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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ultra-Micro (UMi) Holding of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) with PT Pegadaian and PT Permodalan Nasional Madani (PNM) have proven successful in improving people's welfare and accelerating financial inclusion.
More than 23.5 million customers with IDR 183.9 trillion outstanding financing have been integrated by the UMi Holding entities. This achievement is in line with one of the priority agendas of Financial Inclusion in the G20 Presidency in Indonesia.
In August 2022, the integration of services of the UMi Holding entities or co-location of Gerai Senyum reached 1,003 outlets with the initial target of 978. The number of new savers reached 6.85 million, while the initial target was 3.3 million. PNM Mekaar customers joining BRILink reached 40,121.
BRI President Director Sunarso said that there have been positive results as BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM are reaching all business segments efficiently. "The key is to synergize. BRI, Pegadaian, and PNM have been focused on dealing with MSMEs, targeting 55 million ultra-micro customers in Indonesia."
In addition, with the assistance targeted to help individuals who are not yet bankable, customers are given the choice of accessing pawn-based capital through Pegadaian or taking loans from BRI through the Kupedes product.
The development is inseparable from the resources of the UMi Holding entities. BRI Group has a network covering 6,500 micro-outlets, 3,600 PNM outlets, 4,000 Pegadaian outlets, and more than 530,000 BRILink agents. Furthermore, BRI Group has more than 63,000 financial advisors strengthening the micro payment ecosystem.
Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Erick Thohir explained how the UMi Holding has empowered people's economy. "First, state-owned enterprises ensure MSMEs get appropriate financing and assistance. Second, maintaining the supply chain like how we consolidate BRI, PNM, and Pegadaian, ensures MSMEs level up from the ultra-micro class; through PNM's loan of IDR 1 million to IDR 4 million, going up to Pegadaian's loan of IDR 20 million to IDR 50 million."
The UMi Holding has proved that the state's presence is necessary to lift the people's economy and how large companies and corporations must synergize with all business actors.
For more information about Bank BRI, visit www.bri.co.id.
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(The Hill) — Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, said in an interview published on Monday that he plans to retire by the end of Biden’s term in office.
“We’re in a pattern now. If somebody says, ‘You’ll leave when we don’t have Covid anymore,’ then I will be 105,” Fauci told Politico. “I think we’re going to be living with this.”
Fauci said the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), where he is the director, had “the best people in the country” to carry out his vision.
And he said the possibility of more attacks coming his way Republicans take control of Congress was not a factor in his decision.
When asked about the possibility of quitting during an interview last year, Fauci said he would “unequivocally” not quit in response to criticisms of him.
“So because there are a lot of people who have ideas about conspiracies and changing minds and flip-flopping, that’s not a reason to step down. Not at all,” he said.
The Brooklyn-born immunologist has served as director of the NIAID since 1984, most notably working on HIV/AIDS research before becoming a leading health authority during the COVID-19 pandemic, earning both praise and derision from the public and lawmakers.
Fauci has advised seven presidents on public health issues. His working relationship with former President Trump was famously fraught during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Fauci often had to counter unfounded claims made by the president.
Fauci told Politico he and Trump developed “an interesting relationship.”
“Two guys from New York, different in their opinions and their ideology, but still, two guys who grew up in the same environments of this city. I think that we are related to each other in that regard,” he said. | https://cw33.com/news/fauci-to-retire-before-the-end-of-bidens-term/ | 2022-07-18T17:45:55Z |
Partnership Between Anthology and Class Focuses on Driving Student Success
WASHINGTON and BOCA RATON, Fla., May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Class Technologies Inc., a leader in the synchronous virtual classroom space, and Anthology, a provider of education solutions that support the entire learner lifecycle, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Class to acquire Anthology's Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom tool.
Anthology's Blackboard Collaborate is a leader in the synchronous virtual classroom space with deep integration into Blackboard Learn Ultra, serving over 10 million users across more than 1,300 institutions in over 75 countries worldwide. Class brings the classroom online by adding teaching and learning tools to the Zoom platform, which is used by hundreds of thousands of institutions and businesses globally. Together, Class and Blackboard Collaborate will serve over 1,750 institutions representing higher education, K-12 and corporate learning & development teams around the world.
"COVID forced millions of learners and instructors online overnight and fundamentally changed the face of education and training," said Michael Chasen, co-founder and CEO of Class. "At Class, our vision is to change the way the world learns - both in education and the workforce. Bringing together these two products and teams allows us to deliver the next generation virtual and hybrid learning environment - better, faster, and stronger than we could as two separate entities."
This transaction will allow Anthology to focus more resources on accelerating innovation within its flagship learning management system, Blackboard Learn Ultra, and in other areas of the business where Anthology is uniquely positioned to support the global education community.
"Learner expectations have shifted and education is experiencing transformational change that calls for a renewed focus on pedagogical best practices," said Jim Milton, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Anthology. "This strategic partnership enables us to build on our momentum and deep investment in Learn Ultra and expand the impact it can have across more learning environments for our clients, ultimately driving learner and institutional success. It also will provide us the opportunity to partner more broadly with other synchronous providers in the EdTech ecosystem."
Class Technologies will continue full support for customers across Class for Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate. The companies will also partner to build a tight integration between Blackboard Learn and Class to promote student success. The future combination will bring the best of both products together:
- Class brings its expertise leveraging the scalability of Zoom and the extensibility of the Zoom SDK to build large, stable synchronous video experiences enriched by teaching and learning tools.
- Blackboard Collaborate brings an industry leading integration with Blackboard Learn and a large global user base to help shape and guide future product development.
- With the addition of the Blackboard Collaborate team, Class will bring industry leading teams of educators and technologists together to build the next generation learning platform for hybrid, hyflex, and online learning.
Class will become the preferred virtual meeting technology partner to Blackboard.
Class raised a combination of equity and debt from new and existing investors to finance the acquisition, including SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Owl Ventures, Emergence Capital, Educational Testing Services (ETS), Arizona State University (ASU), Maven Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Fund, SWaN & Legend, Chimera Investment, Sound Ventures, Catalysis Capital Management, Guy Oseary, Bill Tai, and Super Bowl champion and entrepreneur Tom Brady.
The transaction, which is subject to customary conditions and approvals, is expected to close in Q2 of 2022. Blackboard Collaborate became part of the Anthology product suite following the company's merger with Blackboard last year. After closing, Blackboard Collaborate will be known as Class Collaborate. It is expected that a number of employees from Anthology who currently support Blackboard Collaborate will join Class. Until then, both businesses will continue to operate as usual and as separate entities.
To learn more about the plan for Class and Blackboard Collaborate coming together, please read more on www.class.com/collaborate.
About Class Technologies Inc.
Class is software developed by Class Technologies Inc., a company founded by education software pioneer Michael Chasen. Class adds teaching and learning tools to Zoom. It helps instructors take attendance, hand out assignments, give a quiz or test, grade work, proctor exams, talk one-on-one with a student, track student progress, and more all within the Zoom platform. Class is headquartered in Washington, DC with staff around the world. Schedule a demo at class.com and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok at @WeAreClassTech.
About Anthology
Anthology offers the largest EdTech ecosystem on a global scale for education, recently combining with Blackboard to support more than 150 million users in 80 countries. With a mission to provide dynamic, data-informed experiences to the global education community, Anthology helps learners, leaders and educators achieve their goals through over 60 SaaS products and services designed to advance learning. Discover more about how we are fulfilling our mission for K-12, higher education, business and government institutions at www.anthology.com.
Zoom is a trademark of Zoom Video Communications, Inc. Class Technologies Inc. and its product Class are not sponsored, endorsed, or otherwise affiliated with Zoom.
Notes to the Editor: Michael Chasen co-founded Blackboard in 1997, and co-founded Class in September of 2020.
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NEW YORK, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has released its annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report, revealing that the specialty food market reached total sales of $175 billion in 2021, up 7.4 percent versus 5.8 percent the year before, when foodservice's steep decline offset outsized gains in brick-and-mortar retail and ecommerce.
"The specialty food market has prospered amid two difficult years, with our latest research showing specialty continues to grow at a faster rate than all food," said Denise Purcell, Specialty Food Association's vice president, content & education. "Growth will continue, but at a slower pace than the industry experienced during the 2020 pandemic-influenced whirlwind of grocery shopping and at-home meal preparation--and will depend on supply chain bandwidth and shifts in challenges like inflation, shipping issues, cost increases, and materials shortages."
The annual State of the Specialty Food Industry research is an examination of market size and sales; dollar and unit sales growth; specialty food category penetration; and 10-year tracking and forecasting in key categories. New this year: sales forecast for retail, foodservice, and ecommerce; video interviews with members of the supply chain; and a closer look at sales and opportunities in specialty perishables departments.
Top 10 Categories in Retail Dollar Sales
- Meat, poultry, seafood (Frozen, refrigerated)
- Cheese and plant-based cheese
- Chips, pretzels, snacks
- Bread and baked goods
- Coffee and hot cocoa, non-RTD
- Entrees (Refrigerated)
- Chocolate and other confectionery
- Water
- Desserts (Frozen)
- Entrees, lunch, dinner (Frozen)
- Tea and coffee RTD (Refrigerated)
- Creams and creamers (Refrigerated)
- Entrees (Refrigerated)
- Breakfast foods (Frozen)
- Appetizers and snacks (Frozen)
- Seasonings
- Pasta (Refrigerated)
- Fruits and vegetables (Frozen)
- Sauces, pasta, and pizza (Shelf stable)
- Soda and carbonated beverages
- The Supply Chain's Impact on Growth The parts of the industry that will grow in the next few years in part hinge on supply chain bandwidth. Makers continue to report they are unable to properly forecast their sales because they often don't know what their supplier shipments will look like. Lead times for shipments fluctuate, too, causing production schedule delays. All of this influences how makers formulate their products, as they evaluate which SKUs they can confidently produce, made with ingredients they can reliably source and priced properly to achieve profit despite increased raw material costs.
- BIPOC- and Women-Owned Brands in Demand Consumers want more BIPOC- and women-owned brands and retail buyers and foodservice operators are seeking out incubators, brokers, b2b wholesalers and distributors, and even sales consultancies that specialize in supporting and growing these brands. Showcasing these brands has moved far beyond seasonal features to align with observed months like Black History or Women's History, and will continue to expand.
- The Next Retail Formats The pandemic gave retailers insight into the store formats shoppers want next and smaller footprints with minimal human contact are in demand. Expect fast growth of these formats among traditional grocers, who are also reintroducing areas since the COVID scaleback with new ideas.
- Plant-Based Challenges The overall plant-based specialty retail market grew 6 percent, exceeding $7.7 billion in 2021, after stellar 26 percent growth in 2020. Plant-based growth has outpaced the entire specialty retail market, which grew 4 percent in 2021 and 20 percent in 2020. However, some plant-based categories were among 12 total that grew specialty sales slower than the entire market in 2021. These include Yogurt and plant-based yogurt; Tofu; Creams and creamers (Shelf stable); Plant-based milk (Refrigerated); and Plant-based milk (Shelf stable). The largest growth gap is with Plant-based meat alternatives (Refrigerated). It grew 34 percent in specialty but 66 percent in the total market. Historically, this category has been composed of 97 percent specialty items, but it changed in the last three years and now non-specialty items are contributing to much of the growth.
- Specialty Beverages Grow Faster Than Food During 2020's initial height of COVID, specialty food grew faster (21 percent) than beverages (16 percent), but that shifted in 2021 as specialty beverages grew twice as fast as food. It comes down to consumers seeing certain products as critical, and others as discretionary. In this instance food was more a consumer priority during the initial phases of COVID but over time, consumers expanded their shopping lists to include more specialty beverage purchases. RTD alcoholic beverages like hard seltzer, hard kombucha, and fermented functional cocktails, in particular, are growing rapidly.
- Opportunities in Perishables New this year, the SFA took a closer look at specialty perishable sales, which are expected to reach nearly $33.5 billion in 2022. Perishables (random weight, non-UPC'd specialty items sold in a bakery, cheese, deli, meat and seafood sections) are critical to specialty, both in scale and as a good source of growth. For specialty retailers, perishables departments represent enticing, creative merchandising and execution. Plus they are important centers for emerging food and beverage innovation that may eventually migrate to packaged goods categories. After being challenged by shutdowns during COVID, perishables can expand to better meet consumers' needs for hot, ready-to-eat, or take-home, heat-and-eat fresh meals; meal kits; sandwiches, side dishes and salads; breakfast foods; confections and desserts; and hot and cold beverages.
The report will be discussed at the 66th Summer Fancy Food Show on the Main Stage on Sunday, June 12, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Open only to the trade, the Summer Fancy Food Show is the largest B2B-only specialty food and beverage show in the U.S. Registration for the Summer Fancy Food Show is at fancyfoodshows.com.
The Specialty Food Association (SFA) has been the leading trade association and source of information about the $175 billion specialty food industry for 70 years. Founded in 1952 in New York City, the SFA represents manufacturers, importers, retailers, distributors, brokers, and others in the trade. The SFA is known for its Fancy Food Shows; the sofi™ Awards, which have honored excellence in specialty food and beverage for 50 years; the Trendspotter Panel Show reports and annual predictions; the State of the Specialty Food Industry Report and Today's Specialty Food Consumer research; the ecommerce enabled SFA Product Marketplace, where members showcase products and sell directly to qualified buyers; SFA Feed, the daily source for industry news, trends and new product information, and Spill & Dish: A Specialty Food Association Podcast.
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White House tries to make Biden’s COVID a ‘teachable moment’
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds. When he finally did test positive, the White House was ready. It set out to turn the diagnosis into a “teachable moment” and dispel any notion of a crisis.
“The president does what every other person in America does every day, which is he takes reasonable precautions against COVID but does his job,” White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told MSNBC late in the afternoon on Thursday.
It was a day that began with Biden’s COVID-19 results and included repeated assurances over the coming hours that the president was hard at work while isolating in the residential areas of the White House with “very mild symptoms” including a runny nose, dry cough and fatigue.
Biden, in a blazer and Oxford shirt, recorded a video from the White House balcony telling people: “I’m doing well, getting a lot of work done. And, in the meantime, thanks for your concern. And keep the faith. It’s going to be OK.”
“Keeping busy!” he also tweeted.
On Friday, Biden was scheduled to meet virtually with his economic team and senior advisors to discuss congressional priorities.
It was all part of an administration effort to shift the narrative from a health scare to a display of Biden as the personification of the idea that most Americans can get COVID and recover without too much suffering and disruption if they’ve gotten their shots and taken other important steps to protect themselves.
The message was crafted to alleviate voters’ concerns about Biden’s health — at 79, he’s the oldest person ever to be president. And it was aimed at demonstrating to the country that the pandemic is far less of a threat than it was before Biden took office, thanks to widespread vaccines and new therapeutic drugs.
Conveying that sentiment on Day 1 of Biden’s coronavirus experience virus wasn’t always easy, though.
In a lengthy briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said repeatedly that the White House had been as transparent as possible about the president’s health. But she parried with reporters over specifics. And when pressed about where Biden might have contracted the virus, she responded, “I don’t think that that matters, right? I think what matters is we prepared for this moment.”
Jean-Pierre and White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha didn’t fully answer questions about whether Biden began isolating as soon as he started experiencing symptoms on Wednesday night, as federal guidelines suggest, or did so following his positive test the next day. Jha declined to speculate on some aspects of the president’s prognosis, characterizing the questions as hypotheticals.
Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, said it’s important for Americans to know they must remain careful about the virus, which continues to kill hundreds of people daily.
“That’s the balance that we have to strike,” Osterholm said. “The president of the United States will do very well. But that may not be true for everyone.”
Biden’s first-day symptoms were mild in large part because he’s fully vaccinated and boosted, according to a statement issued by his physician, Dr. Kevin O’Connor. The president also is taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.
Jha said Biden’s case was being prioritized, meaning it will likely take less than a week for sequencing to determine which variant of the virus Biden contracted. Omicron’s highly contagious BA.5 sub-strain now makes up more than 65% of U.S. cases.
Jean-Pierre said first lady Jill Biden was in close contact with the president, but she declined to discuss others who also might have been exposed, citing privacy reasons. Biden had traveled to Massachusetts a day earlier to promote efforts to combat climate change and flew on Air Force One with several Democratic leaders, including Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
A White House official confirmed that Vice President Kamala Harris was also in close contact with Biden, and Klain said he was too.
Klain, who called the president’s testing positive a “teachable moment” for the country, said the White House wasn’t aware of any positive COVID results that were linked to the president’s case.
During her briefing, Jean-Pierre bristled at suggestions the Biden administration wasn’t being much more forthcoming with information about the president’s illness than that of his predecessor, Donald Trump. The former president contracted COVID-19 in the fall of 2020, before vaccines were available, and was hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for three nights.
“I wholeheartedly disagree,” Jean-Pierre said of comparison. “We are doing this very differently — very differently — than the last administration.”
Asked about the possibility Biden might need to be hospitalized, Jha stressed that the president was “doing well” and added that there were “obviously a lot of resources available here at the White House to take care of him.”
“Walter Reed is always on standby for presidents. That’s always an option,” he added. “That’s true whether the president had COVID or not.”
Leana Wen, a public health professor at George Washington University, said it was good for the White House to send the message that Biden can keep working even after testing positive.
“That shows that it’s business as usual,” Wren said.
Jean-Pierre’s predecessor, Jen Psaki, noted that White House officials have “been preparing for this probably for several months now, given the percentage of people in the country who have tested positive.”
“What they need to do over the next couple of days is show him working and show him still active and serving as president and I’m certain they’ll likely do that,” Psaki, who left her post as White House press secretary in May, said on MSNBC, where she’s becoming a commentator.
Biden plans to continue to isolate until he tests negative, the White House said.
Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute, said that could mean he’s “out of commission from interacting with people for at least eight to 10 days.”
“This could go on easily for a couple of weeks, but the good thing is they are going to monitor him very carefully,” Topol said. “That is what we should be doing for everyone so that we don’t keep playing into the virus’ hands, causing more spread when it’s already hyper-spreadable.”
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/07/22/white-house-tries-make-bidens-covid-teachable-moment/ | 2022-07-22T04:53:17Z |
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in MINISO Group Holding Limited ("MINISO" or the "Company") (NYSE: MNSO) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of MINISO investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded MINISO securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with MINISO's October 2020 initial public offering. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
MNSO 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) defendants and other undisclosed related parties owned and controlled a much larger amount of MINISO stores than previously stated; (2) as a result, MINISO concealed its true costs; (3) the Company did not represent its true business model; (4) defendants, including the Company and its chairman, engaged in planned unusual and unclear transactions; (5) as a result of at least one of these transactions, the Company is at risk of breaching contracts with People's Republic of China authorities; (6) the Company would imminently and drastically drop its franchise fees; and (7) as a result, defendant's 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'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in MINISO during the relevant time frame, you have until October 17, 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.
CONTACT:
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(The Hill) – The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays skipped covering their game Thursday night on social media and instead used their accounts to raise awareness about gun violence in the aftermath of the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday.
“In lieu of coverage and in collaboration with the Tampa Bay Rays, we will be using our channels to offer facts about the impacts of gun violence,” the New York Yankees wrote on the team’s official Twitter account.
The post added: “The devastating events that have taken place in Uvalde, Buffalo and countless other communities across our nation are tragedies that are intolerable.”
A racially motivated mass shooting occurred earlier this month in the Yankees’ home state of New York when a white 18-year-old traveled to a heavily Black community in Buffalo and killed 10.
The Tampa Bay Rays also have a close tie with one of the recent shootings. Rays pitcher Brooks Raley hails from Uvalde, a small town of 16,000, where another 18-year-old gunman killed 21, including 19 children, this week.
“It’s just a tragedy. Obviously growing up there and going to that school, it kind of hits home,” Raley said Wednesday, according to The Associated Press. “It’s small and a close-knit community, so it’s obviously tough.”
He added: “Having young children myself, you just feel for those families, and you pray for them and your thoughts are with them.”
“The most recent shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde have shaken us to the core,” tweeted the Rays’ official account Thursday night.
The Rays announced that their team organization made a $50,000 payment to Everytown for Gun Safety’s Support Fund in light of the massacres.
“Everytown is the largest gun violence prevention organization in America. Rather than our usual game coverage on social media tonight, we’ve partnered with Everytown to amplify facts about gun violence in America,” the team wrote.
The post added: “We understand that no single organization can solve this crisis alone, but working together, we can make an impact. We invite you to join us and do what you can, when you can, where you can — because our lives depend on it.” | https://cw33.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/new-york-yankees-tampa-bay-rays-skip-social-media-game-coverage-to-post-about-gun-violence/ | 2022-05-27T20:26:12Z |
Barry Paul Gidden
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Barry Paul Gidden, age 69 of Temple, died Tuesday, August 9, 2022 at his residence. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00am Thursday, August 18, 2022 at Scanio-Harper Funeral Home with Pastor Joe Daggs officiating.
Barry was born on May 9, 1953 in Temple, Texas to the late Jacqueline Anderson Gidden and Donald Bert Gidden. Barry graduated from Ross Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas as well as the University of Texas in Austin where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. After graduation, he returned to the Temple family business, Gidden Distributing Company. He also established Elite Travel in Temple. Barry was an avid duck, quail and deer hunter and loved to play golf. His true love was travel. He visited all seven continents and over 100 countries. He was musically inclined, playing the guitar and piano. His love of cars led to his collection of them. Barry was also a huge animal lover and was a big supporter of the ASPCA.
Barry was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his sister, Bonnie Kent and husband Marty; his niece, Snowden and his nephew, Remington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in Barry’s name to the Temple Animal Shelter, 620 Mama Dog Circle, Temple, Texas 76504.
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GRAPHIC: Police, witnesses lift car off motorcyclist trapped under car in S.C.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – Witnesses and police officers jumped into action to help save a motorcyclist that was trapped under a vehicle in South Carolina.
WARNING: Video may be disturbing to viewers.
Video from a traffic camera shows a car hitting the back of a motorcycle and driving over it Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Eighth Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard.
The passenger on the back of the motorcycle is thrown off the front while the driver of the bike is trapped underneath.
People who witnessed the crash, along with police officers, rush to the vehicle and lift the car in order to help free the trapped biker.
The rider and passenger of the motorcycle were treated at the hospital and are expected to be OK.
“As the summer season is picking up, please remember to slow down and look twice to keep everyone safe! It only takes a moment to cause a crash,” the Myrtle Beach Police Department posted on its Facebook page.
Police also advised drivers to leave extra space between themselves and other vehicles.
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HANGZHOU, China, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES and HKEX: 9999, "NetEase" or the "Company"), one of China's leading internet and online game services providers, today announced that it will report financial results for the 2022 second quarter on Thursday, August 18, 2022, before the open of the U.S. markets.
The earnings teleconference call with simultaneous webcast will take place at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2022 (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: 8:00 p.m., Thursday, August 18, 2022). NetEase's management will be on the call to discuss the quarterly results and answer questions.
Interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing 1-323-701-0160 and providing conference ID: 1239376, 15 minutes prior to the initiation of the call. A replay of the call will be available by dialing 1-719-457-0820 and entering passcode 1239376#. The replay will be available through August 31, 2022.
This call will be webcast live and the replay will be available for 12 months. Both will be available on NetEase's Investor Relations website at http://ir.netease.com/.
About NetEase, Inc.
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Questions raised in San Diego police shooting that killed father of three
SAN DIEGO, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorneys for the family of Mizael Corrales, the 31-year-old Latin man shot and killed by a deputy with the San Diego Sheriff's Department, are raising serious questions about why the unarmed father of three was shot 13 times by Deputy Anthony Garcia while attempting to flee an Otay Mesa strip mall in February. Corrales is represented by renowned Civil Rights attorneys Bakari Sellers (Strom Law Firm), John Burris and DeWitt M. Lacy (Burris, Nisenbaum, Curry & Lacy LLP) and Jorge Montes (Montes & Associates).
"The fact is that Deputy Garcia fired 13 shots in four deliberate bursts into a fleeing vehicle at a crowded strip mall," Sellers said, confirming that Corrales' family is considering legal action. "If lives were at risk, why did none of the other deputies discharge their weapons? Why was Deputy Garcia the only officer shooting at a fleeing suspect? Why did he think Mr. Corrales had to die?"
Police videos of the incident show Deputy Garcia pausing between bursts as he fired 13 shots from his police-issued service weapon despite multiple officers and bystanders as the unarmed Corrales attempted to flee the scene. Luckily, none of the surrounding officers and bystanders were hit by the multiple rounds fired.
"Through some poor tactics and planning, Mr. Corrales wound up dead. The San Diego Sheriff's Department should be ashamed of Deputy Garcia's actions," Lacy said.
The vehicle Corrales was driving only moved forward after he was hit by Garcia's shots.
"There are two choices here," Burris said. "Either Deputy Garcia didn't think before he fired off in which case he acted recklessly and dangerously. Or he did think and decided that this unarmed father of three deserved to die in which case he's a murderer. It's just that simple."
The San Diego Sheriff's Department reported that two deputies were knocked to the ground as Corrales tried to flee. They were later treated for minor injuries. Corrales died from his wounds at the scene.
"Mizael Corrales wasn't some statistic," said Montes. "He was a husband, a father, a brother and a son and he was gunned down just three days before his daughter's fifth birthday."
"They deserve more than excuses. They deserve answers."
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AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Actor Matthew McConaughey is making his rounds in Washington D.C. to talk with lawmakers about gun legislation.
The Uvalde native and Austin resident visited Capitol Hill on Tuesday to press lawmakers on gun measures following the Robb Elementary School that killed 19 children in his hometown.
McConaughey also met with President Joe Biden on Tuesday and gave a passionate speech at the White House press room podium, sharing the stories of the many Uvalde families he has met with.
“We start by making the right choices on the issue that is in front of us today. We start by making laws that save innocent lives and don’t infringe on our Second Amendment rights,” he said.
He listed the following as solutions he wants lawmakers, including the president, to consider:
- Investing in mental health care
- Making schools safer
- Restraining sensationalized media coverage of mass shootings
- Restoring family and American values
- Background checks
- Raising the age to buy a rifle to 21
- Implementing a waiting period
- Passing ‘red flag’ laws and consequences for people who abuse them
Sources tell NBC News McConaughey had dinner Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers from the House and the Senate to discuss gun violence prevention efforts. Participants included Sen. Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine).
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois., tweeted photos of the meeting. The Majority Whipe also wrote “we, like so many others, agree that gun safety reform is needed — I’ll keep working to make that happen.”
He was also spotted with Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley according to Grassley’s Twitter page.
McConaughey also penned an op-ed Monday in the Austin American-Statesman calling for responsible gun ownership.
“I believe that responsible, law-abiding Americans have a Second Amendment right, enshrined by our founders, to bear arms,” he wrote. “I also believe we have a cultural obligation to take steps toward slowing down the senseless killing of our children.” | https://cw33.com/news/texas-politics/on-capitol-hill-matthew-mcconaughey-urges-congress-to-come-together-on-gun-reform/ | 2022-06-08T17:10:16Z |
CEO Eva Karlsson Asks to Limit Wardrobe to Seven Garments Calling for Change in Mindset and Outfit of the The Day (OOTD) Creativity
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ahead of Climate Week NYC and upcoming fashion weeks in London, Milan, and Paris, Houdini, a circular sportswear company committed to timeless, minimalist designs, today issued a spirited challenge to global event attendees: 7 Days. 7 Garments. Can You Do It?, choose seven garments during their entire trip encouraging creativity for the "outfit of the day." This is the next phase of the global "Live Large With Less" initiative and is a call-to-action focusing on the impacts of peoples' buying choices on the environment and best practices for making smarter choices, plus living lighter is just easier. CEO Eva Karlsson is asking participants to adopt Houdini's "We don't need more clothes, we need clothes that can do more" philosophy when packing.
"While the world of fashion introduces what's next, the disturbing impacts of climate change will be front and center in New York," said Karlsson. "This is about significantly altering our collective mindset and asking those actively engaged in climate change and the fashion world to take those first important steps. Fashion is responsible for up to 10% of the global carbon dioxide output, more than international flights and shipping combined, according to the United Nations Environmental Programme. Estimates from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum suggest the number of garments produced each year has at least doubled since 2000."
Houdini follows a checklist that new garments must pass before production: does this product deserve existence; is it easy to repair; is it durable enough for our rental program; is anything added that isn't needed; is it fit for sharing, repairing, remaking and reselling; and does it have a next life solution? Houdini launched its first circular garment in 2006 and 85% of the collection is fully circular. The brand shares details on its circular design and manufacturing on Houdini's website and The Planetary Boundaries Assessment.
