in more than 70 countries.
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Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law new guidelines Friday involving race-based discussions in businesses and schools as part of his campaign against critical race theory, which he once called “crap” in a strongly worded speech.
Passed by lawmakers earlier this year, the legislation bars instruction that says members of one race are inherently racist, and that they should feel guilt for past actions committed by others of the same race or that a person’s status as privileged or oppressed is necessarily determined by their race. It also bars the notion that meritocracy is racist, or that discrimination is acceptable to achieve diversity.
“We believe in education, not indoctrination,” DeSantis said during Friday’s bill signing in South Florida.
DeSantis said Florida students will not have oppressive ideologies imposed on them, as the bill provides “substantive protections” for students in grades K to 12. He said “pernicious ideologies” will not be allowed.
“We will not use your tax dollars to teach our kids to hate this country or hate each other,” DeSantis said.
Opponents say DeSantis doesn’t have an accurate idea of what critical race theory is, and his motives are to suppress an accurate account of Black history.
“It’s just illustrating Gov. DeSantis’ pattern of Black attack policies led by Republican legislators. He is taken a culture war to a classic Republican battleground, which is the public schools. It’s going to hurt our children’s futures,”' said Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon, who is Black. “CRT is not taught in K-12 education here in our public schools. Let me be clear, this goes farther than just attacking Black folks. He’s attacking all the people of Florida.”
DeSantis’ focus on culture war issues involving race, gender and the coronavirus have made him one of the most popular Republican politicians in the country and a likely 2024 presidential candidate.
Critical race theory centers on the idea that racism is systemic in U.S. institutions and that they function to maintain the dominance of white people in society. There is little evidence that critical race theory itself is being taught to K-12 public school students, though some ideas central to it have been incorporated into teaching materials.
Black lawmakers in Florida have said they believe the legislation will have a chilling effect on how African American history is taught because teachers will fear lawsuits if students’ parents object to how they present subjects like slavery, segregation, lynchings and the continued presence of racism in the U.S.
The new law does expand language in state law requiring classroom instruction on “the ramifications of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on individual freedoms,” as well as study of the history of slavery, segregation and racial oppression, and of contributions by Blacks in U.S. history. But such material cannot seek to " indoctrinate or persuade students to a particular point of view” inconsistent with the law.
In a strongly worded speech at a campaign-style event last December, DeSantis told a packed room of supporters that he won’t allow backers of critical race theory to erase U.S. history. He was interrupted several times by loud applause and cheers.
“Nobody wants this crap, OK? This is an elite driven phenomenon being driven by bureaucratic elites, elites in universities and elites in corporate America and they’re trying to shove it down the throats of the American people. You’re not doing that in the state of Florida,” DeSantis had said.
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Associated Press writer David Fischer contributed to this report from Miami.
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The VAR 100 list recognizes top resellers of accounting software.
MAUMEE, Ohio, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aktion Associates, Inc., a national ERP software reseller and IT infrastructure provider focused on the Architectural Engineering & Construction, Distribution and Manufacturing industries, announced it has been named to Accounting Today's 2022 VAR 100 list. The list is an annual report that ranks the top Value Added Resellers (VARS) of accounting software in the United States. Aktion Associates ranked #16 on the list.
As businesses shift from "survive" mode to "thrive" mode, the value-added resellers in Accounting Today's 2022 Top 100 VAR ranking are helping them make major investments in digital infrastructure to meet the challenges of a dramatically changed business environment.
"Aktion's heritage is reselling and implementing industry-specific ERP software and providing continued support for as long as the customer decides to use the software," said Aktion CEO Scott Irwin. "As our customers' technology needs have changed, we've changed as well. Aktion has successfully combined our ERP software expertise, cloud & managed services deliverables and deep industry knowledge into a nationally recognized, one-of-a-kind technology partner. Customers trust the Aktion team to provide strategic direction on an overall technology operation, and for that I'm deeply grateful," Irwin added.
Aktion Associates delivers industry-specific and market leader application solutions to the Architecture & Engineering, Construction, Wholesale Distribution and Manufacturing industries. We couple these application solutions with proven business process transformation skills that deliver the best Net Promoter Scores in the ERP industry for small and medium size businesses. Our investment in our company-owned cloud and managed service platform is what further allows us to deliver the total solution with award-winning speed and cost-effectiveness. With a customer base of 6500 strong and a workforce of 230 employees, we have the scope and scale to manage an ERP cloud migration.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Weed for Warriors Project ("WFW"), a Veterans Advocacy Group located in California, today announced the debut of a billboard and social media campaign challenging California politicians who are denying medical patients legal access to cannabis.
Since the late 1990s, a devastating opioid crisis has plagued the United States. According to UC Davis, research shows that where medicinal cannabis is legally accessible, there are lower drug overdoses and suicide rates. Despite this knowledge, opioid abuse and overdoses continue unabated, consuming over 100,000 souls last year alone, not including those who intentionally killed themselves.
"Over and over we've stated that what's critically needed is more retail access and reduced tax and regulatory burdens. Despite our best efforts, politicians like State Senator Melissa Hurtado (D-14) continue taking positions that undermine the development of a functional legal cannabis industry. She represents an obstruction to rational legislation which could alleviate some of the pressure felt in our community and her actions have contributed to the destabilization of California's already floundering cannabis industry," said Weed For Warriors Executive Director, Sean Kiernan. "Casting votes which directly harm veterans, their families, neighbors, and the considerable agricultural interests she represents, is indefensible."
California recently made changes to its cannabis tax structure; a move that many leaders in the industry believe is too little, too late. "Local control has grievously limited retail access, taxes are punitive, and the costs of meeting notorious overregulation push Californians into a thriving illicit market," says Elliot Lewis, Founder, and CEO of Catalyst Cannabis Co.
"The history of cannabis industry advocacy has been to treat politicians with kid gloves. Looks to me like veterans have taken those gloves off. This could be the bell that wakes the industry up from being a political victim," said Jason Beck, the longest continuous retail operator of cannabis in the United States.
Whether a change is on the horizon or not one thing is sure, the status quo is stifling progress.
WFW is a grassroots organization established in 2014 to advocate for veterans' access to cannabis, viewed as a
principal tool to combat the devastating toll of opioid addiction among veterans. Today, WFW activities support safe cannabis access, veteran rehabilitation programs, community engagement, continuing education, and political advocacy.
For more information, please contact Sean Kiernan or visit www.wfwproject.org.
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- NT-I7 plus pembrolizumab showed anti-tumor activity in heavily pretreated patients for whom checkpoint inhibitors are usually ineffective
- NT-I7 and atezolizumab showed preliminary favorable safety and anticancer activity in relapsed/refractory high-risk skin cancer patients
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (NIT or "NeoImmuneTech"), a clinical-stage T cell-focused biopharmaceutical company, presented new data from two on-going clinical studies at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, 3-7 June 2022. The data, presented in poster discussion and poster display sessions, combine its lead asset NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa), a long-acting human IL-7, with check-point inhibitors (CPI) pembrolizumab and atezolizumab, and showed that anti-cancer and safety results associated with NT-I7 were consistent with previously communicated results.
In the phase 2a study NIT-11o, NT-I7 combined with pembrolizumab showed preliminary anticancer activity and a manageable toxicity profile in heavily pretreated patients with immunologically cold microsatellite stable tumors (MSS), colorectal cancers (CRC), and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cancers (PDAC) not previously treated with CPIs, as well as in CPI-treated patients with triple negative breast cancers (TNBC), non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), and small-cell lung cancers (SCLC). CPIs are usually ineffective in patients with immunologically cold tumors, such as MSS-CRC or PDAC, and in patients progressing despite prior PD-1/PD-L1 inhibition. ORR for the MSS-CRC cohort was 11.1% with 40.7% DCR; and the PDAC cohort had an ORR of 7.7% with 34.6% DCR (per iRECIST). Two patients out of 26 in the PDAC cohort showed significant target lesion reduction (- 100% and -72% respectively). In all cohorts, including CPI-treated and CPI-naïve subjects, NT-I7 plus pembrolizumab led to an increase in change of mean absolute lymphocyte count from baseline.
In the phase 1b/2a study NIT-106, the combination of NT-I7 with atezolizumab showed favorable safety and anticancer activity in CPI-relapsed/refractory high-risk skin cancer patients. The recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) was determined so that phase 2a dose expansion is now enrolling. The combination increased by 30-fold the stem-cell memory T cells (Tscm), which may be associated to better anti-tumor activity.
Dr. Se Hwan Yang, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of NeoImmuneTech said: "We are pleased to gather additional evidence of the efficacy and safety of NT-I7 in combination with check-point inhibitors. Encouraging preliminary results from study NIT-110 led us to expand patient recruitment in the MSS-CRC and PDAC cohorts in order to enhance statistical significance. While study NIT-110 is still on-going, we look forward to more mature data by Q4 2022 that could confirm the benefit of combining our T cell amplifier NT-I7 with a checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) in patients with immune-cold microsatellite stable colorectal cancer or pancreatic cancer and in those who progressed on previous CPI treatment."
As part of the ASCO 2022 poster program, a Trial-in-Progress poster was also presented on the design of Phase 1b study NIT-112, indicating progress of NT-I7 plus CAR-T development.
The links to the posters are as follows:
About NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) (rhIL-7-hyFc)
NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) is the only clinical-stage long-acting human IL-7, and is being developed in oncologic and immunologic indications, where T cell amplification and increased functionality may provide clinical benefit. IL-7 is a fundamental cytokine for naïve and memory T cell development and for sustaining immune response to chronic antigens (as in cancer) or foreign antigens (as in infectious diseases). NT-I7 exhibits favorable PK/PD and safety profiles, making it an ideal combination partner. NT-I7 is being studied in multiple clinical trials in solid tumors and as vaccine adjuvant. Studies are being planned for testing in hematologic malignancies, additional solid tumors and other immunology-focused indications.
About NeoImmuneTech, Inc.
NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (NIT) is a clinical-stage T cell-focused biopharmaceutical company, dedicated to expanding the horizon of immuno-oncology and enhancing immunity to infectious diseases. NIT is led by the scientific founder and inventor of NT-I7 (efineptakin alfa) and has a strong executive team with rich industry experience. NIT is expanding rapidly in personnel and operations, as well as partnering with industry and academic leaders to investigate NT-I7 as monotherapy and in combination with various immunotherapeutics. For more information, please visit www.neoimmunetech.com.
Forward-looking Statements
The statements contained herein may contain certain forward-looking statements relating to NeoImmuneTech, Inc. (the "Company") that are based on its beliefs and expectations about the future. These forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions about the future, some of which are beyond the Company's control and are not a guarantee of future performance or developments. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that arise after the date of these documents. Accordingly, you should not place reliance on any forward-looking information or statements contained herein.
Some of the data contained in these documents were obtained from various external sources, and the Company has not independently verified such data. Accordingly, the Company makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of the data, and such data involves risks and uncertainties, and is subject to change based on various factors.
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MIAMI, June 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. ("26 Capital") (NASDAQ: ADER), today announced that the registration statement on Form F-4 (the "Registration Statement") filed by UE Resorts International, Inc. ("UERI") in connection with the previously announced proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") of 26 Capital with UERI, the holding company of Okada Manila, one of the premier casino resorts in Asia and the largest integrated resort in the Philippines, has been declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The Registration Statement provides important information about 26 Capital, UERI, and the Business Combination.
26 Capital also announced a record date of June 3, 2022 (the "Record Date") and a meeting date of June 28, 2022, for the special meeting of its stockholders (the "Special Meeting") to approve the Business Combination. If the proposals at the Special Meeting are approved, the parties anticipate that the Business Combination will close shortly thereafter, subject to the satisfaction of all other closing conditions.
Upon closing, the combined company is expected to be listed on Nasdaq with its common shares and warrants trading under the new ticker symbols "UERI" and "UERIW", respectively.
The Special Meeting will be held on June 28, 2022, at a time to be determined. Additionally, it will be available via live webcast and participants have the option to listen to the Special Meeting by dialing-in. The webcast link and dial-in number will be forthcoming.
26 Capital recommends all stockholders vote in advance of the Special Meeting by telephone, via the Internet or by signing, dating, and returning the proxy card upon receipt.
Your vote for all proposals is important, no matter how many or how few shares you own. If you have any questions or need assistance voting, please contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., 26 Capital's proxy solicitor, by calling (866) 342-4883 (shareholders) or (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers), or by emailing ADER@dfking.com.
About 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.
26 Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ADER) is a Nasdaq-listed blank check company formed for the purpose of creating stockholder value by identifying an acquisition target with significant growth opportunities that the 26 Capital team can enhance by utilizing its experience and track record of creating and unlocking value, with particular focus in gaming, gaming technology, lodging, and entertainment. 26 Capital is led by Jason Ader of SpringOwl Asset Management. Mr. Ader has over 26 years of experience as an institutional investor, asset manager, and research analyst, with particular expertise in the gaming and hospitality industries. SpringOwl Asset Management has raised more than $1 billion in capital since it was founded in 2013.
About UE Resorts International, Inc.
UE Resorts International, Inc. is the holding company of Okada Manila, the premier casino and integrated resort in Entertainment City, Manila. Okada Manila is the largest integrated resort in the Philippines and amongst the largest in the world. Located in one of the fastest-growing gaming markets in Asia, Okada Manila sits on over 50 acres of land, and upon final completion will have licensed capacity to operate 974 gaming tables and 6,890 electronic gaming machines and have 993 luxury hotel rooms.
Participants in the Solicitation
26 Capital Acquisition Corp. and certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.'s stockholders with respect to the proposed business combination transaction. A list of the names of those directors and executive officers and a description of their interests in 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. is set forth in 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.'s filings with the SEC (including 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.'s final prospectus related to its initial public offering (File No. 333-251682) dated as of January 14, 2021), and are available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to 26 Capital Acquisition Corp., 701 Brickell Avenue, Miami, Florida 33131, attention: Jason Ader. Additional information regarding the interests of such participants will be contained in the prospectus/proxy statement for the proposed business combination transaction when available.
Okada Manila and certain of their directors and executive officers may also be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. in connection with the proposed business combination transaction. A list of the names of such directors and executive officers and information regarding their interests in the proposed business combination transaction will be included in the registration/proxy statement for the proposed business combination transaction when available
No Offer or Solicitation
This press release shall not constitute a solicitation of a proxy, consent or authorization with respect to any securities or in respect of the proposed business combination transaction. This press release shall also not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any states or jurisdictions in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Okada Manila's actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates, and projections and, consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect," "estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.'s and Okada Manila's expectations with respect to future performance and anticipated financial impacts of the business combination transaction.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially, and potentially adversely, from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Most of these factors are outside 26 Capital Acquisition Corp.'s and Okada Manila's control and are difficult to predict. Factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. and/or Okada Manila following the consummation of the business combination transaction; (2) the impact of COVID-19 and related regulatory responses (such as local community quarantine and international travel restrictions) on Okada Manila's business; (3) the dependence of Okada Manila's business on its casino gaming license; (4) the inability to maintain the listing of Okada Manila's common shares on the Nasdaq following the consummation of the business combination transaction; (5) the risk that the business combination transaction disrupts current plans and operations; (6) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the business combination transaction, which may be affected by, among other things, competition, the ability of Okada Manila to grow and manage growth profitably, and retain its key employees; (7) costs related to the business combination transaction; (8) changes in applicable laws or regulations; (9) the possibility that Okada Manila may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and (10) any plans to expand operations outside of the Philippines. The foregoing list of factors is not exclusive. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. or Okada Manila, the transactions described herein or other matters and attributable to 26 Capital Acquisition Corp., Okada Manila or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Each of 26 Capital Acquisition Corp. and Okada Manila expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law.
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Outset Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: OM) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased Outset Medical common stock between September 15, 2020, and June 13, 2022.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Outset Medical, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's flagship product, Tablo Hemodialysis System ("Tablo"), would require an additional 510(k) application to be filed with The United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA"), as defendants had "continuously made improvements and updates to Tablo over time since its original clearance"; (2) as a result, the Company could not conduct a human factors study on a cleared device in accordance with FDA protocols; (3) the Company's inability to conduct the human factors study subjected the Company to the likelihood of the FDA imposing a "shipment hold" and marketing suspension, leaving the Company unable to sell Tablo for home use; and (4) as a result, defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and /or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Outset Medical you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Outset Medical 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 OM lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/loss-submission-form-outset-medical-class-action?id=29935&from=4.
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Car crash into Denison building
Published: May. 12, 2022 at 6:08 PM CDT|Updated: 20 minutes ago
DENISON, Texas (KXII) -A man crashed his car into a building in Denison on May 12.
It happened at Studio Seventy-Five Hair, Skin, and Nails around 1:30 p.m.
No one was injured in the crash.
A City of Denison building inspector was sent to check on the structure, which is standard procedure for this type of incident.
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LOS ANGELES, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Supply Change Capital, a women and Latina powered venture firm investing in early-stage food technology businesses, today announced an equity investment from Bank of America.
The additional capital will help sustain the momentum toward Supply Change Capital's $40 million fund goal to invest in companies addressing the future of food. Focused on the intersection of food, culture and technology, the fund catalyzes change by investing in diverse founders across the supply chain in technology, sustainable ingredients, and culture-first brands.
Supply Change Capital has made ten investments to date in food technology companies. Seventy percent of portfolio companies are led by women and ninety percent of companies are led by a female and/or founder of color. Additionally, seventy percent of investments reduce the food system impact on climate, and over half promote healthier communities. This makes Supply Change Capital's investments catalytic for the environment, consumers, and the ecosystem.
"The rising multiculturalism of America is having a deep impact on the $6 trillion food sector in terms of what, how, and where we eat. Concurrently, climate change is the defining force of our generation, impacting food and agriculture across the supply chain," says Noramay Cadena, Supply Change Co-Founder and Capital General Partner. "The past year was record-breaking for food tech investments and IPOs. The food sector is essential to the economy, and innovation in this space will be critical in years to come."
Bank of America became the first multi-million-dollar institutional investor in Supply Change Capital's Fund I. The company's investment is a part of Bank of America's commitment to advancing racial equality and economic opportunity. As a part of this commitment, the bank has already allocated more than $300 million to more than 100 minority-focused investment funds across the U.S, acting as a force multiplier, encouraging other institutions to deepen investments into under-capitalized funds. In turn, these funds invest capital into under-represented minority and women entrepreneurs to help them establish and grow their businesses.
"Bank of America's investment into Supply Change Capital underscores our ongoing efforts to catalyze highly-scalable, venture-backed businesses led by women and people of color," said Raul A. Anaya, head of Bank of America business banking and president for Greater Los Angeles. "Supply Change Capital is well positioned to help more entrepreneurs scale their businesses while also addressing how technology can modernize our food system."
Learn more about Supply Change Capital's activities here.
Supply Change Capital is focused on the intersection of food, culture, and technology. The team invests in a new generation of entrepreneurs who are innovating across the supply chain from regenerative agriculture to alternative proteins, food technology, culture-first brands, and more. Founding General Partners Noramay Cadena and Shayna Harris met at MIT Sloan in 2009 and have over 75 investments between them, including ten to date in the Supply Change Capital portfolio. T support founders post-investment via their signature Supercharge III program which helps elevate individual and organizational awareness for more effective leadership in fast-growing organizations. Fund investors include strategics such as General Mills, Family Offices, Foundations, and HNW individuals. Learn more at www.supplychangecapital.fund, and connect with us on Twitter (@supplychangecap) and Instagram (supplychangecapital).
At Bank of America, we're guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better, through the power of every connection. We're delivering on this through responsible growth with a focus on our environmental, social and governance (ESG) leadership. ESG is embedded across our eight lines of business and reflects how we help fuel the global economy, build trust and credibility, and represent a company that people want to work for, invest in and do business with. It's demonstrated in the inclusive and supportive workplace we create for our employees, the responsible products and services we offer our clients, and the impact we make around the world in helping local economies thrive. An important part of this work is forming strong partnerships with nonprofits and advocacy groups, such as community, consumer, and environmental organizations, to bring together our collective networks and expertise to achieve greater impact. Learn more at about.bankofamerica.com, and connect with us on Twitter (@BofA_News).
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PITTSBURGH, Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "My wife is a nurse and she always removes her work shoes when she returns home from work and walks barefoot with her shoes in her hands when she enters," said an inventor from Antioch, Calif., "so I invented the SANITARY FOOT MAT."
The invention kills germs, potential viruses, and bacteria on the soles of shoes and feet on contact and prevents contaminants from accumulating on floors and carpeting. This could improve the sanitary conditions in any home or commercial establishment particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. Easy to use, durable and convenient the SANITARY FOOT MAT also saves time and energy. It could be made available in attractive designs, sizes, and colors.
The original design was submitted to the San Francisco sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-SNF-161, 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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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation that addresses the nation’s continuing gun violence problem as the country’s latest school shooting unfolded Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas.
A gutted Murphy took to the floor and demanded that lawmakers do what they failed to do after 26 students and educators were killed in Newtown, the area he represented as a congressman.
The Democrat gave an impassioned speech, urging his colleagues to finally find a compromise.
“Our heart is breaking for these families. Every ounce of love and thoughts and prayers we can send, we are sending,” said Murphy, who represented Newtown, Conn. where Sandy Hook Elementary School is located, as a former U.S. Representative.
“But I’m here on this floor to beg to literally get down on my hands and knees and beg my colleagues. Find a path forward here. Work with us to find a way to pass laws that make this less likely,” he said.
The tragedy in Texas appeared to be similar to the 2012 mass shooting in Connecticut, where 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot his way into the locked building and then killed 20 first graders and six educators with an AR-15-type rifle legally purchased by his mother. He then killed himself as police arrived. Before going to the school, Lanza fatally shot his mother at their Newtown home.
“I just don’t understand why people here think we’re powerless,” Murphy told reporters. “We aren’t.”
Murphy said he is “so willing to bend over backwards to find compromise” on the legislation. “I want to show these want to show this country that that we care.”
A report by the Connecticut’s child advocate said Lanza’s severe and deteriorating mental health problems, his preoccupation with violence and access to his mother’s weapons “proved a recipe for mass murder.”
Advocacy groups that formed in the wake of the Connecticut shooting expressed dismay at the news of shooting the Robb Elementary School, where at least 14 children and one educator were killed.
“We are devastated by yet another heart wrenching school shooting incident in America – this time in Uvalde, Texas, nearly 10 years after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting tragedy,” said Po Murray, chair of the Newtown Action Alliance, in a written statement. “For the past decade, we have warned all Americans, including elected politicians across the nation, that if a mass shooting can happen in Sandy Hook then it can happen anywhere. We have begged presidents, all members of Congress, governors and state representatives to strengthen the federal and state gun laws to keep our families and our communities safe.”
Murphy expressed hope that compromise on gun control measures is possible.
“I understand my Republican colleagues will not agree to everything that I may support, but there is a common denominator that we can find,” he said, acknowledging the problem of gun violence can’t be solved overnight. “But by doing something, we at least stop sending this quiet message of endorsement to These killers brains are breaking, who see the highest levels of government doing nothing, shooting after shooting.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/what-are-we-doing-senator-begs-for-change-in-emotional-speech-after-texas-shooting/ | 2022-05-25T00:09:58Z |
Sabre is Known for their Luxury Fifth Wheel RVs that are Loaded with Amenities
LEXINGTON, N.C., Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The founders of Country Roads RV Center are proud to announce that they have been an authorized dealer for the Sabre line of RVs for 14 years.
To learn more about Country Roads RV Center, please visit https://www.crrvc.com/sabre-rv-dealer/.
As a company spokesperson noted, since Country Roads RV Center opened its doors in 2008 the company has strived to offer only the highest quality, 5th wheels, travel trailers, and toy haulers.
Now, as one of the largest dealers in the state, Country Roads RV Center has grown to offer a full service and parts department. The family-owned and operated dealership strives to give their customers the most enjoyable experience possible.
"Our mission is to provide high-quality new and used RVs to our customers. At the same time, we understand that travel trailers, 5th wheels, and motorhomes are not created equally. Because of this, we do a thorough analysis of new product lines we carry prior to making the decision to place them in our inventory," the spokesperson noted, adding that after reviewing the Sandpiper makes and models, it was an easy decision to add these outstanding RVs to their lineup of products.
The Sabre 37FLH continues to be an extremely popular plan. This is a front living with 2 sleeper sofas and theater seating in the living area. The 2 sleeper sofas accommodate the kids or another family that may be staying for the weekend.
For the growing family, the Sabre 38DBQ can accommodate you. This unit features 2 full baths, a private bunk room with a sleeper sofa in the rear with an overhead loft also. A roomy king bed slide in the front along with a full closet and washer/dryer prep.
About Country Roads RV Center:
As one of the largest dealers in the state, Country Roads RV Center carries many different lines of 5th Wheels, Travel-Trailers, and Toy Haulers, as well as a full service and parts department. Family-owned and operated, they strive to give their customers the most enjoyable experience possible. For more information, please visit https://www.crrvc.com.
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LOS ANGELES, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Burberry and global esports organization, Gen.G, announce the launch of a four-part educational content series to champion women and the importance of inclusivity within gaming as part of Gen.G's "NetWORK: Inspire" program.
The partnership marks Burberry's first foray into the world of esports and builds on both Burberry and Gen.G's commitment to helping underrepresented communities gain valuable skills and insights that will empower them to go beyond.
Hosted by entrepreneur and content creator, Emily Ghoul, the series features women in gaming, content creators and influencers from across the industry, alongside members of the Burberry team. Each episode features an open discussion about the common challenges facing women within gaming, including toxic online environments, stereotyping and underrepresentation.
According to a Global Gaming Gender Balance Scorecard released by Forbes in 2020, almost half of all gamers are women, however the vast majority of executive positions in the gaming industry are held by men. With the hope of highlighting the underrepresentation of women in leadership within the industry, the series aims to reframe the 'play to win' narrative of esports into one that is actively promoting inclusion and change within the gaming community.
With the first episode launching tomorrow, and the remainder being released every two weeks following, the series will be available on Burberry's website, TikTok, YouTube, and livestreaming platform, Twitch, to the following schedule:
- Episode 1 – My Platform is My Power – featuring Gen.G influencer and variety streamer, Krysta "Krystalogy" Eason, Founder of @Enlightgg, Eunice Chen, and Burberry's Vice President of Brand Protection, Melissa Roth Mendez, this episode unpacks the idea that platforms have unmatched power in creating real change for the future and discusses the women that are already driving this change.
- Episode 2 – The I in Imagination – featuring Gen. G and Logitech content creator, Jessica Kim, singer and Twitch streamer, Stephanie Poetri, and Burberry Senior CAD Manager, Lucy Goodyear, this episode will explore how we can use our creativity as a force for good, to inspire women online and to encourage self- expression.
- Episode 3 – Voices and Choices for Change – featuring Netflix TV personality and Twitch streamer, Jacki Jing, YouTuber and esports commentator, Evan "Raynday" Raynr, and voice actor, gaming creator and former KPop singer, Shannon Williams, this episode turns up the volume on the importance of championing women within all spaces and discusses how they use their voice to inspire advocacy as well as the role men can play in allyship.
- Episode 4 – Supercharging Self-Care – featuring Gen.G content creator, Gloria "Ploo" Shin, Founder and President of Latinx in Gaming, Cristina Amaya, and Burberry Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion, Geoffrey Williams, the final episode will focus on the importance of self-care, mental health and how to evade the pitfall of burnout.
In addition to the series, Burberry will be donating to the Gen.G Foundation Scholarship. The Gen.G Foundation aims to develop talented young gamers with the potential to lead the industry's next generation, whilst promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion. Burberry will select a scholarship recipient that champions these values through their work and demonstrates a commitment to empowering underrepresented communities within the gaming industry and beyond. The chosen recipient will be notified in September 2022, with the scholarship funds being shared directly with their selected college or university.
Rachel Waller, Global VP of Channel Innovation at Burberry said: 'We are so proud to partner with Gen.G and to support the next generation of women within gaming to go beyond. Through our programming and scholarship, we hope to equip young leaders with the skills they need to succeed and achieve their aspirations.'
'It's an honour to collaborate with an iconic brand like Burberry on NetWORK: Inspire. They share Gen.G's vision of celebrating and empowering underrepresented voices in the gaming space and beyond,' said Gina Chung Lee, Chief Marketing Officer at Gen.G. 'We envision a community of creatives that is inclusive and diverse; we hope this content series inspires fans in gaming, fashion, and music alike.'
Click here for a short video summary of episode 1, and here for still images.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa says it has not received enough orders and may stop production within weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described Thursday as a “failure” in efforts to achieve vaccine equity.
South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare said that it cannot let its large-scale sterile manufacturing facilities sit idle, and will return instead to making anesthetics. At the outset of the COVID pandemic, the company shifted its production and achieved capacity to produce more than 200 million doses annually of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
“It was widely hailed as a great achievement for Africa, a game-changer for the continent. But it has not been followed up with orders. We have not received any orders from the big multilateral agencies,” Stavros Nicolaou, senior executive for strategic trade development at Aspen Pharmacare, told The Associated Press Thursday.
“COVAX has placed orders for 2.1 billion doses of COVID vaccines and not a single one has been placed with Aspen or any other African manufacturers,” said Nicolaou, referring to the U.N.-backed effort to distribute coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries.
“It’s a cardinal sin to have valuable sterile manufacturing capacity and not put it to use,” said Nicolaou. “We cannot leave this production capacity idle. We will have to repivot from vaccine manufacturing and return to producing anesthetics unless in the short term we get firm orders for our COVID-19 vaccine.”
Nicolaou said the lack of orders “is not great for Africa’s ambition to reduce its dependence on imported vaccines from 99% to 40%. If we fail at this first step, this is bad not just for Aspen but for all others aspiring to make vaccines in Africa.”
At a press briefing on Thursday, Dr. Abdou Salam Gueye, the WHO’s emergencies chief in Africa said: “it may be a failure but we will learn from it.” He added that if orders were to ramp up, the factory could likely be restarted relatively quickly.
“It is unfortunate that this plant did not receive enough orders,” he said, saying that Africa got two-thirds of its vaccines via COVAX and that those vaccines were ordered by vaccines alliance Gavi.
He said Gavi has previously said they do not plan to order any more vaccines, since about 30% of shots shipped to Africa have yet to be administered, given persistent logistical problems.
Health officials have repeatedly decried the concentration of vaccine production in rich countries, saying the lack of manufacturing capacity in poorer countries was among several factors that put them at the back of the line when COVID-19 vaccines were initially made last year.
Some experts said Aspen’s imminent closure should change the world’s approach to public health security.
“The global community spends billions of dollars to shore up military defenses that might never get used, but refuses to spend a fraction of that to support global health defense,” said Zain Rizvi, research director at the advocacy group, Public Citizen.
He said global purchasers like COVAX should support manufacturers in poorer countries and described globally distributed vaccine manufacturing as “our protection against this virus.”
The production of locally-made shots at Aspen’s factory was heralded as a first step toward Africa’s efforts to meet its own vaccine needs — but there was significant criticism after reports emerged last year that the majority of its shots were being exported to Europe, according to its deal with J&J.
While nearly 70% of people in rich countries have been immunized against the coronavirus, just 17% of Africa’s 1.3 billion people have been vaccinated, according to statistics issued by the Africa CDC on Thursday. In South Africa, 45% of adults are fully vaccinated, although about 85% of the population is thought to have some immunity based on past exposure to the virus.
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Cheng reported from London.
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BEIJING, Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, CMGE, a leading global IP-oriented game-based ecological company, announced that it has completed the investment in Continents Sport, and now CMGE holds 51% of the shares of Continents Sport and officially becoming its controlling shareholder. The flagship development project of Continents Sport is Code: Basketball 3V3, a cross-platform (pc, console and mobile phone) sport game jointly developed by Zhao Yongshuo (Korean), the "Father of Street Basketball" and Liu Jingbin (Chinese), the R&D head of Chinese version of Freestyle, A popular basketball game on PC.It is expected that the game will be tested by the end of 2022 and officially launched in mid-2023. In the meantime, CMGE will build a "street basketball game ecology" featuring Chinese style.
Since the 18th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, has attached great importance to sports. In order to further the Healthy China Strategy and the national fitness strategy, China has accelerated its journey towards a leading sporting nation, and built public service systems for national fitness with higher level to give full play to national fitness in improving people's health, promoting human development, driving economic and social development and presenting the soft power in culture. For that purpose, the State Council has launched the National Fitness Program (2021-2025), with the aim to build better public service systems for national fitness, provide more convenient public fitness and increase the size of the national sport industry to CNY 5 trillion. In addition, as 3×3 basketball, a mode of street basketball, has been officially included as an official Olympic sport since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it is recognized as the world's most popular team sport in cities worldwide as an emerging sport style.
The popularity of 3×3 basketball among people has set a solid foundation for its development in China. Since China claimed men's and women's gold medals of 3×3 basketball at the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018, women's gold medal of 3×3 basketball at FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019, and women's bronze medal of 3×3 basketball at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the development of 3×3 basketball in China is booming and now embracing a historical moment: the Super 3 league, that is aligned with the CBA 3X3 League, was officially launched on December 11, 2021. Yao Ming, the Chairman of Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), said that the launch of Super 3 is conducive to promoting the popularization and improvement of 3×3 basketball in China and will be a pilot for the event management system reform of the CBA. As a local event IP, Super 3 will also cooperate with the FIBA and countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative to make the event a platform facilitating international sport cultural exchange.
In addition, the total market size of e-sports in China in 2020 was over CNY 145 billion as a result of the rapid development of mobile e-sports game and e-sport ecological market. It is estimated that, by 2021, the market size of e-sports would exceed CNY 180 billion. The inclusion of e-sports as an official sport in the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s landmark move of announcing first-ever Olympic Virtual Series, amazing development of e-sports policies in multiple cities and launch of new e-sports games all are drivers to the continuous development of e-sports. In the future, e-sports will incorporate more sports and technological elements and further integrate with urban cultural development. What's more, e-sports is becoming more and more popular as it is now serving as an important role in people's daily life. As MOBA and tactical competition/shooting game events lead the development of e-sports, other types of e-sport games are also embracing their wonderful future. Among those games, sports games have raised widespread concern since 2020. Taking FIFA events as an example, in China, in addition to FIFA Online 3 Star League (FSL) and Chinese E-sports Football League (CEFL), Chinese Football Association (CFA) also established the national team for e-sports as international FIFA-based events have been launched. Both the member recruitment and establishment of China national e-sports football team and Shanghai e-sports training team indicate that national and local e-sports teams will be a common trend in the future. At the same time, events regarding console and VR games will diversify the ecology of e-sports games.
In the context of the construction of a leading sporting nation, the professionalization of 3×3 basketball and the rapid development of e-sports market, CMGE has made a brilliant decision to set foot in the sports game market. Focusing on 3×3 basketball (street basketball), CMGE determines to independently develop its cross-platform game Code: Basketball 3V3 and build a "street basketball-based e-sport ecology" featuring Chinese style.
The developer of the game Zhao Yongshuo, the "Father of Street Basketball", has over 21 years of experience in game development and profound influence over PC games and mobile games. He led the development of the PC game Freestyle. The game was launched in 2005, and has been operating for 16 years so far, boasting over 200 million players and a total revenue of over CNY 3.5 billion. In the e-sports industry, Freestyle has been included in the World Cyber Games (WCG) as a game, and given birth to three major events of Freestyle Professional League (FSPL), Super Freestyle Association (SFSA) and Freestyle International Association (FSIMA), making itself a popular on-line basketball game with over 125 million players. The development of Code: Basketball 3V3 is undertaken by the original developers of PC game Freestyle, Liu Jingbin and Zhao Yongshuo, whose partnership has lasted for years. This perfectly ensures the game quality and experience.
Similar to Freestyle, Code: Basketball 3V3, according to its developer, features street basketball bullfighting and gameplay of 2V2, 3V3, Olympic mode and others. The game uses Unity 3D engine for the special high definition rendering pipeline (HDRP) and elements of AAA games. While presenting realistic images and remaining street cultural elements, the game also combines elements of Chinese style in terms of audio-visual senses and world outlook. Street basketball gaming experience aside, Code: Basketball 3V3 also boasts DIY settings. Player skins, balls and courts can be personalized, including the colors and patterns of balls and styles of the court floor, walls and billboards of and around the court. Besides, the game also allows content creation. Players can upload design works and download them at the Design Workshop to develop personal styles.
Xiao Jian, the Chairman and CEO of CMGE said that, "We really appreciate the partnership with the two outstanding designers Zhao Yongshuo, the 'Father of Street Basketball' and Liu Jingbin. As a leading global IP-oriented game-based ecological company, CMGE actively responds to the 'National Fitness Program (2021-2025)' and will combine its strength and Continents Sport's rich experience in R&D and operation to develop Code: Basketball 3V3, a cross-platform Chinese-style street basketball game featuring Chinese style and related e-sports game events for basketball fans. With our efforts in the game and related events, we are looking forward to deepening our development in the global sports game market."
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — New Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark declared the league “open for business,” saying that while nothing is imminent all options will be considered as he takes over with conference realignment again shaking college sports.
Yormark made his introductory remarks Wednesday at the start of the conference’s football media days at AT&T Stadium. He was named Bob Bowlsby’s successor two weeks ago. The next day it was announced Southern California and UCLA would be leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024, setting off all kinds of speculation about what moves might follow.
“We are exploring all options and we are open for business,” Yormark said, when immediately asked if the Big 12 was actively engaged in talks with any Pac-12 schools.
“Optionality is good, and we’re vetting through all of them,” he said, without being specific about schools. “I think it’s fair to say I’ve received a lot of phone calls, a lot of interest. People understand the direction of the Big 12, and we’re exploring those levels of interest.”
With the Pac-12 down to 10 teams, any further significant loss of members could deal a fatal blow to a conference that was officially founded in 1959.
The former Roc Nation executive and CEO of the Brooklyn Nets officially begins work Aug. 1, but he has already been plenty busy with Big 12 business.
“What excites me most about joining the Big 12 is the transformative moment in front of all of us today,” he said. “We have an opportunity to grow and then build the Big 12 brand and business. … Moments like these do not happen often, and we must seize them and make the most of them.”
Along with realignment, Yormark emphasized adding revenue streams and the opportunity to nationalize the Big 12 brand, be more aspirational and appeal to youth culture “to get younger and hipper.”
He also mentioned “seeing the true professionalization of college sports” at a time when name, image and likeness compensation for athletes is going into its second year.
The Big Ten’s move West was another seismic shift in conference realignment, much like when it was revealed a week after Big 12 media days last summer that Texas and Oklahoma were moving to the Southeastern Conference no later than the 2025 season.
“I’m certain that Brett is just deeply appreciative of the way he was welcomed into the Big 12 Conference with, once again, conference realignment at the top of the list of things to deal with,” said Baylor president Linda Livingstone, part of the Big 12 board’s three-person executive committee that headed the search.
Livingstone spoke to Yormark by phone a couple of days after he was named, which was after the news about UCLA and USC.
“Well, welcome to college athletics, and you thought working for Jay-Z was really exciting,” she told him.
Yormark described himself as actively engaged in realignment, with input from throughout the conference.
The Big 12 is going into its 12th and final season as a 10-school league. BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF all join next summer after being approved for membership last September.
The pending departures of two of the Pac-12′s biggest brands came as a huge surprise, just like a year ago with the Big 12′s only national champions in football deciding to bail on the conference.
Yormark said the possible addition of more teams to the Big 12 wouldn’t necessarily have an impact on any decision involving the Longhorns or Sooners leaving before the expiration of the league’s media rights deal that has three more football seasons.
“I’m sure there’s going to be a moment in time where we’re going to sit down, discuss the future,” Yormark said about Texas and Oklahoma. “But any situation like this, I always look for a win-win scenario. That being said, it’s important that whatever happens is in the best interest of this conference.”
Yormark plans in August and September to visit the current Big 12 schools and the four coming on board next summer.
Livingstone said Yormark rose to the top of a strong pool of candidates during the search process.
“We could tell that with his experience in professional sports and sponsorships, and in media, in entertainment, given where college athletics is going, and all the changes taking place, with our media rights negotiation coming up, that Brett, in combination with the really strong athletic directors we have across the conference, would be a great combination to position us really well for the future,” she said.
This is will be Yormark’s first job in college athletics, though he said it is a career path he often thought about taking.
The 55-year-old was an executive on the commercial side of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation after previously working with the Nets and running Barclay Center, their home arena, for more than a decade. He was NASCAR’s vice president for corporate sponsorships before that.
“I always had a vision to be in college sports. Candidly, I thought it might have been an AD, I wasn’t sure,” Yormark said. “But I was enamored with the space. It was fueled during my time at Barclays Center. When this opportunity presented itself, I said, let’s give it a great shot, and thankfully it all worked out.”
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TORONTO, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. ("TGOD" or the "Company") (CSE: TGOD) (OTC: TGODF), a sustainable global cannabis company, will release its Q1 2022 financial results following the market close on the evening of Wednesday May 25, 2022. The Company will hold a conference call with analysts on Thursday May 26, 2022, beginning at 10:00 a.m. (ET). An audiocast of the conference call will be available on a listen-only basis at:
https://produceredition.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1550743&tp_key=fff6b3ddd0
Scheduled speakers are Sean Bovingdon, Chief Executive Officer, Nichola Thompson, Chief Financial Officer, and Shane Dungey, Vice President, Investor Relations, followed by a question and answer period with analysts.
CONFERENCE CALL INFORMATION:
Date: May 26, 2022 | Time: 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
Participant Dial-In:
Local – Toronto: 1-416-764-8688
Toll Free – North America: 1-888-390-0546
Conference ID – 81358956
A replay of the call will also be available through June 2, 2022, by dialing 1-416-764-8677 or 1-888-390-0541 (Passcode: 358956#).
The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd. (CSE: TGOD) (US–OTC: TGODF) is a sustainable cannabis company with a focus on innovation, quality, consistency, integrity, and transparency. The Company is committed to cultivating a better tomorrow by producing its products responsibly, with less waste and impact on the environment. In Canada, the Company serves the recreational market with a brand portfolio including The Green Organic Dutchman, Highly Dutch Organics, Ripple by TGOD and Cruuzy, and the medical markets in Canada, South Africa, Australia, and Germany. All cannabis utilized in products for The Green Organic Dutchman and Highly Dutch Organics brands is grown through a certified organic process, which includes living soil, filtered rainwater, sunlight, and natural inputs.