Karlsson will speak at Climate Week NYC September 20 on two panels: the first hosted by Google and Futerra at The Solutions House and at the "We Don't Have Time" broadcast about Scaling Climate Solutions Exponentially with Apple and Polestar.
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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families
(AP) - Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19.
Months after being warned that her partner might never hold his daughter, Vanessa smiles as the girl works to cut two teeth on the device that Freddy wears like a necklace, a blue ribbon tied around it.
Freddy spent five months hospitalized a four-hour drive away from the couple’s home in the southwest Missouri town of Carthage on the most intense life support available. The 41-year-old father of six nearly died repeatedly and now he — like so many who survived COVID-19 hospitalizations — has returned home changed.
While more than 1 million died from COVID in the U.S., many more survived ICU stays that have left them with anxiety, PTSD and a host of health issues. Research has shown that intensive therapy starting in the ICU can help, but it was often hard to provide as hospitals teemed with patients.
“There is a human cost for ICU survivorship,” says Dr. Vinaya Sermadevi, who helped care for Freddy throughout his stay at Mercy Hospital St. Louis. “It is almost like going to war and having the aftermath.”
Freddy’s memories from those long months come in snatches — moments where he regained consciousness, hooked up to machines to breathe for him, clinging to life. Sometimes he asked for his mother, who died of COVID-19 in September 2020.
He missed the birth of his daughter, Mariana, and the first four months of her life. He may never be able to return to his construction job. His other young daughter is terrified he’ll go away again.
As the world moves on and mask mandates fall away, COVID-19 is not gone for them.
“We’re left with dealing with the leftovers of what it caused,” Vanessa says.
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Vanessa, 28, was still pregnant with Mariana last summer when the delta variant struck poorly vaccinated southwest Missouri. She was skeptical about the vaccine, but her obstetrician reassured her it was safe and she decided to go ahead and get it.
Freddy was warming up to the idea, too. The native of Mexico City, had come to the U.S. around 20 years ago to work construction — cement jobs mostly — and was now a permanent resident. Sometimes he would work from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., and often at least one day on the weekend.
On the very day in late August that they planned to schedule an appointment to be vaccinated, his throat began to ache. It was COVID.
Days later, with Freddy coughing and struggling to breathe, Vanessa rushed him to the emergency room at the local community hospital. Freddy, although worried about his family, recalls thinking that “it’s only a little bit.”
But pneumonia was running through both of his lungs. The next day, he was taken to a larger Springfield hospital that was overflowing with patients and placed on a ventilator. That too wasn’t enough.
He wound up in St. Louis, nearly 270 miles away from his two young daughters; Vanessa’s 10-year-old son, Miguel, who considers Freddy his father; and three other children with his ex-wife — 10-, 8- and 7-year-old boys.
It was a dark period when many people hoped the pandemic was ending, but the delta variant once again flooded the healthcare system. Filling shifts was a daily battle, and death was everywhere, recalls Dr. Sermadevi. She said that at the beginning of the pandemic, everyone was “stunned and astounded that this was even happening.” But grief, she says, has a “cumulative effect” and by the time the delta surge came “there wasn’t even room for those emotions.”
Freddy was lucky, though. For all the talk of ventilator capacity, what was in shortest supply during the delta surge was something called ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. It is used when a ventilator isn’t enough, pumping blood out of the body, oxygenating it, and then returning it.
Mercy Hospital St. Louis only had the equipment and staff to care for three ECMO patients at a time. And on Sept. 3, Freddy became one of them.
There were risks, though, to the long hospital stay he was embarking upon, says Dr. Ann Parker, a pulmonologist who co-directs the Post-Acute COVID-19 Team clinic at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Survival rates for ECMO patients slipped during the pandemic to around 50%, according to a 2021 report by the medical journal The Lancet.
That meant even being on the machine, his chances at surviving were far from guaranteed.
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Vanessa delivered Mariana on Oct 13. Freddy had been in the hospital for 48 days, and he didn’t even know he was the father of a healthy, 6-pound, 11-ounce daughter.
Far away from her fiancé, Vanessa logged into video calls with Freddy’s doctors the same day she brought the newborn home. The news wasn’t good — Freddy was suffering from infections and wasn’t recovering well.
A lung transplant, Sermadevi said, appeared to be his best option, but was a long shot, she warned them.
“I don’t want to give you false hope,” Sermadevi recalls telling the family. “And there is a chance that Mariana might grow up without a father.”
Vanessa, helping the hospital interpreter translate for Freddy’s family, glanced at the baby snuggled on a bouncy chair by her side. She was wearing the same hand-knitted yellow and white sweater and booties that the couple’s oldest daughter, now 4-year-old Melanii, had also worn home from the hospital.
She wanted to keep fighting.
So when the baby was just a week old, Vanessa began making the weekly drive from Carthage to St. Louis, where she stayed in a hotel from Mondays through Fridays. Freddy’s sister joined her, and her parents watched the children. It meant giving up the early months with the newborn.
“I have to split myself into two,” Vanessa remembers deciding. “I knew she needed me, but he also needed me. And so I knew that if I was there with him, there is a chance for him to come home and then we would all be able to be home with her. So I had to take that risk.”
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Some of the most important keys to recovery in critical care aren’t medical. Visits from relatives, along with physical, occupational and speech therapists, have long been shown to be a difference maker for the sickest of patients.
COVID-19 upended those practices at many hospitals, as families were kept away to keep the virus from spreading.
“When our health care system starts to get overwhelmed and our hospitals start to get overwhelmed, some of those things are not prioritized as much as we would like them to be,” says Sermadevi, who is the medical director of the Mercy ECMO program. “And this impacts patient care and patient outcomes.”
Fears of infection, plus short staffing, also often meant less physical therapy, proven to speed recovery.
When Freddy’s family came, it made all the difference.
His room was transformed, photos of his family thumbtacked to the ceiling. Freddy’s family held his hand when he had respiratory distress, talking him through it. He needed less sedation and pain medication because, she says, “they were that for him.”
“We would just hear such love at the bedside,” she says. “And I feel like there’s only so much you can do in medicine, and then there is the rest.”
Money grew tight, though, with both Freddy and Vanessa no longer working. People showed up on the family’s doorstep. “Here,” they told her, “we know you need it.” A devout Catholic, she prayed sometimes 10 times a day, begging God, “Please, give them a miracle; heal him. He has all these kids he has to watch grow up.”
As the weeks wore on, staying on the ECMO was becoming unsustainable. There was bleeding and infections.
What followed was a careful dance that involved weaning down the ECMO settings and increasing the ventilator settings to get his lungs to do more of the work.
Dec. 2 was the day he came off the machine, and Vanessa was warned there were no guarantees that it would be a success.
“But in my mind and in my heart, I guess spiritually, I didn’t have that mentality,” Vanessa says. “I had the mentality that he was going to make it.”
That first night was fitful. After he made it through, his sister embraced the doctors. He had a chance.
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With his lungs slowly improving, soon Freddy was up and trying to walk. Three people helped as he took his first steps on legs that were so numb just a few weeks earlier that he asked a cousin whether he still had them. The staff was overjoyed — a manager pulled out pom-poms, and there were streamers.
Ultimately, lung transplant talk was tabled.
By Feb. 9, he was heading home, 167 days after he first arrived at the hospital in his hometown.
Outside, the glass door of Freddy’s room, the nurses had drawn two lungs, coloring them blue and red. Next to the lungs, they wrote “We’ll be the air for you.”
All Vanessa could think was “finally.” Freddy had never met his baby. Nor had he seen any of his other children. Their interactions had been limited to Facetime and pictures.
Freddy arrives home. Melanii is shy, hugging him briefly along with older brother Miguel, before clinging to her mother.
“I told you daddy was going to come home, right?” Vanessa tells a smiling Melanii before pulling the baby from the car seat.
“Can your daddy hold your sister?”
Vanessa kisses the baby and then lays him in Freddy’s arms. Now just days away from turning 4 months old, Mariana smiles at him.
Melanii had been his shadow before the pandemic, “Daddy’s Princess,” following him around the house and outside as he cleaned his truck. In the months that he was gone, she consoled herself by watching a video of her parents dancing to Latin country music. Her father spins her mother around; both are smiling.
Now, she is still afraid, Vanessa says, “because every time he has an appointment, she’ll say, ‘Don’t go.’ She doesn’t cry. She just says, ‘Don’t go.”
Freddy relied on a walker and a wheelchair at first. He couldn’t sit or eat on his own.
But now the wheelchair is abandoned on the home’s back steps. He walks around the entire block, pulling a portable oxygen canister behind him on a dolly. He’s on the cusp of being able to carry his oxygen around in a backpack, which would give him more freedom.
The family spends hours outside in the late afternoon and evening, Freddy watching the children jump on the trampoline. His German Shepard sticks by his side.
“At the beginning, he would be anxious,” Vanessa says. “Now I think with him seeing his own change progressing, I notice he’s been doing a lot better. I think he’s more upbeat than anybody right now. He’ll have his moments where he’s like, ‘Oh, I feel good.’”
Vanessa is returning to work, life returning “back to normal a little bit.”
They want to wait until Freddy gets better to get married.
Yet they don’t know how much better he will get — or how quickly.
Such is the story of so many, who are alive yet forever changed, says Sermadevi, who has followed his progress from afar. Some of the nurses even became Facebook friends with Vanessa.
“It’s sad and happy at the same time,” she acknowledges. “And that’s very hard to reconcile.”
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Which Mario plush toy is best?
The Mario universe is so fleshed out that toys inspired by the Mushroom Kingdom feel completely natural. Characters like Toad and Yoshi make especially good plush toys, but the titular star, Mario, also has a ton of plushies made for his various iterations. Mario plush toys are a great item for kids and die-hard Mario fans who just can’t get enough of the mustached hero.
The best plush toy on the market is the Little Buddy Super Mario All Star Collection 1414 Mario Stuffed Plush. It’s an official Little Buddy plush toy and comes with authentic Mario features like his signature red hat and overalls.
What to know before you buy a Mario plush toy
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Everyone recognizes Mario, but he’s starred in many video games and taken on many personas. Some are more memorable than others, and there are plush toys that recreate the many incarnations of the character.
- Original Mario: The original Mario came from the Super Mario Bros. video games, which were platformers where Mario had to make his way through obstacles to reach the end of a level, and ultimately save Princess Peach.
- Dr. Mario: Dr. Mario came from the puzzle series Dr. Mario. This Mario wears a white lab coat with a stethoscope on his shoulders and a CD on his hat.
- Tanooki Mario: Tanooki Mario is a power-up originating in Super Mario Bros. 3 where Mario wore a raccoon suit to fly and bash baddies with his tail.
- Baby Mario: Baby Mario is the baby version of Mario from Yoshi’s Island and Mario Kart. This is the infant form of Mario, but he retains his signature big nose.
- Cat Mario: Cat Mario comes from Super Mario 3D Land. Like the tanooki suit, it’s a power-up that’s super cute and allows Mario to claw enemies and climb walls.
- Metal Mario: Metal Mario was an evil Mario that tried to thwart his plans in the game Mario Sunshine. This version of Mario is all silver and looks like a replica of Mario. He was popularized in the Mario Kart games since he was a playable racer.
Kids vs. adults
Both kids and adults love Mario, but certain plush toys might cater more toward one demographic. While collectors might want everything, think about who’s getting the gift and how they interact with the Mario universe. Maybe they love the older games and want a more retro-inspired plush toy. Younger fans might really appreciate a more modern version of Mario or an adorable plush toy like Baby Mario.
Plush size
Plush toys come in all sizes, but it’s common to see them from 4-12 inches, and most Mario plush toys are 6-10 inches tall. Certain people have preferences, but many people seem to prefer larger plush toys and find price and size should correlate. Smaller plush toys might have a certain charm or cuteness that larger toys lose, so it’s always wise to consider who’s receiving the plush.
What to look for in a quality Mario plush toy
Little Buddy or Nintendo
A lot of the Mario plush toys sold online are made by a company called Little Buddy. In 2013, Little Buddy got the rights to bring Nintendo plushies to other regions of the world. They got the rights to Mario as well as other franchises like Kirby and The Legend of Zelda.
Nintendo has given Little Buddy their blessing, which means these plushies are official and made with high-quality materials and good stitchwork.
Authentic features
Nobody wants a plush that has an awkward facial expression or doesn’t resemble the intended character. Always look at the plush and read reviews to see what others thought about it. If you’re familiar with Mario, it will be easy to spot awkward plush toys, but if not, a simple Google search can net you many pictures of the iconic plumber.
Childsafe
If you’re buying a plush for a young child like a toddler or a baby, be careful. Plush toys are mostly safe, but plush toys with exterior parts like marbles, buttons and so on can make for choking hazards, especially if the plush is not well-constructed. If you’re buying a plush for a very young child, try to find one that doesn’t have any small external parts.
How much can you expect to spend on a Mario plush toy?
Mario plush toys are generally between $10-$30. Cheaper plush toys tend to be around $10 while the more complex, special edition plushies tend to cost more than $20.
Mario plush toy FAQ
Are there plush sets available?
A. Typically, plush toys are sold separately. However, there are some sets available for Mario characters. It’s common to see Mario and Luigi sold together since they’re brothers.
What other characters would Mario fans love in plush form?
A. There are tons of amazing Mario characters that are fan favorites. Everyone seems to love Toad and Yoshi, since they’re non-human companions. Luigi, Princess Peach, Bowser and Donkey Kong are also very popular.
What’s the best Mario plush toy to buy?
Top Mario plush toy
Little Buddy Super Mario All Star Collection 1414 Mario Stuffed Plush
What you need to know: This 9.5-inch Mario plush toy is an official Little Buddy product with authentic Mario attire.
What you’ll love: Mario looks authentic with his signature ‘stache, hat and overalls.
What you should consider: Little Buddy plush dolls are well-made and appealing to children and adults. Buy Mario alone or in a set with a Mushroom Kingdom companion.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Mario plush toy for the money
Little Buddy 1726 Super Mario All Star Collection Metal Mario Plush
What you need to know: This is a 9-inch Metal Mario plush toy made by Little Buddy.
What you’ll love: Metal Mario is finally available in plush form. He stands 9 inches tall with the same features as regular Mario. It’s a collector’s item with limited availability.
What you should consider: Some people had issues with the stitching on the nose.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Little Buddy Official Super Mario Raccoon Tanooki Mario Plush
What you need to know: This is an adorable 9-inch Tanooki Mario Plush and official Little Buddy product.
What you’ll love: This is Mario wearing his classic Tanooki (raccoon) suit. Mario’s facial features look great and the Tanooki suit is well-detailed with different colors and parts. It’s child-safe and well-made.
What you should consider: This is pricier than most of the other Mario plushes on the market.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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- Positive safety and tolerability results support the advancement of MM-110 and guide the Phase 2a dose design in individuals undergoing supervised opioid withdrawal -
- Phase 2a trial remains on track to initiate in Q2 2022 -
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc (NASDAQ: MNMD), (NEO: MMED), (the "Company" or "MindMed"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel products to treat brain health disorders, today announced topline results from the Phase 1 placebo-controlled trial designed to assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and neurocognitive effects of MM-110 in 108 healthy volunteers.
The results showed favorable safety and tolerability, support the advancement of MM-110, and have guided the Phase 2a dose, schedule, and design in individuals undergoing supervised opioid withdrawal. MM-110 (also known as zolunicant HCl or 18-MC) is an α3β4 nicotinic cholinergic receptor antagonist and non-hallucinogenic proprietary congener of ibogaine.
"As there is a major unmet need to address the ongoing and ever-growing opioid crisis, we are very pleased with the results from our Phase 1 trial, which underscore the potential clinical utility of MM-110 to safely mitigate symptoms of opioid withdrawal," said Daniel R Karlin, MD MA, Chief Medical Officer of MindMed. "These data build on extensive pharmacology and toxicology studies, as well as encouraging results from preclinical studies that showed reductions in translational markers of opioid withdrawal and multi-day reductions in opioid self-administration following a single-dose administration of MM-110. Together, the data generated to date support our clinical development program and bring us one step closer to potentially providing an effective treatment solution with an optimized dosing schedule for withdrawal management. We look forward to leveraging these findings in the upcoming Phase 2a, gated two-part study, which will provide an opportunity for early signs of efficacy and inform the randomized proof-of-concept trial. The Phase 2a trial remains on track to initiate in the second quarter of 2022."
A total of 72 participants received up to 325 mg of MM-110 (n=51) twice on a single day or placebo (n=21), and 36 participants were administered up to 90mg of MM-110 (n=26) twice daily for seven days or placebo (n=10). The topline results and observations include the following:
- MM-110 was well-tolerated up to 500mg per day in the single ascending dose (SAD) arm and 60 mg per day for seven days in the multiple-ascending dose (MAD) arm of the trial.
- A linear pharmacokinetic profile was maintained across the tested doses and frequencies.
- Observed clinical effects demonstrated alignment with potent CNS engagement.
- No serious adverse events were reported. Treatment emergent adverse events were mild or moderate in severity and resolved without sequelae.
- Clinical laboratory parameters and electrocardiograms were also assessed with no findings of clinical concern across the administered dose ranges.
- Next steps: Consistent with the Phase 1 trial and aligned with the preclinical data, an every-other-day dose regimen is planned for the Phase 2a trial. This dose schedule offers the potential to be a better option than existing treatments for supervised opioid withdrawal.
About the Phase 1 Trial Design
The Phase 1 single and multiple-ascending dose trial conducted at a single clinical research site in Perth, Australia, evaluated the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and effects on the neurocognitive activity of MM-110 in 108 healthy volunteers.
About MindMed
MindMed is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel products to treat brain health disorders, with a particular focus on psychiatry, addiction, pain and neurology. Our mission is to be the global leader in the development and delivery of treatments that unlock new opportunities to improve patient outcomes. We are developing a pipeline of innovative drug candidates, with and without acute perceptual effects, targeting the serotonin, dopamine and acetylcholine systems.
MindMed trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol MNMD and on the Canadian NEO Exchange under the symbol MMED.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this news release related to the Company constitute "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws and are prospective in nature, including statements regarding the perceived benefits of MM-110 and its potential to address the needs of the opioid crisis and the expectations on timing and outcomes for our Phase 2a trial for MM-110. Forward-looking information is not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events and are therefore subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. There are numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and the Company's plans and objectives to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking information, including history of negative cash flows; limited operating history; incurrence of future losses; availability of additional capital; lack of product revenue; compliance with laws and regulations; difficulty associated with research and development; risks associated with clinical trials or studies; heightened regulatory scrutiny; early stage product development; clinical trial risks; regulatory approval processes; novelty of the psychedelic inspired medicines industry; as well as those risk factors discussed or referred to herein and the risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 under headings such as "Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements," and "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the securities regulatory authorities in all provinces and territories of Canada which are available under the Company's profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events, changes in expectations or otherwise.
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Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate
Published: May. 10, 2022 at 2:45 PM CDT|Updated: 56 minutes ago
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A man found floating on a raft in the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges alleging he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate.
The eight-count indictment released Tuesday in federal court in Burlington also says Nathan Carman shot and killed his grandfather, John Chakalos, in 2013 as part of an effort to defraud insurance companies, but he was not charged with that killing.
Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after he went fishing with his mother, who was never found.
Carman’s attorney did not return a call seeking comment.
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MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) today announced that it has reached an agreement with SpaceX to launch up to five of the company's remaining ground spare satellites from the Iridium® NEXT program, on its Falcon 9 rocket. Known as Iridium-9, the launch is planned to take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base in mid-2023. Earlier this year, Iridium celebrated the 25th anniversary of the first launch in Iridium's history, which also took place from Vandenberg on May 5, 1997. That first ever launch also carried five Iridium satellites to orbit on a Delta II rocket.
Iridium-9 will be Iridium's second rideshare with SpaceX. Previously, SpaceX conducted eight Iridium launches between January 2017 and January 2019. These launches delivered 75 satellites to LEO as part of the Iridium NEXT campaign, replacing the company's original satellite constellation. Since completion of the launch campaign in 2019, Iridium has 66 operational satellites, nine on-orbit spares and six additional spares on the ground. Up to five of those six ground spares are planned for launch as part of Iridium-9. All satellites in the upgraded Iridium constellation were built by Thales Alenia Space and carry the Aireon® hosted payload, which provides truly global, real-time surveillance of aircraft around the world.
"We have always said that when the right opportunity presented itself, we would launch many, if not all, of our remaining ground spares, and just such an opportunity came about," said Iridium CEO Matt Desch. "Our constellation is incredibly healthy; however, the spare satellites have no utility to us on the ground. We built extra satellites as an insurance policy, and with SpaceX's stellar track record, we look forward to another successful launch, which will position us even better to replicate the longevity of our first constellation."
Since the completion of the upgraded Iridium network in early 2019, Iridium's customer base grew by more than 730,000 subscribers in just three years and has more than 1.8 million today. With that subscriber growth came several new Iridium products and services, including the Iridium Certus® specialty broadband platform, Iridium's Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, Iridium Global Line of Sight® service for uncrewed and autonomous systems, and over 150 new Iridium narrowband and specialty broadband products brought to market by our partner ecosystem.
Iridium remains the only commercial satellite constellation with truly global coverage, offering weather-resilient L-band service from pole-to-pole. The constellation is divided into six polar orbiting planes that each include 11 operational crosslinked satellites. The satellites from Iridium-9 will be launched into a parking orbit, and after initial testing will be drifted to their assigned spare orbits.
About Iridium Communications Inc.
Iridium® is the only mobile voice and data satellite communications network that spans the entire globe. Iridium enables connections between people, organizations and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. Together with its ecosystem of partner companies, Iridium delivers an innovative and rich portfolio of reliable solutions for markets that require truly global communications. In 2019, the company completed a generational upgrade of its satellite network and launched its new specialty broadband service, Iridium Certus®. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Va., U.S.A., and its common stock trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol IRDM. For more information about Iridium products, services and partner solutions, visit www.iridium.com.
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a Texas elementary school shooting that left 19 students and two adults dead Tuesday, people around the nation are gathering to remember the victims, fundraise money for their families and send resources to a small Texas community that was rocked by tragedy.
Officials have not officially released the names of the victims to the public yet, but families are coming forward to speak about their loved ones’ deaths. You can find a list of the victims that have been identified by loved ones here.
KXAN is gathering and verifying ways you can support our neighbors in Uvalde.
Robb School Memorial Fund
A memorial fund has been set up by Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District through First State Bank of Uvalde. The money goes to families of the shooting victims, the district said in a tweet. Here are ways to contribute to that fund:
- Donate at any of the First State Bank branches
- Mail checks to 200 E. Nopal St., Uvalde, TX 78801
- Donate using Zelle using the email address: robbschoolmemorialfund@gmail.com
Make checks payable to the “Robb School Memorial Fund.”
Verified GoFundMe fundraisers
GoFundMe has created a centralized hub for Texas school shooting fundraisers that have been verified by its trust and safety team.
“GoFundMe’s Trust & Safety Team updated state officials in Uvalde, Texas on the steps we take to protect donors and recipients, and provided information about the GoFundMe Guarantee, our policy guaranteeing all of the funds raised on GoFundMe go to the right place,” they wrote in a release.
The company has created a mobile crisis team to be able to rapidly review fundraisers being created to verify them, they said.
Here are the GoFundMe fundraisers that have been verified by GoFundMe so far. You can also check back with the centralized hub for additional fundraisers as they’re added.
- Verified fundraisers for people affected by the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas
- Please help us put our Xavier to rest
- For Garcia Family
- Please help us put sweet Jayce to rest
- Texas Elementary School Shooting Victims Fund
- Robb Elementary School Shooting
Blood donations
South Texas Blood & Tissue is hosting an emergency blood drive Wednesday at the Herby Ham Activity Center in Uvalde from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. University Health, in Uvalde, also asked people to donate blood if they wanted to help victims of this shooting.
In Austin, We Are Blood is encouraging donations locally and say they have seen a “significant uptick in appointments, walk-ins and donations interest” since the shooting. They say donor center appointments are virtually full through the weekend as people have rushed to help.
WeAreBlood is hosting a blood drive at the Texas State Capitol, 1220 Colorado Street, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, May 26. This drive will be walk-in only and will not have appointments available.
“We are in regular contact this afternoon with South Texas Blood & Tissue, who serve the Uvalde community and San Antonio, to let them know we stand ready to lend aid should they need it,” We Are Blood said in a statement to KXAN. They added that aid has not been requested yet.
Events planned at the Texas State Capitol
The Coalition Austin is hosting, what they’re calling, an emergency community mourning for the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting on Wednesday, May 25, from 6-8 p.m.
“We welcome all to come together as a community to mourn and support one another in the face of yet another senseless tragedy of America’s gun violence epidemic,” they said in a post.
Organizers are asking people to bring candles and flowers to honor those who lost their lives.
Indivisible Austin is also hosting a vigil and protest in front of the governor’s mansion from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday and then marching to the Texas State Capitol. They’ll be at the Capitol until 7 p.m., according to a release.
Texas State House Representative Vikki Goodwin (D) is expected to be there, along with Moms Demand Action and Texas Gun Sense.
Red Cross of Central Texas
The American Red Cross said the following in a statement: “We appreciate the outpouring of support and of community members reaching out to the Red Cross to offer their help during this challenging moment. At this time, we have all the resources and assistance we need. We will continue to coordinate with local officials and community partners to determine how we can best support the Uvalde community in the days and weeks ahead.” | https://cw33.com/news/texas/verified-ways-to-help-victims-of-the-texas-school-shooting/ | 2022-05-25T18:30:02Z |
McDonald’s era in Russia coming to a close, restaurants sold
(AP) - McDonald’s is selling all of its restaurants in Russia 30 years after the burger chain became a powerful symbol of easing Cold War tensions between the United States and Soviet Union.
The company shuttered hundreds of locations in March after Russia invaded Ukraine, which has cost McDonald’s about $55 million per month. On Monday, McDonald’s announced it would sell those stores and leave Russia.
An existing McDonald’s licensee, Alexander Govor, who operates 25 restaurants in Siberia, has agreed to buy McDonald’s 850 Russian restaurants and operate them under a new name, the Chicago burger giant said Thursday.
McDonald’s did not disclose the terms of the sale. Last year, McDonald’s Russian operations contributed 9% of the company’s total annual sales, or around $2 billion.
McDonald’s was among the first Western consumer brands to enter Russia in 1990. Its large, gleaming store near Pushkin Square in Moscow, which opened shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, signaled a new era of optimism in the wake of the Cold War.
It’s the first time the company has “de-arched,” or exited a major market. It plans to start removing golden arches and other symbols and signs with the company’s name. McDonald’s said it will also will maintain its trademarks in Russia and take steps to enforce them if necessary.
The sale announced Thursday is subject to regulatory approval, but is expected to close within a few weeks, McDonald’s said.
Govor, a licensee since 2015, has also agreed to retain McDonald’s 62,000 Russian employees for at least two years on equivalent terms. Govor also agreed to pay the salaries of McDonald’s corporate employees until the sale closes.
Govor is also half-owner of Neftekhimservis, a construction investor that owns an oil refinery in Siberia. He is also on the board of directors of Inrusinvest, whose projects include a medical center and a Park Inn hotel in the Siberian city of Novokuznetsk.
It’s unclear if other U.S. chains will follow McDonald’s lead and leave Russia. McDonald’s owned 84% of its Russian stores, which gave it more control over operations than many of its rivals whose stores are owned by franchisees.
Starbucks’ 130 Russian stores have been closed since early March. Its franchisee in the country, Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, is continuing to pay its 2,000 Russian employees.
Papa John’s suspended corporate operations in Russia and is no longer accepting royalty payments from its 185 stores there. But the stores, which are owned by Colorado-based entrepreneur Christopher Wynne, remain open. A message was left Thursday with one of Wynne’s companies.
McDonald’s left open the possibility that it could one day return to Russia.
“It’s impossible to predict what the future may hold, but I choose to end my message with the same spirit that brought McDonald’s to Russia in the first place: hope,” CEO Chris Kempczinski wrote in a letter to employees. “Thus, let us not end by saying, ‘goodbye.’ Instead, let us say as they do in Russian: Until we meet again.”
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ROME (AP) — A judge in southern Italy on Monday ordered film director Paul Haggis released from detention at his hotel while prosecutors decide whether to pursue their investigation of whether he allegedly had sex with a woman without her consent over two days, his lawyer said.
Michele Laforgia told The Associated Press that his client, who is also a screenwriter and an Academy Award winner, that Haggis was still in Italy. The ruling was made by Judge Vilma Gilli, based in Puglia, which is the region that forms the “heel” of the Italian peninsula.