The Company's Common Shares and certain warrants issued under the indentures dated December 19, 2019, June 12, 2020, October 23, 2020, and December 10, 2020, trade on the CSE under the symbol "TGOD", "TGOD.WS", "TGOD.WR", "TGOD.WA", and "TGOD.WB" respectively. The Company's Common Shares trade in the U.S. on the OTCQX under the symbol "TGODF". For more information on The Green Organic Dutchman Holdings Ltd., please visit www.tgod.ca.
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The situation remains dire for many of the residents of Jackson, Mississippi, as it enters the sixth day since a major water plant failed, leaving thousands of people unable to access clean tap water.
Efforts to restore the supply suffered a setback Friday when a chemical imbalance and reduced water pressure were detected.
"It's like fixing the airplane while you're still flying. You have to be very careful how you fix it so that you stay flying," Jim Craig, the senior deputy and director of health protection at the Mississippi health department said Friday evening during a news conference.
"It's the same thing as we're trying to produce water. All that water demand needs to continue to occur and every time we have to do some maintenance then we have to offset some of that," Craig explained.
The city of roughly 150,000 residents had been under a boil-water notice since July 30 -- and then flooding caused by heavy rainfall last weekend led to a chemical imbalance at the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant.
Since then, the lives of Jackson's residents have been upended, subjecting them to long waits for bottled water they can use to drink, cook or brush their teeth. It has also shuttered schools.
"We are constantly paying water bills and we can't use the water," said Jackson resident Corean Wheeler. "We feel like we are living in a third-world country in America, and that's kind of bad."
But progress has been made, according to state and local officials.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pointed to "two consecutive days of gains" during a news conference on Friday, while also acknowledging that not "all residents have pressure or water."
"The team is there 24/7 working to make certain that those gains are established or sustained," he said.
On Friday morning, Craig noted that the treatment plant was pumping water at 85 PSI, which is a unit known as pounds per square inch that measures pressure. But that was reduced to 77.2 PSI later in the day, he said.
The reduction means areas farther from the plant and at higher elevations may still experience low to no water pressure, according to a news release from the city. The goal is to get pressure levels up to 87 PSI, the city said.
Increased water pressure could lead to pipe bursts, mayor warns
As crews work to increase the water pressure, Lumumba warned that another infrastructure issue could be on the horizon.
"As they are able to increase the pressure at the plant to levels that it has not seen in many years, the challenge then becomes whether we have pipes that rupture across the city," he said. "We know that we have brittle pipes, we have aged pipes just as our water treatment facilities are aged."
In early 2020, the water system failed an Environmental Protection Agency inspection, which found the drinking water had the potential to host harmful bacteria or parasites.
Residents were also without water for a month when pipes froze and burst during a 2021 winter storm.
The problems are largely systemic -- old and leaky pipes, malfunctions at treatment plants and insufficient money to fix the problems, according to a report by the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting that the Clarion Ledger published in January.
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.
Staffing at the plant also has been a problem, officials have said.
Six of the 11 water tanks have reached stable levels, and the remaining are in the process of improving their levels, the city noted in a news release.
In the meantime, officials are still urging residents to boil their water.
For Jackson to reach a clean water benchmark, the state health department must test 120 water samples from different locations over a two-day period, and all the samples must return clean results, the governor said.
"I can commit to you today that we will continue to advise Jacksonians to boil their water until we actually get to the point," Gov. Tate Reeves said.
He also added that seven state-run water distribution sites handed out almost 2.8 million bottles of water in less than 24 hours Thursday.
President Joe Biden also approved an emergency declaration for Jackson, and it will allow Mississippi to tap into critical resources to respond to the crisis, Reeves said.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- T. Rowe Price, a global investment management firm and a leader in retirement, has published a report detailing plan sponsors' and participants' reactions to increased inflation and market volatility in the first two quarters of 2022. The report examines retirement behavioral trends and correlations between the challenging economy and job tenure with rates of savings for retirement.
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The Q2 Reactions Report was published by T. Rowe Price Retirement Plan Services, Inc. This report is part of an ongoing series of topical insights derived from analyzing our full-service universe of retirement plans, which includes more than 2 million participants. Prior reports analyzed retirement savings behaviors in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, as a result of CARES Act provisions, and in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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A National Security Agency employee has been charged with emailing classified national security information to somebody who wasn’t authorized to receive it, according to a federal indictment unsealed Thursday.
Mark Robert Unkenholz, 60, of Hanover, Maryland, was arrested Thursday but ordered released after his initial court appearance in Baltimore.
Unkenholz held “top secret” security clearance, giving him access to the information, according to a 26-count indictment. He worked for an NSA office responsible for the agency’s engagement with private industry.
The indictment accuses Unkenholz of using his personal email address to send information classified as “secret” and “top secret” to somebody else’s private company email addresses on several occasions between February 2018 and June 2020.
The recipient held “top secret” clearance from April 2016 until approximately June 2019, while employed at a company that isn’t named in the indictment. However, from July 2019 until approximately January 2021, the person worked for a different company and wasn’t authorized to access or receive classified information, the indictment says.
A grand jury indicted Unkenholz on Tuesday on 13 counts of willfully transmitting national defense information and 13 counts of willfully retaining national defense informaton. Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years. Federal sentencing guidelines typically recommend sentences far below the maximum.
Unkenholz pleaded not guilty to all 26 counts at his initial court appearance. U.S. Magistrate Judge Beth Gesner ordered him released after the hearing, court records show.
Gesner appointed the federal public defender’s office to represent Unkenholz. Federal Public Defender James Wyda declined to comment.
The FBI is investigating.
The case against Unkenholz is the latest prosecution from federal authorities in Maryland, home to some of the most secretive government agencies, alleging mishandling or improper storage of classified materials.
One of the more prominent federal cases involved Harold Martin, a former NSA contractor who was charged in 2016 with storing reams of classified records in his Maryland home, car and shed. The information spanned from the mid-1990s to the present and included personal details of government employees and “top secret” email chains, handwritten notes describing the NSA’s classified computer infrastructure, and descriptions of classified technical operations. He was sentenced in 2019 to nine years in prison.
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BURLINGTON, Mass. and FRISCO, Texas, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ: KDP) today announced that it has been notified of an unsolicited "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Investment Corporation ("TRC Capital") to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Keurig Dr Pepper's common stock at an offer price of $32.85 net per share in cash, which is an approximate 4.37% discount to the $34.35 per share closing price of Keurig Dr Pepper's common stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market on June 17, 2022, the last trading day before the commencement of TRC Capital's mini-tender offer, and an approximate 5.82% discount to the $34.88 per share closing price of Keurig Dr Pepper's common stock on June 22, 2022.
Keurig Dr Pepper does not endorse TRC Capital's mini-tender offer and is not associated in any way with TRC Capital, its mini-tender offer or its mini-tender offer documents.
Keurig Dr Pepper recommends that its stockholders reject the offer and not tender their shares in response to TRC Capital's below-market offer. This mini-tender offer is at a price below the market price for Keurig Dr Pepper's common stock (as of yesterday's close) and is subject to a number of conditions, including, among others, TRC Capital's ability to obtain debt financing sufficient, together with cash on hand, to consummate the offer.
TRC Capital has made similar mini-tender offers for the shares of other companies. TRC Capital's mini-tender offer seeks less than 5% of Keurig Dr Pepper's outstanding common stock, thereby avoiding many disclosure requirements and procedural protections of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The SEC has cautioned investors about mini-tender offers in an investor alert, advising that some bidders make mini-tender offers at below-market prices "hoping that they will catch investors off guard if the investors do not compare the offer price to the current market price." The SEC's cautionary alert for investors regarding mini-tender offers is on its website at: https://www.sec.gov/reportspubs/investor-publications/investorpubsminitendhtm.html.
Stockholders should obtain current market quotations for their shares of Keurig Dr Pepper common stock, consult with their broker or financial advisor, and exercise caution with respect to TRC Capital's mini-tender offer. Stockholders who have already tendered shares are advised that they may withdraw their shares by providing the written notice described in the TRC Capital mini-tender offer documents prior to the expiration of the offer, currently scheduled for 12:01 a.m., New York City time, on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Keurig Dr Pepper encourages brokers and dealers, as well as other market participants, to review the SEC's letter regarding broker-dealer mini-tender offer dissemination and disclosure at https://www.sec.gov/divisions/marketreg/minitenders/sia072401.htm.
Keurig Dr Pepper requests that a copy of this press release be included with all distributions of materials relating to TRC Capital's mini-tender offer for Keurig Dr Pepper common stock.
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Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with annual revenue approaching $13 billion and approximately 27,000 employees. KDP holds leadership positions in soft drinks, specialty coffee and tea, water, juice and juice drinks and mixers, and markets the #1 single serve coffee brewing system in the U.S. and Canada. The Company's portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands is designed to satisfy virtually any consumer need, any time, and includes Keurig®, Dr Pepper®, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters®, Canada Dry®, Snapple®, Bai®, Mott's®, CORE® and The Original Donut Shop®. Through its powerful sales and distribution network, KDP can deliver its portfolio of hot and cold beverages to nearly every point of purchase for consumers. The Company is committed to sourcing, producing and distributing its beverages responsibly through its Drink Well. Do Good. corporate responsibility platform, including efforts around circular packaging, efficient natural resource use and supply chain sustainability. For more information, visit www.keurigdrpepper.com.
Certain statements contained herein are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws and regulations. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of words such as "outlook," "guidance," "anticipate," "expect," "believe," "could," "estimate," "feel," "forecast," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would," and similar words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. These statements are based on the current expectations of our management, are not predictions of actual performance, and actual results may differ materially.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings with the SEC. We are under no obligation to update, modify or withdraw any forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law.
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VANCOUVER, BC, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Montage Gold Corp. ("Montage" or the "Company") (TSXV: MAU) (OTCPK: MAUTF) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a new exploration permit within haulage range of the Koné Gold Project ("KGP") in Côte d'Ivoire.
Hugh Stuart, Montage CEO commented, "With the completion of a very successful Definitive Feasibility Study ("DFS") our focus now is on expanding exploration away from the Koné deposit with the aim of locating higher grade satellite feed that will further boost the economics of the KGP. The Company has been advised that the Sisséplé Exploration permit has been granted over an area of 322km2, which brings our total permit holdings to 983km2, all of which is relevant to the large-scale, low-cost operation planned at Koné. First pass reconnaissance soil sampling is now in progress in Sisséplé and we have completed the first phase of sampling on the adjacent Farandougou permit. These areas have not been previously explored and lie on highly prospective gold trends and we plan to move quickly to define targets and then follow up aggressively."
- New Sisséplé Exploration Permit adds 322km2
- Reconnaissance soil geochemistry at Farandougou Exploration Permit
- Satellite exploration in progress within the Koné Exploration Permit
Sisséplé Exploration Permit
The Sisséplé permit represents a highly prospective addition to the KGP which has no history of previous exploration and lies within haulage distance of the planned Koné plant site (Figure 1). It sits on three strong structural trends with known endowment (see map below). In the east, the Syama trend is the principal regional structure hosting the Koné deposit to the south and extending north through Barrick's Fonondara and Kasseré prospects, Perseus' Sissingué Gold mine and further north to the Syama Mine in Mali.
The Nyangboue trend hosts a clear mineralized system on strike to the north within Turaco Gold's Boundiali permit where intercepts of up to 30m at 8.30g/t gold near surface have been reported at the Nyangboue prospect, 8km north (see Turaco Gold ASX Announcement 12 November 2021). The Sisséplé trend in the west of the permit hosts an extension of mineralized structures from the Barrick/Endeavour joint venture to the south and is marked by several areas of artisanal workings.
Sisséplé Exploration Program
Montage staff completed community consultations in Sisséplé in late March, meeting with village chiefs accompanied by members of the mining administration and local government (Figure 2). With that complete, the Company has commenced fieldwork with an 800m x 50m soil geochemical survey. The program will initially prioritize key areas but will ultimately cover the entire permit and will be accompanied by geological and regolith mapping. Anomalous targets will be followed up with more detailed surveys and where justified, shallow reverse circulation ("RC") drilling.
Koné Exploration Permit – Petit Yao Central Update
Following successful drilling at the Petit Yao Central target in 2021, an induced polarization ("IP") survey was completed over the wider target area with the aim of better defining the geological controls on the known mineralization. The survey clarified a strong northwest trend to the underlying geology and has resulting in a re-interpretation of the target which better aligns with the strong gold in soil anomaly and opens the potential to expand the known mineralization along strike to the southeast and northwest (Figure 3).
A program of RC drilling is planned to define a preliminary mineral resource at the target and test the extensions both to the south and north where the anomaly appears limited due to the presence of a duricrust cap.
Farandougou Exploration Permit Soil Geochemistry
Initial results have now been received from the first widely spaced 800m x 50m grid soil sampling in the Farandougou permit. The results have highlighted several areas for follow up sampling shown in Figure 4.
Given that this area is within easy haulage distance of the KGP and close to the asphalt road that runs straight to the planned plant site, the target deposit size is significantly reduced and infill sampling down to a 200m x 50m grid spacing will now be completed over the target areas. The sampling teams are now extending the grid to the west and south.
Montage is a Canadian-based precious metals exploration and development company focused on opportunities in Côte d'Ivoire. The Company's flagship property is the Koné Gold Project, located in northwest Côte d'Ivoire, which currently hosts a Probable Mineral Reserve of 161.1Mt grading 0.66g/t for 3.42M ounces of gold. The Company released the results of a DFS on the Koné Gold Project on February 14, 2022, outlining a 15-year gold project producing 3.06M ounces with average annual production of 207koz, and peak production of 320koz. Montage has a management team and Board with significant experience in discovering and developing gold deposits in Africa.
The technical disclosure contained in this press release have been approved by Hugh Stuart, BSc, MSc, a Qualified Person pursuant to NI 43-101. Mr. Stuart is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, a Chartered Geologist and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London. Mr. Stuart is not independent of Montage as he is an officer, director and shareholder of Montage.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This press release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "Forward-looking Statements"). All statements, other than statements of historical fact, constitute Forward-looking Statements. Words such as "will", "intends", "proposed" and "expects" or similar expressions are intended to identify Forward-looking Statements. Forward looking Statements in this press release include statements that imply the Company will obtain sufficient or any project financing to permit the Project to be developed as expected, and also includes those related to the Company's mineral reserve and resource estimates; the timing and amount of future production from the Koné Gold Project; expectations with respect to the IRR, NPV, payback and costs of the Koné Gold Project; anticipated mining and processing methods of the Koné Gold Project; anticipated mine life of the Koné Gold Project; expected recoveries and grades of the Koné Gold Project; timing for the DFS; and timing for permits and concessions. Forward-looking Statements involve various risks and uncertainties and are based on certain factors and assumptions. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include uncertainties inherent in the preparation of mineral reserve and resource estimates and definitive feasibility studies such as the mineral reserve and resource estimates and the DFS, including but not limited to, assumptions underlying the production estimates not being realized, incorrect cost assumptions, unexpected variations in quantity of mineralized material, grade or recovery rates, unexpected changes to geotechnical or hydrogeological considerations, unexpected failures of plant, equipment or processes, unexpected changes to availability of power or the power rates, failure to maintain permits and licenses, higher than expected interest or tax rates, adverse changes in project parameters, unanticipated delays and costs of consulting and accommodating rights of local communities, environmental risks inherent in the Côte d'Ivoire, title risks, including failure to renew concessions, unanticipated commodity price and exchange rate fluctuations, risks relating to COVID-19, delays in or failure to receive access agreements or amended permits, the impact and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic and other risk factors set forth in the Company's annual information form under the heading "Risk Factors". The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any Forward-looking Statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for Montage to predict all of them, or assess the impact of each such factor or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any Forward-looking Statement. Any Forward-looking Statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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Company has bolstered its resource bench with key experts to better support its brand partners in the home service industry
CHICAGO, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, P1 Service Group, an industry-leading business growth partner that provides world-class resources to its home service partner companies across the country, announced the hiring of five new team members. The new additions to P1's experienced leadership team demonstrate the company's exceptional growth rate and early success since its founding in 2021.
"Adding these seasoned subject-matter experts with long-standing industry relationships to our team elevates our ability to deliver our 'people first' approach to a growing number of first-class home service companies around the nation," said Jeff Belk, CEO of P1 Service Group. "Our new team members help P1 stand out as the most experienced business growth partner in the home service industry. Their integrity and commitment to excellence perfectly complement our values and will support our partners in creating unique growth avenues."
The new team members include:
- Steve McConnell, Chief Financial Officer. McConnell, who has more than 20 years of experience supporting the profitable growth of multiple private-equity- backed companies, will assist P1 and its partner companies in developing functional programs for the accounting and human resources departments.
- Lisa White, Vice President of Partner Relations. White has spent more than 22 years in the trades, including 21 years with the Nexstar Network. She has a decades-long relationship with both Belk and P1 President Justin Carrol, and now joins P1 to lead business development, guide partner companies in operations, and help contractors navigate the changing dynamics of the home services industry.
- Dan Friesen, Vice President of Training. Friesen started in the trades in 1993 and spent 17 years at Nexstar, where he trained more than 50,000 people. Friesen, who joined P1 after knowing Belk, Carrol, and White for nearly 20 years, supports partners by managing and advising on the continuous training of their team members.
- Michelle Fadeley, Vice President of Marketing. Fadeley has more than 20 years of comprehensive experience leading marketing strategies and initiatives for companies ranging in size from start-ups to those with established national footprints. Recruited for her breadth of experience in growth marketing, Fadeley helps P1's partner brands grow by delivering personalized recommendations on marketing best practices and lead generation.
- Donata Hammonds, Vice President of Recruiting. Hammonds previously spent seven years running a successful recruiting business that worked with home service companies, including working with Carrol for more than two years, before coming to P1. At P1, Hammonds collaborates with partner companies to optimize recruiting strategies and ensure a reliable pipeline of strong talent.
"This group's expertise will help P1 achieve long-term growth and success," Carrol said. "We're delighted to have each of them on the P1 team and to assist our growing partner network."
For more information about P1 Service Group, please visit www.p1servicegroup.com. P1 Service Group is financially backed by River Sea Network and The Edgewater Funds.
Founded in 2021, P1 Service Group is an industry-leading growth partner to home service companies across the country. P1 supports its residential HVAC, plumbing, and electrical partner companies with a 'people first' approach, providing resources in the areas of recruiting, marketing, finance, training, leadership, acquisitions, business strategy, call center management, equipment pricing and procurement, and more. P1 partners with home service companies in the range of $10 to $100 million in annual revenue that share in the belief of its mission. P1 believes growth and profits come as a result of satisfied and supported team members through a positive, thriving culture. For more information, please visit www.p1servicegroup.com.
River Sea Network, founded in 2020, is a private investment management firm located in New York City. Although it pursues other strategies, River Sea is currently investing committed capital in the residential heating & air conditioning industry. Following a transaction, River Sea provides capital investment, strategic advice, business consultation and human resources to help companies achieve their full potential. For more information, please visit www.riverseanetwork.com.
The Edgewater Funds is a Chicago-based private equity firm with over $2.8 billion of capital commitments raised since 2001. Through Edgewater Growth Capital Partners, they partner with management to help accelerate growth in their businesses. They are a flexible partner and can execute control and non-control investments. Please contact info@edgewaterfunds.com for any questions or information.
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Pegasystems Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of PEGA during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
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CLASS PERIOD: This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased PEGA common stock between May 29, 2020 and May 9, 2022, inclusive.
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) PEGA had engaged in corporate espionage and misappropriation of trade secrets to better compete against Appian, a principal competitor; (2) defendants' product development and associated success was, in significant part, not the result of its own research and product testing but rather the result of such corporate espionage and trade secret theft; (3) defendants had engaged in a scheme to steal Appian trade secrets, which was not only known to, but carried out through, the personal involvement of the Company's CEO; (4) the Company's CEO and other officers and employees did not comply with the Company's written Code of Conduct, including its express prohibition on "stealing" confidential information from a competitor and "misrepresenting your identity in hopes of obtaining confidential information"; (5) the Company was "unable to reasonably estimate damages" in the lawsuit filed by Appian as a result of the foregoing misconduct (the "Appian Litigation"); and (6) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about PEGA's business, operations, prospects, legal compliance, and potential damages exposure in the Appian Litigation were materially false and/or misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis when made.
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SAN DIEGO, SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inmagene Biopharmaceutical ("Inmagene") and HUTCHMED (China) Limited ("HUTCHMED") (Nasdaq/AIM:HCM; HKEX:13) announce today that the first participant, based in the United States, was dosed in a global Phase I trial of IMG-004, a non-covalent, reversible, third-generation Bruton Tyrosine Kinase ("BTK") inhibitor. Inmagene is developing the drug candidate to potentially treat immunological diseases.
The Phase I study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, single and multiple dose escalation study in healthy subjects. The study aims to explore IMG-004's safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics in healthy subjects. Additional details can be found at clinicaltrials.gov, using identifier NCT05349097.