The Canada-born Haggis, 69, was detained by police on June 19 in Puglia after a woman told authorities that he had non-consensual sex with her over two days while he was in Italy to participate in an arts festival in the tourist town of Ostuni.
He had proclaimed his innocence, according to the lawyer.
Laforgia said in text messages that the judge had ruled there were neither signs of violence nor abuse found on the woman, who prosecutors have described as young and foreign and by Italian media as a 28-year-old Englishwoman.
The courthouse was closed Monday evening and Gilli couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
Corriere della Sera, quoting from the judge’s ruling, said she concluded there was an “absence of constrictive violent behavior” by Haggis. The judge also noted in the ruling that the woman’s decision to be with Haggis in his lodgings was “spontaneous,” the Italian daily said.
It was Gilli who on June 22, after a closed door hearing, had ordered Haggis to remain in detention while the investigation continued.
Prosecutors didn’t immediately say if they would move to drop the investigation or pursue it after the judge’s ruling.
Asked if the case might be closed, Laforgia replied “let’s see what the prosecutor’s office will do at this point.”
Haggis, who resides in the United States, has had other legal problems. In recent years, four women in the United States have alleged sexual misconduct by him. | https://cw33.com/entertainment-news/ap-entertainment/judge-in-italy-ends-detention-for-haggis-in-sex-abuse-case/ | 2022-07-04T19:31:53Z |
Severe storms likely today coming in two waves
Very large hail, damaging winds and a tornado risk are all on the table this afternoon
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - We are tracking a dangerous weather potential beginning after 5pm and ending around midnight. There are two scenarios with storms today. The first is storms developing along a dryline in the late afternoon/evening and the second is storms developing along a cold front tonight. Storms that develop along the dryline have the highest threat for producing baseball size hail, 70 mph winds and even a high chance at a tornado. Storms along the cold front carry a higher wind threat with some hail. Stay weather aware through the night and be sure and download the 13 Weather App if you need to!
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- Isolated storms will develop late this afternoon, anytime after 4pm is fair game. Highest chance will be out toward central Kansas closer to the dry-line. This is when the highest potential of a tornado and very large hail could occur. 70 mph wind gusts also are possible. This threat will linger until the cold front catches up to the dryline.
- Once the cold front catches up to the dryline, the tornado threat diminishes, the very large hail threat diminishes as well however golf ball size hail is still possible with wind 60-70 mph being the primary hazard. This line of storms will push through by midnight when most of the activity will be east of the WIBW viewing area so this is not expected to be a late night event.
This Afternoon: Skies have been gradually clearing to some degree allowing for heating which boosts our atmospheric energy. The jet stream is also overhead and a dryline is currently situated in Central Kansas. Storms to develop along that dryline in Central Kansas after 4pm moving our direction reaching Northeast Kansas around 5pm. We are NOT expecting widespread storms with the dryline storms, but one or two very strong storms is looking likely. Cold front moves through after 8pm with wind and hail the main hazards at that time.
Tonight: Severe weather likely before midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Winds S/W 10-20, gusts up to 30 mph.
Tomorrow: Becoming mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s-low 60s north and near 70 south. Winds W 10-20, gusts up to 35 mph.
Sunday: Mostly Sunny. Highs in the low-mid 70s. Winds W 5-15, gusts up to 20 mph.
Storms move back in late Sunday night into Monday with on and off showers/storms for much of next week keeping temperatures steady in the mid-upper 40s for lows and 60s for highs. We’ll watch for a severe weather threat Monday and Wednesday however as of now the greatest risk will remain closer to the Oklahoma border.
Taking Action:
- Storms will last through 11am, a few severe t-storm warnings may exist however the severe weather won’t be as widespread as this evening.
- With all hazards possible this evening including tornadoes have a plan on what you will do in case a warning is issued for your area. PLEASE do not ask us if and when storms will be in your specific location, that is not known. What is known is the highest risk for severe weather will occur 4pm-1am with the greatest risk for tornados likely before 10pm. We will be live-streaming all evening for us to keep you updated.
- Sunday will have better weather vs Saturday for any weekend outdoor activities with lighter winds, more sun and a warmer afternoon.
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Grant Johnson, left, works on his Eagle Scout project under the watchful eye of his Scout Master — and dad — Mike Johnson at St. Teresa’s School Saturday. For more photos of Grant’s project, go to AlbanyHerald.com.
Grant Johnson recruited fellow Scouts and adult volunteers to help with his Eagle Scout project: Improving play areas for younger students at St. Teresa's School in Albany.
Grant Johnson, left, works on his Eagle Scout project under the watchful eye of his Scout Master — and dad — Mike Johnson at St. Teresa’s School Saturday. For more photos of Grant’s project, go to AlbanyHerald.com.
Grant Johnson recruited fellow Scouts and adult volunteers to help with his Eagle Scout project: Improving play areas for younger students at St. Teresa's School in Albany.
ALBANY — Mike Johnson’s been a Scout Master now for 37 years. Over those years, he’s seen 132 of his Scouts earn the Eagle Scout rank.
All you parents of his other 130 Eagle Scouts will forgive Johnson if he feels just a little more pride with his latest troop member to join the group: St. Teresa’s School junior Grant Johnson. As in Mike’s son, the second of his offspring to earn the distinction.
“My oldest son, Patrick, was an Eagle Scout, so, yes, that’s really special, to have two sons earn this honor,” Mike Johnson said Saturday morning as Grant Johnson, fellow Scouts and other volunteers worked on the younger Johnson’s Eagle Scout project. “This is an achievement of a lifetime. Only 4% of Scouts across the country earn this honor, so that says a lot.”
Grant Johnson’s Eagle Scout project centers around development of playgrounds for younger St. Teresa’s students. He and his crew were putting up plastic borders around one play area Saturday, while others were shoveling mulch in another on another side of the campus.
“I’d see the smaller kids, the pre-K kids, playing in this area, and I just thought it would be good to give them a real playground,” Grant said. “We’re also working on the elementary playground. We’ve scheduled it so that we can finish both today, so I hope we can.
“The big thing about a project like this is having others join you and working together as a team. It’s the team efforts in life that really makes things grow.”
Another part of the Johnson family, St. Teresa’s School administrator Linda — Mike’s wife and Grant’s mom — said the Catholic school plays a big role in nurturing students like her son.
“The school’s mission is to help others, and that’s passed on to our students,” Linda Johnson said. “I just feel so incredibly blessed by all my kids and to have such an amazing husband. He gives back to the Scouts, to the church and to the community as a whole. He doesn’t make a big deal of it, but each year he gives $20,000 of his own money to charitable groups in the community.”
Assistant Scout Master and Charter Organization Representative Dan Gillan said Grant, like the other Scouts in St. Teresa’s Troop 3, is the kind of kid that gives the community hope for the future.
“These are all good kids out here working today,” Gillan said. “You have kids like Grant, who is a quieter kind of kid, but he leads by example. He and these others Scouts are a tribute to this school, their families and this community.”
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Which Nike tennis shoes are best?
You don’t need much to play tennis, but wearing the proper shoes can make the difference between a dominant performance and a dud. Tennis shoes are a must if you are a serious player and want to perform at a high level, as they’re engineered to provide comfort and stability on the court.
If you’re looking for high-quality tennis shoes, Nike is a top brand that offers many terrific shoes. For example, the NikeCourt Air Zoom Vapor Cage 4 Rafa Tennis Shoes are popular, thanks to their responsiveness, durability and stylish design inspired by Rafael Nadal.
What to know before you buy Nike tennis shoes
Size
Tennis requires players to perform quick, shifting movements more often than most other sports, so it’s crucial to wear the correct shoe size. You don’t want too-big shoes, which can limit your mobility and cause you to trip, but you also don’t want to wear too-tight shoes that can cause soreness. A snug fit is necessary, but leave some wiggle room in the toe box to feel comfortable and flexible as you move.
Court surface
It’s crucial to wear shoes that offer plenty of traction, but the type of outsole should depend on the surface you’ll be playing on. There are three main types of tennis courts: grass, clay and hard.
- Grass courts can be slippery, so outsoles with rubber nubs on the bottom provide superior traction similar to all-purpose soccer cleats.
- Clay courts generally deliver a slower-paced experience. The best clay-court shoes have textured zig-zag tread patterns for grip and knit uppers that prevent clay bits from getting inside.
- Hard courts are the most common and demanding for outsole durability. Playing on a hard court will wear out your shoes much faster than any other surface, so your outsoles should have a textured tread.
Versatility
Nike tennis shoes are designed to provide top-level performance during tennis matches, but they’re versatile enough to wear for other activities, such as jogging or weight-lifting. They’re also great to wear as comfy everyday shoes for running errands or light yard work.
What to look for in quality Nike tennis shoes
Durable upper
The upper needs to be durable to put up with fast-paced movements but should also be breathable. The best Nike tennis shoes have uppers made with synthetic leather and mesh fabric, providing excellent durability and sufficient ventilation to help keep feet dry and cool during matches.
Cushioning
The midsole should contain foam cushioning for stability and efficient energy transfer during strides and lateral movements. If you find your shoes too stiff, they may not have enough cushioning, which can cause discomfort after playing for extended periods.
Style
You can find Nike tennis shoes of any color, so while it’s essential to have comfortable, functional shoes, they should suit your style too. Also, several high-profile tennis players have endorsement deals with Nike and have inspired new tennis-shoe designs. The most notable are Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.
How much you can expect to spend on Nike tennis shoes
If you’re working with a budget, you can find a reliable pair of Nike tennis shoes for $60-$80. However, if you want something more durable with a premium design, expect to pay $100-$170.
Nike tennis shoes FAQ
What’s the difference between running shoes and tennis shoes?
A. Tennis shoes are designed for lateral movements, so they are usually more durable and have stiff lateral frames that provide better stability during quick side-to-side movements.
How long do tennis shoes last?
A. If you’re a casual player, they should last you six to 12 months. However, those who play consistently, especially on hard courts, may have to replace their shoes every three to six months.
What are the best Nike tennis shoes to buy?
Top Nike tennis shoes
NikeCourt Men’s Air Zoom Vapor Cage 4 Rafa Tennis Shoes
What you need to know: These shoes have a stylish design inspired by star tennis player Rafael Nadal to deliver elite performance on hard courts.
What you’ll love: They have sleeves for a sock-like fit that provide extra ankle support and a stiff frame on the side for superior stability during lateral movements. The Zoom Air unit under the forefoot allows for more responsiveness and bounce-back, and the rubber outsole is built to last.
What you should consider: A few customers reported that they run large, so a half-size down might be a better fit for some.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
Top Nike tennis shoes for the money
What you need to know: They don’t have the flashy appearance of some other Nike shoes, but they are comfortable and offer excellent mobility.
What you’ll love: These shoes are made with leather for a sturdy build and have a rugged rubber outsole for increased traction. The midsole contains soft foam cushioning for extra stability, and the padded collar and tongue are a nice touch, as they provide comfort around the ankles.
What you should consider: They take a while to break in, and some reviewers found them uncomfortable on the upper heel.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Nikecourt Women’s Air Zoom Vapor Pro Tennis Shoes
What you need to know: These are lightweight and comfortable, and they provide excellent performance on all kinds of courts.
What you’ll love: The heels are packed with soft cushioning for improved responsiveness, and they have a stretchy internal sleeve for superior ankle support during quick cuts. Also, the herringbone outsole offers sufficient grip on hard courts that still lets players slide.
What you should consider: Some consumers complained that they didn’t have enough arch support, but this can vary depending on foot shape.
Where to buy: Sold by Dick’s Sporting Goods
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Choosing the right fidget toy for your child
If your child enjoys Crayola Globbles and you’ve noticed that this type of toy helps keep their fidgeting to a minimum, you might consider expanding their collection of fidget toys. There are plentiful styles and textures to choose from, and it might be helpful to have certain fidget toys at home, and certain quieter or less messy fidget toys for going out, since different situations can require different items. Fortunately, there’s a wide array of fidget toys out there.
What are fidget toys?
Fidget toys are small items that give the user a physical outlet for movement, be it pressing buttons, squeezing foam or rearranging shapes. There’s been debate over the years as to whether or not fidget toys are scientifically proven to help children with things like autism and ADHD, but some parents find these toys to be good distractions for fidgety or anxious children.
Fidget toys for squeezing and pressing
What you need to know: This is a 4.49 x 2.28-inch fidget toy for clicking, flipping, twisting and squeezing that comes in six colors.
What you’ll love: It looks like a video game joystick, which will appeal to kids who like to play video games. It’s very portable and isn’t so flashy as to become a distraction for others. The clicking sound is no noisier than the clicking of a ballpoint pen.
What you should consider: It doesn’t hold up well over time.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Neliblu Be Happy! Neon Smiley Face Stress Balls
What you need to know: This pack comes with 12 neon smiley face foam stress balls in assorted colors.
What you’ll love: If one gets lost or damaged, there are plenty of extras. These stress balls are lightweight, very quiet, easy to use and comfortable to hold.
What you should consider: They tear easily.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
SELMUEL Solar System Stress Balls
What you need to know: This set comes with 10 stress balls about 3 inches across that are designed to look like the planets of the solar system.
What you’ll love: They’re educational as well as good stress relievers. Each planet is unique in color and design, plus the sun is included.
What you should consider: If your child tends to chew on things, these are not an ideal choice, as chunks can easily be taken out of them.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Fescuty Rainbow Pop Bubble Sensory Fidget Toys
What you need to know: This fidget pack comes with four rainbow-colored silicone popping toys designed to look like a dinosaur, a unicorn, a strawberry and an apple.
What you’ll love: These are great for popping and squeezing, plus each one is in a unique shape. They’re soft to touch and easy to clean.
What you should consider: The silicone is a little thin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This gift set features four 2-inch tins of putty in holographic and sparkling colors.
What you’ll love: It’s a very tactile toy and the colors really are mesmerizing. It’s gluten-free and latex-free. Kids can create different shapes and mold it around their fingers as they please.
What you should consider: The tins are a little hard to open and the putty can get messy.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Fidget toy cubes and shapes
WUQID Infinity Cube Fidget Toy
What you need to know: Available in four pastel colors, this fidget cube can be manipulated into different geometric shapes and will keep fidgety fingers busy.
What you’ll love: It’s lightweight, quiet and easy to carry around. Kids who enjoy building and constructing things will enjoy making different shapes and designs.
What you should consider: The joints could be sturdier.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
SCIONE Wacky Tracks Fidget Toys
What you need to know: This pack comes with six snap-and-click snake puzzles in assorted colors.
What you’ll love: The quality is good and each of the links can pivot and lock into five different positions. They bend easily and are great for developing hand-eye coordination. Older and younger kids alike can use them.
What you should consider: They make a little noise and might be distracting in public spaces.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
AHEYE 3-Piece Magnetic Finger Rings
What you need to know: This set comes with three colorful ring-shaped pieces that connect magnetically.
What you’ll love: There are several fun color schemes to choose from and the ring opening is wide enough so you don’t have to worry about fingers getting stuck. Kids can fidget with them or line them up and knock them around to amuse themselves.
What you should consider: The plastic edges are a bit rough.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
What you need to know: This plastic fidget cube features different distractions on each side, from flipping and clicking to rolling and gliding.
What you’ll love: The plastic is strong and durable and each side has something unique to offer. One side makes a little noise, but otherwise, it’s a pretty quiet fidget toy.
What you should consider: Some of the features are more functional and engaging than others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
MAGTIMES Rainbow Anti-Anxiety Fidget Spinner
What you need to know: This metallic rainbow fidget spinner will spin for 3-5 minutes.
What you’ll love: It’s colorful, fun and easy to use. It spins for long enough to keep the spinner’s attention.
What you should consider: The length of spin time decreases over time. It can get a little noisy and might distract others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Fidget toy accessories
Exun Push Pops Bubble Sensory Fidget Bracelet
What you need to know: Available in a wide selection of colors, this is a push and pop silicone, latex-free fidget bracelet that can be adjusted to the size of your child’s wrist.
What you’ll love: As a bracelet, your child is less likely to drop or lose this item. The popping provides a good distraction for kids who have trouble sitting still or who try to touch everything when you walk through a store.
What you should consider: The bracelet is a little big for kids.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Impresa Products Spiky Bracelets
What you need to know: This pack of three comes with pink, blue and yellow bracelets that are 4 inches in diameter with spiky silicone for a truly tactile experience.
What you’ll love: They’re easy to carry around, fun to play with and have multiple sensory elements that will keep your kid’s interest.
What you should consider: Some users have reported that spikes can come off, creating a choking hazard.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Pick A Toy Hedgehog Sensory Rings
What you need to know: This set comes with three rubber rings with spikes all around. The rings can be worn as bracelets or played with as fidget toys.
What you’ll love: They’re soft yet firm and latex-free, and they can be washed easily in the dishwasher.
What you should consider: These rings don’t last as long as they should.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Kangaroo Jumbo Flashing Dinosaur Jelly Rings
What you need to know: This 12-pack comes with light-up LED rings in assorted colors each in the shape of a different dinosaur.
What you’ll love: These are great for groups of kids who each want a different dinosaur. They stretch to fit comfortably on a child’s finger.
What you should consider: They don’t last long, and the flashing light makes them less than ideal for classrooms and/or public places.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
BLBLJERY 925 Sterling Silver Anxiety Ring
What you need to know: This is a sterling silver ring with beads that roll around the band, providing a distraction for fidgety fingers.
What you’ll love: If your older child has had problems with being allowed their fidget toys in the classroom, this is a low-key, easily concealed fidget piece that’s less likely to be noticed or taken away. It comes in several sizes. It’s nickel-free, lead-free and hypoallergenic.
What you should consider: These are not for younger children or those prone to chewing on things.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Man gets life in prison, plus 45 years, in beheading case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire man convicted of killing his wife’s co-worker and forcing her to behead him was has been sentenced to life in prison plus 45 years.
Thirty-two-year-old Armando Barron was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder. The charge carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole.
A judge imposed that sentence Friday plus additional time as recommended by prosecutors for other crimes including kidnapping, solicitation and assault.
Prosecutors say Barron lured 25-year-old Jonathan Amerault to a park after discovering he had been texting his wife in 2020.
Britany Barron testified that after her husband fatally shot Amerault, she was forced to drive to a remote campsite and decapitate him.
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DALLAS (KDAF) — Well, the Dallas Cowboys aren’t off to the hottest start of their 2022-23 NFL season with a loss to Tampa Bay and their starting quarterback Dak Prescott suffering from a hand injury.
Now, Week 2 of the season for the Cowboys will be spent against the reigning AFC Champions Cincinnati Bengals who just had a gut-wrenching loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, with a new quarterback. Enter in, new starting QB for the Cowboys, Cooper Rush.
Rush, who dawns the No. 10 for America’s Team has been with Dallas since 2017 after playing college ball at Central Michigan. The 28-year-old throws right-handed and is 6-foot-3, 225 pounds.
In his career, Rush played in 11 games completing over 60% of his passes, nearly 500 yards passing, 8 yards per average, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception. In college, he threw for nearly 13,000 yards, with 90 touchdowns and 55 interceptions.
Against the Buccaneers, Rush completed 7 passes for 64 yards. | https://cw33.com/sports/who-is-the-new-starting-quarterback-for-the-dallas-cowboys-cooper-rush/ | 2022-09-14T18:42:17Z |
CEO of rental giant Hertz vows to fix false theft reports
NEW YORK (AP) — The new CEO of Hertz says he’s working to fix a glitch in the rental-car giant’s systems that has led to some of its customers being wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented.
Stephen Scherr, who took over as CEO on Feb. 28, said the company has changed its practices to fix problems that have occurred when cars were reported stolen but the transaction was improperly recorded in Hertz’s system.
“This is among the first things that I have started to look to take care of and deal with in the first 30 days I’ve been at the company,” Scherr told CNBC on Monday. “It is not acceptable to Hertz to have any customer ... caught up in some of what has happened.”
Some Hertz customers have said they were arrested and jailed because the company accused them of stealing cars that they had paid to rent and in some cases had returned long before their arrest.
It’s not clear how many people are affected. More than 200 customers asked a federal judge in Delaware to Hertz to disclose records about erroneous theft reports, and the judge ruled in the renters’ favor in February.
Scherr said the false reports involve several hundred customers out of Hertz’s 15 million annual transactions, but lawyers for the customers say the number is more like 8,000.
“We have changed our policies to avoid the possibility of this happening again,” Scherr said. “No one customer should be put through that.”
Scherr said that in some cases, vehicles have been reported as stolen, the report was withdrawn when the vehicle was found, “but that rescission wasn’t recognized.”
The CEO of Hertz Global Holdings Inc. appeared on CNBC to tout a plan to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles over five years. The Estero, Florida-based company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2020, as it struggled under heavy debt and a drop in travel caused by the pandemic. It operates Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty car-rental brands.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | https://www.kxii.com/2022/04/05/ceo-rental-giant-hertz-vows-fix-false-theft-reports/ | 2022-04-06T01:05:41Z |
Police: Student stabbed at Kansas City school by another student
Published: Apr. 12, 2022 at 11:17 AM EDT|Updated: 38 minutes ago
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - Police said one student has been injured after he was stabbed by another at Northeast Middle School.
The Kansas City Police Department said the two students were boys in either seventh or eighth grade, KCTV reported.
The stabbing resulted from some confrontation and occurred in a bathroom, department spokesperson Donna Drake said.
The victim received life-threatening injuries, and the student of interest in the stabbing has been detained.
There is no ongoing threat, police said.
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Advantage Insurance Inc. Announces Leadership Change
Published: Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:00 AM CDT|Updated: 39 minutes ago
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, July 12, 2022/PRNewswire/ -- Advantage Insurance Inc. ("Advantage"), a leader in providing customized insurance solutions for businesses and individuals, announced today that its CEO Walter Keenan has left the company to pursue new business opportunities. Eric Schneider, Advantage's Chief Investment Officer, stated: "Walter built a great investor-insurer platform and private placement life insurance business, from its design and launch in 2013 through our recapitalization with new investors in 2021. We wish Walter the best in his next entrepreneurial endeavor."
Walter Keenan said: "Building Advantage Insurance with the help of a world-class team of insurance professionals has been the highlight of my business career. I look forward to seeing Advantage's continuing growth and success under new leadership."
About Advantage
Advantage Insurance Inc., through its operating subsidiaries, provides customized insurance
products and services to businesses and individuals worldwide. Founded in 1993, today Advantage serves over 600 insurance clients and administers over $3 billion of insurance assets from its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico and additional locations in Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the United States. Advantage's primary lines of business include private placement life insurance, captive insurance management and institutional investment advisory services. Contact persons and additional information is available on the company's website:
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SEATTLE, May 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The winners of Fast Company's 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards were announced today, honoring clean technology, innovative corporate initiatives, brave new designs for cities and buildings, and other creative works that are supporting the growth of positive social innovation, tackling social inequality, climate change, and public health crises.
Seattle Agency DNA won three awards for its Project Sugar Free initiative, an AI technology it created to combat online sex trafficking on behalf of the StolenYouth organization. While conducting a social listening assignment for a financial institution client, the agency came across a surge of "Sugar Baby" related posts that targeted youths by offering fast and easy money in exchange for mutually beneficial relationships. Sugaring has become an on-ramp for sex trafficking. The AI bot intercepts and takes action on online sugaring attempts intercepting over 12,000 conversations, deplatforming 30 exploiters and getting nearly 200 posts removed from Twitter in the State of Washington in just over a year.
"When you can do something that makes a difference in people's lives and your community, it changes how we view the power of advertising," explained Alan Brown, Chairman of DNA. "Being able to bring together our passion to make an impact with technology and marketing on behalf of this important cause, is one of the most meaningful projects we have worked on. We are looking forward to expanding it into a national initiative and are so appreciative of this recognition."
DNA's Project Sugar Free was a finalist in the small company created category and an honorable mention in the AI & Data and Corporate Social Responsibility categories.
"We are consistently inspired by the novelty and creativity that people are applying to solve some of our society's most pressing problems, from shelter to the climate crisis. Fast Company relishes its role in amplifying important, innovative work to address big challenges," says David Lidsky, interim editor-in-chief of Fast Company. "Our journalists have identified some of the most ingenious initiatives to launch since the start of 2021, which we hope will both have a meaningful impact and lead others to join in being part of the solution."
Now in its sixth year, the World Changing Ideas Awards showcase 39 winners, 350 finalists, and more than 600 honorable mentions—with climate, social justice, and AI and data among the most popular categories. A panel of Fast Company editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 2,997 entries across transportation, education, food, politics, technology, health, social justice, and more.
About the World Changing Ideas Awards: World Changing Ideas is one of Fast Company's major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, Fast Company draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the problems that affect us all.
About DNA
In its 24th year, DNA is an independent, minority-owned and led full-service agency, headquartered in Seattle that creates work that moves people, business and culture forward. DNA's clients include BECU, Amazon, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Tableau, Golden 1 Credit Union, Swerve, PCC Community Markets, Puget Sound Energy, Rainier Beer, Taco Time Northwest, and Ziply Fiber. Visit DNA at www.dnacreates.com, on Twitter at @dnaseattle and on Facebook.
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla., May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DecisionPoint Systems, Inc. (NYSE American: DPSI), a mobility-first enterprise services and solutions will report financial and operational results for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, which ended March 31, 2022.
DecisionPoint's earnings release will be filed on Form 8-K and posted on the DecisionPoint investor relations website (https://www.decisionpt.com/investing-in-decisionpoint/) at approximately 7:30 a.m. Eastern on May 16, 2022. Management will host an earnings conference call and webcast beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Management's presentation of the results, outlook and strategy will be followed by Q&A with investors.
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Date: May 16, 2022
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Replay Start: Monday May 16, 2022, 1:00 PM ET
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About DecisionPoint Systems
DecisionPoint is a leading provider and integrator of enterprise mobility and wireless applications solutions that delivers improved productivity and operational advantages to its clients by helping them move their business decision points closer to their customers. We do this by making enterprise software applications accessible to the front-line worker anytime, anywhere. DecisionPoint utilizes all the latest wireless, mobility, and RFID technologies. For more information about DecisionPoint Systems, Inc., visit www.decisionpt.com.
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Leading-Edge FTTP Network to Reach Over 10,000 Potential Customers in Kansas by End of 2023
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brightspeed today announced that it will achieve, by the end of 2023, over 10,000 new fiber passings in portions of three counties in the first phase of its fiber network build in the state of Kansas. Brightspeed plans to add 45,000 fiber passings in the state in subsequent years of its build plan, for a total of over 55,000 fiber-enabled locations across its Kansas operating area.
"We are thrilled to share our initial network build plan for Kansas," said Sherry Hessenthaler, operations strategy lead for Brightspeed. "We believe all people and businesses should have access to high-quality internet connectivity they can rely on to accomplish what is most important to them. We are eager to accelerate the upgrade to fiber technologies in our Kansas footprint and to introduce customers to our next-gen Brightspeed products and services supported by a simple, intuitive customer experience."
Kansas is one of the 20 states that make up Brightspeed's territory, covering mainly rural and suburban regions of the country. Brightspeed will initially be comprised of incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) assets and associated operations of Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), which are the subject of a pending acquisition by Apollo-managed funds (NYSE: APO).
In total, Brightspeed plans to invest at least $2 billion in its fiber optics transformation, which is expected to reach up to 3 million homes and businesses over the next five years, including in many locations where fiber and advanced technology have not historically been deployed to help bridge the digital divide.
Brightspeed's initial build plan for Kansas will bring faster, more reliable internet and Wi-Fi to over 10,000 residential and commercial locations in markets within Brown, Johnson, and Miami counties. These new fiber-enabled addresses are incremental to approximately 5,000 existing fiber passings that Brightspeed will assume upon the close of the transaction between the Apollo funds and Lumen.
"In addition to our own build plans, we are evaluating areas for consideration for state and federal broadband infrastructure grants as they become available," added Hessenthaler. "We look forward to working with stakeholders at state, county, and city levels to make fiber-based broadband a reality for even more families and businesses in Kansas."
"Brightspeed's announcement of improvements within their service exchanges is great news. We will be even more excited when construction begins in Osawatomie," said Miami County Economic Development Director Janet McRae. "The last few years have demonstrated that our area needs more connectivity solutions at affordable prices. Their plans to expand fiber-based internet access is encouraging, and we appreciate their commitment to our area."
"I appreciate Brightspeed for the work they're doing in my District and our state as a whole," said State Representative Bill Sutton. "This critically needed initiative will continue to move southern Johnson County forward, not only from a business perspective, but from an educational perspective as well. This will be especially important for our students whose education and curriculum require a great deal of computer work at home."