"IMG-004 is the second novel drug candidate under the collaboration with HUTCHMED which Inmagene has successfully advanced into clinical studies this year," said Dr Jonathan Wang, Inmagene's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Inmagene also expects to submit another IND application for a third novel drug candidate in 2022. Such results have demonstrated the Inmagene team's innovative and execution capabilities."
Dr Jean-Louis Saillot, Chief Development Officer of Inmagene, said, "IMG-004 was designed specifically for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and in preclinical models, it has shown improved activity, selectivity, and pharmacokinetic profile. We welcome the start of the IMG-004 clinical program with the hope of developing an innovative, safe and effective treatment option for patients with immunological diseases."
IMG-004 is a non-covalent, reversible small molecule inhibitor targeting BTK. Designed specifically for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases that usually require long-term treatment, IMG-004 is potent, highly selective and brain permeable. It was originally discovered by HUTCHMED, with Inmagene assuming development responsibility at the candidate stage. Inmagene has an exclusive option to in-license IMG-004's global rights for the treatment of immunological diseases.
BTK is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase in the Tec family of protein tyrosine kinases. It is involved in innate and adaptive immune responses related to certain immune-mediated diseases. Given the central role of BTK in immunity pathways, BTK inhibitors may offer a potential therapeutic approach for the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
Inmagene is a global clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel therapeutics for immunology-related diseases. The company is building a robust pipeline of nearly twenty drug development programs.
Inmagene's most advanced drug candidate is IMG-020 (izokibep), which has successfully met the endpoints in global phase II studies for both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis ("PsA"). It has received the IND approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for phase III studies in plaque psoriasis. Inmagene is working with its partners to conduct global phase II studies for multiple autoimmune diseases, including PsA, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and uveitis. In addition, IMG-004 and IMG-007, both of which with options on global rights, are in global phase I studies.
Believing in "Borderless Innovation", the Inmagene team strives to integrate efficient resources worldwide to develop novel therapeutics for global patients. Based on its proprietary QuadraTek™ drug discovery platform, Inmagene is operating 12 "Smart Innovation" programs to create and develop drug candidates with global rights. Inmagene also in-licenses drug candidates and, together with its partners, carries out global development activities, including global multi-center clinical trials. Inmagene has formed strategic partnerships with multiple partners, such as HUTCHMED and Affibody AB, to develop highly innovative drug candidates. For more information, please visit: www.inmagenebio.com
HUTCHMED (Nasdaq/AIM: HCM; HKEX: 13) is an innovative, commercial-stage, biopharmaceutical company. It is committed to the discovery and global development and commercialization of targeted therapies and immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and immunological diseases. It has more than 4,900 personnel across all its companies, at the center of which is a team of about 1,800 in oncology/immunology. Since inception it has advanced 13 cancer drug candidates from in-house discovery into clinical studies around the world, with its first three oncology drugs now approved and marketed in China. For more information, please visit: www.hutch-med.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect Inmagene's and/or HUTCHMED's current expectations regarding future events, including expectations regarding the therapeutic potential of IMG-004 for the treatment of patients with immunological diseases, the further clinical development of IMG-004, expectations as to whether clinical studies of IMG-004 would meet their primary or secondary endpoints, and expectations as to the timing of the completion and the release of results from such studies. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, assumptions regarding enrollment rates and the timing and availability of subjects meeting a study's inclusion and exclusion criteria; changes to clinical protocols or regulatory requirements; unexpected adverse events or safety issues; the ability of IMG-004 to meet the primary or secondary endpoint of a study, to obtain regulatory approval in different jurisdictions and to gain commercial acceptance after obtaining regulatory approval; the potential market of IMG-004 for a targeted indication; the sufficiency of funding; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on general economic, regulatory and political conditions. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. For further discussion of various risks applicable to HUTCHMED, see HUTCHMED's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, on AIM and with The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited. Neither Inmagene nor HUTCHMED undertakes to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
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Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation selects Revaly as their design collaboration tool.
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ZVerse, an award-winning design technology firm, today announces early access of Revaly, its web-based 3D design collaboration software, which is focused on solving the unique communication challenges between engineers and their non-technical peers and/or clients. With Revaly, everyone can securely view, share and annotate computer-aided design (CAD) models asynchronously or in real-time from any device.
"Our goal with Revaly is to make design conversations incredibly easy, efficient and enjoyable for engineers and non-technical collaborators," said John Carrington, CEO of ZVerse. "Having spent years in the design-for-manufacturing world, we understand the importance of getting feedback early and often from all stakeholders. Revaly offers an approachable user experience for hi-fidelity design conversations that result in happier teams and more productive organizations."
In January, ZVerse offered Revaly in a closed beta program for organizations from the biotech, industrial manufacturing services, consumer products and education sectors. Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leading manufacturer of generic respiratory medications, became an early adopter of Revaly for use by their rapidly expanding engineering and manufacturing teams.
"At Nephron, collaboration between our engineers, machine shop technicians, suppliers and the production floor is critical to keeping our medications shipping to customers. Revaly streamlines design conversations between our departments better than anything we've tried. Our team loves how easy it is to use and how much time it saves them in design cycles. Revaly will save our company millions of dollars by having better design feedback earlier in the process," said Lou Kennedy, Owner and CEO of Nephron Pharmaceuticals Corporation
As remote work has become more ubiquitous, asynchronous collaboration tools for ideation, workflows and huddling have exploded onto the market. However, 80% of engineers still rely on a combination of email, screenshots and PDFs to collaborate with their product development teams or clients. Communicating on 3D models is complex due to file sizes, software requirements to view, technical skill sets and security considerations.
"Collaborative engineering and seamless knowledge transfer are the keys to innovation in manufacturing design. Revaly enables true asynchronous design collaboration in a way that is impossible to achieve through email and slide presentations," said Ramy Harik, PhD., Chief Manufacturing Officer at Nephron Pharmaceuticals.
To receive early access to Revaly, visit Revaly.com. Simplify your design conversations today!
ZVerse, a leader in design and digital manufacturing, developed the first CAD as a Service (CADaaS) platform which is used by thousands of manufacturers and product developers to accelerate their design cycles. In 2020, ZVerse was awarded Fast Company Magazine's Design Innovation Award. In 2021, Inc. Magazine listed ZVerse as #1 fastest growing company in South Carolina and #67 of fastest growing companies in the United States on their annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies. In 2022, ZVerse introduced its first software-as-a-service product, Revaly, for better CAD design collaboration.
A West Columbia, S.C.-based company, Nephron develops and produces safe, affordable generic inhalation solutions and suspension products. The company also operates an industry-leading 503B Outsourcing Facility division which produces pre-filled sterile syringes, luer-lock vials, IV bottles and IV bags for hospitals across America, in an effort to alleviate drug shortage needs. Nephron launched a CLIA-certified diagnostics lab in 2020 where it tests people for COVID-19 and administers vaccinations. In July, Nephron announced the opening of Nephron Nitrile, a plant that will produce American-made, medical-grade nitrile gloves.
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You won't see Taylor Kitsch in anything having to do with "Friday Night Lights" again.
The actor told Variety, "You may see [a reunion or reboot], but I will not be a part of it," he said. "I'm done. I'm good. I want to keep growing as an actor. Going back to Rigs — let him live in everyone else's memories. Whatever that is, whatever he means to them, let him lay there."
Kitsch played Tim Riggins on the hit NBC drama from 2006 to 2011 and said he appreciates the opportunities the show provided him.
"It was such a huge springboard for me, but I'm such a different actor now. It allowed me to explore the process, be f***ing green and embrace it," he added.
Kitsch has since gone on to appear in numerous films, including "Lone Survivor," "Only The Brave," and "21 Bridges." Currently he stars in Amazon Prime's "The Terminal List" alongside Chris Pratt.
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Experts: Police appear excessive in Arkansas beating video
(AP) - An Arkansas sheriff’s deputy was caught on video repeatedly punching and kneeing a man in the head before grabbing his hair and slamming him against the pavement. As that was happening, another officer was holding the man down as a third also kneed him over and over.
A bystander’s video of 27-year-old Randal Worcester’s arrest on Sunday in the small town of Mulberry sparked outrage after it was posted online. All three officers were later suspended, and state and federal authorities have opened criminal investigations into their actions. It’s the latest case in which increasingly omnipresent cameras have led to consequences for officers and raised questions about what level of force police are justified in using and when.
Russell Wood, a lawyer for the two Crawford County sheriff’s deputies and Mulberry police officer, stressed that the 34-second clip doesn’t show everything that happened and said Worcester had earlier attacked one of the deputies, leaving him with a concussion. Wood said in a statement that the deputy’s “pain compliance strikes” didn’t do any “damage” and that Worcester’s own violence authorized the officers to use “all necessary force.”
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Policing experts, however, say that blows to the head amount to the potentially deadly use of force and are only justified in an arrest when a suspect poses a current and serious threat. They say a full investigation is needed, but that the video raises obvious “red flags” about the actions of the officers, who had Worcester pinned to the ground by the time the bystander began recording from a nearby car.
“Depending on your level of resistance, (officers) could use defensive strikes or what they call pain strikes to get compliance, but that’s not a blow to the head,” said Geoffrey Alpert, a University of South Carolina criminology professor who studies the use of force by police. “He would have to be doing something pretty serious to get hit in the head like that.”
Carrie Jernigan, an attorney for Worcester, said the deputy who punched him, Levi White, used excessive force in the last month with two other people she’s representing. “There’s something going on and we just need to get it addressed,” she said during a Tuesday news conference.
Worcester’s arrest came after police received reports about a man making threats outside of a convenience store in Mulberry, a community of about 1,600 people roughly 140 miles (220 kilometers) northwest of Little Rock, near the Oklahoma state line. He was treated at a hospital on Sunday before being jailed on charges including second-degree battery and resisting arrest. He was released Monday on a $15,000 bond.
Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said that when officers arrived at the convenience store, Worcester turned over an unspecified “weapon” but then became violent. The sheriff’s office identified the three officers involved as deputies Zack King and White and local police officer Thell Riddle.
Wood said Worcester had been threating a woman with a knife and, upon being confronted, grabbed White by the legs and slammed him to the ground, stunning the the deputy. Worcester then climbed onto White and “began striking him on the back of the head and face,” the attorney said.
Wood called on the Mulberry police to release dashboard-camera video, which he said shows more of what happened, and contended that in such a situation the suspect “must be taken off the streets at all costs.”
Officers’ use of force is regulated by both the law and department policy. Bowling Green State University criminologist Philip Stinson called what is shown on the footage of Worcester’s arrest “completely unwarranted.” He said Worcester’s earlier attack on one of the officers might explain their actions — suggesting their later beating of the man was punitive — but that it wouldn’t provide them a legal justification.
“The force was excessive and, in my view, criminal,” said Stinson, a former officer.
The prosecution of police for using force on the job is relatively rare, and body-worn and dashboard camera videos often show officers’ actions were justified. But the increasing presence of police cameras and bystanders with cellphones has also provided evidence that sometimes undercuts officers’ explanations of their use of force.
In neighboring Louisiana, a state trooper also explained his use of force during a 2019 arrest as “pain compliance.” The trooper later resigned and was arrested and charged with state and federal crimes after his bodycam footage showed him striking a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight as the man wailed, “I’m not resisting!”
Stinson said that, thus far, ubiquitous cameras have not changed policing as much as they’ve revealed it.
“This type of thing happens with great regulation,” he said.
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Andrew DeMillo in Little Rock, Arkansas, contributed to this report.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street sank on weak U.S. housing sales and a profit warning by a prominent social media brand.
Shanghai and Seoul advanced while Tokyo and Hong Kong declined. Oil prices rose more than $1 per barrel to stay above $110.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index lost 0.8% after the profit warning Tuesday by Snapchat’s parent company spooked investors into dumping social media stocks. Construction stocks fell after U.S. home sales plunged in April.
“The overall mood in equity markets remains largely downbeat,” said Jun Rong Yeap of IG in a report.
The Shanghai Composite Index advanced 0.1% to 3,074.51 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo shed 0.1% to 26,713.08. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost less than 0.1% to 20,093.33.
The Kospi in Seoul rose 0.7% to 2,623.41 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 gained 0.6% to 7,173.30. New Zealand and Jakarta declined while Singapore advanced.
Investors are on edge about the impact of interest rate hikes in the United States and other Western economies to cool surging inflation, as well as Russia’s war on Ukraine and a Chinese economic slowdown.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve is due to give insight into its decision-making by releasing minutes of its latest policy meeting.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 fell to 3,941.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2% to 31,928.62.
The S&P is down 18% from its Jan. 3 high, putting it on the brink of a bear market, or a 20% decline from the previous top.
The Nasdaq composite, dominated by tech stocks, slide 2.3% to 11,264.45 after the social media selloff. Snap plummeted 43.1%, its biggest single-day drop ever. Facebook parent Meta slumped 7.6%. Google’s parent fell 5.1%.
Retailers and companies that rely on direct consumer spending declined. Amazon slid 3.2% and Target fell 2.6%.
The pullback undercut the previous day’s broad rally.
Homebuilders slumped following a government report showing that April sales of newly built homes plunged 26.9% from a year earlier. KB Home fell 2.7%.
Cruise lines and other travel-related companies took heavy losses. Carnival slid 10.3% and Norwegian Cruise Line fell 12%.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.28 to $111.05 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell 52 cents on Tuesday to $109.77. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, advanced $1.19 to $111.88 per barrel in London. It rose 14 cents the previous session to $113.56.
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- DISTRIBUTABLE RETURN ON AVERAGE STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY OF 13.6% -
NEW YORK, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ready Capital Corporation ("Ready Capital" or the "Company") (NYSE: RC), a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances, and services small-to-medium balance commercial loans, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
"Ready Capital's first quarter results are reflective of our sustained expansion of our core lending channels, the addition of complimentary lending products and the ongoing growth of our business," commented Thomas Capasse, Ready Capital's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The quarter was highlighted by record SBC originations in addition to the closing of the merger with Mosaic Real Estate Credit. Both mark significant milestones in achieving the scale necessary to deliver consistent solutions to our customers."
First Quarter Highlights
- Completed a $542 million merger with Mosaic Real Estate Credit to expand the Company's ability to provide full life-cycle lending to small balance commercial ("SBC") properties
- Total investments of $3.1 billion, including $2.2 billion of SBC originations and acquisitions, $769.1 million of residential mortgage loans, and $101.0 million of U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) loans
- Closed a $1.1 billion commercial mortgage collateralized loan obligation, the Company's largest CRE CLO to date
- Raised $107.1 million in gross proceeds in an underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock
- Declared and paid dividend of $0.42 per share in cash with distributable earnings coverage of the common dividend at 1.3x
- Net book value of $15.22 per share of common stock as of March 31, 2022
Subsequent Events
- Closed an underwritten public offering of $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior unsecured notes due 2025
- Completed the securitization of $276.8 million of fixed-rate SBC loans and issued $204.5 million of senior bonds at a weighted average pass-through rate of 4.2%
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to the results presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, this press release includes distributable earnings, formerly referred to as core earnings, which is a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure. The Company defines distributable earnings as net income adjusted for unrealized gains and losses related to certain mortgage backed securities ("MBS") not retained by us as part of our loan origination business, realized gains and losses on sales of certain MBS, unrealized gains and losses related to residential mortgage servicing rights ("MSR"), unrealized current non-cash provision for credit losses on accrual loans and one-time non-recurring gains or losses, such as gains or losses on discontinued operations, bargain purchase gains, merger related expenses, or other one-time items.
The Company believes that this non-U.S. GAAP financial information, in addition to the related U.S. GAAP measures, provides investors greater transparency into the information used by management in its financial and operational decision-making, including the determination of dividends. However, because Distributable Earnings is an incomplete measure of the Company's financial performance and involves differences from net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP, it should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, the Company's net income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP as a measure of the Company's financial performance. In addition, because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of Distributable Earnings may not be comparable to other similarly-titled measures of other companies.
In calculating Distributable Earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS acquired by the Company in the secondary market but is not adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by Ready Capital as part of its loan origination businesses, where the Company transfers originated loans into an MBS securitization and the Company retains an interest in the securitization. In calculating Distributable Earnings, the Company does not adjust Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) to take into account unrealized gains and losses on MBS retained by us as part of the loan origination businesses because the unrealized gains and losses that are generated in the loan origination and securitization process are considered to be a fundamental part of this business and an indicator of the ongoing performance and credit quality of the Company's historical loan originations. In calculating Distributable Earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude realized gains and losses on certain MBS securities considered to be non-distributable. Certain MBS positions are considered to be non-distributable due to a variety of reasons which may include collateral type, duration, and size.
In addition, in calculating Distributable Earnings, Net Income (in accordance with U.S. GAAP) is adjusted to exclude unrealized gains or losses on residential MSRs, held at fair value. The Company treats its commercial MSRs and residential MSRs as two separate classes based on the nature of the underlying mortgages and the treatment of these assets as two separate pools for risk management purposes. Servicing rights relating to the Company's small business commercial business are accounted for under ASC 860, Transfer and Servicing, while the Company's residential MSRs are accounted for under the fair value option under ASC 825, Financial Instruments. In calculating Distributable Earnings, the Company does not exclude realized gains or losses on either commercial MSRs or residential MSRs, held at fair value, as servicing income is a fundamental part of Ready Capital's business and is an indicator of the ongoing performance.
To qualify as a REIT, the Company must distribute to its stockholders each calendar year at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (including certain items of non-cash income), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. There are certain items, including net income generated from the creation of MSRs, that are included in distributable earnings but are not included in the calculation of the current year's taxable income. These differences may result in certain items that are recognized in the current period's calculation of distributable earnings not being included in taxable income, and thus not subject to the REIT dividend distribution requirement until future years.
The table below reconciles Net Income computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP to Distributable Earnings.
U.S. GAAP return on equity is based on U.S. GAAP net income, while distributable return on equity is based on distributable earnings, which adjusts U.S. GAAP net income for the items in the distributable earnings reconciliation above.
Webcast and Earnings Conference Call
Management will host a webcast and conference call on Friday, May 6, 2022 at 8:30 am ET to provide a general business update and discuss the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.
The Company encourages use of the webcast due to potential extended wait times to access the conference call via dial-in. The webcast of the conference call will be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.readycapital.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software.
To Participate in the Telephone Conference Call:
Dial in at least five minutes prior to start time.
Domestic: 1-844-825-9789
International: 1-412-317-5180
Conference Call Playback:
Domestic: 1-844-512-2921
International: 1-412-317-6671
Replay Pin #: 10166523
The playback can be accessed through May 20, 2022.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements," as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. These statements are based on management's current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements; the Company can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, but are not limited to, applicable regulatory changes; general volatility of the capital markets; changes in the Company's investment objectives and business strategy; the availability of financing on acceptable terms or at all; the availability, terms and deployment of capital; the availability of suitable investment opportunities; changes in the interest rates or the general economy; increased rates of default and/or decreased recovery rates on investments; changes in interest rates, interest rate spreads, the yield curve or prepayment rates; changes in prepayments of Company's assets; the degree and nature of competition, including competition for the Company's target assets; and other factors, including those set forth in the Risk Factors section of the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, and other reports filed by the Company with the SEC, copies of which are available on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release, except as required by law.
About Ready Capital Corporation
Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services small- to medium-sized balance commercial loans. The Company specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, the Company employs over 600 professionals nationwide.
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Additional information can be found on the Company's website at www.readycapital.com
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RALEIGH, N.C., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolina Community Impact (CCI), a non-profit organization supporting community development and financial assistance to individuals and small businesses in North Carolina, has received a commitment of $250,000 to lend to small businesses in North Carolina.
CCI is the second SBA microloan lender based in North Carolina, along with Mountain BizWorks. CCI's microloan program will provide loans up to $50,000 in the following 13 counties: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Harnett, Johnson, Lee, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren in North Carolina, with hopes of future expansion to other parts of the state.
"We want to be the lender in NC that helps with the first two rungs of the small business lending ladder. SBA's Microloan program is part of our solution," said Mike Croxson, CEO of Carolina Community Impact.
"North Carolina posted a record in new business filings for 2021 and continues to report more records this fiscal year. We congratulate Carolina Community Impact on their recent award as an SBA microloan intermediary lender. We look forward to their playing a key role in ensuring that our growing small business population gets the capital it needs to start, develop and grow," said Mike Arriola, the SBA District Director for North Carolina.
CCI funding is available to all small businesses. Still, the organization proactively focuses most of its resources on meeting the needs of underserved and underbanked companies owned by people of color and women.
CCI serves as a stepping stone for entrepreneurs to access capital. For some borrowers, the "first rung" of the capital ladder might be a zero-percent crowd-funded loan using the Kiva platform, and CCI operates the only Kiva Hub in the state. Potential borrowers who complete a cohort-based training program become eligible to receive Kiva loan matching funds.
The next rung of the capital ladder could be a traditional small business loan up to $150,000. However, many underserved businesses can't secure funding from other lenders. As an SBA Microloan lender, CCI will have access to more loan capital and resources to provide business coaching to bridge that funding gap.