Brightspeed's next-generation FTTP architecture is designed to accelerate deployment and market availability. Partnering with a select group of technology vendors, the company is utilizing innovative technologies including XGS-PON, capable of downstream and upstream internet speeds exceeding 1Gbps, and Wi-Fi 6 for optimal performance and coverage to support today's device-dense homes and businesses.
Brightspeed plans to announce additional state-specific network build plans in the coming weeks.
For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
About Brightspeed
Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. and expected to have assets and associated operations in 20 states, Brightspeed will provide broadband and telecommunications services through a network platform capable of serving more than 6 million homes and businesses. The company aims to bridge the digital divide by deploying a state-of-the-art fiber network and a customer experience that makes staying connected simple and seamless. For more information about Brightspeed, visit the company's website, www.brightspeed.com.
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OAN Prepares for 2024 Presidential Race Coverage with Placement of Veteran Political Reporter Neil W. McCabe in Florida
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- One America News Network ("OAN"), a 24/7 source of credible national and international news announced today that journalist Neil W. McCabe has joined the network and will be leading Florida coverage from OAN's Tallahassee bureau.
"Neil is recognized as one of the top national political reporters. We're thrilled he's leading our coverage in Florida as Florida news is becoming national news, especially as we head into the 2024 Presidential race," said Charles Herring, president of OAN.
"We are very familiar with Neil's work, both broadcast and print, and his real-world experience as an Army combat veteran and on Wall Street," Herring said.
"In addition to his Florida coverage, Neil will also be taking on other assignments around the country, including contributing to OAN's 2022 midterm coverage," stated Herring.
"Florida is ground-zero for battles over parents' rights, COVID-19, education reform and gun rights," stated McCabe. "These battles are fought at the state house, the city halls and school boards—wherever they are, we will be there."
In addition to his previous tenure at the network, where he covered Capitol Hill and the White House, McCabe has worked as a national political reporter in Washington for Human Events, Breitbart and The Star News Network. Before coming to Washington, McCabe was a staff reporter for The Pilot, Boston's Catholic paper, and he was a reporter and editor for two Boston-area community papers: The (North Cambridge) Alewife and The Somerville News.
McCabe is a Bronze Star veteran of the Iraq War, where he deployed for 15 months as a combat historian from 2009-2010. He continues to serve in the Army Reserve as a senior public affairs noncommissioned officer.
Follow Neil W. McCabe on Twitter/GETTR/Truth Social: @ReporterMcCabe
About One America News Network, ("OAN"):
One America News Network, ("OAN"), which launched on July 4, 2013, provides an independent source of credible national and international news around the clock. The network operates news bureaus in Washington, D.C., California, New York, and Florida. In addition, the network utilizes numerous external newsgathering sources, including US Pool feeds. OAN produces eighteen hours of live news every weekday. In addition, the network features three weekday primetime political talk shows, namely REAL AMERICA with Dan Ball, IN FOCUS with Addison Smith, and TIPPING POINT with Kara McKinney. OAN is featured on over a hundred cable and video providers worldwide. In addition, the OAN LIVE app is available on your favorite connected devices. For more information, please visit www.oann.com.
For more information, contact:
Ryan Critchley, Press Contact
Herring Networks, Inc.
Phone: 858-270-6900 x 105
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Tickets no longer available for purchase
HARRISON, N.J. , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMN Sports and Lions Sports Media announced that tonight's international soccer friendly featuring Ecuador and Nigeria at Red Bull Arena (8:30 p.m.) is sold out. There are no more tickets available for purchase. The capacity at Red Bull Arena is 25,000.
After missing the 2018 World Cup, Ecuador will make its return to the global stage in grand fashion on Nov. 21 when it takes on host nation Qatar in the opening match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. La Tri will then face the Netherlands and Senegal on Nov. 25 and Nov. 29, respectively, in the group stage of the tournament. The event will mark Ecuador's fourth-ever World Cup appearance.
Led by Argentine manager Gustavo Alfaro, the South Americans had previously qualified for the World Cup in 2002 (Korea/Japan), 2006 (Germany) and 2014 (Brazil).
Nigeria is one of the most successful African nations with six previous World Cup appearances. The Super Eagles, who are currently led by Portuguese manager José Peseiro, have reached the Round of 16 at the global tournament on three occasions (1994, 1998 and 2014) and were crowned champions at the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980, 1994 and 2013.
About CMN Sports
CMN is the leader in live entertainment. As a touring, booking, sports and multicultural marketing agency, our goal is to entertain by creating unique experiences through our events. Henry Cárdenas, entrepreneur, philanthropist and founder of CMN, is a pioneer in bringing Latin entertainment and live sport events to the United States. The Chicago-based company with offices in Miami operates through professionals constantly creating cutting-edge experiences and producing the best events in the country. To learn more about CMN and its roster of artists, visit www.cmnevents.com or follow us at @cmnevents.
About Lions Sports Media
Lions Sports is the leading company in the development and organization of international soccer matches, especially International Friendly Matches between National A Teams, having held more than 80 matches in the last two years, around the world. To learn more about LIONS, visit https://lionssportsmedia.com/en/.
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OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Accordant Advisors Managing Partner Stephanie Sandberg announced today that Zena Collins, formerly Associate Director, EY, has joined Accordant Advisors as Associate Partner.
"Zena bring an ideal set of skills and experience to our work," said Sandberg. "Not only has she spent years in change management, she is trained in MSCEIT Emotional Intelligence assessment and coaching, a methodology co-developed by Accordant Advisors partner David Caruso. Zena instantly expands and builds on our approach to creating welcoming work environments."
Says Collins, "I'm delighted to find a home at Accordant Advisors, where I can carry out truly meaningful work with partners who share my vision of building inclusive organizations, in part through equipping leaders with the emotional intelligence required to make it sustainable."
Mela Toro Waters has been promoted to Director of Product and Training, responsible for capturing the consultancy's unique approach to culture change through disciplined frameworks and Emotional Intelligence, while also facilitating and coaching in engagements, leveraging her expertise in organizational development. Waters also is trained in MSCEIT assessment and coaching.
Finally, Nikia Burch has taken over as Director of Finance and Administration for Accordant Advisors, which encompasses operations and HR as well as Finance and Administration. Her responsibilities range from overall project management to data analysis for the organization.
Accordant Advisors helps organizations identify and tackle cultural gaps in their business. We use evidence-based processes that allow for the development of practical solutions that create and nurture diverse, inclusive, and emotionally intelligent workspaces. Our mission is to create psychologically safe organizational cultures that value everyone, allowing people to be more engaged, respected and effective.
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Battered bodies of 7 men dumped on road in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities on the Gulf coast of Mexico said the bodies of seven men have been found dumped on a roadway in the Huasteca region, long popular among tourists.
Prosecutors in San Luis Potosi state said late Thursday the bodies did not appear to be from the township of Aquismon, and may have been killed elsewhere and dumped in the rural area.
Photos of the bodies showed extensive bruising on the corpses, suggesting they had been beaten.
Writing scrawled in markers on the corpses said “this is what happened to me for working with the Gulf,” an apparent reference to the Gulf cartel, which operates mainly along the U.S. border to the north.
The messages were signed “Valles Operation O.B.,” apparently a reference to a rival gang.
The Huasteca region has long been popular with Mexican tourists for its waterfalls and crystalline rivers.
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Three injured after head-on crash in Sherman
Published: Aug. 26, 2022 at 5:48 PM CDT|Updated: 55 minutes ago
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - Three people were transported to the hospital after a head-on crash in Sherman Friday afternoon.
Sherman Police said it happened on the Grand Street overpass, and believe a vehicle malfunction may have caused the crash.
Sherman Police’s Public Information Officer, Sgt. Brett Mullen said the three people taken to the hospital had significant injuries, like broken bones, but were not life threatening.
No names have been released.
We will update this story as more information becomes available.
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‘This is really exciting!’: 3 couples welcome twins at same hospital within hours
BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC/Gray News) - It’s something you don’t see every day, even at a hospital, and that’s three couples having three sets of twins, all born within hours of each other.
Hospital officials at the UnityPoint-Trinity’s Bettendorf BirthPlace said the six babies were born between 6:20 a.m. and 6:46 p.m. on May 2. One set of twins were boys, another set were girls and the other was a boy and a girl.
KWQC reports labor, delivery nurses and doctors had their hands full, but the team was prepared.
“It’s a huge accomplishment for our team to have three sets of twins born on the same day,” said Kelli Sieverding, nurse manager. “They all were well and newborn admissions.”
Braelyn and Brooklyn were the first set of twins born.
“I like that we’re a part of being the three sets of twins. I’m jealous of the two boys, but it’s really cool to be part of this,” said Kaitlin Connard, Braelyn and Brooklyn’s mother.
In the afternoon, Violet and Asher made their appearance.
Parents Stacy and Jacob Smith said they knew there was at least one more set of multiples earlier that day.
“I was like, ‘Oh, this is really exciting!’ And then we found out there was somebody else here to deliver twins. Three sets of twins in one shift, that’s pretty cool,” Stacy Smith said.
Rounding out the day shift, Ezra and Cian arrived.
All of the parents said they were grateful for the chance to meet up and for everyone getting to go home healthy.
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Enhancement provides Vertical IQ users expanded analysis on a particular industry's forecasted growth.
RALEIGH, N.C., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry Intelligence leader Vertical IQ has released an enhancement to its industry forecasting information. The Industry Forecast chapter of each Industry Profile now contains greater detail and data to support the forecast, all at no additional cost to subscribers.
This enhancement is designed to boost credit and sales professionals' confidence and credibility when advising a business owner on why a certain industry is forecasted to grow or shrink. It also facilitates an assessment of future industry performance based upon economic undercurrents that impact growth.
This newly enhanced forecast data is based on the Long-term Interindustry Forecasting Tool (LIFT), developed by economic insight and analysis experts Inforum, an economic research organization formerly at the University of Maryland. LIFT is an interindustry-macro [IM] model of the US economy, which incorporates annual governmental economic and demographic data.
"LIFT employs a 'bottom-up' approach to macroeconomic modeling," explains Ronald Horst, Director at Inforum. "This structure supports analysis of how changes in one industry, such as increased productivity or changing international trade patterns, affect related sectors and the aggregate quantities. In this way, the model works like the actual economy, building the macroeconomic totals from details of industry activity."
"With this improvement, users will find a written description of the economic conditions for sectors driving the outcomes of a particular industry," notes Bobby Martin, co-founder and CEO of Vertical IQ.
"When a bank officer or financial consultant is armed with this understanding, it enables them to share valuable forecasted growth insights with clients, allowing them to become better advisors to that person's business."
To learn more about Vertical IQ or to request a demo, visit www.verticaliq.com.
Headquartered in Raleigh, N.C., Vertical IQ is a nationally recognized leader in Industry Intelligence. Whether they're pitching a local brewery or a national biotech company, successful sales, marketing, and customer success teams use Vertical IQ to better understand a prospect's or client's business challenges before, during, and after meetings. Covering more than 540 distinct industries, 3,400 local economies, and more than 94 percent of the U.S. economy and Canada, Vertical IQ equips users with the confidence and credibility to make memorable first impressions and sustain enduring relationships.
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Oglethorpe CEO praises NRC and Vogtle 3 workforce for hard work, perseverance
TUCKER, Ga., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Oglethorpe Power Chief Executive Officer Michael L. Smith issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) finding that all acceptance criteria in the combined license for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Unit 3 are met. Oglethorpe Power is a co-owner of Vogtle Units 3 and 4.
"Oglethorpe Power would like to recognize the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its preparedness and efficient effort to find that Vogtle Unit 3 has met all inspections, tests, analyses and acceptance criteria to operate the facility. The NRC's thorough oversight resulted in this finding, which is a key step toward loading fuel for Unit 3 and assuring that we have a safe and reliable generating facility that can serve Georgians for the next 60-80 years," said Smith. "Oglethorpe is proud of the hard work and perseverance of thousands of men and women in the Vogtle workforce that are responsible for this good news today."
About Oglethorpe Power
Oglethorpe Power is one of the nation's largest power supply cooperatives with more than $15 billion in assets serving 38 Electric Membership Corporations which, collectively, provide electricity to approximately 4.4 million Georgia residents. A proponent of conscientious energy development and use, Oglethorpe Power balances reliable and affordable energy with environmental responsibility and has an outstanding record of regulatory compliance. Its diverse energy portfolio includes natural gas, nuclear, hydroelectric and coal generating plants with a combined capacity of more than 8,300 megawatts. Oglethorpe Power was established in 1974 and is owned by its 38 Member Systems. Its headquarters are in Tucker, Georgia, an Atlanta suburb. For more information, visit www.opc.com.
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Indiana Legislature 1st to approve abortion bans post Roe
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Legislature became the first in the nation Friday to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The measure now goes to Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb, who has not indicated whether he will sign it.
The ban includes limited exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, and to protect the life and physical health of the mother. The exceptions for rape and incest are limited to 10 weeks post-fertilization, meaning victims could not get an abortion in Indiana after that. Victims would not be required to sign a notarized affidavit attesting to an attack.
Indiana was among the earliest Republican-run state legislatures to debate tighter abortion laws after the Supreme Court ruling in June that removed constitutional protections for the procedure. It is the first state to pass a ban through both chambers, after West Virginia lawmakers on July 29 passed up the chance to be that state.
The debates come amid an evolving landscape of abortion politics across the country as Republicans face some party divisions and Democrats see a possible election-year boost.
The Indiana Senate approved the near-total ban 28-19, hours after House members advanced it 62-38.
Republican Rep. Wendy McNamara of Evansville, who sponsored the bill, told reporters after the House vote that the legislation “makes Indiana one of the most pro-life states in the nation.”
Outside the House chamber, abortion-rights activists often chanted over lawmakers’ remarks, carrying signs like “Roe roe roe your vote” and “Build this wall” between church and state. Some House Democrats wore blazers over pink “Bans Off Our Bodies” T-shirts.
The House added exceptions for protecting the health and life of the mother after repeated requests from doctors and others. It also allows abortions if a fetus is diagnosed with a lethal anomaly.
Indiana lawmakers listened to hours of testimony over the past two weeks in which residents on all sides of the issue rarely, if ever, supported the legislation. Abortion-rights supporters said the bill goes too far, while anti-abortion activists expressed it doesn’t go far enough.
The House also rejected, largely on party lines, a Democratic proposal to place a non-binding question on the statewide November election ballot: “Shall abortion remain legal in Indiana?”
The proposal came after Kansas voters resoundingly rejected a measure that would have allowed the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to tighten abortion in the first test of voters’ feelings about the issue since Roe was overturned.
Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston told reporters that if residents are unhappy, they can vote for new lawmakers.
“Ultimately it’s up to the Senate,” he said. “Voters have an opportunity to vote, and if they’re displeased, they’ll have an opportunity both in November and in future years.”
Indiana’s proposed ban also came after the political firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who traveled to the state from neighboring Ohio to end her pregnancy. The case gained attention when an Indianapolis doctor said the child came to Indiana because of Ohio’s “fetal heartbeat” ban.
Democratic Rep. Maureen Bauer spoke tearfully before Friday’s vote about people in her South Bend district who oppose the bill — the husbands standing behind their wives, the fathers supporting their daughters — as well as the women “who are demanding that we are seen as equal.”
Bauer’s comments were followed by raucous cheers from protesters in the hallway and subdued applause from fellow Democrats.
“You may not have thought that these women would show up,” Bauer said. “Maybe you thought we wouldn’t be paying attention.”
West Virginia legislators on July 29 passed up the chance to be the first state with a unified ban after its House of Delegates refused to concur with Senate amendments that removed criminal penalties for physicians who perform illegal abortions. Delegates instead asked for a conference committee to consider the details between the bills.
The debates come amid an evolving landscape of abortion politics across the country as Republicans face party divisions and Democrats see a possible election-year boost.
Religion was a persistent theme during the special session, both in residents’ testimony and lawmakers’ comments.
In advocating against the bill, Rep. Ann Vermilion condemned fellow Republicans who have called women “murderers” for getting an abortion.
“I think that the Lord’s promise is for grace and kindness,” she said. “He would not be jumping to condemn these women.”
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Arleigh Rodgers is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/arleighrodgers
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NEW YORK, April 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Arqit Quantum Inc. f/k/a Centricus Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: ARQQ, CENH, CENHU, CENHW) resulting from allegations that Arqit may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Arqit securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=5481 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On April 18, 2022, pre-market, The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "British Encryption Startup Arqit Overstates Its Prospects, Former Staff and Others Say: Arqit says its encryption system can't be broken by quantum computers, but former employees and people outside the company question the relevance of its technology[.]" The article states that "Arqit has given investors an overly optimistic view of its future revenue and the readiness and workability of its signature encryption system, according to former employees and other people familiar with the company, and documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal." The article further states that "people familiar with the matter said that the bulk of the company's committed revenue isn't from selling its product and that at its public launch, the company had little more than an early-stage prototype of its encryption system."
On this news, Arqit's stock price fell $2.57 per share, or 17%, to close at $12.49 per share on April 18, 2022.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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SHANGHAI, May 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ATRenew Inc. ("ATRenew" or the "Company") (NYSE: RERE), a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China, today provides an update on its status under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act (the "HFCAA").
On May 4, 2022, as expected in its implementation of the HFCAA, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") provisionally named the Company as a Commission-Identified Issuer, following the Company's filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 with the SEC on April 27, 2022.
ATRenew understands the SEC made such identification pursuant to the HFCAA and its implementation rules issued thereunder, and this indicates that the SEC determines that the Company used an auditor whose working paper cannot be inspected or investigated completely by the PCAOB, to issue the audit opinion for its financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.
In accordance with the HFCAA, a company will be delisted from a U.S. stock exchange only if the company has been identified by the SEC for three consecutive years due to PCAOB's inability to inspect auditor's working paper.
Mr. Kerry Xuefeng Chen, the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of ATRenew, commented, "We will continue to comply with applicable laws and regulations in both China and the U.S. and to monitor market developments and evaluate all strategic options. We will uphold our mission 'to give a second life to all idle goods', continuously contribute to the development of a circular economy, offer consumers safe and convenient recycling and trade-in services, and leverage technology to empower mid- and small-merchants with efficient pre-owned electronics trading services."
About ATRenew Inc.
Headquartered in Shanghai, ATRenew Inc. operates a leading technology-driven pre-owned consumer electronics transactions and services platform in China under the brand ATRenew. Since its inception in 2011, ATRenew has been on a mission to give a second life to all idle goods, addressing the environmental impact of pre-owned consumer electronics by facilitating recycling and trade-in services, and distributing the devices to prolong their lifecycle. ATRenew's open platform integrates C2B, B2B, and B2C capabilities to empower its online and offline services. Through its end-to-end coverage of the entire value chain and its proprietary inspection, grading, and pricing technologies, ATRenew sets the standard for China's pre-owned consumer electronics industry.
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Final episode of ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ airs Thursday
(CNN) - After 19 seasons and 64 daytime Emmy awards, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” is saying goodbye.
Thursday will be the final show.
DeGeneres said, “As great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore.”
But her next challenge is still up in the air. She might just relax for a bit, though DeGeneres herself admitted that’s not her style.
The stand-up comedian turned actress was the first lead actor in a sitcom to come out as gay in 1997. A few years later, she started “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.”
There have been some bumps along the way, including reports last summer of a toxic work environment.
But DeGeneres said the drama isn’t why she’s ending the show, calling her staff her “family and best friends.”
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GUELPH, ON, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that CSI Energy Storage, which is part of its majority-owned subsidiary CSI Solar Co., Ltd. ("CSI Solar"), will launch the SolBank, a proprietary designed and manufactured energy storage battery solution for utility-scale applications. CSI Energy Storage also announced the expansion of its battery manufacturing capacity from the existing 2.5 GWh to 10 GWh by the end of 2023. The SolBank battery energy storage solution will be showcased at the RE+ trade show, to be held on September 19-22, 2022, in Anaheim, California.
The SolBank is a lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) chemistry-based battery enclosure with up to 2,800 kWh of usable energy capacity, specifically engineered to be one of the safest and most reliable systems for utility-scale applications. The SolBank is designed with liquid cooling and humidity control, active balancing BMS (Battery Management System) technologies, and complies with the latest international safety and compliance standards.
CSI Energy Storage currently produces the SolBank at its workshops in Jiangsu Province in China. The current annual battery manufacturing output capacity is 2.5 GWh and is expected to reach 10 GWh by the end of 2023. These workshops include the manufacturing of its own proprietary designed battery modules, packs, and containerization with fully automated, state-of-art production lines and testing facilities.
The newly launched SolBank battery solution will be one of the most bankable and competitive integrated battery storage solutions in the market. To complement this, CSI Energy Storage also provides additional value services to its customers, including full commissioning and integration services, turnkey EPC project execution and long-term operational service and capacity maintenance. These services build upon its teams' experience and capabilities developed over many years of delivering renewable energy projects for Canadian Solar.
As of Q2 2022, CSI Energy Storage's system integration's total pipeline reached 11 GWh, including 861 MWh under long-term service agreements, 1.9 GWh under construction or contracted and an additional earlier stage pipeline of 8.2 GWh.
Dr. Shawn Qu, Chairman and CEO of Canadian Solar, commented, "We are delighted to launch our proprietary battery storage product, the SolBank, which is one of the best in the market in terms of product safety and cost competitiveness. Our manufacturing capacity in battery storage will spur the continued growth of our battery storage solutions business, which will in turn enhance the synergies with our battery storage project development business. Solar plus battery storage will be one of the key solutions to combat climate change. We look forward to working together with our existing and new partners and contribute to global decarbonization efforts."
The CSI Energy Storage team will attend RE+ and present the SolBank product at Canadian Solar's booth #2204, Anaheim Convention Center, Halls A-D.
About Canadian Solar Inc.
Canadian Solar was founded in 2001 in Canada and is one of the world's largest solar technology and renewable energy companies. It is a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules, provider of solar energy and battery storage solutions, and developer of utility-scale solar power and battery storage projects with a geographically diversified pipeline in various stages of development. Over the past 21 years, Canadian Solar has successfully delivered around 76 GW of premium-quality, solar photovoltaic modules to customers across the world. Likewise, since entering the project development business in 2010, Canadian Solar has developed, built and connected over 6.8 GWp in over 20 countries across the world. Currently, the Company has around 311 MWp of solar projects in operation, 5.3 GWp of projects under construction or in backlog (late-stage), and an additional 21 GWp of projects in pipeline (mid- to early-stage). Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the solar and renewable energy industry, having been publicly listed on the NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the Company, follow Canadian Solar on LinkedIn or visit www.canadiansolar.com.
Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as "believes," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "estimates," the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include general business, regulatory and economic conditions and the state of the solar and battery storage market and industry; geopolitical tensions and conflicts, including impasses, sanctions and export controls; volatility, uncertainty, delays and disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic; supply chain disruptions; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of high-purity silicon; demand for end-use products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand from major markets, such as Japan, the U.S., China, Brazil and India; changes in effective tax rates; changes in customer order patterns; changes in product mix; changes in corporate responsibility, especially environmental, social and governance ("ESG") requirements; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in or failure to timely adjust average selling prices; delays in new product introduction; delays in utility-scale project approval process; delays in utility-scale project construction; delays in the completion of project sales; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features that customers demand; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange and inflation rate fluctuations; uncertainties related to the CSI Solar carve-out listing; litigation and other risks as described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F filed on April 28, 2022. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today's date, unless otherwise stated, and Canadian Solar undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.
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Liverpool, Real Madrid play Champions League final in Paris
By ROB HARRIS
AP Global Soccer Writer
PARIS (AP) — Thousands of soccer fans are descending on Paris to see Liverpool and Real Madrid meet in the Champions League final. There are milestones at stake in the Stade de France. Carlo Ancelotti is looking to become the first coach to win European club football’s top prize four times, adding to his 2014 success during his first spell in charge of Madrid. The Italian’s first two triumphs came with AC Milan in 2003 and 2007. Liverpool can end with a rare treble of trophies, having already won the FA Cup and the League Cup. | https://localnews8.com/news/2022/05/28/liverpool-real-madrid-play-champions-league-final-in-paris/ | 2022-05-28T10:32:40Z |
President Joe Biden welcomes Tampa Bay Lightning to White House
Published: Apr. 22, 2022 at 9:36 PM EDT|Updated: 5 hours ago
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - On Monday, April 25, the President will welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the White House to celebrate their 2020 and 2021 Stanley Cup championships. This event on the South Lawn will be open press.
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$50,000 Prize Honors Mid-Career Author of Major Consequence
OAKLAND, Calif., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lauren Groff, award-winning author of Matrix (Riverhead) and six other audacious, mesmerizing books of fiction, has been chosen 2022 Joyce Carol Oates Prize recipient by the New Literary Project. The Prize annually honors a mid-career author of fiction who has earned a distinguished reputation and the widespread praise of readers and reviewers.
The Prize recognizes emerged and continually emerging fiction authors at the midpoint of a burgeoning career. Prize winners receive a $50,000 award to support current and future work. The winner of the 2022 Prize will be in brief residence at the University of California, Berkeley, during October 2022.
Lauren Groff was a three-time finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. She lives in Gainesville, Florida.
"Lauren Groff is an audacious writer of tremendous range and depth: most recently, treating modern American marriage in her novel Fates and Furies, exploring contemporary paradoxes and mysteries through the continually surprising stories in Florida, and then fleshing out life in a protofeminist 12th Century French abbey in Matrix. Wherever her imagination leads, she writes with subtlety and force. For all that, there is an enthralling undercurrent of poetry in her prose, with sentences of beauty that reward careful attention. With wicked precision she eviscerates where called upon—she once said she "writes in opposition." Even so, there is a longing to connect, a desire to fashion meaning in the torrent of our times, a sympathetic imagination always at play. "The truth does not always comfort," she writes in one story, thereby testifying to a truth we have no choice but to live by."
—Joyce Carol Oates
The Joyce Carol Oates Prize is named for the eminent author, an honorary member of the New Literary Project's (NLP) board of directors. NLP acknowledges her lifelong impact as a peerless teacher and writer, beloved for generations by students, writers, and readers around the world.
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Surprise Mom — if you can — with this elegant but kid-friendly dessert for Mother’s Day.
This treat takes just 20 minutes and can be tucked into the back of the freezer up to a week in advance. It combines Italian semifreddo with a layered pudding popular in Portugal and its former colony Macau.
Called serradura, which translates as “sawdust,” the traditional pudding layers pulverized Marie biscuits and whipped cream sweetened with condensed milk. We elevate the dish by opening a can of mandarin oranges and chopping them to fold into the cream.
For additional texture, we keep the biscuits mostly whole and layer them in a pan with the fruit-studded cream. After freezing, the dessert is cut into slices that reveal a mosaic-like design. To serve, invert it onto a platter or slice it directly in the pan; if too firm to cut, let it soften for a few minutes at room temperature.
If you can’t find Marie biscuits, shortbread cookies are a good substitute.
Even graham crackers could work, though they won’t have the same texture. Regardless, this frozen sweet looks impressive but is a breeze to make.
Semifreddo with Mandarin oranges and biscuits
Start to finish: 20 minutes, plus freezing
Servings: 8
1 cup cold heavy cream
⅓ cup sweetened condensed milk
23½-ounce container mandarin orange segments packed in juice, drained and roughly chopped (2 cups)
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier OR amaretto OR bourbon
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt
5- to 7-ounce package Marie biscuits
Line a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving 3-inch overhang on each long side. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the cream and condensed milk to stiff peaks. Fold in the oranges, Grand Marnier, vanilla and salt.
Place a layer of the cookies in the bottom of the pan, breaking them to fit, then spread with a third of the cream mixture. Repeat the layering 2 more times. Press the plastic-wrap overhang directly against the surface, then freeze for at least 2 hours or up to 1 week. To serve, cut into slices.
Editor’s note: This story was distributed by The Associated Press. For more recipes, visit www.tdtnews.com. | https://www.tdtnews.com/life/food/article_22535406-cae0-11ec-ae3b-f7d9d65c8d49.html | 2022-05-04T07:40:11Z |
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge ruled Monday that a mother accused of conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover’s wife is now mentally competent to stand trial on some of the charges in Idaho.
Daybell and her new husband, Chad Daybell, face numerous charges in the complicated case involving allegations of bizarre spiritual beliefs involving “zombies” and doomsday predictions.
Prosecutors have said that Lori and Chad Daybell espoused the religious beliefs in an effort to encourage or justify the murders.
The case against her had been hold for months after Judge Steven Boyce ordered her committed to a mental facility so she could undergo treatment in an effort to make her mentally fit enough to assist in her own defense.