For more information about CCI's lending programs, visit www.ccifund.org or call 919-785-0718
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(The Conversation) – Rising temperatures due to climate change are causing more than just uncomfortably hot days across the United States. These high temperatures are placing serious stress on critical infrastructure such as water supplies, airports, roads and bridges.
One category of critical infrastructure being severely affected is the nation’s K-12 schools.
Ideally, the nation’s more than 90,000 public K-12 schools, which serve over 50 million students, should protect children from the sometimes dangerous elements of the outdoors such as severe storms or extreme temperatures.
But since so many of America’s schools are old and dilapidated, it’s the school buildings themselves that need protection – or at least to be updated for the 21st century.
Twenty-eight percent of the nation’s public schools were built from 1950 through 1969, federal data shows, while just 10% were built in 1985 or later.
As a researcher who studies the impact of climate change, I have measured its effects on infrastructure and health for over a decade. During that time, I’ve seen little attention focused on the effects of climate change on public schools.
Since 2019, climate scientist Sverre LeRoy, at the Center for Climate Integrity, and I have worked to determine if the nation’s schools are prepared for the heat waves on the approaching horizon.
Comparing the climate conditions under which U.S. schools were built with the projected conditions over the next two decades, we looked at the vulnerability of all K-12 schools to increasing temperatures. We determined whether current schools have air conditioning or not and whether they would be required to add air conditioning in the future.
The results of our study, “Hotter Days, Higher Costs: The Cooling Crisis in America’s Classrooms,” show that by 2025, more than 13,700 schools will need to install air conditioning, and another 13,500 will need to upgrade their existing systems.
Hot classrooms
Research has shown that high classroom temperatures can make it harder to learn. Hot school days cause difficulty in concentrating, sleepiness, a decrease in energy and even reduced memory capacity.
Local school districts have policies for extreme heat events. However, rising temperatures mean these guidelines are no longer limited to rare occurrences.
Over the past several years, schools across the U.S. are increasingly forced to take “heat days,” cutting school days short because of classrooms that are too hot for students to effectively learn.
This is happening in places that range from Denver to Baltimore and Cleveland.
Compounding the increase in temperatures is the national trend that seasonal temperatures are rising in both the spring and the fall. For example, both Rhode Island and New Jersey have seen average spring and fall temperatures rise over 3 degrees Fahrenheit (1.7 Celsius). Rather than high temperatures only occurring when students are on summer break, these heat events now occur regularly during the school year too. Students today in a greater number of cities are beginning and ending the school year in classrooms that often exceed 80 F (27 C).
Expensive upgrades
The problem of more hot days is due to average temperatures increasing over the past 40 years. The number of days with high temperatures has risen across the country, with notable increases in large northern cities. For example, Chicago has seen the number of days over 80 degrees during the school year increase from 27 in 1970 to 32 in 2020 and a projected 38 by 2025. These increases affect schools in two distinct ways.
Schools in the traditionally cooler north – especially older schools – will need to be retrofitted with new air conditioning systems at an accumulated cost of US$40 billion by 2025. For schools in the traditionally warmer South and West, many existing systems will need to be upgraded at a projected cost exceeding $400 million.
Temperature increases are especially costly in large cities such as Philadelphia, Chicago and Los Angeles, where existing efforts and continued needs will result in outlays exceeding $500 million, $1.5 billion and $600 million, respectively. These large districts have a greater number of older buildings that require upgrades in electrical and structural systems to support new air conditioning systems.
For all schools – even ones that don’t require system upgrades – the additional costs of operating air conditioning systems to meet the new demands will exceed $1.4 billion per year.
An equity issue
Since school districts are dependent on local taxes or bond measures to finance the school system, districts in affluent areas have a greater opportunity to obtain funds through tax increases or voter-approved bond measures.
In contrast, districts located in less affluent counties – including Bell County, Kentucky; Scott County, Tennessee; and DeKalb County, Alabama – face the challenge of creating safe learning environments without a financial safety net. With household incomes for the entire district in the bottom 20% of national averages, or less than $43,000 per year, these districts are unable to absorb significant tax increases.
In this regard, classroom environments become an equity issue. While the increase in temperature may affect all children, the relative impact of the increase and the ability to adapt is not equal.
Unsustainable solutions
Increasingly, school districts are turning to individual window units to address classroom overheating. However, window units do not cool interior offices, cannot circulate and exchange air within the classrooms, and will not meet expected lifespans due to extensive use. Furthermore, they create uneven cooling patterns and classroom disturbance due to noise. While these solutions are popular from an initial budget perspective, they ultimately fail to solve the hot classroom crisis.
Where mechanical systems are not an option due to budgetary constraints, school districts are looking at altering the school year to start later or end earlier. However, there are limits to this approach because there are minimum requirements for the number of days that are in the school year. Some schools are even experimenting with remote learning as a response when extreme temperatures are an issue.
The bottom line for schools and their surrounding communities is that rising temperatures from climate change are a growing threat to school infrastructure. Schools will need additional funding to install or upgrade air conditioning systems, pay for increased energy usage or redesign school buildings to enhance natural cooling. Various cities and states argue that fossil fuel companies have a duty to pay these infrastructure costs associated with climate change.
The only other choice is for America’s students to continue to endure classrooms where it’s simply too hot to learn. | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/as-heat-waves-intensify-tens-of-thousands-of-us-classrooms-will-be-too-hot-for-students-to-learn-in-2/ | 2022-07-31T16:06:46Z |
NASA: Total lunar eclipse happening over weekend
(Gray News) - On Sunday, the Earth will cast its shadow over the moon, and we should start seeing the total lunar eclipse that evening.
According to NASA, the moon will begin entering the partial shadow of Earth at 9:32 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Sunday. But the slight darkening of the moon will not stand out until the moon starts entering the full shadow of the Earth at 10:28 p.m. ET.
It will take until 11:29 p.m. for the full shadow of Earth to cover the moon. The peak of the eclipse will be at 12:11 a.m. ET on May 16.
Officials said the moon will begin emerging from the full shadow of the Earth at 12:54 a.m. ET and finish emerging from the full shadow at 1:55 a.m. ET.
The moon will finish exiting the partial shadow at 2:51 a.m. ET, but the subtle shading from this last part of the eclipse will be difficult to notice.
The lunar eclipse will be visible anywhere the moon is visible. NASA reports lunar eclipses occur during the full moon phase. So, the moon will generally be visible starting around sunset.
A lunar eclipse occurs when Earth gets directly between the sun and moon. The sun’s rays then get blocked by Earth and cause a shadow that darkens the moon.
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Which blush maxi dress is best?
It feels great when you find the perfect outfit for your next outing, and a blush maxi dress is an excellent choice if you want to add a soft, feminine touch to a cute but comfortable look. The best part about a maxi is its ability to adapt to each occasion with the right accessories.
If you are looking for a sexy but casual blush maxi dress to wear to your next adventure, the R.Vivimos Backless Maxi Dress is a top choice.
What to know before you buy a blush maxi dress
Its style and hue
A blush maxi dress can boast various silhouettes, necklines and sleeve types, but its length stays the same. It should land between the ankle and the top of your foot. Any higher, and it gets into midi dress territory.
Blush is a medium pink that is nearly neutral. That means you can wear a blush maxi dress anywhere. Whether you are wearing it to the beach over your bikini or at a wedding, it adds a soft, feminine touch to your style.
While there are no official style rules that prevent you from pairing your blush dress with blush accessories, you might want to avoid that — unless you’re a bridesmaid, and the bride is having a “blush and bashful” wedding like Julia Roberts’ Shelby character in “Steel Magnolias.” If that’s the case, have fun with it.
If you love a bold look, a bright blue, purple or orange complement blush exceptionally well. It also looks fantastic with a gold, camel or navy blue. Otherwise, try pairing it with neutrals such as beige, white or gray.
Its neckline
The perfect neckline can elevate your blush maxi dress’s fit by accentuating your curves in all the right places. Here are five common necklines.
- Crew: Covers the entire chest and lands high on the neck.
- Halter: Wraps around the back of the neck, leaving the shoulders bare.
- V-neck: Comes to a point at the center of the chest.
- Strapless: Stays put with the help of a tight, elastic bodice.
- Scoop: Similar to the crew, it encircles the neck but lands lower on the chest.
Its silhouette
The shape of your blush maxi dress can help you hide the parts of your body you wish to mask and highlight the areas you want to feature. Here are six popular fits.
- A-line: Hugs the chest and waist, then flares at the hip.
- Empire: Snug on your bust and flares from there.
- Mermaid: Fitted at the top, waist and hip, then flares below the hip.
- Sheath: Tight on your entire body and shows off your curves.
- Shift: Loose on your whole body.
- Wrap: Gathers with a tie at your waist and flares from there.
What to look for in a quality blush maxi dress
A flattering fit
Ever wonder which sleeves, neckline and silhouettes flatter your shape best? Here is a list of common body types and the fits that can help you flaunt your figure.
- Bigger on the bottom: A-line, empire, mermaid belted shift and wrap.
- Bigger on the top: A-line, empire and wrap.
- Bigger in the middle: A-line, belted shift and wrap.
- Hourglass: A-line, mermaid, sheath, belted shift and wrap.
- Athletic: A-line, sheath, shift and wrap.
Added details
The best blush maxi dress can highlight your style with added features such as a low back, straps you can tie in different ways, ruffles at the hem or neckline, a fitted bodice or a wrap at the waist.
Whatever details you add, ensure they do not get in the way of your dress’s comfort or fit. For example, an added tie at the waist can look chic, but something is wrong if you need to adjust it every few minutes when you wear it. A great way to avoid this is by looking for constructive comments about fit issues in the item’s online reviews.
Easy care
Having the ability to wash your blush maxi dress at home is a luxury. Besides freeing you from yet another errand, it decreases your per-wear cost by a lot.
How much you can expect to spend on a blush maxi dress
A high-quality blush maxi dress costs between $20-$60, depending on its added details and fabric.
Blush maxi dress FAQ
Does your maxi dress need lining?
A. Lining ensures that your dress does not show the outline of your undergarments and prevents it from being transparent in daylight. Unless you are going to wear it to a formal occasion, it is not necessary.
Which maxi dress can help you create an hourglass silhouette?
A. A wrap dress is an excellent way to create the iconic shape since the wrap cinches the waist, making it look smaller as it accentuates your bustline with a V-neck and your hips with a slight flare.
What’s the best blush maxi dress to buy?
Top blush maxi dress
What you need to know: This adorable boho-style dress shows off your back with the security of added straps for support in all the right places.
What you’ll love: It lets you pick between wearing it as a halter or strapless dress. The front of the bodice is elastic, with three straps that wrap around your back. It also has a drawstring on the low back so you can adjust its height.
What you should consider: If you have a larger chest, consider wearing it as a strapless dress, as the halter strap might be slightly uncomfortable.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top blush maxi dress for the money
TheMogan Casual V-Neck Maxi Dress
What you need to know: This loose and comfortable dress is sure to be a go-to when the weather warms up.
What you’ll love: This is a stylish shift silhouette you can take to the beach or a night out with the right accessories. It boasts a V-neck, spaghetti straps and pockets. It comes in sizes SM-XL, and it is machine-washable for easy care.
What you should consider: While you can belt this to create a fitted shape, it won’t show off your figure on its own.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Bon Rosy 3/4 Sleeve Maxi Dress
What you need to know: This dress lets you go from day to night with a quick shoe change.
What you’ll love: This is a flattering wrap dress that creates a beautiful shape for any body type. While it is mostly polyester, it features spandex for a comfortable fit. It can be worn to practically any occasion, depending on how you style it.
What you should consider: Since it has three-quarter sleeves, it might be a little too warm to wear in hot weather.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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—New Funds Intended to Support Analysis of ADNI Databases to Validate and Extend Existing Data Showing AlzoSure® Predict Accurately Identifies Those Individuals Who Will Progress to Alzheimer's Disease Up to 6 Years Before Diagnosis—
PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Diadem U.S., Inc., a jointly owned subsidiary of Diadem SpA, a company developing the first blood-based test for the early prediction of Alzheimer's disease (AD), today reported that it has been awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) direct to Phase ll grant for an expected total of approximately $2.5 million from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The two-year award will allow the company to screen data from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a longitudinal multicenter study designed to enable development of biomarkers for the early detection and tracking of AD. Since its launch more than a decade ago, this landmark public-private partnership has made major contributions to AD research. The new study is designed to make use of all four ADNI patient cohorts to identify participants who were early progressors to AD and to further validate the prognostic ability of Diadem's non-invasive AlzoSure® Predict blood test to accurately identify these patients years before diagnosis.
Paul Kinnon, Chief Executive Officer of Diadem U.S. and a principal investigator of the new study, commented, "Diadem is dedicated to transforming the treatment of AD by developing and commercializing new accurate, affordable and accessible prognostic and diagnostic biomarker tools for early identification of individuals who will or will not progress to AD within six years. With this grant, our team intends to further validate our AlzoSure® Predict prognostic test using the U.S.-based ADNI databases. We have previously published compelling data documenting the accuracy and utility of AlzoSure® Predict using the highly regarded AIBL longitudinal patient cohorts from Australia. We look forward to working with the distinguished group of AD consultants we have assembled to replicate and potentially extend our clinical analyses using the comprehensive and well characterized patient information available through ADNI."
The specific aims of the SBIR AlzoSure® Predict biomarker study include:
- Validate its ability to discriminate the different stages of cognitive decline
- Establish its specificity for AD compared to other dementias
- Confirm its prognostic clinical utility by categorizing patients into disease classes and stages
- Compare its performance against current diagnostic and prognostic AD methods.
Diadem has recruited a group of leading Alzheimer's researchers to participate in the study design and analysis. Analytic support will be provided by the Biomarker Research Laboratory of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
Alzheimer's disease is a debilitating and life-threatening disease of the nervous system that is among the 10 leading causes of death in the U.S. It affects 50 million patients worldwide with 10 million new cases reported each year. Diadem has developed and validated its revolutionary, minimally invasive, cost-effective blood-based test, AlzoSure® Predict, that requires only 1mL of blood and 4 to 5 days for analysis to detect AD at the asymptomatic and prodromal (early symptomatic) stage, with an accuracy greater than 95% up to at least 6 years in advance of the clinical onset of symptoms. Previous research also demonstrated that AlzoSure® Predict can discriminate between the different kinds of dementia with high accuracy.
The predictive ability of the test may be a breakthrough in the field of AD and dementia research. It may improve patient care by supporting the ability of researchers to successfully develop more effective new treatments by enabling the design of clinical studies that intervene much earlier in the disease process. In addition, it may help clinicians stratify patients by relevant factors, while also supporting more informed decisions regarding prevention and treatment options to maximize patient outcomes and improve their quality of life.
AlzoSure® Predict is a non-invasive biomarker blood test that has demonstrated the ability to identify with high accuracy whether individuals over the age of 50 with signs of cognitive impairment will or will not progress to Alzheimer's disease up to six years before diagnosis. AlzoSure® Predict uses a proprietary antibody (U-p53AZ) to measure blood levels of a conformational variant of the p53 protein that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of AD. Previous studies suggest that this p53 variant has utility as a diagnostic and as a predictive biomarker to identify individuals likely to progress to AD up to six years before symptoms appear.
The utility of AlzoSure® Predict is supported by clinical data from a large longitudinal study that was the basis for AlzoSure® Predict's Breakthrough Device designation from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and its CE-IVD marking.
The study will be funded by a grant from the NIH (1R44AG078051-01).
About Diadem
Diadem was founded as a spin-out of the University of Brescia (Italy). The company is developing the first blood-based prognostic test for the early detection of dementia, with a focus on Alzheimer's disease. The lack of accurate, accessible and affordable diagnostic tools is a major contributor to the absence of effective treatments for this devastating condition. As a result, patients are not diagnosed until late in the illness, when effective treatment is no longer possible. Diadem's rapid, accurate and cost-effective blood-based prognostic test makes it possible for the first time to identify patients early in the disease process, when effective interventions and better outcomes are far more feasible. The utility of the approach has been demonstrated in longitudinal clinical studies that were the basis for awarding CE-IVD marking in the E.U. and a Breakthrough Device designation in the U.S. Additional retrospective and prospective clinical trials are ongoing to further validate clinical claims and support widespread adoption and use. Diadem is preparing for commercialisation of AlzoSure® Predict in collaboration with global strategic partners. The company is also developing AlzoSure® Confirm, a blood-based diagnostic test for AD that has shown promising results in early studies. For more information, visit diademdx.com/.
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Motorcyclist dies in south Sarasota crash
Published: Apr. 11, 2022 at 8:21 AM EDT
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A motorcyclist has been killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday in south Sarasota County, the sheriff’s office said.
The incident happened about 6:45 a.m. near the intersection of Glen Meadow Drive and Forest Hills Circle.
Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies are assisting the Florida Highway Patrol investigation of the crash.
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BENGALURU, India, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with an ecosystem of partners the non-profit H&M Foundation launched a first of its kind USD 11 million initiative in 2020, to address the gaps in the system that keep Bengaluru waste pickers in poverty and exclusion. Now, plastic waste collected by informal waste pickers is becoming a valued resource in the fashion and textile industry, providing a higher income and recognition as an integral part of the circular value chain. Buttons partly made from the plastic waste are now featured on garments sold worldwide. The buttons are traceable down to the source of the waste along with names of the workers, social security, salaries and working conditions at the aggregation center.
In 2020, the H&M Foundation initiated Saamuhika Shakti, a collective impact initiative aiming to equip waste pickers to lift themselves out of poverty through a holistic ecosystem of organisations. Eight local partners are working together to support the waste picker community in various aspects - that the waste pickers themselves have identified - such as safe working conditions, access to social services and good quality education, water and sanitation, up-skilling or access to alternative jobs, innovations in waste management streams that are inclusive and provide livelihoods to the waste pickers, a shift in the way the population think about waste pickers, as well as increasing economic opportunities. The 4-year program (2020-2023) is funded by H&M Foundation with more than USD 11 million and aims to address the gaps in the system that keep waste pickers in poverty.
Two years in the making, Saamuhika Shakti is already impacting around 20,000 waste pickers including their families and has caught the attention of others. With the fashion and textile industry working to shift business models from linear to circular, sustainable materials are in demand, and recycled plastic plays a vital part in creating a regenerative industry. H&M Group has now become a business partner with the social enterprise Hasiru Dala Innovations, placing orders for millions of buttons partly made from recycled PET bottles (rPET) sourced by waste pickers in Bengaluru. This has extended the social impact of Saamuhika Shakti and will further benefit the waste picker community by creating jobs and income opportunities. It is a stand-alone business partnership which is not subsidised by the funds from the non-profit H&M Foundation.
"Waste management and material recycling are fundamental components of a circular economy, but in order for it to be truly sustainable, it needs to include the very group of people that upholds this value chain in India - the informal waste picker community. If challenges related to waste pickers' lives and the waste sector can be addressed, waste pickers have the potential to be a key player in a global circular system - and could not only contribute to the health and state of our planet, but also uplift themselves out of poverty. We call it inclusive circularity." - Maria Bystedt, Strategy Lead H&M Foundation.
The buttons are partly made from post-consumer PET waste collected primarily by informal waste pickers in Bengaluru, who segregate the waste and sell the PET to the social enterprise, Hasiru Dala Innovations who have received "Guaranteed Member Status" from World Fair Trade Organization. The PET waste is then flaked and washed and provided to two of H&M Group's button suppliers in India. The buttons are traceable down to the source of the waste along with names of the workers, social security, salaries and working conditions at the aggregation center.
NOTES TO EDITOR
- In India alone, 62 million tons of waste is generated annually and only 15% of the waste is processed and treated. The invisible force behind recycling is the estimated 1.5 - 4 million informal waste pickers who make their living by collecting, cleaning, sorting, and segregating this waste.
- While informal waste pickers play a vital role in waste management and the circular economy in India, they have been shunned and marginalised, largely made invisible for the rest of the community. Many completely lack access to social security benefits and endure a difficult everyday reality including regular harassment - not to mention the health hazards they are subjected to when handling the waste. Women and children of waste pickers are especially vulnerable to violence and discrimination, both within and outside their homes. Substance abuse is widespread and accessing affordable healthcare is a huge challenge.
- Saamuhika Shakti is a first-of-its-kind initiative where H&M Foundation aims to holistically address the gaps in the system that keep waste pickers in poverty and exclusion. It has so far reached around 20,000 waste pickers and their family members (March 2022). The initiative has a strong focus on equity, addressing the basic needs of marginalized groups such as women and girls. 8 partners are contributing with their expertise, working together in a powerful ecosystem where a collective impact setup ensures that all activities are mutually reinforcing and that all partners contribute to the overarching objectives and common agenda.
- Definition of a waste picker: As per Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, India, the term `waste picker' is defined as `A person or groups of persons informally engaged in collection and recovery of reusable and recyclable solid waste from the source of waste generation in the streets, bins, material recovery facilities, processing and waste disposal facilities for sale to recyclers directly or through intermediaries to earn their livelihood. Waste pickers that are mentioned in this press release also includes waste workers employed at dry waste collection centers and informal waste entrepreneurs.
- For visual assets free to download, use and share, please visit: https://hmfoundation.bynder.com/web/4d09bdb9859b6b21/inclusive-circularity-in-bengaluru/
- Saamuhika Shakti partners:
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New Pizookie® Pass Debuts August 29, 2022; Get Ready for $5 Pizookies® Beginning October 1, 2022
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pizookie® fanbase is enthusiastic, loyal, and devoted to the delicious dessert for life. Now, BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: BJRI) is rolling out two irresistible ways for guests to indulge their passion and take a bite out of the world-famous dessert. With BJ's first-ever $10 Pizookie® Pass in September and $5 Pizookies® beginning October 1st, BJ's promises to offer new ways to satisfy every sweet tooth.
Beginning August 29, just 200 coveted Pizookie® Passes will be available for purchase online at www.PizookiePass.com for $10 each. The wait is short, but the anticipation is high to activate the coveted Pizookie® Pass. Beginning September 1st, the ticket to dessert heaven entitles passholders to a warm and gooey Pizookie® smothered in ice cream every day for the entire month.
On October 1st, the party continues, with ALL Pizookies® available for dine-in guests for just $5. There's no better excuse to treat yourself to your favorite dessert or take a satisfying bite out of your very first Pizookie®—a taste that will introduce a sweet new obsession!
"Here at BJ's, we're as obsessed with the Pizookie® as our guests, and we're excited to celebrate and share even more ways to indulge in our world-famous dessert," said Heidi Rogers, Senior Vice President of Marketing at BJ's Restaurants, Inc. "Our two new promotions will help us meet our goal of satisfying every sweet tooth!"
For fans of the legendary Peanut Butter S'mores Pizookie®—recently brought back by popular demand—or the other delectable flavors in the BJ's Pizookie® lineup, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse is the perfect place to satisfy your sweet tooth. The BJ's Pizookie menu has something for everyone, with flavors including Hot Fudge Brownie, Chocolate Chunk, Peanut Butter, Strawberry Shortcake, White Chocolate Macadamia Nut, Cookies 'n' Cream, Salted Caramel, Triple Chocolate Made with Ghirardelli®, Monkey Bread, Sugar Cookie, and Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip. In addition to the above initiatives, all available Pizookie® flavors are available for just $4 every Tuesday year-round for dine in, take out or delivery.
For more information on BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, visit https://www.bjsrestaurants.com/. For more information on the Pizookie® Pass, or to purchase, please visit www.PizookiePass.com.
BJ's Restaurants, Inc. ("BJ's") is a national brand with brewhouse roots and a menu where Craft Matters®. BJ's broad menu has something for everyone: slow-roasted entrees, like Prime Rib, BJ's EnLIGHTened Entrees® including Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon, signature deep-dish pizza and the often imitated, but never replicated world-famous Pizookie® dessert. BJ's has been a pioneer in the craft brewing world since 1996 and takes pride in serving BJ's award-winning proprietary handcrafted beers, brewed at its brewing operations in five states and by independent third-party craft brewers. The BJ's experience offers high-quality ingredients, bold flavors, moderate prices, sincere service, and a cool, contemporary atmosphere. Founded in 1978, BJ's owns and operates 214 casual dining restaurants in 29 states. All restaurants offer dine in, take out, delivery, and large-party catering. For more information on BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, visit http://www.bjsrestaurants.com.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of NASA's efforts to address orbital debris, the agency is funding research proposals from three university-based teams over the next year to analyze the economic, social, and policy issues associated with space sustainability.
Orbital debris consists of human-made objects orbiting Earth that no longer serve a purpose, including mission-related and fragmentation debris, nonfunctional spacecraft, and abandoned rocket stages.
NASA takes the threat of orbital debris seriously as these objects can endanger spacecraft, jeopardize access to space, and impede the development of a low-Earth orbit economy, including commercial participation. These new awards will fund research that supports the agency's commitment to address the problem.
"Orbital debris is one of the great challenges of our era," said Bhavya Lal, associate administrator for the Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "Maintaining our ability to use space is critical to our economy, our national security, and our nation's science and technology enterprise. These awards will fund research to help us understand the dynamics of the orbital environment and show how we can develop policies to limit debris creation and mitigate the impact of existing debris."
A panel of experts evaluated and selected the following three proposals:
- "Adaptive Space Governance and Decision-Support using Source-Sink Evolutionary Environmental Models," submitted by Richard Linares and Danielle Wood of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Moriba Jah of the University of Texas-Austin
- "An Integrated Assessment Model for Satellite Constellations and Orbital Debris," submitted by Akhil Rao of Middlebury College, Daniel Kaffine of the University of Colorado-Boulder, and Brian Weeden of the Secure World Foundation
- "Communication and Space Debris: Connecting with Public Knowledges and Identities," submitted by Patrice Kohl, Sergio Alvarez, and Philip Metzger of the University of Central Florida
NASA's OTPS will make the teams' results publicly available on the agency's website. Selected teams also can work with the federal Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as part of an international call for research proposals focused on orbital debris and space sustainability.
Find more information about NASA's OTPS at:
https://www.nasa.gov/offices/otps/home/
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- 23% increase in assets under management in 2021, propelling the company to #13
CHICAGO, May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mesirow, an independent, employee-owned financial services firm, announced that the firm ranked 13th in Crain's Chicago's List of Top Money Managers for 2022.
The annual list details the top 25 firms as ranked by assets under management as of December 31, 2021. Not only did Mesirow rank highly in terms of assets under management, but it was also one of the few firms that checked every box in the client diversification category. The ranking exemplifies the firm's breadth and depth across traditional and alternative investment strategies and its ability to deliver exceptional client service to a diverse set of global institutional investors.
"We are honored to be ranked among Chicago's top money managers," said Natalie A. Brown, President. "Mesirow remains dedicated to providing financial solutions customized to individual client needs and to bringing all of our firm's capabilities to our clients. We continue to offer unique synergies as our different businesses work together to provide client-aligned solutions."
Please visit https://www.chicagobusiness.com/ for more information.
About Mesirow
Mesirow is an independent, employee-owned financial services firm founded in 1937. Headquartered in Chicago, with locations around the world, we serve clients through a personal, custom approach to reaching financial goals and acting as a force for social good. With capabilities spanning Global Investment Management, Capital Markets & Investment Banking, and Advisory Services, we invest in what matters: our clients, our communities and our culture. To learn more, visit mesirow.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
Mesirow was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Chicago by Crain's Chicago Business and one of the Top 100 RIA Firms by Barron's.
Media mediainquiries@mesirow.com | Michael Herley | 203.308.1409
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Building automation leader 75F today announced the 75F® Helio Node™, a first-of-its-kind terminal equipment controller bundled with five sensors and flexible mounting options for industry-best energy efficiency and indoor air quality (IAQ).
The Helio Node controls damper actuators, lighting panels, staged equipment, and more with equipment profiles and industry-leading control sequences that come pre-programmed in the device and work out of the box. It automatically senses occupancy, light, CO2, temperature, and humidity, eliminating the need to wire up additional sensors. The combination of sensors enables true Title 24 compliance. Features like Auto Away Mode save energy when a space is not occupied — both from temperature and ventilation loads — and ensure optimal air quality when a space is occupied.
The device comes with two thermistor inputs, two analog inputs, four relays, and four analog outputs for the option to connect with additional sensors, opening the door to a wide array of possible use cases. And, installers can mount the Helio Node on a standard junction box, drop down pipes for open ceilings or directly to ceiling tiles, so IAQ sensing is no longer limited to the peripherals of an open-concept office or commercial space.
"The Helio Node truly allows building operators to do more with less," said Deepinder Singh, founder and CEO of 75F. "We built a device that requires less wiring for additional sensors, less programming for equipment control, and less compromise. Ultimately, the Helio Node addresses significant cost and complexity barriers for simplified temperature, IAQ, and lighting control in places like office buildings."
75F's new product works seamlessly with the company's IoT-based Building Management System (BMS), including its user portal, Facilisight. This allows facility managers to see real-time Helio Node sensor data in pre-packaged or custom analytics dashboards that can share across platforms for dynamic sustainability and IAQ goal tracking.
About 75F
75F designs and manufactures the world's leading IoT-based Building Management System, an out-of-the-box, vertically-integrated solution that is more affordable and easier to deploy than anything on the market today. The company leverages IoT, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning for data-driven, proactive building intelligence and controls for HVAC optimization. Investors include some of the biggest names in energy and technology. 75F's mission is to improve occupant productivity through enhanced comfort and indoor air quality — all while saving energy and the environment. Learn more at www.75f.io
CONTACT: Lauren French, lfrench@75f.io, 612-439-5513
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NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Natera, Inc. ("Natera" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: NTRA) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Natera investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of a class of all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Natera common stock between February 26, 2020, and April 19, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
NTRA investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (1) the Company's non-invasive prenatal test, Panorama, was not reliable and resulted in high rates of false positives; (2) the Company's screening test for kidney transplant failure, Prospera, did not have superior precision compared to competing tests; (3) as a result of defendants' false and misleading claims about Natera's technology, the Company was exposed to substantial legal and regulatory risks; (4) Natera relied upon deceptive sales and billing practices to drive its revenue growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the company's business, operations, and prospects lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Natera during the relevant time frame, you have until June 27, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY:Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Major League Baseball has taken its fair share of criticism for changes trying to get younger fans interested in the game, but there has been one this season that has generated rave reviews.
MLB has expanded letting players being mic’d up and interviewed during games after doing it on a limited basis from 2017-20. It has become a weekly occurrence on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball” and has produced some fun moments.
“I’ve been pleasantly surprised that it has gathered and maintained momentum, because it’s not the first time we’ve asked for and had collaboration,” ESPN vice president of production Phil Orlins said. “So to see it get rolling this year, along with a tangible enthusiasm from players to be a part of it has been a pleasant breakthrough.”
Fox first did the in-game interviews with players during the 2017 All-Star Game in Miami. ESPN followed in 2018-19 in spring training before having it in a limited capacity during the shortened 2020 regular season.
It was put on hold last year due to frayed relations with the MLB Players Association. But now that there is labor peace again, mic’d up is back with ESPN seeing most of the benefits so far.
ESPN analyst David Cone said having players mic’d up also gives them a chance to display their personalities and increase the marketing of the game.
“Their personalities need to be shown more like other sports, and this is the best opportunity,” he said. “It’s great that the opportunity is there and it has been embraced. Every one of the players has presented a side of their personality that otherwise wouldn’t have been seen.”
Players have also shown that they can continue to play at a high level with the earpiece and mic on. The only comparisons to what MLB and ESPN are doing is having NASCAR drivers interviewed during races or players being interviewed during Premier Lacrosse League matches.
“We don’t know what that player is going to say or what the outcome is. We’ve had situations where Francisco Lindor gets a groundball, and he was scared to death that he was going to boot it while Max Scherzer was on the mound, and he’s mic’d up with us. And then the relief of the human side of it because he was happy he made the play,” ESPN analyst Eduardo Perez said.
Besides Lindor discussing the intensity of New York Mets teammate Scherzer on the mound, Cincinnati’s Joey Votto did some impromptu play-by-play from first base during the opening night game against Atlanta.
Boston outfielder Kiké Hernandez discussed whether he was going to throw home or to second base if he had a ball hit to him. When the Yankees’ Anthony Rizzo had a base hit to center, fans could hear Hernandez coming up on the ball and then making a full-bodied throw home.
Lindor, who was mic’d up during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 1, said there wasn’t much of an adjustment compared to what he normally does during a game.
“I do talking during the games anyway so it’s not something different,” he said. “The fans get to hear a little bit of interaction and how I am processing the game and that’s always fun for the fans.”
Three-time AL MVP Mike Trout is slated to be this week’s mic’d up player when the Los Angeles Angels host the Mets.
“It’s definitely different for me because I’m not talking anybody out there (in the outfield) but I think it’s good for baseball. I’m just going to have fun with it,” Trout said.
The only positions that haven’t done it yet are pitcher and catcher. ESPN announcer Karl Ravech also noted that it might also been interesting to have an umpire do it one week.
“I think the unknown of any individual is what makes this whole thing great,” he said. “We believe we know certain personalities and they’re going to be great. We believe we know certain personalities who probably aren’t conducive to it or turn out to be unbelievable at this kind of byplay.
“We learned a lot about Bryce Harper when was a DH. He gave us so much insight from a star player that you wouldn’t otherwise get. And yet Harper, for the most part is probably probably considered kind of a quiet guy. We got so much out of him because we’re talking about baseball, you know, his comfort zone.”
Mic’d up is likely to expand to other broadcasts as well. MLB chief revenue officer Noah Garden said Fox will do it during next month’s All-Star Game in Los Angeles while the opportunities are there as well for Peacock’s Sunday afternoon games and Apple TV+’s coverage on Friday nights.
“We’ve always been working with our media partners to innovate our broadcasts and I think it is important for us to continue that. These have gone well and you continue to push forward,” he said.
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The accolade recognizes Jenkins and Shah's leadership in the national diversity, equity and inclusion movement.
ATLANTA, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Randstad North America today announced that Audra Jenkins, the organization's Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, and Vaishali Shah, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion for Randstad Sourceright, were recognized among the Top 50 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Influencers by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Now in its second year, the list celebrates leaders who have made outstanding contributions to the national diversity, equity and inclusion movement.
As CDIO, Jenkins leads Randstad's efforts to provide clients and partners with insights to improve equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDI&A) efforts across multiple sectors. At Randstad Sourceright, Shah offers strategic guidance and innovative solutions that help organizations foster more diverse and equitable workplaces with their contingent talent management strategies in North America.
"Audra embodies Randstad's commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility with her efforts to create a more inclusive workplace for everyone," said Karen Fichuk, CEO of Randstad North America and Randstad N.V. Executive Board Member. "She continues to push Randstad forward, recently spearheading our first EDI&A report. Her long track record of creating inclusive programming at Randstad and providing strategic counsel to our leadership team, as well as our clients, speaks for itself."
"Vaishali is answering the call for social justice by challenging employers to consider the diversity of their total workforce, including flexible talent," said Rebecca Henderson, CEO of Randstad Global Businesses and Randstad N.V. Executive Board Member. "Her deep experience with EDI&A issues, corporate wellness and talent acquisition ensure that our partners are getting talent solutions that attract and elevate people with different backgrounds and experiences."
The achievement dovetails with other notable recognition for Randstad North America's EDI&A efforts. The organization was recently ranked 21st in DiversityInc's Top 50 Companies for Diversity, named in Forbes' list of America's Best Employers for Diversity and America's Best Employers for Women, and listed as a Leading Disability Employer by the National Organization on Disability.
Click here to view Vaishali's 2022 SIA Influencers profile and here to see Audra's.
About Randstad USA
Randstad North America, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Randstad N.V., the world's largest HR services provider. Driven to become the world's most valued 'working life partner', supporting as many people as possible in realizing their true potential throughout their working life, we provide companies with the high quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need while helping people get rewarding jobs and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of work. In 2021, Randstad had on average 39,530 corporate employees and generated revenue of € 24.6 billion.
Randstad's North American operations comprise 5,700+ associates and a deployed workforce of more than 86,000 in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to staffing and recruitment, Randstad offers outsourcing, consulting and workforce management solutions for generalist and specialist disciplines, including technology, engineering, accounting and finance, clinical and non-clinical healthcare, human resources, legal, life sciences, manufacturing and logistics, office and administration and sales and marketing. Global concepts available to North American client companies include RPO, MSP, integrated talent solutions, payrolling and independent contractor management and career transition services. Learn more at www.randstadusa.com or www.randstad.ca.
About Randstad Sourceright
Randstad Sourceright is a global talent solutions leader, driving the talent acquisition and human capital management strategies for the world's most successful employers. We empower companies by leveraging a Human Forward strategy that balances the use of innovative technologies with expert insights, supporting both organizations and people in realizing their true potential.
As an operating company of Randstad N.V. — the world's leading global provider of HR services with revenue of € 20.7 billion — Randstad Sourceright's subject matter experts and thought leaders around the world continuously build and evolve our solutions across recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), managed services programs (MSP) and total talent solutions. Read more at randstadsourceright.com.
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LONDON, UK, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Seaspan Corporation ("Seaspan"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Corp. ("Atlas") (NYSE: ATCO), today announced it has entered into a note purchase agreement to issue, in a private placement (the "Private Placement"), $500 million principal amount of fixed-rate, sustainability-linked senior secured notes (the "Notes") as part of Seaspan's portfolio financing program (the "Program"). The proceeds from the Notes are intended to pay down existing debt in the Program, to fund capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes.
- Long-dated financing – weighted average maturity of 11.7 years1
- Fixed-rate capital – adds attractively priced, fixed-rate capital; pro forma for the Private Placement, approximately 70% of Seaspan debt is fixed-rate as of March 31, 2022 (including notional amounts outstanding on interest rate swaps)
- Sustainability-linked – expands Seaspan's sustainability-linked capital base; aligns sustainability targets with financial performance
- Further reduces near-term maturities – proceeds to repay debt with 4-5 year remaining tenors
The Notes were placed with a group of 12 institutional investors within the insurance industry and the Private Placement was upsized on the back of strong investor demand. The $500 million of Notes comprise three series, each ranking pari passu with existing and future Program debt and with the following term, size, and initial interest rate:
Graham Talbot, CFO of Atlas, commented, "We continue to benefit from diverse sources of attractive capital. The closing of the Notes leverages the strong relationships we have built with institutional investors on the back of our inaugural private placement issuance in 2021. This transaction adds long-dated, fixed-rate, attractively priced debt to our capital stack. The pricing, which represents spreads to treasuries in-line with our inaugural private placement issuance represents the strength of our business against the backdrop of widening credit spreads and volatile interest rates. We continue to proactively manage our balance sheet and floating rate exposure to deliver dependable and consistent returns to both our equity and credit investors."
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and BofA Securities, Inc. acted as Lead Agents; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as Joint Lead Placement Agents; and SG Americas Securities, LLC, CIBC World Markets, Inc., and TD Securities Inc. acted as Co-Managers. Gibson, Dunn, Crutcher LLP acted as issuer's counsel and Milbank LLP acted as investors' counsel.
Atlas is a leading global asset management company, differentiated by its position as a best-in class owner and operator with a focus on disciplined capital deployment to create sustainable shareholder value. We target long-term, risk-adjusted returns across high-quality infrastructure assets in the maritime sector, energy sector and other infrastructure verticals. For more information visit atlascorporation.com.
Seaspan is the largest global containership lessor, primarily focused on long-term, fixed-rate leases with the world's largest container shipping liners. As at March 31, 2022, Seaspan's operating fleet consisted of 132 vessels with a total capacity of 1,147,980 TEU, and an additional 67 vessels under construction, increasing total fleet capacity to 1,959,380 TEU, on a fully delivered basis. For more information, visit seaspancorp.com.
This release contains certain forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or that include words such as "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "plans", "believes", "estimates", "projects", "forecasts", "will", "may", "potential", "should", and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations only as of the date of this release. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on any forward-looking statements. Although these statements are based upon assumptions we believe to be reasonable based upon available information, they are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the risk that the Private Placement may not be consummated; uncertainty surrounding the use of the net proceeds of the Private Placement; and other factors detailed from time to time in our periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Atlas' Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021. We expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any of these forward-looking statements, whether because of future events, new information, a change in our views or expectations, or otherwise. We make no prediction or statement about the performance of any of our securities.
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Enters into Cooperation Agreement with AMS Advisors LLC
LINCOLN, Neb., April 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Midwest Holding Inc. ("Midwest") (NASDAQ: MDWT), today announced that it has entered into a cooperation agreement with AMS Advisors LLC ("AMS"), which currently owns approximately 5.4% of Midwest's outstanding voting common shares, to nominate Kevin Sheehan as a new independent director for election to the Midwest Board of Directors (the "Board") at its upcoming annual meeting of stockholders, which is scheduled to be held on June 14, 2022, in addition to two other persons to be nominated by the Company to serve on the Board.
"Midwest is committed to shareholder engagement and strong corporate governance practices, and we look forward to adding additional shareholder representation to our Board," said Georgette Nicholas, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Midwest. "This is an important time for Midwest, and we are eager to benefit from added perspectives and valuable experience and insights as we continue Midwest's establishment in the annuity market."
Sheehan has served as Managing Director of Mellon Stud Ventures, LLC, an investment firm, since 2016. Prior to Mellon Stud Ventures, Sheehan held positions at A&M Capital Opportunities, Berggruen Holdings, Bear Stearns and Merrill Lynch. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College.
Under the terms of the cooperation agreement, AMS and its Managing Member, A. Michael Salem, Midwest's former co-CEO, have agreed to customary standstill and voting commitments, among other provisions. The full agreement between the parties will be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company will file its definitive proxy statement in the coming weeks.
About Midwest Holding Inc.
Midwest Holding Inc. (NASDAQ:MDWT) is a technology-enabled life and annuity company. Midwest develops and distributes annuity products with capital provided by these investors who are able to form, capitalize, and manage their own reinsurance capital vehicles utilizing Midwest's infrastructure and expertise. Ultimately, the goal is to build a platform capable of significant long-term earnings power for the company's stakeholders. For more information visit midwestholding.com.