Boyce’s new order said Lori Vallow Daybell “is restored to competency and is fit to proceed” in the Idaho murder case. He did not provide other details about her treatment or mental condition.
She is scheduled to be formally arraigned in court next week and both Lori and Chad Daybell are set to stand trial together early next year.
Tare charged withconspiracy to commit murder and first-degree murder in connection with the deaths of Lori Daybell’s children 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, as well as Chad Daybell’s first wife, Tammy Daybell.
Lori Daybell is also charged in Arizona with conspiring to kill her former estranged husband, Charles Vallow, with the help of her now-deceased brother, Alex Cox.
Chad Daybell has pleaded not guilty to the charges and Lori Daybell has not yet had an opportunity to enter a plea. Chad Daybell’s attorney, John Prior, declined to comment on the case. Lori Daybell’s attorney, Jim Archibald, did not immediately respond to voice and email messages requesting comment.
An indictment said Chad and Lori Daybell in 2018 while still married to other people began espousing an apocalyptical system of religious belief.
Lori Daybell’s brother Alex Cox shot and killed her estranged husband, Charles Vallow, in suburban Phoenix, according to an indictment in Arizona.
Cox asserted the shooting was in self-defense, and he was never charged. At the time, Charles Vallow was seeking a divorce, saying his wife believed she had become a god-like figure responsible for ushering in the biblical end of times. Cox later died of an apparent blood clot in his lung.
Shortly after Charles Vallow’s death, Lori Daybell — who then had the last name Vallow — and her children moved to the rural eastern Idaho community of Rexburg, near where Chad Daybell lived. At the time, Chad Daybell was married to Tammy Daybell. She died in October of 2019, and her obituary said the death was from natural causes.
Authorities grew suspicious, however, when Chad and Lori Daybell got married just two weeks later, and investigators had Tammy Daybell’s body exhumed for an autopsy. Authorities have not released her cause of death.
Police began searching for Lori Daybell’s youngest two children in November after relatives raised concerns. The Daybells quickly left town, and were found months later in Hawaii without the children.
Investigators later found the bodies of JJ and Tylee buried in Chad Daybell’s yard back in Idaho. They have not disclosed causes of death but court documents said Tylee’s body was partially burned.
Friends of the Daybells told investigators that the couple believed people could become “zombies” if they were possessed by evil spirits, a state in which their soul was trapped in limbo, according to police reports. The couple reportedly believed that the only way to rid a person of a zombie was for their body to die, according to police reports.
A friend of the couple, Melanie Gibb, told investigators that Lori Daybell referred to her youngest children as “zombies,” and police in Arizona said the couple exchanged text messages saying that Tammy Daybell had been possessed by a dark spirit. | https://cw33.com/news/u-s-news/ap-u-s-headlines/idaho-judge-mom-accused-in-kids-killings-now-fit-for-trial/ | 2022-04-12T00:18:08Z |
With three new locations opening by 2023 in Dallas, Nashville, and Miami, Black Tap will continue to bring its award-winning burgers and world-famous CrazyShake® milkshakes to iconic U.S. destinations
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Globally acclaimed burger joint, Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer, owned by husband-and-wife duo Chris Barish and Julie Mulligan, is expanding within the United States, bringing their award-winning burgers and world famous CrazyShake® milkshakes to hungry fans in Dallas, Nashville, and Miami. The new outposts bring Black Tap to 21 locations globally, which will have the restaurant's portfolio spanning six U.S. states and nine countries around the globe by early 2023.
"It's easy to be excited about these openings, all taking place in cities we have spent a lot of time in and fallen in love with," said Owner Chris Barish. "The decision of where to go next isn't a simple one though. We weigh many factors including where the current hot spots for growth are, what places are requested the most by our followers on social media and guests, and if we feel a genuine connection to the place. These cities hit all three."
Overseeing each location's design, Owner Julie Mulligan agrees, "The Dallas, Nashville and Miami markets are all seeing strong growth and have thriving restaurant scenes. We've spent hundreds of hours exploring each one to ensure we could bring something fresh to each city. We're looking forward to sharing the Black Tap experience—from our craft burgers and New York vibes to our original artwork and murals and DJ-curated beats."
Each location is currently under development, with openings slated for late 2022 and early 2023:
- Making its debut in the Lonestar state, Black Tap will open in late 2022, joining Dallas' Victory Park, a booming neighborhood in between uptown and the city's industrial-chic design district. Black Tap Dallas joins a unique collection of restaurants and retail, public art, and a one-acre park, in this immersive area that is also home to the American Airlines Center.
- Kicking up its heels in the land of country music, Black Tap will open its first Nashville location in late 2022. Located at 211 Commerce Street in the heart of downtown, Black Tap Nashville will be steps away from Broadway's infamous Honky Tonk Highway, the legendary Ryman Auditorium, and the Nashville Predators Bridgestone Arena.
- Sunglasses in hand, Black Tap makes its Florida debut in 2023 at Brickell City Centre, Miami's increasingly popular modern neighborhood hub. Once thought of strictly as a financial district, Brickell is now a thriving destination for locals and tourists alike with a dynamic and year-round restaurant, shopping, entertainment, and arts scene just off the Miami River.
Black Tap started out as a 15-seat counter bar in New York's Soho neighborhood and now brings its downtown and hip NYC-inspired mixtape attitude to the global kitchen with multiple locations in NYC, the Vegas strip, Downtown Disney District® at Disneyland Resort, Bahrain, Singapore, Switzerland, and the UAE. With this U.S. expansion, each new location will draw on the brand's roots while featuring distinct art elements and collaborations that speak to what's unique in that locale. Menus will pair Black Tap favorites, like the most recent winner of New York City Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash, the Wagyu Steakhouse Burger, and fan front-runner Korean BBQ Wings, with specials inspired by local flavors.
To learn more about each new location and to stay up to date with the latest and tastiest monthly specials, follow @blacktapnyc and check out www.blacktap.com.
ABOUT BLACK TAP
Black Tap is the new take on a classic burger joint with a downtown New York vibe all its own. The menu offers something for everyone from signature burgers like the All-American, and the fan-favorite Texan Burger, along with chicken sandwiches, salads, wings, and snacks. Black Tap's burgers have won awards across the world, and they're now five-time winners at the New York City Wine & Food Festival's Burger Bash competition for the wagyu beef Greg Norman, Italian-American inspired Mulberry Street burger, and most recently The Wagyu Steakhouse Burger. Black Tap's famous CrazyShake® milkshakes have reached worldwide acclaim with their whimsical and over-the-top flavors such as The CakeShake® and the Cookies 'N Cream Supreme. Since opening its first 15-seat location in NYC's Soho neighborhood, Black Tap has expanded to the West Coast with locations in Las Vegas and Anaheim at the Downtown Disney District® at Disneyland Resort, and internationally to Dubai, Geneva, Zurich, Verbier, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, and Bahrain. Visit www.blacktap.com for more information.
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Floating Point Group's FlowVault platform gives hedge funds, trading desks and custodians unified and secure infrastructure to manage cryptocurrency trading across a diverse group of exchanges.
HOBOKEN, N.J., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FPG is excited to announce the public release of a new platform for the secure management of assets while trading on cryptocurrency exchanges. Our new service called "FlowVault", provides both console and API-based management of assets across exchanges through a single account. Users can see a unified view of their holdings across all venues. With user-friendly transfer features without sacrificing important controls, one can quickly move assets with low operational overhead. With FlowVault, you can focus on scaling your trading and investment activities, leaving the security and efficiency of your operation to us.
Cryptocurrency investing presents structural risks orders of magnitude greater than any other asset class due to hacks, scams, or human errors. The visibility of your holdings is fragmented, financial controls are limited, and mistakes are irreversible. In the current landscape, there is a high operational cost and higher risk to manage the movement and custody of cryptocurrencies while trading.
FlowVault eliminates these risks and lowers the operational cost involved with trading by providing operations teams a single interface to their assets with tight controls and security. Users can use the FlowVault console to view and manage assets in an intuitive, user-friendly way, or they can integrate the FlowVault API directly into their trading systems to automate workflows and enhance capital efficiency. Users receive notifications to approve withdrawals, whitelisting, or transfers from any venue holding your assets as part of a customizable multi-user authentication process.
"We are excited to offer our users a reimagined way of accessing their cryptocurrency assets that is safer, faster, and easier than existing solutions," said Kevin March, Co-Founder of Floating Point Group, "FlowVault is the foundation of our goal to allow investors to focus on the growth levers for their businesses."
About FPG
Floating Point Group is building secure and efficient access to cryptocurrency. Regulated within the U.S. and abroad, FPG helps dozens of institutions manage their cryptocurrency operations at scale, with hundreds of millions of dollars of assets securely held and tens of billions of dollars in completed transactions. Founded at MIT in 2018, FPG is backed by Tribe Capital, Coinbase, Naval Ravikant, and other investors.
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CHENGDU, China, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Senmiao Technology Limited ("Senmiao" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AIHS), a financing and servicing company focusing on the online ride-hailing industry in China as well as an operator of its own online ride-hailing platform, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Chengdu Xixingtianxia Technology Co., Ltd. ("XXTX") has signed an agreement with Chengdu Rongcheng Yueda Technology Ltd. ("Yueda"), an affiliate of Chengdu City Construction Investment & Management Group Co., Ltd. ("CDCI"), a state-owned enterprise ("SOE") in Chengdu with RMB160 billion in assets.
Pursuant to the agreement, Yueda will utilize Senmiao's online ride-hailing platform to provide ride-hailing services by appointment in Chengdu, using its own vehicle and driver resources while remaining in compliance with relevant regulations. Yueda will be responsible for the management services of its own drivers. Senmiao will assign online ride orders to Yueda's drivers and provide real-time information including service types and prices. Senmiao will pay commission fees to Yueda on a monthly basis, which are based on fares collected from customers. The partnership commenced in August 2022 for a term through July 31, 2023, subject to agreement renewal or early termination.
Xi Wen, Senmiao's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, "We are pleased to announce our cooperation with Yueda, which marks the first business agreement that Senmiao has signed with an affiliate of CDCI, a large SOE with significant resources in various industries in Chengdu. With the addition of Yueda's vehicles and drivers to our platform network in Chengdu, Senmiao expects to expand the scope of our services in the city, strengthening our competitive advantages in the local market."
About Senmiao Technology Limited
Headquartered in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Senmiao provides automobile transaction and related services including sales of automobiles, facilitation and services for automobile purchases, financing, management, operating leases, guarantees and other automobile transaction services as well as operates its own ride-hailing platform aimed principally at the growing online ride-hailing market in Senmiao's areas of operation in China. For more information about Senmiao, please visit: http://www.senmiaotech.com. Senmiao routinely provides important updates on its website.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements (including those relating to the operation of Senmiao's ride-hailing platform) are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those detailed from time to time in the Senmiao's filings with the SEC, and represent Senmiao's views only as of the date they are made and should not be relied upon as representing Senmiao's views as of any subsequent date. Senmiao undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in events or circumstances.
For more information, please contact:
At the Company:
Yiye Zhou
Email: edom333@ihongsen.com
Phone: +86 28 6155 4399
Investor Relations:
The Equity Group Inc. In China
Carolyne Sohn, Vice President Lucy Ma, Associate
+1 415-568-2255 +86 10 5661 7012
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Jake’s Place holding autism awareness event
DENISON, Texas (KXII) - Jake’s Place in Denison will be holding an autism awareness event Saturday donating half of the proceeds to Autism Awareness.
From 11 am to 5 pm there will be live entertainment outside the venue, bounce houses for kids, food trucks, vendors and snow cones.
Jake’s Place owner Barry Reed said 100 percent of those proceeds for food truck vendors will be donated to Autism Awareness.
“When I wake up every morning I see my son and I just want to do something for him everyday if I can,” Reed said, speaking about his son who has autism and whom he named Jake’s Place after. “Being a parent for an autism child is a 24/7 job, there’s a lot of kids who come out here who autistic and challenged and we do as much as we can for them.”
Reed said there will also be a bike show where riders are able to win awards, a jeep show and classic car show.
Reed said he’s putting on the event to do something special for his son.
“He’s challenged, autistic children and challenged kids don’t get to do things that normal kids get to do and you have to reach out and do special things so Jake is my motivation,” Reed said.
Reed said there will also be biker groups coming from Dallas, Fort Worth and Oklahoma City within a 300 mile radius to help put on the bike show.
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5-hour ENERGY® chose to use local direct store delivery companies for distribution of new 16-oz beverage
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Less than 12 months into the national launch of its new 16-oz carbonated energy drink, 5-hour ENERGY® has surpassed its 100th local direct store delivery (DSD) distributor for the distribution of their new beverage.
The makers of 5-hour ENERGY® products launched the energy drink at the 2021 National Beer Wholesalers (NBWA) convention in Las Vegas. For distribution, the company chose to work with local DSD partners because of their community ties and knowledge of their local markets and retailers.
"When we launched the new 16-oz beverage, we knew we needed to work with local distributors," said Jeff Sigouin, president and chief operating officer of 5-hour ENERGY®. "The knowledge these companies have of their territories and the relationships they have with their retailers will be critical to the success of our new 16-oz energy drink."
The initial beverage launch included three flavors: grape, berry and watermelon. The cans deliver the same proprietary blend of vitamins and amino acids, as the 1.93 oz. extra strength shots.
"With the recent movement amongst distributors of competitive energy drinks, DSD operators around the country are looking for established brands with a history of partnering with distributors," said Charlie Cindric, vice president of beverage distribution at 5-hour ENERGY®. "5-hour ENERGY® offers both of these things to our distribution partners."
The 5-hour ENERGY® drink has full distribution coverage in 21 states and is nearing coverage in all 50 states in the country. A partnership with the makers of 5-hour ENERGY® grants access to a robust sales and street team, as well as point of sales materials and internal sales incentives for DSD employees. For more information, please visit www.5HEBev.com.
Founded by Manoj Bhargava, Living Essentials launched its 5-hour ENERGY® brand in 2004. The proprietary energy blend is found in its iconic shot size and a 16-ounce carbonated drink. Trusted by hard-working people to get them through a hectic day, 5-hour ENERGY® products are widely available in convenience, grocery, retail, club stores, and online outlets.
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COLUMBIA, Md., June 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universities Space Research Association (USRA) proudly announces the addition of a new award—the Judith L. Pipher Memorial Scholarship Award—to honor the memory of Dr. Judith L. Pipher. With the establishment of this new award, USRA will now routinely offer five Distinguished Undergraduate Award scholarships.
Dr. Pipher served Universities Space Research Association in various capacities, including Vice Chair of the USRA Board; USRA Region II Trustee; University of Rochester Representative to the USRA Council of Institutions (COI); Member, COI Issues and Program Committee; and Chair, USRA SOFIA Science Council.
"We are grateful for Judy's friendship, intellect, and many lasting contributions to our Association," stated Dr. Jeffrey Isaacson, President and CEO of Universities Space Research Association. "She overcame numerous hurdles in her career to make pathbreaking contributions to astronomy and remained a steadfast champion of gender equality throughout her life. We hope this Memorial Scholarship will honor Judy's memory, as well as her many contributions to science and STEM education."
Dr. Pipher was a pioneer in infrared and submillimeter astronomy, and Professor Emerita at the University of Rochester. Recognition of her significant impact include:
- Recipient of the Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002
- 2007 Inductee, National Women's Hall of Fame
- Legacy Fellow, American Astronomical Society
- Asteroid 306128 Pipher -- her namesake
- Prolific author of more than 200 scholarly articles and papers
- Recognized as the "Mother of Infrared Astronomy" by Discover Magazine.
The USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards Program recognizes and develops promising future scientists in space-related disciplines. USRA bestows these awards to honor outstanding undergraduate students in a variety of majors through a competitive process. These awards are granted to students who tackle challenging problems in aerospace engineering, space science research and exploration, demonstrate leadership, promote diversity in science and engineering, and are poised to make significant contributions to their fields.
Founded in 1969, under the auspices of the National Academy of Sciences at the request of the U.S. Government, the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), is a nonprofit corporation chartered to advance space-related science, technology, and engineering. USRA operates scientific institutes and facilities, and conducts other major research and educational programs. USRA engages the university community and employs in-house scientific leadership, innovative research and development, and project management expertise. More information about USRA is available at www.usra.edu.
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Optical retailer will donate $5 for every pair of SU2C glasses sold July 18-Aug. 27
DALLAS, July 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A whopping 1 in 3 people in the United States will develop cancer during their lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. At Eyemart Express, local communities can support Stand Up To Cancer's (SU2C) research efforts by purchasing new glasses. The nonprofit organization aims to make all cancer patients long-term survivors. For every pair of SU2C glasses purchased from July 18 through Aug. 27 at the optical retailer, $5 will be donated to the important cause.
Participating in the fundraiser is easy. Shoppers can visit any Eyemart Express store and have SU2C frames, exclusively made in collaboration with SU2C and Visual Eyes Eyewear, made into prescription glasses or sunglasses. The unisex collection accommodates a variety of personal styles, with an assortment of 22 frames ranging from bold, color-block designs to more traditional looking tortoise and metal frames. Preview the full collection, starting at $69.95, here.
"Cancer impacts so many families and communities," says Katy Hanson, Eyemart Express CMO. "Our fundraiser is an easy way to honor a loved one and contribute to the life-saving research that Stand Up To Cancer does while keeping your eyes healthy."
Eyemart Express has pledged a $25,000 donation to the organization in honor of its seventh year hosting the in-store fundraiser. Over the years, the retailer has raised more than $689,000 with this dedicated collection for SU2C in partnership with Visual Eyes Eyewear.
Find a local Eyemart Express to shop the exclusive frame collection and support Stand Up To Cancer at eyemartexpress.com/get-glasses. Get more information about Stand Up To Cancer at standuptocancer.org.
About Eyemart Express
Eyemart Express (EyemartExpress.com) is a national optical retailer known for providing high-quality prescription eyewear with a focus on affordability and convenience. Eyemart Express ranks among the top optical retailers in the country with its family of brands: Vision 4 Less, Visionmart Express, and Eyewear Express. The company is based in Farmers Branch, Texas, and has 236 stores in 42 states. Eyemart Express offers a robust frame selection for the whole family with more than 2,000 frames from brands such as Ray-Ban, Coach, Nike, and Disney. On-site lens labs and skilled lab technicians can deliver high-quality glasses in as little as 30 minutes.
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DUBLIN, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV), will release its second quarter 2022 financial results on August 4, and will hold an investor call the same day at 8:00 a.m. EDT. The call will be hosted by Aptiv's President and Chief Executive Officer, Kevin Clark, and Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Business Operations, Joseph Massaro.
A link to the live webcast and presentation materials will be available on the Aptiv Investor Relations website at ir.aptiv.com. A replay will be available two hours following the conference call.
To participate by telephone, please dial 800-289-0741 (U.S.) or +1 323-701-0212 (international) 15 minutes prior to the start of the call and ask to be connected to the Aptiv PLC conference call. The conference ID number is 4936352.
About Aptiv
Aptiv is a global technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions enabling a more sustainable future of mobility. Visit aptiv.com.
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Veriff adds five new languages to meet growing global customer demand
New York, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Veriff, a global identity verification provider, today announced the addition of five new languages to its identity verification platform. The new languages include Filipino, Korean, Portuguese, Sinhala and Thai making identity verification service available in more languages than competition in the industry.
"Rapid digitalization over the past two years has increased the demand for online identity verification services and it's become an integral part of any online business, especially for companies scaling globally," said Raul Liive, the Head of Product. "At Veriff we want to make sure that our clients can securely onboard customers from anywhere in the world to support their global growth. Adding new languages to our verification flow makes secure identity verification more accessible for people worldwide."
Veriff's verification process is available in Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (simplified), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, English, Filipino, Finnish, French, Georgian, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, Serbian (Latin script), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali (Latin script), Spanish, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese.
The new languages are available in Veriff Android and iOS SDKs as well as in the web verification flows.
For more information about Veriff's language support, please visit www.veriff.com.
About Veriff
Veriff is a global online identity verification company that enables organizations to build trust with their customers through intelligent, accurate, and automated online IDV. With the largest document specimen database on the market, Veriff's intelligent decision engine can analyze thousands of technological and behavioral variables in seconds, matching people to more than 10,200 government-issued IDs from over 190 countries.
Founded in 2015, Veriff serves a global portfolio of organizations across financial services, crypto, gaming and mobility sectors. Veriff's clients include Blockchain, Bolt, Deel, Starship, Trustpilot, Uphold, Wise, and others. Veriff's latest $100 million investment round brings its total funding to $200M and its valuation to $1.5B. Veriff's investors include Tiger Capital, Alkeon, IVP, Accel, Mosaic Ventures, Y Combinator, Nordic Ninja and others. With offices in the U.S., UK, Spain and Estonia, Veriff employs over 500 people from 56 different nationalities. To learn more, visit www.veriff.com.
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THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Target Hospitality Corp. ("Target Hospitality", "Target" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TH), one of North America's largest providers of vertically integrated modular accommodations and value-added hospitality services, today announced that it will attend and present at the Stifel 2022 Cross Sector Insight Conference on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, and the Bank of America Securities Credit Conference on Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Presentation Details
These events will be broadcast live via webcast. A link to the webcasts will be available through the Investors section of Target Hospitality's website at www.TargetHospitality.com.
A replay of the presentations will be available through the Investors section of Target Hospitality's website for a limited time.
Target Hospitality is one of North America's largest providers of vertically integrated modular accommodations and value-added hospitality services in the United States. Target builds, owns and operates a customized and growing network of communities for a range of end users through a full suite of value-added solutions including premium food service management, concierge, laundry, logistics, security and recreational facilities services.
Investor Contact
Mark Schuck
(832) 702 – 8009
ir@targethospitality.com
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LUND, Sweden, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
April-June 2022
- Net sales amounted to kSEK 103 (38) divided between sales of tests kSEK 45 and royalties kSEK 58
- Net earnings amounted to MSEK -33 (-49) and earnings per share before and after dilution were SEK -1.49 (-2.18)
- Cash flow from operating activities amounted to MSEK -41 (-34)
- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period amounted to MSEK 197 (382)
- In April Immunovia submitted the application for CPT PLA Code for the IMMray™ PanCan-d test
- The Annual General Meeting on April 7th elected Eric Krafft and Philipp von Hugo as new board members. Ann-Christine Sundell, Mimmi Ekberg and Christofer Sjögren had declined re-election. The other board members were re-elected.
- On May 16, Natalie Carfora was appointed as Head of Market Access, Immunovia, Inc.
- In May Immunovia, Inc. achieved Clinical Laboratory Licensure from Rhode Island Dept of Health from IMMray™ PanCan-d test
- In May Immunovia, Inc. achieved Clinical Laboratory Permits from Pennsylvania and Maryland Departments of health for IMMray™ PanCan-d test
- On June 2, Philipp Mathieu was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2022
- In June partly inconclusive results from the Pan-FAM-1 study were announced
- In June Immunovia announced that the PanDIA-1 study for early detection of pancreatic cancer in newly onset diabetes moved into the next phase
Significant events after the period
- In June Immunovia, Inc. had CPT PLA code for the IMMray™ PanCan-d test approved
- In August Immunovia, Inc. issued Clinical and Public Health Laboratory License from California Dept of Public Health for IMMray™ PanCan-d test
CEO's comments
During Q2 Immunovia built on our front-runner position in early detection of pancreatic cancer to ensure the execution of a successful commercial US launch by significantly strengthening our US team through the addition of new highly experienced hires. We have also broadened market access to IMMray™ PanCan-d for patients in additional US states and obtained a unique CPT PLA code for our test on the way to reimbursement.
During the second quarter, Immunovia continued to execute on the previously communicated strategic priorities for 2022.
Immunovia is currently in the scale-up phase of its US commercial organisation to facilitate a successful launch of IMMray™ PanCan-d. Our US team was significantly strengthened through Jeff Borcherding, previously Chief Marketing Officer at Myriad Genetics, joining in April to lead our US business and the US commercialization efforts, as well as the hire of Natalie Carfora as Head of Market Access US. Having Jeff and Natalie on board with their combined industrial experience, I feel that we have a solid platform enabling us to grow our brand and diagnostic business in the US market.
In the pursuit of additional clinical validation of IMMray™ PanCan-d we announced PanFAM-1 results and provided and update on PanDIA-1. During PanFAM-1, IMMray™ PanCan-d met its primary endpoint of test specificity comparable to imaging in the study. The study, however, was partly inconclusive since sensitivity could not be evaluated due to the low number of PDACs among study participants. We certainly had aimed for more tangible results of the study, but have gained important learnings from PanFAM-1, which together with our ongoing discussions with payers will inform the way forward in establishing further clinical validation in this risk group.
We also provided an update on PanDIA-1, one the largest studies for the early detection of pancreatic cancer in newly onset type 2 diabetics. The study aims to give another substantial risk group for pancreatic cancer access to early detection. The prevalence of diabetes is dramatically increasing worldwide, and newly diagnosed diabetics have up to 8 times higher risk of getting pancreatic cancer. PanDIA-1 is now moving into a decisive next phase and during the second half of 2022 we will initiate the analysis of samples from the included patients.
To continue our mission making IMMray™ PanCan-d broadly available on the US market, we initiated a physician experience program in the US, which is now almost fully enrolled at selected pancreatic cancer high-risk-surveillance centers. The program commenced in May and has enrolled more than 20 established surveillance centers. It aims to drive familiarity and adoption amongst physicians who together with other key opinion leaders is expected to play a critical role as advocates for our test with payers.
In April we submitted a CPT PLA Code application for the IMMray™ PanCan-d test to the American Medical Association, which was approved at the beginning of July. The physician experience program, continued collaborations with key opinion leaders and having attained the PLA code, are all important steps in executing our US reimbursement plan.
During the quarter Immunovia has firmly continued the journey to penetrate the US market and generate significant growth. We have a clear path forward and an industry leading team in place focused on our mission to enable broad access to early detection. Improving pancreatic cancer survival rates is hugely motivating and continuously driving us forward.
August 24, 2022
Philipp Mathieu, CEO and President
Immunovia AB
For more information, please contact:
Philipp Mathieu
CEO and President
Email: philipp.mathieu@immunovia.com
Karin Almqvist Liwendahl
Chief Financial Officer
Email: karin.almqvist.liwendahl@immunovia.com
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Our first product, IMMray™ PanCan-d is the only blood test currently available for early detection of pancreatic cancer. The test has unmatched clinical performance. Commercialization of IMMray™ PanCan-d started in August 2021 in the USA and IMMray™ PanCan-d is offered as a laboratory developed test (LDT) exclusively through Immunovia, Inc. For more information see: www.immunoviainc.com.
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There is a lot of messaging about the Uvalde School shooting and most of it is about the blame game. The thing is when at school, one should have competent people to handle every mishap that could happen.
For example, who is responsible for the safety of the children in school — the school district. When did the school have a safety inspection?
A locked door to a classroom is a good example. If locked can the door be broken down, if it is a steel door with inside door hinges, how do you get in. That appears to be the problem at Uvalde. A good inspection should ID those doors and have a plan to force entry with the equipment to do so at hand.
Most schools that teach Ag have welding equipment with a cutting torch and police departments should have them as well. Poor planning does not help response time and whoever is charged with school safety should have multiple plans and backup for the safety of the children.
The question is was the issue of locked doors ever part of the safety review and in the case of the steel doors, emergency entry. That is elementary to all school safety, steel doors with inside steel classroom hinges should be a “no” banner in any safety inspection. The inspection should give a solution and the solution should be part of school safety training.
Charles F. Ashby
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Shareholders with $100,000 losses or more are encouraged to contact the firm.
BENSALEM, Pa., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. ("Amazon" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AMZN).
Class Period: February 1, 2019 – April 28, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: July 5, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Amazon investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Amazon engaged in anticompetitive conduct in its private-label business practices, including giving Amazon products preference over those of its competitors and using third-party sellers' non-public data to compete with them; (2) the foregoing exposed Amazon to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny and/or enforcement actions; (3) Amazon's revenues derived from its private-label business were in part the product of impermissible conduct and thus unsustainable; and (4) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Dentsply Sirona Inc. ("Dentsply Sirona" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: XRAY). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Dentsply Sirona and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On April 19, 2022, Dentsply Sirona issued a press release announcing the termination of Chief Executive Officer Don Casey, effective immediately, and stating that Casey "will cease to serve as a member of the Company's Board." On this news, Dentsply Sirona's stock price fell sharply during intraday trading on April 19, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Twitter, Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) resulting from allegations that Twitter may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Twitter securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8303 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On August 23, 2022, CNN published an article entitled "Ex-Twitter exec blows the whistle, alleging reckless and negligent cybersecurity policies" which revealed that "Twitter has major security problems that pose a threat to its own users' personal information, to company shareholders, to national security, and to democracy, according to an explosive whistleblower disclosure obtained exclusively by CNN and The Washington Post." The report also stated that the disclosure was "sent last month to a number of US government agencies and congressional committees, including the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice" and that the whistleblower is "Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko, who was previously the company's head of security, reporting directly to the CEO." The report further stated, among other things, that "[w]hat Zatko says he found was a company [Twitter] with extraordinarily poor security practices, including giving thousands of the company's employees — amounting to roughly half the company's workforce — access to some of the platform's critical controls." Finally, the report stated that the disclosure "also alleges that some of the company's senior-most executives have been trying to cover up Twitter's serious vulnerabilities, and that one or more current employees may be working for a foreign intelligence service."