Investor contact: ir@midwestholding.com
Media inquiries: press@midwestholding.com
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this release constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management's expectations, estimates, projections, and assumptions. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology including "could," "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "intend," or "continue," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology used in connection with any discussion of future operating results or financial performance. These statements are only predictions and reflect our management's good faith present expectation of future events and are subject to a number of important factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements include among others, the following:
- the success of the recent changes in our executive leadership;
- our business plan, particularly including our reinsurance strategy, may not prove to be successful;
- our reliance on third-party insurance marketing organizations to market and sell our annuity insurance products through a network of independent agents; • failure to maintain adequate reinsurance;
- difficulties or delays in expanding our insurance operations outside the 22 states and the District of Columbia, in which we are currently licensed; • our annuity products may not achieve significant market acceptance;
- difficulty in obtaining new customers, retain existing customers, or reductions in policies in force by existing customers; and • higher service, administrative, or general expense due to the implementation of our business plan.
Readers are cautioned against placing undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. For details on factors that could affect these expectations, see also the risk factors and other cautionary language included in Midwest's filings with the SEC, which can be obtained online at the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at sec.gov or on Midwest's website at midwestholding.com. Except as required by law, Midwest does not undertake to update forward-looking statements contained in this release.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Indiana’s Republican governor met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday, following two recent high-profile visits by U.S. politicians that drew Beijing’s ire and Chinese military drills that included firing missiles over the island.
Gov. Eric Holcomb arrived Sunday evening in Taiwan for a four-day visit that will focus on economic exchanges, particularly in semiconductors, according to a statement from his office.
His visit comes at a particularly tense time for Taiwan, China and the U.S. after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited earlier this month. China claims the self-ruled island as its own territory and views any exchanges with foreign governments as an infringement on its claim.
Tsai acknowledged the tensions in her opening remarks ahead of the meeting and welcomed further exchanges.
“Taiwan has been confronted by military threats from China, in and around the Taiwan Strait. At this moment, democratic allies must stand together and boost cooperation in all areas,” she said.
Separately, Japanese lawmakers Keiji Furuya and Minoru Kihara arrived in Taiwan on Monday and are to meet Tsai on Tuesday. Furuya said they also plan to visit the tomb of late Taiwanese leader Lee Teng-hui.
“China’s military provocations and other actions defying what’s acceptable have caused risks to the peace and safety of not only Taiwan but also to all of East Asia,” Furuya tweeted Monday.
In response to Pelosi’s visit, China’s military held several days of exercises that included warplanes flying toward the island and warships sailing across the midline of the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial buffer between the island and China.
China also imposed visa bans and other sanctions on several Taiwanese political figures, though it’s unclear what effect the sanctions will have.
Holcomb emphasized the economic nature of his visit, noting that his state is among the top in the U.S. for direct foreign investment and home to 10 Taiwanese companies. “We both seek to deepen and enhance our already excellent cooperation that we’ve established over the years,” he said.
Holcomb was also meeting representatives of the semiconductor industry and was expected to promote academic and tech cooperation between Taiwan and Indiana. His delegation is meeting with National Yang-Ming University and National Cheng Kung University as part of the exchange.
He is traveling with officials from the state’s economic development council, as well as the dean of engineering at Purdue University, which has just established a semiconductor degree program. He visits South Korea next. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/indiana-governor-in-taiwan-following-high-profile-us-visits/ | 2022-08-22T21:24:54Z |
Busted: Agents seize 250+ pounds of meth being smuggled into US
PHARR, Texas (Gray News) – Officers with U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they seized more than 250 pounds of methamphetamine smugglers tried to bring into the country.
“Our CBP officers relied on their experience and all available tools and resources to thwart this smuggling attempt,” Port Director Carlos Rodriguez said.
Authorities said officers found 266.75 pounds of meth concealed in a tractor-trailer arriving from Mexico. The drugs have a street value of $2.3 million, according to border patrol agents.
The case remains under investigation.
According to Field Operations Director Randy Howe, the agency has seized 2,270 pounds of meth and 72 pounds of cocaine in the past week.
He said the estimated street value of the narcotics seized is over $35 million.
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Before landing the first humans on Mars, NASA wants to return to the lunar surface -- but in a way that we've never explored the moon before.
When the uncrewed Artemis I mission launches on Monday, August 29, it's just the first step toward the future of space exploration.
The last crewed landing on the moon, Apollo 17, was nearly 50 years ago. The final Apollo mission's record for the longest crewed deep space flight still stands: 12.5 days.
Through the Artemis program, which aims to land humans at the unexplored lunar south pole and eventually on Mars, astronauts will go on long-duration deep space missions that test all of the bounds of exploration.
"We're going back to the moon in order to learn to live, to work, to survive," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson during a news conference earlier this month.
"How do you keep humans alive in those hostile conditions? And we're going to learn how to use the resources on the moon in order to be able to build things in the future as we go -- not a quarter of a million miles away, not a three-day journey -- but millions and millions of miles away on a months and months if not years-long journey."
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik discussed the importance of using lunar exploration as a way to prepare for landing on Mars during a NASA briefing on Saturday.
When camping in the Alaskan wilderness, you wouldn't just rely on new gear and shoes that haven't been broken in yet, he said. Mars isn't the place to test out new gear for the first time, either.
"We're gonna go to some local places a little closer first," Bresnik said. "Then you can come back home if your if your shoelaces break or something like that."
Astronauts have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, which circles about 254 miles above the planet in low-Earth orbit, for more than 20 years. Their experiences, which can last between six months to nearly a year, have revealed how the microgravity environment affects the human body.
"Every day that I personally spent on the space station, I looked at it as walking on Mars," said NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Chief of the Astronaut Office at Johnson Space Center in Houston. "That is why we're up there. We're trying to make life better on Earth and we're trying to expand humanity into our solar system."
On Artemis II, scheduled for 2024, astronauts will follow a similar path as Artemis I -- circling the moon at a wider distance than any of the Apollo missions. Artemis III, slated for late 2025, will land the first woman and the next man at the moon's south pole, where permanently shadowed regions may harbor ice and other resources that could sustain astronauts during long moonwalks.
"Our moon serves as basically a celestial library right next door," said Jacob Bleacher, NASA's chief exploration scientist. "Lunar rocks and lunar ice basically serve as the books of this library. We can use them to begin to reveal how the solar system has evolved. This can really help us gain insight into what was happening here on Earth when life was establishing a foothold in the solar system."
The Artemis program involves establishing a sustained human presence on the moon and putting an orbiting lunar outpost called the Gateway in place.
"We want to stay on the lunar surface and learn on the lunar surface so that we can get the most science and know how we're going to go to Mars," said Jim Free, associate administrator for NASA's Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate. "On Apollo, we did incredible science at the equator. This time, we're going to the South Pole."
Over time, the SLS rocket will evolve, Nelson said. By the time the Artemis IV mission rolls to the launchpad later this decade to dock with the Gateway, the rocket will be taller and even more powerful than the version used for Artemis I.
Artemis I is a test mission, Nelson stressed. It serves as the inaugural flight of the Space Launch System Rocket, the Orion spacecraft and its heat shield, as well as protective gear for future astronauts and measuring radiation exposure.
A series of science experiments and technology demonstrations inside Orion and flying outside of it on small satellites called CubeSats, will gather additional data about the space environment future Artemis astronauts will face.
The lessons learned from Artemis I, which will be collected when it splashes down in October, could inform the next steps of the Artemis program.
Currently, the first five Artemis missions have been planned, and NASA is working on laying out the details for missions six through ten, Free said.
Teams at NASA are "going through the broad exploration objectives and then narrowing down to an architecture which takes us out to Mars," Free said. "We're looking at rolling through that architecture, decisions and process in the early part of next year."
The goal of landing humans on Mars by 2033 was set by the Obama Administration, and NASA administrators have upheld the goal ever since.
"With the Artemis I launch on Monday, NASA is at a historic inflection point, poised to begin the most significant series of science and human exploration missions over a generation," said Bhavya Lal, NASA associate administrator for technology, policy, and strategy.
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Kansans prepare for NASA’s Artemis mission Monday
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Artemis 1 is set to launch on Monday morning from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. Kansans will be watching the program that will one day send the first woman and a person of color to the moon.
The Kansas Aviation Museum in southeast Wichita will host a watch party for the Artemis launch on Monday. Executive Director Ben Sauceda hopes it inspires Kansans.
“Kansas is the foundation where aviation and ultimately aerospace took place. So it’s important for us to help let others see the work that’s gone before to where it’s led to now and how we might inspire future generations to take space travel or aviation travel further than it is today,” said Sauceda.
From the launch pad to the control room, the mission has multiple connections to Kansas.
Todd Barber is a JPL senior propulsion engineer for NASA. The Kansas native is presenting at the Kansas Cosmosphere on Saturday to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Voyager.
“I’ve spoken for Ad Astra before at their Galaxy Forum about 5 years ago and our title this year is from ‘Voyager to Artemis.’ So, god willing, we’ll launch Monday, the first uncrewed mission of the shuttle replacement. So, it’s incredibly exciting times at NASA,” said Barber.
Last week, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson was in Augusta to tour DJ Engineering. It’s one of the companies providing parts that attach to the rocket.
“This time we’re going back to learn, to live, and we are getting ready so we can send humans to Mars and even further out into the cosmos,” said Nelson during the tour.
The Kansas Aviation Museum has honored four Kansans in its Hall of Fame. Sauceda hopes future astronauts from the Air Capital will join this group.
“Hopefully, these young people can see that one day, this might be where we are at right now, but where can we be 20-30 years? When they’re the engineers, when they’re the adventurers of the world? So, I think this is going to be great for all of us,” said Sauceda.
The Kansas Aviation Museum will open its doors at 6:30 a.m. for its watch party. Coffee and water will be available. The Kansas Cosmosphere is hosting a watch party in Hutchinson at the Cosmo Cafe. Doors open at 7 a.m. and a buffet breakfast will be served to those who’d like to come and watch the launch on big screen TVs in Cosmosphere’s Grand Lobby.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Unable to walk or move half his face after being injured by the same Russian shell that killed his father as they tried to flee Kyiv, a 13-year-old Ukrainian boy has found new hope in a Polish hospital.
Pediatric surgeon Professor Jan Godzinski, of the T. Marciniak hospital in Wroclaw, southwestern Poland, said Thursday that a detailed diagnostic scan has been performed to help doctors choose the best treatment for Volodymyr.
“What moved me most was that he smiled when we told him we will be able to help him,” Godzinski said on Poland’s private TVN24.
Volodymyr was injured in the early phase of the Russian invasion, in late February, when a shell struck his family’s car. Doctors in Kyiv were able to save his life but he requires further surgery and long, specialized treatment for severe injuries to his spine and facial nerves, Godzinski said.
Surgeons will also need to remove remaining shrapnel fragments from the boy’s body.
Volodymyr and his mother, Natasha Karavanska, who is unhurt, were brought to the hospital Monday from Lviv, in western Ukraine, by ambulance.
Neighboring Poland has received more than 2.5 million refugees from Ukraine and has designated 120 of its hospitals to help treat those injured in the war. They arrive in a special medical train or in ambulances.
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STOCKHOLM, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) and (SSE: ALIVsdb), the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, and POC, a global leader in snow sports and cycling protection, have joined forces to study and develop bicycle and e-bike helmets equipped with airbag technology to improve head protection and reduce the consequences of an impact.
Head injuries alone account for half of the deadly bicyclist injuries. Although it is established that helmets are beneficial to head safety, the latest Bicycle Safety report by Swedish insurance company Folksam makes the case that helmet absorption efficiency could still be greatly improved, especially when collisions occur with a car at speeds above 20 km/h (12 mph).
POC and Autoliv have been working together to assess the potential of using airbag technology in helmets. The airbag would act as the initial energy absorber while the underlying helmet would be the following energy absorber.
After conducting a pre-study, conclusion from the Autoliv research team is that a cycle helmet with an integrated airbag can significantly improve protection and reduce the consequences of impacts to cyclists. The combination of both absorbing technologies enables a reduction of the peak linear head acceleration and significantly reduced head injury risk in impact tests. The pre-study also showed that the protection improvements could be reached without critically compromising the design, weight, or comfort of a helmet designed with integrated airbag technology.
"Autoliv is committed to the vision of Saving More Lives and to providing world class life-saving solutions for mobility and society. The safety of vulnerable road users, such as bicyclists and e-bike riders, is high on our agenda. Therefore, it was natural to collaborate on this initiative with POC, a leader in bicyclist safety, to explore how to improve helmet protection in current standard testing and more challenging scenarios, such as higher impact speeds," says Dr. Cecilia Sunnevång, Vice President Research, Autoliv.
The pre-study showed that the addition of airbag technology on top of the helmet can significantly contribute to enhanced safety performance, especially in linear impacts. It is estimated that the risk for a bicyclist to sustain moderate to fatal head injuries is reduced from 80% to 30% in a 20 km/h (12 mph) impact.
"Our safety mission drives everything we do, and we always challenge conventional thinking in order to improve protection. Helmets are tested and certified in a laboratory setting and can never fully address all the real-world variables of bike crashes. Together with Autoliv, who are world-renowned and have some of the most advanced testing and research facilities in the field, we have embarked on a development journey with airbag technology, asking ourselves what could be done to excel in current test scenarios and push the envelope towards even more shock absorbing capacity," says Oscar Huss, Chief Product Officer, POC.
Finding new ways to save lives
Boosted by the increased environmental consciousness and the emergence of e-bike commuting, the number of bicycle riders worldwide is increasing rapidly. This growth needs to be supported by an improved helmet protection, especially at higher speeds enabled by e-biking. During the pre-study, Autoliv and POC developed the initial concepts by advanced simulation tools and conducted correlated physical crash tests. The successful outcome of the pre-study will now lead to further testing and refinement with the objective of developing the concept further and potentially bringing a product to the market.
Autoliv has formed Mobility Safety Solutions (MSS) to extend its business into new market areas beyond light vehicles and occupant safety. By combining our core competence and industry experience, MSS develops and manufactures mobility safety solutions such as pedestrian protection, battery cut-off switches, connected safety services, and safety solutions for riders of powered two-wheelers.
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Teladoc Health, Inc. ("Teladoc" or the "Company") (NYSE: TDOC) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Teladoc investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud between October 28, 2021 and April 27, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
TDOC investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) increased competition, among other factors, was negatively impacting Teladoc's BetterHelp and chronic care businesses; (ii) accordingly, the growth of those businesses was less sustainable than Defendants had led investors to believe; (iii) as a result, Teladoc's revenue and adjusted EBITDA projections for FY 2022 were unrealistic; (iv) as a result of all the foregoing, Teladoc would be forced to recognize a significant non-cash goodwill impairment charge; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Teladoc during the relevant time frame, you have until August 5, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Kickstart the week on a healthier note with 25% off any Cauliflower Crust pizza at menu price every Monday – Wednesday now through August
TOLEDO, Ohio, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pizza (and veggie) lovers rejoice! Marco's Pizza is spreading some extra pizza love so everyone can indulge in their favorite food, with the launch of Cauliflower Crust. Marco's adds this new crust type to the menu so fans can enjoy this tasty option all year-round, making it the first national QSR pizza brand to offer a Cauliflower Crust as part of its standard menu offering.
To satisfy those summer cravings, the gluten-friendly alternative is a health-conscious option packed with flavor, and the added bonus of the superfood veggie cauliflower. Now Marco's fans can enjoy the light, crispy Cauliflower Crust pizza with the same flavors they know and love – including Marco's three fresh signature cheeses, and variety of fresh and premium toppings like Old World Pepperoni®, all while sticking to healthier habits.
"We focus on delighting the pizza lover and furthering the overall love of pizza," said Chris Tussing, chief marketing officer at Marco's Pizza. "We're proud to be the first QSR pizza brand to offer customers a delicious Cauliflower Crust option for those with a healthy craving for new tastes as well as those with specific dietary needs."
Finding a lighter option and a tasty alternative to traditional pizza can be a struggle, especially for folks with gluten sensitivities. For an additional $2, customers can now enjoy Marco's Cauliflower Crust on any small pizza (average small pizza is $9.99). The new crust's number one ingredient is real cauliflower with no artificial colors, flavors, or preservatives. One small Cauliflower Crust contains just 160 calories per slice, with fewer carbohydrates and less sodium than original crust.
To help start the week off right while continuing to satisfy cravings, or to sneak some added veggies into picky kids' diets, Marco's is offering a limited-time special on Cauliflower Crust pizza! Every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from now until Aug. 31, enjoy 25% off a delicious Cauliflower Crust pizza with any mouth-watering toppings of your choice, using promo code CAULI*. The new crust option is supplied by CAULIPOWER, America's No. 1 Cauliflower Crust and No. 1 gluten-free pizza**.
Price and participation may vary. Please note that our Cauliflower Crust is prepared in our kitchens where gluten is present. For this reason, we cannot ensure its safety for those with Celiac disease or severe gluten allergies.
For more information about Marco's Pizza and to find your nearest location, please visit www.marcos.com or download our mobile app available on the App Store or Google Play.
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Marco's Pizza is America's Most Loved and Most Trusted Pizza Brand, according to the 2019 Harris Poll EquiTrend® Study. Headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, Marco's Pizza is one of the fastest-growing pizza companies in the United States. Marco's was founded in 1978 by Italian-born Pasquale Giammarco and thrives by making high-quality pizza with fresh ingredients. The company has grown from its roots as a beloved Ohio brand to operate over 1,100 stores in 33 states with locations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.
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CAULIPOWER uses the POWER of veggies to reinvent the food we love. CAULIPOWER's first innovation, cauliflower crust pizza, created a white-hot category in 2017. Today CAULIPOWER is the No. 1 cauliflower crust pizza, the No. 1 natural pizza, and No. 1 gluten-free pizza in the U.S. In addition to stone-fired cauliflower crust pizzas, the CAULIPOWER family of innovative products now includes BAKED (never fried) chicken tenders, Cauliflower Pasta that tastes like traditional pasta, NEW Breakfast Scrambles, and more. Founder and mother of two sons with Celiac Disease, Gail Becker, left a global executive position in 2016 and set out to innovate the frozen food aisle. It remains her mission to eliminate the need for consumers to ever have to choose between taste, convenience and health.
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- SK Inc. and SK Innovation become a large investor in TerraPower, a next-generation SMR developer, founded by Bill Gates
- SMR has become a safe and economically viable option in the carbon-free energy mix
- The investment comes after SK's yearlong search for partnership opportunities to support SK Group's pledge to contribute to achieving the global carbon emission reduction target; The partnership is set to take SK a step closer to the completion of its green energy portfolio
- TerraPower also has technologies to produce medical radioisotopes, which have potential synergies with SK's biotech business
NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SK Inc. and SK Innovation (collectively, "SK") invested in a next-generation small modular reactor (SMR) developer, stepping up their efforts to reduce global carbon emissions. The investment is likely to provide a boost to SK Group's strategy for the early achievement of net-zero emissions as well as group-wide efforts to build a green energy portfolio in an initiative proposed by SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won.
SK announced on August 16 that SK and Bill Gates co-led $750 million in fundraising for TerraPower, a US-based SMR developer. With the close of a $250 million investment, SK has become a large shareholder of TerraPower, founded by Bill Gates. The equity investment will enable SK to join TerraPower's nuclear reactor commercialization projects in Korea and Southeast Asia and supply carbon-free power, spearheading the shift to carbon neutrality.
Founded in 2008 by Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, TerraPower is a leading nuclear innovation company with the capability to design sodium-cooled fast reactor (SFR), a type of advanced nuclear reactors.
TerraPower's Natrium™ SFR technology transfers the heat released from nuclear fission caused by high-speed neutrons to liquid sodium coolant, during which steam is generated and used to produce electricity. The Natrium SFR, a fourth-generation nuclear energy technology, offers significant improvements in safety and economic performance compared to the previous generation of reactors, which are currently in use. Natrium also employs molten salt energy storage, allowing the reactor to quickly change its power, thus making it ideal for operating with renewable generation sources. TerraPower is recognized as a leader in the advanced SMR sector with technologies to dramatically reduce nuclear waste and secure a high level of safety. In addition, TerraPower is building a demonstration reactor in the United States, partially funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP), with a goal to begin operation in 2028.
The transaction represents one of the largest-ever investments in a single company in the advanced nuclear power industry and will accelerate TerraPower's development of innovative technologies and ongoing projects.
SK's investment in TerraPower comes after a yearlong search for partners, since SK Group pledged to achieve a net-zero footprint as part of the global initiative to address climate change. In 2021, SK Group vowed to reduce 200 million tons of carbon emissions by 2030, which accounts for 1% of the global target, and has highlighted SMR as a competitive, safe, and carbon-free energy source. The longstanding commitment to carbon emission reduction and continued search for partnership opportunities have led to investments in a global energy pioneer, taking SK a step closer to completing its green energy portfolio.
Aside from SMR, TerraPower also has technologies to produce the medical radioisotope actinium-225 (Ac-225). Ac-225 is one of the most promising radionuclide raw materials that is being incorporated into investigational products by drug developers for targeted alpha therapy (TAT), which can kill targeted cancer cells while sparing normal cells. SK is set to identify a wide range of business opportunities in the bio pharmaceutical sector from drug discovery to contract manufacturing organization (CMO) by leveraging synergies with biotech firms that it has invested in.