On this news, Twitter's share price fell $3.15 per share, or 7%, to close at $39.86 per share on August 23, 2022, on unusually heavy trading volume.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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KFAR SABA, Israel and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sensifree LTD, a world innovator in advanced hemodynamic monitoring ("Sensifree"), received CE certificate for SentiCor-100® in compliance with the new EU MDR.
SentiCor-100® is the world's first PPG based Continuous Non-Invasive Blood Pressure (cNIBP) monitoring device approved for hospital use.
"This is an important landmark in our journey to set a new standard of care in hospital blood pressure monitoring" said Eran Agmon, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Sensifree. "The use of the low-cost, safe and trusted PPG sensor truly opens up the door for widespread deployment of cNIBP monitors in hospitals."
Sensifree also announced today on new OEM product release – SentiCor-X. Sensifree's clinically validated, patented innovative monitoring technology is now offered for integration into patient monitors and other medical devices that require advanced BP monitoring capabilities, packed in a small form factor and with standard interfaces.
Eran Agmon commented on this product release: "we see OEM customers as an important sales channel. Our technology lends itself for simple integration into ordinary patient monitors, allowing manufacturers to make their products stand out in the market. We are actively engaged with our business partners on bringing such products to the market in the very near future."
About Sensifree
Sensifree is an ISO13485 medical device company developing products based on its patented proprietary technology for advanced hemodynamic monitoring. The Company's first product, a continuous, non-invasive blood pressure (cNIBP) monitor, is designed for use in hospital's critical care settings. cNIBP monitoring would allow to identify episodes of low BP, which is a major risk factor in the development of post-surgical complications and mortality. For more information please visit www.sensifree.com
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Yankees hit 4 HRs, beat Royals 12-2 for 7th straight win
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres all homered and the New York Yankees won their seventh in a row, beat the Kansas City Royals 12-2 in a rain-shortened game. The game was called after eight innings. New York took a 3-2 lead into the seventh before scoring four runs, three on Judge’s homer. Torres connected for a two-run drive during a five-run eighth. Winning pitcher Nestor Cortes allowed one earned run and eight hits in five innings. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/29/yankees-hit-4-hrs-beat-royals-12-2-for-7th-straight-win/ | 2022-04-30T05:45:44Z |
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has scheduled a quarterly earnings conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. ET Wednesday, July 27. The call will be broadcast live over the internet at http://www.aep.com/webcasts.
The webcast will include audio of the call as well as visuals of charts and graphics referred to by AEP management during the call.
The call will be archived on http://www.aep.com/webcasts for use by those unable to listen to the live webcast.
American Electric Power, based in Columbus, Ohio, is powering a cleaner, brighter energy future for its customers and communities. AEP's approximately 16,700 employees operate and maintain the nation's largest electricity transmission system and more than 224,000 miles of distribution lines to safely deliver reliable and affordable power to 5.5 million regulated customers in 11 states. AEP also is one of the nation's largest electricity producers with approximately 31,000 megawatts of diverse generating capacity, including more than 7,100 megawatts of renewable energy. The company's plans include growing its renewable generation portfolio to approximately 50% of total capacity by 2030. AEP is on track to reach an 80% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from 2000 levels by 2030 and has committed to achieving net zero by 2050. AEP is recognized consistently for its focus on sustainability, community engagement, and diversity, equity and inclusion. AEP's family of companies includes utilities AEP Ohio, AEP Texas, Appalachian Power (in Virginia and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, and Southwestern Electric Power Company (in Arkansas, Louisiana, east Texas and the Texas Panhandle). AEP also owns AEP Energy, which provides innovative competitive energy solutions nationwide. For more information, visit aep.com.
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2 women arrested with 500,000 fentanyl pills, police say
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (AZFamily/Gray News) – Arizona police say they’ve arrested two people from Phoenix after a traffic stop uncovered hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills, a gun and a large amount of cash.
Police in Casa Grande say that Martha Lopez, the driver of the car, and Tania Luna Solis, a passenger, face multiple drug charges from the drug bust, according to AZFamily.
In a news release, police said they stopped Lopez for speeding just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday. During the traffic stop, officers said they discovered half a million fentanyl pills disguised inside bottles that made them look like collagen supplements. Police also seized a gun and cash and noted that two children were inside the car.
“The transport and sale of drugs in our community affects us all,” Casa Grande Police Chief Mark McCrory said. “It is hard to quantify the number of lives this investigation has saved, but I am sure we are making a difference.”
Lopez and Solis face drug possession and transportation charges, among weapons and child endangerment charges. Both children have been placed in the Department of Child Safety custody while the Pinal County Attorney’s Office reviews the charges.
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Explosion at Spanish plant leaves 2 dead; 250 kids evacuated
MADRID (AP) — Police in Spain say an explosion at a biodiesel plant has left two people dead and forced 250 children to be evacuated from the area. Video of the explosion on Thursday showed flames engulfing the plant in the northern region of La Rioja, sending large plumes of black smoke into the sky. Police said the two people killed worked with the plant. Emergency workers scrambled to evacuate the area, including a nearby theme park. Police said 250 children on a field trip close to the plant “had to be transferred out of danger.”. None of the children were reportedly harmed and the cause of the explosion is unknown. | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/05/26/explosion-at-spanish-plant-leaves-2-dead-250-kids-evacuated-2/ | 2022-05-26T14:32:25Z |
FREMONT, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Power Knot LLC, the market leader for onsite organic waste management solutions announced today that it is supporting owners of Biohitech food waste digesters with consumables items and spare parts. (Biohitech is now called Renovare).
Power Knot has already been supplying major customers of Biohitech with these items and has received additional orders of consumables from other customers that own Biohitech food waste digesters.
The consumables in high demand are the powder Powerzyme and Powerchips Green. Powerzyme is Power Knot's proprietary mixture of microorganisms that are used in biodigesters to carry out aerobic digestion and rapidly digest food waste, resulting in an output that is largely CO2 and water. Powerchips Green are highly porous chips used to create an environment where the microorganisms in the Powerzyme can rapidly reproduce to digest the organic material faster.
"Power Knot is able to offer consumable items without issue," said Iain Milnes, President at Power Knot. "Powerzyme and Powerchips Green are compatible with Biohitech biodigesters and offer equal or better performance than the original product."
Despite supply chain issues that have disrupted most high technology industries, Power Knot continues to service all its customers with machines, spare parts, and support without issue.
About the LFC Biodigester
The LFC® biodigester is a machine that digests food waste. These machines are usually installed in a commercial kitchen or galley and reduce the expense, inconvenience, mess, and carbon footprint of disposing of food waste that would otherwise be hauled to a landfill. Power Knot has eight different sizes that digest from 10 kg (20 lb) per day to 3000 kg (6600 lb) per day of food waste. With many hundreds of installations globally on land and on the ocean, the LFC biodigester has proven to be reliable, safe, and cost effective.
About Power Knot
Power Knot provides safe and economically sound solutions for commercial, industrial, and military customers globally seeking to reduce their carbon footprint. Our technologies are proven, available today, have been in reliable use for many years, and offer a payback period typically of less than two years. We design, develop, and manufacture our products in our headquarters in Silicon Valley, California. Unlike Biohitech, Power Knot has been profitable for eight years and has no outside debt.
CONTACT: Cecillia Wong, cecillia.wong@powerknot.biz
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NEW YORK, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Okta, Inc..
Shareholders who purchased shares of OKTA 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: March 5, 2021 to March 22, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Okta had inadequate cybersecurity controls; (ii) as a result, Okta's systems were vulnerable to data breaches; (iii) Okta ultimately did experience a data breach caused by a hacking group, which potentially affected hundreds of Okta customers; (iv) Okta initially did not disclose and subsequently downplayed the severity of the data breach; (v) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Okta's business, financial condition, and reputation; and (vi) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: July 19, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/okta-inc-loss-submission-form/?id=29516&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of OKTA during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is July 19, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- It is a privilege and an honor to announce that Caitlin Korsak has been selected to receive the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Network Foundation Scholarship. Caitlin says: "I am extremely honored and grateful to have been selected as a CREW Network Foundation scholarship recipient and I am looking forward to all of the opportunities that come with being a member of such an established organization! I want to thank the CREW Network Foundation for making this possible and I am so grateful for the opportunity to network and learn from such an amazing group of women!"
Caitlin is studying at the University of Tampa and is a founding member of their Real Estate Club. She began her journey into the industry as a Real Estate Advisor at a residential brokerage where she obtained her real estate license. She is a member of IREM (Institute of Real Estate Management) and is on the Steering Committee for ULI (Urban Land Institute). Additionally, she is a 2022 SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) Student Scholar.
This scholarship program supports future female leaders as they pursue a college education that will segway into a career in commercial real estate. Caitlin will not only have the scholarship's financial support, but CREW's global network that provides a vast number of resources and a support system of industry experts and mentors.
With more than 300 members, CREW Tampa Bay is the leading organization for women in the Tampa Bay commercial real estate industry. As part of CREW Network, the industry's premier business organization, CREW Tampa Bay is dedicated to transforming the commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally. CREW Network's membership of 12,000 professionals in 75+ major global markets represents all aspects of commercial real estate—providing our members with direct access to real estate professionals across all geographies and disciplines.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits. People seeking to carry concealed handguns will be required to hand over lists of their social media accounts for a review of their “character and conduct.”
It’s an approach applauded by many Democrats and national gun control advocacy groups, but some experts have raised questions about how the law will be enforced and address free speech concerns.
Some of the local officials who will be tasked with reviewing the social media content also are asking whether they’ll have the resources and, in some cases, whether the law is even constitutional.
Sheriffs haven’t received additional money or staffing to handle a new application process, said Peter Kehoe, the executive director of the New York Sheriffs’ Association. The law, he asserted, infringes on Second Amendment rights, and while applicants must list their social media accounts, he doesn’t think local officials will necessarily look at them.
“I don’t think we would do that,” Kehoe said. “I think it would be a constitutional invasion of privacy.”
The new requirement, which takes effect in September, was included in a law passed last week that sought to preserve some limits on firearms after the Supreme Court ruled that most people have a right to carry a handgun for personal protection. It was signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, who noted shooters sometimes telegraph their intent to hurt others.
Increasingly, young men have gone online to drop hints of what’s to come before executing a mass killing, including the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school.
Under the law, applicants have to provide local officials with a list of current and former social media accounts from the previous three years. It doesn’t specify whether applicants will be required to provide access to private accounts not visible to the general public.
It will be up to local sheriff’s staff, judges or county clerks to scroll through those profiles as they check whether applicants have made statements suggesting dangerous behavior.
The law also will require applicants to undergo hours of safety training, prove they’re proficient at shooting, provide four character references and sit for in-person interviews.
The law reflects how the Supreme Court ruling has shifted responsibility to states for vetting those who carry firearms in public, said Tanya Schardt, senior counsel and director of state and federal policy for gun control advocacy organization Brady.
Her group said it was not aware of any other states requiring gun permit applicants to submit social media profiles.
The new approach, however, comes amid growing debate over the policing of social media posts and a legacy of unwarranted surveillance of Black and brown communities.
“The question should be: Can we do this in an anti-racist way that does not create another set of violence, which is the state violence that happens through surveillance?” said University of Pennsylvania social policy, communications and medicine professor Desmond Upton Patton, who also founded SAFElab, a research initiative studying violence involving youths of color.
Meanwhile, gun rights advocates are blasting the law.
“You’re also going to have to tell them your social media accounts because New York wants to thoroughly investigate you to figure out if you’re some of those dangerous law-abiding citizens who are taking the country by storm and causing crime to skyrocket,” Jared Yanis, host of the YouTube channel Guns & Gadgets, says in a widely viewed video on the new law. “What have we come to?”
Hochul, who also has tasked state police with routing out extremism online, didn’t immediately respond to a list of questions about the social media requirement, including how the state will address free speech and privacy concerns.
“Often the sticking point is: How do we go about enforcing this?” Metro State University criminal justice professor James Densley, cofounder of research initiative The Violence Project, said. “I think it starts to open up a bit of a can of worms, because no one quite knows the best way to go about doing it.”
It can be tricky, he said, to decode social media posts by younger people, who could simply be expressing themselves by posting a music video.
“Where this will get tricky is to what extent this is expression and to what extent is this evidence of wrongdoing?” Densley said.
Spokespeople for the social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, 4Chan and Parler didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
New York should instead consider giving the job to a trained group tasked with figuring out how to best reach out to people online who are showing signs of radicalization or trauma and may need help, Patton said.
“There’s a lot of nuance and contextual issues. We speak differently; how we communicate, that could be misunderstood,” Patton said. “I’m concerned we don’t have the right people or the right tools in place to do this in a way that’s useful in actually preventing violence.”
Adam Scott Wandt, a public policy professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said that he supports gun control, but that he worries the New York law could set a precedent for mandatory disclosure of social media activity for people seeking other types of licenses from the state.
New York’s law is rushed and vague, said Wandt, who teaches law enforcement personnel how to conduct searches on people through social media.
“I think that what we might have done as a state here in New York is, we may have confirmed their worst fears — that a slippery slope will be created that will slowly reduce their rights to carry guns and allow a bureaucracy to decide, based on unclear criteria, who can have a gun and who cannot,” Wandt said. “Which is exactly what the Supreme Court was trying to avoid.”
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Maysoon Khan is a corps member for the Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues. Follow Maysoon Khan on Twitter. | https://cw33.com/technology/ap-technology/gun-applicants-in-ny-will-have-to-hand-over-social-accounts/ | 2022-07-09T01:47:39Z |
SALADO, Texas (KXAN) — Homes in Salado, Texas, a little less than 10 miles north of Jarrell, were damaged by a tornado Tuesday, officials said.
The tornado was spotted a little after 5:30 p.m., moving between Florence and Salado, the communities most affected by storm damage.
Officials with the Bell County Sheriff’s Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety said there were a lot of debris and power lines down on a roadway — FM 2843 — between Salado and Florence. The road was closed off, with only local traffic allowed.
Officials said well-built ranch-style homes were heavily damaged or destroyed.
“If we have to stay out here all night, we’re not going to stop until everybody’s accounted for and everybody is safe, and then we’re going to definitely — the ones that have lost their homes or they’re not structurally sound — we’re going to find a place to put them,” said Sgt. Bryan Washko with Texas Highway Patrol.
KXAN weathercaster Jim Spencer said the city of Salado was lucky Tuesday evening, as the tornado was headed straight for the town but turned to the north, staying west of the community. The First Warning Weather team predicts the tornado could be of EF-2 or EF-3 strength.
People in the Hidden Springs subdivision, while not impacted by the tornado, were pounded by baseball-sized hail.
Hail in Salado April 12 (Photo: Emily Buckwalter) Hail in Salado (Photo: Tom Russian)
Residents off of FM 2843 and Cedar Valley Road said the area was “wiped off the map” from the tornado.
Law enforcement personnel from Temple, Killeen and Williamson County blocked off FM 2843 where glimpses of destroyed homes could be seen. They said they were also trying to contain a gas leak.
Tornado damage in Cedar Valley Road and FM 2843. (KXAN Photo/Tahera Rahman) Tornado damage in Cedar Valley Road and FM 2843. (KXAN Photo/Tahera Rahman) Tornado damage in Cedar Valley Road and FM 2843. (KXAN Photo/Tahera Rahman)
One homeowner in Florence said he was inside his home when he saw giant pieces of tin fly across his land and the tornado funnel.
“I was in my living room, saw a dust storm outside, I heard the wind, stuff hitting the windows, and I saw a large piece of tin go across the pasture,” recalled Zach Liveris. “It’s a little overwhelming.”
He said his home didn’t sustain as much damage as his neighbor’s home, where you could see walls blown out, showing a burgundy couch inside and insulation stuck in branches.
“It was so dusty outside, I couldn’t even see the trees and the pasture from the house. It was just very intense winds,” Liveris said, adding that he’s glad everyone is safe. | https://cw33.com/news/texas/tornado-damage-reported-in-areas-of-texas/ | 2022-04-13T19:53:24Z |
Events DC satisfies high standards of health, safety and well-being for the Convention Center, Entertainment & Sports Arena, and DC Armory
WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, announced today it has earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating for its three primary venues including Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Entertainment & Sports Arena, and the DC Armory through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). The WELL Health-Safety Rating is an evidence-based, third-party verified rating for all new and existing building and space types focusing on operational policies, maintenance protocols, stakeholder engagement and emergency plans to address a post-COVID-19 environment now and into the future.
Designed to empower owners and operators across large and small businesses alike to take the necessary steps to prioritize the health and safety of their staff, visitors and stakeholders, the WELL Health-Safety Rating can help guide users in preparing their spaces for re-entry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, instilling confidence in those who come through the building as well as the broader community.
"We strive to lead the industry with our health and safety standards, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic," said Samuel Thomas, interim president and chief executive officer of Events DC. "Our convention center is the first in the world to achieve this designation, and we are honored that the Entertainment & Sports Arena and DC Armory also achieved this important recognition. This confirms that our commitment to health and safety extends beyond the pandemic."
To achieve WELL Health-Safety Rating, Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Entertainment & Sports Arena, and DC Armory implemented features including enhanced cleaning and sanitization procedures, emergency preparedness programs to include a plan for healthy re-entry, and a complete range of health service resources reviewed by the institute. The awarded venues, which are owned and operated by Events DC, achieved 15 points in the evaluation of its deployed health and safety protocols, signaling another step as a proven industry leader and disruptor in creating clean and sanitized meeting spaces.
The WELL Health-Safety Rating provides a centralized source and governing body to validate efforts made by owners and operators. It leverages insights drawn from the IWBI Task Force on COVID-19, in addition to guidance on the spread of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), global disease control and prevention centers and emergency management agencies, as well as recognized standard-making associations such as ASTM International and ASHRAE, and leading academic and research institutions, as well as core principles already established by IWBI's WELL Building Standard, the premier framework for advancing health in buildings and spaces of all kinds.
The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Entertainment & Sports Arena, and DC Armory were each awarded the WELL Health-Safety Rating following the successful completion of third-party documentation review by GBCI to confirm it has met the feature specific intents and requirements.
About Events DC
Events DC, the official convention and sports authority for the District of Columbia, delivers premier event services and flexible venues across the Nation's Capital. Leveraging the power of a world-class destination and creating amazing attendee experiences, Events DC generates economic and community benefits through the attraction and promotion of business, athletic, entertainment and cultural activities. Events DC oversees the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, an anchor of the District's hospitality and tourism economy that hosts more than 1.7 million visitors and generates more than $400 million annually in direct economic impact, and the historic Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square. Events DC manages the RFK Stadium-Armory Campus (RFK Campus), including Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Festival Grounds at RFK Campus, the non-military functions of the DC Armory, and the Skate Park at RFK Stadium. Stay current on the 190-acre RFK Campus Redevelopment Project at www.RFKFields.com . Events DC also built and serves as landlord for Nationals Park, the first LEED-certified major professional sports stadium in the United States. Events DC manages Gateway DC, R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center and Entertainment & Sports Arena all conveniently located in the Congress Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC. For more information, please visit www.eventsdc.com and find us on social media – Facebook, Instagram and YouTube (Events DC), and Twitter (@TheEventsDC) — and on our new hub for live and on-demand event programming on GATHER by Events DC at www.gatherbyeventsdc.com .
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Recognition marks Dr. Inam's second inclusion on Incisal Edge's annual list
BOSTON , June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Wardah Inam, CEO and co-founder of Overjet, has been named one of Incisal Edge's Top 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry, in recognition of Dr. Inam's continued leadership in moving the dental industry forward and contributions in pioneering transformational AI technologies that advance patient care. Now in its sixth year, the annual list recognizes the innovators and movers and shakers who are making a dramatic impact in driving dentistry forward.
"I'm honored by Incisal Edge's inclusion, which is really a recognition of the incredible work the team at Overjet is doing in advancing patient care through continued dental innovations in AI," said Dr. Inam.
Under Dr. Inam's leadership, 2022 saw a year of extraordinary growth and momentum for Overjet, most recently securing a landmark second FDA clearance. Today, Overjet's revolutionary products are used not only by some of the largest dental groups like Dental Care Alliance, Mortenson Dental Partners, and Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics but also by some of the major insurance carriers to more efficiently process claims, covering 75 million Americans. Amid the explosive customer demand for its FDA-cleared dental AI software, Overjet raised nearly $70 million in 2021, catapulting the company to a $425 million valuation. Since founding Overjet in 2018, Dr. Inam has built Overjet into a global leader in dental AI solutions that is on a quest to improve oral health by creating a future that is clinically precise, efficient, and patient-centric.
The annual list, curated by Incisal Edge, features a selection of the dental industry's top influencers, including doctors, executives, innovators and educators that includes Stanley Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Henry Schein; James "Wells" Hutchison, President and CEO, Delta Dental Plans Association; Natalia Chalmers, Chief Dental Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and the CEOs of Heartland Dental, Aspen Dental, Pacific Dental Services, and MB2 Dental. Read more on Incisal Edge's profile of Dr. Wardah Inam here.
About Overjet
Overjet is the global leader in dental artificial intelligence, helping both payers and providers improve patient care. By combining deep expertise in dentistry and advanced engineering, Overjet develops accurate and quantified ways to detect pathologies, and integrates actionable insights into systems and workflows to operationalize a feedback loop between payers, providers, and patients. The company was founded by experts from the MIT and Harvard School of Dental Medicine and has assembled the largest and most seasoned team of technologists and domain experts with deep AI, dental, and insurance experience. Every day, some of the largest DSOs and insurance companies rely on accurate information provided by Overjet to deliver care and service to patients. Learn more at www.overjet.com.
About Incisal Edge
Incisal Edge magazine is dedicated to helping readers get an edge — and keep it — in the fast-changing world of healthcare and business. Published by Benco Dental since 1997, Incisal Edge curates the industry's most progressive thought leadership to concisely and compellingly deliver the latest in dental innovations and the people behind them. Known for its "40 Under 40 — America's Best Young Dentists," which highlights the country's brightest rising stars, the magazine's content includes "The 32 Most Influential People in Dentistry," plus columns and features packed with sharp advice, expert success tips on everything from marketing to operations, and the latest clinical advances and essential tools for practicing and living smarter. Incisal Edge magazine's print edition reaches 130,000 readers quarterly via a direct mail distribution package with Dentaltown magazine. Incisaledgemagazine.com leads with dynamic visuals and follows with exclusive web content, an improved mobile experience, and a centralized nomination hub for the magazine's signature awards.Learn more www.incisaledgemagazine.com
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Ms. Henderson is joining the Vesttoo team after having served on the company's Advisory Board. She has 18 years of experience in reinsurance at the highest levels and was named one of the Most Influential Women in Re/Insurance by Intelligent Insurer Magazine.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vesttoo, a leading insurance risk transfer and investment platform, announced today that it has hired well-known portfolio manager and risk strategist Julia Henderson as Chief Commercial Officer.
Ms. Henderson has worked in the reinsurance sector since 2004. She has been highly regarded as a prominent figure in the industry, having held executive roles at PartnerRe, Brit Insurance, Peak Capital, and Stable. She holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining Vesttoo as a CCO, Ms. Henderson served as a member of Vesttoo's advisory board, as well as the President and Head of Portfolio Management at Stable.
"Julia knows the reinsurance industry inside and out, and there can be no one more fitting to bring Vesttoo's vision to fruition," said Yaniv Bertele, CEO and co-founder of Vesttoo. "Our advisory board has already benefited much from her knowledge and experience, and now she is stepping into a more active role in Vesttoo's business plan and will help to keep our momentum going as we expand globally."
"Vesttoo is providing new streams of reinsurance capacity when the industry needs it most," said Vesttoo Chief Commercial Officer Julia Henderson. "Vesttoo's solutions are already increasing the flow of capital from the capital markets to the insurance markets. I have been an active proponent of enabling and smoothing this process since I began my career, and Vesttoo's technology and platform is the ultimate articulation of this flow. I am very excited to be a part of this talented team."
As Vesttoo's CCO, Ms. Henderson will oversee the commercial strategy and development of the business through marketing, sales, revenue operations, and client relationship activities to drive business growth and exceed targets. She will take a leading role in seeing the company reach its goals while maintaining a good relationship between internal departments and external clients.
Vesttoo has actively expanded its operations since the beginning of the year, announcing new offices in London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Seoul and most recently Tokyo, in addition to its established bases in Tel Aviv and New York. The company leverages its proprietary AI, its expert team of data scientists, insurance and finance professionals to build insurance-linked investment products that connect these two essential markets. It provides insurers with additional sources of capacity and investors with access to uncorrelated investment opportunities, offering a sustainable vision for the future of the industry.
About Vesttoo
Vesttoo connects the insurance industry and the capital markets by combining AI-powered technology with expertise in data science, insurance, and finance so that insurers have the capacity they need, and investors have opportunities to diversify with uncorrelated, low volatility insurance-linked assets. Among the company's partners are well-established global insurers, financial institutions, and large multinational brokers.
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Intimacy Enabler Expands Existing Portfolio with Suite of New Options to Help Consumers Feel Everything
ISELIN, N.J., Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading sexual wellness brand, SKYN™, is bringing pleasure seekers nine new personal massagers to explore—Caress, Dual Ring, Tune, Arch, Bow, Wave, Rouse, Tremble and Charm. With a continued dedication to being the ultimate companion for every sexual journey, these latest offerings address the rising consumer demand for more diverse and dynamic toy options.
Joining a robust portfolio of lubricants, enhancers, #1 non-latex condoms, and its existing devices—Vibes, Thrill and Shiver—SKYN™ welcomes a new era of intimacy packed with fresh sensorial experiences. Each personal massager is crafted with distinct features and provides a unique opportunity to enhance pleasure:
- Caress: Ultra-soft tulip-shaped tip mimics the feeling of oral stimulation, enhanced by a velvety soft silicone finish. This device's 10 audibly discreet vibrating modes are designed for all sensitivities. It is made to fit in the palm of the hand with an illuminated panel for use in the dark. And it's hypoallergenic, USB rechargeable and water resistant. (MSRP: $39.99).
- Dual Ring: Ideal for an enhanced experience with a partner, this device marries a finger vibrator and stimulating ring with an ultra-soft silicone finish for heightened sensation. Featuring 3 vibrating modes, it is compact yet powerful, and has an illuminated control panel. It is hypoallergenic, USB rechargeable and water resistant. (MSRP: $19.99).
- Tune: Miniature vibrating wand with a flexible head that concentrates powerful vibrations exactly where they're needed. Easy to clean with mild soap and water, this device is water resistant, and features 10 vibration patterns for maximum pleasure. Vibrations last up to 60 minutes on full charge. (MSRP: $28.99).
- Arch: A uniquely shaped G-spot vibrator with a curved, flexible head that provides endless opportunities for sensual satisfaction. Perfect for on-the-go usage, this device slips easily in a purse or pocket for discretion. Ultra-soft silicone finish is water resistant and easy to clean. (MSRP: $24.99).
- Bow: A curved vibrating massager featuring contoured textures. It is water resistant, with an easy-open, twist off design for quick battery insertion. This device offers 7 different vibration modes, lasting up to 50 minutes on full charge. Requires 2 AA batteries. (MSRP: $23.99).
- Wave: Suitable for solo or partner play, this tongue-shaped flickering clitoral stimulator that fits in the palm of the hand gives intense waves of vibration. It features 10 different vibration patterns and an illuminated on/off switch for use in the dark. It is hypoallergenic, USB rechargeable and water resistant. (MSRP: $26.99).
- Rouse: Remote-controlled with 10 different vibration modes, this massager operates as a Kegel trainer. It features an ultra-soft silicone finish, is USB rechargeable and water resistant. (MSRP: $29.99).