"SK intends to amplify the synergies with TerraPower by bringing together TerraPower's innovative, next-generation nuclear technology and production capability for therapeutic radioisotopes with SK's diverse energy and biotech portfolios," said an SK spokesperson. Along with its investments in TerraPower, SK plans to continue its business innovation and technology development to contribute to reducing global carbon emissions.
Moohwan Kim, Executive Vice President and Head of Green Investment Center at SK Inc. noted that, "SK is excited to expand our energy, technology and bioscience investments with leading companies in the U.S. We are committed to supporting TerraPower's global deployment of game changing products. We see important synergies in our businesses and this investment reinforces our strategic global carbon reduction goals."
"TerraPower is committed to solving some of the toughest challenges that face this generation through innovation," said TerraPower President and CEO Chris Levesque. "Whether it's addressing climate change with carbon-free advanced nuclear energy, or fighting cancer with nuclear isotopes, our team is deploying technology solutions and investors across the world are taking note."
*Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP acted as outside corporate and nuclear regulatory counsel to SK.
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Luxury Appliance Brand Showcases High Performance Appliances Built for 'Technicurean' Home Chefs at Design Fair's Inaugural Dallas Appearance
DALLAS, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-growing built-in luxury brand Signature Kitchen Suite will return to headline this week's WestEdge Design Fair as the official partner of the 2022 Culinary Pavilion. WestEdge Design Fair will take place for the first time in Dallas Sept. 16-18 at Dallas Market Hall in the design district. The Culinary Pavilion is the show's epicenter for various programming including culinary demonstrations and tastings by local chefs and personalities.
Signature Kitchen Suite, with high performance appliances that deliver the ultimate in culinary precision, will showcase its top-of-the-line offerings – including award-winning dual-fuel pro ranges with built-in sous-vide and integrated wine column refrigerators – through interactive programming that highlights the brand's "True to Food" mission. Embracing the idea that better cooking is possible through better thinking, Signature Kitchen Suite caters to Technicureans,™ a new generation of forward-thinking home chefs who combine their passion for food with their appreciation for innovation. Being at WestEdge both brings the brand's high-performance appliances to a broader design audience and showcases how Signature Kitchen Suite is reimaging the luxury kitchen experience for homeowners and designers alike by exploring the intersection of thoughtful design, leading-edge technology and culinary innovation.
"Dallas continues to gain recognition for its innovative design community and represents one of our priority markets," said Signature Kitchen Suite Head of Marketing Helen Cho. "Signature Kitchen Suite is proud to partner with WestEdge Design Fair to give one of the top design markets in the country a taste of a redefined luxury kitchen experience with innovations that meet the needs of today's Technicurean home chef."
What's Cooking at the Culinary Pavilion
Highlighting daily culinary programming, the event will feature chef demonstrations and samplings at the official Signature Kitchen Suite Culinary Pavilion in collaboration with Ferguson, where attendees will learn about the latest luxury appliance innovations and enjoy sous-vide cocktails and small bites as well as education sessions. The experiences, open to all WestEdge Design Fair attendees, will take place Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday, Sept. 18. For a full listing of happenings, visit: https://westedgedesignfair.com/sks-culinary-pavilion-3/.
At the Culinary Pavilion, Signature Kitchen Suite will feature its state-of-the-art pro ranges including the flagship 48-inch dual-fuel pro range equipped with induction, gas, and the industry's first built-in water bath sous vide functionality on the cooking surface, bringing cooking techniques that were often unattainable to the home kitchen. As the only pro range on the market with this rich feature set, including an 18-inch steam oven below, this product delivers the ultimate in precision cooking and provides everything home chefs need to prepare more meals with less space.
Guests will also experience the brand's line-up of award-winning wine refrigerators, including the 18-inch built-in wine column and the 24-inch dual zone undercounter model. Both refrigerators feature Wine Cave™ Technology, which provides a cave-like environment for precise preservation and helps protect wine collections from its biggest threats: vibration, light and variations in temperature and humidity.
Also featured within the Culinary Pavilion are Signature Kitchen Suite's column refrigerators as well as the 24-inch undercounter convertible refrigerator/freezer drawers. Taking preservation beyond the traditional kitchen space and into entertaining spots around the house, the refrigerator/ freezer drawers include two ingenious drawers that operate independently and include six modes – pantry, fridge, bar, seafood, meat, and freezer – offering versatility for homeowners wherever they need it.
For more information visit www.SignatureKitchenSuite.com or stop by the WestEdge Dallas Culinary Pavilion.
About Signature Kitchen Suite
Signature Kitchen Suite delivers innovation in the luxury built-in kitchen appliance market with leading-edge technology that provides more flexibility to prepare food in the best possible way, demonstrating respect for the food at every level. The new luxury brand from global home appliance leader LG Electronics, Signature Kitchen Suite is embracing a new generation of forward-thinking Technicurean™ cooks, combining their passion for food with their appreciation for innovation. From the first-of-its-kind built-in sous vide range to the industry's only built-in French Door refrigerator with a convertible middle drawer, Signature Kitchen Suite's versatile and high-performance appliances deliver the ultimate precision cooking experience. Visit www.signaturekitchensuite.com or follow the brand on social channels @SKSappliances.
About WestEdge Design Fair
WestEdge Design Fair is a three-day event that offers the best in modern design, all in an environment designed to engage, entertain, and inspire. The fair offers the opportunity to shop from premium design brands and meet the designers behind thousands of inspiring products. In addition, attendees gain insight from leading names in the design industry with a series of educational programs and are invited to enjoy culinary demonstrations, special events and more. For more information, visit www.westedgedesignfair.com or follow the brand on social channels @WestEdgeDesign.
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Finding the best loppers
Whether you’re an avid gardener or have a few trees and bushes that require pruning, you need a pair of reliable loppers. The best loppers can cut through even the thickest of stalks and stems. They can save you time when tackling larger landscaping projects, especially compared to smaller pruning shears. Plus, this gardening tool can make it so you don’t have to spend money on hiring a professional.
Loppers vs. other cutting tools
Here are the three main types of cutting tools:
- Loppers: These large garden tools look similar to scissors and are designed to lop off or prune tree branches and twigs. They require two hands to use and can cut through anything that’s about an inch in diameter. They also require more arm and wrist strength than smaller cutting tools. The main downside is that they can leave a messy cut, which could lead to plant disease or rot.
- Shears: Most shears are spring-loaded and require two hands to use them. They can handle more delicate projects, such as trimming back hedges and large bushes. They’re also ideal for removing soft shoots, thin stems and leaves.
- Pruners: A smaller tool, pruners usually have a spring that makes them easy to use. Most require one hand to operate them. There are several types of pruners, including anvil and bypass pruners. All types are good for trimming back smaller, thinner branches, twigs and leaves.
Many gardeners use loppers for cutting back trees and large amounts of brush. However, they also work well for clearing out smaller tree limbs and can easily clear out a yard. They also have longer handles than shears or pruners, making them effective for hard-to-reach areas.
Types of loppers
There are two main types of loppers:
- Anvil loppers: An anvil lopper has an anvil design where one sharp blade comes into contact with a thicker anvil-shaped blade. When you operate them, they perform a crushing action that’s similar to a knife hitting a cutting board. These are best for cutting thicker twigs, stems and plants quickly, but they’re not as precise as bypass loppers.
- Bypass loppers: These loppers look like scissor blades and have two sharp blades that glide next to one another when used. They excel at providing a clean, precise cut, which is perfect for trimming back living plants and vegetation.
Blade quality
When it comes to loppers, one of the most important things to consider is the overall quality and sharpness of the blades. The best blades are constructed out of carbon-hardened steel. This material is highly durable, sharp and takes a long time to dull around the edges. Because of this, you don’t need to sharpen the blades as frequently. Also, the sharper the blades are, the less force you need to exert to get a clean cut.
Some lopper blades also have a special nonstick coating that can prevent sap or pitch from sticking to them. This makes it easier to cut through tree branches and other plants.
Leverage
Near the lopper blades is a certain type of mechanism that can make using the tool easier and more effective. The most common mechanisms are:
- Compound action: This type uses several moving parts and a lot of force to cut through thick branches. They’re often heavy and can cause arm and wrist fatigue, though.
- Geared: These use mechanical gears to improve the tool’s leverage and increase its cutting power. Geared loppers result in a smoother cut and work best on medium to large stems and branches.
- Ratcheting: Ratcheting loppers have a latch that lets you squeeze the tool several times before letting go. This makes it easier to cut thick branches over a series of steps rather than at once.
Handles
When it comes to lopper handles, three things matter most:
- Material: Loppers vary in weight and durability based on the material used. Heavy-duty handles usually consist of steel, while those made for more casual use often consist of aluminum. For a light- to medium-weight option, go with wood or fiberglass.
- Grip: Some of these tools have ergonomic handles and a nonslip grip. This makes them easier and more comfortable to hold and use. If the grip length is short, it can restrict your hand placement, though.
- Length: Most lopper handles range from 15 to 32 inches long. Longer handles are usually heavy, but they can also get through thick branches that are higher up.
9 best loppers
Tabor Tools GG12A Anvil Lopper With Compound Action
This 30-inch compound action anvil lopper is ideal for gardeners who want a professional cutting tool that can handle the toughest of stalks, stems and tree branches. It comes with either a steel handle or an extendible aluminum handle. It also has an ergonomic design.
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Corona Compound Action Anvil Lopper
With a 32-inch-long handle and weight of 2.67 pounds, these loppers can cut through branches up to 1 1/2 inches thick. The blades are carbon steel and have a nonstick coating. The handle consists of light fiberglass and has an 8-inch foam grip for maximum comfort.
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Fiskars Pro 2-inch Cut Steel High Carbon Blade With Aluminum Handled Bypass Lopper
With durable carbon steel blades and a soft grip, these loppers can leverage 30% additional cutting power to get through branches up to two inches thick. The aluminum handles are long-lasting and comfortable to hold. This tool also has built-in shock-reducing bumpers to lower the impact of cutting through branches.
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Spear And Jackson 8290RS Razorsharp Heavy Duty Telescopic Ratchet Anvil Loppers
These ratchet anvil loppers are made with rust-resistant carbon steel blades and have durable aluminum handles. They’re just over 27 inches long and weigh around four pounds.
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Fiskars Gardening Tools Bypass Lopper
Weighing in at 2.9 pounds, these loppers have an overall length of 28 inches. They’re durable and have sharp steel blades that are coated to prevent rust. The handles feature a nonslip grip that makes them easy to use when in wet conditions. They can reliably cut through anything 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
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Corona ComfortGel Coated Nonstick Blade With Anti-blister ComfortGel Grips Bypass Lopper
Designed to maximize comfort and prevent blisters, these 30-inch loppers come with Shock Guard bumpers that cut down on impact. They can cut through branches and limbs up to 1 1/2 inches in diameter. They have steel handles and blades.
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These loppers have carbon steel blades capable of cutting branches nearly 1 1/2 inches thick. The 25-inch-long handles have shock absorption and a nonslip grip. They’re ideal for short-term use or smaller projects.
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Fiskars 5.5-inch Bypass Pruner Plus Bypass Lopper Combo
This combo pack contains a pair of small pruners and a lopper. The steel loppers can handle thick branches, while the pruners are good for smaller tasks. Both tools are highly durable. The loppers also have a nonslip grip.
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32-inch PowerGear2 Bypass Titanium Lopper
Offering three times the cutting power, these loppers’ blades consist of strong steel and have a titanium coating that lets them glide through stems with ease. The handles are made from aluminum and have a soft grip to help prevent blisters.
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Adults-only water park in Texas sees boom in customers from outside the state
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX/Gray News) – Adults looking for a day of fun in the sun without their kids have been traveling across the country to visit The Cove at Bear-X in Texas.
“This summer is drastically different because we’re actually getting people that are coming from all over the U.S., from out of state and not just from Austin and Dallas and Houston,” CEO Heath Phillips told KBTX.
The Cove has been a popular summer spot for locals for six seasons, but this year a viral post on social media attracted more out-of-town guests.
Phillips said a guest posted a video on TikTok in May about the park that had more than 2.5 million views.
“I opened my email up one Saturday and we had hundreds of reservation inquiries coming through and thousands of more followers on Instagram within a day,” Phillips said.
Phillips realized the words “adults only” really resonated with adults who are looking for a place to go and have fun without children or young teenagers.
“It’s a place where you’re an adult, but you get to go and experience fun again like when you were a kid,” Phillips said. “As we get older and become adults, you know responsibilities increase and life can be tough and our opportunities to have fun and experience joy slow down. So, we created a place where you can come to still have that fun.”
The park features a massive lazy river, VIP bungalow and cabana rentals, a proflow surfing machine, a wakeboard cable park, a swim-up bar, a pizza restaurant, yard games, and live music.
The unexpected spike in guests is also catching the attention of tourism officials in the area.
“It’s just tremendous for us, because when people come in, especially from out of town or out of state, not only are they going to that amenity, but they’re coming to our restaurants, they’re coming to our retailers and they’re staying overnight,” said Aubrey Nettles, Marketing Manager of Economic Development and Tourism at Visit College Station.
Phillips is looking to possibly expand the park at its current location and plans to meet with city officials to see how they can capitalize on the attention next summer.
The Cove’s final day for this season is Sunday, September 11.
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Gross margin improves to 27.3%
Cumulative paying users reaches over 40 million
HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor" or "Ping An Health"; Stock Code: 1833.HK), announced its 2022 interim results. Since the deepening of Strategy 2.0 Continuum, the Company has steadily implemented its differentiated "managed care + family doctor memberships + O2O healthcare services" model and created competitive advantages.
During the period, Ping An Health's total revenue reached RMB2,828 million and gross margin increased to 27.3%. Gross margin of medical services increased by 13.3 percentage points as compared with the second half of the previous year. The cumulative number of paying users grew rapidly to more than 40 million in the past 12 months. The Company has served a total of 749 enterprises and cumulative consultations over 1.3 billion, driving the Company to maintain a leading position within the industry.
Actively promoting corporate health management services with the number of paying users crossing 40 million
During the period, Ping An Health remained focused on its strategy and continued to pursue an innovative business model. The cumulative number of paying users increased by approximately 2 million in the previous 12 months. As a professional, comprehensive, high-quality and one-stop corporate health management service provider, Ping An Health has launched "Enterprise EZhealth" 2+4 corporate healthcare management product system, including "Health Checkup+" and "Health Management+" to provide on-demand one-stop health management services. For example, a stated-owned enterprise has been using Ping An Health's "Enterprise EZhealth" and effectively solving the problems of inconvenient access to medical care in the regions where some employees are located reaching a total of 2.8 consultations per capita since the cooperation.
In addition, the synergy of integrated finance + healthcare is becoming more obvious. Ping An Health continues to tap into the experience, technology, client base and resources of Ping An's managed care model to better realize two-way synergy with the financial business and create heartwarming financial services. Ping An Health has strategically upgraded its one-stop healthcare service solutions and jointly launched "Ping An Zhen Xiang Run" service with Ping An Life Insurance with service satisfaction exceeding 98% following the upgrade. In addition, the Company has launched a series of services for users of Ping An Bank and other integrated financial channels such as consultation assistance from famous doctors which have assisted partner channels expand its clientele and increase customer loyalty. As of 30 June 2022, the Company has served a cumulative total of 749 corporate customers. In addition, The number of paying users of corporate employees and corporate customers reached more than 2 million and the number of paying users from financial side reached more than 33 million respectively in the previous 12 months.
Family doctor service capability steadily improves while proportion of revenue of medical services increases by 40%
Professional medical capability is the backbone of Ping An Health's services propelling user willingness to pay. As the Company is committed to building a medical and healthcare service ecosystem with family doctors at its core and specialists as pillars, number of consultations initiated for family doctor services per capita reached 14.5 in the first half of the year. While continuously optimizing membership products, the Company has been improving the diagnosis and treatment capability of family doctors and the synergy among family doctor teams empowering corporate employee health management products. As of 30 June 2022, the platform has accumulated nearly 49,000 internal and external doctor teams from 20 practices as well as fitness trainers, nutritionists and counseling psychologists which can comprehensively address users' medical and healthcare needs as proven by five-star review rates standing over 98%.
Addressing the strong demand for specialty service such as traditional Chinese medicine, dermatology, obstetrics and gynecology, Ping An Health has established 7 specialty service centers covering prevention, screening, treatment, recuperation and other scenarios during the period. The company has also partnered with tertiary hospitals and external specialist and professional resources to bring users with full-cycle and refined medical treatment management and one-stop healthcare services.
The platform has currently signed up more than 1,500 famous doctors in total complimenting specialized disease centers and jointly enhancing the professional medical service capability. During the reporting period, gross margin from medical services increased by 13.3 percentage points to 39.1% as compared to the second half of 2021 and accounted for 40% of total revenue.
Optimizing online and offline healthcare service system to establish a complete quality control system
While optimizing the online and offline healthcare service system, Ping An is launching 750 services covering five scenarios: health management, sub-health management, disease management, chronic disease management and eldercare management.
As of June 30, 2022, Ping An Health had over 3,000 partner hospitals (approximately 85% of which are tertiary hospitals), 208,000 partner pharmacies with a national coverage of over 35% and enabled 1-hour drug delivery service in more than 150 cities supporting 24/7 drug delivery service in 80 cities and with more than 100,000 partner healthcare service providers. During the period, revenue contribution from "online, instore and home-delivered" service increased to 63%.
While connecting multiple categories of medical and healthcare resources, Ping An Health has established a complete supplier management system covering the whole chain of suppliers from entry to exit to achieve efficient and accurate matching for user demand providing them with continuous and full-cycle medical and healthcare services spanning across online and offline in and out of hospital before, during and after consultation.
During the period, Ping An Health adhered to sustainable development and actively fulfilled its corporate social responsibility. The Company continued to build an effective communications bridge linking doctors and patients, empowered the development of primary care and digital society to support rural revitalization, actively promoted medial knowledge and developed diagnosis and treatment abilities. Amid the recurrence of epidemic, the Company immediately launched an online COVID-19 consultation channel and an anti-epidemic care zone to provide citizens with free online consultation and professional psychological counseling services.
Mr. FANG Weihao, Chairman and CEO of Ping An Health, said, "Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we will continue to deep dive into the needs of corporate and individual customers, optimize our products and improve our services. Meanwhile, we will assist to establish a 'Managed Care Model' which aligned with Ping An's strategy and matched with the healthcare needs in China. Under the Company's value proposition of 'worry-free, time-saving and money-saving' and vision of 'providing every enterprise with a harmonious workplace, every family with a dedicated doctor and every user with a safe and healthy life', we will continue to serve the needs for premium medical and healthcare services of society and relentlessly support the Digital China and Healthy China initiatives."
About Ping An Healthcare And Technology Company Limited
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor" or "Ping An Health"; Stock Code: 1833.HK), is an integral part of Ping An's managed care services system and also the flagship platform of the Group's healthcare ecosystem. The Company was listed on the Main Board of HKEX on 4 May 2018 and was included in Hang Seng TECH Index in July 2020.
With its extensive payer resources, comprehensive supplier network, leading services and strong eco-system, Ping An Health has established a unique business model based on managed care + family doctor membership + O2O healthcare services. At present, the Company has become a professional, comprehensive, high-quality and one-stop corporate health management service provider.
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Research that analyzed social media posts finds that hateful references to gays, lesbians and other LGBTQ people surged online after Florida passed a law that bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
References to pedophiles and “ grooming ” rose by more than 400 percent in the month after Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” measure was approved, according to a report released Wednesday by the Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy groups, and the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit group that tracks online extremism.
The measure, passed by the Florida Legislature on March 8 and signed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on March 28, says school teachers cannot discuss gender identity or sexual orientation with their young students. Supporters have said decisions about talking about sexual orientation should be left to parents, not teachers.
Critics have said the law sends a hateful message about LGBTQ people.
The researchers who compiled the report found that the 500 most-viewed tweets that mentioned “grooming” were viewed more than 72 million times between January and July.
Influential conservatives drove much of the increase, the researchers found, through their own posts or by liking or forwarding posts from others. They include U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and DeSantis’ press secretary, Christina Pushaw, who was criticized for a social media post in March that compared criticism of the bill to pedophilia itself.
“If you’re against the Anti-Grooming Bill, you are probably a groomer or at least you don’t denounce the grooming,” Pushaw tweeted.
In response to questions about the report, Pushaw said the Human Rights Campaign and other critics of Florida’s new law are the ones linking it to LGBTQ people.
“There are groomers of all sexual orientations and gender identities. My tweets did not mention LGBTQ people at all,” she wrote in an emailed statement.
The authors of the report warn that the increased anti-LGBTQ rhetoric is inciting hatred that could lead to violence. They say social media platforms must do more to enforce their own policies on hate speech. Researchers said they reported 100 of the most hateful tweets they saw to Twitter. Only one was removed.
“Online hate and lies reflect and reinforce offline violence and hate,” said Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate. “The normalization of anti-LGBTQ+ narratives in digital spaces puts LGBTQ+ people in danger.”
Messages left with Twitter, Boebert and Greene were not immediately returned. | https://cw33.com/news/politics/ap-politics/floridas-dont-say-gay-law-fuels-anti-lgbtq-hate-online/ | 2022-08-11T08:33:51Z |
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