- Tremble: A pocket-sized and portable massager that fits in the palm of the hand. It includes a remote control, perfect for partner play as well as 10 different vibrating modes. It is USB rechargeable and water resistant. (MSRP: $24.99).
- Charm (COMING SOON): A discreet, yet powerful finger massager featuring a ribbed texture for intense stimulation. Battery-powered, vibrations last up to 50 minutes with a full battery. (MSRP: $12.99)
"At SKYN™, we believe that the journey to pleasure is endless and ever evolving. We also believe that intimate experience is about more than just feeling good. It's about choice," says M'lou Walker, Chief Executive Officer of LifeStyles Healthcare. "We aim to offer our consumers as much choice as possible along their sexual journey. We see substantial opportunity to do this within the personal massage category, and we're excited to say that these nine new additions to the SKYN™ lineup are just the start of the expansion for us."
SKYN™ Caress, Dual Ring, Tune, Arch, Bow, Wave, Rouse, Tremble and Charm will be available for purchase on the SKYN® brand website and from select retailers.
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LifeStyles Healthcare's history dates back to 1905 when Eric Ansell first started making condoms in Richmond, Australia. Today LifeStyles is a global leader in the sexual wellness sector, comprising a broad range of condoms, personal lubricants and other related products. LifeStyles Healthcare is the world's #2 condom company with leading latex brands such as LifeStyles®, Jissbon®, Manix®, Unimil®, Blowtex® and others, as well as the fast-growing, highly-innovative non-latex condom brand SKYN®. LifeStyles Healthcare was created on 1 September 2017 when the consortium of Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital purchased the Sexual Wellness division from Ansell.
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The world’s most challenging cruise ship routes
Francesca Street, CNN
Navigating a colossal ship is no mean feat under any conditions, but certain routes, like the sandstorm-prone, narrow Suez Canal — infamously blocked by a container ship last year — or the windy, glacier-lined waterways of Alaska, are particularly challenging.
Andy Winbow, a master mariner who has helmed vessels across the globe, tells CNN Travel that trickier routes are often characterized by “adverse weather conditions, a lack of room to maneuver due to natural hazards and a lack of navigational aids.”
These factors will impact any vessel, but multi-decked cruise ships can be more affected due to their sheer bulk.
“The higher the ship, the bigger the windage,” is how David Pembridge puts it. Pembridge is a retired cruise ship captain who worked for decades on ships operated by P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises.
When tall ships are buffeted by wind, they’re prone to slide slipping — a term used to describe a ship that’s being blown sideways. To counteract this effect, the ship has to be steered at an angle.
This maneuver is extra tricky when traversing a waterway like the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal. In these narrow channels, ships should also avoid hitting the sides of the canal.
“If they go through at speed, it causes erosion of the banks, and drags some of the sand away from the sides and into the center of the canal, which is no good because it makes it less deep, so it causes shallowing,” explains Pembridge.
While the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal have some unifying features, there are also key differences between the Egyptian waterway and the South American channel.
Where the Panama Canal is largely bordered by forest and vegetation, the Suez is flanked by flat desert, meaning there’s potential for poor visibility caused by sandstorms.
And while the 120-mile Suez is largely straight, the roughly 50-mile Panama Canal “winds in and out of islands,” as Pembridge puts it, with this topography adding another dimension to the challenge.
“It’s a different sort of difficulty, but it still requires fairly intense concentration going through there,” explains Pembridge.
Ships traversing the Panama Canal must also pass through three different sets of locks. In more recent years the locks were widened to better accommodate bigger ships, but when Pembridge was sailing the route regularly, his vessel would be separated from the sides of the lock by only a couple of feet.
In Panama, mechanical locomotives also help tow cruise ships through the locks, while in especially narrow sections of the Suez, tug boats help guide larger ships.
“It’s normally a long day for the team on board, because you start and you don’t stop until you get through the other end,” says Pembridge of passing through both channels.
The role of the pilot
All vessels operating in the Suez and the Panama are aided by local mariners.
These seafarers, known as marine pilots, board the ship at the start of the channel and work together with the on board crew to ensure safe passage.
The Suez Canal and the Panama Canal are both “compulsory pilotage areas” — meaning pilots aren’t optional, they’re required by law.
Pembridge suggests the working relationship between pilots and captains isn’t always smooth sailing.
“That’s one of the helps, and one of the hindrances, at times, depending upon the level of competency and personalities involved,” he says.
“The pilot legally must direct the cause and speed of the vessel. But at the same time, the master of the vessel always has the responsibility for the safe navigation of the vessel and that can’t be abrogated to the pilot.”
In some areas, the pilot’s role is less crucial, and not necessarily a legal requirement. But in more challenging ports and waterways — such as Suez and Panama, or the waterways around Alaska, their role is essential.
Captain John Herring was captain of a research vessel before he become a marine pilot in southeast Alaska.
Herring tells CNN Travel there are two key reasons why pilots need to be on board ships in certain areas.
“First, we provide local knowledge of route dangers, tides and currents, weather, concentrations of marine life, and more,” he explains.
“Second, being independent from the ship, we bring objective decision making not subject to the economic pressures of the ship’s schedule. Captains are experts on their own ships and we are experts on Alaskan waters.”
Southeast Alaska is a compulsory pilotage area, partly because it’s prone to strong winds and currents, and partly because of its marine ecosystem.
“Alaska coastal waters are blessed with an abundance of marine mammals,” says Herring. “Whale watching is a favorite pastime for passengers, but it requires constant vigilance on the bridge to avoid close encounters.”
Similarly, spotting icebergs and glaciers might be a highlight of an Alaskan cruise, but these icy formations can cause difficulties for vessels.
“That ice is hard and can damage the hull or propellers,” explains Herring, adding that strong winds and currents make navigating icy waters even harder.
In recent years, technology has advanced, making navigating unpredictable routes a bit easier for vessels.
But Herring suggests pilots are still integral in the age of satellite technology.
“The local pilot can still bring the ship safely to port without GPS,” he says.
Depth of water and local topography
Ships sailing around Alaska must also contend with varying water depths. In shallow water channels, ships need to move slowly to avoid creating a low-pressure zone under the vessel that could cause the ship to ground on the seabed.
“Ships can ‘squat’ if traveling too fast and thus have insufficient clearance under the keel,” is how master mariner Andy Winbow explains it.
Cruise routes around the Norwegian fjords and the fjords and channels of Chile also involve navigating occasional shallow waters.
Other cruise ship routes present issues because their topography is constantly changing.
Pembridge gives the example of the Amazon River, sections of which are sometimes traversed on South American cruises.
“The bottom of the Amazon moves around continuously and so on a nautical chart it will show an island, and when you get there the island won’t be there, it’ll have moved somewhere else,” he explains. “It’s very much dependent on the pilots then — the local pilots are people that know the river and know how it’s moved.”
City ports can also pose challenges.
Pembridge points to the Dutch ports of Amsterdam and Rotterdam and the German port of Hamburg, as well as Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
To dock in any of these cities, cruise ships must first traverse a narrow channel, and how easy that is largely depends on weather conditions.
Planning and unexpected moments
A solid voyage plan is essential to smooth sailing. Pembridge explains that cruise ship passage plans are usually devised by a junior officer, and then approved by the captain. Plans will always take into account any known potential challenges — like wind, width of waterway, tides and surrounding terrain.
“If you’re in open ocean, it’s a relatively simple briefing — this is the course we intend to take, this is the speed we intend to be doing. Once you get closer to land, and it becomes more involved, then you start to highlight dangers, any currents, and the likely weather effects of anything,” says Pembridge.
“And then as you get into really confined waters — which is what the [Suez and Panama] canals are — then it’s a much more intense briefing.”
The threat of piracy is another factor that’s taken into consideration, although Pembridge suggests it’s less of an issue than it once was.
He recalls helming ships that sped through the Gulf of Arden at flank speed, turning lights out at night and organizing passenger drills.
Weather is also taken into account when voyage planning, but all the preparation in the world can’t totally account for the unexpected.
Pembridge recalls a time he was captaining a ship sailing from the Falkland Islands towards South America. Wind was forecast to be strong, but when night fell, the violent gusts were much fiercer than expected.
All through the night, Pembridge and his team slowly angled into the waves to try and counteract the impact of the wind. When daylight drew in, they saw the extent of what they were dealing with.
“They were very, very big waves. And the front of the ship was burying itself into them and coming up again, it was perfectly safe, but very uncomfortable.”
By the time the weather had receded, the ship had veered some 30 miles off course. Ports had to be rearranged and the voyage replanned.
But Pembridge points out that while vessels might encounter unexpected challenges, the vessels and the people in charge are generally prepared for obstacles.
“Modern cruise ships are well equipped to deal with pretty much all of the challenges that come their way,” says Pembridge.
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A split New Jersey Supreme Court granted parole Tuesday to a former militant convicted in the 1973 death of a New Jersey state trooper, in a case that has resonated for decades and been a thorny issue in U.S.-Cuba relations.
Sundiata Acoli is in his mid-80s and had had several parole bids rejected previously. His attorneys argued he has been a model prisonerfor nearly three decades and has counseled other inmates.
The state parole board had contended Acoli still is a risk to commit future crimes and hasn’t taken full responsibility for Trooper Werner Foerster’s death.
Acoli’s more-famous co-defendant, Joanne Chesimard, also was convicted and sentenced to a life term but escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1979. Now known as Assata Shakur, she was given asylum in Cuba by then-President Fidel Castro and remains a fugitive.
In a tweet Tuesday, Patrick Colligan, head of the New Jersey State Policemen’s Benevolent Association, called the ruling an “outrage” and “a slap in the face to every officer.”
In Tuesday’s 3-2 ruling with Chief Justice Stuart Rabner not participating, the court held that the state parole board didn’t meet its required burden of demonstrating there was a substantial likelihood of Acoli committing another crime.
“No member of the Court disputes that Acoli committed a horrific crime,” Justice Barry Albin wrote for the majority. “The issue, however is whether Acoli, after nearly five decades of imprisonment, has satisfied the statutory demands that govern his parole eligibility.”
Albin noted that if the crime had occurred today, Acoli would have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but that New Jersey law at the time allowed for parole.
“However despised Acoli may be in the eyes of many because of the notoriety of his crime, he too is entitled to the protection of the law — and to the fair and impartial administration of justice,” Albin wrote.
In a statement, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he was “deeply disappointed” by the ruling. State Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement, “I am grateful to the attorneys in my office who opposed the release of Sundiata Acoli and I am disappointed that he will be released on parole.”
Soffiyah Elijah, a civil rights attorney who has advocated on behalf of Acoli, praised the ruling and said, “It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”
Acoli was known as Clark Edward Squire in 1973 when the car he was riding in was stopped on the New Jersey Turnpike for a broken tail light. According to court documents, Acoli’s gun went off during a struggle with Foerster, who had responded as backup.
The state contended Shakur shot Trooper James Harper, wounding him, then took Foerster’s gun and shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. A third person in the car with Acoli and Shakur died from his injuries at the scene. The three were members of a group known as the Black Liberation Army.
Acoli has claimed he was grazed by a bullet and blacked out, and couldn’t remember the exact sequence of events. At his most recent parole hearing, in 2016, he speculated for the first time that Foerster could have been shot accidentally by Harper.
In a dissenting opinion, Justices Lee Solomon and Anne Patterson wrote that the parole board’s decision was supported by the evidence and should be left undisturbed.
“Our only role is to ensure that the Parole Board does not abuse its discretion in making decisions,” Solomon wrote. “In light of the Board’s evident consideration of the record as a whole, we cannot say we are in a better position than the Parole Board to decide Acoli’s fate.”
Foerster’s death and Shakur’s continued fugitive status have resonated over the years and spurred bipartisan agreement in Congress.
In 2013, state and federal authorities announced a $2 million reward for information leading to her capture, and the FBI made her the first woman on its list of most wanted terrorists.
President Donald Trump demanded that Cuba return her in 2017 when he announced plans to reverse some Obama-era Cuba policies, an approach that was hailed in New Jersey by Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez and then-Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
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Jazz clinch playoff spot with 121-115 OT win over Grizzlies
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 22 points and 21 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz clinched a playoff berth with a 121-115 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Jordan Clarkson also finished with 22 points for Utah. Donovan Mitchell added 20 points, eight rebounds, and five assists. Hassan Whiteside tallied 14 points and 10 boards off the bench. Jaren Jackson, Jr. scored 28 points for the Grizzlies. Tyus Jones added 24 points and Desmond Bane had 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Jackson made a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of regulation and Kyle Anderson put back Bane’s airball on a 3-pointer before the buzzer to force overtime. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/04/05/jazz-clinch-playoff-spot-with-121-115-ot-win-over-grizzlies-2/ | 2022-04-06T05:47:15Z |
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I thought there could be a way to greatly expand and take personal RC entertainment to a whole new level," said an inventor, from South River, N.J., "so I invented the R C V R. My design would make the operator feel as those he or she is actually inside the RC airplane, car or helicopter."
The invention provides a new RC vehicle with real-time viewing capabilities for the user. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional RC products. As a result, it enhances fun and entertainment. It also could provide added mobility and security capabilities. The invention features a durable and attractive design that is easy to operate so it is ideal for RC enthusiasts. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Philadelphia sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-PHL-129, 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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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of TG Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TGTX) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: January 15, 2020 to May 31, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 16, 2022
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that TG Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) clinical trials revealed significant concerns related to the benefit-risk ratio and overall survival data of the Company's therapeutic product candidates, Ublituximab and Umbralisib; (ii) accordingly, it was unlikely that the Company would be able to obtain approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the Umbralisib marginal zone lymphoma and follicular lymphoma New Drug Application, the Biologics License Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, the supplemental New Drug Application for Ublituximab in combination with Umbralisib, or the Ublituximab relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis Biologics License Application in their current forms; (iii) as a result, the Company had significantly overstated Ublituximab and Umbralisib's clinical and/or commercial prospects; and (iv) therefore, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in TG Therapeutics you have until September 16, 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 TG Therapeutics 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 TGTX lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/tg-therapeutics-loss-submission-form?id=31344&from=4.
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"This is planet Earth, you're looking at planet Earth."
So go the lyrics of Duran Duran's first hit single. While not strictly an Earth Day song, it nevertheless inspires you to think of new beginnings.
The holiday in honor of our world cannot be separated from the climate crisis, as CNN's Bill Weir noted. But it's heartening to see planet-positive changes taking place.
Cities across the country are embracing clean solar energy -- and you can see where your city ranks on a new list. And Hollywood may shift to focus more on the climate crisis, thanks to a thoughtful new playbook released this week that recognizes the impact of films such as "Don't Look Up."
If you're looking to connect with nature this weekend, set out for a forest bath. The sensory experience of walking through a forest and listening to wind ruffling through the leaves is not only soothing -- it's good for you, according to science.
And forest bathing doesn't even have to take place in a forest for you to reap the benefits.
Once upon a planet
Wildlife photographer Emma Gatland documents moments that connect us with some of the most precious life on our wild planet.
Born in Zimbabwe, Gatland grew up appreciating the "the rawness, the beauty, the vastness (and) the quietness" of the outdoors in neighboring South Africa.
Now, she captures images of animals such as threatened white rhinos. In one striking image, we see a rhino suspended in the air as it is airlifted from a game reserve to receive health care. The hefty animal is upside down to open its airways.
Gatland hopes her images can convey "what conservation is" and draw attention to the issues animals face.
Fantastic creatures
If you're not a fan of millipedes, you may want to shake it off -- but this insect named for Taylor Swift will never go out of style.
Nannaria swiftae, or the Swift twisted-claw millipede, was named by a self-proclaimed Swiftie who wanted to honor the singer. It's a "pretty" millipede with a chestnut brown color and reddish-orange spots on its sides, so entomologist Derek Hennen hopes the singer takes it as a compliment.
Identifying new species is a bright spot as parts of the world head for an insect apocalypse due to the climate crisis. Insects are disappearing at alarming rates that could threaten human health and food security, but there are things we can do to help our pollinator friends.
Other worlds
We promise the above image is not of a potato -- it just looks like one.
The Perseverance rover was in the right place at the right time to capture video of an eclipse as the tiny Martian moon Phobos passed between the red planet and the sun. Phobos is doomed to crash into Mars eventually as every orbit brings the spud-shaped lump closer and closer to the planet.
Meanwhile, astronomers were all about ice giants and ocean worlds this week.
New recommendations were made to NASA to prioritize and send missions to explore Uranus and Saturn's moon Enceladus. And scientists studying the Greenland ice sheet discovered similar features on Jupiter's moon Europa that may suggest it's habitable for life.
A long time ago
It may be the oldest example of animation ever discovered.
Early humans carved art on rock tablets and placed them near flickering fires to provide the illusion of movement in the images, according to new research.
Archaeologists studied stone plaquettes engraved with animals such as horses, reindeer, bison and wolves by hunter-gatherers 15,000 years ago. The stones' edges bore signs of heat damage, indicating they sat close to a fire.
To get to the heart of this mystery, researchers created their own prehistoric-style camp and watched the animals "pop to life" by the light of the dancing flames.
Wild kingdom
The Barabaig people of central Tanzania have dangerous neighbors: about 800 lions.
But as the populations of these vulnerable big cats dwindle, conservationists are partnering with the tribe to protect the fearsome predators rather than hunt them.
About 18 young men have taken up the task to become Lion Defenders, warriors who have excellent tracking skills and a desire to protect their community as well as the resident lion population.
Discoveries
Take these for a spin:
-- Like to eat your Oreo cookies a certain way? Some snacky researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who enjoy splitting them open devised an Oreometer in an attempt to create the perfect twist.
-- Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova that burns through "around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza" of material within a few hours.
-- Pterosaurs, which ruled the skies during the age of dinosaurs, were covered in colorful feathers similar to those of modern birds -- and they used their plumage to communicate with one another.
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SEATTLE, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Horizon Air aircraft technicians and fleet service agents, who are represented by the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), have ratified a new two-year contract. The contract was approved by 91% of those employees who voted. The new contract includes increases to the wage scale, retroactive pay to January 2022 and other compensation increases.
Horizon's aircraft technicians are responsible for the maintenance of the carrier's fleet of Embraer 175s and Bombardier Q400s aircraft.
"Our technicians and fleet services employees play a critical role in our operation, keeping our aircraft safe, reliable and clean," said Gavin Jones, vice president of maintenance and engineering for Horizon Air. "We are grateful to the AMFA negotiating team for working with us to find solutions that work for our technicians and position Horizon for the future."
"I would like to thank the management of Horizon Air for recognizing the value of all of our members," said AMFA Local 14 Representative Bobby Shipman. "Thanks to all the negotiating committee members for the dedicated service to resolving this contract in a small amount of time."
Contracts in the airline industry do not expire. Once they become amendable, the current contract remains in effect until a new agreement is ratified.
With bases in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska, Horizon serves more than 45 cities throughout the Pacific Northwest, California, the Midwest, and British Columbia and Alberta in Canada.
About Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines and our regional partners serve more than 120 destinations across the United States, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. We emphasize providing low fares for our guests, award-winning customer service and sustainability efforts. Alaska is a member of the oneworld global alliance. With the alliance and our additional airline partners, guests can travel to more than 1,000 destinations on more than 20 airlines while earning and redeeming miles on flights to locations around the world. Learn more about Alaska at news.alaskaair.com. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK).
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NEW YORK, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR) pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and prospectus (collectively, the "Registration Statement") issued in connection with the Company's March 2021 initial public offering ("IPO" or the "Offering"), of the important July 11, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Oscar securities pursuant and/or traceable to the Registration Statement you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Oscar class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6200 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than July 11, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, the Registration Statement was materially false and misleading and omitted to state that: (1) Oscar was experiencing growing COVID-19 testing and treatment costs; (2) Oscar was experiencing growing net COVID-19 costs; (3) Oscar would be negatively impacted by an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) result relating to 2019 and 2020; (4) Oscar was on track to be negatively impacted by significant Special Enrollment Period (SEP) membership growth; and (5) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' positive statements about Oscar's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Oscar class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=6200 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
No Class Has Been Certified. Until a class is certified, you are not represented by counsel unless you retain one. You may select counsel of your choice. You may also remain an absent class member and do nothing at this point. An investor's ability to share in any potential future recovery is not dependent upon serving as lead plaintiff.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE:CARR) Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Patrick Goris will speak at the Wolfe Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 9:10 a.m. ET.
The event will be broadcast live at ir.carrier.com. A webcast replay will be available on the website following the event.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier.
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NEW YORK, April 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano" or the "Company") f/k/a Jaws Acquisition Corp. ("Jaws") (NYSE: CANO; CANO/WS; JWS; JWS.U; JWS WS) and certain of its officers. The class action, filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and docketed under 22-cv- 20827, is on behalf of a class consisting of all persons and entities other than Defendants that purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities between May 18, 2020 and February 25, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), seeking to recover damages caused by Defendants' violations of the federal securities laws and to pursue remedies under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, against the Company and certain of its top officials.
If you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Cano securities during the Class Period, you have until May 17, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained at www.pomerantzlaw.com. To discuss this action, contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888.476.6529 (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
Cano provides primary care medical services to its members in the United States and Puerto Rico. The Company owns and operates medical centers, as well as operates pharmacies.
Cano used to be a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC") and operated under the name "Jaws Acquisition Corp." A SPAC, also called a blank-check company, is a development stage company that has no specific business plan or purpose or has indicated its business plan is to engage in a merger or acquisition with an unidentified company or companies, other entity, or person. On June 3, 2021, Jaws consummated a merger with Primary Care (ITC) Intermediate Holdings, LLC, whereby, among other things, Jaws changed its name to "Cano Health, Inc." and began to provide primary care medical services (the "Business Combination").
As a publicly traded company, Cano must adhere to strict financial reporting requirements by, among other things, timely filing periodic financial reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and complying with Financial Accounting Standards Board guidelines, including Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606) ("ASC 606"). Particularly, under ASC 606, Cano must analyze its revenue recognition with respect to, inter alia, certain Medicare risk adjustments.
The complaint alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and misleading statements regarding the Company's business, operations, and compliance policies. Specifically, Defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Cano overstated its due diligence efforts and expertise with respect to acquiring target businesses; (ii) accordingly, Cano performed inadequate due diligence into whether the Company, post-Business Combination, could properly account for the timing of revenue recognition as prescribed by ASC 606, particularly with respect to Medicare risk adjustments; (iii) as a result, the Company misstated its capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses; (iv) accordingly, the Company was at an increased risk of failing to timely file one or more of its periodic financial reports; and (v) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
On February 28, 2022, Cano issued a press release "announc[ing] it will delay its fourth quarter and full year 2021 earnings release, conference call and 2022 guidance updates, previously scheduled for Monday, February 28, 2022." In explaining the delay, Cano advised that "in the course of finalizing its audit of the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company and its independent auditor . . . identified certain potential non-cash adjustments to account for revenue recognition under accounting standard ASC 606." Specifically, Cano advised that "[t]he adjustments relate to how and when the Company accrues revenue related to Medicare Risk Adjustments" and that "[t]he adjustments are expected to impact the timing of revenue recognition, by delaying recognition of certain amounts related to the Medicare Risk Adjustment to subsequent periods[.]"
On this news, Cano's Class A common stock price fell $0.32 per share, or 6.17%, to close at $4.87 per share on February 28, 2022.
On March 14, 2022, Cano filed its annual report for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 (the "2021 10-K"). That filing stated, inter alia, that "[t]he correction in the timing of revenue recognition under ASC 606 resulted in adjustments to capitated revenue, direct patient expense, accounts receivable, net of unpaid service provider costs, and accounts payable and accrued expenses[,]" and that the Company therefore "restated its financial statements for each of the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021 in the [2021 10-K.]" For example, the 2021 10-K reported that, as restated, capitated revenue decreased 2.13% for the three months ended March 31, 2021; 13.11% for the three months ended June 30, 2021; and 5.58% for the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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Thomas, Jones help Sun rout Sparks 77-60 in home opener
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 23 points, 12 rebounds and five assists and Connecticut Suns routed the Los Angeles Sparks 77-60 on Saturday night. Jonquel Jones added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Sun (1-1) in their home opener. Dijonai Carrington had 13 points and three steals, and Brionna Jones finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Nneka Ogwumike and Jordin Canada each scored 12 points for Los Angeles (2-2). The Sun led 26-14 after the first quarter and 49-25 at the half. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/05/14/thomas-jones-help-sun-rout-sparks-77-60-in-home-opener/ | 2022-05-15T01:57:09Z |
MOSCOW (AP) — The Kremlin warned Thursday that a possible prisoner swap with the United States involving American basketball star Brittney Griner needs to be negotiated quietly without fanfare.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Washington had offered Russia a deal that would bring home Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan. A person familiar with the matter said the U.S. government proposed trading convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for Whelan and Griner.
Asked about the U.S. offer, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov replied that prisoner swaps were typically negotiated discreetly behind the scenes.
“We know that such issues are discussed without any such release of information,” Peskov told reporters during a conference call. “Normally, the public learns about it when the agreements are already implemented.”
He emphasized that “no agreements have been finalized” and refused to provide further details.
In a separate statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Russian and U.S. officials have conducted negotiations about possible prisoner exchanges and “there has been no concrete result yet.”
“We proceed from the assumption that interests of both parties should be taken into account during the negotiations,” Zakharova said.
Blinken’s comments marked the first time the U.S. government publicly revealed any concrete action it has taken to secure Griner’s release. The two-time Olympic gold medalist and player for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury was arrested at a Moscow airport in mid-February when inspectors found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.
In a sharp reversal of previous policy, Blinken said he expects to speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the proposed prisoner deal and other matters. It would be their first phone call since before Russia sent its troops into Ukraine.
Russia has for years expressed interest in the release of Bout, a Russian arms dealer once labeled the “Merchant of Death.” He was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2012 on charges that he schemed to illegally sell millions of dollars in weapons.
Griner’s trial on drug charges started in a court outside Moscow this month, and she testified Wednesday that she didn’t know how the cartridges ended up in her bag but that she had a doctor’s recommendation to use cannabis to treat career-related pain.
The 31-year-old has pleaded guilty but said she had no criminal intent in bringing the cartridges to Russia and packed in haste for her return to play in a Russian basketball league during the WNBA’s offseason. She faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of transporting drugs.
On Wednesday, Griner testified that a language interpreter translated only a fraction of what was being said while she was detained at Moscow’s airport and that officials told her to sign documents, but “no one explained any of it to me.”
Griner also said that besides the poor translation, she received no explanation of her rights or access to a lawyer during the initial hours of her detention. She said she used a translation app on her phone to communicate with a customs officer.
Her arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington ahead of Russia sending troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Griner’s five months of detention have raised strong criticism among teammates and supporters in the United States.
The Biden administration has faced political pressure to free Griner and other Americans whom the U.S. has declared to be “wrongfully detained” — a designation sharply rejected by Russian officials.
Whelan, a corporate security executive from Michigan, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on espionage charges in 2020. He and his family have vigorously asserted his innocence. The U.S. government has denounced the charges as false.
Washington has long resisted prisoner swaps out of concern that they could encourage additional hostage-taking and promote false equivalency between a wrongfully detained American and a foreign national regarded as justly convicted.
In April, however, the government struck a deal to trade U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed for jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.
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PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a practical and convenient means for storing and protecting important items during a hurricane," said an inventor, from Lagrange, Ga., "so I invented the KEPITDRI. My design would provide peace of mind knowing that furniture, electronics and other keepsakes are safe against water damage."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved storage unit for use during hurricanes. It can be used to store furniture, electronics, cherished items, etc. As a result, it protects stored items against water damage and mold and it provides added peace of mind. The invention features a waterproof design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households and businesses in areas prone to hurricanes, flooding, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-ALL-2895, 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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BEAVER, Pa., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A Beaver-based sports marketing firm is the first of its kind to refuse commission fees on any name, image, likeness deals negotiated for student-athletes.
M:7 Sports — a subsidiary of internationally recognized marketing and communications firm M:7 Agency — works with student-athletes at the high school and collegiate level to build their brands and secure NIL agreements.
"It's the right thing to do — that money belongs to the athletes," said Jim Christiana, president and CEO of M:7 Sports. "We want to raise the bar for how recruitment and NIL deals are managed. Promoting, polishing and protecting someone's personal brand does not entitle you to a cut of their endorsement deals. Now that the conversation has evolved to student-athletes and especially minors, it's time for agencies to stop this predatory practice."
The standard fee for agents marketing athletes is between 15% and 20% of the athlete's deal.
Christiana said that a commission structure ensures that only select athletes receive attention.
Pennsylvania is poised to become the 15th state to allow high school athletes to procure NIL deals this fall. The PIAA is expected to conduct a second of three readings on its proposed policy in September. Christiana urged other companies to follow M:7's lead.
"I would love it if the PIAA would restrict agencies from charging commissions on NIL deals," Christiana said. "Companies don't have to be regulated to do the right thing. No matter the PIAA's decision, at least athletes now have the opportunity to select an agency that does the right thing and stands by the talent of their agency's creative team."
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Lebrikizumab significantly improved several areas of great importance to patients with atopic dermatitis, including
skin and itch, in pivotal combination trial that met all primary and key secondary endpoints
INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- At 16 weeks, 70 percent of patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) receiving lebrikizumab combined with standard-of-care topical corticosteroids (TCS) achieved at least 75 percent improvement in overall disease severity (EASI-75*) in the ADhere trial, Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced today at the 4th Annual Revolutionizing Atopic Dermatitis (RAD) Conference. Lebrikizumab, an investigational IL-13 inhibitor, also showed improvements in itch, sleep interference, and quality of life when combined with TCS, compared to placebo plus TCS.
"Today's ADhere data, together with results from the ADvocate monotherapy studies, demonstrate the potential for lebrikizumab to reduce disease burden and provide relief for people with uncontrolled atopic dermatitis when used either alone or combined with topicals," said Eric Simpson, M.D., M.C.R., Professor of Dermatology and Director of Clinical Research at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, and principal investigator of ADhere. "Lebrikizumab specifically targets the IL-13 pathway, which plays the central role in this chronic inflammatory disease. These results strengthen our understanding of lebrikizumab in atopic dermatitis and help establish it as a possible new treatment option."
Lebrikizumab is a novel, monoclonal antibody (mAb) that binds to the interleukin 13 (IL-13) protein with high affinity to specifically prevent the formation of IL-13Rα1/IL-4Rα (Type 2 receptor) which blocks downstream signaling through the IL-13 pathway.1-5 IL-13 plays the central role in Type 2 inflammation in AD.6,7 In AD, IL-13 underlies the signs and symptoms including skin barrier dysfunction, itch, infection and hard, thickened areas of skin.8
Among patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS, 41 percent achieved clear or almost clear skin (IGA) at 16 weeks compared to 22 percent of patients taking placebo plus TCS. At 16 weeks, 70 percent of patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS achieved an EASI-75 response compared to 42 percent taking placebo plus TCS. Differences between patients receiving lebrikizumab in combination with TCS and placebo with TCS were observed as early as four weeks for EASI-75.
Patients treated with lebrikizumab plus TCS also achieved statistically significant improvements across key secondary endpoints including skin clearance and itching, interference of itch on sleep, and quality of life measures, compared to placebo with TCS. Clinically meaningful differences were observed as early as four weeks for itch, interference of itch on sleep, and quality of life measures.
Safety results were consistent with prior lebrikizumab studies in AD. Patients taking lebrikizumab plus TCS, compared to placebo plus TCS, reported a higher frequency of adverse events (lebrikizumab plus TCS: 43%, placebo plus TCS: 35%). Most adverse events were mild or moderate in severity and nonserious and did not lead to treatment discontinuation. The most common adverse events for those on lebrikizumab were conjunctivitis (5%) and headache (5%).
"Lilly is working to empower people with skin-related diseases, such as atopic dermatitis, to live their lives to the fullest potential," said Lotus Mallbris, M.D., Ph.D., vice president of global immunology development and medical affairs at Lilly. "We recognize the critical need for more options for people whose disease cannot be controlled with topicals. We look forward to seeing full results from our broader Phase 3 program and advancing lebrikizumab worldwide."
Lilly recently announced 16-week data from the ongoing ADvocate studies, and an encore presentation of results was presented at RAD 2022. Additionally, longer term data from the ADvocate studies will be disclosed in coming months.
"These results are a further step in our commitment to deliver innovative therapies that make a meaningful difference to patients. We look forward to announcing exciting new milestones in the months to come," commented Karl Ziegelbauer, Ph.D., Almirall S.A.'s Chief Scientific Officer.
Lilly has exclusive rights for development and commercialization of lebrikizumab in the United States and the rest of the world outside Europe. Almirall has licensed the rights to develop and commercialize lebrikizumab for the treatment of dermatology indications, including AD, in Europe.
*EASI=Eczema Area and Severity Index, EASI-75=75 percent reduction in EASI from baseline to Week 16
About ADhere and the Phase 3 Program
ADhere is a 16-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, global, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of lebrikizumab in combination with TCS initiated in 211 adult and adolescent patients (aged 12 to less than 18 years of age and weighing at least 40 kg) with moderate-to-severe AD. In the study, patients' AD symptoms were inadequately controlled by TCS with or without topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCI). The study was designed to be more reflective of clinical practice and patients were provided with mid-potency TCS (triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% cream), and low-potency TCS (hydrocortisone 1% cream, for use on sensitive skin areas) which could be tapered, stopped or resumed at the patient's discretion.
The primary endpoints were measured by an Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) score of clear (0) or almost clear (1) skin with a reduction from baseline and at least 75 percent change in baseline in the Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI-75) score at 16 weeks. EASI measures extent and severity of the disease. Key secondary endpoints were measured by EASI, the Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale, Sleep-Loss due to Pruritus and the Dermatology Life Quality Index.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted lebrikizumab Fast Track designation in AD in December 2019. The lebrikizumab Phase 3 program consists of five key global studies including two monotherapy studies (ADvocate 1 and 2), a combination study (ADhere), as well as long-term extension (ADjoin) and adolescent open label (ADore) studies.
About Atopic Dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD), or atopic eczema, is a chronic, relapsing skin disease characterized by intense itching, dry skin and inflammation that can be present on any part of the body.9 AD is a heterogeneous disease both biologically and clinically, and may be characterized by a highly variable appearance in which flares occur in an unpredictable manner.10
Moderate-to-severe AD is characterized by intense itching, which leads to an itch-scratch cycle that further damages the skin.11 Like other chronic inflammatory diseases, AD is immune-mediated and involves a complex interplay of immune cells and inflammatory cytokines.9 People living with AD often report symptoms of intense, persistent itch which can be so uncomfortable that it can affect sleep, daily activities and social relationships.
About Lebrikizumab
Lebrikizumab is a novel, investigational, monoclonal antibody designed to bind IL-13 with high affinity to specifically prevent the formation of the IL-13Rα1/IL-4Rα heterodimer complex and subsequent signaling, thereby inhibiting the biological effects of IL-13 in a targeted and efficient fashion. IL-13 is the central pathogenic mediator of AD, promoting type 2 inflammation that drives skin barrier dysfunction, itch, skin thickening and infection.6-8
About Lilly
Lilly unites caring with discovery to create medicines that make life better for people around the world. We've been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help more than 47 million people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world's most significant health challenges, redefining diabetes care, treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects, advancing the fight against Alzheimer's disease, providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders, and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we're motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/newsroom or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Lilly Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) about lebrikizumab as a potential treatment for patients with atopic dermatitis and reflects Lilly's current beliefs and expectations. However, as with any pharmaceutical product, there are substantial risks and uncertainties in the process of research, development and commercialization. Among other things, there can be no guarantee that planned or ongoing studies will be completed as planned, that future study results will be consistent with the results to date, or that lebrikizumab will receive regulatory approvals, or be commercially successful. For further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, see Lilly's most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Lilly undertakes no duty to update forward-looking statements to reflect events after the date of this release.
1 Moyle M, et al. Exp Dermatol. 2019;28(7):756-768.
2 Ultsch M, et al. J Mol Biol. 2013;425(8):1330-1339.
3 Zhu R, et al. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2017;46:88-98.
4 Simpson EL, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018;78(5):863-871.e11.
5 Okragly A, et al. Comparison of the Affinity and in vitro Activity of Lebrikizumab, Tralokinumab, and Cendakimab. Presented at the Inflammatory Skin Disease Summit, New York, November 3-6, 2021.
6 Tsoi L, et al. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 2019;139(7):1480-1489.
7 Ratnarajah K, et al. Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery. 2021;25(3):315-328.
8 Bieber T. Allergy. 2020;75(1):54-62.
9 Weidinger S, Novak N. Lancet. 2016;387:1109-1122.
10 Langan SM, et al. Arch Dermatol. 2008;142:1109.
11 Yosipovitch G, et al. Curr Allergy Rep. 2008;8:306-311.
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Receives CE Mark for Covid-19 testing
ABERCYNON, Wales, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Imspex Diagnostics Ltd today announced that it has received CE mark for its BreathSpec® instrument for the detection of COVID-19 using non-invasive breath testing and analysis having met the requirements of the European In-Vitro Diagnostics Directive (98/79/EC).
BreathSpec®'s intended use is for the diagnosis of respiratory tract infections with specific utility for SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in a Point of Care setting by clinicians and non-technical users. In collaboration with University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, University of Warwick, National Hospital of Kandy, Sri Lanka and British Columbia Cancer Foundation, Canada, breath samples were collected, analyzed and shown to correlate to Polymerase Chain Reaction testing, the current standard of testing for Covid-19.
Breathspec® is Imspex's proprietary breath analyzer using a unique combination of gas chromatography (GC) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) technologies to deliver fast and accurate results. The key advantage of non-invasive sample collection from patients is particularly beneficial to children and challenged patients with significant time and cost savings versus PCR testing.
"This is a global first for breath-based Covid-19 testing and a major step towards our mission to bring breath-based testing into the mainstream" said John McKinley, CEO of Imspex Diagnostics. "BreathSpec® confirms that the new age of non-invasive testing for Covid-19 and other diseases is now within reach, offering alternative testing pathways for healthcare providers and economies of cost and supply chain to healthcare administrators working across diverse diseases."
Imspex received technical support from the University of South Wales, grant and funding from The Welsh Government, Development Bank of Wales, Angel CoFund, Innovate UK and angel investors.
About Imspex Group
Imspex is a leader in Breathomics, the non-invasive way to address major healthcare challenges. Years of technology development have delivered a range of instruments across multi-industry sectors evidencing Imspex's leadership status. Breath collection and analysis is carried out using Imspex's lead instrument, BreathSpec®. Our mission is to harness the potential of breath-based testing and diagnosis and to provide cutting-edge analytics solutions where early warning signals are needed. Our versatile combination of gas chromatography (GC) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) has a proven track record in medical detection and diagnosis scenarios and in diverse industrial locations, including biogas contamination detection, food and beverage processing and wastewater pathogen detection.
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Islanders use strong third period to top Blue Jackets 5-2
By SCOTT CHARLES
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New York improved to 7-1 in their last eight home games dating to a 6-0 win against the Blue Jackets on March 10. Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves in his second consecutive start and third straight appearance with Ilya Sorokin sidelined with an upper-body injury. Emil Bemstrom and Justin Danforth scored for Columbus, which lost its fifth straight. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves. | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/03/31/islanders-use-strong-third-period-to-top-blue-jackets-5-2/ | 2022-04-01T04:19:24Z |
Macron vs. Le Pen: The French presidential election runoff explained
By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN
It’s Macron vs. Le Pen, round two.
France’s presidential election will be a rematch of the 2017 contest, when the far right’s Marine Le Pen faced off against political newcomer Emmanuel Macron.
Macron won that race by nearly two votes to one.
But while the candidates remain the same, the 2022 race is shaping up to be a very different affair.
Here’s everything you need to know.
How does the election work?
To elect their new President, French voters head to the polls twice.
The first vote, on Sunday, saw 12 candidates run against each other. They qualified for the race by securing endorsements from 500 mayors and/or local councilors from across the country.
Macron and Le Pen received the most votes, but since neither won more than 50%, they will head to a runoff on Sunday, April 24.
This isn’t the only national vote France faces this year — parliamentary elections are also due to take place in June.
What dates do I need to know?
Macron and Le Pen will hold one debate on the evening of April 20 that will be aired by French broadcasters France 2 and TF1.
The runoff election will then take place on Sunday April 24.
Candidates are not allowed to campaign the day before the vote, or on election day itself, and the media will be subject to strict reporting restrictions from the day before the election until polls close at 8 p.m. Sunday in France.
What do the polls show?
A much closer contest than the 2017 election.
Macron and Le Pen both increased their total share of the vote in this year’s first round compared with 2017, but surveys ahead of the first round on April 10 showed Le Pen enjoyed a late surge of support in March.
Polling by Ifop-Fiducial released on April 10 suggests Macron would win a second-round contest against Le Pen by just 51% to 49%. Macron’s advantage has increased in the days since the first round results came in, but two weeks is a long time in politics — and a lot could change between now and election day.
Political analysts often say the French vote with their heart in round one, then vote with their head in round two — meaning they choose their ideal candidate first, then opt for the lesser of two evils in the second round.
Macron saw this play out in 2017. He and Le Pen scored 24% and 21.3% of the first round vote and then 66.1% and 33.9% in the second round, respectively.
To be reelected, Macron will likely need to convince far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon’s supporters to back him. Melenchon came in third place with 22% of the vote. On Sunday, Melenchon told his supporters “we must not give a single vote to Mrs. Le Pen,” but did not explicitly back Macron.
Most losing candidates urged their supporters to back Macron to block the far right from winning the presidency.
Eric Zemmour, a right-wing former TV pundit known for his inflammatory rhetoric, urged his supporters to back Le Pen.
What are French people expecting?
The unexpected.
At the start of 2022, the election looked set to be an important referendum on the rising popularity of the French far right. It has been 20 years since a French President was reelected, so the vote was shaping up to be one of the country’s most watched political races in decades.
Then Russia invaded Ukraine.
With Europe’s eyes fixed firmly on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bloody war, priorities have quickly shifted: Ammunition stockpiles, high-stakes diplomacy and even the threat of a nuclear strike have all entered the national debate.
Macron assumed the role of Europe’s statesman, taking him away from the campaign trail, while Le Pen was forced to backtrack on her previous support for Putin.
What else has changed in the past five years?
France’s political landscape, for one.
Macron’s election effectively blew up the traditional center of French politics. In years past, many of his voters would have flocked to the traditional center-left and center-right parties, the Socialists and the Republicans.
But Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist candidate, and Valérie Pécresse, the Republican candidate, failed to persuade voters to abandon the centrist candidate already in office. Both polled under 5% in the first round.
What else do I need to know about Macron and Le Pen?
Emmanuel Macron is an ex-investment banker and alumnus of some of France’s most elite schools. He was a political novice before becoming President, and this is only the second political election he has ever stood in.
But he is no longer an upstart and must run on a mixed record.
His ambitious plan to bolster the European Union’s autonomy and geopolitical heft won him respect abroad and at home, even though his attempts to win over Donald Trump or to prevent the AUKUS submarine deal, and his unsuccessful diplomatic efforts to avert war in Ukraine could be considered failures.
Macron’s domestic policies are more divisive and less popular. His handling of the yellow vest movement, one of France’s most prolonged protests in decades, was widely panned, and his record on the Covid-19 pandemic is inconclusive.
Macron’s signature policy during the crisis — requiring people to show proof of vaccination to go about their lives as normal — helped increase vaccination rates but fired up a vocal minority against his presidency.
Ahead of the first round of this election, Macron refused to debate his opponents, and he has hardly campaigned himself. While his pole position in the race has never really been under threat, experts believe his strategy has been to avoid the political mudslinging as long as possible to keep the focus on his image as the most presidential of all the candidates.
Marine Le Pen is the most recognizable figure of the French far right. She is the daughter of Jean-Marie Le Pen, who founded the National Front, the predecessor to Le Pen’s current political party.
The younger Le Pen has attempted to rebrand the party, as it has long been viewed as racist and anti-Semitic.
This is her third shot at the presidency. This year and in 2017, she outperformed her father in the first round of the vote.
In 2017, Le Pen campaigned as France’s answer to Trump: A right-leaning firebrand who vowed to protect France’s forgotten working class from immigrants, globalization and technology that was rendering their jobs obsolete.
Since then, she has abandoned some of her most controversial policy proposals, like leaving the European Union.
But by and large, her economic nationalist stance, views on immigration, skepticism of Europe and position on Islam in France — she wants to make it illegal for women to wear headscarves in public — have not changed. “Stopping uncontrolled immigration” and “eradicating Islamist ideologies” are her manifesto’s two priorities.
Le Pen has, however, attempted to soften her tone, especially around Islam and the EU in the wake of Brexit.
Instead, she has campaigned hard on pocketbook issues, promising measures that she claims will put 150 euros to 200 euros ($162 to $216) in the coffers of each household, including a pledge to remove sales tax from 100 household goods.
The strategy appears to have worked.
Le Pen’s performance in the first round of the 2022 presidential election was her best result in the three times she has run.
What are the biggest issues for French voters?
The cost of living is among the top issues for the French electorate this year. Faced with the economic fallout from the pandemic, high energy prices and the war in Ukraine, voters are feeling the pinch, despite generous government support.
While financial pressures may be insufficient to whitewash some candidates’ extremism in voters’ minds, they may push some to look for unorthodox answers to their problems.
The fighting in Ukraine is a long way from the bistros and cafes of France, but the conflict is certainly on voters’ minds. Just shy of 90% of French people were worried about the war in the last week of March, according to Ifop. Given his challengers’ patchy record on standing up to Putin, this has likely played in Macron’s favor so far.
Notably absent from the first-round debate was the environmental crisis. Although the importance of climate protections is gaining traction globally, it’s less of a concern in France, which sourced 75% of its electricity needs in 2020 from nuclear energy, according to the French environment ministry. Most candidates in the first round backed the kind of nuclear development Macron has already announced, so there is little divergence on this issue.
However, Macron and Le Pen have sparred over wind and solar power. Le Pen argues that the two are expensive and inefficient — she also says wind turbines have scarred the landscape of the traditional French countryside — so she wants to scrap subsidies for both. Macron wants to further invest in both technologies.
The Macron and Le Pen campaigns are promising two very different visions for the future of France.
Macron promises to continue forging ahead with a globalized, free market-focused France at the head of a powerful EU. Le Pen wants to completely upend the status quo with protectionist economic policies and a revamping of Paris’ relationship with its allies and adversaries.
But in the end, the election may simply come down to which candidate France dislikes least: The President who is widely seen as elitist and out of touch, or the challenger best known for her inflammatory rhetoric on Islam and support for authoritarians.
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NEW YORK, May 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neuberger Berman High Yield Strategies Fund Inc. (NYSE American: NHS) (the "Fund") has announced a distribution declaration of $0.0905 per share of common stock. The distribution announced today is payable on June 30, 2022, has a record date of June 15, 2022 and has an ex-date of June 14, 2022.
Under its level distribution policy, the Fund anticipates that it will make regular monthly distributions, subject to market conditions, of $0.0905 per share of common stock, unless further action is taken to determine another amount. The Fund's ability to maintain its current distribution rate will depend on a number of factors, including the amount and stability of income received from its investments, the cost of leverage and the level of other Fund fees and expenses. There is no assurance that the Fund will always be able to pay a distribution of any particular amount or that a distribution will consist only of net investment income.
Due to an effort to maintain a stable distribution amount, the distribution announced today, as well as future distributions, may consist of net investment income, net realized capital gains and return of capital. In compliance with Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, a notice would be provided for any distribution that does not consist solely of net investment income. The notice would be for informational purposes and not for tax reporting purposes, and would disclose, among other things, estimated portions of the distribution, if any, consisting of net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions paid in 2022 will be made after the end of the year.
Neuberger Berman, founded in 1939, is a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager. The firm manages a range of strategies—including equity, fixed income, quantitative and multi-asset class, private equity, real estate and hedge funds—on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors globally. With offices in 25 countries, Neuberger Berman's diverse team has over 2,500 professionals. For eight consecutive years, the company has been named first or second in Pensions & Investments Best Places to Work in Money Management survey (among those with 1,000 employees or more). In 2020, the PRI named Neuberger Berman a Leader, a designation awarded to fewer than 1% of investment firms for excellence in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices. The PRI also awarded Neuberger Berman an A+ in every eligible category for our approach to ESG integration across asset classes. The firm manages $447 billion in client assets as of March 31, 2022. For more information, please visit our website at www.nb.com.
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The companies are launching Gogoro Network in the Tel Aviv Metro area, and anticipate deploying to 35 battery swapping locations by the end of 2022, and more than 150 stations within 4 years.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced the launch of its industry leading battery swapping system and Smartscooters in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. In partnership with market leaders Metro Motor and Paz Group, the companies expect to launch in other cities in Israel in the future.
"I welcome the arrival of Gogoro electric scooters to Israel, as they serve several significant agendas," said Meital Lehavi, Deputy Mayor of Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, managing the Transportation, Road Safety and LGBT Community departments. "First, two-wheeled vehicles are traffic jam busters in an age of road congestion. Second, this is a breakthrough that heralds the transition into smart and green transportation through cooperation that will allow battery swapping at gas stations, turning them into venues for alternative energy supply."
Metro Motor is a top two-wheel vehicle distributor in Israel and Paz Group is a leading energy, gas and retail group in Israel. The companies are launching with 10 battery swapping locations and anticipate deploying to 35 battery swapping stations by the end of 2022 and more than 150 stations within 4 years.
"Gogoro is excited to be launching its battery swapping in Tel Aviv. We are focused on driving the mass market shift to smart electric mobility and battery swapping is one clear path to solving a city's mobility and energy demands in a safe, sustainable, and scalable way. As one of the world's most innovative cities, the people of Tel Aviv can now embrace a new era in smart mobility innovation using Gogoro's Smartscooters and battery swapping," said Horace Luke, founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Gogoro. "Metro Motor and Paz Group are two industry leaders in Israel, and together, we are introducing a new urban mobility experience that is smart, sustainable and available to everyone. Customers in Tel Aviv can now purchase the high-performance Gogoro S2 ABS or the versatile Gogoro 2 Plus at Metro retail stores in the city."
"We are proud and excited to begin marketing Gogoro products in Israel," said Gadi Aviram, the chairman of the board of Metro Motor. "The introduction of this innovative brand into the Israeli market is a milestone in the Israeli transportation industry and it aligns with Metro Motor's vision of constantly updating the high standards by which we operate."
"The Paz Group, positioned to lead the electric energy revolution in Israel, is proud to launch Gogoro's Swap & Go services for Gogoro's Smartscooters. They are a potential game-changer in their market, allowing electric scooter riders to continue their journey without unnecessary charging breaks," said Nir Stern, CEO of Paz.
Gogoro Smartscooters
Gogoro Smartscooters™ are recognized for their design, performance, and smart technology that enables amazing rider control, safety, and ease of use. Key features of the Gogoro Smartscooter experience include:
- Responsive Power - Hyper-efficient, water-cooled Gogoro motor that delivers incredible power and range.
- iQ System® - Smart vehicle technology that makes every day riding simple and effortless.
- Gogoro App - The Gogoro App provides a variety of smart features and the ability to receive new features over the air (OTA).
- Bio-authentication - Choose from fingerprint, Face-ID, or even Siri voice command to utilize greater security and easy access to your Smartscooter.
- One-click reverse - Get out of any tight spot with a simple click of the reverse button for hassle-free parking.
Gogoro S2 ABS
The Gogoro S2 ABS is a special performance edition of Gogoro's 2 Series. The S2 ABS has a 7,200-watt electric motor with 213 Nm torque that delivers a top speed of nearly 60mph and it accelerates from 0-30 mph in under four seconds. The Smartscooter has many performance enhancements including ABS braking and a 245mm enlarged front disc brake with four piston radial mounted race calipers for improved braking performance.
Gogoro 2 Plus
The Gogoro 2 Plus is designed to be versatile, dependable and safe. The Gogoro 2 Plus is equipped with regenerative braking that returns power to its batteries. It also utilizes Gogoro's Synchronized Braking System (SBS), unique braking that delivers simultaneous braking force to the front and rear wheels, automatically balancing stopping force to reduce skidding when hard braking or during emergency stopping situations. The Gogoro 2 Plus has a 6,400 watt electric motor for a top speed of more than 55 mph and it accelerates from 0 to 30 mph in less than 4.3 seconds. The Gogoro 2 Plus also has 25 liters of storage, ample space to store a helmet and backpack.
Gogoro Network
At the heart of Gogoro's ecosystem is the Gogoro Network, an open and interoperable battery swapping platform that was recognized in 2021 by Guidehouse Insights as the leading battery swapping company for lightweight urban vehicles in the world. Gogoro Network is a new generation of swappable battery refueling that is smart, scalable, and continually optimizing itself to be dynamic and versatile for people, communities, and businesses. With more than a half million riders and nearly 11,000 battery swapping GoStations at over 2,240 locations, Gogoro Network is hosting more than 340,000 daily battery swaps with more than 325 million total battery swaps to date.
ABOUT GOGORO
Founded in 2011 to rethink urban energy and inspire the world to move through cities in smarter and more sustainable ways, Gogoro leverages the power of innovation to change the way urban energy is distributed and consumed. Gogoro's battery swapping and vehicle platforms offer a smart, proven and sustainable long-term ecosystem for delivering a new approach to urban mobility. Gogoro has quickly become an innovation leader in vehicle design and electric propulsion, smart battery design, battery swapping, and advanced cloud services that utilize artificial intelligence to manage battery availability and safety. The challenge is massive, but the opportunity to disrupt the status quo, establish new standards, and achieve new levels of sustainable transportation growth in densely populated cities is even greater. For more information, visit www.gogoro.com/news and follow Gogoro on Twitter: @wearegogoro.
ABOUT METRO MOTOR
Metro Motors Ltd. is Israel's largest power-sports distributor for motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, and other leisure vehicles. Founded in 1981, Metro Motors are the authorized suppliers of the world's premier motorcycle brands: San Yang, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Beta, and Fantic. The company also retails off-road vehicles, commercial vehicles, and utility vehicles from the likes of Access, Segway, Marshell, and 'Afikim', an Israeli manufacturer of Mobility Scooters. Recently, Metro Motors founded the 'Metro ELECTRIC Division' importing urban electric two-wheel scooters, mopeds and motorcycles from the international brands, Gogoro and Zero. The Metro ELECTRIC Division also franchises American manufacturers KARMA Automotive, and the Chinese Limp Motors. An additional Metro Motors Division of recreational watercraft retail jet skis and personal pump-jet boats from the brands Moomba, Supra, Kawasaki, and Yamaha. Metro Motors is built on the premise of providing the highest possible level of customer service for its Israeli clients. The company operates 10 showrooms, 5 service stations, and 4 logistic centers throughout Israel. Furthermore, Metro Motors provides maintenance services for all of their vehicles from an additional 40 authorized service stations all over the country. Metro Motors head offices are located in Atir Yeda 18, Kfar Saba, Israel. For more details visit: https://www.metro.co.il/
ABOUT PAZ GROUP
The Paz Group is Israel's leading energy corporation, operating real estate and industrial retail branches. Paz is traded publicly on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and is valued at NIS 5.5 billion. Paz has 270 refueling complexes nationwide, over 300 minimarkets, and a unique app with over one million users. Paz will take the lead in electric vehicle charging, with the placement of fast charging stations in our stations and additional electric charging services.
Forward Looking Statements
This communication contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward looking statements generally relate to future events or Gogoro's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Gogoro's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, but are not limited to, the potential of the partnership between Gogoro, Metro Motor and Paz Group including the ability of such partnership to achieve its goals, projections of market opportunity, market share and potential growth in Israel, the capability of Gogoro's technology, Gogoro's business plans including related to its expectations related to its plans to launch in Israel including its timeline for such launch, and statements by Gogoro's founder, chairman and chief executive officer. Gogoro's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, risks related to macroeconomic factors including inflation and consumer confidence, risks related to political tensions, Gogoro's ability to effectively manage its growth, Gogoro's ability to launch and ramp up the production of its products and control its manufacturing costs and manage its supply chain issues, Gogoro's risks related to ability to expand its sales and marketing abilities, Gogoro's ability to expand effectively into new markets, foreign exchange fluctuations, Gogoro's ability to develop and maintain relationships with its partners, risks related to operating in the PRC, regulatory risks and Gogoro's risks related to strategic collaborations, risks related to the China market and other international markets, alliances or joint ventures including Gogoro's ability to enter into and execute its plans related to strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures in order for such strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures to be successful and generate revenue, Gogoro's ability to raise additional capital, the risks related to the need for Gogoro to invest more capital in strategic collaborations, alliances or joint ventures, and the risk of Gogoro having to update the accounting treatment for its joint ventures. The forward looking statements contained in this communication are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Gogoro's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in Gogoro's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, which was filed on May 2, 2022 and in its subsequent filings with the SEC, copies of which are available on our website and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The forward looking statements in this communication are based on information available to Gogoro as of the date hereof, and Gogoro disclaims any obligation to update any forward looking statements, except as required by law.
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